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George Bamberger
Pitcher/Manager
Born: (1923-08-01)August 1, 1923
Died: April 4, 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 80)
North Redington Beach, Florida
April 19, 1951, for the New York Giants
April 22, 1959, for the Baltimore Orioles
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New York Giants (1951–1952)
Baltimore Orioles (1959)
Milwaukee Brewers (1978–1980)
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George Irvin Bamberger (August 1, 1923 – April 4, 2004) was an American professional baseball player, pitching coach and manager. In Major League Baseball, the right-handed pitcher appeared in ten games, nine in relief, for the 1951–52 New York Giants and the 1959 Baltimore Orioles. He later spent ten seasons (1968–77) as the Orioles' pitching coach and managed the Milwaukee Brewers (1978–80; 1985–86) and New York Mets (1982–83).
2 Coaching and managerial career
2.1 Baltimore Orioles pitching coach
2.2 1978–80: Manager of "Bambi's Bombers"
2.3 1982–83: Struggles during Mets' rebuilding
2.4 1985–86: Second term in Milwaukee
Bamberger was born and raised in Staten Island, New York. He served in the United States Army during World War II in the Mediterranean and European theaters of operations[1] and signed with the Giants in 1946. Bamberger reached double digits in wins during four of his first five minor league seasons; he would record ten or more victories in 15 of his 18 years as a minor league pitcher, and win 213 total games during that span (1946–63).
Bamberger made the MLB Giants' 28-man roster at the outset of the 1951 season. In his big-league debut on April 19, 1951, during a Patriots' Day doubleheader against the Boston Braves at Braves Field, he gave up three hits (including a home run to Sam Jethroe) and two earned runs in two innings pitched.[2] Nine days later, he struggled again, as he surrendered a base on balls and then a two-run homer to Jackie Robinson, while recording no outs, against the Brooklyn Dodgers.[3] Bamberger spent the rest of that season with the Triple-A Ottawa Giants of the International League.
In 1952, Bamberger again was a member of the big-league Giants during the season's early weeks. He appeared in five more games, all as a relief pitcher, but was largely ineffective, allowing six hits, three walks and four earned runs in four full innings of work. After June 1, he was sent to the Oakland Oaks of the top-level Pacific Coast League, where he spent the bulk of the rest of his playing career. The Oaks transferred to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1956, and Bamberger remained with the renamed Vancouver Mounties for another seven years until the franchise moved again, to Dallas, Texas, in 1963.
In the midst of that tenure, however, in 1959, the 35-year-old Bamberger received his third and final Major League trial with the Mounties' parent club, the Baltimore Orioles. In his American League debut April 16, Bamberger was the starting pitcher against the defending world champion New York Yankees at Memorial Stadium. He held the Yankees scoreless for five full innings, as Baltimore built a 2–0 lead. But in the sixth, he surrendered a two-run double to Norm Siebern, tying the game, and then, after the Orioles had gone ahead, 3–2, in their half of the sixth, gave up the lead in the seventh frame. He left after 6⅓ innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits, with Baltimore trailing by a run. (The Orioles eventually prevailed, 7–4, with Billy O'Dell getting the win in relief.)[4]
After two relief appearances with the Orioles, Bamberger returned to the Pacific Coast League for the rest of his pitching career. He never recorded a decision in the Majors, and compiled a 9.42 ERA with 25 hits and ten bases on balls allowed, and only three strikeouts, over 14⅓ innings.
Coaching and managerial career
Baltimore Orioles pitching coach
In 1960–63, Bamberger served as a player-coach for the Mounties and Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers while still pitching regularly (working in 135 games, 110 as a starter). Then, in 1964, he retired as a player and rejoined the Baltimore organization as its roving minor league pitching instructor. The Orioles' farm system was then among the pioneers in standardizing player instruction. With Bamberger playing a key role, it was developing a corps of young pitchers that would help the club win the 1966 World Series. After the 1967 Orioles faltered, general manager Harry Dalton purged most of manager Hank Bauer's coaching staff, and named Bamberger the Orioles' MLB pitching coach, and Earl Weaver as first-base coach.
Weaver would spend only half of the 1968 season on the coaching lines before replacing Bauer as the Orioles' manager. Bamberger would remain on Weaver's staff through 1977 and five American League East Division championships, three American League pennants and the 1970 World Series championship. During that decade, he produced 18 20-game winners, including four for the 1971 American League champions: Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Pat Dobson. He also would teach his famed pitch, "The Staten Island Sinker".
1978–80: Manager of "Bambi's Bombers"
After the 1977 season, Dalton became general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. In their nine-year history, including 1969 as the Seattle Pilots, the Brewers had never had a winning record, nor had they won more than 76 games. Seeking a replacement for dismissed manager Alex Grammas, Dalton hired the 54-year-old Bamberger as Milwaukee's 1978 pilot.
In his first managerial assignment, Bamberger led the 1978 Brewers to a 26-game turnaround. His club won 93 games and finished third behind the Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the AL East. Bamberger's influence on his pitching staff was reflected by a 30 percent decrease in walks allowed (566 vs. 398) and a 20 percent decline in home runs allowed (136 vs. 109). Team ERA dropped from 4.32 to 3.65, and both Mike Caldwell (22–9, 2.36) and Lary Sorensen (18–12, 3.21) enjoyed standout seasons. But a spike in offense would make an even larger mark on Bamberger's team. The 1978 Brewers hit 173 home runs (48 more than in 1977) and outscored their previous year's team by 165 runs, a 26 percent rise. Seven players hit double figures in home runs, and two (Larry Hisle, signed as a free agent, and Gorman Thomas) eclipsed the 30-homer mark. The Brewers became known as "Bambi's Bombers."[5]
Then, in 1979, Bamberger's Brewers hit 185 home runs, captured 95 victories and finished second, behind only Weaver's Orioles. But in March 1980, during spring training, Bamberger was hospitalized with back and chest pains. He was diagnosed with a heart attack, underwent surgery and was sidelined until June 6. He re-took the reins from interim pilot Buck Rodgers, but did not finish the season, resigning September 7 after compiling a disappointing 47–45 win-loss record. He stepped down with a 235–180 (.566) mark for his maiden managerial job, while turning Milwaukee into a contender for the American League pennant. The Brewers qualified for the playoffs in 1981 under Rodgers and won their only AL championship in 1982 with Harvey Kuenn at the helm. (The club moved to the National League Central Division in 1998.)
1982–83: Struggles during Mets' rebuilding
Bamberger's managerial career was not over, however. Frank Cashen, another former Oriole executive, hired him as skipper of the struggling New York Mets for 1982. The Mets had gone only 41–62 (.398) under Joe Torre during the strike-shortened 1981 season. The 1982 Mets—still in the early stages of a rebuilding process that would produce the 1986 world championship—played at almost an identical pace (.401), led the National League in bases on balls and finished second-worst in team ERA. Then the 1983 edition started even worse. They were 16–30 (.348) on June 3 when Bamberger resigned, saying, "I've probably suffered enough."[6]
1985–86: Second term in Milwaukee
A season and a half later, during the 1984–85 off-season, Dalton called Bamberger back into harness to attempt to revive the Brewers, who had plunged into the AL East basement in 1984. But this time, Bamberger was unable to turn the club around: they won only 71 games for him in 1985 (with the team ERA climbing by 0.33 to 4.39) and 71 more the following season. The bright spot on the Brewers' staff was left-handed starting pitcher Teddy Higuera, who won 15 games as a rookie in 1985 and 20 more the following season. Bamberger retired for a final time September 25, 1986, at age 63, turning the Brewers over to coach Tom Trebelhorn with nine games left in the season. He finished his managerial career with a record of 458–478 (.489).
George Bamberger died on April 4, 2004, from cancer at his home in North Redington Beach, Florida. He was 80 years old.
↑ Baseball in Wartime.com
↑ Retrosheet box score
↑ The New York Times, September 13, 2008
↑ The New York Times, June 3, 1983
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Q: I have p element inside a div both have equal height 50px. Why is p shifted downwards? Both p and div and have no margins or padding. As shown
https://jsfiddle.net/4vqgj0qe/3/
Here i have two buttons named 'Aug,' & '2017' in a  element of id #semiScreen, which is inside a  element of id #button-bar with other buttons. While the other buttons are in place. The buttons inside p is shifted a little downwards(seems that whole p is shifted downwards) as can be seen in the Sep button in the picture given. Why are they shifted downwards and How to show them like other buttons?
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       <input type="text" id="dateInput" name="dateInput">
       <button>▼</button>

  <button>《</button>
  <button><</button>

    <button>Aug,</button>
    <button>2017</button>

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   * {
       margin: 0px;
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   }

   table, th, td {
     border: 1px solid #f2f2f2;
      font-size: 20px;
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   table {
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  tr:nth-child(even) {
     background-color: #f2f2f2;
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  td {
      padding: 4px 10px;
      text-align: center;
  }

  td:hover {
      color: white;
      background-color: #888;
  }

  body {
      font-family: Arial;
  }

  #calender {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
      display: none;
  }

  #calender table {
      width: 287px;
  }

  div.button-bar {
      height: 50px;
      /*line-height: 100%;*/
       width: 287px;
  }

  #semiScreen {
      padding: 0px;
      display: inline-block;
      width: 127px;
      margin: 0px;
      height: 50px;
      text-align: center;
      line-height: 50px;
      vertical-align: middle;
  }

  #calender div.button-bar button {
      background: white;
      height: 100%;
      border: none;
      margin: 0px;
      width: 35px;
      outline: none;
  }

  #calender div.button-bar button:hover {
    color: white;
    background-color: #888;
  }

   #calender div.button-bar #semiScreen button {
     width: auto;
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A: Remove
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from #semiScreen in css
The calendar box small shift downwards in css is due to text characters in use to render arrows.
This works for me on a standalone html page.

      <button>«</button>
      <button><</button>

        <button>Aug,</button>
        <button>2017</button>

      <button>></button>
      <button>»</button>

A: I solved this in this way. I replaced your symbols of double arrows which were placed in unknown way, to codes of these arrows according to this site

* {
  margin: 0px;
  padding: 0px;
}

body {
  background-color: white;
}

table,
th,
td {
  border: 1px solid #f2f2f2;
  font-size: 20px;
}

table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
}

tr:nth-child(even) {
  background-color: #f2f2f2;
}

td {
  padding: 4px 10px;
  text-align: center;
}

td:hover {
  color: white;
  background-color: #888;
}

body {
  font-family: Arial;
}

#calender {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: none;
}

#calender table {
  width: 287px;
}

div.button-bar {
  height: 50px;
  line-height: 100%;
  width: 287px;
}

#semiScreen {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 127px;
  margin: 0px;
  height: 50px;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 50px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
#calender div.button-bar button {
  background: white;
  height: 100%;
  border: none;
  margin: 0px;
  width: 35px;
  outline: none;
}

#calender div.button-bar button:hover {
  color: white;
  background-color: #888;
}

#calender div.button-bar #semiScreen button {
  width: auto;
}

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Q: google maps autocomplete bounces back already cleared text ...odd....odd...odd I have this odd behavior from Google MAPs autocomplete (or maybe I miss sth)... ideas? The odd:

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*You enter sth into the input, e.g. 'London'

*You press [ENTER]

*You press [CLEAR] button

*You click into the 'input'

*You click outside the 'input'

....... and voila! The already cleared in step-3 text ('London' in our example) is right-back into the input...Why?
And here is the code:
<!DOCTYPE html>

MY FORM

    <input type='text' id='myInput' size='50' placeholder='Enter text'>
    <input type='button' value='clear' onclick='clearInput()'>

A: Answering the "why" complicated, because the source of the API-source is compressed, hard to say what's really going on there.
Of course the value of the input must be stored somewhere, because it must be restored in some cases(e.g. when you switch between the values of the dropdown).
Basically an autocomplete is listening for 4 events in the input:
focus, keydown, keyup, blur

None of these events will fire in your function, so the autocomplete may not recognize the new value.
Possible solution:trigger these events in your function:
function clearInput(){
  google.maps.event.trigger(myInput,'focus');
  myInput.value = '';
  google.maps.event.trigger(myInput,'keydown',{keyCode:46});
  google.maps.event.trigger(myInput,'keyup',{keyCode:46});
  google.maps.event.trigger(myInput,'blur');
}

You may send a bug-report, this is not the expected behaviour and should be fixed.


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De sho (笙,shō), ook bekend als "het Japanse 'mondorgel' (cfr. 'fluit')", is een muziekinstrument dat vanaf de vroege middeleeuwen (8e eeuw) een vaste waarde werd in de gagaku, de muziek aan het Japanse keizerlijke hof. Het instrument is tegenwoordig nog steeds onderdeel van ceremonieën en theaters. Het instrument gaat in ontstaan terug op de Chinese sheng.

Het is gemaakt uit 17 smalle bamboepijpen die in de basis (mondstuk) corresponderen met vrijstaande metalen tongetjes. Het instrument werd geacht de roep van de feniks na te bootsen. Qua vorm ziet het eruit als een vogel met twee opstaande vleugels.

De shō staat binnen de gagaku in voor de harmonie, de akkoordondersteuning.
Opmerkelijk is dat het instrument wordt opgewarmd voor het spelen, in vroegere tijden was dat boven een houtskoolvuurtje. Dit heeft te maken met de metalen tongetjes en dient om de mogelijk aanwezige vochtigheid - aanslaande condensatie - wegens temperatuurverschillen en wegens de bespeling, te verwijderen zodat de tongetjes niet 'kleven'.

Verscheidene hedendaagse componisten zoals Toru Takemitsu en Toshio Hosokawa hebben speciaal werken geschreven voor de shō. Maar ook westerse componisten werden erdoor gefascineerd: o.a. John Cage componeerde voor Mayumi Mijata (de eerste shō-speler in de hedendaagse muziek). Ook Helmut Lachenmann bedacht het instrument met een partij in zijn opera Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern.

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S. Hawley Road to reopen after being closed for more than two weeks due to water main break
MILWAUKEE — South Hawley Road by I-94 in Milwaukee is expected to reopen on Monday more than two weeks after it closed for a water main break.
Right now the northbound lane remains closed to traffic.
On Dec. 28, 2019, a water main break sent water rushing to the neighborhood southwest of I-94 and Hawley road, turning it into a lake.
The main that broke was from 1960 and the Department of Public Works said they couldn't just repair it, they had to replace it.
They expect crews to install the last part of the new pipe by the end of the week, but the cause of the break remains under investigation.
'How Do You Put A Price On Some Things?' Who Will Pay For Water Main Break Damage?
The incident devastated the community during the holiday season with many still picking up the pieces. Mayor Tom Barrett said at least 37 residents have reported damage to their homes and cars.
"You're saddened because you can see that they've been really affected in a very, very major way. I could see some backyards. I saw cars that had been affected and again we're trying to figure out exactly what we can be doing," Barrett said.
On Thursday, Alderman Michael Murphy plans to hold a meeting for residents to answer any questions about filing a claim. Those with damage have 120 days to do so.
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If this is the first time you heard about it, note that the STC token is the core of an entire ecosystem built especially for students and entrepreneurs.
Therefore, the STC token is not just for trading, but it offers the opportunity to build your own token and sell it through a crowdfunding proposal.
This project aims to provide students with another option of paying their tuition besides a bank credit. You may already know that getting a loan from a bank comes with a lack of transparency, variable interest, and almost no security.
Now, all users have to do is to customize their token on the platform, whose value will be based on the STC token. After that, they can initiate a crowdfunding proposal on the platform, get the money needed, exchange them, and pay their tuition right off the bat.
And even better, the investors will be paid back cyclically by the students just after they graduate and find a steady job. This process can also be used by entrepreneurs, who will pay back the money just after their company generates enough profit.
What other products does Student Coin have?
As we said before, Student Coin is a whole ecosystem, which means there is more than the STC token on the line.
Let's take a look at them!
The learning section
Here you can find a lot of courses about crypto, organized by the level of difficulty.
However, as opposed to other educational crypto platforms, Student Coin made the courses interactive. Each section of the chapters comes with a short test, whose passing is mandatory to read the following pages.
The STC Wallet
Here, users can access their assets, whether they are obtained from trades or created by them. To get to your account, Phemex needs a unique code that is sent to your email for a plus of security.
Besides that, you can access weekly insights, get all the important news about the STC Token, and even stake your assets up to six months for 5 to 13% APY.
The staking option was released on May 6th, and in less than 24h, over 30% of tokens got staked, which means no less than 1.5 billion STC of all the tokens sold in the Launchpad.
The STC Terminal (available by the end of July)
We talked about it earlier. This app allows users to customize their own STC-based token without having any kind of technical knowledge. And there's a lot of options to choose from:
Personal tokens;
Startup tokens;
Corporate tokens;
DeFi tokens;
NFT tokens.
The STC Exchange (available from Q3 2021)
Which is self-explanatory, being the place where users can easily trade their assets for crypto or fiat with greater value.
Who backs up the STC Ecosystem?
Student Coin was built with the help of 44 team members from 12 different countries, all of them led by the young author of "Cryptocurrency Encyclopedia: the comprehensive guide through the 100 most important cryptocurrencies".
Besides him, in the team, we can also see the former CTO of IBM, Karolina Marzantowicz, and Stanford University teacher Andrew Kusmierz.
Now that you know who made all of this happen, you are ready for the next step – getting the STC token and joining the crypto community!
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Author paulhardycarterPosted on Dec 23, 2021 Categories covidTags covid-19, quarantine, whiskyLeave a comment on Covid incarceration, Day 2
Covid on a rock
The guilt of the infected, and Tuareg blues
It seems Omicron is the variety of Covid-19 that finally has my name on it. Yes reader, I am stricken. Well, not so much stricken – I feel absolutely fine – as condemned, having had a positive PCR test.
And I feel guilty, like I must have contravened the rules in some way. I must have let the side down. I've always taken the risk of infection seriously, indeed my friends will tell you I have no compunction in telling them when I think they're not being careful enough, but despite copious testing and the usual precautions, here I am; in quarantine on a tropical island.
In the grand scheme of things it could be worse. I'm being looked after (in a socially distanced and responsible manner) by my sister and her daughters, I want for nothing, the sky is bright and sunny, the temperature is consistently in the low 20s Celsius (it is a bit windy though – could someone do something about that please?), and I have a good supply of booze which I can still taste.
I'm also discovering some different music, thanks to a piece in The Economist. I believe the genre is sometimes called 'desert blues', in this case personified by Mdou Moctar on his album 'Afrique Victime' which I recommend.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Dec 22, 2021 Categories cultureTags covid-19, desert blues, tuareg bluesLeave a comment on Covid on a rock
British concentration camps in South Africa
Looking into the camps set up during the Boer War
A conversation the other evening sparked my history nerve: the concentration camps set up by the British Army in South Africa during the Second Boer War of the 1890s.
Concentration camp is one of those trigger phrases which brings to mind the worst attrocities of Nazi Germany, and is generally used with that subtext, and I realised I didn't know as much as I should about the Boer camps to put my own perspective on the subject. So I did what every curious but lazy person does these days, and turned to Wikipedia.
Essentially, as far as I can understand, Lord Kitchener, commander of the British forces, set up the camps to house Boer families and black Africans displaced by the scorched earth strategy he used against the Boer guerilla fighters. The camps were badly run, leading to appalling conditions, with bad sanitation and starvation leading to epidemics of desase with dreadfully fatal consequences. A contemporary government enquiry established that there were over 100 camps and over 150,000 internees. Over 28,000 people died in them, of whom 25,000 were children under 16. Half of the entire Boer child population at the time. Such shocking figures are difficult to comprehend.
Some believe that it was Kitchener's indifference to the plight of the people, rather than a deliberate policy of genocide, that led to the tragedy. Nevertheless, when Kitchener made the decision to force civilians off their land and into camps administered by the British Army, he also took on the responsibility for feeding them and caring for them; which he signally, and criminally, failed to do.
The full horror of the situation was well known to people at the time, with notable Victorians such as Arthur Conan-Doyle writing on the subject (opinions from the past are always alarming to contemporary eyes).
But for me the fascination of research is the discovery of people I hadn't heard of before, and in this case it was the remarkable Emily Hobhouse, an Englishwoman who travelled to South Africa and saw the suffering in the camps for herself, leading to the establishment by the government of the Fawcett Commission to investigate. Incidentally, the Fawcett Commission (under Dame Millicent Fawcett) itself is interesting, since it seems to have consisted entirely of women – uniquely for a British government commission at the time.
So, the story is a horrific one without doubt, with the British Government to blame for appalling suffering. But should these camps be considered in the same way as the Nazi camps of the 1940s? I don't believe so, since the scale and – more importantly – the intended purpose, are not remotely the same.
I'd relish the opportunity to discuss this further. Use the link on the left to comment.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Dec 8, 2021 Dec 8, 2021 Categories historyTags Boer war, concentration camps, warLeave a comment on British concentration camps in South Africa
The great Notifications turn-off
Don't notify me about what you think I'd like to know, just what I ask for
The notifications that some apps offer are a great idea, and a perfet use of the technology. The BBC Sport app is an example of best practice; it's possible to control exactly the kind of notifications you get. I use it all the time.
Why? Because the world is full of sports, and the vast majority of them I have no interest in. If they just sent me notifications they thought I might like it would be based on the most popular, football probably, and since football falls into my category of "not remotely interested" then I'd switch off the notifications pronto. But instead they offer me the chance to select exactly which sports I want to know about, and also when and how I want to be notified, I use the service. Thanks BBC.
Sadly, one of the original mobile app rockstars, Twitter, is an example of how not to do it, and hence I don't have their notifications switched on – despite Twitter asking me to do so several times a day.
Because they insist on sending me notifications I didn't ask for, like tweets from people I don't follow on subjects I'm not iterested in. Oviously they're trying to use the service as a means to increase engagement but, for me at least, it has the opposite effect.
Which is a shame. In truth, I'd love to use Twitter more, and I believe many others would too, but unless they concentrate on providing the service their users want and cut out the crap, or at least give us an option to switch the crap off, they're going to keep sliding down the social media league tables.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Dec 7, 2021 Categories social mediaTags notifications, twitterLeave a comment on The great Notifications turn-off
The ghost of John Wayne
Learning tolerance from a dinosaur
A tall man in a wide brimmed hat stands a doorway, the bright western light behind him, his right forearm across his body, the hand holding his left elbow. A six-gun hangs low on his hip. His expression says he's seen and he knows. He stands there for several seconds then slowly turns and walks away into the landscape with a slightly lob-sided gait.
John Wayne has become a forgotten movie star. It's difficult, now, to describe how huge his fame was to anyone under 30, so you'll just have to trust me; his face and his movements were instantly recognisable to a global audience until the 1980s. He was the very definition of a movie star.
He's forgotten partly because that's the nature of cinema, partly because the kind of masculinity he epitomised is out of fashion now, but also as a result of modern discomfort with his political views.
I'm not going to concern myself with the details of his politics here. I wouldn't agree with him, but I've never felt disagreement should be a bar to discourse – unlike so many these days. It seems acceptable, indeed expected, now for someone with a political affiliation to simply ignore anyone with a differing idea. Which is a genuine tragedy.
Things haven't always been that way; Wayne is a good example. He was a right-wing conservative, but one of his best friends in later years was Katharine Hepburn, his polar opposite politically.
A Hollywood dinosaur, but maybe there are things we can learn from when such beasts walked the earth.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Dec 3, 2021 Categories culture, filmsTags johnwayne, politicsLeave a comment on The ghost of John Wayne
Tragedy and farce
Historic parallels are not difficult to find if you look for them, but some are more striking than others
To reference Marx, who was referencing Hegel:
"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce."
It's an interesting idea to contemplate, and one that, in my all too frequent idle moments, I am apt to.
A German leader, having given his soldiery vital experience of combat in the Spanish civil war, increased his power over Austria, then invaded Czechoslovakia — while other powerful nations did nothing to prevent him. Using the existence of German ethnic minorities as an excuse he built up a massive military force on the borders of Poland and then invaded.
And then consider:
A Russian leader, having given his soldiery vital experience of combat in the Syrian civil war, increased his power over Belarus, then invaded Crimea — while other powerful states did nothing to prevent him. Using the existence of Russian ethnic minorities as an excuse he built up a massive military force on the borders of Ukraine and then…
Tragedy or farce? I guess we'll see. But the western powers have clearly decided, by not allowing Ukraine to join NATO, that a full blown Russian invasion of Ukraine is not worth a military confrontation with Moscow. Maybe the Ukraine is Bohemia, not Poland.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Dec 1, 2021 Dec 1, 2021 Categories historyTags crimea, history, hitler, poland, putin, ukraineLeave a comment on Tragedy and farce
Three years, the blink of an eye, and a return to blogging.
Forgive me reader, for I have sinned. It appears it's been precisely three years since my last confession. Believe it or not the fact that I stumbled upon Toadstool today was purely accidental; if thought provoking. Precisely three years. Astonishing.
Reading what I wrote three years ago, the person I was then, what interested me, is fascinating. I wonder what it will mean to people in, say, thirty years? Not much I suspect. It's unlikely to concern me anyhow, since I'll be worm food long before then.
But what three years they've been. One year into my little holiday from this blog there was a sweet little baby virus detected that the World Health Organisation became concerned enough about to name: COronaVIrus Disease 2019. It would be fair to say that COVID-19 has dominated our lives ever since.
Some people have taken exception to this domination, and have responded by simply pretending that it doesn't exist. It's the invention of, oh, I don't know — an international cabal of pedophiles I think. Or Boris Johnson. Or the liberal elite. Whatever.
Anyway, these folk have decided that, since it's a fake virus, we need not take precautions against it. We need not lock-down, or restrict travel, or wear face masks — and we certainly shouldn't vaccinate ourselves.
We've all learned more that we cared to about viruses in the last few years, but the element of the situation that has struck me is how a virus can only be combatted through concerted community action. Whether an individual gets vaccinated or not is not just of importance to them, but to all of us. To be anti-vac is to be anti-social. Criminally so.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Nov 30, 2021 Dec 1, 2021 Categories communityTags covid-19Leave a comment on Absolution
An invite to an exhibition opening exacerbates my cultural numbness.
Another November night, another private view for an exhibition that makes no sense to me apart from free booze. They've got the thermostat turned up to thirty and I've arrived in a clearly ill-judged suit appropriate for the season. I should have worn beachwear.
As a rule I dislike shows that require sheets of paper to tell me what's going on, but tonight I find myself asking the charming woman who pours the vodka if there's anything that can help me make sense of this. She doesn't have any literature that can help but, ignoring the plaintive looks of the usual suspects chasing a glass of warm Prosecco, she gamely leaves her station behind the booze table to give me some guidance.
"All the pictures are different," she tells me, "taken in different places." I'm beginning to get that feeling of ironic uncertainly again. "He told me the key is to see the work in there," she says, pointing to a circular wall, off centre in the room, which I'd previously taken to be some form of unavoidable void.
"I didn't know there was something in there," I offer. Her expression shows no sign of irony or humour – so often the case with the young. She's very willing to help me achieve understanding, but the Prosecco hungry crowd is growing and I take pity on them. They're going to need it. "Thank you," I say – her expression is almost pleading – "I'll have a look in there."
I go 'in there', which involves waiting with the rest of the sadly curious until a young woman dressed head to toe in black, with long straight black hair, pale skin and round glasses, senses the moment is appropriate to open the curved door and allow us entry.
It doesn't offer any enlightenment. The projected work is presented in such a way that necessitates a constant turning of the observer's body, inducing a nauseating dizziness in your correspondent. The small circular room is heated even more than the rest of the gallery.
I escape the small room and see a man in shorts, flip-flops, and a t-shirt. Wise.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Nov 30, 2018 Dec 1, 2021 Categories cultureTags art, gallery, london, perplexityLeave a comment on The White Room
A break from the norm
A bike trip to the seaside, an escape from the Smoke, and a religious surprise
Small town. I came out of the supermarket to find two fourteen year old schoolgirls sitting on my bike. When I was at school the nymphettes would roll their already short skirts up at the waistband so as to raise the hem as much as possible. These two were probably their great granddaughters, the technique having been handed down. At least they moved off when asked, giggling.
The town itself is strikingly beautiful; famously so. Generations of painters have hymned to its light and colours. Brightly clothed families, with dogs and children in perpetual fear of seagulls, still attest.
Even Hollywood's most cliched set wouldn't look as picturesque as the pubs, seeping with the genuine stature of age. No one ever created sky and sea so perfectly in balance, or such a breeze – strong enough to cool, but gentle, so as to stroke the skin.
I came here for a break from London; booked a hotel online and jumped on the bike. It seems it'll be more of a break than I planned – inadvertently, I booked myself into a Christian hotel. The doors are locked at 9pm, the WiFi has parental controls. There are prayer meetings morning and evening.
I've just been out to buy a bottle of whisky. It's going to be an interesting couple of days.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Jun 19, 2018 Dec 1, 2021 Categories ennuiTags christian, motorcycle, pubs, supermarkets, whiskyLeave a comment on A break from the norm
Lascivious nods
Come with me on a trip back to my shameful youth
Rose Street played a small but memorable role in my younger life; what cultural commentators like to call a 'rite of passage'.
For in a pub there – now, I hope and trust, long vanished – I witnessed my first and last stripper.
It was lunchtime, and my friend Andy decided this was the place to spend it. Not for want of alternatives – Rose Street had, I think, even more pubs then than it does now – but possibly because he'd spotted a seductive sign in the window, the promise of naked flesh with your pint.
And so we pushed open the old wooden door and quit the bright street for the dark, sparse, tobacco smoke scented den of iniquity. I recall a few solemn tables near the walls, and a few solemn men venerating their pints with more smoke, and – a surprise this, since I'd missed the sign in the window – one corner of the dark panelled room which was covered in mirror tiles. It called to mind a makeshift shower area built for a narcissist. "There's a stripper," said Andy.
As we moved towards the bar, monitored without interest by some of the solemn men, Andy nudged me. I glanced at his lasciviously grinning face – he really was much more enthusiastic and confident about all this than I was – he nodded towards Mirror Corner: "Look at the tiles on the left there."
My eyes, slowly becoming accustomed to the gloom, studied the mirror and saw nothing of note until suddenly the impression left by a pair of oiled breasts sprung out at me. I can't deny a thrill of excitement; teenaged obsession with the female breast was strong in me. Andy broke my reverie, handing me a pint. The lascivious nod again, toward the bar's end.
I followed his gaze to where a heavily made up woman with dark curly hair stood, a shawl draped casually over her nakedness, drinking a pint. The man next to her had an arm resting lewdly across her shoulders.
I felt no attraction to her – she probably seemed from another planet – but will admit to a strong curiosity. Some music started. She stepped up on to the small raised platform in Mirror Corner and, in an utterly disinterested way, removed her shawl and her g-string over the next two minutes. She then stepped off the platform, finished her pint, and, still naked, walked around the room waving the empty glass at the solemn men, some of whom put money in it. Andy and I were among them.
Author paulhardycarterPosted on Apr 21, 2018 Dec 1, 2021 Categories pubsTags bars, edinburgh, pubs, strippersLeave a comment on Lascivious nods


If you are interested in meeting people in Bristol and are tired of all the regular things you have tried in the past, then you need to take a look at something different.
There is an exclusive club called Luv2Mingle which is for members only and is aimed at anyone who is older than 30. What you will notice right away is that when those who are under 30 are eliminated from a club like this that things are a lot different.
You will not have to be concerned about meeting people who are simply too young and immature that you have no interest in socialising with. Instead you will know that everyone in the club is at least 30 years of age.
This club caters to people in their 30's, 40's and 50's (well any one over 30) and is the ideal meeting place for anyone over 30 who wants to find a place that is upmarket for dancing and listening to a wide range of music.
Whether you love Motown classics or you like disco music from the 70's, 80's, 90's or even modern dance music, Luv 2 Mingle has DJs that are experienced in making every night flow so that the dance party never stops. Club nights are held at a variety of venues, making it easy for those who want to start meeting people in Bristol.
The dance floors in the club night venues are ideal for dancing and socialising and there is great seating, plenty of parkingonce the dance party gets started.
Since about 1975 the dance party has been professionally arranged and staffed, making certain that you have the most amazing night of your life. You need to apply for membership the first time you decide to attend a dance party with the club. This is a simple procedure; you just print off a form, fill it in and bring it with you when you arrive at the club.
You will be asked for ID along with proof of your name and address before you will be granted a membership. You must then pay the membership and admin fee. If you want to receive constant updates from the club, then all you need to do is provide your mobile number.
This will ensure that you receive all of the latest offers and news from the club. Your information is completely safe with Luv2Mingle and will not be given to anyone else, ever.
The option of this membership club is a good one for anyone who wants to start meeting people in Bristol. The usual options are not really that effective, especially these days when it is difficult to meet people that have the same interests in a safe environment.
The clubs have dress requirements of very smart casual, so you should dress to impress. Gentlemen Should Wear Collared Shirts (No T Shirts or Trainers). Luv 2 Mingle offers a fun and unique experience for singles or couples that cannot be had anywhere.


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News Bites: Wright's Farm Restaurant Celebrates 50 Years / Newport Restaurant Group Announces 18 Promotions and New Hires / Blackstone Valley Culinary News
Wright's Farm to Host 'Anniversary Fling' Customer Appreciation Event
Wright's Farm Restaurant's traditional Spring Fling Shopping Event will be transformed into a celebratory customer event to mark the restaurant's 50th anniversary
Wright's Farm Restaurant, located at 84 Inman Road in Burrillville, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As part of the celebration, the Gift Shop will host a customer appreciation event, instead of its signature Spring Fling, on Friday, June 3rd from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Customers are encouraged to visit www.WrightsFarm.com for more information.
Shoppers will enjoy special treats, discounts, promotions, and opportunities to win raffle baskets, prizes, surprises from the Wheel of Wow Giveaways and additional fun.
"For five decades, we've proudly hosted families as they celebrated important milestones," said Frank Galleshaw III, Owner. "From birthdays, graduations to anniversaries, we have enjoyed celebrating with our customers, many of whom have become like family. We deeply appreciate the community making Wright's Farm a part of their lives throughout the years, and we look forward to celebrating them during our Anniversary Fling."
Wright's Farm, known as a gathering spot for generations of families to come together and enjoy a delicious homemade meal served family style, and shop for unique items in the Gift Shop, has been family-owned and operated for 50 years.
Wright's Farm's Gift Shop carries the latest fashion accessories and jewelry trends from Luca + Danni, Spartina 449, Vera Bradley, John Medeiros, Dune, and Cape Cod Jewelry to name a few; as well as a selection of unique gifts, toys and a delightful array of candies, gourmet truffles and Wright's Farm fudge, made on the premises.
Newport Restaurant Group Announces 18 Promotions and New Hires for Senior-Level Positions
Newport Restaurant Group (NRG), an award-winning collection of unique restaurants and hospitality venues located throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts, is pleased to announce the hiring and promotion of 18 employee-owners. NRG is the only employee-owned hospitality company in Rhode Island and offers full-coverage benefits, food and beverage discounts, generous time off and opportunities for career advancement.
"This is the most significant round of hiring we've done in our history, demonstrating the strength of our company, even after two years of setbacks due to the pandemic," said Kristin Allain, Director of Human Resources. "It's a true testament to our unique employee-ownership model and our strong leadership that we have been able to attract and retain talent, despite the labor shortage which reaches far beyond the hospitality industry."
Alia Asher of Westport, MA has been promoted to executive sous chef at the Boat House in Tiverton. Prior to her new role, she was sous chef at 22 Bowen's in Newport, and had also worked at a local slaughterhouse in Massachusetts, and in numerous positions at restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, FL, including line cook, kitchen supervisor, and sous chef at the Riverside Hotel, sous chef at the Wild Sea Oyster Bar & Grill, and chef de cuisine at the Boathouse at The Riverside. Alia is a native of Kingston, Jamaica and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Paul Sousa of North Providence, RI has been promoted to general manager at Bar 'Cino and La Vecina, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the neighboring restaurants in Newport's Washington Square. Paul joined NRG in 2014 as a restaurant manager at Hemenway's before taking the helm at Waterman Grille. Prior to joining NRG, he managed Cafe Paragon and Viva on Thayer Street in Providence. Paul holds a degree in Business Management from Rhode Island College.
Tobey Sanborn, an NRG veteran, has been named director of training, responsible for meeting strategic objectives related to training and development of all staff members with a focus on succession planning. Prior to joining NRG, Tobey held various roles at the Capital Grille and Back Bay Restaurant Group, and then served as general manager of Hemenway's before it was purchased by NRG in 2009. He has since held various roles within NRG consisting of oversight of management training programs, the acquisition of the Papa Razzi locations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Waterman Grille, and the Boat House. Tobey is a past member of the board of directors of the RI Hospitality Association and is committed to several fundraising initiatives with RI Community Food Bank, Save The Bay, and the Ronald McDonald House in Providence.
Celia Darragh of Johnston, RI has been named general manager of Trio in Narragansett, responsible for managing all operations of the restaurant. Celia joined NRG in 2017 as a dining room supervisor at The Mooring Seafood Kitchen and Bar and worked her way up to assistant general manager in February 2021 before being promoted to her new position. Prior to joining NRG, she worked as an assistant restaurant manager for the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Newport, overseeing the property's five food and beverage outlets. Celia holds an associate degree in Baking and Pastry Arts and a bachelor's in Restaurant Management from Southern New Hampshire University.
Gary Morrison of South Grafton, MA has been named regional manager and is responsible for directing and overseeing management activities of assigned Business Units (BU) by partnering with general managers (GM) to maximize profits through efficiencies, policy, and best practices. Prior to joining NRG in 2012, Gary was a general manager and then regional manager for Back Bay Restaurant Group.
Greg Coccio of East Greenwich, RI has been named corporate executive chef, responsible for training culinary teams on advanced cooking techniques, quality assurance, implementation and training with regards to new culinary objectives, and operational support for every restaurant. Chef Coccio has been with NRG since 2010, first as kitchen supervisor and most recently executive chef at Avvio in Cranston. Prior to joining NRG, he was an executive chef for Tavistock Restaurant Group and the executive sous chef at CBS Scene.
New Hires:
Jarrod Carter of Attleboro, MA has been named Inventory control manager. The Johnson & Wales University graduate previously worked as director of operations at High Limb Cider and as systems manager and beverage manager at G Hospitality.
Jason Messier of Pawtucket, RI has been named human resources manager, responsible for special projects within the human resources department. He attended Rhode Island College and has worked in various HR capacities for Peak Event Services, Russell Morin Catering & Events, and Blount Fine Foods.
Jay Nearhoof of Taunton, MA has been named Assistant general manager of the Mooring Restaurant. He attended the University of Rhode Island and was most recently assistant general manager at Splitsville and Howl at the Moon in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to that, he held a variety of positions over the course of five years at the Splitsville and Howl at the Moon locations at Patriot Place in Foxborough, Massachusetts, starting as a busser and working his way up to assistant general manager
Jeff Tenner of Narragansett, RI has been named director of concept development, responsible for idea generation and the development and business implementation of new concepts and production practices, with a focus on balancing current values with emerging trends and new opportunities. Prior to joining NRG, the 25-year hospitality industry veteran, served as the vice president of food and beverage and head of restaurant operations for Spyce, a Boston-area restaurant start-up powered by robotics & automation. He helped lead the organization to their recent acquisition by Sweetgreen.
Laura Schnaible of Marlborough, MA, has been named recruiting director. Prior to joining NRG, she was a teacher, and then human resources representative at The New England Center for Children where she served children and young adults with autism. A native of Indiana, she graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and holds a Master of Science in Education from Simmons University. She is also a Society of Human Resource Management certified professional.
Lisa Knowles of Middletown, RI has been named show director, overseeing sales, marketing, and operations for the Newport International Boat Show. Prior to joining NRG, Lisa worked in landscape design, responsible for logistics, graphics, drafting, and on-site operations. She holds a degree in Plant & Soil Sciences from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is a certified crowd manager and is a past board member of the RI Marine Trades Association.
Robin Pearson of Newport has been named digital marketing manager, responsible for NRG's digital strategy and presence, as well as its robust customer loyalty campaigns. Prior to joining NRG, Robin worked in marketing and strategy for Reebok and Samsonite. She is a graduate of George Washington University.
Steve DeLuca of Pembroke, MA has been named the general manager of Foodlove Market, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the chef-crafted marketplace and cafe, including strategic direction, financials, inventory management, and more. He holds a Master of Science in Organizational Development and a Master of Business Administration from Bridgewater State University.
Tony Ojih of North Providence, RI has been named staff accountant, responsible for maintaining, reviewing, and preparing financial records and assisting with auditing and reconciling accounts. Prior to joining NRG, he worked in various accounting positions at TD Bank, Finish Line, the Town of Lincoln (RI), and Dunkin'. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Rhode Island College.
Christine Coogan of Milford, MA has been named General Manager of Papa Razzi Wellesley, responsible for leading the store and management team, hiring and developing new staff members, and the guest experience. Prior to joining NRG, Christine worked as the assistant general manager for the Barking Crab in Boston's Seaport district as well as Back Bay Restaurant Group.
Cindy Vigneau of Coventry, RI has been named benefits & compensation manager, responsible for the oversight of all benefit and compensation plan administration, the development of various employee benefit plans, and the maintenance and evolution of the company's compensation plan. Cindy brings 30 years of finance and HR experience, across a variety of industries, to her new role. She holds a degree in Principles of Financial Management/Basic Accounting I/Basic Accounting II from the Community College of Rhode Island.
Cori Desmond of Bristol, RI has been named inventory & menu systems administrator, responsible for supporting the inventory & menu systems manager in creating and maintaining the inventory back-end systems for all business units within NRG. Cori holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island.Additional positions are currently available at Castle Hill Inn, 22 Bowen's, The Mooring, Smoke House, and Foodlove Market and include a variety of front and back-of-house positions including: managers, servers, hosts, bussers, bartenders, cooks, dishwashers, banquet staff, valets, baristas and cashiers. Candidates who are interested but cannot attend the summer job fair are welcome to apply online by visiting: https://www.newportrestaurantgroup.com/careers.
Blackstone Valley Culinary News – May 19, 2022
Shish Kebob
555 Smithfield Avenue, Pawtucket
Shish Kabob, the only Persian restaurant in Rhode Island, has opened in Pawtucket. (The space was previously inhabited by a restaurant call Shish Kebob but serving Lebanese food – two different places). Be transported to another part of the world while eating authentic shish kabob and other grilled meats, Chicken and/or Beef Koobideh (grilled meat served with basmati rice and grilled tomato), Kashk Bademjoon (Persian Eggplant Dip), Falafel (a vegetarian option), platters, wraps, salads and, of course, for dessert – baklava.
German-American Cultural Society of Rhode Island
78 Carter Avenue, Pawtucket 02861
gacsri.org
The May Trachtenabend will be on Friday, May 20. This month's special menu features Brandenburg-style pork with green beans and potatoes. Pre-purchased meal tickets are not necessary this month.
Here are a couple of great weekend brunch suggestions in Pawtucket:
Craft Burgers and Beer
craftbandb.com
Craft Burgers and Beer offers brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm. In addition to their brunch menu, their full menu is available.
Boundary Kitchen & Bar
67 Garrity Street, Pawtucket 02861
boundarykitchenbar.com
Boundary has just started doing Sunday brunch. Stop by between 11 am and 2 pm or make a reservation for indoor or patio dining. Here's the Brunch Menu for May 22. And the bar will be serving your favorite brunch beverages too – mimosas, bloody Marys and more! And their specials for Thursday, Friday and Saturday look delish! Boundary Special Menu
Crooked Current Brewery
560 Mineral Spring Avenue
Pawtucket 02860
www.crookedcurrentbrewery.com
Yelp did a survey and announced the best brewery in each state. Check out the article:
Best Brewery in Each State. The Best in Rhode Island is Crooked Current Brewery, founded by two native Rhode Islanders. They are open on Thursdays and Fridays from 5 to 8 pm and Saturday from 1-5 pm (closed Sunday). They are in a great location with other food and drink venues, such as White Dog Distilling, JA Patty, and Ming's Asian Street Food. You can eat and drink your way around 560 Mineral Spring Avenue!
1537 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket 02861
spumonisrestaurant.com/
Mark your calendar and get your reservations! Spumoni's presents The Comedy Factory and an Italian buffet! For only $45 you'll see a fabulous show with comedians from The Comedy Factory, the buffet, and tax and tip are included. It will be Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 12:30 pm (doors open), buffet at 1:00 pm and show at 2:00 pm. Call the number above to make your reservations before they sell out! Spumoni's and The Comedy Factory
Here's an idea for a nice afternoon in June – a great meal at Atrium on Main and then head to their Art Battle® event. It's a live painting tournament and you can be the judge! Watch as local artists compete in 3 rounds of just 20 minutes each, transforming blank canvases into beautiful piece of art. Then you can vote to help determine the winner of the event. All artwork will be available in a silent auction. Art Battle® is an event that happens in cities around the world. How cool that the city of Pawtucket in a part of this!!!! It happens on Sunday, June 12. Doors open at 1 pm and the show starts at 2 pm. Tickets are $25 for general admission or a $40 ticket includes a buffet. Art Battle® Tickets
And Atrium on Main has updated their hours (expanding their lunch hours) as follows: Tuesday – 11 am to 4 pm (take out and delivery only); Wednesday – 4 pm to 8 pm; Thursday – 12 noon to 8 pm; Friday and Saturday – 12 noon to 10 pm. Sunday and Monday – closed.
White Dog Distilling
White-dog-distilling.square.site
Have you seen this post from the White Dog Distilling Facebook page? Very interesting……
Ever wonder about the difference between moonshine and vodka? Both are usually clear, neutral tasting spirits consumed in a variety of ABV's and come with a lot of misconceptions. Despite their similarities there are also a lot of distinctions, so let's take a look at some:
Vodka and moonshine are both classified by the government as "neutral spirits" and therefore defined as, "Spirits distilled from any material at or above 95% ABV and, if bottled, bottled at not less than 40% ABV. Vodka is specifically distilled or treated after distillation with charcoal or other materials so as to be without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color. Moonshine on the other hand is a Neutral Grain Spirit (NGS) and is defined as being "distilled from a fermented mash of grain"; interestingly the government also stipulates that an NGS can be stored in oak containers (aka barrel aged), although often this is not the case with moonshine. As we often point out moonshine is a pretty broad term that can be used as a catchall for any spirit not easily defined, therefore NGS only makes up one section of the moonshine spectrum.
Check out their "Pack Experiences" and Menu HERE
Ye Olde English Fish & Chips
25 South Main Street, Woonsocket 02895
Yeoldeenglishfishandchips.com
Happy 100th Anniversary to Ye Olde English Fish & Chips! Celebrate with them from Wednesday, May 25 to Friday, May 27 and enjoy their specials:
Wednesday: 2 orders of Fish Cakes and Chips and 2 small sodas – $10
Thursday: 2 orders of Fish Burgers and Chips, plus 2 small sodas – $10
Friday: 2 orders of small Fish & Chips, 2 small clam chowders and 2 small sodas – all for $19.22!
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News Bites: The United Screening with the King of Cocktails / Blackstone Valley Culinary News / Gregg's Adds "Winning Dish" from ProStart®
A spirited event with the King of Cocktails at The United
"For the first time at The United: Film, Literature, and Art are united in a single event featuring mixologist Dale DeGroff, filmmaker Douglas Tirola, and artist Jill DeGroff"
The United is proud to present a unique event that will combine film, mixology and art and feature local talent. This immersive experience will take place on the evening of Sunday, June 26, 2022, at The United, 5 Canal Street in Westerly, Rl, and will include a premiere theatrical screening of the film, "HEY BARTENDER", followed by a meet and greet with James Beard award-winning mixologist and author, Dale DeGroff and the acclaimed filmmaker, Douglas Tirola. After the presentation, there will be a book signing and cocktail event in The United Gallery. The United is a newly renovated multi use venue with cinemas, black box theater, art gallery and a shared doorway to its partner restaurant, The Cafe, which will also host a private event with Mr. DeGroff the following day for local beverage and restaurant industry staff to learn more from his lifetime of experience making cocktails.
Celebrated for being the first to revive the great classic cocktails of the 19th century with simple fresh ingredients from his helm at the Rainbow Room in the 1980s, mixologist Dale DeGroff reinvented the bartending profession, setting off a cocktail revival that continues to flourish to this day. His 2002 book, The Craft of the Cocktail (Random House), has been regarded as the most influential bartending guide for more than two decades. His latest volume, THE NEW CRAFT OF THE COCKTAIL: Everything You Need to Know to Think Like a Master Mixologist (Penguin Random House) collects his forty years of expertise and creativity with new recipes and state of the art innovations. The book will be available for purchase at the June 26th film screening and cocktail event.
HEY BARTENDER, which premiered at SXSW to rave reviews and nominations, is a documentary set against the craft cocktail movement that follows two bartenders chasing their dreams. One an apprentice working to become a principal bartender at one the most famous cocktail bars in NYC and the other an owner/bartender at a corner bar in a small town. Through their stories we experience the rebirth of the bartender and the comeback of the cocktail. Douglas Tirola is an award-winning director and producer whose films have premiered at Sundance, Berlin, Tribeca, Telluride and SXSW and include DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD (Magnolia), HEY BARTENDER (Showtime) and others. The award-winning BERNSTEIN'S WALL about Leonard Bernstein will be released this Fall.
Sunday's events will also coincide with an ART OPENING in THE UNITED GALLERY: "Bon Vivants, Barflies and the New Cocktailians" featuring paintings and the whimsical caricatures of Saloon Artist Jill DeGroff. Jill is renowned among the cocktail cognoscenti for having captured the craft cocktail era like none other. A native Brooklynite, she now lives in Stonington, CT with her husband, author/mixologist, Dale DeGroff, whom she credits for her amazing journey.
"Jill's work completes the evening's trifecta and forwards our mission here at the United to unite the community through the arts. I couldn't have dreamed of a better way to experience the joy of a colorful evening at my local watering hole than through Jill's paintings. Nor could we have found an artist that complemented this event more splendidly," says artist and United Staff Member Bess Gaby.
Tony Nunes added, "This collaboration with The Cafe is the first of many events where we hope to bring outstanding professionals from the culinary and beverage industries After the film screening of Hey Bartender on Sunday, guests will have the opportunity to meet award-winning filmmaker Douglas Tirola, mixologist Dale DeGroff, and artist Jill DeGroff in The United Gallery. We are so fortunate to be able to tap into the talented individuals that are attracted to what The United is able to offer to our community."
Blackstone Valley Culinary News – April 29 – May 3, 2022
Looking for some special food this weekend? Here are the specials from Boundary Kitchen and Bar. Don't forget to ask your server for drink specials and beer on tap.
Munroe Dairy's Sacred Cow Ice Cream Shop and Market
187 North Brow Street, East Providence 02914
sacredcowicecreamshop.com/
Food Trucks and Sundaes at Sacred Cow! Try your favorites from over a dozen food trucks, enjoy live music and of course, treats and ice cream. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Here's the schedule:
Saturday, April 30 – 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
Sunday, May 29 – 4:30 to 8:00 pm
Sunday, July 10 – 4:30 to 8:00 pm
Sunday, August 7 – 4:30 to 8:00 pm
The Lodge Pub
40 Breakneck Hill Road, Lincoln 02865
Thelodgepub.com
Have you seen the beautiful expanded outdoor deck at The Lodge? It looks like a great place to enjoy a delicious meal….check out their extensive MENU
Davenport's Family Restaurant
1070 Mendon Road, Cumberland 02864
Davenport's Bar and Grille
1925 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence 02914
davenportsri.com
Can't get enough wings?? Get more for your money at Davenport's! Daily after 7:30 pm and after 8:30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays – in the bar and lounge – you get 50% off all chicken wings – BBQ, buffalo, crispy, boneless, garlic parmesan or with General Tso's sauce – it's your choice!
A new release at Smug! Click here for details on the new Cold IPA
Here are some upcoming events at Smug Brewing:
April 30 – Paint and Sip – You'll be creating your own Nordic Bottle Lantern and your ticket includes a Smug Brew. Paint and Sip Tickets
On Fridays, beginning May 6 – Music Bingo!
May 7 – Bonsai and Brews – work with bonsai experts to select your own bonsai tree and learn how to prune, pot and design the tree. Bonsai and Brews Tickets
Click HERE for more details on the Smug calendar.
Here are some Mother's Day options in the Blackstone Valley:
Spumoni's will be open for you on Mother's Day but make your reservations before seats fill up! Call the number above. Check out their MENUS. There's something for everyone at Spumoni's!
Tavolo Wine Bar and Tuscan Grille
970 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917
tavolowinebar.com/Smithfield
Tavolo's will be open from 11:30 am to 8:00 pm on Mother's Day with their full dinner menu available as well as some Mother's Day Specials – indoor or outdoor patio dining is available. Call the number above to make a reservation.
Parma Ristorante
266 Putnam Pike, Smithfield 02917
Parmaristorante.com
The annual Mother's Day Brunch Buffet is back at Parma! The MENU looks fantastic! The buffet includes a carving station and fondue tower and will be available from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. They'll be open in the evening from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm with the regular menu plus Mother's Day Specials. Call the number above to make your reservations!
Lola's Lounge and Cantina
55 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
Lolasloungeri.com
Reservations are limited so don't miss out on the fun in this beautiful place! Contact Open Table
Antojitos Taqueria
1188 Cumberland Hill Road, Woonsocket
Antojitostaqueria.com
The team at Antojitos Taqueria will be celebrating with a Special Menu!
Bandidosrestaurant.com
Bandidos will be having DJMagik Juan starting at 6 pm with $5 shots and $5 Margaritas.
Condesa Restaurant
970 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
condesarestaurant.com
There's a lot of Cinco de Mayo fun at Condesa! There will be giveaways all day (while supplies last), a raffle for Condesa for a year coupon and a pinata giveaway for the kids and more! Reservations will not be taken – seating will be on a first-come, first-serve basis – so plan ahead!
The Thirsty Beaver
45 Cedar Swamp Road, Smithfield
thirstybeaverpub.com
Cinco de Mayo Karaoke is happening with host Brad Pierce at The Thirsty Beaver on Thursday from 9 pm to 1 am. Check out their Food Menu and Drink Menu.
Badger's Pub
530 Broadway, Pawtucket
www.facebook.com/badgerspubLLC
There's a fiesta happening at Badger's Pub! Great food, great drinks, karaoke, dancing, tequilas, margaritas, tacos, burritos, loaded nachos and more! Wear your colorful clothing and join the party!
And here are more options for treating mom on Mother's Day in the Blackstone Valley:
Galito Restaurant
214 Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket
galitosrestaurant.com
Check out their special Mother's Day MENU. You can dine-in with mom or place an order for take-out.
Ten Rocks
1091 Main St., Pawtucket
10rockstapasbar.com
Bring Mom to 10 Rocks for their lunch buffet on Sunday, May 8 from 10 am to 3 pm. It's only $20 for adults and $12 for kids. Call the above number for reservations.
Parma has a special Mother's Day menu available from 4:30 to 9:00 pm – but make your reservations soon! Mother's Day Menu
342 East Avenue, Pawtucket
Craft Burgers and Beer does a great brunch. Why not bring Mom there on Sunday. Check out their BRUNCH MENU? They serve brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm.
2731 Victory Highway, Burrillville
Johnny's will be open on Mother's Day starting 7 am til noon (note different hours than usual) and will have musical guest Lori Silvia from 9 am to noon on the outdoor deck. No reservations are being taken but you why not have a mimosa while you wait!
And don't forget about the first night of BBQ season! It's happening Friday, May 6. The diner opens at 6 am and the award-winning BBQ starts at 2 pm. This Friday, they also have live music on the deck by "Fit to be Red" from 6 pm to 9 pm (weather permitting).
Here's a great idea for a Mother's Day gift from White Dog Distilling – get mom a ticket to the Cocktails and Gardens Event on Thursday, May 19 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Learn about herb and flower raised bed gardening with local farmers at Sanctuary Herbs of Providence. Enjoy a cocktail and light snacks made with local herbs and get recipes to take home. You'll also take home one plant and a culinary herb bottle or a tea pouch with 15 tea bags. (This is an outdoor event in the gazebos – rain or shine – dress accordingly). Get tickets HERE.
Gregg's Restaurants & Taverns Adds "Winning Dish" from the 10th Annual Rhode Island ProStart® High School Culinary & Management Competition to the Menu
"Winning Dish" comes from team of four students at the Exeter Job Corps Academy
Gregg's Restaurant & Taverns' interpretation of "The Winning Dish" from the 10th Annual Rhode Island ProStart® High School Culinary & Management Competition.
Gregg's Restaurants & Taverns, with locations in Warwick, Providence, East Providence, and North Kingstown, is proud to announce that its seasonal menu is featuring an adaptation of the Exeter Job Corps Academy's "Winning Dish" from the 10th Annual Rhode Island ProStart® High School Culinary & Management Competition: a pistachio-encrusted lamb with wild mushroom risotto topped off with sautéed vegetables.
Chef Steve Trabucco, director of Gregg's Restaurants & Taverns' culinary operations, modified the students' lamb dish to feature it on the restaurant's seasonal menu. For $22.99, guests can enjoy "The Winning Dish": four pieces of bone-in lamb rack with a Dijon mustard and a pistachio, panko, thyme, and rosemary crust, served with asparagus, mashed potatoes, and soup or salad.
"Gregg's is proud to support Rhode Island's ProStart® division and the students at Exeter Job Corps Academy," said Chef Steve Trabucco, Gregg's Restaurants & Taverns. "Featuring 'The Winning Dish' on our menu is our way of acknowledging and rewarding the hard work of the culinary team at Exeter Job Corps Academy and brings their combined vision to life."
Under the direction of Chef Mark Bennison, Exeter Job Corps Academy students Sabina Ulysse, Jacquline Ambler, Isabel Uzosike, and Kiant'e Warren won the culinary portion of the Rhode Island ProStart® Competition and will represent Rhode Island and compete for $250,000 in scholarships at the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's National ProStart® Invitational competition, which returns to Washington D.C. this May, following a two-year pause.
"We're thrilled to see one of our member restaurants, which just so happens to be a staple in our industry on the local level, partner with ProStart® to support the next generation of great Rhode Island chefs," said Dale J. Venturini, President/CEO of the RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) and the RI Hospitality Education Foundation (RIHEF). "These students will never forget the feeling of seeing their dish come to life and served to their family, friends, and neighbors. The RI Hospitality Education Foundation commends Gregg's Restaurants & Taverns for demonstrating its commitment to supporting our industry's up-and-coming talent."
News Bites: Narragansett Creamery Wins at World Championship Cheese Contest / RI Breweries Easter 2022 Schedule / Blackstone Valley Culinary News
by David Dadekian April 11, 2022
Narragansett Creamery wins Gold and Bronze Medals at the World Championship Cheese Contest
Narragansett Creamery was awarded a First Place Gold Medal for its Low-Fat Coffee Yogurt at the World Championship Cheese Contest on March 3–5 in Wisconsin. Our low-fat coffee yogurt contains milk and probiotic cultures, contains no stabilizers or preservatives, and is lactose free.
Narragansett Creamery was also awarded a 3rd Place Bronze Medal for its Burrata Cheese. Each Narragansett Creamery Burrata is made by hand. Mozzarella is stretched to form a pocket where it is then hand-filled with Stracciatella, a mixture of "torn" mozzarella (Stracciare – to tear apart) cream, and a trace of salt.
This year's World Competition was highly competitive with 2,978 entries from 29 countries. The contest initiated in 1957, is organized by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
"We are honored to win these awards in the Yogurt and Burrata categories and to be included with such an outstanding group of dedicated and creative cheesemakers," said Mark Federico, owner and co-founder of Narragansett Creamery.
Narragansett Creamery is a family-owned creamery based in Providence, RI that uses milk from nearby New England farms to make its artisanal cheeses and yogurts.
"We thank our local farmers who supply us with excellent quality milk which enables us to create award-willing cheeses," Federico said.
RI Breweries Easter 2022 Schedule
Wondering if your favorite RI Brewers Guild facility will be open on Easter? Here's a list of open and closed breweries for Sunday, April 17th. See you there!
Fool Proof Brewing Normal hours, 12 noon – 6
Linesider Normal hours, 12 noon – 6
Long Live Beerworks Normal hours 12 noon – 5
Lops Brewing 10 am to 6 pm
Moniker Brewery Normal hours
Narragansett Beer Normal hours
Newport Craft Brewing Normal hours
Pivotal Brewing Normal hours 12 noon to 5
Proclamation Ale 12 noon to 6
Providence Brewing Co Normal hours
Ravenous Brewing Normal hours
Rejects Beer Co Normal hours
Shaidzon Beer Co 12 noon to 5
Six Pack Brewing 12 noon to 5
Taproots Brewing Co 11 am to 4 pm (bar service only, no food)
The General's Crossing Normal hours
Twelve Guns Brewing Normal hours
Union Station Brewery 11:30 am to 1:00 am
West Passage Brewpub Normal hours
Apponaug Brewing Co Closed Revival (LVP&B) Closed
Beer on Earth Closed Smug Brewing Closed
Bravo Brewing Closed The Guild Pawtucket Closed
Buttonwoods Closed The Guild Warren Closed
Chair 2 Closed Tilted Barn Brewery Closed
Coddington Brewpub Closed Trinity Brewhouse Closed
Crooked Current Closed Whalers Brewing Closed
Grey Sail Brewing of RI Closed Ragged Island Farm Brewery
Hive Beer Closed (Closed temporarily under construction)
Blackstone Valley Culinary News – April 6, 2022
Davenport's has new spring specials. And they are also now offering gluten-free pizza which has been very popular.
Kountry Kitchen/Kountry Clam Shack
10 Smith Avenue, Greenville 0282
Kountryfoodgroup.com
Sadly, our friends at Kountry Kitchen will be closing the restaurant on April 10. The Kountry Clam Shack did a Culinaria Live episode with us which was great! We're happy that the Delos family will be retiring and relaxing. The restaurant has been purchased and will be undergoing renovations for about six months before it reopens under new ownership. So stop by before April 10 to enjoy Kountry Kitchen one more time and to wish the Delos family well! Here is more information in a Valley Breeze article
Angelos Palace Pizza
133 Mendon Road, Cumberland 02864
Angelospalacepizza.com
Angelo's is having an Easter brunch on Sunday, April 17. Seatings are at 10:30 am and 1 pm – reservations are required. Adults are $30; Children are $20; and children under 5 are $15. Check out the buffet menu HERE
Spumoni's is offering their famous Easter brunch again and I hear it's spectacular! It will be on Sunday, April 17 between 10 am and 3 pm and the cost is $28.99. Reservations are accepted for parties of 5 or more, but don't wait to call for reservations (at the above number). Check out the Easter Brunch Menu
Congratulations to the Robinson Family at Ye Olde English Fish and Chips on their 100th Anniversary! There was a great story by WPRI about the Robinson Family and the history of the iconic Woonsocket restaurant. Read it HERE
Rhode Island Spirits has a very busy event schedule. Hope you can join them for some of these events:
· Friday April 8 Distillery Bingo 6-8, free, no reservation required; Cookie Chow will also be onsite with sweet treats!
· Saturday April 9, Uncorked! (to benefit RI PBS). We'll be at the Pawtucket Armory for this event with samples of Rhodium products.
· Sunday April 10 Gin School (sold out, but there are tickets available for June/July/August)
· Friday April 15 Distillery Trivia with Jordan 6-8, free, no reservation required, PRIZES
· CLOSED Easter Sunday April 17
· Sunday May 8 Mothers Day We'll be featuring Donuts, Spiked Coffee, Bloody Marys and Mimosas
Mimi & Pop's Ice Cream Shop
1306 Broad Street, Central Falls, RI 02863
Mimi & Pop's opened on April 1. Stop by for some sweet treats – soft serve and hard serve ice cream, banana splits, milkshakes and more!
Poke Brothers
622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln 02865
Facebook.com/pokebroslincoln
New restaurant alert! This new restaurant, specializing in Hawaiian-style Poke bowls, has opened a Lincoln Commons location – the first franchise to open in New England! Read all about them in this Valley Breeze article. Here's a picture of their MENU or you can design your own bowl.
Notes Coffee Co.
508 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket 02861
notescoffeeco.com
Save the Date! Notes Coffee Co. will be holding their first Maker's Market event on Friday, April 22 from 6 to 9 pm. More info to follow regarding the artisans who will be there.
PICK UP and TAPROOM HOURS FOR THIS WEEK:
April 6th, Wednesday 1pm – 6pm (Pick-up only)
April 7th, Thursday 3pm-9pm (Taproom and Pick-up) Trivia with Reb begins at 6:30 and 7:30; Nanu Burmese Fusion onsite
April 8th, Friday 3pm-9pm (Taproom / Pick-up)
April 9th, Saturday 1pm-10pm (Taproom / Pick-up)
Bonsai Bar event and Sarcastic Sweets
April 10th, Sunday 12pm – 5pm (Taproom / Pick-up)


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This might be your first opportunity to order from them and we hope you do. We want to help your child foster a wonderful relationship with books that will provide them with the tools to become great readers in the future. Plus, you will be helping our class when you order Scholastic donates FREE BOOKS for our classroom to share.
First Time Ordering Online? Go to Scholastic.com/readingclub. Enter our one-time class activation code: PYY47. Make your purchases.


Michael Shurgalla was first introduced to AutoCAD while attending college. During his pursuit for his AutoCAD certification, he started working on a survey crew, where he quickly discovered that he'd love a career working with site plans and grading. In 2006, Shurgalla began learning AutoCAD Civil 3D and just ran with it. He credits his knowledge of AutoCAD Civil 3D in helping him to land jobs even during the recession. Now, as a senior civil designer at Haskell, he continues to find new, innovative ways of using AutoCAD Civil 3D and Revit for their projects.
Here, Shurgalla shares how he uses AutoCAD Civil 3D, his recommended standards, and what other AutoCAD users should think about in their own workflows.
Is there a particular project that changed your approach to AutoCAD Civil 3D?
We had one project that wasn't typical because it was for a distribution company with a lot of external equipment. There were about 6-8 small buildings with conveyors to equipment pads, and we were trying to figure out how to link it all and the architects' drawings—especially to deal with difficult grading and ensure drainage wouldn't affect the foundations.
I attended Autodesk University with Haskell's Director of Technology, and we came across a class that demonstrated how to rotate foundations for structural in Revit and in the AutoCAD Civil 3D coordinates. It answered all of the problems we were encountering.
After attending AU, how did you implement those learnings for the project?
After we took the class, we rewrote it a little bit to better fit our needs. Basically, I took footprints of the building foundations, placed it in real-world coordinates in AutoCAD Civil 3D, and sent the drawings out with a couple of points labeled for the Revit team. We could go back and forth when they exported a drawing because it blended in those coordinates when I Xref it and vice versa. For example, I could just attach an electrical drawing and it would fall in the correct place.
Do you still use this process for other projects?
We do this on all of our projects now, and it's proven to be very helpful. Our firm does many plant expansions. You will get a surveyed building or a building that's on site, but it's not necessarily built per plan. Now we can get the Revit model rotated into the survey for real dimensions on the angles. This is especially helpful when clients choose to use a metal building because the steel columns are laid out in a grid pattern at 90 degrees. Sometimes we'll have three or four inches that wasn't accounted for previously because the Revit model would always just draw off the plans.
We've made it a best practice now to apply the survey point and real-world coordinates to the Revit models and coordinate back and forth with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Revit. Things often change, but we don't have re-rotate and place it back in every single time.
What other CAD standards have you implemented?
When I arrived here five years ago, the firm was on the cusp of using AutoCAD Civil 3D, so they had the reseller working on the template. I helped the reseller finish the template and then we collectively, a couple of civil engineers, the applications director and myself, wrote some additional standard practices.
One they hadn't been using was Sheet Set Manager. Some of these sets get large, and opening each drawing to rename and renumber them takes time. Before, they were doing all of this manually. So we started using Sheet Set Manager to index and export in order to keep track of naming and drawing numbers.
What advice would you give other AutoCAD users?
Don't be afraid to try new features or a different way of doing things. I work with a lot of people who worked in this industry before AutoCAD Civil 3D (including myself!) and many of them still do things the way they did back then. Keep in mind that some features change, too. I always like to keep trying what's new in AutoCAD Civil 3D and different things for grading objects. Some people are still afraid of grading objects, but I've found great uses for them.
I think many users miss a lot of the feature line editing tools in relationship to grading. You can provide some quick answers, edits, and easy ways of changing grades on a site. I've heard the excuse that feature lines take too long to edit. But there are a lot of tools in the ribbon; if you can use the slope tools and the spot edit tools, you can really edit feature lines pretty fast and efficiently. Feature lines are one of the things I've used more and more with great success.
Heather Miller is a freelance writer and editor, producing thought-leadership content, blogs, and customer success stories for a variety of organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
The pictures don't feature much if any Civil 3D. It looks like mostly Revit(etc) and Infraworks.
Hi there: Yes, these images are with Revit, which included Civil 3D to help build them.


Service was excellent, clean room with fridge and decent sized bathroom. Buffet breakfast was a good price with great selection. Location was convenient, close to train station and shopping.
The staff were friendly and professional. It was a wonderful place to stay.