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Birth Place: Suffern, New York, USA
Born on March 1, 1956 in Suffren, NY, Daly was raised in a performing household by his father, James Daly, an actor who was a regular on "Medical Center" (CBS, 1969-1976), and his mother, Hope Daly, also an actress. Adding to his later desire to follow in his parent's footsteps was his sister, Tyne Daly, of "Cagney & Lacey" (CBS, 1982-88) fame, who was ten years his senior and on her way to becoming a professional actor before he was even in the first grade. Just like his sister, Daly performed alongside his father as a child, appearing in a production of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. After beginning to take acting more seriously at The Putney School, he began performing in ... Continue Bio >>
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Concealed Carry Re-Approved for State House
The New Hampshire House voted 228-149 on Wednesday to allow the carrying of concealed guns in the House chamber. This is a return to the policy of the last Republican-led House from 2011-2012. Democrats repealed the policy in 2013. Read more at WMUR. Photo credit: WMUR
Love Free or Die
Last year, early FSP mover and then NH state representative Tim O'Flaherty worked on a bill to decriminalize adultery in New Hampshire, which passed into law in 2014. Tim has since become the Research Director at the NH Liberty Alliance, a non-partisan coalition working to increase individual freedom in New Hampshire. The NHLA does this by monitoring bills in the legislative sessions, and by encouraging private charity, a civil society, and citizen involvement. What will you work on when you join the FSP and move to New Hampshire? Read The Economist's take on the adultery bill here. Photo credit: The Economist/Claudio Munoz
Freedom and a Better Life
Over the weekend, the Keene Sentinel profiled several Free State Project new movers on the front page, above the fold. Read more about these pioneers for liberty here. Photo credit: Bill Gnade/Sentinel Staff
Where Real "Lumbersexuals" Roam
Have you heard about the latest hipster fashion trend, "The Lumbersexual"? New Hampshire's largest newspaper, the Union Leader, takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the difference between a "lumbersexual" and a real New Hampshire man. Writes Jack Savage of NH Forest Journal: "Here in New Hampshire, where we all but invented the woodsy, can-do look of a handy, hale and hearty fella, the emergence of the lumbersexual man presents a problem. How do we tell them apart?" Read his "12 tips on how distinguish a real New Hampshire man from the carefully crafted catalog version" here.
Keeping Government Honest
In a Huffington Post article "Four Times Federal Judges Kept the Government Honest in 2014," Evan Bernick of the Institute for Justice covers FSP president, Carla Gericke's 1st Circuit Court of Appeals win against the Town of Weare, NH. "These decisions show how judicial engagement can ensure that the government stays within constitutional bounds. If judges can engage in tough cases requiring fact-sensitive analysis, they can do it in all cases -- and they must, if the courts are to perform their constitutional function and keep the political branches in check. Our rights will remain insecure so long as judicial truth-seeking remains the exception, rather than the rule." Photo credit: Huffington Post, moodboard via Getty Images.
Free Speech Win for NH Parent
Father and liberty lover William Baer was vindicated this week after being arrested and charged with 3 incidents of "disorderly conduct" during a school board hearing earlier this year when he protested the content of a novel distributed by Gilford High School to his 9th grade daughter.
Says The Union Leader: "The dismissal of three disorderly conduct charges against William Baer, a parent who was arrested after unruly conduct at a school board meeting in May, is being seen by some as an important moment in the history of law enforcement and American free speech."
Baer writes of his ordeal and his decision to fight back:
"Since my arrest this past May, my life and the lives of my family have been in disarray. After 7-1/2 months of being pursued by the State of New Hampshire, through the Gilford Police Department and School Board, I am obviously pleased that all charges have been dismissed. Belknap County Judge James Carroll showed me there still is some justice in our system. More...
Liberty Media Vet Reveals the Secret to Changing Hearts and Minds
Ali Havens is all about "liberty media." In her own words "liberty media is the best way to reach people." This rings true, seeing as Ali discovered the Free State Project through Free Talk Live. "I wanted to move somewhere, where all the libertarians would be." FTL didn't convince her to move though, she was already searching for "towns that have the most libertarians." Once she found out about the Free State Project and New Hampshire's natural "live and let live" spirit, she knew she was all in. Since moving, Ali has been involved in a number of media related projects, most recently being the narrator for the new documentary "101 Reasons to Move to New Hampshire."
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Lions of Liberty Podcast Checks In
PorcFest X Lead Organizer Mike Vine talks to Lions of Liberty about the FSP's and its participants' major victories, the new documentary 101 Reasons: Liberty Lives in New Hampshire, what's happening on The Freecoast, his favorite book to introduce people to liberty, and more! If you're curious about the Free State Project, don't miss this interview! Like what you hear? Join the most audacious liberty movement in the world!
Blast From the Past #3
Free State Project President, Carla Gericke, testifies at the Concord BEARCAT hearing held in fall 2012. Carla testified because of the fraudulent, misleading, and spurious statements made about Free Staters in a federal grant application. If you missed what happened, you can read more about it here, here, here, with quotes and media coverage about the issue here. More...
December 2014 Newsletter
ItsLikeThisToo - Ep 7 - Darren Tapp
The #ItsLikeThisToo crew interviews mathematician and currency guru, Darren Tapp. Darren's website It's Like This Too... on Facebook Voices of Liberty
7 Tips for a Wicked Awesome Winter
#1: All the Woolen Underthings
When confronted with your first New Hampshire winter, everyone will tell you to invest in woolen undergarments. Everyone will tell you to, but YOU will ignore this advice for at least the first if not the second winter. You will say: "Don't you tell me what to do," while thinking, "What difference can a pair of woolen socks really make?" As someone who waited 4 winters to invest in all the woolen underthings, let me tell you unequivocally: A LOT. I'm talking warm tootsies 24/7. Toss in a pair of woolen leggings and a long-sleeved undershirt for when you will be outside for extended periods, and you will find yourself saying: "Wait, what? Winter is over already?" Treat your woolen items with respect--don't toss them in the dryer!--and they will love you back, winter over winter. Toasty!
#2: Layer Up
And strip down when needed. Layers give you the flexibility to be comfortable, no matter what the temperature is, inside or out. Added bonus: New Hampshire winters come with built-in stripteases!
#3: Increase Your Vitamin D Intake More...
An Idea Boom Town
A recent mover, Joel Valenzuela, weighs in on the meaning he finds in New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project: "I took a break from my life of tireless activism in the Free State to visit my former home of Arizona. I was soon reminded of why I left, why I went Galt. Read more at his blog, the Desert Lynx.
Blast From The Past #2
A New Yorker Looks at New Hampshire by William N. Kilarjian (from August 2004):
This last Fourth of July, my wife, myself and our Jack Russell Terrier 'Mac' traveled to New Hampshire from our home in Westchester County, NY. This was only the second trip to the Granite State for my wife and the first for Mac. In my youth, our family had traveled often to New Hampshire on summer vacations, frequenting Manchester, Portsmouth, Nashua and Lake Winnipesaukee. Those summer trips and subsequent trips thereafter always engendered a feeling of being drawn to the Old Man of the Mountain. New Hampshire's appealing qualities are manifest. In the muscular natural beauty, the open, friendly and forthrightness of the people, the dignity of her cities and towns. Admirable traits abound. More...
NH's Libertarian Beer Renaissance
From Vice: "What could thousands of libertarians do if they moved, en masse, to one tiny state and tried their hardest to reduce taxes, regulation, and general government meddling in people's lives? That's the question that one group of die-hard liberty-lovers has been trying to answer for more than a decade.
Founded in 2001, the movement, known as the Free State Project, has persuaded nearly 17,000 people, from across the US and other countries, to sign a pledge promising to move to New Hampshire once the number of signers reaches 20,000. So far, 1,674 'early movers' have already relocated to the state." Read more...
Living Free is the ONLY Option
A tongue-in-cheek look at life in the Granite State: the perfect sunrises, the best pancakes, skiing, snowmobiling, beaches, and "wicked" does not mean "evil." Read the entire article from Motovo about the 29 Things People From New Hampshire Have To Explain To Out Of Towners. Photo credit: Wikimedia user R.Goodspeed
ItsLikeThisToo - Ep 6 - Brett Veinotte
Cecelia Fairchild and Shire Dude interview the man behind the School Sucks Project, Brett Veinotte. Check out his website. "Like" us on Facebook.
Show some love to our partners in this series, Voices of Liberty.
Blast From The Past #1
Introducing a new blog series: "Blast from the Past," where we will be sharing stories submitted to the Free State Project over the years. The goal is to give people interested in the FSP a better sense of other people's impressions of New Hampshire, the FSP, and life in the Live Free or Die state. We hope this will inspire you to sign the Statement of Intent, join the most audacious liberty movement in the world, and move to New Hampshire as soon as possible!
The first "Blast from the Past" comes from Phil B. Phil and his wife Kristine signed up in the early days, and moved to New Hampshire in 2012. Phil works in the pharmaceutical industry, and Kristine owns a yarn dyeing business and provides administrative support to FSP president, Carla Gericke. They love their lives in New Hampshire, and enjoy riding motorcycles, cooking, hunting, gardening, and have fully immersed themselves in the local community. What follows is Phil's essay about a visit the couple made to New Hampshire in 2004. Enjoy! More...
ItsLikeThisToo - Ep 5 - Stephanie Murphy
On this weeks episode of #itslikethistoo, Cecelia Fairchild and Shire Dude interview the fantastical Stephanie Murphy. Stephanie describes her transition from scientist to voice actor, and the adventures she has had in between. Check out Stephanie's website. "Like" us on Facebook for new episodes EVERY MONDAY.
And, as always, show some love to our partners in crime Voices of Liberty, formerly the Ron Paul Channel.
Putting the Giving in Thanksgiving
Another favorable article about this past weekend's Shire Sharing activities, where voluntary charity efforts helped feed more than 300 households.
"Attached to each bag was a handwritten note that read: 'This comes to you from someone who cares about you. All we ask is that you take care of yourself well enough to be able to do this for someone else someday,' set off by a small Free State Project coin with the inscription, 'Liberty in our Lifetime'."
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Aug 17, 2015
Helsinki Commission Organizes Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Represent United States at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Session in Helsinki
May 1, 2015
Helsinki Commission Calls for Release of Imprisoned Journalists in OSCE Region
Press Release
Jan 30, 2015
Chairman Smith and Rep. McGovern Introduce "Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act"
Press Release
May 16, 2014
U.S. Helsinki Commission Commemorates Romani Revolt at Auschwitz, Deportation of Hungarian Jews
Press Release
Nov 21, 2012
Helsinki Commission Welcomes Unveiling of Berlin Memorial for Romani Genocide Victims
Feb 28, 2012
Live Webcast and Witness added: U.S. Helsinki Commission to hold Hearing on Missing Persons with Queen Noor
Press Release
Jan 23, 2012
Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin (Co-Chairman) - Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Jan 19, 2012
The Western Balkans and the 2012 NATO Summit
Jan 18, 2012
The Western Balkans and the 2012 NATO Summit
Jan 17, 2012
REVISED: Live Webcast: U.S. Helsinki Commission Hearing on Western Balkans and the 2012 NATO Summit
Press Release
Jan 13, 2012
**REVISED: NEW DATE AND TIME: U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Western Balkans and the 2012 NATO Summit
Press Release
Dec 20, 2011
Chairman Smith's Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011 Passes, Goes to White House
Press Release
Dec 19, 2011
U.S. Helsinki Commission Leaders Mourn Passing of Vaclav Havel
Press Release
Dec 19, 2011
Chairman Smith Calls for Final Passage of Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011
Press Release
Dec 16, 2011
Chairman Smith to Hold Press Conference on Belarus
Press Release
Dec 16, 2011
Chairman Smith Statement on One Year Since Brutal Election Crackdown in Belarus
Press Release
Nov 15, 2011
Belarus: The Ongoing Crackdown and Forces for Change
Nov 8, 2011
U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Belarus
Press Release
Jul 29, 2011
U.S. Helsinki Commission Welcomes Recognition of Romani Victims of Nazi Genocide; Urges Other European Nations to Act
Press Release
Jul 28, 2011
U.S. Policy and the OSCE: Making Good on Commitments
Mar 22, 2011
U.S. Helsinki Commissioners Call on Slovakia to Acknowledge and Condemn Past Practice of Targeting Roma for Sterilization
Press Release
Feb 16, 2011
Attacks in Hungary and the Czech Republic
Nov 30, 2010
Cardin: OSCE Summit an Opportunity for Clinton, Kazakhstan on Human Rights
Press Release
Nov 15, 2010
Watch now: The Helsinki Commission Story
Press Release
Nov 1, 2010
OSCE 2010 Informal Ministerial: Kazakhstan Persistence earns a Summit in Astana
Sep 22, 2010
Senate Committee Passes Cardin, Boxer, Brownback Bill Addressing Child Trafficking
Press Release
Aug 3, 2010
Commission Marks 35 Years of Helsinki Final Act
Press Release
Aug 2, 2010
Statement on a resolution marking the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act
Jul 27, 2010
Copenhagen Anniversary Conference: 20 Years of the Copenhagen Document
Jun 14, 2010
Legislation, Leadership Needed to Fight Human Trafficking
Press Release
Jun 2, 2010
U.S. and European Parliamentarians Press for Minority Gains
Press Release
Jun 1, 2010
Transatlantic Minority Political Leadership Conference – News Conference
Press Release
May 25, 2010
Cardin, Hastings, Smith Call for Action on Holocaust-Era Property
Press Release
May 25, 2010
Holocaust Era Assets – After the Prague Conference
May 25, 2010
Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Holocaust Era Assets
May 18, 2010
Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Holocaust Era Assets
Press Release
May 4, 2010
Commissioners Call for Political Leadership to Prevent Inter-Ethnic Conflicts
Press Release
May 4, 2010
Mitigating Inter-Ethnic Conflict in the OSCE Region
May 4, 2010
Hearing on Inter-Ethnic Conflict
Apr 27, 2010
Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Inter-Ethnic Conflict
Press Release
Feb 2, 2010
Commission Calls for Kazakhstan to Lead OSCE by Example
Press Release
Jan 28, 2010
ROOM CHANGE: Hearing on Kazakhstan's Leadership of the OSCE
Press Release
Jan 27, 2010
The Year in Review: OSCE Human Dimension Activities in 2009
Dec 30, 2009
Corruption: A Problem that Spans the OSCE Region and Dimensions
Nov 23, 2009
Helsinki Commissioners Seek Justice for Victims of Sterilization in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Press Release
Nov 4, 2009
"Where Walls Still Stand" -- Commission Marks 20th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall
Press Release
Oct 28, 2009
Hearing on U.S. Policy toward OSCE
Oct 22, 2009
Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on U.S. Policy Toward OSCE
Press Release
Sep 17, 2009
U.S. Helsinki Commission Statement upon Administration Decision on Missile Defense
Press Release
Jun 9, 2009
Helsinki Commissioners Condemn Violence Against Roma
Press Release
Jun 9, 2009
Briefing on Rise of Violence Against Roma
Jun 8, 2009
Cardin, Hastings Comment on Right-Wing Victories in European Union Parliamentary Elections
Press Release
Jun 2, 2009
U.S. Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on Rise of Violence Against Roma
Press Release
May 19, 2009
Supporting the Goals and Objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets
Apr 29, 2009
Slovak Romani Sterilization Victims Win Damages
Press Release
Dec 19, 2008
Helsinki Commission Welcomes Groundbreaking of Romani Memorial in Berlin
Press Release
Aug 11, 2008
OSCE 101: Briefing for Civil Society
Press Release
Apr 29, 2008
Teach about the Genocide of Roma
Apr 7, 2008
U.S. Helsinki Commission Urges Respect for Human Rights of Roma
Press Release
Mar 11, 2008
Helsinki Commission Delegation Visits Prague and Bratislava
Feb 14, 2008
U.S. Helsinki Commission Co-Chairmen Hastings and Cardin to Lead Congressional Delegation to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Austria
Press Release
Nov 15, 2007
Helsinki Commission Leadership Praise Landmark Desegregation Case in Europe
Press Release
Oct 31, 2007
Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing Examining Security in the 21st Century
Press Release
Jul 16, 2007
Hastings and Cardin Troubled Over Russia's Decision to Suspend CFE Treaty
Press Release
Jun 20, 2007
Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Energy Security in the OSCE Region
Press Release
Mar 15, 2007
Helsinki Commissioners Meet with Vaclav Havel, Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Charter 77 Movement
Mar 13, 2007
In Honor of Vaclav Havel Statement by Senator Benjamin Cardin
Mar 13, 2007
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
Mar 7, 2007
In Honor of Vaclav Havel Statement by Senator Sam Brownback
Mar 1, 2007
In Honor of Vaclav Havel and the 30th Anniversary of Charter 77 Statement by Chairman Alcee Hastings
Feb 27, 2007
In Honor of Vaclav Havel and the 30th Anniversary of Charter 77 Statement by Represenative Steny Hoyer
Feb 27, 2007
In Honor of Vaclav Havel and the 30th Anniversary of Charter 77 Statement by Represenative Chris Smith
Aug 15, 2006
The Sterilization Investigation in the Czech Republic
Aug 14, 2006
Helsinki Commission Report Describes Investigations Into Wrongful Sterilizations in Slovakia and Czech Republic
Press Release
Aug 7, 2006
Helsinki Commission to Hold Briefing on the Sterilization Investigation in the Czech Republic
Press Release
Feb 21, 2006
European Court Rules in Critical Czech Desegregation Case
Feb 10, 2006
Helsinki Commissioners Praise Courage of Romani Plaintiffs in Czech Desegregation Case, Call for Intensified Integration of Roma in Schools
Press Release
Nov 18, 2005
Coerced Sterilizations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Jul 21, 2004
Mass Murder of Roma at Auschwitz Sixty Years Ago
Jun 2, 2004
Roma Still Waiting for Their "Brown v. Board of Education"
Nov 5, 2003
Helsinki Commission on Property Restitution Issues
Sep 4, 2003
Helsinki Commission Briefing to Examine Property Restitution and Compensation in Post-Communist Europe
Press Release
Jul 31, 2003
Helsinki Commission Chairman Recalls Romani Holocaust Tragedy
Press Release
May 2, 2003
Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Urges Romania, Other Countries to Repeal Criminal Defamation & Insult Laws
Press Release
Mar 12, 2003
Full Text of Letter to Slovak Prime Minister on Coerced Sterilization of Romani Women
Press Release
Feb 11, 2003
Honoring Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel
Oct 10, 2002
Property Restitution Efforts Examined
Aug 1, 2002
Helsinki Commission Leaders Recall Romani Holocaust Tragedy
Press Release
Jul 16, 2002
Hearing: Property Restitution in Central and Eastern Europe: The State of Affairs for American Claimants
Jul 10, 2002
Helsinki Commission Hearing Examines State of Property Restitution for American Claimants
Press Release
Apr 9, 2002
Hearing: Romani Human Rights: Old Problems, New Possibilities
Jan 9, 2002
Criminal Defamation and "Insult" Laws: A Summary of Free Speech Developments in the Czech Republic
Dec 13, 2001
Free Speech in Czech Republic
Dec 10, 2001
Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Praises Czech President for Veto of Restrictive Religion Law
Press Release
Oct 29, 2001
Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Issues Statement on Media Developments in Czech Republic
Press Release
Oct 11, 2001
Briefing: Religious Registration in the OSCE Region
Aug 3, 2001
Helsinki Commissioners Remember Romani Holocaust
Press Release
Apr 5, 2001
International Roma Day Revisted
Apr 3, 2001
Helsinki Commission Members Urge Movement on Czech-American Property Restitution
Press Release
Jan 19, 2001
Helsinki Commission Chairman Calls on Cuba to Release Czech Citizens
Press Release
Jun 9, 2000
Anti-Discrimination Laws Needed, Witnesses Testify at Helsinki Commission Hearing on Roma
Press Release
Jun 8, 2000
Hearing: Human Rights of the Romani Minority
Apr 7, 2000
Helsinki Commission Chairman Welcomes OSCE Report on Roma
Press Release
Apr 5, 2000
Helsinki Commission Chairman Welcomes Transfer of Unique Holocaust Archives to Washington
Press Release
Nov 19, 1999
Tear Down the Usti Wall; Drop the Charges against Ondrej Gina
Oct 20, 1999
Czech Prime Minister Commended by Helsinki Commission for Condemning Roma Ghetto in Usti nad Labem
Press Release
Oct 15, 1999
Helsinki Commissioners Voice Outrage Over Wall
Press Release
Jul 13, 1999
Commission Chairman Welcomes Vote on Czech Citizenship
Press Release
May 27, 1999
Commission Chairman Praises Czech Government Decision
Press Release
Mar 25, 1999
Hearing: The Long Road Home -- Struggling for Property Rights in Post-Communist Europe
Mar 15, 1999
Property Restitution in the Czech Republic
Feb 4, 1999
Helsinki Commission Leadership Expresses Regret Over Czech Parliament's Actions
Press Release
Jan 21, 1999
Helsinki Commissioners Reps. Smith and Hoyer Discuss Keys Issues with Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Palous
Press Release
Jan 21, 1999
Helsinki Commissioners Reps. Smith and Hoyer Urge Czech Leaders to Condemn Xenophobic Attacks
Press Release
Oct 13, 1998
Concerning Properties Wrongfully Expropriated by Formerly Totalitarian Governments
Jul 21, 1998
Hearing: Romani Human Rights in Europe
Jun 1, 1997
Report on Human Rights and the Process of NATO Enlargement
Sep 1, 1996
Report: Ex Post Facto Problems of the Czech Citizenship Law
Jul 18, 1996
Hearing: Property Restitution, Compensation and Preservation: Competing Claims in Post-Communist Europe
Feb 17, 1995
Briefing: US Assistance to Eastern Europe and the NIS
Oct 12, 1994
Briefing: Democratization, Political and Economic Reform in East Central Europe (N/A)
Sep 1, 1994
Report: Human Rights and Democratization in the Czech Republic
Jun 9, 1992
Report: Elections in Czechoslovakia
Aug 18, 1990
Report: Helsinki Commission on the US. Congressional Delegation Visit to Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslavkia and Berlin
Jun 8, 1990
Report: Elections in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
Dec 1, 1988
Report: Reform and Human Rights in Eastern Europe
Jul 1, 1982
Human Rights in Czechoslovakia: The Documents of Charter '77, 1977-1982 (14MB)
Jun 30, 1982
Human Rights in Czechoslovakia: The Documents of Charter '77 [EXCERPTS]


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Chandler's brother Jon "Bones" Jones will be defending the UFC 205 belt Saturday night.
After the fight he plans to fly to baltimore Sunday morning to watch his two brothers play each other Sunday night.
Chandler's brother Arthur is a defensive end for the Ravens. Sick genetics in that family...
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Many plants depend on birds to disperse their seeds and sometimes a seed has to be digested and deposited by a bird before it will germinate. Birds are also important to agricultural crops as they remove insect pests.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ lists over 10,000 bird species and of these, 132 are Extinct. These extinctions have mostly been caused by human behavior through hunting, habitat changes and the introduction of alien species such as rats and cats. Birds are important for maintaining healthy ecosystems so it is vital that they are protected and conserved.


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Very nice, I can use these for something.
I stumbled on the above site while reading an article on Unusual Maps (on Dark Roasted Blend). It's link is http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009...lous-maps.html
I thought a few of you might enjoy both sites.
Very nice, I can use these for something.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
I'm looking for the "like" button ... oh wait, this isn't Facebook ... (and that's a good thing, I guess) ...
Venus Public Transit, Map Of Ceres, Jack Vance's Ports Of Call & Lurulu ... why do I only have 3 maps here?


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REGIONALREPORT EasternStuck at the state line
Most of Mount Olive-based Andys Burgers, Shakes & Fries Inc.s franchised and company-owned restaurants are in eastern North Carolina. But seeing one that opened near Charlotte in December on track to bring in $1.3 million this year nearly triple the take of the average Andys gave CEO Kenny Moore an appetite to expand outside the state. But his eyes have proved to be bigger than his stomach: Facing regulatory hurdles, plus trademark-infringement challenges to the chains name, he had not signed an out-of-state franchisee by mid-August.
Why go outside North Carolina?
Charlotte was like a whole different world. It was three hours away from our power base in the east. But its become the No. 1 store in the company. That showed me that our concept could go anywhere.
Can you use your name in other states?
We went from being Andys to Checkers to Highway 55. But were Andys again.
How did that happen?
We got a pass from an attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Were in a 30-day window where other companies have a right to come against us. Keep that quiet. [Somebody in the Midwest challenged, which could take 90 days to resolve.]
Has that been the biggest hurdle?
The name has been the biggie. Historically, I opened stores in areas and clustered them so our name recognition preceded us. Weve spent 20 years building this runway. Now were ready to take off, were excited, and we get bounced back.
Have other states been welcoming?
It hasnt been what I thought it would be, especially in this economy. Im a 20-year concept, not some fly-by-night that doesnt know how to keep restaurants clean.
Whats the hardest state to deal with?
We wanted to go into Maryland. Because of government regulations, I made the decision not to. Its too much of a hassle.
The easiest?
Texas said, Send us the application and the check. Once its in the mail, youre qualified.
Is there a chance expansion outside North Carolina wont happen in 2011?
The company Ive hired to sell the franchises is contractually obligated to get 10 this year. If I were it, Id overperform and underpromise.
MOREHEAD CITY Canada-based PCS Phosphate withdrew plans to build a $90 million sulfur-melting plant with 125-foot smokestacks at the state port. It had been widely opposed due to health and safety concerns.
MOYOCK Xe Services, the private-security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide (cover story, June 2007), moved its headquarters to Arlington, Va. Basing about 20 executives and support staff there will allow it to foster relationships with customers in and around Washington, D.C., the company says. About 200 employees will remain at the 7,000-acre training campus here.
KINSTON Spirit AeroSystems plans to move production of jet wings from Tulsa, Okla., to its factory at the N.C. Global TransPark, adding up to 200 jobs during the next five years. The Wichita, Kan.-based company already employs about 245 here but plans to have up to 750 by 2013.
ENGELHARD ECB Bancorp, which operates 25 East Carolina Bank branches primarily along the coast, agreed to acquire the deposits and some assets of seven Gateway Bank branches in North Carolina. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
HAVELOCK The Navy says it wont transfer two squadrons of F/A-18 Super Hornet jets to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point from Naval Air Station Oceana, near Virginia Beach, Va. Instead, the planes will move to Lemoore, Calif.


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PHOTOS: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders are back in action!
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have placed cornerback Anthony Gaitor on injured reserve-designated for return with a hamstring strain that's sidelined him for the first four games of the season.
The Bucs (1-3) also announced Tuesday that linebacker Jacob Cutrera has been promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster to replace Gaitor.
In other moves, cornerback LeQuan Lewis and defensive end Aaron Morgan were signed to the practice squad.
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|Science teacher hired for 2013-14
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
Havilah Andersen was hired for the Holyoke JR/SR High School life science position at the July 16 meeting of the Re-1J Board of Education.
Andersen has a bachelor's degree in athletic training from Brigham Young University. The degree includes 34 science credit hours. She is currently working to become certified in secondary science.
She will enter the BOCES alternative licensure program following a successful PLACE exam. In the meantime, she will work under an emergency license.
Construction progresses
Reiterating some of the information shared at the track open house just prior to the board meeting, Superintendent Bret Miles said two of the four concrete pours were complete as of that time.
He said at this point they're on schedule to have the surface ready for the Aug. 30 home football game with Perkins County, Neb.
Miles also gave progress reports on 15 other summer construction projects going on throughout the district.
These included dual switch lights, elementary ceiling fans, air conditioning servers, science lab upgrade, elementary classroom doors, keyless entry, snowmelt old gym, restroom upgrades, metal siding, sprinklers, controls system, exterior doors at the elementary school, old gym interior doors, concrete and carpet.
Initial extra-duty assignments approved
Extra-duty assignments were approved for 2013-14, based on completion of paperwork. Coaches who didn't have the required paperwork completed are expected to be approved at the Aug. 6 meeting after their necessary paperwork is turned in.
Compensation for extra-duty for 2013-14 includes $9,306 for athletic director, $3,602 for head HS/JH wrestling coach, $2,213.50 for assistant HS/JH wrestling coaches, $3,102 for other head HS coaches, $1,861 for assistant HS coaches and HS spiritleader coach, $1,825 for head JH coaches, $1,241 for assistant JH coaches and JH spiritleader coach, $3,102 for band director and play director and $932 for choir director and musical.
Additionally, a stipend is yet to be determined for a fall, winter and spring athletic trainer.
Those who have completed their paperwork and were approved for extra-duty assignments follow:
John Zilla, head HS football; Merle Powell and Dusty McConnell, assistant HS football; Nic Balog, assistant HS football ($1,000); Michelle Vieselmeyer, head HS volleyball; Scott Dille, head HS boys' basketball; Ben Rahe, assistant HS boys' basketball; Arlan Scholl, head HS girls' basketball; Kia Kassman, assistant HS girls' basketball; Dusty McConnell, assistant HS/JH wrestling.
Luke Thomas, head HS boys' and girls' track; Cindi Beavers and Kia Kassman, assistant HS track; John Zilla, head HS baseball; Marcus Kammer, assistant HS baseball; Ashley Clayton, head HS girls' softball; Kendra Schlachter, assistant HS softball; Stefan Betley, assistant HS boys' golf volunteer; Jane Zink, HS spiritleader.
Jordan Stone, head JH volleyball; Scott Dille, assistant JH volleyball; Nic Balog, assistant JH boys' basketball; Josh Rahe, head JH girls' basketball; Jordan Stone, assistant JH girls' basketball; Jordan Stone, head JH boys'/girls' track; Jane Zink, JH spiritleader coach.
Sandra Rahe, athletic director; Kendra Schlachter, fall, winter and spring athletic trainer; Miko Martinez, band director; Marcia Dalton, choir director; Eric Conklin, play director; and Patricia Wiebers, musical.
At last week's meeting, athletic director Sandra Rahe reviewed changes in the 2013-14 activities/athletic handbook.
Some additions, based on the work with the activitiesathletic advisory committee, included a revised mission statement and goals, as well as new foundational pillars.
Basically there were very few changes to the handbook, aside from grading policy changes.
Policies approved
First reading of Policy GBGG on staff leave was approved at last week's meeting. The policy update involves minor changes in wording.
Miles said the changes are in explanation only and do not change how the policy is administered. All employees will experience leave as they have in recent years; however, the changes give more clarity to the leave request process.
Second reading was held on four other policies, with approval given to all of them. They include policies on security/access to building, staff key control system; alcohol and drug-free workplace; staff use of facilities; and home schooling.
Charges to be made to district accountability
Charges for the district accountability committee were brainstormed at the July 2 board retreat and reviewed last week. They will be up for approval at the Aug. 6 board meeting.
Charges the board looks to ask the accountability committee to examine include looking at the new statewide graduation requirements recently passed, as well as future needs of the district and how a mill levy override may or may not need to be in place to meet those needs.
Other business
In other business at the July 16 meeting, the board:
—approved Leticia Penzing, Eva Penzing and Alexandria McCallum for the summer paint crew.
—designated Brenda Krueger as the election official for the November school board election.
—heard a summary of the July 2 board retreat by board vice president Kris Camblin.
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According to news reports, at least one suspect was shot and arrested. Another suspect is reportedly at large as federal, state and local authorities are converging in the area.


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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Two lanes are blocked on Interstate 285 northbound at Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway due to a tractor trailer accident.
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the blog is back, and postdated coffee arrivals
Okay, after our server move, we lost contact with the database that drives the web log. so know we are back up! I am dating this back at 6/29 when these new arrivals came in, although today is 7/7! We have four new arrivals, all quite unsual and fringe in terms of conventional coffee offerings. Costa Rica Coop Dota Dry-Process (yes, dry-process in the Ethiopia style, but from Costa Rica) is fruited, full-bodied, rustic, and definitely odd. How about monsooned coffee, already peculiar in terms of appearance and cup character, but not from India? We have Java Monsooned Arabica in stock, with an unusual sweetness and spiciness in the cup (...and yet it is an aquired taste). And then there is our exceptionaly bright, lively decaf blend, Africa Highlands WP Decaf, with components from Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Finally, for espresso blends we have a new lot, India Robusta -Bibi Plantation (from the same great farm that grows our India Monsooned with the Elephant Mark). (Links to reviews coming soon)


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From Healthcare Robotics Wiki
The UnikitSDK costs €4880 (not including shipping). Its package contents include:
- Three motors and three motor controllers in an acrylic box.
- A power adaptor for the above.
- USB-CAN adaptor, specifically Peak System's PCAN-USB IPEH-002021 (link)
- A manual
- A LiveCD containing Ubuntu 8.04 and the SDK
From conversations with the support staff at Neuronics, we received the following information for interfacing with the Katana:
Position 1 is a 14Pin Flatband cable. connect CAN-L to Pin2 and CAN-H to Pin 7 of a D-sub9 Female connector for your white pcan usb inteface. Keep the cables of the dsub9 connector short to avoid reflections on the canbus. (Very important !!)
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Release Date: November 05, 2004
Running Time: 109 mins.
MPAA Rating: R
Box Office: $728,243.00
Genre: Documentary, Music
An intimate look at hip-hop artist Shawn Carter, Jay-Z, revealing the multiple Grammy Award winning artist as never before, from his background and rise to fame to the recording of his last album. The film chronicles the legendary concert of Jay-Z's performance at Madison Square Garden in November 2003. In an unprecedented event, a hip-hop artist sold out an arena in only two hours. Nearly one year later, fans and artists alike still reflect on this monumental musical night. The event was a spectacular culmination of Jay-Z's recording career prior to his self-proclaimed retirement from solo performing. Yet this one night also defined a musical generation, showcasing the evolution and reach ...


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A rare native of Tinseltown, Christina Applegate was born on Nov. 25, 1971 in Hollywood, CA and raised in the historically bohemian neighborhood of Laurel Canyon. True to many a sixties song, the Hollywood canyons were a hotbed of folk rock musicians and Applegate's mother Nancy Lee Priddy was no exception; she had begun her musical career as a singer in New York's Greenwich Village and had recorded with now legendary songwriters Leonard Cohen and Harry Nilsson, releasing her own solo album in 1968. Not long afterwards she married Bob Applegate, a producer from the album's record label, and the pair settled in Los Angeles. The couple broke up while their daughter was still an infant, leaving... Continue Bio >>
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After taking a shot you like. Upload it to this thread. Game screen shots only please. Photo's will be judged on how well they incorporated the holiday theme. So put those dyes from the Halloween event to good use.
- First prize - 100gp + Crafted item determined by Class/Faction
- Second prize- 50 gp + crafted item determined by class/Faction
- Third prize - 10 Gp + large Bag
Event is open to Metma'el server Talrok's and Ashar alike.
Since style counts if you hide the interface when submitting a phot please make to add the toons name to the post when you upload it.
contest will run from now to december 26. Any questions regarding contest can be sent to me via forum private message in attempt to keep this thread clean for the photo's.
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I remember the show but I never knew there was a actual map. I have a friend who will be very happy to see this though!
I assume that most of you know the classic mystery/crime series "Twin Peaks" from the 90s. For those of you who don't, they take place at the town of Twin Peaks, 4 miles south from the Canadian border. The town is surrounded by beautiful Douglas Firs forests and Washingtonian mountains.
Created this map for the fun of it. It's not print-friendly (as it's too small), but it might be a good reference while watching the series (or writing fan-fics). I know there are number of fan-created maps already. Used some of them as a reference, and used Lynch's original map as reference as well. Also, watched the first season again (pretty much needed an excuse).
I'll put more landmarks as I figure out their location. I've never seen Leo's house being located before, and I placed it by using references and events in the script (police cars passing by just after Laura's body is found, Norma taking Shelly to work).
Still in WIP, but pretty much finished now. Might redo it to be print-friendly, and do a b&w version as well.
Created using Photoshop CS5.
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It's finally spring in New York. That two weeks in early April when all of the sudden it was 75 degrees and the cherry trees blossomed early and everyone wore shorts, no, that wasn't spring. That was more about the great floods that will surely come my friends, as the weather all over the world gets weirder and weirder. Anyway, now, it's spring. Temperatures are in the high 50's to early 60's and it always feels like it's about to rain, which hopefully it will. It's supposed to rain in April, for goodness sake.
My favorite farmer Bill Maxwell is back from hibernation and once again selling his beautiful and delicious produce at the market. He said that he's had almost no rain and that his yields aren't what they usually are, so far. This morning I got there early enough to grab a nice handful of asparagus, my first of the season. And a box of Tello's Farms eggs. And then at Almondine Bakery I grabbed what I think is the best baguette in NYC. I sense a really good lunch coming...
Not too long ago I had the pleasure of eating dinner at Fu Leen, the seafood restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown. Peter Liem organized a group of people to drink several special Sherries and to eat things like lightly steamed fresh shrimp, fried dungeness crab, steamed whole fish, and fried rice with salted fish.
I love blind tasting. It's fun to drink wine without having any idea what it is, whether or not it's expensive, cult-ish and rare, common, glorified, or unknown. Without knowing whether or not I am intrigued by the producer, whether or not I've had it before, or any of the many other things that influence my expectations about a wine before I actually smell and taste it. I particularly love doing this over a meal with a relaxed group of people who will participate in the conversation and laugh with one another as we swing from kind-of-accurate to wildly wrong in our attempts to identify wine.
I did this last year at about this time, and now again. Eight of us at dinner, everyone brings one wine. I told everyone beforehand what we'd be eating, and randomly assigned two people to each of the courses. It would be fascinating also to see what sort of pairings these wine people would come up with.
We drank some truly interesting things - Zind Humbrecht Pinot Noir with roast chicken, 150 year old vines Hatzidakis Santorini Assyrtiko and 1988 Brundlmayer Gruner Veltliner Langenloiser Berg-Vogelsang (!) with carrot soup (and in the night's only tragic wine event, the Vatan Sancerre meant for that soup was corked), a seriously disappointing bottle of 1987 Joly Coulée de Serrant and a Japanese Madeira-style wine by Chuo Budo-shu (or the Grace Winery) made of Koshu and Muscat Bailey-A, both grapes indigenous to Japan. I learned something with every wine and very thoroughly enjoyed myself.
The first course was a Japanese-style savory egg custard with shrimp, shitake mushrooms, and scallions. We drank two fantastic wines with this course and I thought that both paired beautifully with the custard. The discussion around these wines was illuminating and funny, and I will share as best I can remember.
I sett two glasses in front of everyone, a Zalto Universal glass and a Schott Zwiesel Burgundy bowl. The first wine we drank granted me the opportunity to show just how good of a blind taster I am. My friend elected to pour it in the Burgundy bowls, as the other wine for this course was a sparkling wine, and he thought that the sparkling wine should be served in the Zaltos. We spent some quiet time with the wine, swirling, sniffing. It felt in the mouth like Chardonnay to me, and I got something like iodine on the nose. I began to think Chablis. And then I began to notice oyster shell and other marine scents. "I think this is Chablis," I announced. The fact that all 7 of the other tasters agreed that it was an Austrian wine made me feel just slightly less confident.
I keep hearing about how there are so many people in the wine world who cannot relax in this sort of situation, who are too competitive or aggressive with their opinions, people who will make you feel small for not knowing things, or for being wrong. I am so happy that I don't know or hang out with these people. Folks - I cannot recommend strongly enough that you spend your thoughtful wine drinking time with nice people, people who want to enjoy with you and learn together, not to compete and act like jerks. Sorry if this sounds obvious, but I don't think it's obvious. I know people who will go where there are good bottles, even if their owners are brutish wine-thugs who are not very pleasant to learn with.
Anyway...everyone else thought it was Austrian, and the questions were about Gruner versus Riesling (consensus was Riesling), region (no clear consensus, but leaning towards the Wachau), and the age of the wine (consensus was mid-2000's). And as I continued to smell and taste the wine, I knew it was true - it was an Austrian wine, not Chablis. Would I have come to that conclusion on my own, had others not been suggesting this? I really cannot say. But it was crystal clear to me, once the others said so.
Everyone agreed that it was lovely wine, the 2001 Prager Riesling Achleiten. This is a wine that I would love to drink again, and Prager is a producer who I haven't spent enough time with - the few wines I've had have all been excellent. My friend who brought the wine said that he finds that Austrian Riesling can show like Chardonnay when served in big bowl glasses. Maybe this is true, but I think he was trying to make me not feel like such a dope. But I really didn't feel like a dope. In blind dinners like this, I will get it wrong 8 or 9 times out of 10, and I'm fine with that. It was funny in the end, and the collective appreciation of my mistake reminded me of exactly how it is that I want to drink great wine - with good people.
The Champagne was fascinating too. I felt at first that it might not be Champagne, it had an herbal scent and I just didn't recognize the profile. It was heavily reduced upon opening, though, and it took a while to compose itself and be presentable. Even when it did, I wasn't sure. It felt like white grapes to me. If it were Champagne, then maybe something with the oddball grapes like Arbanne or Petit Meslier? But the wine had this mineral tang on the finish that reminded me of Huet, and I thought it was bottled at low pressure (I was wrong). Could we be drinking Huet Pétillant here? Other tasters thought there might be red grapes, some thought it was Champagne, others weren't sure.
First, we tried to resolve the main question - was it Champagne? Peter Liem thought it was and said something like "If this isn't Champagne, then it's really, really good." The texture was getting silkier by the minute, and the finish more and more saline. When the wine was revealed as the 2004 Agrapart L'Avizoise Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs, most of us were still a bit mystified. Peter cleared this up (he did not bring this wine), explaining that the wine is a Blanc de Blancs that is meant to showcase the clay soils of Avize (a village famous for Chardonnay grown on chalky soils), and this is what gives the wine its unusual character. By the way, the wine was compelling and delicious.
Listening to these experienced wine people, all of them professionals, some of whom I've seen perform amazing feats of blind tasting, hearing them discuss this wine...realizing that Peter Liem, one of the world's leading and most important Champagne experts, was not certain about this wine...It reminded me that if we are open minded and humble, we will never stop learning. I hope I will be so lucky.
BBQ at The Joint, in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans.
Whoa! That's some BBQ. The meat is unadorned - no rub, no sauce - you have to put that stuff on yourself, if you feel like you want it. The ribs are truly ridiculous, so is the pulled pork. Brisket is excellent too. Sides taste fresh and delicious - those beans are home-made. And there is Abita Amber on draft and great music on the radio. Hard to argue with that, my friends.
The other night, at the end of a lovely blind wine dinner (more on that another time) I decided to open one last bottle for my guests, a bottle of Valdespino Inocente. I grabbed a bottle from my wine fridge, and as soon as I began pouring the wine I noticed that it was unusual for Inocente. A little cloudy, almost. Well not exactly cloudy, but different in appearance from all of the other Inocente that I've had.
Inocente is a wonderful wine, one of my absolute favorite Fino Sherries. But this was a particularly wonderful bottle, showing such finesse, such a mellow harmony, such lovely articulation. Was something special about this bottle?
Yes, as it turns out. My friend Peter stores a few bottles of wine in my fridge, and this was his bottle of Inocente - I grabbed the wrong bottle. And Peter's wine was special in that it was bottled in December of 2008 - it has aged for over three years in bottle.
The back of a bottle of Inocente has a code that reveals the bottling date. "L083532" means that the wine was bottled in 2008 on the 353rd day of that year - December 18th (it was a leap year), from bottling line number 2. Had I known how to read this code, I might not have opened my friend's carefully aged bottle of Inocente. This is, after all, something that I would guess almost no one else has - aged Inocente is a rare thing.
Many people think that biologically aged Sherries, Finos and Manzanillas, for example, should not be aged in bottle. This idea probably arose because in this country the Fino style wines that have been most readily available in fact do not stay fresh for very long. But there is a renewed interest in Sherry, and there are more wines available now. Some of them are wines that improve with bottle age, and Valdespino Inocente is one such wine.
It's funny to think of a Sherry like Inocente as a candidate for the cellar. Unlike most white wines that are bottled within a year or two of vinification, Inocente is already aged when we buy it - it's a wine that ages for 8 or so years in the solera before bottling. But like many fine wines, Inocente mellows with bottle age, achieves a greater harmony and depth of aroma and flavor, expresses itself in a more profound way.
I knew about this idea, and I know also that Jesus Barquin and Eduardo Ojeda of Equipo Navazos say that their biologically aged Sherries should be cellared for at least a year or two before drinking. I've tried this with some La Bota bottles, with good results. But until this night when I opened the wrong bottle of Inocente, Peter's aged bottle, I had never had Inocente with any bottle age. It turns out that with good storage, the results are well worth the effort and I will definitely try to recreate this experience by socking away a few bottles of my own.
I admit it, I was not looking forward to Taconic on Bedford. I mean really, in our precious world of hipster Brooklyn dining, this place is the very hippest, the most precious of all. But you know what - Taconic on Bedford pulls it off, and I highly recommend that you try it.
Taconic, as the locals call it, is named after New York State Route 987G, the Taconic State Parkway. Owners Abraham and Fenton Percival moved from 1870's Wyoming to Williamsburg in early 2010. Fenton worked for a while as Bee-Keeper at Egg Restaurant, and Abraham was Director of Body Art at Cafe Grumpy. One spring weekend in 2011, the brothers attended the chemical-free soap and candle making conference and expo in the town of Ghent, NY. They fell in love with the Hudson Valley and decided to bring the rustic vibe and food back to Williamsburg. And so, we have Taconic on Bedford.
The Percivals found a wonderful spot for their restaurant. Set just off the street on a lovely corner of Bedford Avenue, the place feels like it is of the woods.
And the view from the main dining room is utterly gorgeous, emphasizing the bucolic beauty that can still be found in the part of Williamsburg near Newtown Creek.
There are a few problems with Taconic on Bedford, and I'm going to get those out of the way first. Taconic does not take reservations. If you or someone in your party can present a valid hunting or fishing license you will get priority for a table. Otherwise, go for a stroll in Williamsburg and Fenton will send a telegram when your table is ready. Secondly, it can take a long time to be noticed by the staff at Taconic, even after being seated. I felt so grateful to be there, though, that I didn't mind the fact that 45 minutes went by before someone came to take a drink order. That said, the servers, most of whom are former rodeo clowns, are not entirely adverse to being interrupted as they socialize, and will take your order if you are a little pushy about it.
These are minor problems, though, and there is a lot to love at Taconic on Bedford. All of the wood that went into building Taconic was reclaimed from Home Depot, and the place looks great.
Taconic offers a convenient and enviro-friendly valet service, and your car will be parked in a bed of local dried leaves while you dine.
And the wait for food is made more palatable as you sip mixologist Lleyton Pembrickson III 's signature hand-made cocktails. Lleyton came to Taconic from Dow Chemicals and she has since created many delicious libations for the Taconic crowd. My current favorite is the Irish Spring, a captivating blend of Tullamore Dew, rendered duck fat, house-made quinoa syrup, and hand-shaved green soap.
Wine is served in deerskin pouches, and there is an innovative hydration program, offering diners a variety of hand-poured waters. I usually go with the over-sized watering can, and the water is fresh and cold, very impressive indeed. You can enjoy it plain or with house-pickled ice cubes - I find both to be very satisfying.
And how about the food at Taconic? I cannot profess to have tried everything, but what I've had is excellent. Most of the vegetables and grains served at Taconic are locally foraged, and in a truly innovative touch, foraging is outsourced to a small team of Siberian Husky pups. The above photo shows Amaranth, the current leader of the pack.
Taconic adheres to strict nose-to-tail vegetable practices, and every part of the plant is used. Pictured above is the Cabbage, Celery, and Carrot ($17), a delicious melange of the whole vegetables, sliced and served with a light and tangy "mayo-vinegar jus."
Moss salad ($23) is served on the rock it grew on, and is woodsy and redolent of chlorophyll. It is pleasantly textured, but I felt that a dressing of some sort might have improved the dish.
There are a variety of meat dishes made from locally sourced animals, but if you order these dishes you must be willing to actually butcher the meat before the kitchen staff will prepare it. I was initially put off by this, as I don't know how to butcher, but in the end its a nice opportunity to learn. The butchering station is next to the bar and the first-aid area so diners can watch and learn from each others' mistakes.
After one lunchtime visit Abraham Percival took me into his office so we could chat. He is a lovely guy, his brother too. I asked about future plans and he said that the Percivals just opened a general store next to Taconic.
He gave me a quick tour and so far it seems to hold a wide array of soda. Abraham said that there will soon be a variety of very expensive pickles and candles, and also Hellman's mayonnaise.
I could probably grow old drinking exactly what's in my cellar now and be perfectly happy. I mean really - Burgundy, the Loire, Sherry, Champagne...what's not to love? It's important also to drink things from time to time that are outside of the comfort zone. I do not do this very often, and I need to do it more. There is no deep thinking behind this - it's just good to experience new things, to explore a bit, to practice being open-minded.
So, I am making a conscious effort to drink wines I don't know. Nothing major, just making an educated guess on wines here and there, nothing expensive. It's funny - I used to do this all the time maybe 5 years ago. Now I've gotten to a point where I feel like I understand what, for me, is the optimal way to spend every wine dollar, and maybe too much so. I never find myself saying anymore "Hmmm, that looks interesting, I'm going to give that a shot." So I'm trying to do this again.
This past month I bought two wines that are new to me and both, I must say, were excellent wines, things I would definitely buy again. I drank an Oregon Pinot Gris and I really liked it. Now, if you've been following this blog for a while, you know that I used to drink a lot of Oregon Pinot. My tastes changed, I stopped buying and drinking the wines. But one day in February I was browsing in a large Manhattan store in which I don't normally shop, and I saw bottles of 2010 Montinore Pinot Gris on sale for just under $11.
I haven't liked a lot of Oregon Pinot Gris, but I remember hearing that Montinore is a good producer, and the back label says the wine is 12.6% alcohol and the wine is made using Demeter certified biodynamic farming methods. I bought one bottle. Honestly, the wine was really good. It was clean and bright tasting, relying on a lean intensity. There is ripe fruit - spiced pear and apple, there is a definite mineral sensation, and the finish is long and pleasingly bitter. This is delicious wine, and not because it resembles an Alsace Pinot Gris - it doesn't. It's an Oregon wine, no mistaking that. And it's a really good one. It didn't hold up well overnight - probably not meant for the cellar, but it is a quality wine, and it would be nice if there were more Oregon wines like this, where the producer doesn't try to do too much in the vineyard or the cellar.
Another new one for me, this time a red wine. It was during the Super Bowl, I think, when my pal poured me a glass of something that looked like rosé. It wasn't rosé though, it was Grignolino d'Asti. Wow, so good - fresh and vibrant and eminently drinkable, red fruit and flowers, and complex too. I'm talking about the 2010 Montalbera Grignolino d'Asti Grignè. When I looked for it at the store I saw that Charlie Woods of Bonhomie Imports brings in this wine, and I wasn't surprised at all. In keeping with his other wines that I know, this is very reasonably priced ($15-18), and it feels old school, and very pure.
I've had a few bottles now and I really like the wine. I like to drink it cool - cellar temperature, as you would a Beaujolais. The floral and spicy characteristics come out best that way. It's great with charcuterie or lentil soup, or most anything really, and it does drink well on its own. I had a bottle with a spread of Middle Eastern food and it was an excellent partner for the chickpeas and spinach, and also the Merguez sausage. This is a very light colored wine, like a Poulsard, and as with good Poulsard, the wine has great structure and sneaky intensity. Supposedly this is what you drink while you wait for your Barolo and Barbaresco to mature. I can see that when I drink this wine, and although I've not had even one other example of Grignolino, I'm not sure that I need to because this one is so very good.
Forcing myself out of the comfort zone...so far so good.
The New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx is a real gem, as honestly are each of NYC's botanical gardens. I'm obviously partial to the Brooklyn garden, but Staten Island's is not to be missed, with its one-of-a-kind-on-the-east-coast Chinese Scholar's Garden. The garden in The Bronx also has its charms. It has what I understand to be the very last bit of old growth forest in New York City, for example.
Spring is a great reason to visit any of these gardens, but on top of that there is an absurd orchid show at the garden in The Bronx, through April 22.
I'm telling you, this is worth the trip.
Really? Seriously?
Some of the orchids will make you blush.
These cannot be possible. But they are.
And it's not all orchids. There are orange-haired flowers.
I'm not fully convinced that these are real flowers.
There are space alien flowers, too.
And because we are people whose real reason for doing anything is actually the eating and drinking part, after the garden you can walk (maybe 20 minutes) to Arthur Avenue, the main drag in Belmont, the Little Italy of The Bronx. This place blows away the Little Italy in Manhattan, which at this point is not much more than a tourist trap. The bakeries, the delis, the cheese and antipasti shops, the restaurants...oiy vey!
A buddy and I took our daughters on a recent Saturday to see the orchids and then to Arthur Avenue. We ate lunch at Dominick's.
Calamari were among the very best I've had. Fried perfectly, so tender, served with the best "red sauce" I've encountered. The calamari were seasoned beautifully, just the right amount of salt - they didn't need the tomato sauce. But the tomato sauce was so very very good, it was hard to know what to do.
Linguine with shrimp and marinara sauce was also excellent.
Two of the three meatballs vanished in the 4 seconds that it required to take this photo.
If you go, make sure to visit Mount Carmel Wine & Spirits on 187th Street. Chambers Street Wines, this isn't. All I'm saying is that you'll be surprised and excited by what you find in the Piedmont section.
This video, about 3 and a half minutes long, shows Sandro Piliego of Palo Cortado slicing Jamon Iberico, and discussing Jamon and Sherry. I shot the video on my phone and of course forgot to turn it sideways, so sorry about the rather narrow picture.
I want to tell you about my favorite place to drink Sherry in NYC, a tapas bar called Palo Cortado. Palo Cortado is actually a restaurant with a full menu, and it serves a wide and interesting selection of wine and beer. You can go there and have a "normal" restaurant experience, with an appetizer, an entree, and dessert. But I'm going to talk about Palo Cortado in the way that I experience it, as a tapas bar.
Let me start by saying this: Palo Cortado has as good of a by-the-glass Sherry list as anyplace I've seen. There are about 20 Sherries on the list at any time, and wines rotate in and out.
This is a place where you can drink interesting wines in each category of Sherry, wines that can be quite difficult (in some cases, impossible) to find on retail shelves. There are lovely Finos and Manzanillas, interesting Amontillados and Palo Cortados, and several examples of Moscatel and Sweet Pedro Ximenez wines too. The most expensive wine I've seen, I believe, is the Bodegas Tradición Amontillado at perhaps $20 a glass. That's right - you can drink things like Bodegas Tradición Amontillado, by the glass, at Palo Cortado. The least expensive is the extremely delicious Emilio Hidalgo Fino at $6. Think about it - you can sample Sherries of all types for very reasonable prices, play around, try new things, expand your understanding of this forgotten (but perhaps now re-discovered) great wine of the world.
The wines are served in Sherry glasses and this is a great decision, particularly with the brown Sherries. I think Amontillado and Palo Cortado wines show best in these copitas, benefiting from the focus the glass confers. I prefer the way Fino style wines smell and taste out of white wine glasses, but copitas are fine too, and it certainly feels more like a tapas bar that way. Alessandro Piliego (pouring, above), who goes by Sandro and is one of the owners of Palo Cortado, is a true believer, and will be happy and excited to pour various wines for you, to talk about them with you, to support you in exploring the bottles he offers. If you go, you should talk with him - you will feel as though you have been well taken care of.
Palo Cortado is a destination place, it's worth traveling to because of the great Sherry selection and the great service. The food can be good too - there are dishes that I love to eat at Palo Cortado and I always enjoy my meals there. But the reason to travel to Palo Cortado is the great Sherry and the great service, and there are also some good things to eat. And I should say that I've never tasted even one of the main dishes. I order tapas, that's it.
To me, the most delicious and very best thing to eat at Palo Cortado is Jamon Iberico. Sandro simply does this right, no question about it. High quality jamon, aged two years, cut by hand into thin (but not too thin) toothsome and highly perfumed slices. A plate of jamon is served with large caper berries, Marcona almonds, fig bread, and pickled Basque peppers. A little bread on the side, a nice glass of Sherry...what could be better? I usually drink Palo Cortado with the jamon, like the wonderful Emilio Hidalgo Marqués de Rodil, but Sandro recommends Fino, and I tried this last time and it was great.
The other tapas that I always enjoy at Palo Cortado include Pulpo a la Gallega (tender octopus and potatoes with vinegar and lots of pimenton), Empanadas, which are completely home made and stuffed with delicious flank steak and melted Tetilla cheese, Patatas Bravas (fried potato chunks in pimenton and aioli, the Tortilla a la Cazadora (mushoom and potato omelet), the Albondigas de Cordero (lamb meatballs) and a frequent special of fluke crudo with grapefruit. And if you think about it, along with the spectacular (I would say, best in NYC) Jamon Iberico, that's plenty of tapas. Order a plate or two with a copita, and when you and your friend finish, order another plate or two and another copita, and continue until exhausted or the bar closes.
Another thing I appreciate about Palo Cortado is that it actually reminds me of being in Jerez. Okay, every tapas bar I can think of in Jerez and surrounding environs shows you many of the tapas you can order - they sit under glass and are served from troughs as you order them. That's not going to happen here, and that's fine. But the decor is right at Palo Cortado. Not too dark, not bright at all, some interesting paintings around, and they perfectly hit that critical mix of giving you enough space and somehow maximizing the hum of conversation from other tables.
And there is tile. Tile at the bar.
Tile on the tables.
You can always walk around and look at the paintings if you like.
Or sit at a table near the sultry painting in the back.
If you are interested in Sherry, and want to go beyond La Bota, go check out Palo Cortado. It might be a bit of a trip for you, yes. But you like Sherry, you're interested and curious. It's more than worth the trip.
Got home late at night from a business trip. Tired, malnourished, mal-slept, dirty from airplanes. Hungry, very hungry, and thirsty too.
In the fridge - leftover spaghetti and meatballs. I made this, but it was four days earlier. Still pretty good. Served with the final third of a 375 ml bottle of 2003 Chateau Rieussec. This was opened three days earlier when a friend brought it over for dinner, and since then it sat in the door of the fridge, uncorked.
That's right...spaghetti with meatballs and Sauternes. Perhaps the worst wine and food pairing in history. If you think you can do better, let's hear it.
Probably the spaghetti would have benefited from being warmed up.
I like to travel within New York City, to explore the far away neighborhoods, and the not so faraway. There are so many ridiculously good things to eat here, we really are very lucky.
Just look at this bowl of Bun Rieu, the Vietnamese crab paste soup with vermicelli noodles that I recently ate in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. At Thanh Da, this soup is served with fried tofu, chunks of pork rib, tomatoes, and lots of mint. Pure savory satisfaction.
Not too long ago a good friend and I went on walkabout to explore the Forest Hills Gardens section of Queens. This is a neighborhood designed by Frederick Law Olmstead's son, and its streets are privately owned. They have their own garbage collection and security services, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, I couldn't help but point out to my pal that Rego Park was within walking distance, and its incredible Bukharian restaurants.
We ate a memorable and very large meal at Restaurant Salute (108th street and 63rd Road). This is a kosher restaurant owned by Uzbek Jews. We began with a gorgeous plate of expertly made pickles, and two kinds of dumplings.
These are Uzbek dumplings called manti, filled with ground meat (lamb?) and spices. I love them at Salute. If they remind you of certain Chinese dumplings, that's because there was a lot of mixing of food and technique as people traveled along the silk road a long time ago.
On the Salute menu these are called "Juicy Crimean Dumplings," and I think the real name for them is Cheburek. They were delicately spiced with cumin, and were indeed very juicy and delicious.
We ate pilaf, rich with chunks of lamb, carrots, and cooked onions. Not a powerfully flavored dish, but savory and very comforting.
And we ate kabobs, of course, a skewer of lamb ribs and another of ground lamb and beef spiced with cumin. Both were expertly grilled and a with a little bit of the "sauce for meat," made of plums, dill, onions, chilis...wow, that's just good stuff.
I love to have a pot of green tea at Salute. Beautiful colors, delicious tea, and another reminder of how complicated the mingling of food and culture is all over the world.
Get ready for this last bit because if you live in New York, you're going to freak out a little. I was in Chicago recently and a colleague who lives there took me to a place for dinner in his neighborhood, called Humboldt Park. He had no idea that I'm into wine, he just likes this place called Rootstock. Whoa - what a find! This place simply couldn't exist in New York. There would be twice as many tables squeezed into the same space, and everything would need to be at least twice as expensive.
The food was delicious. A salad topped with pickled squash and sunflower seeds ($8) was refreshing and bright. I guess Portland and NYC are not the only places where anything can be pickled.
Chicken liver mousse with pickled cranberries and pink peppercorns ($6.50 !) was truly excellent, although served with rather uninspiring bread. But the mousse was so good that it almost doesn't matter. And that bottle you see there...it is the 2009 Alzinger Riesling Steinertal, and it cost all of $60 on the wine list!! This is a wine that typically costs more than that at a retail shoppe in NYC, if you can find it. The wine list was excellent, really really great. There were so many things that I wanted to drink, and the prices were great, from my NYC viewpoint. This is a place that serves Bernard Baudry Chinon Blanc by the glass. There are loads of interesting beers to try, the shelves were stocked with great spirits, and to top it off this place serves Sherry by the glass too - Gutierrez Colosía's lovely Oloroso called Sangre y Trabajadero, and El Maestro Sierra's Amontillado. I mean really, folks, this place is a gem and I would go back 10 times.
And by the way, the Steelhead Trout with lentils and grilled scallions ($13 !!)...not bad with Steinertal, not bad at all. Yes, it's probably 15 years too soon to get the most out of this wine, but a good decant and two hours in, this was singing a lovely tune.
The other night I had dinner with 7 other people in Manhattan, a dinner featuring 12 vintages of Marcarini Barolo Brunate. Three wines each from the 60's, 70's, 80's, two wines from the 90's, and the 2007. I had never before had such a broad array of Barolo vintages in one night. It was amazing to experience the evolution of such finely pedigreed Nebbiolo, to feel the changes as it gets older.
We drank the oldest wines first, and ended with the 1990, the 1996, and the 2007. We began with the flight from the 60's - the 1964, 1967, and 1969. There was some discussion at the table - is this the right way to do it? Some felt that we should have started with the young wines.
I appreciated drinking the oldest wines first, in that I was as sharp as a taster as I would be that evening, and perhaps best able to appreciate the fine subtlety of the grand old wines. Or maybe I should say, the young wine tannins hadn't yet affected my mouth. That said, when we got to the 80's flight (1982, 1985, and 1989), the wines seemed very young, nowhere near as thrilling as their older cousins. Perhaps a great 1982 served after a great 1964 just cannot shine as brightly as it would on its own.
This is not the first time I've gone oldest to youngest in the past few months. Not long ago at a Noel Verset dinner, we began with the older wines. I'm not sure how I feel about this yet (although clearly I would drink these wines in any order and enjoy them).
And at my Burgundy Wine Club dinner, I decided to put the flight of Comte Armand Clos des Epeneaux (1989, 1991, and 1993) before the de Montille Pommard Rugiens flight (1998, 1999). My thinking was that the younger brawnier more tannic de Montille wines, if served first, would obliterate the Comte Armand wines.
Curious to see if anyone has an opinion they'd be willing to share on this.
You know this to be true. You can get the best ingredients, prepare ahead of time, have great music on and be in the right mood and still, things don't always work out in the kitchen.
Last week I saw Tipo 00 flour sitting on the "fancy food" shelf in the food coop. I had only recently learned of Tipo 00 - a very finely ground flour that apparently makes the best pizza dough and pasta. I don;t bake much (read: never), but it seemed like something worth trying. Why not make pizza dough and have fun with the daughters? We could each make our own pizza. How hard could it really be?
I emailed an Italian friend who is a good cook and has made pizza dough on many occasions. She said to use good yeast, not the kind that comes dry in the packets. She said that in Italy pizza sauce is not cooked, it is simply pureed uncooked tomatoes. She also said that the oven must be as hot as possible so that the dough cooks quickly, and the mozzarella should be warmed and melted, but not browned. She described the process of making dough as a craft, not a science. "Use 300-500 grams of flour and about half that weight in water, mix in the yeast, some salt, a tablespoon and no less of good olive oil, kneed it and add more flour or water as needed." Loose directions, but I like that - get the feel for it by doing.
So I bought fresh yeast. and I dissolved half of it in a bowl of warm water. I added about a half teaspoon of sugar to the bowl.
Bought a box of tomatoes, planning to puree them, but they came out of the box basically pureed already. That was it for the sauce.
I mixed about a cup and a half of flour and the salt, added the yeasty water (after giving it a few minutes to activate), added the olive oil and about 3/4 cup of water, and was thrilled to feel the mixture get doughy in my hands. But it was too sticky, so I added some more flour - maybe another 1/3 cup, and it integrated easily and was no longer very sticky.
Covered the bowl with a wet towel and left in on the counter near the stove. Two hours later it had doubled in size. It worked - yeast works!
The girls came home, we washed hands and got ready to stretch out some pizza dough. We could have used a rolling pin but I like the idea of working with our hands here. I took the dough out of the bowl and learned lesson number 1: dust the bowl with flour before leaving it to rise. Very sticky. And it was immediately clear that I had not used enough flour. The dough was elastic, but entirely too sticky, too moist, and just not of the right consistency. I was tempted to ditch the plan and make something else quickly, but there were two daughters standing on footstools at the counter who were quite intent on working with this dough and putting sauce and cheese on top.
So we worked the dough and lost at least 20% of it because it stuck to our hands. But we shaped those pizzas. I decided to cook the dough for a minute or two in the 550 degree oven, just to firm it a bit before adding sauce. It was too moist otherwise. This helped, and they spooned some sauce on their pizzas, and then added cubes of cheese. Slices of cheese would melt quickly and then burn quickly in a 550 degree oven.
Their pizzas came out okay and they ate them, but the dough was just wrong. It smelled good but it didn't really crisp up, even though I cooked them long enough for the smoke alarm to blare. And the taste was more like a bread roll than pizza dough.
It says a lot that the daughters were more excited about the broccoli and peas with sliced radishes and garlic than they were about the pizza. Pizza is one of those very simple foods in which the quality of each element must be right - there is little room for error. The dough just wasn't right, and even a three year old could tell.
I decided to make a sliced fennel and dry sausage pizza. I rubbed my pre-baked dough with olive oil and a sprinkle of salt, and topped with slices of fennel and dry fennel sausage. This actually tasted very good, although again, it was like eating a fennel and sausage bread roll.
I feel good about this, in spite of the bad dough. Next time I will use more flour and I think I have a better idea of what the dough should feel like before leaving it to rise. And if not, if I mess it up again, I'm sure the daughters will be cheerful either way.
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text: I'm not an expert on Photoshop but couldn't you just use some sort of selection tool ? (lasso or equivalent) to draw your boundaries make a new layer and fill that layer with whatever color you wanted to use. I did a very quick pic of what I mean. Obviously you'd want to put these new layers under your text labels to keep the text white. I just guessed at a region boundary and used the first color that was in my palette. One other benefit of this method is that you can turn the layers on and off if you need to. Hope this was helpful