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'Cats still looking for first win
Nov 23, 2012
By Ben Schorzman
Of the News-Register
The saying goes that basketball is a game of runs, but Tuesday night, the run never came to the Linfield men's basketball team. The Wildcats lost 86-66 vs. Warner Pacific at Ted Wilson Gymnasium, dropping Linfield's record to 0-3 to start the season.
"We just didn't have enough guys play well tonight," Linfield coach Larry Doty said.
The Wildcats had three players in double digits, led by sophomore Andrew Batiuk with 16 points. Cory Hendryx and Zach Meikle both scored 13 points, but in Linfield's secondary-break offense, Doty needs more than just a handful of players to play well. The substitutions come fast (Linfield played 15 players).
"You're relying on starters and reserves coming off the bench and contributing in a positive manner," Doty said. "We had too many turnovers tonight.
"We felt like coming off two tough losses on the road in California, the result would be much better tonight. It just didn't happen.
The Wildcats jumped out to 21-12 lead on the Knights (5-1), using their fast break to get easy baskets. Then the turnovers started coming, and Warner Pacific went on an 11-0 run to take a 23-21.
"We were getting stops, getting the ball off the board and hustling down the floor," Doty said. "Once they started getting to the foul line and outmuscling us inside, then we were going against a zone defense every trip down the floor and we didn't play well against the zone.
"They're a veteran team. They're a strong team. They didn't let the pressure bother them."
Linfield turned the ball over 19 times. Warner Pacific had 18 turnovers, but that stat is one of what Doty calls the "Big three." The Knights made more free throws (17) than the Wildcats attempted (11) and also outrebound Linfield (38-29).
"When those three stats go bad, the result is not usually very good," Doty said.
Youth has been a theme for Linfield the past couple of seasons, and this year is no different. Doty started three sophomores Tuesday, and on Linfield's two-game trip in California, he started a freshman. He still isn't making excuses.
"There are enough veterans on the team for us to compete better than we did," Doty said. "I think strength was a big factor tonight, especially inside. … Somewhere along the line you just can't use the excuse that we're just too young. There are freshman all over that are being successful.
Some of Linfield's younger players are having to take on bigger roles this year. Batiuk is Linfield's leading returning scorer from a year ago and will have to take more of that load this year.
"He is our guy," Doty said. "We are going to rely on him. He's going to be one of the premiere post players in the conference this year."
Also starting as a sophomore is Brandon Harris, who graduated from McMinnville High School in 2011. Harris scored seven points Tuesday.
"He ran a team (at McMinnville)," Doty said. "He's doing that for us too and he's done a good job. He played his rear end down in California."
Doty said the rough start to the season — losing to three NAIA schools and losing close in two games — has been a bit trying and the players are disappointed. He said after the game, Meikle said to the team that they have to put some W's in the column to get things going.
"That's important," Doty said, "and at some point we will."
Notes: Warner Pacific led 44-38 at halftime. ... Stephen Harris scored 26 points for the Knights.
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Kate Bosworth Loves Horses
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Kate Bosworth headed to Melbourne to be Motorola's racing ambassador for the Derby. She said it was actually riding horses that lead her to showbiz. She said, "When I was 14, I was jumping in competitions,... There was word around the barn that they were casting a film about horses, and the director wanted an authentic rider. I had never read a scene before, but I thought, 'I'll just try my luck at it,' and I got it. I feel lucky that one love led to another."
Looks like Kate got lucky following her dreams. She is looking cuter here but we are still hoping she'll add some meat to those bones soon. More pics of Kate at a press conference so read more
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Sica 7 years
Her body make sme hungry, but her face sitll looks beautiful. ____________________________ "You're drowning in a sea of anarchy, With your heart above your patches and faith in democracy."
Luna13 7 years
uggg i cant bare to look at her anymore, she makes my skin crawl, it really is very unattractive. The sad part is, she thinks she looks great
blondie01 7 years
ever since she lost so much weight, she looks like she has no life in her let alone the energy to keep her eyes open.
BlondeSugar 7 years
She has a beautiful face, but seriously reminds me of a Q-tip
skinnypig 7 years
oh man, that horse will snap her!
Grrrooming 7 years
She's still an anorexic cokehead and looks like she's 40 years old, 'cause she's totally dehydrated.
mmm_humus 7 years
She looks like a horserider haha random horsy look about her. She's very pretty But she needs to eat more
JK-Boogie 7 years
Let her be a perfect example that anorexia ages you....she looks about 40 here
PetuniaGirl 7 years
She's wearing a ton of make-up. Guess she needs it in order to look healthy, and cover up the deathly pallor she must have from malnourishment. Eat something!
Fancy04 7 years
She looks good.
pink_magnetism 7 years
She doesn't look good being so skinny.
Coley 7 years
Oh yeah, she will snap into several pieces when that happens!!!
jennifer76 7 years
She would snap like a twig if she fell off a horse. And don't all horse riding celebs fall off of them? I think its a rule.
Coley 7 years
I'm starting to think she's ill or something. Or maybe she's still having a hard time getting over Orlando?
Imabeliever 7 years
Oh yeah..she was the girl that gets killed in the opening accident scene in Horse Whisperer..Scarlet's friend.. Scarlet needs to reconnect and teach her how to eat and get her curves back.
TBM 7 years
Now if she could only eat like a horse.......
flutterpie 7 years
she looks awful, im sorry but the protruding forehead, the zombie hands and the knobby knees just dont do it for me. what if the hokey pokey is really what its all about
siouxsie 7 years
damn girl needs to eat..her brain is starved..next she'll be talking about her boyfriend marvin the martian and how he bought her a ride on a beautiful unicorn with Snow white..sheesh
Rio1 7 years
She likes horses. I care.
JennaV 7 years
Yeah, Martin gets on my nerves :mob: Alright....I am outty for now. Will be back soon :wave:
My-Opinion 7 years
LOL! Oh yeah, Martin~ Foxx was funnier` He rocked the 'Raye' movie, one of my favorites~
JennaV 7 years
No, Jamie Foxx WAS Wanda, you were 1/2 right. Martin Lawrence did Shananay on his show Martin.
ohilovemybabies 7 years
Even before this came out I thought man that dude seems really gay. If my pastor was like that I would tell all the men to run the other way with their belts pulled really tight...
My-Opinion 7 years
Teehehehe, I'm such a food pimp* ha, you mean 'SHANAYNAY'? wait, that was Jamie Foxx....
JennaV 7 years
:rotfl: He reminds me of a white Wanda from In Living Color!!!! "Oh, I gots you."
ohilovemybabies 7 years
The Mug on this guy should have had the hooker running ...
JennaV 7 years
:rotfl: I know, right??? Um...yeah...that's pot but it's my friend's and not mine. Yeah, riiiiight. We have all heard that before ;) LOL @ Jamers pimping her yummers chicken and dumplin blog :P
My-Opinion 7 years
That makes my stomach sick......precisely why I don't trust anyone!
ohilovemybabies 7 years
I know I watched a special about him once. I know a pastor who had an affair with a woman for 10 years b4 being found out... They must be numb to stuff after awhile cuz I would have it be eating at my heart if I was lying to my congregation..
Gizzyluv 7 years
On MSN news yesterday it said he admitted to buying meth and giving a male prostitute money but it wasn't for him. Ya right...
My-Opinion 7 years
exactly Jenna!
My-Opinion 7 years
No I didn't hear that! But I'm not surprised. Alot of people hide behind religion. He should've had more control knowing that his judgement is stronger. Did you check out my chicken n dumplins recipe yet?
JennaV 7 years
Oh, I heard about that. That was INSANE because he was sooooo against homosexuality and gay marriage. What a hypocrite.
ohilovemybabies 7 years
Opinion, Did you hear about the evangelist that resigned cuz some hooker came forward and said he had a love affair with him.. I hate it when people think that christians are perfect even though is just seems crazy to most....Of course it is crazy to me but, I aint gonna be the one judging him someday.
My-Opinion 7 years
I know just about every song that comes on whether it be country (of course mostly), rap, southern rock, gospel., I just love music! I loved it on 'crossroads' when Bon Jovi and Sugarland hooked up, that was good!!! Oh, and there are some mean ones in every church I think., oh well~ such is life I guess.
ohilovemybabies 7 years
But, my fave country singer is Joe Nichols...
ohilovemybabies 7 years
Ya don't go to the crazy one. I am glad your going to a Baptist church (like me) there are alot of nice people in churches like that and a few mean ones (lol)... I am from wisconsin but, I love me some country music and yes that is my dierky Bent..
My-Opinion 7 years
No I haven't oh* But a girlfriend of mine is wanting me to come to hers....but it's one of the 'crazy ones'...lol, she wants me to sing. I'm not goin' though. We'll probably stick to the Baptist church right down the road, since we'll only be here 7 more months. I hate that., moving so much!!! Is that Dierks Bentley in your pic?
ohilovemybabies 7 years
You are right... Did you try out any of those churches I told you about?
My-Opinion 7 years
haha, me too, but you know it's true, go on back up there and look at that smile, okay~ Kate's is prettier but I'm right, memememememememememe I'm right, I am!! hehehehe
ohilovemybabies 7 years
Opinion I actually like Kate don't ruin it for me. (lol)
My-Opinion 7 years
Her laugh looks like J.simpsons in the first pic.
Pokemyhontas 7 years
Paula Deen needs to get a hold of that girl, lemme tell ya. Make her move in with her and Michalel for awhile and she'll get nice and fattened up! *LOL*
ohilovemybabies 7 years
I love her eyes, but girl needs to eat about 100 cheesebugers and wash them down with about 50 milkshakes.... And that would only get her to about what 99 pounds....
JennaV 7 years
I agree.....she looks much older than someone in her 20's. She used to be so stunning and now she is all emaciated and wasting away.
JessNess 7 years
I actually think that losing all that weight has aged her. She does not look like someone in their 20's to me
LaurenG22 7 years
she is gorgeous, but she could be much prettier if she put more weight on her... its sad to think how pretty she COULD be... plus there is a sadness to her that was not there before...
lesocialite 7 years
she is so gorgeous nomatter what weight she is.
JessNess 7 years
She makes me sad and hungry
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PASCO, Wash.-- Pasco has enjoyed a building boom in the past decade as the city saw a huge jump in population. But recently, the number of building permits issued in the city has turned south.
This year the number of permits for single family homes is down 35% compared to last year. Some say it's just a changing of the times, but others say it's because of the impact fees put in place earlier this year.
It's become commonplace to see housing developments popping up around Pasco, one after another, but the times are changing.
The number of single family home permits issued has dropped from 430 in 2011 to 283 so far this year.
"I think over the past decade in particular, Pasco has permitted so many single family houses that we've reached a point where we're back to a more normal kind of growth," said Rick White, City of Pasco.
In April, the city added a $4,700 impact fee on top of the $1,400 they already charge for construction permits.
The impact fee helps provide funding for the Pasco School District.
Before the new fees went into effect, the City of Pasco saw a spike in permit applications.
"When they were first adopted of course there was a large amount of anxiety over them. But whatever issues people were most fearful of don't seem to have materialized," White said.
But the Tri-Cities Home Builders Association doesn't buy it. They say the impact fees can't be overlooked as a cause for the drop.
"I don't see how you could discount them and say that it's not making an effect and anytime you take five thousand dollars and add it onto a house, somebody's going to get priced out of that house," said Jeffery Losey, Executive Director of Tri-Cities HBA.
Building permits are down 16% across the Tri-Cities.
"They are 35-50% of the entire permits pulled over that last ten years so when they take a dip, it affects our entire market," Losey said.
Losey said it's a chain effect.
When permit numbers are down, it affects building, jobs and the whole housing market.


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seconds, B) minutes, or C) hours.
The correct answer is A, between 15 and 30 seconds. Brick
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Figure 1.In this hose test, water penetrated brick
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Wood clapboards, fiber cement siding, and vinyl siding also
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When your cladding leaks, neither caulking nor sealants will
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So if all claddings leak, and all sealants and caulks fail,
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system beneath the cladding: a continuous drainage plane with
integrated flashings and weep holes, with an air space between
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Figure 2.The key elements in rain control are a
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Unlike caulks and sealants, gravity is free. Gravity does not
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You can build a water-managed wall system with any cladding
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He is the best.
I don´t know how he manages to still be with me. I know I can be the worst girlfriend. Apparently he means I can be the best too. I am grateful for that.
He made me a book with sweet photographs of our life together. He got me a tshirt with the text HALLÅ which is the way he always said "Hi" to me, popping out from behind corners with a smile from ear to ear. Yes those were the days when we were "young" and in love. Now we don`t have so much time to make gifts for each other, to take trips to all those places we love, to go to concerts or eat sushi once a week. We still have the love. He ALWAYS listens to all the crap I have to tell him. He ALWAYS smiles at me. No, he is NOT good at buying me flowers, but then again, flowers? Who cares. I buy my flowers myself. We are not in the 50s anymore, are we? And then he is a dad (2 1/2 years later I still can`t believe it!) and he is the best dad. For our daughter he is. She never laughs as much as when he plays with her. He is caring and loving and present all the time. I know she will grow up to be a beautiful person thank to him (and hopefully a bit thank to me as well). He is not perfect, oh no no no.
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Chop Steakhouse & Bar - Chinook
- Address:
6605 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary, AB T2H 2V1Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
SteakhousePrice: CAN$30 and under
Chop Steakhouse & Bar - Chinook
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.chop.ca/
- Phone: 4032502043x
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Daily: 11:00am - 4:00pm; Dinner: Sunday, Monday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm, Tuesday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 12:00am, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 1:00am
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American, Steakhouse
- Executive Chef: Chef Chris Mcnab
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Liquor, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Wine
- Entertainment: Although we do not offer formal entertainment, our lounge and dining room offer an upbeat style of service that is entertaining to all.
Our restaurant is also located steps from Scotia Bank movie theater at Chinook Centre. Chop is the perfect spot for dinner and a movie!
A word from Chop Steakhouse & Bar - Chinook
At Chop we bring together all the elements that discerning guests love about the fine dining experience with the energy, comfort and value of the casual dining experience.Continued
A room that makes every occasion special at Chop, plush leather seats, luxurious Italian stone with smooth finishes and warm rich woods wrap you in an atmosphere of modern luxury.
A luxurious taste experience for lovers of classic recipes and food adventurers alike, Chop offers a menu that will tantalize and delight. At the heart of all our presentations are the finest ingredients, the choicest cuts of beef, the freshest seafood that showcase our creativity.
A room that makes every occasion special at Chop, plush leather seats, luxurious Italian stone with smooth finishes and warm rich woods wrap you in an atmosphere of modern luxury.
A luxurious taste experience for lovers of classic recipes and food adventurers alike, Chop offers a menu that will tantalize and delight. At the heart of all our presentations are the finest ingredients, the choicest cuts of beef, the freshest seafood that showcase our creativity.
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Chop Steakhouse & Bar - Chinook reviews from OpenTable diners
105 reviews since June 3, 2014
- Food3.9Service4
- Ambiance4Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (43)great for lunch (28)good for groups (26)great for outdoor dining (23)romantic (18)fit for foodies (15)neighborhood gem (14)hot spot (13)notable wine list (11)kid-friendly (7)great for brunch (5)late-night find (5)scenic view (4)vibrant bar scene (4)Show More
- Painfully slow serviceHungryCustomerDined on 9/21/2014Kitchen way too slow (>1 hour for dinner entrees), with restaurant not even half full. No acknowledgement or apology for this by server or management.
- Great experienceFoodloverDined on 9/20/2014We have been to the Chop many times and the food is usually "ok". We went as a group of 7 on Saturday and the food was fantastic. I'm not sure if things have changed or we just got a fantastic chef to prepare our meal. Either way the food was great and our server was amazing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Mistakes happenOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/19/2014Well we had great weather so we went to the rooftop patio. Which was nice and warm with heaters on just as the sun went down, had some good drinks a fuzzy Bellini and a beers both were good as they should be. Ordered our meals shortly after. Service was a bit slow but they probably could have used 3 servers on the patio, food came up in reasonable time but my meal was wrong, I had ordered the wasabi encrusted ahi tuna and I got the ahi tuna salad. They apologized and rushed the order back. Probably 10 minutes and I had the proper meal in front of me. They comped my meal which was nice and apologized several times for the mistake. Both our meals were very good and we had a creme brûlée for dessert which was ok. I love sitting outdoorsSpecial Features:
- Chop @ Chinook mallDineoutDined on 9/15/2014The food was typical Chop-excellent presentation and flavour. The wine list was adequate with good selections of red and white. Service excellentSpecial Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/14/2014Our server Shane was very good at making sure our group had everything that it needed during this dinning experience. It was a pleasure to have been served by him.Special Features:
- DisappointingJohnnieBODined on 9/6/2014For the price you pay for a nice piece of meat you would think they would at least be able to cook it properly. We ordered a New York strip loin medium it showed up more like well and over salted And it was the same for the filet mignon. We were out for an anniversary dinner and we're extremely disappointed. If you are expecting a high priced meal at a terrible quality CHOP is a great choice.Special Features:
- Wrong mealOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/6/2014Went to Chop before movie at Chinook. I ordered Filet steak, medium rare. When steak came it did not look like a filet and after a couple of bites I realized it was a sirloin. After talking to server and manager we decided there was not enough time for new steak to be prepared so I ate some of sirloin, veggie side, and some of xtra mushroom side ordered for steak. When bill arrived there was no adjustments other than $36 filet replaced with $24 sirloin. I asked for manager again but they sent server back with 50% discount on just the steak. Never did see manager again and I just paid the bill. I don't go out for dinner looking for free meals but I would expect not to have to pay for a meal I did not order and only ate part of.
- An average experience this time...OpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 9/5/2014It wasn't my first time at Chop, but food wasn't great this time. We had an onion soup. I wouldn't suggest to have it tried, as you would be disappointed with heavy amount of cheese and lack of specific taste that usually accompany onion soups. Our steaks were mediocre. Done to our wish (medium rare), but not juicy at all. Don't know if it was just a bad day, but believe that any restaurant of similar reputation as Chop would care more about its menu and dishes. Don't think we'll be back anytime soon.Special Features:
- JeneDined on 9/4/2014Price a bit expensive, nothing really extraordinary, but service was excellent.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Narrow Niche Menu2XYYCDined on 9/4/2014The location was convenient, close to our theatre. The ambiance was fine, actually an improvement over the previous restaurant in that space. The Menu is limited, and heavy on meat and on the pricey side. A conscious choice, but narrowing the numbers of those who would enjoy it. The real disappointment was the drinks list. Overpriced, limited - not a single Italian wine for example - and no Strongbow Cider (after it was mentioned as available by the waiter). This is at 5:30 PM on Friday. If there was ever to be stock on hand, it should be there then. We found limited choices for ourselves on the menu and were stymied by nothing to our taste to drink. For the first time in ages we apologised and left the restaurant to go somewhere else.
- Nice MealBadFoodDined on 8/31/2014My wife and I and our four children dined here after spending a few hours at Chinook Centre. Very nice restaurant with a nice menu. FYI there is no chocolate milk for the kids.Special Features:
- Great evening outGeorgieDined on 8/30/2014What a nice way to dine. The service was friendly and efficient, the meals were delicious and fancy like cruise food. All this wrapped into a beautiful atmosphere.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FsquaredDined on 8/26/2014The food at Chop was excellent. The beef was done nicely. We dined on the upstairs patio which is very nice. The only drawback is that the wine list was very limited for my taste.Special Features:
- birthday lunchrickpDined on 8/22/2014my office went here for a b day lunch. great variety for the cross section of people in attendance. every person thoroughly enjoyed their meal. dont forget your wallet. this isnt a $20 / person kind of place thoughSpecial Features:
- Is this place failing?JennyDined on 8/17/2014Trying to get into a restaurant in Calgary can sometimes be challenging. No problem here. If you have a large group, it will work. On a Sunday evening there were 2 large groups and us -2 people. The rest of the place was empty. I have been here now 4 times and only once was it a great experience in terms of service. I didn't know what I wanted to drink at the precise moment I was seated. I didn't get asked again until 20 mins later. Not even a glass of water was brought by in the mean time. The rest of the evening was fine. Food was good and service was more prompt. But I think I am done with this place. Considering the location, others may be as well? Maybe it was just that night it was so dead.Special Features:
- Great EveingOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 8/16/2014We had a very good time. The Vegetable Tempura appetizer was amazing. My rib-eye steak was done to perfection All in all it was a delicious dinner and a wonderful evenig.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Lovely eveningmoregoodfoodDined on 8/16/2014We celebrated an anniversary here and had a lovely dinner....it was quiet enough that we could hear one another speak. The service was prompt and attentive, but not constant bothering. The food was delicious and nicely presented with large portions. The ambiance is well appointed but conducive to relaxation. We will certainly return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Chop has up'd their game!CharliesAngelsDined on 8/12/2014Food was very much improved from a year ago! We had Chicken Ragout, Filet and Prime Rib. Caesar salad was awesome and served with fresh hot loaf of rye bread. Main courses were excellent and Creme carmel and Molten Chocolat desserts were incredible! Well done!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- could not manage to coordinate 4wddowDined on 8/3/2014Could easily have been a great dining experience, however they were unable to coordinate all of our partys meals to come out. We received 3 of our meals in a reasonable amount of time. However we had to alert the server, the front desk staff and finally a manager for them to realize that they had forgot one of our meals. Furthermore, once they were made aware, it took forever to get the 4th meal (a chicken dish should never take over 25 mins to make). THe manager tried to make the situation better by offering us desert (if my pants are ripped, does the tailor give me a free shirt to make it all better!!!).
- Good hospitalityOpenTable Diner Since 2011VIPDined on 7/31/2014While our server unfortunately was a tad slow at getting things to us, mainly our drinks, he did exceed in hospitality. We went to celebrate anniversaries of 2 other couples and he bought each of us a dessert and/or glass of sparkling wine as a congratulations. This was certainly an unexpected but very lovely gesture!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great ExperienceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/29/2014Love the ambient.. elegant and very warm and inviting.. was escorted upstairs to the patio… loved the patio on a warm summer evening.. food was great, service was amazing, all good! Thank youSpecial Features:
- Respectful of dinersSandiDined on 7/27/2014One of the best things about the evening was that we had a diner with us who has food allergies. Chop sent their manager to talk with this diner and work out how best to prepare the meal to ensure the allergies were respected. The diner was quite impressed with this level of attention and consideration to needs.I would recommend this to a friend.
- great evening & serviceTimewarpVIPDined on 7/25/2014Our server was terrific! I didn't care too much for the hostesses, too young and pretencious, almost a little daft and daft looking. We ordered steaks, I ordered medium well, but it was on the well done side...but overall good taste and quantity and great for the value.Special Features:
- Great, but...BizLuncherVIPDined on 7/25/2014Love going back to this place but some staff don't seem all that experenced (this is Calgary after all). I made a reservation well in advance and still the hostess offers us to chill in the lounge (!). Tea arrives, no sugar, no spoon.. Overall, great, the staff just need to polish their skills up a bit.Special Features:
- TerrificleftyDined on 7/19/2014We booked online to celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary and were treated like royalty. The table we requested was ready and our server was first class. We were surprised to receive a happy anniversary card signed by staff and a comp glass of champagne. Made our evening. Food was excellent { steak and prime rib} done perfectly. All in all a wonderful dining and ambiance experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dining ExperienceFood4twoDined on 7/15/2014Service was exceptional, complimentary champagne for our 36th anniversary was very thoughtful and appreciated; have been here before when the steak was exceptional, this visit it is was good but a little less so. The patio experience was our first and very enjoyable - quieter I'm sure on a Tuesday evening. Will definitely be back and reccommend to friends.Special Features:
- Loved it!jackmanDined on 7/12/2014Right from the start, staff was attentive and accommodating. Our lunch party of 4 enjoyed our food very much on the outdoor patio. I would highly recommend this restaurant to others looking for a great place to get together with family and friends for great food in a lovely atmosphere.Special Features:
- Chop ChinookSunshineDined on 7/10/2014Great service with delicious food! Loved the crab and shrimp cakes!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- try another placeGregjayromeDined on 7/5/2014Food was mediocre at best. Steaks were tuff and poorly flavoured. Even the mac & cheese wasn't good. This was my second and last try at Chop.
- dinealwaysdinealwaysDined on 7/4/2014as always chops does not fail. for as long as we have entered the doors, the relaxing scene and great menu along with the wine list is second to none. we will always enjoy chops and look forward to our next visit. the staff is well trained and shows us a very nice time. the kitchen has always produced beautiful and tastefull plates.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- jayjDined on 7/3/2014The steak wasn't cooked right, when the new steak came it was cold in the middle. Didn't taste well at all. There was a hair in the complimentary bread given.
- steak qualitydiscerningDined on 7/1/2014I had the rib eye steak and it was terrible. The cut was very thin, which is not normally what you would expect from a rib eye. It had little taste and in my opinion was a poor cut of meat.
- Great service/atmosphereOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 6/30/2014Great waiter- recommended the steak bites which were really good. I ordered a steak and lobster for the entrée: lobster was alright (I've had better and I've had worse) but the steak was rather dry and in the chewy side even though I ordered medium rare. The look of the steak was good for medium rare but it wasn't tender enough and the steak seasoning was too much on the top and not enough flavors in the steak. Only had two bites of it and took the remaining home. I would recommend not to get the steaks from here as entrées. Desserts (Creme Brulee and souffle) were delicious as well.
- seena207Dined on 6/29/2014Went for our 35th anniversary and were treated like royality. Food was excellent, service was fantastic. Not rushed as we spent a romantic 2 1/2 hours there.Special Features:
- spikerocksDined on 6/23/2014My husband and I had dinner here before the Michael Buble concert. It was a special evening out for us and we had a wonderful time at The Chop.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Our ExperienceBuckUpDined on 6/22/2014Greeted with a friendly smile and escorted to our table. We had some time to visit with our fellow diners before our server took our drink orders. Just before our drinks arrived we were presented with a very small "loaf" of bread (about the size of a hot dog bun). Our order was taken and we enjoyed our drinks. Before our meal arrived we were asked about refills for our drinks. We ordered wine and water. Wine arrived and water did not.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Probably won't go backYanaDined on 6/21/2014I made a reservation because it was a Saturday night. When I first walk in I tell hostess we are here and she says okay have a seat anywhere. What's the point of a reservation than? Anyways we make our way to the lounge. We are seated our waitress never made eye contact with either my bf or myself the whole time we were there. Constantly asked if we wanted more to drink (alcohol). She came a first time for drinks second time we weren't ready third time we ordered an appy and entrees when she walked away she threw her hands up in the air like she was frustrated with us?my bf got his dinner just fine but I had to wait another 10-15 minutes for mine after his had arrived. The lobster was rubbery and my steamed veggies were still firm.Special Features:
- Chop Chinook music too noisyantinoiseDined on 6/19/2014Actually, we go to Chop Chinook at least once a week, sometimes more for lunch. Or supper. We love it there ... except that we have found one manager who will not reduce the sound of the music low enough that we can hear each other across our booth. She says it is management policy that the music be played at a certain noise level. So today we left. We couldnt hear each other. Really sorry to go - the burgers and the steak were our favourites. The seafood chowder is to die for and we like the Caesar salad too.Nice big booths, great ambiance. But if you can't hear each other due to the canned musics, why stay? Bummer.
- Father's day dinnertwo4dinnerDined on 6/15/2014Had a nice relaxing dinner for two. Service was great. Everyone pleasant. Music just right.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- amazing serviceveda1Dined on 6/6/2014Food was excellent and the service was even better. Will definitely return again and recommend to friends and clients.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 985 reviews are from the Chop Steakhouse & Bar - Chinook reviews archive.


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Valentine Korah is an eminent EC competition lawyer, author of many critical books and articles on competition law and policy and the beneficiary of effusive forewords by distinguished experts from the UK, Belgium and the United States.
Throughout her long career she has made it easier for lawyers and economists to work together. In the 1960s she started an LL.M. course on UK competition law and policy together with Professor Basil Yamey, a notable economist who produced and supervised theoretical and empirical work on problems concerning competition policy. He attended every week to ask naïve questions which upset the misguided preconceptions of Val and the students. At that time there were no other courses on competition for lawyers in the UK, although there were many in North America and some for economists in the UK. At much the same time, Jeremy Lever started to teach a postgraduate course for lawyers at Oxford.
In 1970, Val worked for 8 months nearly full time as a civil servant helping to draft a Bill to replace the UK Monopolies and Mergers Commission by the Prices and Incomes Board and to modify the legal framework. At that time academics were never or hardly ever recruited to the Civil Service for a limited period and part time. In May 1970 the Commission for Industry and Manpower Bill fell with the government and never came into force, but many of the instructions to Parliamentary Counsel and notes on clauses which she had drafted were used when the Fair Trading Bill was passed. In 1973 she was invited to advise a quango, the Price Commission, and did so for some months, also nearly full time. On both occasions she continued to teach full time at UCL.
Her basic academic home has been UCL since 1946 when she came up as an undergraduate. She taught and wrote there from 1951 until her formal retirement in 1993. She has taught many subjects, but recently competition law and policy on a part time basis as Professor Emeritus of Competition law.
Her reputation is international. She has taught also in many other universities and institutions for short periods of time. She was responsible for the dominant course in English on EC competition law at the College of Europe in Bruges for nearly twenty years. This function was discharged during about 7 visits to the College each academic year. On her retirement she was appointed Honorary Professor at the College at a time when there were only four at the College. For 14 consecutive Spring semesters, she was Visiting Professor at Fordham University School of Law in New York City, teaching competition and IP licensing to LL.M., 2nd and 3rd year JD students. This was the only time when she ceased to teach at UCL for a whole term at a time.
She has made shorter visits to many other universities: in Australia to Monash and Melbourne Universities more than once, coupled with shorter visits to the Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Western Australia, and several other Australian and New Zealand Universities In Europe, she has taught at the University of Lund (where she received an honorary doctorate), Valencia, Carlos Tercera and Amsterdam. She also visited several famous law schools in the US, to give occasional lectures. Despite her age (80) Val is still in demand around the world. Last academic year she lectured in Hong Kong and Macau as well as at Fordham and in Athens and Rome. She spoke at a policy meeting organized in Brussels by the legal service of the EC Commission on the aims of competition law. This year she spoke at Budapest and at the Como Summit and was a distinguished visitor for a week at Fordham Law School. She has agreed also to lead seminars in Athens, Rome and Singapore.Her influence through many books, other writing, lectures and the many excellent student she has taught, has been significant. Many influential people now believe that economics has a substantial contribution to make to competition policy and consulting economists are routinely called in to help when a merger or alleged abuse of a dominant position is being screened in Europe. Competition specialists in the leading law firms expect to make economic arguments themselves when transactions are being negotiated or litigated. Many have contributed to the interdisciplinary approach. Young specialist lawyers are now familiar with economic way of thinking, but Val was an innovator. Her criticisms of the old Restrictive Trade Practices law on the grounds that it was formalistic and often restricted competition contributed to its repeal and replacement.
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- Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice, 9th ed. (2007), Hart Publishing;
- The Lisbon chapter, "Competition Law and Economics", eds Mateus and Moreira (2007), 301-324.
- Judgment of the court of first instance in GlaxoSmithKline, (2007) 6 Competition Law Journal
- Cases and Materials on EC Competition Law, 3rd ed September (2006), Hart Publishing;
- Intellectual Property Rights and the EEC Competition Rules (2006), Hart Publishing (replacing 4 earlier monographs)
- Intellectual Property rights and the EC Competition Rules (2006), Hart Publishing
- 'Advocate General Jacobs' Contribution to Competition Law,' (2006) 29 Fordham ILJ 716
- 'Wanadoo', (2005) 4 Competition Law Journal, 250
- 'Intellectual Property Rights and the EC Competition Rules,' chapter 9 in Competition Law of the European Community, Lexis Nexis, General Ed Valentine Korah, release 15, (2005)
- EC Competition Law and Practice , 8th. ed., Hart Publishing, Oxford, September (2004);
The 9 th ed. Sept. 2007.
- Distribution Agreements under the EC Competition Rules, with Denis O'Sullivan, (2002), Hart Publishing, (replacing 3 earlier monographs)
- Competition Law of Britain and the Common Market (1982) 3rd ed. Elek for 2 editions, then Nijhoff;
- Penguin Education, Foundations of Law, (1967)
- Many other books that are out of print, articles, chapters etc.
Each year Professor Korah speaks at Fordham IP Conference, with publications forthcoming.
Editorial positions
General editor and contributor, Competition Law of the European community, 3 vols, loose leaf, Lexis/Nexis (formerly Matthew Bender) from 1999
- Member of the joint working party on Competition Law of the Bars and Law Societies of the UK.
- Member of the Foreign Advisory Board The Antitrust Bulletin,
- Editorial Board, World Competition Law and Economics Review and of Competition Law Insight.
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EC Competition Law
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"He wanted to go to culinary school and that's when he became sick. He didn't get to go, so I did it for him," says Pirooz.
She opened the restaurant in 2004 and says "it's a win-win situation and I've met so many wonderful people through this restaurant."
She also says coming out of retirement to open her son's restaurant has been the best thing for her.
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Can you protect your medical records?
Medical theft is on the rise, and its consequences can result in health problems as well as financial ones. What's a consumer to do?
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When you are a victim of identity theft, one of the smartest things you can do to thwart the thief from doing more damage is to place a fraud alert or a credit freeze on your credit reports. An alert will warn creditors to look more closely before extending credit, while a freeze will prevent your credit report from being accessed without a PIN number you supply.
But what happens if you are a victim of medical identity theft? Can you freeze your medical information?
Medical identity theft -- where someone uses another person's identifying information to receive medical treatment, or uses another person's medical insurance to help pay for medical services or equipment -- is a growing problem. An estimated 1.84 million Americans are victims of this crime at an estimated cost of $12.3 billion, according to the Ponemon Institute's 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft.
Credit.com blog reader Jennifer recently shared her family's experience:
My sister-in-law had a medical procedure done using my ... mother-in-law's [who has dementia] info for the payment! She has not paid and now [they] are calling my business number looking for my husband. He [has] POA (power of attorney) but we did not sign and knew nothing about this! Does he have to pay this??
Medical ID theft is perhaps the most dangerous kind of identity theft.
Imagine what might happen now that Jennifer's sister-in-law's medical records are mixed up with her mother's. Their medications, blood types, and medical history can lead to inaccurate and even life-threatening medical mistakes in the future. "There can be medical complications that could harm your own health," says Sally Hurme, project adviser with education and outreach for AARP.
Unfortunately, medical ID theft is often an inside job. In the Ponemon survey, 30% of respondents "knowingly shared personal identification or medical credentials." And, as in Jennifer's mother-in-law's case, 28% said a "family member took personal identification or medical credentials without consent."
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Unfortunately there is no simple way to "lock down" your medical information to prevent future theft. "Medical identity theft procedures and remediation is not as far along as it is with credit fraud," says Hurme.
In fact, it is possible for a person to get certain types of care without ever showing a current, valid photo ID. "In the medical world it's help the customer before you verify the customer," says Brett Montgomery, a fraud resolution manager for Identity Theft 911. He says emergency rooms in particular must help someone who seeks medical attention.
If you do become a victim of this type of fraud, there are a number of steps you'll want to take:
1. Review your Explanation of Benefits statements carefully. These are the statements that your insurers send you, detailing claims that have been submitted to them. If you see charges for services you didn't receive, or from providers you don't recognize, contact your insurance company for help.
2. Report fraud. Get in touch with your health insurance plan, whether it is Medicare (call 1-800-Medicare) or a private insurer. "Your health insurance company is going to have a fraud department," says Hurme. "They want to hear from you if you think there has been a fraudulent claim against your health insurance company."
It's also a good idea to file a police report. In fact, you may have to have one in order to get your name removed from fraudulent bills, says Montgomery. Of course, that's a tough thing to do when you know it's a family member who has committed this crime. But without one, you may find yourself fighting with collection agencies and providers who insist the bill is valid.
3. Review your medical files. This can be easier said than done, because there is no central source for checking your medical files, like there is with free annual credit reports.
If you have health insurance -- including Medicare or Medicaid -- then your Explanation of Benefits can help you identify any provider who has submitted claims. You can then ask those providers for a copy of "your" medical records. If you don't have insurance, though, it will be more difficult to track down the places where your information has been used. You may want to at least contact your local hospitals, explain that you have been a victim of this crime and ask them whether they have a medical file for you on record.
4. Check your credit reports. Unpaid medical bills are usually turned over to collection agencies. This can be a warning sign of medical ID theft. Collection accounts on credit reports are "one of the most common ways people find out that their information was used by someone else to obtain medical goods or services," says Susan Henson, senior director of public relations for Experian.
If you do find collection accounts for bills that don't belong to you listed on one or more of your credit reports, you'll need to dispute them.
While you are at it, monitor your credit scores so you will be alerted to any significant changes. If a collection account shows up on your credit, for example, your credit scores will likely drop significantly and you'll need to investigate further. You can get a free credit score updated monthly at Credit.com.
And whatever you do, don't allow someone else to use your personal information or insurance cards to obtain or pay for services. Doing so can literally ruin your life.
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When cloud computing first emerged, government officials viewed it with some skepticism. Long accustomed to owning and controlling all of their IT hardware, software and networks, states and localities didn't take very seriously the idea that they could, for a monthly fee, simply stream pretty much everything to a worker's desktop. Delivering a Netflix movie was one thing, the argument went, but a robust data management system was quite another.
What a difference a fiscal meltdown can make. When the recession hit Oakland County, Mich., in 2009, it lost 60,000 jobs in one year and saw the taxable value of its real estate shrink by 25 percent over the next two, according to Phil Bertolini, the county's chief information officer. "That put extreme pressure on our revenue stream," he says.
With more than 80 percent of Americans using their cellphones to send and receive text messages, it only makes sense we should be able to text 911 in an emergency. But that ability is only now just coming online and there's still a lot of work to do before it's universal: Only 100 call centers out of more than 6,000 across the country are capable of receiving and responding to text messages.
Now that America's four major wireless phone carriers have agreed to support text-to-911, however, expect to see the number of call centers accepting text messages grow rapidly, says Trey Forgety, director of government affairs at the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). "Nearly everyone is either working to move to text-to-911 or is planning how they are going to do it," he says.
What do Sayada, Tunisia, and Red Hook, Brooklyn, have in common? At first glance, not much. One is a fishing town on the Mediterranean Sea. The other is a waterfront neighborhood in an industrial section of America's largest city. But both are using a networking technology that is cheap, relatively easy to set up, and remarkably resilient and secure.
Called a mesh network, the technology lets users connect directly to each other rather than through a central hub. For the citizens of Sayada, that means they can create a community network free from government surveillance or interference. For residents of Red Hook, the local mesh network helps them stay connected during power outages.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer doesn't mince words when describing the city's problem with IT consulting costs and contracts. "We've seen millions of taxpayer dollars misspent because of a lack of oversight and accountability," he says. One of his favorite examples of this is when contractors working on overhauling the 911 system billed the city $147 an hour to remove waterbugs from a bathroom and to photocopy conference room calendars.
But the city's problems with IT contracts go way beyond timesheet issues. In 2012, contractor SAIC agreed to pay the city a record $500 million in penalties for a failed automated payroll system, the cost of which ballooned from $73 million to more than $700 million before it was shut down. The U.S. attorney who prosecuted the case -- which was ultimately settled -- called the project "a fraudsters' field day that lasted seven years."
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"ATR will not consider a vote for this measure a violation of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge," Norquist's group, Americans for Tax Reform, wrote on its website Wednesday.
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Can Food Day, which is on October 24th, do for the growing food movement what Earth Day did for the nascent environmental movement back in 1970?
The organizers, the Center for Science in the Public Interest in D.C., certainly hope so. A national, grassroots campaign, Food Day is designed to celebrate what we eat while drawing our attention to the need to overhaul this country's food system from farm to fork. In this way it is similar to Earth Day which sparked widespread interest in the fragile nature of our planet.
Events planned for Monday, including in Berkeley and around the Bay Area, will highlight the good, bad, and ugly of the way we consume food in this country.
Simply put, how we grow, transport, process, market, and eat is not sustainable for the environment or our health, said Michael F. Jacobson, executive director of CSPI and the creator of Food Day in a recent piece for The Atlantic. Dietary diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart attacks are rising at alarming rates. Industrially raised meat sucks up energy, pollutes the land and water, and is cruel to beast and worker alike.
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