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Thursday, July 24, 2008
CrockPot Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Day 206.
Sometimes I get emails with questions like "are you really going to do this for a whole year?" "are you worried you're going to get bored?" "don't you go stir-crazy sometimes?"
I answer: yes, yes, and yes. But then I make something that I never would have attempted to make if it wasn't for this silly challenge, and it opens my mind to the endless possibilities of the crockpot and I re-commit to the insanity for at least another day.
Yesterday, my friends, I made mousse. The most delightfully wonderful chocolate mousse ever.
In the crockpot.
And when it worked I went out in the yard and did a back flip. Sort of. It was really more like a really bad cartwheel with a really bad landing, but the kids insisted it was a back flip. I'm kind of hopped up on Advil right now, actually...
and as soon as I hit publish, I'm going back to bed. With mousse. Today is going to rock.
The Ingredients.
loosely adapted from Epicurious
--2 cups heavy whipping cream
--4 large egg yolks
--3 T baker's sugar (I like baker's sugar because the granules dissolve quickly)
--1/3 cup cold, strong coffee
--1 t vanilla
--2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
The Directions.
This is not hard. Go read how hard it could be over at Epicurious. I love my crockpot.
I used a 4 qt round crockpot. If you use a larger one, your stuff will melt and cook faster; be aware.
In your crockpot, add the heavy cream, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, and coffee. Whip until combined with a whisk. You don't need to go crazy, just mix it well. Add the two cups of chocolate chips.
Cover and cook on high for about an hour, or on low for about two. You are looking for little bubbles in the surface of the cream, and melted chocolate.
VERY VERY VERY VERY carefully, pour the mixture into a blender. You'll get about 2 1/2 to 3 cups of liquid. Blend on high until it "grows" to about 5 to 6 cups, and doesn't seem like it will rise any higher.
Pour into serving dishes.
Chill for 2 hours in the refrigerator. Top with whipped cream or berries, or nothing at all.
The Verdict.
It's not bad that I didn't let the kids have any because it had coffee in it, right? That doesn't make me mean, does it? They were already eating cake...
Adam said that this rivaled any restaurant mousse he's had. The Lewis family came over and they enjoyed it---and Carol let her kids have a taste because she is much nicer than I am.
Two things to note: the very top has a bit of a skin on it, and there are little bubbles that didn't pop during the cooling process. This kind of bothered me, but I was assured that I was the only one bothered.
okay! back to bed! with a spoon.
51 comments:
- Elissa said...
That sounds delicious! And so easy too! This is why I love reading your blog, you try things I would never have dreamt could be done in a slowcooker.
As for the skin thing, try pressing plastic wrap down on the surface of the mousse when you put it in the fridge, that stops the air getting to the mousse, and should (hopefully!) stop a skin forming.
- July 24, 2008 at 6:44 AM
- Sarah said...
That sounds sinful, lol :)
- July 24, 2008 at 6:57 AM
- Molly said...
Yum!!! I wonder if you can make it without coffee...
- July 24, 2008 at 7:01 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
ah, thank you for that, Elissa!
molly, definitely. the coffee is optional.
- July 24, 2008 at 7:03 AM
- Molly said...
Should you put in dark chocolate to get a more rich base?
- July 24, 2008 at 7:10 AM
- Mom24 said...
I second the plastic wrap on the top--that's how I avoid a skin on pudding, I assume it would work with this as well.
I can't wait to try this. Thanks.
- July 24, 2008 at 8:04 AM
- Maricle Mom said...
I enjoy reading your posts so much!! So much so that I am trying to convince my husband to buy me a laptop so I can sit on the couch (I am 7 months pregnant with my third child- I like my couch!) and write all these super recipes down. (He's not convinced.) But I really want to try them all, especially this one!!
- July 24, 2008 at 8:13 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
molly, that's a good idea---I think it's completely up to you and your tastebuds.
mom24, okay, gonna definitely do the plastic wrap next time.
miracle dad, get her a lap top! It's a necessity!
if you plan on eating this for breakfast, have a banana or something first. so then you don't feel odd. that's my piece of wisdom for the day. :-0
- July 24, 2008 at 8:32 AM
- Stephanie said...
Oh, that looks and sounds divine! I honestly would have never thought to make mousse in the crock pot - I'm so glad you decided to do this challenge and blog about it - I've tried stuff in the crock pot that I wouldn't have thought of on my own, thanks to you! :-)
- July 24, 2008 at 8:33 AM
- Amiyrah said...
oooh yummy! I love mousse and I love that you found a way to do it in the crock pot. Awesome! I was asked to award 3 of my favorite blogs a "brilliant weblog" award and I definitely chose you! Check my blog for more details. Hopefully we can see what 3 blogs you pick and decide to award. Congrats to you!
- July 24, 2008 at 9:16 AM
- kay said...
man oh man. you are amazing!!! yum yum yum. and you are right about not giving the kids any b/c i had coffee. i wouldn't have either! ;)
- July 24, 2008 at 9:20 AM
- Lori4squaremom said...
Ok, as long as my whipping cream hasn't gone bad (I bought it a couple of weeks ago to make ice cream and never made it), I'm making this today! Can't wait to report my results!
And yes, once again, I am going to say THANK YOU for resolving to do this, AND for blogging about it (did you have a blog before?) AND for somehow miraculously ending up on Rachael Ray for it.....we are LOVING the whole crockpot thing! In the past 2 weeks we've only eaten out 1 time....and that was only because half of the family was out doing something different and weren't going to be home for dinner....and of those 13 dinner meals, 11 of them have been cooked in the crockpot! THANK YOU!!!!!!!! This week every dinner meal is in the crockpot....YAY!!!!! My hubby mentioned something about it last night....he said "So, with all of these crockpot meals, we are not only getting our dinner for that night, but leftovers for lunches and other meals....very smart" :) Thank you Stephanie!
And thank you for introducing me to other websites, etc.
Oh, and I can't wait to try the gyros! I need to figure out where I can get ground lamb.....or ask my butcher if he will grind a boneless leg of lamb for me, and then I'll put the remaining ground lamb into the freezer. I think that those are going to be a BIG hit!
- July 24, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- Moxie said...
Life.Is.Better.With Mousse! LOL!!
- July 24, 2008 at 9:52 AM
If you leave the coffee out, do you need to substitute another liquid in its place, or can you just leave it out altogether? This recipe sounds great!
- July 24, 2008 at 10:09 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
hi anon. I don't think you need to. The original epicurious recipe didn't call for any coffee---and all the other recipes I found online asked for instant espresso granules, which we have never owned.
it will whip up nicely for you--probably pretty quickly, too!
- July 24, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Steph,it's Casandra in Cleveland and I've got an urgent but off topic question for you. Do you think that you could pop all the raw ingredients for a CP recipe (something's that's just dump and go like Taco Soup) in a big zip lock bag and freeze it then put it in the CP and cook from frozen? I'm trying to make meals for a friend who's in the hospital. Yes, making CP meals and then freezing them would be easy but freezing the raw ingredients and cooking them would be EASIER. What do you think?
- July 24, 2008 at 10:26 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
Cassandra, what a great idea! I think it will work just fine, but please keep in mind that it isn't recommended for the stoneware insert to have temperature "shocks"--- so maybe freeze the stuff, then put it in the fridge the night before, or out on the countertop for a while before using. I do use frozen meat quite often and have never had an issue, but I want to make sure that you (and others!) know about the shocking factor.
what a great friend you are!
- July 24, 2008 at 10:48 AM
- Khaki said...
I am afraid to pour it...think I will try it with my stick immersion blender. Thanks, CrockPot Lady, for another yummy sounding recipe!
- July 24, 2008 at 11:08 AM
- Gretchen Magruder said...
thank you.
amazing recipes AND you totally crack me up!!!
- July 24, 2008 at 11:25 AM
- nicole said...
I am definitely going to have to try this. I'm so glad you are doing this. I've used several of your recipes. Thanks!
- July 24, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- BethH6703 said...
That looks INCREDIBLE! And SO EASY!
Definitely going on my "must try" list!
- July 24, 2008 at 11:41 AM
- La Rêveuse said...
I think I love you.
- July 24, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Ahhhhh Darn you for posting this on a day my Crockpot is filled!!! Is it sad that I was actually tempted to dump dinner out to make this???? OMG it looks wonderful! Ahh I guess I will make it tomorrow, as dinner is smelling good. And I am pretty sure I wont want to share the mouse, so my family wouldnt get dinner.... hmph :D
- July 24, 2008 at 12:57 PM
- Dan said...
this is fantastic. you must be crazy.
all good.
- July 24, 2008 at 1:03 PM
- Becka said...
I love you. Thank you for your part in changing my world.
Seriously. How much better will the world be if we all just made mousse in a crockpot?!?!?
I am off to the store. Because tomorrow we will eat mousse.
- July 24, 2008 at 1:12 PM
I am so glad I just *happened* to buy a pint of heavy cream today--because I am drooling all over my keyboard.
Oh, your readers are all going to be so HAPPY this week...
I was wondering, though--would it work to use an immersion blender in the crockpot instead of pouring it into an upright blender (and if it's me, spilling all over the counter, floor, and self)?
- July 24, 2008 at 2:27 PM
- Anna said...
So did the house smell like a chocolate factory???
Stephanie, I am sorry I missed you at BlogHer. Let's try to meet up at the next one.
- July 24, 2008 at 2:41 PM
- GordonandChrissy said...
YUM-O! That mousse looks amazing and delicous, and I wish I had all of the ingredients RIGHT now, so that I could whip it up and eat it before my sweet hubby gets home from work. haha. :)
I wanted to say thanks also for posting on our cooking blog. I'm not sure if you'll even remember me, but I commented on your post for the Rachael Ray show, and I thought it was so sweet that you took the time to comment back on our blog, even though you received about a bagillion comments that day. That was really nice of you, and it made MY day! Just today, in fact, because I'm finally starting to blog about food again since I'm in the second trimester now. Woo hoo!
- July 24, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- Chrissy said...
Oops, that last comment was from me. I used the wrong address. :)
- July 24, 2008 at 3:16 PM
- Sarah said...
You've given me the crockpot bug!! I went out and bought a little 3 quart!!!!! lol I think my other one is a 6 quart (no sweet clue) so I figured tyhe 3 quart will be good for my "just me" meals!
Also...they were on sale for 8 bucks. HAD TO. lol!!!
- July 24, 2008 at 3:35 PM
- Katie said...
Wow, sounds fabulous! Just found your blog after watching a rerun of Rachael Ray. What a challenging idea you had :) good luck and I'll be checking back!
- July 24, 2008 at 7:15 PM
I'm drooling.
I'll be trying this (without the coffee, blarg) very, very soon.
I love the ideas you come up with! I never would have dreamed of making mousse in the crockpot!
- July 24, 2008 at 8:41 PM
- Nicole said...
Hi there! That mousse looks delicious! I may have to try it with the dark chocolate like someone suggested, we don't drink coffee. I was looking around your site and didn't see that you've made an apple brown betty. They are good: http://www.sunshinerecipes.com/applebrownbetty.shtml Thanks for sharing all your pictures and recipes!
- July 24, 2008 at 9:06 PM
- zippiknits said...
That is incredible! I but you could use it in a chocolate cookie crust as a pie filling. French chocolate silk pie comes to mind here..
THANK YOU for doing all this stuff!
- July 24, 2008 at 11:02 PM
- Ann Kroeker said...
Stephanie, where you have you been all my life? Or, that is, where have you been for the last 206/7 days of my life? I'm going to drop down through your posts and explore possibilities. I love having at least one element of a meal on the counter just doing its thing so that I don't have that panicky feeling at the last minute when everything has to come together for a meal. If one thing--main dish, side dish, dessert--is burbling in the crockpot, I can focus on the other stuff without so much pressure.
I love that you did this.
- July 25, 2008 at 8:08 AM
hi there crockpot lady...i grew up with chocolate pudding (nothing as fancy as mousssse) and always thought the skin on the top was the best part. i think i still do, but i am going to have to try your recipe to remind my taste buds. keep going, girl. thanx
- July 25, 2008 at 10:00 AM
- Familia said...
totally gonna make this!
- July 25, 2008 at 10:15 AM
A friend emailed your blog the day after my stove went in the shop. How providential! Now, I read your blog every day. This mousse is the first of your recipes I've tried, WOW!!! Incredible! Of course, I'll have to try more, especially, the cheesecake! You are so inspiring! Thanks!
- July 25, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Can you use half and half instead of heavy cream? How about splenda instead of sugar, and egg beaters instead of yolks? Just trying to lighten it up a bit. I guess the real yolks would be okay, but if I could substitute the heavy cream and sugar, that would be great.
- July 25, 2008 at 11:48 PM
- Mama Chicken said...
I had to thank you personally for this recipe. I have 4 eggs yolks sitting in my fridge right now, left over from a failed "protein pudding bar" experiment involving 4 egg whites. blech...
I was wondering what I could dig up to find a use for them, and bingo - your crockpot chocolate mousse is the jackpot! And, the crockpot being the main appliance involved makes it that much more euphoric.
ps - my husband also sends his thanks!
- February 9, 2009 at 2:37 PM
This sounds excellent I will be making this tomorrow. Today I'm making peach cobbler in the crockpot. Thanks for giving me some great ideas in cooking and to all who comment for their tips they help as well.
- February 18, 2009 at 1:11 PM
- graceling said...
Steph. I heart this. I just don't think I am making it right.
I've made this twice and had the same problem both times.
When I pour this into my blender, I get way more than 3 cups of liquid... more like 5-6 cups. I blend it to make sure all the chocolate is mixed up, then I whip it in batches.
When you say that it "grows" to be about double the volumn...that's where I really deviate from the plan. The first time I made this, I used half and half, so I blamed the lack of "whipped"-ness on that. This time I used real heavy cream and still didn't get it to "whip up." It also takes my mousse way more than 2 hours to "set."
Don't get me wrong, it tastes delicious and I am going to keep making it no matter what (I might be slightly addicted, and besides, I just had to postpone my wedding because I have to have surgery so I really need this rich chocolatey goodness.) But what I am making is much more pudding-ish than mousse-ish.
Any idea what I am doing wrong?
- August 3, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Stephanie O'Dea said...
Hi Grace,
I'm so sorry to hear about your upcoming surgery. It sounds like you're doing everything correctly. It may just be something simple like the not blending long enough or on high enough speed. we are lucky enough to have been given a Vitamix, so it gets blended in a very powerful fashion.
I'm not sure where the 5-6 cups liquid comes from, though. There's only 2 cups of cream, then 4 egg yolks, and 1/3 cup coffee. I'd think that would only give you a bit more than 3 cups, even with the melted chocolate chips.
I think I need to make this again----I haven't in over a year, and I worry I'm just not much help in answering your questions!
xoxo steph
- August 3, 2009 at 2:12 PM
- lcrr_khs said...
I made this today and it's chilling in the fridge. I used my wire whip and my KitchenAid to do the heavy duty work. It took about 5 minutes on setting #4.
Yum yum yum. I also threw in all of the leftover bits of chocolate I had lying around, like a T of mini chips and 2 T of dark choc chips.
- August 22, 2009 at 11:08 AM
- Cami said...
I tried this too and it just didn't seem to work. Mine was also more like 4 or 5 cups, so I put only half in the blender at a time to allow it to grow, but it just didn't grow. I don't know what I could have done wrong. I didn't use the coffee. I finally added the egg whites that I didn't use earlier to the 2nd half hoping that would make it fluff up, but I think the mixture was just too hot. I love chocolate and am a chocolate freak, and I found this to be way to strong and it is more like pudding than mousse. There must be a step missing. I would love some feedback, because I really want it to work. I love the crockpot!
- August 25, 2009 at 9:29 AM
- Katrina said...
I made this today. While I was at the gym (how appropriate) :). I used some belgian dark chocolate chips that I had and it was amazing. Very very rich. I chilled it in martini glasses with a layer of raspberry sauce I had left over from Christmas. I served it with another layer of raspberry sauce on top and some whipped cream. When I make it next time, I'll chill it in champagne flutes instead, it was very rich. But soooo good!
As someone else posted, mine also didn't expand much, so it wasn't as light as some I've had, I might have cooked it too long. Regardless, it was amazingly delicious.
- December 28, 2009 at 6:02 PM
This had a wonderful flavor, but I think my blender is on its last legs and did not have the desired whipping power. Because of that, the mousse did not get fluffy. It was like eating a bowl of truffle. This is not particularly a problem in itself, but it was a bit too dense. That being said, my family had no problem finishing off the entire thing :) If I make it again, I'll pour the mixture into a bowl and use a mixer to see if it will get mousse-y. Thanks for the idea-- any time I can make custard without a water bath in the oven is a great day!
- December 7, 2010 at 4:59 AM
- graceling said...
Okay, I had posted before about how this didn't increase in volume for me, and how I had so much more liquid when I blenderized it. I think I figured out what may have been causing this.
I made this last week, and the only thing I did differently was use my NEW crockpot (my hand-me-down 4qt finally died.) My new crockpot cooks much hotter (even on low) than my old crockpot. I had made this by doing about 2 hours on low in my old, but knowing how hot this new crock cooks, I decided to try it on high. It took about 45 minutes to get the bubbles on the top. When I poured it into my blender, I had about 3 cups of liquid, and the chocolate chips were still kind of like soft peanut butter rather than liquidy.
I whipped this up and it didn't double, but it did get about 1.5x bigger, and when I poured it into individual serving cups, I had about 3 more than I normally get. It also turned much more "mousse" than solid/condensed pudding (bowl of truffle, as the previous commenter said!).
So, I think the shorter, hotter cooking was the ticket. Would be curious if other people tried this and had the same results.
- December 14, 2010 at 6:13 PM
- Margaret V said...
@MadisonHomeCooker - Please don't try this in a mixer. I had the same idea last weekend. It doesn't solve the problem and made probably the world's biggest mess. Plus it sucks to get splattered with hot chocolate standing 3 feet away from your mixer where you ran screaming when you realized it was going everywhere, lol.
I think I'm going to try @gracelings idea of a hotter shorter cooking time.
- January 30, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- Myandria said...
I've just recently caught the crockpot bug so was so excited to see this.
In regards to other peoples comments I was having a similar issue with it not whipping up properly and I think it was to do with the temperature - after it comes ut the crock pot it is pretty warm.
To 'trap' the air bubbles in to make it a mousse it needs to be cool enough for the chocolate and fat so let it cool a little first, and then try whipping using a hand mixer in a bowl that's in a cold water or Ice bath. It makes a HUGE difference, the choc mix changes from dark coloured pudding to much lighter whipped mouse in no time - just like whipping whipped cream.
- November 25, 2013 at 11:46 AM
- Rachel Page said...
I will try for sure.
- February 14, 2015 at 12:06 AM
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The Castle Valley Community Theater is bringing a large cast musical to the stage once again in the form of Lionel Bart's Oliver.
Tonight the curtain goes up for eight performances, which will also include March 17, 18, 20, 23-25 and 27 on the stage at Mont Harmon Junior High.
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We enter the gates of Arkham City, where Chris Capel is the goddamned Batman.
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Rocksteady's Reddit AMA discusses Arkham City's "final scene" and Batman's new suit
In a Reddit AMA with developer Rocksteady the studio reveals how the finale of Batman: Arkham City was envisioned "almost from the start," and they looked at what would "lead to that point."
It's the very ending that the team "jump off from," and we get into the new Batman: Arkham Knight, and we deal with the "fallout from those events." Also, what's up with the new suit?
Next-gen "really opened the door" for Rocksteady with Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocksteady is finishing their trilogy of the Arkham series, and they're excited to be able to combine the level of detail of Arkham Asylum and the open world approach of Arkham City. The art team can 'just go for it'.
Batman: Arkham Knight ditches the asylum and the walled off Arkham for the full Gotham City. Rocksteady also say they're their own 'inspiration' because of the trajectory set.
Retailer GAME lists Batman: Arkham Knight the "explosive finale" from Rocksteady [UPDATE]
UPDATE: Next Game Informer issue features Batman: Arkham Knight. Prepares 4 minute debut trailer for 10.00 AM Central Time. Set in new area of Gotham City 'far larger' than Arkham.
The Batmobile is a 'core element' of Arkham Knight with streets made much wider to accommodate the iconic vehicle that until now had only been briefly used as a set piece in the Arkham series.
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Ahead of an official reveal by WB Games, retailer GAME has started taking pre-orders for Rocksteady's new game 'Batman: Arkham Knight'. It's billed as the "explosive finale" in the Arkham series.
According to the listing, we'll be facing off against Batman's "most notorious foes" as Scarecrow unites them. What's more interesting is the inclusion of the driveable Batmobile.
Rumour: Rocksteady's next project revealing around March
Batman: Arkham series creator Rocksteady could very well be announcing their next project to the world, which is believed to be a next-gen Batman title in the works. Where does March fit in?
A Dutch journalist took a snap of the Rocksteady Studios address plague, and then responded that they could talk about it 'in around a month'. The tweet was deleted.
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While Microsoft's Games for Windows Live client is in its death rows there are many futures left uncertain, like all those GFWL infested games still out there. What becomes of them once the beast is slain?
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I thoroughly enjoyed my two and a half year stint. I gather things are very much changed from when I was down (72 to 74) when we were limited to one telex message of 100 words per month! We really did feel cut off from the rest of the world and a genuine sense of adventure.
Hi Keith, welcome to the Cool Antarctica forum.
My time in the mid 80's was similar to yours, though we had a whole 200 words per month - how things had progressed in the decade and a bit!
Like you say things are so much different these days with emails and internet access.
I still vividly recall one night in winter on night watch when I heard the clattering of the telex machine, I was so excited, the outside world was coming to us! I rushed down the corridor to see what was happening, it was a ship's SOS from thousands of miles away and not really to do with us at all. The world shrunk inwards again...
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I only was there once and still have a lot of other places to visit on the globe, trying not to go to the same place twice.
In 2002 we used sattelite phone, kind of "a hassle" having to put it out the cold window... Cannot imagine how it must have been in telex time.
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The 200 words a month were sent by teleprinter which was slightly different to telex. They worked by direct link between BAS HQ and the Cable and Wireless office in Stanley so when the Falklands were invaded in 1982 we more or less lost touch with the bases. I think a German base came to the rescue and all communications went through there until the invasion was over and comms were restored properly. After that BAS realised that they had to move into the 20th century and the satellite comms were installed.
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Even nowadays using email, my answer still comes more than 1 month late...


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In the regular meeting last Wednesday, the Carbon Commission heard from Bill Reeves, Western Reserve Coal Company president, and Nick Sampinos, the local attorney representing the firm, about extending a lease that the company has had with the county since about 1970.
"The existing lease expires in March of 2007," explained Sampinos. "The company is presently negotiating with various companies that are exploring reopening the old Columbo mine that is located on some of that property. We would like to look at extending that lease for 10 more years and also in discussing some of the details about the agreement as well."
The Columbo mine is located between the dam at Scofield and the town of Scofield itself on the east side of the reservoir. It was operated in the 1960s and, according to some sources, has a great deal of coal still in it.
The lease, however, has several problems. While there are more than 4,000 acres under lease to Western, 1,200 acres of the same ground is also being leased to Skyline mine. The situation is naturally of concern to Western and Skyline as well.
"If the county will work with us on this lease, Western will give up that 1,200 acres within the confines of the lease," stated Sampinos.
Reeves pointed out that the rest of the section plus parts of two others would encompass the lease, more than 3,400 acres in all.
Commissioners wondered about the amount of coal that could be extracted from the area and Reeves said test drilling showed "4800 million tons" of the black material looked to be present, based just on their drilling.
Another matter that concerns Western is the assignability of the lease to another company should they sell the rights to mine the coal.
"The present lease is very ambiguous when it comes to assignability," Sampinos told the commissioners. "We would like to be able to assign on a sale."
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"We would like the right to some review of any company that would want to come in and mine," stated Commissioner Mike Milovich. "We have had some experience with fly-by-night companies coming in and saying what they intend to do and then they don't perform."
Sampinos told the commission, Western was certainly not against that but just needed the county to agree more clearly to assignments. It appears time is of the essence in this situation.
"It takes three to four years to get mine permits to start work," explained Reeves. "Obviously, if we don't get an extension it would do no good to even start on this."
Commissioners agreed to an extension and to work out the bugs.
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Krompel, however, was also concerned about how the same piece of ground was leased to two different companies.
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Milovich pointed out that many areas have had similar problems and that some counties have full time people that are just sorting out these types of matters.
Milovich also pointed out that the county has been exploring new kinds of software systems to catch such problems. All the commissioners currently have information on the programs and are studying it at present.
In other business, the commission discussed a business license which has been languishing in the clerk's office due to a lack of liability insurance for a rock concert at the fairgrounds indoor arena.
The group that wanted the license also had applied for a beer license.
The commissioners decided that, even if the insurance problem were resolved, the county would probably deny the license.
The lawmakers felt that a heavy metal concert, with beer being sold during the event, may not be a good combination of activities.
Acting on an unrelated matter, the county commissioners approved a surface use agreement with Phillips Petroleum to put two wells on property the county owns in connection with the fairgrounds.
In connection with the approval, the county will bring power into the area for the regional fire training tower and pay for it while Phillips will provide about $10,000 in concrete to pave the area around the tower that was just recently finished by a Wisconsin firm.
During last week's public meeting, Price city engineer Gary Sonntag updated the county commission on the water line that is still being installed from Price Canyo.
The majority of the Price engineer's comments related to Carbonville Road and what work the city planned to do on it now that the line is done in that area.
"In conversations with Ray Hanson (county road supervisor), the city has agreed to put a five inch overlay on the road," stated Sonntag.
"We initially put in a three inch pave patch to get us through the finish of construction and into next spring. That five inch overlay will be done next spring to smooth out the imperfections in the road," added the Price city engineer.
Commissioner Tom Matthews questioned the Price city engineer about what would be done in connection with the shoulder and driveways as well.
"I believe we have solved the problems with gravel and fill, but there is still some work to be done there as well," Sonntag stated. "I think we have fixed many of the problems. It's too late in the season to complete all of this now however. We will be taking care of it in the spring."
There was then some discussion, brought about by Milovich, concerning the counties intention to revamp the road.
"I hate to see the city spend a bunch of money to fix this road and then just have it torn up again soon after," he said.
Commissioner Bill Krompel pointed out that unless everything went exactly right, the proposed improvement project on the road would not start to undergo construction until 2004.
"We have the money for the utility relocation (in excess of $400,000) and the engineering (over $100,000), but not for the actual construction at this point," indicated Krompel.
"However, after the meeting with residents tomorrow night (Nov. 21), we will know more. We will then be able to proceed with applying for the money from the Utah Department of Transportation and other grants to upgrade the road," added Krompel.
Sonntag pointed out that the city was planning on spending nearly $120,000 on the road to repair it next spring.
The county commissioners and the Price city engineer agreed that the officials would work to speed up the process for the upgrade to see if at least some of that money could be saved.
Addressing an unrelated business matter at last week's public meeting, the commissioners approved an ordinance adopting the accepted international mechanical, residential plumbing and building guidelines as well as the National Electric Code for the county.
The codes approved by the lawmakers will be enforced by the building and planning department of the county.


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Excellent! At the beggining of the video i thought that it was descending from 20k feet!
Now that is some thick pea soup! I once landed at KFRG with very low viz. Fog was so thick that I had to tailgate a Citation for FIDO just to see where I was taxiing. BTW...FIDO is not my pet doggy....it's an old military abbreviation for(Fog, Intensive Dispersal Of). Over & Out!
nice FIDO effect at 3:30 - 5:30 complements of a Korean Air 747.
Incredible. Interesting how the Korean fellas could see over the top. Makes you wonder how they could see the taxi markings on the ground through that soup.
If Im not mistaken the wide body airplanes have cameras at or by the nose gear to help with taxing
No, at least not on the AA 767s I flew. Centerline lighting is everywhere.
Awesome Vid! Loved the 747 clearout. Troubled that ground crew didn't have hand torch to guide them in.
Thoght that was the "Black Pearl" showing up in the fog at 3:40. Great vid!
It certainly isn't unique!! Milano is famous for its fog!
The Lockheed L-1011 Tristar was accomplishing ILS Cat 3A and B landings over 40 years ago.
Both the Vickers VC10 and HS Trident were fitted with an extremely sophisticated autoland system almost 50 years ago! The trident even had a moving map display!
You're right about the moving display. British Airways had one of those installed on their L-1011's. If I remember right, it displayed the actual position of the aircraft on the runway. I thought by now the industry would be using GPS for precision landing and taxiing. I've kind of lost touch since I've retired from Lockheed.
Both the Vickers VC10 and HS Trident were fitted with an extremely sophisticated autoland system almost 50 years ago! The trident even had a moving map display!
Excellent video. iT does show how far removed Atp's are from actual flight
Gordon Bennett! The taxi director didn't have wands!
Looking out the window is too scary. I'd love to see the instruments. Maybe a radar display or perhaps an ACLS/needles gage. Did like the comment about the 747 crew: They are higher than we are, maybe they can see more. (paraphrased)
Amazing technology to get down at all. The taxi was fascinating to watch
Sensacional. Parecia que eu estava na Carlinga do Avião. A visibilidade entre as nuvens e abaixo delas era pouca, mas me parece suficiente para pilotos experimentados. A aterissagem foi muito suave. Lindo.
That's another thing to like about FA- international commentary.
And thanks to Google translate: Sensational. It seemed I was in the pulpit. The visibility of the clouds and beneath them was little, but I think enough experienced pilots.
It's amazing how well CAT IIIB works just like the simulator. The wind normally has to be zero to provide such weather conditions. For lack of better terminology, they are "quiet" approaches. I've made several in 767s at Zurich among other places.
This has been squawked before. Still love watching it though.
All I can say is you'd better be right. One wrong turn and you're lost - or worse. Amazing.
just A typical day for Malpensa!! Throughout the Autumn, Winter and Spring an almost daily event!


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The Zaragoza Expo has left in its wake a city which been completely and totally transformed, and is today ready to welcome you with brand new infrastructures, green areas, leisure facilities and cultural centres. Come and marvel at the city and enjoy its newly-recovered areas on the river embankments. Discover the keys to this "new Zaragoza" as it advances towards the future.
Now more than ever before, Zaragoza, in the Region of Aragón, will be the setting for Spain's most important business and cultural events. Located between Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao, the Expo has modernised the city and made it a destination not to be missed. Here you will find new buildings with incredible architecture, a business park with impressive leisure facilities, a river beach, white water canal, green areas, major monuments such as El Pilar Basilica, refurbished cultural centres… A huge number of ideas that will help you understand just why Zaragoza stunned the world for three months.
Major symbols of the Expo
One of the things that surprised Expo visitors most was its avant-garde architecture. If you were not lucky enough to attend, don't worry because its three main symbols are still open for visits. One of these is the Water Tower, which measures 76 metres in height. Its glass design offers stunning views of the city and it is to be converted into a museum. The spectacular Bridge Pavilion is destined to become a museum too. Designed in the shape of a gladiolus, visiting its interior is a unique experience. We would also recommend Europe's largest River Aquarium. There you will find 8,000 square metres dedicated to the Nile, Mekong, Amazon, Darling Murray and Ebro Rivers. Ideal for the children.
Besides these three emblematic attractions, the Spain and Aragón Pavilions will be reused as administration buildings and the Conference Centre will become Zaragoza's largest facility of its type. Nevertheless, one of the most ambitious projects will be the conversion of the Expo site into Spain's most modern business park. Covering 160,000 square metres, it will offer avant-garde offices for prestigious companies. Furthermore, you will be able to visit the areas reserved for shops, open-air shows and markets, as well as a deck ideal for looking out over the garden areas that the pavilions are to have. A world-leading project in urban transformation.
The Water Park
A few metres from the old Expo site you will find one of the biggest post-Expo attractions in Zaragoza: the Metropolitan Water Park. This area covers 120 hectares, where you can rest, relax, look after your health and live intense experiences. Why? Because sports enthusiasts will love its 9-hole golf course and white water canal for rafting, hydrospeed and kayaking. Looking for something more peaceful? There is a jetty for trips on the canals, a river beach and a wonderful botanical garden. Furthermore, this same area is to have a thermal spa centre with Moorish baths, swimming pools, saunas, hydrothermal treatments… All this on the banks of the Ebro River, an ideal setting for walking, running and cycling.
Modernity and tradition hand in hand
If the Ebro River has always been an important symbol of Zaragoza, then this is even more the case after the Expo. When you visit you will be able to see the 24 bridges and walkways that were built over the city's four river courses for the event, including the impressive Milenio Bridge and the beautiful, restored Imperial Canal. What is more, major improvements are taking place to the riverbanks and surrounding neighbourhoods, along with the construction of new parks such as Calaverde and Plaza-Canal. In these new areas you will find extensive gardens, an open-air gym, games areas, more than 100 kilometres of cycle lanes and an artificial lake. Add to this the illumination of traditional bridges and a dam that makes the Ebro navigable all year round, and you can see that a visit to Zaragoza will be a most satisfying experience.
This is city is nature, but it is culture too. While on one hand it has traditional monuments such as the Aljafería Palace, the Cathedral and El Pilar Basilica, on the other hand there are many cultural centres that are to be revamped on account of the Expo. Besides the Auditorium and Principal Theatre, we would also recommend the forthcoming extension of the Pablo Serrano Museum and buildings soon to be built such as the Fleta Theatre and the Goya Area with its Zaragoza Provincial Museum.
Improved access
Another advantage that the Expo has definitely brought to the Aragón capital is ease of access via a range of transport. Although road access has also been updated, if you prefer to travel by air there is a modernised international airport with a brand new terminal. Prefer the train? Zaragoza has an AVE (high speed train) station and will soon open a new station alongside its Exhibition Centre. The new Delicias Interchange (with rail and bus services), the cable car that runs to the business park and a tram system planned for the future will make it easy to get into and around the city.
Summing up, a growing city awaits you, with more accommodation and shopping areas than ever. During the Expo, renowned figures such as Mijail Gorbachov, Rigoberta Menchú, Ian Gibson, Paulo Coelho and Noah Gordon all came to enjoy the city. Now it is up to you to discover its embellished cityscapes, to stroll through its streets and see the new buildings, and to verify that Zaragoza is a major city for tourism and business. Over the course of three months Zaragoza opened its doors to the world. Now you are invited to discover it again.


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Epiphany Boat Race In Venice
A participant dressed as 'Befana' rows on Gran Canal during the... Fotografia de notíciasArte, Cultura e Espetáculo,Assunto,Culturas,Estilo de Vida,Fila,Horizontal,Interesse Humano,Itália,La Befana,Lazer,Participante,Veneza - Itália,Vestuário,ViagemPhotographer Barbara ZanonCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Barbara ZanonVENICE, ITALY - JANUARY 06: A participant dressed as 'Befana' rows on Gran Canal during the traditional Epiphany Boat Race on January 6, 2013 in Venice, Italy. In Italy, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6, and on the canal mascareta boats are piloted in tribute to 'Befana', a witch who delivers gifts and sweets to children. (Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images)


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It used to be Meridian was the laughing stock of girls basketball in the state of Utah. For three years in a row they didn't win a game against anyone.
Things are very different now. While not glossy their record this year is 2-6 and now 1-0 in Region 18 play after beating the Lady Vikings of East Carbon last Thursday 41-25.
It has not been a good year for the East Carbon girls, going 1-7 overall and only 1-3 in league play this year. But still there are bright spots as the team continues to plug along.
In this game Meridian got off to a fast start scoring 18 points in the first quarter and then ripping off another 13 in the second while holding East Carbon to 6 and 4 respectively.
Scoring wise the second half was no better for East Carbon but their defense did hold the Lady Mongooses to single digits during both periods. In fact they held the team from Provo to one basket in the fourth quarter.
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POTSDAM - A week which started with a break-through against Malone ended with a break-away against Ausable Valley, on Saturday, as the OFA Boys Basketball team cruised to a 71-34 victory at SUNY Potsdam.
After securing their 10th straight win in a makeup game from the Section 10-7 Challenge, the Devils will take a 12-1 record into the second semester after a 10-day break before hosting Potsdam on Jan. 29.
We got out and ran very well again today. The big court really suits us well, said OFA Coach Mark Henry after Saturdays win where the Devils, who are currently ranked 12th in the NYS Class B Poll, bested the 8-3 Patriots who own a number 9 Class C ranking.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Dell Inc. is gearing up for what could be the toughest, and trickiest, earnings report in the PC maker's history.
Dell US:DELL will post results for its fourth fiscal quarter after the closing bell on Tuesday, at a time when $24 billion bid led by founder and CEO Michael Dell to take the company private is under fire from shareholders who feel that the proposal to sell the company for $13.65 a share is too low.
Wall Street is already predicting a drop in both earnings and sales for the period. Less clear is how the results being reported on Tuesday will affect the buyout process — and whether the company will address the deal at all in its conference call after the closing bell.
Analysts polled by FactSet on average expect Dell to post a profit of 39 cents a share on revenue of $14.12 billion. That compares with a profit of 51 cents a share, on revenue of $16.03 billion in the year-earlier period.
Either way the report goes, some analysts say, Dell is in a tough spot.
"It's a Catch-22," Topeka Capital analyst Brian White told MarketWatch, adding that Michael Dell is in "a no-win" situation.
"He's in a bit of a pickle," White said. "If you come out with some horrible outlook, or a horrible discussion about end-markets, it will be looked upon as sandbagging so you can get the deal done."
On the other hand, he said that if the results are positive, "people would say, 'Pay me more, then. Things are good.'"
Michael Dell is not typically a major presence on the company's earnings calls; that duty has usually fallen to CFO Brain Gladden. But Dell may face some pressure to say more this time around. White of Topeka said investors might think he is "hiding" if he doesn't participate in the call.
However, Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi doesn't think Michael Dell will take part in the call, adding in a note on Friday that the company is also unlikely to provide annual guidance, despite the start of a new fiscal year.
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"At the margin, stronger than expected results could further fuel cries for a higher leveraged buyout price, while weaker than expected results could add incremental support for the deal from shareholders," Sacconaghi wrote.
Raymond James analyst Brian Alexander said he is not expecting an "upside to consensus" given PC sales data reported by firms such as Gartner and IDC — both of which have painted a grim picture for the market.
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So many nostalgic candies and their founding family-owned companies have come and gone—or moved on to larger corporations—but the Atkinson family and its classic Chick-O-Sticks, Peanut Butter Bars, peppermints, and coconut candies are still going strong after 80+ years.
Company president, Eric Atkinson, gave us a glimpse into his family's rich candy history as well as juicy details on the brand new Chick-O-Stick wrapper. Read on …
Candy.com: The Atkinson Candy Company is like so many great candy companies: family-owned. How many of your family members currently work at your headquarters?
Eric Atkinson: I represent the third generation, my nephew Jeremy Jones represents our fourth generation, and my cousin, Billy Atkinson is on our board of directors. Billy is a retired accountant from Price Waterhouse who is taking our company to new levels with brand acquisitions. It's really an exciting time for us.
Candy.com: I read that your company was founded by B. E. Atkinson, Sr. and Mabel C. Atkinson in the 1930s in Lufkin, Texas. How are you related to the founders?
Eric Atkinson: They are my grandparents. I'd go fishing with my grandma down at their lake house all the time. In the morning, I'd get up and go with grand daddy out to the plant. I loved that as a kid. My grandma would wrap the candy by hand and I got to play in the sacks of peanuts. When I got older, I loaded up the trucks.
Candy.com: What was it like growing up surrounded by candy?
Eric Atkinson: It was great. At the plant, I got to go around with a paper bag and fill it with candy to take home and eat. That's how I learned about eating candy in moderation! Back then, we were making the same candy we make today with the same recipes: peppermints, coconut candy, Chick-O-Sticks, and Peanut Butter Bars. Those candies really represented the candies of the day. Forrest Mars and Milton Hershey were just getting into chocolate. Around 1960, my Uncle Joe, who was an engineer, developed the machine that makes our Mint Twists. It cuts our mints and puts our signature twist into them. We still use Uncle Joe's machine today.
Candy.com: Can consumers visit your company factory in Lufkin, Texas?
Eric Atkinson: Yes! We have a store within our plant that we call the "Candy Kitchen." It's the same name my grand dad used for our plant. In the Candy Kitchen, customers can watch a film that gives a tour of our plant and shows how we make our candy. The Candy Kitchen is set up for customers to also purchase products.
Candy.com: Who came up with the name Chick-O-Stick … and is there a story behind the name?
Eric Atkinson: Originally, Chick-O-Sticks were called Chicken Bones. They look like a piece of fried chicken or chicken legs, so I guess that's how they got their name, but I don't know that for sure. Back in the 1950s, my Uncle Joe and our VP of sales found out that "Chicken Bones" was already a trademarked name. I believe it was the artist for our candy boxes at the time who actually came up with the name Chick-O-Stick … and it stuck.
Candy.com: We've heard change is coming to Chick-O-Stick packaging, which is set to debut in January. What can you tell us about the new wrapper?"
Eric Atkinson: We want our customers to "Embrace the Break." It's OK to break and share a Chick-O-Stick. So, do it … it's fun! We give you permission. Our new wrapper includes the phrase, "Break Me, Share Me" to encourage a crack down. The film structure of the packaging is also brand new and extends the shelf life of the product. It's made on a state-of-the-art machine from Italy. We're really excited about it.
Candy.com: OK, we have to ask. What's your all-time favorite Atkinson candy?
Eric Atkinson: Coconut Long Boys. I prefer the Juniors.