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Kevin’s Caramelized Butternut Squash Soup

I LOVE THIS BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP. It’s a blissful brew of caramelized squash, smokey bacon, savory thyme, and smooth sherry, all blended to perfumed perfection.  It’s delicious for breakfast. And lunch. And dinner. I often serve it as the first course for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Everybody loves it! Here’s the recipe:

Note: I originally wrote about this soup back in 2011. But because I’m taking pictures for my cookbook, I thought you wouldn’t mind a re-write.

First, grab a 4-lb butternut squash.

Would you believe I grew this handsome hunk of a squash myself? ‘Tis true.

I’m sure you are impressed, and think me a genius.

Cut off the stem end…

And also the knobby end, which contains the seeds. Then chop up the two ends, and toss them in the compost bin.

Stand the remaining, cylindrical section upright on your work surface, and, using a sharp knife, slice off the tough skin.

Then slice the cylinder in half, and cut each half in half, to form quarters.  If your quarters are more than one inch wide, you can cut them into eighths.

Hey! We’re doing fractions!

True Confession: As a young student, I sucked at fractions.  But just look at me now, halving…quartering…and “eigth-ing.” My fourth grade teacher, Miss Horswill (we didn’t use “Ms.” back then), would be shocked indeed.

Ugh. Miss Horswill. Not a nurturing type. As the Dowager Countess might say,  “A nastier woman never drew breath.”

Now back to our soup-making.

Cut the squash into one inch pieces…

Put them on a baking sheet, and give them a glistening drizzle of olive oil.

Bake the squash for exactly 45 minutes.

While the squash is cooking, grab 8 slices of bacon…

And roughly chop them up.

Put the bacon pieces in a heavy, 6-quart pot, and let them cook slowly over a low flame until the fat is rendered — about 8 minutes. The bacon should barely color.

Now peel two large yellow or white onions…

And chop them up.

Add the onions to the bacon.

Stir in  some salt, some pepper, and a generous 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme leaves.

Then cover the pot, and let the onions sweat until they are perfectly tender but not colored — about 20 minutes.

Are you still with me? Good. I thought, perhaps, that the aforementioned Miss Horswill had scared you away. Scoop the bacon mixture into the work-bowl of a food processor…

Add one cup salt-free chicken stock…

And process to a smooth puree.

No pictures for these next two steps: Quickly wash out and dry the big pot you’ve been using. Then return the pureed bacon and onions to the pot.

Tip the cooked squash and one cup chicken stock into the bowl of the food processor (you needn’t clean it out first)…

And process until smooth.

Now scoop the squash into the pot…

Add 3 cups chicken stock…

And enough medium-dry sherry to make you forget all about Miss Horswill.

Add some heavy cream, too.

Bring this beautiful brew to a boil, and then lower the heat, and let simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

If you are not going to serve the soup right away, let it cool to room temperature. Then refrigerate for up to 4 days. When you are ready to serve, just return the soup to a boil, and add a little more cream.

Would you like to taste the soup? I only ask, because I’ve set the table in the parlor. I’ve also lit a fire there.

Obviously, your comfort is very important to me.

I’ve garnished our servings with a tiny sprig of fresh thyme.

Sancerre — a  white wine from the Loire Valley — goes very well with Caramelized Butternut Squash Soup.  Cheers!

Folks, this soup is unbelievably fragrant and delicious. Promise me you’ll prepare it for yourself and your guests some day. It’s the perfect thing to tuck into on a cold autumn eve.

Need a printer-friendly copy-and-paste version of the above? Here goes:

Kevin’s Caramelized Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients for about 3 quarts
One large (4-lb) butternut squash (or two smaller ones)
A drizzle of olive oil
8 slices bacon , cut into 1-inch pieces
2 large yellow or white onions, chopped
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and grinds of black pepper
A generous 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves (triple the amount for fresh, chopped leaves)
5 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup medium-dry sherry
1/3 cup heavy cream
Optional: Sprigs of fresh thyme for garnish

Special Equipment: a heavy-bottomed 6-quart pot or Dutch oven; a food processor with metal blade attached

Preheat oven to 375°F, with oven rack at the lower-third position

Peel the squash, and then cut the flesh into 1-inch cubes. Put the cubes on a baking sheet, coat them with olive oil, and roast until tender and slightly colored — 40-45 minutes.

While the squash is cooking, put the chopped bacon in a heavy-based pot set over a low flame. Cook slowly until the fat is rendered — about 8 minutes. Do not drain off the fat.

Stir the onions into the bacon, and add the seasonings (salt, pepper and thyme). Cover the pot, and let cook gently over a low flame just until the onion is soft but not colored — about 20 minutes.

Put the bacon mixture and one cup of chicken stock in the food processor. Process until perfectly smooth — about 30 seconds.

Quickly wash out and dry the pot, and then return to it the (now-pureed) bacon mixture.

Tip the cooked squash and one cup of chicken stock into the food processor (you needn’t clean the work-bowl first), and process until smooth.

Pour the pureed squash into the pot, along with the remaining 3 cups of chicken stock. Then stir in the sherry and the cream. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat, and let the soup simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.

Ahead of time note: If you are not going to serve the soup right away, let it cool to room temperature. Then refrigerate, covered, for up to 4 days. When you are ready to serve, bring the soup to a boil, and then stir in a little cream.

Ladle the soup into bowls, and garnish, if you wish, each serving with a sprig of fresh thyme.

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  1. I had a bumper crop of butternut squash. Looks like a grand way to put them to good use!! I need to get some sherry though. Any recommendations?

  2. Kevin, this sounds fabulous! I had a banner year for butternut squash so this recipe is very welcome. We’re vegetarian and will substitute veggie bacon, of course. Thanks for the well-timed recipe! I always love reading your recipes because they’re an experience, you know…like we’re in the kitchen chatting and sipping and dicing with you and Lily.

  3. I first had this soup some time ago, searched your site to find it again, and I’ve gone crazy making double recipes since squash came into season. It is my all time favorite breakfast on the go, but also great for entertaining. I may have developed an addiction… but still can’t thank you enough!

  4. Denise in NJ says:

    My family and I aren’t fond of the taste of sherry. Is there anything I could use as a substitute?

  5. Looking forward to your cookbook! Hope Miss Lily will be in it somewhere.
    This sounds like a great recipe. I’m not used to cooking with wine. Well, really I don’t know anything about it. Once you open the bottle of sherry or cooking wine, how long does it last? (And I don’t mean if you’re drinking it also!) Also, how should it be stored?

  6. Cary Bradley says:

    Simply sublime…

  7. Hi Marjean – For the sherry, I used Hartley & Gibson’s Amontillado.

    Hi Anita – Medium-dry sherry, such as Amontillado, will last for a couple of months after opening. No need to refrigerate, but do make sure the bottle is properly stoppered (corked).

    Hi Denise in NJ – Sherry is rather unique, so I can’t, off-hand, think of a good substitute. The soup won’t taste like sherry — it will simply have a subtle, sherry-essense!

  8. I just lost my mind with thoughts of eating a SOUP with all my favorite ingredients! You had me at Butternut Squash! I make “Butternut Squash Chocolate Pecan Pies”_(my creation) all the time….& have tried some soup recipes_ BUT, this one has BACON….OMG! Thanks for sharing!

  9. i’ve had your soup and it is just fabulous. The addition of the bacon has just gripped me so I’m using my own squash and shall make this wonderful brew.

  10. Susan L. Espersen says:

    Oh Kevin! WE grew buckets of Butternut Squash (even in the clay) and planned just squash as a side dish for out Wedding Reception/Thanksgiving Dinner, but this looks WONDERFUL! But what can I use to serve 32 people that won’t look tacky. I don’t have enough soup bowls! :-/
    Susan :-)

  11. The recipe sounds very good. As I was copying the directions trying to make a mental note of what I need to make the dish, I believe your condensed version, should read:
    Stir in the “onions” and the seasonings (salt, pepper and thyme)………(in with the bacon??)

  12. Hi Kevin,

    I have one question. Do you pour off the grease after you render the bacon or does it become part of the soup? I love your website and am so happy that I came across it this year. I have sent the link to many of my friends who are now fans of you as well. Thanks for all the great recipes and gardening hints. I would love to visit your lovely home and gardens some day. Do you ever give tours to people?

  13. Marsha – Thanks for noticing. I’ve clarified the copy-and-paste version.

    Pat McGee – The bacon fat becomes a (delicious!) part of the soup. As for the tours — I have 2 garden tours here each summer, to benefit the Garden Conservancy. I’ll post the dates when I have them!

  14. The quick easy way to evenly coat the veggies for carmelizing or roasting is to use a spray bottle or spray can of olive oil. But I can’t find a red polka-dotted spatula. Would a plain white one work?

    This soup can be made with pumpkin or any yellow winter squash. Yum!

  15. YUM! I will try this recipe. My recipe is very similar but doesn’t include sherry or cream. That’ll make it richer…can’t wait to make it. Thanks Kevin.

  16. Beverly, zone 6, eastern PA says:

    Regarding fractions, those things we never believed we’d use at all after junior high school, Miss Horswill may come after you for the way you spelled “eighth-ing” !!

    But before she stands you in the corner, please tell us all where you got the red and white polka-dotted spatula!

  17. I literally just pulled a tray of roasted butternut squash, ginger and shallots out of the oven for soup! Will try your version next time….never thought of bacon!

  18. Nancy Taro says:

    Can this be frozen. If so, how long?

  19. Migs Murray says:

    Hi Kevin,
    Is this soup suitable to freeze?

  20. Did you say cookbook?? Yippee!!

  21. Barb Muhlfelder says:

    Can’t wait to try the soup. Your blog always makes me smile. I still think of my visit in August at the open-garden day and your woodland garden. It was lovely and I hope you’ll be open again for another tour this coming summer.

    Happy Thanksgiving!

  22. I’m going to make this soup eventually, but you’ve given me a great idea on how to prepare my home grown butternut squash as a side dish this Thanksgiving. Thanks!

  23. Being vegetarian, can I make the soup without the bacon? Will it still be OK or should I just look for a different recipe?,
    Thanks…love your web site

  24. yummy! thanks for sharing. I’m not much of a cook, i Much more enjoy eating others food, but i’m going to pass this on to my wonderful husband. Hint, hint! Also pretty sure I’ll have a crazy dream sometime this week about MissHorswill{what a banner name for 4th graders to mock}, or my very own nightmare 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Gramn. She used to throw erasers at me!! Yikes!! Happy Thanksgiving, Kevin. To you and all you Love

  25. cynthia shultz says:

    Hi Kevin,
    I love love love your posts. A definite highlight of my week. Even have my husband enjoying as well and helping my with the cut and paste. Will try this recipe. thanks, Cynthia

  26. Looks lovely! I’ll try it with a veggie bacon sometime. A great time saver would be a hand held blender- one of those one handed wands work great for all my soups.

  27. Can I substitute sweet pie pumpkins? My one hill of pumpkins produced a bumper crop; the butternut squash only gave me a few. I would like to make pumpkin soup that I can slip by my significant other as “squash” soup–he claims he doesn’t like pumpkin.

  28. Kip Morrissette says:

    If ANYONE can explain how to peel that outside layer of an onion as easily as they make it look on all the cooking shows…YOU CAN. I have tried making one slit through the one layer and tried peeling it off and it never works. I get ‘chunks’ at a time. And it doesn’t matter what kind of onian, the outslde layer is a bugger to remove. The camera’s always move too fast to see how it’s done, so maybe others are not having that layer slide off easily either??? Thanks. I read your recipes and the comments like a novel. It is like a good book that grabs you immediatley. Happy Thanksgiving to you and ‘your fans’.

  29. Kevin, I made this soup this past Sunday and WOW! SO YUMMY! My hubby, who does NOT like butternut squash, had 2 large bowls!

  30. Hi Suzanne – I’ve tried this soup with pumpkin puree, and although it was edible, it was not wonderful. On the other hand, when made with butternut squash, the soup is about as delicious as delicious can be!

    Hi Kip – My onion method: Cut off the stem end. Then stand the bulb cut side down, and slice in half through the roots. Then peel each half. And by the way — I’ve always found that big white onions are infinitely easier to peel than yellow varieties.

    Hi Sharon – So glad you tried — and liked — the soup!

  31. Donna Besst says:

    Kevin: Just finished making the Butternut Squash Soup…it is devine! The brine is cooling and I’m ready to start the Cranberry Tart….Thank you for some new ideas. Happy Thanksgiving!

  32. Kevin, I just finished making this recipe, and I have never tasted a more delicious soup! I it is an absolute perfect blending of flavors. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I can’t wait to serve it to my family!

  33. I’m going to try this vegetarian style – it looks so delicious! Thank you!

  34. I think I am repeating a question that was asked earlier, but not answered: what happens if I make this without bacon (I LOVE bacon, but I am thinking of making it for a group that includes at least one vegetarian…and I don’t think it is ethical to try to sneak bacon by her, as tempting as it is)? Is there something else I can add for flavoring…or: what the HECK is veggie bacon? Does that have similar flavor without all the offending pork? Help me! The butternut squash are coming in fast and furious and beautiful!

  35. Not only are you are you a gardening-cooking-homemaking genius; you are hoot, to boot!

  36. Jan Evancho says:

    Made it for guests and everyone raved. (The sherry is essential.) Yes, you are a culinary genius.

  37. Jan Evancho says:

    Made it for guests and everyone raved. (The sherry is essential.) Yes, you are a culinary genius.

  38. I was excited to try your version of my (lol) soup. Then I scrolled up on thie bacon. Well I will be doing the double batch for freezing :)

  39. I made this today! It’s the first time I ever did anything with a butternut squash!
    And it’s yummy!

  40. That was our dinner last night! And it was the last canned jar left that I had put up from last fall. We got hit with a beautiful storm yesterday (thunder too!) and it was a perfect way to end the day! Guess what I’m going to be cooking and canning this week? Cheers!

  41. As if this soup wasn’t special enough…. you went ahead and painted a picture of harvest dining bliss that will put me at your table anytime I make this soup….thank you

  42. I thought that soups with milk in them should not be allowed to boil, or the milk would curdle. Am I wrong? (This looks great other than that by the way!) I would like to try it, but curdled milk gives me the creeps. Help!

  43. Ah… Miss Horsewill. Yes, such a lovely lassie wasnt she. We had to overcome at a young age. Congratulations on conquering fractions. Soup looks delicious! Will be whizzing up some of this soup soon. Thanks Kevin!

  44. Hi Kevin,
    I DO think you are GENIUS!
    My mouth is watering and I can’t wait to get to my kitchen and whip up this delicious soup!
    I love that you set up a place for me at your well appointed table. Thank you so much!
    You are such a great host!
    Now I must go make your heavenly soup….
    Warm Autumn hugs,

  45. I add chopped tomatoes and 1 teaspoon of curry powder or curry paste to my butternut soup – delicious.

  46. Addie B in FL says:

    When I saw the name I thought, OH, NO, NOT MORE CARAMELIZING! after my failed attempt at the apple tarte tatin, but this is a different sort and it looks wonderful. I never buy butternut squash because my husband doesn’t like it, but I may try to sneak this soup by him – I think even he would like it, even if he knew what it was :-))

  47. I love your blog and look forward to your cookbook. I’m having butternut squash soup for dinner, but your recipe sounds Sooooo much better than the one I used. Next time I’ll do it right!

  48. Karen Wright says:

    Kevin, you are a genius and I adore you. Forget about Miss Horswill. Love, Karen

  49. Anne in Vermont says:

    Thanks Kevin. I did not grow squash but a friend presented me with a beautiful butternut yesterday. With your reliable recipe to hand it will soon be processed. By the way, what news on the cookbook? A friend’s was just published in less than a year, though I can’t say how long it took her to write it.

  50. Good looking soup!

    If you don’t care for the taste of sherry, I’d suggest brandy. That is very delicious in most soups.

    And on the squash – why don’t you use it all? The base where the seeds are is just as good, once you scrape out the soggy membranes.

    Keep up the good work.

  51. Hi Kevin,
    I was also wondering about why you just don’t scrape the seeds out and use the rest of the squash? I am going to make it this weekend!

  52. i also grow my own butternut, it is summer now in SA but I’ll eat soup any day. I never peel the butternut, the skin cooks perfectly soft, so no need to peel. goint yo try your recipe, thanks. Love your soup bowls

  53. Hi, Kevin. I am SO anxious to try the carmelized butternut squash soup and am gathering my ingredients. I am, however, having difficulty locating the Hartley & Gibson Amontillado sherry. I have tried both liquor stores and grocery stores. Where did you get yours? If it isn’t available in our area (Northern VIrginia area) can you recommend another selection that would be comparable in taste? I do not know that much about cooking wines but I do know that different brands do make a difference in the final taste of a dish. Cant wait to try the pumpkin seeds, the cranberry tart and the apple tartin. My pumpkin seeds NEVER get crisp and this may be why. Thanks for your wonderful site. Judy

  54. Michele Reeves says:

    Kevin, I am so impressed with your recipes This sounds devine!

  55. Kevin….I love butternut soup, but my digestive system just can’t handle heavy cream. Is there a substitute that would work in this soup? Lactose-free milk perhaps? Thanks for all your posts. I love your garden…home….recipes….tips…everything!

  56. I love your recipes, your photos, Lily as sous-chef, and your stream of chatter. Ever think of your teacher as Miss Horse-swill? Can’t wait for your cookbook.

  57. Kevin, So happy my friend Marilyn introduced me to your lovely site. This soup, the flavors, the color, the fragrance are so perfectly suited for a fall eve, well any eve in my mind! It was wonderful, thank you for sharing!

  58. Clara Adkison says:

    I loved your recipe. I do a similar soup that I use at Thanksgiving. But I’m just blown away by the precision with which you cut your butternut squash. Wow!!

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I was biting by flea at the first day when I sit near the swimming pool. And the 2nd night, a CAT come to our villa, it bite me and scratch my mouth... I need to go to Phuket hopstial for surgery and need to keep go to hospital when back to HK...and now I has scars in my mouth but The villa claim "let me late check out on that dat is their compensation already" !!
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Baatarchuluun C. Grupe Mongolia, 11. veljače 2015.
nice hotel, nice staffs

rooms, staffs, location
Really hood
Tan W. Obitelji sa malom djecom Singapore, 29. prosinca 2014.
Good villa with great staff

Away from noisy proximities, private small pool, great house keeping staff
Travel date 25-29dec Nai harn beach 6 adults + 2 kids. ( age 3 and 15 months) We rented a mini van that accomodates 9 pax. (national car rental) childseats clean and good. Picked up from airport with no issues ( petrol was topped up in full tank) van was in perfect condition. Drove to the "lobby" for check in. The staff then drove their own van and guided us the way to our villa. (5 mins drive) *deposit of 3000baht for the hotel upon check in ( cash or credit card) Our villa has 3 rooms. 2 of which comes with living room and kitchen ( pots and utensils avail) baby cot requested and provided. Each room comes with own toilet. The other room is away from these 2 rooms. Its smaller and the water tank/generator is behind this room. ( hence alittle noisy at night) They provide hp for us to call them should we need any assistance. * only one private parking lot for this villa. Select yr breakfast fm their menu and call them to confirm. The staff will come to the villa and cook for u every morning. We called for massage to our villa at 10pm (800baht per pax due to late hour) Supermarkets are 10-15 mins drive away ( depending which ones) We had BBQ in our villa ( pit and charcoal @ 300baht) u can buy yr own food OR order fm the villa. We chose 3000baht ( catered for 6 pax ). Food was too much for us ( chicken skewers with tomato sauce , 3 small crabs, giant prawns , 1 fish, squids. I suggest to choose the smaller portions 3-4 pax) and then top up yr own food from supermarkets. 8 mins walk to the main road for "normal food" avail. Nearest beach is rawai. (5-10 mins drive) Villa comes with a small plunge pool 45-1hr drive to airport ( subj to traffic conditions) Overall, great staff ( esp house keepers) . Smiley faces.
Iskandar H. Parovi Singapore, 1. listopada 2014.
Perfect! But...

Helpful and friendly staff. Private and secluded villa
Everything was perfect. From the moment we checked in and checked out we were greeted bybthe same guy (dark skinned, soft spoken guy but i forget his name). He was fast, answering every queries with the best he can. Staff and housekeeping were great. Taxi driver (PEAK) was recommended by the hotel and he too was good. Everything was excellent only some minor touch-ups like leaking bathtub, paintings on villa a bit and all is good. Two Villas Holiday, thank you for everything. You guys are awesome!
Kyle W. Grupe Hong Kong, 28. rujna 2014.
Not too bad

Far away from the town, but is reasonable for a villa, nice stay
Chalermdaj E. Poslovni putnici Thailand, 22. rujna 2014.
Nice calm and clean

Wow i love this place
Paolo N. Parovi Italy, 25. kolovoza 2014.
Nice villa

Space, pool, furniture
It was all ok, nice villa with swimming pool. Private. a bit of noise coming from the street. Difficult to get out of the parking area by car because it's impossible to see if someone is coming, the villa is right on a street, you need someone to help.
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"Psychologist Joe O'Loughlin is being pushed away. His marriage is ending. Charlie, his eldest daughter, will barely speak to him. And Charlie's rebellious best friend Sienna is getting into more and more trouble, and taking Charlie along for the ride. Sienna has been almost like family to O'Loughlin-a troubled child who for years spent more time in the O'Loughlin residence than her own home. O'Loughlin's worst fears are confirmed when Sienna turns up at his front door, traumatized and covered in blood. The police find a major piece of the puzzle at Sienna's house: her father Ray Hegarty, a celebrated former police officer, murdered. The blood covering Sienna was her father's. She can't remember what happened, but, at the same time, doesn't mourn her father's death. O'Loughlin vows to unearth the dark secrets of Sienna's mind, hoping his efforts will win back the confidence of a daughter he may be in danger of losing forever. But as the accusations fly, the line between victim and accused begins to blur. When the detective in charge of the case seems all too eager to lay the blame at Sienna's feet rather than malign the honor of a respected former colleague, O'Loughlin begins to make his own inquiries. But each step he takes toward the truth also brings him closer to the path of a manipulative killer unlike anything he has ever encountered"--

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Michael Robotham is back with his sixth installment in his international bestselling mystery series.  Readers not familiar yet with Robotham are missing out.  Each of his books is told in the first-person narrative of one of his recurring characters.

This time around, Professor Joe O'Loughlin is still battling the beginning stages of Parkinson's Disease and the 2-yr. separation from his wife, Julianne, and his two daughters.   Sienna, the best friend of his eldest, Charlie, is found covered in blood not belonging to her.    Sienna's domineering dad, a retired Detective Investigator, is found bludgeoned to death in her bedroom.  All evidence points to her guilt.  Joe is asked by the court to conduct her pre-trial psychological profile.

What Joe discovers while conducting his investigation is disturbing to a man, a husband, and most of all a father.  Joe is reminded of the pure evil that exists in the world.  Evil that even touches his precious family core.
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The number of people using disability support services increased from 188,000 to 245,700, between 2003-04 and 2007-08, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

'This represents a 31% increase in service users over the four years,' said Nick Thompson of the AIHW's Functioning and Disability Unit.

Over the same four years, total government spending on specialist disability services increased in real terms by 22%.

Of the different types of services available, respite and employment services had the highest increases in service users, at 53% and 40% respectively over the period.

According to the report, Disability support services 2007-08, about 31,500 people used respite services in 2007-08.

'Use of respite services has grown from 96 users per 1,000 people in the target population in 2003-04 to 137 users per 1,000 in 2007-08,' Mr Thompson said.

Government spending per respite service user fell by 16% over the period, although total expenditure on respite rose by 29%.

Close to 11,000 outlets delivered services funded under the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement in 2007-08-an increase of almost 25% since 2003-04.

The report also found that specialist disability employment services were provided almost entirely by non-government organisations and three-quarters of people who received state and territory-funded services accessed those services through non-government organisations.

Intellectual disability continues as the most frequent primary disability, accounting for around one-third of service users in 2007-08. The service user population is ageing and of growing cultural diversity.

Over 112,000 people who used specialist disability services in 2007-08 also had a personal carer, with nearly 60% of these carers being the mothers of the service user.

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Re: Poll: How important is physical body size for effective aikido techniques?

Not to mention that when a larger person is "attacking" a smaller person, he may do so with only a little of his strength or with safer attacks since he knows it will still be sufficient to harm the smaller person. This means he isn't as "committed" to the attack as he would be if both people were the same size and will therefore be less susceptible to the aikido counter move than a person who came in full power. Maybe. Theoretically. I don't go around testing this in bars or anything.
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Wow...quite nice.

Note: anyone interested in getting a handle on some of the Daito ryu names may want to look at Kondo Sensei's books and videos. At least you can get a clear vision of the material being discussed, aside from the variations between Daito ryu schools, etc.

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O'Sensei lived in a different era as I do in the latter days of my life.
O'Sensei and others would have fought for their home and family as we all did in the second world war. In the PC UK today if you protect yourself or your property you will go to prison, and that would apply to O'Sensei.

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Lufthansa Technik Close To Decision on First Asian Completions Center

 - March 26, 2012, 11:43 AM

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) will establish a completions center in Asia, “sooner rather than later,” the company told an ABACE show press conference yesterday. “In the medium term the Chinese market is very interesting,” said Walter Heerdt, the company’s senior marketing and sales vice president. “We have to be here, otherwise we will not get the best share we can out of this market.”

Although Heerdt remained tight-lipped as to where its new Asian facility will be located, LHT already has three joint ventures in southeast Asia, including two in China. For now, these facilities provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for airliners.

LHT (Booth H220) has delivered three VIP-configured aircraft to Chinese customers in the last two years and has a further four aircraft on its books to go to China. To date the German company has completed 60 narrowbody and 30 widebody aircraft across its entire network.

The company is contracted to complete its first 747-8 aircraft. “There is a peak on widebodies entering the market now,” said Heerdt. “The first VIP 747-8 was expected in September 2010, but will actually be delivered for completion in September 2012. We now have a compressed delivery schedule from Boeing, where we will get a high number of widebody VIP aircraft within a short period of time. However, this peak will stabilize at a high level.”

The company also announced that its U.S. subsidiary Bizjet International has just earned Boeing completion center status to become an official member of the airframer’s network. Bizjet has invested $6 million in expanding the 32,515-sq-m (350,000-sq-ft) facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which works on both green installations and refurbishment of second-hand aircraft.

LHT’s SixStars International design service will be available as an option at Bizjet. The company’s innovative interior design division is responsible for the LHT’s NICE cabin management product, as well as the recently unveiled “quick-change” kit that converts an airliner to a VIP jet in a matter of hours.


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The Greatest Test Pilot You’ve Never Heard Of

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In the spring of 1951, Fulton (in the cockpit of a Douglas B-26) was called to Korea, where he flew the B-26 on night bombing runs against North Korean trucks. (USAF)
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He also began testing a new family of light jet bombers, among them the Glenn L. Martin Company’s XB-51. One of Fulton’s closest friends, Air Force Major Neil Lathrop, was killed during a low-altitude roll in the experimental aircraft. Fulton, flying a B-29 bomb drop test that day, saw the coil of black smoke rising from the dry lake. It was the first time Fulton lost a good friend to a new airplane; it would not be the last.

The Air Force had also become interested in the Royal Air Force’s English Electric Canberra twin-jet, which Martin was bringing out in the United States as the B-57. Fulton was assigned to the test flights.

On one B-57 flight, as he came out of a loop, he discovered that the control wheel had decoupled from the flight control system: Pushing the wheel full forward had no effect on the airplane. When things go wrong, some pilots yell on the radio. “That’s not my style,” says Fitz. “You have procedures. If you have a problem, then you call in and they offer suggestions.”

When Fulton reported the problem, the consensus on the ground was that he should bail out. But he thought if he used the elevator trim for pitch control, he might be able to save the airplane. He managed a fast, straight-in landing on the dry lake, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

The B-57 would become his favorite airplane for traveling, and for several years he flew it in airshows.

The XB-52 and YB-52, the first prototypes of Boeing’s latest entry in the strategic bomber sweepstakes, were ready for testing in 1953, and Fulton was assigned to the project, which operated out of Moses Lake, Washington. Most of the time, he flew the F-86A pace airplane, to calibrate the new aircraft’s speed and altitude readings, or the chase aircraft. When the F-86 wasn’t needed, he flew on the bomber, and before long, he was checked out in the XB-52 itself.

The experience with the B-52 prototype would serve Fulton well in the years to come. Through the 1960s, the NB-52 was the airplane he flew with an X-15 or an experimental lifting body tucked under the bomber’s starboard wing. He flew the mothership for 92 of the 199 X-15 launches. In all, he was pilot for some 150 launches of manned aircraft.

The first age of the X-planes had begun at Edwards in the late 1940s, when the Air Force and what is now NASA began exploring the terra incognita of transonic and supersonic flight. B-29s and their descendants, B-50s, took off with small rocket-powered aircraft on their bellies. After release, the X-plane pilot lit the engine for a minutes-long powered flight to—and eventually well beyond—Mach 1. Then, on empty, the little ship, equipped with skids, would glide to a dry-lake landing.
Fulton was a natural choice for piloting the motherships. He flew as copilot on his first two X-1 drops, and as pilot on all his subsequent motherplane flights.

He flew the B-29s for the slightly larger and more powerful X-1A and B and the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket. Fulton flew a B-50 for the Bell X-2, a hotter, swept-wing variant of the X-1. In September 1956, the new design made Fulton’s colleague Milburn “Mel” Apt the first man to fly faster than Mach 3. It was Apt’s first flight in a rocket-powered airplane—and his last. Tumbling out of control in a supersonic turn, the X-2 killed him. “It was a sad day for all of us,” wrote Fulton, “and that same high-speed instability later showed up on other new high-performance airplanes.”

The late 1940s was also the era of the Right Stuff, the term coined by author Tom Wolfe to describe the amalgam of courage, cockiness, patriotism, airmanship, and rowdiness required to be a test pilot. Fulton, although endowed with everything but the rowdy part—he drinks no alcohol, coffee, or tea—was not really conscious that this was going to become another of aviation’s golden ages. “I didn’t recognize it until later,” he says.

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Top 5 Must-Have Gadgets When Travelling Abroad

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When you’re travelling away from home there are certain things that you’ll naturally pack into your bags to make your holiday a little bit more comfortable. But, if you truly want to have some great gadgets which will not only make your getaway easier but more fun, then here are five must-have devices which will make any holiday better than ever.

1. A Smartphone

In the modern world many people have a smartphone and whilst making life very easy at home they are also very useful when you’re abroad. With a multitude of applications from currency converters to destination guides you’ll be able to find almost whatever you wish by using such a device. Meanwhile, with the ability to use many smartphones as cameras, music players and games consoles, you’ll always have entertainment with you wherever you are.

2. Portable Storage Device

With today’s age being a digital one it is a good idea to take a portable storage device with you. Whilst many cameras and phones have large internal memories, having a storage device with you will allow you to download pictures, videos and other information to free up space and provide a backup so that your holiday memories aren’t accidently deleted or lost. The Sima Hitch USB Transfer Device Hub is a great gadget, allowing you to back up anytime, anyplace.

3. Cameras

A camera and camera equipment is vital for any holiday abroad, allowing you to take snaps that will capture memories forever. Whether you’re an amateur or professional you can then take these pictures home to share with friends and family, and even put them up in your home as a constant reminder of great times away. Take time to find a camera that you are used too, and play with new gadgets extensively before you go on holiday. If you’re an amateur you may want something small and compact which can be used to capture good images on the move. However, as a professional, a large camera with better optical zoom and lenses might be preferred.

4. Gorillapod

Whatever camera you may be taking on your holiday, utilising a Gorillapod is a fantastic way of getting perfect pictures. This flexible mounting tripod will mean that you no longer have to ask strangers to take pictures of you. Meanwhile you can avoid camera shakes to get stunning, focussed images that are as good as any professional shot.

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With all the tech you may be taking away your luggage can quickly turn into a maze of cords, plugs and gadgets. The Grid-It is a fantastic lap-top type bag with various compartments to store all your gadget extras in. No longer will you have to sort through a multitude of cables, or tip the entire contents of your bag out just to find a memory chip.

One of the best ways to find these great gadgets is by shopping online where you’ll be able to compare prices and make sure you get the best deal whatever device you’re buying. And by taking some top tech on your holiday you can get a little extra enjoyment from everything you experience.

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Can Gay Opposition Help Indiana Democrat Ellsworth?

Indiana’s Democratic Party named Congressman Brad Ellsworth as retiring Sen. Evan Bayh’s replacement on this November’s ballot. The news comes as no surprise: Ellsworth’s long been described as the strongest Democratic contender. That doesn’t mean, however, that the state’s Stonewall Democrats are happy about Ellsworth and his poor gay rights record. Their opposition raises familiar questions. But those inquiries become less recognizable amidst this year’s unique political haze.

Political circles have been chattering about Ellsworth’s inevitability for months. That means that Indiana’s Democratic coalition, including gay group the Indiana Stonewall Democrats, has had ample time to debate Ellsworth’s past politics. And, from a gay perspective, they’re not great: the Congressman has voted against hate crimes, wavered on ENDA, and voiced supported a federal amendment banning gay marriage. Clearly the ISD, which had walked out of a Democratic dinner after Bayh made a confusing joke about “having AIDS,” or aides, couldn’t support Ellsworth as a candidate. And they’re not.

The ISD remained conspicuously silent during this weekend’s vote, and later released a pointed statement explaining themselves: “Our abstention is born, in large part, from the frustration of feint support from the Indiana Democratic Party, which has taken our support for granted too long and shown no interest in developing ISD further.” The party, they say, has gone against their own platform, penned in 2008, which reads:

As a party of the people, we strongly oppose restriction of opportunity to Hoosiers based on their race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic background.

That same platform insists the party would “encourage” laws against hate crimes, although doesn’t get specific on the details.

The ISD are prepared for criticism: How can they go against a Democrat in such a tight election year? That’s a common argument: gay activists have been tussling for a bigger Democratic state for years. And for years we’ve asked ourselves whether it’s more important to support a party or ourselves. The ISD certainly did, and clarify their point: “We will no longer go along for the sake of “party unity” with a party that too frequently fails to unify with us under its own guiding principles.”

Diehard Democrats will decry this decision, especially since Ellsworth’s trailing more than ten points behind his Republican opponent, Dan Coats. That could change, of course, and, in fact, this gay opposition may help Ellsworth.

Despite Coats’ current lead, Republicans aren’t necessarily popular. A different poll taken last week shows the GOP lags behind the Democrats in popular support: 42% approve of the president’s party, while only 32% approve of the GOP’s actions. As an unapologetic social conservative, Ellsworth could very well use his “family values” to woo Republican voters who would avoid a pro-gay candidate.

Yes, Democrats are fighting for their political lives, but so too are Republicans, who are facing increasingly powerful Tea Party opposition. In this year’s wacky election cycle, a right-leaning Democrat who opposes gay rights could very well prove quite popular with Republicans leery of their party’s current leadership.

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Steele_shoots_vs_USC_Almond.jpgAndrew Steele goes up for a shot against South Carolina. He missed Alabama's first 13 games of the 2010-11 season with a knee injury and the last five with a concussion. (The Birmingham News / Mark Almond)
A fourth concussion has ended the college basketball career of Alabama's Andrew Steele.

The redshirt junior has accepted a medical scholarship, Alabama coach Anthony Grant announced today.

"Andrew has decided that, in the best interest of his long term health and well-being, it is best to discontinue his basketball career at this time," Grant said in a news release. "This decision was reached through consultation with his family and our medical staff and is a direct result of ongoing symptoms resulting from multiple concussions, the most recent suffered on March 12, 2011, and the potential for long term consequences should he suffer another episode.

"We are saddened that he will no longer compete as a member of our team, however, we are extremely grateful for the contributions and dedication he has given our University and the character and selflessness with which he has represented our program. Andrew will remain on scholarship as a medical hardship and will continue to be a part of our team in a different capacity."

The concussion that Steele suffered in the final minutes of a March 12 loss to Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Atlanta sidelined him for the rest of the season. he missed five games in the National Invitation Tournament.

Steele, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound guard/forward from John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham, was held out of physical activities for two months. Upon returning to physical activity, he began to experience the return of symptoms resulting from concussion.

"This was something I had to pray about a lot and talk to my parents and the medical staff about," Steele said in the news release. "It was a realization that this was a situation where I had to make the best choice for my long-term health after basketball.

"It was a hard decision, but it was a choice between something (basketball) I had been doing whole life and something that could affect the rest of my life going forward. For me, it wasn't worth taking the potential risk. Having the coaches and medical staff in my corner made this a lot easier knowing that they were looking out for me and my long-term health while giving me all the information I needed to make my decision. They have gone above and beyond in helping me and I couldn't be more thankful."

As he continues to pursue a degree in marketing, Steele will continue to be monitored and evaluated during his remaining time at Alabama.

Steele, who suffered one other concussion at Alabama, missed the first 13 games of Alabama's 2010-11 season with an injury. He only played in the first six games of the previous season because of an ankle injury.

In 52 career games that included eight starts, Steele averaged 17.1 minutes, 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. Last season, he played in 19 games, starting two, and averaged 18.3 minutes, 4.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

The loss of Steele means Alabama will have 12 players on scholarship in the upcoming season, including six newcomers. Returning are starting forwards JaMychal Green and Tony Mitchell and point guard Trevor Releford, plus three backups: guards Ben Eblen and Charles Hankerson and center Carl Engstrom.

The newcomers are guards Trevor Lacey, Levi Randolph, Rodney Cooper and Retin Ojomoh, forward Nick Jacobs and center Moussa Gueye, a junior college transfer.


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College basketball TV schedule, March 11: 4 teams earning NCAA Tournament bids as March Madness continues

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Today is the lightest day of Championship Week on ESPN, but four NCAA Tournament bids are up for grabs.

We've had a TV post each day from last Saturday through this Sunday. That continues even with the light schedule. It will pick up Wednesday as the SEC Tournament, ACC Tournament and others begin.

All ESPN games can be seen on ESPN3/Watch ESPN. Here is the schedule of games you can view for free.

6 p.m. | Horizon League Championship, Wright State vs. Milwaukee, ESPN

6 p.m. | Northeastern Conference Championship, Mount St. Mary's vs. Robert Morris, ESPN2

8 p.m. | West Coast Conference Championship, Gonzaga vs. BYU, ESPN

8 p.m. | Summit League Championship, North Dakota State vs. IPFW, ESPN2


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State Department of Agriculture Donates Collard Greens to the Needy

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The state Department of Agriculture and Industries is donating nearly 800 pounds of fresh collards to help feed the needy.

Department officials say the collards were grown in the department's community garden, and the department wants to share them for Thanksgiving.

The collards will be presented to the Society of St. Andrew tomorrow.
The society collects fresh food to help the needy through food banks, kitchens and other agencies.
Officials say it will distribute the collards to agencies that will prepare and serve them.
The presentation is scheduled for 1:00 Monday at the State Farmers Market.
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Blog and project archive about "computer programming for artists" and media theory

Transforming Computer Science into a Humanities Subject, by Alan N. Shapiro

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I wrote this text in November 2010. A different version will be published soon in a book publication of the NABA Design University of Milan, Italy.

Transforming Computer Science into a Humanities Subject

Alan N. Shapiro

Recently I bought a copy at the St. Mark’s Bookshop in New York City of an interesting book by Edward Slingerland called What Science Offers the Humanities: Integrating Body and Culture. Slingerland argues persuasively that the “French theory” which has dominated university humanities studies in recent decades has serious flaws – like disembodiment and cultural relativism – that need to be corrected by infusions from the cognitive and natural sciences. Postmodernism emphasizes cultural discourse, claims that culture determines perception, and “assumes that humans are fundamentally linguistic-cultural beings.” Scientific fields like Artificial Intelligence, semantics, cognitive linguistics, behavioral neuroscience, and developmental psychology teach us that the human person is “an integrated mind-body system.” Knowledge and action are embodied. Slingerland, however, has such a vested interest in carrying out his academic culture war against those who wielded power during the era of the “postmodern turn” that he forgets what is of lasting value in the writings of the deconstructionist thinkers. Regardless of what one may think of the social constructivism of the early Bruno Latour, or of the feminist “science studies” of Sandra Harding, the fact remains that France has since 1960 contributed four great philosophers to world intellectual culture: Baudrillard, Derrida, Deleuze, and Foucault. It is the primary source texts from which we must learn about that Gallic contributory stream to human knowledge, and not from second-hand versions of so-called “French theory.” Slingerland seems to simply want to swap out the era where postmodernism commanded the humanities, and swap in a new era where cognitive science commands.

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Research Collaboration with the National Weather Service

The National Weather Service is located on the UAlbany campus. It performs research, often collaboratively, with the University in order to improve forecasts and public service.

Vincent Idone

Phone: (518) 442-4577
Email: Vpi@Atmos.Albany.Edu
School, college, division or unit: College of Arts and Sciences