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I was in Central Asia last week to take a closer look at the U.S. government assistance programs my office oversees. We spent the second half of the week in Kazakhstan where, last Thursday, we took a road trip to Karaganda, a city of a half million people located about 2.5 hours drive south of Astana, the capital. Karaganda is known as "Gorod Shakhtyorov," or "City of Coal Miners," established in the 1930's during the Stalinist drive to industrialize the Soviet Union. Today, it still struggles with the adjustment to a post-Soviet economy in which a formerly state-run coal mining industry has had to cope with market forces. An effort is being made to diversify the local economy, with mixed results.
We saw the impact of several projects sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Embassy, including one in which judges from the Karaganda regional court had received training and technical assistance aimed at making judicial proceedings more transparent and efficient (including the installation of audio and video recording equipment in the courtroom, which apparently has had a strong positive influence on the behavior of judges, prosecutors and lawyers alike). The U.S. government also supported a local NGO involved in helping apartment owners join together to renovate their buildings; the organization uniquely combines grassroots community activism, creative financing schemes, and a focus on energy efficiency into a package that could improve living conditions for thousands of city residents. We also observed how a small grant is supporting a young lawyer's efforts to expand access to information and to defend journalists from defamation lawsuits, a common tactic for intimidating investigative reporters.
The people we met were energetic, committed and passionate about their efforts to bring about positive change. They represented the new Karaganda, the hope for a more democratic and prosperous future.
Reminders of the old Karaganda weren't too hard to find, though. Entering town, you are greeted by a huge Soviet-era sign with the words "Miners Are the Political and Economic Pillar of the State" pasted onto a hillside. The building next to the Georgian restaurant where we ate lunch had on its side an enormous mosaic-mural depicting a "typical" Soviet worker's family in authentic Socialist Realist style.
And, most remarkably, about 40 kilometers from Karaganda, in the little village of Dolinka, we found a brand new museum devoted to telling the story of the "Karlag," the network of Stalinist prison camps that covered a 200 square kilometer area of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic from the early 1930's until 1959.
Many are familiar with the term "Gulag," a Russian acronym for "State Corrective-Labor Camp," that really entered public consciousness in the West after the 1973 publication of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago. The Gulag was an inhumane prison complex that the Stalinist regime used to house tens of millions of "enemies of the people" -- anyone whose nationality, religion, political ideas or cultural leanings brought them under suspicion by the police state.
The Gulag was also a country within a country, vast swaths of territory full of farms and factories staffed entirely by prison labor. The full horror of this system is brought into full focus by the "Karlag" museum. Its exhibits feature photographs and film footage of the men, women and children who lived, worked and died in the "Karlag." The museum also contains physical recreations of camp life and documents and artifacts from the period.
We left the museum shaken, as if waking up from a totalitarian nightmare. I commend the government of Kazakhstan for building and paying for the museum's operation. Its location is appropriate -- the building that houses it was the main administrative center of the Karlag -- but also unfortunate: it is so far off the beaten track that it's unlikely ever to attract the number of visitors it should.
One hopes that the museum's sponsors will find a way to ensure that many Kazakhstanis -- especially from the younger generation -- are able to visit this museum and learn more about this tragic aspect of the region's history.


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Midsummer night's dream: Darth Shakespeare?
If you are scared of a summer reading slump for your media-obsessed student — or game-obsessed adult — there's a solution: Shakespeare a la George Lucas.
In other words, take "William Shakespeare's 'Star Wars' " by Ian Doescher for a spin. He has adapted "Star Wars" (otherwise known as "Episode IV, A New Hope") in the style of the great Bard of Avon.
This can lead to some entertaining reading.
In the movie, for example, when Han Solo boasts about an easy escape from the deadly Death Star, Princess Leia shoots him down, pointing out that the Empire let them escape. "It was the only reason for the ease of our escape," she says grimly.
In Doescher's "Shakespeare," it goes more like this:
"Han: Thy rescue has been marvelous, think'st thou not? Say I: at times I do myself amaze.
"Amazing has my rescue of thee been, Amazing is my hand at piloting, Amazing is my part in this escape Amazing — ay, it's true — my amazing looks.
"Leia: Amazing is thy pride and love of self!
"Thus stand I now amaz'd that e'er thou shouldst allow thou great amazing self to stoop so low that thou wouldest rescue such as I."
In true Shakespearean style, the internal thoughts of even Darth Vader are to be voiced.
When confronted with Imperial bureaucracy on the Death Star, he thinks, aloud, "O, how these politicians irk me so! Of governors and territories care I not.
"But I retain their company for mine own purposes, and though their talk doth tire my mind, I do confess that naught I've found hath on their counsel yet improved."
Even the 'droids get into the act.
British actor Anthony Daniels says C-3PO's first lines in the film: "Did you hear that? They've' shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness!"
Those simple statements are now shamelessly converted into "Now is the summer of our happiness made winter by this sudden, fierce attack!"
His partner, R2-D2's, cogent reply? "Beep, beep. Beep, beep, meep, squeek, beep, beep, beep, whee!"


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In short: Best Day Out EverIn full: The *little brother* of the Giant's Head Marathon with amazing views, giant hills, slick organistion and the added bonus of a naked farmer having and outdoor bath at Mile 2.Brilliant medal and tech t-shirt plus being cheered over the line by what seemed like the whole village. The hills hurt at the time, they really hurt this morning but nothing will stop me doing it all again next year.This is a race organised by runners for runners.Date of review: June 29, 2014
In short: How can you run out of finishers t-shirts?In full: Nice flat course, reasonably interesting although the Portway out and back is just a slog. Excellently organised start and superb marshalling all the way. Nicely spaced water stations .... I could hardly fault this race until I crossed the finish line.How, when there are no entries on the day and you've had my money for months could you run out of finishers t shirts? You knew the number of entrants who paid their money and who had a fair chance of needing one. The people who were supposed to be hand were apologetic and embarassed, I couldn't find anyone official to complain to.I know I was at the slow end of the second wave but I was still a finisher. If the GNR and VLM can organise enough shirts (I have both) then dont't see why can't Brirstol. I did email to complain, no reply or acknowlegement yet ... poor show and spoiled a great event.Date of review: October 2, 2012
In short: Squelch squelchIn full: Why i turn up year after year to half drown in stinky mud I have never worked out. I have new found respect for mud wrestlers and a washing machine demanding therapy.Fantastic organisation and great marshals. Nice towel at the end and seldom has there been a more appropriate finishers prize.See you next year Date of review: November 13, 2011
In short: Couldn't feel my fingers ... couldn't feel my toes ...In full: no idea where my shoes ended, socks finished and where legs began ... it was mud to the waist!Great fun. Superbly organised. Brilliant marshalls who joined in the fun. Plenty of chat on the way round and everyone having fun.Bitton Road Runners .... don't ever change one squishy squelchy step of it ... but shouldn't you change you name to Bitton Mud Runneres?Date of review: November 15, 2010
In short: Norty norty for bringing in that big hill .... but I forgive youIn full: It would be hard to find fault with this race. The scenery is to die for and it has a lovely friendly vibe.Course change since last year which came as a nasty shock as that hill didn't give me a warm and fuzzy moment at all. However, I forgive you as I can see the logic for the change.Marshalling was, as ever, efficient and friendly with plenty of water in the right places.One tiny little nitpick .... can you run to a mars bar or summit in the goody bag ... that would have gone down a treat and it's a long way to walk to Tesco with sore legs!Date of review: October 17, 2010
In short: Superbly Organised .... as usual!In full: Not my favourite course as the bit through the housing estate is dull in the extreme and there are a few small but sapping hills. Stadium finish is brilliant though :-)Brilliant organisation, plenty of loos at the start, friendly marshalls and drinks in all the right places.Not sure about the orange t-shirt though!Date of review: March 14, 2010
In short: Lovely bimble round the countryside on a super sunny dayIn full: Nice one loop course with lots of pretty snowdrops to look at as well as some alpacas (and I know I wasn't hallucinating as somebody else saw them too).Lots of water stations and a great t-shirt at the finish. I do like a track finish - it puts a bit of bounce into the tiredest of legs.Date of review: March 8, 2010
In short: What a (mud) lark!In full: Well done to the organisers for taking the time to find a new course, it would have been so sad to let this fantastic race fold.One of the best team of marshalls you'll find. Cheery, encouraging and always happy to help pull runners out of the squishiest of muddy bits.The sheep dip ditch was brilliant - that just has to stay. I thought the new course was better than the old one - didn't seem to tough.If you want to concentrate on staying clean and getting a good time then it's not the race for you. If you want to have a good time and find mud and grit in places you didn't kno you had then come along and wallow!Date of review: November 9, 2009
In short: Anyone for a wallow??In full: Don't believe anything they tell you about this race - it's ten times worse than you could imagine but a hundred times more fun than you imagine anything like that could be!Very touching at the start with the 2 mins silence and the Last Post. Everyone wearing a poppy.I'd seen the photos but nothing prepared me for the reality of the mud, the water, the mud and .... more mud! And the water .... cold ... very cold ... and you just don't want to think what may lurk beneath!I was beginning to really embrace the concept and replace my grimace with a grin when I had one tumble too many and had to be carted off with a twisted ankle :-(I'll be back next year ... it takes a lot more than an bit of English mud to beat this Celt.Date of review: November 11, 2008
In short: How could you not love it?In full: My first marathon and I think I might have been spoilt forever!Beautiful setting and course with views to take your breath away and ease the pain round every corner. Enough hills to take your breath away too.Organisation was flawless and the enthusiasm of those at the drink stations, especially the kids, was a joy. The area embraces this event and you get the feeling that they really want everyone to go home with good memories .... and tell everyone else what a fantastic place this is.The stadium finish makes you feel like a 'real runner' no matter how far down the field you finish and the goody bag actually lived up to its name.All this AND cheap beer in the pub later ... does running get any better ;-)Date of review: October 7, 2008
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U.S. Men Control Their World League Destiny
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Phone: 719-228-6800
ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 8, 2008) – Heading into the second-to-last weekend of pool play in the FIVB World League, the U.S. Men's National Team finds itself right where it wants to be - in charge of its own fate.
With a record of 7-1 going into Friday and Saturday's matches against Spain at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Ill., all Team USA has to do is win three of its final four contests and it is assured a pool victory.
But winning is far easier said than done. Even though the United States defeated Spain twice last weekend in Madrid, U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon and his team fully expect to be challenged this Friday and Saturday.
"Spain is a very good team. They run a very fast offense and they are a pretty well-rounded group," McCutcheon said.
Spain has a different look from the team that the United States faced in Madrid. Setter Miguel Angel Falasca, outside hitter Enrique De la Fuente and outside hitter Israel Rodriguez – all of whom saw significant playing time in Spain – did not make the trip to Bloomington, Ill.
The U.S. Men looked like two different teams in Madrid. On Friday (July 4), they struggled, particularly with serving, and allowed Spain to run its system, which depends on good passes. After winning the first two sets, the United States dropped the second two and barely pulled out the 25-23, 25-22, 29-31, 20-25, 18-16 victory.
After some rest on the off day on Saturday, Team USA regrouped to take a 25-19, 25-19, 25-23 victory on Sunday.
"It's tough to get off a plane and play right away," McCutcheon said. "I think the guys were more dialed in on Sunday."
Following its matches in Bloomington, the U.S. Men will have to travel to Bulgaria for its two final matches. Bulgaria is in second place in Pool C at 5-3 and will be hoping to take a trip to the World League Final Round away from the United States.
As World League has progressed, McCutcheon says the focus is less on finding the right players for the team and more about improving the team's performance.
"It now becomes an issue to get the team to gel and work on the little things," McCutcheon said. "They can have importance down the road."
And "down the road," a month away, are the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
WORLD LEAGUE LEADERS: Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) leads all World League blockers with an average of 0.81 blocks per set. David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) is 10th among all blockers with an average of 0.55 blocks per set.
Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawai'i) is fourth among servers with an average of 0.35 aces per set. Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) is sixth with an average of 0.29.
Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) is fourth in serve receive with 101 "excellent" receptions in 149 attempts for an efficiency percentage of 65.10. An "excellent" reception is one in which the receiving player places the ball within the reach of the setter at the net who can handle it to prepare any attack by all of the hitters.
Priddy is fifth among World League spikers, with 89 spikes and 13 faults in 154 attempts for a success percentage of 53.25.
Lloy Ball (Woodburn, Ind.) is ninth among setters with an average of 5.68 running sets per set. A running set is defined as a set from a player that puts their hitter against one blocker or none.
WORLD LEAGUE TICKETS: Tickets for the FIVB World League matches in Bloomington, Ill., (July 11-12 vs. Spain) are still available. To purchase tickets, go to http://www.uscellularcoliseum.com/.
View the U.S. Men's World League Media Guide at www.usavolleyball.org/media/national/08WL_MNTMediaGuide.pdf.
View the Bloomington Event Media Guide at www.usavolleyball.org/media/national/08WL_mediakit3.pdf
The U.S. World League site is www.usavolleyball.org/national/08WL.asp.
The FIVB World League site is www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2008.
2008 FIVB World League
U.S. Men's Roster
1 Lloy Ball (S, 6-8, Woodburn, Ind., Indiana-Purdue, Fort Wayne)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9 Ryan Millar (MB, 6-8, Palmdale, Calif., BYU)
10 Riley Salmon (OH, 6-6, League City, Texas, Pierce College)
12 C Tom Hoff (MB, 6-8, Park Ridge, Ill., Long Beach State)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Gabe Gardner (OPP, 6-9, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford)
18 Scott Touzinsky (OH, 6-6, St. Louis, Mo., Long Beach State)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon
Team Manager: Bob Gambardella
Assistant Coach: Ron Larsen
Assistant Coach: John Speraw
Team Doctor: Jonathan Reeser
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison
Athletic Trainer: Aaron Brock
FIVB 2008 World League Standings as of July 10 (click on link to view team profile):
Pool A
Brazil 6-2
France 6-2
Serbia 3-5
Venezuela 1-7
Pool B
Russia 7-1
Italy 6-2
Cuba 3-5
Korea 0-8
Pool C
Bulgaria 5-3
Spain 3-5
Finland 1-7
Pool D
Poland 5-3
China 4-4
Japan 4-4
Egypt 3-5
U.S. World League Schedule and Results
Date: June 13-14
Opponent: Finland
Location: Helsinki, Finland (LänsiAuto Arena)
June 13: USA def. Finland, 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20)
June 14: USA def. Finland, 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-16)
Date: June 20-21
Opponent: Bulgaria
Location: Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
June 20: USA def. Bulgaria, 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-16)
June 21: Bulgaria def. USA, 3-2 (12-25, 25-16, 25-20, 12-25, 15-13)
Date: June 27-28
Opponent: Finland
Location: Resch Center in Green Bay, Wis.
June 27: USA def. Finland, 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20)
June 28: USA def. Finland, 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18)
Date: July 4 and 6
Opponent: Spain
Location: Madrid, Spain
July 4: USA def. Spain, 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 29-31, 20-25, 18-16)
July 6: USA def. Spain, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-23)
Date: July 11-12 (7 p.m. local both nights)
Opponent: Spain
Location: U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Ill.
Date: July 18-19
Opponent: Bulgaria
Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Date: July 23-27
Event: World League Final (must qualify)
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


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One of the main functions carried out by ISS is to assist international students at UMD in maintaining their non-immigrant status in the United States. This office issues non-immigrant documents required by the U.S. government for persons with F-1 visas.
ISS also prepares documents for travel, dependent travel, change of degree program, transfer of schools, extension of stay, and employment options. Please note, however, that the ISS Office is not an office of the Department of Homeland Security.
This site provides general visa information. For detailed questions, make an appointment with ISS staff.
As a foreign national entering the U.S., you must have the following documents as evidence of your legal status: a passport, an I-94 form and an I-20. These documents are necessary for your stay in the U.S. and for temporary departures and re-entry. Have a Designated School Official (DSO) sign your I-20 before you temporarily leave the U.S. Your I-20 form can be endorsed by the following staff members:
Be sure to keep your documents in a safe place!
You should keep copies of all your documents in case they are lost or stolen. Whenever you get a new passport or visa, please give a copy to ISS or come to the office so they can make one for you. If you would like, you can also give ISS copies of any new I-94 you receive (include the front and back of the I-94, even if it is blank). Having copies of your documents will save you a lot of time and frustration in getting documents replaced or will allow you to access them easily when you are applying for benefits such as Optional Practical Training.
You should keep your passport valid at all times. Your passport is your government's permit for you to leave and re-enter your own country. Check the expiration date of your passport. The U.S. government requires that holders of F-1 or J-1 visas keep their passports valid for at least 6 months beyond the date they enter the U.S. A few countries are exempt from this requirement. Federal law does not allow a F-1 visa holder to enter the United States or to be employed in the United States if the passport is expired.
Form I-20
The school sends the student an I-20 form (Certificate of Eligibility), indicating the date by which the student should arrive at the institution. The student then takes this form to the U.S. embassy or consulate to apply for an F-1 visa if he/she can demonstrate adequate financial support. The I-20 is issued for the program and level of study you are presently pursuing. If you graduate before the completion date indicated on your I-20 you are considered to have completed your program of study and your I-20 is no longer valid. The third page of the I-20 contains spaces for information about your employment authorization and travel signatures by a Designated School Official (DSO).
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The visa stamp is obtained at a U.S. consulate abroad. It indicates that the holder is eligible to apply for admission to the U.S. Permission to enter is granted only at the point of entry. The official at your point of entry will determine the length of time you will be permitted to stay in the U.S. It is okay if your visa expires while you are in the U.S., but it must be valid to enter the U.S. To determine how long you can stay in the U.S., check your I-20 form, item number 5. You must be enrolled as a full-time student in order to maintain your status.
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The I-94 (Arrival and Departure Record) is a white card, which is issued to you upon arrival. It is stamped by a government official and stapled into your passport at your port of entry into the U.S. The I-94 form shows that you are lawfully admitted to the U.S. for a specific period of time. The United States Government requires that you carry your I-94 with you at all times. If you loose your I-94 card, it is expensive and can take up to 6 month to replace. (See United States Citizens and Immigration Services for more information). It is recommended that you have International Student Services keep photocopies of this document in your file. U.S. government regulations require all F-1 students to register for a "full course of study". Undergraduate students must be registered for 12 credits each term during the academic year. Graduate students must be registered for 6 credits.
Program Extension for F-1 Students
Program Extension is required if a student is unable to complete all degree requirements by the date noted in Item 5 of the SEVIS I-20.
Program Extension application must be submitted to and approved by the International Student Adviser before the I-20 expiration date.
Failure to process a Program Extension before the expiration of the I-20 results in the loss of legal status and the ability to work on the campus.
Full Course Load Requirements
It is required by the U.S. government that international students on F-1 Visa carry a full course load (12 credits for undergraduates and 6 credits for graduates) during the academic year. See Anna Gilmore, International Student Advisor, if you plan to drop below the minimum course hours. Dropping below a full course load without prior authorization can cause you to fall out of legal status. You will need to complete a Reduced Course Load form. Please note, international students can only take a maximum of 3 credits in online courses to count towards their full course load.
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Summertime barbecues with family and friends are one of the season's simple pleasures. This summer, add a Brazilian flavor to the American pastime with rodizio recipes from Pampas Grille (561-444-2147) at CityPlace in West Palm Beach. Throughout July and August, the restaurant is offering mouthwatering barbecue-style items like grilled baby-back ribs with watermelon barbecue sauce, homemade biscuits and strawberry tallcake. Get the recipes for each below.
Grilled Baby-Back Ribs with Watermelon Barbecue Sauce
- 3 lbs. pork baby-back ribs
- Watermelon barbecue sauce (see recipe below)
- Rib rub (see recipe below)
- Preheat gas grill for high heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix all the watermelon barbecue sauce ingredients (see below).
- Trim off the membrane sheath from the back of each rack. You can do this by running a small, sharp knife between the membrane and snip or "shimmy" off the membrane as much as possible. Don't skip this step because it prevents the ribs from being chewy.
- Marinate the ribs by placing them in a large freezer bag and pouring in the watermelon barbecue sauce over them. Marinate overnight.
- Reserve 2 cups of sauce for glazing.
- Place aluminum foil on lower rack of grill to capture drippings and prevent flare-ups.
- Brush grate with oil, and lay ribs on top rack of grill.
- Reduce heat to low, shut grill and leave undisturbed for one hour. Do not lift lid at all during this time period.
- After one hour, check for doneness. Depending on grill, you may need to continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes. Brush ribs with barbecue sauce, and grill an additional few minutes until sauce is slightly absorbed and a little brown around the edges.
- Serve ribs as whole rack or cut between bones and pile individual ribs on the platter. Serve with a side of watermelon barbecue sauce for dipping.
Watermelon Barbecue Sauce
- ½ cup watermelon juice
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup chili sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tsp red pepper flakes
Stir together watermelon juice, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, oil, chili sauce, Dijon mustard, garlic and pepper flakes. Pour enough sauce over vegetables, chicken, pork, fish or shellfish to marinate. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Baste with additional sauce while grilling or broiling. Sauce not used for marinating or basting can be spooned over cooked vegetables and meats.
Rib Rub
- ½ cup Kosher salt
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 lb. brown sugar
- ¼ cup chili powder
- ¼ cup dry mustard
- ¼ cup cumin
- ¼ cup mesquite seasoning
- ¼ cup onion powder
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- ¼ cup granulated garlic
- ¼ cup paprika
Place all ingredients in a suitable bowl and mix well; make sure all components are blended thoroughly. Place in a sealed freezer bag for storage.
Grilled Corn on the Cob
- 6 ears corn
- 6 tbsp butter, softened
- salt and pepper to taste
- 6 oz. apple juice
- Ruby rub
- Preheat outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate.
- Peel back corn husks and remove silk. Place 1 tbsp butter, spray of apple juice, spray of of Ruby rub, salt and pepper on each piece of corn. Close husks.
- Wrap each ear of corn tightly in aluminum foil. Place on the prepared grill. Cook approximately 30 minutes, turning occasionally, until corn is tender.
Strawberry Tallcake
- 3 baskets of fresh strawberries
- ½ cup sugar
- Whipping cream
- Vanilla
- Remove the stems from the strawberries.
- Cut strawberries into slices about ¼-? inches thin and place into a large bowl.
- Depending on how sweet the strawberries are, add ¼-½ cup of sugar and mix into strawberries.
- Set aside for about 20 minutes at room temperature to macerate (which means the sugar will soften the strawberries and help release their juices).
- After about 20 minutes, lightly mash strawberries with a potato masher to get more juice out of them.
- Whip the cream, adding a drop or two of vanilla and a teaspoon of sugar.
- To serve, slice two biscuits (recipe below) per person. In bowl, place one slice of biscuit, top with strawberries and whipped cream. Repeat three more times to make a tall cake.
Biscuits from Scratch
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1½ tbsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp salt
- 12 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1½ cups heavy cream
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Toss with a fork to combine.
- Cut butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter or fork until the largest pieces of butter are the size of peas. (Or, pulse several times in a food processor.)
- Combine the cream and vanilla in a liquid measure.
- Make a well in center of flour, and and pour cream mixture into the well.
- Mix with a fork until dough is evenly moistened and just combined; it should look shaggy and still feel a little dry.
- Gently knead by hand five or six times to create a loose ball.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and pat into an 8-inch square, ¾-1-inch thick.
- Transfer dough to a baking sheet lined with parchment or silpat, cover with plastic and chill for 20 minutes in refrigerator. Heat oven to 425ºF.
- Remove dough from refrigerator. Cut dough into nine even squares, and spread them about two inches apart from each other on baking sheet. Bake 18-20 minutes, until biscuits are medium golden brown. Makes nine biscuits.
Gluten-Free Biscuits
- 1½ cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour (Bob's Red Mill)
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. xanthan gum
- 1 tsp. guar gum
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ cup shortening
- ½ cup milk
- 1 large egg white
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or grease lightly.
- In food processor, pulse dry ingredients (flour through salt) with shortening until mixture is consistency of small peas. Add milk and egg white. Blend until dough forms ball, scraping down sides with spatula, if necessary. Dough will be somewhat soft.
- Place dough on parchment-lined or greased baking sheet that's been lightly dusted with rice flour. Gently pat to ¾-inch-thick circle with hands or spatula. Lightly dust dough with rice flour. Cut into 10 two-inch circles with floured biscuit cutter. Shape remaining dough to ¾-inch thick and cut again. If dough is sticky, lightly dust with more flour. Arrange evenly on baking sheet.
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Heyutang wrote:Buddy,
always stretch up to your pain limit. But stretching really helps with the microtraumata. They help pull the fibers in line and prevents them from sticking together (which is what they do when they are inflamed).
I only know some Dao Yin Yoga, never did Indian Yoga. Try knee-heel seating, then just go lie down (on your back) slowly while your knees and feet stay on the ground. Understand what I mean. You could increase the stretch by changing to W-seat (sit in between your feet while your knees are on the floor, if you can), and then go lie down on your back like in the previous exercise.
No, you don't need to see some doctor; all they do is inject you with crap. Avoid those things at all cost. They just weaken you. Yes you will feel no more pain but it takes away much more than just pain.
What do you mean, your knee pops? A patellatendon does not pop like that? Do you mean your patella is subluxating or what (that hurts!!! but not anymore if it became habitual. Is that the case with you?)
i am big on well ventilation. my dad got chemical poisoning on the job, and has been on disability ever since (15 years+). plus i am straightedge. i make sure to never inhale fumes. so we rule out the overexposure to painting. no one is too young to have an overuse injury. I have been through many injuries that I was "too young" for. (hernias, "borderline glaucoma", etc.)
I rode my bicycle everyday 12-24+ miles, I also lifted for legs constantly (remember my squats everyday). imagine standing on a ladder 3 stories up, balancing on one leg leaning hand over your head, holding a paint can in one arm extended out, and the other hand painting. now do this for 5 hours straight without a break. I worked 8-12 hours everyday. and even on my days off. i simply overused my arms and legs. then I lifted at the gym everyday after work. and even at home.since my arms were screwed up, i decided to lift for legs. but i only focused on calves (since they were underdeveloped), i didnt work on quads. and all that muscle/tendon pulling in one direction obviously did some damage. I also hxc dance like crazy. so imagine tons of spinkicks and jumps, hitting stuff with my arms. its like aerobics X 1000.
I know what the problem is, it was overuse, and not having a balance between rest and activity, and one muscle group and its reciprocal.
I have stopped painting and my arms are getting better. soft tissue injuries like this take 6-8 weeks to heal minimally.
so it takes time and patience. nothing is seriously wrong.
Heyutang wrote:most definitely you will see some improvements. Keep your diet alkalic so the inflammation has less chance to prolific.
All the best!
is this what your PT said? Or is it your obervation?the only problem is that my tendons are still shortened
Hard for me to tell what it is with certainty. You should ask your PT about this. If it is your patella (I doubt that), that's more serious. I think however it is your tendon fascia latae that "pops" over your caput fibulae (the fibula head, at the lateral side of your knee). This is nothing to really worry about. Does it hurt? But ask your PT, I can't see your knee from here.whenever i bend me knee past a 90 degree angle (heel towards hamstrings), right above my knee cap it "pops" on the lateral side.
not sure what movement you are describing here. Flexion of the arm? Or supination/pronation of the forearm. Ask your PT what exactly is popping.I also still have the "popping" of my epicondyle in my arm, when i try to add weight and go through its range of motion. (90 degree angle, etc)
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The trial of a man accused of murdering a 15-year-old girl in 1996 has been postponed for a third time, this time until January 31, 2012. The defense team for 30-year-old William Frank Simmons, said they needed additional time to prepare for the trial. The body of Kaelin Rose Glazier was found in 2008 by a Ruch man, in his field as he was working. Simmons was arrested for Kaelin's murder in April, 2010 and indicted the same day.


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ReflectionsPosted Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at 7:33 AM
As I have been thinking about this week's column, I thought of the different things I have had on my mind that will eventually wind up as a "Kathleen's Korner" column. While I was in the middle of this thought process, I went back and read all the columns I have written since the beginning.
It has been only a little over a year, but it feels like I have been talking with you for much longer. I submitted my first column, I believe in January 2010, but we didn't start adding it to the website until March 2010.
As I read each column, I vividly recalled my nervousness in starting this project. I thought, who in the world will be interested enough to read about my thoughts or opinions or the things that happen to me or the heros and heroines that have left their marks on my life. I'm no one important or high up in any class. I'm only an aging woman with lots on my mind and plenty to say. Well, really now, what do you expect from a Taurus?
You did respond. You do read this silly little column. I get e-mails from all across the United States. I even got a couple from the Philippines. Isn't that neat? Some of you are like me, in your golden years; some are young. Some of you are ladies, and some of you are gents. I must say that I am amazed how many gentlemen readers there are. You are from every walk of life and all occupations.
My prayer is that whatever your gender or age that I may say something that will lift your spirits when you may be down just a bit, or perhaps help you remember some part of your own life that was pleasant and may have been buried deep somewhere within your mind. Maybe some of you young people might be inspired by just the smallest of words from me. Or when I let you in on some of the predicaments I get myself into, you will know your are not alone in some of your own plights.
Remember, in my first column I told you that I may make you laugh with me or perhaps laugh at me; and either way is okay. I hope after more than a year, you have had some chuckles at my expense that brightened your day.
Well, actually I know you have because many of you have told me so.
Every day we hear the words, times are tough. I know I say them myself, but I also know when people stick together it makes the tough times a little easier. I thank you for sticking with me. You and your kind words give me more inspiraton than you will ever know.
Because of this column I have met and heard from so many people that I would never have become friends or pen pals with. You have graced my life; and on some of my tough days, you have given me strength and inspiration to go another mile when I may have wanted to just stop. For this I will always be grateful.
I suppose by now you realize who my heros and heroines are this week. They are you, my faithful readers of "Kathleen's Korner". You keep reading, and I will keep writing. You never know when you may show up as my hero or heroine.
Don't forget you can go to www.dailystatesman.com and click on blogs. Then click on my archives. You can read every column from the beginning.
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I admire you for sticking with this project, Kathleen! So many Statesman bloggers have dropped by the wayside. I miss them, and I wish we had more participation.
The first few years were so lively! Some people stayed up all night, posting funny stories and arguing with one another! I could hardly wait to wake up in the morning and see what had been written!
Names like I.B. LeTruth, Yellow Rose of Essex, the Queen of Essex, Ducky, Rusty Nail, Obediah, Mrs. Dolphin, Minnie O'Pausal.... They're all gone, perhaps chased off by the rowdies (who are now gone themselves!)
It's a far different place from what it once was.
Hang in there, and maybe one day it'll come back to life!
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Kathleen is a resident of Dexter. She was born in Indiana, but her parents moved their family back to the Dexter area when she was three. Other than three years she and her husband, Collin, lived in St. Charles, Mo. and ten years in Birmingham, Alabama, she has spent her life in Dexter. As you can tell, Kathleen is a people person and believes in giving credit to whom credit is due. Thus, the reason for her hero/heroine column every other week in Kathleen's Korner. As you can tell, she also like to have fun, most of the time at her own expense. Kathleen (Grubbs) is a 1964 graduate of Dexter High School and invites her friends to her "Korner."
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Thompson Health's Respiratory Therapy Department will host a Pulmonary Health Fair on Friday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Constellation Center for Health and Healing on the main Thompson Health campus.
The event is free and open to the public. It will include information about the Pulmonary Disease Management Program at Thompson, a spirometry station to test lung health, asthma education (with a free peak flow meter) and a medication teaching station featuring a free spacer demonstration.
The fair will also feature:
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The entrance to the Constellation Center is off West Street, via a private drive called the Thompson Way, which is just south of the Eye Care Center. There is free parking, including handicapped parking, just outside the Constellation Center as well as a circular drive where visitors can be dropped off.
For more information about the Pulmonary Health Fair or about the Respiratory Therapy Department at Thompson, call (585) 396-6277.


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You can't trust your own eyes!Posted Monday, April 12, 2010, at 7:39 AM
So what's wrong with this famous photo??
For a minute, my mind was completely disoriented, and then I brought myself up to the 21st Century. The photo was of Richard Nixon and Elvis, and Jarret had photo-shopped his own head into the picture!
Whenever I see this kind of thing, I can't help thinking of a Newsweek story I saw in the dim past: The story was a review of a "new" book called, "The Commissar Vanishes," and it treated the reader to a delightfully morbid gallery of old photos from Josef Stalin's era in the old Soviet Union.
Stalin, whose brutality after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 resulted in his gradual rise to supreme power, is reported to have been responsible for the death of 20 to 25 million people before his own peaceful death in 1953. Many of the 25 million were former friends and fellow revolutionaries of the Soviet dictator. No one was safe from his delusional hunger for absolute power.
A few years ago, I searched for and found the book on Amazon.com and ordered it, for no other reason than to page through the laughable attempts by this horrific dictator to cover his murderous tracks by doing his own primitive "photo-shopping." Back in those early days, the pictures had to be cut apart with scissors and pasted back together to eliminate the presence of party members whom Stalin had ordered shot. They were turned into "unpersons," as if they had never existed. The backgrounds were always problematic for Stalin and his henchmen, as there would be pictures on the walls, furnishings, and other items that had to be fit into the new picture.
One photo showed a group of about ten men standing in front of a desk. As the months and years progressed, one after another was cut from the photo - until only Stalin remained, standing alone, a grisly reminder of how dangerous it was to be friends with the paranoid "Man of Steel."
The whole idea was to change history, to make it mutable, changeable. Nothing was as it seemed, and a good memory was considered a personal flaw. George Orwell's haunting novel "1984" put the era into fictional form, making it vivid and immediate for the reader. Winston Smith, the main character, struggles to develop the technique of "Double-Think" and to make his mind accept what he knows isn't true -- but he's too intelligent: He fails and is crushed by the system.
In our current era of amazing technology, Stalin's primitive attempts to change history are laughable, but there are those in our society who wonder if the same process is not at work today.
The question haunts us: Can we trust our own eyes?
April 12, 2010 postscript:
This morning's CBS morning news contained some eerie revelations from the year 1941: It seems that a massacre arranged by Stalin is back in the news today. (I wish I had un-muted my tv sooner.) Here's the relevant report from the past:
"Stanley Majcher still remembers the epitaphs Polish soldiers scrawled in blood on prison walls before they were massacred in the Katyn Forest.''They knew they were going to die. They cut their hands and fingers and used their bleeding fingers to write their names on jail cell walls at Starobielsk,'' said Majcher, a former fighter pilot and one of the few Polish prisoners of war who escaped the slaughter.Majcher, who lives in Cocoa, has known since 1940 what Mikhail Gorbachev admitted to the world only last month: that it was Josef Stalin's secret police - and not the Germans - who slaughtered as many as 15,000 Polish officers."
History never really dies!
From the innocent, green hills of suburban Tillman, Missouri, this is your rural reporter Madeline, taking a chilling journey into the past...and praying for a brighter future.
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I haven't had the opportunity to check it out, but I've been told that the new student textbooks are undergoing a similar rewriting to eliminate certain historical events now considered unimportant or controversial. I believe the person who told me this was concerned that World War II was being given very short shrift - barely even mentioned.
I can't think what the reason would be for this revising of history, but I do know that most schools are switching textbooks in every area, because McGraw Hill is the company making the M.A.P. tests - and the schools want their curriculum to line up with the tests. These days, there's just no time in class to teach anything but what's on the test. None of the wars are getting extensive coverage anymore.
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Apr 11, 2010, at 7:25 AM
It's really strange and unnecessary when publishing companies determine what our students are learning. My eye doctor says I have perfect vision and clear eyes, but we see some strange things written nowadays.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Mon, Apr 12, 2010, at 10:20 AM
It's kinda like when the insurence companies determines if you need the prescribed treatment or not. (off Topic, I Know)
-- Posted by mythought on Mon, Apr 12, 2010, at 11:33 AM
And you cannot think of a reason for history's being rewritten??
-- Posted by geezerette on Mon, Apr 12, 2010, at 1:43 PM
You don't have to look beyond the shores of the U.S. to see many examples of history being rewritten, or simply pushed aside by a new and better version. The late Howard Zinn made a career out of exposing how the "winners" in society write history as they want it to be, not as it was. The examples are innumerable. Several I'll mention revolve around one of the biggest frauds in American history: Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was a virulent racist who wanted to send all Negros back to Africa or if that wasn't practical, to send them to South America so that the U.S. would be a "white" country. But that truth interferes with the myth he was a great man who pursued the Civil War to liberate the South's slaves. Which is another myth because the underlying cause of the conflict was the refusal of the South to be subjected to unfair taxation (tariffs) that served to transfer wealth from Southern states to Northern states. Contemporary books and articles written at the time clearly explain the economic issues underlying the conflict. And oh yes, Lincoln is today venerated for the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves. Except it didn't apply to slaves in the northern states. In fact, by today's standards Lincoln would be tried as a war criminal for crimes against humanity because of the treatment of the South he countenanced by his military commanders. If Sherman's March had occurred in Russia under Stalin, both Sherman and Stalin would be vilified in this country as sadistic monsters. And rightly so! Sherman and Lincoln WERE sadistic monsters!!
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Entrepreneurs know that an efficient business is a profitable business. In the dairy industry, the same is true.
In the never-ending battle for productivity, several farmers gathered at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Jamestown on Wednesday.
Gathering under the name "10 Pound Club," the group discussed ways to get 10 more pounds of milk out of their cows each day without spending more money.
Beth Dahl, dairy modernization specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warsaw, led the discussion and offered advice to farmers.
"The idea of the meeting was to address dairy farmer profitability," said Dahl. "We're trying to share ideas – what works and what doesn't. The idea is to arm yourself with as much information as possible and know your options."
As aforementioned, the goal set by the club was to find ways to increase cow productivity by 10 pounds of milk per day without incurring additional costs.
"There are three ways to improve the profitability of your dairy," said Dahl. "You must either increase the price received for your milk, produce it for less, or sell more of it, providing the margin is positive."
According to Dahl, there are simple changes farmers can make to encourage cows to yield more milk per day. And though 10 extra pounds of milk per day per cow is not a substantial number, Dahl explained how that 10 extra pounds per cow per day can add up.
"I wanted to show exactly what that next 10 pounds of milk is worth," said Dahl. "Ten pounds of milk is worth about $1.80. With the New York average of 100 cows per herd, that's $40,000 over the course of a year. That's why many farmers opt to try to get more milk out of the cows they have instead of bringing in more cows, because you can get more milk without buying more feed."
In order to get those 10 extra pounds, farmers might need to give their farms a little bit of a "tune-up." A few changes farmers can make to get more milk out of their cows are: curtail protocol drift, maximize the value of milk, identify unprofitable cows, seek marginal milk, tighten reproductive program, and seek better care for calves.
"There are common areas where many dairy herds find a way to increase profitability," said Dahl. "One of those ways is to tighten up labor protocol. Farms have many different employees doing many different jobs – there are so many people doing many different things, it's a good idea to make sure what the farmer wants to happen is actually happening. … Another idea is to try to increase profitability is to increase milk quality. The higher the fat and protein content of the milk, the more it is worth. If a farmer's milk quality is low, they should see about bringing in a nutritionist."
Dahl also talked about how farmers should know what cows traditionally yield more milk than others on their own, and farmers should consider replacing those cows. One way to go about replacing those cows is to make sure that cattle are giving one calf every year.
"Typically, you give the cow around two months after she has a calf, then you try to get her pregnant again," said Dahl. "The cows' systems are set up so they can have about one calf every year. Keeping them healthy and making sure they get that calf every year is very important."
Additionally, cow comfort is something which could determine whether a herd will yield more milk. Cows which are stress-free and comfortable tend to produce more milk than uncomfortable cows, according to Dahl.
The club's next gathering, which will probably happen in March, will take place at one or more local farms that are scrupulous in making sure their cows are comfortable. The farms which will be visited are yet to be determined.
Wednesday's meeting of the 10 Pound Club was arranged by Harvest NY, a pilot program launched by Cornell Cooperative Extension designed to expand and enhance existing regional agriculture extension programs with the addition of three new areas of expertise: agriculture economic development, dairy modernization, and dairy food processing.
To learn more about Harvest NY, visit cce.cornell.edu/FeatureStorys/Pages/harvestnewyork.aspx.


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According to Strategy Analytics, around 4.6 tablets based on Google Android were shipped in Q2 2011, up from 100 thousand back in Q2 2010. During the same period of time Apple sold 9.3 million iPad-series slates, almost three times higher than 3.3 million in Q2 2010. It should be noted that there are loads of Android-based tablets, there are rather expensive Motorola Xoom and Galaxy Tab as well as loads of inexpensive devices from companies like Archos. Meanwhile, Apple only offers one model: the iPad.
"No Android vendor yet offers a blockbuster model to rival the iPad, and demand for many Android vendors' products remains patchy," said Neil Mawston, the director of Strategy Analytics, reports TG Daily web-site.
Amazon managed to quickly become the No. 1 player on the market of electronic book readers. Now that the company is reportedly preparing its own tablet, it looks like it has a lot of experience to become one of the top makers of slates.
"If Amazon decides to enter the Android tablet category later this year, that will bring fresh excitement and buzz to the Android community, but Amazon will need to deliver a truly standout offering if it really wants to make headway against the popular iPad," said Mr. Mawston.
It is noteworthy that along with iPad, Galaxy Tab and Xoom, tablets in general are getting more popular. For example, sales of slates based on Microsoft Windows and QNX platforms are also growing.
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In winter, we are a real hit when it comes to the opportunities for outdoor sports: Right outside the hotel, you'll find the stop for the ski bus, from where it's just 500 m to the nearest lift station, the "Flying Mozart". Once you are at the mountain station, you also have a direct connection to the "Rote 8er" from Wagrain/Moadörfl and to Snow Space Flachau - a breathtaking panorama and challenging runs await you!
Cut bread into thin pieces and put in the soup pot. Whisk the curd cheese with boiling water and the spices, then allow to sit for 2-3 minutes. Gradually add the cream, then pour over the bread. Garnish with chives and serve.
Mix together the rolls, eggs and milk.
Dice onions and sauté, cube cheese, grate the boiled potatoes.
Mix all ingredients thoroughly, form them into balls and fry in the clarified butter (like meat balls).
Best if served in a hot, flavorful beef soup with sautéed onions (or in onion soup).
Quickly work the flour, the boiled and finely grated potatoes, butter, salt and the heated milk into a dough with the water. Rinse off the spinach leaves and briefly bring to a boil. Cut up bacon into chunks and render down in a pan. In the same fat, sauté the finely chopped onions, drain the fat. Add the chopped spinach leaves, cream, garlic, season with salt and pepper.
Roll out dough until 2 mm thick, cut into circles or squares and spoon some of the filling in the center. Brush edges of the dough with egg, fold over and press the edges of dough together. Deep-fry in fat and plate immediately.
Tip: You may wish to substitute nettle leaves for the spinach!
Form balls from the dough and fry at a low temperature until golden yellow. Serve the still-hot dumplings in the beef broth.
Mix the eggs with the milk, make a medium firm pasta dough with the flour, egg and salt. Coarsely grate the dough into the boiling salt water. Briefly allow to boil (3 min.) until the noodles float to the surface; remove and rinse off in cold water. Heat butter and lightly sauté onion in a griddle or coated frying pan, add the noodles to the pan along with the finely diced cheese.
Sprinkle with lots of fresh chives before serving.
Goes well with green leaf salads or a glass of fresh milk.
Add salt to the flour and pour in a bowl, create a well in the center, sprinkle in the yeast, mix in the sugar and milk, create a smooth dough, allow to rest. Portion out the dough with a spoon, set on a flour-sprinkled cutting board, knead out by hand and again allow to rest. Gently flatten in the center, and draw outwards creating a uniform edge. Fry in the clarified butter.
We recommend eating this dish with sauerkraut. Also possible as a sweet variation eaten with jam.
Make a firm dough from all the listed ingredients, making finger-size noodles out of the dough. Bake in a casserole with lard until a golden yellow; pour a mixture of sour cream and whipped cream over the hot noodles, cover and allow to briefly stand in a pre-heated oven at ca. 350 - 400 F.
Serve with salad, top with fried onions if desired.
Beat out the cutlets, layer with cheese, sandwich together and secure with toothpicks. Bread with flour, egg and grated cheese. Fry until golden yellow, then keep warm. Dust the pan leftovers with flour, pour in the cream and add cheese to taste. Pour the sauce over the cutlets and serve.
We recommend serving with parsley potatoes and a tomato salad.
Sauté finely chopped onions in butter, brown the cubed meat and bacon. Dust with flour, pour in the beer, add spices, cover and braise gently.
Add sugar and vinegar to taste.
For the filling, use a mincing knife to cut up the meat. Cut the potatoes into small cubes and add, pour a little meat broth onto the filling and add marjoram to taste.
For the dough, pour flour into a bowl, add salt and butter, pour in boiling water and quickly knead into a firm dough. Roll out dough into individual (25 to 30) rounded discs, add filling and fold together, firmly press the edges together and cut into uniform shapes.
Add the pasties to very hot fat and briefly fry until both sides are done. This specialty of our region's farmhouse kitchens is traditionally served during Fasching and accompanied by sauerkraut.
Clean the chanterelles. Cut the chanterelles, seasonal herbs (e.g. chervil, parsley) and shallots into small pieces. Toss in butter and simmer until their juices have evaporated. Allow to cool.
Tenderize the meat, spread spicy mustard on one side, place herbs, then the mushroom and a slice of ham on each. Roll up into roulades, salt and pepper the outside of the meat. Tie off the roulades.
In a pan, heat up 1 tbsp. butter and 1 tbsp. lard, brown the roulades all around. Remove the roulades from the pan, sauté a handful of finely chopped carrots, onions and leeks in the pan. Add whipping cream, 1 tbsp. tarragon mustard, 1 tbsp. diced capers, marjoram and about 1/16 l broth. Lay the roulades in the pan and, with the lid half covering the pan, braise for 15 minutes.
Remove the roulades from the juices. Add 1 tbsp. vinegar to the juices. Stir and pour through a sieve. Serve roulades with this gravy and noodles. (You may wish to season the noodles with coriander). Garnish with herbs before serving.
Cut up the whole lamb into small pieces using a hand cleaver (ask the butcher to do it for you) and season with salt, pepper, garlic and thyme. Chop celery, leeks, carrots, and onions into large cubes and add to meat. Wash the potatoes and cut into pieces (not too small) with the skins. Brown the meat well in a pan, then place vegetables, meat and potatoes in a roasting dish and place in pre-heated oven for approximately 2 hours at 130°C. Make sure to baste often. Spoon the meat and vegetables into a serving dish and sprinkle the meat with fresh herbs (rosemary). Strain the sauce and serve with the meat.
For the horseradish gravy: bring the broth to a boil, add horseradish to taste, stir in bread cubes and spices.
For the lingonberries: stir together the berries and sugar, until the sugar has dissolved completely. Pour into a jar, add some 80% rum, light with a match and put the lid on the jar. By doing this, the lingonberries can be preserved up to around 1 year.
Wash the potatoes and boil in salted water until soft.
Cut lengthwise and hollow out. Clean the chanterelles, rinse off and cut into pieces. Sauté in oil.
Press the garlic and add.
Chop up the parsley and mash up the potato which had previously been removed.
Heat up the whipping cream and add the parsley, potato filling and chanterelles. Spice well and stuff the mixture into the potato shell. Lay one slice of bacon across each and bake at 250°C until crispy.
One of numerous recipes from the Lungau potato cookbook, "Guat und Gnuag" (in GER)
Put flour in a bowl and add salt. Add butter in walnut-sized portions to the flour and pour the boiling hot water over it.
Make a smooth dough, kneading thoroughly. Form the dough into a roll, cut off equal-sized slices and roll out into thin pancakes; flour and stack to keep warm. Now cut through the pancakes to create two half-moon-shaped pieces.
Fry thoroughly in very hot fat until bubbles form.
Stack the cooked "Bladln" and cover. They should be soft and not allowed to dry out. Bladln go nicely with sauerkraut.
Pour the boiling milk over the salted flour and lightly mix.
Your dough should not be too firm. In a pan, heat up plenty of butter, add the dough and fry over a small flame until cooked through. As it cooks, frequently break the mixture up with a spatula so that it becomes crumbly.
Add salt to the flour, heat up milk along with the butter. Pour the hot milk over the flour and quickly kneed into a dough. Allow the dough to stand. Form the dough into a roll, slice, then roll out the individual pieces.
Heat the clarified butter to a high temperature and fry the Hasenöhrl ("Rabbits' Ears") on both sides until a golden yellow. Add a little fat to each, then set on kitchen paper to remove excess.
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