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Scientists at CERN say they've found a new particle consistent with the Standard Model Higgs boson with 5-sigma certainty — a false positive probability of about 1 in 9 trillion. Evidence of the particle's existence in the 126GeV mass range was gleaned from the CMS (video below) and ATLAS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva. CMS spokesperson Joe Incandela explains, "this is indeed a new particle. We know it must be a boson and it's the heaviest boson ever found."
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Is the use of EMS(electrical muscle stimulation) a form of doping?
This week in my bioelectricity class, we discussed electrical stimulation of the body. There are EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) devices that allow the user to stimulate and contract specific muscles by sending electrical impulses via electrode pads. EMS is sometimes used in competitive sports to increase exercise tolerance and manipulate the behavior of muscles favorably.
In 2011, a study revealed that EMS may enhance pitching performance and recovery in baseball. Without EMS, pitchers need to find a balance between resting and active exercise. With EMS, blood can continuously flow into the muscles, reducing the risk of exhaustion. There are other studies that show positive effects of EMS on athletic performance such as helping athletes stay warmed up without fatiguing the muscles, while the validity of these claims have not been confirmed. There are coaches that use EMS training on elite athletes who compete in the Olympics.
I'd like to pose a question, is the use of EMS in competitive sports a form of doping? While eating healthy or regular exercise can shape and improve an athlete's performance, the use of EMS seems to be a more direct and invasive way of making the athlete's body more fit for the sport. If the EMS technology advances enough to the extent where it can significantly improve athletic performance, do you think it is legitimate or fair to use EMS in competitive sports?
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Mar 11 2013: Technically, taking a protein shake can be construed as doping. All of these things currently seen as "bad" will eventually find its way into the "good" realm.
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Mar 12 2013: Although I do not believe electrical stimulation should be considered doping, I don't see it comparable to taking a protein shake. Consuming a protein shake is analagous to consuming a healthy high protein piece of food. Electrical stimulation on the other hand, offers many benefits without consuming any energy. An outside source, electricity, is utilized to enhance performance.
Mar 12 2013: By your logic, a protein shake still qualifies under and outside source. The same can be argued of creatine. Supplements may be considered less of an evil than some sources, but ultimately, they all still fall under the same category. Anything ingested outside of normal meals falls under "outside" sources. Some companies are known to use a form of steroid to improve the size of their chickens...thus a lot of the population ingests steroids which results in unrealized effects. So should we now dis-continue consumption of certain brands of chicken? Maybe so, but all of the madness behind PEDs and EMS is ridiculous, especially if the standard changes every year.Mar 11 2013: I think it can all depend on how much, how little, and what type of body and stimulus the athlete or the person using it has.Mar 10 2013: Hey Kyung!
I think this question is really interesting, because it calls to question the purpose against the ban doping, in addition to contributing to the debate of spirit of the law vs. letter of the law.
If the purpose of the ban is to protect the athletes from compromising their overall health for a temporary athletic edge [as in, allowing the dangerous advantage would create an environment where everybody feels compelled to do whatever it takes to win, at the risk of their health], then we have to debate how safe EMS is, compared to the other, banned, doping methods. EMS (seems to be) relatively safe, so under that lens, the argument falls apart.
Other arguments against doping include the removal of an unfair advantage to one athlete, or the desire for an even playing field. However, I think that (at least in recent years), the health has been the number one concern of the ban. Steroids are hypothetically available to every athlete, but they're still banned.
So EMS definitely follows the letter of the law, but is using it in the spirit of the law? What about Oscar Pistorius [now famous for...other reasons] who came into the spotlight during the 2012 summer Olympics for being a runner with 2 prosthetic legs? Do we consider that to be a violation of the spirit of the law? Is the purpose of these events to find the strongest or fastest humans under natural conditions, or is it to see how far we can push previously considered boundaries and see what humankind can accomplish?
I think that's a much more difficult question to get to the bottom of, and one that might not have a definitive answer.
Mar 12 2013: Hindi,
I really liked the way you phrased the argument presented. I agree, that the major purpose of the ban against doping has been to protect the health of athletes while they are in their competition. In terms of the unfair advantage argument, if these illegal substances were available to everyone, then none of the athletes would have a complete advantage over the other - since anyone could get a hold of it. This being the case, since EMS is safe for the athletes, and has been shown to even improve their health, I do not think that EMS would fall under the doping category. If EMS technologies are widespread enough such that anyone who wanted to could get treated, then I see no reason to put EMS under the doping ban, unless it had been proven to become unsafe or unhealthy for the athletes.
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Mar 10 2013: The EMS technique is also used to treat muscle pain of many kinds, such as chronic back pain or leg nerve pain. There are two things distinguish it from doping. One is that there are many "treatments" to relax muscle or reduce the muscle pain or soreness, such as hot or ice packs. There are also power enhancing exercises which are , though less effective, still strengthen the muscle in sports. So its is kind of difficult to designate it as doping. There are already miniature EMS used in treating muscle pain or injury of many sites in the body. Even the most powerful machines would not prevent some athletes earning mega bucks to privately own one in their home. The second point is that ,because of it's not too expensive and it is not listed as illegal substance, then it is very difficult to detect and prove such "substance" on the athletes. Furthermore, how can the sports authority determine that the EMS is doping, but ice pack or whirlpool hot bath is not, since all of them are methods for relieving pain and soreness. And similar reasons apply the EMS and muscle training because both are strength-enhancing methods.
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Mar 10 2013: I had the same question when a chiropractor treated my back pain with EMS and told me how it's used in sports.
I agree with your argument that if we prohibit EMS as performance-enhancing method, why allow massage, sauna, and ice packs? Regarding fairness, if it's not harmful to the athlete, what prevents everyone to use it? Another point is enforceability of the rule. How can use of EMS be detected?
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Mar 7 2013: Hi Kyung!
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With the continuous advancement of technology, we are faced to ponder the question of to what extent do we let our inventions apply to us. I do somewhat feel a little bit uncomfortable with the usage of external devices controlling our bodies. There are always uncertainties with the success of our creations and the consequences of a possible failure.
However, if there are no health risks involved I do think it is overall beneficial to allow for such application, as they can potentially increase our performances. Part of our responsibility is advancing our bodies and if EMS allows us to do that in the context of competitive sports then I think it is of value.
Great question!
Mar 7 2013: Hi Hadar,
I do agree that EMS is of value in that it has the potential to enhance the body whether or not it has application in sports. My concern was, if the EMS technology advances to the point where there are robots and devices that constantly monitor and control an athlete's muscles, can we say it is still the person who is competing or is it the device?
Mar 11 2013: Hi Kyung,
I think you bring up a very interesting point. EMS could be useful for many reasons and have an overall positive impact on the body. But in terms of competitive sports, is it fair to allow athletes using EMS to compete with others who may not have access to such technologies or may choose not to use it? In a global event such as the Olympics, would this give some countries an unfair advantage over the rest? I've always felt the Olympics should allow athletes from around the world to compete on an equal level regardless of where they are from. I even feel in a sport like swimming where a better suit can easily help shave off an extra millisecond, athletes should be required to all wear the same thing. So, in my opinion, EMS should not be allowed for competitions. Although, in other situations, it may be interesting to look into and experiment with. There is nothing wrong with enhancing the body with EMS and I see the value it possesses, but in terms of athletic competitions, it should be one person against another, not one device against another.Mar 6 2013: The whole concept of "doping" really came out of the Russian and East German programs of the 70s and 80s. Initially it was about stopping athletes doing things that are dangerous to their health. eg Taking so many steroids your kidneys stop working. Really I think the pursuit of dopers because they aren't playing fair is a fools errand. Remember there was a time when olympians had to be amateurs, as professionals cheated by doing all that training when they should be at work. To me it would make much more sense to ban things on the basis of health risk as it is much easier to quantify than whether something is "fair".
On the specific question I don't see EMS as any different to altitude training or rehydration by drip.
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Mar 7 2013: Hi,
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Thanks for enlightening me with the origin of doping! Given the definition of doping, I agree that EMS should be allowed as long as it is safe.Mar 12 2013: I tend to agree here.
The term "doping" is thrown around so much these days that the qualifications for "doping" are almost lost. "Doping" should really be saved for bans on things that hurt the human body. EMS certainly does not do that as far as we know right now. But is it fair for certain athletes to have such a competitive edge while others do not? Its hard to say. I think its important to keep in mind that both natural athletes and doping athletes both put in tremendous effort to be the best they can at what they do. An example of this would be bodybuilding. There exist "natural/drug-free" tested bodybuilding federations as well as non-tested ones. Here, the athletes understand what they are partaking in and there exists a fair playing ground for the natural and the doping athletes.
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Mar 6 2013: I understand the underlying concern with doping and now this question, is whether any kind of enhancement is considered unfair advantage. With this development we are justified in examining the broader relationship issues and civil behavior: If EMS is fair, then why is doping an unfair advantage? In our relating to one another in sports or any other human activity we are able to consider what is fair for achieving peaceful and acceptable civility.
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If there is no damage or harm to another person, then are we able to say an activity is fair and through law consider an activity to be legal?
Would doping and EMS be unfair if the costs put these enhancements out of reach for other sports participants? If fair, then do activities, whether or not sports, become only for those who can pay? To me, this is a deeper concern and if only persons of adequate resources can pay, then participation is limited. That seems unfair!
Real fairness does not block or impede persons from participation. Or, is this statement too simple?
Good question!Mar 9 2013: I think that the reason doping and other "unnatural" methods of increasing athletic aptitude are condemned is because not every athlete will necessarily be able to afford them. Naturally, doping is harmful to health and should not be encouraged. But if there is any monetary cost attached to EMS--even if it is not harmful at all--then it simply isn't fair. In the same way that the athletes competing against Lance Armstrong had a strong feeling he was using steroids and felt that they had to in order to even try to win against him, once other athletes feel a competitor has an advantaged of some kind, they will want to match up in the same way. But the cost barrier will prevent others from less affluent backgrounds from accelerating their growth and recovery time, stratifying athletic excellence to just those who can afford the latest treatments. The only way for it to be totally fair, across the globe, is for either a) everyone to have access to natural, holistic, harmless treatments or b) for no one to have access to them, even if they are legal. Since a) isn't realistic, we should take it upon ourselves as spectators and participants to encourage athletic development the way it was supposed to happen--100% naturally.
Mar 11 2013: Whenever we try to categorize something into legal terms, it's more important to think about ideals and fairness (like you do) than to think about written legal definitions.
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Sports regulation aims to ensure fairness, and fairness will vary with the sporting event's setting. International events and local events can be expected to have different doping rules if the pools of participants have different levels of access to performance-enhancers. For example, in international swimming events, a certain new type of hydrodynamic wetsuit is banned. But in a country where all players have approximately the same access to the suit, wearing the suit might be fair.
But is it possible to achieve complete fairness? Electrical muscle stimulation devices can be between $50 and $900. (e.g. Compex Sport, $899.) If cost and performance enhancement are correlated, then you're more likely to make it ONTO the team in the first place if you have more money, and that's not fair. Similarly, more money allows an athlete to have more time to train, better coaches, better diets, and better resources. Laws can only get us so close to fairness.
The other consideration is the impact on society. Because of how public some sports events are, champion athletes are role models for the audience. If athletes are known to have an inaccessible or unsafe advantage, then sporting events can be demotivational or harmful to society.Mar 8 2013: Hi lee.
what i most want to say is it would be unfair to use EMS for both the user himself and the competitor , it is a tool beyond the natural , do you know something about Bruce lee . that a pity guy of unfair treated by himself !Mar 8 2013: Doping is mainly considered to be bad because of it's negative health effects. Think about how nutritional supplements compare to steroids. Both artificially affect performance yet one is illegal. Laws are put in palace mainly to protect people from themselves and others. It's unfair to force the player's who don't dope to subject their bodies to harm in order to keep up with those that do. You are super cute btw :) Bottom line as I see it, if all players have access to it and it causes them no harm to participate in it, it should be allowed.Mar 6 2013: This is a good question because it is very much in a gray area.
Massage is an accepted technique for helping athletes. Would it be acceptable if the massage was done by a robot?
Is robotic massage qualitatively different from EMS?
Personally, I do not see anything wrong with athletes receiving transfusions of their own blood, if it is done by medical personnel and under the right, sterile conditions.
IMO, there is nothing wrong with EMS, provided it is done by trained personnel under the right conditions.
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Dad is turning 60 Menu & Wine Pairing - Help Quick(ly)! :)
My dad is turning 60 this weekend and I'm making a meal. Pairings are so important…like, eating Rold Gold Pretzels and Rootbeer. I want to make sure my pairings are on point and that he'll remember it.
The menu will mainly consist of proteins. Unfortunately I won't be killing any fish this week nor will I be serving hunted meat :( though I should serve that sheep from last week... or trick em and give em 1 of 10 wild boar cheeks. mohahaha. My parents hate that I hunt but love that I bring lobster, grouper, and scallops back. They're Asian you'd think they'd be down for eating dog.
go figure :)
Anyway without further ado here are my ideas and pairings with obvious holes:
Have at it, thanks.
Kumamoto Oysters & Blue Point or Fanny Bay w/ Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp, acidic, goes well with the ocean. I love it with Oysters.
Diver Scallop Ceviche w/ Blood orange, lava salt & some chardonnay by the ocean…recs?
O-Toro Tuna & Yellowtail Belly w/ Champagne or Champagne blend…recs?
250F salmon w/ bell pepper puree, wild mushrooms … (no clue. Was thinkin a Riesling before moving to Pinot in the dish after next…)
Santa Barbara live spot Prawn w/ Grade A Seared Foie Gras & beet sauce (Sauternes still? I've seen this pairing more with cold foie).
Roast Liberty Duck, sautéed spinach w/ 30Y aged warm balsamic vinegar w/ Melville (Carrie's)
Colorado Lamb Chops (with the fat cap of course), parmesan cream sauce, black truffles w/ 1986 Lafite & Pichon-Longueville
Prime Ribeye , mashed potatoes w/ Nicolas Catena Zapata 2007 and 2008 Scarecrow
Your post would probably be better on the Wine board, but my first question to you is whether your parents have the alcohol dehydrogenase to be able to go through ten separate wines (2 wines per each of the last two courses) in a single sitting. Unless you're serving tasting pours, we're talking about something on the order of 1.75-2 bottles/person. If they're okay with it and can handle it, then great.
It's also a whack-load of food, and it gets larger and heavier as it goes.
1. Ditch the Oyster Bay Sauvignon blanc
OB's a nice quaff on a sunny afternoon, but you can certainly do better. Chablis (a petit Chablis unless you have one that's been sitting in the cellar for a while) is interesting, and you can also think some of the ginjo sake (nigori if you want to go cloudy). Albarinos are also a different option. For special SB, if you have one, Didier Dagueneau' Silex (perhaps one that he made before his death in 2008). A nice vintage Champagne would be nice here as well to kick off your celebratory meal.
2. The acidity of any underlying ceviche can break a lot of wines. I've generally elected to serve with mineral water but a Kabinett Riesling has some sweetness that can help with it. Grüner Veltliners have worked too.
3. Tuna. Pinot noir. Sake. Prager Grüner Veltliner. I think Champagne would kill it.
4. Salmon. That with the mushrooms says "Pinot noir". Why the bell pepper purée?
5. Spot prawn + foie gras. Kill the beet sauce. That earthiness is going to overwhelm the prawns. Sauternes is a classic pairing for foie, but I've done a similar dish and went with an aged Catena Zapata Alta Chardonnay that was served slightly warmer than optimum to bring a bit more butteriness out of the wine. Champagne would also work here too.
6. Duck. Pinot noir, St-Émilion. You're roasting the duck whole, or cooking the parts individually?
7. Lamb. Okay with Lafite-Rothschild; am guessing it's from your own cellar? Which Pichon? Lalande or Baron? Dump the parmesan; it's an anachronism.
8. Ribeye. I guess you're going to do the infanticide thing as neither's really in a good drinking window. Why two wines? Ribeye being grilled? If you're going big, a Grenache from Priorat or a good Australian Shiraz
re: wattacetti
Thanks for the extended reply. Where do you cook?
There are 10 people for the dinner and some of the bottles are being opened whether we like it or not, namely the scarecrow, the catena (which can drink now though of course it will evolve the next few years...luckily have a case ;) ) wondering what is the issue with the parm cream? parm, cream, lamb, and truffles just work. My other thought kobe beef carpaccio but I don't want to drag a meat slicer to my parents'.
Wasn't sure with the ceviche as yes will already have acid. Would prefer a beer but didn't want to mix thus no sake with the Tuna, either. Agree on some points, disagree on some others:
Champagne is my preferred over any of the above, even good sake. Interesting thought on the Pinot...
Whole roasted duck
The pichon is Baron not comtesse. Have not had the Baron. If you think it's worth it could construct a dish around this wine. Not sure the year, but from 80's. (this is being brought)
Maybe will use a Luca Chardonnay with the prawn and foie gras. What u think? The beet sauce is for the foie, really. this is a common pairing - beet sauce and prawn. but really it's for the foie gras here.
As for the wines, this was the occasion to open the wines and two people are bringing the Catena and Scarecrow, and here are pairing the food with the wine rather than vice versa. Haven't had the 08 scarecrow yet but the catena drinks very well (not optimal) now and would take it over Grenache any day. Interesting your thought on Grenache being big - I find that CDP/Grenache does not hold up to a good ribeye but would take it with a tenderloin ..
re: eezerik
I may go with your rec with champagne to kick off the meal. Just, dunno, love the OB pairing. Wanted the acidity to come from the wine and with champagne i'd miss it
re: eezerik
I'm in the east (Montreal), and I cook and drink for fun though I do have several chef friends including one who's Michelin-trained.
10 people for dinner with each having roughly the same amount of wine = minimum 1 bottle/person (750 mL/25.5 oz) if there's exactly one bottle of each wine. Hope you have some water alongside or it can get ugly.
You can start off with a nice vintage Champagne; I like Salon but Pommery's Cuvée Louise does have good acidity. If the oysters are not being eaten plain, then you have to consider what else could be added on top (mignonette, lemon, Tabasco etc). I have stolen an idea from the Guy Savoy playbook and have made a gelée from the oyster liquor which then gets ladled back onto the raw oyster just before service.
If you really wanted to have a Kiwi SB with lots of acidity, I'd say Kim Crawford. it's become a bit of a caricature but there's enough acidity in there to make my acid-sensitive pal squeal like a little girl.
Your decision on what to go with the ceviche will depend on what else is in there. Classic tiradito would be limes, salt, chile, onion and your fish (scallop), but you're throwing in blood orange. Question: apart from wondering whether it's the correct season, do you not want to avoid tainting the color of the scallop? Some of the Moro blood oranges were purple inside (Taroccos are flecked with red).
The tuna and yellowtail are being served how? If as a Japanese application, I'd still elect for sake, as it has paired well with few after-effects in a wine progression. They're 15-16% EtOH, and delicate enough to not overpower anything. Your call as it's your meal.
Luca as in the specific Argentine producer? Or Luca as in Luca Vineyard as part of Nicolas Catena? I haven't had the former. The latter has a different expression than Alta. I still can't see the pairing with the beets and the foie gras, but I'll buy some foie and see for myself. The earthiness bothers me and I still think it will interfere with the spot prawn and your wine.
The Pichon-Baron will be interesting; some of the 80s vintages will be right up against the latter end of their drinking window and it'll also depend on how well they've been cellared. Parmesan is not a traditional flavor of Bordeaux and while it might be a nice match for the lamb, it's not necessarily a great match for either of the Pauillacs.
I didn't say CDP; I said a Grenache from Priorat. Very different beast. The old vines Grenache from there are very expressive, large and hold well to grilled flavors. Ditto the Australian Shiraz (there are some interesting old vines Grenache from Australia too).
re: wattacetti
Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes. I can't stand the KC but my dad has loads of it..
You should try the beet sauce. I think you will like it. Good for use on scallops, guanchiale and foie. Not overpowering at all in fact works well.
Goes well with seafood - I've also seen in the Alinea cookbook where they pair with bass.
Luca the argentine producer...yum. malbecs delicious. chards delicious.
The scallop may be a game-time decision, will need to taste how it comes out and pull some wine.
Raw fish - just raw fish.
Just going to go on the ingredient$$ and let them speak for themselves, like a good sushi restaurant ...or rustic italian. or cantonese seafood house.
Per before, the wines at the beginning are up for grabs but the later reds are going to be opened so was trying to find the best food pairing in the latter and the better wine pairings for the former. I can change the dish to better suit the wines but cannot change the wines.
I'd rather change the cut of the beef if this would be advantageous.
How's the characteristics of the Pinot St Emilion? Maybe i'll start the salmon with a light earthy oregon pinot and go to something weightier in the duck.
good eats,
re: eezerik
If your father has loads of Crawford, leave it off the pairing.
I wouldn't change the cut of beef; dry-aged ribeye is stupendous (I've been doing them SV as my butcher has been constantly harassing me to not overcook). Perhaps some sauce bordelaise (with marrow) for people who might want some. Or marrow bones just because.
Since you've been posting the odd photo, I'll look forward to seeing your event and perhaps what your father thought of the food and wines.
re: wattacetti
<Why the bell pepper purée?> I'm guessing OP is trying to make the pairings as difficult as possible. Can't imagine why otherwise! {;>D
re: ChefJune
At least eezerik didn't throw in artichokes somewhere in the menu.
I'm really curious what the final menu and pairings are going to be.
I too would recommend champers with the first course, although it would be good with the third as well if the tuna is a raw presentation. Champagne and oysters are classic.
I'd try to go mineral-driven white such as white burg for the second course.
Course three would be another champers or sake.
salmon and mushrooms = pinot, no doubt. Save the riesling for the next course. One of my favorite pinots is JK Carriere out of Oregon.
prawns and foie, you need something highly acidic to cut through the fattiness of the foie. I'd go with a chablis or somewhat aged riesling from MSR.
I don't think I've ever had duck paired, so this one is confusing me.
I'd go Barolo or Barbaresco for the lamb chops and truffles, as good as the Pichon sounds. Barolo, meat and truffles just go together.
You're good on the ribeye although yes, infanticide.
re: MyNameIsTerry
Thank you, You're right I will start with Champagne. just ordered: Vilmart et Cie Grand Reserve will let it open a little bit in the beginning.
I think i'm going to go with a lighter pinot in the salmon course and then a weightier pinot for the Duck. I ordered a 2007 Roessler La Encantada Pinot and will try your JK Carriere rec shortly :)
and then prawns and foie i'm going to stick with the classic Sauternes pairing. I've had it with riesling and wasn't a huge fan. I got a La Tour Blanche 2007 for this one. The prawn will be simple with homemade bread crumbs and a little yuzu. It will be live up until cooking so not much will need to be done. I placed the order for the cowboy ribeye, the liberty duck and foie and will head to the seafood markets at 3am friday.
Would love barolo but I don't have a good one and if we got barolo and said hey i'll just keep the bordeaux(s) you're bringing in my cellar ... don't think it would go over well :D The last two barbarescos I had were vinegar from two separate stores (costco and a reputable wine store). Have you had this pairing? I have not. Have always used it more for quail over polenta and squab or chukar/partridge. The ones I were drinking were a bit lighter..?
I'll tell my brother to hold onto the scarecrows then and we'll just drink the Nicolas since there's more supply.
one of my favorite starters is iberico and uni....ah I can't wait (:
re: eezerik
oh. it was the good scarecrow/napa cab year. 2007. i hate waiting.
gonna substitute 2001 torbreck run rig shiraz and drink it along side the catena
re: eezerik
I've not had Barolo with that particular pairing, but Barolo's are actually pretty versatile. I remember a good friend who is a somm recommended a Barolo with a fish dish with creamed corn as the acidity would cut through the creamed corn and it was a perfect pairing. Blew my mind, actually.
I don't think you'll go wrong with the Pichon Longueville, and since you don't have any Barolo's in your quiver, go with that.
Do give other Barbarescos a try though. They're great wines, and if your previous bottles tasted like vinegar, that sounds more like bad bottles than a reflection on the varietel (er um...city where the varietel is grown)
re: wattacetti
Thank you,
Here was the final menu
Taylor Shellfish Shigoku Oyster ...fantastic. I put cocktail sauce on mine with a little lemon and 2 drops of Tabasco.
Dom Perignon 2002... not much else to say but I could eat this every day of the week.
Scallop Ceviche, Greens, Hawaiian Lava Salt
Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc The SB didn't go too bad actually. The Scallop was from Whole Foods (I didn't have time to dive for them)...they were bad. No taste. The preparation with the salt would have been fantastic. I sliced it thin, brined it in salt
Bluefin Tuna Belly Maguro Akami & O-Toro
Vilmart et Cie Grand Reserve Champagne This was very good. A little Meyer Lemon Vinaegrette on top. I think it needed rice.
Salmon w/ Celery root puree, shitake mushrooms
Melville Pinot Noir
Pairing wise, this dish was the best IMO despite the wine wasn't AMAZING but it was solid. Salmon was cooked at 250 to Rare/Med-Rare, it was a very creamy, smooth dish I opted to not crisp the skin. You got 3 ingredients yelling for the Pinot...would recommend.
Santa Barbara live spot Prawn w/ Grade A Seared Foie Gras & fig sauce
2007 La Tour Blanche Sauternes....heavenly. Only way to make it better would be YQUEM. The foie gras was a big hit with the Sauternes. The Spot Prawns I should have chosen more uniform size I had a few that were tiny. I usually like my lobster/prawn undercooked slightly but for this dish if I were to do it again I would cook it until it has a bite to contrast a little with the Foie Gras. I had foie at some 1 and 2 star michelins in Sonoma, California. the past month and they tasted bitter...too much blood and not processed right . This Foie gras that I get is one of my favorites
Roast Liberty Duck, sautéed spinach w/ saba sauce
2007 Roessler La Encantada Pinot Noir...very good Pinot. Good pairing
Colorado Lamb Chops, fettuccine with parmesan cream sauce, black truffles
1989 Château Mouton-Rothschild & 1996 Château Pichon Longueville Baron
The Colorado lamb rack was so mother f'n big...the fettuccine was good. Mouton was delicious unlike the 96 Mouton that was underwhelming for christmas.
Rocker Brothers Dry-Aged Bone-in Ribeye, creamy mashed potatoes
2001 Tobreck Run Rig Shiraz & Nicolas Catena Zapata 2007
This was fantastic meat, well aged. By this time it was hard to taste wine for most people. I may have just used a Napa Cab; the Shiraz was very good but I think the Ribeye was grass-fed so If I were to do it again I would get a beef...majority grass fed finished on corn and would save that for something fattier
The Pichon and Mouton tasted best, in that order for me. And have been drinking Muscadet more with Oysters instead of the OB ;).
I honestly don't have any pictures from the dinner because my brother has taken 2.5 months to not send them to me :|
Here's some lobster sashimi and some montana beef... lol :p
re: eezerik
Wow.... what a menu! Looks awesome. My birthday is this Monday (care to adopt me as your Mom for the day:)!
re: wineaux
it was fantastic. Sorry I missed your bday. :) Anytime...if you're in LA.
Bring the wine. I'll bring the dead animals.
Had a couple menus lately:
-watercress & wild arugula salad, bacon lardons, fried-ground chicken liver, crispy blood sausage, sherry vinaigrette, poached free range egg
-crostini of organic chicken hearts, bacon-fat mayonnaise & spicy paprika, balsamic & simple syrup reduction
-homemade tagliatelle w/ veal & beef ragu, parmiggiano-reggiano
-Crow (yes crow) rare, w/ parsley salad.
-wild mallard duck crostini w/ shallots, egg, beurre-insigny (best most ducky flavor i've ever had)
-braised pork ribs w/ white wine, mustard vinaigrette, brussel sprouts
-prime outside skirt steak, sautéed bok-choy & scallions, accuighate sauce
Scallop Ceviche w/ Crème Fraiche, marinated Naval Orange segments, Watermelon Radish
-Heirloom Carrots, Chanterelle Mushrooms, shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano
-Smoked Salmon w/ Crème Fraiche, Chives, Shaved Celery Root
-Razor clams, heirloom tomatoes, lemon, Fried Applewood-Smoke Bacon bits
-Lentil Salad w/ Shallots, Shredded Moulard Duck, Fried egg
-Yellowfin Tuna Loin wrapped in Applewood-Smoked Bacon w/ Swiss Chard, Heirloom Carrots, Balsamic Vinegar, Simple Syrup, Bacon-Fat reduction.
-Homemade Tagliolini w/ Ragu of Jidori Chicken Hearts, Jidori Chicken Leg, Chanterelle mushrooms, Parmigiano-Reggiano
-Duck two ways: Homemade Spaetzle, duck breast; braised lentils w/ shallots & bacon bits, leg of Moulard Duck Confit
My favorite dish of this dinner was the yellowfin tuna wrapped with pounded bacon with some bacon fat, balsamic, simple syrup reduction... yum yum
re: eezerik
What was for afters?
re: eezerik
Love your table, but are you saying you only had one dessert, the pear tart? And no '77 port, no TBA, not any 6 puttones


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Recording your outdoor exploits, from skiing and biking to surfing and riding ATVs, is no longer limited to the Shaun Whites of the world. More than just capturing exciting footage, though, these cameras now come with smartphone apps that let you use your iPhone as a remote viewfinder. But which one should you take on your next adventure? I tested the latest from Contour, Drift Innovation, GoPro, and Sony, by taking them out for a day of skiing at Mount Snow, Vermont.
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The comparison would have made more sense had you reviewed the Go Pro Hero 3 Black edition, which is priced at the same $400 mark that the Contour +2 is, the edition of the Hero 3 black could have been accompanied by the Contour Roam 2, Contour's direct competition to the Hero 3 silver edition.
The Contour Plus2 is a great camera and certainly holds its own in the tech stakes with the built in GPS. BUT the video quality is not as good as the GoPro Hero3 Black which is in the same price bracket and despite what the review says, it's not as good as the Drift Ghost – which is comparable quality to the Hero 3 Silver – another excellent camera for video quality,
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It's really between GoPro 3 and Countour with the +2 or ROAM2 (depending whether you want GPS.)
The remote view through a smartphone is the most useful feature (especially for those moments when you can't wait to see the replay.)
Contour image (lens?) and sound is better than GoPro.
GoPro says they improved their sound/mic, so maybe it's better now. They do good wind noise cancellation, but at the expense of losing fidelity.
Contour size and shape is far more convenient. I like the battery size/performance/charger.
Both are absurdly expensive compared to very good compact cameras that are weatherproof and do 720p or 1080p.
Aside from the two Contours, I use an "old" (two years?) Olympus compact camera that does superb 720p and has decent battery life. Cost $200.
Another alternative, like I've researched for a while is the Samsung WB 100, it has the ability to make 1080p for HDMI connections, and it has a pretty good 720p output. However, the audio does tend to make others voices pitched just a bit, it's not too noticeable, but for certain tones, that might affect someone's satisfaction with it. It runs on AA batteries, and it would've been a lot better if it had a rechargeable battery.
I think NiMH rechargeable batteries might do the trick, but it might end up costing a fair amount of cash. Hopefully the Contour is going to have better noise cancellation, because there's nothing worse than going through a whole recording only to realize wind and other unnecessary noises will affect anyone recording their voice as well.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2004
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 19, 2004) - The East Tennessee State University cross country and track and field teams helped put the finishing touches on a home with Habitat for Humanity this past Saturday in Kingsport, Tenn.
Over 30 ETSU student-athletes took part in the event. They took on various tasks including hanging doorframes, paving a driveway, landscaping, putting on doorknobs, and cleaning up the site to prepare it for when the family will move in.
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization. Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 175,000 houses and provided shelter for nearly 900,000 people worldwide. To learn more about Habitat for Humanity please visit their website at www.habitat.org.
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Parents Joe and Donna McShea have tried to teach their children that hard work will pay off, but they are having a tough time explaining why that is not the case in a recent decision that will keep their sons' football teams out of the playoffs.
The league in which their sons play eliminated their teams from postseason play following accusations that the teams were stacked with the best players — players who should have been put on more elite squads. But the teams argue their players have a record of improvement that shows they performed well because they worked hard, not because the teams were stacked with the best players.
The McShea brothers, 11-year-old Joey and 9-year-old Timothy, play for the Olney Boys and Girls Community Sports Association, which competes in the Mid-Maryland Youth Football and Cheer League. The league, for players 5 to 13 years old, is based in Howard County and includes teams from throughout the Washington-Baltimore area.
The league has five divisions, and each division is made up of several age groups. The McShea brothers play in the Liberty division, which is listed fourth in competitiveness, but Olney also fields teams in the National division, which is usually reserved for the most talented players.
OBGC chair and football coach Dan Dionisio said Olney's football commissioner recently received an email from Mid-Maryland's executive committee regarding accusations received by a few parents and a football coach that OBGC purposely stacked the Liberty teams with its best players.
Dionisio said Olney met with the committee to address the allegations of stacking, but was surprised when a memo was later released eliminating three of the four teams — age groups 7-9, 8-10 and 9-11 — from the Liberty division playoffs held in November.
"No rules were broken and the accusations of stacking were satisfied, and that is why no one understands how the governing league body can make a subjective determination that impacts innocent kids in such a way." Dionisio said. "Ultimately, these 71 boys that have been working hard since the end of July are being banned at the last minute a week before the playoffs start for being too good."
Dionisio said that in the case of the 9-11 age group, 80 percent of this year's Liberty team played at the same level last year, and another 15 percent of the kids didn't play football last year. This year, the team's record is 7-0, but last year the team was 6-2, and the year before it was 5-3.
Dionisio cited national trends in parent awareness about concussions as the reason why some parents are scared, and therefore choose to keep their kids on less-competitive teams.
"From a legal and liability perspective, parents have a say about where their kids play and that trend is only going to grow," he said. "Some good players are playing for lesser teams because of their parents' concerns; it happens on every team in every division and that is what has happened here in a few cases."
OBGC appealed the decision, which led to a vote on Oct. 23 by the 32 other teams in the league. Mid-Maryland board member Aaron Schwartz said the vote was 29-2 to ban Olney's three Liberty teams from the playoffs.
Schwartz said the disparity was discovered after week seven, when Olney had only posted one win in three age groups at the National division.
"They were getting destroyed by other teams; they had one win and 23 losses," Schwartz said. "The total points scored by the three Olney teams was 38, and they gave up a total of 824 points."
He said they then looked at the same age groups in the Liberty division, which had won 20 games and lost one, scoring 521 points and giving up 91 points.
"What we believed happened is that they put their better players in the Liberty division and forced their weaker players to play in the National level, and they weren't competitive at all," Schwartz said.
Dionisio said the situation is a first for him.
"In 25 years of doing this, I have never seen anything like this," he said. "It's been heartbreaking for these kids. Competitiveness issues should be resolved in the off-season."
Dionisio said such discrepancies have been evident for years and that is why Olney's football commissioner made a request to be moved out of the National division and into a less competitive one before the season started, although Schwartz denied that, stating the league had asked Olney to move down, but the club refused.
"This is an important issue that was discussed at the initial hearing and acknowledged by the Mid-Maryland president and raised during the appeal," Dionisio said. "The key issue of discrepancy was created by Mid-Maryland's refusal to allow the football program to move down in competitiveness."
Schwartz said some Olney parents told the league they were not given the choice of what division their kids would play in.
"This was a parent of two boys with no football experience who were placed on a National team without a tryout," he said. "She said her boys felt demoralized."
Dionisio disputed that description of the situation.
"The parent in question mislead Mid-Maryland and made misleading statements at the appeals hearing and Mid-Maryland never spent the time to ask us about it or check her facts," he said.
Donna McShea said that both Liberty and National coaches spoke with her when deciding on placement for Timothy, who had never played football before this year.
"We decided he was more of a Liberty player," she said. "And for Joey, he wanted to stay on the same Liberty team with his friends."
Schwartz said that while he thought the process was fair, the unfortunate victims are the 71 children who didn't get to play for a trophy.
"We had to balance the desires of three Liberty teams from Olney against the other organizations that fielded Liberty teams," he said. "The competitive balance was so striking because the three teams from Olney were clearly playing in the wrong division." In response to the notion that parents chose to have their children play at less-competitive levels to avoid injury, Schwartz said he understands that thought process.
"There are injuries down from the NFL to college to high school to youth leagues," he said. "Football is a contact sport, and we can't guarantee you will not get hurt. But that is why it is important to have a competitive balance where like talent is playing against like talent."
Dionisio disputed this by stating that Olney Liberty teams had three reported injuries this year and the National teams only one, and Mid-Maryland's statistics prove there is no difference in injuries.
Schwartz said this is the first time this issue has come up in the league's eight-year history and prior to that when it operated as another organization.
"Olney has been an upstanding member of the league from the beginning," he said.
But for the McSheas and many other parents, it is hard to explain this to young boys who just don't understand why they can't play in the playoffs.
Donna McShea said that Timothy started off the season coming in last when running laps, and was ready to quit. Instead, with the encouragement of his coaches and teammates, he persevered, and is now starting at offensive tackle.
"He's very enthusiastic on the field, and he just loves football," she said.
Donna McShea said they initially held off telling him about the ruling, knowing how disappointed he would be.
"We just presented it as we don't understand how adults made the ruling, but we recognize and are proud of their hard work," she said. "Football has been a very positive experience, but this decision has been a very big disappointment, and as a parent, difficult to explain."


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Saturday, October 16, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 15, 2010) - The ETSU trio of Lauren Baufield (Plymouth, Minn.), Megan Devine (Kingsport, Tenn.), and Whitney Cogburn (Kingsport, Tenn.) each recorded double-doubles in leading the Bucs to a 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-12) victory over Jacksonville, Friday night in Atlantic Sun Conference action at Swisher Gym.
The Bucs move to 17-6 overall on the season and more importantly 3-1 in conference play. With the loss, Jacksonville falls to 10-11 and 2-3 in A-Sun play this season. ETSU has now won their last four contests on the road.
Baufield continues her solid play as of late as she tied a team-high with 14 kills, while also leading the team with 17 digs. She also recorded three assists, two aces, and three blocks. Devine finished the night with 14 kills and 14 digs, while also recording two blocks. Cogburn had a team-high 41 assists to go along with 10 digs, six kills, six blocks, and an ace.
"Lauren came through at key moments tonight as she provides a different look," said ETSU head coach Lindsey Devine. "She is a nightmare for opponents with her aggressive swings on the right side."
The Bucs out-blocked the Dolphins 12.0-7.0 and are now a perfect 10-0 this season when recording 10 or more blocks. ETSU finished with a .176 attack efficiency while limiting JU to just a .096 hitting percentage. The Bucs are now 5-1 this season in five set matches, including five straight following an early season loss against Appalachian State.
"Even though we had chances to close out the match early, we have been in plenty of five set matches, so we know what it takes, and we had to remain composed. I thought we did that in the fifth set tonight."
Alysa Long (Romulus, Mich.) was the third ETSU player to finish with double-digit kills as she recorded 10 kills and a game-high seven blocks. She continues to lead the league in blocks. Kiley Tamblyn (Torrance, Calif.) also had a solid night as she recorded 12 digs and five assists.
As each team won two sets apiece, the match came down to the fifth set. Following a key service ace by Cogburn, the Bucs jumped out in front 7-3. Jacksonville crawled back into the match as they tied it up at 11. The Bucs then quickly responded with a kill from Devine to take back the lead. Then, with the match tied 12-12, Cogburn and Baufield put the Bucs back in front for good after back-to-back kills. ETSU capped off the set and match following a JU attack error.
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"A major portion of Oakland's troubled police radio system failed shortly after President Obama's visit on Monday, leaving many of the 100 officers assigned to handle presidential security unable to communicate as protesters roamed the streets, police said Wednesday," the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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