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Apr 08 2013
Edna Mae's Sour Cream Pancakes
These pancakes…aren't just any pancakes.
They're…wait for it…
They're Edna Mae's Sour Cream Pancakes!
Of course, you probably already figured that out based on the title of this post.
I've always been really great at building suspense.
Or not.
I love this recipe so much, I put it in my first cookbook. It's turned out to be one of the most-enjoyed recipes in the book.
Recently, I was sharing with Edna Mae (she's Marlboro Man's precious grandmother) some of the nice things people have told me about her delicious pancakes, and it dawned on me that I'd never, in the six years since I first started posting about cooking, posted it here on my website.
What an outrage!
What an oversight!
Well, I'm righting that wrong right now. Alright? Righty-Oh.
Right on.
I'll stop now.
The ingredients couldn't be more simple: Sour cream, flour, baking soda, sugar, salt, eggs, and vanilla!
Sour cream is the star of the show.
Sprinkle in the flour, and it is at this time that I'll point out that aside from the comments I hear from people who love these pancakes after they make them, I receive quite a few questions from people before they've made them for the first time.
"That can't possibly be the right amount of flour…can it?"
Yes! It's correct, baby! That's what makes these glorious little wonders so…well, wonderful. They're not weighed down with flour; they're light and a decidedly different texture. You'll be able to tell from the first bite.
A note on the sugar: Edna Mae's original recipe calls for 1 tablespoon. I sometimes do two or three, because it makes the pancakes a little sweeter…but if you prefer all the pancake sweetness to come from the syrup you pour over the top, go ahead and keep it at one.
I realize that made no sense. Sorry.
Now, stir the sour cream and the dry ingredients until it just starts to come together.
In a separate bowl, crack 2 eggs…
And whisk it together until totally combined.
Pour it into the bowl with the sour cream mixture…
And whisk it until it just comes together. You don't need to beat it to death, and you shouldn't be concerned with lumps—that's what it should look like.
To fry 'em up, smear a whole bunch of butter on a griddle or skillet over medium-low heat (get the griddle totally heated before you do.)
When the butter's sizzling, grab 1/4 cup of batter…
Let it cook for 2 minutes or so, and when the sides look like they're starting to set and bubbles just start to form…
Flip it over and let it cook for another 2 minutes or so.
Keep going with the rest of the batter until the pancakes are "done," but note that they'll be a little softer than regular pancakes. As long as both sides are nice and deep golden brown, they should be good to go!
So here's how I roll with pancakes.
Okay. I think I'll stop there.
Warm syrup is a must. A requirement of life. A mandate.
Lean in for a minute. I wanna tell you a secret.
Come closer…
Come closer…
You're going to absolutely love these. They're light but decadent, different but familiar. Lemme know how you like 'em.
Have a wonderful Monday, everyone!
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Edna Mae's Sour Cream Pancakes
- Prep Time:
- Cook Time:
- Difficulty:
- Easy
- Servings:
- 2
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 7 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
- 2 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 2 whole Large Eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Butter, For Frying And Serving
- Warm Syrup, For Serving
Preparation Instructions
In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla. Set aside.
In a separate small bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
In a medium bowl, stir together the sour cream with the dry ingredients until just barely combined (don't overmix.) Whisk in the egg mixture until just combined.
Heat a griddle over medium-low heat and melt some butter in the pan. Drop batter by 1/4 cup servings onto the griddle. Cook on the first side until bubbles start to form on the surface and edges are starting to brown. Flip to the other side and cook for another minute. (Pancakes will be a little on the soft side.)
Serve with softened butter and syrup.
362 Comments and 55 Replies
Diane dSG On Monday, April 8 at 4:42 am
This is torture! Posted on Monday and now I have to wait until next weekend to make these lovely pancakes! Wait………pancakes for dinner! Yea!!
basketpam On Monday, April 8 at 5:08 pm
One of THE most important things you need to learn in life is that breakfast items for dinner are by far THE best idea anyone ever did. Both of my parents worked fulltime away from home all my life and one of our very favorite things my brother and I, and even my dad I think liked is when she forgot to set something out to thaw or didn't have anything else for dinner. That usually meant we got "breakfast" for dinner. That could be bacon and eggs or waffles (our favorite) or even pancakes. In fact, still to this day one of my all time favorite things on earth to eat is waffles with some sort of gravy(homemade chicken gravy is THE best) or a chicken a la king boil-n-bag frozen dinner and if all else fails, waffles with cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup on them. Now some may like their waffles still with their syrup on them but I'm not one for really sweet things. But there is no written law that says certain things have to be eaten at certain times of the day. A woman came into my home one day- a real "fuss pot" type and saw I had cereal sitting out. It was in the evening. You would have thought I had eaten a raw pork chop or something the way she carried on. I often eat cereal in the evening and I happen to know quite a few senior citizens eat their "big" meal much earlier in the day and have cereal in the evening and so do many singles, like me. Remember-eat what you like when YOU want it, not what anyone else says.
GiGi in Georgia On Monday, April 8 at 9:54 pm
Ditto exactly what basketpam said! Why not have pancakes for dinner? Where's the rule that says you can't? I often have breakfast for dinner and it's great! Just do it and ENJOY!
Wanetta On Wednesday, April 10 at 11:20 am
Second "DITTO" on that one. When I was growing up, I remember my Mom rushing in from work, we had this or that to rush back out to and she wasn't going to have "time" to make a "real" dinner so we would have "breakfast" for dinner. My question for us all is this: why, if my Mom made this as a "quickie" dinner, do I never have time to do this as a "quickie" breakfast during the week? Ha! These sound soooooooo delish. Can't wait to try. I am pancake challenged, so have to wait til my 14 year old son is home to drop and flip them. Mine come out shaped mostly like the continents of the world and not little round cakes of yumminess.
Janelle On Thursday, April 11 at 10:05 am
we often had pancakes for supper when I was growing up, esp on meatless Fridays. Think outside the box!
Anna On Tuesday, May 21 at 3:57 am
In Sweden we have pancakes for dinner, it's not really a breakfast thing over here
Averie @ Averie Cooks On Monday, April 8 at 5:01 am
I love that it uses a scant 1 cup of flour! My #1 issue with pancakes is the lead balloon factor and feeling in a gluten coma afterward…and these take care of that! And the rich, luscious sour cream. Like buttermilk..but maybe even better. Thanks for posting this, Ree, and to Edna Mae for creating them!
LavandulaLady On Monday, April 8 at 9:46 am
This recipe calls for a scant 1/2 c of flour. (4 Tbs=1/4 cup)
V On Tuesday, April 9 at 8:58 am
This is absolutely how I feel about these pancakes- they're not grossly overfilling, they don't give you a gluten coma. They are by far the thing I have made the most from Ree's cookbook, and they are worlds better than any pancakes I've ever had. Give me these over the big fluffy monsters any day.
sparkly jules On Monday, April 8 at 5:22 am
OMG…I am making these today…with a little lemon zest thrown in. Yummy.
Bonnie M On Monday, April 8 at 5:39 am
Yummy! These look heavenly! Breakfast for dinner is always a nice treat and this one just moved to the top of my list. Thank you for sharing. Family recipes are the best recipes around! Passed down through the years, triggering memories of days gone by. I'll be having these this week for sure! God's Great Blessings, to You, Yours and All Creatures, Great & Small.
xoxo, ~Bon
michelle On Monday, April 8 at 5:42 am
I can't wait to make these. They look incredible! I will probably sprinkle blueberries on top, along with the syrup
Jess On Monday, April 8 at 10:38 am
MMM! I love blueberry pancakes- For me, pancakes have to have some kind of fruit thrown in- blueberries, mixed berries, mashed banana or ground apple!!
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Lisa H. On Monday, April 8 at 5:44 am
These pancakes look great. Will have to try them. I have a question for you. Saw the episode of the PW this past weekend. It was the one about Edna Mae. Where did you get that cake plate and cover? Can I purchase one or is it a one of a kind? It was really lovely and the cake looked delicious. Thanks for your show and blog.
Lauralee On Monday, April 8 at 9:49 am
I'm waiting for the reply to the cake plate and cover. Hope Ree sees your question and answers.
Trisha On Monday, April 8 at 10:21 am
If you go back to the home page you will see a post about the carrier. Or you can go to the Home and Garden section and find it there.
Meme On Monday, April 8 at 5:49 am
I love me some pancakes and these looks delish! Do you deliver?
Katherine On Wednesday, April 10 at 1:55 pm
I've been wondering when the PW restaurant will open. I figure she can set it up like the restaurant in My Cousin Vinny; breakfast, lunch and dinner are whatever she feels like cooking.
Including pancakes for dinner.
Yasmin On Monday, April 8 at 5:56 am
I've been making these pancakes ever since I bought the first book when it first came out! I don't make my pancakes ANY other way!! They are my favorite pancakes. I like to mix it the way it says in the book – so that you can still see some egg in there. It's a two-for!! But my kids don't like it that way – so I mostly have to completely mix it up.
Great recipe Ms. Edna Mae!!
Leslie J On Monday, April 8 at 5:58 am
Love these pancakes, the hubs wants them all the time! So easy, quick, and delish! Thank Edna Mae for me.
Karen On Monday, April 8 at 6:03 am
These are the BEST pancakes ever! I have been making them since I saw the recipe in your book. After watching the show on Saturday it is nice to have a face with the name of the pancakes. We thank Edna Mae ever time we eats these!
Robyn P. On Monday, April 8 at 6:16 am
Just made these for dinner last Thursday. We have them at least once a month, breakfast , lunch or dinner! Yum!
Shawn McCready On Monday, April 8 at 6:26 am
This is the number 1 most requested breakfast at my house! Breakfast, lunch, or dinner…the kids LOVE these. So easy…I always have the ingredients on hand. That's what I love about your cookbooks. I don't need anything "weird" to make something delicious!
Grammanita On Monday, April 8 at 8:41 am
Allison Page On Monday, April 8 at 6:30 am
Sounds divine! I'm always looking for a new SIMPLE pancake recipe! One question: An entire tablespoon of soda?? I realize this recipe is different than most with the amount of flour, so it wouldn't be to out there for a crazy amount of soda, either, but just thought I would double check. Sounds like a lot.
Lisa Alvarado On Monday, April 8 at 6:31 am
We make these at least once a month as well. There is no other pancake in our house!
Kati Kennedy On Monday, April 8 at 6:32 am
Edna Mae is my hero!
Deb R On Monday, April 8 at 6:32 am
Great to have Edna Mae's face now etched in my brain to go with those incredible pancakes! Great episode – Happy B-Day Edna Mae!
Mandie @ Oh So Decadent On Monday, April 8 at 7:05 am
I've seen this recipe a million times in your cookbook and I always kick myself for never making it. That does it, this weekend I'm trying them! They sound like the ultimate pancakes.
Kathy Huffman On Monday, April 8 at 7:43 am
I LOVE these pancakes! I've been making them since I got your first cookbook and saw the simple recipe. I like to make an extra batch when I do fix them and I can freeze them for future use and just take out what I need and heat them up. YUMMY!
JS On Monday, April 8 at 7:46 am
These look amazing — can't wait to try 'em! Quick question: blueberries — yea or nay?
Maureen Morales On Monday, April 8 at 7:48 am
Has anyone made these as waffles?
Chris On Thursday, April 18 at 12:32 pm
My name is Chris and I'm obsessed with sour cream!!!!!!! ha so I decided to make these pancakes yesterday – I followed the recipe step by step and I didn't like them at all .It tasted like a overcooked fried egg – I even went back to confirm that I used large eggs and not jumbo. Did anyone else have this problem?
Mrs. Lucky On Monday, April 8 at 7:52 am
I LOVE PANCAKES!!!! Maybe this weekend – I promised myself to be good (dieting) this week starting today! Of course, wouldn't all the deprivation for the week be cancelled in 1 meal? Hummmm, I am thinking it could be worth it!
Lily On Sunday, July 21 at 8:23 pm
I substitute Fage greek yogurt for the sour cream and just use 1 tbsp of sugar, so I don't consider them unhealthy Don't deprive yourself too much, that's no fun!
Emma On Monday, April 8 at 7:54 am
Simpler, not more simple.
PD On Monday, April 8 at 9:22 am
My favorite thing about this site is that usually my LEAST favorite thing about the internet doesn't happen here – people who feel that anonymity gives them the right to be critical/judgemental/negative/just down-right mean.
What ever happened to the whole idea of if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all? To me, it's just such a sad commentary on today's world – the effects of the behavior are obvious in so many ways in society. By not being held responsible for being negative in an anonymous environment like the comments section of a website, to posting mean things on someone's facebook page, to verbal and physical bullying in school to violence on the streets – it's such a slippery, slippery slope.
I really appreciate that most people who post here DO honor that old adage and remain positive, supportive, and respectful to Ree and others!
Traci On Thursday, April 11 at 1:02 pm
Kanoealoha On Thursday, April 11 at 11:15 pm
Either works, more simpler would not.
Traci: I guess so
Angie On Monday, April 8 at 7:56 am
These pancakes look fabulous! Can't wait to make them this week. Could someone please tell me about how many this recipe makes. The pictures show a stack of 4 pancakes, does that mean the recipe will make 8, since it says it's a 2 serving recipe?
New England Flybaby On Monday, April 8 at 10:42 am
Angie –
In the second picture of this post, you can see Ree's cookbook, open to this recipe. In the cookbook, it says this recipe makes 12 four-inch pancakes.
Angie On Monday, April 8 at 11:16 am
NEW ENGLAND FLYBABY: Thank you for your reply
LaRue On Sunday, April 14 at 8:31 pm
I cut the recipe in half and made six pancakes. And yes, they were divine!
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking On Sunday, April 21 at 11:15 am
I must be making mine too large because the recipe above yielded me 6 pancakes (4-5″)! But, honestly, is there such thing as a pancake that is too large?! My fiance and I are officially addicted. Move over buttermilk pancakes!
helene On Saturday, May 25 at 10:08 am
even halved, so there are 6 pancakes…that's half a CUP of sour CREAM in one sitting now there aren't many carbs (roughly 20g carbs for all 6 pancakes) but wow, the cream is a bit much :0
it looked so good!
Lauren N On Monday, April 8 at 8:17 am
I frequently make these pancakes with greek yogurt (vanilla or plain) instead of sour cream and they are equally delicious (and slightly higher on the protein count!). Thanks for the great recipe!!
ann On Monday, April 8 at 10:45 am
Good to know. I have Greek yogurt in my fridge.
KathyMH On Monday, April 8 at 12:34 pm
Thank you, thank you for sharing this about Greek yogurt; I was just about to comment and ask if it was an acceptable substitute.
Ginger Kay On Monday, April 8 at 9:22 pm
I was just wondering if this would work. Do you use full fat yogurt, or do you think non-fat would work? (I have non-fat and could make these tomorrow if it would work.)
Lauren N On Wednesday, April 10 at 10:30 am
I usually only have the non-fat on hand, so yes! It works great with the non-fat
Juli P On Wednesday, April 10 at 1:09 pm
I didn't have sour cream in the fridge yesterday when I made these, but had vanilla Chobani. My kids absolutely LOVED them.
They were so good and not full of flour like other pancakes.
So, they were a little more protein with the greek yogurt and I also added a tablespoon or two of ground flax seed.
We do what we can to make things a little better for us…..still delicious !
Will definitely make again!
Kim On Wednesday, May 29 at 11:41 am
Oooo, that's great to know about the yogurt! I live in Turkey and sour cream isn't available here, so I was wondering if I should experiment with yogurt or some cream-cheese-like stuff they have here. Can't wait to give it a shot with the yogurt! They sound so great!
Shelley On Saturday, June 15 at 8:38 pm
Lauren, Thank you for being the yogurt pioneer and reporting back. That's just the comment I was looking for. Love these according to the recipe, but it's nice to know that I have options for the creamy base.
Theresa in Alberta On Monday, April 8 at 8:19 am
Dear PW….Please tell us more about Edna Mae
Cheryl Barker On Monday, April 8 at 8:26 am
Would love to eat some of these right now! And I agree, Ree — warm syrup is a must. Should be against the law to taint not pancakes with cold syrup!
Angie On Monday, April 8 at 8:29 am
My cookbook opens to this recipe – we use it that often! These pancakes are perfect with fresh maple syrup (the real stuff only in our house.). Not too sweet, no sponge-like texture, just melt-in-your-mouth perfection!
Grammanita On Monday, April 8 at 8:36 am
The Princess Bride!!! Oh, sorry. Weren't you asking what movie that line was from?
Darcie (My Modern Country) On Monday, April 8 at 8:37 am
These pancakes have been a real "home-run" in my kitchen, on numerous occasions
Thanks Edna Mae, for making me look like a rock star!
Sharon On Monday, April 8 at 8:41 am
We discovered these in your cookbook and now I don't make any other pancake recipe!!! We LOVE them!!!
susan h On Monday, April 8 at 8:43 am
my husband insists on these every Sunday with pecan chips
Debbie On Monday, April 8 at 9:03 pm
What are pecan chips? I'm sooo curious. I love pecans!
Janice F On Monday, April 8 at 8:44 am
This recipe was on your website way back when….because I printed it off and have the copy in my recipe folder. Nice to have it online again though….
Erin On Monday, April 8 at 8:47 am
These are the best! We've been making them for several years now and they're my "go-to" pancake recipe. Blueberries or bananas or chocolate chips are fun additions but most often I just make them normally and smother them in butter.:)
LisaR @ Who Stole My Baby? On Monday, April 8 at 8:50 am
Wow, the browning on those pancakes reminds me of camping, when my mom would cook our pancakes in bacon grease. Best ever!
michelle On Monday, April 8 at 9:53 pm
That was the first thought I had… got to try these cooked in bacon grease.
Robin G. On Monday, April 8 at 8:53 am
Can't wait to try this out. They sound great & so little flour, I love that.
Monica On Monday, April 8 at 9:01 am
Loved the show featuring Edna Mae's birthday (she and your mother in law look so much alike! maybe not all that surprising, I know…. : ). The kids did a great job with their cards and the food looked wonderful. No doubt, these pancakes are insanely delicious.
Toni E On Monday, April 8 at 9:10 am
Love sour cream pancakes. Growing up in dairy farm country, sour cream was a lovely fall out for the neighbors when the milk tanks were on the fritz. Not good for the dairly farmer, but lovely for the neighbors. :o)
Last week's episode on Food Network celebrating Edna Mae's birthday is one of my favorites.
What a rich live you all live among your family and friends out there at the ranch. I love it.
Thank you so much for sharing you life with us.
Kristine H. On Monday, April 8 at 9:14 am
This is one of the recipes from your first cookbook that has become a staple in our kitchen. It is the only recipe I have used for pancakes in the past few years. I have to double or triple the recipe for our family as the kids love them!
Patty W. On Monday, April 8 at 5:30 pm
I love reading all these comments and finding out my family's not alone in love-love-loving Edna Mae's pancakes. Those are the pancakes my kids request and would eat every day if they could. They are absolutely delicious. Not your average pancakes by any stretch! Thanks, Edna Mae!
Carrie Holdcraft On Monday, April 8 at 9:26 am
I'm going to try these with a gluten-free flour blend.
Beth On Wednesday, April 10 at 10:36 pm
How did they turn out with a gluten-free flour mix?
Jana in OK On Monday, April 8 at 9:31 am
My cookbook opens right to this recipe, also because I kept it propped open for so long on my cookbook stand. I have been using Greek Yogurt as a substitute for the sour cream. You get a lot of protein and less fat and still the same great taste.
leisha On Wednesday, April 10 at 10:02 am
That sounds good! I made some this morning using egg beaters and they turned out wonderful. Their taste reminds me of popovers:)
jp On Friday, April 12 at 6:36 am
I used Greek yogurt as well and they were wonderful. I'm thinking about trying self rising flour to see if that gets rid of the slight 'tang' of the baking soda I got from time to time (or maybe I just need to stir the flour combo more thoroughly).
Julianna On Monday, April 8 at 9:43 am
I'm so glad you posted this recipe! It was the first thing I ever made from your cookbook! I received the cook book as a Christmas gift from my parents and wanted to make something out of it, so of course the next day I got up and made pancakes for everbody, they were and still are a hit!
Candice On Monday, April 8 at 9:46 am
These are possibly my favorite recipe in that book. I have a hard time with regular pancakes because they're so flour-y that they make my blood sugar crash. With these, I don't have that problem so I can finally really enjoy pancakes!
Melissa On Monday, April 8 at 9:49 am
These are some of my family's FAVORITE pancakes! I've been making them for a couple years off and on and they are always a treat! We have five kids so I usually have to triple the recipe Thanks for posting, now I want to make them for dinner
Angielou On Monday, April 8 at 9:58 am
I fell in love with these pancakes when your first book came out. I love pancakes that are a bit gooey, and these are just the perfect amount of gooey deliciousness! Love you and have never been let down by any of the literally 100+ recipes of yours that I've tried.
Maureen W On Monday, April 8 at 10:06 am
Now off to do research on Simplify!!! See what you've done to us:)
Maureen W On Monday, April 8 at 10:09 am
Now off to do research on Simplify!!! See what you've done to us…
Anna Isahaq On Monday, April 8 at 10:17 am
This looks delicious!! My family loves pancakes, so I can't wait to try them. And I would like to ask you, where you get your vanilla that I saw in your recipe picture? Sounds silly but I love unique bottles!
dc On Monday, April 8 at 10:25 am
Looks yummy! I hope they taste good with jam/preserves 'cause that's how I like my pancakes! Save the syrup…..for waffles!!
Melissa from the Blue House On Monday, April 8 at 10:26 am
Oh YUM! I have this cookbook but have never taken the time to read THIS recipe… seeing as how I'm quite the pancake connoisseur and make my OWN pancake recipes. I WILL be trying this one asap tho. I like the idea of less flour.
Lisa H Archie On Monday, April 8 at 10:30 am
How many does the recipe make? Look yummy!
Cortney On Monday, April 8 at 10:32 am
Thanks to my sister-in-law for getting me this cookbook at Christmas! These pancakes have become a favorite with my family as one of the first recipes I made!
They are a good trade-off from the Lemon Blueberry ones I love – thanks to the Pioneer Woman we have become pancake snobs!
Betty On Monday, April 8 at 10:36 am
Oh, I might have to try these gluten free. I always look at recipes and when the amount of flour isn't huge, I think they might turn out if I use my GF flour blend. So, next weekend, it will be a pancake weekend I think. Cross your fingers everyone. Having a child with Celiacs disease makes life so very complicated. You think you know how to bake and cook, try GF it's a whole new world. Plus the fact that anytime you do anything with gluten in the kitchen it's a total scrubdown because any cross contamination (like I touch bread then a cupboard knob) can make her sick. Even had to go to gluten free dog food!
Barb On Monday, April 8 at 9:19 pm
I was wondering if I could use almond flour or even rice flour. I am taking wheat out of my diet and trying to use the other flours. Would there be a difference in the amounts if I was to use a different flour?
Michelle On Tuesday, April 9 at 10:48 am
I plan to do a GF substitution as well– just be sure you sub in by weight, not by cups since AP flour and GF flours are pretty different in that respect. 7T of AP flour should be about 54 grams, so just weigh out that amount of rice flour, almond meal or whatever GF flour mix you're using.
JennyD On Monday, April 8 at 10:40 am
They are my FAVORITE pancakes in the whole wide world forever and ever AMEN! =) I've even made them with Gluten free flour… still YUM! and… cinnamon. oh man…YUM. its been far too long since I've made them. perhaps dinner tonight will be pancakes! Edna Mae style! (now my mouth is watering)… oh my! TTFN! =)
Jean On Monday, April 8 at 10:46 am
That recipe is really close to being low carb. I like that!
Poetesswug (Deb) On Monday, April 8 at 10:55 am
Ummmmmmmmm!….I love pancakes anyway!…but the sour cream idea is intriguing!! I can't wait to try them!
annaclarice On Monday, April 8 at 10:57 am
For even better butter/syrup ratio…melt your butter and syrup together in a small pitcher and pour over your pancakes. SO GOOD!
Julia On Monday, April 8 at 10:58 am
One of my favorites from your book! I like to add blueberries.
Paula H. On Monday, April 8 at 11:11 am
I can't make these fast enough! As they cook, the smell is intoxicating and brings my family RUNNING to the table! Thank you P-Dub & Edna Mae!
Erika On Monday, April 8 at 11:25 am
I, too, have been making these since I got your first cookbook. We LOVE them!!! I started using plain greek yogurt in them and they are still super yummy. Edna Mae might not like that I messed with her recipe, but they are so stinking good and make them whenever we have company. And many times when we don't!
Cheryl On Monday, April 8 at 11:28 am
They are wonderful, so much I have to 3x's this recipe for our family.
They are a big hit!
Rachel W. On Monday, April 8 at 11:32 am
I am forever indebted to both you & Edna Mae for this recipe. My son cannot live without it and is a super quick breakfast to make a few times a week. They are known as "Sour Creams" in our house.
Tiffany in Tulsa On Monday, April 8 at 11:38 am
My son's VERY FAVORITE breakfast. Edna Mae has another fan : )
Thanks for all the great food and fun on PW!
ACM On Monday, April 8 at 11:48 am
This post + pre-coffee + second trimester and must eat now + all ingredients available = Monday morning pancakes = DONE! = YUMMM
Yvette On Monday, April 8 at 11:51 am
This recipe just might work for a diabetic – especially since sugar can be reduced, apparently without affecting the quality. Do you think this recipe would work with no or low fat sour cream?
AngAK On Monday, April 8 at 4:59 pm
many people have posted that they use yogurt.
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes On Monday, April 8 at 12:00 pm
Definitely trying this!! I love finding new recipes for delicious pancakes!
Charmaine On Monday, April 8 at 12:00 pm
First made these when I bought your cookbook. They are THE BEST pancakes EVER! I can't make any others now because none taste as good as these. Thanks for the recipe
Natalie On Monday, April 8 at 12:04 pm
I have only made these pancakes since discovering them in your cookbook last year. We have officially converted every single person we have served them to – not one person has ever disliked them. After eating these, you simply could never eat Bisquick pancakes again. They are the best pancakes on earth! thanks Edna Mae!
Lynn T On Monday, April 8 at 12:06 pm
I actually make these a lot at home. In fact, I recently started buying my sour cream at Sams because I make them so much. And the page in your cook book that this recipe is on is sticky and messy…I guess that's a good sign.
Jean On Monday, April 8 at 12:08 pm
If I didn't have a spring cold, I'd be making these right now. LOL! They look so darn yummy! Pass the butter and syrup, please!
Jennifer Kirby On Monday, April 8 at 12:11 pm
These are the only pancakes I make now!
Rene Foust On Monday, April 8 at 12:15 pm
I loved the Edna Mae episode; what an interesting life! Thanks for sharing her with us.
Mandi On Monday, April 8 at 12:31 pm
Can you make these with Greek yogurt or a 50/50 with yogurt and sour cream? Little more protein, little less fat…
Jenna On Monday, April 8 at 12:37 pm
MUST HAVE WARM SYRUP!! I don't know how you could eat cold syrup…
Ann On Monday, April 8 at 12:40 pm
Ree, I love your recipes and suggestions as always- especially this one in particular. I just have a comment though. I adored the cake carrier for Edna Mae's cake and I sure hope I win one. Yet, I just looked at the real cost for it online. I think $175 for a cake carrier is expensive. You mentioned that it was not a lot of money. I have to beg to differ with you on that one. Most people can not afford $175 for a cake carrier. You have a good eye for cute pieces for the home. Maybe you can find another cake carrier in the lower price range ($50 ish) for the average consumer. Or maybe I am just missing the real cost of the carrier? Enjoy your time off from taping. Aunt Annie
Linda On Monday, April 8 at 1:39 pm
I think you misread her post. She stated the cake carrier was not…inexpensive…but worth the price for a special person and/or gift.
amylou On Monday, April 8 at 10:08 pm
The one she bought is a personal gift for Edna, she doesn't need anybody's input or opinion on the matter. Also, read again what she said about it, she mentioned it wasn't cheap. She is also giving away three of them, which is generous. I'm not sure why you feel Ree is required to find an alternative cake carrier for you.
Emily On Monday, April 8 at 12:41 pm
I think I drooled on my keyboard. These would be great for a special occasion – like Monday night dinner?!
Annie Johnson On Monday, April 8 at 1:04 pm
This is my FAVORITE recipe in that cookbook. I make them all the time. I love them.
Cindy Shields On Monday, April 8 at 1:07 pm
I went grocery shopping, weeded my raised garden beds, baked a delicious dessert for our church fellowship meal on Sunday, prepared my Preschool Sunday School lesson, attended church on Sunday, went for a 3-mile walk, and a 5-miles bike ride with my hubby of almost 29 years! It was a great weekend.
RobinT On Monday, April 8 at 1:14 pm
My absolute favorite & my family loves them too!
jujubee On Monday, April 8 at 1:19 pm
I worked out in the yard and planted flower boxes. Then I started painting the front porch. Not bad for an old lady!
Ashley On Monday, April 8 at 1:48 pm
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this recipe! I love buttermilk pancakes but I never have buttermilk and when I use milk, they never come out right. I would never have thought to use sour cream, and I love sour cream so I ALWAYS have it in the house! I can't wait to try these, they sound like blintzes but with sour cream instead of cream cheese. I think I'll try some sort of jam instead of syrup (but you don't have to tell me not to skrimp on the butter)!
Miss B On Monday, April 8 at 4:36 pm
I almost never have buttermilk around either. You can try this substitution though – For each one cup of buttermilk you need, add a generous 1 Tbs. of vinegar or lemon juice to the measuring cup and then add milk to equal one cup. Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes, and you will notice that it has become thicker. Seems to work alright for me.
Julie Collon On Monday, April 8 at 9:31 pm
I live quite a distance from grocery stores so I like to keep powered buttermilk on hand. Works great.
Rosanna On Monday, April 8 at 1:52 pm
We worked in the yard. Picked up sticks & raked leaves. So nice to get out & enjoy the beautiful weather. Taped Pioneer Woman & we enjoyed watching that later in the day.
Heather On Monday, April 8 at 1:53 pm
I made these for the first time when I first got your first cookbook, and we have never used pancake mix again! They are so easy and delicious,
Mrs. Snow On Monday, April 8 at 2:03 pm
I might have these for dinner. The child in utero needs them.
Traci On Monday, April 8 at 2:03 pm
Edna Mae rocks. These look so good. I could go for a stack of these right about…now.
Janice B On Monday, April 8 at 2:04 pm
I can't wait to try this one. looks yummy
Ali (Worducopia) On Monday, April 8 at 2:12 pm
We are making these for the first time right now! Except we have to double the recipe, and we didn't have quite enough sour cream so we're substituting cottage cheese w/ lemon juice for half. (My husband blended it in the food processor and it looks and tastes like the perfect substitute). Obviously we don't get to blame the recipe if they're not perfect, but I have a good feeling about this.
Ali On Monday, April 8 at 3:37 pm
First, these were amazing! Second–and maybe this was because of our substitutions–1/4 cup of batter per pancake was *way* too much! They were huge, as in, overflowing-off-the-side-of-the-griddle huge. For the second round, I used 1/8 cup of batter per pancake and they looked about the size of yours. They rose beautifully and had such a delicious eggy flavor. Thank you, Edna Mae.
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking On Monday, April 8 at 2:31 pm
Oh man do I hope my husband is paying attention! I SO want to wake up to these delicious pancakes one morning… I'll just have to leave your cookbook open to the page with the recipe! Muahaha.
Debi B On Monday, April 8 at 2:46 pm
I just made these for lunch and they were delicious!
nicci On Monday, April 8 at 2:55 pm
These are THE best! We have converted from our old stand-by panckaes to Edna Mae's….it makes everyone happy especially the men.
Karen On Monday, April 8 at 3:26 pm
I just made these for lunch! The recipe is super easy and the result was amazing! THANK YOU!!
Angie On Monday, April 8 at 3:43 pm
Anybody have any idea on the calorie count? Thanks!
Susan On Monday, April 8 at 3:52 pm
OMG, I love pancakes…I could eat them for breakfast, lunch or dinner….did I say or!!! I meant to say could eat them for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner! They look fantastic. I can't wait to try them! I have scallops out for tonight, but really not in the mood for those now!
Helen On Monday, April 8 at 4:00 pm
Well, so, I got up this morning after a sleepless night and saw the recipe for the pancakes and decided to make them for my 15-yr old son. I made him the most awesome Monday morning breakfast EVER! He takes one bite of the pancakes and spits them out. Of course, I am thinking he is a CA and is just trying to be dramatic but he insists I try them…….I do and, he is right, they were inedible. I threw away the rest of the batter. I looked over the recipe again and knew the amount of the baking soda must be wrong (it said one tablespoon – which I had done). So, I am greatly relieved to know it was an error. Anyway, does this mean I'll get a pretty sky blue Kitchen Aid? Just wondering………..
Melissa On Monday, April 8 at 4:12 pm
I have to admit, I make these almost weekly for my family! They are our favorite! My husband said they've almost ruined regular pancakes for him. (Almost, because he loves, loves breakfast, and would never actually turn anything down that was served.) They are wonderful!!
laurah On Monday, April 8 at 4:42 pm
these are the best pancakes in the world, i substitute yogurt for sour cream and a quarter cup too much for one pancake so makes several little ones.
Becky in 'Bama On Monday, April 8 at 4:54 pm
I should not look at food pictures or read recipes at 4:50 p.m. when I am still at work. My mouth has watered all over my keyboard and my stomach is not just growling – it's roaring.
Texas Cheesehead On Monday, April 8 at 5:00 pm
I have made these pancakes numerous times and they are GREAT! At first I thought it must be a misprint about the amounts of sour cream versus flour, but after I made them I knew it was no misprint. Excellent.
Mommypage On Monday, April 8 at 5:30 pm
Oh my gosh, this looks so yummy. I've never considered adding sour cream to a pancake recipe, but it looks great!
karen sponsel On Monday, April 8 at 5:37 pm
Drove to Austin on Saturday and returned late afternoon,
Church on Sunday.


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Da-dum-da-dum. Da-dum-da-dum. This is it. Your knight in leather-free shoes has finally arrived. Your vegan dream angel has suddenly materialized and is even more amazing than you ever could have imagined. All is just as you envisioned it one day would be. Your wedding day is set; you've found the perfect vegetarian caterer. The only thing left to do is to reconcile your finances. Doesn't sound romantic? Well, it can be!
Financial planning is part financial (duh!) and part planning. What can be more dreamy than discussing your hopes and dreams for the next 20, 30, 50 years with the same person? Though I am cynical by nature, I am not being sarcastic here. Prioritizing, setting goals, commingling assets can be titillating if done in an open, non-threatening way.
After working with couples for many years I have found that one person is typically the spender, the other the saver. While I joke that this is as it should be, I must admit that this dynamic does tend to work well, that is, when rules and guidelines are established. If both partners have trouble with delaying gratification (i.e. both are "born to shop") saving for the future is admittedly tough. On the other hand, having two savers presents a different, yet potentially equally, daunting challenge. It may be even tougher having much of a social life if both parties are savers (imagine dining with this couple: "Who's picking up the check?" Silence).
I recently heard a study about couples who had been happily married for many years. One of the alleged keys to success was the emphasis on defining roles. Traditional or otherwise, the happiest of couples were not fighting about dirty dishes and running out of soy milk on a daily basis; instead, they had general expectations about who was responsible for what, leaving them time to enjoy each other's company rather than arguing about trivialities the whole time. This same mindset fares well with budgeting and saving as well.
Even if you are fortunate enough to have found a fellow vegan who shares many of the same belief systems as you, you may still find yourselves disagreeing on whether or not you should spare no expense when it comes to eating out as long as the produce is local and organic, or if you would rather eat kidney beans and rice every day for a month to save a few dollars each week. Couples argue over money, period.
As vegan folks we tend to deliberate over certain things more than most; throw finances into the mix and it can get ugly fast. For this reason, I am an advocate of keeping a separate account for the "little things" to curb arguments over minutia. This is not an attempt to be secretive and deceitful but rather an agreement that each of you is allowed to make minor purchases without having to consult with the other party.
Years ago I remember telling my brother about a service that allowed you to check the credit score of a potential suitor unbeknownst to him or her. Though he thought it would be, I quote, "hot" for someone to care enough to obtain this validation (or excuse to run!), not everyone I have informally polled agreed that this was a good way to screen dates. Whether you brag about your beacon score on your first date or cringe six months later when you are discussing applying for a mortgage together, you must communicate your ideas about money, credit, and spending habits. I recall a sticker that a friend of mine had years ago, "Communication is Lubrication". Perhaps a bit crass, but you get the idea.
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, another enormous decision that will affect your finances potentially more than any other considerations is whether or not you plan on having children. Children cost thousands of dollars a year. I am not saying they are not 100% worth it, but for goodness sakes, please discuss this before you decide to get married.
These are issues that can and should be discussed with an objective financial planner who is not trying to sell you something. A great wedding gift is an appointment with a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ who charges an hourly fee and does not get paid on commissions. Having some of these discussions with a 3rd party present before you get married is a lot less intimidating and can even be viewed as yet another bonding experience to share your thoughts about money in a safe(i.e. free from crying and screaming) environment.
p.s. If your aversion towards investing in nuclear power contrasts sharply with your beloved's lack of enthusiastic about solar and wind power, this also needs to be communicated, but we'll save that discussion for next time.
Brenda is an investment advisory representative of First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC, a nationwide network of investment professionals specializing in sustainable and responsible investing. She is an active member of the Financial Planning Association and a Certified Financial Planner™ since 2007. Brenda is the treasurer for both William and Mary's Richmond Chapter of the Alumni as well as for her homeowner's association. A coordinator for the annual Richmond Vegetarian Festival since 2003 and an active member of the Vegetarian Society of Richmond for over a decade, she thrives on meeting and educating people on the virtues of living a healthy, cruelty-free lifestyle.
Brenda can be contacted through her website at www.brendaveggie.com.

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This illustration was for the first issue of EIGHT magazine from Netherland.
Under the given theme 'A Fresh Start', I created this poster image.
All of the illustrations from 8 artists of this magazine are used full page on A3 sized paper, which makes every page of the magazine also a poster to hang up.


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- Smart Meters - FAQ's - Home Energy Reports - Health & Safety - Deployment Updates - Community Handouts - Opt-Out
Smart Meter Frequently Asked Questions
Will there be a charge for receiving a new meter?No. There is no charge to you for receiving a smart meter. The cost of the meters is part of our operations and we believe that, over time, their effectiveness will continue to help us maintain low rates.
Will my utility bill increase after I receive a smart meter? Having a smart meter at your home in no way changes the rates you pay for electricity and water so you shouldn't expect your bill to increase significantly after you get a smart meter. There is the theoretical possibility that your old meter was "slow" (not recording your full usage), in which case, yes, your bill may increase once you receive a new, correctly-functioning meter. Although we've seen reports of unexpected bill increases from residents in other cities, we haven't received any such complaints from customers in Anaheim who have already had smart meters installed at their homes.
If you feel that your bill does not accurately reflect your true consumption, please contact us to schedule an energy audit for your home.
Will my bill look different after I receive a smart meter?Your bill will look nearly the same as it always has, with one small exception: you will no longer see values for your electric meter's previous and current reading. In order to understand why that is, a little background information on the operation of your meter is necessary.
Once your meter is installed and configured correctly, it will be sending your hourly electric usage information to us once each day. In order to calculate your total consumption during a two month billing period, our billing system tallies up the energy you used during each of those one-hour intervals. In other words, we aren't simply subtracting your meter reading at the beginning of the billing period from your meter reading at the end of the billing period, which is why those two values are no longer shown on your bill.
Of course one of the benefits of having a smart meter is that you can view your daily and hourly electric usage online. For instructions on how to do so, please see "Home Energy Reports".
Is the information that's recorded and transmitted by my smart meter private and secure? In many ways smart meters enhance your personal privacy by negating the need for bi-monthly visits to your home by a meter reader. And as always, your electric and water consumption information is used by Anaheim Public Utilities strictly for billing purposes.
All of our computer systems, devices, and communication networks, from your meter to our back office billing system, and everything in between, utilize modern security protocols and comply with applicable standards issued by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). If you choose to view your daily and hourly usage history online, you do so via the same secure website that you may already be using to view and pay your utility bill.
In the past, I could calculate my electric usage by reading the dials on the front of my meter. Can I still do that?Yes. The LCD display on the front of your new electric meter is always on and, depending on the exact model of meter you receive, will rotate every few seconds between digital screen displays. Watch for the screen that shows a number other than all 8's. Each time a kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity is used, this number will increase by one. The more electricity you use, the faster the number will increase.
Will my power and water be turned off when you replace my meters? Yes. There will be a brief interruption to both your electric and water service. The interruption to your power will likely be less than ten minutes, after which you may need to reset some of your electronic devices, such as digital clocks. Your water will be temporarily turned off for approximately 20-30 minutes. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Will Anaheim Public Utilities' staff be installing my new meter? Yes. APU's trained Meter Technicians will be installing your smart meters. All of the Meter Technicians have completed a three year apprenticeship and are experienced in testing, inspecting, and installing smart meters. They can be recognized by their uniform with photo ID's and company vehicles.
Do I need to be home to have my meter replaced? No. You do not need to be home when the new meter is installed; however, our representatives do require unobstructed access to both your electric and water meters. About two weeks prior to your upgrade, you will receive a letter from us informing you of the exact date that we will be replacing meters in your neighborhood. If after receiving the letter, you would like to request a specific appointment time, please contact us at 714-765-3300.
Several days before you meter is replaced, we will leave a reminder notice on your door. Please take this opportunity to ensure that you've made arrangements to unlock gates and secure pets as necessary.
How will I know the meter has been replaced? After the meter exchange is completed, a hang tag will be left on your front door indicating that your new meters have been successfully installed.
What if Anaheim Public Utilities wasn't able to change out my meter? If we are unable to install your meters we will leave a hang tag on your door with further instructions.
What if I am a Lifeline customer or operate medical equipment? You will receive a letter, and a week before the installation of your new meter, we will call you to schedule an appointment to conduct the meter exchange.
What if I have any questions regarding smart meter installation?If you have any questions, please call us at 714-765-3300, Monday-Friday, between 8AM-5PM.


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Kay Parker: astrology, horoscope, natal chart
|August 28, 1944, 11:00 AM
|Birmingham (United Kingdom)
|4°55' Virgo
|14°16' Libra
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|18°49' Cancer
|Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius
Mercury, Venus, Moon
Houses 12, 11, 3 / Earth, Air / Mutable
|Chinese Astrology:
|Wood Monkey
|Birthpath 9
|Kay Parker is 5' 5" (1m65) tall
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Master Sgt. Chris Carlisle displays his calliope and collection of self-playing carnival organs at his Hillsboro home. Carlisle sells music from such machines as soundtracks for movies, televisions shows and commercials. (Submitted photo)
Bill Phelan
HILLSBORO, Mo. - If you're a fan of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" or the Fox-TV hit, "House," you've probably heard the music of Master Sgt. Chris R. Carlisle without even knowing it.
Carlisle, of Hillsboro, is not a musician; he is a full time Missouri Air National Guardsman with the 121st Air Control Squadron at Jefferson Barracks in south St. Louis County. His interest in music and subsequent involvement in show business grew from his childhood in Sikeston where his grandfather operated a museum of coin-operated arcade machines, player-pianos and organs.
"My grandfather had the world's largest collection of these old, automatic types of organs," Carlisle said. "He would take these machines to fairs and carnivals; set them up in a tent and let people use them. They also sold records of the music the machines played; carnival type music you hear at fairs and so forth."
After being in Sikeston for 13 years, the "Melody Museum" moved to St. Louis in 1966 and set up shop across the street from Busch Stadium, where it remained in operation until 1972.
"By the time my grandfather retired the market for this type of music was dead," Carlisle explained. "We sold most of the machines to the Walt Disney Company but my mother wanted me to take all the music because she said there was nothing more she could do with it. So, I inherited some 600 reel-to-reel tapes."
Determined not let the nostalgic melodies die, Carlisle began bringing the old tape recordings into the 21st century.
"I acquired a reel-to-reel tape machine and started transferring all this carnival music to a hard drive and then to CDs," Carlisle said. "I also started putting them on I-Tunes and Amazon."
Those kinds of exposure lead to Carlisle's music being used for soundtracks in movies and television.
"I had music in a Southwest Airlines commercial; in "Adventure Land," a movie with Kristen Stewart; in "Hugo," and in "Extraordinary Measures," with Harrison Ford," said Carlisle. "Then I got a phone call from Search Party Music, of New York, a company that acquires music for movies and television programs. The guy who called was the music supervisor for "Boardwalk Empire" and he said they wanted to use some of my music for the show."
Carlisle was happy to oblige and sent the company 80 CDs.
"They used 37 songs the first season; 20 the second season, and they've used 17 songs so far this season," he said.
By his own admission Carlisle was initially not a fan of "Boardwalk Empire" but has had a change of heart.
"At first I'd never heard of it but I watch the show religiously now," he said with a laugh.
Carlisle is of course paid for the use of his music and said the fee varies from production to production. He also gets a perk you cannot put a price on.
"I get my name in the credits at the end of the show," Carlisle said. "It's pretty cool to see your name on the screen."
Carlisle has managed to repurchase three of his grandfather's old machines and now owns five, including a calliope and several Wurlitzer organs. He also has his own web site, bandorganmusic.com, on which he has old video footage of his grandfather and of the music machines he collected.
"The internet has really helped keep this music alive," he said. "It's funny because when people hear this music, nine out of 10 of them recognize the tune but couldn't name it."
A five-year veteran of the Air Force, Carlisle also served in the Navy Reserve and Army National Guard before joining the Air Guard nine years ago.
Master Sgt. Carlisle has college degrees in criminal justice and information management.
He and his wife, Lynn, are the proud parents of a 14-year-old daughter, Casey.
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Master Sgt. Chris Carlisle, of Hillsboro, serves the Missouri Air National Guard's 121st Air Control Squadron, and has sold carnival music as soundtracks for numerous movies and television programs. (Bill Phelan photo)


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The principles by which the DARPA mind-reading computer in the control center reads my thoughts through the microchip implant in my head can be elucidated by considering a few civilian researches into mind-reading which duplicate the DARPA efforts. First, Sharon Begley's January 12 2008 "Mind Reading Is Now Possible" (http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/01/12/mind-reading-is-now-possible.html). I want to quote the entire short article here (emphasis mine):
"Crime investigators always have their ears open for information only a perpetrator could know – where a gun used in a murder was stashed, perhaps, or what wounds a stabbing inflicted. So imagine a detective asking a suspect about a killing, describing the crime scene to get the suspect to visualize the attack. The detective is careful not to mention the murder weapon. Once the suspect has conjured up the scene, the detective asks him to envision the weapon. Pay dirt: his pattern of brain activity screams 'hammer' as loud and clear as if he had blurted it out.
"To detect patterns of brain activity, a subject must agree to lie still in a neuroimaging device such as a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) tube, but in an age when many jurisdictions compel not only convicts but also suspects to provide a DNA sample, that isn't difficult to imagine. Now, neither is the prospect of reading thoughts by decoding brain-activity patterns. Just a year ago, neuroscientists couldn't do much better than distinguish thoughts of faces from thoughts of places (the brain has distinct regions that process images of each). 'All we could do was tell which brain region was active,' says neuroscientist John-Dylan Haynes of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. 'There were real limits on our ability to read the content of that activity.' No longer. 'The new realization is that every thought is associated with a pattern of brain activity,' says Haynes, 'and you can train a computer to recognize the pattern associated with a particular thought.'
"We'll get to the ethical implications of that, but first consider how quickly mind reading is advancing. Less than three years ago, it was a big deal when studies measured brain activity in people looking at a grating slanted either left or right; fMRI patterns in the visual cortex revealed which grating the volunteers saw. At the time, neuroscientist Geraint Rees of University College London said, 'If our approach could be expanded upon, it might be possible to predict what someone was thinking or seeing from brain activity alone.' Last year Haynes and colleagues found that even intentions leave a telltale trace in the brain. When people thought about either adding two numbers or subtracting them, an fMRI scan of their prefrontal cortex detected activity characteristic of either.
"Now research has broken the 'content' barrier. Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University showed people drawings of five tools (hammer, drill and the like) and five dwellings (castle, igloo…) and asked them to think about each object's properties, uses and anything else that came to mind. Meanwhile, fMRI measured activity throughout each volunteer's brain. As the scientists report this month in the journal PLoS One, the activity pattern evoked by each object was so distinctive that the computer could tell with 78 percent accuracy when someone was thinking about a hammer and not, say, pliers. CMU neuroscientist Marcel Just thinks they can improve the accuracy (which reached 94 percent for one person) if people hold still in the fMRI and keep their thoughts from drifting to, say, lunch.
"As always, the results have to be replicated by independent labs before they can be accepted. But this is the first time any mind-reading technique has achieved such specificity. Remarkably, the activity patterns – from visual areas to movement area to regions that encode abstract ideas like the feudal associations of a castle – were eerily similar from one person to another. 'This establishes, as never before, that there is a commonality in how different people's brains represent the same object,' said CMU's Tom Mitchell.
"If what your brain does when it thinks about an igloo is almost identical to what mine does, that suggests the possibility of a universal mind-reading dictionary, in which brain-activity pattern x means thought y in most people. It is not clear if that will be true for things more complicated than pliers and igloos, however. 'The more detailed the thought is, the more different these patterns get, because different people have different associations for an object or idea,' says Haynes. 'We're much closer to this than we were two years ago, but still far from a universal mind-reading machine.' How far? The CMU group is determining the brain patterns that encode abstract ideas (honesty, democracy), words and sentences, a big step toward a mind-reading dictionary.
"Scientists are keenly aware of the ethical issues posed by reading minds. For one thing, it probably isn't necessary, if you decide to read people's thoughts, to get them to lie still in an fMRI tube and think. Nothing in physics rules out remote detection of brain activity. In fact, says law professor Hank Greely of Stanford, an infrared device under development might read thoughts using little more than a headband. He can imagine a despot scanning citizens' brains while they look at photos of him, to see who's an opponent. The use of mind reading in criminal and terrorism investigations seems inevitable, raising issues of reliability and self-incrimination. As with all technology, some uses will bring unalloyed benefits (translating a quadriplegic's thoughts to move a prosthetic limb). Other uses… well, as Greely says, 'we really don't know where this will end.' That mind reading has begun, however, there is now no doubt."
The italicized portion of the article encodes the essence of human brain physiology on the basis of which DARPA's mind-reading technology can even work at all: that the human brain's functioning is universal across individuals, races, and genders, allowing for the construction of a universal mind-reading dictionary. When a Chinese man who has grown up in Hong Kong sees a chair, the patterns of electrical activities in his brain corresponding to the perception will be the same as those of an American woman who has grown up in America and is now seeing a chair. The more advanced DARPA thought-reading computer must have overcome the problem which Begley has noted, that "the more detailed the thought is, the more different these patterns get, because different people have different associations for an object or idea". Perhaps the DARPA computer has overcome this problem by breaking down the complex, and more idiosyncratic, patterns of electrical activities in the brain during complex thoughts into elementary components, separating the patterns for the object in question from the patterns for the associations engendered by the thought about the object. When complex and detailed thoughts are broken down into elementary components, you can be sure that the "constituent patterns" are still universal. When the DARPA thought-reading computer reads my thoughts by receiving data, from the microchip implanted in my head, about the patterns of electrical activities in my brain, there is a specific software which matches the patterns detected with those found in the "mind reading dictionary". This software is referred to as the "setting" in my "Secret History of the International Court of Justice."
Now I want to go to a New Scientist report, "Mind-reading machine knows what the eye can see", 05 March 2008 by James Urquhart: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13415-mindreading-machine-knows-what-the-eye-can-see.html. I have talked about how the Russians are able to see on the computer screens in front of them the precise images which I'm seeing – in which case I have become a walking surveillance camera for them – or which I'm simply picturing to myself in my head (e.g. the "pyramid" or triangular nose of the Russian surveillance agent seen on June 2 2009). They are able to do that obviously because the thought-reading computer has reconstructed the images I'm seeing by matching the patterns of activities on my visual cortex with the universal patterns listed in the "mind reading dictionary". The 2008 UC Berkeley research reported in New Scientist deals precisely with this specialized operation of thought-reading: turning a living human being into a surveillance camera for the control center. Let me quote the New Scientist report in its entirety:
"A device that reveals what a person sees by decoding their brain activity could soon be a reality, say researchers who have developed a more sophisticated way to extract visual stimuli from brain signals.
"Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, US, developed a computational model that uses functional MRI (fMRI) data to decode information from an individual's visual cortex – the part of the brain responsible for processing visual stimuli.
"'Our research makes substantial advances towards being able to decode mental content from brain activity as measured using fMRI,' Kendrick Kay, a co-author of the study, told New Scientist. 'In fact, our results suggest it may soon be possible to reconstruct our visual experiences from brain activity.' [This is how the thought-reading technology can transform you into a surveillance camera for the control center.]
"Previous research has shown that fMRI can pick out brain activity associated with viewing different images. But so far it has only been possible to identify very basic images, from fixed categories, such as a face or a house. The process also depends on prior knowledge of the associated brain activity.
"Now the Berkeley team has shown that brain imaging can reveal much more complex and arbitrary images, without prior knowledge of brain activity. [To do this, you need a 'mind-reading dictionary' in place.]
"The team first used fMRI to measure visual cortex activity in people looking at more than a thousand photographs. This allowed them to develop a computational model and 'train' their decoder to understand how each person's visual cortex processes information. [This is the construction of the 'mind-reading dictionary'.]
"Next, participants were shown a random set of just over 100 previously unseen photographs. Based on patterns identified in the first set of fMRIs, the team was able to accurately predict which image was being observed. [The 'thought-reading computer' has successfully reconstructed what the person is seeing when the 'setting' matches the brain activity pattern detected with the same pattern stored in the 'mind-reading dictionary' which has assigned the pattern with a previously decoded visual image.]
"'It is going to be particularly powerful in the field of visual perception and possibly the field of decoding motor responses,' says John-Dylan Haynes of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany.
"The research also hints that scientists might one day be able to access dreams, memories and imagery, says Haynes, providing the brain processes dreams in a way that is analogous to visual stimuli. [This is how the DARPA thought-reading computer tells the Russians that I am picturing to myself the particular triangular nose of their surveillance agent.]
"'The difficulty is that that it's very hard to set up models for other types of complex thoughts, such as memories and intentions,' Haynes says." [Well, as you have seen, this is simply not the case. Our Pentagon neurologists have already solved this problem long ago, around late 2007 to early 2008.]
In fact, this is the problem I wish to point out to you. Even though DARPA has already developed a functional mind-reading technology by the middle of 2008, researchers in universities continue to attempt to "reinvent the wheel" as if the wheel had never been invented at all. Are these scientists doing this out of ignorance?
The Macrospherians (Putin, Obama, the Chinese president, and the ICJ judges) must have considered as some sort of crime the US military's practice of deliberately keeping out of the civilian world the amazing technology which it has developed for itself – the practice of letting the civilian researchers waste their time reinventing a wheel which has already been invented. During the third run of the International Court trial the Macrospherians have thus also ordered the criminal defendants (the leading Microspherians) to recommit this crime of allowing university researchers to waste their time studying mind-reading technology. Thus we see that, more than three years after DARPA scientists are able to use a computer to reconstruct visions, Jack Gallant and his assistant Shinji Nishimoto are reproducing DARPA scientists' achievement at UC Berkeley – using a far less effective method at that. See the report by UC Berkeley's News Center, "Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind" (http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/22/brain-movies/). In their work they use functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and computational models to decode and reconstruct people's dynamic visual experiences (in this case, when people are watching Hollywood movie trailers) and they presumably could reproduce the movies inside our heads that no one else sees, such as dreams and memories. Yasmin Anwar reports:
"Nishimoto and two other research team members served as subjects for the experiment, because the procedure requires volunteers to remain still inside the MRI scanner for hours at a time.
"They watched two separate sets of Hollywood movie trailers, while fMRI was used to measure blood flow through the visual cortex, the part of the brain that processes visual information. On the computer, the brain was divided into small, three-dimensional cubes known as volumetric pixels, or 'voxels.'
"'We built a model for each voxel that describes how shape and motion information in the movie is mapped into brain activity,'" Nishimoto said.
"The brain activity recorded while subjects viewed the first set of clips was fed into a computer program that learned, second by second, to associate visual patterns in the movie with the corresponding brain activity. [Again, the construction of a mind-reading dictionary.]
"Brain activity evoked by the second set of clips was used to test the movie reconstruction algorithm. This was done by feeding 18 million seconds of random YouTube videos into the computer program so that it could predict the brain activity that each film clip would most likely evoke in each subject.
"Finally, the 100 clips that the computer program decided were most similar to the clip that the subject had probably seen were merged to produce a blurry yet continuous reconstruction of the original movie."
Jack Gallant is therefore trying to reinvent the specialized DARPA mind-reading technology which allows a human being implanted with thought-reading microchip to become a mobile surveillance camera for the control center. Not only does this technology already exist in fully operational form, but Jack Gallant tries to detect the patterns of brain activities by following blood flows in the brain, which is far less effective than following the electrical activities in the brain. He is thus not just wasting his time reinventing an invented wheel, but he isn't even reinventing it correctly. Jack Gallant's research project is truly pathetic, and he probably has no idea that he has been manipulated by the International Court system to waste his time and energy like this. (His webpage is here: http://neuroscience.berkeley.edu/users/users_profile.php?id=12; and his lab's webpage is: http://gallantlab.org/.) Yasmin Anwar, reporting for Berkeley News, is thus completely wrong when she writes: "However, researchers point out that the technology is decades from allowing users to read others' thoughts and intentions…" She is completely ignorant of the fact that the US military has already been reading people's most detailed thoughts and intentions and deploying the technology on the battlefield, such as in Afghanistan – not to mention how Dick Cheney has ordered it to be deployed on foreign diplomats (and how it has been used on me).
Naweed Syed at the University of Calgary whom I have mentioned before is another civilian researcher who has been manipulated by the International Court system to reinvent a wheel which has already been invented by the US military. The brain chip design he is so excited about is in fact an early, incomplete, experimental version of the DARPA brain chip which currently resides in my head. What an idiot. He is wasting his time and energy and does not know that the technology he aims to discover is already fully complete and operational and can be found right in my head. He should just take the brain chip out of my head to save himself the troubles. DO NOT TRUST MIND-READING RESEARCHES BEING PURSUED AFTER 2010: these researches are orchestrated to waste the researchers' time and energy.
There are already a plenty of talk about how companies are ready to market mind-reading technology allowing consumers to remotely control household electronics and their computer (like keyboard and mouse) with their thoughts. See for example, "Dump the mouse, control PC with brain" (May 11 2012: http://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/IndustryTrends/Dump-the-mouse-control-PC-with-brain/SP-Article1-854241.aspx). Here Kevin Brown, senior inventor at IBM, describes how mind control, using headsets like the commercially-available Emotiv Systems headset, can allow the consumers to remotely control their computers with their thoughts alone. "[The Emotiv System] can… pick up on what our brain is telling our muscles to do… [eventually] our EEG brainwaves. Users can quickly train the software to understand various patterns… [Again, the construction of a 'mind-reading dictionary'.] [It] is… recognizing certain patterns, and passing that information to a control unit which can then respond to that input." The most attention deserving is the BrainGate Neural Interface. See this news release from Brown University, "BrainGate neural interface reaches 1,000-day milestone": http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2011/03/braingate. Here it is reported that a microchip implanted in the head of a woman with paralysis to translate her brain signals toward control of assistive devices has been allowing her to accurately control a computer cursor for almost three years since implantation, "providing a key demonstration that neural activity can be read out and converted into action for an unprecedented length of time." Go research more on how neurologists are working on devices similar to BrainGate allowing disabled patients to remotely control their prosthesis with their thoughts. The microchip implanted in the head of those people around me allowing them to be forcibly interfaced with the computer in the control center operates essentially by the same principle as this BrainGate Neural Interface. While the microchip allows the computer to read their thoughts by picking up the patterns of electrical activities in their brain, it can also allow the computer to remotely control them by artificially inducing the patterns of electrical activities in their brain which correspond to the actions or thoughts which the computer wants them to perform or think. This is how the technology of "talking through people" work: those shadowy figures sitting in the control center have a microchip implanted in their head allowing them to communicate to the computer what they want, and the computer can control you at the same time; so, when the shadowy figure thinks about how he wants you to raise your hand or stand up or say this word or that word, the computer will control you to raise your hand or stand up or say this word or that word. In other words, the microchip system has essentially reduced you to the status of a prosthesis or electronic devices remotely controlled by a BrainGate Neuro Interface patient – except, of course, that the shadowy figure in the control center doesn't suffer any paralysis at all.
When the civilian world tries to reinvent the wheel which the US military has already invented, it is essentially playing with fire. IBM aside, in less than a year Intel would announce that it would have developed by 2020 brain chips which would enable consumers to type without a keyboard or mouse, control the TV without a remote, make calls, and surf the Web simply by using their brain waves (See http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141180/Intel_Chips_in_brains_will_control_computers_by_2020?taxonomyId=11&pageNumber=1, and http://www.unwittingvictim.com/Intel.html.) The consumer would be able to control computers and other devices with nothing more than thought. Intel would emphasize that the chips were for the consumer market – "Big Brother won't be planting chips in your brain against your will". Even if this were so – it is not, of course, since the government has already been forcibly planting such brain chips in people's head without their knowing – that possibility emerges for the government to intercept the signals you would be transmitting from your head to the devices you are supposed to remotely control – to intercept your thoughts, in other words – just as, when you call up someone on the phone, you open up the possibility for the government to intercept your conversation. Eventually, just as NSA's Echelon automatically intercepts and stores every single communication made in the United States – phone call, email, fax – so its thought reading computer would automatically intercept and store in a giant computer every single thought that has ever been thought in the United States. We thus come back to the same scenario of the "utopia" in "Cheney's Plan".
When I first understood the principle for this thought-reading technology, not understanding that the DARPA neurologists must have learned to break up the patterns of electrical activities measured in the human brain into their most elemental components, I was plagued by the inference that thought-reading must be hampered by the problem of intelligibility. This problem is something you will naturally think of when you are versed in Heidegger's philosophy and in the interpretation of Heidegger's early philosophy by the UC Berkeley professor Hubert Dreyfus. (See Dreyfus' Being-in-the-World.) When we see a chair we don't just see a chair but we understand also that there is a certain functionality which goes with the chair. Inherent in the perception of a chair is the understanding that this is something to sit on and that it has a certain relationship with the table and the rest of the world of furniture. When you see a chair and the thought-reading computer picks up the electrical patterns of your brain and translates them into the perception of a chair, the understanding of the functionality of the chair must be part of the electrical patterns. (The "associations" which go with the perception of an object.) This means that, when someone from a primitive culture or from a past culture where chairs have never been seen or used sees a chair, he cannot exhibit the same electrical patterns in his brain. The thought-reading computer therefore will not translate the patterns it picks up from the brain of this primitive man or past man into "chair". Maybe a four-legged platform (the vorhanden state of the chair), but not really a "chair" (the zuhanden state of the chair: to use Heidegger's terminology). Since DARPA's thought-reading technology is developed by studying the functional patterns of the brains of people in modern post-industrial societies, it cannot be expected to read the mind of New Guinea tribesmen entirely correctly (assuming that the New Guinea tribesmen are so completely isolated from outside civilizations that they have never seen the items commonly in use in post industrial societies; such isolation is of course rarely the case anymore).
The control center has been telling me – assuming it is not lying to me – that the United Nations has secretly set up a committee to study the scientific values of this "thought-reading technology" and other weird things which the Russians have dug out of the secret boxes of the Pentagon, and that some scientists could not help but want to enlarge the "mind-reading dictionary" into an universal repository of all human thoughts (represented by their corresponding functional patterns of the brain) which can possibly be collected – this would become the mental equivalent to the Human Genome Project, which can be said to be the universal repository of all human genes which can possibly be found in human beings. For this project to be complete, they would have to go to the jungles of Amazon and New Guinea and Southern Africa to microchip the so-called primitive peoples (from the Yanomami through the New Guinean aboriginals to the San Bushmen) to see if the thought-reading computer, built from scanning the thoughts of "modern people", can read the thoughts of primitive people as well. It will turn out that it in fact can! The thought-reading computer has no problem in reconstructing from the brain activities of primitive people their visual images of even those objects from our high tech civilization which they have either never seen or are hardly familiar with. The DARPA computer automatically breaks down the patterns detected in primitive people's brain into those for pure visual images of the objects (the Vorhandenheit of the objects) and those for understanding of, or familiarity with, the objects (their Zuhandenheit): in the current case, for non-understanding. It will in fact sound very strange to someone following in the footsteps of Professor Dreyfus that, even without understanding what the object is for at all, a human being can see the object just as well as another human being who fully understands its use among the network of tools in the culture from which the object has come. ("See": that is, exhibit the same patterns of electrical activities in the brain…) The myth that the first native Americans like the Aztecs who couldn't tell apart the Christian white man in armor from the horse he was riding on because they had never seen a white man nor a horse is probably just a myth and no more. On the other hand, these scientists, while looking at the brain functional patterns for concepts like "totem" and "taboo" which permeate the mental life of New Guinea tribesman but which you can't really find in the case of "modern people" (except remotely among vodoo practitioners or schizophrenic patients), are probably surprised to find that my "genealogy of primitive religiousness" is quite correct: the primitive people do practice their religious rituals because they see the cosmos as a biological organism and rituals as the system of catalysis which would allow the necessary energy to flow through the cosmic organism, allowing the latter to replenish itself (http://www.lawrencechin2011.com/scientlitfr.html: "A Thermodynamic Genealogy of Primitive Religions").
I have a more thorough explanation of the DARPA mind-reading and mind-control technology here: http://www.lawrencechin2011.com/suppl_pld_8bg42/suppl_pld_8bg42c.pdf (p. 32 – 49).
Below are some video presentations on BrainGate, the most celebrated case of brain-computer interface, the basis of mind-reading and mind-control of the latest phase:
60 Minutes report on BrainGate:
The Back to Class with Brown Faculty presentation, November 17 2008, where Leigh Hochberg '90, associate professor of engineering, discussed Brown's collaborative research towards developing assistive technology for people with paralysis and limb trauma.


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We Give Thanks !
TopicQuest was designed for Mrs. Moore's Kindergarten Class at
Clyattville Elementary School By Laura Davis, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher.
you ready to learn about Thanksgiving? Come along with me and lets
find out together some interesting facts about Thanksgiving. I have
found some great sites for us to explore. I can't wait for you to learn
about the pilgrims, Indians, and why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Lets
put on our indian feathers and pilgrim hats and go see what we can find
out about these amazing people.
I hope that you enjoy these sites below. Have Fun Learning!!
|Learn all about the Mayflower at this site. It was the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America. You will find out many facts about the Mayflower at this site. Sail to this site with me and lets discover the Mayflower.
|Who were the Pilgrims? What events led to the first Thanksgiving? Find out the history of Thanksgiving at this site. All this and more can be found by clicking on the Pilgrims.
|This website has information on Squanto, an Indian who befriended the Pilgrims. It also has a link to a reinactment of the first Thanksgiving. Lets go together and meet Squanto.
|Come join me and all the Pilgrims, so they can show us what they like to wear for Thanksgiving. Do you think they dress like us? You will find out when you visit this site.
|Can you imagine what the Pilgrims ate for Thanksgiving? This site has interesting facts about the meal the Pilgrims ate. It also has information on their table manners. Do you think they like turkey? Lets go eat and find out!!
|Do you want to write your own story about Thanksgiving? Well, come to this site and have fun creating your own Thanksgiving story. Fill in the blanks to personalize a story of your own. You can also read Thanksgiving stories, poems, and legends.
|On Thanksgiving we celebrate sharing and giving to others. The Pilgrims taught us how to share, by having the Indians for Thanksgiving lunch. This is a website that will teach you about being thankful.
|Do you want to play some Thanksgiving games? Click on this site where you can learn educational facts about Thanksgiving and play some fun games. Good Luck!
|Do you want to know all about Thanksgiving? Why don't you visit this site. This online encyclopedia will tell you everything you need to know about Thanksgiving.
|Do you want to learn some ritual and ceremonial dances that the indians do? This online encyclopedia will help you learn about some of their favorite dances. Put on your dancing shoes!
Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Imagine yourself as a pilgrim. You, along with all of your family, friends, and neighbors, have worked all year long harvesting food for the upcoming feast. You have invited everyone you know along with Squanto, your Indian friend. You call this feast "The First Thanksgiving." After you "eat" your meal that you have prepared for everyone, I want you to describe and draw a picture of your meal to show your classmates that were not able to attend. Visit this website on what was served at your Thanksgiving feast to help you describe. As you describe the foods that were served, draw pictures of the food and anything else that you found interesting at the "First Thanksgiving Dinner."
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1. We are going to explore the website about what was served at The First Thanksgiving together to give you some ideas about what to draw. Click on the picture to get there.
2. After you find some ideas about what you served, I want you to draw and describe it so everyone can see what it was like.
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This is an appetiser that is sophisticated, yet clean-tasting and full of well-loved laksa flavours. Every mouthful is rich with the soft and silky texture of raw salmon, followed by a sharp crunch of marinated zucchini.
Recipe serves 10-12
Difficulty: Easy
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: No cooking required
500g sashimi quality salmon, sliced thinly
1 small bunch laksa leaves
1 cup of light olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 small zucchini
1 tablespoon vinegar or more according to taste
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
½ cup of water
1. Lay out the salmon on a platter. Cover with cling film and chill till serving time.
2. Using fresh leaves only, place laksa leaves in a chopper, add oil and salt and process into a smooth emulsion. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Cover till needed.
3. Wash zucchini. Use a potato peeler to obtain long ribbons from the vegetable.
4. Make up solution with vinegar, water, salt and sugar. Adjust to taste and marinate zucchini in this solution. Leave chilled. Before serving, drain and squeeze dry.
5. Place a mound of drained zucchini in the middle of the plate of salmon and drizzle laksa oil all over the fish.
Food writer and author of eight cookbooks – 'Mad, Madder and Maddest About Food', 'Home Cooking', 'Singapore Heritage Food', 'Taste, Eat to Live' and 'Modern Nonya' – Sylvia Tan has covered every cuisine, from home-cooked Singapore food and healthy Asian to Peranakan cooking. Her column 'Eat to Live' in The Straits Times focuses on healthy cooking. A former deputy news editor for The Straits Times newspaper, she is frequently called upon to write and gives talks on Singapore food heritage. She is now a freelancer.


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The 2014-2015 school year will begin Friday, August 1. Many local retailers have already begun stocking their stores with school supplies. To help parents to prepare back-to-school shopping the Bulloch County Board of Education has prepared a master supply list by grade and by school. You will also find other useful and helpful information to start the new year by checking out the school system's Back to School Toolkit.
To get a look at the toolkit and supply list go online to the Bulloch County School System's webpage at www.bulloch.k12.ga.us .
Parents are also reminded of open house at the various schools in Bulloch County Thursday, July 30. Hours are 4 till 6 p.m. at the elementary schools and 5 till 7 p.m. for middle and high schools. The first day of school for the new year for students is Friday, August 1.
The years actually starts for teachers Friday, July 25 with five days of pre-planning.


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TABATA: Using primarily your own body weight, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a type of cardio training using the TABATA timer. You alternate short, very high intensity intervals. This type of training has been used by athletes to improve performance, but it's also a huge benefit for the average to above average exerciser. TABATA or HIIT training not only helps performance, it also improves the ability of the muscles to burn fat. Tabata training method are as follows:
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