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Top adjectives used to describe the U.S. rice crop this season include terrible, disappointing and average.
For many Mid-South and Southwest producers, the impact of hot, dry weather was much more severe than many expected. California producers struggled through late planting and rising production costs.
According to USDA, average U.S. rice yield is projected at 6,687 pounds per acre, down from 7,085 pounds in 2009. Texas yields are off 670 pounds from last year, while California yields are projected 700 pounds lower. Louisiana yields are up 200 pounds from 2009.
Rice harvest is complete in Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and Missouri. Harvest in California, at 55 percent complete, is behind the five-year average of 87 percent.
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It was a "rough" year for Arkansas' rice crop, says Chuck Wilson, Arkansas Extension rice specialist.
"We had a lot of yield loss and probably had more failures — and, to me, anything under 100 bushels is a failure — than I've seen in a single year. A lot of guys were hit hard."
The latest USDA estimates say the state's average yield will "be around 142 bushels per acre. That's better than the August estimate, which I thought was too high. I think 142 bushels is pretty close."
Much of the rice crop was planted early, but the heat and drought "played havoc. It was really hard to keep fields flooded. There were a lot of water shortage issues."
Bacterial panicle blight was also widespread and "we had weed control issues because of the drought and wind. It was hard to get things done on time.
"Probably 1 million acres were planted over two weeks in April. That meant everyone was ready to spray and fertilize at the same time."
Wilson suspected the crop was in trouble in mid-June. "I was driving around and saw areas of fields, hot spots, where rice was beginning to become severely drought-stressed. It was widespread — you could see problem spots in almost every field. Growers were unable to get water to those parts of fields."
Later in the season, the crop began to look better. But Wilson "never had a good feeling about it. I thought the crop looked a whole lot better than it really was. My experience says that a combination of heat and drought doesn't typically lend itself to high yields."
Wilson says heat alone doesn't explain the yield losses. Drought and water management also had a major impact.
"The heat and drought really put a strain on our irrigation capacity. This year, we planted more rice acres, 1.8 million, than we've ever planted. In many cases, a grower was trying to irrigate 80 acres of rice with a well that is designed to irrigate 60.
"Growers did all they could. But we overextended our capacity in a drought year. And you never know when drought will show up. If we'd caught some timely rains to help out the irrigation systems, I think we'd have had a different ending. That's why I think the drought caused as much trouble as the heat."
On the back end of the season, harvest weather was excellent.
"There were maybe a couple of days of rain that kept us out of the field and there wasn't a lot of dew. So, not only did we not have any rain, but on many days producers were able to start harvesting early in the day."
Harvest was early "because of when the crop was planted and all the heat allowed the crop to develop quickly. We began cutting in early August and by early October we were almost done."
Such an early, easy harvest also allowed some growers to try a second crop of rice.
"I don't think it'll be a long-term practice because things don't usually line up in way that allows a ratoon crop. Still, my best friend cut some rice on Aug. 2. He harvested the ratoon crop (the week of Oct. 18) and cut about 75 bushels per acre."
Second crop yields are "all over the board just like with the main crop."
Heath Long, who farms 800 acres of rice, along with soybeans and wheat in south Arkansas County, Ark., had a great second crop on some of his rice acres this season. "We cut the first crop so early (Aug. 2), I decided to put 100 pounds of fertilizer on one 47-acre field and made 89 bushels on the second crop."
He also caught 3 inches of rain in the field, "so the fertilizer was all the money I had in it."
Long said his rice was a couple of weeks ahead of normal this season. "I planted April 1, and it got ready quick. The first crop didn't do as well as I would have liked, and I don't know why. It looked good, but it had some blanks. But I didn't have a disaster."
Long planted all his rice in the hybrid XL 723. "The hybrid helped on the second crop. The hybrids come back quickly."
Rice producers in the northern Sacramento Valley, Calif., rice fields are finishing up a challenging growing season mired by cool and wet spring weather. Many of California's 2,500 rice farmers struggled to get the crop back on schedule due to cool temperatures and wet fields. California is the nation's second largest rice producer behind Arkansas.
Charley Mathews, owner of C and H Farms in Marysville in Yuba County, began harvest the last week of September. Initial yield returns were 8,000 pounds per acre of medium-grain Calrose rice, an average yield in the valley. About 85 percent of all California rice is the Calrose japonica type.
Despite the late growing season, Mathews kicked off the harvest a little earlier than he would like, due to inherent rains which usually fall in October and November. The average October rainfall in the area is 3 to 4 inches.
"I will be happy with an average yield," said Mathews. "The rice looks real good. It was the latest crop we ever planted. It was a very rushed approach; we call it shotgun planting.
"Shotgunning means you go as fast as you can and don't try to perfect anything or clean things up. We had to get the water started and the seed planted between the rain storms."
The rushed approach left perfecting land-leveling for next year and cancelled extra field chiseling and disking. The plus side of this was reduced production costs.
"The fields had big clods and muddy spots since the soil didn't get a chance to dry out completely," Mathews said. "It was like spreading peanut butter."
Mathews said rice prices early in the season were good, but below the highest price of about $1,000 per ton FOB milled in 2008.
This strange production year, says Mathews, illustrates the resiliency of high-quality rice varieties currently available to growers.
"The varieties were developed over time to withstand weather challenges and provide good emergence and vigor," Mathews said. "Even the yields don't fluctuate much with difficult weather."
Frank Rehermann, FJR Farms, in Nelson, Calif., said the season started out with frustration. Generating a rice stand took Rehermann a month to achieve, versus a more typical two- to three-week period. But Rehermann is all smiles today. Early yields in fields planted with the M206 variety generated 9,000 pounds per acre, about 1,000 pounds less than his all-time record crop of about 10,000 pounds last year.
The largest challenge for the financial viability of California rice growers is controlling production costs.
"I try to be as cost effective as I can be to hold down the production costs on my operation," Rehermann said. "Increasing production costs is the biggest single threat we have to remain in the rice business."
Louisiana's first rice crop was disappointing, says Johnny Saichuk, Louisiana AgCenter rice specialist.That's "particularly true for growers in northeast Louisiana, but virtually everyone I speak with says yields are lower than last year.
"We didn't do as well as USDA claims. They say our yields are around 6,500 pounds per acre. While we haven't worked up our figures yet, I estimate we're averaging at least 200 or 300 pounds less than that."
Louisiana is just now beginning to harvest the second crop. "We may be 5 percent done," says Saichuk. "Some of those yields are pretty good and others are mediocre. It's hard to draw a conclusion on the second crop yet, but I think it'll be decent."
Because of the high prices of cotton and corn, many expect "this year's big jump in rice acres up in northeast Louisiana will go away in 2011."
Saichuk cites extreme heat and its consequences as yield-killers this season.
"It just got too hot. That hurt pollination and encouraged bacterial panicle blight, a disease most varieties are susceptible to.
"We also saw a flare-up of late-season diseases — leaf scald, leaf smut — that are normally considered minor. Don Groth, an AgCenter plant pathologist, said he'd never seen so much leaf smut before. I attribute that outbreak to stressed plants. The ability of the plants to resist many of these organisms depends on good plant health. And the rice plants just weren't healthy — it was too hot."
For more on Louisiana rice disease, see http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/disease-hits-louisiana-rice.
As for 2011, Saichuk says there are several new Clearfield varieties that growers may want to consider.
"One is CL261 — the first time we'll have a Clearfield medium-grain. It was in seed production last year and will be in commercial production in 2011.
"We've heard a lot of criticism of CL111 because of panicle blight. I hope growers don't pass judgment just based on this year. It was so, so hot. In a normal year, I think it's a good variety."
Mississippi's rice harvest conditions were "as good as they could possibly get,"says Nathan Buehring, Mississippi Extension rice specialist. "Of course, we were ready for good conditions after last year's harvest. Last fall, it wouldn't stop raining. This year, it hardly rained at all."
Unfortunately, yields didn't live up to expectations.
"We had a great looking crop, but the yield didn't keep pace. I think it just stayed too hot for too long. Milling quality was also harmed. The heat knocked our rice back. This year, we had a lot of blanks and low test weights.
"There was a week when the daytime highs were over 100 degrees and the nighttime temperatures were around 80 degrees. That can't help but affect the crop. And it never really cooled down — 95 daytime temperatures with 75-degree days were common."
For Buehring's comments on the 2009 crop, see http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/2009-mississippi-rice.
Extreme temperatures really harmed rice planted in late April through mid-May.
"That rice probably made up only about 20 percent of the state's crop. We had a dry spring and were able to get around 75 percent of the crop planted by the end of April. Some of the rice has field yields of less than 100 bushels. That wasn't because the farmers neglected anything — it was just that hot."
Buehring didn't notice any varieties that were better able to handle the heat. "They were all hammered, across the board. We knew we had problems because there was a lot of straighthead and aborted pollination."
USDA has Mississippi's yield average "pegged at about 145 bushels/6,500 pounds per acre. That's going to be close to what we end up with, I think. I don't think that average number will rise, but it might go down.
"Some of our early-planted rice — late March through early April — cut really good yields. The heat wore down the late-planted rice a little bit more."
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Rice consultant Amy Beth Dowdy with ABD Crop Consultants, LLC, in Dexter, Mo., says the overall dry bushel average yield in Dunklin and Pemiscot counties "is going to be somewhere between 135 bushels and 140 bushels. We had some high-yielding fields, but we also had enough low-yielding fields to offset that."
Dowdy says in fields she scouted, the lowest yields occurred where the crop was starting to head out the week of July 25. "If it headed out before that or after that, it wasn't nearly as bad. That one week was particularly bad. The heat just did a number on everybody."
Dowdy said the lower yields occurred in both hybrids and varietal rice.
The cost of the crop was also higher, due to pumping costs.
"In one word, disappointing," Wendell Minson, owner of Bootheel Crop Consultants, said of the Bootheel crop. "It promised so much, but it didn't come through. We were set for a record harvest, but by the time the smoke clears, it's going to be a below average yield for us."
Minson said hybrid yields were off an average of 15 bushels, while conventional varieties were off 20 bushels to 25 bushels.
Like Dowdy, Minson blamed much of the reduced yield on the heat. "The milling is not going to be as good as we liked. Last year's milling was terrific, and this year it's on the other extreme."
"Weed control was excellent, but we had to spray more for armyworms and stink bugs than usual."
"Terrible," says Texas AgriLife Research rice specialist Garry McCauley in summing up the 2010 rice crop.
"We've seen yields in some isolated pockets that were only 10 percent to 15 percent down," McCauley says. "But we also see pockets where crop production is off 50 percent. Overall, yields are down 40 percent to 45 percent."
He says farmers who are making 32, 33 or 34 barrels per acre had expected to make close to 60 barrels earlier in the season. A barrel is equal to 147.6 pounds. Heavy rainfall at heading played a role in the crop loss.
"No more than 10 percent of the crop will be at a high yield level," McCauley says. "Disease, temperature, rainfall and panicle blight all took a toll on this crop. We had a no-win situation with the main crop; the ratoon crop doesn't look much better."
With about 15 percent to 20 percent of the second crop harvested, "the best yields I've heard about are 20 barrels per acre and some are making 10 to 15 barrels," McCauley says. "We usually have some that top 35 with hybrid rice."
High expectations for some varieties have been dashed. Hybrid rice has out-performed traditional varieties, McCauley says, but hybrid yields are off significantly as well. "Some performed a little better than others, and farmers asked what they could have done differently to get better results. There was nothing they could have done to make the situation better.
"A lot of farmers had high inputs with two applications of fungicide, weed control and other costs. They did everything right and still made 32 barrels."
McCauley says Texas rice farmers still in business are stable and likely will survive this down year. "They had two good years in a row," he says. "In 2008 they had an average crop but exceptional prices. Last year they had an exceptional crop and average prices."
Acreage for 2011 may not vary much from 2010 because of the poor crop, McCauley says. "Any rice farmer in it just for fun has already gone."
The one bright spot for the 2010 crop is milling quality. "Milling quality is exceptional," McCauley says.


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Bloody hell! Steve Jobs took the stage early this morning, I mean REAL early for those living on this side of the international dateline. As expected he finally pulled back the kimono on the Eurorpean iPhone model. The big surprise? It's not 3G! EDGE only. Didn't see that coming, especially when considering the fact that 3G is far more ubiquitous in the UK and European markets. In fact, less than one quarter of O2 customers are on EDGE. Blimey!
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It appears that U.S. Cellular will be offering a Windows Phone 8 device later this month. Or at least according to a recent tweet they will.
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Then again, Nokia could sneak in at the last minute or we could see U.S. Cellular offer more than one Windows Phone 8 device.
We've reached out to U.S. Cellular to see if they could shed some light on the matter and if we hear anything else, we'll pass it on. For now, it's a wait and see game.
Thanks, Dillion, for the tip!
Update: It appears that the Samsung Odyssey is the Windows Phone 8 device of choice for U.S. Cellular. @TheWinPhan received the response below from @USCellularCares that sheds a little more light on things. The time table for the release still sits somewhere between "soon" and "sometime this month".


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If your baby scores in the normal range, your provider may decide that everything is OK. You can go on with your pregnancy as usual. You can wait for labor to start on its own. You may be asked to repeat this test in a week or so.
There are no special precautions to take after a biophysical profile.
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William Burroughs
Allen Ginsberg
Spike Milligan
Derek Marlowe
Tom Stoppard
Eric Sykes
W H Auden
Gregory Corso
Carson McCullers
Galton and Simpson
Home is where the art is for four different groups of writers, who lived and worked together under one roof, experiencing a cultural time-share that produced diverse and original works of literature, art, and popular entertainment.
The February House
Between 1940 and 1942, "an entire generation of Western culture" lived at 7 Middagh Street, Brooklyn. The poet W. H. Auden was house mother, who collected rents and doled out toilet paper, at 2 sheets for each of his fellow tenants, advising them to use "both sides". These tenants included legendary stripper, Gypsy Rose Lee, novelist Carson McCullers and a host of other irregular visitors - composer Benjamin Britten, singer Peter Pears, writers Jane and Paul Bowles and Erika and Klaus Mann, Salvador Dali, a selection of stevedores, sailors, circus acts and a chimpanzee.
Auden wrote his brilliant poem New Year Letter here and fell obsessively in love with Chester Kallman, and attempted to strangle him one hot, summer night - an event that taught Auden the universal potential for evil. On the top floor, Carson McCullers escaped from her psychotic husband, and wrote Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Member of the Wedding, while slowly drinking herself to an early death.
On the first floor, Gypsy Rose Lee created her legend as the world's most famous stripper, wrote her thriller The G-String Murders, offered a shoulder to cry on, and told outrageous tales of her burlesque life.
Known as the "February House", because of the number of birthdays shared during that month, 7 Middagh St. was a place of comfort and hope in the desperate months at the start of the Second World War.
The Fun Factory
The scripts that came out of 9 Orme Court in London, changed world comedy. And if Spike Milligan hadn't gone mad and attempted to murder Peter Sellers with a potato peeler, it may never have all happened.
Milligan was the comic genius behind The Goons, and the stress of writing a new script every week, led to his breakdown. The need for a place to work, away from the demands of family, home and fame, brought Milligan to share an office with highly successful radio scriptwriter, Eric Sykes.
The first Fun Factory was above a greengrocer on the Uxbridge Road. Here Sykes, Milligan, comedian Frankie Howerd and agent Scruffy Dale, formed the Writers' Bloc Associated London Scripts. The idea was to bring together the best and newest comedy writers under one umbrella. Milligan saw ALS as an artists' commune that would lead to political and cultural change. Sykes saw ALS as a business opportunity to produce great comedy. Frankie Howerd saw it as a source of finding new material.
When Milligan asked two young writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson to come on board, the central core of ALS was formed.
This merry band of writers expanded in the coming years to include: Johnny Speight (Till Death Us Do Part); Barry Took and Marty Feldman (The Army Game and Round the Horne); Terry Nation (Dr Who and the Daleks); John Antrobus (The Bed-Sitting Room); and with a move to the more suitable offices of 9 Orme Court, ALS was established as the home of legendary British comedy.
Milligan continued successfully with The Goons, before devising the groundbreaking Q series for television. Sykes began his long and successful career with his own TV show. While Galton and Simpson created the first British TV sitcom, Hancock's Half-Hour, and then the massively influential Steptoe and Son.
9 Orme Court was once described, as though Plato, Aristotle, Galileo and Leonardo Da Vinci were all living in the same artist's garret.
The Beat Hotel
A run-down hotel in the back streets of Paris was unlikely setting for a Cultural Revolution, but the Sixties were seeded when poet, Allen Ginsberg William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, and Bryon Gysin moved into the Beat Hotel, at 9 Git le Coeur, in the late 1950s.
The literary revolution that started with Ginsberg's Howl in America was formalised and expanded in the cramped, leaky, piss-smelling hotel rooms at 9 Git le Couer.
Ginsberg wrote part of Kaddish here, as he came to terms with the madness and death of his Mother. First to arrive, Ginsberg was also be first to check out, travelling in search of enlightenment to India.
The wild and romantic Corso produced his best books of poems "Gasoline" and "Bomb", whilst living the life of an American abroad.
But it was Burroughs who gained most from his four-year on-and-off stay in Git le Coeur. Here he completed Naked Lunch, and wrote the novels The Soft Machine, The Nova Express, The Ticket that Exploded, and together with Bryon Gysin devised the cut-up form of writing, indulged in seances, Black Magic and tried out Scientology.
Like Middagh Street, the Beat Hotel was a cultural and social experiment that sought to inspire art through shared experiences.
Passport from Pimlico
It started with a bet. Three young writers sitting watching Mick Jagger on Top of the Pops, in a flat in Pimlico during the 1960s. The bet was simple, which of the 3 would make the big time first?
It was the kind of idle chat once made soon forgotten, but not for these 3 young talents, Tom Stoppard, Derek Marlowe and Piers Paul Read.
Read and Marlowe believed Stoppard would hit the big time first, but they were wrong, it was Marlowe in 1966 with his cool and brilliant spy thriller A Dandy in Aspic, made into a film with Laurence Harvey, Mia Farrow, Tom Courtney and Peter Cook.
Stoppard was next in 1967, with his play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Then Read with Alive the story of Andes plane crash in 1974.
All 3 were outsiders, set apart from their contemporaries by their romanticized sense of Englishness, which came from their backgrounds. Read was a brilliant Catholic author, favorably compared to Graham Greene; Stoppard, a Czech-émigré, and Marlowe, a second generation Greek, who was for "heroes, though if not Lancelot or Tristan, heroes" who appeared "out of the mould of the time." All three writers were to become the biggest British talents of the 1970s and 1980s.
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1827 (undated) 11.5 x 9 in (29.21 x 22.86 cm)
A beautiful example of Finley's important 1827 map of Ohio. Includes much of Lake Erie. Depicts the state with moderate detail in Finley's classic minimalist style. Shows river ways, roads, canals, and some topographical features. Offers color coding at the county level. Title and scale in lower right quadrant. Engraved by Young and Delleker for the 1827 edition of Anthony Finley's General Atlas.
Anthony Finley (c. 1790 - 1840) was an American map publisher based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His most prominent works, A New American Atlas and the New General Atlas… were published from 1824 to 1834. While little is known of Finley's personal life, he seems to have worked in the same publishing and engraving circles as Tanner. Though most of Finley's cartographic material was borrowed from European sources, his atlases were favorably reviewed at the time of their publishing. His works are known for being attractively sparse and minimalist, focusing primarily on clarity and only the most important facts.
Finley, Anthony, A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries, Philadelphia, 1827.
Very good condition. Original pressmark. Blank on verso.
Rumsey 0285.023 (1831 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 4314, 760, 752, 6045.


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Author Notes: The filling of this pie will remind you of Spanakopita but although most of the ingredients are the same, it tastes very deferent. Sautéed Swiss Chard and jalapenos instead of spinach elevate and change the flavor noticeable to slightly spicy and piquant filling.
Using yogurt in the pastry dough instead of water, gives it not only flakiness but makes a much more tender and easy to roll and shape dough. This recipe can be used for individual hand pies or turnovers.
Food52 Review: On our honeymoon in Greece, my husband and I ate a few dozen wonderful, savory pies filled with wild greens and salty cheeses. I'd hoped that this recipe would remind me of those, and it totally delivered. The dough puffs up beautifully, golden-brown and flaky as promised. The filling is delicious, a great balance between the chard and the cheese, with just a hint of heat. Next time, I may try swapping the sour cream for yogurt, to cut down on the ingredient list, but it's pretty perfect as is.
—China Millman
Serves: 6-8
For Yogurt Pastry
2 3/4
cups unbleached all-purpose flour plus some more for rolling
teaspoon coarse salt
cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
cup plain whole-milk Greek style yogurt
1 egg plus 1 tablespoon water for eggwash
For the Spicy Chard and Feta filling
bunch Swiss chard
tablespoon olive oil
jalapenos, seeded and chopped in small pieces
Coarse salt and ground pepper
pound feta cheese, crumbled into fine pieces (about 4 cups)
cup whole-milk ricotta, drained
cup sour cream
large eggs, lightly beaten
bunch scallions , sliced thin
cup minced fresh dill
tablespoons juice and zest from 1 lemon
teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- To make the Yogurt pastry: Whisk together flour and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter and yogurt in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until well combined.
- Mix in flour and salt mixture at low speed until fully incorporated (dough will be sticky). Halve dough and shape each half into disk. Dust disks with flour, wrap in plastic and chill at least 3 hours or overnight.
- To make the spicy Swiss Chard: Separate stems and leaves. Chop leaves and dice stems.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add chard stems and jalapeno pieces; cook until stems soften, 3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper. Add chard leaves, cover, and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Uncover and cook until tender and dry, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- To make the filling: Mix the feta, ricotta, sour cream, eggs, scallions, dill, lemon juice and zest, nutmeg, and salt (if needed) together in a large bowl.
- Stir in the Swiss chard until everything is well combined. (The filling can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- On a well-floured board, roll out 1 piece of pastry dough (keep the other piece chilled) 12 by 10-inches rectangle about 1/2- inch thick. Transfer to the baking sheet.
- Spread the filling on top of the pastry leaving about 3/4-inch border. Roll out the second piece of pastry to the same size and place it on top of the filling, pinching edges together and rolling them up. If the pastry becomes too soft, chill it for about 15 minutes in refrigerator.
- Brush the top and border of the pie with eggwash, transfer to the middle rack of the oven and bake for about 45 to 50 minutes rotating sheet halfway through, until the pie is puffed and golden brown. If the top of the pie browns to fast, tent it with foil.
- Transfer to a wire rack on the sheet, let cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature with sour cream or crème fraîche.
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WILLIAMSBURG, October 14, 1778.
The committee appointed by the Clergy of this state for the purpose of calling them together whenever the experiences of the church appeared to require it, being of opinion that matters of the highest importance demand a speedy and very general Convention of the Clergy, do most earnestly request their Reverend brethren to attend at the college in this city on the 12th day of November.
Virginia Gazette (Dixon &Hunter) October 16, 1778
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The urgency of this request may be related to legislation in 1776 and 1777 that suspended the payment of clergy salaries by taxation. Some clergy returned to England, some joined the army, some became farmers, some joined the American army. Not until 1784 did the clergy organize and request the Virginia legislature to request independence from the Commonwealth of Virginia, to regulate ecclesiastical affairs, to secure the property ow and incorporate as the Protestant Episcopal Church of Virginia. The first general convention of Episcopal churches in Virginia took place in Richmond in 1785.
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Nativo Lodge offers travelers authentic Southwest hospitality and comfort. Just minutes from the Albuquerque airport, our Albuquerque, NM, hotel is rich both in modern amenities and Native American culture. Nativo Lodge is conveniently located off of Interstate I-25, and provides guests with unique Albuquerque lodgings, featuring a lobby bar and an indoor/outdoor year-round pool.
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View the School Quality Reports for Pre-K, elementary, middle, K-8, high schools, transfer schools, early childhood schools, District 75 schools, and Young Adult Borough Center programs.The School Quality Reports provide information on school quality from multiple sources, including information from a formal school visit and evaluation by an experienced educator, feedback from students, teachers, and parents from the NYC School Survey, and a variety of student achievement metrics.The School Quality Snapshot is a summary report designed primarily for families and community members. The School Quality Guide is a more detailed report designed primarily for educators to investigate and analyze a school's results more deeply. The online version of the School Quality Guide can be accessed by visiting tools.nycenet.edu/guide/In addition, the School Performance Dashboard combines multiple years of data from School Quality Reports and displays schools' results and key comparison in visual form to show trends, patterns, strengths, areas for improvement, and areas for further investigation.
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Alternative energy businesses and their financing got completely hammered in the second half of 2008: the Wilderhill New Energy Global Innovation Index fell at almost twice the rate of the Dow (down nearly 34% for 2008). But there's some good news:
New Energy Finance's Newsletter for Dec 9-15, 2008 reports that thin-film PV module manufacturing costs are approaching the $1 / watt mark. This puts price pressure on crystalline silicon-based PV, which is bad for the industry right now. But it's good for research.
The nutty green jet guy isn't a nut after all. Air New Zealand just test-drove a 747 running on a mix of jet fuel and the jatropha plant.
A zero-carbon city is due to arise in 2009, not in the US or EU but in the UAE - with major funding from the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company.
Lots of bad 2008 trends will continue, but 2009 will be an interesting year for energy research. At it looks like this research will be more globally distributed and multi-polar than every before.


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Tell Stories Better with Technology
Speaking of publishing innovations, SF Weekly's current cover story, "Storytelling 10110001101," by Alee Karim, chronicles some recent forays into spinning narratives in the electronic age.
Karim focuses on two enterprises. The first is Madefire, a company creating interactive comics for the iPhone/iPad that differ markedly from earlier, laughable attempts at "motion comics." The other is Ying Horowitz & Quinn, which is a supremely lawyery-sounding name for a group of former McSweeney's employees producing striking digital literature.
The article is a thought-provoking glimpse into the strange new places storytelling will take us as technology continues to evolve.


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Tibetan Cooking
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"My old friend Elizabeth knows the fine art of putting love into every aspect of home and hearth through her being as well as cooking, and shows us how to do so too. These Tibetan recipes can nourish the soul as well as the body and help us turn home into temple and table into altar." —Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within and Buddha Is As Buddha Does
"I have known Elizabeth Kelly for nearly thirty years. She was our first cook at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra. . . . Over the years Elizabeth has learned to cook all kinds of Tibetan dishes and also for Losar (Tibetan New Year). Our family has enjoyed many delicious meals at her home. I am very happy that Tibetan Cooking has been written. During my travels people are asking me how to make Tibetan tea, mo mos, and other dishes. Now I can suggest this book!" —Ven. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
"An ancient master once said, 'Food is the dharma and the dharma is food.' Elizabeth Kelly has certainly served up a dharma meal in this book. Well crafted yet direct and to the point, it's sure to be a valuable addition to the cookbook shelf of any kitchen." —John Daido Loori, abbot, Zen Mountain Monastery
"Not only are these ordinary and extraordinary recipes for traditional Tibetan cooking marvelous (I've tried many of them) but Elizabeth Kelly's good comments both practical and spiritual make this book a true culinary jewel." —Gioia Timpanelli, author of Sometimes the Soul
"Elizabeth Kelly's Tibetan Cookbook is a feast for the eye and palate. She makes accessible a realm of cooking that is often considered exotic. If we are what we eat, then more Dharma practitioners might consider utilizing the recipes in this book to truly immerse themselves in the Tibetan culture." —Rev. Betsy Stang, Wittenberg Center for Alternative Resources
"The first book of Tibetan cuisine to offer a range of dishes, from traditional home cooking to celebratory recipes for religious ceremonies. From a Jalapeño and Blue Cheese condiment dish to easy Egg Soup and Steamed Greens, dishes are accompanied by discussions of Tibetan culture and ceremonies." —The Bookwatch
"Of the books we receive for review, few have proved as useful as Elizabeth Esther Kelly's Tibetan Cooking. . . . She uses her experience and extensive working knowledge of Tibetan cuisine to craft a book that is both easy to use and rich with context . . . provides a nice selection of color photos." —Ashe Journal
"Such a book is in great need . . . a wonderful contribution towards popularizing and teaching Tibetan recipes." —The Tibet Journal
"While filled with simply prepared recipes including both meat- and vegetarian-based dishes, Tibetan Cooking is more than just a cookbook. Kelly includes background information on preparing food for offerings (pujas), creating a shrine, observing customs and etiquette, and even serving a lama. There is also a section dedicated to what to serve during Losar (Tibetan New Year). This is a good introduction to Tibetan cuisine culture and customs." —Turning Wheel
"This is not only a beautiful and unique cookbook. It is also a gateway to Tibet through the stomach." —John H. Mann, director, Divine Androgyny Institute
"The recipes in this book show how Tibetan food is sustenance for survival, but the author's stories tell how Tibetan food is a metaphor for nourishment of the body, soul, and mind. Following the recipes is probably the most interesting part of the book-the culture of Tibet, including instructions on how to serve a lama. This means if the Dalai Lama should stop in for tea, you can be ready." —Culinaria Libris


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If you haven't been to the Disclaimer Underground Comedy Series yet, we have to ask: Why the heck not? For one, it's a lot of funny for a Wednesday. For two, tonight's the Rubber and Glue Tour, featuring four out-of-towners and a guest spot from UNCA's dopest comedian. And for three, it's free. Free!
Here are the details, from the Underground itself:
Disclaimer Stand-up Lounge presented by Highland Brewing Company, a weekly comedy night that takes place Wednesday nights at Athena's in downtown Asheville, welcomes The Rubber & Glue Tour as the next act of the 2011 Disclaimer Underground Comedy Series.
"While most Wednesdays are open mics at Athena's, we've begun hosting on a monthly basis featured shows by extremely talented and funny comedians who may not yet be on your radar, but certainly deserve to be," said Tom Scheve, a writer and performer who helps organize Disclaimer Stand-up Lounge along with fellow Asheville Disclaimer writer and comedian Cary Goff. "We're proud to host The Rubber & Glue Tour, and as fans of great comedy we can't wait to see the show. All the performers in this tour are comedians who are making names for themselves around the South, and it's only time before they break through on a much larger level."
Previous featured performers at Disclaimer Stand-up Lounge include Rory Scovel and Dave Waite, and Scheve hopes to continue introducing Asheville fans of stand-up comedy to quickly rising comedians and regional comedy tours.
"As it turns out, a bar full of couches loaded down with drunken freeloaders isn't enough — you need a stage and then you need someone really funny on that stage," said Scheve, breaking down the elements of the Disclaimer Underground Comedy Series. "A microphone, and a mic stand. You're going to need an amp. It's quite a production, and I could go on and on. A cord."
Scheve proudly points out that this underground comedy series is "probably the most underground of any underground comedy series outside of a collapsed mine shaft that features delirium, a miracle-trove of grain alcohol, and rising carbon monoxide levels."
The Rubber & Glue Tour will begin at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, and is sponsored by Asheville Disclaimer and Highland Brewing Company.
More info: No cover, 18 +, doors open at 7 p.m. First come, first seated.
Web site: http://rubberandglue.tumblr.com/
Facebook: "Disclaimer Stand-up Lounge"
Contact organizer: Tom Scheve, 828.216.2331 or email@example.com
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Katie Hughes has been in Laugh Your Asheville Off and was a finalist in the Funniest Person in the Carolinas competition. Katie Hughes is a perfect blend of smart and silly, making her a comic's comic and an audience favorite. Katie's wild imagination and energetic irreverence make her a force to be reckoned with on stage.
DOUBLE LIFE! from Katie Hughes on Vimeo.
Chris Weathers is a righteously indignant doofus with a baby's brain. Chris provides an offbeat vibrance that works perfectly with his gleeful jokes.
Michael Robinette possesses a magnetic personality that makes him impossible to ignore. With his quirky observations and wide range of emotion and energy Michael is capable of connecting with any audience.
Justin Blackburn is one of the most original comedians in the Southeast, with material ranging from grilled cheese sandwiches to talking with demons in the street. He was also voted Upstate Poet Of The Year in The Beat Magazine in 2007.
10-11-10 jokes from Justin Blackburn on Vimeo.
What: The Highland Brewing Co.'s Disclaimer Underground Comedy Series presents The Rubber & Glue Tour (no cover).
When: Wed., Feb. 2, 2010. 9 p.m.
Where: Athena's in downtown Asheville (14 College St., directly next door to Tupelo Honey).
Who: Rubber and Glue Comedy Tour — "Immaturity at its immaturest" — featuring Katie Hughes, Chris Weathers, Michael Robinette and Justin Blackburn, with a guest spot from Craig Koenekoop, "UNCA's dopest comedian."


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Natural Oil Seeps
There's an oil spill every day off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., where oil is seeping naturally from cracks in the seafloor into the ocean. Lighter than seawater, the oil floats to the surface. Some 20 to 25 tons of oil are emitted each day. (Photo by Dave Valentine, University of California, Santa Barbara)
What are Oil Seeps?
As much as one half of the oil that enters the coastal environment comes from natural seeps of oil and natural gas. These geologic features are known to occur in clusters around the world, such as off the southern coast of California and in the Gulf of Mexico, but are still relatively unstudied. In recent years, advances in remote sensing have enabled more accurate detection and estimates of natural oil flows in the ocean.
In locations where seeps are found, oil flows slowly up through networks of cracks, forming springs of hydrocarbons similar to the La Brae tar pits on land. Lighter compounds rise buoyantly to the water's surface and evaporate or become entrained in ocean currents; others fall to the seafloor and collect over hundreds or thousands of years.
Seeps are often found in places where oil and gas extraction activities are also located. As a result, many surface slicks and tar balls caused by seeps are often attributed to releases from oil and gas platforms. The question arises, then: If oil occurs naturally in the ocean and if seeps are the biggest single source, why is there concern about the occasional accidental spill? The answer lies in the nature and rates of oil inputs by these different sources.[ MORE ]
Seeps are generally very old and flow at a very low rate. The material that flows out is still very often toxic, but organisms some that live nearby are adapted to conditions in and around seeps. A few very unique species of animals are even able to use the hydrocarbons and other chemicals released at seeps as a source of metabolic energy. In addition, rather than being made up entirely crude oil, the material flowing from seeps is often heavily biodegraded by microbial action deep beneath the seafloor.
In contrast, the production, transportation, and consumption of oil by humans generally results in relatively short, high-volume inputs of oil and refined hydrocarbon products in places that have never experienced significant exposure to these chemicals and so do not have many natural defenses to them. As a result, seeps are often looked upon as a living laboratory for scientists to study how natural processes affect the fate of released oil or how individual species or communities of plants and animals are capable of dealing with the burden of otherwise toxic chemicals. From this may one day come a better understanding of how to help places affected by oil spills recover and regain much of their pre-spill health and function.[ LESS ]


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OCCA strengthens the arts by ensuring that the Oregon coast has a rich and vibrant arts community through support and promotion of arts organizations and individual artists.
This directory represents the coastal areas of Oregon, which include Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Coos, and Curry counties and the coastal towns of Lane and Douglas counties. OCCA is the regional arts council for this area. Learn more about OCCA's regional arts activities.
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Open air Band Shell (May through September) music and performance arts venue.
Azalea Middle School located in Brookings, Oregon
"As a non-profit 501(c3) organization, the mission of the Brookings Harbor Community Theater is to inspire, educate, and entertain children and families through the experience of quality theater both on and off stage. We exist to provide children, families, and adults a safe and creative environment where they are encourage to be themselves and to provide them with opportunities for personal growth, character development and an appreciation for cultural arts."
The Chetco Community Public Library exists to provide library materials and services, and guidance to those materials and services, from which Curry County residents may choose in meeting their informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs.
The Chetco Playhouse is an intimate theatre with cushioned seats and a non-smoker's atmosphere.
Wheelchair access, seating and restroom are provided.
The snackbar offers coffee, soft drinks, popcorn and candy bars for your enjoyment.
Mission Statement
To promote, through education, the appreciation, distribution, and enjoyment of fine arts and crafts.
Value Statement
Present the Manley Art Center and Gallery to the community by showing respect, support and encouragement in the enhancement of art education.
Vision Statement
The Manley Art Center and Gallery will promote an open artistic environment and welcome people regardless of their age or ability.
A half century tradition of top-notch college education for our students.
Seventh Day Adventist Church
102 Park Avenue
Brookings, Oregon 97415
Stout Park, adjacent to the Manley Art Center, is a great place for a picnic or to simply sit and enjoy the many wild plants, herbs, azaleas, a variety of trees, and even an old apple orchard.
Open air Summer Concert Series in Brookings' Azalea Park.


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Mobility Generation: A Father's Day Epistle
My daughter graduated middle school this week. Sitting in the warm gym, listening to a very articulate 8th grader deliver the commencement address, I found my mind wandering down other paths. Traditionally, I think, this was the moment when flashbacks of your little girl as a baby come to mind: digging out our driveway in Connecticut in her first psychedelic snowsuit; in a mask and fins in Maui pointing at a colorful butterfly fish 10 feet under the surface; bouncing in a tube along Lake Tahoe behind a motorboat. It was that classic moment in every father's life when Jerry Garcia's Touch of Grey hits home."It's a lesson to meThe deltas and the east and the freezeThe ABC's we all think ofTry to give a little love."When Cathren went to middle school, she decided to enroll in a laptop program. Before the year started, I visited the school to meet with the IT staff, and found some random Access Points scattered around a few classrooms. This would not do at all. Within 3 weeks, a brand new series of Airespace controllers and 60 Lightweight Access Points painted the campus in a seamless and invisible carpet of secure RF. If they were going to explore wireless, I proudly thought, then they need to fly business class!Over the past 3 years I watched my daughter develop as a student and as a woman, and now realize she is my great prototype for the Mobility Generation. Equipped with laptop, cell phone, i-Pod and an innate desire to learn, she Googles her way through life and school, making strong friendships and nailing down a 4.0 GPA (ok, it's Father's Day; I'm proud). This latter point always amazed me, as she seems to be connected to her friends through Instant Messenger and her dreams through ITunes, all the while she did her homework, her honors projects and organized her social life ALL AT THE SAME TIME. With far few distractions, I never managed to produce the grades and quality of work she shows. So what was going on here?A few weeks ago, I sat down with Ron Ricci, Cisco's great positioning genius, and we talked about how the generation coming through school can be totally connected to the world through mobility devices, yet still have "great moments of concentration." Clearly my daughter's generation can use all of this technology to harness thought and action, feeling empowered by mobility, rather than overwhelmed by it. To wit, see the raft of new books on how to "unplug" your life. To those people, I offer a Bronx cheer: the Ozzie and Harriet view of technology will leave your children in the dustbin of history.Having a self-organized, self-disciplined and focused daughter, what, as a father, can I provide in terms of life's lessons, as she already knows how to steer her through the interconnected networks of the world? In the words of William Butler Yeats in his great "Prayer for My Daughter," I could share but one lesson this Father's Day:"In courtesy I'd have her chiefly learned;Hearts are not had as a gift but hearts are earned"Happy Father's Day gentle readers. AlanW.B. Yeats"Prayer for My Daughter"Once more the storm is howling, and half hidUnder this cradle-hood and coverlidMy child sleeps on. There is no obstacleBut Gregory's wood and one bare hillWhereby the haystack- and roof-levelling wind.Bred on the Atlantic, can be stayed;And for an hour I have walked and prayedBecause of the great gloom that is in my mind.I have walked and prayed for this young child an hourAnd heard the sea-wind scream upon the tower,And-under the arches of the bridge, and screamIn the elms above the flooded stream;Imagining in excited reverieThat the future years had come,Dancing to a frenzied drum,Out of the murderous innocence of the sea.May she be granted beauty and yet notBeauty to make a stranger's eye distraught,Or hers before a looking-glass, for such,Being made beautiful overmuch,Consider beauty a sufficient end,Lose natural kindness and maybeThe heart-revealing intimacyThat chooses right, and never find a friend.Helen being chosen found life flat and dullAnd later had much trouble from a fool,While that great Queen, that rose out of the spray,Being fatherless could have her wayYet chose a bandy-legged smith for man.It's certain that fine women eatA crazy salad with their meatWhereby the Horn of plenty is undone.In courtesy I'd have her chiefly learned;Hearts are not had as a gift but hearts are earnedBy those that are not entirely beautiful;Yet many, that have played the foolFor beauty's very self, has charm made wise.And many a poor man that has roved,Loved and thought himself beloved,From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.W.B. Yeats"A Prayer for My Son"Bid a strong ghost stand at the headThat my Michael may sleep sound,Nor cry, nor turn in the bedTill his morning meal come round;And may departing twilight keepAll dread afar till morning's back.That his mother may not lackHer fill of sleep.Bid the ghost have sword in fist:Some there are, for I avowSuch devilish things exist,Who have planned his murder, for they knowOf some most haughty deed or thoughtThat waits upon his future days,And would through hatred of the baysBring that to nought.Though You can fashion everythingFrom nothing every day, and teachThe morning stars to sing,You have lacked articulate speechTo tell Your simplest want, and known,Wailing upon a woman's knee,All of that worst ignominyOf flesh and bone;And when through all the town there ranThe servants of Your enemy,A woman and a man,Unless the Holy Writings lie,Hurried through the smooth and roughAnd through the fertile and waste,protecting, till the danger past,With human love."Touch of Grey"Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia Must be getting early Clocks are running late Paint by number morning sky Looks so phony Dawn is breaking everywhere Light a candle, curse the glare Draw the curtains I don't care 'cause It's all right I will get by / I will get by I will get by / I will survive I see you've got your list out Say your piece and get out Yes I get the gist of it but it's all right Sorry that you feel that way The only thing there is to say Every silver lining's got a Touch of grey I will get by / I will get by I will get by / I will survive It's a lesson to me The Ables and the Bakers and the C's The ABC's we all must face And try to keep a little grace It's a lesson to me The deltas and the east and the freeze The ABC's we all think of Try to give a little love. I know the rent is in arrears The dog has not been fed in years It's even worse than it appears but it's all right. Cows giving kerosene Kid can't read at seventeen The words he knows are all obscene but it's all right I will get by / I will get by I will get by / I will survive The shoe is on the hand it fits There's really nothing much to it Whistle through your teeth and spit causeit's all right. Oh well a Touch Of Grey Kind of suits you anyway. That was all I had to say It's all right. I will get by / I will get by I will get by / I will survive We will get by / We will get by We will get by / We will survive
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This area of southern Utah is called Rincon (Spanish for "corner"). Here Comb Wash and Comb Ridge meet the San Juan River. This peak on Comb Ridge is near the top of what's called San Juan Hill.
In the late 1800's Mormon pioneers traveled through this place on their way to what is now Bluff, Utah. They managed to get their wagon train up on the mesa above by navigating the steep rock ravine (San Juan Hill) seen in this image (looking down and to the east).
In the distance to the south can be seen the San Juan River. The sharp mountain peak on the other side of the river is the Mule's Ear - a very sacred place to ancient and modern native Americans.
Today this place is visited by history buffs, nature seekers and river floaters.
Utah is a state located in the westcentral region of the United States of America. Utah is the 13th largest state by area, ranks 34th by population and 10th by population density of the 50 United States. Utah was the 45th state to be admitted into the Union, on January 4, 1896. Utah is landlocked, being bordered by the states of Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Nevada on the west, Colorado on the east and Arizona to the south. Utah is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population is about 2.82M with 95% being Caucasian, 2.4% Asian, 1.7% Native American and 1.3% Black. The state capital and largest city is Salt Lake City.Source: wikipedia


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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Pocky Peanut Crush
Pocky, the popular Japanese sweet snack, comes in a wide variety of flavors. One of the more popular versions has been the Almond Crush (which also spawned a tastyCookie Crush version). It only makes sense that other nuts would be tried, so today I have Glico Pocky Chocolate Peanut Crush.
The package is big (and came with a similarly hefty price tag) with six little packages of four sticks in a cool flip top box. The serving suggestion is black coffee served in fine china on a gold tray. I'm going to just eat it out of the cellophane package with some water.
They smell great. It's a dark roasted scent that's fresh and reminded me immediately (oddly enough) of a really good Nutty Buddy ice cream cone. The crushed peanuts adhere to the short cookie stick with some middling milk chocolate (it might be mockolate, a chocolate compound with some extra vegetable fat in it). The flavors really are about the peanuts and the chocolate is just there to keep it all stuck together and add a little sweet creamy note.
The cookie stick of Pocky isn't very sweet and though it's crispy, I woudn't really call it light either. It has a light toasted flavor ... think of it as the difference between a biscuit and a scone.
The whole thing is barely sweet, more like a snack, thought's not salty either. I would definitely buy these again if not for the expense - it was $5.49 for the box which means almost a buck for each little packet inside. But each package was rather filling and satisfying, a good blend of protein, carbs and easy sugar.
I have no idea about Glico's environmental standing or their ethical sourcing of ingredients. The product contains peanuts, wheat, dairy, almonds and soy. But maybe it's shellfish and egg free, you'll have to check with the maker.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Glico Pocky Cookie Crush
Pocky was one of my first introductions to Japanese candy. It's a simple construction that has no precise American analogue. It's a flavorless cookie stick dipped in chocolate or some other creamy chocolate-like confection. Later versions, and there are plenty, have other flavors, stripes and inclusions. It's been hard to keep up with them all. Once I found the Men's Pocky, which I loved, I found that all others after that just couldn't measure up.
The Glico Pocky Cookie Crush caught my eye though, as I'd already picked up the Oreo Bitter Chocolate Bar, I thought maybe this Japanese trend of crushed cookies was onto something.
The construction of the sticks is simple. The bland, dense and dry cookie stick is mostly dipped into a milk chocolate studded with chocolate cookie bits. It's all very mellow. It's quite crunchy, so there are a lot of textures going on, with the crisp low sweetness of the stick, then the sandy cocoa of the cookie bits and then the creamy chocolate coating that binds it all together.
Better, darker chocolate would probably throw these into the realm of perfection.
I have to say that the concept of a partially dipped crunchy stick is also genius. You can pick it up without getting messy fingers and nibble away at it or pop the whole thing in your mouth.
Each packet has only four sticks in it but still a nice portion of about 71 calories. The box was expensive, as far as I was concerned. It's six packets but only 2.82 ounces for $4.75. It made me feel like they were precious and decadent, when in reality they were just pricey.
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Monday, May 15, 2006
Almond Crush Pocky
I couldn't resist picking this Pocky up last week when I was in Little Tokyo. I promised myself that I wouldn't buy any candy because I already have a huge backlog, but everyone kept saying how good the Almond Crush Pocky is.
It is by far the most satisfying Pocky I've ever had.
Each of the four little silver/clear pouches hold six sticks, which is a nice portion size - a little under 3/4 of an ounce. The nutrition label says that three packets is a portion, but I've been pretty happy with a single packet at a time.
The snack smells like freshly made waffle cones. Sweet, a little caramelized, a little nutty and thoroughly chocolatey. The chocolate is rich and dark and has a nice glossy sheen. The almond bits aren't really that noticeable as a distinct crunch, but they provide a good bit of texture (and a whallop of protein - there are 2.5 grams of protein per ounce). The slight sweetness and crisp of the biscuit stick pulls it all together and keeps me munching all the way down to the uncoated nubbin.
The ingredients on these don't list any hydrogenated fish oils, but the last ingredient on the list is MSG (monosodium glutamate), which is a little disappointing, but caused me no ill effects. The sodium content overall for this snack is high though - at about 220 mgs per ounce.
All that aside, it's not too sweet, it's not too dry, it's not too bland. It's just right.
See all the other Pocky posts here.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 6:21 am
Monday, May 1, 2006
Pocky Caramel
Like KitKats and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, there are a lot of different versions of Pocky, and I'll probably never get through all of them. Luckily this one came in a smaller package.
This petite sized box is about one third the size of a regular box of Pocky, which is fine for me when I'm still experimenting. Pocky Caramel is the same bland cookie/pretzel stick this time dipped in a white-chocolate-style caramel-flavored coating.
What was oddest about the flavor of these was not that it tasted like caramel, and it did, but that it tasted rather like orange. Like a nice orange creme brulee. I have no idea how this was achieved, but I found it rather nice. Even though there was a strong powdered milk flavor to the whole thing it didn't feel grainy or fake-tasting. They were rather sweet through and probably too sweet for my tastes as Pocky goes, but I'm starting to think that Pocky should make a combo pack that has little packets of different flavors in it so you can mix it up. Maybe eating a Chocolate Pocky and Caramel Pocky together would be tasty.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 6:35 am
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Pocky Decorer Torokeru Montblanc
I haven't the foggiest on the name on this one, so I'm gonna call these Chestnut Pocky and if anyone else knows what those alternating Japanese and French words add up to, please let me know. (I know that Mont Blanc means white mountain, but that's not a flavor!)
This is Super Thick Pocky. There are two coatings, the bottom coat is a milky sweet, kinda caramelly coating. The zig-zaggy top coat is similar, but has more of a nutty taste to it, which I'm guessing is where the chestnut comes in. But after tasting it (well, by that I mean eating half the box) I checked with JBox which always has nice descriptions:
It's been years since I've had chestnuts but I remember them being rather sweet and chewy, unlike other nuts.
These are rich and sweet and not as addictively snackable as many of the other Pocky that I've had. They're nice and all, and maybe in a Pocky mix I'd find them a nice change, but I can't give them the highest marks as a snack. But I can confirm that there are no hydrogenated fish oils in this ingredients list, so that's a bonus.
(Sorry for any feed duplication today, I've been traveling and I scheduled these reviews to launch but something went screwy.)
POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:19 pm
Friday, February 24, 2006
Pocky Fuyono Kuchidoke
I'm traveling this week, and when I was at Mitsuwa picking up some things I looked for something to take along that might be considered "traveling Pocky." I did find some Winter Pocky, which is appropriate because it's winter here in Pennsylvania. I'm guessing it's the same as our Limited Editions that Hershey's and Nestle have been playing around with, they just call it "Seasonal."
This is a regular milk chocolate Pocky rolled in cocoa. The chocolate seems sweeter than the regular chocolate Pockies and have a slightly more "dairy" flavor to the chocolate than the Men's or regular Chocolate. It came in four small packets and is a bit more expensive than regular Pocky.
Unlike all the other Pockies I've had, this one did not look like the picture on the package. The package made them look textured, but these were just more matte looking and no cocoa came off the sticks (none in the bottom of the little plastic wrapping even). The cocoa adds a nice little bitter and salty hit to the whole thing, which is nice because now that I've had Men's Pocky, I think that regular chocolate Pocky is a little too sweet.
There's no listing on the ingredients that it contains hydrogenated fish oils, but it does have "shortening" listed on the ingredients, which isn't prefaced with "vegetable" so it might be in here. It also lists monosodium glutamate.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 7:15 am
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Pocky Kurogoma (Black Sesame)
Oh, some dear readers (and neighbor) have led me astray ... they've raved about the Black Sesame Pocky and I believed them! (See comments in this post.)
Now, I'm a huge fan of halvah and those sesame snaps (like a sesame nut brittle). Sprinkle a little on my sushi rolls too, while you're at it. But there's something about toasted sesame, specifically that sesame oil that I've just never liked. It's actually banned from my house (well, my husband sneaks in deli sesame noodles sometimes). It smells like something wrong, something burnt, something rancid or perhaps something toxic. A combination of burnt hair and plastics.
This is just like that: a crunchy and mild cracker stick covered with milky sweet white coating and mixed with every vile black seed known to create an acrid tasting treat. (Okay, I overstated that. I actually ate one of the four packets in the interest of giving a full-featured review, so it can't be all that bad.)
But there are other things that cause me to hesitate to recommend this, and they involve reading the label. Here are the ingredients: wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, powdered (black sesame, black rice, black bean, black pine seed, black Chinese quince), lactose, whole milk powder, shortening (hydrogenated fish oil), nonfat dry milk, malt extract, salt, yeast, butter, soya lecithin, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), artificial flavor.
Maybe there are some omega3 fatty acids in there.
Besides my innate displeasure for toasted sesame, the Pocky were nice. This variety comes in four smaller packets instead of the two large packets like the Men's and traditional chocolate (so that you may give them away more easily without being offended by the smell).
I am happy to report that this bad review is just because of my personal tastes - it has nothing to do with this being a good product. Feel free to defend the Black Sesame Pocky. If you like toasted sesame, you'll probably be ga-ga for this, too. I know some folks think I'm nuts for liking the stuff I do, and I think it's great that the planet affords such a variety of products. And I will be passing along the rest of this package to my dear neighbor how does happen to like the stuff. I'm also happy to report that I picked up several other varieties at the same time and they're all delightful and you can look forward to nice statements about them.
POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:36 pm
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Whew! And I thought I liked Pocky? Here's a few posts that might interest you from The Journal of Ephemeral Inspiration:
—> Food Of The Gods: Pocky, Pretz & Pretenders V
And if that's not enough, check out their set of package designs on Flickr for a dose of visual Pockyness.
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October 31, 1950 - March 4, 1994
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John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 ~ March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian, mainly in American films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) and Uncle Buck (1989)
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Birth: Oct. 31, 1950
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Death: Mar. 4, 1994
Durango, Mexico
Actor. He is fondly remembered as one of Canada's greatest and funniest character actors, earning a reputation for his quirky humor and his uncanny imitation of others. Born John Franklin Candy in East York (a suburb of Toronto), Ontario, Canada, he was raised in a working-class Roman Catholic family. His father died from a heart attack when he was only five years old. He attended Holy Cross Catholic Grade School and graduated from Neil McNeil Catholic High School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and soon found his passion for drama while attending a local community college. His first movie role was a small uncredited appearance in the 1973 film ~Class of '44.~ He appeared in several other low-budget films during the 1970s, including ~Tunnel Vision~ (1976), ~Find the Lady (1976), and ~The Silent Partner~ (1978). In 1976 he played a supporting role (with Rick Moranis) on Peter Gzowski's short-lived, late-night television talk show, ~90 Minutes Live.~ That same year, as a member of Toronto's branch of The Second City (an improvisational comedy enterprise), he gained wide popularity, which grew when he became a cast member on the influential Toronto-based comedy-variety show ~Second City Television~ (SCTV). In 1981, NBC picked up the show and it quickly became a fan favorite, winning Emmy Awards for the show's writing in 1981 and 1982. By 1980 he began a more active film career having appeared as a soldier in Steven Spielberg's big-budget comedy flop ~1941~ and had a supporting role as Burton Mercer, ~Joliet~ Jake's probation/parole officer in ~The Blues Brothers~. The following year he played the lovable, mild-mannered Army recruit Dewey Oxberger in ~Stripes,~ one of the most successful films of the year. In the next two years, Candy did a small cameo in Harold Ramis's ~National Lampoon's Vacation~ and appeared on ~Saturday Night Live~ twice (hosting in 1983) while still appearing on SCTV. In 1983 he headlined in the film ~Going Berserk,~ and was also approached to play the character of accountant Louis Tully in ~Ghostbusters~ (completed and released in 1984), but ultimately did not get the role because of his conflicting ideas of how to play the character, and the part went instead to Rick Moranis (He was one of the many celebrities who appeared chanting ~Ghostbusters~ in Ray Parker, Jr.'s hit ~single~ for the movie.). In 1984 he played Tom Hanks's womanizing brother in the hit romantic comedy ~Splash,~ generally considered his breakout role. During the last half of the 1980s, he often took roles in substandard films (even performing the voice of a talking horse in the Bobcat Goldthwait comedy ~Hot to Trot~ (1988)). While continuing to play supporting roles in films like ~Spaceballs~ (1987), he headlined or co-starred in such comedy films as ~Summer Rental~ (1985), ~Volunteers' (1985), ~Brewster's Millions~ (1985), ~Armed and Dangerous~ (1986), ~Planes, Trains and Automobiles~ (1987), ~The Great Outdoors~ (1988), ~Who's Harry Crumb?~ (1989), and ~Uncle Buck~ (1989). He also continued to provide memorable bit roles, including a policeman in the Sesame Street film ~Follow That Bird~ (1985) and a ~weird~ disc jockey in the comic musical film ~Little Shop of Horrors~ (1986). He also produced and starred in a Saturday-morning animated series on NBC entitled ~Camp Candy~ in 1989. The show was set in a fictional summer camp run by Candy, featured his two children in supporting roles, and also spawned a brief comic book series published by Marvel Comics' Star Comics imprint. In the early 1990s, his career began to decline after he appeared in a string of critical and commercial failures, including ~Nothing but Trouble~ (1991) for which he was nominated for a Razzie as ~worst supporting actress,~ playing a woman), ~Delirious~ (1991), and ~Once Upon a Crime~ (1992), although he did appear in major successes such as ~The Rescuers Down Under~ (1990), ~Home Alone~ (1990), ~Rookie of the Year~ (1993, uncredited), and ~Cool Runnings~ (1993). He attempted to reinvigorate his acting career by broadening his range and playing more dramatic roles. In 1991 he appeared in a light romantic drama, ~Only the Lonely,~ which saw him as a Chicago cop torn between his overbearing mother (Maureen O'Hara) and his new girlfriend (Ally Sheedy). The same year and in rare form, he played a dramatic role as Dean Andrews Jr., a shady Southern lawyer in Oliver Stone's ~JFK.~ In 1991 he, along with Bruce McNall and Wayne Gretzky became owners of the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. The celebrity ownership group attracted a lot of attention in Canada and the team spent a significant amount of money, even signing some highly touted National Football League prospects like wide receiver Raghib Ismail, and the Argonauts won the Grey Cup in their first year of ownership. While filming ~Wagons East!~ on location in Durango, Mexico in 1994, he gave notice that he was putting the Argonauts up for sale. On March 3, 1994, after cooking a late lasagna dinner for his assistants, he went to bed and in the early morning hours of the following day he died from a heart attack in Durango at the age of 43. In the Walt Disney animated movie ~Pocahontas~ (1995), he had planned to be the voice for a turkey named 'Redfeather' but after his death, his character and dialogue were deleted. His final completed movie was ~Canadian Bacon~ (1995) was released a year after his death. He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto. In May 2006 he became one of the first four entertainers ever honored by Canada Post by being featured on a postage stamp. A tribute to him was hosted by actor Dan Aykroyd at the 2007 Grey Cup festivities in Toronto in November 2007. The John Candy Visual Arts Studio at Neil McNeil Catholic High School in Toronto is dedicated in his memory. (bio by:William Bjornstad)
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Is Harry Styles of One Direction Having a Fling With Pixie Geldof?
One Direction's bedhead hottie, the delightfully disheveled Harry Styles, is one of the most eligible young men in pop music. Millions of Directioners would be willing to sacrifice an ovary (or at least a limb) in order to meet, much less date, him. But could Styles be off the market?
It looks like the 'What Makes You Beautiful' singer might be enjoying a fling with model Pixie Geldof, as he was photographed out and about with her in London last week. They make a fine pair, Styles and Geldof, since they have the same messy but fashionable coif.
Styles, 18, and Geldof, 21, were snapped leaving Groucho in the wee hours of Thursday morning (Sept. 13) last week. They reportedly left the party at the club but didn't stop the good times. According to The Daily Mail, the good-looking twosome left with other pals and went elsewhere to keep the party alive.
The exact nature of their relationship is unknown and it's quite possible that they may just be friends or having a good time with no strings attached. It's anyone's guess. But given that Styles is scorching hot and the most sought after hunk in teen pop, any young, hot model would be out of her mind not to try and bag or snag Harry. On the flip, Styles has his choice of pretty much any female on the planet, so he is probably best served remaining single and living it up!
Yeah, Harry is utterly swoon-worthy and he is apparently living while he's young, to borrow a phrase from 1D's first single off of 'Take Me Home.'
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I am currently obsessed with the little-explored Dunedain of the North -- and since there are only two mentioned in LOTR (Aragorn and Halbarad) I have invented a family (specifically two brothers, Tarkil and Haldon) to follow and explore their ancient culture.
By the way, I'm Canadian, so you'll tend to see a mix of both English and American spellings. So you'll see the 'U' used in honour and valour and colour, and the 'o' in manoeuvre, and reversed 're' in words like centre but the American use of 'z' in recognize. I 'try' to keep to the Professor's 'Queen's English' as much as possible, but things do slide by...
Tarkil the Dunedain Stories:
1) Promises to Keep (Fall 3018) Tarkil patrols the Bree area, guarding it from the miscreants who are flooding the land from the south, while attempting to gain the attention of a Bree girl.
2) Two of Thirty One (3019 - War of the Ring) Tarkil and his brother Haldon head to Gondor as members of the Grey Company. A Ranger's view of what happens.
3) Life in the Angle (begins in fall of 3019) Tarkil brings his bride home to a Dunedain settlement where they discover the cultural differences between their peoples.
Standalone stories:
Swords Returned -- 2081 TA -- a Dunedain Ranger must explain to his young son (a very young Tarkil) how a Ranger's kin discovers if a Ranger has fallen.
Gathering of the Grey Company -- spring 3019 -- Halbarad gathers Rangers to accompany him to help Aragorn regain his crown
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