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The Blakes and the Flanagans; or, A Tale Illustrative of Life in the United States
In both Blakes and the Flanagans; or, A Tale Illustrative of Life in the United States and Bessy Conway, Sadlier negotiates Irish stereotypes as well as Irish social pathologies. The political climate at the time of publication, however, allows Sadlier to address these issues in very different ways. In The Blakes and Flanagans, Sadlier treats Irish social concerns in a backhanded way. In Bessy Conway, by contrast, Sadlier has much more freedom, and actually discusses social problems such as alcoholism, poverty and wife beating as they affect practicing Catholics, not just Protestants and fallen Catholics. The Blakes and Flanagan established a Manichean universe of Good Catholics and Fallen Catholics and Protestants. This superficially simplistic structure allows Sadlier to accomplish two major tasks. First, she is able to teach a very clear lesson about the evils of sending Catholic children to public schools. More subtly, it allows her to discuss Irish social pathologies without reinforcing dominant stereotypes by projecting the traditional evils of urban sensation fiction, as well as genuine problems of the Irish immigrant community, onto Protestants and fallen Catholics, while portraying faithful Catholics as perfect, idealized and rewarded for their piety and compliance in this world and the next. Sadlier finds the root of all Irish social problems in Protestant-dominated public schools, rather than Catholic doctrines that encourage large families and discourage married women from working, a tradition of Irish drinking, capitalist exploitation of urban workers or other sources. Poverty was indeed a real problem for Irish immigrants. Of the 45,000 people who accepted outdoor relief from the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the poor between 1854 and 1860, nearly 70 percent had been born in Ireland (Diner, 107). Sadlier's dominant text -- the propagandistic tale suggested by her male colleagues -- is thus clearly laid out. "The evils which I have faintly and imperfectly sketched in my opening chapters growing out of the iniquitous propagandism of the Common Schools, had continued to increase in magnitude with every passing year, until it was found absolutely necessary to keep Catholic children, at any cost, from being exposed to this pestiferous influence" (Blakes and the Flanagans, 249).
On the proper side of salvation stand the faithful Flanagans, Tim and Nelly and their offspring. Unlike many Sadlier novels, which lack a father figure, the Flanagan clan is led by the moral authority of Tim Flanagan, who takes a clear position on education and sends his children to St. Peter's. Edward Flanagan, Tim's dutiful son, defends the Irish against allegations of disloyalty while affirming the importance of patriotism for Irish-Americans, and refutes Nativist and Know-Nothing allegations that the Irish are a dangerous separatist group that cannot be assimilated into American society: I was brought up, as you well know, under Catholic -- nay, more, under Irish training; I am Irish in heart -- Catholic, I hope, in faith and practice, and yet I am fully prepared to stand by this great Republic, the land of my birth, even to shedding the last drop of my blood, were that necessary. I love America; it is, as it were, the land of my adoption, as well as my birth, but I cannot, or will not, forget Ireland. Blakes and Flanagans, 164 The Flanagans are rewarded for their piety by obedient, loyal children who enter the family business with their father, become priests, marry well, or at least die blessed deaths, Sadlier disproves the dominant stereotypes of Catholic families as violent and anarchic. Catholic families, she writes, are infused with "a love of home and kindred which is one of the most beautiful as it is one of the strongest traits in Irish character," a sentiment echoed by Brownson, who used the Quarterly Review as a vehicle for defending Catholics from malicious attacks (Diner, 64). In contrast to the modest Flanagans, the Blakes are social climbers who abandon their Irish friends and send their children to school with wealthy Protestant in the hopes of fostering future business connections. Harry Blake, son of Miles and Mary Blake, Tim Flanagan's sister, begins his career at the public schools getting into daily fights with Protestants who malign his faith and his people. Harry soon changes his name to Henry, begins to frequent the theater with his native- born friends, graduates from Columbia University, becomes a lawyer, enter politics and marries the Protestant daughter of his father's influential business partner. In the process, however, he absorbs the Protestants' contempt for his Irish heritage and dissociates himself from his ethnic background, referring to his parents as "you Irish." Henry becomes so invested in Protestant culture that he even turns their Irish stereotypes against his own father, and accuses falsely accuses Miles of being drunk at a family party. Henry's Protestant wife delays in baptizing their first-born son until Henry reminds her that his wealthy Catholic parents might look more favorably on a Catholic grandson; they delay too long, however. Just as his concerned mother had predicted, the baby dies without benefit of baptism. Eliza Blake also learns to scorn her Irish heritage, and after also marrying a Protestant, eventually refuses to see her mother socially, suggesting the Irish-born woman enter her home through the servant's entrance. Miles realizes that their own children "have no more respect for either of us, Mary, then if we were the dirt off their feet" (Blakes and Flanagans, 189). Eliza dies in child bed, and her husband remarries a Unitarian woman who raises Eliza's children as Catholic-hating Protestants. As for Miles and Mary Blake, they live out the remainder of their lives in childless isolation and loneliness, rejected by their own children and uncomforted by their material wealth. Still a more gruesome fate awaits the Dillon family, secondary characters who also send their children to public schools. They, unlike the Blakes, are uneducated. While the worst thing that can happen to an educated fallen Catholic like Henry Blake is to lose his soul while possessing worldly success the fate of poor reprobate Catholics is far more ghastly: Unhappily for the [Dillon] children, their parents had early conceived a notion . . .that the common or mixed schools were much better calculated to promote the worldly prosperity of boys and girls than were the Catholic schools. . . . The consequence was just what might be expected. At sixteen, Hugh Dillon stoutly protested against parental or any other authority; at eighteen, he called his father a 'damned old Irishman' to his very face; and at twenty, cleared off one moonlit night with al the ready money he could find in the house . . . Blakes and Flanagans, 177-183 But life for the Dillons gets even worse: the father John Dillon falls sick and cannot work, and so loses his job. Robbed of his savings by his son, he is forced to rely on his daughter's wages as a seamstress, which she earns working 11-hour days in a sweatshop. With no money for a doctor, John dies and leaves his wife a widow who must take in laundry for a living. Tim Flanagan pays for John Dillon's funeral himself, but the Irish community has little sympathy for the Dillons, with the exception of the every-suffering mother. "The people haven't much pity for John Dillon -- that's a fact; because they know he brought it all on himself by the way in which he brought up his family. For my part, I'm heart sorry for the poor woman he left behind him, and sure enough it grieved me to hear of him dying in such wretched poverty" (Blakes and Flanagans, 223). While carrying her laundry home one day, Mrs. Dillon runs into her other daughter on the street. The daughter refuses to recognize her mother however, and hurries away. Mrs. Dillons receives her last heart break when her son Hugh, by now a petty street criminal, is shot to death in a barroom brawl with some German immigrants in a nearby neighborhood. Sadlier then restates her moral: "Many and many a Hugh Dillon was turned out on society from the classes of the public schools, and a not a few of their Henry T. Blakes mounted to fame and honor on the ruins of those religious principles instilled them in childhood by Catholic mother" (Blakes and Flanagans, 251). Sadlier reiterates her moral on her last page by printing a sermon from New York's archbishop.
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DANBURY -- Immaculate's Joey Wallace missed his first four shots from the field Monday night, but that's about where the good news stopped for visiting Abbott Tech.
In the clash of in-town, out-of-conference rivals, Wallace drained a game-high 34 points to help his Mustangs defend their home court with a 70-52 win over the Wolverines.
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Government is failing on education a time for councils to take control
In January this column highlighted the urgency of local governmentredefining its role in light of the government's school reforms. Over the past two years perceptions of the academy movement have shifted.
When, under Labour, about 200 of the poorest performing schools were given academy status, it was seen as freeing them from local government control. Now the number is climbing past 1,600, it looks like a school system that is simultaneously fragmenting and being centralised under the increasingly interventionist education secretary Michael Gove.
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On the economy, local government can exploit its unique ability to broker relationships with local partners to champion lifelong learning – promoting the opportunities and bringing together employers with education and training providers to meet the needs of the local jobs market and tackle unemployment.
In the context of stalled economic growth and the growing scandal around A4e and the government's welfare-to-work scheme, local government should push hard on this– the Made in Whitehall interventions of the Department for Work and Pensions are failing.
The Association of Directors of Children's Services has been developing similar ideas, describing local government (possibly unwisely) as the "missing link" in school improvement.
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent Collection
This rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European artists from the Heckscher Museum's Permanent Collection. Of particular interest is Étienne Berne-Bellecour's monumental Embarkation Maneuver, 1882, which factually depicts the departure of a regiment of cuirassiers following the Franco-Prussian War. Heckscher Museum of Art, Main St. and Prime Ave., Huntington. (631) 351-3250 or www.heckscher.org.
After ModernisM 2013: 'AM'
A showcase of work by five contemporary artists. The exhibit features Nina Chanel Abney, Justin Craun, Wendell Gladstone, Erik Parks and Tom Sanford. Through Oct. 13. Nassau County Museum of Art, Second Floor Galleries, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or www.nassaumuseum.org.
Alex Katz: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art
This exhibition draws upon the Whitney's extensive holdings of works by Alex Katz, one of America's most honored living artists. It includes early landscapes and collages, as well as the enormous and brilliantly-colored portraits of family and friends. Through Oct. 13. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. 484-9337 or
The Lyon, the Which and the Warhol: The Sequel
This sequel to Hofstra Museum's early spring exhibit highlights photography by artists Danny Lyons and Andy Warhol, focusing on themes of gender and identity. The exhibit also includes works by Diane Arbus, Oskar Kokoschka, Alfred Maurer, and Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi. Through Sept. 15. Hofstra University's David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus, Hempstead. 463-5672.
Using the Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach Tolerance
A contextualized history that explains the 1920s' increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention that enabled the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews and others. Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. 571-8040 ext. 100 or www.holocaust-nassau.org.
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See "42," the story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers," Friday, July 26, 2:30 p.m.; also "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," the comedy involving two superstar Las Vegas magicians who face competition from a street entertainer with Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, Tuesday, July 30, 2 p.m. Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont. 354-5280.
Illustrated Art Lecture
Examine "Old Faces in New Places: Met's Reconfigured European Galleries," with art educator Ines Powell, Monday, July 29, 1 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
Film Time
See "Quartet," Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut about redefining old age and growing old with hope, Tuesday, July 30, 10 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m. Peninsula Public Library, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence. 239-3262.
At the Movies
View "Safe Haven," the romantic thriller about a woman on the run from an abusive husband, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, Thursday, Aug. 1, 1 and 6:45 p.m. Baldwin Public Library, 2385 Grand Ave., Baldwin. 223-6228.
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Bonnie Says: Daenerys Proves She Has Dragon's Blood & Ned Stark's Death Kicks Off Joffrey's Bloody Reign!
The riveting 'Game Of Thrones' season finale began with a long close-up of the bloody sword that beheaded Ned Stark, and ended with Daenerys literally rising from the ashes with dragons. But all of that STILL doesn't fill the big empty hole left by Ned's execution.
But maybe that's the point of Game of Thrones. Just like in real life, big personalities leave big holes when they're gone and the season finale was all about the aftermath, as the survivors tried to live and move on after death.
Ned Stark's (Sean Bean) shocking and cruel beheading left his wife and friends hungry for revenge — and his daughters desperate for survival. Arya (Maisie Williams), thank God, was found and sheltered at the last possible moment by Yoren (Francis Magee) who was in the capitol to lasoo more criminals into duty at the beleagured North Wall. Now she's being disguised as a boy and is marching to safety in the north.
Sansa (Sophie Turner) faces a fate almost as bad as death, as bloodthirsty King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) vowed to marry her and use her to get his heirs, while simultaneously mentally torturing and humiliating her. Plus, we know the physical blows will come after he forces her to gaze upon her father and former nanny's heads, now on stakes above the palace walls.
King Joffrey is proving what a bad seed he is, being the DNA product of his evil mother Cersei (Lena Headey) and her even more evil twin brother, Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.) You have to wonder, while he's enjoying cutting off his subjects tongues and fingers, if Cersei is wondering whether putting her son on the throne was such a good idea after all. Could SHE be next to run into his executioner's sword?
Meanwhile, the magic that doesn't make its' appearance in every Game of Thrones episode is full- on intriguing in the finale.
Little Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) "saw" his father in the family crypt in a dream, and so did his 6-year-old brother, Rickon (Art Parkinson.) Ewww! And this was before they received the devastating news that their dad had been beheaded. We know that Bran, who sees the three-eyed Ravens regularly and is protected by the north wolves, is destined to become a bigger, more intriguing part of this story. Will he become the heart of the show as he grows?
The Lannisters may have King's Landing in their nephew's reckless care but the old Lord Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) knows he's in hot water as his son Jaime is being held hostage by Robb (Richard Madden) and Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley), and Robb has been pronounced "King of the North" by his followers.
Tywin is put out that he needs to rescue Jaime and has to send his less-loved dwarf son Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) to King's Landing to be the king's hand in order to keep Joffrey's foolishness and blood-cravings in line. Little does he know that Momma Cercei is already sleeping with her first cousin, Lancel Lannister (Eugene Simon) — King Robert's page. Is she an incest-addict or what?
As if this this action wasn't enough, the real action happens across the sea where Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa) had been brought physically back from the dead — but with a non-functional brain. That old sorceress turned out to be some ungrateful, back-stabbing bitch. And she took Daenerys' (Emilia Clarke) baby's life in exchange for keeping Drogo undead!
Well, Daenerys showed her in the process, burning her alive and hatching the three dragon eggs she's had in her possession all season.
So the big question is: Will Daenerys, who walks through fire and has dragons as pets, end up challenging the young Starks for the throne at King's Landing? Or will everyone's scheming be a waste because a years-long winter will come and The Wall will fall, releasing all kinds of terrifying undead creatures?
Whoa! How will we ever wait until Season two… NEXT spring? Doesn't that seem like forever? I may have to read the books!
— Bonnie Fuller
Catch up on your 'Game of Thrones' news!
- Check Out A 'Game Of Thrones' Episode Preview!
- 'Game Of Thrones' Kills Off The Heart & Soul Of The Series – Tragic!
- 'Game Of Thrones' Season Finale Preview Sneak Peek!


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The DUI checkpoint on San Fernando Boulevard, which operated from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., screened 803 vehicles. Of those, two drivers were detained for a field sobriety test, but were not arrested, police said.
Two citations were issued to unlicensed drivers, while another was issued for driving with a suspended license. One vehicle was impounded.
By contrast, Glendale police stopped 70 vehicles and arrested nine drivers on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs during a saturation patrol Saturday night.
--Jason Wells, Times Community News
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Sugar Free
Friday, May 9, 2008
MarieBelle Mayan Chocolate Bar (no sugar added)
This is the oddest bar I think I've ever tried and that's not a bad thing.
It's called MarieBelle Mayan Chocolate Bar 70% single origin Colombian cacao - unsweetened. That's the extent of the description given. What I found interesting reading the back of the package is that this bar is made in Colombia. And it's made by Eneh Compania Nacional de Chocolates, and only distributed by MarieBelle (in their bar format, of course). It's certified Kosher.
Now, besides its origin, it has other tricks up its sleeve. Unlike the 99% & 100% cacao stuff that I've been eating for the past two days, this is more like Michel Cluizel's Cacao Forte 99% truffle. While there's no added sugar here, there is a lot of milk ... probably more milk than some chocolate bars have chocolate.
The bar may be 70% cacao, but the second ingredient is milk. The whole list of ingredients goes like this: Cocoa mass, skim milk powder, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, PGPR-90 polyglicerol polyricinoleate (emulsifier) and natural vanilla.
From what I understand from reading the label, what MarieBelle (or Eneh) has done is take some intense, unsweetened chocolate and diluted it with some milk & emulsifiers. Much like coffee becomes much more drinkable to the majority of folks with a bit of milk to temper the bitterness but still allow the flavors to come through, that's how this bar operates. Milk adds a bit of sweetness with its natural sugars (lactose) as well as simple bulk with its fats & protein. (This bar has about 20% more protein per ounce than straight chocolate but also has 16 grams of carb per ounce though none of them straight sugars.)
Yes, it has PGPR in it too, which I was a little concerned about, as I associate it with cheap chocolate ... it's a simple filler in most cases, it maintains the texture & mouthfeel of chocolate but of course is far cheaper than actually have chocolate content. In this case, I'm guessing with such high milk content the extra emulsifiers are handy to keep the bar properly integrated.
But all that technical stuff aside, it's a nice looking bar. It reminds me of a rye crisp, with the little divets in it or maybe a game board that should have little pegs.
The thick plank of chocolate has a nice stiff snap to it. I was concerned with all the extra milk & emulsifiers it'd be fudgy or soft, but it has a texture consistent with a 70% dark bar.
On the tongue it has a very slow and viscous melt. It reminds me of peanut butter. It actually tastes a bit like dark roasted peanuts. It also has those toasted burnt sugar notes, like the crust of a creme brullee.
It's quite sticky in the mouth, but that makes it feel substantial and long-lasting if savored. The other way to go is to chew it up, but I have to say that makes a big mess in the mouth. Once it melts, it's clingy. Chocolate with sugar in it wants to fall apart, kind of like fudge. Instead, this is almost like a caramel, it wants to stay together.
I have to say that even though this bar is jarringly different than many chocolate bars, the way they've solved the problem of leaving out sugar without being chalky or blazingly bitter is quite pleasing. (Kudos for not going to the sugar alcohols that mess with the texture and of course have those unwanted side effects.) If you're a fan of peanut butter flavors and textures, this bar won't feel too unfamiliar.
I don't know if I'd buy it again for myself, but if you're on a low carb or no sugar diet (but have no problem with the immense amount of fat) this could be the indulgence you're looking for. I don't think this bar is that easy to find. I got mine at Chocolate Covered in San Francisco, you can also order online directly from MarieBelle.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 6:53 am
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Four 99%-100% Chocolate
Before I took on this challenge of the all-chocolate chocolate bars, I did take a test to find out if I'm a "supertaster". People are divided into three categories: nontasters, regular tasters and supertasters.
Our tongues can detect five tastes: sweet, salt, bitter, sour & umami (savory). Nontasters (about 25% of the population) tend to enjoy more intensely flavor things such as super sours and liberally salted products, enjoy fatty & sweet foods while regular tasters (50%) shy away from intensity but sample liberally from all the major tastes & textures equally. Supertasters (25%) dislike stronger bitter & sour things and even high fat content foods. There are all sorts of scientific studies about evolution and how each of these types can be beneficial or detrimental to your ultimate longevity ... or enjoyment of that long life.
Although I have a very keen sense of smell, I am a regular taster. (I like coffee, super sours, broccoli & used to drink pickle juice - though I really like chocolate & cheese, I'm not that keen on other types of fatty foods.) So I figured I might be a good candidate for appreciating the more authentic tastes of the purest chocolate.
Dagoba makes one of the few 100% chocolate bars and the only one that I could find that was organic. It's called Prima Materia which means, literally, prime matter. It's usually used to refer to alchemical ideas about the base matter that makes up the universe, that all matter can be changed back into and then reformed. Kind of like stem cells are for living creatures.
In this case, this is the essential chocolate - just beans from Madagascar, ground up and made into a bar.
At only $2.75 retail, it was about the same price as a baking bar (though smaller of course). I got this one as a sample at the Fancy Food Show in January.
The Prima Materia is a dark looking bar, nicely glossy with a solid snap.
The melt on this was a little sticky, I can't really explain it. Whatever it is, it's not terribly dry. The melt lets the flavors come out slowly. I taste a bit of cherries and raspberry at the very start, but once it melts a bit more it's all about the dark mulch of the forest floor.
There's a light yeasty note in there that reminds me of dark beer. The bitterness is noticeable, but not enough to keep me from eating more pieces. By far this is the most edible of the bars I tried. I wouldn't say that I'll be eating a lot of it, but with some almonds or cashews nearby, it's an acceptable form of entertainment for a while.
It really doesn't take much to satisfy my chocolate craving either. (Of course then I start craving something else, like a glass of water & some sweet caramels.)
2 ounces - 185 calories per ounce - Kosher
After Christmas this bar, Ghirardelli 100% Cacao Unsweetened Chocolate, was on sale for only $1.25, and found in with the baking products, I thought I'd throw it into the mix as a way to see if I was just being overly picky about what eating chocolate is in the first place (besides a fancy way to charge two or three times as much as chocolate chips).
The wrapper is very simple, but still quite compelling. The bar is large and flat, a little larger than the regular bars in the candy aisle, in this case it's 4 ounces instead of 3.17 of the current Intense Dark line.
To their credit, Ghirardelli is clear that this is a baking bar. So this is an off-label application of the confection.
As lovely as it was, and it is a lovely bar, nicely tempered, perhaps a bit stiff but a deep red-brown, they are correct in not promoting this as an eating bar.
The smell was quite woodsy, like cedar and a bit grassy. It tastes like olives and asparagus. Bitter, moisture-sucking, mulchy and green.
Looking at the nutrition label it's easy to see why this is so chalky, it has less fat than the Prima Materia, a whopping 40 calories per ounce less fat. (Have i mentioned lately that I love cacao fat ... sometimes I wonder what it'd be like if donuts were made by frying them in cocoa butter.)
4 ounces - 145 calories per ounce - Kosher
Meiji Chocolate Kolika Caca 99% Ita has a very short, but less "pure" list of ingredients: cacao, cocoa powder, soy lecithin & artificial flavor. (I'm guessing that's vanillin.)
Meiji is a good consumer brand in Japan. They make all sorts of candy, not just chocolate products. (My favorites are their Gummy Choco and Chelsea.)
It's a pretty bar with 15 nicely shaped scored pieces. The package is also good, an easy to open paperboard box that fits back together pretty well to hold the leftovers (and there's gonna be leftovers, who eats the whole thing?). I was encouraged that it had a pretty high fat content, too.
The bar wasn't expensive ($1.99), which is probably a pretty good indication of what I should expect for a chocolate without any sugar. The scent is of the dark roasted cocoa flavors, a bit of charcoal. There's a very abrupt high-note of the vanilla flavoring in there as well.
On the tongue it melts pretty nicely, but it's quite bitter and dry. Keeping it further back on the tongue seems to help to recognize the other flavors that included a bit of a yeasty note of baking bread, wood smoke and burnt sugar.
I should note, in case you haven't noticed so far, these are not low-calorie bars. In fact, this "sugarless chocolate" is some of the highest caloric density reviews I've ever done. (It's the cocoa butter.)
But note that chocolate has a good amount of iron (10%), and about 3 grams of protein per ounce and 4 grams of fiber per ounce. That doesn't even go into the positive effects that all those antioxidants have for your heart and circulatory system.
1.58 ounces - 161 calories per ounce (contains soy lecithin & artificial flavors)
My passion for this bar can hardly be contained. The happiest part of this whole experience is that I know that once I'm done writing this, I don't have to eat this bar any longer.
I was so excited when I bought the Chocolat Bonnat 100% Cacao. I've never had Bonnat before, the only experience I have with it is reading this exhaustive series at DallasFood.org about Noka and seeing the bars at several upscale stores. At $8 a bar (granted it is a big bar at 100 grams), I was hoping for some sort of miracle. I've come to realize there's a reason that chocolate with sugar is so widely available ... it's just better that way.
The wrapper, I admit, is lovely. The regular Bonnat bars have white wrappers with similar lettering, but the 100% gets the special brick red treatment, which should be a good indication that you should stop and think about it. 100% Cacao. No sugar, not even lecithin or vanilla. Stop. Hazard. Danger.
The bar was wonderfully tempered. (As wonderfully tempered as I was ill tempered when I was done.)
When I first unwrapped it, it smelled strongly of green olives. Later when I tasted it, I kept getting the strong, puckering flavor of green olives, grassy matcha and artichokes. These are all good things as far as vegetables go, but I don't like them together and I don't like them as the primary notes in my chocolate.
Here's the thing, I hear my flavors. Well, not quite hear ... they have wavelengths in my head (and kind of colors that go along with them). Flavors create vibrations. And different kinds of flavor combinations create different combinations of these vibrations & wavelengths. It's called synesthesia and many people have it to some degree.
So when I talk about things being harmonious, it's not just a metaphor, it's an actual description of my experience. In this case the bar was screechy. It was unripe, unrehearsed, stuttery, weak and tinny.
I've had the bar for a couple of months and have unwrapped it a few times to see if it was just that I'd had the flu, the lights in the house were at the wrong level, the moon was in the wrong phase or was in a bad mood. No, this is like Phillip Glass & Stephen Sondheim collaborating on some sort of atonal opera about database programmers performed by deaf alley cats in a poorly ventilated auditorium with squeaky chairs that pinch. It's probably a wonderful intellectual experiment, but it's not an enjoyable physical one. (But again, this may be an experience colored by the way that my brain processed certain things and might be just glorious to folks who don't get the cacophony of wavelengths.)
3.53 ounces - unknown calories
The best news is that I have a deeper appreciation of my blended chocolates now and single origins even more so. As far as pure chocolate as being a "sugarless" alternative to regular sweetened chocolate, I think a very small quantity of sweetened chocolate will be more satisfying than a larger portion of one of these. But your mileage may vary. I definitely recommend the Dagoba if you're itching to try just one. (The fact that it has a reasonable price is also a selling point.)
All of the remaining bits of these bars will be taken next door to the neighbors this evening where I will donate them to Amy in the hopes that she'll create some awesome and rich brownies out of them so that I may love this chocolate again.
Casey at Chocolate Note has far more appreciation for the most concentrated chocolate bars. For other deeper appreciations for these bars try the Seventy Percent for: Michel Cluizel Noir Infini & forum discussion about Bonnat & Cluizel.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Michel Cluizel 99%
For about six months I've been looking for the Michel Cluizel Noir Infini 99% bar. It's not that it's new, it just happened that the usual stores where I find Cluizel products were sold out of the bar.
I like the responsible size of it, it's only 30 grams (1.05 ounces) instead of the usual 100 gram size for Cluizel's large tablets.
Even though I declared this sugar free week, it wasn't until I was prepping this post that I found out that there is sugar in this bar. The ingredients are: cacao (99%), cane sugar, spices, cocoa butter & Bourbon vanilla. Honestly, with a list like that, I can't imagine it's more than a pinch per pound. The wrapper also explains the bar further: This chocolate with its long kneading process and extremely high content of cocoas, reveals deep and dense strains for connoisseurs' palate.
It is a lovely little bar, with a rich and deep scent of chocolate.
On the tongue the thin bar melts pretty quickly. Overall it feels a bit like a clay slurry ... not quite chalky enough to call it, well, chalky or dry. The vanilla notes are pretty strong, as is a bit of a green wood and black tea note. By the end I was getting mulch, vanilla grass, pecans, burnt hazelnuts ... all wrapped up in smoke and charcoal.
Though it was bitter, there was very little puckeringly acrid acidity that I get with other high cacao bars (I'll have a rundown of some of those tomorrow).
But not really a lot of fun. I was grateful that it was a small bar.
The other chocolate on my list of pursuits lately has been the Michel Cluizel Cacao Forte bonbon.
It's amazing what a difference it makes when the intensity of the cacao is reduced by just a bit. While this truffle has no added sugar, it is a ganche and contains butter and/or heavy cream. So while the chocolate is 99%, the truffle itself is not.
The ganache is soft and melts quickly. The lighter berry & fruit notes come out much better, the bitterness is nearly gone and the finish, though dry is not acrid or acidic. But it feels thin in flavor, and I've tried quite a few Cluizel chocolates, so I know I can do better.
After eating the straight chocolate, the bonbon is a relief and seems almost sweet by comparison. But if you have this in a box and have been eating Champignon Caramel or Madagascar Dark Chocolate Ganache it will be jarring.
These pieces feel like exercises, like some single origin bars that give us the sense that it's great that so many chocolate makers blend beans to give us a consistent and appealing flavor profile. I appreciate them, I grant that they have the right to exist, but I don't care to eat them again.
As for the aspect that they're free of added sugar (effectively), they're not a low calorie food. Chocolate has oodles of fat in it and the bar comes in at 151 calories per ounce and less than a gram of carbs. (I don't know what the bonbon is, but I'll guess it's even higher in fat.) However, if you're looking for a chocolate punch that won't raise your blood sugar level (and dark chocolate has been shown to lower insulin resistance, lower blood pressure, lower blood cholesterol levels, blah blah) this is an interesting "theraputic" option that's probably cheaper than many other medical alternatives. It's also just an interesting excercise all chocophiles should experience. The Noir Infini tasting square can be found in Cluizel assortments, so that's probably the best way to experience this ... as part of an entire trip, not as the destination.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 7:07 am
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
While it's pretty easy to find sugar free mints (even ones sweetened with sorbitol or some other natural sugar alcohol), it's pretty hard to find little candies in other flavors.
Enter XLear with their SparX candies, all sweetened with xylitol. Xylitol is a natural sugar alcohol with the same sweetening power as sucrose but one third fewer calories. It's made from birch bark, corn cobs and occurs naturally in plenty of other places and is even metabolized by the body in everyday fruits & vegetables.
They come in three different flavor varieties:
Each little flip top plastic tube holds 30 grams (about 1.06 ounces).
The little pastel bits are naturally colored and about the size and shape of the old Tart n' Tinys.
They have a light little shell on them, it's a bit soft on the tongue at first and a little slippery. The little pellet inside has a cooling effect, a little tart boost and a sweet finish. The flavors are very light, not really that noticeable - not as powerful as SweeTarts.
Citrus has a distinct flavors, a little more tart than the others. Berry is all about the floral flavors of strawberry & raspberry, I couldn't tell them apart that well, they weren't at all tangy, but felt very fresh. The Fruit blend had the banana, which I thought was fun (especially for someone who likes Runts), grape was like concord grape (with a slight chewable vitamin aftertaste) and apple was similarly similar to apple juice. Peach was, well, peachy enough (not my favorite, but not too powerful so I didn't pick them out of the mix).
I thought they could have been a bit more flavorful, but that's because I wanted some super-duper cavity fighting replacement for SweeTarts, but that's not what these are. They're not really candy for popping mindlessly, I don't think. Just a little freshening, mouth cooling treat.
Each little candy has about .6 calories each, meaning the whole package has about 68 calories total.
Xylitol, like other sugar alcohols, can cause intestinal distress and I did notice a bit of gassiness after eating these (probably the equivalent of a whole tube over two days). I'm told that if you slowly ramp up, your body acclimates. Brian reviewed them a couple of years ago and didn't get along at all well with the xylitol and neither did many of the commenters, so start slow with these before you go eating a whole package.
The ingredients are natural enough, though I'm not sure what the source of the natural colors are (so I can't say if it's vegan or not, but there's also beeswax in there, so it may not meet all vegan standards). They also contain some other mineral items like calcium glycerophosphate (which is a source of calcium and phosphorous) and magnesium sterate.
Xlear products can be ordered directly from their website and found in many vitamin, health foods and stores like Whole Foods. The price isn't bad for one of these fringe products, they usually retail for $1.50 or so per tube. It'd be cool if they offered these in bulk, so you could refill the tubes.
Note: do not allow dogs to consume products with xylitol (well, really don't let your dogs eat any people food) as it can be toxic.
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Chewing gum is a logical product to make sugar free, and for many years there have been products that use Xylitol as an alternative (and better) gum sweetener.
I got a few samples at ExpoWest of their different flavors, but ended up opting for a full package of the Cinnamon XyliChew for this review.
The package is a nice paperboard box with a blisterpack that holds 12 pieces inside. Two pieces are normal serving size (though sometimes I go for three pieces).
XyliChew boasts 70% of its content is xylitol, which is supposed to have many health benefits. Studies link lower incidences of dental caries (cavities) to consistent use of xylitol (either in gum or mouthwash) and others have said that it keeps teeth & bones strong as we age. But the amount needed for those more substantial positive effects are probably greater than would be consumed normally. A pair of pieces gives the chewer only 1.6 grams per serving. (Studies were using dosages of 20-40 grams per day.) You can read more of the features at their website.
But that aside, this is gum and most often we're chewing it for other reasons, such as to freshen the breath, a boost of flavor, keep us from munching and just plain old enjoyment of chewing.
These are cool on the tongue immediately, which is one of the big appeals of xylitol as a confectionery sweetener. The cinnamon flavor is much more like the powdered spice or chewing on an actual stick of the bark than those "cinnamon flavors", so it's a bit deeper. It's not at all spicy though, there's no burning feeling to it. The chew lacks much grain to it like sugared gums have (well, there's a little from the shell, but that dissipates quickly). The flavor remains for quite a while, I tracked it as still having a satisfactory amount of cinnamon flavor after 30 minutes, though the sweetness had abated.
It didn't stick to my teeth, which is also a nice feature (yes, I have fillings - those old fashioned amalgam & those new fangled white composite ones).
As a sugar free product, I don't feel like I'm missing a thing. Some folks may not like that cooling sensation and of course you have to get used to xylitol. I still prefer my good old Peppermint Chiclets, but I could get used to this, too.
XyliChew is all natural, even the gum base is from the sapodilla tree. It uses beeswax though, so may not be appropriate for all vegans.
Many stores like Whole Foods, Nature Mart and health food shops carry XyliChew, you can also order online through Nature Mart or Amazon. They retail for about $2 a package. It also comes in other flavors like: spearmint, peppermint, tropical fruit, licorice and chocolate.
UPDATE: Also, be aware that xylitol is dangerous to dogs, so be very careful to keep xylitol sweetened products away from pets.
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Hershey's Favorites - Sugar Free
Hershey's has a line of sugar free candies, while they're not a low calorie snack, they do have a lower glycemic index because they've substitute sugar for sugar alcohols. I gave their version of the Hershey's Chocolate, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and York Peppermint Pattie a try.
As is always the case, there's no such thing as a free lunch. While sugar alcohols may lower the calorie count, they're also not as sweet as sugar and sometimes have unwanted side effects. Here's what the packages say:
Sugar alcohols have another benefit, they do not promote tooth decay, as they cannot be metabolized by oral bacteria.
Say what? Polyglycitol? That's a new one on me, so I looked it up:
I'm well aware the many of these sugar alcohols can cause intestinal upset (and other euphemisms to erupt). For this reason I was exceptionally careful not to eat too much. I only ate two a day, even though a serving as determined by the package was 3-5 pieces.
Hershey's Sugar Free Chocolates
Well, they look really good. Each one was a pristine little chocolatey block.
But there was something amiss. It has the same slightly fudgy, slightly grainy texture. But it's cool on the tongue and the chocolate flavors are a little too much on the high range, lacking depth. The milkyness was missing completely.
It doesn't taste like Hershey's chocolate. It's not bad, but it doesn't really taste like chocolate ... it's too sweet.
Here's what I know about sugar alcohols: they don't have as many calories as sugar, but they also don't taste as sweet. In the case of maltitol it's 90% as sweet as sucrose, which basically means that when they add it to something and they want an equivalent delivery of sweetness, they put more in. Putting in more sweetener means something else has to be reduced by proportion. My guess in this case is that they reduced the cocoa solids ... which are already pretty low in Hershey's Milk Chocolate. (Or they reduced the milk, which may also reduce the flavor profile.)
As a low calorie treat, these do definitely have a lower caloric density:
139 calories per ounce for regular Hershey's Chocolate
If you like R.M. Palmer chocolate, you might find this acceptable.
Rating: 2 out of 10
Sugar Free Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Like the Hershey's bars, these were lovely little cups of perfection at first glance. They're wrapped in orange foil, not gold, so it's easy for trained candy eaters to tell them apart. They seem a little smaller than regular Reese's Minis (just shorter) but otherwise are glossy and pretty.
They smell of sweet peanut butter.
The chocolate shell is similar to the Hershey's bar ... the same cooling effect on the tongue, decent melt but lack of chocolate kick. No matter, the peanut butter center seems to overwhelm that in a satisfactory manner. The peanut butter is crumbly and sweet and creamy all at the same time. A little salty kick seals the simulation as being pretty close to the original.
145 calories per ounce for regular Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
I didn't realize until after eating two of these that there was Sucralose in there too (this is the only one of the three that uses an artificial sweetener - though I could hear arguments that polyglycitol is also not natural at this point). I didn't notice any of the ill effects that I get from Aspartame (headache, shakes & nausea) but there was a light lingering sweet and ever so slight aluminum-like metallic aftertaste.
Rating: 4 out of 10 (if it didn't have the aftertaste, it'd be a 7).
Sugar Free York Peppermint Patties
They look exactly like the full-sugar York Peppermint Patties, smell a little chocolatey and very minty. The mini size is my favorite, so this was an easy one for me to wrap my head around.
The chocolate shell is only slightly sweet, which is pretty much the way the regular York is. If anything, this one had a better, less chalky melt to it.
The fondant center is a little different. First, it's rather cool on the tongue. It's a little grainy, which is fine with me, but then there were some other lighter grainy bits in there . But they weren't sweet little grains, I'm wondering if the sugar alcohols create a different crystalline matrix. Even so, they're tasty. Fresh, a bit chocolatey and of course melty and smooth.
102 calories per ounce for regular York Peppermint Patties
As a lower calorie alternative, these are real winners. There are 30 calories in each piece.
Rating: 7 out of 10
In general Hershey's has done a nice job of approximating the experience of their full-sugar candies. They look great, which is part of the appeal of candy. The packaging doesn't even feel like a compromise (though the price does).
But these are only good if you can tolerate the sweeteners. If you're one of the unlucky majority (it seems to be a majority) of the public who experiences the side effects, it's pointless to eat this stuff. (I had a full box of each of these from a photo shoot and passed some along to a friend of a friend who is diabetic ... who did not react well to them.)
If you want to know if you can eat them, please, start slow unless you have no plans for the next day or so. I seemed to tolerate it pretty well, but again, only two pieces a day, not really the way you want to eat candy you can otherwise eat because of dietary restrictions.
(Package images at top compiled from Hershey's website.)
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Cha Tom Recipe (Vietnamese Shrimp Cakes)
Chả tôm are lightly seasoned shrimp cakes. No tasteless fillers here; a sprinkling of tapioca starch, coriander, green onions, garlic and kaffir lime are the only ingredients added to supplement the flavor and texture of the shrimp. It is true Vietnamese comfort food.
These shrimp cakes make wonderful appetizers, but can also be served as an entrée. Just pair them with vermicelli (called bún chả tôm) and you'll have yourself a very traditional Vietnamese meal. You could also make mini sandwiches for a change of pace. I served them recently as appetizers for a dinner party with a plum dipping sauce. They will be delicious no matter how you choose to prepare them!
Yields: 8 servings2 pounds frozen shrimp
6 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon tapioca starch
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon red chili powder
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 small kaffir lime leaf (optional), very finely chopped
3 green onions (white part only)
3 tablespoons cilantro, + extra for garnish
1-1/3 teaspoons salt
1 jalapeño pepper, stemmed and sliced
1 yellow onion, cut into thin wedges
1 quart canola oil (or any neutral oil)
Making garlic-infused oil: Heat the canola oil in a skillet. Cut 4 garlic cloves in half, lengthwise. Fry the garlic in the oil, stirring frequently to prevent the garlic from burning, until the color is evenly golden brown. Reserve the oil. Drain the garlic on paper towels. Set aside.
For the shrimp:
Finely minced the rest of the garlic. Set aside.
Remove and discard the heads of the shrimp if they're still attached. Carefully shell and de-vein the black part of the shrimp using a sharp hook-like paring knife. Rinse the shrimp under cold running water and pat dry using a paper towel. There should be as little water as possible. This step is tedious but essential for good results. Coarsely chop the shrimp.
Lightly oil the bowl of a food processor with a silicone brush. Combine the shrimp, the fried garlic, raw garlic, kaffir lime leaf, sugar, tapioca starch and 3 tablespoons of garlic-infused oil. Blend until a thick paste is formed. Season with salt and pepper. Add the cilantro and green onions and pulse 3-4 times. Transfer the shrimp paste into a bowl.
Checking the seasoning: In a small pan, heat about 1 teaspoon of canola oil. Add about 1 to 2 tablespoons of the shrimp mixture. Cook for about 3 minutes. Taste the shrimp. Adjust seasoning with more salt and pepper if necessary.
Making chả tôm:
Grease 2 large, flat spoons with oil (I used rice serving spoons). Form (2-½" diameter) round patties and place them on a tray, previously greased with oil. Plastic wrap and let the shrimp chill in the freezer for about 30 minutes (this step will make the cooking of the patties much easier) or until you're ready to fry.
Remove the patties from the freezer. Brush the patties with a little oil.
Frying chả tôm:
Layer a cooling rack, previously lined with paper towels if you like, on top of a baking sheet (for easy clean-up of the drained oil).
In a large Dutch oven (or any regular deep-fryer), heat the oil for about 2-3 minutes over high heat. There should be at least a 2-inch-high level of oil. Wait until the oil is slightly bubbly (but not too hot).
Place one shrimp cake at a time in the hot oil. Fry in batches. Place up to 8-10 shrimp cakes per batch. Make sure the shrimp cakes don't touch each other. Lower the heat to medium for even cooking and to prevent them from browning too fast. Deep fry for about 2 minutes per side. The shrimp will start to slightly increase in volume and form a golden crust. Flip each piece using a spider skimmer and cook for about 1-2 minutes until golden on both sides. Carefully lift each shrimp cake, draining as much oil as possible and transfer them onto the cooling rack. Continue with the remaining shrimp cakes.
In another pan, add 2 tablespoons of oil from the other frying skillet. Heat the oil and sauté the onions and sliced jalapeño pepper in the oil for about 3-4 minutes over high heat, stirring frequently to prevent the onion from burning, until the color is evenly golden brown but the onions are still crunchy. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a platter.
On a serving platter, lay the shrimp cakes on a bed of the onions. Garnish with sprigs of cilantro.
Serve immediately with plum dipping sauce on the side.
Bon appétit!
We're very lucky to get the kaffir lime leaves from my garden. They're very useful and smell so nice. If you have the space to plant a kaffir lime tree, go for it; it's a good investment if you're into Asian cooking. Kaffir lime trees are prized for their fragrant leaves, not their fruits. Don't add too much kaffir lime as it tastes very strong and will overpower the dish. You can use the remaining leaves for sweet and sour soups.
I always have garlic-infused oil on hand. I use it a lot to flavor Asian broths and vinaigrettes.
I didn't have any but another way to make moist shrimp cakes is by adding duck fat instead of oil to the shrimp paste.
For optimum results when heating the frying oil, the thermometer should register 350°F to 375°F. Heat the oil over medium to high heat.
The traditional way to eat these shrimp cakes is by dipping them in fish sauce (nước mắm chấm).
Easy recipe for a plum dipping sauce: Combine 1 cup plum sauce, 1-½ tablespoons rice vinegar, 1-½ tablespoons of garlic-infused oil, ½ teaspoon of Sriracha and 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger in an immersion blender attachment (and the attachment measuring cup) or a mini-prep until the mixture becomes thick and smooth. Add a little water if necessary.Published By: on April 26, 2010.


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Here is what the president of Dartmouth College, James Wright, told a group that attended a rally to protest what some perceive as offensive conduct towards the college's Native American community:
Dartmouth is a place that values traditions-as do I.
The Native American tradition is deeply embedded in our history. Two hundred and thirty six years ago, a group of native students came here to study. The first native student to graduate from Dartmouth did so in 1777. His name was Daniel Simons and he went on to the ministry. Other early native students included Lewis Vincent, John Konkapot, Samuel Squintup, Anthony Gill … and there are other names we could list.
We also have a strong tradition of students reaching out to help other students to make Dartmouth a more inclusive place. When Edward Mitchell applied to Dartmouth in 1824, the College turned down his application because of his African heritage. It was only after students protested that the Trustees overturned the decision and admitted him. When he graduated in 1828 he was the first African American to graduate from this college and only the third in the nation.
How can these traditions, this heritage possibly be distorted into insult, ridicule, and caricature? They cannot be-unless we allow them to be.
There are those among us, unfortunately, who substitute insult for ideas and who have no sense of our history, and yet they claim it as their own. We need to reclaim our history. This Dartmouth is your Dartmouth. We need to insist that ours is a welcoming and open community.
Today, our community is hurting. Hurting as we listen to the anguish felt by our fellow students, faculty, and staff-our friends-as they were subjected to racial slurs called out in the night and their traditions and cultures openly disparaged by those who know nothing of the richness of these cultures and traditions.
The disrespect levied against Native Americans, against African Americans-against all those who are perceived as different-has caused tremendous pain and it now sits with all of us like an open wound. Dartmouth is hurting.
What do we do? How do we begin to heal? We need to affirm that Dartmouth's strength lies in its diversity, we learn from each other because we are a heterogeneous group of individuals bound to this community by our desire to learn from each other and about one another. Each of us chose Dartmouth and was chosen by Dartmouth to join together in an extraordinary learning community.
Dartmouth will be what we make it. What sort of Dartmouth do we want?
My vision-our shared vision-for Dartmouth is of a College where students, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds are welcomed and where they live and learn in dignity together.
My Dartmouth-our shared Dartmouth-celebrates the multiple cultures and backgrounds represented in this community.
My Dartmouth-our Dartmouth-is a place where ideas are debated rigorously and where people treat each other with respect.
My Dartmouth-our Dartmouth-is a place that encourages students to be responsible members of a wider community.
My Dartmouth-our Dartmouth-is one that condemns the deliberate mean spiritedness that was demonstrated in the publication released yesterday.
Our Dartmouth does not come easily. But remember that our Dartmouth is the Dartmouth of Simons and Vincent and Mitchell. It is the Dartmouth of dreams and not nightmares. This Dartmouth continues because each generation affirms it. It comes because we make clear that our history and our values are about the best that we can be.
Finally, we need to support one another and our students. I am pleased to see so many administrators and faculty here today. The issues our students face are real and they need your good guidance and support as they confront them. This is a learning community that is built upon relationships. Let us all take responsibility for ensuring that the powerful Dartmouth sense of community is an inclusive one. These are issues for ALL of us. We won't all agree. There will be differences. Let there be differences. Let us respect and treasure them, even as we affirm the reality of this single campus, our shared history, this one community.
I'm glad that President Wright is trying to "heal" the "wound" he perceives at Dartmouth by articulating his vision for the college and by advocating debate. There is nothing in his remarks that I read as calling for speech or behavior codes or punitive measures against students who are thought to be acting inconsistently with Wright's vision.
However, parts of Wright's speech rely more on name-calling than on debate. He accuses some "among us" (by which he clearly means to include members of the the Dartmouth Review) of "substitut[ing] insult for ideas." Yet the head of the Review, Daniel Linsalata, has written a reasoned editorial that engages in extended debate over precisely the issues Wright is concerned about. One may disagree with Linsalata's piece, but one cannot fairly accuse it of substituting insult for ideas.
By contrast, Wright's side (and Wright himself) has deemed it a "self-evident truth" that anything Native Americans take offense to is improper. And this group (though perhaps not Wright himself) has proclaimed it "arrogant" to believe otherwise. Describing one's views as "self-evident" and calling anyone who disagrees "arrogant" seems inconsistent with the spirit of debate.


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According to a report by Brazilian technology website UOL, the Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology, Aolizio Mercadante, has confirmed that the new Foxconn factory in Jundiai is up and running. The iPad 2 production line is in operation and they will begin shipping this December.
At first many doubted, but it will be the first time that the company will produce iPads outside Chinese territory. We are taking a big step for digital inclusion in the country," he said. Mercadante also said that the federal government will announce in the coming days to invest in a big factory of games in the Manaus Free Zone.
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Ron Pearson is a comedian, an actor and a world record juggler that The Hollywood Reporter called "a comic ball of fire." The Los Angeles Times wrote, "I laughed so hard my jaws ached." Ron has taken multitasking to a whole new level, from starring for several years on Malcolm & Eddie, to guest starring on The Drew Carey Show, Two Guys and a Girl, The George Lopez Show, Boston Legal, Chelsea Lately, recurring on That 70s Show and The Apostles of Comedy. As a comedian Ron has made numerous late night appearances from The Late Late Show, to The Dennis Miller Show, and even Comedy Central. He also found time to do years of hosting television shows on The Family Channel and The Discovery Channel. Not bad for a kid who started his career as a child street performer. Ron has developed his brand of humor into a performance that captivates the tops of the Fortune 500 companies and garnered him a nomination for Comedian of the Year. It's a good thing he knows how to juggle, not only does he have all these talents, he has to keep his family of four afloat in Los Angeles. He has been married to his wife, Tanya, for eight years, which is almost a showbiz record. He also has two children, Reagan and Tex who actually need more attention than Ron does.
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