Southfin's Luau bowl. Photo by Collin Richie

Eighteen months of planning went into creating the new eatery Southfin Southern Pok, a concept by the City Pork Restaurant Group that riffs on the beloved raw fish salad of Hawaii and other Pacific islands. Poke restaurants that reinterpret the indigenous dish first started popping up in large cities around five years ago and have since made their way across the country.

Baton Rouges response has completely blown our minds, says partner Stephen Hightower. We came at this really wanting to create a healthy lifestyle concept rooted in fresh ingredients, and people are getting it.

One of the menus rising stars, says Hightower, is the Luau, a tropical-themed bowl anchored by fresh Gulf tuna and shrimp. The bowls 11 ingredients arent there by accident. We really took time to make sure the profiles in all the bowls work well together, Hightower says. Its easy to get it wrong.

Read on for the full story on all the flavorful and unique components of Southfins Luau bowl.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (The Gazette) - After a day of four-wheeling, fishing or other frolicking in the mountains west of Colorado Springs, an unwelcome surprise awaits many motorists heading back to the big city.

A traffic jam.

A recent timing change to the signal at eastbound U.S. 24 and 31st Street at times produces a line of vehicles stretching west to the Manitou Springs exit.

"We realize it's causing a little backup," said Michelle Peulen, a spokeswoman with the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Morning and evening rush hours and weekends are the worst, when drivers can sit through several light cycles before being able to move through the intersection.

"Summer is just beginning, so I'm sure the complaints will heat up," said Crystal Maez, who works at The UPS Store in the nearby Red Rock Canyon Shopping Center. "It always gets busy."

It could be a while before the situation is remedied.

"We're pretty much stuck with what we've got," said Kathleen Krager, the city's senior traffic engineer.

Until needed improvements happen, that is.

Safety concerns led CDOT, which is responsible for the signal, and the city of Colorado Springs, which maintains the signal, to limit the left-turn arrow.

Previously, the arrow turned green, then flashed yellow, allowing motorists to continue turning left if there was no oncoming traffic.

But the intersection has been the site of at least two fatalities in recent years, said Peulen, along with other traffic problems.

For the left-turn movement only, 14 crashes with 21 injuries and two fatalities occurred from January 2011 to December 2015, she said. "We've seen a large number of crashes at that intersection."

Drivers' view of oncoming vehicles is blocked by a median, Krager said.

"The real improvement we're trying to make is to get the left turns to align with each other so you have an easier time seeing around the opposing lane," she said.

"It requires taking out the median, and there's an elevation change between the lanes, so it's not as easy as most projects will be."

The state's long-range plan calls for a longer left turn lane on U.S. 24, so cars don't pile up and block the through lane.

But, "It will be 2018 to 2019 before that project is underway," Peulen said.

The left-turn arrow is now 27 seconds long, up from 18 seconds of solid green and then flashing yellow.

"We've made it as long as we can make it," Krager said. "We still have to allow pedestrians to cross that street, too."

A flashing variable CDOT message board warns drivers that eastbound through traffic on U.S. 24 should stay in the right lane, to avoid getting stuck in traffic trying to turn left.

"It's an intermediate fix," Peulen said. "We're doing it to prevent crashes and any more potential fatalities."

The turn arrow likely won't ever go back to the way it was, she said.

Krager recommends patience. "We want people to be aware there could be backups in the through lane and choose alternative routes," she said.

The city traffic division is monitoring the intersection by camera.

"We view it every morning to look at the backups," Krager said. "We're keeping a close eye on it."

More vehicles than usual have been turning onto 31st Street from eastbound U.S. 24, trying to avoid the massive construction work at Interstate 25 and Cimarron Street and along West Colorado Avenue. The interstate work should be done later this year; the Colorado Avenue project could take three years to complete.

"We hope people will use the Cimarron interchange," Krager said. "It's not a bad choice," as construction winds down.

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Think you know the lives of the Grey Sloan docs forwardand backward? Well find out!

For this Greys Anatomy quiz, you have to match each season with its very first shot or, at least, the very first shot with a series regular actor.

Which season started off on a shot of Jo Wilson? Which one kicked off with Derek Shepherd behind the wheel? Which three seasons began with Meredith Grey waking up? You tell us!

Greys Anatomy returns for Season 14 this fall on ABC.

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Gross anatomy classes often are a rite of passage for medical school students, and so it soon will be at theUniversity at Buffalo's new medical school.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will showcase a cutting-edge gross anatomy lab on its seventh floor that is centralized and has 30 tables in its main area. In all, there will be 50 tables for gross anatomy and continuing medical education purposes.

"This will be a pretty innovative gross anatomy lab," said Dr. Michael E. Cain, dean of the medical school.As students dissect, they will have images directly in front of them, through CT scans and MRI scans.

Gross anatomy is taught every year to every medical student. The course is taught in the fall, so it will be taught this September on South Campus because the new medical school will not be open for classes until early next year.

The lab also will feature side labs designed for use by peopleand community groups not involved in primary anatomy instruction. These side labs are a new addition, allowing for enhanced use by other departments in the medical school and also by outside groups for continuing education. Students from other colleges and even some high schools, emergency medical doctors and dental oral surgeons will use the lab for practice. Paramedics could also use the lab regularly to train for intubation. Those training sessions currently have to be scheduled when classes are not in session.

In addition to gross anatomy being taught in the new building, it also will continueto be taught on South Campus for dental students and undergraduates.

Reporter Karen Robinson covers the Buffalo NiagaraMedicalCampus.Follow her on twitter at@krobinsonBNor reach her by email atkrobinson@buffnews.com.

When new medical school opens, the books will stay behind

New UB medical school to expand surgical simulation

UB's medical school to be completed by Labor Day

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Ergonomic. Wireless. Low-latency. Minimalist. Efficient. How far do you go when you design your own open-source keyboard? Checking off these boxes and providing the means for others to do so, Redditor [reverse_bias] presents the Mitosis keyboard, and this thing is cool.

The custom, split as the namesake implies mechanical keyboard has 23 keys on each 10 cm x 10 cm half, and, naturally, a custom keymapping for optimal personal use.

Upper and lower PCBs host the keys and electronic circuits respectively, contributing to the sleek finished look. Key caps and mechanical switches were ripped from sacrificial boards: two Waveshare core51822 Bluetooth modules are used for communication, with a third module paired with a Pro Micro make up the receiver.[reverse_bias] spent a fair bit of time attempting to minimize the power consumption of the keyboard so it could be powered by a pair of coin batteries, giving it an estimated six month lifespan of daily use. These are pinched between the upper and lower boards by little dabs of solder and the slight spring tension of the boards themselves. However, a bit of de-soldering is required to change the battery.

Laser-cut adhesive neoprene adorns the base, proving a comfortable springiness, grip, and protection for the pins as well as cushioning from any debris on the desk. The final product has almost zero flex, has a low enough profile to negate the need for a wrist rest. If youre interested in building your own, [reverse_bias] has linked all the relevant files here.

Of course, one could always go the opposite way and opt for a more heavyweight option.

[Thanks for the tip, Tyberius Prime!]

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Welcome to the Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal (or near goal) from the previous weeks Columbus Crew SC match.

For match 16 of the 2017 MLS Season, we take a look at Alan Gordons 86th minute headed goal that put the Colorado Rapids up 2-1 as part of the win over Columbus Crew SC on Saturday.

Heres a look at the finish from the Rapids forward.

The Black & Gold once again gave up a late lead as Colorado striker Kevin Doyle tied the game in the 80th minute. While Columbus held a significant possession edge over the Rapids, Crew SC were ultimately unable to break down a stingy Colorado defense, and were unable to adapt to a sloppy high press.

It was difficult to decide which of this games three goals to review. Federico Higuains opener was the result of a fortunate deflection and Doyles equalizer was another breakdown by the Columbus defense. Gordons game-winner, however, shows why the Colorado striker was a fixture on multiple MLS Cup-winning teams.

The Rapids game-winner begins with midfielder Micheal Azira. Azira received the ball on a throw-in and is under very little pressure from Columbus, defending in two distinct banks. The Colorado midfielder has time to survey his options and take the ball at the Crew SC defense, a short pass to Mohammed Saeid or a cross-field switch to left back Eric Miller.

Azira goes for the most difficult option, and switches the ball to a totally unmarked Miller as the Black & Gold defense watch. The Rapids pushed multiple players up to the Columbus 18-yard box, forcing Harrison Afful to fall back and defend Colorado winger Josh Gatt.

Because Gatt forced Afful to defend further up the field, Miller has acres of space to carry the ball forward. Wil Trapp, seeing the space ahead of Miller, begins to close off the Rapid left backs movement.

As Miller and Trapp continue to move toward each other, Gatt checks back to his teammate. Afful sticks with the speedy Colorado winger, staying between Gatt and the goal.

As Trapp approaches, Miller makes the simple pass to Gatt, who is defended by Afful. Notice in this image and the following images that Afful gives Gatt space on the ball but stays between the Rapid winger and the goal. Afful is likely aware of Gatts reputation as a speedy player, and intelligently gives just enough space to keep Gatt from trying to beat him at speed.

Now, Gordons work begins. Highlighted at the top of the 18-yard box, Gordon is in the channel between Jonathan Mensah and Alex Crognale. Jonathan is currently occupied by Caleb Calvert. Gordon, who feasts on crosses, is likely trying his best to avoid the taller Crognale, and will switch places with Calvert.

Afful stays between Gatt and the goal, as Trapp shifts over to provide defensive help, keeping the Colorado winger about 35 yards from the goal. You can see that Crognale is aware of Gordons positioning, but is giving the Rapid striker a yard or two of space, while Calvert continues to occupy Jonathan.

Affuls goal in this defensive sequence is to prevent Gatt from going around him or to force a cross from a difficult distance or angle. The Crew SC right back, with the help of Trapp, does both of those things, forcing Gatt to send in a long cross.

In the box, Gordon has backed up directly into Jonathan. Crognale will not really mark anyone on this play.

As Gatt prepares to cross the ball into the box for the game-winning assist, lets take a closer look at Gordons move to get separation from Jonathan before we break it down.

In the left-most magnifier, Trapp and Afful have closed down Gatt, and force him to make a difficult, though successful, cross. It is difficult to see Gordon, but you can just make out his right leg to the right of Jonathan. Here, Gordon and the defender are fully engaged, with the Black & Gold center back right on the Rapid strikers back.

As Gordon prepares for a cross, he gets just to the right of Jonathan. The Colorado striker will engage Mensah and then push the Columbus center back off of him, creating space and very briefly putting Jonathan off balance.

Gatts difficult ball leaves his foot while Gordon extends his left arm, beginning to separate himself from Jonathan.

As the claret-highlighted ball travels toward his head, Gordon has fully knocked Jonathan off balance. The Crew SC defenders chief mistake here is letting Gordon get between him and the goal. On Jonathans goal-side shoulder, Gordon can more easily read the pass and clear up anything on the back post. As Jonathan saw Waylon Francis come to mark Calvert, he should have immediately repositioned himself between Gordon and the goal.

Now, Gordon can gauge the trajectory of the ball while Jonathan is forced to recover and decide whether to cover the Rapid striker or to attempt to play the ball. Zack Steffen is caught in a difficult place between attempting to defend a headed ball and trying to grab the ball out of the air. As Steffen gains more experience, he will have to make a much quicker decision on whether to play the shot or the cross.

Jonathan decides to jump in an attempt to either play the ball or distract Gordon, but all he does is get in the way of his goalkeeper. Steffen is blocked by Jonathan and Gordon has a perfect view of the balls path...

...and is able to head home the game-winner by barely jumping.

On video, you can see that Gordon gets so much separation that he barely has to jump in order to nail the game-winner.

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Remember Dr. Isobel Stevens? That Greys Anatomy character who abruptly left the ABC hit seven seasons ago amid a flareup of behind-the-scenes drama?

Izzie did a lot of things right funded the clinic, gave her biological daughter a bright future, made Alex a better person, etc. but whats the fun in covering those?

No, today were talking about all her professional and personal missteps, from frivolous to frightful. Check out the gallery here to see 11 of them, presented chronologically.

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No wonder no one wanted to break bread together. Luckily for her, Burke swooped in to save the day and the roast turkey.

Looks like Santa threw up in here, George remarked.

Forget that transplant patient higher on the donor list, Izzie is in love! So she cut her paramours LVAD wire to put him first in line for a new heart.

Denny ultimately kicked a bucket, and his $8.7 million fortune went to Izzie. She kept the check on the fridge for a long time, and we pulled out our hair for a long time.

The Greys writers couldnt stop trying to make Gizzie happen, so for much of Seasons 3 and 4, we had to watch the characters fumble toward the realization they had zero sexual chemistry.

Denny appeared as a ghost to get Izzie to realize she had cancer but not before convincing Izzie to have sex with him.

Worse yet, she was involved with Alex at the time. (But is ghost sex cheating, technically?)

When Izzie told Cristina about her cancer diagnosis, Cristina pulled a lot of strings to get her a date with the best oncologist in Washington state, an appointment that Izzie brushed off. Why, girl, why?

Finally, to everyones relief, Izzie came around and accepted treatment.

This brings gallows humor to a whole new level. (Secretly, though, we love it.)

We get that Izzie had just had a brush with death, but making a medical error so grave that it costs a kidney transplant patient her spot on the donor list? Thats amateur hour for real.

Richard fired Izzie for that blunder, and she incorrectly assumed Alex was involved and left him. Yes, she left her own husband with nothing but a Dear John letter in his locker.

Izzie came back a couple of times that season but never achieved any semblance of closure with Alex before she vanished for good. Is she in Seattle? Did she get that job in Tacoma?

Well never know, because Katherine Heigl was desperate to leave Greys and Shonda Rhimes has never forgiven her.

Remember Dr. Isobel Stevens? That Greys Anatomy character who abruptly left the ABC hit seven seasons ago amid a flareup of behind-the-scenes drama?

Izzie did a lot of things right funded the clinic, gave her biological daughter a bright future, made Alex a better person, etc. but whats the fun in covering those?

No, today were talking about all her professional and personal missteps, from frivolous to frightful. Check out the gallery here to see 11 of them, presented chronologically.

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It's the all new "#Grey's Anatomy" Season 14 coming this fall, and Dr. Arizona Robbins (#Jessica Capshaw) still hasn't found the one. Trust everyone to have concluded Dr. Eliza Minnick's (Marika Dominzyck) role in her life as the former's love interest on the show. In the final episode of "Grey's Anatomy" Season 13, Eliza got fired hence speculations that it could be the doctor's character exit from the show.

Dr. Eliza Minnick, a certified orthopedic surgeon, arrived at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital as a hired consultant by the hospital. She was a great doctor that is never welcomed by the resident doctors of Grey Sloan.

She became Arizona's love interest after she made clear she's interested in women. Despite Eliza's level-headed nature, Arizona was challenged and gave their budding relationship a try.

The show's Season 13 featured all the reason why Dr. Arizona Robbins and Dr. Eliza Minnick are the perfect pair, until the latter received the news that she's fired from the hospital. Surprised by the sudden decision, Robbins can't offer any help to Minnick who is bound to leave the hospital anytime and worse, say goodbye to their relationship.

Arizona Robbins was formerly married to Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez), also an orthopedic surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. During their marriage, Robbins hooked up with another doctor that turned everything upside down.

After their divorce was finalized, Torres character left for New York to pursue a better medical practice, and that's how her character on "Grey's Anatomy Season 12" was let go.

Shortly after leaving the show Sara Ramirez revealed she's bisexual, but that has not changed the fans' eagerness to have her back on the show. In fact, after Eliza Minnick is fired from Grey Sloan, fans are hopeful; it will pave way to the return of Callie Torres character. Show runner Shonda Rhimes has not given any formal statement about the character of Eliza Minnick, nor her firing from the job constitutes to leaving the show.

Meanwhile, ABC has confirmed the return of "Grey's Anatomy" Season 14 this fall and expect an all new story in the lives of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital doctors. Watch Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and the rest of the cast perk up your Thursdays at 8 PM on the ABC channel. #Grey Anatomy

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Considering June is Accordion Awareness Month, it seems fitting that the latest instalment of our Anatomy of an Instrument series looks at the German musical invention.

Accordions are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type.

Colloquially referred to as a squeezebox, the name accordion comes from the 19th century German akkordeon, with akkord meaning musical chord. Article continues below

The accordion is widely spread across the world. In some countries it is used in popular music, whereas in others it tends to be heard more in dance-pop and folk music. The accordion is also used in cajun, zydeco, jazz music and in both solo and orchestra performances of classical music.

Accordions have many configurations and types. Some are bisonoric, producing different pitches depending on the direction of bellows movement, while others are unisonoric, meaning they produce the same pitch in both directions.

Some accordions use a chromatic buttonboard for the right-hand manual, while others use a diatonic buttonboard for the right-hand manual. There are also popular models with a piano-style musical keyboard for the right-hand manual. It is also possible to get an accordion that can play in different registers.

While there are all these variations, for an accordion to be an accordion there are three universal components.

First up its the bellows arguably the most recognisable part of a squeezebox. The bellows is located between the right- and left-hand manuals, and is made from pleated layers of cloth and cardboard, with added leather and metal. It is used to create pressure and vacuum, driving air across the internal reeds and producing sound by their vibration, applied pressure increasing the volume.

Another universal component is the body, which consists of two wood boxes joined together by the bellows. These boxes house reed chambers for the right- and left-hand manuals, respectively. Each side has grilles in order to facilitate the transmission of air in and out of the instrument, and to allow the sound to better project.

The final part of every accordion is the pallet. Seeing as the instrument is an aerophone meaning it produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate without the use of strings or membranes the pallet mechanism is there to either enable air flow or to disable it. As a key is pressed down, the pallet is lifted, allowing for air to enter the tone chamber in either direction and excite the reeds.

Fun fact: The piano accordion is the official city instrument of San Francisco, California.

An accordion played by compressing or expanding the bellows while pressing buttons or keys, causing the pallets to open and allowing air to flow across brass or steel reeds. These vibrate to produce sound inside the body. The performer normally plays the melody on buttons or keys on the right-hand manual, and the accompaniment, consisting of bass and pre-set chord buttons, on the left-hand manual.

Check out some of our favourite accordion performances in the videos below:

While you might think accordions are quite a niche instrument, they are actually used in many different types of music around the globe, including traditional, folk and pop music in Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. There is even an increase in popularity in heavy metal music featuring accordions in Scandinavia!

As well as all this, the accordion has grown in popularity among classical composers.

Invented in 1829, the accordion has had quite a while to make its way around the musical world. And seeing as June is Accordion Awareness Month, what better time than now to stock a few squeezeboxes?

It turns out there are a LOT of accordion manufacturers and brands, far too many to list here. Below, weve picked out a selection of what we believe are the biggest/most popular brands at the moment. If you would like a more in-depth look at who makes or has made accordions, Accordion Links has an insanely detailed list. http://www.accordionlinks.com/manufacturer.html

Beltuna Bugari Armando Hohner Pigini Roland Siwa & Figli Scandalli Weltmeister

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Dear Mexican: Im reading the redneck rhetoric in your most recent column, and I feel retarded to continually be surprised by the hate guised as nationalism that so easily flows from mouths of these degenerates. At least we don't have to worry about that nice stereotype like the Canadians.

Isn't it possible that no one wants to make taxpayers out of all of the illegals because this would entitle them to minimum wage? I agree that if you're going to enjoy the benefits of this country, you should maintain your culture, but also become a legal American citizen. But can we afford to actually pay full price for the labor foundation that we currently enjoy at such a discount?

-Dr. W

Dear Gabacho: Interesting punto! Gabachos dont want undocumented Mexicans to become American citizens because theyre Mexicans, and they really feel that once we become the majority, well rip out their hearts, wrap them in bacon, and serve them as a breakfast burrito.

And they also want us to remain perpetual peons, even if making us legal brings more money to the American economy. A 2013 paper by the Center for American Progress found that if undocumented immigrants were granted legal status and the possibility of citizenship that year, the United States' gross domestic product would grow by an additional $1.4 trillion cumulatively over the 10 years between 2013 and 2022.

Not only that, but analysts Robert Lynch and Patrick Oakford forecast the creation of 203,000 jobs per year in that time frame with amnesty. On the other hand, if said undocumenteds only got legal status in 2013 but weren't eligible for citizenship for a decade, the GDP would grow by a relatively modest $832 billion.

Thats more of an economic stimulus package than Trump could ever possibly conjure upbut since gabachos hate truth nowadays, the prospect of amnesty long ago went the way of the Paris climate accords.

I've been to a number of Mexican-sponsored events that include the typical banda, those bands with 40 members and every instrument known to man. My question is, why do those grupos bring such enormous speakers?

For a party taking place in a backyard or a room that fits no more than 50, theyll bring speakers large enough for a stadium. And since were on the subject of bandas, why do they have so many friggin people in them anyway?

-Split Eardrums, but Happy

Dear Gabacho: The more speakers any Mexican band use, the angrier gabachos will get. This isnt rocket science, pendejo.

Why is it that if you call anybody from Latin America thats not from Mexico a Mexican, they get mad? But everybody from Latin America calls any white person a gringo, no matter if they are Canadian, English, German, French, etc. It seems to me that Latin Americans want to be called by their country of origin but don't give a crap about a white person's country of origin. Would this be racism or prejudice?

-Gringo Greg

Dear Gabacho: Because a gringo is technically a white foreigner regardless of country. Besides, spare me: You gabachos call us illegals even if our families have lived in Aztln since your ancestors were dying of the Black Death.

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