I am 62 years old and grew up in the Philly area. When I was a kid, the restaurants my parents took me to that I absolutely loved were:

1. Zaberer's - Atlantic City - best Shrimp with stuffed Crab I ever had!
2. Captain Starn's - Atlantic City - best Cherry Stone Clams on the half shell
3. Kelly's Seafood - Philadelphia
4. Woodbine Inn - NJ just over the Tacony Palmyra bridge - My first peel and eat jumbo shrimp!

As an adult and after travelling fairly extensively. my favorite seafood restaurants are / were:

1. The Union Oyster House - Boston
2. Anthony's Pier 4 - Boston
3. Allioto's - San Francisco
4. Joe's Stone Crabs - So. Miami Beach
5. Legal Seafood - Original in Cambridge, MA
6. Any seafood restaurant in New Orleans
7. The Clam Box - Stamford, CT? (Don't think it is there anymore) - The Belly Buster!!!

What are your favorites?

Give me some ideas for the family.

Wife and I are both under 40 and active. Kids are 14 and 10 and active most days but will need a down day every once in a while

We like the outdoors but don't mind some city. Wife loves beach, I love Mountains, Kids like it all

Can be stationary or mobile trip but don't want nothing but driving

Overseas is fine but must be safe and fun for the kids. I would love a Viking river cruise but not sure how much they would appreciate something like that

Some of the trips considered: Central Cali, Alaskan cruise/land, Hawaii again, Europe anywhere, Utah's parks

No Caribbean please, been there done that and get a perked trip every year.

Budget 10-15k. Have at it

Esquire put together a list of 'hot dog recipes' for each of the 50 states. Link below (and a few high/lowlights):

http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/g2213/best-hot-dog-recipes/?slide=1

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-show-all-the-seats-removed-from-fedex-field/

What?? They had a waiting list of 200,000 for tickets, what happened, Dan????

With Dan and Jerry around, I know the Eagles will always have a chance.

Nightcrawler - Jake Gyllenhaal gives a powerful performance as Louis Bloom, a full blown sociopath who embarks on a career of filming tragedies in LA as they unfold, and selling the footage to local news directors like Rene Russo (who gives probably her most nuanced performance). Bill Paxton has a great supporting role as a fellow "nightcrawler", and the film takes a very unapologetic view of the news we want to watch, and how those compelling videos make it to our TV screens. Louis Bloom is quietly charming as he calmly espouses generic business acumen that would otherwise inspire, but his chilling actions and seeming lack of ANY morality puts those in his crosshairs on a path to greatness, or suffering. Gyllenhaal deserved an Oscar nom for this performance, easily on par with Cooper in American Sniper or Keaton in Birdman.

Life of Crime - I gotta admit, I went into this film blind, knowing little about it except it featured Jennifer Anniston and mos Def. And when Mos Def's character is introduced as Ordell Robbie, I did a double take. Sam Jackson's character from Jackie Brown? wha??? turns out a lot of characters from that film are in this movie, since the novel upon which it is based was by Elmore Leonard, and takes place in the same universe as "Rum Punch" (though in 1978, prior to events in Rum Punch). so in typical Leonard fashion, this is a film filled with complex characters, sparse but witty dialogue, and dark humor. Isla Fisher stands out as the naïve Melanie, mistress of Tim Robbins's sleazy rich guy. As does Mark Boone Junior as the unrepentant neo Nazi who abets the initial kidnapping of the rich wife of the rich guy.

The Station Agent - take 3 very talented actors (Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, and Bobby Cannavale) and throw them into a lot of scenes together. pretty much the premise of this film, where Dinklage's character inherits a defunct railroad station from a friend, and must venture out of his world of emotional isolation to connect with real people with real problems.

also enjoyed the Jen Kirkman stand up special ("I'm Going to Die Alone"), she has a very refreshing take on female issues, tending not to complain about as much as viciously attack those who annoy her.

Nittany Ned2,

Might be how that ahole got his new position?

HR director at Andrews Institute is PSU grad.....

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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...ector-of-the-andrews-institute-300100257.html

How he was able to land this gig while holding down his hectic PSU AD advisor schedule is nothing short of extraordinary. At any rate, best wishes to Benito in Florida.

especially forcing religion down someone's throat. Should be up to the player, imho.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/14/protest-pushes-toledo-to-nix-pregame-prayers/

arrival of the Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo. This is also the 203rd anniversary of the date the U.S. declared war on England to kickoff the War of 1812.

(this is an abbreviated version of Deb Biedel's FB post)

Alumni Association Leadership adds 10 seats to Alumni Council with the following 10 appointees:

Wendy E. Braund - on 2015 ballot. Not elected.
Darryl E. Bundrige – on 2015 ballot. Not elected.
Meeten V. Doshi – not on ballot.
Anand Ganjam - not on ballot.
Shawn M. Hinkle – on 2015 ballot. Not elected.
Nuria A. Rodriguez Padro – not on ballot.
Kerrilaine Clark Prunella – not on ballot.
Gregory J. Sam – not on ballot.
Roxanne C. Shiels – on 2015 ballot. Not elected.
David W. Ulmer – on 2015 ballot. Not elected.

do your own research and draw your own conclusions . . . must be nice to lose an election and still win a seat (AHEM UPWARD STATE!)

typical I guess. That's what happens when you don't defend yourself.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...nstate-penn-states-bowl-revenue-a-year-early/

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I know that Aaron Harris will probably be mentioned more than not, but I didn't really think of him just as Curtis Enis's blocking back. We have had so many good FB's at PSU. Who was your favorite, based on whatever criterion you want to use.

Nice article on BTN about Penn State's inclusion into the B1G and the success that has followed for both the school and conference. Congrats on 25 years in the B1G!

http://btn.com/2015/06/04/penn-state-athletics-commemorates-25-years-in-big-ten-conference/

71 years ago this Saturday.....
Surviving D-Day Omaha Beach 1944

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I just wonder how deep this will actually get. Buying elections in other countries? They need to just blow up FIFA now, get entirely new blood in there (what the PSU BoT should have done) and get a fresh start. The Russia and Qatar world cups were obviously bought and I'm wondering now if they ever come to pass. Qatar for certain simply because they are pretty much killing their slave labor to get stadiums built. Russia is a bit to close in the calendar to back out now, so they may keep their cup.

Sepp will eventually go down, but I'm wondering how many more like Warner will flip on him and that whole corrupt organization. It seems like the arrests last week were just the very tip of the iceberg.



http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cu...vice-president-jack-warner-fears-for-his-life

He's not an uncommon sight around downtown Pittsburgh, but it's always cool to see him.

Today, he was indicted....
https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2089603/hastert-indictment.pdf

Early speculation is that this involves bribes made to hide some things he did of a sexual nature during those earlier times. This speculation is the result of phrasing within the linked indictment.

Speculation. For today.

they filed their responses last week. A couple of interesting aspects about the situation:

- each filed a full brief, as well as a "public version" (also called a redacted version) brief. Alas, the Superior Court's web site has sealed everything in the cases, so you can't even view the public version/redacted version briefs.
- the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed amicus briefs in each case. While these are also sealed, I'm told that the amicus briefs supported the arguments of the defendants. (I was told they were filed for each case, but so far amicus brief filings are only listed on Schultz's and Spanier's dockets.)

I'm not a lawyer, so I don't spend a lot of time on the PA Superior Court's public web site. Below are the docket numbers for the respective cases. I encourage those of you that have more time and/or more experience with the Superior Court to check out the web site and see if I'm missing something, and any part of the filings are accessible to the public.

Tom

Tim Curley: 299 MDA 2015
Gary Schultz: 280 MDA 2015
Graham Spanier: 304 MDA 2015

to know the worst, and to provide for it." My words? No. Mr. Lubrano's? No. demlion? No. It was Patrick Henry in 1775, and it still rings true today. Patrick Henry was born 279 years ago today. Happy Birthday Patrick!

Over the last decade, and especially the last five years, many (most?) college football teams have tinkered a bit with their uniforms, whether it is matte black helmets, silver helmets, camo uniforms, or something else. Oregon, with assistance from Nike and Phil Knight, has been the leader in this trend.

Just saw a photo of a football helmet my school (Cal) apparently plans to use next season. White rather than the school colors (navy and gold), and a Bear rather than the traditional script Cal or block "C." Here it is:



Got me to wondering if PSU has ever done any tinkering with its uniform design. I don't recall that it has, but I thought I'd ask. Was also wondering how PSU alums feel about the issue.

I understand that a lot of the kids who are playing or being recruited like this stuff. I suppose that is a plus, but I cetainly see a value in preserving a school's traditional look. The PSU unis are pretty basic, but that also seems iconic to me, and a plus in its own right.

Your thoughts?

For me, I have many, but watching the Blue Band come out on the field and the majorette flipping and landing on his feet sets the tone for the whole day! Even watching the Blue Band marching into Beaver Stadium from the practice field (or wherever they start from) is exciting!. I also enjoy standing out waiting for the players buses to pull up and having the starting QB come off first!

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