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From Rags to Ill-Gotten Riches in 1930s China
The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai
By Paul French
299 pp. Picador. $28
The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai
By Paul French
299 pp. Picador. $28
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保罗·法兰奇(Paul French)著
Shanghai in the 1930s. Anyone familiar with detective novels or noir cinema knows exactly what that phrase means: smoke-filled nightclubs, back-alley gambling houses and dark, seedy opium dens, all frequented by a motley assortment of Chinese mobsters, White Russian émigrés, fugitive criminals of all nations and at least one gorgeous femme fatale with a past. Designated an international treaty port after the 19th-century Opium Wars, Shanghai eventually became a kind of global melting pot of the Seven Deadly Sins — what one writer called "a tawdry city of refugees and rackets" — largely controlled by foreigners determined to fleece the town of every copper yuan or Mexican silver dollar it could yield. By the 1930s, Shanghai was the fifth-largest city in the world — and, to hear some tell it, a corrupt and drug-addled place like no other.
Just how much of this notorious reputation is historical fact and how much is Hollywood (or neocolonialist) fantasy is hard to say, and "City of Devils," Paul French's new narrative history of the city, is not likely to clear matters up. Though the book shows signs of being exhaustively researched, much of the material, by the author's own admission, has been freely embroidered. "'City of Devils' is based on real people and real events," French writes in his preface, but because of the sub rosa nature of the episodes described, "assumptions have been made." Translation: Details have been invented. Even reproductions of newspaper articles have been punched up "with one or two minor additions in the interest of advancing the narrative." And since French includes no endnotes or even a list of sources, it's impossible to know just where the facts end and the folklore begins.
So the book is perhaps best regarded as historical fiction and, like many a good novel, it centers on the rags-to-riches ascent of a colorful protagonist — or, in this case, two colorful protagonists. Joe Farren, born Josef Pollak in the Jewish ghetto of Vienna, comes to Shanghai as a penniless exhibition dancer hoping to become "the city's own Flo Ziegfeld"; Jack Riley, an American originally named Fahnie Albert Becker, is a former Navy seaman and wanted ex-con who shows up with a dream of making a fortune on illegal slot machines. As newcomers to this "city of reinvention," they must start at the bottom of the gangland pecking order and work their way up, eventually partnering together on a drug-running operation that proves lucrative enough to make both of them major players in Shanghai's criminal economy.
因此,将这本书视为历史小说比较好,就像许多优秀的小说一样,它以一名多姿多彩的主角白手起家的故事为核心——或者,在这本书里,其实是两位多姿多彩的主角。乔·法伦(Joe Farren),曾经的名字为约瑟夫·波拉克(Josef Pollak),生于维也纳一个犹太人聚居区,他来到上海时身无分文,是一名展览舞者,希望成为"这座城市的弗洛·齐格飞(Flo Ziegfeld)";另一位是杰克·莱利(Jack Riley),他是一名美国人,原名为法赫尼·艾尔伯特·贝克(Fahnie Albert Becker),是一名前海军水兵,受到通缉的前科犯,他来到上海梦想着用非法老虎机大赚一笔。作为这个"再造之城"的新来者,他们必须从黑社会的最底层开始,一步步向上爬,最终两人在从事毒品走私的活动上结成一伙。事实证明,走私毒品利润足够丰厚,让两人都成为了上海犯罪经济中的主要玩家。
Their big break, however, comes in 1937, when the Japanese invasion of Shanghai changes the geography of sin in the besieged city, isolating the international settlement and moving its main vice district to a nearby area instantly called the Badlands. Joe and Jack, filling the power vacuum left by the decampment of native Chinese crime lords, collaborate on a venue called Farren's, "the biggest, fanciest, richest nightclub and casino Shanghai has ever seen." And from there they reign over the city's reconstituted underworld — until war and Jack's criminal past catch up with them, bringing the pair down along with the bad old Shanghai they have helped to build.
French, the author of "Midnight in Peking," recounts all of this with great energy and brio. He writes in the knowing, slang-filled idiom of Shanghai's Shopping News, a gossipy English-language newspaper he quotes repeatedly throughout. And if the book is never quite as engrossing or entertaining as it should be, it is at least atmospheric enough to keep one turning pages. After all, it's hard to go wrong with dope, decadence and the demimonde. This may be Shanghai as seen through a cinematic Western lens, but there are few more fascinating places — in fiction or in fact.
法拉奇也是《午夜北平》(Midnight in Peking)一书的作者,他以极大的精力和活泼的文笔重述了这一切。他以英文八卦报纸《上海购物新闻》(Shanghai's Shopping News)心照不宣、满是俚语的风格进行写作,书中他也多次引用该报的内容。如果这本书不像它应该的那样引人入胜或是有趣,它书中的氛围至少能让你一直读下去。毕竟,毒品、堕落和风月场很难让人觉得无聊。这可能是人们通过西方电影化镜头看到的上海,但很少有比上海更吸引人的地方——无论是在小说还是在现实中。


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The British Right (the Tories and Kippers) will tell anyone who will listen that they're democrats. One form of democracy which they don't approve of is the protest. Since the general election, there have been a number of anti-austerity protests up and down the country. The Tories seem to believe that because they won 24.3% of the vote, that should be the end of the matter. People should just put up with austerity. The Tories have never been known to brook opposition. If anything, they despise it. That's why Thatcher abolished the Greater London Council and the metropolitan county councils.
Yesterday's anti-austerity protest on the day of the State Opening of Parliament is a case in point. UKIP's sole MP, Douglas Carswell was caught up in the protests and like all good right-wingers, he lapsed into melodrama. He told The Guardian,
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Jack had many a hearty laugh over this disposition to hoard up a lot of old stones and things, and give them hard names. More than once he was asked to attend a society's meeting—for each member had the privilege of introducing a friend—but he always shirked it. "No," he said; "they are not my sort."
One wet evening, however, Willie Ransome got Jack to go,Fig. 11.—Scale of Common Carp. just because there was nothing else to do. There was a short paper being read on "Fish-Scales," and a number of them were mounted for microscopical examination, of course with a low power, say inch and half-inch. Anything relating to fish or fishing was certain to gain Jack's attention, therefore a better subject could not have been selected to engage his notice. Besides, Jack had never yet even looked through a microscope! He felt a bit ashamed of this now; but there were a couple of microscopes present, and Jack determined to have a good look through them. The scales of different sorts of British fishes were on view. Of course, fish-scales are common enough; but who would think that each kind


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We went to one of our favorite places, the Vines Gardens which includes a Garden Railroad that's open from May to October and my kids can stop for hours and look at the trains, if you let them. After we'd had the ice cream they were giving away, and enjoyed some cups of lemonade, we made our way through the botanical gardens, wandering the path together - much like we do every day though life.
But I also know that I need to give my brain a break and rest, and be a little selfish so I can give them all of me when they need me most.
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My special day was the best day ever, made possible by the presence of the five people I love most in the whole word who aren't my Mom.
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Neil Hamburger is more than just "America's Funnyman."
He is the absolute best worst comedian of all time.
Between you and me, Mr. Hamburger doesn't actually exist. He's a figment of comedian Gregg Turkington's wild imagination. However, Turkington is known for his Andy Kaufman-like devotion to becoming immersed in his role, which means you never see him break character.
That character -- a cartoonish, depressed, and existentially sloppy stand-up comedian from a timelessly retro parallel universe -- thrives on awkward silence and desperate cries of displeasure like a normal entertainer feels encouraged by applause.
Hamburger's unique and simple but genius spin on anti-comedy has made him a cult favorite in both comedy and the indie arts, landing him a record deal with postpunk stalwart Drag City, tours with Tenacious D and Weezer, and, uh, musical collaborations with Margaret Cho.
Sweat Records' in-house monthly comedy showcase, Casa de Ha-ha, normally boasts short sets, no cover, and an eclectic smattering of truly up-and-coming and/or off-the-beaten path talent. On March 6, Case de Ha-ha will also be able to brag about hosting the meta-comic for an ultra-intimate in-store appearance.
We spoke with Neil via phone to find out just what exactly it means to be America's Funnyman.
New Times: Have you been to Miami before? Have you had any notable experiences here, performing or otherwise?
Neil Hamburger: I have been there many times. I had to be scraped with a shovel off the floor at Mai-Kai at least a couple of those times. You have those great disco acts like KC & the Sunshine Band and the Bee Gees. I always hope that some of that magic will rub off on me. While I am not by any means a "Pavarotti," I did a record last year of duets with the comedian Margaret Cho. My dream for the future is to one day make a record of disco-type material, with real horns and strings and things, not like these drug records the techno-pig crowd are into.
Do you tailor your routine to the locale? What do you find funny about Miami?
All my regional humor is in good taste and strictly positive.
Do you have any preshow rituals?
Just watching the hands of the clock move slowly toward showtime and trying to stifle any feelings of dread.
What kind of people go to a Neil Hamburger show?
Those in need of a laugh, which is what I try so hard to provide. We have audiences from 8 to 80, though the show is not recommended for children.
Tell us about working with Tom Green on his web talk show. How did you come to be involved with that?
Tom and I agree that it's important to keep folks entertained through any medium possible. That was the most modern format there was at the time. It was very exciting to be put into the "hot seat" on that show and to work alongside legends like Brooke Shields, Brian Austin Green, Justine Bateman, and Thora Birch.
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I would try to get paid for my efforts.
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Five Texan frat bros broke into San Antonio's SeaWorld early Thursday morning not to free Willy, but rather to take after hours selfies with Shamu.
The University of Houston students scaled SeaWorld San Antonio's fence at 2 a.m. to eat ice cream and take some selfies with the animals, WOAI reports. While no damage was done and the animals remain safe, the fraternity brothers are guilty of theft: They broke into a storage area to eat some "Dippin Dots."
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All women of America who are eligible to vote in the Presidential Election on November 6, 2012 must be out and about that date and voting for the President of the United States.
The stakes for women could not be higher:
1. Loss of abortion rights and a woman's right to privacy!
On FOX News Sunday, Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the 5 conservative Justices of the Supreme Court, and of only 9 Justices on the High Court, openly declared that when the right case is presented to the Court, he will vote to strike down the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade which protects the right of a woman to an abortion which cannot be regulated by the States.
He also declared that the Right to Privacy does not exist in the U. S. Constitution.
2. Loss of voting rights!
Conservative advocates are demanding that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 either be repealed by Congress, or overturned by the Supreme Court.
Do you doubt what Justice Scalia probably thinks about the constitutional validity of the Voting Rights Act?
3. Loss of medical benefits!
The Affordable Health Care Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama, assures that women will have adequate health insurance coverage and medical benefits.
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This Presidential Election will be the most important one in our lives, and should not be missed if we want to maintain our current rights and health services that we need.
Your vote is a 'must do' if we want to move forward for ourselves as women, and for our families.
Up on the target board for abolishment by the Supreme Court are women's rights.
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I love when life is poetic, even if poetically shitty. Take this morning, for example: I couldn't find my keys. Car keys, house keys, keys to various studios where I teach, keys to my parents' home, a mailbox key, and let's not forget all those various tags, which shower me with shopping discounts wherever I go. OK, scratch that last part; those tags are useless. Except, maybe, the ones for my 17 gym memberships. Gyms are never useless.
I awoke in a state exceeding exhaustion. Near-dead is more accurate. And how do I say this politely, yogically? It's been a "challenging" week. My hope for Friday was that it might cut me some slack, and my schedule looked willing to oblige. Relatively light, for a change, with some enjoyable highlights—a morning private yoga session with a pleasant, dedicated client, who's training for the Boston Marathon; some time to write; and a meeting at Neiman Marcus, where I would flit around choosing my hypothetical dream closet, as part of an upcoming Fashion Rules event—the day looked innocent enough (heck, it looked fabulous!), with the potential for delivering me, emotionally intact, to the weekend ahead. Then, again, I couldn't find my keys, so nobody was going anywhere.
A word about the Fashion Rules party, which is next Thursday, and you are welcome to join us:
It features the personal styles of six Boston trendsetters—and then there's me. I'm not sure why I was chosen, but I think the following must have happened:
Neiman Marcus Executive to Marketing and PR Staffers upon hearing of the selected list of Bostonians: What a stellar collection of inspiring people! They exude creativity, personal style, and fun. You've done an excellent job!
Marketing & PR Staffers: Thank you. We worked really hard. We're very happy with this group.
Exec: You know, there is just one person missing . . .
Staff: There is?
Exec: Yes. [Insert long pause, as the executive stares off, toward the fashion horizon, eyes squinting thoughtfully, arms crossed over her exquisite Diane Von Furstenberg blouse]. We need one more person…
Staff: Who? [The team is riveted by the task of filling a now apparent void].
Exec: Someone who wears broccoli hats and digs through garbage.
One junior staffer pops up: Oh, I've got it! Let's call that Rebecca-Om-Girl person.
Exec: Eureka! You just got yourself a promotion…
I'm honored, to say the least. I promise, Mom, I will NOT wear a tablecloth as a skirt to the nice party. But before you go all Boo-hoo, it must be really hard to go to an elegant fashion playground when you're tired and select beautiful clothes that you would love to wear, accompanied by a charming, grounded, glamorous personal stylist who doesn't once make a mockery of the fact that you keep selecting insanely bright, billowy dresses. She doesn't once say, "Um, have you tried wearing pants? Ever?" just hear me out.
I didn't choose these Christian Louboutins in case you're wondering.
It was to be a charmed afternoon. One so indulgent and fun that I might start to think myself a little fancy. Perhaps I would feel special. Maybe even a little smug.
Which is why the Universe said, "Not so fast, sister. Today will begin with you digging through garbage." Not emotional garbage so frequently referenced on yoga blogs—actual trash.
I'm not sure how I realized this might be a logical place for me to look for my keys, but there I was. It would have been simple enough to lightly rustle through the garbage bin beneath the kitchen sink, but that's not nearly poetic enough. If you've had a royally stinky week, then a little rustling through your own trash is nothing. You must march bravely into the trash closet of your entire apartment building in search of your garbage, praying that your bag is still there (thankfully, it was), since today was Trash Day.
Then, you pray that you can identify your bag of trash, among everyone else's bags of trash. (Thankfully, I could). You will even be a little amused, not at the rotten brussel sprouts or discarded Band-aids but, at the Universe, quite a witty writer, if you think about this storyline. I wanted to throw out the week. I didn't want to deal. But, I was forced to examine further…
Sometimes, life stinks, and you want a break. You need a break. So, you ask for one. And, instead of getting it, you are forced to sift through trash–of all kinds.
But, there they will be: the keys. Right underneath the Greek yogurt and soggy tea bags. In your garbage. In the trash closet. Because you were too exhausted last night to realize you knocked them in there while preparing dinner, err, Thai takeout.
Maybe the Universe wanted to keep me humble before I got too swept up in the fashion fun-time. Maybe it was a little lesson in Buddhist non-attachment or yogic vairagya (letting go) or whatever the philosophic lesson is that says your life will be composed of trash and treasure, garbage and glamour, rain and sun, success and failure, good weeks and shitty ones, and you should keep your wits about you through them all. Or, at the very least, try not to throw your own keys into someone else's garbage.
Whatever it is that I was supposed to learn, this much I know: I'm grateful I found my keys, happy for the dose of glamour, and relieved, finally, to call it a day.


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The charm of the bar
"The biggest problem for TheCreep is that however hard he works and however many people he creeps his way up to, he fundamentally doesn't have what it takes to be a successful barrister," said OldSmoothie today.
"And what's that?" asked TheVamp.
"Ambition and greed," said TheVamp.
"Charm, or at least a certain charisma," said OldSmoothie.
"Because you're just overflowing in those departments," said BusyBody.
"Overflowing his trousers, maybe," said UpTights.
"The kind of person who can walk into a room and immediately get people's attention," said OldSmoothie ignoring them.
"He does have a point, though," said TheVamp. "You'd hardly pick TheCreep to try and persuade anyone about anything, never mind a case on which your whole future depends."
"Luckily for him, the clients don't choose their barristers," said HeadofChambers, "and some solicitors, at least, respond to his obsequious little ways."
"But even they wouldn't hire him for the important cases," said OldSmoothie. "He's doomed even before he wakes up each morning."
"And I hate to say it," said TheVamp, "but even OldSmoothie has his day. I once saw him on form in a case a few years ago and I've got to admit that his charmometer was up so high that birds would have been falling out of trees had he so wished."
"Shame he's turned into such a busted old flush, then," said BusyBody. "I saw him dealing with a client the other day and oceans could have frozen over with the lack of charm he displayed."
"Maybe so, but it's judges and juries that really matter," said TheBusker.
"I do feel sorry for TheCreep," saidBusyBody. "Sometimes when he stands up in court it's as if all other life in the vicinity is sucked into the void."
"Though he does have one secret weapon," said TheVamp.
"What's that?" said BusyBody.
"I once saw him bore a judge into complete submission," she answered. "He told the judge that if he was with him on one ridiculously wordy preliminary point that he wouldn't need to hear him spend another two days arguing several other such points. It proved to be particularly convincing on that hot summer's afternoon and I have to admit that even I was glad to have lost at such an early stage of what was promising to be the most boring trial in history ever."
"Charm certainly has its place," said OldRuin. "But I'd always put grace and good manners above it. That, and the little kindnesses which go along unsaid beneath the surface of every community, not least that of barristers and judges. Never under-estimate the simple power of being liked."
"Or there again, feared," said UpTights.
BabyBarista is a fictional account of a junior barrister practising at the English Bar, written by barrister and writer Tim Kevan. For more information and to read posts from the last few years visit babybarista.com. Cartoons by Alex Williams, author of 101 Ways to Leave the Law.
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Amulet of Alternate Form
{{#set:Summary=Transforms you into a different creature...possibly with a different mind.}}
This amulet has two different shapes. When it isn't activated, or when worn by an unintelligent creature, this amulet looks much like a holy symbol to the God of the Sun, but will detect as being magic. When donned the amulet turns from silver into cold iron, from day into night. The wearer instantly changes form into another living creature, a creature known to the wearer. If the wearer knows the magic in the amulet, he can control the form he takes, but if not, that form is random and unpredictable. When a form is chosen this can only be changed by taking off the amulet and donning it anew.
The curse of this amulet is activated after only 10 minutes. At that time the wearer makes his first Will save (DC 20); if unsuccessful, the wearer begins to believe that he or she is that creature which he now looks like. Every hour the wearer must make a new Will save as the two wills battle. If the wearer wins, he retains his own personality and mind, yet keeps the new body. If worn for three days, no matter the outcome of the saving throws, the wearer becomes the other person and this curse can only be broken with a limited wish, wish or miracle spell. The amulet is now very difficult to remove, and requires a successful Strength check of DC 25.
Caster Level: 8th; Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, alter self, bull's strength; Price Cost::22,000 gp
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The curse can be removed with the remove curse spell, or the amulet can be destroyed by a successful bludgeoning attack that deals 5 or more damage.
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Why Are There Rules for Love ?
Love Ignites Passion
When I see love it never stands alone
It is surrounded by so many other thoughts
That make love stronger and more unique
I am not sure when it started
I do know where it came from
A love so precious
The mightiest of all powers
From the creator
I do know where my love is going
It builds on anything and everything I now know
Growing freely without any restriction
Always considering others first
Secret loves compared to love that is open
I feel love is not easily understood
It is caring for someone
So deeply because you see feel it in your heart of hearts
What if we have many hearts ?
The heart that we know that keeps us alive and well
Then we also have hearts you can not see
The kindness for animals
The love for all mankind
A great appreciation for oneself and who we are
Not just in physical form but in all our creative thoughts
A love for an activity that brings us great joy
Any sport that gives us exercise
I find a love in writing
Only enhanced by my love of reading
Love has many levels and expands to greater depths
That I may never understand
I can only take time to appreciate and articulate properly
Love can be long and forgotten
As soon as it is remembered
It comes alive and thrives
In my life I love sleep
Then I also love being awake
They are both opposite
I can not have one without the other
So all my life I express each love in great detail
Other people would give no notice
I can watch a movie and in that instant
Love the story line and all the action
As if nothing else in the world matters
Then hours later I love the beautiful taste of food
The way it fuels my body with energy
I take a walk outside and look at a different world
The world of nature
Where plants and insects live and survive
At night I look high into the sky
I see stars so bright and light so distant
What is there not to love
So the more I know the more I want to know
I am infatuated with love
If there are rules for love, they are man-made and inefficacious.
By your permission , please let me add to your well elaborated poem, a conservative ages lasting trust of LOVE:
Love and spirit are invisible, that's God.
"God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must bring Him true spiritual worship."
Thank you .
I no longer need to know the rules of love. Love will remain in my memories and God willing years down the road waiting for me up above. In the meantime, there is my Sid and later on other lapping tongues to soothe me.
Love has no boundaries. Love makes one feel amazing and unreal. Liked your hub!
That's a lovely poem. I agree with the line 'I find a love in writing.' I also find it enhances my love of reading. That's so true.


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Proof of Residency Documentation
Proof of residency documentation is required of all students beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. The documentation can be scanned and submitted online as part of the PowerSchool online enrollment process or provided at a registration event.
Acceptable Proof of Residency Documentation
These are acceptable proof of residency documents:
If you are living in Northwest ISD attendance boundaries, but cannot provide one of the above forms of documentation, please contact 817-698-1099 or firstname.lastname@example.com for individualized assistance.
If you have an approved transfer, provide the proof of residency documentation as noted above. The campus will track your transfer and will be aware of your status.
In accordance with state law, exceptions will be made for homeless students and students in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Students who do not provide proof of residency will be withdrawn from NISD schools.
We realize that this requirement could impact some families if they have moved outside of the Northwest ISD boundaries without updating their home address and informing the district. If a family is no longer living in Northwest ISD, they are encouraged to enroll their child in the appropriate school district before the start of school. Students who do not currently live inside NISD attendance boundaries (unless exempt because of an exception in state law) will be withdrawn from Northwest ISD schools.
Students whose proof of residency does not match their attendance zone will be enrolled in the proper school.
The location of a students' residence within the NISD attendance boundaries determines which school a child will attend (unless exempt because of an exception in state law). If a family has moved and their proof of residency documents do no match their attendance zone, the student will be enrolled in the proper school based on current NISD attendance boundaries. If a family is no longer living in the same NISD attendance zone, they are encouraged to enroll their child in the appropriate school before the start of school. Click here to find out which campus your child will attend.
If you have an approved transfer, the campus will track your transfer and will be aware of your status.
Why is Northwest ISD requiring proof of residency documentation?
Northwest ISD has always required documentation of district residency for new students upon enrollment, and the district has always expected families to be truthful when completing annual registration information.
Requiring that an actual copy of the proof of residency document be provided is simply an additional step for the 2019-2020 school year. For our Northwest ISD families who are unfamiliar with this common state-wide practice, we recognize that this change may require a little bit more time to locate and provide the information, but we do not believe it creates a burden for legitimate NISD families.
Northwest ISD is rapidly growing with student enrollment increasing between 1,000 and 1,200 students each year. This rapid growth places a strain on our facilities, attendance boundaries, and district budget. This added step is additional assurance that district taxpayers are funding the education of NISD students as the district continues to grow.
Are there any exceptions to who can attend NISD schools?
All Northwest ISD students must reside in the NISD attendance boundary, with the exception of a few special circumstances:
Falsifying information can result in punishment, fines, and tuition expenses.
Any person who knowingly falsifies information on a form required for enrollment of a student in a school district commits a crime under Texas Penal Code § 37.10. It is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500. It is a third degree felony if it is done with intent to defraud or harm another, punishable by a prison sentence of 2-10 years, plus a fine up to $10,000.00. A person who falsifies enrollment information is also liable to the district for the maximum tuition fee the district may charge under Texas Education Code § 25.038, or the amount the district has budgeted for each student as maintenance and operations expenses, whichever is higher (around $8,600 per student, per year).
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There are a total of 6 sites which will be considered for retrofitting using new innovative technologies and systems.
3 of these sites will be demonstration districts and 3 will be 'virtual' sites.
The three Demonstration Districts are:
University Campus Administration building in Bilbao, Spain
Science Museum in Malmo, Sweden
Vocational School in Ankara, Turkey
The Virtual sites are in Osla, Norway; Zagreb, Croatia and Genoa, Italy.


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Leading furniture designer CEO calls Stockton site a "tremendous opportunity" Solutions Lifestyle Solutions Inc. has announced the acquisition of a ±165,474 square foot warehouse/distribution space situated on approximately 10.15 acres and located in the Airport Gateway Center at 834 Performance Drive, Stockton, California. The new facility will employ about 50 people. The buyer, LS Auto Mall Development, Inc., dba Lifestyle Solutions (www.lifestylesolutions.com), a leading manufacturer of furniture for "the metropolitan home," purchased the warehouse/distribution facility from US Cactus Stockton, LLC. Lifestyle Solutions is headquartered in Northern California and owns a ±177,041 square foot building in Fremont. Lifestyle Solutions' new warehouse is state of the art featuring the latest ESFR fire suppression system, 32' interior clear height, 34 dock-high doors, 4 grade-level doors, full video surveillance, etc. The warehouse is in close proximity to BNSF & Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal facilities. Lifestyle Solutions CEO, Sean Pathiratne is thrilled to expand his business to Stockton, CA as it "offers tremendous opportunity for logistics due to it being close to the Intermodal Railroad systems". Lifestyle Solutions has remained on the cutting edge of design and functionality for 23 years. Driven by innovation, they are continually inspired by the evolution of modern, urban lifestyles. Originally founded on convertible furniture, they have grown to offer diverse collections for the entire home. Lifestyle Solutions distributes to Costco, Walmart, Target, Sleep Country and Mattress Discounters. Visit www.lifestylesolutions.com for more information. Lifestyle is working with Haggerty Construction, a San Joaquin Partnership Investor, on tenant improvements. Partners in this location include the City of Stockton Economic Development and Community Development departments, and Michael Goldstein, a broker with Colliers International, a San Joaquin Partnership Investor.
TEC Equipment, Inc. has chosen the City of Lathrop, CA (San Joaquin USA) for the latest expansion of its full-service truck dealership. This first-class Lathrop facility will be one of TEC's 23 locations in Oregon, Washington, Nevada and California, serving a population base of more than 32 million people. TEC Equipment's truck franchises include Volvo, Mack heavy-duty trucks, Hino and Isuzu medium-duty, and GMC light-duty commercial trucks. Founded in 1976 by David A. Thompson, TEC is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and is the largest multi-point dealership group on the West Coast. This past June, TEC acquired the Wabash trailer franchises for all of Oregon, Washington and California. The Lathrop TEC facility is on more than 24 acres with 47,000 square feet of building. At full operation, they plan to employ 50+ workers. The facility will house refrigerated, dry van and flatbed trailer sales in addition to used truck sales. They will have expanded parts inventories between $1.5 to $2.0 million as well as truck and trailer inventories above $5 million. Coupled with its existing truck and trailer leasing business, full truck and trailer shop services, TEC Equipment will offer a one-stop shopping for the trucking customer. "We are very excited to be entering this market, and we look forward to continuing a good relationship with the City of Lathrop, which, through the guidance of Matt Browne in Community Development-Building Division, has been very responsive to work with in fast-tracking our facility remodel," said TEC founder David Thompson. "On behalf of the City of Lathrop, I want to thank TEC Equipemtn, Inc. for choosing Lathrop for their latest business expansion. We are exceptionally grateful to be chosen and we look forward to the job opportunities and economic benefits that this project will bring to our community," said Lathrop Mayor Sonny Dhaliwal. "San Joaquin USA has become a multi-modal hub for moving raw materials and goods throughout the Western U.S. Because of our regions proximity to large population centers of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley and Sacramento Valley, large distribution and e-fulfillment centers are attracted to our community. It is a natural fit for TEC to locate its truck equipment sells where the action takes place," said Shelley Burcham, CEcD, Vice President, Client Services, of the San Joaquin Partnership. The San Joaquin Partnership would like to thank its many partners that teamed to assist TEC Equipment, Inc. in choosing a location in San Joaquin County. These include staff at the City of Lathrop, San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department, Skip Vanderbundt & John Fondale - Cornish & Carey Newmark Knight Frank (Sacramento) representing the client and Mark Reckers (Lee & Associates) representing the property owner.
Ecologic Brands, the makers of America's first molded paper bottle, has opened a 58,800 SF manufacturing facility in Manteca, hiring 30 new employees. Ecologic recycles old cardboard and newspapers into a molded paper bottle integrated with a thin inner pouch, made with 70% less plastic than traditional plastic bottles. Both the bottle and pouch are recyclable. The bottles are used around the world. The company will be producing 60 million bottles a year in Manteca Ecologic officials publicly acknowledged the City of Manteca's Economic Development and Community Development Departments at the Grand Opening last July. The San Joaquin Partnership assisted in site location, incentive analysis and permit assistance. Tyson Vallenari, a broker with CBRE represented Ecologic Brands and Jim Martin, a broker with Lee & Associates represented the building owner.
The Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Tracy, CA opened last October. Amazon opened two weeks ahead of schedule with 300 workers and added 300 more employees each week until November. Among them are 70 managers and 60 hourly workers who already worked for the Seattle-based online retailer and moved to the Tracy facility to open it up. According to Kul Sharma, an engineer for the city of Tracy, the construction completion was on an "aggressive timetable." He said the city sped the process by working "hand-in-hand" with Prologis, the company developing the site for Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. Sharma said the city building department has worked directly with Prologis, providing prompt review of construction and keeping inspectors at the site who are dedicated to the project. The San Joaquin Partnership assisted with the project.
Community Fuels, a biodiesel refinery and terminal at the Port of Stockton expanded its production capacity from 13 million to 73 million gallons per year. It also expanded its loading hours to include Saturday and Sunday, making biodiesel loading to tank truck, rail car and shipping container available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Community Fuels started its operations at the Port in 2008. It is one of the largest biodiesel production facilities in California. The Partnership assisted by providing information and demographics for Community Fuels' grant application that funded the expanded production.
ECS Refining bought a 262,000 square foot former auto parts manufacturing plant in Stockton and converted it into its Western Regional processing plant that handles everything from computers to a variety of electronic waste. The facility is capable of processing more than 25 million pounds of materials monthly, handling electronic waste from customers in five western states. ECS employs 120 employees and expects to ramp up to 200 at full production. Broker representation was Michael Goldstein from Colliers lnternational and Tyson Vallenari from CB Richard Ellis. The Partnership assisted with incentives information and permitting, as well as human resources services.
Feralloy Pyramid Structural Solutions, a joint venture, combined expertise to design and develop standard and/or propriety solar mounting systems for large-scale utility and commercial projects on a regional and national scale. Primary manufacturing will be at the Ferralloy Western Division facility in Stockton's Airport Gateway Business Park, a Panattoni Development. Partnership services included wage data, direct company wage survey facilitation, and identification of incentives including the San Joaquin County Enterprise Zone.
Gavilon, LLC is constructing an edible oil processing, transloading and storage facility at the Port of Stockton. They have partnered with Wilmar International Limited, Asia's leading agribusiness company, to import and process palm, coconut and palm kernel oils to serve the West Coast markets. The 20,000 square foot facility on ten acres is expected to be operational by 2013 and will employ 20 people. The Partnership provided incentives information including the San Joaquin County Enterprise Zone and the Foreign Trade Zone as well as permit assistance and development fee estimates.
SCAFCO will be opening a 42,000 square foot steel stud fabrication facility in Stockton, employing 50 people. SCAFCO Corporation has two divisions: Grain Systems has been manufacturing and designing complete grain storage silo projects for over fifty years and SCAFCO Steel Stud Manufacturing Company produces a complete selection of steel framing products including studs, shaft wall studs, resilient channel and all other steel framing products used in light gauge metal framing. Broker representation was Jason Ovadia of Jones Lang La Salle. Services provided by the Partnership were site location, demographics, incentive and financing information as well as human resource assistance.
A large distribution company, project # 1624,081 acquired a 750,000 square foot building in Stockton's Arch Road Logistics Center in May of 2008. It will be used to supply more than 100 planned retail outlets throughout the West Coast. Once the building is occupied, the company anticipates having 700 employees. Broker representation was Tyson Vallenari with CB Richard Ellis. The San Joaquin Partnership provided extensive services including incentive analysis, utility information and development fee analysis.


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Just like music
Ooh, oh baby
[Erick Sermon]
To relax my mind so I can be free
And absorb the sound that keep me round
Doing my thing constantly with no worries
Peace to Keith Murray
To keep me flowing and keep me going
And keep me growing
To keep me from the E from knowing
What happens out there is not my concern
You wanna die, it's not my turn
To do something to me, like jump in the Mercedes
On the highway doing over 80
Without music baby (Ow, I'll go crazy) yeah
Make me call my homie on the phone
Like there's something new out that got me in the zone
Just that feeling got me
I wish music could adopt me
Turn on some music
I got my music
Put me in the mood with my woman
Got me in the ear singin' sweet nothings
Make love come out of the mouth, no frontin'
Like all of a sudden
Taking away your worries and cares
Any problems music will be right there
Together match, yo we a perfect pair
Is that true Marvin? (Yeah, music)
Yo to get you to bang this
Body soul snatcher, universal language
It be the light, so open up
This is it, what the fuck?
One fly tune to have black and white vibe in one room
No confrontation, probably all night
It's just the sensation
Just like music
Music is the soul of the man
Music makes a happy day
And music makes the clouds go by baby
Your music keeps my tears inside my eyes
Your music makes me want to sing
Girl, music is a joy to bring
Music is my heart and soul
More precious than gold
Happiness today is just a song away
I love your music baby


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I think I went to one of the only high schools in the country that still has an off-campus lunch period.
Every day, my friends and I had 35 glorious minutes of freedom. No cafeteria food for us. Sometimes we'd head to someone's house, or to McDonald's (hello, dollar menu), or to DQ.
Or sometimes, if we were feeling particularly gastronomically-courageous, we would walk to the little cinder block convenience store on Main Street. They served everything from chimichangas and burritos to pizza sticks and sausage pockets. Their smorgasbord of fried food was the type only teenagers can eat and live to tell about; remembering the way the smell would cling to my clothes still makes me cringe.
These oven-fried chimichangas are everything you wish you could get from your local hole-in-the-wall, but without the lingering smell and the quadruple-digit calorie count.
They're baked instead of fried, so they're much healthier than the version you might be used to. Before baking, the tops are brushed with butter and sprinkled with salt to achieve a delightfully crisp and crunchy outer shell while maintaining a melty inside.
(Notice anything different about these photos? Like maybe that they're a million times better than any that I've ever taken? That's because they were taken by my oh-so-talented sister-in-law, Ashley.)
oven-fried chicken chimichangas
adapted from Big Oven
2/3 cup salsa (green or red both taste great; sometimes I use a combination of both)
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp dried Oregano
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (depending on the heat of your salsa, or your personal preference, you might want to omit this)
1/4 cup diced onion
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or diced
1 cup shredded cheese (I usually use cheddar because that's what I have; use your favorite)
6 medium flour tortillas
1 tbs butter, melted
kosher salt
garnish(es) of choice: sour cream, guacamole, salsa, cheese, tomatoes, etc.


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text: After the release of her second compilation "What Is Perfect ?" . Lady Donli serves us with her first single of the year which she calls "Selfish" . This song is basically about wanting so much from someone but giving back nothing in return . It is a fusion of Soul, jazz and R&B and was produced by British producer Jay Ramsay.


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Saturday, 26 December 2009
Fresh Cranberry and white chocolate chip Scones
Well I must say I am so glad I did, they turned out pretty good. These scones were really, really light. They were not overly sweet either and the sharpness of the freshly burst cranberry juice in the scones were quite delightful on the tongue. Yum yum. If you don't believe me, try them - you might just like.
I tried to convert the measurements for these scones into American cups, but I don't know how successful I was. But I am trying hey.
Fresh Cranberry and white chocolate chip Scones
Makes about 12
280g or 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
55g or ¼ cup caster sugar
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
70g or ¼ cup margarine or butter
100g or 1 cup fresh cranberries, if small keep whole, if big cut in half
50g or ¼ cup white chocolate chips
200ml milk (you may not need it all)
Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Add in the margarine or butter till mixture and working with your fingers blend so it begins to resemble breadcrumbs, then stir in the cranberries and white chocolate chips. Carefully add some of the milk and mix to make a smooth dough. Then on a lightly floured surface. Roll out to about 2 inch thick and either cut into individual scones using a cookie cutter; or cut into wedges. Bake at gas mark 4 for 20-25 minutes.
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I think the cranberry roller coaster is a good place to be, Mango. These scones look and sound delicious.ReplyDelete
Thank you Barbara. I still have a load of fresh cranberries to use up, so there may be more cranberry delights featuring.ReplyDelete
Awesome....very nice...I luv scones!ReplyDelete
P.S. hope you had a nice x-mas!
These look yummy!ReplyDelete
Victoria xx
There is no such thing as too much cranberry! I myself have a large bag full still, so I'm hunting for new recipes and might make your scones. I found you through your comment on my blog and look forward to reading more of yours!ReplyDelete
Oh, and I am very jealous of your Brussels sprouts!!ReplyDelete
Mmmmmm - this recipe sounds very nice - perfect for Xmas!! :-)ReplyDelete
Cheers and happy new year!
Thank you Pam.ReplyDelete
I had a lovely, quiet Christmas shared with my husband.
Thank you Victoria.
Thank you for coming by RuckusButt.
I saw these cranberry shortbread biscuits on RecipeZaar so may have a go making those, or even cranberry bread - as i have just noted a fellow blogger making them. Your right, 'tis the season of cranberry.
PS These were the better looking of my homegrown sprouts, some of the others were really, really tiny.
Thank you Dragonfly. Happy New Year to you too.
yum - these look delicious - I have looked for cranberries in our shops but still no luck - what a shame because I know I would love these sconesReplyDelete
These cranberry scones look and sound amazingly delicious! I love cranberries but I usually use dried version in my baking. I experienced bitter taste from making cranberry sauce using fresh ones so I'm wondering if your scones have any bitter taste!ReplyDelete
They were really, really nice, I am going make a fresh batch to take over a friends house later. I would have happily given you half of them.
I have to admit I am extremely surprised that there are no fresh cranberies were you are, but I was reading a fellow bloggers blog, who told me he gets a veg box from a farm and was due to be getting some cranberries from this farm as it is one of the producers in the USA, but when his veg box arrived - there was a lack of cranberries! so I guess those of us in the UK have been lucky to enjoy both USA and Canadian imported cranberries this year.
Thank you they were light and fluffy.
When not in season, I tend to use the dried variety too, but with them being imported into the U.K for the Christmas season, I have been taking advantage of them and am will be doing some bakign with them later today.
About your question, Yes the scones are a bit sharp, sour and sweet from the fresh cranberries, but for me that's part of the pleasure. I guess cranberries are a bit of an acquired taste.
Now you're speaking my language! One of these and a latte=heaven!ReplyDelete
Thanks Kristin.ReplyDelete
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Best books for .Net development – My Recommendations
September 24, 2009 Leave a comment
Today my manager asked me to list some good technical .net books on which our management had planned to invest.
I always had a wish list for technical books; I could easily arrive at a list.
I categorized the books as follows:
- Programming.Net (That helps core programming. Mostly on C# core and ASP.NET core)
- Design/Architecture/Guidelines (Design Patterns, Best Practices, Modeling Patterns)
- Concepts (General concepts for programming, UI design)
- Source control / Build & deployment
I didn't cover books on WCF/WPF/Silver Light/RESTful services/ASP.NET MVC/Entity Framework as I don't have enough knowledge on those books.
Programming .NET
- CLR via C# by Jeffery Richter
- Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005: The Base Class Library by Francesco Balena
- Professional ASP.NET 3.5: In C# and VB by Bill Evjen
- Programming .NET Components by Juval Lowy
- Debugging Microsoft .NET 2.0 Applications by John Robbins
- Professional ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX by Matt Gibbs
Design / Architecture / Guidelines
- Framework Design Guidelines: Conventions, Idioms, and Patterns for Reusable .NET Libraries by Krzysztof Cwalina
- Microsoft® .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise (PRO-Developer) by Dino Esposito
- UML Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Standard Object Modeling Language (3rd Edition) by Martin Fowler
- Software Systems Architecture: Working With Stakeholders Using Viewpoints and Perspectives by Nick Rozanski
- Practical Guidelines and Best Practices for Microsoft® Visual Basic® and Visual C#® Developers by Francesco Balena
- Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices by Robert C. Martin
- Don't Make Me Think: Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug
- The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt
- Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction by Steve McConnell
Source Control / Build
- Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build by Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
- Professional Team Foundation Server by Jean-Luc David
Any other suggestions guys, particularly for web services, security and unit testing?
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No matter how good a server is, it's tough to move the chef's yak special.
"I have two specials to tell you about tonight," our waitress said, smiling, struggling to make eye contact as Barry -- my go-to steakhouse guy -- and I pored over the newsprint menu, looking for the biggest steaks available at the Buckhorn Exchange.
The first special was a fairly run-of-the-mill (for Colorado) game plate of buffalo steak and elk tenderloin. I get a giggle out of a restaurant founded 113 years ago by one of William Cody's original scouts being so proud of the buffalo steaks it now serves. You know why they called that guy Buffalo Bill? Because he killed so many of them. Because he was a big part of the near extinction of the American bison -- Cody claimed to have personally put down 4,280 head in one seventeen-month stretch with rifle, pistol, claw hammer, pointy stick, whatever -- and made a name for himself as a buffalo hunter back in the days when everything from hair tonic to underpants was made out of bison parts. It's like a restaurant founded by Charles Darwin's brother-in-law being overly proud of its Gal´pagos turtle soup.
Buckhorn Exchange
1000 Osage Street, 303-534-9505. Hours: 11 a.m.-close Monday-Friday; 5 p.m.- close Saturday-Sunday
Rattlesnake: $15.50
Alligator: $9.75< br>Rocky Mountain oysters: $8.50
Buffalo tips: $9.25
Two-pound �Big Steak�: $83
Lamb: $27
Red snapper: $27
But I perked up at her mention of the second special: a freaky intercontinental meat combo featuring whole quail, ostrich and yak. I looked up from the menu and asked the waitress to repeat herself to make sure I'd heard right, and I had. Quail in a prickly pear and apricot glaze, ostrich loin and yak steak.
"Seriously, yak?" I said.
She smiled wanly. "Yes, sir. It's very tasty. Is that what you'd like?"
But she already knew the answer. Maybe on another night, in different company, I would've gone for the yak (because if any guy in this town is going to get a little foodie hard-on over the opportunity to eat one of God's less conventionally palatable creatures, that guy is me), but right then, I had beef on my mind. Big beef. A really large, fatty, bloody beef steak made just for me (and Barry), so I gave her the same answer she'd been getting and would continue to get for the rest of the night: No, thanks. I think I'll just have the cow.
Like I said, no matter how good a server is, it's tough to move yak in a cow town like Denver.
She did talk us into an appetizer of buffalo tips in a glossy mushroom sauce, though. Originally (and no doubt under orders from management), she'd tried to sell us on the Buckhorn's rattlesnake app or the fried alligator (both easier to sell than yak meat, but not much), but we'd demurred because neither of us wanted snake and I'd had the Buckhorn's alligator before. It tasted like chicken. And good 'gator, properly prepared, shouldn't taste anything like chicken.
The buffalo was a nice compromise, a smallish dish filled with tender bits of meat in a sauce that was pleasant in a strip-mall, Italian-marsala kind of way -- all commercial beef base, sliced button mushrooms, shelf stabilizers and salt. It was a tease to the appetite, satisfying -- almost comforting -- in the way that old Levi's and "Black Dog" can be when blue jeans and classic rock are what you crave. But then, you don't step inside the Buckhorn expecting culinary innovation. Even the kitchen's most nouvelle tricks come from well-trod territory -- the snapper filets with fruit salsa an imprudent California retread, the lamb chops with red-currant Madeira sauce straight out of Fannie Farmer.
No, you come here for a big bite of Colorado history. The Buckhorn is full of it, right down to all the historical notes on the menu about original owner Henry H. Zeitz, who rode with Buffalo Bill for ten years before settling in Denver and opening his own watering hole, once shot a bandit in the back for hitting one of his waitresses, and in 1938 was presented with Custer's sword by a procession of thirty Indians riding down Osage Street, led by a nephew of Sitting Bull. And you come for the meat.
I have certain rules about steakhouses, some of which I've stumbled on accidentally, others of which I've acquired through long experience. The first is to never order anything with a nickname. If there's a cut of beef called "The Terminator," don't order it. Ditto "The Trailhand," "The Trucker-Choker," "Li'l Pardner" or any derivation thereof. And this goes double for any entree with a proper name attached, which is why I've never tried the Buckhorn's "Gramma Fanny's pot roast" and never will.
Second, beware of menus that come with translations. If a house has gone to the trouble of translating "Cornish game hen" or "Rocky Mountain oysters" into Spanish, French, German and Japanese, that means it sees plenty of tourists. And a menu written for tourists is often a menu designed and cooked for tourists -- with a deliberate "Flavor of Whereverville" vibe running through everything and flavors about as authentic as Doritos in a Mexican restaurant. On the night Barry and I came for dinner, the parking lot was full of grumpy Germans and the dining room with at least two big tables of out-of-town guests oohing and aahing over the decor, asking if the salmon was served with or without its eyeballs, and being smirkingly hosted by Denverites who knew enough to order the steaks and keep their mouths shut.
I also think it's a little cruel for a menu to offer word-for-word translations that make Rocky Mountain oysters sound like "oysters of the mountain," which does not adequately warn an outsider that he is about to put balls in his mouth. Really, the dish should be translated as "fried testicles with horseradish" or something similar. But if it were, I imagine that sales would drop off considerably. The dish would be tougher to sell than yak.
Third, the quality of the meal -- regardless of what is ordered -- will vary in inverse proportion to both the amount of stuff on the walls and the number of items on the menu. Like making fantastic barbecue, cooking a great steak is a calling, a passion that brooks no distraction. Worrying over the dispersion of novelty license plates or bucolic hunting scenes in the dining room, the color of the tablecloths or the quality of the vegetarian plate only removes focus from the sacred act of putting fire to meat. According to this theory, the best steakhouse in the world would be a plain white room with plain white tables like something out of Sleeper, serving only one cut of meat, probably a bone-in prime rib or a fat porterhouse. And the worst would be Outback Steakhouse. Everything else falls somewhere in between.
Every square inch of the Buckhorn is covered with something. Every nook and cranny is jammed with gewgaws and antique bric-a-brac, every shelf crowded with a century's worth of Old West knickknackery. Upstairs, the 150-year-old bar and attached Victorian parlor look like museum exhibits dedicated to shotguns, whiskey bottles and beer steins, and the downstairs dining rooms are a taxidermy zoo of delicious mammals all stuffed and mounted amid framed reviews, newspaper clippings and signed publicity photos of celebs from the '70s, when the Buckhorn was sold by the Zeitz family and resurrected in its current incarnation. But there's a codicil to my rule about clutter, which calls for reversing the formula when calculating all animals -- living or dead -- used as decoration, as well as any display of weapons that could have been used in the wanton slaughter of said tasty and/or ferocious critters. This exception is similar to my rating system for Mexican restaurants, which depends on how much bullfighting paraphernalia is exhibited (bonus points for any actual bulls' heads or ears) and for roadhouse diners, which relies on the number of outdated calendars on the walls. Dead animals and the proud display of shootin' irons generally denote a kitchen that's friendly to carnivores and understands that a cow (or an elk, or a buffalo, or a yak) is really just ribs, strips, T-bones, sirloins and a couple hundred cheeseburgers on four legs.
And this is where the Buckhorn truly makes its bones, because there are hundreds of dead animals -- including bulls and a two-headed calf -- mounted on the walls, shelves and display cases, along with enough guns to arm a full platoon of historical recreationists. And that's not even counting those that customers might be packing. The Buckhorn is probably the only place I've seen that could host an NRA board meeting and outgun the members two to one. If Charlton Heston were ever to set foot in this joint (as plenty of stars already have), he'd think he'd died and gone to six-shooter heaven.
One last rule: When you find yourself in a place so full of guns and critters and history and tourists and things named after people's grandmothers, order the house specialty. It doesn't matter what it is (unless it has a nickname, in which case, see rule one), just go for it. On the brick flank of the Buckhorn building facing the parking lot, there's a big sign that pronounces: "Steak Dinners Our Specialty." It looks like Zeitz himself might've painted it there, and it's not an idle boast. When a kitchen has been cooking steaks more or less continually for 113 years, it's learned a few things. And when that kitchen has a specialty called simply the "Big Steak" (more a descriptor than a nickname), you can trust that it's going to be good. And big.
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Barry and I had come looking for a big steak, so the Big Steak is what we ordered -- two pounds of beef, cut from a New York strip loin, trimmed tight but not lean, and broiled like hell in a hot oven until the entire surface had first caramelized, then crusted up nice and woody. It came on a trencher and was carved tableside, having been properly and admirably rested first, because it barely bled a drop. And it was great -- bloody-rare and cool at its heart, with a nice mineral flavor, shading into deep brownish-black on the surface with the smell and taste and texture of a healthy char. There was an unfortunate strip of tough connective tissue running through the center of one side, but that was more a quirk of biology than the fault of the kitchen. After the best bites were in my belly, I cut around the tough part and gnawed at the fat.
Although the Big Steak was accompanied by sautéed mushrooms and onions and garlic-spiked maître d' butter, the kitchen was wise enough to put all of these on the side, because purists know that vegetables, cooked fungus and a prophylactic smear of curded milk fat do nothing but get in the way of the natural excellence of a good piece of beef. A salad and some garlic mashed potatoes came on the side, too. As far as I was concerned, they might as well have been garnish.
While the Big Steak didn't rank in my top five steaks of all time, it did rate the second strata -- which is really saying something, because I have eaten a lot of excellent steaks over the years. And Barry (who has eaten even more excellent steaks, and at better addresses) was equally pleased -- surprised, even, because he is hard to satisfy and would have gladly stalked, cursing and shouting, from the dining room had the kitchen offended him with a piece of beef of less than superior quality. The cursing and shouting are one of the reasons I like to bring Barry along on these outings. I don't get to tell people what I think of their food face to face. But Barry, he never stops.
And all of the people at the Buckhorn -- the staff of both floor and desk -- were wonderful, bending to our every whim and going out of their way to take care of us (our server even offered to have the chef hold a portion of yak meat for dinner the next night if I was interested). When I had gotten stuck in traffic, the hostess had held my reservation. When Barry was late, they'd seen me comfortably seated at the bar and supplied with enough booze to keep me occupied until his arrival. They answered all of my questions and Barry's demands during dinner, and when we both complimented the house on a sublimely, decadently wonderful slice of apple pie topped with ice cream and cinnamon rum sauce, our server seemed truly happy that we were so happy (yak or no yak) and beamed like the sun when she saw us -- finally -- sated, stuffed with beef and pie, and ready for the bill.


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Get Your anabolic ciklus ovdje
Odaberite vaš cilj ispod za prilagođene ciklus i stoga preporuke.
Whether you're a bodybuilder or not, you probably know the positive effects of doping.
ipak, we've all seen the crazy physiques of popular athletes like Arnold in their prime.
But that's just one side of the coin:
On the other is the potential for nasty side effects and potential long-term damage to your body.
If you're considering using performance enhancers, we suggest that you know both their benefits and downsides, kao i dostupne prirodne alternative.
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When anabolic steroids are used properly, na effects of doping mogu biti impresivni.
Na primjer, using Dianabol can help you put on 20 kilograma u samo nekoliko tjedana. Then you have longer-acting steroids like Testosterone that are ideal for packing on long-term gains.
And we're not denying any of this:
Steroids have made their mark in the realm of bodybuilding for a reason—because they work.
But you need to consider the adverse effects as well. These include liver damage, proširene srca, Ćelavost, gynecomasia, and an increased risk of prostate cancer.
Are they worth it? We suggest trying natural alternatives first, koju ćemo kasnije pokriti.
Ali ako ćeš ići sintetičke rute, you should at least know what you're getting yourself into.
?Postoji mnogo različitih types of performance enhancing drugs in sports.
These include anabolic steroids such as:
Then you have Human Growth Hormone (HGH), which isn't a steroid but can have similar effects, and stimulants like Clenbuterol that are used for weight loss.
And there are plenty more, but the ones we've listed above are the ones that you'll come across most frequently.
When you get down to it, all of these drugs are used for the same purpose:
Boosting performance.
Whether this is in the professional realm or simply for personal achievement, steroid users are typically adamant about their right to use steroids.
Drugim riječima, the main cause of doping is achievement. And as a steroid user, using substances to achieve lofty goals is seen as a reflection of your passion for the sport.
But then you have the detractors:
People who think that doping isn't just unfair, but dangerous to other athletes when it comes to contact sports like football.
Na kraju, it's up to you to decide how you feel on the issue, but the reality is that most performance enhancers are banned from professional sports. Iz tog razloga, many people are turning to natural supplements.
And that's not the only reason:
Many people are making the shift to avoid the host of adverse effects that come with synthetic performance enhancers.
Na nuspojave izvedbe povećanje droge može biti gadno.
zapravo, some of them are life threatening. Although we touched on a few above, here's a comprehensive list:
Kao što možete vidjeti, su to nije šala. Even if you're still tempted by the promise of massive gains, we suggest holding off and at least taking a look at what natural, legal steroids alternatives have to offer.
The market for these alternatives is huge, as many bodybuilders simply aren't willing to risk their health for gains in the gym. ipak, bez zdravog tijela, you won't be performing to your full potential.
One of the top suppliers in this industry is CrazyBulk.
Each of their products are designed to give you benefits that mirror synthetic anabolics. Take a look at a complete list of their products below:
Tako, if you were considering using Dianabol for packing of the muscle, you can use it's natural alternative D-Bal instead.
Each of these products is made from completely natural ingredients that have been shown to provide effects beneficial to performance in the gym.
Ali najbolji dio?
There's absolutely no side effects.
This means you can focus on improving your diet and training regimen instead of controlling the side effects of your steroid use.
Another great perk is the guarantee of results within 30 dana.
While that may seem like a long time compared the short results window of some anabolics, look at the big picture. With natural results, you're going to be achieving gains that are more sustainable in the long-run.
Pogledajte što gosti govore:
"20 kg poboljšana klupe, 12lbs muscle gain," said Chad.
"Sam počeo i završio moj 30 dana na testa-Max," said Richard. "Počela sam u 322 lbs, Ja sam sada na 294 and going down."
You're also getting a guarantee of results. When you're purchasing steroids online, you never really know what you're getting, even if suppliers market their stock as pharmaceutical grade.
Given this shadiness and the potential for harmful side effects, investing in natural alternatives is a huge step up.
Na kraju dana, Postoje mnogi effects of doping. But the ones you should focus on are the negatives, as these are the effects that can potentially sideline your athletic career.
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