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Day 1 Istanbul
You are free to arrive in Istanbul at any time. Please note that check in time is approximately 2pm, but the hotel will be happy to store luggage if you arrive early. There are no planned activities today, until the evening when you will meet your Chief Experience Officer (CEO) and fellow group members for a welcome meeting. Check the notice board for a message from your CEO or ask at the hotel reception for the exact time and location of this group meeting. Today is a good day to explore the Grand Bazaar, as it's closed on Sundays.
Day 2 Kars (1B)
Fly to Kars. Located near the Armenian border, the city of Kars offers a mixture of cultures and a wealth of stone structures and colourful houses. Enjoy a visit to Ani, once the capital of the Armenian kingdom, the city was renowned for its sizeable population and variety of religious structures. Located at the crossroads of many important trade routes, when the medieval city was flourishing the buildings were some of the most complex and beautiful around. Currently, hundreds of churches lie in ruin as the abandoned city creates a dramatic backdrop for the landscape. Approx travel time:
Day 3 Van (1B)
Enjoy a visit the incredible Ishak Pasha Palace. Perched high on a cliff, this half-ruined fortified palace is the place Arabian tales are made of. Explore the many bedrooms of the harem, the ornate dining room and even the palace toilet, while enjoying stunning views over the plains below and onwards to Mt Ararat. The afternoon is free for you to explore this dusty but interesting frontier town. You might want to visit the women's co-op for a local lunch or perhaps purchase one of this region's beautiful carpets before continuing on to Van for the night. Lake Van is a vast inland sea that is the biggest in Turkey. Approx travel time: Kars to Van, 6 hours
Day 4-5 Mardin (2B)
The beautiful and ancient hill-top town of Mardin is a real treasure. Explore streets of carved stone houses and bazaars scattered with picturesque mosques. Stand in awe as the remains of an imposing castle tower above you. Visit one of the most beautiful post offices in the world, it used to be a family mansion! Wander the atmospheric old bazaar where you can see many traditional craftsmen at work. Pick yourself up some locally made soap and see if you can spot Shahmeran, Queen of the Snakes. Her portrait is traditionally hung on walls inside houses in Mardin to bring good luck and fertility to the occupants. The local baklava is reputably some of the best in Turkey, make sure to try some at an outdoor teashops with stunning views over the border and into the plains of Syria. On the morning of Day 5, visit the Deyrül Zaferan Monastery, which is still used by local Syrian Christian community. Founded in 493AD on the site of an older temple whose remains are still visible, this beautiful and important building was the home of the Head of the Syrian Orthodox church until the 1920s. Mardin is a great place to experience a local hammam, or Turkish communal bathhouse. Take along your towel, soap and shampoo and enjoy a scrub like no other. The friendly locals will show you the correct protocol. Make sure you check the hours as the bathhouses are strictly segregated, usually being used by men in the morning and evenings, and women in the afternoons. In the evening, why not take the chance to enjoy the local cuisine in an beautifully restored caravanserai, an ancient inn for traders and their animals. Please note, our hotel in Mardin is in new Mardin town (about 1km from the centre) Old Mardin town is ancient, and does not have hotels large enough to accommodate groups. The local bus (dolmus) into town passes right outside our hotel, cost only around one Turkish lira, and will drop you right in the centre of the action and safely back to the hotel again. Your CEO will show you the correct bus number to take. Approx travel time: Van to Mardin, 6 hours
Day 6 Mount Nemrut/Kahta (1B)
Travel to Kahta, the small town which is our base for exploring Nemrut Mountain and the area surrounding it. Our first stop is the Karakus Tumulus. While It is common that males of the royal family have their tombs in their ancient capital city, the funerary mounds found on top of Mount Nemrut are believed to be the burial monuments for the royal women. Pass the Severan Bridge, which at 34.2m is the second largest arched bridge ever achieved by the Romans and is still in very impressive shape for being 2,000 years old. Also en route are the ruins of Arsameia, once the capital of the ancient Commagene kingdom whose rulers built the giant temple and tomb at the top of Mount Nemrut. Nemrut Dagi is simply one of the must-see attractions in Turkey. Upon reaching the carpark, it is around a 15-20 minutes walk up to the mountain summit. Learn about the fascinating history behind this site, basically one man's celebration of himself, before watching the sun set among the giant fallen heads of 2,000 year-old statues. A simply unforgettable experience. Approx travel time: Mardin to Mount Nemrut, 5 hours Approx travel time: Mount Nemrut to Kahta, 3 hours
Day 7 Sanli Urfa (1B)
A world away from Istanbul, exotic Sanli Urfa gives you the chance to experience some true Middle Eastern flavour. Begin the day with a visit to Harran, famous for its unique beehive houses. Constructed entirely without wood or nails, they are designed to be cool in summer and warm in winter. It must be a winning recipe as they have been built using the same design for at least 3,000 years. Some were still in use as dwellings until the 1980s, but now most of Harran's population lives in a newly built village nearby. After returning to Sanli Urfa we head to Golbasi Park. After exploring the surrounding mosque complex, enter the cave that is thought to be the birthplace of biblical Abraham before joining the many pilgrims at the pond below in feeding the sacred fish, which are believed to have helped save Abraham from death later in his life. Later, explore the town's fascinating covered bazaars, taking the chance to enjoy a glass of sweet tea and perhaps a game of backgammon in a local tea house. At night don't miss the chance to try the local specialties, the spicy Urfa kebab and lahmacun, which resembles a thin crust pizza topped with spicy ground meat. Approx travel time: Kahta to Sanli Urfa, 4 hours
Day 8 Istanbul (1B)
Fly to Istanbul. Please do not book any onward travel until after 5pm to allow for possible delays. We are able to organize extra post-trip accommodation if you wish to extend your stay for a few more days. Please ask at the time of booking.


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Signup for Blackfish byob chowdown, Sun 30 January (Conshohocken)
As originally proposed in the recent Blackfish thread, mitchh, RocketJSquirrel and I are organizing a chowdown at Blackfish in Conshohocken PA for 6PM on Sunday January 30, 2011.
For those of you not familiar with Blackfish, it has regularly been placed in the top 10 best Philly-area restaurants by Philadelphia Magazine. Chef Charles "Chip" Roman, a protégé of Georges Perrier and Marc Vetri, serves a creative menu of French-inspired American cuisine, emphasizing seafood, but not exclusively. For more details, see the several recent threads or check out the a la carte menu:
For this chowdown, we will be enjoying a 5-course tasting menu prepared especially for us, and the cost will be $84/person (tip is already included). RocketJSquirrel is discussing the menu with Chip and we will post it as soon as it is available (substitutions shouldn't be a problem if someone has an allergy). This will also be a byob dinner, and so we ask that each person who plans to imbibe to please bring a bottle of wine that they enjoy and would like to share with everyone else. Please let the organizers know if you will be bringing a sparkling, white, red or dessert wine (Chip's dessert's are always fantastic!). If you'd like to bring more than one bottle, that is fine but certainly not expected.
The back room at Blackfish will hold 22 people, so we will be limiting attendance to that number. We already have >10 signed up, so get on board before it is too late by sending an e-mail to either mitchh or myself at the addresses listed on our profiles. (Please don't use this thread to express interest, since that violates Chowhound board policy.) Since this is a big event and we will be reserving a large percentage of the restaurant, out of respect for the restaurant, please only sign up if you are pretty sure you can make it, and if you have to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible. We will be reconfirming everyone's attendance after the holidays. If we have enough interest, we will create a waiting list.
An additional note about the wine, since this is a large event and it will be organized differently than what you may be familiar with when byob'ing in a small group. We would like to keep this low key and more about the food than the wine, so wine newbies and wine snobbies alike are encouraged to attend. I don't expect anyone to bring a bottle of Chateau Lafite, but if you would like to do so, I'm sure we'll all be willing to try it! If you don't drink, that is perfectly fine as well. Beyond that, this is a chance to share some food & wine in a relaxed atmosphere with our fellow Chowhounds. However, given the caliber of the cuisine, we do ask that the wine you bring retail for at least $25. If we have as many as 22 attendees, we will probably break this into two groups for wine sharing purposes (please don't expect to get 8 ounce pours of each wine, as the goal it to try a little of a lot of different wines).
I've attended several tasting dinners at Blackfish, and Chip always puts on an amazing display, so I'm sure this will be an event not to be missed. I realize this won't be inexpensive, especially in this economy, but I really hope you can join us…
[P.S. For those worried about parking, I've always found that it is fairly easy. There is a small public lot about a block away, and if that is full there is usually easy parking on Fayette, if not directly outside the restaurant, then about a block further along the street.].
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The $45 4-course "special ingredient" is only available on Tuesdays. I'm also including a 20% tip in the $84 to simplify things, and I don't believe we will be paying corkage. No promises, but I've known Chip to occasionally throw in some extras too.
Everything I've ever had at Blackfish has been worth the price of admission. But you are right, those Tuesday dinners are a particularly good deal.
We debated going the cheaper route, but ultimately decided to go with a larger menu specially created for us to fully appreciate Chip's cooking.
RocketJSquirrel and I were at Blackfish on Sunday (enjoying the amazing creation pictured below), and I'm happy to report that Chip is already planning our menu. Mitchh has received ~16 expression of interest, so get signed up before it's too late...
[Sweet onion-stuffed crepe with white truffle fondue, and yes, those are indeed copious slices of Italian white truffle--this has to be one of the most delicious things I've ever put in my mouth!]
Now that the holidays are over, we can turn our attention to our next food feast:
RocketJSquirrel is speaking with the chef today about the menu and we should have an update on that shortly. We will be doing a 5-course tasting menu put together just for us for $84 (tip is already included). This event is BYOB, but non-drinkers are also encouraged to attend.
Currently, there are 18 Chowhounds signed up, with space for ~4 more. So if you are interested in attending, please let me know at the e-mail address listed in my profile (please don't reply to this thread to signup, since that violates Chowhound posting rules). For those of you who have already signed up through myself or mitchh, I'll be sending you a confirmatory e-mail in the next day or so.
FInally, in case you missed the news, Philadelphia Magazine just declared Blackfish the #1 restaurant in Philly:
(If I'm not mistaken, that look's like Chip's papparadelle ragout on the cover, one of my favorite dishes).
Last update before the big chowdown at Blackfish next Sunday! As you can see from the menu below, it should be a wonderful meal, with options to please everyone (thanks to RocketJSquirrel for working with Chef Chip Roman on this).
Due to some cancelations, we still have 4 seats/22 remaining for this event. But if you are interested, I need to know soon, since the chef needs to special order items for this dinner. Contact me at the address in my profile...
If you have already signed up, and didn't receive my email update yesterday, please contact me ASAP to confirm.
RocketJSquirrel and I dined at Blackfish last night with a group of 9, and Chip was in rare form. The rare (no pun intended) roasted squab with seared foie gras, Jerusalem artichokes and Honshimeji mushrooms was an wonderful dish (picture below). I don't think I've ever seen that much foie gras sitting on one plate before!
Hope you can join us...
$70 plus tax and tip
Choices (choose 1 of 2 options for each course):
1st Course
Smoked salmon, deep fried egg, sour cream
Yellowtail kingfish, yuzu kosho, radish, cilantro
2nd Course
Baked chatham bay cod, cauliflower, golden raisins, pink peppercorn
Striped bass, trumpet royale mushrooms, burgundy jus
3rd Course
Poularde, delicate squash, cippolini onions, sour cherry
Beef short ribs, carrots, turnips, beef jus
Cheese Course
Fourme d'ambert (bleu), beet membrillo, elixir (100 year old sherry vinegar)
Handmade Brie, beet membrillo, elixir
Dessert Course
Carmel beignets
Chocolate fondant, malt, gelato, pistachio

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Macroprolactin, Serum
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Prolactin is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland under negative control by dopamine, which is secreted by the hypothalamus. The only physiological function of prolactin is the stimulation of milk production. In normal individuals, the prolactin level rises in response to physiologic stimuli such as nipple stimulation, sleep, exercise, sexual intercourse, and hypoglycemia. Pathologic causes of hyperprolactinemia include prolactin-secreting pituitary adenoma (prolactinoma), diseases of the hypothalamus, primary hypothyroidism, section compression of the pituitary stalk, chest wall lesions, renal failure, and ectopic tumors.
Hyperprolactinemia may also be caused by the presence of a high-molecular–mass complex of prolactin called macroprolactin (typically due to prolactin bound to immunoglobulin). In this situation, the patient is asymptomatic. Hyperprolactinemia attributable to macroprolactin is a frequent cause of misdiagnosis and mismanagement of patients. Macroprolactin should be considered if, in the presence of elevated prolactin levels, signs and symptoms of hyperprolactinemia are absent, or pituitary imaging studies are not informative.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Determining biologically active levels of prolactin, in asymptomatic patients with elevated prolactin levels
Ruling out the presence of macroprolactin
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
When the percentage of the precipitated prolactin (complexed) fraction of total prolactin is <50%, the specimen is considered negative for macroprolactin. When total prolactin exceeds the upper reference limit and macroprolactin is negative, other causes for hyperprolactinemia should be explored.
When the percentage of the precipitated (complexed) prolactin fraction of total prolactin is > or =50%, the specimen is considered positive for the presence of macroprolactin.
Following macroprolactin precipitation, a patient whose unprecipitated prolactin level is greater than the upper limit of the total prolactin reference range may have hyperprolactinemia.
See PRL/8690 Prolactin, Serum for interpretation of prolactin levels.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Demonstration of the presence of macroprolactin does not exclude the possibility of concomitant presence of pituitary adenoma. Results should be interpreted in conjunction with clinical findings.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
< or =18 years: not established
>18 years: 4.0-15.2 ng/mL
< or =18 years: not established
>18 years: 4.8-23.3 ng/mL
Percent of the precipitated (complexed) prolactin fraction of the total prolactin <50% (considered negative for macroprolactin)
Unprecipitated prolactin levels are expected to be within the total prolactin reference range.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Fahie-Wilson M: In hyperprolactinemia, testing for macroprolactin is essential. Clin Chem 2003;49(9):1434-1436
2. Gibney J, Smith TP, McKenna TJ: Clinical relevance of macro-prolactin. Clin Endocrinol 2005;62:633-643


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Okay, let's take a deep breath… and have a think about where we are.
Yes, we're at Albert Park and it's race day for the 2103 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix – but there the familiarity ends.
F1 veterans will feel it's just like old times, when qualifying was split into two sessions over Saturday and Sunday and we aggregated the lap times.
It's not quite like that this time, is it? Even Formula 1's powers-that-be can't influence the Melbourne weather, so we have to resume a qualifying hour cut short after the opening 20-minute segment and get on with the job of establishing the grid for the first race of 2013.
Six drivers are already out of the process, and the only biggish name among them is that of Pastor Maldonado in the Williams Renault. Last year's Barcelona winner admitted the team was paying the price for a poor Friday and it would have been hard to break into the top 10 anyway.
Meanwhile his new teammate Valtteri Bottas was the only one of the five Melbourne rookies to squeeze through Q1, a very creditable effort when the quintet have enjoyed so little time in a Formula 1 car in the wet.
That left Marussia pairing Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton out in the cold, along with Caterham's Giedo van der Garde and F1 sophomore Charles Pic – and Esteban Gutierrez, admitting he made a mistake in his Sauber Mercedes on his first outing as replacement for Sergio Perez.
Will Sebastian Vettel add to his tally of 36 poles and claim a third here in Melbourne? Might Mark Webber upstage him with what would be only the Aussie's second front-row start in his home race? Could Mercedes spring a surprise?
Or will Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen take the impressive weekend form of Lotus Renault to the next stage? Grosjean was quickest in third practice and is working hard to set aside his 'bad boy' image from last year.
"It's frustrating to delay the rest of qualifying, but there were some good things for us to take from Q1," said the Frenchman on Saturday night. "It's no secret that wet conditions did not favour our car last year, but from what we saw today there have definitely been some improvements.
"I'm sorry for the fans as they have been fantastic all week and stuck around despite the weather. We have a big day tomorrow and it looks like staying dry, so hopefully we can put on a good show for them."
Aussie fans will hope Dan Ricciardo can get a bit more out of his Toro Rosso Ferrari – he and Jean-Eric Vergne feel the car has good mechanical grip but may be wanting on the aero side of things, so track conditions could be critical for them.
And what of Señor Alonso? None of Fernando's 22 poles so far has been achieved here, and the imperious Spaniard has been relatively low-key so far. But Ferrari are determined not to start 2013 on the back foot as they did 2012, so if he's not on the front row, keep your eye on a red rocket coming through when we get to race time at 5pm.


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Originally published on Sat September 21, 2013 1:06 pm
The motion picture Blue Caprice seems to be about a boy who's been abandoned by his mother and aches for a father. He meets a man who can no longer see his own children, and who longs for a son. They find each other — but what follows is anything but a happy ending.
Blue Caprice is a fictionalized tale based on the so-called Beltway sniper shootings that killed 10 people in and around Washington, D.C., in October 2002. (Though press and authorities warned the public to be on the lookout for a white van, it was eventually discovered that the murderers were using an old Chevy Caprice to stalk their targets.)
The film, directed by Alexandre Moors, stars Tequan Richmond, of the CW series Everybody Hates Chris, as the younger man and Grey's Anatomy's Isaiah Washington as his surrogate father. Washington tells NPR's Scott Simon that the film, whose story draws audiences closely into the lives of the killers, "really drives home that although you may have empathy for the characters, there's no room for sympathy. And that's not what we're asking for."
Interview Highlights
On creating a film based on the Beltway sniper attacks
You don't see my character actually hurt anyone. And I was very keen on that idea — that this was going to be more of a psychological thriller as opposed to glorifying or sensationalizing in any way, violence. And particularly coming on as a producer, I wanted to make very sure that we would handle the subject matter, although it's based on actual events, with kid gloves as best we could.
And I knew that if we blow this, then the film is doomed — and I'm particularly, personally doomed. And if we got it right, and [were] able to touch a human chord, then we can spawn some really profound dialogue about accountability, about responsibility of our leadership, militarism, post-traumatic stress disorder from former soldiers, how we're dealing with it, how we're not dealing with it — and just, violence in America, verbally, physically and otherwise.
On portraying a murderous character who's still human
Well it's just the same thing that I'm sure Johnny Depp and all the actors before me had to tap into: playing John Dillinger, whoever has played Jesse James, whoever has, multiple times, has played Al Capone. The history is there. Clearly these individuals I just named, for whatever reasons, in Americana are perceived as heroes. I'm not ... justifying my attempt to create a character that's clearly suffering from various degrees of mental instability.
We also wanted to challenge our community, the film community at large. This character is considered a monster? ... Other individuals portray — again, like the Al Capones, the John Dillingers, or even the Jeffrey Dahmers on film, it's "an extraordinary film," or "it's just a character." And we all know these people actually exist.
Obviously, although this man committed the crimes, in his mind it was justified because he was betrayed by the U.S. government. It was justified — like any criminal. They'll always say, "I didn't commit a crime; I was only at war. Or I was only fighting the system." We see this all the time.
On finding the character's "fatal charm"
We screened the film in Silver Spring, Md., and that was the defining moment. One woman said through her tears, that she felt that her experience has now been documented and validated — although it's not a biography. Another gentleman jumped up and said he knew another woman that knew [the Beltway snipers], and she still, to this day, will fight for the good parts of [them]. And he was challenging us, wondering why we weren't showing those conversations, and we had to remind him through his frustration and anxiety that we did do that.
We did show the character Lee [the younger man] feeding a baby, the day after he commits his first murder. We did show John Allen [Washington's character], telling jokes at a barbecue and having a great time. Just all the normal things you do in a day in the life of anyone. Everything was so matter-of-fact and so incredibly normal.
On his tumultuous departure from Grey's Anatomy
It was painful. It was unfortunate. And I did apologize. And the story was never right. Six years later, I'm still asked that question. Whereas six years later I've been virtually unheard, unseen, and maybe to some, not that homophobic train wreck that they were trying to make me out to be.
And I find it very interesting that here I am, playing a monster, and having [been] given a platform again to talk about humanity and larger things — I'm proud of my three-year tenure on that show. Dr. Burke still lives on that show, whether I'm there or not.
So the controversy I feel was necessary, although painful and confused. To this day, bigots try to embrace me and I shy away from them and tell them, "You've got the wrong guy." Then I walk in certain rooms like I'm the pariah, still today, like, "Well, why is he here? Why is he alive? Why is he still walking?" I have shot no one, I have hurt no one. I haven't spent one day in jail in the last six years. I haven't been in any rehab or busted for drugs. And there are many other people in Hollywood who have, and they still get the pass.
So I'm fine with me. My wife, my three kids, when I walk in the door, my child hugs me, and we have a great life. So that's my answer.
The new movie, "Blue Caprice," is about a boy who's left by his mother and aches for a father. He meets a man who longs for a son. They find each other, but nothing happy results. They go on the run together, rob, steal and sleep in a car that they buy with stolen cash, and the man tells the boy...
ISAIAH WASHINGTON: (as John) Hey, look, I helped you. I brought you here. I gave you all this. It is not enough just to say the words. You need to prove it. Do you love me? Then I need you to do something for me.
SIMON: "Blue Caprice" is based on the 2002 Beltway Sniper shootings, when John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo killed ten people. Tequan Richmond plays the young man, Lee. Isaiah Washington plays his father figure, John. Mr. Washington is perhaps best known as one of the surgeons on "Grey's Anatomy." We spoke with him last week before this week's shootings at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yards.
Mr. Washington is also the executive producer of "Blue Caprice."
WASHINGTON: By setting it up with these characters that become snipers, but starting off with who they were and when they were operating as just merely human beings, both of which have been abandoned or victimized in some way - you don't see that but you feel it - we wanted to explore various things; this desensitized feeling towards the culture of violence in America, and particularly bad fathering and bad leadership and what that gets us and where that takes us.
SIMON: Much of the film is set in the woods and an industrial town in Washington state where they're firing guns on a range or in a basement, but not at anybody.
WASHINGTON: Exactly. You don't see my character actually hurt anyone, and I was very keen on that idea, is that this was going to be more of a psychological thriller as opposed to glorifying or sensationalizing in any way violence, and particularly coming on as a producer I wanted to make very sure that we would handle the subject matter - although it's based on actual events - with kid gloves, as best we could.
And I knew that if we blow this, then the film is doomed and I'm personally doomed, but if we got it right and able to touch a human chord, then we can spawn some really profound dialogue.
SIMON: What do you have to, as an actor, tap into to show a man who is on the one hand capable of enormous violence as we know, and yet of course is human?
WASHINGTON: Obviously, although this man committed the crimes, in his mind he was justified because he had been betrayed by the U.S. government and he was justified - like, any criminal - will always say I didn't commit a crime. I was only at war or I was only fighting the system. We see this all the time.
WASHINGTON: (as John) You know, some evil people in this world. Like here. The lady who lives here is a real piece of (bleep), testified against me in court. That's what they do. They take your kids away, say that I kidnapped them. How can I kidnap my own kids? They're my kids. Then she just gets to live here like nothing ever happened. (Bleep) vampire. I hope she dies.
It really drives home that although you may have empathy for the characters, there's no room for sympathy and that's not what we're asking for, 'cause the reality is this man was doing some things that is just are not good.
SIMON: I have to ask, Mr. Washington, you left "Grey's Anatomy," in a kind of sensational bust-up after you were accused of and apologized for using an anti-gay epithet on set. How do you feel about that today?
WASHINGTON: It was painful. It was unfortunate and I did apologize, and the story was never right. Six years later I'm still asked that question whereas six years later I've been virtually unheard, unseen and maybe to some not that homophobic train wreck that they were trying to make me out to be. And I find it very interesting that here I am playing a monster and having given the platform yet again to talk about humanity and larger things.
I'm proud of my three-year tenure on that show. Dr. Burke still lives on that show whether I'm on there or not. So the controversy I feel was necessary, although painful and confused. To this day bigots try to embrace me and I shy away from them, tell them you got the wrong guy. And then I walk in certain rooms, people look at me like I'm the pariah still today and like why is he here, why is he alive, why is he still walking?
ISAIAH WASHINGTON: I have shot no one, I have hurt no one. I haven't spent one day in jail in the last six years. I haven't been in any rehab or busted for drugs. And there are many other people in Hollywood who have and they still get the pass, so I'm fine with me. My wife, my three kids. When I walk in the door my child hugs me and we have a great life. So, that's my answer.
SIMON: Isaiah Washington. He stars in the new film, "Blue Caprice." Thanks so much, sir.
WASHINGTON: Thank you.
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Tributes to Maryport mum who died aged 32 on Mother's Day
Last updated at 19:53, Thursday, 22 March 2012
Tributes have been paid to a mum-of-two who died, aged 32, on Mother's Day following a long battle with cancer.
Saranne Wilkinson, of Oakland Avenue, Maryport, had already fought off breast cancer once, but it returned over a year ago.
Her family described her as a remarkable woman whose world revolved around her children.
Brought up in Allonby, Mrs Wilkinson moved to Maryport, where she lived with husband Les and children, Jake, five, and Sadie Mae, four.
She was well known across the area having worked as a teaching assistant, family support worker and community nursery nurse.
Mrs Wilkinson launched baby massage classes in Maryport, which were later taken on by Sure Start.
More recently she had trained for her dream job as a midwifery support worker, and was due to start at Workington Community Hospital when she became ill.
She was diagnosed with cancer in December 2009. She underwent a mastectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy but the cancer returned.
Mrs Wilkinson refused to let it beat her, her family said.
Mr Wilkinson said: "She was fantastic. It was quite unbelievable, to be honest.
"Even when she was supposed to be resting she was cleaning, washing and being a full-time mother.
"Her life revolved around her children and that never changed. She was still living life to the full. She even did the Race for Life when she was quite ill and raised over £2,000."
Her mother Shirley Rodney said: "She never complained and never asked for help. When she became ill the second time she went into schools as a volunteer to read to the kids. I don't know how she did it. She really was a remarkable woman."
In February her condition worsened and she spent her last two weeks at home with her family before she died on Sunday.
Mr Wilkinson said she had been determined to hold on until Mothering Sunday.
The couple got married six years ago at Crosscanonby Church after being introduced by friends during a night out in Workington.
Mr Wilklinson said he was attracted by her sense of fun, as she loved dressing up with her friends and making people laugh.
He said: "She was daft as a brush. Other people would laugh at her laughing. She is going to be missed by a lot of people."
Mrs Wilkinson's two biggest passions were children and horses. As a child she would help out at the stables in Allonby and later got a horse of her own.
Stepfather Tom Rodney said: "She always put everybody else before herself. Even during these past couple of years she always thought of us before herself."
Mrs Wilkinson wrote a book for her husband and children, sharing her wishes and memories.
She is also survived by her father George Mulholland, sisters Hayley and Zelda, stepsister Andrea, stepbrother Stephen, and nieces and nephews.
Her funeral was due to take place yesterday at St Mary's Church, Maryport, followed by burial at a family plot in Dearham Cemetery.
Guests were asked to wear pink flowers and ribbons for breast cancer awareness, while donations were being collected for the Henderson Suite at the West Cumberland Hospital and the cardiothoracic ward at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital.
First published at 19:25, Thursday, 22 March 2012
Published by http://www.timesandstar.co.uk
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saranne im in sheer shock for years i come to stay and play with my 2 kids you always greeted everybody with a smile suck a happy lady. i cant put it into words how much you will be missed i still find it hard to believe think they must have got it wrong!! you will never be forgottn u put so much ito this cummunity rip honey sleep tight keep watching over us all x xxx
a star was created in heaven when you passed suranne.a wonderful mother,and true friend.everyone who knew you were blessed by your smile,and laugh.your light will live in your children,and in all the wonderful memories of everyone who knew you,sleep tight.x


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More than 1 million people became legal permanent residents (LPRs) in the United States in 2010. Nearly two-thirds of new LPRs are immigrants with family ties in the United States, report MPI's Carola Balbuena and Jeanne Batalova in this updated look at the latest statistics on legal immigration.
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I am pretty new, and wanted to see if I can Mig Weld stainless steel. Are there any tricks and can anyone point me in the direction of some instructions on how to setup for it?
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06-25-2008, 11:39 AM #1Member
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Can I mig weld stainless steel
What machine do you have? What type of stainless are you welding? You must use tri-mix and it does cost a lot more then 75-25 mix. Plate, pipe, thickness. It's easy to weld with the right set up. IMHO.
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06-25-2008, 02:53 PM #3Member
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Over my head!
I think I am over my head on the stainless idea. I am running a millermatic 172 setup for steel. I think it is a 75%/25% argon mixture.
I was told to use a flux core wire to make my life easier, and was hoping I could do the same with Stainless.
I am only looking to weld small decorative items, like a 2'x3' fountain with pretty thin metal. I also thought about using it for highlights on a gate I am building.
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just switch your wire and weld if you dont have tri mix try welding with 25/75. stainless steel welds just like steel. if you arent sure just try it on a couple pieces of scrap. your machine is fine and has the same capacities for stainless steel as for steel.
If you don't care about the welds rusting, just weld it with ER70S-6 and C-25. If you want to keep the rust away, I'd get a small roll of ER309L and still use C-25.
I've welded SS with C-25, and it turns out OK for small stuff. If I were going to get into serious SS fabrication, I'd probably want the helium/argon/CO² tri-mix, but I'd sure run a coupon or two first before I bought another gas cylinder!
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gas mix
has anyone tried argon/ 2% co2 ?
as per Ed's suggestion: http://www.weldreality.com/stainlesswelddata.htm
I'd be curious to see what the welds look like from a mig (like mine: 210 miller)
05-19-2009, 11:43 AM #7Bob Wright, Grandson of Tee Nee Boat Trailer Founder
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Just finished job using S.S wire. we used tri mix for all but about 3 hrs worth ran out after LWS had closed finished that evening with 75/25 it ran just fine seems like it splattered a little more.
I suggest looking into Praxair's Stargon VS (STAR66) gas, It's designed to be use with Mild Steel as well as Stainless, as good or better than using 75%Argon/25%CO2 for Mild or Tri-Mix for Stainless.
that is the gas I always have hooked up to my MIG machine, so if i need to do a stainless MIG weld, I just have to switch out the wire and that's it.
Cost is probably just a tad bit more than C-25, the Stargon VS costs me $30-ish to fill up a 125cf tank.
Stargon VS is a blend of 82% Argon, 8% Co2, and 10% Helium.
Stainless does take a little more amperage than mild steel to weld the same thickness.
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SS MIG Wire
C-25 or 100% CO2 can be used with most types of gas shielded flux cored SS wire.
98% argon/ 2% O2 for metal cored
SS MIG wire, depending on type, uses 95/5 CO2, 97/02 or Tr-Mix 90He/7.5Ar/2.5 CO2 for short arc and 98 Ar/ 2% O for axial spray transfer.
Know your metals and your wire for correct application
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Red hair is like Marmite
[I'm doing some house cleaning and am inspired to re-post this since I've gone full-on red again in 2015.]
A while back I posted a teaser about being a "self-inflicted" red head, but I never posted my observations... Oops.
Now my hair hovers somewhere between honey blonde and traffic-cone orange (not as ugly as it sounds, swear), so I still consider myself part of the ginger camp, albeit one that is perilously close to being blaaahnde again.
A big part of me wants to go back to traffic-stopping red, Rita Hayworth red... or Franka Potente in Run Lola Run red (orange... whatever). But the bloody (no pun intended) red color washes out so phenomenally fast that it's a nightmare to keep up.
In any event, my observations still ring true about being red. So pull up a chair, get your cup of coffee ready and have that pencil in hand to take notes if you're considering... the change.
1. Being a red head is like Marmite – many people either love it or they hate it. Be prepared to meet both types.
2. Even though you're an adult, a certain type of man still thinks it's funny to ask you if *all* your hair is red, ignoring the fact that your mousy eyebrows (if you don't dye them) clearly answer his juvenile question. [author's note: you'll get this sort of comment, it seems, mainly in America, where men have the collective flirting IQ of either a puddle or subscribe to the pick-up ethos with their "negging" and "kino" and what have you. Yes, dudes, we know what all that stuff is. We have vaginas AND we can read!]
3. You will become acquainted with a type of man that we'll call the red-head fetishist -- gingershist? Usually harmless but annoying, like a mosquito and drawn to your red hair like a bug to a blue light. They come in all ages, shapes and sizes. They are odd. Sadly, you can't turn off your hair and make them go away, at least not in the moment, so they'll trail you around all night. Be forewarned.
4. Red hair is having a moment thanks to follicular endorsement from Christina Henricks, Florence Welsh and Rihanna. Hipsters. Love. It.
5. Red hair seems to gives all strata of society carte blanche to comment – good, bad and weird — like an online community without a manager. You'll hear cries of 'hey, red' yelled from cars passing by. Strangers almost accusatorily ask you 'is that real'? Which leads me to the next point…
6. Blonde hair and a tan hide a multitude of beauty sins, whether committed by errant genes or bad habits. Would Paris Hilton be as *cough, cough* attractive with red hair and pale skin? Nope. Red heads don't have the luxury of hiding behind behind a mask of tan and blonde. You must be ready to experience a higher level of scrutiny.
7. That said, if you're faux red and have skin that tans, you'll really freak out the peanut gallery. Everyone thinks that if you have red hair you must have pale skin. I disagree.
8. People blame your red hair for all sorts of things. Stand up for yourself in a recent meeting? They'll say it's because of your fiery temperament, naturellement due to your red hair, even if IT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE REAL. Ser-i-ous-ly.
9. You start to see red heads everywhere when you never noticed them before, like men with mustaches who can instantly pick each other out of a crowded room. RHR: Red-head radar.
10. Dying hair red takes dogged dedication because it fades quicker than all other colours and cost $$$$$$$$$ and time (and that equals more $$$$$) to keep up.
11. Box dye for red hair does not work. It lifts hair colour too much, leaving it brassy orange. If you want to DIY, buy the professional stuff.
12. Red lipstick looks awesome with red hair. Ignore the so-called experts.
13. So do red clothes.
14. Red hair's a great conversation starter – although walk away from any conversations that starts with bullet #2.
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Dec 11, 2011
Not this year. I don't know what has happened but they are dropping like flies around here. Well they are dropping anyways.
First of all I pulled out a box with some lovely Carollers that were a gift from one of my sisters several years ago.
I have no idea what happened to them. Three of them have been decapitated and one has been hobbled.
What is even more strange is that there are only 2 heads. That is just weird. I don't know when they fell or where.
Next when my eldest son stopped in for a visit he bumped my NOEL figurines that were on the window ledge. Now we are pretty much waiting for Jodie Foster to show up and tell us about "a tay inna wan". (movie reference..remember Nel(l)
Lastly, at least I hope it is lastly, my poor little reindeer took a tumble when my younger son opened the kitchen window. I know they shed their antlers but this is a bad time for this to happen being Christmas and all.This is the kind of stuff you expect when you have toddlers in the house not when everyone is all grown up.
Fingers crossed we will have no more casualties this year. And Jodie Foster…if you are reading this….I loved your movie Nel(l).
18 comments:
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
Seems that happens some years... kinda funny about the missing head, bet it shows up somewhere weird:@)
- December 11, 2011 at 3:06 AM
- Diane said...
Yikes....you are having some Christmas casualties and a few! Bring out the old hot glue gun, that is always the solution for broken this around my home. Diane
- December 11, 2011 at 3:47 AM
- Pat said...
Looks like you need to sit up a holiday urgent care. So disappointing. I blame my accidents on the cat lurking around the basement, where all the boxes are. I went down there one day and he had opened the Halloween stuff and was sleeping in the witch's hat.
- December 11, 2011 at 4:08 AM
- Pat said...
Set, Set Set! SO sorry!
- December 11, 2011 at 4:09 AM
- Jackie said...
You have had a few casualties....but here's hoping that the end of the casualty war for Lori's collectibles has passed.
I was at the setting of where "Nell" was filmed. I love that part of our country, and I, too, loved that movie. I have watched it many many times....
- December 11, 2011 at 5:44 AM
- Kathy Reed said...
Yesterday I spent over an hour looking for an angel I thought I bought as a Christmas tree topper last year. It wasn't until I looked at pictures from last year's tree that I realized that I must have dreamed that I bought an angel. No such angel exists. What's up with that?
- December 11, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- Peg said...
Aww...so sad! Here's hoping this is the end!
- December 11, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Lynn said...
My adult son is far more dangerous to his surroundings than he was when he was a toddler. Did you find the head yet? That's some weird voodoo there!
- December 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- Muddy Boot Dreams said...
Awwww a Christmas Boo Boo. Not a good thing, when it's something that you cherish. Wonder if the ghost of Christmas past is haunting your storage areas.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
- December 11, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- Shellbelle said...
Oops…ouch, may the rest of the season be safe for all your breakables. I wonder if they make Nerf ornaments?
- December 12, 2011 at 3:39 AM
- MiMi said...
You can tell we both have the same twisted mind because I was thinking about Nel(l) too. LOL!
Get out yer glue! I always just reglue stuff cuz I can't bear to throw it out. I have a nativity where Jospeh and Mary have both lost a limb...
- December 12, 2011 at 6:55 AM
- Sigrun said...
I keep the Crazy Glue handy at all times.
- December 12, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Zuni, Chickadee Home Nest said...
Hi, Lori. Thanks for commenting on my gingerbread house and the heads up that it gets really, really hard...I guess gingerbread is pretty hard anyway. Please don't leave us hanging...the suspense of how those carolers were beheaded must be driving you (and is me) nuts!! Stay in doors...your mishaps are way too many! :)
- December 12, 2011 at 8:30 PM
- Beth said...
This is so sad, and kind of funny! What a great blog post. Thanks for sharing. My son, now 13, has a terrible reputation of a snow globe breaker. Up until last year, he broke a snow globe every year. Now he just picks them up to freak us all out.
- December 12, 2011 at 9:52 PM
- Pattie @ On Hollyhock Farm said...
Well, at least the caroler is still singing! Lol.
- December 14, 2011 at 5:44 AM
- Stevie from GardenTherapy.ca said...
you know what they say, "you have to break some eggs...." hopefully the rest will be safe :)
- December 14, 2011 at 11:34 PM
- Kathleen said...
Oh nooooo! I hope you find the head! Can you repair them?
Hope you are ready for the big day! :). I am not!
- December 16, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- Beverly @ The Buzz said...
Oh, bless your heart. I know you cried a little with each one.
- December 22, 2011 at 7:25 PM


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August 1998 marks the beginning for the Elk County Concert Choir.
Back when it began, it was known as the Ridgway Concert Choir. It wasn't until members outside of Ridgway wanted to join when the name was changed. The choir was formed by Barbara Warmbier Whitehouse. Whitehouse molded the choir to dedicate a new organ to the First Presbyterian Church in Ridgway.
World renowned musician Jon Freeburg, who was a Ridgway native, had helped inspire the choir.
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Check out the Board Policies failure to not know the policies is your loss.
Check out the Board Policies failure to not know the policies is your loss.
We can't curse! Come on, they are censored already. For some things, you have to curse.
I agree to the policies AJ. They are fair except NO ONE better call me anymore choice words. I do not take ANY of it personally because I know it is ALL lies. If any of you truly knew me, you would know I have a great sense of humor, but this crap was just NOT funny. Anymore personal attacks towards me will go straight to AJ. That I promise! :evil:
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I agree to the policies except for the no swearing.
Curse words are censored to begin with, whats the big deal? LOL
Who would say anything bad about you miadphan13? You are beautiful!
Because now we can't use them at all. Even though they are censored, people can tell which one they are out of context.
No... you can use them... just don't go crazy with them...
Ok, at least we can use them.
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What is Chick-fil-A®, the popular Christian food chain that many of us frequent for those amazing chicken sandwiches and chocolate shakes, allowing to be taught in their most recent Kid's Meal Program book series, "Science Kids-Planet Earth," by Deborah Chancellor?
a) God created the earth in a literal 6-24 hour day period/young earth as recorded in Genesis and as taught in Christian orthodoxy;
b) Theistic Evolution or Aggressive Creationism/God created the earth via Evolution/old earth; as taught by the liberal church;
c) Evolution (without a Divine Creator-God)/old earth, as taught by atheists, agnostics, our education system; OR
d) A really good fried chicken recipe?
Hint: In relation to the Himalayas, "these mountains are several millions years old." To the Alps, "these mountains are a few million years old." And the Colorado River, it is credited for "creating the amazing Grand Canyon." To my surprise, "Creator God" and "Genesis" are never mentioned, at all. So, the answer above is "C." Needless, to say, the "science facts" of evolution are being presented in this book to kids, for a partnering with "fellow" parents to teach their kids this information as stated by the company's President & COO, Dan T. Cathy:
"The people at Chick-fil-A care about the physical and character development of every child that we touch with our Kid's Meal Program. It is an expression of our Corporate Purpose to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A. We want each experience that a child has with us to be nourishing, fun and a learning opportunity.
As part of the Kid's Meal Program, the Science Kids series is filled with wonderful photographs, intriguing science facts and fun, easy-to-follow projects that provide plenty of opportunity for your children to explore the world around them.
As a fellow parent, it is my desire that this book series enables you to share valuable interaction and reading time with your children." (inside cover, emphasis mine)
These 'science facts' are based on the theory of non-reproducable, unprovable evolution. Sadly, the opportunity to share the truth from God's Word (Jn 17:17), by a Christian business no doubt, was missed. Opting for the slippery slope of Col 2:8 was the choice, instead. Why didn't they seek the help and guidance of expert Dr. Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis (AIG), as one example, for correct exegesis from the historical record of the Genesis account and correct interpretation of the evidence for the correct answer, "A"???
Appeal to Mr. Cathy: Please, recall any information promoting evolution and reprint with the truth to the glory of God and His Word, as a Christian (business) has the honor, privilege and call to do so. If this is "not a Christian business," as stated here, but as the public understands it to be, then respectfully clarify that with a national news source for the sake of not contributing to the confusion of false teaching in Christianity. Thank you.
(UPDATE: 07-24-12) Newsy reports on USA Today, a national news source, the reiteration from the above "here" link that "Chick-fil-A is only based on [some] Christian principles and is NOT necessarily a Christian company."
(2nd UPDATE: 02-08-13) On July 25, 2012, it was reported that Mr. Cathy takes a public stand for "the biblical definition of marriage." Well, praise the Lord!!! Respectively, we did not see this coming! As such, Chick-fil-A became established and supported once again as a Christian business regardless of the earlier reports in this post. I brought to you an article at The Berean Library (TBL) regarding this national news and the response of boycotts or the gospel, in the church.
Now, please, Mr. Cathy, prayerfully consider taking a stand for the biblical definition of creation instead of evolution.
-Karla Tadler
Recommended Study Series: The Battle for the Beginning by Dr. John MacArthur


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A fascination for herbal medicine prompted this maker to delve further into the study of all things plant-like. Combining her work as a holistic esthetician with this newfound knowledge, Anit created an herbal skincare line to help care for the body's largest organ in an all-natural way. From face scrubs to body oil, every product is hand-crafted using the highest quality ingredients. Anit uses her background in fashion design (yes, she is a busy lady) to package these products in just the right way. When she isn't nerding out over herbs, she's converting even the most burly of dudes to the herbal medicine philosophy. Sorry, muppet friends, but it is just that easy being green.


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Book your room at Radisson Hotel Manchester Downtown
Guest RoomMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
Guest Room-Sleep Number BedMax Occupancy: 5 guests (up to 4 children, 4 infants)
Get an overview of this hotelDowntown Manchester hotel with Wi-Fi, airport shuttle
Downtown Manchester
This downtown Manchester hotel is across from the Verizon Wireless Arena and 3 blocks from the Merrimack River. Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is 4.5 miles away.
Airport shuttle, pool
A 24-hour complimentary shuttle takes guests to and from Manchester Airport. Radisson Hotel Manchester Downtown has a heated indoor pool and spa tub in a sunny room filled with lounge chairs and tables.
Sweet sleep, Wi-Fi
Rooms are equipped with work desks and ergonomic chairs, and complimentary Wireless Internet is available. Some rooms come with Sleep Number beds by Select Comfort™ with adjustable firmness mattresses.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
This downtown Manchester hotel is across from the Verizon Wireless Arena and four blocks from the Palace Theatre. The hotel's 24-hour complimentary airport shuttle delivers guests to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, less than five miles away.
Lounge chairs and tables surround an indoor pool and spa tub, located in a spacious, sunny room. A sauna and fitness facility are also available.
Two dining options are on site: an atrium lobby breakfast cafe, and a tavern restaurant that serves lunch and dinner.
Radisson Hotel Manchester Downtown offers high-speed Internet access (surcharge), in addition to printing, copying, faxing, and notary public services; these services are ideal for guests attending meetings throughout the hotel's 60,000 square feet of conference space.
Complimentary copies of USA Today are available in the lobby.
- Free airport transportation
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Indoor pool
- Meeting rooms
- Number of floors - 12
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Sauna
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 250
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Indoor pool
- Microwave (on request)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Climate control
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Microwave (on request)
- Phone
- Premium TV channels
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Shower/tub combination
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
Where to Eat
JD's Tavern - Upbeat restaurant and bar, popular after events at Verizon Wireless Arena. Lunch and dinner daily. Open late morning to late evening. Light fare served after 10 pm.
Cafe on the Park - Casual breakfast spot in an open garden atrium setting. Sunday country breakfast buffet. Open daily from early morning to mid-day.
Room service - Available daily from early morning to evening.
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel offers an indoor pool and fitness facility with universal machine, cardio machines, and free weights.
The following recreational activities are located in or near the hotel. Fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
Pets allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: USD 10 per day
- Valet parking fee: USD 10 per day
- Pet deposit: USD 25 per stay


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Customer Reviews
February 25, 2015
This is exactly what I want in a wallet, nothing more, nothing less.
This is my fourth Faustino, the previous three each lovingly worn out. I purchased my first one more than twenty years ago and knew then that I would never prefer another, and only hoped that Bosca would continue to produce it. I have enjoyed this design so much that I cannot imagine what else I would want in a wallet. Well, I did indulge in a monogram this time.
October 6, 2014
Great product!
The Faustino Money Clip w/ Pocket is a great product that combines elegance with practicality. As always, the brown leather of BOSCA is great quality and provides a truly classic look. The card slots allow you to store all of you necessary cards, and the money clip is a sturdy metal spring that holds cash well. Great wallet if you are looking for a front-pocket product.
My only gripe about the product is that when you fully utilize it (i.e. have a few cards - credit cards and ID - coupled with cash in the clip) it gets to be a bit bulky. To truly use this as a slim front pocket, you need to really have a maximum of 1 card in each slot (4 total) and less than 7-10 separate bills on hand. Other than that, its a great product that I looking forward to using for a long time to come!
Chris Bosca - Owner, BOSCA
"For us, it's all about the leather. Our search for the most beautiful, distinctive leather takes us to tanneries and small craft shops across the world; resulting in products that are strikingly beautiful and persistently rugged."
Crafted with an artist's touch.
Working with leather is a true art. Our team is passionately dedicated to each stitch, leather source, and color scheme that goes into each product. Our leather accessories are proof that art is beautiful and functional.
Designed for rugged function.
Our leather accessories are not only fashionable, but fashioned with performance in mind. Designed to compliment your busy, on-the-go lifestyle, Bosca leather accessories prove to be extremely dependable the more they are used.
Created with inspired vision.
Bosca leather accessories are birthed from our experiences. Our design team passionately designs each product with a unique story or feature in mind, giving our products a character you simply can't find anywhere else.


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Ask Kosher Carnivore
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It's officially spring! The temperatures in the northeast are slowly climbing, the days are decidedly longer and the chill in the air speaks of daffodils not impending snow. For me, one of the perks of spring is spending more time outdoors, strolling through the small neighborhoods that define New York City and finding the perfect place for Sunday brunch or exploring a rural sleepy town and discovering its hidden gem of a diner. Maybe because I am not a spring out of bed kinda girl, breakfast interests me little- but brunch is another thing. Give me a restaurant cooked dish that brings the best of both breakfast and lunch together- backed by a killer Bloody Mary and I am a very happy camper.
What I love about brunch is it gives you an excuse to eat meat for breakfast. I'm not talking about a timid slice of turkey bacon or a link of chicken sausage. I'm talking full on meat for breakfast that requires two napkins and a serrated knife.
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It's apparent to Patrick Donoho that the marketplace is changing — much too rapidly to make the 250 members of the Maryland Retailers Association comfortable, he said.
What's less clear to Donoho, the association's president, is how and when the state tax code is going to catch up to the changing market; namely, whether the state will start collecting sales tax on Internet sales, and reduce what he sees as a competitive advantage to online retailers.
The chance to accomplish that end has passed this year, but Donoho hopes increased pressure from tight state budgets will encourage Maryland and other states to take aim at sales tax from online purchases.
"This is not going away," Donoho said.
A bill Donoho is, and has been, championing died in the House Rules Committee. It would have allowed the state to collect sales tax from online retailers, like Amazon and eBay, who sell merchandise from vendors based in Maryland.
This would not capture tax from all online sales, but only those with Maryland ties.
Donoho estimates that by collecting sales tax from those online retailers that deal with Maryland vendors, the state could collect up to $50 million each year.
Donoho said he would bring the bill back next year.
Del. Sheila Ellis Hixson (D-Dist. 20) of Silver Spring, chairwoman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said the proposal is likely to continue to come up every year until the federal government passes legislation to enable states to collect taxes from online sales.
Similar measures have been proposed in previous years, including last year, when Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) included it in a revenue package. It was later amended out.
The committee didn't take up the proposal this year, Hixson said, because the prospect of online sales tax was written into the governor's gas tax bill. Should Congress pass legislation, some revenue from Maryland online sales will go toward transportation funding, thus preventing an additional 1 percent sales tax on the wholesale price of gas.
"We didn't want to confuse anyone about the [Internet sales] tax," Hixson said, adding that the state is prepared to start collecting as soon as Congress allows it.
If the federal government passes the Marketplace Equity Act, the state could collect $250 million to $300 million.
But Donoho said he would like to see the state take action sooner, as other states like New York and California have done, especially in light of gridlock in the Capitol.
"All my members who have an e-commerce presence collect and remit taxes," Donoho said. "It's about leveling the playing field."
While eBay has not taken a position on the bill, on similar bills, the company has said small businesses using the Internet to grow should be protected.
"We're all better off if we allow our small businesses to use the Internet to grow," said Brian Bieron, director of global public policy for eBay, which is used by businesses big and small to facilitate online sales. "When they grow into big businesses, they have national obligations."
Any proposal to collect online sales tax should include a sales threshold that small businesses must pass before they are required to collect.
"That's a balanced way to go about this," Bieron said.
The playing field is especially uneven, Donoho said, on more expensive products like fine jewelry or electronics. Maryland consumers are purchasing these products from online retailers more and more to dodge the 6 percent sales tax, meaning local merchants who sell those items are at a 6 percent disadvantage.
"Our tax law has got to catch up to the marketplace," Donoho said.
The sales tax, Donoho said, already is a regressive tax, because it affects those with limited income just as much as it does the wealthy. When Internet retailers don't collect, the tax becomes even more regressive, he said, because 60 percent of online purchases are made by those making $100,000 or more each year, and 80 percent are by those making $50,000 and more.
"You would think, as progressive as we are in this state, it only seems fair that you ask online retailers to collect just like everyone else," Donoho said.


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Allergy and Asthma
A summary of the various asthma research programs at NIEHS designed to:
- develop strategies for prevention and intervention
- assess the exposure to indoor allergens
- study the genetics and pathogenesis of asthma
Allergy Prevention
The best way to prevent an allergy is to recognize that you have one (see Signs of an Allergy below). Often people confuse an allergy with a cold or flu. Remember colds are short-lived and passed from person to person, whereas allergies are immune system reactions to normally harmless substances. Allergies are best prevented by avoiding exposure to allergens in the first place. A good first step to avoiding allergens is to follow the various PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES outlined for each allergen or irritant.
Signs of an Allergy
- Sneezing, watery eyes or cold symptoms that last more than 10 days without a fever.
- Repeated ear and sinus infections.
- Loss of smell or taste.
- Frequent throat clearing, hoarseness, coughing or wheezing.
- Dark circles under the eyes caused by increased blood flow near the sinuses (allergic shines).
- A crease just above the tip of the nose from constant upward nose wiping (allergic salute).


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DOE to Host Biomass Program Peer Review in June
June 1, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Biomass Program will host its biennial Program Peer Review on June 27 and 28, 2011, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia. The Program Peer Review will review the Biomass Program's overall strategy, portfolio balance, and the results of the project reviews within each technology platform held earlier this year. All programs in DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy conduct a peer review of their funded projects on an annual or biennial basis.
The peer review process helps to ensure that the Biomass Program obtains independent assessments of the current research and development portfolio through a rigorous, transparent, and time-proven process. The information generated through the peer review will be useful as the Biomass Program considers future funding and portfolio decisions. Additionally, the peer review meetings provide stakeholders the opportunity to learn about the latest advances in state-of-the-art biomass energy technology developments funded by the federal government.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Biomass Program partners with industry, academia, and our national laboratories on a balanced portfolio of research, development, and demonstration to transform the nation's renewable and abundant biomass resources into cost-competitive, high-performance biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower.
To view the PowerPoint presentations and abstracts from the project reviews held earlier this year, please visit the presentation page of the Biomass Program Peer Review Portal.
The Biomass Program Peer Review is free and open to the public. Please register in advance to ensure your place.
For those who cannot attend in person, the reviews will also be available via webinar. Space for the webcast is limited, so register early to guarantee a spot.


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Take My Eyes (Te doy mis ojos)
Drama, Romance
One winter's night, Pilar flees from her house with nothing but a couple of belongings and her son Juan. Antonio is soon hot on their heels. As far as he is concerned, Pilar is his life, as he likes to say, she has "given him his eyes." Contrary to how she hoped it would be, it becomes clear that home means hell, love means pain and the person who promised protection is actually the cause of terror.
Cast: Luis Tosar, Laia Marull, Candela Pena, Rosa Maria Sarda, Sergi Calleja
Produced by: Enrique Gonzalez Macho
Directed by: Iciar Bollain
Written by: Iciar Bollain, Alicia Luna
Running time: 1hr 49min
Opens: Mar 17, 2006 NY
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Bone Marrow - NOTA Challenge
Challenge to the National Organ Transplant Act
Doreen Flynn, a single mother of five children from Lewiston, Maine, is a compelling example of the courage and determination parents must exhibit when their children are struck with a deadly blood disease. Three of Doreen's daughters have Fanconi anemia, a serious genetic disorder whose sufferers often need a bone marrow transplant in their teens.
Client Video: Saving Lives: Challenging the Ban on Compensating Bone Marrow Donors
Watch the Rock Center with Brian Williams feature on the Flynn family.
That is why on October 28, 2009, adults with deadly blood diseases, the parents of sick children, a California nonprofit and a world-renowned medical doctor who specializes in bone marrow research joined with the Institute for Justice to launch a legal fight against the U.S. Attorney General to put an end to a ban on offering compensation for bone marrow donors.
The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 treats compensation for marrow donors as though it were black-market organ sales. Under NOTA, giving a college student a scholarship or a new homeowner a mortgage payment for donating marrow would land everyone—doctors, nurses, donors and patients—in federal prison for up to five years.
NOTA's criminal ban violates equal protection because it arbitrarily treats renewable bone marrow like nonrenewable solid organs instead of like other renewable or inexhaustible cells—such as blood—for which compensated donation is legal. That makes no sense because bone marrow, unlike organs such as kidneys, replenishes itself in just a few weeks after it is donated, leaving the donor whole once again. The ban also violates substantive due process because it irrationally interferes with the right to participate in safe, accepted, lifesaving, and otherwise legal medical treatment.
On December 1, 2011, the Ninth Circuit ruled in our favor, holding that the National Organ Transplant Act's ban on donor compensation does not apply to the most common method for donating marrow. The U.S. Attorney General sought to have that ruling overturned by the full Ninth Circuit, but was unsuccessful. Our victory became final in June 2012, and a new tool in the fight against deadly diseases became available, when the Attorney General declined to appeal its loss to the United States Supreme Court.
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Got a call to make new collector boxes for the downspouts on a gas station canopy. Old ones were completely rusted out. The rainwater flows to four of these that are welded around the main posts. The problem was since it is a "live" gas station no torching, grinding or welding could be done. I designed an aluminum box with three sides & the fourth side bolted on. Cut the old ones off with a sawzall as close as I could & mounted the new ones by drilling & tapping into the columns. Very sore legs as I was up & down a ladder while doing the job. The canopy is 14' to the underside.
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In the first pic you can see the gutter/trough is rotting out also. After he paid me for this he now wants me to patch these up. Everything is steel so it's rotting out from lack of maintenance over the years. Somebody tried patching the top side (inside) by laying some kind of panel in & gluing rubber over it. Didn't work out so well. My plan is to bend up an aluminum cover to go over the outside & screw it on with lots of sealer/caulk. Then go up top & try to seal it with some sort of roofing tar etc. Problem now is it is November & not to many warm days to apply sealers & stuff.
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You should use a really high quality gutter sealant. This stuff here works really good. Key is to get it as clean as you can get it. Lacquer thinner with white rags till they come back white after wiping. http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/Alcoa_Plygem_Gutterseal_p/vts-138.htm
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What excellent craftsmanship! The bends, cuts, and welds are gorgeous!
**** shame your client had you paint these collectors - he should of gone for aluminum paint everywhere else!
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Nice work. Looks like problem solved without blowing anyone or thing up. While I would like to see welding or grinding sparks flying around a gas station this was probably a better end result. And nice craftsmanship as well.MillerMatic 251
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Yea that is awesome work. Should outlast the canopy itself.......HH 210MVP
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Waste Site Cleanup & Reuse in New England
Main & Pavilion Shopping Center - Hartford, CT
(April 2006)
Program: EPA
Revolving Loan Fund
Grantee: Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (contacts)
Summary: Through an RLF loan of $160,000 to a non-profit group, an environmental cleanup consisting of contaminated soil removal was completed, and a new shopping center was built, including a much-needed neighborhood grocery store.
The 2.46-acre site at the corner of Main and Pavilion Streets, immediately north of the center of Hartford, had formerly been occupied by residential structures, a dye works, a gas station, a state arsenal, an auto repair facility, and a number of other retail and commercial businesses. In 1994, Glenn Geathers of the Hartford Tenants Rights Federation Inc. began investigating the redevelopment possibilities for the site; he later brought his tenacious involvement with him when he went to work for the Hartford Economic Development Commission. A Phase I Environmental Assessment of the property was carried out in 1998, and because of the past use as a gas station, a dye works, and an auto repair facility, further assessment was recommended. The Phase II Environmental Assessment was carried out in 2000, finding evidence of petroleum contamination in the soil and water.
The EPA awarded a Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) of $668,000 to the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (CT DECD). From that money, the CT DECD gave a loan of $160,000 to the nonprofit organization "Public Housing Residents Going Places, Inc." (PHRGP) for their project in the Clay Arsenal neighborhood of Hartford. Those EPA funds went to the removal of contaminated soil.
In 2003 and 2004, eight underground storage tanks were removed, and 2000 tons of contaminated soil was removed from the site for off-site treatment. Post-excavation sampling was clean, so the site was backfilled, and remediation was closed in 2005.
Construction followed, and by the Fall of 2005 the new Main and Pavilion Shopping Center, otherwise known as the "Metro Center", was finished, with 40,000 square feet of retail space. Also, in addition to construction jobs, the project created 36 new job opportunities for low- to moderate-income persons. A total of $5.2 million in federal, state, local and private funds went to the cleanup and redevelopment of the site.
The Clay Arsenal neighborhood, one of the City's most distressed neighborhoods, is part of Hartford's North End, also now known more positively as Hartford's "Uptown" neighborhood. The 2000 Census suggests that the poverty rate is greater than 50% in the blocks around Main and Pavilion Streets, and 31% overall for Hartford. Only about 30% of the neighborhood residents own cars, and the new shopping center gives them walking access to many basic goods and services that they need. The new Shopping Center is anchored by a Save-a-Lot grocery store and also includes a Family Dollar store, a Laundromat, an American Cellular outlet and clothing and shoe stores.
1994: Investigation began into the redevelopment possibilities for the project.
June 1998: Phase I Environmental Assessment.
March 2000: Phase II Environmental Assessment.
July 2003 to March 2004: UST removal and soil removal.
April 2005: Remediation close-out.
April 2005: CT DECD signed a loan for $160,000 to PHRGP.
Fall of 2005: Grand opening of the "Metro Center" shopping center at Main and Pavilion Streets, in the Clay Arsenal neighborhood.
Jan 2006: Grand opening of the "Save-A-Lot" grocery store, the largest anchor store in the Metro Center.
- $160,000 Revolving Loan Fund
- $160,000 Revolving Loan Fund
- City of Hartford
- $100,000 Community Development Block Grant
- Donation of land
- Community Economic Development Fund
- $5,000 Technical Assistance Grant
- $100,000 Bridge Loan Financing
- $1,500,000 Section 108 Loan
- $300,000 Brownfield Economic Development Grant
- $300,000 Urban Development Action Grant
- Private
- $2,200,000 Construction
- $500,000 Loan Guarantee


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Practice Philosophy
I specialize in cosmetic procedures of the face, body and breast. Cosmetic surgery can provide wonderful changes to your body and spirit. It is important that an experienced Plastic Surgeon listen to your concerns and provide exceptional results. It would be my pleasure and honor to be your Plastic Surgeon.To see "before and after photos" click on "Procedures" . All photos on this web site are of actual patients who I have cared for.
If you have specific questions, I suggest calling our office 858-451-3060. My staff and I will try our best to answer your questions and address your concerns.
I specialize in cosmetic procedures of the face, body and breast. I am a board certified Plastic Surgeon with over 17 years of experience serving patients throughout the San Diego North County area, including the Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch, San Marcos, Escondido, and Temecula.
Dr. Gold completes each consultations himself. Cosmetic Surgery consultations are complimentary.
Dr. Gold has a in office accredited surgical facility "Rancho Bernardo Plastic Surgery Center". RB Plastic Surgery Center has been accredit by the American Association of Acredited Ambulatory Surgical Facilities (AAAASF) since 1996.
Location & Office Hours
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We see patients Monday - Friday between 9 am to 5 pm. Please speak with Maureen for a complimentary consultation.
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