Comfort Stand Recordings is an American, independent, internet record label which offers dozens and dozens of free MP3 selections from a variety of musicians and various in-house acts. To this date, they have over 84 albums and 17 singles. Many of the singles contain b-sides.
A feature on their site is the ability to download an album, complete with artwork and other things, in a zipped format or as individually file by file. The music falls well under a Creative Commons license, which allows for not-for-profit sharing of the tracks.
Wil Wheaton of Star Trek fame, among other actors, has praised the site as a noteworthy one.
The website proudly proclaims, from their introductory page, "Welcome to Comfort Stand Recordings, a community-driven label where all releases are free with artwork and liner notes. We strive to bring you recordings that we find interesting, compelling and downright enjoyable. Everybody needs free music."
As of April 2006 the label has "called it quits" due to other projects.
A feature on their site is the ability to download an album, complete with artwork and other things, in a zipped format or as individually file by file. The music falls well under a Creative Commons license, which allows for not-for-profit sharing of the tracks.
Wil Wheaton of Star Trek fame, among other actors, has praised the site as a noteworthy one.
The website proudly proclaims, from their introductory page, "Welcome to Comfort Stand Recordings, a community-driven label where all releases are free with artwork and liner notes. We strive to bring you recordings that we find interesting, compelling and downright enjoyable. Everybody needs free music."
As of April 2006 the label has "called it quits" due to other projects.
The babies on the Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats are known for speaking in somewhat fractured language and mispronouncing many words. The following is a list of some of the words of their baby-talk lexicon.
* "a sistant" = assistant
* "alium" = alien
* "antelope" = envelope
* "barbecube" = barbecue
* "brizzer" = blizzard
* "chimbley" = chimney
* "crumpass" = compass
* "diapie" = diaper
* "dressy" = dress
* "faridgidator" = refrigerator
* "George Washingmachine" = George Washington
* "grasschoppers" = grasshoppers
* "hanksgving" = Thanksgiving
* "hello-phone" = telephone
* "human candyball" = human cannonball
* "kittypillar" = caterpillar
* "leather" = lather
* "lemonlade" = lemonade
* "lizzerty" = liberty
* "lympics" = Olympics
* "Mabel's syrup" = maple syrup
* "mirable" = miracle
* " machine" = ATM machine
* "nakey" = naked
* "Nakey Americans" = Native Americans
* "pamperline" = trampoline
* "porch" = borscht
* "prettiful" = a portmanteau of "pretty" and "beautiful"
* "sandy man" = Sandman
* "Satchmo" = Sasquatch
* "scrubmarine" = submarine
* "sea money" = sea monkey
* "shampoop" = shampoo
* "sponserbilleries" = responsibilities
* "stewdriver" = screwdriver
* "tangerine" = gangrene
* "teeter-tooter" = teeter-totter
* "thermosflat" = thermostat
* "Wavy Seals" = Navy Seals
Definitions
The Rugrats occasionally provide their own definitions to words, and explain why things are called what they are.
* "clamquarter" = camcorder
:Angelica: When you see it, you...clam up. You don't do anything or make any noise, and...you get a quarter! See? Clamquarter!
* "hair conditioner" = air conditioner
:Lil: Why is it called the hair conditioner?
Tommy: Because the cold air comes out and blows my hair!
* "ossopit" = opposite
:Tommy: You know, ossopits. Like, big and small...hot and cold...chocolate and medicine....
Phil: Bugs and trucks?
* "nursery party" = anniversary party
:Angelica: It's a party to celebrate that you've been friends for a long time, like since nursery school.
* "a sistant" = assistant
* "alium" = alien
* "antelope" = envelope
* "barbecube" = barbecue
* "brizzer" = blizzard
* "chimbley" = chimney
* "crumpass" = compass
* "diapie" = diaper
* "dressy" = dress
* "faridgidator" = refrigerator
* "George Washingmachine" = George Washington
* "grasschoppers" = grasshoppers
* "hanksgving" = Thanksgiving
* "hello-phone" = telephone
* "human candyball" = human cannonball
* "kittypillar" = caterpillar
* "leather" = lather
* "lemonlade" = lemonade
* "lizzerty" = liberty
* "lympics" = Olympics
* "Mabel's syrup" = maple syrup
* "mirable" = miracle
* " machine" = ATM machine
* "nakey" = naked
* "Nakey Americans" = Native Americans
* "pamperline" = trampoline
* "porch" = borscht
* "prettiful" = a portmanteau of "pretty" and "beautiful"
* "sandy man" = Sandman
* "Satchmo" = Sasquatch
* "scrubmarine" = submarine
* "sea money" = sea monkey
* "shampoop" = shampoo
* "sponserbilleries" = responsibilities
* "stewdriver" = screwdriver
* "tangerine" = gangrene
* "teeter-tooter" = teeter-totter
* "thermosflat" = thermostat
* "Wavy Seals" = Navy Seals
Definitions
The Rugrats occasionally provide their own definitions to words, and explain why things are called what they are.
* "clamquarter" = camcorder
:Angelica: When you see it, you...clam up. You don't do anything or make any noise, and...you get a quarter! See? Clamquarter!
* "hair conditioner" = air conditioner
:Lil: Why is it called the hair conditioner?
Tommy: Because the cold air comes out and blows my hair!
* "ossopit" = opposite
:Tommy: You know, ossopits. Like, big and small...hot and cold...chocolate and medicine....
Phil: Bugs and trucks?
* "nursery party" = anniversary party
:Angelica: It's a party to celebrate that you've been friends for a long time, like since nursery school.
Martina Newberry (born Martina Beverly Reisz, February 20, 1944) is a late 20th (early 21st) century American poet, best known for her accessible, forthright poetry which often characterizes women's lives.
Early life
Martina was born to John & Mary Reisz in Upland, CA. Martina has no brothers or sisters.
Her father, John ("Jack"), was an Hungarian immigrant and one of the first 50 men ever hired at the Kaiser Steel plant in Fontana, California in 1943.
Her mother, Marsha ("Mary"), was an artist, clothes-designer & interior decorator. Her colorful and dramatic personality and frequent lapses into mental illness have been featured in some of Martina's poems.
College Years
Martina entered California State University, San Jose in 1962.
She left in 1963 to marry her first husband. It was during this time (using her married name "Martina Durbin") she published Lima Beans & City Chicken. Martina divorced in 1989.
Currently
In 1990, she met her current husband, Brian Newberry - a videographer and graphic artist. Currently living in Hollywood, California, Martina & Brian share a 1-bedroom apartment with their cat, "Gato".
Her most recently published work is The Banyan & The Alder. This book is published by Arabesques Press, and available through Amazon.com, as are all her books.
Published works
*LIMA BEANS AND CITY CHICKEN: A MEMOIR OF THE OPEN HEARTH.
(a Biography of the Reisz family)
*AN APPARENT, APPROACHABLE LIGHT
(Chapbook, poetry)
*RUNNING LIKE A WOMAN WITH HER HAIR ON FIRE
(poetry)
*NOT UNTRUE AND NOT UNKIND
(poetry)
*THE BANYAN AND THE ALDER
(a conversation in poetry between Newberry and Bam Dev Sharma)
Martina's work has appeared in Ascent Aspirations first Anthology and has been widely published in literary magazines such as: 5 AM, Amelia, Ascent Aspirations, Atom Mind, Bellingham Review, Black Buzzard Review, Cape Rock, Caprice, Catalyst, Connecticut Poetry Review, Context South, Current Accounts, Descant, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Hob Nob, i.e., Innisfree, International Poetry Review, Iota, Iowa Woman, The Ledge, My Legacy, New Laurel Review, Passages North, Pedestal Magazine, Piedmont Literary Review, Snake Nation Review, Sonoma Mandala, Sonora Review, Rectangle, Southern Review of Poetry, Touchstone, Visions International, Willow Review ,Women's Work, and Yet Another Small Magazine.
Early life
Martina was born to John & Mary Reisz in Upland, CA. Martina has no brothers or sisters.
Her father, John ("Jack"), was an Hungarian immigrant and one of the first 50 men ever hired at the Kaiser Steel plant in Fontana, California in 1943.
Her mother, Marsha ("Mary"), was an artist, clothes-designer & interior decorator. Her colorful and dramatic personality and frequent lapses into mental illness have been featured in some of Martina's poems.
College Years
Martina entered California State University, San Jose in 1962.
She left in 1963 to marry her first husband. It was during this time (using her married name "Martina Durbin") she published Lima Beans & City Chicken. Martina divorced in 1989.
Currently
In 1990, she met her current husband, Brian Newberry - a videographer and graphic artist. Currently living in Hollywood, California, Martina & Brian share a 1-bedroom apartment with their cat, "Gato".
Her most recently published work is The Banyan & The Alder. This book is published by Arabesques Press, and available through Amazon.com, as are all her books.
Published works
*LIMA BEANS AND CITY CHICKEN: A MEMOIR OF THE OPEN HEARTH.
(a Biography of the Reisz family)
*AN APPARENT, APPROACHABLE LIGHT
(Chapbook, poetry)
*RUNNING LIKE A WOMAN WITH HER HAIR ON FIRE
(poetry)
*NOT UNTRUE AND NOT UNKIND
(poetry)
*THE BANYAN AND THE ALDER
(a conversation in poetry between Newberry and Bam Dev Sharma)
Martina's work has appeared in Ascent Aspirations first Anthology and has been widely published in literary magazines such as: 5 AM, Amelia, Ascent Aspirations, Atom Mind, Bellingham Review, Black Buzzard Review, Cape Rock, Caprice, Catalyst, Connecticut Poetry Review, Context South, Current Accounts, Descant, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Hob Nob, i.e., Innisfree, International Poetry Review, Iota, Iowa Woman, The Ledge, My Legacy, New Laurel Review, Passages North, Pedestal Magazine, Piedmont Literary Review, Snake Nation Review, Sonoma Mandala, Sonora Review, Rectangle, Southern Review of Poetry, Touchstone, Visions International, Willow Review ,Women's Work, and Yet Another Small Magazine.
History
Sweet and Sour Calamari is a recipe of Fried Calamari that is tossed in a sweet vinegar glaze. It can be found on many menus across the country and is a spin off of traditional Italian style batter fried calamari and Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken. The Sweet and Sour version differs from the traditional Italian in the sense the sauce is tossed instead of served on the side. When made properly, the crisp breading (usually a combination of corn and wheat flours) is still intact as it is tossed with reduced sweet vinegar glaze. Also this breading style differentiates it from the Asian namesake Sweet and Sour Chicken, that is made with a fluffy Tempura or baking soda enriched batter.
This dish is popular in the Western Massachusetts area, a spin off the Calamari found down the East Coast in Rhode Island. Since the East Coast borders on the Atlantic Ocean, much seafood is consumed in these areas. Pioneering Chefs Chris Albano and introduced it to many Western Massachusetts area restaurants like , ,, Sonoma, and . As the dish grew in popularity so did the amount of restaurants in the area starting to produce the dish.
Varieties
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Chefs across the country each have their own style, even TV Chef Emeril Lagasse does his own version.
The varieties most found in Western Massachusetts are "Wok Fried" and "Flash Fried", where they are quickly cooked to avoid becoming tough and then tossed in their respective glazes.
The "Wok Fried Calamari" version made popular by Chef Chris Albano is lightly breaded and cooked in a Deep fryer, then glazed in a hot wok with sliced Banana peppers and a piquant sweet chili sauce. The "Flash Fried" Calamari version by Chef Cousin is similarly fried first then glazed with a honey and Chipotle Coulis.
Massachusetts based Seafood Chain Legal Sea Foods, boasts three preparations; Spicy, Rhode Island, or Sweet and Sour Asian with Pienapple.
Sweet and Sour Calamari is a recipe of Fried Calamari that is tossed in a sweet vinegar glaze. It can be found on many menus across the country and is a spin off of traditional Italian style batter fried calamari and Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken. The Sweet and Sour version differs from the traditional Italian in the sense the sauce is tossed instead of served on the side. When made properly, the crisp breading (usually a combination of corn and wheat flours) is still intact as it is tossed with reduced sweet vinegar glaze. Also this breading style differentiates it from the Asian namesake Sweet and Sour Chicken, that is made with a fluffy Tempura or baking soda enriched batter.
This dish is popular in the Western Massachusetts area, a spin off the Calamari found down the East Coast in Rhode Island. Since the East Coast borders on the Atlantic Ocean, much seafood is consumed in these areas. Pioneering Chefs Chris Albano and introduced it to many Western Massachusetts area restaurants like , ,, Sonoma, and . As the dish grew in popularity so did the amount of restaurants in the area starting to produce the dish.
Varieties
----
Chefs across the country each have their own style, even TV Chef Emeril Lagasse does his own version.
The varieties most found in Western Massachusetts are "Wok Fried" and "Flash Fried", where they are quickly cooked to avoid becoming tough and then tossed in their respective glazes.
The "Wok Fried Calamari" version made popular by Chef Chris Albano is lightly breaded and cooked in a Deep fryer, then glazed in a hot wok with sliced Banana peppers and a piquant sweet chili sauce. The "Flash Fried" Calamari version by Chef Cousin is similarly fried first then glazed with a honey and Chipotle Coulis.
Massachusetts based Seafood Chain Legal Sea Foods, boasts three preparations; Spicy, Rhode Island, or Sweet and Sour Asian with Pienapple.