Thursday, September 27, 2007
Whole Foods Market is now in Oakland at 27th & Harrison
The 55,000 square-foot Whole Foods Market has just opened today at 27th and Harrison and brings good news and the promise of reviatalization to an area that has been waiting for both for too long.
I was given a tour of the new place one day before its opening by Jolyn Bibb, Marketing Specialist of Store Openings for Whole Foods. While the video shows the store and what Jolyn said, I can tell you its quite a place to be in. A breath of fresh air.
There's an official opening today which begins with a "Bread and Baking" ceremony at 8:45 am before the doors open at 9 AM. Through the day there will be music, food samples, and a guest appearance by famous local chef Paul Bertolli. Plus, reusable Whole Foods Market Green Bags will be given to the first 5,000 customers with a purchase of $15 or more, and a raffle for a giant gift basket filled with a variety of products.
There's a lot of food stations in this facility as well. There's something called a dine-in Market Bistro which has made-to-order foods including sandwiches and soups, and an Asian Express Island, to name some of the areas in this giant food city.
Whole Foods has made an exciting place to be. Check it out!
Reed Walters - Jena 6 DA's NY TImes Op-ED Show Race Bias Applied To Law
Reed Walters -- the district attorney in the Jena 6 case -- wrote a most unfortunate op-ed in today's New York Times. He may have thought he was explaining his position, but he really opened a can of worms.
Aside from admiting he a "small-town lawyer" he also wrote this...
I cannot overemphasize how abhorrent and stupid I find the placing of the nooses on the schoolyard tree in late August 2006. If those who committed that act considered it a prank, their sense of humor is seriously distorted. It was mean-spirited and deserves the condemnation of all decent people.
But it broke no law. I searched the Louisiana criminal code for a crime that I could prosecute. There is none.
A DA can find some law to prosecute if he or she wants to. My first thought was Reed Walters could have charged the noose-hangers with Disturbing the Peace, which they certainly did.
To determine why he didn't do this, I called the office. The receptionist said she would relay my message to him. His office number is (318) 992-8282 - the fax is (318) 992-4731. Please be polite when you call.
The bottom line is that it's hard to see that racism didn't play a roll in Walter's blindness to the legal options as well as the very disturbing door he leaves open to anyone who would taunt Blacks in this way.
Really upsetting.
Bionic Woman - Bionic Woman Pilot Reviews
 | Ryan leaps into role of ‘Bionic Woman MSNBC - Alan Zenuk / NBC via AP LOS ANGELES - It’s already a phenomenon despite the fact that NBC’s new sci-fi drama “Bionic Woman” hasn’t yet hit the small screen. ... |
'Bionic Woman' needs a tuneup San Diego Union Tribune, United States - By Karla Peterson The heroine of NBC's “Bionic Woman” is a beautiful and powerful fighting machine. The show itself needs a little work. ... |
Faster, stronger - and a lot darker Globe and Mail, Canada - The original Bionic Woman was blonde, pantsuited and perky, Andrew Ryan writes. Reimagined for the 21st century, she's suspicious and even a little ... |
Second chances, second comings Toronto Star, Canada - The pilot for Bionic Woman (NBC, E!, 9 pm) is titled “Second Chances,” so let’s begin with this remake of the `70s series that starred Lindsay Wagner as ... |
 | 'Bionic Woman' Version 2.0 Washington Post, United States - By Tom Shales Once upon a midnight dreary, when so many TV brainstorms occur, a producer latched upon the notion of exhuming the Bionic Woman from her video ... |
 | Women Test Mettle, and Metal New York Times, United States - "Bionic Woman": Michelle Ryan is the title character in this series, beginning Wednesday on NBC. By ALESSANDRA STANLEY When future anthropologists study ... |
'Bionic Woman's' 21st century cyborg Los Angeles Times, CA - Updating the show for our cynical, technology- and institution-mistrusting times greatly improves the cybernetic fun. By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times ... |
Review: NBC's 'Bionic Woman' Newsday, NY - BY DIANE WERTS | diane.werts@newsday.com September 26, 2007 We'll make her a contemporary, complex, independent woman, the kind who'd tell her ... |
'Bionic Woman' revives the TV female action heroine Oregon Daily Emerald, OR - Forget the 1970s version of "The Bionic Woman." NBC's updated action-drama is essentially beyond comparison. The basic premise is the same - our heroine, ... |
 | Ex-EastEnder Ryan debuts as The Bionic Woman - but critics brand ... Daily Mail, UK - She's come a long way from Albert Square, and last night ex-EastEnder Michelle Ryan made her debut in the much-hyped remake of the hit 70s show The Bionic ... |
 | Michelle Ryan Oozes Sex, Power in the Bionic Woman National Ledger, AZ - By Josh Hart Michelle Ryan is the bionic woman and that alone was enough to get me to set the DVR for NBC's new prime time drama on Wednesday night. ... |
Bionic Woman to make grand modern entrance The Daily Titan, CA - Re-imagined for a new generation, NBC is premiering a remake of The Six Million Dollar Man spin-off "Bionic Woman" in the fall with a darker edge and social ... |
Babe of the Day: Michelle Ryan IGN, CA - by IGN Babes September 26, 2007 - Lindsay Wagner has nothing on Michelle Ryan. Sure, she might have played the original Bionic Woman in the famous 1970's ... |
 | Get Ready for the “Bionic Woman” Premiere TV Fodder, CT - For all you sci-fi fanatics, action junkies, “Buffy” lovers and “Alias” obsessors, the time has come for something new. That’s right, “Bionic Woman” ... |
 | 'Bionic Woman' Needs Dose of Adrenalin AdAge.com (subscription) - By Brian Steinberg NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- With the fall season upon us, Ad Age TV Editor Brian Steinberg casts a critical eye on some of TV's new and ... |
The week's big new dramas stick to what's become expected of TV The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - L ife and death, love and sex, money and greed, spies and secret agents, marriage, divorce and extremely hot chicks beating each other up in the rain. ... |
Interview: Michelle Ryan of NBC's "The Bionic Woman" First Coast News, FL - JACKSONVILLE, FL -- She is taking on the role of the 1970's bionic woman. The star of NBC's most buzzed-about new show is telling us all about it. ... |
Tonight's new season newbies: 'Bionic Woman,' 'Private Practice' Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - This is the curse of being a TV critic: Pilots sometimes go through major changes after the network sends out copies to critics. This is what happened with ... |
New `Bionic Woman' is no slo-mo clunker The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - There is absolutely no cheese in "Bionic Woman," the NBC remake of the 1970s Lindsay Wagner show. The new model is a dark, humor-free series that has none ... |
STAINLESS STEAL New York Post, NY - September 26, 2007 -- THIS show is such a total loss that you couldn't rebuild it for $50 million or $100 million. Fifty-million dollars happens to be the ... |
Bionic Woman gets stylish update Montreal Gazette, Canada - Among the everyday people masquerading as superheroes on TV this season is the new Bionic Woman (NBC - 9 pm). This brisk-paced, stylish-looking but ... |
Bionic actress Metro.us, NY - by amber ray / metro new york INTERVIEW. All of those strong, no-nonsense women on TV you’ve been reading so much about lately? ... |
TV Review: 'Bionic Woman' dark, but intriguing Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - By Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A poll that shows which of the new fall series viewers are most interested in has consistently ranked NBC's "Bionic ... |
She-borg for a new millennium Tulsa World, OK - By RITA SHERROW World Television Editor The new "Bionic Woman" (Brit import Michelle Ryan) admits she's "a real adrenaline junkie. ... |
Chick Fight: Round Two IGN, CA - by Scott Collura September 24, 2007 - When NBC's new spin on Bionic Woman debuts this Wednesday, viewers can expect an almost complete reboot of the tale of ... |
Bionic Woman -- An early look TV Squad, CA - When I first heard that NBC was going to remake the 1970s The Bionic Woman, a spin-off of The Six Million Dollar Man, I got more giddy than a schoolgirl ... |
 | Return of the Bionic Woman Edmonton Sun, Canada - By BILL HARRIS, SUN MEDIA So does 23-year-old British actress Michelle Ryan have any idea what she's getting into as she tackles the role of Jaime Sommers? ... |
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