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During the 2008 campaign for president, Sen. John McCain was frequently maligned for his alleged tech-gap with Barack Obama, who was famously addicted to his Blackberry. The attack on McCain's lack of technological know-how eventually reached campaign-approved status with the release of the ad, "Still" in September, which noted that McCain "admits he still doesn't know how to use a computer," and "can't send an e-mail."
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In an exclusive excerpt from his forthcoming book, The Essay Film: From Montaigne, After Marker (Oxford University Press, July 2011), Timothy Corrigan argues that the essential aim of the essay film is "anti-aesthetic":
Essay films about art, literature, or the medium of film itself, like Raoul Ruiz's Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (there's an extended analysis of the film in this excerpt), embody a kind of open-ended criticism that "troubles and comments on the aesthetic experience and the subjectivity that articulates it."
Ruiz's puzzle film, Corrigan maintains, is about trying to find a "meaningful link between art and the world," and is a perfect example of what he calls "refractive cinema."
How does this square with your ideas on the essay film? Or reflexivity in cinema? Or Ruiz?
By refractive cinema we mean the primary narrative is altered by having the essay as the focal point?
You're expecting a reply? You are an optimistic man Robert, judging from the other threads anyway. I guess we can hope Corrigan will be more forthcoming…
Sort of in the manner of Hegelian dialectic where you have the straw (image) as the thesis, the glass of water as the antithesis ("my work is to question images") and the (apparently) bent straw in the glass of water (the essay film) as the synthesis?
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Corrigan: Hypothesis is about hermeneutics, about discovering a meaningful link between art and the world.
Thus the focal point, that which refraction creates, might be for Corrigan a meaningful link between art and the world.
The straw seems to suggest ambiguity in the meaning of images – is that the synthesis of the essay film?
In that formulation, something like that:
ambiguity in the meaning of images = "my work is to question images"
questioning of images = water
. . . which effects the straw by bending it (apparently )
The "water" breaks the (aesthetic, although not the actual) wholeness of the "straw":
"I want to argue, the fundamental inadequacy and triumph of the essayistic, asserting that, even in the experience of the essay film "as like" an aesthetic experience, its essential aim is anti-aesthetic, in a way that aims to return the film to the world and ideas about the world . . . essay films depend on the force and pressure of a presumed public experience or, more precisely I think, a public circulation of experience that troubles and comments on the aesthetic experience and the subjectivity that articulates it."
Pipe + not a pipe = ???
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"Pipe + not a pipe = ???"
It's not a pipe because it's just an image. A pipe is a thing that you smoke with, one cannot smoke with that image.
Also because "une pipe" is slang for penis, but that's another story.
Anywho, reflection is now replaced or accompanied by refraction, huh? Awesome!
Yes, I understand what it means, the point was just an illustration of the relationship between the image and the "questioning of image" within the same work—an "essay painting, " if you will.
. . . although, if by "image" we mean "not the actual thing," then couldn't one also say that "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" is just a image of not-pipe-ness? Or do we make different assumptions about, for lack of a better term, language-images ?
Which is what Derrida, apparently, is interested in based on how far I've gotten into Of Grammatology—logocentrism, or phonocentrism (coming from philosophers who treated written text as "signifiers of signifiers", the spoken word being the "signifier" signified). Nowadays more than ever I think we privilege text, especially since "encoding" is almost completely literal what with the Internet and all.However, I also sometimes feel like the issue isn't that big of a deal. It's an epistemological struggle, for sure, yet we still go about our work trying to communicate anyway. Essay films I think seem a lot more refractive because they are not currently commonly recognized and wide-spread… we still consider, for instance, Michael Moore to be "documentary" but Chris Marker to be "essay film", when Marker's work is so much more observational and citing of incidents in real space and time (document, in text-based criticism) than Moore's calculated interpretations (essay, in text-based criticism).
"Essay films I think seem a lot more refractive because they are not currently commonly recognized and wide-spread"
Right—if the "essay film" were to somehow become mainstream, the whole mode would become much less interesting. They require a dominant (aesthetic) form to be a reaction to.
Sort of. I mean essays are essays, they needn't be reactionary to dominant aesthetic forms, at least not by my reckoning.
However, I'm in no hurry to start seeing mainstream "essay films" like the cinematic equivalent of blogs, so we're good on that note.
It seems when the writer is talking about 'essay films' he's specifically talking about films with a meta-element. He's leaving out films meant to spell out an ideological point with images, such as Sans Soleil.
Essay films differ from narrative films in that your attention is supposed to be at the structure of the film as a whole, rather than at the characters and the action. I enjoy this sort of film because I appreciate films that invite me to explore rather than tell me explicitly what they're trying to say. I also agree with his comments on Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting. These sorts of films can be great, but you better have a very strong awareness of the point you're trying to express and also the role of the viewers' previous knowledge and expectations.
How does this work then for films like Haggis' Crash? Which is a film that holds a narrative but is also most commonly referenced as being "about" something beyond its narrative? A film like Mann's Ali would be another example along similar lines. Cronenberg are commonly referenced in some circles as making films that are looking at the world or ideas of the world beyond the boundaries of the film, indeed there are whole branches of critical theory that tend to view all films in just this manner. Wasn't it Warshow who said that all films are about the time they are made more than the time they "show" within the story? (Or was that Kracauer?) isn't this as much an issue of reception as one of "intent"? This can feed back into the idea of the essay film not being a mainstream form as those that tend to watch and appreciate the films are the same people who are more likely to perceive films as already speaking beyond the frame. The more "conservative" or traditional audiences are less likely to make that connection even when confronted by the film essay as can be understood from the confusion often accompanying the viewing of certain films by directors like Godard. When does a film become an essay? As Polaris pointed out, Michael Moore makes sort of essay films disguised as documentaries, but they tend to have less of this sort of friction regarding the aesthetics than those by Marker even if Marker's are the more "real" in some other sense. If there needs to be a sort of label applied to determine what fits within this concept, then it seems it is as much an issue of reception as one of production, mode, or means if I'm understanding what y'all are saying.
I don't see something like Crash as being "refractive" or "anti-aesthetic" in any way, Greg. As I remember it, the film pretty much lays out it's narrative and the images and they pretty much directly support and amplify each other. There is subtext and theme and motifs and all that which may suggest connection to extra-filmic stuff, but it pretty much all falls in line.
Perhaps, but the response to the film tended to find a sort of anti-aesthetic in that what was shown wasn't referenced as an aesthetic event as much as an event about an event. The film virtually demands that it be seen not as it is itself but as a thing representing something beyond itself. I would suggest that it is this double image that made it a success and garnered it awards. It obviously isn't identical to Hypothesis, but there is a way of thinking about or responding to the film that is not entirely dissimilar either, even if it is in a cruder form of address.
Or to put it another way, what I'm saying us that the conventions of the form as they relate to the conventions of the social society virtually demands that a film dealing with certain subjects be understood as signifying something beyond itself in a way that is similar to what Corrigan is suggesting about the way a film might reference "art" in relation to its own "art" creating a refraction.
"but the response to the film tended to find a sort of anti-aesthetic in that what was shown wasn't referenced as an aesthetic event as much as an event about an event."
You mean that people went to see it as a way of confronting the issues raised in the film (its sociological value) rather than because they thought it would be an entertaining film with an engaging narrative, so that, hypothetical at least, the film was a way of combating the societal compartmentalization (which the film explores in mostly in terms of racial prejudices)?
sigh. Not buying it? Alright, I can see why, but I was trying to expand on some of the ideas by suggesting that there the level of refinement of the viewer allows for or even demands a different viewing strategy for certain types of films where the effect can be seen as being related even if that effect is blocked to some viewers due to a failure of experience in form or a refinement of thinking no longer allows a viewer to see a form as it might appear to another. Corrigan was specifically talking about the essay film and films about art that abstract the the act of thinking as a cinematic practice. While I am certainly not suggesting that something like Crash does that precisely, I am throwing out the idea that it does something similar for a certain segment of viewers. The films I'm thinking of do not turn away from narrative, but I think their methods and the understanding and adoption of those methods by certain segments of the public does comment on their "aesthetic experience and the subjectivity that articulates it" as well as force those viewers to confront the world and ideas of the world. It in essence mirrors much of what Corrigan seems to be suggesting, but at a level that those who fit the descriptions he is laying out can't access due to a heightened refinement of sensibility, just as those who enact a more dynamic relationship with Crash are less able to access the sort of process that Corrigan lays out for a film like Hypothesis.
From what I can gather listening to many people and taking in their experience of Crash or some other roughly equivalent "message" films or shows, they see the film as something that isn't exactly a film in the more normative sense, they understand it as being closer to the sort of investigation Corrigan describes for Hypthesis. They enact then suspend interpretive judgement and turn to "questions of judgment within other semantic contexts of their public experience, such as economics, politics, technology, reception, or cultural and historical differences. Rather than mimic aesthetic terms and questions, they refract and deflect them."
This makes the film not a film in the usual sense, instead it becomes an interpretation of film watching for them, which acts as a primitve sort of hermeneutic thinking as they reflect on their experience and the context in which it arose as they follow and attach themselves to each figure in the film and try to fit each perspective into a new internal form. They talk of the film as being something removed from an aesthetic experience but still informed by it. In effect, it seems that this sort of film is understood as being necessarily seen as transcending the aesthetic, while being the best celebration of it. it isn't a film about art, but it is understood to be an art film before one experiences it in a way, so it then becomes a comment or exploration of art as they understand it, thus creating a sort of refraction, a film that interrogates itself viewed through that perspective.
This isn't necessarily apparent to one who is better educated in the arts, in fact it often can create a sort of virulent antipathy to the film as the aping of a "high art" process in a "middle art" form creates an impression of profound falsehood. (Just as that goes the other way for those that are not particularly interested or educated in the arts when viewing something like Hypothesis or any number of other "pretentious" films. I know this is outside the area Corrigan is exploring, and it does involve a sense of empathy, which is denied by some hermeneutic thinkers, but his article brought it to mind so I'm riffing on it as I go. The time I've spent with those who aren't interested or educated in certain aspects of "higher learning" has made me deeply curious about the differences in perception and reception of art objects, so I'm throwing the ideas out there to see how they sound. It may strike some as being elitist or something, but I'm not intending a judgmental frame of reference, simply suggesting that the experiential or educational aspect may provide a differing understanding of related, but not identical, aesthetic/non-aesthetic understanding. Or, maybe I just haven't had enough sleep.
Edit: I didn't see what you posted before I wrote this Matt, so hopefully this will provide some answers to the question I didn't know was being asked since i gotta go get some sleep now.
(Sorry, Greg, that I didn't get to respond while you were still around . . . mouths to feed and all)
Ah.Yeah, I think in some ways what Haggis is going for is something similar to Mikhail Bakhtin's idea of polyphony— "It is quite possible to imagine and postulate a unified truth that requires a plurality of consciousnesses, one that cannot in principle be fitted into the bounds of a single consciousness, one that is, so to speak, by its very nature full of event potential and is born at a point of contact among various consciousnesses"
I haven't really had time to think about this in terms of similarities/differences regarding Corrigan's idea of how the essay film works, but it's something that might be interesting to explore in its own right.
Well, what triggered the chain of thoughts here is that to a certain segment of the population it seems that art is only achieved when it is no longer experienced as art, instead becoming something like an essay as it enacts a sort of mimesis and becomes effectively "real" to those watching it. It effaces its own artifice in a sense while still remaining a construction. The film then pushes the accepting viewer into adopting a self aware critical reflection on the relationship of the self to cinema as it shifts the response from passive acceptance of a narrative to a more active engagement with its, and their, relationship to the real.
In this way it may ape something of the function Corrigan is describing for viewers that engage with essay or reflexive films that engage ideas of art more directly. One of the key differences then is in the audience and reception rather than the films as those who accept the first sets of films I mentioned have a distinctly different relationship to art from those who appreciate the second group of films, and each form of appreciation acts as sort of a block to the other as the relationships to art are in some ways oppositional. In a way then, they act as mirrors to each other, or as a negative and a positive form of art appreciation where the one is seem as being the "true" and the other the "false" form of art, leading to the antagonism I was speaking of between those perched on either side.
Basically, I'm accepting what I gather from the Corrigan excerpt, but I am positing a reception based understanding of the interaction that leads in a direction that I find of interest as it might provide a different approach to thinking about how art works from differing viewpoints. All of which is a roundabout way of saying that I don't have much to add to the conversation about Corrigan directly, but I appreciate the discussion so I'm trying to expend on it from another angle.
art is only achieved when it is no longer experienced as art, instead becoming something like an essay as it enacts a sort of mimesis and becomes effectively "real" to those watching it.
As if art is no longer dead, but can be experienced as a living thing.
What meaning you are assigning to 'mimesis' Greg?
I mean that the films in essence become the embodiment of the events they portray, they become "real" to the viewers even if they are in fact fictional representations. The story of the film stands in for reality and, in a way, is that reality as the events are more felt by the viewer in this form than in actuality. The replication surpasses the real as it is their path to engagement with it in a sense. It isn't that there is a mistaking of the events depicted as having occurred in the sense of a delusion or failure to distinguish between screen and life, more that the effect on the viewer of this look at "reality" is the treated as if the representation holds an almost metaphysical link to the events being depicted.
Here's an example of one attempt at re-thinking video film criticism, just posted to the Project: New Cinephilia site:
Nice little piece, I think that is the sort of experimentation that will really pay dividends as it is explored further. If Reverse SHOT, (sorry about being a dipshit and getting the name wrong last time, I don't know how the hell I missed that, just inadvertently proving the usefulness of editors and the craftsmanship of professionals I guess.) anyway, as I was saying, if Reverse Shot starts to produce more video criticism of this sort or continue to experiment with the form I will definitely be checking the site more frequently as it hold the potential of you pathways for engagement with movies and the critical form or dialogue. This particular piece was still a little rough, showing the promise of the form without yet completely finding its full use. It is somewhat reminiscent of Los Angeles Plays Itself, obviously enough, but that doesn't detract from the idea, especially as it might work with the sort of limited focus this piece suggested. With the recent sets of articles comparing two films that aren't normally associated with each other and this piece, I think Reverse Shot is starting to find fruitful avenues of exploration, even if they haven't quite managed to really capitalize on those ideas fully yet. The search itself is part of what makes this piece interesting as it is more about the attempt to work with this form and the ideas it can present than it is about the films themselves, at least in the sense of giving the viewer a dramatically different sense of the films discussed. I look forward to seeing more experiments of this sort.


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Gwyneth Paltrow and Cee Lo planning an 'extra cool' collaboration
Remember when Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow got down with her bad self and performed a cover of Cee Lo's infectious hit "F**k You" on "Glee"? It was one of our favorite moments from the first half of the show's sophomore season and it seems as though it was one of Cee Lo's, too. He tells E! Online that he and Paltrow might just be working together in the near future.
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text: Bookmarks Watch & Learn:Ear infection - chronic Ear infection - chronicPrint-Friendly Middle ear infection - chronic; Otitis media - chronic; Chronic otitis media; Chronic ear infectionPrevious imageEnlargeCloseNext image / Previous imageEnlargeCloseNext image / Previous imageEnlargeCloseNext image / Previous imageEnlargeCloseNext image / Previous imageEnlargeCloseNext image / Presentation NavigatorChronic ear infection is fluid, swelling, or an infection behind the eardrum that does not go away or keeps coming back. It causes long-term or permanent damage to the ear.I Would Like to Learn About:Expand All Collapse All Causes The Eustachian tube runs from the middle of each ear to the back of the throat. This tube drains fluid made in the middle ear. If the Eustachian tube becomes blocked, fluid can build up. When this happens, infection can occur. A chronic ear infection develops when fluid or an infection behind the eardrum does not go away. A chronic ear infection may be caused by:An acute ear infection that does not completely go away Acute ear infectionEar infections are one of the most common reasons parents take their children to the doctor. The most common type of ear infection is called otitis ...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Repeated ear infections "Suppurative chronic otitis" is a phrase doctors use to describe an eardrum that keeps rupturing, draining, or swelling in the middle ear or mastoid area and does not go away.Ear infections are more common in children because their Eustachian tubes are shorter, narrower, and more horizontal than in adults. Chronic ear infections are much less common than acute ear infections. Symptoms Symptoms of a chronic ear infection may be less severe than symptoms of an acute infection. The problem may go unnoticed and untreated for a long time.Symptoms may include:Ear pain or discomfort that is usually mild and feels like pressure in the ear Fever, usually low-grade Fussiness in infants Pus-like drainage from the ear Drainage from the earEar discharge is drainage of blood, ear wax, pus, or fluid from the ear.ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Hearing lossHearing lossHearing loss is being partly or totally unable to hear sound in one or both ears.ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Symptoms may continue or come and go. They may occur in one or both ears. Exams and Tests The health care provider will examine the ears. This may reveal:Dullness, redness in the middle ear Air bubbles in the middle ear Thick fluid in the middle ear Eardrum that sticks to the bones in the middle ear Draining fluid from the eardrum A hole (perforation) in the eardrum An eardrum that bulges out or pulls back inward (collapses) Tests may include:Cultures of the fluid may show bacteria, and these bacteria may be harder to treat than the bacteria commonly involved in an acute ear infection. A CT scan of the head or mastoids may show that the infection has spread beyond the middle ear. CT scan of the headA cranial computed tomography (CT) scan uses many x-rays to create pictures of the head, including the skull, brain, eye sockets, and sinuses....ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Hearing tests may be needed. Treatment The health care provider may prescribe antibiotics if the infection is caused by bacteria. These medicines may need to be taken for a long time. They can be given by mouth or into a vein (intravenously).If there is a hole in the eardrum, antibiotic ear drops are used. The health care provider may recommend using a mild acidic solution (such as vinegar and water) for a hard-to-treat infected ear that has a hole (perforation). A surgeon may need to clean out (debride) tissue that has gathered inside the ear.Other surgeries that may be needed include:Surgery to clean the infection out of the mastoid bone (mastoidectomy) MastoidectomyA mastoidectomy is surgery to remove cells in the hollow, air-filled spaces in the skull behind the ear. These cells are called mastoid air cells....ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Surgery to repair or replace the small bones in the middle ear Repair of the eardrum Ear tube surgeryEar tube surgeryEar tube insertion involves placing tubes through the eardrums. The eardrum is the thin layer of tissue that separates the outer and middle ear. 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This is more likely if both ears are affected.Permanent hearing loss is rare, but the risk increases with the number and length of infections. When to Contact a Medical Professional Call your health care provider if:You or your child has signs of a chronic ear infection An ear infection does not respond to treatment New symptoms develop during or after treatment Prevention Getting prompt treatment for an acute ear infection may reduce the risk of developing a chronic ear infection. Have a follow-up exam with the health care provider after an ear infection has been treated to make sure that it is completely cured.Related Information Ear infection - ac...OtitisMastoiditisCholesteatomaEpidural abscess... Ear infectionsOpen ReferencesReferencesKerschner JE. Otitis media. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 632.Chole RA, Sudhoff HH. Chronic otitis media, mastoiditis, and petrositis. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, Robbins KT, Thomas JR, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 139.Morris PS, Leach AJ. Acute and chronic otitis media. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Dec;56(6):1383-99.BACK TO TOP Review Date: 5/14/2014 Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team. The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed medical professional should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Call 911 for all medical emergencies. 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Plums are one of my very favorite fruits, so I hope you all enjoy Plum Week!
These Hungarian Plum Dumplings have me looking forward to cooler days and rustling leaves. And getting out my big, bulky sweaters because if I eat many I'm going to be F-A-T-T-E-R!
:: recipe and photo via Dog Hill Kitchen
never heard of something like this treat! Thanks for sharing. Plums remind me of my childhood.
09-29-08 » 4:36 pm »
WOW! Plum week. I can't wait.
09-29-08 » 5:26 pm »
Cassidy Dawn
Oh man that looks decident!
09-30-08 » 8:58 pm »
Plum week? Did someone say plum week? My favorite fruit, especially when it comes to incorporating into pies, tart, dumplings … anything with a crust.
10-01-08 » 12:16 am »
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i have been searching for a recipe for plum dumplings like my grandmother used to make. i made these dumplings today, and they were exactly like hers, brought me way back. Delicious!!!!
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After another ranger killed, Virunga National Park requests UN peacekeepersJeremy Hance
February 01, 2011
FDLR ambushed a civilian protection unit, killing ranger, Muhindo Mburungani, with two bullets in the chest. Bullets also struck a driver in the head, stomach, and arm; he is currently in critical condition.
"We believe there may be a massive influx of about 700 FDLR militias in the area. We are holding crisis meeting with the senior military command this morning. We have been appealing to the UN peace keeping force, MONUSCO, for support," writes park director Emmanuel de Merode on the park's blog.
Located in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Virunga National Park is home to a quarter of the world's mountain gorillas, as well as chimpanzees, hippos, lions, forest elephants, and rare birds. The park is one of Africa's most biodiverse parks and is classified by the UN as a World Heritage Site. However the park is also no stranger to conflict. In the past 15 years, the park has lost over 130 wildlife rangers to clashes with rebels and government soldiers using the park as a staging ground.
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Eight rangers, soldiers killed in Virunga National Park
(01/25/2011) Yesterday morning, 3 wildlife rangers and 5 soldiers working in Virunga National Park were killed by the rebel group Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). These 8 were killed and 3 more wounded when their vehicle was fired on by FDLR rebels with rocket launchers. Park director Emmanuel de Merode told the AFP that it was the most serious incident to occur in Virunga National Park in the past 12 months.
UN and conservation organizations condemn big oil's plan to drill in Virunga National Park
(01/20/2011) WWF, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the UN have all recently expressed concerns about two oil companies' plan to explore for oil in Africa's oldest and famed Virunga National Park. Home to a quarter of the world's mountain gorillas, as well as chimpanzees, hippos, lions, forest elephants, and rare birds Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of Africa's most biodiverse parks and is classified by the UN as a World Heritage Site. But according to WWF plans by oil companies SOCO International and Dominion Petroleum could jeopardize not only the wildlife and ecosystems, but also local people.
Mountain gorilla population in DR Congo increases 12.5%
(01/27/2009) The population of critically endangered mountain gorillas in Democratic Republic of Congo's Virunga National Park increased 12.5 percent in the past 16 months according to a census conducted by the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN). 81 gorillas now live permanently in the park, up from 72 in August 2007.


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Wheat Free
No need to worry if your local market doesn't carry egg-free mayo. Just whip up some of your own. This recipe works very well as a sandwich spread or in any mayonnaise-based dressing. As long as you use wheat-free vinegar, this mayo is indeed wheat-free.
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The Federal Communications Commission says thousands of rural Alaskans will have access to affordable, higher-speed Internet through its "Connect America Fund."
The fund is intended to connect millions of unserved rural Americans to broadband. And FCC says Alaska Communications accepted nearly $4.2 million to increase broadband access in this state.
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Senator Smith at Guantanamo Naval Air Station, Cuba, 1962
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Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Maine Republican, stands with Admiral E. John O'Donnell in front of Guantanamo Naval Air Station two months after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The United States and the Soviet Union narrowly avoided nuclear war after U-2 spy planes uncovered a Russian nuclear buildup in Cuba in October, 1962. Afterward Cuban dictator Fidel Castro repeatedly demanded that the United States abandon the Guantanamo Base.
Senator Smith visited the Navy and Marine Corps personnel at Guantanamo in December 1962 and assured them that a U.S. presence would remain in Cuba to better protect the United States and other non-communist countries.
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I've spent years wishing for a full-length corset made for a flat chest, and I've finally found several- served up by a clothing company I'd never heard of, XDress. XDress makes 'lingerie for men,' and its website labels the items as clothing for 'crossdressing,' but it is only crossdressing when seen at a glance. These clothes are not 'women's clothes,' but clothes made for men's bodies with all the care and attention you can imagine.
This is particularly magical for me, because I've never been able to wear a corset before. There are corsets manufactured for men, but they are underbust corsets, which doesn't curb the problem I face with the corset: The hypersexualized presentation of breasts.


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mobile loaves and fishes
By enelson
Monday, April 24th, 2006 at 8:07 pm in Carpooling, casual carpools.
There is nothing so sweet in this chaotic autopolis we suffer through as a home-grown solution to a seemingly intractable problem.
Most of the time, we need cash (and I will be just as quick to argue this). We need thousands for studies, millions for new buses and billions for a new bridge.
But the Bay Area is home to one of the thriftiest transportation solutions known to Western Civilization, if you don't include walking.
I first encountered this phenomenon in Washington, D.C. Now, D.C. is about as far from home-grown as you can get in the American consciousness. Still, there they were: The "scrapers" and the "slugs."
Slugs are people who need a ride. Scrapers are drivers who need riders. It seemed somewhat naughty and dangerous, lining up to catch a ride with a total stranger who just wanted you to fill seats in his or her car.
But it works outside federal departments, it works at the Pentagon and it works out in the far suburbs of Virginia, where people get together to carpool spontaneously. I talked to a lieutenant colonel, ribbons and all, as he waited to bum a ride.
Finally, I jumped into a car, and woosh! Away we went, scooting past miles of stop-and-go traffic on I-395 on the HOV-3 lanes, which have the same rules as the I-80 carpool lanes here, except that they're totally separate, with gates to reverse the flow of traffic at midday.
Being a newcomer to the Bay Area, I have yet to investigate the wonders of the "casual carpoolers," as they are somewhat benignly known here. I like to think of them as miracle workers, doing what many multi-million-dollar transportation agencies have failed to do.
Thus ends today's sermon. In closing, I ask that you casual carpoolers out there help spread the gospel with me: Share your stories. How did you get started? How is it working for you? Where can I catch a ride or pick up riders?
I'm a little wary of talking about this, because the beauty of the slug line is that it eschews authority and authority wants little to do with it, mainly for liability reasons. Even worse, one tansportation PR maven confided that some of the more organized carpool efforts see the slugs and scrapers as competition.
So share your stories. However well it works now, the traffic on I-80 tells me that not enough people know about it.
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Don't mess with Jodi Picoult. The author of a string of best-selling popular novels with weighty themes ripped from the headlines, Picoult pulls no punches. Her latest book, out this month, is "The Storyteller," which is about a young woman who finds herself on the horns of a moral dilemma when she meets a nice old man, Josef Weber, who turns out to have been a Nazi war criminal.
Although pleasant and engaging in interviews, as she was in a recent chat with Printers Row Journal, the author is frank to the point of bluntness. If you're a fellow writer and she doesn't like your work, she'll say so — publicly. And if you're the editor of a book review, she and her friend, the best-selling chick lit author Jennifer Weiner ("Good in Bed," "In Her Shoes") have certain opinions they're itching to share with you.
We caught up with Picoult by phone before her book tour stops in Libertyville and Lisle on March 16. Here's an edited transcript.
This piece first ran in Printers Row Journal, delivered to Printers Row members with the Sunday Chicago Tribune and by digital edition via email. Click here to learn about joining Printers Row.
Q: You and Jennifer Weiner have had similar careers in some respects and have gotten into some of the same kerfuffles, in particular with book review sections.
A: Yes, we're both passionate about the disparity in review coverage between male and female writers, particularly in commercial fiction. We both went to Princeton. And we've been published by the same publisher, Atria, for years. She's outspoken.
Q: You're also both sometimes described as writers of chick lit. She kind of owns that, and you don't.
A: That's right. God knows, there are plenty of people who love chick lit, and it's a terrific commercial genre. I don't happen to think it's what I write, but I certainly don't use it as a pejorative term, like many other people would.
Q: In what ways is chick lit not what you do?
A: There are elements of family relationships in my books, which certainly is a hallmark of chick lit. Chick lit tends to center on a woman and how she relates to the most important people in her life, whether that's a partner — or the lack of a partner — or a family. My books tend to center on a particular moral or ethical issue. So where there are elements of chick lit in my books, you won't always find the same elements of morality in chick lit books.
Q: There's also humor. Jennifer once said to me, "If it's not funny, it's not chick lit."
A: My books are very funny!
Q: But not primarily so.
A: No. When I think of the staples of chick lit, like "Bridget Jones's Diary" and Jennifer's books, and the book covers that came in a parade of pastels, there was a look and a feel and a sound to those books, and I don't feel my books fit that category. If anyone calls "The Storyteller" chick lit, I'll be shocked. (Laughs.)
Q: For sure. A seed of "The Storyteller" was Simon Wiesenthal's "The Sunflower," about his time in a Nazi concentration camp.
A: Yeah, I'd read it a long time ago. I was thinking about the nature of good and evil, and whether if someone did something truly heinous, then spent their whole lives trying to make up for it, whether that would ever really erase the stain. I thought about what would be the worst thing anybody could ever do, and immediately my brain went to the Holocaust. That triggered a memory of the Wiesenthal book, which is about his being called to the bedside of a dying Nazi officer who wants to atone for his actions and have a Jew forgive him. The interesting thing, of course, is that any Jew (would have sufficed), which lets you know there wasn't a lot of evolution going on in this Nazi's mind. Wiesenthal had to explore the morality of whether to forgive this man — whether he even had the right to forgive this man, because he was not the Jew upon whom the infractions had been perpetrated. Since that book was published, philosophers and religious professionals and humanists and ethicists have weighed in on whether Wiesenthal did the right thing. And it got me thinking about whether I could create a situation where that happened in the modern day. It's your typical chick lit book. (Laughs.)
Q: You grew up Jewish, though your family wasn't very observant.
A: I was raised by Jewish parents who were not practicing Jews, really, and I wouldn't define myself as a Jew. I would say I'm an agnostic.
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NY to OK 1st state gun law since Newtown massacre
ALBANY, N.Y. New York lawmakers were preparing to approve the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, calling for a stricter assault weapons ban and provisions to try to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill who make threats.
The Democrat-led Assembly debated the measure Tuesday but was expected to easily pass it. It passed the Senate run by a Republican-dominated coalition late Monday night. Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped craft the legislation and pledged to sign it quickly.
"I am proud, as I know that others are, that New York is taking the lead on this issue because we must prevent and protect our public from the mass destruction that can now take place in literally seconds because we do allow our citizens to own weaponry," said Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, a Brooklyn Democrat and co-sponsor. "This moves us toward that goal ... we believe it is up to us to lead the way."
Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, a Long Island Democrat, said there will be fewer guns in New York "because of the bold action we will take today. Now, hopefully the other states of the union and the federal government will follow."
But Republicans said the restrictions may be good politics for Cuomo but are bad government for New Yorkers.
Republican Assemblyman Marc Butler accused Cuomo of issuing the bill "by fiat" instead of a democratic process that should have included time for public hearings and debate. Cuomo had issued an order that suspends the three days' public review for bills required under the state constitution. Some senators said late Monday night they had seen the lengthy bill for 20 minutes before the debate and vote began.
"We're trampling on our constitutional rights," Butler said in Tuesday's floor debate. "We make a sham of the legislative process. ... We reached a point in our history where government has gone too far in every aspect of our lives."
Cuomo on Monday called assault weapons "a scourge on society" six days after making gun control a centerpiece of his agenda in his State of the State address. The bipartisan effort was fueled by the Newtown tragedy that took the lives of 20 first graders and six educators. "At what point do you say, `No more innocent loss of life'?"
The measure also calls for restrictions on ammunition and the sale of guns. It is expected to pass Tuesday.
"This is not about taking anyone's rights away," said Sen. Jeffrey Klein, a Bronx Democrat. "It's about a safe society ... today we are setting the mark for the rest of the county to do what's right."
Under current state law, assault weapons are defined by having two "military rifle" features, such as folding stock, muzzle flash suppressor or bayonet mount. The proposal would reduce that to one feature, including the popular pistol grip. The language specifically targeted the military-style rifle used in the Newtown shootings.
Current owners of those guns will have to register them.


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Site for comparing the riding position of motorcycles
Updates 11/11/2010:
* Separate manufacturer/model list
Updates 11/1/2010:
* Corrected leg and thigh proportions
* Added inseam, finally!
* Added ground reach!
* New domain name
I created a little web app to very roughly estimate the riding position for different bikes given the rider's height and arm bend. It uses a stick-figure which essentially has no volume but it works well enough for comparison purposes.
You can configure multiple bikes, then move the mouse over the image and use your mouse scroll wheel to smoothly blend from one to the next, which makes comparing different bikes very easy, or even comparing the same bike with and without handlebar risers for example.
I do plan on adding some more functionality and certainly the motorcycle selection is fairly thin - if you want any bike featured here, just ask and I'll add it. I prefer not to add many older models just to avoid clutter. Also I need to locate a side-view press shot for each bike added.
Let me know if you have any issues, suggestions, etc.a
I could spend YEARS playing with this thing! It is GENIUS! Why doesn't every manufacturer have one of these on their website! Copy write it before they all steal it mate!
The only suggestion I can think of is to allow adjustment of the rider's inseam measurement, thus allowing a reasonable simulation of leg length vs torso length, but even so, I just think this is fantastic! Good work!
Can you include a Hayabusa and a ZX14?
Both are now added.
WOW, that is soooooo COOL!
I just plugged in the information of me astride my Bandit 1250, with my bar-backs and lowered saddle!!! And because I had a visual of what I look like on a bike that I mod'ed to fit me, I was able to compare my seating position to other bikes! Not only that, but imagine my surprise when your app' pulled no punches, and flashed a big warning, "legs to short to reach the pegs" on a V-Rod Nightster..... and that's right, ..... I come no where near being able to reach 'em!
40 years of sitting on dozens and dozens of bikes, and I still seek the Golden Chalice of bikes (unattainable, only dreamed of)...... You see, seating position for me is a matter of "deal with it" or 'stick some bar-backs on it, chop the seat down, and stop yer complaining'.
What I am leading up to, the single most overlooked aspect.... is seating/bike width/foot peg position, and reaching the ground from the saddle. This is a minor issue for about 80%+- of the riders out there, but when one's height and muscular structure is not in the "normal" range, finding a good fit is a matter of trial & effort and inevitable modification.
I'm 5' 1" with THICK Welsh/German/Irish muscular thighs, T-Rex arms, and virtually no inseam. Hell..... about the ONLY bike I fit well might be a Buell Blast!
I continue to shop for and seek the "perfect" bike that I can kinda make fit me. Your web app is soooooo cool, and I've studied the measurements of various seating positions as published in different magazines, but they don't allow me to 'visualize' MY specifics as seen astride the bike. I love it, and look forward to being able to use your app' to help me verify that though the Golden Chalice is not out there for me, I can at least settle on a wooden mug that comes close......
If you could add an option that indicates whether an inseam can reach the ground from the saddle, and if the foot pegs are in the way or not, THAT would be VERY cool and useful for shorter enthusiasts like me.....
(I currently own/ride a Bandit 1250 and naked SV650, both with bar-backs, both with cut down/narrowed saddles)
Why don't you bring this up to the manufacturers....great idea!.
Wow! So cool:D Thanks!
Please add F800ST?
This is amazing! Keeping adding bikes!
This is really great work. It will really help a lot of the inmates here. Thanks for taking the time to do this, and having the skills, too.
That is superb. I was amazed how close the R1200RT and FJR1300 position was - the FJR is a lot more upright than I thought.
You really need the Suzuki VStrom in there.
And I'd love to see the old GL1200 Goldwing.
What a simple and amazing idea. I punched in my information on my BMW S1000RR and the riding position is just what my shadow tells me it is too! The comparison ability is also way cool. Nice job.
You may be able to play with the inseam thing by making some sample body types - long leg, long torso, beer barrel etc. Not sure if its possible and not trying to take away from what you have because it's brilliant.
Astonishing! This is one of those "why didn't I think of that" things.
Of course, neither did Honda, Kawasaki, BMW, Harley....
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Back then it was Vitor Belfort....now my favourite would have to be GSP baby!
Back then it was Vitor Belfort....now my favourite would have to be GSP baby!
Back in the day- Royce Gracie. It was just unbelievable to watch the skinny Brazilian guy make these 300+ pound tap out.
Now- You really can't go wrong with Randy. Class, athleticism, Champ in 2 weight classes, coach of a reputable fighting team, great ambassador of the sport, etc, etc, etc.
Though I have to say that I love watching Chuck. He's probably my favorite to watch that is still currently fighting.
Changes over time
Liked Frye and F. Shamrock for awhile and moved to Renzo Gracie, Tito, Sakuraba, Liddell, Hughes, Silva
and everone loves "The Natural"
Originally Posted by Rhino_Man
Naw, I'm not really a huge fan of John Alessio :-P
Favorite of all time is Randy "The Nautral" Couture.
My favorite current fighters are Liddell, GSP, Franklin, Hughes, Swick and Babalu.
i had forgot to mention this one before.
Pat " The Croation Sensation" Miletich.
Pat Militech???Originally Posted by kdude87
Is he your favorite because you suffer from insomnia & his fights help you in some way?
I'm not knocking the guy's achievments or him as a person, but man he was dull when he fought (says me who listed Arona as one of his favorites!!).
i say miletich not really in the aspect of his fighting, but more in the aspect of his training and the fighters he has brought out. sorry i should explained that.
Coleman, Randleman, Kerr, Baroni and Arona
in that order
about Miletich yea he was dull and cheap. i think it was against Mikey burnett were they were tryin to say his grabbing of the pants was such a great technique. he's cheap thats it, great trainer though
Until Swick became my favorite fighter, my favorite had to be Mr. Ruthless himself.
When I started getting into MMA, Robbie Lawler was the man. He's young still, so I guess it is not out of the question for him to still be big in the sport down the road.
"If there's a little blood, people like to see blood, it makes it interesting." - Forrest Griffin
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Pane Genzano
While in Italy my wife and I visited the village of Genzano specifically to get a loaf of Pane Genzano. This is a bread I make from time to time following the recipe in Daniel Leader's book "Local Breads". It is a very unique loaf - about 8 pounds, very wet (about 74% hydration), is coated with bran, and is baked very dark in a WFO. This is a very ancient style loaf, intended to last for at least a week, and is the only bread in Italy to have an IGP (Indicazione Geografica Pretetto) certification. Leader's loaves are a bit smaller - only around three pounds. I wore my Forno Bravo T-shirt! Photos follow - including a photo of a light dinner that shows the crumb. Enjoy!
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I too have been doing Leader's Genzano. It is so far my most successful bread and always a huge delight to eat. I make mine about 675 gr. and when I do about 10 boules and about a dozen rolls (100 gr.) and load it all into the oven - provided I did a good job saturating the oven - they take me about 20 minutes total. Drop dead gorgeous bread. Try having a loaf with you as you make a fresh batch of tomato sauce for a pasta dinner. Yeah, just try to keep that loaf untouched alongside that sauce. No way! This is a bread that will have you eating a loaf just for the pure unbridled hedonistic joy of it.
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Hi Kim!
From your comments I think you agree Pane di Genzano is one of the more amazing breads around - a bit messy due to the bran, but...amazing!
I do single loaves at about 3 1/2 pounds which almost covers my stone. Getting it in the oven is really tricky. I love the nuttiness of the bread that the bran gives it.
I have not done smaller loaves...An interesting idea.
I am getting ready to gear up for Christmas baking and am toying with making a P di G to take to a party. (Experience says people are often a bit afraid of the dark crust - until they taste it! And then they are converts!
Bake on!
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Hi Jay,
How would you compare your Genzano bread to what you had in Italy? Leader has worked at simulating European flours we just can't get here so I'm wondering if the two versions are favorably comparable.
I also make smaller rolls, about 100 gr. each. This is a superb bread for sandwiches and the rolls are great for things like hamburgers. I've learned that when you stay way from commercially produced foods, and keep a purist's attitude toward ingredients, the payoff is beyond measure. By that I mean, say, naturally raised animals (apologies to our vegetarian and vegan friends) giving us such wonderful meats, on a bread such as the Genzano, can be transformative, otherworldly.
It IS an amazing bread. The darkness is not burnt, as you know, and I'd wager that one taste, one whiff of that beautiful bread will immediately dispel any hesitancy your party friends might have. Wouldn't surprise me to learn you won't bring enough of it no matter how well you plan. As for the messiness, baking it outside helps. Any fly away bran - and there's a bit of it - goes back to nature. Damn, Jay! I think I'll just have to get off this computer and go get a slice...or three. Just to keep from drooling on the keyboard. Thanks.
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One of the more humorous aspects of visiting Genzano and buying a loaf is that it was ridiculously expensive! (Bread was about $4 but the driver was $$$) But I REALLY wanted to see how my bread compared. And I went to Sergio's forno which is the one Leader used as a basis for the Pane di Genzano in Local Breads.
To be candid, I thought my bread compared very favorably. Similar DARK brown, almost black color, big crumb (mine is probably a bit more open), messy (shedding bran, but he knocked more off so I do too now), etc. I typically use KA Bread Flour for Genzano and I think the bran flavor overrides any detectable difference in the flour (at least when not side by side). I was very pleased with the outcome. If you follow Leader's recipe and bake it to dark mahogany it should be very similar to Sergio's bread.
Now...that said, there are 11 bakeries in Genzano that make PdiG and each has his own passionate following. When we went to lunch I tried to ask the Restaurant owner about his bread and who made it and my limited Italian was a problem. Finally I simply pointed to the bread on the table and said, "Pane Casareccio di Genzano, No?" and he said "Si, es Pane di Genzano." I KNEW it wasn't Sergio's but in desparation I said, "Es Pane de Sergio?" and he went ballistic, "Oh, No! No! No! No! Es Impossible, Sergio! No! No! Must be Antica!" (at least that is the spelling I interpreted!) It was pretty much the reaction I had expected!
Now, the big news... the bread at the restaurant was quite different. A much lighter bake. Poking my head in several bakeries revealed that the finish of the breads is rather variable. My preference is clearly Sergio's for its ultimate simplicity and amazing flavour.
I have not baked Genzano in my WFO. Always indoors. I love the massive pillowy loaf as it goes in the oven. It seems so light and fragile that it MUST ooze to a pancake but...it soars with awesome oven spring to a towering loaf - taller than Sergio's by far! I have toyed with baking it outdoors but have never done so.Will have to try it this spring!
And I am jealous you have Genzano in your pantry!
Green with envy!
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Jay, get out there and bake this in the WFO!! Why wait till spring if you're in Texas? I'm in NY and plan to bake through the winter. (That said, it's December and still in the high 50's to low 60's lately. No complaints on this end!)
I agree that the dough seems so fragile before I put it in the oven. Each time I remove a proofed boule from the basket thing I'm sure it's going to fail. They feel so light and delicate. Then, after a few minutes have passed and I can take a look inside, I'm stunned at the oven spring these get. And when baked and sliced into, aah, the light and airy cells, the aromas... this bread could inspire poetry.
You know as well as any of us the difference our WFOs make in baking anything. You probably already anticipate that difference.
I'm sorry. I can't discuss this bread anymore. Each time we mention it I feel the urge to get another slice just to have it. Hunger be damned.
Which other breads from Local Breads have you tried? Any disappointments? Have you tried others in your WFO? The 42" WFO allows me to do so many loaves and I freeze them to use as needed. Which seems to make sense from an efficiency standpoint but I enjoy the entire experience of building the fire, making the dough, smelling the bake, looking at the successes. When I make so much it just means I'm not out there as often. I'd love to do breads for friends just so I can bake more frequently.
Let us know how you do when you do this one in your WFO.
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Hi Kim!
My oven is about 100 feet from my house and about 15 feet below with rustic ledge rock steps so part of my disincentive of WFO baking is the inconvenience of getting 15 pounds or so of dough down to the oven - along with all the set up and oven management trips.
I find Local Breads more inspirational and insightful than a book I bake from. Mostly I do my own sourdough boules which are exceptionally reliable and flavorful. My other more common loaves are the Genzano, Tartine, Pane Pugliesi (not SD), Eric Kayser's Pain au Cereales (not SD), baguettes (both SD and not), and ryes, especially Volkornbrot. I don't experiment a lot and when I do it is more likely to be a composite recipe from multiple sources adapted to my habits. I do variations, especially of my own SD and Tartine, using walnuts, olives, rosemary, etc. If I am doing a new bread I usually look at Local Breads (Leader), Bread (Hamelman), the appropriate Reinhart book, Professional Bread and Pastry (Suas/SFBI), Italian Baker (Fields), decide on a flour and hydration, decide whether to use my techniques or something else for mixing/proofing, and do it! I also do a lot of what I term "garbage can breads" making small batches from leftover starter that would otherwise be tossed.
I am about to begin baking for Christmas and some of the breads I plan to make include my boules, baguettes, Panmarino, Pane di Altimura (from Leader), Pan d'Oro (from Fields/Suas). I probably won't do a Genzano until January! (But???)
Bake on!
PS: I REALLY like the flour presoak Robertson promotes in Tartine. I think it really helps create a finished dough faster and with less handling as I described in the thread on pizza dough tearing.
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So far the only book I've used is Leader's. I like how he breaks down the ingredients into weights and %'s. I have no need for cups and tablespoons as I weigh everything (metric scale). So when I go shopping for a new book that's often what I look for first, that, and whether the book is also loaded with things I have no intention of baking in my WFO. You mention quite a few books, some I recognize by title or author but have not actually looked at. Which of the ones you mention do you like most? Which do you get the most mileage from? From time to time I've read both positive and negative about a few of them but I know much of the criticisms could just be subjective and not necessarily reflecting what I might like or not. I do need another book or two. Even though I like Local Breads I don't plan on making everything in it. (I also know there are a number of typos in it. I have already emailed them and received a reply with the corrections, though I found others they did not address.) Suggestions?
As an aside slightly off topic, the other day I gave a loaf of the Genzano to a young college friend. Three days later I saw him and his housemate again and they damn near genuflected to me. Their eyes widened and I think I saw traces of remnant drool on their chins as they rhapsodised about the experience. They said the bread lasted just about 24 hours. Apparently I now have a few new friends in their other housemates, who have never met me but have expressed a desire to have dinner with me one day. It seems I'm a bread celebrity in one small circle on the Vassar campus. Just further illustrates the pure power of food in general, and bread in particular.
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We are on the same page in so many ways! I almost run from books without BP but I write BPs in books that have recipes I want to use... so???
I really like Leader's book, the typos and errors are a bit much. He has lots of great breads and the stories are great.
Since you like Leader and Genzano, Tartine might be a really good book for you. It is basically about one bread and some variations. But the bread is considered to be one of the best in the world. (If you find yourself in SF going to Tartine is a MUST. And ordering a half loaf and picking it up at 5 with the mob!) While the SF tang of his bread is not likely to be realized for long outside SF, his story and logic of how to make the bread is brilliant. Unlike my Genazno which is very much like Sergio, my Tartine is not like Chad's. But he has influenced my approach and increased my use of presoak and S&Fs. Great texture! And really versatile bread.
The book I go to for recipes tends to be Bread by Hamelman. It has some errors too but all recipes are given large batches, moderate batches and home batches and are in weight and BP. A very professional book. Just the facts with no personal stories. Very efficient. Lots of great recipes.
One of those two or both. Tartine is a journey, Bread is a reference book!
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Thanks, Jay. I have read about Chad and I think I saw a video? Or maybe it was just pictures. He's on the cover of Alan Scott and Daniel Wing's Bread Builders book and is, of course, featured inside. I've been curious about him for some time. As for Hamelman, I used to live in Brattleboro, VT. where he had his bakery and shop (before what I hear was a bitter and nasty divorce, and before his fame) so I've had his breads and other products first hand. Both these books have been in my peripherals and on my radar for a while but I've never really delved into them. Will do so soon now. Thanks. Not to swell your head or anything but I've always been given good advice or at least ample food for thought from you. So these amount to strong endorsements as far as I'm concerned. Maybe the fat man in the red suit who hangs out with reindeer will take a shining to me this year. I swear I've been a good boy all year.
Thanks, Jay,
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By: JoEllen Haustein for Skacel Collection, Inc.
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Keep those little piggies warm with Simply Adorable Sock Yarn Baby Booties. This precious free knitted sock pattern for babies will help you make thoughtful gifts for new babies and parents.
- Featured Yarn: 7O yds of sock yarn (Shown in Trekking XXL)
- addi Turbo® needles in size 3mm (approx US 2) or size needed to obtain gauge, tapestry needle.
Skill Level: Intermediate
One Size: Infant. Finished length 3.75".
Seed Stitch Pattern:
Row 1(WS): * K1, P1; rep from * across
Rows 2 & 4: Knit the knits, and purl the purls
Row 3: * P1, K1; rep from * across
Gauge: 7sts and 8 rows = 1" in seed stitch pattern
To save time, please check your gauge and read all instructions thoroughly before beginning.
CO 56 sts. Work in seed stitch pattern for 2". BO 12 sts at beg of next 2 rows (32 sts). Continue working in pattern until bootie measures 3.75". End with pattern row 2 or 4.
Toe Decrease:
Row 1 (WS): * P2tog; rep from * across
Rows 2 & 4: Purl across
Dec Row 3: * K2tog; rep from * across
Cut yarn, leaving 8" tail. Fold bootie in half with WS together; cast on edge is back of bootie heel. With tapestry needle, thread
yarn though rem sts and secure. Continue sewing up front top of bootie to point where sts were bound off. Sew back seam.
Make I-cord (see directions below) and sew to back seam under cuff. Fold down cuff 1" and sew cuff to bootie. Tie I-cord and
weave in all ends.
Directions for I-cord:
CO 3 sts. * K3, replace onto left-hand needle, and rep from * until I-cord measures 9.5" from beg for tying a knot or 15" from beg for tying a bow. Cut yarn and weave in ends.
approx = approximately
beg = beginning
BO = bind off
CO = cast on
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together as one
p = purl
P2tog = purl 2 stitches together as one
rem = remaining
rep = repeat
RS = right side
st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side
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Rosalee1945 102480 8
Mar 08, 2014
Is there a pattern for adult sizes?
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elderpatty 5124045
Feb 07, 2014
When it says Finishing I'm having problems after that. Please explain. Cast on edge from there on I'm having trouble. Please help. Thanks
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zilahaya 7837500
Mar 30, 2013
I'm a beginner in this, I've try to make it but doesn't look same as the picture.
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dasiehl 4310821
Dec 20, 2012
Could you tell me the changes needed to make these booties for a 12-month size?
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Nov 11, 2011
@lcj638 7490768, I'm sorry to hear of your trouble. I have two options for you: 1. You can contact the pattern designer directly for help. The designer is specified in the byline. 2. I might also suggest that you try posting your question to our sites Facebook page. It is monitored by the editor and is a great resource for helpful tips and suggestions from our Facebook friends; perhaps they can offer some guidance! Here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/FaveCrafts --Editors of FaveCrafts
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lcj638 7490768
Nov 09, 2011
can you please explain the seed stitch. After I k1,p1 across the first row, do I pearl the first stitch in the second row, or do I knit the first stitch in the second row. Thank you for your help
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dodin237 7044867
Oct 07, 2012
to lcj638 7490768 The seed stitch is K1 P1 on the first row and on the second row, where you knitted you knit again where you purled you purl again. It is as if ;you were trying to make a rib and you goofed. It is simple and the results are pleasant. Hope this helps.
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Feb 14, 2013
the following rows are purl the knit and knit the purls as you look at the stitch. so if you last stitch in the row is a purl when you turn to go back , .the first stitch will be a purl
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lee22 7036877
Aug 20, 2011
Absolutely would make! Much rather knit than crochet booties. Bernat also has a very nice pattern for knit booties.
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