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Sage Francis
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Curtis Plum show in BOISE May 18th. He has a plannnnnnnn
Curtis sent me this email a while back and I'm not sure if the info was posted anywhere. I'm going through old emails right now and this shit made me laugh.
"I've got a show on May 18th with Ed Schrader and Hieght with Friends at a place called the Blues Bouquet, starts at 8, its on 11th and Main Boise ID 83702. It should be fun cuase the place is being boycotted. Sole, YakBallz, Micah 9, all these legit emcees have had really bad turnouts. I guess its the new management. So I talked to Height and what I'm gonna try to do is bring in a bunch of mannequins for a fake crowd."
Sun May 17, 2009 9:04 pm
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thats fucking great. haha
I haven't gotten into his music, but this makes me really dig Curtis Plum
Sun May 17, 2009 9:24 pm
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hahaha. I would DEFINITELY see a Curtis Plum show if it came within a few hundred miles.
Sun May 17, 2009 9:30 pm
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Ha. The thing is I've been looking at mannequins on ebay and they're pretty god damned expensive, like 200 bucks a pop. And I wanted like 15 at least for the show. I've been doing some mannequin research since I got the idea.
Its interesting to look at the classifications of mannequins you can buy online. You got your classic mannequin which looks like a 1950s type clige american with shit eating grin. You got your abstract mannequin which looks like a wire frame square head guy, no facial features, (think of the mysteriousness of an abstract mannequin man and the appeal they must have to the ladies! Clint Eastwoods got nothing on an abstract mannequin). Then you got your model mannequins which are these super realist plastic model women. I think they may have actually been human models at one time but they mannequified them because they were slacking on hitting poses consistently. They look very real but the shitty thing is I'd much rather have a fine mannequin with some meat on her bones that doesn't look like a 7 foot tall alien as many human models do. Then you got your headless mannequin, and so on, all varying in price. You can tell the model mannequins aren't even for store use. They're obviously selling em to rich lonely bachelors.
Anyway, I didn't think I could hook it up becuase of pricing, but a hairstylist I just met claims to have some mannequin heads left over from beauty school and what I'm gonna try to do is pseudo mannequins. Like scarecrows on dowels with real mannequin heads. Budget mannequins and that. I really want to make it happen for Hieght becuase I think hes cool. The guy spit blood on Jackson O in a video and it makes me piss my pants every time I watch it. But then, you know how reliable hairstylists are.
Whether I get the mannequins together or not I do have a plan. I will buy a mannequin man and dress him up as Annekin Skywalker, then take him with me everywhere I go and say "LOOK EVERYONE, ITS MANNEQUIN SKYWALKWER!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!" for the wrest of my days.
Sun May 17, 2009 10:14 pm
Sage Francis
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When I was at the Brimfield flea market there was a booth busted ass mannequins for $15 or so. It's probably too late to check out flea markets, but it's not too late to offer free tickets to a bunch of homeless people. I've always wanted to do that.
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haha... best post in a while...
One of my friends used to make a fake car pool dummy so he could take the car pool lane to work in the morning. He'd stuff a hoody with a pillow and various other things, then put a hat on the make-shift head he put together, and position the dummy like he was sleeping... it worked well...
You could probably make some homemade shit if you're really trying to get down on the dummy tip...
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Sun May 17, 2009 10:22 pm
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cardboard cut outs? scarecrows? clothes hanging from the ceiling?
Homeless people would be excited too.
You could get a bunch of stuffed animals and have a tea party.
Sun May 17, 2009 10:50 pm
Dr Sagacious
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Get like thirty cut-outs of Shaq.
Sun May 17, 2009 11:50 pm
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Do keep an eye out for closing down clothes stores - usually a good source of mannequins, I've sometimes seen them left out in the street because they just don't know what to do with them. I can think of hundreds of uses. A fake crowd is genius though - photos are a must, Curtis. Make it happen!
Mon May 18, 2009 2:24 am
Jared Paul
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Yeaahhhhhhhhh BOIIIIIII-se!
Innovative big Curtis. Wish I could be there. Boise is an awesome lil'spot. So many kids on bikes and girls that make me wanna cut myself...
I will be looking forward to seeing you in August though. PFA brings it's own mannequins and all 4 of us will be holding down the center-middle of the crowd for ya.
Mon May 18, 2009 10:27 am
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Oh shit, I played with Height like five years ago at Halifax Pop Explosion... headliners at the showcase were Grand Buffet.
Wait no I didn't... I SAW Height at Pop Explosion opening for Grand Buffet. I wasn't performing. I just traded CDs because I am a hot shot. Anyway Height was a dope surprise out of nowhere. Baltimore or something? He was with his homeboy called "Bow N Arrow."
Mon May 18, 2009 8:43 pm
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Played the show. Ended up not being able to do the mannequin thing because of cost and circumstance.
It was my worst shows since I started playing again but I don't really give a shit other than I wanted to represent for Height with friends. I've had gnarly bad cold and I tried making it through my set but ended up calling it quits after a few songs.
Anyway, Height seemed to have something very special going on from talking to him and watching him and his friends play. There have been many hip hop shows coming through town but I haven't been affected by one really until I saw Height with friends.
I have been living a semi monastic lifestyle for three or four years in terms of not owning anything at all except a few pairs of clothes and a laptop. Height gave me a vinyl and it meant a great deal to me after watching his set. I haven't bought a cd or record for years but I'm going to hold on to it. Big ups to Height and his friends.
Wed May 20, 2009 2:22 am
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3 Steves: "These three friends named Steve decided to make wine together in 2011. I'm not a big fan of super-jammy zinfandels, but somehow they make it work. They make a chardonnay port I'm curious to try, too."
Tastings at Swirl on the Square, 21 S. Livermore Ave, Suite 109, Livermore; http://3steveswinery.com
Lunch: Uncle Yu's at the Vineyard: "I'm a celiac, and they have a great gluten-free menu. I recommend the Peking Scallops. The Walnut Shrimp is also phenomenal. The sommelier, Nick Liang, really knows what he's doing. Best wine list around."
39 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore; www.uncleyuatthevineyard.com
Java stop: Panama Red Coffee Company:
"Their coffee is really good -- I like it better than Starbucks and Peet's -- and the staff is great. I consider them friends."
2115 First St., Livermore. www.panamaredcoffee.com


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SANTA CLARA -- Colin Kaepernick sounded as confident as ever Thursday heading into Super Bowl XLVII, where he'll try joining Joe Montana and Steve Young as 49ers starting quarterbacks who've claimed Lombardi Trophies.
Kaepernick has met and "talked briefly" with both of his ring-winning predecessors, noting: "They did great things here."
Kaepernick and Young, now an ESPN analyst, sat down for an interview Wednesday, and Kaepernick said Young offered him a simple message: "Just keep going."
The 49ers will vie for their sixth Super Bowl title Feb. 3 when they face the Baltimore Ravens in New Orleans. Kaepernick was the 49ers' only player who suited up but did not play in the 2011 Thanksgiving Night game, when the 49ers fell 16-6 at Baltimore.
Kaepernick described the Ravens as having a very physical, experienced defense, including linebacker Ray Lewis, whom he described as "an icon on how a linebacker is supposed to be."
Kaepernick is 7-2 since replacing Alex Smith as the 49ers' starting quarterback. In playoff victories over the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons, he's posted a combined 105.9 passer rating by completing 33 of 52 passes for 496 yards with three touchdown passes and one interception.
Kaepernick's 202 rushing yards in the playoffs (on 18 carries) are seven yards shy of Frank Gore's total (on 44 carries).
"I'm just trying to keep my head down and keep working," said the second-year quarterback.
Kaepernick has one bowl victory to his credit, albeit in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco two years ago to cap his record-setting career for the University of Nevada.
Montana delivered the 49ers' first Super Bowl championship exactly 31 years ago, a 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI.


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15 August 2006
Therefore, some links to things I've written elsewhere: the first of what may be a series of dissents at the LitBlog Co-op regarding the current Read This choice, Michael Martone by Michael Martone (a book made up of contributors notes about Michael Martone, a form we at the LBC are playing with for a while, to see just how much a dead horse can be beaten before it vaporizes), a new column at Strange Horizons, and at Locus Online "A Field Guide to Recent Short Story Collections". The latter is a way I could have some fun noting various new books, some of which I've written about before, some of which I'm not comfortable doing a real review of because I know the writer too well or have done some work for the publisher, and some of which I just haven't had time to write a proper review of. (I should also thank Eric Schaller for reading a draft and saving me from some of my own scientific ignorance. Any remaining incoherence in the use of biological and ecological terminology is entirely my fault.)
While I was staying away from the internet, Cheryl Morgan decided to put an end to Emerald City. I will miss it quite a bit, though at the same time part of me is very happy for Cheryl, because I don't know how she has found the time to keep it running for so long, month in and month out, providing valuable coverage of wonderful books and of the world of science fiction and fantasy, and now she will be mostly free to read and write when and how she wishes. I will miss reading through each new issue, shouting out "Hooray!" and "Yes yes yes!" and "Wow, didn't know that!" and "What are you thinking?!?" -- it's been a publication that has made me clap my hands, stomp my feet, gnash my teeth; it has made me laugh sometimes, though never cry; it has made me frustrated sometimes, but never truly angry; and more often than not it has felt vibrant, idiosyncratic, and unique.
And in other news, I would like to officially welcome Meghan McCarron to the rural north. She now lives down the street from me and will be working at the same school I do. My secret plan to create a cabal of writers in central New Hampshire is continuing splendidly. Hannah Wolf Bowen and Nick Mamatas came to visit the other day, and Hannah got a lovely photo of Meghan wearing the local garb.
In honor of the U.S. release of Jeff VanderMeer's Shriek: An Afterword (a book that puts the fun in fungus), Meghan and I spent some time on the day of the book's release with mold and mildew.
Speaking of Shriek, it looks like I'll probably be at the screening of the movie at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge on Friday night, but I hope that won't cause people to stay away. Update 8/16/06: Alas, it now seems unlikely I will be there.
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- Anonymous8/15/2006 9:02 AM
>Speaking of Shriek, it looks like I'll probably be at the screening of the movie at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge on Friday night, but I hope that won't cause people to stay away.ReplyDelete
And DessertCon afterwards, I hope?
Meghan is wearing the best hat EVAH!!! I still have mine from Alaska, and it is awesome.ReplyDelete
Welcome back, you're one of my favourite bloggers so get back to it.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/16/2006 6:50 AM
Welcome back, and congrats on the publications elsewhere. I have to say though - what's with the lack of links? On the other sites that is; certainly not a criticism anyone could make of mumpsimus.ReplyDelete
The poem you quote at strange horizons turns out to be available on line at:
and very nice too, thanks for the recommendation.
As for the locus review - an entire article reviewing ten authors and not a link in sight! The Forrest Aguirre review intrigued me, and I found the story "The Universal Language of Silence" - that you mention by name! - is at infinityplus:
Haven't read it yet, or searched for the other authors who I'm not familiar with.
Not that the reviews aren't good, but no matter how good they are, the only way to really know whether you like an author is be reading them, right?
Looks like I won't be at the Shriek screening after all, alas. But thanks for the invite to Dessertcon. Who's the GoH? And will there be panels?ReplyDelete
As for links, that's mostly up to the editor(s) of the publishing site, though I can request links if I think there are vital ones. I don't think there's any need for links in the Locus piece, because all of those authors are easy to Google and links would be, I think, distracting. I didn't put the link to the poem in the SH piece because I would have wanted to note that you have to scroll down to find it, and there wasn't any graceful way to do that. I have put the link in the forum for that column, though, and am glad you mentioned it here, because it's a magnificent poem.


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I've been hearing about BitTorrent for at least a year. It's an exciting technology in principle, because it solves traditional central repository file distribution problems, uses peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing technology, and is written in my favorite programming language, Python. All interesting material—but what about practical utility? I first actually used BitTorrent earlier this year, when I needed to get copies of the Elephants Dream and The Boy Who Never Slept movies in order to view and review them. I found it to be a great tool that really ought to be used even more than it is. But many people still don't seem to understand how it works. Not surprising, I suppose, since on the surface, it sounds impossible. It's actually a pretty simple idea.
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I know I promised a bit more philosophical issues for the next few weeks, but I'm still working on those posts and I have very little time to blog this week. This is based on an email I sent to a friend about a month ago, explaining why BitTorrent is so useful.
What is a torrent file?
Basically a torrent download is like a scavenger hunt and the
.torrent file is the list of things you have to find. I can't imagine how a client could possibly get the file without getting the
.torrent file first.
It's sort of a map of the file. It tells how many chunks it's broken into, file hashes for each chunk, and the URL of the "tracker". The client then goes to the tracker for pointers on who to start getting chunks of the file from.
The idea is to move the burden of the download from the "server" to the "clients" by having the clients serve each other (of course they're no longer strictly "clients" once you do that—so BitTorrent has its own terminology, which I don't completely know yet).
In a conventional download, if you have 100 people who want one 500 MB file, you send them all to one "server" which then gives each of those 100 people the entire 500 MB file. This is hugely demanding on the server.
With a torrent, you instead "seed" the file by breaking it up into 500 chunks and giving each downloader a few chunks. Then you tell them to sort it out amongst themselves. The clients trade chunks of file with each other until all 100 users have all 500 chunks.
.torrent file is the spec that each client uses—that's how it knows when it has acquired the whole file and whether all the checksums match.
The tracker is a server (probably also run by you) which acts like a traffic-controller—if clients can't figure out where to get a piece of the file, they ask the tracker for directions (they can also discover this information from each other). So there's a lot of short control packets going back and forth between clients and the tracker.
I know it sounds kind of crazy, but it works. And, especially for large files, it's much more reliable than ordinary downloads because it does all those checksums along the way. And, of course, it greatly reduces the server bandwidth. Obviously the total bandwidth is a little bit higher because of the control data being passed around, but it's distributed over all the downloaders' machines.
I experienced this personally when I downloaded the movies The Boy Who Never Slept and Elephants Dream that I reviewed awhile back. Those were monster files (multiple gigabytes), but the
.torrent files were about 30-40KB in size.
I installed and used "qtorrent", one of several GUI torrent client applications (predictably, one based on the Qt GUI toolkit) that are available. It worked very nicely, but I haven't got much to compare it with. My impression is that the clients are probably pretty consistent, so which one you use probably has more to do with your GUI environment preferences.
The BitTorrent documentation says that a torrent download should begin when you click on the torrent link in Mozilla, but this never worked for me. Instead, I had to save the torrent file to disk, then open it with qtorrent in order to begin retrieving the file. This is actually very convenient, because it means I can save the small torrent file immediately, and then actually download the monster files when I'm not making much other use of my internet connection—a nice feature if your broadband connection is intermittent or not quite as broad as you'd like!
When I start it, qtorrent stops and makes a big "skeleton" version of the file (it allocates all the necessary space). Then it starts filling in chunks, and tells me how many I need, how many I've got, and gives me a percentage completion bar, etc. It's considered polite to leave the torrent app running for awhile after you download the whole file, because it then acts as a seed for others.
BitTorrent avoids cheating or "leaching" (only downloading, not uploading) by the algorithm it uses to decide priorities for which peers to serve—the ones that play nice get served first (i.e. it's a "tit for tat" algorithm).
This is quite different from gnutella or kazaa which are completely decentralized file-sharing applications. With BitTorrent, you still have a server which moderates the download process and you have to get the torrent file to know what to download. It just uses peer-to-peer methods to complete the file.
Hosting BitTorrent files
If you want to distribute your own files via BitTorrent, you can save a lot of load on your server, which can be a life-saver for small, community-driven projects where maintaining a high-traffic server isn't really an option. The great thing about BitTorrent is that it scales automatically: the more popular your project, the more BitTorrent saves you on bandwidth. Or to put it another way, the growth with project popularity is more or less nil—you have an almost constant effort regardless of how many people are downloading (in technical terms, the burden of sharing a file among "N" users probably follows "order of log N" growth).
- The
.torrentfile which describes the download. Each client gets this first (by ordinary HTTP)
- A tracker which will serve clients when they need help to find parts of the file
- A "seed", which is basically just like one of the clients, except it already has the whole file, so it only gives out chunks
I think the same tracker can be used for many downloads.
Anyway, there's a HOWTO on providing torrents, which I was mostly trying to ignore while looking for information on how to download, but what I saw didn't look that hard.
So you just keep track of the
.torrent file downloads if you want to know who's getting the file. This can be important for traditional, advertizing-based distributors. Theoretically, of course, people could pass torrent files to each other, but in practice, they won't—if yours is the authoritative source, and the file isn't big enough to load your server (similar in size to a normal HTML web page), then they'll want to get the torrent direct from you.
Torrent distribution is optimal for large downloads for large numbers of users. The typical sorts of things that are distributed this way are entire GNU/Linux distributions (ISO 9660 CD or DVD images), entire feature-length motion pictures, and so on. Those tend to be hundreds of megabytes, or even multiple gigabytes in size, and have many people wanting to download them, often simultaneously. This is the case that BitTorrent is designed to optimize.
For large enough files, where downloads may take hours or days, however, even a couple dozen users will make overlapping requests. Alternatively, even relatively small (a few MB) files may have overlapping requests if there are thousands or tens of thousands of users—as in the case of a blockbuster hit song or video short.
The alternate case, where BitTorrent doesn't help, is the "deep catalog" case where you have a server with a huge amount of small content and collisions between users asking for the same information is rare (this might describe a government document server, an OGG/MP3 music catalog site, or an ordinary static website). Such a site wouldn't gain from BitTorrent, and loads on such a server can only be solved by upgrading the system—but note that in this case, bandwidth upgrades will generally only be needed when storage, memory, CPU, and even number of servers have to be increased as well.
Generally, though, if either the number of users is very large (100/day+), and/or your distribution file sizes are large (10MB+), then you really need to make friends with BitTorrent. Note that the motivations for using BitTorrent are pretty nearly the same as the motivations for upgrading your download server's bandwidth. Basically any time you start thinking "I've got too much load on my FTP server, I need to upgrade my bandwidth," you should start thinking about BitTorrent distribution instead.
You must retain this notice if you reprint this article.
©2006 Terry Hancock / Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC-By-SA-2.5+)
Originally published in Free Software Magazine
Bittorrent has been covered many many times.
A more interesting article would be download efficiency comparison between bittorrent and dijjer.
Steal This Film!
If you want to to download an other movie (legally) via BitTorrent, I would recommend you one called 'Steal This Film'. It's about the movement against intellectual property.
- Official site (a bit messy)
- or get it directly from The Pirate Bay, the worlds largest BitTorrent tracker:
Download at The Pirate Bay
The Download Mesh: Decentral BitTorrent in Gnutella
I just read your article and found it quite interesting. But I also thought: "Why do so many people cherish BitTorrent while not seeing the potential of filesharing networks like Gnutella for their Websites?"
But since I don't want to write a full article just now, theres one specific thing I want to talk about: The part of Gnutella which works just like BitTorrent, just decentralized and without fair-use practics.
That part is called the "Download Mesh", and it works quite simply:
If you ask a client for a file, it also tells you up to 10 (in some cases some more) other sources, and it tells you which sources are "bad" sources.
If 3 other clients tell a client that a source is bad and noone else reports it as good, it is discarded, which means no download is attempted from that url.
Doing fair use is naturally much harder in a decentral system, where you have no central authority, so it isn't yet done.
But now you might ask yourself: What does using Gnutella get me, that BitTorrent doesn't?
The answer is: Users can search the Gnutella Network, and they can find your website by finding your files, so you can get publicity through the content you deliver.
There's also a pendant to torrent files: magnet links (one client, http://phex.org , also integrated magma-files, which are lists of magnets).
Formerly those magnet-links where quite ineffective, since those who clicked on them then had to search the network to find a source (or several) from which to download (and through which to enter the download-mesh of that file).
But this has changed through services like http://www.freebase.be/ , which may be in their early stages, but offer much potential.
To make a magnet more reliable, a webmaster can now simply add the freebase cache to the magnet, which then records the IP of the requesters and supplies the last 10 other requesters, which get the user into the download mesh of that file (more Infos: http://www.freebase.be/g2cache.php ).
Also this script keeps statistics, which (in my opinion) where a central key to BitTorrents popularity. That way the webmaster can see how often a file is being downloaded, even though it is being downloaded decentrally.
As another plus, magnets allow the webmaster to include a http-url. So delivering a file via p2p-networks which is already being distributed via standard http is dead simple. Just create a magnet, add the http-source and the freebase cache and put it on your wesite alongside the http-url.
I'll stop here, since I intended to write only a short summary, but if you did take interest in Gnutella, the Download-Mesh, Magnets and Magma for Websites, you might want to check http://gnufu.net , a guide to Gnutella with information about Magnets and Magma-Lists, all written in userfriendly style, avoiding code diving while using technically correct analogies, which make the guide readily understandeable. And mostly using shorter sentences than the last one ;)
And you'll also find on gnufu.net some more info on how to create magnet-links.
Best wishes,
Arne Babenhauserheide ( http://drakto.de )
PS: Yes, I did write that guide, but heck, I think I managed to do it right :)
I got in to BitTorrent when looking for shows that didn't get TiVo'ed for whatever reason, whether a power-outage or schedule change. So this would be a "bad" use. I was wrongfully taking intellectual property. Horrors. It took a little hunting and the downloads were fairly slow, but it worked. I didn't miss out on my shows. (Ok, I don't mean to be flippant about the legality of it. But come on, they broadcast these shows for free, and with TiVo I wasn't going to watch their commercials anyway. And now that they offer some shows through legit channels online, like "Lost," I'd probably pay the $2 or watch it with commercials in the rare case when I miss a show. Besides being officially sanctioned, it would be easier than digging around for BitTorrents.)
I tried it for one of Bob Cringely's NerdTV segments but there wasn't nearly enough critical mass to get any Bit Love.
I understood the principle of BT and thought it was a great idea, but it wasn't until I downloaded the Fedora 5 distribution that I finally experienced the joy. It was so cool to be able to get all 5 CDs in just a few hours.
So the entertainment industry might look at me and say, you filthy pirate, you stole our content. This is why we shouldn't have programs like this.
But the distro download illustrates perfectly legitimate uses. And it is a good example of why the RIAA and MPAA and so on shouldn't be dictating the technology we use. They would squash this wonderful mechanism for distributing files.
I suppose I might be hurting the cause by mentioning the TV show thing. I've been mulling over if we should try to strictly follow the rules as they exist today or if we should engage in some civil disobedience.
You should check out metalink (http://www.metalinker.org/), it uses bittorrent and mirrors.
'Metalink makes complex download pages obsolete by replacing long lists of download mirrors and BitTorrent trackers with a single .metalink file. As you might have already guessed, a .metalink file is a file that tells a download manager all the different ways it can download a file. The file itself takes the form of an open XML standard that can list an unlimited number of HTTP and FTP sources as well as BitTorrent trackers and ed2k and magnet links.'
I have been a user of
I have been a user of BitTorrent since last year. It is indeed a very practical program to have. IN fact, I have been addicted to it for some months. I'm clean of it now though. But I still use it from time to time. Anyway, I never really did understand how this worked, just marvelled at it from afar. BUt now I do, thank to you!
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i have downloaded this software,i am struggling with it when i try downloading it will take all week to download a movie somthing is wrong sumwere,my max downloading speed 8mb


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This is a 1* Free Pick on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
This game is being played on a neutral in Australia. I don't think that this neutral playing site will benefit either team so I am going to exploit the head to head matchup here. Cal is a team that went 9-27 combined from 2012 to 2014 before winning 8 games last year, behind a QB (Goff) that got drafted in the 1st round of the NFL Draft. This is also a Cal team that has only been a favorite away from home 3 times in the last 4 years. Cal lost their top 6 receivers and 5 of their top 6 tacklers. While Cal will have a reliable QB in Davis Webb from Texas Tech, he doesn't have a lot of talent around him and it will take time for Webb to get in sync with these new receivers. I will also note that Cal has a new offensive coordinator. While it's still the 'Air Raid' offense, there are new schemes being installed and it will take time before the Bears are putting up 40+ points. With only 3 seniors starting on defense, I like Hawaii to score enough points to cover this spread. Hawaii is 5-0 ATS in Week 1 the last five years and are undervalued in this spot. There's a new Head Coach for Hawaii and he used to play for the Rainbow Warriors. Nick Rolovich was the QB for Hawaii and will have former teammate Brian SMith as the offensive coordinator and associate head coach. I think these two guys are going to gel great and Hawaii can only get better as a team. Rolovich was the OC at Nevada the last 4 years. Rolovich came to Nevada after a wildly productive four-year run at Hawaii, where he directed one of the top passing offenses in the nation. He was the quarterbacks coach all four seasons and spent the last two years as the Warriors' offensive coordinator.In Rolovich's first game with Nevada in 2012, Rolovich beat Cal, 31-24, as a 12 point road dog, so their is some 'deja vu' here and a great storyline. Hawaii returns 9 players on offense (73 offensive line starts). Senior QB Woolsey should be able to lead the team on some scores against this soft Cal defense. While Hawaii's weakness is their secondary, the Cal Bears passing game is not going to be up to full speed yet. I think Hawaii will be improved offensively from last year and Cal will struggle to score, especially touchdowns and the defense is not good enough to offset the offensive regression. Special Teams: Senior utility kicker Sanchez was one of only five kickers nationally to handle all duties. As a field goal kicker, he converted 8-of-11 attempts, including two from 47 yards and a long of 50 to earn all-Mountain West Honorable Mention. So we have a quality FG kicker on our side here as well. While we are looking for touchdowns, all scores will help and this game should have it's fair share of field goal opportunities. (1* Hawaii plus the points)Brandon Shively is a documented *$47,860 in profits since 2013 in NFL/CFB combined!* Brandon torched the College Football books in the '14-'15 season hitting a documented 67.5% of his picks during the regular season. Football is his strongest sport and looks forward to building your bankroll this season with him on Covers! If you are looking to maximize your profits this football season, Brandon says he will do it for you and you will have a fun time winning while watching your bankroll grow and SMASHING your 'Book' all at the same time!
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The Honesdale Lions Club held its 44th Annual Bonanza Banquet at the Inn at Woodloch Pines on Saturday.
Boy Scout Troop 1 of Honesdale did the presentation of colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Leah Schweighofer, a junior at Honesdale High School, sang the National Anthem.
After Lion Paul Meagher gave the invocation and dinner was served, Lion Club President, Dan Card, recognized Lions Peter Bochnovich and Ed Kasper for their years of service to the organization.
Following the recognitions, Card presented checks to nine charitable organizations, including Communities that Care, the Victims Intervention Program, the YMCA, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale Fire Department, Habitat for Humanity, Wayne County Public Library, Wayne/Pike Adult Literacy, and First Book of Wayne/Pike.
After all was said and done, guests were invited to enjoy some dancing, with music by Fancy Dancer.
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Considering the likelihood that U.S. military action anywhere in the Middle East would increase ratings for cable news outlets, THIS ITEM comes as no great surprise:
A Pew study on Monday attracted attention for its assertion that Al Jazeera America, which promised a different take on the world than its cable news counterparts, mostly mirrored their approach when it came to the debate over Syria. But an equally interesting portion of the study found that all of the cable news channels were markedly more hawkish in their coverage than the public as a whole.
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Residents in the eastern North Dakota town of Thompson are deciding the fate of a proposed $3.4 million school building project.
The school addition would include two classrooms, a stage for music and theater productions and a gymnasium that also would function as a community center.
Sixty percent approval was required in Tuesday's vote for the measure to pass. About 1,000 people live in the community.
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How to Climax Every. Damn. Time.
Fighting can trigger the sympathetic nervous system, which shifts your body into fight or flight mode. Adrenaline courses through you at this time, making you less able to think logically. If you want to have an actual discussion (not a hell-raising blowout), your bod needs to be relaxed. Sometimes the only way to do this is to take a time out. Remember, if he needs to leave the situation, he's trying to calm down too. It's not about you.
Once your bod is relaxed, start by acknowledging that you heard your guy and validate what he said. For example, "I understand that it may frustrate you when I spend too much money on clothes. I know we're saving up to move in together." When you validate his concern first, he'll be more likely to relax and listen to you. When sharing your side, it's better to start with an "and" instead of a "but." When people hear "but," they know they are about to be contradicted. Follow up with, "I hear your point, and I also feel that it's important for me to be in control of how I spend my money. I needed new clothes to wear with my clients." Recap: Always acknowledge their stance first, then say "and" before stating your own.


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Windows 7 streaming to PS3
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I've also seen PMS streaming a file that wasn't playing.. that seemed to jack up the buffer. Rebooted, reinstalled... still stuttering.
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The National Repertory Orchestra's summer schedule continues this week with two concerts led by visiting guest conductors.
On Saturday evening, guest conductor Douglas Boyd will lead the orchestra through Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major and Jean Sibelius' popular symphony, Symphony No. 2 in D major. Boyd is an oboist and conductor visiting Summit County from London. The concert will also feature violin soloist Hugh Palmer for the performance of Violin Concerto in D major.
The orchestra will play another Beethoven piece, Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, on Wednesday evening, led by guest conductor Robert Moody. Maestro Moody has conducted many of the world's greatest performing artists in concert, including Yo-Yo Ma. Throughout the past decade, Moody has established himself as one of America's most engaging and sought-after conductors. Though Symphony No. 4 is the least played of Beethoven's nine symphonies, it has been described as "bright, sunny and quietly engaging."
The NRO will also play Serge Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, Op. 25 and Camille Saint-Saëns' "charming and melodic" Morceau de Concert at the Wednesday night concert.
For the performance of Morceau de Concert, the musicians will accompany guest harpist Emily Grange, who takes center stage on harp in this unique concerto. Granger is currently pursuing her master's of music in orchestral studies at the Chicago College of the Performing Arts, where she studies with the Chicago Symphony's principal harpist, Sarah Bullen.
For ticket information and purchase, call the Riverwalk Center Box Office at (970) 547-3100. Tickets can also be purchased online at the National Repertory Orchestra's website, www.nromusic.com.


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EAGLE - Comedy Night at the Bowlmor returns to The Bowlmor Cafe and Lounge, located in The Back Bowl in Eagle, on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. with the reprise performance of comedian Ben Roy.
Since his last sell-out appearance at the Back Bowl just over year ago, Roy has gone from opener to an in-demand headliner. If his own sold-out shows at Denver's popular Comedy Works is any indication, he's clearly one of Denver's fastest rising stars. The Maine native captivated the local comedy scene with his unique blend of rant, sarcastic, observational and high-energy humor.
Roy has been a finalist in several local and national competitions, performing at the Boston Comedy Festival, The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, The Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival, The MTV Comedy Showcase, and most recently The Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival. Ben currently resides in Colorado and headlines several clubs nationally, including the world famous Denver Comedy Works.
Entering his performance last year at the Back Bowl, owner Joe Gonzalez was more than a little anxious about his first foray into the more adult realm of comedy.
"We had reached out to a wide variety of audiences with our acts over the years, but Ben's show was definitely not for the faint of heart," he said.
It turns out, audiences were more than ready and Roy's show was an unequivocal success. He played to standing-room-only house that evening.
"Ben has garnered an amazing following in Denver," Gonzalez continued. "His delivery takes on an edge, but his humor is so spot-on that the laughs just seem to follow."
Opening for Roy will be rising star Chris Carpentier. As a regular opener at the Comedy Works, Carpentier took second place in the club's "New Faces" competition. The last couple of years have seen him taking his show on the road, garnering a solid reputation for bringing a relaxed and infectiously silly style to the stage.
Tickets are on sale now for $12 in advance and $15 on the day of the show. Groups can take advantage of special pricing for groups of 8 or more. Tickets can be purchased in person at The Back Bowl, or by phone with a credit card.
For more information, contact The Bowlmor Lounge at the Back Bowl at 970-328-BOWL, or go to www.thebackbowl.com.


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Monday, December 13, 2010
Perfect Spritz Cookies
Anyway, my son Kellen gave me this cookie press kit as a gift awhile back and I made up my mind to try to make pressed cookies one last time, just to prove that I would always be a failure in this arena.
Guess what? I'm not a failure! I made some (dare I say) perfect cookies this year! A couple of key things I discovered. All ingredients should be at room temperature before making the dough. Make sure you use cookie sheets that ARE NOT non-stick and I also think that insulated cookies sheets work best because they allow the top of the cookies to set before the bottoms get too brown.
Perfect Spritz Cookies
2 sticks (one cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 egg (room temperature)
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour (sift first, then measure)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, scraping down bowl and beaters occasionally. Add the egg, vanilla, almond extract and salt and continue beating until thoroughly mixed. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour. Mix just until flour is completely incorporated, scraping down the bowl and beaters occasionally.
Fill a cookie press with the dough according to the manufacturer's directions and fit with desired cookie disc. Press the dough onto ungreased baking sheets about one inch apart.
Bake for 12-14 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to cooling rack and let cookies cool for several minutes before removing from the baking sheet to cooking rack to cool completely.
27 comments:
- Bo said...
They look perfect!
- December 13, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- SeattleDee said...
OMG, Megs. Your Spritz cookies are things of beauty. I'm so impressed with your results I might give Spritz just one more try. Currently I'm munching my way through a 5-lb tin of Danish butter cookies from Costco, so Spritz may wait a bit.
- December 13, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Debbie said...
They look so pretty and delicious too...love the icing on them!
- December 13, 2010 at 5:22 PM
- The Mom Chef said...
I was sitting here looking at perfect spritz cookies when your comment about my dip came in. I think your cookies look better. I never have trouble with texture, but with my wreathes coming out of the spritzer whole. I end up with mutant wreaths.
Yours are indeed perfect.
- December 13, 2010 at 5:50 PM
- Shelby said...
they look perfect Mags! I love these kind of cookies. I just have a hard time with the cookie press I have (Pampered Chef - you would think it would be easy!)
- December 13, 2010 at 6:11 PM
- Jane Bonacci - The Heritage Cook said...
My Mother-in-Law used to make Spritz cookies every year for the family. Now that she is gone, I will take on that tradition. Thank you so much for giving me a great recipe and the tips and hints to make them correctly. I know the whole family thanks you in advance!
Happy Holidays!
- December 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM
- Barbara @ Modern Comfort Food said...
Goodness, you've been busy in the kitchen, Mags! I'm not much of a Christmas cookie baker -- I usually leave that to my brother-in-law, who goes hog wild with them -- but I think even I could manage these with your very detailed and so useful tips. Your spritz cookies are just drop dead gorgeous and sound divine too. Well done!
- December 13, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- Fashion Meets Food said...
Goodness these look absolutely adorable and delicious. I just might have to give these a try this year. I am your newest follower!
- December 13, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- Kathleen said...
I made dozens for a party . I forgot about not being able to use my silpats! Took a few grumbles before I remembered. I do like the battery operated cookie press, makes it easier.
Your cookies look delicious!
- December 13, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
They're beautiful! To me, it's not Christmas without Spritz cookies- those were the ones we always left for Santa. My mom still makes them with her hand crank Mirro cookie press. :)
- December 13, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Sue said...
I've never made spritz cookies:( Yours turned out beautifully! I don't think I've ever seen any spritz cookies frosted before. I love the look!
- December 14, 2010 at 2:19 AM
- Julie said...
I have my mother's cookie press and make these every year. I use the recipe that came with the press. You're right the temperature of the dough is key.
Love the frosting! I usually do sprinkles. :)
- December 14, 2010 at 6:05 AM
- Amanda said...
Those are beautiful Mags! My thumbprint cookie dough is actually a spritz dough :) but I've never made spritz cookies! LOL
- December 14, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- Maria said...
These cookies do look perfect!
- December 14, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- June said...
Wow they are BEAUTIFUL, as is the photo! Great job Mags! You're spritzerific!
- December 14, 2010 at 9:39 AM
- stephchows said...
my little 9 year old cousin got me a cookie press as a wedding shower gift... I think I need to break it out :)
- December 14, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- briarrose said...
Beautiful job on these cookies. They look just lovely. I hide from the cookie press still. ;)
- December 14, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- Leslie said...
Yup, those are definitely perfect. I'm not sure perfect spritz cookies are a good thing to have lying around, though, all that buttery goodness makes them hard for me to resist.
- December 14, 2010 at 3:32 PM
- Moogie said...
Perfection! I made these years ago and also experience difficulty. I guess your new fangled William-Sonoma press is worth the price tag.
- December 14, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
Stunning! I have a cookie press in the back of my baking cupboard that gets very little use. I need to ad spritz to my baking repertoire this year.
- December 14, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
Spritz cookies are so pretty. Yours definitely are perfect! I'll have to get brave and try them.
- December 14, 2010 at 11:37 PM
- Megan said...
They turned out so pretty. I just got an electric cookie press and used it once so far. But I'm making spritz cookies for a cookie exchange I'm going to next week. I love the wreath you have made here!
- December 15, 2010 at 3:57 PM
- Mary said...
Those are perfect! Love them!
Mary xo
- December 15, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Melanie Schoenhut said...
These cookies are pretty Mags! This is perfect every Christmas eve It's perfectly decorated and designed. I'll try this next Christmas. Great recipe.
- December 29, 2010 at 7:30 AM
Cute! Cute! Cute! What type of frosting did you use here? Thanks.
- November 18, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Pampered Chef is the problem...I had a terrible time every time I used it. I finally bought a vintage mirro press & viola, perfect shapes easily!
- December 18, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Can you share what type of frosting you used?
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The admitted leader of a 2009 plot to bomb the New York City subway broke down in tears Thursday during the third day of testimony against his alleged co-conspirator and former high school classmate.
The tears came after a prosecutor asked Najibullah Zazi if he still considered the defendant, Adis Medunjanin, to be a good friend.
"I love him," Zazi replied.
Asked if he believed the defendant intended to carry out the planned suicide bombing, Zazi appeared unable to answer, wiping his eyes with a tissue and holding his head in his hands. After a pause, in a soft voice, he answered: "Yes."
Zazi, 27 years old, has pleaded guilty to his role in a 2009 plot to bomb the subways. He and another conspirator who has pleaded guilty, Zarein Ahmedzay, are cooperating with prosecutors in their case against Medunjanin, who has admitted going to Pakistan to join the Taliban but denied being involved in a bomb plot.
Medunjanin, 28, has pleaded not guilty to counts including conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to commit an act of terrorism, conspiring to commit murder abroad and conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization.
The defense attorney, Robert Gottlieb, asked Zazi about the training he, Ahmedzay and Medunjanin received at an al Qaeda training camp in the South Waziristan province of Pakistan in late 2008. Gottlieb asked him if it was correct that most of the training they received had been lectures and that they had fired weapons once, on their last day at the camp.
Zazi said he had only been allowed to fire one magazine from an assault rifle after an hour's instruction on how to hold it correctly. Zazi also testified that the three trainees had drawn straws to determine who would be allowed to fire one round from a bazooka. Their trainers were short of ammunition.
He reiterated his earlier testimony that al Qaeda was only interested on the trio as suicide bombers. He said the terrorist group was interested in attacking Wal-Mart because it was viewed as the "cornerstone of the U.S. economy."


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September 15, 2006
The Arts in the Heart of Augusta festival is kicking off today.
Big crowds are expected downtown for a weekend of art exhibits, dancing and food from around the world.
Gates opened at five o'clock.
This is considered the city's largest festival...and while there is always a lot of food and artistic fun, this year there's also some concern about the future of this event.
If you like art, perhaps this is a festival you don't want to miss. Arts in the Heart of Augusta is back in the Garden City.
As always, you can expect the three-day fest to be full of dancing, vendors, and, of course, ethnic food.
"We added something new this year," Brenda Durant, executive director of the Arts Council, told News 12. "A young artists market where kids 14 and under will be selling their hand-created artwork. So we figured they'd be on the Apprentice show in a few years and chasing Donald Trump."
And this year, the featured country is India. Sheila Kamath is excited about the focus being placed on her culture.
But as a ten-year festivalgoer, she's not excited to hear the Augusta Commission is looking to cut the Art Council's funding because of a budget crunch.
"It's very sad to hear about that, because all the ethnic groups collectively, this is our showcase," she said. "And Augusta has been such a wonderful town, for all the little ethnic groups being accepted."
Durant says if the cuts come, the festival's future will be up in the air.
That's why she's asking for help: "If people want to see Arts in the Heart for our 27th year in September of 2007, they really need to make an effort to call their commissioner and say, 'I support the Arts, and I hope you do too.'"
Durant says she does plan to meet with commissioners soon, but for now, this year's festival is her top priority.
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The Galactic Empire doesn't find the White House's lack of faith in a Death Star disturbing. It finds it rather predictable.
Last week, the White House responded to a petition for the government to build a Death Star modeled after the moon-sized battle space stations in "Star Wars," announcing that "a Death Star isn't on the horizon."
Now, the public relations arm of the Galactic Empire has decided to strike back via the official Star Wars website. In a press release datelined IMPERIAL CENTER, CORUSCANT, a representative of the Empire writes:
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Blueberry Bagels
I've been wanting to make blueberry bagels for the longest time, but I just didn't know which type of blueberries to use. I knew that fresh or frozen blueberries would be a mess during the kneading process and most likely throw off the whole liquid ratio in my dough because of their moisture, so I figured that I'd have to go with a dried form. However, I didn't want to use the sweetened, dried blueberries (like raisins.) I thought and thought and thought about this recipe until my brain turned blue, and then when I discovered the freeze-dried blueberries at Trader Joe's, it all became very clear in my mind's eye how these were going to come together. Be aware however, that I've had this same crystal-ball vision about other recipes that ended up in the trash. You win some, you lose some. This one was a winner.
If I can get just one of you who are so certain that you can't make bagels to try one of my bagel recipes, my work here is done. They are SO EASY to make, swears. This recipe starts out with a sponge of flour, yeast and water which is stirred together then left to ferment on the counter for two hours, or until bubbly.
The rest of the ingredients are then added and kneaded until a smooth dough is formed.
Now comes the kneading in of the freeze-dried blueberries. They're very dry and crispy, like cereal, but I was certain that they'd take on the moisture in the dough... and they did!
It took a little while to knead them all into the dough, but when I was finished, they were all incorporated and my dough was smooth and streaked with blue. Lovely!
I weighed the dough into 3 ounce portions then rolled them into balls. They were placed on a cookie sheet, covered with a damp towel and left to rest for 20 minutes.
I then took each ball and rolled it into a 6-8 inch rope.
Each rope was wrapped around my hand, overlapping the end pieces by an inch or so.
Then the bagel was flipped over onto the counter and rolled back and forth between the counter and my palm to seal the edges.
The bagels were placed on a silpat lined baking sheet, covered with a damp towel and left to rest again for 20 minutes. To determine if they're ready for their overnight rest in the fridge, take one of the bagels and drop it in a bowl of cool water. If it floats to the top within 10 seconds, it's ready. If not, wait a few more minutes and try again. Cover the bagels with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with cooking spray and place baking sheet in the fridge overnight or for up to three days.
On the day of baking, preheat your oven to 500 degrees. Heat a large pot of water to boiling and add 1 TBSP of baking soda. Carefully drop bagels into the pot and boil for one minute. Then flip the bagels over and boil the other side for another minute.
Remove bagels from pot with a slotted spoon and place on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper, sprayed with cooking spray and dusted lightly with cornmeal. Bake for 5 minutes, rotate the pan 180 degrees, reduce oven temperature to 450 degrees and bake for another 5-7 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on cooling rack.
Blueberry Bagels (makes about 10- 3 ounce bagels)
The sponge:
1/2 tsp instant yeast
2 cups (9 ounces) unbleached high-gluten flour or bread flour (I used Sir Lancelot)
10 ounces of water
Combine the above ingredients in a large mixing bowl, cover and allow to ferment at room temperature for 2 hours.
The final dough:
1/2 tsp instant yeast
1 3/4 cup (7 ounces) white whole wheat flour
1 1/2 TBSP vital wheat gluten
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp diastatic malt powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 TBSP sugar
1 cup (1.2 ounces) freeze-dried blueberries
Add the yeast to the sponge and stir well to incorporate. In a measuring cup, combine the remaining ingredients, except for the blueberries. Add to the sponge and mix well. Knead by hand or machine 6-8 minutes until smooth dough is formed. Remove dough from bowl to clean counter and knead in the blueberries by hand. Follow the above instructions and photos to shape, finish and bake the bagels.
21 comments:
- Rosemary & Garlic said...
Can you move your trader joes to my area???
- October 10, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- The Mom Chef said...
Oh my gosh, your bagels are gorgeous. I LOVE blueberry bagels. We don't have Trader Joe's down here either, but I can find dried blueberries around. Thanks for sharing these gorgeous things.
- October 10, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- Julie said...
These look beautiful! Bakery quality bagels, impressive!!! We're getting a Trader Joes in about a month! Thinking about taking the off the day they open. Bagels are on my Top 50 list of things to make. I need to give these a try. Can you knead them in the kitchen aid??? I am knead challenged!
- October 10, 2010 at 8:37 PM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
Julie: True confession time for me. I knead ALL my bread doughs with the Kitchen Aid. The only time I hand knead is when I have to add in extra things like fruits and nuts, but the initial kneading is still done with the Kitchen Aid.
- October 10, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
No Trader Joe's here. :( Those bagels look delicious! I love the blueberry swirls in them.
- October 11, 2010 at 12:35 AM
- stephchows said...
fabulous!!! great use for freeze dried fruit. They look delicious!
- October 11, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- June said...
Oh my goodness, they're beautiful things. I can't imagine how fabulous they taste! (Fabulous photos too, Mags)
- October 11, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Mary said...
Those look incredibly delicious!
Mary xo
- October 11, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Shelby said...
I'm on my way to your house. These look amazing. I wish I had time to make some myself....hopefully soon!
- October 11, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
You are brilliant to use the freeze dried blueberries in your bagels... I'm sure they are amazing!
- October 11, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- Cooking with K said...
Oh Mag ~ they look delicious...I wish we had a Trader Joe's here too. I have never thought I could make bagels, but you have given me the inspiration! Blessings, k
- October 11, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Natalie said...
I love homemade bagels and yours look so perfect! I'm so impressed!
- October 12, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- Sue said...
Thanks, Mags! I have wanted to make bagels for a loooooong time! Now you have inspired me...maybe I can do it?!? Off to Trader Joe's I go...
- October 12, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- Sara said...
Oooooooh, these look incredible! Yum. :)
- October 12, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- A Canadian Foodie said...
Now that is a feat! Gorgeous looking bagels with step-by-step instructions! Love that. I have made soft pretzels in a similar fashion (with my students) but these really look deadly, and thank you for making them also look possible to make!
- October 13, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- Barbara @ Modern Comfort Food said...
I made my first batch of bagels, using the sketchiest of recipes, when I very young and stupid. And I made SUCH a hash of it that I've been afraid to try again. Thanks so much for sharing such a delicious-looking recipe and such clear instructions.
- October 13, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Ms. Meanie said...
Wow those look fantastic. This actually does seem easier than I had imagined.
- October 13, 2010 at 9:43 PM
- flownus said...
I am so happy to have stumbled upon your blog! I've been keeping a notebook of recipes I'd like to try once I get home from studying abroad in France, and decided I'd like to try my hand at making bagels! One question though: do the bagels need to be replaced in the fridge overnight after having already been in the fridge for one night? I'm just a little confused. Thanks so much! Happy holidays! :)
- December 1, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
Flownus: I'm glad you found my blog too!
After the bagels are made and before they're baked, they're placed in the fridge overnight to develop the flavor. The next day you bake them after they are boiled. Hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you run into any problems or have more questions.
- December 1, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Samitestar said...
I've gathered all my ingredients together and am going to give this a go while I have an extra (and completely empty fridge to work with - we just bought a new one). I have one question, can I replace the white whole wheat with unbleached flour (only have about a 1/4 cup of the white whole wht left)?
Hope you can advise me before I start later today. Thanks for the great step by step directions!
- February 7, 2012 at 10:28 AM
- Mags @ the Other Side of 50 said...
samitestar: I think that it will work fine to make the switch. Let me know how they turn out!
- February 7, 2012 at 11:28 AM


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