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Video + Podcast Interview: Experimental Game, Shadow Physics
Scott talks about the experimental game Shadow Physics. Check out the video interview + demo and then the audio interview with more details...
You can download the additional audio interview here...
or listen to it here...
Show Notes:
Interviewer: I'm at the Indie Developers Conference and with me today is a special guest. How about you introduce yourself?
Scott: Yeah, I'm Scott Anderson. I'm working on a game called Shadow Physics where you play a 2D platform similar to Mario and the shadow is projected by a 3D world. So, here's a guy who is seen walking around in the shadow not on the actual objects, and he is projected on the wall. He can walk alongside the wall and back in the wall.
Interviewer: Cool.
Scott: A bunch of interesting game play mechanics came out of that basic idea, like if you push the object the 3D object itself falls. You just have to solve this puzzle here.
Interviewer: Aw nice, it's tight, dude.
Scott: Then, we have some other mechanics. The interesting thing about being in a world created by shadows is that if you move the light that the shadows are being cast from, you are changing the entire world underneath the guy. So, we have puzzles where you can manipulate the world to get the guy to a different place.
Interviewer: Sure. How do you go about manipulating the objects? Is that hard to do considering that you're also controlling the character?
Scott: Yeah, it's a little hard to do. So right now, it's basically left play.. It's really hard to play on a track [?]. It's left play and then drag to move the light around and the character controls a very simple platform and controls these arrow keys and space jumps.
We're still working on the control stuff, especially the camera stuff. It just seems a little awkward. Right now, it's just a free camera. We're looking at other alternative camera means so we can stay kind of hands off.
Interviewer: Sure. How close are you then to completion?
Scott: I'd say, at least, a year or two off.
Interviewer: Wow. OK.
Scott: The game is still very early. We're still exploring a lot of the mechanics.
Interviewer: Sure.
Scott: Here's another example of things that come out of the system. There's multiple lights. So, there's a light here and a light here.
Interviewer: Sure.
Scott: And that projects two shadows. You can kind of from a single set of objects kind of jump over here on the platform over here.
Interviewer: OK. Any other game play mechanics that are interesting, emerging properties that came out of this rule set?
Scott: Yeah, Here's one more where we had enemies that war just existing shadow objects like you, and you get hit by the guy. You can actually crush these guys, too, just like you get crushed yourself by shadows.
I don't have a good example of that right now, unfortunately, but hopefully we'll have that soon. Here's another light manipulation puzzle where he creates stairs by moving away.
Interviewer: Oh, tight.
Scott: And there's other mechanics that we still haven't explored yet.
Interviewer: Sure.
Scott: One example is to use bright light to white out shadows so you can fall through things or fall slower. Another example is to use different colored lights, and the different colored lights would have different physical properties.
Interviewer: OK.
Scott: So, maybe, gravity is reversed or maybe in one light, for example, blue light, you can swim in the blue light without falling into this. That's pretty much the game.
Interviewer: Cool.
Interviewer: I'm here at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and with me today is a special guest. How about you introduce yourself?
Scott: I'm Scott Anderson and I'm working on a game called Shadow Physics with Steve Swink.
Interviewer: And you had a game in the Experimental Game Design?
Scott: Yeah, Shadow Physics is in the Experimental Game Play Workshop. It's a game about playing a 2D platformer in the shadows created by a 3D World.
Interviewer: How did you come up with the idea? What was the process?
Scott: Steve actually had the idea years ago when he was first working at Neversoft. They were working on a game that had shadows, and he was looking at the shadows and the programmer spent a lot of time, spent like a month or two, just getting nice shadow technology. All it ended up doing was looking a little bit nicer than other shadow techniques would have. Steve was thinking about ways of doing game play ideas with the shadows. He spent so much time on it you might as well use it for game play.
Interviewer: Sure.
Scott: So, he wanted to do a game where you could play in the shadows. When I moved to Arizona a couple of years ago we had a meeting and we were talking about different game ideas that we had and he pitched the idea to me. I was like, oh that's a pretty cool idea. Maybe, I'll do it.
Fast forward, like a year later or more and I actually sat down during TIG Jam and implemented an early prototype of it and it was a pretty cool idea. We've just been working on it ever since.
Interviewer: How long did it take then to implement the first basic prototype because it seems kind of complicated in the sense that you have this 3D world and you have to kind of run off the shadows or something else like that.
Scott: The game is actually using semi-advanced technology. It requires high end hardware. It's all shader model 3 stuff because we're doing collision attraction, like classic per pixel platform collision attraction against the shadow mat that is generated in Real Time and using standard shadow mat techniques. The original prototype took me about three or four days to put together, actually.
Interviewer: Awesome.
Scott: But, it was three or days of straight up crunching because it was during TIG Jam. It was a game jam. People were pulling all nighters. I pulled near all nighters, so I was basically working the whole time. Then, it went through multiple iterations. I took a week off of work at Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and worked at Flashbang Studios, basically, a full time week and got it to close to where it is now. Then, I've worked other weekends and part time on it.
Interviewer: During that week you took off, did you just work with Steve and just iterate over it? How was that development process then?
Scott: Yeah, I worked with Steve and we iterated and showed him stuff. A lot of the stuff, the technology is still in development. There aren't many tools right now, so it's a little harder for someone to get in and work the game. Steve is technical enough that he can do stuff with it because right now it's all super script driven. We still want to improve the tool so that it is easier for people to build on it.
Interviewer: Can you talk about the technology that you used then for the game?
Scott: Right now, it's DirectX.
Interviewer: OK.
Scott: It's Direct 3D. We use bullet physics for the physics engine.
Interviewer: Sure.
Scott: F-mod for audio engine.
Interviewer: Cool.
Scott: Lua for scripting, as I mentioned before. It's a mish mash of digital technologies.
Interviewer: What is the scripting, the Lua Scripting, used for specifically?
Scott: Right now, it's used mostly for level design, actually.
Interviewer: OK.
Scott: But, also for game play scripting stuff and their ideas are to expand it more.
Interviewer: Sure.
Scott: So it can be used for more things, and a lot of the game play code will probably be written in Lua as well.
Interviewer: Have you ever done any user testing then? I mean, have you had other people play it? And what's the feedback?
Scott: Yeah, we've had a few people test it. Right now, we know a lot of the flaws, especially with the control scheme. Those things will be buried because there are other things to look at the game. We want to iterate on the control scheme some more and then have more people try it out. Obviously, Jonathan Blow and a few other people in the Experimental Game Play Workshop have played it, and a few guys from Flashbang played it.
Our biggest concerns are just camera and light manipulation, so it's control stuff right now.
Interviewer: So now, what's the next step? I know you said it's going to maybe take one or two more years, but what's the next step to get this thing out?
Scott: The idea is to flesh out some of the extra mechanics that we're looking at, things that have to do with colored lights and a few other things. And then, after that work on control scheme stuff; work on lots of content for the game; work on polish for the game.
The game doesn't really have a set visual arts style right now. It looks very prototypy and something with simple shapes. We may do something like that, but we do need to flesh it out.
Interviewer: Is your goal then to release it on PC or Xbox Live or what?
Scott: I mean, in the worst case scenario we come out with the game. It's polished but not something we want to release commercially. We'll just release it for PC. Not as many people as we'd like to would be able to play it just because of the hardware requirements, but a decent amount of people will still be able to play it. It's just kind of the thing - it's a cool game. You can play it for free.
Ideally, it would be a really cool game and we get commercial release on Xbox Live Arcade or PSN or Steam or even some of those other platforms so that we can get more exposure and make some money off of it.
Interviewer: And you talked about TIG Jam and just pulling all nighters. What if you pulled an all nighter for the next three weeks because you've got a daughter?
Scott: I could probably get a lot of the technology done, but I might die in the process. I'd probably get a lot of the technology done, but I think a lot of the things like working out the controls and building levels aren't necessarily going to benefit from an all nighter. They're going to take a little more time.
Interviewer: What about TIG Jam? You talk about that more, whether you benefited from it. How your split was?
Scott: Oh yeah, I definitely benefited from TIG Jam. I met a lot of indies that I had just known about from online from all the forums or whatever. I met Derek Yu. Russell was there, you know, a bunch of people. It was a good thing. It was like a mini GDC almost for indies.
Interviewer: Did it last for five days or what was that?
Scott: It was a weekend. I think it was a three day thing. It was in Phoenix at Flashbang Studios.
Interviewer: Gotcha. Does that happen yearly? If other indies are interested, how do they get involved?
Scott: It happened last year, and that was the first one. That was the first yearly TIG Jam. Since then, people have created local TIG Jams so there's been a TIG Jam UK in the UK, and there's been a TIG Jam Midwest, and I think that was in Iowa, some place in the Midwest. I don't remember exactly where it was.
We're looking to a TIG Jam East, actually. Since I'm moving out to New York, I was talking to Brandon and he's in Baltimore and he's talking about starting a TIG Jam East.
Interviewer: OK. Cool. Alright. Any last words then for other indie game developers who want to do their own game?
Scott: Keep at it. Keep trying different things. I've been doing this for a while now, probably about four or five years. I've had a lot of failures and some successes, so just keep doing it. That's all I can say.
Interviewer: Thank you very much.
Take care,
Labels: Game Design, game development, GDC 2009, indie game development, shadow physics


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Intend to print a photo montage at size A0. Used a software to create an initial draft of the mosaic and at 150dpi, the image size came up to be 4352 x 3264. Is this sufficient for an A0 print? Should I increase the dpi/size of the image?
Also, where can I get decent A0 prints? Searched the forum and past questions seemed to be targetted at bulk printing, but I'm thinking of doing less than 10 prints. Seems that shops at Bras Basah and Peace Centre have pretty decent prices. Any recommendations as to which shops exactly?

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Between Kim Kardashian's selfie book and now this, I'm starting to legitimately think that we might be approaching the end of days. (See also: Global warming and wars on most of the continents.) The body of a one-year-old dolphin calf washed ashore on Turkey's west coast of Izmir on Monday, measuring approximately three feet in length. According to The Daily Mail, the body was found by a stunned local teacher:
'I couldn't take it in at first – I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me – I've never even heard about a dolphin like this let alone seen one with my own eyes – I was completely shocked.'
The stunned teacher called the police who came and removed the dolphin to a laboratory for further investigation. Early reports said the eyes on one of the dolphin heads were not properly opened – neither was one of the blow holes.
Associate professor Mehmet Gokoglu from the marine-biology department at the Ak Deniz University said he welcomed the opportunity to study the strange dolphin adding: 'Such a dolphin is a very rare occurrence – similar to the occurrence of conjoined human twins'.
It's kind of incredible that it even lived to be one-year-old, being that it was a half-blind two-headed dolphin that could barely breathe. We didn't have rights to the images of it, so check out the video below to view it. Unfortunately it's not quite as pretty as the amazing Photoshop image I created up top — which we are seriously considering putting on UPROXX t-shirts in the near future.


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Eagles miss a touchdown by inches on creative special teams play
In football, there is scheme, and there is execution. The Philadelphia Eagles had the first part sewn up for a brief moment in their 28-13 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Monday night, but the execution, as it was with most things the Eagles have tried this season, left a lot to be desired on a creative kick return that should have worked.
The return happened late in the third quarter, after Drew Brees' 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jimmy Graham put the Saints up by what was to be the final score. On the return, cornerback Brandon Boykin stood ready to receive on the left side, while receiver Riley Cooper was literally lying in wait on the other side of the field.
The plan was for Boykin to flip the ball to Cooper, "Music City Miracle"-style, and have the play go for a touchdown. And it would have worked, but for the fact that Boykin's pass to Cooper was a forward lateral. Thus, Cooper's 94-yard return was called back by a penalty that took the ball back half the distance to the goal line, and the Eagles took over at their own 3-yard line.
[Related: Michael Vick's brother rants on Twitter during Eagles-Saints game]
That's not the way Eagles special teams coach Bobby April drew it up.
"Stuff like that can be pretty exasperating, obviously," April said after the game. "We worked on it. I have to make sure we do it right and I guess it was forward from what everybody says, the refs made the right call. I have to help the players do better on that.
"That was a huge play. Geez, we just scored, we go down there, we knock it loose around the [20-yard line]. That's huge. But we have to do more things to win the game."
For Eagles head coach Andy Reid, it was just one more personification of a season in which very few plans have gone as intended.
"It was clear that we threw it down the field, so you can't do that," said head coach Andy Reid. "We have to get that accomplished. We thought we had a read on something there and we gave it a whirl."
Ah, the soft bias of low expectations. At least the Eagles can be assured that everything else about the play was impressive. Scheme, blocking, the return ... yeah, it all would have worked. Perhaps you don't want to have a cornerback throwing the ball next time, though Boykin did complete 33 passes as a high school quarterback.
[Power Rankings: Falcons on top, but Bears closing in]
"I do think that they're getting better," April said of his special teams. "I do think they're getting better. We still have a lot of hill to take, but I think we're progressively taking it week to week and hopefully we can be a real factor in helping us win games. We've really been scratching trying to get that done and we've got to come out next week and try to do it again."
The next time the Eagles can do it again comes when they face the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. It should be a very interesting afternoon for two teams that stand at 3-5.
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I'm flipping through the pages of a recent issue of New York magazine and I come across a two-page spread of a look that's trending – split skirts. Immediately my mind goes to a blue linen Kenar skirt I bought at the Neiman Marcus outlet back in the early 1990s.
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I mean, this thing was spectacular. A bit flowy, but most of one leg was visible because of the way it was cut. Its debut came at an ice-breaker cocktail party at a professional conference I was attending in San Francisco; I didn't know a soul there.
Not even five minutes had elapsed when a woman approached me and said this: "I need to know the woman who would wear that skirt." Stephanie and I hit it off immediately and she introduced me to a few other women. During a lull in conference activities, we went shopping and had a blast. In the years that followed, that conference took us to Miami, Seattle and Austin and it was like a sorority reunion every time.
All this from a skirt. How about that? Fashion as connector.
As you're reading this we're in the middle of New York Fashion Week and while there will always be those who find it frivolous or a showcase for things they can't afford, I find it to be a creative outlet and a bit of an adventure.
Women particularly seek out other women in networking and friendship by sizing up another woman's style. When we were much younger it felt like a catty kind of judgment. Now, at least for me at age 50, it feels like a wonderful launching pad, sort of commonality as kick-off to get a feel for what makes the other tick when it comes to personal expression.
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"It makes so much sense to me that your [colleague] approached you about your skirt because it is likely she made a judgment about you that, in her mind, was something positive or with which she felt an affinity and, therefore, felt compelled to want to connect with you," style expert Bridgette Raes tells me. "It was through the skirt that you connected, but it wasn't about the skirt, per se, it was about her perception of the skirt and the type of person who would wear it."
Raes, president of Bridgette Raes Style Group, notes that statistics have proven that non-verbal communication, including body language and image, are the "biggest way we communicate with others."
I recall having a boss many years ago who was about to leave for a trip abroad and we got into a conversation about travel. He was dismissive when I mentioned a treasure or two I had brought back from places I'd gone, saying he'd "never waste his time shopping on vacation."
While I get that it isn't everyone's bag, so to speak, it is impossible for me to imagine what life would be like without that aspect of travel. Again, as connector.
Suddenly I am transported in my mind to Rome, on a bus, trying to find my way to the renowned Porta Portese flea market. I hear two women speaking English and they turn out to be Canadian, also heading to Porta Portese. They invite me to browse with them, help me pick out a beautiful necklace, find their own goodies. Then they ask me to join them for lunch. A wonderful day.
Fashion. It all started with the fashion.
That necklace, incidentally, the very first time I wore it in New York, captured the attention of a woman on the bus and we wound up in a lovely dialogue about Rome.
Connector. Again.
Sure, shopping can be a drug. A false pick-me-up like any other addiction when it gets out of hand. I was in that for a while, but now, with no credit card debt, I pick and choose and appreciate. It used to be about the quick high. Now it's about pure pleasure. Honing one's eye. Loving the feel of silk or suede. Marveling at what some creative soul has crafted in classic black or some eye-popping color.
And then doing something with it that expresses on the outside how you feel on the inside. Think of it in Seinfeld-esque terms – remember when Jerry pegged sweatpants as a sign a person was giving up on life? Well, I'm talking about the contrast of that.
"I've had many women reach out to me for help and tell me that they feel they've been overlooked for opportunities because of their image or who have avoided getting involved in their lives because they didn't love the way they looked," Raes tells me. "It's sad to say, but image often sidelines people from living. Yet, when they change their image their confidence completely changes and, magically, their life turns around. Often they credit my help and the clothes, but the clothes often just play that supporting role in helping them feel better about themselves and therefore creating a greater connection with those whom they share an affinity with and want to know."
I think again of my skirt and Stephanie. We are still in contact. I saw her in Las Vegas a few years ago and I was happily sporting a quirky Rachel Roy jacket I knew she'd appreciate.
Not to impress, but to connect. We laughed like hyenas.
Nancy Colasurdo is a practicing life coach and freelance writer. Her Web site is www.nancola.com and you can follow her on Twitter @nancola. Please direct all questions/comments to email@example.com.


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Chickpea & Lentil Salad with Sumac
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Author Notes: Lentils are a good source of protein for a vegetarian and they are hearty/healthy. They have great texture (depending on how long you cook them) and can be dressed with pretty much any flavor that you like! This is a quick and simple salad that you can do lots with. Use it as a base and add in your favorite ingredient, or simply enjoy this as is! —Always A Twist
Serves 4
Lentil and Chickpea Salad Ingredients
- 1 cup green lentils, cooked (+ 2 garlic cloves)
- 1 15 oz. can chickpeas, drained and washed
- 6-7 pieces radishes, sliced thin and chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
Sumac/Lemon Dressing
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon champagne vinegar
- 1 clove garlic, minced fine
- 1 teaspoon Sumac berries
- 3 pinches salt
- 2 pinches pepper
- For the dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together all ingredients until well combined.
- Cook lentils according to package but add in my twist for some extra flavor: while cooking add 2 slightly mashed garlic cloves to the water (this adds a hint of flavor to the lentils). Once lentils are cooked, allow to cool.
- Mix lentils, chickpeas, radishes and herbs with dressing. Toss to combine.
- Optional: This tastes great with some feta and cherry tomatoes mixed in!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Middle Eastern Recipe
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How do I apply for a position I've seen on your website?
Apply for any positions you are interested in via our corporate website at careers.icf.com.
If you have been notified of a job by an email notification, you can click on the Apply Online link at the bottom of the job description to take you straight to the job description on the website. On the job description, you will see an Apply Online button—click here to begin the online application process.
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Reservations can be made up to 14 days in advance by calling the reservation desk at (951) 272-4653. You can also call our golf shop at (951) 278-2842 (option #1).
- For groups of 20 or fewer, tee times may be made through the golf shop.
- All reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card.
- Cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to play.
- Credit cards accepted for payment: Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
Posted Green Fees (Rack Rate)
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|Monday – Thursday
|Primetime Open – 1:59 am
|Twilight 2 pm – 3:59 pm
|Super Twilight 4 pm – Close
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|Rates for Red Dot Program are $35.00 for Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). Seniors Must be 55 years or older; Juniors must be in high school or under 18 years old.
- Consuming sunflower seeds is strictly prohibited on the course. Players found doing so will be asked to leave.
- All green fees include cart and GPS.
- Replay rate: Same day. No advanced reservations. $20 Monday – Friday, and $25 Sat, Sun and holidays.
- Dress code: Collared shirts must be worn at all times. No denim.
- Spectator fee is $25 per person (Rider Rate).
- TaylorMade rental clubs: $35.
- For numerous safety reasons, at no time are children under the age of six years permitted on the course or as riders
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The timezone in Rocky Hill Elementary School is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 08:20 and Sunset at 19:20. It's Dark
Latitude. 35.9089°, Longitude. -84.0231°
Weather near Rocky Hill Elementary School; Report from Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 13.9km away
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- Rocky Hill Shopping Center (0.6km)
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- Rocky Hill Baptist Church (0.7km)
- Wrights Ferry Church (1.6km)
- Saint Marks Church (1.7km)
- First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1.9km)
- Northshore Church (1.9km)
- Westminister Presbyterian Church (3.3km)
- West Hills Church (3.8km)
- West Hills Presbyterian Church (4.2km)
- Gallaher Memorial Baptist Church (4.5km)
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- Sacred Heart Church and School (3.4km)
- West Hills Elementary School (3.9km)
- Bearden High School (4.2km)
- building(s);
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- Fire Station Number 16 (2.6km)
- Arnstein Community Center (2.7km)
- Appalachian Child Development Center (3.2km)
- West Side YMCA (3.7km)
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- Dunn Cemetery (2.3km)
- Bearden Cemetery (4.2km)
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- Badgett Hollow (4.2km)
- Price Hollow (4.3km)
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- Rocky Hill Park (0.8km)
- West Hills Park (3.9km)
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- a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
- Nubbin Ridge (3.3km)
- mine(s);
- a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages.
- Cedar Bluff Quarry (1.8km)
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- Wright Bluff (4.3km)
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Although it's been a couple of years since our honeymoon, both my wife and I look back very fondly at those magical couple of days spent in paradise. French Polynesia lived up to everything a honeymoon should be and more. It was beautiful, serene, quiet, relaxing and the overwater bungalows make this one of the most unique destinations in the world. It was expensive but you can't put a price on an experience such as staying in an overwater bungalow. If there was ever a place to get away from it all, French Polynesia is it. There are destinations that one visits that are enjoyable but you don't necessarily feel a great urge to return right away. One of my travel mantras is that I try never to return to a place I have previously traveled to because there are so many beautiful and exciting places to visit in the world. However, my wife and I both knew that the moment our plane took off from Papeete, we wanted to return someday. It was during our stay on Moorea, that you have time to reflect on your life and you realize how fortunate you are to visit one of the more beautiful places in the world. Life was so exceedingly great during those five nights that we spent on Moorea that you forget about the stresses of work and the daily grind. To anybody who actually reads my blog, I can highly recommend a trip to French Polynesia. The price will be high but the reward and memories will last a lifetime.
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- Present your library card each time materials are borrowed and, upon request, for other services as applicable.
- Be responsible for all materials borrowed with your card.
- Pay all fines and charges incurred for overdue, damaged, or lost library material.
- Observe all policies and rules and regulations established by the Library Board.
- Report the loss of a card or change of address as soon as possible (a replacement fee will apply).
How often will my library card expire and how do I renew it?
- Library membership is renewed annually (save and except for Temporary members, as per section 2.3).
- Annual renewals must be completed in person at any branch location.
- All outstanding fines and charges must be paid in order to renew a membership card.
- Members must verify their contact information. Lost or damaged library cards will be replaced at a cost to the Library member.
- Computer Use Cards do not expire, therefore do not need to be renewed
Are there any restrictions to borrowing?
Your library card cannot be used when outstanding charges reach $20 or more.
Except for restricted movies and games, all materials may be borrowed by anyone with a valid Library card. Only adults, age 18 and older, may borrow restricted movies and games.
Parents must accept responsibility for the return of their children's (age 17 and under) borrowed library materials and for the charges for items that are overdue, lost or damaged.
How many items can I borrow?
There are no limits to the number of books, audiobooks, magazines, comics and CDs you can borrow.
You can borrow three Inclusive Toy Library items per library card.
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You can borrow up to 20 Overdrive items (eBooks and eAudiobooks) per library card.
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A customer may place holds on all materials except Quick Flicks (DVDs) and Quick Picks (books) through our catalogue. Hold notifications, made by phone (through our automated system) or email, will include a holds cancellation date. After the cancellation date, the item(s) will be placed back into circulation or passed to the next customer in the hold list.
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You will be notified when your hold becomes available. Items will remain on hold for a period of five days. The requested item must be borrowed with the same library card that was used to place the hold.
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Suspending your hold leaves you in the queue for the item, but your hold is skipped over for the time period requested.
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Holds requests may be cancelled in person at any Library branch, by phone during regular Library hours, by logging into your online account or by calling our automated telephone service (905-686-CIRC (2472)).
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One of the most frustrating parts of parenting for me is the distinct lack of right answers to questions of how to raise a child. Not every issue is as straightforward as "Should I let my child crawl on the ledge of my 7th story window?" (Answer: Only if you've double-checked the harnesses.) Like life in general, most issues come down to a judgement call with good arguments in both directions. One issue about which I often feel completely clueless is that of what to do when my child cries in the middle of the night. It seems that there are two opposing strategies.
Intermittent Visitation
In Spain, there is a fairly large movement lately towards the "let her cry herself to sleep" end of the spectrum led by neuroscientist Dr. Eduard Estivill and his very popular book, Duérmete, Niño: Cómo Solucionar Los Problemas del Sueño Infantil (English version: 5 Days to a Perfect Night's Sleep for Your Child: The Secrets to Making Bedtime a Dream). The basic concept goes like this:
- Your child needs to understand that night time is for sleeping and that crying won't make her parents get her up to play.
- Go and visit your child every 5-7 minutes so that she knows she's not forever abandoned.
- Make your visits as boring as possible. Simply state, "It's night time and it's time for sleep. Good night," and leave again.
- Repeat until the child is asleep.
The computer scientist in me loves the idea of boiling a complex parenting issue down to a simple algorithm like this. It feels so…scientific! Like I should have on a white lab coat and carry a clipboard when I go in to console my wailing child. Many, many parents we know absolutely swear by this method. They say that with their first kid, they used to let him sleep in bed with them and it took years to get him to sleep alone, but with the second kid they were strict with this method the first week and everything has since been wonderful.
The only drawback is having to silence the little voice inside your head screaming, "What a terrible horrible selfish parent you are sitting on the couch watching television while your tortured child is obviously in desperate need of your companionship and touch!!" I have found that I am able to accomplish the emotional distancing feat fairly well (headphones help), but it eats my wife up inside. And I completely understand her point of view; it can really make you feel like a complete failure of a human being.
Selfless Companionship
The alternative is to simply do whatever it takes to get your kid to sleep every night, rocking her to sleep in your arms, holding her hand while she falls asleep in her crib, singing lullabies, letting her sleep in her parents' bed, whatever it takes. The theory goes that your baby isn't yet smart enough to manipulate you consciously and she's just expressing her biological need to be close to a loving parent. This is how it's been done for millennia and it's what is most natural for healthy emotional development.
That's all well and good if you can afford to give that much of yourself to your child. But this is the twenty-first century and the stay-at-home mom family model is out the window. My wife gets up between 5:00 and 6:00 in the morning to go to work. She can't afford to be singing lullabies from 2:00 to 4:00 in the morning just because Junior is bored in her crib. Nor can I.
The Selfless Companionship model might be the quickest short-term solution to getting your kid to bed on any given night, but then she'll expect it the next night, and the next, and the next. The sooner a child can learn to fall asleep by herself, the better off the whole family will be in the long term.
The problem with human developmental psychology is that our innate morals prevent us from doing any interesting experiments. You can't place one twin in a loving home and place the other one in a padded white room until she's eighteen and then compare them. Our sense of ethics prohibits that kind of experiment with anything bigger than a rat. In the end all we have are opinions and gray areas and individual judgement calls; and no irrefutably right answers. You might think your parenting style is better than mine, but you can't prove it; nor can I prove the contrary.
The wisest move is to simply take a step back and ask yourself if it really matters. Do you know what method your parents used on you? Probably not. I suspect, but obviously cannot prove, that the way your parents put you to sleep every night has very, very little affect on who you are and your adult life. So in the end it doesn't really matter. Everyone must choose some balance between how much of themselves they can afford to give at two in the morning vs. how much the empathetic heartbreak of a crying child alone in the next room weighs upon them. One thing's for sure, though… Parenting certainly isn't easy.


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The Yankees come into Fenway Park tonight fighting for their playoff lives. Unlike last year under Bobby Valentine, Red Sox fans are excited about the prospect of a postseason. They're also looking down at the Yankees for the first time in three years. As a result, this is the second-most expensive series all season at Fenway park, behind only the next Yankees series in early September. The average price for Red Sox tickets to this weekend's series has a 64% premium above the Red Sox home average of $107.
Last season, the Red Sox missed the playoff for the 3rd consecutive year and finished with a 69–93 record, which was good for last place in the AL East. It was Boston's 100th year in Fenway park, which is a remarkable achievement given the pace of stadium technology over the last 25 years. What should have been a celebration, ended in misery, with their first 90-loss season since 1966, and their first losing season since 1997. The hangover carried into this year, and on April 11th, the Red Sox's 820-game sellout streak came to a close. It was the longest such streak in professional sports history. Over the first half of the season, demand remained sluggish and the Red Sox only sold out five games. Since the all-star break, however, they've sold out seven, with more likely to come.
As for the two remaining Yankees series, Boston fans are making up for last year's apathy by driving up prices. The final series against the Yankees will be the most expensive series in baseball all season. As a point of comparison, the final Yankees-Red Sox series at Fenway last year on September 11th to 13th had an average secondary-market price of $92, and you could get in for as little as $15. This year, the average for that same series is $221. The cheapest ticket is $51 to the Sunday night game and $88 to either of the other two games. It also doesn't hurt that by the time September rolls around, they'll likely have a chance to do some dancing on the Yankee's 2013 grave. If Sox fans are looking for a deal, their best bet may be to check out prices at Yankee Stadium where you can get in for about half the cost of Fenway. What a difference a year makes.


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The second man involved in prostituting two underage girls from an Eagan hotel has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Ramsey County District Judge Lezlie Ott Marek gave Brandon Barnes, 25, a lesser sentence than called for in state sentencing guidelines, saying she agreed with Barnes' attorney that he was less culpable than his co-defendant.
Prosecutor Richard Dusterhoft sought a sentence of nearly 14 years, the same as the co-defendant.
"But for the defendant renting that (hotel) room, but for the photos taken in this defendant's bathroom," the two girls, ages 15 and 17, would not have been victimized, Dusterhoft said.
The photos were posted with Backpage.com ads, soliciting customers for sexual services.
Barnes, of St. Paul, said he has a long history of mental illness and didn't understand what was going on in the hotel room.
"My only mistake was to put the room in my name," he said when the judge offered him a chance to speak. "This case is the wrong place at the wrong time — victim of circumstances," he said, referring to himself.
Dusterhoft said that Barnes accepted payment from the clients and that he was "right there with (co-defendant Giorgio) Baymon the whole time."
Baymon put the 15-year-old's cellphone number in the ad. Two men responded to it. A third man who had sex with the girls was an acquaintance of Barnes and paid with cash and marijuana, according to Baymon.
The hotel was identified in a search warrant affidavit as the Microtel Inn & Suites.
Barnes submitted an Alford plea Jan. 14 to the charge of inducing minors for prostitution. In such a plea, the defendant does not admit guilt but agrees that a jury likely would find him guilty given the evidence.
Baymon, 25, was sentenced Jan. 31 to nearly 14 years in prison for his role in prostituting the 15-year-old.
Both men were required to register as predatory offenders.
Emily Gurnon can be reached at 651-228-5522. Follow her at twitter.com/emilygurnon.


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Local bookshop Boxcar Books, like WFHB, is volunteer-powered and community-based. Because of this they hold benefits and fundraisers throughout the year to keep their shelves stocked. Sometimes they partner up with other projects, like the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project. Last Tuesday correspondent Casey Kuhn went to Boxcar Books' latest fundraiser at The Backdoor, to find out what keeps the local shop going for today's WFHB feature exclusive.


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Monthly gatherings are usually the second Wednesday of each month and sometimes repeated on the following Saturday, February – November, and are open to the public. Starting times vary, so see the calendar listings for details. Sign up for our email list to get meeting reminders and other Chapter news.
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The chapter's board of directors will meet monthly this year in board members' homes. Members are welcome to attend. Check with a board member or the president for the location and time, and so the host will have an accurate count of attendees. Issues to be brought before the board should be discussed with the president beforehand so time can be allotted on the agenda.
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Well this stupid thing has gotten its self into another boot loop and this time nothing I do will clear it! even tried a hard reset and I can't even get logged into the phone to activate it. I just pulled the SD card to see if that helps. Verizon is going to replace it, it us sure frustrating though
Pulling the SD card didn't help!!
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Kate Gosselin Dances to Lady Gaga's Paparazzi
Kate Gosselin dances the Paso Doble with partner Tony Dovolani to Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" during week three of Dancing with the Stars on Monday (April 5) in Los Angeles.
"It was very hard to watch," said judge Carrie Ann Inaba. "I don't feel the emotion got to your face. That was very strange."
"For once, you played the character, you had the look of the super b—h from hell!" added Bruno Tonioli. "You looked like you were walking. Next time, dance!"
Watch Kate's Paso Doble below!
WHO DO YOU THINK will get kicked off tonight???
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World Leadership School works with all levels of a school in order to reimagine learning and empower young leaders.
"Over the last decade, WLS has helped us launch travel programs, deepen our curriculum, and explore new ways of learning. We are a better school as a result."
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"Our partnership with the team at World Leadership School has been invaluable to the growth of ParishAbroad, our Global Education Program. Program logistics, risk management, marketing and curriculum are all areas where they have helped our program grow and evolve. They are a true partner in both purpose and mission."
"Student travel is not an end, but a means for helping schools transform learning, alongside educator development and school consulting. We measure our ultimate impact based on the change we see in classroom learning."
97% of faculty on World Leadership School travel programs are empowered to reimagine their classrooms and integrate project-based learning in the 21st century.
90% of students feel empowered to find solutions to global challenges.
Our Collaborative Leadership Programs immerse students and faculty in life-changing travel experiences focused on global issues and leadership. During these 10-21 day programs, participants immerse themselves in a rural community, get pushed off balance, and work alongside local students and community leaders to see things from new perspectives. This approach of "disconnect, decenter, and re-envision" is the foundation of our approach at World Leadership School. In certain countries, we offer two additional program types: NGO Partnerships, where students learn from innovative NGO leaders, and TabLab Partnerships, where students work inside schools as part of TabLab's innovative efforts to "partner with rural schools to transform teaching and learning."
Learning to teach in the 21st century is not about incremental skills development. It's a mindset shift that requires new approaches to teaching. At World Leadership School, we help teachers use Project-Based Learning and other student-driven approaches in order to create vibrant learning environments. We work with teachers through Educator Development Travel Programs, where teachers embark on journeys of learning and discovery; In-Service Workshops, where we work with faculty groups around Project-Based Learning, global education, or purpose-based learning; and our Virtual Teacher Institute, where we offer one-on-one coaching to help educators create and deliver new learning experiences. We also offer Trip Leader Trainings, where faculty develop risk management and other skills for leading a safe and meaningful travel program. When properly coached and inspired, teachers can transform schools with their ideas and energy.
Through our consulting, we help schools develop global education programs that transform learning throughout the school. In our view, authentic global education is another name for the broad shift towards student-centered learning environments that emphasize student voice, collaboration, technology, and real-world experience. We believe that strategic planning should be a creative process that brings together faculty and other thought leaders across the community to envision new ideas. We believe that teachers need to drive school change initiatives, and the role of the administration is to provide vision, resources, and support. Once we have a vision in place, we help schools develop possible program components, including global diploma certificates, classroom curriculum, travel programs, and faculty training. We also help school leaders understand the basic building blocks of risk management through our Risk Management Workshops.


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Whole Roast Fish for Two with Mushroom-Truffle Pesto and Crispy Roasted Wild Mushrooms for TwoRECIPE: Whole Roast Fish for Two with Mushroom-Truffle Pesto and Crispy Roasted Wild Mushrooms
My husband and I have a favorite restaurant in London that absolutely no one knows about. Except the locals and regulars we see when we are there. But our 'set', so to speak, has never heard of it. We ferry over very special ones when we feel like sharing.
Why do we love it? Its completely unpretentious location? Well, frankly, I wouldn't mind if that improved. The otherworldly amaretto sours (yes, I said amaretto sours) made with the fresh juice of an entire lemon? That's definitely part of it. But actually, it is what I already mentioned: sharing.
The menu changes daily, and there's only about three or four appetizers, mains, and desserts to choose from—all seasonal and fabulous—on the printed paper menu. But the secret is to look up to the chalkboard on the wall. I never let us arrive after 8, or we risk the dreaded chalk line through one of the specials—the menu equivalent of the chalk outline of a murder. You can see what was there, but now it's gone. Shudder.
The thing that makes it so special is, all the chalkboard items are made to share.
Our favorite is the slow-cooked lamb shoulder for five, which comes in a cast iron pot, still bubbling, and a second cast-iron tray full of Boulangère potatoes. There are two big spoons, and that's it. You serve yourself. Firsts, seconds, more often than not thirds and fourths, friends trading pieces of lamb, and scraping at the corner of the potato dish. There's the sea bass acqua pazza or steak-frites for two to the three with Béarnaise. I know it seems conflicting, to want to go out so that you can eat the way you do at home, but I just love it. It feels more convivial than any other meal I've ever had.
And that was the inspiration behind this fish. Even stranger to make a meal to imitate a restaurant that imitates the home, but there you have it. A bream or a bass, big enough for two, stuffed with a simple mushroom-truffle pesto and topped with crispy broiled wild mushrooms. The great thing about cooking a whole fish is that you can't serve it in anything other than the pan in which it was cooked. So, it has that feel of our secret place. Bring it to the table, and Mr. English and I just paw at it with our forks, taking pieces, and losing track of how many servings it's been, insisting the other take more. And I love the curious juxtaposition of fish with such an earthy ingredient as a mushroom. It makes for a terrific contrast of texture and flavor. There's something cementing about a meal that is made for two and made to be shared. I like the directive. Eat and be together now.
I'm just doing what the fish tells me to do.
Just a note to say you can also make the mushroom-truffle pesto and serve it on toasts, or toss it with warm fresh fettuccine. Yum.
Whole Roast Fish for Two with Mushroom-Truffle Pesto and Crispy Roasted Wild Mushrooms
serves 2 to 3
- 14 ounces chestnut or cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 jarred black truffles
- 1/4 cup sunflower oil, plus extra for drizzling, plus 1 tablespoon
- 1/2 cup basil
- 1/2 cup parsley
- 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts, plus more for garnish
- 1 whole 2-pound sea bass or sea bream, gills, guts, scales, and fins removed
- 7 ounces mixed wild mushrooms
In a wide sauté pan, melt the butter over high heat and add the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms have released all of their liquid and the pan has just gone dry. Add the garlic, and sauté another minute until fragrant. Set aside to cool completely.
In a food processor, add the cooled mushroom and garlic mixture, the truffles, the oil, the basil, the parsley, and the pine nuts. Blitz until almost smooth—you want it delicate, but still with a bit of texture.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Season the fish inside and out with salt and pepper. Using a very sharp knife, cut three or four slits at angle through the flesh on each side of the fish to the bone. Stuff these slits with the mushroom pesto, and then spoon the rest into cavity. Rub the outside with just a drizzle of oil. Place in a parchment-lined baking dish, and cook until the fish is just done, about 35 minutes.
While the fish is resting, turn the oven up to 475 degrees F. Toss the wild mushrooms with 1 tablespoon of oil, salt, and pepper. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and roast until crisp, about 5 minutes. Spoon the roasted mushrooms and a few extra pine nuts over the fish, and serve. Drizzle with truffle oil if you're feeling decadent.print this recipe
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Lavender, Lemon, and Honey Spatchcocked Roast Chicken for Valentine's Night InRECIPE: Provençal Sweet-and-Sour Lavender, Lemon, and Honey Spatchcocked Roast Chicken
I think there is something superlatively romantic about a roast chicken. It may not have the sex appeal of an oyster, but it has romance. How many a wife has put a roast chicken down in front of her husband (or vice versa) at the end of a cold day? And I always remember that scene at the end of The Great Gatsby when Daisy and Tom sit plotting over a plate of cold chicken—that's when I knew she loved him. There is a domestic edge to roast chicken love, that I prefer to haute cuisine. The halcyon comfort of marriage rather than the coquettish strategies of a first date.
Mr. English and I always spent the 14th in—the 13th or 15th are when we go out. Valentine's Day itself is often spent in pajamas, under blankets, eating something indulgent and watching reruns. I like this romantic roast chicken for this year—for one, it feels right to make something whole that two people can share. Whether that's a chicken, a whole fish, a Chateaubriand—I just think it's about taking down boundaries and eating together. Then, of course, this chicken is roasted in flowers—very Valentine's. It's a kind of Provençal sweet and sour. The chicken is slathered in a butter studded with lavender blossoms and thyme leaves, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, and light sweet honey. Because I cut the backbone out, the chicken is crisp and juicy in one pan in 45 minutes, but the skin is this complex mess of Provencal flavors.
The chicken makes its own pan juices, but I roast lemon wedges alongside. I serve it on toasted rustic brown pain au levain slices to soak up the gravy. A glass of rosé, maybe some green salad, and voila. True love.
P.S. I have to say that I think the most romantic thing about this meal is the fact that all you have to do is cut the backbone out of a chicken and slather some butter on it with your fingers. And I line the pan with foil and parchment. What I'm trying to say, in true married women spirit, is that there is basically no cooking and no cleaning, so there are no chores to squabble over.
NB: I wrote this for Valentine's but it ran a bit late. Check out the story on Serious Eats. You'll have it for next year!
Provençal Sweet-and-Sour Lavender, Lemon, and Honey Spatchcocked Roast Chicken
serves 2 to 4
- 1 3- to 4-lb chicken
- Sea salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 lemon
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dried edible lavender
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon thyme honey, lavender honey, or acacia honey
- 1 tablespoons butter, left out of the fridge for 5 to 10 minutes so that it's cold, but not rock solid
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F with the rack in the center. Cut the backbone out of the chicken with kitchen shears. Lay the the chicken breast-side-up in an enameled baking dish. Press down on the breast bone to break, so that the chicken lies flat. Season generously, front and back, with salt and pepper.
In a bowl, mix together the zest of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice (about half a lemon; reserve the other half lemon for later in the recipe), the lavender, the thyme, and the olive oil. Stir to combine. Add the butter, and using either a fork or an immersion blender to mash the mixture together, smash until the mixture is for the most part homogenous.
Slather the lemon, lavender, and honey butter all over the top of the chicken, and any extra, spread lightly on the under side. Roast for 45 minutes, until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F and the skin is golden and scorched. 10 to 15 minutes before the chicken is done, add the wedges from the remaining half lemon into the pan.
Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes on a board, and then cut it in half. Serve it with warm toasted slices of pain au levain, with the pan juices poured on top and the roasted lemon wedges scattered around the plate.print this recipe
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Winter Food for a Summer BodyRECIPE: Fresh Whole Wheat Tagliatelle with Turkey Bolognese-Ragout
The weather is the dinner dictator in my life. My body reacts to the temperatures, and I cook what my body wants. Lately, London has been fickle. After weeks, maybe months, it seemed like years, of rain, the sun is starting a coy flirtation. But it's still cold, and I'm in this kind of purgatory—craving winter foods but knowing spring and the requirement for something lighter is coming. So I took a winter favorite, spaghetti bolognese, and gave it a spring-summer makeover.
I am lucky—the local supermarket in London sells fresh whole wheat tagliatelle. I say, get whatever fresh whole wheat pasta shape is available to you. It takes three minutes to cook, and is a no brainer. The nutty texture is such a welcome counterpoint to the rich sauce—it's worth seeking out.
For the ragout, I start with ground dark meat turkey and a barrel of vegetables: carrots, onions, and garlic. Mr. English has wisely educated me that he will not eat turkey simply because it is healthy; he will eat it only if I remember to put flavor into it. Noted. That's what the vegetables, along with the thyme and bay, are for. He has assured me that in this instance, I have succeeded.
Once these are softened and cooked together, I add tomato paste and cherry tomatoes, along with vegetable broth. Then I just let it cook down for as long as I have, between one and two hours. Yes, it's a long time. It's my Italian grandmother meal, and I make it on Sunday. It freezes well. But it is so worth it. The sauce is not a wet Bolognese, but almost a turkey and tomato stew, full of the sweetness of the carrots and onions and garlic, cooked down to almost a paste, and the savoriness of the herbs. You can eat chunks of turkey in that stewy way, perched above the tangle of noodles. And on top, a flurry of shredded sharp Pecorino, because it needs that hit of salt.
I have already made it twice in the last couple of weeks. First, for Sunday night dinner when our friend Mary came over from around the corner for our weekly gossip. And again, when maman was in town and I invited over my in-laws. Both times I served it with a salad that is more a shopping list than a recipe: pea shoots, blanched peas, lemon zest, lemon juice, toasted pine nuts, fresh torn mint leaves, ricotta, pecorino shavings, olive oil, salt, and pepper. It's just a triumph. I feel like I stumbled onto something that might be valuable. Gosh, I wish I had some in the freezer!
Fresh Whole Wheat Tagliatelle with Turkey Bolognese-Ragout
serves 3 to 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, finely diced
3 small or 2 large carrots, cut into thin half moons
Salt and pepper
4 medium cloves garlic, sliced
1 pound ground dark meat turkey
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoons chopped thyme
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 cups cherry tomatoes
2 cups vegetable stock
1 pound fresh whole wheat tagliatelle, or other pasta
Head the oil in a wide sauté pan. Add the onion and carrots, season with salt and pepper, and sweat for ten minutes. You don't want the vegetables to take on any color. Add the garlic, and sweat another 2 minutes, or just until fragrant.
Push the vegetables to the outer edges of the pan, and add the turkey to the center. Season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spatula to break up the meat, stirring often, until all the meat has changed color, about five minutes. Add the tomato paste, and stir into the meat and vegetables, cooking out for 30 seconds. Add the thyme and parsley, cherry tomatoes, and stock. Cover, and simmer for around 90 minutes, until the pan is mostly dry and the sauce is very thick.
To serve, boil the pasta until just cooked in salted water. Drain. Toss with the turkey ragout, drizzle with olive oil, and top with freshly chopped parsley and shredded Pecorino cheese.print this recipe
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Maille Honey Double Mustard SalmonRECIPE: Maille Honey Mustard Double Salmon en Papillote
I am stuck in the dreary February doldrums. In London, everyday it rains. Sometimes in great smacking sheets, sometimes in impertinent little drops, but all the times our cup runneth so over that the sight of it is making my mind prune. The rivers run wild, the ground is officially drunk, and it often seems like the sun will never come out tomorrow.
It's times like this when being inside of hyperimportance. I was charmed to be invited to the London outpost of Maille mustard. They could never have recruited a more fervent disciple. My stepfather sits down to every lunch with a jar of Maille mustard and a jar of Maille cornichons (usually that we've wrapped in bubble wrap and spirited away from France) and states wholeheartedly the jingle "il n'y a que Maille qui m'aille." I have been buying their cassis Dijon for years as a base for vinaigrette. I was already a convert.
The store is a mix of elegance and French country. The pale rustic wood shelves are neatly lined with flavor after flavor of Dijon or whole grain mustards. Great taps pull some of the fancier and more basic flavors from what I can only assume is a mustard keg. Upstairs in an airy, bright mustard tasting bar, enlivened by antique moutardiers. The mind boggles at the applications for some of the more exotic mustards. Coconut and Colombo Spices. Apricots and Curry. Gingerbread and Chestnut Honey. But I found they were used in sauces, dressings—even cocktails.
I gravitated more to simple and heritage flavors. For saffron and crème fraîche I envisioned a mustard bouillabaisse. For the Provençale, a mustard-based aïoli. For the walnut, a thick, true vinaigrette using the walnut oil so often used on salads in France—that's good! And the black olive I bought and have been using straight out of the jar as a dip for multigrain pretzels. I also loved the Sundried Tomato and Piment d'Esplette.
My favorite two, aside from classic Dijon and wholegrain that I always, always have (you can buy beautiful mustard pots at Maille, and they refill these with these two basic necessities from the upstairs tap), I was taken with the honey Dijon and the Honey Balsamic. The Honey Dijon a creamy smooth tan, and the Honey Balsamic nearly black—stunning, unusual, and frankly breathtaking.
There is something cozy about stormy weather when you're stuck inside somewhere warm and beautiful, but it's another thing entirely when you arrive home work with your hair plastered against your cheek, pruned toes, and a chill in your bones. I'm less inclined to cook, to make something complicated, because I'm just worn out. But at the same time, I'm craving something hearty. I was so happy, the other night, to pull out my Maille mustards and get to work on some mood-lifting, stomach-filling alchemy.
In a little bowl, I mixed together crème fraîche with some Maille Honey Dijon and Maille wholegrain mustard. One for the sweet heat, the other for the texture and slightly winier flavor. Into a little papillote it goes with salmon. In the oven, the juices from the salmon loosen the thick mustard mixture and it runs into a sauce. Honey mustard salmon, hot and steaming, served with some good pain au levain and some butter greens (I had beautiful English purple greens—purple sprouting broccoli and flower sprouts). I made it just for the two of us, me and Mr. English, and we sat happily, wetly, coldly down only fifteen minutes later to a perfect dinner. It was devoured.
Visit Maille in London. Thank you, Maille, for the wonderful experience. More Maille to come, both on this blog and in the US.
Maille Honey Mustard Double Salmon en Papillote
serves 4
- 1/4 cup crème fraîche
- 2 tablespoons Maille honey Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Maille wholegrain mustard
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 6-ounce fillets of boneless salmon
- Salt and pepper
- Freshly snipped chives
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a bowl, mix together the crème fraîche, two mustards, and olive oil. Set aside.
Cook the salmon en papillote, or in a parcel. Tear off a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to comfortable envelope the salmon, and line it with a sheet of parchment just smaller than the foil itself. Place one piece of salmon on the parchment on the foil, and season with salt and pepper. Pour one quarter of the honey mustard mixture on fish. Fold the parchment around the fish, and then fold the side edges of the foil in, then fold the top and bottom edges over each other to make a sealed packed. Repeat with the remaining salmon and honey mustard sauce. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes. Open the parcels, and scatter in a sprinkling of chives. Serve with buttered greens.print this recipe
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Letter: Board gives GNPD a blank check with turnaround
On Wednesday, the Stark County Planning and Zoning Board voted to approve a rezoning request from Great Northern Project Development to make 686 acres of agricultural land into industrial.
This was the exact same request the board unanimously denied two months ago.
Two months ago, the board members seemed to genuinely care about the concerns of the citizens in this area. Safety of the residents and school buses that travel between South Heart and Belfield outweighed "economic development."
The idea of 300 additional trucks per day on Highway 10 (they are projecting an increase of 1,200 vehicles now) bothered them enough to agree with the residents that this was not the right place in Stark County for such a project.
The county planner recommended a denial of this request and included a list of reasons why it was not in compliance with the county's zoning laws and their comprehensive plan.
Yet, Stark County commissioners Jay Elkin and Russ Hoff ignored that recommendation in their haste to get the zoning pushed through. One lone member of the board, Kurt Froelich, was concerned for the residents of this area and voiced his hesitations.
Even the county planner asked that, at the very least, they put a condition on the rezoning limiting GNPD to only be able to do what they stood before the board and said they will do. But it became blatantly clear that there were some private dealings between those commissioners and representatives from this company as they pushed the zoning through with no such contingency.
Without any conditions on this rezoning, this essentially gives GNPD another blank check to come into the county and do what they wish with no accountability.
Who is looking out for the lifelong farmers and ranchers that are living in the area? What else could move into these 686 acres? I understand the zoning board members live far enough away from this project area so they probably don't share the same concerns as those who will be living near it, but shouldn't their decision be based on what is best for the residents of the county? Zoning laws and the comprehensive plan are in place to protect the residents of the county.
It is mind blowing that two months ago, they all agreed this wasn't the place for this project. And now, suddenly, it is?