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Pasta da Pulcinella
- Address:
1123 Peachtree Walk
Atlanta, GA 30309Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: $30 and under
Pasta da Pulcinella
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.pastadapulcinella.com/
- Phone: 404 876 1114
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Tuesday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Italian
- Executive Chef: Chef Bibiano
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Beer, Non-Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Smoking Area (bar only), Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
A word from Pasta da Pulcinella
Pasta Da Pulcinella strives to maintain a comfortable, cozy venue with cuisine that is unmatched in quality and care. This small, independent, quintessentially Italian restaurant embraces a unique clientele all looking for a place to eat, drink, relax, and, on occasion, order one more bottle of Chianti. Whether it's a young couple or a group event, theatre patrons or traveling business persons, everyone basks in the romantic charm of our little yellow house hidden in the shadow of skyscrapers.Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
- Diners' Choice WinnerItalian
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Pasta da Pulcinella reviews from OpenTable diners
141 reviews since May 26, 2014
- Food4.5Service4.4
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
neighborhood gem (94)romantic (75)fit for foodies (64)great for outdoor dining (59)special occasion (51)notable wine list (26)good for groups (20)great for lunch (13)late-night find (6)hot spot (4)great for brunch (3)scenic view (2)kid-friendly (1)vibrant bar scene (1)Show More
- Love this place!KDawsDined on 9/20/2014If you love Italian food, look no further. Amazing food, excellent service and great wines. A neighborhood gem!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good service, good food, but...alipsaDined on 9/14/2014We went with another couple and shared a bottle of excellent, reasonably priced wine. Quality dishes and excellent service were provided, but 6 or so small raviolis for $15.00, come on now. The price shown on the menu seemed reasonable for good food at a nice restaurant, but after receiving our food we concluded that it was a poor value, and for that reason will not likely return. To me and to many others, it is a turnoff when your server delivers a large plate but all you see is a little dollop of food in the center, more appetizer portion than main dish portion. "Where's the beef?" comes to mind. It was quite busy for a Sunday night so maybe we were the only ones that felt that way. It's a shame because they did everything else right.Special Features:
- Fantastic Food!DAKnoxDined on 9/13/2014Really terrific food and a wonderful atmosphere make for a stupendous dining experience!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Restaurant Week ExperienceFinishingWellDined on 9/9/2014Charm and character belie Pasta da Pulcinella's somewhat out of the way location. Proximity to The Fabulous Fox Theatre also makes it a wonderful choice for theater-goers. Outdoor dining option is very welcome on cool evenings. Cocktails, appetizers, entrees and desserts were all excellent. The wine list's by-the-glass selection is rather limited though.Special Features:
- GREAT SPOT!!!PhilDined on 9/8/2014LOVE THIS LITTLE PLACE!!! We loved the food and the area. This would be great for any event or just dinner!!!Special Features:
- MattDined on 9/7/2014Great place, wonderful food. Parking across the street in the pay lot on a Sunday evening was just $3. Much less than I expected.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent!LangostineDined on 9/6/2014This was a new restaurant for us. Especially enjoyed the lobster ravioli.Special Features:
- Great Experience!LovingItalianDined on 9/6/2014I dined here for the first time with my friend from college. It was the beginning of restaurant week and the place was hopping. The restaurant week menu was comprehensive allowing you to choose from many entree dishes. Our server, Josh, was very helpful in giving us an overview of the big sellers. In the end we both chose the Tortelli de Mele as an entree and it was fabulous! Josh steered us in the right direction and catered to our every need. Service was great! I will definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food, great serviceFood4uVIPDined on 9/6/2014This is a great Italian restaurant located in a small bungalow, which provide a quaint atmosphere. The lobster ravioli was fabulous.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great outside space/excellent foodAtldeuceVIPDined on 9/5/2014Always a steady performance and great service. Went there for my partner's birthday and they comped dessert with a candle. Classy but not all restaurants do this. Great Italian ( I had the special risotto ). Service is always great. Parking is a hassle though and costs $4 or $5 bucks.
- Bernadette6382Dined on 8/31/2014This is my most favorite restaurant. Time and time again the service, as well as quality of food has been consistently superb.Special Features:
- First and last timeEz2plzeVIPDined on 8/31/2014Worst meal out in a long time. Gnocchi overly sweet and pasta staples underwhelming. One of our party had their enter served several minutes after the others. It was the fish special and he found inedible. At least they comped it. Salad overly oily. It was Sunday and might have been an off night but I don't feel compelled to give them a second chance.
- great spot for unique pasta dishesfastmanDined on 8/27/2014service, price, and quality were all very good- will come back to this place!!!Special Features:
- Delicious SwordfishWillieWonka11Dined on 8/21/2014I had the swordfish which was delicious. They have outdoor seating with excellent service. Parking across the street is $5Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delectable and delightful all in 1!gatorgalDined on 8/20/2014I took a group of customers to this establishment recently. Everyone at the table raved about their entrée choices and the appetizers. The wine list was also very versatile and reasonable. I have already suggested this to one of my co-workers who has an upcoming anniversary. The food was delectable and the atmosphere was delightful. Excellent choice for business or pleasure in my book!Special Features:
- What A Nice Surprise!KevinVIPDined on 8/17/2014Had never heard of this restaurant even though I'd been to other places nearby on Crescent numerous times. The food was amazing and the prices are very reasonable. Service was top notch. Will definitely be back!Special Features:
- excellent pastasbfoodieVIPDined on 8/15/2014We loved the eggplant app and caprese salad, and their homemade pasta and raviloli. Fresh, wonderful food. Do not be put off by the rundown feeling of some of this block. The restaurant is lovely.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best Lunch Spot in Mid-TownPdPRegularDined on 8/15/2014For business or pleasure, this hidden gem is perfect. My "go-to" lunch meeting place.Special Features:
- Quaint and lovelyOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/14/2014This is our go-to place for a quiet, intimate, romantic dinner. The servers are very accommodating and friendly. The food is wonderful, and the selection of wine is perfect. A great place for two!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Worth ItiDineDined on 8/7/2014This restaurant was worth the hunt for it. If you are not from Atlanta , use GPS. Everything about this place welcomes you. The staff has knowledge of the menu and willing to share the knowledge. The food was excellent.Special Features:
- Absolutely delicious dinner!ScooterVIPDined on 7/30/2014Great meal from start to finish. Veal medallions were superb and the smoked salmon pasta was excellent. Very nice wine list with lots of choices at good price points. Service was polished and friendly. All in all, a very pleasant dining experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- BillandBarb49BillandBarb49Dined on 7/29/2014Great evening. The food, atmosphere ( outside table 70 degrees) and service were superb.Special Features:
- A lovely little Italian restaurantOpenTable Diner Since 2007Dined on 7/26/2014This is the second time we've been. Excellent food, very nice atmospohere, quiet, in a charming old house. Very service-oriented staff.Special Features:
- Loved it!FlashDined on 7/24/2014We had an awesome time. Great food and great environment all affordable. We will definitely be returning!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- JetPetDined on 7/24/2014We were only in Atlanta for 5 days, but went to Pasta da Pulcinella 2 times. We discovered it the first night because it was right behind out hotel and liked it so much, we went back our last night in town. The food was great and the menu had just the right amount of variety. The service was excellent and we liked the cozy ambiance.Special Features:
- Quaint and deliciousBernadette6382Dined on 7/21/2014This is such an unassuming neighborhood gem. Fare is fresh, light, sophisticated, and delicious. Service is great and tailored so well. I broke my foot so the maître d was so hospitable to my physical space at a table. This is one of my fav restaurants!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- CGHHomebodyDined on 7/19/2014The food was fabulous, service perfect and wine delicious.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- You will love it..1010RoDined on 7/14/2014Great wine and food, all fresh and in-house cooked, great service, just take good company and you will have a super time!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A great little findFoodloverDined on 7/13/2014Small and informal with fabulous, interesting food with great caring service. Will always be on my list to try and get into when I travel back to Atlanta. Absolutely wonderful!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DelightfulSilverkingVIPDined on 7/12/2014Visited this spot again and it continues to be a great experience. Excellent pasta and good service.Special Features:
- LOVE THIS PLACEjmaskDined on 7/11/2014My first time here... Definitely will not be my last! The food is absolutely amazing!! Our waiter Seth was fantastic! Can't wait for my next visit!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Charming!NAD64Dined on 7/11/2014I've been there twice and both times the food was very good! I would certainly recommend this place! The staff is very attentive and it has a nice ambiance! We asked the waiter for a wine recommendation and it was perfect!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Never failingAdamantatlDined on 7/8/2014I have visited this restaurant many times and I am always very pleased with the quality and price of the food and wine. The service was fantastic and we were taken to our table immediately. This is a perfect place for a date or special occasion.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- One of my favoritesdxm300Dined on 7/5/2014This has been one of my favorite restaurants in Atlanta since I was taken there by a friend for lunch four years ago. Try all of the ravioli dishes and the peach sorbetto.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- very goodjgooseDined on 6/29/2014Narrow but good menu Good food but most popular ravioli dish with brown sugar and sausage is too sweetSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing, fresh food and superb svcPerfectDateSpotDined on 6/27/2014I love this place. The food is always amazing and made from the freshest ingredients. The chef takes care of every plate. I've never had anything at Pasta da Pulcinella that I did not like. The servers are attentive, but don't hover and will ensure you have a good experience, if you're on a date, with a group of people or for a business conversation. I will always recommend this awesome restaurant to friends or out-of-towners.Special Features:
- One of Atlanta's BestOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 6/26/2014This is a gem, always terrific Italian food and always attentive service in a warm, friendly atmosphere.
- Loved it!joshVIPDined on 6/26/2014We had lunch there in June 2014. Menu was easy to navigate, and wait staff added a lot of value to the decision making process. Food was excellent! Very friendly staff, and the patio looked nice and comfortable. Restaurant is in one of those old houses in Midtown Atlanta where you feel transported to another time. We will definitely be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- AtldeuceVIPDined on 6/25/2014Nice Italian option. The 4 of us had a nice meal without being rushed. One selection was very spicy however and not noted as such on the menu. Also, a pet peeve, the outdoor table top was very wobbly.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Exceptionslenergized7Dined on 6/21/2014If you're looking for authentic and delicious Italian cuisine ( pasta made on site), personable yet efficient service ( our two obscure requests were smiling remembered and accommodated), a charming atmosphere and outdoor dining area for tremendously reasonable prices tucked into a corner of Midtown, this is the spot for you. ENJOY!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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Walnut Asiago & Black Pepper Biscotti
Created By Rosemary Mark - Nutritional and Culinary Consultant
These savory, cracker-like biscotti are wonderful with a glass of wine!
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups chopped California Walnuts, divided
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh rosemary (or ½ teaspoon dried)
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup (2 oz.) shredded Asiago cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, 3/4 cup walnuts and next 5 ingredients (sugar through baking soda) in food processor. Whirl until walnuts are finely ground.
- Add eggs, egg white and cheese; pulse until dough is evenly moistened. Knead or stir in remaining 1/2 cup walnuts.
- Turn dough out onto greased or parchment lined baking sheet. Pat dough into 12x3x3/4-inch loaf. Sprinkle top with coarse salt. Bake 25 minutes until light golden brown. Cool 15 minutes or until firm enough to slice. Reduce oven to 300°F.
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saddle horseSyllabification: sad·dle horse
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FIRST LADY OF NAILS: Deborah Lippmann
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Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Chicago Bears wide receiver Josh Morgan was arrested early Sunday morning following an alleged altercation outside a Washington, D.C., nightclub.
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We have a new climbing wall!
Join us for the Grand Opening August 27th from 6pm - 9pm
The Outdoor Connection Center climbing wall is located in gymnasium 1 of the HPER building (second floor). The wall is made of red rock climbing panels, providing the ultimate "real look" in rock wall structures. The wall design includes: full vertical length chimney, roof overhang, and both negative and positive pitches. A total of seven belay stations keeps climbers of all levels challenged and entertained.
Only individuals with a valid UA student I.D., HPER members, or valid guest pass may use the Climbing Wall during operating hours and must show valid I.D. prior to each use. All climbers, regardless of ability, must successfully complete the belay skills check to belay others. If you want to try climbing and do not have time for a belay clinic, our friendly staff will assist you. Orientation clinics and skills checks are valid for one academic calendar year. All climbing wall instruction is created for indoor climbing only.
Children ages 5-14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Participants ages 15-17 that are not a UA student must be accompanied by an adult HPER member. Climbers must be at least 17 years of age to belay.
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All climbing equipment, including harnesses, belay devices and climbing shoes, are available for check-out at the Wall at no additional cost. All equipment is for use on the Climbing Wall only. Climbers are welcome to use their personal harness and shoes if approved by the Climbing Wall Supervisor on duty.
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This clinic is for new climbers or climbers that want to brush up on skills. Clinics focus on the fundamentals of indoor climbing including equipment use, belay mechanics, climbing commands, knot tying and a skills check. Clinic is valid for one year. Clinics are offered during normal operational hours and is free to current students, members and guests with a valid pass. Clinics generally take one hour in length.
This is designed for experience indoor climbers with working knowledge of the fundamentals of climbing. Participants must demonstrate proper equipment use, belay procedures, commands, and knot tying. Skills check sheet must be successfully completed or participant must enroll in an orientation clinic. Skills check is valid for one year. Skill checks are offered during normal operational hours and is free to current students, members and guests with a vaild pass. Skill checks generally take 15 minutes in length.
Kids Klimb (Ages 5-16)
Kids Klimb is a time for all the little climbers to have fun on the wall. Kids can now climb during normal operational hours! All equipment & instruction is provided. Parent or Guardian must be a student or HPER member). A Climbing Wall Waiver is required for each child prior to the climb and must be signed by a parent or gardian, who must be a current UA student or HPER member. Kids may now climb at no additional charge.
- The Climbing Wall may be used only when Climbing Wall Staff is present.
- Climbing Wall participants must successfully complete an orientation or skills check and sign a waiver of release each year before utilizing the Climbing Wall.
- The UREC staff reserves the right to ask participants to leave the facility at any time for unsafe or inappropriate behavior.
- Participants are required to properly use the ropes, carabiners and belay devices provided by the UREC department.
- Participants must use proper safety equipment when utilizing the climbing wall: Harnesses, shoes, and helmets are available for use at the wall. The Climbing Wall Staff must approve participants' personal harnesses, shoes or helmets.
- For bouldering, a spotter is required at all times. When bouldering, the participant's hands cannot exceed the black line.
- Climbers must provide a belayer. Back up belayers are required until further authorization by the Climbing Wall Staff.
- Climber and Belayer harnesses must be doubled-backed at the waist and leg loop buckles.
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- Participants must check the climber's knot, harness and belay system prior to each climb.
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- Sandals, bare feet or socks are not permitted.
- For safety reasons, the wearing of jewelry is discouraged and hair should be pulled back.
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By Walt Grayson - bio | email
MERIDIAN, MS (WLBT) - It's called the Riley Center now. The first time I saw it, it was the Grand Opera House, and it wasn't all that grand. Well, it was, but it really needed what it has gotten in the last few years.
Decades of lawsuits over the use of the opera house building after it closed its doors in 1927 had left 65 years of deterioration in the once grand lady. It looked as if it could have been haunted. But as I recall, the story we ended up doing on Halloween 1992 had little to do with ghosts and more to do about the dream the people of Meridian had of restoring their old theatre and bringing it back to life.
It seemed almost a fantasy to me. There was no question of the worthiness of the project. I had never seen a place so frozen in time. But I was also thinking that it was just about impossible to bring it back. Well, the story about the building today is better than any ghost story from 17 years ago.
This is the story of a resurrection. Meridian did rally around the Grand Opera House. The Riley Foundation of Meridian got things started with a $10 million grant, stipulating that the finished auditorium and adjoining department store, also being restored and refitted as a conference center, be owned and operated by Mississippi State University. All totaled, $25 million went into the restoration work.
And the end product looks like one of those old hand-colored post cards from the turn of the 20th century, only it's real and sitting there today, right in the middle of downtown Meridian.
And this is just the beginning. Other restoration projects inspired by the old opera house are either underway or are in the planning...or dreaming stage. But no one is saying anything about any of it being impossible anymore.
The Riley Center is nearing the end of its 2008-2009 season of performances, right now. The Five Browns, pianist siblings, were rehearsing the day we slipped in and got shots of the new, old theatre. From September through May the brightest of the stars and the best of the best treat audiences in the restored auditorium.
And I dare say that the performers get a treat, too: the first time they walk out on that stage and look into the seats and back a hundred years in time. It's another treasure, not only for Meridian, but for all of Mississippi.
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Lake District - restaurant advice
My wife and I are planning to spend a few days in late August in the Lake District, perhaps with Keswick as our base. We will probably not have a car. We would be grateful for any restaurant or other advice -- a hotel or B&B with exceptional food, not-to-miss restaurants, best Indian or other ethnic food, best pub food, and in general what to expect as traveling chowhounds in Cumbria.
There are 2 places that we have been to, courtesy of friends who live in Cumbria, that might meet your desire on the high end. Both have a Michelin star, so very good food. Both are also hotels, so accomodations are possible as well, if pricey.
One is Gilpin Lodge and the other Holbeck Ghyll. The latter is particularly gorgeous and has a spectacular view of Lake Windermere. Our friends, who we saw about 2 weeks ago, say that currently Gilpin Lodge is the best food.
Seriously, if you can, I'd strongly recommend having a car as I don't know how else you can easily tour the area. Some of the best pubs are definitely in smaller villages, and you just won't see the best of the Lake District without getting out and about. I suppose you might find a driver or a local tour company. But the best scenery is away from the larger towns. Keswick itself doesn't have that much to offer, in my opinion.
For pubs, our usual advice is to get hold of a copy of The Good Pub Guide, or at least check out the listings online for Cumbria from their website. There are a number of good country pubs, some with very good food.
re: Tony Finch
Thanks to the two posters for their advice about a car (as well as the dining recommendations). I was influenced by the Rick Steves ENGLAND 1006 guidebook, both on Keswick as a base of operations and the necessity of a car ("Those based in Keswick without a car manage fine"). Though we've been to many places in England and even lived for a year in Leeds in the late 80s, we've never been to the Lake District and thus are grateful for advice for the brief holiday we are planning. Thanks again.
re: LewP
I would say to remember that Rick Steve's audience is primarilly Americans who on average don't stay anywhere for very long. If you already know that you can't get the esssence of anywhere in the UK without at least a week's stay (outside of London, of course) , you really must have a car
We've had really nice meals at the two relaxed and reasonably priced Lucy's restaurants in Ambleside, which is a lovely town and well worth checking out - The main one is Lucy's on a Plate, and the other, which is more of a tapas bar, though I can't remember the name, it's right down the street. Get there early as both are very popular with locals and tourists.
Have heard marvelous things about the food at The Drunken Duck, also in or just outside Ambleside, an inn/pub with rooms with very high standards of cuisine... and high prices, too. Think it might have a Michelin star, or have had one at one point.
This weekend we're going to be staying at Ees Wyke, near Sawrey Bridge, an inn with a good food reputation. I'll post next week if it's really good. And, yes, I'd say having a car is essential. It's a big region, and public transport can be spotty and slow, especially during summer when the roads are busy anyway.
re: Yankunian
Fiance and I went to the Drunken Duck in June. He thoroughly enjoyed his meal, but I wasn't quite as impressed. I think I may have made a bad choice with my starter which tainted the whole meal, although the main and dessert were delicious. The whole place is very nice, although the bar area feels almost like a waiting room before you are led into the dining area.
I know this is a very late reply but I just had the best chips of my life about a week and a half ago at a little stand in Bowness-on-Windermere. Didn't try the fish, but the chips make for a wonderful snack as you're browsing. Light and crispy until the very last chip.
I can't remember what it was called, but it had all sorts of banners on the front claiming it was voted the best fish n chips stand for x years running, etc.
has no one heard of The Sharrow bay restaurant on Ullswater? Good enough for paul when he wanted to propose to Heather!!
has no one heard of The Sharrow bay restaurant on Ullswater? Good enough for paul when he wanted to propose to Heather!
Just back from 2 nights at the Holbeck Ghyll. Fab hotel albeit expensive (very expensive). The restaurant holds a single Michelin star and this seems about right.
It describes its cooking style as Anglo/French and, I would say, leans towards the French in style. Unusually for a Lake District restaurant it makes no claims of local provenance for ingredients which, perhaps, tends to confirm the French leanings. Nice food, knowledgable serving staff but no WOW factor with the menu. Dinner (if not on a package) is £50 and is good value (folk used to southern restaurant prices will probably regard it as "very" good value).
Visited Carlisle in Oct 2009. Had great meals at Alexandros for mini mezze plus moussaka and beef stifado for £10.95 each plus a bottle of retsina for £5.50 and Casa Romana for antipasto with broiled prawns plus an excellent pork belly on carmelized onions for me and gigantic lamb shoulder for my wife which also served as lunch for the two of us a day later.
re: etoiledunord
Thanks for the Carlisle mentions - the city centre has always seemed like a food desert when I visit. In fact, northern Cumbria always strikes me as a bit of a desert - I guess all the good stuff is going on further south in the county in the actual Lake District.
I realize that the OP is quite old but since it's been revived, here is a link to a wonderful B&B that we stayed at that had terrific food, not to mention very comfortable accomodations tucked away in a beautiful village not that far from Keswick.


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Chapter 17
Archie was the last to wake up. He hadn't slept well the night before. he kept debating with himself whether to tell Atlanta how he really felt. In the end the matter still wasn't decided upon. He showered and joined his teamates in the kitchen for some breakfast.
" Hey." he said as he entered the room.
To his surprise only Jay and Theresa were there.
" Hey." they replied, not looking away from their breakfasts.
" Where is everyone?" he asked, walking to the fridge.
" Herry and Odie are at Chiron's office. Atlanta is out for a run and Neil is shopping." Theresa replied.
Archie ate an apple very fast and got ready to go for a run.
" I'm going to see if I can catch up with Atlanta. See you guys later." he said as he went out the door.
" Bye." the two remaining friends called after him.
Archie was running against the wind. It was started to rain a little but he didn't pay much attention to it. H eonly had one question on his mind. ' Do I tell her or not?' For his entire run that's all he thought about. He was so deep in thought that he didn't even hear Atlanta calling his name.
" Archie! Hey Arch. Wait up would ya." she called as she raced to catch up with her purple haired friend.
" Oh... uhh hey." he replied as he slowed down.
" You okay?" she asked looking at him.
" Yeah. I was just thinking." he replied.
" Okay. You wanna finish our run?" she asked getting ready to race off.
' I have to tell her.' he thought as he looked at her. She almost glowed in the morning sunlight.
" Atlanta. I... uhh have something... to uhhh...tell you." he said, turning away to hide his red face.
" What is it?" she asked looking up at him.
" I... I uhhh... love....to run. Yeah I love to run." he said, not daring to look her in the eyes.
" Okay...?" she said giving him a strange look.
' Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!' he thought to himself as they began to run. ' Why can't I just tell her? Why is it so hard?' His thoughts were interupted by a short scream coming from Atlanta. She had tripped and it surprised her.
" You okay?" he asked as he helped her up.
" Yeah. I'm fine uhhh...." she paused, " Archie. I'm fine."
She started to run but he held back for a moment. ' Did she just forget my name?' he thought. He quickly dicarded the thought when she called his name.
" Archie? Are you coming?" she called.
" Yeah. I'm coming." he said as he took off after her.
They ran for another twenty minutes then decided to head back to the dorm. Besides the rain was starting ot come down pretty hard. They made it back just in time. After they got inside there was a downpour.
" Wow. Talk about timing." Archie said as he headed for the kitchen.
Atlanta went up to her room. She closed her door and flung herself down on her bed. She turned onto her stomach, put a pillow under her chin and just stared at the raindrops sliding down her window. ' Did I forget Archie's name back at the park? What's going on with me lately? I keep forgetting everything.' she thought as she looked out at the gray skies. Aknock on her door interupted her thoughts.
" Atlanta?" Archie's voice sounded worried.
" Yeah?" she replied not leaving her bed.
" Are you okay. You seem to be a little... out of it lately." he said.
" Yeah. I'm fine Arch. I just have some things on my mind. That's all." she said.
" Okay." his voice still sounded worried.
Atlanta heard his footsteps heading towards the stairs. She lay back on her bed. She then remembered her photo album. She kept it under her bed for safe keeping. She rolled over and pulled it out. She smiled. It had all her favourite memories in it. She flipped through the pages. But with each page she turned her smile faded more and more. ' I don't remember this.... Or this.... Or that...' she thought looking at the photos. She came to the photo of the seven of them. It was the night after their first victory against Cronus. But Atlanta remembered nothing of that day. She only knew the event because she had written it below the photo. She stared at the photo a little while longer. ' Who are those people?' she thought looking at it. She set the book down and looked around her. ' Where am I?' she thought, extremely confused. She got up and looked around the room.
Archie was laying down on his bed. He was still debating with himself whether or not to tell Atlanta that he loved her. ' What if I tell her and she just laughs? Or what if it ruins our friendship? But what if I tell her and she feels the same way? Man. Why is life so complicated?' he thought this as he looked at his door. he sat up and rested his head on his hand. ' Should I tell her? Should I just ignore how I feel? No. I have to tell her. I will tell her!' Archie was filled with courage as he finally decided to tell Atlanta how he felt. He walked over to her room. Her door was open and she was inside. He silently walked in, she was going through some boxes. He got ready.
" Atlanta. I'm not quite sure how to say this so I'll just come out and say it. I...... love you. I have ever since we first met." he sighed in relief that he had finally told her. But the next three words she said cut right through Archie. They shattered him into a million pieces.
" Who are you?" she asked looking at him, fear in her eyes.
" What do you mean who am I? It's mean Archie. Your best friend. What's with you Atlanta?" he asked moving towards her.
" No. Stay away from me! Where am I?! Who are you?! What do you want with me?1 she was screaming at the top of her lungs.
" Atlanta....? It's me. Don't you remember? What's going on with you?" he asked his voce was now low and heavy with concern.
" Who am I? Why do you keep calling me Atlanta? What do you want?" she was backed against her bedroom wall.
" What?! That's your name Atlanta. Are you okay?" he asked, still standing by the door.
" Get out of my room! Stay away from me!" she screamed and pushed past him.
She was running at full speed. The others, who were coming up the stairs to see what all the comotion was, were almost knocked over when she ran by. They all looked from her then to Archie and then back to where she had been.
" What was that all about?" Theresa asked.
" I don't know." Archie said, he could feel tears starting to form in his eyes.
Archie went back to his room. He tried to hold back his tears but he just couldn't. He had finally told her how he felt and she looked at him with such hatred. Such fear. ' Is she mad at me? What did I do?' he thought as tears freely fell down his face. What he had just experienced was way way worse than rejection. The girl he loved and was best friends with didn't even know him. She doesn't even know who she is. ' What's going on with her?' he thought as he layed back on his bed. The past few minutes replaying in his mind over and over. She hated him. He told he loved her and she hates him.
Atlanta ran. She ran past the park, past the school, she ran until she couldn't anymore. She leaned against a wall in an alley. She sank to the ground, tears poured down her cheeks. ' Who am I? Who were those people?' she thought as she continued ot cry.


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My husband and I really don't bicker much. I mean, sure, there's the whole "tone" thing which often gets misheard in a "you're being snippy" or "no, you're being snippy" or "well, you were snippy first" sort of way, but mostly, mostly there's been just one argument of late and it goes exactly like this:
"But you've never even been to Forest Hills! How can you say that you could never live there?"
So Sunday, I did my part for marital harmony. We wandered about this corner of Queens where my husband once lived and where the two-bedrooms are slightly more affordable, and yes, I will agree that especially in that tudor part, this neighborhood is the absolute height of lovely. Fortunately, we do not intend to make any moving decisions any time soon, but that doesn't mean that nothing good came of this excursion. You see, I bought not one but two (!) new cookbooks, completely blowing my less-than-one-per-year average out of the water.
How does someone who cooks as much as I do own so few cookbooks? Well, I stick to the basic, larger volumes and rely on my beloved magazines, food sites and your blogs for the rest. But, when I fished back through my rainbow-bookmarked Gourmet on Sunday morning to pick a recipe for dinner, upon reconsideration, few were as exciting as they'd seemed when I first opened it. The root vegetable gratin had about two cups of cream, and the brussels with wild mushrooms and shallots, on top of a deep-frying step, had nearly a stick of butter. Mon dieu! The hips! I mean, I'm not exactly fearful of butter or olive oil, but I eat something that involves any part of almost two cups of fat, it's not going to be brussels and turnips, okay?


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Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose makes a shipbuilding announcement at Halifax Shipyard in Halifax on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Ottawa has signed a $288 million contract for the design of new Arctic offshore patrol ships as part of its shipbuilding procurement project. The Irving-owned shipyard was awarded a large share of a 35-billion-dollar federal procurement project last year. Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press
Alberta health officials have confirmed an isolated, fatal case of H5N1 or avian influenza, federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose said Wednesday.
But officials repeatedly emphasized that there is no risk of transmission between humans.
The infected person, an Alberta resident who recently travelled to Beijing, China, died Jan. 3.
The case was confirmed in a lab test last night. It's the first such case in North America.
The person first showed symptoms of the flu on a Dec. 27 flight from Beijing to Vancouver aboard Air Canada flight 030. The passenger continued on to Edmonton on Air Canada flight 244, after spending a few hours in the Vancouver airport, and was admitted to hospital Jan. 1. The symptoms of fever, malaise and headache worsened and the patient died two days later. The Public Health Agency of Canada was notified Jan. 5.
There were no respiratory symptoms, said Dr. James Talbot, Alberta's chief medical officer of health.
The diagnosis at the time of death was an inflammation of the brain and the linings that cover the brain. "That is one of the ways that H5N1 patients die," Talbot said.
It is not known how the patient contracted the disease. The patient did not leave Beijing, did not travel to farms and did not visit any markets.
"Virtually every case has a pretty strong link to a close contact with birds," Talbot said, though he noted there are other settings in which a person might catch H5N1, such as a restaurant that kept live birds for slaughter.
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Dr. Gregory Taylor, deputy chief public health officer, said the avian form of influenza has been found in birds, mainly poultry, in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
There have been fewer than than 650 human cases of bird flu in 15 countries over the last decade, primarily among people who have spent time around infected birds, he said.
"The illness [H5N1] causes in humans is severe and kills about 60 per cent of those who are infected," Taylor said.
"No other illnesses of this type have been identified in Canada since the traveller returned from China. This is an isolated case."
The officials added that the patient was otherwise healthy and it's not yet clear how the person contracted H5N1.
Speaking to Evan Solomon, host of CBC News Network's Power & Politics, Taylor said the patient was relatively young.
"This was a relatively young — well, a young person compared to me, with no underlying health conditions," he said. Taylor is 58.
Risk of getting H5N1 low
Officials emphasized that this is not a disease transmitted between humans.
There were two people travelling with the infected person, whom officials are following for 10 days to ensure they don't have any symptoms. They are also going to notify the other passengers from the flights between Beijing and Edmonton, and are following a group of the patient's "close contacts."
Talbot said family members of the victim are being monitored and treated with medication, but noted that there's no sign they are sick.
Officials created confusion by referring to the patient as "him" and "her" in order to avoid identifying anyone. Officials said that they would not identify the sex, age or occupation of the patient. They also refused to say whether the infected passenger was an Edmonton resident or whether the patient went to hospital in Edmonton, although the final leg of the flight ended there.
Talbot said reports that the patient was from Edmonton are erroneous.
Ambrose, who phoned into a news conference in Ottawa, said Canadian officials are working with Chinese authorities on the case, as well as the World Health Organization.
"The risk of getting H5N1 is very low. This is not the regular seasonal flu. This is an isolated case," she said.
An Air Canada spokeswoman said in a statement the airline is co-operating with officials, but referred any questions on the matter to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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UAW Secretary-Treasurer Dennis Williams has officially been nominated to take over the union from President Bob King, whose term is set to end in June. The nomination of Williams is big for a number of reasons, not least of which is because the 60-year-old has never actually worked in an automotive factory. Instead, he got his start with Case, building tractors, and joined the union in 1977.
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I've been seeing them in fashion editorials and on celebs more and more lately, but when I saw the cover of the latest i-D Magazine, I knew this latest weird trend could soon be going into overdrive:
You're looking at Vanessa Paradis (Chanel model and wife of Johnny Depp) in a black rose-embellished eyepatch- and she's not the only celeb sporting the one-eyed look.
Click through to see more stars in eyepatches, find out where to get your own, and tell me if you're planning on rocking this look... after the jump!
Rihanna has been spotted in an eyepatch in her music videos, where she tends to be the most fashion forward. Leona Lewis wore an eyepatch-like mask to Perez Hilton's birthday party, Madonna sported one for Interview Magazine, and Heidi Klum wore one on Project Runway.
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Etsy, of course!
Whether you're channeling Mad Eye Moody from Harry Potter...
Or you're going for something more... plaid...
There's an eyepatch for everybody!
Including evil vaudeville nurses.
Yes, you too can have a gem-encrusted babydoll hand jutting out of the spot where your eye should be. But act now! I have a feeling this particular eyepatch will be snatched right up!
We all know there are days when nothing will do but an eyepatch. Preferably one with a fake eyeball sewn into it.
So tell me... are you rushing to buy one of your own? OF COURSE YOU ARE.
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Sure I will wear one for the next Pirates of Carribean screening. LOL
I can't see doing this for anything other than a costume party. Then again, I am not a celebrity, just a normal person.
Seriously as some one who has had to have eye surgery at the age of FOUR and had to wear an eye patch behind classes as a kid to correct vision let me tell you I don't think its cute. people are still nasty vindictive and mean spirited about things that are different. Calling attention to yourself in a negative way for the sake of fashion is just ignorant. It's one thing to dress up for a play or a show or for halloween and its another to play fashion games with some thing that is a serious issue. I guarentee those who are blind having to use a cane or seeing eye dog to help them get around wouldn't be the least bit amused at this and they'd give anything to have even remotely close to 20/20 vision and only need glasses.


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Can introversion be related to confidence?
I have experienced sometimes i feel very confident from inside and yet unable to speak confidently in front of others and sometimes i speaks very confidently but from inside i am uncertain.I tried to find reason of this strange experience and i discovered that there are 2 types of confidence:-
1.INNER:-from our deep inside,feeling confident
2.OUTER:- just looking confident
and one doesn't imply other
what is self confidence truly mean ? can an arrogant man be called as a self confident ?
Is a person is confident in conversation can be called extrovert..? and what can we said about confidence level of introvert and extrovert..?
and why it is seen that introvert person have more intellectual power than extrovert..?
can an introvert become extrovert just by improving his conversational confidence ?
what communication skills teaches us.? how to look confident or how to be confident ?
and any ideas or methods of increasing our confidence level in conversation and removing shyness in various unpleasant situation..?
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Feb 19 2013: Arrogance should not be confused with self confidence - though it often is.
A brash, confident exterior ironically is often a foil to conceal lack of confidence and sometimes narrow, over-focused thinking with little breadth or depth.
An unconfident introverted exterior sometimes conceals depth and/or wide knowledge and free-ranging, broad philosophic thinking styles.
Both are as valid as each other working as a balanced single entity, but depending on the pervading normality of the time, one characteristic usually dominates the other.
In these times where success is measured in monetary/materialistic terms the brash, confident type is the characteristic to have in order to achieve. The quiet introvert rarely does well here, even though he/she possesses the clarity and depth of thought to come up with inspirational solutions to get us out of this dreadful mess that the first characteristic got us into in the first place!
This conundrum of one characteristic covering up its opposite does not always hold true however, and certain rare individuals do exist where deep inspirational thinking is coupled with the confidence to get their ideas out there in a manner that unfortunately, has to overcome profound skepticism.
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Bodman called on automakers to make more vehicles capable of running on E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. For the 2006 model year, about 700,000 so-called "flex-fuel" vehicles were produced.
Over the next three years, the federal government plans to award $50 million worth of grants to universities, national laboratories and private companies researching hydrogen. The program, aimed at developing vehicles that run can more than 300 miles on a single fill-up of hydrogen, furthers the Bush administration's goal of commercializing fuel cells by 2020.
If hydrogen is widely used by 2040, the United States would reduce its daily oil consumption by 11 million barrels a day.
But Americans shouldn't wait until fuel cells are viable to start weaning themselves off gasoline, Bodman said. He mentioned clean diesel and hybrid technology as positive steps but spent much of his speech at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress talking up ethanol.
Thirty-three ethanol plants are under construction, Bodman said, and nine of the 97 existing facilities are expanding. When completed, the projects will increase nationwide output by 40 percent.
In addition to production capacity, the use of ethanol is being hindered by its price. Most ethanol is made from corn, and corn prices have risen because about 14 percent of the nation's crop is used to make ethanol.
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TROY, Michigan (Reuters) - For nearly two years, a team of former Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius engineers has been working on the next big thing in electric cars: the latest version of the 154-year-old lead-acid battery.
Their aim is to build a battery strong enough to power a wider range of vehicles, something they think the current cutting-edge technology - lithium ion - can't do cheaply, particularly given recent safety scares.
The focus of Energy Power Systems on a technology older than the automobile itself illustrates the difficulty with lithium-ion batteries. While widely used in everything from laptops to electric cars and satellites, a number of high-profile incidents involving smoke and fire have been a reminder of the risks and given them an image problem.
The overheating of the batteries on two of Boeing Co's (BA.N) high-tech 787 Dreamliners, which prompted regulators to ground the aircraft, served to underline the concerns and forced the plane maker to redesign the battery system.
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"Smart people have been working on this for 10 years already and no one is close to a new kind of battery," said Fred Schlachter, a lithium-ion battery expert and retired physicist from the U.S.-funded Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Many experts now believe it will take at least another decade for lithium-ion technology to be ready for widespread adoption in transportation. Others, including Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), believe the solution lies beyond lithium-ion.
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Just as recent developments in technology have allowed cars to improve their mileage using traditional engines, the lead-acid battery research is aiming for improved power in a smaller package.
Lithium-ion supporters, including Boeing, Tesla Motors Co (TSLA.O) and General Motors Co (GM.N), maker of the Volt, say they can make the batteries safe, and problems with new technologies are to be expected.
GM overcame an early problem when a Volt caught fire during tests run by the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, for instance, and after all, car and plane engineers successfully tamed gasoline and jet fuel.
"GM is committed to lithium-ion technology for our vehicle electrification solutions," the largest U.S. automaker said in a statement, adding that it has been seeing "improved economies" on the technology.
Boeing said it has years of experience with the technology and is confident in its safety and reliability. "Nothing that we've learned as a result of the ongoing investigations has caused to change the decision to use lithium-ion batteries," said the company in a statement.
Tom Gage, a battery expert whose company EV Grid works on ways to manage the charging of electric cars, says lithium-ion may be a little more "tempestuous" than other technologies, but is the best industry now has and he's confident it will improve.
"It's just a technological challenge," he said.
But other companies are looking beyond the technology. Toyota, for example, has tasked one team of battery engineers to explore a range of alternatives to lithium-ion.
"We don't think that lithium-ion batteries are going to help us get to a point where we can dramatically increase volume and really call it a mass market," Toyota spokesman John Hanson said. "We're going to have a more significant breakthrough and probably go into some other area of battery chemistry."
Subhash Dhar, who founded Energy Power Systems, the advanced lead-acid battery company, said promised improvements with lithium ion were never met.
Dhar, who helped develop the nickel-metal hydride battery for the Toyota Prius, described his own "disenchantment" with lithium-ion's complexity and cost.
"Before the technology was fully optimized and before the markets were ready, we just kind of threw billions of dollars in setting up these manufacturing plants," Dhar said. "They're all sitting idle right now."
In February 2010, the U.S. government gave more than $150 million to help build a lithium-ion battery factory owned by a unit of Korea's LG Group (051910.KS), LG Chem Ltd. The plant was supposed to make enough battery cells for 60,000 electric vehicles by the end of 2013.
But the demand never materialized. A U.S. Department of Energy report described the Holland, Michigan factory as a place where workers spent their days playing board games, watching movies or volunteering at a local animal shelter.
The Volt battery makes the case for critics and fans. After initial problems, it has worked without incident. But to keep it safe, the battery has more parts than the rest of the car combined, including 600 seals and cooling components.
"That's 600 seals that all have to stay for the entirety of its life otherwise you have catastrophic failures," said Josh Payne, who worked on the first Volt battery and is now senior engineering manager at Troy, Michigan-based Energy Power Systems. GM has repeatedly said the Volt battery is safe.
Lithium-ion batteries have been used to power electronics like camcorders, cell phones and laptops since 1992, and the Economist magazine in 2002 hailed them as the "foot soldiers of the digital revolution."
The batteries also were flammable. Some early laptops burned spectacularly, but the consumer electronics industry largely solved the problem. That set up expectations that bigger batteries would be tamed as well.
Inside the aviation industry, however, experts are wary.
"These things go into a flare type burn. I call it a whoosh. It is not an explosion per se," said aviation consultant Richard Lukso. "I've heard that whoosh four times, so I know what I'm talking about."
Lukso founded Securaplane, the company that made the battery charger for the 787. He left to found a lithium-ion battery startup, but after spending $6 million, failed to build a lithium-ion battery safe enough for planes.
Lukso was startled by how difficult it was to track what was happening inside the battery. New microchips do the job, but he did not have them when he closed his company several years ago.
Meanwhile, Lukso faced the same problem as Boeing - once a fire got started in a big lithium-ion battery, it is tough to put out, since it creates its own oxygen and has its own fuel. The cost and weight of safeguards to stop heat spreading between cells, and to contain a fire, offset lithium-ion's advantages.
Boeing rival Airbus dropped lithium-ion batteries for its next passenger jet, the A350, to let the technology "mature."
"They are definitely powerful and they're more advanced," said Subhas Chalasani, an engineer who consulted for Boeing on the 787 battery and previously worked at GM. "But you've got to babysit them.
"We need, at various levels, some kind of breakthrough so we can make this technology more robust and safe," added Chalasani, who declined to specifically discuss his time at Boeing.
Chalasani is not working on that lithium-ion breakthrough. He's working at East Penn Manufacturing Co on advanced lead-acid batteries.
(Additional reporting by Peter Henderson in San Francisco, Mari Saito and James Topham in Tokyo; Editing by Peter Henderson, Alwyn Scott, Martin Howell and Tim Dobbyn)
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