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Saturday, February 27, 2010
I've made it pink and girlie, all dressed up in berries and frivolity, drenched in exotic red fruit Nantillais and ready for summer fun. I've made it rich and movie-star chic, adorned in sweet, tangy cherries, tender, perfumed chocolate ladyfingers nestled deeply in a luxurious cloak of cool, creamy sophistication. And son goes the oh-so traditional route. But, then again, it's traditional for a very good reason, isn't it? He blends and stirs with care and love, eggs cracking, beater whizzing, coffee steeping and the kitchen starts to smell like an old-world café where gentlemen dressed in elegantly tailored suits sip their caffè coretto, deep, dark espresso splashed with the tiniest hint of Amaretto, adding just a touch of mystery and warmth. And then she walks in, long, delicate, cloudlike biscuits bathed in the dark, bitter potion and wrapped in lush, smooth mascarpone, whipped up into ethereal lightness, soft and pale like alabaster skin, lightly kissed by more earthy Amaretto and aromatic vanilla and draped in a velvety blanket of bitter cocoa and then chilled until as cool and deep as the cold, dark gaze of some old film femme fatale. And together it is heaven.
Tiramisu! The most glorious, most perfect of all desserts, divinely rich, lush and voluptuous, a delicacy to savor, spoonful by sensuous spoonful. Let it sleep overnight, do not disturb, then pull it out of its icy resting place and scoop up a morsel and taste, roll it around on the tongue, tickle your taste buds and you'll discover a luxurious sensation, silk sliding over bare, gently perfumed skin, flavors mingling, bitter coffee and cocoa losing their edge as they meld into one with the delicately sweetened mascarpone cream, followed mischievously by that nutty bite of Amaretto, Tiramisu's most perfect mate. Tiramisu, cool and comforting all at once, like being pulled out of the cold wind into a warm embrace.
Indulge! I certainly can't resist! If it's in the refrigerator I am constantly, surreptitiously sneaking spoonfuls. Too dreamy! It's my weakness, my guilty pleasure, my one silly foible. My knees go all wobbly and my heart beats just a little quicker when one is near. Tiramisu is always on my sideboard when company rings the bell and an elegant, impressive finale to a meal is called for. So light and airy I can convince myself that just a small dish can't hurt, that a bare dusting of cocoa powder will satisfy my chocolate craving without pulling me into a whirlpool of chocolate frenzy, that a treat meant to be savored slowly, a delicacy to linger over will appease, will soothe me all evening long like one slow dance or a final glass of champagne.
We discovered Tiramisu, that most Italian of all desserts, while living in Italy. And it was love at first bite. Tiramisu was to be had everywhere, from the family pizzeria to the most refined ristorante. And it was always delightful, rich and creamy and good. Yet now that we are back in France, it is rarer to come across except at our local Italian bistrot or the Italian stand at the marketplace. And, of course, Clem decided several years ago to create his own, to master the Tiramisu, and master he did. He now makes the most outrageously fabulous, delicious Tiramisu on the planet, so captivating, utterly delightful, and thanks to him the barrier for Tiramisu is now set quite high. And I am, I must admit, often disappointed when I taste a Tiramisu elsewhere. One must find the perfect balance of ladyfingers and cream, the perfect quantity of espresso soaked into the fingers leaving them moist rather than soggy, whole yet not dry. The cream must be thick and rich yet creamy and velvety smooth and whipped up to airy lightness. There must be just enough Amaretto and coffee flavor to accentuate, to compliment the delicacy of the mascarpone cream without either being lost or being too bossy. It must simply be, well, perfect.
And this month's Daring Baker challenge was, of course, Tiramisu. Tiramisu chosen by this month's fantastic hosts, both dear friends and incredible bakers, Deeba of Passionate About Baking and Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen. Their challenge recipe is a combination of recipes from Carminantonio from The Washington Post, Cordon Bleu at Home and Baking Obsession. Some of the individual recipes I kept as is, others I changed. These are the recipes I followed.
Recipe from Vera of Baking Obsession
This recipe makes 12 oz (345 g) mascarpone
2 cups (500 ml) whipping/heavy cream, pasteurized but not ultr-pasteurized, 25% to 36% fat
1 Tbs fresh lemon juice
Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a wide skillet. Reduce the heat to medium-low so the water is barely simmering. Pour the cream into a medium heat-resistant bowl, then place the bowl into the skillet. Heat the cream, stirring often, to 190 F. If you do not have a thermometer, wait until small bubbles keep trying to push up to the surface.
It will take about 15 minutes of delicate heating. Add the lemon juice and continue heating the mixture, stirring gently, until the cream curdles. Do not expect the same action as you see during ricotta cheese making. All that the whipping cream will do is become thicker, like a well-done crème anglaise. It will cover a back of your wooden spoon thickly. You will see just a few clear whey streaks when you stir. Remove the bowl from the water and let cool for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, line a sieve with four layers of dampened cheesecloth and set it over a bowl. Transfer the mixture into the lined sieve. Do not squeeze the cheese in the cheesecloth or press on its surface (be patient, it will firm up after refrigeration time). Once cooled completely, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate (in the sieve) overnight or up to 24 hours.
Vera's notes: The first time I made mascarpone I had all doubts if it'd been cooked enough, because of its custard-like texture. Have no fear, it will firm up beautifully in the fridge, and will yet remain lusciously creamy.
Keep refrigerated and use within 3 to 4 days.
* I must admit that my first try at mascarpone was a complete disaster so it ended up being washed down the sink. If I had had more time I would have reworked the recipe using what I learned this first time. Ah well. Luckily, I can easily purchase Italian mascarpone at my grocery store.
Adapted from the original recipe from Cordon Bleu At Home combined with my own recipe
This recipe makes anywhere from 24 to 45 ladyfingers.
3 large eggs, separated
6 Tbs (75 g) sugar
¾ cup (95 g) cake flour, sifted
Pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla
6 Tbs (50 g) confectioner's/powdered sugar
Separate the eggs. Place the yolks in a large mixing bowl. Place the whites in a medium-sized metal or plastic bowl and add a pinch of salt. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line 2 large baking or cookie sheets with parchment paper. I "glued" down the corners of the parchment with a dab of softened butter just so the parchment lay flat.
Beat the egg whites on low for 30 seconds then increase the beater speed to high and beat until the whites hold soft peaks. Continue beating while sprinkling on about a tablespoon or 2 of the sugar until the whites are stiff.
Beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar and the vanilla until thick, pale and the batter forms a ribbon when the beaters are lifted up. Using a spatula, fold the whites into the yolk mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the flour also added in 3 times, until smooth and well blended. Do not overfold.
Fit a pastry bag with a plain tip (or just snip the end off; you could also use a Ziploc bag) and fill with the batter. Pipe the batter into 5" long and 3/4" wide strips (or larger or smaller as needed) leaving about 1" space in between the strips.
Sprinkle half the confectioner's sugar over the ladyfingers and wait for 5 minutes. The sugar will pearl or look wet and glisten.
Now sprinkle the remaining sugar evenly over the ladyfingers. This helps to give the ladyfingers their characteristic crispness.
Bake the ladyfingers for 10 minutes then turn the baking sheets around back to front and continue baking until the fingers are lightly golden, about 5 minutes more depending on your oven.
Remove the baking sheets from the oven and allow to cool slightly before removing them with a metal spatula onto cooling racks to cool completely.
2 large egg yolks
3 Tbs (50 g) sugar
¼ cup (60 ml) Amaretto (you can replace the Amaretto with Marsala or coffee)
¼ tsp vanilla
½ tsp finely grated lemon zest
Heat water in a double boiler. If you don't have a double boiler, place a pot with about an inch of water in it on the stove. Place a heat-proof bowl in the pot making sure the bottom does not touch the water.
In a large mixing bowl (or stainless steel mixing bowl), mix together the egg yolks, sugar, the Amaretto (or Marsala/ coffee), vanilla extract and lemon zest. Whisk together until the yolks are fully blended and the mixture looks smooth.
Transfer the mixture to the top of a double boiler or place your bowl over the pan/ pot with simmering water. Cook the egg mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, for about 8 minutes or until it resembles thick custard. It may bubble a bit as it reaches that consistency.
Let cool to room temperature and transfer the zabaglione to a bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight, until thoroughly chilled.
1/4 cup (55g) sugar
1 tablespoon (8g) all purpose flour
1/2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg yolk
3/4 cup/175ml whole milk
Mix together the sugar, flour, lemon zest and vanilla extract in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. To this add the egg yolk and half the milk.
Whisk until smooth. Place the saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring constantly to prevent the mixture from curdling.
Add the remaining milk a little at a time, still stirring constantly. After about 12 minutes the mixture will be thick, free of lumps and beginning to bubble. (If you have a few lumps, don't worry. You can push the cream through a fine-mesh strainer.)
Transfer the pastry cream to a bowl and cool to room temperature. Cover with plastic film and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight, until thoroughly chilled.
1 cup (250 ml) heavy whipping cream at least 25% fat
¼ cup (50 g) sugar **
½ tsp vanilla
** Next time I will use half this amount of sugar or adjust the sugar quantities in the zabaglione and/or pastry cream.
Combine the cream, sugar and vanilla in a chilled mixing bowl and, using chilled beaters, beat for several minutes until thickened and stiff peaks hold.
You will need :
1/3 cup (75 g) mascarpone
The Zabaglione
The Vanilla Pastry Cream
The Whipped Cream
36 more or less Ladyfingers
2 cups (500 ml) strong coffee or espresso at room temperature
2 – 4 Tbs Amaretto to taste, optional
Several tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
Have a your recipient ready, either individual molds, glasses, cups or rings or an 8-inch round dish or ring (as I used) or an 8-inch square baking dish or a rectangular dish of the same volume. (see Clem filling both a glass serving dish as well as individual rings here)
In a mixing bowl, beat the mascarpone, the Zabaglione and the Pastry Cream together just until smooth and creamy. Carefully fold in the Whipped Cream using a spatula. Fold in Amaretto to taste. Place the coffee in a large bowl or soup bowl.
For one ring or dish, place about a ladleful of the mascarpone cream on the bottom and spread evenly. Working quickly, dunk ladyfingers, one at a time, into the espresso or coffee until moist but not soggy. Line the bottom of the ring or the dish with the soaked ladyfingers, pushing them together or using pieces of fingers to fill in any gaps. Spoon a third of the remaining mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers and spread evenly. Repeat with the imbibed fingers, a third more of the cream, more ladyfingers then finish with cream (I did only 2 layers of ladyfingers rather than 3).
Cover carefully with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Before serving, unmold the Tiramisu if in a ring. Sprinkle generously and completely with unsweetened cocoa powder just before serving. Keep uneaten Tiramisu in the refrigerator.
I found the final mascarpone-zabaglione-pastry cream-whipped cream mixture much too sweet, although the sweetness was less pronounced the second and third days, but I suggest cutting back on the sugar by reducing the quantities a bit in the whipped cream, the zabaglione and the pastry cream each. The ladyfingers are fantastic and in fact I whipped up a second batch right away when I decided to line the edge of the Tiramisu all around in the style of a charlotte. So easy and so delicious! Personally, I still prefer Clem's Tiramisu; I find it tastier as well as being much simpler to put together. Deeba's and Aparna's version is preferred if you do not want to eat raw eggs. And I enjoyed the challenge of the different parts and most definitely will try the mascarpone again.
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44 comments:
- Elra said...
Your skill on piping those batter is excellent Jaime. I still have to improve mine. Well done on this month challenge!
- February 27, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- Asha @ FSK said...
OMG ! your tiramisu is such perfection!! from the perfectly piped savioardis to the gorgeou decoration on top!
- February 27, 2010 at 8:45 AM
- Lauren said...
Gorgeous tiramisu! It all looks amazing =D. I love all of the photos!
- February 27, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Junglefrog said...
I just love your little hearts on the tiramisu and those ladyfingers of yours look fabulous too. I totally loved the taste of this tiramisu although for me I will probably end up making my own version again as that is so much quicker to make and tastes just about as good as this...
- February 27, 2010 at 9:02 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Your Tiramisù looks fabulous and your ladyfingers are so beautiful! You've outdone yourself, as usual!
Cheers and have a great weekend,
- February 27, 2010 at 10:51 AM
- Natashya KitchenPuppies said...
Stunning! Gorgeous tiramisu - absolutely gorgeous. Please air mail me a slice.
- February 27, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Kerrin @ MyKugelhopf.ch said...
loving the cocoa powder hearts, such a fabulous touch ! what a masterpiece your tiramisu. and hey, like mother, like son !
but what i'm most excited about is that blue and white striped bowl - and i LOVE those totally French bowls with the boys' names on them too ! :)
- February 27, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Jamie said...
@Kerrin - Those blue and white bowls (in 2 patterns which you'll see in various posts) came from a tiny little shop in Nantes selling handmade things from Morocco. I love them! We bought them once when we had guests coming for lunch and JP was going to make chili and we had no bowls.
- February 27, 2010 at 11:26 AM
- Jenn said...
One of my fav desserts. I love the heart decoration on top, too.
- February 27, 2010 at 11:48 AM
- Tia said...
what lovely cocoa dustings!!!
- February 27, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Eyes Bigger Than Belly said...
Oh Jamie it's just beautiful!! Absolute perfection!! You got a special mention in my write up - it was a bit of a disaster - but you were so supportive! Thank you :)
Your Tiramisu is just so elegant...
- February 27, 2010 at 3:14 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
Voluptuous perfectly describes tiramisu! Yours looks especially so with the hearts on top!
- February 27, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- Mary said...
What a lovely post. Your tiramisu is just amazing. You outdid yourself with this challenge.
- February 27, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- Nina said...
Wow thats a perfect Tiramisu Jamie.I liked the lil hearts on top of them.I loved this challenge.
- February 27, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- Rambling Tart said...
Beautiful, Jamie! :-) I love your cocoa heart patterns - so lovely. :-)
- February 27, 2010 at 8:37 PM
- Deeba PAB said...
Love what you did sistah...gorgeous Tiramisu! Love Simon and Clements bowls... LOL! I love the peersonal touch to everything you do. After reading your post, and nodding to it being the perfect dessert of 'em all, I want to make it all over again! PS Just back from a soccer match, but just had to check yr post first. Came by twice yesterday and didn't see it! xo
- February 27, 2010 at 9:49 PM
- adele said...
This is by far the most beautiful tiramisu I've ever seen, Jamie. I am such a sucker for hearts.
- February 27, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- Aparna said...
Looks absolutely delicious, Jamie. Thanks for baking with us.
- February 28, 2010 at 12:55 AM
- Jamie said...
Aw thanks to all you guys for the compliments; I must say that once JP tasted it he went WILD for it! Absolutely loved it. And Clem came home last night from his week in Paris, ate dinner then pulled out the plate with the quarter of the plate of Tiramisu left and asked "Should I finish this?" "All that?!" I asked. And he scarfed it all down! Thanks Deeba & Aparna for making my 2 men so happy!
@Deeba - it took me all day to finally find the right words for this post. Tiramisu is so special to me - to us - I needed just the right words! Thanks for the wonderful challenge!
- February 28, 2010 at 1:35 AM
- Y said...
Reading your love letter to this humble, rustic dessert, was like eating a big spoonful of tiramisu - wonderful and heart warming!
- February 28, 2010 at 1:39 AM
- MeetaK said...
oh just loving the look of this. what i liked were the perfect looking lady finger biscuits and the hearts on the tiramisu - one for me?
- February 28, 2010 at 2:56 AM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
Oooh that heart is screaming pure Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland! I love it! :D And how hilarious is that album cover? Who hasn't ever wanted to do that?
- February 28, 2010 at 5:15 AM
- El said...
This looks like one of the best tiramisu recipes I've ever seen. You're lady fingers are beautiful and I love your cocoa powder decoration.
- February 28, 2010 at 5:31 AM
- Jamie said...
@Lorraine - My dad had this album and I grew up staring at that woman in whipped cream. It may have been the first and most erotic thing I had ever seen and still fascinates me!
- February 28, 2010 at 5:37 AM
- Cathy said...
Homemade mascarpone and ladyfingers - this is really over the top, Jaime. This is a dessert for a very special occasion. And your cocoa hearts are the perfect touch. Beautiful!
- February 28, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- Susan/Wild Yeast said...
I don't think your tiramisu could be any more gorgeous. Wow!
- February 28, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Trendsetters said...
wow..my fav dessert...made beautifully
- February 28, 2010 at 8:26 AM
- Cindystar said...
"...keep uneaten Tiramisu in the refrigerator..." that's the most difficult part of the recipe!!! I made 3 different and had to put a paper with "don't touch" written on each...or else I could never had the chance to take a photo the day after!
great work, jamie, I agree with you about sweetness, I omitted sugar in the coffee too, we never put it.
- February 28, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Mardi @eatlivetravelwrite said...
You did such a wonderful job, Jamie, but I expect no less from you! Beautiful decoration!
- February 28, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Cherrie Pie said...
thanks for sharing the recipe on how to make mascarpone. I didn't realise it was so easy
- February 28, 2010 at 2:12 PM
- Michelle said...
Hey I have that album!
And I love the design on the top of the your tiramisu..EXCELLENT!
- February 28, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
So pretty with the hearts and so heavenly delicious!
- February 28, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- faithy, the baker said...
this has gotta be the most beautiful tiramisu i've ever seen! looks not only beautiful but so delicious! I love how you did the hearts on top! :)
- February 28, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- Marcellina said...
Great tiramisu and commentary! Glad I found you blog.
- February 28, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Anushruti said...
This looks perfect and irresistible! And such beautiful patterns!
- March 1, 2010 at 1:52 AM
- Katy ~ said...
Jamie, I gasped in delight (I'm still not sure that I've exhaled!). This is amazing. Love the word "voluptuous" That says it all...
Very very well done!
- March 1, 2010 at 2:06 AM
- glamah16 said...
Absolutly lucious!
- March 1, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- Lisa Michelle said...
Jamie, your tiramisu is one of the prettiest I've seen and no doubt nummy. Love love love seeing what you come up with every challenge, whether it be macs, breads, Daring anything etc etc. :)
- March 1, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- Sarah, Maison Cupcake said...
I read this post from my mobile phone on Saturday but haven't had chance to comment until now - that Herb Alpert pic didn't download so today is the first time I've seen that - what a wonderful frothy dress!!!
I love the decoration on top of your tiramisu, I tried to do mine a bit more artfully but ended up just sprinkling coloured sugar in stripes in the end.
Sounds like you are a real fan of this stuff - it was my first time having previously not liked the coffee versions but I am a convert now!
- March 2, 2010 at 2:56 AM
- Stephanie Savors the Moment said...
That tiramisu is truly stunning! I am sure it was absolutely delicious as well. Love your photos - I just signed on to follow your blog. Thanks for sharing these great recipes!
- March 2, 2010 at 10:42 AM
- diva said...
This is so beautiful and the way you described my favourite pudding, I had goosebumps!! Send me a slice. I'll give it good proper savouring action. LOL
- March 4, 2010 at 2:21 AM
- Sari said...
I love the way you decorated your tiramisu! It's so beautiful. Your baking skills are amazing. This tiramisu looks like a lot of work with making your own mascarpone and ladyfingers from scratch, but I'm sure it's well worth the effort.
- March 9, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- asiangrrl said...
Your recipes just keep getting better and better, Jamie. Magnifique!
- April 5, 2010 at 2:18 AM
Finally an old and real tiramisu receipe made from scratch like my grandma's. Your skills? A+ ! You have graduated with honors <3
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But the concept of reincarnation can be biblical
Depends on the interpretation of several verses.If we all preexisted a in heaven doesn't that mean we are reincarnated right now?What about John Baptist being Elijah.
Given what I said earlier about Jesus, who declined to confirm reincarnation, I did remember this morning Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones (Ezekiel, chapter 37). The bones came together and acquired, sinew, flesh, skin, and finally breath. This happened under the direction of YHVH, (Behold the Hand, Behold the Nail) that is to say, Jesus, so there should be no contradiction between dem bones and the conversation with Nicodemus. If we take Ezekiel's vision literally, it is a form of reincarnation, or becoming flesh again. The difference between this and Hinduism lies in whether immortality of the soul is true or not. I take Hinduism's version of reincarnation as implying that we are always alive, but Ezekiel's version of reincarnation of reincarnation implies that we are quite dead between one set of flesh and the next. Of course, resurrection comes under the latter, I think, and what is resurrection but being made flesh again, admittedly in a Mark II version of the flesh?
Hi there,You mention that the Lord said that reincarnation is a lie. The trouble i have with this is that there is a well known catholic lady who received the marks of stigmata and she said that Jesus gave her a vision in which people were being tormented in hell. Now i'm not saying the Cardinal didn't receive a revelation from God but what do you believe when people start saying the God told them this or that and especially when people say to us who believe in UR that it is the devil who is giving us this message.GodblessNancy
Most Americans don't realize it but a true hindu from India does NOT see re-incarnation as a good thing.To them it is a penalty for not doing everything right. Only when they have led a "wonderful" life are they freed from the penalty of reincarnation.We could not be reincarnated as animals and be true to the bible (made in the image of God)No matter how many times we are re-incarnated (if true) we are still helpless sinners in need of a saviour. Since we all sin, we never "do better""It is appointed unto men once to die, then the judgment."


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Julia was a graduate of Dunellen (NJ) High School and then worked for a photography shop doing color enhancing. Following her marriage she was happy and busy as a homemaker and raising her daughter Laura.
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Julia is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Richard Kingsbury of Waitsfield; her grandchildren, Travis Jon "TJ" Kingsbury and his wife Madaileine of Waterbury and Jamie Kingsbury and her fiance Josh Wylie of Stratton; and a great-grandson, Killian Kingsbury of Waterbury.
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Come on goose! His stand up is showing the holes in Jones stand up
Come on goose! His stand up is showing the holes in Jones stand up
Fav Fighters: Penn, Wand, Fedor, Genki, Shields, Rashad, Pulver, Diaz bros, Melendez.
The one fucking time I miss a ppv. Fuck!
Big Hairy American Winning Machine
Fuck, I don't know how to score these rounds, I'm just enjoying this fight too much. I think that pretty soon, winning rounds is going to come down to who has the better cardio
1-1? Honestly, I wouldn't complain if the judges had either of the first 2 rounds, for either fighter.
Edit: ^ Exactly
Those Klitschko and HW comments taste SOOOOOO GOOD right about now lol!
Goose is winning this. The Jones streak is about to come to an end. Cant believe Goose's TD defense
Favorite Fights: Jonny Bones Jones, Wandy, Hendo, Cain, Matt Hughes, Melvin.
Most disliked fighters: Michael Bisping, Spankie Edgar, Alistair Overeem, Anderson Silva, Tim Sylvia, Chuck Liddell
Gooses shots got that pop in them
I don't care who throws them, but those oblique kicks are always a cunt move in my books, hate seeing them land, so gross.
The TOE????? Really Joe? REALLY?
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iMMS Comes to the iPhone... in Portugal!
Reader Jose wrote in to tell us that MMS has finally come to the iPhone! Er... Sorta:
since yesterday, vodafone Portugal has a MMS app for the iPhone! It looks like the mail app and it works very well! It's awesome, you can send and recieve MMS.. but it only works on iPhones from vodafone Portugal! It's called iMMS!
We've heard about European-localized iPhone MMS apps before, but this appears to be the first on to actually become officially available [iTunes Portugal App Store Link].
Full screenshot gallery after the break, but we gotta ask: anyone here want a version for their country?
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iMMS Comes to the iPhone... in Portugal!
Come to U.S. Plz!
I'm not sure who is holding back MMS from AT&T's iPhone. I remember Steve Jobs saying that email was superior to MMS and how Apple wanted to stay away from MMS. While I agree with that, many of you don't. Who could be a combination of both companies holding it back...
...and maybe some Video recording plz I saw peewee Herman at the mall an no one believes me...no one :-(
O2 in the UK has had an MMS App since 5th January.
Granted it wasn't created officially but O2 have been recommending it.
Wait wait wait wait .... It says it only works on iphone's .... And I see that it's a seperate app.... So how does this work if I get an mms from a different. Non iPhone?
Dont worry, by 2010 we will all own iphones. Muhaha
I'm from Portugal, and already tested it.
What we're talking here is about a full-grown straight-forward MMS client, the likes of those on your "regular" Nokias, Motos, etc. We're not talking about any shimmy app that redurrcts you to websites, sends links through SMS or requires passwords and more just to see the message. The full MMS experience is based on getting the message (text/pic/vid/audio) straight to your phone. And that you can only get with this app, or swirly.
The big difference is that swirly requires you to jailbreak your phone. It is sort to say... How do I put this without pulling someone's teeth... Illegal??? ;)
This one is the first fully Apple certified and supported MMS client to be deployed in a legit fashion.
And yes: it works it any other phone, both sending and receiving... ;)
Maybe it will come to you guys soon!
@Pedro PT
sir, jailbreaking is not illegal. it breaches contract, meaning apple doesn't have to do jack if your phone mysteriously breaks.
i could be wrong. maybe it is illegal. i'm not a lawyer. oh well, millions of people do illegal things everyday. have you stayed under the legal speed limit your entire life?
jailbreaking is not illegal in any country.
jailbreaking today is reversible, i.e. you can just make a restore and apple will have no clue that you had ever jailbroken it, thus you can return it. :-)
i have used swirlymms in almost a year wihout any hazzles at all. it simply works like a charm!
To the argument that" millions of people do illegal things every day". Go back to winmob, those are your people.
And to the jailbreakers. Stop wasting Apple's time and money. We sure could use the programmers that have to battle you to develop even more cool apps for the rest of us. When I sign a contract I keep it, if I don't like it I don't sign it...duh.
yeah... the jailbreak community should all give up their futile attempts at making real applications and go legit to make the most awesome fart/tipcalc/todo/weather app the app store has ever seen!!!
dont get mad at us just because u almost crapped ur pants when ur attempt to jailbreak went wrong man. sour grapes. =D
I really don't understand the big deal about MMS. My gf and I have been using email just fine to send pictures ever since I got my iPhone in August. She has a normal MMS phone, so she put my email address in her To: line. I have my iPhone, so I put her phone number email (##########@mms.att.net). It's been working perfectly for 6 months now. No need for MMS in the US.
your right steve I rather enjoy that too!!
What I do not enjoy is being told I should jump off a bridge just because all my freinds did. In the end it costs the rest of us.
Btw this is a great site for iPhone users. I love all the info! Especially when I find a cool native app like snatch or kick ass games like topple for FREE!
Actually, no one buying a first-gen iPhone was required to sign a contract when they bought the phone. The only contract signed was to the service provider for cell phone service. There is no obligation to keep the phone in the jailed condition in any way.
FYI: My jailbroken first-gen is working absolutely wonderfully thank you. As for others that 'screw up' their phones, the issues tend to be user error or failure from external sources (the computer they jailbroke with, faulty cables, etc) not specifically the jailbreak itself. Sometimes, the software people install that breaks other items but that happens even with AppStore software.
@Pedro PT
Jailbreaking is nowhere near illegal. No contract is breached by jailbreaking, one only supposedly loses warranty eligibility if the device fails (just as do any device that is modified beyond the OEM's control). One can't complain to or sue Apple for what is beyond their control because of his or her modifications to the device.
Not only iPhone users do such modifications. WM, Nokia, and Symbian smartphone users can remove the application installation/signing restrictions on their phones in order to run non-certified apps. I have done so with my Blackjack so I could use better, and sometimes free or cheaper, software than what was available as 'authorized' by Microsoft.
(AND NO NO NO, I'm not referring to cracked software, but rather software from small developers who couldn't afford to buy licenses/certification/etc).
Why should a developer buy 'permission' to create software for a platform? If that was the case, then we wouldn't see anywhere near the software we have now in the PC/Mac/Linux world.
Developers should be able to do what they are best at creating, with no restrictions other than the physical restrictions the platform itself has (hardware, etc). Unfortunately, Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, and Symbian don't believe in this philosophy, and that's what's sad.
Back to topic. It'd be interesting to see a MMS app come out, but it'll probably not happen in the US.
I wonder if this app has hard coded (or even better plist encoded) APN/MMSC/proxy settings. If so, I bet somebody could manage to change the settings on it, and re-release it usable on any carrier.
If you dont want to jailbreak because you want to be a good boy thats your prerogative but dont try to make people who do feel bad. I signed a contract....yes...and your point is. Im wasting APPLEs money...youre breaking my heart beause im sure theyre hurting for cash.
IMO theres nothing wrong with jailbreaking
I paid a pretty good price for MY phone i will do with it as I please. If apple cant provide me with the basic features that i need.......I will gladly go to whomever is offering it why should I wait around for them. Ill try not to lose too much sleep about how its supposedly indirectly affecting you.
To the MMS question I already have swirly but it would be nice if apple caught up for the non jailbroken people.
i never take things too seriously and neither should u. =D
to be honest i was scared to death to jailbreak my phone. it was like a rollercoaster ride for me. waiting in line for a ride is the scariest part of all but during the act it was like the best adrenaline rush ever and i couldnt go back to a virgin iphone ever again.
im not urging ppl to jailbreak, rather asking politely for virgin users to please stop whining about what apple wont ever give u if u're not willing to take the risk and take it for urself.
hope i raised a rather valid point now chobbs. ur approval is all i could ever seek after all. =]
I have enjoyed my apple products mostly because, unlike other co., apple is and has been willing to wait for an app to be perfect before releasing it to use with their products. It just works. And your right Mikeed, people really need to stop complaining about what they don't have.
Mms is a good example of this. Mms ,IMHO, is an addiction that really is no longer needed. Most phones can send free emails. Why pay to be able to receive tiny pics???
My iPhone has been fun, useful, and it just works. I do not want a half tested app to screw that up?
i don't know. the reason i have mms on my iPwn is sadly because other phones stubbornly and ignorantly make it hard for regular joes to set up their e-mail accounts.
quip is a good alternative to sending pics to other phones but it doesn't go through half the time.
apple's just way too advanced for their own good sometimes i guess. but it's cool. until all phone manufacturers get the memo that e-mail is way better (and get over the fact that it's free) then i will have to keep jailbreaking and getting mms's.
As someone else said, we've got a MMS app in the UK. Unfortunately, you have to pay to send messages (receiving them is free) which is very frustrating as I've got 500 texts and unlimited data in my monthly plan. Still, maybe Apple will start to take notice of these MMS apps and include this functionality in a (not too distant) future update.
Email is more universal than mms. Maybe other phone carriers should switch to email. Supporting old or obsolete things will not stimulate newer technologies.
@Mr. Ski
There's one screenshot of the UK MMS app along with my review here:http://www.allaboutiphone.net/2009/01/mms-native-app-storms-the-app-store/
Plus you can get lots of details at the developer's site here: http://iphonemms.net/


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Can the Panthers make it three in a row over Harlan?
That question would have seemed absurd for the the decades the Cyclones dominated the football series with Creston/Orient-Macksburg.
But, now, at least the possibility is reality when the Panthers visit Harlan's homecoming Friday night at Merrill Field.
Creston/O-M owns two successive wins over Harlan, by a combined margin of 76-34. Last year's 34-14 Panther homecoming triumph was only the fourth victory in the series' 44-game history.
Last year
In that contest last year at Panther Field, Creston/O-M took an early 13-0 lead on two early Harlan turnovers, including an 87-yard interception return by Brandon Phipps, who now succeeds Luke Neitzel at quarterback.
Harlan righted itself and took a 14-13 lead into halftime, but the Panthers sealed up the home victory on the strength of a 14-0 fourth quarter. Bryce McIlravy gained 111 of his 129 rushing yards in the second half as the Panthers controlled the ball, and the clock. Neitzel finished with 130 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
Defensive end Keaton Hulett had three tackles for losses as the Panthers put good presssure on quarterback Adam Juhl, who went 20-of-37 for 218 yards with one touchdown and three costly interceptions.
Juhl and 6-foot-7 tight end Trey Lansman, the team's leading receiver, return this year in a similar scenario. Harlan is unbeaten in district play at 2-0 and 4-1 overall, while the Panthers are looking to get back into contention with one district loss, also 4-1 overall.
"We're in the same boat," Panther coach Brian Morrison said. "If we can beat Harlan, then only Lewis Central can control its own destiny, and we haven't played them yet."
Last year Neitzel and McIlravy got injured before the Lewis Central game, which ended up a 16-7 loss as the Panthers tumbled to the fourth and final playoff position in District 1 after contending for the championship all season.
Current Cyclones
Morrison knows the seventh-ranked Cyclones are a big challenge in continuing a strong district run in 2013.
"Overall they are a good football team," Morrison said. "They return a lot in their passing game. (Nate Gettys) is a strong runner and it looks like they're trying to be more balanced this year. They're decent up front."
Morrison said the keys to victory are not complicated. Don't let Juhl and company have a lot of opportunities, and keep him uncomfortable.
"Offensively, we have to run the football and control the clock," Morrison said. "Defensively, we can't give up big plays and we have to keep the ball in front of us. We know they like to use their middle screens, reverses and draws to hit people with big plays. Our kids are aware of what they do."
One tool not at Morrison's disposal in neutralizing the 6-7 Lansman as a receiving threat is 6-2 safety Alex Nielsen. He suffered an ankle sprain last week and won't resume practice until sometime next week.
"It would be nice to have Nielsen in our package and just keep him on the tight end side," Morrison said. "But we don't have that option. We'll have to do a good job of keeping Lansman on the line of scrimmage with our defensive line."
Junior Bryce Briley played safety the final three quarters against Perry and draws Friday's starting assignment. The secondary's job will be made easier if the work up front approaches last year's level.
"The teams that played well against Harlan this year, Glenwood and Carroll, their defensive lines got after them and they blitzed a lot," Morrison said. "We don't run all of the same schemes, but we're going to throw some wrinkles at them and hopefully put some pressure on the quarterback. The key will be stopping the running game, and get them in third-and-long situations."
Juhl has completed 59 of 116 passes (50.9 percent) for 768 yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Lansman has 19 receptions for 253 yards and five TDs, including the winning grab in a shared possession situation with Glenwood 5-10 cornerback Scout Crow in the end zone last week with 5:01 left.
"I thought Scout had good position," said Glenwood coach Cory Faust, a former Nodaway Valley player. "Credit them. The kid (Lansman) is 6-7, he's a playmaker. I think it looked like a simultaneous catch."
Harlan outgained the Rams 366-249 in total offense, including 203 on the ground.
Harlan opened district play in a 42-14 road win at Perry, a team Creston/O-M tangled with on even terms last week until scoring late for a 28-21 victory.
The Cyclones racked up a season-high 506 total yards against the Bluejays. Gettys rushed for 199 yards.
Panther leaders
Coming off a strong outing last week as Perry concentrated on stopping the run, Creston/O-M quarterback Brandon Phipps is now 55-of-95 passing (57.9 percent) for 679 yards and eight touchdowns with four interceptions. His quarterback rating of 145.3 is higher than Juhl's 117.8.
Maxx Walters has 14 receptions for 200 yards and Trevor Frain, now the backup to Phipps with Nielsen injured, has 11 catches out of the backfield and six rushing TDs. Adam Baker has 615 yards rushing in five games on 105 carries.
On the BCMoore computer power rankings — ia.bcmoorerankings.com — Harlan is ranked No. 5 in Class 3A with the ninth-toughest schedule in the class. Creston/O-M is ranked 20th with the 42nd-toughest schedule. Offensive rankings have Creston/O-M eighth and Harlan 19th, and defensive rankings show Harlan ninth and Creston/O-M 19th.
The end result on the Moore power list is Harlan favored by 18.8 points.
Besides Nielsen, there are two other players not available this week. Junior linebacker Alex Tamerius, a starter last season, suffered another ACL injury last week in his first game since recovering from a similar knee mishap in soccer last spring. He's out for the season.
Sophomore quarterback and defensive lineman Josh Reed was injured in Monday's JV game and will be sidelined approximately two weeks with concussion symptoms, Morrison said. That leaves running back Trevor Frain and freshmen Brody Frain and Seth Thompson as the only players who have practiced at quarterback besides Phipps.
"Knock on wood, hopefully we'll be fine there Friday night," Morrison said.
The weather outlook isn't nearly as clear and mild as the mid-week practice days have been. That's fine with the Panther coach, whose team faces the passing game challenge of Harlan's offense.
"I hope it pours," Morrison said, with a grin.


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Good for her! UPDATE
Margaret O'Brien Steinfels November 5, 2010 - 1:56pm
No slinking away. Nancy Pelosi has announced she will run for House minority leader. She did a terrific job as majority leader. She's smart and she can count votes.She is likely to win. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/pelosi-to-run-for-minority-leader.php?ref=fpblgAnd here: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/pelosi-says-she-wants-to-stay-on-as-house-democratic-leader/?hpDavid Gibson posted this below in the comments: WashPost Karen Tumulty on the positives and negatives of Pelosi from inside the beltway--worth a read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/11/AR2010111106262.html?hpid=topnews
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So, wait, you want to "do in" a pro-life Democrat, Heath Shuler, in his efforts to replace the pro-abortion Nancy Pelosi?
The shadow oligarchs, who made Nancy the target of many attack ads -speaking of her in angry and drogatory ways , will roll out more dinero during the rump session and in january to continue the targeting.Such is the sad state of our democracy where respectful partisanship slips away and, as was noted elsewhere, srvice to the people is secondary to obtaining power.
Heath Shuler wouldn't get the job.
She can count votes, but now she won't have to count as high, so her job should be easier.
Your sneering comments are getting tiresome, Mark Proska.
She is not an attractive personality and, like it or not, an enormous political liability for the Democrats. Her continuation in a visible leadership position would be a huge mistake.
GOOD FOR HER!What a great woman. What an inspiration to all. Steadfast, courageous, forthright.(Happy Guy Fawkes Day!)
Former and future speakers of the House have continued in their leadership positions after their party lost its majority, as long as they could count on member support. I'm referring to the years before 1955 when parties exchanged places regularly, and we seem to be in a similar cycle now. I would say that Speaker Pelosi did a credible job furthering the people's business under very difficult circumstances.
Nancy Pelosi is a great woman and a courageous leader - gutsy, loyal, feminine and true to her principles. There would have been no health care reform without her tenacity and spirited leadership.
Sam Rayburn served as House Speaker 3 times following the loss of his job twice due to Republican takeover of that august body:1940-19451949-19511955-1961Sister Nancys just getting a good start. You go, gurrl!
A candidate who respects our fundamental Right to Life endowed to us from God and God's intention for Marriage and The Family would be Good for all of us.
Holloway is right on.. Now that the Republicans have the House majority,can we expect no more abortions after Feb 1 2011.?. Nancy Pelosi got the Stupak amendments passed so there would be no Federal funding for abortions and the start of heath care for 40 million. . Pro-life Stupak resigned and Pelosi, my congresswoman, is an Italian Catholic grandmother with a conservative back round yet is still held up as a raging lefty by the ill informed. What are the Republicans going to do about abortions and Jobs.?. Nada.. They think the 2% of the rich getting a big tax cut, at the deficit expense, will bring in jobs. Ha..Even Whitman fired her housekeeper so there is ground to make up. Buying Hampton LI homes [no new ones are being made], buying Mercedes and BMWs does not bring in American jobs. Wall Street laughs at the Tea Partiers.
It's up the House Democratic caucus to decide whether they would be best served keeping Pelosi on as leader. There's certainly precedent for doing so, as Jimmy Mac notes (there are other examples). Still, it's a fair question that they have to ask themselves whether Pelosi really optimizes their chances of regaining the majority, or indeed achieving their legislative objectives in the coming congress. So many Democrats in this campaign seemed eager to...disavow her.But given that the caucus is much more liberal now with the loss of most of the swing districts, I expect she'll be voted back in.But I'm astonished that Catholics should be so eager to see Pelosi in leadership. We can quibble about the records of pro-life Democrats like Reid or Stupak, but there is at least the sense that an affirmation of life is being sought in some tangible way. We can likewise quibble about the Stupak Amendment which Pelosi (reluctantly) allowed to come to a vote. Pelosi, however, is as staunchly anti-life as they come in Congress. She has a 100% rating for NARAL. She has voted against every restriction on abortion and in favor of embryonic stem cell research, and for government funding for both at every turn. Planned Parenthood has even given her its "Champion of Women's Health" award. And given that she in an avowed Catholic, the resulting scandal is that much graver. Her achievement of other legislative objectives, however, worthy, cannot really offset that in a Catholic moral calculus.
I'm more ambivalent about the prospect of Speaker Pelosi continuing on as the Democratic Leader in the House, and I'm certainly more reticent to describe her recent tenure as "terrific," per the original post. Republicans are far superior at whipping their membership into line on any given major legislative endeavor; a distinction due in no small part to the fact that their base is far less fractious than that of the Dems. The Democratic Party as it currently exists is a fictitious monolith; it is at best a begrudging coalition of narrow, single-interest factions (unions, environmentalists, womens' groups, foreign policy types of a certain bent, etc.) whose larger domestic priorities do not nearly so neatly overlap as do those of the Republicans. With the disclaimer that I do not pretend to possess an intimate first-hand familiarity with Speaker Pelosi's strategies and machinations behind closed doors, it seems to me that she did a competent--but not "terrific"--job at herding the proverbial cats that constitute her Congressional membership on healthcare, financial reform, and Waxman-Markey but part of me wonders if the outcome could have been accelerated, and perhaps the substantive content improved, if a more capable individual were at the reins. (Despite my immense admiration for our President, I think perhaps, in his desire to let Congressional Dems be in the driver's seat on healthcare, he may have been slightly too restrained when it came to exercising leadership on this and other policy efforts.) I believe Speaker Pelosi is intelligent, able, and, so far as I can tell, of considerable personal integrity. I'm also not convinced she should continue on as the Dems' leader right now.
"Another first: Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female ex-speaker of the House."
My final comments on this:the sad poltical divide in this country ic clealry evident in the posts here.Talking about moral calculus, I just got a mesage from our state office on aging to expect in the new Martinez regime that the cabinet position on aging wil probably be folded in to a larger administrative position.the expectation of maintaining direct senior services including vital transportation, meals and services to maintain fragile seniors at home, a significant number of whom are poor in this state, will be in jepopardy.But those are not (for some) "life" issues - in fact it seems there's only one. Instead of taking seriously a bipartisan attempt to fix Medicare/Social security, etc. we'll see the continued push to expand the wealth of oligarchs at the cost to the poor, justified as caring for "our" grandchildren.If you saw Andy Card waxing on about this on CNN - forget the bipartisan commission - the new tsunami in Congress will have their own brilliant plan.There's litlte I or any of us can do, it sems, about to cthe current political divide, bu tI hav ea hard time listening to the "Catholic" justifications of the tea party politicos.
Ditto, Bob. Just as bread and circuses distracted our ancient counterparts from what their rulers were really up to, so the one issue serves the same purpose today. The antipathy to the old will be given free rein now. I wonder which of the Speakers who preceded Nancy Pelosi were "pro-life" and which were "anti-life". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_United_States_House...
My vote is that Nancy will do better before Jesus than the phony pro life leaders who use this issue as a political football. Many presidents have tried to enact health care legislation and this president would not have done it without Nancy.A woman with moral fiber. Too much to take for all those who prefer the tax cut for the rich over health care for the middle class. History will be good to her. Not so with so many American bishops who lost their moral fiber.
The Democratic party has been purged of their lukewarm congresslosers thanks to the Tea party. In the House, Dems should re-elect Pelosi as minority leader, pass tax relief for the 98%, pass the end of dontaskdonttell, all during the lame duck session. Let the Repubs in the Senate filibuster all thru Christmas and let the yokels see who they elected. The Dems should declare political war on Republicans and take no prisoners for two years. Just as the Repubs declared war on Obama..The yokels will nominate Palin in 2012 primaries and lose big time in the general election
Hello Gerelyn,Just as bread and circuses distracted our ancient counterparts from what their rulers were really up to, so the one issue serves the same purpose today. The antipathy to the old will be given free rein now.With respect, over a million lives (and more overseas whose elimination we are helping to fund) snuffed out each year is far more than...a distraction. This is life and death, not bread and circuses. The cynicism of some (not all, but some) of t'other party's leaders in exploiting this issue for electoral gain does not absolve adamantly, genuinely pro-abortion pols (some of which are also GOP) from their own culpability, no matter how good they might be on other issues. All the other rights or advantages do not matter if you are not alive to enjoy them.I wonder which of the Speakers who preceded Nancy Pelosi were pro-life and which were anti-life.Less than we'd like.But it's always been tough finding a good fit for Catholic values. There is no Catholic (or call it Christian Democrat) Party. I think it would be remarkable how successful the Democrats would be among Catholics if they could just embrace life - on abortion, euthanasia, ESCR. There are more than a few who reluctantly vote GOP because of this issue, but find it an awkward fit otherwise. Alas, many Democrats will vote for Pelosi in some measure precisely because she has been such a staunch defender of abortion rights. On this, as on so many other issues, she has been a very effective legislative leader.
Mrs. Steinfels--I'm sorry you found my comment sneeringly tiresome, I actually meant it as light-heartedly humorous. I can't help but wonder if you would have thought the comment sneering if the object were, say, Sarah Palin, instead of Nancy Pelosi. For what it's worth, I wish Nancy Pelosi well in her bid to become minority leader. I hope she holds that post for a long, long time--at least 2 more face lifts.
"The Democratic Party as it currently exists is a fictitious monolith; it is at best a begrudging coalition of narrow, single-interest factions (unions, environmentalists, womens groups, foreign policy types of a certain bent, etc.) whose larger domestic priorities do not nearly so neatly overlap as do those of the Republicans.:"Michael Bayer --Interesting comment. It seems to me that if either party is a single-issue one it is the GOP -- it mainly represents the interests of business, and the interests of big business in particular almost always win out. Why do you think that people with different but non-compatible interests can't be unified in a single party? As I see it, the Democratic Party for all its faults it does manage to represent a far larger group of people than the Republican Party does. And what's wrong with interest groups as such? Just because their priorities differ that does not imply that more than one constituency can't be satisfied at one time. I'm curious -- what do you see as the predominant interest groups of the Republican Party? I see them largely as business interest groups which too often makes them positively anti-labor. While there are some anti-abortion interest groups which gives a lot of money to the GOP candidates, we just saw how much support the they gave to the pro-life Democrats, so one must wonder about the real motivation of some of them anyway. Do you see PACs as interest groups? I do, and they're practically all for the sake of business interests. Not that I"m anti-business as such, especially small businesses. But the financial interests (investment banks, Wall Street, even the neighborhood bankers) ran this economy into the ground in its pursuit of greed, a pursuit mainly made possible by the Republicans repealing the act which regulated those industries so successfully for many years. In other words, which are the interest groups which dominate Republican congresses besides the business ones? Or do you think that Republican politicians don't vote for the hands that feed them?
It seems to me that the most pressing issue in U.S. politics today is getthing representatives of the two parties to agree to work for the good of the country. I didn't see much in the way Pelosi exercised her authority as Speaker to suggest that she's going to be much interested in bi-partisans cooperation. She's not alone in being partisan, of course, but why place any great hope in her.
Fake Catholics still abound a commonweal I see. Nancy Peliosi has aided and abetted in million abortions through her legistlation. She should quit and repent live a life of penance before it too late.
Fr. Komonchak, please tell us why you think that Sen. McConnell or Rep. Boehner are goingto be interested in bi-partisan cooperation?
I wish E.J. Dionne had asked Speaker Pelosi to give her take on the defeat of so many pro-life Democrats in the election.
Oops -- "noncompatible interests" should have been "compatible interests", and "pursuit of greed" should have been "pursuit of money".
Ann,You seem to have missed my point entirely. I'll let my previous post stand. All the best, MB.
This just gets better and better.Were I a progressive I would be looking to the future, not rewarding her for the past. Does she really think she is the best person to lead them to victory? She is the most disliked politician in the country - even more disliked than Dick Cheney ever was. So is this about her party or about her? I for one wish her a very long reign as dem leader.Ann,You say - "But the financial interests (investment banks, Wall Street, even the neighborhood bankers) ran this economy into the ground in its pursuit of greed, a pursuit mainly made possible by the Republicans repealing the act which regulated those industries so successfully for many years."Nice slogan, but where's the proof? Every, and I mean every, piece of deregulation over the past 30 years has been bi-partisan, and a lot of it was Democratic sponsored. If you want an example of someone who almost always sides with banks, look no further than the stalwart progressive Barney Frank. Moreover, how is more regulation going to fix a problem that was caused in part by the failure to enforce the regulations we already had?
On the one hand you have the new majority leader saying that US health care is number 1, and then you have the academics saying it is 49th because you let your seniors die.Who is right? who is really pro life?http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0622294120101007
I'm pretty damn sick of seeing Kristen Wiig's impression of her, so if Pelosi gets benched? Worth it.
I think it would be just terrific if Nancy Pelosi, a woman and a Roman Catholic, remains in a visible leadership position. I respect Demoocrats who actually behave like Democrats; we neede more like her.
Mr. Dauenhauer: Your wrote: "Fr. Komonchak, please tell us why you think that Sen. McConnell or Rep. Boehner are going to be interested in bi-partisan cooperation?"I don't know why you think I might think that; I said nothing to suggest that either McConnell or Boehner is going to be interested in bi-partisan cooperation. Perhaps you could tell me why you think Pelosi will be, and why I should not take your comment as indicative of the sad state of political conversation in the country today.
"gutsy, loyal, feminine and true to her principles"Not sure why femininity is listed among the traits that made Pelosi a good speaker, and I don't think they really helped. In the end, she was no less a lightning rod than Bella Abzug, who was all of those things, except for the feminine part.Just sayin'.The thing I liked best about Pelosi during this whole political campaign was that Diane Sawyer tried REALLY hard to make her cry, and Pelosi didn't fall for it. As opposed to Boehner, who so impressed himself with his own hard luck story that he was moved to tears. Not that we haven't seen Joe Biden do something similar.
Joe,The more important question is whether the president is willing to engage in some horse-trading to get things done. By large margins, the American public expects him to. They don't seem as convinced that Republicans will be willing to compromise. Pelosi is a deal-maker. So is Boehner. The problem for him is that he has to deal with Tea Party fundraisers. I recommend Bill Galston's piece here: http://www.tnr.com/blog/william-galston/78752/american-support-political...
Fr. Komonchak, in my view Nancy Pelosi has an admirable record of working for social justice. Is she a candidate for canonization? No. Has she been an effective leader during the past two years on health care, financial regulation, and other important issues? Yes. Has she been unfairly demonized by Republican smear campaigns? I certainly think so. Has any republican leader or candidate for leadership shown a comparable concern for social justice? I may be wrong, but not to my knowledge.In that context and in the context of this thread, you singled her out for your criticism. So may I ask you again. What do you think of the Republican Congressional leadership as a model for what this country needs now.As for how you should take my comments, that's of course up to you.
"Nice slogan, but wheres the proof? Every, and I mean every, piece of deregulation over the past 30 years has been bi-partisan, and a lot of it was Democratic sponsored. If you want an example of someone who almost always sides with banks, look no further than the stalwart progressive Barney Frank. Moreover, how is more regulation going to fix a problem that was caused in part by the failure to enforce the regulations we already had?"Sean --The Glass-Seagall Act was for generations the Democratic lynchpin of financial regulation. There were recessions like this one while it was in force. It was repealed by the mainly Republican House and President, but not one Senator voted to repeal it. Since then Gramm-Frank Act was a Republican substitute, and -- look around you -- this is a dreadful economic situation. Now we have a Volker Act, a Democratic substitution, and a compromise. Volker himself thinks it's too soft. WE'll see.Those conservatives with romantic ideas of free enterprise need to take Marx a bit more seriously. Marx was the first to see clearly that capital is what makes the business world go round, which, of course, you conservatives also see. But he also saw that if capital is not distributed across the economic system, the system doesn't work then either. His solution to mal-distribution (his brand to socialism) didn't work. Our only alternative seems to be stringent regulation of the financial institutions, but you're right -- if the regulations aren't enforced the system won't work. My main point is that Democrats are better at regulation than the Republicans. (Since most Republicans have laissez-faire inclinations, it could hardly be otherwise.) The evidence is that under the Democrats we didn't have a recession like this. But the Republican administrations, with some help from Bill Clinton, gave us this one. It's up to you to prove otherwise. Try the new little Skidelsky book about Keynes. It might help open your eyes, if, that is, you're willing to really look at the other side with the very cold eye that seeing the ugly facts requires.
Oops -- should have been "there were NO recessions like this one while the Democrats were in power".
In my original post, thinking of Republicans, I said that Pelosi is not alone in being a partisan, but it's that fact about her that keeps me from seeing great promise with regard to what the country most needs. I wasn't commenting on any other aspect or element.
Ann- I think a lot of Democratic Senators ultimately signed on to Financial Modernization. I believe my own Senator Schumer voted for it (I never forgave him, and never voted for him again!). Dorgan and Wellstone and half a dozen others voted against it, but a lot of Democrats signed on. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/11/glass-steagall-act-the-se_n_201.... I also agree with Sean that the mess we're in now is not just because of bad legislation, but because of regulatory failure. For the last decade, there hasn't been much meaningful bank regulation at all; what's the use of strong laws if no one's bothering to enforce them?
I don't want to push a fight, but let me say a word about "bipartisan cooperation." Like gene McCarraher and others, I believe there has been "bipartisan cooperation" in neglecting the poor, in playing games with immigration, in being unwilling to face up to the health needs of our poorest citizens, in favoring the wealthy in taxes, etc. What we now hear from the Republican leadership is that their terms for bipartisan cooperation are more of the same. From her record, i believe that Pelosi will do her very best to prevent the Republican version of bipartisanship undoing what meager steps toward social justice be undone. Bipartisanship for the sake of bipartisanship has nothing to do with justice.
Bipartnership for the sake of justice, on the other hand, is a worthy goal.
The problem, I think, is that it takes two to tango, as they say, and Democrats have not had any dance partners for a long time. The question of bipartisanship is best posed to Republicans, then you can see what there is to work with.
That was my point, David: two to tango.
Two to tango, yes. From one of the potential dance partners:http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/01/23/obama-to-gop-i-won/http://www.y..., anyone?
MP: jejune!
Ann,What about the recession of 79-82? I know we keep talking about this as the "Great" Recession, but unemployment was higher, and more importantly inflation was through the roof. Remember 18% mortgages? Gas lines?What does it mean to be better at regulation anyway? More regulation doesn't mean better regulation - especially when it's unenforceable and drives poor economic choices.
Joe, I don't understand your point -- if the GOP isn't a willing partner, what is gained by dumping Pelosi?
Sean --The OPEC problem was in 1973. There was a recession starting in 1980, but unemployment went only to 9%, or so I find at Wikipedia. Whose figures are you using?
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A lot of changes have been taking place at Antlers Public Schools. They have not only welcomed a new Superintendent of schools but also a new head football coach onto their staff.
Coach Wright graduated from Eufaula High School and went on to play ball at Bacone College in Muskogee. After graduation he was hired by his former high school football coach to coach his offensive line at Madill. Coach Wright was the offensive line coach at Madill for the past three seasons. He is accompanied by his loving wife, Lauren, who he says is very understanding and supportive of everything he does, especially when it comes to the time and attention he has to dedicate to football season.
Coach Wright said that the decision to become a football coach was an easy one to make, and it was made at the young age of 8 years-old when he played the game for the first time and knew he wanted to do something that involved the game. "After playing so long, I had some great coaches along the way and I wanted to be like them." said Wright. "So it was a no brainer for me to get into coaching."
During an interview I asked Coach Wright a series of questions. Here are his answers.
Q: How do you define success?
A: Success is being the best possible person you can be. I don't put numbers to success as far as wins and losses because we believe that if your being the best person you can be that stuff will take of itself.
Q: What steps will you take to improve the overall grades of your players?
A: They have to understand that if they don't have the grades they can't play. I also constantly do grade checks and if one of my students/ athletes starts to struggle I work with them to get their grades back up. Football doesn't last forever, less than 1% of high school athletes get to go on and play college ball, so they need to have an education to accomplish what they want in life.
Q: What do you feel is your greatest strength as a coach, and weakness?
A: Desire. I deeply desire to have a great program that this community can be proud of and will push the kids to that point. Weakness, I'm young. Which can be good and bad. I will have great enthusiasm, but could also make some first year head coach mistakes.
Q: What should the top priorities of your players be?
A: #1 Family, #2 Faith, #3 School, #4 Being an outstanding person and #5 Football.
Q: What do you feel is the purpose of high school football?
A: To give these young men life skills that will propel them through life like teamwork and pushing themselves.
Q: What is your practice philosophy?
A: To out work everyone in the state everyday.
Q: How do you evaluate players?
A: We grade our players each week based on their knowledge of the scheme we want them to know. Our big evaluation as a team and individuals is, did we get better today?
Q: What is your offensive system?
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The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.
- Sylvia Plath
Squeals of laughter resonate throughout the villa, bouncing off the heavy stone walls, boomeranging down the stairwell. Women clatter from floor to floor, trailing power cords and camera bags in their wake. Sweaters tugged closer to ward off the chill of this Old Grande Dame of a house as we settle in for the second From Plate to Page workshop.
Like a first day at camp, we gather around the long wooden table, sneaking barely perceptible glances at one another, feeling out, sensing personalities and expectations, eyes sliding from one face to the next, self-conscious in our own newness. Introductions made, we begin to know each other as only as women can do, ooohing at wedding photos, giggling at confessions, cheering and urging on, hesitations melting into avowals, admissions of passions, desires, obsessions; the gates to secret gardens slowly but surely opening to this adventure.
The warming Tuscan sun breaks through the autumn chill, luring us into the gardens of Il Salicone. We breathe in the charm of Italy and pinch ourselves, surprised to find ourselves in this ancient, storybook spot. Sixteen women, feeling somewhat like schoolgirls away at some imposing boarding school, have gathered together in the vineyards outside of Pistoia for this Plate to Page workshop. Twelve new participants, each fairly unknown to Meeta, Jeanne, Ilva and I, new acquaintances quickly becoming friends and colleagues, yesterday strangers, now confidants and collaborators. Working with our senses, writing, styling, tasting, breathing, immersing ourselves body and soul into the atmosphere and the food surely has an effect, breaking down barriers, pulling us close through these common, emotional, sensual bonds.
Sixteen women of all ages, all backgrounds, traveling from places far and wide, Canada and Holland, Britain and Italy, Germany, Malta, Brazil, Belgium, Norway and the United States, with cultures even more disparate, claiming bedrooms, sharing space and meals, simply enjoying each others company. Dinners loud, raucous affairs reverberating cheer, emphatically festive. Information passed along from mouth to ear like the juiciest gossip; women studiously huddled around computer screens or heads close together, peering through camera display screens, searching for the perfect image. Pensive expressions, studied faces breaking into unexpected, satisfied grins, chuckles harboring a good secret only to be divulged later as stories are read, photographs revealed to an expectant cast of characters.
Eager students, the cacophonous clacking on so many keyboards, twelve women anticipating, curious, daring to ask, wanting to understand, our art, our craft the foremost priority, the passion of each and all. Lunch al fresco Under the Tuscan Sun, served by voluptuous Nicoletta, exuding her Italian heritage, expounding passionately on the food and the wine, sixteen cameras capturing the moment, images seared into memories, frozen in cameras, impromptu, instantaneous, alive and vibrant or created in still life, heady with scents, textures, sounds. And captured in words, black on white, words voluptuous, luxurious, colorful, emotional, memories old and memories new.
6 months of meticulous planning, head scratching, head banging, tears and laughter, everything must be perfect. Each one of our participants must feel welcome, at home, comfortable enough to share her every thought, fear and whim. As our lovely Judith so perfectly captures and expresses:
We struggled, and worked through long hours, weeks and months endeavoring to create the perfect atmosphere, the ideal, consummate, program that would inspire each one to reach inside herself, think, search, feel… and be able to express herself as need be, freely, without fear or shame; the perfect creative environment that would inspire our participants to express their innermost thoughts and let loose their imaginations. And stimulating it was for each one of us, participants and instructors alike, and the words and images flowed like the Bisol Prosecco, sparkling, cool yet so warming, invigorating and exhilarating.
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Our group, Friday morning strangers, by that same afternoon had found the rhythm, channeling our common bonds and passions to not only be able to work together in perfect harmony and unity but to open up completely and become friends. The rest of that weekend lost in the Tuscan vineyards, nestled cozily amongst her lush rolling hillsides, was beautiful creative symbiosis; each member of this fantastic group felt less alone, part of a family, finally understanding that we as bloggers are all trying to find the same balance between craft and life, yearning to express our innermost thoughts and tentatively, then boldly trying to let loose our emotions, imaginations and creativity. From Plate to Page allowed for growth, understanding, comfort in the realm of writing and photography, our art, our craft, our passion.
Our Plate to Page Tuscany participants, this group of stunning, generous, funny and talented women made the workshop and the weekend truly harmonious, memorable and successful… and they will stay friends, colleagues and inspiration for always.
Judith of Aroma Cucina
Marta of Princess Misia Recipes
Kate of Serendipity
Valentina of A Wee Bit of Sugar
Lynn of sacatomato
Alexandra of Ombranelportico
Elizabeth of Roast Duck and a Big Gooey Cake
Hayley of The Delectable Diary of Hayley Harland
Olivia of Eatmania
Heidi who writes for Xmagazine
Robin of What About the Food?
Denise of The Little Things
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