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IV Fanart/fanfic contest

September 12th, 2012, 2:19 am

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True_Darius, September 12th, 2012, 2:44 am

It`s been a whole year. Many of you took part in the previous contest, with your fanarts, fanfics and designs. Some of the designs presented have already appeared in the regular plot, others will do soon (veeery soon)

While other comics in the top 20 of Smackjeeves have hundreds or even thousands of followers, this comic doesnt have even 100, and it doesnt need them. If Eatatau! is where it is, is because of you, because or your visits, because everyday thousands of people around the world come here and read this crap, this crap that i draw because I love it and because you tell me that you like it. Is not because i can make a living out of it (I`d love to) but because i love to read your comments. I love to read when you laugh with the character`s jokes, when you suffer when they suffer, when you shout at them as if they were living beings, when I realise that you look at your screen and see more than bits and pixels, you see characters, you talk to them, you get involved with them, you feel them. I dont have words in english nor in any lenguage to express how grateful I am to all of you for that comments. Besides, as you know, im not good in english, so just let me say "thanks". TT^TT

And to thank you, as to celebrate the third birthday of Eatatau!, i wanted to do something different, something special, and above all, something to involve you, people, in it.

So, there it is!"The event cart" Everyone who take part in the contest will have a chance to get it and change, maybe forever, the course of the plot.

Whoever get it, be wise, because with great power... well, you know. ^-^

Thanks and peace.

True_Darius, September 14th, 2012, 12:03 am

Good question somebody sent me to my mail, so im copypasting it here for everybody.

Sorry to bother you but I just wanted clarification on the Fanfic contest.

Under the [basis] section you mention "theme related to Eatatau", but further down in the comments, and I quote "Eversor- You can write about whatever you want, if you check the previous contest`s entries you can see huge deviations. So, feel free to make whatever you want, the most interesting, the better. ^^"

Does this potentially mean we are permitted to conceive a plot/environment/characters, with no relation in any shape to the current plot/environment/characters in your own comic aside from the universe itself? If so, how far can we venture around the eatatau/40k universe and how extreme can our ideas be within a believable level?

Oh and if a fanfic piece exceeded the limit of two sides by a relatively small amount, how does that effect the entry?

Thankyou for your time.

When i said that to eversor I meant it, but this is still a contest of Fanpics and fanfics aboout Eatatau!. This means that you can write anything involving something concerning Eatatau!. This means, for example, writting a love (or sex) history involving Shashiva and Aetherion, or about one side mission of any character, or so... One of the first fics i received was around the rape, killing and vore of Shashiva. Although quite extreme, that is still considered an Eatatau! fanfic. ;)

This means that you cant write (well, you can, but not for the contest XDDD) a history about a necron trying to get back an orb from the orks, because, although related to warhammer, its would not to Eatatau!.

If you would want to write a story about Durchii or COFCOFDarkfalleneldarsCOFCOGH, you could write the story around one (or more) of the eldars of Hebradanahast that appeared in the main plot of Eatatau!. For example, around Drazzt, Kashira, some shadow warriors...

Also, you could write about things i didnt show yet, as, for example, how was Selene created and a little about her life, or what happened with kor`la`s father after/before he met Johnson...

Of course, this is "unnoficial" and wont change at all the main plot or background of Eatatau! (well, if i like it a lot, maybe... ;)...)

The best thing you can think in is. "I know nothing about warhammer, only about Eatatau. What can i write about?"

After all, Eatatau! is a personal and totally original universe no way related to that copyrighted game!!! XDDDD

2- If the fanfic exceeds a little is not so big deal, but more than half a page is not considered "a little".

Oh, BTW, for the spanish talking readers. You can write in spanish, but as this is a contest by votes, if you write it in english (or in both lenguages) probably you will have far more votes. ^^

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Zaid (Guest), September 12th, 2012, 4:42 am

Cool. It's like Money in the Bank for a webcomic. Wonder who will cash it in and for what?

Raven Coldheart (Guest), September 12th, 2012, 9:34 am

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolute. :D

Now I will write a fanfic, because I can't draw. -.-'

Eversor (Guest), September 12th, 2012, 9:39 am

Do the fan-fics have to stick to the storyline or are minor deviations allowed?

I'm thinking about writing a fan-fic about a scene that happened in-between the comics.

Skarsnia (Guest), September 12th, 2012, 9:41 am

yay a new contest! maybe I will draw a pic if I have enough time. (orcish of course ;D)

True_Darius, September 12th, 2012, 9:44 am

Eversor- You can write about whatever you want, if you check the previous contest`s entries you can see huge deviations. So, feel free to make whatever you want, the most interesting, the better. ^^

Skarsnia, remember, its a Fanart contest, so it has to be around Eatatau! (Not warhammer) ;)

dark eldar pyro (Guest), September 12th, 2012, 9:51 am

the "shadow warriors" are called mandrakes in the human language and there is probably a kabal called shadow warriors.

Rude (Guest), September 13th, 2012, 4:17 am

No comic strip this week x.X

Silent Supporter (Guest), September 13th, 2012, 9:35 pm

Been reading your comic for almost a year now and I have to say, this comic has got to be more popular than your number of followers suggests. For what it's worth, I know a lot of people who are fans of 'that which won't be named' and I've pointed them all to this site.

And every one of them has been interested after the first page.

Skarsnia (Guest), September 16th, 2012, 8:58 am

yep I remember. but when I draw an orc with one of the characters of eatatau, it counts. or not?

True_Darius, September 16th, 2012, 8:59 am

Well... yeah, i guess. XD

Henry91, September 17th, 2012, 4:12 pm

If you want more followers...
Just make a few short stories about Angry Marines, Knights Inductor or Emprahsque for instant 1d4chan following. :P

True_Darius, September 18th, 2012, 7:20 am

I just know about the angry marines :P

Lorcan (Guest), October 23rd, 2012, 5:00 pm

Last minute I know, but you said to post questions here. Working on a fan-fic entry right now. I know you said two pages max, but here's my question.

If I write a longer story, can I enter it in parts as seperate entries? Since you said we could enter up to 3 stories, can I enter 3 stories as one long fiction divided into 2 or 3 two page chapters? :D

True_Darius, October 23rd, 2012, 5:39 pm

You can, but people will vote one out of three, so basically you will be splitting your votes into a third (and no, they wont pile up) So I think it`ll be better to write a short one for the contest, and leave the long one for another time, or sending it as a regular fanfic.

Lorcan (Guest), October 23rd, 2012, 6:07 pm

Ah. Okay. I managed to write the first chapter and am pretty happy with it, so I'll just send in that and send in the rest another time.

Henry91, October 27th, 2012, 7:11 am

You (The reader, not just Darius) should totally take a peek at Knights Inductor (Reasonable Marines) and the Writefaggotry around them and The Emprahsque, it's epic.
And like the Angry Marines - excellent fuel for Non Sequitur gags. :3

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10 Child-Friendly Restaurants To Brunch At While Watching Your Kids Play

25th October 2016

Child entertainment facilities to let the little ones go wild

Many may say having children would mean less romantic dates, but that doesn’t have to be the case. These 10 child-friendly restaurants have dedicated areas that allow your kids to roam freely and entertain themselves while you and bae enjoy your food. So no more sacrificing quality time together for your little ones and start scheduling date nights!

1. Eatplaylove Cafe

Decorated with vintage items, Eatplaylove is Thai-Western cafe serving simple comfort food at affordable prices. Let your children express their creativity at Craft Corner, which has craft materials, by paying $5 for 2 hours and 1 hour on weekdays and weekends respectively. If you’re planning on staying longer, just top up $2.50 for subsequent half-hours. Chow wise, classic items such as Mac & Cheese ($11.50), Chicken Chop Grill ($10.50) and Spaghetti Bolognese ($11.50) are available. Desserts options such as Caramel Banana Waffle with Vanilla Ice Cream ($7.50) and Banana Nutella Waffles ($7) are also offered. Be sure to make reservations on weekends and public holidays to avoid disappointment!

Address: 28 Aliwal Street, #01-07, Aliwal Arts Centre, Singapore 199918
Opening hours: Wed-Mon 12pm to 10pm
Tel: 6444 6400

2. Rice & Fries

Designed with kids in mind, Chef Ken and his wife decorated the interiors with a chalkboard wall perfect for kids to keep themselves busy by scribbling freely on it. Rice and Fries is conveniently located near Kembangan MRT, which makes it perfect for families without cars. Western dishes such as Lamb Shank ($26.80) and Poached Salmon ($18.80) are offered. Dark Chocolate Lava Cake ($9.80) and Crème Brulee ($8.80) are sweet treats for both you and the kids. With ample space for creativity and comfort foods, this cafe is certainly jam-packed with fun for the little ones!

Address: 484 Changi Road, Singapore 419896
Opening hours: Mon, Wed-Fri 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 11pm, Tues 6pm to 11pm, Sat-Sun 12pm to 11pm
Tel: 9738 6648

3. The Bank Bar + Bistro

The weekend playroom at The Bank offers a building blocks table, a little slide that leads into a colourful pool of plastic balls and a TV that screens cartoons non-stop. Kids can also do some colouring given that their menu doubles up as a colouring sheet. The children’s menu consists of items such as Kids Baked Dory ($12++) and Penne and Cheese ($9.50++), and parents can enjoy hearty items like Chicken Roast ($26.50++) and Pulled Pork Burger ($17++).

Address: 1 Shenton Way, #01-01, One Shenton, Singapore 068803
Opening hours: Mon 11am to 11pm, Tues-Fri 11am to 12am, Sat-Sun 9am to 12am
Tel: 6636 2188

4. Cafe Melba

With a bouncy castle and spacious greenery for your kids to prance around while you enjoy a lazy morning brunch, Cafe Melba exudes a laid-back charm and offers both indoor and outdoor seating. Brunch items include Full Melba Cooked Breakfast ($25++) and Eggs Benedict ($20++) while the kid’s menu offers options such as Congee ($6++) and Mini Blueberry Pancakes ($6++). Make sure to arrive early for brunch on weekends as they don’t take reservations!

Address: 90 Goodman Road, #01-56, Block N, Goodman Arts Centre, Singapore 439053
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am to 10pm, Sat-Sun 8:30am to 10pm
Tel: 6440 6068

5. District 10

Located near Clarke Quay, District 10 at UE Square is kids-friendly establishment that offers a bouncy castle on weekends from 11:30am to 4:30pm – perfect for your brunch plans. The bouncy castle is set up indoors, which makes the cafe a great choice for those rainy or extremely sunny days, offering extra protection for your little ones. District 10 also offers colouring materials for future Picassos. Serving modern European cuisine such as Farmer’s Style Breakfast ($22++), Florentine Style Eggs Benedict ($16++) and Mediterranean Breakfast Platter ($16++), the cafe certainly has some great brunch options. You can even choose to grab a cocktail such as Cuban Mojitos ($17.50++) or Sangria Estilo Distrito 10 ($18.50++) for an extra kick.

Address: 81 Clemenceau Avenue, #01-15/16/17, UE Square Shopping Mall, Singapore 239917
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am to 12am, Fri 11:30am to 1am, Sat 9am to 12am, Sun 9am to 11pm
Tel: 6738 4788

6. Open Farm Community

Occupying 35,000 square feet of land, which is about 1.5 times the size of a football field, Open Farm Community is literally a farm with the café, playground, sandpit and a lawn bowling lane. Surrounded by lush greenery and an organized herb garden, contrasted with the cafe’s modern glam vibe, OFC is a charming place to be in. Kids can choose from a variety of options such as Open Face Bolognese Lasagna ($22++) and Rustic Fish Pie ($18++) topped with fresh thyme from the garden.

Address: 130E Minden Road, Singapore 248819
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm to 10pm, Sat-Sun 11am to 10pm
Tel: 6471 0306

7. Lowercase

Beautifully decorated and spacious, Lowercase at Laselle is the perfect sanctuary for a relaxing family gathering. Featuring bar counters, dining tables and a lounge area, pop by for a catch-up with friends or a romantic night with bae. With a bouncy castle inside the air-conditioned cafe, you can enjoy a comforting Shepherd’s Pie ($8), Beef & Peppercorns Pasta ($11.50) or Banana Chocolate Cake ($6) while checking on your kids.

Address: 1 McNally Street, #01-01, Block D, Singapore 187940
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9:30am to 8:30pm, Sun 9am to 8:30pm
Tel: 6337 5581

8. Huber’s Butchery & Bistro

Located at the serene Dempsey Hill, Huber’s Bistro is a go-to for peaceful family lunches. There’s a gated soft-fall playground for your children, and since there’s a butchery right here, you can be sure that the meats offered are fresh and of high-quality. Get a juicy Huber’s Beef Burger with Bacon and Gruyere ($15.50++) or Spicy Italian Sausage ($13.80++) to meet all your carnivorous needs. You can even buy some raw meat back before leaving and whip up a feast of your own!

Address: 22 Dempsey Road, Singapore 249679
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am to 8pm, Sat-Sun 9:30am to 7pm
Tel: 6737 1588

9. Vineyard

With a Kid’s Corner that comprises of a bouncy castle, balloon sculpting activities, bowling and an archery lane, weekends at Vineyard is truly a kid’s paradise. As you watch your child being entertained, enjoy classic brunch items such as Smoked Salmon Bagel Sandwich ($16++), Steak and Eggs ($22++) and Mushroom Eggs Benedict ($15++). If you child is hungry after playing, he or she can choose from a children’s menu too. With choices like Pan-cakelets ($8++) and Spaghetti Bolognese ($8++), you might find it hard to convince your kid to go home afterwards!

Address: 33 Hyderabad Road, #02-02, HortPark, Singapore 119578
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm, Sat-Sun 11am to 3pm, 6 to 10pm
Tel: 6479 7977

10. Brussels Sprouts

Known for their Belgian beer menu that comes with 150 choices, Brussels Sprouts is great for days you need to unwind. Leave your children at the play area as you indulge in mussels cooked in different styles ($22++ for 350g, $42++ for 750g) along with your moonshine. Children 9-years-old and below can also get an item on the Kid’s Menu for free with every order from the main menu. This promotion is available from Sundays to Thursdays from 5pm till closing, so drop by for a chill dinner with the fam!

Address: 80 Mohamed Sultan Road, #01-12, The Pier @ Robertson, Singapore 239013
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 3pm to 12am, Fri 2am to 2pm, Sat 1am to 2am, Sun 11am to 12am
Tel: 6887 4344

Chill with the little ones

Instead of simply spending time with your kids at home, take them out and watch them have fun while you brunch with your better half. Jio a bunch of friends along and let the children play as you catch-up on each other’s lives. Let us know down below if you know of other child-friendly restaurants!

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Discovering Music

Another violin has entered our home. I played when I was 9, quit by the time I was 12. My oldest has been playing since she was 9, when an orchestra program was launched at our school. Now, my youngest has chosen to join the orchestra and learn to play the violin. For three years now, G has joined us at performances and hung around school during orchestra practice watching her big sister.

When I took her into the local music shop to pick up her 1/2 size rental, her smile was wider than her face. It was obvious she was waiting for her moment. As it turns out, she's very focused. Unlike her big sister, she practices on average five days a week for at least 20 minutes per session. She would power through when her fingers were hurting from plucking the strings and her determination allowed her to quickly progress onto bowing. Tonight I sat on the floor outside her bedroom door unbeknownst to her. She sounded so wonderful for a newbie, it's hard to believe she's only a couple of months into lessons. I began to hum along with her song, after she finished she stepped outside her room to find me. "Mom, have you been listening to me this whole time," she inquired. I told her I couldn't help myself. Being a part of her discovering music, reading notes, placing her fingers, practicing songs until she gets it just right, is pure magic.

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Title Scientists tackle Huntington's disease by targeting mutant gene

Huntington's disease is an inherited, neurodegenerative disorder that usually appears in mid-adult life and leads to uncoordinated body movements and cognitive decline. The disease is due to multiple repetitions of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence (i.e. the nucleotides CAG) in the gene encoding the 'Huntingtin' protein. This sequence is present more than 35 times in patients suffering from this disease, while it is repeated 10 to 29 times in healthy patients. In a recent study, published in the journal PNAS, researchers in Spain succeeded in reducing the chromosomal expression of the mutant gene, which could potentially hinder disease development. The study was supported by a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to Dr. Mark Isalan from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Spain, worth more than EUR 1.32 million under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

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Researchers say adult humans specifically need the Huntingtin protein, which is located in different tissues of the body, to ensure the development and survival of neurons. The presence of a mutant gene results in an abnormal form of the Huntingtin protein. When this happens, the body is affected by a number of symptoms, including involuntary movements, behavioural changes and dementia. Despite inroads made into this condition, no one has been able to find a cure for Huntington’s disease. Patients are currently treated to ease their pain and discomfort, and most patients die around 15 years after their symptoms first appear.

Scientists know that one gene is responsible for Huntington's disease, which is not the case for other neurological disorders like Parkinson or Alzheimer. So they are hopeful that developing a therapy based on the inhibition of the mutant Huntingtin gene could lead to the development of a treatment for it. Current studies focus on the modification of proteins that are contained in all living beings, such as the Zinc Finger proteins (ZFP) that have the ability to recognise and bind to specific DNA sequences. Briefly, this process results in a regulated gene function.

Researchers from the CRG took their work one step further by reducing the chromosomal expression of the mutant gene, potentially hindering the development of the disease.

'We designed specific ZFP that recognize and specifically bind to more than 35 repetitions of CAG triplet, preventing the expression of the gene containing these repeats and reducing the production of the mutant Huntingtin protein,' said lead author Mireia Garriga-Canut, a researcher from the Gene Network Engineering group at the CRG. 'When applying this treatment to a transgenic mouse model carrying the human mutant Huntingtin gene, we observed a delayed onset of the symptoms.'

Carmen Agustín Pavón, one of the authors of the study, said, 'The next step is to optimise the design for an effective and durable treatment for patients. This would pave the way to find a therapy for Huntington's disease.'

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Rat Pack’s ‘high class call girl’ to share story at women’s expo

Jane McCormick

She was beaten, raped and left to die in a Las Vegas desert, but she survived.

Now she is sharing her story to help other young women avoid going into prostitution and to educate the public about abused women.

Jane McCormick, once known as Jane Harvey, was a high-class call girl who worked for members of the “Rat Pack,” during the 1960s in Las Vegas.

McCormick has recently written a memoir together with friend Patti Wicklund about the bold truth of her abusive childhood, rape, prostitution and inside stories as a high class call girl during the 1960s.

“Breaking My Silence: Confessions of a Rat Pack Party Girl and Sex-Trade Survivor,” is a memoir that not only reveals her 1960s liaisons with the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin), it also details McCormick’s molestation by an abusive father and the too-young marriage that led to her addiction to the big money of high-roller prostitution in Las Vegas.

McCormick will be the featured speaker at The Refuge Network’s 4th Annual 2012 Women’s Gathering Expo Thursday, May 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Maranatha Church, 24799 Forest Blvd., Wyoming, Minn.

Tickets are $15 in advance by calling 763-689-3532 or $20 at the door. Besides McCormick’s presentation, there will be food catered by Susan’s Custom Catering, live demonstrations on yoga, self defense and gardening, booths, silent auction, raffles and a bake sale.

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June 27, 2016 — by Becky Lahna

Our God Is Faithful

The weeks leading up to my move to California have been full of contemplation.  Looking forward and looking back.  I’ve been in Boston for 11 years now.  These years have been both difficult and joyful.  I’ve experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.  But what if I hadn’t come to New England 11 years ago?  What if I had stayed in the familiarity and comfort of what was known back in Chattanooga, Tennessee?  It’s conceivable.  From the outside looking in, there was really no reason to move to Boston.  Life was good back in Tennessee.  I had friends.  We played softball (and won!).

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May 16, 2016 — by Eric Laverentz

Seven Ways For Elders To Shepherd People Right Now

Often when someone older joins our congregation, they will be very concerned with making sure their ‘letter of transfer’ is properly handled.  It is almost like you are dealing with an agency of the Federal Government and they must present proper ID in order to verify their faith and be fully welcomed into our fellowship.

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May 9, 2016 — by ECO Communications Team

Meet The Moderator Of Northern California & Nevada: Terri McNabb

These are exciting times for us in ECO!  Many of our presbyteries are multiplying.  I have had the privilege of being the MPT chair for the past two years for the Presbytery of Northern California, Nevada and Hawaii.  Now, as Moderator, I am facilitating the transition from one presbytery into two.  We are now becoming the Presbytery of Northern California and Nevada, (which I will continue to moderate) and Bluewater Presbytery, which will consist of the churches in the Northwestern side of California and Hawaii.

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May 9, 2016 — by Anna Kent

Praying For Our MAGs

I've been wondering something lately. I've actually been wondering a lot of things lately. The Lord has been stirring a number of things in my heart.  I fear I may have been doing a little too much “navel-gazing”… a little too much self-introspection.  I’ll share a bit and you can be the judge.

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April 18, 2016 — by Stuart Strachan

The Life-Giving Nature of ECO’s Polity

“In ECO polity, the role of the presbytery is to support, encourage, and be a resource for local congregations. ECO presbyteries are designed to be flexible and to cultivate connection and community among member churches.” -Intro to  ECO Presbyteries

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April 11, 2016 — by Pete Santucci

God Is In The Details

Easter Sunday worship may be one of the most predictable services in the year. We know the story. We know the songs. We know that egg hunts and families meals are par for the course.

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April 7, 2016 — by ECO Communications Team

Meet The Moderator Of The Rivers Of Life: Jason Schepp

Rivers of Life Presbytery sits in the wooded country side of Western Pennsylvania, and is home to a hard working, fun loving group of men and women.  It is an area that is filled with congregations that desire the opportunity to grow and teach discipleship.  Through this new presbytery, it is my hope that we can create an environment that empowers as well as guides these congregations in the way of the early church, and to a movement of disciple builders.

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Happiness, Progress and the "Vanity of the Philosopher". Part 2. The Trial of Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh

Sandra J. Peart*, David M. Levy*

"I say that man's reason is given him by nature in order that he may, by his reason and by his intellect, prevent that suffering which results from the laws of nature, if you take nature without man."—Annie Besant.
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"The dramatic episode that clarified the difference between classical political economy and Darwin's biology began on June 18, 1877, with the trial of two prominent neo-Malthusians, Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant, for the crime of publishing an 'obscene' book, a practical guide to contraception by the American physician, John Knowlton, Fruits of Philosophy."

The popular interpretation of Malthusian population theory is one of inexorable tragedy—population will inevitably outstrip the food supply leading to famine and death. This caricature of Thomas Robert Malthus neglects his view that individuals could make choices to avoid tragedy, using their uniquely human gifts of foresight and calculation.

Even though Malthus was aware of the sexual temptation associated with an unmarried state, Malthus advocated delay of marriage to prudentially restrain population. He recognized the "vice" that would follow from this delay of marriage but chose to risk this and advocated what he called the "preventive check" as a way to avoid misery. An additional step was taken by "neo-Malthusians," Francis Place, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill, who advocated contraception so that people could marry at a younger age and still prudentially restrain population. J. S. Mill wrote about this delicately in his Principles of Political Economy:

That it is possible to delay marriage, and to live in abstinence while unmarried, most people are willing to allow; but when persons are once married, the idea, in this country, never seems to enter any one's mind that having or not having a family, or the number of which it shall consist, is amenable to their own control. One would imagine that children were rained down upon married people, direct from heaven, without their being art or part in the matter; that it was really, as the common phrases have it, God's will, and not their own, which decided the numbers of their offspring—(Principles of Political Economy, Bk. II, Ch. 13, par. II.13.3).

Charles Darwin's views on population growth stand in contrast with those of Malthus. His theory of natural selection was a theory about creatures without the ability to foresee the consequences of their actions. In such a world, population growth would ultimately be checked not by providential restraint but by the miseries of too many creatures chasing too little food. Darwin believed that natural selection applied to humans, thereby guaranteeing that human beings become "better" over time as the pressures of scarcity winnowed out those who could not compete.

Malthus and the Neo-Malthusians called the natural forces that limited population growth, the "positive check." They instead advocated what they called the "preventive check"—the deliberate use of contraception or other foresightful behavior to avoid misery. According to Darwin's theories, adding the preventive check to the positive check was tampering with natural selection—it would impede human progress.

As might be expected, the contrasting positions on foresight and family formation also coincided with contrasting views on making contraceptive information available. Malthus' population theory was a plea for experts to trust the individual's own understanding of his place in the world and for experts to stop trying to make decisions for poor people. Equipped with the capacity to foresee the consequences of their actions, poor people—like anyone else—were capable of deciding when to marry and have children. The opposing view was that if poor people didn't possess the foresight or ability to make such decisions, birth control should be controlled by experts in the medical profession.

The contraceptive method most discussed in the neo-Malthusian pamphlets was the sponge with string attached. Condoms were less emphasized because of their association with prostitution. In the Fruits of Philosophy, Knowlton described a douche that used "a syringe filled with a solution of the astringent alum and infusions of white oak or hemlock bark, green tea, or raspberry leaf."

These competing positions played out famously in the 1877 trial of Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh for publishing a book on contraception (John Knowlton, Fruits of Philosophy, 1877). There, the preventive, birth-reducing, check of Malthus's recommendation was compared and contrasted with the positive, death-dealing check of natural selection. Charles Darwin was on the side of restricting information to poor people, of keeping information in the hands of medical experts. When asked, Darwin refused to come to the assistance of Charles Bradlaugh and responded with a letter against his case. John Stuart Mill and the neo-Malthusians advocated wide dissemination of birth control information, trusting all individuals (rich and poor) to make decisions.

The question of who should have access to contraceptive information—doctors vs. everyone—surfaced again later in the American "birth-control movement." The doctrine that people can be trusted to learn from contending specialists, much in evidence in the Bradlaugh-Besant defense, was later abandoned by the American birth-control movement as an impediment to eugenic perfection. Margaret Sanger, the founder of the American Birth Control League that became Planned Parenthood, opposed the widespread dissemination of birth control information on the grounds that the general public was somehow unable to make "correct" reproductive choices without some "help" from their betters.

2 The Trial
Figure 1. Title page of Charles Knowlton's Fruits of Philosophy
Title page of Charles Knowlton's Fruits of Philosophy, 1877, Freethought Publishing Co. [Previous publication history: Believed originally published in America, circa 1833. First re-publication in England, 1833 (per 1877 trial transcript).] Charles Knowlton (1800-1850) did not live to see the 1877 British re-publication of his book.

The dramatic episode that clarified the difference between classical political economy and Darwin's biology began on June 18, 1877, with the trial of two prominent neo-Malthusians, Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant, for the crime of publishing an "obscene" book, a practical guide to contraception by the American physician, John Knowlton, Fruits of Philosophy. Besant and Bradlaugh were charged with publishing material that was "calculated to destroy or corrupt the morals of the people" and "calculated to produce a pernicious effect in depraving and debauching the minds of the persons into whose hands it might come" (Fruits of Philosophy, pp. 5, 11-12).

3 What is "Natural" About Natural Selection?

In court, Annie Besant began her defence (which she conducted for herself), by suggesting that she stood before the court "as counsel for hundreds of the poor, and it is they for whom I defend this case" (p. 28). She located her pro-contraception (neo-Malthusian) approach inside the larger body of Malthusian thinking. Since it was uncontroversial that any species, whether human or otherwise, can grow exponentially, some "check" to population was always needed. Besant identified Malthus's "positive" check—misery and starvation—as being "natural" only to the extent that death and starvation operate on all species without reason and foresight (72-3). Besant continued to develop a profound argument. In humans, "positive checks" are "natural" only when "nature" is understood as unmodified by man's reason. She then developed the neo-Malthusian counterargument at some length—man's reason and foresight open the additional opportunity of "preventive checks" (p. 73).

Figure 2. Annie Besant's statement
Page 1 of Annie Besant's statement, from the Public Record Office in Kew.

Besant insisted that her case was constructed from Malthus: "I have pleaded that our intent is good, and that the purpose at which we aim is good, because it conduces to human and to social happiness. I have shown you from Malthus.... I have shown that some checks must prevail, either positive or preventive..." (73)

On the second day of the trial, Besant recounted how Darwin identified natural selection applied to humans with Malthus's "positive check", famine, starvation and death. She quotes the passage from Darwin in which he denied the possibility of "prudential restraint" among agents subject to natural selection:

in his great work on the "Origin of Species," p. 61, he remarks that "of the many individuals of any species which are periodically born, but a small number can survive," and on p. 63, he says: " A struggle for existence inevitably follows, from the high rate at which all organic beings tend to increase. ... Hence, as more individuals are produced than can possibly survive, there must, in every case, be a struggle for existence, either one individual with another of the same species, or with individuals of distinct species, or with the physical conditions of life. It is the doctrine of Malthus applied with manifold force to the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms, for in this case there can be no artificial increase of food, no prudential restraint from marriage. (75-76)

Before the trial had began, Bradlaugh had asked Darwin to attend the trial and testify in his favor. Darwin responded that he in fact opposed their neo-Malthusian views. Instead of the public dissemination of contraceptive information, Darwin responded that he feared the effects of the suspension of the continued struggle for existence and he opposed the defendants' actions. He informed Bradlaugh that his views on the matter had been made clear in Descent of Man and he pointed Bradlaugh to the precise passage on point. And, he added, if forced to testify at their trial, he would make public his opposition to their views.

The second edition of the trial transcript published by Bradlaugh and Besant's Freethought Publishing Company, contains the reversal of the guilty verdict because the original indictment did not specify which words in the book were "indecent", in violation of law. Lord Justice Brett summarized the reason for reversal: "we have an absolute omission of that which was the crime alleged—the words which are relied upon as indecent. ... My opinion, therefore, is that this indictment is not framed in accordance with the rule governing such cases, and that neither upon authority nor principle can the omission of the words be excused, and that, therefore, the judgement of the Court below cannot stand"

Darwin needn't have worried. Annie Besant spelled out his views in some detail. She read from his letter, acknowledged his opposition to the suspension of the law of natural selection that would result from the limitation of family size. She objected to the "awful amount of human misery" that Darwin's alternative entailed as a "necessary condition for progress":

Mr. Darwin, writing to us a few days since, pointed our attention to the following extract from his " Descent of Man," p. 618: — "The enhancement [sic] of the welfare of mankind is a most intricate problem; all ought to refrain from marriage who cannot avoid abject poverty for their children, for poverty is not only a great evil, but tends to its own increase by leading to recklessness in marriage. On the other hand, as Mr. Galton has remarked, if the prudent avoid marriage, whilst the reckless marry, the inferior members tend to supplant the better members of society. Man, like every other animal, has no doubt advanced to his present high condition through a struggle for existence, consequent on his rapid multiplication, and if he is to advance still higher it is to be feared that he must remain subject to a severe struggle; otherwise he would sink into indolence, and the more gifted men would not be more successful in the battle of life than the less gifted. Hence our natural rate of increase, though leading to many and obvious evils, must not be greatly diminished by any means." That is Mr. Darwin's position, and, putting aside for a moment the awful amount of human misery which it accepts as the necessary condition of progress, let us see if the position be defensible. (96)

Thus, Besant's summary of the letter emphasized the conflict between the "progress" associated with the operation of natural selection in the absence of foresight and contraceptive information, and the "happiness" associated with Mill's proposal for families to choose the number of children. She distanced herself from Darwin and took her stand instead with Mill:

Take the following passage as a fair sample of John Stuart Mill's opinion: —" Poverty, like most social evils, exists because men follow their brute instincts without due consideration. But society is possible, precisely because man is not necessarily a brute. Civilisation in every one of its aspects is a struggle against the animal instincts.... (111)

Besant continued to present the passage that follows this in Mill's Principles, the one we quoted earlier on birth control within marriage. On the 24th of March, 1877, Besant and Bradlaugh were convicted of "knowingly" and "willfully" printing a "certain indecent, lewd, filthy, and obscene libel, to wit, a certain indecent, lewd, flithy, bawdy, and obscene book, called 'Fruits of Philosophy,' thereby contaminating, vitiating, and corrupting the morals as well as of youth." On a second count, they were convicted 5 days later. In June, they were sentenced to six months in prison, and fined 200 pounds each for their actions. (1877, pp. 322-3)

The public discussion of the Bradlaugh case recognized Mill as the great voice against an imposed hierarchy, either the old hierarchy following from the "natural" link between marriage and children or the coming hierarchy of racial remaking. This recognition may have been responsible for one of the most remarkable caricatures which we have encountered in the Cope's images reproduced in our Vanity of the Philosopher.

Figure 3. Copes detail
Cope's image from 1878, which is called "In Pursuit of Diva Nicotina." It is by John Wallace. [See the "Secret History of the Dismal Science" for more Wallace images.] The unpublished decoding key has this to say about the trampled figure: "like Mrs. Malaprop's Cerberus 'three single gentlemen rolled into one,' but likewise Anti-Carnivorist & a mort of other Antis, in brief, Anti Everything." [Fraser Collection, 1516 (1-2).] In the background of the John Wallace Diva (Wallace 1878) is a figure which we bring to the foreground here. Although it is not so described by James Thomson (1834-1882, poet and author of the unpublished decoding key found at the Fraser's Collection of the University of Liverpool Rare Book Library), the figure bears a striking resemblance to John Stuart Mill. Anti-everything, personified. The "Fruits of Philosophy" is by his side.

The Times covered the trial in detail. It reported on the case of "The Queen v Bradlaugh and Another," delicately hiding Annie Besant's name. The account portrayed the story as a conflict between the neo-Malthusians, as represented by J. S. Mill, and Charles Darwin. It focused on the question of what is more important: undirected sympathetic connections among individuals, vs. assisting the law of Natural Selection to "develop" the race. It began with a lengthy quote of Annie Besant describing Malthusian prescriptions (Times 20 June 1877, p. 11). Two paragraphs later, the Times noticed that Besant appealed to Mill, whose idea of the relation of human development and animal existence was said to differ from Darwin's:

Mr. Mill having strongly urged the necessity for 'continence,' went to observe that from the way in which people commonly talked of offspring as a sort of necessity it might almost be supposed that they allowed themselves to suppose their own volition had nothing to do with it. (Times 20 June 1877, p. 11).

4 Expert Direction In America

The underlying theme of the Bradlaugh-Besant trial was whether individuals need direction in their family planning choices, or whether we can trust their judgment and foresight to make these choices sensibly. Following the line of argument in Mill's On Liberty, Annie Besant stressed the importance of free discussion of contraceptive information by ordinary people (50-2). In her statement for the deposition, she revealed how the neo-Malthusians trusted people to make sensible choices once they were equipped with the knowledge to do so:

Medical knowledge, conveyed in long words, wrapped up in a foreign language... may be useful to members of the medical profession, but it is not useful to the people. Medical knowledge is wanted by the people, and ought to be put within their reach. Lack of knowledge concerning their own bodies throws many a young man and woman into the hands of quacks and charlatans who live upon the ignorance of the poor. (5)

Perhaps not surprisingly, a similar theme underscored debates over contraceptive information in America. So, Margaret Sanger came to defend filtering birth control information through experts (Sanger 1936, pp. 414-15). Taking the Darwinian view, she attacked the idea of a "laissez faire" birth control policy, which, from a eugenic point of view, was said to be the ultimate enemy. We need planning directed by experts, Sanger [in The Pivot of Civilization, Margaret Sanger, New York, 1922], tells us to save us from "imbeciles and the morons":

the destiny and the progress of civilization and of human expression has been hindered and held back by this burden of the imbecile and the moron. While we may admire the patience and the deep human sympathy with which the great specialists in feeble- mindedness have expressed the hope of drying up the sources of this evil or of rendering it harmless, we should not permit sympathy or sentimentality to blind us to the fact that health and vitality and human growth likewise need cultivation. …—a [laissez faire] policy increases and multiplies the dangers of the over-fertile feeble-minded.[p. 5 Public Record Office in Kew, KB6/4 (Trinity 1877). The record finder describes this as "Depositions and preliminary hearings before magistrate. Copy of Fruits of Philosophy.]

For more on the desire of experts to sterilize those deemed to be unfit for procreation, see David Levy and Sandra Peart's earlier essay on eugenics: The Secret History of the Dismal Science: Eugenics and the Amoralization of Economics.

If, as the classical economists did, one trusts the public, equipped with the knowledge and technology, to make decisions concerning family formation, then there can be no role for the expert except as provider of information to the public. By contrast, if one concludes, as Sanger did, that the lower strata might not avail themselves as they "should" to contraceptive means, the door opens for a so-called "expert" to make recommendations concerning reproduction among this group. So-equipped with this moral high ground, the "expert" might discern that there are some among us who simply should not be allowed to procreate, who should be sterilized.

Today, even among those who do not approve of contraception we find no political movement to ban its discussion, so that issue is no longer controversial. Nonetheless, the debate still with us in philosophical terms: do we trust people to make decisions for themselves or do we believe that people require expert direction?

* Sandra J. Peart is professor of economics, Baldwin-Wallace College, and Director of the Summer Institute for the Preservation of the History of Economics. Her email address is
* David M. Levy is professor of economics, George Mason University, and Director of the Center for the Study of Public Choice. His email address is
Their new book, The Vanity of the Philosopher, is available through Amazon and other sources.

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The limitation of anti-sexism by Sissy Doutsiou

"The Limitations of Anti-Sexism"
by Sissy Doutsiou ( a poet, d.j. and
long run cultural / social activist from
Void Network) is a part of the book
"We Are an Image From The Future
The Greek Revolt of December 2008".
It is an essay investigating the
limits of anti-sexist's theories and pratices.
The text is infuenced from the feelings
and understandings of December 2008
riots in Greece, the social uprising
that followed the assassination
of 15 years old boy
Alexis Grigoropoulos by Greek Police.

A review
made for this essay in digital mag.
The Anvil Review mentioned :
Doutsiou fairly represents the pleasure angle. She positions herself in expansiveness—culturally/internationally, socially, and philosophically. Her discussion about sexism and anti-sexism is in the context of anarchist activity in Greece in December 2008—a time of expanding anarchist action, relevance, and awareness—as well as her experience in various European anarchist circles. To make her points she draws on Judith Butler, Françoise Denevert, Guy Debord, Simone de Beauvoir, etc. And her argument is for sexiness, for sensuality, for contrast, and for people celebrating their own particularities.
We choose to free ourselves from normality to become the most extreme of beings. We want to break through identities established by society, by tradition, and even by anarchist spaces. .
She names anti-sexism as a specific kind of reaction to sexism, one that ends up reifying sexism itself, much in the way that Alfonso argues “Why APOC is a White-Supremacist Organization“, or how sociologist Joshua Gamson (who she quotes) posits that queer identity is necessary for queer liberation /and/ perpetuates the binary that predicates queer oppression. And her primary critiques of anti-sexism have to do with the limitations that they rely on:
Language shapes us, composes us, and forms us. Language is based not on words per se but on the use of this word and the meaning of it at a specific time and place. However, the anti-sexist hysteria [ouch!] with language, with both creating new words and not using certain words, only makes those feel guilty who express themselves using words in a colloquial manner. [...] The meaning of a sentence cannot be captured solely by the definitions of the words that constitute the sentence. Those purporting to be anti-sexist only end up as jailors of semantics and detectives of the prohibited colloquial expressions.
As in the quotation above, this article acknowledges the raw components that anti-sexists work from (language, cultural events, etc) but challenges what anti-sexists make from those ingredients.
Doutsiou contrasts the simple support of the spectacle (those people who are content to take on the gender characteristics that are most simple and proscribed — sex kitten for women, macho man for men), with the anti-sexist specatacle that is the knee-jerk reaction to sexism (“women who express their aggression towards men in order to show tha they are not subjugated… men who avoid an honest aggressive dialogue with women because they must behave gently… even anarchist men and women who locate erroneous behaviors and explain them as sexist…”).

"The Limitations of
Anti-Sexism" by Sissy Doutsiou

During December 2008 anti-sexists were arguing about the sexist behavior of comrades and youth in the streets who were shouting the slogan “Cops, Cunts, you kill children.” This argument opened a discussion in which a female group of participants of the rebellion of December expressed their opinion, through posters and communiqués, that many anarchists are sexists and the “movement” has a problem with sexism. This brought up a conversation among the members of the Greek anarchist space about what is sexism, what can be called anti-sexism and how you can fight effectively against sexism. This conversation was one more fragmented dialogue that happened in the occupied universities and in the streets behind the barricades in the few moments of calmness while we recovered from the teargas burning our eyes and lungs.
When the clashes ended and the various collectives directed their energies into many different actions and projects I found myself still thinking and trying to better understand this sexist/anti-sexist debate that took place, and envision a possible anarchist standpoint. I found myself trying to bring together my experiences from participating in many different anarchist groups in England over seven years, my thoughts about anti-sexist commrades in international meetings against the G8 or EU summit, and in squats and social centers across Europe during tours and travels. Through rumors spread mainly by anti-sexists and nonviolent demonstrators it seems that many people believe that Greek anarchists are macho, sexist, and lacking in their theoretical understanding of sexism.
My goal in this essay is to use these international reflections in addition to my experiences during the social insurrection of December 2008 to offer some thoughts about an anarchist perspective on sexism and anti-sexism. The differences between societies in terms of culture and norms of behavior make the topic a vast one. The different cultures of resistance, scales of confrontation, targets of disobedience, perspectives, terminologies, and political agendas of this world make it impossible to speak in general about sexism and anti-sexism in the global anarchist movement. Many things I say here express the thoughts of male, female, and homosexual comrades here in Greece, while other comrades are in disagreement. I hope these thoughts can open a creative debate. (...)

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FAST BACKWARD: The municipality of Saug

A local publisher, who doubled as an author, once called it the “future rice granary with virgin agricultural lands.” It now bears the name Asuncion, a town in Davao del Norte,

Created during the Quirino administration, Asuncion was originally named Saug (Saog) after the mighty river that runs through it. The river is a vital resource of water for irrigation; it flows from the municipality of New Corella to Tagum City, down to Bincungan River in the town of Carmen, before emptying into the Davao Gulf.

In the 19020’s, it was known as barrio Cambanogoy. Under the Administrative Revised Code that preceded the establishment of Davao City under Commonwealth Act No. 51, it was one of the thriving communities in the undivided province of Davao, and was settlement that flourished to become what is now Asunction.

To the Jesuits, the old town was a halfway station and later hosted the American-established Farm School. In missionary chronicles, the town was led by Ganza, a bagani (native warrior) who would become ‘Presidente municipal de todo este distrito’ (the mayor of the whole area). Despite his being a ‘hombre malo’ (bad man), the priests were able to forge a good relationship with him, raising optimism and making conversions in the area without trouble.

On February 23, 1921, American Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison issued Executive Order No. 8, along with at least a dozen more areas around the gulf, making Saug a municipal district. The new territory comprised had five villages, namely Cambanogoy (Central), Limban, Canatan, Sagayen, and Napungas. The edict was subsequently endorsed by the provincial board of Davao under Resolutions 297 and 393.

Twenty-seven years later, President Elpidio Quirino issued Executive Order No. 156 creating the old Saug into a regular municipality, renaming it to New Leyte, inspired presumably by the huge migrant population from Leyte Province. That year, another executive order numbered 173, was issued, this time reverting the town’s appellation to its previous name.

In Bagobo dialect saog means “to sprinkle, as water or dust” upon anybody or anything. When religious conversion was at its peak in Davao region, the term was associated with the sprinkling of holy water. It is this religious influence that inspired post-war migrants to the area to change the town’s name to Asuncion, the Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion. The change of name was officially made under Republic Act 1675, enacted on June 20, 1957.

In post-war years following the decline of logging in the region, the displacement of laborers led to complicated social issues. Among migrants, cultivating the land was an option but many of the farmlands already in the hands of affluent families, the tillers had to work under tenancy. This arrangement would subject the residents to peonage and bondage and, over time, fuel discontent that gave birth to insurgency, with agrarian problem as main theme.

During the Marcos years, popular anger towards the government heightened until it turned into an armed struggle. Veterans of Manila protests hunted down by the regime started showing up in mountain lairs, indoctrinating tribesmen and migrants on the need to be heard by the state. As a result, those who were recruited to the cause joined the underground movement.

This rise of rural mistrust finally led to retrogression as entrepreneurs started eschewing areas where grassroots-based uprising was gaining ground. Today, the vestiges of that ugly chapter remain. The conflict between state and ideologues, despite overtures of peace, is ongoing.

Asuncion, a second-class town with a total land area of 41,152 hectares, lies on the northeastern part of Davao del Norte. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Laak, on the south by Tagum City and the municipality of New Corella, on the southeast by the municipality of Santo Tomas, and on the northwest by the municipality of Kapalong. In 2003, the town had twenty-six barangays but on June 26, 2004, six of these, namely Igangon, Kipalili, Sabangan, Sawata, Santo Niño, and Mamangan, were transferred to the new town of San Isidro.

Officially, the town, with a population of 50,731, now comprises barangays Binancian, Buan, Buclad, Cabaywa, Camansa, Camoning, Canatan, Concepcion, Doña Andrea, Magatos, Napungas, New Bantayan, New Santiago, Pamacaun, Cambanogoy (Poblacion), Sagayen, San Vicente, Santa Filomena, Sonlon, and New Loon.

The municipality is a rustic region with less than half of its territory under cover of forests. While official records say the town has 41,152 hectares in its jurisdiction, only 8,768 are considered timberland. The loss of forest cover has led to flash floods and the loss of biodiversity. Soil erosion, in part blamed to mono-crop plantations, has also become an environmental threat.

In recent years, in an effort to raise yield in farms and control flooding in low-lying areas and riverbank communities, the agriculture department pushed for the carrying out of the Saug River Multi-purpose Project (SRMP), first broached in 1996. The proposed initiative, which was part of a P7-billion mega project funded by World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, was primarily aimed to harness hydro-electric power to boost agriculture, but tribal opposition, in part due to non-government influence, rebuffed it.

The proponents of this ambitious undertaking originally targeted the irrigation of 8,000 hectares of idle lands by exploiting hydroelectric power in running light industries, lighting homes in the province, and as source of potable water for at least five areas, including Tagum City.


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Salad Days

Keep fresh, green veggies on your plate all winter

By Tara Swartzendruber-Landis | Photography by D. Lucas Landis

Fresh greens are a wonderful way to bring a fresh bite to the winter plate as well as a lighter way to eat around the holiday feasting season. Head to the market in the winter months and you will find kale, spinach, salad mix, romaine, bok choy, arugula and other fantastic varieties to liven up any winter brunch, lunch or dinner.

How to buy: Greens should be fresh looking, not wilted, and should smell fresh.

How to store: Take greens home and wash them thoroughly. Remove any wilted or decaying leaves. Dry them well. Store them covered. Greens should keep in the refrigerator for several days to a week.

Greens pair well with: anchovies, apples, bacon, basil, beets, black pepper, blueberries, cheese, chilies, coriander, corn, croutons, curry, Dijon mustard, eggs, fennel, garlic, ginger, green beans, green onions, ham, leeks, legumes, lemon juice, mushrooms, nuts, oil (olive, nut or sesame), oregano, parsley, pasta, peaches, pears, potatoes, red onion, sage, salt, seeds (pumpkin, sesame, sunflower), strawberries, sweet potatoes, tarragon, thyme, tomatoes, vinegar.

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Tomato Carpaccio

Tomato Carpaccio with Horseradish Ice

Reprinted with permission from The New Midwestern Table by Amy Thielen

After you’ve eaten your fill of plain tomatoes, here’s a garnish that doesn’t obscure their purity. The horseradish ice looks fancy but is easy to prepare. And when you take the icy sweet horseradish granita and the warm juicy tomatoes in one bite, summer meets winter, sweetness meets heat and the saline beads of moisture on the surface of the tomatoes are enough to make a drizzle of olive oil wholly unnecessary. It nearly goes without saying, but this side dish is excellent with a steak.

Serves 6 to 8

1 cup whole milk

1/4 cup grated fresh horseradish, or 3 tablespoons good-quality prepared horseradish

1 teaspoon sugar

Fine sea salt

2 pounds mixed heirloom tomatoes, beefsteak and cherry

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Freshly cracked black pepper

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Whisk together the milk, horseradish, sugar, and ⅜ teaspoon salt and pour into a glass dish. Freeze for 1 hour, or until the milk at the sides of the dish begins to freeze.

With a fork, rake the frozen sides into the slushy center. Freeze for another 30 minutes. Rake it again, and then freeze until … Read More

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Cooking with Japanese Vegetables

A Meal for Four

Recipes by Yukiko Kennedy • Photography by D. Lucas Landis

Beautiful produce, clean flavors, the excitement and energy of trying new and unfamiliar recipes—all of this went into the testing of these great recipes. What follows is a wonderful foray into Japanese cuisine inspired by the Japanese vegetables grown at White Yarrow Farm. Forget everything you know about fast-food sushi and enjoy this celebration of simple ingredients and seasonal produce. —Tara Swartzendruber-Landis, recipe editor

• Dashi: A broth made from kombu (dried kelp) and dried tuna shavings (bonito or katsuobushi). Dashi is the base flavor of many Japanese recipes, providing a rich umami taste. Pre-made dashi, often sold in granules like an instant soup base, can be hard to find in the Michiana area. If you cannot buy it at your local Asian grocery, you can make your own dashi by soaking and then simmering a couple of pieces of kombu, reducing the mixture by boiling for about 10 minutes, then adding about 2 cups of tuna shavings, simmering another 10 minutes and straining. (Kombu and dried tuna flakes are available at Whole Foods Market in Mishawaka, Indiana). • Kokabu: These tender, sweet turnips … Read More

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Maple Vinaigrette-Dressed Spinach Salad

A hearty brunch when served over fried eggs with Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes, Spiced Maple Roasted Carrots and Maple and Brown Sugar Roasted Bacon

Maple Vinaigrette

4 tablespoons olive oil

4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

4 tablespoons maple syrup

¾ teaspoon salt

Place ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk together.

Spinach Salad

2 bunches fresh spinach (about 6 cups)

6 farm eggs

3 tablespoons butter

Salt for sprinkling on eggs

Melt ½ tablespoon butter in a small pan over medium-low heat. Break 1 egg in a small dish and carefully ease into the pan so as not to break the yoke. Sprinkle with a small pinch of salt and cover pan with lid. When egg white has firmed up but yolk is still runny, flip egg gently and turn off heat. Place each egg on a heated plate to keep warm. Dress spinach with vinaigrette and place a small amount on each egg. Add a small amount of Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes, Spiced Maple Roasted Carrots and a slice of Maple and Brown Sugar Roasted Bacon over eggs.

Maple Vinagrette is adapted from a recipe by Minda Kauffman

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Spiced Maple Roasted Carrots

6 medium-size carrots (about 1 pound), peeled and sliced lengthwise into 3- to 4-inch sticks

¼ teaspoon cumin seeds

¼ teaspoon coriander, ground

¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ground

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons maple syrup

2 teaspoons lemon juice

Preheat oven to 425Åã. Place the carrots, cumin seeds, coriander, cinnamon, salt, olive oil and maple syrup on a large baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Toss all ingredients together until the carrots are evenly coated. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 25–30 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the carrots are tender and caramelized. Remove from the oven and toss with the lemon juice and cool.

Serve with the spinach salad.

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Herbed Fennel Salad with Cherries

Photo by D. Lucas Landis

Adapted from Clay Bottom Farm

1 fennel bulb

2 juicy oranges

1 cup flat Italian parsley, chopped

1 teaspoon fresh thyme

1/2 cup fresh Bing cherries, pitted and sliced in half

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Salt and pepper

1/2 cup Asiago cheese

4 tablespoons walnuts, toasted and chopped

Cut the fennel thinly into strips and place on a platter. Zest the oranges and combine with the fennel. Peel the oranges, remove all pith and skin from between each slice and place on the platter with the fennel mixture. Finely chop the parsley and thyme, mix with the cherries and add to the salad. Combine olive oil and balsamic vinegar and pour over the salad. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with thin slices of Asiago cheese and the walnuts.

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Tomato Bread Salad

Photo by D. Lucas Landis

Recipe from The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Recipe Cookbook, published 2011. Used with permission of Sterling Epicure

8 ounces country bread, cut into 1-inch chunks

5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 pound assorted heirloom tomatoes (of varying colors), cut into 1-inch chunks

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup pine nuts (We replaced the pine nuts in this recipe with sliced almonds.)

1 3/4 cups cooked cannellini beans or 1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1/3 cup torn fresh basil leaves

8 ounces goat feta, crumbled

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, toss the bread with 2 tablespoons oil. Transfer the bread to a baking sheet and bake for 7–10 minutes, or until crisp. Transfer to a bowl.

Add the tomatoes to a bowl with the bread, sprinkle with the salt and toss to combine. Allow to sit for 15–20 minutes.

In a small, ungreased skillet, toast the pine nuts (or sliced almonds) over low heat, tossing frequently, until golden, 2–5 minutes. Transfer the nuts to a plate so they don’t keep cooking.

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Couscous and Mint Salad

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Couscous and Mint Salad

Photo by D. Lucas Landis

Serves 4 to 6 as a side.

¾ cup couscous

1 cup chicken stock

6 to 7 radishes, thinly sliced

8 spears asparagus, blanched & sliced

¼ cup dried cranberries

¼ cup fresh mint, roughly chopped

½ teaspoon grated lemon zest

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon good olive oil

Kosher salt and pepper to taste

Place the couscous in a large bowl. Add hot chicken stock, cover, and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

Add the radishes, asparagus, cranberries, mint, lemon zest and juice, olive oil. Toss to combine.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Kale Salad

Lemony Kale, Pasta and Pistachio Salad

Courtesy of Sara Stewart, founder of Unity Gardens in South Bend
Photo by D. Lucas Landis

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

4 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 clove minced garlic

8 ounces dry pasta (penne works well, either gluten-free or regular)

4 cups chopped kale

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

½ cup chopped pistachio nuts

Salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes to taste

For the dressing:

Combine olive oil, lemon juice and minced garlic in a jar. Shake well to combine and set aside.

For the pasta salad:

Cook the pasta according to directions, then drain. Pour the pasta into a large bowl and add the chopped kale, Parmesan cheese and pistachio nuts. Pour dressing on top and toss well.  Season to taste with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes.

You may serve the pasta salad right away but it tastes best after letting the dressing infuse the pasta and kale for 10 or more minutes. You can also keep it in the refrigerator and serve it cold the next day.

Makes 4 main dish servings

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Grilled Romaine Salad

Reprinted from The Daily Feast © by Good Books (
Used with permission. All rights reserved.

This is the complete recipe from The Daily Feast, which includes grilling cheese. If you are serving this salad with the Savory Summer Galette, the cheese could be omitted. Enjoy!

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped 1 teaspoon lemon zest

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, finely chopped Salt and pepper, to taste

2 hearts romaine lettuce, quartered lengthwise, with some stem attached to hold the lettuce together
1 large red onion, cut into 1⁄2-inch-thick rounds
8 ounces grilling cheese, or queso blanco, cut into 1⁄4-inch slices

Whisk oil, vinegar, mint, lemon zest and juice, mustard and garlic in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Brush lettuce and onion slices with dressing. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Oil the grill before heating. Grill onion slices until charred in spots and softened, about 5 minutes per side. Keep the grill lid open. Transfer onion slices to cutting board, and cut into bite-sized chucks. Transfer to salad bowl.

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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Mark Doty's 'Dog Years'

Mark Doty's 'Dog Years'

The latest chapter in Mark Doty's ongoing autobiography focuses on his love for his canine companions

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Among the hundreds of poignant images to come out of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy was a photo of a dog swimming through the floodwaters, most likely searching for its lost family. Undoubtedly, its owners were just as distraught by the separation.

As Mark Doty writes in his new memoir, "Dog Years," "One of the unspoken truths of American life is how deeply people grieve over the animals who live and die with them, how real that emptiness is, how profound the silence is these creatures leave in their wake."

"Dog Years" spans a decade of Doty's life, one filled with many deaths, including those of his lover Wally from AIDS in 1994; an acquaintance on Sept. 11, 2001; and, most central to this book, his beloved dogs Beau, an energetic golden retriever, and Arden, a loving black lab.

A peripatetic writing instructor, Doty takes his dogs with him to numerous locales — Vermont, Iowa, New York, Provincetown, Mass., and Houston (where he now teaches half the year at the University of Houston). The canines explore each landscape with their noses to the ground and as much, if not more, enthusiasm than their owner.

Anyone who has read any of Doty's seven books of poetry and three previous volumes of prose knows that he has long dwelled on the "always present" specter of death: "peeking out of the pocket, down in the socket of the bone, the shadow in the photograph, the fleck in the iris of a living eye." His 1996 memoir, "Heaven's Coast," offered a vivid and moving diary of Wally's battle with AIDS. "Dog Years" serves as a companion piece to that volume, one that documents every detail of his affection for his dogs and their eventual demise: Beau, at age seven, from kidney disease, and Arden, at 16, from old age.

Beau, who was introduced to Wally just a month before Wally's death, was intended as a new companion who would comfort him in the bed he was confined to. Arden, whom the couple had raised since a puppy, had become too fat to jump on the bed after eating so much of the hospital-cooked bacon that Wally was surreptitiously feeding to him. Beau ultimately serves his purpose, providing one of Doty's enduring memories of his lover — that of Wally fighting his crippling disease to lay a trembling hand on Beau's flank.

After Wally's death, Beau and Arden become Doty's primary companions, reminding him to pay attention to the quotidian demands of life — walking, eating and sleeping. Later, a new partner, Paul, makes the family a foursome again.

Doty is a capital "L" literary writer who separates his chapters of narrative with brief "Entr'acte" — short meditations on topics such as dog names and photographs, grave sites, time and God. These observations alternate between pithy — "The saddest dogs in the shelter are the ones without any names" and downright sententious: "Sometimes I think the place where God is not is time; that is the particular character of the mortal adventure, to be bound in time, and thus to arrive, inevitably, at the desolation of limit."

In short, "Dog Years" isn't "Marley and Me" — John Grogan's saccharine 2006 best-seller that was loved and loathed in equal numbers by dog owners. For starters, it's unlikely Grogan would ever consider comparing the smell of a dog to the richly scented rooms described in Joris-Karl Huysman's 1903 novel "Against Nature."

Doty challenges time-worn clichés about pets, asking, for example, "Does everyone truly want a baby, or a baby substitute? The idea seems reductive. But the truth within it is that we are charmed by certain kinds of limitation: the dog's dependence, like that of the little child, engages rather than repels. There is a certain pathos in the fact that they cannot speak to us, that they can be so fully present without entirely communicating."

"Dog Years" is itself something of a personal challenge for Doty. He strives to match, in prose, his poetry's ability to communicate the paradoxical emotions in our lives, such as simultaneous feelings of love and despair. Doty's touchstone is Emily Dickinson, whom he calls "the great teacher of contradiction," and her verse serves as a kind of refrain throughout. But, he realizes, there are moments poetry itself fails: In January 2001, near the sixth anniversary of Wally's death, Doty experiences what he calls "the worst moment of my life" when he suddenly feels an urge to drown himself by diving off the Staten Island Ferry. He relents after looking down at Beau and, he writes, "something in me breaks." He continues, "The purpose of poetry, it has been said, is to bring more of the unsayable into the world of speech, but poetry fails me in my attempt to evoke that moment."

Unsurprisingly, there are moments when Doty still finds poetry to be a reliable medium of expression. Doty's most acclaimed book, 1993's "My Alexandria," which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, opens with a poem titled "Destruction." It describes the razing of an old building in New England, where "Suddenly the stairs seem to climb down themselves, /atomized plaster billowing." A similar image resurfaces here when Doty describes the tumbling of the first of the World Trade Center towers, which he watches, as it happens, on a computer in the New York Public Library: "One of the twin images on the screen begins, it seems, to consume itself, from the top down, the smoke billowing out only a little before it is sucked down into the great earthward rush and road. Well, no road, on the computer screen: a silent, shimmy column of smoke climbs down itself, in a few seconds time."

When Doty returns to his apartment later that day, it is Arden whom he seeks solace from, as much as Paul. Arden, too, is affected by the tragedy: he can smell the acrid scent of the fire for many months thereafter.

The passage is key to Doty's overall message: Animals are not divorced from the greatest events of our lives, as we are not from theirs. We share life and death equally, but it is our duty alone to try to understand the meaning of it — they're just dogs, after all.

Despite occasional lapses into highfalutin' aphoristic moralizing, "Dog Years" delivers an eloquent meditation on the symbiotic relationship between humans and their dogs, one that is likely to provoke owners to view their dogs less as pets and more like partners. As Doty writes, dogs are blessed with "a fixity of devotion, a deep reliability" — something only the truly fortunate can expect from their human companions.

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