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Graduation season is upon us! With Summer comes the end of the school year for colleges and high schools around the country, and to celebrate, we're looking back at many of our favorite celebrities during their old-school days. Tom Cruise [1]'s picture proves he was just as much of a heartthrob back in high school, while plenty of leading ladies got their starts before an audience as cheerleaders, including Cameron Diaz [2]. Britney Spears [3] was out on the hardwood herself playing with her basketball team, and Tom Cruise showed an early interest in action on the wrestling team. Plus, Blake Lively [4] liked to joke around well before she nabbed a big-screen part.
Click through to see the stars back in the day — and congrats to all the grads out there!
Justin Timberlake [5], center, was on the basketball team.
Sandra Bullock [6] cheered for the team.
Fergie [7] rocked a cheer uniform.
Tom Brady [8], on the right, stayed fit on the field.
Brad Pitt [9] was all about jeans and t-shirts in high school.
Ginnifer Goodwin [10] showed off her artsy side in high school.
Blake Lively [11], on the left, got goofy with some friends.
Halle Berry [12] showed off some impressive moves as a cheerleader.
Nicole Richie [13], in front, and Paris Hilton [14], on the steps, always had an interest in dressing up.
Cameron Diaz [15] rooted for the team with pom-poms in her hand before hitting the big screen.
Rashida Jones, on the right, donned a uniform with classmates.
Busy Philipps proved her acting chops in a high school play.
Jennifer Lawrence, top left, led cheers.
Gwyneth Paltrow [16], in the leather jacket, was caught in a cute moment with her high school friends.
Tom Cruise [17], center bottom, posed with his high school wrestling team.
Matthew Broderick [18] showed a love of the stage before Broadway came calling.
Calista Flockhart [19], in the center, got into character back in high school.
Britney Spears [20], number 25, was a star on the basketball court.
Kellan Lutz [21] was always a tough guy.
Lauren Conrad [22], center top, played high school sports.
Winona Ryder [23], on the left, was into her school subjects.
Prior to Bring It On, Kirsten Dunst [24], posing in the second row on the left, was a high school cheerleader.
Jimmy Fallon [25], top center, struck a pose with his teammates.
Ryan Seacrest [26], top right, was on the football team.
Bradley Cooper [27] played tennis.
Reese Witherspoon [28] on the left was a cheerleader in her high school days.
George Clooney [29] was a high school athlete.
Kate Hudson [30], top right, was a soccer star first.
Meryl Streep [31] was on the cheering squad.
Katie Holmes [32], center, had plenty of school spirit.
Ryan Reynolds [33], at left, showed off his '90s style in a candid with his high school friends.
Brooklyn Decker, top center, wore a Bulldogs cheer uniform before taking on the runway.
Jay-Z, third from the left, posed for his class photo.
Jennifer Garner [34] rocked bangs and played the saxophone.
Zooey Deschanel [35] was singing long before her role as Jess on New Girl.
Jessica Simpson [36], left, was on the cheer squad.
Elizabeth Olsen always had a love of performing.

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Welcome to Maitrivana
Maitrivana (Sanskrit: "Garden of Loving Kindness"), home of Nalandabodhi Vancouver, is a meditation and study centre offering an extensive, graduated curriculum of Buddhist theoretical study and meditation practice under the direction of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is a leading scholar and meditation master in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche is fully fluent in English and is known for his penetrating intellect, warm humour, and lucid teaching style.
Maitrivana is located at 4610 Earles Street in east Vancouver.
Events, Programs & News
- Mudra Space Awareness with Mitra Lee Worley , Mon., March 2 (7 pm to 9 pm)
- Chötrul Düchen - Thursday, March 5th (7 pm to 9 pm)
- Lama Rabten's Teaches The Way of the Bodhisattva. Sunday, Mar. 8,15 & 22 (9:30 am to 12 noon)
- Knowing Oneself Introductory Meditation course (11 am to 12:30 pm)
- Monday Night DVD Dharma and meditation - resumes every Monday starting March 9 (6:45 pm - 8:45 pm)
- Sitting Together Meditation Wednesday nights (7 to 8:30 pm)
- Chenrezig Practice Thursday nights - not March 5th (7:30 pm to 9 pm)
- Introduction to Buddhism study group continues Sat., Mar. 7 & 21
- Community Practice & Potluck, Sunday, March 29th
Rebel Buddha
There's a rebel within you. It's the part of you that already knows how to break free of fear and unhappiness. This rebel is the voice of your own awakened mind. Dzogchen Ponlop guides you through the inner revolution that comes from unleashing your rebel buddha. For more information on Rebel Buddha, please visit www.rebelbuddha.com.
Rebel Buddha is available for sale at Lotus Books at Maitrivana.
Mudra Space Awareness
A special evening with Mitra Lee Worley
Mon., March 2
7 pm - 9 pm
@ Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver
Wonderful and rare opportunity! Visiting teacher, Mitra Lee Worley, offers an evening of dharma teachings on Mudra Space Awareness. This experiential practice uses the laboratory of our bodies to move beyond the confines of conceptual mind, letting us return to a playful space of spontaneity.
Mitra Lee was taught the practice by the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
The evening includes movement so please wear comfy clothing (PS: Peoples with physical impairments need not feel excluded.)
Doors open at 6:45 pm.
Program from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Open to all, by donation.
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Chötrul Düchen
Thursday, March 5th (7 pm to 9 pm)
@ Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver
Chötrul Düchen or "the Buddha's Performance of Miracles Day" marks the 15-day period in which Shaykamuni Buddha displayed a daily miracle to spur devotion and increase the merit of his current and future disciples. On Chötrul Düchen, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied countless times, so mindfulness and practice are strongly encouraged.
Doors open at 6:45 pm.
Program from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Open to all.
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Teachings By Lama Rabten Tshering
Sunday, Mar. 8,15 & 22
9:30 am to 12 noon
@ Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver
Lama continues to his exploration of Shantideva's profound Mahayana text, The Way of the Bodhisattva.
9:30 am - 10:15 am: Meditation
10:30 am - 12 noon: Lama's teaching
By donation ($5 suggested, but no one turned away).
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Knowing Oneself Introductory Meditation course
Continues Sat., March 14, 28
@ Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver
Knowing Oneself is an introductory meditation course on calm-abiding meditation (shamatha). The heart of every experience is fresh when we can embrace the present moment as it is. Meditation enables the thoughts that separate us from this reality to fall away.
The course is based on teachings by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, with instruction by trained Nalandabodhi Practice Instructors. Knowing Oneself is an excellent resource for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike.
Dates: Sat., Jan. 17, 31, Feb. 14, 28, March 14, 28
Time: 11 am to 12:30 pm
Instructors: Instruction is by trained Nalandabodhi Practice Instructors.
Registration: First class, tho registration in any class is fine.
Fee: $50 for 6 sessions / $10 for drop-in. No one turned away for lack of funds; please come.
For more information about Knowing Oneself, please email: email@example.com
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"The Wisdom of Emotions"
Teaching by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Resumes every Monday starting March 9
@ Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver
Everyone's welcome to our Monday Night tradition: a blend of meditation, dharma teachings, and light discussion.
We begin the ever-timely series The Wisdom of Emotions, by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
Feel free to drop by, even if you have missed earlier sessions.
DOORS OPEN: 6:30 pm
MEDITATION: 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm
DVD SCREENING: 7:30 pm to approx. 8:45 (includes light discussion after screening)
Suggested donation: $5 or what you can afford - no one turned away
Open to all - drop-ins and newcomers are welcome, even if you have missed previous sessions!
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Sitting Together Shamatha meditation practice
Wednesday nights (7 pm to 8:30 pm)
@ Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver
Everyone's invited to "Sitting Together," a midweekly meditation practice at Maitrivana.
Shamatha (calm-abiding) meditation is a foundational practice common to all Buddhist traditions. This profound meditation helps to relax the mind and bring forth its natural qualities of spaciousness, clarity, and attentiveness.
"The practice of meditation is basically a process of getting to know yourself by becoming familiar with your mind," says Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. "The Buddhist view of the mind is that it is always awake. Its nature is awareness and compassion."
By sitting together, we create whole-hearted community support to cultivate meditative stability and a culture of practice.
Newcomers are most welcome. Basic instruction for sitting and walking meditation will be provided. Experienced practitioners and Nalandabodhi members with a silent practice are also welcome to participate in this weeknight retreat.
Time: Wednesday nights, 7 pm to 8:30 pm (doors open at 6:45 pm)
BY DONATION: $2 - $5 suggested or what you can afford (no one turned away)
For more information, please email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) & Mahakala Practice
Thursday evenings - not March 5th (7:30 pm to 9 pm)
@ Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver
By donation - Newcomers welcome
Nalandabodhi Vancouver invites you to join us in practicing Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) and Mahakala practice every Thursday evening.
These are traditional practices chanted in Tibetan, led by our resident Lama, Lama Rabten Tshering.*
CHENREZIG (Avalokiteshvara) is the Buddha of Compassion. Practicing Chenrezig helps one to develop bodhicitta (loving kindness) towards all sentient beings.
MAHAKALA is a protector deity for the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Practicing Mahakala helps to pacify obstacles for oneself and others.
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Chenrezig
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Mahakala
By donation ($5 suggested donation, or what you can afford; no one turned away for lack of funds). For more information, contact email@example.com or phone 604 675 9282.
Open to everyone - newcomers are most welcome.
*If Lama Rabten is away, then this practice is led by senior Chenrezig & Mahakala practitioners.
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Community Practice & Potluck
Sun, March 29
@ Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver
Everyone's welcome to this sangha gathering, especially newcomers. The morning begins with Guru Rinpoche practice (9:30 am) and continues with Tara practice (with instruction) from 10 am to 12 noon. Afterwards, enjoy a vegetarian potluck lunch (12 noon til 1:30 pm). Come for all or part of Community Day.
Come for all or part of Community Day.
Guru Rinpoche practice: 9:30 am - 10:15 am
Tara practice (with instruction): 10:30 am - 12 noon
Vegetarian potluck lunch: 12 noon - 1:30 pm
Everyone welcome. Feel free to pass this message along.
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Rinpoche visits his Guru in Nepal
A Message from The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Dear Sangha Friends,
I recently had the great fortune to visit and spend time with my guru Khenpo Rinpoche at Tek Chok Ling in Kathmandu, Nepal. Rinpoche is doing very well and he is cheerful and happy to see students and give teachings. I, along with six other students arrived in Kathmandu on November 16. We had daily audiences with Rinpoche in the morning and received profound instructions in doha form. Students also had the chance to ask questions and Rinpoche answered them perfectly in doha verses, just as before. With his instructions, we also sang and danced as before. Rinpoche gave further instructions on how to dance. Rinpoche is also teaching the nuns occasionally and we were so lucky to have Rinpoche at one of the evening Tara dance practices of the nuns. As requested by the head nuns during my stay at Tek Chok Ling, and with the permission of Rinpoche, I taught the nuns on various topics, including Khenpo Rinpoche's guru yoga that was written by the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa. Rinpoche spends his time resting in the nature of mind retreat when he isn't seeing students or engaging with his close disciples and personal staff. I also met many of Rinpoche's disciples from the east and the west. They were also enjoying the true presence and instructions of our beloved father guru, who is the Buddha in person for us. As always, Rinpoche continues to manifest as a very spontaneous, unconventional, and uncompromising true vajra guru. His true, attachment-free love and compassion for beings is shining as brightly as ever with the sharp wisdom of his Buddha mind.
I was extremely happy to see the completion of the new nunnery, Tek Chok Ling and the Dhondrup Guesthouse. It was beautifully designed by an American architect named Lama Tenzin. The construction was directed by Chime Dorje, the son of Rinpoche's late general secretary, Karma Dargye. The nunnery is maintained and overseen beautifully by the Ani Lopon, Jampa Chozom. Rinpoche is served and cared for deeply by the nuns and his personal attendant and secretary Tsepak Dorje, another son of Rinpoche's late general secretary. Rinpoche is enjoying his presence there and is in good hands.
I wanted to share this cheerful news with all my dharma brothers and sisters of the lineage. Here are some pictures and A Dreamlike Song of Appearance-Emptiness which I had the fortune to write down. Please enjoy and continue to serve our lineage and our guru, Vajradhara Dechen Rangdrol.
With love,
Download A Dreamlike Song of Appearance-Emptiness (PDF)
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Nalandabodhi Vancouver's Dharma Centre, Maitrivana (Sanskrit: "Garden of Loving Kindness"; pronounced my-tree-vana), is open to the public. All are welcome. Having completed our renovations (started in March 2007) and successfully acquiring a Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Vancouver (November 2007), we are fully permitted and equipped to host public programs.
Please visit our Calendar to see what kind of teaching, meditation, and study programs Nalandabodhi has to offer in the coming months.
Lhabab Duchen 2007: First group photo taken in Maitrivana's new and completed shrineroom.
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Artwork by His Holiness The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Orgyen Drudul Trinley Dorje
Nalandabodhi, as a registered non-profit organization in Canada, provides high calibre Dharma study and practice opportunities to the greater community, at very nominal or no cost. We fundamentally believe that the teachings of the Buddha should be free!
However, being part of the material world, we must also meet our financial obligations, just like any other householder, including the mortgage for our new Dharma centre, Matirivana (The Garden of Loving Kindness).
Help us help others! If you happen to like what we do and what we have to offer the community, we have a very special way of enabling you to support us. To our great fortune, His Holiness The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa gifted Nalandabodhi with original artwork to aid our financial sustainability projects. We have made the highest quality fine art reproductions of this artwork and we're "selling" these limited edition reproductions to the public as way of generating financial support for our activities.
Note: watermarks do not appear on the originals
In the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism, The Karmapa is regarded as a very high spiritual figure, much like His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
One of the best ways you can help Nalandabodhi is to purchase one of these Limited edition reproductions. All the funds generated by these art sales will go towards supporting Nalandabodhi with its Maitrivana project costs (i.e. renovation and ongoing mortgage costs). By purchasing one of His Holiness' artwork reproductions you not only support Nalandbodhi's activities, but you also take home a beautiful piece of spiritual artwork. To view samples and for more details click here.


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Festival: modern and traditional music
During these festival days, walking in the streets you also can listen to music; and there is for all tastes, from traditional bell players to jazz bands.
Have a snack (don't eat to much, as you may want to stop at another place!) and listen to Jazz in a backstreet (pictures 1 and 2)
In the main street, next to the tourist office, you can have the luck to listen to bell players; the couple here played in a humorous way and the kids liked it a lot! (picture 3 and 4).
So you can walk from one music place to another, watch the market and enjoy the coloured streets (picture 5) of Pontresina during a festival evening!
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Festival: try the local production
Few days a year there are a number of festivals in Pontresina, and in Summer you may have the luck to attend and even participate to one of these events.
The streets are invaded by stalls with food, local products, musicians. . . . . and it is a pleasure to walk among the locals and tourists, listen to the music, hear the local language (a bit in fact, most people speak an Alemmanic german)
One evening a street market offered lots of local food like the wonderful Swiss cheeses (picture 1) (there is not only Emmental), and it is hard to resist to the homemade cakes (picture 2).
Peasants bring their production of dry sausages, cheeses, jams (picture 3), and only the plastic foils (which are compulsory for some hygienic reason) to wrap the produces give some "modernity" to the stalls! Other guys disguise as dwarves or other fairies to help convince the clients to buy dry apple slices (picture 4), but at the end, if you do not intend to carry lots of food back home, best is to find a seat at one of the tables some retailers install and to have Bratwurst, local pizza, or other foodstuffs (picture 5).
Lots more can be found at these markets and strolling around and having a seat for a snack gives you a plunge in the local life!
- Hiking and Walking
Scooters and bikes
We may have biased opinions about bikers and biking. . . . Generally, biking friendly areas are plains or at least rather flat areas (Holland, North Germany, etc. . . ); I have to change my opinion: here in Pontresina, are a lot of bikers or young scooter adepts.
It is not for playing, they are used in every day life, like you can see on picture 1, taken at the entrance of a school! Impressive, and when school is finished, you see the kids in the streets with their vehicles (picture 2). They also go uphill (picture 3)! Bike dealers have big shops on the main street (picture 4), demonstrating that biking is very popular, even in hilly (no mountainous) places of Switzerland! You noticed on the pictures that all bikers wear helmets, but I am not sure they are compulsory, as in Zürich, when I rented a bike, I had no helmet, and the bike renter did not tell me a word about!
Giving the kids the "taste of biking" very young is a very good idea, indeed, and that can be considered as a local custom!
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local coustoms
The two Engadine customs that continue to be practiced in Pontresina are called Schlitteda and Chalandamarz. The former is a cheerful trip young couples take with horse-drawn sleighs on the second Sunday in January. The latter dates back to Roman times and is practiced on March 1st when Pontresina schoolchildren go around singing and making a lot of noise with bells in an attempt to chase away winter time.
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Luc wanted to buy his partner a new coat as a holiday gift. He started saving in June, setting aside $50 a month. By early December, he had saved $300 for the gift. He took his cash with him and headed off to the mall.
After looking in 3 or 4 stores, Luc found the perfect coat. Almost. The only thing that was not perfect was the price: $650, including the tax. That was $350 more than Luc had planned to spend! What would happen if he buys the coat?
Luc would have to charge the extra $350 to his credit card. He doesn't have the money to pay that amount off right away. So he will have to pay it off slowly, $50 a month. That's the same amount he was saving before the holidays.
How long will it take Luc to pay off his credit card? His credit card charges 19 percent interest yearly. So, if he pays $50 each month, it will take Luc 8 months to pay off his debt. That means Luc's $350 debt will cost $400 to pay off. That's 20 per cent more than if he had paid cash.
So what's the real cost of that $650 coat? It will actually cost Luc $700.
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Excerpt from The Fifth Witness
(Photo by Wendy Werris)
Bullocks was what we called Jennifer Aronson, the associate I had hired out of Southwestern, a law school housed in the old Bullocks department store building on Wilshire.
LAPD Detective Harry Bosch catches a case in which the body is fresh but any other evidence is virtually nonexistent.
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Architect in Mass?
I'll save the drama of our story, but we have had some issues finding the right Architect in Mass. We're North of Boston and are finding every architect we have spoken with is rather arrogant, and just wants to spend our money. We had one tell us that for around 200/sf we would get plywood floors, even though the builder told him 200 definitely is doable. We know the builder well, and trust him. Plus we have been in other homes he's done. We're willing to compromise and consider ourselves rather rational so we're sick of being talked down to. If anyone has recommendations, we'd love to get some new names. Sadly, our builder's favorite architect passed away recently so he doesn't have anyone he can endorse yet. TIA!
Hi Chris. I can recommend the architect I used to design my house without hesitation. Very reasonable and reliable. Also, I'm almost done building south of boston and I am way below 200/sq foot. I would be glad to share more info with you if you want to contact me directly. Send me your email.


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3-3-3 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-Ku Fukuoka Fukuoka, 40 812 0011 Japan
Hotel Front Desk: 81-92-4717111
Hotel Fax: 81-92-4711109
Hotel Email: email@example.com
Fukuoka International Airport (FUK)
- Distance from hotel: 1.86 MI/ 3 KM North East l
- Join Route 3 to SE. Turn left at TOKO 2-CHOME JCT and join Route 385(KUKO-DORI). Turn left at HAKATA-EKI HIGASHI JCT and join TAKESHITA-DORI.Turn right at OTOHA JCT and join CHIKUSHI-DORI.Turn left at HAKATAEKIMAE 3-CHOME JCT and join SUMIYOSHI-DORI.
Ariake Saga Airport (HSG)
- Distance from hotel: 43.5 MI/ 70 KM South l
- Ariake Saga Airport⇒Saga Yamato IC,Nagasaki Highway⇒Tosu Junction⇒Direction to Fukuoka, Kyushu Highway⇒Dazaifu IC⇒Fukuoka City Highway⇒Hanmichibashi IC⇒National way Route3⇒Join Hyakunenbashi-dori at Higashihie Intersection⇒Turn right at Mizuho Intersection⇒Turn left at Hakataekimae 3chome Intersection⇒Sumiyoshi-dori
JR-Shinkansen Hakata Eki
-Distance from hotel: 0.22 MI/ 0.35 KM North
- By walk, when you get out of Shinkansen ticket gate, turn left and exit "Hakata Guchi", on a large square. Cross straight the square to Sumiyoshi Dori in front of you, then follow that street on your left. Keep going on Sumiyoshi Dori for about 300 meters, the hotel will be on your right hand side
Hakata eki Station
- Distance from hotel: 0.22 MI/ 0.35 KM North
- By walk, when you get out of subway at ticket gate, look for exit West 17. You will exit near police box. Follow Sumiyoshi Dori on the left, for about 300 meters, the hotel will be on your right hand side
- Car Parking Available
- Self-Parking Fee: 1550.00 JPY
- Basement car parking.Low clearance 2.0 M. Public: JPY200 per 30 mins Stay Guest: JPY1,550 per night
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- Hotel Exterior
- Hotel Exterior
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- Hotel Exterior
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- Lobby Lounge
- Fitness Center
- Gym
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- Reception Counter
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- Club Deluxe Twin Room
- Corner Club Twin Room
- Standard Club Double Room
- Standard Club Twin Room
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Trying my first lager, a recipie in Papazian's book, pg 211.
I have, however, had to make a few substitutions for one reason or another. What do you guys think? Am I on the right track, or do I need to modify this? How do I convert fm hops to hop pellets?
3.5 lbs plain extra light DME
2.5 lbs light clover honey
1 oz cascade hop pellets boiling (recipie calls for 1.5 oz cascade hops [not in pellet form], which I can't find)
0.5 oz cascade hop pellets finishing (recipie calls for 0.5 oz cascade hops not pellets)
2112 Wyeast California lager 125 mL
0.75 cup DME for bottling.
Boil DME, honey and boiling pellets for 60 minutes in 1.5 gallons. Add finishing hops for last 4 minutes. strain, sparge to 2 gallons water, top off to 5 gal, add yeast when cool.
ferment at 45-55 degrees (my basement) 'till FG stabilizes -- ~2 weeks?
Bottle (no secondary) and lager also at 45-55 degrees for, um, 3 weeks?
OK while I have never brewed a lager a few things strike me off the top. I would try to boil more volume if possible and reduce the extract until later in the boil as it will help with hop utilization. For every gallon you can boil add only a pound of extract until the last 10-15 minutes as it will help keep the color lighter. I wouldn't add the honey until the end either as it will help retain any honey flavor you may be after.
Pellet hops are a bit more concentrated than whole hops. About 10% but the key here is the alpha % that the recipe calls for and what you have. That would make a bigger difference if they are not the same or close.
Are you palnning to lager in the botle because usually it is done in bulk and then bottled.
I don't understand where you say "sparge to 2 gallons of water and then top off to 5 gallons". There are no grains in the recipe to sparge.
Charlie Papazian's book always uses the word "sparge" to refer to pouring hot water over the hops left over from the boil to get all the hop goodness out of them.
So he's basically saying "pour the wort through a strainer onto 2 gallons of water in the fermenter, then pour a few cups warm water through the strainer, then top off to 5 gallons."
At least if I'm understanding him right.
I'v got two Papazian books, and given the tone that he writes in I think he would be the first to encourage you to experiment with his recipes. I'm sure you'll have good beer.
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This was my first lager. I brewed it and it turned out very nice. After this one I have almost exclusively brewed lagers because I am pretty lazy, and leaving beer in a secondary for 6 months seemed like a good way to avoid bottling.
That was my first lager. Very nice. I went about two weeks at 55 then 4 at 38-45.
I used pellet hops too.
I reduced the boiling hops by 15 pct. and added the remainder of the ounce packet
at the end for aroma.
Good luck
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I have a question. In mead making you aren't supposed to boil the honey because it will take away from the end product. Why do we boil the honey in beer? Would it make a better product if we, say, didn't boil the honey at all but added it right at the end?
It should carb up just fine at room temperature, but beware, it will continue carbonating even in the fridge. I just opened a year old bottle and lost 1/4 of it to a foam eruption.
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ST. LOUIS — Options for a white supremacist serial killer set to die in Missouri were running out as the state moved toward its first execution in nearly three years.
Joseph Paul Franklin, 63, is scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for killing 42-year-old Gerald Gordon in a sniper attack outside a suburban St. Louis synagogue in 1977. It was one of as many as 20 killings committed by Franklin, who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980. He was convicted of seven other murders but the Missouri case was the only one resulting in a death sentence.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday refused to halt the execution, denying Franklin's clemency request and calling his crime in Missouri a "cowardly and calculated shooting."
The Missouri crime "was only one of many senseless acts of extreme violence that Franklin, motivated by racial and religious intolerance, committed against numerous victims across the country — from Tennessee and Ohio to Utah and Wisconsin," Nixon said in a statement.
Franklin's attorney, Jennifer Herndon, said she was disappointed by the governor's decision and has spent the days leading up to the execution asking various courts and Nixon to intervene. Clemency from Nixon, a Democrat, seemed a long shot given his long history of support for the death penalty. He was also attorney general in 1997 when Franklin was tried, convicted and sentenced in the St. Louis County case.
However, Nixon did issue a stay last month, days before convicted killer Allen Nicklasson was scheduled to die. That decision was in response to concerns raised about Missouri's plan to use propofol as the lethal drug. The European Union had threatened to limit export if propofol was used in the execution, potentially creating a nationwide shortage of the popular anesthetic.
The Missouri Department of Corrections revised its protocol days later, changing to pentobarbital that will be made through a compounding pharmacy. Because the compounding pharmacy is part of the execution team, few details about it have been made public.
Herndon filed a new appeal Monday with the Missouri Supreme Court, citing concerns about Franklin's mental illness and the state's lethal injection process. Herndon has raised questions about what could happen if the drug doesn't work properly, potentially leaving the inmate in pain or brain-damaged but not dead. The state insists its protocol is constitutional.
"I was encouraged by the way (Nixon) reacted to the propofol and didn't let that happen," Herndon said. "I think there are similar, if not more serious, concerns with the new protocol."
Franklin traveled the country on a killing spree from 1977 to 1980. He is believed responsible for up to 20 killings and was convicted in eight murders. The St. Louis County killing was the only case that landed him on death row.
Herndon said Franklin is a paranoid schizophrenic who now regrets his crimes, having had a change of heart after serving time alongside black inmates. In an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Monday, Franklin insisted he no longer hates blacks or Jews. While he was held at St. Louis County Jail, he said he interacted with blacks at the jail, "and I saw they were people just like us."
In addition to the killings, Franklin has admitted shooting and wounding civil rights leader Vernon Jordan and Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt.
Flynt, paralyzed from the waist down since the shooting in 1978, has also sued to stop the execution because he doesn't believe the death penalty is a deterrent.
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|"What is myrrh? It sounds like some kind of animal to me. Something with horns..."----Mandy (Terry Jones), Brian's mum
|"What was that?----Gregory (Terence Bayler) |"I don't know. I was too busy talking to Bignose."----Cheeky (Eric Idle) |"I think it was 'Blessed are the cheesemakers.'"----crowd member |"Ah, what's so special about the cheesemakers?"----Mrs. Gregory (Carol Cleveland) |"Well, obviously, it's not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products."----Gregory
|"Hear that? 'Blessed are the Greek.'"----Spork |"The Greek?"----Gregory
|"If you want to join the People's Front of Judea, you have to really hate the Romans."----Reg (John Cleese) to Brian (Graham Chapman)|"I do!"----Brian |"Oh yeah, how much?"----Reg|"A lot!"----Brian|"Right...you're in."----Reg
|"I'm Brian!"----Brian (of course, you silly person)
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seasoning cast iron waffle maker with unsalted butter?
I bought two cast iron waffle irons. They will be here tomorow. I need to know how I can season them with out using any veg oils or cisco. None of these oils are good for you. I have done research on all these a few years ago. I only use olive oil and real butter. I know the olive oil may not work as well as unsalted butter.
Has anyone ever used that and can I use the unsalted butter. Also these waffle irons have long wooden handles. So you can't put them into the oven. How do I season them right with out putting into the oven?
The cast iron waffle iron I bought was by texsport.
I would use canola oil. Butter burns at a much lower heat.There have been many rumors about canola oil that are not true. If this is what your concerened about see the link below
Here is a link that might be useful: Urban legends
"I need to know how I can season them with out using any veg oils or cisco [sic]. None of these oils are good for you. I have done research on all these a few years ago."
Your research sounds like it's out of date, or you may have been woefully misinformed. There are relatively few (if any) dangers with any oil or shortening when used properly and/or sparingly. I'll leave it to you to update your own findings...
Considering you're using these products for initial seasoning, real lard (found in the refrigerator section and not on a shelf) would be your best bet. After the seasoning is complete, you could use safflower, sunflower or grape seed oil to coat the pan before cooking.
Thank you both for anwsering my question. I forgot about butter burning at a low heat. I will be going to the store and buy some lard. I think that is the best over all. Thanks so much for the help.
I have one more question I am hoping someone can help me with. I know for seasoning a cast iron you put it in the oven. But my waffle iron has wooden handles that can't go into the oven. On instructions they say to season it on a grill. I don't know if my grill even works, haven't used it in years. Is there a way to do this on my stove, safely!
Thanks Cynandjon,
Thanks for helping. This is the model and brand:
Texsport Model # 14472 This is the website I bought it.
I haven't tried to remove the handles. If I can I am worried they might not go back on right or become lose.
Well let me know what you find out. I couldn't find much info on that site.
Thanks so much.
Below is a link I found when I was searching to a cast iron forum, they may be familar with your waffle Iron. I couldnt find anything, but if it was me, I would try to remove the handles. I have two Cast Iron pots with wooden handles and they screw right off.
Here is a link that might be useful: Cast Iron Pans
cynandjon you are great. After reading your last post I got the confidence to try out the handles. And you are right they just screw off. I was afraid to mess with them in case I broke something or made the handles lose so that it would be to hard to work with. I can't buy anymore of these and I have never worked much with cast iron. Sorry to say I was very nerves about what to do. You have been so much help. Just reading that you remove wooden handles on yours I felt it must be ok to do so and not have them get recked from removeing them so much. So thank you thank you thank you. I am ready to go for it and season them. I am also following how you season yours. And I will follow the insturctions that came with the waffle iron. Then it would have to turn out right.
Your welcome and Good Luck, below is a link with lots of information.
Ive had my cast iron pans for 30 years. SOme were my mothers and a griddle I have is over 100 years old. Im not an expert but if you treat them right they are better then teflon.
Here is a link that might be useful: cast iron care
Jonib: Here is a very tardy answer to your question! I would use coconut oil for greasing your waffle iron (cold pressed, not virgin.) Two reasons: Coconut has a high smoke point and it tastes much, much better than anything listed above. (Think old-time movie popcorn. It doesn't taste like coconut, but adds a great depth of flavour to just about anything. VCNO -the virgin kind- DOES taste like coconut, so it wouldn't be appropriate.)
Also, I disagree with the Canola oil info. above. Canola is a byproduct and sold to customers as a way to maximize agribusiness profits. A good site to check out is the Weston A. Price website. Sally Fallon (and I think Mary Enig, as well) are very knowlegable about all cooking/eating oils. Snopes, in my opinion, is about the LEAST accurate site on the internet. Just check it out and I think that you'll agree.
I hope your waffles turned out!
.....most any oil or fat would do in this particular application....even unsalted butter or Pam spray (not the high temperature product) for that matter. My personal preference is grapeseed oil for technical science based reasons.
FYI...both the chemical and physical properties of ANY OIL or FAT changes "drastically" during the seasoning process and the result is NOT HARMFUL TO HUMAN HEALTH.
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Margo McCall: There's increasing evidence that adopting a plant-based diet is better for human health, the planet, and of course for the more than 9 billion animals that are killed for consumption each year in the U.S alone.
Joe Mathews: Thanks to Xi Jinping, Chinese millionaires have propped up the state's sagging real estate market, universities, and companies.


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POLICE BLOTTER - Feb. 24
Morrison sheriff
INFORMATION — An elderly female reported that two people broke in to her home at 12:49 a.m. Tuesday and locked themselves in the bathroom. When an officer arrived both bathroom doors were locked but no one was found in the bathroom. Officer reported the woman seemed confused.
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Unbeaten C-K wins ICC title
May 19, 2012 WILLOW HILL — One wild inning proved to be the difference in the Inter-County Conference championship softball game on Friday. more »»
Central softball moves on
May 18, 2012 MARTINSBURG — The Central softball team ended the regular season with two straight losses. A third would have meant an early exit from the District 6 Class AA playoff. more »»
Lady Panthers keep rolling
May 18, 2012 CRESSON — The Penn Cambria softball team hasn't done much wrong this season. The Lady Panthers' impressive record proves it. more »»
P-O's Burge tosses no-hitter
May 18, 2012 PHILIPSBURG — The Philipsburg-Osceola softball team began its District 6 Class AA title defense in workmanlike fashion on Thursday in Philipsburg, and that's exactly how head coach Jim Gonder likes... more »»
Bald Eagle stymies CC as Devils ousted
May 17, 2012 MILESBURG — Clutch performances. That is what Bald Eagle Area coach Kayleen Sidisky has been looking for throughout the regular season from her clu. more »»
Mountain Lions roll past Beavers
May 16, 2012 DUBOIS — Trevor Arnold scored two runs and went 2-for-3 as Altoona beat DuBois, 8-2, in high school baseball on Tuesday. Jason Douglas pitched five innings and gave up three hits for the 13-5 Lions. more »»
Bellwood nips Central
May 13, 2012 BELLWOOD — Jayme Fraser drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Bellwood-Antis over Central, 2-1, in a battle of Blair County high school softball heavyweights on Saturday. more »»
CK softball gets top seed
May 12, 2012 From Mirror reports Claysburg-Kimmel High School's bid for a third District 6 Class A championship in four years will begin on May 24 against a field of teams filled with opponents from within the... more »»
Payne leads B-A to victory
May 12, 2012 THREE SPRINGS — Taylor Payne homered, doubled and was the winning pitcher as Bellwood-Antis improved to 16-3 with an 8-3 victory over Southern Huntingdon in high school softball on Friday. more »»
Claysburg garners top seed for District 6 Class A softball playoffs
May 11, 2012 Claysburg-Kimmel High School's bid for a third District 6 Class A championship in four years will begin on May 24 against a field of teams filled with opponents from within the Altoona Mirror... more »»
Blattenberger homers twice in Central's win
May 10, 2012 SIDMAN — Kate Blattenberger homered twice and finished with six RBIs as Central won its 14th game, beating Forest Hills, 13-1, in six innings in high school softball on Wednesday. more »»
Lady Bulldogs get by JV to hike mark to 17-0
May 8, 2012 CLAYSBURG — Madison Ickes hit a lead-off homer in the second inning as Claysburg-Kimmel blanked Juniata Valley, 3-0, in high school softball on Monday. more »»
Local roundup
May 5, 2012 MOUNT UNION — The Juniata Valley softball team fell to 7-10 Friday afternoon, thanks to a 10-0 loss to Mount Union in high school action. The Lady Hornets managed just one hit in the game. more »»
Claysburg stays unbeaten with blowout victory
May 5, 2012 CLAYSBURG — After clinching the Inter-County Conference North Division with a win over Bellwood-Antis Thursday, the Claysburg-Kimmel softball team has its sights set on an undefeated season and the... more »»
Brustle's game-winner lifts Lady Tigers
May 4, 2012 HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Hollidaysburg and Altoona high school softball squads battled Thursday evening in prime time under the lights on a special night honoring the Armed Forces at Legion Par. more »»
Fleck delivers in C-K's victory over Bellwood
May 4, 2012 CLAYSBURG — It's a good thing Lydia Fleck has a short memory. more »»
P-O avenges loss to Lady Dragons
May 3, 2012 MARTINSBURG — Philipsburg-Osceola scored five runs in the top of the fifth inning and the Lady Mounties hung on for a 6-5 win over Central in high school softball on Wednesday, avenging an earlier... more »»
Portage hands Conemaugh Valley first loss
May 2, 2012 JOHNSTOWN — Emily McCabe homered, drove in three runs and pitched a complete game, allowing just one run and striking out 10 as Portage handed Conemaugh Valley its first loss of the season, 6-1, on... more »»
B-A's Payne tosses gem in win over Tyrone
May 1, 2012 BELLWOOD — Taylor Payne struck out 10 and gave up just one hit in a complete-game 3-0 shutout victory over Tyrone in high school softball on Monda. more »»