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THE two members of the Renault-Nissan Alliance have one thing in common when it comes to naming some of their vehicles for they both seem to prefer unusual names to numbers or traditional designations unlike most other manufacturers writes Bryan Longworth.
Nissan started it with their big selling Qashqai and now Renault has followed suit with their version of the crossover which has been named the Kadjar and its distinctive styling should also help to make it a showroom success story.
What does Kadjar mean? Renault offer a not very convincing explanation by saying kad is inspired by the word quad which means something driven by four wheels and jar is a reference to the French word jaillir which means to emerge quickly thus creating an agile 4x4 vehicle that is as daft as the name!
Kadjar is built on the same platform as Quashqai in Spain and shares plenty of the parts but looks quite different with plenty of kerb appeal that should ensure it sells well despite the competition from Quashqai and others such as the Mazda CX-5 and VW Tiguan.
The French manufacturer says that Kadjar is effectively three cars in one being a combination of an SUV estate and saloon designed to slot into a city scene or the countryside and if the success of the Quashqai is anything to go by the Kadjar should have a bright future.
It follows the success of the smaller Renault Captur compact crossover that is related to the Nissan Juke and is available in an 18 model range offering three engines one petrol and two diesel, two gearboxes, four trim levels and two or four wheel drive.
Renault Kadjar is priced from £17,995 rising to £26,295 with three models available in four wheel drive and it has a four year warranty and roadside assistance package as standard.
It is expected that 80 per cent of sales will be for the diesel engines and only eight per cent of buyers are expected to choose four wheel drive which is only available with diesel power with a massive majority going for the two wheel drive models.
Kadjar has very distinctive styling leading on from Captur which sold over 178,000 units last year and the designers have shown real French flair in producing an eye catching shape that some will prefer to Quashqai.
It complements Captur and means that Renault is now represented in the two most important sectors of the crossover market with Captur primarily being an urban crossover and Kadjar having the ability to be an all terrain vehicle.
Renault say that despite crossovers replacing MPVs in buying patterns they do not have any plans for producing a seven seater Kadjar despite the flexibility of the platform.
And finally there is good news for Kadjar owners when it comes to saying goodbye to their car for CAP the Yorkshire based residual value experts say that average residual values of the Renault after three years and 60,000 miles will be better than its six major rivals from Europe and South Korea.
Fact File
Model: Renault Kadjar.
Engines: Two diesel one petrol.
Transmissions: Manual and automatic.
Drive: Four wheel drive and two wheel drive.
Trim levels: Four.
Price: From £17,995.


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Opor Ayam is a traditional dish of celebration at Eid ul-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, or Lebaran as it is called on Java. Some recipes for this widespread dish include tumeric, while some do not, but without it the dish is grey in colour and less celebratory, to my eyes. Opor Ayam is not particulary hot, but it is very rich, with a balance of sweet, spicy, and sour. Very tender chicken is achieved here by simmering the pieces without first browning, simmering gently, and simmering until just done. I use only dark meat parts rather than the traditional whole jointed chicken, because that neatly eliminates the problem of dark and light meat finishing at different temperatures. It is important to skin the chicken, in order to let the spices penetrate the meat, and because too much rendered fat in the sauce makes a rich sweet curry taste quite flabby. Kaffir lime leaves add lovely floral notes over the dish, and it really is just not the same without them. They are sold frozen at Asian groceries and they keep forever that way. In Java, this curry is thickened with kemri nuts, which are hard to find here (and a tad poisonous when raw), and while macadamia nuts are a good substitute, consider them optional if you need a nut-free curry.
Accompany with a vegetable dish and white rice. Pair with water, or a Loire chenin blanc.
Opor Ayam
forty-five minutes;serves four
4 macadamia nuts (optional), diced
1 Tbsp coriander seed
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp oil
4 shallots, diced
1/2 tsp tumeric
14 oz (400ml) coconut milk
1 cinnamon stick
1 lemongrass stalk, bruised
3 kaffir lime leaves
1 tsp palm sugar (may substitute 1 tsp brown sugar)
1/2 tsp salt
3 lbs chicken legs and/or thighs, jointed and skinned
1 Tbsp tamarind juice (may substitute 2 tsp lemon or 1 Tbsp lime juice)
1. Grind the macadamia nuts, coriander, garlic and tumeric to a paste in a mortar.
2. In a large heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid, gently sweat the shallots in the oil over medium heat, until soft.
3. Add the paste to the pot and mix it into the hot oil.
4. Add the coconut milk to the pot and stir to dissolve the spices. Add the cinnamon, lemongrass, lime leaves, sugar and salt. Carefully bring to a simmer.
5. Add the chicken and return to a simmer. Place the lid on and cook for ten minutes. Turn all the pieces and replace the lid to cook another ten. Turn the pieces again and simmer another five minutes. Check that your chicken is done, which it probably is.
6. Off heat add the tamarind juice, stir through, taste the sauce, and adjust for salt, sugar, and acid (tamarind).

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Did Chris Brown Use a Gay Slur Against a Fan?
Trouble follows Chris Brown around like a puppy. So does Rihanna, but that's a whole other story. Breezy is once again being accused of using a gay slur against a fan. A fan? That's the worst person to insult when you are famous (and already have a bad reputation), but that's what Breezy reportedly did. It's worth noting that the details of this story make us take it with a grain of salt, even though the singer is known for his temper.
Perez Hilton reports that Lucas Peter was at the Arclight cinema in Hollywood when he happened upon Breezy and his crew. Peter approached Breezy to ask for an autograph, which was not met with a positive response.
"The movie let out and I saw Chris come out the front door, sort of semi-running. I approached Chris and asked him to sign my CD cover," Peter said. We're not sure why he was carrying the CD cover around with him, but hey, maybe he is a huge fan and keeps Breezy memorabilia on his person at all times. Or maybe he is fibbing when it comes to this story? Could be…
Peter, who is openly gay, continued, "His bodyguard stopped me and said Chris wouldn't be signing, so I told him Rihanna signs all the time. That's when Chris stopped in the garage by the parking pay stand and yelled 'f—–' at me."
We're not sure how Breezy knew Peter was gay, unless, perhaps he was with his boyfriend at the time?
Peter didn't back down from Brown, saying, "I walked over to where Chris was getting in the elevator and called him a 'wife beater' and asked him if he was going to beat Rihanna again. Chris said, 'I beat p—-' and then his bodyguard tried to scare me by saying, 'And I beat men.'"
Games, games, games.
It's also worth noting that Rihanna and Chris Brown were not married, so the term "wife beater" is incorrect, although we understand the sentiment with which Peter said it.
We're not sure that there is a lot of validity to this story, but with Breezy, you just never, ever know.
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Street Work Scheduled for Wednesday
Starting at 8 a.m.,Wednesday, November 14, 2012, weather permitting, the Street Division will have crews working in various locations throughout the city. Specific locations and types of work are as follows:
Sweeping Crew
- District 38: bordered by Sertoma Avenue and Marion Road and between 26th Street and 41st Street
- District 57: bordered by I-229 and Bahnson Avenue and between Tenth Street and 26th Street
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Street Maintenance information is also available by calling the Sioux Falls Street Division at 367-8255 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling the Street Condition Hotline at 367-8259. For your convenience, the City's website at www.siouxfalls.org/sweeping has a map of the Street Sweeping Districts. Please use caution when driving in or near our work areas. Thank you.


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This Friday night, drum roll... Shania Twain!
I am going to see Shania Twain next saturday on 12/13 in Sacramento, CA at the ARCO Arena... The show is gonna kick some ASSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh really nice to know, thanks virex.
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Rule 3A-25, Florida Administrative Code, has been promulgated effective November 30, 1994, to establish the procedures for computing the interest rate on an annual basis. The 1995 interest rate established pursuant to Section 55.03, Florida Statutes, has been set at 8.0% per annum or .02192% per day and shall be payable as set forth in the preceding paragraph.
The Prompt Payment System will be modified to begin using the new interest rate effective January 1, 1995. Additionally, Section 215.422(5), Florida Statutes, requires that all purchasing agreements between a State agency and a vendor, applicable to this section shall include a statement of the vendor's rights and the State's responsibilities under this section. The vendor's rights shall include being provided with the name and telephone number of the Vendor Ombudsman within the Department of Banking and Finance, which information shall also be placed on all agency purchase orders. The following is suggested language for inclusion in purchase orders and contracts after December 31, 1994, to provide for compliance with this law:
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Agencies are reminded to include an agency telephone number on all purchase orders issued, to ensure vendor accessibility to purchasing offices.
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Zero Dark Thirty: Does killing Osama bin Laden make torture OK?
Next month's release of Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow's fictionalized account of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, is likely to once again open the debate about the use of torture in the "war on terror." Opening with scenes that suggest the CIA derived useful information from practices such as waterboarding, critics have suggested the film posits a simple cause-and-effect. In other words, the use of torture led directly to the killing of bin Laden. (A soon-to-be released report of the Senate Intelligence Committee calls that connection into question, but it's not likely to be released until next spring, according to the New York Times, and in any event, I'm sure more people will see Bigelow's film.)
Regardless of the alleged "success" of the U.S. torture regime, can the ends justify the means? Setting aside how many people were tortured "unjustly"--because, for example, they were detained for no reason or were simply innocent of involvement in terrorism--I can see no way a Catholic--or a Christian for that matter--can tolerate the deliberate infliction of pain on another human being for the sole purpose of extracting information--not even to save other people, much less kill someone else. On one level, this is a simple matter of church teaching--the U.S. bishops have a study guide on the topic simply titled, "Torture is an instrinsic evil." Even more, given the fact that Jesus himself was a victim of state torture, and that the Eucharist is the memorial of Christ's--and therefore God's--broken body, I do not see how torture isn't a profound sin against Christ's body and, for that matter, a contradiction to the mystery of the Eucharist itself, as theologian Bill Cavanaugh has argued in a U.S. Catholic interview.
Frankly, if anything, since Christians were once victims of torture and later its perpetrators, we should be jumping up and down demanding that its use never again be considered.


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Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond
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Required Courses:
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I am expecting that from now on I should be able to get myself in order to write a few more posts over the Christmas and New Year period. Then again, maybe not.
I am really busy getting things organised for the Colly Crew. You can view our latest effort, which won the GenerationOne "Hands Across Australia" competition.
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I want to preface this topic by stating that I am not crazy ( at least that my story and I'm sticking to it). 6 months post surgery and I have been noticing some very annoying streaks at night since about 1 month after surgery. By streaks I mean that if I happen to be driving at night I see streaks from headlights and stoplights everytime that I blink. It seems as though the streak connects my eyes to the light source. This also happens when I watch TV in a dimly lit room. Everytime I blink the TV screen seemingly streaks back to eyes. Let me say that I by no means just staring at all headlights of oncoming cars when I am driving at night. It is just that everytime I blink ... BAM .. the headlight and I become one. This can at times be extremely annoying. I do not remember having these issues before surgery and have tried to find out why this is happening. Anyone notice this or is seeing streaks when a person blinks quite normal to some degree??
Glen, you had mentioned to me in an earlier post if this "symptom" gets better when I add an eyedrop. It actually gets worse - the streaks start looking like I am at a laser light show.
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Margarita Cocktail
There are countless stories that claim to herald the origin of the Margarita, and to the best of my knowledge none of them have been definitively identified as the real one. Go ahead and debate this topic amongst yourselves if you wish, but in this episode we will instead focus on how to make a proper Margarita using silver tequila, Cointreau, and fresh squeezed lime juice.
2 oz Tequila
1 1/3 oz Cointreau
2/3 oz fresh lime juice
Shake with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a wedge of lime.
pedro 16 Aug 2007
10:42 pm
Margaritas based on Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado don't work for me and my customers at all but apparently they work in some other restaurants… I found the Agave Restaurant in Atlanta where they use Cuervo Tradicional Reposado for
what they call Agave Reposado Margatini.
check their menu on:
By the way, any ideas what they mean by 'fresh lime & sour' ?
I tried some aged tequilas in the Margarita but I agree with Robert that the silver one is possibly the best for this cocktail.
A friend of mine showed me a new edition of Harry's Bar in Paris cocktail guide. Suprisingly the Margarita recipe
calls for lemon juice. We tried and didn't like it.
Regards from a cocktail bar in Edinburgh
Robert Hess 17 Aug 2007
7:52 am
"Fresh Lime & Sour" would mean that they are using fresh lime juice -and- sour mix. In my mind the sour mix in this case is being used to add extra "volume" to the drink, without increasing the cost to the bar.
I've got a good friend who swears by using lemon juice instead of lime in his Margaritas, with some slight adjustments to the Cointreau, this can work out well, but I just find limes to be more appropriate.
Masecar 24 Nov 2007
3:36 am
I tried this recipe this other day and found it to be quite excellent, and as I usually avoid anything with Tequilla in it I was presently suprised. My aversion to Tequilla comes more from the fact that I think it tastes vaguely of vinegar than any unfortunate experience with it.
Out of interest, do people ever get angry if they ask for a margarita (or daiquiri), you give them the drink as you've shown on this site, and they expected a frozen drink? I ask this because I am on the younger side (22) and all the people I regularily drink with or make drinks for are of a similar age and seem to believe the only real way to make a drink is what is trendy currently (I still can't convince half of them to actually try a proper Martini). Do you find that desire for trendy drinks goes away with age, or will I have to deal with this for a long time?
Finally, just a general comment, I absolutely love the site and have been watching the videos since you posted the first one, I'm just a few behind now as I was busy with school and didn't get a chance to visit the site.
Robert Hess 24 Nov 2007
8:07 pm
Wow… do you open a can of worms. :->
It can often be a balancing act to identify what "trends" are evolutionary concepts, and which are devolutionary.
Personally I feel that "blended margaritas" are in the relm of two steps back as far as proper cocktail appreciation goes, mostly because they bear too much simularity to "slushiees", and hence our "childhood" then they do to properly position adult libations.
Cocktails should not remind us of our childhood, insteadn they should advance us into adulthood.
joe houlahan 27 Nov 2007
9:58 pm
aloha! Along the lines of slushies….If one is eating then a slushee is horrible for the gut. this type of drink is better for eating and more in line with true latin tequila drinking, where most often it is served neat and at ambient teperature. Good tequila is worth tasting not hiding! Salut!
Dinah 6 Dec 2007
6:32 pm
Somewhere (wish I remembered the context, sorry) I recently heard or read that Margarita is the word for "daisy" in Spanish and that the drink is the surviving south-of-the-border adaptation of a forgotten cocktail called the Daisy.
Given the Star Daisy made for me at Bourbon & Branch one time when I wanted an older drink, I believe it.
Robert Hess 6 Dec 2007
9:38 pm
Yes, "Daisy" in Spanish is "Margarita". You can go to http://translator.live.com and check this out yourself. This is just one of the stories surrounding how the drink got it's name.
A "Daisy" would be a drink made with Spirits, Grenadine (or Raspberry syrup), and a citrus juice. Conceptually similar to a Margarita, but this style of cocktail (spirit, syrup, juice) is extremely common, with names like sour, fix, and even punch have a fairly similar pattern. One reason for this "not" to be a Daisy, is that the construction of a Daisy was usually quite specific that a red syrup was used. No idea why.
For the time being, I'm satisfied with just shrugging my shoulders and agreeing that we may never know how the Margarita actually got its name, or when.
Al Nelson 20 Dec 2007
10:18 pm
Let me open up another can of worms. I blame the chain rest/bars for forcing me to reprogram my customers of the decade
Robert Hess 21 Dec 2007
6:32 am
Yes, we can blame a lot of Margarita sadness on those chain restaurants. I've had people write to tell me my Margarita recipe was wrong because it didn't use sour mix, and since (insert name of famous chain restaurant here) always used sour mix in their Margaritas THAT was the right way to make it.
Agave syrup is a nice "touch" to add to a Margarita, simply because it ties back so nicely to the mother plant. Personally I love my 3-2-1 recipe, and think it is sweet enough. To add Agave to this, I'd probably have to switch to a 3-1-1-1 ratio, but that too would change the flavor.
blair frodelius 18 Mar 2008
8:37 pm
What is the manufacturer of the antique juicer you use? I'd like to try and find one on Ebay.
Robert Hess 19 Mar 2008
6:58 am
It's an "Ebaloy" juicer.
With all of the interest that these shows have been building in that juicer, I expect prices to go through the roof soon on ebay :->
Darren 27 May 2008
10:39 am
The margarita is the most popular cocktail in the USA. I believe that it wouldn't be popular if it was made like this. While this may be the 'real' way to make a margarita, the reason people like common margaritas are because they are watered down.
It is considered a 'girly drink' for a reason. I dont think a drink with a 5 to 1 alcohol to filler ratio would be considered a girly drink. Most people dont like the taste of alcohol, and I think people dont like the taste of spirits, regardless of the quality or alcohol content either. Thats why they make mix drinks. Otherwise there would be non-alcoholic tequila flavored soda and such. I have tried the 3:2:1 ratio and the IBA 7:4:3 ratio, and I found both undrinkable. Its just too strong for me and most people.
That being said, i also want to say that just because I like a weak drink, doesn't mean it has to be 'filled' with inferior ingredients like 'sour mix'. For example when I make a margarita I use 2 oz tequila, 1 1/3 oz triple sec, 2 1/3 oz lime juice, 1 1/3 oz lemon juice, and 1 1/3 oz simple syrup. So its the same amount of alcohol, just spread out to make it less unpleasant and more thirst quenching. Its similar to what you would get in any restaurant without the crap bar mix.
And I can understand why a customer would get upset at ordering a margarita and getting a drink that is almost pure liquor.
Robert Hess 27 May 2008
12:48 pm
You raise some good issues here.
One of which is "nothing is written in stone". Gary Regan regularly reminds me of this when I start pontificating a tad too much on the "right' way to make a cocktail. As it just so happens, he is also the one who "enlightened" me to the 3:2:1 ratio for the Margarita once when I was trying to determine the "right" recipe.
It's perfectly fine for folks to like "weak" drinks, as well as drinks with a different "balance" to them. Each of us has a slightly different flavor "pattern" which we gravitate towards.
That said, I think that there is something to appreciate about having names "mean" something. The "traditional/classic" Margarita consists of tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau. Ratios of those ingredients can vary a tad, but there is always more tequila, then either of the other ingredients independently. And the key objective is to find the right "balance" of those ingredients so that it is not to sour, and not too sweet. When I order a Margarita at a quality bar, this is almost exactly what I will get every time. If I order a Margarita at a two-bit mexican joint, I'll get something that tastes nothing like it, but more like a "lemonade, with a slight kick".
Which one is a Margarita? Can they both be? The cheap "commercial sour mix" version of the Margarita I liken to ordering a Caesar Salad, and getting a wedge of Iceburg lettuce with garlic mayonnaise on it. Sure, it might be a fine "salad", but can you call it a Caesar Salad? What if your first experiences with Caesar Salad were with this iceburg variation? What if that's the one you prefer? What if that's the way everybody made it in the town you grew up in (perhaps because they were the iceburg captal of the world)?
And it's timely for you to raise this issue as well because we just started the "Saturated on Sazeracs" set of episodes. When I first visited New Orlenas, I made it a point to try a Sazerac at every bar I went to just so I could see how they made "real" Sazeracs down in it's birthplace. Almost to a one, the drink that came back was WAY too sweet, and far, far, sweeter than I know this cocktail would have been made. The reason is quite simple, kids coming off of Bourbon street, wander into a bar and try a Sazerac, and are slapped across the face with alcohol unrestrained by sugar or fruit juices. Bartenders soon learn that to prevent drinks from coming back, they need to "sweeten it up" to make it more approachable to this inexperienced crowd. Thus destroying the drink for those of us who liked it fine just the way it was.
Who's right? The alcohol adverse who wants a drink with the alcohol safely hidden, or the alcohol experienced who appreciates the characteristics that alcohol brings to the drink?
In my mind, a "cocktail" is a drink which "celebrates" the spirit, which means that it properly positions the spirit within the rest of the ingredients so that you can taste it, and appreciate it.
...at least that is the way it is written on my stones.
Blair Frodelius 28 May 2008
11:08 am
This discussion reminds me of a quote from David Wondrich's "Imbibe!"
"In short, any bourbon or rye aged between four and fifteen years and bottled at 90 proof or above will work just fine (anything at lower proof would have generated adverse comment and, most likely, shooting)."
Dan Crowell 11 Jun 2008
8:07 am
You mention in the video clip that Gold tequilas have artificial colors and flavors. I knew about the addition of caramel color, but the artificial flavors thing was new to me, so I ran a question about it past the folks at Cuervo, since theirs is the best-selling gold tequila. I thought you and your viewers might be interested in their response. Here it is:
"There are NO artificial flavors in any Jose Cuervo products.
Caramel coloring is added as in most other spirits (rum, whiskey, tequila, brandy, etc)
Not only does the CRT allow it but also the regulatory liquor boards in the US and abroad as this common practice is used to standarize the color and not the flavor of the product.
Let me know if you need further clarification. Glad to answer!"
Robert Hess 11 Jun 2008
8:38 am
I perhaps should have been more specific, and detailed that "caramel coloring" that is added to "gold" tequila imparts not just a color, but a often noticeable flavor as well.
Details can be found here:
So it's not that an artificial color and an artificial flavor are added, but that an "artificial" ingredient is added which acts both a coloring and slight flavoring agent.
Hope that clear it up.
Ivana 12 Mar 2009
11:39 am
I`m interested in your opinion on putting simple syrup in certain cocktails to "carry the flavor" of the drink.
Chris McMillan mentions it in his video of making margarita. He goes with 1,5 oz tequila ; 3/4 oz cointreau ; 3/4 oz lime juice and a dash of simple syrup "to carry the flavor".
I made both (3:2:1 and 3:1:1 + syrup) variations, and I must say, while classic ratio highlights tequila more, the second one is more "tasty" and pleasant to drink.
Jamie Boudreau also mentions something about adding simple syrup "for the texture" of the drink.
Robert Hess 12 Mar 2009
12:57 pm
Sweetness in a drink I feel can do several different things. Just the added sweetness alone can make for a more pleasureable drink, since we tend to gravitate towards sweet things more than we do sour, but I also think in some cases it can help to "finish" the flavor. For example, some folks might take their absinthe drip without sugar, I tried for a while to do mine that way, but then when comparing it to an absinthe drip with sugar, I felt that the sugar was doing more than simply sweetening the drink, it was actually filling in a gap. It is as though the flavor were incomplete without the sugar (to me anyway).
Syrup can also add a texture to the drink as well, especially a richer syrup which has a certain viscosity to it, or even a gum syrup to which as been added gum arabic specifically to add more "body" to the syrup.
Dinah (MetaGrrrl/Bibulous) 18 Mar 2009
11:33 am
More about the science of taste & how it impacts cocktails from Darcy O'Neil here:
And Rick's notes here
Lawrence Spies 1 Sep 2009
11:22 am
My favorite Tequila is Cavalino, Great stuff and inexpensive…also I use Damiana Liqueur in a lot of my margaritas, Mexican Folklore says it was used in the original margarita, but thats for another debate. I like it and its a great change from the same ole "triple sec/orange liqueur" routine…
charlie 16 Sep 2009
8:58 am
Hi Robert -
Why is this considered a cocktail if it doesn't contain bitters (I suppose the same could be asked of the sidecar)?
Robert Hess 16 Sep 2009
9:38 am
The notion of a "cocktail" being required to include bitters has sort of fallen by the wayside. I don't think that there is anybody today who is actively promoting that standard is re-established. Heck, if that was the case, then the only common drinks which would be considered cocktails would be the Old Fashioned, Manhattan, and Champagne Cocktail. Few other drinks (outside of dedicated "craft" bars) include bitters at all. I'm happy if folks consider cocktails to be a drink made with with attention to their culinary properties.
charlie 17 Sep 2009
9:36 am
Thanks for the quick response, Robert.
Federico Cuco 23 Feb 2010
6:13 am
Excelente Maestro!
George R. Welch 23 Feb 2010
7:12 am
I'm sorry I was too busy to get in on this discussion up front, since this is such an important drink. Personally, I make mine 4-3-2, straight up and no salt. But that's just my taste.
I also want to second the plug for Cavalino. I really don't think there's a better quality-to-price tequila around.
The problem is that it's just so hard to get one of these! It seems like I can count on one hand the number of bars that will use fresh lime juice. I recently went to a very fancy (non chain) restaurant at one of this country's premier ski resorts. I wasn't going to have a drink, but the waitress really talked up their margaritas. So I told her that I'd be happy to have one if they made me a real margarita, and I spelled it out: pick me any nice tequila, use Cointreau and not cheap triple-sec, and use *fresh* lime juice, straight up, no salt. I even told her to charge whatever she liked (since I was on an expense account.) Otherwise, just bring me a beer.
The waitress returned with a passable margarita, but she was really upset, because the bartender essentially refused to make it, and told her she'd have to mash limes herself if that's what she wanted.
I'd guess the "world-class" margaritas they were pushing were just glasses of lime-ade with expensive tequila wasted in there.
It just points out how hard it is to get a real margarita made. In fact, this is in line with my entire cocktail experience. I essentially can't stand to go out to drink anymore, since I've learned to make such great drinks at home. Perhaps one bar in 100 will do things right, and it's just not worth the pain to find those. Sucks.
blair frodelius 23 Feb 2010
8:01 am
I was out with some friends the other night at a bar that literally had hundreds of spirits. They had eight different cachacas and five kinds of absinthe for instance. I asked the bartender to make me a drink with something unusual in it. He ended up making me a genever, lime juice and simple syrup on the rocks. Pretty cool. When the bartender asked what everyone else wanted, they opted for Belgian beer.
Later on I asked why they didn't order any cocktails, they said it was because they knew they could get better ones from me at my home bar. A compliment, but also a bit disappointing in a way. I've got these people spoiled!
Blair Frodelius
Greg Patenaude 1 Mar 2010
9:52 am
Great episode as always. One of my favorite drinks to boot. I have a question though. Wouldn't a 3:2:1 ratio be 2oz tequila, 1oz cointreau (rather than 11/3oz) and 2/3 oz of lime juice? Or am I missing something?
Robert Hess 1 Mar 2010
10:47 am
Greg, it's a math issue… If you treat "2 oz" as "3 parts", that means a single part is 2/3 of an ounce. and 2 parts is 1 1/3 ounce. Which gives the recipe as presented, even if 1/3 ounce measures are fairly rare in cocktails.
Greg Patenaude 1 Mar 2010
11:35 am
Thanks for the quick reply. I was looking at it the wrong way. Instead of starting with the 2/3 oz and going up, I started with the 2 oz and went down. This is why I never did well in math. Ah well, the only to do now is to have a drink!
Bottoms up!
Ian 6 Mar 2010
3:14 pm
I just did a taste test between a "Grand" Margarita (made with Grand Marnier) and a regular Margarita (made with Cointreau). I used the same proportions and two halves of the same lime (with 1800 Silver tequila). I definitely found the one made with Cointreau to taste better, though I struggle to say exactly why. The one with Cointreau is more balanced, with a sharper and more pronounced kick to it, whereas the one with Grand Marnier is somehow softer and too round in taste.
I know one in principle should use less Grand Marnier than Cointreau if substituting, but I do think Cointreau works best.
Robert Hess 6 Mar 2010
4:50 pm
Yes, that's the same way I find it as well. It's not that Grand Marnier isn't as good of a product, nor is it that Cointreau is better in cocktails than Grand Marnier. It's just that for this particular cocktail, to get the right flavor profile, Cointreau provides a better character than Grand Marnier.
George R. Welch 7 Mar 2010
7:09 am
The reason I prefer Cointreau to Gran Marnier is because the Gran Marnier, by bringing brandy into the equation, adds a little extra complexity. Sometimes that's a good thing, but with a refreshingly simple drink like a Margarita I think it's out of place. To me, drinking a Margarita should be a relaxing experience that makes your mouth say "tequila". With Gran Marnier, there is more going on and it's distracting :-).
I think the reason bars often call this a "cadillac" Margarita is because you're getting Gran Marnier instead of some disgusting bottom-shelf triple-sec, not because it is substituting for Cointreau, which costs almost as much.
So, I'd usually choose Cointreau over Gran Marnier, but I'd take Gran Marnier over the discount triple-sec every time.
Unfortunately, most bars just dump them into 12 oz of lime-ade with a shot of tequila, and then I can't tell the difference.
pdub 18 May 2010
9:17 am
Robert, thank you for all your fantastic videos that you have provided on this site.
I do have one bone to pick on this particular one however. Never should a margarita be made with a cheap mixto tequila such as Sauza blanco. Always use tequila that is 100% blue agave. Mixtos such as Sauza blanco and Cuervo gold are only 51% tequila with the rest being sugar alcohol for filler. They are cheaply made, taste bad and are the recipe for a hangover. Any cocktail worth making is worth quality ingredients all around. If you are going to spend the money for Cointreau, why skimp on the tequila? There are many great tequilas out there that are very reasonbly priced-Cazadores, Milagro etc.
Robert Hess 18 May 2010
9:34 am
pdub, I agree, a good cocktail starts with good ingredients. Picking the "right" ingredient can be trickey. Especially with as misunderstood of a product as Tequila. Since I try to tailor my shows to folks who may just be starting to understand an appreciate cocktails, I try to provide a balance of cost versus quality. Cointreau is fairly expensive, and I already get a lot of flack from folks for not focusing on something cheaper. But not only does it make a big difference when used properly, but it also isn't the "majority" ingredient, and so its high cost is tempered a bit by that fact.
With the "spirit" component for my drinks however, it is a tougher choice. I totally agree that there are silver tequilas which are far better than Sauza blanco. However, at least here in Washington State, to get to one of those means stepping up to >$35 a bottle unfortunately. I feel that using Sauza silver allows me to introduce folks to these drinks at a price they can afford, and at the same time get them thinking about using a "silver" instead of a "gold".
In future episodes I plan on discussing more about selecting your products, and how to better understand when, and how, to upgrade.
But I definately second your opinion that something like a silver Cazadores, Milagro, Don Julio, etc would make a far better drink than a Sauza silver… and I will also freely admit that Tequila is one of those products which I don't personally have as wide of an experience with as I do whiskey or gin, where you will see I am much more likely to use a slightly more upscale product.
pdub 18 May 2010
9:52 am
Thanks for your response Robert. I am a bit spoiled here in Colorado as we have access to a great variety of tequilas. This struck a chord with me because tequila is a spirit that I am very passionate about—I've been bartending for the last six years in an amazing tequila bar with over 160 different tequilas. Unfortunately, as you aptly put it, it is a very misunderstood spirit. It is one though that people are becoming more educated on and beginning to experience the amazing variety and complexity that it offers. If people have access to them at their local liquor stores, 30-30 and Pueblo Viejo are two that are very inexpensive (~$18 for the blanco) are very well made & 100% agave.
If you find yourself in Boulder, stop in and I will give you a tour through some of the amazing brands on our shelves!
Dinah (MetaGrrrl/Bibulous) 18 May 2010
10:05 am
Robert, it would be really fun if you'd suggest an "upgrade" for some ingredients, either in the video or in the notes.
We faced a similar challenge in our building your home bar series of posts on bibulo.us and ended up with the same solution: a decent, not-too-pricy recommendation as a starting point.
Ian 18 May 2010
10:23 am
For anyone in California, Trader Joe's has 1 liter of 1800 Silver tequila at $19.99 and 750 ml Milagro Silver also at $19.99. Both are decent 100% agave products and very good value at those prices. I do not know about availability in stores outside CA.
I have to say that in CA also we are spoiled for choice where spirits are concerned.
Nick L. 11 Sep 2010
2:15 pm
I'm a big fan of the show. I find myself checking back here almost daily just to watch the videos and read through the comments. It's fun to see how other people, including yourself, interpret some of my favorite cocktails.
I'm a little perturbed, however, by your use of Sauza "silver" (I refuse to call it "blanco" as that should be a term reserved for only 100% agave tequilas). I see a pattern of you using Sauza products, but I'm not going to infer any patronage by a certain tequila manufacturer, if you will, but at least in your other cocktails you use Hornitos (though it's still not what I would consider a quality tequila, it's 100% agave).
Usually your recipes are spot-on, but I can't help but disagree with the ingredients in this one, save the lime juice. Why use such a poor tequila then dump Cointreau and fresh lime juice in it? I think we can liken this to putting premium gasoline in a Geo Metro and expecting it to run better. Fact is: it will never be good.
Some people prefer blancos to reposados for margaritas. Personally, I don't see it. Of course, I'm a tequila fiend so I really love being able to relate to the tequila I'm drinking in my margarita; I find blanco tequilas often get washed out by the other ingredients in the drink. A good reposado is much better suited for this cocktail: Gran Centenario, Corralejo, Chinaco, Muchote, Don Julio, and (for the budget conscious) Cazadores to name a few. Obviously the list goes on…
Also, instead of using Cointreau, I find a much fresher tasting margarita can be had by lightly muddling some orange (including the peel but careful not to destroy it and release pith into the drink) in a shaker with the lime juice. Sure, using an orange liqueur is easier, but cocktails respond to quality ingredients and a little TLC.
And chalk me up as a big fan of agave nectar; remember those agave notes I said get washed out amidst the other ingredients in a margarita? This is how you help reintroduce them. I also like how agave nectar is sweeter than sugar so you can use less and avoid too syrupy of a texture in your cocktail.
For me, a proper margarita is made as follows:
2 oz. quality reposado tequila (good liquors make good cocktails!)
1 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 oz. light agave nectar
Lightly muddle 1/8 of a Hamlin orange (or Valencia) with lime juice and agave nectar until orange oils are noticeably expressed from the skin. Discard orange, add tequila and ice. Shake and serve.
This recipe even tastes delicious without the orange for those who love a tart, lip-pucker bite.
Sorry the for the long-winded response, I just wanted to chime in on one of my all-time favorites.
Great show, as always! Can't wait for more.
Robert Hess 13 Sep 2010
8:44 am
Nick, Thanks for the comments and ideas. I used Sauza in this drink in an attempt to show the use of a budget minded ingredient. Sauza silver is a "well" tequila, plain and simple. To an affecienado it is inconcievable, but to the beginner it is an easy place to start, and better than some other budget brands they might pick up. The Margarita is such a "standard" drink that people want to make, that I was wanting to make this as approachable as possible. In this type of recipe, I would much rather spend my money on the Cointreau, and save it on the tequila, than to buy a $40 tequila, and then kill the drink with a $10 triple sec.
I'm not terribly crazy with orange juice in general in drinks, I feel it flattens them out too much. Orange oils on the other hand are a different story. But I'll play around with your particular approach for the Margarita and see if it fairs better.
Ian 13 Sep 2010
10:13 am
I made Nick's recipe a couple of times over the weekend and I quite liked the result. I find that 3 1/3 oz of spirits in a drink makes it a bit too alcoholic and so I have been interested in lower alcohol Margarita recipes. My own slight variations were to use 1800 Silver tequila (I don't have any reposado), and to use a little more orange. I have not liked any cocktail with orange juice I have tried before, but in this case the sweetness seems to blend with the lime and it balances out. I will be making more of these for sure.
Nick L. 13 Sep 2010
12:07 pm
I understand your reasons for using Sauza. Budget tequilas are easily had and most people aren't ready to fork over a whole lot of cash for a liquor that, quite honestly, I've found most people are too keen on (mostly because they've had bad college experiences with Jose Cuervo :) )
Even I can't deny that I first started out with cheap-o Sauza and eventually developed a taste for better tequilas, so I guess I can't assume that anyone first starting out to make this drink would be any different! My mistake. I do agree that this recipe is a fine starting place; as far as I'm concerned, any margarita recipe that circumvents the use of sour mix for fresh juices is already out of the ordinary.
I do agree with your statement about orange juice as well, which is why I often choose to leave it out entirely. People try to tell me that the margarita is just a sidecar with tequila and lime juice, but when agave nectar is introduced to the drink, I find omitting orange flavors entirely is not such a bad thing. But I still make it for people who prefer the little bit of orange.
Thanks for the reply!
I'm glad you liked the recipe and I'm excited that you've built your own interpretation of it as well! 1800 Silver is good introductory 100% agave tequila, but I find it's often overpriced because of its name. I've often been able to find Milagro silver for a few dollars less (sometimes less than $20 per bottle) than 1800; I believe it's a better tequila and it makes a darn fine margarita….there's no arguing that!
Ian 13 Sep 2010
12:33 pm
Indeed the first bottle of 1800 Silver I bought was quite expensive, but recently Trader Joe's here in CA has started carrying the larger 1 liter bottle at $19.99. I feel it is a bargain at that price. TJ also has Milagro silver at $19.99, but that is the regular 750 ml bottle. I like both.
While on the subject of Trader Joe's, they also carry two kinds of agave nectar ("agave sweetener" they call it), one of which is a raw organic product.
charlie 13 Sep 2010
1:19 pm
Nick - Your recipe sounds delicious and I will be trying it soon (I hope tonight! Gotta get to the grocery store) but I can't help thinking that, by omitting the orange liqueur completely and substituting agave nectar and muddled orange, it shouldn't be called a margarita at all. Maybe a Mexican Gimlet?
Nick L. 13 Sep 2010
2:03 pm
A lot of people think the margarita has to follow the sidecar (supplementing brandy and lemon juice of course), but I don't think so. Technically the margarita is a sour. Cointreau essentially combines the citrus and sweetness together, whereas I prefer to deconstruct it a little, sans the liquor content of the liqueur. I don't think that makes it any less of a margarita.
If you follow my alternative recipe of getting rid of the orange altogether, then maybe it is a Mexican Gimlet. And cheers to that; gimlets are delicious!
blair frodelius 14 Sep 2010
2:15 pm
All this talk about orange juice got me to thinking about cocktails that use it. So tonight, I'm having a Satan's Whiskers and am finding that (as with almost all) drinks that use a decent quantity of orange juice, the drink seems very flat and one dimensional. It's almost as if the orange juice acts as a type of orange flavored simple syrup. I'm thinking that using a combination of either Cointreau or Grand Marnier (or similar quality orange flavored liqueur) along with orange bitters and a lesser amount of juice will brighten up the drink to the point where it seems alive.
Just my 2 cents.
Oh, and I like the idea of muddled orange peel in a Margarita! Very clever.
Blair Frodelius
Haiden Goodman 31 Dec 2010
11:48 pm
Hmm… You mention a traditional margarita being made with cointreau, but isn't a traditional margarita made with tequila, agave nectar, and lime juice? It's a very different flavor, but the agave nectar pairs perfectly with the tequila and is the recipe I've gotten from families in mexico. I use cointreau sometimes, but I prefer it with the agave.
Robert Hess 3 Jan 2011
7:57 am
By "Traditionally", I mean according to all known stories and details regarding the origins of the Margarita. In all of them, regardless of who, when, where, they attribute at least Triple Sec, if not Cointreau specifically, as the sweetening agent. Now perhaps there was some form of a drink which predates these stories which used agave nectar, but to date I haven't seen one. Agave nectar can make a great tequila drink, but in my book it isn't a Margarita if that is it's only sweetening agent.
Alan 30 Jul 2011
3:48 pm
Getting a 100% agave tequila at an affordable price in the same way you can get a good gin or whiskey is hard.
Here in Ireland the cheapest 100% agave tequila is Arette at about $44 (€30). This I would consider affordable. As I say though, this is the cheapest, the price sky rockets after that with many costing upwards of $70. In the UK it's slightly better but still the proliferation of mixtos such as Jose Cuevero I think does more to harm tequila. Demand isn't created for more quality tequilas since people are going for the cheap stuff and I think the cheap stuff can turn people off tequila.
I just think it's unfortunate, I mean you can pick up plenty of quality rums without breaking the bank, same with gin and when it comes to whisky there is ample promotion of Scottish single-malt and better quality whiskies which I think helps the industry greatly.


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BROOKFIELD, WI—Fiserv Inc. is acquiring CheckFree Corp. for $4.4 billion, the companies announced yesterday. Under terms of the agreement, CheckFree shareholders will receive $48 in cash for each share of common stock.
CheckFree provides online banking, electronic payments, and infrastructure and services in several industries including the fitness business. Fiserv provides information management services to the financial and insurance industries. Fiserv anticipates the combined organization will deliver a wider range of product and service offerings for customers, as well as provide opportunities for improved growth and enhanced efficiency, including the ability to bring new products and systems to market faster, the company says.
Fiserv serves almost 6,000 core processing clients and all top 100 banks in the United States. CheckFree's Electronic Commerce business serves 21 of the top 25 financial institutions in the country and processes more than 1 billion transactions per year.
In conjunction with the closing of the transaction, Pete Kight, CheckFree chairman and chief executive officer, will be employed by Fiserv and appointed to its board of directors.The transaction is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2007, subject to regulatory approvals, approval by CheckFree shareholders and customary closing conditions. After closing, the combined company will have pro-forma revenue of about $6 billion and employ more than 27,000 associates worldwide.


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ergh I should ask are there gonna be named roles and will the mafia at least have cover (name)roles or will it just be villagers + Shawn, Gus and Company? With the cover roles for the mafia being vanillager?
More proper form (I think...)
Are there named roles?
Does everyone get a named role?
Edcrab's Exigency RPGI know my last visit to my grandpa on his deathbed was to find out how the whole Nazi werewolf thing turned out.
FecklessRogue wrote: »Question: will Gus have access to the Super Smeller?


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Jyotish Novak
Jyotish (John) Novak has studied, practiced and taught meditation around the world for over 40 years. He came onto the spiritual path when he met Swami Kriyananda in 1966. Jyotish was a founding member of Ananda Village in Nevada City, California in 1968.
For its first ten years Jyotish served as General Manager of Ananda Village. He and his wife Devi started the first city ashram for Ananda in San Francisco in 1979. In 1984 Jyotish expanded Ananda's outreach and helped start the work in Europe. Jyotish currently serves as the Spiritual Director of Ananda worldwide.
Jyotish, who holds a BA in psychology, is the author of the best-selling book How to Meditate, along with 30 Day Essentials for Career and 30 Day Essentials for Marriage He also is the creator of Meditation Therapy(TM) and has three videos: Meditation Therapy for Stress & Change, Meditation Therapy for Relationships, and Meditation Therapy for Health & Healing.


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Group Graff at Dorian Grey Gallery
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The "Group Graff" show at Dorian Grey Gallery in New York is both interesting and perplexing all at the same time. As an avid lover of street art, it's always great to see works in person by Banksy and Keith Haring. Mixing those legendary names with some relatively unknowns who are allegedly making an impact on the street scene (at least according to the press release), was a bit confusing to me. Keep in mind, I enjoyed seeing the art and would recommend this exhibit to fans of street art, but in some cases, a cropped photograph of a graffiti tag is more expensive than purchasing an original work of art from the actual street artist!
Did the curator just happen upon a stack of street art and decide to launch an exhibit or was there more thought involved? That's for you to decide. I think that putting a work of art by Banksy and one by imitator Hanksy in the same room is a crime! If you need help curating next time, please give me a call! An international fan base of readers will agree that I know what I am talking about!
The artists featured in the show are: Keith Haring, LA 2, Futura, Richard Hambleton, COPE 2, & CRASH, Bansky and DOLK, XAM, SeeOne, Penn & AVone.
"Group Graff" runs until May 16, 2012 at Dorian Grey Gallery in New York (located at 437 East 9th Street at Avenue A).


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Twitter Redesigns Signup Process to Entice New Users
Twitter is trying to ease the pain for new users to create an account, hoping it will persuade them to sign up and stick around.
The company on Friday redesigned the layout of the signup process to address common complaints among new users that the service is too difficult to understand. The redesign, the first in three years, is subtle in its changes.
Much of the confusion comes from the time required to identify the accounts users would find most relevant to them. Previously, upon signup, Twitter would suggest users follow a few accounts from genres such as music, news, technology and sports.
Now, it first asks users to identify their interests. Twitter's list of options include photography, fashion, entertainment, news and popular accounts. Based on those choices, Twitter offers suggestions. For example, users who chose "funny" might see a recent tweet from actor and comedian Aziz Ansari, while fashion mavens would be shown designer Marc Jacobs's account and shutter bugs would see the Historical Pics accounts.
Whereas new users would only see profile photos of suggested accounts before, they can now see a sample tweet from these accounts before deciding to follow them. Also rather than the user selecting which accounts to follow, Twitter suggests a few dozen and the user must deselect those they don't want.
Overall, the new layout is cleaner and the ability to see a suggested account's sample tweet before committing to follow them is nice. But Twitter is basing a lot on its suggestions – if the first round of suggestions aren't relevant or helpful, it doesn't appear to replace them with further suggestions. Although, once signed up, Twitter does frequently suggest other accounts to follow based on who you've previously followed, what you've tweeted or search history.
Twitter started hinting at the redesign in February. During an earnings call with analysts, CEO Dick Costolo said the company is working to improve the new user experience. Among its early tweaks was to ask new users for permission to access their address books to identify who among their friends and family was already on Twitter.
Twitter has been trying to find ways to jump-start its user growth after signs it was stalling. The company said it reached 271 million monthly active users in the three-month period through June, growing 6.3% from the previous quarter, better than expected.


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The position of financial controller, or comptroller, involves managing financial departments of a company. These departments can include the accounting department, budget department, audit department, and any other finance-related departments. Financial controllers have many responsibilities, such as producing critical financial reports, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and financial prospectuses. They must also prepare reports that predict the financial performance of a company over time. Any paperwork that needs to be done for federal and state regulatory agencies is completed and submitted by the financial controller.Read More...
A financial controller should have a good grasp of financial reporting, as well as high-level mathematical and problem solving skills. Because they need to submit and often explain complex financial concepts to executives and people without a financial background, superior communication skills are necessary. Typically financial controllers have a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business, although it is not uncommon to find someone with a liberal arts background in this role. They also should obtain a license as a certified public accountant, certified financial manager, or certified management accountant. Most companies hiring for this position will look for a master's degree in business administration or financial accounting, as well as seven to 10 years of progressive accounting experience and previous supervisory experience. (Copyright 2019 PayScale.com)
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Area items of interest; Trudy Pickett tips on home allergens
DSS employee recognized for distinguished service
Iris Suggs, an office assistant at the Lenoir County Department of Social Services, has received the Distinguished Service Award for the first quarter 2013.
She was awarded for her service and dedication to the agency and residents of Lenoir County.
On behalf of the DSS Board of Directors, Suggs was recognized at the monthly board meeting on Jan. 24 by Jackie Brown, board chairwoman, and Valerie Williams, the Distinguished Service Award chairperson.
Home Solutions: Controlling home allergens
If you or your children have allergies or asthma, you already know that many things can bring on, or �trigger,� an asthma flare or episode.
Some things that trigger asthma attacks are called allergens. Many people get symptoms from only one allergen � like dust mites. For other people, more than one kind of allergen can trigger an episode. Animal dander, cockroaches, dust mites, mold, mildew and pollen are the most common allergens found in the home.
Cleaning your home is one of the easiest steps you can take to help reduce allergy or asthma flares and to control the common triggers. If you don�t clean, the mildew, dust and other allergens will build up, making asthma symptoms worse. Try these simple tips to rid your home of allergens.
A supportive family can make all the difference in the life of an asthmatic. When everyone in the household works together to maintain a clean and allergen-free environment, everyone benefits.
For the asthmatic person(s) in the family, the daily tasks of dishwashing and cleaning up clutter before it becomes dusty are of great importance.
When tackling other tasks � such as dusting, sweeping or using cleaning products that could trigger allergies/asthma � make sure that the asthmatic person is out of the room.
Read and follow label directions on cleaning products. The label directions give the proper amount of product to use, how to use the product and any special safety advice and warnings. Cleaning products can also trigger asthma attacks. Use with care.
If you use spray products, spray the cleaner on a cloth or sponge first instead of on the surface. This method will limit the amount of chemicals broadcast into the air.
Clean in a well-ventilated area � open a door and a window or turn on an exhaust fan. Leave the room when you are finished cleaning and allow the room to air out.
Use cleaning products that have no scent or are perfume free whenever possible. Fragrances can also trigger asthma attacks.
Try different products to find the ones that work best for you and your family.
Resource: Cleaninginstitute.org
Trudy W. Pickett is extension family and consumer agent at the Lenoir County Cooperative Extension Office, 1791 N.C. 11/55. Reach her at 252-527-2191 or email@example.com.


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Why do we age? How is the brain of an 18-year-old different from the brain of an 81-year-old? What can you do to stay fit and mentally sharp as you grow older?
In recognition of Healthy Aging month, join us for a weekend of special activities September 21-22, 2013 celebrating opportunities for staying healthy at any age. Aging isn't just for the old—people of all ages will learn something new with our interactive exhibits and hands-on activities!
- Learn why we age and see how our bodies and brains change throughout life.
- Take our digital avatar AGNES for a spin to experience for yourself the physical and sensory changes that occur during aging.
- Put your memory to the test and learn fun techniques to sharpen your short-term memory.
- Consider how the demographics of an aging population affect society.
- Get in the driver's seat of our driving simulator and see how aging affects attention and responsiveness.
- Learn healthy eating tips & tricks to keep your body and mind fit throughout life.
- Share your views on wisdom, memory, and the future.
Special Healthy Aging activities will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22 and are included with regular museum admission ($7 adults, $4 students and active military). No advance ticket purchase required.


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Interzone 249 is available right now. Depending on your subscription, it will have mailed out with Black Static 37 and Crimewave 12. They're all spectacular magazines. Follow the links for more information on the contents.
This issue is a bit of a John Shirley special. As well as fiction from John, we have Andy Hedgecock interviewing him about New Taboos amongst other things.
The Book Zone also has reviews of:
Exit Kingdom by Alden Bell (reviewed by Maureen Kincaid Speller)
Swords of Good Men by Snorri Kristjansson (reviewed by Ian Sales)
21st Century SF edited by David G. Hartwell & Patrick Nielsen Hayden (reviewed by Jo L. Walton)
We See a Different Frontier edited by Fabio Fernandes & Djibril al-Ayad (reviewed by Jack Deighton)
Evening's Empires by Paul McAuley (reviewed by Paul Kincaid)
The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar (reviewed by Stephen Theaker)
Phoenix by S.F. Said (reviewed by Barbara Melville)
The Secret of Abdu El Yezdi by Mark Hodder (reviewed by Peter Loftus)
The Detainee by Peter Liney (reviewed by Simon Marshall-Jones)
Some Remarks by Neal Stephenson (reviewed by Paul F. Cockburn)
Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson (reviewed by Duncan Lunan)
Hide Me Among the Graves by Tim Powers (reviewed by Lawrence Osborn)
The Diamond Deep by Brenda Cooper (reviewed by me)
And, of course, the latest installment of Jonathan McCalmont's Future Interrupted.


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Roseburg Pilot Project Videos
In December 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar set in motion a plan to apply and study the principles of ecological restoration, as suggested by Drs. Norm Johnson and Jerry Franklin.
The pilot projects are being conducted on BLM lands within the Coos Bay, Roseburg, and Medford Districts.
On February 17, 2011, the BLM along with Drs. Norm Johnson and Jerry Franklin, held a Moist Forest Workshop to discuss the following principles as they relate to the projects:
- Natural stand development and the structure and function of Pacific Northwest coniferous forests
- Disturbances and the nature and role of biological legacies of disturbance
- Nature and the importance of successional (pre-forest) ecosystems
- Silvicultural applications of this science including variable retention regeneration harvesting
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David Richard Berkowitz (born June 1, 1953), also known as Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer and arsonist whose crimes had terrorized New York City for a year.
Shortly after his arrest in August 1977, Berkowitz confessed to killing six people and wounding seven others in the course of eight shootings in New York between 1976 and 1977; he has been imprisoned for these crimes since 1977. Berkowitz subsequently claimed that he was commanded to kill by a demon who possessed his neighbor's dog.
Berkowitz later amended his confession to claim he was the shooter in only two incidents, personally killing three people and wounding a fourth. The other victims were killed, Berkowitz claimed, by members of a violent Satanic cult of which he was a member. Though he remains the only person charged with or convicted of the shootings, some law enforcement authorities argue that Berkowitz's claims are credible: according to John Hockenberry formerly of MSNBC, many officials involved in the original "Son of Sam" case suspected that more than one person was committing the murders. Hockenberry also reported that the Son of Sam case was reopened in 1996 and, as of 2004, it was still considered open.


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Utility Stations, Food Bars, Mobile Counters
A utility station is a good way to display food and beverages in self-serve applications. Unlike a food bar, these do not provide heating or cooling. They are frequently found at restaurants and coffee houses, where they are used to hold condiments, and in hotel dining rooms for continental breakfasts. On buffet lines, they can be used to display dessert plates. Models with casters are a good fit for caterers who need a portable way to display food. Also included in this group are server stations and cashier stands.


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Former Pacers scoring star Reggie Miller and Don Nelson, the winningest coach in league history, headline the Hall of Fame Class of 2012 announced Monday in New Orleans in the basketball museum's latest attempt to address previous oversights.
While Miller's selection was not a surprise, he did go from not being a finalist in 2011 all the way to election this time. Nelson went from finalist to missing the cut in '11.
Jamaal Wilkes made it to Springfield, Mass., some 26 years after he retired. Ralph Sampson, elected largely on the strength of a dominating college career at Virginia, last played in 1992.
Hank Nichols, a long-time college and international referee, also made it via the North American Committee.
Maurice Cheeks, Bill Fitch, Bernard King, Dick Motta and Rick Pitino fell short of the required 18 votes from a secret panel of 24 voters comprised of members of the media, NBA and college game.
Katrina McClain, a former star at Georgia and two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the All American Red Heads, a barnstorming team from 1936 to 1986, were elected by the Women's Committee.
Mel Daniels (ABA), Don Barksdale (Early African American Pioneers), Lidia Alexeeva (International), Chet Walker (Veterans) and Phil Knight (Contributor) were announced in February as inductees.
Enshrinement ceremonies are Sept. 7 in Springfield.


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