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Community Service, Instruction, and Reflection
The Center for Service-Learning at Edmonds Community College provides support for service-learning courses and events at the college and in the community.
The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse describes service learning as "a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities."
Accomplishments and Support
In the past five years, the center has hosted 13 full-time AmeriCorps members and provided $250,000 in part-time AmeriCorps education awards to 200 students. The Center has brought more than $300,000 in grants to the college last year alone, hosted four regional service-learning workshops, and supported an average of 525 service-learning students who provided nearly 30,000 hours of service to 57 campus and community partners per year.
These efforts have been recognized nationally with the following awards:
- Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award from Campus Compact
- Service-Learning Collaboration Award from the Community College National Center for Community Engagement.
Support for these programs comes from Washington Campus Compact, American Association of Community Colleges, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Edmonds CC Foundation, and the Arts, Culture, and Civic Engagement Initiative at Edmonds CC.
Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) School
Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) School is a year-round program offered in partnership through Edmonds and Everett community colleges. The human ecology courses, ANTH 201-203, meet 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays each quarter of the year.
During the summer of 2012, the archaeology field methods course, ANTH 270, will meet 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, July 5-23. The archaeology lab methods course, ANTH 271, will meet 8:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 24-Aug. 23, in MLT 220. Students in the archaeology courses will be participating in an excavation at Japanese Gulch in Mukilteo.
Students from other campuses are welcome to enroll in LEAF School courses. Most of our activities occur off campus and we take vans together from campus to field sites. To join, beginning students should enroll in ANTH 201, 270 and/or 271. Visit www.edcc.edu/enroll to sign up.
Pictures of winter quarter LEAF students snow tracking with Cascade Citizens Wildlife Monitoring Project.
The Retention Project
A Washington Campus Compact AmeriCorps Program
A Washington Campus Compact program that supports the success and retention of disadvantaged youth and first-generation college students through mentoring, tutoring, and service-learning opportunities. We have three positions here on campus supporting the LEAF School, TRiO Student Support Services, and the Center for Service-Learning.
TRIO Student Support Services
Through the Retention Project, Laura works with students who attend Edmonds Community College, most of whom are members of TRiO, a student support program that serves low-income, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. Within TRiO, she will implement a peer-mentoring program, provide a workshop that will help students transfer to four-year schools, and work with community agencies and college faculty to provide students with opportunities to engage in service learning.
LEAF School
Through the Retention Project, Marshall works with students that enroll in Anthropology classes here on campus, specifically the LEAF School, a series of three Anthropology classes in Human Ecology, where students work with local non-profits, businesses, governments, and tribes. He manages the peer mentoring program, where new students of the LEAF School (Anth. 201) are mentored by those enrolled in Anth. 202 or 203.
Center for Service-Learning, K-12 Mentoring Program
Through the Retention Project, Tony works with K-12 schools to provide mentoring opportunities for middle and high school students. We work with Edmonds School District with their After School Tutoring Programs and their Indian Education Tutoring Program. He also supports service-learning projects with different schools across the state, including Everett School District, Kettle Falls School District, and more.
Washington Service Corps
Funded by the Washington State Employment Security Department, Bill, our Washington Service Corps AmeriCorps member, is focusing on increasing service-learning into STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplines in partnership with RISE and MESA programs on campus. He also supports our Green Team Student Sustainability Advocates, who are dedicated to providing education to the campus about sustainable practices.


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Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO-230)
A lecture-lab experience covering the structure and function of the human body for students in physical education and allied health programs. Body organization and terminology, basic chemistry, the cell, histology, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, sensory, central, and somatic nervous systems. Prerequisite: INCHEM 100, INCHEM 103, or INCHEM 111, depending on the requirements of a student's major. Spring.
Section: BIO-230-02C
Credits: 4
Faculty: Douglas E Smith
Days: MWF
Time: 10:00AM‑11:10AM (MWF), 12:00PM‑1:45PM (W)
Location: SCIC-101
Secondary Location: SCIC-332
Start/End Date: Jan. 21, 2014 - May 9, 2014
Instructional Method: Lecture-based Learning Laboratory

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Quick Hack: Pinterest Chrome Extension
Between Kellan's Post and my own exploration in native app sniffing (which I'll talk more about in an upcoming post), I found myself using Pinterest quite a bit. And as I found stuff I wanted to pin, I kept right-clicking on images and expecting a "Pin it!" button to pop up. Which it never did. So, instead of complaining (or even looking too hard, what's the fun in that?), I wrote it.
Try it out
Here's my extension: Pin it!. It's really really simple. All it does is add an action to the context menu for images you find on the internet. Once you hit it, it pops up Pinterest's awesome bookmarklet adding screen so you can pick what board to put it on and off you go.
Make your own
I've put the code up on github. Please go hack it. Or better yet, make your own Chrome extension that scratches your own itch. The only way we can own the future is to create it ourselves.
(No, seriously, go make your own, the code that isn't boilerplate in this project is about 10 lines long…. check it out)
Getting github emails on organizational projects
First a disclaimer: I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, but figuring this out allowed me to get the behavior I wanted, so I'm posting it here in case it helps someone out!
At Etsy, we're doing our best to be active participants in open source software. As such, we have a github organization account: https://github.com/etsy and an active engineering blog
We've got everyone at etsy (who is on github… and srsly, who ISN'T?) in one "Team" under the organization. Now, I'm not sure if all messages for all projects are going to some blackhole we've set up, or if they don't come at all, but the end result was that I wasn't seeing pull requests and issue notifications for projects I wanted to (like deployinator, statsd, etc.).
Here's how I took care of it: I made a team per project, named after the project and added myself to that team. I attached the project to that team. Here's what it looks like:
Now I get emails for all the stuff I care about!
On my way to SXSW Interactive 2011!
I've been to SXSW once before. The year was 2008; the outcome was a mixed-bag. I met some amazing people, got to hang out with other amazing folks I already knew and learned a whole lot. The flip-side was that, between being sick (you're supposed to get sick *after* sxsw, not before!) and rooming with Gary Vaynerchuk (he. is. a. machine!), I was totally overwhelmed.
I was so exhausted that I didn't even consider going in '09 and '10!
This year is going to be a *bit* different however. I'm on my way to Austin right now. Here's what the next few days are going to look like:
* Shorter trip — I'm just going until Monday night
* Presenting at Etsy's Mini-conference!
* Presenting at Worst Website Ever II
Those last two points warrant a bit of an explanation.
By the time I decided I really did want to try SXSW again, all the panels were filled up, passes were hard to get, and travel/lodging was almost all tapped out! At the same time, Etsy was talking about what our presence at SXSW was going to look like. I found out we were getting a space (Venue 222, 222 E. 6th street) for 2 full days (Saturday and Sunday). After some feeling sorry for myself, Amy Hoy came up with a great idea: A micro-conference.
It turns out, the idea was a winner (and inspired by some stuff Kellan and Chad saw last year as well)! So check it out:
I'll be presenting on Deployinator. I'll also be presenting alongside my co-workers and friends Chad, Kellan and Mike Brittain. We're gonna attempt to brain-dump (in an entertaining way, of course) the engineering spirit that makes Etsy so unique.
But what about Worst Website Ever?!
It's not an exaggeration to say that the most interesting and fun thing I experienced at SXSW'08 was Andy Baio's non-panel: Worst Website Ever. When Andy told me he was reprising the presentation again this year, it solidified my desire to get down to the conference.
Through a series of really strange events, not only am I going to get to experience it… I get to pitch *my* idea as well! As nerdy and specific as it is, this is truly a dream come true.
This South By should be amazing.
Please come say hi if you see me out and about or come see something I'm participating in.
Binary Search y'all.
I'll keep this short. I saw the first part of Kellan's post today and decided to try my hand at it. I haven't looked at his solution yet. Presented here is my attempt at a binary search in Ruby. I made two – one recursive for fun. I haven't done any testing on this yet, so it might be broken. If it is… well being in with 90% of everyone else isn't so bad is it?… is it? :)
One thing I was unclear on (going of the definition from the original post) was if the return should be the position in the array, a boolean or the searched-for element… I went with the last.
(if the embed doesn't work, here they are on gist: http://gist.github.com/378840)
UPDATE: I tested the code out after posting it here (and have included my test suite in the embeded gist). I found a stupid typo bug in the non-recursive version:
- r = mid[mid] > needle ? 0...mid : mid+1..-1
+ r = valid_range[mid] > needle ? 0...mid : mid+1..-1
I'm going to try to think of a few more test cases before I call the matter closed. Kind of disappointed I made such a silly mistake :/
UPDATE 2: I added a pretty big test suite that someone wrote for this exercise. After fixing my very silly flub (in the first UPDATE), all the tests pass:
4 tests, 8206 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors
I don't know if I can give myself FULL credit, but the recursive one was right at first submission, so let's say 95% ;)
UPDATE 3: GAHH! After benchmarking, I realized that this code isn't O Log(N)… lame lame lame. I am not in the 10% at all ;). I'm pretty sure that Array#slice (which haystack[x...y] is a shortcut for) is O(N).
I've updated my gist with a better implementation (written after I looked at Kellan's and others) along with benchmarks showing it's O Log(N) (or thereabouts).
On Cheerleading and Critics
Alex Payne recently blogged about Criticism, Cheerleading, and Negativity. It is unsurprisingly lucid, well-thought out and well-spoken. I also think it's missing a large piece. That piece is the voice of one of his "cheerleaders." I'm going to fill that hole.
But First…
Having a kid, of course, makes one an expert on all subjects. So before, I provide the missing viewpoint in Alex's piece, I wanted to agree and expand on what he said.
When you're young, your range of experience is so limited that everything is vaguely good. As are exposed to more and more, that continuum expands, and you can place things relative to one another according to your personal taste. This is similar to what Alex is saying, stated differently.
The other thing (which is neither here nor there,) is that if you're starving, anything will taste good. It's difficult if not impossible to be discerning when you NEED to eat.
The Missing Link (I swear I just shaved)
I am one of the cheerleaders that Alex mentions. I can fall in love with almost any pop song, playing it on repeat until people around me revolt. I have the ability to turn off that critical part of my mind (for some things) and just be entertained. This also applies to people, computer languages, movies… all kinds of stuff. Does this mean I have no taste? Maybe, but I don't think so. If I had to, I could tell you why Billy Joel might not be the greatest artist of all time, but I'd rather enjoy him (I celebrate his entire catalog.)
Do I get burned? Sure sometimes… Do I miss out on chances to expand my palette? Yea, probably. But not as much as you might expect. I see a wide range of movies. I listen to just about every kind of music. The only place this has bit me is food – and I'm willing to bet that's just my stubbornness :)
The Flow (after the ebb)
A lot of things in nature and life in general are cyclical. I am of the opinion that content and expression of personal thought is on the upswing.
Maybe it's just me
I'm changing jobs (more on that later) after being at my current employer (Wine Library) for over 7 years. Naturally, with a huge life change coming, I'd be more sensitive to noticing change. I think this is more than that, but even if it isn't, I think the change I'm describing is coming.
First, the Ebb
Over the past year or two, I've noticed a decline in thoughtful blogging and expression on the web. I'm hardly unique in this observation, a lot of it has been blamed on twitter, facebook and our always-connected existence. Now that it's easier than ever to put anything out there, it's harder to put something out, or so the thinking goes. I'm going to take a different approach. I think We (big capital we!) were molting.
The Flow
I didn't realize what I was missing until it came back, as sad as that is. Going through my feeds this morning, I saw some very (VERY) thoughtful and thought-provoking posts from people I respect immensely. What I hadn't realized was how long it's been since that's happened. I'd see a great post here and there, but it's been a while since I've seen multiple posts that really got the juices going in such a short period (and it's not even 10am yet).
The Decline?
Does this mean that twitter is doomed? That the droves are going to abandon Facebook? I doubt it! I do think that we've binged on the low-threshold creation, however, I also think that those services (and others) have changed us in a profound way and will be a part of our lives (or their successors) for a very, very long time. I know I'd be sad if I didn't get the minutia of my friend's lives. As terrible as the term is, I've gotten used to the "ambient intimacy"! The bottom line is that I don't think it's a zero-sum game. We can have it both ways, and I think we're heading there.
The Opportunity
Seth Godin posted the following today in a post named "Tough":
I built my first internet company before and then during the dot com boom. It was far easier to do great work before everything heated up, far easier to stand out and far easier to make a difference. This is your moment, but I'm afraid it won't be easy.
It's hard to tell when Seth is being challenging or honest, but taken at face value, I have to disagree with him. I think it's easier than ever to make a disruptive service than ever before. Now that there are HUGE amounts of people online, getting them to use a DIFFERENT service is orders of magnititudes easier than getting them to use ANY service (for the first time). Thanks Facebook and Twitter!
A friend of mine is working on a super-secret blogging-type disruptive technology. I thought he was nuts (but didn't tell him), I thought in the age of micro-posting and life-streaming, people would care less and less about a homebase that was their own. I'm still wary about it, but I do think that we're
breaking out of our cocoons, and opportunity is coming!
3/1 Goal results
It's been a few days since I ended my first week of goals. I was always taught
that excuses were a weakness, so this is going to be some weak stuff right here.
This past week was one of the most stressful I've ever been through. Defiantly
the hardest since Color Wars last year. I worked on 2 rails apps, a php script
and 2 iPhone apps.
I did try to do something this week though:
- Lose 3 lbs. Well. No. I gained 3
- 100 pushups. I was able to get 50 in.
- 60 minutes of cardio. Nope. This is the one I'm most
disappointed in. There was no reason I couldn't find a few minutes here and
there to get it done.
- 7 new pictures posted. I took more than 7, but lost my card
reader, and just didn't have time to sit and process images
- Save $50 for Dani. YUP!
Not a great result, but frankly I'm not that upset. There were a few times this
week when I was exhausted but did push ups anyway. I need to choose goals that
I really care about and move my life forward instead of just random stuff I think
I'm taking this week off and will be thinking about what really matters.
New Goals!
I'm pretty happy with how February turned out with my goals. I'm going to keep the momentum going and state my goals for my next cycle. One thing I realized at the end of last year was that a Year was way too long of a time-span for goals for me. After this past month, I think I can say the same about a calender month. I'm going to try week-length goals for a little while and see how they fit.
Another thing about February was that I specifically didn't have any health, weight or fitness goals. That was by design. I've set and failed at those goals so many times that I wanted to get a few wins under my belt before trying them out. This week however, I'm going to focus on almost nothing but!
Here, then, is my list for the week of 3/1 – 3/7:
- Lose 3 lbs
- 100 Pushups
- 60 minutes of cardio
- 7 new pictures posted
- Save $50 for Danika's post-highschool fund
And here is the picture for my phone:
My February 2009 Goals – Wrap Up Special.
Back on February 1st, I posted my goals for the month. I only managed one status post, but I did manage to hit most of my goals.
10% More with RSS and Twitter
These were harder to hit than I expected, but was a good exercise because I had to work on it every day to get there. I did get there though:
1500 Rank in Yahoo! Games Reversi
This one was my big failure. I made a mad dash the past few days, but it wasn't meant to be. Coming into the month, I was playing very well, and expected to hit 1500 pretty quickly. I've had some stress and a large lack of sleep lately, and I think it's thrown me off. I'm going to take a break from Reversi and hopefully be better when I come back.
Put Danika to Bed as Much as Possible
I had a few people single this goal out as not S.M.A.R.T., and the way I phrased it, it wasn't. That was to protect myself — I was worried if I wrote down my actual goal and didn't hit it, I wouldn't be able to look at myself! The actual goal was 15 days. I ended up doing a lot more than that. I did it every day! There was one night that my wife had to put her to bed, but she woke up during the night and I had to get her back to sleep.
10 Blog Posts
Check it out! This bad-boy is #10! One of the posts (guess which one) was a total punt, but they can't all be gold can they? I could have managed my time a lot better than I did on this goal, but I didn't save it all for the last minute – and THAT means more than any of you can possibly know!
Lessons learned and a look ahead
I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't achieve all my goals, but very very happy with what I was able to accomplish. I'm very happy with how much I got done, and even though some of the goals were arbitrary, I showed myself that I can do it if I try.
Going forward, I'm going to continue to publicly set goals, and I'm going to continue to make images for my iPhone background (that worked great). I am going to tweak a few things for the next cycle though — more on that tomorrow!
The "Throne" usability factor
Some technology you don't want in your bathroom.
If you have one of those new, shiny 17-inch macbook pros, you probably aren't bringing it into the toilet anytime soon. A Dell Mini 9, on the other hand probably goes great.
The Kindle is perfect for the bathroom. Better even than a paperback (which usually requires two hands). What other gadgets go well in the bathroom?


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Our Community Outreach Initiative: Bringing Judges to the
Communities We Serve
A team of dedicated judges and staff is committed to
bringing our judges to the community to have dialogues about subjects including
what courts do and why young people should aspire to become lawyers and judges.
In this way, it is our goal to increase access to justice for all.
The juvenile defendant and the students who volunteer to participate as jurors,
clerks, and bailiffs benefit from participation in this intervention program.
For the juvenile defendant, the teen court program offers the incentive of
having no record of criminal conviction if the sentence imposed is completed
within a six month period. For the other students, it offers valuable lessons
about how courts operate. The Court benefits from this program because it
prevents minor juvenile offenses from clogging an already burdened juvenile
justice system and because it helps educate the public about the work of the
here to request more information about Teen Court.
to Classroom
Judges of the Los Angeles Superior Court visit 8th and 11th grade U.S. History
classrooms throughout Los Angeles County as part of the Courtroom to Classroom
program. A team of one judge and two attorneys visits the same 8th or 11th
grade classroom twice a year to present lessons that are part of the prescribed
California History Social Science standards for U.S. history. On each visit,
the team presents a slide show about an aspect of the Constitution and its
place in United States history. But, the centerpiece of each visit is when the
students become lawyers and judges in a mock U.S. Supreme Court case on issues
of interest to young people. Students love it! This program, which the Court
has developed in a partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation, is
also effective because students interact closely with our judges and capable
lawyers. These individuals present great role models to inspire the students to
do their best in school.
here to request more information about the Courtroom to Classroom Program.
Mock Trial Program
The Superior Court partners with the Constitutional Rights Foundation in
offering the annual Mock Trial Program. Mock Trial promotes a
working knowledge of our justice system among youth by having students role
play the various facets of a legal case in courthouses throughout the County.
Students actively experience the excitement of working in teams, exchanging
ideas, setting goals, and examining issues while interacting with positive role
models from the legal community. Each year, the Mock Trial Program serves
over 2000 students across Los Angeles County and involves over 350 members from
the bar and bench.
here to request more information about the Mock Trial Program.
Justice Corps
The JusticeCorps program presents an innovative approach to solving one of the
more pressing issues faced by courts around the country today: providing equal
access to justice. Each year, through funding provided by AmeriCorps and the
California Administrative Office of the Courts, the Los Angeles Superior Court
recruits and trains 150 diverse university students to augment overburdened
court and legal aid staff who are assisting self-represented litigants in
court-based self-help programs. These highly motivated and well-trained
students provide 300 hours of in-depth and individualized services to
self-represented litigants. The program offers outstanding opportunities for
students to learn about the law and to provide a much needed service to their
Participants must be enrolled at one of our partnering campuses: California
State University Dominguez Hills; California State University Long Beach;
California State University Northridge; California Polytechnic, Pomona; or the
University of California at Los Angeles. Students can apply for JusticeCorps
through their university's Community Service Learning Center.
Click here to request more information about Justice Corps.
Judges' Speakers Bureau
The Judges' Speakers Bureau increases the public's understanding and
knowledge of the judicial system. The program is composed of Los Angeles County
judicial officers who speak to community, education, faith based, government
agencies, and other types of organizations. By utilizing the Judges' Speakers
Bureau, community groups may request that judges speak to them
about issues of concern to the community, as well as how the judicial system
works. The program has been educating many sectors of the county's population
for more than 10 years.
here to request more information about the Judges' Speakers Bureau.
here to request a speaker from the Judges' Speakers Bureau.
Court-Clergy Conference
When diverse groups come into contact with the justice system, they often lack
critical information, which hinders their abilities to navigate the justice
system effectively. In these times of crisis and indecision, many will turn to
their clergy leaders for guidance. Unfortunately, clergy and faith leaders
themselves are frequently uncertain about how to interact with the justice
system on behalf of those they counsel. The Court-Clergy Conference was
designed to identify and discuss the ways in which clergy can actively get
involved in legal proceedings so that their constituencies can be better served
as they come into contact with the justice system.
The Los Angeles Superior Court has initiated a series of meetings with clergy
and other faith leaders in Los Angeles County to stimulate greater dialogue and
interaction with the community. These Court-Clergy Conference educate
the clergy on court procedures, while obtaining feedback from the faith
community about the performance and perception of the courts.
Click here to request more information about the Court-Clergy Conference.
Internship and Externship Opportunities
The Court collaborates with local high schools, occupational centers, colleges,
universities, and community based organizations to obtain much needed
resources. Approximately 3,200 volunteers and interns work in programs such as
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Domestic Violence Clinics,
Guardianship Clinics, and various other volunteer/internship programs.
Individuals donate thousands of hours in 30 different Court programs, while
receiving class credit and education about the justice system as well as
gaining valuable work experience and mentorship from judicial administration.
The program aims to bolster participants' self-esteem and to provide each with
an understanding of court and related career opportunities.
Click here to request more information about volunteer, internship, and
externship opportunities with the Court.
Partnerships with Legislators
The Court hosts annual events to encourage dialogue between judges and local
legislative offices from Los Angeles County. One such event is the Legislative
Staff Outreach Program. Court staff in charge of various components of
court operations provide oral and written information to help staff from
legislative offices and staff from offices of the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors answer constituent inquiries. Among the many topics discussed are
jury service, traffic matters, civil proceedings, criminal proceedings and
family law. The Legislative Staff Outreach Program encourages
questions and concerns from legislative staff, and is a successful tool in
building relationships between the two branches of government because
legislative constituents are also the Court's customers.
here to request more information about the Legislative Staff Seminar or other
opportunities for Legislators and their staff to interact with the Court.
with the Legal Community
The Superior Court hosts regular meetings with members of the Bar to discuss
procedural issues and other issues of mutual concern. The bench bar activities
lead to greater collaboration and awareness of issues important to the
administration of justice. These collaborations have fostered increased
dialogue about issues of diversity within the courts. The Court is committed to
diversity at all levels, from our judicial officers, administrative staff and
law clerks, to our juries. As such, the Court, ethnic and minority bar
associations, and other legal community groups participate in on-going
educational events to raise awareness of this issue and promote decision-making
that will increase the diversity of the courts. Bench bar collaborations help
the Court anticipate and meet the needs of the diverse communities that we
Click here to request more information about possible collaborations between
the Court and the Legal Bar.


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- Address:
3010 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33140Neighborhood:
Miami Beach / South Beach
- Cuisine:
ContinentalPrice: $30 and under
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.barokmiami.com/
- Phone: 3056772003
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 11:00am - 6:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Sunday: 6:00pm - 10:30pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Continental, Italian, French
- Executive Chef: Magali
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Liquor, Cafe, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Smoking Area, Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
A word from BAROK
Barok serves exceptional tasty continental food. Using only the freshest, top-quality ingredients we delight our guests with classic dishes, along with unique creations from our excellent chefs. From our freshly made croissants and baguettes to our savory seafood risotto, each morsel is a work of art. We bring our vision of healthy and tasty cuisine matched with exceptional service, giving our guests a relaxed dining experience away from the hustle and bustle. Come and experience Barok amidst the beauty, excitement and fun that is Miami Beach.Continued
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BAROK reviews from OpenTable diners
9 reviews since June 3, 2014
- Food3.8Service2.9
- Ambiance3.6Noise LevelModerate
romantic (5)special occasion (4)fit for foodies (3)good for groups (3)great for outdoor dining (3)great for lunch (3)hot spot (3)great for brunch (2)kid-friendly (2)late-night find (2)scenic view (2)neighborhood gem (1)vibrant bar scene (1)notable wine list (1)Show More
- GoodWinawaukDined on 9/10/2014It was great scene and food. Timely sitting and good serviceSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Worst service of my lifeJohnnieDined on 7/19/2014I had scheduled a reservation for 6pm for 7 people. When we arrived the table was not ready. We placed our orders at 6:30. By 7:20, we still had not received the appetizers. One of the people in our group ended up getting the manager who apologized and got the appetizers out. Another 30 minutes passed. We got the manager again wondering where the food was. Apparently, the chef had never cooked it. We ended up getting our food 1.5 hours late, and it was brought out as one plate every 10 minutes so that we were eating at inconsistent times. They also lied and told us it was due to big parties, the place was empty when we arrived. this was supposed to be for my friends bachelorette party before an event at 9p, which we almost missed!
- amazing!xtinaluvstoeatDined on 7/15/2014Beautiful decor! Food was amazing! We found a groupon but even without it prices are on point. Very signature south beach!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Save Your Money!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/24/2014My sorority sister and I saw a deal for this place on Groupon. When we arrived we sat outside because Miami weather is awesome. This is where we were bombarded with roaches. The lady that was working that night insisted they were water bugs but BULL! Those were ROACHES! We move inside (had to move our own silverware and glasses) where we were presented with POOR (THE WORST) customer service EVER! We had to ASK for everything! (Water, ice, more silverware, our checks etc.) The paint was chipped off the chairs, the walls, blech! The location of the restaurant itself was so ill planned (on the first floor in the middle of the check in area of a hotel). The experience was just awful and I wish I hadn't wasted my birthday dinner.
- The following 16 reviews are from the BAROK reviews archive.
- Great lunch spotDrewNJVIPDined on 6/3/2014Good food and nice setting by the pool. Good serviceSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great spot!miaminewyorkerDined on 5/18/2014Arrived around 730pm on a Sunday with my fiancee and the place was empty. It felt like I rented the place out, so the night seemed extra special. The food was out of this world. Service was acceptable and the drinks were great. Will be coming back for sure.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Awful ServiceLuv2eatDined on 5/16/2014The service here is awful. I had dinner here on the evening of 5/15. The bartender was more concerned with closing out her drawer and cleaning up so she am leave. She walked by our table 5 or more times and didn't say how are things. Do you need anything. Glass was empty. I had to track her down to tell he my burger was not cooked well and was red. She didn't seem to care it was more of a bother for her. It was like we were invisible. She didn't deserve a tip at all. It was my first night in Miami for my birthday weekend and I was very displeased. I had to track her down to check out because she continued to ignore us thee. Although she kept walking by the table. She had no self awareness or just didn't care. The fries were good.Special Features:
- The food is terrific and AntoineshankiVIPDined on 4/11/2014The food is terrific and Antoine makes all the difference!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Bought in food, poor serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 3/17/2014We were staying at the red hotel Miami, So we booked this restaurant because it is part of the hotel,and we needed an easy option after a long drive to Miami. Very poor food. My wife ordered pasta, which had obviously been microwaved. I ordered chicken francaise, which turned out to be a breaded chicken escalope cooked from frozen, with microwaved rice and a tasteless grey sauce.table by the pool? Very cheap plastic tables, and poor/ no service. Do not believe the website of this hotel!
- Ok experienceSionDined on 2/12/2014My biggest thing that made me angry is that my date ordered a peach tea for almost $5. They bought out a store bought bottle of Snapple Peach Tea. Besides that the experience was ok.Special Features:
- Don't go herechadblackburnDined on 1/31/2014The scene wasn't good. Food wasn't good. I ended up having to apologize to the people I brought because it was not great. Maybe the daytime scene is just really lame.
- Not For Large GroupsOpenTable Diner Since 2008VIPDined on 1/26/2014The food was very good, but the service left much to be desired. Our server was nice but rarely came to the table to see if we needed anything. The wine list was sub par at best. No sweet or dry vermouth in the house. Outside seating for a group of 10 wasn't the best option. Lots of noise from Collins Ave and smokers from the bar very close by. Server "forgot" to inform me of the 20% service charge that was already included but thanked me for pointing it out. Would possibly try again as a couple with seating inside.Special Features:
- fabulosoOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 1/18/2014Buena experiencia comida excekente y atencion de primeraSpecial Features:
- Delicious food and awesome service.PYTpassionsDined on 12/27/2013The service was excellent and the food was presented wonderful and the taste was great.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- LOVED IT!NieshaDined on 10/4/2013My husband and I really enjoyed our date at Barok!!Special Features:
- Barok gets 2 BIG thumbs down!elizbowenDined on 10/3/2013Went to Barok on a Thursday and it was by no means crowded yet we waited over 15 minutes before drink orders were taken; water never arrived and we waited an inordinate amount of time for food with 1 meal forgotten. It was 20 minutes before the missing salmon arrived still cooking on the plate; there was no apology and cocktail glasses sat empty as we waited. Outdoor seating is poolside in a hotel so forget designer shoes as someone's teenager may be doing cannonballs while you eat. Decor is trendy &cheap and the hotel itself not in the hip & sophisticated part of the beach; hamburgers &hotdogs would be more in line with the ambience and level of service. Barok was a disappointing embarrassment as we were entertaining guests. Bleh--
- Very strange - we went hereLeahVIPDined on 9/26/2013Very strange - we went here on a night that was seemingly not busy, but it took forever for us to be seated and get menus. When that finally happened, we weren't even brought water. After 20 minutes of being ignored, we left!
- Good foor, mediocre serviceMschVIPDined on 4/7/2013The food was excellent, but the service left a lot to be desired. We went for breakfast, which was really good. Excellent portions, not too large, just right. The service was poor. The waitress messed up the order, missed on a few items, replaced some with her own presumed choices....Special Features:
- The atmosphere was chic andFUNRMUMDined on 3/23/2013The atmosphere was chic and the food creative. Great mid Beach dinner destination!Special Features:
- hidden gem, missed by theOpenTable Diner Since 2004VIPDined on 2/28/2013hidden gem, missed by the tourist crowd. Reminded me of a small european bistro. We enjoyed our meal, wine, and best of all, had to ask for our check ! Will be back !Special Features:


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Men: Petolick, Robertson Named Daktronics All Americans
Midwestern State's Nick Petolick and Chase Robertson garnered Daktronics All-America honors as released by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America Wednesday afternoon.
Petolick becomes the fourth goalkeeper in program history to earn All-America acclaim as he was named to the second team after fueling a 13-match unbeaten streak after taking over as MSU's primary keeper in the season's fifth match.
The transfer from Oral Roberts posted nine clean sheets in 13 starts leading all of NCAA Division II with a 0.36 goals against average which is the best mark in MSU's storied history.
Petolick notched shutouts in his first five starts, and then strung together four more including a four-save blanking of Colorado Mines in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
He joins former Midwestern standout keepers Rick Brasko (1988 NAIA honorable mention), Kevin Gentry (1991 NAIA first team) and Raul Herrera (2008 and 2009 Daktronics first team) to earn national honors.
Robertson gained honorable mention All-America status after making the move to outside back early in the season and proved to be a versatile force as the Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the seventh time in eight seasons.
The junior from Midlothian got forward to score two goals while leading the team with six assists while aiding a back line which ranked 14th in NCAA Division II with a 0.74 team goals against average.
Robertson posted either a goal or assist in eight of the 15 matches he appeared in this season including a run of four consecutive ledgers from Sep. 13-27.
He becomes the first outside back to earn All-America honors since Brian Martinez claimed Daktronics second-team accolades in 2008.
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Women: Cottrell, Essary, Hannon Named NSCAA All-Region
Midwestern State placed a trio of players on the All-South Central Region squad released Wednesday afternoon by the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America.
Sophomore Ashley Cottrell garnered first-team honors while senior goalkeeper Kallie Essary and Morgan Hannon gained second-team accolades after helping the Mustangs to a stellar 13-5-3 season on the way to regular season and postseason Lone Star Conference championships while advancing to the NCAA Division II postseason for the third time in program history.
Cottrell, the LSC Offensive Player of the Year, paced the squad with 11 goals including five game winners. The Arlington native finished with a bang scoring two goals in the LSC final against West Texas A&M then accounted for MSU's lone postseason tally against Metro State (Colo.).
Essary, the LSC Goalkeeper of the Year, enjoyed a breakout senior campaign for the Mustangs setting a school record with nine shutouts and keyed MSU's run to the league tournament title winning a pair of shutout duels which included a pair of clutch saves in the semifinal round against Texas A&M-Commerce.
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Hannon, a sophomore from Midland, scored three goals and two assists while playing a key role in the central midfield this season.
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I'm quite sure that upon reading the question posed in today's header, most of you already answered the enquiry out loud. And I'm certain it was phrased something like… "Do we need another winger for one of the top two lines? Well, yeah…DUH, Rawhide"!
Uh-huh…and maybe there were a few other special words strategically placed as well.
But let's take a look at this for just a second. Right now the top two lines that could be rolled out October 8 could possibly consist of Nik Antropov centering Nic Bergfors and Bryan Little as well as Rich Peverley in between Dustin Byfuglien and Evander Kane.
So…which one of those players isn't worthy of top-six status? I'm sure that debate will be waged in the comment section below.
Regardless, there are a couple of issues here to take into consideration. First of which is that Bergie is still yet unsigned. When the RFA and the Thrashers will come to terms is anyone's guess. Then you also have the whole "Byfuglien could play on defense" thingy that's been floated out there by Mr. Dudley. Take either of those two players out of the equation then I join the chorus of those calling for a deal to bring in another winger.
Could Andrew Ladd be called upon to fill a possible void if Bergfors holds out? Sure, sure. The former Blackhawk has netted 32 goals, 87 overall points and was a +28 in the past two seasons in Chicago. As an added bonus, he's played in all 164 games during that time as well, so health issue doubts don't circle around him.
But I'm looking for Ladd to join Slater and Fredrik Modin/Spencer Machacek/Fredrik Pettersson on the third line, depending on who impresses most during training camp and preseason. If so…coupled with a possible fourth line of Patrice Cormier, Ben Eager and Eric Boulton…then your odd man out might just be Chris Thorburn, who could then be used as trade bait.
Now, if Big Buff is tapped to play back, then that creates a bit of a crowd on the blueline. He would join Ron Hainsey, Toby Enstrom, Zach Bogosian, Johnny Oduya, Brent Sopel and Boris Valabik there. That's seven, leaving no room at the inn for Arturs Kulda.
I don't know about you, but I want Kulda up here this fall.
Somehow, I think Dudley and Co. do too. If Byfuglien does indeed wind up joining the Thrashers' defensive corps, I would imagine it was because the team was able to package up Valabik with [insert name of any of the handful of two-way players that have been acquired recently here] to bring in that much sought after top-six forward.
I'm not 'down' on Boris, mind you. I see a lot of upside to his game…heck, there is a lot of up side that comes in a 6'-7" 245 lb frame. Plus, he's also cut down on his propensity to commit the untimely penalty. During last year's injury-shortened season, he earned 36 penalty minutes in 23 games played, (1.56 PIM per game). This is an improvement on the 2.64 PIM per game the year before that and 6 PIM per game during seven games played in the 2006-07 season.
Do the Thrashers need to add another top-six forward to the roster?
Total Voters: 150
But if given the choice between Valabik and Kulda right now…I'd choose Kulda.
So returning to the question of if we need another top-six forward, my answer is "it depends". If a deal could be made to procure one at the cost of a Boris Valabik and/or Chris Thorburn along with…oh, say…a Nigel Dawes or Patrick Rissmiller type of player, then I think Dudley would entertain the discussion. Same true if a deal can be worked to ship Bergfors to a place he's be happy to ink a deal with in return for a signed winger of similar quality.
But if any the price is too high… I'd venture to guess they'd keep Buff on the forward line while Kulda and Valabik compete with Freddy Meyer to round out the seven man defensive group. Then allow prospects like Cormier, Machacek and Pettersson to do battle with Dawes for the remaining spots on the forward lines.
That should make for a very interesting training camp.
September 11th, 2010
9:10 am
I heard a rumor that Berg will sign with Atlanta very soon. Deal will be done at Wednesday. My friend from Canada sent me a text message this morning. I hope he is right.
September 11th, 2010
9:57 am
like everybody don't like buff. move. i think after some time ram. going to correct this. unfortunatly it's take a lenhtly losing streak to change wrong decision. hope it going not to late still to fight for playoff spot. on the other hand, remember last season how many game thrashers lost because not show up to play for 60 min. how many game we lost by 1 goal. sure if not ja, but ram. coached last year we been in playoff. my point: last year roster been good enought. in my opinion with this year roster need coach hero to be in playoff (out kovy, kubina, max, army, art. in buff, ladd, eager, sopel) also don't forget, if ram coached last year no kozzy frustration and benching occur.
September 11th, 2010
10:51 am
That is perfect, Russian. Bergfors' agent has pushed this far enough. I hope Nic has been working out in Sweden.
September 11th, 2010
11:21 am
That was a nice find, Stroz. Marketing 097. That's all that is. I'm glad someone else took notice of it, and how no one is really getting all butthurt over it.
September 11th, 2010
1:21 pm
Tom, I'd say you're correct in thinking that Bogosian's ultimate destination is the top pairing for defensemen, even if he doesn't start out the year that way. Could Big Buff be a top pairing minutes guy? Shrugs. I don't know. I want to see him play defense first. I trust Craig Ramsay to do what's right. Dudley may be high on Byfuglien playing defense, but that's not a GM-decision to make. It's the GM's job to get the players. I personally think that the coach should be consulted before the GM goes to the store to shop for the ingredients. Dudley disagrees. In Dudley's view, "I go shopping. The cook prepares the meal based off what I brought home, without complaint." But in the end, where and how to utilize players (cooking the meal) … is a decision … made by the Head Coach (chef). We won't know if Byfuglien on D is the right thing … until we see how it works out there on the ice. If it isn't working, I think pig-headed pride has to waltz out the door, and Byfuglien put back as a Top Six forward. That's how I see it. It's more important to win, than it is to be right.
September 12th, 2010
9:17 am
A bunch of teams needs to dump salary in the next week or so. The Thrash are at the minimum, even when they sign Bergfors. Something has to give.
Getting a big chuckle out of the people in Quebec, all the "passion" for landing another NHL team after letting the Nords leave tow without a wimper. The Quebec Government is willing to bankroll the arena, which makes no sense for a province that's a financial mess. Kind of reminds me of Hamilton 25 years ago, building Copps Coliseum without a commitment for a team. Then the Hamiltonians turned around and blamed everyone in the world for not getting a team while they sat there with a white elephant arena which is now outdated.
Another season of Canadians crying, bitching and moaning about teams in the south that should be in Canada, at least in their little minds.
September 12th, 2010
10:07 am
Regards from the Great White North. The Nuck fans out here are thinking they are this years Blackhawks, loaded to the point that someone should just mail them the Cup. Meanwhile, my Calgary friends are actually more interested in talking Thrashers than Flames – that's unprecidented! Apparently, in Dudley they trust as well.
My trust would increase with one more legit top-6 forward, but don't want Duds to deal as if he's the one in need. It needs to be a very sweet salary dump move from BOS or NJ with us only giving up depth prospects (Bergeron's still my fav). Otherwise, go to camp, let Rammer's system take hold and let the younguns batte it out.
September 12th, 2010
12:42 pm
Badger-I'd take Bergeron in a heartbeat-
No idea why Canucks want to dump Bieksa, I like his game.
Dudley in Calgary, yup good, knolwedgeable hockey people know a winner when they see one and they have had enough of Sutter.
Don Fehr = work stoppage
September 12th, 2010
1:13 pm
Joe Friday suggested Marc Savard. I definitely think he could help tremendously over the next two seasons. I'm concerned, however, about a contract that pays him until he's 40. And, perhaps falsely, I fear Savard might mail it in, if the Thrashers aren't committed to going deep into the playoffs. Savard's already on his "final" contract. It's done. It got grandfathered in. Marc is just playing for the love of the game, at this point. Whereas, Travis Zajac has 3 more years to go, then he needs a new contract. So, he can't phone it in for 3 years in Atlanta. He's got to produce. Blake Wheeler, as suggested by Smoothie, is also intriguing. Bieksa is worth considering, but I'm not gung-ho on that one, either.
Folks, I want to speak to negative-outlook people for a moment. Yes, this ownership is lacking. We've talked about it ad nauseum. But Dudley's influence over Waddell is winning out some. Dudley is smarter than Waddell. He's better than Waddell in every aspect. This year, which is Year Four of a 4-year project, the entire approach will be different. Anything different is GOOD. You really shouldn't look at this team as the most pathetic in the NHL. It's not. It won't be in the lottery draft. It may not be in the playoffs, but moving in a BETTER direction is better treading water. This team should be close to .500 this year. But, for once, we'll have a TEAM CONCEPT. That NEVER happened under Waddell. So, don't plan parade routes, but neither should you think this is the "same ol' Thrashers." It isn't. It might a while for all the new faces to gel, and for line combinations to sort themselves out, but we will be a TEAM this year. A TEAM. Not a smattering of coddled superstars. If you went to zero games last year, go to two this year. If you went to five games last year, go to 7-10 this year. If you went to 10 last year, go to 15 this year. Dudley and Ramsay aren't losers. They want to win. They know the score. Of course they do. They know it's an uphill battle. But don't let the away team goals cause Philips Arena to erupt in applause. Give the home team … an advantage. They desperately need some support. Try to forget who owns the team. Try to realize that all the players and coaches and the GM staff … are trying overcome that problem, too. They're trying. They have limited resources, but they're trying. I can't tell you this team won't finish 12th in the East. They might. But they'll come by the points they get this year, honestly. Harpooning them won't help anything. One day, it will come to pass … that free agents will return our calls, because we've built a winner. It's a rung the ladder. It's a process. This year … is another step on the ladder, towards the top. You never know … at season's end, this ownership could be gone, and replaced by another. And this team will have some decent young prospects and the budget room to make it better. Maybe even a very nice spot in the draft, to deal as well, for a proven star.
September 12th, 2010
1:30 pm
Don Fehr = work stoppage. We hope that is not true.
September 12th, 2010
1:56 pm
kracker-me too.
But I am a huge baseball fan, one that has not forgiven players and owners from the 1994 debacle. I still go to games and support the Braves, but I know the players and owners back in '94 did not care about the fans. Today, Fehr leads the NHL players; I suspect he will have the same contempt for hockey fans as he did for baseball fans.
Brendan-Savard will not be leaving Boston, his contract works for the Broones. Bergeron is in the last year of his current deal, as is Chara. Z will get his contract and Bergeron will get the door, Boston will not have the money to resign both players next summer. I like Savard too, but he has a NTC and left here for reasons, I doubt he is ready to come back.
September 12th, 2010
2:49 pm
Not so sure about that WBF. Chara is 34 next March and if he wants the same compensation next year as he received during the life of his current deal, then I'm not sure Chiarelli will pay it. After all, that's another Albatross contract unless it's for two years. If they let Bergeron and Chara walk, they'll have cap flexibility and it's not like they won anything with Chara!
September 12th, 2010
3:11 pm
The 94 bb strike left me never feeling the same about baseball. I guess I can survive another hockey strike/lockout.
September 12th, 2010
3:54 pm
unfortunately, promises of the better future has warned thin in this market. I agree with you that the team cannot be successful without being a "team" in this day and age. However, for most fans here, the same spot at the end of the season – whatever the concept is – will spell out nothing more than frustration. There probably won't be too many "pretty" goals to enjoy while at it either. Waddell's continuing presence in the office does not help with the perception either. So, the way I see it, it'd better be some upgrade up front. As of now, I just don't see enough scoring capacity, whether team concept or not.
September 12th, 2010
4:51 pm
R/L-I did not realize Chara was going to be that old! Still, I think the Brunes will give him what he wants, the Brunes fans would burn the place down if he walks. He's a heck of a defenseman, another brilliant move by Mike Milbury.
kracker-it was tough for me to go back to baseball after the 1994 work stoppage. I was not living here at the time, in a non-MLB city. So there was a curiousity about having an MLB team in my town. Fehr had alot to do with that work stoppage, as he might if we have one oin the NHL. He'll have ruined 2 sports.
September 12th, 2010
4:52 pm
No way do I want Slater on the third line, he needs to get back to the fourth line where he belongs and let the bigger, younger Cormier join the third line with Ladd and Modin which could be a very strong line for us this season. Slater can skate with Bolts and Thor/Machacek. Now that Ramsey has confirmed Big Buff will be a defenseman, it's a must that we sign a top six forward AND sign Ice Berg to a long term deal asap!! We could have a very solid top six group with Ice Berg, Antropov, Little, Kane, Pevs, and a 20-30 goal scorer addition. Hopefully Klingberg, Esposito, and our newest center (the Burmese Python) can be that guy for us soon but more than likely not this season.
September 12th, 2010
4:57 pm
I would LOVE to see Bergeron in a Thrashers jersey as a top six guy for us for sure, if we could make a deal with the Bruins!! He can not only kill penalties but also help the PP and has the skill set we should covet at this point. He would help us offensively but also play solid defense, which is a must for any addition we make imo!
September 12th, 2010
5:56 pm
How do all y'all that are more closely following NE hockey than me feel anout Patrice's noggin? Is it sound? Bergeron, I mean. There's no way to really know for sure, is there?
September 12th, 2010
6:05 pm
kracker-it's a crap shoot, especially the way the kid plays, just like Savard.
September 12th, 2010
6:22 pm
Yes, World, a crap shoot. I suppose the team doctors would have some idea. He did pass the tests to play again so it is not like he was playing while still overtly diminished. And he did put up some pretty good numbers for the Bruins last season, only missing some time with a hand injury.
September 12th, 2010
8:31 pm
I have my doubts in regards to Bergeron and Savard due to the concussions. It seems the second concussion comes along easier than the first. I had two concussions in my younger life. One in a car accident and the second one came about two months later during a lacrosse game after a routine hit against the boards.
I have been a Sabre fan since their inception into the NHL and I have been a STH for the Thrashers since day one. If that does not prove my brains or what is left of them have been scrambled, I do not know what will.
September 12th, 2010
8:43 pm
Just remember that potential changes and key additions/subtractions could happen all the way to the first puck drop.
Thank you, drive through.
September 12th, 2010
8:45 pm
That would probably be a key factor why the Bruins are having an issues getting what they want for Savard. Concussions kill careers.
September 12th, 2010
10:30 pm
What about getting James Neal from Dallas. He hasn't signed yet.
September 13th, 2010
6:01 am
DT-James Neal will sign with Dallas, The Stars have a similar self-imposed budget as th Thrashers do, just a matter of time before Neal signs, I believe.
Smitty-I had 2 concussions myself playing hockey in WNY and the 2nd one was real strange, happened very easy. Concussions have made Tim Connolly more skiddish than he was before.
September 13th, 2010
7:06 am
Re: Waddell. Heavy sigh. Look, the guy didn't do anything to justify still being here.
Apparently he did because he is in fact still here. As much as it pains so many here, Don Waddell does not answer to the fans; he answers to the people who sign his paycheck. It is what it is, right?
Badger Bob – if I was in Calgary I'd probably want to be talking about anyone other than the Flames as well. Sutter's offseason moves can only be described as bizarre. Nevermind their cap mess.
Glad to know the boys are heading back to the ice officially this week. Looking forward to Saturday and seeing them in person.
September 13th, 2010
8:08 am
Spectre on James Neal
THE SPORTING NEWS: Craig Custance reports Stars management continues to negotiate with restricted free agent winger James Neal. Nieuwendyk said he'd prefer to have a deal in place before training camp opens this week but acknowledged the possibility talks could drag on into training camp.
SPECTOR'S NOTE: Given the depth on left wing the Stars have (Morrow, Benn, Ott and Brunstrom) it doesn't appear Neal has much leverage here. I wouldn't be surprised if a contract is signed very soon. And no, I don't believe the Stars will trade Neal for a defenseman.
September 13th, 2010
8:58 am
Real_ESPNLeBrun Hearing that Bergfors is close to re-signing in Atlanta.
September 13th, 2010
10:19 am
Glad he is signing, but was hoping for a multi-year. Not 1 year for $900k.
September 13th, 2010
2:37 pm
Sara, Don Waddell's continued employment by the Atlanta Spirit, LLC tells me everything I need to know about the Atlanta Spirit, LLC. Can't blame Waddell for accepting the paycheck. At least, I don't.
September 13th, 2010
8:21 pm
Good post Brendan, re; supporting the team…


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GENESEO – A 90-minute drive from Peoria to Geneseo's First Presbyterian Church gives the Rev. Laurence Timothy "Tim" Doty plenty of time to listen to his favorite audio books.
It also gives him the chance to watch the agriculture year unfold in the Midwest, he said.
What he's not looking forward to, though, is driving during the upcoming dead of winter.
Rev. Doty recently was called to serve as an interim pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Geneseo, to fill a vacancy created when the Rev. David Esche left the church as a full-time pastor earlier this year to become a Presbyterian transitional/interim pastor. Rev. Esche had served the church for 20 years.
Transitional/interim pastors generally serve while churches are looking for new permanent pastors, Rev. Doty said.
"In the Presbyterian Church, this process usually takes a year or more," he said.
Rev. Doty wasn't ready to retire completely, after a 30-year ministerial career, and plans to do more transitional ministry when his service in Geneseo gets done.
"I enjoy preaching and teaching, and interacting with church members both personally and in the church boards and committees," he said.
Rev. Doty also will help the church as needed with the task of finding a new full-time pastor.
His Geneseo office hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week, and he will spend several hours each Sunday at church.
Rev. Doty previously served as pastor and head of staff at First Presbyterian Church, Middletown, Ohio, from 2004-2013. Before that, he served as pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Independence, Mo., from 1984-1996, and later was pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Leavenworth, Kan., 1996-2004.
"After graduate school and before becoming a minister, I taught religion, history and social studies in secondary schools in Connecticut and North Carolina for eight years," Rev. Doty said.
He arrived in Geneseo in time to watch the fall harvest as he listened and drove.
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Birth date: Oct. 28, 1945.
Family: Wife, Christina LaMaster-Doty; daughters, Rose Vincent, Westminster, Col., and Grace Voytas, St. Louis, Mo.; stepchildren, Will Venema, a student at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, and Cassidy Venema, a student at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; three grandchildren.
Hometown: Independence, Mo., "where I grew up in a Christian home and was very active in church through high school and university," he said.
Education: William Chrisman High School, Independence; University of Texas, Austin, Tex.; Harvard University Divinity School, Cambridge, Mass., and a doctorate from Yale University, New Haven, Conn.; ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1984.
Favorite Scripture: "Leviticus 19:18, 'you shall love your neighbor as yourself.' - The law that sums up the whole law and is the standard of Christian conduct."
Favorite Biblical character I'd like to meet: "Aside from Jesus, it would be Jacob and St. Thomas."
Hobbies and activities: "bicycling and kayaking."
One thing I feel strongly about: "That the church is commissioned to serve the world, and not just itself."
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We now take for granted an understanding of the Christian story that was largely worked out by Paul and later theologians. Even though the Gospels were composed after Paul's letters, they were concerned to tell the story itself in all its strangeness as it had been preserved by the first generation of Christians. And what we find in the stories themselves is the shock and wonder and surprise that the resurrection caused.
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Greetings from my desk! I won't lie and say that I've missed it. ;)
I've been back at Luther for almost a week now. After a Christmas break that seemed to fly by, it's amazing to me that I've only been at Luther for six days! Only having one class to worry about leaves a lot of free time, and consequently makes the days feel much longer.
For interim, all freshmen are required to stay on campus and take a "185" course. These courses are seminars, meaning they focus on discussion-based learning and giving presentations. However, the classes are in every department on campus.
I am taking a Communications class that focuses on Supportive Communication, and we meet for two hours a day, five times a week. While I typically spend 3-4 hours on homework a night, that's only around 5 hours spent on schoolwork for the entire day (during "regular school" I spend that much time in class alone). This has left me with a lot of time to exercise, be with friends, and simply to relax a little bit more. It's nice to wake up in the morning and have an hour to watch TV or read (for fun!) before I have to go to class.
While I enjoy having extra free time on campus, I can't help but feel a little bit envious of my friends who are at home for another week or two before they go back to school. At the same time, I know I wouldn't be doing anything different at home, and it's nice to be back with my friends at school.
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A few wet spots out there this morning but a very mild start for us across the Inland Northwest today. Look for showers likely at least through the the lunch hour with a chance of rain later this afternoon. High today will be cooler than what we saw yesterday by about ten degrees or so, but still above average.
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Bosch's Jim Stevens told me that this saw has been several years in development. The upshot is that the 1590EVSK has several slick new features. The big three are: 1. A one-touch blade changing system (first seen on their cordless jigsaws last year). 2. A tool-less foot bevel system that lets you change the angle of the cut without a wrench screwdriver. And the biggest of the big three: 3. The Precision Control Blade Guide System. It is basically a blade guide that clamps together, very much like the guide blocks on a band saw, which helps control the saw blade much closer to the work surface. You can disengage it for coarse cutting, but it is recommended for about 90% of the work that a jigsaw is asked to do. Currently available in a top handle model, Jim told me that a barrel handle version will be coming out later this year.
The 1590EVSK also enters the market with the biggest motor (6.4 Amps) available in a handheld jig saw. That motor also features constant response circuitry, for added control and cutting accuracy.
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Once part of a land barrier across the south side of Galway Bay, the Aran Islands (Oileáin Árann) – Inishmore, Inishmaan and Inisheer – have proved alluring to travellers for centuries. Until recently, their isolation allowed the continuation of an ancient Gaelic culture, traces of which remain, along with Irish, still the main language of the islands. Fishing and farming are to this day the main activities on Inishmaan, while tourism is the major earner on Inishmore and Inisheer, attracting around a quarter of a million visitors a year.
As well as the islands' heritage, their dramatic landscapes, continuing the limestone pavement of the Burren in County Clare into the sea, are a major draw. This bleak geology manages to sustain over four hundred varieties of wild flower, including the rare Alpine Spring gentian, as well as a healthy population of butterflies and endangered bird species such as the chough and the Little Tern. And strewn across the islands is one of the richest concentrations of pre-Christian and early Christian archeological sites in Europe, encapsulated by Dun Aengus, a spectacular prehistoric ring fort on the edge of Inishmore's sea cliffs.
Some history
Few areas of Ireland are as well endowed with ancient remains as the Aran Islands, notably the massive stone forts that so enhance the grandeur of the landscape. The dating of these forts, however, is tricky, especially as their functions and significance seem to have varied over the centuries, but it's clear that all seven forts on the Arans were in use around 800 AD, while some are as old as 1100 BC, during the Bronze Age. Meanwhile, from the fifth or sixth century onwards, the islands were a centre of monastic learning, their wildness and remoteness drawing students from far and wide. St Enda's monastery on Inishmore, the first of Ireland's dozens of island monasteries, was also one of the most influential of the age, training monks who went on to found important houses of their own, such as Brendan of Clonfert, Ciarán of Clonmacnois and Colmcille of Iona.
The monasteries of the Arans had gone into decline by the early thirteenth century, at which time Galway city began to take off as a trading port under the Anglo-Normans. For controlling piracy – and their own piratical instincts – in Galway Bay, the Gaelic lords of Aran, the O'Briens of County Clare, received an annual payment from the city. In the sixteenth century, however, the O'Briens fell into dispute with the O'Flahertys of west Galway over the islands – to their mutual detriment. The argument was eventually resolved by Queen Elizabeth I, who, seeing the Arans as strategically important against the Spanish and French, annexed the islands to the Crown. In 1588, the Arans were sold to the Lynch family of Galway, who were required to keep a garrison of soldiers there. The family, however, remained loyal to the king during the English Civil War of the 1640s, and the victorious Cromwell declared Sir Robert Lynch a traitor and his lands forfeit.
Thereafter, the islands passed through a succession of landowners, whose main interest was the income from ever-increasing rents. The islands escaped the worst effects of the Famine of the 1840s, as the availability of food from the sea and the shore helped to compensate for the failure of the potato crop. Indeed, the populations of Inishmaan and Inisheer increased during the decade, perhaps because they provided refuge for mainlanders. It wasn't until 1922 that the absentee landlords sold their interests and the islands' farmers finally came to own their land.Read More
One of the great attractions of Inishmore (Inis Mór, "Big Island", but often referred to simply as Árainn) is its topography, stark, simple and easily appreciated. Sheer cliffs run the fourteen-kilometre length of its south coast, lashed at their base by the relentless Atlantic, while their tops offer an ethereal panorama, the echoing wall of the Cliffs of Moher to the southeast, and to the north across Galway Bay, the Connemara Mountains, tinged with green, purple and gold. The land declines northwards in a geometric pattern of grey stone, the parallel grooves of its limestone pavement overlaid by ten thousand kilometres of dry-stone walls, which parcel up man-made fields, painstakingly nurtured out of sand, seaweed and what handfuls of soil there are. There's more greenery and a smattering of villages towards the sheltered north coast, which is lined with rock pools and several sandy beaches.
This landscape is strewn with a wealth of spectacular dry-stone ring forts, notably Dun Aengus, and fascinating early churches. Consequently, and with frequent bus and boat links to Galway city, Inishmore receives crowds of day-trippers in the summer and is the most tourist-oriented of the Arans, now even boasting a branch of Supermac's, Ireland's very own burger chain. However, you really need two full days to visit the historic sites, which will also allow you time to soak up the scenery, enjoy the relative quiet of the evenings here and even have a swim at beautiful Kilmurvey beach.
Signposted to the south of Kilmurvey, Dun Aengus is by far the Aran Islands' most compelling ancient site, a semicircular fort of three concentric enclosures, hard up against the edge of sheer, ninety-metre sea cliffs. From here, you can see Kerry Head, northwest of Tralee, on a clear day and occasionally Mount Brandon on the Dingle Peninsula – and if you're truly blessed the island of Hy Brasil to the west. The fort is named after Aengus of the Fir Bolg, a legendary ancient race, who were said to have been of Greek origin and to have ruled Ireland for 37 years, before being conquered by the equally mythical Tuatha Dé Danann.
From Dun Aengus, you might be lucky enough to see the famous mirage known as Hy Brasil (after which the South American country was supposedly named), which appears in the sea to the west as a mountainous island. Local folklore represents this mythical land variously as the island of the blessed, the Garden of Eden, Tír na nÓg (the land of eternal youth), the Isle of Truth, of Joy, of Fair Women and of Apples. In the early twentieth century, islanders believed it appeared once every seven years, but up until the mid-nineteenth century it was actually shown on some sea charts of the Atlantic. On the unforgiving, sea-battered Arans, it's easy to understand how this fantasy of a prosperous paradise grew up.
Approaching from the west or east, Inishmaan (Inis Meáin, "Middle Island") looks like a rising wave about to break over Galway Bay to the north. From the grey, fissured limestone pavement at its northern end, tiny, green pastures separated by a maze of dry-stone walls rise to the main east–west ridge – along which lies a ribbon of villages – while the "back of the island" beyond slopes off more gradually to the south. This is the most unspoilt of the Arans, and the most thoroughly Irish-speaking (though English is understood), where people are still mostly engaged in farming and fishing. Wild salmon are caught from black, pointed currachs – now with outboard motors – and on Sundays, older women wear traditional multicoloured shawls to go with their thick woollen skirts. The island's historic sites are on a smaller scale than Inishmore's – though the imposing ring fort of Dún Conchúir is worth singling out – and there are far fewer amenities, but for some people this tranquil, low-key place will be the perfect getaway.
Lying just 10km off the Clare coast, Inisheer (Inis Oírr, "East Island") is the smallest and least dramatic Aran. Its historic sites aren't quite as appealing as Inishmaan's, and it's much more of a lively pleasure ground, attracting crowds of teenagers from the local Irish college and day-trippers from Doolin in summer. There's a lovely, partly sheltered, sandy beach east of the pier on the north coast, along which nearly all of the habitation on this three-kilometre-wide island spreads.
The Aran Islands and the Gaelic Revival
The Aran Islands and the Gaelic Revival
In the late nineteenth century, the Arans became a living museum for anthropologists, antiquarians and linguists, seeking out the unbroken heritage of Gaelic language, beliefs and customs here, which in turn provided fuel for the Gaelic Revival and the Nationalist movement. Written and spoken Irish was a particular focus of interest, as even by this time the islands were one of the few areas of the country where the native language was in daily use. Patrick Pearse came specifically to learn Irish on Inishmaan, which was also visited by writers Yeats, Lady Gregory and, most notably, J.M. Synge – George Russell later joked that Synge's knack was to discover that if you translated Irish literally into English, you achieved poetry.
The Arans themselves have nurtured several excellent writers, notably Liam O'Flaherty and poet Máirtín Ó Direáin, both from Inishmore. Meanwhile, the documentary-maker Robert Flaherty released his classic Man of Aran in 1934, in which he sought to record the islands' vanishing way of life, though some of it had already disappeared – he wasn't averse to recreating scenes that were no longer witnessed. A few of the traditions captured in the film still exist – you'll still see people collecting seaweed for fertilizer, building dry-stone walls and fishing from currachs (traditional pointed skiffs), though these are no longer covered with animal skins.


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Michigan's hopes to make the field for March Madness took a hit last night at Illinois, which barely hung on to nip the Wolverines 54-to-52. A last second shot by Michigan's Stu Douglas came up just short and the Wolverine's rally from an 11-point deficit ended with another defeat at Assembly Hall, where they have dropped 13 straight games. Jordan Morgan had a team-high 12 points for Michigan, which slips to 6-and-8 in the Big Ten and 16-and-11 overall.
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It's one of hundreds of random checks being done across the country. Thursday morning it was at Austin's Amtrak Station.
"We have a surge of uniformed law enforcement appear at train stations, bus stations where we have a mass number of people", said TSA Asst. Federal security director George Robinson.
Robinson says this team of Homeland Security, TSA agents and Air Marshals are looking for any kind of criminal activity on some our busiest transportation systems.
"Now that the security at the airports is increased so the bad guys are traveling on trains and buses so we try to deter that," said Robinson.
It was a bit of a surprise for many hopping on the train.
Federal Agents along with APD officers used K-9's to find narcotics, or explosives. Rocky, a retired military dog also searched for baggage inside incoming trains. On this day the search found nothing suspicious. It was a relief for passengers.
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