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- greenchili Nov 21, 2006 12:11 PM
thinking of moving to boston from philly in the spring. food is my main influence in a move. we are addicted to vietnamese, malaysian, and indian. looking for good recs on both restaurants and grocery stores. also, are there good farmers markets, and maybe some nice mexican markets?
any other things you think we should know would be appreciated
Welcome. I think that food-wise Philly-Boston is a lateral move.
Here are a few to get you started
Vietnamese: Pho Hoa, Ba Le (Dorchester) Xin Xihn (sp?) (Chinatown) Mei Sum Bakery(Chinatwown)and BaLe (Dorchester) for Bahn Mi
Malaysian: Penang (Chinatown) Aneka Rasa (Allston)
Indian: Tamarind (Harvard Sq), Namaskar (Somerville), Indian Dhaba (Allston) Woodlands (Framingham), Udipi Bhavan (Lowell?)
Bonus: Cambodian: Floating Rock (Revere) If you like the three cuisines that you mention, you'll LOVE Floating Rock
I also don't think of Boston as a step up over Philly, food-wise. And certainly real estate is more expensive here. That said, Boston is a safer city and our access to the oceans and mountains is much easier, and the overall nature of the city is denser in the European sense, which leads to a certain kind of urbanness and even urbanity at times that many people find fetching in its own way.
There is some good Mexican food, but overall Boston has more Central and South American immigrants (especially in East Boston) than Mexican.
Unlike Philly, we don't have the vast farmlands of Penn. and NJ nearby that attract migrant agricultural labor. There are farms with great alluvial soil in lovely river-bottom towns like Concord (pace stereotypes, not all of New England has rocky soil), but overall farms in these locales are smaller and more specialized towards dairy, farmstand vegetable and small flocks of animals.
For Vietnamese. try Pho So 1/Pho 2000/Pho Hoa, all in Fields Corner (Dorchester), or Pho Yuen Dong (my favorite) in Quincy.
For Indian, my favorites are India Quality in Kenmore Square, Kebab Factory in Somerville, Classic India in Quincy, and Shanti in Dorchester.
All of the above are reasonable and lean toward less Americanized, more authentic dishes.
I've lived in both cities and like them both. Sadly we dont have anything quite so nice as the Italian market or other (permanent) farmers markets in Boston, but the local produce at the weekly neighborhood markets (or if you want to go out of the city, at the farms) can be fantastic from May to October. But restaurants are generally very good, both in the city and in surrounding towns. A definite advantage of Boston is year-round good fresh seafood. You will probably hear a lot about grocery destinations depending on what neighborhood you choose, but I'd say that another plus of Boston is that there are several very good supermarkets specializing in Asian products (especially Super 88). When I miss Philadelphia cuisine, what I mostly miss is the good smoked meats.
i agree with karl s and gourmaniac about boston and philly being lateral moves for food. we do have a lot of vietn and indian restaurants(large indian popula here for high tech industry) but malaysian restnts are few. nothing really outstanding in mex restnts, but certainly good ones. v small mex popula here. lots to draw one to boston, as others have mentioned; wealth of experiences relatively nearby- ocean, history, architecture, beautiful landscapes; 'mountains'; culture, education, liberal politics. really moving for FOOD?
re: opinionatedchef
more like i wouldn't move if there was no good food. we were both chefs for 15 yrs so we tend to pick towns based on restaurants.
I have been in Boston for 17 years now, but if I were moving for food - as you are both chefs, why not New York, Chicago or San Francisco. Much as the food scene has improved in Boston over the time I have been here, I just got back from a week in San Francisco, Boston still has quite a way to go. That said, I would agree with the above posts, the seafood is good, there are some very good Vietnamese and Indian restaurants in the city and out. Chinese food is a little trickier a few real hits and many, many misses. Mexican food is not easily found here and we don't have an over abundance of what I call "casual neighborhood restaurants." The kind where you go 2 or 3 times a week - the prices are moderate and food is very good. It is the biggest food thing I miss about San Francisco. There they have many. Education is huge here - I believe we have 80 some odd colleges within 30 miles of the city and if something makes you sick there appear to be hospitals on almost every corner! The hot dogs are good here if you know where to go. I keep hoping for a permanent farmers market.
re: ptrefler
After living in Quincy for a couple of years and now living in Pittsburgh, the one sandwich I really miss is the sirloin tips from The Fours (chased down with a couple of Harpoon IPAs on tap, of course). And I'd die for anything remotely like the Forest Cafe in Cambridge (no Mex in Pgh).
That said, Philly (was also briefly housed in Gulph Mills) does have more good-quality Italian spread out all over the place. Although the cannoli joints on Hanover in the No. End rock more than anything I've been to in Philly. Never had Asian in Philly so tough to relate... would have to think Boston is better in that regard simply because of greater Asian density.
So by now you've probably decided about the move but I can't help venting a little on this topic. I moved from Philly to Boston a few months ago and have been pretty disapointed about the food scene here. Good asian food has been the saving grace, although the quality doesn't differ greatly from Philly. Boston lacks a decent market (The grossly overrated 'Quincy Market' is nothing more than a food court, no joke). For ingredients, one must choose between supermarkets and snobby specialty food stores. 'The North End', the acclaimed Italian section of Boston, doesn't even have a fresh pasta store. Also..I miss Philly's sandwiches (italian pork, roast beef, cheese steaks, etc). There are no close substitutes in Bean Town. The mexcan food around my neighborhood is limited to gross burrito chains. Boston has quite a few good burger joints and of course the seafood is good. I can't comment on fine dining here b/c I haven't done any. But so far, Philly has much better for food. I've actually cried a few times thinking about the 9th Street Italian Market!!
re: scoopie
You can get fresh pasta at Monica's Salumeria on salem Street in the North End. I believe there's been a few posts about it here and there.
Farmer's markets tend to open in late spring. In the fall you can drive up to the a number of orchards to pick your own apples. And try scoring some Maine blueberries in the late summer or Maine sea urchin in the winter. Also, in the north end, there are butchers, green groccers, a spice store etc... There are also places to buy fish at the piers, before they even get to markets.
In general, I think it's a good rule of thumb to go for what a given area is good at, rather than to try to find good versions of dishes in a previous location. Moreover, if you just moved here a few months ago, you're not going to able to suss out all the good chow right away. I can only assure you about the food I miss from Singapore, and there is no place within a 16 hour flight from here that represents a significant fraction of that repertoire. But that's not the point. Chowhounding's about getting the best of what one could get given the available resources, and better yet, treasure hunting for delicious food that may not be obvious.
re: limster
Thanks for the reccomendations. I wish I'd known about this site when I was trying to find the pasta. Anyway I agree with you about sticking to local specialties. It would be silly to say, "Boston's cheesesteaks are awful." or "I don't like Philadelphia because they don't have good clam chowder." but the original post concerned moving to Boston soley b/c of food.
I think it is fair to compare cities based on restaurants and on the general accessability of quality ingredients. Especially cities in the same country that are only 300 miles apart. Boston and Philly both have access to cheeses from around the world but Philly has more specialty cheese stores. Both cities have access to milk but Boston has more (and better) ice cream shops. Treasure hunting for food is fun...but maybe 'treasures' are easier to find in certain cities. I think it's a relevant discussion.
re: scoopie
What people from elsewhere don't seem to realize, is that Boston is a tiny city in a huge metro area. Boston itself is only 53 sq miles and 500,000 population, as opposed to Philly which is probably 5 times the physical size and three times the population.
My point being, that when looking for good chow or fresh pasta or anything else in this area, you can't limit yourself to the city of Boston itself. As happened in many places, as the immigrants assimilated and became wealthier, they left Boston for the suburbs, and took their food with them. So, if you want fresh pasta, you will find it in Medford or Everett, or East Boston. If you want good sandwiches, you might need to go to Cambridge, or Brookline. Boston is more spread out that way, except for Chinatown, maybe.
Don't give up hope, it's all out there for the finding. Chowhounders are here to help.
re: mwk
And now the greater Boston metro area is about the same size as Philly. The Census Bureau last year finally overcame a decade and a half of hesitation over reclassifying metro areas in New England and consolidated Boston & Providence into a Consolidated Statistical Area (like Washington and Baltimore were merged 15 years ago) that stretches from southern Maine, southern NH, eastern MA, a bit of northeastern CT, and RI. Over 7M now.
The jealousy of New ENgland municipalities has reduced the merger mania that rendered city boundaries much larger elsewhere. Even so, Boston absorbed several other towns before that stopped a long time ago.
re: mwk
Thanks for the reccomendations. Thats a very good point about the relative sizes of the cities. I don't hate all of the food in Boston or anything. I just don't think it's worth leaving Philadelphia for. Check out my post on Boston's burgers. Im also a fan of Sam LaGrassa's and Chacarero in Downtown Crossing. I think the asian food and seafood is great here. Your bars and public transportation are faaarrrr better, your city is much safer and we lost to you in the Super Bowl. From now on I promise to limit my Boston kvetching for the "Pennsylvania" board. Philadelphia doesn't even have it's own board...lame! Go Eagles.
re: scoopie
Have you checked out Russo's in Watertown for fresh vegetables, baked goods, cheese, meats, etc? I find it anything but snooty.
re: mwk
"My point being, that when looking for good chow or fresh pasta or anything else in this area, you can't limit yourself to the city of Boston itself. As happened in many places, as the immigrants assimilated and became wealthier, they left Boston for the suburbs, and took their food with them. So, if you want fresh pasta, you will find it in Medford or Everett, or East Boston..."
I totally agree. Many of the businesses that USED to be in the North End migrated to the suburbs because of the work on the Big Dig (killed business there for the longest time), and the eventual touristy change of the area (and subsequent rise of property value). For better or worse, most of the North End is no longer Italian, but then again, that's part of it's history since it's beginnings, anyway.
re: scoopie
Formaggio Kitchen is the 800 pound gorilla on the cheese shop factor here in the Boston area, and is hard to beat; it's at the top of the class. Though there are a number of others good shops in the area, as threads on that topic bear out.
re: scoopie
As I'm probably the umpteenth person to remind, living in Boston for a few months is like a few days in most cities: give it some time and you'll find what you're looking for, including every day supermarkets that have what you're looking for.
I think you'll also find many of the subs made by our suburban cousins (typically Greek bodybuilders in small strip malls) to be the Red Sox to Phildelphia's Yankees, not always quite as stellar but they can play ball and even pull a surprise upset once in a while.
Check out Quincy market again in the summertime on a weekend morning, it's surprising how different that food court inside compares to the market outside.
I'm a little frightened if you think our bars our better.
re: scoopie
In the summer, you might enjoy the farmers' market in Coolidge Corner--in addition to local farms selling produce, it has meat, fish, bread, and the goat cheese lady. I remember a decent market in Chestnut Hill (the one outside of Philly, not the one outside of Boston), and while it's not quite like that, it does have good variety and some very good things.
Oh, and though Quincy Market can be a food court, Haymarket (right behind it) is a real market. But I'm not sure what (if anything) they have during the winter.
re: scoopie
Whoa...sounds like you've been misled on some accounts and maybe haven't had a chance to explore on others. Quincy Market never claimed to be a "food" market. It is a grouping of mid-to-high end retail stores with the central food court being as you would expect to get in any mall. If anyone led you to believe otherwise they were grossly mistaken. That being said, there are many good markets here. If you want a chain, Whole Foods are ubiquitous. If not, Russo's in Watertown, and Wilson Farms in Lexington are good too. There are several shops that sell fresh pasta both in the N. End and out. In the N. end there is Monica's, and the one on the corner of 2 streets (sorry, can't remember). In Hyde Park there is Tutti Italiano. There is also good Mexican food to be had at Tu y Yo and I also like Ole Mexican grill...Boston certainly doesn't do sandwiches - or deli - in the same way as Phila...but that's apples and oranges...Phila doesn't do seafood, or portuguese, or Brazilian, or Indian the way we do it here...I think that Boston has a tremendous amount to offer a food lover who is willing to explore..I felt the same way about Phila when I lived there (in an apartment 2 blocks from the Italian market).
I moved here from Philly about 2 yrs ago. Food-wise, Boston has wonderful offerings, as does Philadelphia. The big difference is scale - Boston is a smaller city (if you ignore the whole Providence expansion thing, which is a little wacky on the part of the folks at the Census Bureau) with just as many restaurants and it's way easier to get from place to place. My frustration in Philly was that it was pretty tough to "hop" from a yummy dinner on 2nd Street to the Continental Midtown to Manayunk for a nightcap (where I lived). The good sections of town were like little islands separated by tough areas. Boston is denser and safer and the public trans (T) kicks Philly's to the moon, at least where it concerns the city center and immediate extremities. (Commuter rail is about the same)
So, that said, you've had lots of good recommendations on Asian (Aneka Rasa, the Malaysian place, is in my 'hood and I love it - But don't miss Dok Bua on Harvard Street for understated, underpriced, overly-wonderful Thai!). I'd like to make a Mexican recommendation: El Pelón (in the Fenway area) for fantastic fish tacos. It's my latest magical discovery in the Boston cuisine scene and I'm completely addicted, like as if to crack.
Finally, the question of farmers markets: there is the Boston Haymarket (north of Quincy Market) similar to Philly's Italian market in price but not necessarily in quality or diversity (Fri & Sat most of the year when it's not freeeezing). Every neighborhood seems to host a farmers market over the summer and into early fall. But for year-round, reliably fresh produce at an entirely reasonable price, I hop in the car and head to Russo's in Watertown (next town over from Cambridge): http://www.russos.com/index.html. I never miss there and rarely spend more than $15 for a basket heaped with gorgeous fruits and veggies...and maybe a mini-cannoli as a treat.
Lots of luck in your move and enjoy your culinary adventures wherever you land!


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This was wonderful! Gorgeous color, light & airy, delicious. I used a souffle dish (not large enough, as I found out while cooking!). Cooked for about 1 hour. Only change was to use wasabi powder in light sour cream. Mix & refrigerate 1-2 hours for best flavor. Sauce went well with souffle but tasted bad on it's own! Would make this once a year.
Beet Soufflé with Lemony Horseradish Crème Fraîche
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Serve this spectacular jewel-toned soufflé with roast beef and steamed asparagus for a special spring dinner.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 soufflé and about 1 tablespoon sauce)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 126
- Calories from fat: 29%
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated fat: 2.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2g
- Protein: 6.2g
- Carbohydrate: 16.2g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: 59mg
- Iron: 0.8mg
- Sodium: 318mg
- Calcium: 73mg
- 3 small beets (about 12 ounces)
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- 1 (1/2-ounce) slice French bread
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (about 2 1/4 ounces)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
- 2 large egg yolks
- 5 large egg whites
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche
- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
- Leave root and 1-inch stem on beets; scrub with a brush. Place in a medium saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain; cool. Trim off beet roots; rub off skins. Combine beets and 2 tablespoons juice in a food processor; process until smooth. Set aside.
- Position oven rack to lowest setting, and remove the middle rack. Preheat oven to 425°.
- Place bread in a food processor, and process until finely ground. Lightly coat 8 (8-ounce) soufflé dishes with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with crumbs. Set dishes aside.
- Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly with a whisk; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; cool to room temperature. Stir in beet mixture and egg yolks.
- Place egg whites in a large mixing bowl; beat at high speed with a mixer until soft peaks form. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form (do not overbeat). Gently fold one-fourth of egg white mixture into beet mixture; gently fold in remaining egg white mixture. Gently spoon mixture into prepared dishes. Sharply tap dishes on counter 2 or 3 times to level. Place dishes on a baking sheet; place baking sheet on the bottom rack of a 425° oven. Immediately reduce oven temperature to 350° (do not remove soufflés from oven). Bake 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the side of soufflé comes out clean.
- Combine remaining 1 tablespoon juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, crème fraîche, and horseradish, stirring well with a whisk. Serve with soufflés.
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Chapter 95 Reviews
i'm baacccckkk :D
Chapter 9
Everyone piled out of the changing rooms, glad their training session was over for the day. Ares seemed to be working them harder and harder every time, pushing them forward with every exercise. He had tried something new and switched the groups around, much to Theresa's pleasure. The last thing she wanted was to be paired up with Jay again.
Jay and Odie were deep into a conversation, /surely about Cronus/, Theresa thought bitterly. She quickly tried to focus on something else, not wanting her emotions to overpower her once more. Atlanta was surprisingly quiet then, and she could see her walking with Archie and Herry out of the corner of her eye. She made a mental note to talk to Atlanta afterwards.
Seated in Herry's truck, everything had been relatively quiet, until someone's PMR went off. They all unconsciously lunged for their devices, but only Jay's seemed to be ringing. They were surrounded by an uncomfortable silence when Ashley's voice rang through the PMR, as Theresa fiddled with a loose thread on her shirt. Archie starred out the window, silent the whole back as Jay made plans to meet up with Ashley later on.
Theresa wondered what she would answer if someone asked her what she was feeling right then. Was she jealous? Angry? Or did it no longer matter to her? Whatever the feeling was, it seemed to dominate her mood for the past couple of days.
His love for her was there, but the commitment wasn't. And these days she was starting to question the love part. She watched him for a moment as he smiled to the hand held device, and remembered how that same smiled used to turn her insides upside down. She remembered how he would get all nervous and flustered whenever they were alone. And here he was, experiencing the same thing, but for someone else, and all in front of her eyes. No matter how much she tried to deny it, it hurt. It hurt to know that she was so easy to forget. It hurt to know that her love was so replaceable.
She forced herself to look away as Atlanta placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"So Jay, you got another date tonight with that hot babe?" Too bad Neil wasn't so understanding.
"It's not a date, we're just... hanging out, you know, just... friends." Jay tried to find the right words to say, all the while keeping a steady eye on Theresa.
"Riiighht man, okay, I get ya. So you guys are hooking up then?" Neil raised his eyebrow, smirking at what would have been Jay if he would put that mirror down.
"No, we are not hooking up," Jay said, looking Theresa in the eye before she lowered her head. "We're just friends, okay Neil?"
"Sure, whatever you say. Just make sure you play safe buddy." Jay rolled his eye as they got out of the truck, doors slamming as the engine roared off.
Focus Jay, focus. Just get in and out. If she's not working for Cronus then end things... right?
Jay groaned out loud, tired of the never ending battle with his mind. This wasn't as simple as just 'follow your heart'. That wasn't advice. There were things to consider in this game we call love. He did love Theresa. But he was starting to grow fond of Ashley too. The more time he spent with Ashley, the more he forgot about his love and friendship with Theresa. But once he's home, the hurt look in her eyes is enough to shatter his heart, as though it wasn't already shattered. When he's with Ashley, he always feels as though he's going to get caught in the act any second. After all, he had told Theresa he couldn't be with her because of Cronus; how did it look now that he was with Ashley? But then again, that was purely to finds leads on Cronus... right? So why couldn't he just decide and stop feeling guilty for once?
- - baby, you could have it all;; now that you've let me go. - -
"Phew, that was some helluva session." Herry said as he plopped down onto the couch, grabbing the remote at the same time.
Odie immediately let himself fall into the couch as well. "I'll say. I don't think I've ever run that long before." Herry nodded as he surfed through the channels.
"So what's for dinner tonight buddy?" Herry asked, already counting down the minutes.
"Dunno, but I-" Odie was cut off when the phone started to ring.
"Hey Odie, would you get that? I don't want to miss the game." Odie reluctantly got up and picked up the phone. After a few moments, he called down Atlanta.
"ATLANTA! Phone's for you!" Atlanta quickly raced down the stairs and grabbed the phone out of Odie's hands, who went back to join Herry.
"No Michael! Give me one good reason why I should even consider taking you back."
"But you-"
"...I don't know..."
".... Okay baby. I'll see you here for dinner then... love you too." Atlanta put the phone down smiling.
"Wow, you sure seem happier Atlanta," Odie noted.
"Yeah, Michael's coming over now!"
"Really? Well, uh, is Archie he-" But Odie was cut off by the doorbell ringing.
"I'LL GET IT!" Atlanta raced to the door, secretly hoping it was Michael, even if she had just gotten off the phone with him; but it wasn't.
"Hey Atlanta, what's up?"
"Hey Ash. Just thought you were Michael,"
"Gee, did I wear the wrong outfit?" Ashley smiled as Atlanta chuckled lightly.
"Nah, you look great, and Jay's upstairs." But Atlanta sighed as she shut the door behind Ashley and turned around when the doorbell rang again.
"Michael!" Michael smiled and approached Atlanta.
"Back up Michael. You're going to have to make it up to me first. And prove that all that shit you said over the phone wasn't just shit."
- - it seems like yesterday;; I didn't know how hard I could cry. - -
Ashley took the steps two at a time until she saw Theresa walk out of her room. Keeping her voice low, she approached her.
"Theresa, still mulling over your loss of Jay, I see."
"Ashley, seems you're still a dirty little bitch, now aren't you?" Ashley scoffed as Theresa glared at her, until Ashley spoke up.
"Jealousy will lead you nowhere Theresa. Just face the facts already. Jay doesn't want you," Ashley started enunciating each of her words slowly and calmly, as though she was speaking to a child.
"Get over it; cause he's mine."
Theresa stared Ashley down straight in the eye and approached her until her lips were only inches away from her ear as she whispered.
"Why don't you go fuck someone? Preferably yourself. It'll save you the trouble of messing with me. Cause I'll wipe the floor with that fucked up face of yours, if not."
Right then Jay walked out of his room, surprised at seeing Ashley and Theresa together. He started to make his way towards them as Theresa walked off. Ashley looked completely pissed off, but smiled when she noticed Jay.
"hey," he gave her a quick peck on the lips, but she snaked her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss, just in case Theresa was still watching, she thought.
Jay got caught up in the kiss but immediately let go of Ashley when Neil walked by and winked, smirking. He smiled uneasily down at Ashley.
"Probably not the best place," he said, but quickly blushed as he realized that his little note could be interpreted in many different ways.
"Uh, well, we should probably go down for dinner now..." he added uncomfortably as he led her downstairs, and Ashley linked her arm through his, hoping Theresa had at least seen that.
- - die Ashley, die. - -
"So Jay, tell me about your past girlfriends..." Ashley asked, "or loves," she added. They were all seated around the dinner table, everyone quietly having their own little conversations, when one in particular caught Neil's attention.
"Ooo, past loves. This should be interesting." Neil smirked as Jay fidgeted uncomfortably.
"Is this really necessary Ashley?" he asked beggingly. He rolled his eyes when Ashley gave him one of her looks.
"Fine Ashley, what are you just dying to know?" he asked sarcastically.
"Well, tell me about your past girlfriends. And if you've ever really been in love. You know, the basics?"
"The basics?" Jay asked, seeming to get more and more uncomfortable by the passing second.
"Yeah, I mean, have you ever truly been in love?" Ashley asked, shooting a quick glance in Theresa's direction before turning all of her attention to Jay.
"Uh.. well.." Jay struggled to answer, trying to figure out a way to skip this Q&A.
"Yeah, go on," Ashley urged. "Here, let me help you." She added. "I'll start. So shoot."
"Well, have you truly ever been in love?" Jay asked, relieved that the attention wasn't all focused on him now.
"Yes, I have. Well am, right now. I really think I love you Jay." Ashley said. Jay seemed to be really caught off guard, since his eyes were frantically searching the room for something.
"Uhh, I think I really love you too, Ashley." Jay gulped hard as he felt Theresa watching him, but he wouldn't dare look up.
"But tell me Jay, had you ever... felt this way before? Were you ever in love like this with someone else?" Ashley didn't seem to be satisfied just yet. Theresa steadied her gaze down to her mashed potatoes, as though they were the newest wonder of the Universe. And Archie just watched Jay closely, as everyone quietly awaited his answer.
"No. I haven't," he answered after a pause, almost out of breath. "No Ashley, I've never really been in love before you." Ashley grinned, more than truly satisfied with his answer. She resisted the urge to watch Theresa's reaction, but in the end, she couldn't help it.
When she turned around, Theresa's face went from completely expressionless to completely hurt, which she quickly masked. She dug her fork into her carrots loudly, using all her will power to stop herself from stabbing Ashley instead of the carrots. She couldn't believe Jay. How he had the nerve to state this, and in front of her, no less?
bastard. she thought, digging into the carrot. bastard, bastard, BASTARD. she thought as she unconsciously used her fork to destroy the vegetable piece.
'so he didn't really love me...' this reality hit her hard as she dropped her fork down, clanking loudly against her plate. She felt something rise in her throat as she blinked hard. She pushed out her chair almost suddenly.
"I-I'm not really hungry and I-I just remembered I have a meeting with Per- I mean, someone." She quickly rushed out of the room as everyone looked at each other. Jay sifted in his seat and smiled nervously at Ashley, who was unable to stop smirking.
Everyone cleared their throats awkwardly as they continued to eat. But Archie's mind was elsewhere as he pushed around the carrot piece.
- - beautifully broken;; and I don't mind if you know it. - -
Theresa sat crossed legged on one of the many soft plush filled pillows in Persephone's solarium. She breathed in and out deeply, her eyes held tightly shut. It took all her strength to keep her anger and hurt from boiling over. She felt abundant amounts of excess energy gathering inside of her, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to contain it. It was as though her powers fed off her emotions, emotions she couldn't control. Her feelings were so perfectly blended together, she couldn't tell what they were anymore.
She felt a surge of energy slowly crawl up to the tip of her fingers as she thought back to her humiliation earlier. She curled her fingers into a fist, trying hard to contain the power; she just had to learn to harness it. She breathed in and out again, and focused all of her growing energy on one of Persephone's nearby floral vases. She could feel herself grow weaker by the moment as beads of sweat trickled down her face. Her breathing was loud, almost gasps as she pushed herself to the absolute limit. She held on to the power, trying to focus it somehow. But it was a force beyond her control, and when she couldn't handle it any longer, she let it flow freely from the tip of her fingers. It hit the vase hard, immediately shattering it into a million little pieces across the room. Then her energy lost its concentration, the sound of shattering glass and the clanking of metals was all that was heard as her energy was being drained out of her. Theresa fell back, unable to catch her breath. She gasped for air, trying to figure out what had just happened. For a moment there, she had thought she had the energy under control; and then it was gone, just like that.
"Theresa, are you okay?!" Theresa lifted her head up and pushed her hair out of her face as Archie appeared in front of her.
"What happened here?" Archie looked around the room in shock, and then turned his attention to Theresa. He helped her pull herself off the ground and let her catch her breath, before he asked anymore questions.
"Well?" he asked expectantly.
"Uh, well... you know, out of control powers, the usual, that is." she said before she got a better look at the room.
"Maybe a bit too out of control." She added, smiling weakly. Archie chuckled.
"Do you have any idea how pissed Persephone's gonna be?" he asked playfully. Theresa smiled.
"So what are you doing here?" Archie sifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably.
"Uh, well, I think Ares wanted to see me.." he said, his thumb pointing weakly to the doors behind him. "and uh, you well, looked kinda sad during dinner.. and all.. you know." He said, rubbing the back of his neck uneasily.
"Oh, that." Theresa's smile immediately fell.
"So, uh, what happened to the whole 'I don't care about Jay' thing?" Archie asked.
"Easier said than done, if you haven't noticed, really..." she stated, plopping back onto the ground. Archie paused before joining her.
"Yeah, I guess you've got a point... and MOAB isn't really making it any easier..."
"MOAB?" Theresa asked, confused.
"Mother of all Bitches," Archie answered simply. "aka, Ashley." He added. "that bitch... I mean, what the fuck is Jay's problem, bringing her there? And what does he mean he wasn't in love before, I mean, what about you? What the fuck's his prob-"
"Archie." Theresa cut through his rambles. "It's okay. Ashley's right.. I have to move on."
"But he-" Theresa just shrugged, wordlessly telling him she was done talking about it. Archie just sighed.
Theresa turned around and watched Archie for a moment.
"So, what about Michael?" she asked suddenly. She felt Archie stiffen beside her.
"Don't wanna talk about it." He said in a low voice. Theresa didn't pursue the matter any further, because she understood what it felt like.
"But I guess we're floating in the same boat..."
"Yeah..." she added, sighing breathlessly. Theresa tucked her knees under her chin, absentmindedly staring out to the glass covered floor. Archie watched for a moment from the corner of his eye, before he too got lost in the flow of his thoughts. Together they sat as time ticked by, watching as the sun's faint rays reflected off the rough edges of the broken glass.
"I can fight fucked up mythological creatures, yet I can't tell a girl I love her.. and when I do, it's too late." Archie spoke so suddenly, in a voice so low, it was barely a whisper. He shook his head as he thought back.
"Well I told the guy I loved that I loved him... only to be pushed away." She sighed deeply. "And then I find out he didn't really love me." Archie turned to Theresa.
"Yeah... that must have really hurt... sorry..." he said. Theresa just nodded.
"I guess we have more in common than we think..."
"Yeah.. broken hearts and an undying urge to beat the shit out of Ashley and Michael..." Theresa smiled.
"Well there's only one thing we can do now." She said, getting up.
"What's that?" Archie asked as he lifted himself off the ground. Theresa just smiled and grabbed his hand, pulling him to the door, before Persephone would arrive.
"Hey, where are we going?!"
"You'll see!"
- - just like an angel;; you're gonna make me fly. - -
"Chocolate ice cream." Archie said, staring at the sugar cone in his hand, crammed with 3 scoops of chocolaty fudge ice cream topped with a gigantic oval shaped piece of chocolate bearing the Laura Secord logo.
"Yup. Chocolate ice cream." Theresa repeated, matter-of-factly before she took a huge bite out of her own cone. Archie smiled and shook his head.
"Why do girls think chocolate makes everything better?" he asked in mockery.
"Because it does." Theresa answered simply. Archie rolled his eyes, but ended up taking an ever bigger bite of his ice cream.
"Hm.. I've got to admit, they make some pretty good ice cream." Theresa smiled as the two walked along side each other in the park. It was pretty dark out as they headed back to their dorm.
"Yeah... they do."
"soo..." they both smiled awkwardly as they neared the brownstone.
"Well, I really don't feel like going back in there." Theresa said as she stood in front of the steps.
"Hm. Me neither." Archie added.
"So what? Come on, let's go." Archie said as he made his way up the steps. But Theresa stayed where she was, staring out to their open window. Archie stopped and turned around and stood beside Theresa.
"Theresa, what are you doing?"
"Archie, I really don't want to go in there to that... that double love fest." Archie sighed as Ashley and Atlanta's laughs rang out of their window.
"Listen Theresa, I don't want to as much as you, but what else are we going to do?"
"It's only 8."
"So, you up for a movie?"
"Ha, with you?" Archie chuckled lightly but stopped when he saw that Theresa was serious.
"Yeah, with me. What, you want me to go alone?" She asked playfully. Archie rolled his eyes but was being pulled away once again before he could say anything.
"Thereeesa!" Archie cried out.
"Whhhaat?" She answered in the same tone he had used.
"Where are we going?" he asked, even though he already knew.
"You'll see." she said, smiling.
Well, there you have it, chapter 9. I don't really know what to say, except REVIEW! (L) it's 10:40 (PM) right now, and I never thought I'd ever get this chapter done. But here it is... tell me what you think. I miss getting your reviews guys ;) Tell me what I need to work on here, and any other constructive criticism... I think I over describe some things in places, lol... well, I watched out for that here.. but anyways, I guess things are starting to pick up now.. and actually, there was another part here with Jay and Ashley, but I'm going to leave that for the next chapter:P I hope you guys are having an awesome March Break... and yay, Archie and Theresa ;( annndd movies, This should be fun. Yeah... well, happy march break guys (L), and rate and review please! (L)
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During his time in Annapolis, Bears GM Phil Emery was a leader among Midshipmen
By Sean Jensen firstname.lastname@example.com February 8, 2012 8:40PM
Updated: March 11, 2012 8:39AM
Shortly after Navy hired him as running backs coach in 1995, Ken Niumatalolo chatted with a player in the Midshipmen's expansive sports-conditioning facility.
Soon, a tall, sturdy man approached them and politely interrupted.
"Very stern and direct, he said, 'Don't talk to the players during their lift. They're focused,' " Niumatalolo recalled. "There was a focus about the man I had never seen before."
That was Niumatalolo's introduction to Phil Emery, then, for all intents and purposes, the czar of player performance. Niumatalolo is now Navy's football coach and Emery is the Bears' general manager.
Niumatalolo considers Emery, the onetime strength and conditioning coach at Navy, one of the greatest leaders he has ever worked alongside, and others who've worked and coached with Emery agree.
"I learned many leadership skills from Phil Emery when I first came here as a 29-year-old coach," Niumatalolo said. "There's a leadership about him that you can't deny.
"It hits you right in the face when you meet him."
Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli hired Emery as his college scouting director based on the recommendation of his friend Thomas Dimitroff. When he took over as general manager of the Atlanta Falcons, Dimitroff hired David Caldwell as college scouting director and demoted Emery, but he was impressed by the veteran scout's professionalism and talent.
"I'm going to miss him dearly," Pioli said late last week. "He's one of those guys who is a good teammate, all across the board.
"He'll be successful. I really do believe he'll be successful."
Despite a nontraditional route to his current position, Emery's past is highlighted with distinctions: two Southeastern Conference championships while at Tennessee, an NFC South title with the Falcons and an AFC West title with the Chiefs. And, most notably, he helped lead the Midshipmen to the 1996 Aloha Bowl, Navy's first postseason appearance in 16 years and its first postseason victory since 1978.
A Michigan native, Emery was an offensive lineman at Wayne State University in Detroit. The Warriors' coach was Dick Lowry, and he recalled Emery as an ideal student-athlete.
His Division II program wasn't known for football, so Lowry emphasized education with his players.
"We wanted them to graduate," Lowry said. "That was our No. 1 priority."
Emery was quiet, but he worked extremely hard in the classroom and weight room. In fact, Lowry said Emery wasn't a natural athlete.
"He was strong because he made himself strong,'' Lowry said. ''He was the first to come [to the weight room] and the last to go. And people followed his work habits.
"As far as leadership goes, he was one of the top leaders I've ever had the opportunity to coach."
Emery was awarded the Ron Solack Memorial Award, the Warriors' most prestigious honor.
When he arrived at Navy in 1993, receiver Astor Heaven didn't consider himself much of an athlete.
"I wasn't the fastest dude," Heaven said, "and I wasn't the strongest."
But Emery — as he did for every player in the program — customized a workout program for him and constantly evaluated his progress.
In Heaven's mind, he didn't have a choice: Emery intimidated him.
He was big and bulky, and he never seemed to take any time off.
One offseason, the players figured their 5 a.m. run would be canceled because of a snowstorm. But, just in case, they headed to the track.
"I said, 'There's no way he's going to be there.' We thought we'd go back to our room," Heaven recalled. "But he was sitting there with coffee in hand.
"It was a very disappointing run."
In his mind, Heaven can still recall Emery yelling, "Hands down!" then the players preparing to sprint on his preannounced snap count.
"It was his trademark thing," Heaven said. "We joke about it now, but we feared hearing, 'Hands down!' back in the day."
Heaven credits Emery with his personal development as well as that of the entire program.
"He was basically the rock of the program," said Heaven, now an antitrust attorney in Washington, D.C. "If you ask the players on the team, the single most influential factor we were at the Aloha Bowl was because of Phil."
Niumatalolo recalled Emery's presence in meetings.
"When he spoke, it was like a general or admiral," Niumatalolo said. "So smart. Very articulate. Very commanding.
"He coached our young men as hard as anybody I've seen. He was very demanding but also very fair, and he's also very loving."


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Data.gov is Live – Get Your Data While it's Hot
Big news. Data.gov is now live. Government data is at your fingertips.
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Although the initial launch of Data.gov provides a limited portion of the rich variety of Federal datasets presently available, we invite you to actively participate in shaping the future of Data.gov by suggesting additional datasets and site enhancements to provide seamless access and use of your Federal data. Visit today with us, but come back often. With your help, Data.gov will continue to grow and change in the weeks, months, and years ahead.
I was actually expecting an API of some sort, but it's a searchable catalog that makes it easier to find the datasets scattered across all the U.S. agency sites. I still need to explore more to figure out what exactly is there, but this is big news for data fans. What do you think of the new site? Discuss in the comments below.
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The data available right now is really sparse, but it seems like a good start and is definitely heading in the right direction. I'd like to see more metadata in machine-readable (ie: XML) and standardized (FGDC) formats.
I know the launch date had been announced, but I still think the release is too early, as there are not enough datasets.
The principle, though – adding a standard layer of metadata on top of objects of varying shapes and sizes – is promising.
There aren't that many datasets, but I think it's better that it went up now rather than waiting. They can get input, and the structure is there so that it'll be easier to add datasets. It could take forever if they waited to get lots of data with all the bureaucratic stuff they go through and all
It's a great start. I've found a variety of really useful data (EIA, BTS, BLS) on various sites over the past few years, both for work and personal use; it's a great idea to pull it all together- let's put the output of the bureaucracy to work!


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Great Children's Music (That You'll Love, Too!)
Tired of Sesame Street, Backyardigans, and Baby Einstein CDs? You may be amazed at the collection of great children's music in today's market (from bands you may already know and love) that don't involve large stuffed dinosaurs!
Rockabye Baby
OK … AC/DC, Radiohead, The Ramones, and Bob Marley might not be entirely appropriate for little ears, but in this new iteration they are just perfect! Los Angeles-based music label Baby Rock takes some of the best rock 'n' roll classics (think The Beach Boys, Nirvana, The Cure, and more) and recreates them as soothingly beautiful lullabies.
Why we love it: It is fun (and a little funny) to hear The Pixies in hushed, almost cooing tones, but these melodies are familiar and the tunes are definitly conducive to productive napping. For more information and a full music selection, please visit www.rockabyebabymusic.com.
Let's Go Everywhere
Jazzy, jammy trio Medeski, Martin, and Wood (John Medeski: keyboards; Billy Martin: percussion; and Chris Wood: bass) have been longtime favorites at New York's trendy Knitting Factory, and are now taking their sophisticated sound to a younger audience. Their much-anticipated children's album, released in early 2008, enlists the help of the group's children as well as the bluesy vocals of Tim Ingrim and edgy story-telling of Jon Lurie. Songs about pirates (who don't like baths), trains, and new twists on old nursery rhymes are just a few highlights of the recording.
Why we love it: The stylings of MMW are perfect for jazz-loving parents and the CD sounds like something you'd hear at a hip, downtown party (one that doesn't serve drinks in sippy cups). For more information, visit www.mmw.com.
Here Come the 123s
If you grew up in the 1980s, chances are good that you know this unusual musical duo. Now the quirky Johns (that's John Flansburgh and John Linnell) are becomming popular with a whole new audience. (This is only the most recent in a line of children's music from TMBG, be sure to check out No! and Here Come the ABCs, too!)
Why we love it: You can have this CD in your car for months and never get tired of it, plus the disc is interactive with DVD tracks as well. For more information about TMBG, please visit theymightbegiants.com.
Snack Time
Popular recording artists the Barenaked Ladies have just released their first children's album. A collection of original songs inspired by the band members' own children (who now outnumber the band two to one!), the CD includes songs about big sisters, allergies, and a "humongous" tree. Already a little wacky and wild, the music of Barenaked Ladies is a perfect fit for little ears.
Why we love it: These are light-hearted tunes for music lovers of any age. As vocalist/guitarist Ed Robertson points out, "We set out to make a record … not strictly a children's record, but a record that children would really enjoy… making the focus about what our kids like was a truly liberating process and fun for the whole band." For more information about this recording, please visitwww.bnlmusic.com.
It's a Bam Bam Diddly!
We challenge anyone to sit still while listening to Father Goose's latest CD. Reggae dancehall veteran Wayne Rhoden (also known as Rankin' Don) has created a new recording just for kids, drawing from his childhood growing up in Jamaica. Father Goose transcends description. It's just good and lots and lots of fun!
Why we love it: This music defies genre and age. Father Goose brings in a host of collaborators, including Sheryl Crow, to polish off this recording. For more information on Father Goose, please visitFestivalfiverecords.com.
Dragon Fly Races
Everyone in your family is sure to love the catchy acoustic guitar stylings of Ellis Paul. Folky, toe-tapping, and down-to-earth, Paul pens songs that will stick in your head and you'll find yourself humming all day long.
Why we love it: Paul is a true music master. This music doesn't speak down to children; it is full, rich, deeply layered, and poignant. You and your kids will love the magical stories Paul creates. For more information, be sure to visit ellispaul.com.
Welcome to Nelsonville
Billed as folk music for families, The Hollow Trees are a little Squirrel Nut Zippers, a little Arlo Guthrie, and much more fun than your introduction to square dancing in first-grade gym class class.
Why we love it: Songs like "Hootenany" are almost too good to be true. They're crisp, fresh, and sophisticatedly silly. This is old-time music at its very best. For more information, be sure to visit The Hollow Trees' home page here.
Pop Fly
Rollicking electric guitar, funky lyrics, horns, and more weave a contageous musical delight in Justin Robert's latest CD Pop Fly. Trying to describe Robert's sounds is complicated; think Weezer … just far more family friendly.
Why we love it: Horns, rock-star-style guitar playing, soaring vocals, and songs that will make you think of family cookouts and fun-filled warm summer days (punctuated by the sound of the ice cream truck turning the corner down your street). For more information, be sure to visit justinroberts.org.


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The reform of European securities settlement systems: Towards an integrated financial market
AbstractThe European Central Bank (ECB) will offer to banks in 2013 an european shared platform for securities settlement, named TARGET 2 Securities (T2S), in order to open the national financial markets. The financial crisis did not change the ECB agenda. This paper develops a spatial competition model to understand the impact of this new organisation on european post-trading services. We analyse the incentives of the Central Securities Depositaries (CSD) to move to T2S when they become competitors in the market for settlement services and remain in a monopoly position for depository services. Settlement and depository services are complementary goods, because banks have to pay for these two services to buy or sell a security. We show that such a reform should induce a decrease in the settlement price and more generally in post-trading prices, but that prices depend strongly on market organisation. Under certain conditions, partial adhesion would make prices increase. This configuration appears as a Nash equilibrium. As CSDs are free to adhere to T2S, the ECB might be forced to regulate.
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- Marie-Noëlle Calès & Dominique Chabert & Walid Hichri & Nadège Marchand, 2011. "The reform of European securities settlement systems : Towards an integrated financial market," Post-Print halshs-00639957, HAL.
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Yvonne Strahovski's reaction via Twitter to our date. She's swell.
A Date with Yvonne Strahovski
Interview by Ryan Jones
Whoa! This is the first time I've been animated GIFed. What an honor! Thanks, teambartowskialltheway! Check out the video here.
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Here's my thrilling, super romantic date (yes, all dates I go on have a step and repeat in the background) with Yvonne Strahovski, star of NBC's Chuck and this year's face of SoBe's Life Water campaign. I brought Australian food (kinda), some movie ideas, and a whole lotta charm, and you're going to want to watch it to the end, because that's where my crowning achievement as a man occurs.
Today I'm interviewing/shamelessly hitting on Yvonne Strahovski of TV's Chuck and the movie Killer Elite. This will be in the same vein as the Kate Upton video, but the difference is that I had a couple weeks to prepare for that one, whereas with this one, I only got the go-ahead yesterday afternoon. It takes time to prep creepiness of this caliber, so I hope this goes okay.


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Housing market: good news, bad news
Thursday, July 28, 2011
The housing sector of the economy continues to send mixed signals about its recovery from the market bust of a couple of years ago.
Recent studies in the Twin Cities have found home prices are up, but a large inventory of foreclosed properties are slowing the rise.
We'll look at what the indicators mean and ask whether there's any encouraging trends.
Listen to the broadcast: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/07/28/midday1/
Originally published: 07/28/2011, Minnesota Public Radio


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Inside Job
By Armond White
For those who missed that unexpected satirical graphics lecture on the current recession that capped Adam McKay's The Other Guys, Inside Job is the next best thing. With entertaining clarity, writer-director Charles Ferguson explains what caused the recession that began September 15, 2008. Not a comic like McKay, Ferguson seriously chronicles the twisty financial dealings and recondite legislative details of deregulation that started back in the Reagan administration and eventually let the banks go wild with subprime loans and kickback benefits. He traces more recent government history that led to the current economic meltdown, but then Ferguson gets caught up in satisfying the "Gotcha!" urge that ruins most recent docs—like his 2008 anti-Bush, Iraq War screed No End in Sight.
This time, as Ferguson comes close to Gotcha—uncovering the family tree of government appointments and greedy corporate privilege that led to lost jobs, foreclosed homes and banking bailouts—he backs down. He not only drops his entertaining intelligibility, he loses the deeper subject that would give this documentary power.
It isn't enough that Inside Job ends on a muckraking note—"Some things are worth fighting for"—which calls for what? Revolution? Putsch? Anarchy? Narrator Matt Damon mouths Ferguson's glib sentiments, appealing to populist anger (rubber-stamped by an ad-blurb promising the film "will get you boiling mad"). Simplifying the complex of establishment corruption prevents Ferguson from being the Patrick Henry of the digital age. His true interest is subtler than pamphleteering: He likes examining the structure of America's power elite like Lewis Lapham's The American Ruling Class.
No End in Sight disappointed because Ferguson settled for Bush-bashing as an end-all, blame-all explanation and absolved the workings of the government bureaucracy (whistle-blowers) he had discovered. Inside Job, as its title suggests, is more clear-headed about white-collar guilt, perhaps because financial misdeeds are so common—so implicitly understood—that Ferguson doesn't immediately go into high-dudgeon. Instead, he gets right to the source of political and managerial arrogance. He begins with the folly of politicians, using the example of Iceland privatizing its own banks then destroying its economy. It is both a warning and an allegory. After all, what really offends Ferguson and drives his filmmaking is officialdom: the workings of egotistical authority from the Ivy League to Wall Street to Washington, D.C.
This linkage is fascinating beyond the recession itself (John Kirby and Lapham got at it definitively in the little-seen The American Ruling Class). Ferguson might deal with it exclusively some day, given that Inside Job shows improvement, avoiding No End in Sight's partisanship. The financial mismanagement shared by Democrat and Republican administrations over the past three decades suggests Ferguson's viewpoint is growing, getting closer to what most recent docs lack: understanding.
Inside Job provides financial summaries and information that most mainstream newsmedia haven't. Still, the despair and anger and suspicion it arouses needs a place to go if this is going to be better than McKay's lark or a feel-righteous Daily Show episode. Ferguson's explication requires even greater feeling than the sarcasm of Peter Gabriel's "Big Time" that opens the film; it requires art such as Oliver Stone provided in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, where stock market megalomania was put in human, rather than tabloid, terms. Critics disparaged Stone's thrilling exposé because it didn't provide them with easy castigation. (They always expect Stone to be a less conscientious, imaginative and skillful director than he turns out to be.) Money Never Sleeps understands the characteristics of bureaucracy that Ferguson glosses in Inside Job, yet struggles to comprehend.
Ferguson's method (he's a political science doctorate from M.I.T. and Brookings Institute fellow) is to follow the career paths of bureaucrats and government appointees like Charles Keating, Henry Paulson, Alan Greenspan, Larry Summers, Ben Bernanke and the lofty fiats of Reagan, Clinton, Bush and, briefly, Obama. He outlines the culprits who de-regulated the banks long before Bush took office and currently have come back to justify their earlier mistakes. This clarity opposes the fat cats' sleight-of-highhandedness—as when quoting Greenspan's contemptuous evasion, "If you had a PhD in mathematics, you couldn't understand whether de-regulation was good for you."
Inside Job becomes rousing when Ferguson gets a bureaucrat in his crosshairs, like disingenuous lobbyist Scott Talbot, fumbling Fred Mishkin, hard-nosed David McCormick or short-tempered academic-factotum Glenn Hubbard, who dares him, "Take your best shot." Ferguson counters them with a series of exclamations: "For me that's clearly not true!" "You must be joking!" "You can't be serious!" Ferguson's querulous tone departs from the film's cool, five-part structure because he can't hide his ire which comes from his distaste (same as No End in Sight) for the temperament of these prevaricating pols—such as economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, shown reclining with a glass of scotch in his hand. And the best part of Inside Job tracks these guys to their lairs.
"Does Columbia Business School have a conflict-of-interest problem?" Ferguson asks, hunting down the strange, suspicious connection between academic sponsorship and government promotion. He comes close to revealing how academic elitism and privilege facilitates Wall Street's personal interests and the government's collusion. When Ferguson details the history of Treasury Secretary and Federal Reserve positions, he's on fascinating, dangerous ground—meekly exposing Obama's elitist agenda. But this calls for something more than a Gotcha movie.
Consider that Inside Job's one clear villain, Larry Summers (recent Obama Cabinet resignee, past Harvard University president and former Department of Treasury Secretary from 1999 to 2001) is also a hero in The Social Network. The only way to escape this hall of mirrors is for Ferguson to abandon Michael Moore-style denunciation and get closer to the human propensity for power and self-interest. If Inside Job were a great movie it would rebuke the asinine class/ethnic games of The Social Network, in which Summers is used to humiliate the CGI Winklevoss Twins. Ferguson hasn't gotten there yet. His poli-sci fascination still needs to attain Oliver Stone's insight or even the depth that Marcel Ophüls brought to his 1970s documentaries, where humanity was more important than political stance. If Ferguson means to surpass the purely topical snark of The Other Guys, he needs to realize this: Compassion can also be a clarifying tool.
Inside Job
Directed by Charles Ferguson
Runtime: 108 min.
Tags: Entertainment, Film, Film Reviews, Matt Damon


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3_EpilogueThe world was darkness. Will could feel the material of the scarf scraping at her face as she moved with catlike grace. She could hear Robert's feet moving in unison with hers. She exhaled as she swung her sword towards Robert. She could feel a breeze as he spun to avoid her sword. Will leapt into the air, spinning once before landing neatly beside Robert. She could hear him panting and feel the energy radiating from his body. She leapt into the air again as Robert bent backwards to avoid her foot as it swung up towards him. Will landed behind him, pressing her back up against his. The drums ended, and there was silence.
Will pulled the blindfold from her eyes and looked to the side of the clearing, where the elders were talking quietly amongst themselves. She reached behind her and took Robert's hand. He squeezed her fingers reassuringly, his own blindfold clutched in his other hand. Will held her breath as the head of the elders stood. Time seemed to slow as the old woman slowly nodd
3_49 MercyThe halls were silent in the castle. It was well past midnight, and the only sounds were the heavy footsteps of Lord Borius De'La'Marx as he trotted down the steps leading to the courtyard. He'd known that he'd have to flee the castle the moment it was announced that Willow Ebonsblood had been found, but this had been the first chance he'd gotten. His carriage was waiting for him, the driver and steeds anxious to be off. Borius pulled himself into the carriage, signaling for the driver to go. The carriage leapt into action, sending them speeding to the main gate. There would be a chance to fight another day, Borius thought as the carriage bumped along. Now was the time for self preservation.
"This is an incredibly cowardly move, Uncle."
Borius jumped with surprise as his nephew seemed to materialize in the corner of the carriage. He was dressed in all black, the cowl of his cloak hiding his face until he pushed it back so he could watch his uncle. "Holland how did you know?"
3_48 Endpoint"How--?" Robert began as the other two just stared. "You said--"
"I said I knew what I was doing, didn't I?" Ali said with a hint of bemused irritation. "I got myself out of there right before you got rid of Marius. It was a close one, but here I am." She lifted herself up slightly, looking at Will and Zane. "You two look like you've seen a ghost," she said, a devilish gleam in her eyes.
Will was too shocked to laugh. Zane regained his ability to function before she did, moving his mouth furiously in an attempt to find the right words. When he found none, he wrapped his arms around Ali in a bone-crushing hug that knocked the breath out of her. "And you call me reckless."
"Ow, that stings!" Will shifted indignantly as Robert patiently applied salve to her wrists.
"I told you," he said, dabbing more of the pungent cream onto her cuts, which were nearly healed. It had been a day since they had descended from the tower. Robert and Will had sealed themselves off from the rest of
3_47 The End Of The StormWill looked out the window in the corner of the study and found that it was nearly dawn. They sky had turned a deep lilac, signaling the rising sun was not far behind. Every bone in Will's body shook with exhaustion, but she could not sleep-- not now. She turned her gaze to Robert, who was still lying neatly on the floor of the study. Some of the color had returned to his face, but he had not opened his eyes.
Zane, Will noted, was dozing lightly not far off. He'd found an overstuffed armchair to lounge lazily in throughout the night. He'd offered it to Will, but she preferred the floor. Orion had come up briefly to tell them that the Riders had returned, but Will had sent him away-- there was nothing to do except wait to see when Robert would wake up.
"When I give you the thumbs up, empty your mind," Ali hissed at Robert, her lips barely moving. "Anything that isn't part of your own consciousness, get rid of. It'll get rid of Marius for good this time."
"What about you?" Robert
3_46 The Monster Unmasked"Get up, you stupid moron. Get up," Ali hissed as she moved in between Robert and Marius.
"How did you get in here?" Robert whispered to her, pushing himself to his feet. "Isn't there some sort of limit as to how many ghosts you can have in your head?"
Ali shrugged. "How would I know how many ghosts you can hold in your mind? It's your mind after all." She turned her attention back to Marius, who looked ready to be sick. His face had gone pale, and his solid form was faltering. Slowly, he was beginning to fade. Ali glared at him with her startlingly purple eyes and saw one question reflected in Marius' equally startling eyes: How. She smiled.
"Alarin," he hissed, regaining some of his composure. "We meet again, it seems. I thought I'd seen the last of you."
Ali's smile widened, but it was not a cheerful smile-- it was cold and unwelcoming, with an unspoken challenge to Marius. Robert had seen Will use that same look, the kind of "come any closer and I'll slit your thro
3_45 Mind GamesSince he'd been possessed by a ghost what seemed like ages ago, Zane had shut down the necromancer part of his mind-- blocking out all contacts with the Spirit World he had. But a nagging sensation had filled his mind since he'd entered the tower-- small at first, but with greater strength as time passed-- and had now reached an almost unbearable level of annoyance.
As he watched Will and Orion dart silently into the hall, he allowed his mind to open slightly to the energy surrounding him, prepared to snap shut again if he sensed any ghosts.
Zane, do not block your mind.
The voice filled his mind, making him jump. It was strong and assertive, but there was a hint of something else that gave the speaker away. "Ali."
I need your help. Let me in.
Zane opened his mind readily, and allowed the ghost entry. "What are you doing here?" he asked her quickly. "I thought you would've you know moved on."
Zane, I'm not dead. I'm drifting.
"What does that mean?
3_44 Desperation"There has to be something we can do," Will pleaded, her gaze darting furtively from Orion to Zane and back. Robert's head rested on her lap, his brow covered in sweat. He was still, but breathing. "Zane, can't you use necromancer magic to get the ghost out?"
Zane shook his head, his brows knitted tightly together. "I'm sorry," he said. "I can't. I would need another necromancer, and " He glanced at the floor before looking back at Will. "Ali's gone," he finished lamely. His lower lip quivered slightly, but he remained composed. Now was not the time or place to grieve.
"Luca said they were looking for a book on necromancy," Seth whispered, his eyes locked on the floor. "Maybe if we can find it "
"We should move Ali," Orion said suddenly. "Someone's bound to notice we've been guarding this place. If someone comes up and finds Ali dead, we're all going to have a lot of explaining to do." He glanced around the room at the solemn faces surrounding him until he met Zane's eyes. "C
3_43 Home"You should be sleeping."
Will looked up at Zane, who'd moved to stand beside the fire with her. "I can't."
"Why not?" he asked as they sat down. "You've had a tough time-- you need rest."
"If I go to sleep," she whispered, her voice on the verge of breaking. "If I close my eyes--even for a moment-- I see him. He's killing Robert, and there's nothing I can do from here. I know we're going as fast as we can, but it's not fast enough. He needs me."
Zane put his arm around her, letting her head rest on his shoulder. "We'll get back as soon as we can," he told her soothingly. "If there was a faster way Hmm." He frowned. "Maybe "
Will looked at him, her eyebrows rising slightly. "What?"
Zane glanced at her. "I might have a way to get us back sooner," he said. "But it's not going to be easy."
Will narrowed her eyes slightly. "Whatever it is, I'll do it."
Zane grinned. "Then go find John and tell him we're borrowing his horse. It's about time we were on the run again, don't you thi
3_42 Of Love And Lies"So how did you escape?" Zane asked Will as they rode, turning his head slightly so she could hear him over the wind. She was seated behind him on the saddle since there were no available horses for her to ride on her own. Zane had also thought that this was a better idea since Will had barely been able to keep her eyes open since they'd left.
"I'm clever," she replied simply. When Zane nudged her to proceed, she continued. "I found a dagger in the room where I was being kept and I picked the lock," she explained. "Then I hit the hinges off the door. After that, it was all a matter of sneaking. I found the soldier uniform in the wash room and put it on, then I just walked out."
Zane glanced at her. "That easy?" he asked.
She glared at him. "I had a considerable amount of motivation," she told him.
Robert was exhausted. His entire body ached from hitting into bookshelves and the floor, and his head was pounding. He was pressed up against the window, his breathing ragged and heavy.
Someone asked me what is love
is it good, is it bad
is it awesome, is it terrible
I honestly didnt know how to answer them.
I finally desided love is the most complicated of all emotions
Love is kind
love is harsh
love is wonderful
love is terrible
love is a cure
love is a sickness
love is LOVE
love is hate
love is meaningful
love is pointless
love shows the best in people
love shows the worse in people
love makes us speak truth
love makes us lie
love understands everything
love confuses everyone
love builds your life
love tears your heart down
love makes you smile
love makes you cry
love makes us cuddle
love makes us hit
love makes the world go round
love makes the world go crashing down
love makes things simple
love makes things impossible
love is always worth it
love is never worth it
love makes us smarter
love makes us stupid
love is enlightening!
love is BLIND
make love not war
make war out of love
love encourages
love scares
love is peaceful
love creates fights
love is sooth
SuicideSuicide... they call it sin
They say it is a death in which no-one wins...
They encourage you not to do it, they say it is wrong...
But who is there to encourage you when you can't be strong.
You feel like you have no-one, not even a friend.
No shoulder to cry on, just one last letter to send.
tragedies - collab.you deserve all the cobweb dreams,
fairytale hopes, and explosive love
in the world, but i know that i
will never be the one
to give them to you.
you need notes that end with
'ps - you're brighter than
twenty-seven silver stars'.
i can't bring myself
to write them, though.
it's not like you'd read them,
i cut out paper hearts and
dreams and gave them to you, but
you only ripped them up and said
'these aren't good enough.'
when i painted you a picture
of golden skies and sunshine smiles,
you handed it back and told me
'next time, paint realistically.'
so i wrote you a story
filled of starless nights and
hopeless dreams. you said 'no,
i don't need this. you're
tragedy enough for me.'
by the time i was humming you
melancholy lullabies through the receiver,
you had already surrendered
to the sweet grasps of sleep.
'i'd rather nightmares than you,'
you said, hanging up the phone.
i kept singing anyway, hoping
that you would stop running
long enough for me to catch up.
but i forgot -
the speed addictthe speed addict knows if he stops moving,
he will die. so when inertia takes hold
his heart falters and his head slams against
a future, lit by the dashboard. he hears
his veins stuttering like gears grinding out
a staccato refrain, while the wheel spins and
goes numb. as his breath twists away from his grip,
rasps a hol
heart song.this is the song
to your heart.
part zero.
oh, dearest,
why are you locked inside
a bathroom stall? no one
to hold you, tell you sweet
lies and say you are
beautiful, say you are
perfect? it's not the end of
the world, not yet. if it was,
wouldn't there be
part one.
your heart is not yet
dead; please do not
say it is. if it was dead,
it wouldn't hurt this
your heart is only sleeping.
part two.
when the only melody in your head
is a break up song, and the only thing
your heart seems capable of doing
is twisting itself into knots, and the only
thing you want to do is hide and escape
part three.
we are talking about finding
eternity in the things people
throw away. we are talking about
listening to the moments of silence
in between heart beats. we are talking
about distances shortening and
people realizing they can
we are talking about
finding happiness.
part four.
one of the greatest tragedies
in life is that
DementiaThe old man sits with stooped back.
The room is cold, just like his hands.
Thoughts have wandered like small children.
He wonders if he will see home again.
Thoughts have wandered home again,
with stooped backs and cold hands.
The room sits with the old man.
Like small children, he wonders if he will see cold.
Back stooped with thoughts, he wanders.
Like a child the small room sits, wondering.
Home again is cold.
The old man will see with his hands.
Thoughts have wandered with stooped backs.
The cold hands sit with the old man.
He wonders if he will see like small children.
The room is home again.
This PainTears roll down my face,
As I cut myself,
To release the pain.
It hurts so much,
But feels so good.
The pain is draining from me,
In drops of blood.
As I watch my pain leave from me,
I think,
"How can this be,
That I have so much pain
When I'm only merely 16?".
Then I remember the past that I've had,
Memories of yelling,
slamming doors,
all the awful scars.
I've cried too much,
I've hated so many,
That I don't think people will ever get me.
I come back from my world of thoughts
And realize that I've bled too much,
It's all over the counter,
It's becoming messy,
But I don't care.
I just want this pain out of me.
I'm starting to think that I can't go on,
That maybe I should cut deeper
Till there is no more pain or blood,
But then I remember,
That I may have a future.
I'll just have to wait out this pain
And let the blood dry up.
you can't feel through fabrictonight the rain becomes the earth
falling from hidden spaces in the sky and swollen clouds
i hear it make mud of dirt, and lovers of friends
and ask, quiet, where are you going but down?
im not all there in the head
youre not all there in the head, my mother says
im not all there in the head i repeat
sometimes im there in my toes and fingers and heart as well
and now - in this downpour moment- i lie on the street
so warm that i think well thats where loves gotten to
but where is your shirt n? oh someplace else
and is that a light flickering in the house across the road? hide!
i rush in soaken with rain i watched fall (like stars)
am i poetic enough yet, yet?
leaving rain-prints on the carpet but mother wont mind
mind you she never minds anything if its mine
but then it stops a quick shut-eye stop
(i wonder) is it dew now that it sits like jewels upon the grass?
the wind is lovely in my ear, voice like rushing water
no no
Depressing PoemsSorry --
What if she died?
And at the funeral her parents told you,
"You could have saved her from herself."
How would that make you feel?
And that night you went home
Sat in your room alone
And killed yourself
Just to be with her again and tell her
"I'm sorry."
Friends --
Why do people try to help me?
Do they care?
I guess they do
But all I do is hurt them
Especially Sarah
She keeps trying to help me
But all I do is push her away
She's my best friend
Why can't I just let her help?
Emptiness --
What if I died right now?
How would you fell?
Sad, depressed, torn apart?
Or would you feel nothing,
But an empty place that can never be filled again?
Paper Crane WishI didn't know what to get you,
to help you get better.
So I made you this.
It's a wishing crane.
We'll write your wish on it's wings.
And tie it to a balloon.
You and I, we'll drop it out
of your hospital window.
Up it will fly,
Into the stars.
Letting your dreams take wing.
I wish you'll be happy when I'm gone.
I'll never know what you wrote.
You never told me
How special I was.
How much it meant
That I visited.
That I cared enough
To be there for you.
To make you happy with jokes and stories.
But now you're gone.
I sit alone,
Windows open.
Letting the cool breeze fill my mind.
In through the window,
A paper crane lands on my lap.
Scrawled across it's wings,
In a handwriting I know better than my own,
I'll be waiting for you.
Live life for both of us.
Wiping the tears away from my eyes,
I put the crane next to my bed.
With the pictures of you and me.
I look out the window, into the sky.
longdead leafa longdead leaf
burnt brown in the depth of green
cups a handful of fresh water
a leaf left behind
holds something of worth
forgoing death with its dead body
Poetic PsychosisIn thirty seconds, the next shell would fall. Every night was the same, but every night Lorenzo experienced it as if it were the first time. His throat felt swollen; breathing was hard. He glanced around at the others; young men like him who had been shipped out in the name of honour and freedom. There was no honour in this, no freedom. Only death behind your eyelids, and a fear so gutting, that it carved out your innards and left you a hollow husk. Lorenzo tried to breathe, tried to assure himself that he was still whole, still made of flesh. They had lied when they told him he was ready.
Matteo ran towards him, arms out, rifle swinging uselessly at his side. He shouted for him to run, but Lorenzo remained motionless, unable to move as his friend's warning was lost in the constant blare of gunfire. None of them were ready.
"The cycle is repeating. It is not safe." The voice was soft and weak, yet it carried over the gunfire and battle cries without impediment.
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RECIPE # 5125 BAKED ZITI PASTA Wed. Feb. 5, 2014
CREATED Feb 5, 2014
1 (16 ounce) package ziti pasta
24 ounces ricotta cheese
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse.
In a medium bowl mix the ricotta cheese,half the mozzarella cheese, egg and 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish and put sauce on the bottom.
add a layer of the ricotta mix
add a layer of the ziti... then repeat the layers and top it off with mozzarella and parmesan
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes; let stand for 15 minutes before serving. ENJOY!
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