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2005's The Matador has one big plus going for it, and that's the wildly entertaining performance of its star and producer, Pierce Brosnan. After his time with James Bond, Brosnan went on record as saying that this movie reignited his passion for performing, that it was "good to actually act again". Written and directed by Richard Shepard, The Matador is an unpromising idea of a movie with a gem of a character buried inside. If one can set aside the show's failed stab at black comedy, Pierce Brosnan's engagingly, charmingly awful human being can be fun in itself.
Rogue hired assassin Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan) has been living undercover for years, performing hit after hit for his handler Mr. Randy (Philip Baker Hall). In between kills Julian drinks to excess and hires prostitutes. Finishing up a slaying in Mexico City, he suddenly becomes attached to a Denver businessman he meets in a bar. Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear) is worried about an important deal that may or may not come through, and after some initial awkwardness, befriends Noble and attends a bullfight with him. Lonely on some interior level and hungry for company, Julian tells Danny all about himself and even demonstrates a mock killing at the arena to prove who he is. Danny is put off by Julian's brash and frequently obscene behavior but also fascinated to meet a real example of the kind of wild man he only reads about. What he doesn't know is that Julian is on the way to a nervous breakdown. The men separate and Julian moves on to other jobs, some of which don't go well. When he suspects that his handlers have decided to eliminate him, Noble hasn't a friend in the world that he can turn to ... except that guy from Denver he met down in Mexico City.
Sold as a hip action thriller, The Matador is actually one of those vapid espionage comedies in which amusing people are engaged in murders and assassinations. James Bond and his brethren began as escapist parodies, turning the political anxieties of the real world into 'fun' entertainment. The problem comes with subsequent pictures that try to build upon the rickety superspy formula in wacky ways. I'm thinking of movies you probably never saw or can't remember, because they were just so awful. MGM made one called Undercover Blues with Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid. It's a farce/not farce about yuppies that are actually ruthless spies when nobody's looking. "Shoot the bad guy and take the baby for a walk." It's awful, a bad concept that nothing can save.
The Matador is nowhere near as inept, but it veers in the same direction. The movie starts from the moral baseline that hired killings are the norm in politics and business, and only a dope would think otherwise. We watch as the film shows Julian Noble killing strangers, one after another -- a man in a car, a woman seen through his telescopic sight. Danny, a likeable man trying to stay financially solvent, doesn't approve of what Julian does, but he hasn't any fundamental objections, either. Thus we have the same BS fantasy as always, that the world is crisscrossed with slick, attractive hit men knocking off important people on a daily basis.
The saving grace is Pierce Brosnan's highly enjoyable performance. Julian is a crude and slimy character, but that's because he's trapped inside this very isolated profession where his only contacts are hotel clerks and bartenders. Noble comes on like the boor you can't ignore, who keeps apologizing for his rudeness and then hitting you with a bigger faux pas. As Julian is the only one in the movie who seems alive he's naturally attractive (if also infantile). He's even amusing when he's unshaven, saggy faced and hung over from some gawd-awful bender. Brosnan even works in bits of interesting character business that may or may not connect with his incipient breakdown. While investigating the body of a still-sleeping call girl, he notices her toenails ... and proceeds to paint his own toenails, just to see what it's like. Had the movie made a bigger impact, I'm sure we'd have seen theories advanced about the homosexual overtones (undertones?) in Julian & Danny's buddy-buddy relationship. That much we've been spared. Greg Kinnear labors to make his plain-Joe character interesting, but the movie is all Brosnan's. He's enough fun to watch that the movie is worth checking out.
Although The Matador tries hard to be tough-minded, it goes soft once we get beyond the central performance. Julian Noble is really "The Killer With A Heart" who cracks up because slaughtering all those helpless people is hard on a guy, you know? 1 Predictability reigns, as 1) the hit man becomes the prey, 2) the mild-mannered civilian is tempted to partake of his new friend's skills to solve his own business problems, 3) Julian and Danny's wife (Hope Davis of American Splendor, wasted in the role) are momentarily attracted to one another, and 4) the milquetoast must take charge when the killer just can't hack it any more. Criss Cross! Gee, in reality we're all killers, all part of the same hypocrisy, you know? Having already jumped off the Precipice of Lame Insights ®, The Matador has the gall to foist a heartwarming finale on us. Danny and his wife are only made stronger by their brush with the lethal Mr. Noble. And to think that putting this together only required 17 producers, co-producers, executive producers and associate producers.
The Matador is handsomely filmed on location in Mexico; I think that a Mexico City location might be doing duty as a central European city, quite well. Richard Shepard's direction is clean and assured and economical. We've seen so many scenes with hit men that after a couple of examples, hardly anything needs to be shown. Neither Noble nor the audience have to deal with the bloody mess or the grieving families of, for example, the businesswoman who gets shot down on a sidewalk. The movie's comparison of Julian Noble to a bullfighting matador makes for a colorful but hollow visual motif, unless a gallant man with a sword is meant to be Julian's false self-image.
Like I say, Pierce Brosnan has a fine record in quality action pictures. He's a bit-player Irish terrorist in The Long Good Friday, a caddish secret agent in The Tailor of Panama, and he made a fine James Bond. I'd like to see a Matador sequel, where a retired Julian Noble gets into ordinary, low-key trouble that avoids so many groaning clichés.
The Weinstein Company's Blu-ray of The Matador is a beauty. Cinematographer David Tattersall's attractive images come across well in HD, especially all those well-lit dialogue scenes. The disc is overloaded with commentaries that get a little optimistic about the movie's overall merit, but Brosnan, Kinnear, and director Richard Shepard are all personable company. Also included is a making-of featurette, some deleted scenes, a trailer and a TV spot. The disc cover illustration works overtime to put a misleading 007 spin on the movie. Time sure has passed quickly -- I had no idea that this movie is already five years old!
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1. Charlie Chaplin's A King in New York contains a spoof movie trailer fragment that critiques American movies' love of violence, and the need to plaster sentimentality over everything: "HE'S A KILLER! --- WITH A SOUL! It could be the trailer for Shepard's The Matador.
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Jennifer Lopez is the newly appointed chief creative officer of NUVOtv.
The versatile J-Lo was announced last fall as a creative partner with the English-language Latino network, but her role was solidified Wednesday as NUVOtv held its upfront for advertisers and prepared for a re-launch of its programming in July.
In an interview before the presentation, Lopez said about two years ago she was approached by NUVOtv to serve "probably more as the face of the network. But once we sat down and I started expressing my point of view about the programming and the network, it grew into something bigger."
She said that, with the support of her own production company, she will be involved in marketing, branding and program development.
"A network that reflects the modern Latino experience, but in English, must have the quality that everybody has," she said.
Lopez will also be the subject of a 90-minute biographical special, the network said.
Among new series announced will be "Gotta Dance," a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of professional dancers accompanying Lopez on a world concert tour.
Asked if her on-camera presence is likely to extend beyond those programs, she said yes — "if we find a great show that I would star in anyway. But I always want to do what's right for the network as opposed to using it as a vehicle for myself. That's not the point."
Lopez laughed when asked if she would consider returning to "American Idol," where she spent two seasons as judge on a panel that is currently in turmoil.
"I'm gonna perform there (Thursday) night," she replied. "I don't know what else is gonna happen."
Looking ahead to the July 18 debut of the NUVOtv programming slate, she said, "We've given it enough of a facelift to launch, but we know we have work ahead of us."
Other series announced include "Rodney's Joy," a reality show about Grammy Award-winning producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins as he takes on a new client — his wife, Joy Enriquez — as well as "Mario Lopez: One on One," an interview show.
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CS Brides' hosted its seventh annual Evening of Bridal Luxury event at the historic Ritz-Carlton Chicago with a featured Runway Show presented by Vera Wang showcasing the 2013 Bridal Collection.
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Delfouneso: Time to dig deep
Nathan Delfouneso accepts that Aston Villa's performance was below par in their weekend defeat to Liverpool, but has backed his teammates to come out fighting against Arsenal tomorrow night.
Villa were comfortably beaten 2-0 at Villa Park on Sunday - a loss that could have ended with a far greater margin in favour of the visiting Reds side.
Delfouneso is confident Alex McLeish's squad have the character to bounce back against the Gunners, and says the disappointment is already forgotten ahead of their next Barclays Premier League encounter.
"There's no time to sit around now," he told the club's official website. "We have another big test on Wednesday and we have to get ourselves ready for it. We will get ourselves together and regroup.
"With the character we have in the dressing room, we will be raring to go on Wednesday. We have bounced back before and we can do it again, definitely.
"We will digest this result and then go on to the training pitch in the next couple of days and prepare for the next big challenge.
"Like Liverpool, Arsenal are a very good side. We must make sure we turn up and give them a really good game."
Delfouneso isn't underestimating the threat that Arsenal will undoubtedly pose, but remains optimistic about Villa's chances of getting back to winning ways on Wednesday evening.
"They are on form, even though they lost like us at the weekend and it won't be an easy game," he added. "But we have the necessary fight and spirit to get a result.
"We want to give the fans an early Christmas present - a good performance and hopefully a victory and also make it an entertaining game.
"I am confident and the boys are confident in the changing room that we can go and get the victory."News Now - Sport News


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Name: Paul
Gender: male
Age: 32
Location: Seattle
I hope this isn't the first time you've gotten this kind of question but I've recently discovered that I have a urine fetish. And I guess what I want to know is if among gay men I am in a minority or what? Do you know of other guys out there who share my fetish? Also I'm in a relationship and I don't think my boyfriend shares my interests so I was wondering if you might have some ideas on how to break the news to him. Thanks a lot.
A urine fetish, huh? Ok! Are you talking about what those in the know call watersports or golden showers, right? I think you're telling me you like to play with your pee, or the pee of other folks, right?
Oh my god, this is like a totally popular fetish, and not just common among the gays, don't cha know. I'm surprised that you haven't encountered loads of other pee queens before now. Folks of every sexual stripe and persuasion are known to enjoy piss play. There's even a scientific name for it: urophilia. Doesn't that sound fun? Honey, guess what? I'm a urophiliac and you can be one too!
Hell, this is such a popular fetish that it has a full subset of associated fetishes. There are clothes wetting, bed-wetting and diaper fetishes, and urinal fetishes. For the BDSM crowd there are humiliation scenes and bladder control scenes just to name a few.
Historically speaking, people have been drinking their own urine as an alternative medicine for as long as…well, as long as there's been pee to drink. Bathing in urine is also very common in some cultures.
Curiously enough, watersports is not necessarily always a sexual fetish, although it can be sexual in nature. Activities where piss is taken internally (swallowed or received anally or vaginally) can be risky. The pee-ee will no doubt ingest any and all un-metabolized drugs — pharmaceutical as well as recreational — which were consumed by the pee-er. In some societies and in some situations, this is the actual intent — for example intensifying and prolonging the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
Prospective pee drinkers should be aware that there are a few drugs that pass through the body either partly unchanged or entirely unchanged, like those nasty amphetamines and their derivatives. So it's all together possible to get really high from drinking a druggie's piss.
Finally, how do you come out as a pee-queen to your boyfriend? I'm of the mind that the direct approach works best. There's less room for misunderstandings. You could come right out and ask him for what you want. Darling, meet me in the bathroom. I want to show you something really festive and entertaining. I mean, what homo's isn't gonna fall for that?
A less assertive way would be to visit several golden shower oriented websites, they abound on them internets, ya know. Leave the page open for the BF to find. That will stir things up. And unless he's as dense as a post, he'll begin to get the message. You could also "accidentally" rent a watersports video. That would, no doubt, open the desired discussion. "Holy cow honey, look what I picked up by mistake. You wanna watch it? Isn't this hot? Oh my god, I think I just wet my pants. Wanna see?"
Name: Maria
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Location: California
Hi Dr, My question is a little strange. My boyfriend has this weird fetish about cumming on me…not just on me but all over me. On my boobs, on my face, he likes to get it in my hair, on my feet. I'm practically swimming in the stuff. Most of the time I don't mind it and sometimes it gets me off. But I'm just wondering what's this all about. Why does he have this desire to cum all over me? Most of the time he wants me on my knees waiting for his gift, tongue sticking out like a dog. Any thoughts why?
Maria, darling, this is absolutely precious! I love it!
Did you ever see the brilliantly funny Mel Brooks movie, High Anxiety?
In the movie Mel Brooks plays Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke, the new administrator of the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, VERY Nervous. He goes to San Francisco for a conference where he is framed for a murder. Mid-way through the movie there's a scene where Thorndyke is on the lam. He phones his new friend, Victoria Brisbane, (played by the amazing Madeline Kahn) from a phone booth to ask for her help. Victoria is in her hotel room when she answers the phone. Just at that moment, the real killer attacks Dr Thorndyke and has him by the throat. Because of all the heavy breathing and choking sounds on the Thorndyke end, Victoria thinks she getting a prank sex call. She protests but then is drawn into the call. It's comic genius. Dr Thorndyke's struggle comes to an end when his attacker is impaled on a shard of glass. His death gasp makes Victoria think her caller just shot his wad. She responds with disgust, "You animal!
That's where my mind went, Maria when I got your call. The description of your boyfriend's spooge fetish made me think of Victoria Brisbane and her exclamation, "You Animal."
Ya see, Maria, us boys think all the world is as enamored with our spunk as we are. And so we think we're doing everyone a big favor by spreading our junk around. We're particularly fond of getting as much of our joy-juice as possible on our partners and the messier the better. We'll tell you that we do this because we love you and we just whipped up this tasty little batch of seed just for you. That's bullshit of course.
What we're really doing is marking our territory. Did you ever notice how pleased with himself a male dog is when he's blissfully lifting his leg to pee on everything in site? I'd be willing to bet you'd see a similar shit-eatin' grin on the BF as you'd see on that dog. Your BF is marking his territory, but he's marking you with his jizz.
The upside of this is that our little nut concoction is heavily protein laden, so you'll not find a better skin emolument. Just make sure he doesn't get any in your eyes. That shit burns! Enjoy!
Name: Jim
Gender: male
Age: 23
Location: Sydney
I'm addicted to porn. I look at porn for hours and hours at a time at work at home on my cell phone whatever. I am noticing that the more porn I look at the more I want and now I'm searching out some real weird shit the weirder the better. I'm afraid this is taking over my life, but I can't stop. What should I do?
Listen Jim, there's no such thing as an addiction to porn! PERIOD!
Nowadays people bandy about the term addiction as if it could be applied to any and all obsessive behaviors. I have an addiction to chocolate, I'm addicted to shopping, or I'm a sex addict. NONSENSE!
Let's be clear about this. An addiction is a very specific condition. It denotes a dual dependency, physical as well as a psychological. A physical dependency occurs when a substance is habitually used to a point where the body becomes reliant on its effects. The substance must be used constantly, because if it is withheld it will trigger symptoms of withdrawal. Psychological dependency occurs when the substance habitually used creates an emotional reliance on its effects. There is no functioning without it. Its absence produces intense cravings, which if not fed will trigger symptoms of withdrawal.
What you report about yourself, Jim, is not an addiction. Your behaviors, however, are a classic example of a severe fixation or obsession. Just because out of control behavior isn't an addiction, doesn't mean it's not serious.
You may say to yourself, "What the fuck, doc, fixation, addiction it all sounds the same to me." Well, sounding alike and being the same are two very different things. Besides, if one doesn't properly identify the problem; how will one find the proper intervention? And you, my friend, need an intervention ASAP.
Your relentless pursuit of pornography, your obsession with more and more graphic and extreme depictions of sex is clearly interfering with you living a normal life. And at such a tender age, what's up with that? This has got to stop, pup. You can't continue to take refuge in fantasy material in lieu of having healthy interpersonal relationships.
I'd also challenge your suggestion that you are enjoying the porn you consume. When consumption of anything — porn, food, whatever — is this unrelenting, there is no enjoyment factor anymore.
If you have the psychological capacity to limit your porn consumption on your own, great — Do it! Be strict with yourself. Deny yourself access to the materials that fuel your fixation. Channel that energy into connecting with other LIVE humans.
If you are unable to monitor your behavior on your own — seek professional help right away. Look to a sex-positive therapist who will assist you in creating boundaries for yourself. Your therapist will help you learn how to reward your successes and not reward your failures. You will, in time, be able to put this obsession behind you. But you must act now. Your humanity hangs in the balance.
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There are two comical videos circulating around the Internet today that are both iPod-related. The first of which is one of the "Will It Blend?" series of videos. These videos, for those who aren't familiar, are commissioned by Blendtec, a company who makes very powerful, almost commercial-grade blenders, but for home use. These puppies aren't your $19.99 Wal-Mart smoothie maker; they're a few hundred bucks and blend nearly everything. Every. Thing. Some of my favorite videos from this series involve the blending of an entire broom, several cell phones, a golf club, an entire chicken, and wood-carved nutcrackers (with nuts).
So because of this, we were delighted today to see that Blendtec had put out a new video, this time with our favorite blending scientist Tom Dickson asking us if (almost) everyone's favorite digital music player, the iPod, will blend. Well, will it?
For those of you too lazy to watch (but seriously, please do), the answer is:
(I love that little "don't breathe this!" warning he gives after he blends something ridiculous and there's a mysterious cloud of smoke coming out of the top of the blender.)
The second video for today is a spoof video of the now (in)famous "Get A Mac" ads made by Microsoft and shown to Microsoft employees at a recent company meeting according to a blog post at Zune Insider written by a Microsoft employee. The video features two relatively equally attractive looking guys, one in a hoodie and one in a suit, comparing the iPod to the Zune. Predictably, the Zune "pwns" the iPod in this particular spoof. However, I do admit that I chuckled at least once: "And they make it in brown." "And that matches... "


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UK apology for India massacre?
Should David Cameron apologise for Britain's colonial past in India, particularly the bloodiest moments like the Amritsar massacre?
His chief diplomat here was confronted with the issue after giving a speech in Delhi a couple of months ago, when an elderly man jailed by the British demanded to know when the UK was going to say sorry.
There's speculation that David Cameron is about to do so during his second trip to India as prime minister.
I was watching the UK High Commissioner's speech and Sir James Bevan's uncomfortable expression made clear that he had no prepared line on the question. He tried to dig himself himself out saying that as he had been born after independence he wasn't qualified to comment.
Some say a proper apology from Mr Cameron will help build the new "special relationship" with India he is seeking.
He has some way to go.
"Except for the kids going to England for education and support on the [UN] Security Council, it matters less and less", says one well-connected Indian investor who'll be in meetings with the Prime Minister.
The use of "England" is one indicator of the 'special relationship' Indians are more interested in.
On the eve of Mr Cameron's arrival, one of its leading papers had a three-page feature headlined 'United States of India' gushing about its obsession with all things American.
The former colonial power didn't even get credit for the language in this love affair, with the paper talking about the two countries being joined by "Americanese".
That India looks more towards the US now is hardly news. It has been for years, with students flocking to its universities and American brands making growing inroads here.
And while Indians are still drawn to British universities, the visa restrictions the prime minister now says won't be as tough for Indians as they sounded have dented that side of the UK's appeal too.
Trade has grown a few billion since his last visit in 2010, but it lags behind European competitors like Germany and even Belgium, with France catching up - and in position to leap ahead if it signs a deal to supply new jets to the Indian air force.
And while India has been busily buying up large chunks of British industry, its biggest trade partners are China and the US.
But UK companies still have plenty of "headroom for growth" in India, says Adrian Mutton who runs Sannam S4, which helps foreign companies get started in India.
So would an apology help?
Mr Cameron can certainly do better than Prince Philip, who made one of his trademark gaffes on a visit to Amritsar in 1997 by describing the death count as "vastly exaggerated".
Relatives of the estimated 1,000 Indians mown down by British bullets in 1919 are reportedly expecting an apology.
And "it would be welcomed across India", says former Indian foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
But any benefits may be short-lived. Author and former business chief Gurcharan Das says a British apology would be like "political gimmickry". It's simply not an issue for most Indians, with over half the population under 30.
"The minds of young Indians have been decolonised," says Das. "The new generation just wants to get on with it."
That's what the UK needs to do too, says the investor. It also needs to focus on what it can bring here.
"With the Japanese, you know they are about railways. With the French, it's nuclear power."
"We don't know what the Brits are here for," he says. "They are all over the place".


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Finally, my second quilt is finished. I'm quiet happy with the result, and I think turn out pretty good. Now, I've gained confidence and want to try different shapes such as triangles or hexagons. I will start with my sherbet pips, and still looking for pattern that I like and color combination as well.
So, here is the pictures...
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We compiled together this insanely actionable resource guide to help you through the process (and throw strategic tips your way). Reportedly, there is now less of a mismatch between Google search and Map results. But in addition to those things, you'll need a strong content marketing strategy (as with any plastic surgeon SEO campaign), and for a bit of extra local relevance, you'll need local-specific content on your website. You will also see publishers' websites that reach thousands of internet users every day. Most tech-savvy local-business owners have a decent idea of how to do local SEO in Duval County, Florida, but diving to a deeper level can get confusing. Plus, you'll get a detailed breakdown of your website's traffic growth, new visits, page views, top keywords, and online traffic sources. If you want to rise to the top in the Google search results, you're going to have to make your name known across cyberspace.
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Hey, CC!
Behold, the 2011 Photoshoot!
AK_Brickster wrote:Yay! Thanks for doing this!
lord_of_orks wrote:AK_Brickster wrote:Yay! Thanks for doing this!
same here
I appear to be sneaking up behind Josh, I wonder what I'm up to
Jacks100 wrote:I fail to see mine. Is he behind someone?
JoshWedin wrote:Jacks100 wrote:I fail to see mine. Is he behind someone?
He got left out of this one, but I took another one later. Just haven't had time to upload any of my pics. Apparently your sigfig was running amok on my section of the layout and he wasn't re-captured in time for this pic.
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7-23-2014 – 9:45 AM – Current conditions on Mammoth Mountain: we have clear skies, with highs in the mid 50s and winds gusting to 34 at the main lodge at this time.
Look like clear skis thru Saturday and then some build up and thunder storms are possible once again.
Mountain Bike and Hiking trails are in great shape across the entire Mountain at this time. The Bike Park is open from top to bottom…. Get more Mountain Biking details at this link.
If your a Mammoth Mountain Forum Member or not, check out a new more local and users friendly forum board at: MammothForums.com. Or if Facebook is your thing check out our page at: Facebook.com/MammothMountainSnowman
The projected Opening Day for Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is Thursday November 13th, 2014 at 8:30 am. That opener most likely will be on Broadway via Snowmaking only.
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Looking forward to the 2014 -2015 winter season, Snowman will be back, his main focus will be on Weather & Snow Conditions along with Photo Snow Reports. We plan on posting every Wednesday of the upcoming snow season. If we can get a new video sponsor our version of the Video Snow Report will be back as well.
Snowfall wise, it's way to early to have an idea of what will come next winter. Most of you have heard a El Nino event is on the way. Do not get into the media hype, El Nino events can bring drought or deluge so wait a see.
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Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke the speed of sound while falling 128,000 feet to Earth yesterday.
A camera fixed on the Austrian's chest pointed at his helmet gives a first-hand look of the terrifying jump.
The video, posted on Austrian TV, shows the moment when Baumgartner went into an uncontrolled spin. This is dangerous because it could cause blood to rush to his head, and he could have died. In fact, it almost brought the skydiver's bid to break the sound barrier to an abrupt end.
The former Austrian paratrooper described the tense moment in a press conference:
"There was a period of time where I really thought I'm in trouble," Baumgartner said. "Because I have a manual push button where I can release a drouge chute [a stabilization chute] which pulls me out of the flat spin, but at the same I time I knew If I push that button, this thing is all over, we're not going to fly supersonic."
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Once again, It is the Melbourne Cup of this year ( the 1st Tuesday of November). There is a BBQ party to celebrate. The boss (our Admin Assistant) set the theme of this year as "sporting clobber" for decorating the costumes. A special instruction states that anything to do with any kind of sport is ok except "buggy smuggler". This is well politicised joke. As a badminton enthusiastic person, my first imagination is something to do with badminton, rackets, shuttlecock or others. At the end, given availability of materials, I decided to decorate my hat with a number of shuttlecocks, accompanied with a ping-pong ball.
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So looking back on the past year, how has Forest Hills done? I think we've had a pretty good year. The starred items on the list below are establishments that opened in 2012, and there are plenty of them as you can see. It makes sense, given the influx of younger residents who have been drawn to our neighborhood from other parts of the city mainly because of the spacious yet affordable apartments, safety, and good schools.
Unfortunately, 2012 also came with its share of disappointments as well, and they've been some biggies. First and foremost, the West Side Tennis Club's decision to reject the proposal to use the Stadium for pubic arts and entertainment events. The Stadium is the one iconic structure (unless you consider The Gardens as a whole) that Forest Hills is home to, the one thing that has put us on the map, so to speak. It sits there crumbling with barely any use. What a terrific waste.
*1. Bareburger - How about that? A burger joint where thinking actually goes into the food, making simple things as salads and burgers delicious — and healthy — culinary experiences.
*2. Forest Hills Farmer's Market - Its popularity just built and built with every week that went by, to the point where it was extended all the way until just before Christmas.
3. La Boulangerie - It continued to expand its delicious offerings through the year, and the crowds continued to grow as well. "We're going to need a bigger boat?"
4. Mr. Vino - Modern, upscale, central, one of the first things you see in FoHi. Just the kind of place we need.
* 5. Jack & Nellie's - A huge hit with local residents.
* 6. The Sunday Wafels & Dinges truck - A taste of Manhattan hits FoHi's streets and the neighborhood can't get enough of it.
7. Emily's Sugar Rush - Charming.
8. NY State grants Queensway (Queens High Line) half a million, bringing it closer to reality - Wow.
9. New "Windsor 2" construction gets underway for new condo on north side of Queens Blvd. - Much better than what was there, that's for sure!
1. The West Side Tennis Club blocks use of historic Stadium for public arts and entertainment
2. Queens Blvd. remains a deathtrap, giving pedestrians a scant 30 seconds to cross 8 lanes of traffic, and make it across with their lives. Like WTF??
3. Staples closes, leaving local community — especially the many of us who don't have cars — high and dry when it comes to basic office supplies
4. CVS is supposedly going into the ground floor of "Windsor 2" — Another drugstore? Is that the best we can do with that prime space? So very, very sad...


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Professor of History (Retired)
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Corner Brook, NL
Discovery and Exploration
- includes the medieval Norse, the context for fifteenth-century discoveries, John Cabot, navigation
Fishery and Trade 1500-1800
- includes European fisheries before Newfoundland (e.g., Iceland), sixteenth-century "International fishery" (Basque, Portuguese, French,
English, including Basque whaling in Labrador), European market forces, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French and English fisheries,
including saltfish trade, English expansion beyond the Avalon in the eighteenth century, risks of the voyage (including piracy), French
decline (includes Ile Royale as well as St. Pierre & Miquelon), development of English bank fishery, widening networks (New England, West Indies, Ireland),
West Country shift from fishery to trade
Colonization and Settlement 1600-1830
- includes sixteenth-century context, seventeenth-century colonies (English and French), migration and settlement in the eighteenth century
(English, Irish), emergence of a resident society, legal and administrative developments (including emerging "reform" efforts in the early
nineteenth century)
Native People of Newfoundland and Labrador
- includes Beothuk, Mi'kmaq, Inuit, Innu, and Metis
War and Diplomacy
- includes Anglo-French rivalry, the fishery as a "nursery for seamen", the French Shore between 1713 and 1783, military events such as the French raid of 1762, French and English cartography (including James Cook), the American and French Revolutionary wars
Nineteenth-Century Newfoundland
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Unraveling a Centuries-Old MysteryFebruary 2007
By Dale Kiefer
This age-old mystery has confounded scientists for the last century. Like clockwork, influenza infects the majority of its victims during the winter months in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Infection with the flu virus leaves millions around the world bedridden with debilitating symptoms such as fever, body pains, sore throat, and cough. The very young and elderly are particularly susceptible to catastrophic complications from the flu, including death. Moreover, the recent emergence of flu strains such as H5N1 leaves many experts on infectious disease worried about the potential for global devastation even worse than that of the 1918-19 flu pandemic, which was linked to at least 50 million deaths worldwide.
A fascinating new theory seeks to explain why flu takes hold during the winter months and why it infects so many people, particularly elderly adults. At the heart of this theory is the presence of a vitamin deficiency in certain populations, including aging adults, around the world.
In this article, we examine this intriguing theory, and how defending against the flu may be as simple as taking enough of a common nutritional supplement.
Influenza Outbreak: A Modern Mystery
One of the greatest medical mysteries of the ages may finally have been solved, thanks to a newly published theory regarding the relationship between influenza and its peak onset during the winter months.1 Published just months before the start of the annual flu season, this novel theory addresses questions that have puzzled scientists for decades: why does flu strike almost exclusively in winter, and why are the elderly often at greatest risk of contracting the disease?
The answers to these questions are of more than academic interest. In the US alone, influenza hospitalizes more than 100,000 people—and kills more than 30,000—in an average year.2,3 With the recent scares over avian (bird) flu and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), many scientists believe it is only a matter of time before the world is gripped by a deadly pandemic. Improving our understanding of these diseases may help us avert disaster from influenza and other severe respiratory viruses.
Surprisingly, the solution may be as simple as supplementing with higher-than-usual amounts of a common vitamin in the fall and winter months.2,4 The story behind this proactive approach to flu prevention begins in England more than a quarter century ago, eventually coming to fruition in California.
Popular Misconceptions About the Flu
First, some background on the influenza virus is in order. Epidemiological data from around the globe indicate that while flu cases are not entirely unheard of in summer, outbreaks of this virus peak soon after the winter solstice in temperate latitudes.5 For years, health experts have speculated that the explanation for this seasonality is that people tend to congregate indoors more often in winter, thus fostering rapid person-to-person transmission. However, in this age of ubiquitous air conditioning and 9-to-5 jobs, is there really much difference in the potential for interpersonal contact from one season to another? While children probably spend more time indoors in winter due to school schedules, what about adults?
In fact, the "huddling inside" explanation has never been found to account for the seasonal nature of influenza infection. In a recent article on influenza transmission, a respected researcher at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that no human experimental studies have delineated the person-to-person transmission of influenza. Instead, the virus appears to be spread through indirect contact, with transmission through respiratory droplets the most probable explanation at this time.5 However, since these minute respiratory particles are unavoidable, this theory fails to explain why influenza occurs more often in winter and why certain individuals demonstrate protection against the flu. This puzzle has led researchers to continue searching for factors contributing to the infectious nature of influenza viruses.
Unraveling the Influenza-Winter Season Connection
Dr. John Cannell, a California psychiatrist, is the chief author of a landmark theory that postulates that influenza epidemics are intimately linked to declining vitamin D levels.1
In California, Dr. Cannell works with patients at a maximum-security hospital for the criminally insane. In recent years, he had become aware that vitamin D is a unique compound with profound effects on human immunity. He had kept abreast of cutting-edge research demonstrating that vitamin D has numerous wide-ranging effects in the body, influencing everything from bone health and cancer prevention to blood pressure.1,6,7 Dr. Cannell also knew that an alarming number of otherwise healthy people are deficient in this crucial vitamin, especially in winter. "I realized that vitamin D is really quite different from other vitamins," he recently told Life Extension.
Most of Dr. Cannell's patients are African-Americans whose skin pigmentation interferes with the sunlight-driven production of natural vitamin D. This fact, combined with their confinement, led Dr. Cannell to suspect that his patients' blood levels of vitamin D would be abnormally low. Testing confirmed this to be the case. After educating his patients about vitamin D's potential benefits, Dr. Cannell prescribed routine supplementation with 2000 IU of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) daily. He says he would have given the men even higher doses, but 2000 IU represents the current "upper limit" of vitamin D intake recommended by the government-sponsored Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine. By contrast, most adult multivitamins deliver just 400 IU of vitamin D, and a single eight-ounce glass of fortified milk delivers just 100 IU.7
Patients Stay Flu-Free Amidst an Epidemic
In the late winter of 2005, influenza broke out at the hospital. Ward after ward was quarantined, as patients were gripped with the chills, fever, cough, and severe body aches characteristic of the influenza A strain of the virus. "First, the ward below mine was infected," says Dr. Cannell, "and then the wards on my right, left, and across the hall." To his growing amazement, however, his own patients remained unaffected. "My patients had intermingled with patients from infected wards before the quarantines," he notes. "I felt certain that my patients had been exposed to the influenza virus." His patients' enduring health in the midst of a local epidemic profoundly influenced Dr. Cannell's thoughts on the relationship between vitamin D and immunity to the flu.7
He recalled the work of a pioneering British physician, Dr. R. Edward Hope-Simpson. Working in virtual obscurity, Hope-Simpson was catapulted to fame in the mid-1960s when he discovered the cause of shingles, a painful condition that affects adults. Thanks to Hope-Simpson, we now know that shingles results from the reactivation of latent chicken pox virus. After announcing this widely hailed discovery, Hope-Simpson turned his attention to influenza and was the first to document that in temperate latitudes, influenza A epidemics invariably peak in the month following the winter solstice. This pattern holds true for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and cases tend to rise and fall for about two months before and after the peak.8
Noting the obvious relationship between the decline in sunshine and rise of influenza, Hope-Simpson proposed that an undetermined "seasonal stimulus" must be responsible. Although he recognized that solar radiation had to be involved in evoking this seasonal stimulus, he was at a loss as to what the actual stimulus might be. Before his death in 2003, Hope-Simpson published numerous papers documenting the seasonal nature of influenza. While flu cases occasionally occur in summer, they rarely cause communal outbreaks. It may seem like common sense to acknowledge that flu is a winter phenomenon, but the fact had never been scientifically documented before. Hope-Simpson also noted, and other scientists have now confirmed, that flu outbreaks in the tropics tend to occur in the rainy season, when sunshine is scarce.4,7,9


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Flights to St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is the second-largest city in Russia – second only to Moscow. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great and was the country's capital for nearly 200 years. In contrast to the brashness of Moscow, St. Petersburg is the epitome of European elegance and high culture. The historic center of St. Petersburg is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring a mix of Baroque, neoclassical and uniquely Russian architecture. A network of canals runs through the city, adding to St. Petersburg's charm.
St. Petersburg is also known as the cultural capital of Russia. The city is home to numerous museums and art galleries, including the Hermitage Museum, which houses one of the world's largest collections of fine art. Some of the world's greatest composers and dancers came from St. Petersburg, and seeing an opera, a ballet or theater performance is a highlight of any visit to the city.
St. Petersburg is filled with hundreds of museums - featuring everything from history, art, science and anthropology to military and cultural exhibits. Probably the most famous is the State Hermitage Museum housed in the Winter Palace. You can easily spend a day or two exploring the Hermitage's art collections, which cover all genres of fine art and antiquities. The Hermitage includes a good deal of Russian art; however, the Russian Museum offers a more comprehensive collection. The Russian Museum features artworks from the 12th to 20th centuries – from folk art to pop art, sculptures to paintings.
Palaces and cathedrals
In addition to museums, St. Petersburg also has its fair share of palaces and cathedrals. The Winter Palace, home to the Hermitage Museum, was built in the 18th century and served as the home of the Russian tsars until the early 20th century. The palace is a fine example of the Russian rococo style. The interior features more than 1000 rooms with gleaming wood flooring, chandeliers, columns and other ornate design elements. Another extravagant example of Russian architecture is St. Isaac's Cathedral. It features a large gilded gold dome, which dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg. The interior is equally ornate with colorful murals, mosaics, columns and marble floors. By contrast, the Summer Palace, built for Peter the Great, is relatively small and modest compared to the Winter Palace and St. Isaac's Cathedral. The Summer Palace is worth a visit for its location. The palace sits on the grounds of the Summer Garden – one of the oldest and prettiest landscaped areas in St. Petersburg.


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one of my friends recommended Of Montreal to me, so i finally got their newest (i think) album, The Sunlandic Twins. its really fun to listen to, and i was wondering if anyone else had any comments on them. so yeah. they're pretty nifty.
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Rapid Security Solutions of Sarasota, Fla., is growing rapidly following an acquisition, announced today, of Armenti Construction and Access Control, Inc, of Lake Worth, Fla.
I had a chance to speak to Steve Paley, president and COO of Rapid, (and also president of the new Florida chapter of ESA) this afternoon.
Paley said the deal doubles the size of his company, bringing 10 new employees and a number of accounts, notably with gated communities in the Palm Beach county area. "The former owners (Bill and Danielle Armenti) will stay on for the transition." New staff members include 6 technicians and 4 sales and office personnel. "They're outstanding. We're happy to have them join our team," Paley said.
"It's a great location; we needed to be there," Paley said. Armenti's work involved installing lots of security gates and "about 5 percent video [at the communities]," Paley said.
Rapid's plan is to go in and "on top of the gate work, we lay in video and access control ... it's a huge opportunity to gain a greater share of their wallet."
Rapid now has two offices: its home office in Sarasota and now one in Lake Worth. It has warehouses and staff members in Tampa, Orlando and Cape Coral, but Paley said the company will have brick and mortar in all locations--and plans to "double in size within two to three years."
The growth will come from acquisitions and organic growth. Paley said Rapid is "fortunate to have good financial partners that believe in our strategic plan."
Steve Rubin of Davis Mergers and Acquisitions assisted Armenti in the deal.
Look for more on this deal later this week.
I wrote this spring about the Irving, Texas-based Electronic Security Association launching a state-chartered chapter in Florida. Now ESA of Florida is about hold an inaugural event.
ESA created the new state chapter because Florida is home to so many security companies.
The Sept. 20 inaugural event, which will be a legislative dinner featuring the chairman of the Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board, Ken Hoffman, who will discuss licensing requirements in Florida and the function of the board, according to an ESA news release. Also, updates on ESA of Florida and the upcoming ESA Leadership Summit in Orlando (slated for this Feb. 18-21, 2013) will be shared.
Steve Paley, president of Rapid Security Solutions LLC and chairman of the ESA of Florida steering committee, said a prepared statement: "We're excited to kick off the activities of ESA of Florida with this legislative dinner. We're encouraging everyone interested in helping to grow the security integration and monitoring industry in Florida to attend."
Hoffman also said in the news release: "The security industry in Florida is primed for growth, and I'm happy to be able to address companies looking to improve their businesses and serve their customers even better."
The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. atRuth's Chris Steak House at 2525 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale.
The event — which is sponsored by Interlogix, Honeywell, Telguard and Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution — is open to both ESA members and non-members. Registration for ESA members is free; non-member registration is $35.
For more information or to register, visit www.esaweb.org/event/ESAofFLDinner or call ESA's Member Service Center at (888) 447-1689.
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Carnival Cruise Lines Now Faces Expected Wave of Lawsuits
(NEW YORK) -- Despite having their feet back on solid ground and making their way home, passengers from the Carnival Triumph cruise ship are still fuming over their five days of squalor on the stricken ship and the cruise ship company is likely to be hit with a wave of lawsuits.
"I think people are going to file suits and rightly so," maritime trial attorney John Hickey told ABC News. "I think, frankly, that the conduct of Carnival has been outrageous from the get-go."
Hickey, a Miami-based attorney, said his firm has already received "quite a few" inquiries from passengers who just got off the ship early Friday morning.
"What you have here is a) negligence on the part of Carnival and b) you have them, the passengers, being exposed to the risk of actual physical injury," Hickey said.
The attorney said that whether passengers can recover monetary compensation will depend on maritime law and the 15-pages of legal "gobbledygook," as Hickey described it, that passengers signed before boarding, but "nobody really agrees to."
One of the ticket conditions is that class action lawsuits are not allowed, but Hickey said there is a possibility that could be voided when all the conditions of the situation are taken into account.
One of the passengers already thinking about legal action is Tammy Hilley, a mother of two, who was on a girl's getaway with her two friends when a fire in the ship's engine room disabled the vessel's propulsion system and knocked out most of its power.
"I think that's a direction that our families will talk about, consider and see what's right for us," Hilley told Good Morning America when asked if she would be seeking legal action.
While she said that she does not want to be greedy or exploit the situation, she does not feel that Carnival's $500 compensation is enough for the trauma passengers suffered.
"You talk about the emotional trauma and just last night, feeling what we went through last night while we were on land with our families and our insides just trembling," she said. "I don't think it begins to even say what is needed here."
In addition to the money, passengers will receive a full refund for the cruise, transportation expenses and vouchers for another cruise.
"We made our own nest [on deck] because we were just too terrified to go inside because of the smells and the germs, so we just banded together and made our own little nest and just survived," Hilley's friend Ann Barlow said.
Her friend Carolyn Klam said she got a stomach virus from drinking bad water once the power went out and friend Tammy Hilley said her cell phone was stolen Friday morning as the boat came into port.
"I think going back to our room was kind of traumatic and seeing that from day one we had no home, we were homeless," Hilley said. "We would go downstairs below deck and your feet could feel the sludge that you were walking through. The smells and the liquids draining from the ceiling and the stories of people sleeping in the hallways and the sanitary bags in the hallway, that was traumatic to just watch it start piling up."
The more than 4,000 passengers and crew began to disembark from the damaged ship around 10:15 p.m. CT Thursday in Mobile, Ala., amid cheers and tears. The last passenger left the ship at 1 a.m. CT, according to Carnival's Twitter handle.
Approximately 100 buses were waiting to take passengers on the next stage of their journey. Passengers had the option to take a bus ride to New Orleans or Galveston, Texas, where the ill-fated ship's voyage began. From there, passengers will take flights home, which Carnival said it would pay for.
Inside the buses, Carnival handed out bags of food that included French fries, chicken nuggets, honey mustard barbecue sauce and apples.
Carnival president and CEO Gerry Cahill praised the ship's crew and told reporters that he was headed on board to apologize directly to its passengers shortly before the Carnival Triumph arrived in Mobile.
"I know the conditions on board were very poor," Cahill said Thursday night. "I know it was very difficult, and I want to apologize again for subjecting our guests [to] that. ...Clearly, we failed in this particular case."
Luckily no one was hurt in the fire that triggered the power outage, but many passengers aboard the 900-foot colossus said they smelled smoke and were living in fear.
Carnival's original plan was to tow the damaged ship to Progreso, Mexico, because it was the closest port, but by the time tugboats arrived, the ship had drifted about 90 miles north due to strong currents, putting it nearly equidistant to Mobile, Ala.
Carnival added that it has canceled a dozen planned voyages for the Triumph and acknowledged that the crippled ship had been plagued by other mechanical problems in the weeks before an engine-room fire left it powerless in the Gulf of Mexico.
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A memorial service will be held in September for Jack E. Denton, a longtime campground industry pioneer who helped establish Arizona's first campground industry association as well as the national organization that later became the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC).
Denton, 89, died Aug. 26 in Peoria, Ariz. after suffering from complications from a broken hip sustained earlier in the week, according to an ARVC press release. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Sept. 11, at the First United Methodist Church at 7102 N. 58th Drive in Glendale, Ariz.
"Jack was considered the 'Father of our industry in Arizona," said Jo Ann Mickelson, executive director of the Arizona Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds. "He was truly a treasure that we all adored. Jack never missed any meetings or conventions. We could always count on him for support."
Denton built the Flagstaff KOA in 1967, just five years after the founding of Kampgrounds of America Inc. The campground, located at an elevation of 7,000 feet above sea level at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, is one of the oldest continuously owned KOAs in the 484-park system in North America.
Denton was a charter member of Arizona ARVC's precursor, the Arizona Campground Owners Association, which he helped form in 1975. He served on the state organization's board of directors for over 30 years.
Always active on political issues, he was instrumental in passing legislation to create a Scenic Byways program not only in Arizona, but across the U.S., Mickelson said. He was also a strong advocate for private parks as they struggled with competitive issues involving government run parks.
"He was on a first name basis with the Forest Service in Flagstaff and was always partnering with them for the benefit of campgrounds and RV parks in northern Arizona," Mickelson said.
At the national level, Denton was a charter member of the National Campground Owners Association (NCOA), the precursor to today's National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, and briefly served on the National Association's board of directors, according to David Gorin, a former ARVC President who was hired by the national association in the late 1980s.
"He loved the industry," Gorin said of Denton, adding that Denton was very involved in national issues in the 1970s and '80s, when insurance companies were pulling out of the campground insurance business. Denton served on a national insurance trust set up by NCOA that helped identify and recruit companies to provide insurance to campground operators.
According to KOA, Denton held several leadership roles in the KOA Owners Association, and was an innovator and "early adopter" of many KOA practices and amenities. His Flagstaff campground showcased several green initiatives, including an on-site recycling program. Denton had recently installed wind turbines to offset energy use, and his park was designated as an Environmental Impact Education Park.
Denton is survived by his two children, Robin and Jerry, of Glendale, Ariz. Granddaughter, Jessica, as well as two nieces, Barbara Funkhauser and Barbara Burns, from New Mexico and his longtime friend, Mary Smith, who owned, KOA of Redding in Redding, Calif. He was preceded in death by his wife, Chris.


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06.25.13 – Day 2 – This morning I am awakened by the same ocean sounds I fell asleep to. Indescribably wonderful. Sunlight pours into my gorgeous suite at Las Rocas Resort and Spa and all of a sudden I am swimming in a pool of morning sunshine and ocean breeze. I feel like I am waking up in some sort of heaven. I walk over to my balcony and my view is so different from what I saw last night. Everything is so lit up and colorful- I was not expecting this. I could have stayed in my suite all day- but there is too much to do and see!
We have breakfast at the hotel's Café del Mar and while I play it safe with a traditional American breakfast, Lawrence Davis (Publisher of LA Splash) orders an authentic Mexican breakfast of chilaquiles, salsa-covered eggs, and refried beans. I take one look at his plate and I know I made a mistake. Note: When in Mexico, always order Mexican food- always.
Right after breakfast we are sent to a strip of art galleries where locals display and sell their crafts and creations. Stunning Mexican artwork is displayed outside of each shop lining the street, and catching everyone's eyes with their vibrant colors and attention-grabbing designs. Lawrence gets very excited when he realizes that he can buy any of the massive, oversized lawn ornaments and actually bring them home with him- because remember: this is an international trip that does not require air travel (an exciting side not for those of you who love shopping when out of the country, but are often restricted because of limited baggage on airplanes). Lawrence ended up purchasing two gorgeous, aluminum, and hand-made, hand-painted adornments for his garden (you can read about it in his article Health Mate Sauna Review) from Herrería Estrada.
Next stop on the art strip is De Polo's Gallery, which is a famous framing shop that sells phenomenal Mexican paintings. We are all instantly blown away by how unique the art in this store is- I've seen a lot of good work, but what I'm looking at right now seems unmatched. It is no surprise to us when we learn that celebrities such as Mel Gibson are on the shop's list of clientele; he purchased several of the awe-inspiring paintings from De Polo's Gallery.
Somehow we manage to walk away from this compelling art scene in exchange for our hotel check-in in Ensenada. Right upon our arrival we are told that this place that we are staying at, the Hotel Coral and Marina is the single best hotel in Ensenada. Being the skeptic that I am I, of course, doubt this completely. Those uncertainties soon melt away, however, upon entering the lobby. Only having proceeded a few feet into the building I am already astonished by the hotel's gorgeousness. This must be the most beautifully designed interior that I have ever seen…and I haven't even seen the whole place yet. That being said, I am so excited when the hotel staff offers to give us a tour.
The Hotel Coral and Marina is a five-star hotel featuring seven different types of rooms, including a "Honeymoon" suite with massage tables in the room, as well as three various "Presidential" suites. Each room that we walk into is slightly more breathtaking than the last…these hotel suites are nicer and more spacious than my own apartment. It will blow your mind how much room each suite offers- the 'living areas' are so open and roomy that these hotel rooms are more like miniature apartments. When we walk into the "top presidential" suite, I start losing count of how many rooms are in this room: two full bathrooms (one with a "hydro-massage" bathtub), two bedrooms, a bar, a dining room, a living room, and, of course, an incredible balcony overlooking an even more incredible view.
Every room at the Hotel Coral and Marina has its own balcony and view that overlooks the hotel's pools, gardens, and its phenomenal marina. It's hard to believe that the Hotel Coral could be notorious for anything other than its outstanding bedrooms but its marina is both massive in size and breathtaking in beauty. I've never seen anything like this: the hotel's marina has 353 spaces for private boats to dock and provides and endless list of services to the people who enter, such as water, electricity, laundry services, security, maintenance and repair services, internet, cable TV, fuel (gasoline and diesel), shuttle transportation, etc. I really wish I had a boat…
The hotel's garden is just as impressive as the marina and accommodates weddings and events (for up to 350 people). The beautiful outdoor area even serves as a venue for concerts and shows, where the hotel's guests can watch from their private balconies! The Hotel Coral also has eight different event halls to accommodate events, conferences, and meetings.
**Side-Note: This hotel is the only one in the area that has conference halls!
After seeing the Hotel Coral and its marina, we are taken to its restaurant, Bistro and Cava, for lunch. The theme for the restaurant is Baja-native foods such as seafood and organic vegetables caught and grown locally- and all components of the meals made "in-house", including the bread and the butter that is at our table! We start our lunch with a clam ceviche followed by an oyster with a truffle oil salsa. The delicious seafood theme continued with mussels and scallops in a chili-fish broth and my personal favorite course of the whole meal: fresh local yellowtail, with portobello mushrooms in a squash and carrot sauce- mind-blowing. And of course the meal is incomplete without dessert so we finish off with a vanilla-ice-cream-and-raspberry-jelly tiramisu. Perfect.
Now I am not a big fan of fish markets because live fish kind of freak me out, but Lawrence insisted that I go see Ensenada's famous fish market and I must admit: it was impressive. Local fishermen display their daily catch on kiosks all over the market and locals get the opportunity to buy fresh seafood every single day. This is what Baja is notorious for: fresh, local food. The people around here don't really import anything because there is such an abundance of seafood on Baja's long coastline, as well as great land for farming produce. This fish market literally has every variety of everything, and if I knew how to cook this place would be heaven for me. For those of you who are more domesticated than I am and can actually piece a meal together, you must, I repeat, must visit this market while you're out here!
After the fish market we are sent to Bar Andaluz, which is a historical landmark in Ensenada. This gorgeous building is coated in Mexican history but the significance lies in the legend of the bar: bartender David Negrete is said to have invented the margarita here at Bar Anduluz. If you want a truly authentic margarita, this is your go-to spot! While my college professors may not necessarily be excited about my historical finding, I'm sure my college classmates are.
Now we are taking an hour or two to stroll through Ensenada's shopping strip: a full street lined with shops and boutiques on either side. We get to see all sorts of authentic Mexican crafts, clothes, souvenirs, and art for sale- there is literally something for everyone here. The crafts are all hand-made and we are lucky enough to be able to watch the process; Lawrence gets me a bracelet with my name weaved into it and I get to see it being made, by hand. Within minutes the Mexican salesman/artist has created a personalized masterpiece for me, out of thread! In my treasure hunt, I also find beautiful jewelry and hair clips that are unlike anything I've seen in the States. The best part? Most of these wonderful treasures are sold for quite a bargain. How could I possibly resist that?
Now we head back to the hotel's marina, and while all of the boats are privately-owned, the hotel's owner sets us up for a private ride on his boat! For anyone interested in taking a boat ride, the Hotel Coral can have it arranged with some of the private owners!
We are literally riding off into the sunset, sailing away from the setting sun and the beautiful Baja coastline. The only other time I've ever seen sunsets so striking and colorful was when I was in the Mediterranean. Take my word for it: there is nothing like a Baja sunset. The colors in the sky make me wish I could pour it all in a glass and drink it. This is that special hour in Baja where the city, the ocean, and the sky all glow in a heavenly shade of 24-Karat-gold. Marvelous. Unbeatable. Unforgettable.
I'm pretty sure Lawrence had to drag me off of that boat, otherwise I would have never left- it was all too beautiful to walk away from. However, it's now dinner time and we are sitting down at the Bistro and Cava with Chef Juan José Gomez; we get to sit down with the renowned chef, as his dishes are served to us- excellent. Gomez begins by explaining his ideology behind his creations; he utilizes what he calls "the Peninsular Concept", which means he creates dishes that only use ingredients found in that particular region of the country. Gomez says that this is a healthier approach to dining and that using this concept is also better for the region's economy.
"The Peninsular Concept is related with our ethnicity- it is related with all the item and products that we have in this peninsula.", Gomez explains, "The ocean, alone, provides us with almost eighty percent of all the produce we need for this cuisine…I'm taking the best of this ethnicity…the best of this culture."
Chef Gomez confirms that all vegetables used in his dishes are 100% organic and locally-grown; he says that they essentially don't import anything at all, and actually end up exporting a lot of the produce.
**Side-Note: The Peninsular Cuisine Concept is recognized by UNESCO as a "heritage".
Chef Gomez tells us that he came up with this concept fifteen years ago and explains, "I had to express my reality through this type of cuisine."
Our first course is served: yellowtail with a reduction of sucrose and olive oil. Chef Gomez caught this fish yesterday from his boat. The first dish is both simple and delicious. Gomez tells us "I'm not pretentious with this type of cuisine because it has to be natural – I mean it has to look good for your pictures! But the taste is what I really care about."
I am getting curious about what started Chef Gomez on his food-venture and when I ask, he tells me "My beginning was just like everybody else's- washing pans and pots!". When asked if he was ever classically trained, Gomez says "the real cuisine is found in your heart, not in a school."
Next plate? Fresh mussels with four different salsas- all made from veggies found in the local garden. Chef Gomez insisted that we put our forks down for this plate and eat all of the mussels by hand. He told us that the metal in our silverware will ruin the flavor by changing the pH of the food- he tells us that, "You don't make love with anything in between, you make love flesh-to-flesh- so make love to your plate!" Well, I think he must have been right because this dish is absolutely phenomenal.
Our next course is probably my favorite dish of the entire trip so far: shrimp wrapped in a white mushroom "paper" with a fresh garden herb sauce- just incredible. Who would have even thought to use mushroom as a wrap? Chef Gomez, of course. As I enjoy his creation he tells me "this [food] is not an idea- it is an expression of how I feel."
The next course is a chicken breast with tomatoes, plantain, and a mango sauce- all organic, followed by a dessert to "clean the palate". Just when I think the adventure of a meal is complete, Chef Gomez orders shots of Herradura Tequila to the table- he insists that the alcohol helps break down all the food. Before I sip my tequila I ask Gomez what his plans are for his Peninsular Concept and he tells me that he wants to "present this concept to the world at the next international culinary conference in January 2014" and that he wants to see his cuisine go global, "everything goes global now." Well, I'll drink to that. Cheers.
Here are links to ALL FIVE DAYS of my wonderful trip to Baja California:
Adventures in Baja California – Day 1 of Our Journey Through Mexico
Adventures in Baja California – Day 2 of Our Journey Through Mexico
Adventures in Baja California – Day 3 of Our Journey Through Mexico
Adventures in Baja – California Day 4 of Our Journey Through Mexico
Adventures in Baja California – Day 5 [Last Day] of Our Journey Through Mexico
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The week in review
Most widely decried Supreme Court decision: Virginia legislators scurry to get laws in place forbidding eminent domain seizures for developers like the one the high court upheld– Kelo v. City of New London– June 23.
Most confusing Supreme Court decision: The Ten Commandments may be displayed outside the Texas state capitol but not inside Kentucky courtrooms, the court rules 5-4 June 27 in two separate cases.
Newest appointees: Out of 13 original candidates, City Council names Peggy Van Yahres, the Rev. Alvin Edwards, and Louis Bograd to the Charlottesville School Board June 24, in a process some want to convert to an election.
Newest housing authority boss: Noah Schwartz, Monticello Area Community Action Agency director, takes over the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority reins, succeeding Paul Chedda, who lasted nine months in the job.
Oddest hearing: Albemarle Circuit Court Judge Paul Peatross hears arguments June 24 about whether he should recuse himself from some cases handled by the Public Defender's Office after that office and the Albemarle Commonwealth's Attorney filed a complaint against him last year, Liesel Nowak reports in the Daily Progress. The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled in April to keep Peatross on the bench.
Worst news for trainspotters (and riders): The House of Representatives could vote this week whether to cut Amtrak's budget, effectively closing Charlottesville's Amtrak service, which consists of the Chicago-to-New York Cardinal, and the New Orleans-to-New York Crescent, according to an Annie Johnson article in the Progress.
Biggest win: A $100,000 Cash 5 ticket purchased at the Pic & Pac on Stewart Street. The lucky numbers drawn June 18 were 2-5-16-18 and 21, and the winner has six months to claim the $68,000 after-taxes cash, WINA reports.
Lightest fine: Louisa school bus driver Lorrie Ann Batten, who was charged with misdemeanor reckless driving after 16-year-old Thomas Cameron died and seven others were injured in a February 9 accident, is convicted of improper driving June 21 and ordered to pay a $500 fine, according to Sarah Barry in the Progress. Cameron's family has filed a $10 million suit against Batten.
Worst death in Chilhowie: Five-year-old Rebecca Hope Wagoner dies inside a front-loading washing machine at a laundromat June 17 in the southwest Virginia town, and experts say the child couldn't have closed the door on herself.
Longest good behavior sentencing: Forty years for Joshua Torbick, on top of three and a half years in jail for a string of drug, weapons, and traffic charges, according to Nowak in the DP. Torbick racked up charges in Albemarle in July 2004, including a DUI, shooting into a Woodbrook home, and leaving the scene after backing into a neighbor's house. In October, police found cocaine, a gun, and bomb-making materials in his York Place apartment. Still pending: cocaine possession charges in Atlanta.
Worst constitutional tampering: The General Assembly must approve again a proposed amendment outlawing gay marriage, and a new group, Va4marriage.org, has launched a website to inform voters of the perils of gay marriage.
Worst Lance Armstrong impression: Governor Mark Warner breaks two bones in his hand in a spill in Goshen after a 22-mile ride June 27 through Rockbridge County to promote tourism.
Best news for cable-less viewers: WAHU Fox 27, Charlottesville's third new Gray TV station in the past year, begins broadcasting June 27.
Most interesting new option for fathers: A man's nipple may be as comforting to a crying baby as a pacifier, according to a story in the Times of London.


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Amelia Earhart, Great Woman, Great Pilot, Great Disappearance
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Amelia Earhart took off for her big flight on Saint Patricks Day 1937, everyone was excited, especially strong women activists. Even though she was strong she wasnt alone, Amelia had a great navigator, Fred Noonan. Even though they They had some problems along the way.
Along their flight they had to stop and land in many places because they were having problems with their plane, the Electra. On their last stop Amelia was so worried about not being able to get to their destination safely that she sent all their clothes, maps, emergency things, and other items that might help if they didnt make it to their destination.
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