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The brand, named for Villa Altagracia, the town in the Dominican Republic where the company's factory is located, is pioneering a new business model that gives the workers who sew the clothing a pathway out of poverty.
The "fair labor" model pays 130 unionized workers a wage that is three times the local minimum wage --$114 per week, versus $33 locally. The increase enables workers to provide adequate food, clean water, clothing, shelter, health care, child care and education for themselves and their families -- a living wage.
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The Foreclosure Answer Clinics is a walk-in clinic held the first and third Thursdays of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third floor of the City-County Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The free clinics are run by volunteer lawyers and law students who provide basic legal information, such as help preparing written responses to foreclosure lawsuits.
In Dane County, 85 percent homeowners facing foreclosure do not have legal counsel, according to the Dane County Foreclosure Prevention Taskforce, which helps run the clinics.
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When I go to my website, it jumps down quite far. Every device I go on, it goes practically to the bottom of the page and does not stay at the top right when I get to the page. It goes down to the parts that don't matter as much, it jumps down past the title (my name at the top) and the main video….HELP!! I thought buying a premium account would help, maybe I didn't have enough storage space or something but I bought one and it's still doing that. :((((
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Thanks for getting back to me I'm still having the same problem though.
My domain is www.cassidileighparker.com and I get the same issue when I go there as I do when I go to the old site www.cassidileighparker.wix.com/clpclp.
I emptied my caches by following your steps and my software is all up to date… :(((
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The problem is caused by the videos that you have added using HTML app. (all the videos except for the first one).
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Vyrus are testing their new Moto2 bike at Misano, so Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves has joined the Italian firm to ride the innovative bike on track. Here are his first impressions:
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JacquesWood says:
The current Moto2 regs don't allow carbon fibre frames/chassis in order to keep costs down, I haven't heard this rule changing. Does the Spanish Moto2 series allow for it? otherwise how is it going to race?
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Nice to see some innovation, instead of the usual Alloy beam frames that abound.
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Interesting. I'd have thought hub centre steering would make the bike heavier and less responsive, but they've done their home work so lets hope they prove everyone wrong.
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ACEEDSTORM says:
Honda tried this in the '80's with the NSR500 & failed to make it work properly so this is another pie in the sky idea.The conventional fork may not be perfect but this is not the answer.
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snave says:
...is not the solution by and of itself, although it brings substantial advnatage to the separation of braking and suspension forces - and that's a matter of fact. The main reason that HCS isn't used more is because of the stupid conservatism of the race teams, riders and rules which simply don't permit the application of the advantages in a way that maximises the benefits.
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liamvasquez says:
It may not be a solution but it looks great and seen that all the motorcyles in the Moto2 pit look all the same it will bring some great lookin change to it
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DoomedDog says:
These guys did alright using a Vyrus derived race bike - www.altoracing.co.uk/Racing/index.html
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racinjetford says:
Maybe they mispoke, because there looks to be machined aluminum "trellis"-like arches attaching front and rear suspensions under engine cases. It looks like the rider subframe(s) front and rear would be the monocoque designs...
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eltomo says:
less mass, easy to alter geometry without chaing the wheel base, lower steering inertia, less unsprung wieght than conventional forks, less prone to stiction er shit i could go on.....fair play, tele forks have the advantage of many years of non stop development from people like ohlins and WP etc.......hcs has not, its also easier to produce and more rigid
The trick to these suspensions might be engineering in some front end dive to help riders load the front tire. With car-style anti-dive geometry it might be hard for riders to adapt or find front grip on corner entry. So engineering will be important, but also an open mind for technicians trying to figure out how to set this thing up. Couldnt they use softer springs and damping up front to help load it and absorb bumps though if it doesn't dive like a fork? Will this design give more rear weight/grip on corner entry and allow the riders to use all that extra engine braking they have specifically on these 4 stroke 600's? Notice that the Moto2 riders often slide the rear into corners under heavy braking (because of engine braking). Could this give the Vyrus rider a serious advantage in the current Moto2 class? I'd love to hear the designers' ideas here, or discuss with anyone who has opinions or ideas on this whole suspension concept in the current class (pros vs. cons)...
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Christina Aguilera Hints at Eighth Album
These days, Christina Aguilera makes it into the news for her second pregnancy, but with the exception of The Voice, her own music is essentially a secondary note. 2012's Lotus turned into a moderate success, but one, with lesser sales and no definitive hit, that's lower down in her career.
However, the singer once known for getting "Dirrty" has other plans. In talking about being pregnant with her second child, Aguilera revealed that she has a new album in the works, as well.
She said: "So blissful in taking this time for creating all things blossoming new on the horizon...album, baby & beautiful music to come."
We'll have to see what direction she takes, or who she'll collaborate with.
Lotus marked the singer's seventh studio album, released in November 2012 on RCA. At the time, she described it as a "rebirth" for her sound and cited her experience on The Voice as inspiration for material.
Again, like Bionic, she went for more of a dance-pop inspired sound, with Max Martin and Shellback contributing to lead single "Your Body." The track peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was then followed by Blake Shelton collaboration "Just a Fool."
For Aguilera's hits, Lotus did modestly, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with under 100,000 copies sold its first week.
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The Tour of Hainan is held every November in Hainan Island since 2006. Hainan Island is praised as the Bright Pearl in the South China Sea and the Oriental Hawaii. It is an international cycling even that attracts world-wide attentions.
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4. The race covers all the 18 cities and counties of Hainan Island. The total distance of the race has increased from 900 km clockwise to 1429.7 km counterclockwise in 2009.
Located within tropical zone, Hainan Island is rich in various kinds of tropical fruits, including some rare fruits which can seldom be seen in other parts of China. For people who travel in Hainan, eating tropical fruits is also an important tourist activity, besides enjoying coastal scenery and eating delicious seafood.
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Visa on Arrival: Tourists with a nationality of any country that has built a diplomatic relationship with China can apply for an entry visa after their arrival at Sanya Airport.
Visa Waiver: From April 1, 2002, tourists from 21 countries have been granted visa-free entry at Sanya Customs for a stay of less than 15 days in Hainan Province, on condition that they are in travel groups of at least five members and hold passports from one of the following 21 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the U.K., and the U.S.A..
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I'M SITTING here on the front porch waiting for the world to end.
This is it, you know, the day the Mayans supposedly declared would be our last.
Like any good newspaperman, I got up early so that I wouldn't miss any part of Armageddon.
I've got both my still camera and my video camera handy so I can document the event. It should be a pretty big story. After all, how often does the world end?
I may not be able to sell the video footage to the 6 o'clock news, but these images will be worth billions in 60 million years. Think how much The New York Times would pay for a photo of the dinosaur-extinction event.
I drove down to McDonald's and got a sausage-and-egg biscuit right after I got up. I don't want to face the end of time on an empty stomach. And if the Mayans are right, high cholesterol will be the least of my worries tomorrow.
I wondered if I should make a will. But if everyone is gone, who would I leave all my stuff to? Of course, if a black hole opens up and sucks us all in, all my possessions will accompany me into oblivion. Who says you can't take it with you?
It has to be a black hole that gets us. No disease known to man could wipe us all out in one day, nor could an atomic war.
If an asteroid were coming, some teenage astronomer would have spotted it long ago and told CNN. With all the leaks in Washington, there is no way the government could have kept a secret like that.
No, as the Earth and sun align with the center of the Milky Way galaxy (it happens only once every 26,000 years), it has to be a black hole that will suck us in sometime later today.
But wait! Maybe when that alignment occurs a wormhole will open up and those space aliens from the History Channel will invade us. Man! That would be like living in a science-fiction comic book!
Maybe Spock will appear on my doorstep and say, "Take me to your leader!" If that happens, should I send him to see President Obama or Honey Boo Boo?
The History Channel has got to hope the world ends today. If it doesn't, those guys will have nothing to show but reruns of Pawn Stars. They have made a living with this end-of-the-world stuff for the past five years.
What about poor old Nostradamus? If the world doesn't end today, no one will have faith in his predictions anymore. And that Mayan calendar will just get tossed in the trash.
I'm wondering if I should go down to the local diner and eat lunch. It might be dangerous on the highway if the asphalt starts getting sucked into a black hole.
Of course, if the world ends while I'm there, there's a cute little waitress down there that I wouldn't mind accompanying into oblivion. Just my luck, she would be off today.
I've been going inside and checking the TV for world-ending events, but nothing seems to be happening. You would think that there would at least be a run on the stock market just prior to the end of the world, but all seems calm.
Then again, two crashes in the past 11 years have pretty much sucked all the money from Wall Street. There's not much left for the black hole to get.
I just remembered that I am supposed to do television play-by-play at a high school basketball game tonight. I wonder if that has been postponed. After all, they call off school events for one flake of snow so you'd think they wouldn't want a gym full of people when the world ends.
I can see it now: a player shoots and the ball just keeps going upward into a black hole!
Something just occurred to me, when the black hole opens, what will be the order of those sucked in? Will the lawyers and politicians go first?
That might seem appropriate, but maybe not. If they were the first to go, the lawyers would all be waiting at the other end trying to sign up clients who would like to hold the black hole liable for property damage and the politicians would still be arguing over the fiscal cliff.
You know what? There might be two black holes, one going down for lawyers and politicians and one going up for regular people.
Suppose the world has already ended. Suppose the end to the old world occurred at midnight while we were sleeping and we have just been transported into a parallel universe. Maybe the old part of our lives was just a dream and now suddenly we have been thrust into reality!
Wooooo! Spooky!
Well, the day is slowly passing and nothing has happened yet. Maybe Nostradamus and the Mayans were wrong. Durn! Now I'm going to have to go out and buy Christmas presents.
But wait! Oh, no! I'm now at the diner and that cute little waitress has turned into an ugly old woman! My goodness! I am in a parallel universe!
You know what that means? The Earth's poles reversed while we were sleeping and today everything is backwards!
That's right! Today all the conservative Republicans woke up and discovered that they are now liberal Democrats!
You think the History Channel is in trouble! Fox News is gonna croak!
One last thing: If someone tries to sell you black hole insurance today, don't get sucked in.
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The Charlotte Bobcats changed their uniforms, colors and font entering this year. I am sure part of it was to distance themselves from the previous season when the team won only seven games and establish a new identity.
It did not matter much to Jameer Nelson, a player that likely haunts Bobcats fans' dreams. It was still the Bobcats to him.
Nelson closed the game with four back-breaking points and then a nice dish to Nikola Vucevic for an and-one dunk. It belied Nelson's foul trouble throughout the game and the career-high 32 points Kemba Walker scored against him. An Orlando 107-98 win over Charlotte on Saturday makes the weekend feel so much better, with a sweep of the back-to-back games.
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Jameer Nelson scored 16 points and dished out six assists, shooting 7 for 13 from the foul line. He started his late-game run with a falling away floater that just seemed like an impossible shot after breaking down the defense on the pick and roll. He then followed that up by receiving the ball late in the shot clock, sizing up Walker and draining the jumper over him.
His final nail in Charlotte's coffin came with Nelson splitting a double team, drawing in the defender and feeding Nikola Vucevic for a strong dunk at the rim and a foul. The Magic had erased a small deficit with about three minutes to go and pulled ahead, shutting the Bobcats down and closing the game.
Orlando has yet to play a game that ended in a one-possession victory. This game though was hardly a runaway. The Bobcats had the lead late in the game and seemed ready to go toe-to-toe with the Magic and break their 10-game losing streak.
Kemba Walker and Ramon Sessions especially pressed the point. Walker had a career-high 32 points and Sessions scored 14 points. Sessions had a big second quarter to bring Charlotte back into the game after Orlando had its best first quarter in a very long time. Gerald Henderson, who is quickly becoming one of those thorns in the Magic's side, had 10 points in the third quarter to keep the Bobcats going.
Charlotte got the ball out on the break continuously with 17 fast break points and were looking to quicken the pace. It worked for portions of the game as Charlotte was racing out, creating mismatches and getting to the line. The fast break points and the free throw shooting kept Charlotte within striking distance throughout.
The Magic, much like Friday's game against the Warriors, had enough gas in the tank and a run to answer every Bobcats attempt to take this game.
So many players stepped up at different times.
Glen Davis and Arron Afflalo each had 20 points on efficient shooting, to many's surprise. Davis hit on 7 of his 11 shots and Afflalo hit on 8 of his 14. Orlando as a team shot 54.4 percent from the floor and were able to work the ball inside out and get the shots they wanted.
The Magic's main work was done in the paint where the team scored a season-high 60 points. That led to another 25 assists on the game. Gustavo Ayon was extremely active in the second quarter with eight points and four rebounds. Nikola Vucevic added 12 points and 12 rebounds, recording his second straight double double.
The Magic again just had answers and continued to attack and attack. Orlando missed plentyo f shots and make-able shots. J.J. Redick had a string of at least three missed open 3-pointers. But he kept shooting and eventually made key shots to help Orlando keep control of the game.
It was a gritty win and one the Magic needed to keep the positive momentum rolling. The Magic's defense was not perfect with all the fouling and the great work from Charlotte's point guards and poor transition defense for stretches. But again the Magic won without their best defense. They found a way to continue attacking and stay within their offensive gameplan.


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An amazingly fat man who likes to smoke, binge on alchohol every day and always talks about the good old days, a ricca would normally hate all people from the ages of 10-18, cute fluffy rabbits and cats, a ricca will love terriers.
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A girl who is vey stuck up n stupid....she tells everyone, peoples busniess...she is someone who is impossible to trust. She is the most ugliest....person you will ever see and she is just so dumb and stupid! A person you will never be able to trust!
Ricca- hey did you hear about steven
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New York CityIf you're a classic romantic -- and a fan of such films as An Affair to Remember or Sleepless in Seattle -- you've seen some of Hollywood's dreamiest scenes unfold on the Empire State Building's observation deck. Whether it's the incredible architecture, storied history or spectacular view, NYC's Empire State Building simply inspires. Plus, the observatory is open every day, including weekends and holidays, from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. To set the stage, time your proposal when the observatory's saxophonist is playing (Thursdays to Saturdays, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.) and request your special song. And because it's the city that never sleeps, there's ALWAYS a place to go for a celebratory bite afterward, including The Empire Room on the main level.
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Dungeness crab and CA mussel seasons open 11/01
- Sushi Monster Oct 31, 2008 06:21 PM
Let a chorus of a thousand angels break forth in song. The DFG Web site confirms that *recreational* Dungeness crab season for the *entire* California coast opens tomorrow. (In previous years, NorCal north of Mendocino had a later opener than the rest of the state.) The site also lists mussel season as "open" as of 10/31 -- although the traditional season is November through May. Time to get out to the coast and earn your dinner .....
Sushi Monster
PS: The definitive post on mussel harvesting was by the incomparable Melanie Wong, some time back. It's a classic -- and still accurate. Use the search function (Wong + mussels) to grab it.
Yup. They changed the opening date north of Mendocino from the last Saturday in November to the first Saturday in November. It's sitting on my desk being prepped for publication, in fact.
re: Ruth Lafler
Does this mean that local crabs will be available in the next couple of days?
re: Ruth Lafler
Thanks for this good news. My husband and I will be in SF near the end of the month (coming from the East Coast) and he was just saying last night that he hoped he could get some Dungeness crab while we are there.
Does anyone have any recommendations for good places to enjoy crab in the city? More casual places where one might eat with their hands and enjoy a beer are our first choice for this particular meal.
Thanks in advance.
re: concordcourtney
I don't believe there is any other way to eat Dungeness crab than the hands on way. You might try Swan Oyster depot for simple cracked crab. Thanh Long or PPQ for the messier sauced crab.
Swan Oyster Depot
1517 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
PPQ Dungeness Island
2332 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121
Thanh Long
4101 Judah St, San Francisco, CA 94122
re: walker
I can't in good conscience recommend Crustacean to anyone. It's overpriced and pretentious, and the food is very uneven.
Here are some discussions on where to eat Dungeness:
My choices would be Lotus Garden for Vietnamese style or Great Eastern for Chinese style. I'm not sure who does a really good "American" style Dungeness, since that's something I usually eat at home.
re: Ruth Lafler
Thanks to all for the good and fast suggestions. I'll check the other threads as well and report back when we get home.
re: walker
I went to PPQ the other night...last time was 6 years ago. While it was a good value -- $52 for set meal for 4 (chicken salad, egg rolls, sizzling pork, 1 large crab and dessert) -- the crab was only okay. If anyone goes, get the garlic crab, the baked one was way too dry/bordering on bad. Perhaps in full season it's better but in full season you're better cooking your own.
re: ML8000
Just clarifying that commercial crab season hasn't started yet. Nov. 15 is the official date, but usually local crab isn't available for a few days after that.
re: Ruth Lafler
Yes, I assume these crabs were from WA or AK given their size...and thus had to travel a bit. My guess is when the full season comes to SF, the crabs would be better.
re: concordcourtney
A lot of people like Yuet Lee in Chinatown/North Beach. It's a hole-in-the-wall but the seafood is primo.
Yuet Lee Seafood
1300 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133
re: Ruth Lafler
I went last week on an Emeryville charter boat (C Gull II) for their crab/rockfish combo trips. The crabs (and fish) were excellent! Some of the crabs weren't as big as previous years, but the pots averaged about 12-15 each.
re: Ruth Lafler
"It's sitting on my desk being prepped for publication"
So, by Monday the 3rd at the earliest, the official word will be out that one can fish for Dungeness on Nov. 1?
re: Xiao Yang
It was "effective on filing" with the Secretary of State (Thursday, IIRC). So it's official. It takes a little longer to publish it, since it goes out with all the changes to the regulations last week -- if you're curious about the publication process you can drop me a line, as it's both off topic and not very interesting. I believe it's up on the state website, though, and anyone on their mailing list would have gotten an announcement. Plus, interested parties would have known it was in the works, since the Fish and Game Commission actually approved the change in September and completing the regulatory process was basically a formality.
re: Xiao Yang
Thankfully the internet has freed us from those things people your age used to use to learn about chow, newspapers ;)
re: Armoise
I think he probably means this one: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/18200
re: Ruth Lafler
Yes. That's the right article. As far as I can tell, everything Melanie said is still spot-on.
Sushi Monster
re: Mick Ruthven
commercial season opens tomorrow. and it could be a short one....
re: susancinsf
After reading that article (great read btw), I called the Pillar Point hotline just to see how opening day was going - the recorded message said boats went out but only one came in at 330pm...and there was a line of about 100 people. GAH!
Anyone get some locally caught dungeness and have any info to share? How are the crabs looking this year?
re: Bunson
I read that they are selling the crabs off the boats at $5 per pound at PP Harbor.
re: Bunson
I just came back from Pillar Point. I did not buy off the boats, but from the little market near the front of the pier. I saw crabs that were decent sized, maybe two pounds or a little larger. My crab cost a little less than $11. I think the cost was $6/lb. for cooked and $5/lb. for live. There were a ton of people there and lines were long, but I found parking no problem. My first crab of the season, wonderfully fresh and delicious.
If you want to do something really fun, head to Bodega Bay and go out crabbing with Wills. I have been going for my birthday for about five years and I always bring in Limit, which I believe is 6 crabs per person. I think its only about 40 bucks for two hours. So that adds up to $6.66 a crab and you get to do it yourself. You can camp for $28 bucks right on the bay too. All in all an awesome, cheap fun weekend. They clean and steam for a buck a crab. Get your ice chest filled with fishermans ice from the ice house on the west side of the bay and you are set for crab feast when you get home. Good times.
will's bait and tackle
1580 Eastshore Rd, Bodega Bay, CA
re: mmerino
Nice suggestion. Might be the thing to do next year, though with the weather the way it is this year, it'd be perfect for camping.
re: mmerino
Crab pots are thin now that the commercial guys are out! I went on another crab/rockfish trip out of Emeryville on 11/17--this time aboard the New Salmon Queen. We got our limits of rockfish easily, but the crab pots were averaging only 0-2 legal crabs each. We had to run the whole string of 45+ pots and we got 4 per person for 19 people instead of the limit of 6. The only upside is that there were a huge number of undersized Dungeness crabs (released) which bodes well for the next couple of years.
re: baron45
It also matters how many boats went out on each of the days before your trip and how many pots those boats pulled.
My colleagues and I are planning on going out next Wednesday. Only one boat is scheduled to go out both Monday and Tuesday, and our boat is not even close to full, so its likely we'll get our limits of crabs.
re: Kenois
I would scout out the fish markets in Chinatown or Seafood Center (the best fish place in that neighborhood) on Clement. If you're really lucky, they are still in the box so you don't have to pay for the water. I have relatives who will actually buy an entire crate and are therefore allowed to pick them up superfresh, but that is a LOT of crab.
Sushi Monster, what fun to see interest in this old topic revived! The bf's may come and go, but those times of our lives are memorialized on the web. When I met Peter's soon-to-be wife a couple years ago, she said that when he took her to Pescadero for a mussel excursion, he pointed her to that post to understand what it was about. I'll add an update to the original thread.
I went to Salt Point (Sonoma Coast) on Friday, 11/14, to gather wild mussels for a Tunisian-themed dinner party the next day. The minus tide coincided nicely with my event, and I wouldn't have thought of mussels for the menu if you'd not posted. I hadn't been out there for a few years and miscalculated the length of the drive. I pulled into the beach parking lot at 4:44pm when the setting sun was a big orange disk hovering just above the horizon.
With no time to spare before dark, I jumped into my splash pants, pulled on my old shoes, and ran down the trail toward the beach. The tide was way out there and I was amazed at the amount of kelp covering the rocks. I'd talked to an ab diving friend who had mentioned the kelp issue this season, yet it didn't really hit home until I saw it myself. It was hard to find a foothold and I slipped a few times scrambling to try to reach the water. But I was determined not to go home empty-handed!
Normally I would harvest from mussel beds in the splash zone, ones that aren't exposed during a usual low tide. But because the rocks were so slippery and I was running out of daylight, I plucked from an easy-to-access high and dry cluster of mostly small and medium size mussels. It didn't take long to reach my 10-pound limit. I was back to my car by 5:27pm, making this my fastest foray. At that hour the only light was a thin line of fading golden glow above the Pacific Ocean.
Saturday night I prepared the mussels with lamb merguez, harissa, garlic, olive oil, and Alsatian Pinot Blanc. Ten pounds was enough for the 11 non-vegetarians around my table to have four or so mussels each as an appetizer with some crusty bread to sop up the juices. While they tasted fine, really delicious in fact, the bodies were small in relation to the size of the 2" to 3" long shells. I'll be sure to allow more time and make my way down to the water line next time for well-fed plumper mussels.
My expenditures for this harvest were $38.85 for a fishing license purchased at Long's Drug in Cloverdale, $14 for a hanging fish scale, $7 parking fee at Salt Point, and the 120-mile drive round-trip from Alexander Valley. Hopefully I'll get to the beach one or two more times to amortize my license before it expires at year-end. If it's not raining this Friday, maybe you'll find me at a mussel rock.
Other mussel harvest reports to share?
re: Melanie Wong
I've never harvested mussels, though I am not sure why since I love them and it sounds like fun, but I have to say, that Salt Point Beach, assuming it is the one down at the end of the long steep fire road below the parking lot, would be both a good spot but not that easy of a place to do it if you want mussels at the water line: it isn't just that the tide goes way out there at a minus tide (which of course is why it is popular with ab divers in season, along with the fact that entry is fairly easy), it is also shallow very far out, with lots of rocks that are both (presumably) good places to find the mussels, but also a pain if you stumble on them! (and worse when the kelp is heavy).
Edited: No Never mind, I have to correct myself, I think you are talking about the rocky beach on the other side of the parking lot...the one I am thinking of is a marine reserve, and no taking is allowed until outside the cove...I just remember the rocks being a pain there, but I wasn't musseling (or ab diving). it is still quite shallow outside the cove but better for ab diving (outside the cove) than musseling because you'd still have to swim a bit to get there...Sorry....my brain is dead today...
The kelp issue should take care of itself after a big storm storm or two, however (no idea what storms do to the mussels if anything,) and yes, the kelp has been very thick this year, so be careful out there! Edited: and that will be true regardless of the beach...so it might be a bit easier to get the mussels after it rains...
Thanks for a great report!
re: susancinsf
"the kelp issue" ... hmmm, pardon my ignorance, what is it? where can I find more information? environmental danger? health hazard?
re: intomeat
its both a good thing (lots of kritters eat and live in the kelp) and a safety hazard to free divers, since one can get tangled in it (or in the case of mussel pickers, slip on it if it is wrapped around a rock). Storms tend to wash it away, plus it likes sun, so it is much thinner in winter. For some reason it has been particularly thick this year, and several abalone divers have been caught in it and drowned.
Reminder to anyone who ever gets stuck in kelp; it does break, and y ou can snap it with your hands.
re: susancinsf
Any ideas for Monterey Bay? A link to my inquiry on the Calif board,
re: Melanie Wong
hi: just posted a reply on that thread, though I am not sure it will be much help...
re: Melanie Wong
Ah Melanie! It's great to hear you weigh in on this -- since you were my original inspiration.
I'll just chime in with one thing for people who are inspired to make their first mussel run: Melanie has an annual sport license. You can also purchase single-day licenses for a nominal fee. See the DFG web site for all the specifics and for a comprehensive list of shops selling licenses.
Personally, I'm hoping Melanie starts diving for abs soon and invites me to the resulting feast. I miss that treat a great deal, from back in the years of great abundance. We didn't know how good we had it -- until it was all over.
Sushi Monster
re: Sushi Monster
Here's a link to the license page,
Ab diving . . . ha! I don't see free-diving in my future. The summer between my sophomore and junior year of college I got certified in scuba, and then never dove again.
I had my first local crab of the season tonight at Woodhouse Fish. Usually they run a Dungeness madness week, but the lack of crabs has led to higher prices.
I got a whole crab for $20; in past years they've been larger and as little as $12. Half a crab is $10. They come from Pier 41.
The crab was roughly a pound and a half, and while it was sweet and flavorful, I was pretty worn out by the time I was done.
Woodhouse is a fine place for simply prepared fresh fish, and service is friendly and efficient. The menu is still much better in the seafood department than anything else; I couldn't bring myself to order a side of broccoli for $4.
In a few weeks, I'll be happy to switch over to garlic crab or salt and pepper crab or crab cakes.
I also heard a rumor the fisherman were waiting until tomorrow to go out, so that they'd have enough crab in the pots to sell Wednesday for Thanksgiving.
Woodhouse Fish Company
2073 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Just got my first crab of the year from the Alioto women at f'wharf. $5.50 lb. but weighed out at 3 lbs. and sweet and good as anything. Served with thin spagetti and lemon butter and toasted bread crumbs. Why eat anything else?As far as price goes, remember Sir Walter Scott about the price of fish, "You're not buying fish, you,re buying men's lives."
Mark Twain's 1879 fantasy Thanksgiving menu included mussels from San Francisco.
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re: Melanie Wong
Finally got around to reading that ... very funny comments about European food at that time which resulted in the fantasy dinner.
Twain said he wanted "strawberries, which were "not to be doled out as if they were jewelry, but in a more liberal way." Made me chuckle about what would say about New American cuisine.


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Nov 12, 2012This game is so great it's almost unbelievable. Everything is at the top possible quality - graphics, sound, gameplay, everything is amazing. When you start playing it you will be instantly hypnotized. Visual style is a mix of LocoRoco, Patapon and Flow - detailed backgrounds, fluid animation, amazing particle effects, levels are a vivid mix of rainbow colors resembling dream landscapes.
Gameplay is suprerior mix of logic puzzles and a old school hardcore platforming actions with a 40+ very large levels can take around 15 hours of gameplay. With tons of secrets and unlockable levels this value can easily be doubled.
This game is masterpiece, a truly marvelous gem which can rarely be seen nowadays on PC platform.… Expand
Nov 12, 2012I bought this game and played it in a single, 6 hour session. It was a difficult one to put down. Wonderful art style, music, game play, variety, pacing... it's a wonderful platformer. I played it with an Xbox controller and everything felt crisp and tight. This $10 provides MUCH more fun than many AAA titles I've purchased recently.
Nov 12, 2012I have yet to finish this game, but so far it's blown me away. The graphics and gameplay remind me a little bit or Rayman Origins, except it's a little more involved, with more puzzles and gameplay elements. The music suits the game extremely well. Overall just a great game. One of those rare, refreshing works of art that offers something unique to PC gamers. Please buy this game and support the developers!… Expand
Nov 14, 2012Amazing. It is a beautiful game with a great soundtrack and a really smooth gameplay. It does look cute but it can be quite challenging. An indie game that is 100% worth buying.
Nov 17, 2012The visuals are absolutely beautiful, with its smooth animations, vivid environments, and gorgeous detail. Cuteness aside, it can get really challenging, when not downright frustrating. It's not a game that will redefine the genre, but it's a great achievement indeed and, most importantly, it's a lot of fun.
Nov 12, 2012Solid 10, great game, id write more, but i think the other 3 10s here pretty much summed it up. If you like platformers,you wont be disapointed. This is the best platformer ive played in years! love it!
Nov 15, 2012Great game. It's a "point A to point B" platformer, but with significant gameplay innovations - four characters with different capabilities, two "layers" of world that the player can switch between. Some levels require speedruns, others allow for exploration. Great pacing, fluid controls, excellent music, leaderboards. Nicely tuned difficulty progression, good amount of content. Some Meatboy moments with replaying a certain part, but there are sufficient checkpoints that it's not a problem. It has a certain "je ne sais quoi" in presentation that gives it away as not being a typical safe AAA industry fare -- it allows the player to figure some things on her own, when it comes to both the story and gameplay mechanics. Refreshing quality in this genre.… Expand
Apr 6, 2013This is a must-have for all platform game fans. Gameplay, graphics, music everything is superb. It's beautiful and cute, and above all provides a good challenge.
Aug 10, 2013I'm surprised this games hasn't got more attention. It's a platformer that departs sufficiently from the normal run and jump format that it feels fresh.
It has auto-scroller-ish sections, boss battles as well as puzzle and exploration focused levels. You'd think that would mean the game lacks focus or polish but that isn't the case in this instance. Instead it provides a nice chance of pace through the game to ensure you don't get bored.
It's certainly challenging but never unfair, has a great aesthetic and a fair amount of quality bonus content for the completionists out there.
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Nov 15, 2012I like this game very much even though it doesn't do really anything new, it even "steals" plot from Botanicula ;) Fly'N visuals are stunning, music is beautiful, gameplay is solid and polished. For that price it is a steal, go buy it now. Oh and I definitely recommend a controller, mouse + keyboard seems a bit clunky here.
Nov 14, 2012I stumbled upon this a while ago while looking at Steam Greenlight projects. I'm so happy I did because it is phenomenal! The graphics and art direction are gorgeous. Pacing is great, and each of the four Buds is uniquely fun. The platforming and puzzle elements offer great pacing, and the phase shifting just offers more depth. The game is challenging, but never frustrating, and offers a fair share of unlockables in the form of concept art and bonus levels that will keep you playing even after the 6-8 hour main story.
This is simply one of the best indie titles I've ever played. Its excellence far surpassed many larger, more expensive titles.… Expand
Jun 30, 2013Fly'n is a beautiful game and in this context beautiful is referring to the visuals of the game. No matter how you look at the game and even if you don't like platformers you have to admit that the complete game is looking fantastic.
The story is told fast: A hairdryer called Dyer is attacking the world trees in order to rob their energy the "Helys". To prevent this the world trees have created the buds in order to stop Dyer to pollute the trees even more.
Fly'n is a platformer and that may be the only reason people could not like this game. You are trying to reach the top of the different trees and fight the specific world boss there. Every world consist of 7 levels plus one boss level 3 bonus level (exception is the last world) so there is a lot to do and the game is gradually getting harder. You have four different buds and every bud has its own special ability. Fly'n can sing and activate the Helys and the revive the inhibitants of Helica, Lyft can stick to any surface, Ywok can form to a ball and bounce around and Nyls can propel himself. And all Buds can jump, double-jump and glide. You can not change the buds freely everywhere, only in the specific checkpoints which is a good thing because you don't have to think too much with whom you have to solve a specific part of the level. Additional to all the abilites the buds can also change between two visions which may make different parts of the level solid.
As for the difficulty: If you only try to reach the exit it should only need a little bit of patience since you may die as often as you "wish" and you will restart from the last checkpoint. But even than the last level can be quite painful. For those looking for a higher challenge there are different options: You may try to "complete" the levels which means you explore more and collect all the Helys and pollen which are hidden. If you are still not satisfied you can try to play the levels without dying. And for the motivated there are the Leaderboards where you can compare your points to the rest of the playership.
All in all I think I can't recommand this game enough. I bought on the first day and never regretted it. I put more than 100 hours into this game which says a lot. The buds are lovable and each world has a different beautiful design. If you like platformers you have no reason to not buy and play Fly'N.… Expand
Apr 18, 2013Great gameplay original music, art syle is great, I have no real huge complaints with it. It is a bit challenging but it's not an infuriating game to play at any point.
Nov 7, 2013FLY'N is a wonderful game with great looking graphics and also good gameplay. Also the atmosphere in this game is just awesome as well. Rescuing all the little animals and finding all the little secrets also offers a lot of replayability. One of my favourite games!
Jun 9, 2014Fly'n is a beautiful adventure game, developed by Ankama. The atmosphere is great, the sound mixes well gameplay and the story is well written. A very good self to discover, its price is relatively reasonable !
Feb 21, 2013A mechanically solid, visually luxuriant package and one of the strongest results of Steam Greenlight so far.
Jan 29, 2013Fly'N could have been better if it were a bit bolder and more original.
Jan 6, 2013One of the most original and addictive platformers I've ever played. [CD-Action 1/2013, p.46]


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Favorite Okra recipes?
Where I am, okra appears to just be in season. These are the tinier Middle Eastern okra - and while I have a classic slow cook with tomatoes recipe I really like - I'm looking for other dishes.
What are other great recipes using okra?
Battered with egg and cormeal and fried. Serve with chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and cream gravy. After the meal, call your cardiologist.
I can't get enough of this pan roasted salad when okra and corn are fresh. I add sliced or slivered green or red chile peppers.
Another great okra recipe is gumbo. I used this recipe: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...
Two things: I halved it successfully -- as written it's enough to feed a family of four for a week. Also, proper mis en place is critical. Once the roux is formed, things happen very quickly -- no time to stop and chop onions.
It is great stir-fried with shrimp. Quickly brown shrimp and remove from pan. Add sliced okra, garlic, ginger and sliced fresh hot chiles and cook until okra are barely getting tender. Add a sprinkling of sugar, lots of lime juice and a little fish sauce or soy sauce. Add the shrimp back to finish. I've added a little black bean sauce, too. The sugar and lime juice seem to grab onto the little bit of "slime" that comes from the okra to make a very good sauce.
re: Terrie H.
Yum. Want. Now.
I love the slow cook with tomatoes recipe so much that I don't know why you or I would need another recipe ;-)
I've had okra in soup and I don't really like that, but I guess someone does.
cornmeal crusted fried okra is good, but the small okra you have isn't for that and would be a shame to ruin them that way.
I recommend a tweak on your stewed okra with tomato recipe even though it probably doesn't need it. maybe a new spice added to it? Cumin? Coriander?
gumbo is always a good recipe, but, again, the tiny beauties you got may or may not be what gumbo needs.
All the best! Happy Cooking!
re: Gastronomos
My slow cooked with tomatoes already involves cumin and coriander.....I've also had it before with lamb added. Never made it that way - but it sure is yummy.
I just want to make the most of the season and try something new :)
re: cresyd
If you already make bamia bil zayt and you've had bamia bil lahm here are a few somewhat different ideas.
African peanut stew: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/we...
Okra salad: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...
Smothered okra: http://www.cookinglouisiana.com/Cooki...
Gumbo: http://www.nolacuisine.com/2007/02/04...
Okra macque choux: http://www.chow.com/recipes/29696-maq...
Turkish chicken and okra stew: http://www.cookstr.com/recipes/turkis...
Turkish okra and chickpeas: http://english.turkishcookbook.com/20...
re: cresyd
I see. well, pickled okra is probably one of my best suggestions, and also this classic and traditional Mediterranean recipe doesn't include lamb, but chicken and allspice:
My favorite recipe is to braise them with chunks of lamb in tomatoes, onions and a spice mixture of cumin, coriander, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg and white pepper.
My South Asian recipe involves browning a diced onion, adding a tablespoon each of minced garlic and ginger, toasting a teaspoon of cumin seed, a teaspoon of ground coriander and a half teaspoon of turmeric before adding a pound of sliced okra, a diced tomato and cooking through. Finish with a sprinkle of garam masala, lemon juice and cilantro. If you're using the small Middle Eastern okra, you can leave them whole but your sauce will be a bit thinner.
re: JungMann
This sounds truly delicious. Thank you!
re: JungMann
Your South Asian take sounds like the type of okra I always hope will be included in the dishes when going to an Indian restaurant buffet. Lots of seasoning but cooked to the point where the juices have reduced and thickened. The names seem to change from place to place, but I can't get enough.
re: JungMann
A dry version of JM's okra would involve:
Sizzle mustard and cumin seeds in a little veg oil, add diced onion and brown briefly, add 1/4 inch sliced okra, keep sauteeing as the okra dries up, then midway, add salt, some freshly ground coriander - grind it fairly coarse - and red chilli powder. Saute on medium high heat till done. Optional: Sprinkle something sour: e.g. amchoor (mango powder) or anardana (pomegranate powder) when done and mix and serve (optional because the coriander adds that quasi lemony note).
Very quick and easy, and never any slime.
There are so many more South Asian okra delicious recipes, some dry and some liquidy, but this is probably the stereotype quick daily home cooking recipe.
My favorite recipe is a South Indian dish that involves large pieces of sauteed okra that end up in a spiced buttermilk broth (vendakaya morkozhambu). If you love South Indian home cooking you will love this.
re: JungMann
It's my habit to coarsely grind masala powders for most dry sabzis, likely developed from grinding podis for South Indian sabzis.
A coarsely ground masala powder has better texture and sticks to the veggies better. Also tastes better? Coarsely ground masalas also help thicken as needed (e..g coarsely ground coriander in rasedaar aloo matar, i.e. potatoes and peas in water+tomato based gravy).
I only use fine ground masalas when making garam masala, or many North Indian recipes like rajmah, channa, etc. Developed this habit without really thinking why.
Until a year ago my go-to recipe for okra was to cut them in coins, dredge them in seasoned corn meal, and saute them in olive oil until they are just barely charred around the edges. (This is still a great way to eat okra--the method is courtesy of a former BF who was a Southerner.)
Last year I grew okra in the garden and ended up with so much of it that I had to get more creative. The absolute best cooking method I came up with was to grill it--whole. Just wash the okra, coat it with a little olive oil, sprinkle with kosher salt, and slap it on the grill for a few minutes, turning to get all sides just slightly charred. With small okra you can just pop the whole pod in your mouth and eat it; with larger ones, pick it up by the stem and bite off the pod. The flavor is delicious, the amount of work is almost zero, and there's no viscous goo on your cutting board!
Tiny okra are also stupendously good as pickles--again, whole. I had these for the first time last year at Hominy Grill in Charleston and they were so amazing that I went back to the restaurant two days later just to order them again. I don't have my own recipe but there are plenty online.
re: travelmad478
re: JonParker
I love getting pickled okra when I visit my parents in the US....but now may be the time to try myself.
re: JonParker
re: travelmad478
I grilled some just like that a couple weeks ago. Absolutely delicious. I'll have to try it again soon.
re: travelmad478
Yes! Grilled okra is delicious!
Oven-roasted. Toss with EVOO, salt and pepper. Pre-heat sheet pan in 400 oven, remove from oven and add okra to hot sheet pan. Return to oven for approx. 7 mins. until crisp, tender.
Being a South-westerner, I love everything fried, but my mom
had this twist on her fried okra. Cut it lengthwise instead of in
"coins". Much more okra taste in your mouth and the seeds really get crispy. Dredge in seasoned cornmeal then fry in grape seed oil . Haven't received any so far from my CSA, but I'm sure he will have some soon. Yummmmm
I love sauteeing whole okra in olive oil, and serving with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice adn a pinch of sea salt.
I have three favorite ways with okra....pickled (probably my favorite); simply sauteed in butter with onions and chicken (dark meat, please); and simply fried.
I'm not a big fan of okra based gumbo, though, much preferring the roux based typed.


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When he's not lording it up as dubstep's favourite son, Skream is also a disco fan – he's also one of the few people who had something positive to say in yesterday's Random Access Memories comment dump.
Before heading off on a tour of Asia, Skream has uploaded a new mix of disco – no tracklist, no Soundcloud stream, just a link that will at some point expire, so get on it here.
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MILAN (AP) - Michael Jackson's nephews and heirs to his musical talent are ending a 15-year hiatus prolonged by his dispute with Sony and untimely death.
Taj, TJ and Taryll Jackson, who form the group 3T, are preparing for a European tour this fall and are working on a new album.
Taj Jackson told The Associated Press that their career stalled when they lost rights to an album during Jackson's dispute with Sony in the early 2000s. They were planning a comeback and were in the studio recording on the day Jackson died in 2009.
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You know, Amazon's MP3 service supplies a program that automatically imports your purchase into iTunes for you.
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That's a pretty silly attitude your carrier is taking - here in the UK the O2 network allowed you to end your existing contract with them early if you took out a new iPhone contract. I had thought that would be the standard but obviously not!
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I'm disappointed in you lot
Oh wow, so someone who is blatantly not incredibly PC-savvy got confused by the differences in operating systems. And this makes her an idiot? The level of vitriol here just makes me sad for her and for all of us.
Brit porn filter censors 13 years of net history
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I'm with ID Net myself - they make a point of stating they don't and will not throttle P2P apps. I asked them about whether they were considering Phorm back during that media storm and the response was basically 'over our dead bodies'. Good stuff.
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The True Confessions of an Election Official
Nice work, Pete.
Good to know that some people can still find it within themselves to look beyond petty procedural niggles to the overarching principles behind them.
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Opera Mobile
I had Opera Mobile on a P880, P910 and P990 - it actually went BACKWARDS in terms of usability and at its height was never as smooth to operate as Mobile Safari (though the ability to save files onto memory stick was nice).
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@ Shabble
The section you quoted is clearly referring to India, Shabble, where the piece claims computer ownership is small. The changes you note may perhaps increase popularity here, but doesn't affect the validity of the quoted statement.
O2 sweetens its iPhone deals
@ Ian F
VOIP is one of the restricted data classes in O2's terms and conditions - they reserve the right to throttle or disconnect your data flow if they spot you using it.
O2 misses iPhone targets
@ Alastair Dodd
It's not too bad a plan really - at least O2 have decent coverage in Northern Ireland, unlike some of the other networks.
Supersonic stealth jumpjet rolls off production line
RE: It Isn't WWII Any More
@ John Griffiths - to be fair John, the Phantom programme, albeit late on, highlighted that we hadn't quite reached the era of doing without a relatively cheap 'n' cheerful back-up weapon just yet.
Employee sacked for texting in sick
Sicklines and Voice
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As for 'sickline', it is as Ross has said, but it's also very popular in Northern Ireland, where it's often shortened to just 'getting a line'.
Testers give iPhone virtual keyboard the thumbs down
Oh dear me.
I have to say that I've had no real trouble with the iPhone's virtual keyboard so far.
First GPL lawsuit in US settles out of court
@ Wrong conclusion, mates!
Not really. Lawyers like precedents as proof of that particular contract/licence etc. being supported by the judiciary. Reaching a settlement just means that the defending party has decided it would be cheaper and easier to settle than to have to drag the whole thing through the courts, wasting time that they could be selling licensed items and making the profits thereon.
Hundreds for chop as Tiscali launches Pipex jobs purge
Heading for IDNet
I've been a reasonably happy customer with Pipex for just over two years, but after having a fairly nasty time contacting their customer support about a year ago the acquisition has given me fears that this will start up again.
Rang for my MAC code yesterday and I have to admit that the staff were polite and pretty fast, but too late now. IDNet here I come!
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