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VIDEO: quarrygirl presents ms. cupcake vegan bakery in london
today quarrygirl presents goes global as we travel to london to check out ms. cupcake, the uk's first entirely vegan bakery!
i wish i could be more like owner mellissa morgan aka ms. cupcake. disappointed in the lack of british vegan baked goods when she moved to england from canada, she took matters into her own hands and started making treats in her tiny flat and selling them at a market stall. just three years later, ms. cupcake is a world famous bakery in brixton with over 150 different cupcake varieties, several other dessert lines, savory items, and a cookbook on the way.
we sat down with mellissa to chat about why she started baking, why all people (not just vegans!) enjoy her desserts, and how cupcakes can provide an inclusive experience. when in london, be sure to check out ms. cupcake—you won't regret it!
Have you subscribed to Quarrygirl's vegan video series yet? This week's entry features the queen of British vegan baked goods, Ms. Cupcake! Vegan Philly cheesesteak puffs?! My life is empty with you.
Eating raw will not ruin your life!
When Megan Rascal sent me this article asserting that a mostly raw diet is inherently unhealthful, I debated whether to write a response or just ignore it. It's always a toss-up when ill-informed crap ends up in my inbox; I thought I might ignore it because I believe that giving press to bullshit can sometimes just perpetuate the bullshit, but I decided to respond because of the (growing? I hope not) misconception that raw food = crazy people food, and that high-to-fully raw people know nothing about nutrition or how to take care of ourselves, and are basically just all counting our days until our nutritional deficiencies kick in and turn us into vegetables.
The article I'm referring to, also published on a "science" blog, claims that a raw vegan diet is super unhealthful. I'll be honest, it's got some good (if obvious, already widely known) points in support of expanding a raw diet to incorporate cooked food. Yes, some cooked food has value, and yes, if you don't supplement your B12 or take a multivitamin bad things will happen, but how the author takes these points and comes to such rash conclusions makes me wonder if he had a bad break-up with a raw vegan or something. When I read lines like "You have nothing to gain and much to lose by going totally or even mostly raw," I wonder if this article was written to prove that the author's target was on the wrong path, damn it, and look! now it says so on the Internet!
The piece completely misses the point of a high-raw vegan diet, which incorporates tons of raw greens, veggies, and fruits in whole, unprocessed form, and just picks on the zealots who refuse to supplement and only eat bananas. It even brings up the "you'll kill your kids if you feed them raw food!" argument, which we have heard about all forms of vegan diets and continue to prove wrong.
(Side note: I hate it when vegan doctors are cited to prove that one vegan diet is better than another. This article cites Dr. Eseystein and Dr. McDougal, both of whom have made millions hawking their unique brands of veganism, as evidence against a high-raw vegan diet, which has its own doctors rooting for and staking millions in its value.)
I really appreciate Gena Hamshaw's balanced, science-driven approach to raw food in her post "Why Raw? Revisiting the Question." I love Vegan RD Ginny Messina's compassionate post, "Raw or Cooked Foods? Which Is the Best Diet for Vegans?," on why raw foodists should consider incorporating some (or lots) of cooked vegan foods to round out their diets and have an easier time staying vegan. There are plenty of folks who jettison veganism or raw veganism when health issues come up, and while I have no judgement for them I supremely admire folks who take every measure to hold true to their values while minding their health needs. Bonzai Aphrodite recently posted this beautiful long-read about how she's navigated health issues while staying vegan. Brava! I wrote a Vegansaurus post about why there are so many ex-raw vegans and advocated for folks to consider adopting a more expansive raw vegan diet. In the context of these articles, the anger and all-or-nothing conclusions made by this article and many like it baffle me and make me think there's a personal grudge.
Closing thoughts: Some (but not all) raw foodies are inflexible and unrealistic, just like some (but not all) vegans and some (OK, most) meat-eaters. Everyone should be taking B12, and probably a multivitamin, omega-3, and maybe a D supplement, too. Mostly raw vegans can be very happy and healthy. I am doing pretty damn well on a high-raw vegan diet that includes lots of raw greens-rich salads and raw smoothies and juices on the reg, as well as a variety of cooked foods. I just got my bloodwork done as a routine every-few-years thing so I can brag in articles like this, and my doctor said my blood is so groovy it makes her want to go vegan. So to the author of these articles, I say this: Please don't judge all high-raw vegans based on a tiny fraction of us who go to extremes, and in return, I promise not to call the raw vegan who broke your heart and alert this person that you're hella casting aspersions on them.
[Photo of Pure Food and Wine's tacos by Edsel Little via Flickr]
Animals Asia sanctuary stays in Vietnam!
Animals Asia is the No 1. (if not only) organization that rescues and houses moon bears from the bear bile trade in China and Vietnam, while working to end that awful practice. We love them!
Last year Animals Asia's $2 million, 29-acre Rescue Center in Tam Dao National Park was threatened with eviction by the Vietnamese government. But they worked it out, and can stay! "Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has concluded that the rescue center's operation should be maintained, and that construction on the project's second phase should continue," said Communications Manager Maya Gottfried.
This is wonderful news not only for the 104 resident bears, but the 77 human employees of the center, as well as the tens of thousands bears being held and milked for their bile in China and Vietnam. Thanks, Vietnam! And thanks to Animals Asia for tireless work on behalf of the bears.
[Photos via Animals Asia]
Welcome the starting lineup for Puppy Bowl IX!
Puppy Bowl is back! We love Puppy Bowl, because puppies + adoption = television GOLD, and we are super-happy to alert you to this year's starting lineup. The Puppy Bowl IX players are here! Let's size them up!
My favorites this year are Daffodil, of Harley's Haven Rescue in Souderton, Pa., because look at THAT FACE. She is like the platonic ideal of That Puppy in the Window and I just want to make her happy.
I am also pretty enamored of Sally, from North Smithfield, R.I.'s Furever Dachshund Rescue. She is long of ear and body, and short of leg, which are qualities I appreciate in a dog.
Finally, ol' Lenny here, from Gimme Shelter in Sagaponack, N.Y., because he looks tough. It's hard to look tough when you're an itty-bitty puppy with tiny milk teeth and awkwardly oversized paws.
Who are your favorites? I've never picked an MVP, but that doesn't matter when you've got a football field full of puppies. Puppy Bowl IX airs at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, on Animal Planet.
Update: Blitz is totally going to kick A because her name is Blitz and she's wild-eyed! -Megan
[Photos by Keith Barraclough | DCL via Animal Planet]
Hot damn!: Roasted Garlic Triscuits
If you don't like junkfood, move on. For everybody else, these crackers are for you! They are totally great. I want to marry them. They remind me of Cool Ranch Doritos, I think? Is that what it is?
I wrote to the company about the "natural flavors" and they said the "vegetarian natural flavors" are vegetarian…I was like, yes, but it just says "natural flavors." And they wrote back again to inform me that vegetarian natural flavors are both vegetarian and natural…so, not clear. But you can decide on your own if that makes it or breaks it for you. They also have monoglycerides and diglycerides which I don't really know anything about but someone else wrote them and got a response stating those are from vegetable oils. And PETA does have them on the "Accidentally Vegan" list. I don't know much about the parent company Nabisco though.
If you are comfortable with those answers and supporting the company, then go get these because they are AMAZINGFANTASTIC!
Cookin' Crunk!: Veganizing the Dirty South
I don't know exactly when it happened, but sometime in 2012 I found myself in the biggest creative slump. Even the once exciting outlet of cooking for myself had become a drag, and I knew I needed some inspiration, but from where? Fortunately for me, inspiration came in the mail, in the form of Bianca Phillips' recently published cookbook, Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South!
You've probably stumbled across (or follow!) Bianca's blog, Vegan Crunk (a Vegansaurus favorite!), which has been around since 2007. I found it a couple years ago while traveling through the South, looking for a vegan place to eat in Memphis. Bianca had me covered with her Memphis vegan dining guide, and so I got to eat tofu scramble at Brother Juniper's (which I would love to tell you was delicious, but unfortunately I was so very sick, and therefore had to douse it in hot sauce to clear my sinuses. It looked scrumptious!). Anyway, I was super delighted to find that she had published a cookbook and even more stoked to be generously given a copy for review!
I own many cookbooks that I just love, and Cookin' Crunk has definitely made its way to the top. The recipes are straight-forward and quite manageable, while the task of gathering the accessible ingredients can be accomplished at one grocery store. Of this Bianca says (via email), "I was raised in a small town in Arkansas, and it's Whole Foods-less. So I was thinking about those people in small towns. … Of course, there are some things, like nooch and black salt … but I figure most vegans can find those things, even if they order online."
Another feature of this book I'm taken with is that the recipes are so flavorful, sometimes with only a few ingredients: She knows how to spice food up! Last but not least, the narratives and anecdotes presenting each recipe are warm, funny and make me feel like Bianca's in my kitchen, guiding me through these culinary adventures, dishing out the history of these meals. Cookin' Crunk was one of my favorite vegan finds of last year, and I honestly cannot wait to make everything in it. I definitely recommend you add this cookbook to your collection. But don't just go and hit up Amazon; if you buy it through Vegan Crunk, you can purchase a signed copy!
All right, onto the food!
The very first dish I made was the Jalapeño-Lime Watermelon Salad. Now, I was taken aback by mixing jalapeño, lime, and basil with my watermelon, and thought for sure I'd hate it. Turns out, I don't know if I can eat watermelon all by it's lonesome in the future, EVER AGAIN.
The second thing I made was the Mess O'Greens with Turnips. I'm embarrassed to admit that this combination of food is too bitter for my California palate, so now I substitute kale and sweet potatoes for collards and turnips!
Here we have the Deviled Tofu Bites, which were reminiscent of the food at my own family get-togethers growing up.
Entree-style is the Country-Fried Tempeh Steak with Soy Milk Gravy (and a side of the Mess O'Greens), which is one of the best things I have ever tasted. It was better than any comparable restaurant version I've had, for real. Full disclosure: I used the bake option instead of frying it. Looking at this picture reminds me that I need to make this baby again real soon!
Of course there's a dessert section! Pictured above is the Old-Fashioned Coconut Pie and it's KILLER. I've made it about five times, I love it so much. I make desserts for a living, which means I've both baked and eaten A LOT of vegan treats; let me tell you, this pie is beyond words. I could probably eat the whole thing in one sitting, which is coming to you from someone who usually wants nothing to do with sweet and decadent desserts in her off-time.
What are you waiting for? Go get yourself a signed copy of Cookin' Crunk!
NPR considers the lobster
An animal behavior professor, reports NPR, has concluded that crustaceans do, in fact, feel pain.
As for what this might mean for those of us who occasionally dispatch a crustacean or two, the best way to minimize potential pain is likely electrocution or driving a knife through the creature's brain, Elwood says. But as most of us lack specialized machinery and knowledge of crustacean anatomy, the easiest way is still dropping the crab in a pot of boiling water.
If you're determined to eat animals, I guess how much they suffer before becoming their dinner doesn't matter at all.
[Photo by Andrea Westmoreland via Flickr]
What happens to "retired" research chimps?
NPR had a nice report on Friday about the lives of chimps after they have been "retired" from scientific study, specifically those at the National Institutes of Health. Yes, "retired" is a bullshit term and life for lab animals is horrific, but obfuscatory vocabulary shouldn't detract from the actual greatness of taking chimpanzees out of those labs; we made their lives hell, but now we are taking them out of that hell.
NPR focuses on two facilities that take in research chimps, Save the Chimps in Florida, and Chimp Haven in Louisiana. Both sanctuaries tell science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce that they are willing and able to take in more of the NIH's retired chimps (which number in the hundreds), but because "Congress put a [$30 million] cap on how much the agency can spend on chimp sanctuaries when it passed the CHIMP Act in 2000," and the NIH has already spent almost $29 million so far. Save the Chimps and Chimp Haven are raising more money to meet demand, but for 100 recently retired chimps, the NIH instead chose to make them "ineligible for experiments," and "moved [them] to a different lab that had space to house them" instead of sending them to sanctuaries.
The cost of keeping a chimp in a lab for a year, $15,000, is close to the annual cost of housing a chimp in a sanctuary. As Greenfieldboyce reports, the sanctuaries are working on raising $5 million right now to take on the retired chimps, as well as make room for chimps expected to be retired by the NIH soon. The story is an interesting read (and better listen), if you can get past the "retired" euphemism. Because come on, NIH, none of these chimpanzees ever applied for the "jobs" you gave them.
[Photo of Chimp Haven resident by Steve Snodgrass via Flickr]
Baddass mouse is totally baddass
This is the grasshopper mouse, a carnivorous rodent found in Southwestern U.S. deserts. These wacky mofos are totally hardcore! They eat scorpions and howl at the moon. For real. And forget about digging their own burrows—they run up in other rodents' homes and kick them out. And if times are tough, cannibalism is not beyond them. Damn, mouse, that's some cold shit. This video is ridic:
[Can't see the video? Watch it on Vegansaurus.com!]
OMG I want one! Why are they so crazy? National Geographic has another vid if you don't mind some bug carnage. These baddasses don't mess around. But remember: "Thug means never having to say you're sorry."
Buzzfeed kills it with "The 19 Most Annoying Things About Being Vegan"
God bless Buzzfeed, amiright? Buzzfeed staffer Jack Shepherd hits the nail on the head with this list of annoying things. You have to read it and tell me if you think it's as dead-on as I do. Did he miss any? Here are my favorites:
I hate wraps so so much. Bread is why I eat sandwiches.
So true. :(
And of course #19 is the truest annoyance of all: "The comment section for every article ever written about veganism." And don't worry, there are plenty of terrible comments on his post. I wish I could shock people through the internet. Just send a few volts per level of obnoxiousness. Disqus should add that feature.
Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use!
It's Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use! Yay, Paul! Yay, Animals!
How many factory farmers does it take to screw in a light bulb? It doesn't matter since they want to keep us in the dark anyway! How? Read on.
Rather than trying to prevent animal abuse on factory farms and in slaughter plants, the industry is trying to prevent the public from finding out about that abuse in the first place. So far in 2013, numerous states have introduced anti-whistleblower bills (aka ag-gag bills) aimed at criminalizing investigations at factory farms. You can read coverage of the fight this week in New Hampshire and Nebraska over this.
Did you see the news about fitness fanatic and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel touting the benefits of the Engine 2 (vegan) diet?
The Philadelphia Inquirer has an interesting story about the controversy surrounding battery caged laying hens being displayed at Pennsylvania's Farm Show.
Finally, in the common sense department, new research provides further evidence that crabs and lobsters feel pain..
P.S. Video the week: Just what you always wanted…feline reactions to printers.
Two rescued calves meet, become BFF
I mentioned cute rescue calf Stanley from Animal Place recently. At that time, he was sickly and couldn't hang out with any other cows. BUT he just met his new BFF Theo and it's the cutest! The two will be roomies until they are big enough to join the grown up cows. An illustrated diary of their meeting:
Animal Place is having a Cinnaholic giveaway!
"Cinnamon Toast Crunch" Roll
I pretty much covered it in the headline but yes, Animal Place is giving away TWO Cinnaholic gift certificates! As it says, you don't have to be in the Bay Area but it's just for US residents. A couple years ago I ordered a bunch of their rolls to Philadelphia and I can confirm they travel well and are ridiculously good!
Vegan sweets-lovers, go enter!
Julie Gueraseva dishes on new vegan style mag Laika!
I recently told you about Laika, the new vegan lifestyle magazine, and now I have a special treat! Laika's creator, Julie Gueraseva, was kind enough to answer some questions for us! I don't know about you guys but I find these answers pretty awesome and inspiring. Enjoy!
Why did you start Laika Magazine?
Julie Gueraseva: I want to see animal liberation happen in my lifetime. And if not within my lifetime, then at least see definitive indications that it is in active progress. This magazine is my way of contributing to the movement, utilizing everything I have learned and all of my skills to their maximum capacity in advocating for animal liberation. I can be frank here: this magazine is a very strategic tactic. Of course, it goes without saying that I wanted to express my creativity and give other talented people an opportunity to do the same. Of course, I want to offer readers compelling, engaging and imaginative subject matter. But the real mission of this magazine is to spread compassion. And the strategy is basically carrying out this mission via a creative, dynamic format. I believe in a diversity of tactics. And this magazine is just one tactic. We all gotta get our hammers out and start hammering away at monolithic decaying status quos in any way we can, until they crumble.
How long did it take to launch Laika and produce the first issue?
The idea came about a year ago. The first photo shoot happened in January 2012, but the bulk of the work happened from June through October. So I would say about 5-6 months. In terms of the launch, I planned the party in about two weeks, and before that I was conscious to not put out much advanced buzz, because I felt that something like this needed to be delivered as a surprise, unexpected.
Were there any surprises along the way?
There's many surprises I could talk about, but I will highlight one particular thing… Right before I launched, I thought that orders for the magazine would come primarily from metropolitan areas, concentrated on the coasts. But it turned out to be totally unexpected. It's not concentrated in any particular geographic area- it's from all over the country, literally. New Mexico, South Carolina, Minnesota, East Coast, West Coast, North, South, towns I'd never heard of, even a Military address. And digital is from all over the world- places as far as Sweden, Australia and Brazil. It just feels to me now that there's more of us than we've been led to believe. It makes me feel very encouraged and hopeful. And if those subscribers are not all vegan, then they have definitely been awakened to something, and are tuning into their compassion.
How has the magazine been received by the vegan community?
Very beautifully. I have seen some genuine, wonderful support, from people I have never met— but suddenly they feel like family. (I was very touched that you Megan—never even having met me before—not only came to the party, but also wrote a post about it the very next day, and a very genuine post) [Ed. note: I know, I'm the best!]. So basically, I have seen kind gestures and words, that have been very touching, very moving and it is hard to even write about them without tearing up. We've all been discouraged sometimes, if we've been hurt or let down by someone. I've heard from time to time philosophical questions posed…are people inherently good, or bad? Well, after this experience, my life-long belief that people are in fact inherently good has not only been reaffirmed, but I see now just how much infinite we are all capable of. It's all there. I am really really inspired by Laika's readers right now, and the vegan community as a whole.
Has there been any response from the non-vegan community?
Well, interestingly, the very first piece of press came from Crain's New York—not known to be a vegan publication. And I remember the person who did the phone interview with me was completely respectful and genuinely interested in the concept of a vegan lifestyle magazine, and essentially treated it as not some kind of niche publication, but just a new interesting-sounding publication worthy of covering. And then after that, I definitely got a lot of positive feedback from omni friends, and friends of friends, who had seen the magazine (some of them tweeted about a "vegan magazine"). I've also gotten inquiries from people interested in contributing— not all of them vegan, and a few emails from people within the design community complementing the design. Many of the vegan readers have reported showing the magazine to their non-vegan friends and family, citing positive reactions. It does feel like word has spread to outside of the vegan community, and is continuing to do so.
How did you get so many great vegans involved?
Some people—like Joshua Katcher and Melisser Elliott—I had already known, admired, and had worked on other projects with. My twin sister Stacy is someone I've known since birth, who is also vegan and a great writer, so she was a natural choice. And then there were people who I either sought out, or was put in touch with by other peers—like Hannah Kaminsky, who was introduced to me by Melisser. Some connections really felt like kismet, like with writer James McWilliams. My friend and fellow vegan Jessica Turner (who had by then been modeled for the magazine's beauty feature) forwarded me an article of his one day out of the blue, which I really loved. I already knew who he was of course, and thought—what if I could get him to write a piece for my magazine? To my astonishment, he enthusiastically agreed. As did Melissa Schwartz, when I asked her if she would shoot the cover. I had already been a fan of her photography and activism, and finally met her at the Animal Rights Conference in DC over the summer (which was an inspiring, energizing experience—highly recommend everyone to attend one). After the conference, I reached out to her and proposed my cover idea, and she ended up shooting a beautiful cover, as well as the back cover.
Besides veganism, are there any other social issues you'd like Laika to address?
I would like to examine all of the aspects of animal agriculture and its toll on our world— the environment being one. Workers' plight within the animal agriculture system is something I would also like to address. There are egregious workers rights violations, exploitation. It's just a horrible industry for not only animals, but people as well. Slaughterhouses, for example, have the highest turn-over rate of any industry in the world. I'd like to shed some light on that. The psychological damage of working in an industry that exists to satisfy a demand for which there is no justification, are catastrophic.
There are many issues I am passionate about. Any kind of human rights violations shake me to the core. What is happening in Gaza right now is very distressing to me; indefinite detention, recently signed into law—deeply troubling. Is that something I can see being covered in a vegan lifestyle magazine? I don't rule it out. But my focus is advocating for animals. I side with Leo Tolstoy, who once said: "As long as there are slaughterhouses, there will be battlefields."
What is your favorite non-vegan magazine?
For articles, the Atlantic; for design, this design magazine called Grafik. I check out Vanity Fair and the New York Times Magazine. I don't know if I have a "favorite" mainstream magazine anymore. I used to. There have been some really great, inspiring publications, like Vibe in its early days, the British music magazine Q; I used to look at a lot of fashion magazines like French and Italian Vogue. But over the years, they've become harder and harder to look at, with all the dead animals permeating the pages. Which is a reason I started Laika. No risk of seeing dead animals! These days, if I look at a non-vegan mag, it's mostly for research.
Bonus question: What's your favorite animal?!
A tie between koalas and turkeys. If I ever come face to face with a koala in this lifetime, I will have an epic melt-down, in the style of Kristen Bell and the sloths. Turkeys, I've met in real life. They have qualities I most admire and enjoy in others: curiosity, kindness, affection and loyalty. They are unique and completely charming and fun to be around. One turkey in particular has my heart - Beatrice. She lives at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in the Catskills. I met her there last summer, and I miss her.
Product Review: Emmy's Organics Superfood Trail Mix and Peanut Butter Banana Granola!
Emmy's Organics is a pretty amazing company. The owners met at a music festival, and the good vibes seem to permeate their raw macaroons, granolas, trail mixes, and other tasty all-gluten-free raw vegan products. sent me a complimentary batch of their new Superfood Trail Mix featuring cacao, goji berries, raisins, and cashews. I used the superfood trail mix and Emmy's outrageously yummy Peanut Butter Banana Granola containing hearty buckwheat, and rich large chunks of nuts and banana atop a homemade raw vegan strawberry banana smoothie. It was the most delicious and decadent breakfast I've had in a while!
Raw vegan strawberry banana smoothie
Serves 1 to 2
2 cups strawberries
2 bananas
1 cup almond milk
6 to 7 drops Stevia, or maple syrup, or coconut nectar, or agave
1 tsp. maca
1 tsp. cacao powder
1 Tbsp. chia seeds
1/4 cup ice (optional)
Blend and top with superfood trial mix and granola!
It's rare to find raw food that hits the mark in multiple categories—savory, breakfast, and dessert—but Emmy's truly do. I approve of these products! Check them out online and in stores!
"There are some folks in animal agriculture who caricature HSUS, charging that we are trying to end animal agriculture. But why would we work jointly with the United Egg Producers if we were against all animal agriculture? Why would HSUS have a pig farmer serve as its VP of Outreach and Engagement who leads our Rural Affairs program? Why would we work with the Nebraska Farmers Union on marketing of humanely produced animal products? Why would I serve on the board of the Global Animal Partnership, which conducts an animal welfare rating program and certifies products from farmers who raise animals in humane and sustainable ways?"—
Chuck Jolley, a longtime food industry PR king, read HumaneWatch's latest eye-rollingly nonsensical "exposé" of HSUS, shockingly took HumaneWatch's side, and then got to interview HSUS's own Wayne Pacelle.
When asked what he would like to say to the readers of cattlenetwork.com, the above quote is how Pacelle answered. From an abolitionist standpoint, it's kind of mind-blowing, like, why should we support an organization that isn't working toward abolishment of animal agriculture? But realistically speaking, isn't it better to ensure food-raised animals have the best/least horrible life possible before people kill and eat them?
One day this debate will be settled, right? Before global warming makes life on Earth impossible and we all have to move to Mars, right?
Sad news: Billy the puppymill survivor passed away.
Can't see the video? Watch it on Vegansaurus.com!
We were immediately taken with Billy the minute we saw him. That face is just too much and the conditions he came from are so terrible, it's hard not to melt when you see him happy. We are very sad to hear that he passed away. But like the video says, we are consoled a little by the fact that he had such a good home in the end. That's the most we humans can do for these poor abused pups, right? Try to make their time on earth as happy as possible. We are grateful Billy got to experience what it's like to be loved and cared for.
We will miss you, little guy!
The Guardian obnoxiously asks, "Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa?"
"Protein-packed" Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Muffins from Chocolate and Chou Fleur.
The title of Joanna Blythman's Guardian post—"Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa?"—just struck me as bizarre antagonism hailing from left field. The post is in response to the complicated issues that the rising popularity of quinoa has spawned. As the subhead reads, "poor Bolivians can no longer afford their staple grain, due to western demand raising prices."
The first thing I thought about this post was, "Isn't this old news?" I read about this last year in Time and NPR has a story about it from early 2011. The price of quinoa seems to have grown rapidly since 2011 but it's the same issue. I'm not saying that makes this unimportant; it just makes me wonder what the Guardian has been doing with its time. Did it take two years to come up with that stomach pun?
The second thing I thought was, "Why is this just our problem?" I agree that vegans should be concerned with how our food choices affect people in addition to animals, but vegans make up, what, 1.5 percent of the population now? I'm guessing that we aren't the sole drivers of the quinoa fad. So why isn't this considered an omni dilema as well? Are vegans the only people expected to have consciences? Supposedly many omnis attempt to eat in line with their ethics, but Blythman only addresses us. I want "food journalists" like Blythman to educate, but this is just like, um, thanks for policing my ethics for me? And like, can YOU stomach it?
What really doesn't help that last point is that she doesn't seem to have her facts straight. On soy for example:
Soya, a foodstuff beloved of the vegan lobby as an alternative to dairy products, is another problematic import, one that drives environmental destruction. Embarrassingly, for those who portray it as a progressive alternative to planet-destroying meat, soya production is now one of the two main causes of deforestation in South America, along with cattle ranching, where vast expanses of forest and grassland have been felled to make way for huge plantations.
If you're going to play morality police for other people, you should know what you're talking about. First of all, plenty of non-vegans do eat soy, and there are vegans that don't. But more importantly, any "food journalist" should be well aware that the soy that's destroying the Amazon is grown almost exclusively for livestock consumption (Google it). If anyone should be embarrassed, it's meat-eaters. She also makes some vague reference to vegans and food miles. Whatever.
As for quinoa, personally I don't eat it too much. I've had it about four or five times in my whole life. I'm just not that fond of it. But regardless, I wonder what to do in these types of situations. Like, if we stopped buying quinoa, would that help people in Bolivia? I don't see how it would. So what's the right answer? I would think it had to do with politics and if the Bolivian government can control prices and exports. But really I don't know—do you? If you don't, Blythman is not here to help. She offers no solutions, insights, or suggestions; she just uses this very complicated situation as an excuse to question our values as vegans. If she has some solutions or a plan to solve the quinoa issue, I'm all ears. But I don't need some omni telling me how to be a better vegan.
Product Review: Williams Sonoma and Navitas Naturals smoothie mix belongs in your porridge!
I rarely make it to big-chain malls these days (I mean, who has the time!) but I do remember visiting the Williams Sonoma at the mall as a tweenager—and that it didn't have too many veg options. When I heard the exciting news that Vedge Restaurant co-owners Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau are doing a deal with them for all-vegan sauces and they've now teamed up with beloved raw vegan company Navitas Naturals to make superfood smoothie mixes, I got so excited! Looks like Williams Sonoma has totally decided to make vegan deliciousness happen on a large scale (they have more than 250 stores nationwide).
I haven't tired the Vedge Sauces, but Navitas Naturals and Williams-Sonoma did send me a complimentary bag of one of their three new organic superfood smoothie blends—the Protein Smoothie Mixer! It's high quality (As you'd expect from Navitas) and made with the nutrient-densest superfoods, including hemp powder, maca, and cacao powder. You can definitely taste the hemp, but the low-glycemic sweetener lucuma (grown in Peru) helps offset that a bit. This certified organic powder blend is super simple to use, making smoothie-making a no-brainer: Just toss it in a blender with ripe fruit and and any other nut milk or fresh ingredients you like. No guessing, no measuring. It's superfood smoothie-making for the average bear! Get it at Williams Sonoma stores and online.
While smoothies are great, sometimes you're living with five people in a two-bedroom apartment in the Mission and your roommates left for Burning Man and forgot to pay the electric bill, and the Vitamix just won't run that day. Or maybe you just don't feel like slurping your breakfast all the time—chewing is nice, too. Regardless of your motives for going blender-free, this superfood smoothie mix chia porridge will satisfy your palate and keep you going for hours!
Superfood smoothie mix chia porridge
Serves 2 to 3
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup Navitas Naturals-Williams Sonoma Protein smoothie mix
1/4 cup raisons or goji berries (or both!)
1/4 cup blueberries (optional)
7 drops liquid Stevia
2 cups almond milk
1/4 cup water
Optional toppings
Buckwheat groats
Chocolate chips
Granola (pictured)
Mix all ingredients in a bowl or container. Let sit for 20 minutes or overnight in the fridge. Enjoy!
"Trying to recapture something and find an exact substitute is really hard," [Chloe Coscarelli] said. "A lot of people will try a vegetarian meatloaf right after they become vegetarian, and they hate it. But after you get away from eating meat for a while, you'll find you start to develop other tastes, and the flavor of a lentil loaf with seasonings will taste great to you. It won't taste like meat loaf, but you'll appreciate it for itself."—Nice post in NYT: How to Go Vegan. Do you agree with the points? I think it's pretty good. I mean, it's not 11 Tips for New Vegans, but that's a high bar.
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Paul's back with all the animal news and you and your crewz* can use!
You may be interested in this article about a high school working with HSUS to implement a Meatless Monday program. And here's a new piece of mine about why anyone concerned about climate change should be concerned about reducing meat consumption.
A meat industry consulting firm just released a short video showing that their polling demonstrates 62% of Americans are concerned about gestation crates (compared to 41% concerned about use of antibiotics in farm animals). Not too bad.
On that note, Williams Sausage Co. is the latest pork user to announce it will end its use of pork from gestation crates, making the writing on the wall to the pork industry clearer than ever: gestation crates will go extinct.
Interested in protecting whales? Turns out that their biggest threat isn't whaling, but fishing.
Video of the week! Woody Harrelson's new, entertaining—yes, entertaining—video about fur.
Finally, if you missed this SF Chronicle profile on the farm animal shelter Animal Place, it's worth checking out!
U.S. military must stop medical animal tests!
In its medical training courses, the United States military uses (read: kills) over 7,500 animals every year. This is unnecessary and pretty gross. Of course, the military industrial complex is terrifying (hi, FISA extension!), the official and covert wars conducted in our name are horrific (hey Afghanistan! what's up, CIA drones?), and the way we treat our veterans is shameful (sorry, dogs; at least there's IAVA?). But at least we won't be paying for people to torture pigs and goats, right? Per PCRM:
The massive National Defense Authorization Act, approved last month by the Senate and House of Representatives, contains a provision that calls on the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress by March 1, 2013, on a strategy, including a detailed timeline, for replacing the use of animals with human-based methods. Last night, the president signed the bill into law.
So they're not going to immediately stop so much as make a plan for stopping, eventually. Still, better than letting it go on indefinitely, funded by our tax dollars. Isn't it nice when the government helps ease the burden of complex, tacit social hypocrisy involved in trying live a cruelty-free life?
[Photo by thechoserebel via Flickr]
Is veganism your religion?
First, a customer service rep at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center was fired in 2010 for refusing to have an mandatory flu shot, because flu shots are "derived from eggs" (ugh) and she's vegan. CCHMC didn't want this lady, Sakile Chenzira, getting sick and passing on that illness to the patients. Ms. Chenzira sued, asserting that her veganism was essentially her religion, and it is illegal to fire people for their religious beliefs. CCHMC filed a motion to dismiss the suit, because veganism is a lifestyle, not a religion.
But! Late last month, a district court judge refused to dismiss, stating that
The court finds that in the context of a motion to dismiss, it merely needs to determine whether plaintiff has alleged a plausible claim. … The court finds it plausible that Plaintiff could subscribe to veganism with a sincerity equating that of traditional religious views.
Of course this doesn't address the whole "we didn't want her getting the flu and germing up the hospital" issue, but we are less concerned with that as with the idea of veganism as a sort of religion (obviously). Does this mean that when the office has a pizza party and doesn't even get a meatless pizza, let alone like one half of one pizza without cheese, I can make a discrimination complaint to HR? Not that I would (scared of HR) (have a small martyr complex), but who knows what ramifications Sakile S. Chenzira v. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will have!
For more information, read Senior District Court Judge Arthur Spiegel's opinion [pdf]. The trial date is set for July 9.
[Photo by Chiva Congelado via Flickr]
Mojave Desert Animal Rescue robbed twice over the weekend, because people are terrible
Mojave Desert Animal Rescue is a wonderful and necessary nonprofit that helps out homeless people with pets. They register people's animals (collecting spay/neuter and vaccination information), and provide food for them. They also provide emergency supplies for homeless people who can't stay at shelters because they have pets. And over the weekend, some horrible, heartless jerks robbed MDAR's warehouse twice.
The thieves took almost everything in the warehouse, including "canned food, both for human consumption and for pets, veterinary supplies, jackets, coats, socks," and they tried to take a backhoe. MDAR founder and Director Annie Lancaster told the San Bernadino Sun
You can tell they just threw things across the room and just completely trashed the place. … I mean who does that? We had signs in there that clearly said we were a charity and there were pictures of the homeless people we've helped and their pets and they still had the heart to do something like this? I just don't understand.
It's winter in the high desert. People are the WORST.
You can donate here to help out MDAR. Read more about this gross crime at the Sun.
[Story via Ken Layne at The Awl, where he covers the animal beat! Photo via MDAR]
Glorious Day: Center City Soft Pretzel Co. makes vegan Philly pretzels!
Yesterday I proclaimed my love for Philly pretzels and lamented the fact they aren't vegan. Guess what! I was wrong! For the first time in history! Lovely reader Flocka Veli emailed me to let me know that Center City Soft Pretzel Co. does make entirely vegan pretzels—in fact the whole bakery is dairy-free! I swear to goodness like a million years ago when I was vegan and living in Philly I looked up every pretzel supplier and found nothing. Silly me! I wrote to the company to confirm and they said the only ingredients are flour, yeast and water—and salt of course if you get salted (you really should get salted). Can you believe it? I don't think you understand how excited I am. I'm more excited than pretzel day in fourth grade! Not kidding.
Not only are Center City Soft Pretzel Co.'s pretzels great—they are THE place to go to get pretzels. The bakery opens at something like 4am I think? To supply all the vendors in the city. And you can roll up and buy a zillion FRESH BAKED pretzels for like a buck. It's amazing. And while I always love Philly pretzels, right out of the oven is a whole other level of goodness. Yes, me and my sister spent many an early morning buying way more pretzels than would ever seem necessary (they were all necessary) while my dad played designated driver. Thanks dad!
Best news: It looks like you can order them online! BUT! I can't tell if PretzelsDirect exclusively sends Center City Soft Pretzel Co. pretzels or if maybe they sell pretzels from multiple companies. If someone wants to call and ask and let me know, I would love you forever. I hate calling people. I hate anything you have to do in real life.
UPDATE!!! I emailed! They only send Center City Soft Pretzel Co. pretzels so we can totally order them and have them shipped! Yay!
Pic from Roadfood.com
Get some vegan snacks from Green Line Cafe in W. Philly!
Now you know your friend Megan is a Philly girl. So of course I had to grace that town with my presence over the holidays. One thing I'm always sad about though is Philly pretzels. They ain't vegan (UPDATE: or are they?!). I'm totally obsessed with Philly pretzels and pretty much ate one every day for lunch in high school. And don't even get me started on late night pretzel-fests with my sis at the Pretzel factory on Washington. If you've never had a Philly pretzel, I feel bad for you. But like I said, I can't eat them nowadays. But then I just thought I'd give it one more shot and googled "Philly pretzel vegan" and low and behold! Green Line Cafe appears!
Before we go any further, I have to break the news that while the yummy pretzels at Green Line are vegan, they aren't Philly pretzels. They are like regular German pretzels or whatever. But what I was even more excited to find was that Green Line is full of vegan options! There were scones and cupcakes and sandwiches (pictured) and…I think that was it but that's a good amount!
There are three Green Lines in West Philly but the OG on Baltimore ave. has the most vegan options. And it's a really lovely place with the nicest people! If you get a chance to stop at the Powelton Village location, definitely do because that's totally the neighborhood I grew up in! My fam still lives there. You can see where this little Rascal got her head start.
Hipster Dust is a real thing and you're supposed to eat it.
I spotted this on Gothamist and I'm not really sure what to think. It's a spice mixture from Williamsburg called Hipster Dust and it says it's vegan. From their site:
Hipster Dust is a vegan spice mixture that took flight in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It is used in the kitchen to flavor vegetables, soups, noodles and everything else. Hipster Dust's cult following has expanded far beyond its birthplace. Hipster Dust lovers have carried their enthusiasm for this invigorating seasoning from Brooklyn across the country, making fans of its distinct flavor along the way.
I would proudly eat something called Hipster Dust because that's hilarious, and I mostly eat for the laughs, but I'm a little confused. Are there are lot of spice mixes that aren't vegan? And one of the four recipes on their site is for ahi tuna.* So I'm not getting the impression they have any sort of vegan allegiance. I'm thinking it's a marketing thing, eh? Because, I don't know if you've heard, but all the cool kids are vegan.**
I'm not saying I need a product to be dedicated to veganism (Oreos, amirite?), but, like, you don't need to bullshit us. All the same, I'd try this. I'll let you know how it goes.
*I'm not an expert but my friend Google tells me ahi tuna is not very sustainable. Kind of a weird recipe choice for a biz that says it's an "eco-aware company."
** You got me, Joaquin Phoenix, Alan Cumming…checkmate, omnis.
Jan. 11th: Vegan Happy Hour comes back to SF!
That's right, kids! Vegan Happy Hour will rear its drunken head at Hemlock Tavern once again! Details:
New year, new Vegan Happy Hour! See you this Friday, January 11th, at the Hemlock Tavern from 6 to 9. Bring a vegan dish to share—homemade or store bought—and join new hosts Erin Rea and Josh Heiskell for food and spirits!
DJ Devin Peralta will be providing the musical ambience while Nikki Sloate serves up the cocktails. Drink specials until 8pm.
I used to love Hemlock. I mean, I'm sure I still would, it's just a bit of a commute from NY. I think Figgy got to go there too? He's such a lush!
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Gems, Jewelry, Treasures: From Antiquity to the Present, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston through November 1, 2014
Out of this World! Jewelry in the Space Age, The Forbes Galleries, New York City, March 16-September 7, 2013. Catalogue available from www.flintminepress.com
Gems, Jewelry, Treasures: From Antiquity to the Present, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston through November 1, 2014
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It's time to find more balance in your life as the full Moon in Virgo on February 25 highlights themes of self-care. Shortly after this full Moon, but also on February 25, love blooms as Venus enters romantic Pisces. Just watch out for misunderstandings on February 26 as retrograde Mercury conjuncts feisty Mars for the second time this month! Finally, on March 1, the Sun sextiles Pluto and trines Saturn, connecting you with individuals who can help you.
February 25: Full Moon in Virgo
As this hard-working Virgo Moon is opposed by several planets (the Sun, Mercury, Mars, and Neptune -- all in sensitive Pisces), you'll want to watch out for multi-tasking exhaustion. You're overly sensitive at this time, and everything affects you more than usual. As Jupiter in Gemini squares this full Moon, you may become overloaded with information, so take time to sort out everything you're learning about yourself and others. In the days following this full Moon, but before the next new Moon on March 11, prepare a plan that will enable you to take care of your body, mind, and spirit.
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Do you have a soul mate? It's time to make room for romance as Venus, the love planet, enters spiritual Pisces! Once each year when Venus transits through this Water sign, your heart seeks a deep connection. Whether you're married, in a committed relationship, or single, this is a perfect time to strengthen the spiritual bonds with those you care most about -- including yourself! Can you leave the busy "thinking world" behind for the time being? Make time to meditate, listen to inspiring music, commune with nature, and turn off your noisy mind. There are times when love and appreciation needs no words ... and this is one of them.
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While taking a long weekend trip with a fellow rider in South Texas, I was abruptly brought to a conclusion that anything can happen when you are riding a motorcycle. We were riding in perfect weather, maybe a little warm, in what we call ranch country. I've always been keenly aware of livestock which seem to escape their fences or the occasional deer that darts into your lane at the most inopportune time. However, I was caught completely by surprise by what appeared in the road on this day.
Since I had been riding for more than 20 years on various sized motorcycles, I felt capable of handling almost anything. On one occasion I had even had the misfortune of having to ride in heavy snow when getting caught in a freak storm at an early April rally. But today was to be a new lesson. As we were riding along at about 60 mph and I was in the lead when I noticed a discoloration on the pavement ahead. My first thought was that sand had washed over the road and that I immediately should slow down to a safe speed to negotiate it. I kept slowing as I approached the "discoloration" until I was only riding at about 30 mph when I reached it. But of course, it was then that I realized that what I had seen wasn't sand or gravel on the pavement. It was much worse. My friend and I found ourselves trying to keep our rides "shiny side up" on what seemed to be greased ball bearings. After we negotiated the impediment and regained our composure, we stopped to examine the road only to discover that some rancher had lost a load of cow pellets. For those who aren't familiar with this product, it consists of very hard, compressed mixtures of feed and grass to form a cylinder about 1/2 inch in diameter and about 2 inches in length. In essence, we were riding over a patch of "roller bearings".
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With the calendar flipping from June to July, the Major League Baseball season approaches the halfway mark.
As the sport rounds second base and heads for home, some players with state ties have already made an impact at the major-league level while others are still chipping away in the minor leagues, hoping for a September call-up or one later down the line.
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Swisher is hitting .234 with eight home runs, 28 RBIs and 15 doubles in 248 at-bats. He is also providing veteran leadership to an Indians squad that sat at 42-38 as of Friday, just 2 games out of first place.
He is now 32 years old and is in his 10th season in the big leagues.
The 24-year-old righty was a staple in Oakland's rotation early this season, going 4-2 in 12 starts with a 5.00 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 662/3 innings before being optioned back to AAA on Sunday after the A's elected to skip his spot in the rotation this week.
According to Yahoo! Sports, there is a good chance Straily will be brought back up soon.
The 24-year-old was hitting .284 with eight home runs, 25 RBIs, and 17 doubles when he suffered a right groin strain in a game against the Colorado Rockies on June 9.
He has been on the disabled list since, but the Padres have surged to the .500 mark. Gyorko is due to rejoin the club next week.
He is still with the big league club, where he has a 1-1 record. He last threw against Colorado Tuesday, tossing two-thirds of an inning while striking out two and giving up a pair of hits and earned runs.
Carpenter boasts a 2.16 ERA in 162/3 innings with 15 strikeouts, 11 walks and a 1-0 record. He last threw against the Milwaukee Brewers June 22, tossing a scoreless inning and giving up one hit.
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No. 14 Creighton tops Arizona State
McDermott, the tournament's MVP, was 10 of 19 from the field for the Bluejays (6-0).
Ethan Wragge added 13 points, hitting three 3-pointers for Creighton.
Freshman Jahii Carson led Arizona State (4-1) with a season-high 30 points. He also had seven assists and four steals. He was 10 of 11 from the free-throw line.
Carrick Felix finished with 17 points and five rebounds for Arizona State.
After trailing 45-36 at halftime, the Sun Devils cut it to 59-53 on Carson's three-point play with 12:21 to play. The Bluejays answered with the next eight points as the Sun Devils never came closer than six the rest of the game.
Arizona State cut the lead to six late in the final minutes.
However, Wragge answered with a 3-pointer from the right corner with 2:22 left. That started a 7-0 run to seal it.
The Bluejays outscored the Sun Devils in second-chance points, 14-0.
Creighton scored the game's first seven points and built a 27-9 advantage with 11:53 until halftime. The Sun Devils responded with a 13-0 run. Arizona State cut the lead 37-31, but got no closer the rest of the half.
This is the teams' first meeting since 1974.
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The elegant young men in the image, who worked at Winter Park's Seminole Hotel, reminded me of what I once read about civil-rights pioneer Arthur "Pappy" Kennedy's early work as a hotel bellman.
Orphaned at 3, Kennedy spent his early years in a small Panhandle town and moved to Orlando when he was about 12 to live with an aunt and uncle. A Jones High School grad in the early 1930s, he worked as a teenager at Orlando's Orange Court Hotel and eventually moved into the restaurant business. Kennedy was assistant manager of Winter Park's popular Beef and Bottle restaurant at the time of his 1972 Orlando City Council victory.
By then, he had a long record of public service. During World War II, for example, while he was executive secretary of the Negro Chamber of Commerce, Kennedy fostered a project to send food to starving war victims in Europe.
Today, some folks worry with good reason about Central Florida's high percentage of low-level hospitality jobs. It's easy to forget that, years ago in a rigidly segregated Florida, hotel jobs offered both white and black residents opportunities to gain decent pay and widen their job horizons.
If we always look at the past through the lens of the present, we may not get the whole picture.
Where did the time go?
Speaking of pictures, after reader Linda Manzonelli of Winter Park read about the online photo archive at FloridaMemory.com, she wrote with a subject line that made me laugh out loud: "I bless you, I curse you."
"I have just spent the last three hours at the Florida Memory web site! It is addicting," Linda wrote.
"I am a Florida native, pre-Disney in Orlando and born in Pensacola with many relatives in North Florida from Tallahassee to Pensacola. The pictures of Pensacola and Monticello were wonderful."
This place matters: The Polasek Museum
Concerning historic places that matter, reader Sue Bouchard of Orlando wrote about the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park (polasek.org).
"Polasek was one of America's most prominent sculptors in the early 1900s. He retired to a home he designed in Winter Park in 1950, where he continued to paint, draw, sculpt, and carve until he died in May 1965. The museum houses his works and others, and the three-acre gardens on Lake Osceola are beautifully maintained.
"It is a favorite of mine because of the interesting architecture of the house, the fascinating items in the museum, and especially the peaceful atmosphere of the grounds. It has become a favorite place to take out-of-town guests."
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"In the January 1 Flashback, you quote Edward Bok as having said, 'I come here to find myself; it is so easy to get lost in the world' — and it is entirely possible that Edward Bok said that. But if he did, he was quoting a friend of his, the naturalist John Burroughs.
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A few questions for anyone using a panasonic HVX 200. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Firstly what settings are you using? I have mine set in 1080i/24p but underneath that in the recording setup, it has 480i rec mode & that is set in DVCPRO50, but it is in blue & not green like the other settings.
I can't change that at all. I assume i want to record in DVCPRO100/HD
Is there a reason why i can't change the setting?
Also does that mean i am recording in 480i & not 1080i?
I am recording to P2 card, i just bought a new 64gb card.
Also i have two 5400mah batteries that show about 70mins of usage after a full charge, does that sound right? I would have thought they would last a little longer. Maybe time for some new batteries?
What program are you using to view the footage on your computer? I use windows 7.
Thanks in advance for any help with these.
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Pictured, from left to right: Runway shows from Vera Wang, Rodarte, Oscar de la Renta, and Narciso Rodriguez.
How much fashion can you pack into one day? That's the wrong question at Fashion Week in New York.
The correct question is: How many people can you pack into one fashion show?
"My butt is small, but it's not that small," said a late-arriving Anna Kendrick, when she tried to take her seat (or what was left of it) on a crowded bench at the Tory Burch show on Tuesday morning at 9 a.m., the first leg of the day's runway marathon. She squeezed in just in time to catch a terrific collection of antique-looking prints of etched chains and lockets, rich tapestry prints, and compact paisleys, one of the most surprisingly luxe viewings of the fall season yet.
Oddly enough, this was followed by two of the most amusing and off-the-wall collections of the week: First, Vera Wang, in a button-pushing mood, opened her black-and-more-black collection with a T-shirt that appeared with what could well be her call to arms on the front. It said, "You bug me," and had what appeared to be a large bug crawling up its back. Insects and creepy-crawly things appeared all over her show as ornate jewelry, clasps, and, well, as more bugs. (Don't worry, Oscars watchers, there were plenty of fantastic gowns there as well.)


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Meeting the Challenge of Multi-standard Wireless Communications Testing
December 16, 2010 9:05 am | Articles | CommentsBy Tim Carey, Aeroflex Test Solutions Non-cellular technologies are increasingly being integrated into cellular terminals, and this has generated the need for test systems that comprise a number of different test platforms, which can make system integration both complex and costly. At the same time, there is pressure to increase test speed and, in combination with the proliferation of functional tests associated with the introduction of new standards, this further increases the costs.
Generating Multiple Digitally Modulated Carriers Using an AWG
December 15, 2010 11:11 am | Articles | CommentsBy Thomas Dippon, Agilent Technologies When testing wideband RF components and systems, it is necessary to stimulate the device under test (DUT) with a wideband signal that is as close to the "real" signal as possible. For some measurements, wideband noise or a multi-tone signal might be appropriate.
The Emerging Smart Multi-Grid™ Wireless Architecture – A Network of Networks
December 14, 2010 9:06 am | Articles | CommentsBy Byron Henderson, Mesh Dynamics Smart Grid networks are currently receiving tremendous government attention and funding. The US Department of Energy says the Smart Grid "would integrate advanced functions into the nation's electric grid to enhance reliability, efficiency, and security, and would also contribute to the climate change strategic goal of reducing carbon emissions.
Cars, Clouds, and Pockets: Connecting Vehicle Infotainment Systems to Mobile and Internet Services
December 8, 2010 10:11 am | Articles | CommentsBy Kerry Johnson, QNX Software Systems Already, vehicle telematics services have been deployed in tens of millions of automobiles. Nonetheless, mobile services offered on smart phones and other consumer devices are growing at a far greater pace. A quick survey of these mobile services reveals that many offer significant utility to drivers or passengers; in fact, some are designed specifically for in-vehicle use.
Designing a Robust Failure Indicator
December 8, 2010 10:09 am | Articles | CommentsBy Chris Keeser, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. The other day I was driving to the local dump to drop off a load of trash carefully stacked into the back of the family minivan. Suddenly I noticed that the "trunk open" light came on. I quickly pulled over just as the rear hatch popped all the way open and the van began to empty my garbage bags all over the road.
How Femtocells Are Playing a Critical Role in the Transition to 4G
November 10, 2010 9:41 am | Articles | CommentsBy Joe Cozzarelli, ANADIGICS As mobile carriers and network operators transition to 4G service, they are faced with several challenges, including the massive amount of smartphones available in the market, the volume of data traffic per phone that is rising exponentially, and all the steps required to deploy and upgrade their network infrastructures.
e-MMC Based Embedded Memory Architectures in Mobile Phones
October 20, 2010 12:55 pm | by Scott Beekman, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. | Articles | CommentsThe growth of features available in mobile phones has both driven and been enabled by changes in NAND based memory architectures. As phone capabilities evolved, feature rich phones migrated from NOR-based solutions to NAND-based solutions. Today, with the growth of GB1 (Gigabyte) class phones, a variety of NAND-based architecture solutions are available with various tradeoffs to consider.
Design Considerations Using Lithium Polymer Batteries
August 31, 2010 4:43 pm | Articles | CommentsDr. Robin Tichy, Micro Power Electronics Li-ion cells come in three basic form factors: cylindrical, prismatic (rectangular brick shape) and the flat Lithium polymer cells. Lithium polymer cells, sometimes called laminate cells, are available in custom footprint size. They can be very thin or quite large depending on their intended use.
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August 30, 2010 12:52 pm | by Stephane Gagnon, IDT | Articles | CommentsThird- and fourth-generation wireless base stations that use today's most-common interface standards, such as WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE and Wimax, require a large amount of signal processing to keep up with the uplink and downlink bandwidth requirements.
One Small Step for Bluetooth Low Energy Technology
August 19, 2010 10:45 am | by Jay Tyzzer, Nordic Semiconductor | Articles | CommentsLast December, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced in a statement that it had adopted Bluetooth low energy wireless technology and that the much anticipated ultra-low power (ULP) form of the popular wireless technology, would be the hallmark feature of the Bluetooth Core Specification Version 4.
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Critical Demands on Ruggedized Wireless Systems for Today and Tomorrow
August 2, 2010 12:57 pm | by Gregory Powers, Tyco Electronics | Articles | CommentsWireless systems are now fully mainstream in our lives, not only in the consumer world of cell phones, Wi-Fi enabled laptops and satellite television, but also in the mission and life critical world of aerospace and defense. Recent applications such as ADS-B (Automatic Dependant Surveillance - Broadcast) managed commercial airline flight, software defined radios, and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) bristling with sensors, all depend heavily on the electromagnetic spectrum to interact with the world, demand the highest in reliability, and are driving new and innovative solutions relative to electrical interconnect.
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The RF Sting in the Digital Transmission Tail
July 8, 2010 12:38 pm | Articles | CommentsSimon Whittle, Nujira Ltd. The new generation of data-oriented digital communications networks being rolled out in the cellular, broadcast, military and other environments carries a sting in the tail for RF designers. In order to achieve high data rates, these new standards use advanced modulation techniques such as OFDM which significantly increase the variations in amplitude of the transmitted signal.
Testing of WiMAX MIMO Devices in a Realistic Manner by Using MIMO Over-the-Air Testing
June 29, 2010 5:03 pm | by Jukka-Pekka Nuutinen, Elektrobit Corporation | Articles | CommentsTo overcome the ever increasing end-user performance requirements of mobile devices, new multi antenna devices are being developed utilizing the recent advances in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) techniques, such as transmit diversity and spatial multiplexing introduced e.g. in IEEE802.16 standard.
LTE vs. WiMAX – A Test Perspective
June 29, 2010 4:43 pm | Articles | CommentsBy Graham Celine, Azimuth Systems The marketing battle between WiMAX and LTE is raging in an effort to declare which is the best solution, and vendors and service providers are racing to put stakes in the ground to claim the first or most predominant network delivering wireline speeds. However, the true challenge still lurks in the background and has yet to raise its head: which technology will work better, which will provide more throughput, which will offer better range and which will deliver more flexible mobility? The ability to put each of these technologies through their paces and comprehensively test and benchmark the performance of the network is pivotal to the success of either technology's rollout.
Highest Efficiency Solar Panels to Date Feature New BOOST™ Cell Technology
June 17, 2010 11:47 am | Articles | CommentsEvergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of String Ribbon™ solar panels with its proprietary silicon wafer technology, recently unveiled its upcoming line of higher efficiency solar panels featuring its newly developed BOOST™ Cell Technology, at Intersolar 2010 in Munich, Germany. The new ES-D and ES-E series of panels for residential and commercial markets feature Evergreen's new Boost cell technology that uses micro wires instead of conventional bus-bars to reduce cell shading, improve current collection and ultimately increase the overall panel efficiency.
Siemens to Provide HVDC Link for German Offshore Wind Farms
June 17, 2010 10:05 am | Articles | CommentsSiemens Energy and Prysmian Powerlink will connect two North Sea offshore wind farms to the German grid using a high voltage direct current (HVDC) link for transpower. The order awarded to the BorWin2 consortium is worth more than €500 millio. The Veja Mate and Global Tech 1 offshore wind farms, which will have a combined power generating capacity of 800 MW, will be connected to the grid via a submarine cable link carrying HVDC.
National Semiconductor Reaches Deals with GESolar & QC Solar
June 17, 2010 10:03 am | Articles | CommentsNational Semiconductor Corp. recently announced that it has reached new deals related to its SolarMagic technology with Green Energy Solar (GESolar) and QC Solar. SolarMagic monitors and maximizes the energy harvest of each individual PV panel through a combination of advanced algorithms and leading-edge mixed-signal technology.
After Record-Breaking 2009, US Wind Markets Face a Growth-Constrained 2010
June 17, 2010 10:03 am | Articles | CommentsFollowing a record-breaking year of capacity additions in 2009 - with 9.8 GW of wind projects installed - the US wind market finds itself confronting a growth-constrained 2010 and a near-term market landscape wrought with increased competition, according to a new market study, US Wind Power Markets and Strategies: 2010-2025 from IHS Emerging Energy Research.
EPA Honors Three Universities for Significant Energy Savings
June 17, 2010 10:03 am | Articles | CommentsWASHINGTON- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing three universities with the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) awards for generating power and thermal energy while saving energy, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and decreasing air pollution, which can reduce impacts on the public's health.
Substantial Energy Efficiency Provisions in Lugar Energy Bill a 'Solid Foundation,' says Alliance
June 17, 2010 10:03 am | Articles | CommentsWashington, D.C., -- A new energy bill introduced by Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind) wisely uses energy efficiency as the core of its provisions, the Alliance to Save Energy said today. The Lugar Practical Energy and Climate Plan focuses on money-saving efficiency policies designed to create long-term energy savings for cars and trucks, new buildings and appliances, existing homes and commercial buildings and industry.
Company Reaches Milestone by Shipping Enough Product for 15,000 Megawatts of Wind Power
June 17, 2010 10:03 am | Articles | CommentsDEVENS, Mass.,(BUSINESS WIRE) -- American Superconductor Corporation, a global power technologies company, announces in conjunction with Global Wind Day 2010 that it has achieved a significant milestone by supporting the production of more than 15,000 megawatts (MW) of wind power worldwide with its proprietary power electronic solutions.
WiMAX and the Effects of Multipath
June 14, 2010 1:05 pm | Articles | CommentsBy Ray Chadwick, Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc. WiMAX signals suffer from the effects of multipath and exhibit broadband fading characteristics that are very apparent in the spectrum of the received WiMAX signal (see Figure 1). It's not a trick; OFDM modulation does not eliminate fading and is not always received with a flat spectrum.
Solutions for Nonlinear Characterization of High-Power Amplifiers
April 22, 2010 5:20 am | Articles | CommentsBy Keith Anderson, Agilent Technologies click to enlarge Figure 1. NVNA block diagram. High-power RF amplifiers are used in telecommunications, biomedical, and military systems. With output power levels ranging up to 1kW, these amplifiers are typically designed to operate near or into compression in order to provide the maximum output power possible.


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The San Miguel Democratic Party held their reorganization meeting on Saturday morning, Feb. 12. The reorganization is required every two years to elect officers and precinct leaders for the San Miguel Democratic Party. The County Chairman Dick Unruh who has been in the leadership position for over two decades had previously announced his decision not to seek the office of Chairman. Dick commented that while he intends to remain active in the party that it was time for new leadership for the San Miguel Democrats.
Over the past two decades under Chairman Unruh's leadership the party has been demonstrated a long run of successfully electing Democrats in San Miguel County. This was again evidenced in the 2010 election of Democrats winning every local office on the ballot. The members at the meeting unanimously voted to bestow the lifetime position of Chairman Emeritus upon Dick Unruh for his long for successful service
The new members of the San Miguel County Democratic Central Committee are: Chairman Brian Ahern, 1st Vice Chair Kara Johnson, 2nd Chair Dick Unruh, Secretary John Howe and Treasurer Ken Olson. Precinct leaders include: Richard Betts, Jerry Greene, Salli Russell, Lulu Hunt, Jim Botenhagen, Dan Chancellor, Jonathan Greenspan and Rube Felicelli.
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