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When you look at the data, it's difficult to reach the same conclusion as does Mick McHale, president of the Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association.
With his Sarasota police union colleagues surrounding him last week in front of City Hall, waving their placards of protest, McHale proclaimed the city's police department "undermanned and under siege."
No doubt a lot of Sarasotans probably feel that way — especially because the city's finest has yet to nab the Home Invasion Hoodlum who has terrorized at least a half-dozen city residents and is still lurking.
But that's just one thug in a city of 55,175 population — not exactly a mob that has Sarasotans under siege.
We won't discount, either, the statistics showing Sarasota — in a sample comparison of other Florida cities — as having one of the highest crime rates per 100,000 population. That could lend credence to the claim the police department is undermanned. Indeed, it's surprising to see Sarasota has more crimes per 100,000 population than some of Florida's largest-metro cities. Those places are often perceived as rampant with crime, while Sarasota often is perceived as still sleepy and safe.
But when you compare sworn officers per 1,000 population, the city's police department has nearly twice as many officers as does the Sarasota County Sheriff's Department. This statistic creates puzzlement.
How do you explain the city having nearly twice as many officers per 1,000 population and twice as much crime as the county?
This much is clear: The citizens of Sarasota should not buy into the police union's bullhorns.
Instead, they should be pointing at the union, Police Chief Peter Abbott and City Manager Robert Bartolotta and saying: Hey, fellas, explain how you can have more human resources for law enforcement than does the county, and yet the city has one of the highest municipal crime rates in Florida?
If anyone should feel under siege, it's the law-abiding citizens of Sarasota.
+ Kudos to Turner
Sarasota City Commissioner Terry Turner — a doctor of economics — not surprisingly understands economic cause and effect, incentives and human behavior more than his counterparts.
Turner was the only commissioner this week who advised against installing parking meters on Main Street now. He advocates waiting first to evaluate the effects of the opening of the city's new parking garage on Palm Avenue.
Think this through:
What is the goal? To have a commercially vibrant Main Street.
What are the requisites for that? Among them: unique, affordable retail and dining establishments that draw consumers; a friendly, affordable tax and regulatory scheme that allows businesses to be as competitive as those businesses in other locations; and easy accessibility, i.e. ample parking. In the case of the latter, it's not just the number of parking places, it's the value and convenience of those parking places.
For instance, is the experience of parking downtown so negative that it outweighs the consumer's desire to patronize downtown merchants vis-a-vis the same experience at, say, the Westgate malls or St. Armands Circle?
Given all of the above, then what comes first — shoppers or ample, accessible parking?
When start-up businesses open, typically they offer introductory prices and other incentives to generate consumer traffic. Whet the consumers' appetites, make it easy for them to keep coming back. As they recognize the value of the product or service, the businesses phase out the specials and return to normal pricing. Build traffic, then hike prices. Turner clearly recognizes this concept. His colleagues ought to listen.
+ Those expensive bus rides
Two weeks ago, Sarasota Observer City Editor Robin Roy provided a statistical snapshot of Sarasota County's public bus system, SCAT.
The intent was to give taxpayers a sense of how the bus system has been performing fiscally in the wake of its expansion of service in the past year.
Here's a recap comparing pre-expansion 2004 with 2008:
• Fuel costs: up 286%
• Ridership fares: up 88%
• Mileage: up 30%
• Vehicles in operation: up 24%
County officials are pleased with the increase in ridership revenues. But no matter how you look at the numbers, there are more negatives than positives.
Look at how much more money was spent to generate the additional revenue. Clearly, this is not an economic model that makes sense.
But it's not supposed to. SCAT General Manager Anthony Beckwith told Roy the county's goal is to generate revenues equal to 14% of the cost of a route. SCAT last year generated only 12%.
The federal and state governments, meanwhile, require public transit systems to generate revenues equal to 20% and 25%, respectively, of the cost to receive federal and state funding. The feds currently are providing 20% of SCAT's $21 million annual budget, the state is providing 10%.
When Roy asked what happens when the system falls short of the revenue goals, Beckford said, "nothing, really." The feds and state threaten to rescind the funds, but they never have.
So there you have it. Accountability? In your dreams. Now multiply the above scenario by every public-transit system in the United States. It's extraordinary squandering of your hard-earned property (your earnings).
+ Hurricane Charlie
We all must pray, as hard as we can, that the Good Lord spares Florida this summer and fall from a major hurricane.
Here's why:
We already know what physical devastation occurs. But because of Gov. Charlie Crist and the Legislature, two more storms will follow the hurricane, rendering devastation just as severe as the storm itself.
One will be the inability to handle consumers' claims by state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Co. and many of the new property insurers that Gov. Crist likes to tout.
Talk to any insurance agency owner in Florida, and he'll tell you he and his peers have no confidence that
Citizens and the new companies have the human resources and operational capabilities to process the massive number of claims that surely will follow a storm.
This is crucial. Many Floridians already remember what it was like in 2004 and 2005 to go days and weeks without repairs to their homes. This time around, the delays will be even worse because of slow and inept claims processing. We've heard this from three insurance agency presidents and the owner of a software firm that serves the state's insurance industry.
The third storm after a major hurricane will be the political-financial cyclones that blow through Tallahassee. They're inevitable. And every lawmaker — and the governor — knows it.
There's a gap in the billions of dollars in the amount of money available to cover property claims in the wake of a bullseye on South Florida or Tampa Bay, or if there are multiple catastrophes.
The state will make up some of this gap by issuing bonds (debt taxpayers must pay off). But the governor's unspoken strategy to cover the rest is obvious: go begging to Washington for a New Orleans-style bailout.
Gov. Crist is disingenuous when he says Florida's property insurance market will survive without State Farm Insurance and with the new startup property insurers. When the trifecta occurs, perhaps state politicians finally will be blown back to reality. There's not a government in the world that can manage an insurance market successfully.
2006 2007 % Chg. 2008 % Chg.
Population 55,364 55,644 +0.5% 55,174 -0.8%
Total Index Crime 4,148 4,104 -1.1 4,248 +3.5
Murders 4 6 +50.0 8 +33.3
Forcible Rapes 23 28 +21.7 22 -21.4
Robberies 196 185 -5.6 196 +5.9
Agg. Assaults 342 369 +7.9 356 -3.5
Burglaries 847 806 -4.8 815 +1.1
Larceny 2,484 2,470 -0.5 2,662 +7.7
Vehicle thefts 252 240 -4.7 189 -21.2
Crime Rate/100,000 7,492.2 7,375.5 -1.6 7,699.3 +4.3
% Cleared 24.9 27.3 — 27.6 —
Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement


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Spencer is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1753 and was previously called Leicester. It can be found in Worcester county and is a part of the Worcester registry of deed district. For more information, contact the county at 157 Main St., Spencer 01562. On the attached map, Spencer is shown as 32 in Worcester county.
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Paul Joseph Watson
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Monday, December 5, 2011
As the debate raged last week over the attempt to pass a law that would allow U.S. citizens to be detained indefinitely without trial, Americans were busy preparing for their own form of 'homeland security', as gun sales hit an all time high for a single day on Black Friday.
"Numbers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation show an all-time one-day high for background check requests from gun buyers last Friday," reports ABC News. "There were 129,166 requests to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)–a third more than the previous record of 97,848 on Black Friday 2008, FBI spokesman Stephen Fischer said. On Black Friday last year, there were 87,061 requests."
The actual number of sales was also likely to be far higher because a buyer can purchase numerous guns per each background check.
The reason? If Obama secures a second term in office, Americans fear that he will use a lame duck presidency to fulfil promises to gun control advocates to take a bite out of the second amendment.
"Managers from both Griggs and Wholesale Sport say the presidential elections have a big effect on sales," reports KNDU. "Sales went up four years ago when Obama was elected into office and they say with the new elections around the corner, many fear the President will work on changing gun control laws during his second term in office."
Indeed, gun sales have been riding high every year since Obama took office, with a noticeable spike in first time gun buyers.
Gun stores across the country reported similar scenes of people queuing up from the early hours of the morning to take advantage of special deals on both collectors items and new firearms.
"I think there also is a burgeoning awakening of the American public that they do have a constitutional right to own guns," said Larry Keane, a spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, adding that there has been a significant increase in the number of women buying firearms.
Earlier this year, President Obama told gun control advocate Sarah Brady that his administration was working "under the radar" to sneak attack the second amendment rights of American citizens.
During a March 30 meeting between Jim and Sarah Brady and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, at which Obama "dropped in," the president reportedly told Brady, "I just want you to know that we are working on it (gun control)….We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar."
Just over a month later it emerged that the administration had been sending guns to Mexican drug gangs via the "Fast and Furious" program while simultaneously blaming border violence on the second amendment.
But it's not just distrust of the Obama administration that is driving sales. With local authorities increasingly being forced to lay off police officers, citizens are wary of criminals becoming emboldened and are taking steps to protect their own families. Fear of riots and mass civil unrest has also been frequently cited as a reason for more Americans stockpiling guns.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.
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DE PERE - St. Norbert College held Ripon College to 212 yards under its season rushing average en route to a convincing 37-21 Midwest Conference win at Kolstad Field at Schneider Stadium.
The Green Knights (6-3, 6-2 MWC) held the Red Hawks to 135 yards rushing, with 53 coming in the fourth quarter. Ripon (5-4, 4-4) came into the game averaging 347.5 yards per game on the ground. The win was St. Norbert's 12th in the last 13 games in the series.
St. Norbert scored twice on its first three possessions to take a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. Craig Fagan plunged in from three yards out, and Mike Fabrizio hit Joe Green on a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Ripon answered on a Jacob Gahart 34-yard field goal midway through the second quarter, but St. Norbert's Taylor Pasterski countered on a 27-yard field goal. Gahart nailed a Schneider Stadium record 45-yard field goal with 3 seconds left before halftime to trim the deficit to 17-6.
St. Norbert fumbled on its second play from scrimmage in the second half to set up a Ripon touchdown, a 17-yard scramble by Matt Miller. The Green Knights needed only 2:29 to respond with Kevin Hansen hitting Green on a 12-yard touchdown and a 24-13 lead.
The Green Knights broke the game open in the fourth quarter, with Hansen hitting Green again on a 25-yard score. Hansen then found Andy Pennenberg for a 46-yard touchdown with 5:32 remaining. Ripon scored its last points after a fumbled punt, with Tom Sawyer hitting Ben Garland on an 18-yard touchdown pass.
St. Norbert outgained Ripon 458-275 in total offense. Fagan rushed 22 times for 133 yards, while Hansen completed 8 of 13 passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns. Green caught six passes for 122 yards and three touchdowns.
Ripon averaged 2.6 yards per carry, getting 135 yards on 51 rushes. T.J. Pierce led the Red Hawks with 69 yards on 13 carries. Garland caught five passes for 101 yards. Sawyer completed 5 of 6 passes for 51 yards.
St. Norbert punted just once in the game, coming when a pass interference penalty was picked up by the officials. The punt was St. Norbert's only one in the last two meetings against the Red Hawks.
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March 6, 2013
Now that Hugo Chávez is out of the way in Venezuela, the banksters are free to move forward with the effort to loot and pillage the oil-rich nation. Chávez's idealistic political ideology of Bolivarianism and "socialism of the 21st century" stalled the effort for a number of years, but his death from the ravages of cancer will permit a more compliant leader to be appointed Wall Street overlords.
It now appears likely post-Chávez Venezuela will be led by the political "centrist" Henrique Capriles Radonski. He will face Chávez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro. The former bus driver Maduro is currently serving as the interim president. In the presidential race last year, Capriles won 44 percent of the vote. National poll numbers show 50 percent of Venezuelans favor Maduro while 36 percent are for Capriles this time around.
As I noted in 2005, there is no shortage of evidence highlighting efforts on the part of the CIA to get the dreaded Chávez out of the way and finally usher in the rule of the globalist Borg hive and move the nation back into the fold of the World Bank and the IMF. Doing so will allow the creative destruction of structural adjustments to flourish as they have elsewhere in South America and with devastating result. For more on how this process works, see John Perkins and his Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. Additionally, check out the IMF's successful effort to turn Argentina into an economic basket case.
Capriles Radonski, with his background in commerce and tax law, is well-suited to run Venezuela in the fashion banksters deem appropriate for their standard loot-and-pillage mode of operation. He is the former mayor of the Baruta Municipality and a member in good standing with Justice First (Primero Justicia).
Justice First is your typical USAID cut-out. The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) – the globalist organization that picked up where the CIA left off – and USAID established the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) in Caracas and from there worked feverishly to undermine Chávez and his dated and dreaded revolutionary socialism not controlled by the globalists. OTI fostered and bankrolled more than 360 "scholarships" that were granted to social organizations, political parties, communities and political projects in Venezuela through Development Alternatives Inc., a company contracted by USAID, which opened an office in the El Rosal sector of Caracas in June 2002, according to Venezuelanalysis.com, a website that provides news about developments in Venezuela.
Justice First figured prominently in this scheme. More damning, it appears Capriles Radonski is nothing if not a creation of the U.S. State Department. "The opposition party which includes the defeated presidential contender, Henrique Capriles Radonski, called Primero Justicia (Justice First) was co-founded by Leopoldo Lopez and Julio Borges, who like Radonski, have been backed for nearly a decade by the US State Department. Primero Justicia and the network of foreign-funded NGOs that support it have been recipients of both direct and indirect foreign support for at least just as long," Tony Cartalucci reported last October.
"NED money is going into networks providing support for current presidential candidate, Henrique Capriles Radonski," Cartalucci noted, citing an unclassified State Department document. "At the time this document was written, Radonski was in jail pending trial for his role in facilitating the 2002 US-backed failed coup against President Hugo Chavez."
Naturally, all of this is overlooked by the establishment media. Instead, we are shown an entirely likeable Capriles Radonski who is said to be a devout Catholic and lover of basketball.
In the lead up to the next election, we can expect more such fluffy coverage of the man slotted to move Venezuela back into the orbit of Wall Street and the banksters.
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A psychologist meets with patients in an office and may work with a variety of methods, depending on patient need, such as cognitive, behavioral or interpersonal. According to the APA, common reasons a person may visit a psychologist include:
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- Clinical psychologists assess and treat mental, emotional and behavioral disorders.
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How is hypnosis used in therapy?
Hypnosis is a powerful tool to help clients overcome challenging issues such as anxiety, phobias, pain management, hot flashes and more. Hypnosis is also a way to help let go of addictions like smoking, overeating and gambling. In and of itself, hypnosis is not a therapy, but it can be used in conjunction with therapy to empower and encourage the person receiving it to make positive change. Some people are more susceptible to hypnosis and will benefit more from hypnotherapy than others.
According to Dr. Clifford N. Lazarus, speaking for Psychology Today, hypnosis is a "genuine psychological phenomenon that has valid uses in clinical practice … hypnosis is a state of highly focused attention or concentration, often associated with relaxation, and heightened suggestibility. While under hypnosis (i.e., in a hypnotic trance), it seems many people are much more open to helpful suggestions than they usually are." The suggestions made in a therapeutic setting get deep into a person's brain, beyond their conscious thinking, leading to behavior change and the ability to overcome challenges that might otherwise seem insurmountable.
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recognizes the healing power of hypnosis and its proven effectiveness for anxiety, pain control, smoking cessation, headaches and more. Hypnosis may be safe and complementary way to augment medical attention you are receiving for a chronic illness or pain, or a way to resolve an addiction or phobia that you are otherwise unable to control. Hypnosis does not work on every person. When scientists began studying hypnosis in earnest, a report published by Stanford University titled "The Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale" demonstrated that different brains respond to hypnosis in varying degrees, and a very few do not respond at all. Working with a trained psychologist, you'll soon determine whether you are a good candidate for the healing benefits of hypnotherapy.
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Having already written up my trips to Katz's and Doughnut Plant, I thought I would summarize the other greatest hits of my brief New York trip.
Amy's Bread (three locations, but I went to the one in the Village). I'd been to Amy's West Village location on my last trip to New York. Amy's is on the same block of Bleecker as Faicco's Pork Store and Murray's Cheese Shop, which qualifies it as one of the greatest food blocks in the world. Amy's makes bread, but I've never tried the bread; instead, I indulge in their wonderful sweets. This trip, I had a fantastic red velvet cake. The cake itself, often the fatal flaw of red velvets, was moist and sweet, though with less discernible cocoa than some versions. The frosting was a perfectly light as air butter cream, which I dug as I much prefer butter cream to cream cheese frosting on my red velvets. Good stuff!
Amy's Bread
250 Bleecker Street (@ Leroy)
(212) 675-7802
After hearing about it for a few years now, I had to stop by Momofuku Milk Bar for the famous crack pie. The Milk Bar is home to many fun and creative desserts. The compost cookie is a chocolate chip cookie with pretzels, graham crackers and potato chips. Cereal milk and cereal milk ice cream give you the sweet, malty taste of milk at the end of a bowl of cereal. The celebrated crack pie is a buttery, oat-infused, custard pie. It's a good dessert, creamy and buttery, but I didn't develop the immediate obsession for it that passed over New Yorkers when it opened. I also tried a grasshopper pie, chocolate and mint with marshmallows on top and a bit of salt on the crust; overall, it was a bit too sweet for me. I like the playful spirit of the Milk Bar and the products were good, but the place suffers from an over-the-top hype that can't help but leave one disappointed.
Momofuku Milk Bar
207 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-3500
Bluebird Coffee Shop. When I lived in New York in the '90s, coffee was a problem. Starbucks, which invaded the city during that decade, was actually a pretty substantial step up from the vast majority of coffee in Manhattan, excepting a few espressos pulled in little Italian joints in the Village and cafe con leche at Cuban and Puerto Rican diners. The indie coffee shops were mostly terrible. After a few years, I just gave up on the whole scene and had Peet's beans shipped to me from California. Well, times have changed. New Yorkers have fully embraced third wave coffee, and the latte art flows, especially in the Lower East Side. There were far too many to try, but one of the best I had was the Bluebird Coffee Shop on East First Street at the corner of First Avenue. They serve a smooth, creamy cappuccino similar those from Intelligentsia in LA. It was good to see so much potentially good coffee in what was once an espresso wasteland.
Bluebird Coffee Shop
72 East 1st Street (@ First Avenue)
(212) 260-1879
Num Pang is a Cambodian sandwich shop on 12th Street, east of Fifth Avenue. If the guys from Animal opened a banh mi shop, this is what it would be like (num pang is essentially the Cambodian version of banh mi). The 5 spice glazed pork belly sandwich is among the most indulgent things between bread. It consists of a large hunk of sweet, glazed pork belly, juices pouring onto the toasted bun, the fat cut by pickled pear slices. Also excellent was the regular pulled pork sandwich; the pork was moist, tender and glazed with a spiced honey sauce. On my last day in New York, I was lured back in the direction of Num Pang and even passed by it, but I just couldn't do it. After four days of pastrami, doughnuts and other indulgences, my arteries couldn't take it. Thanks to the great Nina M. for taking me here.
Num Pang
21 East 12th Street
New York City, NY 10003
(212) 255-3271
Hey, that was lots of food for three days! Next stop: Vegas.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
New York Odds and Ends
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- Banana Wonder said...
Amy's Bread was on my list, but didn't make it! Maybe it's just as well since I prefer the cream cheese frosting ;)
- May 11, 2010 at 8:07 AM
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Metal Ions in Ceramic on Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty (COM)
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The investigators are currently following up a cohort of patients all of whom have had a metal on ceramic total hip arthroplasty.
This new bearing couple has been approved for use in the UK for some time and has recently achieved USA FDA approval.
The attraction of this bearing couple is a low rate of wear with reduced complications associated with ceramic on ceramic bearing such as bearing fracture.
Of recent media attention has been the unacceptably high failure of the DePuy ASR metal on metal hip resurfacing. This metal on metal bearing couple has been associated with increased ion levels and chromosome abnormalities in vivo.
In vitro studies and small in vivo studies have revealed much lower wear, particle numbers and ion levels in ceramic on metal studies than in metal on metal bearing surfaces; however there is no large scale evidence that this is the case.
The investigators currently are following up the largest worldwide series of ceramic on metal bearings and clinical results are excellent. It is important however to obtain hard data on metal ion levels in this population firstly to ensure the long term function and health of this cohort but also to provide a barometer for other surgeons who will be using a prosthesis that as yet has little in the way of long term follow up and data on ion levels in a large cohort.
If the ion levels are unacceptably high then the investigators will need to follow these patients closely and offer revision surgery if there are clinical concerns.
For similar reasons it is important to monitor for chromosomal abnormalities.
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Ceramic on metal THA
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- Previously performed ceramic on metal total hip replacement
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- Hip arthroplasty other than ceramic on metal bearing
- Mentally infirm / incapacitated
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|Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
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|Hussain A Kazi, MBChB,FRCS
|Specialist Registrar, Trauma & Orthopaedics
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I throw on a Texas twang neither of us have while I joke with my sister. It's the first time we've had dinner alone in five years, and we've driven three and a half hours to get here.
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Musical Movies With the Best Songs
List Rules Film musicals or adaptations that contain original music mostly by the same artist
What are the greatest musical movies with the best songs? This list includes many of the greatest movies ever made, in large part because of the incredible songs they feature. These movies are the ones you stop and sing along to, no matter where you are or what you are doing. Vote for the musical movies that you think featured the best songs, vote down any you don't like and please, feel free to re-rank this list in any order you like. Also, if you've got a favorite film that isn't listed, add it!
There is a reason that the Academy Awards recognizes "best original song" in addition to score: Songs from films are incredibly important. Movies with the best soundtracks are already good, but they become positively iconic with great music. Films like "The Wizard of Oz" are already true classics, but with Judy Garland singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"? Even better.
Not surprisingly, this list includes movie adaptations of some of the best Broadway musicals ever made: "Les Miserables," "The Phantom of the Opera" and "West Side Story," to name a few. Each one of these movies included many, if not all, of the most memorable songs from the Broadway soundtracks.
Every film listed here could easily be considered among the best music movies ever made, but in this case, it's about the songs: "Tomorrow" from "Annie," "Circle of Life" from "The Lion King" and "My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music" - can you honestly say you don't sing along every time? Didn't think so.
If you love movies, and you love music, you'll definitely want to check out (and vote) on this list of the movies with that best soundtracks ever and the best musical movies out right now, too.


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I step out of a pub and light up a cigarette. A random guy approaches.
Random guy: Got a smoke?
Me: No.
Him: Hey, how come you ran out of there so fast? Where you going? Wasn't the music good? Don't you like it in there? Don't you—
Me: I… I don't want to talk to you.
Him: You don't? Okay. [walks away]
Me: Thank you!
Thank you. Thank you for not being more of a pushy asshole.
That was a Great Moment in Feminism right there.
Let's think about this for a minute. I was so stunned by the fact that he actually left me alone when I told him to, my reflexive response was gratitude, as if he'd done me a freakin' favor. Never mind that he'd already approached me, asked me for something by way of greeting and, when refused that something, continued to talk at me a mile a minute, just hoping for any response. Never mind that he was totally encroaching on my personal space as he talked at me. Never mind that I hadn't wanted to speak to him at all, even to say, "I don't want to talk to you."
And please note the ellipsis in that line of dialogue. That represents the moment where I was thinking, "Gah! How do I make him go away without being rude? Maybe I could say—hey, wait a minute! Why the fuck do I care about being rude when he obviously doesn't? But, well, it's not just about being rude. It's that if I say, 'I don't want to talk to you,' he's going to ask why, and start insisting that he doesn't mean any harm, and he's not a bad guy, and I will be forced to pretend I appreciate that and reassure him that I don't think he's an asshole before he will even consider leaving me alone. Either that or he's going to call me a fucking stuck-up cunt and tell me how I think I'm too good for everybody but really I'm fat and ugly and need to get over myself 'cause he would never hit on someone as nasty as me. I don't even want to deal with that shit. I just want to have a cigarette and go back inside with Al and Gemellen. So I need to figure out how to respond to this as effectively as possible. Except…you know what? Screw it. I don't want to talk to him."
Only after all that did I say, "I don't want to talk to you."
That's why I was so stunned when he respected that. I've tried the simple truth—I don't want to talk to you—before, and it's never, ever worked out like that. Usually, expressing how you feel in plain English buys you at least five more minutes of increasingly uncomfortable conversation you never wanted in the first place.
And so I was grateful to him. The "Thank you!" popped out of my mouth instantly, instinctively. Like dude had done me a service by respecting my freakin' wishes. And then I felt like a huge idiot, of course. But hey, feeling like an idiot in peace is way better than talking to a strange guy who thinks my mere presence in a public space obligates me to feign interest.
And you know, the worst part is, my boyfriend was sitting right by the window inside, a foot away from me but totally unaware of what was going on. I think about that a lot—how Al, who knows everything else about my daily life intimately, never gets to witness this part of it. Because of course they don't do it when you're with a guy. (And that fact right there should put paid to any argument that they weren't hitting on you, they didn't mean anything by it. Really? Okay, well then why don't you get in my face and demand a conversation while my 6'2″ boyfriend is standing next to me? I mean, you're just being friendly, right? He's a really nice guy! You'd like him!)
And that's one of the problems, I think, for good guys, potential allies, trying to process what women are saying about this shit. When we talk about getting hit on by strange men, the good guys think of their own experiences with hitting on women—how much courage it takes to strike up a conversation, how humiliating it is to get shot down, how they're always polite and respectful and quick to back off when it goes badly. So they assume we're just misunderstanding or overreacting. But the thing is, we're not talking about those guys at all. We like those guys. Sometimes we even date those guys after meeting them in bars. We're talking about a category of guys those guys almost never get to see in action—but whom we see in action literally every single day, if we live in cities and leave our apartments alone.
I know how hard it can be to get your head around the fact that you're part of a broader group that frequently does display a pattern of assholishness, while also being part of a smaller subgroup that doesn't. A couple of years ago, I was involved in a committee dust-up that resulted in accusations of racism against me and a few other liberal white women. We were all appalled, offended, mortified by being classified as racists, since that truly had nothing to do with the decision in question (to give control of a project to the white woman who volunteered first instead of the black woman who volunteered second). And from there, it was a depressingly short leap for all of us to, "She's crazy! She's hysterical! She's got such a huge fucking chip on her shoulder, she can't even see logic!"
Hmm. Where have I heard all that before?
Because it occurred to me that I'd heard all that before, it also occurred to me that this woman calling me a racist was, above all, really hurt and frustrated by this decision. The underlying problem was still that she didn't realize someone had volunteered before she had, and she assumed we were making that part up to cover our racist asses. So in this particular case, she really was wrong—but she also really was hurt. And when I thought about it that way for five seconds, I was able to see that she didn't pull the "racist" accusation out of thin air. Where this particular situation was concerned, yeah, she had—but in the context of her life experience? This undoubtedly did look a lot like part of an ugly, very real pattern. It was an honest mistake.
So I decided to take one more whack at reaching out to her, after things had gotten pretty fucking nasty and we'd all given up any hope of having a civilized conversation. Instead of continuing trying to explain myself via e-mail, which had not gone well at all, I approached her in person. I said, one more time, that this was all an incredible misunderstanding, and we'd communicated poorly, and all of us on the committee felt terrible about the whole thing. I said I was really sorry she got hurt, and sorry that we hadn't done a better job of communicating what was really happening.
And, because her life experiences have bloody well enabled her to tell the difference, she looked at my face and knew I wasn't shitting her.
"Wow," she said. "Thank you. I did not expect that."
Which is pretty much exactly how I felt when that guy walked away from me instead of sticking around to either call me an egotistical cunt or insist that I recognize how nice he really was.
Sometimes, feminist women do mess up and attribute sexist or threatening motivations to men who truly had none. If you're the man on the receiving end of that mistake, I'm sure it feels fucking awful, just like it felt fucking awful for me to be called a racist. But this is exactly what people mean when they say "Check your privilege." They mean it is far more likely this person got it wrong once but right the other 99 times out of 100 than it is that this person is hysterically overreacting to a wholly imagined problem. It means you don't get to see the problem they're reacting to, the blatant pattern, in your own daily life—so for you, this one experience feels huge and representative, while for the person who doesn't share your privilege, it's a drop in the fucking bucket. And if you can keep that in mind, you can probably reach out and fix things with that person, who is probably entirely reasonable underneath the veneer of defensiveness she's developed with damned good reason.
I still think that guy I thanked falls under the category of "asshole," not "good guy striking up a conversation"—and you'd better believe I've learned the difference over time. This one just happened to be an asshole who, shockingly, knew when to quit. And that's the thing that guys who do know when to quit—and when not to start, and how to approach a woman without being categorized as an asshole in the first place—have trouble grasping. It is a shock when a guy hears what you say and backs off. It is unusual. It is a departure from the pattern you experience every day. It's enough to overwhelm you with gratitude, even when the guy really was an asshole in the first place.
So if you could keep that in mind the next time you feel like dismissing a woman as hysterical, irrational, overreacting? That would be awesome.
Thank you in advance.


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Saddam's flawed trial
A year ago, when I was working in Baghdad with the UN, I was approached by one of the lawyers in Saddam's defence team who was an acquaintance. He explained some of the problems they were having communicating with the Special Tribunal, for example when they sent letters and submissions they would sometimes hear nothing for weeks and then be told that the letters had not been received. This made it very difficult for them to prepare their defence adequately. The lawyer asked me whether, as I was living inside the Green Zone with easy access to those involved with the tribunal (indeed many of those involved were my neighbours in the Rasheed Hotel) and in the US embassy, I might play the role of a go between. He wanted me to give their letters directly to the relevant people so there could be no denying receipt.
I was willing to play this role, not because I support Saddam in any way (In 2001 I lived for 6 months with a refugee who had been torturer by the regime and I am fully convinced that Saddam has a great deal of blood on his hands) but because I want Iraqis to have a fair legal system that they can trust. If the most prominent trial in Iraqi history is seen to be unfair then what hope will an ordinary Iraqi have of fair treatment by the courts? In the end I didn't get involved because my UN colleagues did not want me to do so (even in a private capacity) as a result of understandable political sensitivities. Instead I refered the lawyer to the UN's human rights team, who were already involved in monitoring the proceedings of the trial.
As a Christian, I oppose the death penalty on principle. However there are other reasons why I think it would be a bad idea to execute Saddam. Firstly it would deny the thousands of other victims of his rule to have their cases heard. Secondly it could be an excuse for additional violence and it could risk turning the old tyrant into a martyr. Thirdly it would mean that Saddam himself would get off too lightly, worse for him to live on a few more decades with his power stripped away and his crimes made visible to the world; Saddam could die today with the reasonable belief that Iraq has gone down hill without him at the helm, but - inshallah - if he lives a few years perhaps he will see a peaceful, prosperous and democratic country to which his three decades of rule is but a gruesome historical footnote.


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I Was ThereSuch a great night. U2, what else can I say?
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FAMILY REUNIONSo I called my cousin only to be teased that the last time he heard from me is when we travelled from Ontario to Moncton to see the final 360 show. We have made it a tradition to see U2 on tour since the Joshua Tree tour in 1987. I told him that I'm going to ask the band to go on tour soon not only for our love of Bono, Adam, Larry, and the Edge but so we can have a family reunion. Keep on Rockin' the free World!
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U22 Day MemoriesMoncton was the experience of a life time. I will never forget it. The concert was incredible...rainy all day waiting for GA but front rail inner circle was SO worth the wait. I can't describe the feeling of hearing U2 close the show with '40'. It was an emotional end to an incredible tour that countinued back on the camp grounds where U2 friends- all who met eachother on different legs of the tour sat together untill the wee hours of the morning sharing our most memorable U2 tour experiences. We actually had a bottle of wine named '360' and passed it around the circle..each person took a drink and shared a moment or memory from their U2 experience. We laughed and cried together as we listened to everyone's stories.. I will treasure that night foever..I have seen U2 live many times but never had an experience like this one. For the first time instead of heading home after the concert I was able to share in the experience with others and release all of joy, excitment and emotion ..making it the ultimate experience. Thankyou U2 for a life changing experience that I will never forget.
05 November, 2011
First U2 ConcertWhat a concert experience. I was so excited to finally experience U2 live since I became a big fan of their music fifteen years ago as a youth. I was only feet away from Larry, Adam, Bono and The Edge. Any time I hear David Bowie's Space Oddity, I am taken back to that instant U2 entered the stage. Any time I watch or listen to a clip of that concert, I am overcome with the same emotion, excitement and joy that I had that entire night. Waiting in line for four hours in the pouring rain could not be a damper on my enthusiasm and pure happiness of being there! I am also so glad that the band decided to stop by the Maritimes for a show, it made my year! Thank you again U2, and I can't wait for the next tour to start up so I can plan another amazing concert experience!
03 September, 2011
Thank youI have to thank U2 for coming to Moncton. The Maritimes don\'t get many big shows. I also want to ask U2 to please come back next tour sometime and somewhere in the Maritimes. Thanks Larry, Adam, Edge and Bono!
03 September, 2011
MonctonWOW. I have been a fan of U2 all my life. This was the first time i\'ve ever been to a concert. My dad saw the 360 tour 4 times and said this concert was by far the best. It was just my dad and I. I have been waiting all my life to go to a U2 concert. I remember asking my dad to take me to a U2 concert when I was 3 years old. I have to make sure that i see U2 every time they tour. They are BY FAR the best band EVER!
26 August, 2011
Slainte! \'til the next timeThe obsession started with the Joshua Tree tour at the Big O in Montreal. We\'ve followed you to other Canadian cities, even Croke Park! Now, you were in my neck of the woods...Moncton, NB! A hop, skip & a jump from Halifax. Guys, it must have been the Luck of the Irish for that rain to stop, but rain or shine, we would\'ve been there to sing along with you. That was the most amazing show ever! Goodbye is never easy, that\'s why I say \'see ya later\'. Hurry...rest up, get creative and can\'t wait to join you on the next adventure. Slainte! Kim
26 August, 2011
First for me, didn\'t want the night toI\'ve been to concerts before but I hadn\'t expected the energy my wife and I felt at the final show of the 360 Tour. It was breath taking to say the least. We sang, we danced, we drank just as the Irish do. Thank you for this memorable occasion, come back soon, we miss U2. William Shakespeare I love thee, I love but thee With a love that shall not die Till the sun grows cold And the stars grow old. Enjoy your vacation, you earned it! Keith & Kelly
11 August, 2011
MEMORABLE !A Christmas gift for my 16 years old son (but truly for me)... MONTREAL JULY 8, VIPTickets, great reception in the VIPLoundge. Winning the prize that everyone there were praying to win... VIP Back-stage pass and private visit! AMAZING and IMPRESSIVE ... we got to go ON THE STAGE and feel the space from your point of vue but also DISAPPOINTING because we DIDN''T HAVE the chance of meeting you guys during the visit... An amazing performance by four teenaged best friends, still going strong, with 80 000 people in the palm of your hand. MAGICAL concert ending to the very end with heavy rain and blow out winds but still I was showing the biggest SMILE anyway... MONTREAL JULY 9... Standing at your feet, so close we could almost touch you and were definitely feeling the MUSIC from the inside, breathing your intense energy, singing with you... WOW ! …Last minute twist and we were there in MONCTON JULY 30… What an EMOTIONAL FAIRWELL SHOW ! Nothing but WOW ! In the inner circle again… absorbing this special Aura surrounding you ! DEFINITELY worth the one year wait.... allthough had to deal with chemotherapy… now I'm OK ! THANK GOD for being there with my son and giving him the chance to see for himself why U2's the best of the best, and why I've been a fan for 27 years now. THANK YOU U2 ! I'll never forget it ! And now guys, please take care of yourselves ! Can't wait to see you again in a couple of years ! Lorraine (Rimouski, Québec, Canada)
04 August, 2011
Absolutely AmazingThis tour was the first time I was able to see U2. I saw them in Montreal and Moncton. Both shows were absolutely breath-taking. But, being at the last show of the tour was something special. I was in the inner circle in Moncton so felt like I was right on the stage with the band. I was also celebrating my 25th birthday! I want to thank U2 for coming to Atlantic Canada. We do not get many big acts out that way and to have the biggest tour of all time stop and give the people a chance to be a part of it was fantastic. Every part of the show was my most memorable moment. Loved the way it was ended though!!! I have many pictures and it is hard to pick just one to post. Thank you U2 for making July on of the best months of my life. I will never forget a moment of it
04 August, 2011
Moncton!!!!!!!This was my first U2 concert and I had the best time of my life!!! The rain stopped just in time for us and the band was amazing!!!!! Thank you U2 for singing a part of The Ballad Of Springhill and paying tribute to my little town and all the men who lost their lives in the Cumerland Mine. It meant more than you will know!!!! Please, come back soon!!!
03 August, 2011
Anxiously waiting for the next tour...I remember hearing my first U2 song, Sunday Bloody Sunday, 12 years ago when I was 14 yrs old. To be there and see them perform that song was an amazing moment. Ive loved them ever since and to finally see them was surreal, amazing, a dream come true.
02 August, 2011
Worth the 7000 mile roundtrip from the uTo think i had the tickets for this show since they were released in february, but only decided to sod it and go the week before! All i can say is that i would have lived to regret it for the rest of my life if i didnt go. Absolutely amazing! Had been to 3 other 360 shows before this (not that many i know, compared to some people i spoke to while queuing since 6.30am in the pouring rain!), but this was head and shoulders above them, and thats saying something as 1 of the 3 id went to was the cardiff 1, and being welsh, that was pretty special. The poignancy of it being the last 1 of the tour, the performance, and the fact i managed to get in to the inner circle for the 1st time, made it a night i will never forget. Just hope its not too long before they come round again
02 August, 2011
U2 MONCTON JULY 30TH FAN-FREAKING-TASTICMoncton ...Town of Monks (LOL-as Bono put it ) ..what a surreal night. My first U2 concert and it totally blew my expectations. It was a bittersweet celebration - the very last show of the 360 tour. Glad I was there and merci U2 for coming to Atlantic Canada!! You are such brilliant artists - soooo good. God has looked you full in the face ... and you have prospered :) . (p.s. thanks for introducing us to Carney - wonderful sound). Peace to all.
02 August, 2011
would have stood in the pouring raini know we may not be as loud as most crowds, but i know that i (we would have stood in the pouring rain to see the show we saw in moncton. thank you from the bottom of my hear for what you gave from the music to the message. you 4 are truely greater then the sum of your 4 parts. i only hope that you continue to push the border to your music and continue to influence in a positive this world in which we all live as one nation. bravo and god bless
02 August, 2011
Thank you and take a restA great tour and a great band!! Now we hope you enjoy your days off with friends and family Yours St. Patrick & family
02 August, 2011
A dream came true in MonctonI had a dream...to see and hear U2 live... at least once, in my lifetime. When I found out they will come to our humble part of the world... it felt so unreal. The Moncton show was colossal, amazing and unforgettable. U2 showed their incredible generosity in a show no words can describe. Thank you Bono, Edge, Larry and Adam. Take good care of yourselves. We will miss you. Hope to see you back soon. Love. L.
01 August, 2011
Still buzzing two days laterWhat a show... The energy that the the crowd and the members of U2 delivered that evening was incredible and you can still feel it around Moncton, 2 days after the concert. I think that buzz will be around for quite a while. Thank you U2 for a memorable moment !
01 August, 2011
Moncton ShowThanks for an amazing day! We got to meet Bono and The Edge at the airpot where Edge signed an autograph for us. Despite the mud and the rain, the night was perfect! It was an incredible show that words cannot describe! Thank you for coming! You are welcome back anytime!
01 August, 2011
MonctonAfter going through a time warp and 600 miles to get to the spaceship, it was an awesome time. Great show! Sorry to see you go. See you next tour! Missing You Already, D
01 August, 2011
Montreal Saturday nightNever has a show reached and touched my soul....I felt like I was part of something universal!!! Thank you U2....
01 August, 2011
THANK YOUHi guys! I want to thank you for coming to Moncton. You made a dream come true for me. Thank you for paying tribute to Spring Hill that meant alot for people here in Atlantic Canada. You gave us the most amazing show that has ever came to the Atlantic. Once again thanks. All the best and keep performing and keep trying to better the world. Your work inspires us all. xoxoxo
01 August, 2011
MagnificentAwesome picture in U2.com´s cover page. 360º tour was my first concert. Actually, I have no words to describe how fantastic was to see U2 performing live! Hope to see you soon boys, but understand that you all need a rest.
01 August, 2011
TOUR special DVD??This tour totally deserves a DVD with all the incredible statistics and numbers that only U2 can achieve. Would be an incredible documentary of an unreal rock tour
01 August, 2011
my first u2 showhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVHkEgMP5-U i think this link somes up everything for me!!!
01 August, 2011
Ground control to Major Tom...The rain, the mud, the human traffic jams just added to the experience of a lifetime. Bigger than life. Arcade Fire, the 3 jet fly-overs. Then the stars came out. Every song U2 played was as if it was their last time. Bono was obviously emotional. The show pulled out all the stops, from the clip from the space station to the screen which lowered to the stage. Where were you on July 30, 2011?
01 August, 2011
2nd Time ShowHow do you describe something as unbelievably awesome as what took place in Moncton, NB? This show was amazing in every way imaginable. The first time I saw U2 on the Vertigo tour was great but the Moncton show was unbelievable... So glad U2 came to our little part of the world!
01 August, 2011
We are all Bonofied!The Movie Starrs Pierce Bronson (standing very close to us on a podium), the messages from Burma, from Space and Beyond before a Sea of People ... Moncton & 7 Million served! Your kindness is ecclectic, yet your actions go beyond this Planet. You conjured the best of the best amongst of us in a Collective Meditation for Peace, Love and Harmony tonite! You made everyone feel a risen State of Conciousness! Get it up! Get it up! Yes Bono! We are all Bonofied! Every U2 band member, Thank You!


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Now I use this excellent, super quick and super tasty recipe for pineapple jam that calls for canned crushed pineapple. I'd like to say that I, normally, would never consider making jam from a canned fruit (I make jam from berries that grow around the house); but, pineapple jam is the exception and this one gets five stars from Hubby.
(1) 20 ounce can of crushed pineapple (sweetened)
unsweetened pineapple juice (see note)
3 cups white sugar
(1) 1.75 ounce box Sure Jell pectin powder
(or the equivalent of liquid pectin)
1. Wash your jam jars and rinse well (dishwasher works well) keep jars hot.
2. Place your 2 piece jar lids in boiling water, then turn the heat to low and let
them sit in the hot water till you need them.
3. Measure 3 cups of sugar and set it aside.
4. Add enough pineapple juice to the crushed pineapple, to equal 3¼ cups. One 20 ounce can of un-drained crushed pineapple and one six ounce can of unsweetened pineapple juice equals 3¼ cups.
Place the fruit + juice + pectin in a six quart, heavy bottomed saucepan and bring the mixture to a rolling boil over high heat. Add the sugar, all at once, and bring back to a full rolling boil (one that can not be stirred down) stirring constantly. Boil for one minute. Remove from heat and skim off (and discard) any foam that is on the surface of the hot jam. Ladle hot jam into jars, filling to within ¼" of the top.
With a clean, warm, damp cloth, quickly wipe off the rims of the full jars and put the two piece lids on. Process the jars in a hot water bath for 10 minutes. Remove and cool on the counter.
NOTE: If you have concerns about the hot water bath step, check out the simple step-by-step instructions at: PICKYOUROWN.ORG
NOTE: Recipe makes five cups of jam.
NOTE: I keep individual (6 ounce) cans of unsweetened pineapple juice in the pantry for cooking, rather than a big jug that spoils before it gets used up.
NOTE: We don't care for jam that has big (unspreadable) chunks of fruit in it, so I pulsed the pineapple in the food processor a few times before I started cooking the jam. The final product still had a pineapple texture, but no hard chunks. I think next time I make this, I will put in a few chopped maraschino cherries for fun & color.
35 comments:
- Katy ~ said...
Coleen, I'm timid about making jam, but this looks like a winner! LOL I just bought pineapple jam, but now I will try my hand at making my own. LOVE to see those brought colors. Just something so comforting to see the pantry stocked with homemade jams. LOVING this!
- January 31, 2010 at 2:10 AM
- Sonya said...
I've never made jam before but it's on my list of things to do. Pinepalle jam sounds wonderful and I agree with Katy...love the bright colors!
- January 31, 2010 at 4:52 AM
- Foodiewife said...
Coleen, thank you so much! I can locally grown berries (but I have to buy them). I made some apricot pineapple jam, which set perfectly. I had wondered about pineapple, and I think it would be fun to make some. I'll trust your word by making some. Yummy on using it for glazes!
- January 31, 2010 at 6:31 AM
- The Cooking Photographer said...
Coleen this one is pretty. I love your shot with the stacks and the tablecloth. I think I need to tell you something though based on your last comment to me.
You have it all upside down. I've never once thought badly of your pictures. The opposite is true though, you'll use something interesting in your shots, or use an angle I haven't tried and it gives me inspiration. I learn more from you I think than you do from me.
I wonder if you knew that now. I guess I just figured you did.
- January 31, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Kim said...
Pineapple jam sounds absolutely delicious Coleen! It sounds really delightful.
- January 31, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
I've never had pineapple jam! I've got to try this, Colleen. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary
- January 31, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- Unknown said...
And it's gorgeous too!! I love that color. Never thought of it before but now I'm sold.
- January 31, 2010 at 4:06 PM
- Marge said...
I've never heard of this, but it sounds delicious - and you make it look so easy! What a wonderful idea - thanks :)
- January 31, 2010 at 5:48 PM
- Monica H said...
I have some Smuckers pineapple jam in the fridge now or I'd go make some. Your first picture is so pretty and sunny. Relly lovely Coleen.
- February 1, 2010 at 12:41 AM
- Peggy Clyde said...
We love jam , but have never tried pineapple jam. It looks so pretty. Thanks.
- February 1, 2010 at 7:03 AM
- teresa said...
oh my gosh, i really want this! great recipe!
- February 1, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Kathleen said...
These little jars of jam are adorable!
- February 1, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- NKP said...
I like to keep individual specialty juices in the bar too. I got tired of throwing out forgotten bits.
Lovely jam!
- February 2, 2010 at 6:05 AM
- Ingrid_3Bs said...
Mmmm, this sounds good. I've not canned or jammed anything before. It's one of those things I wanna try accomplishing this year.
- February 4, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- TeresaJ said...
Hi Coleen! I made this awesome jam last night blogged about it over at http://jackatessa.wordpress.com Thanks for the great recipe! It worked like a charm!!
- July 28, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Rebecca Knox said...
I just wanted to let you know that I featured this recipe on my Weekend Picks this weekend. Can't wait to try it! It looks delicious and pineapple anything is one of my favorites! Have a blessed week ahead! ~Rebecca http://rebeccashearthandhome-proverbs31heart.blogspot.com/2012/06/weekend-picks-61512.html
- June 24, 2012 at 10:29 AM
I found this recipe on Pinterest, and I'm planning to do it up tonight. It looks wonderful.Thank you for sharing the recipe.
- January 20, 2013 at 1:42 PM
- January 29, 2013 at 7:28 AM
- Coleens Recipes said...
To Phyllis: It lasts as long as any other sealed jam.
- January 29, 2013 at 9:29 AM
Thank you Coleen.. I have been making homemade jam for many of years. I am so glad to find this recipe. I will be making it this weekend !!
- February 6, 2013 at 6:36 AM
Hi Colleen I have a question for you! can you double the recipe and make more at one time or does that mess things up??? I love making jams but I've never tried this one I sure would like to try and make more!!
- January 1, 2014 at 10:04 AM
- Unknown said...
I just made this. I didn't have pineapple juice so I used a mix of lemon juice and cherry juice instead. It is in the bath now. So excited to try it!
- March 22, 2014 at 4:54 PM
- Coleens Recipes said...
To Cynthia Malm:If the jam seems softer than it should be (because of the substitution, it works well on ice cream!!
- March 22, 2014 at 8:06 PM
- Unknown said...
Do you have to add juice or can you just use enough crushed pineapple to make the 3 1/4 cups worth?
- August 30, 2015 at 10:01 AM
- Coleens Recipes said...
To Sharkie: I have only ever made this just as written.
- August 30, 2015 at 1:29 PM
Do you use both a 20 oz. can crushed pineapple and a can of juice?? Looks amazing.
- November 5, 2015 at 4:37 AM
- Coleens Recipes said...
To Anonymous: Yes, the full can of fruit and one small (lunch box size) can of juice.
- November 5, 2015 at 2:04 PM
I'd like to suggest adding a couple of cinnamon sticks to your jam-it would make a great addition. I think I'll make it that way. My mother in law used to make a dessert she taught me to make that uses that combination. Let me know what you think.
- June 28, 2016 at 2:49 PM
I have a great recipe from Costa Rica using pineapple jelly. If I do not add the crushed pineapple and only use the juice will I have a good jelly?
- April 15, 2017 at 3:38 PM
- Coleens Recipes said...
To Anonymous 4/15/2017. I do not know the answer to that. Coleen
- April 15, 2017 at 4:55 PM
I did not have any additional pineapple juice so I used fresh squeezed orange juice plus 1 tsp. vanilla extract to bring it to 3 1/4 cups. It firmed up beautifully. The extra bonus is that my grandchildren live pineapple orange juice so thus was a dream come true for them.
Thanks for the great recipe. I will be making this again soon.
- June 23, 2017 at 1:38 PM
Any tips on using fresh fruit & BOTTLED juice? I'm allergic to canned pineapple & juice. Thanks
- July 28, 2017 at 6:25 AM
- Unknown said...
Can you freeze this jam
- August 11, 2017 at 1:37 PM
- Coleens Recipes said...
To Mary Buchanan: I have never tried to freeze this jam, let me know how it works if you try it.
- August 11, 2017 at 2:19 PM
- Unknown said...
Every year I make pineapple cookies for Christmas. It's my grandma's recipe, hod rest her soul. She always used smuckers preserves. So every year we would make about an 80 mile round trip to smuckers in Orville Ohio to buy cases of the jam. Lately with the super Walmarts it's been cheaper to just buy it there. However the few years the jam is not the same. It seems to have a lot of liquid and less pineapple. I'm going to attempt to make my own filling using this recipe, but can anyone tell me should I do anything (ingredient or measurement wise) to ensure it is think enough? Thanks
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MediaTek CEO lauded
MediaTek Inc (聯發科) chairman Tsai Ming-kai (蔡明介) has been chosen by the Harvard Business Review as one of the world's 100 best CEOs in its 2013 ranking of the long-term performances of global business leaders.
In its January-February issue for next year, the magazine ranked Tsai 83rd on the list that was topped by late Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
Tsai was the only Taiwanese entrepreneur on the list.
Since founding MediaTek in May 1997 to make chips for CD/DVD devices, Tsai has turned the fabless semiconductor company into one of the world's biggest designers and vendors of digital television and handset chips.
According to market research firm iSuppli, MediaTek's global revenues are expected to reach US$3.47 billion this year, up by 4.9 percent from the previous year. That would make the Hsinchu-based company the world's 17th largest semiconductor company, according to iSuppli.
The company's capitalization has also grown to US$15 billion under Tsai's leadership, according to the Harvard Business Review.
Property speculator indicted
Taipei prosecutors indicted one of the nation's biggest property speculators and his wife on Saturday for evading taxes related to nearly 2,000 real estate transactions.
Huang Yung-yi (黃勇義) and his wife, Kuo Chih-fen (郭枝芬), were charged with violating the Tax Collection Act (稅捐稽徵法) and forging documents in evading NT$2 billion (US$68.8 million) in taxes related to property sales in Taipei and New Taipei City (新北市) by using proxies, according to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office.
Prosecutors said Huang and Kuo bought and sold 1,919 homes and shops worth NT$26.4 billion between 2003 and last year in the names of 51 family members and friends to avoid paying sales tax and corporate and personal income taxes.
Prosecutors uncovered Huang's scheme last year after discovering that he sold a large number of homes and shops in prime areas in Taipei, mostly in Da-an (大安), Xinyi (信義) and Zhongzheng (中正) districts, and in New Taipei City under the names of others.
Government proposes 'T-shares'
The government has proposed listing "T-shares" in Taiwan, but the initiative is unlikely to begin next year as financial authorities will need time to prepare for the new financial product, the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) said on Friday.
"T-shares" refer to companies incorporated in China, such as those that are wholly or partly owned by Chinese investors and those which are owned by Taiwanese investors operating on the other side of Taiwan Strait.
The TWSE said T-share listings will require cross-strait negotiations between financial authorities. The central bank and the Mainland Affairs Council will also have to make their stances known before the plan can proceed, while the TWSE is also in the process of studying a feasible trading mechanism that will allow the listing plan to be implemented smoothly, according to the exchange.
Office workers desire extra jobs
Unhappy and unsatisfied with their current salaries or hoping to build professional skills, the vast majority of the nation's office workers want to take on a second job, according to the results of an online survey presented on Saturday.
In the survey conducted by 1111 Job Bank (1111人力銀行) between Dec. 6 and Thursday, 93 percent of the office workers polled said they wanted a second job.