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Renowned mathematical physicist and Princeton University Thomas D. Jones Professor Emeritus Arthur Wightman died of Alzheimer's disease Jan. 13 at Veterans Nursing Home in Edison, N.J. He was 90. He was best known for his pioneering and far-reaching research on the mathematical foundations of quantum field theory.
Wightman grew up in Rochester, N.Y. He attended Yale University and had Henry Margenau and Leigh Page as advisers. As a doctoral student at Princeton, Wightman studied under John Wheeler before earning his Ph.D. in physics in 1949. Wightman joined the University's faculty in 1949 and was granted emeritus status in 1992. He was widely known as an excellent teacher and mentor, generous with his time and ideas. He advised more than 20 graduate students.
Wightman is one of the founders of modern mathematical physics. He provided for the first time a mathematically elegant and axiomatic approach to quantum field theory in which all-important physical results such as the parity-charge-time (PCT) symmetry and the connection between spin and statistics became theorems. The Wightman theorems on the reconstruction of a quantum field theory from the Wightman functions and the Bargmann-Hall-Wightman theorem on the structure of their analytic continuation are unfading foundation stones of modern physics. Together with Rudolf Haag in Germany, Wightman brought quantum field theory to a fully axiomatic description, fulfilling at least in part the dream expressed by David Hilbert in his sixth problem of 1900.
For his work, he received the 1969 Dannie Heinemann Prize for Mathematical Physics from the American Physical Society and American Institute of Physics, and the inaugural Henri Poincaré Prize from the International Associate of Mathematical Physics in 1997. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, Fellow of the American Academy of Art and Sciences, a Doctor of Science of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (1968) and Doctor Honoris Causa of Göttingen University (1987).
Like much of Wightman's work, the axioms stemmed from his pursuit of a deeper understanding of how physics worked, said Arthur Jaffe, a Harvard University professor of mathematics and theoretical science. Jaffe earned his doctorate in physics from Princeton in 1966 with Wightman as his adviser (Jaffe also earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University in 1959). Wightman enjoyed delving into existing physics ideas to illuminate those elements that were actually not understood, Jaffe said.
"There is an enormous difference between what you think you know and what you really know, and it was the latter that Arthur strove to uncover," Jaffe said. "His work set the standard for a high road to understanding the deeper meaning of physics."
Jaffe described Wightman as a rigorous researcher who always acknowledged past scientific ideas, yet relentlessly pushed himself and his students toward the next steps in their work. Though he studied under Wightman for four years, the two had frequent contact for decades about their work. Jaffe is well known for his work in constructive quantum field theory, which focuses on showing that Wightman's axioms could be realized with concrete examples.
"I can say I've been a student ever since," Jaffe said. "Arthur set me on the path of what I spent most of my life doing. I think of Arthur as the spiritual leader of mathematical physics and his death really marks the end of an era. It's hard to think of who will step into Arthur's shoes with the same wonderful breadth of interests, insights, understanding of people and ability to inspire the best from others. In the meantime, I mourn his loss."
Despite his work in the dense and esoteric field of mathematical physics, Wightman's wife Ludmilla said her husband was sociable and well read on many subjects. Ludmilla, a fellow physicist who specialized in high-energy physics, said the couple "never stopped talking from the moment we woke up to the moment we fell asleep." His reputation and rapport with scientists around the world kept them in touch with a string of colleagues and students.
Princeton Professor of Mathematics Edward Nelson often sought Wightman's input on his recognized work in mathematical quantum field theory. Approachable and helpful to his colleagues, Wightman would turn a seemingly simple answer into a fascinating and sprawling exploration of the topic at hand, said Nelson, who joined Princeton's faculty in 1959.
"He was a tremendous source of information to his students and colleagues," Nelson said. "I frequently went to him with questions and got a very full and comprehensive answer. Many people had that experience with him: Ask a simple question and get a very complicated answer. I often got much more than I asked for, but it was worth it."
Princeton Professor of Physics Chiara Nappi recalled that conversations with him on any subject were delightful. "There is nothing such as a quick answer by Arthur to any question," she said.
"He knows so much, he has so much to say, so many details to reveal, so many connections to make. You sit there listening to all these facts that he remembers in exquisite detail, totally fascinated. You have forgotten where you started from and have no idea of where he is going. It takes you by surprise when finally he closes his multiple loops and sub-loops in his discourse, and gets back exactly where he started from. Hours later, you finally have the answer to the question you asked long ago, and in the process you have learned an awful lot about a lot of things you did not even know existed, and enjoyed every moment of it," Nappi said.
In addition to his wife, Wightman is survived by his stepson Todor Todorov. A memorial service will be planned. The Princeton Department of Physics is collecting remembrances of Wightman for a memorial Web page. Comments should be sent to Regina Savadge.


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Now 6.5 games out of the East (as New York held on in Anaheim 11-8). The Blue Jays are 8.5 GB.
End of 8 innings -- Delcarmen again retires the Mariners in order, this time on four pitches. Very nice.
End of 7 innings -- Delcarmen retired the Mariners on six pitches. After a long run, Hinske made a flatout dive (a (good) Cocoesque leap) towards the right field line on Rivera's liner for the second out. Snagged it as he was hortizontal in the air and slid to a stop just shy of the stands!
End of 6 innings -- Alex Cora just pulled off an unassisted double play on a ground ball! Mariners had Ibanez (walk) on second and Sexson on first (HBP) with one out. Tavarez went into his motion and did his little Tiant-twist-and-look-at-second-base motion and Ibanez headed back to the back, thinking Sexy Lips had stepped off. But he went into his regular motion and pitched. Broussard hit the ball to shortstop. Cora grabbed it as he was running towards the bag, stepped on second to force Sexson, then tagged Ibanez who was a little off second base, quite confused. (I was watching on the computer on mute, but I'm pretty sure that's how it happened.)
Middle 6th -- David Ortiz's 47th home run of the year has ended Baek's shot at both a no-hitter and a shutout. After one long drive to right hooked foul, Ortiz refined his aim five pitches later. .. One out later, Lowell hits #15. And the Sox trail 5-3. And Baek is off to the showers. Hmmmmm ...
End of 5th -- Goddamn this team! Suzuki gets an infield single to the shortstop hole, Snelling doubles down the right field line, Beltre walks on four pitches, Bases loaded, none out. Ibanez crushes a 2-0 pitch to deep right for a grand slam. 5-1 Mariners. ... After Sexson singles, Snyder is gone and here comes Tavarez. ... But wait, there's more! And after a line out to left, two more singles, a fielder's choice (coupled with a two-base throwing error from Lopez), Ichiro is walked, again loading the bases. Tavarez falls behind Snelling 3-0, but battles back to strike him out. Great linescore:
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Mariners - 010 05 - 6 10 1
Middle of 5th -- The Red Sox get a run! Hinske walks on 5 pitches. Pedroia walks on 13 (!) pitches. Then Lopez strikes out on 3 pitches. And Cora strikes out on 3 pitches. (Anger ... rising ...) Crisp falls behind 0-2 before grounding to first. Broussard's throw to the bag goes way over the pitcher's head, Hinske scores, but Pedroia is tagged out in a rundown at second. 1-1.End of 4 innings -- Speaking of no-hitters, Cha Seung Baek is throwing one. A no-hitter, I mean. Hasn't allowed a hit. That's right. No hits for the Red Sox. On his way to a no-no. Imagine that. A no-hitter.
End of 3 innings -- I've never seen or watched a no-hitter, but I just saw Javy Lopez throw out a base runner! OMG!!! Ibanez (who last night advanced from first to second on a fly to Coco) was gunned down as part of a double play on Sexson's strikeout. Snyder, however, is making Jon Lester look like vintage Maddux, having thrown 69 pitches in three innings.
End of 2 innings -- Amazingly, it's only Seattle 1-0. The Mariners loaded the bases in the first on a walk and two infield hits (Pedroia dove for Snelling's grounder and pulled Loretta off the bag with his throw; Cora went into the hole on Sexson's grounder and bobbled the ball when he tried to get a force at third). Synder struck out Broussard and stranded three runners.
In the second, Youkilis had a lot of trouble with the sun in left. Betancourt's line drive sailed over his head and glove for a double, then Bloomquist's routine fly ball fell at his feet for an error. After a BBI to Suzuki, a sac fly scored Betancourt.
Meanwhile, the Yankees lead the Angels 8-2 after 3 innings (Bernie Williams has hit 2 HR). The White Sox beat the Twins 6-1.
Kyle Snyder (5.35) / Cha Seung Baek (5.40), 4 PM
Baek made his first start of the season last Tuesday, throwing 103 pitches in five innings against the Yankees. He walked three and struck out six, and allowed three runs. He also pitched in seven games for the Mariners in 2004.
Today's Murmurers Row:
It never ends. WEEI reported about an hour ago that Jon Lester will miss his start tomorrow night in Oakland, possibly related to a stiff back from his recent fender-bender on Storrow Drive. Kason Gabbard will apparently get the ball.Crisp, CF
Loretta, 1B
Ortiz, DH
Youkilis, LF
Lowell, 3B
Hinske, RF
Pedroia, 2B
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"Whenever I don't put pressure on myself and do my thing, whether it's going on TUF 4 or fighting for the title, it's always gotten me to a good place. That's how I like to roll."
New York had better get mixed martial arts legalized and soon, because Matt Serra is feeling a bit like a party-crashing interloper of late.
"You know I'm getting booed out of the stinking place, right?" says Serra, who travels to Chris Lytle's hometown of Indianapolis to fight everyone's definition of a hero—a fireman—at UFC 119. "If fighting Georges St-Pierre in Montreal wasn't enough, they do this to me. Unbelievable. Not only do you fight the nicest guy in the UFC, but you fight him in his hometown. It's brutal."
Serra is of course (mostly) kidding; he welcomes the chance to give Lytle a rematch of the Ultimate Fighter 4 finale, because he wasn't all that satisfied with the first bout, either. By the narrowest of history-shaping margins, the 5-foot-6 Serra eked out a split decision victory against Lytle to win TUF 4, which spun him off to becoming the next welterweight champion (the punch heard around the world at UFC 69) and resolved Lytle to a whole new cage philosophy (swinging for the fences).
The fight was too cautious, too unspectacular for both parties, and each man has changed his approach since. How much did that fight back in November of 2006 divert these courses? Serra and Lytle have taken home nine end of the night bonuses in various forms out of 14 combined fights.
That's why when they mix it up on September 25, the word "barn-burner" keeps cropping up. It's an appropriate noun for a promising Midwest dust-up.
"At the very first, to be honest, it was a little weird to me," says Serra. "I really like Chris. We fought once and it was razor thin. But, I'd just had two fights with guys I didn't really care for. I had a personal beef with Matt Hughes, and there was a lot of bad back and forth between me and Frank Trigg. I go from fighting a couple of villains in my mind to fighting a really nice dude.
"But man, in the big picture, that first fight [with Lytle] should have been a barn-burner," he adds. "It was technical here and there, but it wasn't two guys trying to take each other out. It was two guys trying to secure the victory, and not really risking it. This time it'll be two guys trying to take each other out."
Serra is coming off a quick first-round KO of the southpaw Trigg at UFC 109, which came off essentially as he drew it up. Planning for Trigg, he says, was similar to planning for Hughes, training for very specific things on the floor—Trigg's general ground-and-pound and Hughes' ability to get work done in the half-guard.
In Lytle (39-17-4), Serra says, he has a whole different animal with multiple dimensions. Some of his weapons are sneaky (ground game), some of them obvious (boxing). All of them real.
"He says he likes to stand and bang, and it's true, he does," says Serra of his former castmate. "But at the same time, he's awesome in scrambles. When he gets a submission, it's off a scramble. It's boom-boom-boom, you hit the floor, and bam-bam he's got the submission. I don't care what kind of belt he has in Jiu-Jitsu—I don't even know if he has a belt in Jiu-Jitsu—he is phenomenal, and really gifted at pulling out a submission in the heat of battle from nowhere."
This aspect plays to one of Serra's strong suits, as he's good in a scramble, as well. The "Terror" has got a "who's who" of training partners in New York helping him prep for Lytle—Ricardo Almeida and Renzo Gracie among them. Now 36 years old, the former welterweight champion goes about his business more quietly and at his own pace, having fought but three times since the spring of 2007. However, he says—"not to look past Lytle"—but he will be seeking to up the volume of fights a little bit moving forward into his twilight years.
Not that he isn't busy. Besides helping train his students and working smaller shows, Serra just opened up a new facility in Long Island; he has a 17-month old toddler, Angelina, whom he adores and misses as he trains; and—despite having his cards stacked against him—he's got the right kind of motivation.
As in, a man who looks like a discus thrower when he swings at you.
"Nothing gets you more excited and motivated than knowing a guy wants to do you bodily harm," he says. "We're both a couple of durable, well-rounded veterans, and neither of us is easy to get out of there. I know he's thinking the same thing as me, if he's able to take me out, that'll say something.
"And I'll tell you right now, there's nothing I want more than to finish him. Chris's only been finished due to cuts [against Joe Riggs and Thiago Alves]. I know that this is a huge fight for him in a rematch where he lost a very close decision the first time, in front of his family and his firefighter buddies. He's going to want to put that 5-foot-6 freak out of there. Same thing for me. What would make waves is me finishing him."
That Serra is loose heading into this fight is also important. History has shown the less pressure he feels, the better he performs. Whether or not a win would launch him back into the title picture is really a moot point in the grand scheme of things.
"To tell you the truth, I could care less," he says. "A win puts me in line for another exciting fight; that's where it puts me. But man, whenever I don't put pressure on myself and do my thing, whether it's going on TUF 4 or fighting for the title, it's always gotten me to a good place. That's how I like to roll."
And that's how he's rolling into Indy, as a loose Long Islander that embraces the stranger in a strange land role. For now. One day the tables will be turned and it'll be his opponent that gets a New York welcome.
"Seriously though, I don't mind it," he says. "I understand that when I fight at Madison Square Garden, whenever that happens in the future, whoever I'm fighting will be getting that treatment. He is the Indiana boy, that's where he's from, and I definitely expect a lot of boos.
"I'm sure they'll be cheering during the fight—not me but for the fight itself—because you're going to have two guys looking to make a statement looking to take each other out. And I'm going in there to do what nobody else has done, and that's finish him."
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Bandelettes is offering our readers a giveaway of a pair of Anti-Chafing Thigh Bands to THREE winners! Each pair is worth $15, so combined this giveaway has a value of $45.
Bandelettes are sexy yet functional inner-thigh guards that fit snugly but comfortably under skirts, dresses, and shorts to prevent irritating rub and heat rashes.
My quest for the solution to chub rub
Last year I wrote one of my inadvertently most popular posts: "No-chafing options for skirts: The pettipants search begins" about my determination to find appropriate undergarments that would be comfortable in hot weather, be non-binding on my admittedly larger-than-average thighs, and able to stop thigh chafing in its tracks.Little did I know there was a product out there that could do all of those things — plus, be attractive! I know! I was excited, too!
Bandelettes contacted me first in the comments on my post, and I decided to write them to see if they'd be up for a review and giveaway. And: Check it out. History made itself!
My Bandelettes experience
First things first: You measure around your thigh at its widest point to determine your Bandelettes size, so there's no guess work. They come in sizes A (21-22") through E (29-30"), so even I found one that fit me. Bandelettes are basically like a wider version of the band that's present at the top of thigh highs. Well, I'd worn thigh-highs before, and I was worried that it would be like those one-size-fits-most-but-not-me experiences where the band was constricting and rolled up. Not so! The size I needed was exactly right on my thighs and fit snugly without slipping or binding. Score!Comfort
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But, to the point: Did the Bandelettes prevent thigh rub? Because nothing else matters before effectiveness is ruled in or out. The answer: They worked like a charm! I have to admit, I was kind of surprised. They're wider than I'd have thought, but even so, I worried my thighs might be too much for them. Not so — they covered amply all the areas that would normally swish together when I walk. I had no irritation, no heat rash, no little bumps. In short, I was comfortable and carefree all day long! I was so pleased, I even wore them indoors with just a long shirt on while I was doing sweat-intensive home improvement projects. Despite numerous trips up and down stairs, bending, reaching, turning upside down (actually true — I was working on some plumbing and staining), they held in place and kept my inner thighs from touching. Win!Looks
But then there's the bonus angle. So many of the alternatives I looked at for anti-chafing were — let's put it kindly — less than flattering. Oh, let's just go for dowdy. Or fugly.Bandelettes, on the other hand? As soon as I slipped them on, I felt kinda pert, kinda saucy. I don't usually wear thigh highs, and now I had a band of lace around that intimate area. Unlike with granny panties or pantaloons, if my skirt flipped up in the wind and someone saw the Bandelettes, I think I'd just give a little smile instead of a shriek.
In fact, Mikko caught sight of them when I was pulling my skirt out of the way of a rogue wave when we were paddling out at low tide. "Mama!" he exclaimed. "You have such pretty underwear!" So there you have it: the six-year-old point of view!
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The cold-night shelter typically opens when temperatures are forecast to drop near or below 35 degrees for three or more hours.
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Chapter 21
Israel will be gathered when the Book of Mormon comes forth—The Gentiles will be established as a free people in America—They will be saved if they believe and obey; otherwise, they will be cut off and destroyed—Israel will build the New Jerusalem, and the lost tribes will return. About A.D. 34.
1 And verily I say unto you, I give unto you a asign, that ye may know the btime when these things shall be about to take place—that I shall gather in, from their long dispersion, my people, O house of Israel, and shall establish again among them my Zion;
2 And behold, this is the thing which I will give unto you for a sign—for verily I say unto you that awhen these things which I declare unto you, and which I shall declare unto you hereafter of myself, and by the power of the Holy Ghost which shall be given unto you of the Father, shall be made known unto the Gentiles that they may know concerning this people who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, and concerning this my people who shall be scattered by them;
3 Verily, verily, I say unto you, when these things shall be made aknown unto them of the Father, and shall come forth of the Father, bfrom them unto you;
4 For it is wisdom in the Father that they should be established in this land, and be set up as a afree people by the power of the Father, that these things might come forth from them unto a remnant of your seed, that the bcovenant of the Father may be fulfilled which he hath covenanted with his people, O house of Israel;
5 Therefore, when these works and the works which shall be wrought among you hereafter shall come forth afrom the Gentiles, unto your bseed which shall dwindle in unbelief because of iniquity;
6 For thus it behooveth the Father that it should come forth from the aGentiles, that he may show forth his power unto the Gentiles, for this cause that the Gentiles, if they will not harden their hearts, that they may repent and come unto me and be baptized in my name and know of the true points of my doctrine, that they may be bnumbered among my people, O house of Israel;
7 And when these things come to pass that thy aseed shall begin to know these things—it shall be a sign unto them, that they may know that the work of the Father hath already commenced unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the people who are of the house of Israel.
8 And when that day shall come, it shall come to pass that kings shall shut their mouths; for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they aconsider.
9 For in that day, for my sake shall the Father awork a work, which shall be a great and a bmarvelous cwork among them; and there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them.
10 But behold, the life of my servant shall be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be amarred because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I will show unto them that bmy wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.
11 Therefore it shall come to pass that whosoever will not believe in my words, who am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall cause ahim to bring forth unto the bGentiles, and shall give unto him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles, (it shall be done even as Moses said) they shall be ccut off from among my people who are of the covenant.
12 And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a alion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
13 Their hand shall be lifted up upon their aadversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off.
14 Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles except they arepent; for it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy bchariots;
15 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy astrongholds;
16 And I will cut off awitchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers;
17 Thy agraven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands;
18 And I will pluck up thy agroves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.
19 And it shall come to pass that all alyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away.
20 For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that aday whosoever will not repent and come unto my Beloved Son, them will I bcut off from among my people, O house of Israel;
21 And I will execute avengeance and bfury upon them, even as upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
22 But if they will repent and hearken unto my words, and aharden not their hearts, I will bestablish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant and be cnumbered among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their dinheritance;
23 And they shall assist my apeople, the remnant of Jacob, and also as many of the house of Israel as shall come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the bNew Jerusalem.
24 And then shall athey assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem.
25 And then shall the apower of heaven come down among them; and bI also will be in the midst.
26 And then shall the work of the Father commence at that day, even awhen this gospel shall be preached among the remnant of bthis people. Verily I say unto you, at that day shall the work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people, yea, even the tribes which have been clost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem.
27 Yea, the work shall commence among all the adispersed of my people, with the Father to prepare the way whereby they may bcome unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name.
28 Yea, and then shall the work commence, with the Father among all nations in preparing the way whereby his people may be agathered home to the land of their inheritance.
29 And they shall go out from all nations; and they shall anot go out in bhaste, nor go by flight, for I will go before them, saith the Father, and I will be their rearward.


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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Chicken Satay Burger 1.0
28 comments:
- Ameirah said...
This is amazing, I was just wondering how to use ground poultry other than the traditional turkey burger mix. Definitely stealing this!
- September 10, 2011 at 7:51 AM
Just a thought, but I'm not sure that chicken satay is Thai. I think it's Malaysian. i may be wrong.
- September 10, 2011 at 9:46 AM
- asnwords said...
I'm sure that satay is from Indonesia. But maybe it's just me because it's where I live *grins*
Btw, Thanks to Chef John who use sambal here ;D
*looking at my comment on the all-recipe-acquisition post* - September 10, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Livia said...
Looks delicious!
- September 10, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Simon said...
Could I use butter milk instead of coconut milk? or something else of similar consistency.
- September 10, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- Chef John said...
Looks similar, but wouldn't recommend buttermilk.
- September 10, 2011 at 3:37 PM
- rancholyn said...
This looks AMAZING....thanks for your creativity!!!
- September 10, 2011 at 7:37 PM
- Razors Edge said...
You will regret using buttermilk.
- September 11, 2011 at 4:29 PM
If I can weigh in on the nationalist argument, I imagine Singapore when I think satay! Chef can you think of a way to incorporate the flavor of lemon grass in this? Do you think fine grating would work or still be too woody?
- September 11, 2011 at 4:30 PM
This is great idea. I'll definitely give it a try.
- September 12, 2011 at 1:00 AM
Satay what, brother-clucker?
- September 12, 2011 at 1:44 AM
- dsowerg said...
You can't do satay without lemongrass! I didn't know a satay platter is served with carrots at your end. Here (Singapore) we eat it with the satay sauce, raw cucumber, onions and ketupat (compressed cooked rice).
A great experiment nonetheless! - September 12, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- kimchilover said...
NEver use peanut butter for sauce. You should cook peanut, toasted and crushed, toss into the cooked sambal for a more authentic taste. That's the right way a satay sauce should be.
- September 12, 2011 at 12:34 PM
I think it needs ginger in the chicken, but pickled ginger could do okay on top too. Love the julienned cucumber idea.
- September 12, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- Pam said...
Chef, you got me thinking about creating a burger inspired by a classic dish. How about the rather obvious "Thanksgiving Burger"? Incorporate a little savory sage bread stuffing into the ground turkey, moisten with a splash of brown gravy, and top with the traditional cranberry sauce condiment (mixed with mayo to form a creamy spread, perhaps?) You can find the equivalent in certain delis using sliced turkey breast, so why not make it into a burger?
- September 12, 2011 at 1:02 PM
Made this yesterday. Sadly the one I sent out to buy minced chicken came back with the wrong kind of minced meat but it was oooooh so tasty anyway. I spiced it up like you said on the video and it was great! Being Norwegian and not too used to spicy food (yes - that's my excuse for being a chicken. My sis and dad loved it all spiced up though ;p)I had some sour cream on the side so I didn't die ^^
- September 13, 2011 at 1:29 PM
Can I add an egg or egg yolk to the burger mix to help it come together when cooked?
- September 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Chef John said...
if you want - September 13, 2011 at 6:54 PM
- Kurt said...
Hey Chef John...........made the burgers tonight, they were delicious. I doubled almost all the spices and it was perfect for my taste. I used this ring I have for cutting out round raw pastry dough, not sure what it is called, but I put in it the skillet and then filled it with the chicken mixture, patted it down, removed the ring and went on and made the other patties. It made nice symmetrical patties. I will make this again for sure.
- September 13, 2011 at 11:12 PM
- Kurt said...
Ohhhhh, I forgot to mention (after reading one of the above posts), I also added a Lemongrass paste that I am finding in the stores here in Seattle. About a tablespoon, I think. I figured it couldn't hurt.
- September 13, 2011 at 11:16 PM
- Grams Pam said...
Big hit with my lunch group today!
Here are my substitutions:
incorporated salt per your video instructions
doubled the cumin, tumeric & cayenne
used sriracha instead of sambal
(it's what I had on hand)
agreed with others re: liking my satay with lemongrass, but having none, I used lemon thyme (from my herb garden) whirled in my Magic Bullet with one whole egg then added to the meat mixture.
thinned peanut butter with squeezed lemon, used sriracha instead of sambal
left out the jalapeno
This was really good ... burger was moist and the faint greenish tint disguised easily by grill marks and the slaw topping.
One member of the group asked for sour cream to put on her bun ... I didn't have any, but I did have some homemade creme fraiche; which I gave her. It's going way off the original, but I tried a dab of it on a bite of my burger. (I would be rude not to try it when your guest has introduced an new idea, right?)
I liked it much better without. - September 14, 2011 at 4:01 PM
- Chef John said...
thanks for sharing!! :-)
- September 14, 2011 at 5:17 PM
Can see you in your bowl :D
- September 14, 2011 at 5:49 PM
Hi Chef! How did u julienne the veggies that fine? Did u use a special tool? I would love to learn, my knife skills aren't great. Thanks!
- September 16, 2011 at 4:25 AM
- Kurt said...
I just wanted to add, the next day, after sitting in the fridge all night, I fried up the last two burgers and the flavors had really developed and were enhanced by that night in the fridge. I think next time I might make them a day ahead and let it sit over night in the fridge for maximum flavor enhancement. Yumm.
- September 16, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- e said...
Dear Chef John
i'v been following u'r blog and YouTube 4 sometime now - trying stuff here and there - always with great pleasure...
but this time i had to let u know... though i didn't try it exactly as u (as i didn't have any peanut butter, and i already did a few times - sesame satay, i made the sauce and added it to the grounded meat - which was not chicken by the way....)
any way i just wanted to say - that was a great idea to try out and it was awesome and delicious so thank u and keep on coming with great fresh ideas...
thank u. - September 18, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- Menimitz said...
I made these about a week or so ago and they were awesome! I did make a few changes, some intentional and some not.
I added a few dashes more of each spice as you said, and it was perfect.
I forgot the fish sauce all together even after I bought some since we had run out, oops.
I used turkey instead of chicken because I was lazy and waited until the day of to look for it.
All in all, I will be making these again very soon. Everyone seemed a little skeptical at first, but I know they all enjoyed them since they all went back for seconds. The only downside was the almost whole can of leftover coconut milk, but it ended well because it just forced us to make some coconut milk curry the next day :-).
Thanks for the idea, and I hope to get the chance to keep trying your dishes. - October 3, 2011 at 4:36 AM
Coconut milk never ever goes to waste in my house. Any leftover milk from a recipe can be incorporated into a batch of Indian-spiced lentils, which is quick and easy, and freezes well. (-:
I'm definitely gonna try emulating this little experiment, Chef. Good stuff! - October 16, 2011 at 6:07 PM


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Since the beginning of the 20th century, oil has played the role of cheap labor in the U.S. economy and in economies around the world. Traditionally, we have been interested in the horsepower of our car engines, but what if we measured the energy we use in terms of human labor? To power a typical American home would require a small village of people riding bicycles powering electric generators 24 hours a day. Even after the oil shocks of the 1970s, we still expect the earth to provide an abundance of oil and other fossil fuels for our use. And we do not want to pay the real price, which includes the costs of the degradation of our environment and the moral and military costs of maintaining a steady and cheap supply of oil from the Middle East, the Gulf of Mexico, Nigeria and other troubled regions.
I edit a magazine called Home Energy, which covers energy-efficient, healthy and affordable home building and renovation for an audience of energy-efficiency experts, energy auditors and home performance contractors. And I have found home performance contractors to be like doctors on a house call: they go into homes, diagnose problems—like high energy bills, unhealthy indoor air, mold and plain, old discomfort—and offer solutions. For most houses that means sealing up leaks in the building envelope and the duct systems, increasing insulation levels in the attics and walls and making sure the home has a controlled supply of fresh air.
Counter to the prevailing wisdom of some in the green building movement, efficient and healthy housing usually does not require new windows, ground source heat pumps, photovoltaic cells on the roof, complicated lighting control systems and other high-tech gizmos. Compared with the real costs of fossil fuels, energy efficient and healthy homes are a bargain. And since buildings consume almost half the energy we use, what is good for houses is good for the environment. Unfortunately, though, insulation and air sealing are less appealing topics than P.V. panels and touch-screen, whole-house monitoring systems.
At a green building conference, I talked with a builder about one of his clients, a single man living in a 5,000-square-foot home in the Oakland Hills, who had about $1 million worth of P.V. panels installed on the roof of his mansion. He wanted a "net zero energy house"—that is, one that produces as much energy as it consumes over the course of a year. I see that house looming over the landscape whenever I drive east on Highway 24 just before the Caldecott Tunnel, which separates my office in Berkeley from the cities of Orinda, Lafayette and Walnut Creek, where I live in a small home that uses less energy than the average U.S. home. By world standards, however, that is nothing to brag about. Consider: $1 million dollars could have retrofitted 500 homes in the poor and crime-ridden areas of West Oakland. Over time, the investment in energy efficiency would have paid for itself and more.
For the poor and working poor, housing is an economic challenge and a health challenge. A study of low-income housing in Boston found that making a home or apartment more efficient, with healthier indoor air, increases the health and well-being of the occupants. After homes were retrofitted, the occupants were given some basic information about energy efficient and healthy living—keeping harsh chemicals out of the living areas, only using nontoxic pest control methods, using an exhaust fan in the bathroom and kitchen. The children in these homes had fewer visits to the emergency room with asthma attacks and spent less time away from school because of sickness than they did before the retrofitting, and in comparison with children who lived in unhealthy homes (see the studies in "Battling Childhood Asthma," by Kimberly Vermeer, in Home Energy, 2006). Making a home more energy efficient also makes it healthier, and vice versa. You do not have to sacrifice the one for the other.
The Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program received more than $6 billion through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as President Obama's stimulus bill. With that money, nonprofit and for-profit weatherization agencies around the country made more than 600,000 low-income homes healthier and more affordable to live in. That is a lot of money, but it is money well spent.
It is not just the poor who need help. We recently received in our office a letter from a couple in rural Ohio, both schoolteachers, with two young children. They live in an old farmhouse that has been with their family for more than 100 years. But their combined salaries leave many of the needed repairs on their home—new siding, insulation in the walls and attic, a new, more efficient furnace—out of reach financially. Without help, they may lose their home. Right now, they cannot afford to live in a house with high energy bills either. Nor can they allow their children, who are prone to asthma attacks, to reside in a drafty house that collects extra moisture in the wintertime, which can lead to mold problems. We connected that family with some programs in Ohio that serve rural areas by offering financing for home-energy retrofitting to low- and moderate-income families.
There are about 50-million homes in the United States, plus millions more apartment units that house poor, working poor, middle class and upper-income families; most of the houses are in need of some kind of energy retrofit.
All About Behavior
Buildings scientists have come to realize that making a home more efficient is not the same thing as saving energy. Compared with homes in the 1950s, current U.S. homes are about twice as big, house half the number of people and use twice the energy. We have made great gains in heating and cooling efficiency and appliance efficiency in the last 50 years or so, but this has been more than offset by our hunger for bigger houses and more electronic devices—all those gadgets around the house that use energy even when they are considered to be off. Among these are cellphone chargers, DVD players, home theater systems and other electronic devices nicknamed "vampires." These creatures of the night consume up to 10 percent of the energy used in homes. So technology sometimes helps and sometimes hinders our ability to use natural resources wisely. There are now regular national gatherings, like the Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference, that convene experts in technology, sociology, economics and psychology to discuss how we can motivate people to conserve energy.
At one conference in 2009, I heard a speaker describe a study that looked at people's attitudes toward the things they buy. As one example, he described a middle-aged man he interviewed. They talked about cars. The man had an old, beat-up Honda Accord when he was in high school and college, which he loved, because driving it gave him a feeling of independence and self-reliance. When he got married and started working for a bank, he was told by his superiors that he needed to drive a car more fitting to his profession. He bought a BMW. Then when he and his wife began raising kids, they felt insecure on the road with all the big S.U.V.'s and pick-up trucks on the highways, so they bought their own big S.U.V. Later, when the kids were grown and living on their own, they bought a hybrid car—not a Prius but a six-cylinder Honda Accord hybrid, which got a little better mileage than a regular Accord. It allowed them to feel they were being good to the environment without sacrificing the feeling of power and security on the road. When asked which car he liked best, he said it was the beat-up Honda Accord he had when he was a teenager. He was not completely conscious of it at the time, but driving the old, beat-up car fit the narrative he lived by, that of an independent and self-reliant teenager. After that, he was following someone else's narrative—his boss's, the banking industry's and that of a society insecure after the terrorist attacks on our country in 2001.
A Change in the Narrative
Our faith traditions provide an answer to our energy challenges. The overriding narrative of our consumer culture says that success means having a big, expensive car and a huge house with lots of electronic gizmos, heated towel racks and complicated rooflines that are hard to air-seal. The dominant religious ethos says that we are rugged individuals and that monetary success implies a blessing by God. With that narrative in the minds of homeowners everywhere, it is no wonder we have energy problems.
I learned in a college Christian ethics class that Catholics support a "thick theory of human rights." The rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are a "thin" form of human rights. The right to form unions and bargain collectively and the rights to food, shelter, clothing, education, health care and a living wage are the thick version. That is what centuries of Catholic social teaching have promoted.
We find the same wisdom in other traditions and among scientists. John Muir, the great environmentalist and one of the fathers of the national parks, said, "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." Good science shows us that we are all connected. So does good religion. When we all recognize that a society where everyone has a decent place to live is a healthy and prosperous society, and when we look at the earth as a precious life partner to whom we are all intimately connected, then we will be able to take major steps toward a sustainable way of life on the planet.
Good building science, technology and the efforts of women and men willing to crawl in buggy crawlspaces and hot, spider-infested attics to make homes more efficient and healthy have taken us a long way. Yet all of us energy-users need a change of attitude to complete the journey. We need to accept a different narrative, one that is truer to our human nature. That narrative values independence but also cooperation, a sense that we can create a better life and a realization that we live in a limited world, where the things we use every day are a precious gift that we have to preserve for the use of future generations. In other words, we have to learn to live with hope that we can build a better future.


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Some day, hydrogen-powered vehicles may be commonplace, but in the meantime, motorists who want to go "green" don't have to change vehicles to help the environment. The experts at the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), a non-profit organization founded in 1972 to improve the quality of automotive service and repair, say that drivers simply need to change a few habits. "Regular vehicle maintenance and better driving habits are two strategies that virtually every vehicle owner can embrace," notes Martin Lawson, editorial director at ASE. The following tips from ASE can put you on the road to environmentally conscious care today:
- Keep the engine running at peak performance. A misfiring spark plug can reduce fuel efficiency by as much as 30 percent. Replace filters and fluids as recommended in the manual.
- Keep tires properly inflated and aligned. Inflated tires reduce the engine's effort and gasoline consumption.
- Find a good technician. Ask friends for recommendations. Check the reputation of the repair shop with your local consumer group. Check out the technicians' credentials. ASE-certified auto technicians have passed one or more national exams in specialties such as engine performance and air conditioning. ASE-certified technicians wear blue and white ASE shoulder insignia and carry credentials listing their exact areas of certification. Their employers often display the ASE sign.
- Have your vehicle's air conditioner serviced only by a technician certified to handle and recycle refrigerants. Older air conditioners contain ozone-depleting chemicals, which could be released into the atmosphere through improper service.
- Avoid speeding and sudden accelerations; both habits guzzle gas. When waiting for friends or family, shut off the engine. Consolidate daily errands to eliminate unnecessary driving.
- Remove excess items from the vehicle. Less weight means better mileage. Remove that rooftop luggage carrier after vacations to reduce air drag.
- If you do your own repairs, properly dispose of engine fluids and batteries. Some repair facilities accept these items. Or call your local government for information.
Visit www.ase.com for more seasonal car care tips and for information about the benefits of using ASE-certified technicians for auto repairs and service.


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Explaining carriers versus phones
From Openmoko
This page is to develop an explanation to help people who are confused by the separation between carriers and phones, and the different technologies involved.
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The question
Some questions being asked:
- "Which service do we provide"
- "Which plan do I need"
Carrier/phone separation
The Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner are only phones. They are not tied to any specific carrier, nor to any specific plans. If your carrier uses the GSM technology, you can take any unlocked GSM phone which uses the same frequencies as your carrier and use it.
Different technologies: CDMA versus GSM
There are several different technologies used in the cellular world. The two most important are known as CDMA and GSM. These technologies are not compatible; a phone designed for one of them will not work on a cellular network which uses the other technology. Unless your carrier is one of the few who use both technologies, you must chose a phone with the same technology your carrier uses. You could also do the opposite—chose a carrier who uses the technology of the phone you have or intend to buy.
The Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner work only on GSM networks.
Technical details: cell phone frequencies
There are several different radio frequency bands allocated for cell phone use. Each carrier uses one or more of them; which frequency bands are available depends on the country the carrier is in. A phone will only work with a carrier if it can use the frequency bands the carrier uses. Most phones can use more than one frequency band; dual band, tri band or quad band phones are very common. A quad band phone will work with almost any GSM network in the world.
The Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner are both tri-band GSM phones. The Neo 1973 uses European frequencies (900/1800/1900). The Neo FreeRunner comes in two versions, one with European frequencies (900/1800/1900) and another with North American frequencies (850/1800/1900).
Technical details: SIM
The reason you can take any unlocked GSM phone with suitable frequency bands and use it on your carrier is that your cellular phone line is not tied to your phone, but to a small (25 mm × 15 mm × 0.76 mm) miniature smart card, usually hidden behind the phone's battery. This card can be removed and inserted in another phone, which will then be able to use the phone line.
The Neo 1973's SIM card slot is hidden behind its battery.
Technical details: subsidy lock
Some phones, usually phones bought together with a carrier's service plan, are locked, and will work only with SIM cards from the same carrier (or sometimes only with one specific SIM card). You can still, however, remove the SIM card and use it on a different unlocked phone (or a locked phone from the same carrier, if the lock is not specific to the SIM card). Usually only phones sold by the carrier itself are locked, and some carriers allow you to ask for your phone to be unlocked (usually either asking for a fee or after some time on your contract).
The Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner are unlocked phones.
In some cases, transferring the SIM from a 3G phone to a non-3G phone will result in the SIM eventually being barred by the network. 3 in the UK are reported to do this, as they use Orange's network to provide coverage where they do not have it, which means that GSM-only phones are significantly more expensive for them to provide service to.
You need a plan from a GSM carrier to use your Neo 1973. Only buying a Neo 1973 will not give you the ability to make phone calls (with the possible exception of emergency calls), since it does not come with a SIM card. You need to have both.
Some useful analogies:
- A Neo 1973 or Neo FreeRunner is like a conventional fixed phone, and the wireless carrier is like a conventional phone company. Your phone service is independent from the phone device; you must have both, but you can replace either independently.
- A Neo 1973 or Neo FreeRunner is like your computer, and the wireless carrier is like your Internet connection. While you can buy your computer with an Internet connection plan, they are most of the time completely independent.
- A Neo 1973 or Neo FreeRunner is like a TV receiver, and the wireless carrier is like the over-the-air public TV network.


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With a reputation for making swimsuits that fit the whole body like a glove, it's no wonder where Body Glove got its name. Company founders Bill and Bob Meistrell learned the craft from experience. They were self-taught swimmers who, in the 1940s, became among the first certified scuba instructors. They have been making the finest Neoprene wetsuits under the brand name "Body Glove" since the late 1960s.
Body Glove™ relentlessly pursues advancements in wetsuit design and selection. Its current line features youth and adult wetsuits, life vests, water shoes, rash guards, and waterproof beanies. Body Glove's "Vapor Skin" suits and boardshorts are perfect to wear for surfing warm waters. The company takes prides in making its products tough enough to take on the waters of any coast.


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Gingerbread Cupcakes - MS Cupcake Club
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
For this month's Martha Stewart's Cupcake Club, Kayte from Grandma's Kitchen Table chose Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cookie Cutouts on page 246 of Martha's fantastic book: Martha Stewart's Cupcake Book
You were supposed to top these with Royal Icing, but I couldn't find my meringue powder...and thus you get a quick powdered sugar glaze instead! Where could that meringue powder be...
Thank goodness the Gingerbread cutouts were optional. I'm just not a cut-out cookie kinda gal right now. So, using Flickr's holiday collection (click on Edit Photo and Create), I put this gingerbread man on my cupcake. Honestly, I haven't been feeling the holiday spirit. It is more like, as a friend says, holiday panic.
When these came out of the oven, I thought the spices were kinda weak, and the flavor more butter than molasses. I tried them this morning and still aren't that crazy about them. But aren't these cupcake wrappers cute? Little snowmen! :)
Martha Stewart's Cupcake Book: Gingerbread Cupcakes, page 246
The Martha Stewart Cupcake Club doesn't post the recipe. You can use WorldCat to see if your library has it in their collection (I need to put the Librarian in the Food Librarian sometimes! :)
Be sure to check out the other Martha Stewart Cupcake Club members and their version of the recipe! I'm sure better bakers made the Gingerbread people!
34 comments:
- Beth said... [Reply to comment]
I really like your icing swirls and those cartoon gingerbread men. Don't get caught up too much in the holiday panic (if only I could take my own advice!)
- December 15, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- Bella Baker said... [Reply to comment]
Yes, those wrappers are fantastic! I think your cupcakes look beautiful. Sorry you didn't love them. I really enjoyed mine!
- December 15, 2009 at 6:42 AM
- Hindy said... [Reply to comment]
I love your paste-on decorations! I made mini-muffins with lots of cream cheese icing and they were a hit. Who doesn't love cream cheese?
- December 15, 2009 at 6:53 AM
- Sugar Loves Co. said... [Reply to comment]
cupcake wrappers are very cute, the clip art is clever, and i agree...not a great cupcake/muffin. i'd only make these again if on special request. ;)
- December 15, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- Sugar Loves Co. said... [Reply to comment]
oh! and you arent the only one...holiday panic and chaos, indeed!
- December 15, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- Federica Simoni said... [Reply to comment]
che meraviglia!!! deliziosi!!!
le foto sono super! complimenti! - December 15, 2009 at 7:50 AM
- Rebecca said... [Reply to comment]
Yours look adorable (no decorating for me either). I agree with you about the flavor. I thought they were more sugar than spice.
- December 15, 2009 at 7:51 AM
- Megan said... [Reply to comment]
Holiday panic is a perfect description of my current state of mind.
I love the way you edited the photos - Picnik has the same options but I decided to use the Santa hat for my dog instead. - December 15, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- Audrie said... [Reply to comment]
I love gingerbread anything! Love the swirls on the top of it. Pity you didn't fancy them so much though.
- December 15, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- Cupcakes and Sundry said... [Reply to comment]
Martha definitely has more spicy recipes in that book that are closer to gingerbread but I think these still were pretty good. You needed to eat the cookie on top at the same time to get the full effect. Good luck next month!
- December 15, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Strange that your spice flavor wasn't strong; I thought mine was too strong, but I was a bit haphazard with my measuring : )
- December 15, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Nina said... [Reply to comment]
cute! I love the [fake] gingerbread man on top!
- December 15, 2009 at 10:39 AM
- Amanda said... [Reply to comment]
oh yummy, those looks soo soo good!!
- December 15, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Maria said... [Reply to comment]
I love the swirl on top! So fun!
- December 15, 2009 at 1:57 PM
- Jennifer said... [Reply to comment]
I love how you added the little hats and gingerbread men on your photos!
I hope you are enjoying this challenge as much as I am! - December 15, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Gingerbread cupcakes sound delicious. I playing ostrich about the holidays. Haven't done anything.
- December 15, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- betty geek said... [Reply to comment]
Ha! I have the same sentiment about the cupcakes, too. They were so humbug to me. Nothing spectacular. Not enough moistness.
Cute wrappers and I like the icing idea.
Yeah I feel your holiday pain, too. Panic!
Thanks for baking along with us! xoxo - December 15, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Kayte said... [Reply to comment]
Very cute way of decorating...my kind of way of decorating. I joined so I could challenge myself on the different flavors and frostings, but figured the decorating part was just not me...LOL. I'm a simple kind of gal, not a lot of fuss. In a house full of guys a lot of fuss isn't noticed...but the food sure is. Where did you find those cute snowmen wrappers? I have got to step up the wrapper shopping for sure. BTW, love following you on twitter and those bundts were all too too good to be true. You are a star!
- December 15, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- Elizabeth D. said... [Reply to comment]
I think your icing swirls are quite adorable! I didn't exactly decorate mine the way Martha said anyway, not to mention that I forgot to take a picture. Your cupcake wrappers are quite cute, too!
- December 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM
- Bec said... [Reply to comment]
Great looking cupcakes! I heart gingerbread. I just discovered the joys of meringue powder - Michaels carries the Wilton version of it but I had to stand in a ridiculously long line to buy it.
- December 15, 2009 at 8:43 PM
- Future Grown-Up said... [Reply to comment]
The wrappers are so cute. I love the simple glaze you used.
- December 16, 2009 at 6:19 AM
- Lori said... [Reply to comment]
I love the idea for your glaze. I also agree that they could have used some more molasses or something.
- December 16, 2009 at 7:11 AM
- Unknown said... [Reply to comment]
You are the best! You've just made my day by telling me how I can add cute little hats and gingerbread men to my photos :) Love them!! Sorry these didn't do it for you, seems results were pretty mixed this week.
Oh, and holiday panic for sure over here too. - December 16, 2009 at 7:11 AM
- Annette said... [Reply to comment]
The cartoon gingerbread man is really cute.
I am feeling the holiday panic as well. Too much to do and too little time. - December 16, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- my little cupcake said... [Reply to comment]
i made mine with a confectionary sugar glaze, too!
- December 16, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- Susie Jefferson said... [Reply to comment]
The numbered comments look great - I'm so glad the tutorial was helpful! And the food looks even better - you're a great photographer. Thanks so much for leaving a comment.
- December 16, 2009 at 11:47 AM
- DailyChef said... [Reply to comment]
I love the icing swirls and cupcake wrappers. But I agree...the cupcakes were good, not great. And with so many delicious cupcake recipes out there, I doubt I'll go back to these.
- December 16, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Jeannette said... [Reply to comment]
your wrappers are realllllllly cute :)
and when you feel more 'holiday panic' rather than 'holiday spirit' stop!! grab a cup of hot tea and a blankie and just sit down. if even for 5 minutes. recharge your batteries (so to speak) 5 minutes does wonders. scout's honor! :) - December 16, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- Michelle said... [Reply to comment]
those look delicious! can't wait for xmas!
- December 16, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Yum.. gingerbread ... gosh I love the smell of ginger bread.... my nordic pan finally arrived.. YIPEE
- December 16, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- Katrina said... [Reply to comment]
Mary, Mary, Mary--I am rotten. After all you did in celebration of MY birthday, November 15, ;) I forgot your birthday and really, really wanted to try to remember it!
So, bummer. But really, your birthday still came and how fun for you to get to spend some time at rainy DL! And I still think you're amazing! Next year, I'll tie a string around my finger! ;) - December 16, 2009 at 9:14 PM
- k.a.r.e.n said... [Reply to comment]
Your flickr clipart is adorable! Fantastic looking cupcakes!
- December 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- Eliana said... [Reply to comment]
Love your gingerbread man creation :)
- December 18, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- Unknown said... [Reply to comment]
I wasn't crazy about these either...but you made yours extra cute!
- December 20, 2009 at 4:28 PM


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Donkey Kong
1001 Video Games
The Arcade version of Donkey Kong appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
The game was designed as a Popeye game, however license agreements fell through and as a result Nintendo was forced to create their own characters.
- In 1981, O.R. Rissman, president of Tiger Electronics, obtained a license to use the name King Kong from Universal City Studios. Under this title, Tiger created a handheld game with a scenario and gameplay based directly on Donkey Kong.
Crazy Kong is another example, a clone manufactured by Falcon and licensed for some non-American markets. Nevertheless, Crazy Kong machines found their way into some American arcades during the early 1980s, often installed in cabinets marked as Congorilla. Nintendo was quick to take legal action against those distributing the game in the U.S.- Bootleg copies of Donkey Kong also appeared in both North America and France under the Crazy Kong or Donkey King names.
- In 1983, Sega created its own Donkey Kong clone called
Congo Bongo . Despite being in isometric perspective, the gameplay is very similar. - Clones on the TRS-80 Color Computer include Donkey King and Monkey Kong
- In 1983 Tomy produced an electromechanical game called Kong Man that was based on Donkey Kong It was 15 inches tall and sold for £15.99 The object of the game was to negotiate a steel ball from the bottom of the structure to the top, avoiding a variety of obstacles. It was similar in game-play to Screwball Scramble and can occasionally still be found on eBay
This is the game that changed the name of "Jumpman" to "Mario", a name which became one of the most famous in gaming history when the NES release hit the American market in 1986 featuring better graphics with more colors. It was popular enough to have a song inspired by it on the full-length "Pac-Man Fever" album - "Do The Donkey Kong". It also spawned a a Saturday morning TV cartoon based on it in the early 1980's and a breakfast cereal featuring sugary sweet corn cereal barrels.
Donkey Kong spawned two direct sequels: Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3. Mario Bros. is a spin-off featuring Mario. A sequel to the original arcade game on the Game Boy, simply titled Donkey Kong, pairs Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior. It starts with the same damsel-in-distress premise and four basic locations as the arcade game then progresses to 97 additional puzzle-based levels.
Nintendo revived the Donkey Kong license in the 1990s for a series of platform games and spin-offs developed by Rare, beginning with Donkey Kong Country in 1994. Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (2005) is the latest in this series. In 2004, Nintendo released Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a sequel to the Game Boy title. In it, Mario must chase Donkey Kong to get back the stolen Mini-Mario toys. In the follow-up Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Donkey Kong once again falls in love with Pauline and kidnaps her, and Mario uses the Mini-Mario toys to help him rescue her.
In 2004, Nintendo released the first of the Donkey Konga games, a series that involves a rhythm-based bongo controller. In 2007, Donkey Kong Barrel Blast was released for the Wii. Super Smash Bros.: Brawl features music from the game arranged by Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka and a stage called "75m", an almost exact replica of its Donkey Kong namesake. While the stage contains her items, Pauline is missing from her perch at the top of the stage.
This iconic game has also seen a few non-electronic home conversions: Milton Bradley adapted it into a board game in 1982 and a card game in 1983; in 2008, a DK-themed version of Jenga also was released.
Taito offered a considerable sum to buy all rights to Donkey Kong, but Nintendo turned them down. Rivals Coleco and Atari approached Nintendo in Japan and the United States respectively. In the end, Yamauchi granted Coleco exclusive console and tabletop rights to Donkey Kong because he felt that "It [was] the hungriest company". In addition, Arakawa felt that as a more established company in the U.S., Coleco could better handle marketing. In return, Nintendo would receive an undisclosed lump sum plus $1.40 per game cartridge sold and $1 per tabletop unit. On December 24, 1981, Howard Lincoln drafted the contract. He included language that Coleco would be held liable for anything on the game cartridge, an unusual clause for a licensing agreement. Arakawa signed the document the next day, and on February 1, 1982, Yamauchi persuaded the Coleco representative in Japan to sign without running the document by the company's lawyers.
Coleco did not offer the game stand-alone; instead, they bundled it with their ColecoVision. The units went on sale in July 1982. Coleco's version is very close to the arcade, more so than ports of earlier games that had been done. Six months later, Coleco offered Atari 2600 and Intellivision versions, too. Coleco's sales doubled to $500 million and their earnings quadrupled to $40 million.
Meanwhile, Atari got the rights to the floppy disk version of Donkey Kong and prepared the Atari 800 version of the game. When Coleco unveiled the Adam Computer, playing a port of Donkey Kong at the 1983 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, Illinois, Atari protested. Yamauchi demanded that Arnold Greenberg, Coleco's president, shelve his Adam port. This version of the game was cartridge-based, and thus not a violation of Nintendo's license with Atari; still, Greenberg complied. Ray Kassar of Atari was fired the next month, and the home PC version of Donkey Kong fell through. This represents one of the few (if only) relationships Nintendo would have with Atari. At the time of this PC port, Nintendo was small in the arcade world and Atari was king. Years later in 1988, when Nintendo was king and Atari was small, Nintendo would sue Atari for coming out with a port of Tetris that was not officially approved by Nintendo.
Name origin
The name Donkey Kong is not Japanese, as it is widely believed. Instead, it is a combination of two words: The first word is supposed to stand for something that is hard to deal with: A mule, or donkey. The second word stems from King Kong. Hence, Donkey Kong.
Mario's profession
On the back cover of several early versions - including the Arcade, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and MSX - Mario is referred to as a carpenter, while the Game Boy Advance box version and subsequent Mario games state that he is a plumber.
References to the game
The influence on American popular culture can be shown with the numerous times Donkey Kong gets referenced in other media:
- In 1982, Buckner and Garcia and R. Cade and the Video Victims both recorded songs based on the game. Artists like DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince and Trace Adkins referenced the game in songs.
- The game was referenced in an episode of Fairly Odd Parents.
- In the movie, Billy Madison, Billy refers to Donkey Kong as the best video game ever, combating a 1st grader who said
Mortal Kombat was the best. - Donkey Kong is referenced in the Futurama episode Anthology of Interest II. The episode consists of three shorts; one of which involves Fry asking the "what-if" machine "what if life was more like a video game." In the short, Donkey Kong is one of the aliens that invades Earth. Mario also makes an appearance as the ambassador from Italy.
- In a 1997 episode of The Simpsons TV show titled "The Springfield Files", at the Noiseland Arcade, Donkey Kong sits in a chair on top a stand with a sign saying "Friday Meet Donkey Kong in Person." While holding a cigarette, DK picks a bug off his leg and eats it. Then, the Manager walks by and sees noone is there to see DK and says "Sorry Donkey Kong, you're just not a draw anymore." Kong replies angrily by throwing a barrel on top of the man knocking him down. "Hey! He's still got it!" observes the man from the ground.
- The 2007 motion picture documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters explores the world of competitive classic arcade gaming and tells the story of Steve Wiebe's quest to beat Billy Mitchell's world high score in Donkey Kong.
- Even today, sound effects from the Atari 2600 version often serve as generic video game sounds in films and television shows
- In the 1983 episode Smaller Than Life from the TV series Magnum P.I., a kid is seen playing Donkey Kong on an Atari 800.
The arcade version of Donkey Kong released in 1981 originally featured four levels. Due to memory limitations on the NES version pak, the pak had led to the removal of the Pie Factory level (which would have been level 2). Today the only way to play the game with the four levels is to play the game in its old arcade form. However the game can also be played as one of the challenges in Donkey Kong 64. The NES version was re-released as an unlockable game in Animal Crossing for the GameCube and as an item for purchase on the Wii's Virtual Console.
Universal lawsuit
Nintendo's success with Donkey Kong was not without obstacles. In April 1982, Sid Sheinberg, a seasoned lawyer and president of MCA and Universal City Studios, learned of the game's success and suspected it might be a trademark infringement of Universal's own King Kong. On April 27, 1982, he met with Arnold Greenberg of Coleco and threatened to sue over Coleco's home version of Donkey Kong. Coleco agreed on May 3, 1982 to pay royalties to Universal of 3% of their Donkey Kong's net sale price, worth about $4.6 million.
Meanwhile, Sheinberg revoked Tiger's license to make its King Kong game, but O. R. Rissman refused to acknowledge Universal's claim to the trademark. When Universal threatened Nintendo, Howard Lincoln and Nintendo refused to cave. In preparation for the court battle ahead, Universal agreed to allow Tiger to continue producing its King Kong game as long as they distinguished it from Donkey Kong.
Universal officially sued Nintendo on June 29, 1982 and announced its license with Coleco. The company sent cease and desist letters to Nintendo's licensees, all of which agreed to pay royalties to Universal except Milton Bradley and Ralston Purina.
Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo, Co., Ltd. was heard in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by Judge Robert W. Sweet. Over seven days, Universal's counsel, the New York firm Townley & Updike, argued that the names King Kong and Donkey Kong were easily confused and that the plot of the game was an infringement on that of the films. Nintendo's counsel, John Kirby, countered that Universal had themselves argued in a previous case that King Kong's scenario and characters were in the public domain. Judge Sweet ruled in Nintendo's favor, awarding the company Universal's profits from Tiger's game ($56,689.41), damages, and attorney's fees.
Universal appealed, trying to prove consumer confusion by presenting the results of a telephone survey and examples from print media where people had allegedly assumed a connection between the two Kongs. On October 4, 1984, however, the court upheld the previous verdict.
Nintendo and its licensees filed counterclaims against Universal. On May 20, 1985, Judge Sweet awarded Nintendo $1.8 million for legal fees, lost revenues, and other expenses. However, he denied Nintendo's claim of damages from those licensees who had paid royalties to both Nintendo and Universal. Both parties appealed this judgment, but the verdict was upheld on July 15, 1986.
Nintendo thanked John Kirby with a $30,000 sailboat christened the Donkey Kong along with "exclusive worldwide rights to use the name for sailboats". More importantly, the court battle was a rite of passage for the company, teaching Nintendo that they could compete with the giants of the entertainment industry.
- The Intellivision version of Donkey Kong (programmed by Coleco) doesn't work on the Intellivision II system. Why? Mattel had the EXEC (the operating system of the Intellivision) purposely changed to look for a bit that third parties don't use when programming copyright info in their games. This also affected a couple of other Coleco releases for the Intellivision.
- Jumpman/Mario's design was decided upon largely because of the graphical constraints of gaming hardware at the time. He was given overalls to make the movement of his arms easier to see. A mustache made it easier to see his nose. The cap keeps one from noticing that his hair wouldn't move when he'd run and jump.
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- #25 on the "Top 100 Videogames" list
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