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Top FBI supervisors held a meeting at the bureau's headquarters in Washington, D.C., in May 1982 to decide what to do after the killing of a cooperating witness who had implicated James "Whitey" Bulger and his partner in an Oklahoma murder, according to testimony in Bulger's racketeering trial in federal court Monday.
Retired FBI agent Gerald J. Montanari told jurors that FBI agents from Boston, Miami, and Oklahoma met with supervisors to discuss "concerns that two high-level informants were suspects" in the Oklahoma murder of businessman Roger Wheeler. Moreover, retired FBI agent H. Paul Rico, who had still been working undercover for the bureau in a high-profile investigation, was also involved, the cooperating witness told authorities.
The meeting came two weeks after Bulger allegedly gunned down the witness, Edward "Brian" Halloran and Michael Donahue, after learning that Halloran had been giving the FBI information about the Oklahoma murder. Donahue was an innocent bystander who was giving Halloran a ride home.
Montanari testified Monday that he wanted the meeting "to bring the supervisors in Washington up to date" with his concerns that Bulger, a top informant in Boston, had just killed Halloran.
But even after Montanari raised his concerns, the FBI continued to use the gangster and his partner, Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi as top-
echelon informants, according to Montanari's testimony Monday.
"It was recommended that informants remain open in the Boston Division until substantiated information is received indicating that they should be closed," Robert Fitzpatrick, an assistant special agent in charge in Boston, wrote to his supervisor after the meeting on May 25, 1982.
The Washington meeting was attended by top supervisors including Sean McWeeney, who was in charge of the bureau's organized crime section. After the meeting, FBI supervisors ordered Boston agents to share Halloran's account of Wheeler's killing with Oklahoma investigators, who had been asking for assistance.
Montanari's testimony provided an overview of Halloran's cooperation with the FBI, which prosecutors say ultimately led to his death.
Bulger's former associate, Kevin Weeks, who said he served as lookout in the murder of Halloran, has testified that Bulger told him that he killed Halloran after he learned from his FBI handler, John J. Connolly Jr., that Halloran was talking to the FBI.
Halloran, a Winter Hill Gang associate, began cooperating in January 1982 after he was charged in state court with the slaying of George Pappas inside the Four Seas Restaurant in Boston's Chinatown.
Seeking a deal in his case, Halloran offered to provide information and testify against Bulger and Flemmi for their crimes, including the killing of Wheeler. He told the FBI that his close friend John Callahan, a Boston businessman who fraternized with organized crime figures and was a former president of World Jai Alai, had asked him to help Bulger, Flemmi, and John Martorano kill Wheeler, but that he did not want to get involved. Halloran told the FBI that Callahan later told him that Bulger's crew had done the killing.
Martorano testified earlier that Callahan asked him to kill Wheeler because he feared Wheeler would learn he was skimming profits from World Jai Alai, and that Bulger and Flemmi sanctioned the hit. Callahan also had a plan to take over the business and had promised payments to the Winter Hill Gang.
According to Halloran's account, Callahan told him that Rico would help them set up the murder. Rico was charged in 2003 in Wheeler's death but died while awaiting trial.
Montanari said Halloran offered to wear a wire, to see if he could get Callahan to talk about the killing. Montanari said that Halloran began "waffling" and refused to take a polygraph. He also did not want to go into the Witness Protection Program, though he had said he feared for his safety.
"He said if either Bulger or Flemmi had any indication he was cooperating, they would go to the extreme, even if it meant killing innocent bystanders or his family," he said.
Also Monday, Martorano's former girlfriend testified that she received money from Bulger's crew while she and Martorano were living in Florida while he was a fugitive.
Patricia (Lytle) Carlson, 52, originally from Somerville, said she was 18 when she fled in the 1970s with Martorano, 20 years her senior. She said she initially thought they were going on vacation, though she stayed with him during his 16 years in hiding, and had a son with him.
Martorano was arrested in Florida in January 1995. The next year, while he was in jail awaiting trial, according to Carlson, an associate of Flemmi's dropped $10,000 off at her mother's house, which Carlson used for living expenses. Former Bulger associate Kevin Weeks testified earlier that the money came from Bulger.
During cross-examination by Bulger's lawyer, Hank Brennan, Carlson admitted that she helped Martorano while he was a fugitive, and lied to a grand jury in 1995, yet never faced any charges, unlike Bulger's girlfriend, Catherine Greig, who is serving eight years in prison for helping him evade capture for 16 years.Milton J. Valencia can be reached at mvalencia@
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Oooooh yum, chocolate truffles. They are impossible to resist! And those mini bundt cakes look awesome. Wishing we were neighbours...
Christmas treats are always super special when they are homemade too.
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PAL Lacrosse looking to take the next step
Warwick PAL lacrosse has been a solid program in the past, but program director Erik Stachurski is looking to change that.
He wants it to be a great program.
Stachurski, who has served as a coach for PAL the last few seasons, is in his second year as director and is mapping out a plan to help the city reach its potential in the lacrosse world.
"Just get people visible to it," Stachurski said. "It's a great game. I've been lucky enough that Jack Paliotte of PAL gave me a very long leash to do what I can to grow it. I think we can be one of the premier organizations with a little bit of effort."
Stachurski may be just the guy to get it done. He grew up in Maryland – a state known for its standout lacrosse – and he grew up playing the game.
He wants to bring a little of that passion to Warwick.
"PAL is a great organization, but I think what you have is that there aren't a lot of lacrosse people," Stachurski said. "It's still a growing sport. I was lucky, I grew up in Maryland and while most people here get skates and a hockey stick, where I grew up you picked up a lacrosse stick."
Stachurski has already helped to create a new logo for the league, revamp its web site and create a membership board for PAL lacrosse. Keeping with the movement, this Saturday Stachurski will host a registration for the upcoming season at the Warwick Mall.
He, as well as other board members, will be there from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and they'll be joined by Brian Cole of the Boston Cannons, a Major League Lacrosse team.
The Cannons are supplying prizes for people who register, including autographed memorabilia from standout Cannons middie Paul Rabil and a few other players.
Second Time Around Sports will also join the registration and plans to host various equipment giveaways.
"We want to get people out, involved and excited," Stachurski said. "I know it's early, I know the season is not until March, but registration starts now. Let's get people signed up, get it moving."
There were about 90 kids involved in PAL lacrosse last season, and Stachurski hopes to double that number this year. While there were only four teams a season ago, there should be considerably more this season, including the "Little Patriots" – a Pre-K and kindergarten age program. Stachurski is also hoping to form more competitive teams as opposed to just recreation teams.
"Nobody is too young to put a lacrosse stick in their hands," Stachurski said.
Those who join the Little Patriots program will receive a free fiddle stick, foam ball and jersey.
The thinking is that if players get started early in their lives rather than later, it will be good for the program, the city and the sport of lacrosse as a whole.
That would be the start of building something long-lasting. PAL has struggled over the past few years with losing some of its kids to the East Greenwich league, which has depleted its numbers.
As the long grows stronger, that's another thing that Stachurski will try to change.
He wants Warwick to be right near the top.
"There is no more lacrosse knowledge [in EG] than there is anywhere else," Stachurski said. "There's a base, but they go, they train, they get certified and they build on that. There's no reason we can't do the same here."
Lacrosse is a cool sport and if anyone can grow the sport in Warwick, it is Erik! I can't wait to get my kids on the lacrosse field. Looks like Warwick PAL Lacrosse is making some great changes!
It's about time some region within RI other than EG stakes a claim on lacrosse. I guess if my son wants to learn to play, who better to learn it from than someone not only bred with the game, but who is clearly very passionate about Warwick specifically. I think we are lucky to have this guy leading the parade. See you Saturday, lol.


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SHERMAN, TX --A former loan officer who stole the identities of her father-in-law and dead mother for financial gain has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
A federal judge in Sherman on Tuesday sentenced Lynetta Mae Washington of Denton in the wire fraud and ID theft scheme. Washington, who previously lived in the Austin area, must also repay more than $407,000.
Washington last November pleaded guilty to wire fraud, misuse of a Social Security number and two counts of making false claims.
Prosecutors say Washington filed false income tax returns in 2006 to seek nearly $6,000 in refunds. She renewed her Texas loan officer license using her mother's Social Security number. Washington worked for various financial companies from 2006 to 2009 and provided fictitious information to get a loan.
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The Blanding City Council discussed the project at length at their December 11 council meeting. Determining where to start the process may prove to be difficult. While the city is expected to eventually install transmitters at all utility meters, it may cost residents who currently have hard-to-read meters.
The Council passed an ordinance several years ago that outlined the process if utility meters have accessibility problems. The ordinance, which has never been fully enforced, outlines the steps that should be taken. If city residents don't remove the obstacles, the ordinance states that they should pay the cost to install a radio meter for approximately $200 or face a $50 per month charge.
Now that the city has access to radio meters, the Council will begin enforcing the policy.
Councilman Kelly Laws suggested that the installation of the 400 transmitters be done in a pattern to save expenses. Laws said, "We should do a whole block at a time."
In other matters, the council held a public hearing on potential changes to the ATV ordinance. The last change to the ordinance was in 2008.
The proposed changes will allow residents to use ATVs on most city streets for an increased number of purposes.
City residents at the hearing generally voiced support for the proposed changes but also expressed concern about younger residents on four wheelers.
"Older people seem to be riding like people, while the younger people ride like they don't seem to know that they could be dead in a minute," said Sharon Smith.
There was general consensus that the ordinance should make it easier for law enforcement to ensure that ATV riders are properly licensed and trained.
The ordinance currently states that ATV traffic cannot pass school buildings while school is in session. Some thought that it meant no ATVs from 8 am to 3 pm on school days, while others thought that it meant no ATVs from August to May.
The intent was to keep school age kids from riding ATVs to and from school.
After much discussion, Laws stated that it was clear that the new ordinance was not ready for approval. Laws signaled that the ordinance will be reviewed again and another public hearing is likely.
The Council said that they would like the City ordinance to be similar to the county ATV ordinance.
The Council accepted a two-year contract with the Canyonlands Natural History Association (CNHA) to operate the bookstore at the city visitor center.
The new contract will forward 20 percent of gross sales to the city. The prior contract forwarded 22 percent of gross sales.
While approving the new contract, the Council would like to have CNHA officials attend a council meeting to brainstorm about ways to increase the visibility and profitability of the visitor center.
The Council heard a series of reports from city organizations, including the fire department.
The Blanding Fire Department faced one of its biggest challenges ever in November when the San Juan High School library was engulfed in flames caused by an arson fire.
Fire Chief Craig Stanley reported that the fire was the biggest he has seen in Blanding over the past 25 years.
Stanley reported that the fire "flashed-overt", meaning that everything in the room ignited at once in a fire where temperatures exceeded 1200 degrees.
"We are glad that happened before we had firefighters in the library," said Stanley.
He said that fire crews attacked the inside of the fire and helped contain it to the library.
He added that the Monticello fire department focused on the roof of the school, while the Bluff fire department helped get everything under control.
Other reports were heard about the natural gas systems and the water department. At the time, the snowpack at Camp Jackson was just 33 percent of normal.
"Normal is damn dry, so if we are at 33 percent, we are worse than dry," said Laws.
A recreation report showed that use of the City Recration Center is down 9.6 percent for the year, which has been expected.
Overall use is still higher than what was budgeted. Memberships dropped from 1,273 to 1,186, in addition to 190 college memberships.


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Thursday, May 1, 2008
May Day
Time for a little shameless self-promotion again.
For those of you who remember 1978, a little 45 that I recorded and released that year has been anthologized with a massive amount of weird, wonderful stuff on a CD from Ace Records called Rock On. Rock On is the name of a famous record store in London, a collectors' store by which collectors' stores are judged. Somehow, "Big Black Truck" ended up on this compilation, and its heavy-handed slapback echo seems to fit right in alongside such ringers as "Cast Iron Arm" by Peanuts Wilson (a fave of Mitch's and mine from the MCA Rockabillies series), "Linda Lu" by Ray Sharpe and "Slipping and Sliding Sometimes" by Link Davis (Cajun fiddle and bongo drums). If your tastes run toward the darker corners of rockabilly and r 'n' b, then you'll want to own this fine collection as soon as you can convert pounds sterling to yankee dollars.
And for my book-buying friends, there's a new anthology of pieces by musicians and writers from the Carolinas called Making Notes. Sure enough, I'm among the fifty contributors. It's exciting to have my writing considered good enough to make it into a book of this quality. Making Notes will be available to the general buying public Wednesday May 14, and there's a party at the Visulite Theatre in Charlotte to mark its release (which I unfortunately won't be able to attend--however, I will be at the one in Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, Thursday June 5 at 7:00pm, guitar and Sharpie in tow).
And there may be some more good news in the pipeline, but I will wait until it's a fact and not an apparition.
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- Pat R. said...
Is this the first cd appearance of BBT? I remember buying my 45 copy at Venus Records in Greenwich Village many years ago. Who designed the cover sleeve? Was there ever plans to release an H-Bombs record back then (other than Fred Mill's infamous H-Bombs 10" disc?)?
- May 1, 2008 at 8:56 PM
- halfpear said...
No, Shake to Date, the Albion compilation, was issued on a Line CD years ago. It's on there. I was just thinking about the cover yesterday; I did it, using stuff I found around my office (labelmakers, Yellow Pages, magic markers). And there was never an H-Bombs 'record' per se. Mitch and I recorded a lot, but the band was a live experience only.
- May 1, 2008 at 9:36 PM
- Pat R. said...
I always loved Fred's article about the "Great Lost H-Bombs" ep with the reverse grooves and all. He told me for years people would swear they had seen a copy somewhere,
Also-what led you to issue the BBT record? Thanks for the Line cd reminder--it seemed like all of the Line cd's sounded terrible (very thin and trebly).
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Unidentified man found in Neches River
Orange and Jefferson county sheriff's offices are conducting a death investigation after a body was discovered in the Neches River near the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge this past weekend.
According to the report from the OCSO, the body was found Sunday, May 5 behind Gerdau Steel Mill near the Port of Beaumont. Orange County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Judge Derry Dunn ordered an autopsy.
The body was transferred to the Jefferson County Forensic Medical Facility where the autopsy was performed. According to the forensic pathologist, the cause and manner of death was not able to be determined at the time of the autopsy due to the decomposed condition of the victim. The doctor advised that toxicology and other tests would be done to try to determine the cause and manner of death and to identify the deceased.
The victim is a white male of undetermined age. Deputy Chad Hogan said the man was wearing a bracelet that could help investigators identify him. The bracelet was white rubber and read, "I'm sexy and I know it LMFAO." The unidentified man was also wearing size 12 white Adidas. No additional information was available as of Wednesday, May 8.
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U.S. stocks erased losses as minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting showed many officials want to see further progress in the employment market before the central bank slows the pace of bond purchases.
Family Dollar Stores Inc. added 8% as the retailer's earnings topped analyst estimates. Hewlett-Packard Co. rose 2.6% after Citigroup Inc. advised investors to buy the stock. Financial companies fell the most out of 10 S&P 500 groups as Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. slumped more than 1%. Nabors Industries Ltd. fell 6.1% after forecasting operating income below analysts' estimates.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.1% to 1,653.59 at 2:32 p.m. in New York, after falling as much as 0.3% earlier. The index rallied 2.4% in the previous four days as better-than-estimated employment data eased concern over a scaling back of Fed stimulus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 15.60 points, or 0.2%, to 15,315.94 today. Trading in S&P 500 stocks was 8.9% below the 30-day average at this time of day.
"Clearly the majority is still in the camp that says, 'We may need to continue at this pace for a little bit longer,'" Scott Wren, the St. Louis, Missouri-based senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, which oversees about $1.3 trillion, said by telephone. "The market's pretty convinced that the Fed's not going to do anything to dramatically change the liquidity that they're pumping into the system, and the minutes support that."
Minutes from the central bank's June 18-19 meeting, released today in Washington, showed that while several members judged that a reduction in asset purchases "would likely soon be warranted," many officials want to see more signs employment is picking up before they'll begin slowing the pace of $85 billion in monthly bond purchases.
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Fed officials met before the Labor Department's jobs report for the month of June exceeded expectations, with the economy adding 195,000 jobs and the unemployment rate unchanged at 7.6%.
The U.S. benchmark has recovered following a 4.8% drop between June 19 and 24, triggered when Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank may reduce its bond-buying this year and end the program in 2014 as economic risks subside. The index is up 16% for the year.
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Sonia Quesada ran to neighbors as husband was attacked in BedfordBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
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BEDFORD — Six weeks after a Bedford husband and wife were brutalized during a violent home invasion last November, investigators got the break they needed to identify the alleged intruder and his accomplice.
Police in Methuen, Mass., told their Bedford counterparts Jan. 7 that a confidential informant knew about the home invasion that happened "near Route 101 or Route 102" in New Hampshire and identified Charles Normil, 33, of Lawrence, Mass., and another man, whose name was not made public, as the intruders, court documents unsealed Wednesday reveal.
What clinched it for Bedford investigators still trying to identify the attackers in the Nov. 24 break-in at 7 Proclamation Court was the tipster knew the woman in the Bedford house had been sexually assaulted with a coat hanger.
The tipster said Normil "was covered in blood" after assaulting the couple and Normil later bragged he "committed thousands of home invasions in the past," police allege in affidavits supporting more than 10 search warrants.
Dr. Eduardo Quesada, 53, was stabbed repeatedly in the head with a screwdriver in the attack. His wife, Sonia Varela, 29, was partially blinded. Their then 2-year-old daughter was unharmed.
Varela was found dead six weeks later in her mother-in-law's home from an overdose of prescription medications.
A Hillsborough County grand jury indicted Normil in September on 13 counts ranging from attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, four counts of forcible rape, burglary and falsifying evidence.
He is being held at Essex County House of Corrections in Middleton, Mass., pending trial in January on an unrelated home invasion and assault that occurred last Dec. 14 in Methuen.
Normil and his accomplice allegedly borrowed two vehicles. One was a 1999 black Nissan Maxima they drove to New Hampshire. Police found no forensic evidence in it.
Normil also often used his Milford girlfriend's 2004 gray Mitsubishi Endeavor. Leah Mead of Westchester Drive, Milford, told police Normil borrowed her SUV one night last November, then vacuumed and wiped down the interior the next morning, court records show.
A woman who lives near the Quesada home spotted a parked vehicle matching that description during the time of the home invasion.
Beaten and bloodied, Varela ran to a neighbor's house crying hysterically that intruders "were killing my husband" and her 2-year-old child was still inside the couple's home.
"My baby, my baby," Varela yelled as the first Bedford police officer arrived shortly after 10:10 p.m. according to 183 pages of police affidavits unsealed by court order.
The intruders appeared to get in the house through a basement window. Quesada said she first encountered the black masked man near the laundry room, the affidavit says. He seemed surprised to see her and asked her "where the safe was."
"Don't look and quiet b----," Varela said the masked assailant told her while "her husband was being assaulted," court documents say. When she no longer could hear her husband, "she thought he was dead," documents say.
When her alleged rapist went into the kitchen, she escaped through the garage door and ran to a neighbor's house for help.
Varela told police she thought her husband had been killed by a large, black male wearing a ski mask and gloves and another man, whom she did not see.
Bedford police and New Hampshire State Police did not enter the house until 11:45 p.m.
Inside, they found Dr. Quesada lying face down in the laundry room covered with a large amount of blood and could hear a "gurgle" sound coming from him, the court records said.
They could hear a small child crying from a room at the top of the main stairwell, the documents said.
The court files were unsealed Wednesday in response to a petition filed by the Union Leader Corp. to make them public. They have been kept sealed by court order since last Nov. 25.


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I just need a couple of pushes in the right direction, I've been welding for about two years now, mostly mig but I really enjoy tig. I would like to eventually work my way to having a business of my own, maybe a fab shop, but don't know what would be good, solid first steps. Any advice is helpful no matter how minor, thank
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Posting your location would be a good first step.
Listing your skills is another.Nothing welded, Nothing gained
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Originally posted by walker View PostGet a job with a company doing what you want to do. Learn the industry first, build up Capitol, buy equipment, work at night a home until you are so busy that you have no free time. Then start out on your own.
Getting that many customers with an at home shop may be difficult. For one, you need a roomy shop and location that looks like a welding business and allows you to bring in large trailers, boats and construction equipment.
Unless, you can find work that can be taken into a small shop. A small at home welding business takes some years to establish. Seems people don't trust your a good at home welder.
I think it can be done if you can get out and find work then back it up with skills. Waiting on people to come to you with a home based business is tough. Then again I know a few shops that was doing good with lots of employees and plenty of work but now are struggling.
I would also say location has a great deal to do with it. More people, coastal areas and lots of local company's with construction etc. would be a plus from this trying to rebound economy.
Like the story of the young guy wanting to be as successful as this older man. So the old man said meet me on the beach, and when he did the old man took him out to deep water. The young guy complained all the way until the old guy forced the young mans head underwater.
He held him under while the young man fought for his life, scratching, frailing around and nothing in the world was more important than one breath of air and he was fighting for his life to get it.
then at the last minute he let the young guy up for air. Gasping, choking and confused the young man asked what does this have to do with success?
The old man said when you want success as bad as you wanted that breath of air, you will be successful.
Work for someone else & learn everything you can about how a business runs & how to run a business. If you want to be in business for yourself this is the most important thing to learn. If you can't run a business correctly/efficiently it doesn't matter how good of skills you have, you won't be around long. Just my opinion.MM250
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2 years of experience is not usually enouph, You need to build clientel and work from home until you cant keep up, Then you might be ready.
Another important thing to have is an accountant.
Working for yourself can sometimes suck. I know several people who own their business including family members and it can be tough. Health insurance is a must and expensive. If you are good at what you do its possible. Just don't sell all out to early.HH 210MVP
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For work and pleasure, I have started into large-format photography. I am a long-term film user, starting with a hand-me down Voigtlander Vito II in the late 1960's, and developing and printing black and white negatives and prints and some E6 color slides soon after (my aunt had a nice darkroom, and my dad was a professional photographer - weddings and such on the side). I don't mind the slow process of film photography involved with large format. Over the last several years, I have mostly used color slide film (lots of Kodachrome until recently) so my darkroom skills are very rusty.
My work takes me outdoors most of the summer (I am a research plant ecologist) and work-related pictures are typically for scientific purposes. Sometimes my photos are published in science journals and a calender or two. Repeat photography of old pictures, to show change over time, is one aspect of my work where large-format is advantagous, because the negative contains so much detail that is important for interpretation.
For pleasure, my photo subjects are landscape, wildlife, and vegetation. I am an avid alpine mountaineer and backcountry skier, so many photos are in those settings, and necessarily with a 35 mm.
I recently bought a Meridian 45B, and have and will likely use it for black & white landscape photos, concentrating on winter scenes in the mountains to begin with.
By the way, I need an empty 4 by 5 film box so I can send some film out for processing. Does anyone have a spare box? I'll gladly pay postage etc.
P.S. I see the acronym "PM" on these posts for communication. Is that just email or something else?
From what I have read, there are many helpful and knowledgable folks on the LF Photgraphy forum.
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Before appointment to the bench Justice Woods practiced law in Long Beach, California for 20 years.
Justice Woods was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor George Deukmejian in 1984 and served in: Criminal Trials, Civil Trials, Law and Motion, and the Appellate Department of the superior court; and was a member of the Court Executive Committee. He was elevated to the Court of Appeal by Governor George Deukmejian in 1988. He has served on the Executive Committee, the Appellate Record Oversight Panel, as Acting Presiding Justice, the Appellate Delay Reduction Committee (Chair), and the Executive Legislative Action Network (ELAN) for the Second Appellate District (Chair). In May 2005, Woods served as Pro Temp Justice on the California Supreme Court.
He has authored numerous opinions while serving on the appellate court, including a number of noteworthy opinions, such as Fisher v. San Pedro Peninsula Hospital (1989) 214 Cal.App.3d 590, a landmark decision on environmental sexual harassment. He authored Sanctions - Stepchild or Natural Heir to Trial and Appellate Court Delay Reduction? (1990) Pepperdine Law Review, Volume 17, No. 3.
Justice Woods is active in the Joe Ball/Clarence Hunt American Inn of Court, Long Beach, California as a member of the founding committee, the executive committee, and as President. The American Inns of Court is dedicated to promoting civility, ethics, and legal skills and competence among bench and bar members.
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School officials ready for H1N1 flu
Cornwell: No known cases yet.
Local school officials have a plan to deal with H1N1 and seasonal flu if District 20 students are affected.
Already, several schools in Nebraska—including 20% of the population at Lincoln's Pius X High School—have reported outbreaks of the H1N1 virus which is also called swine flu.
School nurse Annie Cornwell outlined the strategy for school board members at a Sept. 2 special meeting and board retreat.Cornwell said there haven't yet been any confirmed cases of H1N1 that officials know about at Gothenburg Public Schools.
But from her understanding, Cornwell said the state only requests documentation of people hospitalized or who have died from the virus.
Already, Cornwell said students are encouraged to wash hands thoroughly or use sanitizer and have been taught "cough" etiquette to prevent germs from spreading.
Such encouragement will be stepped up, Cornwell said, as well as putting hand sanitizer in more places throughout the school.
Custodians are also doing their part by disinfecting rooms, hallway telephones and other things touched by students.
Cornwell said the state health department also sent masks to schools.
"If there's an outbreak, we'll be advised what to do," she said.
If a child displays flu symptoms while at school—fever of 100 degrees or more with a cough/and or sore throat—he or she will be given a mask to wear until a parent or guardian arrives to take the child home.
The child's backpack, homework and other items will be brought to the student to avoid spreading the virus if he or she returns to the classroom.
Superintendent Mike Teahon said the mask will be thrown away as the student leaves the building so parents don't over-react.
"If some parents see this, they won't send their kids to school," Teahon said.
Officials also encourage school-aged children to receive a vaccine for seasonal flu and another for the H1N1 virus.
Immunizations for the seasonal flu will begin next week at the two medical clinics in Gothenburg as well as at clinics in Cozad and Lexington.
However the H1N1 vaccine won't be available until at least mid October and will most likely involve a two-dose series for full immunity, Cornwell said.
Others recommended for the flu shots include pregnant women, health-care workers and emergency medical responders, caregivers of infants under six months of age and people aged 25-64 years with underlying medical conditions.
Teahon said the district pays for shots for teachers and staff and at cost for their spouses.
He noted that state officials don't recommend closing school doors until 30% of the population is absent.
That happened in the high school two years ago, he noted, when officials closed school for two days.
"Now we have a good idea how to handle that," Cornwell said.
If afflicted with either flu, she said home is the place to be.
Cornwell and Teahon added that there's much unnecessary hype about the H1N1 virus and people dying from it.
Cornwell pointed out that about 36,000 deaths from seasonal flu occur each year in the United States—much more than from the H1N1 virus.
Also during the special meeting, the board selected McDermott and Miller of Kearney to do the district's audit for $4,750 over the next three years.
The firm was the low bidder compared to Alvin Alms of Grand Island and Countryman Associates of Kearney.
Local accountant Joan Windrum had performed the audit for the last several years but decided not to do it anymore.
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A diet with good quantity and quality of protein and one high in B complex foods may help delay the onset of menopause by supporting the pituitary gland, which regulates the ovaries and the female cycle. (It appears that strict vegetarian women and those with low cholesterol levels have an earlier menopause than more omnivorous women; further research in this area may help us to understand more about diet, cholesterol, and menopause.) Some of the protein foods suggested are fish, milk products such as yogurt and cottage cheese, eggs, whole grains and legumes, nuts, and seeds; foods high in B vitamins are green vegetables, whole grains, wheat germ, and yeast. Good levels of pantothenic acid, choline, and inositol also aid the adrenal and pituitary functions. Special foods that offer high amounts of vitamins, minerals, and energy include brewer's yeast, molasses, lecithin, and kelp (or other seaweeds). These can be used with milk or juice to make a high-nutrient drink.
Osteoporosis is a loss of bone minerals, density, and bone strength, particularly of the spine and long bones of the arms and legs; it is a common problem of menopausal women. Osteoporosis is a difficult problem to diagnose. Regular x-rays are not that sensitive, and they reveal bone loss only after it is fairly significant. The new technique available to measure bone density, photon absorbtiometry, is more sensitive at assessing early osteoporosis. Generally, though, women should be aware of early warning signs, such as periodontal disease, changes in the curvature of the spinal column, such as a "dowager's hump," or pain in the middle or lower back. The most important factor is preventing the loss of bone calcium; this is much easier than correcting bone loss after it occurs.
To prevent osteoporosis, it is wise to eat a good diet and maintain an adequate calcium intake through foods and supplements in the years before menopause. Many people eat a diet that is much higher in phosphorus than in calcium. This can lead to improper bone metabolism and loss of bone calcium. Meats, nuts, seeds, poultry, boneless seafood, and even whole grains have a much higher phosphorus than calcium content. Soda pops have added phosphates, increasing their phosphorus level. One advantage of using milk products is that they have a very good calcium-to-phosphorus ratio, with actually slightly more calcium. Eggs and many vegetables, especially the green leafy veggies, also have lower phosphorus content.
Premenopausal women should regularly consume 1,000–1,200 mg. of calcium per day. Supplementing some calcium without phosphorus will usually balance out these nutrients. Adding about 500–1,000 IUs of extra vitamin D and 500–800 mg. of magnesium per day will help the calcium be best utilized and protect against osteoporosis. Adequate boron, a trace mineral, in the diet and supplements to include 2–3 mg. is also shown to aid calcium utilization. A diet containing good amounts of fish, leafy greens, whole grains, and dairy foods will support healthy bones. Phosphorus, zinc, copper, and manganese are also important to building strong bones. If osteoporosis is present, research suggests that estrogen therapy may help slow its progress and even improve the bone health, though it also poses risks. Fluoride, 2–4 mg. per day in foods or even taken as a supplement, has been shown to strengthen bones, but it, likewise, may have other concerns.
When estrogen is used during or after menopause, it is wise to follow a program similar to that suggested for users of birth control pills (if the woman still has a uterus, a progestin agent should also be used to simulate the natural cycle and to protect the uterus from cancer development). Extra vitamins C, E, and B6, extra zinc, and minimum copper intake are the main suggestions. It is clear that estrogen or hormone replacement therapy does prevent osteoporosis, possibly better than any other program, especially with a good diet, adequate calcium intake, and plenty of exercise. Regular exercise has clearly been shown to minimize bone loss, especially postmenopausally. Weight-bearing exercises, such as walking, tennis, or golf, help to strengthen the bones, probably more than swimming. When taking estrogen, usually less calcium is needed than when no hormones are used. Still, a natural program such as the one described here will help prevent osteoporosis and ease the symptoms and transition of menopause.


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LONDON (AP) — U.K. border agents have arrested more than two dozen suspects in a crackdown on the trafficking gangs that smuggle people into Britain.
Chris Foster of the U.K. Border Agency says a significant smuggling operation has been disrupted by one of the biggest raids in U.K. history. Police said 26 people were arrested for human trafficking and immigration violations after raids that took place in London and other parts of England and Scotland.
The gangs are suspected of bringing immigrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and other countries into Britain concealed in trucks and other vehicles.
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Former Baltimore police officer convicted of sex offense
Prosecutors: Troy Gee sexually assaulted 13-year-old girl
A former Baltimore City police officer was convicted Thursday a third-degree sex offense.
Prosecutors had accused Troy Gee of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl while she was visiting his home in December 2011.
Last year, the WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team uncovered that this was the third accusation against him of sexually assaulting a minor. The first came in March 2008, ending in his resignation from the Police Department and three years of probation.
He was then arrested again after another 13-year-old girl accused him of sexual assault. Those charges were eventually dropped.
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thanks for all the replies regarding the hills feed, i am going for a nice drive tommorow to a larger pet store to get a better quality food. i just hope they sell the descent brands here in ireland. the question i have is regarding her toilets, she is pooing about 4 or 5 times a day and we are following her cleaning it up. is she going to the toilet so much because of the hills puppy food. we wormed her there on saturday and she was riddled. this is only a few weeks after the breeder told us that he had wormed her, i dont know if this is going to make things worse now regarding the amount of craps!. she is a little chocolate machine!!!
otherwise she is doing great!! except for the biting she has razors in her mouth i am sure.
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as a general rule puppies will poo about twice as much as they eat. if the eat 3 times a day you can expect them too poo about 5 - 6 times a day. This will decrease as they get a little older. as long as the stools are firm and not runny you are in good shape. as far as worming goes. I got my pup at 8 weeks and she hadn't been wormed. after the first worming alot of the little critters came out...looked like some tasty spaggetti. i had her wormed again at 12 weeks and i only saw one little worm. just a reminder, they can get worms again at any time from their enviornment.
Round worms they are usually born with and come from mom. After worming them for that it usually isn't ever a problem again. Tape worms come from eating fleas, not all fleas have them but all it takes is eating the right one. Other worms come from smelling infected feces or, rarely, hookworms, from infected dirt. Ferel cats are the main source of hookworm from what I have been told. If any of this is mis-information I apologize. Any corrections are appreciated.
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My experience with the LSAT is that the first 30 hours or so of study are going to give you a significant boost. Your next score bump comes after about 150 hours of study. The writers of the LSAT have stated that a person needs to study for 6 months to do well. The good news is that you have plenty of time left. The LSAT is so important that I would recommend that you take a live prep class. I know it is a lot of money. But, isn't getting into a tier 1 school worth that money? I think the 160's are within reach for you, whether or not you take the live class. The live classes tend to avg. +3-5 points. I think it's because you will get an experienced coach who can watch what you are doing and help you to tweak it. Regardless, take a bunch more practice tests. Good luck, and let us know what happens!
You have plenty of time ahead of you before the June 2011 LSAT, so you should not be worrying about timing (finishing sections in 35 minutes) and taking timed practice tests now. Instead you should spend your study time working and analyzing the questions in slow motion, reviewing the concepts and applicable strategies and techniques, reviewing the concepts, questions you missed, mistakes you made, areas/concepts/question types that are giving you more trouble than others, etc.Simply doing the "churn and burn" routine of taking a bunch of timed sections/full tests does not do much to improve your understanding of the concepts tested and your resulting analytical/reasoning skills that you need to apply to the questions in order to answer more of them correctly. You should spend a good portion of your study time reviewing everything and balance that in with practice/working problems time. Focus more on accuracy and understanding right now instead of simply trying to work on your timing. Timing improves naturally with better understanding of how to analyze and go about approaching each question/section type (meaning improved skills = improved accuracy and less time needed to solve each question correctly). One thing you might want to try that would be a good way to help you identify weak areas/concepts/etc. you need to work on/review/improve is to take a a full test you haven't seen before untimed in one sitting with the goal of getting as many questions as you can correct (try to get a 180 untimed without cheating and also without time pressure). Just you and a fresh preptest for a day. Work through each section without ever checking the answer key or looking at other prep materials until you have selected what you believe to be the credited answer choice for each question. Doesn't matter if you spend up to an hour or more per section and take some breaks as long as you do it all in one sitting/day without looking at/using anything else to help do it other than your pencils, eraser and maybe scratch paper. When you are done and have made a firm decision for every question, then score it. You will probably be surprised at the result since most people incorrectly believe that they or anybody else can/will get a 180 when not faced with the time pressure. The questions you answer incorrectly when you do this will highlight your current reasoning errors, concept mis-understandings/weaknesses and lots more stuff that is helpful to know in order to guide further directed study aimed at shoring up your weak areas/vulnerabilities.
The live classes tend to avg. +3-5 points.
LSAC statistics show a 2-3 points above average with various test prep methods, approaching 5 point spread versus those who didn't study for the test. (available at http://www.lsac.org/LSACResources/Research/TR/TR-05-01.pdf).
The bottom line is, and tell us if you disagree, prep courses will generally give a student a larger bump than self study.


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What gets rewarded, gets done. That's a concept I learned on my first day of business school (big shout out to Dr. Denny Gioia). While we were being taught in the context of managing a workforce, it applies just as easily to people in general, for example in a government's influence over its citizenry. This point was clearly not lost on Kevin Richardson, an American who answered Volkswagen's call to build a better speed camera for traffic enforcement.
A part of Volkwagen's Fun Theory experiments, Richardson designed, built, and implemented a sort of speed camera lottery. Ticketing motorists it catches speeding, Richardson's speed camera also rewards people who comply with the posted speed limit, entering law abiding citizens into a lottery whose pot consists of a portion of the fines collected by speeders caught on the camera. Brilliant! But does it work?


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Westport Historical Society Speaker Series
The Westport Historical Society and The Westport Library present Tom Rafiner: "Cinders and Silence"
Second Saturday Speaker Series, March 8, 2014, 2:00pm
Westport Library, 118 Westport Road
Speaker's reception follows at the Harris Kearney House, 40th & Baltimore
Title of Talk: "Cinders and Silence"
Summary: Tom Rafiner will be discussing Missouri's burnt district. His second book, "Cinders and Silence: A Chronicle of Missouri's Burnt District, 1854 to 1870," recovers and shares a history of western Missouri long forgotten. Following General Thomas Ewing's issuance of General Orders No. 11 in August 1863 three Missouri counties along the Kansas border were completely depopulated. Soon after the Civil War the devastation and violence of the area disappeared from historical record.
"Cinders and Silence" provides a detailed history of the burnt district from 1854 to 1863. The violence and destruction began long before the issuance of Order No. 11. This history also explores the reasons for the history's quick disappearance from local memory. Rafiner's talk provides a comprehensive and gripping history of the area, focusing on communities and families.
Bio: Tom Rafiner is an independent researcher and author. Over the last 10 years he has spoken in over 30 counties in Missouri. He has also spoken at the Civil War Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, St. Louis' Missouri History Museum and the State Historical Society of Missouri. Rafiner has visited the National Archives in Washington, D.C. five times collecting material for his two books. All of his research focuses on communities and families of Missouri's burnt district.
Tom graduated from the University of Missouri in 1969 and later earned a Masters Degree from UMKC. Following retirement, Tom moved back to Kansas City with his wife Nancy. Tom and Nancy are residents of Parkville.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Part 2 of a blog series visually demonstrating the layout of objects on data pages in SQL Server
Part 1
In Part 1 of this series, I introduced a little demo app that renders the layout of pages in SQL Server files by object. Today I'll put that app through its paces to show, in vivid color (well, teal, anyway) the destructive power of the famous Re-Index Then Shrink anti-pattern for index maintenance.
This one is very easy to demo, so let's go!
First, I created a demo database VizDemo1, with a single 200 MB data file. Into that database I placed a canonical table – highly simplified for this example – clustered on an ever-increasing integer, using identity():
USE VizDemo1
CREATE TABLE dbo.SampleCustomers (
id int identity( 1, 1 ) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
buncha char(500) default 'A',
big char(500) default 'B',
vals char(500) default 'C'
Then we populate that table with some dummy data:
INSERT dbo.SampleCustomers DEFAULT VALUES;
And finally, fire up the little visualizer app and process the database:
The small color bands at the top left corner of the image are the system tables and such that are in every "empty" database to make it run. The blue/green/teal area is the new table we created and populated with sample data, and the gray area represents empty regions in the file.
As expected, the table started writing into the first available space, and, because the cluster key is increasing, pages were allocated to the end of the page sequence in order, and we end up with a crazy-perfect, contiguous linked list on disk.
You can see small darker bars at intervals within the table – most of the pages in the index are "type 1" pages, which are the leaf-level/rows in the clustered index. Those bars are "type 2" index pages that have the upper level(s) of the index. The reason they are darker is that those are a disruption in the leaf level linked list, and the app shades such disruptions as a way to see fragmentation. The list has to "hop over" those pages and then continue on the other side. It's technically fragmentation, but at this point not harmful at all – but remember that darker color that shows a break in the page order.
A side note: in the midst of the gray area you can see one orange line (and another in the sea of teal). Those are "type 11" PFS pages, which happen on a fixed interval in every file. I don't think they ever move – they track file allocation and free space metadata. They are like rocks in the stream…
A side note: in the midst of the gray area you can see one orange line (and another in the sea of teal). Those are "type 11" PFS pages, which happen on a fixed interval in every file. I don't think they ever move – they track file allocation and free space metadata. They are like rocks in the stream…
Now, what happens if we re-index this bad boy? Well, a re-index operation has to write all the pages for the object into new, blank pages in the file, and then abandon the old pages. I run:
-- This "moves" all the data toward the end of the file, into free areas
ALTER INDEX ALL ON dbo.SampleCustomers REBUILD;
Then re-analyze the file. As expected, the table has "moved" toward the end of the file, and left free space toward the beginning. It's still not fragmented, because we had enough room, and it was written in order into that new area by the rebuild:
We can see the gray area near the top is all the "abandoned" pages where the index was, and the data has all moved down into the free area. Ah, but that seems wasteful to some people, am I right? All that empty space – the file could be smaller!
Let's see the damage that Shrink File does. Imagine that I do this:
DBCC SHRINKFILE (N'VizDemo1' , 70)
First, before we shrink, let's just scroll down and look at the end of the file:
We have two conditions – the gray part of the file is sort of OK to shrink. There's just a lone PFS page out there, and removing that does no harm. But once we get into that blue area, the data has to be moved back up into the beginning of the file. Here's where the problem lies, as I learned from Mr. Paul Randal – the shrink routine will move a page at a time back into that free space, starting from the end, going backward. That makes the pages land in approximately reverse order from the correct index order. Perfect fragmentation. Let's see if this tool proves him right. Shrink, then re-analyze:
Yep, it's not immediately apparent, perhaps, but that teal color is a darker shade that indicates every page is a fragment boundary in most of the index – perfect fragmentation! Here's a better view:
So, how can we clean that up? Well, with a rebuild. But … we need that bigger file. In fact, practically any database in production needs this overhead of available space to be able to perform index maintenance. It's not "wasted" space at all.
ALTER INDEX ALL ON dbo.SampleCustomers REBUILD;
After the rebuild, the index is back toward the end of the file, but it's also back in order:
Now, in light of this information, imagine nightly re-indexing on a database with … AutoShrink! <shudder>
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Hello there,
this is a very great article. Short, easy to understand and really interesting.
The only thing I cannot agree with is that you call the rebuild-overhead a not "wasted" space. As so often it depends:
In our production system some of our tables need some hundreds GB(!) space on a high availability storage. As this is really expensive it IS "wasted" space for us. That's why we do a reorg instead of a rebuild.
We already thought rebuilding works like you showed here but it's great to get the acknowledgment.
Keep on writing :-)
Thanks! True, a database with one or a few very large tables can pose a challenge because so much more overhead space is needed if you reindex, compared to a database with many smaller tables. The two ways I know to mitigate are partitioning (individual partitions can be rebuilt) or, as you say, reorg. If partitioning isn't an option, I still prefer to have the overhead available - imagine, for example, if you needed to make a change to the CI.
This is part three of a blog series illustrating a method to render the file structure of a SQL Server


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Joined: 19 Oct 2007
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Location: central PA
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:20 am
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Crusted Salmon Steak
This is a duck soup easy technique that takes about 30 minutes prep to table.
the "recipe" is extremely simple - the dish relies more on the technique of crusting for a large part of its flavor.
Salmon steaks - not on sale they run about $9/lb in my neighborhood.
no choice as to farmed or wild; the only wild we see is filets....
fresh mushroom - white button preferred in this dish
preheat oven to 275F/135C
lightly salt & pepper & fresh lemon juice drizzle the salmon, both sides.
I leave it counter top / room temp while I do the rest.
chop the mushroom
bias slice the leeks
one cup / 250 ml (each) is just adequate for two; double if you want a more filling 'side'
you'll lose about 40% volume in cooking.
topping/side prep
knob of butter in fry pan
I start the saute with the mushrooms and get them about 80% of desired cooking stage.
add leeks and continue to saute to about 90% - they get reheated later....
(water sweating out of the leeks will keep the pan temp down - for crisp mushroom, you need higher temp - so get the mushrooms done before adding the leek)
add a splash of olive oil, as needed.
(start the salmon pan pre-heat during this prep)
(1) mushrooms can be cooked from near raw to crispy critters to your own preference - in this dish I like them thoroughly browned with just a few crispies here & there.
(2) avoid over cooking the leeks - they lose their color.
preheat an oven-proof heavy pan to very hot with generous olive oil coating.
must be a heavy pan - one needs that heat capacity.
plop in the salmon steaks and _don't move them around!_
3-4 minutes side 1
4-5 minutes side 2
side 2 takes a bit longer because the pan has been 'chilled' from side 1
regrets, this batch I flipped a tad early - I would have liked another two smidgens of crust on side 1
finish 6 minutes in the oven
rest (covered) for 4 minutes prior to service
notes as to timing:
- if the steaks are very cold or very warm before hitting the pan, it's likely to not affect the crusting layer - but fish starting temperature can affect the oven time.
- some like their salmon more "done-through" than others
- six minutes is a soft pink
- I use a sharp prong fork to judge done-ness - no clue as to it's internal temp; sorry.
while the salmon is resting, fire up a burner and re-warm the mushroom/leek mix.
Variations on the theme:
subs for leeks
- spring onion/scallion/green onion
- yellow/white onion - red/Bermuda not recommended - un-nice color changes
fine chopped shallot for a slight garlic twist
finely chopped celery / celeriac
toasted / chopped nuts - pecans/almonds/cashew - add at the re-heat stage
the leek&mushroom mix can be "filled out" with toasted panko - toast the panko in the pan before starting the leek&mushroom mix.
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Diane B.
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Location: California
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:44 pm
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Looks yummy, and thanks for the pic-by-pic and thorough text. Some of the additions sound interesting too.
Was interested to hear that you felt the temp of the salmon didn't matter for crusting, only for finishing time in the oven.
Also happy you specified the time and temp in the oven step. I often want to "finish in the oven" (chicken, fish, pork usually) but haven't figured out good general guidelines for temps and times. Any wisdom to impart??
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:43 pm
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the fish temp doesn't seem to affect the saute/crusting portion - the pan is running close to 350'F and only a thin layer crusts, so it happens pretty quick - not a lot of time for heat to move into the fish proper.
I've become a fan of low oven temps for finishing stuff in the oven - it does take longer but the lower temps are less likely to make the proteins toughen up. fish do well in the 275 to 300 range, pork and chicken I do at 325. for years I followed the 375-400+ type of blast furnace routine and once - by accident, I mis-set the temp - and immediately noticed the stuff was moister and not nearly so "hard"
commercially, where people are waiting for their food,,,, I can understand the need to cook fast and I'm sure with practice one could get it down to a few seconds in the timing - but the lower temps are also more forgiving in terms of timing.
I'm also a fan of slow roasting - see the thread on prime rib - long & slow.
there are exceptions - ie.g. if you want a browned & bubbly cheese topping that does require a higher temp - and maybe a shot of broiler.
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Diane B.
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:35 pm
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fish do well in the 275 to 300 range, pork and chicken I do at 325.
Thanks, very helpful.
Do you have any times to go with those temps, or "by the inch," etc? I know it would depend partly on length of time on the stovetop, but ballpark info would be good too.
For the lower temps, there may be more wiggle room? --maybe similar to "it's really hard overcook fish/poultry when steaming"-- but definitely interested in anything you know.
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:37 pm
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rough guidelines, yes - exactitudes no.
it is hugely dependent on what & how one is "browning" including saute / fry / pan fry / deep fry, etc.
for example fried chicken. now, with a big cast iron skillet I can eventually get the gas 'set right' so that it's got a nice crust & color and is done through. takes 3-4 pan loads to get there. okay if you're cooking for 50 people, but cooking for two.... so I deep fry for crunch, crust and pretty then pop the stuff in the oven on a rack to finish - about ten minutes.
pork chops - I don't like the thin ones. I'll get them to cut me 1" sometimes 1-1/2" thick chops.
sometimes I bread them, sometimes not. since they are thick they take more time, I start checking at 15 minutes.
steaks - it is possible to do a very good steak by pan searing + oven finish - I use a slightly higher temp - 375 - to keep the outside sizzling hot.
fish, chops, chicken, burgers, steaks . . . I actually don't use a thermometer. I have a drop forged "carving fork" with long slender, very pointy prongs. I poke into the center of the 'thing' and just from feel judge whether it's still undone, rare, medium or well aka over done.
you've probably seen the 'pros' do the finger poke test on steaks - one can tell by a proper poke if a steak is rare, medium or well. same idea with the fork.
yes, I poke holes in stuff and yes sometimes the juice runs out - not all the juice... mind - and generally it does not seem to be an issue.
takes a bit of experience and the mindset to pay attention to what you've learned - but it works for me. in the learning process I would simply stick in the fork, make my 'judgment' then whack one of whatever open and see if I was 'right.' repeat as needed.....
roasts, whole birds - yup, break out the thermometer.
ps: "on a rack" - I like to oven finish pretty much everything on a rack - keeps fats/liquids from soaking the bottom and also lets the heat get to the bottom. white tender fleshed fish can be problematic - breaded flounder filets I put on a sheet pan, for example.
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Diane B.
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:40 pm
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Thanks for the further info.
I'd mostly use finish-in-the-oven after sauteing poultry, pork and fish (don't/can't eat a lot of short-cooked beef), so I'll probably try to use your general guidelines for those (275 or 350-375 depending on protein, for 10 minutes or so after browning both sides) and see how it works out.
I want to end up with a lazy-person technique though
and just learn after awhile
how long each protein and cut will take in the oven rather than having to test each item each time (will definitely do that in the beginning though), and how critical the timing actually is for each.
I do break out the probe thermometer for pork tenderloin, etc, (and yogurt), but I also know about how long it'll take so I can plan around the other stuff it. I oven-bake my "fried" chicken completely though to keep the fat down so probably wouldn't do it there; I just know it'll take 55 min at 375 for legs, turning over halfway through (still working on techniques to keep crust from sticking
at all
though--some success with racks, but then more to wash).
Interesting about using racks for finish-in-the-oven; I don't usually do that. I can see where it would be good to go to the trouble though for some things.
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:14 pm
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Dilbert wrote:
ps: "on a rack"
- I like to oven finish pretty much everything on a rack - keeps fats/liquids from soaking the bottom and also lets the heat get to the bottom. white tender fleshed fish can be problematic - breaded flounder filets I put on a sheet pan, for example.
I'd like to thank you too. That's one of those simple, dumb ideas which has never crossed my mind.
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:21 am
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>>I do break out the probe thermometer
there's nothing wrong with using a thermometer - if you're inclined to try the poke technique I think you'll find it easier/quicker - especially in situations like a grill full of burgers where everyone may not cook at the same rate.
try the poke thing & back it up with a thermometer - can't hurt the learning curve.
on the rack thing, couple of thoughts - you know those ugly broiler pans that come packed in the new oven...? I have a square rack that fits the width just perfectly, it's shorter than the pan - but it gives me a good one inch of air spacer under the rack.
for sticking to the rack, try a light wipe of oil prior to loading up. if nobody is looking, I just dribble some olive oil on my fingers and run over the rack wires. (if company is watching I use a paper towel)
Jim, the on-a-rack thing was also a bit of an accident. any number of recipes for breading/coating chunks of meat call for letting it "air dry" after the coating - especially if it's a double-dredge kind of thing.
so I set the pcs on a rack to air dry per directions. and, being lazy as the next cook, just moved the whole rack into the oven vs. a pick&place operation. I liked the results so I expanded the use . . .
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 1:10 am
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I'd definitely like to add the poke-muscle thing to my skill set, but so far haven't had much luck with getting it exact...maybe those parts of my hand are just different from chef hands, etc?
you've talked me into using a rack for random oven-finish meats but still don't like having to wash yet another thing, and especially any pieces that aren't flat/smooth and small-ish.
I have tried various things like scrunched logs of aluminum foil or various skewers and chopsticks skewers (oiled usually) under stuff in the oven to act as racks (those don't have to be washed
). They do work for meats without coatings/etc like sauteed chicken etc, but haven't found anything that does a
job for oven-baked breaded drumsticks. Will keep looking though!
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