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Location: Paris, France
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:57 am
Post subject: Secret recipes: why?
Looking at the topic on
, I noticed a reference to "secret recipes" never revealed to anyone, and it made me wonder: what is the motivation for keeping a recipe secret?
I myself don't have secret recipes at all: if I make a dish and someone likes it enough to ask how I made it, pen and paper in hand, I take it as a great compliment and I'm more than happy to share, regardless of the time and care I took to develop the recipe. And nothing pleases me like having that person report back and say, I made your whatever-it-was and everyone loved it.
For those of you who do keep some recipe secrets, can you explain why you do? Is it that you ambition to someday create a business around them, and want to make sure no one copies what you do? Is it that you cook for a group of friends or family or community where there's a somewhat competitive spirit, and it's important to maintain your position as the one who makes the best this or that? Or is it just that you have fun keeping people guessing?
(Just to clarify -- I have no problem with the idea in general, of course, I'm just curious about the motivation.)
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:52 am
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I don't always keep my few successful recipes a secret per se, but in general, when I find something wonderful (a quaint store tucked away on a side street or a beautiful scarf), the little kid in me wants to keep it for herself. As a woman, I feel that most of us like to keep a few secret resources to ourselves, just to give us a little advantage at times.
About keeping recipes a secret --- it is especially important if I've gone to great lengths to perfect a recipe. The motive behind keeping a recipe a secret is the fact that I've gone through so much trial and error to perfect this recipe and
this knowledge --- and why should someone else swoop in and benefit from all my hard work? Also, there's a risk that (gasp!) the person you share your recipe with might even take credit for YOUR recipe! I guess it's a function of pride and wanting to take credit where credit is due. Also, it depends on how much you trust and like the person who is asking for your recipe.
To be honest though, I'm not such a great cook that people ask for my recipes all the time. Most of the time they'll just ask me to cook a dish they like rather than ask for the recipe.
"Help! Help! I'm being repressed!" --- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:32 pm
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Since I was the big voice on that thread I reckon I should anwer.
And the answer is that it isn't about recipes, it's about chili. I have numerous recipes I've developed, for virtually any kind of dish. All y'all are welcome to any one of them. But not the chili recipe.
F'rinstance, my seafood lollipop recipe took a long time to develop and perfect. But I haven't hesitated to share it with others, even professionals. I know it appears on several menus. But so what. The point of it was to develop a dish that made people happy---that's what cooks do, ya know.
There is, however, an intense competition among chili heads. Even those, like me, who do not compete formally, know that we're in that race. So no real chili cook is willing to share his/her prime recipe.
Now then, I can, and would happily, pass on what purports to be chili recipes. The sort of thing that Rachael Ray and Bobby Flay do. Truth is, some of those are pretty tasty dishes. But they're not real chili.
Now then, there are people who keep their recipes secret. Not professionals---I understand why they don't share---but plain old home cooks. And with the one exception of chili I don't understand it any more than you do.
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:35 pm
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One other point about secret versus nonsecret recipes.
In my rather extensive experience, most people who ask another home cook for a recipe never make the dish. The intend to, sure. But, somehow, never quite get around to it.
So, most of the time, even if you share a secret recipe it stays secret cuz you're the only one making it.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:25 pm
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I don't keep my recipes secret. Like Clotilde I'm honoured if someone things enough of my dish they want to recreate it themselves.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:59 am
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Clotilde, I'm glad you didn't keep THE chocolate cake recipe secret
This last weekend it was enjoyed at my neighbour's home. We were 15 at the table. French folk, German folk, and Australian folk. Each and every one of us enjoying the cake!
I can now make it with my eyes shut! Well, almost anyway.
I've shared this recipe with many people. Any mention of chocolate in a conversation 'n I'll have written it out in seconds.
I'm for the sharing. However, I can imagine having a top secret recipe.
"I've never accepted the external appearance of things as the whole truth. The world is much more elaborate than the nerves of our eye can tell us." - James Gleeson
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:01 pm
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the subject!
KYHeirloomer - It's funny, I'm evidently missing a piece of cultural significance when it comes to chili. I had not quite realized it was such a uniquely special area of the culinary arts! But then I don't think I've ever tasted one that was prepared by a "chili head," either. I hope to get that opportunity some day!
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Well, just come on down, Darlin', and we'll share a bowl.
Surely it's worth an 11 hour flight for a taste.
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:04 pm
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I suppose either money or ego would cause secrecy.
If you were making a lot of money with a recipe (like Coca-Cola) you'd of course have to keep it secret. Patents and lawsuits and billions!
If you thought you
could in the future
make money with a recipe you'd keep it secret. But you'd have to open a restaurant, or sell it in stores. It might be your livelihood. Or you could keep the secret temorarily, hold it for ransom until someone buys your cookbook. (The Internet has Interfered in that plan!)
If a man or woman you once loved but now hate enjoyed a certain recipe you'd keep it secret.
Cooks with secret recipes probably prepare them a little differently each time anyway?
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:37 pm
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I have to say I am confused by this topic as well. I am flattered when people want to recreate my food! I have two friends that won't share recipes and it really irks me, mostly b/c they freely ACCEPT recipes from me! One is a sangria recipe that was handed down the family from Spain, so I kind of see that, but the others are just standard fare that I think is a good version. One response was "I don't want to eat my ribs at someone else's house!"
I wouldn't ever serve someone their own recipe (at least not w/ out advance discussion if it was a big party, etc) and I would surely give them credit if the other guests were enjoying it! I would hope they woudl do the same for me.
If you are a secret recipe holder - please enlighten me!!!
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:45 am
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I've been thinking about this thread. One thing that occurs is that responses to the basic question are, generally speaking, skewed. Seems to me that the very function of forums like this is to share knowledge. And that certainly includes recipes. So folks here are less likely to be secretive.
The question is, really, do people who participate in food forums represent the cooking population as a whole? Are there really a proportionately high number of home cooks who keep their recipes secret?
Frankly---and, again, with the noteable exception of chili---I don't know anybody like that. In fact, when asked politely, even most professionals have shared recipes with me.
Also makes me wonder if people who don't share really have much of a body of work? I'd go out on a limb and guess that they have only one or two recipes they've developed, and, by keeping them secret, are able to give the impression that they're more creative than they really are.
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:40 pm
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I occasionally have trouble giving recipes because I generally cook by the method of "a little of this and a little of that." I don't stick to recipes strictly even when baking. I put together ingredients so they have a certain look, and a certain feel. I recently took my take on Clotilde's muhammara to a choir party (I love to sing as well as cook) and someone asked me for the recipe. I am so happy that Clotilde has done the work of writing it down for me.
However, I recently put together a digital version of the family cookbooks that women used to put in notebooks and pass down to their daughters, and emailed it to my family members. I don't think recipes should be secret. I am working on learning to write down not only ingredients but also measurements so that I can share recipes with friends.
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Fine. Fine! Bake with half cornflour and half normal wheat; the cornflour is so fine that every sponge, choux bun and muffin feels silky smooth on the tongue. I have a killer (and painstakingly adapted) recipe for rum cake which, if I dig it out, I may post though really I want to store it in a sturdy padlocked chest on a remote beach under an X.
It's competitive edge that does it for me, and a pinch of romanticism over any future generations that I may bring forth and who will share my enthusiasm for patisserie and to whom I will surely have little else to bequeath!
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Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:51 pm
Post subject: Why Keep Recipes Secret?
This was a subject I felt impelled to post about, as I saw quite a few negative statements regarding cooks who like to keep their recipes to themselves.
I read "Selfish", "Most likely basically uncreative, with a wish to appear more so", and then the self-aggrandizing statements like "Well,
always share my recipes if anyone asks... so I just can't understand why someone else wouldn't want to..." etc., etc.
Look. What gives you the right to expect someone to give you anything? Do you deserve their intellectual property? Because that's what an unpublished, original recipe is, just as much as anything else created by a human being. And the chili guy says he'll give you any recipe except his favorite chili recipe-- everybody seems to understand and cheerfully accept that-- but really, what's the difference between a chili recipe and any other recipe? The difference is he really cares about his chili recipe. Well I care very much about my recipes, too-- and I don't appreciate being called names because I don't choose to hand them over to anyone who simply wants them.
Perhaps you'd like my watch? It's nice, I worked hard for it. You say you like my dress? And you want it? Oh, well, I better hand it over, so I won't be labeled "selfish" by you people.
I work very hard to create new recipes and I am happy when they work and people buy my very special baked goods, my sauces, etc. If you ask me, and I feel like it, I may share my ideas with you. But don't expect it from me as your "right". It is not your "right". It is my right to say yes or no as I see fit without incurring negative opinions from people who can't think for themselves and come up with their own secret recipes.
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Wow! It's not often that somebody joins a forum and immediately goes on the attack. Obviously, you feel strongly about this.
While I appreciate your feelings there are several things to keep in mind. One, this is not a forum composed of professionals, by and large. With a few noteable exceptions they're just folks who enjoy food, and like preparing it and talking about it. Call 'em foodies, or home cooks, or any other amateur title you wish to assign. They also are part of a forum whose very purpose is sharing. As a result, few can understand why others
like them
have secret recipes.
But going beyond that, I don't know many professionals with your attitude. I would say that 95 out of 100 times when I've asked politely they have shared recipes with me. And most of the remaining five times there is a good reason why they're holding that particular recipe close to the vest. Indeed, if you were representative of the industry as a whole, we'd never again see a chef-written cookbook.
Next, I don't know where you are, but under the U.S. copyright regs, recipes are not considered intellectual property. They are, under the law, merely lists of ingredients, and such lists are specifically excluded. In other words, the only way to protect one is to do what you do: keep it secret and never write it down.
Common courtesy dictates that if I use one of your recipes (well, not yours, but one given me from some of the top chefs in the country) that I attribute it to the originator. Which is something I personally always do. But there is no legal compunction to do so.
Being as I'm the chili guy, I reckon I should respond to that part. Yes, I really care about my chile recipe---but no more nor less than I care about any other of my original dishes. If you'd bothered to read my responses you'd understand why chili is different. But it sounds like you'd rather get on a soapbox than to comprehend the rationale behind my chili position.
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ST. ALBANS — At a stop at a dairy cooperative in St. Albans earlier this month, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said he believes a Congressional conference committee is close to a compromise on a new Farm Bill, despite the wide gulf between the House and Senate versions.
"There have been a lot of quiet meetings," said Leahy. "In those meetings there is a different feeling than we had a year ago."


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Eva Mendes
After spending the last part of the 1990s in TV roles, music videos and small parts in movies such as A Night at Roxbury and Exit Wounds (both 1998), Eva Mendes had a career breakthrough co-starring with Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001). Since then she's been one busy, sexy actor in half a dozen movies, including the car chase sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003, starring Paul Walker), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003, with Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp), Out of Time (2003, also with Denzel Washington), the slapstick comedy Stuck on You (2003, with Matt Damon), the romantic comedy Hitch (2005, with Will Smith) and the relationship flick Trust the Man (2006, with David Duchovny). She is sometimes compared with her fellow Latinas Jennifer Lopez and Salma Hayek. Her other films include We Own the Night (2007, with Joaquin Phoenix), Frank Miller's film The Spirit (2008) and the spoofy cop movie The Other Guys (2010, with Will Ferrell).
Eva Mendes is sometimes confused with Eva Longoria, the Mexican-American star of the TV show Desperate Housewives. First names aside, they are not related.
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February 2017
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Blue Office Sp. z o.o. has appointed Savills as an exclusive leasing agent of Blue Office in Warsaw
Savills appoints Head of Czech Republic & Slovakia
21 February 2017
International real estate advisor Savills has appointed Ben Maudling to head up its Czech Republic and Slovakia operations, in order to support the company's continued expansion across Central Eastern Europe (CEE).
Savills to manage Galeria Rumia
09 February 2017
On 1 January 2017, Savills took over the management of Galeria Rumia. The scope of services provided by Savills include: operational management of the building, vacancy commercialisation, financial and accounting services, budgeting and marketing.
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06 February 2017
Savills has named Marcin Stanisławski as senior property manager. In his new role, Marcin will managed three office properties located in Wrocław totalling nearly 33,000 sq m.
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Talent is something innate, and can't be taught. It's what makes you want to write, and gives you an advantage when learning craft. Those children I lectured to yesterday had talent, but unhoned talent won't get you published. It needs to be focused, refined, and directed. Talent alone won't make you successful.
Craft can be taught. Structure, format, conflict, hooks, characterization, style, tone, the machinations of the publishing business---this is all learned. And it can be learned, regardless of your aptitude or level of innate talent. Mastery of craft alone won't make you successful.
Luck is simply being in the right place at the right time, and actually is the most important factor not only in writing, but in life. Every important event in your life can be traced to something beyond your control. Your birth. Your friendships. Your family. Your jobs. Other people and things had to happen for you to exist, for you to be who you are. Luck alone will not make you successful.
Persistence, like craft, can be learned. While you can't control luck, you can improve your chances at success by continuing to write, learn, and submit. Persistence alone will not make you successful.
In my experience, writers place too much value on talent, not enough value on craft, give luck too little weight, and often use persistence as an excuse not to improve craft.
While you can't control talent or luck, you can keep improving as a writer, keep writing, and keep submitting.
It's still no guarantee you'll succeed, but it is the way that most writers have succeeded.
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Re: 2012/13 season - what ONE player do we still really need
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Honestly I would take a look at Semin - if the prevailing opinion among fans and media is correct ( ) he could end up being very underpaid for his skill level - however if the guy is still unable to speak the language to me that's just the straw that breaks the camel's back (in addition to questions about his compete level, defensive play, IMO the biggest question of all being the move from the SE division to the Western Conference).donlever wrote:On Semin (Craig Button tweet):
Alex Semin past 4 seasons: 271 points in 277 GP (NHL Rank) .978 pts per game (14) .44 goals per game (11th). +92 (4th amongst all forwards)
More Alexander Semin facts: +92 past 4 seasons. Only 4 players have a better +/-: Chara (108) Burrows (107) H. Sedin (106) D. Sedin (104)


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YORK, Pa. - It was the final home meet of the season for the York Wrestling team as they celebrated their seniors for senior day. The Spartans cruised to a quick 39-6 victory over the Gettysburg Bullets.
Ronald Hindman (Columbia, Md. / Long Reach) set the tone of the day for the Spartans with his 125 pound match. With some quick takedowns, and a quick flip to get back points, Hindman was able to get the 12-1 major decision. At 141, Joey Giaccio (Cranford, N.J. / Cranford) wrestled the ever tough Spano from Gettysburg. Giaccio was able to get out early with a 6-2 lead and rode out the rest of the match battling many takedown attempts.
In the most exciting match of the day, Victor Signorelli (Oak Ridge, N.J. / Twin Valley) left the crowd with many cheers for his senior day sendoff. The score was tied 2-2 at the end of regulation, and Signorelli came out striking in the overtime period and quickly earned a takedown just before Carcuffe, of Gettysburg, was able to escape. Drew Spector (West Deptford, N.J. / West Deptford) got the only Spartan pin of the day with a second period fall in just 4:40. Tyler Rhoads (Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East) put on a dominating performance earning a tech fall in the first period with a 17-0 victory. With no contest at 197, Aaron Leeking (Lititz, Pa. / Warwick) wrestled up in the heavyweight bout. Leeking pushed hard but Stoops proved too much earning the Bullets their only points on the day with a pin.
The match featured three forfeits (133, 165, 184) on the day, and helped keep the Spartans undefeated at home for the year. Seniors Victor Signorelli and Aaron Leeking left a strong mark on the program and were recognized for their contributions prior to the match.


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Courting Trouble (Rosato & Associates Series #7) (Mass Market)
HarperTorch, 9780061031410, 432pp.
Publication Date: May 27, 2003
Other Editions of This Title:
Digital Audiobook (8/29/2004)
Hardcover (5/21/2002)
Paperback, Large Print (5/21/2002)
Anne Murphy is the redheaded rookie at the Philadelphia law firm of Rosato & Associates, and one morning she wakes up to front-page headlines proclaiming lawyer murdered -- above her own picture. If she wants to stay alive, she's got to play dead. She'll have to trust people she barely knows -- colleagues who hate her, homicide cops who want her out of the crime-fighting business, and a new love who inconveniently happens to be opposing counsel. But her knack for courting trouble makes it almost impossible for Anne to play well with others, and an unexpected event places her in lethal jeopardy and leaves her with everything to lose.
About the Author
Lisa Scottoline is a New York Times bestselling author and serves as president of the Mystery Writers of America. She has won the Edgar Award, as well as many other writing awards. She also writes a Sunday humor column for the Philadelphia Inquirer, titled "Chick Wit," with her daughter, Francesca Serritella. There are thirty million copies of Lisa's books in print, and she has been published in thirty-two countries. She lives in Pennsylvania with an array of disobedient but adorable pets.


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The Cairn Hotel
Located in the centre of the highlands within the Cairngorm National Park, 7 miles from Aviemore, 23 miles from Inverness, just of the A9 on the alternative Perth-Inverness tourist route, we are a perfect touring base for the Cairngorms, Loch Ness, Malt Whisky Trail, the Moray Coast beaches and dolphins and Monarch of the Glen country.
Our seven rooms, most of which are en suite, have tea/coffee. television and telephone.
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Enjoy the country pub atmosphere - log fire, malt whiskies, real ales and affordable food in this small, family owned, village centre hotel.
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- "Timely Justice Act" limits the appeals process and speeds up state executions
- Freed death row inmates want governor to veto the bill
- They say the bill would have led them to be executed before they had proved innocence
Seth Penalver and Herman Lindsey are no longer on Florida's death row, but they are fighting for those who still are. Penalver and Lindsey, two of Florida's death row exonerees, held a press conference on Wednesday asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott to veto a death penalty bill recently passed by the state legislature.
If the bill is signed into law, 13 people could be executed in Florida this year.
The bill, referred to as the "Timely Justice Act," limits the appeals process and speeds up state executions.
"If the bill would have been in effect at the time of me being sentenced, I wouldn't be here talking to you today," said Penalver, who five months ago was acquitted on charges related to a triple murder. New evidence was uncovered years after he exhausted his original appeals, winning Penalver his freedom after 18 years behind bars.
"There's no ifs, ands or buts about it. You're going to put innocent men to death," warned Lindsey, who was exonerated after three years on death row.
One of the bill's sponsors, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, said the "Timely Justice Act" will not kill innocent people.
"We have more sophisticated juries today, a higher demand for forensic evidence," said Gaetz, "so I don't believe that keeping people around who have confessed to the crime, who weren't claiming their innocence, really serves the state that well."
The "Timely Justice Act" would mandate the governor sign death warrants in capital cases within 30 days after the Florida Supreme Court has completed its review. This is after the federal courts rule and the governor completes clemency proceedings, Gaetz said. The bill states that executions are to take place within 180 days of a death warrant being signed.
If the bill becomes law, the appeals process in death penalty cases will be shortened and limited. "Too often we have appeals that drag on regarding paperwork and production of records and effectiveness of one's lawyer, and those types of appeals are brought by people who have confessed," Gaetz said.
Gaetz said the bill will "enhance the deterrent factor of the death penalty," it will be a "tremendous help to victim's families" and it will cut down stays on death row to "below 10 years."
This bill has nothing to do with justice but more to do with politics, said Howard Simon, executive director of the Florida American Civil Liberties Union. "The premise of the bill is wrong. We don't have people sitting on death row for years," Simon said. "The average number of years is a year less than the national average." The national average for inmates on death row is 14 years.
Florida leads the nation in people sentenced to death and then exonerated, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Penalver, the state's most recent exoneree, is number 24.
Penalver is asking for a meeting with Scott so he can show him his case files. Penalver said after showing him the evidence, he would ask the governor, "Would you kill me after reviewing this evidence? Would you sign this bill into law?"
Scott's office wouldn't say if he would be willing to meet with Penalver but it issued this statement, "We want to hear from Floridians about the merits of this legislation, which our General Counsel's office is currently reviewing."
The bill will be presented to Scott in June and he will have 15 days to decide whether to make the "Timely Justice Act" law in Florida.


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The Woods Hole film festival is in full swing this week. Lauren Greenfield, director of the hot new documentary Queen of Versailles stayed with us at the Woods Hole Inn, and she screened her incredible movie to a stunned Woods Hole audience on Sunday night.
Lauren's gift is capturing the zeitgeist, and she sure did it this time, chronicling the riches to rags tale of the extraordinary Siegel family of Orlando, Florida. The movie opens as the Siegels are building the largest house in America, which they have aptly named "Versailles." The story turns dark when the crash of 2008 clobbers Siegel's timeshare business, and we are rapt as these over-consumers are faced with what every American faced in the recession, writ very, very large.
While tiny Woods Hole has it's share of multi-million dollar waterfront spreads, the currency here tends to be less plastic surgery and more Phd's, less private plane than leather-bound book, less limousine than yacht. None the less, this cautionary tale hit home as locals talked about it's themes and colorful imagery for days.
Patrons of the Woods Hole Film Festival were treated to a "master class" with Greenfield on Tuesday afternoon. In a two-hour session, she traced the roots of her work back to her undergraduate years at Harvard, and made connections with images about beauty culture (the subject of a documentary of the same title), current youth obsession with money (kids + money a short documentary from 2008) and our relationship to celebrity and fame. Greenfield also screened Thin – her 2006 documentary and book project for HBO chronicling the emotional reality of life within the halls of a residential treatment center for eating disorders.
Greenfield was joined by her husband Frank Evers (executive producer of Queen of Versailles as well as founder of the photo agency Institute for Artist's Management) and their two kids for the week. They were spotted at lunch at Quicks Hole, exploring Great Harbor in an outboard, and at dinner at both the Landfall and Fishmonger Café.
Our little village is a mecca of the talented — we may have to start calling Lauren the Queen of Woods Hole.


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I've seen several headlines like this one: "Pearl Harbor sub may show U.S. fired first." I wondered what on earth the point was…is someone seriously trying to claim that the U.S. started the Second World War (at least in the Pacific)? It turns out that is precisely the agenda, at least in some quarters (The U.S. Navy has long said that it hit an enemy sub just before the attack began). If you follow the links above, you find this: "Nearly 61 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, researchers say they have found evidence that the U.S. military fired the first shot against Japan with the discovery of a sunken Japanese submarine." And this: "A [Japanese] government historian said Thursday that the finding of a Japanese midget submarine sunk just before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor was evidence that the United States, not Japan, started the war between the two nations." So the midget sub was probably carrying a couple of diplomats on a peace mission, and the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in self-defense. By the same logic, if a Polish soldier fired at a Nazi tank rolling over the border, Poland started the war in the European theater. And if the U.S. should someday shoot down an incoming missile with an ABM weapon, we will have commenced World War III. This could be considered funny, I guess–it's hard to tell in what spirit the wire services are reporting it. But I take it as another indication that anti-Americanism is an insanity that knows no bounds. The "evidence" of the sunken sub will probably show up in Noam Chomsky's next book.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: The Federal per diem rates include meal rates for various locations in Georgia. Are employees authorized to follow the federal guidelines when traveling to these locations in Georgia?
A: Federal per diem rates should only be used when employees travel outside the state of Georgia. Employees who travel within Georgia are limited to the $28 per day meal limit regardless of the travel destination and regardless of whether the Federal per diem rates specify a higher limit. However, certain counties within Georgia have been designated as "high cost areas. Employees who are both working and spending the night in these high cost areas are limited to $36 per day for meals. High cost areas are limited to the following counties: Chatham, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Glynn, and Gwinnett.
Q: What taxes are employees exempt from paying when they are traveling on official business and are required to stay overnight in a hotel or motel?
A: Employees are exempt from paying the county or municipal excise tax (also known as Occupancy Tax) on lodging. However, employees are still required to pay the State sales tax associated with the lodging expense. Employees are only exempt from paying such taxes when they are traveling within the State of Georgia. All applicable taxes must be paid when traveling out-of-state.
Q: What should an employee do if a hotel refuses to accept the tax-exempt form?
A: Employees should be sure to present the tax-exempt form to the hotel at check-in. If the hotel refuses to accept the tax-exempt form at check-in, the employee should attempt to resolve the issue with hotel management before checking out at the end of their stay. If the matter is not resolved by the time the employee checks out, the employee should pay the tax. The employee should explain the payment of the tax as an unusual expense on their travel expense statement. The Accounts Payable office will reimburse the employee for the hotel/motel tax if the employee provides us with the following information: employee name; date(s) of lodging; name, address, and telephone number of hotel.
Q: What are the procedures for students traveling with an employee?
A: The students must be on separate Travel Requests, even if they are not going to incur any expenses. Additionally, please keep all student expenses separate from employee expenses.
Q: Is tipping a maid service, concierge or valet service (when self parking is available) an allowable expense?
A: No. Other unallowable expenses include laundry, entertainment expenses, theater and purchase of alcoholic beverages.
Q: Are meal receipts required for reimbursement?
A: No, but it is important to note that any expenses that exceed the per diem allowance must be explained (i.e. a banquet that is an integral part of the conference or meeting) and might not be reimbursed. Additionally, high-level administrative approval will also be required, thus, delaying the processing of the reimbursement (and, still might not be reimbursed).
Q: What travel expenses be pre-paid?
A: Airfare, registration fees, and lodging.
Q: What are the per diem rates for travel (what are our travel regulations)?
A: Per Diem rates can be found at www.gsa.gov by following the Per Diem link for locations outside of Georgia. For locations within the State of Georgia, Georgia Highlands College follows the travel guidelines set by the State of Georgia Department of Audits. Travel policies, procedures and regulations can be located on the Web at: http://sao.georgia.gov . It is possible the Board of Regents(BOR) travel regulations may be more restrictive than those of the State. Please review BOR travel regulations at: http://www.usg.edu/fiscal_affairs/bpm_acct/bpm-sect04.pdf Please Note: The meal allowance for travel in the State of Georgia is $28.00 except in certain areas deemed as high cost. These areas are identified in the State travel regulations.
Q: What are commute miles?
A: Commute miles are the distance traveled from the employee's residence to his/her home campus. Normal commuting miles must be deducted when calculating business miles if the employee departs from his/her residence or returns to his/her residence on a normal working day. If travel occurs on a weekend or holiday, mileage is calculated from the point of departure with no reduction for normal commuting miles.
Q: Can I get paid for meals if I returned the same day I departed?
A: Employees who are required to travel for their job and do not stay overnight may be reimbursed for certain meal expenses under the following situations.
1. Employees acting as an official representative for their department may receive per diem for meals that are an integral part of a scheduled, official meeting. Per diem is only authorized, however, if the meeting is with persons outside the employee's department and if the meeting continues during the meal. Employees are not authorized to receive this per diem if they leave the premises of the meeting site.
2. Employees may be reimbursed for noon meals that are part of a required registration fee that is paid by the employee.
Note: In this instance, a per diem is not authorized, since the registration fee is the basis for reimbursement.
3. Employees on State business who travel more than fifty (50) miles from home or headquarters on a work assignment, and are away for more than twelve (12) hours, may receive per diem for the noon meal, even when there is no overnight lodging. In addition to the noon meal, employees who depart prior to 6:30 A.M. are entitled to per diem for breakfast, and employees who return later than 7:30 P.M. are entitled to per diem for dinner. Employees must meet the eligibility requirements outlined above for per diem related to the noon meal before per diem for breakfast and/or dinner will be considered.
*Employees who are reimbursed for any of these circumstances are still expected to remain within the authorized meal limits.


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The first bench of judges was elected in February 2003. The judges were sworn in at a ceremony hosted by the government of the Netherlands in The Hague on 11 March 2003. The second bench of judges was elected in January 2006 and was sworn in on 11 March 2006. On 30 November and 3 December 2007 three judges were elected to replace judges who had resigned prior to the end of their terms. They were sworn in on 17 January 2008. On 19-20 January 2009, during the first resumed session of the seventh session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) at the UN Headquarters in New York, states elected six new ICC judges for nine-year terms. One of the Judges submitted his resignation for personal reasons on 16 February 2009. On 24 April 2009, Judge Fumiko Saiga passed away. On 18 November 2009, during the 8th ASP session, the ASP elected two new Judges for nine years to fill these vacancies. The ninth session of the ASP, held from 6-10 December 2010, presented an opportunity for the ASP to discuss important issues including plans for judicial elections to be held during the 10th ASP. The Assembly of States at its 10th session, held in New York from 12-21 December 2011, elected six new judges for a full term of nine years, to fill judicial vacancies in the Court.
In a plenary session held on 11 March 2009, ICC judges elected Judge Sang-hyun Song as the new ICC President. Judge Fatoumata Dembele Diarra and Judge Hans-Peter Kaul will serve as First and Second Vice-President respectively. They are succeeding President Philippe Kirsch and first Vice-President Akua Kuenyehia and second Vice-President René Blattmann. On 11 March 2012, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) re-elected Judge Sang-Hyun Song (Republic of Korea) as President of the Court for a three-year term. Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageng (Botswana) was elected First Vice-President and Judge Cuno Tarfusser (Italy), Second Vice-President.


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Vintage rangefinder cameras: A user's view
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome (a lovely screen name, by the way) left this comment on the "Olympus Auto Eye" post:
Corrosion is the big deal killer. Old batteries leak acid with devastating results. If the battery compartment will not open, there's an excellent chance the cover is corroded in place. Give it a pass. Acid can wick along the internal wiring, reaching parts that are far from the battery compartment. Corroded cameras are good for parts, but that's about all. I'll spend five bucks for a non-working camera, perhaps ten if I really need it, but no more.
My favorite rangefinder camera is the Yashica Electro 35GT. Yashica allegedly made more than 8 million of these cameras, perhaps making them the Norway rat of photography. This is my "go to" camera for many situations. It's quiet and unobtrusive, but the truly outstanding part is that lens. The camera has numerous flaws, but make no mistake, the lens is superb and the photos are crisp.


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Australian election 2010 resulted in a hung government. So far, Labor managed 74 seats (72 Labor, 1 independent and 1 Greens), Liberal and National Coalition got 73 seat. The remaining 3 are country independents. Either Labor or Liberal-National doesn't have the magic number (76 seats, as a majority) to form a government, has to seduce 3 country independents to support.
There are 8 (2^3) possible permutations of 3 independents towards one of the parties, 1 X 3-0, 1X 0-3, 3X 1-2, 3X 2-1, out of the 8 possibilities, 5 possibilities will results a government (1 X 3-0, 1X 0-3, and 3X 2-1). The Labor has 4 chances to form a government (1X 3-0, 3X 2-1), while the Liberal-Nations has only on chance (1X 0-3). The odds for Labor is 4 to 1, or 1to 4 for Liberal. However, the chance that none of parties merge with more than 76 seats are 3 out of 8. It is very likely this will be ended tomorrow. By the way, the movie from John Marsden's novel "Tomorrow when war began" starts screening now.
Sep 7 2010.
The results towards Labor was 2-1. The odds prevailed. Labor is is back in power. The Number never lies.


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Sweet potato quiche
Quiche is that one recipe that I love coming back to — it's easy to make, looks delicious and tastes heavenly :-) Plus, it allows me to come up with new fillings, which makes it very versatile!
Sweet potatoes are very smooth and creamy when boiled, then baked, and shallots add a crunchy texture. The combination of them is very mild and aromatic, so make sure you spice it up to your liking!
Orange cheese-tart
I didn't plan to make this cake at all, what I did plan was apple tart with apricot jelly... Well, sometimes I just change my mind, especially while experimenting in the kitchen :-) The result is interesting, refreshing and citrusy! :-) If you don't like the strong orange aroma, you can replace them with any soft and sweet fruit: peaches, pears, and apricots should do fine!
German vanilla Kipferl (cornetti)
One thing that I like about living in Germany is that during the Christmas time, locals cook and bake many delicious local dishes — one of them is Vanille-Kipferl, also known in other countries as Italian cornetti, French crossaints, or Polish rogaliki. But however you call them, they are basically very crispy cookies covered with vanilla sugar. And for this simplicity I absolutely love them :-)
Simple puff pastry
Do you remember these delightful ideas for folding puff pastry? This pastry dough is a miracle and the biggest accomplishment of French cooks. It's buttery in taste and fluffy, delicate and perfect for almost any baked recipe that is destined to impress. While this simple puff pastry is not as good as the original French recipe, it skips all that butter drama and difficulty, which will be a plus for less advanced cooks! Lightly knead the dough, let it rest in the refrigerator for some time and roll in one session.
Baguettes are a perfect bread for breakfast, soup, or a kick-ass sandwich — they have a crispy shell and tasty, slightly moist and white insides, perfect for cheese, jam or delicate meat toppings. And they look amazing, so you can surprise your friends and family with both delicious and great looking bread! The only caveat is the required baking form in the appropriate shape, but you will not regret buying it after you make your first batch!


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|Williams, Justin
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Submitted to: Wildland Shrub Symposium Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/1/2012
Publication Date: 1/1/2012
Citation: Williams, J.R., Connors, K.J., Monaco, T.A. 2012. Field trip overview: habitat loss and plant invasions in northern Utah's Basin and Range. Wildland Shrub Symposium Proceedings. NREI:17:30.
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Technical Abstract: An all-day field trip was conducted on May 19, 2010, as part of the 16th Wildland Shrub Symposium program. The tour consisted of Tour A and Tour B, which visited Utah's west desert shrublands in Park Valley (Tour A), and Bear River Mountains montane shrublands and Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area (Tour B). Both tours convened in the early afternoon at Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory, Utah, to visit salt desert-sagebrush revegetation research before the last stop to visit broom snakeweed/sagebrush rangeland interaction research conducted on private lands adjacent to ATK along Faust road in Box Elder County.


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2014 Nissan GT-R: New Car Review
The 2014 Nissan GT-R is a 2+2 sport coupe, but that description doesn't do it justice. This supercar's track-caliber credentials are on par with many exotics that cost three, four and even five times as much. For that reason, it's considered one of the best high-performance values in the world.
The GT-R achieves its world-class status thanks to an extremely potent twin-turbo V6, a fast-shifting automated manual gearbox, sport-tuned suspension, powerful Brembo brakes and a sophisticated all-wheel-drive system. All of these elements come together to make the GT-R an extremely capable sports car.
Inside and out, the GT-R looks the part of a fast car. Its exterior is sleek and aerodynamic, and inside is a well-crafted, sport-infused cockpit with no shortage of performance cues.
What's New for 2014?
Nissan adds a limited production (only 150 cars) 2-seater Track Edition to the GT-R lineup. It features a specially-tuned suspension, unique brake cooling guides and a front spoiler with carbon-fiber air ducts. The GT-R model's body has been stiffened and lowered, and a new Premium Interior Package is offered featuring red semi-aniline leather seating.
What We Like
Very fast; superb acceleration; extremely agile; upscale interior; abundant premium amenities; affordable relative to competition
What We Don't
Less of a status symbol than most competitors; feels a little large and heavy in corners; no crash-test data from the NHTSA or IIHS
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The 2014 Nissan GT-R is equipped with a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 that makes a tremendous 545 horsepower and 463 lb-ft of torque. All of this energy is fed to an advanced all-wheel-drive system by way of a revised 6-speed dual-clutch automated manual gearbox that offers smoother, quieter shifting thanks to sturdier components. The transmission offers three driver-selectable shifting programs.
The Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy estimates for the GT-R are a respectable 16 mpg city/ 23 mpg hwy.
Standard Features & Options
The 2014 Nissan GT-R is offered in three distinct trims: Premium, Black Edition and Track Edition.
The Premium ($100,590) includes a carbon-fiber center stack with a matte black switchgear and a dash-top multifunction display that details a range of performance data, including G-forces, shifting patterns and lap times. Drivers can use this information to improve their piloting skills.
Notable convenience features include HID headlights, leather and suede upholstery, navigation radio, Intelligent Key keyless entry and start, Bluetooth, a rearview monitor, power front seats with heat and a premium 11-speaker Bose audio system with USB port and Streaming Bluetooth capability.
Performance enhancements include a Bilstein DampTronic adjustable suspension, Brembo brakes, 10-spoke RAYS forged alloy wheels and nitrogen-filled Dunlop Sport Maxx GT 600 performance tires.
The Black Edition ($110,330) adds lightweight RAYS black alloy wheels, Recaro sport seats clad in red and black leather, a handmade dry carbon fiber rear spoiler, a custom dark headliner and a red-accented steering wheel.
The Track Edition ($116,710) deletes the rear seats and adds blue-trimmed high-grip front seats, unique track-inspired suspension tuning for the springs and shocks, lightweight black RAYS 6-spoke alloy wheels and a driver-only heated seat.
Options for the GT-R are limited to two packages for the Premium trim. A Cold Weather package adds a 30/70 coolant-to-water ratio and high-performance all-season run-flat tires, while the Interior Package adds red semi-aniline leather front seats.
Standard safety features for the GT-R include ABS, stability control, traction control and six airbags: front, side and head curtain.
Due to its limited production number, neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have performed crash tests on the 2014 Nissan GT-R.
Behind the Wheel
From a speed and acceleration standpoint, the GT-R is as good as it gets, with blindingly fast straight-line performance and tire-melting torque. All this power feels a little less daunting because it is accompanied by a very precise steering system, sophisticated all-wheel drive and big, strong brakes designed to reel the car in with precision and control.
The GT-R is as sure-footed and stuck to the pavement as a world-class sports car can be. That's especially true in the curves, whether on harrowing canyon switchbacks or a racetrack. The GT-R feels extremely confident in corners almost regardless of its speed. It maintains race-car-like grip and balance, offering a true sense of control and stability. But if the driver is feeling a little daring and wishes to break the car loose, the stability control can always be shut off.
The GT-R model's main drawback is its 3,800-lb-plus curb weight, which makes it feel a bit less agile than a few of its top German competitors. If this car were to shed 200 to 300 pounds, it would be better positioned to outmatch top performance cars.
The GT-R offers an easygoing ride thanks to a driver-tunable vehicle dynamics system. In normal mode, the car takes on a less rigid personality, making it viable for daily commuting or interstate cruising. Everyday comfort is something that many vehicles in this category can't claim.
Other Cars to Consider
Porsche 911 -- The starting price for the iconic Porsche is close to that of the GT-R, but optional equipment adds up quickly. The GT-R model's off-the-line acceleration is more impressive, but the 911 is more nimble.
Chevrolet Corvette -- The Corvette is more affordable than the GT-R. From a pure performance standpoint, however, the GT-R is slightly quicker and more agile.
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG -- Available in coupe or sedan form, the AMG can offer both luxury and performance at very high levels. The GT-R offers more all-around track prowess, while the AMG is better suited to daily drives.
AutoTrader's Advice
For our money, we'd choose the Black Edition over the Premium. The Black Edition is primarily an appearance package, but it only adds another $10,000 to the GT-R model's price tag, and contributes a bit more exclusivity. Hardcore track enthusiasts should, of course, opt for the 2-seat Track Edition. At 150 units, however, don't be surprised to see big markups and bidding wars.


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Ford apologizes for ad with gagged, bound women
Ford says the ad with scantily clad women never ran, was not authorized and 'should never have happened.'
Ford India and a British ad agency have both apologized for what they said was an unauthorized ad showing three scantily clad, gagged and bound women in the back of Ford Figo compact car driven by a grinning caricature of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi.
The tagline for the ad: "Leave your worries behind with Figo's extra-large boot."
Another ad, on the same theme, shows a character resembling Paris Hilton hauling what looks like the Kardashian sisters in the trunk. A third ad featured a caricature of Formula One driver Michael Schumacher abducting his male racing competitors.
The ads, aimed for the Indian market, were produced by JWT India, which is a subsidiary of the British advertising and public relations giant The WPP Group.
The JWT India team posted the Berlusconi ad online to the website, Ads of the World, apparently without official approval, the Indian newspaper The Hindu reported.
Ford India apologized for the ad, saying in a statement to The Hindu that it was "contrary to the standards of professionalism and decency within Ford and our agency partners." Ford emphasized that the ad had not run anywhere.
"We deeply regret this incident and agree with our agency partners that it should have never happened," the Ford India statement said. "The posters are contrary to the standards of professionalism and decency within Ford and our agency partners. Together with our partners, we are reviewing approval and oversight processes to help ensure nothing like this ever happens again."
WPP, in a statement, also apologized:
We deeply regret the publishing of posters that were distasteful and contrary to the standards of professionalism and decency within WPP Group These were never intended for paid publication and should never have been created, let alone uploaded to the internet.This was the result of individuals acting without proper oversight and appropriate actions have been taken within the agency where they work to deal with the situation.
The issue has also drawn sharp criticism in Italy, where the 76-year-old former prime minister Berlusconi is appealing a conviction for tax fraud and is on trial over accusations of paying for sex with a minor.
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports that Ford Italy is "disassociating itself from the company's Indian operations."
The newspaper identifies two of the women in the trunk of the ad as Nicole Minetti, an Italian showgirl-turned-politician who has turned against Berlusconi, and former erotic pole dancer, Karima El Mahroug, also known as "Ruby, the Heart Stealer," who is at the center of the Berlusconi sex scandal.
The issue comes at a particularly awkward time for India, which is still reeling over a number of cases of sexual attacks against women, including one of a 23-year-old female and her male friend by six men on a bus last year. The woman died two weeks later of her injuries.
Six men were arrested and charged in the incident, although one of the suspects apparently committed suicide while in custody.
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#Packers practice: TE Ryan Taylor returns. Brad Jones full. Jones, Matthews, Perry and Finley still out.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) October 31, 2013
The biggest news and perhaps the biggest disappointment coming out of Packers practice on Thursday was that wide receiver James Jones failed to take part.
Jones has been missing since first injuring his knee Week 6 at Baltimore. Head coach Mike McCarthy said last week that Jones' injury would keep him out two to three weeks. He's already missed two weeks. This would be the third.
Linebacker Nick Perry actually practiced last Friday before being withheld from last Sunday's game against the Vikings, so to not practice on Thursday also comes as a let-down. However, the Packers could just be erring on the side of caution and taking things slow with Perry.
The good news is that linebacker Brad Jones was a full participant in practice after being limited both Thursday and Friday last week. He would appear likely to return for the Bears game this Monday.
Tight end Ryan Taylor also returned to practice for the first time since undergoing minor knee surgery back on Oct. 16, making it perhaps likely that he could return for Monday Night Football as well.
Packers say WR James Jones was limited. McCarthy said he was part of the rehab program.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Editor Talks Of America's "Twilight" In Wake Of Obama's Re-election
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Deputy editorial page editor Kevin O'Brien used his weekly platform in the pages of The Cleveland Plain Dealer to parrot national conservatives by encouraging the Republican-led House of Representatives to continue its policies of obstruction and explaining that people who voted for President Obama are either socialists or consider the president to be a "fun fad."
In his November 7 column titled "It's twilight in America," O'Brien also argued that Obama is "bent on [America's] fundamental transformation" -- a prospect furthered by a "rogue Congress" that passed the president's healthcare bill in spite of "what was then popular." O'Brien called on the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to continue acting as a "firewall" of obstructionism. He wrote (emphasis added):
For the half of America that understands the peril in which their country stands, the House remains the firewall, just as it has been these last two years. And for at least two more years, the House will not let us down.
It all seems the perfect recipe for gridlock, and gridlock probably will seem to be the result.
But in this presidential term, nothing as healthy as gridlock will be achieved, because Barack Obama's re-election changes everything.
Absent a miracle, the president will achieve the fundamental transformation he desires for America.
The passage of Obamacare by a rogue Congress that ignored what was then the popular will has put this country on a course toward socialism and a different popular will.
Given the chance to change that course with this election, Americans -- by a very thin margin in the popular vote -- declined.
O'Brien also attempted to explain to readers exactly why voters would have chosen Obama over GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney (emphasis added):
Some declined because they just don't see a problem. For young voters, especially, Obama is a fun fad -- a celebrity president who promises them all sorts of wonderful things that are either free or that someone else will pay for. Many of them will come to their senses when they realize they're permanently worse off than their parents, but that will take time.
Some declined because they actually see socialism as a desirable outcome. They have been fed the progressive line from kindergarten through graduate school, and they believe it sincerely. They also plan to be among the elites who, in a more enlightened country, will make the decisions for the rest of us. To them, Obama is a kindred spirit.
Some declined because a bigger, more activist, more paternal government benefits them directly, either by employing them or by providing for them in other ways. Mitt Romney may not have been right about their numbers -- his off-the-cuff reference to 47 percent of the population was a little high -- but he was right about their existence, their political priorities and their strength in the voting booth.
But I think most declined because they're simply afraid of what lies ahead. Rather than facing the problems of incipient fiscal calamity and sociocultural rot, they opted for more reassurances from an Obama-led Washington that all will be well if we just tax more and spend more.
O'Brien's message to Ohioans echoes the themes national conservatives have been pushing since Election Night -- to encourage more GOP obstruction and to explain away Obama's re-election by dismissing half of the electorate as wards of the state or people who just want "free stuff."
Meanwhile, editorial boards at Ohio newspapers in nearby Columbus and Toledo argued that the president won re-election because Republicans followed the conservative movement too far to the right. From the Toledo Blade:
Republicans must step out of the shadows of the party's far-right wing. If the Tea Party continues to dictate the Republican Party's platform, the GOP not only will fail to broaden its base, but also will continue to alienate traditional, more moderate Republicans.
And the Columbus Dispatch noted:
Now it's time for responsible Republicans to take their party back from the fringe that loses them elections. It's not true that Republicans needed better candidates. They had excellent contenders. The problem was that the electable ones couldn't leap the lunacy barrier erected by the right wing.