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Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon. It is wonderful to be here at DCU and back in Dublin. I want to thank you, President MacCraith, for that kind introduction. I'm delighted to be joined here by a number of officials and dignitaries, including your Chancellor, Martin McAleese, whom I have had the pleasure of meeting before when he was the spouse of a president. (Laughter.) We had a lot in common. I was once a spouse of a president as well. Your Minister for Education, Minister Quinn; your Minister for Children and Youth Fitzgerald; your Minister for Social Protection Burton, and the Lord Mayor of Dublin -- we are grateful to have all of you here, but I'm particularly pleased there are so many students and young people here in this auditorium.
This university is renowned, not just for your world-class academics but also your engagement with in the world -- your international student body, your commitment to help solve urgent global problems through study and innovation, and your new Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction, which I can assure you will have a busy agenda ahead of it. Because you are absolutely right that the lessons learned here in Ireland about how to build peace could be of great use to other peoples and nations. And I commend the university for your global service, which has such ramifications far beyond the academic world.
Now, it goes without saying that for millions of Americans who have family ties to Ireland, including my husband and daughter, and President Obama, this nation is often seen as a second homeland. And over the years, Ireland has made enormous contributions to America's progress. Several of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence were born in Ireland, as were many of the soldiers who fought in our revolution. The Irish helped build America's canals and railroads, overcame suspicion and bigotry to earn their livings and educate their children, and rose over time to become leaders in every field of endeavor.
Now, people around the world often speak of and believed in the American dream, but I think it is fair to say that no people have done more to build that dream and make it real than the Irish. The United States, my country, would not be the country it is today were it not for this nation and its people. And that close kinship, not just a relationship between nations and governments, but a friendship rooted in relationships between people, is as strong as ever.
Ireland and the United States work side by side to fight global hunger, to prevent the kind of suffering that Ireland endured during the Great Famine. We are helping women across the world, particularly in Malawi, gain access to clean cookstoves. We're working together in Afghanistan to try to make long-term stability possible for a people that has known very little of that. And Ireland has shown an unsurpassed commitment to preventing war by protecting peace. It's an astonishing fact, but for more than 50 years, not a single day has gone by in which an Irish peacekeeper has not stood a post somewhere in the world.
So I know that Ireland is going through hard times now. I understand the painful sacrifice that so many families have had to make. But I want you to know that, not just in the United States, but people everywhere look to Ireland and see a resilient nation. Yes, a generous nation, one dedicated to peace and justice because you know from your own history how precious that is and how important it is for all of us to stand up for those values and protect them. And it is that struggle that joins our two countries, on behalf of human dignity and freedom, that brings me here today.
This is likely to be my last official visit to Ireland as the United States Secretary of State. And I want to mark this occasion by speaking with you about a foreign policy priority that represents our two nations' most cherished values, and which is central to how we confront the world's challenges -- human rights.
Now, human rights don't always occupy the headlines, but they are often what lie just behind and underneath them. And the future that awaits the students and young people today will be shaped, in large part, by how well leaders live up to their human rights responsibilities.
During my first year as Secretary, I celebrated Human Rights Day by giving a speech at a university, Georgetown, in Washington, DC. I said there and then that in the 21st century, America's goal must be to make human rights a human reality, building upon what was accomplished in the 20th century, through the heroic efforts of leaders like Eleanor Roosevelt and many others, when the international community established human rights as the God-given entitlement of every person, and embedded those rights into international law along with governments' responsibilities to protect them.
So I'm often asked, where do human rights fit into American foreign policy? Now, there are some -- they've often been called idealists -- who say that when we tackle foreign policy challenges, we should be governed first and foremost by the end goal of advancing our values, because that is how you build a better world.
There are others -- they've been called realists -- who point out that ideals are not always easily reconciled in a world where bad actors exist and bad things happen. And therefore, shorter-term interests must be given more weight in the here and now.
This has been and will remain a difficult debate. There happens to be merits on both sides. It is certainly true that the last decade has driven home the very real threats that exist to security and stability worldwide. And part of my responsibility as Secretary of State is to work to counter those threats. And furthermore, many of the challenges we face, from getting the global economy back on track to preventing terrorism, are becoming more complex by the day.
But at the same time, one must never forget universal values are vital to who we are and what we hope to see our world become. And they are American values and Irish values; I would argue they are everyone's values. They certainly are part of who we are as Americans, not only a commitment that is central to our identity but also a source of our influence in the world.
So the real challenge, not just for decision-makers but citizens as well, is to be clear-headed about the world as it is and the tough choices it presents on a daily basis, while remembering that human rights are at the center of some of the most significant challenges to global security and stability and therefore to our national interests.
That's why I don't mind I've been called both an idealist and a realist. In reality, I think we all need to be more of a hybrid, perhaps idealistic realists. Because leading effectively cannot be done without our values. And a great deal of what is happening today bears that out.
It is not a coincidence that virtually every country that threatens regional and global peace is a place where human rights are in peril. The genius of the Helsinki Final Act is the insight that human rights and security are indivisible. That insight, present since its founding in 1975, is what sets the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe apart as a regional organization.
And of course, it is why I'm here in Dublin today, because the Irish Government is the chair in office and hosting the annual meeting. That organization and its founding documents were revolutionary. They recognized that the human rights situation in one country impacts the security of the entire region around it.
And yet, even leaders in countries that secure human rights for their people don't always see advancing human rights elsewhere as a foreign policy priority. They look around the world -- and especially today, we know so much because of the 24/7 information environment in which we exist -- that when we see so many urgent challenges competing for attention, it's easy to think, "Let's postpone action on human rights until after we deal with these other matters."
But human rights cannot be disconnected from other priorities. They are inextricably linked with all of the goals we strive for in our countries and around the world. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is not just a catalog of rights and government obligations. It is a time-tested blueprint for successful societies.
Today, I want to talk about four frontlines of human rights, issues over which fierce battles are being fought, where the stakes are high and our leadership, from both the United States and the Republic of Ireland, is urgently needed. My argument will be that these human rights battles implicate both our values and our interests -- and that they take place at the heart of the great geopolitical challenges of our time, not in some separate and distinct sphere set apart from the real, hard stuff going on in the world.
The first frontline is religious freedom and the rights of religious minorities. Amid the uncertainty of unfolding transitions to democracy, old hatreds flare anew, particularly toward members of minority groups. And in many places in the past year, we've seen religious minorities become targets. In fact, members of faith communities have been under pressure for a long time and they report that the pressure is rising. That threatens not only the religious minorities themselves, but the futures of their societies because a society can and should be judged, in part, by how it protects the rights of its minorities. Societies are strongest when they deliver justice not just for the powerful, but also for the vulnerable. And while religious freedom is a human right unto itself, this issue is about other rights, too -- the right of people to think what they want, say what they think, associate with others, and assemble peacefully without the state looking over their shoulders or prohibiting them from doing so.
In the Middle East and North Africa, as in other places in the midst of transitions, like Burma, the United States and the world have an interest in seeing new governments build the institutions and legal foundations they need to achieve lasting stability internally and to be constructive partners internationally. In other words, we want those transitions to go well. And religious freedom is just one example of how human rights are at the center of meeting that challenge.
So at this pivotal moment, the United States has conveyed to countries in transition the importance of locking in protections for the human rights of religious minorities, to lay the groundwork for democracies that will endure. We've reached out to religious minorities. We meet with them at their places of worship and in their homes so we can better understand the challenges they face as we elevate religious freedom both in international settings and bilateral diplomacy.
Now, of course, religious freedom is only one part of a successful transition to democracy. We have been watching the events unfolding in Cairo with growing concern. Almost two years ago, the Egyptian people, primarily young people, took to the streets because they wanted real democratic change. And they deserve a constitution that protects the rights of all Egyptians, men and women, Muslim and Christian, and ensures that Egypt will uphold all of its international obligations. They also deserve a constitutional process that is open, transparent, and fair.
The upheaval we are seeing once again in the streets of Cairo and other cities indicates that dialogue is urgently needed. And we call on all the stakeholders in Egypt to settle their differences through discussion and debate, not through violence. And we call on Egypt's leaders to ensure that the outcome protects the democratic promise of the revolution for all Egyptians.
Let me turn to the second frontline, Internet freedom. Now, if I were here 10 years ago giving a speech, I'm not sure that would have been in my top four frontlines. But look at what a difference a decade has made. Our commitment to internet freedom as a human rights issue intersects with our interest in seeing emerging powers rise in a way that tends toward sustainable economic growth and long-term stability.
From China and Russia to emerging democratic powers like India, Brazil, and Indonesia, part of what will determine the trajectory of those countries is how they choose to respond to the questions their own citizens are raising about what kind of future they want, about governance issues that affect their everyday lives, like food safety or pollution, about how corruption undermines the public trust.
So the United States believes that it is in the interest of all governments to respond to criticism, not repress it. I learned many years ago, being involved in politics, that as hard as it is, one must learn to take criticism seriously but not personally, figuring out what it is you are being told that maybe you could learn from. Not all criticism is legitimate; some of it is motivated by less than noble reasons, but oftentimes your critic can turn out to be your best friend.
A free and open debate about real issues presents governments with opportunities and ideas for reform, if they're willing to accept them. And those reforms, in turn, can help reinforce economic and political stability. Democratic countries have the institutions and processes to respond constructively to critics, and then to adapt to a changing world.
On the other hand, cracking down on critics who say something you don't like -- and believe me when you're in government, nearly every hour someone says something that you won't like -- but cracking down on those critics starts a spiral. As governments violate their citizens' rights more and more, they face more and more criticism and then more and more temptation to double-down on the politics of repression. The only escape from this downward spiral is to stop violations and start reform.
So Internet freedom is central here, because these days, the place where many discussions and debates are happening is online. The Internet is the public space of the 21st century. As the Internet has grown, and as citizens turn to it to conduct important aspects of their lives, repressive governments have worked harder and harder to limit people's freedom online, just as they do offline. They are scrubbing websites of facts or ideas that challenge their hold on power. They are censoring emails and rerouting web traffic. They're reading political blogs, then showing up at the homes of bloggers and arresting them. They're monitoring the emails of political dissidents in order to track their movements and identify their associates. The rights of individuals to express their views, petition their leaders, freely associate with others are universal, whether they are exercised on a university campus or a university's Facebook page. Freedom is freedom, online or off.
Now, some emerging powers have sought to use the advent of the Internet as an excuse to ignore or revise established international standards. But the arrival of new technologies does not change each person's entitlement to that person's human rights. We need to protect human rights online and hold governments accountable when they violate those rights, just as we should seek to hold violators accountable in the offline world. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 64 years old, but it seems remarkably prophetic in protecting the right to -- and I quote -- "seek, receive, and impart information by any medium, regardless of frontiers."
So we are working in the State Department with the private sector, multilateral organizations, and civil society to expose abuses and reinforce that the same rights apply offline as well as on. We're also supporting Internet freedom from another angle by funding technologies, tools, and training to help digital activists who live and work in repressive environments. And we are investing in innovation, because we know that governments on the other side of this fight are constantly improving their methods of oppression, and we intend to stay ahead of them. By the end of this year, the United States will have invested $100 million to help ensure that people in repressive internet environments can exercise their rights more safely and reliably.
The third frontline is the role of civil society, the activists, organizations, congregations, journalists, and citizens who work through peaceful means to solve problems and encourage their governments to do better. Civil society is important everywhere, including in our countries. But nowhere is it more vital than in those states whose futures are unsure.
Some are young democracies, where the challenge is to lock in gains so that, for example, we don't see a repeat of what has happened in Mali. Others are countries that are in a kind of limbo, where citizens and maybe even some in government are struggling to get their country on the path to rights-respecting democracy. And then there are places where small cracks exist under authoritarian governments and where there is an opportunity to pry them open and try to build something better.
In all of these places -- we call them "states in the balance" -- we both have an economic and security interest in having the balance tilt toward accountable institutions with protections for human rights, rule of law, democratic governance. If things tilt the other way, it limits the economic potential of new markets, can increase regional instability, and undermine efforts to combat transnational crime and terrorism.
Now, we recognize that our ability to directly influence political reforms and institution building from the outside in a lasting way is limited. We know that durable change is most likely to come from within, and that it takes everyone -- journalists and activists, business people and teachers, religious leaders and labor leaders -- pointing out the need for change, providing the ideas for change, and then reinforcing and supporting the political actions that will produce change.
That's what civil society does. It is the underpinning of a free and functioning country. And unfortunately, this is a dangerous moment, because the trend of governments cracking down on civil society is on the rise. This morning at the OSCE, I pointed out examples of this happening here in Europe and Eurasia. I could make a similar list for every region.
Civil society is a target because it is, by its very nature, an organized threat to governmental oppression. It gives citizens a way to improve their lives without government direction or permission. It brings people together around a shared mission, and there are few things repressive governments fear more than citizens banding together with a common purpose. And it reflects a belief that people do not exist to serve their governments, rather, governments exist to serve their people.
Many members of civil society advocate on behalf of their fellow citizens at great personal risk. Activists and journalists are blackmailed, even murdered. Land activists face threats or are thrown in jail. Religious leaders who counsel tolerance can face repercussions, even from their own believers. And people who make the case against any vulnerable group need the support of civil society.
It's very true that many governments attempt to squeeze civil society in a steel vise, and we are seeing a particular movement against the LGBT community around the world, punishing people, harassing them, beating them, imprisoning them for who they are. So the United States has targeted our efforts to preserve the space that civil society and vulnerable people need to make the case for change in their own communities.
We currently are providing emergency support to dozens of individual human rights activists around the world, who run into trouble because of their work. And the United States has created a fund -- to which more than a dozen governments and two private foundations have contributed -- to support embattled NGOs with legal representation, communication technologies like cell phones and internet access, and other forms of quick support. We just brought out of eastern Congo to safety an incredibly courageous doctor who has cared for so many of the women and girls who have been brutally assaulted over the course of the many years of the conflict in the eastern Congo, who found himself being targeted and watching members of his staff be killed in front of his eyes, and we were able to bring him to safety. But think of how many people need this help right now, somewhere in the world.
In many places we're also working with USAID and other donors to help civil society actors build the skills they need to do their work effectively, documenting abuses, storing data, learning how to deal with the media. We welcome them into our embassies both because we want their advice but also because we can sometimes help them by introducing them to members of the government or the private sector, or even other NGOs who are working in related areas. And we've launched a Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society to send a signal about the importance we attach to these relationships as part of our foreign policy.
I can remember so well when I was First Lady, and I was visiting Guatemala, and I was introduced to a woman who had been an activist on behalf of indigenous people and had suffered greatly trying to prevent abuses against people who were defenseless against private militias or the government's armies. And when I met her, I asked her, as I often do around the world, if there was something I could do for her. And she said, "Yes, I understand you'll be speaking to the parliament later today." I said, "That's right." She said, "If you will mention my name, you could help save my life, because if people know that there is somebody in the United States who knows about my work, maybe they will leave me alone to continue that work." So never underestimate what any of us can and should do to support these courageous civil society activists on environmental climate change front, on the protection of minorities, on fighting for health care, on standing up against corruption, on doing what they know is best for their people and society but which is rejected by elites and governments afraid to cede one ounce of their power.
The fourth and final frontline I would mention today is the ultimate blend of idealism and realism -- respecting the human rights of women and girls. I believe this is the unfinished business of the 21st century. It is just foolish to try and build a strong economy or a stable democracy while treating half the population as second-class citizens at best, as some other species at worst. And yet in too many places, that's exactly what women are treated. They have few or no political rights. They are subjected to terrible violence. Their health, even their lives are disregarded. They are forced into marriage or forced labor as if they were property instead of people.
I personally have no doubt that if women everywhere were treated as equal to men in rights and dignity, we would see economic and political progress come to places that are now teetering on the edge. We would not only see a decrease in violence and a rise in good governance in volatile places, but we would see increased economic growth at a time when the world desperately needs more growth. The World Bank has finished a remarkable set of studies demonstrating how removing the obstacles the women's full participation in the economy everywhere, including in my own country, would increase the world's GDP at a time when we know we need it. The world would be more prosperous and more stable.
One of the first things I did as Secretary was to elevate the Office of Global Women's Issues by appointing the first ever Ambassador at Large to take the lead on identifying concrete ways the United States could work to secure the human rights of women worldwide. We see this as a moral imperative and a high-reward political, economic, and security strategy. We led the charge for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the first ever to recognize the role of women in restoring peace and maintaining security. We created a National Action Plan and encouraged others to do the same. I highly recommend a documentary movie about ending the terrible war in Liberia, called "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," which is just one example of what women have done to end conflict and to begin a political transition, which led, in that case, to the election of the first woman president on the African continent.
Now we recognize, of course, that women's political participation matters not only when tackling the worst challenges of conflict and violence, but also when finding solutions for more everyday governance problems at the village and community level, in national parliaments and ministries. That's why we've repeatedly urged leaders to lay the legal and constitutional groundwork to enable women to make their contributions to societies in transition in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Because so much violence against women and girls takes place within their homes and communities, and often in the form of harmful traditional practices like female genital mutilation and so-called "honor crimes," we've launched the first U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally. One of our top priorities is eliminating child marriage. Beginning next year, the State Department will track every country's legal minimum age of marriage and the rate of marriage for underage girls and boys.
And today, I am pleased to announce we are developing a new initiative to provide emergency support to survivors of gender-based violence, those under credible threat of imminent attack due to their gender, and organizations that may need protection. All of us were moved by the story of the young Pakistani girl, Malala, who was targeted by the Taliban for the effrontery for going to school -- more than that, speaking out for the rights of girls in Pakistan to go to school. She was miraculously spared from being literally shot in the face and is making what appears to be an excellent recovery.
For every young woman whose name comes to our attention, there are countless others who suffer in silence, who face cultural and social and religious barriers to their human rights and dignity. We want to include every country in our outreach, and we also wish to reach women with disabilities, some of whom have been afflicted as a result of gender-based violence -- the acid attacks, the shootings, the torture -- and to send a message that these girls are valuable, valuable to families and valuable to societies.
As the mother of a daughter, and as someone who believes strongly in the right of every person, male and female, to have the opportunity to live up to his or her God-given potential, it pains me so greatly when I travel to places around the world and am received almost as an exception to the rule, where the male leaders meet with me because I am the Secretary of State of the United States, overlooking the fact that I also happen to be a woman. We are on the right side of history in this struggle, but there will be many sacrifices and losses until we finally reach a point where daughters are valued as sons, where girls as educated as boys, where women are encouraged and permitted to make their contributions to their families, to their societies just as the men are.
We have also done a great deal of work to refocus our global health programs so that we save the lives and improve the health of more women and girls. Health programs, as you know, can be imbalanced, often in ways that are not obvious, but the result is women and girls don't get the care they need when they need it, and many die unnecessarily. So our starting point must be this: Women's lives matter. And promoting the human rights of women begins with saving the lives of women whenever we can.
The frontlines I've discussed today do not constitute, by any means, an exhaustive list. A speech that did would go on, literally, for days. And human rights are at the center of many other challenges we face -- like security on the Korean peninsula, which runs some of the largest concentration camps in the world; the threat to international peace posed by Iran. And one of the frontlines is ensuring that rights protections apply to everyone, which is why the Obama Administration supports the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and we hope that we will be able, perhaps next year, to join others in signing that treaty and acceding to it. We've also joined with South Africa and others to affirm the human rights of LGBT people.
So today, I've shared just a few examples of the way human rights are central to how we are thinking about foreign policy and national security. The question in everyone's mind should not be, "Why does a government focus on human rights?" but, "Why don't all governments do the same?" Because if you say you believe in human rights, but demonstrate no concern for it beyond your borders, that is a very feeble form of belief. And if you are truly representing your citizens, you cannot do so effectively in the 21st century without recognizing that human rights must remain a central goal of those of us who believe in the dignity of every person.
But I don't want to mislead anyone. The work I've described is incredibly difficult. Commitment to these rights has to take root and grow within people's hearts and minds, and that takes time. But I would argue that those of us lucky enough to live in countries like the United States and Ireland have a double responsibility, first, to remain vigilant in ensuring that we honor and implement our own commitment to human rights at home, and second, to help others gain what we have, the chance to live in dignity.
This is the work especially of young people. I just met with the State Department's newest Embassy Youth Council, based here in Dublin. We now have 50 youth councils around the world, made up of students, entrepreneurs, civil society members, members of government. And I must say, the Irish young people I just met with exuded talent, energy, and optimism.
And you really have all the tools you need: your voice, your vote, your intellect and education, your compassion and conscience. This should be your fight. I can certainly promise you, it will continue to be mine. I will continue advocating for civil society, working to make democracy real, pushing for Internet freedom, standing with religious minorities, women, LGBT communities, people with disabilities -- anyone else who someone says are less human and therefore less deserving of their human rights.
I've traveled to more countries and far flung places than I could have imagined as a young girl growing up in the middle of America in the decades that followed World War II. And I must say that among the most striking things that I have learned is how much we have in common. I've sat down with people everywhere, discussing what was in their hearts and on their minds. And it doesn't take long to find commonality which is often overlooked, ignored, dismissed, and rejected otherwise.
I remember as if it were yesterday putting together a meeting in Belfast City Hall, with a group of people, predominantly women, from both communities, who had never, ever been in the same room with one another, and certainly had never sat down at the same table for tea. And there was a lot of uneasiness and discomfort in that room. And I began talking and asking questions about what their lives were like. And one woman said, "Every time my husband leaves for work, I worry that he won't come home at night." And then this -- eyes lit up of another woman across the table, who said, "Well, I worry the same thing about my son when he goes out at night."
One of the people at that meeting was a great friend of mine, Inez McCormack, a labor leader in Northern Ireland who had fought for the rights of working people, had taken up the cause of peace and reconciliation, and worked tirelessly to bring the communities together around issues of economic justice and fairness, and paid particular attention to the vital voices of women. Inez lives in Derry, where she's fighting cancer, and I called her before coming here to check in on her, and asked her how she was doing. She's very brave and putting up with all the treatments, knowing that it's a hard road for her. And she did not want to talk about herself; she wanted to talk about her daughter, who moved up the date of her wedding, which made her very happy.
But she wanted to talk about how we had to keep working to bring people together so that they would recognize the common humanity and experience in the other, the fact that they want to be part of a family and a community; a good job and a livelihood; a chance to learn and try to make sense of the world; to seek meaning and fulfillment in their choice of religious faith and practice.
There are so many more ties that bind us than divide us, and that is what has motivated me over many years now. Because I see the changes as I saw in that room in Belfast all those years ago. And this is work not just for some of us, but for all of us. And I hope it will give you both hope and purpose in the years ahead.
Thank you very much. (Applause.)


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Police arrested a Jim Thorpe man for crack cocaine in Tunkhannock Township just before midnight Thursday.
Officers responded to reports of a man smoking crack cocaine inside the bathroom of an Exxon gas station on Route 115 and then outside while sitting in his vehicle in the parking lot, Pocono Mountain Regional Police said. When officers arrived and made contact with 40-year-old Joseph Bassetti, he showed signs of crack cocaine use.
Police searched Bassetti's vehicle and found crack cocaine rocks, a crack pipe and Brillo used for smoking crack cocaine. They arrested Bassetti and he has been charged with possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia, public drunkenness and driving with a suspended license.
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Build-A-Lot 2
Average Rating 47 player reviews ( 4.4 out of 5.0 )
Beautify and flip houses for huge profits in this exciting sequel!
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Sea ice extent in the Arctic region continues to run close to the 1979-2000 year average at this time. Thin, one-year ice continues to remain entrenched across a large part of the Bering Sea thanks in part to the bitterly cold winter and favorable winds into the early Spring. However, just because the sea ice extent is running near normal
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Savory Tomato Tarts Recipe
Here's a recipe you'll want to keep handy all summer long. Filled with tomatoes, bacon, herbs and cheese, these creamy tarts are both refreshing and comforting. Robert Frazier - Pleasant Valley, Missouri
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with basil, oregano and garlic, well drained
- 4 Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano or 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh basil or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Italian cheese blend
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 packages (1.9 ounces each) frozen miniature phyllo tart shells
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Minced chives, optional
- 1. In a small bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, combine Italian cheese and mayonnaise. Spoon tomato mixture into tart shells. Spread mayonnaise mixture over tops.
- 2. Place on an ungreased baking sheet; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Garnish with chives if desired. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 71 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 163mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
Reviews for Savory Tomato Tarts
Reviewed May. 30, 2010
"So easy and still so good. I didn't even use the bacon or the parmesan and they still turned out delicious."
Reviewed May. 23, 2010
"I made these for my dad's 60th birthday party and everyone really liked them. I made the cheese and tomato mixture up a few hours prior and then put them together just before placing into oven as I was afraid to make them up ahead of time as they might get soggy. They did not last long!"
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Diagonal Bookcase
There is a great trend towards diagonal bookshelves. Kelly Wearstler designed this built-in beauty in Viceroy in Santa Monica. Simple lines on a diagonal pattern create visual movement and a bold dark color puncuates this book case.
Bar Marfil in hotel Mur Muri has this lovely feature wall with diagonal bookcase designed by designer Kelly Hoppen.
This residential diagonal bookcase is a custom built-in unit where the homeowner can artfully display his beloved hardcovers and paperbacks. The trend is growing too, I have noticed this style of bookshelves in retail locations and even television show sets like Moonlight. A very fun way to store your books!


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29 April 2011
29 April 2011 Last updated at 13:40 BST
Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton have appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
The newlyweds shared a public kiss as thousands of people watched and cheered.
The bride and groom were joined on the balcony with the Queen and the rest of the royal wedding party, including the bride's family, bridesmaids and pageboys.


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Hewitson The Mad Hatter Shiraz 2005
Syrah/Shiraz from McLaren Vale, Australia
Winemaker's Notes
"The 2005 Shiraz The Mad Hatter is opaque purple in color with glass-coating glycerin. It offers aromas of cedar, smoke, scorched earth, tar, espresso, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. This is followed by a full-bodied wine with gobs of fruit, a plush texture, layers of flavor, ripe tannins, and a lengthy finish. Give it 5-7 years in the bottle and drink it through 2030."
The Wine Advocate, Jay MillerCritical Acclaim
International Wine Cellar - "Deep, bright ruby. Vivid strawberry and raspberry aromas are alluringly perfumed and complicated by fresh rose and violet. Juicy and seamless on the palate, with weighty, pure red berry compote and cherry-cola flavors, fine-grained tannins and excellent finishing lift and cut. This reminded me of a sexy New World pinot noir." -
The Wine Advocate - "The 2005 Shiraz "The Mad Hatter" is opaque purple in color with glass-coating glycerin. It offers aromas of cedar, smoke, scorched earth, tar, espresso, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. This is followed by a full-bodied wine with gobs of fruit, a plush texture, layers of flavor, ripe tannins, and a lengthy finish. Give it 5-7 years in the bottle and drink it through 2030. " -
Wine & Spirits - "From a vineyard in Blewitt Springs, this Shiraz ages for close to two years in new French oak. That, plus additional bottle age, has transformed the fruit into chocolate bliss. The tannins are silky, giving scents of black tea and Asian spices. A warm and spicy winter red to pour with rack of lamb." - View All
Hewitson Winery
Dean Hewitson is driven by passion. His creation of individual, exquisite wines from the ancient vineyards of South Australia is for your indulgence. Dean Hewitson has been indeed very fortunate to be tutored by some of the best wine makers and wine scientists in the world. Having completed his degree at Roseworthy, he worked at one of Australia's best wineries, visited some of the world's best wineries experiencing fifteen vintages worldwide, and spent two years at UC Davis, California, where he completed his Masters. Through all of this, to be guided through wine evaluations and wine making techniques of the great wines by the masters themselves has certainly been a privilege and a wonderful opportunity for him. He therefore is able to draw on a very wide spectrum of ideas, practices, philosophies and experiments. These are encapsulated in his wines.
Hunting down the right varieties in the right vineyard in the right region was the next step. Each variety has been selected on the basis of being able to produce a wine of world class that, in particular, the old vineyards of South Australia are able to produce. Geographical isolation and in part a fluke of human non-intervention have preserved pre-phylloxera vineyards that are more closely linked to the original clones from Europe than anywhere on earth. View all Hewitson Wines
About McLaren Vale
View a map of McLaren Vale wineriesMcLaren Vale is home to the oldest Australian vineyard, with grapes planted in 1838. It's a coastal area with the Indian Ocean bordering the west, which contributes a cooling factor that prevents the grapes from getting too hot. In all, the climate is a perfect one for the vines.
Notable Facts
In McLaren Vale, there are vines as far as the eye can see. As in other parts of Australia, Shiraz and Grenache are the most-planted grapes of the region. While red rules, whites are able to hold their own here too. With the warm yet reasonable Mediterranean climate, white grapes like Chardonnay, Semillon and even some Sauvignon Blanc grow well. The wines are round and smooth and the producers in the region are excellent.About Australia
Like the United States, which is about the same size, Australia's winemaking regions are huddled into one or two pockets of the country. The state of South Australia, which produces about 60% of the country's wine, also has the most wineries and sub-regions, including McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Coonawarra and Barossa Valley. New South Wales is home to the Hunter Valley, while the smaller, southern state of Victoria is best known for theYarra Valley. Head way west to the very large state of Western Australia and you'll find the tiny region of Margaret River at the southern tip.


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Based in Cape Town, the Cycle Tour represents 109 km of some of the most scenic spots in the world. Starting in Cape Town City Centre the route makes its way down the Blue Route leading into Simonstown then turning at Smitswinkel and heading back along the coastline before the steady climb up Chapman's Peak and finally the short, steep hill of Suikerbossie. The downhill to the finish in Green Point is a welcome respite for the weary cyclist.
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Asian Stocks Outside Japan Decline After China PMI Data
Jonathan Burgos and Yoshiaki NoharaAsian stocks outside Japan fell, with a gauge of Chinese shares in Hong Kong sliding, after a private manufacturing report signaled persisting weakness in the mainland economy.
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., the largest mainland developer traded in Hong Kong, lost 3.5 percent, leading declines on the Hang Seng Index. China Mobile Ltd. fell 2.6 percent after the world's biggest phone company posted its third straight drop in quarterly profit. Resona Holdings Inc. climbed 2.5 percent after Greenlight Capital Inc., a hedge fund run by David Einhorn, said it bought shares in the Japanese lender.
The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index slipped 0.4 percent to 480.41 at 6:57 p.m. in Hong Kong, its lowest level since April 16. The broader measure added 0.3 percent to 138.97. The preliminary Purchasing Managers' Index from HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics was 48.3 in April, matching the median estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The reading rose from March's final figure of 48 while remaining below the expansion-contraction dividing line of 50.
"The fact that the figure is still well below 50 is an indication that there's some fairly serious weakness in China's manufacturing sector," Peter Elston, Singapore-based head of Asia-Pacific strategy and asset allocation at Aberdeen Asset Management, which oversees about $312.5 billion, said by phone "I certainly wouldn't argue the slight increase compared with the previous month is a sign of things turning around."
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index of mainland stocks traded in Hong Kong declined 1.3 percent to the lowest level since March 27, while the Hang Seng dropped 1 percent. China's Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.3 percent.
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Premier Li Keqiang last week said China isn't considering "strong" stimulus, and reiterated that economic growth a bit higher or lower than the government's 7.5 percent target is within a reasonable range. The government yesterday lowered reserve ratios at some rural lenders.
There are "now expectations that the target of 7.5 percent Chinese GDP growth for this year might be the top end of guidance," Tony Farnham, an economist at Patersons Securities Ltd. in Perth, said by phone. "The actual growth number may be a little below that."
South Korea's Kospi index and Taiwan's Taiex index both lost 0.2 percent. Singapore's Straits Times Index slipped 0.6 percent, retreating from a 10-month high. Japan's Topix index rose 1 percent. New Zealand's NZX 50 Index gained 0.7 percent.
Australian Inflation
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index climbed 0.7 percent to its highest close since June 2008. The nation's core consumer prices gained less than economists forecast last quarter, allowing the central bank to extend a period of steady interest rates. The trimmed mean gauge of core prices rose 0.5 percent from the previous quarter, the Bureau of Statistics said in Sydney today, compared with the median forecast of 25 economists for a 0.7 percent gain.
Chinese developers and coal producers led losses in Hong Kong as a fourth month of contraction for mainland factory activity added to concern the nation may miss its economic-growth goal.
China Overseas Land declined 3.5 percent to HK$19.34. China Resources Land Ltd. slipped 1.7 percent to HK$15.98. China Coal Energy Co. dropped 3 percent to HK$4.25.
China Mobile fell 2.6 percent to HK$70. Net income slid 9.4 percent to about 25.24 billion yuan ($4.1 billion) in the first quarter, the Beijing-based company reported yesterday. Profit was expected to be 27 billion yuan, based on the median of five analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg News.
Samsung Heavy
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world's second-largest shipyard, fell 6.4 percent to 29,150 won in Seoul, its lowest price since January 2012. Samsung Group has been conducting an internal audit on the company since February, the Korea Economic Daily reported, citing officials at the group it didn't identify. Samsung Heavy spokesman Koo Sang Ok declined to confirm details. Two calls to Samsung Group weren't immediately answered.
Among stocks that advanced, Resona gained 2.5 percent to 493 yen in Tokyo. Einhorn's Greenlight said it bought the stock at 547 yen per share and described the Tokyo-based bank as "cheap on both an absolute and relative basis," according to a letter sent to clients yesterday.
Seibu Holdings Inc., operator of Japan's biggest hotel chain, jumped 11 percent to 1,770 yen on its trading debut in Tokyo after pricing its public offering at the bottom of its planned range.


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Yea Sunny Hill is awesome But they're not really an idol group so prob won't see them on allkpop much.
Yea Sunny Hill is awesome But they're not really an idol group so prob won't see them on allkpop much.
Perfume at Cannes! that would have been awesome to be there!
It released! It's really good
Riv check it out
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Whelp I've done nothing but listen to this song for the last 20minutes and I think this is my new favorite Girl's Day song!
Not as good as Expectation, but still pretty nice
Crayon Pop MV is finally out:
And Kyary's new album is also out. Time to listen!
Yeah it's pretty good. I think I agree with Mig about Expectation though.
Quite surprisingly to me, I actually like the song. Which I'm still not sure what to think about the group so IDK. Not even taking the outfits into account, the choreography kind of looks like American high school cheerleaders, though. Why are they wearing bike helmets through the whole thing?
I watched the one that was linked of her. I don't get it. I don't get the cutesy little girl thing. O.O
Headwear seems to be their thing. In their debut single they all wore some winter-y hat.
All you need to know is that it's awesome. Now, adapt! \o/I watched the one that was linked of her. I don't get it. I don't get the cutesy little girl thing. O.O
Cute + weird + more cute is a winning recipe.
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I haven't seen them anywhere else so I'll link to the songs on my tumblr
The new songs from Kyary's album are here. If you struggle to see which one is which I can split the links into individual songs but I thought it'd be easier to just send my kyary tag
I need some more jpop to listen to. I've looking through some AVEX artists lately and don't know what to listen to. Found some artists in there, like Back-On and Aural Vampire, who I haven't listened to in a while. O, and Ayumi Hamasaki too.
BHD, remember I said I've used the same background for almost a year now. I finally changed it today after I found this in a steam game folder.
To be honest, I don't have many favorite japanese singers/bands. Of the very few, I listen to GACKT, JASMINE, Nami Tamaki, ONE OK ROCK, Leo Ieiri, Utada Hikaru, little bit of BoA, and a little bit of Ayumi Hamasaki. There are a couple others, but I can't remember them. I'll listen to pretty much anything. Seeing how I could go from listening to say MAXIMUM THE HORMONE to listening to KARA's song Mister. I've thought about listening to Namie Amuro and Acid Black Cherry more often, but I only know like 1 or 2 songs from both of them.
Hm, not a big fan of most of the ones you mentioned, but I love Leo Ieiri and Ayumi Hamasaki (and of course BoA). I have mixed feeling towards Utada Hikaru; she has a few really good songs, but I'm not really a huge fan.
Anyway, most similar to Ayumi Hamasaki are probably Namie Amuro, Koda Kumi, Kana Nishino and possibly Alan. I personally never got very into Koda Kumi or Kana Nishino, but I love Alan, and Namie Amuro has some of my favourite J-pop songs. I definitely recommend checking out some of their stuff :3
Nice one. Speaking of wallpapers I found this a while ago, and it looks so incredibly cozy!
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NC Rescue Animals Still Need Homes
Updated 11/24/10
Many animals from the North Carolina research lab are still waiting to be adopted. As of November 24, 2010, this is the listing of how many animals are still waiting at shelters. Click here to find out more about the NC rescue.
1 female beagle at Associated Humane Societies Essex County Branch in NJ.
(973) 824-7080
3 cats left at Associated Humane Societies Forked River Shelter in NJ.
(609) 693-1900
2 dogs at Guilford County Animal Shelter in Greensboro, NC.
(336) 297-5020
Two dogs (Elijah & Israfil) at Norfolk SPCA in Norfolk, VA.
(757) 622-3319
1 cat (Dylan) at Safe Haven Cat Rescue in Raleigh, NC.
(919) 872-1128
2 cats at Wake County Animal Care in Raleigh, NC.
8 animals left at Wake County SPCA in NC.
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The naval build-up in Asia is apparently to reassure American allies worried about Beijing's more assertive stance in the South China Sea.
SINGAPORE: The United States will shift the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus on Asia, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta told a summit in Singapore today.
The decision to deploy more ships to the Pacific Ocean, along with expanding a network of military partnerships, was part of a "steady, deliberate" effort to bolster the US role in an area deemed vital to America's future, he said.
And he insisted the switch in strategy was not a challenge to China, saying it was compatible with the development and growth of the fast-growing Asian power.
Panetta said "by 2020, the Navy will re-posture its forces from today's roughly 50/50 percent split between the Pacific and the Atlantic to about a 60/40 split between those oceans.
"That will include six aircraft carriers in this region, a majority of our cruisers, destroyers, littoral combat ships, and submarines."
The US Navy currently has a fleet of 285 ships, with about half of those vessels deployed or assigned to the Pacific.
Although the total size of the overall fleet may decline in coming years depending on budget pressures, Pentagon officials said the number of naval ships in the Pacific would rise in absolute terms.
The United States also planned to increase the number of military exercises in the Pacific and to conduct more port visits over a wider area extending to the Indian Ocean.
Panetta was speaking to mainly Asian defence officials and officers from 27 countries at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a summit organised by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.
The speech appeared designed to reassure allies worried about Beijing's more assertive stance in the South China Sea that Washington will back its much-publicised "pivot" to Asia with concrete action.
Panetta said budget woes in Washington would not affect the plan to tilt towards Asia, which would take years to fully realise.
The United States planned new investments in capabilities needed "to project power and operate in the Asia-Pacific," including radar-evading fighter jets, a new long-distance bomber, electronic warfare and missile defences, he said.
"But make no mistake – in a steady, deliberate, and sustainable way – the United States military is rebalancing and is bringing an enhanced capability and development to this vital region," he added.
Larger military footprint
Military commanders are revising doctrine to take into account new weapons that "could deny our forces access to key sea routes and lines of communication".
Amid a growing US-China rivalry, American officials privately acknowledge the push for a larger military footprint is meant to reinforce US diplomacy when confronting Beijing's assertive stance in the South China Sea.
But Panetta insisted that Washington wanted dialogue with Beijing and not conflict.
"Some view the increased emphasis by the United States on the Asia-Pacific region as some kind of challenge to China. I reject that view entirely," he said.
"Our effort to renew and intensify our involvement in Asia is fully compatible… with the development and growth of China. Indeed, increased US involvement in this region will benefit China as it advances our shared security and prosperity for the future."
But in laying out core US principles in the region, Panetta made clear Washington opposed any attempt by Beijing to make unilateral moves in its push for territorial rights in the South China Sea.
Disputes had to be resolved through agreed-upon rules among all countries and based on international law, he said.
Panetta also said the United States is "paying close attention to the situation in Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea," where the Philippines and China have been locked in an argument over territorial rights.
The Philippines is among a number of countries with overlapping territorial claims in the potentially resource-rich South China Sea.
Panetta alluded to US concerns over cyber intrusions that Washington has blamed on China, saying that in talks with Beijing the two sides had "agreed on the need to address responsible behaviour in cyberspace and in outer-space."


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Volleyball Edges Binghamton, 3-2
Lazzari's 21 Kills Powers Colonials to Second Straight Win
Aug. 31, 2002
COLLEGE PARK, MD - Junior Ruth Lazzari (Seal Beach, CA/Connelly) hit .265 with a match-high 21 kills to lead GW past Binghamton, 28-30, 30-18, 30-20, 27-30, 15-11, in a two-hour, six-minute match Saturday night in the Maryland Invitational. It was GW's second straight victory after disposing of UMBC earlier Saturday.
Junior Sarah Hokom (Caldwell, ID/Caldwell) added 18 kills and 16 digs and freshman Lindsey Vernand (Huntington Beach,CA/Huntington) posted a match-high 21 digs and a pair of service aces. Junior co-captain Lauren Dunning (Stockton, CA/St. Mary's) assisted on 56 of GW's 74 kills.
Binghamton (0-3) was led by sophomore Anne Crocus's 15 kills and Amanda Breitfeld's 20 digs.
GW squandered a 7-1 lead in game one and led 28-26 before surrendering four straight points. GW started game two in similar fashion racing out to a 7-2 lead but, unlike game one, maintained a comfortable margin throughout and coasted to the 30-18 victory. Game three was close through 18-17 before GW pulled away scoring 12 of the final 15 points for the win.
The Bearcats got the best of game four taking a lead at 23-22 and keeping the Colonial at arm's length before claiming a 30-27 win and forcing game five. The decisive game was knotted at 4 before GW took control at 10-5. Just when it appeared the Colonials would coast, Binghamton closed to 11-8 to make things interesting. Following a GW timeout, the Colonials pushed out to a 14-11 lead and a kill by Hokom ended the match. The Colonials improved to 2-1 and moved above the .500 mark for the first time since the 2000 season.
Junior co-captains Dunning and Hokom were named to the All-Tournament Team as GW finished second behind the host Terrapins.
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During general manager Peter Chiarelli's watch since 2006, the Bruins have reeled off a string of accomplishments. They've won one Stanley Cup. They came close to a second last year. Chiarelli's hit on more trades — Florida alone has provided the Bruins with Nathan Horton, Gregory Campbell, Dennis Seidenberg, and Matt Bartkowski — than he's missed. The coaching staff has been stable since 2007. On the UFA market, they've gone literally big (Zdeno Chara) and small (Torey Krug).
They've come up short, however, in drafting and development. The last bounty was in 2006, when the Bruins' haul included Milan Lucic, Brad Marchand, and Phil Kessel.
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All of our work as clinicians, researchers, and educators has one goal: to diagnose and treat patients with liver disease quickly and accurately, and to preserve their health so they can live full, active lives.
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Hi, y'all. Got back from our first mini-vacation to St John with my husband and our granddaughter and we had a great time. Thanks for all of your help here at Fodor's for pointing me in the right direction for this trip. The link below takes you to my blog, with photos, on a day-by-day trip report.
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Enjoying your trip report, ej. It's bringing back fun memories of our trip to St John back in April. We stayed across the street at Lavender Hills which was great, but Gallows Point looks fabulous!! Looking forward to more!
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Thanks for reading, y'all! Here's part two, along with more photos, in which we visit Trunk, Maho, and Coral Bay:
http://asthecrowefliesandreads.blogspot.com/2011/10/st-john-day-2.html -
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Here is the next installment, in which we travel to the BVI and later my husband is verbally accosted over dinner.
http://asthecrowefliesandreads.blogspot.com/2011/10/st-john-day-3-or-four-islands-in-eight.html -
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Sounds like you are having mixed feeling about STJ . I have never eaten at High Tide, but that whole situation sounds completely unacceptable.
Rhumblines does remain one of my favorites though. I don't care for cilantro at all! I guess the dishes I ordered did not have alot.
Yep, the taxis from the airport do make stops at times. We have had many occassions where we barely made the ferry like you. We never plan on eating at Red Hook though because of the time factor. You probably could have gotten a bite to eat and then take the next ferry.
I agree, Grande Bay is a bit of an eyesore, but it is there, not going anywhere, and the price has been right for us. We also like the unit that we have rented and the convenience to town. Having said that, I do prefer Gallow's Point, but just too expensive for us.
I have only done a multiple party boat trip once our first time to STJ and that was New Horizon's II. For a first trip, I thought it was great but wouldn't do it again. We love Palm Tree Charters, John Brandi's boat! But, we have always shared the price with other couples. This trip, including the people we are meeting on STJ, there are too many for John's boat . I actually think we may skip the boat charter this time and just take the ferry to Jost. Sounds like you were not thrilled with White Bay, but you did have so little time there. It really can get crowded in high season. We usually venture away from The Soggy Dollar. Cooper Island sounds nice. Have not been there.
After reading your report, Bad Kitty would definitely be out of the question for us. Who wants to be inside of the boat???? Our group had considered Born to Rhumb since there are alot of us, but again, I think we will just forego the boat trip this time.
Glad you got a better impression of STT than you expected! I have friends who moved there a few years ago and I went and stayed with them in May. I really enjoyed it. More built up than St John, but it still has some realy nice points. I like the Frenchtown area on the Charlotte Amalie waterfront alot for restaurants etc.
I have never seen anything like what you experienced on Maho!! I have an acquaintance who posted a video of what I would guess was the same day on Facebook. That was crazy! We have seen rays there near the shore and turtles in the seagrass, but nothing like that ever! Those Tarpon were huge.
Looking forward to your next installment. Sorry some of my food recommendations weren't really to you liking. I have a couple of new places that I want to try in November. The food industry/ownership changes rapidly on St John! -
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brenandg, thanks for your reply! No, not mixed feelings towards St. John, which we liked very much and might get my vote for most beautiful island, edging out Grenada and St. Lucia (except for the Pitons, which are incomparable). Just mixed feelings towards High Tide!
I really liked White Bay, but on the stop we had, we only had 40 minutes until we had to get back on the boat, which wasn't enough to see anything beyond Soggy Dollar. I thought Jost was beautiful and White Bay was lovely and I'd really like to go back and spend the day there.
That Maho experience was unreal--I'm going to go check out that Facebook video now! -
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I meant to say that I was going to check out the video on Youtube, and didn't realize that I said Facebook. I tried your link and it didn't work but I did see a couple of recently posted vids on youtube for Maho Bay. then I got distracted and started looking at all kinds of Caribbean videos.
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Loving your blog, ejcrowe. So sorry you and your family had such an awful experience at the restaurant.
We also looked into sailing with Bad Kitty, but it was out of our price range. Instead, we took the ferry from STJ to JVD and really enjoyed it. We sat up on the top deck relaxing while taking in the beautiful views. Not everyone recommends the ferry, but for us it was great. We were able to go to Soggy Dollar for awhile, cool off at the Bubbly Pool on the other side of the island and still to do some shopping at Foxy's. Of course, no snorkeling..
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Thanks for reading, y'all! Yeah, it was too bad about that one dinner, but it didn't dim our view of St. John overall. jayneann, we'll do exactly as you did next time--no reason not to do the ferry if we want to stay put all day long and sample the various beach bars!
Here's the next installment, with more beach visits, photographing Annaberg, and a simply marvelous dinner:
http://asthecrowefliesandreads.blogspot.com/2011/10/st-john-day-4.html -
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Great report, Emily. I loved your narrative. Totally agree with your assessment of the Baths. I'm like your DH and would have stayed at the Top of the Baths myself. We went over to Spring Bay and enjoyed it much more because there were no people.
We did St John on a cruise earlier this year and agree with the crowded aspect. I much prefer no crowds. Savannah Bay on Virgin Gorda or Aquarium Beach on Greneda are more my speed. I've yet to try Anguilla...it's on the short list, though!
Thanks for the great report!
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Greenie, you just listed three of my favorite beaches in the Caribbean. And wait 'til you try Anguilla and see Shoal Bay East!
Thanks for reading, everybody, and extra big thanks to everybody who left me a comment. Here's the final installment, with photos and parting thoughts about St. John:
http://asthecrowefliesandreads.blogspot.com/2011/10/st-john-last-day-and-parting-thoughts.html -
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Hi EJ!
Thanks for the great trip report! I've been reading it each day and really enjoyed it. So glad you liked Gallows-it looks really nice. Love that you can just walk into town. Did you make it over to Mongoose Junction and the Tap Room-that's probably our favorite hangout. Or Woodys?
That really stinks about your bad experience at High Tide. We ate there during the day and had wonderful fish tacos. I can't believe those people accosted you like that. How rude!
One thing that's starting to make me a bit nervous about our return trip there this coming June is the crowds! We were there over Labor day about 4 years ago and felt like we were the only people on the island. To the point where most everything was closed on the island and we rarely saw anyone else on any beach. And all beach facilities were closed. I'm surprised it was so much more crowded in October. And from seeing Kristen's report from this past May, it was really crowded when she went as well. I guess our saving grace is we've already been there, and our villa is overlooking Cinnamon Bay, so maybe we'll just spend most of our time there! Was the Coral Bay area crowded as well on your trip? Annaberg looks beautiful -we didn't make it there last time so we'll be sure to check it out in June.
My favorite photos from your trip are the Maho bay ones with all the fish and the tarpon and rays. Wow. You should enter those in the CT&L contest this year. They're amazing! I've never seen anything like it! That experience right there would be the highlight for me I think! Just awesome! -
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kelly, we ended up not eating anywhere in Mongoose Junction except for the Deli Grotto. Are you the person who was eager to try a root beer cocktail something at the Tap Room? I must be getting old 'cause the mental notes I made to myself about your and Kristen's comments mostly eroded away while we were there.
Coral Bay wasn't crowded when we were there, but even at 3:00 in the afternoon there were about 6 tables of people at Skinny Legs. Most things in Coral Bay looked closed and we didn't drive far enough to see that one beach bar/restaurant with the woman's name that I cannot recall at the moment. Ugh--what was I just saying about memory?
The villa you're staying in looks really, really pretty--I'm sure you'll be able to find quiet spots of your own on the island. We never actually stopped at Cinnamon Bay since the parking lot was crowded each time, but Maho always had some space, even shady beach space.
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Great report, Emily! I have been swamped at work and busy at home so this is the first time I have been on Fodor's in a while. Was so glad to see it!
First, so sorry about expeience at High Tide. Wow. I guess the rude man could have been at any place/restaurant but the delays and forgetting to comp your drinks was not acceptable. Like Kelly, we had a great experience there years ago and the fish tacos were outstanding. We returned in June and they were marginal at best. So disappointing. We won't be going back next trip.
And bummer you didn't have a great meal at Rhumb Lines. We have had 2 excellent meals there. And bigger bummer that you didn't make it to La Plancha Del Mar. Outstanding!!! My favorite restaurant in the Caribbean aside from Blanchards in Anguilla. But glad to hear you had a wonderful meal at ZoZos. Like you, we never want to do Italain in the Caribbean but will definitely put it on the list for a future trip! The Beach Bar and Woody's are great, fun casual places with good drinks and food.
Next time you must visist Salomon! It's a 15 minute hike but it's a gorgeous, quintessential semi-private Caribbean beach experience. The hike keeps crowds down but even it is getting more popular.
We went in high season (March) 3 years ago and it was crowded but not terrible. Our trip in late May this year was almost as crowded as March was 3 years ago. Not sure it was because of the super low airfares that were offered for this year or if it's a general trend. I am hoping it's not the latter! We shall see next June though! Airfares for next year are double what we paid for this past trip. But it will be nice to have our own private oasis overlooking Cinnamon and the BVIs!
Bad Kitty...the lack of outdoor seating was my only complaint about the trip. Our boat was almost full and many people were stuck inside. I wasn't having that so we made our way up top which was fabulous and did rotate down a few times but they allowed us to have 10 people up there the whole time so that helped! Did you have Capt Bob? He was great. We also thourougly enjoyed Cooper Island. My one great desire was to be able to swim into the Baths as opposed to the taxi/hike. Bad Kitty is one of the few that allows it if conditions are good. And it was calm when we went so thankfully we got to swim in. Sorry you didn't get to! But unless you were on a smaller private charter like Palm Tree (who will will use if we do another BVI day trip) you would have to cab it in no matter who you went with.
Gallows looks lovely! I wish we had stayed there in June just because of the proximity to Cruz Bay the views and the fact that it was just adults on that trip.
I hope you give St. John another shot one day! And we are trying to plan a trip back to Anguilla sooner rather than later...still our favorite I think! Though the views from St. John cannot be beat!
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NEWINGTON A PTO mom who said she rediscovered God, conquered a crack cocaine addiction and pursued her dream of working with children was arrested Monday after she allegedly brandished a handgun at Chuck E. Cheese's.
According to police, Tawana Bourne argued with another woman at the children's restaurant on the Berlin Turnpike. Both women had children with them.
"During this argument, Bourne allegedly brandished a .380 semiautomatic handgun and chambered a round," police stated in a press release. She had a valid permit for the gun, they said.
Staff members called police and Bourne was charged with three counts of risk of injury to a minor and one count each of second-degree threatening and first-degree reckless endangerment. She posted $50,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in New Britain on Feb. 19.
"I'm a very good person," Bourne said Tuesday. "Very, very involved in the community."
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LOL. She sounds like a mess. How the Hell did she get a job working with children???
Obama might put her in charge of nuclear security or the Treasury Dept, you never know
Which ever one it is Chuck E. sure is in the police reports a lot.
If she was not attacked, and just pulled out her weapon in order to scare them into seeing her way then she should at bare minimum lose that permit, and the arrest is good.
But if she was attacked, or in fear of being attacked (were they surrounding her? were they about to jump her?) then what exactly was wrong with what she did?
If she's found God and beaten a crack addiction, good for her. But she clearly has some work yet to do.
It's been my experience that a lot of people who tell you they're "a good person" are in denial about how messed up they really are.
I can see the picture now:
Woman says: "I'm A Very Good Person"
Pulls gun at Chuck E. Cheese
If you have to say it about yourself, most likely, you are not.
Ban Chuck E. Cheese.
WTF is it with Chuck E Cheese and ghetto rats?
You can't go a week without a riot, robber, assault and now this.
I've thought of blowing away Chuck E Cheese many times. Thankfully my kids are too old for that now.
C-e-C has changed over the years
When my little girls were very young the customers were primarily affluent (it was expensive!) - now it is relatively low(er) cost and the EBT-carrying crowd have overrun the places, and their children behave like little animals.
The last time I went with my duaghters one little snot was walking around snatching the tickets out of machines my girls were playing. And when I complained to his mother (after I found her making out with a 'gansta' dude in the corner) I was told "well they his [tickets] now".
In the good old days a mother would have spanked his ass in front of everyone there, nowadays they are proud of his theft.
Maybe Jason has a wife?
Just because a person can get a permit, doesn't mean they should. This is a perfect example of what the gun-grabbers will ping on. I hate when these things happen.
A fight broke out at one around here that spilled out into the parking lot. It was two groups of the same family fighting over one groups failure to help with bailing out an armed robber from the other group. The instigator? The armed robber's mother, when she threw one of the kid's birthday gifts at her sister. After reading the story, I was impressed with how classy the family was. The article showed all the mugshots, 7 in total..
She will get off. Attending a Chuck E. Cheese is prima facie evidence of cruel and unusual punishment.... ;-)
O is concentrating his mind control machine on the Northeast for the moment. The MSM has been ordered to make every shooting incident nationwide on TV 24/7 with interviews of intelligent sounding anti-gun lobbyists and redneck gun advocates mandatory...
There's a video out there of a ghetto mama getting her three year-old hood rat to go around CEC and pull wallets out of patrons purses when they weren't looking.
One visit to my local mall is convincing me that it's time to move.
Cheap food & entertainment with the perception of getting free stuff.
I predict Obama, through one of his intermediaries, will appoint Mrs. Bourne an attorney who will get her off on the charges in order to testify before Congress about how she snapped and impulsively pulled the gun out of her purse and that she wasn't insane beforehand but became mentally insane during the episode to illustrate why no one should be allowed to carry guns. BTW - we used to simply call that episode of becoming temporarily insane what it is - losing your temper. The term didn't even exist until it became a handy tool for lawyers to get people off on their charges in exchange for big bucks.
Never bring a gun to a mouse fight.
As seen by the brainless gun haters.
One out of how many millions?
A PTO mom who said she rediscovered crack, conquered a guy in a rat suit.
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Never trust a woman named Tawana - especially if she is with anyone whose name starts with Rev.
This black community organizer pulled a gun on a white woman>>>>>
Community organizer and mother of two 'pulled a gun at Chuck E Cheese's on a woman during heated argument over their feuding toddlers'
Bourne's alleged victim, Shkurte Berisha, of New Britain, said that it all started when she addressed the suspect's five-year-old son after the boy had pushed her two-year-old daughter of a children's ride.
Bourne allegedly told her, 'Watch your tone with my son,' to which the little girls mother replied that the 30-year-old should watch her child.
At that point, Berisha said Bourne took a gun out of her right pocket and pointed it at her, prompting Berisha to shield her daughter with her body.
The New Britain woman, who is originally from Kosovo, then reportedly told Bourne that she is not afraid of the weapon being brandished in her face.
Bourne was charged with three counts of risk of injury to a minor
Is scary. If they can charge a person for "risk of injury to a minor" simply for pulling a gun while their are children around, they can get anybody even with a valid permit, if they are threatened and there are any children in the area.
I think Jason can do better ...
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