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To celebrate the festive month, Cosmetic Candy will be giving away a goody a day up until December the 25th! To keep things interesting, I am giving away all kinds of goodies, not just beauty!
You can enter all the giveaways and winners will be chosen in the first week of January. Use the Christmas Giveaways Tag to see all the contests.
All contests are open internationally and you can enter using the comments or via Twitter.
Good Luck & have an wonderful Christmas!
I have an Avon Supershock mascara and a Purple Quad to win! I'll also throw in a few Avon Quick dry nail polishes.
Wanna win?
Method 1.
Answer the following question:
Knock knock knock it's the Avon lady! Who is always nice to see at your door and who isn't?
It's always nice to see my mother…oh forget it. It's lovely to see the POSTMAN and not so nice to see the guy who is forever flyering me with take away menus and not even good ones.
Method 2.
Follow me on Twitter and retweet (RT) the following message:
"RT @cosmetic_candy: Follow & RT to win a set of Avon Make Up. Info: http://tinyurl.com/2whzukg"
*Note: if you change the tweet, it will not count as an entry.
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Say the words "The Poconos" or "The Catskills" and your listeners will probably conjure up wonderful images of lush forests, sparkling lakes, exhilarating speedboat rides, fly …
Say the words "The Poconos" or "The Catskills" and your listeners will probably conjure up wonderful images of lush forests, sparkling lakes, exhilarating speedboat rides, fly fishing in mountain streams, challenging golf games or tubing and kayaking on the Delaware. Shopping would probably not be top on the list—but really, there is a certain kind of shopping, a treasure hunt of sorts, that can be one of the top things to do here. Hidden on the main streets in our towns are wonderful antique shops that will challenge anyone's desire to find a special unique piece to bring home from their vacation.
With that in mind, I set out to explore the art of antiquing in the Upper Delaware area, selecting one town in Pennsylvania (Hawley), and one in New York (Liberty). I had a wonderful time indulging every woman's dream— shopping to my heart's content.
Hawley was my first stop, and it had an almost endless supply of antique shops to visit, each with its own special flavor. Most are lined up on Route 6, Main Avenue, as it wanders through town, or are a short, easy ride from there.
My first stop was the Hawley Antique Exchange, on the right on Route 6 as you drive into Hawley from the south. A plain cement façade hides an unimaginable mix of items from the past. A cooperative of over 30 dealers, it has everything you can imagine. This includes vintage crystal; a large collection of unusual "Vaseline Glassware" and pressed glassware; primitive furniture; old tools; early phonograph records marked T. Edison Co.; "costume" clothing from the past, such as vintage World War II woolen U.S. Army uniforms; delicate batiste baby dresses from the early 20th century; and school books from "the olden days" with even an antique school desk and chair to go with them. I loved seeing a mannequin decked out in a splendid satin wedding gown from the 1940s. It brought back tales that my aunts and uncles told of their joyful weddings after the vets returned from World War II. Among the most amazing items were a "really" old, c. 2100 BC, piece of jade crockery from the Qijia culture period in China; and the ship's wheel from the Battleship USS Massachusetts, which saw service in the Spanish American War. Do not miss this spot. It is worth a special visit.
Next, I drove "around the corner" to Miss Elly's Antiques and Such shop on Church Street in Hawley. The shop itself is an antique, i.e., a charming historic building. Owner Elaine Herzog told me that it was built around 1869 by George Schlager for his bakery and grocery store. Blue clapboards, gabled roof, full front porch, eyebrow windows, sidelights and transoms adorning the front door all make this cottage a special spot for those who love architectural history. Herzog, who is also president of the Wayne County Historical Society, showed me old photos of the house and street as it was in the 19th century, pointing out the other historic buildings on Church Street that still stand.
Inside, the delights for treasure hunters include china, pottery, beautiful full sets of silverware, furniture, primitives, old toys, vintage clothing and linens. One of my favorites was a primitive wooden baby cradle. Any little girl would love to tuck her doll to bed in that lovely little piece.
Nearby, back on Route 6, was Timely Treasures, run by Pat and Bob Ohlson. They are also in a historic building—the original, early 20th century hydroelectric power plant building on the Paupack River. They have six rooms filled with antique furniture and furnishings: dining room tables and chairs, cabinets, bookcases, "secretary" desks and hutches, bureaus, china and an inlaid mahogany desk. They also carry a variety of statues and small decorative pieces, as well as some decorative reproductions. My favorite piece was an oval carved wooden wall decoration with the early American pineapple motif. It was both simple and elegant. I loved it. Another great item was a matching blue china pitcher and bowl that would fit in any country room. Have fun here, and use your imagination to think about how these beautiful vintage pieces would fit in your home.
Further down Route 6 heading west, just outside of the village, is Barbara's Books and Antiques, a place to shop for a different genre—"paper" antiques, such as old books, postcards, prints and magazines. You might find favorites like "The Bobsey Twins" or the great Nancy Drew series. The old postcards tell the stories of how places looked long ago. My favorite—a print made from a late 18th century Pennsylvania folk art piece—was a WPA (Works Projects Administration) project. Its vibrant red and blue colors and simple design are fantastic.
Just about seven miles east of town, on Route 590 East, you will find The Loft, a rural, barn-like shop filled with quality, authentic antique furniture and decorative items. There was plenty of crockery, old prints, dolls, tools and kitchenware. I loved a large cherry corner cupboard (c.1820s), its shelves loaded with blue pottery mugs and beige earthenware bowls. Its top was loaded with country baskets. If you are shopping for beautiful, quality, country furniture or decorative pieces, stop here. Owners Don and Maralyn Nalesnik will help you make the right selection.
Another shop that is loaded with beautiful furniture is Sandspring Antiques and Art on Route 6, Main Avenue near the Lackawaxen River Bridge in town. Owner Marilyn Shatt has a wonderful collection of fine quality furniture, original artwork and prints, china and crockery. A collection of early 19th century clocks, including one by Chauncey Jerome (c.1840), caught my eye.
Across the street, owner Jackie Queipo's Doodles and Such features china, pottery, glassware, baskets, tin ware, lanterns and reproduction decorative items and linens. A wood carved commode chair, on display outside, made me think that it must have been a welcome addition to the home in long-ago winters, before indoor plumbing, when a night trip to the outhouse wasn't too comfortable.
Almost next door is the most unusual antique shop in town, John T. Johnston's Jukebox Classics & Vintage Slot Machines. It is filled with restored and working entertainment classics from the early and mid-20th century. Who doesn't remember the local soda shop with its colorful jukebox?
Nostalgia may carry you away to your youth if you visit here. One of the jukeboxes ($2,500 to $8,500) might fit in your playroom, or you might want a working slot machine for $2,200 and up. You could top that with a working "Bally Reliance" dice machine (c.1937) for about $13,000. Guys probably would love this place.
After visiting Hawley, I decided to sample treasure hunting on the New York side of the Delaware River. Here I found two wonderful shops in the old town of Liberty: The Antique Palace Emporium and Town and Country Antiques.
The Antique Palace Emporium (300 Chestnut St.) is just west of the village of Liberty on Chestnut Street, or Route 52 West. This treasure trove of beautiful and elegant, completely restored furniture spanning the years 1875 to the 1930s is run by Denise Reeves. Any piece of furniture here would bring classic elegance to your home. There were dining room sets, with chairs and breakfronts to match; and many handsome bureaus and matching mirrors. Mahogany, cherry and walnut pieces were all there. Matching boudoir lamps sat on the bureaus to finish out a bedroom's look. There were occasional tables, bed headboards—almost anything you might need to furnish an entire house elegantly. My favorite, on the first floor by the entrance, was a 1920s-era French dining room set with a beautiful, banded satin wood finish. It included six chairs, with newly upholstered cushions and seat backs; three leaves; two servers, one large and one small; and a full china cupboard to match the table. This was a lovely collection of sophisticated furniture and furnishings.
Further east, where Route 52 intersects with Main Street, is Town and Country Antiques (1 North Main St.). This store is bursting with treasures: furniture, glassware, china, bronze statues, period milk glass lamps, vintage clothing, jewelry and even a gorgeous harp. You could have your choice of Victorian loveseats, early 19th century sideboards, Sheraton desks or some apothecary jars and vintage original design soda bottles. They had what seemed like an endless collection of early 20th century jewelry and clothing. You could dress the entire cast of a Great Gatsby production right there. Fun indeed! However, my favorite was tucked in the rear of the store on the first floor—I was charmed. A child-sized, gorgeous collector's Blackwood Doll sat on an old chair and stole my heart. She had long brown ringlets; gorgeous eyes; a crisp, sunny, yellow dress with white eyelet trim; yellow hair ribbons; and yellow "Mary Jane" shoes to match. What a charmer. Stop here and let your imagination go wild.

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You'll get the concept of the Whiskey Soda Lounge's new bia wun ("jelly beer") pretty quickly if you've ever forgotten a beer in the freezer. It's basically beer slush, with a performative twist. Bottles of the Thai national beer, Singha, are cooled in a machine imported by owner Andy Ricker. The machines (there are two) look like plastic wine barrels frocked in elephants, perched on a tree stump. A windshield wiper motor powers a twisting motion, which keeps ice, salt and your beer in motion (salt lowers the beer's freezing temperature, and the motion keeps the system in equilibrium). After removing an extremely cold-looking 22-ounce bottle ($8, 12 ounces is $5), our waitress taps it hard on the floor and flips it upside-down—the liquid inside the bottle immediately turns to a white, downy ice when she does this (magic!)—then she opens the bottle with a quick flick and says, "You'll want to start drinking that pretty quick." Within seconds I am sucking a slowly overflowing beer through a straw (which I subsequently keep losing into the bottle—longer straws, please). Somehow the ice isn't icy, just fabulously cold. Singha, like most national beers, tastes like undergarments. But once "jellied," it's tastelessly cold and excellent patio fun for a summer day.
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New Foley ads deliver a one-two punch
Two ads supporting Republican Tom Foley's bid for governor were released Tuesday and show flip sides of the campaign.
The first 30-second spot, paid for by Tom Foley for Connecticut, features the candidate as a man with the right character and the experience for the job. In it, a classical music score plays and pictures of Foley flash across the screen while a smooth-voiced narrator explains that Foley bought the Bibb Company when it was failing, added 3,000 jobs and never took a salary. He omits the controversial fact that has put Foley in the political crosshairs: the factory later closed.
The second ad, funded by an outside group, bears more fang.
In that commercial, dubbed "I want to be very clear," Foley's supporters are on a first-name basis, attacking Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's 2010 tax hikes, which were part of an effort to bridge the $3.4 billion deficit he inherited from Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate. In 30 seconds, residents whose last names have been omitted talk about how the tax increases hurt the middle class most of all -- affecting all of their purchases, their college savings, even their dog grooming. Grow Connecticut, the sponsor, is an attack vehicle for the Republican Governors Association, which is backing the Greenwich businessman's effort to defeat the Democratic governor.


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The thing is, one of my favourite things in the WORLD to do is make things as gifts for other people. Whether it be jewelry, clothes or chutney, I want whatever I'm making to be the best I can possibly do, because I'm doing it with love.
So for weeks, I Googled images of daisies and cakes, hit up my ridiculously talented cousin Lucy for tips and supply sources and set about ordering plunger cutters, fondants, colours and dusts. I practiced making daisies out of fondant (instead of gum paste, because I didn't know any better) and made a few practice cakes, which my guys were happy to taste test for me.
Daisy Cake
I made the 12" bottom tier a lemon cake, drizzled with a lemon syrup, filled with lemon butter cream and raspberry jam.
The top 8" tier was a dairy-free vanilla cake with vanilla syrup, dairy-free vanilla butter cream and cherries and berries jam.
The dairy-free tier I felt was a little on the dry side, so I'm going to see if I can find a good alternative to the sunflower oil spread (Pure) I used. The other drawback to using the non-dairy spread was that it's not as firm as butter at room temperature, so it was harder to keep the fondant as flat and smooth for a long period while it warmed to room temp while I was decorating it.
The daisies were made by using a PME plunger cutter, then rolling the petals with the end of a small paintbrush to give texture and depth. I made the centres with flattened and textured balls of yellow fondant. I should have taken some close-up pics so you could see the ladybugs, bees, butterfly and dragonfly, but I was too excited to think straight. Grrr! They were all made by hand, as was the grass and the daisy leaves.
In total, it took me about 16 hours to decorate the cake, not including the first batch of daisies that I ended up tossing, because I wasn't happy with them.
I immediately texted my cousin Sharon to ask if i could do her daughter Poppy's cake in November. I'm hooked. I never thought I would find myself this excited about cake decorating of all things
Daisy cupcakes
I made some simple vanilla cupcakes for my cousins Jenny and Sharon this past weekend and topped them off with some pink gerbera daisies and ladybugs. Of course I'm still every bit as obsessed with savoury cooking, but I'm really enjoying the novelty of this sweeter side.
It was my step mum Judy's birthday at the beginning of the month, so I made her this chocolate cake, layered with a coffee and hazelnut praline mousse, covered with a dark chocolate ganache and decorated with roses I made from dark chocolate with milk chocolate leaves.
I used the chocolate cake recipe from Eric Lanlard's book and it was depressingly dry. I will definitely be testing some other chocolate cake recipes in future, because it doesn't matter how pretty a cake is, if it tastes like loft insulation :-)
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The underfunding of public pensions in California is a problem, but a solvable problem, at least as a matter of cash.
But the problem goes beyond money. Paying for pensions is a problem for governance, and California is especially weak in this area. Proper pension management requires putting aside the money to pay the future pensions of today's workers today.
But this basic concept eludes many of the people who govern us. For a particularly egregious example of brain-dead thinking on governance, consider Oakland city councilwoman Libby Schaaf, who is quoted at the end of Daniel Borenstein's Contra Costa Times column uttering the sort of idiocy that makes one fear for the future not only of the state, but also of civilization itself.
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Schaaf has proposed a ballot measure to extend the deadline for the city of Oakland to make good on pension promises made under its old pre-1976 pension system.
Councilwoman Libby Schaaf, who proposed the extension, has essentially discarded the notion of pre-funding pensions, and instead suggests making payments into the retirement system only as they are needed to fund pension payments.
All but one of the members of the pension system have retired. The average age of the surviving retirees and their beneficiaries is about 75. That means some of them could be collecting benefits through 2050. .
So Schaaf argued in a report to the council last month, that "front-loading of the city's payment obligations to the retirement system ... may not be fiscally necessary." .
The comment, however well-intentioned, displays a stunning misunderstanding of a key principle of pension financing. Pre-paying pensions is not "front-loading," as Schaaf claims. It's properly paying for benefits when they are earned. .
Keep in mind that pensions are just one form of compensation for labor. No one would suggest taking out a loan to cover salaries or health insurance premiums. Pensions are no different. The costs should be fully funded when the labor is performed, not foisted onto future generations.
The sort of thinking -- a term I use advisedly -- on display in Oakland makes one wonder if pensions are just too complicated for our elected officials to monitor. Let's hope not -- since the retirement security provided by pensions is something public and private workers need.
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NBC provided a shot of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in his luxury box during last night's Dallas-Giants season opener, and eagle-eyed fans would notice a young man in a dangerously-unbuttoned shirt accepting Jones's glasses, polishing them, then handing them back.
That's Montgomery Burns opulence, there. You know you're rich when you can make other people clean your spectacles for you. It makes us curious what other odd jobs Jerry Jones has an assistant for.


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Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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Location: Canton, TX USA
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:00 am
Post subject: spinach & artichoke gratin
I'm almost embarrassed to post this. Typical of retro cuisine, it doesn't have a fresh ingredient in it. But it takes about 10 minutes to put together (if spinach is thawed). Good stressed-out weeknight side dish.
1 lb/454 g frozen cut spinach, defrosted & drained well
1 13.5 oz/390 g can quartered artichoke hearts in brine, drained, rinsed & chopped
1 10.5 oz/298 g can condensed cream of celery soup
Dash of cayenne pepper
2 handfuls crushed saltine crackers
Combine veggies & condensed soup. Season to taste. Tip into shallow baking dish & top with crushed crackers. Bake in a moderate oven until hot & crackers are beginning to turn color. Serves 4-6.
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Posts: 342
Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:15 am
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Yeah, brighidsdaughter! Thanks so much for taking the time to post the recipe. No need for embarrassment regarding the recipe; people's taste buds are the TRUE judge of whether a meal is "good" or not. No matter how HIGH a cuisine that I make for parties and friends, sometimes it's just plain cookin' that folks love and appreciate. One of my most requested dishes is a casserole from the 60's that involves NOTHING that's fresh: the entire thing is canned. But, how are you going to argue with your friends and loved ones?
I mean, for most families, isn't that green bean casserole with fried onions on top one of the most beloved and eaten dishes? Sometimes, you can just 'gild' the Food Lily a little too much and you lose sight of the simple beauty of the flower.
I'm looking forward to making this au gratin soon. Thanks again.
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Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:45 pm
Post subject: An Ode to Pie
A darling friend of mine called me last night for this pie recipe, which got me thinking of my Quest for Pie. I have no memory of ever tasting buttermilk pie at my Grandmother's house. She made a wickedly perfect custard pie, which I still feel is the best one that I've ever eaten, but buttermilk...uh-uh.
In fact, I had never even heard of buttermilk pie before I tasted my first one. I was newly married, didn't cook yet, (Husband loved to go "out" for meals. Expense account, ya know?!) , and we were on vacation in the Northern Woods of Minnesota, around Ely.
We stopped at one of those wonderful Blue Highway joints, the type that I don't even know if they exist any more: knotty pine paneling, wobbly tables with matchbooks stuck under the legs to stabilize them, and oil cloth on the table tops. We were starving, saw the mass of cars around the place, and both of us thought, "This place HAS to be good!"
It was.
Along with the freshest fish this side of still living, this wee place was locally known for Minnie's pies. That's right: Minnie. She of the Blue hair, be-floured apron and orthopedic stockings on her swollen legs. Minnie made pies and the locals and occasional straggler were only too obliged to help rid her of her wares.
The chalk board menu listed a complete Baker's Dozen of varieties to choose from: Chocolate Cream, Rhubarb, Mixed Berry, Mile High Lemon Meringue, etc...and Buttermilk. THAT was what I had to have, thinking it about the strangest thing to make a pie out of.
Minnie and her minions bustled around the place, sliding steaming orders of perch and fries onto the table tops, whisking them away when emptied and replacing them with her confections. When our time came for plate replacement, I ordered my buttermilk and Selma, our waitress, had to check to see if any was left. "That's one of our best sellers," she said, "Ya gotta get here early to get a piece of buttermilk."
I waited in anticipation, as Selma walked to the pie case and did an inventory of it's wares. She moved pies around, bent over, craned her neck, moved some more pies around....and then came back to our table with...the
piece of buttermilk pie! "I guess Sam didn't eat it all!", she proclaimed, explaining that Sam was one of the locals that always came in each day for a cuppa Joe and three pieces of pie, usually buttermilk.
As she left to attend to others, I gazed in wonderment at simple perfection: butter-yellow in colour, flecked with freshly grated nutmeg on top; it was almost too beautiful to cut into. But, hunger overcame aesthetics so fork went to pie and pie went to mouth and you know the rest. Had there been another piece, or better yet, an entire pie, I would have/could have eaten it all. Beautifully smooth, the slightest *tang* on your tongue when tasting it...the pie disappeared so fast, I had to check under the table to be sure it hadn't fallen off of my plate.
Sam, wherever you are, I know how you could eat three pieces in one sitting.
Soon, those plates were whisked away, the coffee refreshed and the tab set on the table. As I said earlier, this was wa-a-a-y before I baked on my own pies, equating them with something Grandma did, not something that I would do. We paid, we left, and we headed up to Thunder Bay, Ontario.
But, as some people's hearts are left in San Francisco, my
was left in Minnie's Cafe.
The pie haunted me. I wanted to have my husband turn the car around. I no longer cared about amethyst mining or hiking, damn it! I wanted MORE pie, specifically buttermilk pie!
The recipe for Buttermilk Pie became my Holy Grail.
When we returned back home, sadly via a different route, I began to look in my two cookbooks for the recipe. Nothing. Of course, these were "modern" cookbooks and nothing as quaint or simple as this pie should grace and sully their pages.
So, I went to bookstores. This was so before the Internet that your only hope of finding a recipe was to buy the book that it came inside of. That quest launched my Pie Book fetish. Thirteen books later, and thirteen pies later, I had found what I remembered Minnie's pie to taste like: simple, rich, with the only other taste to be nutmeg.
Oh, there were imitators, to be sure. They were the buttermilk pie recipes that were ashamed to be "buttermilk". Nefarious intruders like lemon peel, lemon juice, lemon slices were added; did these bakers have Lemon Meringue 'envy' so that's why they would try to disguise their Buttermilk pies purity?
There were currants and raisins and thing-a-ma-bobs galore added to their recipes. Ya know, sometimes, you just WANT something simple. Something NOT complex. Something so perfect that you didn't have to play a guessing game with the ingredients.
And I had finally found what I was looking for, in a Lutheran Church Ladies Recipe Collection, dated 1947. Hidden among the Jello molds, the Macaroni and Pea salads, and the endless Tuna Casseroles with "Surprise" toppings, was this simple recipe, served in a cornmeal crust.
Ya gotta love the Church Ladies. They know that not just the Good Book is necessary to survive, but, Man (and Woman) MUST eat P.I.E.
I have made this recipe literally hundreds of times. It is always a delight, to serve the unaware this treasure of simpler times. I've passed this recipe on to whoever requests it and it currently delights countless new devotees of a taste long forgotten.
So, to all the Minnie's and Sam's, to all the Mom & Pop cafes with knotty pine paneling and red checkered curtains and oil-skin table cloths, this recipe is dedicated to YOU.
Love, Bee
1-9 unbaked cornmeal pie crust
2/3 Cup of Sugar
3 Tablespoons of All-Purpose Flour
3 Large Eggs, separated, yolks slightly beaten, not whipped
Dash o Salt (that is EXACTLY what the original recipe stated!)
2 Cups of Buttermilk
½ teaspoon of Vanilla
1 Tablespoon of Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
Dash o Nutmeg (see above)
3 Egg Whites, (optional, if you want a meringue topping)
Combine all filling ingredients except egg whites. Beat well, but NOT until foamy. Strain through a mesh strainer as you fill your pie shell. (this eliminates bubbles).
Bake in a pre-heated 450 degree oven for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Shake pie gently to check for doneness. There should be slight movement but not quaking.
Let pie cool.
At this stage, you can serve it as is, or you can top it with a meringue. Depending on my mood and time allowances, Ill do either.
If topping with meringue, bake in 325 degree oven for 10-12 minutes until meringue is slightly browned.
Perfect Meringue for 9 pie:
3 Large Egg Whites
¼ teaspoon of Cream of Tartar
¼ teaspoon of Salt
½ teaspoon of Vanilla
6 Tablespoons of Sugar
Have egg whites at room temperature to obtain greatest volume. Place them in a medium-sized bowl with cream of tartar, salt and vanilla.
Beat with an electric mixer or by hand beater, at medium speed, until entire mixture is frothy. Do NOT beat until eggs stiffen.
Add sugar, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Do NOT under-beat. Beat until sugar is dissolved, to help prevent brown beading. To test, rub some of the meringue between your fingers to see if its still grainy, to touch. The grains are un-dissolved sugar.) Continue to beat until stiff, pointed peaks form when you lift the beater slowly.
Place spoonfuls of meringue around the edges of the pie filling, spreading it so it touches the inner edge of crust to seal it all around. This prevents shrinkage. Pile remainder of meringue in center of pie and spread to meet meringue around the edge. If the filling is not completely covered, the oven heat will cause the pie to weep.
Bake in a moderate oven 325 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until peaks are golden brown.
CORNMEAL CRUST for 9 pie
1 Cup of All-Purpose Flour
½ teaspoon of Salt
½ Cup of Yellow Cornmeal
½ Cup plus 1 Tablespoon of Crisco
¼ Cup of Ice Water
Sift together the flour and salt; stir in cornmeal.
Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Sprinkle ¼ Cup of ice water over the mixture gradually, mixing lightly with a fork or pastry blender.
Shape into a ball; flatten between 2 layers of waxed paper. Roll out to 1/8 inch thickness.
Dust flour on bottom of 9 pie pan; line the pan with the crust.
Bake as recipe requires.
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Posts: 13
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:42 am
Post subject: Re: Pumpkin-Peanut Butter Soup
Dairy_Queen wrote:
Hooray, Lisa! I'm presenting you with the
Tireless Chef Award!
I'm so glad that my recipe inspired you, and that you and your friend had such a yummy night of it! And I'm glad that the grapefruit worked out so well, too.
Today was Soup Day for me. I made three of them for the remainder of the week. The first is a Chicken-Sweet Potato Soup; the second is a Stilton-Apple Bisque and the last is a Pumpkin-Peanut Butter Soup. I don't know how long your friend is in town, but you might want to try this one. It falls together so fast, it's almost obscene. And the taste: so rich and so good. Very filling. I served it with sauted spinach with garlic oil and an apricot pie.
Are you willing to post the recipe for the Stilton-Apple Bisque?
1/2 stick of Unsalted Butter
4 Cups of Pureed Pumpkin (I just used the canned stuff)
2 Cups of Pureed Sweet Potatoes
1 Cup of Smooth Peanut Butter
6 Cups of Chicken Stock
1 teaspoon of Salt and Pepper
Garnish: Snipped chives and sour cream or plain yogurt
1) Melt butter in a medium-soup pan over medium heat. Stir in the pumpkin, sweet potato, and peanut butter.
2) Add chicken stock, pepper and salt and stir will until smooth. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
3) Before serving, garnish soup with chives and sour cream or yogurt.
Serves 6
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Posts: 342
Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:27 am
Post subject: Stilton-Apple Bisque
cynthiaLW wrote:
Are you willing to post the recipe for the Stilton-Apple Bisque?
I couldn't figure out
this quote was doing here, all by it's lonesome. It was only after reading it twice, Cynthia, that I found your teeny, tiny request buried in the text!
Almost missed it, C.
Since I've made this soup last week, I've shared it with 4 friends and 3 of them have already made it and slurped it down. That's gratifiyin; not because I gave them the recipe, but that they got to have a wonderully exotic soup, in minutes.
How would you like a soup so good and so sensual that you felt like you needed a 'smoke' after eating it?! That's what this soup turned out to be like.
It goes together in 12 minutes flat, start to finish. It calls for Stilton, but I've used Danish Blue, Stilton and a new one I used yesterday: Rosenborg Noble Blue. I really liked that cheese because it came in a pre-packaged 6 ounce amount, which is what the recipe calls for. Make sure that your apples are varieties that DON'T reduce down, like McIntosh does; Ida Red is good, so is Granny Smith. It also will look like it's curdled (and I suppose it has) but when presented, it's beautiful to look at and even better to eat.
It is best served
piping hot
; the blue cheese becomes over-whelming when it cools to room temperature. I have served it with Carr's Pepper Crackers and also a delicious baguette, with Danish butter and Sea Salt sprinkled on top.
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1 Tablespoon of Butter, Unsalted
2 Apples, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped
1 1/2 Cups of Milk (I used Whole for this)
6 ounces of Blue Cheese, pre-crumbled by hand
Salt and Pepper, to taste
1) In a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the apples until very soft but they still hold their shape.
2) Add the milk and lower the heat. When the milk starts to scald around the edges of the pan, begin adding the cheese, bit by bit, stirring constantly. The milk will begin to curdle at this point, but just keep adding the cheese and stirring.
3) When all the cheese has been incorporated, add salt and pepper to taste.
Serves 2
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Location: Within view of Elliot Bay, The Olympics and every ship in the Sound
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 1:05 pm
Post subject:
I have every ingredient, I think this will be dinner!
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Posts: 342
Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:12 pm
Post subject:
Erin, you will be
away by this recipe; even typing about it is making me ache for it, so I might have to make an unscheduled trip to the grocery store today.
Part of my scientific bent is to 'time' things; it's a quirk I have that I love to do. So, when I whipped this up, I set the timer as I opened the cookbook and shut it off as I was bringing the bowl to the dining room. I was
when I saw how short a time it took.
I have forgotten just how
a meal can be made from scratch, 'cause I grew up in the old days of Half-Day preparation meals. This is just simple, cost effective, surprisingly exotic and wonderful when you have a taste for blue cheese but you don't want it on crackers...again.
Let us know how it turned out for you and what you thought.
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Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 6:04 pm
Post subject: Spinach and Mushroom Frittata
My partner in crime, Sally, is a picky eater. Well, not necessarily "picky", but she has prejudices about food.
"Custard" is cold and sweet.
It doesn't matter that I've told her that her beloved quiche is a
which is hot and savory; nope, custard is custard and quiche is quiche.
So, when I asked her yesterday if she'd like some hickory bacon and spinach timbales for breakfast, her nose wrinkled up and she asked, "What's a
" I explained that it was a spinach
....and the explanation went no further. She adopted her best 4 year olds face and stuck out her tongue.
"Custard is COLD and SWEET!", she huffed!
So, knowing that she likes my frittatas (please don't tell her they're a custard!), I turned my favorite spinach timbales into a spinach frittata.
I went very, very light on the seasonings, because this was a pure experiment. When served, Sally went
for it, proclaiming that she liked it even better than the prosciotto one that I made weeks ago.
You can adjust the seasonings to whatever intensity you'd like, but I have to agree with Sally; it was just plain
to taste just the spinach and mushrooms for a change. I doubt that I'll alter it one bit.
I served it with cornbread and maple butter with steaming cups of French Pressed Blue Mountain coffee.
Spinach and Mushroom Frittata
1 ½ Tablespoons of Unsalted Butter
1/3 Cup of Finely Minced Shallots or Vidalia Onions
1 Cup of Chopped Mushrooms, either Portobello or Oyster
6 Large Eggs, beaten slightly
½ Cup of Finely Chopped, cooked Spinach
1 Cup of Grated Cheese blend,
split into ½ cup measures.
( I used Sargento Italian Mix: Mozzarella, Smoked Provolone, Parmesan, Romano, Fontina and Asiago)
½ teaspoon of Tabasco Sauce
½ teaspoon of Dry Mustard
½ teaspoon of Worcestershire Sauce
Dash of Mace
Salt and Pepper to taste.
Preheat the broiler.
Melt the butter in an oven proof 10 skillet; when it has stopped foaming, add the shallots and chopped mushrooms. Sauté only until onions are transparent and mushrooms soft.
Set aside ½ Cup of the grated cheese for topping frittata.
Reduce heat to medium flame.
Meanwhile, combine ALL other ingredients, whisking them together until well blended. Add to the sautéed onions and mushrooms, stirring mixture swiftly until all combined. Cover frittata with lid until edges are set and middle begins to bubble.
Top frittata with remaining cheese mixture and place under broiler. Cook just until the frittata is sizzling, puffed and set, about 2-3 minutes.
Remove, cut into wedges and serve immediately.
Serves 4
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Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 6:13 pm
Post subject:
The LATimes Food Section had an article on quiche cum custard this past Wed. Seems no less a personnage than Thomas Keller is on the same wavelength as you. He's doing quiches that are at least 2" tall so that he can preserve the custardy texture of his.
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Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 10:49 pm
Post subject:
I don't know who was channeling who, but Thomas Keller and I sure were on the same wave lengths. Excellent link, Rainey; I've not only bookmarked it, but printed everything out. Thanks soooo much!
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Posts: 233
Location: Canton, TX USA
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:02 am
Post subject:
The late, lamented Highland Park Cafeteria used to make "broccoli souffle", actually a light vegetable custard made with almost-pureed broccoli. I used to get a double portion with cornbread for lunch.
This discussion of savory custards makes me want to get in the kitchen and create a reasonable facsimile. Savory veg custards (and recently, gratins) are favorite cool-weather lunches for me.
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Posts: 342
Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:50 am
Post subject:
Yum-m-m-ee...broccoli souffle! Now
does sound good! I made some nice corn bread this weekend, with corn kernals tucked inside; it was so comforting. Ate what I could and froze the rest to enjoy later.
Hope you find your way into your kitchen soon, bridhidsdaughter!
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Posts: 233
Location: Canton, TX USA
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:37 am
Post subject: parsnip tart
I mentioned this in a comment on Clotilde's blog entry for March 4, 2005: "Gateau de Panais au Chorizo". Clotilde said she'd like to see the recipe, so here it is:
Parsnip Tart
Pastry for 8-9 inch/20-23cm pie or tart tin
1lb/scant 1/2 kilo parsnips
3 slices peeled fresh ginger
3 oz/100g mild soft cheese, such as cream cheese
2 small handfuls soft breadcrumbs
3 large eggs
1 small spoonful honey
salt & white pepper to taste
Peel, core & chop the parsnips. Boil with ginger until very tender. Drain & cool to room temp. Puree with breadcrumbs, eggs, cheese, and honey. Add salt & pepper to taste. Preheat oven to 200C/400F. Line tin with pastry, add parsnip filling, and bake until golden & knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temp. If you want the filling to be more colorful, use a combination of parsnips and carrots.
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Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:01 pm
Post subject: PARSNIP MAPLE PIE WITH PECAN CRUST
bridhidsdaughter: If there was ONE vegetable that I covet/love/adore/lust after...it's parsnips! Any chance I can get to stick them into a stew or soup or tart or pie, I'll do it! This savory tart sounds wonderful! I think I'll give it a go this weekend, as I have my usual pound of parsnips in the frig.
Clotilde: If you'd like another recipe for All Things Parsnip, here is a recipe for a
parsnip pie that is OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!! I won't tell a soul what is the main ingredient until they eat it, and then when they pass out from bliss...I'll share with them the main ingredient. So many people are so ignorant of vegetables
than potatoes and carrots that they can't imagine something
good coming not only from a root vegetable, but from the ignored parsnip.
I make these as 4" tarts with the crust recipe I'm including; the flavour and taste are like nothing else in the world!
1 Cup of Pecans
2 Tablespoons of Sugar
1 1/2 Cups of All Purpose Flour
6 Tablespoons of COLD, Unsalted Butter, cut into pieces
1/2 teaspoon of Salt
3 Tablespoons of Ice Water
Preheat oven to 425 F.
In a food processor, pulse the pecans with the sugar just until coarsely ground, then transfer to a bowl. Without wiping out the processor work bowl, blend together the flour, butter, and salt until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the pecan mixture to this, along with the ice water.
Press the dough into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch deep-dish pie pan, crimping the edge decoratively with your fingers. Prick the crust all over with a fork and chill it for 30 minutes.
Line the crust with foil, fill with dried beans or rice, and bake the crust in the middle of the oven for 7 minutes. Remove the beans or rice and foil, and bake the crust for 5 minutes more. Let cool before filling.
2 Pounds Parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch diced pieces ( I never peel vegetables, but you may, if you like)
1 Cup of Half & Half
3 Large Eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 Cup of Pure Maple Syrup...NO SUBSTITUTION!
1 teaspoon of Cinnamon
1 teaspoon of Powdered Ginger
1/4 teaspoon of Ground Cloves
1/4 teaspoon of Ground Mace
1/2 teaspoon of Salt
On a steamer rack set over briskly boiling water, steam the diced parsnips for 12-15 minutes, or until they are very, very tender. Remove the steamer rack and allow the parsnips to cool and dry. Force them through a ricer or food mill into a bowl. You should have about 2 1/2 Cups of puree. [The parsnips are so tender, at this point, I can whip them with a manual egg beater. But, if you like ricing things, do that, instead.]
Whisk in the Half & Half, eggs, maple syrup, and spices and salt until smooth.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Pour the filling into the crust, smoothing the tope with a rubber spatula. Bake the pie in the middle of the oven for 40-50 minutes or until it is
set in the middle. Remove and let cool on a rack. Serve slices of the pie topped with whipped cream and drizzled with maple syrup.
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Location: Chicago and other places
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:24 pm
Post subject: BEE'S BLUE RIBBON CHILI
I'm leery about sharing a chili recipe, or meatloaf recipe or any recipe that has 10,000 variations on a theme. Everyone who makes spaghetti, chili, beef stew, etc., absolutely-positively believes that their's and their's alone is THE BEST ______ IN THE WORLD!
They're probably right, for their family.
With that said, I'm sharing my version of chili, which won me a Blue Ribbon/1st Prize for my 4H project. It won both at the Anoka County Fair and the Minnesota State Fair back in 1972, and it's the only recipe for chili that I've ever made or wanted to make.
So, it has an interesting history, and you might enjoy sharing it with your family and friends. And like anything like this, it always tastes better the next day and freezes superbly!
NOTE: I do not like to brown meat in a deep stock pot, because of the trapped heat burning my hand when I'm browning it. Therefore, I brown the meat in a large skillet and then transfer the mixture to a large kettle or stock pot.
1 Large Spanish Onion, coarsely chopped
1 Large Green Pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
5 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 1/2- 2 pounds of Ground Beef or Ground Sirloin
2-3 Tablespoons EACH of Worcestershire Sauce and Soy Sauce
1) Combine all ingredients in a large fry pan, and saute until beef is nicely browned. If using sirloin, you do NOT need to drain for grease.
(Transfer above mixture to a large stock pot of soup pot.)
3-4 Stalks of Celery, chopped
2 Tablespoons of Dried or Fresh Parsley
2 Tablespoons of Italian Seasoning
1 teaspoon of Ground Pepper
1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar, tightly packed
2-6 ounce cans of Contadina Tomato Paste (MUST BE THIS BRAND)
2 teaspoons of Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
2 15 1/2 ounce cans of Kidney Beans or beans of choice
1 28 ounce can of Whole Tomatoes
1 teaspoon of Tabasco Sauce
1 12 ounce can of Beer (I use Miller or another light tasting brand)
Stir all ingredients together; cover and simmer for at least 2 hours.
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- Fresno: February 21, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Hugh M. Burns State Building, Assembly Room 1036
- Webinar: February 26, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Online Webinar, event password: RailPlan1- Click here for web link.
The final plan (scheduled to be issued this summer) will fully integrate California's future high-speed rail system with existing and proposed conventional rail systems. The plan will serve as a basis for federal and state investments for high-speed and intercity passenger rail in California and will also describe the existing conditions of the state's rail systems and the economic and environmental benefits of improvements.
According to a press release from the Humbolt County Sheriff's Office, dated Feb., 7, 2013:
On 2-5-2013, approximately 6:00 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputies and California State Parks Rangers drove to Cher-Ae Lane, Trinidad in an attempt to serve two felony arrest warrants. The arrest warrants were for David Mathew Silva, 41 years old. The warrants were issued by Humboldt County Superior Court and are for possession of a controlled substance and receiving stolen property.
When the deputies arrived at the residence, Silva was not home. They confirmed Silva resided at the residence and conducted a probation search. Silva is on formal and summary probation with a search clause. Upon searching the residence deputies located a double barreled sawed off shotgun, live shotgun ammunition, several chainsaws with the serial numbers removed, a stolen 1990 Jeep Wrangler and a stolen motorcycle.
On 2-6-2013, approximately 1:30 a.m. deputies were called back to the residence regarding an assault in progress. When deputies arrived at the residence they met with the 50 year old female victim. She told the deputies she was asleep in bed with her 3 year old when she was awakened by David Silva punching her in the face. While he was hitting her he was threatening to kill her and anyone else who called law enforcement on him. She received minor injuries but refused medical treatment. The child was not injured. Silva fled prior to the deputies' arrival.
Arrest warrants are being sought through the Humboldt County District Attorneys Office for Silva for additional charges of possession of stolen property, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, terrorist threats and assault.
David Mathew Silva is described as: Native American Male, 41 years old, 6-0, 250 lbs, brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case, his whereabouts or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
David Mathew Silva
Underwater sounds generated from U.S. Naval testing and training activities off the coasts of California and Hawaii, and on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean, may have negative consequences for marine mammals. The degree to which this acoustic impact is harmful is a subject of controversy involving the Navy, NOAA-Fisheries Service, and environmental groups.
Public comments on the issue will be accepted by NOAA Fisheries through March 11, 2013. Comments should be addressed to:
P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division
Office of Protected Resources
National Marine Fisheries Service
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring MD 20910-3225
Electronic comments can be sent via the Federal eRulemaking Portal:http://www.regulations.gov, using the identifier 0648-BC52.
Use the player below to hear more on this issue, including an interview with a representatives from NOAA Fisheries and The Center for Biological Diversity. This story was aired by KMUD News Coordinator, Terri Klemetson, on the Wed., Feb. 6, 2013 edition of the KMUD Local News.
Additional resources:
- Click here for links monitoring Plans and additional materials.
- See Press release below
According to a recent press release from NOAA:
NOAA's Fisheries Service is seeking comments for a proposed rule requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during training and testing activities off the coasts of California and Hawaii and on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean to reduce the chances of harming marine mammals.
The Navy has requested an authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, because the mid-frequency sound generated by active sonar, the sound and pressure generated by detonating explosives, and other associated activities may affect the behavior of some marine mammals, cause a temporary loss of their hearing sensitivity or other injury.
NOAA's Fisheries Service recently made a preliminary determination that these effects would have a negligible effect on the species or stocks involved. Based on that preliminary determination, it does not necessarily expect the exercises to result in serious injury or death to marine mammals, and proposes that the Navy use mitigation measures to avoid injury or death.
However, exposure to sonar in certain circumstances has been associated with the stranding of some marine mammals, and some injury or death may occur despite the best efforts of the Navy. Therefore, the proposed authorization allows for a small number of incidental mortalities to marine mammals from sonar, as well as vessel strikes and explosions.
Under the authorization, the Navy would have to follow mitigation measures to minimize effects on marine mammals, including:
- establishing marine mammal mitigation zones around each vessel using sonar;
- using Navy observers to shut down sonar operations if marine mammals are seen within designated mitigation zones;
- using mitigation zones to ensure that explosives are not detonated when animals are detected within a certain distance;
- implementing a stranding response plan that includes a training shutdown provision in certain circumstances, and allows for the Navy to contribute in-kind services to NOAA's Fisheries Service if the agency has to conduct a stranding response and investigation; and,
- designating a Humpback Whale Cautionary Area to protect high concentrations of humpback whales around Hawaii during winter months.
These measures should minimize the potential for injury or death and significantly reduce the number of marine mammals exposed to levels of sound likely to cause temporary loss of hearing. Additionally, the proposed rule includes an adaptive management component that requires that the Navy and NOAA's Fisheries Service meet yearly to discuss new science, Navy research and development, and Navy monitoring results to determine if modifications to mitigation or monitoring measures are appropriate.
NOAA's Fisheries Service and the Navy have worked to develop a robust monitoring plan to use independent, experienced vessel-based marine mammal observers (as well as Navy observers), and passive acoustic monitoring to help better understand how marine mammals respond to various levels of sound and to assess the effectiveness of mitigation measures. Additionally, an Integrated Comprehensive Monitoring Plan being developed by the Navy (with input from NOAA's Fisheries Service) will better prioritize monitoring goals and standardize data collection methods across all U.S. range complexes.
NOAA's mission is to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and to conserve and manage our coastal and marine resources. Join us on Facebook, Twitter and our other social media channels at http://www.noaa.gov/socialmedia.
Late in January KMUD Community Journalist, Bob Froehlich, obtained permission from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to accompany Fisheries Technician, Ryan Spencer, on a Coho Salmon survey in the lower part of Little Sprowel Creek. Spencer works for Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, an agency established by Congress in 1947 to help resource agencies and the fishing industry sustainably manage Pacific Ocean resources. This agency contracts with DFW to assist with their current South Fork Eel River Coho Population Estimate Project. Little Sprowel Creek is a tributary of Sprowel Creek which itself flows into the South Fork of the Eel River. The mouth of Little Sprowel Creek is located about four miles southwest of Garberville.
An edited version (7 min.) of the field interview was aired on KMUD Local News on February 5, 2013.
Use the player below to hear the extended (25 min.) interview.
Fisheries Technician, Ryan Spencer, along Little Sprowel Creek
Vortex of water flowing under log obstruction (left) and potential likely redd building area in Little Spowel Creek (right)
In February's Cannabis Science Update:
- New clinical trial data published online by The Journal of Pain, indicates that the administration of vaporized, low-THC cannabis mitigates pain in subjects with neuropathy. http://norml.org/news/2013/01/03/study-vaporized-low-potency-cannabis-mitigates-neuropathic-pain
- Another recent study challenges previous work linking cannabis use and lower IQ, but the authors of the original paper are standing by their findings. http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/15/new-research-questions-marijuanas-impact-in-lowering-iq/#ixzz2IjDjwkdg
- An additional study finds no evidence that per se drugged driving laws reduce traffic fatalities. Full text of the study, "Per Se Drugged Driving Laws and Traffic Fatalities" is available online at: http://ftp.iza.org/dp7048.pdf
- Survey data recently published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence shows that British Consumers strongly prefer organic cannabis to retail herbal products that contain synthetic cannabinoid agonists. http://norml.org/news/2013/01/10/study-consumers-prefer-natural-cannabis-over-synthetic-marijuana-herbal-products
- Full text of the study, "Synthetic cannabis: A comparison of patterns of use and effect profile with natural cannabis in a large global sample," appears in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
- An Amsterdam study finds that the availability of cannabis retail outlets in The Netherlands is not associated with greater incidences of cannabis use or an increase in the intensity of the public's consumption of cannabis. http://norml.org/news/2013/01/03/study-cannabis-retail-outlets-not-associated-with-rise-in-cannabis-use
- Full text of the study, "Cannabis use and proximity to coffee shops in the Netherlands," appears in the European Journal of Criminology.
Use the player below to hear the February Edition of Cannabis Science Update.
Cannabis Science Update is a regular feature of the KMUD radio show, Cannabis Consciousness (1:30-3:00pm on the first Sun. of every month), and is written by Kerry Reynolds, read by Harold Day, and recorded by Dave Smith.
Update: Ryan Floyd, resident of 550 block of Flint Rock Road outside of Garberville, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 on multiple charges. Floyd was a person of interest wanted in a burglary which took place on February 2. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office press release below describes the arrest. The original vehicle pursuit and buglary are described in the second press release below.
On 02-07-2013, approximately 0830 hours, Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputies and Humboldt County Drug Task Force Agents conducted a probation search at the residence of Ryan Floyd 30 years old, in the 500 block of Flint Rock Road ( Off Wade Road ), Garberville. When deputies arrived at the residence they located Floyd and arrested him on the outstanding no bail felony warrant for his arrest. Deputies are still on scene conducting a probation search of the residence. So far deputies have located what is estimated to be 45 pounds of dried marijuana bud, approximately $12,000.00 cash, a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun, approximately 1 oz of suspected heroin, approximately 2 grams of suspected methamphetamine, body armor, numerous loaded high capacity magazines, scales, drug paraphernalia and other indications of drug sales and what is estimated to be over forty vehicles, along with numerous all terrain vehicles. One of the vehicles is confirmed stolen. Deputies anticipate being at the residence for a lengthy period of time conducting their investigation and searching the property and vehicles.
Besides the outstanding arrest warrant, Floyd was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for sale, cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, illegal possession of a firearm magazine, illegal possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, illegal possession of a firearm and violation of probation. Other charges may be added as the investigation continues. He was transported and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he his being held without bail.
Deputies also located a second male on the property identified as Gregory Benson, 48 years old from Garberville. Benson was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for illegal possession of ammunition and a firearm by a prohibited person. His bail was set at $50,000.00. An updated news release will be released at a later date.
The original post on this incident can be read below.
According to press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, dated Feb. 4, 2013:
On 2-2-2013, approximately 11:30 p.m. a deputy attempted to pull over a black Chevy Silverado pickup truck for driving erratically and with no rear license plate on Dyerville Loop Road, near Fort Seward Road in the Dyerville area of Humboldt County. When the deputy activated his overhead lights the vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated. A slow speed pursuit traveled east on Fort Seward road at speeds of around 30 mph. At one point the pickup traveled onto the middle fork of the Eel River on the gravel bar before looping back onto Fort Seward Road. A second deputy caught up with the original deputy and they continued pursing the vehicle on Fort Seward Road at speeds of approximately 30 mph. When the vehicle drove up to the intersection of Dyerville Loop Road and Fort Seward Road, it turned south onto Dyerville Loop road. Approximately one half mile later, the vehicle drove off the roadway and down a hillside before crashing into a tree. When deputies reached the vehicle it was unoccupied. Deputies learned the vehicle was registered to residence in the 29000 block of Alderpoint Road, Garberville. When contact was made with the registered owners of the truck they were on vacation out of the area. A relative checked their residence and learned the vehicle was just stolen from their residence and their residence had been burglarized.
The Sheriff's Office is currently asking for the publics help in locating Ryan Floyd and Honey Walsh who are persons of interest in this case.
Floyd is described as follows: A white male adult, 30 years old, 5-8, 155 pounds, strawberry blond hair. He currently has a no bail felony warrant for his arrest for being armed while possessing narcotics issued by Humboldt County Superior Court.
Honey Walsh is described as: White Female adult, 29 years old, 5-6, 130 lbs, brown hair, green eyes. She is from the Cave Junction, Oregon area. She has a misdemeanor warrant for her arrest for possession of a controlled substance out of Humboldt County Superior Court.
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
Persons of interest: Ryan Floyd (left) and Honey Walsh (right)
Cal NORML hosts 2-day conference marking 100th year of cannabis prohibition; audio from conference posted
A two day event hosted by the California chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) marked the 100th anniversary of marijuana prohibition in California.The conference, held January 26 and 27, 2013 at the Ft. Mason Conference Center in San Francisco, focused on the history, causes and costs of marijuana prohibition as well as the future of marijuana reform.
Speakers included California State Senator Mark Leno, California State Assemblyman, Tom Ammiano, Dr. Larry Bedard, and a host of others. During the conference "Pioneer Freedom Fighter"awards were presented to Dennis Peron, Michelle Aldrich, Michael Aldrich, Debby Goldsberry and Gordon Brownell.
KMUD programmer, Sue Maloney attended the conference and recorded the presentations. KMUD Technical Director, Simon Frech, processed the audio and posted it for your listening enjoyment.
Click here to access the conference audio recordings.
Additional Links:
Cal NORML Home Page
Additional photos and videos taken at the conference
blog.sfgate.com article about the conference
(Left) Senator Mark Leno speaks on a panel about state obstacles to human rights for marijuana users along with (left to right) attorneys Omar Figueroa and Michael Levinsohn, and Daisy Bram of freemybabies.org at the Cannabis in California: Ending the 100-Year War Conference in San Francisco on January 26, 2013. Photo by Amanda Holguin/CULTURE Magazine.
According to a press release from the Arcata Police Department, dated Jan. 30, 2013:
The Arcata Police Department is seeking assistance in locating Jason Francis Lovell, 32 of Arcata. Lovell was reported missing on January 29th, 2013. He was last seen on the evening of January 25th in Arcata. Family and friends became concerned when Lovell failed to show up for work. His vehicle was found abandoned in the 1200 Blk of F St in Arcata. Lovell has a history of mental health issues and is considered at risk.
Lovell is described as a white male adult, 5'8" tall, weighing 150 lbs with short brown hair and hazel eyes. He has a short reddish brown beard.
Anyone who has seen Mr. Lovell or has any information as to his whereabouts is asked to call the Arcata Police Department at: (707)822-2428.
Click here for Times-Standard article on the missing man.
According to a press release from the Eureka Police Department, dated Jan. 29, 2013:
On the afternoon of 01/28/13, detectives from the Eureka Police Department's Problem Oriented Policing Unit (POP) responded to a neighborhood complaint in the 2500 block of Union St. The complaint alleged excessive foot and vehicle traffic coming from an apartment located in the alley. Detectives contacted a female living in the apartment, who advised them one of the subjects living with her was Edward Charles Vercoe (12/28/69). Vercoe in on active PRCS Parole and is subject to search and seizure at anytime.
During a subsequent search, detectives located ½ gram of Heroin and a Sony HD video camera they believed was related to a weekend burglary of News Channel 3. Employees from Channel 3 were contacted and responded to the scene where they positively identified the Sony camera and related cables. The employees from Channel 3 stated there are additional cameras and equipment outstanding.
Vercoe was not on scene at the time the search was conducted and is currently wanted for being in Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Stolen Property. Anyone with information regarding Vercoe's whereabouts can contact the Eureka Police Department, at (707) 441-4060, or call the Problem Oriented Policing Unit at (707) 441-4373.
Suspect wanted: Edward Charles Vercoe.
Previous press release related to this case from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, dated Jan. 28, 2013:
On 01-27-2013, approximately 12:00 noon the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a call from the station manager of KIEM News reporting a burglary to the station. A deputy responded to 5650 South Broadway Avenue, Eureka and met with the station manager who reported that someone stole four news video cameras and a scanner from a single wide trailer located behind the building. There were no signs of forced entry. The stolen items were last seen in the trailer at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, 1-26-2013 and were discovered missing on Sunday, 1-27-2013, approximately 11:00 a.m. The news station and the Humboldt County Sheriff's office is requesting the public be on the lookout for the three stolen Sony cameras and a Panasonic camera, along with a radio shack scanner. Estimated loss is $10,000.00.
Anyone with information for the Sheriffs Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriffs Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriffs Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.


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There's a cycle of instants and sorceries in New Phyrexia that have an effect and adds at the end a loss of life to the targeted player or the targeted permanent's controller: Vapor Snag, Geth's Verdict, Victorious Destruction and Glissa's Scorn.
Or, at least I think it's a cycle. Problem is, I can't find the white one! Is there one, and I'm missing it? Was this lack of symmetry intentional by WotC?


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We use them to text, tweet, post and, sometimes, make a call. Now, smartphones are helping with public health research.
A recently published smoking cessation study conducted by a researcher affiliated with the University of Houston includes a technique called "geo-mapping," which makes use of GPS technology to pinpoint a study participant's location and the location of tobacco retail outlets nearby.
The study was published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
"We're examining the possible mechanisms underlying the relationship between being close to a tobacco retail outlet and not being able to successfully quit smoking," said Lorraine Reitzel, associate professor of health in the UH College of Education. "We think it's because tobacco retail outlets might cue a greater urge to smoke within the person attempting to quit, maybe because of product advertising, a learned association between the retail outlet and purchasing cigarettes, or simply the greater availability and access to cigarettes that a close retail outlet provides."
Reitzel is part of a growing health department at the college. Recruited from MD Anderson Cancer Center, her research focuses on understanding individual and environmental influences that lead to health risk behaviors. She's interested in developing tobacco dependence interventions for low socio-economic areas and groups.
"I'm interested in better understanding whatever is preventing these smokers from successfully quitting, and then learning how to tailor treatments or public policy to help them," she said.
Participants carried a smart phone to collect data about their real-time, in-the-moment experiences throughout their daily travels during the quitting process. The study examined data collected from them before quitting through one week after their "quit day."
"When people were answering questions about their urge to smoke, we knew where they were," she said. "We used that information to better understand what the tobacco retailer outlet environment was like around them at the same moment they were describing their urge."
The smartphone research suggested that it wasn't the number of locations to purchase cigarettes that increased the urge to smoke, but the proximity of the closest tobacco retail outlet to the participant's home. When people responded from home, those living closer to tobacco retail outlets reported greater urges to smoke than those living farther from outlets.
"From a policy perspective, this suggests that if we are going to help people quit smoking, especially those in lower income areas, which tend to have a higher prevalence of tobacco stores, we need to think about disallowing the sale of tobacco products in close proximity to residential areas to make it more difficult to get tobacco when the urge to smoke strikes," Reitzel said. "If people can't access cigarettes within three to five minutes, the urge to smoke usually passes."
Reitzel's research was funded by the UT Health Science Center School of Public Health, the American Cancer Society and MD Anderson Cancer Center, among others.
"Many people try to quit smoking upwards of eight, nine, 10 times before they're successful," she said. "For the rest of their lives they have to be vigilant and fight to stay tobacco-free."
|Contact: Marisa Ramirez
University of Houston


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ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Georgia sophomore tight end Ty Flournoy-Smith was arrested and charged with reporting a false crime, a misdemeanor, Athens-Clark County, Ga., jail records say.
Flournoy-Smith filed a report claiming his textbooks were stolen, University of Georgia Police Chief Jimmy Williamson said, but an investigation indicated Flournoy-Smith cashed in the books at an Athens, Ga., buy-back store.
"Books and backpacks are stolen all the time and we know the places they take them. It became apparent Ty had returned the books himself," Williamson said, adding he wasn't aware of the value of the books.
Flournoy-Smith was arrested Friday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.