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-Some hints and riddles will be fixed.
-Scoreboard will be removed.
-The quality of some pictures will be improved.
Thank you for your patience.
Daily 2nd...? Oh my God, thank you so much for my first award!
I'm thinking of removing the scoreboard. First, some people already managed to hack the game and get impossible scores. Second, nobody really seems to manage to reach over 297. When you're playing a game with a scoreboard, you need to be prepared for any score. It's not exciting at all when everyone keeps "reaching the top of the board" with the same score. And third, you can submit an even higher score when playing on Experienced than Master, which is not fair at all...
In a few days, maybe tomorrow, I'll remove the scoreboard and fix some of the problems that people have mentioned.
- In order to unlock the bonus paintings, you must solve the riddles flawlessly. Without any mistakes or hints.
- Please be patient... It'll take some time for the preloader to show up. It's a big file.
- Don't assume that I'm done with the game. I'll keep fixing the glitches and adding more.
- If you are sure you unlocked all the paintings but your painting count isn't 58/58 in the gallery, try going back to the main menu and enter the gallery again.
- In order to unlock the medal "Art historian", you must enter the gallery after having unlocked all the paintings.
- It's currently not possible to submit your rank to the scoreboard, but Mike's working on it.
- The first song after the main menu is "Sands of Saharah" by Wooormy. I think it was removed, and that's why I couldn't credit it.
Wow, I never thought I would finish this, but here it is: Riddles of Renaissance!
The instructions are simple. Read the riddle carefully and try to find out what it's talking about in the painting. Just point and click.
I know it's not a big game, but it took me a considerable amount of time to make it (to be precise; one year, one hour and sixteen minutes). I had to go through a lot, and, well, I learned a lot! In the end, it was well worth the wait.
The main purpose of the save system is for you to store your paintings, since there are over 50 of them. In case you are interested in reading their descriptions.
This game was inspired by the "Truth" riddles in Assassin's Creed 2. The riddles in Batman: Arkham Asylum also played an important role.
If you are having problems, check the "IMPORTANT" part of the commentary. If it's not there, don't be afraid to contact me.
All constructive criticism is appreciated. Feel free to correct me about grammar and spelling too; English isn't my native language.
Rated 5 / 5 stars January 30, 2011
i cant play this cause i just get a white screen what do i do???
Rated 5 / 5 stars February 4, 2011
I really liked the game, got 300 without cheating at all.
Keep on roickin' :)
Rated 5 / 5 stars January 26, 2011
Is it weird that I was actually scared while playing this game?
Yes, it's weird.
Rated 5 / 5 stars January 26, 2011
Lowest common denominator
Proving a game that is artistic and educational can still be awesome. Very well thought out.
Rated 5 / 5 stars January 21, 2011
Great game, however, the hint on riddle 29 (the man holding soil and water/scientific power), doesnt seem to be working. instead, i got a -1 penalty as if i clicked wrong.
Other than that, keep it up.
Thanks for mentioning the bug, I didn't realize it. I'll fix it as soon as possible.
Thank you for the review.


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AbstractThere is ample empirical evidence suggesting that countries with high inflation tend to grow slower than countries with low inflation. Based on the regression evidence, the inflation-rate effect is fairly large; on average, per-capita real GDP grows between $71 and $76 percentage points slower in a country in which the average inflation rate is 10 percent as compared with a country in which inflation is 0 percent. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether a model economy that is reasonably calibrated can account for such large inflation-rate effects. The answer is yes. Copyright 1998 by Oxford University Press.
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Offering direct access to the beach, this resort in Pajara is located within minutes of Costa Calma Beach. Area attractions also include Sotavento de Jandia Beach and La Pared Beach.
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• Fresh herbs. Sprinkle chopped herbs such as parsley, thyme, or dill over steaming vegetables.
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I have a super simple recipe for steamed green beans that always gets accolades:
A small amount of soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice vinegar seems to work pretty well.
Reducing a bit of white wine and adding some melted light butter, lemon juice, and chives seems to do the trick. The key here is not to overindulge, which is not easy with those flavors.


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(NEW YORK) — Two Americans traveling on a gay cruise were arrested on the Caribbean island of Dominica for having sex on one of the ship's balconies.
Gay sex, known as "buggery" on the island, is against Dominican laws. Public indecency and having sex in view of the public are also against the law there, according to police superintendent David Andrew.
John Robert Hart, 41, and Dennis K. Mayer, 43, pleaded guilty Thursday to the charge of public indecency. They were fined $2,400 and were released following payment, Andrew said.
Police in Dominica were alerted to the behavior by people on shore who could see the balcony, according to Andrew. Police then boarded the ship, which was docked at the Roseau port, and arrested the men.
Hart and Mayer were part of a gay cruise group from California sponsored by Atlantis Events, which runs gay tourism trips around the world and markets itself as running the largest gay cruise in the world. The group chartered a Celebrity Cruise ship for the trip to Dominica.
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- Here I must inject a personal note—I never shed blood upon the field of Sidwell Friends, nor did I fight the battles of Yale Law. I am a miner's son, and my father was a self-made man who unmade himself during my youth. Education was not a family legacy, and my kin belonged to the United Mine Workers of America, not to Skull and Bones. My forebears fought this country's wars from the bottom ranks, and I began my own military career as a private. I have felt the full arrogance of those to whom much was given, and personally, wish that I might come to bury the elite, not to praise them. Yet, those who would rise need examples to emulate. It grates on me to write it, but our military needs a return of the nation's elite to the officer corps, to the extent that a traditional elite, with its spotty but essential ideals of service, still exists.
- autobiographical aside from Beyond Terror, p. 319. Originally part of an essay entitled "Hucksters in Uniform" which appeared in the May 1999 edition of The Washington Monthly.
- At our worst in the Middle East, we unreservedly supported—or enthroned—medieval despots who supressed popular liberation efforts, thus driving moderate dissidents into the arms of fanatics. From our diplomatic personnel held hostage in Iran a generation ago, to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States, we have suffered for our support of repressive "stable" regimes that radicalized their own impoverished citizens. In the interests of stability, we looked the other way while secret police tortured and shabby armies massacred their own people, from Iran to Guatemala. But the shah always falls. Would that we could tattoo that on the back of every diplomat's hand: The shah always falls.
- Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World, p. 174: originally published as "Stability, America's Enemy" in Parameters, Winter 2001-02
- If there is a single power the West underestimates, it is the power of collective hatred.
- Fighting for the Future: Will America Triumph?, p. 13
- We [Americans] choose not to understand the world on terms other than our own.
- Fighting for the Future: Will America Triumph?, p. 51
- We [the U.S.] think nothing…of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.
- Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World, p. 218
- The message of Vietnam is not that Americans will not take casualties; it is that the American people do not want the lives of their sons and daughters wasted.
- Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World, p. 287
- We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in which the political leadership is convinced it knows what is best for the people, whether they like it or not.
- Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World, p. 133
- There is no lack of bravery in the ranks of our armed forces, but bureaucratic cowardice rules in our intelligence establishment (as well as at the higher levels of military command).
- Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World, p. 196


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Low back pain is a common occurence and one of the more frequent presentations in my acupuncture practice so I thought I'd update this post about low back pain and acupuncture. From the Western point of view, low back pain is usually classified by a number of factors:
1. Whether it is primarily a condition originating from the vertebrae, e.g. spondylitis or spondyloarthritis or nerve compression due to disc herniation or degeneration.
2. Whether it is a soft tissue problem e.g. sprain or strain of the lumbar muscles, tendons or ligaments affecting nerves.
3. Whether it is an internal medicine concern, e.g. kidney disease or referred pain from the uterus or pancreas etc.
From a Chinese Medicine viewpoint, some of the more common classifications of low back pain include
1. Invasion of damp heat or damp cold
2. Stagnation of qi and blood or
3. Deficient kidney energy, essence or other blood deficiency not nourishing the muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Mostly what I tend to see in my practice is back pain due to traumatic injury which would be classified as qi and blood stagnation according to Chinese Medicine. Pain due to qi and blood stagnation can however correlate to any of the above mentioned Western etiologies: structural defect of the spine, soft tissue problems or refered pain from internal medicine issues. Acupuncture is excellent for treating soft tissue damage very effectively. Acupuncture is also useful for helping to correct imbalances of the internal organs that may be contributing to back pain. For structural imbalances, acupuncture can help to increase circulation and reduce inflammation in the surrounding muscles allowing for easier treatments by a chiropractor or osteopath.
In general, the way that acupuncture helps to treat low back pain can be explained by its overall effect on promoting and accelerating an individual's self healing mechanisms. Locally, acupuncture can help to reduce inflammation in traumatized muscles, promote increased blood circulation and relax muscle spasms. Improved blood circulation to the area increases oxygenation of soft tissue and helps to speed healing and reduce inflammation and therefore pain. Systemically, acupuncture helps to balance the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the nervous system thereby bringing further relaxation of the muscles and accelerated healing potential.
Depending on the nature and etiology of the back pain I utilize acupuncture, acupuncture with electrostimulation and/or cupping to help increase circulation to the painful area and promote healing. Acupuncture with electrostimulation has proven very effective, especially in cases of low back pain involving the sciatic nerve, with pain running down one or both legs.
Meanwhile back on the ranch, it's very useful to keep the muscles of the back and the opposing abdominal muscles well toned and conditioned. Well conditioned musculature provides a more beneficial spinal support and because blood and oxygen are flowing more abundantly in well conditioned tissues, it's less likely for injury to occur. If and when injury does occur, healing time is accelerated when the muscles and tendons are already in a strong and healthy condition.
Terry M. Chen, Licensed Acupuncturist
Open Sky Acupuncture, Acupuncture Eugene Oregon
(541) 343-4343by


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Days ago when Hurricane Katrina hit, Lubbock seemed an unlikely place for victims to seek shelter, but now dozens of refugees are calling Lubbock home and hundreds more are expected in the coming days. We spoke with a family of nearly 20 who arrived in Lubbock early Thursday morning. They're now staying with family members in one house.
Hurricane Katrina forced the Edward's and Neveaux's out of their New Orleans homes. They now only have each other, what little possessions they could grab and their prayers. They're thankful they're together staying with a brother and that they got out of Katrina's way.
That quest started when they tried to leave New Orleans Sunday afternoon. Hurricane refugee Angela Edwards says, "By the time night came, the storm was pretty much slapping us on the back of the head, the rain was coming, the wind." Angela Edward's family was stuck in traffic for four hours trying to escape Katrina. It got more difficult when they could not find a hotel. Angela says, "We tried from Lake Charles to Beaumont and we couldn't find a thing. We slept in a park with our children and my 75-year-old dad and all our animals."
They came here to stay with family after running out of money. Harold Edwards says, "We're all homeless. There's no home to go back to." Harold says the hardest thing is not being able to contact other family members. "We have family members and we have people we haven't heard from. We don't know who's dead, who's alive and who's not. It's just really a big nightmare. It's just, who would've thought? New Orleans under water...gone."
In the meantime they wonder how their children will go to school and how long nearly 20 people will stay in one house and how they'll have the means to do it.
For now they rely on their prayers and an old adage. Harold says, "You have to take each day like it's your last. We're blessed to be here. There are a lot of people that's still trapped under water, not living and they haven't found them yet."
This family is just one of the thousands that have lost everything. But the good news is they are getting some help. United Supermarkets gave them a gift certificate for $500 worth of groceries. Chili's also donated some gift certificates.
You can help any of the refugee families coming to Lubbock. The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross expect about up to 250 people. So they say what they need most right now is money. To make a donation, call the Salvation Army at (806) 765-9434 or the Red Cross at (806) 765-8534. Again, monetary donations are the biggest need but they're also accepting soap, blankets, and other hygiene products.
As more people arrive in Lubbock, they'll be moved to the Reese Center. Texas Tech is also discussing the possibility of housing some university students.
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Am I a cookware "junkie"?!
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- dessert_diva Dec 28, 2010 12:24 PM
Okay, while it was blizzard-ing the other day I got the bright (?) idea to take a complete inventory of ALL my cookware so that I'd know exactly what I have/don't have, and also which lids might be interchcangeable with which pots. Good idea, right? NOT.
After going through every nook and cranny (btw, those deep corner base-cabinets must be an invention of the devil specifically to hide cookware in: "out of sight, out of mind"...) my final inventory totals...... 77 pieces of cookware. Seventy-seven. I am officially appalled. HOW the bleep did I manage to acquire so many pieces??!!! (btw, that is with counting a pot-and-lid combo as one item, but individual cookie sheets, baking pans, etc as separate items; also, no electric items counted -- just things that are used in oven or stovetop). This is what I currently own, AFTER giving away all my "coated" nonstick stuff to son and daughter at the beginning of this year; yes, I did replace a number of those pieces with the same items in metal, that's true, but I also added some newbies.... :-(
I would be embarasssed to post the detailed list (yes I printed it out, as a reminder the next time I am tempted to buy anything!) but will admit to the following breakdown:
77 items = 5 stockpots, 5 dutch oven/casseroles/pressure cooker, 4 roasters, 8 fry/saute pans, 10 saucepans, 4 au gratin pans, 41 bakeware items
They are made of the following materials: 26 stainless steel, 16 anodized aluminum, 9 Pyrex/Pyroceram/vitreous china/stoneware, 8 Scanpan Classic (circa 1990s), 6 commercial aluminum cookie sheets, 6 traditional (coated) nonstick [why do I still have these???], 4 Le Creuset enameled cast iron, and 2 tin.
They include items I haven't used in ages and can't imagine why I still have, such as: two vintage Pyroceram cassseroles, Scanpan 10" square frypan (why square??? answer comes there none...), Berndes nonstick 10" crepe pan, two stoneware au gratin pans both too small for practical use, a vintage Anchor Hocking glass 9x5 loaf pan, a 10" maryann pan (have I EVER used this? it must have seemed a good idea at the time...) and a 20-qt generic LNT (on sale when they went out of business in 2009) stainless stockpot that I totally forgot I had because I stuck it in the back corner of a corner cabinet.
The sick part is that I looked at this list and managed to rationalize my last week's ordering of a 10" Henckels Classic Clad 10" frypan on the basis that, after all, I did NOT have a 10" STAINLESS frypan...... only the Scanpan Classic one. :(
Does this qualify me as an official Cookware Junkie, do ya think?? :/
"My name is sedimental, and I, too........ am powerless over my cookware addiction" :)
I am a complete junkie. It is hard for me to get rid of the things I don't use. I keep deluding myself into thinking that I will "remember" use them. Some, I did not buy, but inherited and that doesn't help matters much.
I have two huge separate "sets" of LC cookware alone (all sizes of fry pans, dutch ovens). I cannot possibly use them all, but I just can't get rid of them.
..............AND..........let's not talk about gadgets and small appliances!!!!!!
Its sick, I tell ya!
DD: LOL! Do you want me to help you feel better or worse?
"77 items = 5 stockpots, 5 dutch oven/casseroles/pressure cooker, 4 roasters, 8 fry/saute pans, 10 saucepans, 4 au gratin pans, 41 bakeware items."
Before you start Methadone, let me ask: (1) Do you cook a lot and in larger batches?; and (2) How long did it take to collect all this? If you cook a lot and for different-sized groups, the quantity itself is not pathological, maybe just 10% excessive. If it's taken years to accumulate, go easy on yourself--this happens.
But there is joy to be found in clearing out what no longer pleases you or what you've outgrown using. As there is in finding cookware that makes you a better cook. It's an ongoing, racheting, sorting process.
No need to call Dr. Phil or the producers of "Hoarders". LOL
re: kaleokahu
LOL at the Hoarders comment! :D
For the differential diagnosis (channeling 'House' here ;) ) answers are:
(1) No to the "larger batches", and frequency depends on circumstances. However, I've been known to go on baking binges and then not touch the bakeware for several weeks. No real pattern there other than that it's never for a crowd.
(2) Other than my mom's 1950s Pyrex pieplate, I estimate that about 10% of the cookware is stuff I bought in the 70s and 80s, about 60% during the 1990s, and the other 30% since 2001. I'm counting this year's metal-replacing-nonstick items as being "1990s stuff" because in many cases the anodized aluminum replaced the nonstick item-for-item. But clearly, not in ALL cases, LOL.
I should find someone to give that Berndes crepe pan to, because I know for sure I'll never use it again (and know equally for sure that neither my son or daughter will ever have any interest in making crepes).
As you know, I've already enumerated my knives in the "knife block dilemma" thread, so I didn't count those here. Nor the electrics (which number about a dozen.. I think... but only half are used daily).
So you think there's hope? :)
On the other hand, I KNOW that I'm a gardening-tools junkie. No doubt about that. A written in stone requirement for my next house is a 2-car garage. One side for my car and the other side for the gardening equipment. And if there's room to also have a potting shed, heaven help the budget. Hehehehehe
re: dessert_diva
DD: "So you think there's hope?" Not to worry, you're doing fine. You're just finding what you really like and (unlike many of us) can change your mind. Just remember to dis-card every once in awhile.
You're also fine with a garage-ful of gardening tools. I, on the other hand, have a barn, a shop, an old gradeschool gymnasium AND a garage for all the stuff I don't use much. They all seem to be full, too.
I am really anal about knowing what we have at all times so there are no surprises. I don't buy things I won't use lots as a rule - every single thing has its own spot. Many of my things also need to multi-task. People other than my husband don't give me kitchen-y stuff as they say I am too picky. That is a fact. I can also be almost too practical. However, I can totally see how a person can be a cookware junkie! Understandable. I am a junkie of other kinds, however; spices and culinary books!
:-D Don't worry - we all have our vices.
Now you know precisely what you have - perhaps your new-found stuff will inspire you anew!
re: chefathome
I'm super picky about my gardening equipment; my offspring know to never GIVE me a gardening tool but instead gift certificates to Lee Valley Tools, Gardeners Supply, etc etc so that I can choose my own. And like you, every tool has its own spot, gets cleaned and put away after use, and so on. I also know every single garden tool I own, without benefit of making a list. ;)
re: dessert_diva
Awesome! I, too, am picky about my garden tools. I treat them as well as I treat my KA mixer! :-D
re: chefathome
Truth to tell, if my KA mixer were to need replacing (which I suspect will happen in the not too distant future, since it's been misbehaving more and more lately) I would consider it as an opportunity to get something I liked better (either the Cuisinart or the Breville -- haven't yet decided). It would be an annoyance and an expense, but....
... on the other hand, if the pair of Japanese black steel hand pruners (5" long x 3/4" wide blades, and 5" long handles!) which I've used continuously for 30 years were to ever go missing, I'd be utterly devastated! :O
You counted bakeware items as well? Cripes, I think my cookware (pots/pans) count is close to 50! If I added bakeware (including things like ramekins???), I'm WAY over 100.
Nope, no addiction here. I use them all for different things....on different days....for different dishes. Nope, not addicted at all.
Geez, I probably have a dozen quarter sheet pans and ten half sheet pans alone, and I know I am a cookware junkie. I can easily outfit about four kitchens, and worse, I really like GOOD cookware (read: well made and likely expensive, but not always).
I will do this same count one day for accuracy, but if I had to fathom a guess, I may beat you by quite a margin.
At the beginning of your description, I thought "whoa, someone worse than me". But after reading through your itemized list, I realized, "I've got that beat by a landslide". And, I've honestly got to say, I use just about everything I own. I thought I was overboard with roasting pans (5 or 6 of varying styles and depths) until I went on a roasting rampage one friday and realized I could have used one or two more. And, no, we do not throw out much food in my house. I realized I was a a cookware junkie myself when I went into my large basement closet. I remember the previous owners of my home used it for the wife's extra clothing (their enormous walk-in closet wasn't enough?) Now, when you look in the walk-in closet, it's practically empty. The basement one, on the other hand, has exchanged hanging bars for shelves - shelves overflowing with cookware. I've nicknamed that closet "the heart and soul of the woman of the house". We all have our obsessions. At least mine can feed an army ;)
i'm pretty sure i founded the Cookware Junkie Club, so...welcome! :) i can honestly say that my numbers would put yours to shame, and that's AFTER i cleaned out a bunch of items before my last move. even worse, i'm single and live alone, so all of it is mostly used to cook just for myself.
the funny thing is that i'm a total minimalist about *everything* except kitchenware and accessories (i.e. shoes & handbags). my family calls me Imelda regarding the shoe addiction, but i think we need to come up with a name for those of us who stockpile cookware & utensils as well!
re: goodhealthgourmet
Same here (cook just for myself 95% of the time, for the last 8-9 years except for college vacation months) so I too don't have the full-house excuse!
Daughter AND son (and their significant others) have all gone on low-carb weightloss diets as of this coming weekend, which means the baking will slow down significantly due to no-sharing + lack of much freezer space.
re: Nocturnalbill
Could you elaborate on this process? I struggle cooking for 8. Do you make ahead and reheat? Serve multiple dishes? Have plate warmers?
I've already admitted to being a kitchen hoarder (gasp) on other posts, so scooch over and make room for me on your couch. I also did an inventory last year to see what I can get rid of (aka give to the spawn) so I can buy me some shiny new pieces, and guess what - I use all I have on a semi-regular basis but for a few. Ahem, the list was nearly two pages.
Will that stop me? Hahahaha. Yes. I have a small kitchen, sadly. DD, the thought of a new building came to me not long ago. I threatened to build one of those "barns" to put in my dream kitchen (ala Ina) however, I live in upstate NY, so that is a bit out there as an idea.
What we will do to justify our passion. btw - Anyone try those S/S Mauviel pcs???
Just curious. ;-)
re: breadchick
And bonus points for use of the term "spawn".
The worst part is that there is a basement room full of cookware, dishes, still working appliances that maybe need a part or I just don't use, pottery, silverware, and many of my grandparents' duplicates from their motor home. Some day, I will have a massive estate sale. Seriously, I could outfit a whole other home for 4, and maybe a singleton's apartment as well.
Hmm... pots and pans... maybe a dozen.
Now bakeware... oy. Let's start with the 40+ pie pans and plates. Then add a dozen 9x13 pans. Then 5 each or so of loaf pans and roasters, plus numerous casseroles of various sizes, shapes, materials and colors. Add in 2 cupcake and 6 muffin pans, and 2 springforms. Oh yeah, cookie sheets, sheet pans and jelly roll pans.
I don't think I'm a junkie. It's just that I know that different materials and colors of bakeware produce different results. Dark for crispy bottoms, light or stainless for brown tops. Glass has its uses too. And some non-stick. So I've got multiples of almost everything in light, dark, aluminum, steel, cast iron, glass, and some odd ceramic bits.
re: CocoaNut
Are you the reincarnation of my mom? :D That's exactly what she used to say, LOL
Seriously though, the Berndes crepe pan is an absolute definite never-want-to-use again item. That I will bet money on. Not because of the style but because of the surface (which is practically out-of-the-box new, btw, but still.... it's a coated nonstick, which damns it in my eyes now).
But I appreciate the warning, Mom. ;)
Dunno. My take? You can never, a la Parker, be too rich or too thin, or have too much cookware, too many cameras, etc. It's just stuff, OK? It's not like you're jonesing for smack or robbing liquor stores for crack money--or Le Creuset money(please say no). Enjoy it and, hopefully use it. Remember, he/she who dies with the most All Clad is, sadly, still dead. Anyway, there's surely a 12-step program nearby, right?
re: Kagemusha
I think the 12-step program for cookware junkies translates into parking at least 12 steps away from the door of Williams-Sonoma, Sur la Table, etc etc.
Or its online version which is that you have to make at least 12 mouse clicks before hitting the "Submit Order" button.
I am as bad as the worst of you guys here! And on top of the home cookware, I went and bought enough commercial cookware to stock a restaurant. And let's not talk about my collection of KA/Hobart mixers, Robot Coupe/Cuisinart food processors, and that type of stuff.
Yes, I am single and I confess............I am a cookware junkie.
re: Leolady
Ohhh, yeah!
I loves me some commercial cookware/bakeware and restaurant supply stores. Since a lot of the stuff from those suppliers usually don't cost an arm and leg, I can buy just a few things. Things that I REALLY need. And did you notice just how handy those hotel pans are?
Don't I need a tamis? Doesn't everyone?
Help. ;-)
re: breadchick
Oh, man. I NEED a tamis. Seriously.
re: Leolady
Leolady: It's bad but you're nowhere near mainlining yet. In-patient rehab requires that you have at least one of the following:
-- A jacketed steam kettle
-- A steak cuber machine
-- A deli-grade slicer
-- More than one salamander
re: kaleokahu
OH GOODNESS! Ihave a commercial slicer!
re: Leolady
Leolady: OK, start the Methadone, just don't expect it to get you as high as a trip to Dehillerin.
re: Leolady
OH MY...I do too. It's in the garage next to the huge commercial espresso machine (please, just don't ask).
Will they let us bring our psych meds to the In Patient program?


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AbstractEarlier research have concluded that high house prices, relative to household income and wealth, and a tax on imputed rent are the most important causes of a countries low ownership rate. Given these findings, it is challenging to apply a similar analysis to a housing market characterized by comparatively high homeownership rates. One candidate for such a comparison is Sweden, where homeownership rates have exceeded 80% for at least the last two decades. From a particularly rich database covering all inhabitants of Sweden, we use observations of some 790,000 households (corresponding to some 2.9 million inhabitants) to analyze the Stockholm region housing market in 2008. The results suggest that high house prices relative to rents are unlikely to be the only key variable explaining the general ownership rate pattern in a housing market.
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I made ginormous blue and red cake pops for party favors with the leftover cake, frosting, and filling. I didn't have any time to get fancy with them but they were pretty tasty.
After many hours of preparation, the cake is done. My 5-yr old son gets the cake of this week's dream (kids are always finding something new to be passionate about).
The Super Mario Bros theme was so much fun. If I had the time, I would've loved to do each tier as a different level. I would've loved to do different villains on each tier. Its hard with little ones that are eager to help, to get it all done in a timely fashion. So I kept it as simple as possible. My son made sure to inspect my work every day, pointing out the flaws and oversights. He would carry the sketch around with him, even colored it in so that I would be clear on the color scheme that he wanted. It's always satisfying to complete a cake in time and have a happy client.
This cake was a 3 layered milk chocolate cake that was filled with cookies n cream (another favorite filling because I can tone down the sweetness), my favorite cream cheese frosting, and my favorite marshmallow fondant. I would've rather have done a chocolate ganache frosting to accent the cookies n cream but I didn't have the ingredients. It still tasted pretty good. All the pieces were made with regular fondant and royal icing. You can see how the top tier is made with traditional fondant and held up much better than the lazy marshmallow fondant. The only non-edible item on the cake is Mario. I'm always apprehensive about sculpting characters or people. The slightest flaw can make it look like a different person.
Happy Birthday Ikaika!!!
This morning I got up at 5:30am to work on some of the Super Mario pieces for my son's cake. I work a double today and will probably be too tired to do anything tonight. Kai got up with me and wore a Super Mario shirt to help me with the inspiration. He was very quick to point out all the details that were missing on each piece. I think when he turns 6 or 7 and learns patience, I will start his training and recruit him into the cake business. He is very anxious to help in other departments other than cracking eggs and licking paddles. My little minion army is slowly growing. And in a few years we should be ready to take over the cake world! Bwahahaha (evil laugh)
So I've got nothing on the books for April, except for my son's birthday cake. I'm semi relieved but also I have anxious energy to expel.
I think I'm going to start my sugar gumpaste and fondant pieces for his cake. Kai is one of my toughest clients because he's got high expectations and really knows what he wants. He finally has settled with the Super Mario theme. There are sooooo many elements that I can put into the cake. Its hard to decide which I will settle with. Upon doing more homework on the different landscapes of the game, I realized that there is so much detail in the backgrounds. Each character has different personalities. So now I wonder if I'm going to regret influencing his decision. I definitely got what I asked for.
I wish that my iphone took pics still. I could upload my sketches for each cake. At the same time, it forces to keep it all a secret. We all know that I can't keep a secret.
All I have decided on is a chocolate cake with cookies n cream filling. Chocolate ganache frosting or my favorite all purpose cream cheese frosting, hmmmm.
So we learned a few good lessons today although it was heartbreaking.
Lesson#1- It takes 2 people to deliver a stacked tiered cake.
Lesson#2- use wooden dowels on the 4rth tier.
Lesson#3- don't ask my husband to deliver a cake. Too much stress.
Lesson#4- a unicorn head should be made much smaller.
I feel terrible for my clients and my husband. I salvaged what I could and just frosted the cake. Such a sad pathetic site.
I don't know if my husband will ever help me again. He is scarred for life
I've despised this cake from the moment that I received the order. The birthday girl's favorite color is orange. She likes ballroom dancing, the tango to be specific. She's a pilot. It's the persian new year so they wanted flowers. The bday girl has a gluten allergy. Not too much sugar. AND have a bunch of stuff written in Farsi. So I got almost all of the elements into the cake. I was unable to get little airplanes in due to the fact that I couldn't find a mold and everytime I drew one or carved one, it looked like a pathetic elementary whale.
This cake should've in theory been an easy assembly. I had all of the elements done in advance. I just needed to build the cake. So what gives?
It took me hours (it sounds like an exageration but if I count the 1 1/2hrs to make the fondant, the 1 1/2 combined time to tint the fondant, and the amount of time to figure out how to scrap together emergency fondant, it was hours!) to get the fondant done. I've used these recipes before. They've never given me grief. My favorite cream cheese frosting and passion fruit curd with yellow cake. Its yummy. My girlfriend's mom has called it sex cake. She loves it. Anyways…its a moist cake but it shouldn't sweat. I reduced the amount of sugar in the recipes because the client specifically said that she doesn't like uber sweet cakes. Neither do I. The fondant kept tearing and melting off of each tier. I wanted to cry. I changed the fondant on each tier at least once, some twice. I rolled it out thick too to keep it from sagging to much. The fondant is made out of marshmallows so it gives and wants to slump over. Lazy ass marshmallows. Bleh. It should've only taken me 5 hours to assemble and decorate since all the elements were done in advance. It took me twice as long. Oh the unforeseen challenges of making cakes…
Everything is edible except for the orange ribbon. Marshmallow fondant won't make ribbons. It would just slump over. The flowers are all hand made from gumpaste and edible pearls. The couple on top are made out of sugar. I was going to put candy jewels on it but it already looked busy. I thought that I was already over doing it as is. Sometimes simplicity is best. Although this cake was far from simple. I'm glad to be done with it.
I do have to add that my oldest daughter, Maile, was very helpful with the cakes this time around. Don't tell her that she's secretly in training. She helped me "glue" the pearls in every flower and held the flowers in place as I "glued" them on to the cake. Due to the weight of the flowers, the wanted to slide off. I'm glad I didn't put stems on the flowers because that would've made the fondant dilemma even worse.
So this is the 3rd time that I've made marshmallow fondant from scratch. There are so many positives about using it but a few negatives. Positives: its delicious and gluten-free and cheaper than regular fondant. Negatives: very laborious to make, it bubbles and doesn't give me straight sides, it doesn't mold, once you stick something to it - I'm commited, there's no turning back.
So that was one of the lessons for this cake. The other lesson…Rice crispy treats is really difficult to sculpt with.
Lesson #3…do not add cotton candy until delivery. I added some cotton candy to decorate the cake and it disintegrated. It turned into a hard sugary mush. Since I have marshmallow fondant, I can't fix it without tearing it. Uggghhhh!
Well our 5-yr old birthday girl should be pleased. She's having a unicorn party and her favorite colors are pink, purple, and blue. Everything on the cake is edible. Chocolate unicorns, rice crispy unicorn head, lollipop horn, disco dust and edible glitter, and sixlets. Happy Birthday Emma!
I'm anxiously waiting for my day off from my "real" job. I won't feel good until I get my sugar flowers formed, candy jewels molded, fondant made & tinted (my workout for the week), chocolate set, and a unicorn head created. I might be high on sugar but I hope to be efficient. I also hope to keep my kids' grubby little hands off of my goodies.
I'm so excited for this week's creations. New techniques that I have mulling over in my head will be put to the test. Let the creative juices flow.
check one, check two, here I am.
So I've been doing a ton of research and trying to pull inspiration from any where I can. A friend's girlfriend is having a bday. Yeah! So from Face-stalking her I see that she loves Cupcake wine, she loves going out, she loves the finer things, champagne & caviar dreams. There's my inspiration. The red wine is called Red Velvet. Perfection.
So I made a red velvet cake with my favorite cream cheese frosting, and a tiny layer of bittersweet chocolate ganache and topped with Marshmallow Fondant. I tried many new techniques with this one. My first attempt at gumpaste. I'm pleased. My first attempt at making candy jems. I could perfect this a little I'm sure. The wine bottle is made out of chocolate. Due to exhaustion I made many stupid mistakes with trying to tint the chocolate and it seized. I had to remake the bottle the next day after getting 3 1/2 hrs of sleep. I forgot how hard it is to tint chocolate and get a consistency that paints easily. It didn't work out well for me. Such a little bottle and attempting to get as many details on there as possible was difficult. I wanted to copy the actual wine bottle. Lame.
Well, my bday girl was pleased. That's all that really counts.
My daughter Kealani turns 3. All she wants is a Jesse Cake. I had been sick for a week and wasn't able to make one. She was really upset. Since I can't make people very well, I decide to buy little toys to decorate the cake. She didn't care.
Marshmallow fondant again. It doesn't mold well, so it took me a long time just to make the rope. I wasn't 100% satisfied but she was. And according to the response on FB, everyone else was impressed. Yellow cake with a strawberries n cream filling. My oldest daughter Maile helped me with this one.
So my homegirl is telling me how much other home bakers are charging for tiered cakes that don't taste that good and very plain. She's trying to push me to do more cakes. All the moms at her daughter's party are asking for tips on cakes and if I would make more.
I work about 65-72 hours a week at my family's restaurant. I don't want more work but I love experimenting and having a creative outlet. I love listening to the praise as well. So since my husband can't go back to work yet, I decide to do cakes. I didn't think that I would really do that many. I figured one here and there would be great as long as people are willing to pay for them, I'm in.
The 1st day that I posted on Facebook that SugarMommaCakes is taking orders again, I had 9 possible jobs! So flattering to hear that people are so stoked on my cakes. I'm stoked to have an excuse to make them.
A year passes and no cakes. At least none that were very extravagant. I wasn't interested in taking on more work. My homegirl calls me to do her daughter's cake. Cake is the best gift. I love watching people's reaction when it is more than they had expected or exactly what they expected. So I make a Hello Kitty cake. She wanted the same flavors as Kai's cake. Chocolate cake with bittersweet chocolate ganache. This is where my experimenting with fondant started.
Anyone who has bought a fondant cake or had to buy fondant at the store knows how expensive it is. Ridiculous. And I always need much more than I think I need. Plus to find it in bulk is hard, and shipping costs are ridiculous since its so heavy. I ask my food purveyor from work if they carry it. They don't. So he sends me an article about marshmallow fondant. My obsession begins. I start researching and experimenting. The reason most bakers don't use it is that it doesn't behave as it should and it takes a lot of f'ing time to make. I spent over 2 hours making and tinting the fondant but it was so worth it because its delicious. It just tastes like a big marshmallow and who doesn't like that? If you don't, you can suck it cause I love it.
So a lot of time has passed. I hadn't made many cakes. I asked my son what he wanted to do for his bday. He had MANY requests. The boy knew what he wanted. He expected all his requests to be fulfilled including his cake. He wanted a "momma cake". He wanted a big cake, chocolate, red, sprinkles, and Power Rangers. I can't believe that Power Rangers are still around and that my son had a sick obsession with it (thanks Sara and Baby Hughie, lol).
So here it is. The next day my husband asked Kai what his favorite part of the party was, and his reply was, "my cake". Love my boy!!!


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ECU Named Lead Institution by NASPAEast Carolina University has been selected as one of nearly 100 colleges and universities in the nation as a Lead Institution by NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the leading voice for the student affairs profession. As a Lead Institution, ECU will participate in a national initiative on civic learning and democratic engagement.
We are pleased to be selected to participate in NASPA's network of institutions dedicated to developing students' sense of civic identity, as civic engagement, is a core value of higher education. Being recognized as a national leader in this field is a reflection of the quality of our current efforts and our ongoing commitment to inspiring students to challenge themselves through leadership and service roles moving forward.(Read More)
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The LGBT Resource Office unveiled a new and improved website just as the semester began, incorporating the use of the new word mark developed in Spring 2014. Click here to view the website, which includes a comprehensive new listing with campus, local, state, and national resources, as well as a religion/spirituality section with more than 20 national organizations offering support for the LGBT community.
A book collection of over 400 titles has been cataloged and organized by subject and author and is available online. LGBT Programs and events are featured, as well as an online form for faculty, staff, residence hall staff, and campus groups to request LGBT student panels as part of the Resource Office's ongoing education efforts.
ECU welcomes largest undergraduate class in history
East Carolina University welcomed its largest number of undergraduate students to campus with the start of the fall semester.
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(SIOUX CITY, IA) The scariest day of the year is tomorrow - October 31st, better known as Halloween and of course that means the ghosts, goblins and witches will be out in full force collecting goodies.
That's why the Sioux City Police Department is reminding everyone to stay alert and use caution.
For Parents and Trick or Treaters:
• Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses, flowerpots, pet leashes, etc.
• Halloween costumes should be made of fire retardant material and the eye holes should be large enough for good peripheral vision.
• A parent or responsible adult should always accompany young children on their neighborhood rounds.
• If your older children are going alone, plan and review the route that is acceptable to you. Agree on a specific time when they should return home.
• Only go to homes with a porch light on and never enter a home or car for a treat.
• Before allowing your children to eat any of the treats, examine them to be sure they are safe to eat.
• Stay in a group and communicate where they will be going.
• Carry a cell phone for quick communication.
• Remain on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk.
• If no sidewalk is available, walk at the far edge of the roadway facing traffic.
• Never cut across yards or use alleys.
• Only cross the street as a group in established crosswalks. Never cross between parked cars or out driveways.
• Don't assume the right of way. Motorists may have trouble seeing Trick-or-Treaters. Just because one car stops, doesn't mean others will!
• Law enforcement authorities should be notified immediately of any suspicious or unlawful activity.
CDC has also listed several ways to a SAFE HALLOWEEN.
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A Lennon/McCartney Mashup For The Ages
Greg Hewitt April 14, 2014 8:36 AM
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Greg is a long time St. Louis media pro who just started year #2 of...Read More
This is what happens when the music of Lennon's "Imagine" is sped way up and the vocals of McCartney's "Band on the Run" is slowed down just a bit.
The result?
You be the judge.
I give it an A+


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June 16 – Social Forum: Build a Just and Sustainable World
June 5, 2012 in Uncategorized
Join us for the second social forum where you can attend a couple workshops, share a potluck lunch and then discuss our learning in an open forum.
When: Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 9:00am
Where: Kirk of Bonnie Brae / 1201 S. Steele St., Denver, CO 80210
|9:00am (*)
|A) Why and How to Compost? It is important to make a difference for the environment. This workshop will discuss the composting process. How to produce a nutrient-rich mixture for your garden and save money. What and what not to compost?
|B) How to End Foreclosure Fraud? This workshop will discuss the foreclosure crisis and home repossessions performed on the basis of fraud and dubious paperwork. How can we end foreclosure fraud and return due process and property rights to Colorado?
|Move to Amend- Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the corporations are people, and corporate money is "speech." This workshop will discuss the effect of Citizen United and how to amend the Constitution to prohibit corporate personhood.
|Potluck – Bring a healthy dish to share. If unable, please come anyway
|Open Forum to discuss learning and choosing the next step
(*) From 9-10:30 am, select between workshops A or B
All workshops are Free. For more information, please email Roya.


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ESSEX With global warming at the forefront of debate and Lake Champlain Ferry Prices on the rise, its interesting to hear from those whose commute across the lake is just part of their daily routine. Wade Weathers, who lived in Charlotte, Vt. for 27 years and works in Burlington, Vt., decided to move to Essex on what he said was a whimsical impulse over a year ago. He now takes the Charlotte ferry to work every morning and back home again in the evening. According to Weathers, the number of commuters seems to be growing, and a good number of people bring their children from Essex or Willsboro to attend the Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne, Vt. Weathers, who works as a regional manager for Landvest, Vt., said the ferries are what make it possible for homeowners to live in either New York or Vermont and commute to work. Had the ferry not been running year round, we wouldnt have moved. It allowed us to consider the option, he said. Adrea Gibbs, who works as the hospitality manager at Ben and Jerrys factory in Waterbury, Vt., has an even longer commute, starting and ending her days in Ausable Forks. Gibbs said if she catches the ferry right at the northern crossing to?South Hero, Vt., she can make the trip in an hour and half, but with winter weather conditions, it often takes up to two hours. She has been making the trip for two years and said when the job opportunity came up, it wasnt a hard decision to make. Ive never looked for something in a particular place, she said. Thats never been my MO. Gibbs originally hails from California, and said that she comes from a driving culture where it has always been a normal part of her work day, although in California, sometimes two hours is spent on a freeway going 15 feet. Ferry prices recently rose from $115 to $121.50 for a book of 10 tickets, but Weathers said commuters are the captive audience of both ferry ticket and gas prices. Sure you dont want things to increase, he said. The small but incremental price changes do take their toll to some degree, he explained, but the tickets are a necessary expense. Gibbs said that while its not a huge jump in price, its still a hit to her budget. I have to budget carefully, she said. But its my choice to drive. She added that the big jump in gas prices a while ago really affected her. That really killed me, she said. That was scary. Rising costs and long travel times aside, there are some upsides to commuting, especially with a ride across the scenic lake each day. The ferry ride is productive time, said Weathers who uses the crossing time to make phone calls, check emails, and set out a to do list. Its probably one of the prettiest commutes in the world. Adrea Gibbs also said she often enjoys the ferry ride as a chance to get work done and to go over her thoughts for the day. And on the way home she uses the trip to debrief. When I get home, Im ready to be home. Regular commuters also may get to know the ferry crews, crossing between New York and Vermont at about the same times each day. Weathers described the crew as wonderful and extremely helpful, and recounted a time where he was with an important business client and they had narrowly missed the ferry. At that point, Weathers said the ferry boat was probably about 500 yards away, and upon seeing him, the crew turned around and came back. Weathers said the business client with him at the time thought we walked on water here. Gibbs similarly recounted a story where a Lake Champlain Ferries crew member pointed out that one of her tires was low, and when she had it checked, she discovered a larger problem with her car. Who knows what could have happened, she said. While for some the commute is just a part of the day, Gibbs said, Its not a lifestyle everyone can deal with. The one regret she contends with is the impact of her vehicle in terms of pollutants. Ben and Jerrys has a big initiative involving global warming, said Gibbs. Im probably twice as sensitive because of that. She did say thats why she makes sure to keep her vehicle in top condition. Its not doing as bad of things to the environment as it could.
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Who Can Save Ketchum?
An evolving town races to define itself
PHOTOGRAPHY Tal Roberts
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In today's interconnected America, Ketchum is an island no longer. The issues that shape local development have been handed down by larger national trends. The story is by now familiar. In the past fifteen years, a surging economy (and an all-consuming housing bubble) generated unprecedented wealth, and the Valley's second homes grew in both number and scale. People still come to Ketchum to get away from it all. They just stay in mansions when they do.
Through the changes, few complained. A boomtown by nature, Ketchum knew what to do with a sudden influx of cash. Local developers, builders, architects, real estate agents, interior designers—i.e., the local economy—were keen to the windfall. By 2006, when a 10,000-square-foot mansion north of Ketchum was, relatively speaking, not that big, the average home price in the area had reached $2.4 million.
George Kirk thinks he has a solution. He wants a more sustainable, year-round community of full-time residents. His vision centers on high-density development. Smaller homes on smaller plots will lower housing prices, which in turn will entice young families and small businesses to move in.
"What's the largest impediment to affordable housing?" Kirk asked. "It's the high cost of land." Decrease the space between them and home prices will drop, triggering a domino effect of common-good.
Kirk moved to central Idaho from San Diego in 1988, and in 1997 he founded The Kirk Group, a real estate investment and development company. He has since been the lead developer on a number of prominent commercial and business projects, including the Smith Optics building on Lewis Street in Ketchum and the Airport West business park in Hailey.
For the developers, builders and architects who believe in the restorative effects of high-density building (and their numbers are legion), the obstacles go beyond prohibitive pricing. Despite his established record of success, several of Kirk's community-minded efforts have floundered. Even when land can be secured, sound proposals have caved under a barrage of pressures. As Kirk sees it, interests seemingly at odds—environmental, political, social and economic—conspire to obstruct fresh ideas.
"There is a political contingent in our community that the simple word 'development' scares tremendously," Kirk said. "It makes them really, really, really afraid. And that political contingent has done very well in creating enough doubt in the minds of elected officials that oftentimes they simply won't render a decision."
Channeling his inner councilman, Kirk ponders the quandary: "If we allow this kind of density in one place, then are there going to be negative impacts that we wish we hadn't made to legitimate things like water, wildlife, wetlands, hillsides?"
While Kirk agrees that wildlife and water issues are vital to the Valley's character, he worries that some decisions value environmental preservation to the detriment of the human community.
He has submitted several proposals that resulted in lengthy litigation. A development just south of Ketchum, near St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center, was tied up in Idaho courtrooms for four years, until spring 2009. At the end of such battles, with money and energy diverted, developers' options can range from bad to worse. Many, Kirk conceded, settle on something, anything, simply to make a living.
Kirk said that what keeps him going are the young people still working to live in the Valley. When he moved there in 1990, the majority of the town's workers lived in Ketchum. "Now it's only 12 percent," he said, citing a 2006 Blaine County Housing Authority study. "Sure, I have a great business, a family, a home. It's easy for people to say, 'What are you bitching about?' But I think we have lost the young people. I think we lost me twenty years ago. I think we've lost Carter [Ramsay], and I think that is a shame."
While Kirk is acutely concerned with the exodus of the young, others point to Ketchum's stagnant tourist trade as greater cause for worry. To these town elders, hotels are the answer.
In the past four years, large-scale luxury hotel projects have gained considerable traction. In early 2008, Lisa Horowitz, Ketchum's community and economic development director, said there had
"been a change in the political and community climate." There was, she said, "a recognition of a need" for the hotels (Idaho Mountain Express, Feb. 15, 2008). Within just over a year, the Ketchum City Council followed the Ketchum Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendations and approved plans for three major hotels.
In scope and number, the projects are ambitious and, according to John Sofro, wise. Sofro is a real estate broker and co-founder of the Wood River Economic Partnership, a conglomerate of business owners and residents who lobby on behalf of development.
Sofro is more than just business-oriented. He is heavily involved in Ketchum's cultural and social worlds. He sits on the boards of the nexStage Theatre and the Sun Valley Wellness Festival. He co-founded the Ketchum Events Planning Committee, a group on a mission "to create a fun and festive atmosphere in the north-Valley." They promote the popular Ketchum Wide Open miniature golf tournament and various holiday street parties. On his own, Sofro has hosted nightlife events like the Plaza Night Concert Series and the Club 511 parties.
His efforts have not been in vain. Since Ketchum lost its largest nightclub and live-music venue, Whiskey Jacques', to a September, 2008 fire, social planners have surged to fill the void. For Sofro, an active social world is "what makes a community whole, what makes a community vibrant and vital."
When it comes to development, he is focused on tourism. "In the last 15 years, most, if not all, of our development was centered on second homes. Based on the amount of time second-home owners spend here—which isn't much—their presence here alone is not enough to sustain our economy."
Sofro believes hotels will help reverse the trend. In the jargon of developers and city planners, the key is "hotbeds," rooms with high turnover that promise a more consistent return than empty mansions. Hotels will open the valve for a steady stream of visitors pouring through a perpetually revolving door. Plus, today's visitors could be tomorrow's residents.
Ketchum's sudden embrace of the hotel mantra has not been timid. The proposed construction is, in fact, unprecedented. The largest of them is the Warm Springs Ranch Resort, a sprawling development centered on a 418,245-square-foot hotel, which would be among the largest in Idaho. To give this number some scale, picture the Cabela's outdoor retail store in Boise (a former CostCo building)—you could fit three Cabela's inside the construction slated for Warm Springs Road. Locally speaking, the hotel will be more than 700 percent larger than the Wood River YMCA, one of the biggest buildings in Ketchum.
"That's a substantial amount of square footage to do in one fell swoop," said Jennifer Gilliland, buildings division manager for the city of Boise. "For our state, no matter what jurisdiction, that is a good, healthy size project."
Local architect and former Sun Valley Planning and Zoning commissioner Mark Pynn sees it in starker terms. "I think it's a mega-structure," he said.
But Sofro is all in. "There has been no more vocal and outspoken person in support of that project than myself."
Warm Springs Ranch Resort is the largest of Ketchum's looming projects, but its projected peers are not meek. Main Street's Bald Mountain Lodge would be 225,700 square feet, or a little more than twice the size of the Sun Valley Lodge. The Hotel Ketchum (also on Main Street) and the Ketchum Lodge (adjacent to the post office) were submitted at 148,000 and 173,000 square feet, respectively.
All told, the four projects could reach 1.27 million square feet, create 345 hotel rooms, cost over $700 million, and be under construction for the next six years. Factor in the much-anticipated Sun Valley resort hotel at the River Run base area, and Ketchum could witness what would be among the largest building sprees at any one time, in any one place, in Idaho history.
DDRM, the Park City developer behind the Warm Springs Ranch Resort, estimates their project would create an annual city tax revenue of $4.1 million and $389 million in retail sales in a fifteen-year period. The promises are intoxicating, especially to budget-strapped cities eager to fund public projects that will serve both tourists and residents alike. >>>
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Build the hotels! Building now means lower costs, more jobs, and upon completion, the economy will be turning around, and the hotels will bring in increased revenue for the town and local shops!


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Reed Tucker and Andy Bagwell
St. Martin's Griffin
In the ranks of NCAA college basketball, Duke University is like something scraped off the bottom of a shoe. It's like a nasty virus you catch from a door handle at a public toilet.
No team in sports is as uniquely hated as those smug, entitled, floor-slapping, fist-pumping, insufferable Blue Devils. The loathing has almost reached the level of a religion. Christian Laettner is a punk. Amen. The Cameron Crazies are obnoxious. The Plumlees are worthless times three. Coach K is a jerk. Kumbaya.
The team is dogged by an intense hatred that no other team can match—and for good reason. Millions of hoops fans and March Madness aficionados around the world are not imagining things. Duke really is evil, and within the pages of Duke Sucks, Reed Tucker and Andy Bagwell show readers exactly why Duke deserves to be so detested. They bruise and batter the Blue Devils with fact after fact, story after story, statistic after statistic. They build an airtight case that could stand up in a court of law.
So sit back in your "I Hate Duke" t-shirt, and in true Duke fashion, force someone poorer than you to do your work as you crack open the ultimate guide to Duke suckitude.
"It's daylight savings time, which means it's also Duke-hating time."
---The Denver Post
A Completely Evenhanded, Unbiased Investigation into the Most Evil Team on Planet Earth
Reed Tucker and Andy Bagwell


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