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It was an amazing night. Thank you so much for such a blessed fellowship and a welcoming spirit. This church is amazing with making a newbie feel like an oldie but goodie. -Tory Estes Stevens
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Those depressing GermansNovember 05,2013German officials are furious at America, and not just because of the business about Angela Merkels cellphone. What has them enraged now is one (long) paragraph in a U.S. Treasury report on foreign economic and currency policies. In that paragraph Treasury argues that Germanys huge surplus on current account a broad measure of the trade balance is harmful, creating a deflationary bias for the euro area, as well as for the world economy.
The Germans angrily pronounced this argument incomprehensible. There are no imbalances in Germany which require a correction of our growth-friendly economic and fiscal policy, declared a spokesman for the nations finance ministry.
But Treasury was right, and the German reaction was disturbing. For one thing, it was an indicator of the continuing refusal of policymakers in Germany, in Europe more broadly and for that matter around the world to face up to the nature of our economic problems. For another, it demonstrated Germanys unfortunate tendency to respond to any criticism of its economic policies with cries of victimization.
First, the facts. Remember the China syndrome, in which Asias largest economy kept running enormous trade surpluses thanks to an undervalued currency? Well, China is still running surpluses, but they have declined. Meanwhile, Germany has taken Chinas place: last year Germany, not China, ran the worlds biggest current account surplus. And measured as a share of GDP, Germanys surplus was more than twice as large as Chinas.
Now, its true that Germany has been running big surpluses for almost a decade. At first, however, these surpluses were matched by large deficits in southern Europe, financed by large inflows of German capital. Europe as a whole continued to have roughly balanced trade.
Then came the crisis, and flows of capital to Europes periphery collapsed. The debtor nations were forced in part at Germanys insistence into harsh austerity, which eliminated their trade deficits. But something went wrong. The narrowing of trade imbalances should have been symmetric, with Germanys surpluses shrinking along with the debtors deficits. Instead, however, Germany failed to make any adjustment at all; deficits in Spain, Greece, and elsewhere shrank, but Germanys surplus didnt.
This was a very bad thing for Europe, because Germanys failure to adjust magnified the cost of austerity. Take Spain, the biggest deficit country before the crisis. It was inevitable that Spain would face lean years as it learned to live within its means. It was not, however, inevitable that Spanish unemployment would be almost 27 percent, and youth unemployment almost 57 percent. And Germanys immovability was an important contributor to Spains pain.
It has also been a bad thing for the rest of the world. Its simply arithmetic: Since southern Europe has been forced to end its deficits while Germany hasnt reduced its surplus, Europe as a whole is running large trade surpluses, helping to keep the world economy depressed.
German officials, as weve seen, respond to all of this with angry declarations that German policy has been impeccable. Sorry, but this (a) doesnt matter and (b) isnt true.
Why it doesnt matter: Five years after the fall of Lehman, the world economy is still depressed, suffering from a persistent shortage of demand. In this environment, a country that runs a trade surplus is, to use the old phrase, beggaring its neighbors. Its diverting spending away from their goods and services to its own, and thereby taking away jobs. It doesnt matter whether its doing this maliciously or with the best of intentions, its doing it all the same.
Furthermore, as it happens, Germany isnt blameless. It shares a currency with its neighbors, greatly benefiting German exporters, who get to price their goods in a weak euro instead of what would surely have been a soaring Deutsche mark. Yet Germany has failed to deliver on its side of the bargain: To avoid a European depression, it needed to spend more as its neighbors were forced to spend less, and it hasnt done that.
German officials wont, of course, accept any of this. They consider their country a shining role model, to be emulated by all, and the awkward fact that we cant all run gigantic trade surpluses simply doesnt register.
And the thing is, its not just the Germans. Germanys trade surplus is damaging for the same reason cutting food stamps and unemployment benefits in America destroys jobs and Republican politicians are about as receptive as German officials to anyone who tries to point out their error. In the sixth year of a global economic crisis whose essence is that there isnt enough spending, many policymakers still dont get it. And it looks as if they never will.
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the oldest city in Alabama, is the birthplace
of public education in the State. The Barton
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as a public school by Alexander B. Meek, a pioneer
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In 1853-54 the Alabama State Legislature under
the guidance of an education committee, including
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organization and curriculum of Barton Academy.
Today the Mobile Public School System is the
largest in the State. Medical education in Alabama
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Regarding the 65-year-old poster in the July 17 TalkBack page who was proud to have the same voter registration card since age 21. The problem with these voter ID laws is if that poster went to the polls to vote, and did not have a driver's license or some other form of acceptable picture ID, the poster would not be able to vote in South Carolina unless the poster claimed a reasonable impediment to having a picture ID.
Therein lies the problem. People who previously could vote with just their voter registration card or their driver's license are now required to jump through hoops to comply with the new requirements. The requirements in many other states are more onerous than they are in South Carolina.
These voter ID laws were enacted for one reason, only, and that is voter suppression. Republicans are afraid to compete just on the issues, so they concocted tales of dead people voting and people voting in person multiple times for the same election. None of this is true, but a segment of very gullible people believe the rubbish that has been peddled by the Republican Party.
Now that they have an ally in the Supreme Court with its recent ruling to strip the enforceability of Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, there is no telling what the Republican Party will do next to try to suppress the electorate.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team had a full day of preparation and some relaxation in anticipation of its NCAA first round game against #24 Nebraska Saturday evening at Reed Arena on the Texas A&M campus.
Following breakfast at the hotel, the Lady Mocs headed to Reed Arena for a short practice in the men's basketball practice facility before heading to Kyle Field and the Texas A&M Hall of Fame. After a quick lunch at "Whataburger", a Texas favorite of Wes Moore, a native of the Lone Star State, the Lady Mocs returned to the team hotel for a short rest.
At 3:30 p.m., UTC got the chance to answer questions from media outside the Chattanooga market. Questions ranged from the feelings of the team returning to the NCAA after two years to how the win over Tennessee affected the confidence of the team. The media also asked questions about the school's current win streak, 19 straight games, and how assistant coach Katie Burrow's NCAA experience may affect the squad.
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"I'm really proud of this group, they have worked extremely hard this year. I feel like they play with a whole lot of energy and they have a whole lot of character and toughness about them. We have had a lot of close games; especially the conference tournament and they always seem to find a way to get it done. I'm excited, especially for the two seniors, to be able to participate in this event in their senior year as they did their freshman year. I grew up in Texas so we're excited about being here and we are looking forward to a great opportunity."
On his friendship with Gary Blair:
"We are both from the Dallas area. I was reminding him today that the best high school football team we had at R.L. Turner High School was back in 1966 and we played his high school Bryan Adams. In '66 I was young and I remember playing at the old Cobbs Stadium in Dallas. Bryan Adams scored first but then R.L. Tuner scored 31 straight and beat them 31-6. The quarterback, ironically, was Bill Montgomery at my high school and he went on to play at Arkansas where Gary Blair was. We have a good time together. He is a really great guy and what he was done here is amazing and the facilities here and the resources here are very impressive."
On their 19-game winning streak:
"We don't really talk about it. The year we beat Rutgers in the NCAA Tournament I think we went into that game with a 26-game winning streak. It's more about their consistency and their effort night in and night out. I think, also, our depth helps a little bit, so if a player or two is struggling on a particular night there are a couple of people who can come in and pick up the slack. I think it is more about a consistent effort and I reminded them that we probably would not be seeded even an 11-seed as we are if we had let a game or two get away from us, and we easily could have. Even in the conference tournament we did not shoot the ball well at all in the championship game but we had 21 offensive rebounds and forced 19 turnovers. They just find a way to get it done and they have done that all year long. It's an honor to coach them."
On the pressure of the NCAA Tournament:
"I'm not sure. Our conference is a whole lot of pressure, and so in a way I hope that they feel a little bit less pressure. Right now we get to be the hunter instead of the hunted. I think that is exciting to trade roles. The freshmen have felt it at the conference tournament but hopefully they have gotten that out of their system, because we are going to need everyone hitting on all cylinders to have a chance. Hopefully we can get everybody ready to go."
On the other three teams in College Station:
"I haven't watched any film on anybody else, we have to focus now. We have a couple of assistants that are laying the groundwork on the other teams but we have our hands full. Our plate is full with Nebraska. I think Gary Blair has done an unbelievable job, they started out young, and they started out looking young. They just kept getting better and better and I think they are peaking right now. For Wichita State, Jody Adams is from right outside Chattanooga and played for the Lady Vols. I've known her for a long time; she has done a great job of putting Wichita State on the map this year and getting them in the tournament. Then Nebraska: I remember the 30- or 31-game winning streak a couple of years ago and that's when I first took notice of that program. They are very well-coached and very fundamental. They are all great teams, and at our level when you get in this thing you're playing a great team and we understand that. It's an exciting opportunity."
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"I don't know how smart I was today, we practiced for an hour and fifteen minutes this morning and now we are going to have an hour and a half on the game court. On the game court we are mostly going to shoot. We are not taping and I'm not sure if we are even going to practice or shoot tomorrow because I want them fresh. We will definitely watch film and go over some things in the hotel, but if you go and shoot then go to the hotel then back and forth it's a long day and I want them to be rested. I want energy and for them to be excited about playing and hopefully chomping at the bit to get out there."
On their win over Tennessee:
"I think we have drawn from that all year long. I had Geno text me and Van Chancellor call me and they said, "Did you realize you just beat the premiere team in our sport?" You definitely gain confidence from that and we forced 26 turnovers that night and shot 53% in the second half. There is no doubt with our kids, if you can play with Tennessee you can play with any team in the country. I think that confidence has helped us when times have gotten tough and we've had to fight through something, and hopefully it will help us tomorrow. I will remind them once or twice more before we go out there about that win."
On Chattanooga's tournament experience
"My staff; Nikki West is in her ninth year and Mike Murray is in his seventh year, and they have experienced the NCAA Tournament. But we realize that we only have two seniors that have actually played. We took a two-year hiatus and we have to still draw a little bit from the staff to help them through it. Yesterday we had a police escort to the airport. Then we got on a charter flight and got here in two hours. This is big stuff for us and this is the way it should be – the little guy having a chance to knock off the perennial power. This is what makes it fun and I hope our kids can feel that tomorrow night. I hope they can feel relaxed and excited. When you go to the conference tournament and you go 19-1 everybody expects you to win and it's not that easy. We have some good teams in our league. I hope our kids say let's see if we can be the underdog, let's go out here and see if we can make some noise."
Kayla Christopher, Senior, Guard
On returning to the NCAA Tournament:
"It's really exciting to be back. I forgot about how exciting it was. We knew we could get back here. It took us a couple of years but it made us even hungrier to get back. We knew all along that we would come back."
On assistant coach Katie Burrows' college experience in the 2004 NCAA Tournament:
"I don't know if she brings it up as much as everybody else does. It's kind of a known thing around Chattanooga. It's really cool to have her on staff with us because she has been in that situation. It helps us and makes us hungry. We want to get to where they got. I think we have a really good opportunity this year so we are going to make the best of it."
On playing big teams:
"We played Tennessee and Alabama. I don't think we are intimidated by the Big 10, SEC or anybody like that. It does give us confidence to know that we can play with basically anyone in the country."
Kylie Lambert, Senior, Guard
On returning to the NCAA Tournament:
"I forgot how exciting the NCAA Tournament was. We were definitely hungry to get back and I am glad that we are."
Ashlen Dewart, Junior, Forward
On getting a bid to the NCAA Tournament:
"It's really exciting to be here. It's a new experience for me and the rest of the team. It's a great opportunity and I'm glad. I think we have worked really hard to be here but we are not done yet. We want to make a statement. Nebraska is a really good team. Their post is a very good player. She can shoot, she can drive and she can do it all. It's going to be a challenge but I think our team is up for it."
On the team's attitude going into the NCAA Tournament:
"I think it has been a journey with this team and it started off with the win over Tennessee and staying strong throughout the conference, both regular season and tournament. It is a huge bonding aspect for this team and I wouldn't want to be here with anybody else. We've worked hard together, we've earned this together and we are not done yet."
Alex Black, Junior, Guard
On their 19-game winning streak:
"I don't think it brings pressure, but it's a confident booster and gives us more momentum going into the NCAA Tournament. At times, we maybe have had some pressure or it's been nerve-wracking, but it just feels good to get another win under our belt. That confidence boost is greater than the pressure."
On having a head coach with plenty of NCAA Tournament experience:
"Since a lot of us haven't been here, it's reassuring to know that he has, with what he's telling us and how he's coaching."
Taylor Hall, Junior, Forward
On if rebounding is a key to tomorrow's game:
"I think it is, with every game. Making sure that they don't crash and get the rebounds and making sure that we do crash and get some things going that way. We saw on film that they do a really good job of crashing. So we need to keep them off the glass to stop the second-chance points."
On if NCAA experience is a factor to the game:
"A lot of us haven't been here, but we're kind of a veteran team so hopefully that will show, the nerves won't get to us and we'll be able to perform like we should."
On Chattanooga's 2012-13 season:
"Well, we started off on a really good note and we have been able to build on that throughout the year and just do the little things right and keep our momentum. Hopefully, our momentum will carry us through this as well."
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The Dos and Don'ts of New Relationships
The Dos and Don'ts of New Relationships
We're not going to sugarcoat it: A new relationship is all sorts of tricky. First, there's the agonizing "What are we?" talk. Then the stresses of meeting his friends, dividing your time and—dare we say it?—uttering those three all-important words: "I love you." So, we asked some of our favorite relationship experts to share their tips for navigating the first few months.SEE MORE
When it comes to new relationships, DON'T worry about labels."Unless you've introduced a label maker into your love life, ambiguity may still linger over where you and the man fall in the relationship caste system," says Colleen Barrett, TresSugar associate editor. "So, if you're not sure what title to bestow upon him, remove all awkwardness—and wordiness—and stick with his name. Because, and I mean it, 'This is Scott' has never been misconstrued."
DO reduce the stress of meeting the parents."Don't wait for him to invite you to meet his parents. Take the bull by the horns and do it first!" says Larry Wilson, founder and CEO of oppositesconnect.com. His suggestion? Invite him to a well-populated family party, so you two won't be the center of attention. "This way, after brief introductions are made, Mom and Dad will be busy entertaining, and you two won't be the main focus of attention. Then when the four of you have a more intimate meeting, there will be a familiarity between you all that will make everyone more relaxed."
DON'T move too fast when you're in a new relationship."In a new relationship, it's really easy to blow out too fast in the 'honeymoon' phase and want to spend every waking second together," says Meredith Fineman, founder of fiftyfirstjdates.com. "It can be the end of a relationship if your partner feels that the 'mystery' is gone. Whether it's going out with friends or spending a couple nights alone, it's important to retain your own space and time."
DO learn to divide your time."The 50-30-20 rule is the division of your leisure time: No more than 50 percent with your significant other, 30 percent with friends and family and 20 percent 'me time,'" Says Wendy Atterberry, relationship advice columnist for dearwendy.com. Use the division to avoid burning out on the relationship, alienating your friends and losing your identity. "Plus, it's good to keep your new guy wanting more. If things work out, you'll have plenty of time in the future to spend together. And if they don't work out? You'll be glad your best buds have your back."
DON'T use texting to discuss your relationship."Texting is great for checking in with a funny quip when you're stuck at work or to touch base if you're making plans for later, but if you need to discuss anything deeper than that, stick to phone calls or, better yet, face-to-face discussions," says Atterberry. "If you can't handle the hard stuff in person, you're either with the wrong person or you aren't ready for a serious relationship."
DO stay true to yourself."Be yourself and never compromise your values and opinions. This should go without saying…but must be said," says Wilson. "Compromise is awesome, but if you start to give in on issues early on, it sets a bad precedent for future dealings."
DON'T compare your new boyfriend with your ex."Internal comparisons are unavoidable. But unless you're going to tell me how much better I am in bed than he is—and even this is risky—it's better to observe the golden rule: Don't talk about other guys until you're super secure in your relationship," says our own Glamour.com blogger John Ortved.
DO let him know your boundaries."PDA is something that totally varies by couple and person. Just be sure to be vocal to whomever you're dating about your likes and dislikes physically—this extends beyond PDA to what you want in the bedroom, too," says Fineman. "If you're uncomfortable with public touching or hand-holding, just make sure that your guy doesn't mistake that for a lack of interest in him."
DON'T pretend your relationship is something more than it really is."There's nothing wrong with being a booty call if that's what you want and you know that's what you are," says Atterberry. "But if you're looking for more, don't fool yourself into thinking you can 'work your way up' or make him fall for you. If he wanted to date you, he'd be taking you out on dates in the first place, period. If a boyfriend is what you want and a booty call's what you've got, move on already, and keep yourself available for the real deal."
DO continue to be a happy, independent woman."Don't suddenly rely on him—or anyone—for your happiness. Always remember how good your life was pre-Mr. Wonderful," says Wilson. "It's funny, in an argument it would be rude to say something like, 'I don't need you anymore. I was happy before I ever met you!' But it's not rude to think it! You always have yourself to fall back on, and that's as good as it gets."


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RUM CREEK — The annual Chambers Reunion was held Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the former Dehue Chambers School on Rum Creek.
The history of the Chambers family in Logan County began with Robert and James Chambers arriving in America from England. They met a merchant, Andrew Beren, in New York who brought them to Monroe County.
Robert joined the service August 2, 1777 during the Revolutionary War. Around 1780 Sgt. Rogers Chambers married Hannah Thorne, the adopted daughter of Andrew Beren. They had eight children. His third son, James, married Elizabeth Cole in 1815. Her dad was an Indian Scout and she had lived in Logan County when she was a child. Elizabeth wanted to move back to Logan County. James returned her back to the area and they settled at the mouth of Rum Creek. The couple had 12 children. Rev. James Chambers was one of the pioneer preachers in thearea. He was Captain in the Confederate Army and was elected three times to the Legislature.
The first reunion was held at the homeplace then owned by Lorenzo Dow Chambers.
Those attending this year's reunion were Vicky Browning; Donna Lou Curry; Lewis Morrison; Marilyn Morrison; Dottie Young; Raylene Caron; Harry Hipshire; J.R. Dorton; Arlene White; Justine Buchanan; Rochelle Barnette; Jane Lovejoy; Dave Lovejoy; Ginger A. Willis; Barbara Ooten; Ronnie Frye; Michael Russell; Norma Frye; Jerry Frye; Bubby Frye; Jaida Frye and June Willis.
Allyn Barker; George Barker; Chris Hipshire; Ronnie Hipshire; Connie Hipshire; Thelma Epling; Jimmie Chambers; Winnie Chambers; Alice Price; Kayla Chambers; Drayden Smith; Mason Smith; Jessica Chambers; Jacci Chambers; Pamela Brinegar; Laura Moore; Chris Moore; Jim Willis; Debbie Willis; Linda K. Wooten Vernatter; Dannie Wooten and Grover T. Chambers.
Seth Copeland; Alexis Copeland; McKenzee Bryant; Harry E. Chambers; David L. Nelson; Maria S. Chambers Nelson; David T. Nelson; Allie Maynard; Haley Chambers; Tristen J. Chambers; Bernice Chambers; Glenda G. Frye; Grover H. Chambers; Alara Brooke Nelson; Caleb Nelson; Cason Moore; Joseph Chambers; Lynette Chambers; Erica Chambers; Ashley Chambers and T.J. Smith.
The 2014 Chambers Reunion is being planned for the second Sunday in August at Rum Creek.


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Banks, ChristopherThe U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism: From the Rehnquist to Roberts Court (Lanham: Roman & Littlefield)
2010-11. Security & Freedom after September 11: The Institutional Limits & Ethical Costs of Terrorism Prosecutions, Public Integrity: A Journal of the American Society for Public Administration 13 (No. 1, Winter): 5-24; DOI 10.2753/PIN1099-9922130101
2010. Vera Bergelson, Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs: Comparative Liability in Criminal Law (Stanford, CA.: Stanford University Press). In The Law and Politics Book Review 28 (No. 11, November): 632-634. Published online, at http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/reviews/.
Barnes, Andrew
"From the Politics of Economic Reform to the Functioning of Political Economies," Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, 20:2 (Spring 2012), 79-85. (Special Issue, "Twenty Years since the Collapse of the USSR: What Have We Learned?")
"Russia's Potential Role in the World Oil System: Reciprocal Dependency, Global Integration, and Positive Unintended Consequences," in Neil Robinson, ed., The Political Economy of Russia (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2013), 151-168.
Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, Political Consequences of Crony Capitalism inside Russia (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010), Political Science Quarterly, 127:1 (Spring 2012), 174-175.
Cassell, Mark
2011. Как Правительства Приватизируют: Политика Разоблачения в Соединенных Штатах и Германии (Moscow: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy). Russian reprint of How Governments Privatize: The Politics of Divestment in the United States and Germany published by Georgetown Univeristy Press is 2002. Includes new and updated Preface.
2010. Mission Expansion in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, with Susan M. Hoffmann.
2011. "Five Factors for Open Source Success." Public CIO. February.
2010. "Racing to the Bottom at Different Speeds? The Differential Impact of Intra-State Competition in Ohio's Enterprise Zone Program." State and Local Government Review 42(3):1-15, with Robert Turner.
2010. "Engaging Citizens on the Internet: An Assessment of Local Governments in Ohio." International Journal of Electronic Government Research on Citizens and E-Government. 6(2): 68-85, with John Hoornbeek.
2010. "Engaging Citizens on the Internet: An Assessment of Local Governments in Ohio," in Chris Reddick (ed.) Citizens and E-Government: Evaluating Policy and Management. Hershey, PA: IGA Global Publishers, with John Hoornbeek (reprint of journal article in International Journal of Electronic Government Research on Citizens and E-Government).
2011. "Book Review: Governing for the Long Term: Democracy and the Politics of Investment By Allan Jacobs. Political Science Quarterly: Forthcoming.
Claassen, Ryan
Claassen, Ryan. 2011. "Political Awareness and Partisan Realignment: Are the Unaware Unevolved?." Political Research Quarterly. 64: 818-830.
Claassen, Ryan. 2011. "Awareness Effects and Campaign Effects: Maximum Effects for Minimum Citizens?" Political Behavior. 33: 203-223.
Claassen, Ryan, and Andrew Povtak. 2010. "The Christian Right Thesis: Explaining Longitudinal Change in Participation among Evangelical Christians." Journal of Politics. 72: 2-15.
Health, Politics and Policy.2011. Eds. Sue Tolleson-Rinehart and Mark A. Peterson. London: Sage Publications. 217-234.
Coy, PatrickLynne M. Woehrle, Patrick G. Coy and Gregory M. Maney. 2008. Contesting Patriotism: Culture, Power and Strategy in the Peace Movement. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
Coy, Patrick G., editor. 2011. Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change, Volume 31, Emerald Publishing/JAI Press, Bingley, UK.Coy, Patrick G., editor. 2010. Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change, Volume 30, Emerald Publishing/JAI Press, Bingley, UK.
Coy, Patrick G., 2012, "Nonpartisanship, Interventionism and Legality in Accompaniment: Comparative Analyses of Peace Brigades International, Christian Peacemaker Teams, and the International Solidarity Movement," The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume 6, No. 7, p. 963-981.Coy, Patrick G., 2011, "The Privilege Problematic in International Nonviolent Accompaniment's Early Decades: Peace Brigades International Confronts the Use of Racism," The Journal of Religion, Conflict and Peace, Volume 4, No. 2.
Coy, Patrick G. and Landon E. Hancock, 2010, "Mainstreaming Peace and Conflict Studies: Designing Introductory Courses to Fit Liberal Arts Education Requirements," Journal of Peace Education, 7 (2), p. 205-219.Maney, Gregory M, Patrick G. Coy, and Lynne M. Woehrle. 2009. "Pursuing Political Persuasion: War and Peace Frames in the US after September 11th." Social Movement Studies," 8(4): 299-322.
Coy, Patrick G., Lynne M. Woehrle and Gregory M. Maney. 2008. "Discursive Legacies: The U.S. Peace Movement and 'Support the Troops'." Social Problems, 55(2): 161-189. Won the "Outstanding Published Article of 2008 Award" by the American Sociological Association's Section on Peace, War and Social Conflict.
Ensley, Michael
Ensley, Michael J. 2012. "Incumbent Positioning, Ideological Heterogeneity and Mobilization in U.S. House Elections." Public Choice 151(1-2): 43-61.
Basinger, Scott J., Damon C. Cann, and Michael J. Ensley. 2012. "Voter Response to Congressional Campaigns: New Techniques for Analyzing Aggregate Electoral Behavior." Public Choice 150(3-4): 771-792.
Ensley, Michael J. and Erik P. Bucy. 2010. "Do Candidate Positions Matter? The Effect of the Gay Marriage Question on Gubernatorial Elections." American Politics Research 38: 142-164.
Adler, E. Scott, Michael J. Ensley, and John Wilkerson. 2012. "Congressional Approval and Incumbent Accountability." In Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving, E. Scott Adler and John Wilkerson. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.
Carmines, Edward G., Michael J. Ensley, and Michael W. Wagner. 2011. "Issue Preferences, Civic Engagement, and the Transformation of American Politics." In Advances in Public Opinion and Voting, eds. Ben Highton and Paul Sniderman, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Cycles of Spin: Strategic Communication in the U.S. Congress by Patrick Sellers, in Perspectives on Politics, March 2012.
Hancock, Landon
Local Peacebuilding and National Peace. (with C.R. Mitchell) London, New York: Continuum Publishing, expected April 2012.
"Transitional Justice and the Consultative Group: Facing the Past or Forcing the Future?" Ethnopolitics. 10, no. 3 (2011)
"Who's Truth, Who's Justice? Religious and Cultural Traditions in Transitional Justice." (with Aysegul Keskin-Zeren) Journal of Religion, Conflict, and Peace. 4, no. 1 (2011). Available online at http://www.religionconflictpeace.org/node/72
"Prospect Theory and the Failure to Sell the Oslo Accords." (with Joshua N. Weiss) Peace & Change 36, no 3 (2011): 427-452.
"Culture and Procedural Justice in Transitioning Societies." (with Tamra Pearson d'Estrée) Peace and Conflict Studies 18, no. 1 (2011). Available online at http://shss.nova.edu/pcs/curjournal.htm
"Prospect Theory and the Framing of the Good Friday Agreement." (with Joshua N. Weiss & Glen M.E. Duerr) Conflict Resolution Quarterly. 28, no. 2 (2011): (183-203).
"There is No Alternative. Prospect Theory, the Yes Campaign and the Selling of the Good Friday Agreement." Irish Political Studies. 26, no. 1 (2011): 95-116.
"Mainstreaming Peace and Conflict Studies." (with Patrick G. Coy) Journal of Peace Education. 7, no. 2 (2010): 205-19.
"Ethnic Identities and Boundaries: Anthropological, Psychological and Sociological Approaches." In The International Studies Encyclopedia, edited by Robert A. Denmark. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Inc., 2010. Also available Online.
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Fryar, Alisa Hicklin, and Daniel P. Hawes. 2012. "Competing Explanations for Minority Enrollments in Higher Education" Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 22(1):83-99
Hill, Gregory C., and Daniel P. Hawes. 2011. "Managing Undocumented Students: Do Undocumented Students Hinder Student Performance?" State and Local Government Review 43: 183-195.
Hawes, Daniel P., and Rene R. Rocha. 2011. "Social Capital, Racial Diversity, and Equity: Evaluating the Determinants of Equity in the United States." Political Research Quarterly 64:924-937.
McKenzie, Kathryn, Linda Skrla, James Scheurich, Delores Rice, and Daniel P. Hawes. 2011. "Math and Science Academic Success in Three Large, Diverse, Urban High Schools: A Teachers' Story." Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk. 16(2): 100-121.
Pitts, David, Alisa Hicklin, Daniel P. Hawes and Erin Melton. 2010. "What Drives the Implementation of Diversity Management Programs? Evidence from Public Organizations." Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 20(4): 867-886.
Hook, Steven
(2012) Handbook of American Foreign Policy. Edited volume, co-edited with Christopher M. Jones. New York: Routledge Press.
(2012) Renewal: The United States in the Global Community. Edited volume, co-edited with James M. Scott. Washington, DC: CQ Press.
(2011) U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power, 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. Previous editions 2nd ed. (2008), 1st ed. (2005).
(2010) American Foreign Policy since World War II, 18th edition. Washington, DC: CQ Press. Co-authored with John Spanier (primary author since 2000). Previous editions 17th ed. (2007), 16th ed. (2004), 15th ed, (2000), 14th ed. (1998), and 13th ed. (1995).
(2010) Democratic Peace in Theory and Practice. Edited volume. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press.
(2010) "Studying International Development: A Kuhnian Perspective," pp. 948-969 in Robert Denemark, ed., The International Studies Encyclopedia. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. With Franklin B. Lebo.
(2011) "Sino-American Trade Relations: Privatizing Foreign Policy," pp. 354-385 in Ralph G. Carter, ed., Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From Terrorism to Trade. Washington, DC: CQ Press. With Franklin B. Lebo.
(2011) Alex Mintz and Karl DeRouen, Jr., Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010), and Mark Schafer and Scott Crichlow, Groupthink vs. High-Quality Decision Making (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010). Political Psychology.
(2011) Giacamo Chiozza. Anti-Americanism and American World Order. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009) International Studies Review.
Manoharan, Aroon
"A Study of Determinants of County E-Government in the United States,"accepted for publication in American Review of Public Administration, 2012.
"Recent Trends in E-Government: States' and Local Governments' Utilization of Websites," with Carrizales, T. in International Journal of Electronic Governance, 2011, Vol. 4, No. 4, 283-303.
"E-Governance Approaches at the Local Level: A Study of Prague Best Practices,"with Carrizales,T., Melitski,J. and Holzer, M. in International Journal of Public Administration, 2011, Vol. 34, No. 14, 935-945.
"Digital Governance Success Factors and Barriers to Success in Prague,"with Melitski, J., Carrizales,T. and Holzer, M. in International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, 2011, Vol. 14, No. 4, 451-472.
"Technological Equity: An International Perspective of E-Government and Societal Divides," with Carrizales, T. in Electronic Government: An International Journal, 2011, Vol. 8, No. 1, 73-84.
"Digital Governance WorldWide: An Analysis of Worldwide Municipalities Between 2003 and 2007,"with Calista,D., Melitski, J. & Holzer, M. in International Journal of Public Administration, 2010, Vol. 33, No. 12 &13, 588-600.
"Global Cities on the Web: An Empirical Typology of Municipal Websites," with Holzer, M., & Van Ryzin,G. in International Public Management Review, 2010, Vol. 11, No. 3, 104-121.
"Active Citizen Participation in E-Government: A Global Perspective," with Holzer, M. IGI Global, 2012.
"E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy," with Holzer, M. IGI Global, 2011.
"M-Government: An Opportunity for Addressing the Digital Divide," with Bennett, L. & Carrizales, T., in Kloby, K. & D'Agostino, M (Eds.) Citizen 2.0: Public and Governmental Interaction through Web 2.0 Technologies, IGI Global, 2012.
"Citizen-Driven Government Performance: The Straphangers Campaign, NYC" in Bromberg, D (Ed) Citizen Driven Government Performance, Newark, NJ: National Center for Public Performance, 2011.
"An Examination of Global Municipal Privacy and Security Policies," with Fudge, M., in Papadopoulos, T. & Kanellis, P (Eds.) Public Sector Reform Using Information Technologies: Transforming Policy into Practice, IGI Global, 2011.
"Beyond E-Governance," with Holzer, M. & Fudge, M., in Shark, A. & Toporkoff, S (Eds.) Beyond E-Government- Measuring Performance: A Global Perspective, DC: Public Technology Institute, 2010.
"Digital Governance in Municipalities Worldwide: A Longitudinal Assessment of Municipal Websites throughout the World," Newark, NJ: National Center for Public Performance (forthcoming 2012).
U.S. States E-Governance Survey 2010: Findings of a national level survey covering all 50 states in the United States, Newark, NJ: National Center for Public Performance (forthcoming 2012).
U.S. Municipalities E-Governance Survey 2010: Findings of a national level survey covering the largest municipalities in the United States, Newark, NJ: National Center for Public Performance (forthcoming 2012).
"Prague E-Governance: A Study of Best Practices," with Holzer, M., Carrizales, T., & Melitski, J. Newark, NJ: National Center for Public Performance, 2010.
"Digital Governance in Municipalities Worldwide: A Longitudinal Assessment of Municipal Websites throughout the World," with Holzer, M., & You, M. Newark, NJ: National Center for Public Performance, 2010.
Mazzei, Julie
2012. "Negotiating Domestic Socialism with Global Capitalism: So-Called Tourist ApartheidinCuba,"Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 45: 1-2 (March-June), 91-103.
2011. "Finding Shame in Truth: The Importance of Public Engagement in Truth Commissions," Human Rights Quarterly. 33:2 (May), 431-452.
Robyn, Richard
"Erasure of Public Memory: The Strange Case of Tom Paine in Washington". 2010. Under review at several academic journals of history.
Stacher, Joshua
2012.Adaptable Autocrats: Regime Power in Egypt and Syria. Stanford University Press.
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2010. "Brotherly Intentions? Egypt's Muslim Brothers and the Politics of a Debate." History Compass, 8(4): 345-357.
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2011. "Countries at the Crossroads 2011: Egypt," Freedom House Country Report (October).
2011. "Blame the SCAF for Egypt's Problems," Middle East Channel (October 11).
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I bought this to make iced coffee- had been using a 4 cup press & wanted larger capacity. It has the same basic parts as smaller presses I've had over the years. Just made a pot and it worked well. Nice that the directions recommended "coarse grind only," as finer coffee clogs presses. The quality is pretty good and it's stylish enough to leave out on your shelves when not in use.
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This is a great French Press as I already knew from family members using in the past. My only issue was that I mistakenly ordered this size, thinking it was the same size my family members had...but it's not. It's very large and will not be usable for just a single cup. If you're looking to use in place of a coffee pot then this is a good option. Otherwise, I might size down.
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They say "good things come to those who wait. " I know this to be true. This coffee press takes just a few mins. (4 mins. To be exact) after your water boils to smell and enjoy the best cup of coffee ever! I'm ordering our second press; we've had one for years and worried the day it will break...now I will have my back up! Enjoy you won't be disappointed!
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The press is not a 12 cup unit, it only fills about 5 cups (8oz ea,). This was a disappointment...
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I love this thing. Bodum presses are high quality and will least quite a while if you take care of them. I bought this as a replacement for an 8 cup press my roommates broke in the dishwasher - and I am quite glad I made the upgrade to 12 cup. I can drink the contents of an 8 cup by myself, so now I can actually share when I make coffee. :)
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Excellent Product to those People that really love to the coffee, the French Press definitively gives a special taste to Coffee.
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This is my second time purchasing a Chambord coffee maker. The reason I bought it again is because I liked it the first time, and was so sorry when my old one broke. This one is bigger and better.
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Advertised as 12 cups. WARNING! These are FOUR ounce cups - hardly a 'cup' and certainly not a decent serving. Once you adjust for this, it is a good press for six cups of coffee.
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The Bodum is an excellent product. I used it for the first time this morning. The coffee is simply superb.
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A fine device.*
French presses are relatively simple and ingenious little things, but this one is quite lovely to behold, stands out. Every piece is has a solid feel and it all disassembles for thorough cleaning. The Bodum carafe glass is thick and slides snugly into the base.
However, I must mention that mine did break after affording me 2 years of pleasant coffee experiences. Specifically, the glass broke. It was not due to an instance of dropping or banging it. It did crack, and the crack began as a perfectly straight line down the inside of the glass, which caused me to suspect the metal mesh on the plunger.
Looking at my plunger, I did notice the mesh filter unraveling a bit, with a bit of sharp metal wire sticking out along the edge. I concluded that that placing the plunger in the pot was akin to using a glass-cutter. So,simply using a less that pristine filter as intended resulted in a shallow cut in the glass which-after the constant heating and cooling of the french press as it brewed coffee- caused the carafe to eventually break.
So, if you buy a press like this, it might behoove you to chuck your filter at the slightest hint of damage to the part of the filter that contacts the glass. I've no idea how much it would set you back, but its probably cheaper than replacing the carafe, which would be about $18 each, depending on where you find them avalable.
*I'm reviewing a different color (i.e. red, but still steel [ha!] as shown) of the same size Chambord press. If you buy a different color with the shiny, lacquer-like finish, be aware of the fact that it may chip or crack in a dishwasher, even if the product is described as 'dishwasher safe'. My finish did, but I used an abrasive pad to scrub the finish off the plunger top, which gave my chambord an improved two-tone look. Yeah!
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I implore you to brew loose-leaf tea and herbal tea in your Chambrod (I did!) in addition to coffee. The carafe allows the tea leaves and/or other dried ingredients to expand fully, ensuring that all the deliciousness is pulled from them. Increasing exposure to the solvent (water) is important! Watching tea brew in the large carafe with natural backlighting is as beautiful as watching calm snowfall or a time-lapse of flowers blooming.
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We've been having so much fun in Essential Ernest class! The awesome material coupled with our rich and powerful discussions has facilitated shifts and awakenings in the people attending the class.
In the reading for this coming week, Ernest says (in Essential Ernest): "We have covered up our instinctive omniscience through confusion, denials and negations."
What is "instinctive omniscience?" Omniscience means all knowing. Do you know that you know? Do you instinctively FEEL that you have the power to use spiritual tools to create a better life for yourself? Do you just know that your good is here for you, right now? You only need to claim it?
Holmes uses the example of the hen, simply sitting for 21 days on her eggs in order to hatch healthy chicks. She doesn't question or complain, she simply knows, and does what her knowing tells her to do.
You can do the same. You too have that instinctive omniscience. You simply need to do what it tells you to do, and don't question or complain.
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Monday, January 14, 2013
A tree has blossomed at Oakbrook Elementary School.
Planted and conceived in the minds of young artists, rendered onto scrap metal, and brought forth to creation through the careful guidance and hands-on instruction of sculptor and OES Resident Artist Bob Doster, the metal palm tree now stands proudly outside the front door of the school.
The sculpture was one of several arts programs that students in which students will have an opportunity to participate, thanks to a recent $18,000 Arts Curricular Innovation grant, according to OES Art Teacher Mackenzie Clark. Clark and dance teacher Marie Connelly wrote the grant.
In this program, students competed to come up with a design for their creation, which turned out to be a Palmetto tree. Two winning designs by students Zoe Baker, who came up with the tree and Jackson Salinas, who designed the cut outs in the center of the fronds, were chosen and combined into one creation. All the students got the opportunity to work with and cut metal; all helped work on the final creation, she said.
Zoe and Jackson both said they were excited by the project and especially enjoyed learning to cut with metal.
I thought it was neat, the way it made all the sparks, Zoe said of the metal cutting process.
Doster, a Lancaster, S.C. sculptor, said the children drew the design free hand onto a 4 foot by eight foot piece of sheet metal. Once that design was cut, then they could trace the original onto several other pieces of sheet metal and cut them to match, then weld them together and attach them to the metal pole that serves as the trees trunk.
Doster has been conducting school programs across South Carolina for some 30 years, he said.
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Dosters work can not only be seen at Oakbrook, but at several other schools around the district, including all three high schools, Rollings Middle School of the Arts, Flowertown Elementary School, and Newington Elementary School.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
When I was about eight or ten years old, my father bought an ice cream maker. Revelation! You see, we were an ice cream family: our freezer was always well stocked with gallon containers of everyone's favorites, an array of flavors to suit each one of us, chocolate, coffee, Neapolitan (I would only eat the chocolate and vanilla stripes, leaving the strawberry for my brother) and Checkerboard. Out would come the tub of whipped topping, the jars of chocolate and berry sauces, the bottles of colored sprinkles and we'd go to town. The sky was the limit: as our parents were each as ice cream nutty as we kids were, there were no rules as to when or how much; ice cream, for all intents and purposes, was in our blood.
Ice cream sandwiches and ice cream on a stick were choice after-school snacks and how many times a week would dad pile us all in the car for a trip to Dairy Queen for a cone or a cup? The familiar tinkling music of the beloved ice cream truck every summer afternoon had an almost spontaneous effect and we would drop whatever we were up to and dash out into the street, coins clutched in expectant, eager hands. Maybe the Florida sunshine and heat created this yearning, this overwhelming need for ice cream, but I don't think so. My grandmother up in her northern home, half the year under snow, practically lived on ice cream, even more so as she entered her 70's and 80's, a habit (or a diet) her daughter, my mother, has quickly taken on as well. So snow and ice or searing heat and beaches makes no difference where our family is concerned, ice cream is simply our way of life, one of our basic food groups.
So when dad brought home that old-fashioned hand-crank ice cream machine we were ecstatic! It was adoration at first sight, love at first bite. I have only vague memories of us sitting on the driveway in front of the house, churning ice cream. I don't remember much about the ice cream itself; there may have been vanilla and peach, possibly strawberry. But I do remember the chocolate ice cream that came out of that maker. The flavor haunts me to this day, and, like a Pavlovian reflex, just pulling up the memory makes my mouth water. Maybe it was the rock salt that we had to pack around the central canister, but the chocolate ice cream, light and icy, had a salty undertone that I simply loved! I had always been a kid intrigued by unusual flavors and flavor combinations, eating peanut butter and salami sandwiches, for example, so the hint of salt in the chocolate ice cream was the best thing that I'd ever tasted!
So, well before the trend of salt and chocolate, I was into it. The clashing sensation amazed me and still does to this day. Sweet and savory is my favorite way to go with meat dishes, but in a dessert it is utterly delectable and astounding. I find it rather intellectual, the unexpected discord, which somehow goes so perfectly together, creating a balance of salty and sweet that makes the tastebuds tingle and the palate come alive. Think chocolate-covered pretzels and potato chips…
My son is now home, as you well know, and he hovers around me asking for baked goods, snacks to feed his sweet tooth and man-sized appetite, yet he always demands, nay, requires, the same things over and over again. At the top of the list are brownies, simple, cakey rather than dense, fluffy rather than gooey, chocolate and plain with only a handful or two of chopped pecans to alleviate the usual, adding just a bit of earthy crunch to an otherwise, well, plain chocolate cake. I succeeded in sneaking in a splash or three of Cointreau on top of the orange-infused baking chocolate in the last batch and the occasional addition of Amaretto doesn't illicit so much as a raised eyebrow, so this time I thought that I would be safe in using a large quantity of salted butter to add that subtle salty undertone. The salty flavor is subtle indeed, barely perceptible, rather leaving a beautiful, indescribable lingering bouquet in the mouth, begging for more. This is the ideal recipe for those craving a brownie or two yet want something cakier to assuage the brownie hankering without the guilt – my men gobble them up for breakfast. Soon, I'll post a more adult version of this one, the dense, gooey, decadent brownie bite, but for now I leave you with a lighter, more delicate cupcake version of the brownie.
From Brownies by Linda Burum with a salty twist
Makes 48 mini cupcakes
3.5 ounces (100 g) semisweet chocolate
0.7 ounces (20 g) unsweetened chocolate *
16 Tbs (1 cup/225 g) salted butter, softened
4 large eggs
1 1/3 cups (266 g) sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup (140 g) flour
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
* You can use a total of 4 ounces (120 g) semisweet chocolate if you prefer
Slowly melt the butter and chopped chocolate together in a bain marie or in a heatproof bowl over gently simmering water, stirring to keep it from burning. Remove from the heat when the chocolate is almost but not quite completely melted; continue stirring until completely melted and smooth. Set aside to cool.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 48 mini muffin/cupcake molds with paper cups (mine measure just under 2 inches/5 cm at the wide open end).
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar and vanilla together until combined and smooth. Whisk in the melted chocolate and butter until very smooth. Stir in the flour and then the chopped nuts, fold and mixing until well blended and smooth.
If you like your brownies or chocolate cupcakes saltier, simply add pinches of fleur de sel or table salt to taste.
Using a spoon, carefully drop tablespoons of the batter in each paper cup, filling each about ¾ the way up. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until puffed up and just set in the center. Remove the muffin trays to a cooling rack and carefully pop each muffin out of the mold. Allow to cool on cooling racks.
You can top these bites with a dollop of your favorite buttercream frosting, ganache or freshly whipped, barely sweetened cream. Or eat just as they are with a mug of coffee or a tall glass of cold milk.
30 comments:
- Jeanne said...
Cupcake brownies? Is there a term for that, like muffcakes? Cupnies?! ;o)
Whatever the name, they sound divine - and yes, I have always had a thing for the sweet/salty combo too - as a kid I used to year Marmite and apricot jam sandwiches. Fact!
- February 23, 2012 at 10:07 AM
- Jamie said...
@Jeanne: Muffcakes? Cupnies? Why do those both sound slightly vulgar ha ha. I guess your marmite and apricot jam is my peanut butter, grape jelly and salami :-)
- February 23, 2012 at 10:09 AM
- Fabulicious Food said...
Oh my, these look gorgeous. I am not entirely sure that Jeanne's suggestion of "muffcakes" will take off!! Love sweet/salty!
- February 23, 2012 at 10:38 AM
- Javelin Warrior said...
You're completely right about the salt - with the right pairings, salt really does make all the difference in a delicious dessert, from ice cream to brownies. I have found that simply adding salt doesn't always result in happy endings. Especially in desserts. ::eh-hem:: But these brownie cupcakes look delicious, especially with the whipped cream tops...
- February 23, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- A Thought For Food said...
What am I going to do with these?!?! I want to jump into the computer right now and gobble these up!
- February 23, 2012 at 10:58 AM
- Maria said...
Love the salty and sweet combo!
- February 23, 2012 at 11:09 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Oh, those atre definitely for me! I love cupcakes and brownies. So cute!
Unlike you, I've never been a big ice cream fan even if I enjoy this treat... Maybe it has to do with the fact that I was not brought up in an ice cream-friendly environment.
- February 23, 2012 at 12:03 PM
- thelittleloaf said...
I'm not normally a big cupcake fan, but a brownie cupcake? Now you're talking!
Your ice cream memories made me laugh - I was exactly the same, I always tried to trade the strawberry stripe with my brother for more chocolate!
- February 23, 2012 at 1:10 PM
- Lisa said...
Why not salted butter? We go nuts for salted everything nowadays, from caramel to chocolate. The amount couldn't possibly ruin a recipe if you lower any additional salt. I love that you used it in these luscious brownie pecan cupcakes! Sinful, but in such a good way..and not one oreo in the middle ;)
- February 23, 2012 at 1:35 PM
- Lora said...
I love the salt and chocolate pairing as well. I want to eat one (ok more than one) of these lovely cupcakes now.
- February 23, 2012 at 3:01 PM
- Sara {OneTribeGourmet} said...
Jamie, I want one of these..no three of these cupcakes right now! love the sweet & salty combo!
- February 23, 2012 at 7:45 PM
- shaz said...
Cupcake brownies? Oh my! They are so cute. I've only recently gotten into the whole ice-cream thing, thanks to my ice-cream machine. So many amazing flavour possibilities :)
- February 24, 2012 at 1:30 AM
- Barbara | Creative Culinary said...
I so relate to your stories about ice cream Jamie. I have to think that it must have been an affordable treat. I recall my dad would gather all of us kids to walk to the local dairy (Bergens; it could be gone but will never be forgotten) for nickel scoops of ice cream. If we had been especially good we might even get two scoops.
To this day, no matter it's hardly available, I still think fondly of Butter Brickle ice cream, my favorite!
I always wondered who liked cakey brownies...your boy can have all of my flour OK? I like them just barely held together, the gooier the better!
- February 24, 2012 at 4:55 AM
- Jamie said...
@Barbara Creative Culinary: Indeed, Simon hates the gooey, dense brownies and insists on "fluffy" cake ones so more for him! I have to say that my men like these as breakfast food, like muffins. But I'll be making your kind soon. Already at the top of the list :-)
- February 24, 2012 at 5:01 AM
- Deeba PAB said...
Cook sistah cracks me up...thanks to her I forgot what I was going to say!! I love all your salted butter caramel posts...something in the sweet-salty is charming. Yay twin sistah, I think I love this idea of brownie cupnies, no muffcakes ....lol! HUGS!!
- February 24, 2012 at 6:04 AM
- Jamie said...
@Deeba PAB: LOL! I know and the fact that Jeanne commented first really ruined it for the rest of you! Keep up! Muffcakes oy :-)
- February 24, 2012 at 6:09 AM
- Aidan said...
I think I like cupcake brownies best. And the salted butter is what mDe me click tonight. I love salty and sweet. Popcorn bucket with m&ms thrown in. Yum!
Thanks Jamie.
- February 24, 2012 at 12:20 PM
- Eggs on the Roof said...
I love the thought of you churning your own ice-cream as a child and what a wonderful sounding Dad! My salt/sweet experiment when I was little featured cheese and tinned pineapple on toast. Another inspiring and touching post - full of memories and fun.
- February 24, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Love and other Spices said...
I use few pinches of salt in most of my dessert bakes as it brings out the sweetness.
Now cupcake brownies ? that's something my kids will love too.
- February 24, 2012 at 11:56 PM
- Katrina {In Katrina's Kitchen} said...
Oh salt! What would we do without it?! These are a treat my dear!
- February 25, 2012 at 5:41 AM
- Priscilla said...
What a lucky kid to grow up with a freezer full of ice cream! I love salty/sweet combinations and add the crunch of pecans - heavenly!
- February 25, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- Jill Colonna said...
Recently addicted to the salty sweet tastes and this is crying out for a taste, Jamie. No wonder your son is craving your baked goodies back home!
- February 25, 2012 at 3:31 PM
- Anna @ the shady pine said...
These sound lovely....love that sweet and salty combo!
- February 27, 2012 at 1:39 AM
- educatedpalate said...
I've always loved the combo of sweet and savory. I'm impressed that you were left alone long enough to get your wonderful photos. In my house they would be gone in an instant!
- February 27, 2012 at 7:20 AM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
I'm sure I would love these (maybe too much?), and I'd definitely add a bit of fleur de sel into the batter. I'm somewhat new to the salt-chocolate combo, and I can't believe how much better chocolate tastes with just a hint of salt added in. Now I must hide this wonderful recipe from myself (even though I'm saving it), to bring out for one of those times when I deserve a treat!
- February 27, 2012 at 7:31 AM
- Nuts about food said...
I am more of a dense, chewy kind of brownie person but cannot resist the combination of chocolate, pecanse and salted butter.
- February 28, 2012 at 2:53 AM
Beautiful ... wonderful work, congratulations!
I love your blog, I will visit more often!
kisses! (Brazil)
Also visit the Sweet Kitchen.
- March 1, 2012 at 12:13 PM
- Mairi @ Toast said...
Delicious...I am with you on the salty & sweet...as a child I loves salt & vinegar crisps with some chocolate on the side! And just this week the most delicious salted, chocolate covered caramels....heaven!
- March 2, 2012 at 11:19 AM
- Karen (Back Road Journal) said...
Your brownie cupcakes sound great and I can't wait for the adult version.
- March 5, 2012 at 5:45 AM
- Terra said...
Oh they do look fluffy, and way too delicious! I love that plate, so fun:-) AND I told my hubby I need one of those sugar shakers, makes the picture so fun!!! Sending love your way:-) Hugs, Terra
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"The cardinal and Gold holly print complemented the coloring of the photo. The font was pleasing to look at. I wish the more text would have fit."
"Card will touch your heart! Perfect Sentiment and the affirmations on the reverse side are reminders to make everyday count! I loved the card and most of the recipients either texted or e-mailed they loved it too! :)"
"Loved this card. Took a selfie with my reluctant family and managed to get New Year's Cards out by 12/31 - thanks to the speed and quality of Tiny Prints."
"These cards turned out even better than we could have imagined. They were beautiful, and we received so many complements on them. Delivery was fast, and tiny prints was great to work with. THANK YOU!!!! Beautiful!!!!!"
"I am a first time customer that decided to use Tinyprints for my 2015 New Year holiday card. The quaility of the paper, and design choices impressed me as an artist. I researched hours of competitive sites like Tinyprints but none had all the bells and whistles that I was looking for such as: good pricing, choices of designs and layouts, the ease of creating a card, and helpful design team to check your photocard before printing. The finish product was beautiful and professional quaility than any print shop in my town. My photo cards came out perfect and people adored my New Year card of my son! Awesome customer service and quick shipping in time to mail out to family and friends!!! I am planning on the next order...birthday invitations from Tinyprints!! Thank you Tinyprints!!"