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Is A Man's Home Still His Castle?
Originally posted at the Washington Examiner on August 28, 2010. Some edits have been made to the original article.
It's an enduring doctrine in America that one's home is off limits to prying eyes and ears, and can be defended to the death if necessary. It's not strictly true, of course, and certain states have eroded the doctrine to a gossamer wisp of the core idea. Yet, we tend to operate on an almost instinctual presumption that, when we are on our own property, we are kings and queens of the castle.
Felicia Gibson clearly adhered to this principle, and it's landed her in serious legal trouble (via Glenn Reynolds):
The resisting-arrest conviction last week of Felicia Gibson has left a lot of people wondering. Can a person be charged with resisting arrest while observing a traffic stop from his or her own front porch?
Salisbury Police Officer Mark Hunter thought so, and last week District Court Judge Beth Dixon agreed. Because Gibson did not at first comply when the officer told her and others to go inside, the judge found Gibson guilty of resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer.
Gibson was not the only bystander watching the action on the street. She was the only one holding up a cell-phone video camera. But court testimony never indicated that Hunter told her to stop the camera; he just told her to go inside.
Taking video of police stops is becoming more common with the ubiquity of cell-phone cameras and the like, and so is the backlash from law enforcement as has been amply covered by people like Glenn Reynolds (the famous Instapundit) and Radley Balko (from Reason Magazine). From the account given, it appears this why Ms. Gibson was arrested. What makes her case unique, however, is that she was on her own front porch when the encounter took place, and that she was taken into custody on a charge of "resisting arrest."
Salisbury Police Chief Rorie Collins explained the North Carolina statute, under which Gibson was charged, as this:
"This crime is considered a Class 2 misdemeanor and involves:
"Any person who shall willfully and unlawfully resist, delay, or obstruct a public officer in discharging or attempting to discharge a duty of his office.
"Obviously, this charge is rather broad and can encompass many different types of actions that are designed to, or serves to hinder a law enforcement officer as he/she performs their duties.
"This charge is most commonly used in situations where a person who is being arrested refuses to cooperate and either passively or aggressively resists an arrest or tries to run away.
"Another very common situation in which this charge is used involves instances when an officer is conducting an investigation and the individuals with whom he/she is dealing provide a false identity when required to identify themselves.
"As you can imagine, there are also many other circumstances in which this charge would be appropriate."
Chief Collins wouldn't comment on the specifics of Gibson's case, but did allow that, in general one does have the right to observe a police stop from one's own property. He also seemed to suggest that a charge of resisting arrest may still be appropriate in a situation where bystanders refuse to obey police commands to exit the area for their own safety.
"However, just as with many other scenarios, it is important to remember that every situation is based upon its own merits/circumstances. There are some circumstances in which the police who have stopped the vehicle in front of your house may determine that it is in the interest of safety (the officer's, yours or the individual stopped) to require that folks move. As with other circumstances, it is best advised that an individual merely obey by the officer's commands."
Perhaps on a public street the Chief might have a point, in that a colorable argument could be made that the police are charged with protecting the safety of the public highways and byways, even where the only danger is self-imposed.
But to arrest someone who is unmistakably on their own property, and doing nothing remotely illegal, is an abuse of power pure and simple. Even if it were true that Gibson was endangering herself by witnessing the traffic stop from the confines of her front porch, how could that possibly be construed as "resisting arrest" or "obstructing the police" without eviscerating everything that the concept of private property (not to mention plain old individual rights) stands for? Taking such a risk is not illegal. Doing it while occupying one's homestead should be recognized as unassailably within one's rights.
Since it appears that neither the police nor the district attorney's office can be shamed into refraining from such power abuses, perhaps it will take a fat lawsuit for violations of Gibson's (et al.) constitutional rights to get their attention.
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23 Responses to Is A Man's Home Still His Castle?
In purely technical legal terms…that case reeks to high heaven.
A big, fat lawsuit sounds in order to me.
I wonder what the police would have done if she had said "Okay, I'll go inside and play with my gun collection".
I disagree. It's rare that a lawsuit affects an officer at all. All to often the officer keeps their job with a mild reprimand and the taxpayers fund both the defense and the payments. Fat lawsuits do nothing but harm the taxpayers. Until the officers are held personally and criminally liable for their abuses, nothing will change. A few weeks in federal 'pound my *ss' prison should correct their attitude.
Boy, I know a lot of LEOs that would take violent exception to that! Most LEOs HAVE to carry insurance (which is pretty paltry) against a law suit.
Your points are sound on the public paying the big price, but why is that a negative? We allow this kind of thing, or we proscribe it. This is NOT, IMNHO, an isolated instance of a rogue cop. OBVIOUSLY there are supporting players at work here. What about the DA (or equivalent) who prosecuted this? What about the judge who made the judgment? What about the local pols who permitted this to go forward without (apparent) objection.
Even worse, when a cop is under investigation, he/she often gets a free paid vacation and can even get a second cop job as a reward for malfeasance.
None of this will ever stop until the police chiefs and prosecutors are held accountable when the cops who work for them break the law.
Although this is clearly a case of abuse, in a more broad way I can see that the law might be held constitutional.
Imagine this scenario, A police officer knows that an armed perpetrator is loose in the area, He orders citizens to go into their house for safety.
Some dumbass goes off about his rights and makes a scene, this delays the policeman and reveals that he is in the area, so the bad guy gets away.
Clearly this was not the situation, but I don't see a problem in general with a law where an officer can tell you to get inside temporarily, for your own protection.
Clearly this was not the situation, but I don't see a problem in general with a law where an officer can tell you to get inside temporarily, for your own protection.
The problem is not with the law…as you note.
The problem is with the abuse of the law. As with all laws we can make a case for in SOME circumstance, there are clearly circumstances where the law can be abused. We have mechanisms for sending the message to LEAs that they MAY NOT abuse the power given them…or the rights of those they claim to protect.
This isn't hard.
Sure, Kyle, and why we are at it, let's make sure that nobody is ever hurt by their own actions by legislating anything that could hurt them. For instance, guns, motorcycles, sugar, fats, trampolines, football, ladders, observing an arrest in their front porch, and jarts (wait they already outlawed those). Government should not be passing laws that are designed to protect people from their own stupidity because not only will it infringe on general civil rights but also (SURPRISE!) they are always at some point abused by those delegated to enforce it. The officer should suggest they move inside for safety and that is all he should be required or allowed to do. He should only be allowed to act when their is actual interference in their duties (ie shining a light in his eyes, pointing a gun, yelling things that could be distracting).
Grammatical correction "their is actual" is supposed to be "there is actual". Had to correct it, it was bothering me.
Yeah, not so much. There are times when a gathering of spectators could put themselves or others at risk. I don't see anything wrong with such a law, and let's not equate it to being a nanny state sort of thing, it is just being prudent.
Yes, but I think we can all agree that standing on your own front porch is not a "gathering" of any sort.
If I'm on public property and the LEO tells me to get inside for my own protection, that's not a problem. If I then go onto my private property but sit on the porch, that my problem. If the barricaded sniper then shoots me, well that's my problem as well. I suppose the counter-argument could be that once I'm injured, the LEOs might have to provide cover for any EMTs who show up.
Or, they could leave you there to bleed, if they had any conception of personal responsibility. Not that I care for the idea of leaving anyone to die, mind you, but if they warn you, they shouldn't have to do anything to help you.
And, I doubt a lot of cops would even bat an eye if they were given permission to leave people who ignored their warnings to suffer their fate. The worst of them already do it to their victims, illegal aliens, petty criminals, or people unlucky enough to be with someone who "offends" the cop's sense of superiority.
But it would remove their excuse for arresting people who don't heed their warnings (but otherwise aren't hurting anyone else). Can't have that.
OK, you kind of left the rails a few posts back. OK by me.
This is simply nuts. There are bad cops, as I know too well. There are really good ones, too. By-in-large, they are PEOPLE who try very hard to do an incredibly difficult job. You are not better than they.
Unfortunately, the alleged "really good [cops]" are not doing their job to hold the bad ones accountable. How can a person be a "good cop" if he/she covers for lawbreakers just because they wear the same uniform? Sorry, I don't consider such a person to be good.
You are not better than they.
I beg to differ. I don't dedicate my career to harassing people who haven't done anything to hurt anyone else or covering up for rogues who treat civilians like second-class citizens. Those facts alone make me better than most of the men and women in blue.
Occasionally, there are honest police officers, but all too many times, they are ostracized, threatened, fired, or worse in retaliation for "ratting" on fellow officers.
When there's a murderer, rapist, burglar, or whatever, I appreciate when police do a good job to help the victims. But they could do that without harassing people over vice offenses or acting like bullies. It's a damned shame.
Sounds like you have a personal problem with the law…which you have transferred to the LEO population in WAY too general a fashion.
The word EXTREME comes to mind…
No, Rags, I don't have a personal problem with LE. I've had a few speeding tickets, but otherwise I've never been arrested, detained, or suspected of any wrongdoing. I don't engage in criminal activity—not even vice crimes. (Mind you, I have no problem with anyone who does, so long as they didn't hurt anyone else.) And, a few of my family members are, were, or plan to be LEOs. (That makes for interesting Thanksgiving discussions, let me tell you.)
I used to defend LE against criticisms, but I became more enlightened about individual rights and have been reading Radley Balko, Billy Beck, David Codrea, et al. for years and have read far too many news accounts of LEOs and prosecutors covering for the "rotten apples" to have any faith in them.
It's a bit brainless to throw around the word "extreme" without a noun, since it's just an adjective. Being extremely honest, extremely respectful, extremely principled, etc. are good things, for example. If you're going to measure correctness based upon popularity, then I don't mind being "extreme" when the herd is on the wrong side of an issue.
The problem was the camera – had there been no camera, I bet she could have had lemonade and cookies on the porch.
It troubles me that our 'guardians' are afraid ahead of the fact of having their action recorded for posterity, it troubles me more that the legal system consistently agrees.
looker – It troubles me that our 'guardians' are afraid ahead of the fact of having their action recorded for posterity, it troubles me more that the legal system consistently agrees. [emphasis orginal – dj505]
Yes. I suppose I can understand why the police aren't keen to have their actions recorded; who wants to be the co-star of the next Rodney King video*? Who wants to be in the position of having video evidence of even an honest mistake, or a case of honest overzealousness?
But to whom much is given, from whom much is expected. I don't expect police officers to be perfect. I DO expect them to be accountable. I also expect them to uphold the law, and this means always behaving in way that brings credit to their badge and demonstrates that the public peace and order rests safely in their hands. If that means submitting to having their actions videotaped so that the bad apples can be weeded out, then that seems a small price to pay.
(*) I suppose I should be explicit: King got what was coming to him, and the officers were railroaded because a very biased, sensation-seeking MiniTru consistently played only part of the tape such that it APPEARED that King was the innocent victim of a bunch of brutal policemen. If I was a policeman, I wouldn't want to take a chance on something like that happening to me, either.
At WOFT, I had a buddy that was a CHIP guy, who belonged to a reserve outfit and was thus being trained to fly copters. This was in the very early 70s.
He told me the story of being in a running gun-fight with a carload of illegals who were also in the import/import business. The fight started in LA, ran the distance to ALMOST the border, and petered out when the bad guys ran out of ammo. At that point, they surrendered.
I seriously wonder if I could have stopped where these officers did…but THEY did. After nearly an hour of someone working hard at killing me, the deep, dark elements of my animal nature just seem like they'd be pretty hard to push down. But these officers took the bad guys into custody with no serious injury.
My buddy also told me that in LA county, all LEOs at the time were making "open holster" stops, because so many had been shot when stopping people to warn them about a taillight being out or something equally innocuous.
I have a younger brother who was an MP, prison guard, and cop. I was very relieved when he changed careers.
The cop in this incident (the root post) was out of line. So was every other man and women involved in the prosecution and trial.


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The position vectors a, b, c of points A, B, C satisfy c = (3b-1)/(3-1). What is the ratio AC:CB? and where would C be located on a line with A and B (between A and B, next to B or next to C)?
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Iyanla Vanzant Speaks at CBC Conference, Urges Crowd to 'Know Yourself'
Dorothy Rowley | 9/20/2013, 1:55 p.m.
Iyanla Vanzant likes to think of herself as an ordinary person. She grapples with work and family issues, loves two-for-one sales — even labors over the best brand of detergent to purchase.
But at the end of the day, the feisty life coach and host of OWN television show "Iyanla Fix My Life" is clear about who she is, her purpose and what matters.
"I'm a teacher, not a preacher," she told a crowd of more than 1,000 people Thursday during a networking luncheon at the Washington Convention Center in downtown D.C. "You have to be clear about your purpose, protocol and plans. You have to have peace in your life [because that] will help create boundaries and bring you to a peaceful state of mind."
The 60-year-old mother and twice-divorced spiritual adviser was the featured speaker at the two-hour session, which was part of the 43rd Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus that began Wednesday. The conference culminates Saturday with President Barack Obama addressing the Phoenix Awards Dinner.
Vanzant, also known for her numerous books and appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," is the founder of the District-area-based Inner Visions for Spiritual Development. The organization offers workshops and lectures that inspire families and individuals across the country to embrace positive self-images and lifestyles.
"I use herbs to cleanse my body of toxins and prayer to clear my mind," said Vanzant, who was impeccably dressed in an off-white suit accented with gold jewelry. "Don't say yes to things you're not clear about and which give no honor to God. Be authentic. Be about integrity in what you think, feel and do."
According to Vanzant — who shared the breakdown of a 40-year relationship that left her "face down in the mud" and the devastation of her daughter's death a few years ago — people everywhere suffer in silence because they aren't sure who they are and what they want. She advised them to know their value and to determine for themselves what they see as possibilities for having the best lease on life.
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Arianna Cotman, an aspiring motivational speaker from Bowie, Md., attended the luncheon with two of her college buddies. She said she's admired Vanzant's brand of wisdom and humor since first seeing her years ago on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
"She's wonderful in the way she relates to people. She's funny, straight forward and never holds back the truth," said Cotman, 25, who works as a public relations assistant. "[Vanzant's] choice of words and motherly instincts, along with her mannerism, have made her a leading authority when it comes to building healthy relationships. I adore her for the inspiration she brings to so many women, regardless of age or ethnicity."
Vanzant's mannerism was evident at the session, where she offered wisdom for telling the difference between love and control.
"I [used to think] love was all about control," Vanzant said. "But control is about fear. Love is not about fear."
She said people often make the mistake of falling in love with those who don't show who they really are, only to become "mad and confused" once the real person emerges.
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Investigate magazine editor Ian Wishart isn't the first editor to wish he had read a contributor's copy more carefully. But would he have edited NZ First MP Richard Prosser's controversial column about Muslims?
Mr Prosser's comments appear to have been a fit of pique over having his pocket knife confiscated before boarding a domestic flight.
In the column in Investigate, Mr Prosser said while he accepted that most Muslims were not terrorists, it was "undeniable" that "most terrorists are Muslims".
He wrote that New Zealanders' rights were being "denigrated by a sorry pack of misogynist trogolodytes from Wogistan, threatening our way of life and security of travel in the name of their stone age religion, its barbaric attitudes towards women, democracy, and individual choice". Stirring stuff.
A columnist's role is to engage a readership, to create debate, hopefully with the result that the community is wiser, and better informed for the debate.
The question/s editors have to ask themselves, what benefit is there in having a debate ignited by offence, are the comments defamatory, are they likely to cause offence, and is that justifiable. I suspect Ian Wishart may have seen negligible benefit in Mr Prosser's comments, which slipped past the editorial gatekeepers.
I have sat in the same room or in close proximity to a Muslim for several years now. With nary a hint of an attack on my person or cultural or religious beliefs.
I have enjoyed his hospitality, met his wife and children and never seen anything to suggest he is capable of aggression.
Mr Prosser has apologised for his comments and little has been gained from the debate - other than weary frustration from Muslims, and a dent in NZ First's and Mr Prosser's reputation. Hopefully the latter will make Mr Prosser think twice before he walks that line between controversy and offence.


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- Radio: In this case the built-in DIGIMatrix FM-tuner is involved. Besides listening to the radio, you can also record audio programs and save them on the system HDD.
- Music: Home Theatre allows listening to music files, including those in mp3 format from the preliminarily set directory on the HDD. In this mode you can also listen to audio CDs. To our great disappointment, this work mode doesn't allow listening to mp3 files burnt onto CD-discs.
- Pictures: In this mode you can view graphics files, which have been preliminarily saved in a given folder of the system hard drive. Moreover, you can even start a slide show with the music playing in the background.
- Video clips: Home Theatre can playback video clips from a folder on the system HDD.
- DVD/VCD: In this mode Home Theatre plays DVD/VCD discs loaded into the optical drive of the system.
Of course, you can navigate through Home Theatre not only with the mouse or keyboard, but also with the remote control unit, which goes with the system.
Theoretically, Home Theatre software can really make it much easier to use DIGIMatrix as a consumer electronics device. However, our experience with this utility showed that it still needs some polishing off. Besides the lack of some very useful features, which should be available by any multimedia center, Home Theatre has some problems with the already existing functions.
First of all, I was very disappointed to find out that Home Theatre is very slow. It takes up to a few seconds for DIGIMatrix to switch from one work mode to another. Moreover, this program freezes quite often, which is also pretty annoying. Hopefully, ASUS will be able to eliminate these upsetting drawbacks in the nearest future.
It should also be pointed out that a big drawback of Home Theatre is the lack of widely spread DivX MPEG4 support, which makes this software less functional. Moreover, we wish the support of mp3 sound files was not so limited, because so far it is impossible to play these files directly from a CD-disc. Home Theatre could be much easier to use, if the user could select folders with digital multimedia content. In the present utility version these directories are set during the software installation, so that you have no chance to change the folder names when the software is already running.
It is also no good that the software bundle of ASUS DIGIMatrix doesn't include any utilities for TV and FM tuner management. This way it is impossible (without any external tools) to watch TV and listen to the radio in the background mode, when DIGIMatrix is running some other applications. However, this is the advantage of a PC based multimedia center that the user has freedom of choice as it comes to software. There are a lot of different programs in the Internet intended for tuners management and any user will be able to find a tool for his taste. The same way the incompatibility with DivX format can be eliminated. All you need to do is to install the corresponding codec onto your DIGIMatrix-system and you will be able to watch movies saved in this format in the standard Windows Media Player.
Rich networking capabilities of ASUS DIGIMatrix make it evident for us that this system should be connected to the World Wide Web. This way you will be able to get fresh multimedia content regularly. Especially since it is no secret for anyone that despite all effort undertaken by the legal authorities, new movies and music leak into the Web very rapidly.
In conclusion to our ASUS DIGIMatrix multimedia center review I would like to say that this system allows listening to the radio and playing DVD and VCD discs without even loading the operation system. To make it happen you should use a special small utility aka Audio DJ, which is stored in the flash-memory together with the mainboard BIOS. However, note that this utility has very limited functionality and highly ascetic interface. That is why we will not go into details describing it today. In fact, the only evident advantage of this Audio DJ tool compared with Home Theatre described above (besides the ability to work without starting the OS) is its ability to play mp3 files directly from a CD-disc.


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Frank Portolese: Plectrum Jazz Guitar Solos
And therein lies the problem. Heresy it may be, but both Pass and Tatum often lacked a stylistic governor on their performance practice, frequently allowing them to veer far into simple technical playing lacking any thoughtful emotional depth. In terms of modern popular guitar, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, and Yngwie Malsteen all suffer from this propensity toward simply playing to show off.
It is for this reason that Chicago jazz guitarist Frank Portolese's self-produced Plectrum Jazz Guitar Solos enters as an important traditional jazz guitar document. His repertoire is familiar, to be sure, but his performance philosophy is tastefully restrained. Portolese has the chops to be as verbose as Passveering very close, on occasion. But he always stops short, giving his performances greater gravity and lasting value.
Harold Arlen's "Over The Rainbow" properly opens the disc. Portolese treats the song gently, after some Django-esque arpeggios; largely chording the melody with single-note filigrees. "Topsy" rocks with Hot Club fervor, while "As Time Goes By" reveals its internal charms in Portolese's exact chording. "Limehouse Blues" and "St. Louis Blues" exist side-by-side, offering a grand comparison between the jazz age of the 1920s and the slinky W.C. Handy standard from the decade before. The latter blues exists as hyperbolic focus of the disc, bookended with an over-the-top "Black and Tan Fantasy."
The disc closes with an all-American trilogy. "Stardust," rendered electrically, is beautifully wrought by Portolese, his finger-picking intermingling with his plectrum, showing the style of a master. "There Will Never Be Another You" is chorded lushly, interspersed with single-note runs that never fly off the handleonly seeming to. "America The Beautiful" is played straight and with reverence.
Recitals like this are few and far between, making Plectrum Jazz Guitar Solos a not-to-be-missed album.
Track Listing: Over the Rainbow; Topsy; As Time Goes By; Limehouse Blues; Saint Louis Blues; It's the Talk of the Town; The Sweetest Sounds; New Orleans; Black and Tan Fantasy; Stardust; There Will Never Be Another You; America the Beautiful.
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Portastatic: Autumn Was A Lark
Portastatic follows up April's acclaimed Summer Of The Shark with a specially priced new CD for the Fall. Autumn Was A Lark emerged from some post-tour recording sessions in the spring of 2003 at Pox Studios in Durham, NC, and what was initially meant to be an EP quickly morphed into a full CD. Things kick off with a brand new song,"Autumn Got Dark", perhaps one of the most rocking Portastatic tracks ever recorded. Three covers that were featured prominently in the live show this past spring follow: Badfinger's "Baby Blue"; Bruce Springsteen's "Growin' Up" and Ronnie Lane's "One For The Road". Up next is a full band version of "In The Lines", which appeared in acoustic form on Summer Of The Shark. The CD is rounded out by a slew of Portastatic material, old and new, that was recorded at various live, on-air radio sessions during the spring tour. These feature Mac McCaughan solo on guitar and piano.
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Paleo Chicken Enchilada Casserole
I was so happy when I created a gluten free version of my mother-in-laws chicken enchilada casserole. We made multiple to put in the freezer and I was trilled to have healthy easy meals in my freezer once again. Then I decided it was time to be a little more strict. I know that corn and dairy bother me:( So the next time my kids asked for chicken enchilada casserole, I decided to step up to the challenge…a Paleo version. It seemed impossible at first. How was I going to get the creaminess of the sour cream, the tastiness of the refried beans and the texture of the tortillas? I DID IT!!!!
This recipe is soooooo tasty and totally good for you. I didn't feel at all deprived as my kids snacked on their GF version. The coconut cream gave enough creaminess without the coconut flavor. The zucchini gave the texture of the tortillas without any veggie flavor. And the extra chilies gave enough zing to make me forget about the beans. This recipe is a must try.
Paleo Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- 1 chicken, roasted (can use a rotisserie or cooked chicken breasts)
- 2 Tbsp coconut cream
- 1/3 cup chicken stock
- 2 cans diced green chilies
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 zucchini, cut into strips to form noodles
- 1 can green enchilada sauce
- Remove chicken from the bones and shred or cube. Place into a medium size bowl.
- Add coconut cream, chicken stock, chilies, cumin, salt, and pepper.
- Spoon chicken mixture into the middle of a zucchini noodle, roll, and place into a glass pie pan. Repeat until all chicken mixture is used. (You may also layer this more like a lasagna if you prefer.)
- Pour enchilada sauce over entire pan.
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PortaOne Increases Customer Service Via Updated Maintenance Release Program
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PortaOne today announced several major changes to its software maintenance release program. The changes, which include a new bi-monthly delivery schedule and two tiers of releases involving feature rollouts and stability fixes, will bring an even greater level of customer service to the company's popular suite of VoIP subscriber management and billing products.
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"PortaOne's new program is part of our ongoing effort to create the most responsive software support capability possible," said Andriy Zhylenko, Chief Technical Officer for PortaOne. "This improvement will allow us, as well as our customers, to react quicker to changing market needs." Zhylenko noted that other changes, such as a dedicated daily automated testing facility and improved tools for managing source code versions, commits and code reviews, will be invisible to customers but will also result in higher product quality.
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ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different ways doctors use to treat people with this type of lymphoma. To see other pages, use the menu on the side of your screen.
This section outlines treatments that are the standard of care (the best known treatments available) for this type of lymphoma. When making treatment plan decisions, patients are also encouraged to consider clinical trials as an option. A clinical trial is a research study to test a new approach to treatment to evaluate whether it is safe, effective, and possibly better than the standard treatment. Clinical trials may test such approaches as a new drug, a new combination of standard treatments, or new doses of current therapies. Your doctor can help you review all treatment options. For more information, see the About Clinical Trials and Latest Research sections.
Treatment overview
In cancer care, different types of doctors and other health care professionals often work together to create a patient's overall treatment plan that combines different types of treatments. This is called an interdisciplinary team. Cancer care teams also include a variety of other health care professionals, including physician assistants, oncology nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, pharmacists, counselors, dietitians, and others.
The original treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma, developed in the 1960s and 1970s, were very effective at treating the disease. However, some people who received these treatments developed serious side effects later in life, including infertility (the inability to have children), heart problems (such as heart failure, leaky heart valves, and heart attacks), and secondary cancers, such as lung cancer and breast cancer (in women). These long-term problems were partly caused by the types of chemotherapy used at that time and partly caused by the use of high doses of radiation therapy delivered to large areas of the body. Learn more about the late effects of treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma.
To avoid or reduce the risk of these problems, current treatment plans for Hodgkin lymphoma use newer types and doses of chemotherapy and direct radiation therapy at smaller areas of the body.
Most people with classical Hodgkin lymphoma, even stage I or stage II, often receive some chemotherapy, followed by radiation therapy to the affected lymph node areas. For some people with early-stage disease (stage I or II), it may be possible to have treatment with a relatively short course of chemotherapy, with or without radiation therapy. This applies to only a few patients and should be discussed with your doctor. For stage III or stage IV disease, chemotherapy is the primary treatment, although additional radiation therapy may be recommended, especially to areas of large lymph nodes.
Descriptions of the most common treatment options for Hodgkin lymphoma are listed below. Treatment options and recommendations depend on several factors, including the type and stage of cancer, possible side effects, the results of regular PET-CT scans during treatment, and the patient's preferences and overall health. Your care plan may also include treatment for symptoms and side effects, an important part of cancer care. Take time to learn about all of your treatment options and ask about anything that is unclear. Also, talk about the goals of each treatment with your doctor and what you can expect while receiving the treatment, including any potential side effects. Learn more about making treatment decisions.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells, usually by stopping the cancer cells' ability to grow and divide. Chemotherapy is given by a medical oncologist, a doctor who specializes in treating cancer with medication, or a hematologist, a doctor who specializes in treating blood disorders.
Systemic chemotherapy gets into the bloodstream to reach cancer cells throughout the body. Common ways to give chemotherapy include an intravenous (IV) tube placed into a vein using a needle or by mouth, in a pill or capsule that is swallowed. Many people with Hodgkin lymphoma receive chemotherapy through a port-a-cath placed under the skin. Learn more about catheters and ports in cancer treatment.
A chemotherapy regimen usually consists of a specific number of cycles given over a set period of time. A patient may receive 1 drug at a time or combinations of different drugs at the same time.
First-line chemotherapy
Many different types of chemotherapy may be used for Hodgkin lymphoma. The most commonly used combination of drugs in the United States is called ABVD. Another combination of drugs, known as BEACOPP, is now widely used in Europe and is being used more often in the United States. The drugs that make up these 2 common combinations of chemotherapy are listed below. You may come across other combinations that are less commonly used and not listed here.
ABVD: Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), bleomycin (Blenoxane), vinblastine (Velban, Velsar), and dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome). ABVD chemotherapy is usually given every 2 weeks for 2 to 8 months.
BEACOPP: Bleomycin, etoposide (Toposar, VePesid), doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Neosar), vincristine (Vincasar PFS, Oncovin), procarbazine (Matulane), and prednisone (multiple brand names). There are several different treatment schedules, but different drugs are usually given every 2 weeks.
The type of chemotherapy, number of cycles of chemotherapy, and the additional use of radiation therapy are based on the stage of the Hodgkin lymphoma and the type and number of prognostic factors. Talk with your doctor about the specifics of your treatment plan.
Second-line chemotherapy
If Hodgkin lymphoma comes back after initial (first-line) treatment with ABVD or BEACOPP, known as a recurrence, there are several second-line treatments. Many of these treatments are given in preparation for an autologous stem cell transplant (see below), but they can also be given to control the disease and its symptoms.
ICE: Ifosfamide (Ifex), carboplatin (Paraplatin), and etoposide. ICE is usually given every 2 or 3 weeks for 2 to 3 months.
ESHAP or DHAP: Etoposide, methylprenisolone (Solu-Medrol), high dose cytarabine (Cytosar-U), cisplatin (Platinol); OR dexamethasone (multiple brand names), high dose cytarabine, and cisplatin. ESHAP or DHAP regimens are given every 3 weeks for 2 to 3 months.
GVD, Gem-Ox, or GDP: Gemcitabine (Gemzar), vinorelbine (Navelbine), doxorubicin; OR gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (Eloxatin); OR gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin. Gemcitabine-based regimens are either given 2 weeks in a row followed by an off-week or every other week.
Brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris): Brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) is an antibody-drug conjugate. This means it delivers chemotherapy only to cells that have a special protein on the surface called CD30. Brentuximab vedotin is usually given every 3 weeks for up to 16 cycles, although sometimes it is given every 4 weeks. This drug is an important therapy once chemotherapy stops working. It is being tested as an adjunct or replacement for chemotherapy before stem cell transplantation for patients with relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma. It was also approved in 2015 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use after stem cell transplantation in certain patients at high risk for further disease growth and spread.
It is unclear which of these chemotherapy treatments is best for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. The best treatment may differ depending on the type and stage of the lymphoma. For this reason, many clinical trials are underway to compare these different treatments. These clinical trials are designed to find out which combination works best with the fewest short-term and long-term side effects.
During chemotherapy, your doctors will usually repeat some of the original tests, especially PET-CT scans. These tests are used to watch the lymphoma and see how well treatment is working.
The side effects of chemotherapy depend on the individual and the dose used, but they can include fatigue, risk of infection, nausea and vomiting, peripheral neuropathy, hair loss, loss of appetite, and constipation. These side effects usually go away once treatment is finished. Although the risk of long-term side effects has decreased as treatments have improved, chemotherapy still can cause long-term side effects. People with lymphoma may also have concerns about if or how their treatment may affect their sexual function and fertility. Talk about these topics with the health care team before treatment begins. Learn more about late effects of treatment.
Learn more about the basics of chemotherapy and preparing for treatment. The medications used to treat cancer are continually being evaluated. Talking with your doctor is often the best way to learn about the medications prescribed for you, their purpose, and their potential side effects or interactions with other medications. Learn more about your prescriptions by using searchable drug databases.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is the use of high energy x-rays or other particles to destroy cancer cells. A radiation oncologist is a doctor who specializes in giving radiation therapy to treat cancer. Radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma is always external-beam radiation therapy, which is radiation given from a machine outside the body. A radiation therapy regimen (schedule) usually consists of a specific number of treatments given over a set period of time.
Whenever possible, radiation therapy is now directed only at the affected lymph node areas. This helps reduce the risk of damaging healthy tissues. Newer radiation therapy techniques that may be used for some patients include:
Involved-site radiotherapy, which focuses the radiation on the lymph nodes that contain cancer
Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), which varies the strength and direction of the radiation beams so less healthy tissue is affected
Proton therapy, which uses protons rather than x-rays to treat the cancer.
Immediate side effects from radiation therapy depend on the area of the body that is being treated. These may include fatigue, mild skin reactions, upset stomach, and loose bowel movements. Patients who receive radiation to the neck may have a sore mouth and/or throat. Most side effects go away soon after treatment is finished.
Although the risk for long-term side effects has decreased with improvements in treatment, radiation therapy may still cause long-term side effects, also called late effects, including secondary cancers and vascular damage. To reduce the risk of long-term side effects, clinical trials are being done to find out the best doses and smallest possible area to direct the radiation therapy.
Learn more about the basics of radiation therapy.
Stem cell transplantation/bone marrow transplantation
A stem cell transplant is a medical procedure in which a patient's bone marrow is replaced by highly specialized cells called hematopoietic stem cells that develop into healthy bone marrow. Hematopoietic stem cells are blood-forming cells found both in the bloodstream and in the bone marrow. Today, this procedure is more commonly called a stem cell transplant, rather than bone marrow transplant, because it is stem cells in the blood that are typically being transplanted, not the actual bone marrow tissue.
Before recommending transplantation, doctors will talk with the patient about the risks of this treatment and consider several other factors, such as the results of any previous treatment and the patient's age and general health. It is very important to talk with a doctor at an experienced transplant center about the risks and benefits of stem cell transplantation.
Stem cell transplantation is not used as a first treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, but it may be recommended for patients who have lymphoma remaining after chemotherapy or if the lymphoma returns following treatment.
There are 2 types of stem cell transplantation depending on the source of the replacement blood stem cells: autologous (AUTO) and allogeneic (ALLO).
In an AUTO transplant, the patient's own stem cells are used. The stem cells are collected from the patient when he or she is in remission from previous treatment. The stem cells are then frozen until they are needed. This type of transplant is a means of intensifying chemotherapy doses to destroy residual tumor cells while providing stem cells to permit normal bone marrow and blood cell recovery.
In an ALLO transplant, stem cells are obtained from a donor whose tissue matches the patient's on a genetic level. This testing is called HLA-typing. Most often, a patient's brother or sister serves as the donor, although an unrelated person can be a donor as well.
For both types, the goal of transplantation is to destroy all of the cancer cells in the marrow, blood, and other parts of the body using chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy and then allow replacement blood stem cells to create healthy bone marrow. The chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy given before the transplant also suppress the patient's bone marrow tissue and the patient's immune system so that, in an ALLO transplant, the donor cells are not rejected by the body and in fact can be active in destroying residual tumor cells.
It is important to talk about the potential risks and benefits of both these types of transplants with the doctor in order to determine the best choice for an individual patient.
Learn more about the basics of stem cell/bone marrow transplantation.
Getting care for symptoms and side effects
Hodgkin lymphoma and its treatment often cause side effects. In addition to treatment to slow, stop, or eliminate the disease, an important part of care is relieving a person's symptoms and side effects. This approach is called palliative or supportive care, and it includes supporting the patient with his or her physical, emotional, and social needs.
Palliative care is any treatment that focuses on reducing symptoms, improving quality of life, and supporting patients and their families. Any person, regardless of age or type and stage of cancer, may receive palliative care. It works best when palliative care is started as early as needed in the cancer treatment process.
People often receive treatment for the lymphoma and treatment to ease side effects at the same time. In fact, patients who receive both often have less severe symptoms, better quality of life, and report they are more satisfied with treatment.
Palliative treatments vary widely and often include medication, nutritional support, relaxation techniques, emotional support, and other therapies. You may also receive palliative treatments similar to those meant to eliminate the cancer, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Talk with your doctor about the goals of each treatment in your treatment plan.
Before treatment begins, talk with your health care team about the possible side effects of your specific treatment plan and palliative care options. And during and after treatment, be sure to tell your doctor or another health care team member if you are experiencing a problem so it can be addressed as quickly as possible.
Learn more about palliative care.
Progressive Hodgkin lymphoma
Progressive disease occurs when the cancer becomes larger or spreads while the original lymphoma is being treated. However, progressive disease is uncommon for people with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Patients with this diagnosis are encouraged to talk with doctors who are experienced in treating this stage of cancer, because there can be different opinions about the best treatment plan. Learn more about getting a second opinion before starting treatment, so you are comfortable with the treatment plan chosen. This discussion may include clinical trials.
For most patients, a doctor will recommend a stem cell transplant (see above). This treatment appears to be more effective for progressive Hodgkin lymphoma than standard chemotherapy. Palliative care is also important to help relieve symptoms and side effects.
For most patients, a diagnosis of progressive lymphoma is very stressful and, at times, difficult to bear. Patients and their families are encouraged to talk about the way they are feeling with doctors, nurses, social workers, or other members of the health care team. It may also be helpful to talk with other patients, including through a support group.
Remission and the chance of recurrence
A remission is when lymphoma cannot be detected in the body and there are no symptoms. This may also be called having "no evidence of disease" or NED.
A remission may be temporary or permanent. This uncertainty causes many people to worry that the cancer will come back. While many remissions are permanent, it's important to talk with your doctor about the possibility of the disease returning. Understanding your risk of recurrence and the treatment options may help you feel more prepared if the lymphoma does return. Learn more about coping with the fear of recurrence.
If the lymphoma does return after the original treatment, it is called recurrent lymphoma. Recurrence is uncommon for people with Hodgkin lymphoma. However, if Hodgkin lymphoma does recur, a cycle of testing will begin again to learn as much as possible about the recurrence. After testing is done, you and your doctor will talk about your treatment options.
Most often, the first step is to give a "second-line" chemotherapy treatment, such as ICE, ESHAP, DHAP, gemcitabine-based treatments, or brentuximab vedotin (see Chemotherapy above).
The goal of chemotherapy is to regain control over the recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma. For most patients, this treatment is used to prepare for a stem cell transplant, which provides the best possible chance of curing the disease. Radiation therapy may be incorporated into the treatment plan, either before or after a stem cell transplant, especially if radiation therapy was not used during the initial treatment period. Your doctor may also suggest clinical trials that are studying new ways to treat this type of recurrent lymphoma. Whichever treatment plan you choose, palliative care will be important for relieving symptoms and side effects.
People with recurrent lymphoma often experience emotions such as disbelief or fear. Patients are encouraged to talk with their health care team about these feelings and ask about support services to help them cope.
Learn more about dealing with cancer recurrence.
If treatment fails
Recovery from lymphoma is not always possible. If the lymphoma cannot be cured or controlled, the disease may be called advanced or terminal.
This diagnosis is stressful, and advanced cancer is difficult to discuss for many people. However, it is important to have open and honest conversations with your doctor and health care team to express your feelings, preferences, and concerns. The health care team is there to help, and many team members have special skills, experience, and knowledge to support patients and their families. Making sure a person is physically comfortable and free from pain is extremely important.
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Okay so my friend Joan (over at the dog blog Lab Tails) has a Yellow Lab who just had nine puppies. I have been vigorously following her blog to watch the progress of the pups and they are simply adorable. They are absolutely irresistable. I could never breed dogs because I would never want to give up the puppies! They are too cute and snuggly! (Plus, there are so many homeless animals out there who need homes but that's a whole different post and I must note here before posting these that Joan is a responsible, professional, reputable breeder.)
So here are some of my favorite puppy pictures thus far… (today is their six-weeks birthday!)
I would love nothing more than to be smack dab in the middle of this wonderfully yellow puppy pile. I can think of no better place!
This little guy has a little froggy leg hanging out (that's what we call it when our Golden Retrievers do this…)
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A fraction is defined wherever the denominator is not equal to 0
For the first one 3x-1=0 for x=1/3
Therefore the domain is IR\{1/3}
Book's kind of skimpy on this
Find the domain of each function.
f(x) = x / 3x - 1
another one
f(x) = 5x + 4 / x^2 + 3x + 2
From how the book explains it, the only way I know to solve these is to plug random numbers in and see, but that's not exactly practical.
Thank you for any help.
Let me clarify what I mean. Basically, I want to know how I can systematically work out the domain without just guessing what wouldn't work.
It can be inferred just by looking at the first problem that the demoninator will be 0 if x = 1/3, but I really don't know what to do with the next problem. Is there something obvious I'm missing? Could someone work out the next problem, step-by-step?
Maybe the next problem IS obvious just by looking to most of you, I dunno. Never been good in math. But suppose there were a problem that wasn't.


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In memory of a chef-dad, plus his from-scratch black bean sauce
Cathy Chun stir-frying vegetables to use with her dad's black bean sauce recipe
Not everyone grew up on the tasty goodness of mom's or grandma's cooking.
Cathy Chun is a valid case in point. Her late father, David Chun, reined in the kitchen. And everyone, including Cathy's mom, was happy with that arrangement.
Ironic as it was, Cathy's dad was the first son in his family. The antithesis to the stereotypical, pampered, first-born son (FBS) in a Chinese family (more often than not, a FBS is showered with attention, isn't expected to lift a finger, and lo and behold if he steps into the kitchen!), David spent a lot of time in the kitchen as a boy and learned to cook.
Cathy and her siblings were the happy beneficiaries of their dad's talents in the kitchen. Food was the medium he used to show his love, she explained. "He was not expressive emotionally but he made sure we ate good food."
On a surprisingly sunny day in autumnal Seattle, I was cooking at Cathy's house with her sister Carol who was visiting from Hawaii. Cathy wanted to show me how to make her dad's black bean sauce–from scratch!–and a couple of other dishes from their family cookbooks.
Yes, they had not one, but three, family cookbooks! In 1988, Cathy's family published a family cookbook entitled Potluck at Popo's followed by the sequels Just One More in 1989 and Once Again at Popo's in 2002. When Cathy was growing up in Hawaii, her grandmother, whom she called Popo, hosted numerous potluck parties to celebrate birthdays and other special occasions. Relatives stretching across five generations would gather at Popo's house, each family bringing a favorite dish. Eventually, they decided to compile these dishes into several cookbook volumes for posterity.
As we chopped asparagus and peeled shrimp, Cathy and Carol bantered and reminisced about their dad and their childhood.
Turns out that not only was their dad a superb cook, he was a meticulous one too.
Carol remembered how, wielding a pair of tweezers, he would pick the tiny hairs off pork destined for the pot, and pull the pin feathers off the chickens he was about to cook. And he could always be found on Thanksgiving morning cutting bread into cubes to roast in the oven for croutons and stuffing. Boxed versions never passed muster.
The conversation meandered organically: we discussed all the different things you could do with spam and Vienna sausages–staples in Hawaii, of course–and whether rice is better cooked on the stove or in the rice cooker. Cathy explained it simply. "I grew up on rice made in a pot." And that's how she's always liked it.
In the end, it all boils down to what you're used to. Yet another quirk–Cathy's dad never used a wok and "his cast iron skillet was always on the stove," she recalled. This might explain why her favorite kitchen accoutrement is the skillet.
Through osmosis, Cathy incorporated many of her dad's tips and tricks into her culinary repertoire. And the ever-sentimental daughter still keeps his sharpening stone on her kitchen counter as a reminder of the loving father who nourished her both physically and emotionally.
Here are some tips and tricks Cathy's dad used in the kitchen. Perhaps you'd find them useful too!
- Cathy's dad taught her never to add oil to a cold pan. So when's the right time to add it? I watched as Cathy held her hand over the pan on the heated stove to "feel" if it was hot enough. She couldn't really explain it but she said with experience, you'll just know. "There's a connection between knowing the heat level and what it does."
- He always hand chopped ingredients. He believed a food processor mashed up food and ruined its texture.
- When making kao yuk (another term for soy sauce pork), Cathy's dad would fry the pork belly first. Then he'd place it in the sink, pierce the fat and run cold water over it to allow the fat to rise to the top. This removed some of the "fattiness" of the pork.
- The secret to great tasting chow fun (fried rice noodles) is to season the rice noodles with oyster sauce and let it sit first before throwing in the rest of ingredients.
- Cathy's dad always cooked with bacon grease. Does it make food tastier? You be the judge!
Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce
Bottled black bean sauce is ubiquitous in the aisles of any Asian grocery store. But as the saying goes, from-scratch really does taste better and you can control the amount of sodium that goes into the sauce. Keep in mind that fermented black beans are coated with salt so feel free to adjust the amount of sodium-containing ingredients (i.e. soy sauce, store-bought stock, etc.). Try the basic sauce with chicken or pork too, and mix and match the vegetables.
Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4 to 6
Combine the following in a small bowl for the basic black bean sauce mixture:
2 tablespoons fermented black beans, rinsed and mashed
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2/3 cup chicken stock
2 green and/or red bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1-inch squares
12-14 stalks asparagus, cut into 1-inch lengths (about half a bundle)
1-1/2 pounds shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 tablespoons canola oil (or bacon grease if you dare!), divided
In a work or large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil until very hot (test with a few sprinkles of water, if it sizzles, it's ready). Stir-fry veggies over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes and remove from pan.
In the same skillet, add remaining oil and heat until very hot. Add shrimp and cook until they just turn pink, about 1 minute. Add black bean sauce and stir to coat shrimp. Add veggies and mix well. Add 2 tablespoons water and stir-fry with a couple more flourishes.
Take off the stove and serve with steamed rice.
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Greg permalinkFebruary 10, 2013 1:02 pm
A few questions. Can you make a lot of the black bean sauce at one time and save it? Does it need to be refrigerated or frozen? How long you save it? What does it do to the taste if you freeze it. etc.etc.? Thanks!
February 1, 2013 2:31 pm
Hi Jean,
No, they are not the same, although they are both made from soybeans. Simply put, fermented black beans are soybeans that have been salted and fermented, and these beans are used to flavor dishes. Tempeh, on the other hand, has been fermented using a mold called Rhizopus oligosporus. The final product can be sliced and used in stir-fries and other dishes as a meat-substitute. Hope this helps!
Lauren permalinkFebruary 1, 2013 2:00 pm
Jean, I'm no expert, but I believe the difference is that the fermented black beans (really soy beans) that you would want to use in this recipe are still whole beans, whereas tempeh has been processed into more of a cake, similar in texture to a very firm tofu. Here is a link to a wikipedia article about tempeh:
and one about fermented blackbeans:
both articles have pictures, so you can see that there is a difference.
Jean permalinkJanuary 17, 2013 8:41 pm
Are fermented black beans the same as Tempe?
What is the difference if any ?
darryl permalinkAugust 31, 2012 4:40 pm
just to say thanks for a great recipe! Finally overcame my fear of trying this kind of sauce from scratch and used your recipe because it looked easier than others.
Was not disappointed! Am amazed at how different it tastes to sauces from a jar, which in the U.K. I can now say are incredibly bland by comparison! I've always loved the taste of soya beans (I even love natto!) so this was great.
So thanks again and looking forward to checking out your other recipes now I'm beginning to overcome my wok fear!
Julie permalinkSeptember 27, 2011 8:59 pm
fantastic! All the bottled sauces I come across here in Canada have wheat starches in them that I can't eat. Looking forward to trying this! Also looking forward to seeing the answer on the question of whether or not the black beans need to be fermented. And can this sauce be made in bulk and stored? Thanks!!!
brittany permalinkSeptember 12, 2011 7:57 pm
Delicious black bean sauce!!
eve cohen permalinkAugust 13, 2011 11:14 pm
Is it possible to use black beans that have not fermented? Could the same rcioe be used? If not how could unfermented black beans used?
Thank you,
Louise permalinkMarch 29, 2011 12:13 am
Cam i use the black bean sauce as a marinade? Do you also have a reciepe for fried rice? My boyfriend just adores both and I would love to be able to make him them for a special dinner.
February 8, 2011 10:36 am
Just bought my first bottle of fermented black beans by accident, and came across this recipe and blog by accident. After making black bean sauce from scratch, i now realize there ARE no "accidents"! This was a wonderful, simpl, and quick recipe!
David permalinkJanuary 26, 2011 6:20 pm
Kalustyan's on Lexington Ave near 28th St (http://www.kalustyans.com) sells packages of fermented black beans that are quite reasonably priced. I usually rinse them a couple times because they are salty little buggers, and use low sodium soy sauce and chicken broth (I also add a little rice wine vinegar to my version of the sauce)
Denise permalinkDecember 20, 2010 9:03 pm
What if we're unable to find the fermented black beans, never mind black bean sauce? What kind of beans are they and how do you ferment them? When I say from scratch I mean from scratch!!
Shirley permalinkDecember 6, 2010 3:32 pm
WHERE'S the recipe?????????
Shirley permalinkDecember 6, 2010 3:32 pm
princess permalinkSeptember 1, 2010 9:11 am
That's funny I couldn't find any black bean sauce the other either which seemed pretty wierd as well especially since I live in NYC. But now that I have this recipe I don't have to make my way over to China town.
August 12, 2010 3:44 pm
Couldn't find any black bean sauce at my grocery store–weird. This recipe will do just fine! Thank you
albert miller permalinkApril 16, 2010 2:26 pm
Good for you. You can rarely get REAL BLACK BEAN SAUCE…this is it. If you ever buy a bottled sauce, make sure it only has black beans, salt,and water. There is no substitute for bacon grease flavor.
Nidhi permalinkMarch 15, 2010 4:59 am
Amazing black bean sauce…..made stir fried veggies with this yesterday and it came out to be sooo delicious.
Thank you.
Frank permalinkApril 1, 2009 12:01 pm
Do you have anymore recipe to share with us…Sweet and Sour Pork?
Suzanne M. permalinkDecember 14, 2007 7:52 am
I would like to purchase all three volumes of Cathy's family cookbook…."Potluck at Popo's, etc." Where can I buy them? Sincerely, Suzanne
Tuty permalinkNovember 28, 2007 7:14 pm
Hi Pat,
I wonder if the Chun's has a preferred fermented black bean brand… I onced purchased a bag and the beans taste sort of bitter.
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