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Cinema Camera Firmware Version 1.3 is Out, Plus a Conversation with Blackmagic President Dan May
Blackmagic might have introduced new cameras at NAB, but that doesn't mean that they aren't still working on support for the current 2.5K camera (which is still trickling out slowly but surely). Contrary to what most people think, research and development doesn't necessarily interfere with anything they are doing to support the current camera, as it is normally different teams of people working on different things. The company has just released firmware update 1.3, which should be great for those who've wanted to bring the Blackmagic Cinema Camera into a broadcast environment. We've also got a video from Andrew Wonder that takes a little different approach to NAB coverage — check out the video below where he sits down with Blackmagic President Dan May to talk about the company's philosophy and their new cameras.
Here is the only addition to the firmware in version 1.3:
SDI outputs interlaced video when frame rate is set to 1080p25 or 1080p29.97 and overlays are turned off
This isn't going to be a huge deal for a lot of people, but it's very important if you're trying to put the BMCC into any sort of broadcast situation, since the camera would normally only output progressive frame rates.
And here is the video from Andrew Wonder, who was doing NAB videos for ProductionMeeting:
Regarding Dan's comment about the camera being a little less sharp: even though he's talking about the 4K camera, I would be very surprised if it was actually less sharp than the 2.5K camera when both of them are downscaled to 1080p. Of course both of them will have varying degrees of sharpness at full resolution, but theoretically even if the 4K camera has a low pass filter, I would expect them to be around equal at 1080p at the worst (but of course we won't know until we get our hands on one).
I think Blackmagic was definitely in an interesting position to build a camera, and even though they've had sensor issues, the fact that their cameras will all eventually have RAW of some kind and also have 10-bit ProRes log internally — all for $4,000 or less, speaks volumes about where they think emphasis should be placed regarding image quality and affordability to consumers.
You can find the link to the 1.3 update at their support page below.
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I'm looking forward to trying out the pocket cinema camera. slap a metabones speedbooster adapter on there with an small inexpensive wide prime like a Contax EOS modded 28/2.8, and boom we're talking about a seriously good B/Crash/Coptor Cam OR low profile pickup shot cam. If the rolling shutter timing is fast enough, maybe even an emergency backup Camera!
Jorge Cayon on 04.25.13 @ 12:32PM
Why not just stick a Panasonic lens on it? It's a native mount and believe it or not they make small light lenses that are fast and sharp. Why the hassle of adapting Canon lenses?
Peter on 04.25.13 @ 4:20PM
The lumix 12-35 w/ ois is just deadly on a little guy like the pocketcam.
Indeed, especially as the micro four thirds metabones speedbooster has been delayed.
vinceGortho on 04.23.13 @ 9:17PM
With global shutter and 4k, the 4k blackmagic should still outperform the 2.5k in low light, right?
Joe Marine on 04.23.13 @ 9:19PM
The 4K Blackmagic Camera will be rated below 800 ISO. I'm thinking it will be around 400 ISO, but we won't know yet. So to answer your question, no, it will be worse in low-light.
Chris Lambert on 04.24.13 @ 9:07AM
Sony EX3 is about 3-400 I think so as long as it isn't worse than that I'd feel ok about the BMPC
Jared C. on 04.24.13 @ 2:30PM
I thought I saw a post on BMCUser.com where Jon Brawley estimates a native ISO of around 640. I'll dig to see if I can find it.
Kenneth Merrill on 04.23.13 @ 9:26PM
"Outperform in lowlight" meaning have a better exposed image with less noise? Not necessarily, since the 4K camera has many more pixels, making them smaller and less receptive to light. However, BM may have overcome this. We'll just have to see. My guess is that it will be AS sensitive, at best, as the cinema cam.
I suggest not worrying about low-light performance and get/rent lights. A couple china balls and few Tungsten Fresnels and a big openface will add more to a cinematic look of a project then shooting at a higher cleaner ISO. A good china ball I can highly recommend are the ones made by LanternLock. I picked up a few on a whim, they're great and fit perfectly in Cstands. I am not affiliated with LanternLock beyond being a customer. I find them incredibly handy for either for single soft light fill and/or placing a few strategically in addition to big gun lights for raising overall shadow levels a touch in a scene. The later method helps to provide for a cleaner grading experience with more shadow detail in post. http://lanternlock.com/ Hope that helps.
vinceGortho on 04.23.13 @ 11:34PM
Thank you very much, it does help
Kraig on 04.24.13 @ 5:33AM
Whereas I complete back you up on getting some lighting, even if it's just a few china balls (I'm a lighting technician for Theatre in the "other half" of my life so I have a HUGE lamp store at my disposal and still often turn back to a good old china ball), I would certainly be made to worry about low light performance as I (as many others probably do as well) use my cameras a lot for capturing live events and theatre productions pay fund the more fun stuff, and light intensity can be next to nothing at times. I know my situation isn't the same as everyone else's but it makes a big difference to some people. I bought a 6D for such bad lighting situations and as it's MASSIVELY sensitive to light it's saving me a fortune in faster lenses :) But yeah – I still think the pro's of this camera in all other areas make this a worthwhile purchase either way!
The 4k sensor is bigger than the 2.5k sensor though, so that's not really entirely true. All of these large sensors have huge photo sites, and studies have indicated that differences in size at this level doesn't make a significant difference in performance (compared with tiny sensors used in cell phones and similar devices where photo site size is much more relevant).
The decrease in sensitivity and DR is almost certainly due to the global shutter. Even Sony's more expensive F55 is less sensitive than the less expensive F5 due to the global shutter.
Kenneth Merrill on 04.25.13 @ 7:29PM
Good point. Totally spaced that they're different sizes silly me. I agree with the posters above: if you are going for cinema, them you're going to need some lights anyways. However the sensitivity of a sensor can save you thousands just by making it possible to rent an arri kit rather than 2k mole richardsons.
Usually more pixels mean less sensitivity because individual pixel is smaller. However, in this case the pixels are not comparable since 4K sensor is actually S35 and 2.5K is closer to MFT. I'd guess the global shutter means less sensitivity since Sony F5 is rated at ISO 2000 but F55 with global shutter only at 1250. Blackmagic has also stated that 4K has DR of 12 stops instead of 13 in BMCC which to me could hint also lower sensitivity.
He said "The 4K camera is amazing but its got a little less dynamic range and currently its a little less sharp"
Currently its a little less sharp????? What does that mean? Less sharp than what? Is he referring to an issue thats not known yet because nobody has had their hands on it yet?
I assume he meant it's not as sharp as 4K should be, because if it is not as sharp as the BMCC, well… you're left with "only" Super35 and global shutter.
Joe Marine on 04.24.13 @ 12:30AM
Right, and as I said above, it doesn't make much sense that it would be less sharp than the 2.5K camera at 1080. They should be about equal based on downscaling at worst, even if the 4K camera were a little soft at 4K. But he's either referring to the 4K camera at 4K or he meant the Pocket Camera.
I didn't think about that, but yeah, perhaps he was talking about the Pocket Camera. When the subject of resolution on that camera was brought up every Blackmagic interviewee said it wasn't as sharp as the BMCC.
Joe Marine on 04.24.13 @ 1:44AM
Yeah, he might have just misspoken, that's possible. The Pocket Camera has to be softer due to Debayering since it's only starting at 1080p. That doesn't mean I'm not interested in it, but the Pocket Camera will likely only be as sharp as the 5D Mark III.
VINCEGORTHO on 04.24.13 @ 5:20AM
Here is some pocket cinema camera footage.
Eric on 04.24.13 @ 2:04AM
Is interlaced output required for live broadcast or also non live? I'm sure progressive material can also be shown on tv.
Grant Petty mentioned the camera being less sharp and he was referring to the pocket camera. It also sounds like they want the current cinema camera customers to feel better about their purchase.
Sounded to me like he was referring to the 4K camera otherwise why would he bother saying it as its obvious 2.5K wont be as sharp as 4K but then again sharpness refers to pixel detail so a 1080p image could be sharper than a 4K image when comparing its crop.
Kraig on 04.24.13 @ 5:39AM
VINCEGORTHO, what happened to the footage dude? Did you get asked to remove it? I was really excited for a moment :'(
Say goodbye to Gopro and hello to BMPC? Could this be a better camera for my multicopter?
Indeed! The only problem would be getting a wide enough fisheye if that's what you're aiming for.
May I just say that after finding Cinema Camera Firmware Version 1.
3 is Out, Plus a Conversation with Blackmagic President Dan May on SilverStripe, what a delight to find somebody who basically understands
what they're talking about when it comes to this. You definitely understand how to bring a problem to light and make it important. Many more people have got to look at this and have an understanding of this perspective. It's surprising
you're not more prevalent, as you most really have the gift.
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1 medium sweet onion, cut into wedges
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1 clove garlic
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2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon chopped sweet onion
1 Tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon orange zest
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This was based off a previous comment when someone believed a team averaging 5.0 yards per play (YPP) on offense would lead to a successful offense. I quickly debated that fact by showing how 5.0 YPP is inflated because of big plays and does not necessarily mean the offense can consistently move the ball. In fact, only Arizona (4.9 YPP) and Carolina (4.5 YPP) averaged less than 5.0 YPP last year.
I decided to take this a step further. Ok, I took this several steps further. I tried to create my own rating system to show how efficient a team's offense is. Here is how I created the formula to determine this. I took each team's YPP and multiplied that number by 10. I added their third down conversion percent and then subtracted that by the offensive turnovers. My reasoning for this? I believe 3rd down conversion percentage is a great indicator how well a team can sustain a drive. I included turnovers because that too is indicative how successful a team is driving the ball down the field. What does a 90-yard drive mean if the ball is picked off in the endzone?
The other reason for creating this formula is because of the popular belief that you win by passing. Having a top tier QB is definitely a huge advantage to have as a legitimate passing game allows for quick points and prevents the defense from focusing on the run. Tampa Bay, Baltimore, and Chicago all finished in the lower half of the league in passing, showing that great passing is not a must. Additionally, the Steelers ranked 14th in the NFL in passing and the Falcons finished 15th. Miami finished immediately behind them at 16, but were nowhere near successful on offense as the Falcons or Steelers. The Cowboys, Broncos, and Redskins all finished in the top 10 of passing, showing that more is needed from a successful offense besides a great deal of passing yards. My belief is you don't need a top passing game or a top running game. A balanced offense can be the best in the NFL as long as they can excel at the little things, such as taking care of the ball and picking up 3rd down conversions to keep the drive alive.
I did not include points per game for a few reasons. First, these numbers can be skewed by the defense allowing the offense to start in terrific field position. Additionally, defensive and special teams touchdowns would further skew the numbers in favor of the offense. I feel that YPP, 3rd down conversions, and turnovers are solely reliable of the offense and present an unbiased look. Of course, this is not a perfect stat. Some teams, like Miami, can drive the ball down the field, but struggle to get the ball into the endzone and settle for FGs. But again, scoring is not the point here. Below is the ratings for each team.
1) New England Patriots: 99.2
2) Houston Texans: 85.1
3) Pittsburgh Steelers: 83.1
4) Atlanta Falcons: 80.7
5-T) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 79.5
5-T) Green Bay Packers: 79.5
7) San Diego Chargers: 78.9
8) Philadelphia Eagles: 77.7
9) Kansas City Chiefs: 76.7
10) Indianapolis Colts: 76.6
11) New Orleans Saints: 75.8
12) New York Jets: 72.6
13 Baltimore Ravens: 72.0
14) Dallas Cowboys: 68.8
15) Detroit Lions: 67.1
16) Oakland Raiders: 65.1
17) San Francisco 49ers: 63.9
18) Jacksonville Jaguars: 62.9
19) Denver Broncos: 62.4
20) Seattle Seahawks: 61.5
21) Miami Dolphins: 61
22) Tennessee Titans: 60.8
23) St Louis Rams: 60.2
24) Cleveland Browns: 60.1
25) Cincinnati Bengals: 56.8
26) Chicago Bears: 54.8
27) Washington Redskins: 54.3
28) New York Giants: 53.9
29) Buffalo Bills: 51.9
30) Minnesota Vikings: 50.6
31) Arizona Cardinals: 41.8
32) Carolina Panthers: 38.4
Not surprisingly, the Patriots really lead the pack with their superb number. The Patriots are in the top five in YPP and finished with 48.2% of third downs converted, second to the New Orleans Saints. Their league low 10 turnovers also helps them build a cushion over the entire league. There are a few surprises here, such as the New York Giants being ranked so low. The Giants rank in the top 10 in points per game and top five in offensive yards per game. But as you look at their offense, would anyone really think the Giants have a top ten offense? As someone that watches the majority of their games as I am a fan of them and am in their market, I can tell to the Giants do not deserve to be mentioned as one of the top offenses in the NFL. The Giants get their fair share of big plays through the running game and the passing game, but they have been below average on third down conversions, finishing with 35.9% of third downs being picked up. The Giants have also turned the ball over 42 times, most in the NFL. The good part about the Giants? They know how to score when they get in the redzone.
10 of the top 13 teams in this formula reached the playoffs. The Chargers, plagued by awful special teams, missed the postseason by a single game. The Bucs played very well, but their 10-6 record was not enough in a division featuring the Saints and Falcons. As for the Texans? Well, they gave up the most yards on defense and surrendered 26.7 PPG, 4th worst in the NFL. That is very difficult to overcome.
Please share your thoughts on this formula. Again, I do not believe this is a perfect stat to rate the offense, but I don't believe we will ever find the perfect stat. If this is a stat that does interest you, I will try to keep track of this stat throughout the season and may create a formula for defensive efficiency.
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Reebok Freestyle Forever Reign-Bow Sneaker: Love It or Hate It?
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Back in 1982, during the height of big hair and aerobics, Reebok came out with some funky sneakers. 25 years later, the brand is celebrating with a collection called Freestyle Forever. This Reebok Freestyle Forever Reign-Bow Sneaker, $65, is clearly a part of that circle. It's bold, it's bright and it's fuchsia! It's too outlandish and outdated to wear on the streets but I appreciate it as a memorabilia piece. What do you say?
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5 years
you are suposed to wear them for street dancing rly cuz they are in fashon in the street dance world lol
SweetFirefly 7 years
GROSS! They look like clown shoes.
Miss-World 7 years
I love them, i would buy them, look at them and then never wear them
tashspice 7 years
i LOVE them
tashspice 7 years
i LOVE them
caitinlv 7 years
As crazy as I am for the 80s I think the laces are too Punky Brewster. Hate it.
Pepper 7 years
I'd have to see them on to decide if I liked them or not.
I_love_fashion 7 years
I LOVE THESE! they would look awsome with black skinny jeans, a black puff sleeved top and a really cute patent hand bag to make the shoes the statement piece, cause shoes are NEVEr the statement piece. Or a cute patterned summer dress, that would look cute on someone like lilly allen. i want to see what the pastle ones look like, i would TOTTALY buy them if they came to new zealand
sasapurdue 7 years
I dig these. I always like something daring. They are so obnoxious you have to like them. If I saw someone wearing these I would think that the person inserts a sense of play into their dressing - which is key.
magalaya 7 years
Definitely agreed, though they're a nice memorabilia piece I would never be caught walking down the street with them on!
janellethechef 7 years
Yuck. These were bad enough the first time around, but they've actually managed to make them worse.
kellaylay 7 years
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pee-wee113506 7 years
ew i hate them
pee-wee113506 7 years
ew i hate them
missyosigirl 7 years
i think i would wear these with a simple tank and jeans. for a movie or out with the girls :)
leeluvfashion 7 years
Hate them!
leeluvfashion 7 years
Hate them!
laurniedoll 7 years
My sister has a really cute pair of shoes similar to these, but hers are multicolored pastels. They're actually very cute (hers are from Urban Oufitters), the trick to wearing them is to show 'em off but keep the rest of the outfit simple, wearing a couple of layered tanks and a simble necklace with her denim miniskirt and her sneaks.
ohohmommio 7 years
mlmoreno47 7 years
maybe if I was samantha ronson! ha!
CamillaCat 7 years
Wow these shoes are terrible, can't think of anything that would go good with them!
annaaaa 7 years
love love love it. i would definitely wear it for my dance class.
annaaaa 7 years
love love love it.i would definitely wear it for my dance class.
sarahcateh 7 years
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samida18 7 years
Honestly, I love the girly throwback kicks(check out my image). However, not everyone can pull them off, You definitely have to have the right amount of fly swag! I'd get, I just won't wear them often.
gruaig_rua 7 years
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cageyme 7 years
Very 80's. We've heard from Punky Brewster and Rainbow Brite. How about Mork from Ork's rainbow suspenders?
vawilliams 7 years
Looks like Rainbow Brite has a shoe fetish! No thank you.
littlemissme 7 years
Love it!!!
littlemissme 7 years
Love it!!!
Lizzard214 7 years
Way too 80s! They remind me of roller skates. I think I'd actually like them better if they were skates!
arrhythmia 7 years
a little too 80's for me, but they sure look adorable :)
Hootie 7 years
kersalli 7 years
No way could I ever pull those off. With the right outfit (and a whole lot of confidence) I'm sure some people could pull it off though. I still say that it gives me nightmares of 80's aerobics thought.
kersalli 7 years
No way could I ever pull those off. With the right outfit (and a whole lot of confidence) I'm sure some people could pull it off though.I still say that it gives me nightmares of 80's aerobics thought.
piraterie 7 years
I'd wear them with long jeans! I like the color.
luloops 7 years
I had these in the eighties. No, I would not wear these now. I guess if you're a teenager.They would be okay.
partysugar 7 years
Oh I am in love!
baltimoregal 7 years
The time has past. Let this style die!
yaelatner 7 years
C'mon! these shoes are amazing! they are so kitchy and campy in a highschool kinda way. I dont know if I could personally pull them off but they are a fun addition to any wardrobe and would kill with a casual skinny jeans look.
kezza 7 years
If they came in black, with the pink patent velcro straps and the same laces I would buy them in a heartbeat. The all-pink, though, is a bit too pink for me. Still cute, just not on me.
musewings 7 years
I thought these were tacky even in the 80s when everyone wore them... but then, they were usually white! I love the color and laces on these, and the velcro straps look like patent, so now I'm undecided...
krampalicious 7 years
L.O.V.E. it!!!!
Ashlyn-Rose 7 years
I love it, but I couldn't wear these and not feel I looked like a cartoon character.
inadee 7 years
I am not a fan of 80's stuff so I say blech!
crystalvillage06 7 years
I could never pull these off but on the right person they would be great
fishlady 7 years
i'm a freak, i'd totally wear these, but yes, probably with long jeans! the punky brewster in me...
nyaradzom2001 7 years
i like it, maybe if you wore it with long jeans that showed only the tips you could pull it off lol!
shiamay 7 years
Honestly i wouldn't dare wear it but it looks cute! :P
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The man who has graced the covers of numerous fashion/sports/lifestyle/health magazines(GQ, Slam, Uptown, Men's Health, just to name a few), Dwyane Wade alongside with Jordan Brand's Creative Director, Mark Smith, officially introduced his first Jordan Brand signature shoes, Fly Wade, that he will sport during the NBA 2010-11 season playoffs. To date it is Jordan Brand's lightest shoe at weighing 13 oz. With Wade's style of play, he will greatly benefit from the shoe's structure. "I want it (Jordan Fly Wade) to be something that transcends away from the basketball court that kids and other people can wear with jeans. I think this shoe not only has all the things I need to play basketball, but it has the initial look that can make it a very great product on and off the court." – Dwyane Wade Click here for the video of Dwyane Wade and Mark Smith discussing "Fly Wade" (via tzvitzvi) Don't forget to check out the full article by Tzvi Twersky on SLAM Online (linked also in title).


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As the City Utilities Communications Manager, I'm very proud of my workplace tonight!
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This whole man-made climate change is a hoax!
And the City of Palo Alto has bought into it hook, line and sinker!
on Mar 4, 2013 at 11:44 pm
"As a City, we've had cheaper, greener power for our citizens for decades, and being able to make this recent move to 100 percent carbon-free electricity is just another example of how owning our own utilities pays off," Keene said
Not to mention that the city's general fund gets 25% of it's budget from milking the utility rate payers for things like charging outrageous rents, collects a "return a on investment" for owning the utilities, collects a tax on use of utilities, ... And the city doesn't need to go to the ballot box to get this money.


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In March, my take on the American League West favorites (in my estimation) concluded with this:
If the Rangers don't win this season, it'll be because they couldn't find enough good starting pitching. And if the Athletics win, it will be because their quartet of talented young starters were able to answer the bell at least 120 times.
First, that's not going to happen. Second, I wasn't exactly right. I was right about the Rangers probably, though I could have added something to that graf about Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz staying healthy. But it turns out that a discussion of the A's chances was incomplete without mentioning their offense.
Anyway, the quartet: Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Dallas Braden. They're not going to combine for 120 starts. Not even close.
Gonzalez (2.62 ERA) and Cahill (2.65) have been fantastic.
Braden made only three starts before being lost for the season with a serious shoulder injury.
Anderson has pitched effectively this season, but now he's on the DL with an elbow injury and the news might get worse.
Two pitchers who were not included in that key pre-season quartet -- Brandon McCarthy and Tyson Ross -- have both pitched well ... and both are currently on the Disabled List. Six good starting pitchers, and at the moment only two of them are actually able to pitch.
Through it all, the A's have continued to pitch well. Oakland leads the American League in overall ERA and starters' ERA. And through it all, it's essentially irrelevant because the A's simply can't (or haven't) hit. Now riding an eight-game losing streak, the club has fallen to 27-35, seven games behind the first-place Rangers.
As it's turned out, the key for the A's wasn't pitching; the pitching's been excellent, as expected. It might not stay excellent; considering the carnage in the rotation, that seems unlikely. But even excellent pitching just doesn't seem to be enough to balance a hitting attack that lacks power, patience, and all the other happy elements of a reasonably productive offense.
Regression to the mean will probably help some. Adam Rosales and Scott Sizemore and Jemile Weeks might help some. It's just too late, though. The offense needed to be decent while the pitchers were excellent. At best, now the hitters might finally be decent as the pitchers almost inevitably slide to goodness rather than greatness.
In March, almost anything seemed possible. In June, even second place seems unlikely.
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It's certainly important to protect yourself from fraud, but it's just as important to protect your financial future. At the start of the year people tend to set goals, so we called on the experts for advice.
"Anything could happen in this year." News 13's chartered financial consultant Robert Dokken is keeping a close look on the developments out of Washington, the averted fiscal cliff and the looming deadlines lawmakers will have to overcome in the months ahead.
But what does this all mean to you? "People making less than $400,000 a year will not see their taxes go up." Dokken says.
But the payroll taxes will go up on everyone. In 2011 it was temporarily lowered to stimulate the economy, but now it jumps back to 6.2% If this may be a concern for you and your family, Dokken suggests you set up a rainy day account.
"Cash will be king, if things get as bad as they can, the saving grace that you'll have is cash in the bank and everyone can do it." Dokken adds.
Michael Sears, a consultant with Merill Lynch is also in favor of saving and planning ahead. "if you were fortunate enough to get a raise and you may be facing higher taxes, one of the ways to curtail that possibly is to take advantage of those pre-taxes funding vehicles." Sears suggests a 401k. This year the maximum deferral for those under the age of 50 rose to $17,500.
If you're over 50, it stayed at $22,500.
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3. Create a financial plan. All financial actions (or inactions) affect other financial actions. If your financial left hand doesn't know what your financial right hand is doing, one may undermine the other. For example, lack of adequate insurance for home, health, and other aspects of your life could decimate your retirement savings and investments if something goes wrong.
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Crockpot Mongolian Beef
My family loves Asian-inspired food. We don't have many takeout places close to where we live, so when I find an easy recipe (especially when it is made in the crock pot), I jump on it. I knew this recipe would be a hit even before I made it. It doesn't require any cooking on preparation day, just throw a few ingredients in a bag, and that's it! It smells sooooo good while it's cooking, and looks like you spent all day slaving over the stove! By the time the steak was finished cooking, it was fall-apart tender. This Mongolian Beef has a sweet/salty taste, and both of my kids loved it! I served this over rice and cut up a couple of extra green onions to sprinkle on top.
Crockpot Mongolian Beef
Heather @ onceamonthmeals.com; adapted from Let's Get Crockin
- 1.5 pounds beef flank steak, cut into stir fry sized strips
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 0.5 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 0.75 cup soy sauce
- 0.75 cup water
- 0.75 cup brown sugar
- 0.25 cup cornstarch
- 0.5 cup shredded carrots
- 3 medium green onions, chopped
Coat flank steak pieces in cornstarch. Add remainder of ingredients to crockpot and stir well to combine. Place flank steak into the crockpot and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-5 hours. Serve over rice or noodles, if desired.
Freezing Directions:
Coat flank steak in cornstarch. Combine remaining ingredients and place in freezer bag. Add steak to bag. Label and freeze, To serve: Thaw. Cook in crockpot on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5 hours.
Servings: 4
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83 Responses to "Crockpot Mongolian Beef"
What would you suggest as the cooking time FROM frozen? I like this recipe, but it seems a little impractical to have the pot cook for only 5 hours max. Any thoughts?
This recipe is awesome!!
In the crock pot, it only took about 2 hours on high for 1 1/2 lbs of flank steak.
I actually made another recipe using the sauce recipe (only half of the amount) to make stir fried chicken in my wok. I sliced and dredged the chicken just like you would the beef, I mixed the ingredients to make the sauce in my wok on med-high and then I put the chicken in and cooked on high for about 5 minutes. I mixed in some fresh broccoli, carrots and pea pods that I had pre-steamed in the microwave. Serve over rice, or in lettuce wraps. My family loved it. I don't care for ginger, so I left that out of both recipes.
This looks delicious! Just to clarify, you coat the raw meat and then just place it on top of the rest of the (stirred up) ingredients, but don't stir it all together right?
Making this tonight- on batch to eat, one batch to freeze :-)
Hi, would it hurt this to cook it longer?
My crockpot as set settings (Low – 8 and 10 hours) and High (4 and 6 hours) then moves to warm.
If I wasn't home, I'd have to cook it on high 4 hours and it warm a big chunk of the day or cook 8 hours on low.
Would either work for this and which would be better?
Can dried ginger be substituted for fresh without it taking too much away from the dish? I dont use fresh ginger and for such a small amount it seems like a waste of $ to go buy it…
Molly – I frequently use prepared ginger in a tube from the grocery store. It's a ginger paste and, in my store, you can find it in the refrigerated part of the produce section. Hope that helps!
I've heard that fresh ginger freezes well. Just use what you need, and freeze the rest for next time.
Fresh ginger freezes WONDERFULLY! I simply peel the ginger and wrap it in plastic wrap. I then put the wrapped hunks (as it inevitably breaks during peeling) into a plastic bag in the freezer. When you need to use it there's no need to thaw. Simply grate the ginger with a fine grater and use just like you would fresh. The flavor is amazing and it's easy to keep "fresh" ginger on hand all the time. (Besides, fresh ginger is so cheap for the flavor bang you get.)
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Does the green onion go into the crock pot or just sprinkled on top when serving? The photo does not look like onions cooked in a slow cooker for 4 hours. Thanks.
Made this today, it was good, but a little sweet to me. I might try and add some spice and Chinese peppers next time :)
Can you make this without a crock pot? You have some great meals here but I don't have a crock pot and I don't want to shell out for one
There was a place in my home town that made the best Mongollian Beef! They served it over cellophane noodles, which was really different at the time(1980s).Every other place I've tried, the dish was way too hot & spicy for me to eat & the recipes I've seen look the same. This looks really good, simple & something my kids would probably even eat. Thanks!
Oope, I meant beeF – not watching what I'm doing!
Is this one meal? :) (or something like 4 servings?) looks awesome:)!
I made this last weekend and it turned out incredible! My boyfriend and I love PF Chang's Mongolian Beef, but this is better! It was super easy to make. The only thing I changed is that I used the low sodium soy sauce. We've got to watch out salt intake! This will definitely be made again and again and again…
Is there a cut of beef besides Flank Steak that would work and taste as well? Where I live Flank steak is hard to find and expensive when you do.
I used round steak because it was a cheaper option and it was wonderful.
I decided to use chuck steak and chuck roast, as it is less expensive and happened to be on sale when I made this. To get the "poundage" that I needed, I got one small roast and one small steak and just sliced it into small fajita pieces. It was awesome! My husband and kids loved it : )
Can i do this with chicken breasts?
I made this last night and it was fantastic! I will definitely be making it again!
I made this for dinner last night and served it with garlic mashed potato. My family really liked it. Husband thought it was too sweet for him so I'll probably cut back on the sugar next time. Otherwise everyone else enjoyed it including my 22 month old grandaughter.
I have this in the crock pot now and it smells amazing! Just make sure you don't overcoat the meat in cornstarch though. My hubby was helping me this morning and I asked him to toss the meat in cornstarch while I did the rest of the prep and he went a little overboard. We have a very gelatinous sauce now. Still tasty, but it doesn't look so good.
Made this for dinner last night. Holy sodium, Batman! Next time I'll use low sodium soy sauce because that's all that I could taste & the kids refused to eat anymore after the first bite.
Sorry…Im a little confused. I want to make this to freeze. so do i cook it in crockpot first then freeze then thaw and cook in crock pot again??? Forgive me…Im a newby.
We make this weekly .
made this tonight – big hit! I added some sliced red peppers in addition to the carrots – served over brown rice & broccoli. I might add some siracha or red pepper flakes next time, thought it needed a kick, but delicious as is!
Thanks for posting this, we made it tonight. YUM! But next time i may add some red pepper and less brown sugar, only because we prefer more spice than sweet! Thanks again :)
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This was WONDERFUL!! I only had 5 ounces of soy sauce, so I did the same amount of water. I added some thinly-sliced sweet red pepper during the last hour of cooking and it was wonderful. I will be adding this to our rotation!!
This is a staple in my freezer. I make a new patch every couple months and my family never tires of it. Thanks for the share!
[...] Mongolian Beef Meg's tip: This dish has a lot of potential, the sauce was delicious but I suggest cooking for half the time suggested. We cooked it on low for about ⅔ of the time stated in recipe and it was so overcooked we couldn't eat the meat. The short cooking time kind of defeats the purpose of preparing for the freezer and slow cooking so we probably won't repeat this recipe. We served this with rice. [...]
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Just to clarify, the 1/4 cornstarch is only for tossing the beef? Or is it 1/4 c cornstarch in the sauce (and as required to coat the beef)?
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Delicious and so easy to prepare!! The only change I made was to cut the sugar back from 3/4 cup to 1/4 cup because 3/4 seemed excessive for a recipe that only has four servings. Next time I will probably add more carrots and maybe some sliced red pepper as some previous posters suggested.
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It was FANTASTIC!!
It was FANTASTIC!!! Made half the recipe, added a little Hoisin Sauce then froze immediately. When I jotted down the cooking time on the freezer Ziploc bag, I forgot to reduce the time by half. Oops. Although the meat was a little overcooked, it was devoured within minutes. Definitely will make again, though next time I'll add some julienne carrots, red pepper strips and broccoli florets during the last hour or so.
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This is in your gluten free menu but doesn't soy sauce have gluten?
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Made this to great reviews…making more batches for friends w new babies
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Great flavor and consistency. But waaaay too salty. Next time I will use reduced sodium soy.
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Trying this tomorrow for dinner. It looks so good. Can't wait I will let you know the outcome. So far I have tried lots of your recipes they were all great and my husband said they were keepers. Thank you thank you.
This was just awesome. I used egg noodle instead of rice. It was perfect. Will make it again and again.
Keep the recipes coming Lisa.
Good food. :) I made one for tonight and one to freeze. The one I made today I put too much cornstarch on the beef…my bad. No one noticed except me. I used my usual low-sodium soy sauce so the seasoning was appropriate. Cooking time on low could easily be reduced an hour… Enjoy!
Just made this tonight; super easy, so much flavor! Roommates had already eaten out but just had to dig in once they smelled the deliciousness. So going into the keeper list. Thanks so much!
this dish is amazing! we add more shredded carrots than what is called for and also add broccoli to the mix to round out the meal. definitely a meal the whole family enjoyed and asked for more!
when do you add broccoli to the mix
Could I use stewing beef chunks instead?
I added fresh brocolli when I started it… it came out perfect, so no need to dirty an additional dish. Next time (because according to my husband there will DEFINATELY be a next time) I think I'll add peppers and brocolli (I had planned to add peppers the first time but forgot to start the crockpot that morning so it became just steak and peppers stirfry lol
I am going to try this but rather than freezing, I intend to can it. .Plan to add extra green onions before serving, maybe green pepper slices too. Will try with beef and chicken. Wonder if pork would be good. I understand that your focus is freezer but I love canning. And many of your recipes sound like I can can as well as freeze. Obviously not canning the rice. Have you ever canned any of your recipes?
I made the Mongolian Beef exactly as you wrote it. I even shook off the extra corn starch from the beef. This meal was not very good. It was gummy and worse than that, it was tasteless. Sorry, not for me or my family. We threw the entire meal out asap.


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Willie Williams designs and directs multimedia events. His work has included tours with REM, U2, George Michael, Laurie Anderson, and The Rolling Stones; performance pieces with Kronos Quartet; stage musicals Barbarella and We Will Rock You; and installations at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum and Canterbury Cathedral, UK. We caught up with Williams to see what he thinks of our future.
LD: What's the biggest thing you see changing in production design right now?
WW: Clearly, the biggest change is the acceleration of the technological revolution with the entertainment design industry, most visibly the LED invasion that is merging the previously distinct disciplines of lighting, video, and set design. This has been a very exciting journey, but it is very much a Faustian pact. Domestic technology introduces a tremendous freedom to produce work in isolation, of a quality that used to require entire design studios. With this, though, comes a more subtle influence, a creeping homogenization in the way shows look, given that we are all drawing from the same well.
At worst, such easy technology actually begins to stifle original creative thought, the role of the "designer" being to select equipment from an existing inventory and make programming choices from a given list of options. A technician I have worked with for years commented recently, "Nobody builds a chase anymore; they just select a setting from the effects engine." From this perspective, designing a show has become more akin to assembling Lincoln Logs than to painting an original picture on a blank canvas.
It doesn't have to be this way…It's important to bear in mind that technology is endowed with a highly promiscuous nature. All of the wonderful things that it will do for you, it will quite happily do for anyone else who knows how to push its buttons.
LD: Would any developments in technology change the way you design shows?
WW: I try to maintain a healthy balance between technology-driven ideas and completely low-tech, handmade designs. Much as I strive to be very disciplined in the principle of putting concept and design ahead of technology, I'd be a terrible liar if I said that the technology itself had never been an inspiration. However, it's certainly true that the manufacturers rely on the designers to tell them what to do, every bit as much as we rely on them to make the gear that we need. I am in the fortunate position to occasionally be able to have new pieces of technology designed to fulfill a design specification, and there is undeniably a great pleasure in being first out of the gate with a new gizmo.
LD: Will crews be different? Will they do more/know more?
WW: For several years, I have been pioneering the idea of merging crews, certainly as far as touring goes. It seems highly inefficient to have separate teams of people dealing with equipment that either team could handle, especially inventory that is held by both video and lighting suppliers. Frankly, for a bright person, working with a greater range of gear can only make the job more interesting. The main obstacle I have come up against so far is from vendors and tour production not being able to figure out who should employ a technician who spans several departments. The exciting issues of liability and insurance seem to be problematic, but it'll come in time.
LD: Are the people in production changing? One designer notes,"It's not a place where you can quit school, run away from home, and find a place any longer."
WW: Speaking as one who actually did leave school, run away from home, learn a trade (of sorts), and become somewhat successful, I'm hardly in a position to disagree. There's been an enormous growth in the number of educational establishments offering to teach production design. This is not in itself a bad thing, but it can certainly foster the notion of there being a pre-approved goal, a sense of aesthetic "rules," or that there is a "correct" way that shows should be designed.
Also, the corporatization and litigiousness of the industry has spawned a sense of "establishment" within entertainment design. I would be the first to decry a Big World Tour, which spends more on lawyers than on lighting, but I confess to having a love/hate relationship with the Clear Channels of this world who have turned rock and roll into expensive entertainment. It wounds me deep in my punk rock soul that concert tickets can cost $500, but at the same time, I can be sufficiently objective to acknowledge that this has been a major part of the revenue stream which has funded the most spectacular touring productions. Without the corporate takeover, rock touring would certainly be a great deal more fun, but whether it would have reached the same heights of spectacle is open to debate.
LD: You've talked about keeping a balance in your trade, looking outside the industry for inspiration, looking at how things are created rather than with what. Is there something outside the industry you'd do if you ever left?
WW: I'm very happy with the wide variety of projects I manage to take on at present, and keeping that balance has gone a long way to prevent me from becoming bored or disillusioned with "the industry." The smaller performing arts work I do is deeply inspiring, and the relationship to the project is very different than with a big rock extravaganza. Similarly, the precision and discipline of theatre work comes as a very refreshing contrast if I haven't been immersed in that world for a while.
However, if I were banished from the commercial world forever, I'd certainly continue the gallery-based work that I've been doing. After a decade of video experiments, I've rediscovered a love of light, pure and simple, and have been making eccentric little machines that generate light shows from household objects. It's staggeringly non-lucrative but irrationally satisfying.
LD: Any other thoughts about the future of our industry?
The future will be a relentless tsunami of LED encrusted mediocrity and no one will care. However, being ever the optimist, I will be looking for the hidden gems of creativity. They'll be in there somewhere!


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