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Oven-Baked Two-Bean Chili
Makes 4 servings
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
2 medium sweet onions, chopped
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 heaping tablespoon unsulphured blackstrap molasses, plus more as needed
1/3 cup organic catsup, plus more as needed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sliced scallions
1/2 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put all of the chili ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into a medium casserole dish. Cover and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the chili from the oven and stir it. If the chili seems dry, add more molasses or catsup to achieve the desired consistency. Cover and bake for 10 to 20 minutes more, or until bubbling and browned around the edges. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool 10 minutes before serving. Serve the chili in deep bowls, topped with scallions. Dust with chili powder (if using).
Jazzy Potato Skins
Makes 3 to 6 servings
3 very large russet potatoes, scrubbed, baked, and cooled
1 teaspoon regular or smoked paprika
2 cups diced cremini mushroom caps
1 cup (about 1 medium) diced sweet red pepper
1 cup lightly packed, finely chopped baby spinach
1/3 cup minced onion
2 teaspoons all-purpose seasoning
1 teaspoon reduced-sodium tamari
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
1 cup vegan cheddar-style cheese (optional)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lined a large, rimmed baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper.
Slice each potato in half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out the pulp, using a teaspoon or grapefruit spoon, leaving about 1/4 inch of the potato skin intact. (Reserve the pulp for another use.) Arrange the skins on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the skins with 1/2 teaspoon paprika.
To make the filling, put the mushrooms, sweet pepper, spinach, onion, seasoning, tamari, olive oil, and 1/2 teaspoon paprika in a medium bowl and stir until evenly coated. Add a bit more olive oil if the mixture seems dry.
Spoon one-sixth of the filling into each skin. Tent with foil and bake 35 to 40 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Remove the foil and bake 10 to 15 minutes. Add the vegan cheese (if using) and bake 10 minutes or until the vegan cheese is melted and the edges of the potatoes are crisp and golden. Put the potatoes on a large platter and cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
To serve as an entrée, serve two to three skins per person. To serve as an appetizer course, serve one skin per person, cutting each skin into 3 to 4 slices right before serving.
NOTE: The russet potatoes may be baked up to 24 to 36 hours in advance of preparing this recipe. After they have cooled, wrap them tightly in foil and store them in the refrigerator until use.
Sweet and Salty Almonds
Makes 10 to 12 servings
4 cups raw almonds
3 tablespoons maple sugar
3 teaspoons reduced-sodium tamari, plus more as needed
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the almonds in a single layer on the lined baking sheet. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes or until the almonds are slightly golden. Check the almonds every 2 to 3 minutes to prevent burning. Transfer to a large bowl. Sprinkle with the maple sugar and toss to coat. Then sprinkle with the tamari and stir together until the almonds are evenly coated. Taste and add 1 more teaspoon of tamari if a saltier snack is desired. Let the almonds cool at least 30 minutes before serving. Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator; the almonds will keep for about four days.
Mom's Turtle Cookie Squares
Makes 16 to 20 cookies
1/2 cup vegan margarine
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup pecan halves
2/3 cup vegan margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 cups vegan chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. To make the crust, put 1/2 cup margarine, 1 cup brown sugar, and flour in a high-performance blender or food processor, and process until particles are fine, forming a loose dough. Pour into a nonstick, ungreased 8 x 12, rimmed baking pan. Press the dough into an even layer, using your hands. Arrange the pecan halves evenly over the unbaked crust.
To make the filling, put 2/3 cup margarine and 1/2 cup brown sugar into a small sauce pan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves and the mixture starts to bubble. Pour the hot filling over the pecans and crust. Bake on the center rack of the oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until the pecans are slightly golden.
Put the pan on a wire rack and immediately pour the chocolate chips over the crust. As the chips melt, spread the chocolate evenly over the top of the hot crust. (If the chocolate chips do not melt completely, put the pan back in the oven for 30 seconds to 1 minute to melt.) Cool for 30 minutes and cut into 16 to 20 cookie squares. Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, the cookies will keep for four days.


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Recent lecturers have included Darren Peacock & David Lawry, Maree Coote, Ross McMullin, John Hirst, Kate Prinsley, Brenda Niall, Annamaria Davine, Bruce Pennay, and Weston Bate. The lectures cover a wide range of topics, with some of the most recent ones including: 'Avenues of Honour research project'; 'The Art of Melbourne'; 'Australia's Gifted Lost Generation of World War I'; and 'The Many Lives of Kenneth Myer'.
See our Lectures webpage for podcasts of past lectures.
Tomorrow night the guest lecturer will be Paul Strangio on his award-winning book, Neither Power nor Glory: 100 Years of Political Labor in Victoria, 1856-1956.
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Through events, advocacy, educational programs, and grass-roots campaigns, LCI engages local, regional, and national stakeholders, both public and private, in addressing complicated issues facing Lake Champlain. Water quality is a ubiquitous cause; all of our efforts engage multiple stakeholder groups to simultaneously connect people with our water resources, carry on the angling heritage, and build stewardship for a vital resource.
We firmly believe that people hold the key to Lake Champlain's future. To ensure the future of our lake as a premier fishery, economic engine, and recreational resource, we must all do our part to address the issues head-on.
Lake Champlain MUST BE swimmable, drinkable, and fishable if we are to maintain our quality of life and that of our children and future generations.
- Advocacy
- At the heart of our organization lies a committment to ensuring that we are laying plans, at all levels, to ensure a positive future for Lake Champlain. We relentlessly push for responsible policy, enforcement, accountability, and behaviors that will lead swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters for all.
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After the 2008 Dakar Rally was canceled in January due to security threats, everyone wondered if and when it would return. A few days ago, this years' race was confirmed to run from April 20 to 26 in sections of Central Europe. The 3000-kilometer race will start in Budapest, head east the Romanian city of Sovata, then head back to Hungary and finish in the town of Balatonfured. That is news on its own, but the bigger more interesting news is the 2009 Rally.
The 2009 race is scheduled to go 6,000 kilometers and run from Jan 3rd to the 18th, beginning and ending in Buenos Aires and running through both Argentina and Chile. Details on the route are thin, but the 2009 Dakar site is already up and running. Lobbying for tickets to South America has already begun in earnest, with Wert mentioning something about budgets and overlords. [Central European Details via Sportbusiness] [South American Rally via Dakar Website"</>]


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 17 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
We are looking for something hip, trendy, a bit urban and bang up to date.
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your choice, but should be suitable for dark and light backgrounds
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The site is http://www.gamersvibe.com we had logo done for this site a while ago, but no longer feel it is appropriate for our site.
 The logo should be suitable for both light and dark backgrounds, and be supplied as a .psd I am open to color usage as we are also requiring a new template for the site as a whole as it is taking on a new direction of being both a social networking site for gamers and an authority site of links to game information and member opinion.
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THERE'S no doubt about it – tomorrow's home match with Leicester is as tough as it gets.
But, call me crazy, I genuinely believe we can beat them – so much so I've had a little bet.
A fella I sit with in the pub is a massive Leicester fan and he reckons their run is going to continue at Ewood but I've had a wager with him that we'll get a win.
The odds might be against me, what with Leicester unbeaten in 16 matches.
But we have seen this season that Blackburn can raise their game for the matches against the top teams in the division.
The best example for me was the 0-0 draw at QPR. No-one expected us to get anything out of the game, especially after it came on the back of that horrible defeat at Ipswich, but we stepped up a gear and got a really good point.
It's a similar situation tomorrow as nobody is expecting Blackburn to get a result.
If we could get a result it would be a massive boost to our chances of staying in touch with the play-off places.
It's going to be a tall order so we've got nothing to lose.
We took that attitude into the game at Huddersfield on Saturday and we ended up getting a great result.
It was great to be back to winning ways and see Jordan Rhodes well and truly back in the goals, we couldn't have asked for more after the last few results.
I know fans must be scratching their heads at how we could go and score four at Huddersfield after losing at home to Bournemouth.
But you've got to remember we are a developing side who, like I've said many times, are still getting used to the way Gary Bowyer wants them to play.
And you've got to remember this is a funny division, one which can spring surprise results at any stage but particularly at this time of the season.
Hopefully we'll get a pleasant surprise tomorrow.


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Here a status report on Wine (Windows compatibility layer without emulating an entire computer) for non-x86 hardare (PowerPC, ARM, MIPS).
PowerPC does not seems attracting any interest, it is nearly there to be dropped, maybe we can show some interest!
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Harry Potter eats alone
I do love an alone lunch or dinner once in a while. Bring a book, you don't have to worry about talking to anyone, take your time with your food. order whatever you want, as much as you want, even if you're only one person. Get indignant when the server raises his eyebrows – you can't possibly eat that much. Goddamn it yes I can, please bring me the three appetisers and an 8 ounce steak.
Anyway, this is Daniel Radcliffe in New York having a quiet meal alone at a place called Extra Virgin. As in olive oil?
Dan has been living in New York performing in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Sometimes sheer enthusiasm is all you need. Though critics may not be impressed with his talent, they have been won over by how hard he tries. And that's just how he is. Every time I have interviewed Daniel Radcliffe, he has been present, appreciative, willing, and engaging. You can't help but enjoy him.
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Finally the nightmare of the 2012 season is almost over for the New Orleans Saints.
I believe the Saints will go out with a home win today against the Carolina Panthers and finish 8-8, but more importantly the team has come to an agreement on a long-term contract with coach Sean Payton.
I always felt Payton would return to the team he has built. First of all Saints owner Tom Benson made money a non-issue.
Finally the nightmare of the 2012 season is almost over for the New Orleans Saints.
I believe the Saints will go out with a home win today against the Carolina Panthers and finish 8-8, but more importantly the team has come to an agreement on a long-term contract with coach Sean Payton.
I always felt Payton would return to the team he has built. First of all Saints owner Tom Benson made money a non-issue.
Say what you want about Benson, but he has always paid for talent. In the pre-Sean-Payton days he was overpaying for talent that people around him wanted, but Benson has always paid and paid well for the talent the front office and coaches wanted him to keep.
And right now the most important piece of the puzzle for the Saints to get back to the Super Bowl (other than the play of quarterback Drew Brees) is Payton.
Money is always important in negotiations and the "Who Dat Nation" and folks across the state and Gulf Coast got to see a glimpse of something I deal with regularly.
It's the money version of checkers being flipped around boards in sports America. In the last six months we have seen the play out of contract talks with the best player in the history of this franchise in Brees, the name dropping and use of the opening at Arkansas to get LSU head football coach Les Miles a new contract with the school and we have seen Payton's contract situation.
It is why agents get paid what they do. It is the game of leverage and finding a way to get the maximum for their clients, whether it is a player or a coach.
And Donald Yee, Payton's agent, did this to perfection. He knew when to push and when to lay up.
Payton likes the setup here with Mickey Loomis running the business side of the team and Payton having a tremendous amount of say in personnel decisions.
It's Payton's old boss's line, but Bill Parcells would always say, "If you want me to cook the meal, then let me buy some of the groceries."
In New Orleans not one item of football food is bought without Payton's approval, and he has done a masterful job of piecing together one of the league's best offensive teams.
But Payton, now a year removed from the sidelines, has to know now that the defense on this club needs an infusion of better talent at defensive end, outside linebacker, cornerback and safety.
It is not just a one-player fix, but it will take a good mix of veteran pickups, development of talent already on the team and a real strong draft to put this team back in a position to play on Super Bowl Sunday.
Playing great on offense is a huge part of winning another Super Bowl, but you have to be able to put consistent pressure on the quarterback, match up better down field in coverage and also find a big play presence at outside linebacker.
Right now those elements are not in place and before the window of opportunity closes on Brees and company, Payton and the scouting department need to make the right choices this spring.
The other major factor is having Brees on the team.
There aren't many around with the skill set of Brees, and Payton fully understands that his road to another Super Bowl will be paved by the passing skills and leadership of his quarterback.
If he were to jump to another club he would have very few quarterbacks in the same zip code as Brees.
In the NFL today you don't win Super Bowls without great quarterback play and the Saints have that element in place along with a very good rushing attack when utilized to the fullest.
We have all seen just how well the Saints have rushed the football since Joe Vitt returned to the team as interim head coach.
But in the offseason Payton, along with Loomis, must secure the left tackle position in re-signing Jermon Bushrod.
Quality left tackles in the league are hard to come by and while Bushrod is not considered one of the Top 5 left tackles in the business, he certainly is looked at as a player in the 6-12 range.
Protecting the blind side of Brees is paramount and the Saints have to make Bushrod an offer he can't refuse before another team makes an offer to him in free agency. It only takes one team to make an offer the Saints can't or won't match.
Throw in the development of wide receivers Joe Morgan, Nick Toon, and Saalim Hakim, running back Travaris Cadet, tight end Michael Higgins and two draft choices (offensive linemen Andrew Tiller and Marcel Jones) and the Saints have good young offensive players they can develop.
For the Saints, they must use their free-agent money and draft choices on defensive players, and in particular hit big on draft day since there will be a hard money crunch in 2013 when it comes to spending or not spending in free agency.
Finally the nightmare of the 2012 season is over and the good news is there is no way this offseason can be as turbulent as the last one. There will be personnel changes, especially defensively and it is needed, but most importantly the New Year's wish for everyone has arrived early. The sheriff is back in town, and his name is Sean Payton.
We are living in the golden age of LSU football with the Tigers winning 107 games and losing just 24 over the last 10 years.
In that time the Tigers have lost just two games out of conference — the 2005 Capital One Bowl game against Iowa in Nick Saban's last game as head coach at LSU and the 2010 Capital One Bowl game against Penn State 19-17 and that game was technically forfeited back to the Tigers by the NCAA.
It has been the case of recruiting and developing big time talent that has been the cornerstone of success at LSU and keeping most of the top talent in the state in Baton Rouge.
In that 10-year span the Tigers have had 56 players drafted into the NFL.
But for the first time in either the Saban or Les Miles time frame at LSU the Tigers will be on the verge of the biggest loss of junior talent ever from the school.
Already cornerback/punt returner Tyrann Mathieu, who was dismissed from the squad in the summer, has already declared he will come out early for the 2013 NFL draft.
But that is just the start. Other players expected to leave early are defensive ends Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery, defensive tackle Bennie Logan, middle linebacker Kevin Minter, halfback Spencer Ware, punter Brad Wing, cornerback Tharold Simon and free safety Eric Reid.
Also it has been reported that reserve running back/kickoff return man Michael Ford has also taken a long look at jumping early to the NFL.
Mingo, Montgomery, Logan and Reid are projected first-round choices if they decide to leave early for the 2013 draft and Minter, who is my second rated inside linebacker behind Notre Dame All-American Manti Te'o, is rated as a middle second round choice in 2013.
So there will be plenty of holes to fill on the defensive side of the ball for LSU and for the first time in 10 years it will be a focus along the defensive line that will be looked at closely due to a high number of young players having to see playing time.
LSU is "Defensive Line University" and has had at least one defensive lineman drafted into the league over the past nine drafts. No other school in college football can make that claim.
This recruiting season for LSU has been a jackpot for the type of defensive linemen who will one day play at the next level.
The Tigers have commitments from defensive tackle Greg Gilmore from South View High School in North Carolina, defensive end Frank Herron from Central High School in Tennessee, defensive end/tackle Christian Lacouture from Lincoln Southwest High School in Nebraska, defensive tackle Tevin Lawson from Denham Springs High School, defensive end Lewis Neal from Hunt High School in North Carolina, defensive end Michael Patterson from Winnfield High School, and there is a strong possibility that middle linebacker Melvin Jones, who is from Washington-Marion High School, could project to defensive end. The Tigers also hope to land defensive tackle Maquedius Bain, a 6-foot4, 295-pounder from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Last year the Tigers hit big at linebacker landing the likes of Kwon Alexander, Ronnie Feist, Trey Granier, Deion Jones, Lamar Louis and Lorenzo Phillips during the recruiting period and that haul is the best young linebacker group in the history of the school.
Now the Tigers have to do the same along the defensive line and this group could well shape up to be the most talented group ever up front.
In the real world of college football the hardest positions to find are along the defensive line, linebacker and at quarterback.
They are the real "skill" positions since there are just so few that can play at a high level.
Throw in the fact that the Tigers have also landed two highly recruited quarterbacks in Anthony Jennings from Georgia and Hayden Rettig from California and the Tigers have the pieces in place to make strong runs at national championships in future years.
Despite what will be lost over the next two weeks in Baton Rouge, LSU football will still be at the highest level of college football because of its ability to recruit and develop talent not only in the state, but they have reached out to grab talent across the country.
It's not South Beach, but LSU has become the new millennium's version of what we saw from the University of Miami (Fla.) in the 1980s and 1990s. The new "U" is in Baton Rouge.
NFL analyst Mike Detillier lives in Raceland.


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Environmental group Heal the Bay announced today the release of its 12-year scientific study of the Malibu Creek Watershed in the Santa Monica Mountains, one of Los Angeles' last relatively untouched open spaces. The data-driven report, "Malibu Creek Watershed: An Ecosystem on the Brink," assesses the health and significance of this fragile natural resource, providing insight into how to safeguard it for the benefit of future generations.
Encompassing 109 square miles, the Malibu Creek Watershed is located in the northwest corner of L.A. County, bounded on the south by the Pacific Ocean. This watershed drains to world-famous Surfrider Beach in Malibu, where polluted water can harm humans and animal life.
More than 75% of this area remains undeveloped and in a natural state; yet Heal the Bay found evidence of degradation from pollution and other man-made causes. The good news is that we have time to reverse this deterioration, according to the Heal the Bay scientists who researched and wrote the report.
Heal the Bay and the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission hosted a public presentation and discussion centered on the findings and recommendations as well as on ways for individuals to get involved and safeguard the health of the Malibu Creek Watershed.
Some of the key findings and recommendations from "Malibu Creek Watershed: An Ecosystem on the Brink" include:
Throughout the Malibu Creek Watershed, streams are polluted and don't meet current water quality standards, potentially harming the well-being of anyone who comes in contact with this water. Excess bacterial pollution can cause stomach flu and various infections not only in the watershed itself, but also downstream at public beaches. Heal the Bay recommends several steps to improve water quality in this area, including: Adopt and implement low impact development ordinances, reduce sediment, nutrient and bacteria runoff from agricultural use in the area and increase water storage and reuse at Tapia Water Reclamation Facility.
In addition, the regional Water Quality Control Board needs to implement and enforce Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to regulate the amount of pollutants that waterbodies can receive and still meet water quality standards set by the Clean Water Act.
Streambanks straightened and armored with concrete or rocks to prevent erosion, actually cause erosion downstream, ultimately causing habitat loss. Heal the Bay recommends adopting stream protection ordinances in L.A. County and cities within the watershed and encourages stabilizing streambanks with vegetation.
Invasive aquatic animals and plants are widespread throughout the Malibu Creek Watershed, altering the natural ecosystem, strangling habitat and crowding out native species. Heal the Bay recommends educating visitors to the watershed about how to minimize the spread of invasive species; gardeners to plant native species and pet owners on what to do with unwanted aquatic animals.
Heal the Bay's complete findings "Malibu Creek Watershed: Ecosystem on the Brink" can be found and downloaded at www.healthebay.org/watershed
Heal the Bay offers ongoing opportunities for concerned individuals to get involved in protecting the Malibu Creek Watershed. On a monthly basis, Heal the Bay in partnership with the Mountains Restoration Trust, invites volunteers to restore areas of Malibu Creek State Park by removing invasive plants and planting native species in their place. To celebrate Earth Month, a restoration will take place on April 14 at 8:45 a.m. in Malibu Creek State Park. To sign up and find more details visit: www.streamteamrestoration.eventbrite.com
The data included in "Malibu Creek Watershed: Ecosystem on the Brink" were collected from 1998-2010 by Heal the Bay through its citizen science program Stream Team, which remains vital to documenting the health of this last natural watershed in Los Angeles. Heal the Bay has trained more than 500 Stream Team volunteers to research water quality and participate in monthly water chemistry testing. This information is then added to the Stream Team data portal, which Heal the Bay shares with the public.
About Heal the Bay
Heal the Bay is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to making Southern California coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy and clean. We use science, education, community action and advocacy to pursue our mission.
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Not Your Mother's Volunteer Group
by Rebecca Winzenried
Orchestra volunteers build for the future by becoming models of 21st-century business efficiency.
The Des Moines Symphony Guild knew it had a problem. After nearly 50 years as a major fund-raising and civic force for its orchestra, it was seeing a drop-off in membership. Long-term volunteers were becoming less active as they entered retirement years, with many "snowbirds" taking off for warmer climes during the height of the season, and the group was having difficulty attracting new recruits. Not to mention that the organization's membership was heavily slanted toward women. Even though a number of men actually were involved with projects, none were signing on as members.
Conversations with focus groups around the community quickly revealed the source of the problem: the name. "Guild" repeatedly brought up a certain image, of "little old ladies sipping tea." A change, in this case a change of name, was definitely in order.
Unlike other volunteer groups that have rather quietly changed their names in recent years in an effort to become more inclusive (examples include Friends of the Portland Symphony in Maine and the Richmond Symphony League in Virginia, both former Women's Committees), the Des Moines group made a big splash with its news. As the Alliance--a name chosen for its non-gender-specific image of individuals coming together for a common cause--the group focused on its name change during the 1999-2000 season. It hired a graphic designer to create a vibrant new logo and worked closely with the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra to coordinate designs and colors used in brochures and ads. Letters explaining the change were mailed to all season subscribers along with their season brochures. The result: The group picked up a number of new members just from the season brochure mailing, and now counts several men among its ranks.
Volunteers have always been a backbone of orchestras, marshaling forces to handle behind-the-scenes tasks, coordinating education concerts, and raising funds. Most volunteer associations organize multiple events during a season, but the numbers represented by individual projects alone are staggering. In the 1999-2000 season, the Kansas City Symphony League's Symphony Supper Club netted more than $333,000; the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League's Millennium Ball netted more than $400,000; and the Omaha Symphony Guild's Diamond and Pearl 80th Anniversary Season ticket campaign accounted for 38 percent of total new and renewal season subscriptions.
And it's not just dollars, but the time commitment, that has made volunteers so valuable. Last year WAMSO, the Minnesota Orchestra volunteer association, began logging the number of hours racked up by its volunteers. The WAMSO president surprised orchestra board members at the annual meeting by presenting a "check" for $275,643, representing the value of volunteer hours (calculated at $13.73 an hour, according to an independent study). But this steadfast and vital force has been hit hard by changes in society and the workplace. Two-career families--with the kids' music lessons, dance lessons, and soccer practices thrown in--can't squeeze enough hours out of the day. Young adults who did not have the benefit of public school music education have less inclination to join a symphony association, and even dedicated volunteers aren't as interested in traditional fund-raising endeavors as they used to be. The dual issues of new-member recruitment and retention consistently rank at the top of concerns voiced in the annual Constituent Issues survey conducted by the American Symphony Orchestra League's Volunteer Council.
A New Attitude
After some soul searching, the response from volunteers has been to get smart and take a good, hard look at their operations--at the way things have "always been done." Orchestras and their volunteer associations are responding by restructuring their organizations, marketing themselves aggressively, implementing new ways to work with the interests and schedules of busy professionals, and building for the future.
Sometimes the first step is as simple as adopting a new attitude. Lois Margolin, president of the Des Moines Symphony Alliance, notes that the name change alone gave its leadership a more confident stance in contacting companies for underwriting and sponsorships. "Once the name change was a fait accompli," says Margolin, "the attitude really changed. We're 100 percent more professional than we used to be. When we walk into a meeting with a corporation carrying the slick materials we have now--the brochures, the letterhead, our mission statement, everything coordinated with the symphony materials--we're looked upon far more professionally. Our presentation is so much stronger. We have credibility."
The Alliance considers the expense of hiring a graphic designer as a one-time investment in the future. The group made a point of working closely with the orchestra to coordinate the style of its marketing materials. "We really felt it was important to make the connection," says Margolin, while at the same time building awareness that the Alliance is a separate group with its own major activities, including its annual Youth Artist Competition and a middle-school string festival.
Volunteer groups have also been lobbying to increase their presence on orchestra web sites, and the effort has paid off. A quick glance at web sites from orchestras across the country reveals that sections for "how to get involved" or "volunteer opportunities" have become standard fare. That wasn't so even a year ago, but now orchestras like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra have online volunteer membership forms and offer ideas for how to choose a volunteer experience. And some, like the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, have highlighted volunteer activities during the year. Just click a button and fill out a survey of areas where you'd like to help out.
A few volunteer groups, like the Symphony Guild of Charlotte in North Carolina, even have their own web sites. "It's absolutely vital to reach out to new members. That's where people turn for information now," says Peggy Dreher, the group's vice president of marketing and public relations. The web site, and her position, were part of a 1999 restructuring undertaken by the Guild to coordinate its marketing and publicity efforts, to promote its activities, and to recruit new members. Like many volunteer groups, the Guild had seen its membership drop to less than 200 in the mid-1990s from a high of more than 500 two decades earlier. (It has now climbed back to around 300.)
A name change wasn't in order here. Instead, the Guild adopted a very business-like organizational structure that streamlined some committees, created a grant-writing committee reporting to the vice president of management and planning, and a corporate partnering chairman reporting to the vice president of marketing. The group then drafted a marketing plan that would do many a small business proud. Dreher notes that while few volunteer groups have dedicated marketing efforts, the Guild's approach reflects the realities of today's volunteers. "We put our best foot forward. We wanted people to know we weren't just the little housewives of the past, staying at home, who spent some of their time with the symphony. We have people who work full-time. Some of them are high-powered business people who have their own firms," says Dreher.
As part of the restructuring, the Guild has been rethinking typical volunteer models of operation. Many volunteer leaders feel that regular meetings create a sense of inclusion and spark ideas, but the Guild places few requirements on members as far as the number of meetings they must attend or the specific number of hours they must devote to projects. "We recognize that we are dealing with a volunteer force that is trying to run a household and work full time. Plus they may have other commitments in the community," says Dreher. "Time is the valuable commodity now."
The Guild has adopted strategies to tap into the knowledge, skills, and networks of non-traditional volunteers. One of the officers has organized a think-tank of business people who plan to gather occasionally for an hour or so of brainstorming. That will be the extent of their "volunteering." As Dreher says, "they have a lot of great ideas. And many of them have contacts in the community that they can call on to implement those ideas."
She has begun hosting dinner meetings for the marketing committee--a small change, but one that is crucial to accommodate working volunteers' schedules. Dreher also uses e-mail extensively to touch base with volunteers who are working from home on projects such as the newsletter. The Guild eventually hopes to place a master calendar of activities on its web site that members can consult.
The Guild web site is a prime example of the group's use of the so-called "serial" volunteer, the individual who may devote time to one limited project before moving on. The volunteer who began redesigning the site last year in an effort to make it more user-friendly (plans are to eventually sell online tickets to the Guild's designer showhouse) was only able to devote her energies for a year. The project was taken over by another volunteer who is readying the launch of a new business. She told the group, "I'd like to help, but I can't volunteer and go to a lot of meetings." Instead, the designer works mainly from home, meeting occasionally with the group's leadership to go over the project.
Business Models
On the West Coast, the Seattle Symphony is tapping into a completely new group of volunteers by making connections with the business community. Ginny Matheson, the orchestra's director of human resources and volunteers, has helped the orchestra hook up with companies that encourage employee volunteerism. One is Washington Mutual, which sends groups to help with ushering and ticket taking, escorting students back and forth to buses, and accompanying senior citizens to the concert hall.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that the orchestra's venue, Benaroya Hall, is located just across the street from the financial services company. So if the orchestra needs extra ushers, say for weekday education concerts, "They just put on their [company] T-shirts and march across the street to help out," says Matheson. "We have a concentration of companies in the downtown area who have various kinds of volunteer programs. There's a whole group of employees available."
The orchestra has begun expanding the concept by hosting special recruitment events, inviting Seattle residents to come on in, see the concert hallÉand, by the way, here are some ways you might help out. Again, the orchestra has reaped the benefit of a certain interest in just seeing Benaroya Hall, which opened in 1998. This, along with Benaroya's busy calendar, means more volunteers are needed to act as tour guides and to man the new interactive Soundbridge Music Discovery Center.
Matheson, whose job is to act as a staff liaison between the orchestra and the Seattle Symphony Volunteer Association, acknowledges that the recruitment events proved workforce volunteers can be elusive. "We saw a lot of professional people for the events, but so often the volunteer jobs they would like, the evening or weekend events, get picked off quickly. So it can be kind of hard to fit them in."
The orchestra has made an effort to let professional people know that there are lots of ways to help out. Volunteers with technical expertise, whether a simple familiarity with data entry or more complex web and streaming audio/video skills, are invaluable to orchestras that are becoming increasingly dependent upon computers, databases, and web sites, but don't necessarily have the skills, staffing, or funds to tackle information-systems projects. One Seattle volunteer has been donating time to create a database that, ironically, will be used to help coordinate and track volunteer activities. "She's able to ask questions that make you think about how you look at a database. What kind of reports do you want to run? How do you fill out the forms you've set up? How should those forms read? It's not something that seems like it should have been so difficult to achieve, but it was for us," says Matheson.
New Recruits
John Ashbaugh may be the only person in the country who volunteers with two orchestras, in two widely separated cities, at the same time. That's a bit of an exaggeration, but earlier in the year, Ashbaugh was still assisting with the web site he created for NSOvation, the young patrons group of the National Symphony Orchestra, even though he had moved to Atlanta a few months before. Soon after landing in his new city, Ashbaugh created a similar web site for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Bravo! young patrons group. The site is used to promote efforts and activities of the group, which is targeted to twenty- and thirtysomethings.
Ashbaugh agrees that web sites are a necessary tool for new volunteer organizations. He says that half of the 350 NSOvation members who joined during his time with that group did so by filling out an online form. And he notes that the technology is within reach of all volunteer groups, regardless of their members' Internet proficiency. He has set up the NSOvation site so that members who have limited Web experience can update and post new information.
Young professionals' groups, reaching out to potential symphonygoers in their 20s and 30s (and sometimes 40s) have formed at a number of orchestras since the early 1990s. There are the BATS at the Austin Symphony Orchestra (who take their name from a curious tourist attraction, a colony of bats living under one of the city's bridges), Fortissimo at the Oregon Symphony, and Symphonix in San Francisco. Some, like the Rochester Philharmonic's Crescendo, consider themselves grassroots efforts, as they were organized by a few individuals wanting to connect and network with others who share an enthusiasm for classical music, but who didn't feel their interests quite fit the existing volunteer organization.
Most of these groups are social in nature, hosting pre- and post-concert get-togethers or special events like cocktail parties and dinners. Members or participants may occasionally help out with showhouses or other orchestra events, but they do not fit the traditional volunteer mold, at least not at this point. Their goal instead is community outreach, education and development of audiences that may never have experienced live orchestral music. Crescendo's web site includes a Top Ten list of classical works and a "Never Done It?" section with tips about programs and the concert experience. Asking young patrons to become members, to volunteer, and to support the orchestra is seen as being a couple of steps down the road. The hope, of course, is that these younger patrons will "grow" into memberships with the more established volunteer groups or to positions on their orchestra boards.
Ashbaugh feels the interest is definitely there. "Many young people are looking to participate in social activities that reflect who they are becoming or help them understand what they want to become. I think they are starting to appreciate life and all of the nuances that make life wonderful, and the arts are a part of thatÉwhy not the symphony?" In its first year, Bravo! cultivated relationships with other Atlanta young professionals and arts groups, including their memberships in events such as a backstage tour and a cognac tasting at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Charlie Wade, Atlanta's vice president of marketing and communications, is a supporter of the group's dynamic efforts. He notes that Bravo! has re-energized a concept that languished after the formation of another young professionals group a few years ago, a group that was focused on fund raising. "Will it create long, loyal, lasting relationships?" asks Wade. "I don't know. But it's one more way to get the orchestra on the social calendar for this group, where it wasn't before."
Rebecca Winzenried is the former managing editor of SYMPHONY.


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Alex Paradiang, the director of engineering at Sunkist Research, says: "The Autodesk Product Design Suite has been an invaluable tool for Sunkist Research and a big part of our success, from generating animations in Autodesk 3ds Max Design, to overlaying a 3D model in a real-time factory environment to actual engineering design and 3D modelling with the Autodesk Inventor suite. We have showcased our engineering talents with Autodesk software and displayed to our customers that we are constantly looking for the best solutions to help maintain our lead in the citrus industry."
The suite enhances AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor software with exclusive access to interoperable, layout-specific workflows, new cloud-based factory asset resources and powerful visualisation and analysis tools that help increase design accuracy, efficiency and communication.
Specifically, the one-to-one synchronisation between 2D AutoCAD drawings and the 3D Inventor assembly within the suite means changes made in the AutoCAD drawing will propagate to the Inventor 3D layout, and changes in the 3D layout will propagate back to the original 2D drawing. The bidirectional associative workflow of the suite provides veteran AutoCAD users with a familiar, easy to learn process for generating compelling 2D and 3D factory layouts while improving efficiency and accuracy.
Brian Strothcamp, a senior designer with the Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, says: "The Autodesk Factory Design Suite allows us to model packaging lines in a digital environment. We can visualise different options more easily to find innovative and practical solutions. Interactive, 3D walkthroughs give our clients confidence that our factory layouts will satisfy all their needs."
Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2013 extends the value of Autodesk Design Suites by leveraging the same 3D digital model used in the design process for developing highly visual and interactive 2D and 3D technical documentation that helps explain and differentiate products and processes. Inventor Publisher 2013 features faster performance, new video output formats that can be published directly to YouTube and Facebook, and many new interoperability additions, such as new file import formats, automatic update with new assembly formats and integration with Sketchbook Designer.
Fast, accurate and flexible
The Autodesk Simulation family of products promises to deliver a fast, accurate and flexible approach to predict, optimise and validate designs earlier in the design process. The new family includes 2013 versions of Autodesk Simulation Mechanical, Autodesk Simulation CFD and Autodesk Simulation Moldflow, and serves as a comprehensive set of simulation software tools that are easy to integrate into each phase of the product development process. Enhancements to the 2013 simulation portfolio include:
Autodesk Simulation Mechanical – interoperability with Autodesk Showcase 2013 allows for results to be imported into Autodesk Showcase to create high-quality photorealistic renderings and presentations. Autodesk Simulation CFD – up to a 34 times improvement in overall solve time, while Autodesk Inventor Fusion enhancements include the ability to create associative internal and external fluid volumes, the ability to detect interferences, and automatic model simplification. Autodesk Simulation Moldflow and Autodesk Moldflow Insight WS – allows designers and manufacturers involved in injection molding simulation to address the trend towards lightweight designs. The cloud-enabled tools provide access to computation power and enable the user to solve multiple scenarios in parallel, thereby reducing previous limitations and increasing productivity.
Rick Lilly, the R&D engineering manager at Articulinx, says: "Articulinx is a small, yet innovative company. Our unique technology requires that we have the ability to run multiple simulation computations in parallel without being bogged down or losing productivity. We selected Autodesk Insight WS so that we could easily scale our Moldflow access, and it works amazingly well for us."
Product availability varies by country. Purchasing a design suite with Autodesk Subscription helps customers stay current and connected with access to the latest workflows on desktops, mobile devices and in the cloud. See details and purchasing options at www.autodesk.com/purchaseoptions. Follow the other links above to find out more about Autodesk's new 2013 software portfolio for manufacturers.


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The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has always pulsed with a vibrant energy, but these days it's a city that's sprinting at full tilt—and with good reason.
The cidade maravilhosa, or marvelous city, as it's known, is racing to meet massive infrastructure goals for not one, but two global sporting events—soccer's World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016. On the physical side, that means constructing stadiums, adding hotel rooms, and expanding roads and public transit.
On the information and communication technology (ICT) front, the city is also taking steps to become smarter. The crown jewel of these efforts is a spectacular operations center that recalls NASA's famed mission control and boasts an even bigger video screen—at nearly 90 square yards the largest in Latin America. City officials say the operations center, which opened for business Dec. 31, 2010, will better equip Rio for the influx of visitors ahead and is already helping improve life for its 6.3 million citizens.
More Than an Emergency Response Center
Created in partnership with IBM, Rio's operations center is no run-of-the-mill city facility. Under the guidance of Mayor Eduardo Paes, the city initially set out to build an emergency response center to deal with things like Rio's notorious and often deadly landslides and flooding, brought on by torrential rains. But as city officials began traveling the world to glean best practices from other cities, they decided on a much more sophisticated and proactive direction.
"We believe our model is broader," says Carlos Roberto Osório, Rio's secretary for conservation and public services. "It's not only focused on emergencies and traffic control, but is also a collaborative tool for anyone that has anything to do with the day-to-day running of our city."
That means everyone from city workers and city officials to external agencies and companies, including the local utility company and mass transit, sewage and water operators, Osório says. The operations center integrates more than 30 agencies, partners and secretariats, speeding response times by eliminating silos and boosting collaboration, he says.
A number of technology giants contributed to the project. Cisco donated telepresence equipment and hardware. Samsung donated the massive video screen, which displays a smorgasbord of local weather information, river levels and satellite imagery as well as video feeds from 800 traffic cameras, data from utility companies, air and water quality agencies and live feeds from police helicopters. The screen also shows flashpoints around the city—a power outage or traffic accident, for instance. It's all in real time and it's all IP-based, Osório says.
Keeping Citizens in the Loop
Communication with Rio's citizens is also paramount, Osório says. They can download an app to their smart phone or track a constantly updated stream of city alerts via Facebook and Twitter. If there's a car wreck or traffic jam—increasingly common as the hot Brazilian economy puts more cars on Rio's streets—the app will calculate alternative routes based on current and predicted traffic patterns. The operations center is also a television studio and communications hub, from which all the major networks, local daily news shows and radio shows share information.
"We have learned that a well-informed citizen is the most effective tool for avoiding problems," Osório says. "If you inform citizens fast, thoroughly and reliably, they will make the right decisions and those decisions will make the city function better."
A Long-Term Vision
Funded by the city of Rio, the operations center involved an initial budget of roughly $8 million for the physical infrastructure, plus an installation contract with IBM of about $7 million, Osório says. He says the operational cost of the brand new downtown building that houses the center is about $12 million.
As for the return on that investment, Osório prefers to focus more on quality-of-life benefits to citizens than on finances. In the center's first year of operation, he says the city saw the average response time for incidents reduced by 20 percent. This past summer, which ended in April, there were no deaths because of the torrential rains or flooding—which may or may not have had anything to do with the operations center.
So what's next for Rio?
With its emergency response facilities in good shape, Osório says the city now is working to get a handle on its traffic issues, studying technology and ideas from around the world. "We still feel there's room to improve in terms of traffic management, traffic control and traffic engineering," he says, adding that it's all part of a 20- to 50-year plan for sustainable growth in the future.
"Rio is transforming itself rapidly, becoming an intelligent, smart city," Osório says. "The operations center serves as a catalyst in this process."
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Hope College football alumni have coached Michigan high school football teams to unprecedented success this year.
Three Hope alumni are the head coach of teams that captured Michigan state high school championships this past Thanksgiving weekend and another 11 alumni are members on coaching staffs of state championship teams.
These 14 Hope alumni were on the staffs of six state championship teams.
° Peter Stuursma '93 is head coach at East Grand Rapids High School. His team won a third straight Division 3 state championship.
° Pat Collins '97 guided Montague High School to the Division 6 state championship in his fifth season as head coach.
° Greg Vaughan '99 led Traverse City St. Francis High School to the Division 7 state championship in his first season as head coach.
Alumni on the staffs of state championship teams include: Joe Schwander '07 and Randy VanderVeen '75, Division 1 Rockford HS; Joe Cossey '89, Division 2 Muskegon HS; Matt Putnam '99 and Bill Kowal '95, Division 3 East Grand Rapids HS; Josh Rumpsa '04, Josh DeHaan '06, and Matt Workman '03, Division 4 Holland Christian HS; Cary Harger '94 and Jim Smith '96, Division 5 Muskegon Oak Ridge HS; and Jay Mulder, Division 6 Montague HS


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First it was gourmet food trucks, then it was pop-ups, now underground supper clubs seem to be the hot new culinary venue. The concept marries the ephemeral nature of pop-ups with that of an intimate dinner party and adds an element of exclusivity. The success of Starry Kitchen, which transitioned from underground to brick and mortar and Wolvesmouth, which recently got 1000+ requests for its 12 seats reflect the intense interest behind this culinary format.
Pheast, a relative newcomer to the underground scene is headed by Isaiah, a self-taught chef who discovered his passion for cooking as a means to escape a background of "food stamps and poverty." He was first exposed to spontaneous multi-course menus while working as a sous chef and apparently it made an impression; causing him to leave an executive chef position to pursue his vision. Pheast, a traveling underground supper club, also happens to boast one of the more extravagant underground dinners in terms of style, composition, and scope.
pigs nose 5yr scotch whiskey, lemon, orange, clove sugar
The meal began with a welcome cocktail from our host Nick who in addition to being a superlative bartender, makes his own liqueurs and cheeses which we would try later in the evening. The cocktail has a fragrant spiced nose that exudes a calming warmth but on the palate the drink is remarkably light and refreshing with the orange and lemon juices taking over with a tinge of heat from the whiskey.
01: clam, uni, dashi, sesame, zucchini, cucumber
I found this to be a very challenging dish, I like the creativity but struggled to appreciate the dish as a whole. Naturally the clams, uni, and dashi pair nicely their brine playing off one another. The sesame was more ambiguous, adding a pleasing textural element but also imparting a nutty sweetness that clashed with the flavor of the shellfish. In the end I was waiting for one flavor to really take control and dictate the course of the dish.
02: yuba, nasturtium, edamame, english pea, lavender, yuzu
The flavor here is definitely driven by the pea and edamame, sweet and vegetal but a bit austere on their own. The lavender adds a soothing floral aroma while a subtle current of yuzu underscores the dish and really electrifies the other flavors. Though I'm not normally a fan of yuba, it was vital here, adding much needed substance to the dish. Individually the components of this dish aren't particularly exciting but taken together the flavor is bright, fresh, and soothing. I would have liked to see a preparation using the yuba to encapsulate the ingredients into a single bite amuse.
03: bouquet of greens with soil
I generally disdain vegetable courses but the individuality that goes into gargouillou style dishes never fail to excite. The sweetness of the Weiser Farms carrots is balanced by the crisp bitter greens while the soil was a salty-sweet blend of hazelnut, chicory, and almond. The dish also came with a shot glass full of carrot-yuzu vinaigrette that we could either drizzle over the garden or sip between bites.
04: artichoke heart, veal sweetbread, shiso, mango, longpepper mayo
The tempura sweetbreads were absolutely delicious the slightly creamy texture is wrapped in a fluffy crisp batter and the subtle offaly flavor pairs sublimely with the peppery bite of the mayo as well as the deep fruity sweetness of the mango. The lingering earthy piquancy of the artichoke heart was an effective palate cleanser though I would have preferred to savor the chicken nugget like sapor of the sweetbread just a bit longer.
05: crab, honeydew, tangerine, oat, stinging nettle, butter ice
The alabaster chunks of fresh crab might have looked like the star of the dish but they were actually overshadowed by the lush honeydew and redolent pink peppercorn. The side of oats was a nice touch giving a dry starchy weight to contrast the levity of the crab and honeydew.
06: chicken, momofuku xo sauce, sugar snap, noodle
After so many light courses it was nice to finally get something with some substance. The chicken was roasted very nicely, moist with an even flavor throughout. The addition of the crisp sugar snap peas and XO gave the dish a decidedly Asian flavor. I would have liked the XO to be more evenly distributed in the pasta to give the noodles a more consistent salinity.
07: crispy lamb rillettes, fingerling confit, pickled chanterelle, arugula
This seemed to be a table favorite, and could be enjoyed any number of ways. The brazenly rich sapid fried rillette stood on its own but also paired nicely with a set of sides expertly chosen to temper the lamb. The potatoes added a starchy heft while the vegetable and chanterelle provided bitterness and an earthy tang respectively. Most surprising was the presence of the cherries, not particularly sweet on their own but distinctly saccharine in contrast with the intensity of the meat.
08: strawberry, white raspberry, malt, pistachio, honey lavender goat cheese
Isaiah originally planned for a trio of desserts but you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men. In addition to some technical difficulties, time was becoming a factor as well. So in the interest of brevity and practicality, Isaiah spontaneously created a single dessert using elements from all three that he originally planned. The ad hoc mixture was surprisingly good with ripe berry sweetness balanced by the savory malt "cookie dough" and the dulcet honeyed tones of the goat cheese.
Just like with Wolvesmouth, I was a bit apprehensive but Pheast turned out to be just that in every sense, the sublime food and easy camaraderie (built over 10 bottles of wine) making this a wonderful, if long evening. While there were some hiccups with the desserts Isaiah's passion enabled him to pull off his ambitious vision.
Throughout the meal we had opportunities to engage the chef and watch him cook. The chef, Isaiah, is a likable mix of boundless energy, culinary brilliance, and self-deprecating humility who clearly loves what he does. Despite only sleeping a handful of hours over the last few days and cooking non-stop for 8 hours, he had energy than we did at the end of the evening. While cooking the chef exudes a sense of calm focus at other times he seems almost restless talking quickly about a myriad of topics but always returning to his one true passion, food. I suspect had he remained a mainstream chef he could have done quite well for himself but he chooses this Bohemian lifestyle because it allows him free reign to exercise his creativity; in many ways he reminds me of Chef Thornton of Wolvesmouth.
The one warning I will give is to be prepared for a long meal. Isaiah does nearly all the cooking and cleaning himself though this time he had help from a friend, Libry Darusman of Room Forty, who handled plating. The food is well worth the wait; each course was impeccably plated and consistently delicious. To sum things up, email Isaiah and get yourself a seat while you can, I predict in another couple of months they will be nigh impossible to obtain.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Pheast - 04/29/2011
First it was gourmet food trucks, then it was pop-ups, now underground supper clubs seem to be the hot new culinary venue. The concept marries the ephemeral nature of pop-ups with that of an intimate dinner party and adds an element of exclusivity. The success of Starry Kitchen, which transitioned from underground to brick and mortar and Wolvesmouth, which recently got 1000+ requests for its 12 seats reflect the intense interest behind this culinary format.
2 comments:
- Unknown said...
Thank you for posting these awesome pictures and review, Ryan! It was a pleasure meeting you.
- May 2, 2011 at 8:58 PM
- Epicuryan said...
Thank you for hosting the event.
- May 3, 2011 at 11:35 PM


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Ronald Cerritos' reign as the San Jose Earthquakes' all-time leading scorer came to end as abrupt as it was inevitable.
With Chris Wondolowski pounding home bushels of goals for a third consecutive season, it was a foregone conclusion that the Bay Area native would eventually pass Cerritos — who finalized his 61-goal franchise total as a teammate of Wondolowski's on the 2005 Quakes.
Yet the end came more quickly than anyone could have expected, when Wondolowski hammered home his second hat trick of 2012 to help San Jose beat Colorado 4-1.
"It means a lot," Wondolowski said of passing Cerritos, who had been the franchise's all-time leader from 1998. "I grew up a Quakes fan, a Clash fan and also a Ronald Cerritos fan. I remember going to games and seeing him score some sublime goals."
GOAL: Wondo finishes off his hat trick
Current fans likely are saying the same thing about Wondolowski, who chested home a Rafael Baca cross in the 11th minute, saw his deflected shot find the net in the 51st and finally made a nifty drag-and-turn to free himself inside Colorado's box in the 83rd.
It was the 29-year-old's sixth multi-goal match of the season, and it capped an achievement that Wondolowski didn't think would happen in 2012.
"It seemed like it was a ways away," Wondolowski said of Cerritos' mark. "It's such a long season, anything can happen. You go through ups and downs. It's all you can try to do is plug away, try to get as many [goals] as you can, try to get as many wins as you can."
The runaway Golden Boot leader now has 25 on the year, putting him fourth on the MLS all-time single-season scoring list, one back of Stern John (Columbus, 1998) and Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay, 2000) and two behind the record holder of 16 years, Roy Lassiter.
After taking a break last weekend against FC Dallas, Wondolowski is on an eight-goals-in-five-matches run, providing another patented late-season spree like the ones that marked his 2010 (10 goals in the last eight matches) and 2011 (eight goals in the last nine games) campaigns.
"It's a great feat," San Jose coach Frank Yallop said. "Chris has been doing it for three years. It's a great honor to pass a goal-scoring legend in San Jose. I think Wondo's on a pretty good tear right now."
OPTA CHALKBOARD: Quakes have no trouble against Rapids
Even if the Quakes wrap up their pursuit of the Supporters' Shield early — San Jose lead Sporting Kansas City by six points, pending SKC's result Sunday, with two matches left for both teams after this weekend — Wondolowski's personal pursuit will draw the spotlight.
"It's been surreal, to be honest," Wondolowski said. "The names I see up there are unbelievable. Roy Lassiter and guys like that, those guys are absolute legends. It's a true honor. It's something that I do take a lot of pride in, but it hasn't sunk in yet."
Geoff Lepper covers the Earthquakes for MLSsoccer.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. On Twitter: @quakesbeat


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Yves Saint Laurent and music have always been very close to each other and Hedi Slimane continues to emphasize the connection with his new Saint Laurent Music Project. The portrait series draws "on the relationship between rock icons and the house since its earliest days."
In line with Slimane's previous work and his Rock Diaries, the brand presents its new Music Project featuring Courtney Love, Marilyn Manson, Kim Gordon and Ariel Pink, premiering today on DazedDigital.
"Gordon maintains the signature brilliance of a mannish woman in her picture, even nabbing Hedi's own scarf. Part suited she treads a tightrope familiar from Sonic Youth, a free spirited girl with total TCB steeliness.
Courtney Love, photographed several times by Slimane over the past decade, is seen at home in a pinstriped suit and silk ruffle shirt wigging out over her guitar. Let It Bleed, Love's ink locked in standoff with an evening dress, is a statement Mick J has history with, cake sculpture optional.
Marilyn Manson, he who drawled "I'm not an artist but a fucking work of art" follows, complemented by Ariel Pink who shows off his party trick with chipped nail polish. Both wear bikers."
Check out all images from the new series in the above gallery.


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