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The House of Representatives is not just divided between the red and the blue. It also fractures along lines of white, black, and brown.
Four-fifths of the House Republicans in the new Congress represent districts in which the white share of the voting-age population exceeds the national average, according to a new National Journal analysis. In a near-mirror image, almost two-thirds of House Democrats represent districts in which the minority share of the voting-age population exceeds the national average, the analysis found.
For each party, these stark patterns bring opportunities and challenges. The GOP's strength in these preponderantly white districts helped sustain its House majority in a year when overwhelming minority support powered President Obama to a comfortable reelection. But the party's disproportionate reliance on whites also means that few House Republicans have much experience in courting nonwhite voters—or much electoral incentive to do so.
That dynamic will likely make it tougher for the party to formulate an agenda, on issues from immigration to health care, that attracts more of the minority support it will almost certainly need to reclaim the White House in 2016 or beyond. "If we are going to become a national governing party again, the first thing we need to do is accept the reality of America as it is today, and these reapportioned districts work against that completely," says veteran GOP strategist John Weaver. "While I don't want to lose House seats, I would much rather be entrusted with governing the country than having a permanent House majority that is out of touch with the rest of the country."
Conversely, the tilt toward minority districts among Democrats reflects both the party's gains in heavily diverse areas and its systemic decline in the mostly white districts once represented by centrist Democratic Blue Dogs.
Those twin trends could make it easier for the party to coalesce around common positions on issues that have long divided it, such as immigration and gun control. But with Republicans holding such a commanding advantage in heavily white districts—which still significantly outnumber the diverse districts—it also means that Democrats will struggle to regain a House majority until changing demography brings more seats within their reach.
Above all, these divergent patterns of support threaten to deepen the national polarization so evident in the standoff over the fiscal cliff. In Congress, as in the presidential race, the two parties are supported by electoral coalitions increasingly divided not only by ideology but also by race. Each side's congressional caucus is now rooted in places that differ enormously from the other side's, in their demographic composition, cultural values, and attitudes toward government. It's becoming more difficult to bridge those differences. "It's a problem for the country," says Tom Davis, the former Republican representative from Virginia and chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. "You hate to have any society ethnically divided. But that's what we are becoming."
Compared with the wave elections of 2006, 2008, and 2010, the 2012 campaign produced only modest change in the House's partisan balance, with Democrats adding eight seats. But beneath the surface, a demographic riptide pushed the two parties further apart. Despite their losses, Republicans increased their share of districts that are whiter than the national average; the Democratic gains came entirely from districts that lean toward minorities.
For this analysis, National Journal used 2010 census data to rank the 435 House districts based on the share of their voting-age population represented by whites. NJ then compared the districts with the national white share of the voting-age population—which stands at almost exactly two-thirds, or 67 percent, according to the latest census calculations. The voting-age population figure includes residents who are not citizens or are in the U.S. illegally, so it does not measure the share of eligible voters in each district. But it still provides a useful gauge of the demographic bent in the House's districts—and a clear dividing line in the fortunes of each party.
In districts where the white share of the voting-age population exceeds the national average, Republicans in November captured nine Democratic-held seats and lost seven of their own, for a net gain of two. In seats where the minority share of the voting-age population exceeds the national average, Democrats gained 11 and lost just one, for a net gain of 10. (The calculations are somewhat complicated by the redistricting that occurred after the 2010 census; this tally allocated new seats created by redistricting to one or the other party based on the district's Partisan Voting Index, a measure of political leaning calculated by The Cook Political Report.)
This article appears in the January 12, 2013 edition of National Journal Magazine as Stairway to Nowhere.


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Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Iodine is an essential element for thyroid hormone production.
The measurement of urinary iodine serves as an index of adequate dietary iodine intake.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
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17 Sep 2008
|Two Large Car Shows This Weekend
Car lovers have two great shows to attend this weekend. Whether you prefer '32 Highboys or Drop Head Coupes, or if you love both types, you will have a great time in northern VT this weekend.
The 40th annual Northeast Street Rod Nationals are being held at the Champlain Valley Expo near Burlington. This is one of the largest hot rod shows in the country and attracts meticulously made custom cars from the eastern half of the US and Canada.
About 45 minutes away in Stowe VT is the annual British Invasion, a British only car show that features a concours competition, driving tours, parade, display contest, costume contest, British music, British beer, and much more. It's actually a British Lifestyle Event celebrating everything British.
(c) 2008 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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15 Sep 2008
|A Summary of Your Rights As An Airline Passenger . . .
That is the extent of your rights when you step onto an airplane (or "INto" an airplane as George Carlin liked to point out) according to Marc Britton. He should know - he's an attorney who was once General Counsel at Expedia and now runs his own legal advice website called Avvo.
He recently wrote a succinct article on this topic at the Journey etc. website
Airlines cannot discriminate against you by selling your seat to someone better looking or more pleasant. Nor can they punch you if you get on their nerves. But beyond that, the sky is the limit, as pilots like to say.
And who gives them the right to treat you like cattle? You do. When you buy a ticket, you agree to abide by their terms in the Carriage Agreement that they print on their tickets in microscopically small and very light type.
However, they are not heartless bastards. Bastards, yes. But not heartless. Maybe we should qualify that with the word "usually" not heartless. They are a slow, inconsistent, ungainly, and profitless bureaucracy. They are frightening to deal with but you don't have a choice if you need to get somewhere far within a reasonable period of time. And, like a strikingly similar bureaucracy, you do have a vote but the choices are not great and probably don't make a difference in the long run.
I wrote an article last Nov 24 about Rule 240 that gives you a little bit of a fighting chance sometimes. You can learn more about the Rule at the Peter Greenberg travel website..
Air Sickness Bag (and humor) from European flight operator Hapag-Lloyd Express
(c) 2008 except the photo Jeff Connor
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12 Sep 2008
|Amazing Puppet Shows Sept 12 - 21
Image from Les Sages Fous (Québec)
This is the sixth year for the Puppets in the Green Mountains festival, an collection of amazing puppet shows from around the world.
The festival begins with a two day showing by Animals of Brazil, a musical without words. More than 50 puppets are used during the production to represent the animals found the Brazilian jungle. The first presentation on September 12 is outdoors at Living Memorial Park and the second is indoors at the Bellows Falls Opera House on Sept 14.
On September 17 at 7:30 pm, there is an open symposium called "When Images Speak Louder Than Words: The Power of Visual Theater." It will be held at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center.
The next day, the Carnival of Taiwanese Hand Puppetry (Happy Puppetry Company) will give a noon performance at the Bellows Falls Opera House. At 8:00 pm on the same date, Bulgarian puppeteers will present "Daddys Always Right" at the New England Youth Theater in Brattleboro.
The Happy Puppetry Company from Taiwan will perform again at noon on September 19 in the Latchis Theater, Brattleboro. "Family audiences will not want to miss this. Great epics, hilarious clowning, stunning acrobatic and martial arts, are all part of the repertoire of these extraordinary wooden actors."
There are many other performances - too long a list to get into the details here. The best thing to do is to study the online schedule and plan your attendance.
Ticket information is also available on the website.
Image from Grupo Contadores de Estorias(Brazil)
(c) 2008 (except the photos) Jeff Connor
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10 Sep 2008
|Archaeology Weekend at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Hundreds of old shipwrecks lie at the bottom of Lake Champlain, well preserved by its chilly waters.
September is Archaeology Month in Vermont and there are a number of interesting events open to the public. One of the main events is this weekend at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum located near Vergennes, a few miles south of Burlington.
The museum has long been active in marine archaeology and its staff has helped in the locating and documenting of many shipwrecks lying at the bottom of the lake, some of them dating back to the Revolutionary War.
This weekend the museum will be showing three films: one about a gunboat from Benedict Arnold's fleet still lying at the bottom of the lake; the second about the birch bark canoe as used by native Americans and showing the construction of a replica of a canoe from the 1600's; and a third film presenting the findings of the Middlebury College ten year sonar survey of the lake bottom.
Visitors can work the Shipwreck Simulator to learn the skills of documenting a shipwreck site and take a behind- the-scenes tour of the Conservation Lab to meet the archaeologists working to preserve timbers from 1809 steamboat Vermont.
There will also be on-water boat excursions to the site of a shipwreck where visitors can watch a Remotely Operated Vehicle descend to the wreck and transmit back images to the on-board monitor. Space is limited on this excursion so register in advance by calling (802) 475-2022.
These events take place both Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14 from 1:00pm-3:00pm. There is a discounted price for Archaeology Weekend of $10 per person, less than half the usual cost of $22 per person.
On Sunday, there will also be a canoe paddle to the site of an ancient Native American village near the confluence of Dead Creek and Otter Creek. This is a short canoe trip led by LCMM Staff Archaeologists who will show artifacts, give stone tool-making demonstrations, and lead a fish netting activity to catch the same fish species that Native Americans came here to catch centuries ago. This event is Sunday, September 14 from 9:30am - 3:30pm. $40/adults; $15/age 15 and under
In addition to these events, there are exhibits you can see including a photographs showing the seasons and "moods" of Lake Champlain taken by both professional and amateur photographers.
Another exhibit is called Fish Stories. It tells the stories of a number of Lake Champlains eighty-one fish species through a fish-eye lens. The exhibit includes paintings by local artists, recordings of fishing stories by seasoned Lake Champlain anglers, descriptions of Abenaki and Iroquois fishing practices, and examples of fishing equipment used over the centuries.
Maritime Machines is another current exhibit which consists of interactive stations around the museum where visitors can experience first-hand the specialized machines of the maritime trade. This includes a working steam engine of the 1893 steamboat Comet, a Windlass where visitors can actually move a heavy stone block across the ground, a set of working bilge pumps, a scale-model waterwheel powering a miniature sawmill and grist mill, bosuns chairs where visitors hoist themselves up like sailors do, plus others.
(c) 2008 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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4 Sep 2008
|Bike Vermont Foliage Tours
We have had several guests over the years tell us that they have taken tours by Bike Vermont and recommend the company very highly.
Bike Vermont offers 38 foliage tours and they still have some openings this year. The tours vary in length from three days up to six days, and range in cost from the low $400's to mid $1300's including lodging at some of Vermont's best inns.
Their website has a handy map with towns highlighted to see what part of the state each tour covers.
For example, the October 3 - 5 Churchill House Inn and Shoreham Inn tours have opening, and during the week of October 5 - 10 , the Historic Windsor County and Swift House Inn tours have openings.
And there is one discounted special you should take a look at: the "greatest views imaginable" on the Moose Mountain Lodge four day tour October 10- 13. The price has been reduced from $715 to $595. I wish I weren't working then - I would love to take this tour.
Other tours have openings and they do get the occasional cancellation so it would be best to call (800-257-2226) or email them to get the latest information.
I notice that they "strongly" recommend travel insurance. In fact, Bike Vermont even sends an insurance application with each confirmation. Recommending travel insurance is something I have been thinking might be good for me to recommend to our guests.
We've been running our inn about 8 1/2 years and in that time had just a very few guests who had a problem while traveling. One case involved a woman who got pneumonia while traveling through New Jersey and had to cancel her New England trip because she was hospitalized.
A few years ago, we had a couple here for a four night stay but their daughter got sick back home and they had to leave after just one night here.
There have been a few others out of thousands of reservations we've had over the years. But it's like most insurance: the vast majority of it goes unused.
Located in Woodstock VT, Bike Vermont is in its 32nd year of offering a wide range of Vermont tours during the spring and summer too. They also have tours in Maine, Ireland, Scotland, and Italy. You are welcome to ride your own bicycle but they have them available if you do not want to bring yours.
(c) 2008 Jeff Connor
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3 Sep 2008
|New Blog: Travel-Vermont.Net
I came across an exciting new Vermont blog recently and was highly impressed with its quality and scope. It is called Travel-Vermont.Net and is just a few months old but already has compiled a long list of articles about touring Vermont.
They are well written and usually have a good photograph to go along with them. The information is fresh and the author's insights are very helpful.
Christine Sawyer is the blog owner. She is prior resident of nearby Quebec and her blog is available in French as well as English. She and I have similar backgrounds in marketing communications . . . my status is former and hers is current - she owns Birchwood Ridge Group, a marketing and advertising firm here in Vermont. She has an interesting history you can read in the Our Story page of the website.
There is a useful and accurate Search function on the site but no RSS feed that I could find. Maybe that's just as well - I have a lot of feeds coming in. I try feeds for a while to see how often and how useful they are. The list can get long but it's easy enough to trim them from time to time.
This is an excellent resource for people planning to travel to Vermont. Over the last two or three years, I've seen about a half dozen Vermont blogs show up and then fade away after a few months. This one looks like it has staying power because it has a capable and motivated person behind it.
There is no doubt in my mind that Travel-Vermont.Net is a very valuable resource for Vermont and will help both tourists and the state's travel industry.
(c) 2008 Jeff Connor
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Recent Moans from the Minions...
The folks over at thetoyzone.com are onto something. They've offered their readers $100 each for any worthy My Little Pony upgrade.
Johnny Depp gets three reincarnations: one as Edward Scissorhands (posted left), one as Captain Jack Sparrrow, and one as Cry Baby.
There are numerous Star Wars themed ponies that have made the cut (and for good reason. The Chewbacca transformation cracks me up, and the Boba Fett pony is plain wonderful. The My Little Solo in Carbonite deserves a special nod as well).
You'll also find a collection of super heroes & villains, and a few Disney characters like Jack Skellington and Sally (posted below).
Looking for something a little more creepy-classic? How about My Little Cthulhu (also posted)?
Dave the Dead strikes again. I've blogged about his creations before, and thought I should share with you his newest project recently completed.
This is Pumpkin Baby (inspired by the Frog Baby statue in Indiana). I think I like Dave's better.
It's made from a bit of everything: pvc armature, rolled newspaper body form, scrap urethane foam, strip paper mache, celluclay, paperclay, spackling compound, sculpt or coat, and homemade pulp mache.
Look closely and you'll see the pumpkin seeds as entrails. I couldn't imagine anyone making all of those little bits of seeds by hand so I asked him about them. Those are real seeds beneath that clay.
"She's dead...Wrapped in plastic."
According to the Twin Peaks plotline, Laura Palmer died on February 24, 1989. That would be twenty years ago tomorrow.
Though the series finale (and most of the second season) left much to be desired, Twin Peaks remains near and dear to my heart.
I still cringe every time I think of the closing scene: I can hear Doppleganger Coop saying "How's Annie?" and the pulsating black-tar-mass-of-hate turns in my stomach. A pox on David Lynch for leaving the series to falter, and then swooping back in for the last episode to give it a non-ending.
While I prefer to make my props out of paper mache, catching one would be quicker. Yetch passed along this news story about Mr. Xian who caught a six pound rat in Fuzhou, China.
How did he catch it? He just reached out and grabbed it by the tail before seizing it by the scruff of the neck. Ew.
The tail is 12 inches long.
While you and I may find the act unthinkable, keep in mind that Chinese bamboo rats are often sold for meat. Double ew.
Personally, I'd have to say the hind feet are the most impressive part of the animal. They look to be the size of a dog's paw.
The discovery of the picture has timed itself perfectly since I am currently working on Marmota Monax's back feet and was lacking inspiration.
After visiting the doctor and having 9 tubes of blood samples taken (a personal record. And all I kept thinking was "wow...so much blood and not a prop in sight"), I decided to stick with a personal post-doctor-visit tradition and treat myself to something.
What kind of treat is best when you're a bit woozy from blood loss? Booze, of course.
Turns out they didn't have what I wanted in stock. Disheartened but not undetermined I circled the aisles for an alternative. That's when I spotted the Hobgoblin gift set.
Now I'm not crazy about the taste of Wychwood's dark ale, but I was drawn to the pretty canister. I couldn't find a price tag, but decided what the heck and snatched one of the last four left on the shelf.
I was in for a surprise at the register when the gentleman behind the counter wanted less than $7.00 from me. Really? For the beer, the glass and the canister? Wonderful!
Yetch is obsessed with Twitter. Today I finally gave in to his badgering and signed up. Now you can follow me on Twitter as well. Read the scattered thoughts that aren't coherent enough to be included in a blog! Be dazzled by the amount of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors I make in under 140 characters!
Ironically, moments after I signed up (the deciding factor being it might get the website some more exposure) I got a notice from my service provider that GhoulFriday.com might go down tonight for a couple of hours. Perfect.
So how has it gone so far with Twitter? I am following 2 bloggers I often read, 2 friends I know in real life, a fellow haunter and Darth Vader. I added Archie Mcphee (who I've mentioned before) a couple of minutes ago. Lastly, I am following a Dark Sith and a Pirate, since they were kind enough to add me first and make it look like I might have interesting things to say.
To mindless procrastination online!
p.s. Had to adjust the happy white twitter bird before I used it on the site. I think he looks better as a crow on an autumn branch, don't you?
If I had to pick my favourite artist in the last few years, I think it would be Camille Rose Garcia. I look at the artwork and everything goes silent. My thoughts are still. I am simply absorbing everything on the page.
The characters are dripping, drowning, coated in misery while maintaining beauty.
I generally don't buy art books, but I buy Garcia's. And I can't wait until her toy company PITCO is launched.
From her biography:
Camille Rose Garcia was born in 1970 in Los Angeles, California and grew up in the generic suburbs of Orange County, visiting Disneyland and going to punk shows with the other disenchanted youth of that era. Her paintings of creepy cartoon children living in wasteland fairy tales are critical commentaries on the failures of capitalist utopias. Creative influences include Phillip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Henry Darger,Walt Disney, as welll as politically aware bands like The Clash and Dead Kennedys. Her recent solo show, Ultraviolenceland, explored ideas of violence and empire.
I have such an artist's crush on her. She had me at "Dead Kennedys".
This is the image that caught my eye several months ago on Haunt Space while clicking through the community gallery. According to the owner's profile, there was a website that housed her work but it was currently under construction.
Just last month, www.thezombified.com was brought back to life. Finally, I'd have a chance to explore.
There are four main Horror Girls characters: the Zombie (pictured right), the Mummy, the Vampire and the Bride. All of them are drawn in black and white and have that classic cute cartoon style - the kind I associate with stories and comic books of my youth.
As it turns out, the artist Krystal Fancey Beck (aka the elusive Zombie) does create a comic called Hallowhaus. At this time, there are two issues printed and ready for purchase. Krystal was kind enough to send me copies of each, so let me tell you a bit about them.
Welcome to Femtasia, the world of Femke Hiemstra.
I'm not sure how to best describe the work of this artist from the Netherlands. It's a mix of vintage cartooning meets the style of modern vinyl designer toys. Perhaps pop surrealism. Whatever it is, I like it.
For those of you who might want to see her work in person, she's currently exhibiting in the States. Femke has also published in a few interesting books including Beasts 2 (to learn more, you can read the interview on www.comicbookresources.com) where she teams up with another artist I like by the name of Travis Lampe.
While Travis doesn't do many pieces that would fit the theme of this website, he did create the trick or treater painting seen at the end of this post.
I was so distracted by the glowing fingers story (see previous post) that I completely forgot to wish you all a Happy Friday the 13th (I should note I nabbed the image to the right from Monsterama: Cute Creeps From Popular Culture who seems to have the same distaste for Valentine's Day as I do).
I ask, what better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than with the transformation of Winnie the Pooh into Jason, the homicidal machete-wielding maniac?
Found this on Deviant Art and had a good chuckle. See what too much honey can do? If you check out the creator's gallery, you'll find a load of zombified toys from Mickey Mouse to Hello Kitty and even My Little Pony.
Have a good day folks, and if I don't see you tomorrow, Happy Horrible V-day as well.
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CLARIFICATION: The Environmental Protection Agency denies that it has delayed the rollout of carbon rules as a concession to industry; instead, it cites the need for careful study to ensure the rules are properly written.
Spring and summer 2009 was a great stretch for President Obama's energy and environment team. That May, the president struck a historic deal with the nation's auto industry; after decades of fighting, companies like GM and Ford agreed to dramatically ramp up their mileage standards, slashing tailpipe pollution and paving the way for a new generation of hybrid and fuel-efficient cars. In June, the House passed a historic cap-and-trade bill to slow climate change, cutting a slew of deals to get the grudging buy-in of coal-state lawmakers and of power companies. Its eventual passage in the Senate seemed all but assured.
Meanwhile, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, was preparing to roll out an unprecedented number of major new pollution-control regulations for the nation's 600 coal-fired power plants—many of which had for decades been spewing unregulated toxins linked to lung disease, birth defects, cancer, asthma, and other major illnesses. The new rules weren't Jackson's or Obama's idea. Most had been piling up at EPA for nearly 20 years, and they would soon hit court-ordered deadlines.
But Jackson and Gina McCarthy, the assistant administrator for clean air—both veterans of federal and state environmental work in the Northeast—knew what political fury polluting industries can unleash when confronted with new regulations. The two women wanted to preempt a revolt if they could. So they invited top executives from the biggest power companies in the country—among them Duke Energy, Constellation Energy, American Electric Power, Southern Co., Exelon, NRG Energy, Dominion, and Progress Energy—to informal roundtable meetings at EPA's Washington headquarters to let them know what to expect and maybe even to reach some kind of grand bargain, similar to the deal with automakers.
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McCarthy, a straight-talker with a crop of steel-colored hair, a thick South Boston accent, and a ready sense of humor, quickly won the respect of the industry titans—even as some of them cringed at what they heard. "She did her best to tell us what was coming," said Mike Morris, CEO of American Electric Power. "That was fair. She said, 'We've got court orders, and we've got to comply with them.' She said, 'This is going to happen. It's coming. Don't think it isn't happening.' And it was clear that they intended to be aggressive. More aggressive than the EPA had ever been."
"We were finally beginning to grasp the magnitude of what they were going to do."--American Electric Power CEO Mike Morris
McCarthy showed the CEOs a timeline of the upcoming rules. By the end of 2009, EPA would propose tough standards on coal-plant emissions of ozone, a smog-causing pollutant directly linked to asthma. In the first half of 2010, the agency would restrict emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, toxic coal byproducts linked to asthma and lung disease. The following year, it would implement a "Good Neighbor" rule, forcing coal plants to cut pollution that contributes to health and environmental damage across state lines. It would follow, in November 2011, with an order for coal-fired power plants to discharge 91 percent less mercury. A 2012 rule would limit blasts of particulate matter, the microscopic chunks of soot that spew from coal plants' smokestacks; the soot can lodge in the lungs and contribute to respiratory sickness and premature death.
Slowly, said Morris, "we were finally beginning to grasp the magnitude of what they were going to do."
Instead of galvanizing the companies to ink a collective deal with EPA, the coming regulations split the industry. The rules would hit owners of old coal-powered fleets hardest, so utilities that relied on cleaner sources of energy—such as nuclear power and natural gas, which together generate nearly 40 percent of the nation's electricity but no dangerous pollutants—thought the new rules would give them a competitive edge. Meanwhile, plenty of coal-burning companies had already invested in the technology to clean up their pollution (some because of state law, some because they knew the federal rules would be coming some day). Why reward the stragglers? By the end of 2009, it was clear that there would be no deal. Jackson and McCarthy prepared to roll out the rules without the cooperation of the coal companies.
At the same time EPA was cranking up its regulatory regime, Republicans were readying their own antiregulatory agenda. By the middle of 2010, a tea party-fueled charge against government regulation was roaring toward Washington—on a headlong collision course with the agency that would become the poster child for expanded government control. The resulting clash reverberated throughout Washington and the nation—and the aftershocks won't stop for years to come.
Once they determined to fight the new rules, coal companies banded together with the Republican Party to strategize, and the 2010 midterm elections offered the perfect battleground. The companies invested heavily in campaigns to elect tea party candidates crusading against the role of Big Government. Industry groups (like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce), tea party groups with deep ties to polluters (like Americans for Prosperity), and so-called super PACs (like Karl Rove's American Crossroads) spent record amounts to help elect the new House Republican majority.
This article appears in the September 24, 2011 edition of National Journal Magazine.


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3/25/15: The Buffalo Sabres' management may be trying to tank games to ensure that they have one of the top two picks in the June NHL Draft, but the players are certainly giving their all. In fact, the Sabres have surprised a few times (looking at you, Boston) with surprise wins lately. On the other hand, the Sabres are having a tough time scoring. They are only a couple games shy of tying the NHL record for most games in a regular season with scoring one goal or fewer. They currently sit at 34 occasions, while the NHL record is 37.
3/18/15: For decades, the Buffalo Sabres sported a classy sweater that was emblazoned with the team crest on navy blue or white. It was a simple and classic look that endured the test of time. Then somebody decided to change the jerseys with a rampaging buffalo in red and black, as well as the one which resembled either Barney Rubble's hair, better known as the Buffaslug. They went back to the classic design, though added a yellow alternate jersey. Some liked it, but it was mostly poorly received. The Sabres have decided to scrap that sweater and say they may not bring back an alternate until 2020, for their 50th anniversary.
3/11/15: The Buffalo Sabres were in pure seller's mode for the weeks leading up to the trrade deadline and they did a lot to improve their team in the future. The Sabres are loaded with draft picks and added talent like injured power forward Evander Kane. One curious move, however, was trading away goalie Michel Neuvirth, who was really coming into his own as a netminder and seemed like a good building block. The Sabres received Islanders' backup goalie Chad (I'm not Ocho Cinqo) Johnson in return. So, since this is the Sabres, Johnson was injured in practice before playing in a single game and is possibly done for the year.
3/4/15: Aside from the blockbuster trade that brought Evander Kane from Winnipeg a few weeks ago, the Sabres had been silent in the days leading up to the trade deadline last Monday. But they sure got active on the final day. Buffalo traded starting goaltender Michal Neuvirth to the New York Islanders for backup goalie Chad Johnson. They swapped forward Torrey Mitchell for Jack Nevins and a 2016 seventh round pick from Montreal. In another trade with Montreal, the Sabres sent Bryan Flynn for a 2016 fifth round pick. Finally, they traded power forward Chris Stewart to the Minnesota Wild for a second round pick in 2017. The Sabres are now loaded with draft picks for the next few years, so some of them have to be winners.
2/25/15: When you are trying to lose games, it is favorable to not let your better players get in the way. That is why the Buffalo Sabres are not too concerned that newly acquired forward Evander Kane is out for the season and they are probably not too concerned that defenseman Josh Gorges has been also ruled out due to a lower-body injury. He is set to undergo surgery soon. He has not played since February 10, and finishes the season with six assists and a -28 rating. Certainly there is concern for his long-term health, but he is expected to be ready for next season when the Sabres look to improve with a top draft pick.
2/18/15: Buffalo may not want to win this season, but they do want to win eventually. The are building towards that day and got a lot closer by pulling off a blockbuster trade last week, securing Evander Kane, Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf. Kane is the big catch here. He is an excellent power forward that can score 30 goals a year. He wore out his welcome in Winnipeg, but will be a big help to the Sabres. Next year. He is out for the remainder of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. The Sabres gave up Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux and a 2015 first round pick.
2/11/15: It is not often that a team gets a pat on the back for winning a single game, but the Buffalo Sabres need and deserve one. After losing 14 straight matches, the Sabres pulled off an impressive win by defeating the Montreal Candiens 3-2 in Montreal last week. Montreal is one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference and is battling both Tampa and Detroit for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. The win was only the 15th for the Sabres this season, but they are leading the race for most ping pong balls, which could land them Connor McDavid in the draft come June.
2/5/15: Last Friday, the Sabres faced their former goaltender and longtime face of the franchise Ryan Miller for the first time since he was traded away nearly a year ago. Miller sent Buffalo to their 14th consecutive loss in a 5-2 victory for the Vancouver Canucks. Miller was traded to St. Louis a year ago and had the chance to play against the Sabres late in the season, but sat on the bench that game, with the belief being it was too soon and too emotional. The Blues chose not to re-sign him last offsesaon and he eventually ended up in Vancouver. The Sabres may have lost the game and finished January at 0-12, but they did get a lot for Miller from St. Louis when the trade was made.
1/28/15: If the goal of the Sabres is to get the first overall draft pick, likely to be Connor McDavid, then they are in good shape to get the best odds. Buffalo had a nice run in November and December, but that solid play has fallen off lately and the Sabres have lose 11 in a row heading into the All Star break. The Sabres insists that they are not tanking the season, and even finishing in last place only increases the odds of the first overall pick - it does not guarantee that they will get the first overall pick. That being said, the Sabres are certainly rebuilding, and that sometimes requires sacrificing current talent for draft picks and prospects.
1/21/15: The Buffalo Sabres have not had much to celebrate this season, and they are a long way from their heyday in the late 1990's. So it was a nice site to see the team retire Dominik Hasek's #39 last week. Hasek may have been the best goalie to ever play and was known for making amazing acrobatic saves on sure goals. The number was retired prior to the Sabres hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Hasek played a couple of seasons late in his career for Detroit where he won the Stanley Cup. But the majority of his career was in Buffalo where he was 234-170-70 with a 2.22 GAA and an impressive .926 save percentage.
1/14/15: Buffalo certainly is not making the playoffs this season, but at least it looks like they have some good pieces in place for the future. For example, Zemgus Girgensons was a fan selection for the All-Star Game and goalie Michal Neuvirth played one of the best games of the season, turning aside 45 of 47 Tampa Bay shots last Friday. His play was so spectacular that he was earned the rare number one star of the game even though he was the losing goaltender. Buffalo has two home games this week and good chances for wins when the host the struggling Minnesota Wild on Thursday and the undermanned Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
1/7/15: By any measure, the Buffalo Sabres have exceeded expectations this season and may be the best sub-500 team in the league. While their record at the end of the 2014 calendar year was 14-21-3, not many teams want to play them, particularly at home where they are 10-9-2. The Sabres have been playing relatively well as of late, but still struggle on the road with a terrible 4-12-1 record. They also have allowed the most goals of any team in the league with a 3.37 goals against average. They have the chance to improve those numbers this week with games at Carolina (Thursday) and Tampa (Friday).
11/19/14: It is a simple fact that the Buffalo Sabres are worst team in the NHL right now. Through 18 games, they only managed 8 points and are last in the league. But beyond that is GM Tim Murray. He publicly admits that he is second-guessing his decision to take the GM job over the summer after many successful years in Ottawa as the assistant GM to his uncle Bryan. Bryan Murray is suffering from terminal cancer, and that is the root cause. In better news, long-time Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret is back in the booth after his bout with throat cancer - and that is far more important than wins and losses.
11/12/14: The Buffalo Sabres have every right to be frustrated. The fire sale from last season has left the team with little more than undeveloped players and aging veterans. The results, through 15 games of the season, have been predictably disastrous with a 3-10-2 record. They will probably be without forward Tyler Ennis for a while as he is facing suspension for hitting a linesman with his stick intentionally. He earned a match penalty immediately and the league will review the case. He has apologized personally to the refs and shown remorse, but hitting an official is a big taboo in any sport.
11/5/14: The Sabres selected Sam Reinhart with the second overall pick in the draft and gave him, essentially, a nine game tryout before having to make a decision on him. He dominated the junior ranks for the past three years, but was overmatched in the NHL. That is to be expected considering he is just 18 years old. He still should be a great NHLer, but needs more seasoning, so, as expected, the Sabres are sending him back to the juniors. His time will come, and could be part of a much stronger Buffalo team in the future.
10/29/14: We all knew that it would be a rough season for the Buffalo Sabres, but no one ever said it would be this rough. The Sabres fell 4-1 to the Anaheim Ducks last week, a tough home loss by any measure. Ducks' forward Corey Perry netted his second hat trick of the season in the game. The bright spot, if there is one, is that Buffalo scored a goal. That ended a scoreless streak of 197 minutes (or more than three full games). Just remember, the Sabres traded off most of their veteran talent to hit rock bottom and rebuild as competitive team.
10/22/14: Sabres owner Terry Pegula earned his place as a civic hero by successfully purchasing the Buffalo Bills of the NFL and pledging to keep the team in the city. While that has bought him goodwill among the Western New York populous, it is not buying any wins for the Sabres. It was well accepted that the Sabres would suffer this season as they continue the rebuilding process. However, there is no need for the jokes about which of Pegula's teams will win more games this season. The Sabres have a tough road trip this week, heading west to face Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose before returning east to visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.
10/15/14: It is generally recognized that the Sabres are a rebuilding team. They traded off key veterans last season, including long-time goalie Ryan Miller (to the St. Louis Blues) so they could restock and rebuild. Reports now indicate that the Sabres are looking to move young defenseman Tyler Myers. Myers was outstanding when he first came up, but since then has simply been good. Perhaps a part of that is the team surrounding him. Both Detroit and Anaheim are reportedly interested and could probably afford his $5.5 million cap hit - and he is signed through the 2018-19 season.
3/13/13: The Sabres have been a very interesting team this year and one of many streaks, both hot and cold. The losses seem to come in bunches for lowly Buffalo, having put together losing streaks of four, three, four and four together. If that's not the epitome of falling into a funk, I don't know what is. It doesn't help that they get to play in one of the most difficult divisions in hockey during a shortened season. Some bright spots for Buffalo have come from the usual in Tomas Vanek who leads the team with 30 points, as well as Jason Pominville with 20 points. Goaltender Ryan Miller has had to stand on his head at times, but boasts a reliable 2.82 GAA and .914 save percentage.
2/21/13: Last season, the Sabres management got all the Sabres fans excited by acquiring several big name free agents. Then goaltender Ryan Miller went down and the team missed the playoffs by a couple points. The problem, they said, was that the Sabres were not tough. They let other teams bully them. This year they went out and got Steve Ott and other s to toughen up the team. It has not worked. Buffalo is 6-9-1 and in last place in the Northeast - a full five points behind fourth place Ottawa. Like other teams struggling, the Sabres can't score with consistency and it is showing in the standings.
2/14/13: Thomas Vanek has started this condensed season on fire. He currently leads the league in scoring with 11 goals and 12 in just 12 games. It seems like every Sabres highlight shows him making a great goal or feathering an impossible pass to a linemate for a goal. The Sabres as a team have struggled. They are in last place in the Northeast with a 5-7-1 record, good for 11 points. Boston leads the division at 8-1-1, but there is still enough time left in the season for Buffalo to turn it around and make the playoffs.
11/29/12: Outside of Buffalo, most hockey fans are not familiar with the name Robert Swados. But within the city confines, especially among those who follow the Sabres, Robert Swados was a beacon holder of the Sabres organization. Along with the Knox brothers, Swados acquired the rights to bring an NHL franchise to Buffalo some 42 years ago. Swados worked in the front office for over thirty years, and was witness to some of the Sabres most memorable moments and legendary players. Unfortunately, Swados passed away earlier this week, and was still working with the Sabres Hall of Fame when he passed.
11/22/12: After 13 NHL seasons, a lockout seven years ago, and the current labor strife, defenseman Jaroslav Spacek has had enough. He announced his retirement. At 38, he has earned the time off, though the desire to spend more time with family, as well as nagging back issues were major factors. Spacek made his way around the league, playing for the Panthers, Canadiens, Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, Oilers, Hurricanes, and Sabres. He scored 82 goals in his career, but was best defined as a solid defensman's defenseman. He likely would have played if not for the lockout, and is now another casualty of the labor strife.
11/15/12: Regardless of what happens with the owners and players on a new CBA and the ongoing lockout, the season is already over for one Sabre player. Sadly, forward Corey Tropp suffered a major knee injury, and will undergo surgery on his ACL and MCL. Tropp played only one game for the Amerks and he looked great. He scored two goals in the game before the injury. The loss could be a blow to the Sabres. Tropp is a gritty player who can score - in the Brendan Shanahan mold, and the Sabres were counting on him on the third or fourth line this season.
11/8/12: While many NHL players have opted to go overseas, and more may be on the way considering the lack of progress in the CBA negotiations between the league and the players, one is actually on his way back. Thomas Vanek returned to his native Austria and played a month with the Graz EC. He scored five goals and 10 points in 15 games, and raved about his time with the team. Vanek left open the possibility of returning at some point, but for now, the talented forward wants to get back to Buffalo and his family.
11/1/12: The Sabres were arguably the biggest disappointment in the NHL last season. GM Darcy Reiger invested heavily in prized free agents, but discovered the team had no grit or backbone once goalie Ryan Miller went down to injury (after a cheapshot by the Bruins' Lucic). Reiger toughened up the roster this year so that should not happen again. But if the Sabres fail again, then it could be the end for both Reiger and head coach Lindy Ruff. Both have been with the franchise for a long time, however, the team can only come up short so many times before owner Terry Pegula decides to pull the plug.
10/18/12: They say the only way to forget losing is by winning. But you can't win if you don't play, and that is the situation that the Sabres are in right now. Last season was a bitter disapointment. The team made some high profile moves to move into contender status, but then rolled over once Milan Lucic of the Bruins steamrolled Buffalo starting goaltender Ryan Miller. They did not have any grit or backbone. They missed the playoffs. This year, they have made more moves to toughen up, including bringing in Steve Ott. But until the lockout ends and the puck drops, the Sabres can only talk tough.
10/4/12: With the lockout in full force, many players have gone overseas to play. For the Sabres, Christian Ehrhoff and Tyler Ennis are on The Continent getting some playing time. Ehrhoff was not a surprise. He signed with Krefeld of the German Elite League, with whom he played for before coming to the NHL, even winning the championship in 2003. But Tyler Ennis was a bit of a shock. Many expected him to go to the Rochester Americans in the AHL. But with no existing CBA, he chose to go to Switzerland and play for SC Langnau.
8/16/12: John Tavaras and Matt Moulson get the press for their offensive talents, and rightfully so, but Isles fans may have a new young gun to root for in the near future. Ryan Strome is probably only known to die-hard Islanders fans, but he is a prospect in the organization and is quickly making a name for himself. Strome played for the Canadian Junior Team in the Canada-Russia Challenge, a four game series pitting the top amatures from the two hockey superpowers. The Canadians tied the series at two games each, forcing a sudden death overtime for the title. Strome scored the winning goal on a drag shot, which should force the Islanders to consider him for their roster this fall.
8/2/12: The Sabres stated they wanted to get tougher for the next season, and they are well on their way by trading for Steve Ott and re-signing Patrick Kaleta. In 2011, Ott was ranked the 5th most hated player in the league and Kaleta earned #2. The two even have a past together, and even fought in March 2010. It may be uncomfortable, but not unusual for sparring partners to end up on the same team in the NHL, though Kaleta says they spoke and burried the hatchet. Kaleta has dissapointed some fans because he has been injury prone for much of his career but is changing his equipment for better protection.
7/26/12: Buffalo missed out on picking up a power forward who can score in Rick Nash when the Blue Jackets traded him to the Rangers. Now they are setting their sites on either Shane Doan of the Coyotes or Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks. The problem is that so are the rest of the Eastern Conference. Doan would prefer to stay in Phoenix, but has given management an ultimatum to shore up the ownership situation or he will walk. Ryan is talented but wants out of the Ducks organization, and has made public comments against the team in the recent past. In the meantime, the Sabres, Penguins, Flyers, and Devils are all getting proposals ready.
5/23/12: Buffalo made their first major offseason move this past week by resigning defenseman Alexander Sulzer to a one-year contract. The move keeps Sulzer from becoming an unrestricted free agent. Sulzer appeared in 15 games for the Sabers after coming to upstate New York in a mid-season trade from Vancouver (along with Cody Hodgson). Between the two teams, Sulzer recorded 3 goals and 5 assists in 27 games. While not an overwhelming scoring threat, he does give Buffalo a serviceable, young defenseman who may progress to the next level with more playing time and good role models - something probably not found easily in Vancouver.
5/15/12: Very little news out of Buffalo, as the Sabres missed the playoffs for the third time in the last five years. GM Darcy Reiger and Head Coach Lindy Ruff will return for their 17th seasons. The longest-tenured GM/HC duo do not expect major overhauls this offseason, instead blaming their lack of on-ice success on injuries. The key injury was a concussion sustained by goaltender Ryan Miller in November in a collision with the Bruins' Milan Lucic . He missed nine games and struggled for the next two months - enough time to change the team from 'can't-miss playoff contender' to 'fighting for a spot'.
5/11/12: Much has been written about the Sabres sub-par season after agressively signing several free agents last year. Ville Lieno has become the posterboy for the failed season after he signed a six-year $27 million contract to improve the offense and only contributed 8 goals and 25 points in 71 games. Right winger Jason Pominville was a bright note on a team that finished with 89 points and just out of the playoffs. He only failed to score a point in consecutive games twice during the season, and won the team's triple crown by leading the franchise in goals (30), assists (43), and points (73).
5/3/12: Buffalo faces some tough decisions. After investing heavily in a team that ultimately missed the playoffs, the front office has some soul searching ahead of them, especially while watching the Capitals (who, along with Ottawa beat them out for the final playoff spots) advance to the second round. One of the major decisions focuses on center Derek Roy. Roy ammassed at least 60 points in each of the past four seasons. He had an off-year in 2011-12 campaign, recording only 44 points in 80 games. Roy will enter a contract year next season, forcing the teams to trade, resign, or let him walk.
4/25/12: The Buffalo Sabres were very aggressive in the past offseason, looking to build on a seventh place regular season finish and first-round loss to Philadelphia. New owner Terry Pegula invested heavily, extending star defenseman Tyler Meyers and adding more blueline depth with Ville Leino (free agency) and making a big trade with Calgary for Robyn Regehr. For the first time in their history, the Sabres had both talent and financial backing to compete. Unfortunately, the Sabres regressed. The team never reached its potential, finishing three points out of the playoffs. But with another year and great fan support, expect Buffalo to rebound next season.
4/15/12: It will be interesting to watch the fallout this offseason with Buffalo Sabres. The team made several high-profile moves in the past twelve months but failed to make the playoffs under head coach Lindy Ruff. The best chance the Sabres have for any sort of moral victory is if Thomas Vanek is voted to the cover of EA Sports NHL 2013 - quite a dropoff for a fanbase that had Stanley Cup aspirations just seven months ago. Vanek isn't even the best player - Jason Pominville had 12 more points (73 total) and the Sabres still had Olympic hero Ryan Miller in net.
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1. Nice watermelon. (TIP: Try to find something that fits your design. I picked a nice round watermelon even though ones with flat sides are easier to layout a design.)
2. Marking Tool. (Tip: I used two different styles to make my lantern. First I used a stencil, with tape, and a knife. Second I used a Sharpie marker, then some alcohol, and towels for cleaning up mistakes. You could also use something to poke your design like they do for the pumpkin stencils.)
3. Art. (Tip: can free hand a drawing, or download something off the internet. Look for things that aren't copywritten of course : ) No reason to break the law or steal other peoples work that are not giving it away.)
4. Tape. (Tip: I used clear box tape)
5. Bowl. (Note: You use this for your edible parts.)
6. Knifes. (Note: I used one large slicing knife for cutting open the top, and one small ceramic paring knife for my stencil work and carving.) (Tip: Be careful if you use ceramic, it is very sharp and fragile.)
7. Card stock or business card. (Note: This is for making a protector sleeve and handle for your carving tool, if you use a knife.)
8. Rubbing Alcohol and towels. (Note: As stated above this if for free hand work, so you can clean up messes if you use a sharpie.)
9. Scoop. (Note: I found an Ice Cream Scoop worked the best for me, but you can use what you have.)
10. Light source. (Note: Different light sources create different effects. I used LED lights and a candle to try different effects. You can try more if you like.)
11. Scissors. (Note: Used for cutting out your design and tool sleeve.)
12. Large Cutting Board. (Note: Helps with the mess, or you could go outside!)
12. Some hungry people to help you eat the Watermelon! (Note: Children work well for this!)
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1. Vaseline and something to apply it with. (Note: I know with pumpkins if you coat all exposed fleshy parts with Vaseline it will help to preserve the lantern, I'm not sure about watermelon. I don't see why it wouldn't work though...)
I use a needle to poke a stencil design to watermelon and then I carve it using a thai knife. I have never used vaseline for my carvings but a water to spray. I think I will try your hint.
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I like all the suggestions. I was so tiered after five hours of carving it was 2 am before i was done with everything. I might try some of the ideas posted. I really like the sticking the LED light into the melon at hot spots. If I get around to it i will post more photos....Thanks for all the ideas also...Have a great one!
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2) make one of the flash diffussers that photographers have. The simplest design I can think of is a paper tube ~1.5 inches taller than your flashlight, and add a paper top to it, or cover the top with a layer or two of white tap. Hopefully, this will help diffuse the light.


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How Cute Babies Learn to Talk
Many moms wonder how their cute babies will learn to talk. How infants learn to speak is such a wonder. It seems so miraculous that one day the cute babies are just lying there and several months later, they can talk. What is this process that teaches cute babies to learn how to speak? Here is a month-by-month description of language development in the first year.
Newborn – As newborns, babies know their mother's voice.
One Month Old – At one month old, cute babies will smile back at you and try to repeat your sounds repeatedly. It is good to say the baby's name during this time frame.
Two to Three Months Old – During the two to three month time frame, the baby uses crying, cooing and some giggling in order to communicate.
Four Months Old – When the baby is four months old, he will use fussing at times to interact. Also, he may giggle and make various sounds. It is a good idea to talk to him a great deal during this time frame.
Five Months Old – At five months, cute babies often talk to themselves and make various noises. He will know and understand his name too.
Six to Seven Months Old – Six month old babies repeat sounds. They also babble and squeal in delight.
Eight Months Old – At eight months of age, babies make double sounds. Examples of this include "ma-ma" "da-da" and "bye-bye." This forms into little words and that is why this is an exciting stage for the parents.
Nine Months Old – At nine months, cute babies are really into making noises with their mouths. It is good to play simple games with them at this stage. Games such as peek a boo and singing songs are always popular.
Ten to Eleven Months Old – At this stage, babies are able to say no. They also imitate and try to say words. This is a fun age as well.
Twelve Months Old – At one year, your cute babies are able to understand a great deal. They are very responsive.
The above is a chart to give simple guidance about the beginning language development of your cute babies. It is important to play with your baby throughout. They do understand the tone of your voice and gradually they understand you more and more. Have fun with your cute babies as you watch them develop in their language skills and learn to interact with you more and more all the time.


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Recipe by Jenny Au
"A simple Chinese dish. The wine and ginger gives the dish its fragrant smell. Best served with warm rice."
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2 tablespoons
vegetable oil
1/2 inch piece
fresh ginger root, thinly sliced
1/4 pound
thinly sliced lean pork
1 teaspoon
soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon
dark soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon
1/3 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
sesame oil
green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon
Chinese rice wine
This has a wonderful flavor!! It does need more vegatables because it's all meat. I added sugar snap peas, water chesnuts, and carrots.
The concept is good, but I really had to alter the recipe a lot to make it more flavorful. I added some honey teriyake sauce, Thai garlic-pepper sauce, and cornstarch mixed with some water to thicken the sauce.
150 Ratings
Easy recipe for a filling dinner. I cut up a 1 pound pork tenderloin, added a bag of frozen "stir fry vegetables mix" and served with some brown rice on the side. I used Splenda in place of the sugar, and lite soy sauce only.
This was very tasty, but I made a few adjustments. First, I doubled everything in the recipe except for the oils. I didn't add any additional salt. I also used 1/2 teaspoon of minced ginger instead of fresh ginger root. Snow peas went well with it.
What this recipe needs is garlic!!!! Mince up 2 cloves of garlic and saute along with the ginger. Use about 2 teaspoons of oil, not tablespoons. And before beginning the cooking, mix wine, sugar, and soy sauce with meat, and then add 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch, mixing to coat meat. Skip the salt. After cooking the garlic/ginger for a few seconds, add the meat mixture and the onion. After meat is cooked, you can add a little chicken broth or water to make it more saucy. Then, drizzle with the sesame oil before serving. Slivered red peppers add a nice touch, or any veges you like.
I enjoyed this recipe, but I think it needed more ginger. I ommited the salt because soy sauce has enough salt as it is. I made this and put it with bok choy and snow peas as a stir fry and it came out pretty good. I cut it by at least half. Otherwise, not bad.
The flavor of this recipe was good. I did add snow peas, carrots and crushed red pepper. I also changed the recipe for 12 servings as I had 1 1/2 lb of pork already. Following the instructions for 12 servings made it overall way too oily! When I make this in the future I'll cut down on the oil for the larger serving size.
My husband absolutely loves this! Oh yeah, and I like it alot too. :-) I only make one substitution: I use Chinese rice wine vinegar in place of the Chinese rive wine.
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Calories: 322
Calories from Fat: 268
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Now the The Patch is defunct, I don't think we have a local news source that publishes the police blotter for our precinct (the 77th).
I imagine our crime rates to be pretty similar to nearby Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, which does have such a source: http://www.thenabe.me/blog/2014/04/18/crime-report-smartphone-thefts-thefts-cars-homes/
Thanks, good to know.
I believe the Blotters come from 1 Police Plaza, and one has to prove they are a recognized news source to get them.
I find them informative only to the degree that "with some variation" these are the types of crimes that people are most likely to be the victim of.
Could it have been that she was standing next to the bike when she was talking to her friend and perhaps the bag fell off the bike? I don't know.
The Nabe has some good ones.How about this one?
"A 32-year-old woman told police on April 9 that a bag had been stolen from her bike while she was talking to a friend eight days before. She said her bike was parked next to her on Fulton Street at Clermont Avenue with two bags tied to the back of the bike. After a half hour, she rode off and found that one of her bags, which contained two Go Pro cameras, a Go Pro LCD screen and an iPad, was missing. She searched the area but could not find her bag."
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Recipe by AUNT MAMIE
"No green pepper in this recipe, so it's a hit with kids. We added this to the menu at a children's camp, and it has been a favorite for several years. The mixture is thick, so they are 'neat' rather than sloppy. This freezes and reheats well."
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2 pounds
lean ground beef
1/2 cup
chopped onion
1 cup
chopped celery
1 (10.75 ounce) can
condensed tomato soup
1/4 cup
1 tablespoon
white vinegar
1/4 cup
packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons
Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon
garlic powder
hamburger buns
OKAY.. Let's start with the people that said this was bland! If you are looking up recipes on this site, you must have SOME cooking abilities. Follow this....
I, like others suggested...added a little bbq sce..already open in the fridge.. like 1 Tbs. I threw in fresh garlic w/ the celery and onion. (buy one of those big jugs of garlic at the store) That brings me to the people that left out the celery and onion for the kids. Everyone has a little handy chopper in thier pantry, right? Add the onion, celery and whole garlic to the chopper and grind up really small. Then throw it in the dishwasher... Brown that with the meat, set aside after draining. (I also used 1/2 turkey) Then put the tomato soup (with no "E" on the end spelling it,, sorry it makes me crazy :) with the splash of W.sce, vinegar, ketchup & bbq in the pan and sautee. I did not add any b.sugar since I read the reviews first. I did however add ONE drop of liquid smoke. Cook a few minutes then add the meat/onion/celery/garlic mixture back to the sauce. Cover and simmer 15 mins or so... I guarantee it wont be bland! The whole thing took 25 minutes, maybe. Thanks for the post! Great way to use canned tomato soup in my pantry ($.25) It was delicious, and the kids loved it WITH the onion and celery, no body even noticed!
As is, these sloppy joes were WAYYY too sweet for my family's taste, and that was cutting back some on the brown sugar. I also used a can of tomato sauce instead of tomato soup, again to cut back on sugar. I ended up adding much more vinegar, some smoked paprika and mustard in an attempt to cut the sweetness. Turned out ok, but they weren't this recipe in the end. Sorry, but I won't be making this one again.
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5++ stars, so long can mix. I changed just a few things, for 1 lb meat, 1/2 onion, 1/4 cup celery, 2 cloves garlic chopped, cooked all together, drain. Add can tomato soup, 2T ketchup, 2t white vinegar, 1T & 1t brown sugar, 1t worch sauce, 1/4 t salt, 1T + 1t BBQ sauce, 1/2 splash liquid smoke , mix all together, simmer with lid on for 15 minutes. My family love it.
We recently decided to get rid of everything in our pantry that's processed or has chemicals, and that included our old standby, sloppy joe mix. It's one of my 4-year old's faves, so I tried this recipe and it was really good! I modified it a bit by skipping the onion & celery (the kid won't eat chunky stuff) and substituted onion powder. I also used tomato puree b/c that's what I had on hand and it was just fine. Along with being incredibly easy, it's a great base recipe and easy to modify depending on your tastes. As my kid said, "Yum-o!"
No doubt, hands down, THE BEST sloppy joes on the planet. I didn't deviate from the recipe at all. Can't wait to make them again!
I made this once as written. The celery was a little overpowering. I made it again, but used 1/2 c chopped onion, 1/2 c FINELY chopped green pepper, & 1/2 c FINELY chopped celery. I saved a step by cooking these with my ground beef. My kids enjoy these and don't realize they're getting their veggies! Also, these are even better heated up the next day after the flavors have blended.
My picky bunch rarely can agree on a meal, but this was one that pleased my junk food junkie 17 year old, and my not so picky hubby. My 9 year old was not so thrilled with it.
I changed things up just a bit. I omitted the celery, used canned tomato sauce instead of soup and substituted real garlic for garlic powder. I used onion powder and instead of salt I used a few shakes of Lawry's seasoned salt to get the celery taste without the chunks. I also cut down on the brown sugar since the first few times it came out a little too sweet. I left out the vinegar and put in a healthy few dashes of A-1 steak sauce. I reduced the ketchup to a few tablespoons and put in a few shakes of hot sauce.
Other than that, I toasted the buns and put out shredded cheddar for those who wanted it. I put a few extra dashes of hot pepper sauce in my older son's sandwich since he likes hot and spicy.
It's a keeper recipe for me when I need a one dish meal.
My husband loved this recipe. We used ground turkey instead of beef. It was a delicious, healthier alternative.
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Servings Per Recipe: 8
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Calories: 407
Calories from Fat: 150
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Montgomery County Police have released surveillance photos of two men who they believe robbed a fast food employee while she attempted to make a commercial deposit at the PNC Bank on Middlebrook Road in Germantown.
A Roy Rogers employee drove from the restaurant on Wisteria Drive to the bank to make a deposit for the business on Sept. 16. While walking toward the bank entrance around 9:53 a.m., one man grabbed her, pulled her to the ground and took the deposit bag, according to a police news release issued on Thursday.. The man was wearing a white baseball cap, gray sweatshirt and black shorts, according the news release issued.
That man then got into the passenger seat of a vehicle that was waiting in an adjoining parking lot, and left the scene, police said.
A second man, who was the driver, was wearing a gray and black sweatshirt with the number "38" and the words "Los Angeles" on the front, and the letters "LA" on the back, according to police.
From surveillance footage, police determined that both men were inside the Roy Rogers and bought food before the robbery. They have not said how much money was stolen.
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The fog was really thick this morning as I drove to Mazda and Ford headquarters in Irvine. I wondered if anyone else was going to show up. There is a weekly Saturday morning impromptu car show held from 7am to 9am. Car owners and enthusiasts from all makes and models coverage to show off what they got and for the chance to talk cars.« Back to Cars and Coffee - Dec 31, 2011