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Get a taste of the world of Catan with a cookbook inspired by the hit board game

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NEW YORK — You can work up quite an appetite sitting around a table plotting world domination. Luckily, a new cookbook lets Catan fans savor the board game even more while out-trading opponents. “Catan: The Official Cookbook “ includes 77 recipes inspired by the multiplayer phenomenon, dishes like Forest Dweller’s Dip, Tavern Ale Pie and Fireside Banana Boats. There are snacks, small plates, full dinners, desserts and even a few drinks. “We wanted them to be fun, but real. This is a real cookbook. There are recipes in here that you can and should definitely make. It’s not ...

When old styles becomes new styles

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With its carved giltwood trim and rich velvet upholstery, this sofa would look right at home among the opulent Baroque and extravagant Rococo styles of the 18th century. It was made much more recently, in fact; by Jumbo Collection, a contemporary Italian furniture company that was founded in 1985. It sold for $1,188 at a Hindman auction. Contemporary Italian furniture may be associated with postmodern, avant-garde trends like Radical Design, Studio Alchimia and Memphis, but older styles are always coming back. Rococo style was revived, like many other past design styles, in the 19th ...

Loetz produced several lines of iridescent glass

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Identifying antique glass isn’t always easy. If you’re lucky, a piece may be marked, like this Phanomen vase, which is signed “Loetz Austria” on its pontil (the spot on the base where the blown molten glass was attached to a pontil for shaping). Proof of its maker, not to mention its complex shape and silvery iridescent sheen, brought its price to $4,940 at a Rago/Wright auction. But glass isn’t always marked. While it can take an expert to authenticate glass, it’s helpful to be able to recognize some of the characteristic shapes and colors made by particular ...

1,530 PUPILS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS

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———— 656 Are Attending Public Schools, 450 Holy Trinity, 223 St. Mary’s and 201 Lutheran School. ———— NEW PAROCHIAL SCHOOL CAUSES MUCH SHIFTING ———— Public and Holy Trinity Parochial Schools Show Decrease in Attendance Owing to St. Mary’s School. ———— The first day of school showed an increase of twenty-nine pupils attending the high, public and parochial schools in New Ulm over that of last year. This year upon opening day 1,530 pupils enrolled in the local schools; last year the, number was 1,501. Vacation pleasures were ...

Off the Shelf

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There is no substitute for experience. “You should have been there!” “You have to see it with your own eyes!” “It’s so much bigger in person!” “You have got to try it yourself!” These are common exclamations when we engage in conversation to share experiences and try to describe something to someone who has not experienced it. Here’s a good example. Imagine you meet someone who has never tasted salt before. They ask you to explain to them the taste. How do you describe the taste to them without using a word with “salt” in it or just referring to what it is not? ...