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And here I always thought it stood for 'Francis'.
While the rating for the premiere of TUF may have turned UFC president Dana White red, filming the coaches challenge last week definitely did...as in a sunburn.
Too funny. HT: SD
Luke Thomas and Kid Nate discuss whether or not the UFC is making all the right moves in the new Fox TV era. Read it/watch it at MMA Nation.
With the UFC entering a new era for their business with the Fox TV deal, Kid Nate asks "Has the UFC hit an inflection point?" at MMA Nation. He'll be debating the piece with Luke Thomas in their next video chat so add your thoughts in the comments and they'll respond.
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3 hurt in explosion in fire Vt.May 07,2013MORRISVILLE Police say three Vermont firefighters were injured when a tank of welding gas exploded during a fire that destroyed a home and art gallery in Morrisville.
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The firefighters injured by the explosion of the acetylene tank were treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital.
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AMC's Comic Book Men help a local comic collector
On a recent episode of Comic Book Men, the cast goes above and beyond what comic shops normally do when they get a call to buy a comic book collection. Normally, a comic shop will buy comics from someone looking to sell them at a price well below market in order for the store to turn a profit. That is after all the reason for owning a comic store or being in business, that is; to make money.
However, the staff of The Secret Stash located in Red Bank N.J., received a call from a long time comic book collector and Secret Stash supporter from the stores earliest days, Gary Conover. The local collector's family was experiencing medical issues and as a result, Mr. Conover decided to sell his prized and quite amazing collection in order to raise money.
So what did the stars of AMC's acclaimed comic book aficionado show do? What they did not do was give Mr. Conover a small percentage of what his astounding comic book collection was worth; instead they held a mini-convention / auction in order to benefit the Conover family in Asbury Park.
There was a special taped appearance and message by the Legendary Stan "The Man" Lee himself, in support of a great collector, Gary Conover. Mr. Lee told all in attendance that there were 5 surprise books signed by him in the collection and at the end of the auctioning of many milestone Marvel and DC books, the Comic Book Men staff was able to help Mr. Conover raise a little over $27,000.00!
To top it off, the Secret Stash did not even take a dime!!! Well done gentlemen! Looks like working in a Comic Shop and reading comics for a life time really can turn you into a Super Hero!!! EXCELSIOR!!!
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Tye Bourdony is a Sci Fi cartoonist and creator of 'The Lighter Side of Sci-Fi', a mediator and science fiction reporter. He is also a graduate of the Barry University School of Law, SUNY Purchase and H.S. of Music & Art. Tye currently works in Florida's 9th Circuit as the staff Divorce Mediator and has a regular self-published column in Sci Fi Magazine. You can visit tye on facebook and www.thelightersideofscifi.com.


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by nanobot, Wed Apr 13, 2011 at 09:49:52 PM EDT
Are you kidding me?
Dean Baker sez,
On the negative side, it is unfortunate that President Obama accepted a formula that cuts three times as much from projected spending (including interest) as he proposes to increase taxes. It is also striking that he proposes to cut twice as much from domestic discretionary spending (the portion of the budget that includes most investment spending) as he does from defense spending, especially since defense spending is projected to be about 20 percent larger than domestic discretionary spending over the 10-year budget horizon.
More importantly, a deficit reduction agenda is a serious problem in the context of an economy that badly needs additional demand. While the economy is much healthier today than it was two years ago, the pace of job growth is not acceptable.
On the other hand:
The Plan
by digby http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/plan.html
CBPP gives a good overview of the president's plan here. It's worth reading for both the good points and the bad points. This is the conclusion:
The President's plan represents an important step forward in the debate. But it should be recognized that this plan is a rather conservative one, significantly to the right of the Rivlin-Domenici plan. While we worry about some particular elements of the President's plan, we worry much more that the deficit-reduction process that's now starting could produce an outcome that is well to the right of the already centrist-to-moderately-conservative Obama proposal, by reducing its modest revenue increases and cutting more deeply into effective programs that are vital to millions of Americans.
The "revenue increases" are very dicey in my opinion. They are based on a reformation of the tax code that includes the elimination of middle class deductions like the mortgage interest deduction which is hardly likely to pass, and the closing of corporate loopholes which will be deftly reinstated in new forms by lobbyists. But what strikes me as the strangest thing about it is that it seems to have baked into it the idea that it must also contain lower tax rates, which strikes me as bizarre if the intent is to close the deficit.
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HNP Today newsletter
January 2, 2013
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"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy," wrote Thomas Merton in a letter to Dorothy Day.
At the beginning of the new year, Holy Name Province acknowledges its 2013 jubilarians, who have loved and ministered to others without judgment or discrimination for 25 years and longer. The friars also remember their brothers who died in 2012.
The Province is recognizing the 34 friars commemorating anniversaries of profession and ordination in 2013.
These jubilarians have served in parishes, on campuses, and in a variety of social justice ministries overseas and along the East Coast. They are:
25 Years as a Friar
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75 Years as a Friar
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The Province will celebrate silver and golden jubilees of profession at a June gathering in New York City.
In Memoriam
Last year, 10 members of Holy Name Province were called to their eternal home.
· Venard Murphy, OFM, died Feb. 9 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
· Leo Clifford, OFM, died Feb. 16 in Ringwood, N.J.
· Matthew Conlin, OFM, died April 14 in Ringwood
· Thomas Kelly, OFM, died Aug. 6 in Ringwood
· Jude Murphy, OFM, died Sept. 7 in Butler, N.J.
· Flavian Walsh, OFM, died Oct. 12 in Pompton Plains, N.J.
· Juniper Capece, OFM, died Nov. 3 in Burtonville, Md.
· Reginald Redlon, OFM, died Nov. 7 in Ringwood
· Cyril Seaman, OFM, died Nov. 8 in Ringwood
· Brennan Connelly, OFM, died Nov. 30 in Ringwood
Holy Name Province wishes HNP Today readers a new year filled with peace and all good things.
— Maria Hayes is communications coordinator for Holy Name Province. Theresa Bartha provided research for this story. The photo behind the image above shows the friars marking their 25th, 50th, and 75th anniversaries as friars.
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The following information is provided by Radnor Township Police Department.
On Monday, Oct. 15 four cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy were found to have taken "K2" and "Spice", which are synthetic marijuana products. A cadet there admitted to selling the synthetic drug and handed over 13 individual plastic bags of the product. He said he was selling the K2 and Spice on behalf of a student who had been dismissed the previous month for the same activity. In lieu of being sent to juvenile detention, the cadet was sent back to Valley Forge.
An 18-year-old from Wayne was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a small amount of marijuana after police found him and three other men in a car at Radnor Crossing apartments on Saturday, Oct. 20. A blue glass smoking device, grinder and a small amount of marijuana were found along with Vyvanse, a controlled substance that is a treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
A student at Radnor Middle School was found to have a knife with him at school, it was discovered on Wednesday, Oct. 17. According to police, students told a teacher that the 13-year-old had the knife. District Attorney Michael Hill requested that the student be charged with possessing a weapon on school property.
Three King of Prussia men were found with marijuana in a car parked at North Wayne Park on Monday, Oct. 15. According to police, found in the car was a glass pipe, a glass tube containing marijuana and a metal pulverizer. The car's owner was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a small amount of marijuana.


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When Warren Buffett Buys and Sells Stock, It Pays to Listen -- He Bails on Gannett, But Has Hopped Onboard the Stock of Another Media Company Business Insider, Bloomberg
Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, just filed its 13F, detailing its holdings in various stocks at the end of the second quarter, reports Business Insider.
The story reports: "According to the filing, Berkshire entered into new positions in Dish Network, purchasing 547,312 class A shares, and Suncor Energy (17,769,457 shares) in the second quarter."
The article adds that Buffett's Berkshire sold its entire stake in Gannett (1,740,231 shares).
Bloomberg's story on Buffett's second-quarter activity notes, "Buffett and his deputies spent the most on stocks in a quarter since 2011."


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The problem with inspiring stories of young people who accomplish great things is that the stories often make one realize how much of their own youth was wasted. That happened to me this morning, when I watched a new video of a TED talk by 17-year-old Taylor Wilson ... a boy who, at age 14, built his own nuclear fusion reactor in his garage!
Source: TED (used under fair use)
As Wilson explains it, his ambitious project started when he decided at age 10 that he wanted to create his own star. Nuclear fusion is the process that fuels the stars. Within a star, the mass of all the stellar gas creates enough gravitational force to collide together atoms so that the nuclei fuse together. This is the process of stellar nucleosynthesis and generates all of the heat and light that comes from stars.
As impressive as this sounds, Wilson hasn't single-handedly solved America's energy crisis. His nuclear fusion reactor accelerates beams of the element Deuterium so that it collides together. This acceleration takes energy and, unfortunately, it takes more energy than what is generated by the fusion process.
Still, I think that is overall a fairly minor failure, given that the professionals are running into the exact same problems in designing a nuclear fusion reactor that generates more energy than it takes. But Wilson hasn't let that slow him down, as he's continued inventing and has even designed equipment for the Department of Homeland Security.
Whether you're looking for a dose of inspiration or humility, watching the Taylor Wilson video will fit the bill.
Related Articles:
- List of TED Physics Videos
- Popular Science, "The Boy Who Played with Fusion," Feb. 14, 2012
- March 27, 2012 at 8:54 am(1) Hal Luebbert says:
Gee, I'll bet that all the people who sneered when I said this could be done – at North Iowa Area Community College, 1974 – and wrote a paper explaining how are eating crow now. That's if any of them ever in their lives read anything about physics.
- June 4, 2012 at 5:37 pm(2) physicist says:
Sorry, this kid amassed a pile of crap and fooled a lot of journalists who don't know physics he created a fusion reactor. We have NEVER created a fusion reactor after 40 years of research in it. He talks a good talk, maybe he can run for office some day.
- June 10, 2012 at 5:28 pm(3) physics says:
Actually, we have built fusion devices frequently over the years. What you mean, I think, is that we have never built a fusion reactor that produces more energy than has to be pumped into the machine to get (and keep) the fusion going. This is certainly true, and this kid's device is no different. It takes more power than it produces. As I recall, he says this clearly in his video. Still a rather impressive achievement, though.


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International photographer and Colorado native Peter McBride spent the past three years making images of the Colorado River. His work has been turned into several magazine articles, a book, a museum exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and a short film. Here, he talks about what has become of the Colorado River and what he learned over the course of this project.


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Microsoft Access allows you to include attachments including photos, graphics, documents and other files in your Access database. Access 2007 allows much greater flexibility than earlier versions with advantages including:
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- Click the Add button in the Attachments window to add a new attachment.
- Navigate to the file you would like to attach and click the Open button
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- Notice that the document count for your record has now changed to reflect the new attachments.
- The attachment feature described in this article first became available in Microsoft Access 2007. It is not available in earlier versions of Access.
- Each file must be less than 256MB in size. You may attach a maximum of 2GB of data.
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Lesson 3 - Lines and Measurements
Determine axis and angles and use lines of action and lines for alignment to more accurately draw.
Quite often we associated the meaning of "line" with its technical definition: a straight edge that connects two points. This is only one way of thinking about the concept of line. In art, line can be used in many ways ranging fro using line to determine measurements and angles to simply acting as a connection between two points. In this lesson you will learn several of the constructive properties of line.


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UK game developer, Blitz Games Studios has stopped trading today. Best known for the Dizzy titles, their work on Epic Mickey 2, Reservoir Dogs (under its Volatile Games brand) and connection with IndieCity, Blitz Games Studios has been around for 23 years. Yet another sad story of a closing studio - yet the outpouring of support has been incredible.
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\We've said many things about Zynga in the past few months and very few of them have really been positive. Zynga are most famously known for creating those annoying Facebook games that your friends spam you about.
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- Beat egg in a medium size mixing bowl. Mix egg and onion with mashed potatoes. Add salt and pepper.
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I had always made these sort of hash browns after having leftover mashed potatoes. I have found through the years that cooking them on a lower temperature works better at keeping them together. If you cook them on medium to med-low for about 10 minutes on one side, it gets them very nice and browned which aids in flipping them over. Also, have a spatula that is big enough to encompass the whole bottom of the pancake. Makes sure to completely brown one side before flipping it. It just takes patience. I have also found that the flatter I make them, the better they turn out. If they are only 1/4 inch thick or less, they cook faster and are crispier than if they are thicker. Just a few suggestions to aid in your frustrations... :-)
My family has been making these for years except we add a little flour so they hold together better. We also call them potato cakes instead of hashbrowns. This is a terrific recipe.
My husband asked me to make pancakes from left over mashed potatoes, so I gave this recipe a try. However, I remember that my mother used flour in hers. I think that explains the problem of them not sticking together that other reviewers mentioned. About half a cup of all-purpose flour should be enough - add it slowly until you get the right level of stickiness. We really enjoyed having a treat we remember from childhood!
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In our latest Profiled article, we spoke to Nick Laister, a planning consultant who acts as planning and development advisor to numerous theme parks around the UK. Nick is also Chairman of the Dreamland Trust, which is building the world's first amusement park of historic rides in Margate, and founder of joylandbooks.com, the home of amusement park books and media.
Nick is currently building a new attraction in Oxfordshire, which will be the UK's first farm park designed around the needs of children with physical and sensory disabilities.
We spoke to Nick about the Save Dreamland project and their efforts to restore the Scenic Railway.
Briefly, what is current status of the Save Dreamland campaign? The team expanded not that long ago?
The Save Dreamland Campaign is continuing as before and we are recruiting new members almost daily. Most of the work on building the new Dreamland amusement park is carried out by the Dreamland Trust, which was born out of the Save Dreamland Campaign. It is the Dreamland Trust board that has expanded recently so that we have the expertise to develop and operate what is a £12.4m project.
For those people who are not aware of the basic Dreamland plan – can you briefly explain?
Our idea is to build the world's first amusement park of thrilling historic rides around the listed Scenic Railway roller coaster, which was built in 1920 and is the oldest surviving roller coaster in the UK (fourth oldest in the world). We have rescued a number of other historic rides from amusement parks around the country that have closed down with a view to restoring some or all of them as part of the heritage amusement park.
The Scenic Railway was damaged by fire in April 2008. What is the current status of the ride?
The fire damaged sections have now been removed and the ride is currently standing with a sizeable hole in the middle of it. Sadly it is also now missing half of its station and the workshops, and all the original trains were in the workshop and were destroyed in the fire.
Do you find a wealth of support for the project in Margate? There must be thousands of people still living in the area who rode the Scenic Railway in their youth?
We have loads of support for the project. In addition to our many thousand supporters of the campaign, we have lots of people who have volunteered to help. We also have strong support at the Council, the landowners, English Heritage, Heritage Lottery, CABE and many more organisations.
When approaching the project at the outset – at what stage did you envision the park would be in October 2010?
When I started the Campaign back in January 2003, I think I expected that the park would have been reopened long before now! I think if I had known then what I know now I may have had second thoughts in starting the Campaign! But we are getting ever closer and I have made some really good friends through Dreamland, so I am not ready to throw in the towel just yet.
Since the Save Dreamland campaign began, the UK has lost at least two seaside amusement parks due to closure. Pleasureland especially was steeped in history and unfortunately the Cyclone was demolished. I understand Dreamland will be home to a number of former Pleasureland attractions?
Yes, we have rescued a number of rides from Pleasureland, including the wooden Wild Mouse coaster, the Caterpillar, the River Caves boats and mechanical parts, and various fun house machines.
Despite the closures, it is encouraging to know that some seaside parks are expanding – namely Adventure Island at Southend. Does this provide you with additional confidence that seaside amusement parks can continue to flourish?
Yes. With the right operator, a good quality mix of rides and in a strong location, seaside parks can continue to flourish.
I recently rode the Scenic Railway at Melbourne's Luna Park. Those rides truly are unique. Will the Scenic Railway be the centre piece of the park?
It will, and our latest masterplan is designed to make the most of the ride's presence.
Have you found the work you have done for Dreamland to be rewarding or will the reward come on the day the Scenic Railway reopens?
The work has been rewarding as every time we edge a step closer I feel it is worthwhile. But the main reward will of course be to see the Scenic Railway operating and Dreamland's gates open, full of happy people enjoying a day out at a truly unique attraction.
Lastly, if people wish to be kept informed about the Dreamland project, where is the best place to visit?
Visit www.savedreamland.co.uk and sign up to our mailing list, where you will receive monthly PDF newsletters.


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NYT has finally discovered Flushing
pretty funny, pretty much summarizes most of the major recs, findings, hits, obsessions, threads, etc. for Flushing's chinese food. I can also picture all the threads (and contributors) I've read over the past few years while reading this article; it's almost like seeing your child grow up or something.
the interactive map is pretty cool though, in particular the printable list:
Interesting. I'm actually more worried then excited about seeing this, but good stuff. They must've found Chowhound in a google search last week... It's funny that Chengdu Heaven is usually skipped or mildly neglected (as occurred with Fuschia Dunlop's trip through Golden Mall) and it is CLEARLY because the owners speak about 6 words of English if they work together as a team and the menu is untranslated and lacks wall pictures. But so long as they stay in business, I'm happy with that.
The interactive map is super slick, with photographs, pronunciation guide, and video clips! I think it might be worth it alone just for the PDF of all 20 items and photographs OF THE STOREFRONTS! Wow, so, so helpful! This would have come in handy last time I was stumbling around for the amazing lamb noodle soup place in 41-28 Main St Golden Shopping Mall, looking for a non-existent chef's hat sign. Just make sure you click on "View 2 Photos" buttons for each.
Now, I'm wondering how many non-Chinese speakers will be wandering around the Golden Shopping mall this weekend...I am hoping that the vendors are ready for increased attention.
Disagree that Dunlop neglected Chengdu Heaven -- I think there's a good 3-4 paragraphs devoted to it in her Serious Eats trip. Though I suppose they probably shouldn't have saved it for last. That's the trouble with having a finite amount of stomach space!
re: kathryn
Yeah, pretty much. She seemed very enthusiastic, but they completely neglected the really hearty main course sort of menu in favor of other things. I love the dishes that they ordered, but she would've been wowed by the other menu. I find it hilarious, btw, that Sichuan food in London of the same or lower (usually much lower) quality than Chengdu Heaven would run around 80 dollars for two with smaller portions.
hey this is a good thing, more business = don't go out of business....although i doubt many people from the city are going to trek out to flushing as they're already intimidated by chinatown, which really isn't very intimidating unless you're way into the Fujian area
ive been or heard of almost every place, except this place on Union St called Yipin Chinee Cuisine...those sesame noodles look awesome...anyone ever been?
Also, anyone ever tried Happy Beef Noodle? ive been meaning to for a long time, but it hasn't been top of my list, so i havent gone there yet. ive been looking for a good beef noodle place for a long time, the fujian / lanzhou places in the city get the noodles right, but no one can get the broth and the beef right
Oh one more thing, the korean-chinese dumpling place in the Flushing Mall, in the article, it quickly notes the lady was making naeng myun...anyone ever tried?
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re: Lau
I went to Yipin yesterday to get the sesame noodles ($5) and the thistle dumplings (12 for $4.50!!). Both were delicious. The noodles are handmade and are doused in red pepper sauce and the dumplings are great. I've never tried thistle dumplings, so I'm not sure what I should be tasting, but I gobbled half of them down. Both dishes taste like something that came out of a home kitchen. The dumplings were boiled (I'm not sure if you can ask for them fried), but they were great boiled and she gave me some vinegar and red pepper sauce to bring home.
re: Lau
I ate Happy Noodle everyday for one month last year. Their pickle vegetable (the ones you put on top of the noodle) is very good. Their soup base is delicious and very authentic Taiwanese but their noodle quality is iffy, very limp and over cooked. I now frequent the Taiwanese noodle stall in Flushing mall for beef noodle. Same delicious soup base but their noodle is more "al-dente".
The Times is dying. The home bound elderly can now find out about food in Flushing. I don't see how the map is interactive. While I like the PDF summation it should have been done with google maps so that a bicyclist could plan a route. Very old style journalism. They also should have had a comments area.
re: Geo8rge
The map is interactive because you can click on the markers for the various restaurants and get a description of a dish the NYT decided to highlight (along with photos of the dish and an audio pronunciation of the dish's name). There's a comments area at http://community.nytimes.com/article/...
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Comments area
re: Geo8rge
The pdf map that bigjeff linked to is not interactive; it's the map you get when you click on the link under the second picture:
The area is compact and walkable, no need to bicycle.
Based on discussions here i've been to Chengdu Heaven 3 times , twice on a wednesday and last night on a tuesday, but each time the male chef has been absent and twice the woman could not make the "main" dishes, e.g. Ma Po Bean Curd. However, the cold dishes we had and the Mai La have been excellent.
Anyone else experience this? Suggestions?
Has anyone translated the menus at the other stalls in Golden Mall?
re: IPcook
about the male chef being absent -- YES:
I wouldn't mind #12 from that PDF on my training table every morning! A lamb sandwich AND chilled noodles?!?! That's insane in the membrane. I can't believe I never thought of that.....My favorite line was "where 10 or 12 vendors might operate beef cheek by pork jowl". Hmm, can they make dumplings out of those two meats???
Anyway, I prefer OB board coverage of the neighborhood, but the interactive map is nice- though in Google would have been better.
Just a note. The New York Times first wrote about Flushing restaurants in 1995, when Ruth Reichl asked Chinese cookbook author Ken Hom to pick three Chinese restaurants in Flushing, choose what to order, and take her there. She then wrote reviews of three restaurants. Sichuan, Fujianese and Taiwanese. I read and was amazed. I went to all three, even dragged my dad out there. This was my first visit to Flushing.
And despite going just after those reviews appeared, I rarely if ever saw a diner who wasn't from the neighborhood. So you needn't worry that Flushing will be invaded by throngs of tourists.
I liked the article because for me here in Oklahoma it's always a thrill to read about Golden Mall.
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ya the comments section that someone posted above is actually pretty cute; there are some real flushing virgins out there who seem genuinely interested in checking out the scene and for sure, it's more than welcome; these stalls can grow to become restaurants or who knows what else?
Heh... I was heading here to post the same map. Great resource.
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re: danoots
Another hound-worthy resource: Chowhound's own restaurant database. It's reasonably up-to-date, and additions, corrections and updates are always welcome. And, unlike most listing sites ("Be the first to review Restaurant X ..."), most of these Places pages link to Chowhound threads, and many link to online menus.
Search options include ZIP code (11354 takes in the heart of Flushing Chinatown; 11355 stretches south of 41st Ave.) ... http://www.chow.com/search?Search.x=2...
Or cuisine, e.g. Taiwanese ... http://www.chow.com/search?search%5Bq...
Or you can just open up the search to, say, "Flushing" and "Chinese" ... http://www.chow.com/search?search%5Bq...
The dumpling place in Flushing Mall has great Korean cold noodles --- Technically, it's Chinese Korean cold noodles there because it is Korean noodles but how it's prepared in a certain area in China. Anyway, give it a try. Very vinegary soup and delicious homemade kimchi on top.
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re: Miss Needle
re: Lau
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re: bigjeff
Perhaps. I don't think I've heard of the Dae Dong/N. Korean connection, but it could be true. I know that N. Korean food has more wheat and noodles and is not as highly spiced as food from the South. As I always preferred noodles to rice growing up, my mom used to say it was the N. Korean in me coming out.
I think what Hanachan is saying (and I may be wrong) is that this dumpling place serves mul naeng myun in a different style than Korea. If so, can you please explain how it differs?
re: bigjeff
Here's where I heard about the northern connection at Dae Dong ... http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/din...
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re: Xiao Yang
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re: Lau
I stopped into the golden mall Thursday for lunch with outsized hopes of seeing miles of Xian lamb and pork burgers being consumed by happy first timers, the hand pullers of noodles needing breaks due to possible repetitive motion strain as a result of sudden overwork, and Chengdu running out of tissue. Not so, so sad.
What I saw was odd. Photographers, lots of them, they, come, shoot, and leave. They, well the vast majority, ate no food. Maybe an eyeful was enough for 'em. So sad, not a bite.
I saw the brave few holding the Times open, strangely, to the same page rolling the dice and winning.
Saw several folks come in take a peek, flee.
Heard the Chengdu chef (who was breaking in some new help on the wrong day) chanting to himself, "Dan Dan me, Dan Dan noodle, Dan Dan me, Dan Dan noodle ".
I wish, for the malls' biggest economic boost, this article had appeared in the fall, not in the middle of a strong prolonged heat wave. I would guess the lack of air conditioning was a factor in some folks' decision to depart without eating. We have watched one mall close, and on that day a second one was shuttered (the owner posted a note saying that the vendors had not paid their utility bill and a small crowd of stall tenders were showing what looked like a Con Ed readout to a cable station reporter to show they had paid).
Since the chef was in I had the tofu and fish slices, which I recommended to the curious, and, for the first time, pork instead of a lamb burger. Great.
re: hee jong jong
ya apparently, new people.
if anyone can suss out her whereabouts, I'd put my money on DaveCook.


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JOLIET (AP) — The Will County Forest Preserve District may approve a plan to harvest Asian carp.
The Herald-News in Joliet reports (http://bit.ly/X59DfM) a committee gave the plan preliminary approval Wednesday to address the invasive species. Testing in the fall found a lake at Rock Run Rookery south of Joliet is full of Asian carp. They got there via a channel dug from the lake to the Des Plaines River. The plan needs final approval from the full board, which will meet Feb. 14.
The district says it won't fill the channel because canoeists use it. If the harvest is approved it would start in November.
Asian carp migrated up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers and are poised to invade the Great Lakes, where scientists say they could out-compete native fish for food.


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---- — BEVERLY — The nonprofit life sciences and "cleantech" business incubator North Shore InnoVentures has added six startups to its lineup at the Cummings Center.
"This is a record number of companies joining our incubator at once and is reflective of the improving business climate and continuing growth opportunities for startups in Massachusetts," said Martha Farmer, CEO of North Shore InnoVentures.
The six companies have all joined since March, making a total of 21 companies in a program that nurtures young tech companies. InnoVentures provides office and lab space, plus access to experienced entrepreneurs and mentors, among other services.
Founded in 2008, North Shore InnoVentures is focused on life sciences and clean technologies, because these sectors are two of the strongest technology clusters in the state. The companies that join do so to gain access to facilities, save money, find a mentor, gain expertise, meet with investment advisers or collaborate with other companies.
"I think it shows a couple of things," Farmer said of so many companies joining at once. "It shows we are a little bit more visible than we used to be." It also shows the economy has improved.
Farmer said the business plan of North Shore InnoVentures calls for adding two companies every three months, so "we've been busy."
"As fast as we add them, we graduate them," said Farmer, who said so far seven companies have left North Shore InnoVentures to grow on their own, and two decided not to go any further with their business plans. The average length of stay is one to two years.
Fortunately, there's plenty of room to grow.
"The beauty of being at the Cummings Center when we outgrow the space we are in, we can annex some more," Farmer said.
The new crop is mostly made up of biotech companies, though one, Akita Innovations, has technology that can be used in the cleantech space, Farmer said. That may be due to the fact that there are a lot of biomedical companies on the North Shore. For some reason, funding for cleantech startups is harder to come by than that for biotech.
The recent additions to North Shore InnoVentures' roster are:
Akita Innovations. The company uses "advanced materials technologies to solve research and product development challenges for commercial and government customers," according to a press release. Its materials know-how is useful in sensing, photonics and environmental protection. akitainnovations.com.
Apptomics develops mobile applications and devices for patients, caregivers and health care professionals to help them manage symptoms of neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease. apptomics.com.
Lariat Biosciences is developing a noninvasive way to diagnose early cancer based on circulating free DNA within the bloodstream. Farmer said this technology may be used to catch cancers that are hard to diagnose early, such as pancreatic cancer.
RAN Biotechnologies provides specialty chemicals for biotechnology applications. These chemicals include insoluble materials to capture, purify and diagnose viruses, bacteria and proteins. ranbiotechnologies.com.
Quad Technologies is developing separation technologies for the biotechnology industry. It is developing a unique, dissolvable hydrogel aimed at solving problems involved with protein purification and rare cell separation. quadtechnologies.net.
ZS Genetics is developing a new, electron microscope DNA sequencing technology to address the needs of genomics research. zsgenetics.com.
Staff writer Ethan Forman can be reached at 978-338-2673, by email at email@example.com or on Twitter at @DanverSalemNews.


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Managers cite firing employees as the job they most hate to do. Sometimes, terminating a staff person's employment is the best step to take for your organization. Sometimes terminating a person's employment is the kindest action you can take for the person. In some circumstances, firing an employee is an immediate necessity for the safety and...
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Looking for Friends, Casual Dating, Long-term Relationship
I like to write. I love sharp cheeses and nature, and I feel sad for lonely old people. I wish that coffee shops would sell gravy as a beverage.
What is something that people are surprised to find out about you? I love Miley
If you could have a dinner party and invite any 4 people, dead or alive, who'd be coming? John Waters, Tammy Faye Messner, Louisa May Alcott, Kenny Powers.
What kind of person are you attracted to? Compassionate, confident, funny, philosophical, unpretentious, not easily offended, good eyebrows.
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The following incidents were documented in the logs.
Extra Eye on the Roads
At 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, police received a complaint of speeding motorists on Sudbury Road near Garfield Road during the morning commute. The reporting party requested police keep an extra eye out in the area.
Just after 12 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, police received another request for additional traffic coverage on Highland Street near Main Street to enforce speeding laws and the no left turn restriction.
At School After Hours
At Approximately 12:20 a.m. on Saturday, police received an alert from American Alarm at the . Police responded to the area and found multiple subjects loitering in the area. The building was checked and the subjects were sent on their way.
Hit and Run
At approximately 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, police received a report of a past hit and run involving a parked car at Concord Depot. Witnesses reported observing a green SUV leave the area at the time they heard the collision. Police responded to the area and observed minor damage to the tailgate of a green Kia Sportage.
OUI Arrest
Just after 4 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, police initiated a motor vehicle stop on Concord Turnpike at Fairhaven Road, resulting in the arrest of Samantha R. Bovenzi, 25, of Leominster, for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, marked lanes violations, and speeding in violation of special regulations.


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SBS Bus Routes Planned and In-Effect. Map from MTA via Streetsblog
Last week, the MTA announced an expansion of Select Bus Service (SBS), New York City's version of a "Bus Rapid Transit" (BRT) system. Streetsblog has noted that this strategic move is essentially the MTA's acknowledgment it's not financially feasible to build subway lines fast enough to meet demand. In pioneering cities like Curitiba (the first to implement BRT), Taipei, and Jakarta, BRT has been a viable means to improve and/or increase public transportation service at a lower capital expenditure than traditional transit options that require fixed rails, tunneling for new routes, custom train cars, etc. The system can also be built quickly and incrementally, offering improvements to the populace sooner than other more labor-intensive options.


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It'd been a week since Kate and I talked. She was really upset with me, but honestly, I had no idea why. I mean, yeah we had an argument, but it wasn't as big as any of our other fights. I wanted to talk to her, but I figured I'd just let it blow over.
When she didn't come up to me and laugh it off, I began to worry she would never come up to me. I worried that if I waited too long, it would be too late. I knew I was being stupid, that I just needed to go up and talk to Kate, but everytime I got up the courage, it would come crashing down.
I wanted to slap myself in the face every second I held it off.
"Hey babe," Jake said as he came up to my locker.
My eyes were glued to Kate's back down the hall before I turned to Jake with a weak smile. "Hey."
Jake's eyebrows furrowed and he leaned against the nearest lockers. "What's up?" He sounded concerned.
I grabbed a couple books from my locker. "Kate still hasn't talked to me."
Jake and I sighed at the same time: his sigh out of stress, mine out of depression. "You need to talk to her," he said.
I shook my head vehemently. "I don't think I can. I'm not good with apologies. I can't just go up to someone and apologize." I closed my locker and turned to Jake fully.
"You need to. If she won't and you won't then nothing will get fixed between you two." Jake gave me a stern look.
"It's not that easy for me," I told him.
"She's your best friend!"
"I know, but still. I don't know if I can."
"Well if you don't, you two will end up not talking to each other and your friendship will be lost." He had a good point.
I narrowed my eyes at him slightly. "I'll talk to her." I gave in. "But not yet. She still has to cool off."
Jake chuckled, shook his head then leaned in and planted a kiss on my forehead. "As long as you talk to her." I smiled up at him as the bell rang. I turned around happily and I felt a slap on my butt. "Now get to class." Jake smirked as he took his hand from my butt.
I gave him a mischievous smile, blushing slightly, and then walked to my next class with a slight spring in my step. I took my seat near the back and flipped open my notebook to finish a few questions I didn't finish for homework. About a minute later, Nick walked into the classroom and hurried to me with a worried look on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked, obvious concern in my voice.
He sat down and started bouncing his knee. When he got nervous, his bright green eyes seemed to dull into a forest green color. "It's almost Kate's and my three week anniversary." He dragged a hand through his thick dark hair. "I'm freaking out about what to get her."
I squinted my eyes a little bit. "Well, you got her that nice ring. Why don't you get her a necklace to match?" I shrugged as if that should've been obvious.
His face seemed to soften. "Oh," he simply stated. "I guess I could do that."
I laughed. "Wow, guys are really oblivious." He glared at me playfully, but the teacher came in so we couldn't finish our small dispute.
When class ended, Nick and I got up and out at the same time. "So," Nick started, shoving a hand into his front pocket. "Do you think you could come with me to pick out a necklace?"
I hesitated. "I don't know. I'm not sure if Kate would like that too much."
"What do you mean?" Nick asked with serious confusion. He really didn't know what was going on between me and Kate?
"Um, Kate and I are... in a fight. If she sees me with her boyfriend, she might hate me for the rest of my life."
Nick raised an eyebrow. "We're only picking out a necklace. Its not like I'm cheating on her."
I nodded. "I know, but she isn't too fond of me at the moment and she'll find anything to make her hate me any more. Even if we're not doing anything, she'll read into it... yeah, it won't be pretty." I held up a hand as if saying, "trust me."
Nick nodded slowly, thinking. "Well, we can just not tell her." He shrugged as if it were no big deal.
I sighed. He wasn't going to give up. "Fine. But if she sees us, I'm blaming you."
This brought a huge grin to Nick's face. "Thanks, Haven!" Unexpectedly, he wrapped his arms around me in a bear hug. He rocked a little and I let out an awkward chuckle as I patted his back with my hand.
"What's going on here?" Kate's voice asked. Nick and I both froze. He was taller than me so he had to bend a little to hug me, which also meant that my face was buried in the crook of his shoulder and neck.
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Vascular Closure Devices Aid Closure of Large Access Sites
There is no shortage of debate among interventional cardiologists over whether vascular closure devices should be used for standard cath lab procedures. However, some say these devices have a definite niche in areas where they were not originally intended but have found frequent off-label use because of their utility.
The larger sizes of devices used for transcatheter endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) requires a much larger arteriotomy site than standard percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). However, these larger holes also make it more difficult to achieve hemostasis using manual compression alone.
Some of these devices are as large as 24 French, and anything larger requires a surgical cut-down, said Chris Malaisrie, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, division of cardiac surgery, Northwestern University Memorial Hospital, Chicago. "You can't just hold pressure on a hole that size," Malaisrie explained. "I use the preclose technique for large bore access for TEVAR and TAVI. I currently use Abbott Prostar or Abbott Perclose Proglide off-label. I prefer the ProGlide, even though you need two of them to close."
The Abbott Perclose ProGlide suture-mediated closure system provides a suture for vascular closure of 5 – 21 French femoral artery access sites. The vendor says for sheath sizes greater than 8 French, at least two devices and the pre-close technique are required. The system helps reduce time to hemostasis, ambulation and discharge.
Another off-label application of these devices has been found when using percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVADs), such as the Abiomed Impella or the CardiacAssist TandemHeart systems. The TandemHeart system uses cannula sizes up to 17 French.
"We primarily use two ProGlides for Impella 13 French closure using an off-label pre close technique," said Mladen Vidovich, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, chief, section of cardiology, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, and associate professor of medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago.
He said cath labs at both Jesse Brown VA and UIC used closure devices on a regular basis for femoral access PCI in the past to speed patient ambulation and cut nursing time. However, he said both facilities have drastically reduced the need for these devices.
"Due to our high radial access volume, our closure device use has dwindled, but for the rare groin I'll use Proglide," Vidovich said.
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After reading this article, Mauricio G. Cohen, M.D., director, cardiac cath lab at thye University of Miami Health System, Fla., sent DAIC a link to a recent article on a study (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23436434) he helped with regarding the positive use of closure devices following valvuloplasty procedures.
"The use of vascular closure devices and impact on major bleeding and net adverse clinical events (NACEs) in balloon aortic valvuloplasty: A sub-analysis of the BRAVO study" had the objective to determine the impact of suture-mediated vascular closure devices (VCDs) on net adverse clinical events (NACEs) after balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV). In the subanalysis of 428 consecutive patients who underwent BAV (with 10-13 French sheaths), they compared the effect of hemostasis with VCDs versus manual compression utilizing standardized definitions. The study suggests suture-mediated vascular closure is associated with a substantial reduction in NACE after transfemoral BAV.


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By Travis Whitton
For The Herald Bulletin
ANDERSON, Ind. —
It didn't take long for the Elwood girls basketball team to figure out Liberty Christian as it used a 37-2 run during a span of about 14 minutes on the way to a 69-17 win Friday.
After only scoring two points in the first quarter, the Lions (1-2) didn't feel too bad knowing that Elwood had only scored 10 points of its own. But with 6:34 left before the half, the Panthers started their run.
Up just 12-7, they went on a 9-0 run to take a 21-7 lead, but they were far from done. A Michaela Levell bucket around the three-minute mark of the second quarter marked the last time Liberty Christian scored for awhile.
As a matter of fact, the Lions not only went the rest of the second quarter without scoring, but they also went the entire third quarter without a point. By the time the fourth quarter started, the Panthers (3-0) were cruising 49-9 and well on their way to their third win of the season.
Elwood coach Tom Kessinger said that one of the keys to his team's extended run was depth. The Panthers also started sharing the ball, which was something he had preached in practice.
"Depth is good, we have girls that I have no question in putting them in at any point of the game," he said. "Sharing the ball, one thing I kept preaching today (and) getting through their heads is enjoy others' success."
The Panthers' depth was never more evident than the final stat sheet. In a game where they scored 69 points as a team, their leading scorers — Jessie Noone and Tenasha Stephens — had but 12 points each.
Kessinger said that despite the fact that he didn't really have a whole lot of scouting material on Liberty Christian, he went with his philosophy to do the things that they do well in the game.
"We just tried to shore things up, just take care of the ball and push the ball," said the coach. "The main thing I think for us is just do what we do better. That's my philosophy on coaching."
The Lions coach wasn't happy with the loss but, ever the optimist, he was able to find positives in an otherwise dismal game.
Liberty Christian had the same number of shots in the first half as its counterpart, it just couldn't get them to drop.
"I told them in the locker room that they were getting the shots," said Lions coach Paul Jessup. "Everyone knows, who's been around long enough, knows that sometimes, some nights you just can't hit shots. We were getting them. We were getting the 10-footers and layups. I was extremely proud of them."
Jessup said that his team knows that they aren't always going to shoot such a low percentage. He added they were upbeat and taking the loss in stride.
"We were laughing and joking (after the game), and not that we were happy with the loss but we understand we did things better tonight," he said. "We grew tonight. We had our effort tonight, and we knew that shots just weren't going down."
Liberty Christian was led in scoring by Briana Ayers with seven points.


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The Express-Star
Tuttle residents had to say goodbye to an iconic building on Main Street yesterday, in the early morning hours.
The building that once served as the Williams Grocery Store caught flames just before 5 a.m. and was engulfed with heavy smoke, Tuttle Fire Chief Bruce Anthony said.
Reports indicated no one was inside or injured due to the fire. Several houses, only feet away from the building, remained unaffected.
Around 30 crew members from Grady County, Bridge Creek and Newcastle all came to help tame the fire.
According to Emergency Management Director Dale Thompson, his office was paged to assist the situation.
"Three of us went there with our mobile air trailer," Thompson said.
Thompson, along with two other fire department staff members helped provide clean, fresh air to the firefighters on the scene.
The building was built around the late 50's and opened as the Williams Grocery Store in the 70's. It was being remodeled into a new hardware store, the Tuttle Fire Department explained.
Although the fire was large and left the building completely destroyed, it was under control within a few hours.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but an Oklahoma State Fire Marshall investigator was called to the scene.


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TRAVERSE CITY — Republican Ray Franz said his work to cut spending and reduce government regulation warrants his reelection to the Michigan House of Representatives in the 101st District.
"I ran on a simple platform, and I've accomplished everything I've campaigned on," Franz said. "Eliminating the Michigan business tax and balancing the budget ... cutting regulations. That's what I ran on."
Franz's Democratic opponent, Allen O'Shea, portrays the incumbent as out of touch with voters, pointing to Franz's voting record on education funding and the environment.
"He's chopped up the educational budget by a billion dollars — he's been a party to that," O'Shea said.
Franz said at a candidate forum in Leelanau County that "global warming is a hoax" and the League of Conservation Voters put Franz on its "dirty dozen" list for votes to put a cap on public lands, to potentially open sensitive sand dunes to some construction, and to stop Michigan from adopting Great Lakes protections stronger than the federal government's.
"Is that the kind of legislator we want representing the 101st?" O'Shea said.
Franz is an advocate for increased dredging and maintenance work at 15 harbors in Michigan by tapping federal Harbor Maintenance Trust Funds. The longtime grocer from Onekama said the state is working to find appropriate, equitable funding sources for both municipalities and schools.
He believes the state's property tax structure needs to be changed and government regulations reduced.
"We want to keep the state moving forward (with a) more business-friendly climate," said Franz, who declined to comment on O'Shea's background, noting he wants to run on his record.
O'Shea, owner of Contractors Building Supply and a longtime Manistee County commissioner, said he wants to balance the state budget but "not on the backs of the middle class and seniors."
"We need to take a look at a statewide energy policy that's not being run by our utilities," O'Shea said, adding protecting the Great Lakes are a top priority.
"Our Great Lakes and clean water are off limits, in my view," O'Shea said.
Election 2012
Franz, O'Shea wage fight for seat in the state House
TRAVERSE CITY — Republican Ray Franz said his work to cut spending and reduce government regulation warrants his reelection to the Michigan House of Representatives in the 101st District.
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Risi e Bisi
August 19, 2007 | 33 Comments
String of Pearls from our garden
There are some culinary matches that are just meant to be. Bagels and cream cheese, tequila and lime, pancakes and maple syrup – ingredients that complement each other through their contrasting flavours, textures and colours. They work in tandem without losing their individual attributes, and the sum is much greater than its parts.
The Italians have a term to describe this form of creative harmony – come il parmigiano sulla pasta (like Parmesan on pasta). It means "exactly the way something ought to be".
A signature pairing common to most culinary traditions is that of rice and peas.
Some, like the Japanese Mame Gohan and the Indian Matar Pulao use fresh green peas.
Other rice and pea creations – as in the Carribean – use dried peas. Either way, the end result signifies comfort in all its simplicity.
Our favourite combination of rice and peas is the Italian Risi e Bisi.
Risi = rice, Bisi = peas. This is a risotto in which the consonance of sounds is matched by the sweet harmony of flavours.
While risotto is traditonally prepared with glutinous Italian rices like Arborio, Vialone Nano or Carnaroli, we prefer to use whole grain glutinous rices like Rose Matta (See Rositto, the better Risotto).
In this dish, we've used Bhutanese red rice, the beautiful grain fed entirely through glacial runoffs in the Himalayas. (More about Bhutanese red rice HERE) This nutty, wholesome grain cooks relatively quickly and is available at some specialty stores.
We were attempting a drier version of the traditonal risotto, and this rice worked fine though it is not as glutinous as the Italian risotto rices or Rose Matta.
This recipe is from our Italian vegetarian cookbook, Gusto Italiano by Ursula Ferrigno. (See review here)
She tells us:
This recipe has become a specialty of Venice because of the wonderful soil of the Veneto, where peas grow in abundance. In the pea season there is such a glut that the vendors don't bother to weigh them out but just pour the pods freely into your bag …
We used fresh peas and mint from our garden.
Ours is a drier, lower-fat version of her recipe. We have listed the original recipe, with notes indicating our alterations.
The recipe calls for adding the peas in the beginning. We prefer to add it five minutes from the end.
RISI E BISI (Rice and Peas, Italian-style)
2.25 pounds fresh pea pods
**we used 1 cup shelled fresh peas
1.5 cups Vialone Nano risotto rice
** we used Bhutanese red rice
4 tbsps unsalted butter and 2 tbsps olive oil
**we used 1 tablespoon butter and no oil
2 garlic cloves peeled and finely chopped
6 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
4.5 cups hot vegetable stock
**We used 3.5 cups. For stock, we dissolved 1 tsp Better than Bouillon Vegetable Base in hot water
½ cup dry white wine
a handlful of fresh flat-leaf mint, chopped
a handlful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
**we didn't use parsley, but added some extra mint
2 oz. Parmesan, freshly grated, plus extra for serving
sea salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper
1. If using frozen peas, keep them out to thaw, or microwave for a minute.
2. In a heavy saucepan, saute the garlic and onion in the butter and oil until translucent, Add the peas, parsley and stock to barely cover. (We added the peas towards the end and replaced the parsley with some mint) Simmer gently for 2 minutes.
3. Add the rice, wine and pepper, stir to coat in the mixture with a wooden spoon. Add a ladelful of hot stock and stir at a slow boil until it is absorbed by the rice. Keep adding the stock in this manner, a ladleful at a time until the stock is used up stirring continuously – about 20-25 minutes. Five mintues from the end, we added the fresh peas. Remove from heat.
4. If using thawed frozen peas, add them now. Stir in some salt (if you're using bouillon, it's salty, so keep that in mind), the mint and Parmesan. Add more pepper if necessary.
5. Cover and let it stand for a minute for the rice to rest. Serve on hot plates, with extra grated Parmesan if desired.
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33 Comments
Like Cluri, I thought this was your nomme for bisi bele bhaath The peas are nice and fleshy- would add tons of taste to any dish!!
The picture is so amazing. This risi bisi (liked the name ) minty peas rice looks yummy ;;) :dance:
You guys are really adventurous in your selection of rice. Will have to try a risotto after seeing these beautiful dishes you have been creating. Do you buy a couple of pounds of each variety to try out ??
white rice we buy in small quantites. rose matta we buy a 10 or 20-pound bag, depending on what's available. we bought a big bag of the black rice too, since there was no small bag. – b.
Hey even I thought that's the name for bisi bele bhaath after reading the title!You guys rock with your innovative recipes! :dance:
It looks so beautiful. It must taste lovely too. Will try this when peas are in season.
Where do you buy your Bhutanese rice?
in the bin at the co-op. it's expensive – around 4.50 a pound. we buy it once in a blue moon. – b.
:hmm: your posts on risottos with diff varieties of rice is making me change my notion of risotto = arborio now!
Lovely! Because this rice is so damn expensive I tend to mix it with other rice to make a kind of mix. It tastes great though and we find it exciting with all the different colors. Risi E Bisi looks great!
That reminds me of Kheema cooked with peas!
Looks wonderful… must be tasting great too!!!
Trust you both for coming up with the most innovative food and hey this name has the same zing as gonglu and bhadang
I mix it with rose matta and use in soups – it does hold its shape well. I love its dark colour.
lovely recipe..you know what, if there was a voting for the best food pic, I think this one will win hands down…
You really have the most incredible collection of rices in your pantry! This dish is gorgeous with the contrasting jewel-ike colors.
Bhutanese Red Rice, have never seen it. I will go hunting for it for sure, Risi e Bisi looks great with those sparkling green gems.
Risi e Bisi looks wonderfule with those pecks of greens from your garden…You alone can start a rice-o-pedia someday with the use of variety of rice grains! :bow: :bow: :bow:
yah when i saw the title me also thought its a twist of bisi bele baath… i have never wanted to try risotto… looks all mushy rice to me in all the pics…and i know i love khichdi… you encourage me to give it a go….
Loved those peas
Your risotto looks fabulous!:)
I really liked the pic of a spoonful of risotto :yes:
Bellissimo! :horn:
what a cute name & lovely colors need to chk out the better than bouillon, does it have less sodium?
low-sodium is available too – b.
it is a very informative post to me. Never heard of this rice. the recipe looks so nice .
Nice One! Looks so tasty. I need to try this soonnnnnn!
ps great pic of the pea pod
Looking at them, I feel that the rice is chewy. Are they?
just slightly chewy – i love chewy rice. – b.
When I read the name, I thought you were referring to Kannada word "bisi"(hot) :embarrass.
A nice name for a nice dish. Very different one. I am yet to try red rice. Will have to try this sometime.
The peas look so vibrant and fresh! I love chewy rice and this seems perfect.
Hi Bee,
Colour combo is so beautiful. Never cooked with red rice before but have used redrice flour for making rotti.
You see that comment you left on Shilpa's blog about being a real artist? Well here's looking at you kid because you too are an artist. The food, the food styling and the photography. Oh wait, that includes Jai too!
What a gorgeous dish! The red rice must taste delicious against the sweetness of the peas.
Wow! I just loved the closeup shot of peas! We all know 2 words in bhutanese now!
What an innovative entry. You have inspired me bee.
Great investigation work bee! I am talking about the copy blog
:yes:You should read the comments we left in her blog for more entertainment.
So purdy! Pretty peas
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An Alpharetta company is suing three other firms on claims they infringed on its patent for Cinchpad, an absorbent pad and impermeable membrane, protecting the work surface and equipment during a gastrointestinal procedure.
After surgery, medical staff can use the Cinchpad's drawsting to close it for easy removal.
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What is Cognitive Phonetics? Practical theory for success in speaking, listening and teaching
Phonetics is the scientific study of speech. Its key finding is the huge difference between what people think speech is like, and what speech is really like.
When we listen to one another talk, speech seems to be a sequence of distinct words, each made up of distinct sounds (phonemes). In reality, speech is a continuous stream of sound.
The discrete words and phonemes are not in speech, but are imposed upon speech by our minds. The question of exactly how our minds do this is a fascinating one, investigated by several different theories. Cognitive Phonetics is one of these.
What is cognitive phonetics useful for?
Some theories, following Noam Chomsky, suggest the mind is a kind of computer, operating below the level of conscious awareness, which converts continuous speech into discrete units. These theories are very interesting, and have taught us a great deal about speech and language. Unfortunately they are not very useful for 'applied' topics, such as teaching second language pronunciation. They explain learners' problems in a way theorists understand, not in a way learners themselves understand. That's what cognitive phonetics is really good at. By researching how people from different language backgrounds think about speech with their conscious minds, we develop explanations learners can act upon quickly and confidently to improve their pronunciation, and maintain the improvement.
Here's a short article that explains the theory of Cognitive Phonetics in a little more detail.
About Dr Fraser
Helen studied phonetics and linguistics at Macquarie University and the University of Edinburgh, then lectured for many years at the University of New England (Australia).
She has researched the theory of cognitive phonetics since the 1980s, but from 1999, has become more and more concerned with its practical applications. She now focuses mainly on two specific applications: intercultural speaking and listening, and forensic transcription.


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