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Dealerships don't want to spend more on tools needed to service the Volts since sales for most are down
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Last year, dealerships spent $1,800 to $2,800 on tools that are required to service each Volt plug-in hybrid. However, GM has raised the price of these tools to $5,100. The reason? A battery-repowering tool that removes and ships sections of the Volt's huge 435-pound battery for repair instead of shipping the whole thing costs dealerships about $4,735. This makes up the bulk of the tool costs while a few others are needed as well.
Due to this price hike, some dealerships have decided to stop selling the Volt altogether. Some say their overall Volt sales just don't justify the additional cost.
Allyn Barnard, owner of Jim Barnard Chevrolet in Churchville, New York, is among those who feel that way. He has only sold five Volts since the vehicle's launch in late 2010/early 2011, and doesn't see the point in paying over $5,000 for the tools needed to service them.
"Going forward, the profitability would be really hard for us to justify the expense of the repair tools," said Barnard.
The Volt may have had a bumpy start with a few
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and issues with lithium ion battery fires during National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) testing, but
sales of the Volt have been very impressive
over the last year. During the first seven months of 2012, GM sold 10,666 Volt extended range electric vehicles for an increase of 270% compared to the first seven months of 2011.
However, Chevrolet then had a low November sales month due to low inventory. Chevrolet sold 1,519 Volts in November 2012, which represented a 33 percent increase over November 2011. But the number of cars sold in November was roughly half the number sold in October and September when the company sold 2,961 and 2,851 Volts respectively.
Chevrolet said this is a good thing, though, because it means
demand is higher than expected
As of December 2012, General Motors had sold 20,828 Volts for the year.
Despite these excellent numbers (Nissan was hoping to sell 20,000 Leafs in 2012, but fell way short), about 70 percent of Volt sales are generated by the 300 top-selling dealerships. There are about 2,614 dealerships certified to sell the Volt.
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Now let's skip past the 1st inversion and try 2nd-inversion fingerings. I prefer to do the 2nd inversion next because as we are visualizing roots, it seems more natural to advance them to the next string. Check out the chords between frets 5–9 in Fig. 6 and then try Fig. 7. Remember to think about the root notes on the 2nd string while playing through the changes.
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Once you have played through the chords, try out Fig. 9 at a reasonably slow tempo.
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Larranaga recently told a story about how Miami Heat star, and former Georgia Tech player, Chris Bosh helped motivate the team prior to Larranaga's first season in Coral Gables. The coach reminisced about a summer day in 2011 when Bosh played pick-up with the 'Canes. After the game, Larranaga asked the All-Star for his assessment. Bosh said Miami's players weren't running the floor or working hard.
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I have a couple of video game lovers in my house! I think they would literally play all day if I let them! My son is the worst. He would never leave the...Read complete review
I have a couple of video game lovers in my house! I think they would literally play all day if I let them! My son is the worst. He would never leave the house if I let him. My daughter does enjoy a good balance of exercise and down time but I am always looking for new ways to get them moving!My five year old Paige likes to try to work out with me when I do DVD's at home and picks up my weights and mimics my moves. That's why I thought of her when I saw this Magic Moves Jammin' Gym! What a perfect thing for kids who like to copy everything their mommy does!What is it? This hand held weight looks just like a real weight as far as size and design goes; just made fun for kids! It has lights and sounds that are funner than any weights I've ever used! It looks like a dumbbell and has fun musical workouts for kids!DurabilityThis weight feels pretty solid but it's kind of light weight for a weight! It gets your kids moving and exercising but doesn't have much weight lifting to it; which is actually probably good for the little ones so they don't get hurt. The focus is more on being active and getting some cardio than building muscles. The Mom FactorAs a mom I appreciate that this toy encourages my kids to exercise, in a fun way! In this house we need all the help we can get. The best way to get kids up and moving is to get them having fun and this does the trick!Age RangeThis is rated for ages 4+; probably because of the ability to follow directions and the complexity of some of the moves. Not all kids younger than four would have the coordination needed but they can sure try!My KidsMy six year old Reed wanted to pretend he didn't like it or want to do it but he was all over it as soon as he saw Paige doing it. She loved it and wouldn't put it down! The only thing she didn't like was that there weren't two. She sees me working out with two so the reality factor isn't quite there in her mind.My ConclusionThe Magic Moves Jammin' Gym is a super fun way for kids to get exercise while thinking they are just having fun playing a game. This would make a great gift for the kids out there that need a little encouragement getting up and moving.
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We were sent this game to play with and write a review. I am a Physical Therapist and promote physical activity so was excited to see how this toy would perform. My soon to be 4 year old daughter enjoys turning the Jammin' Gym on. She is able to follow the warm up and likes to "exercise" with Mom. She does need help figuring out what action is being asked to perform. Music is fun to move to, my 2 year old son also likes to dance along. Good way for kids to listen and follow instructions. It does take a long time to move on to the next command and I think the kids lose a little interest after doing the action for some time. You also have to push the "green button" to continue otherwise the Jammin' Gym just stops making music. I am hoping the more we play with it, the kids will catch on. It does make them move and get out some energy. Also, my husband's first response when we got it in the mail was that the packaging was so nice and easy to open. Finally, no scissors required so you don't accidently cut yourself with hard plastic.
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We really liked the concept of this product. It appears very durable, the lights/colors are inviting, and the music/instruction is fun. My 4.5yr old boy just had a hard time focusing on it and lost interest really quickly. I think that we will revisit this toy in a year or so and see how it goes. I hope that it can keep his interest then! Really great idea if he will do it!
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Great way to get the little ones moving!
By KJ Gomez
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This toy requires the user to have adequate auditory processing to follow the verbal commands; however, as a treating occupational therapist, I find it easy to accommodate that limitation by being the "visual" and demonstrating the moves as they are announced. My kids frequently pick this toy as their "warm up;" they love that it lights up and has fun music and sound effects. It's great for kiddos who have difficulty understanding the concept of time because at the end of the beat/sound-effect it indicates the end of the exercise and an introduction to a new move. Great gross motor activity!
Fun to do as a group/family
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My kids ( age 2 & 4) love the music and the prompts to move around. Really fun to do together with friends and parents too. The exercises ladt a little long; I wish the prompts changed more quickly to keep my kids engaged, but it is still great to get my boys up and moving!
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Great product and my son still enjoys using it!
Get the whole family moving!
By Sakura
The Jammin' Gym has given our son a great reason to move a little more than he did before—and us too. The easy to use weight-shaped device gives clear instructions for exercising in ways we didn't think of with our 4-year old boy. Though it looks like it could be heavy, it is light-weight, has only one switch and two buttons, and lights that blink while it is in operation. The switch controls the volume of the device which is still easily heard at its low setting in a quiet room.The most important thing about this is that it is beginning to teach about healthy workout skills. It includes a warmup, several exercises, then a dance party time which allows kids some recovery if they are winded. If they have lots of energy, the dance party time can be a great way to help get out excess energy to help refocus when exercises resume.The pictures show a few kids doing this together, which seems like the ideal use for this thing. While my son likes doing it with me, he would much rather do these exercises with a friend. If you want to have kids sit less while hanging out, this is a good place to start.
Great workout!
By Mom of 3
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We received the jammin gym as a gift and thought it would be great for our 4 yr old. I tried it by myself first. It's easy to understand and a good workout. My son tried it and liked listening to it, but didn't want to follow along. Either he didn't understand that he was supposed follow the voice instructions or he didn't understand the directions. I think an older child who is used to following a gym teacher. I think it is a great teaching tool. We will keep trying it and do the workout with him to show him how it is done.
So much fun!
By Gramma
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About Me Education Oriented, Grandma, Parent
My 3 year old grand daughter loves this game. It has been fun watching her learn to follow the patterns. I highly recommend it!
A good way to move for couch potatoes
By marie C.
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Yeah! Magic Moves Jammin' Gym gives me a way to get my child to exercise and have fun at the same time. He will not follow my ideas of exercising such as "do jumping jacks" or the fun variation such as "soldier, star, soldier, star." I did not know what to do with him to get him to strengthen his core and muscles until now. With jammin gym he actually participates with its command. Much more fun than when I try to tell him to do something.I also like that it is a way to exercise indoors when you can't go out like today when its been pouring all day.
Kids thought is was magic
By Zee
My 3 children (6 year old son and 5 year old twin daughters) love the Magic Moves Jammin Gym. My kids are high energy and can play with this toy for a straight hour. Thankfully the toy has an adjustable volume setting :-) Well made toy. The kids had fun, perfect activity for a rainy day, but also travels well.
Great for Gross Motor Skill
By Yumiko
My kids (5 and 7 ) really enjoys exercising with Jammin' Gym. My daughter has gross motor skill and she does not usually like to move her body much. But It is such a fun way for them to get some exercise while having fun. It is great for developing attention skill as well.


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Mariano José de Larra 1809-1837
(Also wrote under pseudonyms of Fígaro, El bachiller Don Juan Pérez de Munguía, El pobrecito hablador, El duende satírico, Andrés Niporesas, and Ramón de Arriala.) Spanish essayist, journalist, novelist, and playwright.
The following entry presents criticism on Larra from 1971 to 1999.
A renowned Spanish satirist and social critic, Larra's life and early death served as emblems of Romantic tragedy and as a source of inspiration for succeeding generations of Spanish intellectuals.
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Larra was born in 1809 in Madrid, the only child of Mariano de Larra y Langelot, a physician, and his second wife, Dolores Sánchez de Castro y Delgado. Larra's father joined Napoleon's Imperial Army during its occupation of Spain, and was compelled to accompany the retreating troops back to France in 1813. The family's exile lasted until Larra was nine years old when Spain issued a general amnesty for French sympathizers. He received his early education in French schools and spoke French rather than Spanish—factors that contributed to Larra's lifelong feeling that he was an outsider within his own country. In 1824 Larra entered the University of Valladolid, but left without earning a degree and returned to Madrid where he embarked on a career as a journalist. He founded the periodical El duende satírico del día, serving as its editor and principal contributor. Highly critical of Spanish politics and social customs, the publication was soon suppressed by the government. In 1829, Larra married Josefa Anacleta Wetoret y Martínez, a match that proved unsuccessful. Three years later Larra began publishing another journal, El pobrecito hablador, which lasted only slightly longer than his first effort. He continued to write for other periodicals and in 1833 began an affiliation with La revista española, for which he produced numerous satirical essays under the pseudonym Figaro. At the same time, Larra wrote several successful plays that were staged in Madrid during the 1830s. His unhappy love affair with Dolores Armijo, his financial difficulties, and his growing pessimism about the possibilities for meaningful social and political reform led to Larra's suicide in 1837 at the age of twenty-eight.
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Larra's most important works were the essays and satires he produced for various Spanish journals. In general, they may be categorized as political articles, literary criticism, and artículos de costumbres, or sketches of customs. The first group demonstrated Larra's commitment to political justice as well as his pessimism regarding the possibilities of achieving any real reform in his own time. His literary criticism was also marked by his liberal and progressive attitude, and by his belief in the aesthetic ideals associated with Spanish Romanticism. The final category, the artículos de costumbres, best illustrates Larra's keen powers of observation, his brutal honesty, and his biting wit. These essays are critical of everything from poor service in the restaurants of Madrid to such Spanish institutions as the bullfight and the masked ball. Larra's most famous essay, "La Nochebuena de 1836," was composed less than two months before his death. Its narrator, widely assumed to be Larra himself, tours the city on Christmas Eve and is disturbed to find that the celebrations are marked by sensuality rather than spirituality. He returns home to discover that his servant is intoxicated, and in the classic role reversal associated with carnivals and festivals, the drunken servant freely criticizes the excesses and hypocrisy of his master's class.
Larra was also a renowned dramatist, producing No más mostrador in 1831 and Macías (1834), a verse drama based on his historical novel El doncel de don Enrique el Doliente (1834). The work, considered Larra's best play, tells the story of fifteenth-century Galician poet Macías O Namorado.
Critical Reception
With the exception of Macías, Larra's plays were considered little more than translations of the works of French playwrights of the time, most notably Eugène Scribe. Even so, they were popular and financially successful during Larra's lifetime, but have largely been forgotten since. His satirical essays, however, were widely read by his contemporaries and continued to inspire succeeding generations of liberal Spanish intellectuals throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Alvin F. Sherman, Jr. reports that Larra's influence can be seen in the works of several nineteenth-century Spanish writers, most notably the novelist Benito Pérez Galdó. In addition, Larra's political vision motivated many of the members of the Generation of 1898, particularly Unamuno and Azorín, and his work formed the basis of the ideological essays of Ortega y Gasset of the Generation of 1914. Paul Ilie also discusses Larra's influence on succeeding generations of liberals, including the Leftist intellectuals of the twentieth-century Spanish Civil War. In fact, Ilie believes that Larra's status as a champion of liberal causes is rising: "With increasing exaggeration, Larra is becoming the hero of modern Leftist scholarship. His reputation reflects growing idealization both in the literary world and in some scholarly circles."
Larra's political and aesthetic philosophies contain inherent contradictions according to John R. Rosenberg, who has analyzed the essay "La Nochebuena de 1836." Larra and his narrator are torn between the position of alienated personal superiority typical of the romantic hero and the desire to be part of the public discourse working toward social change that characterizes the liberal reformer. Rosenberg reports that "Larra is at the head of the Spanish romantic movement that paraded a series of heroes and writers who cultivated their marginality only to find themselves locked out of meaningful discourse and enclosed by silence." Susan Kirkpatrick also explores the contradictions in Larra's work, maintaining that despite his liberalism, his representation of individual subjectivity was very conventionally male. According to Kirkpatrick, although Larra "exalts the hero's rebellion against political authority in the name of the individual subject's right to happiness, defiance of patriarchal law cannot be conceived as a positive attribute of the female protagonist."
Principal Works
No más mostrador [Quitting Business] (play) 1831
"El hombre menguado" (essay) 1833
El doncel de don Enrique el Doliente (novel) 1834
Macías (verse drama) 1834
"¿Qué hace en Portugal su Majestad?" (essay) 1834
*Fígaro: Colección de artículous dramaticos, literarios, políticos y de costumbres, publicados en los años 1832, 1833, y 1834. 5 vols. (essays) 1835-1837
*Obras completas de Fígaro (essays) 1835
"El día de difuntos de 1836" (essay) 1836
"La nochebuena de 1836" (essay) 1836
"Panorama matritense. Cuadros de costumbres de la capital observados y descritos por un Curioso Parlante" (essay) 1836
Obras completas de D. Mariano José de Larra ("Fígaro") (essays, poetry, plays, and novel) 1886
†Obras de D. Mariano José de Larra (Fígaro) (essays, poetry, plays, and novel) 1960
*The essays in these collections were first published in various periodicals, including El duende satírico del día, El pobrecito hablador, La revista española, and El Español.
†Published in Biblioteca de Autores Españoles, vols. 127-130
Pierre L. Ullman (essay date 1971)
SOURCE: Ullman, Pierre L. "Larra's Preparliamentary Articles." In Mariano de Larra and Spanish Political Rhetoric, pp. 65-100. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1971.
[In the following excerpt, Ullman maintains that as censorship was relaxed at the end of 1834, Larra's political criticism, often embedded within theatrical reviews, grew more strident.]
The preceding chapter dealt with the political situation from Ferdinand's death to the opening of Cortes. Now we shall turn to Larra's production during this period. An immediate question in that respect is whether, as some scholars have felt, Figaro's writings betray a gradual disillusionment with Martínez. It...
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Paul Ilie (essay date 1974-75)
SOURCE: Ilie, Paul. "Larra's Nightmare." Revista Hispanica Moderna 38, no. 4 (1974-75): 153-66.
[In the following essay, Ilie examines Larra's work in terms of its aesthetic quality, which he describes as "grotesque."]
With increasing exaggeration, Larra is becoming the hero of modern Leftist scholarship. His reputation reflects growing idealization both in the literary world and in some scholarly circles.1 When writers like Azorín and Baroja marched to Larra's graveside and paid homage to his memory in 1901, everyone understood that a group of intense young men were eager to find a hero in their moment of need. But even as they fantasied the...
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Susan Kirkpatrick (essay date February 1988)
SOURCE: Kirkpatrick, Susan. "Liberal Romanticism and the Female Protagonist in Macías." Romance Quarterly 35, no. 1 (February 1988): 51-8
[In the following essay, Kirkpatrick maintains that Larra's conception of individual subjectivity within the aesthetics of Romanticism and within liberal political reform remained male and bourgeois.]
In his 1836 essay "Literatura," Mariano José de Larra called for a new literature, "expresión de la sociedad nueva que componemos, toda de verdad como de verdad es nuestra sociedad."1 Larra's development of this idea proposes as the mission of his generation a new concept of the...
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Gabriel H. Lovett (essay date 1990)
SOURCE: Lovett, Gabriel H. "Larra and the Liberal Revolution." In Romantic Spain, pp. 57-80. New York: Peter Lang, 1990.
[In the following excerpt, Lovett discusses the role of Larra's satirical writings during the 1833-40 Spanish civil war between the Carlists and the Liberals.]
In the war against Carlism Larra's pen played an active part. In a number of articles he poked fun at the pretender's cause, ridiculing Carlism and the Carlists with his incomparable satire. He saw them as backward, attempting to annul all progress, and even history itself, in their desire to take Spain back to the order of the sixteenth century. The Carlists,...
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Alvin F. Sherman, Jr. (essay date 1992)
SOURCE: Sherman, Alvin F., Jr. "Mariano José de Larra: A Witness of His Time." In Mariano José de Larra: A Directory of Historical Personages, pp. 1-23. New York: Peter Lang, 1992.
[In the following excerpt, Sherman examines various influences on Larra's work, as well as Larra's influence on the critical and political writers of both Spain and Latin America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.]
Larra's articles have played a prominent role in the development of both critical and ideological thought in Spain and Latin America. One of the earliest manifestations was with the Generation of 1837 in Argentina (Alvarez...
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John R. Rosenberg (essay date summer 1993)
SOURCE: Rosenberg, John R. "Between Delirium and Luminosity: Larra's Ethical Nightmare." Hispanic Review 61, no. 3 (summer 1993): 379-89.
[In the following essay, Rosenberg explores Larra's difficult ethical position as a practitioner of Spanish romanticism vacillating between self-imposed marginality and engaged participation in contemporary discourse.]
In the Critique of Pure Reason Kant proposes an epistemological reversal that reflects a major step in the transformation from neoclassical to romantic ideology. He writes: "It has hitherto been assumed that our cognition must conform to the objects; but all attempts to ascertain anything about these...
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Alvin F. Sherman, Jr. (essay date 1995)
SOURCE: Sherman, Alvin F., Jr. "Larra and Satire: The Question of Don Carlos and the Spanish Monarchy." Critica Hispanica 17, no. 2 (1995): 211-23.
[In the following essay, Sherman discusses Larra's views on satire, which he considered a necessary activity that would lead to social and political reform.]
In his well-known article "De la sátira y de los satíricos"1 Larra comments:
Somos satíricos porque queremos criticar los abusos, porque quisiéramos contribuir con nuestras débiles fuerzas a la perfección posible de la sociedad a que tenemos la honra de pertenecer.
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David E. C. Nordlund (essay date December 1995)
SOURCE: Nordlund, David E. C. "Larra: Theatrical Criticism and Social Revolution, 1833-36." Revista Hispanica Moderna 48, no. 2 (December 1995): 233-49.
[In the following essay, Nordlund examines Larra's conception of theatre as a possible instrument for social change.]
Although Mariano José de Larra is best known for his articles dealing with social customs and political satire, and much critical work has been devoted to these subjects, Larra also displays a great interest towards theater as a literary genre and also theater in terms of its function in society, especially that of Spanish society. The purpose of the following study is to analyze Larra's view of...
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Maria T. Pao (essay date fall-winter 1997-98)
SOURCE: Pao, Maria T. "Coming to His Senses: Physical Gratification in 'La Nochebuena de 1836' and Two Texts of the Spanish Avant-Garde." Letras Peninsulares 10, nos. 2-3 (fall-winter 1997-98): 415-36.
[In the following essay, Pao examines the role of physical gratification and excess in Larra's essay "La Nochebuena de 1836" and the influence of that work on two twentieth-century avant-garde texts.]
For writers in Madrid after 1915 and through the 1920s, the place to be on Saturday nights where one could be assured of witty exchanges and general merriment was the tertulia at Ramón Gómez de la Serna's "Sagrada Cripta de Pombo." The list of...
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Donald E. Schurlknight (essay date 1998)
SOURCE: Schurlknight Donald E. "The Limits of Romantic Ideology: Larra's Review of Dumas' Antony and Moral Relativism." In Spanish Romanticism in Context: Of Subversion, Contradiction and Politics, pp. 73-93. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1998.
[In the following excerpt, Schurlknight explores Larra's understanding and interpretation of Romantic ideology and discusses some of the contradictions between that ideology and Larra's personal beliefs.]
In this chapter we turn our attention from drama to the essay. Even so, our focus does not abandon the topic of theater, because the two-part article that we now investigate is a review of Alexandre...
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Michael P. Iarocci (essay date January 1999)
SOURCE: Iarocci, Michael P. "Between the Liturgy and the Market: Bourgeois Subjectivity and Romanticism in Larra's 'La Nochebuena de 1836.'" Revista de Estudios Hispánicos 33, no. 1 (January 1999) 41-63.
[In the following essay, Iarocci asserts that Larra's critically acclaimed essay "La Nochebuena de 1836" is a fusion of individual romantic subjectivity with contemporary social and political concerns.]
The word is the medium in which occur the slow quantitative accretions of those changes which have not yet achieved the status of a new ideological quality, not yet produced a new and fully-fledged ideological form. The word has the...
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Further Reading
Brent, Albert. "Larra's Dramatic Works." Romance Notes 8, no. 2 (spring 1967): 207-12.
Provides a complete listing of Larra's plays including production dates and locations.
Adams, Nicholson B. "A Note on Larra's No Más Mostrador." Romance Studies Presented to William Morton Dey, no. 12 (1950): 15-8.
Examines the popularity and questionable originality of Larra's first play.
Adler, Robert L. "Modernization of Spain and the Converso in the Work of Mariano José de Larra." Hispania 72, no. 3 (September 1989):...
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2 cups low-fat milk or unsweetened non-dairy milk
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup steel-cut oats
1/2 cup walnut pieces
1/2 cup dried tart cherries
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1-2 Tbsp. maple syrup
Blueberries, or other berry of choice
Peanut butter or almond butter (optional)
- In a saucepan, bring water, milk and salt to a boil.
- Stir in oats, reduce heat and simmer covered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in walnuts, dried fruit, cinnamon and maple syrup.
- Simmer for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, stirring often, until creamy.
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Greek yogurt supplies twice as much muscle-friendly protein as traditional versions. Wheat germ is the by-product of converting whole wheat into refined wheat and is highly concentrated in a number of nutrients including vitamin E, B vitamins, zinc, magnesium, selenium and energy-boosting iron.
This spruced up smoothie is perfect for mornings when you need to bolt out the door. Serves one.
1 cup brewed coffee, cooled
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 frozen banana
1/3 cup dried pitted dates, chopped
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 tsp. unsweetened natural or raw cocoa powder
1 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
1/4 tsp. cardamom
1 Tbsp. almond butter
- Place coffee, yogurt, banana, dates, wheat germ, cocoa, vanilla extract and cardamom in a blender.
- Process until smooth.
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Whistle While You Work
Posted Mar 08, 2012 in Publisher's Page
As we move into the season of street fairs and music festivals, I am more aware of how much music has woven itself into the fabric of our business lives in very warm and wonderful ways. Appreciating all the synapses that connect us with one another--like music does--is like splashing an array of colors onto a drab canvas and watching how they blend and blossom. Music often turns an ordinary moment into a magical one.
Back in January we posted on our website a video, filmed last summer at the Hi-Tech Dental Rally, of Brian Greer (East Tennessee Dental Laboratory), belting out his awesome rendition of The Cover of the Rolling Stone [in this case, The Cover of the LMT]. We loved it so much we invited him to sing it for you in Chicago where he surprised us with another Greer original about LAB DAY itself. Like a throwback to the 60s, his music turned our winter event into a summer-like "happening." The event was to announce the upcoming birth of LMT's new "baby": The BRIDGE, which has since made its debut.
A number of years ago, down in Washington D.C., I attended another musically entwined event: a Bego weekend seminar that paired a guitar-playing band of lab technician-Bego customers with wonderfully informative removable presentations from Bego executives. I enjoyed the way attendees bonded with one another in that setting, kind of like colors on a canvas. It reminded me a lot of how Vic Williams, one of the owners of Williams Gold (which later merged with Ivoclar) used to play his banjo up in the Williams' suite whenever there was a dental show in town. Who wouldn't want to do business with a happy-grinning guy strumming a banjo?
Then, a few weeks ago, I went to hear a 70s style blues band in my neighborhood. The fun part was that the band featured Cendres+Métaux's Frank Munzenmayer as the lead singer. He also happens to play some really awesome harp (that's blues-speak for harmonica). I have to admit I got a huge kick out of listening to his lovelorn blues ballads one minute and talking dentistry with him during performance breaks the next.
It's taken me awhile to put two and two together to see the connection between music--or what it represents--and our community, but now that I'm "there" I am so convinced of its importance and its relevance to our future that you can be sure to hear me harp on this several times over.
Here's my realization: this crazy world of business is being turned upside down. The work environment we boomers inherited in the late 60s is being discarded by the youngest generation of workers. This generation has discovered a better way and from my vantage point, that's a good thing.
The old world urged us to keep our personal lives out of the business picture. The new world blends everything together. I love it. I'm all for it, though admittedly, it took me a long time to recognize its value. I love how our LAB DAY exhibitors enjoy the music we play during show setup and I love the comments we've gotten when we mentioned we bring our dogs to work.
We whistle while we work because we like being here. We like the community we serve (that means you) and we're very excited to see you on The BRIDGE. We believe The BRIDGE can help enhance the transition from doing business the old way to the new. If you haven't already signed up, please join us in "keeping it real." We invite you to go with the flow and meet us in this new world of business at www.LMTmag.com.
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There. Let it never be said I didn't have gift for bluntness.
If he wasn't already a big enough tool for appointing young-earther Dan McLeroy to head up the State Board of Education — an act comparable to appointing a person who believes automobiles are powered by big wound-up rubber bands to the presidency of General Motors — Texas' kendoll governor Rick Perry has now, according to today's Austin American Statesman, written a book blasting the ACLU, "liberal elites," and anybody else who doesn't belong to his golf club, and he's done it to raise money for the Boy Scouts. Pompously titled On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For, Perry's polemic essentially reveals that he thinks the most important and precious of those fine American values is hating anyone different. But of course, it's only because they'repersecuting the poor widdle Christians! Right?
You got to love this button mashing bullshit:
Whether it is protecting the rights of pornographers, molesters, perverts, terrorists, garden-variety thugs, or those merely hostile to a belief in God, the ACLU is there to provide aid and comfort, in addition to a well-funded legal arsenal.
Hey, nice one there, asshat! Slip the atheists in with the perverts, terrorists, and "garden-variety thugs"! Tell me, who's the one making "unwarranted attacks" here?
If the blurbs in the Statesman article are anything to go by — and the article itself defines "puff piece" to a tee — the book is a veritable buffet of straw man attacks against the aforementioned "liberal elites" (is Perry suggesting there's nothing "elite" about the circle he runs in?), who apparently prefer to "worship the false idol of self." Well, I'm not sure if I belong to said group of elites or not by Perry's determination, but since I believe in elitist ideas like equal opportunity and treating your fellow man with respect and dignity (note: this does not mean I refrain from criticizing stupid beliefs and idiotic thinking), I guess I must. So I can only say that I certainly don't worship anything, let alone myself, but even if I were inclined to be the mindless worshipful sort, I would at least know that I exist, as opposed to the "idol" in the sky Perry and his ilk favor.
Then again, there are passages where Perry seems actually to have a clue.
The faith that permeates the lives of so many middle Americans is often derided as a crutch for weak people…. They think the public simply doesn't know better and is easily manipulated by the emotional appeals of troglodyte, conservative commentators.
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Sikorsky X2 coming to Oshkosh, AOPA SummitMonday, July 18th, 2011
By the way, I want to mention that the X2 team benefitted greatly from the Sikorsky counter-rotating XH-59A of the late 1970s and `80s, that went 245 knots true airspeed. The X2 team simply built its "house" on the XH-59A foundation, and some of the engineers who achieved the 245-knot speed, but with severe stability problems, are still at Sikorsky today to enjoy the moment. All told, there were 70 employees involved with the X2 from time to time, but no more than 30 at one time. There were 12 key players working 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., unless they came in at 4 or 4:30 a.m. Hats off to the two XH-59A pilots who sat there, fought the stability issues second to second, and went 245 knots in spite of them. It took two pilots because there were nine levers to control.


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Disciplining Other People's ChildrenApril 06, 2012
I have to talk about this topic because it's been really bugging me! So, I was at the park the other day with two of my children. My daughter was happily swinging on the monkey bars and the baby was running around being silly like he usually does. My daughter went over to a group of boys who were sitting a tire swing. She asked if she could join them. One of the boys blurts out "This is a boy's club only, no girls allowed!" He was being quite mean to her telling her that she couldn't join the "club." My daughter just looked at me with these sad eyes like "Mom, say something!" She came running over to me and all I could do was hug her. I felt so bad. I told her to find a group of girls and make a girl's club. What I really wanted to do was go up to this little bully and knock some sense into him! (Of course, I held back!) I looked around the park and didn't see one parent to these kids. That really upset me. Not only were they being fresh, they were unsupervised which is terrible since they were no more than 7 years old. I guess had this kid been really mean to her like calling her names, I probably would have added my two cents! I know this topic is touchy for some but I'm wondering if other parents feel the need to discipline other people's kids. I know that if someone was physically hurting my child, there is no doubt in my mind that I would jump right in! I guess it really depends on the situation. I hate to think that there will be days when my kids get older and they are without me and a situation comes up that I have no control over.
Just recently a friend of mine had a situation with her a girl in her daughter's class. This girl kept telling her girls they had nests for hair and that they were ugly. My friend kept quiet all year until finally she couldn't handle it anymore and approached the teacher. Apparently this girl was not being taken care of at home and was going into foster care. Well, my friend felt terrible. She wished she never said anything but there is no way she would have known. I think bad behavior is bad behavior no matter what the situation is and it should always be addressed. It could have gone so much further so I'm glad she said something.
I think there's also a big difference in correcting bad behavior and discipline. I mean I would never put someone's kid in time out. If there was a situation that needed to be addressed, I would correct them and hope it didn't happen again.
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The Harrisburg High School wrestling team improved to 8-8 with a 43-31 victory over Carterville late last week.
It was also senior night at Harrisburg's Bonnell Gymnasium, where two seniors Bryan Miller (160 pounds) picked up a win via forfeit and Brandon Thom (285 pounds) won in a time of 28 seconds.
Other wins included, Darren O'Dell (113), who won with a time of 1:24 and Austin Lowry (126 pounds), won in a 9-0 decision.
Freshman Dakota Barker (138 pounds) won in a 6-5 decision and Lucian Hicks (152 pounds), won in a time of 1:32.
Cole Adams (195 pounds) and Tyler Owens (220 pounds) each picked up wins. Adams won with a 16-11 decision, while Owens won in a time of 1:53.
The Harrisburg junior varsity team improved to 7-1 with a 27-24 win over Carterville.
Garrett Betts (145 pounds), Derrick Hawkins (152 pounds), Logan Boon (170 pounds), Tyler Salus (195 pounds) and Ryan Dennison (285 pounds) all earned victories.
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Swedish meatballs. On a stick.
Three years ago my best friend from high school, my son, and I went to the Deerwood Summerfest. My friend and I saw that this small town street fair was happening on our way to pick up my son from day camp. To be more precise, my friend saw that it was happening. What I noticed was a table from which Lutheran ladies were selling Swedish meatballs. On the way back to the cabin, we stopped, got out of the car, and walked around; I with single-minded plans of scoring some of those Swedish meatballs.
We got to the table that had had Swedish meatballs on it. It was empty. There was a woman there packing up the sodas (well, actually, she was packing up the pops because if you call soda soda in Minnesota it takes people a minute or two to know what the hell you're talking about; if it's fizzy and it's in a can or bottle and it's not beer, it is pop). I asked her what happened to the Swedish meatballs.
"Oh, well now," she said, "those were only for sale until four."
"What time is it?" I asked, thinking that it was, maybe, barely four o'clock.
She looked at her watch and sharply drew in her breath, "Oh, yeah, it's four-oh-three."
"Oh," I said, clearly disappointed and adopting my native accent, "and so I guess you're all out then?"
"Well I don't know about that," she said, "but it's four-oh three."
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is an interaction that has haunted me for three years. Three years of three minutes keeping me from my dream of Swedish meatballs made by small town church ladies. And you just know those Lutheran church ladies of Deerwood, the town in which the hardware store sells not one but two models of lefse makers, know how to make a Swedish meatball right. A lady who was that judgmental about my thought that she might sell me meatballs just because there were meatballs left to sell when the sign plainly stated "10-4″ is just the kind of lady who is going to know how to make a Swedish meatball. She is going to make it old school and there will be plenty of cream in the mix and butter in that gravy because that is how you make them, cholesterol and newfangled ideas be damned. These meatballs will be bought and eaten by her neighbors and she knows what she would think about them if they didn't make the very best meatballs possible, so she's going to make that extra effort to make sure the meatballs are perfection. Church-centric cooking and baking in Minnesota are competitive sports as much as charitable activities.
So when my mom and I took my son to Deerwood Summerfest last week you know I was looking for those meatballs. We walked past the Lutheran church and my heart sank. Nada. No table, no church ladies, no meatballs Swedish or otherwise.
Luckily my son wanted to play the carnival games in the park, a spot from which we could see that there was something going on behind the church. While my mom got my son a corn dog, I hightailed it to the tented tables in the parking lot of the Salem Lutheran Church, traded my cash for tickets, walked right up to the lady overseeing the crockpot, and came into the possession of two Swedish meatballs on a stick, a small cup of gravy for dipping, and a baggie full of homemade lefse – not to mention change from the five I handed over to pay for the lot of it.
The meatballs were tender and moist and light. The gravy tasted as much of butter as it did of browning meatballs, just as it should. The lefse was still warm and thin enough to see through plus I managed to snag one that hadn't had Parkway margarine out of squeeze bottle smeared all over it.
Best of all, and this goes without saying to all the transplanted Minnesotans out there, was, of course, that the meatballs were served on a stick. As every Minnesota State Fair goer knows, putting food on a stick, while seemingly just a practical way to serve food to people who are aimlessly milling around, has the unintended consequence of making said food taste better. Is it the woodsy flavor imparted by the stick? The attention one needs to pay while eating to make sure the whole thing doesn't tumble onto one's clothes? The knowledge that food-on-a-stick means you're at a fair of one sort or another? These are questions I leave greater minds to answer. All I know is that now that my food fantasy of scarfing down Swedish meatballs on the mean streets of Deerwood has been fulfilled my next Minnesota food goal is to try some of that walleye-on-a-stick at the ballpark everyone is talking about. That fish has got to be delicious.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (36 votes).
In short: Wonderfully varied course and views - fantasticIn full: How varied a course you rotate round the isle looking at Weymouth, English channel, Portland bill, Chesil beach, passing from town, to dune, to estate, to seaview, running up, sweeping down, undulating and then UP plus UUUPPP - the front group made it feel a real race. Great organisation, fantastic quality towel as a momento, 6 water and sponge stops in 10 miles (thankfully considering the heat), loads of prize categories and a PB, I loved it all. ThanksDate of review: July 6, 2009
In short: Hard work but amazing sceneryIn full: Travelled from Basingstoke to do this run as i had great memories of Portland Bill. As i remembered, it was very hilly especially miles 7 - 10. It was very hot this year and it seemed there was only a breeze on the downhill part so running to and from the light house was particularly difficult for me, the sea views and Portland Bill made up for that however. Amazing view of Chesil beach at the top too. Plenty of stewards and water/sponge stations, very well organised. Embroidered towel was a nice change from a medal. Will definately do it again.Date of review: July 6, 2009
In short: The last 3 miles are all uphill!In full: A lovely, friendly race with great views and some challenging long hills. Missed the jelly babies by the lighthouse this year but enjoyed the sunshine and all the local support. I'll be back next year.Date of review: July 6, 2009
In short: Great fun 10 miler, friendly and good valueIn full: A regular local training route for me but my first time in this event. Very well organised, loads of water and sponge stations more than welcome in the heat. The last two miles are tough, but you do get to run downhill for 3 miles before, it's a good challenging circuit that's well supported.Date of review: July 6, 2009
In full: very well organised + marshalled, excellent support, plenty of much appreciated water stations, Date of review: July 6, 2009
In short: The scenery views are just rewards for the uphill effortsIn full: Really enjoyed the run this year. Hot but nice cooling breeze on the way down to the Bill, albeit you had to work a bit harder on the downhills than expected as it was slap bang in your face. Excellent water and sponge stations but missed the jelly-babies that were normally at the Bill !! That last mile doesn't get any easier.... Great organisation and quality award at the end - well done RMPDate of review: July 6, 2009
In short: Hot & hilly but very well organised and well worth running.In full: Probably too undulating for a PB but this shouldn't put anyone off running this one. Great views and a good atmosphere. Organisation was excellent with plenty of marshalls & drink stations. Embroidered towel makes a nice change from a t-shirt. Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: Challenging coarse,but well worth it for the views alone!In full: Excellent race,challenging,especially the last couple of miles,which are a long drag uphill.Lots of support along the way and very well organised and friendly.Well done R.M.P.A.C!Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: Tough and hilly, but scenic and well-organised from the Bill In full: It is hilly, and not really a PB course at all, but you get great views instead. Great views of Chesil Beach, and the run down to the Portland Bill lighthouse gives you views of the sea and lighthouses, Running back up from the bill has views of the Dorset Jurrasic coast.One of the best, well organised races around. July can of course be hot, but I think I counted about 8 water stations and 3 sponge stations.Plenty of friendly and enthusiastic marshalls, and very welcoming and supportive residents of Portland.Very useful quality embroidered towel as the race souvenir.Congrats and thanks to all the organisation team, and people of Portland. In all, a highly recommeded race.Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: More stunning scenery on a challenging but enjoyable raceIn full: A great race, but not so much for beginners. The weather was beautiful, and the breezes were very welcome.If you have any intention of running this race you need to incorporate some hilly runs into your schedule as the last couple of miles are a long drag uphill which caught a few people out. You can't beat looking over the sea and the bill and can be very energising.All in all, hard work, but very rewarding!Date of review: July 5, 2009
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Chocolate chip less cookies
Lindsey has become a very good little cook since she got married (May). I am very proud of her and I am sure she would not mind me sharing her cookie recipe.
Hope you enjoy it as much as we do here at Sweet Gum Bottom. Try it and email me and let me know what YOU think.
Chocolate Chip Less Cookie
1 cup butter-soft
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 t vanilla
2 eggs
21/4 cup plain flour
1 t soda
1/2 t salt
nuts if desired
Preheat oven to 375
Cream butter and sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in eggs. Beat well.
In another bowl mix dry ingredients. Gradually add dry mix to butter mix. Stir till mixed good. Add nuts.
Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 min. cool and enjoy!
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8 comments:
- Paula said...
Hi! I just found this recipe because my father-in-law LOVES chocolate chip cookies without chocolate chips! This recipe turned out delicious - and the dough was tasty too :)
- November 22, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- Carmen said...
This is a great recipe, my daughter requested chipless cookies and I found this recipe. The cookies came out rich and delicious. Thank you for sharing.
- November 30, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- tonya said...
Bookmarking for sure! I thought I was the only oddball that liked these. Google brings the world together again. Thanks for sharing! :)
- December 5, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- Jasmine said...
thank you! i happen to love chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate chip cookie dough icecream, minus the chocolate chips. i thought i was the only one! finally i have found a recipe.
- January 26, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- Randette"Randi" said...
just found this recipe and im going to go try it right now! Sure hope its all that everyone has cracked it up to be!! ill let you know the minute i bite into the first one!!!
- February 6, 2011 at 1:18 AM
- JLem. said...
So glad I found a "chip-less" recipe! Thanks!!
- September 21, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Ethan Womack said...
Great recipe. I've always had a problem with getting the cookies without the chips to turn out right. Your's worked great. I also took about a cup and a half (perhaps a little less) of the dough, and added roughly 1/8 cup of cocoa baking powder to it, and they turned out amazing. I got the same great chocolate taste, without the chips. :)
- January 19, 2012 at 9:29 PM
- Innkeeper said...
I glad that the cookies turned out like you like them. I love this recipe! I may have to try it adding the cocoa.
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:32 pm
Post subject: Track orientation?
Met 2 new kid racers today and their parents were asking how a new driver could get orientated to the track, their kart and racing.
I would like to hear from anyone at any age who would be interested in a track orientation day. It could be based on some of the driving courses that I have taken: start with a sit down discussion time to discuss the track layout, rules, flags,,and the proper "race line". Next we could walk the track, noticing the serf ace, braking and turn-in points. The into the karts with lead-follow lapping behind a seasoned racer,,then take the lead with the experienced karter following behind and observing.
The lapping would be slow at first, then speeds would be increased as the new drivers improve their knowledge and hone their driving skills.
Next would be lapping on your own, some practice starts and even a short practice race to practice what you have learned.
Let me hear from anyone who might be interested..c
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I think it sounds like a great idea and I would definitely have my son out there for it if something were put together before the start of the season. We've talked a lot about flags, race line, what goes on during a race day, etc, but I think being there and actually walking through it all would do him a lot of good. Especially building up some seat time with someone to follow and get a feel for the track.
The only concern I have is that an 8 year old's attention span is about 40 seconds, especially when there's driving to be done! And when you get a herd of them together (ie: cub scouts) it can get pretty out of hand at times. Hopefully dangling the carrot of track time in front of them would be enough to keep them in line for the talk and walk part..
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I Fogot about their attention span...
Get in the karts and get on the track..that might work..c
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Yes the attention span is short, but I have found that you keep their interest level by asking them questions and having them tell you and show you what they learned.
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Good point, John.
I propose we let the new racers on the track first during the practice session, at our first race, under supervision. We,could do a brief talk session first, then on track with an experienced racer for slower laps following the race line, then gradually increasing speeds.
We now have at least 3 new kid racers, with more expected. ALL racers of any age can participate in this orientation sessions..c
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Three words= Novice kid class....
We've been adding classes left and right; this is one that would pay huge dividends by getting them started right, and helping retain them.
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As a kid of age fourteen with three younger brothers and a little sister around the ages of Kid Clone and Clone Jr 1, I'd be more than happy to help them out. Because of where I am located, I'd only be able to make it down to the track on weekends, but if they want some help on anything, tell them or their parents to get them there one day to test out some basic tire pressures, and just run stints of ten laps or less, and slowly pick it up until it is a little more than a feature race. Biggest deal there for me was getting used to being consistent timewise. If they are discouraged with their lap times, let them know that it looks like we may be getting a repave soon, so that even though for the first few races they may be behind the eight ball, the whole field of competition will have a pretty equal reset for the new track repave and possible configuration.
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We are one of the new families and would love to have an orientation. There is alot to learn. I think it is extremely important to teach the kids how to handle themselves in a safe and couteous manner on the track. I appreciate the help everyone has offered us. Everyone has been more than willing to help our son! We are very excited about GSKA!
Let us know if this happens and we are there!
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Van Goes! Let's plan for a session at the first race. We can do it before or during practice. Look for me!
ps: we met at Roberts Kart Shop! c
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- 3/4 cup apple cider
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe. Sandwich Build:
For the brine: Mix the salt and sugar in 6 cups cold water until dissolved. Pour the brining liquid into a one gallon zipper-topped bag and place the pork in the brining liquid. Place the bag in a large bowl to prevent leakage, and keep in the fridge for 1 hour.
For the pork: After 1 hour, remove the pork and dry off with paper towels. Cut into 1-inch medallions, making about 8 medallions. Gently pound each medallion with a meat mallet until the pork is about 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with pepper and set aside.
Set a wire rack inside a baking sheet. Set up a standard breading procedure in three shallow pie tins. Put the flour in one, the beaten egg in another and the panko in the last one. Dredge each medallion in the flour, shake off any excess, then in the egg, let the excess drip and then coat fully in the breadcrumbs. Set aside the wire rack.
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees F. Heat up the oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet to medium heat.
Place half of the medallions in the oil and fry on each side until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Set the cooked medallions aside on another wire rack and place in the oven to stay warm. Repeat with the remaining medallions.
For the sandwich build: Carefully split the Grapevine KY Buttermilk Biscuits and lay a medallion or 2 on the bottom portion. Slather the biscuit tops with Raspberry Mayo and then top with some Cider-Braised Red Cabbage. Serve any remaining cabbage on the side.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place heavy cast-iron skillet into oven to preheat. Chill a large mixing bowl, pastry cutter, flour and 1 stick butter in the freezer 15 minutes before assembling the biscuits.
Add the flour to the chilled mixing bowl. Working quickly, cut 1 stick butter into the flour using the chilled pastry cutter (or your fingers); the goal here is pea-size balls of butter. In batches, add in the buttermilk until the dough is cohesive yet still moist. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and lightly press into a 1-inch-thick round. Using a biscuit cutter or business end of a dry-measuring cup, cut out 8 biscuits. (Use the extra dough to cook up a big piece of shortcake for dessert....strawberry shortcake!)
Carefully remove the skillet from the oven and add the oil. Place the dough rounds into the hot skillet, right up against each other, and brush with the 3 tablespoons melted butter. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Mix the mayo, lemon juice, raspberry preserves, lemon zest and pepper in a bowl.
Heat a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter until melted. Add the caraway seeds and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the cabbage in batches until slightly wilted, 5 minutes. Add the cider and vinegar and simmer for 15 minutes until the cabbage is soft and supple. Season with salt and pepper.
Recipe courtesy of Jeff Mauro
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