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David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy
This is the first major thematic exhibition devoted to the work of David Smith (1906-65). Throughout his career, what Smith called "basic geometric form" was a powerful touchstone. Cubes and Anarchy offers a fresh interpretation of Smith, revealing geometric abstraction as a leitmotif deeply connected to the artist's self-definition as a workingman and his need to reconcile that, through his interest in constructivism, with his identity as a modern artist.
The exhibition brings together over 100 works, including the largest grouping of Smith's monumental Cubis and Zigs brought together in more than twenty-five years. Cubes and Anarchyplaces these masterpieces in context with the artist's earlier works for the first time. The show includes sculptures, drawings, paintings and photographs, many provided by the Estate of David Smith, including revelatory sketchbooks and photos, only a few of which have been exhibited previously.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and made possible by Alice and Nahum Lainer, the National Endowment for the Arts, Gagosian Gallery, and the Steven F. Roth Family Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Steaven K. and Judith G. Jones Foundation, Myron Laskin, Agnes Gund, Dorothy R. Sherwood, Terri and Michael Smooke, the Dedalus Foundation, Ellie and Mark Lainer, and the Lipman Family Foundation. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. The installation was designed by Levin & Associates Architects, Brenda A. Levin FAIA.
David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy will travel to the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio where it will be on view January 28–April 15, 2012.
Image: Ziv IV, Painted steel, 1961, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., New York, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lipman, © Estate of David Smith/VAGA, New York, Photo by David Heald, courtesy The Estate of David Smith.
David Smith
This video excerpt comes from David Smith: Sculpting Master of Bolton Landing, the filmed interview of David Smith with Frank O'Hara from the series Art New York, produced by Colin Clark, (associate producer William Berkson), and directed by Bruce Minnix, for Channel 13/WNDT-TV, c. 1964. First televised 11 November 1964. 16mm., color, 29 minutes. Permission courtesy of the David Smith Estate and Maureen Granville-Smith, executor of the Estate of Frank O'Hara.
David Smith in Focus
Having selected all the works that are on view in David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy, it's hard for me to talk about "a favorite"…and yet there are definitely individual pieces in the show that I have completely fallen in love with. One in particular is Tanktotem VII of 1960...
The Man of Steel
A product of the "Steel Age," David Smith's medium was of the grand skyscrapers, suspension bridges stretching over waterways, the vast railroad system that had etched its steel lines into the American landscape. This was one of the mediums through which the language of modernity would coalesce. No DC Comics superhero! Steel, David Smith said, "possesses little art history. Its associations are primarily of this century, it is structure, movement, progress, suspension, cantilever, and at times destruction and brutality..."


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Slippery Commute in New Jersey
New Jersey faces a slippery commute from this morning's snow.
The worst of the snow will fall in far South Jersey where up to 2 inches could accumulate.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties until 1 p.m. this afternoon.
The rest of the state is expecting an inch or so of accumulation. However, the snow will stick immediately to untreated surfaces including roadways, which could create some slippery spots. All snow should be done falling by early Wednesday afternoon.
Speed on the New Jersey Turnpike has been reduced to 45 MPH between #3 (Route 168) and #14 (I-78). Philadelphia International Airport has a 30 minute delay on all flights while Newark, LaGuardia and JFK are not reporting any delays according to FlightAware.com
Text TRAFFIC and WEATHER to 89000 for updates on major incidents related to the snow
The snow is part of a cold front that will push across New Jersey from west-to-east bringing more late winter cold with temperatures only in the the 30s through the weekend. There is the threat of more snow or a wintry mix on Sunday that could continue into Monday.

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Mosze Fuks
Born: December 12, 1923
Klimontov, Poland
When Mosze was a baby his family moved from the small town of Klimontov to the industrial city of Lodz. The Fuks family owned a grocery store and in the early 30s they started manufacturing silk thread.
1933-39: In September 1939 Germany attacked Poland. Over the radio, appeals were broadcast calling Jewish youths to Warsaw to help defend the city. My brother and I, along with hundreds of others, set out for Warsaw. We walked for three days, but when we got to Warsaw, it was too late--the city had been destroyed. After two weeks we returned home to Lodz. As restrictions on Jews worsened, my father urged me to leave Lodz.
1940-44: In 1940 I left Lodz to stay with relatives in the countryside. I was active in the underground Zionist youth movement, Ha-Shomer ha-Za'ir. In 1942 I was deported to the Skarzysko Kamienna labor camp. I'd been there for three months when a friend and I were contacted by the underground and given an escape plan. Ten of us hid in the forest, where we built a bunker. For one and a half years we survived by stealing out at night to gather firewood and forage vegetables from nearby farms.
In 1944 Soviet troops reached the forest where Mosze was hiding. Mosze decided to leave Europe and immigrated to Palestine [Yishuv] via Egypt. He married and had three children.


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The millions of dollars the Obeid family has reaped from an allegedly corrupt government coal tender has been channelled through a series of trusts to purchase multimillion-dollar houses for a number of the nine Obeid children in the way of tax-free ''loans'', a corruption inquiry has heard.
However, three of the five sons of controversial former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid have told the Independent Commission Against Corruption they have either little or no knowledge of how the family trusts work or where the money comes from.
Damning evidence given at the inquiry suggests the Obeids stood to make up to $100 million from a rigged government coal licence tender. The inquiry has heard the Obeid family engaged in a ''criminal conspiracy'' with then resources minister Ian Macdonald, who was to receive $4 million from the deal.
It has also heard that the family have already received $30 million which has gone through a complicated series of Obeid family trusts before being given to Mr Obeid, his wife Judy and their nine children, none of whom work outside the family business.
Gerard Obeid, who is paid $10,000 a month as the family ''gopher'' - driving his four brothers around and running errands - told the inquiry that he did not know he was the trustee of the Obeid Family Trust No.1, nor did he know how he had paid for his $2.5 million house.
Commissioner David Ipp asked where he got the money to buy the house. Gerard Obeid replied: ''It was in the bank, your Honour.''
Pushed to explain where the money had come from, Gerard Obeid said he had no idea.
''The tooth fairy?'' suggested the commissioner.
''You go through life without bothering about things like this, you leave it to somebody else to make sure that you have enough to live on and you're happy with that?'' asked Commissioner Ipp.
''Exactly, exactly, your Honour. I have no idea of how this works,'' said Gerard Obeid.
He rejected the suggestion that ''you knew full well that your family were in cahoots with Macdonald in putting together this mining tenement for the financial betterment of your family''.
Following Gerard into the witness box was his older brother, Damien, who told the inquiry he looks after the family's agricultural interests. Damien Obeid, who is also paid $10,000 a month, was asked about the million dollars the family trust had lent him for his house.
He agreed the loan was interest free and that ''at this stage there is no intention'' of paying back the loan.
The Obeid accounts are looked after by brother-in-law Sam Achie, who receives a $55,000 salary as the Obeid Corporation's financial controller, but bought a $1.415 million house with his wife Fiona Obeid, who does not work. Plans have been submitted for a $1 million makeover of their Hunters Hill home.
When another son, Paul Obeid, was unable to explain the family trust accounts, which showed expenses such as school fees, golf club fees and $300,000 loans to business associates all coming out of the family trust, he agreed the accounts were a ''shambles''.
''Well, it looks like we're going to be looking for a new financial controller,'' he suggested.
The inquiry resumes on Monday.


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What is it about Internet connections these days? StarCraft 2 won't be supporting LAN play, although Blizzard promises us that when we see the new version of Battle.net we won't be bothered. Battlefield Heroes had a rocky start when it came to keeping servers up, but some people argue that since it's still in beta, we need to cut it some slack. Battlefield 1943 continues to have problems, and that game costs $15... harder to rationalize the connection errors.
So what hope does Command and Conquer 4 have? The game will require you to be online at all times, but if your Internet connection dies, or EA's servers go down, you won't be able to play. Not online, not single-player, not at all. So we have to ask, is this enough to keep your from buying the game?
A comment in a story yesterday said this may be time for another poll, and I can't agree more. Most people were incredibly turned off by the Internet connection requirement of Command and Conquer 4, although there were a few people who stepped up to the plate with some rather reasoned defenses for EA's behavior.
So let's see what the community thinks: does the requirement of an Internet connection that's always on to play a game mean that the title goes into the "do not buy" bin? Let's see what you say.
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I'm looking to hike in the Adirondacks (NY state), and I'm rather overwhelmed at the amount of information I've found. My hope is that some of the more knowledgeable can provide some hints for what I'm looking for:
- A two day hike for april-may
Ideally, camping in the wild, but option to pay for lodging at a rustic or simple facility
Medium difficulty, with some elevation gain (I miss hills)
Parking available, since I will be driving from Ottawa
I have some experience hiking (have camped a couple dozen times) and I'm in ok shape but less than athletic. Decent with orientation but not enough to venture routes with no trail.
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The second season of the expensive and exhaustively painstaking remaster of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" hits Blu-ray in a few hours following on from the highly successful launch of the first season back in July.
Aside from an audio glitch in early discs, which was quickly remedied with a replacement program, the remastering job performed on the first season was met with universal acclaim by reviewers and Trek fans alike.
Post-production house CBS Digital was widely, and deservedly, lauded for their work which is amongst the best restorative work ever done on a Blu-ray title in the history of the format. Same goes for Robert Meyer Burnett and his team who have been assembling some truly incredible extras for these sets.
As a result of the quality of all this hard work, many were keenly awaiting this second season set which contains some of the best early episodes of the season. As review copies began to arrive and screen captures began to be released however, the tone of the conversation began to change on various discussion boards on both Trek and Blu-ray fan sites from Trek Core and TrekBBS to AVS Forum and Blu-ray.com.
It goes back to the compressed release schedule which CBS is sticking with in order to get the entire series out on Blu-ray by the end of 2014. Its in-house effects company CBS Digital simply can't do all the remastering in the allotted time.
As a result, they are only taking on the duties for the odd-numbered seasons of the show (1, 3, 5, 7). The even-numbered ones however are being outsourced to other post-production houses to do the recompositing and visual effects. This second season went to a company called HTV Illuminate where Dan Curry, one of the two VFX supervisors on TNG, now works.
The company is famous for grain reduction on films (DNR), too much at times it would seem as their work on the early Blu-ray for "Patton" is infamous for being one of the worst reviewed HD transfers ever done. They have also worked on some quite well-regarded titles in their time.
Now, their work on the second season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" is already drawing many complaints for the visible drop in quality when compared to the work on the first season.
While most of the live-action footage still gets top marks, it's the shots that require any kind of visual effect that have come under considerable scrutiny.
For starters several of the key space shots feature low-resolution starfields and planets of such poor quality they could've come out of a 1990's video game (see example). Various shots of the ship floating in space lack any of the dynamic lighting and contrast of both the original DVD release and the remastered first season, while effects shots within live-action environments (eg. transporter effects) show overuse of DNR (see example)
In fact, some effects shots have shown elements to be completely out of alignment. This has resulted in the infamous screen cap below showcasing the kind of problems that have cropped up.
Various Blu-ray reviews have called the VFX shots for this season a mixed bag. Some, such as a digital matte of a Borg cube interior (viewable here), are well-regarded.
Others however, including establishing shots of the Enterprise in orbit such as this one from the episode "Pen Pals", are coming under heavy criticism for the low quality of their digital elements.
Part of the reason for the vitriol is because CBS Digital's job on the first season was so good, especially the planet creation and shot polishing work of Max Gabl and Eric Bruno respectively, that the effects truly were blockbuster feature quality.
HTV's work on the other hand looks to be more a case of doing only the bare minimum required, which has results in effects that sometimes are more befitting a cheap cable show than a high-profile Blu-ray release.
Case in point, the same shot of the Enterprise in orbit of a green planet. In Season One it looked like this, while in Season Two it looks like this. A blow-up of the Enterprise itself from both those shots showcases the difference in quality:
The trailer included on the second season set for the third season release (with CBS Digital's effects) is said to pointedly showcase how much the quality dropped on certain shots in the second season when the effects were farmed out. The effects in the trailer for the S3 set are said to be top notch and up to the first season's standards.
Overall reviews still call the set a worthy buy, just prepared to not be as blown away as with the first season. For whatever reason, be it the outcry or something more internal, TrekCore reports HTV will NOT be involved in the remastering of the fourth season. However, the effects on the fourth season are still being farmed out to another post-production house rather than staying within CBS Digital where, given more time, we know they could do it right. Whomever has scored the gig, know that fans are watching very closely.
For people who can't get enough of visual effects and their creation, check out this FXGuide TV special interview with CBS Digital showcasing how they did the visual effects for the first and third season remasters, along with all the different software employed.


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Looking for another hot Star Wars chick wearing something other than the Princess Leia slave costume? The guys from the Nerdist introduce the Galactic Groomers — A Sith and Jedi cleaning company working in peace and harmony to clean pets no matter if you are here on Earth or from the planet Endor. This company does bring balance to the Force, as one washes and the other rinses.
Whether you need a scruffy nerf herder or a Shih Tzu groomed, these girls will get the job done. What fanboy would not love to see some sexy ladies get wet and sudsy and then embark on a galactic size catfight? No need to take our word for it, just look at them clean a dirty Wookiee.
Seth Green directed this video and Chris Hardwick, the Nerdist himself, helped to produce this Star Wars ad. One of the women in the video is actually Mrs. Seth Green, also known as Clare Grant. The nepotism is strong with that one. Eh, she is hot, we'll let it slide.
This is the second video that they have made to make Star Wars sexy. To see the first one click here.


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GOP Senator Offers 'Fiscal Cliff' Solution [VIDEO]
A GOP senator is jumping into the debate on how to avoid a "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and automatic spending cuts, advocating a mix of tax increases with curbs on Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker is circulating a 10-year, $4.5 trillion plan loaded with controversial proposals, including a less generous inflation adjustment for Social Security and a gradual increase in the regular Social Security retirement age to 68 and the Medicare eligibility age to 67.
Corker's plan also includes $749 billion in higher tax revenue claimed by capping itemized deductions at $50,000, a proposal that hits wealthier taxpayers the hardest.
Corker has yet to attract any Democrats in support. But he's a rarity in Congress in that he's offering specific spending cuts and tax increases.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 7, 2007) - ETSU head baseball coach Tony Skole announced Wednesday that the Buccaneers have added the final player to their 2008-09 recruiting class, signing Josh Gonzaga (Pembroke Pines, Fla.).
"Obviously I am very excited about this recruiting class," Skole said. "All of these young men truly fit into the culture we have established here for ETSU baseball. In our recruiting we always focus on three equally important areas: talent, someone who will play well at ETSU, desire, a person wanting to be educated at ETSU and receive their degree, and character, to want to represent ETSU, our program, our community, family and friends with pride and respect."
"Our mission is always to find the best kids for our school and our program," Skole said. "Our staff does not get caught up in trying to do everything early, the high-volume recruiting or the superficial aspects of recruiting. We always take a personalized approach while sharing our story and what our program can offer these young men. This recruiting class is very talented but, most importantly, they are the right fit for
Gonzaga, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound, left-handed pitcher won the Florida State Championship in class 5A with Nova High School last season. Gonzaga recently transfered to the Florida 6A defending state champion Flanigan High School coached by Ray Evans. Gonzaga also plays for the highly touted Florida Bombers summer team. He was 5-0 as a junior recording 35 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched.
"Receiving a commitment from Josh was huge for our program as Josh is one of the top left handed pitchers in the state of Florida, Skole said. "He is coming to us from a high school program that has won back to back state championships in the highest classification in the state of
Gonzaga rounds out a six player recruiting class that includes infielder Bo Reeder (Cookeville, Tenn.), right handed pitcher Taylor Gouffon (Knoxville, Tenn.), catcher Skyler Barnett (Erwin, Tenn.), middle infielder Garrett May (Marietta, Ga.), and left handed pitcher Pete Whittingslow (Kennesaw, Ga.).
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I have a quilt design dilemma. My sketch journal is over flowing with two new quilt designs. The first is a nursery rhyme quilt that has been floating around in my mind for a whole year. It was such a relief to get it out onto paper. The second is a design for series of Redwork patterns that can be combined into a quilt. It came to mind a few weeks ago. So now my dilemma is which to start on first. I have been looking at both designs for over a week now but find myself paralysed with in decision. Perhaps you could help me.
Which quilt would you like to see complete first.
The nursery Rhyme quilt will combine needle turn applique and hand embroidery. I had heaps of fun trying to decide which rhymes to include, there are so many that I love. Here is a sneak peek at two of the blocks.
There are twelve blocks in total.
The redwork patterns are based on the song "let me tell you about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees" and look something like this:
So what do you think, will it be the Redwork patterns that I start on or the Nursery Rhyme Quilt?


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Little Eccles Mince Pies
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Little Eccles Mince Pies
Little Eccles Mince Pies
5 comments:
- Rosie said...
Hi Maria, firstly I must say I adore your little labels on your mincemeat jar, very creative!!
I remember you mentioning these Little Eccles Mince Pies and wanting to bake them. They truly do look delicious and with your mature homemade mincemeat I can only guess at how fantastic they must taste. Anyway I'll stop guessing if you pass me one over heehee
Rosie x
- 24 January 2008 at 14:36
- Maria said...
Rosie your so kind and thanks again for your lovely comments on my bakes. Here you go, your own Little Eccles Mince Pie, enjoy ;o)
- 24 January 2008 at 14:41
- Cakespy said...
Not only delicious...but so cute!!
- 24 January 2008 at 16:23
- Jules said...
I made quite a few batches of these over the Christmas period and I love them, even more than traditional mince pies!
Yours look great.
- 24 January 2008 at 16:48
- Maria said...
Hi Cakespy and Jules
Thanks for dropping by and for the lovely comments. Jules i totally agree with you, in some ways these are nicer than the tradition that are more heavy.
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Lailah is an adult woman who provides advice as an instructor.
EDIT: Apparently she fights with "pages".... paper cuts sure are a nasty wound.
QuoteLailah is an adult woman who provides advice as an instructor.So, she's like... 19? :P
So nobody is talking about this? The listing has been taken down now, but it seems unlikely they would have made it in the first place if there wasn't something in the works...


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I'd like to share our Halloweeny-ness.
As for the Moving On bit of the title, am I the only one that ran out Monday morning and started Christmas shopping? I don't skip Thanksgiving, but am of the opinion that some Christmas festivities only enhance Thanksgiving. We put up our tree that weekend, and I listen to Christmas tunes while I cook. This year especially I am so ready for it!
I'm working on the free ornament pattern for this year too, this ones going to be really fun. Here is last year's to refresh your memory..
OK - my sassy orange shoes are a little witchy too.
We had a master Jedi this year - I am especially proud of this cape if I do say so myself. I used some new-to-me sewing techniques that turned out really well. The cloak had that swoosh factor that is just so necessary if you are going to claim being a mysterious galactical enforcer.
If anyone is interested in having a Jedi next year, I can put together a tutorial for it this summer. Just let me know.
And a mini-witch. I actually stayed up all night after coming home from the hospital. If you follow my twitter, you would have seen that we had a bit of a scare this last week. I have a brother who has cerebral palsy and ever 5 or so years, he has a grand mal seizure. It's a big thing, as he doesn't come out of them on his own. Seizures are dangerous because if they aren't stopped soon enough, the person will stop breathing. It's much more complex, but that the basic issue. He had one last week and I spent the night with my mom in the E.R. Please be grateful if your child is blessed with good health. A parent just should not have to go through that. He's doing much better now, home from the hospital and back to his 17 year old, teenage boy antics. Thank you for your emails and prayers.
Anyway, my point is - I had planned on making Eliza's costume that night. When I got home, I stayed up and pulled off a pretty good start to a Genevieve. Good enough for her to wear to the parade at school, but certainly not warm enough to wear trick or treating, so we pulled out the witch costume from a few years ago.
All in all, I'd say it was a successful year of trick or treating. Our block was completely buzzing. You know the scenes in the movies of hundreds of kids wandering the street? I thought it was Hollywood, but that's what it looked like! We went through TEN bags of candy in a hour and a half. One of our neighbors had a bonfire and a full blown party going on in the driveway. It was very fun.
And to make things even better, there wasn't a single bear out that night. :) I think they are off in la-la land now, catching up on their winter zzz's.
By the way, did you noticed we've upgraded the candy carriers from last year?
I hope you had a safe and happy time, and bring on the turkey and candy canes!!


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Maybe it's too early for state farmers to be popping champagne corks, but there's no doubt that there was a sigh of relief from state officials in August when the California Department of Regulation (DPR) won its appeal involving the federal Clean Air Act.
The Western Plant Health Association, along with several other agricultural commodity groups, was an intervener in the case. "We are pleased with the ruling of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that will now allow DPR to move forward with a plan that can be based on science rather than mandates developed by an over-reaching court," said WPHA President Renee Pinel.
"This ruling allows DPR to adopt a more thoughtful, comprehensive approach to reducing pesticide emissions that contribute to smog," said DPR's Director Mary-Ann Warmerdam after the appellate court's decision. "We believe the environmental and economic progress can be achieved through cooperation, rather than litigation and conflict."
I used this space last summer to write about a Sacramento district judge's ruling that found DPR guilty of violating the federal Clean Air Act by failing to enforce a plan for reducing pesticide emissions from fumigants, commonly called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These VOCs can contribute to poor air quality. As a result of the judge's mandate, DPR set reduction goals that threatened to take thousands of acres of croplands out of production by eliminating the availability of crop protection products. This would have caused colossal financial damage to California farmers in desperate need of such crop protection tools to help feed their families and the world.
However, on Aug. 20, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the judge's decision, saying that the lower court lacked the authority to make the finding that the state had failed to adopt enforceable measures to control the pollution, and said any legal challenge had to take the form of a petition to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's rule-making process.
A number of community organizations headed by El Comite para el Bienestar of Earlimart in Tulare County had sued the state, contending it used the wrong data to calculate the baseline for its emission standards and ignored certain deadlines for airborne pesticide emissions. The ruling dealt an obvious blow to environmental activists.
The appellate court's decision impacts the district court's mandate requiring new regulations of VOC emissions from pesticides to be reduced by 20 percent from 1990 levels. The regulations were to apply to the San Joaquin Valley, the Sacramento Valley, Ventura, the Southeast Desert, and South Coast air basins.
Where does the appellate court's decision leave the hotly debated issue of reducing pesticide usage to control VOC emissions and air pollution?
"Basically, unless the appellate court decision is overturned on appeal – and I find that highly unlikely – the case is over," said Rob Roy, president and general counsel for the Ventura County Agricultural Association (VCAA). In a phone chat shortly after the appellate court ruling, Roy told me that the court's decision puts things back to square one. That means that all the parties having an interest in the issue must now return to the negotiation table and work out new regulations.
In Ventura County, Roy said the county stood to lose an estimated 5,000 acres of pristine farmland and open space, 10,000 jobs and roughly $250 million in income and revenue. He said those numbers would rise exponentially if the regulations were to be applied throughout California. About 25 percent of the nation's strawberries are grown in Ventura County. He also pointed out that Ventura County is in compliance with the Clean Air Act.
While VCAA was not an intervener in the state's suit in federal court, it is involved in a separate lawsuit against the state (along with a coalition of farmers) over similar disagreements with DPR and its formula to achieve VOC emission reductions.
Asked if the appellate ruling would prompt VCAA to withdraw its lawsuit, Roy had this to say: "We are not going to withdraw our lawsuit at this time until we have a written settlement from DPR rescinding its decision to reduce VOC emissions from pesticide use by 20 percent and deeming this action unnecessary. If they do this, we will withdraw our lawsuit."
Roy said that the simple act of repealing the VOC regulation in question will help preserve thousands of acres of California farmland, prevent environmentally damaging development, and protect countless jobs in Ventura County and throughout the Central Valley.
"Winning in federal court represents a clear and total vindication for our claim that the VOC regulations were unnecessary and without any merit," said Roy. "This sets the stage for the start to repeal its now-irrelevant pesticide regulations."
I contacted DPR to get its reaction to the appellate court ruling, and to get it to elaborate on Warmerdam's comment that the agency now plans to "adopt a more thoughtful, comprehensive approach to reducing pesticide emissions," but was told it is simply too early to nail down concrete concepts dealing with what a future VOC regulation would look like. However, in an editorial written by Warmerdam, the DPR director did say that the department will pursue the 20 percent reduction target in Ventura County, but spread out over four years instead of a few short months, giving growers time to adjust their use of fumigants.
In the meantime, you can bet all interested parties are now preparing for "VOC Reduction Plan Phase II – The Sequel," and hammering out an eventual workable plan that is scientifically sound and fair to all involved throughout the rest of the state. Their collective intentions are best summed up by Rob Roy.
"We look forward to working with DPR to discuss ways agriculture can continue to do its part to improve air quality. But we need to do so in a reasonable, common-sense way that doesn't obliterate tens of thousands of acres of farmland and result in environmental and economic disaster."
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Captain's ReportBy Captain John B. WenzIf you have a "need for speed"- you want a performance boat, but the family's interested in doing more than just going fast from place to place, do yourself and your family a favor. Take a good look at the Yamaha 212 SS. It's got some of what you want, and some of what the rest of the crew needs to make for countless days of family fun on the water. I recently went for a ride. Here's my report. Yamaha's boat lineup is what I think of as a big secret, waiting to get out. These are really nice boats, and they're excellent value. Line any one of them up against similar sized I/O runabouts and bowriders in this size range. You'll find what might be called a complete package. That's not to say that Yamaha provides dock lines and fenders. The dealer typically does that. But what the factory does include are things like twin engines and a swim platform. That's the kind of stuff which is hard to find, even as an option, on a boat of this size. Loads of Good StuffThe 212 SS uses Yamaha's 21 foot hull and adds some aggressive styling to create a functional and fun machine. The low-profile, windscreen and the "Heat Red" color scheme give this a sports car look to complement the outstanding acceleration and handling. It's got an 8'6" beam and a 20 degree deadrise, which make for tight turns and a comfortable ride. The 16" draft is not only kind to plant and animal life, but it's also forgiving in those silted-up places, which become more common as dredging becomes more difficult. Gone are the days when you had to get a tow home due to a banged-up prop! Seating for nine is arranged around the roomy cockpit, featuring snap-in marine grade Berber carpet, and the seat upholstery is of a good quality and very comfortable. Storage lockers can be found under the seating, both in the main cockpit and under the bow seats. Under the floor, you'll find a self-draining cooler, and another big locker, so you won't have to trip over all the gear a family brings aboard for a day of fun in the sun. There are a bunch of stainless steel details- handrails and cupholders in handy places, as well as stainless pull-up cleats and a stainless rubrail. The helm seat is a captain's chair, not one of my favorites, but the bolster is sturdy and it gives you a good view. The instrument layout surrounds a comfortable wheel, and the panel adds a performance oriented feel to driving this boat. A pair of analog tachometers surround a speedometer, with a depth finder and a row of rocker switches to make it complete. It looks complete, and there are no big empty spaces for aftermarket options. When you want to crank-up the tunes, the satellite-equipped Sony AM/FM/CD Stereo will serve you well, and the Kicker Marine Speakers will make the music come alive. Of course the audiophile in the group will want to bring an MP3 player aboard, so Yamaha has installed a digital input in a handy little storage compartment. In addition, a bimini top and a cockpit table add a bit more luxury to the experience of being on board. I'm really impressed with the finish work, and I asked about Yamaha's quality control. It seems to me like management is successful at getting the production floor staff to buy-in to what they're doing. It shows.The Entertainment CenterThe style of the boat, or the comfort of the cockpit may be a priority for some, but the swim platform is my favorite part of the 212 SS. It becomes the center of activity when you're anchored at your favorite beach or cove. After all, what do the kids want to do on a boat like this? Anchor so they can spend the day in and out of the water. The design offers a smooth transition between being in the water and being in the cockpit. The deck surfaces are covered with a comfortable, yet durable material called Hydro-Turf, and backrest cushions are integrated in the design. There's a mount for the cockpit table, so you can enjoy refreshments at the water's edge, and a remote for the stereo is within reach from the water. This boat offers an unbeatable platform for family boating fun. Our TestThis is the first year that Yamaha has offered their 21 foot boats with the twin High Output engine package. These motors are clean and efficient and they offer the kind of speed and response that adds up to a ride that's lots of fun. How about 2.9 seconds to plane and 30 MPH in 4.2 seconds? Sound like fun to you? We enjoyed it! Our cruise calculation resulted in an optimal range of 159 miles at 27.4 MPH. I can't imagine many circumstances where that wouldn't be sufficient. Underway, the seating arrangement was comfortable whether relaxing or moving about. The men and women at Yamaha are truly in-touch with their market. They continue to tweak their line-up in response to what they hear from their customers. As active family boaters, they enjoy boating themselves. If you put your family in the 212SS, you will too.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Yamaha 212SS (2009-2010) is 52.6 mph (84.7 kph), burning 16.6 gallons per hour (gph) or 62.83 liters per hour (lph).
Standard and Optional Features
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Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Swim Ladder
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A blog by one of the volunteer reviewers for Geocaching.com. It's about geocaching and the review process -- what it takes to get your new caches listed on the world's most popular geocaching web site. ©Copyright 2012 by K.Braband. All rights reserved
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Why do people cheat on virtuals?
Just a heads up -- if you own a virtual cache and you care whether anyone is placing bogus finds on it, you may want to check for a find by a geocacher named The-Sledge. He/she posted a find on my American Gothic virtual cache today and dated it Dec. 31, 2007 -- so it wouldn't appear at the top of the list, I guess. I deleted it. I see he posted many other finds in many states, supposedly on that same day. I don't understand why anyone would go to these lengths.
Posted by IowaAdmin at 10:07 PM
5 comments:
- Parabola said...
TBTP have banned his/her account. A number of the log's are beening deleted still as I'm sure the majority of them are bogus.
Thanks for the heads up!!!
- 4:32 PM, February 27, 2009
- Chris said...
Gosh, that stinks. What's the point?
- 9:02 AM, February 28, 2009
- welch said...
Thanks for the heads up.
- 6:33 PM, March 01, 2009
- P.J. said...
I can't figure out why the heck somebody would want to do that. Seriously. Why cheat at a game where cheating does nothing in the end?
A 'lil HooHaa
- 12:23 AM, March 06, 2009
- js said...
Sounds like someone trying to drive up their "find" numbers.
- 8:41 PM, October 09, 2009
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Do something
I have found out that in the UK, surprisingly, even if you are on benefits you can work full time in a voluntary position. I'm unsure how this is allowed; surely if you have the ability work full time then you would want to get paid for it? I understand the flexibility that comes with volunteering, though, and it seems like a good option for people with arthritis. I have been doing bits and bobs of volunteer work over the months I have been sick to help others and keep busy. I strongly recommend this to anyone who is looking for a path into work as it is a good confidence booster and does wonders for your self esteem. I have felt like a failure because of unemployment in the past. I have felt defeated and insignificant to society but ensuring I do something worthwhile with my time is, slowly but surely, diminishing these feelings.
It's so easy to sit and wallow in your pain but arthritis doesn't define me, and it shouldn't define anyone. Find a hobby, donate some of your free time to a worthwhile charity (even if it's a case of working from your bed – as I have often done) and most of all do something you enjoy at least once a week. It will be a lonely and sorrowful life if you don't chose to do something about it. I have just completed my first book, which has taken me three months to write, but I have thoroughly enjoyed investing my time in something I enjoy. It has given me something to focus on and a goal to achieve. Now's the hard part (trying to get published), but I have a strong sense of pride that I have, at least, achieved something this year. Remember that life is what you make it, so what do you want to do today?
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Hi Rheuma Girl! I've been out of work for 10 months now, I know what you mean by feeling that way. I feel like such a loser for notbeing able to work, everyone tries encouraging me that I don't need to feel this way, but I do. I occupy my time with reading a good book or photography, which is my favorite. I recently contacted animal shleter to possibly do some volunteer work. I love animals and would love to do something to get me out of the house, even if its once a week.ReplyDelete
I wish you all the luck with your book! I've always wanted to write one of my experiences with RA but everytime I sit down to write it, I can never fully express the words I want to say.
-- Mallory
- shelley21 September 2010 at 17:54
i will have a copy WHEN it gets published not if kerry, well done!:)ReplyDelete


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September 12, 2009, 12:20 am
Ted Lange on Nickelson: 'Denver is really going to miss his presence'
Ted Lange (Isaac from "The Love Boat") is also a playwright who has had several of his comedies (including "Four Queens, No Trump") staged at the Shadow Theatre under Jeffrey Nickelson.
We spoke to him today about the death of the company's founder.
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When Dave Thomas was jailed for a few days for unpaid traffic tickets, he probably didn't expect his dog would end up jailed too -- at the San Bernardino, California pound. Thomas said that cops rounded up his faithful pooch, Buzz Lightyear, and brought him to a local animal shelter. And unless Dave could come up with the $400 needed to release him, Buzz would likely end up in a euthanasia tank. But an angel was looking over Dave and Buzz on the day Dave said goodbye to his beloved pit mix at the pound -- and that angel was a complete stranger named Maria Sanchez. If you don't have any tissues handy, might want to grab some. This is a five-hanky post.
Maria, a photographer who oftens takes photos dogs at the shelter to try and find them homes, saw Dave and Buzz's heartbreaking scene -- Dave weeping as he held the dog's paw and kissed him through the bars. She took some pics and then posted them on her Facebook page, pleading for people to donate to help Dave get his pooch back.
More from The Stir: Sick Homeless Man Attaches Note to His Dog Who Finds Him Help
Within days, strangers pledged enough cash to spring the doomed Buzz. But now Maria had another problem -- she needed to find Dave, since she hadn't exchanged any contact information with him.
She spent time handing out flyers in the neighborhood -- to no avail. But then a local TV station managed to track down Dave. When Maria told him the news, Dave broke down again -- this time with tears of gratitude. "God bless you, darlin'," Dave told Maria over the phone. Pledges are now up to $2,000. Hopefully some of that will go to other shelter dogs.
The pair were reunited, thanks to Maria, who couldn't stand by and let a man and his best friend be separated forever. Are you weeping yet?
Editor's Note: Unfortunately, heartwarming stories like this one often aren't as simple as they appear. Dave turns out to be not so grateful for Maria's incredible act of help. I hope she doesn't let this stop her from helping others. If Buzz could talk, no doubt he would say "thank you."
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Legs and the Repainted Bed
The pictures on the wall have changed. I wonder what they were? Judy is busy with something and now you can see the stencil on the end of the now blue bed. Books in the bookcase still remain a mystery. This negative is on the same negative strip as the one of Judy at the sewing machine and Steve crawling under the truck.
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- Judy said...
I see the lamp and the alarm clock, but what else is on the night stand?
- July 27, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Elizabeth said...
This is while you and Judy were still in high school. The picture on the right was a drawing I did from Judy's Brer Rabbit Walt Disney book when I was sick in bed when I was a senior. And I already reminded you of the titles of the books in the bookshelf - surely they didn't change by then?
- July 28, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Judy said...
No no, what is that on top of the bookshelf?
- July 28, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- Ann said...
Actually the Walt Disney book was mine. I still have it and it is in fairly good shape considering how much my kids loved hearing those stories read over and over again.
As to the year this was taken, I am wondering if it was 1959, and was Judy writing a letter to someone in Washington. I didn't stencil the bed until Judy had left home so perhaps that helps put a time line to this photo. Books always changed - it just depended on who came home and tucked one in a suitcase when they left! The stenciling was not done very well - I didn't really understand how it should have been done, but Mother and Daddy never criticized my artwork. They just let me do "my thing".
- July 28, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Ann said...
PS. I can't tell what the shiny thing is on top of the night stand, even when I go to the negative. The purse on the bottom shelf was another favorite. Do you remember what the shiny thing is, Judy? Jewelry box? Radio? Also, is that a Banyan (BYU yearbook) on the far right side of the top shelf?
- July 28, 2010 at 3:52 PM


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Gluten Free Dining Adventures- GF Fish and Chips Restaurant in Portland, Oregon
*Note: Non Vegetarian Post on Seafood Restaurant Experience*
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Why you should run, not walk, to Portland Oregon as Fast as your Gluten Free Legs will Carry You
OR How my diet went down the drain in two yummy stops
For a few years now, I've been eating my heart out because of all the wonderful gluten free restaurant options in New York City. I've read about all the wonderful restaurants there, especially Risotteria, and turned green with envy. I've also been nurturing a jealousy of celiacs in Scotland and the UK, where I hear you can get gluten free fish and chips all over the place. But very recently I realized that I had been overlooking some extraordinary gluten free dining opportunities in my own part of the US, the northwest. I made an exciting discovery a few weeks ago- a discovery that made me jump up and down, scream and do a gluten free happy dance. I was planning a road trip to Anacortes, Washington and thinking about places to stop along the way. I have a deep love for Reed College and Portland, Oregon, where I lived very happily from 1994-1998, and whenever possible I try to stop by Portland and get in touch with my inner college bohemian. (Poor thing, she's dying a long and drawn out death here in Silicon Valley..) I sent out a call to the gluten free community at the Yahoo group SillyYaks asking for gluten free restaurant recommendations along our Northwest route through Portland, the Seattle area, and Eastern Washington. Almost immediately I got a response, telling me about this little gluten free fish and chips place in Portland. WHAT???!!! Gluten Free fish and chips in my beloved almost-hometown? They didn't have that when I lived there! I did some research. Turns out they really didn't have gluten free fish and chips in Portland when I lived there. I had to make do with the allergy friendly and slightly bland restaurant Old Wives Tales, for my gluten free dining. Here's the story:
"Greg Boyce grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where Friday night fish fries are a tradition and a ritual. Since moving to Portland in 1980, he had searched the area, without success, for the kind of fish fry that taverns in the Midwest serve: freshwater fish, thinly breaded (instead of heavily battered)." (Source: restaurant's About Us page) So, he and Dana Boyce decided to open their own fish fry restaurant. When they were initially experimenting with fish fry recipes for their new restaurant, they found that rice flour resulted in the best fish fry. A customer suggested that they take the menu gluten free, and the owners brought in experts to teach them about gluten and cross contamination. And thus, an amazing gluten free friendly fish and chips place restaurant was born! They are even certified by GFRAP. They opened the Corbett Fish House on Oct. 1, 2002 to instant acclaim and later purchased an additional site at Hawthorne, a hip Portland shopping area. (Source: Celiac Chick Kim's great review of the place in 2004)
Hawthorne Fish House
4343 Se Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97215-3162, US
The First Meal Since usually my biggest problem is finding something on a menu I can eat, being faced with a menu where I can eat almost anything listed is overwhelming. I was completely giddy, but also paralyzed with indecision. There were tons of things I really wanted to order, but DH helped me focus. I was able to narrow down my order to the following items, comforting myself with the thought that we would return on our way back from Anacortes.
Oyster Shooters $1.25 each or 3 for $3 Their oyster shooters are a decent deal, considering you get one large or two small oysters per shooter. They use their tangy horseradish cocktail sauce underneath and above the oysters to compliment the "shot"… and slivers of lemon add additional tang. They were super tasty and perfectly satisfied my idea of what raw oyster shooters should be like. 9/10
Deep Fried Cheese Curds $6.50 for a HUGE portion These Wisconsin style fried cheese curds are made with local Tillamook curds and were squeaky, cheesy, and felt OH SO BAD, but in a good way. To be honest, with all the food we ordered, we only nibbled at them, but I was thrilled to get a chance to try such a crazy, sports bar appetizer. DH lurved them, and I thought they were good but SUPER rich. for me, 6/10, but they were fabulous with some Redbridge! They were probably an 8/10 for DH.
New England Clam Chowder cup $3.75 Who can resist a delicious, delicious bowl of perfect clam chowder? When I first discovered New England Clam Chowder in college, I made it every three days for weeks until my boyfriend protested. After that I just made it once a week or every other week or so.. but man, do I love clam chowder. It was one of the few foods I missed as a strict vegetarian. This is the ideal clam chowder- as one review said, somehow they manage to keep the clams tender and not chewy, and the flavor and cream sauce is absolutely perfect. We ordered it here and at Corbett Fish house later- DH just can't resist a tasty bowl of chowder! 9.5/10
Soup of the Day: Crab Pepper Cheese When I asked the server for recommendations he said that the soup of the day was one of his favorite things on the menu. Apparently in the kitchen they call it "Crack Soup" because they love it soooo much. Those crazy boys. Anyway, this is some seriously rich, rich soup… I think in my college days I would have flipped over this spicy cheesy soup. It was really good even now, but I think my palate has changed and I don't usually indulge in such creamy, cheesy dishes. It was a little too rich for me. DH also commented that the flavor slightly overwhelmed the taste of the crab. Still, very tasty. I could just hear my arteries committing suicide. 7/10
Fish and Chips: Tugboat Combo $14 2 pieces each of walleye, halibut, oysters, Chile-fried catfish. Let's face it, appealing appetizers and soups aside- I was really here for one reason, and one reason only: the chance to have gluten free fried fish in a restaurant. Deciding what to get was difficult, but luckily they have a small sampler that you can order with four of their most popular items. They were all good, but I especially liked the small, delicate oysters and chile-fried catfish. However, I think more field research and tasting is necessary to truly pick a definitive favorite. Ah, the trials, the trials of having a food blog. It was all awesome, and the fries beneath the fish were PERFECT- crispy, light, and still with delicious skin on some of the fries. YUM YUM YUM. We had three sauces- jalapeno tartar, tartar, and their horseradish rich cocktail sauce. Each one was DELISH, and I established a favorite sauce for each different fish. Of course I can't remember now which went with which…. clearly this calls for another expedition and more field research. DH's only comment, besides the sound of happy chewing, was that he did wish cod came with the sampler. We satisfied his craving later… 9/10
Thank goodness for Redbridge Beer! $4 I guess that before Redbridge came along the Fish House just offered GF cider. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE hard cider, but somehow fish and chips begs-cries- SCREAMS for beer. I never enjoyed a beer so much as I did that day with all that delicious, crispy, fried goodness. I'm still a baby sipper though- I think I only drank (at most) a fourth of the beer, but lunch is a bit early for me to start tippling, anyway.
After a brisk walk up and down Hawthorne, we went back for Dessert: Chocolate Cheesecake. I was in the mood for cheesecake, but probably my big mistake was ordering a non traditional chocolate rather than the berry cheesecake that I really wanted. I just couldn't resist chocolate… The crust was made of nuts, I think, and was the only thing I had at the restaurant that actually tasted "gluten free"- and it seems to me that chocolate doesn't really compliment cream cheese all that well, at least in this execution. I'm a savory girl anyway, and while I was thrilled at the opportunity to enjoy dessert to top off a perfect meal, I don't think I would order that particular dessert again. Ah well. Serious kudos to them for even offering a gluten free dessert menu at a "mainstream" restaurant. So cool! 5/10
*Note: this is rarely the case, but after eating here, I didn't experience as much as a twinge from gluten ingestion- it was just as if I'd eaten something made in my own kitchen. Yay! Now THAT is the mark of a great gluten free restaurant.- NOTE: Sandwiches are not GF, read menu for GF mark*
The best thing about the Hawthorne Street location of this restaurant is… the location. Hawthorne Street is a shopping paradise for fans of funky, local, artsy stuff. I happen to be one of those fans, if it wasn't clear already. Oh yeah, and did you know there is no sales tax in Oregon? I have REALLY missed that. Can you imagine, just paying the price on the TAG of what you're buying? Yeah. It's pretty fantastic. I only went a little crazy in the neighborhood, shopping for birthday presents at the Fred Meyer chain store (similar to Target or Kohls, if you're not familiar with this Northwest retail giant) and then shopping for me at all the funky local shops.
Highlights: Common Grounds Coffee Shop, Bagdad Theater & Pub for cheap art movies in red velvet theater surroundings, with (non GF) pizza and beer served, Powells Books and Powells Books for Home and Garden, and a variety of fabulous little shops with locally made furniture, jewelry and decorative items. Also some great inexpensive clothes and shoes with funky Portland college students in mind. Also, stop by the Daily Grinds Health Food Store down the street from the Fish House- some gluten free cookies (Quinoa etc.) and some goods by local companies like Angeline's Bakery- their Vegan Java Crunch bars may be about a billion calories but they are AWESOME.
*update: it appears that the Daily Grind has closed its doors for good. -Dec. 2007
Vacationing in Portland? Here's a site describing the various shopping districts in Portland
Corbett Fish House
5901 Sw Corbett Ave
Portland, OR 97239-3709
On our way home from Anacortes, we stopped at the first fish and chips place opened by Dana and Greg Boyce, Corbett Fish House. It was a bit tricky getting to the place from the interstate, due to some confusing streets and convoluted roads that aren't very well marked. However, eventually we made it to the restaurant, and we were so glad that we did. It has the same menu as the Hawthorne Fish House, but with better natural lighting. There were fewer customers, so we got a prime window seat and settled in to enjoy some tasty fish. The best part though, was the gluten free coffeeshop bakery next door… Post to follow. But what did we order this time around?
Calamari $8 This was my absolute favorite appetizer that we enjoyed at the restaurant. They had squid rings and tentacles, making this not a dish for the weak of heart, but one with great variance in texture. The calamari was coated in cornmeal and quickly flash fried, leaving the squid tender but cooked. Then it was sprinkled with Parmesan, fresh parsley, and (possibly) garlic… whatever was on there, it was super yummy and I'm dying to have this dish again. DH thought it was very yum as well. 10/10
Sweet Potato Fries
$6.50 I have a huge weakness for sweet potato fries but they are usually off limits due to shared fryers and cc concern. Happily, there's no such concern at the Corbett Fish House (or Hawthorne, where they have the same menu) and so we ordered a basket of these yummy, yummy thing. Unfortunately our eyes were bigger than our stomachs (thank goodness) so we ended up packing the fries up to go- and had a few later and reheated them at home when we returned. Good stuff! But actually, I think the regular fries with their yummy skins were my favorite. 7.5/10
Personalized order of Fish and Chips: Half Oysters, Half Pacific Cod You can actually customize your fish and chips order, which I realized when I read a review of the restaurant. DH had mentioned how he wanted to try cod, and I, like Kim of Celiac Chicks, loved the oysters in the tugboat sampler, so we ordered half of each. The cod was great, although you should keep in mind that pieces are small- not a problem for me, but some reviews were critical of this fact. The oysters… well, actually I was a little disappointed, because they were much larger than the ones I enjoyed at the Hawthorne Fish House, and somehow the larger ones were less appetizing and made me start to think about the gray, spongy texture of the oyster more than I actually wanted to. I think I'll stick with the sampler- or ask for small oysters, if possible. 6.5 or 7/10
We couldn't resist having another order of clam chowder and oyster shooters, 'cause they were just so good! *drool*
Here's a comprehensive guide to gluten free dining in Portland.
A news article on the Corbett Fish House
Old Wives Tales in Portland is a healthy, gluten-free and veggie-friendly (with non-veg protein options) restaurant that was started by two alumni from my old school. :) It's a good spot for breakfast. Recent reviews indicate it's great for gluten free soups and sandwiches!
WHILE YOU'RE IN OREGON, stop at
Angeline's Gluten Free Bakery in Sisters, Oregon
Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain Store and Cafe in Milwaukee, Oregon
You know, Portland, Oregon (and Oregon in general) has become a great gluten free destination. I always loved the city, but now there are even more reasons to love it- so the next time you're considering travel to the Northwest, I hope you'll stop at these places and give them your business. If only they'd expand into California, sniff…
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By the time photographer Lewis Hine arrived in New England, 12-year-old children were tending spinning machines and Jerusalem was a mill town.
These children worked during America's last era of pure capitalism, when the "free market" ran the country.
Did the Countenance Divine
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And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic mills?
— From "Jerusalem" by English poet William Blake 1757-1827
New England was supposed to be what John Winthrop called "a new Jerusalem, God's light to the nations." Winthrop, a wordy man with a good grounding in phrases biblical, came to New England, from England, in 1630, accompanied by some of those stark enthusiasts we call "Puritans." They intended to build a "city on the hill."
By the time photographer Lewis Hine arrived in New England, 12-year-old children were tending spinning machines and Jerusalem was a mill town.
These children worked during America's last era of pure capitalism, when the "free market" ran the country.
At The Cherry & Webb Gallery on South Main Street, Hine's photographs are just the start of a thread that leads further back into an exhibit called "The Mill Children."
For the Fall River observer, born and bred, Hine's pictures, whether taken in Fall River or North Adams, are familiar and we search them for pepere's eyes, memere's smile, vavo's steady, impassioned glance. It makes no difference where they were taken. They are us.
The gallery is quiet on a Wednesday afternoon. It should be noisy, I think. A tape loop of roaring cotton mill sounds should run all the time, the deafening clatter that made mill workers learn to read lips, to make up their own simple sign language so that some part of their lives could be understood amidst the thousand poundings of a living cotton mill.
And hot, it should be hot in the exhibit, hot and humid. They kept the inside of the mills humid so the thread wouldn't break. The people they didn't care so much about.
And when you're done looking, you should walk wearily out onto the sidewalk, sweaty and half-deafened
There's a picture taken by Hine of boys in front of a mill. One is barefoot, one wears broken shoes. Some smile.
In another, a boy with the skinny arms of adolescence puffs a huge volume of smoke from a pipe.
That boy is Puggy Duquette, 15 in the picture. As a boxer, Duquette ran up a relatively undistinguished record before returning to the mills of North Adams.
The mills would almost always take you back. Duquette died suddenly in 1935.
The paintings of William Oberst hang in the exhibit hall, simple but exact paintings of the mill children, one of the children pictured in front of a house that still stands on Hunter Street in Fall River.
A wad of raw cotton sits on a table, a branch of a cotton plant nearby, white cotton bolls clinging to its ends.
The cotton came to Fall River in bales, picked by slaves at first, then by sharecroppers who were so very nearly slaves that their status didn't matter.
In 1911, mills paid boys $4 a week. Girls got $5 because their fingers and hands were smaller and could reach into the machinery. Children worked 56 hours a week, as did their parents.
"It is obvious," the Massachusetts State Bureau of Labor Statistics concluded in 1911, "that the full-time earnings of a large number of adult employees are entirely inadequate for a family."
Dawn Nelson's paintings are light, the light that comes through the tall windows of a mill. The big windows in a mill were intended to provide light by which to work.
Historian Joe Manning, whose been trying to track down descendants of the people in Hine's Fall River photos, will impersonate the photographer. There will be music, film, time for thought.
Everything there wasn't in a cotton mill.
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One Piece Manga #64 Gets Japan's 1st 4-Million Print Run
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The Japanese publisher Shueisha is producing four million copies of the 64th volume of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece pirate manga — the latest volume in the series to set a record for the most copies in its first printing in Japan. The volume is shipping on Friday.
One Piece has been setting records in first printings since volume 56, which held the manga record in December of 2009 for 2.85 million copies. Volume 57 was the first volume to hold the record for all books in Japan, since its 3-million-copy first printing topped Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix's 2.9 million. Since then, every volume except volume 62 (published two months after the March 11 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake disaster) has set a new record in first printing.
As of the 64th volume, Shueisha has published over 250 million copies of the manga series; One Piece has had the highest number of copies printed of any Shueisha manga series in Japan.
The manga follows a rubber-bodied boy named Luffy who aims to become the Pirate King by leading a motley crew, including a three-sword-wielding Zoro and the female navigator Nami. The manga has been running in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since 1997, and the ongoing television anime series premiered in 1999.
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For Olympics-bound freestyle skiers, snow-free summer months don't mean a break from training. WSJ visited the Olympic Training Facility in Lake Placid, New York, where skiers utilized three ramps and a deep swimming pool to prep for Sochi. Freestyle moguls skier Jeremy Cota explains how the water training works.
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Janet Nalezynski of Westport, a sales associate in the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office on Riverside Avenue, has been cited with a Five Star Real Estate Agent Award for a third consecutive year.
Five Star Professional partners each year with Connecticut Magazine to highlight real estate professionals, representing less than 6 percent of real estate agents in the area.
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