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Newcomer David Licauco admits to being a hopeless romantic
Admit it, we girls easily fall for romantic guys. The ones who would cook for us, travel with us, scold us when we're not feeling well, sing for us out of the blue and the ones who would patiently go shopping with us, even if it takes too long for them to wait.
I cant remember anyone right now who fits the bill, except of course, for my partner. But when I had a chance to interview this chinito heartthrob David Licauco at a recent presscon for his first movie by Director Joel Lamangan "Because I Love You". I realized that there are still romantic men who would do everything for their girl.
Newcomer David Licauco admits to being a hopeless romantic, saying he prefers watching romantic comedies instead of movies.
The last time he watched the movie "Aquaman" he admitted to almost falling asleep, but when he's watching romcoms, he gets so easily immersed in the movie.
That is why it wasnt surprising when he admited to being a #Kathniel fan. In fact, if given the chance he would love to do a movie with Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo. His latest Kathniel movie that he watched together with his girlfriend now an ex was Crazy Beautiful You.
When asked about his five romantic movies at the moment he cited in no particular order Dear John, A Lot Like Love, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook and No Strings Attached.
He said that he is a one-woman man, he doesnt play around and is loyal to his girl. Right now, he has no girlfriend.
For its follow-up offering for 2019, ALV Films gives a millennial twist to the rich boy-poor girl love story in Because I Love You,starring Shaira Diaz and David Licauco, megged by award-winning director Joel Lamangan.
The chinito heartthrob and Kapuso actor plays Rael, the cool, quiet and reserved executive and heir to his family's business empire, whose conservative roots have shaped him into stereotyped thinking, including matters of the heart.
For her part, Shaira plays Summer, the tenacious, street-smart firefighter who proudly continues her departed dad's heroic legacy, much to the chagrin of her mom who wishes her to be a flight attendant or a beauty queen.
But just how do they cross paths? And who falls for the other first?
One thing's for sure though. Netizens noticed the chemistry between David and Shaira as early as last year, when they guested for Magpakailanman's'Nakawin Natin Ang Bawat Sandali' episode last July 2018, which will be replayed this coming Saturday, June 8. The couple became one of the top trending topics on social media. Their "kilig-worthy" tandem was heightened all the more during their guesting for One Hugot Away, GMA-7's web/TV project last March.
The two Kapuso artists have figured prominently in GMA-7's top-rating teleseryes. Some of Shaira's more recent projects include Contessa(2017), Pamilya Roces(2018) and Love You Two(2019). David's recent outings include Mulawin vs. Ravena(2017), Kapag Nahati Ang Puso(2018) and TODA One I Love(2019).
Because I Love You also stars Martin del Rosario, Michelle Dee, Samantha Lopez, Bernadette Allyson, Monsour del Rosario, Mr. World Philippines 2018 JB Saliba, Timothy Lawrence Yap, Bryan Benedict, IC Mendoza, Victor Basa, Rob Sy, Chris Leonardo, LM Mercado, Afi Africa, Melo Merkona, Jao Mapa, and Mosang, with special cameo appearances by Miss Multinational 2017 Sophia Senoron, Miss Eco International 2018 Cynthia Thomalla, RJ Ledesma and newly-elect Senator Francis Tolentino.
ALV Films President Arnold Vegafria is greatly excited about the loveteam's potential, particularly for today's young fans. He says, "For this project, I wanted to launch new artists, new faces, a new love team. I know it's a big risk, but I strongly believe in the movie's potential. It's fresh content, and a very aspirational story, and I hope the movie spreads through word-of-mouth."
"With their combined strengths as influencers and exemplary role models for the youth, they can rightfully be hailed as today's fast-rising millennial icons. I have always believed in David and Shaira's acting potential, and it's high time that they get their first big break through this launching movie."
"I have always been excited about producing movies, because it's my way of giving back to the industry. We hope to create more jobs and make the industry flourish, and make our films competitive in foreign film festivals," Vegafria adds.
For some of the movie's pivotal scenes, the producers spared no expense in recreating the lavish and opulent cinematic backdrops reminiscent of the acclaimed 1990 romcom Pretty Woman, which starred Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
David underwent intensive training in horseback riding and polo, and a chopper was also flown in for an authentic 'old rich' vibe.
The feel-good romcom, written by Charlotte Dianco, a popular Wattpad writer and TV director, also marks the second offering of ALV Films for this year.
The movie's theme song is a remake of the Dave Clark Five and Julian Lennon hit of the same title, rearranged by Vincent de Jesus and performed by RnB Prince Kris Lawrence.
Produced by ALV Films in cooperation with Garahe Films, distributed by Regal Films, Because I Love Youopens in local cinemas on June 26.
Labels: Because I Love You, Joel Lamangan, starring Shaira Diaz and David Licauco
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These Are the Best Restaurants in Every State
By Mary Hanbury / BI
The US has no shortage of outstanding restaurants that serve everything from flavor-packed amuse-bouches to hand-crafted desserts.
To find the best one that each state (and Washington, DC) has to offer, we sifted through our list of the best restaurants in America, the James Beard award nominations, expert reviews, and local recommendations, paying particular attention to fine-dining establishments.
It wasn't always what we expected. Turns out, if you're in need of some hearty food and a menu of vodkas, Portland, Oregon, has one of the best Russian restaurants out there.
Consider this your personal guide to the very best places to eat in your own state.
ALABAMA: Highlands Bar and Grill
Chef: Frank and Pardis Stitt
Savory dishes and impeccable service have made Highlands Bar and Grill a favorite in Birmingham since it first opened its doors in 1982.
The iconic spot shifts its menu daily to incorporate fresh, seasonal ingredients — think summers filled with okra soft-shell crab and winters of root vegetables and venison — that merge French techniques with Southern flavors.
ALASKA: Marx Bros. Cafe
Location: Anchorage
Chef: Jack Amon
Freshness is a priority at the Marx Bros. Cafe, where chef Jack Amon updates the menu nightly to reflect fresh seafood offerings. Enjoy creative dishes such as tea-smoked duck or Neapolitan seafood mousse, and be sure to pair each with a glass of wine from the cafe's extensive list.
ARIZONA: Pizzeria Bianco
Chef: Chris Bianco
At Pizzeria Bianco, James Beard award-winning chef Chris Bianco uses only the freshest ingredients, including Sicilian oregano and homemade mozzarella, to concoct simple yet flavorful pies. More than just a neighborhood pizza joint, this restaurant typically draws an hours-long wait.
As well as launching a new cookbook, Bianco is now opening another restaurant in Los Angeles.
ARKANSAS: One Eleven at the Capital
Chef: Joel Antunes
A former James Beard award semifinalist for best new restaurant, One Eleven at the Capital prides itself on superb service and artisanal food, with dishes that include seared diver scallops with shiitake mushrooms and a lamb shank with roasted potatoes.
The restaurant has been spruced up by a New York-based design firm so that the interior is as inspiring as the food.
CALIFORNIA: Quince
Location: San Francisco, California
Chef: Michael Tusk
At the three-Michelin-starred restaurant Quince, diners are treated to a $250, 13-course tasting menu featuring the season's top produce. Examples include black sea bass served with squid and fennel, and a Monterey Bay abalone served with green tomatoes and celtuce.
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With a scenery that is elegant without being stuffy, and the option to order à la carte from the restaurant's salon, you can enjoy a high-quality meal without all the formalities.
COLORADO: Frasca Food & Wine
Location: Boulder
Chef: Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson
Not only does Frasca Food & Wine serve exquisite Italian dishes like rabbit gnocchi, but the restaurant also features an extensive wine list led by Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey. Only 149 wine professionals in the world have earned that distinctive title.
Taste a little bit of everything with the chef's tasting menu for $115, or for a more budget-friendly option, stop by on a Monday for a condensed tasting menu that'll set you back just $55.
CONNECTICUT: Thomas Henkelmann — Homestead Inn
Location: Greenwich
Chef: Thomas Henkelmann
Situated on the lush acres of Greenwich's Homestead Inn, this upscale restaurant combines French, German, and Swiss influences in a selection of elegant, seasonal dishes.
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Start the meal with seared Hudson Valley duck foie gras before digging into fillets of Dover sole filled with lobster mousse. And don't forget dessert: Options include a warm chocolate soufflé cake with a liquid chocolate center.
DELAWARE: a(MUSE.)
Location: Rehoboth Beach
Chef: Hari Cameron
At a(MUSE.), Chef Hari Cameron, a James Beard semifinalist, serves up creative and ever-changing tasting menus with seven or 11 courses.
Diners can experience a bit of everything, from foie-gras mousse to pan-roasted scallops to lavender-honey ice cream. Or, you can stop by late for $5 and $10 "happy hour" specials that run from 10 p.m. to closing.
FLORIDA: KYU
Chef: Michael Lewis
At KYU, Chef Michael Lewis serves up a diverse menu inspired by his travels and Japanese grilling techniques.
Expect "chilled and refreshing" dishes like a tuna tataki served with fermented chili and citrus, as well as "smoked" offerings like a Wagyu beef brisket served with black shichimi pepper.
GEORGIA: Bacchanalia
Chef: Jonathan Kallini
At Bacchanalia, the emphasis is on freshness, and the restaurant uses all organic ingredients, many of which are sourced from the owner's personal farm.
The four course, prix-fixe menu costs $95 per person and changes depending on the season.
HAWAII: Mama's Fish House
Location: Paia
Chef: Perry Bateman
Though the proprietors might not be native Hawaiians, they aim to showcase traditional Polynesian dishes and fresh local fish at Mama's Fish House, so named to distinguish it from Maui's abundant steakhouses.
The menu changes daily to feature the catch of the day, and each fisherman's name is put on display. Freshness is guaranteed: Every fish is caught and served within a 24-hour period.
IDAHO: The Modern
Location: Boise
Chef: Nate Whitley
Housed in a boutique hotel in Boise, this restaurant is the place to go for handcrafted cocktails and bites from James Beard award-nominated chef Nate Whitley.
Forget wings and fries — the elevated bar menu at The Modern Hotel & Bar includes lamb, beef, and pork dumplings served with crème fraîche and smoked trout on rye bread, which can be enjoyed on the hotel's outdoor patio when the weather permits.
ILLINOIS: Alinea
Chef: Grant Achatz, Mike Bagale (executive chef), and Simon Davies (chef de cuisine)
Alinea is a three-Michelin-starred restaurant with avant-garde dishes that showcase the molecular gastronomy skills of Chefs Grant Achatz, Mike Bagale, and Simon Davies.
Diners are constantly surprised by the delicious creations, from a DIY ravioli course to a hot potato that's been topped with a slice of black truffle and suspended above cold potato soup.
INDIANA: Milktooth
Chef: Jonathan Brooks
Milktooth was voted one of the best restaurants in the US by Eater in 2016. Owner and chef Jonathan Brooks channeled his energy into perfecting the art of daytime cuisine; the restaurant only serves breakfast and lunch.
The food is "unconventionally creative" for that time of day, and you can expect to eat anything from pancakes and waffles to bulgur tabbouleh with slow-roasted watermelon.
IOWA: Proof
Location: Des Moines
Chef: Sean Wilson
Three-time James Beard semifinalist Sean Wilson is both the chef and owner of Proof.
He draws influences from the Mediterranean and northern Africa when designing the dishes he serves, which include roasted bone marrow and kebab platters served with couscous.
KANSAS: Cafe Provence
Location: Prairie Villa
Chef: Philip Quillec
Cafe Provence is a family-run restaurant serving French cuisine. The executive chef, who is also part of the family, spent time in Paris working for several Michelin-starred restaurants, and the menu is inspired by his experiences. It was voted one of the top 100 restaurants in the US by OpenTable users.
The family also runs a store nearby, selling take-out soups, stews, and desserts that are offered at the restaurant.
KENTUCKY: Heirloom
Location: Midway
Chef: Cameron Roszkowski
Heirloom keeps to a simple, no-frills menu, but it does it well. Entrees include scallops with poached lobster and smoked jalapeno-avocado purée, and the famous "Mary burger" served on a brioche bun.
"This restaurant did not disappoint. The staff were charming and the food delicious," one TripAdvisor user writes.
LOUISIANA: Herbsaint
Location: New Orleans
Chef: Donald Link (executive chef), Rebecca Wilcomb (chef de cuisine)
Featuring a menu that blends American and French influences, Herbsaint is one of the most beloved restaurants in New Orleans.
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Highlights include a beef short rib starter that comes with potato rösti and salsa verde, as well as a duck confit served with dirty rice and a citrus gastrique for an entree.
MAINE: Fore Street
Chef: Sam Hayward (chef/partner), Nathan Nadeau (chef de cuisine)
An entree at Fore Street, situated just a block away from Portland's waterfront, will cost you between $27 and $40.
Chef Hayward sources all of his ingredients from local farmers, fishermen, and cheese-makers, and he designs a new menu daily using whatever is available.
MARYLAND: Charleston
Chef: Cindy Wolf
Charleston combines French traditions with the low country flavors of South Carolina, the state in which the restaurant's eponym resides. Guests can choose from three courses all the way up to six, with prices ranging from $79 to $124.
Wolf, a three-time finalist for the James Beard Foundation's award for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic region, tweaks the menu daily to integrate only the freshest ingredients.
MASSACHUSETTS: The Table at Season To Taste
Chef: Carl Dooley
This 20-seat restaurant feels as intimate as a private chef's table, hence the name. The four-course prix fixe menu costs $69 and combines seasonal ingredients with international flavors, leading to an exciting menu of dishes like a Jonah crab served in grilled corn lettuce wraps, and a roasted pork belly with ginger pork sausage.
They also serve a snack menu that is available at the bar if you don't land a seat. This is paired with wines and beers.
MICHIGAN: Roast
Chef: Aramis Jones
According to Foursquare analysis, Roast is the best steakhouse in the state of Michigan. It's considered a carnivore's dream and offers several different cuts of dry-aged beef with an extensive array of sides.
Aside from the steaks, they have several other meat and fish dishes costing between $30 and $38.
MINNESOTA: Spoon and Stable
Chef: Gavin Kaysen
Located in a former horse stable, the aptly named Spoon and Stable adds a French twist to standard Midwestern flavors.
James Beard award-winning chef Gavin Kaysen grew up in Minneapolis and seeks to celebrate the local culture through his food, with dishes like rainbow trout served with lobster mushroom and fennel dragon tongue beans.
MISSISSIPPI: City Grocery
Chef: John Currence
This Oxford landmark serves up Southern comforts, such as shrimp and grits or brown butter-seared catfish, that are elegant and unpretentious.
Now a mainstay in the Mississippi food scene, City Grocery pushes itself to experiment with new flavors and techniques.
MISSOURI: Bluestem
Chef: Colby and Megan Garrelts (owners and chef/pastry chef) and Andrew Longres (executive chef)
A semifinalist in the running for the 2017 James Beard award for Outstanding Restaurant, Bluestem lights up Kansas City with hospitality that's as on-point and outstanding as its food.
Choose from a three-, five-, or seven-course tasting menu that spans a diverse profile of flavors and costs between $75 and $110. Expect experimental dishes like a yellowtail hamachi crudo served with green tomato gazpacho.
MONTANA: Lucca's
Location: Helena
Chef: Mike Hyyppa
Lucca's cozy dining room — which holds a mere 15 tables — creates an intimate environment for guests to enjoy Chef Hyyppa's carefully crafted dishes.
The restaurant's authentic Italian cuisine, including gnocchi sauteed with asparagus, grape tomatoes, and pine nuts, earned it a 4.5-star rating on TripAdvisor, as well as a certificate of excellence from the site.
NEBRASKA: The Boiler Room
Location: Omaha
Chef: Tim Nicholson
Housed in the former boiler room of a 120-year-old building, this restaurant has been lovingly restored to maintain its rustic look, harking back to its industrial days. Chef Tim Nicholson was shortlisted for the James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef award this year.
The Wagyu flank steak with braised leeks, freekeh, roasted fennel, and heirloom tomato costs $34.
NEVADA: Bazaar Meat by José Andrés
Chef: José Andrés
Located in the SLS Las Vegas hotel, Bazaar Meat by José Andrés is a carnivore's paradise exploring the versatility of all types of meat, including live scallops, braised lamb neck, and Japanese Kobe Ribeye.
You can even order an entire suckling pig, which is roasted in a wood-fired oven.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Moxy
Location: Portsmouth
Chef: Matt Louis
Whenever Chef Matt Louis adds a new "modern American tapas" dish to the menu at Moxy, it must do three things: be inspired by New England culinary tradition, highlight local food, and have a modern twist.
And with small plates like crispy Rhode Island calamari and New Hampshire rabbit pasta, he achieves just that.
NEW JERSEY: The Frog and The Peach
Chef: Bruce Lefebvre
The Frog and The Peach is housed in the former printing press of a local newspaper. It's been renovated, and the building is now as elegant-looking as its dishes. The head chef has stayed true to the restaurant's New Jersey roots, and vegetables are sourced from around the Garden State.
Guests have the option to choose from the à la carte dinner menu or opt for a five-course tasting menu that costs $64.
NEW MEXICO: Geronimo
Location: Santa Fe
Chef: Sllin Cruz
Noted for its impeccable service and complex dishes, Geronimo was named as one of the best restaurants in the US by OpenTable last year. The setting is formal to match its intricate and elegantly put-together dishes.
The menu boasts a host of mouthwatering dishes, including grilled Maine lobster tails served with Thai basil pasta in a creamy garlic chile sauce.
NEW YORK: Eleven Madison Park
Chef: Daniel Humm, Dmitri Magi (chef de cuisine)
Eleven Madison Park continues to impress, earning three Michelin stars and the top spot on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list this year.
The restaurant, though currently closed for renovations, offers only an elaborate prix fixe menu that goes for $295 per person. Each meal is based on ingredients sourced locally in New York.
NORTH CAROLINA: Bida Manda
Chef: Lon Bounsanga
With low lighting, wooden accents, and bamboo shoots adorning the ceiling and walls, Bida Manda's cozy atmosphere wholly evokes the comforting family vibe that inspired owners Vansana and Vanvisa Nolintha to open it.
The spot serves up the traditional Laotian dishes that they grew up eating, reflecting the flavors of street food and family tables in Laos.
NORTH DAKOTA: Mezzaluna
Chef: Eric Watson
Located in historic downtown Fargo, Mezzaluna combines the glamour of an upscale restaurant with the coziness of a small town. Its menu features dressed-up, contemporary Amercian cuisine like bacon and barbeque meatloaf and rosemary-garlic grilled rack of lamb.
Mezzaluna was voted one of the best restaurants in the US by OpenTable last year.
OHIO: Orchids at Palm Court
Chef: Todd Kelly
With an ornately decorated dining room and a refined menu that adjusts to incorporate seasonal ingredients, Orchids at Palm Court epitomizes fine dining.
High ceilings, golden murals, and plush seats create a luxurious atmosphere for diners to enjoy its equally extravagant tasting menus – choose between three, four, five or ten courses, which cost between $60 and $110.
OKLAHOMA: Bodean Seafood
Location: Tulsa
Chef: Justin Chamberlain (executive chef), Antonio Godoy (chef de cuisine)
An upscale restaurant and fish market in one, Bodean Seafood guarantees that it serves only the freshest fish available. Offerings include seafood favorites like broiled lobster tails, seared yellowfin tuna, and smoked paprika-crusted Atlantic salmon.
And with an impressive wine list, each meal can be paired with the perfect glass of vino.
OREGON: Kachka
Chef: Bonnie Morales
Portland's Kachka brings all the flavors of Russia to the US without any of the harsh weather. Feast on everything from "herring under a fur coat" (a savory layered salad) to pelmeni (Russian dumplings stuffed with beef, pork, or veal), to golubtsi (cabbage rolls). And don't forget the vodka — the restaurant sources a mix from around the world.
Kachka was voted one of the best restaurants in the US by Eater in 2016.
PENNSYLVANIA: Zahav
Chef: Michael Solomonov
Zahav — which translates to "gold" in Hebrew — is the highly acclaimed creation of Israeli chef Michael Solomonov, who won the prestigious Outstanding Chef award from the James Beard Foundation for 2017.
The dinner menu is broken down into three categories: salatim and hummus, mezze, and grilled fish, meats, and veggies.
RHODE ISLAND: Bouchard Restaurant and Inn
Location: Newport
Chef: Albert Bouchard
One of Newport's premiere fine-dining spots, Bouchard Restaurant and Inn provides a charming place to stay and eat in the quaint coastal town. The inn features cozy suites, waterfront views, and food that's not to be missed.
Decadent specials include restuffed roasted lobster and scallops, duck breast sautéed with a coffee crust, and escargot flavored with parsley and garlic.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Fig
Location: Charleston
Chef: Mike Lata, Jason Stanhope (executive chef)
Serving an upscale take on classic Southern dishes, FIG has been a large part of Charleston's growth into a culinary destination.
Expect appetizers like a chicken liver pâte with pickles and Dijon, and entrees like a fish stew provençal with shrimp, squid, mussels, and Carolina gold rice.
SOUTH DAKOTA: Dakotah Steakhouse
Location: Rapid City
Chef: Epi Manzano
Dakotah Steakhouse aims to create an environment that is both upscale and relaxed. It's housed in an old ranch-style building, which is why they play up that it's a cowboy joint.
Meat lovers flock here for its 35-day aged steaks served with homemade fries and a haystack of onions.
TENNESSEE: The Barn at Blackberry Farm
Location: Walland
Chef: Cassidee Dabney
Tucked into Walland's serene Blackberry Farm, The Barn adds an additional layer of luxury to each stay, with meticulously prepared dishes like grilled Pekin duck breast with roasted vegetables and foie gras.
The tasting menu is $55 a head for seven courses, or $250 with wine pairings.
TEXAS: Franklin Barbeque
Chef: Aaron Franklin
Anthony Bourdain has said that Franklin BBQ serves the best brisket he's ever had, and Eater named it one of the best restaurants in the US in 2016.
Preorder any of its brisket, ribs, pulled pork, turkey, or sausage to beat the long lines at this lunch-only spot.
UTAH: Manoli's
Location: Salt Lake City
Chef: Manoli Katsanevas
Manoli's offers a modern take on traditional Greek food, serving a mix of vegetarian, seafood, and meat small plates costing between $10 and $20 each.
Expect mouthwatering dishes like charred octopus with a warm Zürsun bean salad in a sherry vinaigrette. Chef Manoli Katsanevas sources ingredients locally.
VERMONT: Hen of the Wood
Location: Waterbury
Chef: Eric Warnstedt
Hen of the Wood, a Waterbury staple that now boasts a second location in Burlington, aims to serve uncomplicated meals that rotate daily based on what's available from the adjacent Green Mountains and Champlain Valley.
The simple food doesn't skimp on taste, though. Expect bold flavors like kale gratin with prosciutto breadcrumbs, rabbit leg with buttered celery root, and winter squash fritters doused in honey.
VIRGINIA: Inn at Little Washington
Chef: Patrick O'Connell
With Chef Patrick O'Connell at the helm, what started as a simple country inn in a former garage in 1978 has grown into a culinary destination.
The two-Michelin-starred Inn at Little Washington serves modern interpretations of dishes from O'Connell's childhood, like a pan-seared Pekin duck breast served with a bundle of Montmorency sour cherries from the inn's orchards. The restaurant serves three tasting menus, each costing $218 per person plus $125 for wine pairings, though they do offer the choice to pick and choose courses from among them.
WASHINGTON: Canlis
Chef: Brady Williams
The family-run Canlis was nominated for the James Beard award for Outstanding Service four times, was nominated for Best Chef three years in a row, and this year, won the award for Outstanding Wine Programme.
There's only one option: a four-course tasting menu, which costs $105 a head. While the concept may be simple, the food is impressively intricate.
WASHINGTON, DC: minibar by José Andrés
Minibar is all about pushing the boundaries of what food should be. Each dish seeks to surprise in its presentation, like "This is Not Carrot Cake," a mound of gingerbread with sorbet molded to look like carrots growing out of it, and another dish that requires using a spoon made out of parmesan.
You can dine either at one of the two six-seat Chef's Counters or the even more private José's Table, but it'll set you back quite a bit — prepaid tickets cost $275 per person for a seat at the counter, while it costs $565 per person for the table.
WEST VIRGINIA: Lot 12 Public House
Location: Berkeley Springs
Chef: Damian Heath
In a converted home in a small resort town, Chef Damian Heath, a 2015 James Beard award semifinalist, prepares upscale yet unpretentious comfort food.
Lot 12 Public House places an emphasis on supporting local organizations, and Heath sources his ingredients from nearby farms, family gardens, and his own personal herb garden.
WISCONSIN: Ardent
Chef: Justin Carlisle
Ardent brings simple yet ornate food to Milwaukee. There is one tasting menu, which varies each night and offers between eight and 12 courses. It costs $90 with an option to pay $60 extra to pair it with wine.
Guests can indulge in dishes like a beef tartare with deviled egg and bone marrow, or pasta served with escargot, parsley, and fennel. Chef Justin Carlisle was nominated for the James Beard award for Best Chef for the third year running in 2017.
WYOMING: Snake River Grill
Location: Jackson Hole
Chef: Jeff Drew
Snake River Grill is no stranger to fame: Its Eskimo bars were featured on "Best Thing I Ever Ate" as one of Giada De Laurentiis' favorite dishes, and Travel + Leisure named it one of the best restaurants in Wyoming.
The food stands out as well, offering guests fresh updates on fine-dining classics such as its brioche-crusted Idaho trout and spicy Thai glazed pork jowl.
This article originally appeared on BusinessInsider.com.

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Disarm by Karina Halle - ARC Review & Author Q&A
Set in a glittering world of wealth and prestige, New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle's The Dumonts follows the lives and loves of three siblings who've inherited a dynasty—and a world of trouble. Olivier, Renaud, and Seraphine Dumont grew up in Europe's high society, surrounded by the best money could buy. But when their father unexpectedly—and suspiciously—passes away, they're suddenly in control of a vast fortune that others would kill for. Fueled by new romances, the siblings confront emerging family secrets in a seductive series about power, money, glamour, and revenge.
Seraphine Dumont seems to have it all: she's gorgeous, brilliant, and part of one of France's most illustrious dynasties. But underneath the facade, Seraphine struggles to hold it all together. Besides grieving her adoptive father's suspicious and sudden death, she also shares a tenuous role in the family business with Blaise, her in-name-only cousin. As tumultuous as their history is, he may be the only member of the deceptive Dumont family she can trust.
Seraphine is a temptation Blaise can't resist. The torch he's carried for years still burns. It's his secret—a quiet obsession just out of reach. Until his brother demands that he spy on the increasingly cagey Seraphine, whom their father considers a dispensable Dumont outlier. But the more Blaise watches her and the closer he gets, the more he sees Seraphine may have every right to be suspicious. And she could be the next one in danger—from his own family. As blood runs hot and hearts give in, Seraphine and Blaise have only each other. But can their love survive the secrets they're about to uncover?
I loved the first in this series, and Seraphine and Blaise's story picks up pretty much right after the end of the first.
There was a lot that was not resolved in Discretion. The central relationship was, but there was a lot more than just the central relationship that was going on, and a lot of questions. I thought this one was not only a great resolution to a lot of what was going on, but a fun romance in and of itself.
It's a little forbidden, but only a little and in the way that allows you to ignore the fact that they are sort of related, as she is adopted and he is more than a little estranged from his family...so, this is forbidden in name only.
I loved Seraphine and Blaise together. I believed their connection and I was willing to believe they would be ok with risking the family not being happy with their relationship. This helps a lot as Seraphine thinks that Blaise's father is responsible for her father's death, so being willing to date her own "cousin"? Sure, no problem.
But, this was never really much of an issue for me, and I don't think it was meant to be more than a bit of information that made the relationship a little forbidden.
Overall, this book was a little grittier than you would usually expect from a romance, and I liked that about it, I liked that it felt dangerous and you never totally knew what was going to happen. I really enjoyed the last 25% of the book, I liked the way their relationship evolved, and it felt like it would happen the way it did (or at least I think it did, I can't say I have ever been through anything like what they experienced) and I loved the way it developed their relationship.
I also liked the ending. It was tied up nicely, but it was also realistic...again, I think. I am not sure from personal experience, but I think, were I to experience what they did, I would react in the same way.
Website: https://authorkarinahalle.com/
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1. To start off, can you tell us a little about your main characters from Disarm. Seraphine and Blaise have quite a history (not to mention they share the same last name!)
Seraphine and Blaise Dumont are (gasp) cousins. But not to worry, they aren't blood-related. Seraphine is actually from India and was adopted by Ludovic Dumont when she was a young girl. Even though she was brought into the "nice" side of the family, she has always had trouble fitting in. Her looks, her accent, the fact that she was born poor and discarded like trash, gives her a very different perspective to life than her affluent family. This POV has colored her into the very outspoken, vibrant and feisty woman she is today - she is definitely one of my favorite female characters I've written.Blaise, of course, belongs to the bad side of the family, though there were hints in the first book, Discretion, that he's not as bad as you would think. In fact, he's a lot like Seraphine, a bit of an outcast and the black sheep of his family. As we read Disarm, we also discover the history that Blaise and Seraphine have together which sets up for the angst, tension and hate for each other that they have in the present day, especially as Seraphine thinks Blaise has something to do with her father's death.
2. They live in a world of privilege that most of us cannot fathom. What are the biggest pluses and some minuses of living with fabulous wealth?
The biggest plus is the material things: houses, cars, clothes, jets, vacations. You name it, they have it. You would also think a great deal of freedom comes with money too and it does but with that sort of wealth, it makes you go to great lengths to keep it. So that freedom still ties you to the wealth, in maintaining it and getting more of it. Of course, it breeds some pretty out of touch and unscrupulous characters, too, and you can never know who to trust when your world (and family) revolves around money instead of love.
3. What about Blaise makes him totally unique and different from all other book boyfriends?
The torch he has carried for Seraphine for so many years. This man is the epitome of yearning and pining for someone you can't have, more so than most book boyfriends you've come across (and I won't spoil exactly how but you'll find out in the book just how secretly devoted to his cousin he is). He's also an anti-hero, a man who has done some crooked stuff but still tries to do the right thing, even if it comes at the expense of his own family.
4. Seraphine has faced many difficulties during her life, but one of her toughest challenges is thinking Blaise abandoned her. How does she deal with this heartbreak?
She deals with it the way that Seraphine deals with any hardship—she tucks it away deep down inside and rises above it. She'll force herself to be strong - her pride is very powerful - and she'll trick herself into thinking she never cared about him to begin with. It's much easier to paint Blaise with a villainous brush, that way it doesn't hurt so much.
5. Extreme events are said to bring out a person's true character. What harrowing situations do Seraphine and Blaise get entangled in and what does this say about them?
There isn't anything more extreme than fighting for your life, and the two of them have had to do that in this book. Literally. But they willingly walked into those situations as a way to put an end to the tangled web they've been caught in. It says they would rather face it and fight than flee. This is especially true for Blaise, who, at the end of the book, choses to confront his loved ones face to face, even if it potentially means making some difficult choices.
6. What scene from the book do you think readers will enjoy the most and why?
Personally, I love the scene at the end, a nail-biting showdown between Blaise and his brother Pascal (and his father, too). That was a blast to write and read, I basically just watched it all unfold in my head and it had my heart pumping as if I was watching a movie. It's DELICIOUS. Romance-wise, I think the flashbacks are pretty special, particularly their first kiss in Italy. There was something about that scene that felt so real.
7. It is often said that writing is re-writing. What were some things that didn't make it into the book that you were hoping to add?
Nothing. It's all in there, baby! If anything, scenes were added during edits.
8. What did you learn about yourself while writing this book?
I learned a lot about Muay Thai fighting moves haha.
9. What do you want readers to take away from reading this book?
That family isn't just through blood, and that sometimes in order to do the right thing and be your own person, you musn't be afraid to stand up to your family, even if it means tension or separation down the line.
10. Who is the next Dumont on your list to receive their own story?
The infamous Pascal. And believe me when I say, this villain's story will both wow and win people over. His book is even more thrilling and dramatic than Disarm and I can't wait for everyone to read it!
Karina Halle is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of The Pact, A Nordic King, Sins & Needles, and fifty other wild and romantic reads. A former travel writer and music journalist, she currently lives in a rain forest on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and adopted their pit bull. There they operate a bed-and-breakfast that's perfect for writers' retreats. In the winter, you can often find them in California or on their beloved island of Kauai, soaking.
Labels: ARC Review, Disarm, Karina Halle


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Home › Reference › Far East 3000 Chinese Characters CD-ROM v2.0 (SPECIAL FINAL SALE!!)
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How Old Are You is a Family-Drama movie directed by Roshan Andrews, The movie will features Manju Warrier, Kunchako Boban and Kaniha in the lead role. In How Old Are You we can see Manju Warrier as a 36 year-old Nirupama Rajeev, a UD clerk in Revenue Department. It is her comeback movie to the industry after 14 years.
Kunchacko Boban plays an important role in the film. This is the first time they are pairing up for a film. As of now, no story regarding the movie is revealed out from the crew. Teaser and trailer of the movie got a very good response from the audiance.
How Old Are You is produced by Listin Stephen under the banner of Magic Frames, whereas Bobby and Sanjay penned the script for the much waited movie. Movie is all set to release on mid of may.


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In de wereldkampioenschap wegrace-seizoenen wordt sinds 1949 jaarlijks gestreden om de wereldtitel in verschillende klassen. De wedstrijden worden georganiseerd door de FIM.

Vanaf 2012 wordt er in het WK in drie klassen gestreden: MotoGP, Moto 2 en Moto 3. Het wereldkampioenschap in de zijspanklasse wordt sinds 1997 buiten het wereldkampioenschap wegraceprogramma om verreden.

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Out of Bound Forum
Gridiron Out of Bounds
The Democrat's roster for a Trump - beater in 2020
Open Club · 51 members · Free
By swordfish, January 23 in Out of Bound Forum
Muda69 589
42 minutes ago, swordfish said:
This thing literally turned into a worse case scenario for the Mayor. The SB native are expressly blaming him for the officer's actions that night. Kinda bad considering there was another shooting on Saturday night in SB where 1 died and 10 were injured.......The Mayor was actually in tears during one interview.......
I wonder what exactly the tears were for?
swordfish 325
2 hours ago, Muda69 said:
If I had to guess, he just realized his campaign is unrecoverable......
1 hour ago, swordfish said:
My guess exactly.
TrojanDad 150
Center Grove
2 hours ago, swordfish said:
this doesn't help him........changing attitude from millennials regarding LGBT acceptance......
https://www.wthr.com/article/survey-lgbtq-acceptance-dropping-among-millennials
Bernie Sanders Wants To Cancel All Student Debt and Make College Free, at a Cost of $2.2 Trillion: https://reason.com/2019/06/24/bernie-sanders-cancel-student-debt-trillion/
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) unveiled his latest policy proposal on Monday, and it comes with an eye-popping price tag: The democratic-socialist presidential candidate wants to erase all student debt and make college completely free—at a cost of $2.2 trillion over 10 years.
"This is truly a revolutionary proposal," said Sanders, according to The Washington Post. "In a generation hard hit by the Wall Street crash of 2008, it forgives all student debt and ends the absurdity of sentencing an entire generation to a lifetime of debt for the 'crime' of getting a college education."
Sanders' plan is indeed revolutionary. It goes much further than his previous free-college plan, which eliminated tuition costs for only those making less than $125,000. It also goes much further than the debt-relief plan currently being touted by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.), which is means-tested and takes earnings into account. Under the Warren plan, those making less than $100,000 would receive up to $50,000 in loan forgiveness, while those making substantially more would receive less.
The Sanders campaign is clearly concerned that Warren, his main rival for the support of progressives chiefly motivated by income-inequality issues, is surging in the polls. No doubt he would like to offer the left-wing Democratic base something to get excited about. Well, this is certainly something.
In contrast to the Warren plan, the Sanders plan is no-holds-barred. It eliminates all student loan debt, even for high-income degree holders who are perfectly capable of paying back what they borrowed. And it makes all two- and four-year colleges completely free.
To pay for this massive, massive bailout of the well-educated, Sanders will propose new taxes on financial transactions, Wall Street speculation, and bonds. Whether the government could actually raise the full $2.2 trillion via these means is contested by some economists. When asked how to pay for his pie-in-the-sky proposals, Sanders is often evasive. His Medicare for All plan, which could cost as much as $25 trillion over 10 years, lacks a specific, concrete funding source.
Aside from its staggering cost, the policy is flawed in the same way that so many plans to cancel student debt are flawed: It rewards people who made unwise investments and transfers money to comparatively well-off people. The primary beneficiary of a college degree is not society at large, but the degree holders themselves, who tend to be more privileged and have better financial prospects than those who don't have college degrees.
Making college free, of course, would encourage more people to attend. This would likely worsen the sort of "credentialist arms race" that the economist Bryan Caplan warns about in his excellent book, The Case Against Education.
But the biggest issue with Sanders' plan may very well be that it makes Warren's tamer, but still wildly expensive plan—it costs a mere $1 trillion, instead of $2 trillion—seem acceptable and moderate by comparison.
raiderx2 11
Indianapolis Ritter
This is a great idea. Free free free.
Howe 0
Indianapolis Howe
On 6/14/2019 at 2:47 PM, Impartial_Observer said:
Ehhh, we're nearly eight months from the first vote being cast......I'm sure the press will tell me everything I need to know the next day.
OK, purely for entertainment purposes I watched a little of the debate last night, and boy did it deliver. Here are a few take aways:
1. Joe Biden had one job, don't lose. He failed miserably.
2. Mayor Pete looked good, he has two glaring issues, police in South Bend and he's gay. There are people who will vote for him because he's gay, there are people who will not vote for him because he's gay. Unfortunately the people who will vote for him because he's gay don't vote, and the ones who won't vote for him do vote.
3. All Michael Bennett needs is a little mustache and he looks EXACTLY like Hitler, though a little taller. He's already got the haircut and eyebrows.
4. Marianne Williamson looked like she arrived in a time machine from the 70's. And I'm not going to lie, I had to look up her name this morning.
5. As entertaining as it was, it dawned on me at some point, someone with these bat$shit crazy ideas is going to get elected.
6. There are currently seven sitting US senators, three US representatives, two former representatives, and one former senator/VP. Last night I listened to all of them rail against the way things are, and no one seems to want to take any responsibility for the way things are. They've been involved in politics at the national level in some cases since the 70's and now they're expecting me to believe that suddenly after being elected president they're going to wave a magic wand and it's all going to be fixed. They aren't the solution, they 're the problem.
7. One more thought on Joe Biden, he pretty much single handedly was responsible for virtually every piece of legislation passes in the last 40 years, including ACA, per him last night.
8. Kamala Harris probably raised her stock last night. Since announcing she's just been a face in the crowd, I'm sure she'll see a bump. But being a face in the crowd there's no real light shining on you. I suspect once there's a light shining on her, she's going to have some issues.
Is there an actual clip for this? I have my suspicions if that was even a question. I am pretty certain IO would have mentioned that in his post if it had. Plus I texted him that he had to do a shot every time the word free was mentioned. 🤣🤣 Because to speak, they had to raise their hands to reply. I was even joking with IO last night saying there were points where it reminded me of some of my class discussions...seeing the hands go up as if they could not wait to say something, and then would lose control and blurt something out.
1 hour ago, Irishman said:
Didn't look for a clip Irish,
https://nypost.com/2019/06/27/trump-slams-dems-for-backing-health-care-for-undocumented-immigrants/
All of the candidates — including former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg — raised their hands when asked by an NBC moderator if they would support a health care plan that would cover undocumented immigrants.
If we can catch a weekend debate, we should make a drinking game out of it. I ain't got @Lysander I have to get up and go to work in the morning.
SF didn't watch either debate, however the commentary afterwards is pretty good.
https://grabien.com/story.php?id=241359
MADDOW: "Vice president Biden, 30 seconds."
BIDEN: "A real 30 seconds?"
MADDOW: "A real 30 seconds."
"I'm the only person that beat the NRA nationally," Biden boasted. "I'm the guy that got the Brady Bill passed, background checks, number one. Number two, we increased that background check during the Obama-Biden administration. I'm also the only guy that got assault weapons banned, banned, and the number of clips in a gun banned."
OK......I'm not aware of a gun that could ever hold more than one clip at a time......
gonzoron 498
Hamilton Heights
11 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:
If @Lysander is playing. I fold now.
5 minutes ago, swordfish said:
I'm not aware of any increase in background checks during the BHO administration either. Aside from the Clinton era assault weapons ban, what other assault weapons bans have there been, that crazy Uncle Joe might be talking about.
I'm all about pleasing the people SF. Here's one of the guns Biden had banned. Christmases have never been safer.
BARRYOSAMA 40
What does NRATV have to say on the issue?
4 hours ago, BARRYOSAMA said:
As a high ranking elite member of the media perhaps you could tell us. I've never seen it.
8 hours ago, Impartial_Observer said:
NRA shut it down this week. And the #2 NRA official resigned.
On 6/29/2019 at 12:14 AM, BARRYOSAMA said:
So are you now looking for another job in the media business?


Gare Ventures was incorporated in 2008 as a vehicle for Chris Gare's technology advising, consulting, writing and mentoring activities. Chris has over 40 years of technical, marketing and commercial experience in high tech companies and has had the privilege of being at the forefront of the microprocessor, personal computer and Internet revolutions during that time.
Never one for accepting the status quo, he has been a strong advocate for change and has always needed to overcome strong resistance either in the marketplace or his own company through a combination of reason and passion. Chris has also been an angel investor in many start-up companies.
Before setting up Gare Ventures in 2007, Chris co-founded Nexagent Ltd in 2000 which was sold to EDS in early 2008. Prior to this, Chris spent eight years at Cable & Wireless' Group Technology team as Vice President, Advanced Services where he seed-corn financed and championed many early IP service deployment in its business units around the world. These included MPLS-based IP-VPNs, VoIP service, WAP, interactive TV, WiMax wireless access, home networks, softswitch IP-PSTN integration.
Prior to joining Cable & Wireless, he spent seven years as Corporate Marketing Director with European Silicon Structures (ES2), a European start-up ASIC company. Chris also spent a number of years in the PC software industry where he was European Managing Director for Perfect Software, the first company to bundle personal productivity tools with PCs.
Before this, he opened Microsoft's first European office and served as European Managing Director.
Chris is Chartered Engineer and has been a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (formally the IEE) since 1986.


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Ingram Micro Cloud Certified as Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider
Ingram Micro Cloud today announced that it has earned the Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Service Provider (MSP) certification, the premier certification for MSPs that designates Ingram Micro Cloud as a top global provider of managed services for Microsoft Azure.
The certification enables Ingram Micro Cloud to further assist partners to grow their own businesses by extending services and expanding their offering portfolio. For cloud resellers, Ingram Micro Cloud offers the ability to white label its Microsoft Azure professional and managed services, helping them to more efficiently manage their resources in relation to their customer demands.
"We're excited and honored by this outstanding recognition from Microsoft, as it underscores our 'More as a Service' initiative and extensive efforts to provide more meaningful value-added services to Azure customers," said Nimesh Davé, executive vice president Global Cloud, Ingram Micro. "The certification expands our strong partnership with Microsoft and reflects the tremendous investments we have made to help our partners and customers become more successful."
"Ingram Micro has shown time and again through countless customer engagements that they are one of the world's go-to Microsoft Azure experts," said Mark Rice, general manager, Microsoft Worldwide Services Partners. "We would like to congratulate them on achieving this top honor, which is an objective confirmation of the company's ability to help MSPs build and scale their Azure businesses."
To be certified, each Azure Expert MSP is required to pass a rigorous screening process, including an extensive two-day onsite audit where they must demonstrate top tier expertise in managed services—spanning all aspects of the customer lifecycle from initial assessment through architecture and design—and a trusted relationship with Azure customers for ongoing support, security and optimization.
The Ingram Micro Cloud team coupled this expertise with its extensive cloud IP—including the Ingram Micro CloudBlue platform—to realize a comprehensive solutions-oriented business that fulfills the highest standards set by Microsoft.
In addition, CloudBlue—with its full suite of solutions, including CloudBlue Commerce, CloudBlue Connect and CloudBlue Orchestrator—is the only out-of-the-box platform that solves for the technology component of the Azure MSP certification. As the certification is granted on a limited basis, those resellers that do not gain Azure MSP expert status will still benefit from the adoption of CloudBlue regardless, as the platform enables next-level expansion of cloud capabilities for MSPs, which furthers their ability to drive revenue and increase profit.
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Arrow Family Medicine | Meet Dr. Robin Hurst, D.O.
Dr. Robin Hurst, D.O., has been a board certified family practitioner since 2003. She completed her medical training at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1999 and completed her family practice residency at Jefferson Health Systems, Frankford hospitals in 2003. She was chief resident of her family practice program in 2002-2003. Along with providing traditional family medicine, Dr. Hurst, D.O., is currently enrolled in a diet/nutrition program with the desire to offer education and counseling on the healing properties contained in the food and vitamins we eat. In addition, she is also willing and able to discuss herbal remedies with her patients as the need and desire fit.
Prior to her medical training, Dr. Hurst, D.O., completed her undergraduate work at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA and graduated with a B.A. degree in Communications/English in 1990. During her undergraduate years, she had the privilege of studying abroad at Oxford University, England. She has been a 15 year resident of Yardley, PA. She is married with 4 children. She attends Bible Fellowship Church where she enjoys teaching in the children's ministry. She loves running and writing.
Beth LoPresti, CRNP, has been a board certified nurse practitioner since 2004. She completed her nurse practitioner training and Master of Science in Nursing at LaSalle University in 2004. She has also been board certified in wound care since 2002. Beth completed her undergraduate degree at Holy Family College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1996. She lives in Langhorne, PA with her husband and 2 children.
Jodi joined Arrow in 2013. She previously worked in telemetry and intensive care with Aria Health. She received her RN through the Reading Hospital School of Nursing. She lives in Levittown, PA with her Husband and four children.
Aislinn joined Arrow in 2015. She lives in Langhorne with her husband and 6 kids.
Jaren has been working at Arrow Family Medicine since Feb 2018. She handles all our patient billing and is an office assistant. Her career background is in commercial real estate financing. She currently resides in Yardley with her two childen, and her church home is Riverstone Church in Yardley.
Kristy Stowers joined Arrow in 2019. She lives in Penndel with her husband, Steve and their 4 kids.


First place in the SEC is on the line Saturday when the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats take on the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers.
Kentucky will look to extend its win streak to five games — a streak that started with an 86-69 win over Tennessee on Feb. 16.
The Wildcats are 13-2 in conference action and 24-4 overall. Their only losses have come by slim margins against Duke, Seton Hall, and LSU.
Kentucky's top player, P.J. Washington, is averaging 15 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, while Tyler Herro is averaging 14.2 points per game.
The Volunteers are tied with Kentucky atop the SEC standings with a conference record of 13-2 and 25-3 overall. Tennessee has gone 2-2 over their past four games, beating Vanderbilt and Ole Miss.
Grant Williams is the player to keep your eye on for the Volunteers. The budding star is averaging 19.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, he's been their go-to guy all season long.
Admiral Schofield has also been an impact player for Tennessee, averaging 16.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
According to ESPN's matchup predictor, Tennessee has a 61.5 percent chance to beat Kentucky on Saturday.


The décor at this seductive French-Vietnamese bistro—antique Chinese screen panels, red wooden chairs, rattan-matted walls, bas-reliefs of pagodas—conjures up a bordello somewhere in interwar Indochina. A French zinc bar sits near the front, and, in the dining room at back, there are several romantic nooks. A nice feeling for the charms of wear and tear—a couple of damp patches may or may not be part of the design—saves things from getting too precious. Even though there isn't an old gramophone horn emitting crackly jazz in the corner, it feels as if there could be. The owner is Thomas Cregan, formerly a sommelier at Chanterelle, which accounts for the excellent wine list and, presumably, the name of the place. The chef, Matt Rojas, is neither French nor Vietnamese, but his previous work, at Degustation and Eleven Madison Park, has paved the way for an imaginative approach and an expertise in packing delicate morsels with many calories.
The menu offers lots of small plates and a few larger ones; preparation is imaginative, and presentation often exquisite. A mildly spiced Vietnamese sausage is loosely formed around a licorice-root stick, like an upscale corn dog. Octopus tentacles are braised and pressed together, then sliced, like deli meat, into a mosaic of cross-sections. Rojas has a thing for pairing cephalopods and beasts of the field: squid mantles are stuffed with tangy short rib; crisped baby octopus sits on the marrow of a laterally bisected bone. Even plainer-looking dishes exhibit well-balanced flavors. A mound of julienned papaya, served with fried shrimp and curry vinaigrette, is like a bonsai green curry—a wealth of flavors articulated in just a little space. The star of the show is a whole rouget, served dorsal fin upward as if the fish were still swimming. The skin is fried to a crisp, but the flesh beneath remains delicate, and the accompanying nuoc mam sauce vibrates with the tang of sweet basil, chili, and cilantro. A Sunday-brunch menu includes a formidable banh-mi sandwich, filled with a strip of deliquescent, almost sweet pork belly, lathered in soft pâté and offset by pink vinegared onions.


Kitchen Electrical Outlet - Projects by K.E.C.
In the entire camper there are exactly two electrical outlet circuits. How they are divided is a mystery to me. All that I know is that running a blow drier in the bathroom while using the microwave is not an option... Since the new tankless water heater didn't have a 120V option like the original one did, I was left with an unused 15A breaker and a set of AC power lines under the kitchen cabinets. Since the only other outlet in the kitchen is next to the entry door and any counter top appliances I use can barely reach it, I decided to add an outlet in the kitchen. The best place to put it was directly under the counter top between the oven and sink. With this placement, I can set a toaster or crock pot on the covered stove top or on top of one of the sink lids. Also, since the only thing on the breaker is this one outlet, I don't have to worry about it tripping because my wife want's to blow dry her hair!
Ground Wire (Green or Pure Copper) connects to the little screw floating by one of the corners.
Neutral (White Wire) goes to the silver terminal - should be the longer of the two outlet slots.
Hot (Black Wire) goes to the gold terminal - should be the shorter of the two outlet slots.
This was definitely the best place for the outlet. I removed the drawer under the sink and measured where the outlet should be.
I didn't use an outlet box because it was unreasonable. This isn't drywall, so cutting a nice square wouldn't have been easy. Also, the wood here is about 1.5 inches thick so the back of the outlet doesn't stick out at all, and it is only an inch under the counter top. I did cover the back of the hole with electrical tape to prevent anything from somehow sneaking in there.
I made an initial hole with a drill and then used a jig-saw to cut the rest away. It isn't the prettiest, but it's a perfect fit for the outlet.
With the breaker fired up, the outlet tests out OK. A six outlet adapter fits perfectly in the space under the counter top. You might think it was installed upside down, but this is to prevent anything from falling across the two terminals and shorting the plug. An object would first hit the ground pin, potentially preventing a short between the hot and neutral lines.


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Review: Ms. Lauryn Hill at the Pageant in St. Louis, January 16
by Annie Zaleski
Todd Owyoung
Ms. Lauryn Hill's difficult reputation precedes her. She shows up for most shows way past the scheduled start time. (And that's if she shows up at all.) She's been known to berate crowds which heckle her -- and she's radically reinvented many of her best-known songs, so much so that they're almost unrecognizable. (And that's not even counting performances that might charitably be described as "shaky.") In other words, being a Hill fan is often a frustrating proposition.
Anyone expecting a trainwreck last night at the Pageant would come away mighty disappointed, however. Hill's concert was incredible.
View a slideshow of the scene at last night's Ms. Lauryn Hill show at the Pageant
Yes, incredible. First, the build-up to her appearance onstage - which occurred at 11:52 p.m., a little over 50 minutes after the supposed start time - had just the right amount of anticipation. As DJ Rampage merrily spun hits in the background, her band casually sauntered onstage: two guitarists, two keyboardists, two bassists and a drummer. A few minutes later, three female backup singers assembled themselves in a row. And then ten minutes after that, Ms. Lauryn Hill, her hair arranged in a close-cropped, helmet-like afro, emerged from backstage.
The crowd went absolutely berserk at the sight of the 35-year-old, who was sporting a smart cream-colored tailored pantsuit over a dark brown shirt. Notably, Hill also wore a shrug that had a gigantic fur collar; it kept slipping off her shoulders, but she kept it on all night. Immediately, she announced her intentions for the concert: "We're going to do old music in new ways."
And that she did, for the first half of the show. "When It Hurts So Bad" featured prominent watery piano and a tortured, scorching guitar solo in the middle, while the laid-back hip-hop of "Lost Ones" morphed into a hyperactive soul-funk revue. An early highlight, "Final Hour," was even more ferocious; it became an amped-up rap-rock song. Hill spat the lyrics furiously and at dizzying speed. (Eat her dust, Nicki Minaj.)
A fan waiting in the cold to enter the Pageant before the show
"Ex-Factor," however, was perhaps the biggest departure - and probably the most polarizing song. Hill and the band basically performed the song two different ways: once as a loud, rap-rock number and the other in a mellower fashion, with U2-esque lullaby guitars and backup singers chirping like delicate angels. During this particular song, it was clear that the audience was unenthused by Hill's reinvention. People stood still and unresponsive; a few even left.
Those who stuck around, however, witnessed some remarkable music. "I suppose you wouldn't mind if we did a few Fugees records," Hill announced to the crowd. (She supposed right.) Keyboards zoomed like a martian landing to introduce the energy-shot "How Many Mics," another insanely fast tongue-twister. And the similar blur "Fu-Gee-La" was simply bananas: The crowd and the entire band jumped in unison, as Hill just commanded the stage and the song's lyrics with precision and snarling intensity.
Hill then asked for the stage and house lights to be dimmed -- the perfect mood-setter for a stellar version of "Ready Or Not," which had a seedy, crackling beat and sinister bass. "Killing Me Softly" kept ratcheting up the energy; it started off slow and mellow and ended up a brash funk-rock workout that stopped and started at Hill's whim. The encore's highlight, of course, was "Doo Wop (That Thing)." As the song's familiar plinking piano chords began, the crowd embraced it with joyous abandon.
Throughout the night, Hill herself was lucid and gracious. She thanked the audience multiple times for coming to the show and any ribbing she gave her band mates was good-natured and meaningful: "Band - don't waste this tune," she said at one point. "You're responsibility is to move them [the crowd]." A gravelly, smoky tint to her voice made her singing sound mature and weathered, but in a good way; Hill sounds like she inhabits the intimate sentiments of her songs even more deeply than before. Her rapping, meanwhile, was spot-on and impressively fluid and quick. In fact, Hill oozed confidence - whether she was directing the band to go in a certain direction with a flick of her arm, dancing like a bow-legged ballerina or strutting across the stage with assertive, aggressive movements. There was nothing tentative about her performance - nothing to indicate anything less than devout sincerity and genuine engagement.
Her phenomenal backing band helped match her swagger. The only complaint was that they were turned up rather loud - sometimes to the point of distortion, and often so loud than genre nuance became muffled or lost under layers of noise. Still, their grasp of dynamics brought Hill's songs to life. The slow, steady build in tempo and intensity within many of the set's individual songs was an emotionally stirring experience. In fact, the set was paced very well overall.
Still, it's easy to see why fans were disappointed in Hill's new arrangements. Hearing a beloved artist deconstruct a favorite, meaningful song isn't easy - and often, it isn't welcome (or an improvement). But perhaps Hill is reinventing her music to avoid boredom, or perhaps she's doing it to challenge herself musically. Or perhaps Hill's revisions are a defense mechanism, a way for her to continue performing these songs with enough emotional detachment that their vulnerability doesn't cripple her. Splicing old sentiments with new genres creates new associations that are no less valid or absorbing - but they might be less raw than they were before.
For now, analysis fades behind the memory of last night's kinetic, vibrant show -- and the powerful messages contained within it. At the end of "Ex-Factor," for instance, Hill expressed some compelling, evocative sentiments. "St. Louis, we care," she said. "Be love - be present - be fearless - don't compromise. We're going to be fearless." The mantra fit her performance to a tee.
Critic's Notebook: I'm confused why anyone was upset - or surprised -- about the show's late start time. The Pageant clearly stated that doors were at 9 p.m. for last night's show. Doors. The venue had no actual start time listed, probably because Hill regularly starts her shows very, very late - and even they didn't know when she would come onstage. When people showed up at the venue, we were told that show time was slated to be around 11 p.m. Hill ended up coming on at 11:52 p.m. This also shouldn't be a total shock; she's been coming on late for months now.
Most of the grumbling about the show starting late seemed confined to social media anyway. DJ Wood kept the crowd highly entertained for two hours by playing a solid, danceable mix of hip-hop, soul, reggae and rap; the vibe was festive, celebratory and happy. People around me were dancing, singing along and generally enjoying themselves. DJ Rampage came onstage around 11 p.m. and kept the good feelings coming. In fact, the atmosphere at the Pageant was extremely positive and fun - perhaps the most loose, respectful crowd I've seen at the venue in a long time. Waiting several hours didn't feel like a chore. Perhaps that's why the show was such a success.
As we were leaving the Pageant, Hill was still at the back of the venue in a car - and apparently hanging out the window and talking to fans, who were crowded around trying to snap pictures. People were yelling, "I love you!" and other things. It was incredible that she was still there, much less greeting people.
Setlist: "Forever Loving Jah" (Bob Marley) "Lost Ones" "When It Hurts So Bad" "Ex-Factor" "Final Hour" "How Many Mics" (Fugees) "I Only Have Eyes For You" (Flamingos cover) "Fu-Gee-La" (Fugees) "Ready or Not" (Fugees) "Killing Me Softly" (cover)
Encore: "Turn Your Lights Down Low" (Bob Marley) "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
(Did I miss anything, setlist-wise?)
Last Night Reviews Snapshots


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Notice of Race Issued for Storm Trysail Club's 28th Block Island Race Week - June 23 -28, 2019
Includes IRC, ORC, PHRF, Multi-Hull, Performance Cruising and Non-Spinnaker Classes.
Larchmont, NY – The Notice of Race for the eagerly anticipated 28th Edition of the famed Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week has just been issued by Storm Trysail Club Rear Commodore and STC-BIRW Event Chair Ed Cesare. "We expect to have over 150 boats participate as we've expanded the number of racing formats to accommodate an even wider array of yachts – from world-class Grand Prix teams to families and friends racing their cruising boats. We will have the usual Windward/Leeward racing for the majority of the classes, but we will also include Pursuit and 'Solent-Style' racing formats."
Dick Neville – On-The-Water Director for the regatta – explains, "Pursuit Racing assesses every boat's handicap at the start of the race. Each boat starts individually at different times and then they race boat-for-boat to the finish. This is a more family-friendly format for the casual racer that avoids the close-quarters maneuvering that occurs during traditional starts. We experimented with this format in 2017 and at the Ted Hood Regatta in Marblehead this year and last. In each instance we've enjoyed an increased number of participants and tremendous feedback. It certainly adds another dimension to this event."
"Solent-style racing (sometimes called 'Navigator courses') describes racing around government (permanent) buoys, as opposed to movable and inflatable marks. These courses typically include more points of sail than just beating and running," said Ray Redniss, another veteran P.R.O. "It should appeal to those crews who are looking for a very competitive format, but who seek something new. Of course what is old is new again as this is the format used at Cowes Week in the UK, on which the original Block Island Race Week was patterned."
Multi-Hull Racing, Non-Spinnaker racing, and the ORC handicap system – which is catching on in many areas of the country – are also returning. As always, there will be tent parties, shore-side activities, and all the fine dining, watering holes, beaches, and sights that Block Island has to offer.
Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week will offer 4 days of racing and is bringing back the popular lay day (if weather permits). The highlight of the regatta is the Around Block Island Race in which the entire fleet circumnavigates the beautiful resort island off the coast of RI. The biennial event was first held in 1965 after a number of Storm Trysail members participated in Cowes Week in England and were inspired to create an American version. Over a thousand sailors, plus their families, attend this very popular regatta.
For more information and registration, please visit www.BlockIslandRaceWeek.com, or YachtScoring.com. An early entry discount is currently available.
About the Storm Trysail Club:
The Storm Trysail Club, reflecting in its name the sail to which sailors must shorten when facing severe adverse conditions, is one of the world's most respected sailing clubs, with its membership comprised strictly of skilled blue water and ocean racing sailors. Founded in 1938, it is currently celebrating its 80th Anniversary. The club is involved in organizing or co-organizing various prestigious offshore racing events including the annual Block Island Race, the biennial Block Island Race Week, The Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race, the Pineapple Cup Montego Bay Race, The Down-the-Bay Race in the Chesapeake, The Mills Trophy Race in Lake Erie, and the Wirth Munroe Race from Miami to Palm Beach, Florida. They are also one of the four organizing clubs of the 2019 Transatlantic Race. For more information about the club, visit www.stormtrysail.org.
Ron Weiss – Chair, Communications and Sponsorship Committee


Although biryani is traditionally served as a side to curry, it's rich and interesting enough to enjoy in its own right as a vegetarian main. Roasted cauliflower is combined with delicately spiced rice and baked in the oven. You could use brown rice for this as well – just lengthen the cooking time accordingly.
Place the saffron threads in a small bowl and pour over a couple of tablespoons of boiling water, then leave to soak.
Heat a couple of tablespoons of oil in a pan, add the onions and gently fry for about 10 minutes to soften.
Add the curry powder, tinned tomatoes, cardamom, rice and water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
While the rice is cooking, toss the cauliflower with the yoghurt, garlic and ginger, cumin seeds, coriander leaves and garam masala in a small baking dish.
Roast until the cauliflower is just tender but still with some bite. Remove from the oven and add the cooked rice, along with the flaked almonds.
Stir to combine, drizzle over the saffron water then cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Serve with some more plain yoghurt.


Adress: Strada Provinciale 38, Misilmeri, Italy.
Misilmeri Castle, locally known as Castello Di Misilmeri or Il Castello dell'Emiro, lies in the town of the same name, in the Palermo province on the island of Sicily in Italy.
The village of Misilmeri was founded during the Arab occupation of Sicily and was called Manzil al Amir, probably meaning something like House of the Emir. On the site of the present castle probably stood some kind of large house with an agricultural purpose, protected by a wall and probably a tower.
In 1069 the Norman King Roger I of Sicily routed the Muslims in the area of Misilmeri. The first mention of a castle was in 1150 by Muhammad al-Idrisi, a Muslim scholar at the court of the Norman King Roger II of Sicily.
In 1374 Misilmeri Castle was owned by Manfredi III Chiaramonte. He enlarged the castle substantially. In 1392 the castle was granted William Raymond III Moncada. In 1398 the castle passed to Gispert Talamanca.
In 1487 Guglielmo Ajutamicristo became Lord of Misilmeri. And in 1539 the castle and estate were bought by Francesco del Bosco.
Later Misilmeri Castle fell into disuse and was used as a quarry for building materials by the locals.
Misilmeri Castle is freely accessible. A nice castle ruin, although somewhat too neatly plastered, for my taste, during a restoration in 2009.


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Q: Force Apache2.2 to drop a request Long story short we recently had an account on one of a shared hosts compromised, the issue has been resolved but the affected account is still being spammed with over a million requests a day to a specific file.
Since the compromising file is gone all requests are met with Apache's minimalistic 404 page, weighing in at about 521bytes. Problem is 512bytes * 1M+ requests is not only taking a toll on our servers performance but is wasting gigs of bandwidth a day.

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*The attacks from from hundreds of IP so blocking individual IPs isn't feasible.

*All the requests are POST requests to the same file, lets call it "evil.php".

We tried briefly using a RewriteRule and forbidding all requests to evil.php but this showed a forbidden page leaving us where we started.
Ideally we want just drop the requests to "evil.php" and return nothing. Essentially stop Apache from responding. Is this possible and how?
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Let assume for the sake of this exercise there is no shell access and all solutions must be implementable via a cPanel like interface. Although this isn't the case here, our freedom to make configuration changes to the server is small beyond LAMP stack, DNS (bind), and Mail configurations.

A: mod_security, action "drop".
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A: What if you replaced "evil.php" with a zero-length file? At least in my install of Apache 2.2 that takes up only about 206 bytes (HTTP headers). A 404 takes up about 500 bytes. That would at least cut your traffic in half. For more advanced blacklisting, check out:
http://perishablepress.com/press/2009/02/03/eight-ways-to-blacklist-with-apaches-mod_rewrite/

A: You can create the evil.php file and host it on apache and return empty content (similar to Markus suggestion). At the same time, you can save the requesting IP in a text file. This text file can then by read by a script to add all these IPs to iptables rule to drop all future requests. This way you can collect all requesting IPs and stop them.

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High Performance Computing (HPC) and, in general, Parallel and Distributed Computing (PDC) has become pervasive, from supercomputers and server farms containing multicore CPUs and GPUs, to individual PCs, laptops, and mobile devices. Even casual users of computers now depend on parallel processing. Therefore it is important for every computer user (and especially every programmer) to understand how parallelism and distributed computing affect problem solving. It is essential for educators to impart a range of PDC and HPC knowledge and skills at multiple levels within the educational fabric woven by Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CE), and related computational curricula including data science. Companies and laboratories need people with these skills, and, as a result, they are finding that they must now engage in extensive on-the-job training. Nevertheless, rapid changes in hardware platforms, languages, and programming environments increasingly challenge educators to decide what to teach and how to teach it, in order to prepare students for careers that are increasingly likely to involve PDC and HPC.
This workshop invites unpublished manuscripts from academia, industry, and government laboratories on topics pertaining to the needs and approaches for augmenting undergraduate and graduate education in Computer Science and Engineering, Computational Science, and computational courses for both STEM and business disciplines with PDC and HPC concepts. We also encourage papers on large-scale data science.
The workshop is particularly dedicated to bringing together stakeholders from industry (both hardware vendors and employers), government labs, and academia in the context of SC-17. The goal is for each to hear the challenges faced by others, to learn about various approaches to addressing these challenges, and to have opportunities to exchange ideas and solutions. In addition to contributed talks, this workshop may feature invited talks on opportunities for collaboration, resource sharing, educator training, internships, and other means of increasing cross-fertilization between industry, government, and academia.
This effort is in coordination with the NSF/TCPP curriculum initiative on Parallel and Distributed Computing and the Center for Parallel and Distributed Computing Curriculum Development and Educational Resources (CDER).
8. Parallel and distributed models of programming and computation suitable for teaching, learning, and workforce development.
9. Projects or units that introduce students to concepts relevant to Internet of Things, networking, or other topics in mobile devices or sensor networks.
10. Issues and experiences addressing the gender gap in computing and broadening participation of underrepresented groups.
Papers: Authors should submit 6-8 page papers in pdf format through the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eduhpc17. Submissions should be formatted as single-spaced, double-column pages (IEEE format), including figures, tables, and references. See style templates for details. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE digital library. Accepted papers will be available from the CDER website approximately 2 weeks before the workshop so attendees can read papers before attending the talks. Authors may optionally (modestly) revise their papers to incorporate feedback from the workshop.
KEYNOTE: There will be one keynote address.
Because EduHPC will be a full-day workshop, there will be some special sessions. Please check back to the EduHPC 2017 website in the near future for details on how to participate in a special session. Proposals for panels and special sessions are also welcome. If you have an idea for a panel or a special session, please contact the program committee chair, Cynthia Phillips (caphill@sandia.gov).


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Airbus at Heli-Expo 2019
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is going to be very well represented at this year's Heli-Expo trade show.
The firm is sending helicopters to be centre stages of the show that between 5th and 7th March at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. On static display at booth C305, show-goers will have a chance to visit the best-selling H145 and to discover its exciting new features, the H125 in a law enforcement configuration, and also to take a moment to experience the cabin display of the increasingly popular ACH145, equipped with an elegant Mercedes-Benz Style interior, part of the quality offerings across the Airbus Corporate Helicopters product range. The conceptual EMS mock-up of the H160 will also be making its U.S. debut for visitors to witness first-hand the exceptional work-space that the cabin provides for these critical, life-saving missions.
"This year's Heli-Expo will focus on how we constantly strive to provide customers with products adapted to their missions, however, varied those may be, and the right services to allow them to focus solely on performing those missions successfully," said Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters. "We will also demonstrate how Airbus is working to prepare the future of flight, displaying a scale mock-up of the Racer high-speed demonstrator on our booth and providing updates on our Urban Air Mobility strategy," he added.
HCare, Airbus' global customer support and service offer, will be at the heart of the booth with experts on hand to show how customers can improve the availability of their aircraft, optimize their costs, advance flight safety, and improve the asset value of aircraft. Daily service demonstrations, particularly of new digital services, will be performed on the Airbus booth.
Airbus will also be conducting flight demonstrations with an H135 in a U.S. Navy paint scheme, as the company is offering a partnership with the U.S. Navy to deliver the versatile H135 as the best-value training solution for its rotary-wing fleet replacement. The IFR -certified H135, a market leader in the twin-engine category, is a proven and low-risk modern airframe that will allow the U.S. Navy to enhance its training curriculum. With a fleet of 1,300+ aircraft, and a proven operational availability rate greater than 90%, it is also one of the most dependable aircraft on the market.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the show by following us on Twitter: @AirbusHeli, @AirbusPress, Instagram @airbus_helicopters and Facebook. Showgoers can also download the Airbus HPress news app available for Android and Apple devices to keep up with all of the news during the show.
(Images Airbus Helicopter)
Tags: Airbus, Helicopter, News


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Q: Are Dynamically Compiled Assemblies for .ASPX files in Server Memory? I've read that dynamically compiled assemblies and other resources for .aspx pages are stored in:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\[VERSION]\Temporary ASP.NET Files

or

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\[VERSION]\Temporary ASP.NET Files

I am unable to find any files there other than one hash directory and 1 .web file. I can view the pages, however. When I explicitly dump the files to a directory via the web.config:
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0" tempDirectory="c:\temp\" />

only then do I see the files (.dll's, .cmdline's, .compiled, etc).
So my question is, where are the files if I don't have that line in my web.config? Are they stored in memory after they've been dynamically compiled or compiled before deploying?
Thanks!

A: Path to one of generated assemblies can be like that
C:\Users\{User_Name}\AppData\Local\Temp\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\5fba2019\f07d83d6\assembly\dl3\58fc15e5\135e9dc1_40b4cc01\WebApplication1.DLL
So, all autogenerated files storing here C:\Users\{User_Name}\AppData\Local\Temp\Temporary ASP.NET Files\