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- Taye Apr 11, 2005 10:58 AM
And what do you serve it with?
I prepare Scallops a la Plancha a lot - and serve them over a salad or lentils ...
(cut and pasted from my blog)
"The scallops were prepared from a recipe the I use from Mark Bittman's book "The Minimalist Cooks Dinner" and is very simple. You do nothing more than toss scallops with crushed garlic, small amount of olive oil, sherry vinegar, salt and pepper. Let sit for 5 minutes and then cook in a very hot dry pan - about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side. I love them prepared this way."
I use a recipe for Seared Scallops with Lemon and Dill.
I do double the sauce recipe, and tweak down the lemon juice a slight bit.
I usually serve it with cous cous or kasha.
re: Sir Gawain
I agree. They do need a little salt and pepper, that is all. Should get dry packed scallops if possible. Have had some great ones from St George's Bank this year.
Pan sear in olive oil and deglaze with a little orange juice. Dry toast black lentils in a pan with a little EVOO. Serve scallops over the bed of lentils drizzled with deglazed mixture and a little parsley oil.
I only use jumbo scallops.
For a starter, I like to serve w/ sliced fennel salad--variation #1 pictured below. My two variations on this salad: 1) fennel, sliced apple, chopped bacon or 2) fennel, orange segments, shaved radish. Simple vinaigrette for both: champagne vinegar, lemon juice (orange juice for #2), EVOO, S&P.
For a main, I serve atop angel hair pasta w/ light, oil-based "sauce"--EVOO, finely diced roasted red pepper, capers, fresh basil.
re: Carb Lover
Excellent caramelization!
re: Carb Lover
That's what I used do in SF, but we used grapeseed oil instead with butter at the end to finish. You should have seen the brioche/pancetta/chicken liver/sage stuffing I used to make for the roasted chickens. I would pan fry the brioche croutons in peanut oil and butter! :)
You'll get a better result is you lightly dust the ends of the scallops with tapioca starch before searing them. Details in the old post below.
re: Melanie Wong
Thanks for the tip!
re: Melanie Wong
Your tip worked well on my calamari steaks last night. I was wondering how I'd use up the tapioca starch since it was a bit gummy as a gravy thickener and I returned to corn starch.
The calamari steaks (towel dried) lightly dusted in tapioca starch resulted in a much more tender steak than simply pan fried. Great tip, Ms. Wong.
I'm anxious to try it on scallops.
Been trying to get them as tender as were made at Vertical and the Studio. Was thinking of buying a small tagine after I had halibut prepared in a tagine at Seablue that was the most tender - like "Kobe" halibut (I know that's not possible!)
Maybe I can now. Thanks for the lightly dust scallops with tapioca starch tip.
I like mine fresh if possible (Day Boats), season, saute with grape seed oil in a hot pan until caramelized on each side medium rare. Slice them in thin rounds, set in timbale of sliced grilled Yukon Golds with crispy oyster mushrooms, a drizzle of mushroom/shallot vinaigrette, and garnished with some chives.
I like this recipe, which I originally found in Amanda Hesser's "Cooking for Mr. Latte", which is actually a Mario Batali recipe. I'll also sear scallops using the method detailed in the recipe, and serve it atop risotto.
There is a recipe at epi for Crisp Scallops with Horseradish Lime Sauce. It is is unusual and delicious. The scallops get breaded, oddly enough, with crushed graham cracker crumbs. It works brilliantly. I did find that using packaged graham cracker crumbs coat the scallops more evenly than crushing your own. The sauce is also a delight.
when i can, i get it with the coral roe still attached. i am a sucker for the bacon/scallop combo, but i hate it when it's wrapped--the bacon never cooks correctly and the scallop is tough. frying hte bacon first and using some of the bacon fat to sear the scallops is unbeatable. degalze with sherry or marsala, finish with butter and whatever fresh herb i have.
for a more eventful sauce, i deglaze with lime juice and add minced habaneros and reduce. add the butter, salt, and pepper, and pour over the scallops.


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The Starting Point
It was good to be a finalist in the Future Farmers of America
extemporaneous speech contest. It was bad to snort
what we called "Rush" (isobutyl nitrate?) with my buddies
before taking the podium so that I floated up
and hovered a good ten feet above my body,
the whole auditorium turning dog-dick pink
as I yammered on about leadership and agri-business.
It's not so wide, that corn row with its this-side-living, this-side-not.
I wasn't allowed to march with the band.
Apparently, you can't just fake it.
After a month in the HVAC basement,
I mastered the first nine notes to the theme song of "Dallas."
What does it mean to ask, are the dead proud of us?
As it was in that underworld, as it is in every other.
What comes first, the moron or the mirror?
J.R. Ewing, get up, we love you!
Every few days the band director would clomp down the stairs,
glower at my saxophone, hard-sell the tuba.
We call it under because it's in the past,
not some cave-mouth above hell.
Elegy for the Epic
Returns Odysseus to a kingdom of no shank.
No swineherd among the timber. No timber.
No scrawny Argos with tick-riddled ear.
This epic so anti-climactic could pioneer
a fresh wave of disappearance. Now,
shrimp boats dot the horizon like toys
in a child god's blow-up pool, the gulf
a mono-gesture, lemon juice semi-haze.
I sit on an ice chest and fish all day.
My surplus minnows, dull in their bucket,
spark war between the shorebirds. Still, I
fear no castigation, no mortal wastefulness.
For every age shoulders the rebuke of its own
karaoke love song. If I could, I'd step out
of my body and walk in five directions.
Palm trees my map, clouds my photo album.
The last time I stood here my father
was alive, baiting my new wife's hook.
Six year old Jody pedals in on his yellow Huffy, playing card clothespinned between the spokes because the engine sound he makes sputtering air over his lips is sweet, but not enough.
Swizzle stick in hand, my mother conducts the orchestra inside her gin and tonic, my father wheeling past in his heavenly convertible, his friend they call the 'King of Sweden' in tow.
The hell of it is wanting to stay. Cuban cigars, discount Winnebagos, washtub hooch, all the people you loved closer to you than fog in a cow's mouth.
Everyone's come so far.
Hundreds of sparrows, an army of twigs, the toothy smile of a carousel stallion on an afternoon the color of birthday cake. October of sawdust and Nixon mask, color-coded constellation balloons, all the grown ups getting loud in the living room, still reeling from the rides and sausage and beer, carrying on about what fell from whose pockets on the Loop-To-Loop, whose wig went crooked on the Tilt-A-Whirl.
Poetry and prose © James Kimbrell, 2014. All work is forthcoming in Kimbrell's manuscript, Smote. All rights reserved.
Former BANG! authors: Alexandra Oliver, Mike Heppner, Marc Mewshaw, Timothy Dyke, Marcia Popp, Quenton Baker, Lissa Kiernan and Roger Bonair-Agard.
Your mini low-residency. Pre and post study. Workshops, seminars, agents and readings in NYC.
Deadline is March 7, 2015. Writers accepted early get extra time with TWH Editors before the conference.
The Writer's Hotel & TNG are hosting a Writer's Workshop Master Class in Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry in the NYC Midtown area. Our events are to be held between three writer's hotels, The Algonquin Hotel, The Library Hotel and The Bryant Park Hotel. Workshops will take place at The Library Hotel Writer's Den, Poetry Garden and Executive Boardroom and workshops, lectures and seminars will be given at The Bryant Park Hotel Terrace Loft and The Loft.
Our Master Class is centered on craft and the publishing industry. Each writer participates in an intensive workshop with a TWH instructor, attends lectures and seminars on craft, and is a part of our literary agent speed dating event. Writers also get to read their own original work in NYC at incredible venues. Too, we offer literary walking tours and a game of "Wink, Murder" at The Algonquin Hotel, a parlor game made famous by NYC's so-called "Vicious Circle."
Workshop Leaders are TWH Editor Scott Wolven, and TWH Founder and Director Shanna McNair instructing in Fiction; Richard Hoffman and Elyssa East, instructing in Nonfiction and Stephen Dunn instructing in Poetry. There will be special guests and lecturers in all three genres, including a lecture on the visual narrative by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Zach Zamboni, a short poetry workshop hosted by Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair and writing craft lectures by poet and author Barbara Hurd and poet Kathleen Aguero.
Each accepted writer has the unusual opportunity to read their own original work at an NYC venue on one of our reading nights. Each writer will be named on one of our TWH posters for the event. Our venues for student writers will include KGB Bar Lit's Red Room and Cornelia Street Cafe. Faculty readings will be held at The Half King and Kinokuniya. Our reading series is called "The Writer's Hotel Reading Series" and is curated specially for each Master Class.
Accepted Master Class participants get the added benefit of having TWH Editors read their manuscripts twice before the Master Class in June, helping to tighten up manuscripts for presentation to our agents on site. TWH Editors will also be available to help students for two weeks after the Master Class has ended, until July 1, 2015. The sooner a writer is accepted to the program, the sooner a writer will be able to begin the editing process with TWH Editors.
Many seats have been reserved, and the process is selective. If you are accepted, you will be part of an exclusive group of writers.
Please inquire at email@example.com for more details. We hope to see you there!
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Your conference just ended. Your MFA is over, or maybe you decided the MFA wasn't for you. You're yearning for more attention and guidance as you work your way through your manuscript. Maybe you're coming to us after a lifetime of writing on your own; maybe you are looking to step up your game. No matter what the reason, we are here for you. What's that you're feeling? You want to keep writing! It's time to complete your book. We will help you every step of the way.
THE WRITER'S HOTEL is the teaching and editorial arm of THE NEW GUARD. We offer intensive, one-on-one Private Study and Manuscript Evaluation. Our Private Study is much like a graduate-level Creative Writing course, and we aim to give you the same results at a fraction of the cost.
Shanna McNair is the founder of TNG and The Writer's Hotel. She writes fiction, poetry, scripts and the occasional article. She is an award-winning journalist with a background in the visual and performing arts. She has a novel and a book of short stories forthcoming.
"Shanna McNair has an eagle-eye and a deep understanding of the intricacies of the writing process. As editor of The New Guard, she helped me bring my memoir/essay on Saul Bellow into focus and being. Thank you Shanna!" --Fred Marchant, poet, scholar and author of The Looking House and Tipping Point.
Scott Wolven is a TNG Editor and he is also an Editor at The Writer's Hotel. He is the author of the short story collection, Controlled Burn. His stories have appeared seven years in a row in The Best American Mystery Stories Series, the most consecutive appearances in the history of the series. The title story of the collection appeared in Best American Noir of the Century.
Praise for Scott Wolven's writing: "Wolven has turned raw, unreconciled life into startling, evocative, and very good short stories. He draws on a New England different from Updike's and even Dubus', but his fictive lives--no less than theirs--render the world newly, and full of important consequence." --Richard Ford, author of Independence Day and Canada.
We promise you will emerge from The Writer's Hotel a more confident writer. It is our goal to help you become the best writer you can be.
You will always have two sets of eyes on your work. Both editors will review your material, giving extensive line edits and detailed comments. Fiction and Creative Nonfiction students can expect us to study everything on the page, including plot, character development, dialogue, sentence structure and narrative arc. Poetry students will receive responses involving the elements of poetry, such as use of form, line breaks, rhythm, tone and imagery. Poetry students will also get line edits and detailed responses to each piece. Email communication is unlimited, phone communication is as needed.
Aside from our popular Private Study, we are also available for general copyediting and proofing--you tell us what you want and we will deliver. We will tailor a program to suit you.
The Writer's Hotel Editors are professional writers, teachers and editors. We enjoy helping our fellows. Where appropriate, we will seek agency connections for our writers.
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"Excellent hotel"
The hotel was great. Great area, very clean, cookies at check-in, good hot breakfast. This hotel will be our hotel of choice next Branson trip!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
Bed was a little too firm, otherwise it was a great stay! Yummy breakfast buffet!!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Very clean room!"
We have stayed in Branson many times and this is the cleanest room we have ever stayed in there. It was great to be so close to the outlets ,too.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
AwesomeGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"anniversary weekend"
The room was nice for the price. That's mainly why we chose it. The pillows weren't comfortable though and the bed could have been softer. Also I noticed that you could clearly hear what was going on in each room as you walked by. But it was nice, clean, and a pretty decent breakfast.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"nice place"
We had a pleasant experience..everything was clean and staff was friendly. Only thing bad was the juice was either pure syrup or pure water both mornings, but everything else was great!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Excellent - especially considering pride"
Great stay, for sure. I could have petty reasons to complain if we hadn't landed such a great deal on this room. Excellent value. Clean rooms, kind staff, adequate breakfast service, good location.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Good place to stay in Branson."
Bathroom is so small but overall hotel is a good place to stay. Staff/front desk was very responsive and helpful. I will stay here again next time.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Good value and convenience"
The staff was friendly and the lobby well maintained. Our room was clean and modern. The bathroom is small, but adequate. There was some noise from traffic during the night but not overly loud.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great Location NEW ROOMS!"
We absolutely enjoyed our stay at Grand View Inn & Suites. The room were nice, clean, great air conditioner, everything newly remodeled, free breakfast, great location for shopping! The only negative would be that the hotel is on a very steep hill and can be hard pulling out onto the road (some on the landscaping in the way) BUT, still a get place for […] the $$. Another plus, Kroger is across the street on the main strip. Very easy to run and out up snacks and milk for the kiddos! Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"my review"
Nice hotel---as stated in earlier reviews--breakfast area was very crowded--especially being a holiday weekend--a little disappointed in the quality of the television---hbo was fuzzy and other channels were average--would have been nice to have hdtv--also internet was slow--all that being said--the price was awesome--cookies were good--location was […] excellent--it is a 2.5 star hotel with a excellent staff. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"good location"
good time of year. Quiet. Room was comfortable, amenities were very good. Second time we have stayed here. Maybe even a better experience this time.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
We have stayed here once before and loved the convenience, the quality and the price of the hotel! The breakfast is great, the staff is so friendly, and the rooms are very clean and even smell wonderful! Thank you for another wonderful stay! We will be staying here again!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Located next to Tanger Outlet Mall"
Overall, good hotel for the price. Looked recently renovated. All updated decor. Breakfast was fine (scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits/gravy, pancakes/waffles, cereal, and bagels/donuts). Outdoor pool looked clean, but didn't swim. Staff were very friendly at check-in and check-out. Received hot cookies when checked in. Only bad experience I had was […] not with the hotel, but with the weather, it was HOT (100) Loved the location, located in front of Tanger outlet mall. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Branson Bound!"
Nice room in a good location. Room was very clean and the desk clerk was very helpful. Breakfast was average. Fresh fruit would have been nice. The only issue was with Hotels.com. I had to wait about 20 minutes for the reservation to show up in their system and another 10 for the payment information to show up.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
Help us to get tickets to shows and a great continental breakfastGenuine Expedia guest review
"Very clean"
Most happy with our rooms. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay again.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"The best place to stay in Branson"
This hotel is located in the center of the Branson entertainment district making it a great place to stay. It is one of the few hotels in Branson that has been updated since the 1980's country look. It is a modern, clean, well run hotel with a good breakfast, free wi-fi and a friendly staff. I will be back next time I'm in Branson.Genuine Expedia guest review
AWESOME PLACE, NICE STAFF, EXTREMELY CLEAN LOVELY PLACEGenuine Hotels.com guest review
The hotel was in the center of our shows and activities. We enjoyed our stay at the hotel. The breakfast menue was excellentGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Hotel stay in Branson Missouri"
Wonderful place to stay. Rooms are great. Hotel staff very nice. Close to the outlet mall.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Great hotel for the price"
Two adults and one child stayed in the double queen room. They are small rooms but clean. The bathroom sink and mirror is in the hall so no separate area. Toilet and shower in closed area. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was eggs,sausage, pancakes, cereal, biscuits/gravy, muffins/donuts. Not too bad for free!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
Only block off 76 Easy access to and from Right behind whippersnapper restaurantGenuine Expedia guest review
"Convenient location!"
Ideal place to stay if you like to walk to many locations for meals, shopping and fun.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Can walk to Tanger outlet stores"
It was convenient to the activities on Hwy 76, and within walking distance of the Tanger outlet. Very crowded street in front due to the tax free weekend shoppers. Only complaint was the scrambled eggs did not taste too well but my aunt told me to use the hot sauce and they were much more palatable. Room was clean and had good hot water available for […] the shower and sink. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
We only stayed here two nights before moving on but everything was great. We would definitely stay here again. The only thing that could have been improved was the water pressure in the shower was a little lowGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Close to the outlet"
It was a very comfortable stay, the breakfast was also nice.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Overpriced Hotel"
The room was nice but the hotel was not worth over $200 for two nights. We could've stayed in just as nice of a hotel for much cheaper right down the street. We won't stay there again.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Branson experience"
The staff was real nice & they were quick to help when asked. The breakfast was good! I would stay again.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
The breakfast provided each morning was awesome with a wide variety of selections. The courtesy staff made our stay with Grand View Inn very warm and inviting. The only cons I can think of was the beds were hard and the pillows were flat. Otherwise, the location was convenient to Hwy 76 as well as the Tanger Outlets.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Branson vacation"
Great hotel! close to lots of attractions and shows. Would stay there again.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Very nice hotel close to all the attractions."
We loved Branson! The staff at the hotel was great. We received cookies once we checked in and the breakfast was ok. The rooms were very nice and clean. I will be staying here every time I come to Branson.Genuine Expedia guest review
"good hotel BUT"
I really liked this hotel for it was one of the few hotels we have stayed in that you didn't have to beg or go ask for more towels. We always had plenty of clean towels and wash cloths and our room was always cleaned by time we got back in the afternoon. The one thing hurting this hotel even if it's included or considered free is the breakfast. We have […] stayed in lots of hotels but I think this breakfast was the worst. The rest of our stay was eating our breakfast at McDonalds. So yes I would stay here again I just would never eat their breakfast ever again. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Will be back :)"
We really enjoyed our stay. Everyone was very accommodating and friendly. Hotel was very clean and breakfast was good. Our favorite part was our mornings having breakfast and talking with Tanya. She works really hard and makes sure all the breakfast is stocked and the people were taken care of. She loved on our boys too. We got hugs from her when we […] left. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great Stay"
We were very pleased with our stay. Our room was very clean and the bed was comfortable. The staff was very friendly and helpful and the hot breakfast was very good.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
We had a great time. The rooms were clean and the complimentary breakfast was very good each morning and the staff was very friendly. The hotel was about 5 min from the Tanger outlet mall. We would definitely stay there again.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
Great location on the strip, delic breakfast, wonderful helpful staffGenuine Expedia guest review
"Good location. Pleasant stay."
Check on was easy. Staff was very friendly. Would stay there again!Genuine Expedia guest review
"Nice hotel, close to everything."
Very nice hotel, comparable to any of the "brand names." This hotel was a little smaller than the typical room, but not too small to be uncomfortable. I would stay here again.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Fantastic Service, Clean, Affordable!"
Enjoyed our stay here very much. The staff members were super & very helpful. The place was clean & well kept. Located just 1 block off the main street so convenient location for all local attractions. Resaonably priced as well!Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great hotel"
Great staff. Great central location. Clean comfy rooms. We will definitely stay here again. This hotel was as good as other higher price hotels I've stayed at in the past.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
Everything was awesome and the breakfast was so delicious it would make you want to slap your mama!!! Awesome stay! Thank you Grand View InnGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Close to Sight & Sound show."
Very good & most helpful. Ladies at the desk were easy to talk with & told us what ever we needed to know.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great value!!"
Great stay at a great price. Staff was friendly and helpful. Great location, right in the middle of the action. Amazingly low rate for such a nice place. I've stayed in Branson several times and this was the most pleasant stay I have had. Will definitely be back.Genuine Expedia guest review
"Convenient to attractions"
Hotel staff was awesome, particularly Sarah who went above and beyond to help me with whatever I asked about. One room in my party was for a disabled person for which walking far is not an option. I would suggest the handicap rooms be on the first floor and close to entrances not upstairs at the end of the hall. Handicap parking had only one space which […] was not nearly enough. Also handicap rooms should be much larger than a normal room. Breakfast was ok, needs to have liquid creamer not powder packets. Read moreGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Very clean facility and room. Staff very friendly"
We go to Branson several times in a year. This motel was located a few steps off of Hwy 76 right beside Tanger Mall and very convenient to other restaurants and shopping. The motel and room was very clean. The staff was very friendly. We booked the room through Expedia and got it cheaper (over $30 worth) than calling the motel direct. We have used Expedia […] on other vacations and its always been an easy check in and check out process. We would stay at this motel again and recommend it to others. Read moreGenuine Expedia guest review
"Nice hotel"
The room was very nice. The newer TV, microwave and fridge were nice to have. I have no negative marks for the hotel other than the outdoor pool was not in service, but we did stay there on a weekend that had an unusual cool spell (65 degrees in mid May). Overall, I would choose this hotel again, if an indoor pool was not needed for the kids.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Great hotel!"
We enjoyed our stay very much! The room was large, and the bed was very comfortable. Everything was very clean. Located just off of Hwy. 76, and literally right next door to the Tanger Outlet Mall. Would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone.Genuine Hotels.com guest review
"Good hotel"
The hotel was nice it was clean and we always had everything we neededGenuine Hotels.com guest review
"Close to everything"
I have stayed here before. Nice place to stay. Rooms are very comfortable, very clean, nices beds.Genuine Expedia guest review
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Among the inactives tonight is wide receiver Jeff Janis and Scott Tolzien.
Among the inactives tonight is wide receiver Jeff Janis and Scott Tolzien.
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The settlement is part of the third case by the Federal Trade Commission about unauthorized in-app purchases made by children.
Phantoms coach impressed with his players resiliency.
Despite losing a number of players to graduation, the Spartans are winning games.
Jason Cyzan and his fiancee Shannon Hall were returning home from pre-marriage counseling when the crash occurred.
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27-year-old James A. Peters, located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, pleaded guilty on May 28, 2014.
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From the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, FRONTLINE follows health officials tracking the deadly disease and trying to stop its rampant spread. With special access to teams fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the film shows how the outbreak is endangering health- care workers, overwhelming hospitals and getting worse. Also this hour, FRONTLINE investigates accounts that members of the Nigerian military have been committing atrocities in the fight against Boko Haram – the Islamist militants who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April. Amid worldwide pressure to find the girls, FRONTLINE uncovers shocking videos showing arrests, torture and summary executions of alleged Boko Haram suspects.
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An in-depth portrait of the world's most famous woman by award winning producer/director Michael Waldman and bestselling royal writer Robert Hardman, Our Queen charts an extraordinary year in the life of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. With unique access to her family, to her staff, to her prime ministers and to her palaces during the triumphal Diamond Jubilee year, Our Queen is an enthralling study of the Sovereign today. A world leader since the age of 25, how does she retain her hold on the nation's affections when political and social currents have transformed so much around her? How does she stay true to the past, yet adapt to the present? This fascinating, observational documentary series is a study of leadership, judgement and character, of spectacular pageantry but also of great warmth and poignancy as it shows what this truly modern monarch means to Britain and the world.
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After 25 years of playing one of television's greatest icons, David Suchet attempts to unravel the mysterious appeal of the great detective Hercule Poirot in the behind-the-scenes special, BEING POIROT. Hosted by Stanley Tucci, the two-hour special will explore the man behind this iconic character while he reveals what it has been like to play one of fiction's most enduring and enigmatic creations. In this entertaining and revealing documentary, Suchet allows the camera crew to follow him as he prepares for the emotional final days of filming on set.
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Her Majesty's Secret Service, or MI6 as it is known, is the world's most legendary spy agency, thanks to the James Bond stories. Set up in 1909 as the Secret Service Bureau, the existence of MI6 was not formally acknowledged until 1994 — which goes a long way toward understanding the modus operandi of this government agency. Initially, the bureau was set up to control secret intelligence operations overseas, particularly concentrating on Imperial Germany's activities. With unprecedented access to some of the key players in British espionage, this film lifts the veil on the shadowy world of spying, going back in time and behind the scenes to look at some the world's most calculated and delicately executed operations.
American Masters
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Explore, through Lange's granddaughter's eyes, the life story of the influential "Migrant Mother" photographer. Never-before-seen photos and film footage, family memories and new interviews reveal the artist who challenged America to know itself.
Operation Maneater
Wed, 08/27/2014 - 10:00pm
Mark Evans travels to Western Australia, where seven people have been killed by sharks in the last three years. Authorities have implemented radical measures to catch and kill any shark they deem a threat. Evans wants to find non-lethal solutions to keep people — and sharks — safe. He enters the water to attach tracking tags to great whites; joins beach patrol teams searching for sharks; and tests a new "multi-spectral" camera that spots sharks from the air even when they are hidden several meters underwater.
A Time Team American Presentation
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TIME TEAM AMERICA uses airborne 3D mapping and ground- penetrating radar to explore the extent of a Basket Maker III community that thrived 1400-1500 years ago. What more can we learn from these people that forged significant technological breakthroughs like farming, pottery and the bow and arrow? Was this one of the first villages in this region that marked a transition from hunting and gathering to farming? Was this one of the sites that gave birth to the Pueblo culture?
A Time Team American Presentation
Tue, 08/26/2014 - 8:00pm
Near the end of the Civil War, Confederate soldiers quickly erected a prison to take the over-flow from Andersonville, an effort to fix design problems and over-crowding. The new stockade housed 10,000 prisoners. Yet one Union prisoner described Camp Lawton as "Andersonville all over again." When General Sherman's forces approached, prisoners and guards fled quickly and left bits and pieces of their lives behind. What will the relics TIME TEAM AMERICA finds tell us about life in a Civil War prison?
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Over five years, director Rachel Boynton and her cinematographer film the quest for oil in Ghana by Dallas-based Kosmos. The company develops the country's first commercial oil field, yet its success is quickly compromised by political intrigue and accusations of corruption. As Ghanaians wait to reap the benefits of oil, the filmmakers discover violent resistance down the coast in the Niger Delta, where poor Nigerians have yet to prosper from decades-old oil fields. "Big Men," executive produced by Brad Pitt, provides an unprecedented inside look at the global deal-making and dark underside of energy development — a contest for money and power that is reshaping the world.
Masterpiece Mystery!
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For media enthusiasts, Windows 10 is shaping up to be a good OS for your next media player as Microsoft has announced that FLAC support will ship with Windows 10. This codec is widely used and will be a welcomed addition to Windows 10.
For media enthusiasts, Windows 10 is shaping up to be a good OS for your next media player as Microsoft has announced that FLAC support will ship with Windows 10. This codec is widely used and will be a welcomed addition to Windows 10.
Earlier this week, a few bits of information leaked out that showed Microsoft would be taking the bold step of making the kernel version go from 6.4 up to 10. This is a big change for the company and for legacy applications, it could impact the software.
Nobody would be surprised if we were to tell them the Internet is being spied on. Whether it's the NSA, your local authoritarian government or a friendly Nigerian prince out for your credit card, privacy and security seem to be under constant threat online. But Amnesty International alongside its partners is here to help with a new tool.
Destiny has been one of the most heavily marketed games of the year, being a new IP from Bungie, makers of the ever popular Halo series. However the game has had a mixed reaction upon release so many of you might still be on the fence about buying. But fear not, starting today you can try out the game for free and your character will come along if you decide to purchase the full version.
Nokia has teased us with a product announcement for today and you watch live here as the company shows us what it has been up to. This will be the first product unveiling since Nokia stepped away from mobile phones and offloaded that division to Microsoft.
Nokia said last week that it was exploring options for licensing its brand to other companies, to be used on third-party devices. Under the terms of its agreement with Microsoft – which bought its devices and services business earlier this year – Nokia will be permitted to license its brand for use on smartphones from Q4 2016, but it can already do so for "other devices" right now.
Unlike the previous build 9860 update for the first Technical Preview, it's now possible to download an ISO of build 9879 which is a welcome change over the previous update that required an upgrade through PC settings.
President Obama is making a big push today to get the FCC to reclassify the Internet as a utility which will allow the FCC to more vigorously protect net neutrality. Obama outlined his plan in the video you see below and we have posted his full statement at the bottom of this post.
Blizzard has unveiled quite a bit of news today at its annual BlizzCon event that's fit to print. While it's only the first day of the conference, Blizzard has announced two major titles coming in the future: Overwatch, and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void.
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As the Bulls continue to shore up their roster for next season, they're doing so while also attempting to shed salary cap space to make those deals work.
And the next domino has fallen, as the Bulls announced Monday night they have traded forward Anthony Randolph, cash considerations and two second-round picks to the Orlando Magic in exchange for the rights to Serbian big man Milovan Rakovic.
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Randolph originally was part of the deal that sent Doug McDermott to the Bulls on draft night in exchange for the Nos. 16 and 19 picks and a second-round pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.
Randolph, 24, appeared in 43 games for the Nuggets last year (five starts), averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 12.8 minutes per game. A lottery pick in 2008, Orlando will be his sixth NBA team (including the Bulls).


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A SCHEME aimed at making ice hockey more accessible to youngsters in Oxford is beginning to bear fruit.
Getting into the sport can be difficult for novices, due to the basic skills and large amount of kit which is required to get started.
But a small group of volunteers at Oxford Junior Stars have set up a Learn to Play programme for under 16s.
In the ten weeks since it began at Oxford Ice Rink, a group of 24 children have come through the intiative.
To begin with, only a handful could skate well, but they have been quick learners.
Jeff Sykora, head coach at the club, is delighted with the impact Learn to Play has made so far.
He said: "It is a huge privilege to watch a group of young and budding ice hockey stars not only gain the skills to play the game, but also to have so much fun doing it.
"I would always recommend giving ice hockey a shot, lacing up a pair skates and seeing how much fun it really is and now there is an excellent pathway to do it."
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Darwin's Final Recantation
By Editorial Staff
Published December 22, 2007
See note below: Some have written to disputed the accuracy of Lady Hope's story.
Lady Hope, who visited Charles Darwin during his last days on earth, has the following to say regarding his views on evolution towards the end of his life:
It was on a glorious Autumn afternoon when I was asked to go and sit with Charles Darwin. He was almost bedridden for some months before he died. Propped up with pillows, his features seemed to be lit up with pleasure as I entered the room. He waved his hand towards the window as he pointed out the beautiful sunset seen beyond, while in the other he held an open Bible which he was always studying.
"What are you reading now?" I asked.
"Hebrews," he answered, "still Hebrews. The Royal Book, I call it." Then he placed his fingers on certain passages and commented upon them.
I made some allusions to the strong opinions expressed by many unbelievers on the history of the creation and then their treatment of the earlier chapters of the book of Genesis. He seemed distressed, his fingers twitched nervously and a look of agony came across his face as he said, "I was a young man with unformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all the time over everything. And to my astonishment the ideas took like wildfire. People made a religion of them." Then he paused and after a few more sentences on the holiness of God and the grandeur of this Book, looking at the Bible which he was holding tenderly at the time, he said:
"I have a summer house in the garden which holds about thirty people. It is over there (pointing through the open window). I want you very much to speak here. I know you read the Bible in the villages. Tomorrow afternoon I should like the servants on the place, some tenants and a few neighbors to gather there. Will you speak to them?"
"What shall I speak about?" I asked.
"Christ Jesus," he replied in a clear emphatic voice, adding in a lower tone, "and His salvation. Is not that the best theme? And then I want you to sing some hymns with them. You lead on your small instrument, do you not?"
The look of brightness on his face I shall never forget, for he added, "If you take the meeting at 3 o'clock this window will be opened and you will know that I am joining with the singing."
Quoted from the Bombay Guardian, 25th March 1916, by Prof. H. Enoch in Evolution or Creation (Union of Evangelical Students of India, P.O. Box 486, Madras 7, India, 1966), pp. 165-167.
Response: Shortly after Darwin's death, Lady Hope told a gathering that she had visited Darwin on his deathbed and that he had expressed regret over evolution and had accepted Christ. However, Darwin's daughter Henrietta, who was with him during his last days, said Lady Hope never visited during any of Darwin's illnesses, that Darwin probably never saw her at any time, and that he never recanted any of his scientific views (Clark 1984, 199; Yates 1994).
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So, in spite of evidence to the contrary, you continue to propagate this dubious story. No wonder the world doesn't trust us Christians. Let the truth stand on its own. It is not threatened.
Posted by Rob on 10/15/2012 03:28 PM #
See the note. The story is disputed, but Lady Hope spoke shortly after Darwin's death. It's a case of one person's word against another. I post the story here for the sake of record. That Darwin often doubted his own theory is corroborated elsewhere.
Posted by Jay Rogers on 10/16/2012 09:15 AM #
Charles Darwin was a very smart man and if he was alive today he would not believe in the theory that he is credited with starting. Since the invention of the electron microscope, he could see about 5 irreducible complexes. All of the parts to these organs and items are like a mouse trap. All of the five pieces of it has to be in place at the same time for it to work. Charles said he had never seen an organ that could be called irreducible (starting from parts and with little changes over time it has become what it is today). Now there are many instances of such a complex thing. There is more than this, however, and there has been a change in the view of many scientist since 1994. Man has always walked on two feet is their conclusion. No ape or chimp or ancestor that did. They have not found an ancestor yet that came before this recent discovery. No walking on knuckles.
Posted by Gary on 04/02/2013 02:16 AM #
I'll note that you didn't provide any examples of irreducible complexity- it's rather sad that some people, like you, continue to cling to that notion even after it was shot down during Kitzmiller v. Dover (2005). That "idea" was disputed when it was pointed out that a specific organ does not necessarily need to have the same purpose throughout its existence- the bacterial flagellum, which was touted as an example of irreducible complexity, was shown to have at one time functioned like a syringe, even in the absence of several parts that, according to you "has to be in place at the same time in order to work".
At the same time, irreducible complexity does nothing to explain vestigial organs or elements of poor/unnecessary "design".
The fact that this story of Darwin recanting continues to get propagated even after it's been disproved soundly is appalling. Even Answers in Genesis, a staunch creationist advocate, acknowledges that the story is definitely false.
Posted by Spoonman on 05/01/2013 07:30 PM #
I can't help but wonder out loud, why is Darwin buried in a place where the Word of God is referenced. Is this a gesture to receive mercy from the God that he wants served? The fact that his body rests inside a church lends credence to the story on this page.
Posted by Marcellus Maximus on 08/16/2014 07:12 AM #
Dr. Francis Schaeffer - A Christian Manifesto (DVD)
That Swiss Hermit Strikes Again!
Dr. Schaeffer, who was one of the most influential Christian thinkers in the twentieth century, shows that secular humanism has displaced the Judeo-Christian consensus that once defined our nation's moral boundaries. Law, education, and medicine have all been reshaped for the worse as a consequence. America's dominant worldview changed, Schaeffer charges, when Christians weren't looking.
Schaeffer lists two reasons for evangelical indifference: a false concept of spirituality and fear. He calls on believers to stand against the tyranny and moral chaos that come when humanism reigns-and warns that believers may, at some point, be forced to make the hard choice between obeying God or Caesar. A Christian Manifesto is a thought-provoking and bracing Christian analysis of American culture and the obligation Christians have to engage the culture with the claims of Christ.
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Grasshoppers are common insects. Often seen and heard during the warmer months here in the U.S., they are symbolic of summer and outdoor activities. In Florida the Eastern Lubber (Romalea microptera) is our most observed species. They are large (3 inches), brightly colored, flightless and slow moving.
Lubber's distribution is in the "U.S Subtropics," as you can see by the map
When we begin to see them in the spring, they are small black nymphs with yellow stripes. They moult through five instars and as they do, they change color to the yellow/orange with black spots in the first photo. Above, this "teenager" is growing bigger, but still dark colored.
Being "popular" insects, grasshoppers were studied long ago! Grasshoppers are herbivorous, and although harmless to humans, some can do significant damage to crops. Want to know more about our insect world….get a copy of the "Field Guide to Insects of North America," by my Facebook friend, Eric Eaton.
Here's another book I liked.
Fabled in story, song and even poetry…..here's a grasshopper ode!
The Grasshopper
all day long
we hear your scraping
summer song
as through
the meadow
we pass
such funny legs
such funny feet
and how we wonder
what you eat
maybe a single blink of dew
sipped from a clover leaf would do
then high in air
once more you spring
to fall in grass again
and sing.
Conrad Potter AikenBelow is a Lubber growing larger, but still black with yellow stripes.
See if you can find the grasshopper in this classic Hokusai painting!And here is a cohort of young lubber instars!
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Steven Scott is a photonaturalist blogger based in Florida and Maine. He has surveyed butterflies with Earthwatch Institute in the mountains of Vietnam, tagged juvenile snook with Mote Marine Laboratory in the mangroves of Florida and filmed a BioBlitz insect survey in Acadia National Park. A registered nurse and retired Army officer, Steven believes man is an integral part of nature and travels annually to Vietnam with humanitarian medical teams from Vets With a Mission.
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Showcasing the Art & Science of Nursing
in Older Person Care
Thursday 27th November 2014
9.30am – 1.30pm
Lecture Hall, St Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park
Guest Speakers
- Philippa Withero-Ryan - Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health
- Dr Siobhan Kennelly – Irish National Extended Care Medicine Association
- Elaine Dunne – Community Clinical Case Management
- Linda Nugent – Research Excellence across Clinical Healthcare, Dublin North
- International Speaker
- Margie Kennedy – Challenges and Opportunities in Nursing in Canada Today
Also Featuring Updates from St Mary's:
- ISHCA - Pressure Ulcer Collaborative - Forever Autumn Community of Practice
- Other areas of interest: Activities -
- Ear Care - End of Life Care - Gerontological Nursing - Health Promotion - Bone
- Health - Falls Prevention - Infection Control - Nurse Liaison - Nurse Prescribing - Rehabilitative Care - Tissue Viability
The format of the day will be informal.
There will be short presentations which will give an overview of what is happening across the spectrum of care.
Information stands from specialist areas within St Mary's will also provide further information.
You will have the opportunity to liaise with members of St Mary's Campus Nursing Team between presentations.
St Mary's cares for Older Adults across the care spectrum - outpatient, inpatient - assessment, rehabilitation, respite care, transitional care and extended care. Alot of our patients and residents will also be known to your services.
We extend an open invitation to you and nurses caring for Older Adults to attend this day from the community, continuing care and extended care services.
We appreciate the busy schedules and time constraints and therefore have formatted the day accordingly. You will also have the opportunity to speak to our nurses to gather and share new information.
To register your interest in attending please email: firstname.lastname@example.com before Tuesday 25th November.