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Jocelyn Kirsch, one half of the Philadelphia duo dubbed the "Bonnie and Clyde" of identity theft, and who swindled more than $100,000 from friends and neighbors was sentenced Friday to five years in prison.
Kirsch, a former Drexel University student, and University of Pennsylvania graduate Edward Anderton, of Everett, Wash., used the money for expensive salon visits, fancy dinners and lavish trips.
Federal guidelines called for a prison term of 70 months or more, but U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno credited Kirsch for her remorse and for her July 14 guilty plea to aggravated identity theft and other crimes. Besides prison, the judge also ordered full restitution to the 50 victims.


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The DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer is published for all 50 states. These maps are a favorite among travelers and outdoorsmen and are available at many locations, including online directly from DeLorme. The goal of this cache is simple: To find a cache on each and every page and block of the South Carolina State DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer.
The final cache coordinates can be obtained by successfully finding or having hidden a cache in each page of the Atlas. South Carolina has 48 such pages. I have found at least one cache on each of those pages prior to issuing the Challenge.
In order to claim this cache, you must first send me a file containing all of your qualifying hides and finds. (.GPX format is preferred or .LOC if you filter out your locationless, event and CITO caches ahead of time for me. At a minimum I need a list containing cache name, waypoint, and coordinates.) I will review the list in order to verify the caches. Once everything checks out, I will then send you the correct coordinates for the final cache! The find cannot be logged until the physical container is found and the logbook inside signed.
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On many different brands of
air purifiers you will find the
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) certified Clean
Air Delivery Rate (CADR) logo. This certification is recognized by
the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and used by the
Consumer Union in rating air purifiers for their Consumer Reports�
publication. A complete list of AHAM certified manufacturers can be
found on their website. There are no surprises when it comes to this
list unless we note who is absent. Some of the most prominent air
purifier manufacturers are not members nor do they submit their
products to AHAM testing. In trying to better understand who is
absent and why, it would be helpful to better explain CADR and
AHAM's role in the air purifier industry.
Developed in the early
1980's CADR is a measure of the removal of specific particulates in
a controlled environment. The ability to filter smoke, dust and
pollen particles ranging from 0.10 to 11 microns is measured. CADR
and the testing procedures are approved and accepted by ANSI, which
lends a good deal of veracity to the certification. So with the
stated purpose being to measure "the rate of contaminant reduction"
why would certain manufacturers refuse to submit to this testing
AHAM created this independently certified measure, what CADR
actually tells us is not necessarily helpful. The CADR does not take
into account factors such as the ability to neutralize and/or remove
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's), germs, bacteria, or viruses, nor
does it provide any information as to the durability or long term
efficiency of the air purifier being tested. Units tested that
employ an electrostatic charge often dramatically drop in efficiency
after a relatively short period of time. As the filter fills, the
ability to attract and trap new particles diminishes, yet CADR
testing measures are not long enough to provide this sort of
information. While electrostatic precipitators units traditionally
rate well with the CADR they also emit the harmful lung irritant,
ozone. The size of the particulate filtered in the test is also
somewhat problematic. Many of your most harmful particles are by far
smaller than 11 microns. The wide size range of particulate filtered
in the CADR test cannot necessarily provide useful information about
filtration at the submicron level. Simply put, most testing
regarding larger particles will result in a higher efficiency
rating; the larger the particle, the easier it is to trap. For
smaller particulate, the DOP (dioctyl phthalate)Test would yield
much more conclusive results as to the efficiency of a given filter
to collect and trap particles as small as 0.30 microns.
The CADR
was developed by AHAM, a trade association formed by manufacturers,
and membership to AHAM is voluntary but not without cost.
Manufacturers can gain CADR certification without membership to AHAM,
but fact that AHAM is by origin a trade association, with paying
members, casts an uneasy shadow on the CADR certification, despite
its acceptance by ANSI. One organization attempting to balance the
interests of its dues paying members with creating and using a
product performance test is problematic for some manufacturers.
Further, there is little incentive for an independent manufacturer
to submit its product to a test that does not necessarily measure
some of its most valuable features. An overriding concern is the
basic need for the most accurate evaluation of efficiency, and
AHAM's Clean Air Delivery Rate does not necessarily provide this.
While CADR is a measurable performance indicator by which consumers
and retailers can compare air purifiers, it should not be the lone
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reputation, cost, additional features, true HEPA filtration, the use
of activated carbon, and ease of use all should be considered and
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Royal Palm Beach, FL 33421 Map, Local Resources and Photos
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Local Physical, Cultural & Historic Features
The 33421 ZIP Code is centered1 in Palm Beach County at latitude 26.68 and longitude -80.205. It is a PO Box type ZIP Code. Palm Beach County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33421 Map (Interactive ZIP Code Map of 33421 ZIP Code)
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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places
Royal Palm Beach, FL
(2.4 miles NW)
Wellington, FL (2.7 miles WSW)
Golden Lakes, FL (2.7 miles ENE)
Palm Beach Farms, FL (3.6 miles ESE)
Loxahatchee Groves, FL (4.5 miles W)
Lake Belvedere Estates, FL
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Plantation Mobile Home Park, FL (4.7 miles ENE)
West Palm Beach Farms, FL (4.7 miles E)
Royal Palm Estates, FL (4.9 miles E)
Stacey Street, FL (5.1 miles ENE)
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Twin Lakes Mobile Home Park, FL
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Long Lake Village Mobile Home Park, FL (5.5 miles ESE)
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"The Following" fans got a shock in Monday's episode when it was revealed that Claire has been alive all this time, and now details are being revealed about how she'll reunite with Ryan, Hollywood News Daily reported on March 19.
According to the report, Claire has been in witness protection and lead everyone, including her love, Ryan Hardy, to believe she was dead.
While Ryan struggled greatly with Claire's death, and then used it as motivation for getting his health and life back on track, he will get to see Claire in the very near future.
Actress Natalie Zea, who plays Claire on "The Following," recently revealed that after Claire finds out Joe is still alive she's tired of being in hiding, and is ready to take care of Joe once and for all.
Claire will begin to demand to speak with Ryan, and then eventually she'll get her wish.
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As part of Black History Month, the U.S. Post office will pay tribute with a commemorative stamp. Postal officials unveiled the new Emancipation Proclamation stamp Friday at Morehouse College.The stamp commemorates the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln signing it into law in 1863. It's one of three new Civil Rights stamps scheduled for release this year.The Civil Rights series also includes the Rosa Parks stamp and the March on Washington stamp, which will be released in August to mark its 50th anniversary.
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Horses roam the scrubby grasslands of
high-desert stretches between
Cottonwood and Sedona.
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Bill Gray-Sycamore LoopLiterally, this route crosses a scenic valley ringed with mountains and mesas; figuratively, it goes back in time to the days of miners and pioneers.
By Roger Naylor
On a map, this route appears as a misshapen loop — lumpy in spots, like a poorly planned balloon animal. There's no way of knowing until your tires hit the gravel that the little road showcases a mix of dazzling scenery and intriguing history, with additional adventures lurking down side roads.
From Cottonwood, head east on State Route 89A for about 2 miles, turning left on Bill Gray Road. You won't have trouble spotting Bill Gray. It squeezes between the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Mago Earth Park, which is populated by a cluster of fanciful statues.
After the paved entryway, Bill Gray, also known as Forest Road 761, turns to gravel. In spots, the road can be as washboarded as a Depression-era laundromat or as smooth as a sidewalk in Sedona, depending on when the grader last passed. Either way, you'll have no problem in a passenger car.
The road stretches across the valley floor, ringed with mountains and mesas. To the northeast rise the salmon- and ivory-hued sandstone buttes of Sedona. Vegetation is lanky and leggy, exhibiting the spindly defiance common to sun-gnawed lands.
At about 2.8 miles, a small brown sign marks where the Lime Kiln Historic Wagon Trail crosses the road. This was once the main route used by Sedona pioneers to sell their goods to miners in Jerome. In 2006, the Lime Kiln reopened as a 15-mile multiuse trail connecting
As you curl deeper into the outback, vistas stretch in all directions. The humped ridgeline of Casner Mountain guards the border of Sycamore Canyon. Waves of grass crash against low-shouldered hills. Keep an eye peeled for pronghorns, which like to graze this scenic savanna.
After nearly 11 miles, you'll pass through an isolated section of private property, and pass by a few homes and horse ranches tucked among thickets of mesquite and juniper. Just beyond the ranches, FR 761 ends at a junction with Forest Road 525C. Bearing right leads to SR 89A, but hang a left if you're looking for extra adventure.
The road rambles 6 miles to Sycamore Pass, the main access route to this portion of Sycamore Canyon, a spectacular deep-cut cleft with high red walls. Sycamore Canyon is a wilderness area and may be entered only on foot or horseback. The road ends at a small parking area for the Dogie Trail. You'll want a high-clearance vehicle for the last mile.
From the junction with FR 761, FR 525C traverses rolling countryside for about 3 miles, ending at Forest Road 525. Once again, an intriguing side trip awaits. Turn left on FR 525, also known as Red Canyon Road, to see some of the area's best preserved prehistoric ruins: Palatki and Honanki. Carved out of scarlet cliffs, the ancient Sinaguan ruins offer impressive displays of rock art dating back 6,000 years. Reservations are recommended for Palatki.
After returning from the ruins, Red Canyon ends at SR 89A, 5 miles southwest of Sedona, where you'll find a few more world-famous adventures.
Tour Guideclick to expand
Note: Mileages are approximate.
Length: 19 miles round-trip.
Vehicle requirements: Accessible to all vehicles; however, roads may not be passable following a heavy rain. If driving the Sycamore Pass spur, a high-clearance vehicle is recommended for the last mile. A Red Rock Pass (or equivalent) is required on any vehicle parked at heritage sites.
Information: Red Rock Ranger District, 928-282-4119 or www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino; Palatki Heritage Site, 928-282-3854 (reservations are recommended)
Travelers in Arizona can visit www.az511.gov or dial 511 to get information on road closures, construction, delays, weather and more.
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this is a cute movie.
if you don't want to see something sickeningly cute with happy little animals then don't watch it, k? i'm talking hello kitty cute, you know, the kind where everything is so peaceful and happy that it makes you wanna puke.
now that i've said that, on with the show!
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars March 13, 2009
Though it didn't have Eskimo Bob or Alfonso in it it was good to see the Seal and the Walrus have their own special little episode,it was rather cute and funny the way they we're playing and stuff,even if it didn't have the stars of this great series it was still a great episode.
Rated 4 / 5 stars December 17, 2007
Love it. The animation is smooth, the graphics are simple, and I love the unique one eyebrowsed animation style that is so commonly seen within these great Eskimo Bob flashes. Can't find any flaws either, keep up the great work!
Rated 5 / 5 stars July 30, 2006
that was cute
its good that u did a special with just the seal and walrus. it shows people that u like cute stuff, like i do.
Rated 5 / 5 stars September 26, 2005
i've been waiting for a special with just walrus and seal and this was pretty good for what i was expecting. i would have liked to see more clubbing though XD
Rated 1 / 5 stars August 19, 2005
it was just a tiny bit funny at the end,,,,, but I didnt laugh out,,, only a little in the in side,,,, so ya,,, sorry,,,, I Suck !


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Time-Saving Tools For Framers and Finish Carpenters, continued
If you've ever watched your cordless drill take a suicidal leap from two stories high, you know that there's little you can do except pick up the pieces after it hits the ground. But you can prevent such a needless tragedy with the MultiHoldit. What's cool about this product is it's a lot more versatile than a holster: You can use it for nailers, cordless recip saws, and caulking guns. It sells for about $20. Captn's Products, 620/432-0101, www.multiholdit.com.
We all know that the world is built from miters other than 45 and 90 degrees. The Accur-8 Folding Miter Square from Swanson not only gives you the most common 45- and 90-degree angles, it also shows 22 1/2, 67 1/2, 112 1/2, 135, and 157 1/2 degrees. Strong detents hold the polished stainless blade firmly in position. Laser-etched markings are easy to see and won't wear off. An 8-inch version sells for $30, and the 12-inch sells for $5 more. Swanson Tool Co., 815/469-9453, www.swansontoolco.com.
Determining the angle of trim, roof pitches, and sloping ceilings is a lot easier with a new tool from Tajima. The Slant AL200 has a rotating bubble level controlled by a thumbwheel on the housing. By rotating the level you can determine the angle measured in degrees, and you can even do it one-handed (not possible when improvising with a T-bevel and torpedo level). Magnets on the housing allow you to attach it to ferrous surfaces while you take a reading. Oddly, the scale doesn't include roof pitches expressed in rise over 12. It sells for $40. Tajima, 888/482-5462, www.tajimatool.com.
Few tools have as many practical uses as a pair of locking pliers. But getting the proper jaw adjustment usually takes a few tries. The new SeberGrip pliers, however, automatically adjust the jaws to the right size without the trial and error required by conventional locking pliers. Adjustable jaw tension allows you to fine-tune the amount of grip, and you can turn off the self-locking feature if you want to use them like channel locks. Laminated jaws open to a maximum of 1 1/8 inches and use opposing teeth that provide a good grip on a variety of materials. Among other things, I used them to remove a rounded-off blade bolt on my coworker's circular saw — they worked great. They sell for about $30. SeberTech, 760/598-8888, www.sebertech.com.
The half-dozen panel carriers I've seen come and go at the local lumberyard all required that you lift the panel and put the carrier at the bottom. At that point you've already lifted the panel, so why not keep going? The Gorilla Gripper is different. It grabs the panel from the top, so you don't have to bend over or hold the panel while you ready the carrier. The aluminum tool seems well made, and it sells for about $10. Cole Scientific, 805/523-1800, www.gorillagripper.com.
Carrying and placing a kitchen's worth of cabinets can be tough on your back, but the Speed Doll-ie from FastCap can make it easier. The aluminum dolly allows you to scoop up a cabinet and roll it into place on rubber wheels that won't mar finished flooring. The dolly folds flat for storage, has a 250-pound capacity, and sells for $80. FastCap, 888/443-3748, www.fastcap.com.
I can't think of too many on-site projects that take up more space than painting an entire home's worth of trim or interior doors. There's also the challenge of finding a place that's clean and won't see any other activity. If such a place proves elusive on your job sites, you might consider these new painting tools from Pivot-Pro. The Trim-Tree, at left, is a sturdy drying rack that the manufacturer claims will hold 2,500 lineal feet of trim and sets up in 1 minute. The WS-300, below, is a rotating workstand for painting interior and cabinet doors, balusters, and shutters. Locking pivots hold the door flat or on edge. The system includes a drying rack that mounts on your saw horses and holds seven doors. Freestanding Trim-Trees start at $400; wall-mounted versions sell for $190. The WS-300 sells for $490. Pivot-Pro, 989/736-8930, www.pivot-pro.com.
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven 4-3-1990, effective 5-7-1990. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES085a Distribution Table 085b Residential Dimensional Regulations 085c Multifamily Dimensional Regulations 085d Business Dimensional Regulations 085e Industrial Dimensional Regulations 085f Residential Overlay Dimensional Regulations 085g Figure 5-1 085h Figure 5-2 085i Guidelines for Exterior Lighting
Building construction administration — See Ch. 16.
Code of Ethics and Disclosure — See Ch. 28.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 30.
Taxation — See Ch. 65.
Towing businesses — See Ch. 66.
Unsafe buildings and excavated lands — See Ch. 73.


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Ode to Kale
Hi. My name is Barbara G. and …
I have an addiction to kale.
I eat it, drink it, write about it. Once I even had a dream about a kale salad that's served at a fab restaurant called Ouest in Manhattan.
I especially love kale lightly sautéed with sliced almonds and organic dried cranberries, with just a drop of olive oil and a pinch of sea salt.
I eat it every day.
Sometimes twice a day.
Often with brown rice.
If I'm going to be out of the house, or traveling, as I am now, a few bottles of Juice Generation's Supa Dupa Greens comes with me.
Can one eat too much kale?
No, because it's a superfood. Researchers have identified 45—count 'em—different flavonoids in kale. Kale is also high in fiber, packed with antioxidants, and rich in vitamins—particularly vitamin K.
And don't get me started on how much calcium one serving of kale will give you.
Kale just has a lot of good stuff in it. How could anyone eat too much good stuff?
Each day I wake up and worry that today will be THE day when I grow sick of eating kale.
What would replace it?
It's irreplaceable.
I guess it's better to have an addiction to kale than to a lot of other things. Right?
Here's my favorite recipe. Make at your own risk.
1 1/2 lbs. kale, stems and leaves coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup vegetable stock or 1/2 cup water
salt and pepper
Dried organic cranberries
Almond slivers
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
Raise heat to high, add the stock and kale and toss to combine.
Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Remove cover and continue to cook, stirring until all (most) the liquid has evaporated. Kale should be brightish green.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and add cranberries and almond slivers.
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July job growth disappoints, but Dow sets new high
The economy adds 162,000 jobs in July, less than expected. The jobless rate drops to 7.4%, the lowest in 4 1/2 years. Stocks slide at first but surge at the close.
Investors may not have been wild about Friday's jobs report, but they still like stocks. After dropping at the open, the stock market slowly climbed back, and the major averages ended the day in the black.
The Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) finished higher for a sixth straight week, and Facebook (FB) finally closed above its $38 IPO price.
There was reason not to like the Labor Department report. Job growth in July was less robust than expected.
The national unemployment rate, however, fell to 7.4%, the lowest since 7.3% in December 2008.
The economy added 162,000 jobs in July, less than the consensus estimate of 184,000 job gains. There had been talk the gains might have been as many as 200,000. Private-sector growth was 161,000 jobs, down from 196,000 in June and 187,000 in May.
Moreover, the Labor Department trimmed reported job gains in June and May by a total of 26,000.
Graphic: The recovery so far, by the numbers
The economy added 162,000 jobs in July, less than the consensus estimate of 184,000 job gains. There had been talk the gains might have been as many as 200,000. Private-sector growth was 161,000 jobs, down from 196,000 in June and 187,000 in May.
Moreover, the Labor Department trimmed reported job gains in June and May by a total of 26,000. The 7.4% unemployment rate was down from 7.6% in May and June and from 8% in July 2012.
Investors started the day hating the report, but bargain hunters came into the market in the afternoon. Down about 69 points right after the open, the Dow finished up 30 points to 15,658.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) gained 3 points to 1,710, its fifth gain in six weeks. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) had gained 14 points to 3,690, mostly because of gains for Apple (AAPL), Viacom (VIAB) and Qualcomm (QCOM).
The Dow and S&P 500 set new closing highs. The Nasdaq's close was its best since Sept. 28, 2000.
More slow job growth
The government's report showed job growth, but slow growth. Jobs have been growing at between 170,000 and 190,000 a month over the last 20 months, and the economy has gained some 6.7 million jobs since job losses bottomed in February 2010.
Payroll employment is still down some 2 million from the high of 138.1 million jobs in January 2008. One can argue the reasons for the slow recovery. The biggest reasons probably are the slow recovery in the financial sector, the excruciatingly slow recovery in construction and modest jobs gains in the automobile and automotive parts manufacturing.
The auto sector lost 53% of its jobs between June 2000 and June 2009. Automakers have been expanding in the last few years, and jobs have grown 31% since the 2009 bottom. But employment in the sector is still off 515,600, or 38.7% from June 2000 level.
Meanwhile, wage growth continues to be stagnant. In fact, the average hourly private-sector wage fell 2 cents to $23.98 an hour after rising 10 cents to $24 in June. The gain from a year ago: 44 cents an hour, or 1.9%.
The details of the report included other disappointments: Average weekly hours worked dipped to 34.4 from 34.5. Even temporary employment growth was lower: 8,000 after a gain of 16,000 in June.
Construction employment fell by 6,000, and analysts suggested it might be due to the increase in interest rates. Manufacturing added 6,000 jobs after small declines in the prior four months.
A disappointment and a worry in the report, according to a note from Douglas Handler, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight: The labor force of workers 25 and older who have a bachelor's degree or higher dropped by 293,000, and the number of workers employed fell by 256,000.
It's not clear if this is a blip or something more serious, he said in an interview. The workforce started to slip in May. The number of employed started to slip in June.
It's possible that some older, educated workers are getting laid off and can't find similar jobs, Handler said. There isn't data yet to say who exactly these people are. But Handler guesses the group would include executive assistants, clerks, bank tellers and telephone operators.
What will the Fed do?
A big question from the report was if it might change the expectation that the Federal Reserve would decide in September to trim its $85-billion-a-month bond buying program, designed to stimulate the economy. Many analysts believe the Fed will vote at its September meeting to start the process.
But it will also maintain its policy of keeping its federal funds target at 0% to 0.25%? The federal funds rate is the rate banks charge each other for overnight loans. It is the foundation for just about all U.S. interest rates.
While the payroll report is what investors and traders watch most closely, the household numbers tell a slightly different and somewhat better story. Those statistics put employment gains at 227,000, but the size of the workforce fell by 37,000. That was enough to pull the unemployment rate down to 7.4%.
A measure of unemployment that takes in the unemployed -- people who are working part-time because they can't find full-time work and those who have stopped looking for work -- was 14%, down from 14.3% in June and 15% in July 2012.
Interest rates, gold, crude oil fall
The report was soft enough that interest rates moved lower. The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 2.60% from Thursday's 2.72%. Crude oil (-CL) in New York was off $1.14 to $106.75 a barrel just before Friday's close. Brent crude, the North Sea benchmark that heavily influences retail gasoline prices in the United States, was off 73 cents to $108.81.
The national average retail price of gasoline was $3.626 a gallon, down from $3.63 a gallon on Thursday, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report. The price was down 0.6% from a week ago.
Gold (-GC) fell to as low as $1,282.40 an ounce before the jobs report came out. The idea that the Fed might not start to taper its bond buying in September pushed prices back above $1,300. The metal settled down 70 cents to $1,310.50 an ounce. For the week, gold was down 0.8% and is down 21.8% on the year.
Facebook and the market move up
Facebook jumped to as high as $38.49 in the morning, then faded below $38. And after a volatile afternoon, it rose with the market, ending at $38.05. The shares went public at $38 on May 17, 2012. The IPO process was botched, however, and the company had a hard time explaining how it would make a profit from its mobile users.
In its second-quarter report , it convinced investors there's plenty of money to be made from mobile, and the stock has climbed 43.5% since its July 24 earnings report. If you had been really smart and bought the shares at their low of $17.55 on Sept. 4, 2012, you'd be ahead 117%.
Eighteen of the 30 Dow stocks were higher, led by Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), up 77 cents to $27 in part on talk that Carl Icahn had bought a stake in the company. CNBC said sources denied the rumor. Chevron (CVX) was a laggard, down $1.49 to $124.95 after reporting disappointing second-quarter results.
Meanwhile, 259 S&P 500 stocks were higher, led by Sealed Air (SEE), Mylan (MYL) and Viacom (VIA.B).
In addition, 52 stocks in the Nasdaq-100 Index ($NDX) were higher, with Apple, Qualcomm, Viacom and Microsoft (MSFT) contributing nearly 11 points of the 17-point gain for the index to 3,144. (Microsoft owns and publishes Top Stocks, an MSN Money site.)
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Full time jobs are history in the US. There is a loop hole in Obamacare where employers are off the hook and don't have to pay the Obamacare penalty for not providing health insurance to employees as long as employees work 30 hours per week or less. Now ex-full time workers are looking for another part time job.
What this article fails to mention is any job growth or new jobs are ONLY part time jobs. Hope you morons who voted for Obama are happy now that your pay checks will be less.
what happened to the 40hr work week you may ask yourself, knowing of course the answer yourself unless you're an idiot obamazombie in denial? so now people will basically, if they can find it, have 2 jobs to make up for the loss of the 40hr work week due to the insane obamacare nightmare coming, gee what might the reason be???? what happened??? hmmmm....
I'll tell you what happened to the 40hr work week: GUILT-RIDDEN SELF-LOATHING IDIOT POLITICALLY CORRECT WHITE MORONS!
of course the religious and racial profiles are incidental but here they are anyway: Guilt ridden: Catholics Jews Baptists Episcopal Misc and lets not leave out the Godless among us the Agnostic and Atheist,
by the way what's up with that 'Agnostic' terminology anyway?? seriously?? can't you guys commit to the Atheist mantra? I mean c'mon: Agnostic = questioning the existence of God while the Atheist = complete and utter disbelief in a Creator of any kind, just commit to the latter will ya, stop complicating an already complicated existence in this once great nation, thanx...
anyway, there you go, and you ain't seen nothing' yet!! 'Unemployment declined from 7.6 percent in June because more Americans found jobs, and others stopped looking and were no longer counted as unemployed.' so what about those people who gave up looking?? do I really need to explain that one to you sane rational people? of course not....
'Construction employment fell by 6,000, and analysts suggested (aka obama lackies) it might be due to the increase in interest rates.' oh yea, I'm sure 'THAT'S" it, interest rates, and not the fact that NOBODY IS BUYING OR BUILDING HOMES OR MAKING HOME IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION since they're outta work!!!!! and need to eat!! not replace the bathroom!! cuz THEY CAN'T AFFORD THAT ADDED EXPENSE!!!!
yea, it's the INTEREST rates that cut 6,000 jobs in construction, hey, I got a Bridge here in Brooklyn I"m selling anyone interested?? anyone?? I'll give you a good price...anyone? ????? yea, guess it's the interest rate, that's why nobody wants to buy that Bridge!
Appearing elsewhere today's in MSN Money:
"DESC's Moore said many Detroiters lack "soft skills" such as showing up for work, or even stay off cell phones during a job interview. In some cases, she said, "no one in the family has worked in two generations."
I suspect that such problems are not limited to Detroit.
It's pretty clear that $85 Bil a month aside, we'll still have a considerable mountain to climb after Helicopter Ben's departure..
any rational person will tell you we need 300K per month for a year to turn this nation around, dropping the unemployment numbers that's the U6 numbers to the lowest levels, sustainable jobs NOT TEMP jobs!! how the hell are you supposed to pay your bills with that kind of instability? or a mortgate, or a car note, or just RENT! man, we're soooooo fcuked as a nation, and meanwhile....
what's this now??!! US embassies worldwide are shutting down for fear of a CREDIBLE attack by al Qaeda?? wow, didn't obama handle...hehe...haha! that little problem??? heheh hahah!! LOL!!! hahah!!! I knew I could'nt say that with a straight face!
Oh... the wonderful fast food, retail and telemarketing industries are hiring? Goody.
I guess we need to clear the decks for all of the tax money that these losers will be contributing... oh, wait... they're still on welfare and "working" to keep all of those federal programs in their wallets.
"What this article fails to mention is any job growth or new jobs are ONLY part time jobs. Hope you morons who voted for Obama are happy now that your pay checks will be less."
A few words of warning... Obama Care will succeed or require modifications, but one thing will still be wholly evident... that hired-in executives and Board Directors colluded to suppress American workers by tampering with compensation and benefit packages. They are guilty of planned economic instability and mass termination followed by job blockading-- that's terrorism. George W. Bush declared War on Terror and the proceeded to attack other countries. For a fact, all the REAL terrorists were here when he made that declaration. Know beyond any doubt that those who seek you out, hunt you down and destroy you- are patriots. You are psychopaths who made a self-determination of superiority, unearned by any specific "talent" beyond collusion and corruption. Expect what goes around to come around with a vengeance and you won't be disappointed.
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"I either want to be completely recovered or completely emaciated, it's the in between that I can't stand: the limbo of failure where you know that you haven't done your best at one or the other - dying or living." - Marya Hornbacher
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this. happened.
I know it's been a while but there's college and study abroad planning and also senior thesis, wow, that's a thing that I need to do. So basically I won't be on this blog at all for a long time, but I'm not deleting it or anything. It just won't update and I won't even be signed in (gasp I know) so go ahead and unfollow if you want, no hard feelings.
I'll be more active on my personal blog and twitter if you want to keep in touch! And seriously do come talk to me, you're all wonderful human beings.
EDIT: if someone wants to revamp the birthday blog, let me know on my personal and you can go to town!
I will genuinely miss all of you, it's been awesome having this blog for the past year and I don't regret a minute of it (my grades might, though). Thanks for following me (1000+, woohoo!) and I love you.
Ta ta for now and all that. Stay golden ;)
xoxoxo Allie
i was making a lot of mistakes and then my archery instructor said:
"you make mistakes because you're focusing on the target and not on your actions"
and i was like woah
thanks for giving me the best life advice i've ever gotten
I just said "that's brilliant" aloud.
I recently hit 1.4k followers so as promised, here is my follow forever (with shitty edit). I'm so sorry if I miss you out, there are so many amazing blogs out there.
A- aboutsykes, adorejay, alexgaskarthhasruinedmylife, alexsblackpenis, alltimeboners, alltimenath, always-nicely, atl-or-gtfo, austinherocarlile, austinmehone
B- badassmcguiness, blacklistedgirl, blowingjay, breakburnandends, breakmelikeapromisse, brolinstolemyheart, butmcflyshereforever
C- curlymcbird
D- damn-sykes, d-d-d-drink-if-you-can, dearparker, doe-intheforest, doyoupedalparker, drunkjay
F- feeltheheatfromhisskin, findthestillinthemiddleofcrazy, foreverlovingsivakaneswaran, fuckingnayf, fuckingsykes, fuckmegoodtw
G- galactic-placentas-in-the-sky, gashkarth, gayboyjay, gladyoucamebrazil, gloucestercrew, gloucestur, glousykester
H- hailrian, harrypottergif, hayleyes
I- iamhurtbutiwillbefine, i-am-sivas-view, i-gag-forlawson, ironesmax
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M- madeforjay, mcgayness, mcguinass, michelleekeegan, micromcguiness, moaningmcguiness
N- nathanships, nathanshipsdontlie, nathsmcguiness, nathsora, nathsqueen, nathgasm, nethansykes, neverliesmcfly, nodoyjay, nottinghaam, notwhilesobersykes
O- ohgodimsickofsleepingalone, ohsykes, ohweasley-twins, oooh-those-eyebrows, outrageousavril.
P- parahotties, parkersparrots, perfectgosling, perpetualjayfeels, petewanks, picklebunny, pintofjay, playboynath, ponducks, princessmccaffrey
Q- queenareesha, queennareesha
R- raggedymans, reinbeer-mcguiness, riddleharry, runningfromboners, runningfromfaggots
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W- wankswaran, wanturds, wetfornayf, whenwekissmyheartdropslikeabomb, withalittletouchofmagic, wonderingfaiths
I seriously had to recite the alphabet like a million times doing this and I'm so tired at the moment so I'm sorry if I've put your name in the wrong place and all that jazz and if I've missed you out. (That may be because you changed your URL without me noticing so I don't recognise it). And this follow forever has people in it that both mutually and don't follow me. If you mutually follow me I'm so sorry for being such a mess
sometimesmost the time and thank you for sticking with me. If you don't follow me then I don't blame you. My blog is a multifandom mess and I moan alot in a non-sexual waybut if you could maybe check out my blog and consider following me than would be sweet but you obviously don't have to. I will be doing another smaller follow forever with personal comments on my blogs first birthday (May 5th) so will not be doing them on this one. Once again, thank you all for following me I love you all.
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Brett Ewins 2
Back in March I wrote about my friend Brett Ewins (read it here.) I can update it now but, before I continue, I need to correct something I wrote then. I said that it was a blow to the head that caused Brett to collapse and his heart to stop for fifteen minutes – I have found out since that, whilst he did receive a blow to the head, more than one in fact, it was some minutes later, after a continuing struggle, that he suffered a heart attack.
I promised to keep the story updated but that hasn't been easy as reliable information has been hard to come by. I did go to see him in prison a couple of times and would have gone more but we were being told that he was coming out on bail almost every week. He never did. He was held on remand for the full seven months despite the fact that the judge seemed quite keen on getting him out.
This is the first of a number of things I am not clear about. In this instance the best I can say is I think the fact that he wasn't allowed home had something to do with a lack of cooperation by the local health authority psychiatrist responsible for Brett's care. Possibly because of questions being raised about the new anti-psychotic meds Brett had been put on at the time of the incident.
Brett's trial concluded yesterday and, in the end, he was found guilty of wounding and we, his friends, feel kind of relieved and grateful. Trouble is, I can't quite rid myself of the feeling that it's not the appropriate response.
I am, we are, grateful for the efforts made by his defence team. I think we all felt that the judge was extremely fair, insightful and humane, even the forensic psychiatrist called as an expert witness by the prosecution did not try to pretend that the man being prosecuted was, under what passes for normal circumstances even as a paranoid schizophrenic, a very pleasant, polite, and intelligent person. And the jury were obviously attentive and doing their very best to reach a fair decision. We are grateful for all that. We couldn't really have hoped for more. And therein, perhaps, lies the problem.
He was charged with GBH with intent. That is to say that he stabbed someone (in this case a police officer) with intent to cause serious bodily harm (the intent bit is crucial – it would add years to any possible sentence.)
Being a registered schizophrenic is no defence and nor should it be. Schizophrenics maybe more or less troubled at different times, sometimes they may be delusional but that does not, necessarily, have any bearing on their ability to tell right from wrong or to be the deliberate, conscious, authors of their actions. But, you'd think, wouldn't you, that if a person seemingly goes berserk and attacks a couple of policeman with a knife the obvious call would be to plead insanity but, apparently, and this is another thing I'm not clear about, in this case it wasn't an option. The reason it wasn't had something to do, either with the fact that because of Brett's deep amnesia with relation to the events in question, he was not in a position to understand the nature of his mental processes well enough to instruct his barrister to so plead on his behalf, or, again because of that amnesia and there being no independent witnesses, there was no evidence to prove that he might have been insane at the time. Effectively, it's the policemen's word against… well… nothing, actually.
You don't need me to tell you that it is the job of the prosecution to prove the defendant guilty beyond reasonable doubt but it was an anomaly of this case that once the two officers had given their evidence, the normal emphasis seemed to shift somewhat and it seemed almost as if the defence had to prove him innocent or, at least, find a way to cast a shadow of reasonable doubt in the jurors minds.
Let me state for the record that none of Brett's friends believe him to be anything other than innocent. If I believed anything other than that I wouldn't be writing this but were I an ordinary juror, with only the police evidence and the main argument put forward by the defence to go on, no matter how much sympathy I felt for the obviously weakened and troubled man I could see in the dock, I would have had to find him guilty. I shall speak about the police evidence in a minute but, whilst the psychiatric report for the defence might have done much to make me believe the defendant was, normally, a gentle and perhaps even a quite likeable gentleman, there was nothing in it that would have allowed me to find him not guilty. There is much that I and the rest of his friends know that supports our view that he did nothing for which he might be considered culpable but the jury heard very little of it despite the fact that any one of us would have been ready to stand up and testify on his behalf. The reasons we didn't get the opportunity so to do are interesting in themselves but are beside the point.
The police evidence was as follows. They called on Brett's neighbours at about 8.30 am on a very cold Saturday morning in mid-January. (They, of course, had the date to hand. I've got it somewhere.) They had been called by Brett's neighbours because they could hear Brett shouting next door. (Brett does shout at his voices sometimes.) The neighbours apparently make a lot of noise too. Both parties have made complaints in the past and it is on record that the neighbour has attacked Brett in his own home on one occasion. Also one of the officers had visited Brett before and new he had mental health issues. He thought he acted strangely and told his partner that he might be violent but that he was only small so they should be OK. He is not. Violent, I mean.
When the police first arrived they saw that Brett's front door was shut. They spent a few minutes talking to the neighbours and then went next door to see Brett. Now his front door was wide open. ?
Oh, really?
As a group of people we, Brett's friends, are a bunch of reasonably well educated sort of middle class men and women with a bit of life behind us. Some I've known for sometime others only since this case started. I'm pretty sure that for the most part, whilst we are well aware that the police do not always tell the truth, our default position is more likely to be that we will believe them until given cause to doubt. None of us believes that the door was open. We know how security conscious Brett was; how keen to lock doors and double check that they were locked. Moreover, he suffered terribly in the winter from ill-health – chilblains on his finger tips make it difficult for him to grip things and have been contributory to his not being able to draw; also, as I think I mentioned in the earlier entry, he has bad lungs, often being the victim of bronchitis and pleurisy. Trying to keep warm through the winter, like many other people living on benefits, was one of Brett's major objectives.
He would never, ever, leave his front door open; not in mid-summer, certainly not in the middle of winter. If it had been left open and, as none of us were there we cannot swear that it wasn't, it could only be because Brett's normal reality had already fallen away.
Both policeman were asked if they had any idea why a security chain was found ripped of the door in the hall. They both said that they had not noticed it nor had any idea how it had got there. Later the jury heard evidence that the door had been damaged at an earlier date. Sadly they didn't hear that the damage had been repaired a few days before the police made their way in.
Once inside the house they said they identified themselves as police. One said that Brett appeared at the other end of the hall screaming shouting and brandishing a knife, the other said that there was no knife at that point; that Brett returned to the kitchen later to get the knife. In terms of the case it doesn't matter much. Other inconsistencies worry me more. I think all of us that know the space beyond Brett's front door had great difficulty understanding how the action being described fitted into it or indeed how, if the worst of the violence took place by the now closed front door, most of Brett's blood had been sprayed against the kitchen door which must be 20ft away.
To hear what Brett was screaming and shouting was very upsetting. It relates to a particular delusion of his that started to take a grip of him at the end of last year and which he hasn't been able to shake since. I'm not going to describe it. It would seem like an invasion of his privacy. When we hear anything of it, some aspect of it will just drop into an otherwise normal conversation, it's kind of jarring but we usually just sort of fumble around it for a moment and move quickly on. Had he not been held in prison all these months it may be he'd have received some help diminish it's hold on him. Had he not been in prison we might have felt it more appropriate to challenge it ourselves.
The police described something very different though. Brett was very angry with some imagined element of it and was demanding that these men standing in his hallway do something about it.
One suspects that the best thing they could have done at that point was to agree to go and do the thing he asked, retreat outside and call up some support from someone with a little more expertise in the mental health issues than they possessed themselves. Instead, after he got the knife, they demanded that he drop it, when he just went on screaming, staring with "crazy eyes" and fencing at them with the knife the first one sprayed him in the face with a full can of pepper spray and when that apparently had no effect the second policeman after calling for back-up clicked open his baton and beat Brett on the arm first and then directly, full force on the head, probably twice, maybe three times before Brett stabbed him. That officer then opened the door and escaped outside whilst the other one then jumped on Brett. He also used his baton a number of times on Brett's shoulders arms and legs before managing to wrestle Brett to the ground in the front garden where at least one assisting officer started kicking him in the shoulder supposedly to release the arm trapped underneath his stomach.
That's when Brett's heart gave up.
Both officers described how frightened they were during the confrontation. They said they feared for their lives.
One described how the pepper spray that he had released in that very confined space made it difficult for him to breath and almost impossible for him to see. The other one described the extent of his injury, how his wife, who was pregnant and a police controller, had heard what was happening and had rushed round to make sure he was all right.
I don't want to diminish either what must have been a very frightening experience for both of them, or the injury to the officers wrist but I do want to point out that no-one had anything to say about the unnecessary injuries suffered by Brett, or the fear and confusion he must have been feeling. The fact that he had died for fifteen minutes, had been in a coma for days, had serious bruising over large parts of his body was either never mentioned or glossed over very quickly. The prosecution described the injury caused by two or three full bloodied blows from the taller officers asp as a "bump on the head."
One officer was in his early thirties, I'd guess, average height, quite burly. The other, younger, fit and strong, well on the generous side of six feet.
Brett is 56 years old, about 5' 6"or 7" has weak lungs, asthma, arthritis and walks unsteadily with a stick. He has trouble getting up and down stairs and the most exercise he's had in years is a walk up to the park.
In my imagined film version of this story, at the conclusion of the police evidence I'd have the defence team, in a wonderful coup de theatre, stand the two officers in front of jury with Brett leaning on his stick between them. The jury would make a quick comparison of the three men in front of them turn to the prosecution, snort derisively, pick up their belongings and walk out of the court.
Key to the prosecution case was what the police said Brett shouted at them. Not the delusional stuff but something else they said he kept repeating - "I'm going to kill you copper!" If Brett said this then it supplies the all important intent part to GBH with intent and probably many years in some kind of secure unit.
Many of his friends don't believe this either. It does, after all, sound rather poorly scripted and we all knew how respectful he was of the police. I never heard him have anything but good to say about them, he liked them, they had, on the whole, treated him well and he recognised that. Certainly I never heard him call them "coppers."
Over the four days of the trial I watched the jurors as they attended to the two different narratives being constructed by the defence and the prosecution. I wondered how engaged each person looked. I noticed when they looked over to Brett and measured what they were hearing against the man drooped in his chair behind the thick plate glass, his walking stick hooked on to ledge next to him. I measured their faces for intelligence, scepticism and empathy. I gradually grew more confidant that they didn't want to find Brett guilty but, also, realised that they would have to find him guilty of something. They couldn't decide for themselves, even if they suspected that, perhaps, not everything they had heard the police say was true. Not without having any evidence to support that suspicion. Neither could they decide for themselves that Brett could not be held responsible for his actions because he was legally insane at the time, when that option had never been offered them. If not GBH with intent then it had to be the lesser charge of wounding. And when they were asked to carefully deliberate and try to come to a unanimous decision it took next to no time. They returned once to ask the judge to clarify one legal point and then away again and back almost immediately.
On the charge of GBH with intent – not guilty. On the charge of wounding – guilty.
We should all be grateful to them. They did their job well.
The judge has called for a psychiatric report and, although he told Brett he could expect a custodial sentence, Brett's barrister has told us not to worry too much on that account, that it's likely, depending on the recommendations of the report, that Brett will be released on bail. If that option is open to the judge I'll be surprised if doesn't take it. I've had a strong feeling that he has long been sympathetic to Brett's plight.
Almost inevitably, knowing what I know, there have been times when I've wanted Brett's barrister to push back harder or to challenge an argument but I recognise what an unbalanced case this must have been for him, where the only defence available was to try and convince the jury that the defendant is not the sort of guy who could have done this sort of thing. He did it and remained good humoured and patient in the face of all of our questions and opinions. We are grateful to him for that. I'm sure Brett is too
I'll even extend a gracious thank you to barrister acting for the crown - who Pete suggested looked like he tore the limbs off small animals at the weekend – for fulfilling his part. I'm sure he could have been sneakier with very little effort.
But I'm not satisfied. This case should never have come to court. Brett has been denied his freedom for over seven months, has a criminal record for something that he never should have been held culpable for and denied the sort of treatment or therapy he might have expected on the outside, all because two rather inept young policemen walked, uninvited, into the house of a mentally ill man and didn't know how to get out again without beating him nearly to death.
Brett will be sentenced on October 26th. We hope it's a probationary sentence and that some professional help and support will be made available to him.
The young officer received some nerve damage to his left hand. It leaves him with some loss of sensation, a pins and needles-like feeling and some restricted movement to his little finger. The nerves may yet grow back. We hope they do.


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Hi, my husband and I will be arriving in NY Sunday 9/29 for 3 days, we are looking for some good and reasonable price places to eat at in the Hell's Kitchen area. We are staying at the Hampton Inn North, and taking in a show Sunday night.
Any suggestions would be appreaciated. We like Mexican, Italian, etc, also any good places for breakfast.
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I strongly agree that limiting yourself to the hells kitchen area you will miss some great nyc food that is an easy ten min subway ride or cab away....
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Than please give me some suggestions as to places to go. Thank You
I thought the HK's area had a good amount of good places to eat , I guess I'm wrong so I would love to hear other suggestions. Thank you to all that answered me.
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Have you spent any time searching this board? Have you gone through all the links Kathryn provided?
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You are not wrong. Lower Manhattan is a food mecca and no other neighborhood in the city can compare, but it doesnt mean there's nothing good to eat in HK.
The area has transformed in the past 5 years. When I first started working here 12 years ago I was really bummed about the food situation (moved from 5th and 23rd) but nowadays there are plenty of interesting options.
The places mentioned here like Pure, Mercato, Danji, Ippudo, the Bodegas, the bakeries (sullivan), the pizza, middle eastern (taboon, gazala's) and more can rival with some of the better ones in town.
I wouldn't mind being "stuck" here for a week or 2 at all.
Hampton Inn North is on 8th and 51st, correct? You're within easy walking distance of many places, including those near Columbus Circle, Times Square, and Rockefeller Center.
Toloache, Pure Thai Cookhouse, Danji, Shimizu, Don Antonio, Totto Ramen, Ippudo, etc. are nearby.
Where is your show?
Price point is just reasonable nothing too outrageous. The only reason I said Hell's Kitchen is that it's just a very short walk from the hote. and the last time we were there (maybe 5 years ago we loved that area. Please feel free to suggest other areas or places. I didn't want anything in Times Square only because I feel it's too pricey and too touristy. The show is at the Gershwin Theatre West 51st St.Monday is open all day for taking in the sights and maybe a little bit of shopping any suggestions for that? Thank You all so much
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> I didn't want anything in Times Square only because I feel it's too pricey and too touristy.
There are actually some worthwhile places near Times Square these days.
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> Gershwin Theatre West 51st St.
Toloache is very close & a popular pre-theatre spot on CH. Make a reservation.
> Monday is open all day for taking in the sights and maybe a little bit of shopping any suggestions for that?
Making suggestions for sightseeing and shopping is outside the scope of Chowhound. The moderators tend to prefer we stick to food and drink discussions.
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Sorry, I didn't see that you wanted to avoid Times Square. That was a "first night in New York" thing for us because it is so close to the Hampton Inn. I'm going again in November (Hilton Club) and I feel like a veteran New Yorker now.
I live in Hell's Kitchen myself but seldom eat in the nabe unless I absolutely have or am just ordering delivery.
I'll second kathryn in that Pure Thai Cookhouse, Danji, Ippudo West, Totto Ramen, Don Antonio are all good options within walking distance of your hotel. I'm personally not a huge fan of Toloache, it's a little tacky and touristy as you may expect. For breakfast and snacks, I'd also recommend Sullivan St. Bakery, and Je & Jo (ice cream). There is also a Shake Shack near on 44th and 8th ave.
If you're looking to explore other areas in the city (since you're staying for 3 days and it would really be a shame if you never left Midtown), then you can wander down to West Village, East Village, LES, or even out to BK and Queens.
I think hounders would be better able to make suggestions if you name specific types of cuisine you're looking to have, style/ambiance of the overall experience, and a more concrete budget.
Oh just realized you mentioned Mexican and Italian. Honestly your options are not that great in the Hell's Kitchen area unless you're okay with hole in the wall bodegas for Mexican and very touristy Italian (Becco, Carmine's, etc.). Esca is good but quite pricey...
Again if you're wiling to venture out of the area, you have a plethora of options for both cuisine.
Italian: Babbo, Scarpetta, L'Artusi, Torrisi, Barbuto, Charlie Bird, Dell'Anima, Perla, Osteria Morini, Otto & Lupa (cheaper and more casual of Mario Batali's restaurants)
Mexican: Empellon Taqueria, Los Tacos no. 1 (inside Chelsea Market). A lot more authentic choices in Elmhurst, Woodside (Queens).
For dinner maybe around 80-85.00 We will be their 2 nights for dinner. We like Chinese, Italian, Mexican, American, and seafood. I don't mind going out of the area just tell me what the area is.
We were thinking of having an early dinner Sunday before thye show, and than after drinks and appertizers, close by if possible.
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Is that $80-85 per person or for two? Is that including drinks, tips & tax, or for food only?
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For Italian, you can venture down to West Village. Otto and Lupa are both within your price range and will not be too crowded on Sunday. Barbuto could be within your budget if you order wisely. Of course if you decide to get a bottle then you're looking at another $40+ on top of food.
If you're looking to have good Neapolitan pizza, check out Don Antonio, Keste, Luzzo's or Motorino.
For Chinese, you can check our Cafe China and Szechuan Gourmet, which are both in midtown in the 30's. If you like other Asian such as Korean and Japanese, Danji and Ippudo West are great options and in Hell's Kitchen.
For Mexican, you may want to consider Suenos, Empellon Taqueria for a sit-down meal. Again I'd strongly recommend Los Tacos No. 1 inside Chelsea Market for awesome tacos at very cheap prices, perfect for a mid-day snack. In fact, you can check out many other food vendors in Chelsea Market, such as fresh seafood from The Lobster Place since you mentioned liking seafood. They also own Cull & Pistol next door which serves up good raw oysters with wine.
For American, you can try walking into Gramercy Tavern for an early dinner before your show. The tavern room is typically busy but quite relaxed on Sundays, as long as you go before 6:30pm - therefore perfect for pre-theater dinner.
Second all of kathryn's suggestions except for Shimizu which I havent visited yet.
Ive been to Pure about 40 times over the years and I'm still discovering new dishes. Its far from elegant however. You may sit on stools a notch above the stools used in the local kindergarten, but I think its a fun place
Toloache is right there. Ippudo's waits are getting crazy lately so call before you go. Same goes for Totto
Don Antonio is a nice option. You can have a full meal there. Try the Diavola and the fried pie
Lately I'm really enjoying Mercato which is probably the best Italian in HK. Il Melogrnao is another nice option, both arent very close to you.
For breakfast I frequent pick a bagel on the corner of 53rd and 8th. Citi Sandwich has nice egg sandwiches but they dont open till 10. There are many diner-like eateries on 9th that serve breakfast. My favorite there is Georgios Country grill on 53rd.
You got more ideas here...
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+1 for City Sandwich's breakfast sandwiches, though I could have sworn they opened earlier...
Amy's Bread is also a neighborhood institution, if you like down home pastries and breads for breakfast.
Just remembered that Tulcingo Del Valle on 10th Ave makes a cheap Mexican breakfast daily. Their huevos rancheros were pretty good the last time I checked.
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My daughter and I stayed at the Hampton Inn North last summer and we loved it! It isn't fancy, but our room was huge (for New York City.) Someone (maybe on the hotel's comments site) recommended that we ask for a mini-fridge and a microwave when we check in. By the time we got upstairs, they were both already in our room and set up!
We found that it was easy to get anywhere from that location. If you walk west along the south perimeter of the hotel, you'll land on 9th Avenue. There are dozens of restaurants along 9th and south of 51st street! The subway station is nearby, too (I think, just down 8th between 51st and 50th. Check your map to be sure.) Get a Metro Pass for the week from the kiosk at any station (swipe a credit card) and you can ride the subway anywhere with great ease!
A place my daughter and I really enjoyed was Ellen's Stardust Diner at the NE corner of 7th and 51st. You don't necessarily go there for the food, but it does have a vast and varied menu, and the diner food (including ethnic dishes) is surprisingly edible. You will leave full. What sets it apart is that all the servers are wanna-be Broadway performers "between jobs," and they sing all the familiar standards between conducting their waitstaff duties. They are all excellent singers (alums include Broadway stars, American Idol contestants, etc.) Yes, it's kinda schlock-y, but, hey, you'll know you're in New York, and it's almost like getting to see another show! Just be sure to go when you aren't in a rush to be somewhere after! You can then stroll around Times Square to work off the meal and find your coordinates. It's a place locals wouldn't necessarily recommend, so I thought I'd mention it.
I live right below Hells Kitchen and the area is starting to really pick up in food selections! I would also put my recommendation in for Taboon for dinner. Mediterranean with fantastic fish selections. Reservation advised
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Garvin Gate
The main gate at an estate required little privacy. The landscape designer drew up the plans and had me perfect it so it could be built from wood. There is a metal frame sandwiched in between the wooden visible parts. The hardware is cast bronze and was made to accommodate the medieval style gate closure.
13' wide, 5' tall and 4" thick