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I've learned quite a bit from the wonderful people here at AF and am now in need of a little more info. What is Wifi N? And how would it affect a kernel? Sorry if this is a really noob question but it's never come to my attention before.
There are the following: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n I've never had or seen an 802.11a to be honest. When I started using wifi routers, b was the standard (11mb/s data transfer speed). when g came in it 54mb/s. n is the current standard which is double g (at least 108 mb/s) but I believe you can much greater than that. I still haven't got to n yet, still on g. To put it into perspctive, I have a reasonably fast broadband at 30mb/s and my wifi is 54mb/s. To be able to transfer at the optimum rates for b, g or n, both the router and the wirreless card (be that in a phone, PC, whatever) must both have the ability to connect as that standard. If by Kernel, you are refering to the Android kernel, the kernel may need to have capabilities of connecting your phone to your wireless router in Wireless N mode (even if your phone only has a wireless g card) so you dont have to change your n router to g just so your phone can connect
Thanks! It does make more sense now that it is in front of me. (When I tried to google it there were no comprehensive explanations like that). And I asked because I use tiny's kernels and his latest update has 2 versions - one of them with the wifi n disabled. I'm going to go with the straight version first and if I run into any issues I'll try the other.
Sorry, to expand slightly, because a router can only broadcast in either n mode or g mode, not both at the same time. So if your router is n and your pc is n, your phone is g, you use a custom kernel to allow ot to connect in n mode (even though you wont get n speeds)
Actually, any router I have used has the ability to have G and N connections at the same time. Currently I have a mixed G/N network.
To make the WiFi discussion easier lets break it down slightly differently. WiFi is set to operate on two different frequencies, 2.4ghz and 5ghz. The first WiFi standard was 802.11a. It operated in the 5ghz band and could support up to about 20mb of throughput in ideal conditions. Next came 802.11b. It operated in the 2.4ghz band and could support up to about 11mb of throughput. 2.4ghz is a rather crowded frequency since it also supports baby monitors, microwave ovens, and cordless phones. The range of Wireless-B is rather limited. Next came 802.11g. It also operated in the 2.4ghz band but could support up to about 20mb of throughput. This band was backwards compatible with 802.11b so the same radio could be used for either. Most recently came 802.11n. 802.11n can actually operate in either the 2.4 of 5ghz bandwidth. It can support much more bandwidth than the other protocols but only in the last few years became an official standard. There's still a lot of pre-N hardware out on the market so you sometimes have to be careful about buying Wireless-N equipment, especially used gear.


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technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen1 B.D. Theelen Architecture Design of a Scalable Single-Chip Multi-Processor
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen2 Overview Introduction MµP Features System Architecture Hardware RTOS Example Configuration Experimental Results Conclusions
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen3 Introduction Architecture Platforms for Real-Time Embedded Systems Scalable, Customisable, Reusable Parallel Execution of Various Tasks Configurable Set of Application-Dedicated Processor Cores Customisability + Parallel + Scalable + Reusable Configurable Set of Application-Dedicated Processor Cores (Scalable Number of Identical) General-Purpose Processor Core(s) Flexibility + (Parallel + Scalable) + Reusable (Scalable Number of Identical) General-Purpose Processor Core(s) SoC technology enables embedding both on Single-Chip flexiblescalable Involves flexible and scalable Interconnects and Memory Architecture Examples: TriMedia, SpaceCake
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen4 Real-Time Environment Architecture Platforms for Real-Time Embedded Systems Deadlines, Task Priorities, Impact of Overhead fast dealing with task priorities Involves fast Interconnects and Memory Architecture capable of dealing with task priorities Multi-Micro Processor (MμP) Scalable Number of Identical General-Purpose Master ProcessorsConfigurable Set of Shared Application-Dedicated Co- processors Combines Scalable Number of Identical General-Purpose Master Processors with Configurable Set of Shared Application-Dedicated Co- processors and Hardware RTOS Kernel a Hardware RTOS Kernel to reduce task switching overhead Software RTOS KernelMµP Hardware RTOS Kernel 100+ clocks16 clocks
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen5 MµP Features True parallel execution of tasks independently –Master Processors execute tasks independently extendable –Instruction Set is extendable Only 1/16 th of instruction space is executed by Master Processors Remainder is split over up to 15 different Co-processor types Co-processor type determines actual use of instruction space scalable –Number of Co-processors of certain type is scalable On-chip RTOS Kernel –Transparent priority-based multi-tasking –Transparent priority-based multi-tasking over Master Processors fast –Hardware support for fast task switches –Communication and synchronisation –Communication and synchronisation between (local and remote) tasks (Counting) semaphores, mailboxes, pipes –Extended event handling –Extended event handling mechanism instead of interrupts Uses counting semaphores
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen6 System Architecture Master Processors 1 1 2 2 n n Shared Co- Processors m.y FPU m.y FPU 2.x LSU 2.x LSU m.1 FPU m.1 FPU 1 TCU 1 TCU 2.1 LSU 2.1 LSU Function Switch Result Switch Task Assignment Event Inputs Chip Boundary L1 I$ L2 I$ Arbiter Memory M P Network MultiPort D$ Register D$ Task Control Unit Hardware RTOS Kernel
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen7 Design Issues On-Chip Interconnects –Cyclic path of instructions and results non-blockingInterconnects are non-blocking accept resultsscoreboardingMaster processors accept results at all times and implement scoreboarding –Function Switch routes on co-processor type number high/low priorityFair arbitration with high/low priority based on task priority and request age –Result Switch routes on task number FCFS arbitration without priorities one clock –Perform routing functionality in one clock Memory Architecture –Separated instruction and data path Two-level instruction cache architecture with round-robin arbitration multi port data cacheShared multi port data cache = data cache with statistically multiplexed banks Round-robin arbitration between accesses for different paths No real cache coherency problems
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen8 Hardware RTOS TCU Core Executive Function Switch Function Rx Result Switch Result Tx Master Processors Task Scheduler Task Scheduler Sorted Task List Sorted Task List Control Space Event Inputs Event Detect Timers TCU Network Management Link Network Switch MultiPort D$ Arbiter Task Admin Resource Admin Resource Data
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen9 Design Issues Task Management creating, terminating, delaying, suspending restarting changing priority –Commands for creating, terminating, delaying, suspending and restarting tasks and for changing priority –Tasks of equal priority time share master processors available to them –Task switching accelerated by specialised cache storing volatile contexts Transparent Communication activating, deactivating, reading writing –Commands for activating, deactivating, reading and writing resources –Counting semaphores, mailboxes and pipes in hardware –Network Manager shields tasks from MµP network –Tasks can access any resource in the MµP network Extended Event Handling activatingdeactivating –Commands for activating and deactivating event inputs –Event inputs are coupled to counting semaphores –Involved semaphore might not be in same MµP where the task resides
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen10 Example Configuration (Mini MµP) By V.R. Suárez Two 8048 ISA compatible Master Processors 8048 compatible I/O and Timers in Co-Processors 1 clock Function Switch and Result Switch On-chip 2kB Instruction ROM and 1kB Data RAM 1 clock Register D$ enabling Task Switches in 1 clock TCU Co-Processor -15 user-definable tasks -32 binary semaphores -Timers and Interrupts supported as events for predefined tasks 1 clock -all commands executed in 1 clock
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen11 Experimental Results (Mini MµP) IDaSSMini MµP designed using IDaSS –Interactive Design and Simulation System –Automatic generation of synthesisable VHDL or Verilog Mini MµP implemented in Xilinx Spartan-II 200 FPGA –Uses 42% of memory area and 83% of gate area –Total gate count of 141k –Runs at 25 Mhz (expect over 30Mhz for optimised version) –Critical path is 14 gates (in Master Processor core) –Next critical path in TCU Co-Processor
technische universiteit eindhoven 4 September 2002www.ics.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen12 Conclusions Multi Micro Processor (MµP) Architecture –Scalable Single-Chip Multi-Processor –Intended for Real-Time Embedded Systems –On-chip RTOS Kernel with hardware support for fast Task Switches Design issues –On-chip Interconnects –Memory Architecture –Hardware RTOS Task Management Transparent Communication Extended Event Handling Results –Mini version of MµP with two 8048 ISA compatible Master Processors
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Thanks, Andy. The '61 Cadillac is one of my favorites of all time I love everything about them, from the Marchal-like parking/turn signals in the front bumper, to the lower skeg fins, to the way the rear fender wraps around the trunk, and the lower round taillights in a horizontal panel. The rooflines were so thin, but harder-edged and just a bit more angular than the '58-60 models. The only bodystyle that didn't really work as well is the "flattop" 4-door hardtop. They raised the roof of the '61s after complaints about the lowness of the '59s and '60s and it didn't work as well.
I would love to have been on the stage with Sammy and Frank and Dean. At one point in my young life I thought I WAS Sammy Davis Jr, lol. Everytime he came on TV I started imitating him and singing along with him. There is Super 8mm tape of me doing that, silent of course, since those old home movies didn't have sound!When my dad bought a slightly used 1962 six window Cadillac sedan in 1964, my automotive journey began . So, I am very well versed in the 1961/62. Some of the best!
I always loved how one could start at the tip of the fin and follow the line back and forth along the entire length of the car...top to bottom-nose to tail and back- ending at the tip of the lower skeg . Talk about continuity !
I like the stateliness of the 62, but thrill to those cruel 1961 fins when coupled with the Fleetwood formal roof.
Your comments remind me how much we little kids loved Sammy . Dean was smooth and suave,Frank could be a little tough , but Sammy was delightfully playful. He looked like he was getting the biggest kick out of it . He could break your heart and then bring back the sunshine.
I love those old 8mm films. I have a collection of films of small town parades from the 1950s/60s. I buy them from a historical society that transferred 8mm to DVD. What a lost world.
I can imagine your silent Sammy scene . I do not want to suggest content, but I think your readers would love to see a screen grab!
AndyI have to get it together to transfer those movies to DVDs. I just found out you can do that a few months ago. I think it's going to be so cool to see them. I have a screen and a projector but the projector doesn't really work very well. One of these days. I have such a list of things I have to do, lol.
ReplyDeleteIt's strange that the four-window roof didn't look good on the 61 Cadillac but looked fine on the C body Buicks and Oldsmobiles. And it was a whole new body for 61! And that roofline was dropped after one year in favor of the "Thunderbird" roof line as it was referred to in the car magazines of the day.
This wagon is super -- did you just take the rear window of the two-door hardtop, move it back and fill in with the extended roof? Whatever you did, it works -- I love the image of Lucille Ball shopping on Rodeo Drive. BTW, I just watched the American Masters on PBS about Lucille Ball. What a career -- too bad she didn't enjoy it more.
Paul, NYCThanks, Bob. Interesting idea to do a post with say 4-5 interim steps from start to finish. I love the period you mention, too. I'd add '71 and '72 into it, and maybe '49-54, lol. I find myself drawn to the cars of the '60s mostly, when I think of older cars I'd love to own if I had a 50 car garage.
ReplyDeleteCasey,This Caddy is terrific! I love '61s and2s. I am discovering your work a little at a time as I'm working 14 hour days finishing up the restoration /reconstruction of a famous concept car. no matter,anyway
I have had a '57 'Mercury 2 door Voyager under a tarp in my back yard for 30 years. I've always been fascinated with the concept of 2door hardtop wagons .Yours is rite on ! The sad truth is that the only ones ever made as production cars are the 1957/59 Mercurys. I have noticed that Larry Wood of "Hot Wheels " designer fame must also like them as he has issued many different Hot wheels die cast cars as 2door hardtop wagons. How about a new Mustang as a pillar less wagon! I know you would nail it ! MartyThe 61 Caddy was their most beautiful design ever in my opinion. I loved the razor edge lines - the striking view from behind, like looking at a couple of jet engines. I owned a pearl white one in the late 60s. Great Photoshop job, at first I thought it was real because people in LA where I grew up modified Caddies in all sorts of ways. There were several El Camino like pickup conversions of 60s Caddies on the streets when I was young...
ReplyDeleteDave here. I love this design....great job. I have a 1961 Cadillac Coupe in white and if I could afford it, would build one of these.


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Four animal-rights groups call on the Health Ministry to halt a medical experiment that involves forcing cats to remain awake in order to monitor their brain function.
Four animal-rights groups have joined forces to demand that the Health Ministry halt a medical experiment that involves forcing cats to remain awake in order to monitor their brain function. The organizations said the cats in the study at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are confined in small enclosures and force-fed food containing substances to keep them awake during testing.
Research in Israel into feline brain function is generally conducted while the cats are anesthetized. They are often killed when the experiments are completed.
The study in question, led by Dr. Opher Donchin of the university's Department of Biomedical Engineering, investigates neural activity in Purkinje cells in the animals' cerebellar cortex. Researchers ultimately plan to study at least seven cats.
Last month Rachel Adam, a representative for animal-rights groups on the ministry's National Council for Experimentation on Animal Subjects, asked council chairman Ehud Ziv to look into complaints that the cats were subjected to unnecessary discomfort during testing. A veterinarian and a scientific consultant who were sent by Ziv to Donchin's laboratory wrote in their report that the experiment complied with the ministry's animal-testing regulations.
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This week the organizations sent a letter to Ziv and to university president Prof. Rivka Carmi demanding an immediate halt to the study. "This research is being conducted on conscious felines, subjecting them to prolonged, extreme suffering," the groups' attorney, Sagi Agmon, said. He said the experiment does not comply with the 1994 Animal Welfare Law.
The letter said the suffering caused to the cats far outweighed the study's potential "negligible scientific benefit" and that nothing could justify subjecting such sentient beings to prolonged, harmful tests, confinement and surgery for the purpose of dubious scientific gain. The activists said they are considering legal action against the study's organizers.
The director of the animal-rights group Behind Closed Doors, Anat Refua, said yesterday, "A cat can't be expected to sit in confinement for over an hour without moving. It breaks the animal physically and emotionally, leading to a state of powerlessness. In such a state the cat is likely to fall asleep, and inserting food into its mouth to keep it awake is both cruel and disproportionate. We ask for proportionality to be considered before approving any experiment in Israel, as required by law."
In response, Ziv said: "After the report was submitted, it was made clear that the council's representatives from nonprofit groups are invited to visit the lab and form their own impressions. They have yet to give us a date that suits them."
He said the conditions of the experiment were in compliance with its permit and that the cats exhibited no signs of suffering. "On the contrary," Ziv said, "they were in appropriate physical and behavioral condition, showed sociability and curiosity, and their interaction demonstrated their trust in the laboratory staff."
Ben-Gurion University said in a statement that while "Society grants scientists the authority to use animals for research and teaching purposes, in the recognition that animal research seeks to advance the saving of human life," the world and the university are increasingly using substitutes whenever possible to prevent unnecessary suffering to lab animals.
In its response the university rejected the activists' accusations and noted that the veterinarian and scientific consultant who viewed the testing determined unequivocally that it met all legal all council requirements. "This is highly important research with potential long-term value for the treatment of disorders of the cerebellum like autism, dyslexia and stroke. Donchin and his staff should receive all possible praise, not complaints," the statement said.
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"I think retirement decisions, those are personal, whether it's coaches, players. I think those are discussions you have with your loved ones, about is it time? For a player at times, that decision is made for you. If you're no longer on a roster and you don't get picked up, eventually it kind of sets in. I think we all want to be in control of our own situations. I think that's fair to say. I think it's fair to say that most of us aren't. I think that's the reality of it. To me, uncertainty in the world, tells me that, Hey, we're moving along."
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When I was a kid, I always took this expression to mean one thing. That this was the year the Phillies were going to win the World Series.
The "hope" signified that this year, finally, was the season the Phils were going to pull it off. When it's the month of March and the boys are taking the field down in Florida, everyone is 0-0. Why can't it be us? You waited all fall and winter to break out the bats and gloves, why can't one hope? Yeah, I get it, my old man, who was born in 1912 for crying out loud, had never seen the Phils win a World Series, but why would I let a little fact like that get in the way?
The "Spring" part of the expression came from just that. The season of spring. The arrival of baseball. That's what March brought. It's hard to believe, but "March Madness" didn't even exist when I was a kid. Heck, the year Magic Johnson and Larry Bird squared off in college, the tournament was still on tape delay. That's how little interest there was.
The "Eternity" part was, well, I was never sure about that part, but being raised Catholic, I took it as tbe Phils better win or we were all going straight to Hell. For eternity.
Hope. It's a terrific word if you stop and think about it. So let me apply it to some other ideas.
I can only hope construction will be done on these routes in my lifetime. It's only been a mess for 47 years now. What I love about it is that the backups always seem to be caused by three dudes in orange vests drinking coffee. No matter what direction you're headed, you know it'll be backed up. How can this be? You would think that if three directions were backed up, the fourth direction would be smooth sailing, but it never is. Rest assure you'll be banging on your steering wheel in a matter of moments.
I can only hope that someday when I call to go over a bill, that someone who grew up in South Jersey, will pick up the phone. Look, without sounding like Donald Trump here, I have absolutely nothing against folks from the Philippines. I'm sure they are just trying to get through their day like you and I. But it's extremely difficult to have a financial conversation with someone that you can't understand. I can only handle saying "what's that?" a few hundred times. It makes me wonder if someone from Gloucester City picks up the phone when a Filipino calls to complain about their bills. "Hey, I'm in Gloucester City. How the &^%* would I know why you're paying $400 a month for HBO? Call someone in the Philippines!" is how one can imagine that conversation would go.
I can only hope that someday we are rid of this nuisance. With the way Mother Nature is pounding us with more storms that I can ever remember, maybe I get the need for these tags now. Maybe. I'm always under the impression that South Jersey relies on money from the government to replenish the beach more than it requires dough from your Aunt Edna who wants to simply spend the day sunbathing by the surf. Before the beach started getting bombarded, I was always told that beach tags were needed to keep the beaches "clean."
Hmmm. Since beach tags for most South Jersey beach towns don't really exist until the early 70's, we can only assume that the beaches were filthy in the 30's through the 70's. Which they were not. I buy six beach tags a year. I really don't mind because I am a beach nut. I sit on it all day during the summer. I have written most of my summertime articles for South Jersey Mag on the beach.
Most of your beach tag collectors are polite. I have become friends with many. But occasionally you bump into one who in another life must have been a member of the Gestapo. You'll show them your tag, then maybe a couple hours later, you might go up to the boardwalk to buy a slice of pizza. (Which the township wants you to do, right?) When you return, the beach tag collector will insist to see your tag again. When you explain that the tag is on your beach chair and that you have already shown it to them earlier, they will say to you, "well, you're going to have to go down to the surf, grab your chair, and walk back up and show it to me." Not too mention that you can't get on many beaches without walking through a beach tag person and when you get to the beach they have more beach tag collectors roaming the beach in case a couple teenagers managed to sneak on somehow. That's overkill and comes off as greedy.
It is exactly the kind of treatment that the vacationer does not want and wants to get away from when they're on the beach. I sometimes wonder if the money that beach tags generate is worth all that bad public relations.
Now that I have your attention. I keep weird hours. I don't even go on the air at 94WIP until 2am. So I try to keep quiet while I am still in the house past midnight as my wife and Ava are asleep. (I hope you're catching Ava on the Morning Show. I'm so proud)
The other night I was laying on the couch reading, quiet as a mouse, and I kept hearing this odd clicking noise. I couldn't figure out where it was coming from when I came upon the laundry room, which is on the first floor. It was one bra all by itself in the dryer and the bra clasps (believe me, all men know what a bra clasp is) were rattling off the inside walls of the dryer. I'm looking at this thinking to myself, "who runs an entire dryer cycle for one bra?!" The electricity bill! Then it dawned on me that this same one bra probably ran through the washer cycle all by itself. Dag, how dirty do breasts get? I can hope all I want that this never happens again, but who am I kidding?
My daughter Keely, a Clearview High and Rowan University graduate, and my son-in-law Matt, are having twins! This will be a first time Granddad thing for me. Already friends and listeners are calling me "Big Granddaddy Graham." So obviously, I simply hope for good health for everyone involved. They are due in August and it's going to be an exciting year.
MOMENTS IN LOVEMy daughter Ava and I were watching this really cool show on Netflix titled "Doctor Foster." Ironically, considering this is my annual Valentine's Day article, "Foster" is about infidelity. But there's a scene in it where their son is enjoying his parents (unbeknownst to the kid, his Father is a cheating dog) telling a story about when the moment was when they realized they were falling in love.Which led to Ava asking me the same exact question about my wife Debbie and I. Here were the first four moments that first sprung to mind.HAILING A CABWe now live in a world of Uber and because of our awareness of the perils of drunk driving, cabs and limo's are also used now more than ever. But that was not the case a million years ago in the early 80's when I was a doorman at the Philadelphia Sheraton in downtown Philly. It was midnight and I had just gotten off work and I was driving my $200 "car" home. I had just turned the corner at Market when I saw her. Debbie, hailing a cab. She was waitressing downtown herself and had just finished her shift and was meeting some girlfriends at a club. We had met at a couple parties and I knew who she was. She was living in my Southwest Philly neighborhood with her grandmother, so to me she was a "local girl." And I had never seen anyone from my parish hail a cab. I know today that is hard to believe, but it's the truth. She looked so hot standing in the street. Hailing a cab! That was something rich folks did in Manhattan or in the movies. I floored it and pulled up to her before a cab could get to her and drove her across town to the club. Nothing happened that night, but the mental note had been made. "Who is this cool chick?"THE LOOKA few years have gone by and I was in Wildwood on a humid summer Saturday night. It was past midnight and all the parties my boys and I had crashed were duds. Or, more to the point, "we" were the duds none of the girls had any interest in. Then I remembered that I heard Debbie might at this party in Margate. Now that's a good thirty minute ride and then I would have to find the apartment when I got there, which back before cellphones was not always easy to do. But off I went. Solo.A miracle occurs and I actually locate the jam, but Debbie is not there and some drunk on a couch wearing a "Disco Sucks" tee shirt tells me she went out to Merrill's. It's now about 145am and the club is still packed as I walk towards one of the back bars. I swear to God, it's like the Red Sea parts, and there she is. Sitting at the bar, shining like a million bucks, and when she sees me she shoots me a look like there's no one else in the world that she would rather see at that very moment than me. No one had ever given me that look before and I've never forgotten it. We were off and running.SINATRAWe were officially an "item." Not married, not engaged yet, but an "item." I was living with a bunch of slobs in this rented house in Collingswood. Deb and I had returned from the movies and no one was home. We had seen Sinatra a few months ago at Resorts, almost by accident, and we eneded up seated at one of the front tables. We were both music lovers, but at that time my taste in music was almost exclusively rock and soul. Seeing Ol' Blue Eyes live had converted me in a huge way. (Today, I have one of the largest collections of all things Sinatra in South Jersey.) But I was still in my twenties at this point and the crowd I ran with? Well, I was the official DJ at our house parties and if I had dared trying playing any Sinatra between Springsteen and the Four Tops, I would have been stripped of all music responsibilities immediately and forever. "Get that off!" would have been screamed out by the revelers had any Sinatra entered the fray.But this night the house was empty and when I slipped on this Sinatra obscurity "All My Tomorrows," I kind of jokingly asked Deb to dance and she accepted. Now I'm not that much of a Michael Jackson. Play something funky and I come off like the white guy in a Soul Train dance line. But I can slow dance with the best of them and "All My Tomorrows" has a mellow groove and when we danced I felt like Deb just melted in my arms. Right there in the middle of the living room of this crummy rental. She had no problem whatsoever digging on the Chairman of the Board's sound. I like to consider myself a music explorer (still do) and I remember during that dance that maybe I had found a music soul mate as well. I had and it was a huge moment. (BTW, I defy you to come up with better lyrics that describe the beginning of a relationship. Many friends of mine have used it as a wedding song over the years at my suggestion.)CASABLANCAOne thing about Debbie that I always found attractive was her energy level. I always wanted to fall in love with a woman who was adventurous and enjoyed getting the most out of life. But you also have to get lucky and find someone that you dig hanging with when you do nothing at all. I had a friend who worked for a big hotel chain and because of this we would occasionally get a room in Manhattan completely free. The fact that we would check in with about forty bucks between us never stopped us from going. And "go" we would. It's called the town that never sleeps for a reason and we would tackle the Big Apple all night long. We were up there on a rare Sunday night but we still had the night's festivities all mapped out. We were just not the kind of couple who stayed in. But it was bitterly cold and it started pouring. The TV had about three channels and the classic film "Casablanca" was coming on. I had seen the film before but Deb had not. We started watching and never stopped till it finished. We had just spent a night in Manhattan not leaving the room at all, which we had never done before. Yet we had discovered something very important. That we could have a great night doing nothing at all except laying around watching the tube. So if one of your kids wants you to describe the "moment that you knew you two had fallen in love," be prepared to answer. It's fun. Happy Valentine's Day!
"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!"
As the song goes, "It's the most wonderful time of the year. " Why? It's January. Time to take stuff back. And I love taking stuff back! I actually consider it an art form. An elaborate game.Many of you reading this now have already done the deed. Plenty of you return items on December 26th. Now that to me is someone who can't stay out of a mall. A shopaholic. The same knuckleheads who wait outside the Deptford Best Buy at midnight on Thanksgiving night. (Pretty soon Macy's will open at noon on Thanksgiving Day and offer a full Thanksgiving dinner while you shop. Mark my words) Here are a few of my favorite "returning stuff" stories.
Back when my boys and me used to rent Sea Isle City shore apartments, we were always throwing huge keg parties. None of us had any money, so going out to a bar to meet chicks was out of the question. No one even had the dough for the cover charge. In fact, the only way we even managed to acquire the apartment to begin with was by renting a one bedroom joint miles from the beach and then thirty seven of us would go in on it. We would spend the day on the beach enticing girls over with elaborate tales of how luxurious the apartment was. "The bay views are extraordinary!" (It had a view of the back wall of Sea Isle Ice)"Bobby Clarke is coming!" (Now Clarke was known to have property in Ocean City, so this actually wasn't that far fetched. And we did have a Bobby Clarke in on our place, he just didn't play for the Flyers. He was a Navy Yard apprentice.)"We have the best DJ in town!" (Fat Rat's 8-track collection was second to none)The problem was the apartment was so small the only place to put a keg was in what laughably was called the kitchen. And to keep it cold it had to be kept on ice which would cause huge puddles of slop. What to do?I think it was Pimples who came up with this ingenious idea. Both Sears and Home Depot sold these huge industrial strength trashcans. Big enough to put a half a keg in and then pack it with ice. Leakage problem solved!There was however, one little problem. These trashcans actually cost more than the beer did. And we barely had money for the beer.So here's what we did. We would all chip in what remaining dollars we had, buy the trashcan, throw the party and then take the trashcan back for a full refund. We had more than a couple Sears and Home Depots in our home area and Rt. 9 had one apiece. Every week for an entire summer one of us would buy it on Thursday and then take it back on Monday. Rarely would anyone even ask why we were returning it or even inspect the trashcan for damages. As long as you had the receipt you were good as gold. If a clerk even asked why we were returning it, I would just say, "I don't know other than my Dad saying I bought the wrong one." And that would be it. That's the beautiful aspect of purchasing anything off a big chain. You can't do this with a Mom and Pop store. So I guess "corporate" sometimes comes in handy.
My daughter Ava bought a green dress for the holidays two years ago at the Cherry Hill Mall Macy's. Not only did she never wear it, she completely forgot she even bought it. Two years ago, not two months. The receipt was long lost, but the tags were still hanging on it. And she got the money back on it. Not full price, mind you, because at some point that dress went on sale (probably during the Persian Gulf War), but still. It's amazing how easy it can be.But not always.THE KENTUCKIAN
Years ago when my wife and I were dating, we took one of those buses down to Atlantic City that you would get from some diner or deli. You would pay like ten dollars and get round-trip bus fare and a roll of quarters to gamble with. The hope was they would get you in the door where you would proceed to gamble away your life savings. (Which between my wife and I was about forty dollars)My wife and I didn't gamble. We were barely twenty-one, just starting out, and as usual, broke. But we loved seeing Sam Butera and many other terrific lounge acts that AC used to be known for. And they were free. We were at the Rendezvous Lounge one night watching Sam perform and Sinatra showed up. Fun times.So we used this bus scam to get free transportation. However, one night we had one too many, and missed the last bus leaving town. We certainly couldn't afford to stay at Resorts or any of the other beachfront hotels, so we wandered away from the strip and ended up at this "hotel" called The Kentuckian. The name itself should have warned me.But I was a young kid who had never spent any time in Atlantic City, so I might as well had been in Bolivia. It was a scene right out of a John Hughes movie. Rooms at the Kentuckian were only twenty bucks. We had that much between us. We were in luck!Well, there was no elevator in this dump and we walked up three flights of stairs and quickly found out why the "rooms" were so cheap. Many of them appeared to have no doors at all and let's just say it appeared to be a joint where a woman of "the oldest profession in the world" union would thrive in.We quickly went right back down the steps and I actually had the nerve to go back up to the clerk and ask for my money back. The front desk clerk who was wearing a nametag on it that said "Mr. Slimeball" yelled to this very intimidating dude sitting in the dark lobby, "Hey Earl, this guy here says he wants his money back." Earl and Slimeball found this hysterical and Debbie and I could not get out of there quick enough. We ended up sleeping on the beach where I woke up with half of my face as red as a lobster. So, no, you don't always get that refund. I turned all this into a topic on my talk show one night and I was amazed of the stuff people had actually used and still returned and got their money back. One caller from Collingswood needed to cut his huge lawn ASAP and his landscaper had gone out of business. So he borrowed a pickup truck, went down to Sears and bought a tractor mower, cut the grass, and still managed to take it back and get a full refund claiming that after a few minutes it "wasn't cutting right." Yeah, right. So whatever you do, when someone hands you a wrapped present, and they say "If you don't like it, you can always take it back," get the receipt!
Saw the Rolling Stones Exhibition at Industria down in the village and if you're a Stones fan, it's thorough and fun and worth it. Check out the times it's cheapest to go.
There is this amazing talent in the New York area by the name of Rachelle Garniez. She's an versatile singer who accompanies herself on piano, guitar, and, yes, accordion. She's a gifted songwriter with a tremendous sense of humor. She often performs at a really cool Village venue Pangea that seats maybe fifty that itself is worth checking out. Go to these sites for more info: www.rachellegarniezcom.virb.com & www.pangeanyc.com
You can take an inexpensive tour of RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL that's well worth it.
Check out MASH ARMY & NAVY on 8th Ave between 45 & 46th streets. A blast from the past!
Folks are always asking me about piano bars in Manhattan. There's two I would recommend and they couldn't be any bit different. DON'T TELL MAMA is on 46th St between 8 & 9th Avenues. It's a comfortable narrow long bar where you either sit at thee bar or at a table. They have a singing piano player and every fourth song or so a member of the bar or serving staff will get up and sing a three song set. And sometimes a member of the audience will get up at the mic and sing. And they have awesome food also. It's a really fun joint, but completely different from MARIE'S CRISIS CAFE which is at 59 Grove St in the Village. (Make sure you have the address handy before you get in the cab.) MARIE'S is a tiny hole in the wall basement club where there is a piano player but no professional singer. YOU are the singer. It's insane. People (like my nutty wife) go there TO sing. There's no microphone and literally 150 people or so will be singing at the top of their lungs to some Broadway tune Which, by the way, IS ALL Marie's does. They don't mix in pop tunes like MAMA does. The two couldn't be any different from each other and any more fun if a piano bar is your bag.
A HOTEL TO STAY AT? We always use some hotel site and often stay at one of these two hotels which I would both recommend. THE BELVEDERE on West 48th St is clean with a nice lobby and it's very convenient to Broadway and many clubs and bars. THE WARWICK is pricier, but still affordable when you go through Expedia. It's at 54th & 6th and many famous folks (like the Beatles and Liz Taylor have stayed there.
As obvious as this sounds, you can spend a couple hours exploring Central Park and never get bored.
LEXINGTON CANDY SHOP on Lexington between 82 & 83rd St. has been opened since 1925 and is a don't miss trip.
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM on 22nd St is a very cool, classic NY cabaret room where we have seen many cool acts at a very affordable price.
BIG ONION WALKING TOURS are a lot of fun and reasonably priced. I have taken many of them and they never disappoint.
54 BELOW on 54th St. is literally the basement of the famous Studio 54 disco. It's a terrific place to see anybody. Top notch club.
Finally made it to BIRDLAND for one of those CAST PARTY shows. What a great time and the sight lines are excellent. Legendary jazz artists perform there and if you ever thought about seeing one of them at BIRDLAND, do it.
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Clean room. Beds quite comfortable. Friendly, professional staff. Hair dryer didn't work. 9v battery backup in clock radio was dead - had to reset clock after unplugging to move it.
Clean rooms, comfortable beds. Breakfast underwhelming. Thought we would have hot tub. No pool, no hot tub.
The staff was very friendly, no complaints!
Easy excess to highway.... Don't like carpet on the floor.
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Serves six.
Yields about 6-1/2 cups.
Have ready a medium bowl of ice water. In a small saucepan, bring 1 quart of water to a boil. Add the basil and blanch for 30 seconds. Remove from the water with a strainer or slotted spoon and plunge into the ice water.
Once it's cool, squeeze the basil with your hands to remove excess water. Put the basil in a blender or food processor and add the crushed garlic and a pinch of salt. With the machine running, slowly add 1/4 cup of the oil. If the mixture clings to the side of the container, add the remaining 2 Tbs. oil. Purée until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Transfer the coulis to a squeeze bottle or a jar.
In a nonreactive 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-low heat. Add the onion, celery, and red pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are quite soft, about 10 minutes. Add the broth, tomatoes, thyme, 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper, and 1 cup water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 40 minutes.
Discard the thyme sprig. Let cool briefly and then purée the soup in two or three batches in a blender or food processor. Rinse the pot and return the soup to the pot. If it is too thick, add some of the reserved tomato juice.
Reheat if necessary and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Top each serving with a little coulis.
The coulis can be made 2 or 3 days ahead and stored in the refrigerator. Allow the coulis to come to room temperature before using. This soup stores beautifully and tastes better the second day. You can keep it in the refrigerator as long as you bring it to a boil every two days. Or you can stash it in the freezer for up to three months.
nutrition information (per serving): Calories (kcal): 250, Fat (kcal): 21, Fat Calories (g): 190, Saturated Fat (g): 3, Protein (g): 4, Monounsaturated Fat (g): 15, Carbohydrates (mg): 13, Polyunsaturated Fat (mg): 2.5, Sodium (g): 460, Cholesterol (g): 0, Fiber (g): 3,
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