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These shoes are beautiful and surprisingly comfortable. I did have to order 1/2 size larger. I normally wear an 8 1/2, had to get a 9.
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These shoes are beautiful and surprisingly comfortable. I did have to order 1/2 size larger. I normally wear an 8 1/2, had to get a 9.
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I got these in yellow for my wedding, as my bridesmaids will be wearing yellow too I thought this would be a fun pop of color. They did not disappoint! I love these shoes. I know some people have made comments about the material on the heel, but mine was all satin and lovely. They are pretty comfortable too, but I do wear high heels a lot so I am not sure how comfy they would be for someone used to wearing flats all the time. I think for the big day I will still add a gel insole just to make sure they last all night. Ordering through Zappos was great, because I didn't have to worry about anything had the shoes not been exactly what I was looking for. I would order these again in a heartbeat!
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I normally wear a size 7; however, after reading some of the reviews I thought I needed a size 8. I ended up exchanging for a size 7 because the 8 was way too big. I love the colour (green)! The bow gives it an extra cuteness to the heels. They will go great with my wedding dress.
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I am absolutely in love with these shoes! I am having a peacock themed wedding and have been looking for the perfect color. I wanted a dark teal and decided to go with purple! When I got them in the mail it took my breath away at how gorgeous these shoes were! The purple was deep and beautiful and the satin made them have a pretty shine. I am an 8½ and they fit me perfectly! Other reviews said they had to get half a size bigger and I am glad that I did not! they are very comfortable and I cannot wait to walk down the isle to the most handsome groom with these stunning shoes! I also wore a pair of Nina shoes to my prom. The limo broke down three blocks and I had to walk. My feet never hurt! Nina is the best brand
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Chose this shoe for my girls in my wedding and loved it on them and they love them as well. They do run small so do get them a half size bigger if you have wide feet.
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Main Theme Original Demo By Pinkie Pie!
Daniel Ingram has posted the original demo of the theme song, sung entirely by Ponville's official party pony! You can find it on the soundcloud page here!
(Thanks to everyone that sent it! And thanks to Daniel Ingram for celebrating Brony Day with us!)
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It's funny to hear her sing the Pinkie part of the song and have it sound different.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Mr. Ingram sir you just opened up a simple basic idea for a premise but yet AWESOME
K how about...when there's a episode for a speccific character then that character will sing the theme song
Who's With Me ;D?
Cmon Rainbow Dash singing the theme song how freaking cool would that be, or TRIXIE, or even LUNA or Celestia singing the theme song when they get their own episodes! - July 15, 2011 at 11:27 AM
It's way cuter than the final one. Having the characters themselves sing their parts improved the song a lot, though.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:27 AM
- BornIn1142 said...
It's not so much Pinkie Pie as Shannon Chan Kent. It makes sense, considering he used her for demo songs.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Pinkie Pie is not my fave but I still like her.
On a side note, my friend sent me this. I did lol so it's all good. Check it out
http://www.nakedrobber.com/2011/07/bronies-are-people-too/ - July 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM
>No doubt about it now!
There never was any doubt, silly filly. - July 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- The Ferret said...
Ahaha that's awesomely cute. i like how you can hear the slight difference between the demo and the final too.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- ElectricZoNe said...
That's sooo awesome! I love how we are getting all of this behind the scenes and extra stuff.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- supermonday said...
oh silly Seth. It took you this long to realize who the best pony really is?
- July 15, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Yeah, you can tell this was an early recording because Pinkie doesn't have that slight craziness in her voice.
@Dave Mustang, the cynical Brony
http://i.imgur.com/ChyM1.jpg - July 15, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Only now I realized that the main vocals in the actual song were done by Pinkie Pie's voice actor, and not by Twilight Sparkle's.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- TenchiFreak5 said...
I do ultimately think that the final version was the better one, but I must say that I would really liked to have had the acoustics that the demo version had in the final version. I really like the echo that the demo version has.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Jerry Zucchini said...
it's lacking that bounciness pinkie pie normally has in her singing, however i do love Kent's voice.
- July 15, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- GabuEx said...
@Eddie Perkins
I know I did, in a great big DAWWWWWWW explosion. :3 - July 15, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- Marcoooootje1 said...
I luv it!
But yeah the voice is missing some extra dose of Pinkie. - July 15, 2011 at 11:49 AM
- nemryn said...
Is anypony else having trouble playing Soundcloud stuff in Firefox?
- July 15, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- ismbof said...
@Dave Mustang, the cynical Brony
Dude, you are so awesome! I don't know why but your so hilarious in a weird way. I like the arguments you get yourself into on these posts because your keepin it cynical.
But anyway this Shannon version of this song is great! Pinkie Pie is awesome! - July 15, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- The Linker said...
Eh wot?
Pretty sure the actual song is done by Twilight's singing VA? - July 15, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- Evil Monkey said...
Well, she's no Rarity but i guess tha seh'll heave to do...
- July 15, 2011 at 12:10 PM
@Dave Mustang, the cynical Brony
http://premisepunchtag.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/debbie_downer.jpg - July 15, 2011 at 12:11 PM
wow...I can actually understand all the lyrics on this one.
- July 15, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Could someone upload an MP3? I can't get it to play for the life of me. :(
- July 15, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Drax said...
I love her voice, at least when shes not mangling herself as Pinkie Pie. Even the Pinkamina voice was way better.
- July 15, 2011 at 12:26 PM
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?i9a95oy9f6js55b - July 15, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Thank you! It's interesting, I'd have to say. Doesn't sound much like Pinkie, but I suppose this was so long ago that she hadn't really acquired her voice yet. - July 15, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- James Corck said...
That actually sounds really good! I wouldn't mind if they have used this one instead of the one we have now :3
- July 15, 2011 at 12:39 PM
- Leoshi said...
I always knew Pinkie was the best singer, but DAMN! This is awesome.
- July 15, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Vermillion Twilight said...
@Dave Mustang, the cynical Brony
>Pinkie Pie sucks.
See, that's what pisses me off. When guys like you start parading their pony-oriented sexual fantasies in front of just anyone, as if everyone is the world is ok seeing that. Most of us come here for, on the whole, worksafe Pony related news and entertainment.
That's because those of us who have jobs and kids of our own DON'T devote their entire day's thought processes and activities to fapping/clopping/pawing off to cartoon ponies. And, I should add, ponies that with their flat chests, small bodies and often childlike personalities, fucking resemble children more than animals, making you less an animal fucker than a fucking pedophile.
Oh, you can try and turn it around and claim that by saying "Pinkie Pie sucks", you were merely commenting in a jocular fashion your dislike of Pinkie Pie, that you feel she's overrated, and that she doesn't live up to the promise and weight a character from such a high caliber production should carry. You can say all of this and more, but now we all know the truth. There's no denying it anymore, no more hiding behind a veneer of cool cynicism tinged with veins of misanthropy.
We know what you want, and you know it too. You want Pinkie's pie, you want to bake her bads good, break her fourth wall, all while she giggles at your ghostie. You sir are a sick, sick individual.
I take my leave of you, SIR! - July 15, 2011 at 1:11 PM
@Vermillion Twilight
Alright, let me rephrase this, Pinkie Pie is no good. - July 15, 2011 at 1:44 PM
She should have replaced "tons of fun" with "reading books".
- July 15, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Now, BOW BEFORE THE MUSIC OF THE GODS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NcCgsAMxhs&feature=channel_video_title - July 15, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Yo Dave Mustang, I'm really happy for ya, Imma let you finish, but this vid is best vid of all time, and has some Mac on the side. E'yone know how bluegrass Big mac iz n all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyWQy7ovGxM - July 15, 2011 at 2:55 PM
- Vermillion Twilight said...
@Dave Mustang, the cynical Brony
>Alright, let me rephrase this, Pinkie Pie is no good.
This is acceptable.
>Now, BOW BEFORE THE MUSIC OF THE GODS!
That music is absolute shi- OH GOD, WHY CAN'T I STOP KNEE SLAPPIN' N' TOE TAPPIN'!?? - July 15, 2011 at 3:14 PM
This is what Pinkie hears in her head (when she isn't hearing Pinkamina)
- July 15, 2011 at 3:22 PM
- PonyPonyPonyBrony said...
Daniel Ingram FTW!!
What an awesome guy. *brohooves all round* - July 15, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Mr. LoLZorZs...your idea is bloody BRILLIANT!
I'm with you on this! And I sooooo wanna hear Rarity do a solo on the theme song! - July 15, 2011 at 3:33 PM
Wait, Seth saying Pinkie is best pony? Over Trixie? Is he sick?
- July 15, 2011 at 3:36 PM
- Vermillion Twilight said...
Now that I finally got Soundcloud to respond in Firefox and had a chance to hear the track, I've got to say it was pretty wonderful. Though I wouldn't call it Pinkie's singing, as her VA used a slightly different voice for it. Much less cotton candy on meth, and more melodic and pretty. Nice.
- July 15, 2011 at 3:38 PM
He's been Kidnapped by his handsome evil twin, El Setho - July 15, 2011 at 4:11 PM
This is awesome. They need to do an intro with each of the 6 mains ponies.
- July 15, 2011 at 6:37 PM
It's things like this that make me grateful for Firefox addons. I have the song on my computer now!
- July 15, 2011 at 7:56 PM
Don't forget, we also need an episode where Duke Nukem sings the theme song too! - July 16, 2011 at 3:03 AM
- jinratgeist said...
Mr. Ingram, how about posting the OTHER early version of the theme song. *wink**wink* :)
- July 16, 2011 at 4:58 AM
I think it would be cool if they had a version of this song for all of the mane cast.
- July 16, 2011 at 6:34 AM
- Randomjack said...
Damn, nice. I'm not a huge Pinkie fan...but her singing voice is amazing.
- July 16, 2011 at 8:01 PM
LOL, I'm just an idiot who hates ponies.
- July 17, 2011 at 11:23 AM
LOL, I'm just an idiot who hates ponies.
- July 17, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- Susan Godsey said...
What Episode is this in and Pinkie Pie Is ADORABLLE!
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This past weekend I held a small tasting for some parents at my younger daughter's school. It was something that I donated (with generous support from Chambers Street Wines and Slope Cellars). The theme was Pinot Noir from various parts of the world. We tasted some very good wines, including Champagne by Brigandat, a Chandon de Briailles wine, a Belle Pente wine, and others. All of the wines cost between $30-40. There were no duds in the tasting - everything was good. One wine, however, was head and shoulders above the rest in terms of quality - the 2009 Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir Buntsandstein.
Binner's 2009 Alsace Pinot Noir was all about fruit and while it was good drinking, it was not complex enough to hold my interest, nor did it distinguish itself in terms of terroir expression. I felt it would have been a better wine had the fruit been harvested earlier. Chandon de Briaille's 2010 Savigny-Les Beaune showed finesse, and a lovely balance of ripe fruit and subtle earth tones. Sandro Mosele's 2010 Pinot Noir Massale the Kooyong in southern Australia had interesting feral animal aromas but also felt a bit roasty to me. Belle Pente's 2010 Yamhill/Carlton Pinot Noir was very tasty and nicely balanced, but did not offer much in the way of complexity, which is understandable in a wine made from very young vines.
I've been to New Orleans many times in the past several years, always for work. But even while working, one must eat, no? I love the food in New Orleans, and I really mean that - I love the exuberant commitment to local seafood and to traditional dishes. And if you've not been there, let me tell you this - the cooks in New Orleans have mastered their dishes and it's easy to find fantastic food, from complex things like gumbo or étoufée to the magnificent simplicity of a fried shrimp po'boy. There are so many ways to eat these and other things, at high end restaurants and at more modest but equally charming joints. Here some of the great things I ate on a recent trip:
Once again, I am reminded that it takes several experiences, at least, in order to understand a wine. Subtlety can get lost even when drinking a wine calmly with friends over a meal, especially if other wines are present. I had dinner with a few friends on a recent night and one of them very generously brought along a bottle of Cedric Bouchard's Blanc de Blancs called La Bolorée. Here is what I wrote about this wine in August of 2011:
La Bolorée is an unusual wine. It is an old vines Pinot Blanc grown on chalky soils in the Aube, there's nothing else like it. It was very smokey and mineral, and quite rich with honeyed flavors on the finish. I appreciated the quality of this wine but it was my first time drinking it and I must say that I didn't really understand the wine, it was simply too far away from what I know of the aromas and flavors of Champagne. I'd love to drink it again, but this is not an easy thing to do as quantities are small and the wine retails for about $175.I've since had the wine twice, and it is a curiosity, for sure. The only pure Pinot Blanc Champagne that I know of, it is quintessentially Bouchard in its clear expression of terroir and its purity of fruit. That time I drank it in August, 2011 at the Bouchard dinner, for me it got lost among the other wines. It is a wine that I imagine would show terribly at a tasting - people would be left shaking their heads at how a wine like that could cost so much money, at how capricious the Champagne hipsters are.
Thank you all so much for your suggestions on San Francisco eating and drinking!
Here is a list of the places you've recommended so far, in the order of popularity - the number of people recommending them in comments or via email (some of you still like to comment in private):
Slanted Door - 9 (10 positive and 1 negative review)
Bar Tartine - 6
Delfina - 6
Terroir - 6
La Ciccia - 6 (8 positive and 2 negative reviews)
Aziza - 5
Arlequin Wine - 4
Bi-Rite - 4
Swan Oyster Depot - 4
Benu - 3
Commonwealth - 3
La Taqueria - 3
Zuni Cafe - 3
Boulette's Larder - 2
Camino - 2
Foreign Cinema - 2
Ippuku - 2
St. Vincent - 2
State Bird Provisions - 2
Tartine Bakery - 2
Number of people telling me never again to say "San Fran" - 2
There is a whole load of places that one person recommended.
I'm not having an easy time picking here, as some of the places that only one or two people recommend sound quite interesting. As much so as the most popular place on this list, Slanted Door. I will continue to enjoy looking through menus, and thanks again for your advice.
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Imagine this: maybe 150-200 years ago, somewhere in eastern Europe, a person of modest means is thinking of what to cook for the family. It's winter and there's not a lot to choose from. In the cellar there are potatoes and onions. There is a sack of flour. There are some eggs, there is a bit of butter. Perhaps it was in a setting like this one when a person had the brilliant idea of making potato pancakes?
I have no idea at all if this is true. Maybe a trained chef at an Austrian cooking school invented the dish. Maybe the potato pancake was invented 75 years ago, or 300 years ago. Isn't it interesting to imagine how a person, someone who must be a creative and brilliant chef, is able to take familiar and humble ingredients and come up with something that is so delicious that it proliferates the way a potato pancake, for example, proliferates?
I like making potato pancakes with the daughters. The other night they were the center of a meal, along with a little split pea soup and a cucumber salad. Couldn't be simpler - peel and grate 2 russet potatoes. Sprinkle with a little salt and let them sit a few minutes so that they begin to release their water. Squeeze out as much water as you can, add two beaten eggs, a tablespoon and a half or so of flour, some salt, and a tablespoon or two of finely grated onion (more or less as you please). Mix well, fry in butter, et voila.
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I have to travel to San Fran for work in April and I haven't been there in 20 years. I know almost nothing about the city. I'm wondering if I can ask you, dear readers, to share your recommendations for good eating in San Fran. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas welcome - anything that's good to eat, from the rickety and run down place with the best tacos to the nicer place with great food and a good wine list.
I really appreciate it!
The other night a friend came over for dinner and he brought with him a bottle of white Burgundy, a wine that reminded me why it is that I love white Burgundy. Not that I needed a reminder - some of the finest wines I've ever drunk have been white Burgundies. I'm not put off by the bottles that don't live up to expectations, even though these can be costly disappointments. Wine in all categories can be disappointing, and I don't buy the cliché about Burgundy being "hit or miss." All wine is hit or miss when you get right down to it. Storage, bottle variation, and many other factors can reduce the experience of any given wine. And when white Burgundy is on, it is as thrilling as wine can be, to my taste.
The funny thing is, on paper this wine didn't have to be so good. 1994 is not considered to be a good vintage, for one. And this wine comes from Puligny, but the producer is better known for white wines from Meursault. That said, the 1994 Robert Ampeau & Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes was a very good wine. Not the greatest of white Burgundies that I've had, even recently, but very good, particularly considering the difficult vintage. And the wine made me think quite a bit.
We opened it and tasted, maybe a half hour or so before we would begin drinking it. My friend who brought the wine was not terribly impressed, and I understood why - it seemed dilute, without much concentration. But we had graduated college in 1994, and we also were probably not terribly concentrated in 1994, needing time to gain complexity and become more serious. We have since done that, and with a little air, the wine did too. It never fully lost that dilute feeling, but it did blossom aromatically and although not a wine with much sap or richness of body, it absolutely and clearly articulated itself and showed a very lovely delicacy to its aromas and flavors. That's not a cop out way of explaining away a mute wine. It is a truthful description of the wine's character.
The goût de terroir of Puligny seems somehow more sharply etched than elsewhere. The fruit is defined and powerful yet restrained, like the musculature of a martial artist. Its perfect composition is revealed by its ability to withstand magnification. As you increase resolution, from commune level Puligny to premier cru and then zoom to Batard-, Chevlalier- and Le Montrachet, you find no blemishes, no distortions in taste or balance.I hadn't read this section of the book in a while and the day after drinking this wine, went back for a look. This paragraph struck me in its description of Puligny's restrained character, something that I am learning to see in the wines, especially in relation to the brawnier wines of Meursault, Puligny's neighbor to the north. Combettes is a vineyard that borders on the Meursault appellation, and probably has more flesh than some Puligny wines (which may have something to do with why Ampeau's Combettes in 1994 is as successful as it is). And still, the character of this Combettes, to me anyway, was unmistakably Puligny.
So apparently you can pickle vegetables merely by adding salt and then waiting a little while as the water is drawn from the cells. This quick pickling method can take as little as 5 minutes if you are David Chang, or it can take longer, but my sense is that it's up to the pickler to decide how long the pickling will take.
Not long ago I ate dinner at a friend's house and he served napa cabbage quick pickled in salt, and it was delicious. I resolved to do some quick pickling of my own. And so the other day I found myself with a trio of radishes, and tried my first quick pickle. I used one each of daikon, the large and somewhat mild carrot-shaped radish, watermelon radish, which is a colorful and very mild radish, and the very pungent green meat radish. I harbored the secret hope that the bright colors and taming effect of pickling might induce my children to try the radishes.
Supposedly there are more words in the English language than in most other languages. And yet it feels as though we are limited in our ability to discuss some of the more important ideas - there just aren't enough words. I've read that there are over 40 words for snow in one of the Inuit languages. Makes sense - there are many different types of snow and if this is an important part of daily life, differentiating between these kinds of snow, it's natural that different words wold emerge so that people can communicate clearly.
Although there apparently are a lot of words in English, we have only two that I can think of to describe warm feelings towards another person - "like" and "love." Shouldn't there be more than that? Aren't there gradations that we aren't giving efficient voice to? Same with "happy." There are many different kinds of happiness, but we have few words to differentiate here. There is the kind of happy you feel when a puppy bounds up and starts licking your face or the kind of happy you feel when holding a 6 month old baby. The kind of happy you feel when you've stepped inside from a soaking rain, or finally made it through security after a long line at the airport. The kind of happy you feel when you're finished taking a final exam, or the kind you feel when your test results are negative. The kind you feel when you get to the BBQ and open the back door to the yard, see everyone there talking and eating and having fun, and you haven't yet but are about to join the fray. There's even the weird kind of happiness you (or maybe just me?) feel when you are depressed about something, but finally give in and allow yourself to wallow in it in the comfort and safety of your own home - an exquisitely sad kind of happy.
Where am I going with this. A fair question indeed, patient reader.
You've noticed that I've been busy lately, sorry to drop out like that. Lots of work and some work travel, and things just pile up.
I'm trying to get better about work travel, as it has become an inescapable fact of life for me, and it seems like it will get worse before it gets better. There are a few simple things I'm trying to do now that make it easier.
1) Travel light - sounds obvious, but I've begun taking it to the extreme. I pack almost nothing, try to fit whatever I need into a large laptop shoulder bag. Yup, I'm that guy with underwear in his computer bag. I cannot bring myself to wear lace-less shoes, and it's not for lack of trying. They just look so dorky on me.
2) Leave the house clean - coming home to a clean house just feels better.
3) Leave something easy and comforting in the fridge to cook when I get home. It cam be tempting to go out to eat after work travel because it's easy, but it's so much nicer to put on some music and make something at home, and to open a pleasing bottle.
Upon returning from a recent work trip I made the simplest of comforting meals - steak and mashed, and a salad. I feel like people think there's some sort of trick to making good mashed potatoes, and I just don't see it. Why is this tricky? I peel and coarsely chop a couple of russets (they cook quickly and have the right texture when mashed), put them in a pot of salted water, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and test them until they give easily to a fork. Then it's through the potato ricer, and here is where the magic happens. The still hot but now ground potatoes are begging for seasoning, and they will readily accept whatever you give them. I keep it simple, with a glug or two of buttermilk, a pat or two of butter, a shake or two of salt, and a grind or three of black pepper. Honestly, it's hard to argue with the results.
I've been trying to cook Japanese food lately, and I've succeeded in cooking Japanese-style food. It's amazing how far you can get with a couple of miso pastes, some kombu (dried kelp) and dried shaved bonito flakes, some mirin and shoyu.
Here is one recipe that my daughters and I have been enjoying - Japanese-style stew with beef and potatoes. Disarmingly simple, and very satisfying, especially in this cold weather. You are essentially braising beef and potatoes in a mixture of Japanese sweet rice wine and shoyu. Here's what you do:
1) Watch the Shogun miniseries in it's entirety. This is 10 hours of your life well spent. And it gets you into the right frame of mind, as a foreigner attempting to do something Japanese.
2) Slice against the grain 1 pound of flank steak (but you can use other similar cuts) into pieces 1 inch thick, but leaving them the width of the steak. Brown the meat and remove from the pot.
3) Cut a large onion in half and slice it with the grain into long thin strips.
4) Peel two russet potatoes and cut them into chunky half moons, chunky enough to hold together in a braise.
5) Peel a decent sized knob of very fresh ginger and grate it finely.
6) Mix together a quarter cup of good quality mirin with a quarter cup good quality shoyu, and 1 cup of good quality hand-poured water. This is the ratio that I like, but you can add more shoyu or mirin - they are strong flavors though and this combination is nicely balanced.
7) Saute the onions in the beefy pot, but don't brown them. After they have cooked for a few minutes, add the ginger and mix well.
8) Add the braising liquid and bring to a simmer.
9) Add the beef and the potatoes, bring to a boil and immediately turn down the heat to a simmer.
10) Cover with a Japanese drop-lid, or if like me, you don't have one, cover the pot with a damp piece of parchment paper and a tight-fitting lid. Every 15 minutes or so move the stew around the pot to make sure that all the meat and potatoes have a turn being submerged.
11) When the meat is very tender, maybe 90 minutes, turn off the heat and let the whole thing rest for 10 minutes or so.
12) Top with scallions and serve over rice.
I'm stuck in the middle of a tough streak right now, friends. Be very careful sharing your good wine with me, as since early January there have been some incredible disappointments. Lately, every bottle that should be great is corked or flawed in some other way. It's starting to spread now to the daily bottles too, which is alarming.
Not long ago I had the opportunity to drink four bottles of very fine Bordeaux, wines by Château Pichon-Lalande. A good friend was in NYC for the weekend and he brought these from his cellar - lucky me! I've had mature Bordeaux before but one bottle at a time, and quite infrequently. This may not surprise you, but I don't have any old Bordeaux in my cellar. Here's another thing that might surprise you - I truly wish that I did.
There are few wines that could be considered less hip and cutting edge than Bordeaux right now. And rightfully so, in a way. The modern wines tend to be over extracted fruit bombs with little to offer in the way of terroir articulation, never mind detail or elegance. They are big, artificially made wines, in most cases. And they are hugely successful, making tons of money for everyone involved.
But like most things that are classic, old Bordeaux is classic for a good reason. They are made from noble grapes and come from interesting terroir, and when well made they combine brawn with detail, complexity, and grace. Many wine lovers of my generation and younger may not have had a great old Bordeaux - it's not something that gets much attention anymore. I think that those of us who haven't had a great old Bordeaux are missing out, not only on beautiful experience, but also on a vital piece of wine appreciation and history. How can we even approach having an understanding of why wine is great without knowing what a grand old claret tastes like?
Pichon-Lalande is one of the top second growths, and comes from Pauillac, a terroir that apparently gives some of the brawnier wines of the region. You can almost see this in the color - look at that inky purple!
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Chinese table tennis player Zhuang Zedong, a key figure in what became known as the "ping pong diplomacy" that helped thaw frosty Cold War relations between the United States and China, has died aged 73, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Zhuang's chance meeting with a U.S. player was instrumental in Beijing's decision to invite the American table tennis team for an exhibition match in 1971.
That match laid the groundwork for the visit of U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1972 and ultimately paved the way for the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1979, ending China's isolation from the outside world.
Xinhua said that Zhuang, who was considered one of the best players in the world in the 1960s, had met U.S. table tennis player Glenn Cowan at a tournament in Japan.
Cowan, a long-haired teenager, had jumped on the Chinese team's bus after missing his own and Zhuang struck up a conversation through a translator -- a brave act given the constraints of China's Cultural Revolution-era politics.
"We were all tense," Zhuang told CNN in 2008. "Our team had been advised not to speak to Americans, not to shake their hands, and not to exchange gifts with them.
"I looked at him, thinking, 'he is not the one who makes national policies, he is just an athlete, an ordinary American'," he recalled.
Zhuang gave the hippie-looking American a silk brocade as a gift. The next day, Cowan gave him a T-shirt emblazoned with a peace sign and the words "LET IT BE."
Pictures of their encounter spread around the world, and, under the orders of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, the U.S. team was invited to visit China.
During their visit, the U.S. announced the end of a 20-year trade embargo against the People's Republic. Their journey turned out to be the first public move in a rapprochement between the two bitter enemies.


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November 28, 2011Status Update : RE: The Management of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster : the Blind leading the Blind
November 26, 2011It started out bad and has only gotten worse. The Government of Japan continues to show that it is inept in its management of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. A change in their Prime Minister did not produce any tangible change in their management of this disaster. This can only be illustrated with the Japanese government's first response after finding out about the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant accident. And, the Government of Japan refusing any international assistance to manage this disaster, relying on TEPCO, the company that was responsible for the disaster, by falsifying safety records.
IMMEDIATELY after the earthquake and tsunami on March 11th that crippled reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, all but one of the devices to measure radioactive matter in the area were knocked out. So the authorities in Tokyo sent up a vehicle stuffed with gauges to assess how dangerous the leakage was. Bewilderingly, says Goshi Hosono, a politician recently appointed to oversee Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO, the utility that runs the plant), the vehicle got stuck in traffic. It then ran out of petrol at a time when the tsunami had led to a nationwide shortage of fuel. Because of this, the government abandoned the mission. Later, the government declared the Fukushima incident to be on the same level of seriousness as the accident at Chernobyl 25 years ago. Yet it had taken what Mr Hosono says was seven to ten days before the government could get reliable data on the amount of radioactive matter pouring out. During that period it became clear that a partial meltdown had taken place in at least one of the six reactors.
The evacuation of the Fukushima citizens for their safety and the denial of pet owners to evacuate with their pets. Despite news agencies reporting:
When nuclear disaster struck Fukushima, Japanese officials had no contingency plan for evacuating animals. People were forced to leave quickly, and ordered to leave their animals behind. For the first few weeks, residents and rescuers were allowed to enter the evacuation zone at their own risk to provide care for animals, but they could not bring any animals out of the zone.
This was not the case: There were guidelines in place but the Government officials despite all the plans and practicing of disaster situations, failed to follow the guidelines.
ALIVE News March 18th 2011
The companion animals in the affected areas are also victims of this disaster. ALIVE would like to introduce some of the guidelines for animal rescue in disasters that have been established by various government agencies.
The Government of Japan rid itself of one Prime Minister that they felt was not effective in his management of the nuclear disaster. The ruling party politicians subsequently replace him with a member of the removed prime minister's cabinet. And, the new Prime Minister is from Finance. The Ministers that would have vital roles in handling the nuclear disaster and subsequent problems were retained, even though they were part of the old Prime Minister's cabinet that lost the confidence of the people.
Post-disaster reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano and nuclear crisis minister Goshi Hosono retained their posts. Hosono also serves as environment minister.
Former vice health and welfare minister Yoko Komiyama is the health and welfare minister. Agriculture minister Michihiko Kano retained his post. The party's former Diet affairs chief Yoshio Hachiro is the trade and industry minister.
The failure by Prime Ministers, the old and the new, to name Cabinet ministers that were competent to handle this nuclear crisis, instead of the current Ministers, has resulted in the disaster expanding and not being adequately managed. The special Nuclear Law that the Diet passed could have also made accommodation to have nuclear scientists that were not party members take the Ministry positions. However, protection of their power base was more important than the safety of their citizens.
The issues that have been addressed to the satisfaction of the citizens of Japan regarding the Fukushima Nuclear Crisis are none. The radiation is still spreading. The debris is still there and accumulating. The animals that were abandoned are either dead or denied rescue.
Japan's science ministry says 8 per cent of the country's surface area has been contaminated by radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
It says more than 30,000 square kilometres of the country has been blanketed by radioactive caesium.
The ministry says most of the contamination was caused by four large plumes of radiation spewed out by the Fukushima nuclear plant in the first two weeks after meltdowns.
The 4 large plumes that spewed out in the first 2 weeks of the disaster. This should take you to the first part of this article and what the Government of Japan actions were.


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American Art Bust of Elizabeth Rush Made in United States, North and Central Americac. 1810 William Rush, American, 1756 - 1833 Terracotta * Gallery 107, American Art, first floor 1944-39-2 Gift of Dr. William Rush Dunton, Jr., 1944 |
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#8 Mag Phos 6x Cell Salt by Hyland's may relieve the symptoms of hiccups, muscle cramps, nausea, upset stomach, and muscle spasms. 1,000 tabs
The Importance of Cell Salts
Cell Salts stimulate the body's natural healing mechanisms to satisfy mineral deficiencies and imbalances. Dr. Wilhelm Schussler established the theory of Biochemic medicine in 1873, by combining the principles of biochemistry with homeopathy. Dr. Schussler states that deficiencies in these 12 minerals are the source of most common health problems and that the Cell Salts derived from these minerals give the body what it needs to maintain health and treat illness.
Where is Magnesium Phosphate Found? Mag Phos is found primarily in the muscular and nervous systems.
Physical Signs that Mag Phos is Needed:
Emotional Signs that Mag Phos is Needed:
With today's reliance on highly processed foods, keeping a healthy balance of minerals in the body is a major challenge. Hyland's Cell Salts can be a part of a healthy daily regimen.
Effective in stimulating healing responses, Hyland's Cell Salts relieve and support recovery of common problems such as colds, flu, earaches, and other ailments.
Cell Salts are most effective when taking frequently. Taking 8 drops of a Cell Salt two times a day is not nearly as effective as taking 4 drops four times a day. Another great way to take Cell Salts and remain hydrated throughout the day is to add a day's supply of Cell Salts to a water bottle. Sip continuously for high effectiveness and continual hydration.
All of Hyland's Cell Salts are minerals combined within a matrix of lactose (Lactose N.F) or milk sugar. Lactose N.F does not contain any casein, whey, or other milk proteins. Many milk allergies/ sensitivities are due to the protein content, not the sugar portion. The lactose content is relatively small and for most with lactose intolerance, it would take ingesting 25-30 tablets at a time to cause a flare-up. Please check with your physician if you are specifically allergic or sensitive to pure lactose before using these products.
*Hyland's Cell Salts are safe for children over two years old.
For complete details on each of the Cell Salts, check out the Hyland's Cell Salt Guide.
The 12 Cell Salts
Since 1903, Hyland's has been a leader in homeopathic medicines. From a small pharmacy established in Los Angeles, to the shelves of nearly every pharmacy and grocery store in North America, the people at Hyland's have worked to make safe and natural medicines accessible to everyone.
George Hyland was the patriarch of Hyland's from the time he bought the business in 1910, and established a tradition of pharmacists as owners and/ or top managers of the company that continues to this day.
Homeopathic medicine originated in Europe and has been practiced in the United States since the early 19th century. Homeopathy is based on principles such as "Individualized Medicines"; ideally homeopathic treatment is tailored to each person. Practitioners would select medicines according to a total picture of the patient, including not only physical symptoms but also lifestyle, emotional and mental states. In order to make homeopathy accessible to more people, Hyland's simplifies the process of selecting a homeopathic medicine by combining several active ingredients to treat the most common symptoms of an acute ailment.
Hyland's was the first to formulate and introduce the original aspirin for children. This pink tablet that dissolved almost instantly in the mouth was extremely popular, and became the precursor for Hyland's Teething Tablets, the company's best-selling product.
As it has been since its inception over 100 years ago, Hyland's hallmark continues to be making safe and natural medicines accessible to all.
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Hi Jamie,
Mag Phos is the cell salt used for symptoms related to nerves. It is used as a remedy for ticks and twitches of the face. It wouldn't hurt to try it, that's for sure. Heat is the strongest modality for people with ailments treated by Mag Phos, and the symptoms should feel improvement with heat. Mag Phos can be put in warm water and sipped (nowhere else in homeopathy can this be found).
Kali Phos (cell salt #6) is also used for symptoms related to nerves. The two may be good to use in combination.
Let me know how it works for you.
In Health and Happiness,
Kelly Harrington, MS, RD
Nutritionist for Healthy Goods
Hello and thank you for your question. Cell salts are a homeopathic medicine. For a homeopathic drug product, the drug strength or potency appears directly after the name of the active ingredient. In the case of the Mag Phos, the potency is "6X." Unlike conventional medicines that typically report drug potency in milligrams, homeopathic drug potency is indicated by a numeral followed by an X or C. The potency of a medicine, such as "6X" or "30C," says how many times and by what ratio the base substance has been diluted. The higher the number, the higher the potency. But even the highest potencies result in only trace amounts of the active ingredients used in the medicine, thus ensuring a high margin of safety. While counterintuitive, the potency is higher though the concentration of active ingredient is lower.
In homeopathy, it is believed to be more effective when its active ingredient is diluted. This is the minimum dose approach of homeopathy. The purpose of potency is to dilute the active ingredient until it can do no harm and to invigorate the base substance with energy from succession such that the qualities are preserved while the substance itself is diluted out.
I hope this helps. This idea can be somewhat confusing.
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Nine decades later and half a world away, crowds of Venezuelans similarly lined up to see Chavez's body as it lay in state at a military academy before the funeral Friday.
So many came to see the body that the viewing was extended for another seven days.
Giving details of his funeral, Maduro said Chavez would be embalmed "just like Lenin (and) Mao Zedong" and laid to rest at a military museum where generations of Venezuelans will be able to visit a man who for many was larger-than-life.
Polarizing move
In Lenin's case, the decision was -- and is still -- controversial.
Even at the time of the communist leader's death, many Russians were outraged by the idea of embalming him, Tumarkin said. Many more today would like to see the body buried.
But the polarizing move came against the backdrop of the discovery 15 months earlier of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb. "It took the imagination of the world by storm," Tumarkin said, and it sowed the idea that the body of a leader could be preserved for thousands of years to come.
It also tapped into a Russian Orthodox belief that the body of a true saint does not decay, she said.
"Most important from a political point of view, the leaders who followed Lenin at the time, or who would be competing for the mantle of general secretary of the party, were men who were really terrified that the whole system was going to come falling down," she said.
That fear had already prompted them to begin the process of "making Lenin eternal" through his writings and portraits. With his extended lying in state, the Russian people also had a kind of shrine to visit, Tumarkin said, again channeling the religious tradition.


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Rí Rá provides Irish food and entertainment in a fun Pub atmosphere.
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Relic brings a bit of the trendy D.C. lounge scene to Maryland.
Ned Devine's Irish Village
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Part Irish pub, part dance club, the newest addition to the Ned Devine's chain brings downtown nightlife to northern Virginia.
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Fire was designed to take you away to a place where your senses are able to reach their most pleasurable state.
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Live standup comedy showLaugh Riot at the Hyatt3 local comics$25 cash prize joke contest for non-com audience members after the showEvery Saturday...
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Say oui, oui, oui all the way to La Madeleine's.
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The Lava Room is not easy to find; it is within a group of five places in what is called the Great Room.
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Grab a drink, play some pool and video games or just kick your feet up on their front porch.
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The Barking Dog - 4723 Elm St. - BethesdaUnlimited Bud Light, nachos and wings for only $20!
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Blu Lounge and Grill - 6821 Reed St. - BethesdaCheck out Bethesda's newest happy hour hot spot on Thursday nights.
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Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle - 4844 Cordell Ave. - Bethesda"Stump!" yourself on Monday nights.
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Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle - 4844 Cordell Ave. - BethesdaIt's Bethesda's own version of The World Series of poker.
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Union Jack's British Pub - 4915 St. Elmo Ave. - BethesdaCome unwind from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to enjoy $1.50 Yuengling and Miller Lites and $2 mini-appetizers.
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ALBANY — No one can deny that reading Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice" can be a daunting experience. It's a rewarding experience for sure, but it is certainly hard work to keep up with the various characters, their relationships and romances.
However, if you want to experience the essence of the masterwork without putting in all the work, attend the joyous production of "Pride@Prejudice" playing at Capital Repertory Theater through Oct. 28.
It's a work that respectfully captures the essence of the book while having a fun time admitting the difficult nature of the source material.
One of the great things about the production is you don't have to know anything about the book to enjoy the show. The stage version takes great pains to be sure the audience is kept up to date on each character and the situation.
The production breaks all rules. Actors will step out of character to ask the audience a question about the novel. If no answer is forthcoming they find the answer on a smart phone pulled from inside their costumes.
Playwright Daniel Elihu Kramer has written a piece that pays homage to the original as well as its history.
If you've never read "Pride and Prejudice," if you have no desire to read "Pride and Prejudice," and even if you don't like the writing of Jane Austen, do get to see "Pride@Prejudice" at Capital Rep. It's a fun show that respects the intelligence of its audience.
"Pride@Prejudice" at Capital Repertory Theatre, 111 North Pearl St. Albany, continues through Oct. 28. Tickets are $20 to $60; call (518) 445-SHOW.
The Rivalry Continued...
HUDSON — StageWorks in Hudson has earned a reputation for producing bold theater.
On the surface, "The Rivalry" is a historical drama that recreates the pre-Civil War debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. Remarkably, what might be dry academic theater becomes compelling drama that makes you realize all history is relevant to the present.
What makes "The Rivalry" contemporary is it shows how an issue about which there can be no compromise can affect the course of history for more than a century. It makes the point that the most divisive political issues are those based on cultural, social and religious customs.
When the debates begin, both Lincoln and Douglas see the issue of slavery as a social and moral issue, as well as a political problem. As the men continue their state-wide journey their passions and the mood of the country increases in intensity with name calling and character defamation, it becomes clear that the issue is no longer slavery but the fate of the Union.
If you believe that theater is about the importance of discourse, then you should not miss "The Rivalry."
"The Rivalry" continues at StageWorks, 41-A Cross St., Hudson, through Oct. 21. Tickets are $24 to $29; call (518) 822-9667 or go to www.stageworkshudson.org.
Lord of the Flies
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Anyone one who has read "Lord of the Flies" will always remember the chilling terror of the William Golding work. Indeed, the novel questioning how young men would behave if isolated from civilized society has so impacted our culture that the title has become a catch phrase for the breakdown of social norms during which group turns against group.
A rare stage version "Lord of the Flies" is on view at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Mass. The Nigel Williams adaptation is faithful to the source material, but on rare occasions, it lacks the psychological terror of the original.
Ten privileged young men survive a plane crash that leaves them stranded on an isolated island. Almost immediately conflicts arise and a battle for leadership begins. Before long, disagreements become rivalries and rivalries become conflicts. The island becomes a battleground between civilization and barbarianism and the strong begin to oppress the weak. Continued...
Oddly, as the hunters become more vicious and their behavior more cruel, the work becomes less interesting because it becomes repetitious and predictable.
The power struggle between the two camps loses it existentialist undercurrent and it becomes a play about extreme bullying more than it is a work about the collapse of civilization.
This is too bad, as the thoughts and lessons in the play are still chillingly timely.
"Lord of the Flies" continues at the Barrington Stage Company, 30 Union St., Pittsfield, Mass., through Oct. 21. Tickets are $15 to $40; call (413) 236-8888 or go to www.barringtonstageco.org
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Junior justice counts
From the drama playing out in federal court, political circles and press coverage, one might assume that the legal dispute between Justices Bernette Johnson and Jeff Victory over who will be the next chief justice of the state Supreme Court would have a profound effect on its future balance and direction. Not hardly.
Who the next chief justice is means a lot to the Supreme Court's longtime employees, for the chief, as its administrator, historically runs its business, including hiring and promoting, signing contracts and dealing with the other two branches of government.
But as for what really matters, how laws are interpreted, the court will be influenced not so much by who assumes retiring Chief Justice Kitty Kimball's title as by who takes over her vote, starting when qualifying opens today to fill her unexpired term.
The contenders for chief justice— Johnson, a New Orleans Democrat, and Victory, a Shreveport Republican,—represent the philosophical poles of the court. But they have done so already for the 17 years they have served together and will continue doing so after one of them holds the gavel.
While the court's decisions as a whole have moved to the right in recent years, close votes in liability and criminal justice cases still often split between three Democrats—Justices Johnson, Jeannette Knoll and John Weimer—and the three Republicans—Justices Victory, Greg Guidry and Marcus Clark. The deciding vote in many cases has been chief centrist Kimball, a Democrat who wins all-around praise for her fair, even, considered judgment.
While Kimball has great admirers among trial attorneys and the business community—usually the main competing forces in judicial elections—the two are less interested in fairness and evenness in the next justice than in a solid vote for their side.
Given the stakes and the lack of competition in congressional races (besides the battle between Republican incumbents in the merged 3rd District), the election in the Baton Rouge-based 5th Supreme Court district could be the most important this fall statewide.
The business and legal communities across the state see it that way. Said a top New Orleans lawyer, "This will not be a local election."
Nor will it be boring or just one. With four Court of Appeal judges and two district judges pawing at the post for the November primary, a December runoff is all but certain.
What could crowd the line-up more would be if former Baton Rouge District Attorney and LSU football great Doug Moreau up and decides he wants to be on the Supreme Court, too. He expressed interest two months ago, but may have had a change of heart. After all, to run he probably would have to give up his gig as radio commentator for LSU football games. Seat on the high court, with its heavy responsibilities and workload, or seat in the press box of Tiger Stadium, with a microphone: Which would you take?
Considering demographics, the candidate with the best chance of making the primary cut appears to be the lone Democrat, appellate Judge John Michael Guidry, who is African-American, as are 32% of the voters in the eight-parish district. That leaves as many as five Republican judges, some more conservative than others, going for broke for the other runoff spot.
Flat going broke is any lawyer trying to honor all requests for the maximum contribution of $5,000 from the various candidates' finance committees.
"The worst thing you can do is support the winner," attorney Mary Olive Pierson says. "Then you'll have to practice before the losers, and they will all hate you."
Pierson's solution: to file to run herself. Her intent is not to win but to defend her wallet. Weighing her choices, she reasons, "$675 to qualify or a $5,000 contribution (times five)? I'm going with Door No. 1."
The feisty and quotable litigator believes she will add to the race, saying, "At least we will have some comic relief."
Hoping that her colleagues will be laughing with her and not at her, she is encouraging other lawyers to qualify, too, saying, "If that many judges can run, why can't we?" She might also be seeking strength in numbers, for who wants to be standing alone come December before all those black-robed losers?
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PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Mix rice and water; spoon evenly onto center of each of 4 large sheets of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Top evenly with half of the fish. Cover with the spinach, cream cheese spread and remaining fish pieces. Drizzle each with 2 Tbsp. of the dressing.
BRING up foil sides. Double fold top and ends to seal packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside. Place foil packets in single layer in 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
BAKE 15 min. Remove packets from oven; let stand 5 min. Place 1 packet on each of 4 dinner plates. Cut slits in foil with sharp knife to release steam before opening.


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For guests who want to experience a taste of old Florida's natural preserves, Adventure Experiences' interpretive eco-tours offer guided canoe or kayak tours of Shingle Creek, the Headwaters to the Florida Everglades. Guests can learn about the history of Shingle Creek and observe the native species such as alligators, bald eagles, osprey and barred owls in their natural habitat.
Eco-Tour on Shingle Creek Traveling back in time on Shingle Creek, guests will enjoy a two-hour guided Eco-Tour. Water Guides will tell you the story of Shingle Creek and all its inhabitants as you navigate your own canoe, while paddling through scenic Old Florida. $60 adults; $30 children 17 and younger (with an adult). Available everyday at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., reservations required. Maximum 15 guests per excursion Guided Kayaking on Grande Lake Enjoy fresh air and the scenic views while paddling on the Grande Lake. Kayaking on the Grande Lake is offered seven days a week from sunrise to sunset. $20 per hour adult; $10 per hour children 17 and younger (with an adult). Maximum 6 guests per session. Reservations required. Guided Bird Watching Come explore over 300 acres of Grande Lakes natural surroundings while locating and identifying dozens of Central Florida's native avian species. Walk or ride along with your guide as you look and listen to find some of our most elusive guests. Bushnell Binoculars, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are included. $20 per hour adults; $10 per hour children 17 and younger (with an adult). Maximum 5 guests per excursion.Kayaks and safety equipment are provided on your journey. All excursions depart from The Ritz-Carlton Golf Clubhouse.
For more information and reservations please call (407) 393-4900.