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Cooks Illus. April 2010 Issue Tests Staub dutch oven Against Le Creuset
Since the Staub v. LeCresuet debate has no signs of ending, i thought i'd throw this stick onto the fire. The April 2010 issue tests the Staub against the lecreuset, and here is a summary:
1. CI compared 7 1/4 qt lecresuet to the Staub 8 qt
2. Both browned meat beautfully and created flavorful fond.
3. BUT...CI said the black interior made it diffucult to see if fond was developing or burning AND the pot and lid weighed 6 pounds more than the lecreuset.
CI concluded that Staub comes in 2nd place to lecreuset.
re: yellowrose3502
As the OP said, March/April 2010. See "Equipment Corner" on page 52, the last page.
re: kariface
I can understand why someone might like the basting spikes, but why would you choose an interior color that makes it hard to see what you're cooking?
re: Chemicalkinetics
Its light-colored interior is one of the things I've most liked about LC over the years. I have friends at whose house I've cooked lots of times, and I just hate using their Calphalon. It feels like a handicap. I have a 14", 7 qt Calphalon sauteuse from the original line, and I think the only way I would use it is if my LC and AC Dutch ovens were full.
re: Jay F
I don't have a hard time seeing what i'm cooking at all. Either chalk it up to culinary school, and years of experience on a line, but i've never had a problem seeing how anything was coming along.
I find I get a much better sear with my staub than LeCreuset, and my LeCreuset shows wear and has stained over the years, where the dark interior of a Staub hides all of that.
re: kariface
I've never cooked in anything Staub. Never even looked inside one, TTYTT. But I've felt hobbled by the Calphalon I've cooked in (1980s, second anodized series, matching dark lids replacing original silver-looking lids), and it's because it's dark, dark, dark in those pots. I like being able to see everything when I'm cooking.
Not to say I couldn't become acclimated to Staub, but I like my LC just fine. If it ain't broke...
Maybe I'll take a look next time I'm at In the Kitchen.
I do a lot of woodworking and every magazine does tool reviews. I rarely agree with all of their findings. In many cases what they consider to be most important isn't all that important to me. I never find them totally wrong, but in many cases I prefer #2 or #3 pick over #1. In this case I sure both are very good pieces of equipment and it comes down to personal preference on interior color, top knob material, spikes on the lid, and overall design and finish. Pick one or both and enjoy. Since we put ours in the oven, I prefer the metal knob as standard equipment. I don't think you can go wrong with either one, just avoid the China CRAP.
re: mikie
Actually, after their standard thorough battery of controlled cooking tests CI rated the Chinese made Wal-Mart Tramontina brand as being nearly as good as the Le Creuset. The only real drawback was the smaller size of the Tramontina... 6.5 qt was smaller than CI's preferred 7.25 qt size.
In fact, Wal Mart seems to be taking CI's recommendations seriously, since they began offering an all Tramontina cookware set that almost identically mirrors CI's "Ideal a la carte cookeware set".
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
My take on magazine reviews of products is rather simple, it's a spot check, a snapshot in time and they rarely if ever test durability and longivity of a product. Casting iron is not all that difficult, but doing it well is. Iron ore, energy and labor are all less expensive in China. Chinese products for years and the cheaper ones still, had difficulty with their cast iron pieces. Magazines like CI, when they do their testing, don't typically evaluate equipment after a year of use. So the pot could warp and no longer perform well on a stove top and their test would never uncover this. Enamel is more or less the same story, to fire a glaze uses a lot of energy, which again is cheep in China. But, properly firing the glaze and using all the proper ingredients in the proper proportions is critical to the long term performance of the product. I have first hand experience with my costomers having products made in China and then asking me why the part failed. More often than not, it's because the Chinese manufacturer did not use the correct material. A few incidents like this and I have no faith what so ever that things made in China are what they are supposed to be. Just because a company tests a pot and says it's lead free doesn't mean they all are. And there are also heavy metals in pigments such as Cadmium and Chromium, that you need to be concerned with.
I think you can use the CI evaluation, but you have to realize, they are not covering many of the long term issues. Just because you can cook one good meal in it doen't mean it's not China crap.
re: mikie
CI uses the products they recommend in their test kitchen. They have pulled recommendations for various products due to a lack of durability. For instance a KitchenAid blender won their top rating a number of years ago and the rating was pulled because the blenders had a problem with the bottom seals leaking.
Chinese companies are all over the map in terms of quality. Some strive to put out high-quality products. In the case of contact manufacturers it often comes down to how much the customer is willing to demand quality and how much they are willing to pay for it.
FWIW the situation regarding energy prices has changed. Due to the oil and gas boom the US & Canada currently have some of the cheapest energy prices in the world while prices have gone up significantly in China. This has made moving certain energy intensive manufacturing back to North America rather attractive.
re: cstefan206
<CI uses the products they recommend in their test kitchen>
This is true, but not universally. I've seen them using what are clearly All-Clad MC or MC2 saucepans.
<They have pulled recommendations for various products due to a lack of durability. >
They've also dropped them down to second place, as with the Breville Hemisphere, despite a twitchy switch on 3 of 7 machines. Just my opinion, but I think they should have dropped it farther (at that price, it shouldn't be so picky) and made the $100 Ninja Professional the #2 blender.
To be completely fair, and reinforce your point, it wasn't CI's test kitchen KA blenders that failed, they heard the complaints from readers and CI staffers. When they retested in 2014, they included the revamped KA, which had completely new problems and came in dead last.
re: DuffyH
True on all counts. They do update the on-line versions of their reviews over time for availability and issues that come up over extended use. Though in the latter case a removed reccomendation is usually driven by a combination of reader complaints and test kitchen experience.
Still their equipment reviews are pretty solid and it is rare I have a preference that runs strongly counter to their recommendations.
On a few things I wouldn't mind seeing them cast a wider net such as reviewing MC2 pans alongside the other options or more testing of brands found in restaurant supply stores.
re: cstefan206
I agree that most of their kitchen equipment reviews are good, but I've bought a lot of CI-recommended items and a few of them have been outright stinkers. I mean outrageously terrible.
The two worst offenders were the Whynter SNÖ Professional Ice Cream Maker, which was cheaply constructed (decals peeling off, rust on the motor, plastic outer housing looked like it was cut with an X-acto knife), stunk of petrochemicals, and was packed with such flimsy cardboard material (from the manufacturer, not Amazon) that twice the item arrived rattling with large puncture holes on the side. The machine beeped incessantly when I turned it on, and the manual (which was a flimsy pamphlet) offered no help. Customer service told me this was a motor error, and that I should return to the manufacturer for a replacement. I did, and the next machine was *exactly* the same. To their credit, the Machine did freeze my ice cream well, but for $210, I had absolutely no faith that this thing would last beyond a few weeks.
The second, and absolutely worst piece of crap was the Progressive steamer basket with telescoping handle. The welds are so weak, the legs fall off and the telescoping handle know popped off. I replaced it with a new model, and the exact same things happened.
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
They now recommend the Oxo steamer basket. It is solidly constructed.
I'm not really in the market for an ice-cream maker, but I'll keep that in mind if I ever am.
re: cstefan206
I know. It took them 3.5 years to finally get around to updating their review, reclassifying the Progressive basket to "not recommended". In the meantime, how many countless people wasted their money based on that original review?
(I'm still eagerly awaiting an update for expensive ice cream makers, because there's no way in hell I foresee the Whynter SNÖ staying on that list.)
The real question, to my mind, is how in the world did that shitty steamer basket ever pass muster to begin with?
That's the thing that really confuses me. Their testing is generally so rigorous, how could something so badly constructed ever have made the cut?
Mr Taster
re: Mr Taster
As I said when I've followed their recommendations I've yet to be steered wrong. That said they are far from perfect, for example giving 'not recommended' ratings to items that work well for me in my kitchen.
But I think the same is true for any source of reviews and ratings, be it Amazon, Cook's Illustrated, or Consumer Reports.
The basting spikes gather steam and drip only water onto the food--they dont really *baste*, do they??
As pretty as Staub is, there's one other negative that hasn't been mentioned here. The sides of the Staub ovens are sloped which means it's much smaller on the bottom than on the top. In looking at one 6 qt. oval pot, I doubt you can get more than two good sized leg and thigh pieces in there, or more than two good sized breast pieces. Even though it's a nice sized oven, the bottom area for browning and searing is rather limited. The sides of the LC are straight giving you much more bottom area for the size, making the pot more useful.
re: blondelle
I'm not sure what Staub pots you have or have been looking at, but the three we have, (2¼ qt., 5 qt., and 8 qt.) the sides are almost straight vertical. Certianly every bit as vertical as Le Creuset. I can get 4 very large chicken breasts in a 5 qt, pot for browning. We gave our daughter the Coq Au Vin, 5 3/4 qt. and my wife easily fit a 6 lb. roast in it with room on the bottom to spare. I'll be more than happy to measure the opening and bottom dimensions and report what I find.
I was unable to add a photo to illistrate my point.
re: mikie
I never thought of the Staubs as sloped either until it was mentioned in a review from Fine Cooking magazine. I have a coq au vin here that's going to be a gift and the the width is about 8.5" on the bottom at the widest point and 10" at the rim at the widest point. In the length it's about 10.5 " at the bottom at the widest point and 12" at the rim also at the widest point.
There is about a 1.5" difference from the top to the bottom measurement which means it's sloped. Nothing wrong with that except you lose bottom browning area.
Here is the blurb. It won for best fitting lid for some oven's lids fit better than others in each line.
1. Best-fitting lid
Staub Cocotte (5 quart, $189.95) — The richly colored high-gloss enamel, elegant design, and finial-like top handle makes this pot the most stylish of the bunch. The uniquely designed lid fits snugly and retains more moisture than other models, both on the stovetop and in the oven. The wide side handles are easy to grip with oven mitts, but the sloped sides and narrower base mean less room for searing. ChefsResource.com
Here's a link to the entire article comparing enameled dutch ovens.
A large roast or chicken fits fine but when you place unusual shaped pieces, the bottom area of this large pot it isn't all that big.
re: blondelle
My Staubs are straight too, but I have seen 2 decorative Staubs--one shaped like a pumpkin, one with a "reclining cow" lid, that are definitely slanted, but not the regular Dutch ovens.
re: blondelle
Here's my LC 7¼ qt compared to Staub 5qt round, Staub 7qt oval and All-Clad 8qt. The LC opening measures 11 3/8" across and the flat bottom is 9". The Staub 5qt round opening measures 10 ¼ " and 7 3/4" at the bottom. So basically they are both smaller at the bottom and the sloping isn't that different.
There's also a picture of the interior of the Staub to show a "step" on the sidewall. This is so you can invert the lid and stack the pots. Brilliant!
re: pabboy
I measured my LC 5 qt. oval and there was only a 1/2" difference between the inside bottom and the same measurement at the rim. The Staub was another inch of difference.
I have no idea of the reason they do that but I'm sure there is one.
re: blondelle
FWIW, as a practical matter, castings need to have some slope (the foundry term is "draft" that allows for the impression to be made in the casting sand and the "core" removed. If the walls were exactly vertical, the impression in the sand would be disrupted as the core was withdrawn, ruining the casting.
My guess is that Staub, LC and just about every other manufacturer of cast iron cookware uses some variation of the DISA process, an automated casting system where the front of one mold serves as the back of the next mold.
re: blondelle
Maybe it's just easier to manufacture them that way? To release them from a mold or something?
re: blondelle
I measured three sizes we have, the measurements on the 5 qt. round was 10" ID at the top and 9 1/2" ID just above the radius at the bottom. I also measured the side angle with a protractor and it's slightly under 5 degrees. The 8 qt. round was 11 7/8" ID at the top and 10 3/4" ID just above the radius on the bottom. The Coq Au Vin was a little trickier, but it was 9 1/2" x 11 3/4" at the top and 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" at the bottom. When measured with a protractor all had about a 5 degree slope. I looked at a LC this evening at the store and I really can't say I could tell the difference in the angel of the side walls. As has been stated, you have to have draft to get the cast iron out of the mold.
In all cases I measured the inside of the pot using a technique for measuring inside diameters.
re: pabboy
Mr Taster
I've owned Le Creuset pans for more than 25 years (bought my first while living in France) and then 8 years ago got a Staub to try. Yes Staub is a little heavier but the Le Creuset finish becomes pitted after a while and then it's impossible to clean, even with soaking. It was wonderful to clean up in the beginning when I'd have something burned on the bottom. After it's pitted it wasn't so nice any more so I'd get a new one. Staub finish is much sturdier and still cleans up easily. I'd like to hear what Cook's says after 10 years.
And I'm not a cooking professional and don't have a problem seeing how things are cooking in the dark interior. Good overhead lighting helps no matter whether the interior is light or dark. BTW Le Creuset skillets have a black interior.
Some of the LeCreuset pots are made in Thailand, not France now. That's a big strike against them, imo.
re: theuofc
What's wrong with Thailand?
re: pabboy
Ever since the advent of casual Friday I hear that Thais are a thing of the past.
Seriously, I agree with you. I am lucky to have a lot of cookware, chiefly from France, but it is neat to see more affordable options of very nice stuff.
re: tim irvine
<Ever since the advent of casual Friday I hear that Thais are a thing of the past.>
Dammit, Tim! There's usually one post every day that makes me spit my beverage du heure out my nose. Yours is today's winner.
re: theuofc
Not the cast iron. It's never been made outside of France. Perhaps you're thinking of the stoneware or enamel tea kettles.
re: theuofc
theuofc - what i have personally seen is that the CI is from france, but the ceramic stoneware pieces are made in Thailand. Have you seen CI pieces from thailand? Please inform - would like to know which pieces are not from france.
I own an overlapping collection of Staub and Le Creuset cast iron, from .25 qt. to 7 1/2 qt., round and oval. They complement each other. The Le Creuset pieces are all gradated cherry on the outside: bright and cheery. My Staub pieces are translucent grenadine and basil outside: unique works of art. A few gradated yellow for contrast. I've replaced all of the Le Creuset plastic knobs with Le Creuset silver/Staub bronze metal knobs or decorative animal knobs for function and beauty. The Le Creuset interiors are light and glossy, sometimes sand oolored. The Staub interiors are flat black matte, slightly textured. Le Creuset and Staub differ in weight almost entirely due to the radically different lids. Staub lids are extremely heavy cast iron, with a spiked black matte pattern on the inside. Le Creuset lids are much lighter in weight with no functional spike pattern on the glossy underside. Staub can absorb a small amount of seasoning oil into it's internal structure; Le Creuset pots can't. A black matte Staub interior is much easier to clean and maintain than the sand colored Le Creuset, but the performance of the pots is interchangeable--with a slight edge for Staub on braising, and Le Creuset for sauteeing.
re: cleobeach
Hi cleobeach,
About 6 months ago, I was served a stew in a mini Le Creuset cherry red dutch oven at Denny's restaurant.
re: cleobeach
I've seen them both used pretty much equally.
re: cleobeach
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Denise van Zantan, library director at Manchester City Library, uses her Android phone to reserve and read books. Today's public libraries offer downloadable books and audio books in addition to their printed formats. (Shawne K. Wickham/Sunday News)
Actually, New Hampshire librarians say they're busier than ever.
State librarian Michael York noted library visits statewide were up 34 percent from 2006 to 2011, when more than 7.5 million visits were recorded.
There were 780,318 registered library patrons at New Hampshire's 234 public libraries in 2011. And libraries held 38,392 programs that year, which 644,229 attended.
Kingston, Portsmouth, Jackson and West Lebanon all have new libraries, and new buildings have been approved in Sunapee, Durham and Bethlehem, according to the state Department of Cultural Resources.
For greying baby boomers, many offer lectures by scholars, concerts, book talks, travel programs and art exhibits.
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And when the power goes out, librarians say, their buildings are filled with local residents looking to warm up and charge their electronic devices.
Last Friday, nearly all 18 public computers in the reading room at the Manchester City Library were in use before 9 a.m. One man was looking for a truck to purchase, while a young woman and her tutor worked on an assignment.
Downstairs, children's librarian Karyn Isleb was leading a dozen toddlers through a fast-paced hour of reading, songs and physical activity.
Kaitlyn Woods of Manchester comes every Friday with her 18-month-old son, Samuel.
"He gets to socialize with the other kids," she said. "Obviously, reading is very important, so it gets him exposed to books at an early age."
And as a stay-at-home mom, she said, "It gets me out of the house."
Woods recalls picking out books at the library when she was a child, but doesn't remember these kinds of programs. "It does seem they're more focused on outreach to the community, trying to get people inside the library," she said.
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Even if more people are reading e-books these days, York said, many still depend on libraries for access. Most people, he said, "can't afford to purchase every book they want to read."
The state library manages the New Hampshire Downloadable Books Consortium, which gives 192 public libraries - and 1.2 million Granite Staters - access to e-books, York said. "Which means that people in Errol in essence have basically the same service in terms of downloadable books that the larger libraries in the southern part of the state have."
In addition, a group of 12 public and academic libraries in southern New Hampshire, known as GMILCS, recently added a second platform for downloadable books, the 3M Cloud Library.
Readers can look up the books they want in their library's online catalog and reserve a copy with a touch. Just like a print book, an e-book can be "borrowed" for two weeks.
Susan Brown is assistant director at Derry Public Library, which is in the GMILCS group. She said at the national level, librarians are negotiating with book publishers over downloadable content.
Under a licensing agreement, Brown said, libraries have to pay for each digital copy of a book (at a price much higher than retail), and patrons wait in line to "borrow" that copy. Some publishers essentially "lease" books to libraries, with a limit on how many times a book can be checked out, typically 26 times, before the lease expires, she said.
Denise van Zanten, director of Manchester City Library, which is also in GMILCS, said libraries are adapting to changing technology. Her library has begun circulating "pre-loaded" Kindles and Nooks.
And she said, "There's a lot of stuff now on the library's web site that we've developed so that when our doors are physically closed, your library is still accessible to you."
"You can do your homework in your P.J.'s."
Many patrons depend on the free computers at the library to apply for government services, look for jobs, obtain tax forms and access school assignments, librarians say.
About 1,500 people a week use the library's computers in Derry, Brown said.
"People need to get what they need and they often don't know how, so they come to their public library because there are people who know how to get that information to them," Brown said.
In fact, van Zanten said some of her library's busiest days are right after Christmas, when patrons swarm in, looking for help with the new electronic devices they received. "People come in with their stuff still in the packages and say, 'Help!'" she said.
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You don't create "temporal" types in functional languages. What are you talking about?


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Ted Siefer's City Hall: Mayor's surgery raises questions about running city hall
"Ted will be involved, he just won't have a public schedule at this point," she told me. "He plans to engage with city department heads and leaders."
She added Gatsas will work from home for the time being.
O'Neil continued, "I'm very disappointed in how this whole thing has been handled. I spoke to the mayor Monday night, and there was no indication that he was having major surgery (the next day). I'll give him that maybe he didn't know what that would lead to. But there has been no communication between his office as to what's going on. The board was informed by press release."
O'Neil has been in touch with the City Solicitor's Office in an attempt to figure out what the city charter and state law call for; there's been no determination at this point, he said.
The solicitor is likely to face similar questions when the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meets Tuesday.
"He's doing great," she said. "He's moving, he's up and walking. He's got his sense of humor, and he's got his quick wit."
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On its face, the judge's ruling this month in Levasseur v. Girard would seem be a clear rebuke to the alderman. The judge granted the motions from radio host Rich Girard and the city to dismiss the suit brought by Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur, who had asserted that the parties had overstepped the bounds of the state's Right to Know Law by requesting and releasing large volumes of his email. And yet, Levasseur last week was running something of a victory lap.
As Deputy Solicitor Arnold himself put it in an email: "As a general rule, an email that is sent to or from a city email address (i.e. goes through a city server) concerning an official function of the city is a governmental or public record."The implication of the ruling is that the aldermen could set some rules and restrictions on how the city complies with right-to-know requests without running afoul of the law. And it appears that some aldermen have plans to propose as much in the near future, Levasseur among them.
For the sake of his heart, it's probably just as well that the mayor won't be attending Monday's school board meeting. The board will likely engage in some pretty passionate debate about some issues that have been close to his, well, you know.
Gatsas has long advocated such policies, arguing the city's highest paid employees owe more to Manchester than their 40 or so hours a week. Then there's the no-nit policy. The Coordination Committee, somewhat unexpectedly, voted to largely back the recommendation of the city's health authorities to end the district's policy of sending home immediately students found with lice or nits. Instead, the new policy would give nurses and principals more discretion over whether to send a child home - and in allowing the child back into school so long as treatment has begun.
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Thanks for your review of the Netgear HDX101 powerline Ethernet adaptor. It's more technical than most I have found so far, but I have a question about it. netgear hdx101 200mbps powerline ethernet adaptor I have two HDX101s and I'm very happy with them. I was wondering if you know whether it's possible to have the following …
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Depending on the availability of power sockets in your home, you'd probably be better off just buying one or two more HDX101s.
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Keri Matthews, a mom of two, has worked in the ASPCA's licensing department for more than five years. She lives on Long Island with her husband, Tom, her children, Gabriella and Tommy, and their Greyhound, Clyde.
As Thanksgiving approaches, many families are gearing up to celebrate the holiday with their kids and pets. My family is starting to think about how we will safely incorporate our dog, Clyde, into the preparation and day-of festivities. This time of year, there are so many food hazards to pets in the home. And since Clyde is a large dog, he can reach the table and garbage pail quite readily. We will take the following steps to keep him safe before, during and after the holiday:
- Take out the trash: Throughout Thanksgiving Day, we will empty our garbage more often than usual. Bones, chocolate, onions and other Thanksgiving food staples are all hazards to Clyde that will make their way into our kitchen during the festivities.
- Food tasting: We will explain to our daughter Gabriella that we can't give Clyde a taste of every food item we're making for Thanksgiving dinner, but we can stuff his Kong toy with veggies of Gabriella's choosing, a bit of cooked turkey and some gravy. Clyde will be thrilled!
- Quiet time: We'd like Clyde to have an extra quiet space (other than his bed) while company is visiting so he doesn't get too stressed out. We'll set aside a few towels on the floor to give him another nook where he can sit back and relax—something we all hope to do this Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, all! For a full list of Thanksgiving safety tips, please visit the ASPCA's Pet Care section.
Danielle Sullivan, a mom of three, has worked as a writer and editor in the parenting world for over 10 years. Danielle also writes about pets and parenting for Disney's Babble.com. Find her on her blog, Some Puppy To Love, Twitter, or Facebook.
I was stressed out last week. I had one of those days when I had a million things to do in about an hour, and everything was going wrong. I was running late, forgot to make my son's lunch, was further held up by the mounting ice forming on our front walk and the phone was ringing off the hook.
"Calm down, Mom," my daughter said. "You're making Django nervous." She was right. Our black lab, Django, didn't want to be near me and walked around with her head down. It was something I had noticed before. You know how when someone comes into the room frazzled, and you can feel their nervous energy? Well, Django does the same with me. She knows my tones, and when I'm stressed or feeling sick, she knows it.
Many dog owners have long known this to be true. How many times have we told our friends and family that our dogs sense when we are feeling sick or down in the dumps? Fellow pet owners understand right away, but non-pet people sometimes look at us as if we're crazy. Recent studies suggest that dogs read our emotions based on our vocal cues.
It's surely not news to those of us that love our pets; we have already known that they understand us. But it sure is affirming to have science back us up!
Guest blog by Mary Dell Harrington, co-founder of the parenting blog Grown and Flown.
On that afternoon in August when we said goodbye to our youngest child at her freshman dorm, my husband and I became empty nesters. We joined ranks with countless other parents who also turned keys in front door locks and walked into much quieter homes. Although I miss our daughter terribly, I take comfort in knowing that our chocolate labs, Gus and Moose, wait for me at home. They are great companions and cheer me with hearty tail wags, their exuberance on our morning walks, and expressions of devotion when they look up into my eyes, holding the stare.
Having dogs but no children under our roof made it easy to relate to a fellow empty nester, Susan Morse, who has recently published a memoir, The Dog Stays in the Picture. In the book, Morse credits her rescued greyhound, Lilly, with providing similar canine company after her three children had moved out to go to college. I discovered Morse's writing when her book and the blog I co-author with Lisa Heffernan, Grown and Flown: Parenting from the Empty Nest were both featured in a story in a recent article in The New York Times, "The Empty Nest Book Hatchery" as examples of a growing group of blogs and books aimed at adults whose children have flown the coop.
Morse's title refers to Lilly's steady presence in her household despite constant changes. The youngest children graduate from high school and leave for college while the eldest child, a daughter, begins her career. As her children grow increasingly independent, Morse laments "At least Lilly needs me, even if her constant shadowing has been a bit tiresome, more and more, I'm coming to understand the use of pets as a subconscious substitute for children."
I love Moose and Gus but am not sure that I am trying to transfer a need to "mother" from our kids to our dogs. I take care of the two pups with the same level of exercise, feeding, and attention that I have always given them. What I treasure, though, are the memories of our kids at younger years that often co-star the dogs. I remember when our daughter, then 10-years-old, first laid eyes on Moose, the puppy. My daughter turns 19 in two weeks. I recall when our son, playing football in college, came home for surgery on his knee four years ago. I love thinking about how Gus, then just several months old, was a great diversion and source of happiness while he recovered.
For Susan Morse, her Lilly "stays in the picture" and is a comfort during a time of family changes. Our dogs stay close at hand and also remind me of family times gone by. I am grateful for Lilly, Gus, Moose and all other pets that help keep our nests full.
This is a guest post by the ASPCA Farm Team.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and for those who may choose to purchase a turkey this year, there's good cause to be wary of oft misleading meat labels. Turkey farms range from the conventional –where birds are bred to grow to crippling proportions to produce extra breast meat, closely confined by the tens of thousands in artificially-lit sheds, fed antibiotics, and often have body parts painfully removed to prevent stress-induced attacks on one another— to the unconventional, where more balanced or even "heritage" breed turkeys are provided with enriched indoor environments, more space and even outdoor access or pasture.
When reading food labels, don't take the company's word for it: be on the lookout for humane certifications that require on-farm audits and represent significant improvements over conventional practices. Other types of labels can represent mere empty marketing—for example, the claim "natural" simply means that a turkey (or any animal) has been minimally processed after slaughter and contains no artificial ingredients or added color, but the animal may still come from a completely conventional farm. Turkeys in America are generally not raised in cages and federal law currently prohibits the use of hormones in birds, so claims like "hormone free" or "cage free" are also essentially meaningless. You can try speaking with your local farmers about their practices to determine whether they're similarly unconventional and using better welfare.
There are many ways to have a more humane holiday season, including seeking out certified products as well as other better-raised products, along with bringing the "sides" into the center of your plate: there are many delicious, hearty dishes that leave out the meat and will leave you sleepy and stuffed! Either way, we'd like to challenge you to an "unconventional" Thanksgiving when it comes to animal welfare.
Danielle Sullivan, a mom of three, has worked as a writer and editor in the parenting world for over 10 years. Danielle also writes about pets and parenting for Disney's Babble.com. Find her on her blog, Some Puppy To Love, Twitter, or Facebook.
Over the past few months, our dog, Hayley has developed a peculiar habit of growling or barking when any member of our family sits down to eat. While she has never turned down a treat, this new desperation for food was a sudden change. At first, I attributed her odd new behavior to her advanced age. But then Hayley's desperation for extra bites of food grew stronger. She began to scour the living room after school to scout out the kids' backpacks and break open the zippers to scavenge through the remnants of the day's lunch. Coupled with that was a more disturbing new pattern: she began having accidents in the house.
This situation brought on a familiar and daunting feeling. About ten years ago, we had an orange cat named Jason. As he grew older, he took to jumping on the counter, biting through the bread bags and munching on plain slices while we slept at night. He also started using our living room chair and even my daughter's bed as a cat pan. He was diagnosed with diabetes soon after, which accounted for his intense urge to eat and his bathroom issues.
Once I put all of Hayley's recent behavior patterns together, I made an appointment with our veterinarian for the following morning. As we had already surmised, she was diagnosed with diabetes. Her blood sugar was 675 in the office, and I began a twice-daily routine of injecting her with insulin. Today, on her third blood sugar check in as many weeks, her blood sugar was 615. Our vet suspects that Hayley has an underlying problem that is preventing her blood sugar from regulating, and that she may have Cushing's Disease.
If it weren't for our experience with Jason's health, I might not have noticed Hayley's issues. Even though she began behaving differently, she has remained in good spirits and doesn't seem bothered or agitated. Our vet always says that no matter the condition, be mindful of any new or strange behavior in your pets. By staying tuned in to your pets, you can keep an eye on their general health. Hayley is scheduled for an eight-hour blood test next week to determine her underlying problem. As of now, she's laying in her fluffy bed, tuckered out after a busy day and no doubt not feeling great with a blood sugar in the 600s, but you'd never know it. This little girl, the same one that came to us as an abused little dog who still managed to help my ailing daughter is one tough pup, and hopefully a few months from now, her condition will be under control and she'll be feeling much better again.
For useful information and tips for maintaining your pet's health, visit the ASPCA's Pet Care section.


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Sri Lanka, Estonia developing bilateral economic relations
Mon, Feb 18, 2013, 01:07 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Feb 18, Colombo: Sri Lanka and Estonia are exploring opportunities to strengthen their bilateral relations, especially in trade and tourism and investments.
The high-level business delegation from Estonia led by Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet arrived in Sri Lanka last week to explore business and investment opportunities in the island.
Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiyutheen welcoming the 24- member Estonian delegation has said the first ever visit is a major development in trade cooperation.
Estonian Foreign Minister at a meeting with the Sri Lankan Minister for Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa has said that Sri Lanka is an attractive economic partner for Estonia in the transit and logistics sector.
"Sri Lanka is one of South Asia's most important shipping countries and Estonia could serve as a gateway to European Union and Russian markets for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs," Paet has told Minister Rajapaksa.
Estonian Foreign Minister has opened a seminar for Estonian and Sri Lankan entrepreneurs in Colombo in co-operation with the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka.
As an EU member country, Estonia's strategic location can be used as a transport hub for Sri Lankan businesses to entere into European markets, Paet has noted.
"Estonia's strategically favourable location and the modern infrastructure and technology in our ports would allow Ski Lankan entrepreneurs to arrange transit more effectively here than in most other European ports," the Foreign Minister has said.
The combination of maritime, highway, and railway connections helps to save time and expenses and allows for access to both the European and Russian markets, he has pointed out.
During the meeting with Minister Rajapaksa, Estonia's Foreign Minister has invited Sri Lankan tourism authorities to promote the country's natural and scenic attractions at a tourism promotion exhibition in Tallinn in the second week of February every year with the participation of a number of different tourism organizations.
The total trade between Sri Lanka and Estonia stood at US$ 8.51 million in 2011 and 36 percent of the total value of Sri Lanka's exports to Estonia has been activated carbon.
The Estonian business delegation consisted of entrepreneurs from the logistics and IT sectors as well as producers of security and surveillance equipment, plastic manufacturers and business experts.
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I grew up in Chicago, spent time in various communities. I was raised in church at Bethlehem healing Temple 12 S. Oakley to be exact. My family used to live directly across the street from the church we attended. We then moved to the Lawndale community where we lived on Francisco just off of Roosevelt Road. In 1987 my family moved to Lawndale Gardens which is a housing project across the street from Cook County Jail. From 9 years old to 19 years old I grew up in between Little Village and Pilsen. I attended John Spry Elementary, but graduated from Nathaniel Pope. At around 13 years old I became interested in joining the Gangster Disciple Nation. I was sort of forced to join a gang due to my surroundings. For you see I could no longer freely walk to the General E. Woods Boys and Girls Club like I use to when I was 9 years old. The Latin Kings after jumping/punching me in the face told me I no longer had a pass to come in and out of their territory. Thus I considered joining the Gangster Disciples; however, they wouldn't allow me to sell drugs of which was one of the main reasons why I wanted to join. I wanted to make money. From 13 - 15 I worked odd jobs and summer jobs.
Why did my mom respond "go to church?" Because she knew church was where I belonged. Its where I started out as a pew baby. My mom knew there were men in church able to aide and assist me and she was right! By the time I made it too church I was broken, 17 years old and struggling in college. Church completely turned my life around almost overnight! I made it my business to get close to my pastor who not only was my pastor but eventually became my best friend and a father figure. I also reconnected with men in church I knew since I was a kid. As I remained faithful to my church I was called to ministry and preached my first sermon in December 1996. I was licensed a minister in 1998 by my Pastor the late great Bishop Dr. A.C. Richards. As a minister I remember baptizing one of my gang chiefs who had heard about how church changed my life. I always tell people if you wanna change your life start by going to church.
After becoming a Minister I then began being active in my community. I was introduced to community activism by the late great Rev. Rosetta Henry. She taught me how to organize, how to implement programs, and how to write grants. From 1996-98 I served as a community activist within the Chicago Housing Authority Region III. Since then I've assisted many around the City of Chicago in developing and implementing community programs. For the last 10 years I've served as a Recreational Therapist and Ambassador for Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago where I've introduced many politicians such as Mayor Rahm Emanuel to the greatness of Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago.
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I do not hide from my past or present for they helped shape me into the man I am today. My early childhood was my Sparta even though I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I always say I'm living on borrowed time. I should of died in 1995, but GOD spared me therefore I will forever keep hope alive.
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