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Chinese Chicken-Cabbage Salad with Peanut Sauce
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Yield: Makes 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 302
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated fat: 3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 3g
- Protein: 31g
- Carbohydrate: 7g
- Fiber: 2g
- Cholesterol: 79mg
- Iron: 2mg
- Sodium: 275mg
- Calcium: 68mg
- 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1/4 cup bottled Thai peanut sauce
- 1/2 head napa cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1 cup shredded carrot
- 4 scallions, green and white parts thinly sliced
- 1 whole rotisserie chicken, cooled completely and shredded (about 4 cups)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- Whisk together rice wine vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil, and peanut sauce in a medium bowl; set aside. Toss together cabbage, shredded carrot, 4 thinly sliced scallions, and chicken in a large salad bowl. Pour the peanut sauce dressing over the cabbage salad, and toss together until all of the ingredients are evenly coated. Season salad with freshly ground black pepper, and evenly sprinkle with black sesame seeds and 2 thinly sliced scallions. Divide the salad among 6 plates; serve.
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Book Review: Living the Savvy Life
Published on - March 7th, 2011 (by April Dykman)
This post is from staff writer April Dykman.
Last year I wrote about the stereotypes perpetuated by many personal finance books written for women, especially that women like to "shop till they drop."
As I mentioned in the article, a Consumer Expenditure Survey showed that women and men spend the same amount of money, just on different items. Women spend more on clothing and men spend more on restaurants, gadgets, and transportation. Also, a Stanford University study found that incidents of compulsive shopping were almost the same among men and women (6% for women, 5.5% for men).
But where women are actually falling behind is retirement. Women earn less over their lifetimes and live longer, so I wondered why some of these personal finance books for women were focusing on a stereotype that women have a problem with overspending instead of on serious, documented issues like retirement readiness?
This isn't to say that there aren't any good money books for women out there. I fully admit that I haven't explored genre myself because the cutesy titles and pink cover art on some of the books was enough to put me off of it entirely. But after writing that GRS post, a couple of female authors contacted me to ask if I would be interested in reading their personal finance books. I figured, why not? I'm complaining about the genre, so let's explore it and see what's out there.
The Savvy Life Philosophy
The first book to arrive in my mailbox was Living the Savvy Life: The Savvy Woman's Guide to Smart Spending and Rich Living by Melissa Tosetti and Kevin Gibbons, who also run The Savvy Life online magazine.
Living the Savvy Life focuses on finding balance, not becoming a tightwad or cheapskate. The philosophy isn't anything new for most long time GRS readers: "Save money on the things that aren't as important to you so you can afford to spend money on the things that are important to you." The writers break this down into the following six manageable savvy habits:
- Pay yourself first. Save 20% of your income (15% for retirement and 5% for emergency savings) and enjoy the rest.
- Track your spending. The authors use an Excel spreadsheet, but later go into detail about other ways to track spending.
- Pay all of your bills on payday. This ensures you'll have the money to pay your bills, eliminates late fees, and creates a routine that gives you more control over your finances. They even recommend filling up your car with gas and purchasing your groceries as close to payday as possible.
- Set financial goals. What big-ticket items are in your future? Research the actual cost, create a visual reminder, and open a savings account dedicated to your goal. Set a realistic date for achieving it.
- Know when to invest and when to bargain shop. Before you buy something, consider what you need it for and how long it will last.
- Spend money on the things you truly want. Sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish between what you want and what advertisements tell you you should want. As you approach the checkout counter, no matter what type of store you're in, take a look at the items in your hand or in your cart and ask yourself if they are things you intended to purchase before you came in the store and whether you really want them.
The next chapter, titled "You Can Afford It", was one of my favorite parts of the book. Tosetti and Gibbons write:
"Stop saying you 'can't afford it.' The fact is that you can. If you made more money, you could. If you didn't have a car payment, you could. If your mortgage was lower, you could. There may be caveats, but you can afford anything! Being able to afford what you want is about choices. Whether that choice involves doing something to make more money or lowering your cost of living, you chose to work in a career earning your current salary. You chose to buy the car you drive. You chose to live in your current home. The point is that you are in charge of your money. Money in and money out—you make the decisions."
The authors go on to give several case studies of people who improved their salary, increased their income in other ways, focused their spending, and changed their attitudes about money.
In the next several chapters they break down spending categories—home, entertainment, wardrobe, beauty, food—to help you decide how important they are in your life (if at all) and offer money-saving ideas. The last eight chapters are dedicated to more personal finance information, such as organizing your finances, ways to pay down debt, an explanation of compound interest, how to use credit responsibly, and other financial rules of thumb. There also is an exercise to help you determine your ultimate goals in life, create a plan to reach them, as well as tips to stay motivated during your journey.
Recommended, with reservations
All in all, I like this book. It presents personal finance in terms of lifestyle decisions, which makes it easier to understand and more practical. Several of the examples from the authors' own lives sounded familiar to my own financial journey. For example, they write that their trip to Disney World was a powerful lesson on how they could focus their spending to do the things that were really important to them. For me, my trip to Italy was what made me think hard about how I was spending my money—I'd been bitten by the travel bug.
This book is perfect for the woman who is just starting to show an interest in her finances, but might be nervous that being financially savvy means being a miser. Even those who have read a personal finance book or two are likely to pick up new ideas. For example, one of my favorite tips was to create a dedicated area in your home for managing your money and to make the space as inviting as possible. It's the difference between two scenarios:
- Getting frustrated as you try to hunt down bills, receipts, checks, postage, and envelopes to hurriedly transfer money or get checks in the mail at a crowded kitchen table, or
- Sitting down at a desk with all of those things in their place, a framed photo of your last skiing trip (because you're saving up for the next one), and a cup of tea.
Too often, my money management "space" is more like the former than the latter.
My one gripe with The Savvy Life is that I wish the authors had placed more emphasis on retirement issues unique to women. While they do cover retirement, I would have liked for them to drive home the importance of it even more. When I learned about the obstacles that women face when it comes to retirement savings, it was eye-opening—almost scary. I think it's easy for that message to get lost among the examples of more exciting goals, such as houses, cars, travel, etc. Retirement sounds downright boring in comparison.
Nevertheless, The Savvy Life packs in the essential information along with smart tips, and I liked the friendly and conversational tone. I wish I could have read it years ago—like maybe the day I graduated from high school.
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Great post. I just started paying attention to the financial side of my life. I hope this book gives me some guidance. Hope to see more posts like this!!!
Especially given your first paragraph, I find the cover on this book offensive. What is the woman doing? SHOPPING! Just once I'd like to see a woman at a conference table meeting with a banker/financial adviser, etc. And the adviser looking respectful!
The idea of what you can and can't afford is very similar to the one Rich Dad advises:
"The secret to getting beyond scarcity is to start beyond it. Feel a sense of abundance right now by living your life as though you were already finically free. Saying 'I can't afford it' closes your mind but asking 'How can I afford it?' opens it up. Make the choice to be rich every day. Stop looking at the world through eyes of scarcity. Instead, open your mind to the riches all around you!" – Extract from Wealth 2.0
J.D.'s note: Eugene, this quote is precisely why people (including me) don't like Kiyosaki. He's saying to spend beyond your means because doing so will lead you to make more money. That's absurd. Trust me: I've done this, and spending doesn't lead to earning. Spending leads to debt. "Choosing" to be rich doesn't make you rich; good financial habits lead to wealth — and that includes living within your means.
@Danielle–I understand what you're saying. Still, this one didn't bother me as much as the images I've seen of women with several shopping bags and boxes of shoes.
But then, she looks like she just came from the farmers market, and I LOVE the farmers market, so that's probably my own bias.
Not only is she coming from the market– she's in Italy! (check the street)
Seriously though, thank you. Nice review.
@Shash–You are SO right. No wonder I liked the cover–it's depicting my dream!
What are some of the unique issues women face in retirement? I'm kind of curious because I can't think of that many. Of course, a longer life could mean the need for more money in the later years. Wouldn't having a smaller income correlate with needing less money in retirement because one would already be used to living on less. But other than that how is a woman's retirement fundamentally different from a man's? Actually my husband plans on spending way more money in retirement than I do. We've already talked about it and planned for it (he enjoys golf which is an expensive hobby). Just wondering out loud this morning. Thanks.
I think the quote about affording things wasn't given as much explaination as it deserves. A lot of people are in debt because they've listened to the advice of "you can afford it" without tagging on the lines "if you sacrifice or adjust X". So that car payment is only $400 a month, and you can get the new PC laptop for only $60 a month, and that gym membership is only… and before you know it all the things "you can afford" are eating you alive.
While I appreciate that the point is about choice, that isn't what the quote taken from the text really said to me. I cringe when I hear "I can afford it" because that is exactly what every sales rep will get you to tell yourself as they smooth talk you into signing up for the monthly payments.
Besides, simply making more money or sacrificing something else to "afford" it isn't necessarily the wisest decision if it isn't something of real value to you to begin with. Nothing in the article implied that the book spent much time on really getting to your focus so you can make these choices.
I guess I'm not sure why women need a special financial book. Oh, I see — this one is makes money "easier to understand". Are the "regular" financial books too complicated for my ladymind?
I always question the 15%. I have saved 15% a year for ages, and it still doesn't seem like enough.
@Kelley, women in general face myriad challenges. We are typically paid less, are less likely to negotiate for better starting salaries and raises (totalling $1 million over a work life), work in lower-paying fields. Many women take time off to raise children, and/or work part time. Women are more likely to be single parents, and that comes with both costs and limited income in some cases. All of this results in less in retirement savings and social security incomes. When we retire, we have less money AND we typically live longer.
For those of us who are married, we lose part of our income if our husbands die before we do… we get a portion of social security income, and ditto for a pension if your spouse is lucky to have a pension. (If you spouse has a 401k, you do get to keep those funds. One good think about the switch from defined benefit plans ie pensions to defined contribution plans ie the 401k).
Any book geared toward personal finance for woman should include information on salary negotiations. It's something I never thought about until reading it on GRS, but it's true that accepting a lower salary will affect your financial life for years to come. It seems that fewer women negotiate their salaries then men and yet we read very little about it.
Why do we need personal finance books "for women"? Is it because women earn less and live longer? Sounds like the book fell short on this message.
Also, I would argue that 15% for retirement is not enough.
I agree that the "you can afford it" phrase always makes me cringe. I picture a salesman right in front of me, and wish I could take back some of my decisions based on that thinking. But I do think there's some validity to the point made by Rich Dad, Poor Dad in that saying you can't afford something closes the discussion, but asking yourself how you can afford it opens you up to thoughts and ideas. The problem comes when people ask that question and answer it with a high interest loan! But if you examine areas of your life where you are spending but don't need to be, or start thinking about how you can increase your income flow through a new business or a salary negotiation or returning to school to pick up a valuable skill, then that's productive thinking.
Regarding the comments in #3 (Eugene and JD), I'm not sure of the entire context from Kiyosaki's quote, but I really like the idea.
It could easily be interpreted for the reader to go out and buy things they can't afford, which is dangerous, but I interpreted it differently.
I've noticed that the months my husband and I have the most fun and stop worrying about money (going on mini-vacations, day trips, dates, out with friends, etc) are also the months that we spend the least. I'm not sure what the correlation is yet… maybe we're more satisfied with life, so we don't feel the need to spend as much in the day-to-day? All I know is that since we've started living more freely, my spending has gone down significantly (and I'm getting a tan!)
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I'm not going to get this phrased right, so I apologize in advance, but it was my understanding that social security was a benefit given to individuals, not family units.
So each individual earns their social security benefits by their work history over the course of their lives. Individuals also have the option to get a benefit of 1/2 of their spouses benefit if that results in a higher benefit for themselves. When their spouse dies, that amount is jumped up to 100% of their spouses benefit.
So yes, when a husband dies, the wife "loses" 1/3 of the family's social security income. That's one way of looking at it. The other way to look at it is that she is still allowed to "take" 2/3 of the family's social security income whether she paid in the taxes to receive it herself or not.
If the husband dies first, he also "loses" 1/3 of the family's social security income.
This was specifically written into the rules to protect stay at home parents (wives) whose husbands were the primary earners for the families.
Sierra, you mentioned that "When I learned about the obstacles that women face when it comes to retirement savings, it was eye-opening—almost scary." Can you point us to an article about these issues (or maybe write one)? Thanks.
It sounded hokey at first, but I really liked Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach, which I'm pretty sure JD has reviewed. I thought it would read kind of condescending and out of touch but I was pleasantly surprised by his insight into the kinds of financial issues he actually sees women (his clients) facing all the time. He talks about both married and single women, women with and without children, with and without their own careers if partnered, etc. And when he does talk about overspending, he is clear that that's a road he's had to hoe as well, so it's not a uniquely female problem. But like other comments have noted, women do generally have less secure retirement savings for several reasons (not every woman out there, but on average). It's not about being easier to understand, it's about tailoring the advice to specific issues that men don't deal with at all or as often and therefore aren't discussed in the advice "for everyone." As a women very interested in personal finance, I think it's totally valid to have a discussion about women's unique needs, as long as we understand that they extend beyond the mall.
Sounds like a book the Mrs. would enjoy. Let me see if the library has this.
I can appreciate the "You can afford it" mentality, but understand the risk it poses to some people who are looking for an excuse to spend. My in-laws and my parents very frequently used the words "We can't afford that." to my wife and I growing up, so we interpreted that we were poor. I think a better line would be, "We can afford that, but you won't be able to go to Cornell." ala The Millionaire Next Door. It's all about choice: choosing to buy a new LCD TV or paying down debt, etc.
@Kelley and @HollyP: To add to that, women are more likely to take time off or help out with the care of ageing parents.
The Globe and Mail, one of Canada's national newspapers did a series awhile ago about women in retirement, which I found it very useful for understanding some of the main issues and dilemmas women face (and not just Canadian-specific info): http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/retirement-rrsps/women-and-retirement/
I think there's some real value here. I used to ask myself "can I afford it", and I wound up $62K in debt, because I was looking at whether I could afford a monthly payment. This is the mindset that leads us all down the primrose path to debt and paycheck to paycheck living. Now I ask myself "do I need it, and can I pay cash for it", and in the process have paid off $45K in debt in 3 years. The only debt I have left is student loan debt, with a 3% consolidated interest rate, that I'm steadily paying off.
The mindset shift is about making a long term lifestyle change and determining what is most important in life. These are the factors that have helped me turn things around.
April, thank you for this great article! This is the very thing we talk about in our monthly Women's Saving Club meetings. Why? women are falling behind in savings and retirement and how we can work together and support each other in reaching our goals.
Thank you again for highlighting these differences. You're welcome to follow our discussions on money at http://www.WomensSavingClub.com
Enjoyed the review. I think I will add this to my reading list. Not to be contrary, but I don't think a valid reason for disliking a book is that it did not explore every relevant nuance or tangent you deem important. That's an impossible feat. I've noticed a tendency for book reviewers to purposefully use language that hedges as if saying a book is good automatically infers that it is the definitive informational resource in a particular area.
I personally love the cover because the woman is casually dressed in beautiful serene surroundings -I get the sense that she is either comfortably retired or on an extended vacation. Either way money does not seem to be a concern. Food after all is a necessity and it appears that's what she's shopping for, in a reusable shopping bag.
In a hyper consumerist society such as ours its hard not to associate the "you can afford it" verbiage with monthly payments that are seemingly innocuous until you realize how much interest you've paid and how in the aggregate monthly payments can wreck your budget. My mindset has changed, having the ability to afford something may mean best case scenario I can buy it in cash, or save for it – or put a HUGE down payment, and use credit for a limited duration of time.
Lastly, I don't share the same aversion to Kiyosaki that JD does. I think his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a classic for a reason. The most important lessons I gleaned from that work include spend your time buying assets not free falling depreciating trinkets, education is not a proxy for income, income is not a proxy for wealth – don't depend on a job to give you a comfortable retirement.
My fiscal philosophy is an amalgam, I like to pick up nuggets from lots of different places and adjust it to fit my needs. With some personal finance books, dismissing the entire work just because of one point of contention is fool hardy.
I too think this particular book cover was well designed. In combination with the title, the cover photo says "savvy = walking to the market in your quaint old world village of choice with not a care in the world."
Sounds like a good entry-level personal finance title to me, and IMO a book directed to setting yourself up for a financially successful life has the correct focus, vs a book directed to "retirement issues" faced by women. If you set yourself up thoughtfully, retirement problems are just a heckuva lot less likely to arise.
What I would like to see, that seems to be missing in most PF books, is a discussion of the key correlation between good physical health and a secure financial life.
Thanks JD, I'll check it out in the library. I, also, would like to see more women's financial books on retirement. Maybe I'll have to write one when I am older.
Okay, this was good and all but I have to ask.
Why is there a need for books of this type specifically addressed to either gender? Indeed why is there a gender segregated personal finance market at all?
This has always baffled me. Out of curiousity I've actually read some chapters from a few by authors I shall not name, and other than the anecdotes being selected for a different audience, all the advice in them was equally applicable to me and last time I checked I had wedding tackle and a Y chromosome.
I have in fact even been called, in disgust, "overwhelmingly male". No idea what that means but the point is, I think this whole thing is like coloring plastic razors pink, printing the word "Lady" on the package and marking the price up 10 cents.
I'm sure this book's great and so are many others but ask yourselves, if this approach is needed and valid, why you never see any Men's personal finance books.
I started reading Jane Byant Quinn in the late '70s. She "taught" me everything I needed. I will be rereading her book, again, and working the principles, again.
This author sounds like she is on a good track.
I get bored of blogs and books that target me as a shopper.
As I watch the next generation of women grow- there seem to be as many women out there who depend on their man to be the primary income (which my man was and still is) without the smarts to save a part of that income for themselves. My daughter started her IRA when she started working and THEY contribute to it fully every year she is home with the kids. Parenting and homekeeping is a full time job- and should be compensated accordingly:>) At least I taught that part correctly!
When I mention to my school age daughters that they eventually need to save and invest for "retirement" they just kind of roll their eyes.
When I tell them they should save and invest for "financial independence" so they can do more of what they want to do later in life, that makes a lot of sense to them ("Of course we will! Why wouldn't we?").
The gender thing has to do with two things it seems:
a) Real demographic differences, like the "longer life, less retirement money" that was mentioned. Not sure there are enough differences today to merit *a whole book* the way "Our Bodies, Ourselves" had to be written, for example; but these days there's a book for everything.
b) Marketing. That's what the cover is for–to target a specific population. By April's summary, this is a repackaging of the usual fundamentals, but it comes in a "female-friendly" Eat-Pray-Love-style wrapper. A marketing gimmick? Sure, but whatever gets people to consider good financial habits, I say.
Re: Kiyosaki. As I recall, his book had some good ideas at the beginning, but then it ends up being all about flipping houses in Phoenix and attending his seminars (and we know how the Phoenix real estate market ended up…). Didn't make as much of an impact on me and my wife as Dave Ramsey– that was the real eye-opener.
A few things – I think it is slightly disingenuous to make the statement that "women face a much larger savings challenge than men because they typically earn less". First of all, Social Security replaces more of a low-income worker's income in retirement than it does high income earners, so low income earners have to save less overall, as a percentage, to get to the same level of income replacement. Second of all, one of the largest struggles in saving for retirement is continual salary increases – raises act as the power of compounding, except against you. Low income workers who don't make large salary jumps through their career have to save far less as a percentage than someone who is on a strong career track and makes large leaps and bounds in their salary over their working life.
Also, a comment on the intro to that Globe and Mail article:
"Dragged by her husband to meetings with their financial adviser, the retired tax collector says she "usually slouched in a very comfortable chair and zoned out."
This, to me, has little to do with being a woman and a lot more to do with willfully ignoring your finances. One shouldn't be surprised to be surprised when they retire if they never take an interest in it before the retire. It may be that women, in general, have less interest in financial matters, I don't know, but regardless that seems like a poor excuse.


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You could get vertigo tonight, scaling the heights of the finale of Mad Men on AMC, and then plumbing the depths of the tone-deaf misfire that is Viva Laughlin, premiering on CBS in the plum slot after CSI before moving to Sundays. There, only those with the most morbid curiosity to watch a shows slow yet hopefully quick death are likely to follow (unless every critic I know is totally off the mark).First, a salute to the best and most fascinating new show to arrive on TV this year (and Im even including my quirky new treasure Pushing Daisies in that equation). Mad Men, so hypnotic in its look and style as it recreates a classic movie-worthy image of 1960 Manhattan, is a period piece that says volumes about today, or about any era in which salary and status is tied to self-worth and where people construct a false reality to sell themselves on the American dream.Don Draper (instant star Jon Hamm) would seem to have it all. Besides the movie-star looks, he enjoys upward mo...
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Question: Should Bionic Woman fail to achieve network-television-caliber ratings on NBC, would NBC/Universal consider permanently moving the show to the Sci Fi Channel? Ratings expectations on a cable network are much lower. The smaller audience that tuned in to watch the show on NBC might be enough to keep the show alive on Sci Fi, assuming the viewers switch over. Furthermore, if we again assume that Universal airs reruns of Bionic Woman on Sci Fi like they did other NBC shows of the genre (Heroes, Surface) and if it does receive decent (cable) ratings, is that a good enough gauge to make a permanent move? I know this seems like a negative assumption about a brand-new show (sci-fi doesn't exactly have a good track record on network television), but I'm just curious if this is something studios ever consider. And if not, why wouldn't they?
Answer: A one-word answer: money. Bionic Woman is almost certainly too expensive a show to produce on Sci Fi's budget, although that's hard to
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TV's Blade, Batman Begins
In Part 1 of our Q&A with David S. Goyer, the producer/writer detailed the differences and similarities between Spike TV's Blade: The Series (Wednesdays at 10 pm/ET) and its big-screen begetter. Here he shares the scoop on which other Blade characters will surface on TV, status reports on The Flash, Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider and the Batman Begins follow-up, and the sad truth about why shows such as
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Question: I have a comment on a topic that I've never seen you address, and I could be the only one who feels this way. With so many new shows in the fall, it's really hard sometimes to keep them all straight, and the names of the shows often make this more difficult. They're not very distinctive! Last season, there were three sci-fi shows premiering, and they all had one-word names: Invasion, Threshold and Surface. I could never keep straight which one was on which network, and even though I had read your reviews and knew that you endorsed one especially, I could never remember which one. For this coming fall I've counted eight new series with one-word titles, and none of them are very distinguishable (Vanished, Standoff, Justice, Smith, Jericho, Shark, Traveler, Kidnapped). Just a note to the networks: If I need a visual aid to remember which shows I want to check out, I'm not likely to watch — unless they become hits and the name is repeated enough to remind me. Not a very good ...
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Question: Why should anyone watch any of the new network sci-fi shows when their record of cancellation is so predictable? Why should I get myself involved in the plot and characters when there's a 90-percent certainty that the network(s) will dump any new show? And why do the networks continue to produce new shows of this sort if they don't intend to support them? I was a huge fan of Invasion and Surface. We Surface fans even dared to hope there would be more episodes when the last show stated it was the "season" finale, not the "series" finale. I and all of my friends are highly disgusted with network TV. The only reason Stargate SG-1 endured was because Showtime premiered it and stuck by it. Thanks for listening.
Answer: I'm guessing this is a retroactive question, because there are almost no new network series that play into the sci-fi/fantasy arena (NBC's Heroes is the most notable exception). If you're wondering why anyone last season bothered watching any of the networks' genre
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Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy, Matt LeBlanc of Joey
Put a fork in the 2005-06 TV season. For the fourth straight year, CBS was crowned the most watched network, with an average of 12.6 million viewers per week. Fox was able to crow as well — for the second year in a row it was No. 1 among viewers ages 18 to 49, the group most coveted by advertisers. ABC didn't come up with a new hit, but its audience grew as Grey's Anatomy, Lost and Desperate Housewives remained hot, and Dancing with the Stars
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Fox was able to crow as well: for the second year in a row it was No. 1 among viewers aged 18 to 49, the group most coveted by advertisers. But this year the network won the demo race wi
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Question: Thanks for your support of Invasion this season. I was a little sad but not surprised to see that it had been canceled. I consider it a fascinating experiment that yielded some wonderful results, like Shaun Cassidy's other series, American Gothic, although it certainly wasn't for all tastes. Best of all, it brought the talents of William Fichtner, who was able to simultaneously convey both menacing and sympathetic qualities, to my attention. I will miss Sheriff Underlay most of all. I don't consider it a "waste of time" to have taken a chance on a series that had a high chance of failure. It was worth it to see something interesting and a little different. So tell us what you think now that the decision's in. What do you think about Invasion and about investing time and love in low-chance shows?
Answer: I couldn't agree more with the praise for William Fichtner, one of the more original villains-turned-heros I've ever witnessed. I liked Invasion when it was too slow for many,
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Answer: The way synergy tends to work is that NBC is more likely to replay Heroes on Sci Fi (much as Surface did during its run) than for NBC to put a Sci Fi show onto its much higher-profile real estate. There are exceptions. NBC has given exposure to Battlestar Galactica on Saturday, but there's little precedent
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Question: In last Monday's edition of Ask Matt, you mention that Invasion was the only genre show to get the entire season aired on network television. I just want you to know that this is incorrect: I realize you weren't a Surface fan, but they did play the entire season. It was a short one due to, I believe, the Olympics, but it still had a season finale, which was good enough for me.
Answer: True, but my point was that Invasion was the only show of its type to get a full-season order of 22 episodes. Surface was rushed to a finale after only 15 episodes, in part to make room for the Olympics and to make way for a mid-season slate of new shows to follow, but also because (you have to think) NBC had pretty much given up on it. And while that was good enough for you, it wasn't for many fans, who continue to write in confusion about where the show went and if it's coming back (an answer we won't have until NBC announces its schedule on May 15). But from what I hear of the network's
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Am I doing this for my own sake?
Cut away each sin,
Push the blade in,
To drag out feelings from within.
Am I doing this for my own sake?
Keeping this up with only make,
Me grow more and more fake,
But, I guess this is a risk have to take.
Razor, match, glass shard,
And yet again, another scar,
This lies won't get me far,
Keeping up this mask is hard.
One day, perhaps, maybe,
I could possibly be free,
So that you could see,
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Martinez says Baines can be like Lahm, plus Coleman on Arsenal.
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Roberto Martinez believes Leighton Baines can make the transformation from left-back to defensive midfielder - just like Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm.
That's the story in many of today's national newspapers, with the Daily Express and Daily Star even revealing that Baines accompanied Martinez in the role of student to watch Lahm and Bayern tackle Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday.
For now, Martinez says he is happy for Baines to focus on his current role, but has urged the 29-year-old to study a position in which he believes he can flourish in seasons to come.
Lahm, 30, has this season been operating in both positions for the German giants under new boss Pep Guardiola.
Also in the Daily Star, Baines' fellow full-back Seamus Coleman says the pressure is all on Arsenal to finish in the top four, with Everton preparing for their mouthwatering showdown with the Gunners at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Martinez also discusses the crunch clash with Arsene Wenger's men in the Liverpool Echo and warns Blues supporters they may need to be patient during tomorrow's lunchtime kick off.
In the Daily Mirror, the Spaniard says that the game provides an opportunity to land a psychological blow in the battle for Champions League qualification.
Striker Romelu Lukaku is another to speak to the Mirror, admitting he knows very little about today's Grand National at Liverpool's Aintree racecourse and that basketball is a sport more to his liking. The Belgian also explains how he goes from being a "dreamer" off the pitch to "passionate" and "aggressive" on it.
Special features in the Times and the Guardian look at the job Martinez has done since taking over the Blues last June, with the latter's headline stating that the Spaniard has "allowed Everton to dream again."
Meanwhile, the Independent and Daily Mail both look at the current rise of Merseyside football and compare the feel-good factor among the city's supporters to that in the 1980s.
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Still catching up from the holidays…
Nick Schulz at the American Enterprise Institute's blog presents this graph:
I don't think it will shock anyone that the top people in Democratic administrations tend to have less private-sector experience than their GOP counterparts. Yet the previous low-water mark for private-sector experience since 1900, the JFK administration, was still three times higher than the Obama Cabinet's level.
Here's what makes this background information about the Obama team even more interesting:
As Schulz notes, "public sector employment has ranged since the 1950s at between 15 percent and 19 percent of the population," yet the Obama Cabinet got more than 90 percent of its prior experience in this relatively thin slice of America. So, the current Cabinet largely lacks a practical understanding of the country and companies which it now regulates — understanding that might come in handy now that our government is more enmeshed than ever with banks and auto
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Johns Creek police are on the lookout for whoever pulled off a hoax and put a strain on police resources. Officers rushed to a mansion in the Country Club of the South subdivision, where someone called Alpharetta Police Thursday afternoon with a report of three people shot inside a home on Carlisle Lane. Johns Creek Police say 15 to 20 first responders and the SWAT team came out. "The babysitter and a juvenile come out. They were surprised to see us," said Lt. Nick Curry of Johns Creek Police. Police called the nanny and two other kids out of the mansion just to be sure. They said everybody was okay and it appeared that the call was a prank.
"I think it's a very distasteful type of situation, to waste the resources of the police and fire departments of the surrounding jurisdictions as well," Curry said.Detectives are still looking for the caller. They say the person could be charged with a misdemeanor of misuse of 911. They also say that they could seek restitution against the caller for the financial resources used to respond to this call.
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After a sand storm, the killjoys find a young girl in their care who appears to have a secret about BLI, and an unexpected connection to Fun Ghoul.
"Man, this is such a waste."
Kobra Kid was leaning up against the dirty Trans Am. He chuckled and smirked "Why?"
Fun Ghoul slammed his gun on the ground in a fake tantrum. Dust shifted and filled the air making a small cloud form around the no grounded gun.
"Watch duty sucks man...How come Party never does this shit?"
He leaned up against the building and looked at Kobra from the ground. Kobra's red dusty jacket stood out in the dessert. His sunglasses caught the sunlight and blinded Fun Ghoul for a hot second making him blink rapidly.
"He does Ghoul...."
Fun Ghould sighed "yeah yeah yeah"
he waved his hand in the air dismissing Kobra. The wind blew slightly and dust was kicked up making both killjoys cover they're mouth.
"Come on...we need to get inside before the storm hits"
Ghoul stood up, grabbing Kobra's hand for assistance. He glanced at the horizon one last time before closing and locking the door for good to wait out the storm.
The door slammed shut and Fun Ghoul shook himself off like a dog to get the dust off him. He shook a little too hard and fell over on the floor. His hands went out to brace himself but it was too late. He hit the ground, landing on his butt making Kobra bust up laughing
"Your an idiot!"
Ghoul tried to glare at Kobra but he started laughing as well. They laughed until tears came to there eyes and finally calmed down.
"What are you two doing?"
They looked up to see a very tired red head rubbing his eyes trying to wake up. Fun Ghoul stood up and walked over to Party Poison
"Well look who's awake?"
Party slapped him upside the head as we walked passed him, making his way to the bar/kitchen area. Kobra and Ghoul watched him as he rummaged through the cabinets trying to find something to eat. His dirty white shirt rode up, exposing his stomach at he reached for something high up.
He shook a box of cereal looking at Kobra
Kobra lifted his hands in the air "I didn't eat it all! Don't look at me!"
They both shifted their gaze to a grinning Fun Ghoul. He mimicked Kobra Kid, lifting his hands in the air defensively "What!?!?!? I didn't know it was being saved for anybody!"
he paused and grinned again "not that if you told me it would have stopped me....but hey! what can I say? I was hungry!!!"
Party Poison sighed and shook his head before retreating back to the room he came from
"Why do I even bother Ghoul?"
Fun Ghoul shrugged "I don't know....By the way, Nice ass"
Kobra Kid slapped Fun Ghoul at the same time Party Poison flipped him off yelling "freak"


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A Letter of Mary (1996)
by Laurie R. King
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Technically I would give this 2.5 stars, and I ought to be generous and round it up to 3, but I'm too annoyed at the ending. The ending she wrote for this book MAY have solved the crime (with an after-the-fact resolution reminiscent of Hercule Poirot at his worst -- without even the drama of having all the players present), but the story leading up to the ending was only tangentially connected to it! It is BAD when the red herrings comprise nearly the entire story! It makes us distrust the actual ending, because there's no THERE there to support it. /grouse.
Book #1 was good. I still like the 'verse. I still find myself far more interested in feminist Judaism than in the actual solving of these crimes...which is perhaps a clue that I'm reading the wrong book and should go find something catalogued under Thealogy instead. But I want to love a book in this 'verse. I want to be fully satisfied by a fluffy Mary Sue Holmes!fic fan novel. And I know from reading fanfic that it's entirely possible, and these things are fast reads that require little concentration, so I suppose I'll keep reading them.
Also annoying: I found all characters not Mary and not the colonel sadly two-dimensional. Even Holmes, who wasn't remotely bitchy enough. I haven't actually binged on ACD in about 25 years (it was an epic binge, though), so maybe it's time I dive back into that, too. *g*
Another successful installment of the Mary Russell series. Those who already love the series will not be disappointed, and although it is fine as a stand-alone novel, I don't know that I could recommend it as an introduction to the series.
Although this story doesn't take Holmes or Russell very far outside of London in terms of travel, it nonetheless has all the hallmarks of every book thus far in the series: an excellent portrayal of an older Holmes, an intriguing puzzle to be solved, wonderfully vivid characters, and an absorbing narrative.
However, I with this book would have shed a bit more light on Russell's scholarly theological work. Her interest in theology serves as a nice counterpoint to Holmes' disregard of it and deserves to be explored more in depth.
This is especially true given that much of the plot centers around Mary's growing fascination with a Margaret, a woman who draws her deeper into a cult-like group that seems to have mystical powers.
I liked this one better than book two, I think because it was more focused on the mystery and less on the theology and politics. There was also more of Mary & Holmes working together, which I always find fun.
For some reason, I thought the book that revealed Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes to be married would have a bit more fanfare surrounding the event, but it is stated as a matter of fact. (Those of you who think I just fell headlong into the spoiler pit, think again. The marriage is mentioned in the very first line of the synopsis.) Although there is no celebration, readers do see the two trying to become accustomed to being a pair, such as when Holmes says
"I am not criticising, Russell. There is nothing wrong with the way you gather information-- far from it, in fact. It is only that I still find it difficult to accustom myself to being half of a creature with two brains and four eyes. A superior creature to a single detective, no doubt, but it takes some getting used to."
A Letter of Mary is filled with witty repartee, and an entire section is given over to Mary's undercover work as a private secretary to two possible suspects: a wealthy man and his lecherous son. (The scene in which Mary takes care of the son is well worth the price of admission.) In addition to the two suspects, readers see this formidable pair of detectives working with the son of Inspector Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes, and one of the Baker Street Irregulars, among others, making this third book in the series have the best cast of secondary characters so far.
With a manuscript of such incendiary potential, I was hoping for some fireworks by book's end, but they didn't really materialize. What does materialize is the continuing "humanization" of Sherlock Holmes. Laurie R. King does a superb job of "appropriating" the world's greatest detective that we all know and love and showing that he is capable, not only of great love and affection, but of a relationship with a very strong and intelligent woman who is every bit his match. Conan Doyle allowed us a glimpse of Holmes' heart in his stories, and in King's series, we see it beating strongly. Is it any wonder that I'm hooked?
Another Holmes / Russell mystery. This book could have been a similar book to The DaVinci Code, but takes a turn into figuring out the murder of an archaeologist rather than the details of an ancient papyrus, reportedly authored by Mary Magdalene. This book doesn't go far enough into DaVinci land, but the possibility is distinctly there. It was published in 1998, well before the DaVinci phenomenon and I wonder if Ms. King is kicking herself for not taking that element of the story farther?
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0553577808, Mass Market Paperback)Sherlock Holmes and his scholarly companion Mary Russell are caught up in an exciting mystery when an archaeologist leaves them with a treasured find, a papyrus supposedly written by Mary Magdalene. When the archaeoligist winds up dead and someone attempts to make off with the artifact, Holmes and Russel become embroiled in a rollicking story filled with political intrigue and highbrow sleuthing. The level of writing hasn't been higher in this Laurie King series.
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Late in the summer of 1923, Mary Russell Holmes and her husband, the illustrious Sherlock Holmes, are ensconced in their home on the Sussex Downs, giving themselves over to their studies: Russell to her theology, and Holmes to his malodorous chemical experiments. Interrupting the idyllic scene, amateur archaeologist Miss Dorothy Ruskin visits with a startling puzzle. Working in the Holy Land, she has unearthed a tattered roll of papyrus with a message from Mary Magdalene. Miss Ruskin wants Russell to safeguard the letter. But when Miss Ruskin is killed in a traffic accident, Russell and Holmes find themselves on the trail of a fiendishly clever murderer. Clearly there was more to Miss Ruskin than met the eye. But why was she murdered? Was it her involvement in the volatile politics of the Holy Land? Was it her championing of women's rights? Or was it the scroll--a deeply troubling letter that could prove to be a Biblical bombshell? In either case, Russell and Holmes soon find that solving her murder may be murder itself.… (more)
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We will ensure the land disturbed by our operation is returned to a stable, safe condition that is capable of supporting biologically self-sustaining communities of plants and animals.
Our long-term vision is to create a landscape that sustains an integrated mosaic of land uses that meet regulator and stakeholder expectations. Our policy adheres to the Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act which requires Syncrude to return the land we use to a productive capability equivalent to that of the pre-disturbance landscape.
We are required by Alberta legislation to submit a reclamation and closure plan every 10 years, with a mid-term update provided five years after the submission. We provided our update to regulators in 2011. This plan is separate from, but consistent with, our ERCB Directive 074 submission which outlines our tailings management plan.
In 2011, the Alberta government introduced a new Mine Financial Security Program for oil sands and coal mines. It requires ongoing reclamation as soon as practical and ensures adequate security in the rare event of premature mine closure or abandonment.


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Look! Large Scale Plants
Wow. We forget that plants can act as a sculpture within a room. As this photo from incredibly talented Debi Treloar illustrates, a plant can be much more than just something to water that sits on the sill.
We love that the the plant has been groomed to go in certain directions that help to frame the dresser and really create a beautiful vignette. Having seen some larger scale plants like this in my grandmother's house, I noticed that tying the branches together (or to their supports) with pretty ribbon can be a beautiful, unexpected detail.
Something this large is most likely a rubber plant which has thick waxy leaves (in green and burgundy) and doesn't need loads and loads of light. It does need moist soil and enough light though. Make sure you plant it in a big enough pot as the roots need plenty of room to breathe. Find out how to care for your rubber plant. Thanks to desire to inspire for the original posting!
It should also be noted that rubber plants are toxic if eaten so if you have children or animals you may want to consider something else!
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I'm left wondering why anyone would put a chest of drawers in front of what appear to be french doors to the outside???
Violetrose--Haha, good point, they probably just set this all up to make a lovely photograph!
And Lisa--I'd make sure that any fruit vine you decide to put in will be getting enough light. Normally fruit likes to have strong sunlight. But I love the idea. Send us a picture of whatever you end up with!


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Piccolo Mondo Restaurant
- Address:
1870 E Jericho Tpke
Huntington, NY 11743Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: $31 to $50
Piccolo Mondo Restaurant
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.piccolomondoli.com/HOME.html
- Phone: 6314620718x
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch Hours:
Wednesday-Thursday-Friday 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Dinner Hours:
Sunday-Thursday 4:00pm - 10:00pm
Friday & Saturday 4:00pm - 11:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Italian
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Takeout, Wine
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Piccolo Mondo is an Italian restaurant located in Huntington, NY.Continued
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Piccolo Mondo Restaurant reviews from OpenTable diners
32 reviews since June 2, 2014
- Food4.8Service4.4
- Ambiance4.1Noise LevelModerate
neighborhood gem (24)fit for foodies (13)special occasion (7)good for groups (4)notable wine list (4)romantic (3)hot spot (2)kid-friendly (2)great for brunch (1)great for lunch (1)vibrant bar scene (1)late-night find (1)Show More
- 2nd ChanceGaetanoDined on 9/13/2014First time we went we had to wait too long despite a reservation. Then they sat us at the worst table. We gave it a 2nd chance and everything went splendidly. The food was very good and the service was terrific.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great find. Will repeat & returnDocBDined on 8/23/2014Did not go based on a recommendation, but liked what I saw on the web site. The food was excellent and quite a selection. I was also surprised that despite the really good dishes the food is plentiful - so much so, took some home. Most restaurants with food this well prepared do not offer such large portion sizes. It was Saturday night and the restaurant was busy but service was prompt and courteous with several staff members coming by to check if things we good.Special Features:
- One of our favorite spots to visitcazzyVIPDined on 8/20/2014The chef here is awesome. Hes always thinking of new dishes and salads.Special Features:
- The Chef is Great!cazzyVIPDined on 8/16/2014The fish specials are so fresh and the sauces and sides are so different . They compliment the fish but not overwhelming.Special Features:
- Great dinner? Not so muchOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/25/2014Any time you can dine with great service you're off to a great start. However, when your waiter accurately states people come for the specials, and the menu item are merely ok - not a place I'd return to.
- excellentluv2dineoutDined on 7/24/2014We've been here a number of times and it's always excellent. We like that the owner always greets you when you come in and the service from the staff is great, friendly and efficient. There is always a number of specials to choose from, on this visit my husband had the swordfish special and raved about it and I had grilled salmon which is about the best anywhere. Best to make a reservation because it fills up quickly every night, I'm really glad they now offer Open Table!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Another great mealOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 7/17/2014Great Food, Great Service. A hidden gem. We had a great meal from start to finish and our server was fantastic and very helpfulSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great restaurantgreatdinnerDined on 7/11/2014excellent restaurant, food was fantastic and the service was incredible. Ask for Susan as your waitress - amazing!!Special Features:
- Love this place! Great specials!!cazzyVIPDined on 7/9/2014We go here at least twice a month. Never dissapppointed. The food is very fresh and never over seasoned. The chef is in love with his job and you can tell. Great drinks and an awesome friendly staff.Special Features:
- Excellentluv2dineoutDined on 7/9/2014This really is a neighborhood gem...located in a small strip mall you might never notice it unless you know about it. The food is excellent! I like that they will accomodate most requests to change menu items around. I always get the grilled salmon, it's the best I've ever had and this time I substituted peach risotto for the veggies and it was awesome. Others in our group had the bucatini pasta with bolonese sauce and they raved about it. We all shared mozzarella and tomato and eggplant rollatini appetizers and they were great. Suggest always making a reservation here, it is usually busy.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great food /slow serviceCoachVIPDined on 7/4/2014great food and atmosphere, however service was very slow but 6 of us really enjoyed our experienceSpecial Features:
- Good foodBailetdogDined on 6/29/2014The selections we had were excellent. The food was great. The only draw back was that there was not a childrens menu.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always greatCrawdaddyDined on 6/25/2014Food and service are outstanding. We go here often and have never been disappointed.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- All about the specials!shan17817VIPDined on 6/20/2014Ordinary Italian menu, but the specials are fantastic!! I had radicchio wrapped in prosciutto grilled with a balsamic reduction for an appetizer and pistachio crusted soft shell crab for an entree, Simply delicious!!!Special Features:
- DinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/13/2014Dinner special were amazing! Service is great. Not a place to go for a quiet romantic dinner but a fun night out with friends is perfect!Special Features:
- SteveDined on 6/13/2014On site owner who watches everything coming out of the kitchen and makes sure everything runs smoothly. Used to be the best kept secret in Huntington, but now everyone knows this is one great restaurant. Good food, friendly service, and reasonable prices. They will also make anything you request which always turns out good. Roland the owner, always has a smile on his face.Special Features:
- Comfortable, excellent foodOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 6/7/2014I would recommend this restaurant as a fairly reasonably priced restaurant with very good food. It was perfect for a dinner with friends. We did get there later than planned and they were very accommodating. Friendly, pretty atmosphere, we were able to enjoy the food as well as the company.
- Dining DelightJPalmarDined on 6/5/2014The atmosphere was quiet and relaxed. The service was happy and attentive. The specials on the menu were imaginative and mouth watering. The food was prepared elegantly and the taste exceeded our lofty expectations.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- outstanding!!!elephantshoesDined on 6/4/2014This is the best place in the neighborhood! The staff was wonderful, and the food was amazing!!!Special Features:
- The following 45 reviews are from the Piccolo Mondo Restaurant reviews archive.
- GeriS.GeriSDined on 5/28/2014Went to Piccollo Mondo for a birthday dinner with 4 friends on a weeknight, Wednesday. We were seated promptly upon arrival. Cocktails were ordered by all and delivered within 10 minutes. After catching up a bit with each other, we dove into the menu. I felt there were too many offerrings to read through & ridiculous number of "specials" offerred by our waitress!! Salads were ordinary for the price, stff having no problem with us sharing. Our fish dishes were all tasty and the correct temp. too(cold food a pet peeve of mine) . They allowed a nice break between our initial orders: salads, entrees and dessert. They also rememberd our "birthday girl" with a special slice of cake and candle. Overall a good experience and I would return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- awesomedinningoutDined on 5/9/2014Service, food + ambiance.... in that order. have been there before, this time for our anniversary. Our waitress, Susan was outstanding!! Pleasant, friendly, knowledgeable, attentive. We had a wonderful experience and great foodSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding findJanette811VIPDined on 5/8/2014Food is amazing, service is great...everyone is super friendly. Unexpected great find!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- It's our go to place now.PaulDined on 5/6/2014Great food, varied and interesting specials. Friendly local crowd in a mature and unhurried atmosphere. We've been there with another couple or with a crowd up to 12 and its always a good experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2007VIPDined on 5/3/2014The good was tasty, but our waitress disappeared after taking our order. I might try the restaurant again but would go during the week, not weekend.I would recommend this to a friend.
- We'll be returningEdG1111Dined on 4/29/2014A visit during restaurant week revealed a nice, fairly quiet local place. Good food, good service. As long as they can keep that up, we'll keep returning.
- always a nice experienceKvpromosVIPDined on 4/25/2014Fresh food and a great specials selection is what brings us to Piccolo Mondo often.Special Features:
- This is a strip mall restaurantwassermomVIPDined on 4/11/2014This is a strip mall restaurant so my expectations weren't very high but the food was sooo good. There were six of us and everyone was so happy with their meal that they can't wait to eat there again.
- This restaurant never disappoints!!lovetodineoutDined on 3/22/2014This restaurant never disappoints!!! Every time we go we have a delicious meal and the service is outstanding. The chef will make any alterations to a dish which is very helpful if you are following a special diet. Love this place and will be going back again and again.joeSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The best part of this restaurantcg2791Dined on 3/1/2014The best part of this restaurant is definitely the food. This was my second time eating here and it was just as good. The service is lacking a bit. Our server was a bit disorganized and our food and drinks were often delayed; it took about 20 minutes from when the first plate was brought out for everyone to get their appetizers. The experience was similar the first time I ate here. Overall, I would go again because the food and prices make it worth it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- highly recommend Piccolo Mondo!!ILUVCATSDined on 3/1/2014My husband and I really enjoyed every part of our meal. The service was wonderful. We can't wait to go back!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a favoriteLuv2eatDined on 2/14/2014His place never disappoints. It is our go to restaurant . Mature waiters and consistent food that is hi qualitySpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A surprising gemMcgladiatorDined on 2/14/2014Very hospitable hosts and service staff was prompt and courteous. The food was fresh, and had wonderful flavor. The house Cabernet and chianti were both enjoyable. Recommend highly.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Table was ready when we arrivedOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 2/8/2014Table was ready when we arrived (party of six). The food was delicious. A great neighborhood restaurant.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- My dinner outOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 2/1/2014I was among a party of 13 friends who went out for dinner the other night. We had a great time and this was a fabulous dining experience. From the moment we arrived until the check came we were all taken care of with great food and excellent service. All of my friends agreed that it was a great time. And I was complemented for choosing this resturant. Thank you.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- 4th visit to Resturant . HaveUncleAlDined on 1/25/20144th visit to Resturant . Have not been disappointed yet keep up the good work,.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very good food!KvpromosVIPDined on 1/24/2014Great food and a wonderful staff! They have very good specials nightly!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great dessertsrmpwDined on 1/16/2014Desserts were excellent especially the chocolate mousse and cheesecakes. They were beautifully decorated. Service was outstanding. Ate chicken dish. It was good.Special Features:
- New Years Eve DinnerLoriVIPDined on 12/31/2013This was the first time going to this restaurant and it was selected based on Open table reviews. Our party of 12, which included a few teenagers were treated very well. The service was great, the food was deliciouly prepared and they managed to keep things moving on a very busy night. The only negative was our waitress kept insisting we drink more wine and alcohol which was a pushy and inappropriate when we were all going to get in our cars on new years eve and drive somewhere else... However, the food was delicious and everyone enjoyed themselvesSpecial Features:
- Hidden outstanding gem!LindaZDined on 12/21/2013Outstanding menu and food is both plentiful and delicious! Service is very good. The owner is very attentive to everything that goes on in his place. He is very friendly and accommodating to your needs. The chef does a great job of preparing wonderful specials as well as what they have on the menu. I always order a fish and it's always out of this world good!! I highly recommend this place.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great little spotOpenTable Diner Since 2003VIPDined on 12/18/2013Great little spot in an unassuming location. Food was very good. I will definitely be back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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September 23, 2014
Corrie Merklein got word Tuesday night that adoption referrals for Chinese babies are back underway. That's after more than a month of delay because no travel was recommended in China.
The first group to go to China for their foreign adoptions now is nine weeks' worth of referrals. They will finally find out which child they can adopt and get their paperwork in order to travel now that the process is re-started.
Corrie and Jim Merklein think they'll be among the next group. She's hopeful they'll get to go to China in the early fall now.