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Mammoth Lakes Condo Rental Photos and Description
Condo, 2 Bedrooms + Loft + Den, 2.5 Baths, (Sleeps 9)
Timber Ridge has the distinction of having the highest condos on Mammoth Mountain. On powder days, advanced skiers will love skiing trees right out our front door. Skiing DOWN to the lifts in the morning to Canyon gets your day underway efficiently. We have more and better snow conditions than the east side.
Four sleeping areas houses up to 9 in beds.
1) Master has a private bath, king bed, TV.
2) the Upstairs Loft with double bed and bunks has TV, DVD/VCR and is a favorite of children
3) Small Bedroom with queen, dresser and phone
4) plus another Loft with a queen bed adds up to sleeping for 9 Max. All beds are outfitted with fluffy down comforters and cozy mattress warmers.
Two and a half baths. Beds, K,Q,Q,D,T,T
Spacious condo is nearly 1300 square feet on three levels. 2 bedrooms, 2 lofts, and 2.5 baths with up to date furnishings and carpet.
Vaulted natural pine ceilings with large view windows in dining and living area overlook Canyon Lodge and provide views to the Sierras and White Mountains. The cooks in your group with appreciate the remodeled, fully equipped kitchen with hickory cabinetry and granite counter tops.
Flat screen TV with surround sound, DVD and ipod dock for your enjoyment. High speed internet in unit with wi-fi. Family board games.
Recreation Building offers a lounge area with wireless internet, His and Her saunas and large Jacuzzi. In summer you will enjoy spectacular views from the large heated pool.
We are plowed regularly by a complex owned loader, however, in stormy conditions 4WD is preferred for our location at 8800'. Groomed access and ski in/out is subject to snow conditions.
Both interior and exterior ski racks help keep your gear in good condition. Attached single car garage is a plus. Larger SUV's may hang out the garage door (not a problem). Additional parking is available in a lower parking area. Feel free to contact us for additional information.
ALSO AVAILABLE, A SECOND UNIT IN THE SAME COMPLEX WITH THE SAME GREAT SKI ACCESS!. See VRBO #221109.
This condo has undergone a complete renovation, vaulted pine ceilings, 30' of view windows in the dining area. Nearly the same as the condo above without the small bedroom. This condo sleeps eight in beds. Beautiful/ standards as the condo above.
This is a non-smoking property.
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- Suitability:
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
About Julianne Carlson
Larry, Julianne and Connor own two condos in Timber Ridge with this one being purchased first. We love our access to the mountain for skiing and mountain biking.
Julianne Carlson purchased this condo in 1998
Why Julianne Carlson chose Mammoth Lakes
This condo is one of the two highest condos in Mammoth, adjacent to the forest for snow play or walks, after hours sledding on the slopes is fabulous! In our opinion, we have THE best location in all of Mammoth.
What makes this condo unique
Great views, earlier-later and better snow on this side of the mountain than anything off Eagle Express. Incredible access to biking and hiking trails. Easy ski in from anywhere from the middle of the mountain to the east. Beautiful pool. Hikes to the top of chair 8 in the evening. We love this place!
Guestbook comments from the owner
Yes Julianne,
I must reiterate Dan's comments.
Your place was a complete surprise in terms of the quality and completeness of the amenities and how well it worked for our family group. You exceeded our expectations and helped make for a great trip.


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On Saturday, April 5, 2014, I will be participating in Pink Vail, and I need your support!
Pink Vail is the world's biggest ski day to conquer cancer. Proceeds benefit patient care and survivorship programs at Shaw Regional Cancer Center, a fully accredited cancer treatment and comprehensive breast center in Edwards, Colorado. It is rare for a rural, resort town to provide such comprehensive care, and, truly, Shaw exists because of generous donors, passionate volunteers and talented clinicians who are dedicated to restoring the health of their cancer patients.
Shaw Regional Cancer Center played a huge role in my cancer treatment. I was able to stay close to my family and friends through chemotherapy and radiation. Please join me in supporting this great cause!
There are two ways to help.
1. Make a donation on my behalf and help me reach my fundraising goals, please click on the "Donate Now" button to the right.
2. Ski with us! To join me in my efforts and ski/ride on April 5th, click on "Join Our Team." If you choose to ski/ride, I encourage you to fundraise to add to our team total.
Please join me and an anticipated 2,000 participants at Pink Vail on April 5, 2014. There will be a fun Checkpoint Challenge, costume contest, photo booth, and a Celebration Ski Down in the afternoon. This event is not to be missed!
Thanks for your support!
All funds raised at Pink Vail directly benefit patient care and "Spirit of Survival," a survivorship program that includes free fitness classes, nutrition coaching, emotional support, and outdoor camps for cancer patients and survivors at Shaw Regional Cancer Center - a service of Vail Valley Medical Center, a nonprofit 501(c)(3). Shaw is a fully accredited cancer treatment and comprehensive breast center in Edwards, Colorado. For more information, visit Shaw Regional Cancer Center online.
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Thank You Paul La Grua, And See You Next Time
In 2003, a strange situation arose and led to my business partner and I helping to salvage a business that cultivated a love for children that I previously never possessed.
The two people I met while fixing up this business became fast friends, and they taught me the joys of teaching gymnastics to kids, and for the next few years, we had an adventure that I will forever remember fondly.
Paul La Grua, his wife Cassi and their two young daughters became a part of my daily life. Always incredibly resourceful, he somehow helped my business partner and I become the first two NCAP (National Coaching Accreditation Programme) qualified gymnastics coaches in Singapore.
I taught classes in primary and international schools, community centres and country clubs, always encouraged by the boundless energy Cassi and Paul brought to their lessons.
We finally made enough money one day to be able to afford a beer after a class at an international school on Orchard Road. And that was when Paul said he wanted to give back to the community by organising free gymnastics classes for special needs children.
We rented Bishan Sports Hall (one of very few gymnastics halls in Singapore) for a weekly Saturday session, and advertised by word of mouth, and the help of an ST journalist, free (after deciding to foot the costs ourselves) gymnastics for special needs children.
The response after the first lesson was tremendous. The line outside Bishan Sports Hall snaked around the complex. It was difficult to organise, and we were on our toes every single second — and to this day I remember how we had to have Spider-Man's reflexes to handle two autistic children who ran up to commandeer a trampoline.
The programme ranks as one of the most rewarding things I have ever done, I remember mrbrown bringing Faith for a session too. The joys of the kids and their parents at these sessions were so palpable and simply freaking great that it made all the extreme exhaustion that followed later worth every ache and pain.
Paul La Grua was a champion youth gymnast in his day — he almost made the Olympic team in the 70s. But more importantly, he shared with me the same satisfaction of bringing the joy of movement to children who yearn the same, but have difficulty doing and enjoying so.
Paul passed away in the U.S. this week. He is survived by Cassi and their two children.
I hope to be able to remember him by reviving the gymnastics session for special needs children. I challenge Sports Singapore to give me Bishan Hall rent-free for this purpose. I will find the coaches who will be able to help. Parents of special needs children who are in support of my idea, please contact me here and let me know how you can help.
See you next time, Paul. I'll get coaches who can catch two autistic kids on a trampoline when we organise classes for them again. And I'll remember that the coaches need to have long arms.Tweet
To every teacher who taught me, including:
The one who said the school's chemistry lab was so old, the pipette was donated by Sir Stamford Raffles;
The principal who asked if the Head Prefect enjoyed his trip after the latter tripped and fell while walking to the microphone during morning assembly;
The economics teacher who insisted on pronouncing it KEE-NEE-SIEN theory, the history teacher who believed that "the more civilised we are, the donkey-er we become", and the geography teacher who started every semester by drawing a perfect circle on the board and saying "The world is round, is it not?";
The frustrated Chinese As A Second Language teachers, including the one who became less frustrated when we stood up in class and replaced our "Lao Shi Zao An" greeting with, "Lao Shi Ham Sum", and giggled to himself for two Chinese composition periods;
The Math teacher who was so short-sighted that the class thought they pranked him good by replacing chalk with chicken bones, only to be pranked back when he insisted he could see what he wrote on the board;
The Additional Mathematics teacher who knew that the students nicknamed him — based on his initials F.S. Leong — "Fuck Spider Leong", and didn't care.
The teacher who made us recite, "I refuse to take out the refuse", and "The police car could not patrol because it ran out of petrol", so we would know the importance of emphasising the right syllable.
The teacher who told me I couldn't use words such as "bitch" when describing Jane Austen's characters;
The teacher who instead of assigning essay topics during two-period General Paper lessons, screened pirated VHS copies of Woody Allen's movies, Monty Python episodes and the occasional rugby test match between Wales and everyone else.
HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY, wherever you are.Tweet
In All Seriousness, The National Day Rally
There will always be things to poke a fishball stick at, and it's become a tradition for mrbrown and myself to watch the National Day Rally speech with intent. For those who haven't, here's what you should take note of:
Honoring Yusof bin Ishak
Not least because he was the country's first Yang di Pertuan Negara (Head of State), but by doing so, I'm hoping we'll also get to remind ourselves that our national language is Malay, and our heritage as a nation is indelibly linked with that of our closest neighbours'.
Municipal Services Office
About bloody time something like that was set up. I've talked about the inefficiency of a unicameral legislature, where our poor MPs double up trying to fix the nation's macro woes while doing OT at weekly MPS. The fish ball stick is most definitely felt across the island. Thank you, litterer, for pricking the conscience of a nation.
Pioneer Generation Card
You'll probably keep hearing about the Pioneer Generation ad nauseam. The day before #NDRsg, I got a package in the mail containing the PG Card. Now, if my dad wasn't bedridden and suffering from Parkinsons and dementia, he might have been able to flash this privilege card at various medical service providers and gotten generous subsidies. It's just a gesture, but one I will be eternally grateful for. My father visits the A&E once a quarter on average, and that $800 annual top up into his Medisave? That's my lifesaver.
Chinese Cultural Centre
The Prime Minister said it was to celebrate our unique Chinese culture in the "Nanyang" style. I think it's right we finally stand up and claim as our own the many ways we order our beverages at the kopitiam, and stand tall and defend the kopitiam aunty when she scalds a foreign Chinese person, because everyone should understand that when she says, 'lai, sio' in Hokkien, she means, 'fuck off, I'm carrying a shit load of hot drinks'.
It's National Day, not quite the big one, which is next year (good luck Dick Lee).
But knowing us, this year's NDP will be a spoil market spectacle. If there's a lesser known Singaporean trait, it is this: We are good at shooting ourselves in the foot.
Just look at our Singapore Airlines — ever since they launched their "biggest business class seats the world has ever seen", first class passengers who are not on the A380 Suites have been wondering why they're paying double for essentially the same sized chair. (OK, nicer champagne and all that, but you get my point).
So, after today's parade is done and dusted, we should get down to planning what we want to see for next year's SG50 NDP, to make sure it's better than this year's.
The Commandos (whose motto must surely be changed from "Who Dares Wins" to "Every Year Also Best Unit") and Armour units get all the glory every year, marching and rolling down the tracks in their fierce machinery. Enough ok? It's time we got the General Supply & Maintenance Base PES C,D & E mechanics and other non-combat NSmen to march in the parade. They deserve their day in the setting sun. Any unit that once had the motto "Strive To Maintain" does.
There should be a Hello Kitty Queue contingent, sponsored by McDonalds, because it's their fault for starting the craze. The contingent marches in single file, and the highlights include sporadic fighting between contingent members.
Parking Aunty Contingent — because now with LTA and Cisco outsourced officers who don't "pung chan" as much as the Aunties do, they're soon to go the way of the Samsui Women. We salute you.
Tissue Aunty / Uncle Contingent with their fanny packs will wave three packets of tissue paper in your direction as they march past.
School kids will be represented by a TAF Club Contingent. Because fat kids should be shamed nationally just as they are at school level — running and exercising while their fitter peers enjoy their recess / public holiday.
Parades and other spectacles should include things to jeer at — so there should be a tax collectors' contingent from IRAS.
And given the increased chatter about and awareness of our Central Provident Fund, the CPF Board should also have a contingent. Imagine the commentary:
"And right at the end of the parade's march past, because you have to wait long long before you can take out your money, is our very own CPF contingent, led by Madam Minnie Sum, who has been with the Board since its inception. She doesn't look like she's retiring any time soon"…
Happy National Day!Tweet
So I saw this poster at Orchard MRT station:
And I thought it was a great campaign to make people more aware of their behaviour on public transport. There's even a "Stand-Up Stacey", exhorting people to er… stand up when they're supposed to, I suppose.
But then, this LTA campaign should also include negatives, and introduce posters such as:
1. Don't Be A WTF Wendy
2. Don't Be A KNN Karen (via @mrbrown)
3. Don't Be A Cut Queue Cassandra (via Derek Foo)
4. Don't Be A Siam Lah Samantha (via Derek Foo)
5. Don't Be A Forget-To-Tap Frankie (via Robin Low)
6. Don't Be A Teeko Terence (via Selena Soh)
7. Don't Be A Pretend To Sleep Paul (via Selena Soh)
I was invited to check out a demonstration of this machine called the "Robo-Cutter" and I got really excited because, WTF, it's a robot that cuts grass, right?
No it wasn't what I expected — there wasn't any artificial intelligence about it, and it couldn't deploy itself automatically where it sensed the grass was tall. It was really just a remote controlled grass-cutting tractor.
I put my disappointment aside, and spoke to the person who was heading the demonstration, Mr Neo Say Hwee of Ho Eng Huat Construction Pte Ltd.
He had purchased the Robo-Cutter for something close to $100,000. Close to half of it was subsidised by the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i), which has a grant called the Inclusive Growth Programme (IGP).
In one fell swoop, Mr Neo cut down on his reliance for cheap foreign labour, which was utilised in landscape maintenance tasks for the old grass cutters. The Robo-Cutter can now do the equivalent job of half a dozen masked men (grass-cutting ninjas), while using only one trained operator.
While I don't have the exact numbers to crunch, I think that while the government continues to tighten the supply of cheap foreign labour, companies like Mr Neo's will still stride forward when grants like IGP are applied judiciously to help innovative additions, like the Robo-Cutter.
More importantly, the employees trained to operate these smart machineries will be able to be paid more. The job is also made easier and safer as they are able to operate the machine from a distance under the shade, lowering the possibilities of heat and other injuries.
This, I think is the best way to go about the increasing required wage. A mandatory minimum wage level with nothing else is just going to see companies like Mr Neo's being forced to pay more for grass-cutting ninjas, and the costs inevitably will be passed on to their clients.
Unfortunately, many maintenance contracts in this particular sector are still mired in old terms and requirements. They restrict companies' ability to take the leap and innovate, like how Mr Neo has done with his company.
Contracts still stipulate how many persons are required to do the job, and buyers tend to want a discount when you tell them you are going to use fewer men. Worse, some may be shocked and not want to award you the contract when you tell them you are going to use a robot and one man.
Terms need to be changed. Buyers need to know that the essence of the contract is in whether a job can be done well and quickly, regardless of how many people are used. With the labour supply crunch several industries are facing, it will make the most sense to do this, and make the best use of every worker by giving them the best work opportunities and do the best to reward them once the job is done in a safer and more efficient way.
As you can see, it takes an effort in concert — the buyer, the contractor and the worker have to change the way things are done in order to move this along, in order for all three parties to benefit.
When I've worn my other hat as a small business and start up consultant, I've heard excuses like "I dowan to take Gahmen money sekali got strings attached", or "Customer don't want to change contract", even when presented with really, really attractive grants and cash incentives which have no strings attached (unless you think that "strings" include paying taxes).
It is exasperating. If these companies don't revisit the opportunities available now to benefit everyone, they're going to be in for a rough ride when they're left behind, while the early adopters reap the benefits of a transformed economy.
It is timely this National Day (the one before the Big 50) that we pay heed to these steps and not just wish for it to happen. We need to work towards this transformation. The buck stops with everyone.Tweet
Not too long ago, I instituted a paperless policy for my office — I have another hat I wear as a start-up and company consultant — where, as far as possible, I'd force my clients to go paperless as well.
There is no reason to get something printed out on paper when the electronic version was and is the original document of authority. For example, an ACRA (Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority) confirmation on a successful registration of a company is sent via email, and there is absolutely no need to print it out to make it any more successful.
Yet, every single audit firm (and their staff) that I know insist on photocopying or printing these things, because they need to verify the document's authenticity and originality. This is what I will never understand. But since they're doing a job for clients of mine (and they're paid by my clients), I can't do much except charge them 10 cents for every page printed.
Then there was this client who insisted on having paper invoices sent to him even though he had computers and a working email account, because he claimed that IRAS, ACRA and his auditors required him to collect and keep original paper invoices.
So I told him that IRAS and ACRA had no such rule, and "keeping of accurate records" did not mean that they had to be paper records. He disagreed, and terminated our services for another provider who happily gave him as much paper as he liked.
There are so many tools available to SMEs to keep everything accurately and safely stored in the cloud that there really is no excuse these days to keep files and reams of paper in the office. With this year's introduction of FAST internet bank transfers, posting a cheque to pay for a bill is becoming a mere excuse to pay that bill late®.
Detractors point to the dangers of online fraud as a reason not to adopt electronic transfers, even if it's clear that it's easier to forge a cheque than to escape the various electronic trails that precede and follow an internet banking transaction.
So, I actually made this "Paperless Pledge" a year ago, and despite getting fired by one client, I'm determined to keep this policy intact. I'm glad to even report that I'm looking for ways to terminate my hire-purchase of my office multifunction printer because we now use it so infrequently.
If you've got a similar pledge to mine, let me know, and together we can help plant trees instead of killing them. This is just a small choice to make — whether you print something out or not — but it can make a world of difference.
Make a wish and take the Pledge for Change with me and Kleenex Singapore — You can submit your pledges on Kleenex Singapore's Facebook Pledge App (https://www.facebook.com/kleenexsg/app_283737521804501). For every 20 wishes placed on the Kleenex Wishing Tree, a real tree will be planted.Tweet
When I was in kindergarten, I told my friends I was born on the moon, because I was confused by what my mother and relatives told me.
The Apollo 11 mission had landed on the moon about three hours after I was born, and the excitement was such that my mother said she was asked by the doctors and other people if she'd name me after the mission or parts thereof.
I could've been Neil, Armstrong, Eagle, Columbia, Apollo or Eleven. I don't think Sea of Tranquility was in the mix.
But I remember really believing I was born on the moon, and always dreamt that by the time I turned 30, there'd have been real bases built on the moon for people to, you know, visit and stuff. (I was a big fan of Space 1999).
But it's been 42 years since the last man walked on the moon. Maybe it's time we went further.Tweet
And Tango Makes Three and The White Swan Express were taken off the shelves by The Chief Librarian Tay Ai Cheng because they were not "pro-family", which is now the same thing as anti-gay and anti anything other than "1 father + 1 mother + 3 or more children (if you can afford it)", as stated in the complaint by Teo Kai Loon.
Please, all who are on the side of compassion and even sanity, nobody is forcing you or your families to be pro-gay or gay. Nobody is asking you to promote teenage pregnancies. Nobody is asking you to promote single parenting.
But I beg you to wake up and look around you. These things happen. Please SUPPORT, not PROMOTE, teenaged, single, widowed parents and whatever is left of their families! These books are part of a community lifeline for children who through no fault of their own, have been labelled "illegitimate".
You don't have to borrow these books if you or your children don't need these stories. But don't deprive others who do, and for crying out loud, Tango Makes Three is a true story.Tweet
The last major training exercise I was part of was held in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland. On the night before the end of the exercise, (which was also an assessment known as ATEC that determines whether a combat unit is fit for operations) the communications radio in my armoured fighting vehicle crackled with a higher than usual urgency. Our vehicle commander pleaded with us to keep quiet so he could listen better.
When someone yells or screams into a radio comms, whatever message that person is trying to send is usually distorted and garbled, and because you don't know what it is that is making the person so frantic, it tends to scare you a little.
All we could hear was frantic yelling on the radio communications — something about "No Duff", which was code for "Not Simulated".
We worked out that one of our tanks had overturned. And when that happens, chances of injury to the crew are likely to be high. There is a vehicle overturn drill which we practice before every exercise, but we had been on the move for over 36 hours and this had been our battalion's final mission in the assessment. We were exhausted and car (tank) sick and more likely to slip up.
We panicked a little in our vehicle, not knowing if the crew of the tank was ok. There was a bunch of us that night who were from my original NSF unit, and who must have had flashbacks of an exercise in 1989 where one of our unit mates was killed when his vehicle overturned.
That exercise was halted, for about 12 hours, before our commanding officer explained that as operational soldiers, we had to carry on. We stayed on and trained in Thailand for the next 2 weeks.
You never forget something like that — and I remember being unable to control my trembling even when it was finally announced that the tank crew was safe because they'd just managed to duck into the compartments as it flipped over.
The other memorable moment of the exercise was when my company commander calmed everyone's jangled nerves that night by calling over the comms: "Two-Niner to all stations Two-Niner, if your Zulu (Armoured Fighting Vehicle) drivers or commanders are tired, I will stop and let you rest! I promise you! We will finish this mission safely! …Two-Niner, out!"
To my brothers in the 46th Battalion, Singapore Armour Regiment (1989–91) and 433rd Battalion, Singapore Armour Regiment (1999–2008), I'm proud to have served alongside you. And, even as eras pass and doctrines change, here's to every soldier, sailor and airman of the Singapore Armed Forces.
Happy SAF Day.Tweet
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Secrets For Dealing With Rejection
I'm constantly reading quotes from famous people about the importance of failure and rejection. Learning from it, turning rejection into action, owning it, and more. The problem is, failure and rejection are HARD, and while everyone tells you it can be a good thing, very few people tell you how to handle it. To that end, here's a few thoughts that might help you handle rejection the next time you experience it: Read the full article »
ExFEARiential: The End of Branding?
Although this promo video from John St. Advertising Agency in Toronto is a parody, it points to the ridiculous extremes we've gone to when it comes to branding. From a religious perspective, when I wrote my original book "Branding Faith" it was a dirty word inside church and ministry circles and the concept was rarely mentioned by pastors, leaders, or church members. A number of years later when I updated and revised the book to "Unique: Telling Your Story in the Age of Brands and Social Media", I noticed there are Read the full article »
Five Commandments for Becoming a Media Savvy Pastor
As a media consultant, I have the opportunity to help some of the largest churches and ministries in the country create effective, high quality media outreaches. In most cases, they are experienced, committed Christian leaders who understand the value and the power of the media. But I also have the opportunity to spend time with less experienced pastors and ministry leaders who feel just as called to use media in a meaningful way, but have serious questions like: Read the full article »
Fighting at Christmas, And Why Your Target Audience Isn't Necessarily Like You
When most advertisers create media campaigns or television commercials, they usually assume the target audience is similar to them. Church, ministry, and nonprofit communicators often do the same. But a recent story in the Wall Street Journal reminded me just how different people are – and why it matters for sharing our message. For instance, we normally think of Christmas as a time of love, sharing gifts, and loving the time spent with family. But recently, the journal reported a survey conducted by British hotel chain TraveLodge: Read the full article »
Amazon Drones, Audacious Plans, and the Amazing Power of Buzz
During the last week, the media has been obsessed with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' announcement that within 4-5 years he wants to start delivering products directly to our homes via drones. It's a wild idea, and yet Bezos has proven himself on so many levels, the idea can't be discounted. More important, when it comes to getting your big ideas noticed, there's some valuable lessons to be learned from the announcement: Read the full article »
The Secret to Successful Buzz
If you work with religious or non-profit organizations, you know just how limited marketing and media production budgets can be. That's why I've always kept an eye out for alternative marketing and promotion avenues. Things that create a "buzz" without costing an arm and a leg. A few years ago, Keller Fay Group, in association with BzzAgent released a study that indicated the Read the full article »
Six Steps To Great Publicity
From time to time you may get a book published, produce a movie, lead a major event, or do something else significant and have the opportunity to work with a public relations firm or publicist. Their job is to attract attention to your book, film, movement, business – whatever. But hiring a publicist isn't a magic button. Perhaps in the old days of legacy media, you hired a publicity expert and then sat back and collected big paychecks based on book sales. But not today. To work successfully with a PR expert or publicist, here's some important keys: Read the full article »


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Southeast Health Group will celebrate Children's Mental Health Day with a Mudsport event beginning at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Southeast Mental Health Services, 711 Barnes in La Junta. You can get the whole family involved in this event, which features a "Micro Mud Run" for young children ages 0 – 5, and a 3/4 mile "Mini Mud Run" for youth ages 6-12, in addition to the 2 3/4 mile mud run for ages 13-adult.
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VENTURES AFRICA – Consumer electronics marketing and distribution company, Shift LLC has signed a deal with American multi- platinum selling rapper and entrepreneur, Curtis James Jackson, a.k.a 50 cent as the exclusive distributor for his SMS Audio brand in Africa.

Shift will distribute SMS Audio products, a premier brand of headphones and earphones, through Virgin Megastores across the Middle East and Africa for two weeks, making it more convenient for consumers to access the diverse…

VENTURES AFRICA – Consumer electronics marketing and distribution company, Shift LLC has signed a deal with American multi- platinum selling rapper and entrepreneur, Curtis James Jackson, a.k.a 50 cent as the exclusive distributor for his SMS Audio brand in Africa.

Shift will distribute SMS Audio products, a premier brand of headphones and earphones, through Virgin Megastores across the Middle East and Africa for two weeks, making it more convenient for consumers to access the diverse selection. SMS Audio's products encompass a versatile range of wireless and wired headphones and earphones, under its sub-brands: "Sync by 50″ and "Street by 50″.

Expressing delight on the new partnership, Managing Director of Shift LLC, Mazen Khanafer, said,"Music is all about harmony, so we are thrilled to have a partner like SMS Audio whose aspirations are in perfect harmony with our vision. For a celebrity of 50 Cent's pedigree to entrust Shift LLC with his brand's distribution speaks volumes about our reputation."

"We are amplifying our presence in this billion dollar industry, and the "next generation" products which we distribute will greatly reward our customers."

The SMS Audio brand has achieved considerable success in 50 Cent's home country – USA, as well as Oceania (Australia, New Zealand); Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark, Sweden); Western Europe (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands) and South Africa.

"In my tours around the world I have discovered that every culture has beautiful music in its own unique way. So all music enthusiasts deserve to hear their favorite songs in the purest quality possible, because it connects with them on an emotional, social and artistic level," SMS Audio boss, 50 Cent said.

Last month, the Grammy-Award winning artiste extended his entrepreneurial benevolence to Africa as he called for partnership with business marketers to distribute his energy drink brand, SK Energy Shots, which was launched in September 2011 with a social mission to "feed a hungry child" by donating the cost of one meal to the United Nations World Food Program for the sale of every shot.

According to a Forbes report, the philanthropist rapper and his company have already written a check to the UN to cover the cost of 2.5 million meals .

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50 Cent is on the line with seemingly 50-plus things to talk about to The Ryan Cameron Show.

There's the steadily-climbing "New Day" single he has with Alicia Keys and Dr. Dre. (How do you get someone who just pulled in over $100 million in a year selling headphones, on a record? Turns out, "New Day" started out as a single for Dre's long-awaited "Detox" album).

That collaboration leads up to 50 Cent's next CD, "Street King Immortal" – which he seemed pretty certain will…

50 Cent is on the line with seemingly 50-plus things to talk about to The Ryan Cameron Show.

There's the steadily-climbing "New Day" single he has with Alicia Keys and Dr. Dre. (How do you get someone who just pulled in over $100 million in a year selling headphones, on a record? Turns out, "New Day" started out as a single for Dre's long-awaited "Detox" album).

That collaboration leads up to 50 Cent's next CD, "Street King Immortal" – which he seemed pretty certain will actually, finally, be released Nov. 13.

Moving from music to movies, there's "Freelancers" with Oscar winners Robert DeNiro and Forest Whitaker; the latter of which he says is so good at his craft "There [were] points that I didn't know whether he was acting or he was drunk."

Not to mention it wasn't that long ago that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was in the studio with Ryan, asking his audience to say a prayer for his friend 50 because he was in the hospital.

(The moral of THAT story: "Don't eat Jamaican food in France!")

It all made for a wide-ranging interview that also included his take on what's happening between Chief Keef and Lupe Fiasco as well as what Oprah Winfrey did for his grandmother after their recent interview.

- Sonia Murray, CBS Local

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Director Jessy Terrero almost began his filmmaking career out of necessity. The Dominican born, New York raised Terrero initially started out as an actor, but the dearth of what he felt were quality roles for Latin actors guided his decision to start working behind the camera instead of in front of it.

Terrero's latest film, "Freelancers," had its premiere earlier this month in limited release, in addition to using the new multi-platform method of distribution—online, Video on Demand,…

Director Jessy Terrero almost began his filmmaking career out of necessity. The Dominican born, New York raised Terrero initially started out as an actor, but the dearth of what he felt were quality roles for Latin actors guided his decision to start working behind the camera instead of in front of it.

Terrero's latest film, "Freelancers," had its premiere earlier this month in limited release, in addition to using the new multi-platform method of distribution—online, Video on Demand, and DVD. The film, written by L. Philippe Casseus, stars Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Robert De Niro, and Forest Whitaker, and tells the story of Malo (50 Cent), a young cop who joins the police force to follow in the footsteps of his slain father. He finds himself working with his father's former partner and a group of shady cops led by Sarcone (De Niro). The taut story builds on deception, violence, and the backroom deals made by the lawless cops until the truth comes out about how Malo's father died.

Terrero cut his teeth working on music videos, which is where he met 50 Cent, forging a personal and professional relationship that has grown as both man have furthered their careers. His feature film directorial debut was 2004's "Soul Plane," followed by directing more music videos (working several times with 50 Cent and others such as Angie Martinez and Chris Brown) and the 2010 feature "Brooklyn to Manhattan," which starred Terrero's wife, Dania Ramirez ("Sopranos," "Heroes," "Entourage"). When 50 Cent turned his attention towards a career in acting as well as producing his own films, Terrero was a natural choice to helm his first feature, "Gun," which co-starred Val Kilmer.

"Freelancers" was shot in a very quick 18 days on the typical mid-range indie budget, with none of the energy from the cast and crew wasted. While this may be a familiar set up to a story, Terrero hopes that there is an authenticity to it, given his New York background and feel for the locations and characters that he recognized instantly in Casseus' script.

Film Slate Magazine caught up with Terrero as "Freelancers" was being released, and the director shared his thoughts on the new distribution model and what it was like working with Forest Whitaker and Robert De Niro.

Film Slate Magazine: 'Freelancers' is being released on multiple platforms using the new distribution model. How do you like the new model? Is it helping filmmakers out?

Jessy Terrero: I think when they line things up properly…some films have found success in it, some films haven't. I think these days just based on the whole digital platform and this whole new generation of people wanting things instantly—people are just accustomed to pulling up things on their laptop and being able to have access to things right away. It ends up doing well for some films because they end up in hotels, they end up on Netflix, they end up on In Demand. Some people, based on their schedules, that's how they watch it.

FSM: Does the new model change the way you make films now? For that matter, does the instant communication, how fans will post things on Facebook or even contact you through Twitter, does that change your approach?

JT: You feel the effects of it. I think for me, I don't think I make the movie any different. I think that going into any film just because the system is different from the past--you look at theatrical as the ultimate goal. I think you try and make the best movie possible. It's sort of out of your hands at that point. It's interesting. I've been getting a lot of Tweets today, and people talking about seeing the movie; people have already started to go and check it out.

FSM: What attracted you to this project? How did that line up?

JT: Well, 50 was one of my biggest clients in the music video space and I worked with him for many years. When he started his production company I actually worked with him on the first film which was going to set up the fund which was going to finance the rest of the movies. And I did a small movie with him called 'Gun' which also had Val Kilmer and that sort of led to the bigger distribution deal. And when that happened, this was one of the movies that 50 felt that I was going to respond to, since it took place in New York, since it took place in Queens, in the neighborhood that I knew and grew up in. And it just so happened that the writer of the movie is someone that I came up with in the music video world. He was a grip when I was working on set as well. And it was interesting because some of the characters in the movie were named after crew guys that I came up with.

I wanted to do something different with it. And coming off my first movie being 'Soul Plane,' sometimes they want to put you into one box and that you can only do comedy…I felt that this was an opportunity for me to show a different side of myself, and that will hopefully open other doors in other arenas, whether it's episodic television or other types of things.

FSM: And for you, how do you put a different spin on a crime thriller or an action movie? The set up for this movie may be familiar, so how do you keep that fresh?

JT: I think every director has their own perspective and their own sort of deal in life and culture, and I think for me being Dominican-American and sort of growing up in one of those neighborhoods I just try to keep it as real for me as possible. And I think that there are elements in it when you watch it with the characters in it that it feels real and there's something in the dialogue, something in the delivery that feels like people that you know. I think a lot of my work, even in the music video space has an organic feel to it, and there's a reality in the point of view, and I think that's all you can sort of try and do to it. And I try to make the movie more about choices and the consequences for your actions. I think that's what the movie is about when you get to the core. It's about every choice you make has a consequence.

FSM: Obviously, with your relationship with 50 Cent, he's in the cast, but Forest Whitaker and Robert De Niro, how did that line up? That's a pretty big get.

JT: Originally, we went after Robert De Niro and his schedule was an issue. And the movie ended up pushing a couple of weeks and finally got to a place where we could accommodate his schedule. So I went to New York and I had a one on one with him, and it was very nerve wracking—sitting opposite Robert De Niro—and Forest Whitaker, who, both guys are directors as well. So, you're not sitting with an actor who's just an actor. You're sitting with guys that know about making movies.

So for me, I've just learned to express my passion and my point of view for the film and I think that me and Bob and Forest connected on that level. And I think that's what sort of allowed us to be able to work. I think they embraced me as a younger filmmaker and sort of helped the process go smooth for me. And I think that sometimes you hear horror stories with these kinds of guys and everything went really smooth and I'm blessed that they respected me and showed me the love that they did.

FSM: And what did you learn? Watching these guys act, watching them prepare. Did you learn anything crucial from your standpoint that would affect your directing?

JT: One of the things that I learned from Bob was that he respects the process. Him being one of the best actors in the world, he respects the process of being an actor and listening to the director. And I think—there's a freedom in the way that he acted in the film. As I watched him in different takes, he gave me enough variations within the takes…he gave me enough color in every take that it allows me to be the composer, and I can play his performance however I feel. Sometimes he went big, sometimes he went small. Sometimes he went right in the middle, and sometimes he gave me different levels within the take. He was like, it's really about me seeing it the way I wanted to see it. Instead of playing it all one note, he sort of allows me to play the chords I decide to later.

FSM: From a filmmaking standpoint, what were some of the biggest challenges in making this movie, and not even the fundraising or the budget part? Did anything change in the shooting script when you were on set?

JT: Yeah, it was a very aggressive shoot; we shot the film in 18 days. And that in itself--people take vacations that are longer than that (laughs). It was a very difficult process…this isn't the type of movie that you try and shoot in one house. And trying to shoot an action movie in 18 days really took a lot of preparation. It really put me to the test in the sense of coverage and how to deliver a movie that felt big. And I think that was my biggest challenge. And when people see the movie I don't think that they think the movie feels small. I think that when I look at it, I feel like I did my part. And this is a studio setting, right, where the movie is ninety-something minutes. It could have been two hours and change; there are so many other scenes that are not in the movie, so it was an accomplishment to pull it off in 18 days.

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JT: Hopefully people watch it and enjoy it, that's all you can ask for. I did what I could with what I was given and hopefully people will respond right to it. The one thing about filmmaking is that the movie is going to live on forever. So people will watch it for many, many years from big screen to TV to reruns and cable, and hopefully they always enjoy it.

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50 Cent is a man of many talents.

Not only is he an acclaimed rapper, he's also an actor and philanthropist. Launching his Street King energy drink company to feed children in Africa, 50 Cent has donated millions of dollars to making the world a better place.

Besides philanthropy, 50 Cent has been busy starring alongside legendary actors Forrest Whitaker and Robert De Niro in the new movie Freelancers.

After a long drawn out battle with his label, Interscope, 50 Cent is finally working on his forthcoming album, Street King Immortal. With features from artists like Alicia Keys, Dr. Dre, Adam Levine, Chris Brown and Eminem, 50 says Street King Immortal is one of his best yet.

You just were at the movie premiere for Freelancers, how have you been juggling movies along with the new album Street King Immortal?

I actually have a film before the album will come out. I have one right after. I'll be preparing for that. But the actual album will be out November 13th – Street King Immortal. I've had almost three years to prepare that.

How does it feel to finally have a release date, and all the label drama behind you and you moving forward?

It feels good. This is not an abnormal process - the situation I was in. It seems abnormal because of technology. Because of the visibility…you'd have to actually go in the house or go hibernate like Eminem does.

So what's really special about this album? What's the scene that you want to convey?

I get a chance to offer something that… I look at artists and a lot of the music that artists put out, I don't believe them. I'll be honest with you. I can't get in the whole project. When you achieve a level of success like I have, you spend a lot of time reflecting on how far you came. So I have an interest in writing my life prior to all this success, versus writing about the actual successful point that I'm at now. It's only because the rest of the culture hasn't actually achieved the level of success that I'm at now. Like the guy who doesn't have any money is writing about money. And the guy who has it, is writing about things of interest to him prior to that. It's an interesting topic actually. People who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else.

Do you think it's harder to be creative since you've made it and you're not in Southside Jamaica, Queens? Is it harder to be creative, or is it harder to draw inspiration being successful?

I think either you're creative or you're not. In general, I don't think you need to be in pain to actually be creative unless you're writing love songs. Then you might need to have some ups and downs within your emotions to start to capture that. Once you become successful, do you think it's impossible to use the same talent that you had? The question, I don't even understand how… there's no logic to it. I think people just look for a reason to say, "You're different." We're all after the same thing. We all want to be successful, develop a financial comfort and happiness, right? Finding that point that you're completely happy with.

If you were to die today, would you be happy with your legacy?

I made some adjustments that no one in my actual genre has. When you look around, have you heard of philanthropy in hip-hop culture? There's no such thing, and the messaging has been that a dollar isn't about s**t, right?

Right.

So now when you look, every awards show I go to I see someone from hip-hop. When you go to CNN Heroes you don't see anybody. When you go to America Gives Back, you don't see anybody. I guess you have to achieve a level of success before you say what really matters to you. Every year when the Forbes list comes out, you always see predictions of who's going to be a billionaire first. But then I don't see them doing anything. So when I decide to promote conscious capitalism… even ministers that preach about prosperity have logic complications. You can't re-train people not to want the money or the nice things. So I'm saying let's just do it, being conscious of people that don't have. That's what the Street King project is about. Every bottle will provide a meal for someone in need. That model puts you in position where, when "Occupy Wall Street" is going on, or Occupy Chicago, L.A. or all these places, those people that are out there aren't protesting about my companies. Mine are already built to give back. We all have organizations where we do something that you could consider philanthropy, or giving back right? But those are for tax write-offs. Those are for "x" purposes. If they ever bring that sh*t up, you tell them I said it.

Why do you feel like hip-hop people don't give back as much?

I don't think they earn enough. There's a small group of guys in hip-hop that really have money. The whole culture talks about money, but it's a small group that actually has it.

It's the same 5-10 people that are on Forbes lists every year.

Yup, same crew.

Most of them have some form of charities.

Yeah, but what are they doing? What are those charities doing? Just to connect the concept, the model, it's mirroring the "Tom's Shoe" model. You sell a pair of shoes, and it provides a pair for someone in need, but people can't eat shoes.

Barack Obama was criticized for not helping black businesses and black business owners. His response was, "I'm not the President of Black America." How do you feel about that statement?

You know, you got people sometimes that won't make the decision to do things because they feel like it's anticipated that they will. S**t, Bill Clinton was the President of Black America.

You can't escape the fact that people are going to look at him and see a black man. So, he's probably conscious of every little decision he tried to make. He's probably trying to balance.

Right.

Across the board, you didn't get elected at Black America. You got elected as the President of America, period.

Who are some of your favorite new guys in the game?

I worked with Wiz recently. That "Telescope" joint we did together was cool. Schoolboy Q, I like the kid. I've been listening to Kid Kid. I'm committed to working with him, but he's been doing a lot of things on his own. I like the "Cashin' Out" record. It's a catchy song. Every now and then, there will be one or two joints that stand out. I'll be like "That's cool!" I like 2 Chainz's joint. I did the "Riot" remix with him. I just ran into him this weekend, too.

The new album, you have collaborations on there with Eminem, how's Em doing?

I went to Detroit to work with him. We recorded a few songs. I'm only going to keep one, because I made so much music for this actual album, that I'll put one. I don't know if I'll use the other one for a bonus song because there would be so many different versions of the album. There would be deluxe or tracks you get when you buy it from certain places.

Are there any producers that you haven't worked with yet that you would want to?

Not really. I like to sort through music and see whatever pops out to me or inspires me. If I could have a production team going and kind of mix records with me, that would be cool; to take the records and have them sound the way I want them to sound. But I'd rather sort though music to find them things.

Would you ever work with a producer like Stevie J?

I'd work with whoever made hits.

Well, Stevie J has had a few hits up his sleeve.

And I'm aware of that. So if he had the right records, I would work with him. I don't care where a hit record comes from. I don't care if it's the first record he ever produced. You remember "I Get Money?" I bought that track from this kid Apex. It was the first record he ever sold. "Wanksta?" J-Praize did that. I don't care if the guy just got his equipment in the basement to do the record. If the idea is good, I'll use it. And I don't use it

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- ennuisans Oct 30, 2013 12:04 AM
An elderly relative lives in another state and has difficulty eating properly, so we're trying to think of ways to cook and freeze meals to take her that she can reheat easily. She prefers using the oven to the microwave, but we do have one of those vacu-seal machines and the idea of heating some foods in boiling water came up.
Has anyone used this method? I've heard for ages that there are issues with heating some plastics and food safety so I'm hesitant (it's not like there aren't other methods we could use). I looked at the bags at the store but didn't find any information one way or the other; next step is to ask them directly, but I thought I'd throw the idea out here first.
I recently bought a food saver; I have reheated frozen rice in a sealed bag before with no problem. I will be trying other things such as cooked meats.
I do it all the time! As long as you use the "Food Saver" or any other brand of plastic pouches designed for sous vide cooking or freezing you won't have any problems. One great advantage might be making stews, soups, whatever, in the pouches, freezing them, then shipping them to her packed with dry ice. I buy my dry ice from the customer service desk at WalMart. I've read about using Ziploc bags for this purpose but I don't trust it. I only use plastic pouches designed for boiling/cooking food.
re: Caroline1
A ha! Thank you Caroline and Cheryl for the good tips. I agree about the Ziploc misgivings (in fact I would never even freeze a Ziploc storage bag--freezer bag only) but if Food Saver has reheating in mind, that makes a difference in my confidence. No one wants to poison family!
re: ennuisans
You may also want to be sure to use only BPA free plastic bags (ziplock bags are bpa free, generic bags will not be)
Foodsaver makes Freeze 'N Steam bags that are microwave and simmer safe. Check their website or Amazon.
You can simmer in them. From the FoodSaver Site:
"When simmering food in a FoodSaver® bag, why does it split open at the seam?
Only place bags with frozen food inside the simmering water. The coldness of the food will keep the bag from becoming too hot while the food is heating up. If the food in the bag was frozen, but the bag split anyway, your bags are most likely defective."
I started doing this around thirty years ago when I was single. I put leftovers (gumbo, jambalaya, whatever) into a seal bag, froze it, and boiled it to reheat it. Be very careful that the pot used is big enough, if part of the bag hangs over the edge of a pot on a gas or traditional electric stove, it can melt and open the bag.
Bags made specifically for sous vide are tested to be safe for heating up to boiling temperatures. There is a big downside though - the price of the chamber vacuums designed to use them.
There's not a whole lot of evidence out there either way that I've seen about the safety of heating BPA-free bags that are not designed for sous vide. You won't find much evidence from the bags themselves, since they are not tested for heating and I think manufacturers would rather avoid the issue entirely. I can tell you off-hand that many such bags appear to be more or less unchanged when heated to temperatures below about 160 f (very rough figure), and tend to become somewhat softer when heated to simmering temperatures, which presumably indicates an acceleration of some kind of chemical change in the bag. It would be mere speculation for me to write about the exact nature of this change or its health implications. At either temperature range, I've never detected any flavor change from using either ziplock freezer bags, the original vacuum bags some foods (like frozen fish) are packed in, or food saver style vacuum bags.
Steamer bags made by food saver or other companies might be a good bet, or they might just be a solution to a problem that doesn't really exist. Couldn't really say.
In any case, there's no real evidence of harm from heating BPA free bags. Which isn't quite to say there's evidence that its harmless.
re: cowboyardee
Oooooops! You're usually so "on the nose" with your information, but things have gotten better in the world of sous vide! You DO NOT have to have a chamber vacuum sealer to package foods for sous vide cooking. I have a Sous Vide Supreme water oven, and I use a Food Saver brand vacuum sealer with rolls that I cut and seal to the bag size I want. YES! A chamber vacuum machine would be fantastic, but at a minimum of about a thousand bucks a pop, I'll continue to "make do" with the Food Saver and do things like freeze any sauces or wet ingredients I want to include prior to vacuum sealing the cook-in pouch. But if Santa is reading this, hey, a chamber vacuum sealer is a great gift!!! '-)
re: Caroline1
I'm aware that people can and do use the foodsaver and other home model vacuum sealers for sous vide - that's been the case since the first home cooks started messing around with it. I've done it myself, though I eventually switched over to mainly using ziplock freezer bags. But I'm unaware of any bags foodsaver has tested and advertised as safe for sous vide cooking. I feel relatively safe using foodsaver or bpa-free ziplock bags at lower sous vide temperatures, but there is likely some leeching from plastic with these kinds of bags.)
(see stuart yaniger's comments below the article
I have been reluctant to try steamer bags for sous vide, mainly because I'm not certain they contain any fewer leeching additives, and also because I worry that they might have tiny perforations to let steam out (which would obviously be problematic for sous vide). I could very well be incorrect on both accounts, as I haven't researched the matter thoroughly.
If you know of any bags (besides those designed for sous vide using a chamber vac) that have been tested not to leech at boiling or simmering temperatures and not to contain any estrogen-mimicking compounds, please let me know. I could be behind the times on this, but my google-fu has failed me so far.
At any rate, it wouldn't surprise me at all if the foodsaver and ziplock bpa-free bags commonly used for home sous vide were at least as safe as those initially used for 'boil in bag' in the 1960s or still used for things like rice.
re: cowboyardee
I most often use these: http://tinyurl.com/lzjgr8n
which are one hell of a lot cheaper when bought at Sam's Club than from amazon.com: http://tinyurl.com/kn6jts7 or probably your local vendor.
I trust Vacmaster more than I trust Food Saver or Sous Vide Supreme bags simply because Vacmaster is one of the pioneer companies in sous vide equipment and is the company that makes those very expensive chamber vacuum machines. (Dear Santa...!)
All manufacturers of any brand of sous vide bags CLAIM they are safe, but.... As a dyed in the wool cynic, I happen to know for a fact that the FDA and the food safety folks are fully capable of lying through their teeth!!! So are they REALLY safe? Frankly, My Dear, I don't give a damn! At age 80, I can well afford to live dangerously! One of the few blessings of old age... '-)
But I'll also add that I do feed my grandson, age 10, foods that I have cooked sous vide and don't spend any sleepless nights worrying about it. I figured out a long time ago that my only choice is to make decisions based on the very best information I can garner on any given subject, then just be comfortable living with it the rest of my life... Still, it would be nice if life came with a few guarantees beyond death and taxes... '-)
Post Script: I THINK the plastics that have the "estrogen mimicking" problems are made from plastics made of soy beans. Soy beans AND garbanzo beans have a very high content of natural plant estrogens, and anyone -- male and female -- can have trouble when they put too much plant estrogens into their bodies.
I do recall a HUGE public relations program from Monsanto??? or some other manufacturer who was developing plastics made from soy beans in the '40s and '50s... One ad featured a steering wheel for a car "made from soy beans." There are LOTS of people in the world today who have serious health issues they're unaware of because they have no idea (nor do their doctors) about how much extra estrogen they get simply because of the massive increased use of soy in everything from filler for hamburger to soy bean burgers in the frozen food section. Caveat emptor....! And more importantly, keep informed!
re: cowboyardee
And after having read your referenced article on estrogen and plastic (I had not read it when I wrote my above response), let me add a bit of information that is not covered in that very interesting article.
First off, if you love sous vide (and I do!) there are a few tricks you can do to mimic a chamber vac, but that will also limit food contact with plastic sous vide containers. I SOMETIMES (not all the time, it has to be a special dish!) put my food (entire recipe contents) in a Pyrex casserole WITH A GLASS LID and vacuum seal it in large custom sized bags I make myself, then carefully lower it into my water oven. The vacuum sealer CAN NOT suck the content out of the dish with the lid on it, but it CAN suck as much air as possible out of the bag AND the glass container, but is incapable of "sucking" hard enough to implode the glass dish. If any of the liquid should ever start climbing through the sealing strip because I FORGOT to put the lid on, then I can manually stop the suction and that prevents the sealing part because it only happens AFTER suction! Except in "heat only" mode.
I haven't tried this method with simple cuts of meat, such as the chuck roasts I sous vide into medium rare Porterhouse flavor, color and tenderness because I simply do those in a fresh sous vide bag I make myself, but if I was truly worried about leached estrogen because of plastic contact with my food, that's the method I'd use rather than messing with silicone bags! Too many people have problems with silicone! I have a (lost through time) girlfriend who used to be a Vegas show girl and had to have a double mastectomy because of silicone contact inside her body. Bottom line seems to indicate there is risk in most, if not all modern plastics. GLASS is tried and true and been in use since ancient Egypt. Therefore I personally attach a food safety stamp of approval to my Pyrex glass in a sous vide bag method of protection from plant estrogens inherent in plastics. Think of Pyrex as a glass condom! '-)
Oh, yeah... And information such as this is why I WISH we had a sous vide board!!!
I'd be concerned about setting up your elderly relative for stovetop boiling water burns and/or boiled dry & melted (forgotten, dozed off while cooking).
Has she said why she prefers using her oven instead of microwave? Perhaps she needs a more modern one with a reheat-sensor button - i.e., easy controls.
Otherwise, package your frozen items to fit in her 8x8 metal pan or a bread pan.
re: MidwesternerTT
She's still capable, just not interested in cooking. The preference for the stove just comes, I think, to a matter of taste. Microwaved foods can lose a lot of their zip, especially meats.
re: ennuisans
Even though some plastic bags are BPA free, i have to wonder if there are other compounds that may not be safe to heat. Can't quite bring myself to do it!
I would have zero problems with eating food that was sealed in FoodSaver bags and then reheated in simmering water.
How old is your relative? I would think that she will most likely die from something other than possible exposure to BPA.
So, sous vide is all the rage now, but I will not do it because I feel that the leaching of all sorts of chemicals from the flexible plastic would be harmful. Some say "I've had no ill effects," but it isn't like one is going to go all toxic all at once. I'm an environmental engineer, and I know about these things. Has anyone performed an actual study on how many of these chemicals wind up in the food? Heating plastic around food will transfer chemicals to the food and into your body.
Think about asparagus - 30 minutes later, and your pee smells funny. Your body adsorbs these chemicals.


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Fursdon - Open Garden for NGS
The garden surrounds Fursdon, home of same family for 7 centuries. Hillside setting with extensive views S over parkland and beyond. Sheltered by house, hedges and cob walls, there are terraces of roses, herbs and perennials in mixed traditional and contemporary planting. Woodland walk and pond in meadow garden. Open:For NGS: Mon 7 May; Suns 17 June; 15 July; 19 Aug (12-5).
Admission £4, Children free. Times:12-5. Telephone:01392 860860. For other opening times and information, please phone or see garden website. Open for charity.
Fursdon, Thorverton, Exeter, Devon EX5 5JS
Sunday 15 Jul 2012 to Sunday 19 Aug 2012