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A warehouse full of a bit of everything! Tools, machinery. Come check out Chico Goodies, find something you have been looking for!
Welcome to Northstateauctions.com sensational September Auction. This auction is second in a series of smaller scale auctions designed for more ease of access and convenience for our customers to find the items they are looking for. So enjoy clicking through our pages, and good hunting!
By order of the bankruptcy trustee, this bankruptcy auction features two amazing Harley Davidson motorcycles and a 1999 Nautilus ski boat.
All three of these items will be auctioned off on September 30th through October 2nd.
These items will absolutely sell to the highest bidder and this is a no reserve auction. Bid early, bid often and good luck.
All three are in well-cared to pristine condition, and great finds for anyone!
Take time to see the videos of all three of these great items in action.
Your Consignments Wanted!
We want your consignments! If you have just one item or a whole shop, we want to auction for you.
Here at Northstate auctions we specialize in estates, bankruptcy, business closings, liquidations, and we especially specialize in the small guy that has one item that he needs to sell.
We can accept items at our secure auction building anytime during the week. OR, we can come to your location and do a sale at your place. We can also transport large items for your convenience.
You might be asking," What items make a good auction?" Well, the answer is, Absolutely anything! Unique and strange items are always fun, we also love antique and vintage cars, and really anything antique or vintage. We love equipment, tools, machines, trucks, tractors, boats, construction equipment and materials, the list is kind-of endless.
Give us a call today, or send an e-mail and I will personally call you to set up an appointment to see and evaluate your items.
We look forward to meeting you and turning that old junk aka (precious items) into green cash that you can use.
Thank you for all of your support.
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BUY IT NOW page. Click here to see some great equipment and items that are for sale here at Northstateauctions.com. If you have any questions please give us a call at 530-534-9956
Jeep Generations Collection, a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
Up for sale is a unique collection of Military Jeeps that spans all generations, from a 1945 Willys MB to a 1968 AMC M151A1. Our founder has been collecting these Jeeps for decades and has decided to sell his collection in its entirety.
Over the past decades, our founder collected the cream of what came by our doors, and stored them away in his personal collection. As we are also one of the biggest Jeep Parts distributors in the USA this was a relatively easy task, both to find these jewels and to refit them with whatever parts that were needed. Parts can be found at www.surplusjeep.com.
This auction, which is located In Walnut Grove, California, is a treasure trove of tools, builder's supplies, garden items, even a Bobcat loader, which includes attachments. With close to 200 items to choose from, there is something for everyone. These items all appear well-cared for, and would be a valuable addition to anyone's tool shed. Enjoy the hunt and good luck!
2009 Subaru Legacy Limited, Bankruptcy Auction
Up for auction today is a truly fantastic 2009 Subaru Legacy sedan. This is the Limited edition with leather interior and sunroof. With the boxer 2.5 Liter engine, automatic transmission and all wheel drive, this is a car that will get you wherever you want to go.
Take a good look at the video and all of the pictures. I am sure you will be impressed.
Truck & Boat Bankruptcy Auction
Bankruptcy Auction for Isuzu Utility truck and Ski Sanger Ski boat
Architectural Precast Concrete Auction
Hundreds, if not thousands of architectural precast concrete items will be up for sale in this auction. Two separate, precast business have teamed up to combine and offer their fantastic items for your auction pleasure.
Fire pits, waste containers, signs, benches, tables, fountains, retaining walls, vaults, spheres, are just some of the items and shapes that are offered in this gigantic sale.
And if the items you are seeing aren't quite right, consider "hacks" to re-purpose these durable art objects into your own use and design. Trash cans into planters, panels into pavers, if the sign has the wrong name on it, fill it , stucco it and put your information on it. The possibilities are endless and are limited only to your imagination.
Take a further look at the ornamental balustrades, stair risers, spheres, fountains, and fireplace surrounds. There are so many items that I am sure you will find something that you have to have.
These precast items range from new old stock firsts, to over runs, wrong colors and even seconds. Be sure to preview to make sure of what it is that you are buying as everything will start at $5.00 and absolutely everything will sell to the highest bidder, as is where is.
Good Luck and Happy Bidding.
Community Action Agency Auction
Community Action Agency of Butte County has asked us to conduct an auction for them to clear out excess inventory that has been accumulated through downsizing and just plain old collection through the years. They are downsizing from their warehouse in Chico so this is an excellent opportunity to get some great items over in the Chico area.
Included in this sale will be restaurant and commercial kitchen items, home furnishings, office electronics, copiers, printers, office desks and equipment, and tons more stuff.
Proceeds from this sale go directly back to Community Action Agency to continue to fund their excellence in helping those in our community that are less fortunate. Learn more about Butte County Community Action Agency at http://www.buttecaa.com/
Custom Harley and Polaris Snowmobile Seized Asset Auction
NorthState Auctions is proud to bring you the opportunity to own the toy you've always wanted! Its Friday the 13th and crazy things happen. Why not take a chance and bid on an awesome bike or snowmobile.
Builders Surplus LLC, a Complete Liquidation!
Over 600 lots in this auction!
Every once in a while an auction comes along that I am completely stoked to conduct. Builders Surplus has been a go to location for me, for years, for any expensive construction items that I needed. They took every ones building surplus and put it all together for sale at one location at fantastic prices. My kind of place!
Now however, the great folks at Builders Surplus LLC have decided to get fully into the the kitchen and bath cabinet business, that they had been running as a part of Builders Surplus. As a result of that decision, they have ordered a complete liquidation of all of their surplus inventory. All items start at $5.00 and all items absolutely will sell to the highest bidder. There will be no minimum and no reserve! ALL ITEMS MUST SELL!
Hang onto your hats folks, there are thousands of items in this sale and there will be some amazing finds buried among all of the already great stuff that we have found.
Take a look at the inventory list and I really encourage you to come to the preview , you will be sure to find stuff we missed in our pictures and descriptions.
Some of the great items that will be offered: pallet racking, marble and granite fireplace mantels, a stone fountain, hundreds, maybe thousands of doors, windows, lock sets, lights, sinks, molding trim, hardware, paint, adhesives, nails, screws, decking material, thousands of door hinges, and stuff stuff and more stuff. A neighbor also added some saws, routers, compressors and other wood working equipment. Be sure to find that great stuff at the end of the sale.
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15 Time-Saving Kitchen Tips for Busy Moms
8. Fix an oil slick. Spill a little cooking oil on your counter or floor? For a speedy clean up, just sprinkle a handful of flour over the mess, let it set for a few minutes (to absorb the oil), and then simply wipe it up with a paper towel or sweep it away.
9. Fun with funnels. The fastest, surefire way to separate an egg is to use a kitchen funnel. The white will go through the funnel, but the yolk will stay in the funnel's bell.
10. Cook once, eat twice. If you're making a labor-intensive meal (lasagna, soup, hot dish, etc.), buy enough for two batches. Double the recipe and freeze the second batch for a quick and easy meal later.
11. Homemade potpourri. To cut down on kitchen odors, while you're cooking a meal or just after, set a small pot of water on the stove and drop in a slice of lemon, a cinnamon stick, or a couple pinches of your favorite aromatic spice. Let the pot boil for several minutes, and the smell will permeate your kitchen with its fragrance.
12. Get your kids to help! When I'm making dinner, my preschooler puts away freshly washed kitchen towels, empties the silverware tray in the dishwasher, feeds the dog, or sets the table. Toddlers can help put away tupperware containers, fold napkins for dinner, and sort clean (or dirty) kitchen towels. All of these chores for little helpers will save you extra minutes of time and give your child a sense of accomplishment.
13. Sweet idea. Store your brown sugar in the freezer. Believe it or not, it will never get hard. Just retrieve it about 30 minutes before you'll need it and replace the unused portion.
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15. Take notes. Keep a pen and a calendar in the kitchen at all times. We use ours for making grocery lists, posting family reminders, logging dinner menus (both for planning and to see when questionable items in the fridge should be tossed), and for tracking birthdays (writing cards while waiting for a pot to boil is a great way to pass the time!).
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Lake Erie Island State Parks improvements announced
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director James Zehringer announced Thursday, June 5, that capital improvements will be made on Kelleys Island, North Bass Island, South Bass Island and Middle Bass Island state parks. Catawba Island and East Harbor state parks will also be receiving improvements. The 2015-2016 capital budget also allocated funding for renovating the Lonz Winery property on Middle Bass Island to allow for public-private partnership.
"We always want to provide Ohioans more opportunities to get out and enjoy Lake Erie and our island state parks," said Zehringer. "These projects will improve the experience of our visitors and help transform the Lonz Winery property into a destination that will benefit the residents and local businesses."
The upcoming projects include:
• Kelleys Island State Park will receive additional full hookup campsites.
• North Bass Island State Park will receive a mooring ball for more boating access, as well as primitive campsites and creative hiking trails.
• South Bass Island State Park will have campsites upgraded for electrical hookup.
• Catawba Island State Park will remove the old park office and the bathrooms will be replaced with a new flush restroom facility.
• East Harbor State Park will receive shower house upgrades and additional full hookup pull-through campsites.
"Visitors spend more than $1 billion annually in the Lake Erie Island region," said Larry Fletcher, executive director of Lake Erie Shores and Islands West. "Many of our visitors tell us it's the natural areas, beaches and campgrounds that bring them to us, which are all things that can be found in our state parks. Improvements such as those mentioned will provide additional amenities for us to promote and therefore produce increased economic benefit."
The latest capital budget has invested $6 million specifically for renovating the Lonz Winery property to create a facility that will invite a public-private partnership. An open house opportunity will be available at a later date for the public as well as for potential investors. The department has already completed environmental remediation for the property, such as removing asbestos and correcting structural deficiencies.
The Ohio State Parks capital improvement projects, and others like them around the state, are made possible through the support of Governor John Kasich, Senate President Keith Faber and the Ohio General Assembly. Ohio State Parks received an unprecedented $88.5 million for capital improvements to strengthen the infrastructure and modernize facilities in the most recent capital budget.
The capital improvement funding is not intended to expand Ohio State Parks, but to serve as a step towards improving and updating state parks for the enjoyment of every visitor. The department is committed to identifying the most immediate needs of Ohio State Parks and will continue to announce projects while moving through this process.
To assist in identifying key projects, ODNR has launched a website to allow people to submit their ideas for improvements within the Ohio State Parks system. By visiting parks.ohiodnr.gov/improvements, people can fill out a survey to suggest improvements at their favorite state parks. To date, the department has received more than 3,800 completed surveys.
Ohio is proud to be one of only seven states in the nation where admission to state parks is free. Last year, 2.3 million people spend at least one night in an Ohio State Park campground, cottage, cabin or lodge. By continuing to improve our state parks system, we have the opportunity to showcase our facilities and draw more tourism dollars into Ohio.


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Paris and love are cliché. Spend enough time there and you realize it is like any other great world city; it's a city. What tends to elevate in sometimes mythical proportions is how Paris effortlessly redefines itself on some of the simplest of tenants . On my latest trip I discovered one more reason to believe this place continues to punctuate its place on the map.
Take Pont des Arts. A pedestrian "pedestrian" bridge over the Seine near Pont Neuf, which has been transformed from utilitarian viewpoint to a work living up to its name.
Someone got the idea that attaching graffiti in the form of padlocks might make an interesting art statement. Simple in concept, complex in execution, the wire mesh railings are now covered in locks with names of lovers inscribed as a symbol of eternal connection and love. Voila. Masterpiece.
You could spend hours perusing the collection, studying, photographing, dreaming about what the owners committed to with their acts of public declaration via desecration. It is an art installation extending the Parisian perspective to street level. The city, for its part, embraces these acts of defacement in exchange for an expansion of its own identity. What a pleasure to sit there in the middle of the span and unlock the harmony surrounding you. Go, feel, act. Lock and load. Bring your love, your lock and make a contribution to public art. You'll be leaving more questions than answers about love on the Pont des Arts for the world to see.
This is vandalism, not an artistic statement. People are now attaching locks to the ornate grills and statues that line other bridges. The keys (10,000s) are polluting the Seine. Please do not promote this practice.
I would have to say it is both. Read my post carefully and you'll see I acknowledge both perspectives on the activity, I neither condone or condemn the practice.
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Cook linguine according to package directions; drain and set aside.
Remove and discard green tops from leeks. Cut white portions in half lengthwise, and cut into 1/4-inch slices.
Sauté leek and bell pepper in hot oil in a large skillet 5 to 6 minutes or until tender. Stir in tomatoes, salt, and pepper; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Stir in linguine and parsley; cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with cheese. Garnish, if desired. Serve immediately.
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With the new school year approaching, wouldn't it be wonderful to win a $250 Gift Card from Etsy to stock up on some unique handmade items to go back to school in style!
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With the new school year approaching, wouldn't it be wonderful to win a $250 Gift Card from Etsy to stock up on some unique handmade items to go back to school in style!
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First, a story:
It all started with a flea market. My husband and I got up early one brisk Sunday morning to hunt out cool vintage items for our home when we came upon a gorgeous purple velvet tufted headboard with an intricate wood carved frame. We knew immediately we had to have it so we haggled for a bit, agreed on a price and we brought it home. I mean, just look at how amazing it was:
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Yes, that's right I said winners (plural)! There were so many great entries it was hard to pick just one, so there is a winner for the Ninja Squirrel and a winner for the Punk Rock Birds and each will get a tee with the design on it! Thank you so much to everyone who entered!
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Lex for Rock out with your flock out!
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I've been running my home decor shop for a few years now and recently decided that it was lacking in vegan pride items. So this week I fired up the embroidery machine and churned out a few of the ideas I had spinning in my little head (there are more in the works)!
All of these designs can be color customized and done on whatever kitchen towels I have available. I think they came out pretty cute and they're a … [ Continue reading ]
Admit it, so many of you out there automatically think "crocheted toaster cozy" or "knitted doily" when you hear the term handmade. I have to say, growing up, whenever my mom would utter "we can make that" I would cringe and imagine the horribly ridiculous concoction that would arise out of that statement (sorry mom!). I held on to the idea for a long time that handmade must equal something you would find in the corner of your grandmother's home … [ Continue reading ]
Color is your friend, it's not something to be feared when it comes to decorating. I've been in quite a few homes where the walls are stark white, the carpet is tan and all the furniture is in neutral colors. If this is your style and what you enjoy that is completely fine, but a lot of times people are "scared" of bringing color into their homes. Not in the om-my-god-I-think-the-red-walls-are-gonna-come-to-life-and-eat-me kind of way, but more in the not knowing … [ Continue reading ]
My first decorating tip is a fairly simple one: make a theme in the space you are working with by using something you find beautiful as your focal point and working outward from there. It could be anything from a throw blanket with a design you love to a painting by your favorite artist to something as simple as a small vase. For example, I am in love with this lamp I made using one of my all-time favorite fabrics … [ Continue reading ]


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Date Reviewed: August 29, 2009
Strengths: The frame geometry makes for a very stiff, effective climber. The frame is also pretty light. The components it came with were decent, but eventually got upgraded. Except for the tektro brakes, which I'm still running. I have to say something about the front wheel (Wheel Master I believe) I still have it on after 8 years. Never tacoed. Can't say the same for the rear.
Weaknesses: The climbing geometry made for a very endo-prone machine, however, I remedied that with a shorter stem and better riding technique. Non-replaceable deraileur hanger.
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Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid: $350.00
Bike Setup: 98 Mongoose sx 6.5, Rock Shox Duke xc U-turn. Shimano Deore xtr Crank, xtr deraileurs front and rear. Tektro brakes, Some sort of CNC machined DH stem.
Date Reviewed: October 16, 2000
Strengths: solid frame, stx-rc deraileur works just fine if you are not an extreme biker. the bike handles great and is able to absorb most of the bumps.
Weaknesses: bike is heavy, lousy seat , lousy tires(kenda crisp)
cheap plastic pedals
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but the bike's a bit heavy compared to other hardtails.
and change the lousy seat and tires and shock.
if you are just planning to go into mtb this is the bike to train on. it's tough enough.
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $300.00
Purchased At: somewhere online
Similar Products Used: mongoose nx 8.3
Bike Setup: stock except for manitou spyder r
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Stewed Rhubarb Recipe
This is the recipe that accompanies Suzanna Crampton & Imen McDonnell's recipe for Rhubarb Sheep's Milk Ice Cream in the Spring 2014 issue. The leftover cooking liquid can be used to flavor lemonade, tea, or even just sparkling water. The liquid can also be reduced to a syrup consistency and then drizzled on top of the rhubarb ice cream. This recipe makes just enough for one batch of ice cream, but the recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.
Stewed Rhubarb
Makes 2/3 cup needed for ice cream recipe
1 1/2 cups diced fresh rhubarb (about 4 large stalks)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1. In a small saucepan set over low heat, combine the rhubarb, sugar, and water. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring gently, until the sugar has dissolved and the rhubarb has softened, about 10 minutes. Strain the rhubarb from the cooking liquid (reserving both separately). Allow the rhubarb to cool to room temperature and then store in a covered container in the refrigerator until ready to make the ice cream. Use the cooking liquid as noted above.
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Monday, August 4, 2008
It's Chinese Wonton Noodle Soup time! A great dish to make for the Beijing 2008 Olympics! This is recipe 5 in the series (see links at the end for the other recipes)
I've got two for you – I was on CBS on Tuesday – this was a BLAST! A 4 minute cooking segment cooking wonton noodle soup…but in not in a kitchen…here's the video:
(link is right above photo when you get to CBS site)
And my regular segment on ABC7 Chinese Wonton Noodle Soup just click on the "featured video" right below the recipe name. And yes, I flubbed saying the number eight in Mandarin! It's "baa" not "baat" (which is how I say it in Cantonese).
I love making wonton noodle soup with my kids! Gather your guests in the kitchen and have them help you fold the wonton. The key to making wonton is to not overfill the dumpling and to make sure that the wonton is sealed tight.
The wrappers come frozen – just defrost in refrigerator overnight or on the counter for 40 minutes. Do not soak in water or defrost in microwave. Once the package is opened, it's important to always keep them covered under a damp towel, as the edges will dry out, making it very difficult to work with.
If you'd like to freeze wonton (great idea for super easy quick meal) – lay the wrapped wonton in a single layer. Freeze and when frozen, gather them up and place them in a freezer bag. If you don't freeze them in single layer, you'll end up with a big, massive clump of wonton and you'll have trouble prying them apart.
To cook frozen wonton, the instructions are exactly the same. Put them in the boiling broth FROZEN. Do not defrost. Cooking time will be longer BUT – that's the beauty of my cooking method.
Put away your timer! Let me explain. I'm sure you're used to watching the clock when boiling pasta. Instead of watching the clock, I'm having you do this Chinese style. Boil your pot of soup. Add dumplings. When it comes to a boil, add 1 cup of room temp broth. When that comes to a boil, add another cup. When boiling again, it's done. So if you're adding FROZEN wonton, 10 wonton or 50…the water will come to a boil as it's ready – thus it's sort of self-timing.
Adding broth a little at a time like this prevents your delicate dumplings from breaking and bursting in rapid, hard boiling water. So how many wonton to cook at a time? Well – that depends on how big your pot is, how much soup you have.
For the Wonton Noodle Soup recipe below, I'd cook them in 3 separate batches – so that you don't crowd the wonton.
Serves 4
1/2 pound ground pork
2 stalks scallion, finely minced
1 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 pound wonton wrappers, at room temperature, covered with a damp towel
1 tablespoon cornstarch + 1/4 cup cool water (cornstarch slurry)
2 quarts chicken broth
8 ounces dried wonton noodles (or thin, egg noodles)
1/2 pound bok choy, leaves separated and washed well
1 teaspoon sesame oil
chili garlic sauce (optional)
In a large bowl, combine the pork, scallion, soy sauce, rice vinegar, cornstarch, sugar and sesame oil. Mix well. Put a scant teaspoon of filling in the middle of a wonton wrapper, brush cornstarch slurry on all edges. Fold over to form a triangle, press to secure edges, encasing the filling. Brush cornstarch slurry on one tip of the triangle. Bring two corners together and press to secure (though my kids often just leave them as triangles.) Place on clean, dry plate in one layer and cover loosely with plastic wrap to prevent drying. Repeat with remaining.
In a large stockpot, add all but 2 cups of the broth and bring to a boil. The 2 cups of reserved broth should be room temperature or just slightly chilled. Turn the heat to medium-high and add the wontons. Bring pot back to a gentle boil. When it reaches a boil, add 1 cup of the reserved broth. Bring back to a boil and again, add the remaining 1 cup of reserved broth.
Keep the heat on the pot on (you still need to cook the noodles and bok choy) while using a spider or sieve to scoop up the wontons and distribute amongst the bowls. Cook the noodles in the pot according to the package instructions. Add the bok choy to the pot during last minute of cooking noodles and let simmer, until cooked through. Ladle broth, noodles and bok choy to bowls. Drizzle just a few drops of sesame oil in each bowl.
Serve with chili garlic sauce if desired.
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I love the tip about freezing them. That makes it super easy to find something to eat on those nights when dinner isn't happening.
Happy almost birthday, a most auspicious event!
You're right, that's one fun soup to make for Opening Ceremonies. I'll have to think up a menu… and perhaps SK will be my inspiration!!
That's one smokin' hot picture of that wonton soup. How's the cookbook testing coming along?
great recipe! can you sub shrimp for pork? even better, can you give us a recipe for har gow?
Ooh this reminds me so much of HK … i need a bowl right now … !
Yummm. Just have to make me some of this this week. I have some homeade stock uin the frrezer, the noodles. Just need to make some wontons!
beautiful photo Jaden, the green really pops!
got it tivo'd!
Spectacular , as usual , Jaden!
I wish I could try it ! I love wontons and I bought wonton squares this week end
Hiya! I make these all the time. They're a great kiddie meal, aren't they? Since you use frozen wonton wrappers, does that mean that fresh wrappers aren't available in your area? If so, that's too too bad. In Vancouver, even our local Safeways and other big chain stores have fresh wrappers, rice rolls and noodles. Mind you, that might have something to do with the fact that Vancouver has a huge Asian population. Fresh is so good because sometimes I can't think ahead enough to defrost stuff! I like your timing method for boiling them. Good idea!
That wonton soup looks great!
Thanks for the recipe. I love that you're doing old favorites.
I love wonton soup and it has been ages since I had a bowl. Thanks for the cooking tips and I too am glad about freezing for when you are in a pinch.
My same friend I taught how to make potstickers love wontons too. Her step-father could eat twelve in a sitting, her husband well over two dozen! This was with soup, noodles and lots of choy! Well they were also Kung Fu instructors and tend to burn a lot of calories after a full day of teaching. We even got them huge ceramic soup toureens from a restaurant supply house to hold their monster bowls of wonton soup. Good times, good times. Now someone come over and help me knock the love of wontons into my kid's head. He's got something against meat wrapped in pasta, or shaped into balls.
I love wontons! And I will try your soup! Thanks for the recipe!
A bit off topic – but I LOVE the shape of that bowl. Gorgeous.
I like making wontons with pork mince and pressing a whole small prawn into the centre. It's a lovely surprise to bite into!
I LOVE the arm gestures!
I've never made wontons before, but there are so many good tips here (and it looks so damn good!). I have to try this soon. For instance, I like the idea of using a cornstarch slurry for a sealant (after a disastrous weekend experiment with deep frying some pastries that one after another burst open and ruined all of the oil).
Jaden, the tampabays10.com video only works with Windows Media Player.
Just made something like this the other night…I still haven't got the nerve to make my own wontons though your fantastic video will be my inspiration! I buy mine from these two fab Chinese girls who make their own wontons, dim sum, noodles, etc, etc and sell them. Hubby does not know how much of our food budget goes to these lovely ladies! But I'll try my hand at them now! Rains have started here and soups will be back on the menu
I love wonton mien, sooooo good. Slurp. I especially love the ones in Hong Kong, where the dumplings are filled with crunchy prawns and no pork and other crap.
I also learned from my uncle in Hong Kong recently how to make prawns crunchy. Very easy!
how to make the wonton prawn crunchy…i love them when i get a good cruchy bit on the prawns
I love wonton soup! I've never had it with noodles, too. How great is that! Best of both worlds! And adding bok choy … YUM! Can I have a bowl, please? Better make it a gallon.
you should be in Foodnetwork, Jaden! Hope somebody will discover you!… Yummy wontons.. now I'm craving it.. totally your fault!
That is some gorgeous looking soup. Beautiful wontons.
What great timing! We finally polished off this metric ton of homemade wontons that my folks had stuffed in our freezer, and I was faced with the prospect of buying *gasp* wontons at the supermarket!
Can't wait to make these!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! The wontons look great and so many things you can do with them!
Hello! I was about to make some wonton for dinner tonight and then saw your recipe. Just wondering, what is the purpose of the rice vinegar in the pork mixture? I've not come across this, so I am really curious to know. Thanks for the recipe!
Yummy ! That's my favorite soup ! It looks and is -for sure- so delicious !
Great noodle soup. When I eat on chowking I always order a waton noodle. It's delicious.
my… makes me hungry… very helpful tips, will definitely take note of them… thanks for sharing…
This looks absolutely amazing… I want some.
Looks great and I can't wait to try it. However, I am doing weight watchers and trying to count points. Any ideas on the nutritional info per serving on this? I only need to know the calories, fat grams, and fiber. Thanks!
I have made this recipe twice so far and it is soooo delicious!!! I have always enjoyed the wonton soup that you can get at asian restaurants, but this soup is a million times tastier! The only modification I made was that I used chopped napa cabbage instead of the bok choy since I didn't have any on-hand. Also, the second time I made it I didn't have any dried wonton noodles so I used 2 packages of top ramen noodles without the seasoning packets; still very good!!!
Thank you for the wonderful recipe. I am so glad that I discovered your site and I will continue to try your recipes!
I wanted to give a try to wonton soup for a while, and having some wonton wrappers leftovers I decided to go for it!
I go to your blog once in a while and for some reason, I thought I could trust your recipe… I guess it is the amazing pictures
I was right! It tasted so good! I still cant beleive I made my own wonton soup! It was one of the very rare time when I was actually happy with myself (i am always very critical when it comes to my cooking).
I mixed the filling with half shrimp and half pork, and added scallions at the end.
Now I will try other recipes from your database!
Oh and I wanted to ask, I didnt use cornstarch but what is it for exactly? and do you have a trick to prevent the wonton dumplings to break?
I made them the other week, the first time I've made wontons. I always thought they were hard to make, but these were so easy & soooo satisfying on a winter's night.
approximately how many wontons would the recipe yields? i need to make for 30 people and i can't figure out how many pounds of meat.
It makes about 50 wontons ~jaden
Hi Jaden,
This recipe rocks! My husband was impressed. Here's my version:
I never thought I could make anything so special. I followed your advice and made a bigger batch of wontons and stored them in the freezer.
I have tried to make wontons before and they would always fall apart when it came time to cook them. Now I know why. Its the slow-boil technique. I made a batch tonight and they came out intact. Thanks for the tip. My Mom would use the slow boil technique for her pork and cabbage dumplings but it never occured to me to use the same technique on wontons too. Thanks again.
These looks very tasty!
Thanks so much for this simple recipe. I like how it does not involve the use of egg. I did add a few pieces of shrimp to the wonton filling to add texture. Also for the broth i added vegetables like sliced carrots, snow peas, shitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, shrimp, sliced water chestnuts, and baby corn. Easy and simple to do as always. And since it makes so many i now have plenty to freeze for the future.
What's the difference between wonton wrappers and dumpling skins?
I tried your recipe. OMG … the wontons are amazing. I did add shrimp, scallops, and Asian meatballs. Thank you for the recipe.
This is so Right!
Made this for the crew (4 guys & me) for a Monday Night dinner. Adjusted it for 6 & had one blooper (put in 1 1/2 Tbsp. of Rice Vinegar) instead of 1 1/2 tsp. I was aiming for But just the same it recieved raves. The wonton meat was restaurant quality. The wonton prep after putting in a full day as a nurse is probably a stretch but that's……. "How I roll & the family is used to waiting for greath things." Kinda of thinkin you could just drop the meat in the broth & the wonton wrappers (maybe sliced in strips) to make it happen a little faster. Either way No Regrets : )
P.S. I did add some "Accent" (I know bad), a can of mushrooms, splash of Soy Sauce, green onion and, the Sesame Oil to the broth.


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Immigration Trip was student-initiated as a Spring Break service
trip in 1988. BC Law professor Daniel Kanstroom has overseen the
project since its inception. In its first year about ten students
traveled to Florida to work with the Haitian Refugee Center. This
was the only placement for a few years until placements in El Paso,
Texas, and at the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Catholic Charities
and Lutheran Ministries were added. Through the tremendous energy
of many students over the years, and with the support of other BC
faculty including Frank Herrmann and Sarah Ignatius, the project
has grown. This year there were over 25 student volunteers at 6
regional placements (Miami, FL; Los Angeles, CA; Eloy, AZ; Harlingen,
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initially funded by the Dean, (supplemented by benefit concerts
and other activities), but Prof. Kanstroom's desire that students
understand that public service work is a great opportunity and a
privilege has led to a system where much of the fundraising is the
responsibility of the students. Today, the Dean has agreed to match
whatever fundraising the students generate.
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law school, and exposes them to public interest work in a most intense,
challenging and rewarding arena. A fundamental value of the project
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Poor Shattrath...poor BC, in general. Out of all WoW's content, I love BC's style the most. I just wish the gameplay and storytelling held up better compared to Cataclysm-Vanilla, Wrath, and Cataclysm 80-85. Hopefully Blizzard doesn't take more than a year or two to facelift Outland.


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As Environmental Impact Study scoping meetings continue...
Concerns arise, this time from Anchorage, regarding the transfer of f16s...
Even Anchorage officials are wary of the potential for F–16s to relocate from Eielson Air Force Base to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage.
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce will not comment on the proposed move as they have not voted on an official position.
Through his representatives, Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan says the housing market is a major concern as it is already flooded; additional families to the Anchorage Bowl area could worsen the situation.
Bill Popp, President and C.E.O. of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation says they are not anti–military, but do oppose the move for many reasons that directly impact industry in Anchorage.
First and foremost, he says, they are in support of Fairbanks and the impacts the move will cause here.
Popp told Newscenter 11 "Fairbanks is an important part of the Fairbanks economy and if Fairbanks' economy is in decline then Anchorage feels the bite. We have a lot of Warehouse and Transportation based businesses that relies on the Fairbanks area for a significant part of their revenues, we have Service industries here in Anchorage that rely on the Fairbanks region for business that is important to their bottom line, and if Fairbanks begins to decline because of a significant impact like the move of this Agressor Squadron, we'll feel that."
The Air Force will hold two Environmental Impact Statement scoping meetings Wednesday, noon and 6 p.m., both held at the Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge.
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The National Security and Human Rights Program examined national security issues through the prism of human rights, weaving humanitarian concerns into the fabric of traditional security studies. Through research, publications, and dialogue among practitioners and academics, the Program aimed to shape national and international security and human rights policies and the promotion of organizational learning and change. The Program was generously supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Program addresssed issues ranging from the effect of war on foreign civilians to the impact of security measures upon American citizens; from civil-military relations at the highest levels in Washington to actions in the field; and from the role of military ethics, leadership, training, doctrine, and capabilities in upholding human rights norms and laws to national and international judicial redress for abuses committed during armed conflict. The Program also examines human rights as justification and outcome of national and international interventions (using both military and non-military tools) and the role of human rights in post-war reconstruction efforts.
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This program sought to enable researchers and practitioners with substantial field level experience to, by drawing on that experience, better explain some of the key characteristics of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, including: the proliferation of objectives that often lack clear causal connectedness to the overall goals of the mission; what has worked and why; the implications of establishing parallel systems and how the perverse consequences of the actions of the international community can be avoided in the future; and documenting the structural factors that lead to "fairy stories" or myths becoming conventional wisdom. At the same time, the program strived to identify positive examples of what has worked well and what might hold promise for the future.
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The Carr Center is one of the few research institutions devoted to examining critically the policies and actions of human rights organizations as they affect the realization of human rights. In the past, the Carr Center has drawn human rights NGOs together with policymakers and academics in high-level conferences to examine human rights activism and policy around the global HIV/AIDS crisis and conflict diamonds among many other pressing topics. The Carr Center also sponsored research into how human rights NGOs address challenging political questions in the midst of ethnic or religious conflict and partnered with the Kennedy Library for a series of roundtables to explore the forging of new connections between the civil rights and international human rights communities in the United States.
The Carr Center is partnering with the University Committee on Human Rights Studies in its Terrorism and Human Rights Program. This interdisciplinary program brings together senior scholars and policymakers to investigate the ethical dilemmas of democratic states responding to terror. Launched out of Carr Center Director Michael Ignatieff's 2002-2003 Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh, the program examines the central political dilemma for a constitutional state waging a war on terror: how to keep control of counter-terrorism measures that may violate human rights and humanitarian principles in the process. In 2004 the Gifford Lectures evolved into Michael Ignatieff's book The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror (Princeton University Press, 2004), on which he continued to lecture during the 2004-2005 academic year.
With generous support from Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the Carr Center, in coordination with the Harvard Divinity School and the University-wide faculty Committee on Human Rights, will launch a program in Fall 2003 to consider how the encounter between religion and human rights has framed political struggles throughout the world over the last decade. The Religion and Human Right program analyzes pressing policy questions about the proper balance between religion, politics, rights and democracy in a selection of countries.
Thanks to a grant from the Winston Foundation, the Carr Center launched a colloquium series to explore the unique nature of American rights culture and America's longstanding habit of exempting itself from international human rights obligations and international legal frameworks. Leading scholars from a variety of fields explore the origins and impact of "American Exceptionalism" in areas ranging from freedom of speech to economic and social rights. The series has produced a vibrant intellectual exchange among many of America's leading scholars for edited volume, American Exceptionalism and Human Rights (Princeton University Press, 2005) on the causes and consequences of this exceptionalism, edited by Michael Ignatieff.
The Carr Center is devoted to advancing the roles of human right norms and institutions in the international response to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The Center work on the topic began in 2001 with a speaker series and a policy conferencethat focused on securing the support of key international human rights NGOs to research and report on this crisis. Since then, faculty and fellows have pursued research agendas on AIDS in Africa and the role of pharmaceutical companies in HIV/AIDS drug pricing debates, among other topics. The Carr Center is coordinating further meetings to consider the current state of funding and human rights activism for AIDS prevention and treatment programs.
This program examines the application of social psychology of conflict to human rights policy. Led by Carr Center faculty affiliate Professor Keith Allred and sponsored by the Carr Foundation, the program's project on resolving the Nez Perce/local government conflict of Idaho applies conflict resolution research to a dispute between a tribal government and surrounding city and county governments. Along with Professor Joseph Kalt of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, professor Allred also has developed an education and mediation intervention to overcome those biases and resolve the conflict. Allred and his research team have been asked to perform similar negotiations for communities both nationally and internationally.
This initiative produces cutting edge research, teaching and practical engagement on the shift from a globalization model focused narrowly on national security and economic growth to one designed to achieve comprehensive security and sustainable development. Led by Professor Sanjeev Khagram. The program examines: 1) the relations between governance, security, and development, and the rights and risks based approaches in particular; 2) transnational dynamics and emerging architectures of governance; 3) corporate citizenship, accountability; responsibility and sustainability, 4) social movements in the South - Brazil, India, South Africa and Thailand; and 5) innovations in government and governance for comprehensive security and sustainable development. Khagram co-edited the volume, Reconstructing World Politics: Transnational Social Movements, Networks and Norms (U. of Minn. Press, 2002).


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This August, the Mariners' Museum has come up with a great family film series, Sea Monsters at the Mariners'. Four classic "B" sea monster flicks at 7 p.m. Thursday nights will include pre-film commentary from museum staff and local experts.
Here's the lineup:
Aug. 5 — "Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster" (1966 film starring Akira Takarada).
Aug. 12 — "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (1953 film starring Paul Christian)
Aug. 19 — "It Came From Beneath the Sea" (1955 film starring Kenneth Tobey and Faith Domergue)
Aug. 26 — "Clash of the Titans" (1981 film starring Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith)
Films will be shown in the Huntington Room, and tickets are $8 ($5 museum members). They'll be free popcorn, with beverages and other snacks available for purchase.
On Saturday Aug. 7, The museum will host a Sea Monster Family Day. Enjoy a day of sea monsters and mermaids at The Mariners' Museum as your family explores the sometimes fun, sometimes scary world under the water. The event is free with museum admission.
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Donations to arts and culture in the U.S. fell 2.4 percent to $12.3 billion in 2009 compared to 2008, according to a report published by the Giving USA Foundation and reported on the Bloomberg news service.
The 2009 figure was less than the 6.4 percent drop to $12.8 billion that occurred from 2007 to 2008, the foundation reported.
Charitable giving to all categories of charities and nonprofits declined 3.6 percent, from $315 billion to $303.6 billion, in 2009, the study said.
Since the U.S. recession began in December 2007, arts and cultural organizations have struggled as many donors and foundations reduced gifts, says Bloomberg. Among the cultural organizations that closed in the past two years were the Las Vegas Art Museum, the Fresno Metropolitan Museum in California and the Milwaukee Shakespeare Co.
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UNsensational? Five more years of Ban Ki-moon
It's hard to find a delegate to the United Nations who despises U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. But it's even harder to find someone who thinks he has the gravitas and charisma of his Nobel Peace Prize-winning predecessor Kofi Annan, who invoked the wrath of the previous U.S. administration when he called the 2003 invasion of Iraq "illegal." As one senior Western official, who declined to be identified, said about Ban: "It's not as if he's lightning in a bottle, but we can live with him."
The former South Korean foreign minister is in the final year of his first five-year term and is widely expected to run for another stint as the supreme U.N. official. The formal re-election process is likely to commence in the coming months. In the meantime, Ban is visiting the capitals of key U.N. member states to gauge his chances of keeping his job. Those chances, U.N. diplomats say, are excellent. So far, no country has nominated any candidate to oppose him. "I'd put my money on Ban Ki-moon getting a second term," said a Security Council diplomat.
The 15-nation Security Council nominates the secretary-general, though the choice has to be confirmed by the 192-nation General Assembly. Despite the veneer of democracy, it is the five veto-wielding permanent council members -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- who choose the top U.N. bureaucrat in New York. And none of the five has any serious objections to a second and final term for Ban, diplomats say.
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WikiLeaks Scandal: Is the United Nations a Den of Spies?
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has dismissed suggestions that her diplomats are part-time spies, as suggested by the latest batch of documents released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.
"Let me be very clear -- our diplomats are just that, they're diplomats," Rice told reporters at the United Nations where she was peppered with questions about the latest chapter in the WikiLeaks scandal. "Our diplomats are doing what diplomats do around the world every day, which is build relationships, negotiate, advance our interests and work to find common solutions to complex problems."
She didn't exactly deny the charges of espionage. But the top U.S. diplomat in New York did reject the idea that there would be any diplomatic fallout from the release of thousands of documents obtained by WikiLeaks, some of which have been published by The Guardian and other newspapers.
One U.S. diplomatic cable published by The Guardian shows how the State Department instructed diplomats at the United Nations and elsewhere around the world to collect credit card and frequent flyer numbers, work schedules and biometric data for U.N. officials and diplomats. Among the personalities of interest was U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as were the ambassadors of the other 14 Security Council member states.
There is nothing new about espionage at the United Nations, but it's always embarrassing when classified documents proving it happens surface in the media.
Most Security Council envoys declined to comment on the WikiLeaks documents as they headed into the council chambers on Monday for a meeting on North Korea. Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, however, told reporters, "Surprise, surprise."
Churkin should know. One of the diplomats in his charge was implicated earlier this year in a high-profile Russian espionage case in the United States in which nearly a dozen people were accused of being part of a Russian spy ring that carried out deep-cover work in the United States to recruit political sources and gather information for Moscow. The U.S. Justice Department said that an unnamed diplomat at the Russian mission to the United Nations had delivered payments to the spy ring.
And then there was the man known as "Comrade J", a Russian spy based in New York from 1995 to 2000. Working out of Russia's U.N. mission, Comrade J directed Russian espionage activity in New York City and personally oversaw all covert operations against the United States and its allies in the United Nations. According to a book about his exploits, Comrade J eventually became a double agent for the FBI.
Nor does the history of U.N. espionage end there. In 2004, a former British cabinet minister revealed that British intelligence agents had spied on Ban Ki-moon's predecessor Kofi Annan, who fell afoul of Washington and London by opposing the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the Vienna-based U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was also the victim of a phone-bugging operation, according to media reports from 2004. He had also opposed the invasion of Iraq and angered the United States by saying that their intelligence on Saddam Hussein's alleged revival of his nuclear arms program was not only incorrect but partly based on falsified evidence. U.S. officials pored over transcripts of ElBaradei's telephone intercepts in an attempt to secure evidence of mistakes that could be used to oust him from his post, the reports said. Not only did they fail to unseat him, he went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
Britain counts cost of Benedict's visit
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When the Government is about to announce a 25 percent cut in public spending, the tens of millions of pounds showered on Pope Benedict's visit to Britain seem like real papal indulgence.
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A few years ago, I traveled to northern Bangladesh – a hardscrabble region forever whipsawed between drought and flood – to interview teenage girls and mothers at a maternal and child health center supported with nutritional food by the UN World Food Programme.
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The Haiti earthquake was a truly appalling tragedy and it is little wonder that the United Nations has described it as the worst humanitarian disaster it has faced in its history. The 2010 earthquake follows several earlier ones, including in 1751, 1770, 1842 and 1946, which have struck the island of Hispaniola (the tenth most populous island in the world) which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republican.
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Four years ago, the Sudanese people were promised a brighter future. A peace deal had finally ended the two-decades-long civil war between north and south, which killed more than two million people and devastated the south. But today, that bright future is looking decidedly tarnished, and Sudan is sliding towards violent breakup.
A freakonomic view of climate change
Ahead of a U.N. summit in Copenhagen next month, scepticism is growing that an agreement will be reached on a global climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, due to expire in 2012.
The protocol set targets aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which are believed to be responsible for the gradual rise in the Earth's average temperature. Many scientists say that reducing carbon dioxide emissions is key to preventing climate change.
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EU looks lonely on climate high ground
Negotiations to save the planet from catastrophic climate change are heading for trouble, five weeks before a crucial U.N. conference in Copenhagen.
The European Union has been at the forefront in pressing for binding, internationally monitored reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and funding from industrialised countries to help developing nations switch to clean energy.
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Is Sudan's Darfur crisis getting too much attention?
Activists often say that the world is not paying enough attention to Sudan's Darfur crisis. But could the opposite be true -- that Darfur is actually getting too much attention, from too many organisations, all at the same time?
A rough count shows at least 10 international and local initiatives searching for a solution to the region's festering conflict. Many of them are at least nominally coordinated by the United Nation and the African Union. But with so many parallel programmes in play, the opportunities for duplication, competition and confusion are legion.
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Obama in the footsteps of George W. Bush
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Words of wisdom from an American leader: "The United States must be humble and must be proud and confident of our values but humble in how we treat nations that are figuring out how to chart their own course.


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The official film record of the Nazi death camps as photographed by Allied forces advancing into Germany.
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Benefits and Costs of Auditor's Assurance: Evidence from the Review of Quarterly Financial Statements
AbstractEven though there is a worldwide consensus as to the necessity of an audit of annual financial statements for public companies, there is divergence of views as to the review of interim financial statements. While some jurisdictions make it mandatory (e.g., Australia, France, US), others allow the review without requiring it (e.g., Canada, UK). Using a sample of companies listed in Canada, we examine the costs associated with these reviews and the benefits they generate in terms of improvement in the quality of interim financial statements for the years 2004 and 2005. Controlling for the decision to purchase the reviews, we find that audit fees are 18 percent higher for firms with interim reviews and, contrary to many regulators' assumption, we find no evidence that this cost increase is proportionally higher for smaller firms. Regarding the benefits of interim reviews, we find no significant association between either accruals- or non accruals-based measures of earnings management and the fact that the interim statements are reviewed by the auditor, neither in the interim reports nor in those of the fourth quarter. The results suggest that auditors' involvement with interim reports may not be as effective as previously thought at controlling the quality of interim financial statements.
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- Graham, John R. & Harvey, Campbell R. & Rajgopal, Shiva, 2005. "The economic implications of corporate financial reporting," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(1-3), pages 3-73, December.
- Jacob, John & Jorgensen, Bjorn N., 2007. "Earnings management and accounting income aggregation," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(2-3), pages 369-390, July.
- Dechow, Patricia & Ge, Weili & Schrand, Catherine, 2010. "Understanding earnings quality: A review of the proxies, their determinants and their consequences," Journal of Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(2-3), pages 344-401, December.
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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Wednesday advises public not to be deceived by the circulating text messages regarding the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for government employees.
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How to Delete Duplicates from Your iTunes Library
iTunes duplicates may be generated for a few reasons. These occur not only with iTunes music, but also movies, podcasts and books. The larger your iTunes libraries are, the higher the possibility that you've got tons of iTunes duplicates. Fortunately, iTunes allows you to easily fix this problem. Today, we will show you how to delete duplicates from iTunes, no matter they are music duplicates, or movie duplicates, podcast duplicates and book duplicates.
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2. Go to File > Display Duplicates and iTunes will show all of the duplicate items in your library.
3. Choose duplicate items you want to remove from iTunes library.
4. Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
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This does not work with podcasts
If you delete the duplicate does it delete it from the playlist?
As regards iTunes duplicating music files you can suggest whatever you like but it never works I think Apple should spend a little time confronting this problem ...and it is a problem because they even have there own software on sale to deal with it What a greedy money grabbing company. After much frustration I now use Windows Media and some very reasonably priced software that allows me to use the ipod it performs far better, there are no controlling restrictions and NO DUPLCATES dump the bad Apple
Display duplicates is grayed when the podcasts folder is selected.
delete duplicate podcasts
Oh, one more thing. Mine are checked, but I've been getting many duplicates. It seems to have started after adding the new Podcasts to my i-devices! But it also seems to be happening within iTunes on the Mac, too!
Appreciate your web page here very much. Question, though. It would seem that *unchecking* those options at the end, especially "Copy files", would be the right choice. Why check it? Thanks!