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Kosher Appetizers
|Fried Pickles
A KosherEye Signature Recipe A Northwest Florida specialty!
1 cup all-purpose flour
In a colander, drain and rinse a 46-ounce jar of dill pickles with water, but reserve 1/8 cup of pickle juice.
Refrigerate well-drained pickles covered only with paper towels or clean dish cloth. Pickles should be used when dry and well chilled.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch and baking powder. Make a well in the center. All at once, add the water, egg yolk, and pickle juice. Whisk the mixture to make a smooth batter. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
In a deep fryer or large deep saucepan, heat at least 2inches of oil to 375 degrees F.
In batches, use tongs to dip dry, chilled pickle slices in the batter, evenly coating them. Without crowding, place batter coated slices in hot oil. Fry until golden and crisp, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels; serve immediately or as soon as possible. If you need to reheat, place in 375-degree oven, uncovered just until hot.
Yield: Serves 6-8
These are fabulous especially when served immediately. But still irresistible and almost as fabulous, when reheated. They are usually served as an appetizer, followed by blackened fish, coleslaw and key lime pie for dessert.
Recipes: Appetizer, Pickles, Kosher, Parve


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For ages 4-9 years.
It's Fun to Draw Sea Creatures
It's Fun to Draw Sea Creatures
by Mark Bergin
This easy-to-follow book will teach budding artists and lovers of all things aquatic how to draw some of the most beautiful animals of the ocean.
Step-by-step instructions and illustrations provide simple and fun directions for creating fourteen fabulous sea creatures
Learn how to draw:
Brightly colored coral reef fish, regal-looking sea horses, playful seals, ferocious sharks, and ten more!
Tips for using crayons and watercolors, pastels and markers, this is a great and easy way for kids to try using different techniques to create beautiful art.
32 pages

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text: Matt was born and raised in Hawaii. He began formal dance training at age 20 under the guidance of Paul Maley, who inspired him to get a BFA in Contemporary Dance at the North Carolina School of the Arts. In his free time, Matt loves to surf, spear dive, dance Hula and play the ukulele. A special thanks to his Ohana for their love and support.


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|Time for a time management plan.
For today's task, create a time management plan.
You may be wondering why I didn't start out the challenge with a time management plan, and here's the reason: I don't think some people would've had any idea how long it takes them to write a blog post, share a link on Twitter and Facebook, respond to social media messages, etc. Now, many of you probably have a basic idea--even if you're still getting the hang of your new-fangled social media tools.
Soooo... the next step is to create a time management plan that enables you to be "active" socially and connect with other writers and potential readers while also spending a majority of your time writing.
As with any plan, you can make this as simple or complicated as you wish. For instance, my plan is to do 15 minutes or less of social media after completing each decent-sized task on my daily task list. I use social media time as a sort of break, which I consider more productive than watching TV or playing Angry Birds.
I put my writing first and carve out time in the mornings and evenings to work on poetry and fiction. Plus, I consider my blogging efforts part of my writing too. So there you go.
My plan is simple and flexible, but if you want to get hard core, break down your time into 15-minute increments. Then, test out your time management plan to see if it works for you. If not, then make minor changes to the plan until it has you feeling somewhat comfortable with the ratio of time you spend writing and time you spend building your platform.
Remember: A platform is a life-long investment in your career. It's not a sprint, so you have to pace yourself. Also, it's not something that happens overnight, so you can't wait until you need a platform to start building one. Begin today and build over time--so that it's there when you need it.
But for today, just start figuring out how to manage your time, especially beginning on May 1.
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Home theater receiver setup guide
Tips on how to hook it up and tweak it like a pro
Dave Bar has worked for Crutchfield since 1981. After a brief 23 year stint in the sales department, he now writes about home audio gear and camera equipment for Crutchfield's catalog and website. Dave has been hooked on electronics ever since putting together a 5-tube AM radio in his high school shop class, and still enjoys tinkering with stereos in his spare time. His interests include gardening, cooking, fishing, photography, and music.
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Choosing the right connections and using the proper settings will help you get all the audio and video performance you paid for.
Here are a few tips that will help make your receiver setup go more smoothly:
- Have all of the materials you'll be using (cables, tools, owner's manuals for all of your gear, etc.) assembled together before you begin.
- Keep a flashlight handy so you can clearly see all of the markings on your receiver's input and output jacks.
- Labeling your audio/video and speaker cables at both ends also helps to keep things more organized when your installation is underway. Crutchfield offers some handy pre-printed labels for this very purpose.
Getting your receiver setup properly can have a huge impact on the performance of your system.
There are two basic kinds of cables you'll need to connect your system: audio/video patch cords designed to handle the low-level analog or digital music and picture signals, and speaker wire to carry the amplified sound from the receiver to your speakers. The first step is to identify the types of connections your receiver and the other components in your system offer, then determine which connections and cables to use to get the best possible performance.
Keep in mind, there's usually more than one way to connect A/V gear to your receiver. If you're connecting a great many components, you may not be able to use the most recommended connection for all of them. We'll provide suggestions to help you choose a different connection type if you run into this situation.
So let's get started!
Speaker connections
Before you connect your speakers, you'll need to determine where you'd like to place them. This will help you find good routes for your speaker wire, and ensure that you've got enough wire to connect all your speakers. Keep in mind, where you position your speakers will impact sound quality a great deal. See our speaker placement video and Julie's home theater speaker placement article for more info on this important subject.
|Take a little extra time to set up your speakers properly, and your ears will thank you.
Choosing speaker wire
The type of speaker wire you use can also make a difference. The right thickness, or gauge, of wire and the type of connectors attached to the ends will help ensure optimum sound quality and easier connections. If you have to use long runs of wire, choosing a heavier gauge will allow more power to reach your speakers for better sound. You may also want to consider using speaker wire terminated with banana plugs or pin connectors for simpler hookups. See our article on speaker wire and connections for more info.
Bi-amping your speakers
Jumpers connect the two sets of binding posts for regular use (left). For biamping, remove the jumpers (right).
If you've got a seven-channel receiver but you're only using five speakers and a powered subwoofer, you might be able to put those extra two channels to work. Most newer seven-channel receivers let you redirect their rear surround amp channels to send the power to a pair of bi-amp compatible front speakers (these are speakers that have two sets of binding post inputs instead of the usual single pair). You'll enjoy more dynamic, higher quality sound from your bi-amped front speakers — a great feature for anyone who listens to a lot of stereo music.
Connecting your audio components
You've got four main options when making audio connections — HDMI (which carries both audio and video), optical digital, coaxial digital, and analog stereo RCA.
Now, you won't necessarily find all these connection types on every component you own, or on the back of your receiver. (For example, many stereo receivers only offer stereo RCA inputs, since they can't reproduce the surround sound that digital audio connections are often used to deliver.) But in cases where you do have options, choose the highest quality connections you can. Whenever possible, we recommend using a digital connection.
HDMI should be your top choice. It can carry both high-def video and digital multichannel audio — so you get both picture and sound through a convenient single-cable connection.
Components that may offer HDMI connections include:
- HD cable and satellite TV receivers
- Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD players
- some gaming systems
When to use optical or coaxial digital audio
- DVD players
- cable and satellite TV receivers
- some HD Radio tuners
- some satellite radio tuners
- gaming systems (usually via a proprietary adapter cable)
Components that may offer only stereo RCA audio include: Stereo RCA connections can be found on just about every audio component. With older gear, this may be your only audio connection option. However, as discussed above, we recommend making a digital audio connection if you can.
- cassette decks
- some CD players
- some HD Radio tuners
- older gaming systems (usually via a proprietary adapter cable)
Connecting a turntable
If your receiver has a phono input, connecting your turntable is simple. (If you don't have a phono input, you'll need a separate phono preamp, or a turntable with a built-in phono preamp.) Just connect your turntable to your receiver's phono stereo RCA inputs on your receiver, as well as the adjacent ground wire terminal to help prevent potential hum.
Connecting iPods® and smart phones
A lot of receivers these days include jacks that allow you to hook up a portable device. Some simply offer a front-panel mini-jack for connecting to your portable device's headphone output. Other models include a USB port to connect a flash drive or a portable device via a USB cable. Some receivers also feature a proprietary connection for a brand-specific iPod dock. These docks let you integrate an iPod into your home system to enjoy its music, and maybe even video through your best speakers and TV. Of course, you can also connect your MP3 player or iPod to just about any receiver using either a mini-to-stereo RCA cable, or regular stereo RCA cable (depending on the outputs on the player or dock).
Getting the best sound from your TV's tuner
If you'll be receiving over-the-air TV broadcasts, you'll likely want some way to hear the audio from those broadcasts through your receiver and speakers, rather than just through your TV's speakers. This is especially important with high-def broadcasts, which generally include surround sound. Most HDTVs include an optical digital output that can pass those surround signals to your receiver. You can also use a stereo analog connection, although you won't get surround sound. New receivers with the latest version of HDMI (1.4a) include support for an ARC (Audio Return Channel). When you use an HDMI cable connection to your compatible television, it will send the audio channel back through your receiver to provide digital-quality surround sound, if it's present in the signal.
Ethernet: your key to the world beyond
Many receivers provide you with an Ethernet connection. Some receivers offer Internet radio via this port and may also have DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certification. A DLNA-certified receiver connected to your home network can access content (such as digital photos, videos and music files) from other DLNA-certified products (including many computers) that are also connected to your network.
Getting the picture
In addition to handling all your audio signals, many receivers these days are designed to process and route your video signals. This can be especially helpful if, for example, your TV doesn't have enough of a certain kind of video input to accommodate all your gear. And as you'll see in our descriptions below, it may also help reduce the total number of cables you have to run to your TV, depending on your receiver's capabilities.
Basic video switching
Virtually all home theater receivers, as well as some stereo models, offer some form of basic video switching. These models allow you to switch easily between sources, but in some cases, they can only pass along a video signal to your TV via the same type of connection that it came in on. For example, if you connected two components via component video, one via HDMI, and one by composite video, you'd need to run another one of each of those types of cables between your receiver and TV.
Video conversion — more convenient switching
Some home theater receivers offer "video conversion" — the ability to accept a variety of incoming video connections from the components in your system and pass them all to your TV through a different type of video connection. For example, if your Wii™ is hooked up to your receiver via S-video, but your receiver has a higher-quality output like HDMI, and offers HDMI video conversion, you'll be able to send that video signal (plus all your other video sources) to your TV via a single HDMI connection. Now, you'll still be seeing the lower-quality S-video picture, but it means you won't have to switch inputs on your TV every time you want to watch a different source — the main benefit here is convenience.
Video upconversion — get the best signal possible
Along with video conversion, some receivers offer video upconversion, or "scaling." These receivers can upgrade any video source to a superior high-resolution video signal that more closely matches the capabilities of your HDTV. Your DVDs and older video sources will look cleaner and more detailed. However, there are limits — don't expect your VHS tapes to look high-def.
(It's worth noting that some manufacturers may use the term "video upconversion" to describe video conversion. But unless your receiver's manual includes instructions on setting the resolution you'd like to upconvert your signals to, it's not video upconversion.)
What we recommend
As you can see in the descriptions above, you get the biggest advantage when your receiver offers video conversion or upconversion. Both offer a streamlined, one-cable connection to your TV, plus upconversion gives you the added benefit of improved video performance. In fact, we generally don't recommend routing video signals through a receiver with basic video switching. For more info, watch our short video on conversion and upconversion.
Connecting video components
Below, we've made suggestions and offered illustrations to help you get the best video performance. You can see that whenever possible, we recommend a high-definition-capable connection.
When to use HDMI
HDMI should generally be your top video connection choice. It can carry detailed high-definition signals, including 1080p — the highest resolution currently available. It's also the only A/V cable that can carry 3D video signals. Plus, it can carry high-resolution, multichannel audio signals like Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD™ Master Audio.
Components that may offer HDMI connections include:
- HD cable and satellite TV receivers
- Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD players
- some gaming systems, such as Xbox 360™ and PS3
When to use component video
Like HDMI, component video can carry a high-definition signal. In most cases, you won't be able to get top-quality 1080p video signals via component video, but you'll still enjoy a great-looking, high-resolution picture. That makes component video an excellent alternative to HDMI. Keep in mind that, unlike HDMI, component video can't carry audio signals, so you'll need to make a separate audio connection.
Components that may offer component video include:
- some cable and satellite TV receivers
- DVD players
- some gaming systems (usually via a proprietary adapter cable)
On older gear, S-video and composite video connections might be your only options. Most new receivers don't offer S-video connections, leaving composite video as the only way to go.
Components that may only offer S-video or composite video connections include:
- older DVD players
- older cable and satellite TV receivers
- older gaming systems (usually via a proprietary adapter cable)
- many iPod docks
- VCRs
Connecting your cable TV or satellite service
If you have a cable or satellite receiver, you'll usually make a connection between the wall jack and the tuner box via a single coaxial RF cable. However, when you connect that box to your receiver (or TV), that's your chance to get the best possible picture. We recommend using the best video connection your cable or satellite box will permit, starting with HDMI or component video for an HD-capable box.
3D TV and home theater receivers
If you want to watch 3D TV at home, there are a few must-have pieces. You'll need a TV capable of displaying 3D video, and special 3D glasses for everyone watching. You'll also need a 3D video source, like a 3D Blu-ray player and 3D Blu-ray movie, as well as an HDMI cable to connect it to your system.
So where does a home theater receiver fit in? Well, if you plan on switching your 3D video sources through your receiver, you'll need one capable of passing those 3D video signals on to your TV.
Now, if you don't have a 3D-capable receiver, you could run 3D video signals directly to your TV via HDMI, and run an optical or coaxial digital audio cable to your receiver for surround sound. That's a less-than-ideal solution though.
Having a 3D-capable receiver in your 3D TV system gives you a couple of key benefits. First, you'll still be able to enjoy the convenience of running a single HDMI cable to your TV (as opposed to one from your receiver and one from your Blu-ray player). Second, you'll still be able to get the ultra-high-resolution soundtracks available on Blu-ray discs, like Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD™. (Those formats generally require an HDMI connection, so optical or coaxial digital won't cut it.)
Receiver settings — dialing it in for top performance
Once you've gotten everything connected, you'll need to go into the receiver's menus to get everything up and running. If you haven't already read it, now is the time to dig into the owner's manual. We've defined some of the most common settings you'll encounter below, so you'll know what to expect. You'll find detailed instructions for these types of settings in your receiver's owners manual.
Assigning inputs
If you look at the back panel of a receiver, you'll notice that a lot of inputs are grouped under labels, like "DVD." Connecting your DVD player to the grouped inputs means that the DVD video and sound will play together.
But what about inputs that aren't grouped under a common label? Component video, HDMI, and digital audio inputs often fall in this camp. So if you wanted to connect your DVD player to a component video input and an optical digital audio input, you'd have to tell your receiver that the video and audio signals from those two inputs should be played at the same time. That means you'll have to "assign" those inputs, labeling them as the same source.
Speaker setup
For the best performance from your speakers, especially when it comes to surround sound, you'll need to give your receiver some information about the type of speakers you have and how far away they are from your listening position.
Most home theater receivers offer automatic speaker calibration — all you've got to do is plug in the included microphone, position it in your favorite listening seat(s), and start the auto calibration. The receiver uses the sonic information collected by the microphone to adjust the level, delay, and other settings for each individual speaker. (You can also enter this kind of information manually if your receiver doesn't have auto-calibration.) Check out our video on auto-calibration for more info.
Video conversion and resolution
If you're taking advantage of your receiver's video conversion or upconversion, you'll need to tell it which sources it should convert, and which output it should use to send those signals to your TV. For upconversion, you'll also need to tell the receiver what resolution you'd like your video upconverted to.
A quick word about surround settings
When you pop in a DVD, play a video game, or put any audio signal through your receiver, the receiver's front panel will light up with some terms that might not be familiar. Generally, these terms will tell you what kind of sound processing your receiver is using. For full details on common audio formats and terms, check out our surround sound article.
Also, a quick troubleshooting tip: If you find that your receiver isn't playing a surround sound source in surround sound (or not playing it in the format you expected), there are two easy possible fixes. First, check your source component's audio settings to make sure it's outputting a surround signal. Second, try cycling through your receiver's surround settings (often a knob on the front panel) to see if you can select your preferred processing.


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DUNLOP March Cookbooks of Month: Appetizers
Post all appetizer recipes from BOTH books here.
So, we tried a meal of Traditional Dan Dan Noodles (LOP, page 87), Dry-Fried Green Beans I (LOP, pg 289), and Cold Chicken with Fragrant Rice Wine (LOP, page 183), the former two because they are some of my favorite dishes from a Sichuan restaurant in town and the latter because we had some leftover cooked chicken to use up.
I have to say, my take-away lesson is all about making sure you read the recipe carefully and understand the ingredients, even when you think you already have. (I know, duh, right?) With the Cold Chicken with Fragrant Wine, I didn't realize until too late that the "fragrant wine" was not the "Shaoxing Rice Wine" Dunlop refers to in other recipes in the book, but, instead a wine you have to ferment yourself from long grain glutinous rice and a "wine yeast ball", which takes a couple of days (she refers you to page 60.) She does say that the Shaoxing Rice Wine is an acceptable substitute because it has similar culinary functions, but notes that it has a different taste, so I used it anyway.
I still think this is a super easy recipe, and a great way to use up leftovers, but we didn't love it. It almost tasted like perfume. I think I might like to try it with the wine you ferment yourself, which is and see if I like that better.
Sorry, the photo feature doesn't seem to be working. I'll discuss the dan dan noodles and the green beans in the noodles http://www.chowhound.com/topics/49466... and vegetables http://www.chowhound.com/topics/49466... threads.
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I've got enough to do in a small NYC apt. without starting to ferment my own rice wine! But, you made it your own dish. I am jealous!
re: scoopG
Thank you! I learned a lot!
re: The Dairy Queen
Posting a photo--I guess the other one was too large. This one's a little dark.
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TDQ: Speaking of pre-preparing your own ingredients (Fragrant Rice Wine, salted chilis, etc.) does anybody remember (or has anybody cooked from) the China Moon Cookbook by Barbara Tropp (now unfortunately deceased)?
When I first started to making something from that book, I skimmed the recipe a little too fast and didn't notice all one had to do before beginning to prepare ANY of the recipes.
She had flavored oils and spice mixes and so on. I made a friend years later because he said something about the book and I said "Yes, but did you prepare all the sauces and oils and spice mixes?" He cracked up and we ended up talking for about an hour about our trials.
re: oakjoan
I remember China Moon Cafe in San Francisco, late 80's, I loved that place. But, no way would I have ever tried making all of those oils and spice mixes and so on at that time of my life, in my itty bitty studio apartment with my $20 cookware set. I wonder how that cookbook would compare to Dunlop's if we looked at it now? Or would it seem really dated?
re: The Dairy Queen
It doesn't seem dated recipe-wise. The font and general design scream
late-80's/early 90's. Barbara Tropp was definitely in her own world vis a vis recipe micromanagement, but the recipes themselves read fairly authentic.
I much prefer Dunlop's books however, wherein she guides the reader through Asian markets the better to purchase sauces, etc rather than expecting the home cook to make them from scratch. A great companion to Dunlop as far as markets go is Bruce Cost's Asian Ingredients. I've treated each of Dunlop's prefaces as refreshers to Cost's primer.
re: aelph
Again and again, folks complain about the impracticality of the China Moon book, but I've used it for a dozen years and have a couple of take-aways:
1) I've made many very tasty recipes without having all the special oils. The depth of flavor wasn't what you get when you do the whole thing by the book, but the recipes are good enough that you can substitute commercial chili oil, for example, for CM's "Orange Chili Oil" and so forth.
2) Most of the oils, vinegars, and spice mixes are NOT difficult to make. An hour or two here and there over a couple of weeks (I used to get off work in the afternoon, and spend an hour a day, for maybe a week or so making one or two recipes) and you've got a pretty well-stocked pantry.
3) The oils and vinegars are great in other non-CM recipes--I like them to spice up my ramen, store-bought potstickers, plain rice, etc.
re: oakjoan
Ten (fifteen?) years ago I made 3 or 4 of the oils and even tried making my own pickled ginger. I was a graduate student with little money and looking for an excuse to get out of the lab. What I made from that book was delicious - but I didn't cook from it often enough to use very much of the oils. My pickled ginger, by the way, was pretty inedible. Couldn't cut it thin enough - ugh - I shudder to think about it now. I recently pulled the book from my shelf and shook my head at the thought of taking 2 days to make those recipes - oh, to have that kind of time again!
re: jvozoff
I have made the pickled ginger and find it superior to any commercial version I've tried. The trick is having a mandoline to slice it very thinly.
Smacked Cucumbers (Hunan, p. 63)
Well, my cucumbers weren't very "smacked" - I think I'm going to buy a cleaver (as well as a wok), but this was a pretty quick and easy dish. I made version one, and used a little less (purchased) salted chiles (I think that is what they were) and just a v. little bit of chile oil, figuring if we wanted it more spicy, we could add more. Refreshing, and not too spicy.
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re: MMRuth
Looks beautiful, MMRuth--thank you for reporting on this one. From June-August we get about 6-8 cucumbers a week from our CSA and are always looking for new recipes for cucumbers. This one looks like it could be a winner with a few tweaks!
I don't have a cleaver or a wok, either. Maybe I, too, should think about that. They aren't that expensive, it's just making room for them in a small kitchen that worries me!
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Yes - the making room issue was my concern, but since I now have three bags full of new ingredients that don't have a home, what's a wok!
re: MMRuth
HA! I know what you mean. We now have a "Dunlop" box of ingredients we cart up and down the stairs (between our spare fridge) and the kitchen. I think, when it turns April, I might have to sit down and cull through the box and figure out which things absolutely need refrigeration and which ones can just be stored on a shelf in our very cool basement. For now, I like having them all together, but it is creating a definite space issue in our fridge.
re: MMRuth
MMRuth, I found that in smacking my cukes - some of them scattered all over the counter! Think I'll just cut them the next time as that would seem to work just as well.
re: scoopG
Maybe that's why I didn't smack hard enough with my knife!
re: MMRuth
Smacked Cucumbers (RCC, pg. 62)
Another really great cucumber recipe. I don't know if I like this better than the LOP version. There different recipes and it's not fair to compare them.
These cucumbers have to be smacked with a cleaver – HARD until the cukes split open. Then you chop. C happened to walk in as I made my initial smack and the look of horror on his face was just priceless. He exclaimed, are those the cucumbers that we grew with love? As if they were kids or kittens. I just started laughing and smacked some more.
Anyway, another easy and fast recipe. I chose this version because of the simplicity and I was cooking three other dishes. The smacked cucumbers are salted for about half an hour and then drained. Add salted chiles, garlic, rice wine vinegar, sugar and salt. Lastly add sesame and chile oil. I just realized I forgot to add the chile oil but it didn't detract from the dish at all.
These were very pickley and held up well the next day as leftovers as well. A really nice tang and crunch to the cukes themselves.
Next time, I'm trying version 2 which is similar to above but you add hot oil to it.
re: beetlebug
Smacked Cucumbers, version 2 (RCC, pg. 62)
I found these bland. After you salt and drain the cukes, you add garlic and vinegar to them. Sprinkle dried crumbled chili pepper and then add hot peanut oil. Enh. I thought it was a waste of my delicious home grown cukes.
Version 1 is better, but really the best are the cucumbers with Sichuan pepper from LOP.
re: beetlebug
Smacked Cucumbers, Version 2 Pg. 62, RCC
Not only did I make Dunlop's version but included my own additions so certain vegetables would be used up before shopping day. I followed the recipe faithfully but chopped a couple of organic vine tomatoes and marinated a chopped red onion in the rice vinegar before continuing with the recipe.
We liked the finished salad and thought the hot oil at the end brought a nuance that room temperature doesn't. The key here is to let the cucumbers (salad) sit a while so the flavors blend before adding the hot oil. Anyway, it was a good side for the ginger chicken on page 131.
Roasted Peppers with Preserved Duck Eggs (Hunan, p. 60)
This was our favorite of the three dishes last night. Since there were just two of us, I roasted two peppers, cut down the ingredients in the dressing accordingly, and used two duck eggs. I'd never tried these eggs before and was a bit leery of them but they were wonderful - the whites are like aspic! And the combination with the peppers was perfect. BTW - the eggs smelled like ammonia when I unwrapped them, but there was no lingering taste of it in the eggs. My nicely arranged plate was disarrayed when I set it down to take the picture - hungry husband, no time to fix!
PS - Turns out I did have some leftover light soy sauce in the bowl, and I'm glad I did, as the dark one is thicker and, well, darker - I think if one needs to substitute dark for light, I'd dilute it a bit. We also discovered that Norfolk Terriers like preserved duck eggs!
re: MMRuth
FYI, the preserved duck eggs are delicious with a fresh block of soft/silken tofu. I slice a couple of eggs with one block that's been sliced into cubes. Add, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and sometimes fish flakes and/or dried fried scallions/shallots/onions. This is a dish served cold and as a side and goes really well with rice porridge. If the tofu is really cold, I may warm it up in some simmering water.
I've seen and ordered this dish in a number of northern chinese restaurants and I love it's a staple for my northern dim sum. It's interesting, because every restaurant has a different version and sometimes it changes depending on who is in the kitchen.
Of course, I've heard howls of protest from other hounds, but that just means more for me.
re: beetlebug
Thanks - I have four more eggs!
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Tofu with preserved duck eggs.
An inartfully presented picture of the dish. I forgot that I was going to eat this as well and hastily cut up half a block of tofu, sliced up the egg and drizzled some soy paste with it. Very basic and tasty.
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That looks wonderful MM. No wonder your DH was in a hurry to eat!
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Wow! That looks glorious! I've had my eye on that recipe...and am inspired to make it. beetlebug's recipe sounds tasty, too.
Spring Rolls with Three Silken Threads, p. 50, RCC
I'd bought spring roll wrappers, as well as the bamboo shoots and chinese chives in the am, and wanted to give these a try in a my newly seasoned wok. Making the filling was pretty quick after I got everything slivered, and putting the spring rolls together was easier than I thought - though I must not have sealed some of them well enough as some of the corners "popped up". As Dunlop suggests, I did the first fry during the afternoon, and then reheated the oil for the second fry at dinner time. My husband ate three of them! One thing that wasn't good - though, surprisingly, it didn't taste bad, was that there was some undercooked dough inside, as you can see from the photos. Also, the dough is like wonton wrapper dough, and that of what I think of as "egg rolls" rather than spring rolls. I think I prefer the Vietnamese rice wrappers. I also have some bean curd sheets that I bought, and wonder if they would work. The dough did look and taste a bit heavier to me than the dough looks in the photos.
I made a dipping sauce from another book that I have, using light soy sauce, minced garlic and ginger, hot chili oil, a little rice wine vinegar, salt and sugar. The first photo is post first fry. Oh - and I cut the recipe in half, but used a bit more than half the bacon, and was glad I did, because I think I'd have run out of filling otherwise.
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They certainly look good!
I used to make spring rolls quite a bit, but not in a long time. I was hoping Dunlop would have a spring roll recipe that appealed to me as least as much as the recipe I used to make, but they didn't so I figured I'd pass. Anyway, the cookbook I used to use ("Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan Cookbook," by the way) has this to say about spring roll wrappers: ". . . although genuine spring roll skins, sometimes called "Shanghai spring roll skins," are produced commercially in America, they are not always available even in Chinese markets. They usually come in plastic bags containing about 30 skins. Since they are so hard to find, we usually buy several bags at a time; they freeze well."
I used to be able to find these skins at Kam Man, but haven't looked for them recently. They are indeed much thinner than the wrappers and, if you can find them, sound like what you're looking for.
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You could also use more filling so there would be "less" wrapper, at least in relation to the filling.
Also, what's the difference between spring rolls and egg rolls? I've always thought they were the same. The Vietnamese (and also Chinese, as demonstrated at our last Chowhound Picnic last October by a wonderful cook who goes by the nom de Chow of "Yimster") raw ones are also delicious.
I'm awaiting your do-over of the spring rolls, MMR
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oakjoan, spring rolls are lighter with a more flakier and crsipier skin when fried. Less meat/vegie filling as well. Egg rolls are heavier and larger, and can take more filling. Both, I'd venture to say are vaguely Chinese. I lived in Asia (China, Hongkong and Taiwan) for 10 years and rarely ever saw them!
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They were pretty big as it was ... but I'll give it another try!
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There are many types of spring rolls and egg rolls but they have one thing in common. They rolled up style of sheet pasta with a filling both meat and meatless.
The term egg roll may have come from a presentation of spring roll back in the forty and fifty of the spring roll being dipped egg batter then deep fried.
There is also a type of thin pasta sheet wrapping a filling then deep fried. This the most common presentation at this time.
Still one more presentation is a cooked pasta sheet that wraps a filling and served as is. Not deep fried at the normal presentation.
The rice noodle roll I made for the picnic is a rare presentation for one area of Southern China. There "fresh" rolls in Vietnam and Phillipines too.
I have had a super egg roll the size of a burrito which maybe a egg roll of the Mexico.
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YIMSTER! Long time no read!
Interesting info as usual about "wraps".
The rice noodle roll he describes was delicious and refreshing. He made it for the local SFBay Area Chowhound picnic last fall.
A wonderful appetizer from RCC is Spicy Corriander Salad (p. 59.) Instant hit around my home. The first time I made it, my salted chilies were not ready so I substituted a small bit of the Lan Chi brand Chili Paste.
Only 8 ingredients and easily assembled.
In subsequent efforts I've added a bit more sugar than what Dunlop calls for. I like the hot, sweet, sour taste it provides.
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So refreshing and unusual. Good use of coriander that is about to spoil.
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I'm such a fan of Sichuan food now, especially since once you buy the key ingredients, most keep well int the pantry and are inexpensive. I use to enjoy some favorite Sichuan restaurants in Boston, but since moving to Phoenix, haven't been to one as there aren't as many. Now I'm wonderinng home dishes will compare to the ones I've learned on Dunlop.
I agree - I love that coriander salad (report and pics linked below). Simple, but delicious.
Coriander Salad
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I made the Spicy Coriander Salad last night to go with Dry Fried Chicken. This salad is wonderful - spicy and refreshing at the same time. I used sriracha instead of the salted chiles (I'm out of them right now), and it worked wonderfully, although my husband thought it was a tad on the spicy side for his tastes. Not for mine. I loved it.
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Glad to hear this! It's become a staple around here. Still amazed at how extensive this COTM has been!
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I return to Dunlop at least once a month, and often more than that. The quality of the recipes is high, and usually the labor is pretty low. I rave about these books to anyone I know who loves to cook. Same with the Vietnamese books (especially Pham).


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The year is almost over now and I've gotten to know the staff in my building and they me. The science teachers are now aware of the districts Discovery Science subscription and a couple social studies teachers are trying out the new Techbook. Best of all, one of the science teachers is joining me at the New England Day of Discovery tomorrow! I'm sure she'll leave the event with a better understanding of what Discovery and the DEN have to offer and will help me increase the use of Discovery our building. Maybe we'll have a new DEN Star soon! Its been a challenge, teaching a new class in a new district and I've probably learned more than I taught. This year is not quite over – but I'm looking forward to next year already.


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Our project tests environmentally safe cleaners on plants. We read on eHow that parsley is a good plant to use. We bought Italian parsley, is that the same? Also, we have searched the Internet but can't find any references for the ratio of water to cleaner we should use. We want the experiment to last a couple of weeks. Our control plant will be given bottled water. What about watering the plant? There are 6 students with a control plant and test plant at each home. The plant instructions says the plant should be water only when the top soil is dry to the touch. If each plant is watered only when the soil is dry, instead of the same intervals, is it still a valid experiment?
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Now Available In On The Road Are A Set Of 12 Photos From This Summer In Milan Including Shots From The Soundcheck And 19 More From Two Days Later Up The East Coast Of Italy In Rimini.
I Am Sam starts today in Los Angeles and New York. The film's soundtrack featuring Ben Harper's "Strawberry Fields Forever" will be available beginning January 8. You can pre-order it at amazon.com.
The upcoming release of "Strawberry Fields Forever" boasts an ensemble of ten musicians that features Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals and includes members of the string sections from "Roses From My Friends" (The Will To Live) and "Power of the Gospel" (Fight For Your Mind). Check out the complete list of players and a scan of the cover art in the Discography. more»


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According to the 2010 Census, Vallejo's population is approximately 117,000. The city's residents are well educated, as an estimated 24% have college or graduate degrees, and another 36% have attended college and/or received two-year associate degrees. The community is ethnically and racially diverse — Hispanics comprise 20% of the local population; 30% are White; 22% are Black; 25% are Asian; and 3% are of mixed or other heritage. Median age in the City is 36.8 years.
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The Place I Left BehindMore Albums by The Deep Dark Woods
Track Listing
1. West Side Street
2. The Place I Left Behind
3. Mary's Gone
4. Virginia
5. Sugar Mama
6. The Banks of the Leopold Canal
7. Big City Lights
8. Back Alley BLues
9. I Just Can't Lose
10. Never Prove False
11. Dear John
12. The Ballad of Frank Dupree
13. Oh, What a Life
The Deep Dark Woods wake the ghosts of Appalachia with their prairie gothic pyre-side tales. On their new record, The Place I Left Behind, the band finds continuity in themes of temporal and geographic alienation, neglected inward trails, and the scars of abandoned intimacies.
A rainstorm over the desert of modern music, The Place I Left Behind offers murder ballads alongside scrappy rockers, lovesick hymnals and slow-dance waltzes. The album illuminates folk traditions without stripping the shadows of roots music history. The Place I Left Behind echoes with traces of time and space that are never fully abandoned or forgotten.
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BREEAM Awards Showcase the Most Outstanding Green Buildings in Europe
In order to receive a BREEAM Award, a project must meet rigorous green building standards and achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating or higher. As anyone who has been through a BREEAM assessment will certainly tell you, that is no easy feat.
First up is the Centrum Galerie, the largest shopping center in Dresden, Germany. It also has the distinction of being the first building in Germany and in continental Europe to be awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating.
Amongst its achievements are a comprehensive lighting and energy saving mode. More importantly, daylight is used as much as possible. The high-quality design of the building means that it can achieve a 40% improvement over Germany's 2004 green building requirements. In addition, the center has a substantial green roof and a comprehensive transport plan. This project shows that good building design and commercial priorities can clearly work hand in hand.
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March 5, 2011 at 6:09 am
It's brilliant so much architectural competition (and one hopes, tendering)is taking up the sustainability challenge now. It's also time to take expectations further (simply because we no CAN, and so we must).
Where frameworks such as BREEAM and LEED start to let us down, is that the check-box approach to sustainability can deliver a building which scores high and is still ugly and unpleasant to live in. They are also based in 20th Century thinking that says "if we do less bad, that makes us good."
We now need to go further by taking responsibility for our presence and our impact on the planet, and recognize that we have an opportunity for our activities to restorative: Don't just minimize our footprint, make it positive.
A system which has emerged in North America and is now being taken global is the Living Buildings Challenge. It's an impressive mandate, backed up by an equally impressive set of frameworks, guidelines and supports.
Starting with the premise, "What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?", this is the sort of thinking and action needed in the 21st Century. http://bit.ly/9sz2Ld
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I am currently starting work on a personal project that me and a friend are very passionate about. We want to work on it together, but we are on very different programming levels:
I'm in my last semester of my education have been through 2 internships and I'm currently working as a student, programming, while he just finished his first year of uni and just got the basics down. The question is How can we work on this together?
He is just making the switch from Java to C# at school, and the project will be an ASP.NET project in C#. I could wait a semester so he can get more into the language and learn more programming concepts, but I feel that it would be a waste of time, and I might loose momentum.
So the question is what is the best way to work with a person on a different programming level than you? Pair programming, making a part of the system as an example that he can follow in making another part? How would you do it?


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Lights, camera, action! If you watched NBC's Today Show this morning, you probably saw a segment featuring three newly famous ASPCA adoptable dogs: Wishbone, Nautica and Bam Bam.
These adorable pups made their TV debut for a segment with hosts Kathie Lee and Hoda, and taste-tested homemade dog meals from veterinarian and talk-show host Dr. Katy Nelson. They were joined by U.S. slopestyle ski competitors Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy, Nick Goepper—recent gold, silver and bronze medalists, respectively.
All three dogs are at our New York City Adoption Center waiting to find their forever homes. If you're in the New York City-area and are interested in adding a furry friend to your family, view our adoptable dog profiles here!
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The Australian Grand Prix Corporation congratulates Mark Webber on a sensational career and wishes him the best of luck for the next chapter, following his announcement to retire from Formula One at the end of the 2013 season.
Webber will finish a 12-year career at the pinnacle of world motorsport when he leaves Infiniti Red Bull Racing after this year's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix in November. In a career that has seen him drive for Minardi, Jaguar, Williams and Red Bull Racing, Webber has won nine Grands Prix, taken 11 pole positions and finished on the podium on 36 occasions.
The 36-year-old will spearhead the return of German car manufacturer Porsche to Le Mans in 2014, returning to sports cars after a two-year stint with Mercedes in 1998-99.
Webber's Formula One career started with a fairytale fifth-place finish at the 2002 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, driving for the backmarker Minardi team, owned by Australian businessman Paul Stoddart. Images of Webber and Stoddart celebrating on the podium in front of a packed house at Albert Park remain some of the most enduring in the sport's 18-year history in Melbourne.
Australian Grand Prix Corporation Chairman Ron Walker AC CBE said Webber's long contribution to the Australian Grand Prix and the sport of Formula One will always be remembered.
"Mark's debut here in 2002 is one of the highlights of hosting a Formula One World Championship event in Australia," Mr Walker said.
"From such an auspicious beginning, we've seen Mark grow as a driver and a person to become one of the very best in his field in a global sport, and all Australians have been thrilled by his efforts."
"Mark ranks alongside Alan Jones MBE and Sir Jack Brabham AO OBE as true legends of Formula One."
"His contribution to the popularity of the sport in his home country cannot be underestimated, and we wish him all the best in the next phase of his career."
With Webber's departure from the sport, attention will swiftly turn towards the Australian's replacement, with Infiniti Red Bull Racing issuing a statement on Thursday that the announcement of a teammate for three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will be made later in the season.
One of the drivers likely to be in the frame for the vacant seat with the reigning F1 constructors' champions, is Webber's compatriot Daniel Ricciardo. The 23-year-old West Australian is currently competing in his second full season for Red Bull's sister squad, Scuderia Toro Rosso.
CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, Andrew Westacott said local Formula One fans have every reason to be excited about the prospect of another Australian joining the pointy end of the grid.
"Daniel has shown that he has the skill and potential for a very big future in Formula One, and as Australians, it would be wonderful to think he could step into Mark's very big shoes at Red Bull," Mr Westacott said.
"While acknowledging Mark's achievements and feeling some sadness that his time in Formula One is coming to an end, we are excited to see what the 2014 season will bring."


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wawawiwi... i guess we've watched 6 different games from Reggie. He's really good and i looove seeing him touch the football as a RB! Don't know where you get he's mediocre at best.
Opinions are like *******s. This happens to be mine. It doesn't make any of you more informed or intelligent just because I made a typo. So. I will shove my opinion up my ass, and you all can do the same. Because at the heart of this entire website is a bunch of wannabe's that flame anything they don't agree with, and then try to degrade the person they disagree with. So laugh at my typo, ignore my opinion, your's is the only correct one, afterall. Personally, I don't really give a rat's ass what other people think, hence the horrible 9.5 posts per year. So flame away. I will cya in about 1.2 months.
Thread should be deleted. Waste of space
I think reggie is injured.. but the guy plays with heart every play... did you see that hurdle-rama by resh? big time clutch play. And once again reggie fortitude is in open space tho hes been running very good all year. Once he is 100%, im sure we'll have more screen plays 4 him later on the season, and multiple back looks with him lining up in the slot. We've scratched the surface so far with mr.bush...
Bench Reggie now way. We need a power back to compliment him and be able to handle hard runs up the middle. Imo We need to use reggie more at WR to get him space.


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CeeLo Green Gets in The Holiday Spirit With New Release
CeeLo promises to put a little soul into this coming Christmas season with a little help from Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera and The Muppets.
'The Voice' Recap: Blind Auditions Pt. 5
CeeLo goes for the classics. Adam Levine keeps it smarmy. Christina Aguilera's a Kelly Clarkson fan. Blake Shelton just can't get no satisfaction.
Usher And Shakira Join 'The Voice' For Season 4
Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green announce hiatuses from the show. Green promises to return in season 5, while Aguilera's future is to be seen.
'The Voice' Recap: Blind Auditions Pt. 4
Christina Aguilera still has her girls out. Blake Shelton has his Best Male Vocalist hardware. Adam Levine pulls up in a Porsche. CeeLo is still hoping to find America's Next Top Model. To the sob stories!
'The Voice' Recap: Blind Auditions Round 3
Christina Aguilera remains totally professional when a former boy band-er sings The Wanted. Blake gets The Judds 2.0. CeeLo tells a "Don't Cha" secret. And Adam Levine gets Leonard Cohen.
'The Voice' Recap: Blind Auditions Round 2
Someone picked up the first ever Spanish singer. Someone picked up a sure thing ringer. Someone picked up a kid with glasses. And someone got no one new because he's picky.
'The Voice' Season Premiere Recap: Blind Auditions Pt. 1
They each get 90 seconds to impress the judges with their song and the audience with their sob story.
CeeLo Green To Play Himself With New Sitcom
CeeLo Green is adding his voice to a comedy show. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the 'Voice' judge has signed a deal to star in a family sitcom based on his life.
CeeLo Goes Even Greener, Records a Song For the NFL
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Radical Acts of Equality: A Midwest Story
Wednesday, November 5 at 6:30 in Olin 102
Donna Red Wing serves as Executive Director of One Iowa, a team of organizers who support full equality for LGBT individuals living in Iowa through grassroots efforts and education. Formed in 2005, the organization has been an effective advocate for the community. In coalition with progressive and political allies, recent achievements include civil rights legislation to protect the LGBT community against employment and housing discrimination, safe schools legislation establishing anti-bullying policies in Iowa's schools, and defeating anti-marriage legislation.
Before coming to Iowa, she led Grassroots Leadership, a national organization working to put an end to abuses of justice and the public trust by organizing to abolish for-profit private immigration detention and prisons. Served as Chief of Staff at Interfaith Alliance, Walter Cronkite's organization in Washington DC. She was one of three members of the Obama's kitchen cabinet on LGBT concerns and was Howard Dean's outreach liaison to the LGBT communities. Red Wing has also held leadership positions at the Gill Foundation, Human Rights Campaign and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
While directing the Lesbian Community Project, Red Wing was featured in a Sundance Award-winning film about the 1992 struggle against the radical right and their Ballot Measure 9. Red Wing was the first recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Faith & Freedom. In contrast, during the Dean campaign she was named by the Christian Coalition as "the most dangerous woman in America."
Red Wing serves on the national board of the Velvet Foundation which is building the national LGBT museum in Washington, DC. In 2012 Red Wing was inducted into the LGBT Hall of Fame. Red Wing lives in Des Moines, Iowa with Sumitra, her wife of almost 6 months and her life-partner of more than twenty-six years and their dogs Dogtor Watson (a wire-haired dachshund) and Cinnamon (a golden, Chow Australian mix).


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Posted In Events by admin Monday, September 30, 2013
Moto Radventure From the Road
In conjunction with Wheelbase Magazine, the Sector 9 Downhill Division loaded up their motorcycles and hit the asphalt up the coast. With stops to skate and race along the way you can bet we will be back again next year.
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This brilliant poster features Dale right in the middle of that amazing ten-year run, at the plate in his classic batting stance, preparing to smack another Home Run into the left field seats. Exclusive to SportsPosterWarehouse.com, this is a beautiful tribute to Murphy and that era of Braves baseball that has been largely forgotten since the team changed uniforms and became a winner in the 1990s. Unspoiled by distracting graphics or borders, this one harkens back to the classic era of sports posters - a beautiful addition to the wall of any true fan! Printed from the original photographic negative, and complete with official MLB Properties serialized hologram, this is both a stunning piece for any fan, and a valuable collector's item for years to come.
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Like Coldplay? These Five Bands Are For You
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Like Coldplay? These Five Bands Are For You
In a little over a decade since releasing their debut album Parachutes, Coldplay has become one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. Whether it's their ability to create an emotional power ballad or summer anthem that still sounds fresh in the winter time, Coldplay approaches every type of record they make with an unyielding commitment to greatness. With over 65 million albums sold worldwide and seven Grammys to boot, it's clear that commitment has paid off. Their unique blend of post-Britpop and alternative rock has opened up doors for similar bands to follow in their footsteps. We highlight five of them here who have made the most of their own musical skills and original approach. If you enjoy Coldplay, you're definitely going to love these five bands.
1. Keane
Keane got their start a little bit after Coldplay did, and have made great strides over the years to solidify their status as a band that can balance commercial and critical appeal alike. Their 2004 debut album Hopes and Fears is considered a crown jewel in England, and they followed that up in 2006 with the masterful sounds of Under the Iron Sea. More recently, Keane released Strangeland in 2012, which highlights a more mature approach to their musical offerings. "Sovereign Light Café" is a fitting reflection of this maturity, blending a delicate melody and Tom Chaplin's warm vocals perfectly. The group already have plans to release The Best of Keane album in November of this year, but we suspect they have more incredible records to release just on the horizon. Watch Keane's music video "Sovereign Light Café," above.
2. Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men are a relatively new band based out of Iceland, but from their first two projects it's clear they're going places. Comprised of five members and lead by singer/guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, the group released their debut album My Head Is an Animal in 2011. The project provided a wholesome indie style from Of Monsters and Men, with notable tracks being "Dirty Paws" and the vibrant folk rock of "Little Talks." Where the group really transcends into necessary listening territory is "King and Lionheart," an anthem-like record that handles itself with stunning grace through Nanna's commanding vocals and an electrifying melody. Check out Of Monster and Men's music video for "King and Lionheart," above.
3. The Temper Trap
Listening to The Temper Trap, comparisons to Coldplay may not initially seem precise, but dig a little deeper and you'll find their styles intertwine. The Australian group got their start in 2005, expanding from indie pop to indie rock over the years, and their 2012 self-titled sophomore album is a reassuring piece of art that should bode well for their future. The project tiptoes a line between the synth-based playful tone of "Need Your Love" and rousing tracks like "Dreams" that are driven by lead singer Dougy Mandagi's deep vocals. The crux of their musical catalog though is "Trembling Hands," a remarkable track that packs an emotional punch without being over the top. Watch The Temper Trap's music video "Trembling Hands," above.
4. Young the Giant
With a focus on layered melodies and a knack for catchy hooks, consider Young the Giant the American version of Coldplay. Their catalog isn't that deep, in fact it basically starts and ends with their 2010 eponymous debut album, but that alone warrants a look from the California-based rock band. The project is ripe for a curious listener, with tracks like "Apartment" and "Islands" displaying their musical range between cheerful tunes and hollow ballads that linger after the fact. Young the Giant are currently at work on their as-yet-titled sophomore album. If it's anything like their debut project, hopes are very high that they'll continue to impress. Watch Young the Giant's music video for "Apartment," above.
5. Thirteen Senses
Thirteen Senses' lead singer Will South may draw more comparisons to Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie than Chris Martin from a vocal standpoint, but their overall sound bleeds Post-Britpop. Take for instance "The Loneliest Star" from their most recent album Crystal Sounds, which takes listeners on a melodic journey. Then there's "Home," a song that settles in as a soft ballad and features piercing piano strokes alongside South's gripping lyrics. With Crystal Sounds in the rearview mirror, Thirteen Senses are currently putting the finishing touches on their fourth studio album. Check out Thirteen Senses' music video "Home," above.


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California State University, Chico is committed to providing an effective, prompt response to any emergency incident or natural disaster that affects or has the potential to affect the CSU, Chico campus. We understand and believe the preservation of live and property is an inherent responsibility and through purposeful planning practices, we can save lives, minimize property loss and academic services, and protect the environment.
Furthermore, the University within its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will facilitate multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional coordination including the City of Chico Police and Fire Departments, the Butte County Office of Emergency Services, the American Red Cross, local businesses, community groups, and healthcare partners.
In order to accomplish this the University will:
- Develop and practice plans and procedures to ensure we have necessary levels of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
- Maintain a comprehensive, risk-based, multi-hazard emergency management and training program for key members of the campus community designated to assist during an emergency incident.
- Coordinate with local, state, and federal resources for securing of agency services to maximize the University's efforts to maintain operations and provide essential services.
We encourage all faculty, staff, and students to become familiar with the University Emergency Response Guide, as well as consider their individual emergency preparedness.
In the event of an emergency incident, the campus community will be provided with timely important messages by means of one or more of the following communication methods:
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All University emergency preparedness activities are a cooperative effort between the University Police Department and the Department of Environmental Health and Safety.
For Campus emergencies, please call 9-1-1 from any Campus phone.
2015 Fire Extinguisher Training
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety is pleased to announce "hands on" fire extinguisher training for the Campus Community.


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With more than a quarter of the season gone, Ana is postioned at 10th in the Road To Singapore, the standings that are based on 2014 alone and determine the eight qualifiers for the season-ending championships.
In the entry rankings Ana is unchanged at 13 this week.
Current WTA Top 20:
1 Serena Williams (USA) 12,660pts
2 Na Li (Chn) 7,585pts
3 Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 5,980pts
4 Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 5,441pts
5 Simona Halep (Rou) 4,695pts
6 Petra Kvitova (Cze) 4,370pts
7 Angelique Kerber (Ger) 4,185pts
8 Jelena Jankovic (Srb) 4,150pts
9 Maria Sharapova (Rus) 3,961pts
10 Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) 3,720pts
11 Sara Errani (Ita) 3,645pts
12 Flavia Pennetta (Ita) 3,270pts
13 Ana Ivanovic (Srb) 3,120pts
14 Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 2,740pts
15 Sabine Lisicki (Ger) 2,720pts
16 Roberta Vinci (Ita) 2,685pts
17 Carla Suarez Navarro (Esp) 2,660pts
18 Sloane Stephens (USA) 2,550pts
19 Samantha Stosur (Aus) 2,485pts
20 Eugenie Bouchard (Can) 2,445pts
Road to Singapore Singles Leaderboard:
1 Na Li (Chn) 3,425pts
2 Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) 2,287pts
3 Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 1,997pts
4 Serena Williams (USA) 1,895pts
5 Simona Halep (Rou) 1,723pts
6 Flavia Pennetta (Ita) 1,621pts
7 Angelique Kerber (Ger) 1,556pts
8 Jelena Jankovic (Srb) 1,101pts
9 Maria Sharapova (Rus) 1,065pts
10 Ana Ivanovic (Srb) 1,010pts