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I bought a slow cooker/crockpot years ago when I used to eat meat, tempted by all those promises of perfectly tender stews that cooked up by themselves while you slept or went to work. I probably used it a half a dozen times and then, once I turned vegan, it went right into the kitchen graveyard along with my poultry roaster, turkey baster and tenderizing mallet.
Then recently, browsing through Usha's blog, I saw her recipe for Dal Makhani made in a crockpot. I had been looking for a recipe to send to Nupur's Blog Bites: Cookers event, and I love Dal Makhani which I usually just make on the stove top, so everything seemed to be just fortuitously coming together.
I've never used my crockpot for cooking beans, partly because most recipes I saw require you to boil the beans and lentils beforehand which — I think– pretty much defeats the purpose of one-pot cooking. But in her recipe, Usha just asks you to soak the beans and lentils for about eight hours, which sounded doable. (You do need to saute the onions and tomatoes and spices separately before adding them to the lentils in the crockpot).
I made just a couple of changes to Usha's recipe. For one, I added a handful of kasoori methi leaves to the makhani halfway through the cooking, at the stage where she recommends adding salt.
And of course, since mine is a dairy-free kitchen, I finished the dish with a tablespoon of vegan butter or margarine (I use Earth Balance), which gave it a creamy flourish that was just perfect.
The makhani was rich and flavorful, and the slow cooking really enhanced the richness of the lentils and the spices while also allowing them to meld smoothly with each other. Wonderful.
Thanks, Usha, for a delicious recipe. And thanks, Nupur, for your motivating event!
Since it's St. Patty's Day tomorrow, I couldn't help but repost a link to my totally vegan, totally delicious whole-wheat Irish soda bread. Enjoy it with a pat of vegan margarine or by itself.

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Estimated 2009-10 global production of rice is down 3 percent from last year, which would be the first global decline in five years, according to Nathan Childs, senior rice market analyst with USDA's Economic Research Service.
Childs, speaking at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans, said the decline is mostly due to area contraction in India, the Philippines and Brazil. "Global supplies are down too, also the first decline in five years."
World trade, meanwhile is expected to increase by 6 percent in 2009-10. Some countries expected to expand exports include China, Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan. Despite a shortfall in production, India is expected to increase exports, based on expectations of larger shipments of basmati rice. Imports are expected to rise in Philippines, Brazil, Iraq and Bangladesh.
Trade had dropped by 4 percent the previous year due to record prices and export restrictions. Big exporters last year were Thailand, China and Pakistan, while Southeast Asia was a big importer. Sub-Saharan Africa reduced its imports last year "because it's seeking self sufficiency. The 2007-08 rice price runup encouraged them to try and grow more rice."
Childs projects 2009-10 global rice consumption to be the highest on record, which will help contribute to lower global ending stocks. "World ending stocks are expected to drop by 2 percent, but it doesn't really tighten the stocks-to-use ratio very much.
Uncertainties include the timing and level of Philippine import tenders, the release of Thailand's so-called intervention stocks and how much rice India will import, according to Childs. "Will it be 200,000 tons or 2 million tons? Currently, we have India importing a very modest 200,000 tons in 2010. If India's imports are substantially more than that, it would have a huge impact on prices."
Currently, Thailand's rice prices exceed U.S. prices, noted Childs. "U.S. long grain prices had been trending down off the 2007-08 spike, but they're starting to pick back up again on weather problems globally, uncertainty over India's import situation and Thailand holding 4 million to 5 million tons of rice off the market."
For the week ending Dec. 8, price quotes for high-quality southern long-grain rice (No. 2, 4-percent brokens, bagged, free alongside vessel, U.S. Gulf port) were quoted at $562 per ton, up $33 from the week ending Nov. 10.
These are the highest U.S. prices since early February, Childs said. "The recent strong price increase is largely due to rising global trading prices resulting from several large purchases by the Philippines and a weaker dollar." U.S. prices are currently $34 per ton below Thailand's quotes, Childs said.
Prices for California package-quality, medium-grain rice (sacked) for domestic sales were quoted at $816 per ton for the week ending Dec. 8, which is unchanged since early November.
California milled rice export prices have dropped about 20 percent since August, noted Childs. A large California harvest, expanded medium-grain area in the South, and an expected big increase in carryout are behind the decline in U.S. medium-short-grain prices.
For 2011, Childs sees global rice area coming back, large global production, record total use, lower trading prices with return to normal production, increasing global trade and a larger carryout.
The first official USDA projections for 2011 will be released in May.
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Parker Bohon and the Mt. Bachelor Park Crew are sitting at the intersection of creativity and competition. They plan on stopping traffic in both realms for others on the same road to take notice of their work. They cannot stop the weather at their powder filled mountain, but they can stop any nay saying against their prowess to continually dig out the park and build features that are extremely fun to ride. Bohon and the crew turned heads and stopped hearts with their highly ingenious park build for the TransWorld SNOWboarding TransAm presented by Skullcandy.
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Matt Turner broadcasted his ploy for a second place earning with fancy footwork over the Giro Helmets flat to down tube. It was a dizzying act of spinning and pressing his board through the kink. Cooper Brown had the audience looking in his direction as he made quick work of the Anon Optics redirect feature with the pyramid jib at the end. The Anon pyramid could be hit from the top to bottom and vice versa. Wild child, Jodie Beechem, was riding with reckless abandon, busting through the Ride Snowboards "Get Buck Wild" feature to down rail and then folding herself over one of the other features to earn the worst crash award. Woods Vernon Moore painted the park black and turned up the volume on the Skullcandy boom box and cassette feature. The cassette was sitting in the boom box made of snow and if you held your speed over the tape wall ride you could jib the handle at the top of the ghetto blaster. Sarah Jensen adjusted the fold on the Coal Headwear snow beanie that had two double up rails leading up to the Coal tag at the top.
The pizza party was a gathering of the nicest people in the Pacific Northwest. The cheers were plenty as top riders took home custom TransAm Skullcandy Aviator and Cassette headphones, custom Coal TransAm beanies, and Giro Helmets. Muscle Milk gave out the 200-dollar winnings for the Rider's Choice Award and Zumiez gave out flight vouchers to finals as well as gift cards to podium standings. High Cascade Snowboard Camp gave custom backpacks filled with Wend Wax, free Sanuk Footwear, Anon Goggles, and Ride Snowboards hoodies. Ride Snowboards gave a set up to the first placers and TransWorld SNOWboarding awarded the heavy metal Epiphone guitars engraved with the stop location and first place title. The showdown has begun with Parker Bohon and the Mt. Bachelor Park Crew setting the bar. They are looking at the last three stops to follow, but for now the new kids on the tour have proven they will be around for some time to come.
1st Devyn Schnake
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Lake boots spent a long time at the top of the heap for winter footwear, but some problems with the previous MXZ302 model and a withdraw from the U.S. market sent customers looking elsewhere.
Lake is now under new ownership and is back in the U.S., distributed by Stage Race. I've been lucky enough to be riding the new $280 MXZ303 boots, and am happy to report these are set to return Lake to the top spot for winter cycling.
Everyone knows toes get cold first, so the Thinsulate insulation in the toe box makes sense. The outer is Pittards leather, well known for its durability, breathability, and water resistance, although regular leather treatments are needed to keep it looking good and working well. I was pretty suspicious of the Outlast liner, the claims of trapping and releasing heat to regulate temperature sounded like hogwash to me. I was proven wrong though, with these boots working from single digit temps up into the 40s, depending on sock choice. Thanks NASA!
The cuff is now secured with a side release buckle with an adjustable strap, allowing for a snug fit to keep out the elements. The old cuff was always loose fitting, and the small Velcro closure quickly lost its holding power. The other problem area for the 302 model was the plastic heel cup. It was forever catching on cable stops and linkages, popping stitches and generally being an annoyance. The fix? It is gone, and I don't miss it a bit.
High end cycling shoes have almost universally adopted the BOA dial closure system, and on high end racing shoes that are designed to be snug and supportive, the system has its merits. In cold weather, footwear needs to fit loosely enough to insure full circulation; the BOA makes it all too easy to get things too snug, resulting in cold feet. Standard laces and a cord lock would be both less expensive and better suited to this application.
Sizing seems to be a little smaller than the 302s. I'd recommend at buying at least a full size up, and I hope the wide widths become available again, I miss the toe wiggle room in my wide-model 302s.
The Vibram sole is grippy, sheds mud well, and allows for easy walking. In fact, other than wanting some arch support, these are some of the more comfortable shoes I own, and I usually don't bother to remove them when I arrive at work. Normally I'd replace the insole to get that arch support, but the proprietary insulated insoles aren't something I'm going to give up.
My typical off road ride in the woods is going to involve some walking or standing around. This quickly turns metal cleats into heat sinks, and my feet get cold in the MXZ303s, even with the fancy insoles. I'm temped to order a pair of Jazronaut insoles from the 45North Wolvhammer boots we reviewed recently, which claim to have even more space tech to keep feet insulated from cold cleats.
Overall I'm very happy with the improved MXZ303. I wasn't a fan of the bright yellow graphics, but it seems that as taking care of itself as they are slowly peeling off. These may be the most versatile winter boots on the market, not as warm as the Wolvhammers, but won't overheat you on those spring days when it is 38 and wet.


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I came to the understanding that I was an atheist about 5 years ago, when I was 30 years old. I'd had a lot of time to develop my irrational thinking over that 30 year period.
It was then that I came across a Bright's chat group - wow, what a shock - I was notified clearly and succinctly that my comments were ridiculous, out of this world and plain nonsense - that I had probably been mistaken in arriving in the chat room to start with - followed by ridicule, dismissals and general boredom.
I went off the idea of being an atheist for a few months - then due to thirst for human interaction on the rational level - I persevered and found the Naturalists -
Here I received a very different response. One of compassion, understanding, kindness and education. Many thanks to Tom Clark, Ken Batts, Stephen and others for their above listed qualities.
It was in a Naturalism Yahoo Group that I was educated about rational thinking - but mainly about causality, the causal web and determinism. Not everyone agrees regarding this view of reality - but I find this approach to be way more beneficial to well being and the promotion of education regarding rational thought than the afore mentioned experience afforded me in the Bights forum.
A recent blog post (http://www.atheistnexus.org/profiles/blogs/are-atheists-smarter-tha... ) and subsequent comments led me to the following question:
What is our responsibility as atheists, in promoting rational thinking?
None of us are able to maintain rational thought all of the time - we all transgress into irrational thinking at times. It takes practice and mindfulness to maintain rational thought.
I think we can be more kind to ourselves, our fellow atheists and the outside community when it comes to promoting rational thought. Indeed I believe it our responsibility.
I hope that Matt doesn't mind my posting his comment from the blog discussion below in order to demonstrate another frustration that would also benefit from us having more integrity as a community in how we maintain and promote our rational thinking - in a way that is effect in terms of education - which I would argue would include understanding, compassion and kindness.
Comment by Matt VDB on Wednesday
What I mean is that it's easy to say that you're a rationalist and that they have reason on their side - everyone thinks of themselves as rational and with reason on their side. Even creationists think of themselves as rational and intellectually honest. What ultimately determines if you're rational isn't whether or not you say that you are. It's in your day-to-day attitude of checking sources, having respect for the opinions of experts, etcetera...
What is your response to none rational thinking?
What are your thoughts about what we need to do as a community to effectively promote rational thought?
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I personally find it extremely frustrating the irrationality of the religious, but as I found, it is sometimes moderated by the discover that at least in some cases the individuals do not have that capacity. They function very well in there day to day lives but when it comes to understanding abstract thought, there is something lacking. It is my thinking that it is in poor taste to take offense where none is intended. So I try not to trouble such people, to ask of them something they are not equipped to do--is both folly and rude.
James, help me understand your meaning of "abstract."
From my perspective an abstract thought is a god, or something, creates the world, or god creates man out of dust and uses a rib to create a woman, or god creates man to have dominion over all the swims, crawls and flies, or that god stopped the sun from traveling across the sky, or god created a son who didn't die and who went to heaven on a beam, and god created man to sacrifice himself in imitation of a crucified Christ, and god has his eyes on a sparrow, and god answers prayers, and God set up a system of rewards and punishment for those who obey.
Am I missing something?
I think creationists are protecting their beliefs, which is a quite rational goal.
Protecting irrationality can be rational? It sounds like protecting poverty from the rich.
Do you mean in the sense that the Buddha was protected from viewing poverty?
MK, I'm sorry to have taken this long to reply. You are a potent reasoner; to prevail here I needed to think clearly.
First, your "Protecting irrationality can be rational?"
It can be. Let's define the word: rational - clearly, sensibly, logically.
It's as clear, sensible and logical for people with weak minds to protect themselves as it is for people with strong minds to do so.
1. Who doesn't have irrational beliefs? The content of these beliefs differ; their irrationality doesn't.
2. Believers might protect their irrational beliefs with flight; we non-believers might protect our irrational beliefs with fight, or argument.
Second, your "It sounds like protecting poverty from the rich."
Poverty is a condition; the rich are people. The two are unlikes.
Let's deal with likes: poverty and wealth, or poor people and rich people.
1. Protecting poor people from rich people is rational. Protecting rich people from poor people is rational. Will rich people take poverty from those who have it?
2. Protecting poverty from wealth seems irrational but people do it. Of the three ways I name below, the first is the least rational and the third is the most rational.
a. Poor people might despair, or give up hope.
b. Poor people might believe events are predetermined, as taught by some religions.
c. Poor people might protect poverty (the little they have) from the rich by not putting it into banks, who protect their rights with pages of legalisms in customer agreements.
Madhukar, thank you for providing me with an opportunity to take you on. I perhaps won this round because English is my native language. I know a bit of Spanish, less German, still less Russian, and none of your native language.
I am actually glad that you got an opportunity to take me on, I am taking this very positively. I want add a couple of points, first, kindly adress me as Madhukar and secondly, thanks very much for your complements. As for your long reply, I will have to take some time to read it.
First, your "Protecting irrationality can be rational?"
It can be. Let's define the word: rational - clearly, sensibly, logically.
There are two parts to the above question. One may commit irrationality, due to say some lack of knowledge and therefore his instinct may be wanting to defend the irrrationality. We may therefore say that this desire to defend irrationality is understandable but it can not be said to rational. We may use some other colloquial words baecause we are less particular about linguistic correctness but are more concerned about conveying a thought. Similarly, it is not rational even for a third person to defend another persons irrationality. When we discuss a point theoretically, I think what I say seems "rational" to me.
Now, as for the use of my words 'poor' and 'rich', it's is possible that I did not try to be very accurate because I did not know that they will be dissected. I have managed to convey what I wanted to say.
I grew up with the idea of reincarnation, souls, god, heaven, hell - I really wanted to believe them to be all true, but as I went through the ideas when I was about 18 and looked into myself - I could only get as far as Karma having some merit - it was nice to think that we get another body, or go to heaven with loved ones, but the idea was for me, always marred by doubt. I couldn't fully enjoy the idea without feeling anxious that it wasn't actually the truth.
So when I started to face this fact at around 30 years old and started to engage with others of matters of science and reality I suffered a bit of depression, whilst processing the facts of death, no heaven, no new body, no reincarnation etc. But once I had come to terms with the facts of science after about 9 months or so of feeling scared, concerned etc, a sort of grief - I then felt much better about life - and now because I now believe that my understanding of reality is much more grounded in fact - I can now reason and accept the reality I am in. It gives me much more chance to make the most of what I have - and less superficial in my patching up fears with fantasy ideas of another chance in another life etc.
Alice, those impressions must have been very powerful if you grew up with them. Depression is terrible to experience, but so many people, me included, had to reach so far into our black existence that something else emerges that held far better and healthier thoughts. While searching for my own reason to live I went through a lot of different philosophies but each one just felt like casting off old chains for new ones. Buddhism gave me some wonderful tools for meditation but the reincarnation thing, and the mysticism that grew up around Buddha, yielded me no peace.
I know from many personal experiences, when I am in a depression or have terrifying nightmares I am about to break through into something healthier than I am leaving behind. When depression and nightmares occur, I have no idea I have something bothering me ... but they always produce relief.
My depression lifted when I started taking an iron supplement. It was dietary. Any environmental depression that I have had is about not getting my needs met and not knowing how to get them met. This sort of depression lifts when you can learn how to recognise and meet your own needs.
My 5 year old suffers from night terrors - I believe it is due to some imbalance in his system - gut bacteria or too much wheat or sugar in his diet - it's nothing to do with his thinking or fears.
That makes good sense. I do hope you find the deficiency. How did you come to realize your lack of iron caused depression?
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Hello Ozzy, you are such a cute boy and a fisherman too! I'm glad you have a family that loves you very much, and takes very good care of you. Happy DOTD!!
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Hello Ozzy, it's a pleasure to meet you. You are very handsome and smart and funny. I'm sure your humans love you very much and vice versa. I enjoyed reading about you and seeing all the photos. Nice fish! Is that a bass? I think it is. I smiled as I read you enjoy "helping" your folks fish. I hope you have many more years with your family. Congrats on being DOTD!
Ozzy, you sound like quite the character! Your stories put a smile on my face, especially the one of when you accidently ran into a pillar (my dog does that on a daily basis... poor guy is quite clumsy). Hope you have many, many more fishing trips in your future!
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Hi Ozzy! Happy Dog of the Day to you, sweetheart! What a handsome, all around awesome pup you are, Ozzy, a regular Renaissance man...hiker, fisherman, boater; ladies man, chick magnet, schmoozer, friend to all (and of course devoted furkid to your dear Mom and Dad)! You're the complete pup package, Ozzy, and a full fledged member of the family, that's for sure! I so enjoyed reading your parents' love filled (and entertaining, hehe) tribute to their best boy, all about your happy, adventure packed, fun filled life! And oh, what great pics! I'm so glad you parents nominated you for Dog of the Day so that we might have the chance to honor you for the VERY special boy that you are, and how very deserving you are, sweetheart! How lucky your Mom and Dad are, having a handsome, smart, funny, sweet and loving best boy in you, Ozzy; you're the best! I hope you're enjoying your big day in the spotlight...fishing, hiking, girl watching; snacking, snoozing on that comfy pillow...being spoiled rotten! Lots of love, hugs and kisses to you, precious Ozzy! Long and happy life to you, beautiful boy! P.S...Steer clear of those pesky pillars!
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Camp Utopia is a teacher training program for professional yoga teachers. I've created a comprehensive "Yoga Alliance" recognized training program, including workshops and retreats. It's yoga - so my logo has to have that essential yoga feel, but it also "camp" - fun, friendship, laughter, bonding - and my training is modern - "I am not your guru" is my mantra - I teach from a practical, modern perspective with a focus on teaching excellence and market awareness. I'm more interested in helping new teachers figure out how to make a living and at the same time not be out there injuring people and not so focused on whether or not they can pronounce the sanskrit words perfectly and recite the bhagavad gita off by heart.
Primarily existing yoga instructors looking for advanced skills - they are going to be intelligent, hard working, cutting edge people, mostly female, age 26 - 54. They've been teaching for a while, see themselves as pretty spiritual and devoted, but struggle to make a decent living. My secondary audience will skew a little younger, also mostly female, and they will be more fitness oriented than spiritual. The spiritual side will be an aspect, but they are more like yoga - jocks. They enjoy a powerful, fitness based yoga practice, and they want a job that is fun, "easy" / "hot" and portable. There may be people from both these groups with alternate healing skills like massage therapy, pilates, personal training, and so on, looking to continue to advance their opportunities, but all these groups are going to want a company that they can take seriously before dropping a couple of grand on tuition, so the logo has to reflect that too.
I need a logo that will go on my website, facebook page, teacher training manuals, and possibly t shirts, bumper stickers, and tote bags. I think cheerful "sun lit" colors like summer grass, wildflowers, and bright blue skies will be most appropriate. Tone is going to be joyful, tangible pleasures that come with a great "camp" experience - you learn a lot, get lots of exercise, make great friends and lifelong memories. It has to retain some childhood magic but not be childish. Think bare feet in dewy grass or looking up through a canopy of sun lit leaves, days filled with sports and adventure, stories and songs by the campfire at night....Whimisical.
If you intend to include yoga imagery, an elephant (ganesha) is a possibility, but I don't want the cliché stuff - no OM symbol, no lotus blossom.
New insights: no extreme yoga poses - good poses for me are half moon pose, warriors and triangles, goddess, gate, camel, side plank - but that doesn't mean I am asking for a yoga pose to be present, or central to the design. It helps identify the product for sure, but I'll be looking for a really creative way of using it.
Also, favorite colors for me are greens, blues, purples, yellows. I love reds, but in a yoga context they suggest to me a heated studio.
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Like Michael Shermer in Why People Believe Weird Things (1997), or Damian Thompson in Counterknowledge (2008), Aaronovitch tackles the intriguing question of why people accept as factual things that are patently (and provably) untrue. Most of the popular conspiracy theories are here: 9/11 as an inside job; the faked moon landings; the secret Zionist world empire; the Priory of Scion's mission to safeguard the bloodline of Jesus; the murder of Vince Foster; the noncitizenship of Barack Obama. Aaronovitch demonstrates where the theories go off the rails (the Priory of Scion was a hoax concocted in the mid-1950s, for instance), and he examines the reasons why elaborate conspiracy theories, despite being so implausibly complex, capture the imaginations of so many people. It's due to a mixture of credulity, a lack of critical reasoning, a need for an underlying explanation for the inexplicable, and—perhaps most important—an inability to distinguish between the possible and the wildly implausible (for example, which is more likely: that astronauts actually went to the moon, or that thousands of people, including the astronauts themselves, perpetrated, and are still perpetrating, a mammoth hoax?). The author also examines the role the Internet now plays in disseminating, and lending apparent validity to, crackpot theories. The book is an evenhanded, lively, and fascinating look not just at the people who believe these theories but also at the people who promote them: the evidence manipulators, the liars, the con artists, and the almost pathetically gullible and uninformed.
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The Buck (Doesn't) Stop Here
Eras end in all kinds of ways, with bangs and whimpers ... and haircuts. That's the way the Heather Buck era ended at Stonington High School, at least symbolically. "I always said that after the last game, I'd cut them," Buck says, referring to her trademark tresses. A week ago today, less than 24 hours after the Bears fell to East Lyme in the quarterfinals of the state Class L tournament, she kept that promise, which she'd made to no one in particular.
A stylist at a mall salon severed the 6-foot-4 Buck's French braids, separating her from 16 inches of hair she would donate to the Locks of Love organization.
"I still have enough for a pony tail," Buck points out.
"It's the end of an era," observes her mother, Mayada Wadsworth, who braided her daughter's hair in a pregame ritual that had endured since her freshman year.
For Buck, who will join coach Geno Auriemma's crew at the University of Connecticut in the fall, the finality of her team's season-ending loss is still hitting home. Back at school Monday, she encountered teammates, their schedules suddenly less demanding than they'd been in months.
"I said, 'We're not going to practice today,' " Buck says, recalling that the words seemed strange when she uttered them. The message, though, was a little welcome. Certainly different.
"I'm sad it's over," she says of the Bear's 20-5 season. "I'm proud of what we accomplished. If you had said before the season that we'd win our (Eastern Connecticut Conference) division and a conference (tournament) title, I would have said maybe. But as we got into the season, we really came together. We had great chemistry, great desire, great determination."
She awakens to the radio, 104.7 The Wolf. Classic rock.
It's 4:25 a.m. It's cold, it's dark. It is, after all, Feb. 9.
In less than 15 hours, Heather Buck will take the court at Stonington High, and lead her Bears against Windham. A victory could clinch a regular-season championship. Unless she's kidnapped, she's likely to score the 2,000th point of her career during the game.
But before then, if you please, a musical interlude.
As dawn breaks, Buck boards a coach bus for Boston with more than a score of her fellow students, including teammate Caroline Gosselin, all members of the Stonington High School Jazz Band and Jazz Combo. They're about to compete in the Berklee College of Music's 40th annual High School Jazz Festival.
At 5:40, the bus pulls away from the high school. By 7:15, it's negotiating downtown Boston, rolling to a stop in front of the Hynes Convention Center on Boylston Street at 7:22. Registration is at 8.
"I wanted to be early," Katrina Gottlieb, the high school's director of instrumental music, says.
As the day unfolds, time is of the essence. Each band, each ensemble gets 18 minutes and not a second more to impress judges from the Berklee faculty. More than 3,000 students participate. All morning long, buses disgorge them and their instruments. They're from all six New England states as well as Florida, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Stonington has been a regular at the Berklee festival for 25 years, missing in 2007 because of a storm. You don't have to qualify, says Gottlieb, who's in her second year at the school. "But," she adds, "if you weren't up to it, you wouldn't come."
Buck plays the string bass with both the 21-member jazz band and the six-member combo. She'd played the piano in the jazz band at Mystic Middle School, but the high school needed a bass player.
"She's so incredibly nice," Gottlieb says of Buck. "She's a fabulous athlete, a top student and a wonderful musician. ... A lot of the kids here tend to be involved in everything, sports and music, so we're used to scheduling around them."
When the Windham game, originally set for a Sunday, was switched to Saturday night, Gottlieb had to scramble. She polled the band members on whether they wanted to move up their performance times at the Berklee festival, and whether they'd want to leave early, forgoing an awards ceremony at the end of the day's competition.
Overwhelmingly, the students voted to accommodate Buck and Gosselin.
The combo competes first. Buck is joined by fellow seniors Jacob Rathbun, the trumpeter who leads the group, and Gosselin, who plays the piano; junior Matt Morin, percussion; and sophomores Molly Rathbun, Jacob's sister, on tenor saxophone and Ryan Kalinowski on bari sax. Four Berklee faculty members seated at tables in the back of the room listen intently.
The group plays three selections, highlighted by Jacob Rathbun's solo at the beginning of the last, "There Will Never Be Another You." Suzanna Sifter, an associate professor in Berklee's piano department, delivers an instant critique that includes praise for Rathbun, who wins the judges' award.
"We've been together as a combo for two years now. We rehearse during lunch period," Rathbun says afterward. "I thought we did pretty good. With jazz, you never know what's going to happen. It's all on the fly. It's like you and I talking ..."
"He plays trumpet the way I play basketball," Buck says later of Rathbun.
Looking back, she's tough on herself. She says she gets far more nervous before a musical performance than before a game.
"For some reason, Caroline (Gosselin) and I just weren't getting together," Buck says. "It was just really weird. ... I wanted to say, 'Can we just play that again — we can do better'."
Shortly after the combo's performance, the entire jazz band files into a larger room, where, under Gottlieb's direction, it plays for four more judges.
After the band completes its three selections, Brian Lewis, an associate professor, compliments Gottlieb and the group on the choice of material and direction. He commends the brass section and, in particular, Rathbun, who would win second place in the festival's individual musicianship category.
A festival official advises Gottlieb that the band came within seconds of violating the 18-minute limit, which would have meant disqualification.
It's not noon yet, but it's time to get back on the bus.
"I'm running on adrenaline," Gosselin says.
Amid bright sunshine, the bus departs at 12:05. The DVD of "Casino Royale," a James Bond movie, picks up where it left off on the way to Boston, and some nourishment gets passed around.
For the benefit of a photographer, someone calls out, "Take a picture of Heather eating pizza. She eats, too."
In Rhode Island, the sunshine gives way to snow squalls. The pavement's wet when the bus draws to the curb back at the high school. It's 1:50.
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Great Jump Sports is a high-energy, family-oriented, indoor trampoline amusement facility. They have a huge sections trampoline arena with adjacent dodge ball courts. It is marketed as fun for kids and adults alike. They host birthday parties, corporate outings, church groups, and dodge ball tournaments.
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Great Jumps contains two massive wall-to-wall trampoline courts, our site should showcase the scope and vision of the fun atmosphere.
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"Pay attention, son. First, you put the key in the ignition, and give it a turn. Then, you grab the cap of the vodka bottle and give IT a turn. Then you give the engine a little gas. Then you give yourself a little vodka..."
- January 21, 2012 at 3:46 PM
- Margaret said...
13th DWI!? shouldn't he already be in jail or something?
- January 21, 2012 at 4:14 PM
Oh my gawd this is local to me. Shoot me now.
- January 21, 2012 at 5:46 PM
How many DUIs does it require before they take away your license, your car, your bicycle and if necessary, your feet? Or do you have to kill someone first?
- January 21, 2012 at 5:54 PM
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I suspect dad was driving without a license at this point. What a tool.
- January 21, 2012 at 9:43 PM
- Silliyak said...
Big govt infringing on the rights of THE PEOPLE. How can you NOT blame Obama?
- January 21, 2012 at 9:57 PM
- ER's Mom said...
Ohio. It figures. You've posted a lot of wacky stuff from that state. POWM also seems to have a large Ohio contingent.
- January 22, 2012 at 7:29 AM
Like father, like son ...
- January 22, 2012 at 11:38 AM
The apple didn't fall too far from that tree.
WV = comas - what this father and son are in after all that drinking
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Sandra and William E. Armstrong's 12-year-old daughter will never learn of the Supreme Court's deliberations Tuesday, though the results could change her life.
The young Taylorsville, N.C., resident is deaf and blind. She cannot sit, crawl, walk or converse. She's the victim, her parents say, of negligence by the troubled doctor who delivered her.
She's at the center of a high-level legal case that pits state governments against the Obama administration and afflicted families. What the high court ultimately decides, after the hourlong oral argument Tuesday, could shape how states stake claims on medical malpractice awards that Medicaid beneficiaries win.
"I think it's a big accomplishment for our law firm, and for children everywhere," Sandra Armstrong said of the case in a brief telephone interview. "I'll be very relieved when it's over."
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For the Armstrongs, the outcome of the case, known as Delia v. E.M.A., will determine how much of a $2.8 million medical malpractice settlement they can keep. For North Carolina and other cash-strapped states, it could determine how much they can be reimbursed for Medicaid expenses.
E.M.A. are the initials of the Armstrongs' daughter, Emily. Delia is Albert Delia, the former acting secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Underscoring the case's importance, the 40 million-member AARP is siding with the Armstrongs. So is the U.S. Department of Justice, along with lawyers who file malpractice lawsuits. From the other side, 11 states – including Texas, Idaho and South Carolina – support North Carolina.
The states "have an interest in mitigating the costs associated with administering their Medicaid programs," Texas Solicitor General Jonathan F. Mitchell noted in the states' legal brief.
The legal arguments are technical; the facts are horribly poignant.
Emily Armstrong was born Feb. 25, 2000, at what's now called the Catawba Valley Medical Center, in Hickory, N.C. Sandra Armstrong's obstetrician, Dr. James A. Barnes Jr., delivered the baby by cesarean section, and it didn't go well. Emily suffered severe injuries, leading to a diagnosis of cerebral palsy.
The Armstrongs sued Barnes, the medical center and others in 2003. Barnes, it turned out, had a history of drug abuse, including using false prescriptions to obtain pills, according to a subsequent ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. While he denied using illegal drugs at the time of Emily's prenatal care and delivery, Barnes had voluntarily surrendered his North Carolina medical license in May 2000.
North Carolina state health officials subsequently estimated that they'd spent more than $1.9 million in Medicaid funds providing medical care for the Armstrongs' daughter.
In a 2006 lawsuit settlement, the Armstrongs received $2.8 million. North Carolina's former solicitor general, Raleigh-based lawyer Christopher Browning Jr., will argue for the Armstrongs in their effort to fend off the state's claims on a sizable chunk of the settlement.
"It will help Emily in her needs," Sandra Armstrong said.
North Carolina officials asserted a lien on $933,333.33, one-third of the total. This claim came under a state law that covers reimbursements from Medicaid beneficiaries who receive money from medical malpractice suits.
The law permits North Carolina to take the lesser of either the total Medicaid spending on the patient or one-third of the court-ordered malpractice payment. In the Armstrongs' case, because the Medicaid expenditures were so high, the state took the one-third alternative.
After the state staked its claim, the Armstrongs challenged the North Carolina reimbursement law as conflicting with federal law. Here, it gets more complicated.
The federal Medicaid law prohibits state governments from imposing liens on Medicaid patients' property. A medical malpractice settlement is property. However, a prior Supreme Court ruling specified that the ban on Medicaid liens applies only to the portion of a settlement that doesn't cover medical care, such as payments for pain and suffering.
The Armstrongs' settlement is tricky because it doesn't specify how much is for medical care and how much is for other factors. State officials say they should be the ones who determine how much they can take; by setting the one-third share, for instance.
"The North Carolina Medicaid . . . statutes at issue are part and parcel of the state's long-standing exercise of its power to oversee tort actions," North Carolina Solicitor General John F. Maddrey wrote in the state's legal brief.
States fear, in part, that Medicaid beneficiaries could seek to shield all of their potential medical-malpractice settlements from state claims simply by characterizing all the money as for pain and suffering, rather than medical care. That argument doesn't satisfy the Armstrongs.
"The threat that states may lose some Medicaid reimbursement funds would provide little comfort to the Medicaid beneficiary who is rendered homeless by a state statute that contravenes the Medicaid Act," Browning wrote in the Armstrongs' chief legal brief.


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A winner was selected from 68 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
My name is Rodrigo. I am opening this company and travel a lot to europe and china to research this high tecnology to improve here in Brazil. My ideia is to create e-commerce company... easy to all people and companies in Brazil looking and buying my products. I like clean things with hightech looking.
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LeadsCon needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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NextCustomer is passionate about helping its customers find their next customer. The business of NextCustomer is one of providing access to information and hosting world class events.
NextCustomer is the new parent brand for the already established and successful LeadsCon conference (http://www.leadscon.com).
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NextCustomer serves the world of internet advertising. Our clients are professionals but not old. They are the Museum of Modern Art instead of the Smithsonian. Think of brands like Mashable, Techcrunch, and Gigom. This is the same type of audience that we serve.
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We are looking for more than a logo. We are looking for a brand identity.
As mentioned above, the winner will first create the parent logo and then create the three sub brands (the newsletters). Each will start with "Next." They are:
We do not need all three done to start. We just want the designer to be aware that the design for NextCustomer is part of a greater brand play, and that the winning designer will be asked to do the sub-brands as well.
I am open to different capitalization, e.g., NextCustomer or nextCustomer. We are open to different font types as well, but nothing in the Times family.
The design should be clean, modern. It should look good on a business card as well on a site. It does not require any special artwork, but we are open to any treatment/ideas (e.g., http://www.datalot.com).
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Food: 3 stars
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Ambience: 2 1/2 stars
Price: $$-$$$
Address: 1940 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont
Contact: 303-774-7399 or haroldsoflongmont.com
Hours: Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Saturday; dinner, 5-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-10 Friday-Saturday; happy hour, 4:30-6 p.m. Monday-Friday
Credit cards: Accepted
Noise: Medium
LONGMONT -- It's not what you'd expect from a restaurant attached to a Best Western.
You won't find a Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity platter or anything you'd consider covering or smothering in gloppy, white sausage gravy.
In fact, Harold's isn't even open for breakfast. Guests staying at the Best Western Plus Plaza Hotel in need of morning meal service must seek nourishment elsewhere, because Harold's just isn't that kind of joint.
Instead, Harold's is the type of joint Longmont needs more of. Rather than filling the space with another Applebee's or Olive Garden-style concept, Harold's owners -- Susan Pratt, the Pratt family and James Unger -- wanted to expand the independent restaurant profile in Longmont by offering a finer style of family dining. Harold's focuses on providing diners with high-quality food and cocktails made with ingredients that are sourced locally, not from inside a Sysco truck.
With chef Jef Forsberg, formerly of Sunflower Restaurant in Boulder, at the helm in the kitchen, Harold's is turning out cuisine fit for fancy-food photography, with flavors that will fascinate even finicky foodies.
At the bar in the Bayonet Room, a retro-cool-yet-not-quite-sophisticated-shabby-chic-speakeasy, you'll feel transported back in time to the '60s, to a joint off the Vegas strip. You'll easily lose yourself under the faux-tin roof, climb into one of the oversized, quilted banquettes and have yourself a cocktail or three. Select from the retro-inspired though uber-modern list of libations. We tried two: the "Basil Gray," a refreshing and unique blend of Spring 44 Gin, lemon, ginger, lemongrass, absinthe and basil, and the "Sed Verde," a verdant version of a caipirinha, featuring a hint of chartreuse and the extra froth and body that egg white will add to a cocktail. These seem too, "too" for you? Rest assured, Harold's also has a varied and eclectic wine list, with more than 11 by the glass and nine half-bottle options.
Had too many and worried about driving home? Consider using the Best Western as a flophouse, turning the tables on the traditional arrangement and view the hotel as a service provided to those partaking in Harold's cuisine.
Rather than start with a blue-plate special, as one might at a typical hotel-adjacent restaurant, you can enjoy a beautifully plated, earthy beet and chevre salad, as I did. Yellow and red beets are featured prominently against a baby arugula backdrop. A drizzle of quality olive oil and aged balsamic cuts through the creaminess of the chevre on your tongue, making this salad a great meal starter.
Harold's second course menu is teeming with charcuterie items you won't see at most places. Our courteous and knowledgeable server suggested ordering "The Flight," a sampling of duck rillette, brawn (a traditional English-style head cheese) and duck liver mousse. After relaying culinary school stories to my dining companion -- among them was my stint in charcuterie class trying my hand at tette presse and head cheese -- I might have unknowingly sabotaged my companion's willingness to order this. Instead, we opted for chef Jef's homemade sausages -- my favorite of the three was the brat. Served with bread, butter, sauerkraut and stone-ground mustard, the brat had the perfect ratio of fat to meat, resulting in a juicy, tender bite. (Note to self: Avoid dinner discussion of the making of most anything involving emulsified fat and meat.)
Aside from the charcuterie, there is an option for most any palate. Harold's features the fancy, and for those less adventurous, there's even a burger you can gussy up with swanky bleu cheese and/or bacon. Though, how can one resist the allure of bacon-poached pork loin? I couldn't. Basically a pork confit, this dish was decadent. Artistically plated, this entree was paired with woodsy, slightly smoky purple cape beans and a creamy-sweet gratin of fennel.
A pumpkin brulee rounded out our evening, preparing us for sweet slumber. Once the spoon cracked the thin-sugar crust, the oozy pudding was revealed. Though a tad less pumkin-flavored than I'd hoped, this silky dessert still didn't stand a chance against our two spoons.
For those looking for a bit more casual, Harold's recently started lunch service. Sip the afternoon away on the spacious patio or enjoy a scrumptious lunch outside. The lunch menu offers options ranging from sandwiches, to salads, and sprinkles in a few more upscale entrees, with the option of half-sizing your meals.
A half-pressed Cuban sandwich, made with char siu smoked pork, house-cured ham and gruyere, was crispy on the outside and contained porcine perfection within. Chef Jef even makes his own sweetly spiced bread and butter pickles, a little extra touch to an already delectable dish. Pair the sandwich with one of two soups du jour. My selection, Indian Dal, was delish. The secret? The addition of a bit of pureed potato to the yellow split peas creates a velvety, almost creamy cheese-like version of an Indian staple. We also shared the risotto. You can tell a lot about a chef by sampling his risotto, and what I gleaned from Chef's butternut squash version is all good. A half-order of creamy arborio was dotted with chunks of mellow, sweet squash, a hint of white wine and an ample dollop of butter. Mid-meal we ogled a burger on a platter as it passed by.
Though we had already eaten, we just had to have that burger, and I'm glad we were gluttonous. Made from a grass-fed, organic, Colorful Ranch beef patty, this meat is so satisfying you could eat it tartare and feel entirely content. Served on a brioche bun accompanied by beet-stained, house-fried potato chips, this burger also is offered on the dinner menu.
It won't matter what meal you choose to try first at Harold's. Go for lunch, and you'll be intrigued enough to return for dinner. Come the warm spring weather, those who have had dinner here will want to enjoy Harold's lunch alfresco on the patio. With moderately priced, locally sourced and thoughtfully prepared entrees, Harold's is certainly contributing positively to the Longmont culinary landscape with quality, integrity and, well, just some damn good food.


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|James Ayars
Agricultural Engineer
BS - Agricultural Engineering, 1965,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
MS - Agricultural Engineering, 1973,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Certificate of Advanced Engineering Study, 1989,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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(559) 596-2875
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As the world population increases, the demand for a clean and adequate water supply increases as does the demand for food. Meeting the world food supply demand will require an increased reliance on irrigation. However, irrigation as the principal user of the existing water supply will have to relinquish a portion to meet the municipal, industrial and environmental needs. As a result irrigation will be required to do more with poor quality water and reduced water supply while reducing its environmental impact.
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Fallon was receiving the Young Leaders Irish Spirit award from the group.
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He told the crowd he wanted to eliminate certain stereotypes about the Irish, namely that they are stubborn, drunk, and hold grudges.
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Fallon was certainly a hit. After the presentation fans mobbed the TV star, crowding around to get pictures taken with him.
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