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WASHINGTON — As the Senate prepares to begin debating new gun control measures, some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats are poised to frustrate his efforts to enact the most sweeping limits on weapons in decades.
These Democrats from largely rural states with strong gun cultures view Obama's proposals warily and have not committed to supporting them. The lawmakers' concerns could stand in the way of strong legislation before a single Republican gets a chance to vote "no."
"There's a core group of Democratic senators, most but not all from the West, who represent states with a higher-than-average rate of gun ownership but an equally strong desire to feel their kids are safe," said Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. "They're having hard but good conversations with people back home to identify the middle-ground solutions that respect the Second Amendment but make it harder for dangerous people to get their hands on guns."
All eyes are on a core group of these Democrats, including Sens. Max Baucus of Montana, Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, who are up for re-election in 2014.
The Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings Wednesday.
Interest groups, lobbyists, lawmakers, crime victims and others with a stake in the outcome will be watching these senators closely for signals about what measures they might support. The answers will say a lot about what, if anything, Congress can pass in the wake of the shootings of 20 school and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., last month.
At issue are Obama's proposals to ban assault weapons, limit ammunition magazines, crack down on trafficking and require universal background checks. Leading the charge against those ideas is the National Rifle Association. The group wields enormous power to rally public sentiment and is a particular threat to Democrats in pro-gun states who face re-election.
The political concerns of Democrats create problems for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who has his own history with the NRA.
The powerful gun lobby endorsed him in previous elections, but stayed neutral in his most recent race, in 2010. Even before Obama announced the gun proposals this month, Reid told a Nevada PBS station that an assault weapons ban would have a hard time getting through Congress. That comment irked Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., author of such a ban.
"Clearly it wasn't helpful," she said this past week in reintroducing her measure. But Feinstein's original assault weapons ban was a stern political lesson for Reid and other Democrats. Its passage as part of President Bill Clinton's crime bill in 1994 was blamed for Democratic election losses that year after the NRA campaigned against lawmakers who supported the legislation. When the assault weapons ban came up for renewal in 2004, Congress, under pressure from the NRA, refused to extend it.
Reid has pledged action on gun measures. "This is an issue we're not going to run from," he said. But he's under pressure from all sides.
Some major pieces of legislation are shepherded by the Senate leadership to the Senate floor. But Reid is promising that the gun bills will go through the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose chairman is Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., a gun owner and Second Amendment supporter.
Reid also is promising an open amendment process, potentially a lengthy endeavor. Those signals have some gun control activists concerned that the process will go so slowly that it will grind to a halt without action. Some question whether that's just the outcome desired by some moderate Democrats.
"I'm concerned just because Harry Reid has a mixed record on these things and we want him to be a champion," said Josh Horwitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.
On the other side, the NRA, known for rewarding friends and punishing enemies, promises it will be closely watching Reid, too.
"He's going to be torn and a lot of people are going to be torn, particularly Democrats, but I think as the debate goes on he'll do more good than bad from our perspective," said David Keene, NRA president. "All this stuff has been debated before and once you get into a debate and a discussion and say will this do anything to protect children, to prevent another Newtown, I think the answer is going to come out 'no.'"
Baucus, Begich, Pryor and others have been cautious in their comments on Obama's gun proposals.
Baucus called for "a thoughtful debate." Begich told his home state Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that passage of any element of the package was "a long haul. ... There are some of us who just fundamentally believe in a Second Amendment right." Pryor has told Arkansas media that efforts on gun safety should start with enforcing existing laws.
Another Democrat closely watching the issue is Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, known for a 2010 campaign ad where he fired a rifle shot though a copy of Democratic-written climate change legislation. Manchin recently told a West Virginia radio station that he's working on legislation to require background checks on most gun purchases. Details weren't clear but that's the area where advocates are most hopeful of finding a solution that could get through the Senate and possibly even the Republican-controlled House.
The NRA opposes legislation mandating universal background checks and disputes gun control groups' claims that 40 percent of purchases happen without such checks. NRA officials question whether background checks could be done effectively in a way that makes a difference and doesn't disrupt legitimate sales.
The NRA's executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, is to testify Wednesday before Leahy's committee.
Democrats, especially those from gun-rights states, will be weighing whether to side with the NRA or follow the president, or how best to split the difference.
"We're a Second-Amendment state. I support the rights of sportsmen and target shooters and collectors to own firearms. It's an important part of our culture and tradition," Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., said in an interview. "But I just hear there's such grave concern given the experiences we've had with Aurora, Columbine ... people all over Colorado want to prevent these massacres."
White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/preventing-gun-violence


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Balsamic Vinegar and Honey Pulled-Pork Sliders
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Caramelized Onion-and-Cranberry Cheese Toasts
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LOS ANGELES — A gay couple who have been together for almost four decades are separated — at least physically — by factors beyond their control in "Love Is Strange," the latest tender and meandering exploration of human relationships from indie darling Ira Sachs ("Keep the Lights On," "Forty Shades of Blue").
Set in the Big Apple, this is a sprawling yet intimate narrative, constructed almost entirely of in-between moments rather than the big turning points and tragedies.
The starting point is the housing problem of two newlyweds but longtime lovers, played with enormous generosity by Alfred Molina and John Lithgow, but the film slowly expands its vision to encompass a much larger cast that includes Marisa Tomei and Cheyenne Jackson.
"Love Is Strange" opens on what should be the happiest day in the lives of Ben (Lithgow) and George (Molina), as they get ready in their tasteful Manhattan apartment for their wedding.
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Initially somewhat counterintuitively, Sachs ensures that everything looks rather ordinary: they get up, shower, dress, are running late and can't find a taxi. Indeed, as will become clear from the film that follows, this is not the happiest day in their lives exactly because the duo, who've been together for 39 years, have mastered the art of being happy with what they have, every single day.
Thus, the vows are dispatched in a scene under a minute long, and the marriage celebration takes place in the couple's apartment and feels like any number of parties they must have had with friends over the years.
Wedding guests include Ben's nephew, Elliot (Darren Burrows), a busy businessman; Elliot's wife, Kate (Tomei), a novelist who works from home; their teenage kid, Joey (Charlie Tahan), and the two party-loving gay cops who live in the lovebirds' building, Roberto (Manny Perez) and Ted (Jackson).
When news of the marriage reaches the ears of the New York archdiocese, George, who's a Catholic school music teacher, is fired, and the couple is forced to sell their apartment.
When finding new lodgings takes longer than anticipated, they ask their friends for a roof over their head, resulting in the separation of the two.
Sachs and co-writer Mauricio Zacharias, from "Lights," get the familiar humor and half-evoked memories that are so typical of long-term relationships exactly right, and a short scene in a historic gay bar is not only funny and real but also casually reveals some of the core values that have kept this couple going for all these years.
That said, the rather strange living arrangements of the two, divorced physically if never emotionally, is one of a number of elements that has to be accepted for the film to work; a makeshift mattress for two somewhere would have turned this into a short.
But more important things ring true, starting with George and Ben's relationship, which is an inspiration for people like Elliot and Kate, both too absorbed by their work to really follow their only son.
Lithgow and Molina are impressively tuned into the material and each other, and Tomei and the young Tahan deliver the film's other heartfelt, fully rounded performances. Burrows and especially Perez and Jackson are given less to do, and there's a sense something of their stories ended up on the cutting room floor.
The soothing and occasionally quietly soaring music of Chopin, heard throughout the film, helps set the right tone for this understated drama.
Cinematographer Christos Voudouris gives the characters room to breathe but is also intimate when necessary, while editors Michael Taylor and Affonso Goncalves string the series of small moments together with grace, turning the film into a quietly effective overview of relationships, feelings and outside occurrences that simply have to be dealt with.
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Onion Parmesan Toasts
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I've been out of sync with the world this week. It continues to move at a mazurka pace while I'm definitely in minuet mode. Worse yet, the goodies assembled for the holiday are nearly gone and we still have well-wishers stopping by for holiday visits. While I don't want to bake more cookies, I do want to have something to offer guests who come to call, so I pulled out some recipes for casual savories that I think will do as well. I've included these toasts because they are very easy to do and the various elements needed to make them can be done ahead of time and then assembled just before serving. This is a decades old recipe that has been retired several times, but the folks at Gourmet magazine refused to let it die, and, after brief periods of rest, kept bringing it back for yet another generation of cooks to enjoy. It's hard to believe that four ingredients can make such delicious mouthfuls. I was among the doubters when I first read the recipe, but thought enough of the person who recommended it to me to give it a try. I'm so glad I did that. This is a straightforward recipe and chances are you have everything you need to make it in your pantry and refrigerator. If you don't have cocktail bread, quarter slices of what you do have and use that instead. While I prefer these made with sweet onions, yellow onions can be used in a pinch. Simply soak the chopped onions in cold water for 15 minutes and then drain and pat them dry. It is best to assemble these just before they are broiled to prevent the toasts from becoming soggy. You can also use a toaster oven, which I actually prefer, to broil them. They should be served warm. I do hope you'll give these a try. They are a perfect small plate dish and I think you'll enjoy them. Here's the recipe.
Onion Parmesan Toasts...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of The Gourmet Cookbook
3/4 cup chopped sweet onion such as Vidalia or Walla Walla
1/2 cup mayonnaise
14 slices party (cocktail) rye or pumpernickel bread
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1) Preheat broiler.
2) Stir together onion and mayonnaise.
3) Arrange bread slices in one layer on a baking sheet and broil 6 inches from heat, turning once, until lightly toasted, 1 to 2 minutes per side until lightly toasted (watch carefully). Remove from oven and turn toasts over.
4) Spread evenly with onion mixture and sprinkle with cheese and freshly ground pepper.
5) Broil until topping is bubbling and lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes (watch carefully to prevent burning). Serve warm. Yield: 14 hors d'oeuvres.
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28 comments :
- Jersey Girl Cooks said...
This looks delcicious! It reminds me of fresnch onion soup without the soup part but my favorite is always the bread and cheese.
- December 30, 2011 at 12:58 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Happy 2012 wishes dear..Irresistible toasts.
- December 30, 2011 at 2:35 AM
- Pondside said...
These are, indeed, a treat!
- December 30, 2011 at 2:59 AM
- Coleens Recipes said...
This looks excellent, I would choose this over cookies any day!!
- December 30, 2011 at 3:08 AM
- Alessandra said...
Savouries are good, we have been eating too many sweet things these days, and when something savoury is offered it disappears quickly, so yes, i tend to go for savouries too!!!
Have a wonderful New Year celebration Mary!!
Alessandra - December 30, 2011 at 3:32 AM
- Zee said...
Looks like I am about to have anew favorite toast!;)
- December 30, 2011 at 4:04 AM
- Alicia Foodycat said...
They sound really good! I might even make them for lunch.
- December 30, 2011 at 5:40 AM
- Carol at Serendipity said...
I think these are the first hors d'ouevres I ever made! I had forgotten how good they are. I will pick up some cocktail bread today.
Wishing you a very Happy and Healthy New Year!
Carol - December 30, 2011 at 6:38 AM
- That Girl said...
I've made Fannie Farmer's version of this. It's such a funny dish to share with friends.
- December 30, 2011 at 7:13 AM
- Big Dude said...
I can see why it keeps coming back - simple and delicious. The french toast looks Sooo good as well.
- December 30, 2011 at 7:47 AM
- Kim said...
Onions and cheese goes so well together, it would be a shame not preparing this! It looks delicious!
- December 30, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- Tracy's Living Cookbook said...
These remind me of my childhood because my mom always made them for company. I, too, have been making them for years! Delicious! Perfect for New Years!
- December 30, 2011 at 9:08 AM
- Unknown said...
I bet these are just delicious! Warm, bubbly, and oh so good!!!
- December 30, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Barbara F. said...
I would try this topping on a pizza crust! It sounds so delicious. Happy New Year to you, Mary. All the best in 2012. xo
- December 30, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Chris and Amy said...
Great idea, and easy enough for last-minute entertaining. Happy holidays! Hope you get back in sync soon ;-)
- December 30, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- Foodiewife said...
I'm with you. I'm tired of cookies. However, savory is always good. I've had this savory treat before, and it is delicious. Last week, someone served this in artichoke hearts. Equally delicious! I hope you have a wonderful New Year. Thanks for all your terrific recipes, Mary.
- December 30, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
These look just wonderful!! And you are right, just from reading the ingredients, you would never think!! Well, I must try them now!
- December 30, 2011 at 4:57 PM
- Karen (Back Road Journal) said...
I remember the first time I had this years ago. I couldn't believe that something with so few simple ingredients could be so good. Have a wonderful New Year.
- December 30, 2011 at 5:12 PM
- JG said...
These are good!
Happy New Year to you & your family.
~Judy - December 30, 2011 at 5:40 PM
- CoffeeBreakCrn said...
Mary, those look amazing! I can't wait to try out the recipe.
Oh and I loveeee your blog name. =)
Thank you for visitng my blog. I have a new DIY 2012 calendar if you want to check it out.
http://coffeebreakcrn.blogspot.com/2011/12/diy-2012-calendar.html - December 30, 2011 at 5:59 PM
- teresa said...
this looks so delicious! i love the flavor of onion, perfect for the new year!
- December 30, 2011 at 7:22 PM
- Joanne said...
What fun little toasts! I love that they're made from pantry ingredients so you can whip them up any time!
- December 30, 2011 at 8:16 PM
- Tanna said...
Sounds like a delicous little snack!! Cheese, mayo, onions, bread... how could you go wrong with that. ;) blessings ~ tanna
- December 30, 2011 at 9:19 PM
- Banana Wonder said...
YUM! These look and sound so delicious. I love Walla Walla onions and toasty things so this is perfection. Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a happy new year!
- December 30, 2011 at 10:41 PM
- Claudia said...
I'm such a savory-lover. Yes, on all accounts. Bless Gourmet for bringing them back again and again and you for sharing.
- December 31, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Sarah B. said...
mmmmmm! Sounds tasty!!!
- January 2, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- tender b. said...
These look really simple yet yummy!
- January 2, 2012 at 7:57 PM
- Sharon Koenig said...
Those look really good! I'd like to load them with a ton of cheese, that's my favorite part! ;)
- January 4, 2012 at 7:07 PM


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Obama Calls Mitt Romney a BSer … Now That's Funny!
You know what's funny? In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Obama called Mitt Romney a "bullsh*tter" … that's what's funny.
Now, it's not funny in a ha-ha sense but funny in a you-gotta-be-kidding-me sense of the word. Obama accusing Romney of bunkum? Talk about the putz calling the kettle black.
Obama's entire life and rise to power have been nothing more than a Texas-sized stockyard of ripe and foul compost. This man makes Machiavelli look lame. Hussein trades so heavily in BS that the Oxford Dictionary has now included his last name as a synonym for bollocks. I also hear Satan and OJ take notes when Obama speaks.
In addition, I've learned from reliable sources that a Las Vegas-based energy company is at work now trying to convert Obama's gaseous rhetoric, his scat-laced hollow promises and his abysmal jobs record into an alternative fuel source to light up the Strip.
So exactly what is this thing called "bullsh*t" of which Obama is a ninja? Well, you can call it BS, bull crap, or the nicer sounding Latin term "stercore tauri," or simply bull, bull roar, bull-pucky, bovine scat, horse feathers, horse hockey, poppycock, cow dung, Chris Matthews, bollocks, gobbledygook, gibberish, humbug, fisk, nonsense, evening news, tall tale, pseudo-intellectualism, propaganda, fiction, lie, bunkum, spin, or truthiness.
Whatever you want to call it, BS can be defined as communications in which reality and truthfulness aren't nearly as vital as the ability to manipulate the audience to get it to do whatever one wants done. And here's where Obama rocks with the tofu-brained masses.
BS is essentially all skewed, spun, knowingly dubious, carefully framed, pretentious, misleading or vacuous statements. Now, "BS" does not necessarily have to be a complete fabrication; with only basic knowledge about a topic, BS is often used to make the audience believe that one knows far more about the topic by feigning total certainty or making probable predictions. It may also merely be "filler" or nonsense that, by virtue of its style or wording, gives the impression that it actually means something:
In popular explanations of philosophy, the word "bullsh*t" is used to denote utterances and speech acts which do not add to the meaning of the set of sentences uttered, but which are added purely to persuade goobers of the validity or importance of other utterances.
The accuracy of the information is irrelevant whilst "bullsh*tting." Whether true or false, BS is the intention to distort the information or to otherwise achieve a desirable outcome, making BS a close cousin to rhetoric as Plato conceived it (paraphrased from Harry Frankfurt's book, On Bullsh*t).
Do you need a few examples of how Obama has piled it high, wide and deep on Americans' noggins? You do? Check out these smelly bullet points from our innovative BSer-In-Chief from a recent email I received …
Obama's the first President to:
– Apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.
– Have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.
– Go on 17 lavish vacations, including date nights and Wednesday evening White House parties for his friends paid for by the taxpayer.
– Preside over a cut to the credit-rating of the United States.
– Have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) for his wife.
– Keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense.
– Repeat the Holy Quran and tell us the early morning call of the Azan (Islamic call to worship) is the most beautiful sound on earth.
– Violate the War Powers Act.
– Be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
– Defy a Federal Judge's court order to cease implementing the Health Care Reform Law.
– Require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.
– Spend a trillion dollars on "shovel-ready" jobs when there was no such thing as "shovel-ready" jobs.
– Abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.
– Bypass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat.
– Order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S., including those with criminal convictions.
– Demand a company hand over $20 billion to one of his political appointees.
– Terminate America's ability to put a man in space.
– Arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.
– Threaten insurance companies if they publicly speak out on the reasons for their rate increases.
– Tell a major manufacturing company in which state it is allowed to locate a factory.
– File lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN).
– Withdraw an existing coal permit that had been properly issued years ago.
– Fire an inspector general of AmeriCorps for catching one of his friends in a corruption case.
– Appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office.
– Golf 73 separate times in his first two and a half years in office (100+ to date).
– Hide his medical, educational and travel records.
– Win a Nobel Peace Prize for doing NOTHING to earn it.
– Go on multiple global "apology tours."
– Take a 17-day vacation.
And Romney's a bullsh*tter? Please. Go sell crazy somewhere else. Even Letterman called him on it this week.
A juicy whopper missing from that list is how Obama loves the woman voter and yet strangely voted "present" (read against) in '99 for a bill that would protect sexual assault victims from having the details of their cases revealed publicly.
And lastly—and most ghastly—regarding how Obama has lied what's left of his backside off to we the people comes the Benghazi massacre, which keeps growing grosser, more malevolent and insidious with each passing day.
For Barack to say Romney is a bullsh*tter in light of Obama's own weapons-grade bullsh*t is, well … bullsh*t.


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The FMC today released a Study of U.S. Inland Containerized Cargo Moving Through Canadian and Mexican Seaports. The Study was prompted by requests from Members of Congress to study the impacts and the extent to which the U.S. Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT), other U.S. policies and other factors may incentivize U.S.-bound container cargo to shift from U.S. seaports to those located in Canada and Mexico. Seeking input from the public on factors that may contribute to this shift, the Commission issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in November 2011. Seventy-six responses representing interests in the United States, Canada, and Mexico were received in response to the NOI.
The Study examines the competitiveness of Mexican and Canadian ports with U.S. West Coast ports; discusses the history and the theories of cargo diversion and of the HMT; reviews ocean freight rates, transit times and rail charges; summarizes responses to the NOI; and examines other potential relevant factors influencing the movement of cargo. A case study of the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia is included.
The Study finds that: (1) carriers shipping cargo through Canadian and Mexican ports do not violate any U.S. law, treaty, agreement, or FMC regulation; (2) numerous factors account for why shippers elect to use ports in Canada and Mexico including overall shipment savings, risk mitigation through port diversification, perceived transit time benefits, avoidance of the HMT, and rail rate disparities; and (3) there are many options available to Congress should it decide to revise or replace the current HMT structure. The Study confirms previous estimates that a significant amount of containerized cargo imports moving through the Ports of Oakland, Seattle, Tacoma and Portland on the U.S. West Coast may be vulnerable to Canada routing.
Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. stated, "This Study provides facts U.S. policymakers can rely upon as they make the important choices affecting this country's ability to compete in a global transportation marketplace."
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Cranberry and Hazelnut Raincoast Crisps |
One of the catering items that became increasingly successful from Stowe's catering line was a product called Raincoast Crisps. They were making them for parties and then offering them in their store where they sold out immediately. The original Raincoast Crisps are available in 5 different flavours, some of them like Turkish Fig and Olive are available only seasonally.
We absolutely love the Rosemary Raisin Pecan Crisps but at $7 a box why not try your hand at making your own to spread the love a little further.
I came across an excellent recipe from Canada's own Julie Van Rosendaal from Dinner with Julie. With the holidays looming it seemed a good time to "festive up" these crackers with dried cranberries and hazelnuts. These are the biscotti of the "cracker world" since they are baked in loaves, sliced as thinly as possible and baked again. This recipe makes 4 small loaves which you can throw in the freezer ready to slice and bake again for an impromptu gathering.
They have a toasty, nutty flavour with a slightly sweet finish with hints of spice that goes well with cheeses and your favourite dips and spreads. These would be perfect for that holiday party. You can also use them crushed for a coating for chicken and a topping for a tasty casserole as well. They are just so versatile. If they sit out too long you can crisp them up again by warming them in a 375F oven for 5 - 7 minutes.
While I was at the Foodbuzz Festival last weekend I had a few moments to peek in at Cow Girl Creamery in the Ferry Building. I wanted Joan and Norma to have the opportunity to try an award winning blue cheese from Oregon that I had first tried in Seattle. It has only been in the past few years that blue cheese has graced the MTBT kitchen. The gentleman behind the counter was kind enough to open a new wheel for our tasting so we were in for a real treat!!
Rogue River Ceamery Blue is a handmade cheese, made from cow's milk and is only produced during the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. These cows graze in pastures that are along the Rogue River. They eat a variety of natural grasses, wild herbs, and wild flowers, supplemented with grass hay, alfalfa and grain grown on the ranch. This blue cheese is rich, creamy, with a slight sweetness. The wheels of Rogue River Blue are covered in Syrah and Merlot grape leaves macerated in Clear Creek pear brandy, giving an earthiness to the flavour. The cheese ripens in caves designed to emulate the ancient caves of Roquefort.
To make it spreadable I mixed it with a little cream cheese and a teaspoon of milk and voila you are ready for your holiday guests.
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey (or maple syrup)
1 cup dried cranberries or raisins
1/2 cup hazelnuts or chopped pecans
1/2 cup roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitos)
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/4 cup flax seed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the buttermilk, brown sugar and honey and stir a few strokes. Add the raisins, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, flax seed and rosemary and stir just until blended.
Pour the batter into two 8"x4" loaf pans (or 4 small loaf pans) that have been sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake for about 35 minutes, until golden and springy to the touch. Remove from the pans and cool on a wire rack.
The cooler the bread, the easier it is to slice really thin. You can leave it until the next day or pop it in the freezer. Slice the loaves as thin as you can and place the slices in a single layer on an ungreased cookie sheet. (I like to slice and bake one loaf and pop the other in the freezer for another day.) Reduce the oven heat to 300° F and bake them for about 15 minutes, then flip them over and bake for another 10 minutes, until crisp and deep golden. Try not to eat them all at once.
Makes about 8 dozen crackers.
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At prom, flowers not just for corsages and boutonnieres anymore
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The elaborate invitation has been proffered and accepted, the limo rented and the outfits coordinated, so what's next when planning for prom?
That traditional pop of spring, of course, in the corsage and boutonniere.
Once a sweet surprise and often all white to go with any outfit, prom flowers have made the leap into the new millennium with glitzy embellishments, jewelry attachments, and a world of creativity for the florists who design them.
No more scratchy, throwaway wristbands (unless you want one) and no more fumbling with straight pins as your nervous date squirms. Today's corsages don't even have to be corsages. Flowers can be worn on the head, upper arm or shoe, at the shoulder, on a necklace, as a ring or even stuck right onto a bare back or leg.
These days, flowers have taken their place as a key accessory rather than mere appendage handed over in time for photos before heading out the door.
"Everyone wants to be unique and different from someone else and that's a big deal, trying to do something different," said Jasmine Snow, accessories editor for Seventeen magazine. "It's so cool to be able to try these new modern takes on using fresh flowers as opposed to just doing the normal."
Bangles, beads, multiple strands of rhinestones, fancy cuff bracelets in silver, gold or any wire creation imaginable have replaced the cheapy wristlets of corsages past. Slap bracelets are also used as a base, easily painted or sprayed with glitter to match an overall look. Some florists stock options but invite customers to bring along their own jewelry.
"These days you can safely glue on so you don't damage the jewelry, and then the girl has something to keep after prom instead of us being 20 years later with dry old roses. You've actually got this bracelet or this necklace that you can look back at and go, 'Oh, that was so much fun,'" said Della Mendenhall, a manager and product developer at Gillespie Florists in Indianapolis.
Boutonniere holders (think ice cream cone shape) often anchor the traditional male floral in metal. They come in filigree, vine and many other designs. Magnet sets can be used to keep them in place, and they can be reused for high schoolers who plan to attend more than one prom.
Sparkly broaches or decorative pins can also be used as an attachment for teens of any gender.
Anything goes regardless of where you decide to place your flowers — and whether you're the one in a dress or a tux. Colored feathers, ribbons of different textures, prints and widths and silk leaves can be mixed. Arrangements can have dangling strands of beads or rhinestones or bejeweled pins. And in a trend borrowed from the wedding industry, plant succulents and pods are used as accents.
And in some cases, the whole shebang is sprayed with glitter!
"Everything sparkly continues to be very popular. I've had a couple of girls, they just want glitter all over their flowers. I'm starting to see more personalization with their whole outfit," said Tracey Foster, owner of Twigs florists in Yerington, Nev., and writer of the blog Promflowers.blogspot.com.
How about a glow? A company called Bioconst has come up with cut flowers that offer a blacklight effect when treated with its fluorescent formulation and combined with a UV device embedded in a corsage or boutonniere. Another company sells LED kits similar to tiny Christmas tree lights to arrange among the flowers.
Wearing the prom arrangement on the wrist remains popular, but florists and designers support other placements as well, the head among them.
"I love doing hair flowers," said Stacey Bendet of Alice & Olivia. "It's more modern."
Gillespie and Twigs are among shops offering florals attached to rhinestone-studded tiaras, more relaxed bohemian headbands worn across the forehead or around-the-head wreaths.
"Or he can just pick some and she can pin them to her hair or a bun," Bendet said. "Hair flowers are definitely a trend right now."
She also suggests floral arrangements attached to purses or phone cases. Gillespie will make small arrangements intended for the toe or ankle strap of a shoe, either glued or tied on with ribbon, or hang an arrangement from a rhinestone-studded necklace that ties with ribbon at the back.
"How about a flower you attach to a chain?" asks Bendet.
Mendenhall said sales of corsage alternatives for prom, also including elaborate upper-arm cuffs on wire bases, are a small percentage of Gillespie's prom business in comparison to the wrist style. But she and Foster agree that corsages are far more elaborate, and prom planning has definitely amped up.
"Now girls, and their mothers, will spend countless hours on Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram looking for prom corsage ideas, find something they like and try to find a florist who will make it happen," Foster said.
Where does all of this leave the boys?
"I have guys coming in here with printouts of a web page, saying my girlfriend gave this to me and she wants this and here's a picture of her dress," Mendenhall said. "This is their biggest night of the year."


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Fall Maintenance: Freezeproof Faucets
If you live in an area with frosty winters, you know the agony of exploding pipes and the pain of preventive maintenance to stop the issue before it starts. Particularly cold cities tend to experience a high rate of plumbing calls in the winter (Minneapolis plumbing companies, for example, do a brisk business in the cold months) from panic-stricken homeowners. Don't let that be you!
The best home maintenance tasks are the kind that actually reduce your overall home maintenance. Installing a freezeproof faucet is a case in point. This faucet's function is no different from a standard sillcock (a.k.a hose bib, outdoor spigot), yet its clever design saves you having to turn off the water supply to the faucet and/or put on those silly insulated covers every fall, and you no longer have to worry about the faucet or its supply pipe freezing in winter. That's one summer-to-fall maintenance item you can permanently erase from your checklist. However, you still have to remove, drain and hang up your hoses.
How a Freezeproof Faucet Works
Also called "freezeless" or "frost-free" faucets, freezeproof faucets look like regular sillcocks on the outside (where the handle is), but have a long pipe on their back ends. This pipe extends 4 or more inches into the house -- where it's relatively warm in winter -- and connects to the water supply line.
The clever part is where the faucet's valve is located: On standard sillcocks, the valve is inside the main body, just behind or under the outdoor handle. On freezeproof faucets, the handle turns a long stem that runs inside the pipe going into the house. At the house end of the pipe is where the valve actually controls the water flow.
When you turn off the water at the handle outdoors, the water inside the pipe automatically drains (thanks to gravity) out through the spout, so there's no water left to freeze inside the pipe. Freezeproof faucets come in a range of lengths to accommodate different installation configurations as well as varying levels of protection (see "Are They Really Freezeproof?" below).
Most freezeproof faucets include an anti-siphon device (under a little plastic cap above the handle) that prevents contaminated liquids (old hose water, lawn chemicals, etc.) from being sucked back into the water supply. If the water flow from the city stops suddenly, it could create a vacuum that pulls the water the wrong way (not likely, but possible).
There are also freestanding freezeproof faucets for garden and greenhouse applications. These typically are called hydrants, and they use a similar system as house-mounted freezeproof faucets, except with hydrants the earth (not the house) provides the warmth to prevent freezing.
Installation Details
Not all houses have the same plumbing parts leading to the outdoor faucets, but most local building codes require a shutoff valve between the water supply line and the faucet. From there, you'll likely need a short length of pipe (sized to match the faucet pipe) and a female threaded fitting to join with the male threaded fitting that's standard on freezeproof faucets. If you have copper pipe, you may be able to use push-in fittings (such as SharkBite) to make the connections, which will avoid soldering; just be sure to follow local code. If you must solder near the faucet fitting, first remove the valve stem assembly because the heat can melt the rubber valve seat. With CPVC or PEX pipe, use the appropriate interface fittings to connect to the faucet. For galvanized pipe, you'll likely need a dielectric union to transition from the steel to copper to prevent corrosion caused by dissimilar pipe materials.
Apart from making watertight connections inside the house, the most important aspect of installing a freezeproof faucet is sloping the faucet slightly downward from the water line to the outdoor spout. This allows gravity to drain the water inside the faucet pipe each time the water is shut off. Without the slope, the pipe can remain filled with water and potentially freeze.
Not comfortable doing it yourself? Find a local handyman to help out.
Are They Really Freezeproof?
The short answer is: not always. But freezeproof faucets are reliable enough that they don't have to be called "freeze-resistant" or some other non-committal name that makes lawyers lose interest. Because they require above-freezing ambient air temperatures, the faucets can freeze if it's really cold and one or more of the following conditions exists:
1) the faucet pipe going into the house is too short, and therefore the valve (and the water behind it) is too close to the outside wall
2) the wall (or rim joist) is not sufficiently insulated
3) there's a big hole where the faucet pipe goes through the wall, letting in lots of cold air.
Fortunately, the solutions are just as simple: seal air gaps with spray foam sealant or caulk, insulate the rim joist or wall area near the faucet, and/or use a faucet with a longer pipe that reaches further into the house.
Philip Schmidt writes for Networx.com.
Updated February 21, 2018.
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- 4 venison shanks
- 1½ tablespoons juniper berries
- 1 large knob of butter
- olive oil
- 4 red onions
- 2 celery stalks
- 2 punnets of redcurrants
- 300 ml red wine
- a few sprigs of fresh rosemary
- 800 ml organic beef stock
- Place the shanks on a large board and sprinkle liberally with sea salt and black pepper. Crush the juniper berries, then sprinkle over as well.
- Heat the butter and a glug of oil in a large casserole pan and brown the meat on all sides, in batches if necessary. Remove the shanks from the pan and set aside.
- Peel and finely slice the onion, then trim and slice the celery. Add both to the pan and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until softened but not coloured.
- Add the currants to the pan with the wine and bring to the boil, then simmer for a few minutes. Return the shanks to the pan with the rosemary and stock and bring back to the boil. Reduce the heat and leave to simmer, covered, for 4 hours or until the meat is falling off the bone.
- Remove the shanks and set aside. Bring the sauce back to the boil and cook on a medium heat until thick and glossy. Shred the meat off the bones; when the sauce thickens, return the meat to pan and heat through. Serve with neeps 'n' tatties.


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This course introduces you to sampling and exploring data, as well as basic probability theory and Bayes' rule. You will examine various types of sampling methods, and discuss how such methods can impact the scope of inference. A variety of exploratory data analysis techniques will be covered, including numeric summary statistics and basic data visualization.
You will be guided through installing and using R and RStudio (free statistical software), and will use this software for lab exercises and a final project. The concepts and techniques in this course will serve as building blocks for the inference and modeling courses in the Specialization.


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Frankly, it's an answer embraced by many people I know. One of my Isthmus colleagues sent me a study showing that Dane County, which bucked the trends on Election Day, is by far the most educated county in the state. "When conservatives cut support for education," she mused, "they do so to keep people dumb and their own interests in power."Welcome to my world: Dane County, Wisconsin, home of people who tell themselves they are the smart people and those who disagree with them must certainly be dumb. They don't go through the exercise of putting themselves in the place of someone who thinks differently from the way they do. But how would it feel to be intelligent, informed, and well-meaning and to think what conservatives think? Isn't that the right way for an intelligent, informed, and well-meaning person to understand other people? If you short circuit that process and go right to the assumption that people who don't agree with you are stupid, how do you maintain the belief that you are, in fact, intelligent, informed, and well-meaning?
What is liberal about this attitude toward other people? You wallow in self-love, and what is it you love yourself for? For wanting to shower benefits on people... that you have nothing but contempt for.
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Remember I told you about the KINGS OF PASTRY back in August. Well it's here at last.
After the film, filmmakers, Chris Hededus and D. A. Pennebaker took questions. I couldn't resist asking,
"However did you get permission from the French Meilleur Ouvriers de France (or MOF) society to make this film?!" It was not easy.
They had to wait till the very last minute for permission. Even then it was day-by-day up-for-grabs wait to see if they would be invited back the following day to shoot during the 3-day concours. The chance their equipment or even their very presence could disturb the competing chefs or their creations was a major concern. On the last and final day they were given a tiny boxed-area to shoot the film.
C'est comme ca.
Yet in the end the MOF was very pleased to have the competition filmed for posterity. No one had ever attempted it before. After the film we trooped over to nearby Jacques Torres Chocolate for the post-film soiree.
You feel you're inside a giant cocoa bean.
I got to meet the amazing unflappable star and MOF contender of Kings of Pastry, chef Jacquy Pfeiffer sans whites/out of his chef's jacket. Chef Pfeiffer is founder of The French Pastry School in Chicago.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — No conference wanted them. Several teammates and their coach left them. The NCAA wouldn't have them.
UConn won it all anyway.
Shabazz Napier turned in another all-court masterpiece Monday night to lift the Huskies to a 60-54 win over Kentucky's freshmen and a national title hardly anyone saw coming.
Napier had 22 points, six rebounds and three assists, and his partner in defensive lock-down, Ryan Boatright, finished with 14 points.
UConn (32-8) never trailed. The Huskies led by as many as 15 in the first half and watched the Wildcats (29-11) trim the deficit to one with 8:13 left. But Aaron Harrison, Kentucky's big-moment shooter in the last three games, missed a 3-pointer from the left corner that would've given the 'Cats the lead. Kentucky never got closer.
One key difference in a six-point loss: Kentucky's 11 missed free throws — a flashback of sorts for coach John Calipari, whose Memphis team blew a late lead against Kansas after missing multiple free throws in the 2008 final. The Wildcats went 13 for 24. UConn went 10 for 10, and when Lasan Kromah made his last two with 25.1 seconds left for a six-point margin, the celebration was on.
In all, Calipari's One and Doners got outdone by a more fundamentally sound, more-seasoned group that came into this tournament a seventh-seeded afterthought but walked away with the program's fourth national title since 1999. They were the highest seed to win it all since Rollie Massimino's eighth-seeded Villanova squad in 1985.
Napier and Boatright now go down with Kemba Walker, Emeka Okafor and all those other UConn champs of years past. This adds to the school's titles in 1999, 2004 and 2011.
This one was, by far, the most unexpected.
A short year ago, UConn was playing its first season in the new American Athletic Conference after being booted from the Big East and not welcomed by any of the so-called power conferences. Longtime coach Jim Calhoun left because of health problems. And most damaging — the NCAA made the Huskies sit out of last year's March Madness because of grade problems, which triggered an exodus of five key players to the NBA or other schools.
Napier stuck around. So did Boatright. And Calhoun's replacement, Kevin Ollie, figured out how to get the most out of their grit and court sense.
They were one step ahead of Kentucky all night, holding off furious rally after furious rally.
Kentucky's biggest push started when James Young (20 points, seven rebounds) posterized Amida Brimah with a monster dunk to start a three-point play and trigger an 8-0 run.
In the middle of that, Boatright, who shut down Harrison's twin brother, Andrew, most of the night, twisted his left ankle while receiving an innocuous-looking pass from Napier. He called a timeout. Got it worked on and came back out.
Napier and Niels Giffey made 3s on UConn's next two possessions, and suddenly, that one-point lead was back up to five — comfortable by this tournament's standards.


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Leah Tinari knew by smell alone that Superstorm Sandy had devastated her Lower East Side eatery, Fatta Cuckoo.
As the epic storm barreled down on Manhattan, Tinari's basement refrigerators were stacked high with beef spareribs, pork tenderloin, scallops, imported Gorgonzola. By Monday, relief that her 28-seat restaurant had been spared any flooding quickly turned to loss.
"When we got there, you could already smell the stuff in the refrigerators," she said during a telephone interview Friday.
The trick was turning loss into silver lining. With battery-powered lights strung up over her gas stove, Tinari worked with what little she could salvage or buy — bread, cheese, onions and potatoes, mostly — to restore some semblance of normalcy. By 1 p.m. Thursday, she was open for business. Albeit limited.
Grilled cheese sandwiches with apples and caramelized onions. Egg drop soup. Mulled ciders. Beer. And everything on the menu was $5.
"We just wanted to offer warm, homey, delicious stuff so people could come in and either eat or get drunk," she said with a laugh.
Large swaths of New York City's normally robust, trend-setting restaurant scene was hobbled this week by the storm, some by flooding, others by days without power — and thus refrigeration. Daniel Boulud's DBGB Kitchen & Bar, Tom Colicchio's Craft and Colicchio & Sons, Mario Batali's massive culinary landmark Eataly — all struggled to reopen days after the onset of the storm.
But even those spared the storm's direct wrath were challenged.
For much of the week, the city's public transit system was crippled, leaving even restaurants with electricity struggling to get workers to the job. David Burke, the man behind more than half a dozen restaurants including Fishtail and David Burke Kitchen, put some employees up at hotels in order to keep them on the job.
Burke, who estimates he lost at least $35,000 worth of food across his restaurants, said he and his staffs quickly created a triage system, shuttling food from restaurants closed or evacuated to those that still had power.
In the midst of it all, his chefs have been making soup and sandwiches for emergency responders. And this weekend, they will use a company truck to begin regular deliveries of sandwiches to residents and emergency workers on Staten Island, with plans to expand to other hard hit areas as needed.
At the critically acclaimed West Village hotspot Tertulia, Seamus Mullen has been balancing his own storm challenges — no flooding, but also no power — with trying to help others, even delivering ice to other restaurants.
"We've been open every night. I've been getting black market dry ice and getting bags of regular ice from anyone I can to keep our product from spoiling," Mullen said Friday. "We've been opening just by candlelight. And just two burners in the kitchen and a limited menu. I've got all my cooks wearing flashlights."
Mullen also has joined forces with a trio of other high-wattage chefs — George Mendes of Aldea, Marco Canora of Hearth and Andrew Carmellini of Locanda Verde — to launch the charity NYC FoodFlood to help feed those affected. The charity kicks off with a $300-a-plate fundraising dinner at Aldea on Wednesday. The money will be used to rent and staff a food truck to bring meals to the storm-struck outer boroughs.
Eddie Huang, the force behind the cultishly popular Baohaus on the Lower East Side, decided to quite literally wait out the storm. After feeding his staff and sending them home with as much food as they could take, he shut down to wait for power to be restored.
"It's been really tough, but I think it's a situation where doing less is more," he said, noting it would have taken hours for some of his staff to get to work had he tried to open. "We tried to go get ice, but by the time you get back you're tired as hell, your staff is exhausted, and why? So you can ice things until Friday and then do it again?"
At superstar pizza shop Motorino East Village — whose website announced "WE'RE OPEN! No electricity, no problem." — the pizza rolled on.
Thanks to the shop's wood-fired oven and plenty of candlelight, manager Charlie Marshall says they were able to reopen. The challenge was getting out the word. Marshall said most people assumed they were closed.
"So we got some sidewalk chalk and wrote 'We're open!' signs with arrows pointing to us" on sidewalks in a several block radius, said Marshall, adding that sales on Friday were donated to the Red Cross.
Still, some worry about the long term toll on the industry and its workers. Beyond the initial loss of product and damage to property, the ongoing lack of business doesn't lessen the need to pay overhead. And hourly employees don't get paid if they can't get to work, or if there is no work to get to.
Max Falkowitz, editor of the restaurant-centric website Serious Eats: New York, urged people to patronize restaurants as much as possible, saying in a post on Friday that "eating out right now is essentially an act of public service."
Still, Mullen was optimistic. "It's going to take a while for business to return to normal. But New York restaurants are really resilient. Some restaurants won't make it, but I'm confident most of us will."


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'Gamification' has increasingly become one of the latest buzzwords in business. From driving customer loyalty to tailored training programs – evidence of the trend is springing up in boardrooms across the globe, but is it a gimmick or could it really be the next big thing?
Back to basics
Gamification is about taking the essential ingredients of a game and applying them to real-world, non-game situations. By introducing game mechanics such as rules, challenges and rewards for achievements; businesses can not only increase the fun factor, but most importantly motivate and engage their audience.
Early endeavors have proven that a healthy dose of competition really can make all the difference. Training, for example, is key to any business, yet traditional teaching methods are often more likely to induce slumber than an expansion of expertise. Here, gamification can provide a very real solution; but it's not as simple as providing points or badges for a job well done – effective gamification is something of an art form.
The psychology of play
In any context, a game is only as good as it's design. When training, a clear understanding of how game elements can drive learning behavior must be gained before a gamified framework can be constructed.
One of the most powerful aspects of games is their ability to ignite a player's emotions, producing everything from frustration to pride and therefore deeply engaging them in the task at hand. Beyond raw emotion – rules, for example, provide the player with boundaries within which they are free to explore and discover – testing theories and learning through trial and error. Problem solving can also be approached from a fresh perspective as players are provided with the opportunity to assume new identities and tackle challenges from within that new role.
Once considered, a game designer has to work out how to harness these drivers by carefully selecting the basic building blocks of a gamified system and placing them within the framework. These mechanics can include anything from points and leaderboards to levels, achievements and virtual goods. Each of these blocks have to satisfy basic human motivations, such as that for status, recognition and self-expression that are important to the player.
The secret of successful gamified training is to accurately pinpoint the motivations of the learner and provide them with the perfect balance between challenge and reward. These small rewards represent only part of the overall gain, as they come accompanied by a reinforcement of learning objectives, constructive feedback and dynamic classroom environment.
Playing games in the workplace
Typically, having fun doesn't trump deadlines on the to-do list of business executives – but gamification can be a potent way to dispel the tedium of training and boost the talent pool – without trivializing the learning content.
Deloitte, for example, created a Leadership Academy – an innovative digital training program that is currently accessed by more than 50,000 users in over 14 different countries around the world. The academy provides content from leading educational and training institutions using an online portal and mobile applications. By signing up to the academy, senior executives can deepen their knowledge of effective self-development, communication methods, talent management, developing strategy and innovation. Most recently, collaborating with software company Badgeville, users who complete course modules, share ideas or reach notable leaderboard statuses are rewarded with badges – and can share their achievements through social networks, such as Linkedin and Twitter.
Getting serious about gaming
Gamified mechanics, such as these are only the tip of the iceberg. Serious games can also involve the use of simulations that immerse the learner in a virtual world, allowing them to put theoretical knowledge to the test within a safe environment. The learning value of games such as these is marked. Research carried out by the Federation of American Scientists revealed that, "Students remember only 10 percent of what they read; 20 percent of what they hear; 30 percent if they see visuals related to what they hear; 50 percent if they watch someone do something while explaining it; but almost 90 percent if they do the job themselves, even if only as a simulation".
With such effective learning outcomes – it's easy to understand why the aviation industry, the military and medical teams have for decades relied on the strength simulations when training their experts; and finally companies have caught up.
With the seeds of potential having been sown, it is increasingly clear that with careful development and commitment, gamification could reinvent the way we train and learn – helping industries meet the complex challenges presented by the modern world and taking them to the next level.


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