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Somerville: Peter Mayer "Stars and Promises" Concert Continues Tradition
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Peter Mayer will perform his 20th anniversary Stars and Promises holiday concert in Somerville, Nj on Friday, Dec. 20th at United Reformed Church, 100 West Main St. Peter Mayer will perform his 20th anniversary Stars and Promises holiday concert in Somerville, Nj ... Credits: Peter Mayer
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SOMERVILLE, NJ – Guitarist and singer-songwriter Peter Mayer of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band and the Peter Mayer Group will bring the 20th anniversary of his widely acclaimed Christmas tour, "Stars and Promises," to United Reformed Church, 100 West Main St., on Friday, Dec, 20th.
The concert will take place at United Reformed Church, 100 West Main St, Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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The Somerville High School Chamber Choir will also perform.
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Somerville Educational Foundation that supports creative & innovative teaching and learning programs by funding grants presented by faculty and students in the borough's public schools.
Tickets are $35 each in advance; $45 at the door. Tickets are available at http://www.tickets.com/events/436198. Information on the "Echoes of The Seasons, A 20th Anniversary Celebration" is available online at www.petermayer.com.
Mayer has released 14 albums under his own name including four Christmas releases: "Stars And Promises," "Stars and Promises Live," "Echoes of The Season" and the most recent "A Junkman's Christmas," which is accompanied by the artist's first published book.
"Echoes of the Seasons - A 20th Anniversary Celebration" features a world-class seven-piece band, including violin, woodwinds, pipes, keyboard, guitar, bass and percussion. All of these instruments will highlight 20 years of melodies that have made the annual tour a holiday staple for family and friends around the country. The yuletide celebration both reflects on the years gone by and revels in the holiday spirit and the New Year to come, inspiring fans to call this tour, "A Christmas show like no other."
In addition to solo projects and touring with his own band, Mayer has performed and recorded with Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band for the past 30 years, sharing the stage with a variety of artists including Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Dave Matthews, Paul Simon and Ringo Starr.
4-H Trainmasters Winter Show Commemorates 20th Anniversary
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Their annual Winter Train show will be held at the Ted Blum 4-H Center, 310 Milltown Road on Jan. 25th and 26th, from 10 a,m,-5 p.m. both days.
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The EEC is open every day except Monday, January 20th from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is to the exhibit is free.
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The event hosted by the Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) was the first of many networking opportunities the group will host this year.
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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and Safe+Sound Somerset, Somerset County's designated domestic violence organization, is inviting peer leaders to help build communities where safety and respect can flourish.
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Greig is a Somerville native, son of the late William and Joan Greig who were both born in Brooklyn, NY. He is the ...
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Ciattarelli Makes it Official: He's Running for Governor
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New Jersey residents will vote in the state's gubernatorial election in November, 2021.
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Luxembourg Times - Archives - Fire at Bertrange school: was it arson?
Fire at Bertrange school: was it arson?
Firefighters were called out to a blaze on Wednesday night that had started in rubbish bins in front of a school entrance hall in Bertrange. Police are now appealing for witnesses.
(ADW) Firefighters were called out to a blaze on Wednesday night that had started in rubbish bins in front of a school entrance hall in Bertrange. Police are now appealing for witnesses.
The incident happened at about 6.30pm in front of the school located next to the "Centre Attert" and the flames were reported to have damaged a wooden roof, a storage room and the building's façade. Luckily however, nobody was injured in the fire.
Police are unclear as to whether or not the fire was a case of arson and an investigation has now been ordered.
Anyone who was in the area of the Bertrange school at about 6.30pm on Wednesday and may have seen something suspicious should call the police immediately on the emergency number: 113.
The fire however did not cause enough damage to close the school and no classrooms were affected. Local authorities have stated that all classes will run as normal on Thursday morning.


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President Rajapaksa's manifesto unveiled (VIDEO)
Written by Staff Writer 23 Dec, 2014	| 10:32 am
The Election Manifesto of President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the 2015 Presidential Poll was unveiled today in Colombo. This election manifesto has been named "Mahinda Chinthana-Lowa Dinana Maga".
The President was welcome at the ceremony by Senior Vice Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva and the ceremony was inaugurated with the lighting of the Oil Lamp.
The Election Manifesto of President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking his third term in Office and titled "Mahinda Chinthana-Lowa Dinana Maga" was first presented to the Maha Sangha. Subsequently it was presented to the other religious leaders.
Later the President presented his election manifesto to Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne and the Ministers and MPs afterwards. Leader of the Mahajana Eksath peramuna Dinesh Gunawardena addressed the gathering.
Minister Dinesh Gunwardena, leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna stateded following views :
[quote]We have brought to you a nation where the children of this country can enjoy, where there will be over a 7 percent economic development which is also the nation that will be seen a most development country in Asia. Your Excellency the President , it is all the of the people who appointed you for this historic journey. You created a new nations for the Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims and adults and children alike[/quote]
Subsequently the President addressed the gathering.
[quote]In the Sri Lanka political history election promises are just documents that are forgotten in months. We have proven that the Mahinda Chinthaya is not a mere document that can be forgotten. We do what we say and say what we do. We want to create a public consensus on creating a modern society. Today we are capable of doing so. We cannot go back to an era where the state service is slashed. We cannot put a stop the massive development that we have undertaken. That is my responsibility. Please remember that i have not reached any agreement that will betray the nation. I have not many agreements. I have only one. That is the Mahinda Chinthanaya. The rule of law will be strengthened. Corruption and Fraud will be will not be allowed. My priority is to expand the national development where the Sinhalese, Muslims , Tamils and Burgers will receive the benefits of development and ensure good governance within the institutions. "Mahinda Chinthana-Lowa Dinana Maga", my third election manifesto aims at this.It will discuss means of reconstructing the constitution. I am ready and committed to enter to a new constitution with the assistance of the Maha Sangha, the Public Representatives, Civil Activists and Trade Union leaders. Will we take a stable nation ahead or not. I am reaching to your hearts to know this[/quote]
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ACL Injurydrarmitage2020-01-28T10:49:11-05:00
When you hear that your favorite athlete has an ACL injury, you know it's not good. You probably know they will be out for a long time, and you may know that surgery will be needed. But what exactly is an ACL injury? Let's discuss.
ACL stands for anterior cruciate ligament, which is an important structure in the knee. It plays a critical role in knee stability, and injury to it is of great concern to athletes. The ligament's role is to resist forward movement of the tibia (shin bone) in relation to the femur (thigh bone), as well as to provide rotational control. Many times an ACL injury is a "non-contact" injury, which means it happens without impact from another player. ACL ruptures have a non-contact mechanism of injury about 70% of the time. They usually occur during deceleration (slowing down), pivoting, changing direction, or landing from a jump. The athlete commonly hears or feels a "pop" in the knee, which is followed by pain and swelling.
There is some debate about treatment for an ACL rupture, depending upon age, activity level, type of sport, associated injuries, etc. Some individuals can regain stability with rehabilitation and therefore avoid surgical reconstruction. However, given the nature of most sports like football, these players should have ACL reconstruction if they want to play again. The type of activity (e.g., pivoting, cutting, changes in speed) required in football would not do well with non-operative treatment; an ACL-deficient knee would likely have too much instability to endure these activities. That being said, it should be noted that ACL reconstruction is not a guarantee that they will be able to return to sport.
The surgery for an ACL rupture involves forming a new ACL from another tendon. It is performed arthroscopically, which means it's done through poke holes and small instruments rather than through a big, open incision. Which tendon graft to use as the "new" ACL is also a subject of debate in the literature, however, the most commonly used tendons are hamstring (back of the thigh), patellar (knee), or allograft (cadaver) tendons. The timing of the surgery after the injury depends on other factors, such as the amount of swelling or if there were other injuries in the knee, such as a meniscus tear. It is common for an athlete to undergo rehabilitation before the surgery to work on swelling, quadriceps strength, and range of motion. This is commonly called "prehabilitation." After surgery, rehab is important to reduce swelling and regain range of motion, strength, and balance. This is followed by more functional and sport-specific exercises. Progression through rehab should be tailored to each athlete, so timeframe for return to sport is variable. Maturation of the tendon graft alone takes up to 6 months, so most athletes don't return until at least 9 months after surgery. Getting back into the game too early could put them at risk for reinjury.
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During the holidays, my cousin Esther who has grown up with two brothers got her taste of eyebrow shaping and other touch ups from yours truly. She officially said goodbye to bushy brows. She loves her new brows, not lines. I still couldn't figure out why other girls want the line type of brows, which is so out of fashion.
But the first time I did her hair, we thought her hair got a little too big. She wanted to experiment some more and had me just do a few curls and this is the result- a little too symmetrical this time. I might have to practice on doing prettier waves.


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From Seattle to Florida, RAGBRAI riders flow into Muscatine riverfront
Emily Wenger
Jul 30, 2016 Updated Aug 14, 2017
RAGBRAI riders cruise down Mississippi Drive in Muscatine on Saturday on their way to the dip site.
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RAGBRAI riders make their way tour Muscatine during the 2016 event.
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Miss Muscatine Kaylee Jones takes a photos of Tom Van Arsdall, of Maryland, along the Muscatine riverfront after he completed his first RAGBRAI in 2016.
A bird's-eye view of the Muscatine riverfront shows RAGBRAI riders dipping their tires in the Mississippi River after their journey across the state.
MUSCATINE — Thousands of cyclists from across the country dipped their tires in the Mississippi River on Saturday to signify their completion of the annual Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI.
The Muscatine riverfront was packed with cyclists, Muscatine residents, volunteers, and vendors providing refreshments and souvenirs for the riders.
The Wherrys, of Cresco Iowa, were among the finishers. Keith Wherry, who has ridden in RAGBRAI 22 times, and his wife, Mary, who had just finished her 16th, said they enjoyed hearing the cheers of greeters as they rode into town.
Mary's favorite part of the ride was meeting people in the towns along the route and other riders.
"Mine was riding with my wife all week," Keith Wherry said with a smile.
Jimmy Kelly, riding for the fourth time, and his son, Brian Kelly, who was on his seventh ride, said they enjoyed the challenge of the more than 400-mile ride.
"I like doing endurance things," Jimmy Kelly said. He and his son are of Ankeny, Iowa.
Melinda Litten, of Hickory, North Carolina, came back to Iowa for RAGBRAI 40 years after her first ride. Originally from Muscatine, she rode in the first RAGBRAI to end in Muscatine when she was 16 years old.
"I feel fantastic; it was an exciting journey. Coming into Muscatine was amazing," she said.
She said although the ride was very different than it was 40 years ago with no more than 3,000 people riding, the group of more than 15,000 was still friendly and fun.
"I can't describe how wonderful everyone is; everybody's in a good mood. You know they're all hot and tired, but you just see the best of people," Litten said.
The beauty of Iowa really came through, she said, because she wasn't watching TV or checking her emails.
"It's an amazing bike ride and I think that everybody should give it a try," she said.
Litten said her homecoming was moving.
"Muscatine did a fantastic job of welcoming people in, and the riverfront just looked beautiful," she said.
Nikki Dalton came from St. Louis to ride for the third time. She and her friends, Leigh Tedford and Tammy Huff, of Arkansas, wore bright sequined skirts, and said they loved every bit of the experience.
Dalton said she enjoyed having a break from her daily life, and meeting other riders. Tedford said residents of the Iowa towns the three passed through were welcoming.
"I've not seen that kind of support in forever," she said.
"The scenery was gorgeous, all the old farms, it was beautiful," Huff added.
Jon Seidel, Gary Long, Ellen Ray, Dan Benator and David Barnett came from Atlanta, Georgia to ride RAGBRAI.
"It's one of those bucket list bike rides you've got to do if you're an avid bike rider," Seidel said.
They wore colorful feathers in their helmets to keep track of each other, and said seeing Iowa was "tons of fun."
"I enjoyed the residents of Iowa, they were so welcoming, it's very nice," Long said.
Clark Blade and Curt Mavis, of Rochester, Illinois, crossed the country last fall on a recumbent bicycle and a recumbent tricycle, and said their fourth RAGBRAI ride felt much easier this year.
"It was a piece of cake," Mavis said.
Sue and Dave Myers, of Naples, Florida, rode a tandem bicycle.
"I couldn't keep up with him otherwise," Sue Myers laughed.
The couple said they enjoyed Iowans' friendliness, as well as the beautiful scenery along the way.
"And this is a nice venue, plenty of space to dip tires," Dave Myers said.
Many law enforcement and public safety officials rode in RAGBRAI.
Bill Nelson, a firefighter from St. James, Minnesota, said his first RAGBRAI went well, and he was enjoying Muscatine as the dip site.
"It's really cool, I love the architecture here and seeing the river is really cool," Nelson said.
Sheryl Phelps, of Muscatine, gave directions to bicyclists as they left the riverfront, heading either for the high school or Muscatine Community College to meet charter buses, vehicles or their families.
One of the many volunteers who helped make RAGBRAI possible in Muscatine, Phelps said she was glad she had the opportunity.
"I've met a lot of people from different places, it's been a lot of fun for me," she said.
Deb Wood, of Kansas City, said in her experiences with RAGBRAI, the Muscatine riverfront was a perfect way to end.
"It's the best dip site ever; this is awesome," she said.
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Spirits & Cocktails
"Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails"
By FrogPrincesse, October 3, 2014 in Spirits & Cocktails
Coffee & Cigarettes. The book calls for Galliano's coffee liqueur. I have two coffee liqueurs--an ancient bottle of Kahlua (from my very first cocktail shelf--which included a bottle of vodka, which is still 70% there, and Canadian Club as a stand in for rye) and a bottle of Illy. The Illy's been there for ages, too. The last thing I want is another fucking coffee liqueur. Certainly not from that end of the market, anyway. Mr Black? Maybe. Illy it is then, right? I'd read, when looking to see if Ristresso approximated Kahlua, that Ristresso was somewhat more restrained. I wondered if half an ounce of Illy would be overdoing it. If anything, it's underdoing it. The Coal Ila kicks the shit out of it. It's still pleasant enough but next time I'd try .75oz worth of Illy. Or maybe keep it the same and whack in a dash of my overpowered homemade coffee bitters.
Adam George
Location:Horsham - UK
Gallianno Ristretto is a very different creature to Kahlua et al.
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Ristretto has none of the cream or cocoa notes of other coffee liqueurs, nor is it as sweet. Its flavor is dark, intense espresso. A little goes a long way.
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"In Demerara some of the rum producers have a unique custom of placing chunks of raw meat in the casks to assist in aging, to absorb certain impurities, and to add a certain distinctive character." -Peter Valaer, "Foreign and Domestic Rum," 1937
Oh. Right. Well, maybe I do need another coffee liqueur. Thanks for the pointer, Adam and Rafa.
Location:Wellington, New Zealand
I find myself rather stunned by Cynaro de Bergerac.
Having finally managed to find a bottle of Cynar, which has been very scarce around here for a while, I made the 'Bergerac mix' last night (red wine, Cruzan, Cynar, Demerara syrup) and used it in the cocktail with my own Genever and gin, Benedictine, mole bitters and a dash of absinthe. Absolutely delicious, and well worth making the effort. I don't know where it came from, but there was a distinct muscat/raisin note.
I made a half quantity of the mix just in case, but tonight I'll be making a full batch. This one's going on the favourites list (which I have decided to give up calling a Top 10 because of the ridiculous number of lovely drinks on it).
I also have plans to make something like Cynar myself to help with any supply issues. I'll keep you informed.
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Cooper Union. An Irish whiskey-based Saz variation. St Germain as a sweetener. Orange bitters. A Laphroaig rinse (they called for 10 but I only have Quarter Cask). It works.
A Ristretto Coffee & Cigarettes is superior to an Illy one. A half ounce of liqueur is enough: the whisky stands at the front and the espresso is in the background where it belongs. Still, if you only had access to <some other coffee liqueur> and didn't feel like buying another, you could make a good--but different--drink by carefully increasing the liqueur content in the drink. Says I, anyway. Disclaimer: my System D shortcuts might get you fired from an actual bar and/or see you lose the respect of the more knowledgeable eG smoke hounds.
There's a nice section towards the back of the book called Multiple Choice, in which D&C present a number of cocktails with options for the base spirit. We've been playing for the past three nights with the Coin Toss (base spirit, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, yellow Chartreuse, Peychaud's). The first night I used French brandy (nothing special - not Cognac), the second night Buffalo Trace and last night Rittenhouse 100.
They've all been excellent, with of course differences in character. Next on the list is one with rum - it's going to be Appleton 12; I suspect Smith & Cross might be a funk too far.
I highly recommend the drink, both because it tastes great (important!) and because it's a good learning experience to see what different bases do to a drink when nothing else changes.
And I'll share an almost-relevant confession. Seized with enthusiasm for creating 'new' drinks recently, I decided it might be cool to come up with a gin-based Manhattan. Then it hit me: somebody's already done that. It's called a Martini ...
Sigh ...
North Garden. Old-Fashioned variation based on Laird's apple brandy, Buffalo Trace (I used Eagle Rare) and Laphroaig 10 (Quarter Cask). Angostura bitters. Dem syrup. Lovely.
Purchasing a little atomizer and loading it up with Herbsaint put me in the mood for Sazeracs. I made D&C's take on the classic Sazerac, using a 1.5 to 5 combo of rye and cognac, and now I'm onto an Alembic. I used Bols Oude in place of the Anchor. Both are nice drinks. And, on a side note, the atomizer is a much better way of rinsing a glass than the standard setup of pouring a small quantity of booze directly into the glass. I find the viscosity of Herbsaint means that it's very easy for too much of the stuff to adhere to my preferred Sazerac glass. Dig me learning something everyone else in the booze-mixing world learned a hundred years ago.
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Location:San Diego, CA
Spray bottles are a must in a bar - I have one with absinthe of course, and also Laphroaig, rose water, orange water, etc (the ones from the Container Store are good and cheap).
Like Chris, I made a Sazerac variation last night, the one named after the aged French rocker... Other than the unappetizing name (does he have fans at Death & Co???), it's actually quite good. Interesting use of dry vermouth in a Sazerac, but it completely makes sense as it blends the various elements together. The taste is an herbal cognac with little touches of flavor from the orange liqueur and the pear eau de vie (which I upped slightly to a generous barspoon - the original recipe calls for only 1 teaspoon!).
Hallyday (Thomas Waugh) with Hine H cognac (Pierre Ferrand 1840), Dolin French vermouth, Royal Combier liqueur (Grand Marnier), Clear Creek pear brandy (Morand Williamine), Angostura bitters, Vieux Pontarlier absinthe (St. George), lemon twist (orange because I was out; discarded).
Edited November 14, 2014 by FrogPrincesse (log)
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I have mixed opinions on their Manhattan formula. I like it but I can see why my partner finds it too boozy. When batching some for company I wouldn't consider to be particularly polite I returned to the 2:1 ratio I previously used. Altho' I did retain the Punt e Mes/Dolin blend. I mean, a D&C Manhattan ... it tastes like two would be enough to knock a horse on its arse. Which works for me but doesn't necessarily work for friends that aren't regular partakers in brown liquids. Still, I guess it's one of those G&T/Martini/Negroni ratio things--within certain bounds, it's 'right' if it works for you.
On a side note, one of the flip and fizz recipes sees Greek yoghurt replace the egg. Is that something that'd work more ... widely? Has anyone tried it?
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I was thinking about this the other day: Is it possible that alcohol(especially higher proof) could cause chemicals to leach out of the plastic?
Edited November 16, 2014 by pto (log)
I suppose so. I like to live dangerously.
Pearls Before Swine. I don't make or drink eggy drinks so I guess this is the only fizz/flip in my near future. The book calls for Martin Miller's Westbourne-Strength. The only gins I have on hand, bar genever, are Tanq and Col. Hawthorne's very malty and Very GoodTM gin. Tanq it is then. Everything else as prescribed. It's not my kind of drink--it's probably not something I'd make again any time soon--but it's pleasant enough. Like some long lost ice cream flavour reimagined as a cocktail.
Late to the party, but my book finally arrived.
First impressions amongst the staff at work was hilarity. The foreword reads like a descriptor of the very opposite we run our cocktail program (small menu, pre batch the hell out of everything)
Oh and that first photograph with the lime wedge is awful. I can't believe they chose to lead with that. Otherwise the photography is pretty good, if very soft because of the constant low depth of field shots.
I'm about half way through and just starting recipes (I skimmed a lot of the how to make and shake cocktails section)
Cinder. Mostly equal parts, this one. Jalapeno-infused silver tequila, reposado tequila, lime and simple. A smaller quantity of mezcal. A couple dashes of Angostura. The glass is rimmed with smoked salt. I normally dislike salty drinks/salt rims/etc but, seeing as I'm the bartender, I went easy on the salt. This is pretty good.
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If you don't like salt rims, then you still may want to put a small grind on top of the drink when serving to round out the drink and still get a touch of that initial salt hit.
That's what I tend to do with margaritas these days but mostly out of laziness. You can also just salt half the rim so you can control your dosage.
It's almost never bad to feed someone.
El Companero. Made in a somewhat half-arsed way when I realised, just as I started mixing, I'd run out of both fresh coriander and Tabasco's chipotle variant. Enter the regular stuff plus smoked salt to stand in for it. Not the same, not at all, but it'll do. A really nice drink.
Eat Your Books has indexed the book. Very handy to look for a recipe based on specific ingredients.
Edited December 11, 2014 by FrogPrincesse (log)
Orkney Chapel (Jason Littrell) with Highland Park 12-year single malt scotch, Dolin dry vermouth, sherry (Lustau fino substituted for amontillado), Grand Marnier, sugar cane syrup, orange twist.
Very nice use of sherry.
Light and Day by Alex Day. It has some of the DNA of a Last Word with the gin, Chartreuse & maraschino combination, although it's much lighter mainly due to the ratios. It's stirred even though it's technically a sour with a small amount of orange juice.
Light and Day: Plymouth gin, yellow Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur (Luxardo substituted for Maraska), orange juice, Peychaud's bitters (substituted for Death & Co's house Peychaud's bitters).
Very pleasing, with a beautiful color.
So I revisited the Naked & Famous with the prescribed yellow Chartreuse. It's a very different drink. Still not a big fan but I like it a lot more than the previous version. Needs more crushed insects ... >_>
For the record, I like the Naked and Famous a lot, even though I tend to dislike Aperol in most applications because it's not bitter enough.
(from the Mezcal thread).
It's amazing the number of views you get when you post something called Naked and Famous on flickr. I guess I should not be surprised. Anyway, this creation by Joaquín Simó is a delicious drink. Equal parts mezcal, aperol, yellow chartreuse, and lime juice. Sour/aromatic/bitter/smoky. Everything meshes together. Great combo and a very attractive color.
I liked this one too. It's another successful combination of apple brandy with Laphroaig, like the Shruff's End. More rounded with the bourbon. I went with Daron XO calvados for the apple brandy instead of Laird's.
Yeomen Warder (Phil Ward) with Beefeater gin, Dolin dry vermouth, Cynar, maraschino liqueur. I love Cynar, so for me this is a great Martini variation.
Yeoman Warder and Orkney Chapel sound like me - I've added them to my 'to try' list.
As a side note, I think it's worth using the D&C 'house' Peychaud's (two parts Peychaud's to one part Bitter Truth Creole Bitters, or at least an approximation). I may be imagining it, but it seems to add a certain je ne sais quoi (pardon my French) over straight Peychaud's.
Labeling standards USA 2019
By Darienne
This is not encouraging for American consumers. On the other hand, it's not surprising either. From my current Consumer Reports e-download. https://www.consumerreports.org/food-labels/seals-and-claims?EXTKEY=EE993PMAC&utm_source=acxiom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190926_cromc_engagewkly
I'd like to know what the current labeling standards are in Canada. Next research project. After dealing with the bumper crop of apples...
Crazy and Inaccurate Claims Roll On in the Cookware and Food Industry...
By boilsover
It's bad enough correcting common zombie cookware misconceptions. But when a legitimate food expert like Mark Bittman spouts complete nonsense about all tinned cookware containing lead, it's downright dismaying. Likewise when salespeople and companies tell that eternal doozer: "Cast iron heats evenly."
The winner for 2019--so far--however, has to be Florence Fabricant, New York Times columnist and author of 12 cookbooks. In her January 22, 2019 issue of her column "Front Burner", Ms. Fabricant gushes over the carbon steel skillet made by Made In. Among other reasons to recommend it:
"It's a good conductor (it can be used on an induction cooktop) and has heft..."
What? Surely Fabricant knows carbon steel, like any steel, is not only *not* a good conductor, it's a *terrible* one. In fact it's the worst metal pans are made of. If she doesn't, she needs to take a remedial physics course.
And perhaps she was under a deadline to push this out, but what gives with the non sequitur explanatory parenthetical? Does she really believe that good conductivity and induction compatibility are the same or even closely related?
Doubtless, someone, somewhere has already taken this nonsense for Gospel and spread it around. "Oh, boy! I can't wait for my new conductive steel skillet to be delivered!"
Do you see, Larry? Do you see what happens when you make stuff up?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/dining/made-in-carbon-steel-skillet.html
Panasonic Met-All Induction Hob--A Review
This article reviews the 3500W all-metal commercial induction single-hob hotplate by Panasonic, which I believe is the first "all-metal" unit to hit the U.S. market. Where appropriate, it is also compared with another commercial single-hob, the 1800W Vollrath Mirage Pro Model 59500P.
Some background is in order. Heretofore, induction appliances would only "work" with cookware which is ferromagnetic. Bare and enameled cast iron, carbon steel, enameled steel and some stainless steels were semi-dependable for choices, and the cookware industry has worked hard to make most of its lines induction compatible. But alas, not all cookware, past and present, has worked; copper and aluminum don't, at least without a separate interface disk or it's own ferromagnetic base layer.
The reason why non-ferromagnetic cookware hasn't worked on induction is technical, but it relates to the magnetic field and what's called the "skin depth" of the pan's outermost material. With copper or aluminum, the field will not excite the metals' molecules to the extent that their friction will generate useful heat to cook food. And the way the appliances come equipped, unless the appliance detects something sufficiently large and ferromagnetic, they will not produce any field at all. Therefore, to the consternation of many cooks, pro and amateur, older (and in the opinion of some, better) cookware needs to be retired and replaced if/when they wish to switch to an induction appliance. Some cooks don't mind, but others who, like me, have invested heavily in copper and are habituated to it and aluminum, would forego induction altogether rather than discard our cookware.
But what we've really meant—all along--when we say or write that only ferromagnetic cookware will "work" on induction is that the frequency chosen for our appliances (20-24kHz) will not usefully excite other metals. If that frequency is increased to, say, 90-110kHz , then suddenly the impossible happens: aluminum and copper, with absolutely no ferromagnetic content, will heat in a way that is eminently useful in the kitchen.
While Panasonic has made dual-frequency induction hotplates available in Japan for several years now, they didn't make it available here until recently (My unit indicates it was manufactured in early 2016!). I speculate the reason for the delay relates to the detection circuitry and the switches that determine the frequency at which the field will operate.
The introduction of all-metal induction in USA is especially interesting because it allows a direct comparison of cookware of all (metal) types. For instance, cookware nerds have long debated how copper cookware on a gas compares with disk-based stainless on induction. While the veil has not completely lifted (for that we would need extremely precise gas energy metering), we now have the ability to measure and compare copper, aluminum, clad and disk-based on the same induction hob.
II. Dimensions, Weight & Clearances
The Panasonic, being a true commercial appliance, is considerably larger than most consumer and crossover hotplates. It stands 6 inches tall overall, and on relatively tall (1.25") feet, so that there is space for ample air circulation under the unit. It is 20.25 inches deep overall, including a standoff ventilation panel in back, and the angled control panel in front. It is 15" wide, and weighs in at a hefty 30.25 pounds. Suffice it to say, the Panasonic is not practically portable.
The KY-MK3500's Ceran pan surface is 14.25 inches wide by 14.5 inches deep, almost 43% larger in area than the VMP's glass. Panasonic tells me they have no recommended maximum pan diameter or weight, but the tape tells me that a 15" diameter pan would not overhang the unit's top (Compare the VMP, which can accept a maximum pan base of 10 7/8"). Common sense tells me that—unless the glass is well-braced underneath in many places, 25-30 pounds of total weight might be pushing it.
For those who might consider outfitting their home kitchens with one or more of these units, in addition to having 20 amp 240v (NEMA #6-20R receptacles) electrical circuits for each appliance, 39 1/2 inches of overhead clearance is required to combustible material (31 ½" to incombustibles) and 2 inches to the back and sides (0" to incombustibles). The overhead clearance requirement and the tall 6" unit height call for no (or only very high) cabinetry and careful design of a "well" or lower countertop/table that will lower the Ceran surface to a comfortable cooking height. In other words, a tall pot on this unit on a regular-height counter might be a problem for a lot of cooks.
III. Features
A. Display
The KY-Mk3500 has an angled 8-key spillproof keypad and red LED numerical display. The keys are large, raised and their markings are legible. All but the four Up/Down keys have their own inset indicator lights, which indicate power, mode and memory operation.
The numerical display is large and bright. The numerical display area is divided between time (XX:XX) to the user's left and power/temp to the user's right. If the timer or program features are activated, the numerical display shows both the set time and the power/temperature. There is also a small "Hot Surface" LED icon on the panel.
The Panasonic also actually uses the Ceran surface as a display of sorts. That is, there is a lighted circle just outside the faint positioning circle, which glows red whenever the unit is operating, awaiting a pan, or the Ceran is hot. Panasonic also claims that this display also changes brightness with the set power level, implying that the operator can judge the heat setting by a glance. Thus this display serves three purposes: (a) pan positioning; (b) burn safety; and (c) intensity.
B. Safety Features
As one would expect, there are a variety of safety features built into this appliance. In most cases, these features are controlled by detection circuits, some fixed, some defeatable/variable. This being a commercial unit, Panasonic has set the unit's defaults with commercial users' convenience in mind. If consumers want the full spectrum of safety settings, they need to vary these defaults. For instance, if a home cook wants to make sure the unit powers off if the pan is removed and not replaced within 3 minutes, they have to manually vary a default. Likewise if the operator wants the power to automatically shut off after 2 hours of no changes. But others, like the basic "Is there a pan there?" detection and overheat shutoff, are there no matter what and cannot be defeated.
C. Settings & Programming
The KY-MK3500 features both power and temperature settings. For "regular" induction, there are 20 power settings, which range from 50 watts to 3500 watts. For non-ferromagnetic pans, there are 18 power settings, which range from 60 watts to 2400 watts. The display shows these settings in numerals 1-20 and 1-18 respectively. When the power is toggled on, the unit defaults to Setting 14 in both frequencies.
The temperature settings are the same in both modes, with 22 selectable temperatures from 285F (140C) to 500F (260C). Other than for the very lowest temperature setting, each setting increase results in a 10F temperature increase. Usefully, the display shows the set temperature, not 1-22; and until the set temperature is reached, the display indicates "Preheat". The unit beeps when it reaches the set temperature. The Panasonic measures pan temperature using an IR sensor beneath the glass; this sensor sits about 1 inch outside the centerpoint of the painted positioning markings, yet inside of the induction coil.
The timer operation is fast and intuitive. Once the power or temperature is set and operating, the operator merely keys the timer's dedicated up/down buttons, and the timer display area activates. Timer settings are in any 30-second interval between 30 seconds and 9 ½ hours, and the display will show remaining time. The beeps at the end of cooking are loud.
There are nine available memory programs, which can be set for either power or temperature, along with time. Programming entails pressing and holding the Program mode button, selecting the program (1-9), then picking and setting the power or temperature, then setting the timer, and finally pressing and holding the Program button again. After that, to use any of the entered programs, you simply press the Program button, select which program, and the unit will run that program within 3 seconds.
In addition to Heat-Time programmability, the KY-MK3500 also provides the ability to vary 9 of the unit's default settings: (1) Decreasing the power level granularity from 20 to 10; (2) Changing the temperature display to Celsius; (3) Enabling a long cook time shutoff safety feature; (4) Enabling the main power auto shutoff feature; (5) Disabling the glowing circle; (6) Lowering or disabling the auditory beep signals' volume; (7) Customizing the timer finish beep; (8) Customizing the Preheat notification beep; and (9) Customizing the interval for filter cleanings.
D. Maintenance
The KY-MK3500 has a plastic air intake filter which can be removed and cleaned. This is not dishwashable. This filter is merely a plastic grate with ¼" square holes, so it is questionable what exactly —besides greasy dust bunnies—will be filtered. Panasonic recommends the filter be cleaned once a week. Besides that, the Ceran surface and stainless housing clean just like other appliances.
IV. Acceptable Cookware
Panasonic claims the unit will accept cast iron, enameled iron, stainless steel, copper, and aluminum with two provisos. First, very thin aluminum and copper may "move" on the appliance. And second, thin aluminum pans may "deform". Panasonic does not address carbon steel pans, but I verified that they do indeed work. They also warn of the obvious fact that glass and ceramics will not work.
Buyers are also warned against using cookware of specific cookware bottom shapes: round, footed, thin, and domed. Trying to use these, Panasonic warns, may disable safety features and reduce or eliminate pan heating.
As far as minimum pan diameter goes, Panasonic claims the KY-MK3500 needs 5" diameter in ferromagnetic pans, and 6" in copper or aluminum ones. My own tests have shown that in fact the unit will function with a cast iron fondue pot, the base of which is only 4 1/8" in diameter, and also works with a copper saucepan, the base of which is almost exactly 5" in diameter. Obviously, the field will be most active at the very edges of such small pans, but they do function.
V. Evaluation in Use
I can say that not only does the Panasonic KY-MK3500 "work" with copper and aluminum pans, but that it works very well with them. Thermally, thick gauge conductive material pans perform in close emulation of the same pans on gas, even though there are no combustion gasses flowing up and around the pan. I found this startling.
Nevertheless, a searching comparison between copper and ferromagnetic pans on this unit isn't as straightforward as one might expect. The Panasonic is capable of dumping a full 3500 watts into ferromagnetic pans, but is limited to 2400 watts for aluminum and copper. Despite copper's and aluminum's superiorities in conductivity, that extra 1100 watts is going to win every speed-boil race.
I initially thought I could handicap such a race simply by using the temperature setting and comparing the times required to achieve a "preheat" in a pans of cold water. Alas, no—the Panasonic's IR function signified the copper pan was preheated to 350F before the water even reached 70F! Obviously, the entire thermal system of cold food in a cold pan needs to come to equilibrium before the Panasonic's temperature readout becomes meaningful.
A. Temperature Settings
Unfortunately, with every pan I tried, the temperature settings were wildly inaccurate for measuring the temperature of the food. I heated 2 liters of peanut oil in a variety of pots, disk-base, enameled cast iron enameled steel, and copper. I thought it might be useful to see how close to 350F and 375F the settings were for deep frying. The oil in a Le Creuset 5.5Q Dutch oven set to 350F never made it past 285F, and it took 40:00 to get there. I kept bumping up the setting until I found that the setting for 420F will hold the oil at 346F. A disk-based pot didn't hit 365F until the temperature setting was boosted to 400F. The only pan which came remotely close to being true to the settings was a 2mm silvered copper oven, which heated its oil to 327F when the Panasonic was set for 350F, and 380F when set for 410F.
The temperature function was a lot closer to true when simply preheating an empty pan. With a setting of 350F, all the shiny stainless pans heated to just a few degrees higher (about 353-357F) and held there. This is useful for judging the Leidenfrost Point (which is the heat at which you can oil your SS and have it cook relatively nonstick) and potentially for "seasoning" carbon steel, SS and aluminum, but not much else, since it doesn't translate to actual food temperature. There's also the issue of the temperature settings *starting* at 285F, so holding a lower temperature for, e.g., tempering chocolate or a sous vide bath, or even a simmer would be by-guess-by-golly just like any other hob—your only resort is lots of experience with lower *power* settings.
With heat-tarnished copper, a 350F setting resulted in a wide swinging between 353F and 365F, which I attribute to the copper shedding heat far faster than the other constructions, once the circuit stops the power at temperature. Then, when the circuit cycles the power back on, the copper is so responsive that it quickly overshoots the setting. Aluminum, on the other hand, *undershot*, the 350F setting, registering a cycle of 332-340F.
I conclude that the IR sensor is set for some particular emissivity, probably for that of stainless steel. If true, the Panasonic, even though it automatically switches frequencies, does not compensate for the different emissivities of copper and aluminum. And even if Panasonic added dedicated aluminum and copper IR sensors, there is enough difference between dirty and polished that the added cost would be wasted. Bottom line here: the temperature setting mode is of extremely low utility, and should not be trusted.
B. Power Mode – Pan Material Comparisons
Given the differences in power setting granularity and maximum power between the two frequencies, it is difficult to assess what X watts into the pot means in, say, a copper-versus-clad or –disk showdown. What is clear, however, is that Setting X under disk and clad seems "hotter" than the same setting under copper and aluminum.
I will need to precisely calibrate the Panasonic for wattage anyway for the hyperconductivity project, so I will obtain a higher-powered watt meter to determine the wattage of every power setting for both frequencies. Until then, however, the only way I can fairly handicap a race is to apply a reduction figure to the ferromagnetic setting (2400W being 69% of 3500W). Given that we know the wattage at the maximum settings, we can infer that Setting 14 (actually 13.8) on the 20-step ferromagnetic range iis approximately the same heat output as the maximum setting (18) for copper/aluminum.
The boil times for 4 liters of 50F water in 10" diameter pots shocked me. The 10" x 3mm tinned copper pot's water reached 211F in 36:41. Not an especially fast time at 2400 watts. The 10" disk-based pressure cooker bottom? Well, it didn't make it—it took an hour to get to 208F and then hung there. So that left me wondering if the Panasonic engineers simply decided that 2400 watts was enough for copper and aluminum. I have a theory why the copper pot boiled and the SS one didn't under the same power, but getting into that's for another time.
C. Evenness Comparisons
The wires which generate the induction field are wound in a circular pattern; when energized, they create a torus-shaped magnetic field. The wound coil is constructed with an empty hole at its center. As matters of physics, the magnetic field's intensity drops off extremely fast as a function of the distance from the coil; a few millimeters above the Ceran, the field is so weak no meaningful heat will be generated. This means that most induction cooktops heat *only* the very bottom of pans, and in a distinct 2-dimensional "doughnut" shape.
All of the above can result in a pan having a cooler central spot, a hotter ring directly over the coil, and a cooler periphery outside the coil. It is left to the cookware to try to even out these thermal discontinuities when cooking. Some materials and pan constructions are better at this than others: the successful constructions utilize more highly-conductive metals such as aluminum and copper, but unless the material is very thick, there can be a ring-shaped hotspot that can scorch food.
Until the Panasonic arrived to market, hotspot comparisons between ferromagnetic and aluminum/copper pans depended largely on comparing induction's flat, more discrete heat ring with gas's more diffuse, 3-dimensional one. Dodgeball-style debate ensued, with few clear conclusions. But now, for the first time, equally-powered flat heat rings in two different frequencies allow us to directly compare evenness in ferromagnetic and aluminum/copper cookware.
The simplest and easiest way to assess cookware evenness is the "scorchprint", which does not require infrared or other advanced thermal imaging equipment. I've posted on how to conduct scorchprinting elsewhere, but basically a pan is evenly dusted with flour; heat is applied to the pan bottom. As the flour is toasted, any hotspots visually emerge, giving the viewer a useful general idea of evenness.
I will later post the photos of scorchprints I made of 4 different pans run using the Panasonic KY-MK3500: (1) a Demeyere 28cm Proline 5* clad frypan; (2) a Fissler Original Profi disk-base 28cm frypan; a 6mm aluminum omelet pan; and (4) a 32cm x 3.2mm Dehillerin sauté. To make it a fair race, I heated all the pans at 2400W until they reached 450F, and then backed off the power setting to maintain 450F. I did this in order not to compromise my saute's tin lining. As you will see, both the clad Demeyere and the disk-based Fissler did print the typical brown doughnut, with a cooler center and periphery. By far the most even was the thick, all-aluminum pan, which actually was even over its entirety—even including the walls. The copper sauté was also quite even, although its larger size and mass really dissipated heat; once 450F was dialed in, no more browning happened, even after 30 minutes.
I conclude that the straightgauge pans were far more effective at shunting heat to their peripheries and walls (and also to some extent into the air) than the clad and disk-based pans. The latter accumulated their heat with most of it staying in the center of the pans. Eventually, even the "doughnut hole" blended into the scorch ring because the walls were not bleeding sufficient heat away from the floor. This was especially pronounced in the Fissler, the high wall and rim areas of which never exceeded 125F. The aluminum pan, in contrast varied less than 30F everywhere on the pan.
D. Other Considerations
The Panasonic's fan noise at the cook's position was noticeable at 63 dBA, higher than with the VMP's 57 dBA. These levels are characterized as "normal conversation" and "quiet street", respectively. Interestingly, I found two other, potentially more important differences. First, the Panasonic's fan stays on, even after the unit is powered off, whereas the VMP's fan shuts off immediately when the hob is turned off. Second, the Panasonic's fan steps down from the louder speed to a much quieter (47 dBA, characterized as "quiet home") level until the Ceran is cool to sustained touch, at which point it shuts off completely. I think the Panasonic's ability to continue to vent and cool itself is a great feature, especially since a cook could leave a large, full, hot pan on the glass.
The glowing circle is useless for gauging heat setting or intensity. And while it works to indicate a hot surface, it remains lit long after you can hold your hand in place dead center.
VI. Summary and Lessons
The Panasonic KY-MK3500 is a solid unit, well-conceived and rugged. It is extremely easy to use. It works well with both the common 24kHz frequency used with ferromagnetic cookware, and the 90kHz frequency chosen here for copper and aluminum. It effectively and automatically switches between the two.
In my opinion, it points the way to expanding the worldwide induction appliance market to include dual frequencies. It also obviates the need to: (a) junk otherwise excellent cookware merely to have induction; and (b) retrofit designs to bond on ferromagnetic outer layers. In fact, in my opinion, my tests indicate that, in a dual-frequency world, adding ferromagnetic bottoms may well be a drag on pans' performance.
I also consider the Panasonic Met-All to be ground-breaking in what it can tell us about *pans*, because all metallic pans are now commensurable on induction. Clearly (to me anyway), watt-for-watt, the copper and aluminum pans performed better than did the clad and disk-based pans on this unit. Boil times were faster, there was less propensity to scorch, and the conductive-sidewall pans definitely added more heat to the pans' contents. We may ultimately find that 90kHz fields save energy compared to 24kHz fields, much as copper and aluminum require less heat on gas and electric coil.
In terms of heat transfer, the copper and aluminum pans came close to emulating the same pans on gas. And at 2400W/3500W it has the power of a full size appliance in a relatively small tabletop package.
The Panasonic is far from perfect, however. It can't really be considered portable. There are far too few temperature settings, and what few it has are not accurate or consistent in terms of judging pan contents and attaining the same temperature in different pans (and even the same pan unless clean). The luminous ring could easily have been made a useful indicator of intensity, but wasn't. And it lacks things that should be obvious, including a through-the-glass "button" contact thermocouple, more power granularity, an analog-style control knob, and capacity to accept an external thermocouple probe for PID control.
Most importantly for me, the Panasonic KY-MK3500 portends more good things to come. Retail price remains $1,700-$2,400, but I jumped on it at $611, and I've seen it elsewhere for as low as $1,200.
The manual can be found here: ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/commercialfoo...
Photo Credit: Panasonic Corporation
Practical Professional Cookery
By umami5
Has anyone come across a digital version of Practical Professional Cookery (revised 3rd edition) H.L. Cracknell & R.J. Kaufmann.
I am using this as the textbook for my culinary arts students and a digital version would come in very handy for creating notes and handouts.
Help me translate Carême.
By Mullinix18
I dont believe that any English translation of Carêmes works exist. An incomplete version was published in 1842 (I think) but even the that version seems lackluster for the few recipes it does cover. I think it's time the world looks to its past, but I don't speak great French and it's a huge task to undertake. I hopefully plan on publishing this work and anyone who helps me will get a very fair cut, and if we decide not to publish it, I'll put it out on the internet for free. I'm working in Google docs so we can collaborate. I'm first cataloging the index to cross reference the pre-existing incomplete English version to give us a reference of what yet needs to be done, and from there we will go down the list of recipies and Translate them one by one. Simple google translate goes only so far, as it is 1700s French culinary terms and phrases being used. I'd like to preserve as much of Carêmes beautiful and flowery language as possible. Who's with me?


text:
Algonquin Legacy
Rick Revelle (CA)
Algonquin Legacy starts out about 15 years after the Battle of Crow Wing River where the combined allies of the Anishinaabe had fought the powerful nation of the Lakota in the Lakota home lands. The battle ended abruptly when there was a solar eclipse of the sun. This was an actual event that took place on July 16th 1330 from 1:03 to 3:10 PM in the area where they were fighting. The warriors on both sides thought it was a omen and both parties retreated. When the Anishinaabe returned to their village the decision was made to go towards the western sun to settle. This decision came at great cost to the surviving family unit of the late Omàmiwinini (Algonquin) leader Mahingan. His son and daughter and the great Mi´kmaq warrior, Crazy Crow went to the west with the Anishinaabe and Mahingan's wife and nephews along with their wives, friends and his brother Mitigomij the greatest warrior of them all who was also a shape shifter travelled back to their homelands along the Kitcisìpi Kitchi (Ottawa River). This split up a very strong family. Algonquin Legacy now finds the Anishinaabe people and their allies, who had come with them from the Eastern Lands of Turtle Island, now living in what is now Manitoba. They have made quick allies with their old trading partners the Omashkiigoo the Cree. Their languages, plus people have become inter webbed in marriage, hunting and warfare against the Ayaaj-inini (Blackfoot). The opening chapter finds Anokì the son of Mahingan hunting with his two children Wâpikwan (wah-pi-kwan - Flower) and Môso (moo-so – Moose). Their mother is a Cree woman whose name is Osk-îskwêw (Young Woman). In this chapter the three of them have to survive an early winter blizzard with ingenuity and good luck. Upon their return they have found that their good friend Eli'tuat Ga´qaquis (ga-ah –gooch el- e-do-what: Crazy Crow) has been captured by the Blackfoot. The story continues from here with Crazy Crow's rescue, plus an unexpected reunion. Crazy Crow makes a new friend, a Cheyenne Dog Soldier, Ók?hkevó'omaestse (Oak-key-whoa-a-mast) known as White Crow and a new fierce enemy Ííksspitaawa Kiááyo (iik-sspitaa-wa ke-i-o: He is Very Tall Bear) the leader of a group of Blackfoot people. The story takes the reader into a Blackfoot village as they try to survive a fierce winter and then go on a buffalo hunt in the spring. The Blackfoot and Anishinaabe survive a tornado with one group suffering more than the other. This novel continues on in the tradition of the previous three with Native languages in the vernacular, teachings about the culture of that era, hunting practices and how they lived day to day. Live before the Europeans, before the Four Horsemen of the Native Apocalypse came into their lives; Disease, Alcohol, Guns and Religion.


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130 Harv. L. Rev. F. 79
There are many reasons people oppose government regulation of the various bits of software, hardware, and social glue that we call the internet. I write to respond to only one of these: the fear that regulation will have spillover effects and unintended consequences. Regardless of which side one takes in any number of debates about the regulation of the internet, one background view seems to be broadly held: law possesses the power to destroy the internet as we know it.
In communications law, net neutrality regulations are fearsome because they will kill investment in infrastructure.1× 1. Larry Downes, Opinion, "Public Utility" Classification Will Destroy the Internet, N.Y. Times: Room for Debate (July 9, 2014, 5:25 PM), http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/05/15/whats-next-for-net-neutrality/public-utility-classification-will-destroy-the-internet [https://perma.cc/T3V2-742N]; Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka, The Day Internet Freedom Died, Forbes (Sept. 22, 2009, 12:54 PM), http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/22/fcc-internet-net-neutrality-opinions-contributors-thierer-szoka.html. Modest proposals to limit online discrimination or online hate speech will scare away innovators and dry up venture capital.2× 2. See Scott H. Greenfield, Rep. Jackie Speier Finally Reveals Her Scheme to Destroy the Internet, Simple Just. (July 15, 2016), http://blog.simplejustice.us/2016/07/15/rep-jackie-speiers-finally-reveals-her-scheme-to-destroy-the-internet [https://perma.cc/7BQT-RE86]. Copyright law will destroy everything good on the internet,3× 3. Mike Masnick, Lawyers: To Save Newspapers, Let's Destroy Pretty Much Everything Else Good, TechDirt (May 18, 2009, 6:48 AM), https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090517/0236594905.shtml [https://perma.cc/HP27-YX22]; Adam Savage, SOPA Could Destroy the Internet as We Know It, Popular Mechanics (Dec. 20, 2011), http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a7378/mythbuster-adam-savage-sopa-could-destroy-the-internet-as-we-know-it-6620300 [https://perma.cc/QE7H-U9SW]. and limitations on encryption will too.4× 4. Rob Price, Bruce Schneier: David Cameron's Proposed Encryption Ban Would "Destroy the Internet," Bus. Insider (July 6, 2015, 6:41 AM), http://www.businessinsider.com/bruce-schneier-david-cameron-proposed-encryption-ban-destroy-the-internet-2015-7 [https://perma.cc/LDP4-BN4W].
Apocalyptic predictions about the potential of regulation to kill the internet occur frequently in debates over proposals to protect privacy online. Critics warned that the modest self-regulatory effort to create a "Do Not Track" signal for the web would "kill the internet as we know it."5× 5. Julie Cohn, How "Do Not Track" May Hurt Businesses, Entrepreneur (Oct. 8, 2012), https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/224611 [https://perma.cc/ZKS7-HERG] (quoting Mike Zaneis, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Public Policy at the Interactive Advertising Bureau). Opponents said something similar about a European measure to require consent for web tracking.6× 6. Peter Kirwan, EU Cookie Law: Stop Whining and Just Get On with It, Wired (May 24, 2012), http://www.wired.co.uk/article/eu-cookie-law-moaning [https://perma.cc/UN7Z-RX5G]. Many people worried about the internet-wrecking potential of Europe's modest implementation of the right to be forgotten in 2014's Google Spain SL v. Costeja7× 7. Case C-131/12, Google Spain SL v. Costeja, 2014 E.C.R. 317. decision.8× 8. Wayne T. Brough, A European Decision that Could Dismantle the Internet, FreedomWorks (June 4, 2014), http://www.freedomworks.org/content/european-decision-could-dismantle-internet [https://perma.cc/H7SU-FYVG].
These fears are unfounded. The internet is a resilient, self-healing system, thanks to the power of code.9× 9. Others who have made similar points include Natalie Wolchover, Could the Internet Ever Be Destroyed?, LiveScience (Jan. 20, 2012, 9:09 AM), http://www.livescience.com/18030-internet-destroyed.html [https://perma.cc/A7VD-HZPQ]. Professor James Grimmelmann connects the "break the internet" argument to Professor Albert O. Hirschman's "jeopardy thesis." James Grimmelmann, The Rhetoric of the Right to Be Forgotten, The Laboratorium (2d ser.) (Aug. 21, 2015) (emphasis omitted) (quoting Albert O. Hirschman, The Rhetoric of Reaction: Perversity, Futility, Jeopardy 7 (1991)), http://2d.laboratorium.net/post/127259057165/the-rhetoric-of-the-right-to-be-forgotten [https://perma.cc/YU7Y-ENET]. Software, as Professor Jonathan Zittrain points out, is a generative force unlike any other technology we have concocted to date.10× 10. Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet: And How to Stop It (2008). In Zittrain's powerful telling, generativity is something we need to work proactively to protect, opposing efforts — whether by private actors or regulators — to turn our general computing machines into dumb appliances.11× 11. Id. at 8. My argument picks up where Zittrain's leaves off, pointing out that this same generative power can act as an important check on the impact of regulation. An earlier observer of the internet, writing a decade before Zittrain, connected these dots between generativity and resilience in the face of regulation. In 1993, "[i]nternet pioneer" John Gilmore famously said: "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it."12× 12. Philip Elmer-Dewitt, First Nation in Cyberspace, Time (Dec. 6, 1993), http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979768,00.html [https://perma.cc/8SQK-SNVB]. This early-internet brag seems difficult to square with the way many today treat the internet as fragile and susceptible to destruction through law. I believe Gilmore's quote is as true today as it was when he first said it. The power of software to evade regulation is more than up to the challenge.
How does software "route around" a regulation? Constrained by a regulation that limits some deleterious aspect of a software system, a solo developer with a few hours can engineer her way around the new rule. A massive team of developers backed by a corporation with endless coffers can remake a global infrastructure to wend its way around a regulation.
Focus on a single step in the lifecycle of software development: recompilation, the conversion of human-readable source code into machine-executable object code. From the point of view of a regulator of code, during the short amount of time it takes to recompile software, everything can change. In that time, a programmer can reshape small worlds. In this way, software is nothing like the industrial processes it has begun to replace. To effect massive, structural, fundamental change to an operating code base, software developers need not erect new scaffolding, dismantle old structures, or create new blueprints — at least not in any literal sense. Coders use metaphors for every one of those industrial-era phrases,13× 13. Steve McConnell, Code Complete 8–21 (2d ed. 2004) (discussing the metaphor of software development as building construction). but we ought not be fooled by the metaphor. Coding is never easy, at least not at the industrial scale of today's modern, multimillion-line codebases. But compared to the industrial processes it tends to replace, coding is far more efficient and far less onerous, in a strict change-per-effort ratio.
Consider, for example, the nearly perennial reports of the exhaustion of the 4.3 billion IP addresses specified by the internet's earliest architects. Shortly after the birth of the web, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) began planning for the eventual day when those four billion addresses would run out.14× 14. See Address Lifetime Expectations (ale), IETF (Mar. 1995), http://www.ietf.org/wg/concluded/ale.html [https://perma.cc/MXD3-F8VX]. But engineers devised techniques such as Network Address Translation15× 15. Informational RFC 2663: IP Network Address Translator (NAT) Terminology and Considerations, IETF (Aug. 1999), https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2663 [https://perma.cc/5J48-TLJ9] (specifying protocol that allows many internet-connected devices to share a single IP address); see also Lixia Zhang, A Retrospective View of NAT, IETF J., Oct. 2007, at 14. and Classless Inter-Domain Routing,16× 16. RFC 1519: Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR): An Address Assignment and Aggregation Strategy, IETF (Sept. 1993), https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1519 [https://perma.cc/GBK7-UYMA] (specifying a system for allocating IP addresses to providers in smaller-sized groups). and some organizations returned gigantic allocations of address space.17× 17. Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Stanford Move Rekindles Net Address Debate, Computerworld (Jan. 22, 2000, 12:01 AM), http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/89028/stanford_move_rekindles_net_address_debate [https://perma.cc/BL4Y-9CRH]. Today, the predictions of address exhaustion have quieted. Pundits predicted that email would die under the weight of spam.18× 18. Kevin Werbach, Death by Spam, Slate (Nov. 18, 2002, 10:35 AM), http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/webhead/2002/11/death_by_spam.html [https://perma.cc/UX7C-DYFE]. It didn't, thanks in some measure to a law, the CAN-SPAM Act,19× 19. Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-187, 117 Stat. 2699 (codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 7701–7713, 18 U.S.C. § 1037). but thanks also to people who changed their software with Sender Policy Framework,20× 20. Experimental RFC 4408: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in E-Mail, Version 1, IETF (Apr. 2006), https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4408 [https://perma.cc/GCY9-QVHT] (specifying a protocol for making it more difficult to forge the originating address of e-mail). blacklists,21× 21. Doreen Carvajal, Defending a Blurred Line: Is It Spam or Just a Company Marketing by E-Mail?, N.Y. Times (Oct. 16, 2006), http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/16/technology/16spam.html [https://perma.cc/KF4C-DM4S] (describing the Spamhaus Project, which uses volunteers to place addresses associated with spam on a blacklist that automated email systems can use to block messages). and machine learning techniques.22× 22. Paul Graham, Better Bayesian Filtering, PaulGraham.com (Jan. 2003), http://www.paulgraham.com/better.html [https://perma.cc/9AAD-ULED]. Some warned that the rise of YouTube and then Netflix meant that the internet would slow to a crawl.23× 23. Farhad Manjoo, Will Netflix Destroy the Internet?, Slate (Nov. 2, 2010, 4:47 PM), http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2010/11/will_netflix_destroy_the_internet.html [https://perma.cc/8XQU-PJ8Y]. It didn't, thanks to Content Delivery Networks24× 24. James Niccolai, Behind the Curtain: How Netflix Streams Movies to Your TV, TechHive (May 22, 2014, 6:10 AM), http://www.techhive.com/article/2158040/how-netflix-streams-movies-to-your-tv.html [https://perma.cc/DTD7-XX57] (describing how content delivery networks reduce bandwidth usage for streaming video by storing cached copies closer to users); Scott Woolley, Netflix Will Ruin the Internet!, Fortune (Nov. 4, 2010, 10:49 AM), http://fortune.com/2010/11/04/netflix-will-ruin-the-internet [https://perma.cc/Z8S4-D4BQ]. and new contractual arrangements.25× 25. Shalini Ramachandran, Netflix to Pay Comcast for Smoother Streaming, Wall Street J. (Feb. 23, 2014, 7:47 PM), http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304834704579401071892041790 [https://perma.cc/UE7A-F6J3] (describing deal improving quality of connections between Netflix's and Comcast's networks, to assure better streaming video performance).
But do these stories about the power to adapt to technological challenges continue to hold when the requirements come not from the market but instead from regulators? We can model a well-targeted regulation as a simple software requirement — a feature the software ought to have, or a behavior it ought not exhibit, or a challenge it ought to surmount. By abstracting away the fact that the requirement comes from a government body rather than a suggestion from a user or a technical hurdle, we can study the self-healing features of the internet that have occurred over the years.
Consider two examples of the resilience of code in the face of regulatory challenge. In the late twentieth century, the U.S. government sued Microsoft for trying to use its near monopoly in operating systems to unfairly harm competition in the new market for web browsers, by bundling Internet Explorer into Windows 95. Putting to the side the merits of the underlying antitrust case, focus on the clash over the remedy: mandated unbundling. Microsoft protested throughout the proceedings that it would be an expensive if not impossible task to pull out the scattered bits of code that comprised their browser. The government presented expert opinion to the contrary, pointing out that Microsoft could unbundle the browser with relative ease, if ordered to do so by the court.26× 26. Margret Johnston, Gov't Witness Shows Ways to Remove IE from Win 95, Computerworld (Jan. 14, 1998, 10:00 PM), http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/517495/gov_t_witness_shows_ways_remove_ie_from_win_95 [https://perma.cc/US8E-HQS8]. In the end, Microsoft agreed to offer later versions of its operating system without a bundled browser, providing at least circumstantial evidence that its earlier objections were overstated.27× 27. Richi Jennings, How Does Unbundling IE in the EU Solve the Problem?, PCWorld (June 12, 2009, 2:00 PM), http://www.pcworld.com/article/166606/how_does_unbundling_ie_in_the_eu_solve_the_problem.html [https://perma.cc/BXF3-SX3Q].
Then consider an example from a still-simmering fight over privacy, the fight for an enforceable right to be forgotten in Europe. The European Court ordered Google to recognize this right, removing entries from its search engine that satisfied a standard under this right.28× 28. Case C-131/12, Google Spain SL v. Costeja, 2014 E.C.R. 317. Again, putting to the side the fundamental merits of such a right as well as the bureaucratic machinery necessary to adjudicate when the right should be recognized, consider only how little Google complained about the technological challenge. Granted, this is a far-from-straightforward story, as Google had already implemented code for deleting entries to comply with copyright takedown notices under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).29× 29. Raegan MacDonald, Three Things You Should Know About the Google Spain Case, AccessNow (July 10, 2014, 5:26 AM), https://www.accessnow.org/three-things-you-should-know-about-the-google-spain-case ("[I]t is important to remember that Google in fact does remove content, de-indexes links, and otherwise alters search results for a wide range of purposes."). It may be that Google simply repurposed that old code for this task. But even if Google had to implement its compliance mechanism from scratch, the code required likely would have been minimal. As importantly, given the generativity of code, Google could have implemented the change in a streamlined fashion. It could remove the content it was ordered to remove.
Software blunts the power of regulation, but it doesn't inoculate itself entirely from law. Because people write software and because people are susceptible to things like subpoenas and prison cells, regulation can still be a terrible and powerful force. Gilmore's "routing around" bromide implicitly acknowledged that internet regulation could have devastating local effects. The regulation will continue to operate on the people most directly within the sphere of the regulator's power, and those people will be routed around too. To be routed around is to be isolated or left behind, to be excluded from the worldwide network-of-networks. If the regulation results in people being routed around because they are trafficking in caustic hate speech or invidious discrimination, this might be cause to celebrate. If instead the regulation squelches communications for oppressed people, we should worry. Local and direct effects matter a lot, and we should do everything we can to fight against internet regulation with harmful local effects. We still need to write sensible, targeted, and focused laws to fix the parts of the internet that are terrible.
This doesn't mean we should stop debating the regulation of the internet and start enacting every idea any policymaker has, of course. To wade into very controversial waters, my argument means that SOPA30× 30. Stop Online Piracy Act, H.R. 3261, 112th Cong. (2011). and PIPA31× 31. Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011, S. 968, 112th Cong. probably would not have blown up the internet as we know it.32× 32. But see Mark Lemley, David S. Levine & David G. Post, Don't Break the Internet, 64 Stan. L. Rev. Online 34 (2011); Julie Borowski, SOPA and PIPA Would Destroy Internet Freedom, FreedomWorks (Jan. 13, 2012), http://www.freedomworks.org/content/sopa-and-pipa-would-destroy-internet-freedom [https://perma.cc/QRS5-44JV]. But I'm still very happy these very bad laws were defeated because they proposed very bad solutions to an exaggerated harm, resting atop really bad copyright policy, in a manner that was very badly implemented.33× 33. See The Berkman Community Responds to SOPA/PIPA, Berkman Klein Ctr. for Internet & Soc'y at Harvard Univ. (Jan. 18, 2012), https://cyber.harvard.edu/node/95336 [https://perma.cc/Z6YY-2CS3] (collecting responses to SOPA and PIPA). The world and the internet are much better without these toxic laws. But the internet would've routed around those laws, too, just like it's routed around other bad copyright laws in the past and will do so in the future.
Regulation can shape the internet, but it is not likely to kill it. If they are wisely designed, net neutrality laws will take a few narrow and innovation-dampening business arrangements off the table; antidiscrimination laws will decrease discrimination; and anti–hate speech measures will decrease hate speech. But the parts of the internet these laws do not directly touch will remain, as ever, generative, burbling founts of innovation and dynamism and economic growth.
The same goes for privacy law. Google responded to Costeja without catastrophic spillover effects or unintended technological consequences. The web survived the EU cookie directive and the FTC's 2012 rules regulating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 199834× 34. Pub. L. No. 105-277, tit. XIII, 112 Stat. 2681-728 (codified as amended at 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506). (COPPA). The internet will continue to thrive even if the FCC enacts a bold new privacy rule, and even once Europe starts enforcing the new General Data Protection Directive. If the local effects of these regulations are wise, and I happen to think they are in each of these cases, they will accomplish what they set out to accomplish, and the rest of the internet will route around the changes they effect.
Regulators should shake their reluctance about taking important actions to address serious problems leading to true harms if their reluctance is based on fears of breaking the internet. The internet's essential character and software core make it a powerfully resilient, self-correcting machine. Regulation is still today seen as damage and routed around. Regulatory action will get cauterized, and healthy internet corpora will grow around the wound. Regulators need to move decisively and aggressively to restore their role in the evolution of the internet. This is powerful support for many privacy-related initiatives.
Let's change the internet, for the better. Let's encourage countries and states to serve as laboratories of change, testing theories for what might be a better internet or a worse internet. Let's stop treating the internet like it's a fragile figurine that we might break through rough handling. We couldn't kill it if we tried.
* Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Thanks to James Grimmelmann and Alicia Solow-Niederman for their comments. Thanks to John Douglass for research assistance.
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Man Who Attack BKU Leader Rakesh Tikait In Bengaluru Was Murder Convict Police Reveal Arrest Three People
Attack On Rakesh Tikait: Rakesh Tikait, leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and a big face of the farmers' movement, was attacked a few days ago. A man threw ink on his face. Now the police has made a big disclosure about him. The police have told that the accused who threw the ink has been a history-sheeter. He is guilty of murder. Who was released from jail for good conduct. This information has been given by the police officers.
Rakesh Tikait was attacked in Bangalore
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was attacked on 30 May, during which some people also raised slogans against him and there was a lot of uproar. There was also a clash between the supporters of Tikait and the people who raised slogans. This attack on Tikait in Bangalore was condemned by all. On this matter, the police officer said, "Shivkumar Atri (52) is convicted of murder, who was released from Hassan jail in 2015 for good conduct."
He said that investigation is on to trace the other persons linked to the accused. Three persons accused in the case of attacking Tikait with mike and throwing ink have been detained by the police. The United Kisan Morcha, formed in the farmers' movement regarding this attack, had demanded a judicial inquiry into it.
Discord in BKU
Let us inform that in the past, news of a split in Rakesh Tikait's farmer organization Bharatiya Kisan Union had come to the fore. Some big leaders of BKU formed their own organization apart from Naresh Tikait and Rakesh Tikait. He also claimed that he had expelled the Tikait brothers from the organization. But after this Rakesh Tikait made it clear that BKU is his organization and angry farmer leaders have formed their own organization.
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