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In the 2011 photo above, Jordan Hancock can be seen whooping it up following the inauguration of Michael Hancock, his father, as Denver's mayor. But there's no celebration in regard to his latest moment in the spotlight. The nineteen-year-old was allegedly in an SUV in Fort Collins when a companion, ... More >>
For more than a decade, the trains ran on time at Denver International Airport with no more than a few bossy reminders from Pete Smythe and Reynelda Muse that "you are delaying the departure of this train." After those two personalities exited Denver (Smythe to his final reward, Muse to work out of ... More >>
On Friday, June 27, several Denver police officers entered Maryjane's 420 Shop and Social Club, at 539 West 43rd Avenue, and issued citations to some of its members. The club has been closed ever since and comments from his spokesperson suggest that Denver Mayor Michael Hancock would like it to stay ... More >>
Our Thomas Mitchell recently examined Denver mayor Michael Hancock's proposal for how to spend the city's revenue from marijuana sales. Hancock's suggestions got a rise out of numerous readers, including this one.
Most politicians like to hear themselves talk, but Mayor Michael Hancock may have taken an appreciation for his own voice to a new level over the past three years. During that time, the mayor has recorded at least seventeen messages that been played inside the terminal trains at Denver International ... More >>
The chile war is heating up. First Mayor Michael Hancock promises to send samples of Colorado's green chile to Seattle after the Broncos lose. Then New Mexicans claim that green chile is native to that state -- and to add insult to injury, Hancock has included chile from Little Anita's (above), a Ne ... More >>
When Mayor Michael Hancock made his wager with the mayor of Seattle on the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl, he promised to send a selection of green chile (among other non-edibles) if the Denver Broncos lose. Which immediately created a stir in New Mexico, which claims green chile as its own. But as ... More >>
Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of the sad day in December 2007 when Sandy Widener, Westword co-founder, was killed in a car crash that also took the life of her husband, John Parr, and their daughter Chase. Only then-seventeen-year-old Katy Parr survived. Every December 22, I find a reminder in ... More >>
Last week, we interviewed a spokesperson for Mayor Michael Hancock about suggestions among marijuana community members that Denver is undermining the kickoff of recreational pot sales on January 1 -- an assertion she denies. Still, the city seems worried about what could go wrong with the launch, an ... More >>
At 10 a.m. on Monday, July 15, Mayor Michael Hancock will deliver his annual State of the City, this time at the Forney Transportation Museum, right by the Denver Coliseum, at 4303 Brighton Boulevard. The Forney was once in the old Tramway building that's now home to the flagship REI store by Conflu ... More >>
The final phase of a three-phase construction project, giving South Broadway some more appealing aesthetic touches between Arizona and Yale avenues, was just completed. To celebrate the end of this seemingly endless facelift, Mayor Michael Hancock, Councilman Chris Nevitt and Denver Public Works Man ... More >>
On May 1, Adams County commissioners and other elected leaders gave Mayor Michael Hancock a week to provide a list of "tangible benefits" they would realize from Denver's plans to push forward with development around Denver International Airport. Hancock responded with a letter saying their demand h ... More >>
A federal lawsuit against Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and other city officials, filed by one of Hizzoner's former best buds and top advisors, has been dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge John Kane -- just when filings in the case were getting interesting. Ex-aide Wayne McDonald's complaint of w ... More >>
This week, Mayor Michael Hancock appeared before a Denver City Council subcommittee to talk marijuana. And during his time in the spotlight (see a video of his chat below), he made it clear that if he had his way, pot would be tightly regulated and clubs for those who want to consume it would be ban ... More >>
There's been debate aplenty in the cycling community about a plan for a new proposed bike lane for 15th Street. Now, a Valentine's Day special: The advocacy organization BikeDenver is staging a "love-in" this morning, all to let Mayor Michael Hancock and other local officials know about the widespre ... More >>
Mayor Michael Hancock delayed paying off a wager with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake because of an injury. The terms? If the Broncos lost to the Ravens (which they did), Hancock would send a box of steaks to Maryland aaaand do the Ray Lewis dance. Well, the mayor is healed and has made goo ... More >>
Before Saturday's Broncos-Ravens playoff game, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock made a friendly wager with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. If Denver won, Rawlings-Blake promised to send a platter of broiled crab cakes. If Baltimore won, Hancock agreed to mail a box of dry-aged "cowboy cut" rib ... More >>
Despite an emphatic recommendation against the move by her advisory board, Denver Parks and Recreation manager Lauri Dannemiller has okayed Mayor Michael Hancock's plan to swap open space in the Cherry Creek corridor for an office building downtown. The decision sets up a showdown between the admini ... More >>
Despite a personal appeal from hizzoner himself, the Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board gave a thumbs-down last night to a controversial plan by Mayor Michael Hancock's administration to swap a parcel of open space in the Cherry Creek corridor for an office building. Amid much soul-searching ... More >>
Restaurants aren't just changing the way Denver eats; they're changing the way this city looks. Last night Mayor Michael Hancock announced the winners of the annual Mayor's Design Awards -- twelve projects cited for excellence in architecture, design and place-creating. "Every great city has excit ... More >>
Update: The Amendment 64 campaign has replied to Mayor Michael Hancock's comments below. The response is on page three, following the original post. In the intensifying endorsement war around Amendment 64, Colorado's Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has come out in ... More >>
Asked about the Denver Civil Service Commission's reinstatement of two police officers fired for a billy-clubbing and macing incident at the Denver Diner, Mayor Michael Hancock says it's time to re-evaluate the commission's disciplinary hearings process. His comments only add to pressure on the comm ... More >>
Our Patricia Calhoun didn't think much of the New York Times' take on the 16th Street Mall's thirtieth birthday, marked by an event featuring an appearance by Mayor Michael Hancock, seen here. However, another local endorsed the less-than-laudatory Times review.
Every party has a pooper, and in the case of the 16th Street Mall's thirtieth anniversary party, that would be the New York Times, which published an article on Tuesday's celebration -- both online and in print -- that some boosters think made the event look a lot like Mayberry, BFD.
Although the 16th Street Mall officially turned the big 3-0 on Thursday, today was the big party. In Skyline Park, Mayor Michael Hancock presented a proclamation that recognizes the anniversary, RTD and Downtown Denver Partnership. Hancock congratulated both organizations on "all that you have meant ... More >>
When Mayor Michael Hancock hosted his second "Cabinet in the Community" last month in northwest Denver, the officials on hand outnumbered the number of people in the audience. But that's not likely to be the case tomorrow, when Hancock takes his show on the road to east Denver -- where he'll be gree ... More >>
After his friend and aide was accused of sexual harassment, Mayor Michael Hancock sacked him without launching an investigation into the allegations. That's the main argument of Wayne McDonald, who plans to sue the city months after being ousted. But those aren't the only accusations made by McDonal ... More >>
In June, Mayor Michael Hancock fired his aide and close friend Wayne McDonald amid "serious allegations of misconduct" -- which became a major distraction at a press conference on the city's structural budget gap. Now, McDonald intends to sue the city and has filed a complaint with the city's Board ... More >>
Mayor Michael Hancock: beer geek. Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration. Still, Hizzoner will make his second appearance at a Denver craft brewery in as many weeks when he kicks off Prost Brewing's three-day Oktoberfest celebration this Friday and taps the first keg of the brewery's new Märzen ... More >>
While the area around the new University of Colorado Health Sciences Center is booming, the buildings CU left behind a decade ago stand abandoned, and the property is now on its third developer. The city is ready for something, anything, to go there. Well, maybe not anything, say the Walmartyrs.
Denver allows camping for shoppers but not for homeless people with nowhere to go. At least that was last week's message from Occupy Denver during protests about allowing Sports Authority shoppers to camp out for bargains months after the city began enforcing its urban camping ban, which prohibits t ... More >>
Mayor Michael Hancock held his second "Cabinet in the Community" town-hall meeting Saturday morning at the transformed Rude Recreation Center in west Denver -- a physical manifestation of his campaign promise to "reconnect people to their government." Even if there were more government representativ ... More >>
Since James Holmes purchased an AR-15 assault rifle and shot twelve people dead in an Aurora movie theater, we've asked different local officials if they think stricter gun control laws could help prevent this kind of tragedy in the future. Recently, Denver mayor Michael Hancock told us that he woul ... More >>
Days after accused gunman James Holmes fired shots at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, there have been heated discussions about gun control, along with debates on whether it is an appropriate time to tackle the subject. We gave Denver Mayor Michael Hancock an opportunity to wei ... More >>
Mayor Michael Hancock will deliver his State of the City address at 10 a.m. today, a year after he took office. The setting for the speech, City Park, was chosen over a month ago, but it symbolizes two of the major (and overlapping) challenges he'll face over the next three years:
A year after taking office, Mayor Michael Hancock delivered his first State of the City address this morning, promoting a range of priorities, including restructuring the police department, increasing programs for children and a new online initiative he is calling "e-Denver." That's right, Denver is ... More >>
Last week, in a post by Sam Levin, Mayor Michael Hancock described as a distraction speculation that Denver police officer Celena Hollis's suspected murderer was a gang member. That's the sort of assertion guaranteed to spur conversation. Here's the response of a reader left dizzy by Hancock's appr ... More >>
Since Denver cop Celena Hollis was shot and killed over the weekend, there has been a lot of speculation concerning the possible gang-affiliation of the suspect -- but according to Mayor Michael Hancock, reporters are asking the wrong questions. In this case, the gang question, Hancock told Westword ... More >>
Around a beautiful garden, playground equipment and a turf soccer field -- and under the shade provided by a large cottonwood tree -- members of the diverse East Colfax community joined together in a grand opening celebration for a new city park on East 13th Avenue and Xenia Street this past weekend ... More >>
Unsurprisingly, reporters at Michael Hancock's press conference this morning were more interested in the news that the mayor fired a close friend and aide, Wayne McDonald, than the stated topic of the event (his plan to solve the city's structural budget gap). "We had received an accusation which ... More >>
Happy anniversary, Mayor Hancock. A year ago, Michael Hancock defeated Chris Romer in the Denver mayoral runoff, capping an unlikely campaign that saw Hancock polling at just 10 percent two months before the May 3 election, then trouncing Romer in the runoff. But where were the big stories taking no ... More >>
The search is (still) on for Denver's second-ever independent monitor. After Richard Rosenthal accepted a similar position in British Columbia late last year, Mayor Michael Hancock's office convened a committee to search for his successor. By April, it had whittled the results down to three names: E ... More >>
At the first-ever Teen Dating Violence Awareness Rally today, Mayor Michael Hancock took the mike and told a story about what he called "the Chris Brown and Rihanna situation." One day, his teenage daughter and her friends were watching the former on television and, in Hancock's words, going "goo-go ... More >>
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Calling all Denver recyclers: Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver Public Works' Denver Recycles are asking you to show some Valentine's Day love and support for a more eco-friendly city. They've announced a photo contest with a chance to win tickets to Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Michael Flatley's ... More >>
Today, Mayor Michael Hancock unveiled a new economic development strategy -- the NASCAR-y sounding "JumpStart 2012: Revving Up Denver's Economic Engine." It includes a host of specific initiatives in seven broad areas, including a plan to develop a $20 million "pot of money," in Hancock's words, to ... More >>


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Many great personalities in the world celebrate their birth days today. India contribute with A.R.Rahman and Kapil dev. Do stars play some important role in it or it is just a coincide that so many people were born on 6th Jan.?
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It is not necessary that the person born on 6th of Jan would be a celebrity. The people born on this day came from all walks of life. They were politicians, actors, comedians, etc. There may be quite a infamous people and insignificant people about whom we know nothing. The date alone is not important is astrology. So many other factors like the year, the time of birth, the place where one is born too plays an important role.Answered by Jack Johnson, 06 Jan '10 02:18 pm
My wife birthday fall on this day. Today being her birthday. Yes she is famous at home. Moreover, she also celebraty as every one listen to her only and not me. hence is she not a celebraty ankit ? jokes apart, it is just a coincident celebraties born on this date. So many thing attribute to their success not alone date of birth.Answered by Gopal, 06 Jan '10 02:24 pm
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Other famous personalities include : Alan Stivelle (Musician), Charlie Carman (Theatre personality), Emma Rosa (Actress), John Singleton (Film Director), Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (Ex President).Answered by Lucky, 06 Jan '10 02:22 pm
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There is a land fight happening in Mandarin and Thursday night dozens of Mandarin residents packed into Loretto Elementary school to let city leaders know that they do not want a new development in South Mandarin.
The area in question is farm land that developers want to build homes on. People who live nearby the land said the development would ruin their way of life.
The proposed development would build 67 homes on the Grace Farms area that is located just south of Old St. Augustine Road.
"I live right across the street from it. I don't want to look at that 67 houses, I'd rather look at 4 horses," said Mandarin resident, Ralph Lawson. "It's destroying our neighborhood. We moved out here for a rural setting. 67 houses isn't rural."
The attorney for the developer was at Thursday night's meeting to answer questions for the people who live nearby. Many of the neighbors have put up many signs saying they don't want Grace farms developed. Man people said they feared they're fighting a losing battle.
"Hopefully we can reduce number of houses going in there. I've heard some people say reduce, 'Do you think this is a lost cause?' I don't think so at this point, but all we can do is hope," said Joe Schneider.
"I'm here to listen to what neighbors have to say and after all facts are presented, I'll make up my mind. Right now I don't have opinion one way or another," said City Councilman Matt Schellenberg.
The controversial building plans will go to city hall next, there will be city council committee meetings on both June 19th then another in July. The public will be allowed to speak at both of those meetings as well.
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WINTER PARK, FLORIDA: With 17,000 students and over 44,000 alumni filling the ranks of the entertainment industry, Full Sail University is among the best-known and highly-respected institutions for audio, film, design, show production, game development, computer animation, and entertainment business education. Its flagship recording arts program dates back to the schoolâs founding over thirty years ago and is currently supported by a massive studio complex. After a comprehensive search and thorough vetting, Full Sail has announced it will replace the existing console in Studio B with a 64-channel API Vision analog surround sound console.
âIt was important that we provide our students the invaluable experience of working with high-end analog audio,â explained Dana Roun, director of audio arts at Full Sail University. âToday, most of our incoming students have been working with digital audio their entire lives. And yet the sound that defines our industry, the sound of the classic albums, the benchmark in professional audio, is the sound of finely crafted analog equipment. API embodies that real analog sound.â
Of course, Full Sail University does not make a decision on one of its large-format consoles in one of its signature control rooms lightly. Some of the schoolâs audio educators and technicians met to whittle down a long list of possible replacements. âWe considered everything,â said Roun. âBut we were aiming for that boutique, sought-after, no-questions-asked, flat-out great analog sound.â Once a short-list existed, Roun and a small party of faculty traveled to Nashville, where they could test-drive each console in close proximity. âWe left Nashville sure in our decision that API had the sound we were after,â he continued. âWhen we heard it, it felt unmistakably right.â
âAPI is pleased not only to be chosen to build and supply a custom API Vision console for Full Sail, but also to show this 64-channel console on the floor of the recent AES Show,â said Gordon Smart, managing director of API. âThis special desk, scheduled for commissioning at Full Sail on January 2, 2013, was unveiled at this past AES convention in San Francisco. Itâs exciting to welcome one of the most prestigious secondary schools on the planet into the API family!â
Because the API Vision can mix in stereo and surround sound simultaneously, Full Sail will be able to merge it with audio-for-video courses and projects. Its flexibility provides room for growth and will allow the school to realize the full value of its investment for many years to come, independent of the often-unpredictable shifts in digital audio technology.
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THE STORY OF CATHERINE LOUISE.. on Exposure |
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I had been to this location a few times before, 'Landgoed Zegenwerp'. A rather small but impressive forrest on an old estate with tall beech trees just across the river De Dommel but within a kilometer from my house. I knew there should be a grave somewhere on the estate, I'd never seen it but had read about it in a magazine. So one day I decided to look for it. And I found it, just a few meters from where I had been photographing many times before. The grave of a small child from one of the owners in the nineteenth century: baron Willem Arnold Alting Lamoraal van Geusau and his wife Sybilla Hendrina Wilhelmina. And just when I discovered the grave, the sun began to shine and light started pouring into the forrest giving me a magnificent view. I just stood there. Stood there and enjoyed the moment…..
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Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R real-world samples gallery |
Digital Photography Review
We've been shooting for a while with Fujifilm's latest X-system lens, the XF 23mm F1.4R, and have prepared a gallery of real-world samples. They cover variety of subjects and lighting conditions, and were all shot on the X-E2. We've also quickly summarised our impressions of the lens's handling and image quality below. The XF 23mm F1.4 R follows essentially the same design approach as the XF 14mm F2.8 R which we reviewed earlier this year. It's a solidly-made, metal-barrelled lens with a focus ring which can be pulled towards the camera to engage manual focus, revealing a distance and depth-of-field scale in the process. It also has an aperture ring with settings from F1.4 to F16 in one-third stops, plus an 'A' setting. Autofocus is pretty fast (especially on the X-E2), very quiet, and unerringly accurate……
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Wildlife and Landscape Photography with the Fuji X-E2 | Marc Sadowski
I finally got my first Fuji camera. After a year of renting the X-series cameras and trying out which camera was the better choice, I finally bought the Fuji X-E2. It was going to be the X-Pro1 but when I read that the X-E2 was better I just took the dive and picked that up. Wedding season is at a bit of a lull right now – the time being December and all. But I did get to try my hand at wildlife photography. My co-host on the podcast, Matt Hoffman, got word that some snowy owls traveled south due to food shortages up in the North. So I rented the XF 55-200mm lens and we headed out along the seacoast to find some owls. Our trip started on the coast of Southern New Hampshire and took us up as far as the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine…..
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Seeing infrared in Joshua Tree | Karim Haddad
On a recent visit to Los Angeles, I decided to take a solo road trip back to Joshua Tree National Park. The desert park was the staging ground for my first 5D Mark III shoot a couple years ago. This time I wanted to take my X-Pro1 for a real landscape shoot… albeit a relatively short one. Shortly before I booked my tickets to LAX, my cousin Philip mentioned how much he liked some of my recent infrared photography. I think that's when I decided that I would have to try out some out in Joshua Tree….
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He's thinking of Saul Leiter in a New York blizzard, of dripping shadows brushed across a fedora & women sprawled in their apartments, pale hearts dissolving in the twilight.
He drinks light like liquor & he paints & he paints
& vapours burn his face & stretch his mind.
He sees atrocities in the deep, the white magic of dark corners;
& he sees beauty.
He speaks in nude technicolor echoes
calling mad horses with a long black tongue;
inside/outside, it's all the same —
All a moving canvas,
stilled within a captured frame.
Text and photography by Patrick La Roque
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End of November, I left for a two week photo-flying adventure to New Zealand. While we had been to New Zealand on a similar trip before (Flying Camper trip 2006), we this time decided to limit ourselves to the South Island. Rather than carrying my normal heavy DSLR equipment, I only took two mirror-less Fujifilm cameras and a few small lenses and a lightweight tripod. More info on the testing of the pre-production Fujifilm X-E2 on the New Zealand trip, can be found in this previous blogpost. On trips like these we typically also rent a single engine aircraft beside the normal rental car to travel around the places we visit; making it a "photo-flying adventure. This gives me the opportunity to do some aerial photography of the same places I do landscape photography of. Rather than flying high wing Cessna's which we normally rent, this time we went for a low wing Piper Warrior III. This meant I had to shoot through the plexi windows rather than an open window in the Cessna. Not ideal…
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Project jpeg | Neill Soden
The colours of the Fujifilm cameras are just amazing and I really like the tones, so I've been forcing my self to shoot in jpeg only. The few benefits to this.
- Colour/Film simulations on Fuji camera are just brilliant, can't say that enough
- Less editing required, more time shooting
- And good reason to make less mistakes in exposure, and say fix it later in post
Still working out which film simulation I like the most, I have found Astia to be a bit to bluish on darker skin tone, but does produce great looking skies.
All shot with X100S
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Ha Long Bay and Vietnam with the Fuji X-pro1 | Tristan Crane
I've just returned from spending a few weeks in Vietnam and Thailand during which I gave my Fuji X-pro1 quite a workout. It performed perfectly, even in the middle of a rainstorm. Luckily, we had clear weather for our days in Ha Long Bay. Most of these images were shot with the Fujinon 18-55mm lens, which I picked up as a carry around lens for this trip, and while it's perfect for vacation snapshots and casual shooting, it still doesn't beat our the 35mm 1.4 for image quality and sharpness. They've now released a 23mm prime that looks fantastic, but costs nearly $900….
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Christmas lights, Luxembourg | Sabino Parente
The big wheel dominating the Petrusse valley in Luxembourg, at sunset, create really interesting light trails and I tried to play around this subject to catch unusual frames. I was there just few minutes after the sunset so i can still see some clouds, is not too dark, and I can have the "star" effects on the light lamps, closing the diaphragm at F/22, ISO 200, tripod and, of course, my beloved Fuji X-E1 plus the Fujinon XF 18-55…..
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Two right-wing news websites, Breitbart and the Drudge Report, have riled up their followers with headlines about the Arizona GOP issuing a "formal rebuke" of Republican Senator John McCain.There's one critical bit of information missing from the "news" there. When you read the story, you'll see it' ... More >>
Senator John McCain appears to be down with marijuana legalization.Hey, instead of a legacy as the guy who was always trying to send the country's military to some country you've never heard of, how about a legacy as the guy who spearheaded marijuana prohibition?
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A lot of people seem to be concerned that Senator John McCain was playing games on his iPhone during a Senate committee hearing on the Syria situation.McCain is not one of those people who seems very concerned.
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Are you an alpha male whose gonads shrivel up every time you see the Lifetime channel? A radical environmentalist who faints at the sight of a Formula One race? Do you just vomit instantly upon hearing the voices of Bill O'Reilly or Rachel Maddow?Don't worry, folks, Senator John McCain's here for al ... More >>
Senator John McCain is doing a pretty good job, according to hardly anyone.That's according to a poll from Behavior Research Center, which says McCain's 26 percent approval rating among Arizonans is the lowest level in 21 years.See also:-John McCain Bucks the NRA, Supports Expanding Background Check ... More >>
Republican Senator John McCain announced today his support for an amendment that calls for an expansion of the federal background-check system for gun sales, an amendment that's specifically being targeted for defeat by the National Rifle Association.According to all the newspapers in Washington, th ... More >>
An outline of the immigration bill formed by the so-called "Gang of Eight" -- which includes Arizona's Republican Senators, John McCain and Jeff Flake -- has been released.There's a whole lot of stuff in this outline, including some of the more specific details on immigration law, but it includes se ... More >>
Republicans seem to be getting VIP tours of the border as of late, seeing how the border-crossing magic is made.First, Senator John McCain was on a tour of the border last week when he watched a woman hop right over that "danged" border fence, and now, a Republican Congressman from Utah is showing o ... More >>
How could you forget Senator John McCain's "complete the danged fence" ad?"It'll work this time," assures underwear model/Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu.Well, today, while McCain took a tour of the border, he watched a woman climb over an 18-foot border fence in Nogales.
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If you have an e-mail account, it's highly likely you've received a nonsense, political chain e-mail -- you know, FW:FW:FW: Barack Hussein Obama II has signed more secret orders than any dictator in human history, even George Soros!Based on the video footage of Senator John McCain's town hall meetin ... More >>
The safe bet is to never call anyone a "monkey" in any context.Senator John McCain didn't play it safe yesterday, when he described Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as one.See also:-John McCain Calls Iran's President a "Monkey," Says to "Lighten Up" If You Think It's Racist
Some U.S. Senators from both parties have decided that they've figured out the immigration thing.The proposal, as explained, has a bunch of points, with the main one being that 11 million or so illegal immigrants will have a pathway to citizenship.See also:-Jan Brewer Releases Steaming Depends-Load ... More >>
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Senator John McCain -- who's been barking about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, for quite some time now -- has officially upset the president over the matter.McCain has insisted that there's either a coverup or incompetence coming from the Obama administration over its response ... More >>
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From Camp David to the Carter Center: Leadership and Legacy in the Life of America's 39th President
An excerpt from the 2015 NHD "Leadership & Legacy in History" Theme Book, by Kahlil Chism, education specialist at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
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Teaching with Artifacts: What Edith Galt Wilson's Suit Can Teach Students about World War I and Women in America
Students feel like detectives on a mission to discover what they can learn about history when they learn with artifacts.
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Remembering JFK
Find resources about John F. Kennedy, his administration, and his assassination from the National Archives.
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Resources from the New George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Today's opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, makes 13 Presidential Libraries that are administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. Part of the Library and Museum's mission is to encourage students of all ages to learn more about the Presidency, the […]
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A confidential complaint has been filed against 36 United Methodist Church clergy who blessed a gay wedding in defiance of the official rules of the Protestant denomination.
The complaint was recently filed against clergy belonging to the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference for a same-sex marriage they officiated last November.
Bishop Peggy A. Johnson, head of the Conference, said in a statement given to The Christian Post by her office that the complaint will be processed according to the Book of Discipline. more >>
The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Christian college in Illinois is not required to cover emergency contraceptives it believes lead to the early termination of a pregnancy.
The 6-3 split vote, released late Thursday, gives Wheaton College temporary relief from the HHS' birth control mandate (while its case is pending), which it said violates the institution's religious beliefs.
During this time, the college cannot be fined by the IRS for opting to not cover emergency contraceptives, such as Plan B and Ella One, which can be taken up to 72 hours and five days after unprotected sex, respectively. more >>
President Barack Obama may have new pressure on him to consider religious liberty issues regarding his pending executive order barring LGBT employment discrimination.
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, many believe a renewed demand for religious exemption consideration now exists.
On Monday, the highest court in the land ruled 5 to 4 that a closely held business such as a family-owned one could be exempted from providing certain forms of birth control due to religious objections. more >>
Planned Parenthood employees are essentially salesmen for abortion, according to one former clinic director who believes the organization would cease to exist were it not for the profitability of abortion.
Former clinic manager Abby Johnson told The Christian Post that, for Planned Parenthood, "the only way to make money and the only way to generate revenue" is through abortion.
"Workers know there's a quota. They become sales people for abortion, otherwise Planned Parenthood will lay off workers," said Johnson, president and founder of a nonprofit called And Then There Were None, which provides financial, emotional, spiritual and legal assistance to former employees who've left the abortion business. more >>
A Baptist congregation in Kentucky has garnered national headlines for its intention to hold a gay wedding at its facility, despite most of their fellow Baptist churches' disapproval.
Highland Baptist Church of Louisville recently announced their intention to hold a same-sex wedding for David Bannister Jr., 29, and Steven Carr, 25. It is scheduled for next May.
Joseph Phelps, pastor at Highland Baptist, told The Christian Post that the gay couple "have been active and faithful members of the congregation for over five years." more >>
Conservative star and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson says America had no right criticizing ancient "heathen" civilizations for practicing human sacrifice because it is doing the same thing through legal abortion.
Carson made the comments in a recent interview on DoveTV in response to host Perry Atkinson who speculated that if America could just end abortion then "all of the other things that God would be interested in helping us with would fall into alignment."
"It's interesting," Carson replied, "that we sit around and call other ancient civilizations 'heathen' because of human sacrifice, but aren't we actually guilty of the same thing?" more >>


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North of Bay Rd., a group of young adults held up an American Flag with metallic duct tape on it, bearing the message "Thank You, Ben."
Farther west, groups of people gathered in front of the East Cove Restaurant and the American Legion Post 374 to salute Osborn.
The motorcade passed by where Ben had been schooled for seven of his early years - Lake George Elementary School. There, schoolchildren and staff pressed against the chain-lank fence, waving flags in Osborn's honor.
At the corner of Rte. 9 and 9L, Lake George Town employees lined up in front of all the town highway trucks and heavy equipment. Across the road, dozens of schoolchildren were gathered in the Gift World parking lot, waving flags.
The procession continued, traveling north on I-87 a mile or so to Exit 22, then came south through Lake George Village. In front of one motel after another, motel owners, managers, guests, and chambermaids clad in smocks gathered on the sidewalks and paid their respects.
Standing on the Canada St., Ted Galusha of Warrensburg cried while he watched the motorcade go by.
"Oh man, I've never seen anything like this," he said. "Guys like Ben Osborn fight for all of our individual freedoms that we enjoy every single day."
In front of Lake George High School, students held up a large sign reading, "Thank You, Ben - Lake George's hero."
The hearse stopped in front of the school, for a rendition of Taps played by Joel Matthews of the Lake George Community Band.
Throughout the procession, many wore shirts emblazoned with "40," which was Osborn's football jersey number when he was a determined, accomplished linebacker and tight end on the high school team.
The motorcade continued into the center of the Village, which was packed with mourners and area visitors paying their respects, then it turned up Beach Rd.
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Arrival at Camp ArifjanPosted by on February 24, 2012 – 3:33 pm
Vikings Radio Analyst Pete Bercich and Vikings Entertainment Network Executive Producer Bryan Harper are in Kuwait as part of the St. Paul based "Serving Our Troops" trip to visit Minnesota National Guard troops. Below is their third blog entry regarding their trip so far. Stay tuned to vikings.com for more updates over the coming days.
The Serving Our Troops group split up into teams and headed out to the 5 bases today. We were briefed on important locations such as latrines, showers and dining as well as the do's and dont's. Shortly after that we set up for the Morning Show on KFAN 100.3 FM. All the tests failed and we were beginning to panic before KFAN technical wizard Veronica (whom we woke up at 5:20 AM CT) stepped in. Her quick guidance along with the on-site support of Lt. Ryan Doliber (Elk River, MN) saved the show.
We were very surprised to realize no delay in the on-air conversations despite being half a world away and were able to get some great guests on the show. One of the special moments was when Rep. John Kriesel called in and was connected to some folks here at Camp Arifjan as well as some from Camp Buehring that he served with in Iraq.
It was great for the soldiers to hear all the support they receive from back home. They are true Minnesotans and certainly miss being in our great state.
The soldiers are setting up a floor hockey game for us tomorrow night and we look forward to having a little fun after the work is done… that work being the grilling of 3000 made-to-order Mancini's steaks in a 2 hour span tomorrow afternoon for some well-deserving troops.
Be sure to stay tuned to vikings.com and KFAN.com for more updates from the big event tomorrow – here at the various bases in Kuwait and at home at the River Centre in St. Paul.
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4 Quick Takeaways From Thursday's Combine ActionPosted by on February 24, 2012 – 5:38 am
As I explained in the previous entry, Thursday was jam-packed with action and information gathering. Here are 4 quick takeaways that summarize what I learned after many interesting conversations – on air and off- with people in and around the NFL at the Combine.
1. The Pioneer Press' Jeremy Fowler and La Canfora of NFL Network painted a picture of huge roster turnover for the Vikings, which means many of the team's 16 unrestricted free agents might not be automatics to return.
2. One Viking who is not a UFA but whom some have speculated may not be asked back to the team is G Steve Hutchinson. But I must say that after talking to a couple of people, including one individual who will be a guest on tomorrow's show, there's no question that having Hutchinson on board for 2012 will be vital if the team uses an early 1st-round draft choice on LT Matt Kalil.
3. Regardless of how much room the Vikings have under the salary cap, don't be surprised if there isn't a big, blue-chip free agent signing at WR. Yes, the WR class appears deep in free agency this year, but La Canfora suggested that teams will use the franchise tag to retain their top free agents. He specifically mentioned Dwayne Bowe, DeSean Jackson, Vincent Jackson and Wes Welker as guys who could be retained via the franchise tag. That takes away a big part of the depth of that WR free agent class. There are still guys there to be had, including Marques Colston, Pierre Garcon, Steve Johnson and Robert Meachem, but the moral of the story is that there might not be as big of a bonanza on free agent WRs as many of us originally thought.
4. Everyone, and I mean everyone, we spoke with on and off the record seemed convinced that Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III will go 1-2 in the draft. At first that might disappoint Vikings fans because it drastically reduces – I say it actually all but eliminates – the team's chances of trading back a few spots in the 1st round to acquire additional picks. But after more consideration, I'm hoping it goes Luck-Griffin III in some order, because that sets up the Vikings to grab LT Matt Kalil at #3. Kalil passes the eye test no question, and I love the thought of taking a LT with the design of him being a franchise cornerstone and Christian Ponder protector for the next 10-15 years.
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Chris Christie, despite flaws, would be big improvement
My colleague Paul Carpenter beat me to the Chris Christie-Tom Corbett satirical column, which I was going to begin with the two governors walking into a bar.
("What upsets me the most is that this gives people such a distorted idea of my character," Christie said, swallowing a pickled egg and scooping up a handful of cocktail peanuts. "They think I'm some kind of vindictive bully who throws his weight around when people cross him, and nothing could be farther from … Hey, watch it, moron! You know who you just bumped into? I could crush you like a &^#&# cockroach, you little &^#$$$! Now where was I?")
So I'll try another approach to the scandal involving the New Jersey governor and the decision to punish Fort Lee's mayor by shutting lanes down on the nearby George Washington Bridge. I think Pennsylvanians may have a unique perspective on this, which I'll explain eventually.
Let's begin with a few basic statements:
Chris Christie has demonstrated himself at times to be an ill-tempered bully.
Before the extent of this scandal became more clear, Christie belittled those who questioned whether the bridge closings might have originated closer to his inner circle.
When it became obvious that the responsibility struck very close to home, he called a press conference in which he portrayed himself as a victim while at the same time claiming the buck stopped with him.
This rightly opened him up to new criticism, not to mention lots of late-night jokes. If the buck stops with you, you blame yourself, not other people.
I'm not suggesting Christie should say he personally retaliated against Fort Lee's mayor for declining to endorse him, unless he really did. But if his top aides did it on his behalf, he needs to admit that he permitted, perhaps even created, a culture in which this kind of thing could happen.
That's on him as a leader. He's no victim.
The problem with this public relations disaster isn't so much his ability to function as governor of New Jersey, although his popularity rating is likely to take a dive for a while. They'll move on to new crises, and he'll rebuild his brand.
But he apparently wants to be president of the United States. Presiding over Bridgegate or whatever they end up calling this has tarnished the best thing he had going for his national image, which was his ability to rise above politics and focus on helping the people of his state.
That doesn't exactly fit with four days of Revenge Gridlock that kept kids from getting to school and emergency responders from getting to stricken old people. You can bet that voters will hear all about it, over and over and over, in any national campaign. He'll have to wear it like a bad toupee.
Then again, he strikes me as a long shot to win the Republican presidential nomination anyway, even if he does represent the party's best chance of winning the general election. The party's early primaries encourage further-right candidates, including Looney Tunes, if the 2012 primary campaign was any indication. Christie is conservative, but in a much too pragmatic way to suit the party's base. Their idea of a statesman is Rick Santorum.
All the things moderates of both parties like about Christie will make many Republicans see him as a Big Government sellout. They didn't need Bridgegate to mistrust him.
Anyway, here's the really sad part, returning to my promise of a Pennsylvanian's perspective. Even if he turns out to have put the orange cones out on the George Washington Bridge himself, I'd far rather have Chris Christie as our governor than Tom Corbett.
Christie is a bright, persuasive guy with a can-do spirit, a successful Republican in a Democratic state. Corbett is a corporate puppet who can't get his fellow Republicans, let alone Democrats, to support his ideas, even on the rare occasions when they make sense.
Christie's appointees made people in one town suffer for a few days. Corbett's policies have made the people of Pennsylvania suffer for three years and counting.
I've focused a lot on what's happening to public education, particularly in poorer districts now that we've abandoned the idea of equalizing funding so students in less affluent areas aren't shortchanged. Get ready for another year of discouraging budget stories out of Allentown, Easton and especially Philadelphia. I think about him every time I see one of them.
But education is far from his only failing. Corbett, confronted with a new year of difficult budget choices and so many people who need more help, continues to rule out state income tax increases, closing corporations' gaping loopholes or taxing gas drillers as every other state does.
Why is it OK to tax all of us more for taking gas from our pumps, but wrong to tax drillers for taking gas from our ground? We're all bearing the burden for his twisted priorities and lack of effective leadership.
I'm not suggesting for a minute that Chris Christie shouldn't be embarrassed about what his administration did to exact a ridiculous measure of political revenge. It was appalling.
But I suspect I'm not the only Pennsylvanian who would trade governors in a blink.
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posted Oct 26 2011 4:20PM
ow much time has to go by before we forget that Justin Timberlake was once a pop star? Â Better question; how many movies does he have to star in for us to forget? Â
In Time
marks his second attempt at being a leading man since his turn in the romantic comedy
Friends with Benefits
. Â He impressed most people as the devilish Sean Parker in
The Social Network
, but is he good enough to shoulder the load of a entire film that dares to do more than just put asses in seats with a promise of pretty faces having sex, like his last film? Â No, he is not.
In Time
is an ambitious sci-fi film from Andrew Niccol, who's written some very impressive movies like
The Terminal, The Truman Show
. Â However, he's a far better writer than he is a director since attempts like
Lord of War
fell quite flat. But
In Time
has a ridiculous premise where, in the future, time is our currency and we all stop aging at 23. Â I give Niccol credit in that he tried to make more than another mindless sci-fi action flick. Â It's really a statement about class warfare and socioeconomic policies. Â Pretty timely considering the current political climate in this country. Â But as current as it seems, it comes across as a script that was written years ago and was never updated. Â For instance, it's not clear why we would ever go back to using pay phones and old muscle cars in the future. Â But all the cleverness in the script gets lost in the stilted dialogue and piss-poor acting from Timberlake. Even gifted actors as Cillian Murphy (
Batman Begins, 28 Days Later
) and Amanda Seyfried (HBO's
Big Love, Mama Mia!
) couldn't make this middle school dialogue seem like entertainment, so I guess it's not all Timberlake's fault but boy is he not ready for primetime. Aside from a bad script and a poor choice in a leading man, the movie isn't very exciting. Â It's a great concept to make a futuristic Robin Hood, but it gets so lost when a bigger problem is presented as a by-product of stealing time from one of the wealthiest men in the country. Â Not to mention that it would bog the movie down if they stopped to explain why that bigger problem would exist without going into an economics lesson on a scale that would make us all doze off. So it's needlessly complicated, then confusing with its plot and to top it all off, the action isn't nearly plentiful enough to make us entertained by any of it. Â By the time the movie has reached its exhaustingly excessive 109 minutes, you're just wishing it would end. Â Ironic since the whole movie is about time and always trying to get more because I wish I could buy my time back from the creators of
In Time
since I feel a bit robbed of it.
In Time  (Rated PG-13) Gavin Grade: D+
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by Gavin
posted Oct 6 2011 4:34PM
f you were to tell me that the generations-old children's game Rock 'Em Sock 'M Robots would be turned into a movie one day and that that movie would actually be fun to watch, I wouldn't believe you. Â But here we are in 2011 and Hugh Jackman has teamed up with director Shawn Levy to create a fun, family movie about giant robots that beat on each other till they piss oil and it's very effective as entertainment...but there might be a sinister reason why. Shawn Levy is the director behind some truly awful films that make lots of money. Â He directed
Date Night, Cheaper by the Dozen
Just Married
. Â But he's also the guy that made the
Night at the Museum
movies which were shockingly funny and awesome! Â So does a higher budget and bigger FX make Levy a better director? Â Apparently so. It probably didn't hurt that he has two coaches in his corner named Steven Speilberg and Robert Zemeckis (
Forrest Gump, Back to the Future
series) as two out of the WHOPPING 12 Producers on
Real Ste
el. Â Seeing their names in the opening credits gave me hope that this wouldn't be rusty crap and I was right. Â The film is brightly colored and slickly put together. Â It's also edgy enough that it won't lose older teens but innocent enough that tweens will dig it too. Â The CGI FX are top notch and although they may not be as plentiful and bloated as
, it's the subtlety  that makes them seem so much more impressive.  I also appreciate that not all the robots in the film are the work of Hollywood computers.  Yes, they went old school in some scenes and actually used giant puppets. One of the other biggest surprises of the film was in its childhood lead, the 12-year-old Dakota Goyo (
), who blew me away with his performance. Â Not only does he have the energetic smart-ass down cold, but taps into his inner daddy issues convincingly well too. Â Oh yeah, this isn't just a popcorn-chomping action movie; there's a chance you may shed a tear or two. Â It depends on whether or not you buy into Jackman's completely unlikable lowlife father character deserving any of your sympathy by the end. But not so fast... There's one thing about
Real Steel
that needs to be said and that's because it might be downright illegal. Â The script, which was penned by John Gatins (
Coach Carter, Hardballs
), was highway robbery. Â You may feel yourself enjoying
Real Steel
to the fullest but get a vague sense that you've seen this before. Â That's because you have. Â It was called
and it won Best Picture in 1976. Â I know you're thinking that it's easy to compare every boxing movie to
. Â That's not what I'm talking about. Â
Real Steel
is SO MUCH like
that I'm shocked it's legal. Â Aside from the family drama,
Real Steel
is about a small, junkie robot that no one believes in getting a shot at the title because of a publicity stunt. Â And that's not all. Â The champion that he has to fight is a big, black, strong robot named Zeus. Â In case you forgot, in
the small, junkie boxer gets a shot at the title against a big, black, strong champion named...wait for it...Apollo. Â Same story just switching the character's name from Roman to Greek. Â I won't spoil the ending for you, but let's just say that that's not where the stealing...er....I mean similarities run out. So what am I trying to say? Â How about this - if you've never seen
, you may think that
Real Steel
is a great, emotional, well-made family boxing movie that will win your heart. Â If you have seen
, you'll still feel that way but you will have trouble getting past the blatant ripoff. Â That's why I have to give this film two grades. Â One, overlooking the copyright infringement, which many people (sadly) won't care about; and Two, taking that into consideration. Â Either way it's a fun, entertaining movie...because you've probably already seen it.
Real Steel  (Rated PG-13) Gavin Grade: B+ and D+
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by Gavin
posted Sep 8 2011 10:32PM
his movie opens on a black screen. Â You hear audio, people talking, casino noises, but you don't see anything. Â Then you hear someone start to cough. Â The second that happens, you're already put on edge for the movie about a disease that threatens to wipe out the planet. Â It's a brilliant way to open the movie. Â I smirked when I heard that and got scared at the same time. Â Sadly, that just might be the best part of
. Movies about diseases that end the world scare the s**t out of me! Â It's ten times scarier than a giant tidal wave or earthquakes or zombies or aliens. Â Diseases are real and they really do harness the power to kill everyone alive. Â Full disclosure, I was looking forward to this film and wanted it to be amazingly scary. Â I was so disappointed. Director Stephen Soderbergh has his ups and downs but never would I call him a hack. Â He's always looking for ways to push the envelope of cinema or have fun with it. Â He's impressed critics and audiences with
Traffic, Erin Brockovich
and the
movies. Â He's won over only the critics with movies like
The Informant!
The Girlfriend Experience.
And he's disappointed both audiences and critics with movies like
Che Part 1
. Â Where will
fall? Â That seems to be debatable. Â I'm gonna play it safe though and say it's something that only critics will enjoy but not the rest.
is an example of how too many characters on too many story lines can ruin a film. Â It's not short of A-list firepower at all. Â It has Matt Damon, Lawrence Fishburn, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law to name just a few. Â All are fine actors that have given us great performances over the years. Â However, none of these actors play characters that are involved in any cohesive story together. Â They all are like supporting characters for a movie that has no lead. Not only does it not have a lead, it has no pulse. Â It's as if the movie itself got infected and just staggers around in a cold sweat hacking. Â All the things that make a movie about the end of the world entertaining are shown to us in
with zero zest! Â Mass panic, a race for a cure, tracking down the disease's origin; these are all in the film but shown to you in a way that makes you not care and certainly not chomp down on popcorn. My friend Dave went with me to see it. Â He loved it. Â He actually liked the fact that it was downplayed so much because he said it made it feel real. Â I suppose it does; but with a film of this nature, I don't want it to feel so real that I am bored by it. Â That's what happened with
. Pulling off a movie with a huge cast of characters is not easy. Â There are only a few movies that have done it...but Soderbergh is a director that has done that successfully a lot! Â So what went wrong here? Â I can only imagine my diagnosis was correct...
is sick.
Contagion  (Rated PG-13) Gavin Grade: C
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help! self doubt about lamb tacos for tomorrow's party
ok, so we're having a party tomorrow and I picked up a boneless leg of lamb that I was sort of thinking of making into tacos. I started pulling the muscles apart tonight and only got half way (I forgot how much work that is!). I really wanted to have the small pieces of lamb to grill to get a better sense of doneness and also because people will be coming and going all day and it would be nice to throw pieces on the grill as people want to eat. Which I guess I'm committed to anyway now as it's half apart.
But now I'm having serious self doubt about what I'm doing. I was thinking of doing this marinade:
but is that right? should I do something else? I'd be fudging the peppers anyway with ground chili powder.
I'm also making this chicken in the slow cooker tomorrow so I have kind of a backup meat that people can have whenever:
I really like it (I just leave out the broth and use frozen TJ chicken thighs) and it's great with just avocado. And the sauce is already made.
But if I just grill the lamb without a marinade what will make it seem like it should go in a taco? I didn't make any slaw or anything, or salsa for that matter. Would a rub be better than a marinade? ack! help me chowhound geniuses! I won't have much time, as I have to make a cake in the morning and watch a toddler too.
As someone who's a fan of tacos for parties, I'll say that the marinade looks good -- am I missing something? Why are you second guessing yourself? Also, if you just grill the lamb plain, I think that would work too. Clearly you'll have a set up for people to assemble their own tacos, so that will send the message that the lamb pieces are meant to go in the tortillas.
Wait, though, I'm assuming you'll have a make-your-own-taco setup but maybe you don't if you don't have any salsa. Do you have anything else for people to put on the tacos (shredded lettuce, diced tomato, grated cheese)? Because if not, I'd say you definitely need to marinate the lamb or those could be pretty uninteresting tacos. What else are you serving?
re: sedimental
"Plain tacos (with any kind of meat ) needs a topping."
I tend to agree. However, I don't think it needs to be a sauce or slaw. A squeeze of lime, some cilantro, and chile peppers would work fine for me. Admittedly, I'd go with a salt, pepper, and cumin rub on the lamb a few hours before grilling. I'm not much for wet marinades.
re: JTPhilly
some people think they dont like lamb
lol- married to one of them
re: Berheenia
I didn't think I liked lamb either.
Had lamb twice in my life. Once, about 1 month ago - blech. Didn't like it.
Tried it two days ago at a restaurant and it was absolutely delicious!
re: pumpkinspice
Some people ( I am not saying you) confuse lamb with mutton. They try what is actually mutton and dislike it and think that is what spring lamb is which it is not.
re: Fowler
Eating the two, I would probably not know the difference....unless you told me since I am really still unfamiliar!
Only reason I know I had lamb is I ordered it off the restaurant menu :)
Buy fresh tortillas, warm, from a local Tortilleria, which is, unsurprisingly, a store that makes fresh tortillas. One near me has a machine with a conveyor belt. I buy them still warm right off the conveyor. My local also sells chunks of confit'd pork skin called chicharones that taste like clouds of bacon
You can just add salt and pepper to the lamb, then serve it with a couple of salsas, onions, cilantro, and lime wedges. It becomes borrego asado.
You could also try this Monterrey style of taco: flour tortillas, grilled lamb (nuthin but salt and pepper), once the lamb is grilled, slice pieces, stuff it into a taco with queso quesadilla or queso oaxaca or melty mozzarella, and some avocado slices. Then put the tortilla on the grill for a few moments so the cheese melts and the tortilla warms through. Serve with lime wedges and two options of salsas.
ok, so I'm listening to everybody's wisdom, and stopped by the store to get appropriate topping. Had to buy salsa at this point, but whipped up some crema, got some radishes to slice, cilantro, avocados and grated cotija. our supermarket tortillas are surprisingly good, and I'll throw them on the grill to heat. I still haven't marinated the lamb but I did manage to finish trimming it and the chipotle chicken is smelling great! also the cake is out of the oven. Fingers crossed I have enough food, my people seem to not know how to rsvp
I'm also making a big quinoa salad, and have some veggies to grill (zucchini and asparagus, plus portobello mushrooms for vegetarians/vegans to put in their tacos). also, everything is gluten free, just in case!
also have hamburgers and hot dogs for any kids or taco haters that come.
thanks, everyone - the party was a hit! The chipotle chicken was a *huge* win and the lamb was too though it was less of the star. In the end I just marinated it with oil and garlic, and was glad as someone wound up bringing hummus and pita so people could swing either way with it. Next time I'll probably commit on a more special marinade though next time I'm definitely not breaking down a leg of lamb. You all were spot on about the taco toppings. whew! People also *loved* the quinoa salad which surprised me.
i always forget that my friends, while bad at rsvping are great at bringing stuff to parties, so we now have way more food and booze than we started off with! and all good stuff! yay!
re: kazhound
Sorry I missed this, as I did a * Lamb Taco * with a slightly different approach. on Friday Night as well. My dinner party theme was based on a Greek Style approach.which I *Wet Aged* two legs for a total of 32 days.then removed the lamb from their Cryovac packaging, removed the bones and prepared a simple marinade of:
Fresh Minced Garlic
Fresh Oregano
Fresh Lemon Juice
Kosher Salt and Fresh Cracked Black Pepper.
The first leg was roasted low and slow in the oven at 225* to an internal temperature of 135*, removed from the oven and allowed to rest for 4 hours.
The second leg was roasted at 450* for the first hour covered in a roasting pan with the addition of some nice Paprika, white wine and stock made from the leg bones and a medley of vegetable scraps from the vegetables used for the menu intended to be grilled.
carrots, zucchini, yellow squash, asparagus,tomatoes, onions, scallions, mushrooms and maybe a few others I cannot remember.
After the first hour, the foil was removed and the thermostat was dropped to 350* for about another 2 hours of baking uncovered. The meat falls off the bone and becomes very easy to shred at this point.. The braising liquid is strained and reduced before being added back to the Shredded Lamb.
Back to the first lamb, it was charred on the grill for about 8-10 minutes and sliced. Having roasted it prior, it was a perfect medium rare and the short time on the grill warmed it sufficiently and put some great color on it.
Two platforms were offered.....Corn tortilla and Pocketless Pita/Naan....both grilled
Toppings were a Sheppard's Salad, Feta Cheese and an assortment of Olives. NO SALSA
A Greek Salad was also served with the Grilled Vegetables
For appetizers, there was a White Bean Dip, Barbecue Baby Back Ribs and a Shrimp and White Bean Salad, Tuscan Style.
re: fourunder
And you didn't invite us :( four, that sounds absolutely fantastic@
re: c oliver
Thanks for the kind words...I had cousins in from Canada and Singapore for my Grandson's Baptism....so I figured a nice little family get together was in order.
btw....how could i forget the fresh mint Tzatziki????
re: fourunder
Not sure why people are so insistent on slaw, salsa, etc. It's L. A. M. B. :)
Glad all worked out. I wouldn't give up on the leg of lamb. I would of butterflied the leg to make it easier to grill rather than going through all the work of making small pieces. So much easier. Then just slice across the grain.