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Under the guidance of the award-winning educators and hair removal specialists at Axiom Wax Academy, learn how to wax every part of a man's face and body with speed and confidence.
Comprehensive training in all aspects of waxing for men, fully insurable and accredited through BABTAC and The Guild Of Beauty Therapists.
1st July 2015
Our new website has launched at www.learnmalewaxing.co.uk - take a look for all the latest male waxing training information from Axiom Wax Academy!
6th February 2015
Discover how to perform the ultimate male Brazilian wax at the Professional Beauty Show in London, Sunday 22nd February 2015 at 1pm, with 'wax daddy' Andy Rouillard.
31st January 2015
"What aftercare products should I recommend to male waxing clients?" Andy Rouillard has the answers in the February issue of Professional Beauty magazine.
1st November 2014
The Hair Removal Expo takes place in Birmingham on 16th November. With a jam-packed education programme and fabulous marketplace with all your favourite hair removal brands under one roof, this is one show you won't want to miss.
17th October 2014
We're at the Professional Beauty Show in Manchester this weekend with Pat Bryan from The Wet Shaving Company, giving a seminar on 'how to keep the guys coming back for more'! Pop along to see a wet shave, nostril and ear wax in action.
7th April 2014
Issue 4 of Modern Spa Magazine includes a fabulous feature on the ins and outs of intimate waxing, courtesy of 'wax daddy' Andy Rouillard and fellow waxer Lucy Dixon.
20th March 2014
Come and see us at the Scottish Beauty Show, 23rd-24th March 2014!
15th February 2014
'Wax Daddy' Andy Rouillard is presenting two seminars at Professional Beauty London next weekend. The Axiom Wax Academy team will also be on stand G32 with Outback Organics, come and say hi!
12th September 2013
The Wax Show UK takes place on 10th November 2013 in central Reading. Britain's first educational conference dedicated to the art of hair removal, featuring an inspiring one-day programme packed full of valuable advice and clever tricks to help you build your hair removal business.
26th March 2013
We will be back in California for The Wax Show this May 19th, an all-day wax extravaganza for fellow hair removal technicians, followed by hands-on classes in and around the Bay Area. Can't wait!
22nd February 2013
Want to learn the ABC of the BSC? Andy Rouillard is presenting a male Brazilian waxing seminar on Sunday 24th February at the Professional Beauty Show in London, including a live demo!
1st November 2012
International waxing specialists Andy Rouillard and Nicole Reposeur will be presenting 2 advanced waxing classes in Russia, 7th-8th November 2012, at The Academy of Scientific Beauty in Moscow.
3rd October 2012
Do you know the way to San Jose? The UK's 'wax daddy', Andy Rouillard, is delivering 3 advanced male waxing seminars at the California Face & Body Expo this weekend.
15th September 2012
New nostril waxing video tutorial added to our YouTube channel.
1st September 2012
Exclusive article, step-by-step back wax tutorial and "hair map" by Andy Rouillard, out now in the September issue of America's Skin Inc Magazine.
22nd August 2012
By popular demand, we are pleased to launch the Axiom Wax Academy's new Female Intimate Waxing workshop! Give your clients the 'wow factor' waxing experience they deserve!
5th August 2012
Thinking of adding men's intimate waxing to your treatment menu? We've added a short male Brazilian waxing video on YouTube to showcase a little of what to expect on your training.
31st July 2012
Improve your marketing skills and get more hair through the door! The Axiom Wax Academy is thrilled to host an unmissable Marketing Essentials workshop with beauty business guru Gill Morris on 9th September 2012. This is one class you won't want to skip!
1st July 2012
Andy Rouillard presents an exclusive waxing seminar at the FHT 50th Anniversary Congress on Sunday 8th July. Andy demonstrates the hottest trend in men's grooming, and shares invaluable tips on how to attract a new client base and boost your profits by introducing this popular treatment to your business.
6th June 2012
International waxing expert, Andy Rouillard, is presenting two male waxing seminars at the IECSC in Las Vegas this weekend.
19th April 2012
We're off to wax our way around Russia! We'll be demonstrating the last depilatory techniques throughout this weekends Intercharm Professional show in Moscow, followed by 2 days of hands-on training hosted by Academie of Scientific Beauty.
21st March 2012
Check out MSN's "20 Best Grooming Tips", with advice for clients on the dos and don'ts of drinking alcohol before waxing!
28th February 2012
Men's Health magazine recommends the Post-Wax Spray from Outback Organics, co-created by LMW founder Andy Rouillard, to beat pimples on the chest and back after waxing!
9th February 2012
We had a natter with the UK's leading 'Grooming Guru', Lee Kynaston, on the hot topic of male waxing. Check it out here: www.groomingguru.co.uk
6th February 2012
Britain's top male waxer, Andy Rouillard, is coming to the Windy City! Andy will be presenting three advanced waxing seminars at the Midwest Face & Body Expo in Chicago, 3-5 March 2012, covering all aspects of extreme waxing for guys.
1st February 2012
New articles added to the resources section: top tips for quicker waxing and using oil instead of powder.
9th January 2012
Happy new year! Training dates for Q1 of 2012 are now in the diary, with additional classes coming soon for the Midlands, Wales, Scotland and America. Plus watch out for details of the new Keep Calm & Wax On workshop and shiny new Female Intimate Waxing class... for those that dare!
11th December 2011
Andy Rouillard and Jason Shankey feature in the Dec/Jan issue of the BABTAC members journal, Vitality, discussing the topic of male grooming 'fads'.
10th October 2011
It's less than a week until the 2011 Professional Beauty Manchester Show! We'll be helping out on the Perron Rigot stand (D68) and also presenting seminars on Sunday 16th October (1:45pm in the BABTAC lecture theatre) and Monday 17th October (2:30pm on the main stage). Come and say hi if you're in the area!
4th October 2011
Axiom model, Tom Stocker, is quizzed on his waxing habit in today's Sun newspaper, as part of an article about male grooming.
28th September 2011
Andy Rouillard picks the brains of the UK's top male waxers and asks for their thoughts on de-fuzzing the men of the species, in the Sept-Oct issue of Guild Gazette.
12th September 2011
Waxing expert Andy Rouillard has teamed up with Outback Organics to create the UK's most comprehensive post-wax skincare line. Launching at Olympia Beauty, 18-19th September 2011, click here for the full lowdown.
1st September 2011
Top tips for practically painless waxing from Perron Rigot, as featured in the latest Professional Beauty newsletter.
24th August 2011
Do you know the way to San Jose? Britain's resident 'wax doctor' Andy Rouillard is presenting three waxing seminars at the Californian Face & Body Expo in San Jose this weekend, 27th-29th August 2011. Come and say hi if you are in the area!
17th July 2011
July's issue of International Therapist magazine from the FHT includes guidance on setting up your male waxing business from industry expert Andy Rouillard.
22nd June 2011
The June/July issue of BABTAC's Vitality magazine features advice from 'wax doctor' Andy Rouillard on solving your most common waxing dilemmas. The full article is also available for viewing on Facebook.
4th June 2011
Viva Las Vegas! Britain's most respected male waxing expert, Andy Rouillard, will be presenting two seminars at the International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference in Las Vegas this month.
19th May 2011
Get picky! Nostril waxing guide added to the hair removal resources page.
14th March 2011
Inspired by the Comic Relief antics of fellow waxers Jack Dunn and Mat O'Marah, we've uploaded a nostril waxing walkthrough and video tutorial to our Facebook page. More to follow!
3rd February 2011
Male intimate waxing laid bare at Professional Beauty 2011! Andy Rouillard will be demonstrating the hottest trend in men's grooming, LIVE on stage, and sharing some hints and tips on introducing this popular treatment to your business. 2pm on Monday 28th February, in association with BABTAC.
25th January 2011
Due to popular demand, we have added extra training dates for our Beginners Bootcamp in March. More to follow!
8th January 2011
Professional Beauty magazine re-launches this month with a new ask the experts section, featuring advice from 'wax doctor' Andy Rouillard. Andy was asked for his tips on the best waxing aftercare advice for guys. See his full answer on our Facebook page.
4th January 2011
Happy new year! Stay tuned for details of exclusive training courses, articles, product news and other exciting developments for 2011. Spatulas at the ready for a happy, healthy and prosperous year ahead!
20th December 2010
Male waxing expert Andy Rouillard is interviewed in the Dec/Jan issue of Vitality magazine. Lookout for Andy's brand new waxing articles for BABTAC members, starting in February 2011.
6th December 2010
We now have a Facebook page! Join us online for the latest news, articles, tips and training updates.
23rd November 2010
Training dates for the first half of 2011 have now been confirmed. More dates and venues coming soon!
1st October 2010
See waxing guru Andy Rouillard in action at two live intimate male waxing demos taking place on Monday 11th October at the Professional Beauty Manchester Show.
19th August 2010
We love the Outback Organics line of tea tree skin care products! Beautifully packaged and ideal for both male and female waxing clients, the entire range is both ethically produced and a delight to use. We feel like we've stumbled on a hidden gem here, and wanted to share the secret!
16th August 2010
Perron Rigot have been nominated for the second year running in the 2010 Guild Awards of Excellence. Huge thanks to everyone who voted for us!
3rd August 2010
Hone your waxing skills at the 2010 Olympia Beauty Show. Exclusive hands-on waxing masterclass with Andy Rouillard and Penny Turvey, not to be missed!
1st May 2010
Check out our latest male waxing article in the May 2010 issue of The Salon Magazine.
4th April 2010
In association with BABTAC, we are proud to offer two special waxing masterclasses with exclusive discounts for BABTAC members: Advanced Waxing on 17th May and Male Intimate Waxing on 18th May.
15th March 2010
We are featured in the April 2010 issue of Men's Health magazine as part of their article on hair removal (page 148).
8th February 2010
Waxing specialist Andy Rouillard will be hosting two exciting sessions at this year's Professional Beauty London show, demonstrating the art of male Brazilian waxing LIVE on stage.
12th January 2010
Check out our marketing tips for waxers in the latest edition of Thlago News. Call Thalgo on 0207 512 0872 for your copy.
4th January 2010
Happy New Year! Stay tuned for exciting developments in 2010, including the launch of our new Beginner's Waxing Course.
8th December 2009
Training dates for the first half of 2010 have now been published, with more to follow in Basingstoke, London, Cardiff and Glasgow.
10th November 2009
We are delighted to announce that Andy Rouillard and Perron Rigot won the category of 'Best Hair Removal Supplier' in the 2009 Beauty Guild Awards Of Excellence, as voted for by customers and trainees. Huge thanks to everyone who voted, our trophy is taking pride of place on the mantlepiece!
1st October 2009
Another UK first! Andy Rouillard will be appearing at this year's Professional Beauty Manchester show on 12th October, presenting the first live demonstration of male intimate waxing to take place at a UK trade event.
20th September 2009
Andy Rouillard talks to Gill Morris about surviving the recession in the October 2009 issue of Guild News.
11th August 2009
Boost your profits and hone your waxing skills at the 2009 Olympia Beauty Show, with our exclusive hands-on waxing masterclass.
6th August 2009
We are immensely proud that our trainer, Andy Rouillard, has been shortlisted from over 700 nominations in the 2009 Guild Awards Of Excellence!
3rd June 2009
Waxing specialist Andy Rouillard is presenting a free Perron Rigot seminar at the final of the UK Skills event, held this Saturday at Barnfield College. Exclusive to participating college lecturers, please contact us for further information.
4th May 2009
The May-June issue of Guild Gazette features the second part of our tutorial on male waxing (page 12). The full article will soon be available for viewing in the Resources section of this site.
16th February 2009
We are co-hosting the Perron Rigot stand at this year's Professional Beauty Show in London, 1-3 March. Come and see us on Stand S32 for exclusive show offers, including a 15% discount off all purchases and the opportunity to win a Perron Rigot Discovery Kit worth over £70.
3rd February 2009
The February issue of Professional Beauty magazine includes a special "Ask Andy" feature as part of their focus on intimate waxing. The full article is also available to read online here.
15th January 2009
Our head trainer, Andy Rouillard, is presenting a male waxing seminar on the main stage at this year's Professional Beauty Show in London, 3rd March 2009. Put a spark in your spatula and increase your profit potential with invaluable advice on how to attract, wax and keep the guys coming back for more. Includes demo.
8th January 2009
The Jan-Feb issue of Guild Gazette features our latest article, which takes a closer look at retailing for waxers (page 38). Also available for viewing in the Resources section of this site.
1st December 2008
All course prices have been adjusted to reflect new VAT rates (where applicable).
29th November 2008
Our Waxing Resources page is now live, featuring articles, tips, downloads and useful links for every aspect of male waxing.
4th November 2008
See the second of our specialist waxing articles in the Nov-Dec issue of Guild Gazette (page 32). All articles will soon be available to view in the Resources section of this site.
1st November 2008
2009 training dates added.
2nd September 2008
Check out the first in a series of six specialist waxing articles by Andy Rouillard in this month's Guild Gazette (page 32).
23rd August 2008
Andy Rouillard and Penny Turvey from
GMT TEC will be presenting two waxing masterclasses at this year's Professional Beauty North show, 12th-13th October at GMEX in Manchester.
14th August 2008
The GMT TEC training academy website is now live. We are delighted to be offering our new Advanced Waxing Masterclass and popular Male Intimate Waxing workshops at
GMT TEC on a monthly basis.
10th April 2008
Look for an exclusive step-by-step male waxing tutorial written by our head trainer, Andy Rouillard, in the April-May issue of BABTAC's Vitality magazine.
29th March 2008
Habia trainer and men's waxing specialist Andy Rouillard is interviewed in the April editions of Health & Beauty Salon and Professional Beauty magazines.
1st March 2008
Our latest graduates, The Rejuvene Clinic in Bicester, are donating 50% of their BSC treatment price to new male cancer charity UCARE during March and April.
28th February 2008
Axiom Bodyworks owner and head trainer Andy Rouillard is interviewed in this month's Guild Gazette on the subject of male Brazilian waxing (page 48).
18th February 2008
Looking for male waxing services in the UK? Try our Find A Therapist online directory, launched today in association with waxing4men.com - the UK's leading source of male waxing information.
11th February 2008
Axiom Bodyworks are co-hosting the Perron Rigot stand at Professional Beauty 2008. Come and see us on stand X30, March 2nd-4th at London's ExCel, for exclusive show offers and a chance to play with the new Perron Rigot waxes.
26th January 2008
Two of our graduates, Penni Rowe and Amanda Senior, are featured in today's Guardian newspaper in an article on male intimate waxing. We feel like proud parents, well done girls!
17th January 2008
Our male intimate waxing course has been approved by The Guild of Beauty Therapists for certification and insurance purposes.
9th January 2008
Check out our Male Waxing Masterclass at the 2008 Professional Beauty Show. Gorilla warfare is the name of the game, so come and get your questions answered on every aspect of male waxing (includes demo). 2:30pm on Sunday 2nd March - tickets available from today.
1st December 2007
We are delighted that our male intimate waxing course has received official Habia endorsement - the first and only men's waxing course in the UK to do so.
Male intimate waxing (also known as the 'back, sack and crack', Boyzilian or Brazilian waxing) is the hottest trend in men's grooming, with customers often travelling many miles to find a therapist willing and able to provide a first class service.
As a recognised leader in the field, men's waxing expert Andy Rouillard is proud to offer the UK's first certificated classes in this advanced technique under HABIA's National Occupational Standards for intimate waxing.
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California has nearly 10 times as many plug-in cars roaming its roads as any other state, just one of the many nuggets of interesting info contained in a new report on the nation's clean-tech economy.
As of April 1, California boasted 84,382 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, according to the latest Clean Tech Leadership Index from the Clean Edge research firm. Washington, the runner-up, had 9,228. Georgia came in third, with 9,049.
California's EV dominance won't shock anyone who has spent a commute or two on Interstate 880, watching the steady stream of Teslas, Leafs and Volts zip past in the carpool lane. But the annual index does contain a few surprises.
For example, six states — Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, Idaho, Minnesota and North Dakota — got a bigger share of their electricity from renewable sources in 2013 than California did, even though California produces more renewable electricity overall. Iowa led the pack, with 27.4 percent of its electricity coming from wind, solar or geothermal power, while California got just under 15 percent. (California keeps its own renewable power statistics, which also count biomass and small hydro-electric dams. By that measure, the state's utilities derived 22.7 percent of their electricity from renewables last year).

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We started our full-on tour of Chicago on Thursday morning. I had been to Chicago a few times before, but the last time I was there was for Lollapalooza back in the summer of 2009, (but we were just there for the music–not the sight seeing). Previous to that, the last time I actually took in the sights of Chicago was on a band trip in 2007. So needless to say, it'd been quite a while since I actually did touristy things in Chi-Town
We started by meeting up with Andrew's friend, Ryan, who lives and works in Chicago. Ryan knew all the best places to eat, and he took us to an authentic German restaurant, The Brahaus. Despite growing up in a mainly German town in northeast Iowa, I had never had German food before. (And those of you that know me, know I'm am usually skeptical when it comes to trying foods that I cannot pronounce.) The restaurant was quite authentic–the waitstaff was all from "the old country" and spoke in thick German accents, and the only drink choices were either beer or water. I ordered the hüner schnitzel (basically boneless, breaded, fried chicken, German style) and it came with leberknödel suppe, which is a bowl of liver and dumpling soup. At first I stared wide-eyed at the grey mass in the soup bowl before me, but after trying a few bites, I discovered that I actually liked it.
Next we were off to the Shedd Aquarium. We were surprised to have to stand in line to get in at 1:30pm on a Thursday. The place was very busy, which made photographing quite difficult. I snapped a few pictures while waiting in line.
I had been to the Shedd before, but it had been probably 9 years or so. They had done a lot of remodeling and adding on, which was a nice surprise. I didn't get as many photos as I would have liked to, because you had to wait your turn to see the animals on display at some of the exhibits, and the bigger animals (dolphins, belugas, sea otters,) were off display as they were doing training, so we didn't get to see them at all.
When we got our tickets, we opted to pay the extra $3 to see the jellyfish exhibit, and I am so glad we did, as it was my favorite part of the day. Jellyfish are very tricky to photograph as they're constantly moving and mostly kept in low-light tanks, but I am happy with the images I got.
While we were touring the aquarium, it decided to come up and rain. Luckily it was starting to clear up as we were leaving. Our next destination was the Sears (Willis) Tower. We had paid a parking meter $10 to park for 4 hours at the aquarium, and we still had 2 hours left on our time, so we (foolishly) decided to walk to the Sears Tower and back.
So we walked to the Sears Tower. Poor choices all around. It was vastly farther than any of us figured. Ryan's phone told us it was 1.2 miles. After getting home and looking on Google, we discovered it was a 4+ mile round-trip. We got our tour of the city, and I got my fill of the "wild life". The last part of the walk was difficult as it was rush hour and we were fighting a crowd, going the opposite direction against the flow. We finally got to the Sears Tower (I still can't bring myself to call it "The Willis Tower".) Luckily, we came at the right time and there was no line to get in. We were able to grab our tickets and go right up without any wait. Due to the rain, we weren't able to see as far as you could on a clear day, but it was still a sight.
After our sight-seeing at the Tower, we made our walk back. My feet were ground down to bloody pulps by the time we reached the car and completed out 4+ mile urban trek. We were absolutely exhausted. We dropped Ryan off at his house and then made our way to Andy's sisters' for the night. His sister, Mary, took us out for Greek food. (I had also never had Greek food. Go ahead, gasp. I came from a small town in Iowa. We don't exactly have anything but corn and beef at our dinner tables.) We walked (oh the agony) to The Athenian Room. I decided to try the Kalamata Chicken. The 1/2 chicken is served on a bed of fries with sauce. I didn't know what to expect, but it was actually really good. It had a lemon+vinegar taste. After supper, we walked back to Mary's (my feet were worn ground down past the ankle by this time,) and we were so exhausted that we basically passed out as soon as we got in the door.
The next morning we met for lunch with Ryan at an Italian restaurant where he works in Harlington Heights. We planned to tour the Field Museum next as it was pouring rain outside. After lunch, we headed toward downtown, but got stuck in stand-still traffic. After an hour and a half, we had only gone 4 of the 8 miles to our destination. By the time we hit our exit for the Museum, we realized we'd only have an hour to look around and decided that for the price of admission, we wouldn't get our money's worth by only being there for such a short time. So, we decided to keep driving. We met Andy's parents in Bloomington, IL, for supper. We ate at Jim's Steakhouse, which is absolutely amazing every time. After supper, we drove to Mt. Pulaski, IL, to Andy's parents and stayed the night. The next morning we were headed home.
Part IV, coming soon.
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To be fair, I must start this post off stating that I am completely biased when it comes to Chai – I simply love it. Even though, I do not profess to be enamored with black tea, there is something special about a cup of Chai. A traditional drink from India, I was first introduced many years ago to Chai Tea Lattes at Starbucks. At that time I thought, who drinks tea with milk in it? Surprisingly, the taste was amazing. As my interest in tea blossomed into loose tea, I stopped purchasing the Starbucks version and began making my own with blends purchased from Harney and Sons initially and later Yogic Chai. Yogic Chai, really opened my eyes to the possibilities of Chai. Especially when I discovered White Masala Chai – the subject of today's tea review.
Composition: Organic Bai Mu Dan (white tea), Organic Cinnamon, Organic Green Cardamom, Organic Cloves, Organic Ginger
Dry Visual: An amazing blend of dark and green broken and whole leaves and buds. A mixture of small yellow, orange, green, and brown chunks of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and ginger. Some stems are present. Many thanks to Yogic Chai for the photo.
Dry Aroma: Sweet yet spicy – absolutely delicious to inhale.
Flavor: Never having the opportunity to drink a cup of White Masala Chai, I was truly intrigued by what this experience might bring. I must admit that I really enjoyed this tea. Unlike a traditional Chai made with black tea (most often Assam) White Masala Chai is not pungent or powerful tasting tea. This is not to be construed with a lack of flavor. Characteristic of white teas, the tea in this brew was mild yet flavorful. The addition of the spices – cardamom, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon were definitely evident, but blended in proportion to the strength of the Bai Mu Dan. White Masala Chai is natually sweet and spicy.
A couple of things to note: There was no astringency and no sweetener is required (Yogic Chai even recommends not adding sweetener) – I did drink both with and without sugar. I preferred with sugar, because the flavor of the spices were enhanced. Additionally, milk is not recommended nor was it added – a common way of preparing Chai. The mildness of the Bai Mu Dan could not stand up against the power of milk. White Masala Chai is full-bodied or as some like to say heavy in the mouth, but smooth.
Liquor: A rich gold hue.
Brewing Time: According to the directions, the recommended steeping time is 2 – 3 if the ingredients are allowed to come to boil in a small pot. Unfortunately, I was at work and without kitchen amenities. Thus I steeped for 10 minutes tasting at intervals in water less than 190 degrees F.
Manufacturer: Yogic Chai
Caffeine: Yes.
If you have had the opportunity to enjoy a cup of White Masala Chai, please stop by and share your experience. Until then… Happy Tea Drinking!


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- List of "fifteen men, tweny-five women, sixteen boys, and eleven girls, in all 67" slaves belonging to Mr. Edw'd [Edward] Ambler in Hanover and Louisa County [Virginia]. Includes names and ages of each slave. On back, later additions to document dated May 31, 1765 and "this year 1766" list items purchased for "negroes to be clothed."
- Four-page inventory of Homer Virgil Milton [probably of Jefferson County, Georgia]. Includes names and estimated value of aprroximately 32 slaves, among other household goods. Signed on last page by appraisers Samuel Clements, Robert Lowry, Tom Rim [?], and "Mark T." Made official and signed by Sherrod Arrington.
- Four-page inventory of Bartholomew Gartman of Jefferson County, Georgia, regarding his estate at the time of his death. Identifies two slaves, "1 negro man named Limbrick [?]; 1 negro girl nam'd Peggy," among livestock and household goods. Signed on last page by administrators of the estate, Solomon Hood, Charly Higdon, and Shomake Holden. Made official and signed by Jas. [James] Bozeman.
- Three-page inventory of the estate of David Tinsley of Caroline County [Virginia]. Identifies four slaves, "Jemmy a negro fellow, Tom a negro fellow, Plato a negro boy, Tamer a negro girl" along with household goods and livestock. Signed by executors Mary Tinsley, Ja. [James] Jameson, Thos. [Thomas] Daniel, Thos. [Thomas] Sale. Made official and signed by Benjamin Robinson of the Caroline County Court on March 8, 1759.
- Two-page evaluation of the estate of Francis M. Hunt, prepared by appointed commissioners to determine the value and interest of his property, including "a negro slave named Willis worth $1,000." Signed by commissioners N. G. Tevis, Roy Stewart, and John S. Murphy. Note on back reads, "N. B. Collin, Guardian on Petition."


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Violence takes kick out of soccer
At a huge soccer complex in Lancaster the other day, thousands of players, coaches, officials, parents and spectators took time out from a national-qualifying soccer tournament to give a silent tribute to Ricardo Portillo.
"News travels fast in the soccer world," said Dave Stewart, a soccer referee from Murrieta who was at the Lancaster National Soccer Center on Sunday. "Everybody there knew what it was about."
Portillo, a volunteer soccer referee in Utah, died Saturday from injuries he suffered in a recreational league game. A 17-year-old player apparently was so angry about Portillo giving him a yellow card that he punched the referee in the head. Portillo's brain gradually swelled and he fell into a coma a few hours later. By Saturday, at the age of 46, he was dead.
Stories like this disgust me. Sports are supposed to teach discipline, teamwork and respect. Portillo was just a guy who was trying to nurture those concepts and allow the kids a chance to play.
But this teenager apparently didn't get it. He let his uncontrolled anger get the best of him and now his life is ruined, along with that of Portillo's family that includes three daughters left without a father.
"It makes me sad," Stewart said. "No matter what the situation, there is never a reason that your emotions should be so high that it would make you want to do something like that."
For the last three years, Stewart has been the president of the Temecula Valley Soccer Referees Association, a group that assigns about 150 referees to all levels of soccer competition from Lake Elsinore to Hemet. He is a referee himself and knows first-hand what happens on the soccer pitch.
The weekend incident is "extremely rare," he said, but it doesn't mean youth and recreational league games don't have their bad moments.
For instance, last year Stewart's 15-year-old son, whom he described as well-qualified to officiate youth matches, was refereeing a 13-under championship game when a player got so angry that he shoved him. The game was terminated; the police were called; the player was suspended from the league for six months and ordered to attend a referees' clinic to learn the rules.
Soccer referees in the Temecula Valley association range from ages 14 to 60. Beginning referees can make $40 to $60 in a weekend, Stewart said. They go through 16 hours of beginners training and can get more training during the course of a season.
One of the things they learn is to stand their distance from a player whenever he's yellow-carded for unsportsmanlike conduct. But sometimes even that doesn't work.
Recruiting referees isn't a problem, Stewart added, but retaining them is more difficult. The major causes for their departure are the time commitment involved and a decline in interest.
But the most consistent reason is because of the treatment that referees often get from parents and coaches. He's stood on the sideline many times, Stewart said, and heard the verbal abuse. He often has wanted to respond, but it's not the referee's place to escalate the situation.
"The referee is the boss of a game and where in life is it OK to yell at your boss?" Stewart said. "Parents may be at the core of the problem."
I asked Stewart to respond because this is a soccer story and he is close to the game. But my questions could easily have been directed to the head of officials for football, basketball and baseball. All sports have their dark side, and at this level it starts with call-and-react.
"I always say that parents, coaches and players need to be part of the solution and not the problem," Stewart said. "And to do that, they should attend one of our referee clinics. They'll learn the rules of the game and how it should be played. And they may even want to be referees."
It sounds like a good idea ---- anything to prevent tragedies like the one in Utah last week.
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Pretty much everyone is familiar with the tradition in theater of wishing well to actors before a performance by stating "Break a leg." Well, now cyclists can have their own silly superstition. Next time someone is heading out for a ride, yell at them "Break an elbow!"
We can thank Mayor Villaraigosa of Los Angeles for setting us up for this. He recently found himself involved in a right-hook incident with a taxi cab while he was riding his bike on Venice Blvd, which ultimately resulted in a broken elbow for the mayor.
As a result of this incident, the mayor has declared his desire to put together a bike summit. According to an LA Weekly post:
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently reached out to the bicycle community via YouTube and announced — more than a week after he broke an elbow in a bike accident on Venice Boulevard — that he would help organize a summit about the future of pedal power in L.A..'We're going to work with the bicycle safety community to put together a bike summit," he said.
It is unfortunate that someone in a position of power has to be injured to drive the point home about the need for more understanding and protection of cyclists. However, it is totally understandable why, as a human, the mayor would be more sensitive to cycling issues after an incident such as this. "Have a good ride mayor! Break an elbow!"
The time seems ripe in LA for a change in culture. The LAPD was already making strides to improve bicycle safety. From the LA Times blog post:
Police Chief Charlie Beck has made overtures to bicyclists, promising to make their safety a bigger priority and sending some of his officers to ride in the monthly Critical Mass bicycle ride in June. The LAPD issued a directive instructing officers that a motorist can be held responsible for causing a bicycle accident even if he or she did not make direct contact with the rider — and can be arrested for fleeing the scene, Box said.
The LAPD involvement in the critical mass ride, while reported as wildly successful by both sides, unfortunately also only arose in response to an unfortunate circumstance. A previous ride in LA staged to protest the BP oil spill was met with what was perceived by many as unwarranted aggressive behavior towards cyclists.
I fully applaud the actions of both the mayor and LAPD, acknowledge that all folks make mistakes, and give kudos to LAPD for recognizing a poorly handled situation and taking actions to correct the damage. However, I can't help but find it frustrating that so many times it requires a tragedy in the cycling community to bring about any real, positive change.
Be safe, keep your helmet above your saddle above your pedals, and by all means "Break an Elbow!"


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AUBURN � The last time he set foot on a football field to play against Williamsville High School, Auburn�s Noah Meyer suffered an injury that�s often season-ending.
But the Trojans� running back returned for the next game, and the three after that. He and his teammates came painfully close to playing one more game after that.
But fortunately for Meyer, he had time to get that knee fixed and prepare for one more season, starting tonight with a much-anticipated season opener at Williamsville.
And by the way, he could become the career rushing leader in Auburn history before long. Meyer enters 2014 with 2,521 career yards, 230 short of Gary Sergent�s record set from 1979-82. But that doesn�t seem to be very high on Meyer�s list of priorities.
�If you think about your stats during a game, you�re not being a team player,� Meyer said. �You�re being more selfish than you are helping the team.
�Near the end of the game, you can either encourage each other or yell at a guy for not doing his job. It should be all about the next play. What can you do to get better? How do you stay positive and keep going?�
Playing hurt
Meyer kept going into the postseason last year despite � unbeknownst to him � suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the first half of the Week 9 Williamsville game.
He did sit out the rest of that regular-season finale, a 21-14 loss to unbeaten Class 3A Williamsville that actually was a confidence-builder for the 2A Trojans.
While the knee didn�t seem quite right throughout the playoffs, Meyer played in all four of the Trojans� postseason games, culminated by a heartbreaking 32-28 Class 2A semifinal loss at Staunton.
The Auburn program has been known for its potent passing attack over the last decade, and last year senior quarterback Korben Clark set a school mark for passing yards (3,303).
But Meyer also had a lot to do with the Trojans setting a school record with 5,182 total yards. Meyer rushed for 1,565 yards and a school-record 31 touchdowns, although he credited his offensive line for most of it.
Meyer remembers being hit on an Auburn pass play (to another teammate) in the first half of last year�s Williamsville game. Jesse Kessler filled the running back spot the rest of the game, but Meyer came back for the playoffs the following week.
�(The knee) was swollen, and running at top speed was the most obvious as far as pain goes,� Meyer said. �I could tolerate it, but I could tell something wasn�t right.�
Auburn team trainer Josh Grant, who works for SportsCare, said he checked the knee periodically during the Trojans� playoff run.
�It�s the freakiest thing I�ve ever seen,� Grant said. �It felt like a normal knee. We think his hamstring and (quadriceps) were so strong, they held the knee in place.�
It wasn�t until January, when swelling in the knee hadn�t subsided, that Meyer underwent an MRI that revealed the torn ACL along with torn meniscus and bone fractures in the femur and tibia.
�When I came out of the (MRI) machine, the radiologist said, �I don�t see how you�re walking right now,�� Meyer said. �It was like, �You have no ACL.�
�I have no regrets about finishing the season. I wouldn�t have changed anything. Even if I�d known I�d torn my ACL, I�d want them to put me on special teams or something, just to finish the season.�
After undergoing surgery in February, Meyer began the long rehab. Given Meyer�s reputation for work ethic, Auburn coach Dave Bates wasn�t surprised that Meyer was able to come back ahead of schedule.
�He�s very self-motivated and hard-working,� Bates said. �He�s probably the hardest worker I�ve had in the weight room. On top of that, I�m not sure if he�s gotten straight-A�s, but he�s darn close.�
Meyer admitted the injury � and his subsequent recovery � gave him a new perspective on taking the field.
�Since my freshman year, I�ve gotten bigger and I�ve done a lot of leg exercises,� he said. �I thought, �An ACL couldn�t happen to me.� Coming back was tough, but it was worth it.�
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Photo of Kara Alongi from her Twitter feed
Police say the New Jersey teen who tweeted that someone was in her home, asked her followers to call 911 and then disappeared likely left her house voluntarily.
Kara Alongi gained thousands of followers after asking people on Twitter to call 911 on Sunday because an intruder was in her home. She then went missing, sparking fears that she may have run into foul play. People re-tweeted her message and #helpfindkara trended on the social network.
A preliminary investigation suggested that no foul play was involved in her disappearance. Investigators later discovered that someone had called a local taxi company at about the time the tweet was posted.
Police say the driver who responded to the Alongi home positively identified the 16-year-old girl as the fare he picked up. He told police he drove her to the Rahway train station.
Police Chief Alan Scherb said her apparent disappearance remains a missing person's investigation.
"Kara might feel that she will be in trouble if she comes home after this scare and causing a panic," Scherb said in a statement. "At this point, all everyone cares about is seeing her safe and at her house where she belongs."
Police responded to Alongi's home on Hall Drive in Clark Sunday evening. A person who answered the phone at the girl's home quickly said 'No comment" and hung up.
"She is currently still missing, but we are confident she left voluntarily," Scherb told Patch. "No abduction, no foul play. We are investigating this as a missing runaway juvenile."
On Sunday, Kara Alongi, 16, tweeted that someone was inside her house, asking people to call 911. Now, her parents are staying quiet and police are saying the New Jersey teen is missing. NBC's Katherine Creag reports.
Twitter users worldwide tweeted messages of good will @KaraAlongi overnight as her initial post asking for help circulated. Many said they were frightened to think about what could have happened to her.
Others were skeptical about her pleas for help, pointing out a tweet that allegedly popped up on Alongi's account that said: "Why is everyone saying I'm missing? I was jkin haha" and was deleted a short time later.
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Galaxy Quest
DirectorDean Parisot
Release Date(s)1999 (May 2, 2000)
Studio(s)DreamWorks SKG
Technical Specifications
102 mins, PG, letterboxed widescreen (2.35:1), 16x9 enhanced, single-sided, RSDL dual-layered (layer switch at 55:17, at the start of chapter 12), Amaray keep case packaging, featurette On Location in Space, 7 deleted scenes, theatrical trailer, preview trailers for Chicken Run, The Road to El Doradoand Road Trip, cast & crew bios, production notes, Omega 13, animated film-themed menus with music and sound effects, scene access (20 chapters), languages: English (DD 5.1 & 2.0) and Thermian (DD 2.0), subtitles: English
- Film/Program Grade: A
- Video Grade: A
- Audio Grade: A
- Extras Grade: B+
Brandon (a fan): I want you to know that I'm not a complete brain-case, okay? I understand completely that it's just a TV show...
Nesmith (as Commander Taggert): It's all real.
Brandon: Oh my God - I knew it!!!
Galaxy Quest is one of the most clever and entertaining films of last year. It is, without a doubt, a tongue-in-cheek spoof of Star Trek - not just the fictional world of Star Trek, but the show's cast and fans as well. The humor is completely good-natured, so if you're a Trekkie, you'll love this. Thankfully, the humor is also wonderfully universal - I don't know of a single person who saw this film and didn't enjoy it, Trek-savvy or not. It's just damn funny.
The story is simple. Tim Allen plays Jason Nesmith, a washed up (and full of himself) actor who played Commander Peter Quincy Taggert (think William Shatner/Captain Kirk) on a 20-year-old TV show called Galaxy Quest. He and his fellow cast members make their living now on the Sci-fi convention circuit, doing public appearances and signing autographs for their slightly-over-enthusiastic fans (think Trekkies). But just when things are looking most depressing for these has-beens, a group of fans approaches Nesmith with a job offer. But here's the twist - these particular "fans" are really aliens (Thermians to be exact), who's race is being wiped out by the evil Sarris. As it turns out, the Thermians have been watching re-runs of Galaxy Quest for years. They assume the show is really a "historical document", and they've based their entire culture on its example. So in their darkest hour, naturally they turn to the great Captain Taggart and his crew for help.
What ensues is a classic fish-out-of-water tale, with an extremely funny twist. The script is very well written, loaded with funny gags and some hilarious dialogue - there are tons of throw-away lines here that will have you rolling. And for those familiar with Star Trek and other Sci-fi, there are plenty of in-jokes. One of the actors (played by Dean Rockwell) is just an extra who was killed in the first five minutes of episode 81 on the Galaxy Quest TV show... so naturally he's afraid he's going to die at any moment. When the crew lands on a strange planet, and Tony Shaloob's character opens the door, another reacts: "Hey, don't open that - it's an alien planet!! Is there air?! You don't know!!" And when Weaver and Allen find themselves crawling through air shafts at one point, Weaver's character comments dryly, "Ducts... why does there always have to be ducts" - a wry nod to her earlier work in the Alien films.
But without great performances, Galaxy Quest just wouldn't work, and the cast definitely rises to the occasion. Allen is simply perfect as the show's Captain - his performance is almost Buzz Lightyear-ish. Alan Rickman is hilarious as the former British stage actor, who got pigeon-holed as the slightly-alien, super-intelligent character on the show (his droll attitude recalls these words: "I am not Spock!"). Weaver is equally good as the busty-blonde T&A on the show, who simply repeated everything the computer said. Daryl Mitchell was the boy-genius who flew the ship (think Wesley Crusher), and who's now all grown up. Shaloob steals the show with some of the best lines, as the Scotty-type chief engineer character. And Just Shoot Me's Enrico Colantoni steals it right back as the geek-boy leader of the Thermians.
On DVD, the film looks and sounds simply amazing. The anamorphic widescreen video is crisp and clean - you'll be hard pressed to find any flaws. The film's muted-cool color scheme is perfectly rendered, with deep blacks and wonderful contrast. Note that the film starts in full frame, as we watch a rerun of the Galaxy Quest TV series (it then widens out to 2.35:1 for the rest of the movie). The Dolby Digital 5.1 audio is equally good, with clear and well-placed dialogue and thunderous bass. There aren't quite as many rear-channel audio gimmicks as you'd expect with this kind of film. Rather, the surround mix creates terrific ambience, placing the viewer in a natural 360-degree audio environment. Listen to the audio as Allen gets "teleported' back to Earth at the end of chapter 4 (about 19 minutes into the film) - the first time he realizes that what he's experiencing is real. We hear ourselves smack in the middle of a cavernous chamber, when suddenly the roof opens up on a vista of space, and Allen is shot into a black hole. The 5.1 mix is terrific. An English 2.0 mix also provided, as is a 2.0 mix in Thermian... no, I'm not kidding. It's fun, but I bet it got tough to record after about an hour. Can you imagine going, "Arrr, arrr, augh, ack, ack, arrr!!" for 102 minutes? Ouch! One last note - a separate DTS 5.1 DVD version of this film is also forthcoming.
The extras on this disc are also good. There are a bunch of deleted scenes, presented in surprisingly good quality, and some are pretty funny (although you can see why they were deleted). There's a decent 10-minute behind-the-scenes featurette (which I wish was longer), and production notes and cast and crew bios (which include a number of video "Easter eggs"). There are also 4 theatrical trailers that look amazing, also in anamorphic widescreen (one for this film, and new preview trailers for Chicken Run, The Road to El Dorado and Road Trip). And finally, there's the Omega 13. I'm not going to tell you what it does - just be sure to try it both before AND after you watch the film.
My only complaint with the extras is that I wanted more. Given that this is a Trek spoof, it's surprising that the name Star Trek isn't mentioned anywhere in the production notes. Okay... from a legal standpoint, maybe it isn't so surprising. Still, I would have loved a commentary track with director Dean Parisot and the writers, where they talk about all the in-jokes here. David Howard and Robert Gordon are credited for the script, and clearly they did their research - there's some savvy references here that only a true Trek fan would know to include. And given this cast, I bet there were tons of funny antics on the set that would have been a blast to see.
Still, all things considered, it's pretty tough not to love this disc. DreamWorks has definitely risen to the occasion. There's plenty of laughs here for everyone - trust me. Here at the Bits, we're all big fans of this kind of movie, naturally. But even our wives enjoyed this film... and that should say something! Personally, I'm hoping DreamWorks has a sequel planned. Galaxy Quest on DVD is a hoot - fire-all-phasers good fun. Absolutely don't miss it.
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While we don't go out researching anymore, we have left our site up for people to see what we found in the three years we researched our county. From time to time we get a report in our area and other parts of Missouri. People are often looking for answers to what they saw or experienced, and no one really has those answers. No one has been able to give an accurate answer to the craft that are seen in the sky and the beings that people have encountered over the years.
Just as we have different makes and models of cars, planes, helicopters and ships, so it seems that the ones in our airspace also created different models, and just as we have a diversity of races on our planet, there seem to be different races controlling these craft. Triangle shaped, cigar shaped, groupings of saucers, acorn shaped, fast, slow, or hovering, there are hundreds of reports across the globe on a daily basis, and so many more sightings that are never reported.
Yesterday I was contacted by a person who had been in contact with me before and this time she was able to get a video of what she saw.
Reported on June 22, 2014 from the Fredericktown, Missouri area:
"I thought I'd share with you guys the sighting I had this evening! The hubby made up his mind it was a helicopter, but I think not. It was all one color, orangey-yellow, reminded me of video footage I've seen of the Chinese lanterns people launch as far as the hue and how the light behaved, but much larger than one of those little lanterns. It was just under the clouds. I think helicopter light is usually bright white and I think they also have blinking lights, and multiple color lights (?) There was no sound either, and for being so low I am sure there should have been some sound. Hubby thought it could have been one of those military helicopters, he says some of them have whisper mode. I took a video but it's not really that helpful. It travelled fairly slowly. When I first spotted it, there seemed to be a few seconds of hovering in place, but then gradually it travelled in a straight line in a south-east direction and went a little higher disappearing into the clouds. Interesting there was a small earthquake in Steeleville earlier this evening, maybe just a coincidence. In any case I was pretty intrigued by it! Here is the link to the video."
While this video doesn't show a lot of detail, I believe it is very clear that this was not a plane or helicopter. She stated there was no noise and even though there are stealth aircraft and helicopters that have a whisper mode, they still emit some kind of noise, probably a small hissing sound like air leaking out or a quieter whirring noise than what the normal helicopters make.
Out of curiosity, I checked a few places to see how many sightings have been reported in Missouri so far this month. NUFORC shows 13 from listed from St. Louis, Holts Summit, Hermann, Kansas City, St. Peters, and Ashland, while MUFON shows 23 reports in Ballwin, Independence, Lake Ozark, Bronson, St. Louis, Jefferson City, and Raytown. Reports include a chrome sphere, balls of lights, fast moving lights, triangles and cylinders.
That is 36 sightings reported for the month of June, alone, and there is no telling how many other sightings there are that were not reported for various reasons. Because there is still a stigma associated with UFO and Extraterrestrial sightings, and because some investigators are less than honest and upfront with the experiencers, many people are less eager to report what they have seen.
We may never start our research again, but we are still aware of what is around us, what is out there and we will leave up The Midnight Observer and we will continue to add reports and articles to the site.
Food for thought: If God created this vast Universe, you have to wonder where we fall in the scheme of things: Were we the first planet he put life on or the last? Or maybe he has been creating life on planets the whole time?
SOURCE: http://themidnightobserver.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/the-skies-are-still-busy/


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A Guide to the Duane G. Albrecht Poster Collection, circa 1960s-2002
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Dr. Duane G. Albrecht is a professor in the University of Texas Department of Psychology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in Biological Psychology. His primary research and teaching areas are in biological, perceptual and visual perception psychology.
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Collection contains music industry posters collected by Dr. Duane G. Albrecht, divided into two main geographic series: Texas and San Francisco. Included in the San Francisco series are posters of the 1960s Psychedelic Art movement and contains prints by well-known San Francisco poster artists, Rick Griffin and Victor Moscoso. Many of the posters were produced by Family Dog Productions and Berkeley Bonaparte.
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Unrestricted access.
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Duane G. Albrecht Poster Collection, circa 1960s-2002, the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
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Net new money has been negative in the three wealth and asset management divisions in the quarter to date.
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Ever since they broke up earlier this season, Glee fans have been dreaming of a Klaine reunion.
But in this sneak peek from Glee's Christmas episode, airing Thursday at 9/8c on Fox, the two former lovebirds are dreaming of a white Christmas when they reunite to perform a duet of the classic holiday tune.
RIP Jelena and TomKat! Check out the most shocking celebrity splits
It's unclear from the ice skate rink-set performance exactly where Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) stand romantically, but it's nice to hear them singing together again, especially in a Christmas-themed episode. Their 2010 duet of "Baby It's Cold Outside" has been on our Christmas playlist every year since.
Watch the video to hear Klaine's duet and see a surprise appearance from a Glee fan favorite:
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
The Hangtown Fry - A Gold Rush Classic, and the Perfect Before Execution Snack!
Another interesting historical angle to this dish was its popularity as a "last meal" request among those unfortunate souls awaiting a walk to the gallows. Since it often took a few days to procure all three of those ingredients, the condemned man could stall his inevitable fate. Maybe is gang could think of a way to bust him out, and he could brag from that point on how his life was saved by a scrambled egg recipe.
By the way, the original recipe had the raw oysters cooked right into the eggs, but this modernized versions places fried oysters on top of the eggs for a more "fancified" plate. Enjoy!
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if i ever find myself on death row I shall remember this!
- April 3, 2008 at 3:03 PM
that big knife isn't over your shoulder like it usually is at the start of your other videos.
- April 3, 2008 at 8:55 PM
- Chef John said...
good eyes!
- April 3, 2008 at 11:27 PM
- Unknown said...
Holy Cow! Those oysers seem HUGE. They're as big as chicken breasts.
- April 4, 2008 at 3:51 AM
- Chef John said...
the camera adds 10 pounds! actually the plate is pretty small.
- April 4, 2008 at 4:01 AM
Can you successfully use those smoked oysters in the flat tins for this?
- April 4, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- PrimeBrit said...
I was lucky enough to experience freshly shucked raw oysters on my neighbors dock the other evening! The worst thing about them is how they look, but with a little squeeze of lemon, cocktail sauce and a teeny bit of horseradish, I must say I probably didn't taste the oysters! An experience all the same and one that a boy born in a town that is famous for Black Pudding hopes to repeat sometime soon. TGIF!
- April 4, 2008 at 12:36 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey Chef John
Go to today's NYTimes (April 16, 2008) and see Mark Bittman's take on the Hangtown fry.
I find it really coincidental that this recipe is featured on two different web sites in such a short period of time (your's being first)
Its as if all you foodie types are somehow connected in a vast lattice of coincidence. I may be thinking of a plate of shrimp and then one of you guys may say, plate or shrimp or Plate of shrimp...out of the blue.... It's all part of a cosmic unconsciousness.
Either that or he's a fan of your blog...
- April 16, 2008 at 3:48 AM
I was coming to your blog to say exactly what Donald reported about the NYT & Mark Bittman's take on the Hangtown fry.
I mean, I like watching cooking instuction videos where ever I can see 'em, but how common is Hangtown Fry anyways?!?
- April 16, 2008 at 7:21 PM
Personally, I prefer your recipe over Mark Bittman's take on the Hangtown fry...I re-watched your video, and darn if the view of the fried bits of bacon didn't totally mesemerize me as they glided by!
- April 16, 2008 at 7:31 PM
- Chef John said...
That bastard stole my idea! And then tried to throw me off the scent by doing an "authentic" version. He's now on my "list!" ;)
- April 16, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Hi Chef John,
Can you do a demo on Egg Benedict?
- August 20, 2008 at 6:38 AM
- Chef John said...
Already did! http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2007/03/eggs-benedicts-last-2-episodes-to-make.html
- August 20, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Hi Chef John,
i have been following your videos for a few month now and i really enjoy them. thank you so much.
now on bittman, ( i have actually been following his blog longer than yours ) i like his minimalistic way but i found he is so minimalist that the flavor also gets minimal. and i do not like that. i do not like non-chef who cannot provide us with decent technic.
i like your way of teaching / cooking because it is simple enough to follow and so delicious. i cooked tomato sauce the other day and it came out really great. i did not know that i had to simmer it for a long time. i learned it takes time to make a delicious dish.
thanks again:)
ps. my foodwish is a cheesecake!
- April 5, 2010 at 11:19 PM


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Best definition
A Mexican-roadblock occurs on a two or more lane road where 2 (or more) cars are traveling next to eachother
at the same speed (usually under the speed limit), not allowing the following traffic to pass. Most noticeable on the highway in a light traffic situation, where two cars stop the flow of traffic wishing to pass.
i was late to work because i got stuck behind stuck behind a mexican-roadblock
Mexican-Roadblock: define #2
Mexican roadblock
(n) May be created intentionally or unintentionally- two cars driving next to each other at the exact same speed, thus preventing you and other cars behind from passing. Unbelievably frustrating, especially when you have somewhere to be.
Always happens when I'm late to work.
I try to move to the right lane to prevent creating a Mexican roadblock.
Mexican-Roadblock: define #3
Mexican road block
When driving on a road with two or more lanes going in one direction, and vehicles occupy all lanes. Said vehicles drive at the same speed and evenly, barring other vehicles from passing. This event native to Denver, where many "undocumented workers" usually from Mexico attempt to drive without a valid driver's license or automotive insurance. These illegal immigrants therefore drive significantly under the speed limit, effectively infuriating all other drivers on the road.
Sorry I'm late for work today Mr. Jenkins. There was a Mexican road block on Interstate 25.
Mexican-Roadblock: define #4
Mexican Roadblock
A group of mexicans who walk very slow and yell out loud in spanish. Usually a group of female foreign exchange students.
These foreign exchange students are making a mexican roadblock!
Mexican-Roadblock: define #5
When after having sex with a mexican, you're feeling so patriotic you get up and build a wall between the two of you.
I finally got in with that latina chick at the bar last night. I was so in love with America afterwards that I built a wall to keep out foreigners.
Dude, you built a Mexican-Roadblock.
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(CNN) -- Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Kanye West can once again break out the leather skirt and the pink Polos he once favored.
The rapper and his reality TV star girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, are having a girl.
The baby's gender was revealed in the eighth season premiere of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" on Sunday night.
The episode shows Kardashian, 32, at a doctor's appointment for her 19-week checkup.
"Do you see a little peepee?" Kris Jenner, Kardashian's mom, asks during the ultrasound. (The Kardashians never have been known for their subtlety.)
"I don't see any peepees," the physician, Dr. Paul Crane, responds.
He then adds, "I'm thinking it's a girl."
"Whats the percentage?" Kardashian asks.
"99 plus."
"99 plus? So I can tell people it's a girl?"
And that's how the world found out.
The news came the same day Kardashian, who's due next month, had a baby shower in Beverly Hills.
West and Kardashian, better known as "Kimye," have been dating since last year.
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Genevieve "Gen" Zavanelli, devoted wife, loving mother, and dedicated nurse passed away peacefully at home in Pleasanton on Nov. 16. Gen is survived by her beloved husband, Dr. William "Bill" Zavanelli and children Barbara (Stuart) Zavanelli-Morgan, Mary (Dan Costa) Zavanelli, Tony (Pati) Zavanelli, Terry (Kevin) Koenig, daughter-in-law Karen Zavanelli and cherished grandchildren Nicole and Kevin (K.J.) Koenig and Steven Zavanelli. Her sons, Joseph and Andy Zavanelli, preceded Gen in death.
Born Genevieve Ida Tigges, she was from Wadena, Minnesota. She served as a nurse for the United States Air Force during the Korean War. She met and married Bill while working at the USAF base in Montana. They moved West settling in California. Her family gathered recently to celebrate her 88th birthday and Bill and Gen?s 61st wedding anniversary. Gen will be greatly missed.
Family and friends are invited to attend the funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, 4001 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Gen?s favorite charitable organization, Hope Hospice.
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The steel wrench missed Noel St. Claire's head by inches, then clattered against floor somewhere behind him. Instinct made him jerk away in time, and he let out a slow breath.
His aim is improving, St. Claire observed. I need to lay hands on him before he improves any more.
St. Claire had cornered Farrow in one of the Britannia's long workshops below the passenger decks. A claw hammer sailed through the dim gloom. This time St. Claire ducked for the relative safety between two shelves. The hammer rang against the leg of a shelf, then skidded across the deck.
"You've nowhere to go, monsieur!" St. Claire called out. "Whatever you and the Duchesse have been planning, it's over!"
Past shelves loaded with boxes and crates of supplies, St. Claire could see Farrow. The sailor was wide-eyed, and acting like a caged animal looking for an escape. Farrow glanced in the direction of St. Claire's voice, then darted over to a set of pressurized pipes for the steam engine that powered the room. He yanked on the tarnished chains. A loud hiss answered him, and a thick cloud of white, billowing steam filled the room. It did not block St. Claire's view, it just complicated it like a thick fog.
"You've no damn idea what you're talking about!" Farrow spat. "It's not over by a league."
St. Claire squinted against the warm steam, and took a slow sidestep to his right. That kept at least two shelves heavy with parts between himself and Farrow. Most of the boxes were filled with pipes, and were heavy enough to withstand a thrown hammer or two. St.Claire's position also kept himself between Farrow and the sole door out of the workshop.
The other possible escape was a pair of large windows on one bulkhead that gave a majestic outside view. They were also double-paned, and thick. Even if Farrow could open one, the only place they led was to the ocean. A fall from their current height would be as lethal as falling head first off a building to a cobblestone road.
"Come now, mon ami, how can that be?" called St. Claire with a light tone. "You've no escape. And we know the Duchesse is driving the problems aboard. She is on the run, and will eventually be caught before she can cause any more mischief, or accomplish whatever the pair of you set out to do." He swallowed the bitter taste the next words conjured. "No matter what you've done, you could help us stop her. It would go in your favor with any authorities later."
St. Claire took another step between the shelves, then scowled at the fog. His quarry was a dim blur, half-hidden by steam, a tool locker, and a large gas cannister. The young man adjusted his grip on the needler pistol. It was not his preferred weapon, but he knew how to use it. He just needed a clear shot where a ricochet would not risk setting the airship on fire. In a workshop like this, at least a dozen or more items were volatile. That meant he needed Farrow in the middle of the room, at best. Certainly not near that tool locker, where most workshops kept their precious few acetylene canisters. From across the room, St. Claire heard the tool locker protest as Farrow eased it open.
"How's your big friend?" Farrow asked, wiping sweat from his face. The workshop had already turned into a sauna. He sunk his hands into the locker, and rummaged through the tools. "Skin looking a bit peaked? Maybe gray? It's nasty stuff Her Grace cooked up. Works quick enough, depending on how many needles got to his skin."
The memory of the gray-black welts on Parker's skin made St. Claire clench his jaw until it ached. He did his best to ignore Farrow's comments, and instead focused on how to capture the man. If, for no other reason, he might know whether the Duchess had formulated a cure for her hellish toxin. But, deep down, St. Claire felt the attractive lure to end the foul man's life.
"He's not your concern, you dégénéré fils de pute," St. Claire snapped back.
Farrow stepped away from the locker with a long object in his hands. Before St. Claire could see what the man had found, Farrow slipped behind a nearby set of shelves beside the tool locker.
"Hit a nerve there, eh?" Farrow replied, his voice echoing through the mist. "But that's the point of all this theater. Hitting a nerve." Another few steps put himself behind another of the ever present shelves. Then misfortune stepped in to provide a thick gout of steam, obscuring the man from view.
St. Claire frowned, and rubbed his eyes with the back of a hand. He scowled at the humid fog, wishing he could slice it apart. "What are you talking about?"
There was no answer. Uneasy at not hearing anything out of Farrow, St. Claire continued along his original course, listening for any sign of his quarry. His chest tightened with anxiety.
What if Farrow slipped past me? The brief thought sent chills along his spine. If Farrow had slipped out, it would take some time to find him in a ship the size of the Britannia. In that time, the man could cause plenty of trouble.
St. Claire took a gamble, and eased out beyond the edge of the shelves. He was hoping to catch some hint that Farrow was nearby. A footstep, or even a lingering shadow through the clouds of humid, white steam would do. In an instant, there was motion to his left. A pipe wrench cut through the steam, careening for his head. St. Claire jumped backwards, and the wrench deformed a metal corner of a shelf with a hard bang.
"Damnit!" Farrow snarled.
St. Claire snapped off a quick shot of needles, but Farrow was a second faster. The Britannia sailor grabbed a nearby box, and shoved it from the shelf the moment St. Claire fired. Needles hammered the box, instead of Farrow. The box tumbled over, spilling bolts onto the deck in a thunderstorm of sound. The Britannia sailor rushed forward, brandishing his pipe wrench. St. Claire backpedaled to put safe distance between them.
"What am I talking about? What do you think I'm talking about?" Farrow snapped. He swung again, but St. Claire was ready. He ducked aside, and the wrench sailed past. It crashed into another box, sending it flying off a shelf. "All of this was to hit nerves. Make people react. Her Grace wanted everyone distracted, isolated, and above all, out of her way. That way she could get at what she's wanted all this time, your spitfire engineer, Moira Wycliffe. She's the prize, or at least the key to it."
"Moira would never give the time of day to the likes of the Duchesse!" St. Claire snarled. "She knows the Duchesse's history with Capitaine Hunter!" He squeezed off a shot, but he was still too close. Farrow jumped back a step, and the darts peppered the shelves harmlessly.
"Which was why Her Grace wanted the spitfire cooled off, and broken down. More 'manageable', is what she said. That's where I came in. To get close, befriend her, then break her." Farrow raced around the shelves before St. Claire could open fire again. He closed the gap in seconds.
St. Claire snarled at the man, and fired twice more. Needles grazed Farrow's arm, but only scratched him. The electrical charge in each dart did not have time to do more than make the man twitch for a second. Farrow smashed the pistol out of St. Claire's hand with the wrench. The needler flew across the workshop, vanishing among the boxes while St. Claire yelled from cracked bones. He staggered backwards, dizzy from the rush of pain. Farrow grinned, stalking toward his wounded prey.
"It wasn't easy, y'know. She's a right tough one. Getting her trust, then later jolting her with electricity so I could abduct her. At least I was there before Maris tried to deal with her," Farrow shrugged. "He's a bloody one. He would have tried cutting her up to break her spirit. That would have been a damn shame. But he's easy to manipulate."
St. Claire heard the man talking, but he was more focused on looking for his pistol. He needed to find it, or any sort of weapon, to even the odds against Farrow. St. Claire ignored the flash of white hot pain from his hand, and ducked down a row of shelves heavy with parts and boxes. After a few steps, he darted across the room, using the steam as Farrow had earlier.
Farrow hesitated as he lost sight of St. Claire. When he heard running footsteps, he turned and continued as if he was on an afternoon stroll. "Imagine my surprise when that electricity did the trick! It terrified the devil out of her." He gave the pipe wrench an experimental swing, considering the long, heavy tool a moment. "Made my work almost too easy. She seemed to snap pretty hard, too, given the beating she handed out. Nearly broke my jaw! Did you know, she even locked herself in with some of Her Grace's clockwork terrors. Probably why she tried blowing herself to bits."
St. Claire darted down another row of shelves, where he recognized a familiar box with arm-length steel pipes. Reaching in, he lifted one, ignoring the pain in his right hand. St. Claire closed his eyes for just a second to see if he had been heard. Farrow stalked not far away but gave no sign that he had noticed anything. St. Claire wiped sweat away from his eyes.
"Where is she?" St. Claire demanded in a loud voice. "I will take you apart, monsieur, for hurting her!" With that said, he eased down another row of shelves, and further out of sight.
Farrow laughed off the threat, then changed course towards the muffled yell from St. Claire. "Well, well. Have a few feelings for the spitfire? Don't blame you, she's quite a catch." He squinted into the steam for any motion. "But, I think you're a bit late. If Her Grace is right, she's likely good and broken right now. Ripe for the duchess to swoop in with reassuring, kind words. Might take a little time, but Her Grace will have your spitfire thinking in the right way, soon enough." Farrow raised his pipe wrench, then took a careful step between the shelves towards a suspicious shadow.
St. Claire darted out of cover, and charged Farrow from behind with an enraged roar. Farrow turned in time to take a shoulder to the ribs that sent him flying backwards into a worktable. He rolled over as St. Claire swung down with his pipe. Farrow raised the wrench to block, but was a second too slow. St. Claire slammed the tool aside. Two more blows later, Farrow had collapsed to the deck, his face an ashen gray. He clutched at his arm in agony. St. Claire loomed over him, fury painted across his dark, tattooed face.
"My arm!" Farrow yelled. "You broke my bloody arm!"
"You were trying to do worse to me," St. Claire snarled. He took a long breath to rein in his nerves, and his rage. "Where is she, and where is the antidote?"
"Like it'd do you any good!" Farrow spat back. He cradled his broken arm, and moaned in pain.
"Answer the questions!" St. Claire seethed. "Or I'll get some of the thrice-damned darts myself to use on you!"
"Fine! I don't know where she is!" Farrow screeched back. "When that utility room blew, I thought she ended herself. When I got in there to check, there wasn't a body. Not even a trace of one. But there were smudges around the steam pipes running through the ship's Rat Tube that connected to the utility room. I figured she probably went through there, and deeper into the Britannia's bowels. So, I let Her Grace know, and she set her clockwork nightmares out searching for her. It's only a matter of time before she finds your Moira."
The last bit of information set St. Claire back on his heels from surprise.
Farrow noticed the surprise. "She's had things done to herself," he explained through gritted teeth. "Horrid things. It's why I take her threats seriously when she says I ought to obey or she'll have her associates turn me into one of her 'clockwork playthings'."
St. Claire recovered his wits. The implications were immense. Far broader than he had time to contemplate.
"And the antidote?" He asked.
Farrow looked down at the deck, "There isn't one. Whoever has been stung by those devil darts, they're as good as dead."


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The incident happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Dunkin' Donuts at 7125 West Oakland Park Boulevard.
Police said Jeffrey Wright and his 22-year-old wife, Alexis Longo, were at the Dunkin' Donuts to buy coffee. The two initially went in the drive-thru and completed their order with the employee.
Police said the couple then went inside the business afterwards to speak with the manager because the employee had given them an incorrect order.
An argument ensued between the couple and the employee, identified by police as "Hall." Longo then aggressively approached Hall and attempted to strike him, at which point police said the incident became physical.
As all three began to physically fight, police said several witnesses attempted to break up the fight and separate the three involved.
During the course of this, police said Wright retrieved his firearm that was concealed and holstered and struck Hall multiple times against his head.
Police said Wright does have a concealed weapons permit and is currently employed as a security guard. Police identified the firearm as a black Taurus Slim 9mm handgun, and was fully loaded with seven rounds in the magazine and one round in the chamber.
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Dar Williams: Parenting, veggies, and the big open spaces
Famous folkie Dar Williams talks as if she lives in Charlottesville– even though she just moved to the "post-industrial" town of Hudson Highlands, New York.
"We have a collective garden behind our house, a totally happening farmers market, and I'm really involved with Hudson River causes," says Williams. "We're all walking around with our bees, chickens, gardens, walking up and down the street with tomatoes and zucchinis."
Her life is more than veggies, as she now has a four-year-old son.
"Instead of being law and order, which I though parenting would be about, it's people trying to figure out how to keep making music in their lives, where they'll find space in their lives for all these things."
With the recent release of Promised Land– her first album in three years– propelling her on a cross-country tour, Williams soon swings by Charlottesville's Gravity Lounge. Having last performed in Charlottesville at the now defunct Starr Hill in 2005, Williams returns to a changed Charlottesville music scene– as a changed musician.
The Hook: Your music is said to mature as you do. Is that true for Promised Land?
Dar Williams: As I get older, I laugh more at how my insides become more irreverent. I'm becoming wiser, looking at mistakes I make, realizing how important it is to be a fool for God, as a friend says.
The Hook: Fans have waited three years after My Better Self, so how does Promised Land reflect that longer process?
DW: Things got really good in the sense that if you're in college and you can take a lot of different courses, and if you go interdisciplinary, that can be a really cool way to learn new things. I was getting involved with my community and my personal life as a parent and because I live in a cool town, writing, touring– everything was cross-disciplinary.
The Hook: How did you prepare for the new album?
DW: For a year before I went into the studio, I consciously took the time to walk in big open spaces, especially contemporary art museums, with provocative stuff around me to twist my brain around. I chose Brad [Wood, best known for his producing work for Liz Phair and Veruca Salt] as my producer. Everything he does just creates this quality of air, so you can hear the space as well as the instrument. My writing M.O. has always been to seek out open spaces.
The Hook: How did Wood help bring out your message?
DW: Brad is my professor of rock. He's very good at doing what they did in his favorite era, '78-'81. There's a focus on lyrics and clean, acoustic guitar. I really enjoyed his encyclopedic knowledge and how opinionated he was. Some men can't really hear women's voices at all or have too many issues and can't listen. Brad is one of those people who loves women, and when we were in the studio together, there was a really playful quality to it and a lot of laughing and listening– which is really good for a project.
The Hook: You worked with a new group of musicians on Promised Land. How will we see that displayed at Gravity?
DW: It made enough of a difference that I chose to tour with a trio of percussion and keyboard instead of piano and guitar– it was a keyboard-driven project. We'll play half of the new album and bring other songs into the set, and I'll do a couple of solo songs. I'm very pleased with a trio– it propels the whole sound, yet you can focus on the lyrics if you want.
Dar Williams performs at Gravity Lounge on November 6. Show starts at 7:30 pm.
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How about that ugly drunk loud redhead going around "bragging" she was Dar's stylist? How pathetic... get a life... besides, not exactly something to brag about...Dar Williams??
Dar Williams rocks! Now a drunk loud woman bragging about anything, regardless of her hair color, is nothing to charm your socks off. But, I must say, Dar Williams does have great hair!


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I am writing a program that is designed to never terminate, It will also produce large logs (files) of what it is doing. What I would like is for a linux process to periodically (every X minutes (cronjob?)) :
- Take the current logs from the current log file
- place them in a separate file (appropriately named) for offline storage / removal
- Truncate the current logfile so data is not duplicated.
All without data loss or interruption to the producing program. So that I end up with a sequence of time delimeted logs
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New York, August 15, 2012--Gambian national security agents summarily shut an independent radio station early this morning without providing an explanation, according to news reports. Authorities have censored Taranga FM at least twice before in retaliation for its exclusive news review program, according to news reports.
Officers of the Gambian National Intelligence Agency stormed Taranga FM studios in Sinchu Alhagie village, southwest of Banjul, the capital, and forced it off the air, according to news reports.
The officials also took the station's license as well as the contact information of its board members, local journalists said. The officers told the station staff only that they had received "directives from above," news reports said.
In January last year, ahead of the presidential elections, the National Intelligence Agency ordered the station to halt its news review program, which broadcasts news in local languages from independent English-language newspapers, according to news reports. In July 2011, the government again ordered the station to drop the program, according to news reports. The station's broadcasts had generated a lot of attention from the mainly illiterate public.
Local journalists told CPJ they believed the closure could be linked to the station's live weekly talk show, which features interviews from both the ruling party, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction, and opposition parties.
On Sunday, the station had aired comments made by opposition leader Omar Jallow who said President Yahya Jammeh had a worse human rights record than his predecessor, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, whom Jammeh deposed in a 1994 coup.
In a March interview on state television, Jammeh had branded the opposition leaders "dogs" over their decision to boycott that month's parliamentary elections citing government intimidation, according to news reports.
"In its assault on Taranga FM, the Gambian government has silenced an essential source of news and shown again its disregard for citizens' right to independent information," said CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. "The radio station should be allowed to resume broadcasting immediately."
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