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Monday, 26 September 2011

The Joy of Pets

Last Sunday I found myself in the peculiar situation of dog sitting. Going about my working day, a little after ten, I heard the scampering of claws on hard floor. I should tell you now; I'm not really a dog person. I have always had cats and rest soundly in the knowledge they rarely attack small children in parks, run off and lose their way back or savage their owners. This Staffy Bitch then, made me weary.

Cut a long story short, it dug up the back garden, went to the pound, returned from the pound, ate a fist full of treats and, over the next three hours, became lovely and obedient- heeling with a mere whistle. I enjoyed the experience and, rather than see it put down, I was right up for keeping it. Alas, the owner turned out to be some prat down the way who didn't so much as thank me for feeding and returning his beloved pregnant pet. I'd forgotten all about it until yesterday, as customer after customer asked if I still had that lovely dog. I've been too busy to even consider it- which probably says a thing or two.

On with the point then, I guess politicians are a bit like pets. We adopt them for a while, pick up after them and, over time, get a little bit sick of paying for the bleeding things and want something new: Gordon Brown for example- the tired old dog, was never really going to hold the adoration of the public with the idealist bouncing puppies Dave and Nick vying for love.

What has this got to do with poetry I hear you cry. Well, in short, I think this anecdote translates nicely into how I tend to write. I love an idea- tame, feed and nurture it, cuddle it, clean up the mess, deliver to my notebook a whole litter of kittens and get so sick of the concept, metaphorically speaking, it winds up in Fleetwood Docks.

With two Blackpool DGPS meets in quick succession (last Friday and a week this Friday (7/10) @ No.5 Cafe, Cedar Square, Blackpool. 6pm+), I think for the next event I'll drag up a sack of drowned kittens and have a jumble. The writing in so many of my notebooks is as much as dead to me in terms of 'I wouldn't use it now' or 'needs improvement' being the first things I'd probably scrawl over them.

The theme for the next event though is Favourite Poems and so, I'm going to have to pick out some old favourites and have a think why I liked them so much (opinions welcome, as always). With a bit of luck, an oxygen starved little beauty will jump out at me. If not, and I doubt it will in honesty, I'll maybe have something from later today. I'm off to this Diversions library thing (the 2pm one) and interested to see just how it is going to work. See, I’ve rambled on this week- no wonder the bloody ideas fizz out for me!

Thanks for reading,

Ashley R Lister said...

A sack of drowned kittens? I trust you know we have some members who would run with that idea literally.

Great post to start the week.

vicky ellis said...

A metaphorical notebook of dogs comes into its own as the old, tired dogs can be rediscovered years down the line and their old charms jump out at us. We remember what they were like as puppies and see how they have matured and they have even more potential for love and being loved.

I hope you enjoy the workshop. Please let us know how it goes.

Nice angle on the theme :)

Barbara said...

Who would have thought that nice little puppy, Nick would grow up into a rottweiler!


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Tuesday, 6 June 2017

Suffrage - Northern Grit

16:11:00 Posted by Pamela Winning , , , , , , 2 comments
Goodness me, that was a quick holiday. One moment I was sunning myself in the unexpected warmth of glorious South Uist and in the next blink I’m home at my desk. The bit in the middle was filled with breath-taking scenery, meeting interesting friendly people and learning about the Hebrides. We notched up 1700 miles exploring and travelling.  So here I am and before I get cracking on planning a trip to the Orkneys and Shetland Isles, my blog page beckons.
I was delighted to learn that a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst is to be erected in her home city of Manchester, at last.  The first time I saw sculptor Helen Reeves’ model of ‘Rise Up Women’ I felt emotional. The pose is perfect, exactly as I imagined Mrs Pankhurst to be, standing on a chair addressing a crowd. She is remembered as the leader of the British suffragettes, but she was much more than that.  She was a political activist and social reformer in the late 1800s.  She founded the Women’s Franchise League which fought to allow married women to vote in local elections, and later the Women’s Social and Political Union, a women’s suffrage organisation separate from any recognised political party. It became the Women’s Party, promoting equal rights for women.  It was an important start to a fight that was still on-going a century later. Equal pay is something that has only happened during my working life.
Emmeline was refused membership to the Independent Labour Party because of her gender. I wish I’d been a fly on the wall when that happened. I don’t imagine anger or shouting, I think of her as fastening her coat, putting a pin through her hat and saying, “Well, I’ll show ‘em. Watch this.”
Living at this time in Chorlton-on-Medlock, this strong, determined woman from Moss Side, as forceful and as capable as they come, involved herself in everything she could to make the right sort of changes. She was constantly busy fighting for what she believed in and at the same time raising her own family of five. Her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia fought the cause with her as they reached adulthood.  She supported her barrister husband, Richard, with his causes including education reform. He also advocated women’s suffrage.
My family, on my father’s side from many generations come from Chorlton-on-Medlock. They would have been living there at the same time as the Pankhursts. I’m proud to come from a long line of those northern women who might have known or met Emmeline and her family. I wish I’d inherited half their grit and strength. I might have suffrage campaigners in my ancestry.  I wonder if any of my lot chained themselves to railings or were subjected to horrific abuse being force fed in prison. It is something to look into.
 Votes for married women over the age of 30 were granted in 1918.
All women were given the same voting rights as men, which was voting at age 21, in 1928, shortly after Emmeline’s death.
I will remember the suffragettes when I cast my vote on Thursday.
Emmeline Pankhurst’s Manchester statue, ‘Rise Up Women’ will be unveiled in St Peter’s Square on 8th March, 2019 to mark International Women’s Day.
The photo is from the Manchester Evening News.
I found this poem, Coming by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935).
Because the time is ripe, the age is ready,
Because the world her woman's help demands,
Out of the long subjection and seclusion
Come to our field of warfare and confusion
The mother's heart and hands.
Long has she stood aside, endured and waited,
While man swung forward, toiling on alone;
Now, for the weary man, so long ill-mated,
Now, for the world for which she was created,
Comes woman to her own.
Not for herself! though sweet the air of freedom;
Not for herself, though dear the new-born power;
But for the child, who needs a nobler mother,
For the whole people, needing one another,
Comes woman to her hour.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Thanks for reading, Pam x

Steve Rowland said...

Great blog. Welcome back Pam.

Adele said...

Excellent poem. Nice to read you again Pam.

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A Welsh legal jurisdiction, and its effects on legislation

I haven’t properly posted about the Welsh Government’s consultation on the idea of establishing a separate Welsh legal jurisdiction.  They launched this in late March and it’s reputedly a concern close to Carwyn Jones’s heart.  Details are here, the consultation paper itself is available here, and the closing date for responses is 19 June.  The consultation paper is open-ended (or open-minded) in the extreme.  In essence, the paper is a set of exam questions about whether there should be a separate legal jurisdiction for Wales and what form it should take.  Examinees, sorry respondents, are required to ‘give reasons’ for all their answers.

One important point about legal jurisdictions is that, in the common-law world, they invariably coincide with the existence of a legislature.  Thus, in Canada, even a tiny province like Prince Edward Island has its own legal jurisdiction – as well as a provincial legislature.  In federal systems, there will also be a legal jurisdiction attached to the federal order/level; so PEI is both a jurisdiction of its own, in relation to exclusively provincial matters, and part of the jurisdiction of Canada in relation to federal ones.  The civil-law world works differently, and can more easily accommodate multiple legislatures passing laws for particular territories within a single legal jurisdiction.  Thus, there is a single German or Swiss jurisdiction, despite the existence of federal and Land or cantonal parliaments that can both pass laws.

The UK has taken a somewhat different approach.  We have no ‘UK-wide’ jurisdiction, overlapping geographically with those of the devolved legislatures but operating in relation to separate powers – which is what one would expect if UK had followed a federal model.  There are three jurisdictions: that of England and Wales, and those of Scotland and Northern Ireland.  In essence, the Northern Ireland jurisdiction follows the same common law rules as England and Wales (though Northern Ireland has different land law).  Scots law is, of course, very different to that of England and Wales – and is governed by two legislatures, at Westminster and Holyrood.  While the task of looking after the body of Scots law overall falls to the Scottish Parliament, some important aspects of Scots law – the law relating to banking, for example – is beyond Holyrood’s purview as it relates to reserved matters.

The debate about the idea of establishing a Welsh legal jurisdiction comes against this background.  The existence of a devolved legislature, and a distinct body of law, cause increasing strains within the body of the law of England and Wales.  There is little new in this – the issue was raised with me in one of the very first interviews I did with government lawyers, back in 2002.  But with the National Assembly having acquired primary legislative powers, the pressures for that have increased – and will increase yet further as the Assembly becomes more active in making laws. The Welsh Government’s consultation may well be an attempt to help shape an important issue for the second part of the work of the Silk Commission, due to start in the autumn of 2012, about the devolution of further functions.   The issue is also the subject of an ongoing inquiry by the Assembly’s Constitutional and Legislative Affairs CommitteeCheryl Gillan has, however, already signalled her opposition to it, talking of its ‘glaringly obvious’ risks.  (While there are various risks, I have to say that they are not glaringly obvious to me.)

Gillan is wrong in at least one respect – that creating a separate jurisdiction would necessarily involve the devolution of criminal law.  It would be quite possible to establish a Welsh jurisdiction without devolving any further substantive functions, including particularly criminal law.  A ‘jurisdiction lite’ would entail creating Wales as a separate legal jurisdiction, which would have two key features (as well as a defined territory within which to apply): a distinct body of law, and a distinct set of courts.  The fact that the law and the courts would be ‘distinct’ does not necessarily mean that they would be separate from, or different to, those in England.  The justices of what is now the High Court of England and Wales could be authorised to sit as members of the High Courts of England, and of Wales, and likewise for the Court of Appeal.  Westminster would continue, as at present, to be the sole legislature for some (non-devolved) matters, with other devolved ones being determined by the National Assembly.  Even control and accountability of the new Welsh jurisdiction could remain a matter for the UK Government and Parliament.  All that would necessarily change (other than a pretty small additional administrative overhead) would be that the laws of England and of Wales would be different as a matter of form as well as substance.  (The change in substance is already happening.)

This is not necessarily to recommend such a stripped-down, bare-bones approach to a legal jurisdiction.  Another approach is to treat the establishment of a legal jurisdiction, and the devolution of functions relating to the legal system, as part of the next stage in Welsh devolution.  The point, however, is that devolving such additional functions is part of a choice about how Welsh devolution develops.  The direct and necessary implications of a separate legal jurisdiction are very limited.

However, establishing a separate jurisdiction then opens the door to another possible change.  That is moving to the ‘reserved powers’ model of devolution that Scotland and (in a modified form) Northern Ireland have, rather than the ‘defined powers’ model Wales presently has.  It would be very hard, if not impossible, to create the ‘reserved powers’ model without having a separate Welsh legal jurisdiction as well.  There would be such serious questions about the nature and extent of devolved law-making powers without one that the Assembly might find it very hard to do anything at all.

Whether to move to the ‘reserved powers’ model is a major question, and it lies at the centre of the talk I gave to a symposium in Cardiff on Friday organised by Public Law Wales and the Law Society’s Wales Office on ‘The Separate Welsh Jurisdiction’.  I argued that there are some serious problems with the present legislative arrangements.  Some of these arise from the way the Sewel convention works, and how seriously it is taken in Whitehall.  Others arise from the way devolved legislative competence works at the margin, and the need under the present arrangement for the legislator to show that devolved legislation ‘relates to’ a devolved matter – the converse of the test for Scotland or Northern Ireland, where the issue is whether the legislation ‘relates to’ a reserved (or excepted) matter.  A further source of difficulty is the way that functions of UK Ministers are protected, which again contrasts with the position for Scotland – though the history of Wales’s administrative entanglement with England means there are many more such matters.  That means that a good deal of devolved legislation is likely to require the consent of the Secretary of State.  The legislation regarding an ‘opt-out’ system of organ donation will be an early test of how that works.  A ‘reserved powers’ model would help somewhat with some of these problems, but it would not be a panacea.  Quite a bit more work will need to be done to come to a stable and workable form of Welsh devolution, I suspect.

The slides from my talk at the symposium can be found HERE.

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4 responses to “A Welsh legal jurisdiction, and its effects on legislation

  1. Dave

    An interesting and informative post. The sooner the move to ‘reserved powers’ takes place, the better it will be for Wales and its people. The powers of government and legislature must be clear.

    A separate legal jurisdiction is inevitable.

    If policing and criminal justice can be devolved to Scotland and NI, why not to Wales?

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Blast from the past! (Part 1) Jack Sparrow

I've adopted the "Blast from the past" name of the Gamma Ray 2000 compilation album where they re-recorded some classical themes of the band. I've rescued some pictures of various commission works I did in the past. Among them I'll show figures form the Hasbro Star Wars line, Neca, Marvel Super Heroes...

For the "part 1" I've choose a Neca CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow action figure from their Pirates of the Caribbean line. This figure was repurposed as statue fixing the position with glue after an arm was broken (sadly a very common design mistake in these figures where the material used for the joints was very fragile and cracks easily when you try to articulate them). The paint work quality of the most of the Neca's figures it's very good so I only try to "upgrade" this with slightly details such inks in the clothes to give them more realism or paint the skins.

The base simulates beach sand so now Jack can feel like home. The figure comes with some accessories, a hat and a hand gun that can be removed and changed in the figure as shown in the pictures so Jack can be exposed in two or three different situations.

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Letter, 1841 February 7, Robert Tyler, Williamsburg, Virginia to Boswell Seawell, Esq., New Orleans, Louisiana

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Author: Tyler, Robert, 1816-1877
Abstract: Acknowledges receipt of letter from Seawell; complains of all the rain they have been having; relates news of their mututal friends in Williamsburg; the Vice-President is tolerably well, and is "I believe daily expecting a visit from General Harrison -- what between public and private matters everyminut of his time is employed and for the most part unhappily employed. For the cares of his office are already little less than the cares of the man and it is absurd to suppose that any man of his temperment and rank in life can be happy without being rich." Mother unwell; birth of his daughter. Autograph Letter Signed
Issued Date: 1841-02-07
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10288/20668
Citation: Tyler Family Papers. Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Wetland science emerged as a distinct discipline in the 1980s. In response, courses addressing various aspects of wetland science and management were developed by universities, government agencies, and private firms. Professional certification of wetland scientists began in the mid-1990s to provide confirmation of the quality of education and experience of persons involved in regulatory, management, restoration/construction, and research involving wetland resources. The education requirements for certification and the need for persons with specific wetland training to fill an increasing number of wetland-related positions identified a critical need to develop curriculum guidelines for an undergraduate wetland science and management major for potential accreditation by the Society of Wetland Scientists. That proposed major contains options directed toward either wetland science or management. Both options include required basic courses to meet the general education requirements of many universities, required upper-level specialized courses that address critical aspects of physical and biological sciences applicable to wetlands, and a minimum of four additional upper-level specialized courses that can be used to tailor a degree to students’ interests. The program would be administered by an independent review board that would develop guidelines and evaluate university applications for accreditation. Students that complete the required coursework will fulfill the education requirements for professional wetland scientist certification and possess qualifications that make them attractive candidates for graduate school or entry level positions in wetland science or management. Universities that offer this degree program could gain an advantage in recruiting highly qualified students with an interest in natural resources. Alternative means of educating established wetland scientists are likewise important, especially to provide specialized knowledge and experience or updates related to new management discoveries, policies, and regulations.

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WETLANDS, Vol. 28, No. 3, September 2008, pp. 578–584 ’ 2008, The Society of Wetland Scientists

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Michael Kirckmire, Lecturer, Department of Theatre and Music Studies

This honor’s thesis incorporates the author’s majors in Theatre and Women and Gender Studies to investigate how the genders are treated differently within society, how gender itself is constructed and perceived, along with the performative nature of gender. The author accomplished this through the inversion of gender roles in seven iconic plays, spanning in time from the 1600s to the 2000s, and followed each performance with a talkback session, where the audience and actors were able to offer insights both into the process and the perception of the audience. A final perspective was from the director’s point of view, through a discussion of the role of gender, both the actors and the characters’, and how they are perceived in a certain way, and the challenge to overcome those natural inclinations.

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Marie K Walsh

There is a constant need of new synthetic emulsifiers in the food industry. Sugar esters are widely used as food grade synthetic emulsifiers, amongst which sucrose esters are the most common. Although sucrose esters are used very frequently, little is known about the use of lactose esters in food. There is a need for characterization of lactose esters before they can be used in foods. The objective of this study was to characterize a lactose ester, lactose monolaurate (LML) as an antimicrobial agent on food pathogens, evaluate its effect on 20 % oil-in-water emulsions as an emulsifier, and to explore its effect on crystallization behavior of anhydrous milk fat. In the first study (Chapter 3), the effect of LML was evaluated on survival of some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. For Listeria monocytogenes, a concentration of 1 mg/ml showed some inhibition in growth media whereas the cells were completely killed at 5 mg/ml. For Mycobacteria, an LML concentration between 0.1-1mg/ml was lethal. Scanning electron microscopy was also conducted to examine any changes in the morphology of cells. Listeria exhibited a change in morphology and a wrinkling effect was shown in Mycobacteria. In the second study (Chapter 4), the effect of LML as an emulsifier was evaluated in 20 % oil-in-water emulsions. The use level of LML was comparable to commercially available emulsifier polysorbate 20, and produced comparable stabilization in the emulsions upon use. In this study, an attempt was also made to optimize the synthesis of LML with respect to the immobilized enzyme and solvent combination. It was concluded that for 20 % oil-in-water emulsions, LML is a promising emulsifier at 0.5%. In the third study (Chapter 5), the effect of LML was evaluated at two concentrations on the crystallization behavior of anhydrous milk fat at two temperatures with high and low supercooling. On application of high intensity ultrasound (HIU) to anhydrous milk fat (AMF) at 31°C and 0.05 % LML the effect on viscosity of sample and crystallization behavior was evaluated. It was concluded that the viscosity of AMF decreased with the addition of 0.05% LML. The lower viscosity of anhydrous milk fat on addition of LML could be restored with the application of HIU.


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Jane Lott

The usefulness of the home management house residence course at Utah State University as perceived by former students was studied.

The sample consisted of 112 students, residents of the home management house between 1967 and 1975.

The instruments used were: a background questionnaire and a management skill usefulness scale. The statistical tests used were the t test and analysis of variance.

The course was rated as being very useful, both personally and professionally by the graduates.. It was found that the three variables being tested ( professional employment, grade earned from the course and graduate resident advisor) did not make significant differences in the usefulness ratings. The findings also indicated that the course had not become less useful over time.


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Paul Jakus

When estimating economic value associated with changes in water quality, recreation demand models typically depend upon either (i) biophysical measures of water quality as collected by natural scientists or (ii) the perception of water quality by recreationists. Models based upon biophysical metrics (such as oxygen concentration, pollutant concentrations, Secchi depth measurements, etc.) operate on the assumption that people can perceive and respond to these metrics, or respond to factors that are, indeed, correlated with the biophysical measure. Economists have often estimated willingness-to-pay (WTP) measures associated with unit changes in biophysical measures without examining the degree to which the measures are truly correlated with perceptions. Recreation demand models that are based upon respondents’ perceptions of water quality necessarily assume that perceptions correlate well with the measures used by scientists to evaluate water quality. Again, WTP for unit changes in perceptions have been estimated without examining the relationship to the underlying biophysical measures. The relationship between biophysical metrics and perceptions is rarely addressed, yet it has profound implications for water quality management and policy. Consider a federal or state agency wishing to manage the quality of its waters in an economically efficient way. Through mandated water quality monitoring regulations, an agency may have many years of biophysical measurements, but these measures are in no way linked to people’s perceptions of water quality and, thus, to WTP.

Using biophysical measures of water quality and recreation use data recently collected in Utah, this study links technical measures of water quality at a water body to survey respondents’ perceptions of water quality at the same site. This approach is akin to estimating an ecological production function wherein biophysical measures are “inputs” to water quality perceptions (the output). Truncated Negative Binomial models of water-based recreation are used to estimate welfare effects of changes in water quality as measured through (i) unit changes in biophysical measures, (ii) unit changes in perceptions, and (iii) unit changes in biophysical as they change perceptions through the ecological production function.

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Michael B. Toney

This study compares the perceptions of long-term residents in rapidly and moderately growing nonmetropolitan communities regarding the effect of newcomers on the community. Data for the study came from a 1975 survey of 1,065 adults in seven Utah communities. Results show that a significantly larger proportion of long-term residents in rapidly growing communities than in moderately growing communities feel that newcomers are having a bad effect on the community.

The relationship between perceived effect of newcomers and various personal attributes are examined with rate of population growth as a control variable.

The attributes are: 1) length of residence, 2) age, 3) sex, 4) religious preference, 5) income, 6) proportion family living nearby, and 7) proportion of friends living in the community. Brief attention was given to examining newcomers' perception of the effect newcomers are having on the community with the use of length of residence variable. The differences between the long-term and short-term residents were not statistically significantly different. But because of theoretical and practical consideration the remainder of the analysis focused on the attitude of long-term residents.

None of the differences between the subgrouping for the respective attributes were statistically significant in both moderate and rapidly growing communities. In rapidly growing communities only one hypothesis was supported with respect to the differences in attitude towards newcomers. The supported hypothesis was that Mormons would be more likely to perceive the effect of newcomers as being bad than would non-Mormons. within the moderately growing communities, statistically significant differences were found between income groups, but they were not in the direction of the hypothesis.

Perhaps the most important evidence that rate of population growth influences the long-term residents' perception of newcomers is that, except for non-Mormons, the percentage feeling that the effect of newcomers was bad was highest in rapidly growing communities. This indicates that the pressures associated with rapid growth are generally perceived across a wide variety of subgroups. The particular exception, the non-Mormons, suggests that in particular cases a subgroup might perceive the changes as beneficial and to view the overall process of growth , including the newcomers, more positively.

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I wasn’t going to say anything about this as I have gotten this offer multiple times.  Reason being is, well there was nothing to write about since I never bothered reading any of the little words.  But I was bored this weekend when I grabbed the mail and read the offer.  Below are the nuts and bolts:

Sprint Phone:        Sanyo SCP-5500

Buy Back Amount: $35.00* (notice the star??  It wasn’t my idea, but it got my attention this time)

Expiration Date:    NOW as they are not getting my phone!

Amount I paid:    Not much more that $35 brand new

Fine Print:    “* The Sprint PCS Phone requested above must power on when fully charged and must not have any visible signs of internal or non-cosmetic damage to qualify for the buyback offer.  Phones that do not qualify for the buyback offer will not be returned to sender.

Tsk, tsk, tsk at Sprint.  I don’t know about you all, but my phone always gets dropped at least twice while I own it and does have some drop damage to it.  Still acceptable to Sprint.  But, what gets me is that they will not be returning my phone if it does not qualify for payment.  Too risky for me.  If they are that picky they should just set up a shop in all the multitude of PCS stores and we can stop in, get a yay or nay and still keep the phone if its rejected.

I will keep my phone as its way more valuable to me than it is to Sprint/Nextel.

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I have a comment about Sprint in general. I have been their customer for 4 years and now with the new school year starting 2006-2007 I want my 7th grader to have a new cell phone so we can communicate better as last year we missed each other a few times. So I called Sprint to get my 12 year old son a new cell phone as a 4 year customer, Sprint rep. told me I would have to pay for his new phone cash out of my pocket and sign a new 2 year contract, plus pay $20 a month extra our average bill is already about $126.00 with only 500 shared any time minutes with just me and my husband but I said ok. Then I asked if I am going to sign a NEW 2 year contract could me and my husband get new FREE phones as our phone are the original FREE phones from 4 years ago. She loudly said “NO” if you want new phones you will have to pay for them. I said if I am sign a contract I will get something won’t I? She rudely and loudly said “NO” you just get to add your son for $20 extra a month. I start think we are already paying $126.00 with him on it that would be $146.00 plus fees per month. Right now with gas prices we are spending $400 a month on gas alone. I was feeling pretty sad, like I wasn’t going to be able to get my son what all his friends have a cell phone.

I searched the web and found T-Mobile has FREE picture and video phones the Samsung t309 FREE and accessory pack that has a car charger, holder with 700 shared anytime minutes for $59.95 with only $10 for my son a month and only a 1 year contract. With 3 new FREE picture and video phones, my house is buzzing. These are the coolest phones we have ever had, because we always get the FREE phone they offer with a contract and that means the cheap crappy phones. My husband said “I am so glad Sprint acted up, because this is a great phone that will save us money”. I say thank you Sprint for having such rude and mean spirited customer service reps. Instead of paying $146.00 a month we will be paying $69.95 and great phones.

2. Q - August 8, 2006

Sprints isn’t that bad. During my 5 years with them, I can’t say I’ve gotten a CSR with a bad attitude. They may be screwups or clueless, but never an attitude. However I used to work at Sprint and went to the floor for PCS customer service, and believe me they were not the most professional people in the building. I am not sure how they are since they outsource to another company though.

But I am sorry to hear of your dillemma. But if you are happy now, then thats what matters most.

3. Single Ma - August 10, 2006

Wassup African! Umm, it’s August 10th. Can we get a post update puh-leeze. I know you have some shannigans brewing on the membrane. LOL

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I need to fix my publisher daemon on my server. I have too many posts just sitting in the hopper, but not publishing to wordpress. I just manually added one tonight, but the rest should slowly push out by tomorrow afternoon. My bad for the disappointment!! 🙂

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#1 | michal tkoc on 20 October 2007 19:17:17
Agathomyia elegantula (dahlbomi form) would be a better name. Don?t you think?
#2 | jorgemotalmeida on 21 October 2007 23:38:58
i'm curious with the reasons. Smile Can you tell us, please? Why not A. dahlbomi? I suppose this is a female due the dichoptic eyes.
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Personally, I follow Shatalkin's opinion that it's a good species, while Mr. Chandler considers it a colour form of A. elegantula.
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Yes, sure, It's female. If you follow Shatalkin, I think it's ok, but I was following Chandler's nomenclature, that's all :].
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Leftovers: The True Gift of Thanksgiving

When thinking of delicious holiday food, one day stands out among the rest: Thanksgiving. Arguably the most food-oriented holiday, Thanksgiving has gained a reputation for being the day where we can stuff as much food into our faces as we want and not feel a shred of guilt about it. As we all now return from break, vowing to go the gym every day this week as our stomachs ache from eating too much pumpkin pie, it is time for one of the greatest parts about the Thanksgiving holiday: leftovers! While Thanksgiving dinner itself is a scrumptious delight for our taste buds, nothing is more satisfying than enjoying a turkey sandwich for lunch the day after the holiday. Nonetheless, in my humble opinion, there is no greater treat than having a leftover piece of pumpkin pie for breakfast – how many times a year can we eat pie for breakfast and have it considered totally normal behavior? Not many, my friends, not many.

Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving leftover recipe? Share it in the comments below – who knows, maybe your recipe will even be featured in the upcoming The Dish cookbook! I hope all of our dear readers are feeling rested and appropriately full after the Thanksgiving break, best of luck with papers and exams in the final few weeks of the semester!
Jared LeBlanc
Elite Three columnist

By: Colin Martindale

I’m not sure there is anything better than thanksgiving. As a good foodie thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday and each year I count down the days until it arrives. This year’s thanksgiving was no different, and when it finally came I gorged myself as usual. This year a question arose at our table of what was our favorite thanksgiving dish. There are so many great thanksgiving foods it’s hard to go wrong, great arguments can be made for turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, really anything. I went with the glue that holds the entire feast together: gravy. In my mind it’s not even a question. I’m a guy who puts gravy on everything, just load up the plate with food and pour it over the whole thing.
Do you have one guest or relative brings a dish that isn’t up to par with the rest of the meal? Mediocre dish I’d like to introduce you to gravy, and you’re most welcome. Gravy fixes everything: Dry turkey, tasteless stuffing, poor mashed potatoes, bland rolls, heck even green beans go well with gravy. One deterrent many people have to making gravy is they assume you need chicken or turkey drippings for successful gravy. Here’s a foolproof simple recipe that still works wonders.

Gravy recipe:
4 Tbsp butter
¾ cup flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups vegetable broth
5 black peppercorns
1 Tsp minced thyme
1 bay leaf

Melt the butter, and then add the flour stirring until browned but not burnt (about 5 minutes). Whisk in the chicken and vegetable broth and boil. Then add thyme, peppercorn and bay leaf. Reduce to a simmer and stir occasionally for 25 minutes. Strain the gravy to remove the solids. Add some salt and/or pepper to your liking.

Above and Beyond Pumpkin Pie

By: Allie Johnson

Fall is the season for apple-picking, wearing cozy sweaters, and consuming all things pumpkin. Each season I eagerly await the fall specials at all of my favorite restaurants and without fail, one of the new menu items will include pumpkin. It’s fair to say that my passion for all things pumpkin has led me to trying my fair share of pumpkin flavored food, and from that I have compiled a list of the best of the best.

Here are the Top 5 Pumpkin Concoctions
1. Pumpkin White Chocolate Mocha from Caribou Coffee
As a coffee addict, I have tried nearly every pumpkin flavored coffee drink on campus that I can get my hands on. Nothing comes close beating Caribou’s signature fall drink. This mocha differs from the traditional pumpkin latte because the white chocolate cancels out the bitter taste of espresso. All that’s left is a rich, creamy pumpkin flavor topped with loads of fluffy whipped cream. Yum!

2. Pumpkin Donut from Dunkin’ Donuts
I love Dunkin’ Donuts and I love pumpkin. Put them together and you have a masterpiece of deliciousness. The pumpkin flavor is subtle. It tastes like a regular donut, but with hints of cinnamon and spice.

3. Pumpkin Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory
In a nutshell this dessert is a thicker and creamier version of pumpkin pie, with a graham cracker crust of course. One slice will keeps me full for the whole day.

4. Pumpkin Pie PopTarts
Replace the traditional PopTart filling with pumpkin crème and stick it in the toaster. It’s everything I love about PopTarts with the added benefit of fall flavor.

5. Pumpkin Pie Babcock Ice Cream
It’s the ice cream every Badger knows and loves. The Pumpkin Pie flavor of Babcock Ice Cream tastes exactly like it sounds, like frozen pumpkin pie.

Greetings and welcome to the first The Dish blog post of the 2012 academic year!! While my articles for The Dish focus on a taco source around Madison, my taco-reviewing project is global in scope, and the blog is a nice place to highlight some non-Wisconsonian tacos I’ve tried over the years.

Taqueria La Fondita (Lynnwood WA) - taco review

Dang good tacos!

As students return from various places around the Upper Midwest, US, and world, the first question on the tip of everyone’s tongue is often, “Had any good tacos recently?” Fortunately, my answer is always: “Yes, and let me tell you where!” Even though I stayed in Madison (well, Deforest) working on my research this summer, I often thought back to home, and more specifically the best deal I’ve ever got on tacos. While not the greatest tacos on Earth (that honor belongs to Benton Harbor’s La Perla), or even the best tacos in the Seattle Suburbs (Taqueria la Raza), Taqueria la Fondita provides an excellent bargain on taco plates – including chips, soup, and free coffee! And the tacos taste darn good too. Anybody else eat some good tacos this summer?

Taqueria La Fondita (Lynnwood WA) - taco review

Yup, look at all that free soup!

Chocolate Comfort

Sarah Dreifke

It’s nearing that time. Finals are approaching. The time of year where it is socially acceptable to wear the same sweatpants all week, move into the library and to make a substantial investment in Starbucks coffee. I don’t know about you, but a majority of the time I just want to curl up in a ball and escape from the real world for a while. How do I do that? Food.

There is something about that nostalgic feeling you get when you sink your fork into an ooey-gooey bowl of homemade mac and cheese, or when you catch a whiff of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. I mean, is there really any better remedy to a stressful workload than a giant helping of comfort food? Now, normally I’m not one to advocate indulging, but I think as far as finals week is concerned – anything goes. Some things can only be cured with calories.

So what form did my calories take? Oreos. Chocolate chips. Cookie dough. Win. These tasty treats combine all of my favorite indulgences into one giant, magnificent cookie. One of these and a big glass of milk is the perfect excuse for a much needed study break!

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter or margarine
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 package Double Stuff Oreo cookies

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together with a mixer until well combined.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  3. In medium bowl mix the flour, salt, and baking soda.  Slowly add to wet ingredients along with chocolate chips until just combined.
  4. With a cookie scoop, form balls with the dough.
  5. Place one ball on top of an Oreo cookie, and another ball on the bottom. Seal edges together by pressing and cupping in hand until Oreo cookie is fully enclosed with dough. (I found it easier to do this with slightly damp hands!)
  6. Place onto parchment lined or greased baking sheets and bake cookies for approximately 13 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
  7. Enjoy!

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Eric Lynne

Before I begin, I want to make it clear to anyone reading this: I don’t have any qualifications for passing out restaurant awards.  I don’t have an amazing palate, I’m not an expert chef, and I don’t even go out very often.  However, that doesn’t mean I don’t take notice of great customer service.  So, as a thank-you for all of the great service I have received at the restaurants below, here are my picks for down town’s best customer service (and then, as a bonus, my favorite dish at each restaurant).

Apart from being one of the best deals in town, the extremely friendly and efficient staff of Med Cafe make it also one of the most enjoyable restaurant experiences on State Street.  Even if you see the lunch line stretching out into State Street itself, don’t worry!  The line moves quickly, thanks to the staff, which bustles around the cozy establishment with unbelievable coordination, often setting down your plate of food before you even have a chance to seat yourself.  And if that wasn’t enough, the staff is always happy to return a smile and a thank-you.

Favorite Dish: The Akin’s Plate
Choice of lamb or chicken over a bed of rice with other Mediterranean vegetables and seasonings.  Also comes with a built-in side of pita bread.  Easily one of the best bargains in Madison.  Big, delicious,
and cheap — what more could you want?

LUANG PRABANG (and the rest of the food carts on top of State Street) As far as being loyal to their customers, this cute food cart on State Street is the best.  After getting hooked on their delicious Thai food, I quickly became a frequent visitor and have been treated more like a friend than a customer ever since.  One time I was fifty cents short, and they didn’t care.  Another time they gave me extra food because they wanted me to try something new.  If they are out of something, they are quick to let you try something different (and equally delicious).  Now that I’m a “regular” at Luang Prabang, I hardly have time to venture to the other food carts on State Street. However, when I do, I find that great customer service is to be found at each one, and so for that reason I let them share this spot on my list of favorites.

Favorite Dish: Butternut Squash and Chicken Curry
I’ve been mildly successful at creating my own curry dishes, but I can never get close to the stuff they serve here.  This is not a dish for those afraid of spice, but if you like a good spicy curry, you’ll love Luang Prabang.  They also serve green and yellow curries throughout the week.

In my experience, the service at Chipotle, no matter what the location, has always been top notch.  That being said, Madison’s Chipotle on State Street is the best of the best.  They are so quick, it sometimes seems like they are showing off–I have to sprint down the counter just to keep up!  And even when they do occasionally run out of a meat during their rush-hours, within seconds another batch comes flying in from the kitchen.  Chipotle has somehow found a way to do the impossible: speedier than most fast-food restaurants and more delicious than most sit-down places.

Favorite Dish: Burrito (of course!)
However, beware if you haven’t tried their guacamole yet — with just one bite, you’ll find yourself committing $1.80 extra for every burrito you buy at Chipotle.  I can’t have a burrito without that guac.  It’s almost too good.

As far as speed is concerned, Potbelly’s cannot contend with the aforementioned restaurants.  Even so, Potbelly’s deserves a spot on the list for several reasons.  For one, to make a good toasted sandwich, it’s going to take some time.  But no worries!  Even when you are waiting, the Potbelly’s workers make you feel welcome by striking up a conversation about your day, asking about school, and going about their work with positive attitudes.  Secondly, the live music they sponsor adds a nice local feel to this national chain, and helps separate itself from the other sub shops around.  Finally, if you are lucky enough, one of the usually reliable Potbelly’s employees will make a mistake, and you get one of their delicious oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies for free!  Positive attitudes, local music, and great-tasting mistakes?  Count me in!

Favorite Dish: A Wreck on Wheat with Everything
Throw in one of their chocolate malts to cool down those hot peppers, and you’ll have just had your best meal of the week.

Chicago-Style Hot Dogs

By Samantha Stepp

Chicago has two iconic foods: hot dogs and deep dish pizza. I was in Chicago for St. Patty’s Day this past weekend and having already tried the latter of these two foods, decided to get my very first Chicago-style hot dog.

Anyone from Illinois (or who watches the Travel Channel on a semi-regular basis) knows Chicago-style hot dogs consist of an all-beef dog, diced white onions, mustard, bright green sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices, pickled peppers, and a dash of celery salt on a poppy seed bun. Ketchup? Don’t even think about it.

Now you might be thinking, “Get a Chicago-style hot dog in Chicago? What an utterly clichéd and touristy thing to do” but hold off your judgement just for a moment, because I have a vested interest in trying this dog.

About a year ago, I put up a post on my other food blog, So Good, about all the different regional hot dog styles (American, Coney Island, New York, Chicago) and polled readers about which one they thought was the best. As for my own vote, I put down Coney Island because I assumed nothing would ever beat the winning combination of warm, aromatic chili and gooey cheese. BUT I had never tried any of the other hot dog styles and didn’t truly have anything to compare it to.

Well readers, Chicago WON. I resolved to try it, my love of gooey cheese-chili and hatred of mustard be damned.

Due to many Sunday closings, it took me and my friends several tries and many blocks of walking through shady neighborhoods to find an open hot dog place crouched in the corner of a northern Chicago suburb. Once there, we ordered at the dirty yellow counter (cash only) and had to move around a bunch of chairs and tables in the narrow dining room to find a configuration that could seat us all.

But you know what? It was SO WORTH IT. This hot dog was amazing. The beefy warmth of the hot dog was set off by the tang of the peppers and dill pickle, while the onions provided savory depth. Even the mustard struck the perfect tone in this harmony of garden flavors. The relish was dark green instead of bright green, but other than that it was perfect. Maybe even better than a Coney dog.

Now here is where I should give you the name and address of this great little hole-in-the-wall hot dog place so you can go experience it for yourself…but I failed. I didn’t get the name or address of this place. All I know is it was across from a Walgreens. And hours of searching “Walgreens Chicago” on Google maps yields lots of frustration and no hole-in-the-wall hot dog places.

In a way, I’m kind of happy I don’t remember. There’s something poetic about letting a nameless place remain nameless, so I’m going to let this treasure lay where I found it. If you’re meant to discover this hot dog place, reader, you will. But this time, try and remember the name for the rest of us.

***UPDATE: I found it! It’s Mic Duck’s Drive In, address 3401 West Belmont Avenue. So much for poetry…

Photo courtesy of The Paupered Chef.

Happy Pi Day!

By Katie Van Dam

First off, let me start by wishing everyone a very happy Pi Day! I am obviously not a math person given the fact that I had no idea Van Vleck Hall existed until earlier this week, but I do know I love pie. And although I crave French Silk and Apple pie as much as the next person, I would encourage you all to step outside the box this March 14th and try some delicious savory pies from Myles Teddywedgers Cornish Pasty, located at 101 State Street.

Although it’s at the very end of State Street across from the Capitol (I know, I know, it’s a bit of a walk) Myles Teddywedgers is still definitely worth trying out and is undeniably unique. The menu is small and to the point, offering ground beef, steak, cheesy, veggie and chicken pies, or as Myles Teddywedgers likes to call them, “pasties.” Personally, I think the simple menu just adds to its quirky charm.

I went to Myles Teddywedgers for the first time this past fall, and I was actually really impressed with the simplicity of it. I just handed over my money and before I knew it I was holding a steaming hot dough ball bursting with chicken, veggies and cheese. There’s really nowhere to sit in the place itself, but luckily the Capitol steps and freakish 80 degree March weather are waiting for you right outside. Even though it was raining the first time I went, my roommate and I can fully admit we were in pure bliss sitting with our pies in the heart of Madison, with the Farmer’s Market bustling around us and street performers galore. Since then, I have made the trek up State Street several other times just to get my hands on one of those delicious pies. I’ve tried the “Big Cheesy” which is more of a pizza, filled with ground beef, mozzarella and pizza sauce, but I keep coming back to the classic chicken, which is basically a chicken pot pie. I mean, who doesn’t like comfort food in college?

Myles Teddywedgers

Here it is in all its glory!

So, once again, HAPPY PI DAY! If you’re feeling adventurous or just in the mood for a lazy stroll where you can enjoy the weather and listen to “Here Comes the Sun” over and over again on your iPod, take my advice and try out Myles Teddywedgers. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the holiday. Until next time, happy eating! ☺

Pointy objects for fun and profit: A layman’s guide to kitchen cutlery

By Joseph Shaul

While the average knife block may contains everything from scalpels to English broadswords, the number of knives truly necessary for most cooking tasks is in reality very small. Many professional chefs carry only two or three, and a few quality blades can replace a slew of inferior products. Purchasing the right knives and using them correctly makes cooking much more enjoyable, and greatly reduces the incidence of missing digits.

A brief comment on materials and origin:

There are a few venerable and respected knife manufacturers known for producing consistently flawless product. Sold under such banners as Wüsthof and Messermeister, these knives are forged of the finest materials by the learned dwarfs of Khazad-Dur in their great volcano forges.  Needless to say, you can’t afford them.

The good news is that rather less exotic production methods produce some perfectly serviceable knives. Even very pedestrian cutlery of decent quality can hold a remarkable edge, and a relatively small investment can produce highly worthwhile results.

While most knives are made of very similar alloys, there are some important distinctions in production methods. The best knives are forged, hammered into shame from a blob of molten steel in some Brunelian foundry; while hideously expensive, they do hold a fabulous edge. I don’t own any.

More common are knives stamped from a sheet of steel and honed down by machine. Despite the cut-rate manufacturing process, clever metallurgy can produce quality close to that of forged knives at a fraction of the cost. Most knives you’ll find in stores are accordingly produced.Quality is all over the map, but many brands provide functional and economical products.

A few vendors I’m willing to shill include Forschner and  Victorinox (yes, the  Swiss Army Knife people). Foodservice brands like Mercer, Genesis, and Dexter-Russell may be ugly and coarse, but they’re every bit as effective as their more luxurious counterparts at quadruple the price. A razor-sharp Victorinox $25 chef’s knife is worth more than an entire block of dull Wüsthofs, and offers very good value for money.

A special mention is reserved for the Cutco knives sold by Vector Marketing. So useless and dull as to be a hazard to their owners; anyone selling or having sold these should be ashamed of themselves. They really are that awful.

The Classic Chef’s Knife:

A slightly curved blade between 8″ and 11″ in length, the standard chef’s knife is the single most important tool you can have. A good one, kept sharp, can perform roughly 90% of the tasks in a kitchen, and the remainder can usually be fudged if you’re careful For chopping vegetables, it’s a must; for meat and fish there’s nothing better. It’s the most important tool you can have.

If you’re going to spend any significant sum on a knife, it should be this one. An entire block of cut-rate knives can’t beat the broad utility of one good chef’s knife.

The Paring Knife:

The smaller cousin to the chef’s knife, a paring knife is reduced in size for cutting objects held in the hand as opposed to on a cutting board. Useful for peeling, coring, and trimming, it’s a valuable tool for situationswhere a chef’s knife is simply too large and ungainly to be handy.  However, it’s small stature makes it unsuitable for cutting larger objects.

A good sharp paring knife is a valuable tool, and significantly reduces the chance of a too-large blade removing bits of your fingers. It’s not as broadly useful or impressive as its’ larger cousins, but its’ utility should not be underestimated.

The deboning knife:

A long, thin knife of relatively elastic construction, the deboning knife is designed to slide between bones and sever tendons on large joints of meat. Unless you regularly prepare large cuts of meat or frequently tear down large quantities of whole chickens, I can’t particularly commend spending much on one of these – if buying one at all.

The Cleaver:

Sometimes, you need to skin an onion. Sometimes, you need to decapitate an angry leopoard. For this eventuality, a cleaver is the  of choice.

Effectively a larger, heavier cousin of the chef’s knife, the cleaver is about as close as most home users will get to having an industrial laser in the kitchen. While other knives can separate bones, a cleaver will slice through them like mascarpone. It’s not particularly sophisticated, but if you want to coarsely dismember a turkey in three minutes, a cleaver is up to the task.

That’s not to say it’s a one-purpose beast, however. While somewhat more ungainly than the classic chef’s knife, a skilled operator can also create

 as flawless a dice or julienne as anything else. However, klutzes like the author would be better suited by the more easily manipulated chef’s knife.

It should be noted that poorly constructed cleavers dull very quickly due to the enormous pressure placed on the blade. However, if you have to prepare a lot of poultry or are frequently attacked by jungle cats, it’s a handy knife to have.

The serrated knife:

 There’s a certain degree of controversy as to the utility of the serrated knife in skilled hands: A sharp chef’s knife can dice vegetables with equal ease and greater speed, and the merit of buying a blade for the sole purpose of  separating crusty bread seems somewhat inefficient. In addition to the poor reputation of low-quality serrated “ginsu” (not actually a Japanese word) used in lieu of the real deal, the inability to repeatedly resharpen these knives makes them realtively unpopular.However, a good serrated knife definitely has the place in even a modest kitchen. As a bread knife, it can’t be beat; furthermore, they’re quite inexpensive, and very handy for thinly slicing meats. They’re no substitute for a good chef’s knife, however.

Going Greek

By Stefanie Dulak

While everyone’s focus is probably on eating as many Irish foods as possible this week (Irish Stew or Corned Beef and Cabbage anyone?), I decided to take a different route and concentrate on a dish from a different area of the world: Greece. Lentil soup is said to have originated in Greece where the legumes were first harvested between 10700-9400 BC. There are three reasons why I love lentil soup:

  1. It’s basically a one-pot dish, which means super easy cleanup.
  2. It’s almost impossible to mess up. You can add, remove or combine any ingredients you want, and the soup will still probably turn out delicious.
  3. It is very healthy and very filling. This recipe serves six and is only about 170 calories per serving.

I found a simple recipe for lentil soup from Alton Brown but modified it a bit to suit my personal tastes. Here’s what I did:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 or 2 cloves garlic, chopped (I love garlic, so I added it to the soup, but Alton didn’t use any.)
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 pound lentils, picked and rinsed
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes (Alton suggests using peeled tomatoes from a can, but I didn’t have any so I just used cherry tomatoes and left the skins on.)
  • 2 quarts chicken or vegetable broth (I had just under 2 quarts of broth, so I just added water to make up the difference.)
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground toasted cumin (Alton only used ½ teaspoon each of coriander and cumin, but I like a little more flavor, so I used a full teaspoon of each.)

  1. Place the olive oil into a large soup pot and set over medium heat.
  2. Once hot, add the onion, garlic, carrot, celery and salt, and sweat until the onions are translucent, approximately 6 to 7 minutes. (NOTE: don’t be afraid to use the leaves on the celery! They have a lot of flavor and add another texture to the soup.)
  3. Add the lentils, tomatoes, broth, coriander and cumin, and stir to combine.
  4. Increase the heat to high and bring just to a boil.
  5. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook at a low simmer until the lentils are tender, approximately 35 to 40 minutes.
  6. If you want, use a blender to puree the soup to your preferred consistency, but I just left it as is.

Use this recipe as a guideline. Modify the ingredients to reflect what you have on hand or what you prefer taste-wise. And if you really need to add Irish flair in honor of St. Patty’s Day, throw in some lamb.


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Springfield 2 Degree Quad Index

The name on the map may differ from that in the USGS data base. When ordering a geologic map, whether it is a single or multiple quad, use the above Publication Order Number. Entries below refer to all quads included on this map. This image is a low resolution display; however, the actual map you would receive will be of a much higher quality. For best viewing, adjust your computer monitor to display at 1024 by 768.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Ink and watercolour illustration by Ronnie Tucker

This is a quick demonstration of how I ink and watercolour a pencil sketch.

The video is at 4x speed, so in real time it took me about 10mins to ink and 30mins to watercolour.

Check out my other videos (here on YouTube) or more of my work at:


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