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For the Sacramento mayor and one-time NBA player Kevin Johnson, the NBA board of governors' decision on Thursday to deny a request to move his city's franchise to Seattle was the biggest win of his career. The Maloof brothers-owned Sacramento Kings will be staying in the city for the time being. However, there are no guarantees the NBA will operate a franchise in the city in perpetuity.
There are multiple reports that the Maloof brothers have sold the franchise to Johnson's handpicked ownership group, which is led by the Golden State Warriors minority owner Vivek Ranadive, for a record price of $535m. But the sale is just step one in a process that figures to get extremely complicated. The NBA governors need to approve the transaction but that is probably the easiest and least significant element of the "stabilization" of the franchise.
Mayor Johnson's real work starts now. He has to deliver a publicly financed, state-of-the-art NBA arena as soon as possible, to NBA commissioner David Stern and the other NBA owners. Sacramento's elected officials have to figure out how to come up with at least $300m, and how to deal with legal challenges from one group which is suing the city for not being transparent in cobbling an arena deal and another that wants Sacramento voters to decide if they want to pay for an arena. Sacramento has fiscal problems and has closed municipal swimming pools and cut municipal workers. There are various agencies that need to say yes to an arena. California is a difficult state for arena and stadium building, because of regulations.
Commissioner Stern has a formula for success for a franchise. A team needs government support – local governments need to come up with funding and tax incentives for an arena. A team needs a large local cable television contract and significant local corporate support. In Sacramento, the franchise does have strong government support, but Sacramento isn't a big cable TV market. That means the team doesn't get New York-, Los Angeles-, Chicago- Philadelphia- or San Francisco-style TV dollars. It is a government town without many major corporations who can buy big-ticket items such as club seats and luxury boxes.
The shortfall needs to be made up from arena revenues. The Kings franchise may not get much of an increase in the near future in cable TV revenues from Comcast, the owner of the local regional sports cable network, because Comcast has to negotiate new agreements with the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's baseball teams. Comcast also has deals with the NBA's Golden State Warriors and the NHL's San Jose Sharks, along with college sports. There just might not be much money left in the till for a Sacramento team that is cut off from the San Francisco Bay Area TV market , even though the cable TV network includes a good chunk of Northern California. Sacramento gets towns like the bankrupt Stockton and Modesto as part of its territory.
The final deal between Mayor Johnson and the Ranadive group may include letting the owners take 92% of all arena revenues from every event held inside the building. (Under rules established by 1986 federal tax code reforms, a municipality can allow an owner to take 92% of arena revenues.) That's the only way a Sacramento franchise can be viable. That leaves just eight cents on every dollar to pay down arena debt and that may force Johnson and his administration to look at other revenue sources to pay off arena bills.
The Sacramento Kings franchise has been fiscally challenged since 1996. Then, Jim Thomas, the owner at the time, proposed building both an MLB stadium and an NBA arena in the city. By January 1997, the idea had fallen apart and Thomas began threatening to sell the team, because the franchise was losing money. City leaders, fearing that Thomas might move the team to Anaheim or elsewhere, loaned him $82m. Thomas sold the franchise to the Maloof brothers in 1998.
In 2001, Sacramento's mayor Heather Fargo put together a task force, to study whether Sacramento should green-light an arena and entertainment center in the downtown area. By November 2002 there was some sort of commitment to the plan. But the Maloof brothers pulled out of the proposed venture within a year, partly because they didn't want to get stuck with a debt service bill. When the issue was revisited in 2004, the Maloofs were unhappy that a city councilman offered a resolution that would cap spending at $175m for the city and $175m for the Maloofs.
In 2006 there was another arena proposal on the table, and Sacramento officials appeared to have deliberately used language that made it unclear what voters were being asked to approve. A two-part referendum called for a quarter-of-a-cent general tax hike for 15 years and then asked whether voters would like to see the estimated $1.2bn in proceeds go to building an arena and other community projects.
Why didn't Sacramento politicians mention that the tax increase in question was in fact a sales-tax hike? The answer seemed to be that the arena referendum had to be worded in such a way because it was never going to get the two-thirds approval needed under California law to pass a sales-tax increase. Officials need just a simple majority, a 50.1% plurality, to win a general tax hike.
The two questions on the November 2006 ballot were soundly defeated – but there is never surrender in the "arena game". Commissioner Stern took over negotiations in 2007 – and nothing happened. The NBA walked away from the bargaining table within two years, leaving the Maloofs to look elsewhere.
In 2011, the Maloof brothers explored a move to Anaheim. They looked at the possibility of relocating to Virginia Beach earlier this year, and finally, in January, decided to sell the majority of the franchise to a group led by Chris Hansen, who wanted to move the team to Seattle.
The Maloofs take money as part of the league's revenue sharing plan, which helps out somewhat. The Ranadive group claims they will not participate in revenue sharing.
Leagues always put pressure on elected officials to come up with a plan to get an owner a new arena; politicians are able to take a bow for "saving" a team. Leagues also can choose owners and markets that suit their businesses. The NBA doesn't want Hansen and Seattle, at least for the time being, and it seemingly has the law on its side. In 2009, a Phoenix, Arizona bankruptcy judge, Redfield T Baum, decided that sports leagues are a private entity and that sports owners have a right to pick owners and territories. Judge Baum said the NHL could turn down Jim Balsillie's bid to buy the financially ailing Phoenix Coyotes franchise that sits in Glendale, Arizona. Balsillie wanted to move the team to Hamilton, Ontario.
It is unclear why the NBA didn't want Hansen, his partner, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and Seattle. In 2008, the NBA left Seattle when the SuperSonics ownership left town, because Seattle elected officials could not put together a publicly funded arena proposal. The NBA may have skipped explaining the owners' motives for turning down Seattle, because Hansen/Ballmer could sue Stern and the 29 owners for interfering with a business deal. Seattle will remain an intriguing and tantalizing market for the NBA, as there is a possibility for a sizeable local cable TV contract and the city houses the kind of corporate market that leagues want, with Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, Expedia, Costco, Boeing and more.
There is no indication that the Hansen/Ballmer group will sue the league. There seems to some understanding, though, that the NBA would like to return to Seattle in the future.
The Sacramento Kings saga will not end with the NBA governors' decision to keep the status quo. Even though the ownership of the franchise has apparently been decided, building an arena could still be a massive problem. Kings fans scored their most important victory of the 2012-13 season when the decision was made to keep the team in Sacramento, but they have won just one game in this playoff series. There is a long way to go before the franchise's future is determined.

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Guerlain Habit Rouge - decant sample
Rousse by Serge Lutens
FARENHEIT By Cristian Dior
House Sync Day - Serge Lutens Five O'Clock au Gingembre
I'm a colognosaurus. Rawr!
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I love cologne.
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It was hard to choose which Serge to wear today ... went with Cuir Mauresque.
Happy Halloween everyone!
I've trademarked the color bleu
Captain Molyneux (1975) (vintage formulation)
Top notes: Lemon, Lavender, Rosemary, Ginger
Heart notes: Coriander, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Carnation, Lily of the Valley
Base notes: Patchouli, Cedar, Sandalwood, Musk, Civet
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Tonight for my darlings birthday party I will be wearing the scent that -to her- is me
SOTE Davidoff ~ Cool Water
Early morning: Eau d'Orange Verte by Hermès (1979)
Day: Vetiver by Guerlain (1961, Jean Paul Guerlain)
Evening: Body Kouros by Yves Saint Laurent (2000, Annick Menardo)
Bleeker Street by Bond no 9. It is working magic for me today!
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
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SotD - Guerlain Cologne du 68
SotE - SL Fourreau Noir
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Guerlain: Habit Rouge
A nice "polo shirt on a Saturday" choice.
Sybaris - Puig
Aldehyde, Basil oil, Cumin, Green Note, Lemon, Mandarin
Artemesia, Carnation, Cinnamon, Geranium, Jasmin, Juniperberry, Sandal
Amber, Leather, Moss, Oilbanum, Patchouli, Styrax, Vetiver
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No. 88 (New Formulation) by Czech & Speake
A little surprised people aren't wearing some more Halloween theme scents. I wore Avignon yesterday and all week it was about roses (Black Aoud, Noir de Noir, etc....)
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Top Notes: Coriander, Bergamot, Lavender.
Middle Notes: Muguet, Jasmine, Caramel, Honey.
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Camden's face just cracks me up! He is Mr. Serious, while his sister Emma, is Miss Firecracker. Together, they create the perfect balance for their family. I've been their Winston Salem family photographer for many years, and it's been a true pleasure watching their family grow and experiencing all the stages of Emma :). I'm happy to have the same experience with her brother Camden now.
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1. Hot! I live in the tropics and have frequent crises about shaving my head
2. Most of the time, but it has its downfalls. I got hair extensions once and had to pay twice as much as I would have, because my hair is so thick they needed to use two full heads worth of extensions to make it look normal
3. Not all the time. I definitely have my fair share of bad hair days
4. I don't bother getting my hair thinned out anymore, it just doesn't last
5. Pretty good actually, love those side braids in this heat!
6. I actually do :/
7. I love pixie haircuts, and I've gotten one about 3 times in my life and it's just been a disaster because it doesn't look sweet and wispy and pixie-like :(
8. Yep, twice!
9. Mine isn't long enough for a sock bun!
10. I rarely heat-style my hair because it takes so. Damn. Long.
11. No I haven't!
12. My hair doesn't even need to be washed that often. I've never tried dry-shampoo.
14. No thank goodness, it would give me another reason to want to shave it.
15. Pretty good, my hair doesn't take well to chemical treatment though. Just does not like being dyed or anything.
16. Waaaay too hot for beanies.
17. Ugh. Don't even tell me about wet-to-dry, overnight styles of curling or whatever. Just not happening.
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Stamford, CT is a beautiful small town. At least we felt so. Reading the facts it shows that there live more than 110 thousand inhabitanys, which is not very small. It is situated in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
Stamford was incorporated as a city in the end of 19th century. Stamford has very few historic buildings. The reason might be the massive urban redevelopment campaign during the 1970s that changed the face of the downtown. There are no skyscrapers in Stamford, but the office buildings are modern and fancy.
There was a big shopping center just between the office I worked and the apartment house we lived - the Stamford Town Center. It has Macy's, G.A.P, Timberland, Limited Too, Casual Corner, Dress Barn and so many other shops that are our favorites in US. This is unnecessary to ad that we visited this center many times. It seemed to me that there are constant discounts in shops.
As it was summer, we were interested about beaches nearby. Locals suggested Jones Beach, which was two hours by car. When driving in New York City Metro area, you should always consider traffic jams. And because of those it was not possible to visit beaches after working days. And also, weather was rather cold, rainy and cloudy. Locals said that this is quite exceptional summer.
The beaches more close to Stamford are stony. We did one evening the short trip to nearby beach. This was really not so fascinating experience.
One evening we went to see greyhound racing Bridgeport Shoreline Star. We did not know what to expect from that event. It as interesting to see the dogs but also the people who betting on dogs.


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July 13th. 7 pm. The Balboa Theatre.
Yes, the Nerdist Podcast Live is coming back to America's Finest City, and you will want to be there. And you can. Here's how:
The show is happening during the San Diego International Comic-Con, but it's a separate event and you'll need to buy a ticket to see the show. Tickets go on sale TODAY (Monday, April 16th) at 10 am Pacific. You can buy tickets by clicking here at the appropriate time.
So get your tickets and go see Chris, Jonah, and Matt do their comedy and podcast thing (with special awesome-tastic guests, of course) on July 13th at the Balboa Theatre right there in downtown San Diego. A good time will be had by all.


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ANCHORAGE (AP) National Democratic campaign specialists are in Juneau to launch the groundwork for what is expected to be the state's hottest U.S. Senate battle in decades.
They are researching the backgrounds of former Gov. Tony Knowles, who is running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate seat in 2004, and incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Murkowski spent two terms in Juneau as a state representative from Anchorage before being appointed by her father, Gov. Frank Murkowski, to the U.S. Senate last fall. The Democratic campaign team will research her record in the Legislature, said Knowles campaign spokesman Bob King.
King characterized such digging as standard at the start of a campaign.
''I'm sure our opponents are doing the same,'' he told the Anchorage Daily News.
Murkowski's campaign has no one assigned to do research on Knowles and does not have plans to bring in national party specialists to do so, said Curtis Thayer, finance director for the senator's campaign.
But people have volunteered to do research on Knowles for the Murkowski campaign, he said. He added there is no shortage of available public information about Knowles, who was governor from 1994 to 2002.
So far, Knowles and Murkowski are the only candidates for a race with national implications.
It is seen as one of the key battlegrounds for party control of the Senate and is expected to be one of the most expensive races in Alaska's history.
Murkowski has raised more than $1 million in campaign contributions from around the nation, helped by national Republican figures such as Vice President Dick Cheney, who is hosting a fund-raiser for her in Texas soon.
Knowles, who entered the race less than two months ago, also is expected to amass a huge campaign treasury.
Given the stakes, the Democratic campaign operatives visiting Juneau are not just researching Murkowski. They also are digging up information on Knowles.
King said the campaign is working to build ''a good factual record on Knowles and his accomplishments'' and have the background to answer any questions that come up in the campaign.
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The Mariners might see Texas Rangers third baseman Michael Young this year exactly as many times as they saw him last year.
Jon Heyman of SI.com, citing sources close to the situation, reported there's a good chance Young will still be with the Rangers when spring training opens.
Several teams have shown interest in Young, but moving a player with three years and $48 million left on his contract is never easy.
One official with a team that is interested in Young told Heyman, "I still don't think they will trade him."
According to Heyman, the Rangers are determined not to weaken their team through any trade. With few decent offensive options on the trade or free-agent markets, that could mean keeping the disgruntled six-time All-star.
Young has a limited no-trade clause in his contract that allows him to be traded to eight major league teams. The Colorado Rockies are on that list, but they were unable to reach a deal with the Rangers.
The Los Angeles Angels are also on the list and reportedly interested in Young, but talks have not progressed much beyond that.
The other teams on the list are the Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.
Young has said he is willing to hear offers from teams not on the list on a "case-by-case basis."
In any trade scenario, the Rangers likely will have to eat about $20 million of Young's salary.
If Young does remain with the Rangers for 2011, it could be ugly. He has said he feels "misled and manipulated" by Rangers management, and he has changed positions three times since 2004 despite being the de facto captain and face of the franchise.
The acquisitions of Adrian Beltre and Mike Napoli during the offseason have left Young without a clear role on the team.
If he comes to Safeco Field in a Rangers uniform this season, don't expect him to be smiling.
Read Heyman's entire report here.
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Spread betting group IG has drawn attention to possible restrictions in Japan relating to one of its key products, contracts for difference, and, no surprise, its shares have reacted badly.
IG is down 6.8p at the moment at 331.9p. Apparently the Financial Services Agency in Japan has announced a public consultation on proposals to limit leverage on CFDs to five times for shares, ten times for equity indices and 50 times for bonds. IG said it would lobby the FSA directly and through industry channels during the consultation, which ends on 16 November. Any restrictions would come into force a year later. Panmure Gordon said:
In itself, this news is not material for numbers, affecting only a very small part of the overall business. But it is likely to weigh on sentiment and puts in question the long-term prospects of the Japanese business. Our target price moves from 400p to 385p.


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Which Smartphone Platform is Going to Rule the Apps Space?
April 6, 2010
The data above represents the global Internet search (through Google) for the mobile application development keyword as associated with the different platforms. And the figures speak for themselves
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we're only 14, would it be right if we had sex at this point in our livesVisitor's Question from a 16-20 year old Female
My boyfriend and I have been dating for 4 months and we have fallen completely in love in that time. Our parents don't approve of us french-kissing ot making out. But we've gone much further, touching each other. Its really hard to talk to my parents about my boyfriend, because I'm afraid I'll slip up and say somthing about frenching... Also, we're only 14, would it be right if we had sex at this point in our lives, we've talked about marrying when we get out of school, and we love each other more than anything. Thank You.
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It is not ok for you to have sex at age 14.
You are way too immature and haven't known each other long enough. If you are going to get married then wait until you are 16 or 18 before you have sex.
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January 30, 2014
Low Testorerone Therapies Could Be Putting Some Men At Heart Attack Risk
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Men taking testosterone therapy drugs could be putting themselves at a twofold increase for risk of a heart attack.Researchers publishing a paper in the journal PLOS ONE found that men under 65-years-old with a history of heart disease who suffer from low testosterone levels and have sought out treatment could be putting themselves at a higher heart attack risk shortly after beginning the therapy.
Advertisements for "low T" levels suggest that men with diminished levels may experience a loss in sex drive, diminished energy and moodiness. These ads have helped therapies like Androgel -- a gel testosterone therapy available -- see its sales rush past Viagra in 2013.
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers looked into the effects of taking testosterone supplements for men who have a history of heart disease. Previous studies had raised some concern about possible adverse cardiovascular outcomes associated with testosterone therapy. One of these studies was stopped after the men in the randomized clinical trial started to experience a variety of cardiovascular events.
"We decided to investigate cardiovascular risks of this therapy in a large health care database since these previous studies were modest in size and only focused on men 65 and older," Sander Greenland, a professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a professor of statistics in the UCLA College of Letters and Science, said in a statement. "Our study allowed us to examine cardiovascular risk in men under the age of 65 and to replicate the findings in men over 65."
The team used data from Truven Health Analytics, examining the health care records of over 55,000 men who had been prescribed testosterone therapy. They discovered a twofold increase in men under 65 with heart disease and confirmed earlier findings of a twofold increase in men over 65 with or without heart disease.
"The extensive and rapidly increasing use of testosterone treatment and the evidence of risk of heart attack underscore the urgency of further large studies of the risks and the benefits of this treatment," Greenland, the study's lead author, said. "Patients and their physicians should discuss the risk of heart attacks when considering testosterone therapy."
The researchers said the study emphasizes the urgency of the previous clinical trials to assess the range of benefits and risks associated with testosterone therapies.
"Until that time clinicians might be well advised to include serious cardiovascular events in their discussions with patients of potential risks, particularly for men with existing cardiovascular disease," the team wrote in the journal.


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I went to Bhutan in March to write and photograph an article for Le Monde d'Hermès about archery, which is the national sport despite the Buddhist injunction against killing animals and in a mostly traditional society is played with high-tech bows at an extraordinary distance. Bhutan is magical even before you get there: I took the photograph above on an unusually clear flight between Paro and Kathmandu. The mountain on the left with the small wisp of clouds at the peak is Mt Everest, though the whole range of the Himalayas is spectacular in its scale. This image was so awesome that it opens a video I shot of moments from my journey to add a new dimension to the text and photographs published in the Hermès magazine. This is the first video I've shot for Hermès and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out: Bhutan is pretty spectacular and the video, I think, captures something of the spirit of the place. The video is below. [Actually, Hermès has now taken it down from their site to make way for the new issue so I will insert it here as soon as I get a copy of the video file — until then, you can see the prior installments in the series I do for Hermès here].
Bhutan came on the same trip that took me to Bombay for the opening of an exhibit of my photographs as part of the city-wide Focus Festival — you can read about that exhibit here.


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The Article for Newbie and other Experienced one in the fields of Magick, Psionics and the Occult. V.2
The Article for Newbie and other Experienced one in the fields of Magick, Psionics and the Occult. V.2
Ok, this is Version 2, the Version one kinda messed up, lol, I forgot to put a table of contents -_-
Table of Contents:
-Reasons on why I Created this article (probably you wont care about it lol)
-About Mythological Creatures like Werewolves, Vampires and Mermaids (Please Read this too, for awareness sake)
- Chanting and Vibrating Words, Runes, Names and Mantras
- Chakras and Meditation
- Visualization vs. Imagination
- Energy Manipulation Skills
- Elements
- Healing
- Energy Shields, Barriers and other Protection Techniques
- Psionic Combat
-My Guide to Spell Casting
- The Power of Color
- Runes and Sigils
-Astral Projection and the Akashic Halls of Records
- Some Magick Related Websites and Ceremonial Magick
- How to Increase your Energy Pool
- About Higher Realms, Higher Energies, the Universe, Higher Selves and Many More
- Book of Shadows and Grimoires
- Ancient Alphabets
- Martial Arts (A Must Read)
- Angels and Demons (Angelology and Demonology)
- The Concept of Balance of Light and Dark, Good and Evil, Law and Chaos, and Free Will (please read this too, for awareness sake)
- Credits


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It's a shame - you really did order the wrong things. PP is one of those places where you always get the same stuff because they do it so well you get cravings at least once a month. If you care to venture back, you should try these key items:
1) Deep friend anything - start with the chicken wings.
2) Beef and egg over rice
3) Wet or dry cambodian noodles. If you're adventurous, make sure they don't skimp on the liver for you.
4) Butter beef
It was a windy day in Victoria when i happened to walk by Il Terrazzo. I'd heard that they had a lovely patio so i peeped in and immediately yearned to be sitting in front of one of their four outdoor fireplaces. By far, this restaurant has one of the coziest patios you could find. We made reservations to return for dinner later that evening which was a good idea because the waiting area was packed at 8:30.
The menu selection was just okay - it really needs to shed the italian family restaurant vibe to reach the level of fine dining. They should start off with honing the items down and then getting someone to design more sophisticated looking menus. It's painful to be charged $30 an entree by Size 12 Arial Font.
Also they need more nice touches to the service like offering freshly grated parmesan. At most we got an affable bus boy offering us grated pepper. But aren't the waiters supposed to do that?
The meal started off with a portobello salad which was decent. I really needed to be impressed with the portobello - they're such big yummy fellows. But disappointly the greens completely took over the dish - i thought they had brought the wrong plate to me. My companion raved over his grilled halibut with blackberry sauce over 3 cheese penne. The fish was cooked perfectly however we bother agreed that the blackberries were a pretentious touch. My grilled tiger prawns were also delicious in a light buttery sauce.
Overall, we found the food yummy but a bit too expensive for the level of quality and sophistication. I wasn't completely happy with the service. Our wine took a while to come, perhaps they assumed we'd want it with the main meal. Also the waiter never came by to ask us how are meal was. He just appeared in the beginning and the end.
But not to end on a sour note, there is a great vibe to the place and maybe it's bc the people there are a lot like the menu - an eclectic mix of down-to-earth with sophistication.
VIP Kitchen is famous for two Chiu Chow dishes: oyster omelette, and satay beef rice noodles. My parents and i trekked over to West Vancouver one evening to check it out and reallly, they're the toughest critics because my mom can make both dishes really well. The verdict: pretty damn good. The omelette was really crispy with tons of oysters. And the satay noodle had the right sauce to it. Unfortunately, the other dishes like the roast duck weren't so authentic.
The place is a bit of a dive as a half restaurant/take out counter but you could tell they have their faithful regulars. My main criticism would be that since there's only one main cook, each plate came out one by one with big pauses in between.
Definitely worth a try, however i don't see myself driving over to West Van just because i'm craving the food.
Unlike most Japanese restaurants in Vancouver, the decor of Zest strays away from the usual pine wood and fabric flaps. The place is oozing Japanese modern from the clientele to the service staff. We scooted ourselves into comfy suede booths under a dramatically lit textured wall while we poured over an extensive list of Today's Specials and the Menu. First to arrive was the deep fried prawn in chile mayo sauce. The prawn was fried just right to be juicy and bouncy however the batter could be crispier. On a good day, Hapa's version would win hands down. The seared beef wrapped over avocado was quite flavourful. The stewed lotus was a crunchy delightful find. However the deep fried oyster in miso sauce was tasty but too salty. The service was impeccable if not too attentive. Not only did they refresh our little plates but also replaced our teacups at the end of the meal. All in all, i would recommend Zest if you're in the mood for Shiru, Guu or Hapa but don't have the energy to brave the energy of downtown lineups and want to be pampered with service in a relaxing environment.
I've always been a fan of Le Crocodile but i've got a new french favourite. La Regalade has similar hearty rich food and with a warm cosiness and bustle. As you walk into the restaurant, the first thing to greet you is a bar table topped with the night's desserts - rich cream puffs, a cauldron of poached pears, golden tortes, something to keep in mind before you stuff yourself silly...As you sit down, the waiter places a tall chalkboard right beside your table of today's special - about 10 items each for appetizers and entree. My friend has been a fan for years so he knew the score - share one entree, and get a bunch of appetizers. We started with their own La Salade Regalade - an amazing creation of smoked bacon, calamari and prawns over baby romain. It's got that kinda sauce that makes you wanna clean up every drop with the bread. After that, the pear and blue cheese torte arrived. The pastry was flakey and light though it could have benefitted from more blue cheese. Next was a Baked Halibut & Quennelle dish - not bad, though I'm finding that baked cheese dishes can only inhabit a zone of homely satisfying to good but never amazing. And the last dish, half a roasted duck in pears, apricots and grapes with a creamy polenta served in a charming le Creusat pot. How authentic. It's 48hours later, and i'm still full. The only thing that slightly marred the night occured during wine selection. The waiter was quite reluctant to give us a taste of the wine we were interested in ordering a bottle of - this was slightly insulting to my friend who was a regular and never had that problem before. So instead we ended up ordering a half litre of their gamay which gradually tasted too harsh despite her comment that it was a light wine. She put on a smiley front though despite his obvious disgruntleness at her. Things may have been more contentious a la belle Paris. So three appetizers, an entree, 1/2 liter, bottle of white, the bill came to $145. Tres Bonne!
Really there were. I was caught in a Being John Malkovich moment with JLo stand-ins. Never saw so many wraparound sunglasses in one room. Fascinatingly, the girls come in different sizes and haircolors yet so clearly from the same planet. hmm.
Anyhoo, about the food.
Fillers! Give me fillers! Yes, the sashimi was fresh and the rolls were unique. But the sweet potatoe fries were working overtime. At least Guu or Hapa offers some udon or rice on their menus (ummm pumpkin balllls.......) The menu was fitting when i was on the South Beach, but man, it's all about the Bernstein nowadays. After scouring the today's special for something to take us to our happily stuffed place, we ended up ordering the taco sushi. In a moment of lunacy, we actually thought the collision of taco time and a rice roll would be good. You have been forewarned. Next on the creative fusion list: Babaganoush Hamachi Cones. Take that, Tojo!
perhaps a bigger drawback to this place is that they could take a delicate light cuisine and turn it into the grossest thing you've eaten for the year. There's a huge difference between a nicely sliced piece of sashimi, and a slab of frozen fish. Despite the frigid temperature of the meat (fresh sashimi wouldn't be served so cold anyways), i couldn't help but feel that i'd get e coli or worms. And anyways, eating out of take out containers has always lessened my dining pleasure - esp when the in house ambiance is flourescent-lit crowded waiting room. Another definite drawback is the raggedy haired sushi chef. You kinda sense that cleanliness and rigous didn't earn them their sushi mats.
Au petit has the best vietnamese sandwiches in town. They're always freshly made, still warm from their toasting, and they come stuffed with yummy ingredients: sweet garlic meatballs, marinated chicken....they're own ham (a bit of a mystery meat situation but hey, so is lyoner ham). Consider these facts: 1) the sandwich bread is usually sold out by 1pm everyday 2) Their authenticity has been verified by a tough looking vietnamese dude chainsmoking in the line up outside 3) I have the store number programmed into my cel in order to reserve a sandwich lickety split. The place is always filled with a good mix of people from vietnamese & chinese families to the main street locals who are smart enough to ditch hawker's delight for this joint. And most importantly, on the saturdays that i make it out there, they've got a nice strong brew of iced vietnamese coffee to bring me back to life. It's a place where you'll get fixated on a particular item and can't stop yourself from ordering it even though you should try other things. Some people can't resist their chicken or beef brisket curry with vermicelli. I've seen a whole table of people order the same dish, house meatball with french bread. Now that's weird for asians. They like to order everything on the menu and share.
While scooping up the pumpkin salad onto the ritz cracker, i got a flashback of this photo i'd seen in a graphics book. It was a statue of Colonel Sanders with eery oriental eyes, that was taken from a KFC in Tokyo. That figure perfectly represented that kooky thing the Japanese do so charmingly - consume American culture with utter shamelessness. I mean, you have never met a Deadhead, until you've met a Japanese Deadhead. They go to the extreme and its still damn cool. As is the case of Shiru Bay where these eclectic combinations are all so tempting. Granted some of them really don't live up to the colorful imagery (seared duck breast with persimmons) but there's something about the place, maybe it's the chick lil waittress with the slacker drawl or the casual industrial decor, that makes me forgive it instantly. It's as if DoReMa the Blue Guy crapped on me but i can't help but give it a squeeze.
It's hard to live up to first impressions. I came here a couple of years ago with a group of hungry men who were out to drink and eat. And boy, did we do that! My last memory of this place was of an infamous critic getting the alcohol cutoff for his boorish behavior. We had become victims to their great wine list.
However, my most recent expedition was a little more subdued. I brought the two toughest connoisseurs of thai - my parents, who grew up on this stuff in Bangkok. As far they're concerned, this is cheap street food. Not something you pay $20/plate in an swanky bistro in Yaletown. It would take a lot to impress.
7:15 Asked the manager to recommend good authentic dishes. Jokingly told him that mom will be hard to please. He looks alarmed and sends over waiter. Waiter looks confused. No specials of the day and recommends the usual stuff - curry, pad thai..how disappointing. At most says, "I really like #75 but most people like #55". okay leave, useless man.
7:25 Wrong soup comes but it's got a decent zing. My parents pretend to like it but i know they're thinking they could make this better at half the cost (they can't help it, it's a chinese thing)
7:40 Pad Thai arrives - really nice smoky pan fried flavour that slowly becomes too lardish. 7:45 Stir fried eggplant had too much sauce but the basil was a lovely offset. they're too zealous with the green peppers here.
7:47 A big bowl of coconut white rice arrives which almost ruins the whole meal with its lukewarm clumpiness.
7:50 Tilapia fish under a bed of veggies and tamarind sauce. My dad, the fishhead eater, thought the fish flavour was lost. My mom was digging it. You gotta have a sweet tooth to enjoy it.
Simply Thai seems to be making an effort to be a more hip and contemporary than other thai places, so perhaps they should consider having specials that are off the beaten path. And of course, having the kind of staff that can sell a delectable adventure to you.
The Delicate Art of "Picking Your Heart's Desire":
1) Go in factors of 4. It sucks to split the last ha-gow with the blunt end of your chopsticks.
2) Don't go with any vegetarians - especially losers who won't eat seafood. Might as well stay at home and drink tea.
3) Never expect good service - even the locals get shafted somehow. Anyways, the staff will think you're a sucker for leaving a tip that's higher than 10%.
4) If you're not going to venture into the shark fin soup or duck claw - just try a place like Dunhuang. They've got the staples cheap and pretty decent.
Though one problem: they didn't have carts so we could sheepishly point out what we wanted. Instead we went through a list of items that does a substandard job of describing each dish. We almost ordered the wrong sticky rice item. I spent most of the lunch slightly mesmerized by the penholder by the cashiers/defunct bar. You know those rubber yellow porcupines? Haven't seen one of those in ages. i always like how chinese restaurants always muck it up even when they're trying to look fancy.
One would hardly describe Vancouver as a hot and sultry city. Now Paris, that's musty sexy. But Vancouver? Nah...more like grandma's wet knickers. However the first time I came to Kedah House, it was mid summer and the place was packed. Everyone was having naan bread, bowls of curry and heaps of noodles and rice. cheap spicy food that you can find in the streets of sultry cities. we were all sweating together. Oh and the price! I was still smarting from my experience at Vij's (highly overrated in my books). So to pay $3 for naan bread - Dinng pleasure exponentially went up.
However when was i just there recently, it was a rainy midweek, and the place was empty. the charm of this hole in the wall went down drastically without the peeps. Our server took our orders with a petulant look out the window and then flitted out the door never to be seen. We sat there awkwardly looking at multiple reflections of ourselves in the mirror. however the food is good for the price, the curry is robust, and the noodles are a healthy greasy portion.
Tojo is reknown in Vancouver as the best place for Japanese cuisine - but i've always been a little suspicious of that because the reputation started when there was hardly any of Japanese food in Vancouver. I was expecting an old school place with shoji screens and real crab california rolls at most. To my surprise, the place was like a casual diner with mood lighting, replete with tacky celebrity autographs on the wall (a bad sign in restaurants. re: Settebellos on Robson). Right away, I was greeted by a funky fellow that had crazy hair like a character from Dragon Ball, who kept making jokes that seemed funny but i couldn't understand what he was saying half of the time. Something like "....but my wife...ramen in Japan...quality bigger and better..." Everytime he walked away, i expected arcade sounds like when Donkey Kong throws the barrel.
About the food, we went for the $50 and $75 chef suggestion which is a great way to try something new and also sample a little bit of everything. I don't know which of these the seared black cod was for but it was a bite worth paying for. I have never in my life savoured cooked fish like that buttery morsel. i wanted to roll it around my tongue until the end of time. If anything, the most disappointing part of the meal was the last entree, a plate of their assorted tojo sushi. They're all pretty original with spinach and whatnot rolled delicately together. However, I found the sashimi and sushi a little on the dry side. Perhaps because i was still reeling from the unique earthmoving experience of the dishes beforehand. Anyways, the service is great - quirky yet quick. I would highly recommend this place if you want to spend a little more dollars for a memorable Japanese food experience.
It freaks people out to see bone on the chicken the way the chinese like it - the marrow bloody and split in two. Well here's the solution: check out how this place debones and arrays the pieces on a plate with an upturned bowl of rice, and then drizzled with sweet soya sauce. nummy. it's one of those places where you keep ordering the same thing even though other items look tempting because dammit you've waited a weekend to get yourself over there and you've had "hainanese chicken on the mind". The place closes early (7ish?) which is a good indication that they must be doing well if they can kick back for the evenings.
the listless serving staff makes the flagrant kaorake setup of this restaurant even more intriguing. other than the irate guests who have waited too long to get their bill, who has enough life force to belt out a good tune here? obviously not the waiter who completely forgot our Tom Kai Gai.
okay, there was a fairly decent red curry chicken, and the satays were pretty crispy with a nice bite. but the rest of the dishes were sadly substandard. the pad thai had too much ketchup and not enough tamarind, while the stir fry dishes were held together by a haze of goopy glue.
about the ambiance: a general weirdness to the place that permeates into the food. i bet its one of those places that have draconian rules for the staff that prevents them from having a good time because they're being watched by an eagle eyed manager and his family that hates working there. the servers act like what they think servers should be, but their minds are on breaking loose. fly lil bird fly.


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Gibson stalker given three years in prison
Los Angeles - An Idaho drifter convicted of stalking Mel Gibson was sentenced Wednesday to three years in state prison.
Zack Sinclair, who had confronted Gibson after the release of the actor-director's film "The Passion of the Christ," was convicted in March of one felony count of stalking.
Sinclair was arrested in September 2004. Prosecutors said he went to the gate of Gibson's Malibu estate repeatedly that month after evading neighborhood security and asked to pray with the star.
The 35-year-old Sinclair, dressed in a yellow and blue jail jumpsuit, acted as his own lawyer. He declined to speak during the brief sentencing hearing in Superior Court.
He has remained in custody and will immediately begin serving the sentence.
Gibson, 49, wasn't in court for the sentencing. His spokesman said the actor was vacationing with his family and could not immediately be reached for comment.
During the trial, Gibson testified that he was attending church services in September when he got up briefly and returned to find Sinclair sitting in his seat. Sinclair moved within a few inches of his face, Gibson said, telling him, "Hi, I'm here to pray with you."
Gibson said Sinclair wasn't "overtly threatening," but he worried about his family's safety.
"My wife was upset and worried. She didn't want to find him in the living room drinking tea," Gibson said.
Housekeeper charged with thefts from celebrities
New York - A housekeeper who worked in the homes of some of Manhattan's rich and famous was charged with stealing diamond earrings and expensive clothing from clients and making purchases on at least one of their credit cards.
Authorities did not say who the alleged victims were, but published reports Wednesday said Lucyna Turyk-Wawrynowicz was accused of stealing from Candice Bergen, Isabella Rossellini and Robert De Niro and his wife, Grace Hightower.
Prosecutor Anne Schwartz said Turyk-Wawrynowicz, 35, of Queens, stole from at least three clients in the past four years. She was arraigned Tuesday on charges of grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, forgery and coercion.
The housekeeper's lawyer, Jeffrey Berman, said Turyk-Wawrynowicz had come to the United States from Poland several years ago and had worked variously as a nanny, cook and housekeeper for several "high-profile celebrity individuals."
DiCaprio files police report over attack at party
Los Angeles - Leonardo DiCaprio has filed a police report over an attack at a Hollywood party that left him needing stitches.
The star of "Titanic" and "The Aviator" stated that he was attacked with a deadly weapon while attending a party given by Paris Hilton's ex-boyfriend, Rick Salomon, authorities said Tuesday. DiCaprio said his injuries required several stitches.
Police officer Kevin Mailberger said DiCaprio contacted the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood division Monday afternoon to file the complaint.
People magazine reported the 30-year-old actor was attacked by a woman with what appeared to be a beer bottle at a party at Salomon's home about 4 a.m. Friday, opening a wound near DiCaprio's ear that needed about a dozen stitches to close.
Star of new zombie film tells when it's good to be a zombie
Los Angeles - So would John Leguizamo rather take the bullet to the head and be done with all this zombie fuss, or would he prefer to become one of the walking dead himself?
Depends on where he is when the zombies bite him.
Leguizamo, 40, co-stars in the zombie thriller "George Romero's Land of the Dead," which opens Friday. In director Romero's zombie lore, once bitten by a zombie, people inevitably die and come back as flesh-craving ghouls themselves. The only way to avoid that fate is a bullet to the brain.
If bitten, Leguizamo told The Associated Press, he might view his transformation into a zombie as a way to get payback on show-business people who have crossed him.
"If I was in Hollywood and I got bitten by a zombie, I would want to stay a zombie and then take down as many people as I could," said Leguizamo, who lives in upstate New York. "But if I was back with my family, I would definitely bite the bullet, because it's my loved ones, and I don't want to hurt my loved ones.
"But if I'm out here, let me be. I want to bite as many people as I can. Bite them back, so to speak."
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Meet Aaleeyah Petty
During the Renaissance great artists would've gotten into fistfights for the chance to paint model Aaleeyah Petty. Like, for real. Michelangelo was known to paint some dudes black and blue IRL, and Caravaggio killed a pimp in a street fight. We think of those guys back then as boring. But their blood ran with the same passions. And just like you, they loved to gaze upon great beauties like Aaleeyah Petty.
If you'd like to spend a few more minutes with Aaleeyah, check this vid that's a compilation of her best and sexiest pics.
Could An Adult Film Star Be The Perfect VP for Trump?
Did you know a famous adult film star once ran for governor of California? True story. There was a recall vote against Gov. Gray Davis and an election for his replacement. The race was an insane free-for-all. Tons of candidates and kooks entered. Adult film star Mary Carey ran, but she lost to Arnold Schwarzenegger, with Carey placing a respectable 10th out of 135 candidates. Technically, she has just as much political experience as Donald Trump. If you think about it, Mary Carey could be the perfect VP for his ticket. Half the country is sort of screwed, right? Maybe all of it. Here, check how she makes her case. Are you listening, Donald?
Just The Tips
How to Sext Better
How's your sext game? C'mon, be honest…you know it could be better. It can always be better. This week Bridget Phetasy did you a solid and laid out the etiquette of sexting. You best believe women judge your sext game hard. Did you know dropping too many emojis often closes a woman's legs faster than you can say eggplant? But, like, if you take your time to undress her in your sexts, to tease her imagination with specifics, that's some powerful foreplay. Check it, Bridget spells it all out for you.
Unbelievable Booty
The Swedish Unicorn Strikes Back
Who reports pictures on Instagram? Like, who hates amazing? Who says, this is too much goodness in my world? Who does that? This week, the Swedish Unicorn Ines Helene posted this pic on Instagram and some unhappy jag-off reported it. Probably the same sort of jerk who urinates in public pools. Lucky for us all, Helene reposted the pic to her Twitter account. But seriously, who doesn't like this picture?
Irritated that her post had been removed from her Instagram, Helene posted this response vid and suggested the person who reported her pic should…kiss her fat ass. What a generous offer.
How to Have Lucid Sex Dreams
You ever experienced a lucid dream? One of those dreams that are rich with detail, lush with sensation, and you have this sense that you are dreaming, that you can control your dream and conjure things and people at will like some sort of sleeping wizard? Yes? No? Would you like to? What if you could conjure the most beautiful woman you can imagine and together you two enjoy a seductive dream fantasy? This article on lucid sex dreams is a good place to start.
Hard Science
How Long Should You Last In Bed?
How long do you think other guys last? Obviously, there are the unfortunate Two-Pump Chumps–but we're not talking about premature ejaculation. On average, how long do you think most guys last? And more importantly, how long do you last? This week, Hard Science checked the data. Dr. Justin Lehmiller's findings will likely surprise you. For instance, can you believe Brits might outlast Americans on average?
Interestingly, time to ejaculation did not depend upon whether guys wore condoms, nor did it depend upon whether guys were circumcised.
There were some intriguing differences across countries, though, with men from the U.K. and U.S. lasting the longest (median times of 7.6 and 7.0 minutes, respectively) and men from Turkey finishing the fastest (3.7 minutes).
Meet Anna Nystrom
Keeping it Swedish this week, our Insta-Crush is Anna Nystrom. And you can see why we were crushing hard. Anna Nystrom's Instagram is ridic…u…lous. Her pics are so sexy, four out of five doctors recommend you don't check her Instgram if you have a heart condition. The fifth doctor said do it anyway and just die happy.
Sex 'n' The Law
Is Prostitution Really A Crime?
As sex workers have used social media to reclaim their narrative, tell their own stories and reject notions that they need to be saved, the conversation around prostitution has shifted. So much so that, this week, the nation's paper of record, the old grey lady, the New York Times asked: Should prostitution be a crime?
And in this personal essay about being a sex worker to pay for law school, writer Tina Dolgin examines the prickly issue from ethical rather than moral grounds.
Online Dating
GTFO…Men Who Smoke and Drink Are Better Hook-Ups?
This one sounds crazy. At first. But give it a second, and it'll all make sense. Researchers from Ghent University were trying to figure out how evolutionary factors affect women's choices of the men they hook up with for a short-term relationship. The researchers theorized that smoking and drinking would be seen as risky behaviors, and thus, would be attractive. If you're looking to hook up, risky is often seen as sexy. So, yes, the bad boy wins again. Except, when women wanted something real like a long-term relationship, they went for non-smokers and light-to-moderate drinkers. Now it all makes sense, right? Science just figured out what you already know.
Sex 'n' Tech
When A Robot Drives It Leaves You Free…to Get Naked
Right now, driverless cars are fast becoming a thing. Mostly, they show up in the news because someone hit one. Or because there's a viral video of a grandma losing her shit as her robot car races down the road. But soon they won't just be used as easy clickbait. Soon, you will want a driverless car. But get one with tinted windows. Because, if you don't have to drive, you could be doing other things, like… having sex. Which means, in five years time, our freeways will be filled with people fornicating in the fast lane as their robot driver navigates traffic. So, get ready for lots of new kinky car sex.
Sexual Health
We Have Good News ABout HIV
In the United States, the rate of new HIV infections is falling. And not just a little bit. Between 2010 and 2015, the rate of new infections fell 11 percent. That's not to say it's time to go bareback. Quite the opposite. We're doing well, so keep wrapping your magic stick.
Tasteful Nude
Stripper Problems
If you put on your Tinder profile that you're a stripper, you don't tend to match with the best samples from the population of straight men. Which sucks for strippers. This week, Kasey Koop asks and answers the question: How do you date when you're a stripper?
While we're talking about exotic dancers, would you ever invite one to your 8-year old's birthday party? Sure. Why not? They're not bad people or bad influences on children, per se. But would you ever hire a stripper for your 8-year-old's birthday party? Yeah, that's something wholly different. That's what this candidate for Mother-of-the-Year did. It's reported that there's video of the stripper grinding all over the kid's face while he smacks her ass and his friends throw money at her. And yes, the mother is from….Florida.
As Walter Sobchak once so pithily pointed out in The Big Lebowski…
…Male Pregnancy Porn? And Great Moments in Cleveland Sex History
It's technically called MPREG. Which is an odd abbreviation for Male Pregnancy. The men aren't actually pregnant. That's ridiculous. No, they just pretend to be pregnant, and other people get off on watching that. Because apparently, some humans will find literally anything sexy.
Then, there was this news story about a bunch of Indoneasian villagers who mistook a sex doll for an angel.
And, of course, there are the Brazilians who are opening a theme park called ErotikaLand. They plan to give Disneyland a run for its money as "The Happiest Place on Earth." (But they may have to settle with being the Happiest Ending-est Place on Earth.)
Finally, we saved the best for last. And by best we mean a horny couple from Cleveland. They told the police who found them that sometimes when the mood strikes… you just have to pull over and start having sex. Which is what they did. Which is illegal. Which is why they were arrested. They were discovered passed out, with the Jeep's lights on, in a handicpaped parking space, both enjoying a post-coital nap. When that mood strikes, at least be wise enough to find somewhere discreet or spring for a motel. Or we may be reading about you.
Alright, let's get your mind right for the weekend. And what better way to slide into the sexiness of your weekend than with these beautiful boss women from workout Wednesday. And while we're at it, let's double up with some bubble butts from this gallery that celebrates the beauty of the booty.


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I'm excited my college children will be home for an entire month this holiday season. Really. I am. Seriously. A whole 30 plus days! Yet, in the three short months since my youngest departed, I may need to get reacquainted with my parental skills which surprisingly left me the minute my husband and I merged on the freeway after dropping our son off at his new home for the next four years. It was like a first date! We were giddy, away from our parents, and we could go anywhere as long as we were home before curfew. In this case, our curfew was Christmas break.
But now, as the strike of midnight is suddenly near, reality and motherhood looms. Other than my frequent trips to BevMo, I haven't set foot in a grocery store since, well, mid September. I haven't made a Sloppy Joe, bought milk by the gallons nor visited the cookie aisle in all that time. Not once. In fact our refrigerator now serves as the wine cooler I've always wanted, chilling 38 bottles of chardonnay comfortably rather than the warehouse supply of Gatorade, pudding cups and lunch meat. While on this subject, I must admit that my oven hasn't reached a high temperature in months. Instead, I have discovered this particular appliance is an ideal storage unit, and today holds inside an excess of beach towels, and an unused SAT prep book. Believe me, it's not as sad as one would think.
Okay, but back to how excited I am to see my children. Life really hasn't been the same since they all left. It's been one painful adjustment after the other. My poor washing machine now only sees a load or two of laundry once a week instead of the daily multiple uses. That mega sized detergent I purchased at the beginning of October out of habit? Yeah, I'm still using it. My dishwasher only cleans the occasional bowl used for cereal or popcorn, and yes, a wine glass which means it's turned on as frequently as my vacuum, which is never. I happily cancelled my Costco membership when I realized that even though my children may come home again, why encourage them to stay when you have an overfilled pantry filled with their favorites? And let's talk about vehicles. Guess what people? When teenage drivers aren't around, it's amazing how clean your cars stay! Void of fast food wrappers, empty water bottles, sports equipment and schoolbooks I must admit my cars now look much like myself – ten years younger.
But perhaps best of all, I'm actually getting a decent night's sleep. I no longer stay up, bleary eyed, waiting for that magical hour when my child better return safely home so I can stumble into my bed. Sitting up nights in anticipation for the endless texts begging if he can stay out a little bit longer because "everyone else can," is a distant, faded memory. I figure that's now the college's problem, you know, the one I pay an incredible amount of money to each month. I rest comfortably realizing they will let me know if something is amiss. Let me put it this way: that whole concept I struggled with last summer, wondering about the dreaded empty nest, worrying about what I would do after raising children for 24 years, fretting that my goodbyes would result in a meltdown resembling the fetal position until the Christmas break? Well, that was a big ole waste of time.
So now plane reservations are booked, and I'm imagining what my first true, honest to goodness, face to face, textless conversation with my son will be like – all 30 seconds of it – before he asks for the car keys. And that's okay. As long as he doesn't open the fridge looking for a healthy snack or request a home cooked meal. With my daughter, who is returning home a week later from her final year at her teaching program, it's a completely different story. When you see the light at the end of the college tuition tunnel for a child, you almost find yourself doing the ugly cry when they talk about job opportunities, polishing up resumes and considering job interview attire. In other words, you are excited to hear what they have to say because you realize at some point, the conversation isn't about money.
Yet I imagine that in the middle of their month long visit, I may like having them around again. I'm wondering if I will go back to the dark side and ponder what I am going to do without them after they leave. Then I will glance at my refrigerator, which during the break, will be back to storing copious amounts of Gatorade, pudding cups and lunch meat, while listening to the hum of my washing machine in the background, and wondering what kid has what car and how much gas they left me.


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A piece I made from oil pastels and pen & ink. Watch out! Love may just be crouching at your door =)
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sarahconway said...
Feb. 18, 2011 at 10:14 am
Feb. 18, 2011 at 10:14 am
This is so cute! It needs to be in a children's book!
TheCreativeChristian said...
Sept. 14, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Sept. 14, 2010 at 8:33 pm
please do not copy this picture or replicate it in any way, shape, or form without my permission. this goes for the rest of my work also. most of my pieces have a copyright symbol already on them. Thanks!!
missTaco replied...
Oct. 11, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Oct. 11, 2010 at 8:19 pm
nice picture. i love the way you draw the eyes
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Oct. 11, 2010 at 9:30 pm
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thanks it was a new technique i tried out


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A transformation is taking place at Family Health Center in Orangeburg that is helping to change attitudes about food.
Every Friday, the green space by the health center's north parking lot is occupied by tables of bright yellow and green squash, baskets of fragrant peaches, piles of melons and just about every color of tomato under the sun — all locally grown and sold by South Carolina farmers.
Hundreds of people come to the center for more than just their routine checkup. Patients, health center staff and Orangeburg residents mingle around the tables — talking, laughing and asking farmers about prices and cooking suggestions.
It's all part of a new approach to preventative health care by Family Health Centers Inc., a federally-qualified health center, and the University of South Carolina's Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network.
Darcy Freedman, a professor of social work at USC and principal investigator of the Right Choice, Fresh Start Farmers' Market study, says the idea for the market came from research that shows a relationship between access to fresh produce and health outcomes.
"This is a way to provide basic preventative health care services — in an outside-the-box way," Freedman said.
The market began its first season during the summer of 2011 with grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. The first-year goals included both increasing access to fresh, healthy foods to improve diet in an area riddled with poverty and diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, and increasing demand for produce grown by local farmers.
Researchers and Family Health Center officials found the project exceeded expectations. Area farmers earned about $15,000 in revenue last year. The profits were encouraging for farmers such as Alvin Pair of Orangeburg, but that wasn't the only reason he has returned to the market this year.
"Every week I get to interact with all the people; it's very enjoyable," Pair said. "If there's a need for me, I'll continue to be here."
Market manager Sylvia Ellis of Orangeburg quickly realized the impact of the market on farmers like Pair and the people of her hometown.
"My first day at the market was such a surprise; I didn't realize the magnitude of people that visit the market to buy fresh fruits and vegetables," Ellis said. "I look forward to every Friday assisting the farmers and the community and making sure their visit was a pleasant one so they will want to return again."
It's the people who are most important to the life of the market, Freedman said. After hearing positive feedback from customers, the market is trying to reach out to even more community members, particularly those shopping with federal food subsidies. This year, with the help of an additional grant, the market will give out free $5 matching coupons to customers who spend $5 or more in SNAP/EBT, WIC and Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Vouchers. So far, more than 200 people have enrolled in the "Shop N Save" program, and the market has given out more than $1,000 in coupons to shoppers young and old.
It seems to be serving its purpose, especially for shoppers like Alithia Glover, a resident of Roosevelt Gardens, a housing complex directly behind the family health center. She heard about the market through the Boys and Girls Club, where she often goes with her 8-year-old son. She used her first Shop N Save coupon to buy a watermelon that her son had been eyeing. Having grown up with a garden, she said she knows the produce is good and will be returning for more vegetables every week.
"Fresh produce isn't something you get every day," Glover said. "A lot of people don't know that it's much healthier than canned. It gives you more energy and more nutrition, I got to use that discount, and everyone was really kind and we had very good service. What a fabulous market."
Family Health Centers CEO Leon Brunson has also noticed the difference the market has made for both staff and patients. Last summer, FHC started seeing a steady increase in patients — about 300 more per month. He attributes the increase to the market, which in combination with the services at FHC, address two common shortages in Orangeburg County — healthy foods and health care.
"A lot of people don't eat fresh fruits and vegetables simply because they can't afford it," Brunson said. "Here, they have an opportunity to purchase produce at a reasonable cost."
Brunson has been heavily promoting the market as a key component of health care services. He aims not only to keep the market going for years to come in Orangeburg, but to eventually spur the opening of markets at Family Health Centers' five other locations in South Carolina.
"I personally hope we have a farmers' market every Friday at each of our offices," Brunson said. "We're hoping we have the ability to sustain this for the long term because I see a benefit and our patients see benefits. Most of all, our farmers see a benefit. Some farmers out at the market are our patients, so you have patients getting the opportunity to sell to other patients. When you get that going on, you have an economy being created. That's a win-win situation."


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First of all I would like to make it clear that I am associated with this hostel network.
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Remember there are two Hostel Mostels in Bulgaria, both run professionally by local Bulgarians & with very good reviews.
The oldest or longest running is in Sofia.
Its quite large & very lively / social.
Veliko Tarnovo has been running since 2007 & is very highly rated & very well run, lots of character & very social, great for meeting other backpackers!
They don't do free pickups anymore as some reception staff don't drive but the taxi's are cheap especially in Veliko Tarnovo & you shouldn't pay much more then 3 Euro within the city limits.
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Atmospheric hostel that makes you feel at home Jul 16, 2011
Full stars for this wonderful hostel just down the street near the famous Veliko Tarnovo fortress. The staff of this hostel is great, I got picked up at the bus station for free and Todor, the guy that runs the hostel, was always there to help me out with information about train time, accomodation in other places in Bulgaria and best restaurants in town. Alex, an Austrian who works in the hostel, is a great guy who does brilliant tours in the area of Veliko Tarnovo. He took us in his van to some wonderful places, including an old abandoned Soviet theater on top of a mountain where we went in with flash light and climb the rusty ladder to the top of the tower.
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text: Ethical Dilemmas in Clerkship RotationsMyers, Michael F. MD; Herb, Alice JD, LLMAcademic Medicine: November 2013 - Volume 88 - Issue 11 - p 1609–1611 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182a7f919 Commentaries Abstract Author Information Article Outline A sound clinical education should include the opportunity for medical students to engage in a spirited and informed discussion with faculty about the ethical challenges they will undoubtedly face. Unfortunately, in many medical schools today this goal is thwarted by many factors, including denial that a problem exists, relentless system overload, unprofessional behavior, breakdown in communication, and inertia. What is worse is that this problem is not new, and the fallout is not insignificant. Another potential contributing factor is burnout, which is well documented in a high percentage of medical students, residents, and faculty, and two of its most serious consequences are patient dissatisfaction and medical error. The authors draw on hundreds of student reflections on ethical dilemmas submitted during classroom exercises to examine persistent themes. They posit that classroom and didactic teaching is not enough to enable students to face ethical dilemmas. The authors call for a major culture change in medical education: "buy in" from top administration, especially the dean (and associate/assistant deans), chairs of all departments, and clerkship and residency training directors; the appointing of an ombudsperson and/or ethicist to oversee and resolve issues as they arise; instructional workshops and materials to enhance and impart skills for all teachers; remediation or retiring of errant faculty; and ongoing research and dialogue between and among medical centers about novel solutions. Dr. Myers is professor of clinical psychiatry, immediate past vice chair of education, and program director, Department of Psychiatry, and medical student ombudsman, SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York. Ms. Herb is clinical professor, Departments of OB/GYN and Family Practice, SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York. Funding/Support: None. Other disclosures: None. Ethical approval: Not applicable. Correspondence should be addressed to Ms. Herb, 86 W. 12th St., New York, NY 10011; telephone: (212) 243-6662; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Abstract Looking for Answers in the Data Changing the Culture of Medicine Recommended Actions Conclusion References Incident: Student was told to obtain a blood culture from a patient although he had never done one before. He was told to say to anyone who asked that he was experienced and had performed many. Student wanted to do the procedure but felt torn between telling the truth and being a team member and not subject to a bad evaluation. Incident: An elderly surgeon with a tremor accidentally nicked the patient's uterus while performing surgery and caused some bleeding. The student noticed, but didn't say anything. When the resident came to suture the patient, she inquired what had happened. The surgeon told her he didn't know. The student did not speak up about the surgeon's "slip." Incident: Patient 28 weeks pregnant presented with spontaneous rupture of membranes. Student was aware that under these circumstances, vaginal exams should only be performed when necessary. The resident performed an internal exam and then asked the student if she wanted to perform one also. Student was torn between wanting to perform the exam or pointing out that she might do harm. These incidents of lying, poor teamwork, conflicted silence, medical error, and unprofessional behavior are examples from some 500 reports submitted during a four-year period beginning in 2008 as an assignment in a class on ethics, truth telling, and communication for third-year medical students. We had asked students to write down and share their own experiences in response to case scenarios in an article published in Academic Medicine more than a dozen years earlier by Christakis and Feudtner,1 who were then medical students. As we listened to the students' visceral reactions, it was apparent that nothing much had changed over time and that these unethical, untoward situations were not confined to our medical school. We were also concerned about the effects of burnout on our medical students' ability to handle ethical dilemmas. Dyrbye and colleagues,2 in a survey of more than 2,500 medical students, noted that distressed students admitted to cheating, lying, and diminished altruism. More recently, Shanafelt and his coauthors3 have found significant burnout in fully trained physicians, which can manifest itself in the workplace as proneness to errors, compromised empathy, and objectification of patients. By the end of that academic year (2008), our informal findings had turned into collection of qualitative data. We continued collecting, evaluating, and analyzing student submissions for another three years. By reading and analyzing the students' papers we were able to categorize the ethical dilemmas or violations into several groups, although many reports fell into more than one category: lying, poor team playing, medical error, powerlessness, violation of confidentiality or poor communication, shaming, missed teaching moments by attending physicians, uncertainty of student responsibility, and a category called "other" that included a potpourri of lapses in professionalism.* The students' papers tended to show more insight as the year progressed. It was evident that the students were learning, absorbing, and were more aware of what they were observing. But the categories never changed. By sharing our findings in this commentary, we hope to draw attention to this pervasive issue in medical training. We first examine some of the themes that emerged during our years of collecting students' experiences and then consider the issue from the perspective of the culture of medicine. Finally, we offer some recommendations to begin to change our culture to address the ethical dilemmas that are now all too common. Back to Top | Article Outline Looking for Answers in the Data We found that the categories of ethical dilemmas students described were consistent over time, but what were the major factors that continued these practices? Certainly, student apathy contributed to the persistent record of unethical or unprofessional occurrences, but the students' cynicism was most disturbing—students who had been so idealistic and excited when interviewed for admission to medical school less than three years earlier were now more likely "to go along to get along." Asking them to explain what had happened to them in that short period of time to turn their attitude 180 degrees was both enlightening and discouraging. Fear was the most prominent factor in this shift. Students expressed fear of reprisal from the attending physician or resident, fear that grades and evaluations would be at risk if they reported the actions of a superior (i.e., a resident or attending physician). Even the knowledge that they could reach out to us as the ombudsman and ethicist was not an option that students trusted. This fear of reprisal extended as well to what could be called "bad team playing"—for example, not speaking up when an ethical dilemma occurs, to avoid being perceived as disloyal to the team or to one's superiors. Even when fear was not a factor, apathy was. Students described just "getting through" medical school, avoiding confrontations and uncomfortable encounters. The thinking was that all one needs to do is get past this hurdle and the next until ultimately graduation is around the corner, and that this should remain the most important goal. Some students' cynicism was based in large part on feeling blindsided about what practicing medicine was all about. Instead of learning to be healers, they began to realize how much remains unknown and that medicine is not a cure-all. They seemed disillusioned. They complained that no one had prepared them for the harsh realities of the medical profession. When we suggested to the students that we could not improve or correct matters if we did not know about them, one student burst out and said that he did not have enough time in the day to go to school and report on all the improprieties he saw or experienced. Reporting improprieties, students felt, was pointless because nothing ever came of doing so. They claimed that they were told to stop complaining, that faculty dismissed their complaints as without merit. In all, they felt that they were hearing a message "to stop whining and get on with things." Again, they emphasized that they did not report unethical behavior for fear of reprisals. They simply wanted to get through and put it all behind them. They were quite skittish about anything that required any kind of boldness or candor. It wasn't worth jeopardizing what they had worked so hard to attain. Our information is admittedly incomplete. We have been collecting only the students' side of the stories. Residents and attending physicians have had no opportunity to respond, amend, correct, or refute any of these incidents. What makes the reports ring true, however, is that most scenarios are repeated in virtually each cycle of teaching and in each year. Yet, fixing what is broken requires that all parties be able to respond to each complaint with an explicit commitment to bar any retaliation. A literature search confirmed that we were certainly not alone in the observations we were gathering. Studies from New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, as well as Canada and The Netherlands indicated similar experiences.4–8 It was dismaying that no matter what students were taught, there seemed to be an abiding culture that allowed these practices to continue. Back to Top | Article Outline Changing the Culture of Medicine Over the years, we have presented our findings to the dean of the medical school and the dean of students, to clerkship directors, to department chairpersons, and to the students. Some felt that these experiences were no different from what they had experienced as students themselves. They saw the stories not as extraordinary situations but, rather, just as part of medical school apocrypha. While most agreed that they too had experienced similar scenes, some were clearly troubled. Senior faculty, including the deans, were not only disturbed by these findings but wanted to explore ways of changing the culture. Culture change was what we needed to pursue. Clearly, a more pragmatic approach beyond the classroom was necessary. What would change such seemingly ingrained behavior? What recommendations could we make that would begin to make inroads in medical school culture? Finally, how could we reach out beyond our institution to call others to join in addressing the issue as a serious lapse in professionalism? As professionals and educators, we must take note of serious dysfunction and direct our energies toward finding a better way. In the end, what is lost in not addressing these students' complaints may be valuable teaching moments for both faculty and students. This is a compelling enough reason not only to intensify the educational component but also to implement a procedure that encourages reporting—a procedure that ensures both due process to all persons involved and a method for mediation and resolution of problems that ensures that all participants are heard and that there will be no reprisals. The ultimate goal would be to eradicate the harmful cultural relic of such reprisals and replace it with an interactive collegiality. We hope the by-product will be a more energized student population and greater satisfaction among attending physicians, residents, and students. Back to Top | Article Outline Recommended Actions We recommend a number of proactive steps to begin the process of cultural change to encourage open dialogue about and resolution of the ethical dilemmas students face: A firm commitment from top administrators, including the deans, chairs of departments, clerkship directors, and directors of resident training to recognize the seriousness of students' ethical concerns and support resolution of them. A faculty member, such as an ethicist or ombudsman, to meet with medical students during their rotations on "rounds" or at debriefing sessions to untangle situations and guide students into a more interactive, constructive, yet respectful experience. Mandatory faculty and resident education aimed at changing the status quo and exploring the realities of what happens in the clinical setting. Educational research into additional meaningful ways to address the issues, presentations at national/international conferences, and publication of the results. An acknowledgment that not all professionals have the talent to teach. Those who can be remediated should be. Those who clearly do not like teaching need to be taken off the teaching roster and assigned to areas in which they excel. Back to Top | Article Outline Conclusion In this brief communication, we have presented some case examples of ethical dilemmas in clerkship, including thematic findings arising from data gathered during a four-year period in one medical school. These same conflicts exist in other medical schools in the United States and beyond—and have been continuing for many years. Irrespective of the seeming paralysis and apathy of many of today's medical students, we believe that the culture of medicine can change and that our recommended actions are doable and will make a difference. We welcome a dialogue with colleagues and a combined effort toward creative solutions. Acknowledgments: The authors wish to thank Pamela Sass, MD, associate professor of family practice and senior associate dean for academic affairs, College of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, for her insight, assistance, and encouragement throughout this project.* Abusive behavior towards students has lessened but has not been eradicated as annual Association of American Medical Colleges surveys demonstrate, and new efforts are called for in this area as well. But that is beyond our purview in this paper. Cited Here... Back to Top | Article Outline References1. Christakis DA, Feudtner C. Ethics in a short white coat: The ethical dilemmas that medical students confront. Acad Med. 1993;68:249–254 Cited Here... 2. Dyrbye LN, Massie FS Jr, Eacker A, et al Relationship between burnout and professional conduct and attitudes among US medical students. JAMA. 2010;304:1173–1180 Cited Here... 3. Shanafelt TD, Boone S, Tan L, et al Burnout and satisfaction with work–life balance among US physicians relative to the general US population. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172:1377–1385 Cited Here... 4. Caldicott CV, Faber-Langendoen K. Deception, discrimination, and fear of reprisal: Lessons in ethics from third-year medical students. Acad Med. 2005;80:866–873 Cited Here... 5. Feudtner C, Christakis DA, Christakis NA. Do clinical clerks suffer ethical erosion? Students' perceptions of their ethical environment and personal development. Acad Med. 1994;69:670–679 Cited Here... 6. Satterwaite RC, Satterwaite WM 3rd, Enarson C. An ethical paradox: The effect of unethical conduct on medical students' values. J Med Ethics. 2000;26:462–465 Cited Here... 7. Hicks LK, Lin Y, Robertson DW, Robinson DL, Woodrow SI. Understanding the clinical dilemmas that shape medical students' ethical development: Questionnaire survey and focus group study. BMJ. 2001;322:709–710 Cited Here... 8. Huijer M, van Leeuwen E, Boenink A, Kimsma G. Medical students' cases as an empirical basis for teaching ethics. Acad Med. 2000;75:834–839 Cited Here... © 2013 by the Association of American Medical Colleges


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