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Hey, what's this doing under multi speed? Well, read on. This jukebox is a 1952 Wurlitzer model 1450. I wanted this model because it's one of the few that will play 78's, 45's, and even 33's, 7 or 10 inch records. It's currently set up for 45's. I've owned 4 jukeboxes and this one is without doubt, the best sounding of the 4. I sold the other 3. They were a 1954 Rockola, 1956 AMI, and 1972 Wurlitzer. Of those 3, the AMI sounded best. I love how this Wurlitzer sounds. A good balance of all frequencies. It needs a little cosmetic work, but nothing serious. I've redone the color panels in the lights, but they just wash out in the picture. The colors are all there. I play this one regularly. It has two tonearms, one to play each side of the record. The shaft that raises the record to play position is driven by two motors, one to play the top side and one to play the bottom side in reverse rotation. This jukebox uses the Zenith Cobra cartridges that are now very expensive. They send a radio type signal to a 6J5 radio type tube rather than an audio signal like conventional cartridges. They were good in their time of late 1940's to early 50's.
I believe this is Webster Chicago's first three speed record changer and was made in 1949. This is just before that company came out with the Webcor name. This Webster Chicago is model "Three Sixty Two". It still used the side push off, so the center post was inactive. In order to play 7" records automatically, you had to have the optional attachment, which is shown attached in the picture above, that hooked onto the pushoff mechanism. You also had to raise a lever beside the tonearm rest to make it land for a 7" record. Things got much easier in the next year.
This is about a 1951 Webcor. One of the first models from Webster-Chicago with the Webcor name. This is also one of the first 3 speed players. It uses the "feeler arm" turntable. This piece is in the museum.
This Webcor is about a 1955 model. This was one of the best sounding suitcase players made. It uses an astatic 91T plug in cartridge. The needles in these cartridges track better than the others and they play the new stereo LP's without skipping, even with heavy bass notes.
This one is my favorite. Why? Because, other than color, this is the exact hifi I had when growing up. I got it for Christmas in 1956. My childhood one was biege, but this is otherwise identical. Sound wise, the 1956 Webcor has nothing over this Silvertone. This player sounds great, with two good sized speakers and a 3 tube amp that cranks out plenty of volume. No wonder my parents said I disturbed the neighborhood. However, the webcor does have a better and heavier cabinet.
This about a 1961 Philco. This one is very light weight with just a single speaker. I rebuilt the front grille area as it was in pretty bad shape. This piece is in the museum.
This is a Voice Of Music model 990B made in 1953. This is true portability. I can only find the one year they made this model.
At left is a very early 50's Silvertone suitcase model 2249. This one uses the VM record changer. A year or two later, Silvertones used the BSR changers. This player is in really nice condition and I'm very pleased to have gotten it. It sounds quite good too. The tone control is a 3 position, not variable. This model didn't use a duel needle cartridge. It's a single 2 mil needle. I put a .7 in it for LP's.
The Silvertone at right came to me clean, just needing the usual capacitor change and lubrication. It sounds great with it's two speaker system. It's about a 1954 model.
I bought the player at left because I had this same model when I was a little kid. It plays all 4 speeds and 12" records do fit. This one has many scratches, but no breaks in the plastic and it does play loud and clear.
I really like this ~1951 VM player at right. It uses a larger size oval speaker and sounds quite nice. The cabinet is in great condition, which is why I bought it. It features a lighted button on the grill next to the tone control that you can push to reject. Nice feature, works great.
Here's an early 1950's Voice of Music turntable. I bought this to hook up to a modern amp at my son's house. I changed the cartridge to a plug in 89t because they track better on later 33 albums.
At left is a Voice Of Music model 556A. The 556 was introduced in 1954. Mine is a 556A, so I'm guessing it could be a 1955 model. This is top of the line in a suitcase, VM's best model, and it beats just about all other suitcase players made at the time for sound. It has an 8" woofer and 3 " tweeter, plus it uses two 6V6 power output tubes for incredible sound. That's about 14 watts of audio power which was truely amazing. It uses a Sonitone cartridge that has a great tracking stylus. A great player.
At right. Ok, so Voice Of Music had the best suitcase player in 1954 with the model 556. Well, they they came out with the model 557 in 1957. This one also incorporates an 8" woofer, but also has a 5 x 7" instead of the 3". Both players have two power tubes for greater output than most all other players of the time. This one produces up to 12 watts of music power and it's clearly heard. This one has a room size switch, bass and treble controls, another switch called "tone-o-matic", and stereo/mono switch. The unit itself is mono, but it has an output via RCA jack for a stereo speaker, but you would need another amp. This model also has a tuner input and switch, but you could hook any monaural souce to it and play it through the amp and speakers. It produces music you can feel. I love it!!!
Here's a different type of player. It's a Dormifone. Yes, it is a standard stereo suitcase record player using the VM turntable, but it was specifically built to use as a teacher (maybe to learn a language) while you sleep. The clock has pins all around it at 15 minute intervals. The unit will play where the pins are moved toward the clock face and shut off when it comes to a pin that's away from the face. I use it on weekends to wake me up. I throw on a stack of 78's and it comes on at the time set and plays my records. It's also equipped with a hook to hold the 12" record senser over so the arm will only land at 12" position if you're repeating the same record, as in learning a language. The other feature is a tethered clip to go under the record stack holder arm so it won't go all the way down. That way the unit will keep replaying the same record. This unit is in very nice condition.
At left is a very nice portable player made by Steelman. The leather case zips open, then you ift the tone arm and play records. It has all speeds and twin speakers.
At right is an early 50's Symphonic Deluxe 3 hifi record player. It uses essentially the same VM turntable as the unit above this. The covering is genuine leather, so it had to be their top of the line unit. It does have a few minor scuffs on the cover, but nothing at all serious. It's a very nice player.
This is my Dual 1019 that I purchased new in 1969. This record changer has gone down in history as one of the best ever made with the best tone arm ever made. I can vouch for that, it's been great all these years and still tracking like a pro.
Now this is a great sounding record player. The amp on this is truely upscale. Hook this to a good set of speakers and you can't tell it from a good component system. It sounds absolutely big time with plenty of volume. But, I've never heard of a Murasonde, so I had to have it. It uses the standard VM changer of the mid 50's. It has inputs for a tuner and another source. It even has an equalizer for the different types of records from the 40's and early 50's. A truely great piece.
This is a Collaro Micromatic record changer. It's made in England. When it comes to record changers used in mass produced record players, this is the cream of the crop. Other than turntables like the Dual, etc., it doesn't get any better than this Collaro. The motors run so quiet, you can put a magnetic cartridge in it, as I have, and it picks up no noise at all. Try that with other brands used in suitcase and console record players. I have mine tracking at 1 gram with a Shure cartridge installed. I'm currently using two Collaros, both with magnetic Shure catridges.
This Columbia 618 is what I call a sleeper. It's not that high on the collector's list. But, what sound it reproduces. It's not high on power, just 2 50C5's worth. However, with it's 8" woofer and about a 3" tweeter with a crossover capacitor, along with bass and treble controls, it sure does sound great.
Here is an Emerson Wondergram. Now this is small. It will play 45's and full 12" 33's. Ok, it's not HiFi, but it's sure easy to pack for a day at the beach.
Ok, this one is very special to me and you can't find one anywhere. That's because I put this one together. I had a large schoolhouse player that was basically junk. I stripped out the cabinet and covering. Then I recovered it with this snakeskin pattern heavy duty vinyl. I put metal corner protectors and all new hardware. The amplifier is a push-pull 6V6 that came out of an old Philco console from the late 1940's. I had a similar amp that I previously built, but it wouldn't fit. This Philco amp is flat with the tubes sticking out one end, so it fit under the record changer. I tried a newer BSR changer at first, but really wanted the Collaro, so I had to modify the cabinet to make room for it so the lid would close. I tried a few different speakers and ended up with an 8" woofer and 3" tweeter, both new. Then I added a magnetic Shure cartridge, so needed a tube preamp, which I just happened to have, and it fit under the changer. I like to play records with the lid closed for best sound. The piece of foam you see in the player is to place between the lid and cabinet, otherwise it vibrates like crazy and howls. With the foam in between, this thing rocks like no other suitcase player. It sounds more like a console than a portable. It's the best sounding portable I have. The only problem I had is, the heat builds up enough with the lid closed to unglue the vinyl from the inside of the lid. The back of the box is vented and the tubes are at the vent, but heat likes to rise. So, I have to raise the lid once in awhile to let the heat out. Other than that, WOW!! If you'd like to hear this player, click here.
Here's another sleeper at left. This one's a Capital model 732. This suitcase player is true HiFi. It has a good 6 x 9" woofer and a pair of tweeters along with separate bass and treble controls and plenty (and I mean plenty) of volume for one of the best sounding production suitcase players ever made. I believe the cabinet is covered in leather. It uses the most common record changer of the time, the good old reliable VM.
On the right is a nice looking Admiral model 4D28 player. It's in decent shape and sounds about average for mid priced units of it's time, which I believe is early/mid 1950's. It uses the VM changer.
Here we have two Magnavox suitcase players. The one on the left is old and mono. I'm going to guess it's from the early/mid 1050"s. It uses a VM changer and has a nice amp with bass and treble controls.
On the right is a later one and is stereo. Probably about 1960, give or take. This one uses the Collaro changer, which is my prefered low cost changer.
This is a huge and very heavy Motorola model SP29E. This call this portable? Whoa. Anyway, it has a three channel amp. It has about 7 watts of power going to the bass channel that feeds the 8" woofer in the main box. The two satellite speakers get about 3 1/2 watts each and the rest of the audio spectrum. It's supposed to sound great, and it does. But, it doesn't beat the VM 556a or VM 557 models in sound quality or volume. There were a few other similar models from Motorola.
Here's a couple of lower cost players. On the left is a Decca model DP542. This is a very compact unit and easy to cart around, unlike the Motorola above. It doesn't sound great, it's not HiFi, but it's pretty to look at and does what it's supposed to do. It uses a BSR changer.
On the right is a Dynavox. This one is a bit bigger, but not much heavier. It sports separate bass and treble controls and the dependable VM changer. Looks to be from the early/mid 1950's.
Here's a nice Silvertone player form the early to mid 40's. I just like these.
This is a 1940 Zenith wireless record player. It has a built in transmitter that transmits the sound to 1540 on your AM dial. There is a mechanism by the tone arm that you can adjust to shut the turntable off at the end of a record. This was an add on unit for people who just wanted to play their records through a radio.
This is a turntable I found in a store that came out of a console. I really not sure who made it, but it works really well. I have the only remaining "live" thumb screw crystal cartridge I have in it. It actually sounds good.
Now this is an interesting piece. I'm guessing it's from the early 40's. It's made by Aireon who made juke box speakers and the like. This is called Aireon Melodion. It playes 78's only. It does work well. As you can see, it lights up when turned on.
These pictures do it no justice. The color panels wash out in the pictures because the camera meters the light for the entire picture. On the right, however, I metered the camera down to get the color panels to show up. That leaves the rest of it in the dark. You'll just have to imagine how it looks in person.
If you'd like to see a video and hear it playing, click here.


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Blueberry Biscuits
Blueberry biscuits are my new breakfast crush. Warm from the oven, made from ingredients I always have on hand, and fifteen minutes prep time — yes, please!
The recipe is based on this Smitten Kitchen recipe. The first time I tried it, I used frozen strawberries. They were delicious – frozen strawberries, thawed and patted dry, became super jammy in the biscuits. Oh, my.
But, I wanted easier. And I wanted blueberries. I started to make a batch weekly, freezing most of the biscuits and baking them off as I wanted them for breakfast. Over a couple of weeks, the recipe evolved. And, voila.
Blueberry Biscuits
280g all purpose flour
1 TBS aluminum free baking powder
50g granulated sugar
1/2 tsp (heaping) coarse kosher salt (or, 1/2 tsp table salt)
1 tsp lemon zest
1/4 tsp cinnamon
85g cold unsalted butter (frozen, preferably)
1 c frozen blueberries
1 c plus 2 TBS heavy cream
Preheat oven to 425F.
Whisk to combine the first six ingredients in a large, wide mixing bowl. Using a hand grater, grate butter across the surface of the dry ingredients as evenly as possible. Add blueberries the same way – spreading them out on top of the butter. Use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to quickly and gently fold the butter and berries into the dry ingredients. Add cream and fold though. Bring any crumbly bits into the dough by hand. You don't want to over handle it, but you'll need to put in some errant dry bits. When you have a mostly cohesive pile, turn it on to a lightly floured cutting board and pat it into a rectangle like so.
Then, because it's easier, cut your rectangle like so — avoiding the hassle of re-patting the remaining cuttings of round biscuits.
Transfer the biscuits you'll eat right away to a prepared baking sheet and bake for 15-17 minutes, until golden at the edges.
The remainder of the biscuits can be frozen (I put them on a silpat in the freezer, well separated, for a couple of hours) and then individually wrapped in parchment and dropped in a freezer bag for future use. These will require a few extra minutes in a the oven at 425, but they can be baked directly from the freezer.
Slow Cooker Guinness Beef and Bean Chili
This slow-cooked, shredded beef and bean chili is a result of some crazy iron-rich food cravings I've been having. I wanted something a little different than my go-to chili – I'm trying not to get too set in my ways, and I'm trying not to bore my husband to death. I made this in my slow cooker overnight; we'll eat some for dinner tonight and freeze the rest (2 whole additional quarts).
Guinness Beef and Bean Chili
1 1/2 Tbs olive oil
2 3/4 lbs beef chuck, well trimmed and cubed to 1″ pieces
1/2 tsp coarse kosher salt (plus additional to taste)
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
1 huge or 2 small onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
1/2 c good quality chili powder (see note)
2 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp cider vinegar
1 14 oz diced tomatoes with juices
1/3 c Guinness or another stout (try a chocolate stout, and reduce the cocoa powder)
25 – 30 oz of pinto beans (one giant or two normal sized cans)
Chili powder note: I used a mixture of chili powders – roughly equal parts Penzey's medium hot chili powder, Penzey's hot chili powder, and ancho chile powder. Whatever you choose, just make sure it's fresh, and that it's a salt-free blend.
Slow cooker directions:
Note: If your slow cooker insert is not flame proof, start this in a 5 quart or larger heavy pot. You'll transfer the chili to your crock pot or slow cooker after the Guinness has been added and the chili brought back to a simmer.
Over medium heat, brown beef in olive oil. When beef is browned on all sides, add onion and garlic and cook until translucent. This could take 8 – 12 minutes, but don't rush it. Add the chili powder(s) and cook 3 – 4 minutes until very fragrant and juices are visibly thickened. Add remaining ingredients, with the exception of the beans, which are added toward the end of coking so they don't break down. When the mixture has returned to a simmer, transfer to your slow cooker and cook on low for 10-12 hours, depending on your slow cooker. When it's ready, it will break apart as you stir – leave it as shredded or chunky as you like, though the chunks will melt in your mouth. I've learned that they vary wildly, but you're looking for beef that is so tender that it has broken apart. (Note: I think if I did it again, I might do an hour on high, and then 10 on low – but again, know thine own crock pot.) Add the beans and heat through. At this point, taste for salt – salt is personal. Keep in mind that if you are planning to freeze it, freezing foods makes things need more salt, so you'll end up adding salt when you reheat it. Better to under salt and salt at the reheating.
We like to serve chili on rice around these parts, with a bit of cheese, Greek yogurt, and chunks of avocado.
Stove top and oven directions:
Follow directions above – minus anything relating to a slow cooker. However, you're going to need a heavy pot with a well fitting lid. Once you've added your stout and brought it to a simmer, move it to the oven. Try 275 – 300 F, you'll want barely a simmer, and the heat will again depend on your pot and oven. Keep that lid on and check it – you'll likely have good results in 5-6 hours, but I haven't done this chili in the over before.
Let me know if you try it, and how it goes!
Easter Coffee Cake and Blood Orange Mimosas
We had a quiet Easter morning — a few friends, this coffee cake, and mimosas with either blood orange juice or ruby red grapefruit juice, both of which I squeezed last night. I finally picked up the citrus juicer attachment for my kitchen aid – possibly the cheapest existing attachment – and it's life changing.
Look out citrus: I decimated nine pounds of fruit in 20 minutes. There will be much fresh juice in our future, yes, because it's healthy blah blah, but also because margaritas are heavenly, and even more so with freshly squeezed juices.
This coffee cake is Ree Drummond's "Best Coffee Cake. Ever" and that's no lie. I only made a few tweaks – nothing worth rewriting the recipe for – but I'd do the same again. I used good, dark Muscovado sugar for 2/3 of the brown sugar. I also had to bake it a bit longer, and the pecans in the dark brown sugar topping caramelized in a gorgeous way.
We have our eye on this bad boy for Christmas morning. Possibly Fourth of July. And random Sundays. It was my very first coffee cake and it shall be my last – freaking delicious and the house smelled like heaven – win win!
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder and Hypertensive
It's been one month and thirteen days that we've been without a functioning kitchen. I've had four home-cooked meals, thanks to good and loving friends concerned about our sodium levels. I am beginning to feel like a salt lick with legs – is it possible to get hypertension from six weeks of take out and restaurant meals?
I can't stop thinking about meals I made in the months before the demolition. Even the ones that were kind of meh are now crave-worthy, simply because I knew what was in them, really.
There was this pork loin braised in milk from Dinner a Love Story. The cookbook was a wedding gift and a joyous surprise. I picked it up to read this fall and was hooked; this was the first recipe I tried and it delivered. My only suggestion is to get the largest-diameter pork loin roast you can, so you don't have to add a ton of extra milk. Make it, though, it's awesome. And make it for friends who appreciate ugly, delicious food.
I long to make slow-cooked stocks. A friend recently launched a lovely new blog and posted her stock recipe, which I've been dying to try — 40 hours of slow cooking, loaded with good healthy things. No salt lick. I keep thinking about how much fun I had cooking for Thanksgiving – crazy flip charts and all – and how proud I was of my homemade stock for my first homemade gravy. It was groovy, groovy gravy.
I don't have a picture of the gravy. We ate it. Right down to the picture.
And then there were the rum runner hand pies. When I can bake again, I'll bake these again, and try to mail down the recipe. Oh the burden.
We are so, so close to eating all of the vegetables I can dream of. The floor is in, mostly. The cabinets are in, mostly. By midweek we should have our appliances back in their new places and a temporary counter. We'll be cooking with gas, even if it's prepared on temporary plywood counter tops. Which will be replaced with lovely new ones a week after that. Give or take a few minor setbacks, I'm sure.
In the meantime, enjoy your kitchen – even if it has crazy, crappy, cracked fifties tile and windows painted shut and cupboard doors that don't close and house legions of silverfish. If you didn't have it for long enough, you'd miss it (a little).
Kitchen Renovation is Not for Sissies
After more than four years of talking about it, we started the renovation of our 1954 kitchen in January. It's been a bit more than a month so far (this is an older picture, or I'd be considerably more frazzled than I am anyway) and we have 2-3 weeks before it's usable again. A couple of weeks after that, it will be the heavenly new kitchen that I know is at the end of this insane process.
I really did have the most optimistic intentions. I got an induction burner (review: unpredictable) and set up a mini kitchen in the corner of my already mini living room. I was vaguely reasonable in my expectations of what might be possible: slow cooker stuff, soups, omelets. What I totally underestimated was the challenge of washing dishes in our mini bathroom sink. And now matter how many times a day I clean my bathroom sink, I still feel a little grossed out by having dishes in there at all. I know, first world problem.
What I did make, two days in a row after three days in a row of Thai food, was tortellini and kale soup. With lots of onions and some chili flakes. It's a great go-to weeknight soup: flexible, fast, reliant on very few fresh ingredients. Add white beans, potato, frozen butternut squash, frozen cauliflower, some farro – whatever soothes your soul. Throw some good parm on top and dinner is served.
But, washing parm out of the bottom of a bowl can be challenging in a tiny bathroom sink. So, back to take out we went.
In a few weeks, we'll be back in business around here. In the meantime, I leave you with the following words of wisdom: don't hire a plumber with no wheels.
How to Avoid a Thanksgiving Freakout and Susan Feniger's Street Food
This is my first Thanksgiving as hostess. It's something I have been waiting for, day dreaming about, and collecting recipes for since before there was a Google. I'm so excited that I need to give someone, anyone, a present – one copy of Susan Feniger's Street Food, to be exact. But give me a minute to get there.
I've hosted enough dinner parties at this point to have learned some good lessons about large, multi-dish meals that I feel generally prepared. I'm sharing the cooking responsibilities rather than trying to do it all myself; we're not attempting to make seven different dishes that require baking at four different temperatures; and, we're doing a lot of prep, including one entire dish, in advance. Also, we're having a cocktail hour before dinner – that way, if things are a little late or a little overdone, everyone will be in full festivity and just plain won't care.
For the turkey, which is the one part that makes me a bit angsty, I'm going with this recipe. It's Bitten Word-endorsed, so it's tested and approved by the best, and it's spatchcocked, so it will cook faster and take less room in my oven. I've said this before, but if you're still planning your meal, go read their full Thanksgiving extravaganza for this year and past years and you'll end up with more great ideas than you can imagine. I'm making my grandma's sausage stuffing and sauteed shaved Brussels sprouts and leeks with bacon and breadcrumbs, both of which you'll find posted here in the coming weeks. I'm on the fence about making a variation of Ina's potato and fennel gratin (the original here). It's one of my absolute favorite foods and I can only justify consuming that much heavy cream and Gruyere at a major holiday; however, we have a small group and I don't want to be completely ridiculous. Our friend Rach will make the mashed potatoes and this haricots verts and white bean dish with a shallot vinaigrette — also Bitten Word. It's totally make-ahead and really fresh and bright, so it will balance the richness of…everything else. Rach is also making these Gingerbread cupcakes, also Ina's.
If I had to make Thanksgiving dinner on a desert island and had only two recipe sources, The Bitten Word and Ina Garten would be all I'd need. Plus, I'd invite Zach and Clay and Ina, because they seem like they'd be a blast at a desert island dinner party.
My lists are finished – menu and food to-do's and set up to-do's and grocery lists. My cocktail hour playlist is in the works and my dinner playlist is in my head. Tomorrow, I'll set out linens, glassware and place settings and make sure I have the right serving dishes for the meal. I'll make sure the fridge is cleaned out so I have plenty of room this week, chill the white wines and sparkling wines, and make sure I have the red I need for the meal. Monday night I'll brine the turkey and Wednesday night I'll pull it from the brine and stick it in the fridge overnight. I'll also prep the sprouts and chop the veggies for the stuffing. We're not eating until 2:30 or 3 and my turkey takes less than two hours, so if I decide to add the gratin, I have time on Thursday morning.
In about an hour, we're going to do some cocktail recipe testing – we now have five different kinds of bitters. I received this book on bitters last year and didn't expect I'd pick it up too often, but I'm completely taken with it.
So, to summarize, this is my recipe for not freaking out:
1 part sharing the fun
1 part liquoring up my victims in advance
1 part list making and advance prep
3 parts keeping in mind that this is about being thankful to have such bounty and such friends to share it with
(And if all else fails, I'll close my eyes and think of Lake Garda, Italy and that infinity pool at the top of the page.)
So tell me, how do you keep calm, cool and collected? And enter to win a copy of Susan Feniger's Street Food right here and give a shout out to your favorite side dish!
Earl Grey and Chocolate Budino — #TBWC2C
Also known as wicked fancy chocolate pudding. Which reminds me that I should tell you about The Great Pudding Fight of 2008.
It was fall of 2008 and Felix and I had been dating for less than a year. I was inspired to make pudding from scratch (I'd just started reading food blogs, starting with Orangette). I mixed and whisked and blended and chilled and served my pudding to my English then-boyfriend. We hadn't even been dating for a year when it happened.
I handed the pudding to him – dish, spoon, napkin, expectations, hopes. He took a bite and then two. And then another.
"Good." He's a man of many words. "What is it?"
"I mean, what IS it," he said.
"It's pudding, "I said more loudly, but still kindly, as if I were speaking to an elderly Bloodhound.
"But what KIND of pudding?" He seemed a little annoyed, for a man with a belly full of homemade pudding.
"It's CHOCOLATE pudding!" I was expecting oohs, ahhs, thank yous, proposals, kisses, worship – all kinds of things, but not grumpy bastards who questioned my pudding.
"But WHAT KIND OF CHOOCLATE PUDDING?" It had become an all-caps conversation. The caps lock was ON, baby.
"SERIOUSLY. It's CHOCOLATE PUDDING. Like, Bill Cosby, ugly sweater, J-E-L-L-O, but FROM SCRATCH."
"Oh, custard. Got it. It's good."
And that was our first fight.
Had I only known about this recipe, I could have made it, and it would have been like pudding to me, the American, but I would have said it was Chocolate Budino, avoiding all conflict. Thank goodness we made it through.
Long story slightly shorter, I made this Milk Chocolate and Early Grey Budino as part of The Bitten Word (Super Awesome) Cover to Cover Challenge. The first time I made the recipe, I made it exactly as directed. It was a perfect assignment – I had a tin of very fancy Earl Grey from Fortnum & Mason in London and this was a perfect use. (What, I'm supposed to drink it?)
We found the result to be really flavorful – the Earl Grey gave it a complexity that we loved. It was was unique, fragrant, but not too floral. Pretty amazing. But the texture wasn't quite as pleasing as I'd hoped – it was indeed smooth, but it was a bit plasticky rather than silky. The version below is adjusted to fix that. The Early Grey whipped cream on top was lovely, but I was inspired by the tea to try a different flavor pairing in the whipped cream – honey.
(Conflict-free) Chocolate and Early Grey Budino
Adapted from Milk Chocolate & Earl Grey Budino, Food & Wine October 2012
3 oz. Sharffen Berger semi-sweet chocolate chunks
1 TBS butter
2 TBS cornstarch
1 TBS unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp Earl Grey tea leaves
2 cups (16 ounces) whole milk
3/4 cup whipping cream
1 tsp powdered (confectioner's) sugar
1 TBS honey
flaked sea salt, for sprinkling
Add chocolate chunks and butter to a heatproof bowl.
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk sifted cornstarch and sifted cocoa powder with granulated sugar and tea leaves. Add milk and bring to a low boil, whisking constantly until quite thick.
This took me a solid 3 minutes of bubbling to achieve.
Pour the thickened mixture through a fine sieve over the butter and chocolate and let sit for 30-60 seconds.
Whisk to combine. Divide chocolate budino among four 6 oz ramekins and chill for at least an hour.
To make whipping cream, whip cream until soft peaks form and then add the powdered sugar and another 20 seconds. Drizzle honey over the cream and gently turn it through to combine. When you're ready to serve, put a dollop of cream on each pudding (budino, whatever) and sprinle with flaked sea salt.
No raising of voices necessary, unless you want to shout, Awwwwww, yeaaaahhhhh.
Also, if you're not reading The Bitten Word, you should be – they really do rule. Some of my favorite Bitten hits are this spatchcocked turkey — and if you're hosting Thanksgiving, reading all of their Thanksgiving posts would serve you well — this adult beverage, this cake, and this sophisticated twist on tuna casserole.
Notes: This recipe is a great base for variations. I look forward to subbing a teaspoon or two of instant espresso for the tea, or perhaps simmering the custard mixture with a strip of orange zest – even just a dash of vanilla instead of Earl Grey would make for a nice variation. Go wild.
Wicked Delicious Smoked Chicken Wings
Since our Big Green Egg, a wedding gift from my father-in-law, arrived, I've been scouring the internet for the perfect recipe for her maiden voyage. A while back, I'd bookmarked this recipe for Spicy Smoked Chicken Wings at Ezra Pound Cake, a blog which should win all the prizes in the land for having the best name ever. This seemed to me to be a great newbie recipe – a cheap cut of meat, a relatively short cooking time, and a temperature low enough for a new BGE, which apparently needs some low-temp runs under its belt before you can crank it up (pizza here we come!).
That recipe, though, calls for some oven time, which I'd failed to notice. I was going to have dinner in the oven, so I wanted an all-BGE recipe. I went back to the internet for help, learning once again what we all already know: the internet is your hysterical, paranoid aunt who, when she hears hoof beats, thinks neither horses OR zebras, but thyphoid-carrying zombie unicorns. In ten minutes of looking at chicken wing recipes, I had learned that my skin would get rubbery, or stay raw, that the meat might be mealy if it's over cooked, or undercooked, that the texture will probably be awful – possibly mushy, maybe stiff, potentially foam core board-like. That chicken is the hardest thing to smoke on the planet. And that we're all going to die.
I was very thankful that my test run was for an appetizer, not the main meal. I did learn a few tips, though, reflected in the recipe below, and I decided to go forward and conquer, because I had four pounds of chicken wings in the fridge. (Spoiler alert: the wings were freaking awesome and no one has died.)
I did employ a certain approach that I highly recommend when trying new recipes or cooking methods for dinner guests: invite only your easiest friends and ply them with strong margaritas, just in case. Drunk people will generally eat anything and be thankful for it. In the method of Ina, I prepared a pitcher of this easy-cheater margs in the afternoon and popped it in the fridge to chill.
Tinkerbell Margaritas
2 cups good tequila (use good stuff, because you're using it generously with not much else….)
2 cups Santa Cruz Organic Limeade
1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice (this took me 2 oranges, because they were a bit old)
Combine, stir, chill, and serve straight up in tiny glasses. Be careful: I call them Tinkerbell margaritas because they are small and fresh and pretty, but if you don't pay attention, they'll knock you on your rear like an angry Tinkerbell.
Smoked Chicken Wings
3/4 c medium-hot chili powder (I use Penzey's)
1 tsp crushed red chile pepper flakes
1 TBS smoked paprika
1 TBS dried oregano
4 lbs chicken wings with tips
1 1/2 tsp coarse kosher salt
1 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
4 TBS cornstarch
1 1/2 TBS butter or olive oil
Set a cooling rack on a baking sheet and set aside. Combine chili powder, chile flakes, paprika and oregano in a small bowl.
Remove wing tips and pat chicken wings dry. Coat with salt and pepper first and then your dry spice mix – you want a good, dense coating. Dust the wings with cornstarch (I used a small sieve) on both sides – it should look like confectionary sugar on a cake, but don't eat it.
Spread your wings on your prepared baking sheet; the cooling rack will allow air to circulate around the wings in the fridge. These should chill at least 4 hours – overnight should be fine.
These guys above don't have their cornstarch yet – as soon as I took this photo, I realized I had forgotten something important. No need to panic.
Prepare your smoker and get her up to about 325F (I used BGE lump charcoal and a mild wood chip blend). As a newbie, I struggled with maintaining a steady temp (and yet no zombie unicorns attacked!), but I imagine you know what you're doing so that won't be a problem. I let mine go about 35 minutes and then flipped them, upped the heat to about 350/375F and let them go another 30 minutes.
With about ten minutes to go, a few of the wings looked a bit dry-skinned, so I brushed them with a touch of butter. Worked like magic.
These wings could be eaten with any manner of dipping sauces, like this one, any of these ones, or this one. We ate them standing up around the kitchen island like animals with no sauce at all and they were awesome. These could clearly be done on a regular old grill at 350 for an hour, flipped regularly. You'll miss some smokey flavor, but I don't think you'd miss that much, so if you don't have a fancy Big Green Egg, don't fret. Go for it.
A Very Jet-lagged – and Gentile – Rosh Hashanah
I was driving us home Friday evening after we arrived home in LA after 20 hours of travel when I heard something on KCRW about Rosh Hashanah. "Oh shit!" I said, "It's Rosh Hashanah tomorrow!"
"What's that?" Felix could have been referring to Rosh Hashanah or to the car in front of us. We were tired.
"It's the Jewish New Year!"
He was relieved or unconcerned, or both.
I managed to sleep a solid 11 hours Friday night and woke up at 6:30 in the morning. I was at Whole Foods by 7am getting milk for coffee and a couple of urgent basic staples to fill an empty fridge. Due to jet lag and general Whole Foods seduction, that included a bottle of dry Vermouth and a "new" ancient alcoholic beverage made from some sort of root and cloves, and three packages of gartisnal oat cheese and some hand-pulled mozzarella. I also bought my Rosh Hashanah brisket, well sign-posted in the meat section for the holiday.
About 4:30 or 5 that day, crumbling like a toddler who'd missed her nap, I asked Felix f we should really eat the brisket that had been cooking for 7+ hours or if we shouldn't maybe go out for Mexican. I had just learned that Rosh Hashanah was not in fact that day but would start the following day. I was distraught. Felix was again unconcerned.
"We could have the brisket," I said, "but it needs more time. I need more time. There's stuff I need to figure out."
"We've been eating out for two weeks." It's been more than that, really – I don't think I've cooked since wedding week, a month ago.
"But Rosh Hashanah isn't until tomorrow." I was seriously distraught.
"We aren't Jewish."
Point taken. While I'd shared many a Rosh Hashanah with friends over the years, leaving me with many good memories and a fondness for the holiday, Felix – meh, not so much.
But I still wasn't up to finishing the brisket in any meaningful way and I realllly wanted to eat it on Rosh Hashanah, because it would have just been weird otherwise. So, I defrosted a quart bag of this chili from the freezer, which was truly delicious and ready in ten minutes.
Sunday I was able to finish the brisket with the attention it deserved. I was still pretty disastrous – I'd been up since 3 that morning, when my body declared it was done sleeping. That being said, it was quite tasty and if I could do it in the state I was in this weekend, you can do it – make this tangy, tender brisket, maybe next Rosh Hashanah – but double check the date.
Please note that this brisket is inspired by my friend Nicole's mom's brisket, but I've made a bunch of tweaks and additions. As such, and given that we are not actually Jewish, I have no idea if it's still fit for the holiday table, for if you're just paying homage to the Jewish New Year, it'll do nicely.
Wicked Delicious Brisket
4 large onions, sliced
6 cloves garlic, whole
20 sprigs of thyme
10 sprigs of marjoram
3 lb brisket, fat layer trimmed (but not obsessively so)
3 tsp salt, divided
2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
6 oz tomato paste
4 oz dry vermouth
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp (heaping) Dijon mustard
2 tsp cider vinegar
½ tsp Worcester sauce
Layer 2/3 of onions, all garlic, and ¾ herbs (give or take) in the bottom of a 7 or 5 quart slow cooker. (See oven instructions below*)
Using half of salt and all of the pepper, season the brisket and lay it on top of your pile of onions and herbs.
Combine remaining six ingredients and remaining salt in a small bowl – I used my 4-cup measuring cup. The tomato paste won't want to combine with the vermouth, but with a little whisking, it will do what it is told. Pour the sauce on top of the brisket, making sure to cover the meat.
Top with remaining onions and herbs.
Set your slow cooker for 2 ½ hours on high followed by 5 hours on low.
Ideally, you'll have two days to do this – the flavor and tenderness really will be the better for it. At this point, you'll transfer the whole mess to a baking dish, let it cool a bit, and move it to the fridge overnight.
Remove the chilled brisket and onion goo from the fridge about 2 hours before you're ready to eat, so that you can make the sauce and have it re-heated in time for dinner, including buffer time for getting your sauce tasting just right.
Separate the meat from the goo. Slice the meat in ¼ inch slices, wrap it in foil and return it to the fridge while you work on your sauce.
Pull out all of the herb stems and then run all of the tomato/onion mixture and juices through either a food mill or a food processor. If you use a food mill, which I did, you'll lose some solids and may want to return the sauce to a small saucepan and reduce it a bit more, to thicken the sauce and concentrate the favors. If you use a food processor, your sauce will have a bit more body because you'll have retained all of the solids. Either way, put your blended sauce in a pot and heat it up so that you can tweak the salt and pepper and make any other modifications you feel it needs (too sweet? Add a little more vinegar and/or mustard. Too tangy? Add a touch more cinnamon, etc.)
When you're ready to reheat your brisket, you'll pop the sliced meat in a baking dish and pour the sauce all over it, making sure to work it in between the slices. If your sauce is already warm or hot, it won't take that long to get this heated through and bubbling.
Preheat your oven to 325 F and bake, covered with foil, 25 – 35 minutes, until bubbling and well-heated though.
Alternate Oven Directions
The first time I made a similar recipe (using chuck instead of brisket, but otherwise the same) I did it in the oven. It was before I had the world's most amazing slow cooker – but it worked absolutely fine, if it was maybe slightly more demanding of my attention.
Preheat oven to 350.
Make sauce as directed and pour 1/3 in to the bottom of a 7 or 5 quart heavy pot with a tight fitting lid. Layer onion, garlic and herbs with meat as directed, topping the beef with the remaining sauce, instead of the full recipe of sauce.
Bake at 350 F for one hour. Give the onions a stir, topping the beef again with some onions and juices. Reduce heat to 275 F and bake for 3- 3/12 more hours. Brisket should be easily pierce-able with a fork – if not, continue baking at 275 and check every 30 minutes until it is. When it's fork-tender, proceed with chilling, sauce-making and finishing as directed above.
I see no reason why you couldn't do the first stage of the process two days in advance, making this a great make-ahead dinner party main dish.
I served this with a fingerling potato, grilled artichoke heart, and arugula salad with Dijon mustard vinaigrette, which made a great pairing for an everyday meal.
I Now Pronounce You
I'm sorry to have abandoned Wicked Delicious for so long, but it's been busy around here. We lost our wedding venue back in the late Spring and planned a wedding in 48 days – I said to a friend at one point that I felt like I was starring in a reality show that was the hell spawn of The Amazing Race and Say Yes to the Dress.
It could have been an absolute disaster, but we were exceptionally lucky: a snazzy little hotel called Hotel Erwin in our neighborhood was available on our non-negotiable wedding date, August 18. It has a rooftop bar overlooking the Pacific, a brand new chef who, like me, believes that cake pops are an abomination, and an event coordinator who felt like our fairy godmother. Michal, our savior-coordinator, and Chef Larry Monaco dove in like champs – more than that, they dove in like good friends. They were committed heart and soul to our happiness and our success. Through Michal, we found our wedding planners – again, savior-planners – who, without judgment or visible fear, pulled off our wedding in roughly seven weeks. Katie and Dee at No Worries Event Planning allowed us to focus on the good stuff, spending time with our family and friends, and managed all of the tedious details.
We ended up with exactly what we wanted: a union of not just the two of us but of our family and friends as well. And not just a wedding day but a wedding month, really. We had picnics and beach trips and family meals and community dinners with people we love from around the world. Our friend Brad officiated, our friend Kristian DJ'd, apprenticed by our friend and ring-bearer Billy, and our friend Trip managed crowd control and toasts and transitions. We were stood up for by my sister and Felix's brother and our friends, Arlo and Pee.
I'm sure I'll share more details as time goes on, particularly since so many of our wedding presents are kitchen-oriented (a Big Green Egg from my father-in-law!). For now, we're honeymooning in Italy and celebrating the wedding of good friends from Los Angeles here in Tuscany. Photos, of food and ancient Italian things and happy celebrants, to follow in the weeks to come.
Ciao – I'm off to an all-wild boar dinner in the Umbrian countryside!

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@DFerrel @FanningKSU South Carolina media talkin about Frank Martin not bein happy w/ AD. Talking about him taking SCar job.
Frank is not happy over John Currie's decision to declare Jamar Samuels ineligible for the Syracuse game, as well as previous conflicts in which Currie has displayed a dislike for Frank's on-court demeanor. In addition, word is flowing that Will Spradling and Thomas Gipson may transfer. Could be a bad few months/ years down the road.
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Couldn't happen to a better institution of higher learning.
I wouldn't be disappointed
Originally Posted by bellzisu
Couldn't happen to a better institution of higher learning.
Uh, you must have missed it, we are talking about K State here.
"There are five real good recruits in the state. We got three of them. One couldnt get into school, and the other went to (the University of) Iowa...which is about the same thing." - Coach Johnny Orr
Maybe Frank to Illinois is more than internet ho-ha?
I like Frank Martin. Not necessarily his antics, but he's real. And, he cares about his kids.
Would be nice.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
I'd hate to see Frank leave the Big 12 but if the relationship is as bad as some make it sound then I can't blame him for wanting to move on.
I listened to Martin's post game press conference and you could tell he didn't have much respect for the AD.
He said that the decision wasn't his, in his opinion Samuel's didn't do anything wrong but as a university we have to protect ourselves. He went on to say that all questions should be directed to his supervisor.
I'm paraphrasing some as I don't remember the exact words but nothing about it showed that he was happy about or that he supported it.
Originally Posted by cy1010
I like Frank Martin. Not necessarily his antics, but he's real. And, he cares about his kids.
Agreed. I'm a big Frank fan. I swung and had a huge whiff with my original judgment of his hire and shortly after.
He doesn't act the same way I would on the sideline but the mutual love and respect for his players is obvious and he is one of the most gracious coaches in the game.
I'm on Twitter: @khaal53
I would love to see their program implode. Right now after KU, the rest of the B12 is up for grabs.
OU is down currently.
OSU could be back next year depending on who comes back.
TCU may be on the rise.
Tech should be pretty bad again.
Don't know much about WVU.
Baylor probably loses a lot.
UT could be quite good.
I could see us in the top 3 again even if Royce leaves. If Royce stays, then I think it's us or KU for the B12 title.
Love Frank Martin. If he leaves. That whole team will leave. You watch. Notice how many spanish type kids they have on that team. That is because Frank is of Latin Herritage.
K-State should be kissing his butt to stay in that crap town.
Nobody but HB knows for sure. You pretty much know nothing....like Knownothing would like to say.
Would be bad for the conference to lose a quality coach but good for ISU
"But lets see if the Cyclones can give everyone a nice big ****burger to eat. Opportunity awaits." -Brent Blum
"I am the one who knocks" -Walter White
What were they thinking. This is the school that hired huggy bear, did they suddenly develop a conscience.
I think Frank Martin is a great coach, and I would love to not play him 2 (maybe 3) times per season.
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I am training for my first century ride coming up in middle June. I am racking up about 135 miles per week right now and feel I am on track to be ready for the 100 miler. Over the last two months of progressive training, my average pace is settling in at about 16 MPH. I am comfortable with that, and I believe this puts me at about 6 hours to do the 100 miles - cool by me. However, when I'm out riding, I do see other riders that seem to blow by me and I'm starting to feel like a slow poke . If you are considered fit and well trained for a century, what is a reasonable pace? I am 44, weigh 180, have been training for 2 months, have a Lemond Zurich.
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Madu here, known somewhat more conventionally as 'Gary'. I'm a longtime gamer, RPG.net denizen, and tinkerer-with-maps, and I'm finally getting off my duff to leverage ArcMap and Photoshop to do something more personally interesting than yet another hillshade and hypsometric tint. Largely here for hints, tips, and what the heck I might post some of my efforts as a target for the slings and arrows of critique.
Looking forward to plenty of interesting reading.
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Crypt of the Vampyr Queen, Katyana
I decided to post my Iron Crown Crypt Map contest entry here, calling it the final form. Of course, I have yet to place the required hex grid, but for purposes of using this in VT format, gridless is a better way to show it.
I created many of the elements, especially the entry way and the Vampyr's chamber in 3D using Nendo and Raydream Studio. The remainder was created in Xara Xtreme Pro, though I judiciously used elements from my August Challenge dungeon tiles and map object collection. The fallen debris, some of the coffins, corpses, etc.
The map measure 30 inches by 42 inches, at 100 ppi, 1.90 JPG.
PS: I know the directional shadows aren't ideal for a VT map, but since this map is intended for printing, I think shadows really help create a mood, that's why I chose to do it. Notice the demonic shadow in the front door and the vampiress in mist form exiting from her sarcophagus (just for extra fun!)
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Larry King Divorce Update: Kids' Baseball to Keep Them Together?Lulu and Moxleys Mom
As noted, Larry King's divorce lawyer recently told the media that there was a 50-50 chance King and wife Shawn Southwick would call off what would be King's eighth divorce. Besides the obvious fact that it's strange a divorce attorney is placing public odds on a client's marital demise, it certainly seems like perhaps the attorney might up the odds to at least 60-40 after seeing these photos. The two seeming lovebirds met up again at their son's baseball game, kissed, played catch and overall looked pretty cozy. Well, this one sort of looks like Southwick is consoling her grandpa rather than her possibly soon-to-be-ex-husband, but still. Heck, if the attorney can take a guess (has he heard of attorney/client privilege?) then, can't we? My prediction: Maybe the kids' baseball will keep the couple together, and they'll just skip holidays with Shawn's sister. Vegas, if you are reading, put me in for 65-35 that they call off the divorce. Take a look at the other photos and place your own odds.
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At this point in her career, no one would begrudge Madonna if she hit the stage in comfortable shoes and played 80 minutes' worth of her greatest hits. Even at these prices -- more than $300 for the good seats -- her die-hard fans, decked out in tutus and cone bras, no doubt would have felt amply compensated.
But even at 54, with nearly 30 years of pop mega-stardom under her belt, Madonna is anything but a variety act. Every dollar of every ticket purchased was visible onstage at the US Airways Center Tuesday, Oct. 16, in an audacious set heavy on tunes from her latest album, this year's "MDNA."
Madonna came out firing -- literally. She shattered the ambience of a spooky Gregorian chant, taking the stage in a tight black cat suit and wielding a gun. Monks shed robes in a choreographed dance to a raucous "Girls Gone Wild."
The gun-wielding grand dame of pop then sauntered down the catwalk to "Revolver," pointing her weapon into fans' faces. The crowd went wild as she licked the barrel of her piece before laying waste to a horde of masked intruders during a blood-spattered rendition of "Gang Bang."
If the imagery seemed overly violent, consider the subject matter lurking beneath the heavy beats and autotune. Her first post-divorce record, "MDNA" is often a brittle listen as a woman so used to being in control tries to deal with love gone wrong. Who wouldn't want to blaze through that kind of pain with a semi-automatic or two?
But it was only the first of several acts in Madonna's production-heavy psychodrama. She eventually re-emerged as a majorette for "Express Yourself," wielding her baton like a scepter as she seamlessly spliced in bits of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," punctuating the dig with "She's not me."
Midshow, Madonna took a break to hydrate and gloat.
"I'm sorry," she said, sounding not at all apologetic, "but Obama won the debate today."
She stopped to chat again a little later in the show after stripping her top half down to a bra during a steamy, thong-flashing version of "Human Nature," to reveal the name "Amanda" written across the small of her back.
It was for Amanda Todd, the Canadian teen recently in the news for committing suicide after enduring years of bullying (Madonna claimed it was for being gay, though that doesn't appear to be the case).
"That is what I call terrorism," she said before dedicating a stripped down, dirgelike version of "Like a Virgin" to Todd. It was a nice sentiment, even if she was a little loose with her facts.
If that was the evening's darkest moment, the brightest belonged to the set's penultimate song. Backed by a choir, Madonna took an entire arena to church with a rafter-raising rendition of "Like a Prayer." By the time she launched into a closer of "Celebration," it was clear that everyone in the room had already beaten her to it.
Nobody was resting on any laurels last night. The stage was positively a three-ring circus, complete with dancers, contortionists, tight-rope walkers and floating drummers. And at the center of it all, setting pace, was Madonna, with no less to prove than ever.
"There's only one queen," Nicki Minaj guest-rapped via taped recording early in the set, "and that's Madonna."
Madonna did her best to show everyone why.
Set list:
Gregorian chant intro.
"Girls Gone Wild."
"Gang Bang."
"Papa Don't Preach."
"I Don't Give A."
"Express Yourself."
"Give Me All Your Luvin'."
"Turn Up the Radio."
"Open Your Heart."
"Candy Shop."
"Human Nature."
"Like a Virgin."
"Love Spent."
"I'm Addicted."
"I'm a Sinner."
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Update on JavkhlantugsJavkhlantugs is 35 years old. He is married and lives with his mother in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. For the past seven years, Javkhlantugs has been operating a local taxi service. His wife has been working in Korea on an employment contract for about three years and his daughter recently went to Korea for study. Javkhlantugs used his previous loan to purchase another automobile that he rents to other people. He works day and night so his automobile usually needs repair.
Javkhlantugs is requesting a 1,000,000 MNT loan to purchase spare automobile parts such as a bumper, alternator fan, halogen lights, and coil wires. His loan will help him to continue to provide his taxi service to local people. His updated automobile will also attract more customers to his business and increase customer satisfaction. Javkhlantugs is a very hardworking individual who strives for a better future.
Previous Loan DetailsMr. Javkhlantugs is 34 years old and lives with his mother and daughter (3) in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. He has been running a taxi business since 2006. His wife works and lives in Korea and she makes phone calls to her family occasionally. Javkhlantugs has a plan to have a sm... More from Javkhlantugs's previous loan »
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The Kentucky Air National Guard's Tech. Sgt. Nate Steele, 123rd Medical Group, points out search and extraction intelligence to the Kentucky National Guard's Staff Sgt. Michael Dement, 301st Chemical Company in West Liberty, Ky., March 3. Both guardsmen assisted firefighters and civil authority after tornadoes ravaged the town.
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A full-strength Harvard might have torn up the Ivy League this season, but without its two best players and senior co-captains it had just enough to eke out the league title and earn a second straight trip to the NCAA tournament.Crimson beat Cornell 65-56 and later learned Princeton had lost on the road to Brown.
If Princeton also had won, it would have been the second time in three seasons Harvard and Princeton would have met in a one-game playoff to decide the winner of the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Princeton won in 2011.
They do this March Madness thing the old school way in the Ivy League. No conference tournament to worry about and no seeding concerns. It's a horse race to the end of the regular season. The team with the best record and, if necessary, tiebreakers in its favor goes to the NCAA tournament, and most of the time the rest of the league does not.
Harvard is going dancing for the second straight year after enduring a 65-year tournament drought prior to last season. Amaker's team earned its way back behind Wesley Saunders, who emerged as a Ivy League player of the year candidate and Siyani Chambers, who played as well at point guard as Amaker could have hoped. Chambers had 16 points and five assists against Cornell. Saunders scored 14.
Harvard won't be an easy out in the tournament. These guys have shown over the course of the season they can play with quality opponents. They beat Boston College and Cal, lost to St. Mary's by one point and fought hard in competitive losses to Connecticut and Memphis.
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Apt in Edgware Road Oxford Street-EG4
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Welcome and enjoy the vibrancy of London with a relaxing haven in one of London's safest, best connected area. We are renting out a spacious One bedroom apartment within a Victorian building. Just minutes away from two underground stations. The apartment is within minutes away from Oxford Street, Marble Arch, Hyde Park, Edgware Road, Paddington, Notting Hill and Harley Street. surrounded by a wealth of shopping centres, parks, bars, and restaurants.
The nearest underground stations are Edgware Road Tube Station & Marylebone Tube Station are within 5 min walk
The apartment is set on second floor,of a Victorian Period Building in a quiet residential area and benefits from a recent redesign.The apartment comprises of a fully fitted kitchen, separate bathroom with shower and a lounge. First bedroom sleeps 2 people and has one UK Standard double bed. The Lounge also sleeps 2 people and has one UK standard double Sofa bed.The kitchen is separate with a fridge and cooker and washing machine.
The apartment is ideal for 4 people or Family.
Included in our daily rates are:
-Clean towels and bed linen.
-Clean bathroom with shampoo and body wash.
-Use of the washing machine with soap.
-Fully equipped kitchen including Washing machine, fridge freezer, microwave, kettle, cooking facilities.
-A light breakfast of tea, coffee and cereals.
-There is also a TV with free view.
Heathrow Airport -Heathrow express (Paddington station)
Gatwick Airport-London Bridge (Jubile Line)-Baker street(Bakerloo Line)
Lutton Airport-Express bus A1 towards Victoria Coach Station
(Baker street)
Stanstead Airport-Tottenham Hale(Victoria Line)-Oxford Circus (Bakerloo line)
Eurostar - King's Cross St.Pancras Underground Station
(Circle Line) -Edgware road
The apartment is served by numerous bus routes day and night.
OXFORD STREET, the premier shopping street in Europe is under a mile(1km) walk from the apartment. It is one and a half miles(2km) from end to end and is a shoppers paradise. Most shops open 10am until 6 or 7pm. Many also open on Sunday from 12 to 6pm with late nights on Thursday. Oxford Street is best known for Selfridges and the other big department stores which are all found in the section from Marble Arch to Oxford Circus, along with most of the big-name multinationals such as Nike, Primark, Topshop, Apple, etc. It's more of the same towards Tottenham Court Road, but generally on a smaller scale. Oxford Street is said to be the busiest shopping street in Europe.
The section of Edgware Road near to Marble Arch is famous for its distinctive Middle-Eastern character. Lebanese restaurants, shisha cafes and clubs line both sides of the road, with some staying open late into the night. Marble Arch station is a few minutes walk from the southern end of Edgware Road.
Just a short step away from the tourist hordes, the apartment still has the feel of a real neighbourhood, the wealthy residents are becoming ever more attractive as Harley Street, the traditional home of England's best doctors, has recently become the heart of the UK's flourishing plastic surgery industry.
The beautiful architecture (the Wallace Collection is a must) and the open spaces of Regent's Park and Hyde Park make this a fine area to have a wander, when the sun's out there are fewer places in London as scenic and special as Hyde Park.
While Marylebone High Street is absolutely charming, lined with traditional pubs, beautiful boutiques and shops (including the flagship Daunt Books) and excellent local restaurants as well as an impressive mix of hotels - and a farmer's market every Saturday.
A short walk from Marylebone is the home of the most famous fictional detective in the world 'Sherlock Holmes' bachelor flat at 221B Baker Street and the popular waxworks at Madame Tussauds.
Analisa has been living in London for more than seven years and will be delighted to help you plan your stay and point you to exciting and hidden spots in London. She doesn't live in the apartment or the building. The check-in procedure is a mixture of greeting with keys or a safety box, depends on the time of arrival.
2. No pets allowed strictly.
3. Please be considerate to our neighbours. Noise should be kept to a minimum after 11pm and before 8am. Strictly no party.
4. Please leave the apartment in the same condition you found it. Guests agree to pay for any damage/loss/missing items and furniture in the apartment.
5.WiFi is provided free of charge but we cannot be held responsible for any interruption of service due to problems with the service provider.
6. Any illegal or antisocial behaviour is strictly forbidden and may result in immediate expulsion without refund.
7. Any child age over 3 years old will be counted as one.
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We had a very pleasant stay in the apartment. The only problem we had is that we received an incorrect code to unlock the key, we called by phone and was inmediately provided. The apartment is very nice, well decorated, ideal to go with kids because you can prepare some breakfast in the kitchen (it was very clean) and they can rest watching tv (visiting London with kids is quite tireing for them), Hyde park is short walking distance from the appartment. The location is fantastic, you have many restaurants nearby and a shopping center right in the corner, the subway station is also very near. Wireless Access also provided in the apartment. I would highly recommend it.
Saubere, gut ausgestattete Wohnung. Schlüsselübergabe hat gut geklappt, war alles gut organisiert. Sehr hilfsbereit, hatte im Vorfeld einige Fragen, wurden immer prompt beantwortet. Es wurden sogar Milch, Kaffee, Tee, Cerealien und Mineralwasser ohne Berechnung bereitgestellt.
Der einzige Minuspunkt ist die laute, belebte Straße. Wir kannten die Gegend aber schon und für unsere Kinder war die Straße wie Kino. Bushaltestelle direkt vor der Haustür. 10-15 Minuten zu Fuß zum Hyde Park. Unschlagbar.
Würden die Wohmung jederzeit wieder mieten.
Gut gelegene Unterkunft in einem typischen Londoner Viertel, mit einer zu Fuß leicht erreichbaren U-Bahnstation
Hat aber alles gut geklappt. Für ein Frühstück zum selber machen hat es gereicht. Sonst aber wieder renovierungsbedürftig.
Dafür aber die Sachen für ein Frühstück waren in Ordnung, die seitens der Vermieterin hinterlegt wurden.
Nous nous sommes retrouvé dans un quartier cosmopolite, ce qui peut surprendre au début. L'appartement était convenable mais nous nous sommes retrouvé avec de la vaisselle salle, des draps salles et déchiré. De plus il n'y a à disposition aucun ballait, embêtant lorsque l'on reste 5 jours et que le sol est déjà poussiéreux lors de notre arrivé. De plus le clic-clac mis à disposition était cassé. Il manquait également une ampoule dans la pièce commune. La porte de la douche ne fermait pas correctement et aucun tapis de bain n'a été mis à disposition. Il manquait une latte sur le sommier du lit et la fenêtre donnée sur un extérieur lamentable où ce trouvait des gravas entassé sur une terrasse.
Le seul point positif concerne la facilité d'accès de l'appartement.
Analisa has sent us very clear instructions for our stay in her house. The email exchanges were also very helpful. The house is nice and located in a quiet area. Hammersmith station is quite near; central London can be reached very easily. It was a nice stay !
Everything worked out well with the reservation and the stay.
Our contact people were responsive and good to deal with and the house was really comfortable.
Thank you!
The apartment was in a convenient location with many choices of public transport to go anywhere in London (tube, bus etc). The apartment was in a reasonable condition, clean and well equipped. The downsides were: The view was not its best feature but personally I did not bother because I did not stay in the apartment for long time - just for sleeping. In my case, we were 4 persons and I would not recommend the apartment for more than 3 as the couch is not that comfortable for 2 persons and it is located from the side of a main street so it is a bit noisy. Finally, the apartment is managed by an agency which may be a turn off for those who are looking a more personal experience.
Ok apartment if you are only going to sleep there. Rather worn. Everything you need in the kitchen mostly. There was breakfast in the description, it was corn flakes and milk. Slow internet access. Short distance to tube and grocery store. Many breakfast offered in the "center" of where we lived. Interested cutting for boys / men!
Ok leilighet dersom man bare skal sove der. Nokså slitt. Alt du trenger på kjøkken stort sett. Det stod frokost i beskrivelsen, det var corn flakes og melk. Treg internett tilgang. Kort avstand til tube og matbutikk. Mange tilbud om frokost i "sentrum" av der vi bodde. Billig å klippe seg for gutter / menn!
House complies with pictures but shabby (stained carpet, chairs and shelves rickety, broken wardrobe, neglected garden ..) some minor repairs would be required. No dishwasher (damage).
It lacks a sofa in the living room (two instead of three as in the photos), after a good walk in the evening to relax all together, it would have been welcome. Few wifi speed. The bins are apparently collected once a week (that of the former tenant remained outside the house during our stay 4 days). Containers should be provided to prevent odors and papers flying. The breakfast is nothing but tea, some coffee and a cereal box. House for 7 people (one bathroom with a toilet).
Apart from its small things to improve, we had a great stay and we will return to this property.
Very well located in quiet residential area close to the subway and shopping. Would have a physical home by an official order to exchange (messages by email and phone calls).
Maison conforme aux photos mais défraîchie (moquette tachée, chaises et étagères bancales, armoire cassée, jardin délaissé..) quelques petites réparations seraient nécessaires. Pas de lave vaisselle (dommage).
Il manque un canapé dans le salon (deux au lieu de trois comme sur les photos), après une bonne marche le soir pour se détendre tous ensemble, il aurait été le bienvenu. Peu de débit wifi. Les poubelles sont apparemment ramassées qu'une fois par semaine (celles de l'ancien locataire sont restées devant la maison durant tout notre séjour soit 4 jours). Des containers devraient être prévus pour éviter les odeurs et les papiers qui volent. Le petit déjeuner n'est autre que du thé, un peu de café et un paquet de céréales. Maison pour 7 personnes maximum (une seule salle de bain avec un wc).
Mises à part ses petites choses à améliorer, nous avons passé un très bon séjour et nous retournerons dans cette location.
Très bien située dans quartier calme et résidentiel proche du métro et des commerces. Nous aurions aimé avoir un accueil physique par un responsable pour pouvoir échanger (messages par mail et appels téléphonique uniquement).
The house is very nice, located in a very quiet area close to amenities. However, ay look closer many things were failing: missing light bulb in the living room, walk to the coffee table broken, broken chair, oven and microwave off a bathroom including the toilet (while m had been confirmed by email that there were 2 bathrooms complicated ... to 9 !!), 1L of milk for two breakfasts at 9 it is little, or no chocolate biscuit, light also stains sheets, dated carpet ..
Shame because the location and the owner is more than friendly!
La maison est très jolie, située dans un quartier très calme à proximité des commodités. Cependant, a y regarder de plus près de nombreuses choses ont été défaillantes : ampoule manquante au salon, pied de la table basse cassée, chaise cassée, four et micro-onde hors service, une salle de bain comprenant les toilettes (alors qu'il m'avait été confirmé par mail qu'il y avait 2 salles de bain...compliqué à 9!!), 1L de lait pour deux petits déjeuners à 9 c'est peu, pas de chocolat ni biscotte, léger aussi, taches sur les draps,moquette vieillotte..
Vraiment dommage car l'endroit et la propriétaire sont plus que sympathiques !
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All adults wanting to learn more about working with 4-H youth are invited to attend a volunteer training workshop focusing on engaging youth in 4-H and leadership roles. Any 4-H member 14-18 may join in to gain valuable skills in leadership and working with adults. This free event will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. MT at the Community Building in Benkelman. A light supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by small group training.
This experience is being sponsored by UNL Extension 4-H Youth Development, National 4-H Council, Monsanto and MetLife Foundation. Kris Spath and Michelle Krehbiel, staff from the State UNL Extension Office, will be presenting the training.


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We propose to train Hidden Markov Model (HMM) by allocating Gaussian kernels non-uniformly across states so as to optimize a selected discriminative training criterion. The optimal kernel allocation problem is first formulated based upon a non-discriminative, Maximum Likelihood (ML) criterion and then generalized to incorporate discriminative ones. An effective kernel exchange algorithm is derived and tested on TIDIGITS, a speaker-independent (man, woman, boy and girl), connected digit recognition database. Relative 46-51{\%} word error rate reductions are obtained comparing to the conventional uniformly allocated ML baseline. The recognition performance of discriminative kernel allocation is also consistently better than the non-discriminative ML based, nonuniform kernel allocation.}, author = {Zhijie Yan and Peng Liu and Jun Du and Frank Soong and Ren-Hua Wang}, booktitle = {Proc. of ISCSLP 2006}, publisher = {Chinese and Oriental Language Information Processing Society}, title = {Training Discriminative HMM by Optimal Allocation of Gaussian Kernels}, url = {http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=135190}, year = {2006}, }


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You know what'd be crazy.....if someone actually replied to half of these threads.....i mean, what's the point in a forum if u're only reading things, if we were all like that then there would be nothin to read in the first place.....
You know what'd be crazy.....if someone actually replied to half of these threads.....i mean, what's the point in a forum if u're only reading things, if we were all like that then there would be nothin to read in the first place.....
This forum gets tons and tons of lurkers, people who find the site, read all the information, and move on, i dont know what to do to get these BMX'ers to register and start talking, if ya have any ideas, let me know.
I'll have to get back to you on that one.....
I know exactly what you mean, ive got a forum of my own. If nobody posted on it, it would be a blank page. When lurkers realize that, forums will be the best places for information on the internet. I have to say this webpage is one of the best places for BMX information, and its quicker than email.. Good work fella!
Check out www.altern8ive.co.uk, for the finest in UK Flatland. Riders, Media, Reviews, Music, and much, much more..
Yeah. I'm just going through the pages and "reviving" old threads.
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So... how can i make the forums better? I have plans for adding sub forums, vert, dirt, street etc... but i want to hold off untill theres an actual need for these forums. How can i get to that point? Whats missing? What could be better?
To be honest, I wouldn't change anything. It is a very nice forum and I enjoy using it. I think sub forums are evil. If you've ever been to www.paintballcity.com , I think they have way to many sub-divisions. I mean, there's enough forums for everything there is, but a lot of forums don't get used. So it's best to have one forum, then everyone that comes here will see it. They don't have to go "searching" to find stuff. Just my $.02 .
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I have droped in a few times... Im not really into paintball much, i was into it big a few years ago however
oooo, maybe try promoting bikeforums.net on bmx websites...
In the plans, look for some major traffic to the forums in the next month or so (cant give more detail, sorry!)
hehe, thanks alot...your great....
Paintballs great fun. I have my gun cranked up high enough to dent a coffee can. It's awesome. Can't wait to go squirrel hunting. What kinda gun did you have?
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Stupid question:
Does it look bad when the first 15 threads have my name as last post? Just wondering.
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I actualy got into paintball big time a few years ago... I still have boxes of paintball stuff, i should probly sell it to finance my next bike Anyone own a mag or angel? i think i have some cocker 4-ways and accessories too... i'll dig it out if i can find it.
This is a picture of my pride and joy, it was a pump action palmer houndstooth, custom orderd, SN #109 It shown with a 20oz as the source, but i usualy ran a 68ci n2 setup via remote.
Dr. Pimper, keep the gun under 300fps! I saw a kid loose an eye at a game i was reffing, his friend thought it would be funny to crank up his gun on the field, and snuck a hex into a bunker. After the incident, i chronoed the gun at 435fps
2nd Q, nah, it dosent look bad
the kid that got his eye poked wasnt wearing his mask??
The lens shatterd, his eye was cut by pieces of the mask, it was really sick. It may have been an old lense, most people dont change them every 3 months like they should... play safe.
You guys are wimps. Playing paintball....sheesh. When me and my bro feel like shooting each other we just use BB guns.....
This is a joke.
That's all good and fun until someone loses and eye! Oooh that happened already,.....sorry!
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I do have a BB gun though, I of course don't shoot anybody with it. I have never even been close to shooting my eye out. You know in that movie, a Christmas Story or something like that? His mom is like," You'll shoot your eye out" and everybody else is like," You'll shoot your eye out". There must have been a period in time where tons of kids had BB guns, and a few of those kids where dunder-heads and somehow figured out how to shoot their eye out. The only way I can figure out how to shoot my eye out is to point the gun directly at my eye and shoot, or to have the BB bounce off of whatever you where shooting. Both of those can be avoided.
Dude. I dont play with it that high. It's just for fun in the yard. Also, nice gun man! For sale?
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I'm very stressed right now with a history exam coming up, a english exam and trying to study for it. But no one seems to understand how much stress i'm going through. My family is bugging me because i'm already stressed but they make it worse. They make fun of me for feeling stressed. And my sister is always making fun of me and mocking me for being under so much right now. So yelled at me that it was my job to clean the house, fed the dog, mop the floor, fix dinner, unload the dishwasher. I can't stand it any longer! I feel like everyone is putting stuff on and expecting me to do it allIn Topics: Teen issues, Children and stress
> 60 days ago
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