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Favored U-M ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White took a commanding lead after the short dance Sunday (Feb. 16) at the Sochi, Russia Winter Olympic Games.
Davis and White, who train in Canton, MI, scored a personal best 78.89 while their chief rivals Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada, scored 76.63.
Virtue and Moir, who also train with Davis and White, will be hard pressed to defend their Vancouver Olympic title.
Sunday's performance for Davis and White broke the score posted earlier this week in the team competition.
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The Russian pair of Elena Elinykh and Nikita Latsalapov are a distant third awaiting Monday's free dance, which will determine the Gold Medalists.
When the pair of Davis and White aren't skipping across the globe, Davis. 27 is a cultural anthropology major while White , 26 studies political science.
"It definitely is not a fluke that we've been that successful in the last couple of years, and we've been working very hard for that success," said Davis, who along with White won six U.S. championships in addition to the Olympic Silver. "That hard work isn't going away any time soon, so we're definitely excited about the position we've put ourselves in."
Not only do Davis-White share the same ice with Virtue-Moir, they share the same coach. A highly regarded Russian immigrant, 57-year old Marina Zoneva has been a godsend to most of her skaters.
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Five of the six-member ice dancing team reside or train in Southeastern Michigan.
The brother and sister pair of Alex and Maia Shibutani attended Huron High School and both became U-M undergrads.
They've skated as a team since 2003, with their best season coming in 2010-11. The Shibutanis finished second in the U.S. Nationals and third in the Worlds.
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Charcutepalooza March Challenge: Hot Smoking
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I really can't remember the first time I hot smoked. I was probably around ten give or take a few years. I used to help my mom smoke chickens or turkeys a couple times a year. I'll have more on that later. For this challenge I went all out. I used three recipes from Charcuterie by Ruhlman and Polcyn and then a couple of my own.
Smoked Pork
As I'm writing this I'm stunned by the different types of smoked pork I did without doing ribs and Boston butt which are my normal fare. Instead I did two types of bacon, pork loin, and pork sirloin.
For the bacon, I followed recipe for fresh bacon on pg. 41 and then smoked it to 150 degrees. The result was very tasty bacon that was given a pass by all when fried, however everyone agreed that it could have been sweeter. That said, when cut into lardons and served with a white bean soup that I made using a large strip of skin from the bacon for seasoning, everyone thought they were fantastic.
For the white bean soup, soak a pound of white beans in salted water over night. Rinse the beans and put them in a large heavy pan (I use my ceramic bean pot) cover with water, and add a large piece of skin from the belly (I used about a three by 9 inch strip). Simmer in the oven for 4 to 8 hours at about 250 degrees. For the last hour sauté an onion, a carrot, and a stalk of celery in olive oil with salt and pepper to taste and add to the pot. Fry your lardons and use them to garnish. I made French bread to go with this meal.
From a whole pork loin, I cut three nearly equal lengths. The small end and center piece I put into the brine from Canadian bacon pp 88 and 89. Because of problems with the weather I ended up leaving it in the brine for an extra day with no adverse effects (speaking of the brine it smelled so good I wanted to taste it). The large end I rubbed with the spicy dry rub for pork from pp 89 and 90 and wrapped in cellophane for 48 hours. I smoked them all until the thickest portion of the large end was 150 degrees.
The spicy pork was a big hit… so big that my dad seemed to cut himself a slice every time he walked through the kitchen for the next couple days.
The Canadian bacon was also a hit. We enjoyed it several ways, but probably the most satisfying was what I like to call an "Egg MyMuffin" a recreation from a famous fast food chain that used homemade muffins and Canadian bacon with real sharp cheddar cheese and a poached egg.
One of the best dishes I made was Carne Adovada. This is a simple dish in which pork is cut into cubes, marinated in red chili, and then baked and served topped with cheese to be eaten with a warm flour tortilla. It all starts with a simple puree of New Mexico red chili seasoned with garlic and salt to taste. I used a quart to marinate two whole pork sirloin pieces for two days. I rinsed the pork and allowed it to dry on a rack in the refrigerator. Next I smoked the pork with hickory (my preference for this would be pecan but I couldn't get any at the time) for a couple hours. I cut the smoked pork into cubes and then covered them with the chili puree that I had marinated them in. This I baked covered at 350 until the meat was tender and the chili was bubbling (about an hour).
Before serving I stirred the meat and covered with a layer of cheddar cheese to melt. To eat tear pieces of warmed tortilla's into pieces large enough to pick up a cube of pork with some cheese and red chili. Serve with beans and a salad.
Smoked Poultry
I've had an obsession with smoked poultry for as long as I can remember. Our first smoker (Little Chief electric) was a gift from an old couple that lived across the street from us when I was young. They were a multitalented couple from Oklahoma. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and was a musician of local renown (my uncle say's he could start playing in the middle of nowhere and draw a crowd within an hour). To this day I have fond memories of sitting on the curb staring at the open door to his house through his garage as we listened to him play WWII era classics, ragtime, and contemporary music on both piano and organ.
While time consuming, there is nothing difficult about the process. Additionally it only requires 5 ingredients. You'll need poultry of your choice (for this post I smoked a turkey and a duck), salt, sugar, hickory, and time (for best results I do it over three days).
Day one, clean any nasty bits left in the cavity of a thawed bird. Also, trim any excess skin and fat from around the openings at both ends of the bird. Rinse and dry the bird. Mix equal parts of salt and sugar together in a bowl. Apply the salt and sugar liberally rubbing it into the entire surface of the bird both inside and out. Wrap the bird in a towel to absorb any liquid drawn out of it. (I love the thin cotton flour sack type towels for this, but any will do so long as you can bleach it when you wash it.) Next, I put the bird in a bag (for turkey I used a garbage bag, the duck fit in a gallon ziplock) and put it in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
Day two, rinse the salt and sugar off of and out of the bird and dry it completely inside and out. You'll want to leave it uncovered in the refrigerator overnight to allow it to continue to dry. A V shaped roasting rack turned upside down in the pan is a great stand for drying small birds like chickens and duck. Just stand the birds up supporting them on the v shaped grates of the rack and tuck the legs in between. It will work for a turkey too, but they have a tendency to flop over. The main thing is to have as little skin as possible touching anything else. The dryer the skin, the better the smoke will stick to the bird.
Day three, the bird's skin should now appear dry and somewhat translucent. This is the perfect condition for smoking. At this point I will remove any quills left in the skin (the drying tightens the skin making this much easier at this point). I like to hang my birds to smoke by tying a slipknot around each leg and running the string between them up through the cavity to hang on a hook. This helps hold the cavity open for the smoke and allows you to stagger the birds in the smoker so they don't touch. You can adjust the height by trying knots in the string. Be sure to leave several inches between the bottom of the bird and the bottom of the smoker. The string tends to stretch a bit and the legs will go akimbo causing the bird to end up lower than where it started.
I like to get a good 4 to 6 hours of smoke on the birds (this can vary depending on the source of the smoke, saw dust takes less time than say chips or chunks of hard wood.) keeping the temperature as low as possible. I usually can keep it between 180 and 225 degrees depending on the weather. If there is any contact between birds be sure to move them around as you add more chips to the smoker. When done the birds should have a nice amber coloration to them.
I like to finish cooking the birds in the oven. For the duck I scored the skin in a crisscross pattern across the breast and down the sides between the legs and wings. This helps the fat melt and drain away from the bird keeping it from being too greasy. My turkey was in the roaster, so I propped the duck up on canning jar rings in a baking dish. It only takes about 30 minutes to an hour at 350 degrees to finish cooking both birds (180 degrees in the thick part of the thigh). Once cooked you'll see that the color is considerably darker than it was when they came out of the smoker.
I loved to serve smoked poultry cold. Side dishes vary depending on the time of year- anything you might serve with fried chicken or barbecue will go well.

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Apparently Chernobyl, if one has to conside one single entity, there have been numerous oil slicks all over the world oceans, not to menion a massive floating island of garbage the size of alaska in center of pacific ocean. which is a single effect from multiple causes. however the over all attitide of some human faith's that the earth was given to man for exploitation is the single largest disaster cause as per my view..Answered by Ashok Maurya, 17 May '10 09:38 pm
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With their 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Wednesday night Sporting Kansas City are now unbeaten in six of their last seven matches. Sporting Kansas City dominated the match, controlling 56% of possession and more than doubling Vancouver's shot count, but the sides came out even.
Sporting Kansas City's first chance came when Graham Zusi advanced the ball inside the right corner of the box and sent a shot in to the near post in the 5th minute. Vancouver's goalkeeper, Brad Knighton, was positioned well though and knocked the ball away.
In the 25th minute, midfielder Oriol Rosell had another chance for Sporting Kansas City. Rosell picked up the ball 25 yards out and sent a powerful shot on goal, but Knighton was once again there to parry the shot away. The rebound fell to Soony Saad but his attempt only found the side-netting.
Sporting Kansas City's persistence paid off in the 35th minute. Matt Besler's short throw-in found Rosell, who sent in a lofted cross to the back post. Chance Myers headed the ball back toward the center where defender Aurelien Collin's first hit was blocked by Vancouver's Johnny Leveron, but Collin's second attempt powered into the goal to make it 1-0 to Sporting Kansas City.
Manager Peter Vermes' halftime talk was changed abruptly when Vancouver snatched an equalizer only seconds before the halftime whistle. Camilo Da Silva Sanvezzo sent a curling free kick into the top corner from the top of the box to make the score 1-1 at half.
Sporting Kansas City once again controlled the second half but were unable to break the deadlock.
The best chance to take the lead came in the 76th minute. Substitute Benny Feilhaber picked up the ball and sprinted toward the goal. After his pass deflected off of a defender, it fell to Graham Zusi who sent a low shot from the top of the 18-yard box that smashed off the post before being cleared by Vancouver.
Late in stoppage time, last match's hero Kei Kamara had a chance to grab the win for Sporting Kansas City but his deep strike went just wide.
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Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use: The meat industry just despises Meatless Mondays »
After working with HSUS, a school district outside of Austin, Texas, was one of many to implement Meatless Mondays this fall. While parents and students seemed pretty psyched about it, Texas Ag Commissioner Todd Staples — whose political campaign was bankrolled by the meat industry — didn't exactly share their enthusiasm. He even penned a rant against the school district in the Austin American-Statesman this week. Today, the paper's editorial board published an editorial of its own simply crushing that rant, noting that, "the near-comic rhetoric of Staples' commentary stood as a refutation of its own argument." You've really got to read the whole thing.
The San Francisco Chronicle also wrote this week about more California schools that HSUS helped implement Meatless Mondays programs.
The industry isn't just lashing out in the school districts; it's also doing so in the legislatures. I was glad to be on America Tonight this week discussing the meat producers' attempt to silence whistleblowers with ag-gag bills.
And the good news is that nearly all ag-gag bills introduced in the last couple years have been killed, while more and more food companies require animal welfare improvements in their supply chains, as described in a new piece by my coworker Matt Prescott. As well, just this week, another major pork producer announced it's abandoning gestation crates throughout its entire supply chain.
Video of the week: These pigs aren't ready for summer to be over—they love their swimming pools!
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Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use: Grand jury indictments for slaughterhouse officials! »
A federal grand jury indicted four officials at a California slaughterhouse for allegedly concealing diseased cows by swapping heads of cows with eye cancer with healthy cow heads, cutting off USDA "condemned" insignias, and more. You can see HSUS's response in this NBC segment.
HSUS won a big victory this week, prevailing in a lawsuit in which we represented rural neighbors of a massive gestation crate confinement facility. Check it out.
This week HSUS also announced our work with South San Francisco to implement a new Meatless Monday policy in the school district.
And in very major news, this week we announced that food giant Nestle is implementing a wide-ranging new animal welfare program aimed at ending the worst factory farming abuses and promoting more meat-free eating. You can read Wayne Pacelle's comments on it, too.
Finally, the Center for Biological Diversity has a new Labor Day-themed campaign called Extinction-Free BBQ recommending that we leave room on the planet for wild animals by leaving room on our plates for delicious veggie foods.
Video of the week: Need a pick-me-up? Check out Arnold the rescued pig in this new HSUS video!
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Animal News You Can Use: Another ag-gag bill bites the dust! »
Good news! This week marked the death of North Carolina's ag-gag bill, which appears to be the final pending ag-gag bill in the country this year. You can also listen to a radio interview of mine this week on ag-gag and other animal protection topics.
It's not all good news this week, however: alas, a ballot measure in Missouri aimed at protecting puppy mills and factory farms seems to have squeaked by voters with 50.1 percent of the vote (though the razor-thin margin means that a recount is likely). You can read Wayne Pacelle's thoughts on it here.
In better news though, Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.) is promoting Meatless Monday. You can read about it my op-ed in the San Fernando Valley Sun. And the New York Times ran a compelling interview with the president-elect of the American College of Cardiology about his vegan diet.
Finally, in cool news: Did you know that fish remember events from a year ago?
P.S. Video of the week: Ever seen a cat taking care of a clutch of baby chicks?
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Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use: Meat-free butchers? »
I'm glad to have an op-ed in Kentucky's largest paper today about the pork industry's sordid track record on animal cruelty.
There's some promising news, however: Agribusiness giant Cargill put the writing on the wall quite clearly this week: Gestation crates have no future in the pork industry. The company is moving to group sow housing in its own operations by next year and will require its contractors to do the same by 2017.
And in some other promising news, butcher shops seem to be the latest companies getting on the meat-free trend. One in Connecticut is now praising Meatless Monday and closing in its honor, while one in Toronto is actually entirely meat-free. Yep, a vegetarian butcher shop.
P.S. Video of the week: Kitten jam!
P.P.S. I hope to see you at Taking Action for Animals in D.C at the end of this month; it's going to rock!.
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Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use: See You Soon! »
First, did you know that Robin Quivers is a keynote speaker at the upcoming Taking Action for Animals conference in DC (June 27-30)? Register now; I hope to see you there!
In a major, hard-to-overstate-the-importance ruling this week, the World Trade Organization found that preventing animal cruelty can be a justifiable reason to limit trade in certain products. The implications for animal welfare legislation around the globe are enormous.
Speaking of the legal system, the battery egg producers responsible for the country's largest egg recall were just charged with federal felonies stemming from that incident.
Finally, Nickelodeon star Daniella Monet is the latest celeb to join with HSUS to promote Meatless Monday to students. You can see some news coverage and watch her awesome new quick video.
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P.S. Video of the week: If there was a contest of the best ways to wake a pig, this would win hands down.
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Could the cheesesteak capitol adopt Meatless Monday?! I say YES! I mean, my dad has been doing Meatless Mondays for a few years and he's as red-meat-and-potatoes as they get. But he also cares about the environment! And he loves the Meatless Monday Unicorn, so he was happy to get on the Meatless Monday train. If he can do it, I'm sure a bunch of cool kids can do it! And everyone knows all kids from Philadelphia are cool. It's a science fact.
I got an email from my new pal Lou, one of the people behind the effort, and she provided a little background for us:
The Humane League needs your help in getting the School District of Philadelphia to adopt Meatless Mondays! Many school districts across the country, including Los Angeles Unified School District, Detroit Public Schools, and San Diego Unified School District, already participate in the program. Philadelphia's school district is the eighth largest in the U.S., so their participation would mean a LOT less meat being served. Unfortunately they keep pushing us off, saying they're in the middle of contract negotiations, so we're garnering support from Philadelphia residents, teachers, parents, and students to help get them on board. If you fall into one (or more) of those categories, please visit www.PhillyMeatlessMonday.com to learn more and sign the petition—then help spread the word!
So if you fall into one of the categories mentioned and want to help, all you have to do is go to their homepage and sign the petition! Easier than getting shwasted on the citywide special at Bob and Barbara's.
If you need more convincing, here's a little vid about it too:
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It's Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use! Yay, Paul! Yay, animals!
What does the most populous bird on the planet have in common with the extinct dodo bird? Check out my latest piece.
I was also honored to be a guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show (DC NPR station) this week discussing the treatment of farm animals. Nothing I said on there compares, though, to Jon Stewart's incredible demolition of the pork industry on The Daily Show.
Perhaps it's coverage like this that's leading so many people to cut back on meat consumption. In fact, BBC News has a great piece this week entitled, "The rise of the part-time vegans."
In the same vein, the San Diego Union Tribune has a major feature on the success of the school district's Meatless Monday program. And speaking of Meatless Monday, teen celeb Laura Marano is the latest to join HSUS's campaign!
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After a massive on-the-ground campaign throughout New Jersey to override Governor Christie's veto of our gestation crate bill, animal advocates flooded the statehouse this past Monday in anticipation of the state senate's vote. While Monday was disappointingly not the pigs' day, the vote will come up again next month, so stay tuned!
We did win an important vote this week on gestation crates, with shareholders of Cracker Barrel overwhelmingly voting to support the company moving away from using gestation crate-derived pork.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the executive director of the prestigious Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production said this week that "They finally got the attention of the industry because everywhere they went up against the industry, the Humane Society won."
HSUS this week joined with environmental and community groups in announcing plans to sue a breeding pig factory over manure spills in Iowa. And speaking of gestation crates, check out NBC's national coverage of Mercy For Animals' new undercover investigation at a Tyson Foods-contracted gestation crate facility.
Finally, worried about how to feed a growing human population? Try eating less meat, says Fox News this week. And the Norwegians seem to be getting the message. The Norwegian army takes on a battle against climate change by implementing Meatless Monday. A military spokesperson states that "It's about being more concerned for our climate, more ecologically friendly and also healthier."
Video of the week: This might be one of the most unlikely friendships I've ever seen. Remarkable!
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It's Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use! Yay, Paul! Yay, animals!
After working with HSUS, the Buffalo, New York public school district is the latest to announce that it's now going entirely meat-free on Mondays! Buffalo joins Los Angeles, Detroit, and several other major school districts in serving its students more plant-based foods. In that vein, Fox News—yes, Fox News—ran a story yesterday entitled, "5 Reasons to Try a Vegetarian Diet."
The Asbury Park Press became the seventh New Jersey newspaper to editorialize in favor of overriding the veto of our gestation crate ban bill.
Finally, promising news from down under: major Australian grocer Woolworths is ending all sales of eggs from caged hens.
Video of the week: Not a cute animal video this time, but an amazing 1935 Popeye original about preventing cruelty to animals, with an ending that's a must-see!
Photo of the week: Found these two federally furloughed starving NASA engineers. Gave them food in exchange for coming to New Jersey to help ban gestation crates!
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It's Paul Shapiro's Animal News You Can Use! Yay, Paul! Yay, animals!
I was honored to be on CNN Headline News with the always-great Jane Velez-Mitchell this past week, discussing the need to kill the King amendment pending in the Congress.
A meat industry official seriously compared gestation crate confinement to keeping her kid in a car seat during a commute. My response is on Common Dreams.
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GOODS | Railtown's Big Lou's Butcher Shop Prepped For Your Saint Patrick's Day Feast
March 14, 2014
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | Big Lou's Butcher Shop is ready for St. Patrick's Day with some housemade Irish specialties ready to be cooked up this weekend. Fresh off receiving another Georgia Straight Golden Plates Award as one of the Best Butchers in Vancouver, we've finished preparing batches of our Irish Breakfast and Guinness & Steak Sausages. We're also stocked up with Two Rivers Meats' Natural Corned Beef and local beef that'll be perfect for your stews.
Our "SuperBen" Irish Breakfast Sausage was inspired by our Irish Butcher Ben who craved the taste of the legendary Superquinn Sausages, considered an Irish national treasure. When he complained that he couldn't find anything like a Superquinn in Canada, we took it upon ourselves to recreate that banger, and went through a number of different recipes before we got one that passed the Ben test. They're great in a St. Paddy's Day brunch.
The Steak & Guinness Sausages make for a Bangers and Mash that any house would be proud to serve. We grind three kinds of steak with caramelized onions, spices, Guinness and a very small amount of breadcrumbs to absorb the beer and bind the mix. Who can resist steak and beer in sausage form?
Finally, our friends at Two Rivers Meats have made some naturally-raised Corned Beef which we've brought in for anyone who's planning to celebrate with Corned Beef & Cabbage or a Corned Beef Hash.
Quantities of all these are limited, so come down soon to make sure your St. Paddy's is one that your tastebuds will remember. Big Lou's Butcher Shop is open 7 days a week at 269 Powell St. in Railtown. Call 604-566-9229 or visit www.biglousbutchershop.com for more information. Read more
GOODS | "Big Lou's Butcher Shop" Adds New Catering Options For Holiday Season
November 1, 2013
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | Holiday party season is approaching fast and Big Lou's Butcher Shop has created a brand-new range of easy to order catering platters that will bring a big dose of locally-sourced deliciousness to your work lunch or party. This range of options spans gourmet to casual and will take the stress out of the planning process.
The Big Lou's party platter options include everything from a French-style platter with pâté, rillettes, and other decidedly Gallic treats to meaty Charcuterie Platters and even a Smoked Seafood Platter with a wide range of fresh bounty slow-cooked to perfection. Big Lou's sandwich fans can choose from a Big Italian Platter with our signature spicy meatloaf sliders or a platter of slider-sized Big Lou's classics mixed and matched. The complete list of platters is below. Read more
GOODS | "Big Lou's Butcher Shop" Set For Thanksgiving With Full Range Of Essentials
September 17, 2013
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | It's still officially summer but, all of a sudden, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. With just a few weeks until the big day, it's time to get feast planning started. Big Lou's Butcher Shop is a Thanksgiving destination with a wide range of centrepieces, accompaniments, and full meals, along with expert advice from our in-house chefs, to help make this special dinner delicious.
This year, in addition to local turkeys and signature Turduckens, Big Lou's is adding a variety of oven-ready prepped and dressed roasts to their Thanksgiving menu. It's a chance to look like a kitchen master with half the work. Home chefs will also love the wide range of made-from-scratch sides and accompaniments like gravies, Cranberry Jelly and stuffing.
Big Lou's Thanksgiving range includes:
· Rossdown Farms: local, free range, unmedicated turkeys
· Big Lou's Turduckens: whole bird w/legs attached (15-20lb)
· Prepped and stuffed Turkeys (~15 lb)
· Prepped Fraser Valley Hams (~3 lb)
· Prepped and stuffed Maple Hills Farm Chicken (~4-5 lb)
· Big Lou's Signature Porchetta Roast (~3 lb)
· Fully Cooked Dinners: fully cooked Turkey or Ham dinners serve 6-10 and include sides, gravy and cranberry jelly (order by Oct 3)
As an incentive to get planning now, Big Lou's is offering 10% off all Thanksgiving orders placed by September 30th. Turkeys, Turduckens and full dinners can be ordered by visiting Big Lou's at 269 Powell Street, by phone at (604) 566-9229 or by email to aaron [at] biglousbutchershop.com. Read more
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS | Big Lou's On The Hunt For Part-Time Butcher Shop Assistant
August 1, 2013
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | We are looking for a butcher shop assistant; someone who loves everything about meat and can help with all aspects of butcher shop. The following skills are an asset: excellent knife skills; the ability to follow recipes and procedures; the ability to manage time appropriately; cleaning and organizational prowess; great people skills. This is a part-time position that is entry level and will be 4-5 days per week 2pm-7pm, with more hours possible in Fall. Please apply by email – info [at] biglousbutchersop.com – only. Learn more about us after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Railtown's Big Lou's Butcher Shop Prepped And Ready For The Holiday Season
December 3, 2012
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | Once again this year, Big Lou's Butcher Shop is working closely with local farms and suppliers to offer an enormous range of delicious local poultry, seasonal roasts and great food gift ideas so that our customers can have a holiday season filled with great taste. From fantastic unmedicated turkeys from Two Rivers Meats or Rossdown Farms to gift baskets and culinary stocking stuffers, Big Lou's is the destination for lovers of artisanal meats and butchery. Get all the details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Two Chefs & Big Lou's To Open Test Kitchen To Public Every Tuesday Night
September 13, 2012
The GOODS from Two Chefs And A Table
Vancouver, BC | With two busy restaurants, an award-winning butcher shop and a successful catering company under their umbrella, new menu and product development is a never-ending process for the Two Chefs and a Table team. Beginning September 18th, the public will be given a window on that process as the Gastown bistro launches their new Test Kitchen Tuesdays program.
Each Tuesday, the Two Chefs and Big Lou's culinary team will gather at the bistro to work on new dishes and menus and the doors will be thrown open to allow interested friends, regulars and food lovers in to try these new ideas and dishes while interacting with the chefs in an informal setting. The open kitchen will allow patrons to watch the crew at work while they enjoy everything from fresh cuts from Big Lou's Butcher Shop and new creations out of the smoker to more refined preparations for tasting menus and paired wine dinners (depending on the week).
Home chefs and foodies will be able to get a little closer to the culinary process and interact with the Chefs picking up pointers for their own food adventures at home. The Chefs will be on hand to present and explain the dishes, field questions and, of course, solicit feedback. Read more
GOODS: Dockside Pairing Up With Big Lou's Butcher Shop For Big Patio BBQ On BC Day
August 2, 2012
The GOODS from Dockside
Vancouver, BC | Summer long weekends and the BBQ are a perfect match and on BC Day, Monday, August 6th Dockside Restaurant will welcome Big Lou's Butcher Shop as they make a guest appearance to cook up some of their award-winning locally-sourced meats on Dockside's famous patio. The Big Lou's Butcher Shop team will be cooking up and serving their grill classics to enjoy on Dockside's patio from 12-5pm on BC Day. This is the first time that the Big Lou's Butcher Shop team have offered their BBQ to the public outside of their shop and it will be a one-of-a-kind chance to enjoy Big Lou's Butcher Shop in one of Vancouver's most spectacular settings.
Working closely with Dockside Chef Simon McNeil, they've created a menu which incorporates Dockside's signature beers into the recipes. Along with classic beer-braised beef ribs and Old Bridge Dark Lager BBQ Pulled Pork, Big Lou's will be serving a unique Sloping Hills Pork and Shrimp Sausage made with Dockside's hibiscus-infused Jamaican Lager and served with a housemade Hibiscus brown mustard. The cost is just $18 per person for a heaping plate of BBQ and sides and, of course, the BBQ goes perfectly with one of Dockside's fresh in-house brewed signature beers. Menu and details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Railtown's Big Lou's Butcher Shop Prepped And Ready For Father's Day Feasts
June 12, 2012
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | Unlike Mother's Day which has the well-established Brunch tradition to fall back on, Father's Day doesn't really have a set tradition to guide sons and daughters when planning for the big day. In our experience Dads like things like meat, grilling and luckily for you, Big Lou's Butcher Shop has plenty of great ideas to create your own tasty Father's Day tradition. Read more
GOODS: Railtown's "Big Lou's Butcher Shop" Celebrates Accolade With New Promotions
February 15, 2012
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | Big Lou's Butcher Shop recently celebrated one great year in business in Vancouver's East Side. Since opening, Big Lou's has worked hard to build a following for its wide selection of ethically and sustainably raised meats, custom craft butchering and delicious deli sandwiches.
Recently, year two for Big Lou's got off to a superb start with the arrival of a envelope from WEVancouver (formerly the Westender) which contained the Gold Medal for Best Butcher in the 15th Annual Best of Vancouver Awards. First place!
"We're incredibly proud to win this award after only one year in business," said Big Lou's Butcher Shop partner Allan Bosomworth. "We want to say thanks to everyone who's stopped by during our first year and especially those who took time to vote for us in the Best of Vancouver Awards."
To thank customers for the great first year and the votes which propelled Big Lou's to the Gold Medal, Big Lou's Butcher Shop is launching two weekly customer appreciation days: Strathcona Sundays and Wildcard Weekdays. Details on both after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Railtown's "Big Lou's Butcher Shop" Prepping Take Out Feast For The Superbowl
January 20, 2012
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | Big Lou's & Two Chefs Richmond offer two ways to enjoy the Superbowl this year. Join the big party in Richmond or order a ready made party to go. While it's not listed on any official holiday calendars, Superbowl Sunday is the biggest day of the year for many sports fans. It's no different for us, so this year the team is going all-out with year to offer multiple ways to enjoy the big day with us. Details after the jump… Read more
GOODS: Railtown's "Big Lou's" Taking Pre-Orders For Thanksgiving Turkeys And More
September 19, 2011
The GOODS from Big Lou's
Vancouver, BC | The weather outside might still say summer, but the calendar says that Thanksgiving is just around the corner and with only four weeks until the big day, it's an ideal time to pre order the centrepiece of your feast. Big Lou's Butcher Shop is accepting pre-orders for two varieties of turkey and our own housemade Turducken and all Thanksgiving orders placed by September 25th will be eligible for a 10 percent discount off the listed prices after the jump… Read more
GOODS: "Big Lou's Butcher Shop" At Powell & Gore Has Joined The Scout Community
August 18, 2011
We've invited our neighbourhood butcher, Big Lou's, to join our GOODS section as a recommended local joint that is well worth checking out. They're now a proud member of Scout, and as such we'll be publishing their tasty news front and center and hosting a page for them on our curated list of independent goodnesses. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support of Scout and for making Vancouver a more delicious place to live.
GOODS: The Butcher Dines With The Chefs At Alexander's "Two Chefs & A Table"
March 7, 2011
The GOODS from Two Chefs And A Table
Vancouver, BC | The next Two Chefs and a Table Wine Drinker Dinner will be held on Wednesday, March 23rd and will focus on the in-house creations of our partner Big Lou's Butcher Shop with a menu that features locally sourced meats in every course, even dessert. The partnership between Two Chefs and a Table and Big Lou's Butcher Shop is unique in Vancouver and gives the restaurant an advantage with expertise, selection and freshness of essentially an in-house butcher shop. Full details after the jump Read more
Big Lou's Butcher Shop
October 5, 2008
269 Powell Street | Vancouver, BC
Telephone: (604-566-9229
Web: www.biglousbutchershop.com
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Proprietors: Allan Bosomworth & Karl Gregg
Operations Manager: Mark Ignacz
Chef De Cuisine: Aaron Chan
Head Butcher: Andy Sedlak
Retail Manager: Karl Gregg
About Big Lou's Butcher Shop
Located in a bright heritage storefront at the corner of Gore and Powell Streets, Big Lou's Butcher Shop has brought traditional European boucherie-inspired butchery and preparation to Vancouver's East side culinary community and residents. Big Lou's combines a retail butcher operation, a New York-style deli sandwich counter, boucherie-based catering services, butchery classes and a unique event and dining space into one place.
In a tribute to old world butcher shops, Big Lou's Butcher Shop supplies a diverse selection of meats from award-winning local suppliers like Polderside, Pemberton Meadows, Sloping Hills and Two Rivers along with seasonal game and imports. The shop is hands-on, with a focus on head-to-tail butchery and in-house handmade products like sausage, charcuterie, stocks and sauces–all made as much as possible using our own home-grown herbs. The guiding principle throughout is to have all processing done in house under the watchful eye of our team. To serve the full spectrum local residents, Big Lou's Butcher Shop also stocks a selection of certified meats and poultry alongside the small farm choices to offer the widest range of price points to customers.
Led by chefs Karl Gregg and Allan Bosomworth, Big Lou's Butcher Shop is in the traditional butcher shop style with an in-house cutting area, large display case and expert staff crisply-dressed in traditional oxford shirts and aprons. Along with meats, the product offering also includes an ever-changing menu of house made fresh sausages, charcuterie, pates, stocks, gravies, demi-glaces, and other dressings and ingredients. The focus on rubs, marinades and grilling accompaniments makes Big Lou's the one stop for expert advice and quality ingredients before any BBQ.
The sandwich counter is dedicated to true deli-style sandwiches built around traditional cooked, cured and smoked meats. All the sandwiches are built around great flavours built into fresh breads and detailed authentic recipes. Reflecting the diversity of the City, sandwich favourites include the Banh Mi and Bulgogi Chicken alongside classics like in-house made Pastrami, Porchetta, Roast Beef and Meatball.
Big Lou's Butcher Shop also offers catering and butchery classes The catering is based on the deli menu and also includes with a range of custom menu options and special requests. Big Lou's is also available for event including reception style or seated dinners in the great naturally-lit, character shop space. The market-driven menus will emphasize rustic French and Italian tastes and focus on integrating fresh, sustainable Pacific Northwest ingredients into those two great food cultures. Butchery classes span sausage-making and basic butchery to whole carcass work and game butchery.
Butchery is again at the forefront of food culture in Vancouver and Big Lou's has been a leader in reintroducing traditional, artisanal butchery skills to Vancouver's vibrant food scene.


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The survey of 740 airline passengers found 60 percent of those polled said they would discuss the issue with the passenger and complain to a flight attendant, while 10 percent said they would be disgusted, but not take any action.
"Obviously, when there's turbulence and passengers can't make it to the [lavatory], there's no choice but to 'change in place,'" Airfarewatchdog founder George Hobica said. "And some older planes don't have changing tables in the lavs. But when and if it's possible to changes babies in lavatories, most passengers would prefer that parents use them. After all, people eat on those tray tables."


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I am going to have 2 litters of pugs due around Dec. 18, 2014. If you are interested give me a call to get on my waiting list. They will be able to go when they are 8 wks old and have their shots and worming done. Let me know what you want and will call when they are born ...
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Eau Claire
Chihuahua - Gusto - Small - Young - Male - Dog
Chihuahua - Gusto - Small - Young - Male - Dog
GUSTO: 1 yr. Chi-weenie. Very spunky and friendly little guy who loves attention. Good addition to most any home. Will have to meet any existing dogs in home to be sure he gets along.
Breed: Chihuahua
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Falls Creek
TCup chihuahua puppies ready week before christmas
My 3 lb Tcup chihuahua is pregnant by my 3 lb male Tcup chihuahua she will be having 3 babies by c-section on Halloween day this was an accidental pregnancy as she is to small to have babies my pups sell very fast because mine are true tcups very hard to find My chihuahuas ...
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Mini Schnauzers
Hi my name is Julliett my mom is looking for a new loving home for me, not that she doesn't love me a lot either just need to downsize. I have to be on prescription dog food.
I love to go for walks and watch TV with you. I love to chase toys and bring them back to you too. ...
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AKC Female Collie ( PET ONLY )
Ginger is a AKC registered Rough Coat Sable & White 1 yr old female collie. She is a wonderful girl with a very sweet & loving personality, although she can be a bit of a barker. She is up to date on her shot's & is on Heartworm preventive. She is good with children & other ...
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AKC Miniature Dachshund Puppies just arrived ready for Christmas
taking deposit with signed puppy contract to hold until December 15th when 8 weeks old and ready to go! Health guarantee, first shots, wormed, Akc papers, we start potty training for 6 ou, extremely well socialized! New pics and video
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Du Bois
AKC Labrador Pups- Black or Yellow
Beautiful AKC pups from excellent lines! These pups will have it all! They were bred for temperament, looks, intelligence, and hunting ability. $1000
Ready 10/25
About the pups:
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ASDR & CKC Mini Aussie's
Black tri female available. Tail docked and dew claws removed, first set of shots at 6 weeks of age, regular worming schedule. Natural herding instincts, great family pets, excellent with children, smart and love attention. Should mature 14 to 15" in height and 20 to 25 ...
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Black tri male available, tails docked and dew claws removed, first set of shots at 6 weeks of age, on regular worming schedule. Natural herding instincts, make great family pets, smart, very lovable, great with children.
Four weeks old today 10/20/2014, should mature 14 to ...
German Shepherd Pups
3 Females! 1 black and tan 1 black and tan with a white patch on the chest and 1 sable. born September 27th ready November 24th. will have shots and health screening before they leave my home. serious inquires only please if you don't know the breed don't text me if you cant ...
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Black/silver mini Schnauzer
Hi I am Angel Boy yes Angel, I am black/silver in color, I was a yr. old July 2013. I am special needs dog I have a heart condition that requires constant meds.
I love to fetch toys and bring them back, my grandson and mommy love to play with me. I like to Roo and talk a lot ...
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Gypsi and her Gyplets er Dachshund Puppies
Sweet Gypsi and Manatee Maxwell are the proud parents of three beautiful longhair baby boys. Dachshunds. They were born October 9th and will be ready for their new home in December. Great Christmas gift. They will be on a worming program, up to date on shots, socialized, ...
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D.O.B. : May 6, 2014 (5 months old)
Super Blood Lines, Von Willebrand clear or carrier no affected, no "Z" factor, super temperament, very intelligent. (European and American lines.)
Sold with No breeding rights.1 female looking for her furever homes. Tails and dew ...
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Falls Creek
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Chocolate/parti Merl Connfetti toy Schnauzer
Maggie Rose is a chocolate/parti Merl Confetti Schnauzer she is beautiful with her blue/green eyes. She is from California.
I am selling her cause I need to downsize, don't get me wrong i love her very much. She will only go to good approved loving home.She will have to be ...
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American Staffordshire Terrier - Junior - Large - Adult - Male
American Staffordshire Terrier - Junior - Large - Adult - Male
All dog adoptions include a deworm, flea control, 30 and a wellness exam from The ANNA Corry Clinic with Dr. Lyon. Dog adoptions require a "meet and greet" with your other dogs. If you are coming to meet a dog ...
sweet AKC havanese . just turned 1 year old.. fully housebroken.. Not spayed. Up to date with all shots. Very smart. around 12 lbs. Lucy is good with other pets and children of all ages. she comes with AKC papers. She loves to fetch and is very cuddly. call-text- ...
Oct 17 -
Exotic Rare Toy Aussie Poo pups, will stay 10 lbs or under
I have a beautiful litter of rare Exotic Toy Aussie Poo or also known as Aussie Doodles, (3 )males to choose from, mother is a 7 lb beautiful Reg silver Toy poodle, the father is a beautiful reg 8 lb Toy tri -colored Australian shephard, these pups should stay 10 lbs or ...
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Gorgeous Shih Tzu Puppies! So Precious and Sweet!
Mollee and Nitro had 4 gorgeous pups, 2 girls and 2 boys on September 20th. The puppies are 3 1/2 weeks old and will be ready for their new homes on Saturday, November 22nd, at 9 weeks old. These puppies are SO cute! They have the sweetest little personalities. They are so ...
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Beagle - Boomer - Medium - Young - Male - Dog
Beagle - Boomer - Medium - Young - Male - Dog
Boomer is a 4 y/o pure-bred beagle who failed his field trials. He was then used for breeding and finally surrendered to Club Pet. Boomer is afraid of squeaky toys; the sound is probably associated with a shock. Once hears that ...
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Beagle - Lolly - Medium - Adult - Female - Dog
Beagle - Lolly - Medium - Adult - Female - Dog
Lolly was rescued at the very last minute from a high-kill pound in Kentucky, and through the efforts of many people, including volunteers at that pound and the Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team, brought to western PA to ...
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Anyone who is interested and in Cambridge is very welcome to attend the Plenary Session on Mission Archaeology at 4pm on Monday 15th, which will be followed by a drinks reception at MAA, as well as the Plenary Lecture at 5pm on Tuesday 16th, given by Jane Lydon who is currently a visiting fellow at MAA.
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ARTKELCH is pleased to present the first exhibition in Europe dedicated to the internationally celebrated Ömiewomen barkcloth artists from the remote mountain villages that surround the sacred volcano Huvaimo in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea.
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At the time of the German Empire romantic images of Samoa were influenced to a great extent by so-called ethnic shows (Völkerschauen) which were visited by millions of people. The images of foreign cultures popular in Germany at that time – and to this day – date back to this era. read more »
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I know that had fate not intervened.
You would be here enjoying this with me.
Standing in line with your family and friends.
Waiting for the Hobbit to begin.
I bet you got an eagle eye view.
Watched them create magic.
Did you walk around New Zealand,
Traveling the path of the Fellowship?
Did you stand in that theater,
Laughing along with us?
Enjoying the adventure,
As if you never left us.
And when I finally see you.
And I wrap you in a hug.
Will you laugh and tell me,
Who was your favorite Dwarf?
And so I said to him, "Dumbledore beats Gandalf any day."
Chuckling as we ate our Hobbit breakfast.
I am told that Bilbo, before his
Adventures began, would walk, the
Shire to seek the queen of the fungi.
To search was the compulsion.
Driven by taste, for the mysterious
Fruit of the forest floor.
When asked, he would say,
To savour the wild delight has nothing to compare,
To the humble taste of a spud, or sprout,
Just an ecstasy of unparalleled delight.
Knowing you have found the woody nutty treasure.
Of the queen of the forest floor.
Tis the biggest adventure a hobbit needs
To test his might against the mighty mushroom.
But then he had yet to meet ...
A wizard and a dwarf.
© Nick Strong 2014
my face turns red with fixation
a salutation of relaxation
a said abstinence and forethought
a single dash a blood cot
hi friends lets take a ride
through cleavage and formaldehyde
listen close and hear me fast
a story featuring evaporated glass
a silly one with a Danish hen
my rented confidant, can the commercial begin?
hike to your tents or leaky windows and such
a fifth wheel sex drive with a broken clutch
a Camelot essence and gasoline key
I break those coins deliberately
and they know it comes from and what is at steak
jimmy jacovi, icing on the cake
The voice of silk,
The eye of the devil,
Breather of fire,
Killer of many.
Smaug the dragon,
Sitting in his gold,
The figure of fear,
In the legends of old.
One little hobbit,
All alone,
Confronts the dragon,
The king on his throne.
This thing, all things devours; Birds, beasts, flowers
Gnaws iron, bites steel
Grinds hard stones to meal
Slays kings, ruins towns
And beats high mountains down.
(Only my life in two trilogies)
Here comes
that Randy
Keep the fire bright as stars
singe their hairy feet clean
a Hobbit is bigger then a rabbit
and three times as tasty
The best kind are near Mirk Wood
they are plump juicy and yummy
and as you put them to flame
they inadvertently call for mummy
Oh what joy on dark trollish evenings
to share a morsel or two with friends
eat those Baggins squirming kind
saving their chubby legs to the end
Come toast a hobbit with me
they do as well as chicken
see how many your tummy
will if you try hard to fit in
By Christos Andreas Kourtis aka NeonSolaris
we talked yesterday of tidying
cupboards, placing soaps in tins,
prepare for winter.
polish the wooden horse
on wheels, sweep
the steps, feel the still
warm air of autumn.
down the lane they mend
the roof. i had a visitor.
she saw the logs ready,
lost her way on exit.
they say it is a hobbit house.
I want to be you're secret Santa
sliding down your stockings
as tall as Arregon
not fat and stout as Gimerly
I am the patter of flighty wings
still flapping as you return
and the gifts that you bring
means more then my being
For I am your servant
climbing into your bed
just for a hug
for I am just a kitten
I would be your lord of the rings
never never naughty
just a boy that needs a toy
to tweak hot lords of the rings
Let me be you're Hobbit
for you need not shave
for Under Hill
it is all the rave
Come to my warren
come to my keep
and after loving
may sweet hobbit s sleep
By Christos Andreas Kourtis aka NeonSolaris
By NeonSolaris
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Students returning to UW Stevens Point will be greeted by a different campus for the upcoming semester, as it is now tobacco free.
"Overall, I think everybody understands that this is about the greater public health and trying to keep everybody healthier, and not exposing them to something you're choosing to do as an individual," UW Stevens Point Health Services Administrative Director Jen Sorenson said.
The student government body was mixed about what should be done to change the college's previous tobacco policy, which only enabled usage of tobacco products within 30 feet of buildings. So they let the students decide.
"There are many students within student government who are smokers," UW Stevens Point Student Government Association President Chris Slattery said. "So there was a lot of back and forth for quite a long time. Which is why the referendum came from direct vote of the students."
The options for students were to maintain the current tobacco policy, create designated smoking areas on campus, banning smoking only, or, the option that was ultimately decided, having a completely tobacco free campus. Besides common tobacco products such as cigarettes and chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes are also banned from the campus.
"Electronic cigarettes are a nicotine delivery device rather than a tobacco product," Sorenson said. "But we did include them in the ban because we know they're not considered safe yet by the FDA."
The campus ban has so far been met with mixed feelings from both students and staff.
"We've had tobacco users, both student and staff, that have been concerned about how this would affect them as individuals," Sorenson said.
"It gets a mixed opinion depending on if you are a smoker or a non-smoker. But it seems that the biggest thing was just figuring out where students are able to go and what the implementation of the policy is," Slattery said.
The college is currently using what they consider "polite reminders" and signs to enforce the new ban across campus, as a new academic year begins to unfold.


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NBC News' Keir Simmons reports, and former ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins the conversation. watch Threats from extremist groups persist 09/02/14 12:02PM Andrea Mitchell talks to Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger about the United States' course of action regarding al-Shabab in Somalia and ISIS in Iraq and Syria. watch US airstrike in Somalia targets al-Shabab 09/02/14 12:00PM NBC News' Jim Miklaszewski reports on the U.S. Military airstrike in Somalia targeting the militant group al-Shabab. watch Mitchell: There's no one I'd rather work with than Chuck Todd 08/29/14 12:54PM Andrea Mitchell pays tribute to Chuck Todd as he wraps up his msnbc hosting duties, and moves on to moderate "Meet the Press." watch New Orleans, nine years after Katrina 08/29/14 12:44PM Andrea Mitchell talks to former Tulane University president Scott Cowen about his new book "The Inevitable City," which tells the story of the resurgence of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Walter Isaacson also joins the conversation. watch Will Congress back airstrikes on Syria? 08/29/14 12:36PM Should President Obama seek authorization before launching airstrikes in Syria to target ISIS? Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, responds. watch Russia gears up for new Western sanctions 08/29/14 12:18PM Andrea Mitchell talks to Nina Khruscheva about whether or not more sanctions against Vladimir Putin will stop him from engaging in a large-scale conflict. watch Obama faces ISIS threat: what's the strategy? 08/29/14 12:05PM Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Ct., joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the dual crises in Ukraine and in Syria that the White House is currently dealing with, and policy analyst Andrew Liepman joins the conversation to discuss the ISIS propaganda machine. watch Immigration action could pose tough political challenges 08/28/14 12:42PM Pressure is mounting on the president from all sides to issue an executive action on immigration, but will that pose tough challenges for Senate Democrats in red states hoping to be re-elected? Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., discusses. watch Ebola vaccine trials to begin on humans 08/28/14 12:25PM Dr. Zeke Emanuel joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the greenlighting of the first human trials of an Ebola vaccine. watch Gillibrand reveals male colleagues' insults 08/28/14 12:15PM Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand reveals in her upcoming book that male colleagues in the Senate called her "porky" and "chubby" after the birth of her son. The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and Bloomberg's Jeanne Cummings discuss. watch US considering airstrikes in Syria as ISIS threat looms 08/28/14 12:07PM What should the president's strategy be for dealing with ISIS? Steven Simon, former National Security Council senior director of the Middle East for the Obama administration, discusses. watch State Dept: US will take on ISIL threat 08/28/14 12:00PM Andrea Mitchell talks to State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki about the options President Obama is weighing in order to confront the threat from ISIS. watch Early-warning system signaled Napa quake 08/27/14 12:43PM Richard Allen, director of UC Berkeley's Seismological Lab, talks about the early warning alert system his lab developed to detect earthquakes, and how the technology can be built upon for the future. watch Pages< 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 … 327 >