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September 2006 Cookbook of the Month: Your Feedback Here
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- redwood2bay Sep 25, 2006 06:23 PM
Hello, hounds,
Well, October is only days away now, so I thought we should have a conversation about how the cookbook of the month experiment is going. Have you enjoyed it? Is it manageable with the limited thread format we have been using? Should we continue? Are you OK with my continuing to organize this?
** Also, I wanted to know if folks wanted to continue with Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking for a few more weeks or if we were ready to select a new cookbook for October.
Whenever we select a new cookbook, these are my current plans for starting threads as long as we are on the Home Cooking board:
-- around five threads for extensive reviews of new recipes we are trying
-- one thread for discussion of recipe selection, so that groups of people can get together and you can get feedback before you try a recipe
-- (new) one thread for "past picks and pans" where people can post shorter reviews of recipes they may have done in the past
-- one overall thread for general discussion
I've asked the chowhound team for their opinions but haven't heard back yet. Now I'm asking for yours. Feel free to post specific or general comments on the cookbook of the month.
And thanks for your participation!
I think you are doing a fabulous job of organizing the discussion. I've really enjoyed reading and cooking with other people and it's been great having other cooks give their feedback as to what's worked and what hasn't.
I do have a problem with finding the threads because of the business of the HC board. I did bookmark them, but I keep forgetting to check "My Chow." More my problem that the boards but I wish there were a way to keep the threads together.
For October, my vote is to "All About Braising" by Molly Stevens. Mostly because when the idea was tossed about a couple of weeks ago, I immediately requested the book from the library. I've briefly glanced at the book and am very excited about the recipes. Furthermore, I am in Boston and the air is cool enough for braising weather. Lastly, I mentioned it to my husband and friends and they are excited to try the braises.
My personal preference is that we choose a cookbook sooner rather than later. Maybe halfway through the current month? I am a library cookbook tester outer before I can commit to buying a cookbook. I usually need a couple of weeks for the book to come in.
Overall, I love this project. But, then again, I am a food geek with a slight OCD, type A personality. Peanut gallery, feel no need to comment ;-)
re: beetlebug
Ditto on the request to announce the next choice earlier than later, as I, too, request them from the library.
I cooked on Sunday--where do I post. I could not find the thread. I am willing to keep with Essentials or move on to another. It would be good if the threads were pinned so we could find them easily. Keep up the good work. The only thing I think I would ask is a little detail on not only the taste but the methodology, clarity of the recipe etc. if applicable.
re: faijay
Okay, I found it. Now I see how to get to the threads. You have to write down the ids.
First of all, thank you for doing all this work setting this up. But I am desperately jealous of all of the cooks who have been cooking up a storm. My copy is still in the mail from an online bookstore.
I am keeping up on the posts and will hopefully get some last minute cooking in this weekend and then join in. So, my only request is that we choose a cookbook well in advance so I can join the fun if I don't have it on my shelf already.
Thanks again and looking forward to next month.
I don't have All About Braising and don't plan to get it. I would prefer to cook something new and unfamiliar, the only recipes I tried during the Marcella month were gnocchi and the carrots because I've made so many of the others.
Can I suggest one (or more) of Bayliss' books? I have Mexico Everyday, haven't made anything except a salsa from it yet. It's a cuisine I'd like to know more about.
I've also barely skimmed the Zuni cookbook and would like to try more of Rodgers recipes. I think many members of this board have this book already.
For really hardcore foodies, there's Paula Wolfert's Cooking of Southwest France which I love even if I don't have the time to attempt many of her complicated recipes.
My personal current favorite is Ana Sortun's Spice which is her creative take on Turkish/Eastern Mediterranean cuisine. I've cooked through a fair number of the recipes and enjoyed it thoroughly. I'm not sure if many members have the book, know her restaurant Oleana or have access to ingredients, so this many remain a personal exploration.
re: cheryl_h
I'd go for a Bayless book. I have 3 and have cooked from them but not extensively, I tend to go back to my family's S. Az. recipes. Braising is something I tend to do all winter and have no need of a book on it.
re: cheryl_h
Not trying to disagree with you, but I'm sure that not everyone is going to like every cookbook, so just because it's not new and unfamiliar to you, doesn't mean that it's not new and unfamiliar to someone else.
re: Katie Nell
Of course, but I was posting my suggestions as the OP asked and giving the reasoning behind those suggestions.
I think the organization of the threads so far has been great, but reiterate that it would be nice if we could keep the threads together. Perhaps if the project continues to enjoy success, there could be a board dedicated to the "cookbook of the month project" or the like.
As to cookbook selection, I think it would be helpful if in the future we could pre-select the book for the following month about two weeks before the month starts, so that people who want to get it from the library or order it on-line have some lead-time to get the book.
My preference for the next book would be to go with Bayless or Zuni Cafe Cookbook, since I already have those. But I'm open!
would also love to do babbo book or chez panisse "menu" cookbook. have had both of those for awhile without really using them (hard to believe, i know...)
If you look at the thread on Claudia Fleming's Last Course, desserts maybe we should be doing things from it with holiday entertaining coming up. It would be kind of nice to know what is tried and true. The thread had me getting my book out to investigate that white chocolate espresso tart. I wish I could give it a try this weekend but am hosting a party for about 24, rather unexpectedly on Sat. PM and am surrying to get the house ready, so I don't have the time.
re: Katie Nell
I have spent much of the afternoon going through The Last Course. I do not open that book often enough. God, there is good stuff in there. I just wish I could dive in now. I guess I am in the mood to create pastry and dessert. Leaving for London the next week so I am going to be a frustrated pastry cook until after 10/20.
I'm open to any cookbook and will try it - with the caveats that I'm probably less inclined towards that braising cookbook but would cook along, and I think that I wouldn't do too much with a dessert cookbook given my constant (losing) weight battle (losing the weight battle, not the weight). I also think, that if it were possible, a separate board would be great, but I don't know if the current volume warrants it. I would be up for continuing Marcella through October and starting with a new one in November.
Oh - and I have enjoyed it - tried out several new recipes in the meat section which I don't usually frequent.
re: MMRuth
I just wanted to throw my vote in for Bayless. I, too, have a couple and have never made many of them. The ones I made were awesome, and the margarita recipe in the back is the Best margarita EVER!!
re: MMRuth
I had a bit of trouble finding this thread. Any possibility that the CH Team could create a special board for this project, especially if it evolves over time. I'd beat participation would be grand. A separate board could also be broken down into specific discussions that arise from each month.
I would like to recommend that once a specific style of food prep is chosen that you/or participants take turns locating an online recipe we can all link to and not be tied to buying books or working from cookbooks that may limit participation. Perhaps this changes the original "literal" intent of "cookbook..of the month" BUT this is an online community and internet recipes abound, are fast to research and FREE.
Most of all, thank YOU for creating this fun opportunity, I admire your organizational skills!
re: HillJ
First - the credit all goes to redwood2bay for coming up with and implementing the idea. I agree about the separate board, but that is for the moderators to decide. While I understand your reasoning, I do think that using a cookbook has its advantages in terms of browsing through and figuring out what one is interested in cooking. And there's always the library.
re: MMRuth
My apologies, redwood2bay...keeping track of the thread is challenging. My library has limited cookbooks and most are donated copies that are ancient. Thanks for responding. If I can join in any given month, I certainly will. I hope the CH Team takes a positive look at the ideas potential.
re: HillJ
I don't have a lot of cookbooks either, and I suspect none that are likely to be chosen for this project. But I was able to find many Hazan recipes online and I posted the links all over. Also a couple of people did kindly paraphrase for me. Basically although time has allowed me only one very simple recipe I feel as though I've been involved and been exposed to some ideas and recipes I wouldn't have looked at otherwise, all without ever seeing a Hazan cookbook.
re: julesrules
julesrules, thanks for the encouragement to join this thread. It's always nice to feel welcomed.
re: HillJ
IMO, if there is enough draw for a dessert-only cookbook, it should be run separately and concurrently but not preempt another more inclusive book. Personally, I never do dessert (rarely will do it out, but never at home), so I would have to sit that month out. I suspect that many of the dessert cooks might feel the same way about the savory book and concurrent could be the solution-- then people can choose either or both... or just be flies on the wall.
I have really enjoyed getting involved in the MH cookbook posts, more than any other threads on this board, I think. Thank you for taking the time to organize this redwood2bay!
I think a few more weeks with this book could still be warranted, and it would give everyone a chance to get the new one, once it's decided upon.
My vote is for the Zuni cookbook. It's one I've had and read through, but only cooked out of minimally, and I think it is one of the more reliable restaurant cookbooks out there, meaning the recipes actually work, from what I hear.
That said, I feel Claudia Flemings dessert book is also very reliable, I've cooked A LOT from it, and love it as a source of inspiration. Maybe we could do it in November though, so as not to lose any enthusiasm from savory cooks who are just getting on board to this great new "book club".
re: rabaja
Maybe for Oct. we could continue with MH and do Flemings - since MH isn't too strong in (or interested in) desserts.
re: MMRuth
That sounds like a possibility, if others felt MH would hold their interest for another whole month.
Then we could start the beginning of the next month with a new book, say, Zuni, for instance :}
re: rabaja
I like this idea too! Although I still want to do All About Braising nex time :)
Thank you for putting this all together and continuing with getting the project going. I've really enjoyed cooking from the book this month and reading all the others who have responded. I love the idea of the all about braising book, since it is Oct. and a good time for many of us to do some fall -like cooking. I know many feel they know enough about braising, but I've ordered and gotten this book from my library and find many recipes in it that are new to me. We aren't all experienced cooks and anything new we can learn from both books and each other is wonderful. I, too, will be getting the books from my library and will need some time to order and have them come in, so knowing a few weeks in advance would be great. We can't all agree on each book, so I think the previous way of voting worked great. What a terrific project!
I just got Suppers from Lucques and would love to try some stuff from it. I do not have any Bayless Cook Books and have never cooked Mexican, so maybe it would be a new challenge if that's what people decide. Also, I think we at some time should do something from Mastering the Art of French Cooking for our own memorial homage to Julia. It is probably a 2 month thing.
I love this project! Tried new Marcella recipes and enjoyed reading what others were cooking. thanks so much for the great idea and initiative!
I say let's move on to a new book in October. My choice would be All about braising, Zuni or sunday suppers (in that order). Braising seems like a natural with deep fall coming. We should keep everyone's suggestions in mind for coming months.
How about selecting oh, 4 finalists for October and we vote in the next couple days (on the honor system of those committed to cooking this project!)
re: NYchowcook
"on the honor system of those committed to cooking this project!"- Ouch! That hurts! ;-) Good intentions, always good intentions!
IMVHO, I'm thinking maybe each book discussion should have a two month scope. First, as mentioned before access to the cookbooks might be difficult. Second, people who aren't originally enthused with the choice might become enticed by all the wonderful discussion and pictures. Lastly, we all don't have the same access to the same ingredients. Locating special produce or waiting for a mail order delivery may be time consuming. With this in mind, it might be worth it to overlap two cookbooks as a regular practice.
re: free sample addict aka Tracy L
I see what you're saying, although I think it's possible for those who want to continue exploring Essentials to keep adding on to the existing threads and use them for inspiration. So for those who haven't received the book yet, they can still crack it open and cook away.
Now that the site allows for "bumping up", they shouldn't feel behind or like no one is listening. I'm imagining the process to be more fluid, as I plan to continue cooking out of Essentials and tacking reports onto this wonderful database we're creating...
That said, I'm ready to pick another cookbook for Oct. I'm open to pretty much anything the group decides because I want to be exposed to a cookbook that I wouldn't think to choose myself.
To redwood2bay: I remember you saying that you're not the organizing type, but you're doing a fabulous job!! I've really enjoyed the process and the method in which we're reporting/sharing. I was worried that the threads would overtake general cooking topics, but clearly not. Very nice balance. Keep up what you're doing, and let us know if you need help at any point. Happy cooking all!
re: Carb Lover
I was browsing my cookbook collection--there are many I have read and not cooked from or just done a few recipes--not because they aren't good, mostly because I buy a new cookbook and then get enthusiatic about that one. I love the cook books of Joyce Goldstein, expecially Sephardic Cooking and I think Nigel Slater is a great writer with terrific recipes and things to teach us, so I know we will not run out of source material. I am waiting for Bones to be remaindered as it looks like a facinating cook book. Of course, judging by my past, I won't hold out and that book will join the others soon.
re: faijay
I know very little about Sephardic cooking, so that would be really interesting for me. I'm not sure if it's THE Joyce Goldstein, but I've seen a poster here by that name who posts on occasion. Wouldn't it be cool if the actual author participated?! Of course, some might find it hard to be completely honest or critical.
I've heard so many great things about Slater and would like to read his autobiography as well as checking out his cookbooks.
To Redwood:
I know I've already posted on this thread. But I'd like to throw an idea out there. Why not let Marcella Hazan run for October while we get ready for November. During the first two weeks of October, have a nomination thread for new books for the next month (or in the first week have nominations, then in the second week have voting on the favorites), and then in the middle of October, announce the winning book for November, so that people who want to buy it or get it from the library have time to get ready for the month.
Just a suggestion, but I think it would put it all in a workable context that everyone could get on board with.
xoxo and great job!
I've really enjoyed the project and deeply appreciate your organizational skills for putting this together! I do think it would be great if the project had its very own board but understand that is really up to the moderators.
I can certainly keep cooking from MH (I still haven't tried the sardinian bottarga or reported on my eggplant parmigiana)but considering the cool weather I would love to start on Braising. I realize it is a technique many already know but the book seems to have a lot of fabulous dishes.
Moving forward I'd love to try Zuni (but not during the busy holiday season), Sunday Suppers at Lucques, Bayliss books sound interesting and its a cuisine I haven't dabbled in.
I rather like the idea of doing a book for just one month - that way if you don't love the book or cuisine you won't be left out for long.
Ack, September's already over? I loved the idea of cooking together all over the world, but the barrage of posts was a bit overwhelming, maybe because Hazan's book is so huge. I was hoping for a more focused discussion, the kinds of threads that often arise naturally on this board on certain dishes, like the Zuni roast chicken or Hazan's milk-braised pork, but stemming fron a single book with unifying principles. Marcella has some strong opinions on using certain techniques, and I was hoping to get some ayes and nays on these techniques, but for me, it was hard to get a sense of her style among all the posts. Would it be possible for posters to start a thread on a single dish they'd like to try? And then others who have tried it can respond, others who want to try it also can join in, and there can be more focused discussion of the recipe and its instructions. I'm just imagining how great it would be if prior posts on various Zuni/Hazan/etc. recipes were grouped together, and if this is something we could start from scratch now. This might not work since it could clog up the boards, but I feel like it would be easier to follow and end up with more robust testing of recipes.
With regards to the cookbook, I don't have a strong preference, but I do think it would be more interesting to pick a book with a smaller set of recipes and a strong unifying theme.
I haven't gotten around yet to doing the Hazan recipe I wanted to try, but have no qualms about adding to the Hazan discussion when I do get around to it. (When is the end of the month? Might just fit it in yet.)
I really like the idea of choosing an author as opposed to a particular cookbook (although I'd love to be encouraged to try something new in Zuni). It makes it so much easier for those who might not have a particular title and there's also a better chance of finding recipes online. Both Wolfert and Bayless are terrific suggestions. Batali would be fun sometime in the future when we're ready to get back to Italian. What about Patricia Wells? James Peterson? Madeleine Kamman? Julie Sahni? Paul Prudhomme? Michael Field? (Sorry. Getting a bit carried away here. But you get the idea.)
Afraid I'm not big on holiday baking and I really don't need another dessert cookbook, but if that's the choice I'll just continue with Hazan.
And I really like the idea of choosing the book well before the month starts to give us time to get our ducks in a row (pun intended). My library has a rather slim selection and it can take quite a while for a special order to come in.
Redwood2bay - Great idea, great job, great organization. As evident, I'm a huge fan of this project and thank-you, thank-you for such a great idea!
I think one of the main benefits I've found in focusing on cooking from one cookbook this month is how much you learn. Sure, I've cooked from Hazan's books and learned some techniques before, but you really remember and get comfortable with her ideas when you spend this much time on one cookbook. I've loved trying recipes I wouldn't have otherwise tested out. I had never made a recipe in her books using porcinis, but that is definitely something I will now keep as a pantry essential. And it's been fun "getting to know" the Hounds on the Home Cooking board a little better!
I vote for the next book to be "All About Braising" also, for various reasons. I know more than a few Chowhounds already have it or have ordered it, it's a wonderful cookbook, and braising is great for the cool weather. I've done a lot of braising also, but this book is full of information and unique recipes. There's a reason it's a James Beard award winner. For example, the first 30 pages extensively cover braising technique, cuts of meat, types of pots, tips for browning, braising liquid, aromatics, etc. It's a great book for beginners and experienced cooks alike. Lots of nice pictures and illustrations. Additionally, besides poultry and meat recipes, there are many braising recipes for vegetables (almost 100), seafood, and game. I also like that she covers the globe with recipes like "Moroccan Chicken with Green Olives and Preserved Lemons", "Vietnamese Braised Scallops", "Mediterranean Squid", "Cochinita Pibil", and "Red-Cooked Pork Belly with Bok Choy". Lastly, all the recipes I've tried have been excellent (three favorites are the "World's Best Cabbage", "Braised Halibut Steaks with Creamy Leeks", and "Pork Chops Braised with Hot Cherry Peppers").
For future months, I also agree with the ideas for the Zuni book, "Sunday Suppers at Lucques", and a Bayless book.
re: Rubee
Based on the recipes Rubee listed, I vote for All About Braising -- they all sound great! And I feel as though I'd learn some new "standards" that might help me through the busy holiday months. Books like Zuni and Sundays might be better left for January and later when there seems to be a bit more time. Just my 2 cents.
I add my thanks for all redwood2bay's work organizing this project and also add another vote (to the moderators) for a separate board for this project.
re: Rubee
Based on these recipes alone, I'd love to try All about Braising.
Zuni is much better for after the holidays, in the slow weeks of winter when you want to spend 3 days on a cooking project. Among other recipes, I made the mock porcetta which was divine but took a little forethought as you have to season it 2-3 days ahead.
Bayless would be on my list too. Everything I've made from Mexico, One plate at a Time, has been great.
ive just come upon this cook book of the month thread! what a fabulous idea. i look forward to reading the other threads and see how you guys are coming along.
i look forward to hear what's next for october so i can join in!
I would like to do All About Braising for October. I think Carb Lover made a good point that people don't have to stop cooking from Hazan's books just because September is over.
I would also love to do Zuni in January, since I'll be off from school and would have time for more involved recipes then...
So do we never get to a dessert cookbook then?!? (Said in my most childish whiny voice!!) Guess you guys don't know that I'm known as the Dessert Queen on the Kansas City (Midwest) board! ;-)
If a dessert author ever gets a shot, I'd like to suggest David Lebovitz
I've made a few things out of Room For Dessert and there's a good variety in there -- an almost savory ginger cake, fruit things, etc
I've been totally enjoying the Marcella threads. I'm looking at these as a reference for down the road, since that's not what I'm cooking right now. THX FOLKS! I don't expect those threads to expire when Oct is done.
My vote for the fall is Zuni. Lots of people here have the book (myself included) and the chicken recipe has been really worked over in a helpful way. But there's also Onion Panade, and Mock Porchetta . . . . and who knows what else 'cause those are all I've made. The technique part of that book is really rich for me.
Ditto Bayless, and I wouldn't mind it being all his books at once. We all have different ones...
How about something Vietnamese or Japanese? That has obviously has less traction at the moment, so I'll save my short list for a later date.
Interested in the Goin book, don't have it yet except the short rib recipe bookmarked.
Not so interested in Braising -- as some else noted, it IS one technique applied with different ingredients. I couldn't justify the purchase.
re: pitu
Yes, yes, David Lebovitz when we get around to desserts! Room for Dessert is a great book and then he has that other one focused on fruit desserts. His desserts are so genuine and all around delicious. For those who don't want to buy or check out the book, he also has recipes on his website: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/
I'm also interested in the latest Martha Stewart baking book that some people have raved about...
(Don't worry Katie Nell, you'll get your desserts!)
Another thought that I had is that perhaps one month we could choose to cook from a website instead of a cookbook. Talk about universal access! For instance, I drool over all the compiled recipes on Leite's Culinaria but don't have the time to make them all. There are a few other websites that I can think of, although I can see the downside being that it's too diffuse and not focused on one particular author or cuisine.
re: Carb Lover
Carb Lover, I agree with you. Earlier I tried suggesting the use of web-published recipes instead of printed cookbooks but the one reply on thread appeared to prefer hard copy cookbooks as the OP suggested. Should the cookbook of the month thread really take off, I'd be more inclined to spend $$ on ingredients; not more books. Just my 2 cents. :)
re: HillJ
I think universal access is a great idea... but I do worry about the "too diffuse" aspect of it. One reason I like exploring particular cookbooks is that I like seeing a particular cook's approach to a cuisine, in terms of technique, ingredients, everything. Even what the cook chooses to exclude in a recipe is often telling.
That said, I'd be open to the idea of one month having a website instead of a cookbook as the source, if we can identify a website that would be a good choice. And if the website does not mind all the hounds congregating over there! So please suggest websites that might be suitable for our purposes.
re: redwood2bay
If we do a website choice, I agree with CarbLover - I've always been intrigued by the wonderful-sounding recipes on Leite's Culinaria.
re: Katie Nell
And great pictures!
re: Rubee
Thanks, Rubee. I'll spend some time looking at this website once the October threads are up and running. Maybe early next spring we could think about a website cookbook of the month. If anyone knows of other potential sites, please post on one of these discussion or feedback threads.
re: HillJ
I agree about not having to spend too much on books. I'm the kind of cooking hound that doesn't really like to have lots of books to own, but I check out lots from my library or buy when I see a deal that is unbeatable.
There are lots of recipes online now either at food sites or blogs, so I think everyone should still be able to participate. I do think it should be a rule (or at least a common courtesy) that if anyone is the first to post about a recipe they should paraphrase or find a close version online, so that others who don't have the book can join in. Of course, google is your friend, so those who are bookless should take initiative in finding recipes online if they're truly interested in participating. Online recipes can be sketchy or inaccurate, so one can always ask for confirmation here before starting.
Thanks, everyone, for your replies and for your votes of confidence. There are a lot of good and different ideas floating around-- I apologize if I can't accommodate them all right now.
Here's what I'm thinking:
As a couple of people have pointed out, just because we choose a cookbook for October, it doesn't mean that hounds have to stop cooking from Marcella. So I'm going to start a thread on votes for October, but if you'd rather continue to cook from Essentials, that's fine.
I'm glad to see the interest in Rick Bayless' work, and we'll definitely do a cookbook of his in the future, but for October, I would like to keep the focus on braising. Look for a voting thread soon!
One thing's for sure: I'm going to set up the cookbook selection threads earlier in the month so that people can find the selected volumes in their local libraries if possible. I'll try to post the thread by the 10th of each month. So, around October 10th, look for a voting thread for November's cookbook of the month!
I was thinking originally of having the November cookbook be a restaurant cookbook such as Zuni or Sunday Suppers. I thought that this might fold well into the more formal meals some people are planning. But others have raised the point that November might be a busy month, giving them less time for cooking. What do you say for November, hounds? Should we choose from the two restaurant cookbooks listed above or save them for January and do some other type of cookbook? (We could choose Bayless for November, for example.)
December is reserved for baking-- let me know your suggestions for a baking cookbook. There have been a few mentioned in this thread already that I'm keeping note of. I try to winnow down our choices to two or three cookbooks so that we don't all get overwhelmed. Please remember we are also looking for cookbooks (at least for some of the months! not all of them) that have recipes which are possible for people who don't have a lot of time or experience in the kitchen. We'd like to have this experiment be open to as many folks as possible.
So here's the summary:
October -- braising or "one pot cooking"
November -- restaurant cookbook?
December -- baking
BTW, I was thinking of organizing this for 9 months, maybe a year at the most, and then handing it off to some other hound. Unless the chowhound mods step in or I manage to enrage everyone, that is.
Thanks for your support and participation. It's been great seeing all the posts.
redwoood2bay, since I do not own the braising cookbook I will spend some time web-searching for a few examples of online recipes that the club may consider and post back.
I'm also planning to visit our larger county library to see what they may be able to order for me. My concern is that turnaround time on popular titles might prohibit my timely involvement in club. I'll see.
re: HillJ
Here is a recipe from AAB that has been talked about it in the past and sounds delicious. I will be making this one.
re: julesrules
That recipe sounds delicious! I'm ready for October, thanks julesrules :)
re: julesrules
definetly have to make this one this weekend. sounds fabulous!
re: ceeceee
Howds, Maybe we should ask the beer board for suggestions on the porter ale ingredient?
re: julesrules
question---porter ale...could i use guinness?
re: ceeceee
You know I have no idea. I was trying to figure out what porter is myself, it seems to be an illdefined or often misused term, but I did read somewhere that it is halfway to being a stout (like guiness).
I am worried about the beer selection myself because I find whenever I improvise with beer in cooking it turns out bitter. The local porter I would choose is a Coffee-flavoured porter so I'm not sure about that.
re: julesrules
hmmm...maybe ill go for a dark ale and see how that turns out?
re: ceeceee
I'm not a beer drinker so can't add much info, but if this helps:
In the book she says she uses a Vermont porter that's not too strong or bitter (and not to use stout), smooth and robust, and to look for an ale with "some body and a smoky taste".
re: julesrules
i posted the question on the beer board to see what they come up with.
re: ceeceee
Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter
here are the suggestions:
Anchor Porter
Stone Smoked Porter
Fuller's London Porter
or samuel adams black...
re: ceeceee
here's the thread: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/...
re: HillJ
Found a couple more recipes on the author's website. Not that I am trying to influence the vote or anything
re: julesrules
Jules rules! Loved these additions too!
re: julesrules
Julesrules-- thanks for posting the links so that people without the paper cookbook can still participate. I've no desire to increase everyone's cookbook budgets (I'm fortunate to have a fairly large library system to borrow from). What do you think of folding in the links with the recipe discussion thread? So that it'd be Cookbook of the Month: Recipe Selection and Links? I'm still trying to keep the number of threads low, and think that most months there may not be that many links available, since we're dealing with copyrighted material.
re: redwood2bay
We can post links wherever seems appropriate without starting a new thread (that's what I did last time). It just seemed like some people missed out on the links last time. But I agree, yet another thread does not necessarily help with that.
Okay. I just ordered All About Braising from Amazon. Is this project going to include a 12-step program for cookbook buyers?
I also checked out Sunday Dinners, which I'm gonna buy the minute I pay off this month's bill. And I took a look at Mexican Everyday as well.
At the risk of being seriously flamed, I was sadly disappointed in the new Bayless book. First of all, it seemed disproportionately heavy on grilling. I live in a city apartment, so that makes a lot of it impractical for me.
Second, it seemed to me to be more "how to cook with Mexican flavors" than a book about Mexican cooking. Anyone remember Paul Prudhomme's book A Fork in the Road? Of course you don't. It was Prudhomme "light." Everything he'd published before, but the "healthy" version. I only spent a half an hour on the floor of Barnes & Noble looking over Everyday, but it reminded me of the Prudhomme. Easy, low-fat cooking with Mexican flavors.
I'm not knocking low-fat, low-carb. We all need to do it at least some of the time. But if we have to choose only a single title rather than an author's body of work, I for one would far prefer we explore the seminal work, which in Bayless's case would be Authentic Mexican.
Off soapbox.
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re: Katie Nell
There seems to be an ongoing although very subtle conversation about whether it should be a single book or a single author. This was just my vote for author rather than book. But, hey. I'm only one vote. You might like Mexican Everyday better than I. And frankly, much as I adore the commeraderie here, if everyone else wants Mexican Everyday to be the next book, I'll have no qualms whatsoever about just doing something from Auththentic Mexican all on my lonesome. LOL.
re: JoanN
I think keeping it to one book is most likely the easiest and most organized way. However, I totally agree with you about the new Bayless book, maybe because we've cooked frequently from the others? I do have it though, and would never turn down a chance to cook from a new book! Looks like there are some great recipes in his new one either way. Much like some people may have cooked a couple of recipes they prefer from "Classics" as opposed to "Essentials" for Marcella, I'd probably do the same with Bayless. Focus on "Mexican Everyday", and here and there add on some of his great recipes from "Mexican Kitchen", "Authentic Mexican", and "One Plate at a Time".
I know there's been alot of interest in Bayless. I too have tried him (well, I've checked out a few of his cookbooks from the library) and been unenthused about tearing into any recipes.
If there's an interest in classic and comprehensive, I'd like to suggest we consider the woman who launched the recognition of Mexican cuisine to anglos -- Diana Kennedy.
re: NYchowcook
I've not been too much a fan of his shows, but I always assumed it was his presentation.
I'm just all about the Mexican since my Sunday Afternoon go-to sit-down mexican place closed. I figure I'll continue to have the Mexican food itch and time on my hands to explore!
re: NYchowcook
Any Diana Kennedy cookbook would be a pleasure to cook from, I just love her. A good nomination for future months.
I'd like to throw in the vote for Tom Valenti's One-Pot Cooking. it's not just braising, involves several techniques, and a wide variety of ingredients and cuisines.
But I'd be game for anything.
I'd like to hear more thoughts about the one book vs. one author idea from the hounds. My own thoughts are that if we choose one or maybe two at the most volumes from one writer, we are more likely to attempt some of the same recipes. Not sure if there is an inherent worth in different people trying the same recipe, but some folks had expressed interest in trying to cook "together" as much as possible.
That said, it is often difficult to choose one book from some writers. The Bayless discussion is a good example. And there are a few cookbook writers out there who have many titles to their credit-- in that case, I think we'd definitely need to narrow it down a little.
Other thoughts?
re: redwood2bay
My excitement about the cookbook of the month project was that it presents the opportunity for some of us to in effect cook together. I liked the idea of looking through the selected cookbook -- that perhaps we had cooked from in the past -- discussing potential projects, looking for companions, cooking and reporting back on success, changes made, etc. Keeping within one book for one month seems to allow for that best.
Bear in mind though that this does not preclude anyone from cooking from the author's other cookbooks, or for that matter, cooking something else entirely! But the project IMO should be one book. I don't want to get into alot of quibbling about this -- others may want to change this in the future -- but my vote is for sticking with the original concept, which I think worked well for Sept!, for at least a few more months. We can then assess feedback and see if folks feel the need to change it. My two cents. And thanks!
re: redwood2bay
I'm content to use the cookbook selected if I have it, find the recipe online, benefit from the discussison created by others who participated or just lurk for tips and ideas that result! As others have stated, we could get bogged down by ALL the choices...when what we all want to do is COOK!
Irregardless of the thoughts I put out there on this thread, I would not want to stand in the way of enjoying the experiment or getting down to the FUN, yummy part!
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Minister of Education Peter Fassbender has announced Michael Marchbank, CEO of the Health Employers' Association of B.C., will assume all responsibilities of the B.C. Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) "until such time as the necessary legislation is in place to restructure the bargaining process."
"Appointing a public administrator is the most transparent and effective means to implement BCPSEA's new bargaining mandate, which emphasizes the need for a long term collective agreement that is aligned with the province's education policy goals," a press release on the move from the Ministry stated. "Government's intention is to introduce amendments to legislation in the next legislative session to give government a direct role in negotiating agreements with the BCTF [B.C. Teachers' Federation]."
While government defended the move, saying it takes out the middleman and allows government to negotiate directly with teachers (which is what teachers said they wanted months ago) the decision isn't finding much favour with educators.
"Just to clarify: the BCTF asked government to meet directly with the union to discuss 'big ticket items' like salaries and class size and composition, not to dismantle BCPSEA," said Louise Herle, president of the Sunshine Coast Teachers' Association (SCTA). "BCTF definitely did not ask for democratically elected trustees to be pushed out of the picture."
School District No. 46 board chair Silas White was named vice-president of BCPSEA earlier this year. He said he's perplexed at government's move to dismantle BCPSEA.
"I think there's a perception that for government to move forward with their 10-year plan, they need complete control over bargaining, when in fact BCPSEA was created for co-governance between the employers, boards and government to work together," White said. "When the Minister phoned me as the vice chair of BCPSEA, and all of our directors, we were invited to stay on as advisors to government and to BCSTA [BC School Trustees' Association] in bargaining, but we're not sure what that looks like yet."
Depending on the role advisors would play, White said he's willing to contemplate involvement.
"It really would depend on the terms of reference. It's quite awkward because I've always been elected to BCPSEA by the boards around the province, and I'm accountable to fellow school trustees and work with fellow school trustees, whereas it sounds like this advisor role would be advising government, so that's a very different kind of role," he said. "I honestly don't know if this advisor role is anything more than trying to make people feel like we haven't been fired."
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Back in 1989, when Rep. Tom Foley was about to become Speaker of the House, my colleague Dan Pelle and I went back to Washington, D.C., to profile the congressman.
One morning, when were about to leave our hotel and head over to the U.S. Capitol, I was looking at some papers as I headed to the elevators. I managed to walk into the corner of a couple of walls. I butted it hard enough to open up a small gash on my forehead right at the hairline.
There was enough blood that I had to summon Dan from the lobby and change my clothes.
A bit later, when Foley studied the band-aids Dan had applied to my forehead, he winced and said something about how it must really smart. I can't remember what I said. I assume I hurried to change the subject.
For many years, I would see a little scar in the mirror and remember spending a couple of days with the congressman. Triggered all sorts of memories.
Soon after hearing the news of his passing this morning, I found myself in the newsroom men's room. I leaned over the sinks and tried hard to find my Tom Foley scar in the mirror.
But it's gone, too.
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Kundra's call for improved accounting and oversight for procurement could be addressed by adopting the excellent practices he advanced as CTO of OCTO.
I hear a lot of talk with phrases like "its not going to happen overnight". I want to hear and see drastic changes in tax returns and audits. Why can't they do audits within 3 months of the tax returns? It is not rocket science to do audits within 3 months of tax returns! If you can't do that you are lagging behind so much that I don't believe you can ever achieve what you say will not happen overnight. I call it Govenrnment with goals but no deadlines (GWGND)!
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Cops Corner: Longboat Key
Date: November 14, 2012
by: Observer Staff
Nov. 2
Bridal bash
10:47 p.m. — 4700 block of GMD. Noise Disturbance. A caller said that 20 to 30 people in a hotel room that was a wedding party rented were being loud. The bride said that the rest of the crowd left after the group got a call from the front desk and that only she and her bridesmaids were still in the room.
Nov. 3
Seen but not heard
12:03 a.m. — 600 block of Cedar Street. Noise Disturbance. Police found a man sitting on his back porch but didn't hear anything when responding to the home for a noise complaint. The man said he was just about to go inside.
Here to stay
10:36 a.m. — 3300 block of GMD. Harassing Phone Calls. A couple began receiving calls from different moving companies about their upcoming move from Longboat Key to Bradenton, even though they aren't moving anywhere.
Roadside assistance
9:44 p.m. — 4600 block of GMD. Traffic. Police provided a gallon of gas for a disabled vehicle and helped the driver jumpstart the vehicle.
Nov. 4
Closing time
10:58 p.m. — 100 block of GMD. Beverage Violation. Four people received written warnings after entering a town park carrying beer around the park's closing time yelling, swearing and creating a scene.
Water damage
11:10 p.m. — 3300 block of Bayou Gate. Public Service. A sprinkler line broke under the driveway of a home, pushing up the property's brick pavers. The owner planned to call her landscaping company in the morning.
Nov. 5
Wake-up call
2:07 a.m. — 5600 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman was awakened by the sound of someone pounding on her door. Police arrived in less than two minutes but couldn't find anyone nearby.
Nov. 6
Smoke signal
8:30 a.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Parkway. Structure Fire. Drugstore employees told police that smoke was coming from the store's air ducts. Firefighters shut off power to the air-conditioning unit.
Permitting issues
1:28 p.m. — 6500 block of Bayou Hammock Road. Property Damage. A landscaper said that a homeowner hired him to trim a hole in mangroves on his property to allow a water view. The landscaper said that he isn't licensed by the state to trim mangroves and couldn't determine if the property owner had a permit to trim them. Police called a state agency to check permits.
Nov. 7
Personal matter
4:44 p.m. — 4200 block of GMD. Disturbance/Conduct. A woman who receives 24-hour care disapproved of the "personal grooming attention" that her caretaker was in need of, causing an argument. The caretaker left after a different caretaker arrived.
Paddle battle
9:24 p.m. — Linley Street and Bayside Drive. Disturbance/Conduct. Three people argued loudly about who would paddle a kayak out to a sailboat located just offshore. Two of the men had an unopened bottle of whiskey and admitted to having a few drinks. The third person, who was an underage female, said that she just arrived and hadn't been drinking. Her father confirmed that she was allowed to be with the men.
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The Capitol Apartments
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Forrester Properties' latest residential apartment development is centrally located between Brisbane's cultural and sporting precincts, a short stroll from the new Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland State Library, Museum, Performing Arts Centre and Southbank.
Construction has commenced and completion is scheduled for January 2013.
Welcome to the new capitol of South Brisbane.
South Central
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South Central was completed in December 2008.
It is a mixed use development that consists of 38 residential apartments and 3000m2 of commercial office and retail space.
The building continues to be managed by Forrester Properties' management company.
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Forrester Properties in joint venture with Coco's Properties obtained development approval for a multi storey residential apartment building consisting of 79 apartments and 1000m2 of commercial space. This property has since been sold.


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History of Art
Tomás Harris Visiting Professorship Lectures
The 2013-2014 lectures will be given by Michael Gaudio on Tuesday 20th May and Thursday 22nd May, 2014, 6pm - 8pm.
20 May 2014
Speaking Pictures: From Thomas Edison to Theodor de Bry
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22 May 2014
Frans Post's Silent Landscapes
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When Erasmus praised Albrecht Dürer for depicting "the whole mind of man as it shines forth from the appearance of the body, and almost the very voice," he was responding to an aural dimension of Renaissance naturalism. Whether they were reaching toward the presence of the human voice, or seeking to hold nature still and silent before the beholder's eye, early modern artists were informed by an aural imagination. These lectures consider the work of two artists, Theodor de Bry and Frans Post, whose depictions of life and landscape in the New World sound the gap between vision and voice. In doing so they open a space for reflection upon difference.
Recent lectures in the series
- 2012-2013: Rachel Haidu (University of Rochester): "How to Teach a Sculptor: Artur Żmijewski, Grzegorz Kowalski, Oskar Hansen, Katarzyna Kobro", and "'Black is a Color': Steve McQueen, James Coleman, Black Audio Film Collective" Poster for the event
- 2011-2012: John David Rhodes (University of Sussex): "Narrative Cinema and Domestic Architecture: The Spectacle of Property", and "Hollywood, City of Bungalows" Poster for the event
- 2010-2011: Hanneke Grootenboer (University of Oxford): "An Overlooked Episode of Vision's History: Eighteenth-Century Eye Portraits", and "Treasuring the Gaze: Portraiture's Intimate Vision" Poster for the event
- 2009-10: Dr Richard Taws (McGill University, Montreal): "Time, Media and the French Revolution"
- 2008-09: Dr Claire Bishop (The Graduate Center, CUNY): "The Social Turn in Contemporary Art"
- 2007: Professor Michael Cole (University of Pennsylvania): "Urbanism as Exorcism at the End of the Renaissance"
- 2006: Professor David Joselit (Yale University): "Feedback: Art and Politics in the Television Era"


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What boards in the line do you mostly ride and why?
I ride the park pickle mostly, though I have recently branched out and started riding the Bpro and the ladies choice this past season. Im primarily on the park pickle though and I love how it can translate well on all terrain. Its perfect in the park, groomers, and even can hold its own in Pow if need be.
Tell me about a day you had on your board?
This past season riding the park pickle was an everyday thing. I loved to just get out and ride with friends, enjoy the park and all. I think the most monumental day on my board though was when i placed 2nd in the 1st annual JLA banked slalom. I was stoked to be able to hold an edge and make it through the course with no equipment issues. My board was awesome and I doubt Id be able to go as fast without my amazing magna traction edges!
Highlights from last season?
Getting to ride for myself. heliing in Revelstoke again, shooting at super park, getting to snowshoe and hike in the backcountry with all the guys this year and feel as though I wasn't holding everyone up. Getting in touch with why I loved snowboarding again
What kind of magic is the upcoming 13/14 season going to hold for you?
I can't wait to see what magic is in the upcoming season, hopefully lot of magical snowfall so I can get out on my sled and hiking again. I want to get more comfortable with the backcountry and on my split board as much as possible.
Mervin Mfg. is based in the USA and all our boards are hand-built in the NW by humans (snowboarders with jobs?). Can you feel the love and personal attention radiating from each of your boards?
Two seasons ago I got the opportunity to visit the factory up in Washington and see the care and love thats put into each and every board thats made at Mervin. I can really see with every board I ride from GNU how amazing the hand work makes the boards. The eyes of all the workers at the factory is seen through the flawless boards they produce each year. Thank you all for your hard work, it makes Mervin the company they are for a reason!
How important is the planet earth to you? Do you notice the earth is kinder to you when you are riding boards made with an environmental conscious with industry leading environmentally friendly building practices?
The planet earth is everything to me. I grew up with a very conscious family, we got in trouble if we didn't recycle by color glass, etc. Making sure we know our impact has been important for my Dad, he wants us to know how we can help and do our part since so many people fail to do their own. Being a part of a company that has the environment in mind has been something I really value. After visiting the factory where we learned about all the recycled materials, etc It made me realize how great the company was ever more so than I had already thought.
What are you doing when you aren't snowboarding?
I have gotten really into running over the past few years, running marathons, the full 26.2 miles and training is something I love to do in my time off to stay in shape and enjoy the outdoors. I also am currently enrolled at University of Colorado Boulder where Im in the process of getting my degree in Business.
If you had a magic wand (Not the popular vibrator model, but the fairy princess kind) , what would you ask it for?
I would ask to fly. I think being able to be anywhere I want at any time would be awesome, I could have the best pow day with friends and then at the beach enjoying an afternoon in the sun and sand. The ideal day.


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Black River Falls (WQOW) - A former guard at an area correctional facility is accused of sexually assaulting two inmates. Gregg Twesme, of Black River Falls is charged with assaulting the inmates while he worked as a sergeant at the Black River Correctional Center.
One of the inmates told investigators that the assault happened while inmates were working in a wooded area and that Twesme led him deeper into the woods out of the view of others. A second inmate came forward after hearing about that incident and said Twesme had also assaulted him while on a work detail. Both said the assaults happened in January. Twesme now faces four felony charges.
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Peter Schiff Schools Clueless Liberals on the Federal ReserveSubmitted by Michellee on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 19:24
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When our side wins this
When our side wins this debate, we win politically.
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. Albert Einstein
a very good point that was made...
don't believe inflation is here?
go to the supermarket!
its 'cos I owe ya, my young friend...
Rockin' the FREE world in Tennessee since 1957!
9/11 Truth.
Wow, its like Churchill talking to the appeasers in the thirties
Obedience to God is resistance to tyrants.
Two observations:
Karl Smith is a Professor of current day Economic Studies. Totally 'educated/indoctrinated' into government control and collectivist thinking.
And the same thing with Betsy. Struggles to understand how to measure the 'real' price of things, admitting it's incredibly difficult, but it must be done to CONTROL the FREE MARKET.
Marxist Indoctrination at it's finest.
Leave Nothing to the individual, but Centrally Control everything everywhere.
NEVER WORKS and causes some generations MASSIVE PAIN!
Oh man, I am so embarrassed
Oh man, I am so embarrassed for those goons. They will need to hang their heads in shame when Peter Schiff was right 2.0 comes out...atleast they didn't cackle and laugh in his face this time though. But sheesh, that twerp saying that he predicted it...yeah right. And what was with the NAACP guy...what was he doing there? And that idiot woman...stupid plebian...no wonder in times of old they thought the commoners weren't capable of participating in government and decision making...it really makes me wonder.
Peter Schiff was excellent!
Freedom! Forever!
Talking to these rocks can't be much fun for Peter.
No doubt he will be using this video as part of the next installment of "Peter Schiff was right."
Too funny. The Keynesians are starting to look like Mike Tyson's sparring partner.
the host is on crack, and I
the host is on crack, and I love I'm not the economist here, but first let me throw out random shit that makes me sound like an economist
"and the truth shall make you free"
John 8:32
Lack of logic
The naive believe wealth can be created without work or savings.
Why do they believe such a fallacy?
Maybe progressives' good intentions simply overshadow their ability to reason.
they will eat crow in a few years
love the laughing Ron in the lower corner :)
Found myself
screaming into my computer screen at the so called "progressives" here...the women didn't even know that the fed controls inflation, the brown guy just beat around the bush not really saying anything meaningful, and the black guy literally just rolled his eyes whenever Peter Schiff was talking to try and visually undermine what he was saying. Then when he decides to speak he says: "Not all blame should be on the fed" to detract from the issue...well 95% of the problem IS with the fed. Schiff is spot on.
Also screw the host for trying to group Ron Paul with mainstream Republican blowhards like Romney. Romney NEVER argued that the fed is a CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.
In fact, Romney
said at one point during the election that he wasn't even interested in auditing the Fed (much less abolishing it).
A rare moment of honesty from Mr. Romney.
A signature used to be here!
a bunch of idiots. I always
a bunch of idiots. I always feel for people like Schiff and Dr. Paul when they have to lower their standards and associate with these types of people.
"Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it's realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy."
― Ron Paul
The key point of the
The key point of the progressives arguement towards the "Ron Paul monetary version solution" is, that it would cause collapse.
What is not brought up is that for the core solution to be implemented, Americans have to be informed on how to prepare and be ready for that hard transition. There is no discussion on what the preparations would be. The result of that is, they are winning the minds over us because they state the fear and we are not answering to it.
We need to flowchart a simple preparation guide so we are helping people and not looking like we are throwing them to the wolves, which is exactly the cold sector we come across as.
So hard to watch arrogant fools
Every municipality, every state and every city that has fallen into the hands and lead by our American fellows of African decent has been bankrupted, corrupted and become un-inhabitable.
Dozens of New Jersey towns and cities
Washington, D.C.
Oakland, California
Chicago, Illinois
Hartford, Connecticut
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gary, Indiana
P.s. Vote me down but I've lived in almost all of these few cities and seen the inside baseball politically. I'm 62. I was born outside of Hartford, CT. Rode the bus to school through the '68 riots when MLK was CIA'ed. Seen the shift to "black politics". Seen the downward spiral brought on by black political vengence.
throw in ancient egypt while
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So fabulous.
He plays guitar. He's funny. He's craft-y. How much more fun could the guy BE?
Christian pulled one of my old tricks of making something fabulous out of nothing totally last minute. MAH HERO. I need...
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SANBORN, N.D. ŌĆō Earlier this month, Barnes County Water Resource District Board member Duane Lettenmaier was removed from the board by the Barnes County Commission for work on a drain that exceeded the original scope of the project.
Potter Township officer David Lettenmaier, DuaneŌĆÖs brother, said the water problem still remains an issue at TuesdayŌĆÖs county commission meeting. The township officer said a metal detector was used on County Road 11 north of Sanborn where existing culverts were found.
Black, white, red, yellow and brown; large or small; male or female; young or old; all the dogs participating in SaturdayŌĆÖs fourth annual Sheyenne Valley Friends of Animals Walk-And-Wag-Athon all had one thing in common: their owners care about animals.
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As of Wednesday, the North Dakota Department of Health reported five new human cases of West Nile virus since reporting the first case two weeks ago, bringing the statewide total to 19. This compares to only four cases confirmed in 2011. The North Dakota Department of Health has not detected increases in West Nile virus activity similar to what has been reported in recent weeks since 2007 when there were 369 human cases reported. Of the 19 confirmed cases, five have been hospitalized.
Chad Petersen from city engineering firm Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson told the Valley City city commission that road construction projects in Valley City are moving along steadily as most are scheduled to wrap up in September and October.
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365 Film Challenge: #69/365
The Darjeeling Limited
My favorite part of the whole movie was the dialogue, it was perfect. And I decided I really like Jason Schwartzman a lot. I really liked the back drop of three brothers going on a journey together and really becoming brothers and not just three men with the same parents.
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Thijs van As writes "AppleInsider reports that Google is developing a Google Earth version for Mac OS X. From the screenshots it looks similar to the Windows version, which is out since June 2005. The OS X version uses OpenGL rendering." From the article: "Earlier this month, a pre-release version of Google Earth for Mac OS X that uses OpenGL rendering reportedly began making the rounds overseas. The 40MB application packs a hefty set of preferences, allowing users to tweak detail and color, and control the speed of their 'flights.' Google Earth interfaces with Google's Web-based mapping service, Google Maps, in providing local search results and driving directions. However, sources say Google Earth for Mac OS X includes a superior set of satellite imagery when compared to the Google Maps Web service, offering additional clarity and a deeper zoom function."


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FAIRBANKS, AK-Your Ice Dogs had a memorable nine game winning streak snapped in Soldotna in their last outing against the Brown Bears dropping the last two games. But now the Ice Dogs are back in the Big Dipper for the last two regular season games facing off with the Brown Bears again with the ERA Alaska Cup on the line.
The 16 game series is tied at 7 games but the Ice Dogs are 22 and 6 at home. Add in that the Ice Dogs are still in the hunt for the west division lead and this could make for a great culmination to the regular season.
The Wenatchee Wild are on the road for their last two games against Fresno. Only two points separate the Wild and Fairbanks, 82-80 in the division.
If the Ice Dogs tie with the Wild they will get the division title because Fairbanks owns the tie breaker with more regular season wins and would host Fresno in the first round of the playoffs. If the Ice Dogs finish in second they'll see Kenai once again in the playoffs.
The Ice Dogs realize the importance of these last two games but it's just back to the basics for this squad. Ice Dogs forward Jayson Angus was one of the bright spots on the winless Kenai trip with a goal and an assist.
"We've been trying to just get back to the things that got us there in the first place, so. Just all over the ice, we've got to make plays, make the plays whether it's getting pucks out of our zone or getting pucks into their zone, just little things all over the ice, just execute everything better. It'll be good," Angus said.
Head coach Trevor Stewart says these last two games will be about the energy level of his team.
"Last week down in Kenai, we did not have any energy. We couldn't generate any sort of energy whatsoever. So, it's important for us this weekend just knowing that we're going to make mistakes, but let's make sure that we're making them at a 100 percent max effort and the chips will fall where they lie, but let's get back to dictating the pace of play by being excited to play," Stewart said.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran cornerback Al Harris, sidelined while recovering from offseason knee surgery, was released by the Green Bay Packers on Monday.
Harris, who has been on the physically-unable-to-perform (PUP) list as he rehabilitated his left knee, began practicing on October 19 and Monday was the deadline for the Packers to activate him or place him on injured reserve.
The emergence of his replacement Tramon Williams left the 35-year-old Harris without a job.
Harris, twice a Pro Bowl selection who played his first five years with the Philadelphia Eagles and the last seven seasons with Green Bay, will become a free agent if he is not claimed off waivers.
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Hate crime incidents rose nearly 8 percent last year, the FBI reported Monday, as civil rights advocates increasingly take to the streets to protest what they call official indifference to intimidation and attacks against blacks and other minorities.
Police across the nation reported 7,722 criminal incidents in 2006 targeting victims or property as a result of bias against a race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin or physical or mental disability. That was up 7.8 percent from 7,163 incidents reported in 2005.
More than half the incidents were motivated by racial prejudice, but the report did not even pick up all the racially motivated incidents last year.
Although the noose incidents and beatings among students at Jena, La., high school occurred in the last half of 2006, they were not included in the report. Only 12,600 of the nation's more than 17,000 local, county, state and federal police agencies participated in the hate crime reporting program in 2006 and neither Jena nor LaSalle Parish, in which the town is located, were among the agencies reporting.
Nevertheless, the Jena incidents, and a subsequent rash of noose and other racial incidents around the country, have spawned civil rights demonstrations that culminated last week at Justice Department headquarters here. The department said it investigated the Jena incident but decided not to prosecute because the federal government does not typically bring hate crime charges against juveniles.
Organizers said 100 busloads of protesters joined Friday's march here. In September, an estimated 20,000 protesters marched through Jena. On Nov. 3, hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Charleston, W. Va., to urge prosecutors to add hate crime charges against six white people charged in the beating, torture and sexual assault of a 20-year-old black woman who was discovered Sept. 8 after several days of alleged captivity in a rural trailer.
The Jena case began in August 2006 after a black student sat under a tree known as a gathering spot for white students. Three white students later hung nooses from the tree. They were suspended by the school but not prosecuted. Six black teenagers, however, were charged by LaSalle Parish prosecutor Reed Walters with attempted second-degree murder of a white student who was beaten unconscious in December 2006. The charges have since been reduced to aggravated second-degree assault, but civil rights protesters have complained that no charges were filed against the white students who hung the nooses.
"The FBI report confirms what we have been saying for many months about the severe increase in hate crimes," said the Rev. Al Sharpton, who organized Friday's march. "What is not reported, however, is the lack of prosecution and serious investigation by the Justice Department to counter this increase in hate crimes." Sharpton called for Attorney General Michael Mukasey to meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders to discuss this enforcement.
Justice Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse noted that Mukasey praised the civil rights movement at his confirmation hearings and plans over the next several months to meet "with a number of groups and individuals who have an interest in or concerns about the work" of the department. Roehrkasse also noted that federal prosecutors convicted a record 189 defendants of civil rights violations in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
The Justice Department says it is actively investigating a number of noose incidents at schools, workplaces and neighborhoods around the country. It says "a noose is a powerful symbol of hate and racially motivated violence" recalling the days of lynchings of blacks and that it can constitute a federal civil rights offense under some circumstances.
The FBI report does not break out the number of noose incidents but the two most frequent hate crimes in 2006 were property damage or vandalism, at 2,911 offenses, and intimidation, at 2,046 offenses. There were 3 murders, 6 rapes, 860 aggravated assaults, 1,447 simple assaults and 41 arsons. Other offenses included robbery, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft.
The 7,722 hate crime incidents involved 9,080 specific criminal offenses, include 5,449 against individuals, 3,593 against property and 38 classified as against society at large. A single incident can be aimed at both people and property.
Since the FBI began collecting hate crime data in 1991, the most frequent motivation has been racial bias, accounting for 51.8 percent of incidents in 2006, down from the 54.7 in 2005.
Also in 2006, religious bias was blamed for 18.9 percent of the incidents; sexual orientation bias for 15.5 percent, and ethnic or national origin — for 12.7 percent.
"This FBI report confirms … that hate crimes protections for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community are long overdue," said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights group. Solmonese called on Congress to pass pending legislation that would expand the federal hate crime statute to cover crimes motivated by sexual orientation. The law currently covers only crimes based on race, color, religious or national origin.
Lack of full participation by the more than 17,000 police agencies around the nation somewhat undermines year-to-year comparisons.
For instance, in 2004, 12,711 agencies reported 7,649 incidents. In 2005, only 12,417 agencies reported and incidents dropped 6 percent to 7,163. But in 2006, agencies reporting rose to 12,620 and incidents climbed 7.8 percent to 7,722.
In 2006, police identified 7,330 offenders; 58.6 percent white, 20.6 percent black, 12.9 percent race unknown and the rest other races. Thirty-one percent of incidents occurred near residences; 18 percent on roads; 12.2 percent at colleges or schools, 6.1 percent in parking lots or garages, 3.9 percent at churches, synagogues or temples, and the remainder elsewhere.
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If any of you have ever wandered around the Social Conservative discussion forums, you will more hatred of other Americans that stems from the Republican Conservative organizations. To many of these people, Rush and Coulter are their role models and O'Reilly is their spokesman.
I started out on these forums trying to see why they would change their political direction from moving away from a limited government into a government that looked like a police state. I began to question these folks and found that because I was not involved in the prohibitions that they wanted in the Constitution, I was the daughter of Satan.
I had seen the GOP in action when they went after John McCain during the primaries. I read many articles by Ross Perot and he had been given the treatment by the Republican National Committee to the point that he tried to drop out of the race in 1992.
For the GOP to damage the reputations of so many decent candidates just to push their born-again candidate (Governor Bush from Texas) in 2000, should have been the end of the GOP but it was just the beginning of a movement so dirty and corrupt that we may never get over these hate crimes.
I moved to Arizona and looked up many of the Goldwater supporters and found they were now Libertarians as the GOP was too dirty for them. I was told that even the Democrats had gone into the same dirty tricks made famous by Bush 41.
Where will this end? Are we heading back to the tribal state where we were only a step above the animals. What happened to American freedoms? Just in my lifetime I have seen our government fall into a pile of greed and corrption with nobody interested enough to even discuss changing it.
Stop it America, with the hate.
We have to learn to love each other.
America is in trouble.
It starts from the white house down.
We have to be smarter then they are.
They have us in a trick bag.
Loretta Rosa Brooklyn,N.Y.
When people push,, others tend to push back. Groups of people have become very outspoken in the last 5-10 years and the reaction to that is a reaction from thoughs who are effected.
When I was growing up we had the saying live and let live, and mostly "we" and "they" did. Today though many "groups" are again (like in the sixties) becoming radicalized and getting in other peoples faces and asserting themselves in an aggressive manner. They do this because they have the power and the determination to do so.
So like I said, when people push, others tend to push back. I am not saying this is right, and I am not saying its wrong,,, it just is. Its sorta like the smoking issue in a way. Smokers have been taking a beating by the establishment and non smokers now for years. Curtailing where they can smoke, taxing their habit, etc, etc, and mostly they just take it,, quietly. The same can be said about other people, and groups of people, They have just been taking being called racist, bigots, homophobes, anti this and anti that, even when they are not. They and many have just taken it because it is PC to do so.
Then you have the opposite side who have been raised on the idea that they are always being put down, or profiled, or discriminated against.
So any time they think they are being discriminated against, even when they are not being treated so, they cry it out. The thing is the pendulum always swings back and it just creates a cycle of repercussions, they push, others push back. So is hate crimes more prevalent today? Maybe. Are people just saying it is? Maybe. But the truth is sure… If you start pushing people instead of trying to get along with them, most will push back. Either way.. People get tired of being accused of doing something which they have not done. I have even heard people and groups of people say, if you were born white you were born racist, and people believe that. White privilege its called I think. I have also heard people say only white people are racist.
Of course as the population goes up crime and other such things statistically will also. Of course the government loves it, it just gives them more ammo for saying they need to pass more laws to control the herds and more money to increase their muscle to enforce thoughs laws.
So I would not put my trust in what the government says and some of these groups and people should realize the are being manipulated by the system for a purpose.
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Every year, Forbes releases a list of the world's most powerful woman, influential in everything from politics to technology to culture. The list includes obvious choices, such as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but also includes unexpected choices, such as Lady Gaga (No. 11 this year). Here are the 10 most powerful women:
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Ms. Rosenfeld is the head of the world's second-largest food maker, famous for its blue boxes of macaroni and cheese (Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese) and Oreos. The company brought in close to $50 billion in revenue in 2010, spurred by some of Rosenfeld's risky business moves that turned out to be good ones, such as acquiring Cadbury in 2010. Warren Buffet called the move "dumb," according to Forbes, but Rosenfeld boosted revenues by 25 percent that quarter.
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Senior Muhammad Shamim worked his way around the 15th-century Swahili residence like he knew it inside and out—because he did. He helped build it.
While his teammates described the residence that once existed physically, the Rice University computer science student walked an audience through the virtual grounds displayed on the giant DAVinCI Visualization Wall.
Gamers might have recognized the blocky structure's style as something out of a first-person shooter, but this was no game. It was a remarkable contribution to the science of archaeology. Read more.
In ruins today, Hadrian's Villa can only hint at its second-century glory. But a new digital archaeology project promises to transport computer users to the Roman emperor's opulent compound as it might have been nearly 2,000 years ago.
Five years in the making, the Digital Hadrian's Villa Project brings to life all 250 acres (101 hectares) of the estate in Tivoli, Italy, through 3D reconstructions and gaming software. The project launched Friday (Nov. 22), and the first of its 20 interactive Web players should be publicly available sometime before Thanksgiving (Nov. 28), said the project's leader Bernie Frischer of Indiana University.
The demo videos for these Web players sort of look like "The Sims," as they take advantage of a "virtual world" gaming platform. Read more.
University of Leicester experts have tried to recreate two Tudor monuments using a mixture of humanities research and scientific technology.
The experts have studied two tomb monuments which originally were intended to stand in Thetford Priory, Norfolk, in an exhibition at the Ancient House Museum, Thetford, Norfolk, from 7 September 2013 to 29 March 2014.
The elaborate tombs were planned by Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk – one for himself, and another for Henry VIII's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond. Read more.
Over 5.5 thousand years old brewing installation discovered by Polish archaeological mission at Tell el-Farcha in Egypt has been reconstructed in 3D by Karolina Rosińska-Balik, PhD student at the Jagiellonian University Institute of Archaeology.
"The presented reconstruction is a hypothetical assumption based on preserved structures of similar analogous buildings at both Tell el-Farcha and other brewing centres in Upper Egypt" - reserved the archaeologist.
The installation consists of three vat pits and measures about 3.4 by 4 m. The entire structure, with plan reminiscent of a three-leaf clover, was surrounded by a wall with a height of up to 60 cm. Vat pits were also separated from each other with low, narrow walls. Read more.
The grave of King Richard III has been preserved for posterity — digitally at least. Scientists say they created a 3D reconstruction of the monarch's burial place discovered beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England, last year.
The researchers combined laser scanning with digital photogrammetric techniques to map the terrain of the grave as it was after the battle-scarred skeleton of Richard III was removed.
"Historically, you would have had to physically go into your survey area and measure every point by hand," explained David Ackerley, a geography researcher in the University of Leicester.
"This technique allows for a quick, high resolution recording of features in areas that may be inaccessible — or where you want to preserve the layout of your site," Ackerley added in a statement. Read more.
The latest project from Dassault Systèmes with the help of historians and archaeologists is the remarkable Paris 3D Saga, an interactive model that guides you through two millennia of Paris' history.
You are taken through the French capital at various stages of its' development from 52 BC Gallic Oppida through the Roman city and on to the present day. You can witness the construction of the Bastille and Notre Dame and walk through winding stone streets in the middle ages and then visit the 1889 World's Fair to see the Eiffel Tower just after completion.
The Paris 3D Saga let's you experience the city like you have never seen it before. Go on a journey through more than 2000 years of history: Read more.
Scientists have used a new x-ray technique to produce spectacular 3D images of Roman coins that were corroded inside pots or blocks of soil.
The rotating images built up from thousands of two-dimensional scans are so clear that individual coins can be identified and dated, without a single battered denarius – the Roman currency – being visible to the naked eye. The advantage of the new method – developed by a unique collaboration between archaeologists and scientists at the British Museum and Southampton University – is that it means coins can be identified and even dated much more quickly and without risking damage to them.
Roger Bland, a coins expert who is also head of the Portable Antiquities and Treasure schemes for reporting archaeological finds, based at the British Museum, said: "The initial results are very encouraging and in some cases remarkable. The techniques could have profound implications for the way we assess and study finds in the future, producing results in a few hours that would take a conservator weeks or even months." Read more.
CyArk and partners have launched the Hopi Petroglyph Sites Digital Preservation Project website, a portal featuring sacred Hopi sites documented through state-of-the-art 3D capture technology. The resulting information collected has been used to create online interactive and educational multimedia freely available to the public.
The 3D models and virtual tours captured at Tutuveni and Dawa Park in Arizona provide the basis for this rich interactive web portal, but they also represent a permanent and highly-accurate 3D digital archive of the sites and the petroglyphs contained within. With the increasing vandalism and deterioration occurring at these sacred Hopi Sites, it is more important than ever to document what exists and educate the public about its importance, not only for members of the Hopi tribe, but for all of us who stand to learn a great deal about the diverse history of the Native American people.
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Today is 'Barbershop Quartet Day' [Interview with Julien Neel from France]
On this day in 1938 the 'Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America' or SPEBQSA was founded in Tulsa Oklahoma! I was involved with singing Barbershop Quartet Music all through High School, and love the harmonies…and when one man can do it all himself…that's amazing! Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce you to Julien Neel (Trudbol A Cappella) listen and love it!
Julien Neels YouTube Channel, See All his Videos Here
if You Missed my Interview with Julien this morning live from Rennes, France…listen below