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As part of its ongoing Silver Anniversary celebration, The Townsend Hotel is hosting a second random-drawing entry contest designed to acknowledge and reward local community volunteers. The Townsend, in an effort to recognize and thank its patrons and the community for supporting the property for the last 25 years, and in honor of all of great volunteer work done by so many area residents, is inviting anyone eligible to participate in its "Pay it Forward" volunteer recognition contest.
Eligible contestants will be entered in a random drawing to win a gift certificate for one of several Townsend Hotel experience prizes. Dubbed the "Pay it Forward" Contest, winning entrants may choose to either enjoy the prizes themselves as a "thank you" for their volunteer efforts, or pay it forward by donating the prize back to the non-profit organization for which they volunteer (to be used at a future fundraising event).


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The South Carolina Bar Foundation has awarded $1.88 million in grant funds to support civil legal aid, law related education and other legal related projects.
In the Lowcountry, Crisis Ministries was given $69,000 to provide direct legal services to the homeless population through its on-site attorney. Lowcountry Legal Volunteers received $62,000 to provide legal services to the low income community by utilizing the skills of retired volunteer attorneys. The Center for Heirs' Property Preservation was awarded $40,000 to protect and preserve heirs' property through legal services and education. Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse received $36,000 to provide comprehensive legal services to victims of domestic violence and their children in Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties. Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services received $20,000 to support its goal to connect the low income community with volunteer lawyers.
Statewide entities with a presence in the Lowcountry also received foundation funding. South Carolina Legal Services ($1.04 million) is the only statewide, full range civil legal services provider for low income citizens that serves thousands each year. The S.C. Bar Law Related Education Division ($216,000) promotes civic education through programs for the state's youth. The S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program ($100,000) works to serve those in need by utilizing volunteer lawyers.
The S.C. Access to Justice Commission ($82,400) explores ways to expand legal services for low income South Carolinians. The S.C. Center for Fathers & Families ($65,000) oversees and manages the operations of six fatherhood programs that connect low income fathers with a livable wage jobs. The center also gives training and support to help the fathers become better dads. The S.C. Bar Ask-A-Lawyer Program ($40,000) hosts legal education clinics, phone banks and "legal lessons" seminars to advance the publics' understanding of the law. S.C. Appleseed Legal Justice Center ($15,000) provides training for legal services lawyers, pro bono attorneys and the private bar on areas of law that affect the low income community.
To learn more about the S.C. Bar Foundation and the work of its grant organizations, please visitwww.scbarfoundation.org.
The South Carolina Bar Foundation, the Heart of the South Carolina Bar, funds the advancement of justice by improving access, education and accountability. Since 1987, the foundation has allocated approximately $45.6 million to various legal related organizations that work on behalf of the justice community. Last year alone, foundation grantees assisted more than 10,200 low income South Carolinians in need of legal services, 450 homeless men and women and 390 victims of domestic abuse. For more information, visit scbarfoundation.org.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State volleyball team is 7-1 in Western Athletic Conference play with three freshmen chipping in and helping the Aggies to be a perennial powerhouse in the league for years to come.
After the Aggies graduated three seniors last year, the 2010 freshman class has really stepped up. The three who have seen conistent playing time on the court are middle hitter Desiree Scott, along with outside hitters Amanda Tonga and Rocio Gutierrez. Head coach Mike Jordan enjoys the fact that they are all athletic and come from different backgrounds.
"All of them are competitive and I don't think some thought they would be playing right away and neither did we," Jordan said. "It is exciting to see a glimpse of the future."
Gutierrez, an El Paso native, has seen the most action of all the freshman, playing in 78 of the 79 sets NM State has played in this season. She averages 1.35 kills and 1.99 digs per set, while she is second on the team with 15 service aces.
Tonga, a native of Hawai'i, has played in 54 sets marking 52 kills on the year, while Scott has seen action in 69 sets posting 1.30 kills per set and 49 total blocks on the year.
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An hour into her quest to visit Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa, Catherine Watson ran out of water and lost the trail. What would persistence bring?
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The British Foreign Office is advising travelers to stay away from Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga as the islands struggle with the fall-out from Tuesday's tsunami. Milder warnings have also been issued for Sumatra, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines.
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This module provides access to data derived from the North American Pollen Database(NAPD) v1.7.
The North American Pollen Data component provides access to this data, which can be filtered by depositional environment. An additional column or columns may be appended to the output data table with the Additional Columns to Include drop-down. A single additional column must be selected if you wish to produce scatter plots.
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The Pollen Type Relative Frequency Calculator may be used to calculate pollen type frequencies. If relative to All Input Data is selected, only three columns are output: PollenTypeName, TaxonomicRank, and RelativeFrequency. From this a Bar Chart may be created, but not a Scatter Plot. If relative to Site is selected, all input columns plus a RelativeFrequency column are output, and this may be input to either a Bar Chart or a Scatter Plot.
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Wendi C. Thomas: Memphis schools stoop to new low for results
Welcome to our new normal.
Memphis City Schools finds itself in a funding bind with few viable options.
So the district does the unthinkable and voila -- MCS gets what it needs.
You won't find this method recommended in any MBA program. And it certainly does not befit an institution charged with the education of children.
Still, it is getting increasingly hard to argue with results, even if the means reek of a Maury Povich episode.
On Tuesday, the MCS board voted to delay the start of school, which was scheduled for Aug. 8, until the city deposits $55 million in MCS' account.
The collective cry from the city was deafening, as if the board had also voted to outlaw barbecue, rainbows and mild summer days with a breeze.
On Wednesday, the city ponied up $3 million, which is still just a fraction of the $151 million MCS says the city owes it.
This, of course, makes the $3 million feel not unlike a derelict baby's daddy throwing his baby's momma a crumpled $20 for Pampers.
But $3 million is more than the district had earlier this week, when MCS pulled its latest trump card: public embarrassment.
MCS, with 110,000 students, is understandably weary of bugging the dad, in this case the city of Memphis, for support. After all, the courts decided two years ago that the city does owe MCS millions.
So mom takes the drama public -- and shows up on the daddy's job, dressed for effect in raggedy clothes, sporting foam pink rollers in her hair and dingy fluffy slippers on her feet. The drama would not be complete without a fussy, snotty-nosed baby on her hip. Bonus points if the kid's diaper needs changing and his feet are shoeless and ashy.
Talking louder than she should have to, with more hand gestures than necessary, mom demands -- once again -- that dad step up and provide for his kids.
Dad, uncomfortable by the attention and the glares from co-workers, promises to do so -- but under his breath, he mumbles some not so nice things about his child's other parent.
And so we have the latest episode in the Desperate Baby's Mommas of Shelby County.
My prediction: The city will cave to the public pressure and pay up. MCS will start school on time. And it will still be unclear if the poor child, caught in the middle, ever got what he needed.
Is what the board did, by voting to hold the first day of school hostage until the city pays up, a stunt? Most certainly.
Is it true that the city routinely waits until after the district's budget is approved, usually after the formal start of the school year, to cough up its share of the district's funding? Sure.
But the district's stunt worked. MCS grabbed the city in an area usually covered by underwear by delivering the previously unthinkable.
If this scenario feels familiar, it should: This is the summer version of our winter's discontent, when the board voted to surrender MCS' charter, effectively forcing a merger of the city and county schools, a threat also thought impossible.
Two similar events do not a trend make, but the nuclear option might be the new way of doing public education in this corner of our fair state.
After all, who ever heard of not starting school on time?
Now, everybody -- including cable news viewers.
In an attempt to escape the Memphis humidity, I fled to Seattle for a week -- only to have Memphis madness follow me. In my hotel room on CNN Wednesday morning was a familiar face -- Memphis City Schools board member Stephanie Gatewood and a familiar voice, that of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton.
The two bickered over what it will take to make sure school starts on time.
Wharton, who sounded far more country than I remember him sounding when we're in the same area code, assured the CNN anchor that if school doesn't start as scheduled, it won't be the city's fault.
Gatewood stammered, Wharton interrupted and I sighed -- more in resignation than anything else.
This is our new normal, absent the energy to demand any better from the characters in our own sad reality show.
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TWO of Burton Albion's academy products — Evan Garnett and Jack Green — have joined Hucknall Town on a three-month loan deal.
Striker Garnett and centre-half Green, both 18, were offered professional
deals with the Brewers after graduating from the scholarship squad at the end of last season.
Garnett, below, appeared in a number of matchday squads throughout the 2011/12 season but is yet to make his professional debut for the club.
Green, a central defender, is also yet to appear for Gary Rowett's side.
The pair join Evo-Stik League Northern Premier First Division South outfit Hucknall until December 15.
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Starting with Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, six left-of-center presidents have been elected in Latin America since 1998, placing roughly two-thirds of the regional population under some form of leftist government. This "left turn" has shaken up Latin America's post-Cold War political landscape and startled scholars and policymakers alike who spent the past two decades touting the region's embrace of free market reforms. This project explores Latin America's "left turn," focusing on its diverse expressions and the performance of new leftist governments in public office. It combines theoretical analyses of major substantive issues with rigorous comparative assessments of different national experiences.
Questions to be addressed and discussed for this research include:
This project will provide substantial benefits to both the academic and foreign policy communities with an interest in Latin American development, as workshops organized around the principal research questions will be designed to help bridge the gap between academic and policymaking communities. The affiliated research will be disseminated and debated at professional conferences and published in high-visibility academic outlets. Additionally, Cornell faculty and graduate students will benefit through their contact with prominent scholars and policymakers in the development field. This collaborative project will also lay a foundation for a longer-term independent research project at Cornell for which external funding will be sought.
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Comment Re:Doesn't work that way (Score 1) 847 847
Comment Re:A flaw in the conspiracy theories? (Score 1) 915 915
Comment Re:Yet (Score 1) 211 211
The Invensense binary blobs (proprietary gyro/accelerometer) are now OK to distribute, but it's not clear how complete the new release really is.
Comment Re:Google admitting problem and trying to fix it (Score 1) 128 128
It does not necessarily mean that the user will be able to disable the "OEM experience".
You'll still be able switch out the launcher and use alternative apps for SMS, email etc. but you will probably not be able to uninstall Sense/TouchWiz/whatever and get the AOSP look and feel.
Comment Re:Pros and Cons (Score 4, Informative) 123 123
Very happy. Replaced my N1 which finally gave up its power button after 18 months.
Pentaband radio works great on T-Mobile & AT&T.
Camera's better than the N1 - the speed it takes shots makes me happier than any extra MP, I think the pictures look great.
I'm not fussed about the expandability, although I only have 16GB (13.33GB formatted, it would appear). I've spent the last year and a half dealing with a 512MB application partition, so I don't really see the problem. USB mount handling is a bit surprising, especially as I'm on a Mac. I haven't bothered to install "Android Mount" or whatever Google are offering for download yet. Just using DropBox, and iPhoto picks up the device when in "Camera Mode".
It's real thin and it doesn't feel as good as the N1 or an iPhone, but this thing is going in a case. It fits in my pocket with my other phone, a Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro.
I had the SE X10 Mini Pro and the N1 for the last year, and in the last month upgraded both of them. I still find myself using the Sony more because of the real keyboard.
The only complaints I have about the Galaxy Nexus so far is that the screen is so big, I don't find it comfortable to use the on-screen keyboard in landscape. I have to stretch to reach the middle if I am typing with two thumbs. Speakerphone's not the best. Headphone jack is on the bottom, which totally tripped me out when I got it out of the box, but actually turns out not to matter at all (and is kind of neater in a cheapo dashboard gripper). I am very impressed with the battery life so far, but nothing comes close to the Mini Pro (normally 3-4 days). I am a fairly heavy user of my devices.
The wierdest thing is that the lump on the bottom, it just feels like it should be at the top and I still take it out of my pocket upside down every time. I'll get over that.
Comment Re:Try multi-touch interfaces for configurability (Score 1) 147 147
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Comment Re:That's some fine police work, boys (Score 1) 282 282
Do they even *have* a full-time security staff in there online division?
Comment Re:Wish Sun had been bought by Apple (Score 1) 235 235
Where can you download Sun (Oracle) Java for Mac OS X ?
Comment Re:Commenting System or User Fail (Score 1) 211 211
Imagine if folded responses suppressed quoted text.
Comment Re:100MB Zip discs (Score 1) 498 498
No you don't! You only think you do...
Click. Click. Click. Click.
Comment Re:Any GSM Phone on Any GSM Network? (Score 1) 202 202
The two big GSM providers in the US use different 3G frequencies. (AT&T 850/1900, T-Mobile 1700/2100).
You can get voice and GPRS/EDGE, so long as your handset has been SIM unlocked (this is different to rooting or jailbreaking).
This is not an Android limitation, the same restrictions apply to iPhone/N900 etc.
I am not aware of any phone that has a flashable radio chipset allowing reconfiguration of the wireless bands, there may be a requirement for a physically different antenna.
The magic words used to be "quad-band", but nowadays you would want a radio that supported upwards of six bands for 3G capability across AT&T, T-Mobile, and rest of world.
Comment Re:Wikileaks supporters should study COINTELPRO. (Score 1) 385 385
Thread past this point can be filed under "arguing on the internet".
Comment Re:We dont need to know everything (Score 1) 1018 1018
I often discuss this with friends - what if Tony Blair had come to the British public and said:
"The US wants to go to war in Iraq.
"We don't really have any grounds to do so, and operations in Afghanistan have hardly begun, but it looks like they're committed to removing Saddam Hussein, and soon.
"It will take heavy public borrowing, soldiers' lives, and likely make us even more of a terrorist target, returning to conduct military operations in the ex-Empire.
"By our standards, we can't agree to it, but they will be "sexing-up" what little facts there are to get the support of the US media and public, and it seems they will be going ahead even if the whole world is opposed to it.
"It's not the right thing to do, but right now, I believe it's the right thing for the UK to back the US unconditionally in what they want to do."
It would never have happened, of course, much as I might wish for a world in which it did.
Not one politician has ever truly believed in "transparent governance", especially Tony Blair.
Also, it would not be the behaviour of an ally to publicly undermine the US gambit in this way.
So, I can see how the UK might have wanted to say one thing publicly, and another thing privately to the US.
The whole world knew exactly what was going on anyway.
The predominant reaction I am seeing to the WikiLeaks releases has simply been that people's suspicions are confirmed, albeit tinged with surprise that government actually seems to be such an amateurish business.
I wholly support WikiLeaks activities, but I understand the need for confidential communications.
The diplomatic system is better than nothing at all.
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A Spanish academic anthology. My chapter built on a previously published chapter in my 'Adult Comics: An Introduction' (Routledge), to situate the rise of the graphic novel in a socio-cultural context. This included reference to the works of Alan Moore, Frank Miller and Art Spiegelman, and drew upon approaches derived from political economy. Attention was also paid to the role of PR in turning 'comics' into 'graphic novels'.
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Currently completing one book and co-authoring two others. The sole-authored book is about 19th century 'funny papers'/comics, and in particular the character 'Ally Sloper', the first comics superstar. The other two concern TV crime drama: one is about The Wire, and one about the history of the genre. Also, various smaller-scale projects involving comics, graphic novels, manga and other areas listed above.
Previous books include: As Author: Comics, Comics and Graphic Novels (Phaidon); Adult Comics: An Introduction (Routledge); The Lasting of the Mohicans (University Press of Mississippi – co-authored with Martin Barker). As Editor: Punk Rock: So What? (Routledge); Below Critical Radar: Fanzines and Alternative Comics 1976-Now (Codex - with Teal Triggs); The Movie Book (Phaidon – with Michael Newton).
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2014 Best Indian Buffet Oakland/Berkeley Area?
Second that. Was a go to place for me, but it seemed that the menu or the buffet never changed and I got bored with it .
Oct 12, 2014chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
We Got a Stunning Glimpse of Flour + Water's New Pasta Book
Probably the calories the writer may be concerned about.
Oct 06, 2014chrisjuricich in Features
Berkeley: Casa Latina - nice nacatamales - tamal-rific
Yah, I see those signs all along 'Sign Pablo'. The Spanish Table put one up briefly but the authorities told them to take it down, I recall. Yet so many remain.
Dangerous? Distracting? No comprendo that, nowadays there is so much to distract a driver as it stands (legitimate signage, great looking bare legs, cool cars, radio, texting) what's one more piece of a chalkboard?
Aug 01, 2014chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
Berkeley: Casa Latina - nice nacatamales - tamal-rific
Big fan of Casa Latina for their tacos, etc. Very reasonably priced and open late for those interested to know. I'm not a particular fan of this dish, just...prefer others. The shop only recently expanded into the space next door for mores eating and possible evening entertainment (I think there is a small, elevated stage area toward the rear).
I don't believe there is a new owner, just the man they call 'Jefe' who wears a black cap. When we got less enamoured with Spoonrocket, we found their tacos a perfect quick dinner...and cheaper and tastier than Spoonrocket as well.
Aug 01, 2014chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
What went down at Montero's? [Albany]
Damn shame, we found their food quite good. The group also owns La Mission on University as well as one other a couple of blocks up, between Acton and Sacramento.
Jan 27, 2014chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
An example of excess so typical in today's world of cuisine where combining, doing fusion, and mixing foods together simply beCAUSE shows what's wrong with this culture. Of course, what's 'wrong' is excess. While an intriguing culinary challenge for the chef or cook making this, I can't imagine wanting to eat it.
Jan 08, 2014chrisjuricich in Recipes
Of course it's not just chefs--everyone is feeling the crunch. My wife and I plan to retire to the Philippines eventually where our 'mighty dollar' will carry us through to doddering senility--otherwise, it's stay here in the Bay Area and work till we are in our late 60s.
Lessee...tropical lifestyle, cheap housing and food, easy access to travel in Asia, and actually some nice restaurants that aren't an arm and a leg...OR...continue working 40 hours a week for another 10 years? Hmmm....
Dec 31, 2013chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
Disappointing Christmas dinner at Chef's Wok [Alameda]
Tough, that. I wasn't aware that Chow reviewed restaurants, though I shouldn't be surprised. It's usually yelp I hit for reviews.
Good to know that the food wasn't awful and it was the lousy service...poor English skills?
Dec 31, 2013chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
I'm an idiot. Bought some dry stuffing mix, mixed with cheddar, and baked. I looked at this and thought--no, this is a lousy recipe, what were they thinking? 5 minutes into the baking, a quick acrid smell of burnt bread stuffing, and my first ah ha moment.
Use stuffing already cooked and drenched and sticky from turkey juices. Du-uh!
Nov 28, 2013chrisjuricich in Recipes
Zachary's is good. My least favorite is the oil-soaked crust of Cheese Board.
Sep 19, 2013chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
Homemade Mozz...w/o rennet, et al?
I read recently where a significant percentage of 'vegetarian rennet' is a genetically modified organism which, after the chemical magic is performed, provides 'vegetarian' rennet.
Alas, the SOURCE of the materials used in veg rennet continue to be from slaughtered calves, so...depending on your view, while vegetarian rennet through microbial science and process may no longer actually contain material from a dead calf's fourth stomach, it was used to source it.
Maybe there are other sources for vegetarian rennet?
Jun 26, 2013chrisjuricich in Cheese
Sweet, large, $.79 mangoes at Mi Tierra Market, 2023 Mission (16th st) [San Francisco]
Hope their Berkeley store (same outfit?) has these
May 18, 2013chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
Make Potato Chips in the Microwave
I am eternally skeptical. I am not so fascinated by 'healthy' potato chips to work out a method to get them crispy and tasty without frying, but every method or device I've seen for use in the microwave has proven a bust,
Thin mandoline slices, yes. Dried of moisture? Yes. Add salt and a drop if oil? Sure,
Epic fail every time, so you know, eat the damn chips out of the bag for gods sake,,,just don't pig out.
Mar 21, 2013chrisjuricich in Features
Slacker solution?
SERiously now.
Mar 04, 2013chrisjuricich in Recipes
Basic Napa Cabbage Kimchi (Kimchee)
Very simple and always tasty results--one of the few things spicy that my wife likes, oddly. The overnight salt soak is a mild bother but not too much, and the results are much more satisfying than buying the stuff--I'll snack on this anytime--but not for three days or so.
Alas, this time the batch came out super salty! Yuck! It's been suggested I add loads of daikon to absorb the salt in there--it's worth a try, I suppose,
Jan 08, 2013chrisjuricich in Recipes
My wife and I ate there once...earlier in its incarnation and felt there were hits and misses, but worth returning for another try.
Unfortunately, I have spent many an evening at izakayas in Tokyo when I lived there and, while prices may have gone up somewhat in the intervening few years, the bottom line is that izakayas are bar food with very little pretentiousness--and usually cheap. I mean...cheap such that college students visit there to stretch their yen. Given that sensibility, wadr to the fine folks at Ippuku, its hard for me to rationalize paying the chichi prices.
Yeah, it's MY issue I realize, and for the same reason I don't order paella or Spanish potato torta...I can make it as well at home rather than blow money at Barlata's.
Still, one fine day I shall return...if only for a good Asahi.
Dec 13, 2012chrisjuricich in San Francisco Bay Area
Got dry falafel mix, need instructions
Yeah, great idea...broiling them. Seems to be working--so saves on the extra oil and fat and trouble. Moreover, my wife isn't a big falafel fan so since I'm the cook and I'm home alone...put together a yogurt cuke sauce, cut some toms and a bit of avocado...toasted pita...yeah...
Dec 13, 2012chrisjuricich in Home Cooking
I work in a wine and cheese shop--thinking it would be a good practical joke to put a can of tht stuff in the cheese case. See what folks do!
Aug 23, 2012chrisjuricich in Features
What are you baking these days? July, 2012 [old]
Made scones for breakfast the other day, but no half n half so I had to use chocolate soymilk with fresh blueberries. A little too crisp on the bottom but otherwise eminently palatable.
Made three Tarta de Santiago flourless almond cakes last night.
Jul 02, 2012chrisjuricich in Home Cooking
Vinegar on Fries...a dying tradition
This term...cultural imperialism definitely seems to have a negative connotation to this particular poster, but he is certainly correct when he makes the statement: American food, movies, etc certainly get more play overseas than our physical products. Americans, however, are used to in large part the immense cultural diversity that is imbued onto the country from all over the world. It's nice to have so many different cuisines to select from.
McDonald's notwithstanding.
Jul 02, 2012chrisjuricich in General Topics
Vinegar on Fries...a dying tradition
Typically I've only seen it when served fish and chips--but I see no reason why one couldn't try it sans fish.
Jul 02, 2012chrisjuricich in General Topics
What are you baking these days? June 2012, part deux! [old]
Lately due to wifely requests, I've been making Tarta de Santiago, though a flourless version whose only ingredients are eggs, sugar, almonds, lemon peel...and wait! That's it. Uniformly light and fluffy, it always hits the spot. Best recipe online comes from La Tienda.
Jul 02, 2012chrisjuricich in Home Cooking
Blacked Out in Tokyo: Richie Nakano's Japan Chronicles, Part 1
U r 2 cool, Richie. I lived in Tokyo for nearly 4 years and your vexation with the subway is amusing--but ultimately manageable, the system if you can glue a couple of brain cells together after your drinking bouts on the street there.
Favorite ramen ever was in a little hole in the wall a couple of blocks behind Studio Alta in Shinjuku. Something 'norene' iirc. Will keep your popup in mind when in SF.
Jun 30, 2012chrisjuricich in Features
Why do no national burger chains have veggie burgers?
Not only is there probably no market, but it's also a basic TASTE thing. If someone makes the choice to be a vegeterarian (ha) I can't imagine them even considering going to Macdonalds in the first place.
I find their food oddly satisfying in memory but always regret it an hour later-- and their fries are delicious but...I generally eschew the place for health reasons.
May 31, 2012chrisjuricich in Vegetarian & Vegan
Works like a charm, though using a piepan works just as well. Also--I make small ramekin sized mini-pies with a very similar recipe.
May 31, 2012chrisjuricich in Recipes
How to School Yourself in Wine
Yes, of course you can learn. And yes, some have a natural, innate talent for it, predicated on a sensitive palate. Just as with cooking,I don't think I'm naturally talented for it, and my wife's palate is more sensitive to favors, though mine is more open to appreciating a wider variety of favors (don't bother her with varied chilis, blue cheeses, risotto, peppery greens, etc) so I appreciate her input on my cooking results.
Since I began selling wine retail several months ago, my palate and tastes for wine have improved measurably, entirely through familiarity. Long way to go, but the key is fearlessness in trying NEW favors,be it food or wine.
You CAN learn.
May 31, 2012chrisjuricich in Features
What Do You Eat When No One Is Looking?
My secret snack when my wife wasn't around was putting chocolate drops into a peanut butter jar and then eating with a spoon. Or better yet, putting a peanut butter laden spoon into a bag of chocolate chips-- eat,repeat.
When making recipes with anchovies,there are usually some left in the tin-- which I eat straight
May 31, 2012chrisjuricich in Features
Pardon my complete ignorance, but while I'm sure that Canada has a national cuisine, my presumption (wrong?) was that given its status as a country of mostly immigrants, much like the states and Australia, the cuisine is characterized primarily by the odd blend of its varied transplanted cultures. Other than the vague 'California cuisine' moniker, there hasn't really ever been much associated with Canadian or US cuisine other than its ubiquitous fast food 'culture'.
So--what is Canadian cuisine characterized by?
Apr 26, 2012chrisjuricich in Home Cooking
Why Prebake a Tart or Piecrust shell?
Yah, if I'd followed the directions I'd have had an overdone crust for sure. I realize that baking needs to be more exact than not, but even if a recipe isn't followed slavishly, when one has a tad of experience you can, if not break the rules, at least find new rules. If I had a nickel for every popover recipe I've tried that had different amounts of flour to butter to temperature, well...I'd have at least a dozen nickels.
Point is-- pre baking probably makes as much sense to do as not to do, depending on a pie or tart's actual filling. I get the fear of sogginess which is a real concern if using really wet, sloppy fruit.
I have a chocolate hazelnut tart in a pressed chocolate dough that I'd never risk NOT prebaking! But in this case, Betty Crocker must have been smiling on me.
Come on over for a slice!
Apr 24, 2012chrisjuricich in Home Cooking
Why Prebake a Tart or Piecrust shell?
Yes, that's the one. Actual cooking time was really not much more than 30 minutes as I look at my notes--about 20 at the 425 and the remaining 10-12 minutes at 375.
Apr 24, 2012chrisjuricich in Home Cooking


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Kasem, the radio host of "American Top 40″ and voice of animated television characters like Scooby-Doo's sidekick Shaggy, died June 15 at a hospital in Gig Harbor
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Celebrities are paying tribute to Casey Kasem, an internationally famous radio broadcaster with a cheerful manner and gentle voice. He died Sunday at 82 years old.
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Legendary radio personality Casey Kasem has died following months of declining health and a bitter family battle over his care and treatment, according to a family spokesperson. He was 82.
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The Obami went from pursuing "crippling" sanctions to "smart" sanctions. But it seems that their real goal is very ineffective and innocuous sanctions. We learned that the House and Senate had finally set a conference committee to reconcile the different versions of the Iran sanctions legislation. But the administration has stepped in to undermine and water down Congress's efforts. In a blockbuster report, Eli Lake explains:
The Obama administration is pressing Congress to provide an exemption from Iran sanctions to companies based in "cooperating countries," a move that likely would exempt Chinese and Russian concerns from penalties meant to discourage investment in Iran.
The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act is in a House-Senate conference committee and is expected to reach President Obama's desk by Memorial Day.
"It's incredible the administration is asking for exemptions, under the table and winking and nodding, before the legislation is signed into law," Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican and a conference committee member, said in an interview. A White House official confirmed Wednesday that the administration was pushing the conference committee to adopt the exemption of "cooperating countries" in the legislation.
What could possibly be the rationale for this? Why the Obami are working on an international agreement, of course, and we can't let sanctions with bite get in the way of international sanctions without any. This is the substitution of the intermediary goal — international agreement — for the end goal (it is the end goal, right?): an effective sanctions regimen to thwart Iran's nuclear program. It seems our real interest is to make China and Russia happy — and exempt them from public scrutiny for doing business with the mullahs. Lake explains:
According to three congressional staffers familiar with the White House proposal, once a country is on that ["co-operating countries"] list, the administration wouldn't even have to identify companies from that country as selling gasoline or aiding Iran's refinement industry.
Even if, as current law allows, the administration can waive the penalties on named companies for various reasons, the "cooperating countries" language would deprive the sanctions of their "name-and-shame" power, the staffers said.
The prospect that China and Chinese firms would be exempt from penalty follows reports that Beijing is cooperating with Iran's missile program. On April 23, Jane's Defense Weekly reported that China broke ground on a plant in Iran this month that will build the Nasr-1 anti-ship missile.
Apparently, the administration has given up on the end goal of effective sanctions and is now in the business of papering over its failure with an international agreement (that must be held together with bribes and favors to Russia and China). This is the equivalent of "engagement" — a time waster that allows the Iranian regime still more time to proceed with its nuclear plans.
I wonder if American Jewish leaders are still charmed by the Obami. It sure does seem that the administration isn't serious about removing the existential threat to the Jewish state. Maybe Obama will send them a lovely note to explain why it is that he is undermining one of the last options we have for preventing an revolutionary Islamic state from going nuclear.


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Yesterday was all about bonding, empowerment and uplifting as almost every black woman in Hollywood attended the 6th Annual Black Women In Hollywood luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel. This year, the event celebrated and honored the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard, Gabrielle Union, Mara Brock-Akil, Naomie Harris and Quvenzhané Wallis.
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Gabrielle Union, dressed in green, accepted the Fierce and Fearless award. According to Huffington Post, during her speech Gabby delivered a touching speech while mentioning that she had long pretended to be fierce and fearless but actually reveled in gossip and "took joy in people's pain and tap-danced on their misery."
"Real fearless and fierce women admit mistakes and work to correct them. We stand up and we use our voices for things other than self-promotion. We don't stand by and let racism and sexism and homophobia run rampant on our watch. Real fierce and fearless women celebrate and compliment other women and we recognize and embrace the notion that their shine in no way diminishes our light, and actually makes our light shine brighter."
Oscar nominee Quvenzhané wallis attended the event with her mother and later accepted the Breakthrough Performance Award.
Actress Regina Hall and Mara Brock Akil looked amazing in their Jimmy Choo "Taste" sandals. Mara Brock Akil was honored with the Visionary award for her work as writer and executive producer of BET's The Game, Girlfriends, Jumping The Broom and Sparkle.
Oprah was introduced by a few of her students from the Oprah Academy in Africa. She was honored with the Power Award.
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Juan Gonzalez for the Hall of Fame!
Nov 14, 2011, 6:40 PM EDT
Incredibly enough, he's not even a Scott Boras client.
In today's mail, I received a 12-page full-color campaign brochure for Juan "Igor" Gonzalez's Hall of Fame candidacy.
12 pages trumpeting Juan Gonzalez. Someone had a lot of time on their hands.
Gonzalez, of course, was a two-time MVP thanks to some very impressive RBI numbers (144 in 1996, 157 in 1998). He also led the AL in homers twice. He doesn't have much else for black ink, though. He led the AL in slugging once in 1993. He never led the league in OPS. In fact, his highest finish there was fourth.
Gonzalez obviously comes up well short of Hall of Fame qualifications as is, though he'd rate as a very divisive candidate had he been able to stay healthy after age 31 and finished with 500-550 homers and 1,700 or so RBI. After that age-31 season with Cleveland, he had 277, 327, 127 and one at-bats the next four years, leaving him with 434 homers and 1,404 RBI.
Those totals rank 40th and 70th all-time, respectively. And those are the strong points of his case. His raw OPS of .904 ranks 61st all-time for players with 3,000 plate appearances, but that's partly a product of his era and the ballparks he played in. Switching over to OPS+ drops him all of the way to 138th all-time.
Not that there's anything wrong with being the 138th greatest hitter of all-time. Gonzalez was never a bad hitter at any point in his career. Even in his one off year in his prime, he hit .275/.330/.472. During those final four seasons with his body betraying him at every opportunity, he hit .286/.327/.503.
Gonzalez also hit .290/.333/.742 with eight homers in 15 postseason games (his teams lost all four of those series anyway).
Still, Gonzalez is no Hall of Famer, and it's doubtful he'll survive on the ballot another year after barely eclipsing the five-percent cutoff in his 2011 debut (he finished at 5.2 percent). A 12-page pamphlet isn't going to change that.
- apgreco - Nov 14, 2011 at 6:46 PM
Gonzalez had a chance until he hit the age of 31…..when his hitting and his career pretty much ended. Up to that point he had a great career. He did not even get 2000 hits in his career. Had he approached 500 homers and 2000+ hits, then he might have gotten in the HOF but without that….nice career until the age of 31…..
- Walk - Nov 14, 2011 at 6:57 PM
I liked to watch him when he played. It was an offensive explosion in era he played in and he still stood out. I am big fan though of judging people by era they played in, but there were some truly great players in that era and ops+ tells the true story for me. Nothing wrong with 12 page ad, i have been known to go all in myself now and again. Personally i consider him a lot like jim rice until i think about time they played in then i gotta gim jim rice the nod for having better career. But gonzo played 400ish games less so yeah closer than i would have thought.
- SmackSaw - Nov 14, 2011 at 7:20 PM
He's a shoo in for the steroids HOF.
- billymc75 - Nov 14, 2011 at 7:22 PM
As a life long Ranger fan Jaundo is not a HOFer, he should be on the wall next to other players at our park but seeing how he didn't finish here he prob wont be
- SmackSaw - Nov 14, 2011 at 7:23 PM
They could put this on his plaque;
In 2001, Gonzalez' trainer, Angel Presinal was questioned by Canadian police when he picked up an unmarked bag containing anabolic steroids and Clenbuterol. He told the police that the bag belonged to Gonzalez, then with the Indians. Four years later, in Juiced, Jose Canseco claims to have educated Gonzalez, along with Rafael Palmeiro and Ivan Rodriguez, about steroids when they were teammates in Texas (1992-1994). He subsequently claims to have acquired steroids on behalf of all three before personally injecting each of them 'many times.' Canseco says all three used a combination of HGH and steroids (Deca-Durabolin and/or Winstrol) and 'a small dose' of injectable testosterone.
- Walk - Nov 14, 2011 at 7:29 PM
That is why you judge a player by the era in which they played. If steroids were rampant in era they played in then judging him by his peers at the time makes all the more sense. Besides i saw a lot of pitchers on what is saw of the mitchell report, may have been more than hitters and i really do not know what impact that had on the game. Maybe it helped pitchers, maybe it hurt them, i do not know. I cannot see it doing anything other than helping a hitters game though. I do know they would not have taken them if they did not think it would help and that by itself had an impact.
- Matt - Nov 15, 2011 at 8:10 AM
Saying that steroids must have helped because the players wouldn't take them if they wouldn't help is a poor argument. Players do stupid things all the time that they believe help them which have no real effect beyond the placebo effect of making them think they'll be better…everything from not stepping on the baseline to peeing on your hands to wearing those stupid necklaces…not one of those things has a real, measurable benefit. I'm not saying that steroids did/did not help, they probably provided some additional power to the users with the increased muscle use, but to say that they had to help because they were used is nonsense.
- hushbrother - Nov 14, 2011 at 7:39 PM
He's a shoo-in for the Divorce Lawyers' Hall of Fame
- cowboysoldiertx - Nov 14, 2011 at 10:54 PM
5 or 6 divorces right?
- Detroit Michael - Nov 15, 2011 at 8:59 AM
I use OPS+ sometimes too because baseball-reference.com carries it and it's easy, but it overvalues a low-walk, high-homer guy like Juan Gonzalez. Switching to wRC+ at Fangraphs.com, for those with a minimum of 3,000 PA, Gonzalez now drops to 188th for his career. Tim Salmon is the nearest match in terms of batting quality and length of career. There are many, many batters with better credentials who are not in the Hall of Fame yet.
- foreverchipper10 - Nov 15, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Somewhere I have his rookie card which shows him batting from the other side of the plate. I bet I couldn't get 5 bucks for it.
- Walk - Nov 15, 2011 at 11:50 PM
Placebo effect was what i was referring to. You see articles all the time saying saying steroids did or did not help. Personally i think there is no way they could not have helped if for that very effect. The problem is i have no way of quantifying the results on a hitter. This is only hurt by fact not everyone was taking them and pitchers were taking them as well so maybe one day they had an advantage and another maybe they did not. I personally dont think you should keep a whole era of players out of the hall for steroids though. Take each case individually. If a guy like juan just barely makes it look at whether he may have been part of the scandal and let his case go before the veterans committee, they should have a better idea than the rest of us whether a player is worthy. Maybe take a guy like bonds, i think it extremely likely he was hof worthy without any aid if in fact he took a banned substance. Remember not all names on mitchell report were for steroids, they were for banned substances that would hurt players not just help them.
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