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|Community rallies in support of Police Chief
|Written by April Peregoy
Widespread rumors that Police Chief Phil Biersdorfer will not be re-appointed to his position by Holyoke City Council led to a strong showing of support for Biersdorfer at the Holyoke City Council meeting Tuesday, April 7.
Along with Biersdorfer, the two-year re-appointments of city supt. Mark Brown, city clerk and treasurer Kathy Olofson, city attorney Al Wall and municipal judge Dave Colver will all be voted on at the council's Tuesday, April 21 meeting.
Before taking visitors' comments, Mayor David Nygaard told those present that this was a chance for the council to listen to the comments, but there would be no discussion back and forth. He also said the comments will be taken into close consideration when the council votes on the appointments on April 21.
Lori Nelson was the first visitor to speak in support of Biersdorfer. She told the council she has worked closely with him on numerous things, business and personal-related. She vouched for his professionalism and pointed out ways in which he and his family are assets to the community.
"He's purchased a home, he has kids in the school system and he treats the community as his own. That's why I think he's doing such a great job."
She added, "I haven't heard anybody say a negative thing about him since he's been Chief of Police. I just hope a wrong decision isn't made."
"I was on the board when we hired Phil," said Louis Murray. "Out of the choices we had he was by far, by far the best person for the job."
"My family has been very happy with the way Phil has treated us," said Jennifer Kumm. "Anytime we have had problems, he's right on top of it. He definitely does this out of love, not money."
Several more people spoke up, praising Biersdorfer for his professionalism, his devotion to the job, and the contributions he and his family have made to the community. One concern that was repeatedly voiced by various visitors was how the council will replace the police chief, if he is let go.
"As a local business manager, I know trying to find employees and attracting them to a small town has challenges, and I think when you find someone like Phil Biersdorfer who invests, not only his personal heart and soul into the community, but his family as well—that's critical," said Jessica Cumming.
"I challenge you," she continued, "to find somebody else who will not use Holyoke as a stepping stone—someone right out of the academy or another job who will be here a year or two and then move on to bigger and better jobs."
A couple of visitors asked the council to disclose why it is considering not renewing Biersdorfer's appointment. Nygaard answered it could not do that due to certain legal policy issues regarding the matter.
"But," he added, "this ungenerated support isn't unexpected or surprising at all. I personally don't know anyone who doesn't like Phil, including—and I think I speak for all of us—the council members."
He also took the opportunity to remind the crowd that no decision has been made yet; that the voting will take place at the next council meeting.
"That isn't what we were told," said Barb Neugebauer. "We were told the decision has already been made—and that was by a council member. Phil wasn't the one who said that."
Biersdorfer said it is true, he did not ask any of the people there that night to come, though he does appreciate their support.
Nygaard told Neugebauer the information she had been given was "entirely wrong," and re-asserted that no decision has been made yet.
Wrapping up the comments were several more visitors who commended Biersdorfer's character, the stability of the police dept. since his arrival, and his commitment to doing a good job as well as to helping others. They also said they hope council members are not making a mistake, restating their concerns that the police chief will be hard to replace.
City to go for walking path grants
A city council project that had been put on hold this past June is now moving forward again following a report given by councilman Ray Bailey.
At a June 17 meeting of the council, Bailey had proposed plans for the construction of a bike/walking path around the city of Holyoke using grant funding from various organizations he had spoken with at Rural Philanthropy Days in Burlington.
However, upon further investigation, it was found the available funds were not as large as expected. With time quickly running out for the city to apply during the current grant cycle, it was decided to put the project on hold for the present time.
The plans drawn up by Bailey and City Supt. Mark Brown show the trail beginning on Johnson Street where it connects with Highway 385. Located on the south side of the street, it follows it past Melissa Memorial Hospital and up to Evans Avenue.
Heading north by Evans, the path continues around the athletic fields and eventually meets up with the county's proposed path on County Road 41.
Bailey reported to the board Tuesday night he had recently attended a workshop in Sterling and met a woman associated with the Colorado State Trails Grant. According to Bailey, she was very interested in the Holyoke walking path project, and even volunteered to visit later in the month to walk the planned route of the path and make a personal recommendation to the grant committee.
In order to apply for the grant, she also gave Bailey a list of things that need to be done or put in place for the committee to even consider the application, and suggested he come up with a timeline for when the items need to be completed.
The question Bailey put forth before the rest of the council Tuesday was, "Do we want to go ahead with this project and, if so, we need to vote on the time frame and put the proposal on the docket, that we are going to go ahead with this trail."
Before they could answer, he added that he realizes the city is not financially ready to do the whole project all at once, but it could be done in phases, as money becomes available, with the first being the section on Johnson Street.
The Colorado Trail Grant, he said, would cover up to 70 percent of the costs, and at the same time, help the city find donations and grants from other organizations, such as Coors Foundation, Gates Foundation and GOCO, to cover the remaining 30 percent.
One complicating factor, pointed out by Nygaard, is the future plan to extend utilities over to the south side of the street to the recently annexed section of land. "Would we have to dig the path back up to do that?" he asked.
Brown said a 50-foot section would probably have to be dug up for the sewer connection, although he thought it wouldn't take much to replace.
"Johnson Street has a lot of walkers on it, and it hasn't gotten any safer for them, but are we at the point we want to move forward on this?" asked Nygaard.
Bailey insisted that, at this point, he is not asking the council to commit to spending any money on the project. But there many nonprofits out there who have money they have to give away, and they're worried they won't be able to.
"I'd like to see the part going down Johnson Street done for people like my mother," said councilman Jerry Banaka. "She rides her cart everywhere, and there are a lot of people from the nursing home who need to get to the hospital."
Nygaard agreed he'd like to see it done as well, saying it would be a great asset to the community. With that, the council voted to move ahead with the project, as long as the city is not required to commit any money to it at this stage.
Other business
In other business, city council members:
—held a 50-minute executive session for the purpose of discussing a personnel matter not involving any specific employee.
—approved the purchase of a used trencher with a backhoe.
—hired Theresa Tharp as summer recreation director. They also granted her request for a $300 raise for a total salary of $4,200.
—approved a travel request for Kathy Olofson to attend election official training from the Colorado Secretary of State.
—granted a request from Melissa Memorial Hospital Foundation for free use of the pool and a lifeguard during the Triathlon Event.
—recalculated and approved a lower sewer rate for the Masonic Temple building, which had water problems during the months in which the annual rate is calculated and based upon.
—agreed to allow the mayor to sign a new lease with Cornhusker Ag. The council had already decided in a previous meeting to lease a section of land at the Holyoke Airport to the business for the placement of a loading facility.
On Tuesday, Brown told the council Cornhusker Ag now wants to lease a larger section of land, on which it plans to install a hangar, office building and storage building along with the loading facility.
—voted 5-2 to allow Steve Deaver to borrow the Parade Fire Truck, as allowed by the Holyoke Fire Dept. Sara Bohrer and Orville Tonsing cast the dissenting votes.

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It won't happen that way. Part of the fiscal cliff mess included a cap set on charitable contributions.
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
It won't happen that way. Part of the fiscal cliff mess included a cap set on charitable contributions.
Guy has some real good points.
One thing we really have to be vigilant about is how this money is used as he points out. Many, many years ago California started using stamps on their licenses. First it was trout, then stripers, upland game, ocean enhancement and so on. The money was supposed to be used to benefit the particular thing the stamp was bought for. First was the trout stamp which was to benefit the hatchery network. The trout fisherman would pay for THEIR fishery. Well a few years ago an indepth audit was done and it was found that the $$$ was mostly going into the California General Fund. Seems the legislature couldn't keep their hands off of it. (Sounds like Social Security right!)
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Well said Guy! I like it!
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This is a public resource you are auctioning off and if you bought 100,000,000 ballpoint pens with the money it should be public record.
If these are public resources then why can't non residents hunt NATIONAL forest wilderness areas without a guide in Wyoming. There's another double standard that benefits one not the other.
Good ideas Guy, did you forget about the (Wyoming) Senators, Congress rep. G&F commisioners tags? Most of those were any area tags too....limited quota/hard to draw tags.
What's next, a poor man drawing a great tag and selling it for $200k? I mean why not right?


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January 17, 2012
(Urbana, OH) Join Urbana University's Offices of Alumni Relations and Career Services on February 3 for the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) CareerFest, one of the largest career fairs in Ohio!
The success and value of CareerFest is evidenced by its continuous growth. Forty-six Ohio-based employers attended the first year in 2002. CareerFest 2011, held at the Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus, 94 organizations attended. CareerFest 2012 will not disappoint.
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Date: Friday, February 3, 2012
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What Did Catherine Giudici Get Sean Lowe For His 30th Birthday?
When it comes to doing quirky and adorable things together, Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici are basically winning at life. But as for the super, over-the-top romantic gestures? Well, we're thinking their idea of romance is one of those things you have to be part of to truly understand.
You see, Sean and Catherine celebrated his big 3-0 with a big bash in Las Vegas at 1OAK in The Mirage on Friday, November 15.
Catherine wore a super hot leopard print mini dress, and it looked like a night to remember. So, what did she present him for his big day? A pair of sneakers.
Shoe fanatics would argue that they're not just any sneakers; they're Nike Air Jordan XI Retro Cool Grey shoes (SPORTS!?), which sell for around $300 on eBay. We don't know what all those words mean when written in a row, but we do know that they meant a lot to Sean.
"Greatest fiancée in the world! Can't believe @catherinegiudici got these for me. Lucky man!" S.Lowe captioned a shot of the shoes.
Look, they're nice and all, guys, but we don't get it. We could find a lot of other ways to spend the money, but in trying times like these, we turn to the words of Miley Cyrus for guidance. As the great guru would say, "I be in the club standing on the couch / In them Wolf Greys like it's my house."
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1961: Bob Dylan made his recording debut, playing harmonica on Harry Belafonte's "Midnight Special" album. He was paid $50.
1969: Muddy Waters recorded the live album "Fathers and Sons," with host of special guests, including Paul Butterfield and Mike Bloomfield.
1972:Several people were injured and at least six teenage girls fainted in a stampede prior to a Jethro Tull concert in New York. About 2,500 people rushed the lobby of the concert hall trying to get tickets.
1974:Comedian Bud Abbott of Abbott and Costello died in Woodland Hills, California. He was 78.
1992:Singer David Bowie and fashion model Iman got married in a secret ceremony in Switzerland. News of the wedding was not announced until more than a week later.
Today's Birthdays: Shirley MacLaine is 81. Actor-singer Michael Parks is 75. Actress-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 73. Country singer Richard Sterban of the Oak Ridge Boys is 72. Drummer Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 70. Singer-keyboardist Rob Hyman of The Hooters is 65. Actor Eric Bogosian is 62. Singer-bassist Jack Blades of Night Ranger is 61. Actor Michael O'Keefe ("Roseanne") is 60. Bassist David J (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) is 58. Actor Glenn Morshower ("24") is 56. Bassist Billy Gould (Faith No More) is 52. Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 51. Actor Djimon Hounsou ("Blood Diamond," "Amistad") is 51. Drummer Patty Schemel (Hole) is 48. Drummer Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors is 47. Actress Melinda Clarke ("The O.C.") is 46. Bassist Brian Marshall of Creed and of Alter Bridge is 42. Actor Eric Balfour ("24") is 38. Actress Rebecca Mader ("No Ordinary Family," "Lost") is 38. Actor Austin Nichols ("One Tree Hill") is 35. Actress Sasha Barrese ("The Hangover") is 34. Singer Kelly Clarkson ("American Idol") is 33. Singer-bassist Tyson Ritter of All-American Rejects is 31. Actor Doc Shaw is 23.


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I like to experiment with wines so I'm always trying new things. That's always a risk and sometimes I get burned. Burned was what I got when I ordered the Herman's Story, On the Road, Santa Barbara Grenache 2007. I was not burned by the wine, after all a winemaker has the right to make the wine they see fit. The wine itself was well made and interesting, but it clocked in at 16.1% alcohol on the label. A little warning of such an extreme would have been nice.
In Italy Amarone has for generations been a revered wine and it routinely sports alcohol levels of 16% and more. The problem with this Grenache was not the alcohol level, but that there was no way to know what was coming to your table unless you read the label before the cork was pulled. When you see Amarone on a wine list you know what to expect. With New World wines you have no clue. It seems to me the restaurants should make an effort to guide us a bit considering the markup they take. As with Amarone, wines like the Herman's Story Grenache are not really table wines to compliment dinner, but "meditation wines" to be sipped with cheeses and nuts to finish a meal or while you read a book before the fireplace. When a restaurant tosses such wines into the wine list without comment they do their customers a disservice. It's like putting a bottle of Graham's Oporto into the wine list with the rest of the red wines - except that everyone knows Port is sweet.
A wine at 16.1% alcohol is an extreme wine for special circumstances and the wine list should note this fact.
The Herman's Story, On the Road, Santa Barbara Grenache 2007 itself is an outstanding wine for the finest full flavored cheese you can find. Washed rind and blue cheeses will find a perfect counter point in this powerful, warm and richly fruity wine. The intense fruit and the high alcohol give an impression of sweetness on the palate that marries well with the the pungent saltiness of such cheeses. As there was no chance we could finish this wine with a meal, we brought the bottle home and tomorrow night a cheese course will be waiting for it. I think 24 hours of air won't hurt a bit either.
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Jimmy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra made the phrase famous in the beautiful song, I'm Glad There is You by Paul Maderia, "In this world of over-rated pleasures, of under-rated treasures." This phrase from a moving love song well defines the world of wine today. Big pointy overrated wines give little pleasure while underrated and often underpriced wines may lack points, but are packed with pleasure.
A couple of such underrated treasures are:
The 2004 Lign�res, Aric, Montagne d'Alaric, a blend of carignan, mourv�dre and syrah that is sure to be on the underrated charts. This is a big and delicious wine, concentrated, exotic and satisfying. You wonder why you have to pay so much more for wines that deliver concentration - then fall over the edge into dull flabbiness. Concentrated flavors on their own are boring, but wines like this lead with power then expand, while so many of today's wines lead with power - then collapse - just holding on long enough to get their points from critics more concerned with the front of a wine than the back.
Then there's wines with catchy names like the 2007 Bastide Saint Vincent, Vin de Pays de Vaucluse, ablend of grenache, caladoc, carignan and syrah from Domaine Guy Daniel. Warm, earthy and completely satisfying, this is a wine you can tell inspired passion on the part of the winegrower far beyond any hope of getting big points or big bucks for his efforts. Living as I do among so many producers focused on glitter rather than substance, wines like this are an inspiration. More-and-more I find myself drinking less-and-less famous wines.
Sadly price has become a less than reliable indicator of quality. Most expensive wines having become caricatures of good wine. Like the exaggerated portraits drawn by street artists they focus on a few characteristics and blow them out of proportion. As the caricature artist exaggerates noses, chins and ears, too many winemakers exaggerate oak, extraction and alcohol to make a wine that is a comic image of what it should and could be - something to have with dinner.
2007 Petrus got 92 points from The Wine Spectator. I could not be more shocked to see The Wine Spectator trashing Petrus. However, that's exactly what they did as any wine selling for $1300 is an abject failure at anything less than 100 points. You'd have to be a fool to bother to drink Petrus with such a rating - at least if you gave any credence to the 100 point scale.
That's the rub with the worthless pointy system - a $25 wine can get the same score as a $1300 wine thus implying anybody that drinks Petrus is an idiot. Well OK, anybody spending $1300 on a bottle of wine is a sucker, but the fact is that Petrus is as unique and distinctive as wine can be and such silly rankings miss that fact. You may have to be an idiot to buy Petrus, but you're no such thing if you enjoy drinking it.
At the top of the The Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2009 is the excellent Columbia Crest 2005 Columbia Valley Reserve rated 95 points by The Wine Spectator. I defy anyone with a palate to taste the 2007 Petrus against that 05 Columbia Crest and, without price as a factor, choose the Columbia Crest over the Petrus. Yet that is exactly what The Wine Spectator claims with their rankings. I'm also willing to bet that not one single Wine Spectator editor, including the one that gave the Columbia Crest 95 points, given the choice, would choose to drink (not buy) the Washington wine over the Petrus if they had to pick between the two. Yet, if they give any credence to their own system they would have to choose the Columbia Crest, which their own rating system ranks higher than Petrus.
I'll happily drink the Columbia Crest, but I'm not hypocritical enough to claim I prefer it over the Petrus. I would never spend $1300 for a bottle of wine as no wine is worth that much, but if you're buying, just like the editors of The Wine Spectator would, I'll take the Petrus.
In 2003 I wrote, "Kurni is on a whole different level of being." I achieved that level of being this weekend when I opened a bottle of 1999 Oasi degli Angeli Kurni. This micro-estate in Italy's beautiful Le Marche is the vision and labor-of-love of Eleonora Rossi and Marco Casolanetti. Kurni is a perennial winner of Tre Bicchieri Awards in the Gambero Rosso and has become a true cult wine in Italy. The production of Kurni is measured in bottles instead of cases with a scant 4000 available to grace fine tables. Most of this treasure is grabbed up by Italian restaurants, but some bottles do find their way here. If you see one don't pass it by because you may never find it again.
Perhaps what is most interesting about this bottle is that it was from a difficult vintage and the wine that broke the string of Tre Bicchieri Awards that Kurni had achieved once again proving that vintage charts and wine ratings leave much to be desired. This 100% Montepulicano from their old vine vineyard is still a dark ruby and sizzles with acidity and deep, dark black fruit flavors. As vivacious as this wine is I think it is ready to drink. This is a wine at its zenith - that moment when bottle age has brought out the maximum complexity, but while the beauty of the fruit from which it was born still remains. The greatness that is Kurni is only achieved with age. In it's youth it often seems just another oaky fruit bomb. It is only with age that it achieves its promise.
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This article is an updated version of an article I wrote for eGullet.org a few years ago
Risotto is rice in the spotlight - the star of the show. This is a very different concept than the way rice is usually used in the United States, as a backdrop, something to fill up the plate. Risotto is a classic dish of northern Italy and there are as many variations as there are ingredients available. What's the big deal? Rice is rice, right? Wrong.
Everything is special about Risotto. The rice, the ingredients and the way it is cooked makes it not only delicious, but the most elegant rice dish in the world. Risotto, like all Italian cooking, is first based on the quality of the ingredients. To make wonderful risotto you have to have just the right rice and a fresh tasting broth that brings out the flavors of the other ingredients. The right technique is also essential. Without it you end up with a rice mush. Forget those who argue for shortcuts like pressure cookers. There are no shortcuts to great risotto.
Why would you want to take a shortcut? Making risotto is like therapy and much cheaper than lying on your shrink's couch for an hour. The rhythmic and peaceful nature of making risotto has a mantra like effect. Perhaps this is the start of a new self-help book, "Kitchen Therapy, the way to spiritual enlightenment through stirring". Risotto takes time. It is not hard to make, it just requires patience and a little care. Like all things involved with fine dining, risotto is not about speed. Not that it takes that long, only twenty minutes form the time you start cooking, but it requires your undivided attention for those twenty minutes.
Unfortunately there is a lot of poor risotto sold in restaurants at high prices. If your risotto arrives at your table in less than twenty minutes you know they are cheating in the kitchen. Risotto made using shortcuts never has the texture and complexity of risotto properly made. Risotto is much more than rice carrying other flavors. If you can't taste each grain of this special rice dish keep trying. The goal is to learn the technique and then start creating your own recipes.
The Rice
No you can't use that big bag of rice sitting in your cabinet to make risotto. Risotto can be made from only three types of rice – all from Italy. Sometimes you see Arborio or one of the other types of Italian rice grown in the USA, but I say avoid them. To get stellar risotto you have to seek out the best Italian brands. Yes, that inexpensive box of Arborio at the grocery will work just find, but with a little more investment in time and money you will find brands that cook and taste better.
The secret to risotto is in the way these types of Italian rice absorb liquid – in our case the broth. Each piece of the rice used for risotto has two characteristics:
This combination of creaminess (no actual cream required or wanted) and an individual bite for each grain is what makes risotto so special. You can only create this unique combination with three types of rice.
Arborio is the Marilyn Monroe of rice, very amply endowed with the outer layer of starch that melts away, but it is a little light on the inner, hard starch that gives bite each kernel of rice. These characteristics produce the very rich and creamy risotto style of risotto loved in Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna and Piemonte. The famous Risotto Milanese was born of this rice. Warning: because of all the soft starch it is easy to overcook Arborio and end up with rice porridge instead of risotto. You always want to be able to taste each grain of rice. It is grown primarily in Piemonte and Emilia-Romagna. You must buy the 'superfino' grade of Arborio. The superfino name can be applied to only the plumpest grains.
Vialone Nano
The rice of choice in Veneto and Fruili. This is a short ugly little guy and is almost the opposite of Arborio in that it has a strong hard inner kernel and is light on the soft outer layer that melts away. This is perfect rice for those who really appreciate the 'al dente' style. While Arborio creates a very creamy risotto, Vialone Nano is more grainy and each kernel is very distinct in the dish. A perfect choice for seafood risotto and very fresh vegetables. To me this rice is so distinct from Arborio they are almost different dishes.
The new kid on the block. Carnaroli only arrived on the Italian scene in 1945, the creation of a Milanese rice grower who created a hybrid by crossing Vialone Nano with a Japanese variety of rice. This is the most expensive or the three types of rice and combines the strengths of both Arborio and Vialone Nano. Carnaroli has more than enough the outside soft starch to make a creamy risotto, but also has a substantial amount of the hard inner starch to make an 'al dente' risotto with clearly defined kernels of rice.
I recommend using and experimenting with all three until you establish your own personal preferences. With experience you will probably want to use all three depending on what kind of risotto you are making.
The Broth
Cookbook after cookbook suggests using chicken broth for risotto. With few exceptions a delicate beef based broth will give you a far more complex and interesting risotto. Some chefs argue that chicken broth can give a bitter flavor to risotto. I have used chicken broth with good results, but greatly prefer the flavor of risotto prepared with beef broth. This is true for all except seafood risotto which is cooked with a broth from the fish or shellfish in the dish.
First an important definition, the broth you use for risotto is not stock. A stock is made by simmering meat or fish with bones and vegetables the resulting liquid is strained and often reduced to concentrate flavors. An Italian broth is often the byproduct of making a main dish like Il Lesso da Brodo, a boiled meat main course that creates a wonderful broth. This broth is much more delicate than the classic French style stock made with many bones to create the rich flavor that is the basis for sauces. A stock would produce flavors too intense for risotto as the flavors are concentrated as the cooking proceeds.
The easy broth recipe:
In a 6 to 8 quart pot of cold water add:
Bring the water to a rolling simmer.
Serving Risotto
Primo or secondo? Risotto can fill both roles with style. Following the traditional Italian manner of eating; first would come the antipasti (appetizers), followed by the primo (the first course usually a starch like pasta or risotto), which would be followed by the secondo (main course usually fish or meat). However we find risotto such a satisfying dish we often serve it as the main course. If you are having a formal Italian meal and going through all the courses, any of the these risotti as a first course will help make your dinner an elegant occasion. Because these are relatively rich risotto recipes, I would recommend a secondo featuring meat as fish may seem a little delicate after either of these risotti. Also if you follow with a meat course you can easily continue with the wine you matched with the risotto.
In Milano, they often serve Risotto Milanese in a way that breaks the normal rules of primo and secondo. Instead of a first course the risotto becomes side dish (more equal partner) to Osso Buco, the famous braised veal shank dish of Lombardia. Of course this risotto is also served as a traditional first course both in restaurants and at home.
Serving risotto as a main course is also a great opportunity as a prelude to a more elaborate cheese course to top off the meal. The textures and flavors of the cheeses are a great counterpoint to the risotto.
Basic Risotto
Serves 4 as a main course (secondo) or 8 as a first course (primo).
Preparation time: 45 minutes (20 minutes cooking time)
The basics*: the basic technique used for both recipes.
The beginning:
You have now reached the point of variations. The beginning and the finish is the same only the middle changes. You must have made up your mind before you get to this point which risotto you are going to make as the process must be continuous, not stop and go.
Variation One—Risotto con Funghi (porcini mushrooms)
The basics* as above plus:
Continuing from the beginning above:
The process takes about 18 minutes from the time you add the first ladle of broth to the rice. Start tasting the rice after 15 minutes to check the cooking progress. Each grain should retain just a bite—not a crunch. To finish go to "finishing both" below.
Variation Two—Risotto Milanese - Italian rice with saffron
All of the basics* as above plus:
Continuing from the basics* above:
Finishing both:
But when is the rice done? You have to taste it frequently after you have been blending in the broth for 15 minutes. The rice should be firm to the bite - not crunchy, but also not soft like the steamed rice we make in the United States. The risotto should also be quite moist - not dry at all. It will look and taste creamy.
The Mantacare:
Plate and sprinkle with a bit of freshly chopped parsley, preferable Italian flat leaf or chives.
Serve immediately with additional freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano.
Risotto and Wine
Risotto Milanese and Risotto con Funghi are the perfect dishes to show off your finest mature red wines. These risotti are elegant dishes with complex, but not strong flavors that make them the perfect match with the refined flavors of mature wines.
Classic accompaniments would be Barolo and Barbaresco and I could not agree more. I would caution against pairing the ultra-modern style of these wines with these dishes as overt oaky flavors tend to bury the subtle flavors of the risotto. Great Bordeaux and Burgundy wines will also find themselves quite at home beside these recipes.
However, I like to stay with the wines of Piemonte with these two recipes. Barbaresco is somewhat more restrained than Barolo and is a good choice for earlier drinking. Don't forget Nebbiolo d'Alba as it is produced from the same grape that makes Barolo and Barbaresco and drinks well much earlier. Dolcetto d'Alba and Barbera d'Alba/Asti (not the oaky ones) also work well.
It was time to kill. I'd killed before, just a couple of weeks ago in fact. It was two of them that time, which made killing only one not such a big deal - though that guilt tinge never seems to totally disappear. Sometimes you have to do terrible things to make a great risotto. The ends are worth the means when it comes to lobster risotto. I have to admit, it makes you more connected to the dish, but I digress. This meal and the wine selected went back to our New Year's Eve lobster feast that was chosen to go with a beautiful magnum of Henriot Blanc de blancs - a wonderful Champagne deserving an equally wonderful meal. Not wanting to waste the shells from those great lobsters, I froze them and, last weekend while I enjoyed the Sunday New York Times, simmered a lobster stock.
At halftime of the Packers/Cardinals play off, I ran down to the outstanding Osprey Fish Market in Napa and picked up today's victim. Upon arriving home the first thing I did was to dispatch the evenings main course with a sharp blade. While having no qualms, I see no reason to make them wait. As the Packers attempted their comeback, I cooked the just purchased lobster. Cooking a lobster is easy: a big enough pot of boiling water with plenty of heat. Bring the pot to a boil and put in the lobster (head first please if you've not dispatched it already), cover to bring it back to a boil fast and cook for 10 minutes for the first pound and about 3 more minutes for each additional pound. Remove the now rosy lobster and drain and enjoy or hold it at room temperature if you're planning on making the risotto right away.
The broth for the risotto could not be simpler, especially if you've just celebrated New Year's Eve with a couple of beauties. Oddly enough, I don't recommend the water you cooked the lobster in for a broth. I had frozen the shells from the feast and pulled them out and rinsed them off. Leaving them to defrost for a while, I melted some butter in a cast iron Dutch oven then quickly sauteed the shells for a few minutes being sure not to burn the butter. Then filling the pan with water, I added some sliced carrots, celery and a quartered onion. Next I added several large dollops of Vietnamese Fish Sauce for both salt and flavor and then simmered (not boiled) for an hour, then strained the broth into a clean stock pot, which you should keep at the simmer. Remove one cup of the hot lobster broth and add some saffron threads to steep.
Now back to the just cooked lobster, carefully remove the claw and tail meat to keep them whole, while getting every last little bit of meat out of every leg and corner you can find. Divide the tail in two pieces lengthwise.
Now you're ready to start the risotto, but don't start until everything is assembled and ready to go and everyone is ready to eat in twenty minutes.
Into a saut� pan add 3 or 4 tablespoons of butter at medium heat. When foaming add one-half finely chopped onion and cook slowly until the onion is translucent, but not browned at all. Slightly increase the heat and add one-and-a-half fistfuls of Carnaroli rice (I have big hands) per person. The recipe here is for two as a main course and four as a first course, plan on one whole 2 pound lobster for two people as a main course. After a minute tossing the rice and butter (no browning!) add a cup or so of dry white wine and, stirring continuously, reduce to almost gone, but still moist. Now add the cup of broth with the saffron. Stirring continuously, but not violently, keep adding ladles of the hot broth as the broth in the pan reduces to the point where the rice is still very wet, but not soupy. After about fifteen minutes repeating these steps start to taste the rice. If it needs salt, add more Fish Sauce or salt. When the rice starts to taste cooked, but still "al dente" meaning it's not too soft and still has some bite, it's done. In other words each grain still has a firm texture, but the dish is creamy. Just as the rice comes to "al dente" and is creamy, not soupy, remove the risotto from the heat and add all the small pieces of lobster and 2 tablespoons of butter, swirling it into the rice as it melts. In a separate saut� pan melt several tablespoons of butter and briefly saut� the claw meet and the split tail. Divide the risotto into dishes and top with the claw and tail meat and freshly chopped parsley or chives. No Parmigiano please, not with seafood.
What wine for such luxury? That's easy, Chablis. A white wine loaded with complexity, but with enough backbone and acidity to stand up to such a rich dish. For our dinner, the 2007 Jean-Marc Brocard, Chablis Domaine Sainte Claire could not have been more perfect. Imported by the always reliable Martine's Wines, this wine was nothing short of gorgeous. A finer chardonnay you'll not find for the money and, if you've come to hate chardonnay, this is a wine that will make you fall back in love with the variety. The aromas mix fresh green apples, kiwi and a racy minerality that challenges and refreshes both the nose and palate. The firm backbone of acidity carries the intense, but restrained fruit. Finished with a screw-cap, this may be a modern package, but it is a classic Chablis. With rich seafood I like a wine that provide counterpoint and this firm beauty lifted our risotto to new heights.
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Grace,elegance,delicacyfinesse: wine attributes not much treasured these days. Punch you in the face pointy pounders get all the glossy headlines. In the same way such wines anesthetizemy palate, the heavy food required to stand up to these wines withglandularissues bloats us into a aculinaryworld that Botero would have painted.
Then along comes a svelte, subtle beauty that reminds you thatsometimesthe experience of consumption is improved if it requires your brain to become more involved in the process instead of a sedated bystander. Such a wine touched me at a lunch at Chez Panisse recently. This very non-Botero like wine was the 2006 Menetou Salon Rouge of Domaine Philippe Gilbert. Not a place name likely to be familiar to many, butthis almost moving wine comes from an area unknown by Americans for its wonderful sauvignon blanc (which I also love), which seems famous compared to its pinot noir, which no one knows they grow. In this relatively obscure Loire region the team of enologist Jean-Phillippe Louis and owner Philippe Gilbert have crafted a true work of art and, only due to the less than famous name, a bargain. This property started bio-dynamic agriculture in 2006 so, as good as this wine is, upcoming vintages must be staggering.
This beautiful pinot noir graces your table with its almost exotic floral, spiced aromatics and flavors that touch your palate with the complex thrust and parry of a champion fencer rather than the Braveheart broadsword of so many wines today. If purity is what you want in your pinot noir you'll find it here - and find it for less than $25.
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When a TV show is recorded in Windows Media Center, it's saved as a Windows Recorded TV Show file with the file name extension .wtv, in the Public Recorded TV folder (usually found at C:\Users\Public). Older versions of Windows used a different file format for recorded TV with the .dvr-ms extension.
Files with the .wtv extension aren't supported in previous versions of Windows, as well as some third-party programs. However, you can convert your .wtv files to .dvr-ms files so that they'll play in programs that support the older format.
Go to the folder where your recorded TV files are stored (usually C:\Users\Public), right-click the file that you want to convert, and then click Convert to .dvr-ms Format.
The new file will be created and stored in the same folder with "DVRMS" appended to the file name.


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's unemployment rate inched up slightly in February although the state also posted gains in the number of jobs.
Figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Economic Development show Missouri's unemployment rate was 6.7 percent last month, up one-tenth of a percentage point from January.
Seasonally adjusted, nonfarm payroll rose by 3,900 jobs in February, with gains in the construction industry offset partially by loses in food services.
Missouri's civilian labor force stood at slightly less than 3 million people, which was essentially unchanged since January. The labor force includes people with jobs and those who are unemployed but looking for work.
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Chen to chair upcoming Baseball Equipment Drive, set for May 6-7
The Royals will team with pitcher Bruce Chen for the seventh annual Baseball Equipment Drive presented by the Baseball Tomorrow Fund and Rawlings. The drive is set for Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at Kauffman Stadium prior to the first two games of the Royals-Oakland A's weekend series. This season's Baseball Equipment Drive will benefit the Alta Vista Charter School Baseball Program.
Collection times will be from 30 minutes prior to first pitch through the end of the second inning each evening outside of the Diamond Club and Majestic Team Store on the plaza level of Kauffman Stadium. In addition to collecting new and gently-used baseball and softball equipment, Royals Wives will also be selling special mystery bags for a $20 donation. Each mystery bag will include a baseball autographed by a Royals player.
In addition to the items and funds collected during the two-day drive, the Alta Vista Baseball Program will also receive a $5,000 grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, which will be presented during pregame ceremonies on Tuesday, May 3.
Alta Vista Charter School, located in Kansas City, Mo., serves a number of students of Mexican heritage. Despite the popularity of soccer in Mexico, many of the school's students hoped for a chance to begin a baseball program. With the support of the administration and staff, Alta Vista was able to purchase basic baseball equipment to help get the program running. In the spring of 2010, Alta Vista fielded a baseball team for the first time in school history and hopes to expand the program moving forward.
The Baseball Tomorrow Fund was established in 1999 to promote and enhance the growth of baseball throughout the world by funding programs, field improvements and equipment purchases all in an effort to encourage and maintain youth participation in baseball and softball. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund averages $1.5 million in grants annually and partners with teams around the Major Leagues on equipment drives. In 2010, the Royals ranked fourth among all teams in number of items collected during the annual drive.


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Rick Steinberg provides a lucid review of the financial crisis and the role that financial regulators and overseers played in his recent webinar titled "The Great Financial System Meltdown". If you were fortunate enough to attend, you heard Rick describe how we landed in this difficult financial crisis and what he expects in terms of regulations and outcomes for 2009 and beyond. One point that I found very interesting was that we need to recognize that the "100 year flood" happens every 20-30 years. He pointed to the S&L fiasco, junk bond debacle, dot-com bubble, today's financial system meltdown and liquidity, credit markets seizure – all of which happened since Bill Buckner couldn't field a ground ball in the '86 World Series.
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Reported everywhere but summarized on the White House blog, Obama laid out seven core principles for the new financial services regulation he and Congress will be pushing over the next months. Of particular interest to risk managers are his principles on openness and transparency as well as well as his call for the new regulatory system to be comprehensive and free of gaps.
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|Warrington, England
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2012: Finished 37th at the 2012 Great Lakes Regional. Finished sixth at the Atlantic 10 conference championships and helped lead Butler to the overall team title. Placed 15th at the Indiana Intercollegiate 2012.
2011: Second team All-Horizon League...placed 13th at the league championship with a time of 26:58.8...finished 24th at the Bradley Classic with a time of 25:33.30...came in 134th at the Notre Dame Invitational (25:50)...ran a time of 25:22 to finish 72nd at the Roy Griak Invitational.
2010: Did not run in any varsity events.
Background: 2010 English Schools National Cross Country Champion...2010 Northern Athletics 3000 meter champion...2010 World Junior Track and Field selection for Great Britain at 1500 meter...three international appearances for Great Britain...Personal Bests: 1:52.79 (800), 3:43.91 (1500), 8:13.66 (3000).


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The date to file for Disaster Unemployment Assistance in 35 counties affected by Hurricane Irene has been extended to Nov. 1.
The following counties now have until Nov. 1 to file: Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Currituck, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Vance, Warren, Washington, Wayne and Wilson.
Those who qualify can receive benefits dating back to the week of Sept. 3.
Workers or business owners meeting the following criteria may be eligible for benefits:
• Individuals who are unemployed due to the disaster, and do not qualify for regular unemployment
insurance benefits
• Self-employed individuals and small business owners who lost income due to the disaster
• Individuals who were prevented from working due to an injury caused by the disaster
• Individuals who have become the major support of a household, because the head of household died as a direct result of the major disaster.
• Individuals who are unable to reach their job or self-employment location because they must travel through the affected area and are prevented from doing so by the disaster
• Individuals who were to commence employment or self-employment but were prevented by the disaster
State and federal officials are urging North Carolinians who are out of work because of Hurricane Irene to apply for unemployment benefits before it's too late.
The state Employment Security Commission can pay benefits to certain categories of workers to compensate for income lost to the Category 1 storm.
The deadlines to file applications for assistance vary by county. The first deadline is Friday for people living in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico and Tyrrell counties.
Deadlines for unemployment assistance in the other 28 counties where people are eligible will fall on Oct. 3, Oct. 5 and Oct. 11.
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FORESTVILLE, Md. (WUSA) -- Prince George's County police have charged a man for murder in the death of 21-year-old Brandon Rashad Catlett in Forestville, Md.
Police were called the 3300 block of Walters Lane at approximately 3 a.m. Monday for the report of a man down. They found Catlett suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
On Tuesday morning, police say they obtained a warrant charging 22-year-old Tairon Dominique Dingle with first degree murder and related charges. According to police, the Metropolitan Police Department has Dingle in custody pending extradition to Prince George's County.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Prince George's County Police at 301-772-4925 or Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). You can also text "PGPD" plus your message to CRIMES (274637) on your cell phone or go to http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/police/ and submit a tip.


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The Delaware Technical Community College will honor artist Beatrice "Bebe" Coker and Mayor Dennis P. Williams during its annual African American History Month on Feb. 13.
The celebration will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Delaware Technical Community College, Wilmington Campus Conference Center, 333 N. Shipley St., Wilmington. Coker is a playwright poet and lyricist. Her plays have appeared locally and off-Broadway, and she has worked as a longtime advocate for quality public education for all children. Williams is Wilmington's 55th mayor. He is a former Wilmington police officer and representative of Delaware's General Assembly.
This year's celebration honors the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The day of recognition will feature words of tribute from members of the college and community, as well as remarks from the honorees; the celebration is free and open to the public.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Tristan Thompson laid in the go-ahead bucket
with 24.4 seconds remaining and the Cleveland Cavaliers hung on for an 87-84
win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at Verizon Center.
Thompson finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Kyrie Irving netted a
game-high 26 points to go with six rebounds and eight assists for the
Cavaliers, who have won back-to-back games after losing six in a row. Daniel
Gibson and Alonzo Gee donated 10 points apiece in the triumph.
Emeka Okafor scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Jordan Crawford
netted 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting for the scuffling Wizards, who lost for
the eighth consecutive game. Nene gave 16 points and seven rebounds, while
Martell Webster contributed 12 points and 10 boards in the setback.
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|South Bend, Ind.
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2008 - Junior Season: Named to the CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V First Team...started in all 22 of the team's matches...part of a backfield that registered six shut-outs during the year...her 1,996 minutes played were the third-most on the squad...played the full 115 minutes at Western Carolina (Sept. 5) and 110 against both Western Kentucky (Aug. 31) and Loyola (Oct. 12).
2007 - Sophomore Season: Logged 1,838 minutes, the most of any player on the team...one of only six Bulldogs to earn starts in all 20 games...played all 110 minutes of Butler's double-overtime draw at Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 14...took one shot at Ball State (Sept. 2)...named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District V Second Team, posting the highest grade point average among the 10 members (3.97).
2006 - Freshman Season: Played in six matches in her rookie season, starting in one...took one shot on goal against Villanova on Sept. 8...totaled 213 minutes played.
High School: A two-year team captain as a midfielder and defender...four-year letterwinner under head coach Johan Kuitse...named "most dedicated" two seasons...named to the Coaches Association All-Academic Team...helped team to state runner-up finish as a sophomore and conference championship as a senior...member of the National Honor Society...ranked 11th in GPA in her class...St. Joseph Scholar.
Personal: Born June 27, 1988...daughter of Kay and Kevin Cox...chemistry major.


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A person who makes unnecessary sacrifices or returns sexual favors for illegal narcotics.
I thought Chrissy was really into me but as soon as I ran out of coke that Boo-Bitch had her clothes back on.
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something u say when a dumb bitch keeps staring at u
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Thanks to DtL reader Coco for sending me the link to this hysterical pic of Daniela Hantuchova getting her sweat on.
Dani that top needs a bra. Just sayin'.
(image via wtnphotos.com)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
PHOTO OP: Dani's headlights are, like, WAY on
Labels: Daniela Hantuchova, photo op, tennis
16 comments:
nice nipples :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 1:03 PM
What is going on with her nipples? Every time I see her I can see her nipples and now this! Dani needs several bras. If I were a guy this might be hot but it's sooo not.ReplyDelete
Uhm. I think the most important thing here is, why are her nips, you know, SWEATING???!?!ReplyDelete
WHY WHY WHY??? Mine don't, well, not often and not when I go topless.ReplyDelete
She should try that during her practices.
I have never in my life find my nipples to be sweating. Not even when I think of Rafa's tighty whiteys. I SWEAR. Is that even biologically possible??ReplyDelete
I'm with you Babz - that is very ODD!ReplyDelete
- coughingcatJanuary 27, 2009 at 3:06 PM
You guys, I don't think the nipples are (or can be) sweating. I presume the see-through effect was completely intentional. Naughty Slovak.ReplyDelete
Unless she's breastfeeding Sugiyama, that is.
"Unless she's breastfeeding Sugiyama, that is."ReplyDelete
- coughingcatJanuary 27, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Was it something I said?ReplyDelete
C'mon, y'all gotta agree Ai could use some Daniela calcium (TM) to grow a pair.
I reiterate, eeeeeeeeewwwwwww!!!!!!!
- coughingcatJanuary 27, 2009 at 4:03 PM
...though I do suspect Bartoli will beat poor Ai to Daniela's utter. Marion is all too willing to grow a pair and finally get Roger to notice "her".ReplyDelete
Fedmug obviously likes them transgendered. cough*Mir*cough*ka*cough
I'm sorry for any adverse mental imagery. I shall censor myself from here on out.
- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 4:12 PM
"I'm sorry for any adverse mental imagery. I shall censor myself from here on out."ReplyDelete
my therapist says, "too late"
We are so relived to have the update on your personal headlight situation. Somehow I knew they wouldn't glow. Thank Gawd.ReplyDelete
Hahaha this is hilarious!ReplyDelete
"Uhm. I think the most important thing here is, why are her nips, you know, SWEATING???!?!"ReplyDelete
This is so EEWWWW. Seriously Dani, get yourself a cupped bra. Your nipples will thank you.
And coughingcat, you're comments made me ROFL! xD


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Washington—Legislation authored by Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) responding to the Belarusan government's latest crackdown on human rights that began with the fraudulent December 19, 2010 Belarusan election, was passed by the House of Representatives today by a voice vote. Since last year's fraudulent election, the Belarusan government of Alexander Lukashenka, infamous for heading "Europe's last dictatorship," has stepped up its campaign of repression against human rights and democratic activists.
The bill now goes to the White House where President Obama is expected to sign it.
The bill – H.R. 515, the "Belarus Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2011" – strengthens and expands previous legislation authored by Chairman Smith, the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 and the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006. The new legislation:
Chairman Smith's bill was originally passed by the House of Representatives on July 6, 2011. (Click here to read Smith's floor remarks during House debate.) In anticipation of the tragic one-year anniversary of the crackdown, and the desire of Senate leaders to send a strong message to the dictator Lukashenka, Rep. Smith's bill was "hotlined" in the Senate, which made technical amendments requested by the State Dep't, approved by unanimous consent on December 14, and, in view of the amendments, was scheduled for final passage by the House. The House debate on the bill fortuitously came on the December 19 commemoration of the crackdown that inspired the legislation. (Click here to read Congressman Smith's floor remarks.) Final passage by voice vote came on December 20.
"This new law will send a powerful message to the Belarusan dictator," said Smith, a long-time advocate for human rights and democracy in Belarus and other countries of the former Soviet Union. "This law addresses the two indispensable tools of every dictator – security services and propaganda. It puts Lukashenka's secret police on notice that we are paying attention to who they are and what they do. And it gathers information on how he is expanding his control over the Internet in Belarus. It also sends a signal to the Belarusan people – the United States government hasn't forgotten what happened last December, and we stand in solidarity with them, not their oppressor Lukashenka and his henchmen."
On December 19, 2011, Rep. Smith held a press conference at which he called for the release of Belarusan political prisoners. One of the speakers at the press conference was Irina Krasovskaya, whose husband was kidnapped and presumed murdered in 1999 by Belarusan secret police. She is now president of the We Remember Foundation and was on the square in Minsk one year ago with friends when police beat and arrested the protestors, and she was also in Minsk one week ago to meet with the families of political prisoners.
"The situation today is even worse than it is described in the press," Ms. Krasovskaya said. "The physical pressure on political prisoners is dramatically increasing, and I believe that now there is a real threat to the lives of political prisoners. Please do not allow Lukashenko to kill again (as happened in 1999 with political kidnapping and extrajudicial execution of his opponents). The release and rehabilitation of all political prisoners can become the first step in the effort to save ten million people from dictatorship and create a new democratic and free Belarus." (Click here to read the rest of Ms. Krasovskaya's statement.)
In November Smith chaired a Helsinki Commission hearing on Lukashenka's post-election crackdown, at which Ales Mikhalevich, an opposition candidate for the presidency, described how he was jailed and tortured following the election. It was in response to revelations made at this hearing, building on a long record of violent harassment of the democratic opposition, which has included torture and murder, that Smith pledged to push for an indictment of Lukashenka by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. Lukashenka's long record of egregious human rights abuses has been amply documented by the U.S. State Department in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights. In 2009, Chairman Smith, along with Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Sen. Ben Cardin (MD) and other members of the Helsinki Commission, met with Lukashenka in Minsk.
The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, is an independent agency of the Federal Government charged with monitoring compliance with the Helsinki Accords and advancing comprehensive security through promotion of human rights, democracy, and economic, environmental and military cooperation in 56 countries. The Commission consists of nine members from the U.S. Senate, nine from the House of Representatives, and one member each from the Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce.
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JRSC, Aftercooler, Willwood Brakes, Suspension, etc
So I have decided to put up quite a few extra parts for sale. I am not in a huge rush.
All prices are OBO and without shipping. I am willing to ship, but would much rather prefer local pickup.
Neuspeed X Brace:
This part was a great addition to the car. It is the original under-car brace for the EP. I hit a large rock a while back and it caused one of the mounting cylinders to dent. I cut of the damage. It still mounts up and secures to the undercarriage just fine.
Price New: $330 USD
My Price: $175
AEM UEGO Wideband Sensor and Gauge
I bought this a while back for use on a K24A2 CRX I was building. I never ended up using it. Comes complete with sensor, gauge, and wiring.
K-series Omni Power CMC and Hose
Again, bought this for the K-CRX a while back. This piece is brand new. Still has all the covers on the fittings. All fittings included.
Hotchkis Endlinks
I bought a full set, only ended up using the front endlinks as my rear set was still in good shape. The rears are still shrink wrapped. Save money over new!
New Price: $115
My Price: $90
SPA Electronics Dual Temperature Gauge:
This is the best (IMO) gauge setup you can get on an Aftercooled JRSC setup. You can monitor pre and post aftercooler temps with a single gauge. Comes with all the wiring and documentation. One of my favorite parts.
New Price: 278
My Price: 200
Willwood Dynalite Big Brake Kit (RSX-S, Fits 5 lug EPs)
This is an RSX spec Willwood Big Brake kit. Rotors have plenty of life left. Includes several brake pads. Two track pad setups and a couple of street pad setups. Everything is in there. I got some brake fluid on one of the calipers during removal and the paint peeled. Can repaint prior to shipping.
New Price: $706
My Price: $250
Ep3 D2 Coilovers
I bought these used from Bioevolve (lets see who still remembers that guy). I ran them for about 35k miles, until the front drivers side damper blew. I replaced these a while back with a Koni setup and they have been sitting since. One of the rears has a bushing that needs replacing. These are rebuildable. The top hats in the front are in good shape and should be adaptable to other setups.
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Ep3 Spec Inverted Tie Rods
I ran these for about 20k miles. They were used in conjunction with the Tie rod bracket, but I found the bracket and the tie rods combined to over correct. uninstalling the bracket is a pain, so I chose to uninstall the tie rods instead. The spherical bearings are in good shape. One of the rod bolts is ever so slightly off-true, but this does not affect nut threading or engagement of the rod end itself.
Injector Dynamics ID1000
If you recognize the name, you know what they are. These are brand new, purchased just a couple of months ago. Everything is still shrink wrapped.
New: 472
My Price: 450
Upper Radiator Hose with integrated gauge
Monitor your ECT's directly! Great price for the assembly!
New: 90
My Price: 50
BDL Fuel Rail
Used for about 12k Miles. This thing is in fantastic shape. I attached a gauge to keep track of fuel pressure, but unfortunately my K24 setup's reduced clearance damaged the glass. It's still on there. It has the OEM fitting on the end, so it can be installed with a completely OEM fuel setup with no probs. I will include the fuel gauge as a gift.
New: 130
My Price: 100
Simpson Harness Set
These are expired, but in good shape. Great for shows. A domestic manufacturer with great track record.
New: Not sure
My Price: 80
AIS Methanol Injection Kit
In great shape, save money over new.
New: 469
My Price: 320
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RSX-S JRSC Kit
This kit is the kit you have been looking for on an Ep3. The shoddy JR manual tensioner is gone. In it's place is a ProtoType Racing Auto-tensioner bracket. This allows you use your OEM auto tensioner in it's place. None of the dreaded belt slippage typically seen on JRSCs! It of course includes all the other support brackets and spacers as required by by JR. Included are two belts made for K24 setups. It currently has the 3.0 inch pulley on there, but I also have a 4 inch pulley. The inlet Plenums TB threaded holes have been drilled and a set of high strength steel threaded inserts have been installed. This will prevent any over-torque damage during installation and makes it a much more stout
My Price: 1800
Aftercooler Kit
This kit used to belong to Tmarting over at Clubrsx. If you followed the progress, you know this is the premier kit out there. The Bell core has been upgraded to 3/4 lines. The FrozenBoost Dual pass heat exchanger which has been heat treated. The Moroso tank and has also been heat treated. Includes the Bosch pump and enough lines and fittings to mount and run this anywhere you wish. Also includes a water temp gauge and fittings to mount the sending unit to the bottom of the aftercooler.
My Price: 775
SSR Competition Wheels
I have refinished the lips on these to remove all the grime that collected over the years. The actual spokes are in great shape. I will include TWO sets of centercaps. Three of the tires are currently in pretty good shape. I will update some pictures tomorrow once I get some daylight.
Boyo Rear View Camera
I got this a while back and never installed it. It works great with aftermarket touchscreen units (I know for sure it works on the AVIC series). It can be used on OEM setups using a Modifry adapter. It attaches to the upper portion of the license plate mounts. The unit is new, never been used.
New: 120
My Price: 70
RSX/EP3 Test Pipe
I used this a few years ago during my first k24 swap. Great addition for quick power or to complement a turbo kit's downpipe. It includes a defouler setup that should keep the dreaded CEL from popping up.
New: 95
My Price: 50
RSX OEM Radio
This is a complete setup. All the speakers, original headunit, and rear speaker.
My Price: 70
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I also have a k20a3 with a k24a1 head I am looking to offload. The motor ran strong until it was pulled in favor of a k24a2. It has just over 37k.
Great as a base for a boosted build. Comes with almost all relevant sensors.
$300 bucks
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