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In short: nice course organisation start toilets etc not so goodDate of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Quite flat course, excellent marshalls, enough drinks stations, very fine weather, what more could you ask for.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Nice course but start should be betterIn full: The course was great except the useless start with all 700 having to get through a tiny gap. Most water stations you had to grab a cup off the table which hindered but the views were lovely and the weather great.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Great course that more than made up for the lack of toilets.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Excellent race. Wonderful weather. Start made confusingIn full: Another excellently race although the start was confusing - Why did we run through the car park field and then onto the road? The provious start was far better.Problems with the toilets amde up for by the nice touch of the raffle.Plenty of water stations and encouragement in the heat.will be back again next yearDate of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Lovely raceIn full: First time ive ran this half marathon.An excellent course for a pb and th weather was warm and sunny. What more could we ask for on Easter Sunday!Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Very friendly race and well organisedIn full: Still learning the intracacies of half marathon running (this was only my 2nd one). Really friendly marshals and spectators out on the course made this a very pleasant Easter Sunday.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Well organised event. Helpful and supportive marshals. Champagne draw was a clever idea.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Very nice course, small hills, fast. Start was late and strange but the route made up for it. Nice T Shirt.Date of review: April 8, 2007
In short: Flatter than something really flat that's been flattened...In full: Well, there was very slight hill, but it was certainly the flattest race I've ever done. Nicely organised and friendly. Plenty of water stations which was good considering the heat. Lots of people got PBs. Those of us training for London found it hard not to go too fast!Date of review: April 8, 2007
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Team sort of fell apart... so me and the co captain started talking bout maybe puttin it back together maybe this summer.
We go to fields sometimes but as most of you know... there arent many fields out here...
We'd prolly just play in the empty subdivision we started playing at way back when to start... just to get some people who enjoy playing with eachother...
it wouldnt be a "Team practice or anything" just sort of a come on out kindof thing... but once we get some regulars and get to know eachother, we could call it a team, and go from there. (we have private land to facilitate)
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I am New Jersey native raised on NY style pizza and have been living in Colorado for 7 years. I live at 5000' and have been working for the past 7 years to reproduce the NY style at home. I just came across this forum a few weeks ago and it's nice to know that I am not the only freak out there obsessed with great pizza.
I've gotten pretty close over the years to what I am looking for, and have now ordered the Escalon tomatoes and KASL flour (I was amazed at how different the flour looked and smelled than oher brands).
Is anyone famliar with the unique challenges of high-altitude, low-humidity pizza making? I have found a real Italian (born in Italy, had a pizza place in New Jersey) pizza place in Cheyenne, Wyoming that has the best pizza I have found out here. Unfortunately, he has been suspicious of my numerous questions on how he makes pizza as he thinks I am going to open a place with his recipe. (No way)
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Welcome to the forum.
I have cut and pasted below some information from the Fleischmann's yeast baking website on high altitude baking. If you do a search site on this forum, you will also find additional information. Since you already live at a high altitude I'd be really interested in your telling us what changes, if any, you have found necessary to produce a good NY style (or other) dough. I'd also love to see your recipe for the NY style dough to compare it with a "low-altitude" recipe.
Should recipes be adjusted for high altitudes?
Yes. But there are no exact rules for adjusting yeast breads at high altitudes. Altitude affects the ingredients and the entire breadmaking process. We suggest these general guidelines for baking above 3,000 feet.
· Because atmospheric pressure is lower and leavening gases expand more quickly, yeast dough rises 25 to 50 percent faster at high altitudes. Begin checking the dough halfway through the rising time listed in the recipe. Continue to check frequently.
· Flour tends to be drier and absorbs more liquid at high altitudes. Therefore, it is very important to store flour in an airtight container.
· When mixing the dough, you may need less flour than called for in the recipe. To compensate, add flour slowly and work in only enough to make the dough easy to handle. Because recipes call for varying amounts of flour, there is no standard measurement for reducing flour.
· If dough is slightly sticky during kneading, use greased instead of floured hands. This way, you won't knead in too much flour.
· Dough dries out faster at high altitudes. To prevent drying, grease or lightly oil the exposed part of dough ( whether in a bowl, on a board, or in a baking pan) and cover with greased plastic wrap instead of a towel.
· Baking temperature and time should not change at high altitudes, but check for browning at the shorter time listed and use traditional doneness tests.
· Just as dough dries out faster at high altitudes, so does the finished product. Store cooled bread in airtight plastic wrap, bags, or containers.
· If you are using a bread machine at high altitude, refer to the manufacturer's instruction book. Since flour may dry out faster at high altitudes, you may need to adjust the ratio of liquid to flour. Experiment by reducing the amount of yeast, flour or sugar (yeast feeds on sugar), and/or adding liquid or a little gluten. Or try a shorter baking cycle, such as rapid bake, if available.
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Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. I attached a photo of a pie that I made using your ingredient measurements of
High-gluten flour, 11.80 oz. (about 2 1/2 c.)
Water, 7.70 oz. (about 1 c.) (about 65% hydration).
IDY, 0.20 oz. (1 1/2 t.)
Salt, 0.20 oz. (3/4 t.)
Olive oil (light), 0.12 oz. (3/4 t.)
Attached is a picture of the results.
One problem I had was I believe I got more flour by weight due to the low humidity here. I was able to stretch the pie much larger than 16" based on the ingredient levels above. I actually had to cut the pie down to size after I stretched it out in order to fit it into the oven. I was very happy with the results and would just like to figure out how to proportionally decrease the size down to a 14" an 12" pie. I was able to stretch the pie out pretty thin and get it to what I consider was a good NJ/Ny pizza
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You might want to cut back on the amount of yeast used to compensate in part for the fact that you are working at high altitudes and doughs rise faster as a result. Because of the dryness of the flour at your elevation, you may also want to add flour to the water at a very slow rate and only until the water can't take on more flour without the dough getting dry. You still want the dough to be tacky, yet smooth, soft and elastic.
I will take a look for a version of the Lehmann dough recipe that starts out with less yeast (IDY) to begin with and scale it to a 12-14 inch size. You might also want to experiment with the 16-inch size, as you did, but with less yeast than you recently used.
Once I have a chance to play around with the recipes, I should be able to post some versions for you to consider.
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I have posted below three Lehmann NY style dough recipes--for the 12-inch, 14-inch and 16-inch sizes. For purposes of the recipes, I chose a combination of low-yeast (0.25% IDY), high hydration (63%), and a thickness factor of 0.105, which is a bit higher than the standard 0.10 thickness factor for the NY style but one I frequently use myself. If you'd prefer to use the 0.10 thickness factor, I suggest that you go to Reply #107 of the Lehmann thread, at
, where fellow member Crusty created a matrix that can be used for the 0.10 thickness with different possible hydration percents.
You might want to test out one of the recipes posted below at your altitude and see what results you get and take notes of your observations, should it become necessary to make adjustments to the recipe for future use. From what I have read at this forum from other members who live at high altitudes (notably Canadave), not all of them experience problems with the recipes posted at this forum, so it is possible that the recipes you choose to try may work out fine without modification to adjust for altitude.
Lehmann recipe for one 12-inch pizza
Flour (100%), KASL high-gluten, 7.15 oz. (1 1/2 c. plus 2 T.)
Water (63%), 4.50 oz. (between 1/2 c. and 5/8 c.)
Salt (1.75%), 0.13 oz. (a bit over 5/8 t.)
Oil (1%), 0.07 oz. (a bit less than 1/2 t.)
IDY (0.25%), 0.02 oz. (1/6 t., or about 7 pinches between the thumb and forefinger)
Total dough ball weight = 11.87 oz.
Thickness factor (TF) = 0.105
Lehmann recipe for one 14-inch pizza
Flour (100%), KASL high-gluten, 9.73 oz. (a bit less than 2 1/4 c.)
Water (63%), 6.13 oz. (3/4 c.)
Salt (1.75%), 0.17 oz. (7/8 t.)
Oil (1%), 0.10 oz. (a bit less than 5/8 t.)
IDY (0.25%), 0.02 oz. (a bit less than 1/4 t.)
Total dough ball weight = 16.16 oz.
Thickness factor (TF) = 0.105
Lehmann recipe for one 16-inch pizza
Flour (100%), King Arthur high-gluten, 12.65 oz. (2 3/4 plus 3 T.)
Water (63%), 7.95 oz., (1 c.)
Salt (1.75%), 0.20 oz., (a bit over 1 t.)
Oil (1%), 0.13 oz., (a bit over 3/4 t.)
IDY (0.25%), 0.03 oz., (about 1/3 t.)
Total dough ball weight: 21.10 oz.
Thickness factor (TF) = 0.105
Good luck and please keep us posted.
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In short: fun but could be better and a good look round the streets of HackneyIn full: It was a nice course mainly, the end bit was hideously hot but if we will go and enter races in June... The water stations need work. I don't mind pouches but would have liked a couple more of them. Start is not a 20 min walk so we did another 4 miles there and back on top and the pens were a joke. Stewards thin on the ground esp around first few miles. We saw four casualties to one steward and no first aid in sight towards the end. Organisers could have learned a lot from East London Half last year (now cancelled) which made exactly the same mistakes. Local support excellent. Date of review: June 23, 2014
In short: Hot and hardIn full: What a great race but oh so terribly hot. Fantastic and friendly organisation, lovely medal and great goody bag. As the other commenter said, loads of club runners and also loads of women. Most them beat me too. Husband children and dog all had a wonderful time. I'd love to do it again on a cooler day. Date of review: July 8, 2013
In short: abysmal organisationIn full: A race I can walk to? Great! A race which was this badly organised? Embarrassing and potentially dangerous. I look forward to this year's apology from the organisers which presumably will also become an annual event. Date of review: April 15, 2013
In short: l I knew it was a challenge but never expected that...In full: Entered because it covers all my most scary things, downhills and probable muddy bits, hate slipping. Never expected bloody snow! And was so far down the field, don't care for the glory but what a quagmire you all left... brilliant fantastic adventure. Loved it. Date of review: March 29, 2013
In short: Friendly, not hilly but the ups are harder than the downs. Date of review: July 1, 2012
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Despite living in the shadow of their legendary Record and Super Record counterparts, the Campagnolo Chorus 11 Ergopower Shifters have developed their own devoted following. This may be because they incorporate the same shifting mechanism without the more exotic materials. It may be because a pro of Ms. Compton's caliber actually chose to use Chorus shifters on the way to four national titles and while dominating in Europe because her component choices weren't limited by sponsorship. Whatever the reason, Chorus brings all that Campagnolo has to offer into a slightly heavier, more affordable range.
For 2015, the Chorus Shifters enjoy the same redesigned cable pull ratio as Super Record and Record. It's been updated for faster, more precise shifting, which means the 2015 Chorus Shifters are incompatible with groups from 2014 and earlier. You can still effect a shift of up to three cogs on the downshift and five cogs on the upshift with one lever throw, though, a feature that remains a Campy exclusive.
The big winner with the new shifting ratio comes up front. Each throw of the front shifter has three clicks. Shifting to the large ring requires all three clicks (via one swipe); shifting to the small ring requires two clicks with a third reserved for trim adjustment to avoid cross gearing. This means you get to ride all 22 gear combinations with no chain rubbing.
The new Vari-Cushion silicone rubber hoods incorporate varying densities of hypoallergenic silicone and are textured with a waffle pattern on the inside for additional cushion. The external pattern is a return to the pebbly texture of Campy's old ten-speed models, but with a more structured, modern design than the old faux-leather look. The tiny bumps provide traction while their surrounding grooves channel away water for an easy grip. The levers also contribute to a confident ride courtesy of their overall shape, which feels as though it was molded inside a pair of hands.
Unlike the pricier Super Record Shifters, Chorus uses steel internals instead of lightweight titanium. Steel is heavier, but it's also more durable in the long run, so for the self-sponsored cyclist, these levers present pro-quality function with additional durability at a price that makes up for the heavier internals by leaving your wallet heavier.
They use the same carbon-wrapped alloy brake levers with the improved pivot point and double curve as Record and Super Record, so you have equal braking power on the hoods and in the drops. We love this, because it means you can descend comfortably on your hoods — no need to get into the drops if you're just taking it easy.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (136 votes).
In short: Superb local race - great for beginners and youngsters - thanks to ORRDate of review: June 25, 2007
In short: a well organised and enjoyable run. I learned from 2006 that some of tracks are narrow and overtaking is tricky,so ran hard at the start..The climb at 6km was tough,and my friend pipped me to the finish line by 1 second - the git.Date of review: June 25, 2007
In short: Tough but very pretty and good fun. Well organised.In full: There are a few narrow spots where you have to walk. But the beautiful scenery makes up for it. Brilliant organisation and VERY friendly and encouraging marshalls. Thanks for a great run!!Date of review: June 25, 2007
In short: A tough cross country run so not one for a PB but a good training run and very well marshalled and friendly. Good changing facilities.Date of review: June 25, 2007
In short: Overheard at about 2K ,"they'll have us running through back gardens next:."In full: Great variety of terrain and scenery, some inclines and surfaces were quite challenging, but all the better for it. Personally I liked the rain, it saves messing about with sponges.Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: Narrow in places, some people need to start nearer the back! Good course though, quite challenging and well organised. Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: Great route, great organization and nice trophy. Shame they couldn't organize the weather!In full: My first 10k, and I achieved the time I'd set myself (I'd read about the bottlenecks and factored that in). Even though it was tipping down, much of it was under leaf cover, and that kept off the worst of the weather. Very well organized, and enough to keep the family happy while they waited for me to return.Date of review: June 24, 2007
In short: Well organised but no pb potential hereIn full: A very well organised proper X country race. With the number of narrow parts there was a lot of bunching and only being able to run at the pace of the person in front of you which was slightly disappointing as was hoping for a faster time. Scenary probably better than I have rated but given rain and my glasses misting I lost most of my vision for the 2nd half of the raceDate of review: June 24, 2007
In short: scenic cross country courseIn full: great cross country course very well marshalled. thoroughly enjoyed it. you will not get a p.b. but a great race anywayDate of review: June 24, 2007
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'Remarkable Women': Book examines state's female household names
Of all the arts, literature and music are closest to my life. Probably not a single day passes on which I don't read for pleasure – not to mention for work – and on which I don't listen to music.
If I can't always sit and listen with intent, I at least have music in the background, to help me focus my thoughts, virtually always.
Columns about books and recordings always tap into my inner guilt. As I've probably already written a hundred times, a column about theater or visual arts or about music or dance performances must appear in print by a certain date, or it does no good for the organization presenting the performance, but a column about take-home arts can inspire readers to obtain their own version of the book or recording and listen any time, so it seems wrong to postpone a live performance column to write book or CD reviews.
On the other hand, sometimes events happen which are beyond my control, in which I have planned on a column on a certain topic, then something happens at the last moment which makes it impossible to write on that subject. Then, I have often told presenting groups that I can't write on their topic, because I have promised the space to someone else, and when that other topic doesn't appear, people think I have lied to them.
With Chautauqua newly opened, and live events happening all round us, it seems an odd time to be writing about books and recordings, but events have taken place, and it's too late to start writing about a different topic, so let's examine together some great reading and some great sounds, all of which are very much part of a happy summer, not to mention any other season of the year.
The American Association of University Women has promoted and supported the work of women for many years. This year, the AAUW has coordinated the writing of a most impressive volume of short biographies of more than 300 women who have made vast contributions to the life and culture of New York state. The book's full title is "Remarkable Women in New York State History."
Some of the book's subjects are household names, such as Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Beverly Sills, Lucille Ball and Eleanor Roosevelt. Others are examples of women who have raised huge sums for charity, who have pioneered service in government and industry for women, or indeed for all of mankind. The book was edited by Helen Butterfield Engel and Marilynn J. Smiley, both of the faculty of SUNY Oswego, among many other impressive qualifications.
The authors number 84, and each is a representative of one of the branches of the AAUW. Included in the book are 12 biographies written by B. Dolores Thompson, of the Jamestown branch, and six biographies from the pen of Susan Pepe, of the Dunkirk-Fredonia branch.
I have enjoyed reading the book very much, and I do recommend it to you highly. In some ways the great strength of its diversity is also a handicap, because after reading approximately two pages, the narrative voice and style change completely. The subjects are presented in the order of their last name. The reader must leap from a college professor in the late 19th century, who had to fight for the opportunity to do research, to a chairperson who heroically risked ridicule and rejection to establish women's right to be more than the corresponding secretary of a government organization. And, from there, to JoAnn Falletta, who was the first woman to be admitted to various programs of study and the first woman to become the regular conductor of a major American symphony orchestra, until someone finally thought to mention that pioneer or not, woman or not, she gets brilliant music out of orchestras she conducts. She has a gift for attracting thousands of people who have been culturally deprived of the splendor of classical music to share in its wonder and to part with the occasional dollar to help it to continue.
Jamestown-area women, as described by Dolores Thompson, are Lucille Ball, whose accomplishments are surely well known by all; Mary Agnes Burchard, who was a medical missionary to Brindaban, India; Margaret Fuller, a writer and journalist who was part of the Transcendentalist Circle, with Emerson, Thoreau and Alcott; Elinor Hare, who devoted her life to bettering the lives of women who had been incarcerated; and Catherine Harris, who was a nurse, a midwife and a major figure in the local elements of the Underground Railroad.
Also, Calista Selina Jones, who was an outstanding educator and school administrator, and who also was the first woman in Jamestown to be paid the same rate as men, for doing the same work, at her own insistence; Mehitable Wing Prendergast, mother of Jamestown's founder, James Prendergast, served as her husband's defense attorney when he was accused of leading a rebellion against their noble British landlord, then when he was convicted, rode alone on horseback for 80 miles to Albany to obtain a stay of his execution until she could appeal for a pardon from King George III. When one was granted, the Prendergasts remained loyal to the man who had shown them mercy, so they had to leave their home in Eastern New York when the American Revolution broke out. Their move, with nine of their children to Chautauqua County set the stage for son James' beginning of a settlement along the Chadakoin River.
Pauline George Stitt was born in Frewsburg, and in 1916, while reading "Little Women," in which the character Nan became a doctor, she decided that she could become one as well. Despite repeated illnesses, including polio which badly weakened her and killed her younger brother, she managed to go into private practice, specializing in the care of women and children. Then when tuberculosis attacked, she had to give up her practice, but went into medical administration and worked with a number of government and international organizations to improve health and well being in places all around the globe.
Lakewood native Bertha Stoneman was a botanist, a college professor and a college administrator. Her aunt, Katherine Stoneman, was a pioneer who fought the state's legal establishment up to the Supreme Court for the right to practice law, making her the first female attorney in our state.
Martha VanRensselaer, born in Randolph, was a crusader for Home Economics, a crusade which would eventually inspire Cornell University to name a building in her honor. Lucille M. Wright was a pioneer in airplane flight, not only for women but for all people. She was a friend of Amelia Earhart, and was a driving force in the creation of an airport at Jamestown. She worked very hard for the Jamestown Girls Club, and for more than 40 years was the only female member of the American Association of Airport Executives.
Turning to Ms. Pepe's biographies, we learn about Helen E. Barker. She was an abolitionist, who worked energetically for the Native American population, and was a founder of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Ester Lord McNeil was the first president of the Chautauqua County branch of the WCTU and devoted her life to providing food and medicine for children who needed it, and to educating the public about the negative effects of intoxicating liquor. Grace S. Richmond was a highly respected author, having published stories in national magazines such as the Ladies Home Journal, which inspired her to begin a series of 27 best-selling novels. Many of her novels centered on the adventures of a country doctor named Red Pepper.
Eva Saulitis is a biologist, teacher and world-respected expert on whales, especially killer whales. Wendy Corsi Staub is a Dunkirk native whose suspense, romance and young adult novels are known throughout the nation.
The last of the series is Fredonia native Jean Webster, a great-niece of author Mark Twain. She became a professional author in her own right, writing such works as "The Wheat Princess," "Jerry Junior" and "Daddy Long Legs." The latter novel inspired a series of stuffed animals and other associated products, the profit from which she devoted to enabling the adoption of orphans.
It numbs the mind to think of what greatness might have happened if our culture had encouraged the progress of women, instead of striving mightily to stifle it, but this book is rich evidence that much of it has happened, all the same.
We spoke of JoAnn Falletta in the previous section as one of the outstanding women of our state's history. I have recently come into possession of a number of CD recordings which have been made by orchestras under her baton. We have reviewed numerous such in the past, and are happy to share with you three more which you might want to own yourself.
In April, we wrote about the Buffalo Philharmonic's winning of the Spring into Music competition, held by New York City's famed Carnegie Hall, which resulted in the orchestra winning the right to perform on the stage of the famed venue. Part of the competition was a requirement that the orchestra submit a creative and innovative program which they would perform in New York City. Falletta chose a program of a short work by Soviet composer Giya Fancheli and a huge symphony by Russian Reinhold Gliere, and the orchestra both performed and recorded the program in Buffalo, before taking it to Carnegie Hall.
That recording has not been released yet by the Naxos Label, but they have released another examination of Russian music by the BPO with Falletta. Bearing the title "Russian Masterworks," it is an extremely enjoyable recording of two works from Russia: four movements from Dmitry Shostakovich's "Gadfly Suite, Op. 27,"' and Peter Illych Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64."
In both works, the orchestra sounds wonderful. Sometimes Shostakovich's music can be off-putting to untrained ears, but this energetic little work is delightful, perfectly accessible and melodic. It has the dense harmonies and rich bass qualities which are so familiar in Russian music, but it plays lightly on the ear and could be greatly enjoyed, even without intense concentration.
The Tchaikovsky symphony is familiar to virtually everyone. The orchestra gives it a rich, clean string sound with disciplined and energetic brass and woodwind parts. Listeners who love rich melody and traditional harmony can enjoy the work, and those who thrive on skilled musicianship and technical mastery can enjoy the recording as well.
It's available on the Beau Fleuve Label, dated 2012, with catalog number 610708-094-920.
A second suggestion would be a recording of Falletta conducting the Ulster Orchestra, of which she has been the Principal Conductor, since 2011. The orchestra is the only professional orchestra in Northern Ireland, the northeastern corner of the island of Ireland which is still governed to some degree by the British Government.
The album is a collection of Irish compositions, centering on the Cello Concerto of Ernest John Moeran. Moeran, who died in 1950 was said to be an enthusiast of the music of Frederick Delius, and like Delius, his music is lyrical, very beautiful, and gentle on the ear.
The soloist is cellist Guy Johnston, a handsome young English-Irishman who has performed with many of the world's great symphonies since his professional debut in the year 2000. Also performing on the album is coloratura soprano Rebekah Coffey. All of the music has a Celtic quality, poetic and dramatic and never challenging.
To me, the album is more like a slide show than a moving picture. By that I mean it has wonderful moments which make superior listening, but those moments are separated by fairly uninspired passages which can lead the listener's mind to drift to other elements of his life until the next highlight. Falletta's conducting is firm and clean, and the musicians respond to it with energy and color, yet in utterly the appropriate degree of intensity. She directs the performance, rather than letting it have its head, so to speak.
It bodes better as background than as focus of listening, but it is certainly beautiful. It's on the Naxos Label, dated 2013. Find it with catalog number 8.573034.
The third of our checking out of recent recordings from Ms. Falletta is a 2012 recording of George Gershwin's music, which is the second recording of his music featuring Ohio concert pianist Orion Weiss by the BPO, under her direction.
The first recording focuses on the "Concerto in F," which Gershwin famously created in a practice shack at Chautauqua Institution. This one focuses on the famed "Rhapsody in Blue," of which Weiss gives a powerful and dynamic reading and the orchestra accompanies lushly. John Fullam's clarinet is thrilling.
All of the music on the album has a jazz quality, sure to please even non classical enthusiasts, yet the conductor shapes the sound with big dynamic changes and a loose approach to tempi which keeps everything fresh, while maintaining an orchestral quality.
You can find this recording on the Naxos label, recorded in 2012 and released this year. Find it with catalog number 8.559750.
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At the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Stockholm, Sweden
8 October 2003
Your Majesties,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you. It is an honour and pleasure to join you. I am grateful to the members of the institute for this opportunity to share some thoughts with you and to contribute to what I believe is a very important dialogue between our countries.
The Swedish model is evidence of the strong, positive impact that a determined people can have on world events. Your country is a global leader in promoting and protecting human rights. Sweden has played a major role in promoting peace and development, not only in Europe but around the world. Swedish business has won an international reputation for quality and innovation. And your leaders are honoured everywhere for their courage, integrity, and sacrifice. Over the decades, Sweden gave the world Count Folke Bernadotte, Dag Hammarskjold, Olof Palme, and Anna Lindh … and millions mourned with you their passing.
Your country has achieved its reputation despite the fact that it is not the largest country or the richest or the most populous. It achieved its standing, I believe, because of its moral energy and commitment to humanity - a deep commitment to recognising the equal dignity of all peoples … whether in one's neighbourhood or across the world.
Many years ago, the noted Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal said something interesting about this moral commitment. He was speaking about the need for developed countries to take action, to help end the deep division between rich and poor nations. But, Myrdal argued, such aid would never be sufficient if it were only given for reasons of national interest. Action had to have a moral dimension as well. Policymakers, as well as citizens, need to think in terms of "human solidarity and compassion."
Today, people understand, more than ever before, how interlinked our world is. We still face deep global gaps … between rich and poor; free and unfree; on-line and off. Yet events have shown developed and developing nations alike, that we do not live in isolation. We share a common fate and future. In the 21st Century – for all nations – "national interest" itself has a moral dimension, because we cannot fully succeed unless we accept our common humanity.
It is because Sweden understands this reality that your country has become such a global powerhouse of ideas and impact. And your success has a special resonance in Jordan. We too are far from the largest or the richest or the most populous country in our region. But we believe that with determination, with energy, we can achieve our own impact, at a critical time.
Today, Jordan has committed itself to a path of development, progress, and peace. We have spoken out, boldly, in the name of tolerance and justice. We have taken risks for peace in our region and around the world. And we have embarked on an extensive programme of economic, political and social reform.
Jordan's basic goal is a society that empowers its people, and offers opportunity to all. That means an inclusive, democratic civil society, one that provides real hope and real solutions – political and economic stability, economic growth, and genuine social empowerment. We know this is not a one-step, simple path; it requires structural reforms throughout society. But that effort is underway, and it is accelerating. I believe we are creating a model process that can benefit the Arab world as a whole; a model that can be an effective path toward democracy and prosperity, for a region that is tired of dead-ends and despair.
The Jordan model reaches out to take advantage of global opportunities and partnerships. But I must point out to you that its roots are in our own society's strengths, values and history. Central to this heritage is Jordan's identity as an Islamic nation. This identity provides us with core, positive values – values like tolerance and acceptance of others; concern for the oppressed; respect for men and women alike. From Islam's earliest history, these are the values that enriched our culture, inspired scholarship and scientific advances and created a thriving, multi-ethnic civilisation. And, as we move into the future, these are the values that will create innovative, knowledge-rich, opportunity-enhancing societies.
I know that this is not the description of Islam you will hear from extremists, or from those who hate Islam. But they are wrong – as wrong as those who believe that the world's civilisations cannot meet and work together. Indeed, Sweden's own experience shows that a people can deeply love their own traditions and culture, while opening their minds and doors to others. Sweden is now home to some 300,000 Muslims – people of peace, like the majority of Muslims worldwide, people who are playing active roles in their communities, nation and world.
My friends,
It has never been more important than today for our people to reach out to each other. If we are to create a future of freedom and opportunity for all, we must strengthen our ties and work together more effectively.
In Europe, barriers to the free flow of goods, capital, and people have long been removed. Human rights; democratic, pluralistic values; and social welfare are, more and more, continent-wide concerns. This infrastructure of ideas binds European countries, and it also provides a framework for its partnerships with other nations and regions.
One such partnership is the one between Europe and the countries of the Southern Mediterranean. The ongoing Barcelona Process commits our regions to work together for peace and stability, improve mutual understanding and tolerance, and create shared economic prosperity. This partnership is vital for both regions' futures.
I am proud that Jordan was the first Mashrek country to conclude an Association Agreement with the EU. This partnership between our countries reflects our shared values, and the positive benefits for our countries of increased cooperation. An important step is the progressive creation, by 2010, of a Free Trade Area between Jordan and EU countries. Europe is Jordan's major trade partner – and let me say that Sweden plays a significant and welcome role.
We believe that we can increase trade volumes with Europe – right now, these are about a third of our imports and less than four percent of our exports. We are also grateful for the support that we receive from the union during this period, as reforms transform our economy in the lead-up to the free trade area.
Jordan is committed and on the path to an open, thriving economy. But let me speak clearly. My friends, the Middle East cannot fully experience reform and development, and our global system cannot be fully secure until two critical conflicts are resolved.
In Iraq, it is urgent that the friends of freedom win the peace. That means swift, effective reconstruction and the establishment of a credible, legitimate government. The ultimate objective must be a political process that will lead to an Iraqi government that is freely selected by the Iraqi people.
Now and in the months ahead, humanitarian aid is essential for the healing. I know that Sweden has actively contributed, and for this, may I say, thank you. Your concern and your actions send an important message throughout the region, a message of justice and humanity.
The international community must also solve, and solve now, the central crisis in our region – the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Stagnation in the Middle East; extremism around the world – these are products of a cycle of violence that has dragged on far too long. Efforts to promote moderation and offer new hope cannot fully succeed while this conflict continues.
People on both sides of the conflict desperately want peace and security. And four months ago, in Aqaba, Palestinians and Israelis affirmed their sincere intent to pursue the road to peace. The roadmap has been sanctioned by the international community. To the Israelis, the roadmap offers collective security guarantees by all Arabs; a peace treaty and normal relations with Arab states; and an end to the conflict. To the Palestinians, it offers an end to the occupation; a viable, independent state by 2005; and the promise to live as a free and prospering people.
The roadmap must now be implemented. That will require real commitment, from the international community as well as the parties – commitment that will test our leadership, resources, and yes, our deepest morality. We cannot afford any more missed opportunities.
My friends,
Today, the people of the Middle East are searching for new hope, hope for a future of prosperity and peace. Over sixty per cent of the population of the Arab World is under 25 years of age. Our young people, like yours, deserve to fulfil their hopes, and not be held hostage to the past.
We have seen the danger and destruction of violence, hatred, and injustice. But we have also seen what people can achieve when they are empowered, when they communicate, exercise their creativity, build knowledge and reach out to others.
It is up to all of us, working together, to create the promise of the 21st Century … a world of freedom and openness … a human community based on respect for others and growing opportunity. Prosperity and peace require us to reject the politics of isolation and division. Only a new partnership, the partnership of human solidarity, can succeed.
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- 54 of the world's 193 countries have lost 90 percent or more of their forest cover. Rainforests that once covered 14% of the earth's land surface now cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years.
- 1.5 acres of rainforest are lost every second (that equates to 50 million acres a year: an area the size of England, Wales and Scotland combined)
- Nearly half of the world's species of plants, animals and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next 25 years due to rainforest deforestation.
- We are losing approximately 137 plant, animal and insect species every single day due to rainforest deforestation. That equates to 50,000 species a year.
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- Most rainforests are cleared by chainsaws, bulldozers and fires for its timber value and then are followed by farming and ranching operations
- There were an estimated ten million Indians living in the Amazonian Rainforest five centuries ago. Today there are less than 200,000.
- In Brazil alone, European colonists have destroyed more than 90 indigenous tribes since the 1900's. With them have gone centuries of accumulated knowledge of the medicinal value of rainforest species. As their homelands continue to be destroyed by deforestation, rainforest peoples are also disappearing.
- In Indonesia, the current aggressive rate of logging could eradicate native forests within only 10 years. Unlike our temperate forests in Vermont for example, rainforests do not regenerate after they are destroyed. Once gone, they are gone forever and along with them the wonderful diversity of plants and wildlife that inhabit them.
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First day of the [IBM System Storage Technical University 2011] continued with more keynote sessions.
- Jim Rymarczyk
Jim is an IBM Fellow for IBM Systems and Technology Group. There are only 73 IBM Fellows currently working for IBM, and this is the highest honor IBM can bestow on an employee. He has been working with IBM since 1968.
He is tasked with predicting the future of IT, and help drive strategic direction for IBM. Cost pressures, requirements for growth, accelerating innovation and changing business needs help influence this direction.
IBM's approach is to integrate four different "IT building blocks":
- Scale-up Systems, like the IBM System Storage DS8000 and TS3500 Tape Library
- Resource Pools, such as IBM Storage Pools formed from managed disks by IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC)
- Integrated stacks and appliances, integrated software and hardware stacks, from Storwize V7000 to full rack systems like IBM Smart Analytics Server or CloudBurst.
- Clouds, such as IBM's [Smart Cloud Enterprise]
Mobility of workloads and resources requires unified end-to-end service management. Fortunately, IBM is the #1 leader in IT Service Management solutions.
Jim addressed three myths:
- Myth 1: IT Infrastructures will be homogenous.
Jim feels that innovations are happening too rapidly for this to ever happen, and is not a desirable end-goal. Instead, a focus to find the right balance of the IT building blocks might be a better approach.
- Myth 2: All of your problems can be solved by replacing everything with product X.
Jim feels that the days of "rip-and-replace" are fading away. As IBM Executive Steve Mills said, "It isn't about the next new thing, but how well new things integrate with established applications and processes."
- Myth 3: All IT will move to the Cloud model.
Jim feels a substantial portion of IT will move to the Cloud, but not all of it. There will always be exceptions where the old traditional ways of doing things might be appropriate. Clouds are just one of the many building blocks to choose from.
Jim's focus lately has been finding new ways to take advantage of virtualization concepts. Server, storage and network virtualization are helping address these challenges through four key methods:
- Sharing - virtualization that allows a single resource to be used by multiple users. For example, hypervisors allow several guest VM operating systems share common hardware on a single physical server.
- Aggregation - virtualization that allows multiple resources to be managed as a single pool. For example, SAN Volume Controller can virtualize the storage of multiple disk arrays and create a single storage pool.
- Emulation - virtualization that allows one set of resources to look and feel like a different set of resources. Some hypervisors can emulate different kinds of CPU processors, for example.
- Insulation - virtualization that hides the complexity from the end-user application or other higher levels of infrastructure, making it easier to make changes of the underlying managed resources. For example, both SONAS and SAN Volume Controller allow disk capacity to be removed and replaced without disruption to the application.
In today's economy, IT transformation costs must be low enough to yield near-term benefits. The long-term benefits are real, but near-term benefits are needed for projects to get started.
What set's IBM ahead of the pack? Here was Jim's list:
- 100 Years of Innovation, including being the U.S. Patent leader for the last 18 years in a row
- IBM's huge investment in IBM Research, with labs all over the globe
- Leadership products in a broad portfolio
- Workload-optimized designs with integration from middleware all the way down to underlying hardware
- Comprehensive management software for IBM and non-IBM equipment
- Clod Barrera
Clod is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technical Strategist for IBM System Storage. His presentation focused on trends and directions in the IT storage industry. Clod started with five workload categories:
- Transaction/Database
- Data Analytics
- Business Logic/Apps
- Web/Collaboration
- Archive/Retention
To address these unique workload categories, IBM will offer workload-optimized systems. The four drivers on the design for these are performance, efficiency, scalability, and integration. For example, to address performance, companies can adopt Solid-State Drives (SSD). Unfortunately, these are 20 times more expensive dollar-per-GB than spinning disk, and the complexity involved in deciding what data to place on SSD was daunting. IBM solved this with an elegant solution called IBM System Storage Easy Tier, which provides automated data tiering for IBM DS8000, SAN Volume Controller (SVC) and Storwize V7000.
For scalability, IBM has adopted Scale-Out architectures, as seen in the XIV, SVC, and SONAS. SONAS is based on the highly scalable IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS). File systems are like wine, they get better with age. GPFS was introduced 15 years ago, and is more mature than many of the other "scalable file systems" from our competition.
Areal Density advancements on Hard Disk Drives (HDD) are slowing down. During the 1990s, the IT industry enjoyed 60 to 100 percent annual improvement in areal density (bits per square inch). In the 2000s, this dropped to 25 to 40 percent, as engineers are starting to hit various physical limitations.
Storage Efficiency features like compression have been around for a while, but are being deployed in new ways. For example, IBM invented WAN compression needed for Mainframe HASP. WAN compression became industry standard. Then IBM introduced compression on tape, and now compression on tape is an industry standard. ProtecTIER and Information Archive are able to combine compression with data deduplication to store backups and archive copies. Lastly, IBM now offers compression on primary data, through the IBM Real-Time Compression appliance.
For the rest of this decade, IBM predicts that tape will continue to enjoy (at least) 10 times lower dollar-per-GB than the least expensive spinning disk. Disk and Tape share common technologies, so all of the R&D investment for these products apply to both types of storage media.
For integration, IBM is leading the effort to help companies converge their SAN and LAN networks. By 2015, Clod predicts that there will be more FCoE purchased than FCP. IBM is also driving integration between hypervisors and storage virtualization. For example, IBM already supports VMware API for Array Integration (VAAI) in various storage products, including XIV, SVC and Storwize V7000.
Lastly, Clod could not finish a presentation without mentioning Cloud Computing. Cloud storage is expected to grow 32 percent CAGR from year 2010 to 2015. Roughly 10 percent of all servers and storage will be in some type of cloud by 2015.
As is often the case, I am torn between getting short posts out in a timely manner versus spending some more time to improve the length and quality of information, but posted much later. I will spread out the blog posts in consumable amounts throughout the next week or two, to achieve this balance.
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Bali | Everything A Conscious Traveler Needs To Know
Contributing Monkie Anthony Anderson
Published on February 11, 2009
Filed Under G Living, Traveling & Cool Stuff To Do Tags asia, bali, eco-travel, green travel
So here is the scoop for all you lucky souls out there considering a trip down to SE Asia.
Just a sidenote:
Those of us born in the "developed" world have so much to be thankful for. We were born rich.
Most people that you will meet in SE Asia have never left their own country. When you feel down because of your tax bill in april or because your computer keeps shutting down unexpectedly, take a deep breath and regain the awareness of how UNFATHOMABLY lucky you are.
Ok…here we go.
If you are going to Bali, you will likely want to just stay in Ubud. The island is relatively small, so you can do day trips from Ubud, which is centrally located. The beach is an hour away,
the mountains are an hour away…all easily reached. When you are ready to hire a driver for the day, avoid all the guys that hassle you on the street yelling "Transport?" "Taxi?" You will have to negotiate with them, and it can be a bit maddening at times. Use these guys for quick trips around town if you don't have the time to go on foot. DO NOT be afraid to walk away. There are many more of them down the road, and this bold move will usually get them to accept your offer. For a quick drive around town, expect to pay about $2, maybe $3 if its rainy or late at night.
When you are going to do a day trip, call this guy:
Astra: The number one driver in Bali. Super cool guy, and so flexible. I swear, he didnt eat or pee the whole time we were with him, which was over 9 hours. He translated for us at the cacao farm, and told us so many insightful things about the island. Contact him at +62 81 2393 3468 outside Indonesia, or once you've landed, 081 2393 3468. 8 hours should cost about $32 US, 9 hours $35. Tell him that Anthony and Dawn say hello.
Where to Stay
We were planning to stay in Ubud for a while, then go somewhere else on the island, but after realizing how much there was to do in Ubud, and how easily accessible organic food is there, we decided to stay put and just do some day trips instead. We stayed at Lumbung Sari Cottages, right on Monkey Forest Road. The website makes this place look AMAZING. Its ok, but after looking at the website we both had a good laugh.
This place is not the Four Seasons, but its pretty decent. It was very clean, had a nice pool, had air-con and cable tv, and was located very centrally, despite it being very quiet at night.
We stayed at the Honeymoon Guesthouse 2 the first night we arrived, and although the place was nice (despite the ants), there was a VERY active rooster closeby that would not shut up.
Not their fault, but still, you wouldnt want to stay there. So we moved to Lumbung Sari the next day and ended up staying there for 13 nights. We negotiated a good price ($41 a night) because we stayed there so long. If you are staying longer in Bali, you could find a month to month place for about $300 a month, but don't count on A/C or a bug free area.
Thats the thing. We always hear about these $10 a night bungalows, but it depends on what you are willing to deal with. Sure, if I was alone, I would probably go to one of those places, but as Ive found recently, traveling with a woman becomes much more expensive than traveling with a guy friend.
Everywhere else we checked was about $60 a night for a room with A/C, and many didnt have breakfast included. Lumbung did, and we had a fruit plate every morning with watermelon juice (with NO sugar). Remember…always stress the "NO SUGAR" part. Bring your own agave or honey along to sweeten it yourself if you want it like that. Usually it will be just fine without.
Places to Eat
We didn't know of one good place to eat until we looked around. The more we wandered, the more we found. Ubud is full of conscious eateries, making it so much easier than thailand to eat healthy.
Juice Ja Cafe
Our first discovery was Juice Ja, which is on Dewi Sita road (which connects Monkey Forest Rd and Hanoman Road). They have good juices, wheatgrass, coconuts, and some semi-decent food. Better for just the juice and coconuts.
There, we asked about another place to check out and a very nice expat lady told us about Sari Organik.
Sari Organik
Its an organic farm, that also has a restaurant on site so its more profitable for the farmers. GENIUS.
Its located on the west side of town, and you have to take a walk through the rice fields to get there.
You get to see stuff like this, so its an enjoyable walk. If you have a mobile, then can come and get you, but its really nicer to walk.
The place is owned by Nila, who is SUPER nice and really cool. She is married to an Israeli guy
who has US citizenship, so she has been to the NYC and LA farmer's markets a bunch in the past. This inspired her to start the Organic Farmer's Market in Ubud every Saturday from 930 to 2pm.
The food here is really good. Service is a bit slow, but thats ok because you have a great view and the place is really cozy and relaxed. So try not to stress if it takes a little long. Order a coconut with limes, and reflect on where you are in the world at the moment.
Raw friendly items, wild mountain honey, and good juices. Big green coconuts, and if you eat bread, you'll be amazed at the freshly baked stuff she puts out.
You can buy fresh produce there too, and they also deliver, usually within 3 hours. When they get your order, they go and pick it. NICE. You can wander around the garden too, no problems.
Bali Buddha
The third place we found was Bali Buddha. Located across the street from the post office and the office of Wayan from Eat, Pray, Love.
This place is also super cozy. And the menu is HUGE. Lovely juices and smoothies, and one good salad. We were always dissapointed with the other items on the menu though, as were other people we talked to. Best to go there for juice and smoothies. Maybe dessert. They have wi-fi too, as do the other restaurants listed here.
We checked out a place called Terazo, which we read had really good reviews. They had a great beet-carrot-ginger juice that was hard to beat. Nothing really raw friendly though. Spinach Tortellini was amazing, Dawn ordered it twice, so you know thats a good sign. I ordered it too, and was glad I did. We were also impressed with the Balinese wild ferns that they sauteed and served in a big bowl. Surely worth a try if you arent aiming for 100% Raw.
Little K
We knew about Little K from Leah, who we met at he WLIR meetup in DC last fall. She spends a good amount of time in Bali every year, and came up with the menu for Little K. Its located behind Yoga Barn, in a wonderfully landscaped area that I simply couldnt get enough of.
We ordered a green super smoothie, and it was really nice. Could have used a little more time in the Vita-mix…but still great. The raw tacos are wonderful, as are the curry chips and thai spring rolls.
We only found out about this place 3 days before we left. People mentioned it, but we assumed that they were talking about Little K, not knowing that Little K was the offshoot of the much larger Kafe.
Alexandra from MyGoddessLife.com took us there, and we were really happy with it. Look at their juice menu!
(add one zero and that is your price in dollars. WOW.) I had the belly juice many times, and will be making it at home often. LOVE the turmeric.
Here is the map to get there, along with the noni tree I discovered while walking to the market. More on that in a later post :) GPO in the upper right corner is the post office, Bali Buddha is right across from there. Juice Ja Cafe is just past the soccer field in upper right corner along Dewi Sita.
If you wake up early, head to the Traditional Market on the corner of Monkey Forest Road and Main Street, its where youll find fruits and veg. But after 9am, those vendors leave and the clothing sellers take their place. Its a good place to find things to take home, unless you can contact the artists themselves, in which you will save for sure.
Spas and Massages
This post is getting super long, so Im going to make this short and sweet.
Daily massages: We found a place called Kenko Reflexology which was right in front of our hotel on Monkey Forest Rd. This place gave a MEAN foot massage, for about $3.50 for 1/2 hour. You can get the full body, which is 1/2 hour body, and 1/2 hour foot, and that will cost you 75,000 rupiah, or about $7 US. We left that place feeling VERY good. And at $7, it should be a daily occurence to stop in.
Special Massages.
Special? What kind of special? No…not those. These massages Im talking about are the ones that are pretty intense, and much longer (2hrs-3.5hrs).
There were two places we tried, and both were great.
We did the "Good Morning" Package,which included the 2.5 hour Ayurveda Chakra Dhara massage and a body scrub, with a soak in a bathtub filled with flowers. They used SO much oil…and really worked me. I felt amazing afterwards. They pick you up at your hotel, and bring you back as well. For 3.5 hours, it cost about $45 US. WELL WORTH IT. You can do the "Good Morning" Package in the afternoon too, they are very accomodating. They have a great ginger-cinnamon tea as well. Note to the timid: they will rub you everywhere except your lower private parts. Prepare to have your glutes totally rubbed down. Ladies, it is certain that you will have a woman therapist, but she will definitely massage your chest muscles unless you tell her otherwise.
Taman Rahasia: Bali Secret Garden
Leah turned us onto this place. If you go, get the "Intuitive Massage" with Dharsa. He is an older Balinese healer and he WILL work you. He was trained at the Esalen Institute and really knows his stuff. He uses his own oils that he makes only during a full moon, and prays over each batch. Very cool.
Here is the map. Most taxi drivers will know how to get there. You can even call for transport, and they will pick you up. I think it will cost around $3….no biggie.
Things To See
Candi Kuning (Largest Market in Bali…Bring $$$)
Mount Batur…go on a sunny day, otherwise you cant see the top.
On the way up to Batur, you will see lots of Agritourism places on your left. Stop at one or all of them. You don't have to buy anything…just check around and say hello.
Monkey Forest…bring some fruit if you want to get hassled by some VERY friendly monkeys. Bring a camera.
Go with Westi on a Bali Herbal Walk. (baliherbalwalk.com) Youll learn allot about the rice culture too. Bring sunscreen and water. The more questions you ask, the longer the tour. :)
This is the detox spa that serves raw food. We did colonics there, and I had a good one but Dawn got really sick after hers, so I would recommend that you do more research. You can get a day pass for the infrared sauna and whirlpool for $5 or $7…cant remember. Those items are included if you do a sauna. Bring a scrub glove so you can really release the skin toxins.
Visit the "White Sand Beach" near Candidsa.
This is the best beach in Bali, but you'll need to rent a 4WD or hire a driver that has one. Rocky road to the bottom. Ask locals at Kafe, and they will tell you more about it.
Visit with local artists. You can take classes, and get great deals buying directly from them. Dawn did a great Batik class, and really enjoyed it. I bought some nice wood bowls and windchimes from the artists directly. It feels good to support them instead of a middleman.
See a Legong Dance, or a Kekak dance.
Kekak is the one shown in the movie "Baraka". Legong is the one with the girls pictured here:
By the way, this little booklet will totally get you on the right track about Ubud and Bali. You can find it in any of the resturants listed above.
Visit Nomad Organic Farm.
We didnt make it because it was only available twice a week, and since we did the Big Tree Farms tour, we passed. But if I were back, I would do this. They meet in front of Nomad Restaurant every Wed and Sun at 9am. The tour is like…6-7 hours and includes lunch.Cost is about $25 US.
Visit the Botanical Garden.
You can walk there from town, but it will take about 30 min. Drivers will know how to get there. Really beautiful place, and super quiet.
My camera just died, so no more pictures, but I want to recommend a great Gamelan CD that one should buy if you like Gamelan music. A great CD to listen to as you cruise through the Bali countryside.
Bring a couple mix cds for the car rides… Astra thought we might like "Monster Ballads" so we ended up singing "Every Rose has its Thorn" by Poison. Fun…but the gamelan would be better.
Alright. Longest post ever. If you are going to Bali, please let me know how it went and if my tips helped at all. Some (Dawn) say the fun is in finding these places on your own, but I would much rather prefer to cut through the mess and get right to the good stuff while on vacation. Time is precious, and shouldnt be wasted on mediocre restaurants and massages.
This monster took me 3 hours to post! This is what I am doing in Bangkok…yikes.
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The front of house team needs to close the cafe for a day to get going on things. Plus, there are probably a million other things that could use getting done while we're in a quiet period.
Events are scheduled solid for the next couple weeks. Can we shut on a Monday and miss a film night? This Monday, the 16th, would be our preference just because we're keen to get going, but next Monday could also work.


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Skip the green eggs this St. Patrick's Day and whet your culinary curiosity with five of our favorite Irish blogs. Filled with authentic recipes and plenty of culinary know-how, we suggest you grab a Guinness and soak up these�vibrant accounts of life in the land of saints and scholars. A Girl Called Jack [caption id="attachment_317401" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Dean Chalkley for Observer Food Monthly[/caption] Socially conscious foodie extraordinaire is the only way to describe Jack Monroe. The Ireland-based blogger is a vocal supporter for hunger and poverty initiatives like Oxfam and Child Poverty Action Group, but also finds time to document her gastronomic masterpieces. Carb lovers won't be able to resist her take on traditional Irish soda bread with the tangy punch of Bramley apples. For American measurements, use this trusty conversion calculator. The Donal Skehan Homecooked Kitchen Blog Donal Skehan is the culinary triple threat: cook, cookbook author and television personality. And it doesn't hurt that he's got winsome, Irish good looks and musical talent to boot. Skehan's bright blog showcases everything from seasonal menus to traditional Irish bites like Good Auld Bacon and Cabbage, Chili, Garlic and Lime Dublin Prawns, and�Irish Stew�(pictured above), just to name a few. Feast: A Dinner Journal Breathtaking photographs (from fellow list-maker Donal Skehan) capture everything from decadent desserts to the misty allure of the Irish countryside. Feast, edited by Ross�Golden-Bannon,�has a sense of sophistication on par with�Food & Wine, but still maintains the down home appeal of everyday on the Emerald Isle. We really can't get over the�Brown Hound Bakery Lemon Temples�as a refreshing accompaniment to an early-spring tea. Terry Lyons Lover of world cuisine, but a faithful devotee to Ireland, Chef Terry Lyons showcases the beautiful simplicity of cooking seasonally. Lyons, too, appeared on a competitive cooking show, making it all the way to the finals on Masterchef. His philosophy on food and entertaining is simple: "Believe in yourself. Cook from the heart. Open your mind to new things." Just in time for spring, we can't wait to try Lyons' Apple Blackberry Tart. Feast or Famine with Barry Johnston Johnston garnered major attention after his unpredictably-short stint on Ireland's The Taste. Lucky for us, even though his time on the show is over, he can still be found at Feast or Famine showcasing his fun-loving Irish perspective on cuisine. Sleek monochromatic design, snapshots and candid insights into reality television make the blog a must visit. For both�traditional�and inspired Irish recipes we love, check out... This article originally appeared as on Relish