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- jeremybb said...
You may remember as the beer judge who attended your monster cupping a couple months ago. The points you make about style vs. preference are something that comes up all the time in beer judging and since I know you are also a beer fan, you might be interested to see how beer judges approach this.
Beer judging is meant to be--just as you say--all about adherence to style, rather than hedonics (I guess the presumption is the styles are good, at least to someone). Here is maybe where I disagree with one thing you said: Technique *and style* can be objective; it's interpretation/perception of adherence to style that is subjective. Beer judges use very detailed, even quantitative style descriptions in their judging. This is good as it makes judging somewhat more objective, and makes the results a bit more intelligible. On the bad side, it is hard to accommodate and reward creativity in such a format, as there will not be a defined style for a new concept in product.
I could say a lot more but since this is coffee not beer I'll leave it there, but you can find all thing beer judging at:
http://www.bjcp.org . The most relevant links to this discussion are here: http://www.bjcp.org/examcenter.php
- JennyReb said...
Thanks for your insights from the GFA Awards, Chris. I hear you on the Old Coffee problem, and although I agree with you, I am not sure there is an easy solution for any size roaster to get around this problem. The process of buying just the right amount of green beans (not including direct trade) so that you don't end up with old product is one of the most difficult things to master in the roasting business. The booking forward process is such that a roaster must be able to accurately forecast what they will need for the next 6 months to a year into the future (or basically, until the next season's beans start shipping) in order to obtain the beans they need, because many of the really high quality beans will sell out - sometimes before they even start shipping. Even then, during that 6-month to year period, a roaster's business can greatly fluctuate, so those booked forward numbers can, unfortunately, end up being really far off from the roaster's original prediction. In general, a roaster (speaking for myself only) would probably rather end up with more beans than they need, than too few, because the latter is much more work to compensate for in mid-season if you're trying to replace a crucial blend component in a 5 to 6-bean signature espresso blend for example. It's therefore, very easy for a roaster to end up with too many "old" beans. I can't speak for brokers, but I imagine that it's a similar problem, with prediction of the future market for each of these coffees. Buying green beans in 132lb increments at $500 a pop is not an easy amount for a roaster to just swallow and decide to throw away, simply based on the fact that the product is "old", especially when the majority of consumers will likely not be able to tell the difference.
And buying "spot" coffees is often not a better solution either, because these are usually the coffees that are left over from what roasters didn't book at the beginning of the season or lower quality than what you might be looking for.
So yeah... I don't know.
If it were up to me, I would rather be able to buy beans in slightly smaller increments, like 50lbs. But I'm not sure that's such a great solution either.
~Jen St. (Scarlet City)
- JennyReb said...
btw, I don't mean to presume that you, personally, aren't already aware of how the bean buying process works and the dilemmas involved. I just thought it'd be helpful for anyone else reading this who may not.
~Jen St. (Scarlet City)
- chris said...
I think learning from the way judging is done with other food/beverage products would be hugely valuable.
The coffee world doesn't really have great methods for judging final product across multiple styles, roasters etc. It's not something we've addressed well.
Then again, if there is one thing that the GFA experience taught me, it's that the problems that come from an event like this are rarely going to be judging methodology related. We could fix all the processes for evaluating coffee; we could optimize perfectly and the end results would be no better.
My belief at this point is that a true evaluation of great coffees and roasters on a national or global scale will not be possible within the structure of an event and organization like the GFA. Without an understanding of the realities of coffee at the highest level of the organization, the results will be at best compromised (and at worst entirely useless and pointless).

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This is Angie Herbers' second appearance on the IA 25. Read her profile from the 2007 IA 25 here. Click here to view the complete list and Special Report schedule for extended profiles for each of the 2013 IA 25 honorees.
Angie Herbers has been working with financial advisors for over a decade and has been writing for Investment Advisor magazine for almost as long. As the founder of Angie Herbers Inc., and a graduate of Kansas State University's CFP registered program, her firm has worked with practices of all stripes: startups, solo practices, breakaway brokers, ensemble firms and giants, with revenues all the way up to $15 million.
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The company is more than just a consulting firm, though. "To the industry, Angie Herbers Inc. (AHi) is known as a consulting company," Herbers said. "What most people don't know is that we have a research division in our company that has sat quietly behind the scenes for all these years."
Until recently, that research was done solely for AHi clients, but Herbers said that over the next two years, custodians and broker-dealers will have access to "all our research, solutions and systems through simple tools we have developed to help advisory firms implement the solutions."
She added, "In the next two years, the industry will see AHi transition into a practice management educational institution with 100% access to our 12 years of research in the advisory industry."
When she started the firm, Herbers said, she envisioned a research firm that provided consultative work to a select group of firms. She didn't anticipate how long it would take to build the research side of the company. "We have built a great consulting business," she said. "However, what I didn't realize was how long it would take for our research team to produce answers and build a true research company. It has taken 12 grueling years for us to discover and statistically prove the solutions our research uncovered."
As a result of that long test period, AHi has found solutions for "many of the major practice management issues in the advisory industry," including how to make the middle market profitable, develop clear career tracks, structure fees, build internal succession strategies, create new organizational structures and innovative client service models, and attract and retain the next generation of advisors.
One of advisors' big challenges for the short-term is also one of their greatest opportunities, according to Herbers. "Advisory firms across the nation are in a huge growth stage," she said. "I have no doubt that any firm who wants to grow will be able to add new clients and grow to their desired goal." The challenge, though, will be keeping people who can serve all those new clients.
"I have been talking about a coming talent shortage in the industry for years," Herbers said. "Now, we are at a serious crisis stage of the talent shortage. In order for any advisory firm to keep their growth momentum, they absolutely have to be able to attract talent to serve the clients they add."
Herbers stressed that firms can't find talent fast enough to keep up with their own growth and pointed to that deficiency as the reason for recent—and continued—consolidation in the industry. "Consolidation, however, doesn't solve the issue," she said. "It simply puts a Band-Aid on it." To actually solve the talent issue, firms must "focus first on building human capital systems and programs to attract the next generation, train them and keep them." Doing so will make those firms the "employers of choice for every person aspiring to be a financial advisor. Those companies will be the leading companies in this industry in the future because they will be able to hire, train and keep talent at the same rate as they can grow."


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T2 Biosystem's Reports Breakthrough Nanotechnology Diagnostic Test to Rapidly Detects Sepsis
|(Nanowerk News) T2 Biosystems, a company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics, today announced the publication of research supporting the Company's flagship diagnostic test, T2Candida®, in Science Translational Medicine. The research highlights T2Candida as a breakthrough approach to rapid and sensitive identification of species-specific Candida, a sepsis-causing fungus, directly from whole blood in approximately three hours, or up to 25 times faster than the current gold standard of blood culture. This publication marks the first clinical study of patient samples with T2 Magnetic Resonance (T2MR®) technology. Bloodstream infections of Candida, known as candidemia, are associated with a 40% mortality rate, largely due to the elapsed time from infection onset to pathogen diagnosis and treatment, which can take from two to five days with blood culture. With early identification of the specific species, this high mortality rate can be reduced to 11%.
|The rapid detection of Candida is of critical need within the healthcare community, where time is of the essence to enable life-saving treatment decisions," said Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, Dean's Professor of Medicine, Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and investigator in this study. "Studies have shown that each hour of delayed treatment increases the mortality of sepsis patients significantly, by up to 8% or more. This research outlines how T2 magnetic resonance can revolutionize the field, with great implications on mortality rates and healthcare costs."
|This research represents the first time that Candida has been identified directly from whole blood in patient samples with highly sensitive T2MR technology that affords limits of detection as low as 1 CFU/mL," added Tom Lowery, PhD, Vice President, Diagnostics Research & Development, T2 Biosystems, and principle investigator of the study. "Importantly, this T2MR approach to Candida identification is also amenable to virtually any molecular, immunoassay or hemostasis target, and we are currently developing a portfolio of products where high sensitivity and rapid detection will have the greatest impact on healthcare."
|T2MR represents a revolutionary, highly-sensitive nanotechnology solution, which can rapidly detect pathogens leading to early intervention that can save lives, said Robert S. Langer, D. Sc., David H. Koch Institute Professor, MIT, and co-founder and board member of T2 Biosystems. T2Candida exemplifies the potential of nanotechnology to create great advances in healthcare in the near term."
|In the paper entitled "T2 magnetic resonance enables nanoparticle-mediated rapid detection of candidemia in whole blood", the authors introduce a novel diagnostic method based on T2 magnetic resonance (T2MR). The T2Candida assay uses blood-compatible polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify Candida DNA, which then binds to superparamagnetic nanoparticles coated with a complementary DNA strand. The binding event causes the nanoparticles to cluster, which changes the sample's T2MR signal. Using this approach, the researchers tested both Candida-spiked and patient samples and were able to rapidly, accurately and reproducibly detect five Candida species within human whole blood with a limit of detection as low as 1 CFU/mL and a time-to-result of approximately three hours. Spiked samples showed 98% positive agreement and 100% negative agreement between T2MR and blood culture. Clinical samples demonstrated similar concordance with blood culture with the important distinction that T2MR was able to identify Candida species in the presence of antifungals, whereas blood culture could not. This study suggests that rapid diagnosis of specific Candida species is achievable with T2MR technology, which is fully automated and applicable to a broad variety of targets.
|Study authors included Lori A. Neely, Mark Audeh, Nu Ai Phung, Michael Min, Adam Suchocki, Daniella Plourde, Matthew Blanco, Vasiliki Demas, Lynell R. Skewis, Parris Wellman and Thomas J. Lowery of T2 Biosystems, Theodora Anagnostou of Brown University and Jeffrey J. Coleman and Eleftherios Mylonakis of Brown University and Massachusetts General Hospital.
|T2Candida is for research use only. The test has not been cleared by FDA, and is not available for diagnostic use at this time.
|About Sepsis & Candidemia
|Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the body's severe reaction to infection by bacteria, fungi, viruses or parasites. It is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States, and each hour of delayed treatment increases the mortality of these patients by 8%. Candida is a fungal pathogen known to cause sepsis, and it is associated with approximately 100,000 cases of candidemia in the U.S. annually, making it the fourth-leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Currently, candidemia has a 40% mortality rate, which can be reduced to 11% with early identification of the specific species. Current detection methods rely on blood culture, a process that can take two to five days before identifying a Candida infection. The T2MR® platform is able to detect species-specific Candida directly from whole blood without the limits experienced with optical detection technology, even at low copy numbers, and provide results in approximately three hours.
|About T2 Biosystems
|T2 Biosystems is disrupting the landscape of clinical diagnostics with T2MR®, the Company's proprietary magnetic biosensor detector. The T2MR technology enables healthcare professionals to save lives and reduce costs by providing sensitive, accurate and rapid assay results. The Company's products detect molecular, hemostasis or immunoassay targets directly from unpurified clinical samples in hospitals, labs and physicians' offices. For more information, please visit www.t2biosystems.com.
|Source: T2 Biosystems (press release)
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Ski jumper Kamil Stoch completed a gold medal sweep of the normal and large hills in the Sochi Olympics on Saturday in a close tussle with 41-year-old Noriaki Kasai of Japan.
The Polish jumper joins Simon Ammann and Matti Nykanen as the only men to win both individual events at the same Winter Games.
Peter Prevc of Slovenia, who took silver in the normal hill, earned the bronze Saturday.
Jumping last in the first round after the trial round was canceled due to fluctuating winds, Stoch jumped 139 meters and totaled 143.4 points to give him a three-point lead over Kasai, a margin the Japanese veteran whittled down to 1.3 points after the final round.
Kasai, whose first Olympics was at Albertville, France in 1992, was trying to become the oldest gold medal winner at any Winter Games.
Gregor Schierenzauer of Austria, who won bronze on both the normal and large hills four years ago, finished seventh.
Amman, the defending champion from 2010 -- he also won the normal hill that year in Vancouver -- had a chance to win a record fifth Olympic gold medal. But the 32-year-old Swiss jumper, who has said he will likely retire soon, never looked the part in training or on Saturday and finished 23rd.
"It's hard preparing for three years ... I have to take it easy for the rest of the season," Ammann said. "It's not the greatest feeling right now."
Thomas Morgenstern of Austria, who had a bad crash in early January and was touch-and-go to be fit for Sochi, failed to qualify among the 30 advancing to the final round, finishing in 40th place.
"I had a good feeling on the in-run and the takeoff, but it was strange, there was wind from the front and back," Morgenstern said. "Today I had no luck."
Three Americans who qualified for Saturday's final -- Nicholas Alexander of Brattleboro, Vt., Anders Johnson of Park City, Utah, and Nicholas Fairall of Andover, N.H., didn't make it to the second round. Fairall was 35th, Alexander 48th and Johnson was disqualified -- along with Canadian Matthew Rowley -- for suit violations.
The 7,500-capacity crowd didn't appear to mind waiting while the wind ribbon zipped sideways in alternate directions for a while, forcing the first round to start 15 minutes late. Men with Viking helmets, kids dressed up in bunny costumes and one optimistic local wearing a hat with three podiums -- all flying Russian flags -- added to the atmosphere.
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LOS ANGELES -- Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the trade that brought shortstop Hanley Ramirez over from the Marlins, a deal that has worked out well for the Dodgers.
Los Angeles sent pitchers Nathan Eovaldi and Scott McGough to Miami in exchange for reliever Randy Choate and Ramirez, who has a .313 batting average with 20 home runs, 25 doubles and 75 RBIs in 109 games with the Dodgers.
"It's been a good trade, obviously," manager Don Mattingly said. "I was really excited when we got him. You don't find many Hanleys out there. You don't find guys with that kind of talent, that kind of swing and ability. I think it was a great deal for us."
Ramirez was typically the only star player for the Marlins during his seven seasons in Florida, and credits the veteran presence in the Dodgers' clubhouse for much of his success with his new club.
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There is a mouth-watering selection of vegetarian soups and salads from around the world for you to drool over and this month I have a special prize for the winner too. The winner will be sent a copy of Herbs (River Cottage Handbook) by Nikki Duffy, which is published next month.
I don't know if you have any of the River Cottage handbooks, but they are great resources. They really go in depth into their chosen subject and include some great recipes too. They are a great wee size as well (A5), just perfect for carrying around in your bag for a quick look at when you are travelling or just in a quiet moment.
The Herbs handbook list a fabulous A-Z of herbs and each is presented proudly with a gorgeous photo, a paragraph about the herb, a really useful section about how to use the 'herb In the kitchen' and a guide on how to grow the herb. What more could you ask for? Oh yes, maybe some recipes? Well since you have asked so nicely, there is a good selection of 58 recipes using herbs at the back of the book.
Vegetarian recipe count: 46 out of 58 (one recipe included in my count just needs a change of stock)
Here are a few of the recipes that caught my eye:
* Skordalia (a herby Greek dip)
* Spring Pasta with Wild Garlic and Purple Sprouting Broccoli
* Fennel Seed Bread
* Minted Red Berry Sorbet
* Fennel Fudge
* Apple Herb Jelly
* Sweet Raspberry Vinegar with Scented Geranium
* Minty Apple Mojito
Herbs (River Cottage Handbook No. 10) by Nikki Duffy
Format: Hardback
Pages: 250
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 1 March 2012
Right, now back to the roundup.
Soups & Salads Featuring Fresh Herbs
1. Roast Beetroot and Carrot Salad with Caraway and Dill
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Dill
Francesca (Checky's Kitchen)
First up is Francesca with a truly a mouthwatering salad. What a great way to start!
Francesca roasted her beetroot for maximum flavour and paired them with carrots for a lovely contrast of sweet and earthy. She let them dance with caraway seeds and fresh dill, then lay them on a bed of salad leaves before drizzling over a lovely mustardy dressing. Mmmmmmmmmm!
London, UK
2. Winter Rosemary & Chickpea Soup
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Rosemary
Shaheen (Allotment 2 Kitchen)
Shaheen is on the move, well actually by the time this post is published she will be in her new home. So this recipe started in the West of Scotland with 12 cans of chickpeas needing to be used and ends in Wales with the memory of a delicious last bowl of soup in bonnie Scotland. It is also tinged with a bit of sadness at leaving the rosemary she added to this soup in her Scottish garden. So well and truly a goodbye soup! Onions, garlic potatoes, chickpeas, rosemary, stock and seasoning. It sound like a real hearty winters soup Shaheen.
3. Wild Garlic, Lemon & Lovage Soup
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Wild Garlic and Lovage
Karen (Lavender and Lovage)
Karen really love using herbs in her cooking and baking and I think I am right in saying she has her own herb garden. Karen has also started a Herbs on Saturday Blog Hop, so head over and link to any of your herby posts. OK, back to the soup. Another lovely wintery soup of onion, wild garlic, celery, lemon, rice and lovage. Doesn't it look beautiful?
4. Pea and Parsley Soup
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Flat Leaved Parsley, Mint & Thyme
Susan (Holly Grove Kitchen)
Susan was struggling for ideas for using herbs at this time of year, so she whipped out her new copy of River Cottage Veg and found inspiration in it's pages. It is a great book, I think you will agree Susan? If you haven't got a copy yet, I urge you too. I love it! Anyway, the soup I hear you say. A simple and fresh pea soup made extra special by the addition of fresh parsley, mint and thyme.
Shropshire, UK
5. Creamy (Mayonnaise Free) Potato Salad
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Basil & Parsley
Emma (A Splash of Vanilla)
Oh how I love a potato salad and oh how I love Emma's photos. They are always a joy to behold and her recipes are just as good as the photos. This is similar to a potato salad I make, but I use mayonnaise in mine usually or yoghurt if my friend Andrew is in attendance. He hates mayonnaise, so he would love this salad. I also use dill in mine, but I can imagine how good a mixture of parsley and basil would be with the potatoes. The star ingredient though, in my opinion is the dijon mustard.
Brisbane, Australia
6. Roasted Butternut Squash & Sage Soup
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Sage, Parsley & Basil
Jacqueline (Tinned Tomatoes)
NCR Host - soup not in vote
This is my entry for this month's No Croutons Required. It was a very simple soup recipe that packed a punch of flavour. I roasted the butternut squash and teamed it with sage, but the real highlight was the contrast of the rich, earthy soup with the swirl of sharp, lemony herb drizzle I finished each bowl off with. I only use half of my roasted squash for this soup. With the other half I made a creamy pasta sauce for Cooper to enjoy with some pasta bows. Some for his lunch and some for the freezer. He loved it and we loved the soup!
7. Pickle Soup
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Dill
Janet (The Taste Space)
First I have to thank Janet for being such a good supporter of NCR and my other foodie challenge Bookmarked Recipes and then I will tell you about her soup, but first the cravings. Janet has been having cravings. Cabbage and tahini were craved as was chocolate in December and now she is raving pickles which leads us to this most unusual of soups. Pickle Soup. But, don't be alarmed, it isn't all vinegary, there are other flavours in there too. Pearl barley, onion, leeks, garlic, mushrooms, celeriac, carrots, swiss chard, cabbage, bell peppers, dill and then the ubiquitous dill pickles. Wow, what a soup!
Toronto, Canada
8. Homemade Instant Noodles
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Coriander
Corina (Searching for Spice)
Corina has taken inspiration from River Cottage for this recipe too. Honestly, they are a pretty inspiring lot over there at River Cottage HQ. As like most of us foodies, Corina is horrified at the thought of eating pot noddles, but loved Hugh's idea of making your own and healthy at that. No an e-number or additive in sight. I think we should all give this a go. Corina made her homemade pot noodle soup from mushrooms, chilli, sweetcorn, sugar snap peas, spring onions, ginger, soy sauce, lime, coriander and thin noodles. Fabulous!
London, UK
9. Couscous Salad with Chermoula
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Parsley
Johanna (Green Gourmet Giraffe)
You are going to love this one. Johanna is always looking for ways to improve her coucous and this time she made a Chermoula to go through it. If you don't know, a Chermoula is a dressing made of parsley, lemon, olive oil and spices. She mixed half of this through her couscous and topped it with roasted pumpkins, roasted parsnips, chickpeas, sundried tomatoes, honey and lemon and topped with more Chermoula. Yum! Oh and go and see Sylvia's new ninja babies, you will laugh when you find out what they are using as beds.
Melbourne, Australia
10. Persian Split Pea and Pomegranate Soup
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Mint and Parsley
Lisa (Lisa's Kitchen)
NCR Host - soup not in vote
First the real name of Lisa's soup. Ash-e Anar. Lisa describes her soup so well that I am going to let her tell you about it. "This split pea and pomegranate soup is just such a wonderful example of a blend of contrasting ingredients and flavors — from onions and garlic to seeds and spices, and from split peas and rice to fresh herbs and pomegranate molasses — all combined to produce an astonishing result. Hot, sweet and sour at the same time, there is more going on in just this one soup that can really be properly described, but it all joins together into a perfect whole. And a scattering of colorful pomegranate seeds on top burst with a tart pop in your mouth to provide a spectacular finish on the palate."
Lisa is one talented lady. You should really take some time to visit her blog. You will be spoilt for choice as you look through all her droolworthy recipes.
London, Canada
11. Easy Mexican Corn Soup
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Coriander/Cilantro
Sharyn (The Kale Chronicles)
"Chew the first three bites of each meal thirty times." and you might notice the licorice taste of tarragon in the soup, the bite of the basil salad dressing, see the way a raw onion sends its sulfurous chemicals to the roof of your hard palate soon after you taste first the sweetness, then the sharpness". No, I refuse to tell you. You will have to go and read the post! I will tell you about the soup however. Easy peasy soup! A bag of frozen corn, a jar of red salsa, two limes a bunch of coriander and some water. Brilliant Sharyn and I love your illustration.
Kensington, CA, US
12. Herbalicious Black Bean Soup
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Mint, Cilantro/Coriander & Parsley
Rosemary (Goddess of Spice)
A hot spicy bowl of soup is what Rosemary kindly brings to our table and it looks so rich and delicious. Black beans, fire roasted tomatoes, onion, garlic, mint, cilantro, parsley and lots of lovely spices. If that doesn't sound good enough, Rosemary shows us step-by-step photos to make us drool and then serves it with some garlic bread. You are torturing me here Rosemary.
New Jersey, USA
13. Warm Roasted Potato and Onion Salad with Rosemary and Lavender
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Rosemary
Ruth (Makey-Cakey)
Oh, no fair Ruth!! I wanted to see the potato and onion salad when it came out of the oven all golden and crunchy and delicious and crisp at the edges and drizzled with oil and vinegar, mmmmmmmm! *drool* I bet you just couldn't wait and had to dive in and eat it all and forgot to take another photo. Well, I can't say I blame you. I think that may have happened if I made this salad too. It is easy to see why it was such a hit at Ruth's house.
Edinburgh, Scotland
14. Rosemary Minestrone
Fresh herbs used in recipe: Rosemary
Dom (Belleau Kitchen)
Dominic starts of his soup with a base of rosemary crushed with garlic and salt and sauted with the onions before adding the other ingredients. This is a truly humble soup that is lifted by the addition of Rosemary and as Dom says, it is a great frugal soup too. Celery, Carrot, cabbage, tomatoes, green beans, pasta and stock. It was worth waiting for Dom and the photo is really excellent. Thanks Dom :)
Lincolnshire, UK
Well that is it. Another No Croutons Required comes to an end. I won't be putting up a voting poll this month, but will ask a third party to decide on the winner. I am sure all the hard-working bloggers who submitted their truly scrumptious soups and salads would love to hear your feedback and do remember to pay them a visit at their own blogs and say hi. They are a lovely bunch.
I will be announcing the winner on 29th of February, in time for Lisa to announce the next challenge on the first of March.
Remember to visit The Food Blog Diary for the latest foodie challenges, giveaways and competitions.
Disclosure Statement: I received this book free from the publisher to review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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aren't we all fabulous!... some great contributions to the stock pot of soup and salad recipes (pun totally intended!)... and I love your layout for this write up... it's far superior to what i've been doing with mine and looks very stylish xReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Dom and yes, we are all fabulous in my opinion ;PDelete
Everything looks "fabulous" . . . I'm sensing a theme here! I'll be going back to try a few of these! I enjoyed my visit today!ReplyDelete
Hey stop teasing you two. I only said fabulous twice!Delete
What a lovely roundup sweetie.ReplyDelete
As always a fab NCR Round UP and Write up. Thanks Jacqueline. I am settling into my new home, but have yet to cook, bake and blog.ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope it hasn't left you too stressed Shaheen. There is plenty of time to start cooking :)Delete
Wow - what a wonderful turn out this month. Thanks for the shout-out and another great write up! It is my pleasure to participate each month if I can. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
You are a star Janet xxDelete
- AnonymousWednesday, 22 February, 2012
A fantastic round up of beautiful soups!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, I agree. Great entries again this month :)Delete
Brilliant round up - so many fabulous recipes here. I don't envy the judge, I'd have a hard time choosing a winner!ReplyDeleteReplies
I know, but then I think that every month. We always get great entries.Delete
Great round up - I want to visit so many blogs and still am struggling for time so this is one that I will have to come back to because there are some great ideas in there - and I always love reading your descriptionsReplyDeleteReplies
Awwww thanks Johanna, there are a lot of good links to follow up, you are right. I know what you mean about finding the time to visit all the blogs you want to. It is hard.Delete
what a great round up, and a lovely give away too!ReplyDeleteReplies
I know, it was such good timing that I decided to do a herbs roundup just when River Cottage were bringing our their new book. I think the winner will be really pleased :)Delete
As usual, a wonderful round up of amazing looking recipes, and all so herbal! Thanks for the link to my herbs blog hop too......great challenge thanks!ReplyDelete
Everything looks so tempting! Am definitely going try out some of these contributions. Thanks for the link to my blog!ReplyDelete
That's ok Rosemary. Thanks for taking part :)Delete
We're coming into to Autumn soon in my part of the world, which will be a good time to try out those lovely soup recipes. And I love how healthy and inviting everyone's recipes look.ReplyDelete
Thanks for all your hard work and kind words Jacqueline :):)Replies
That's ok Emma, thanks for joining in. Autumn is a lovely time for soups, but I am glad we have reached Spring :)Delete
Hope to be back on track next month with NCR. Lots of lovely looking soups and salads there.ReplyDeleteReplies
I will hold you to that Janice :DDelete
What an amazing round up, Jac. This was a great challenge, some reallly interesting flavours and herbs. I adore dill so all those with dill are enticing me! I am definitely going to join in next month if you'll have me! :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
I love dill too Ren, especially in potato salad.Delete
Oh and remember Lisa is hosting next month, so head over to Lisa's Kitchen on the 1st to find out what the next challenge is. Of course you are more than welcome to join in. The more the merrier :)Delete
Awesome round up with amazing recipes. I just know your blog & I'm definitely becoming your follower! Great blog , I just love it! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Kit, nice to meet you and thanks for the lovely compliment :)Delete
Wonderful round up and such flavorful soups.. bookmarked for a trial!ReplyDeleteReplies
There is certainly plenty to choose from Sanjeeta )Delete
I love reading comments, so thank you for taking the time to leave one. Unfortunately, I'm bombarded with spam, so I've turned on comment moderation. I'll publish your comments as soon as I can and respond to them. Don't panic, they will disappear when you hit publish. Jac x


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Students wishing to earn a degree from Muskingum University should apply as degree-seeking applicants. Please click here to access our online brochure.
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Admission of international students to Muskingum University is mainly determined by high school grades and test scores. A TOEFL score of 213 on the computer-based test, or the equivalent is required for regular admission. If you are academically qualified and have a TOEFL score of at least 180, you can be accepted as a full-time student, participating in the English Support Program. Other standardized tests of English language ability may be considered in consultation with the Director of International Admission.
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The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd
Worship services are held Sundays at 9:30 a.m at the Camp Good News Christian Center at 71 Route 131 in Forestdale. The church is led by Rev. Joseph Higgins and associate priest Rev. Paul Schwenzfeier. Coffee and refreshments are served after the service. Communion is celebrated each Sunday. Sunday School is provided. For more information or directions, call 508-420-0800.
Barnstable Friends Meeting (Quakers of the Light)
Unprogrammed worship (meditations, contemplation and silent prayer) is shared Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Burgess House, 559 Route 149 in Marstons Mills. For more information on meetings, contact Rachel at firstname.lastname@example.com
Cape Cod Synagogue
Shabbat services are held every Friday and Saturday. All are invited to attend. Family Shabbat andShabbat Dinner are on the first Friday of every month. For service times, call 508-775-2988.
Christ Chapel
Koinonia Praise & Worship Services is at 8:30 a.m., with traditional worship service at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided during all services. Sunday evening service is at 6. There is no evening service the last Sunday of each month. Wednesday prayer meeting is at 1 p.m. Paul Beck is pastor of the church on Old Stage Road in Centerville. For more information, call 508-420-1200 or go to www.christchapelcapecod.org.
Coast Chapel
Sunday morning worship is held at 10 a.m. in the Forestdale Elementary School on Route 130 in Sandwich and presided over by Pastor Joe Goldberg. Sunday school classes for pre-K through 5th graders begin at 10:30 a .m. All are invited to evening Bible study on Wednesdays at 7 at the churchoffice. Call 508-962-3622 or go to www.coastchapel.com
Corpus Christi
Mass is celebrated at Corpus Christi, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road in East Sandwich, Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Call 508-888-0209.
Cotuit Federated Church
The church holds worship and Sunday school at 10 a.m. Nursery is provided. The Rev. Nicole Lamarche is pastor of the combined United Church of Christ/United Methodist church at School and High streets.
Faith Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church in Osterville holds services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. every Sunday. A mid-week service and youth group is held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Faith Assemblies of God Church
The morning message will be delivered at 11 a.m. Christian education classes for all ages begin at 9:45 a.m., and everyone is invited to an evening of Bible study Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the church on Bearse's Way in Hyannis. The Partners with Pastor Prayer Time is held Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7 to 8:25.
Federated Church of Hyannis
The Federated Church of Hyannis offers a single service every Sunday at 10 a.m. On Oct. 14, the Rev. Dr. John A. Terry will speak on "Seek the Welfare of the City." The church is located on Main Street in downtown Hyannis. A taped broadcast of the previous week's service can be heard Sundays at 8:05 a.m. on WOCN-FM (104.7). For more information, call 508-775-0298 or go to www.federatedchurch.org
First Church of Christ, Scientist
The Bible lesson, "Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?" will be delivered Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school for those under 20 is held at the same time. Bible lessons are delivered in Portugueseat noon the first Sunday of the month. Childcare for infants and very young children is available at all services.
Meetings to share firsthand accounts of spiritual healing are held every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The church is located at 94 Stevens St. in Hyannis next tothe fire station.
The Reading Room, 357 Main St. in Hyannis, is available to all for reading and studying. Computers are available for viewing www.spirituality.com and other Christian Science-related Web sites. Also available for study, borrowing or purchase are theChristian Science Monitor newspaper and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science.
First Lutheran Church
Worship services will be conducted by Pastor Ahnquist Sundays at 8:15 and 11 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. Childcare is provided. Ever third Saturday, the church holds a service at 6 p.m. The church at 1663 Main St. (Route 6A) in West Barnstable is handicap accessible. Call 508-362-3161.
Gathering at Cape Cod
The Gathering at Cape Cod, a Word of Faith church, conducts weekly services Sunday mornings at 10:30 in the Hyannis Room of the Hyannis Holiday Inn on Route 132. Corporate spirit-filled prayer is held every Sunday from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday evening services are held at 7 p.m. Pastor John Hamel is a graduate of Dr. Kenneth E. Hagins RHEMA Bible Training Center in Oklahoma. For more information, visit www.JohnHamelMinistries.org.
Kollel of Cape Cod
Erev Shabbat Family Worship services are held at 7 p.m. each month by Kollel of Cape Cod at 150 Flint St. in Marstons Mills. A community Shabbat dinner is at 6 p.m. Reservations for the dinner are required; call 508-428-5576. For more information, go to www.kollelcapecod.org.
Marstons Mills Community Church
Worship is held at 10 a.m. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. The worship team will lead in music and Rev. Steve Wuetrich will speak. The Lord's Supper will be celebrated.
Nursery and junior church are provided, and refreshments are served after worship.
The church is at 2135 Main St. For more information, call 508-428-7974 or go to www.marstonsmillscommunitychurch.org.
One Light
The Center for Spiritual Transformation is an interdenominational, new thought church, created specifically for those who do not want to align with any single spiritual tradition. Gatherings are held the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Cape Cod & Islands Realtors Association Conference Center in West Yarmouth. Call 508-428-6248 or go to www.peaceoncapecod.org for more information.
Osterville Baptist Church
Services are held at 9 and 10:45 a.m. Senior pastor Larry Renoe will speak on Mark 1:1-8 at both services. Nursery and children's worship are offered at both services.
Signing for the hearing impaired is available at the 10:45 service. Bible school for children through high school age is available at 9 a.m.
Coffee time is held from 10:15 to 10:45 in the Fellowship Hall.
Two bible studies are offered at 10:45 a.m. Starting Point is a basic 10-week study of the Bible and faith, and "How to Study the Bible" is taught by Rev. Fran LaPorte.
Prayer group is held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., men's Bible studies meets Saturday mornings at 7 a.m., youth group is at 7 p.m. on Thursdays.
The church also holds women's bible study on Wednesday mornings and evenings and AWANA, a children's group, on Friday nights. For more information on other groups and Bible studies held throughout the week, call 508-428-2787 or go to www.ostervillebaptist.org.
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Worship services and Sunday School are held at 10 a.m. with Bible studies at 9 a.m., both led by Rev. Randell Bessette. A nursery is also provided. The church is located at 14 Cape Drive in Mashpee. Call 508-477-4966.
Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod
Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. with Christian education classes at 9 a.m. There are study times at 6 p.m. on Sundays and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. There is a Sunday evening worship at 7:30 conducted in Portuguese. The church is across from Cape Cod Community College on Route 132 in West Barnstable and can be found on-line at www.capecodopc.com.
St. George Greek Orthodox
Orthos is at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30 and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church is at 1130 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Centerville.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Weekend services are Saturdays at 5 p.m., the Holy Eucharist; on Sundays at 8 a.m., the Holy Eucharist, Rite I, and at 10 a.m., the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with adult choirs. Childcare and church school with Godly Play at 9:45 a.m. are on Sundays. Mid-week services are held every other Tuesday at 7 a.m., Wednesday (Healing Service) at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7:30 a.m. The Rev. Stephen V. Smith, Rector, the Rev. Dr. Kris Lewis, Assistant Rector. Phone: 508-362-3977. Web site: www.stmarys-church.org. The church is located on Route 6A in Barnstable.
St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Christian Church
Divine Liturgy and Sunday school are held Sundays at 10 a.m. All services are in English. The church is at 62 Main St. in Cotuit. Call 508-420-1113 for more information.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Services are held at the church at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. Nursery care is available during the 10 a.m. service. Coffee and fellowship are offered after the 10 a.m. service. Call 508-428-3561.
Seventh Day Adventist Church
The SDA Church runs the Bayberry Christian School for elementary grades. Separate Sabbath School Bible studies are held for children and adults at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday followed by Worship Service at 10:50 a.m. On the first and third Sabbaths of each month, a potluck dinner is offered following the service. Wednesday night Prayer Meetings are held at 7. The SDA church is pastored by Pastor Mark Gagnon, 2736 Falmouth Road, Route 28 in Osterville. Call 508-428-8921.
South Congregational Church
Worship is held at 10 a.m. at 565 Main St. in Centerville. Church school for children in preschool through eighth grade is available. A coffee hour follows the service. The church also offers adult, family, children's and bell choirs.
Unitarian Church of Barnstable
The morning worship service is held at 10:30 a.m. by Rev. Dr. Kristen L. Harper. Rev. Harper will discuss "Spiral Dynamics." The religious education program for children begins at 10:30 a.m. Childcare is available during the service. The church is located on Route 6A in Barnstable Village. All are welcome to join the social hour after the services.
United Methodist Church
Worship services led by the Rev. Stephen C. Stolle are held at 9 and 10:30 a.m. at the church, 57 Pond St. in Osterville. There is a coffee hour after both services. Nursery care is available at both services. Sunday school is at 9 and 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 508-428-2811.
Unity Church of the Light
All are welcome at the service at 10 a.m. at 147 Walton Ave. in Hyannis when the Rev. Steve Carty Cordry speaks. Sunday School is offered at most services. Children are always welcome. Coffee and refreshments are served in the bookstore. Call 508-775 8400 for more information.
West Parish of Barnstable
Services led by Pastor Reed Baer are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. at the church on Meetinghouse Way in West Barnstable. Church school, youth group and nursery care are available. For more information, call 508-362-4445 or visit www.westparish.org.


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The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often.
One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged after surgery, according to a recent study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
But efforts are underway to bring down the number of readmissions. The federal government, for instance, can fine hospitals with too many patients readmitted within 30 days after being treated for heart attacks, heart failure or pneumonia. And more medical centers are upgrading their procedures and putting in place new programs to help patients avoid return visits.
That's been a good thing for Marjorie Crear. The 66-year-old Los Angeles resident was admitted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center twice last year — once in June after a heart attack and again in September after a stroke.
After her last hospital stay, Crear, who suffers complications from hypertension and diabetes, was assigned a care coordinator on staff at UCLA who makes sure she takes her medications, keeps her medical appointments and follows her doctors' orders.
Without that help, she said, "I don't know what I would do."
Not everyone gets that kind of assistance. But experts say patients and their families can play a big role in preventing readmissions. By recognizing common pitfalls, putting supports in place and knowing where to turn for help, families often can help keep a loved one from needing return trips to the hospital.
Here are some suggestions on what to do.
•Be clear about medications. After her stroke, Crear found it difficult to keep track of her medications and remember when to take them. "Once I came home, I needed help," she said.
Difficulty managing medication is a common problem, experts say, and is one of the main reasons for hospital readmissions. A recent study by Yale University researchers found that 81% of patients discharged from the hospital experienced medication errors, in many cases because they didn't understand changes made to their prescriptions.
"It's important to make sure, if there have been any changes to the medication regimen in the hospital, that it's written down and understood," said Dr. Sam Skootsky, chief medical officer for the UCLA Faculty Practice Group and Medical Group. "Sometimes dosage is changed or a drug is discontinued or added."
•Establish a plan for follow-up. According to the Johnson foundation report, less than half of patients visit their doctors within two weeks of leaving the hospital.
"That's a big reason why patients are readmitted. They don't follow their doctors' orders," said John DeHart, chief executive of Vancouver, Canada-based Nurse Next Door, which provides in-home care throughout the U.S.
It's not so surprising, given that patients are often in a fog of medication and in pain when leaving the hospital. If possible, have a friend or family member there to listen to discharge instructions.
•Don't forget the basics. "Some of the things that prevent readmissions are medical, but many are not," Skootsky said.
Crear, who resides in the Chesterfield Square neighborhood of South Los Angeles, lives alone. She is no longer able to shop or cook for herself. The UCLA program is helping to make sure she has access to nutritious meals and transportation to her doctor appointments, among other things.
If a care coordinator like Crear's isn't available, ask around. Kathleen Kelly, executive director of the National Center on Caregiving in San Francisco, suggests that families put together a support network. Websites such as CarePages (www.carepages.com), Caring Bridge (www.caringbridge.org) and Lotsahelpinghands (www.lotsahelpinghands.com) enable caregivers to create an online community connecting friends and family members who are interested in pitching in to help.
"Lots of families have found them to be quite useful," she said.
Franchise services such as Nurse Next Door typically offer private in-home care for both medical and nonmedical needs, such as help bathing, cooking and running errands. The cost for this type of care, according to DeHart, is roughly $25 per hour.
•Know your resources. It's common for people — especially the elderly — to need short-term help at home after leaving the hospital. Often, in-home services aren't covered by insurance.
If you're low-income, it's worth checking to see if you qualify for Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program for people with limited income. "If you're medically eligible and meet criteria, you may be able to hire in-home help," Kelly said.
Here are some other resources:
Benefitscheckup.org, an online service of the National Council on Aging, can help older adults determine their eligibility for federal, state, local and private benefit programs.
Latest Health
National Center on Caregiving's Family Care Navigator is a good place to learn about available healthcare benefits.
And sites such as Caring.com can help connect people with in-home caregivers.
With help from UCLA, Crear feels she stands a much better chance of avoiding another hospital stay. A major difference is that now, her post-hospital care is well organized, she said. "At least there's a sense there is some hope. It makes it so I'm not so stressed out."
Zamosky writes about healthcare and health insurance.


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For the first time in human history, Homo sapiens, a balding primate that evolved on the savannahs of Africa, is an urban species. According to the UN Population Division, sometime in 2008 we crossed an imaginary line — and now more than 50 percent of humans live in cities.
Is that a wholly bad thing? Yes, according to many conservationists. But I've come to believe that the reality is much more complex, and I thought I would describe a bit of this complexity over my next few posts. First, let's put this demographic moment in its historic context.
The coming urbanization represents an upheaval of the traditional demographic order, one likely to be permanent barring civilization's collapse. The best archaeological and genetic evidence suggests Homo sapiens diverged from our nearest ancestor, Homo erectus, some 400,000 years ago to 250,000 years ago. For the first few hundred millennia — 95 percent of the time our species has existed — we got our food from hunting and gathering. Cities were not possible in a hunting and gathering society, for almost everyone had to work to procure food and almost no one had time for anything else, much less the construction of elaborate urban structures.
Around 10,000 years ago, the domestication of plants and animals occurred, an event that has rightly been called a revolution in human affairs. At around the same time, cities first appear in the archaeological record, presumably supported by the agriculture surplus of farmers. The urbanist Lewis Mumford once wrote of cities as a great bargain between city dwellers and farmers. Food went into cities, and out came assurances of security and new knowledge, of both a religious and a technological nature.
Urban dwellers remained a very small elite, a miniscule proportion of total population, until the industrial revolution created a big need for labor in cities and advances in agricultural technology reduced the need for human labor during farming. In the United States, this process began in the 19th century. In the 1860 census, just prior to the Civil War, less than 20 percent of Americans lived in urban areas. One generation later, in 1900, 40 percent of Americans were in urban areas. Today, the vast majority of Americans live in a city: Only 21 percent of Americans live in rural areas, and less than 2 percent of Americans are actually farmers.
Sarah Palin famously claimed to prefer "real America," with the unstated implication that other parts of the United States are not quite American. There is decidedly a small town feel to "real America," whether it's Wasilla, Alaska, or the fictional Bedford Falls portrayed in It's a Wonderful Life. The irony is that Palin was making her claim at a time when few Americans watching actually lived in a small town. If one excludes bedroom communities of major metropolitan areas from the calculation, only 8.1 percent of Americans live in small towns.
In contrast, 80.3 percent of people live in major metropolitan areas or their suburbs. Many conservationists face a somewhat similar divide. While most of us tend to live in towns (that is where the jobs and the universities and the decision-makers are found), our hearts are really in far more rural and wild areas. It is there that most of the functioning natural systems are left, and many of us (myself included) wish we could see more of these wild places. The trees and parks in our urban home are not quite "real Nature," but some partial version of it.
The rest of developing world is now becoming urbanized, and will soon catch up with the United States and Europe in this respect. For instance:
Sub-Saharan Africa is now 35.0 percent urban, and by 2050 will be 60.5 percent urban.
Southeast Asia is currently 44.1 percent urban, and will reach 73.3 percent urban by 2050.
The logical demographic endpoint is an urban world, where the vast majority of the humanity lives in cities. While demographers are quite familiar with a mostly urban population from looking at U.S. and E.U. figures, at a global level this is something wholly different than the first 99 percent of our species existence. Apparently, this is also a demographically stable state. In the U.S. and E.U. there is no trend away from urbanization, and only in the most severe political or economic crises is there even an occasional return to the countryside. When historians write about the 18th and 19th century, the process of industrialization is in many ways more important than the politicians and monarchs.
Historians will similarly focus on the 20th and 21st centuries as the age of cities and the dawn of an urban world.
Conservationists have to be prepared: Humanity now lives in a world of the city, by the city, and for the city.


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Samsung announced its latest offering based on the Windows Phone platform today, the Omnia M, a low-end alternative for those who want Microsoft's tile UI, but don't fancy one of Nokia's budget Lumia.
The Samsung Omnia M features a 1GHz processor and just 384MB of Ram. That actually means it's less powerful than the Lumia 710, not even matching the limited brawn of HTC's Radar.
Still, there is a generously-sized 4in OLED display, a 5Mp rear-facing camera and a 0.3Mp webcam so users can jump on the company's ChatOn communication service.
There's 4GB of internal storage, with the firm touting additional space through Microsoft's SkyDrive sync'n'store service, which offers 25GB of free cloud capacity.
Other multimedia features include the Samsung AllShare for flinging content to a telly, a Photo Studio for image editing and the Music Hub, which will create playlists to suit your mood. How exhilarating.
The Samsung Omnia M hits Europe sometime soon although exact pricing and availability have yet to be revealed. ®
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Hungry for something new? Try this easy squash pie, nestled in a graham cracker crust!
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 50 mins
Extra Time: 30 mins
(for pre-cooking squash)
Yield: 8 x slices
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In blender, purée squash, milk, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt until completely mixed. Pour into graham cracker crust and bake in preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until the pie is set in the center.
If desired, top with a dollop of light whipped cream, Ricotta Cream or Cashew Cream (see recipe links).
Serving suggestions are not included in the nutritional analysis.


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Henrik Kantola, aka 'Chantola' journeyed into the world of electronic music at the start of the millennium. Inspired by some of the top jocks and a self driving passion, this young Finnish talent began to produce in 2003. Beginning with Acid Pro and a hardware sequencer, Chantola played with basic loops and short tracks. As the results came, so did his hunger to buy newer equipment and software.
It wasn't until 2007 that Chantola really found his break. Teaming up with a Helsinki based producer Jussi Vuorivirta, he formed a duo. Spiritus & Asper was born and full tunes began to materialize. In December 2008, their first completed production "Passion" was snapped up by Oulu based Wavedata Records. As the momentum flowed, so did the label signings. With tunes released on Spinnin' Records, Black Hole Recordings, Baroque Records, Mistique Music, Bonzai Music and many more, this young Producer seem to be doing something right. With several releases in 2009 Chantola really got things going. Having His tracks on several CD compilations and Vinyl. He gained airplay from the biggest stars on the globe like. ARMIN VAN BUUREN, MARKUS SCHULZ, MR. SAM, LEON BOLIER, M.I.K.E, MENNO DE JONG, LANGE, EDDIE HALLIWELL to name a few.
2011 promises to be an important year for Chantola as the expectations rise. Keep your ears pealed… As you will be sure to hear His tunes working their way into a whole host of DJ sets.
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