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It was my birthday last week and to celebrate we invited some friends over for a celebratory feast. I wanted to make something that was a fun throwback to my childhood, a little treat/present to myself that could be shared with friends. With adding another item to the birthday food smorgasbord, it had to be simple enough to be done ahead of time and not take too much effort to serve up to the guest upon arrival. Simple, childhood, fun…Frito Pies! Growing up in New Mexico, the Frito Pie is a well-known staple of high school sports concession stands everywhere. Some will say that the Frito Pie is of Texan origin, made by the mother of the chips inventor, but I among others believe it was the creation of Teresa Hernandez at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Am I being biased? Yes. Yes I am. So I ventured to my local snack chip store, the bodega, and bought every last bag of single serving Frito's. On a side note, the look on a cashier's face when you drop 27 bags of Frito's on the counter is priceless. I only thing I said was, "they're not all for me", and left it at that. Onto the cooking! Continue reading
Recipe: Turning leftover ham into Asian style pork buns
Whenever I visit my parents, my mother aka Mamma Dukes, seems to take it upon herself to make sure that everyone is full, all the times, day and night. Bless her heart and the fact that she's a phenomenal cook makes the whole gesture impossible to deny. So one night she decided to hit everyone in their culinary achilles heel and serve up a whole ham with all the fixins.. Let us all bow our heads in silence. Pig has died, pork has risen and I will come again…for seconds. The homily of ham. Halfway through my second helping, I am already thinking about having ham and eggs the next morning, delicious ham sandwiches for lunch and maybe more ham for dinner. Skip to two days later. So. Much. Ham. Too much. I needed to change things up. So, while staring at the tower of Tupperware, I started looking around the rest of the fridge, away from the leftovers. There were radishes, a bushel of cilantro, ginger, chili paste and some Asian sauces and it hit me. Pork Buns! It would change up the the flavor profile thats been lingering for the last few days and we finish off the ham, per the Dukes request. Two birds, one stone. Asian style pork buns are one of my all time food favorites and this is a simple way to transform the leftovers into something unique and delicious. Keep this recipe in the back pocket for when Easter rolls around. Continue reading

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From Entertaining your guest's before the Ceremony, a special song during the Ceremony, a pre Wedding Breakfast performance ( Usually as the Bride & Groom have photographs taken), A performance throughout the duration of the Wedding Breakfast (Entertaining you and your guests as you dine) to the Evening performance. Joshua J has all options covered.
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Wedding Breakfast
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If the "Swing is not your Thing" Joshua J has a large selection of love ballads and laid back versions of well loved songs.
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- Keeping the wedding attendees informed so at any given moment they know what is happening.
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Definitive Technology SuperCube 8000 Ultra-performance powered subwoofer
A Powered Subwoofer for the Digital Age
Music Lovers Rejoice
Subwoofer manufacturers are always talking about how "explosive" their subwoofers are (frankly so do we), but there's more to home entertainment than rocket blasts and explosions—there is also music, be it in the movies you watch or the CDs you enjoy. And for music the quality of a subwoofer's performance is way more important than the quantity. The bass should be "tight," precise, and musical. Bass notes should have pitch, not just a dull thud or drone. Definitive Technology was started by and is run today by music fanatics and the very first thing we do to evaluate a subwoofer prototype design is to listen to music. If a subwoofer doesn't do an exemplary job with music reproduction, it's not a Definitive.
Features in the Service of Superior Performance
The most obvious departures from previous SuperCube models are the addition of a digital display (cleverly hidden under the grille cloth) and a wireless remote. They're much more than an aid for chronic couch potatoes; they're serious performance optimizing tools for perfectly blending the subwoofer to your system and room and correcting for differences in program material.
In an ideal audio system the subwoofer works "invisibly," simply adding deep, loud bass without calling attention to itself—blending seamlessly with the main speakers. The key to seamless main speaker/sub blending is finding the perfect crossover frequency, equalization and phase settings for your system and room. And the best place to make those "set and forget" adjustments is from your listening chair via a wireless remote. For everyday use the remote makes it easy to set just the right amount of bass output to compensate for program material differences. As you make settings adjustments, the hidden display light up to indicate the setting value, and then turns off a few seconds later. You'll get exactly the bass performance you want — effortlessly at the touch of a button.
Digital Tracking Amplifier for Clean High Output
The SC8000 features a designed-from-the-ground-up brawny Class HD digital tracking amplifier that is optimized for real world power demands to deliver low distortion and high output. As well as producing high continuous power to cleanly reproduce sustained bass, this all-new Definitive amp has a high crest factor to deliver considerably higher power during short, transient peaks such as bass drum kicks and on-screen artillery blasts. You'll enjoy high volume, high impact, and low distortion bass from your favorite action/adventure films and TV shows without sacrificing the smooth response and quick precision needed for music.
As well as being powerful, the new Definitive amps are environment-friendly. The amplifier goes into idle mode less than 30 minutes after the cessation of signal and draws a mere half Watt or less of current, meeting international standards for low energy consumption.
Computers in the Subwoofer Exert Precise Control
The SuperCube 8000 has an integrated 56 bit Digital Signal Processor (DSP)–in essence a mini computer–that extends and improves the bass response. Multi-band digital protection systems tightly monitor and control the woofer system to prevent distortion and woofer damage at ultra-high volume levels with a minimum of audible artifacts. In contrast to simpler one-band compression/limiting circuits used in competing subwoofer amp designs, the Definitive subs feature a Multiband Dynamic Range Optimizer (M-DRO) that divides the frequency range into multiple bands. If the DSP detects an overdrive condition in the upper bass range, it applies just the right amount of compression and to prevent distortion to just that range without compressing the low bass, thereby vastly reducing the audible compression artifacts. The bottom line is that SuperCube bass is always tight, highly detailed and distortion free.
Rock Solid Cabinets Ensure Pure Low Distortion Response
The cabinet of a loudspeaker plays a large part in its sonic performance. Resonance and vibration can add unwanted distortion as well as drain away important acoustical energy from the system. Definitive's subwoofer enclosures have been specifically engineered to be totally inert and vibration free, to ensure you of absolutely pure sonic reproduction. The front and rear panels are nearly 2-inches thick and the cabinet incorporates multiple internal braces to ensure total solidity. To top off the extraordinary performance, the SuperCube 8000 is finished in gorgeous piano-gloss black.
High-Definition Subwoofer Drivers Deliver Superior Detail and Lightning-Fast Transient Response
The powerful, high-definition drivers used in the new SuperCubes were specifically engineered for their task: to deliver rock-solid low distortion bass, reaching down to the lowest frequencies, with an outstanding quality of superior transient response ("tightness"). The special ultra-stiff cones are joined to specially formulated surrounds and long-throw voice coils and spiders. The incredibly rigid cast Aluminum baskets are engineered to hold the massive magnet structures and large voice coils in absolute alignment. The high temperature voice coils are made of aluminum wound with triple insulated ultra-pure copper wire and baked in epoxy for superior power handling and reliability.
The SuperCube 8000 features a new 11-inch (28cm) subwoofer driver pressure coupled to two 12-inch (30cm) Ultra Low Bass Radiators. The total piston area is greater than a 18-inch diameter woofer but with far greater speed, musicality and control than a single large diameter woofer could ever deliver—and it all fits in a compact enclosure. The SuperCube 8000 can fill the largest domestic spaces with loud, visceral, extended and musical bass yet it occupies only 1.8 square feet of floor space!
SpecsDriver Complement
Quantity 1
Diameter 11" (27.94cm)
Type High Excursion Active Subwoofer Driver
Bass Radiator
Quantity 2
Diameter 12" (30.48cm)
Type Planar Low Bass Radiator
Alpha Numeric Display Disappearing
Remote Control
IR Control Performance Optimizer Remote (Included with Subwoofer)
Functionality Volume; Mute; Low Pass Filter; Night Mode; Phase; EQ; Display
Digital Signal Processing
56 bit DSP User Selectable
Digital Crossover
Low Pass Filter 40 - 150 Hz, variable in 5 Hz increments
Low Pass Filter Slope 12 db per Octave
Digital Phase Control
Phase Settings 0, 90, 180, 270 or 360 degrees
Wireless Capability
Wireless Capability Wireless Ready
Audio Inputs
LFE input 1 (RCA)
Speaker Level 2 Pair (Speaker Cable)
Stereo Line Level 2 (RCA)
Total Frequency Response
Overall 12 Hz - 200 Hz
Internal Amplifier
Power 1500 watts
Channels 1
Type Class HD
Protection Circuitry
Primary Multiband Dynamic Range Optimizer (M-DRO)
Secondary Thermal Overload Sensor
Power Cycle
US Auto On/Off: Signal Sensitive (defeatable)
International Auto On/Off: Signal Sensitive (defeatable) Power Requirements
US 110 volts A/C
International 220 volts A/C
US 6.2 amp 250 volt Slo Blo
International 4 amp 250 volt Slo Blo
Cabinet Dimensions
Height 16 1/4" (41.27cm)
Width 15 1/4" (38.73cm)
Depth 16" (40.64cm)
Depth with Wireless Module 17" (43.18cm)
Included Accessories Preformance Optimizer Remote; Rubber Feet (4); Spikes (4)
Optional Accessories SCW-100 Wireless Kit (Available Separatey) Carton Size
Height 21 3/4" (55.24cm)
Width 21" (53.34cm)
Depth 20 7/8" (53.02cm)
Shipping Weight
One per Carton 75 lbs
Electronic Components
Parts and Labor 3 Years
Drivers and Cabinet
Parts and Labor 5 Years