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Gently Smoked Salmon

½ cup kosher salt, or as needed

½ cup sugar

½ cup rice

¼ cup oolong tea leaves, mixed with 2 tablespoons water

Cooking-oil spray

4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets

Freshly ground black pepper

Extra-virgin olive oil, to drizzle.

1. Line the inside of a stove-top smoker (or large wok) with aluminum foil so that it comes at least 2 inches up the sides of the pan. Mix together 1/2 cup salt, the sugar, rice and tea leaves and pour into the base of the smoker or wok. Grease a small (10- to 11-inch) round baking rack and set on top of the spice mixture.

2. Season the fish on all sides with salt and pepper and place, skin side down, on the rack. Turn the heat to high (and turn on the exhaust fan above your stove), and when it starts to smoke, cover the pan tightly with a lid, reduce the heat to medium and smoke until cooked through, 10 to 16 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish. Drizzle the fish with extra-virgin olive oil. Serve with the corn and fennel ragu. Serves 4.

Ravioli with Balsamic Brown Butter

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis 18 to 20 ounces store-bought ravioli (cheese, mushroom, or squash) 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup toasted, chopped walnuts 1/4 cup grated Parmesan Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the ravioli and cook 4 to 5 minutes, until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally. Drain ravioli onto a large serving platter. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan cook the butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally. When the foam subsides, and the butter begins to turn a golden brown, about 3 minutes, turn off the heat. Let cool for about 1 minute. Stir in the balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper. Transfer the ravioli to the pan saucepan with the balsamic brown butter. Sprinkle walnuts and Parmesan over the top. Serve immediately.

Caramelized Pancetta and Fennel Salad

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis 1 bulb fennel, halved and cut into 1/2-inch wedges 5 slices pancetta 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 5 ounces (about 6 to 7 cups) mixed salad greens Red Wine Vinaigrette, recipe follows Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, toss together fennel, pancetta, garlic, brown sugar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Place the ingredients on the baking sheet in a single layer. Cook until the pancetta is crisp and the fennel is caramelized, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, place the salad greens, crumbled pancetta, and caramelized fennel. Toss the salad with the Red Wine Vinaigrette and serve immediately. Red Wine Vinaigrette: 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon honey 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil Mix the vinegar, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper in a blender. With the machine running gradually blend in the oil. Season the vinaigrette, to taste, with more salt and pepper, if desired. Yield: scant 1/2 cup Prep Time: 5 minutes

Espresso Martini

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

4 shots espresso 10 ounces vodka 1/4 cup simple syrup, recipe follows 1 tablespoon amaretto Ice Chill 4 martini glasses. Combine the espresso, vodka, simple syrup, and amaretto in a martini shaker. Fill the shaker with ice. Shake for about 10 seconds. Divide between the chilled martini glasses. Serve immediately. Simple Syrup: 1/2 cup water 1 cup sugar In a saucepan combine water and sugar over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, until the sugar has dissolved. Take the pan off the heat and cool the syrup. Any extra cooled syrup can be saved in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 1 cup Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes

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Yupik Fish Camp Supper

This recipe is from Lucille Westlock, a Yupik elder, who is 83 and has 83 grandchildren. For those unfamiliar with the Yukon and its indigenous produce, a few notes may be helpful. Quarqaq, a wild Yukon turnip, is sweeter than a regular turnip. Baby turnips may be used as a substitute. Kapukat, a green that can be found throughout the Lower Yukon River during summer, tastes like slightly tart spinach. If it's unavailable, which it will most likely be, a mixture of spinach and sorrel works well in its place.

• 2 1/4 pounds fillet of Alaskan king salmon fillet, skinned and boned (if desired, reserve skin for making cracklings)
• 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
• Sea salt
• One 4.4-ounce can salmon roe (or a scant 1/2 cup)
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 medium onions, roughly chopped
• One 1-pound bunch quarqaq (or baby turnips), trimmed and thinly sliced
• One 1-pound bunch kapukat (or 1/2 pound sorrel and 1/2 pound spinach), trimmed.

1. Catch a Yukon chum or king salmon and bring back to camp. If you're lucky, you may have caught both. If you're unlucky, go to the fish market and buy 2 1/4 pounds Alaskan king salmon fillet.
2. If you were lucky, clean and remove the head, fins, tail, skin and big bones from each fish, using a sharp knife. (These fish parts can be grilled on the campfire for snacking later. Just season with salt and pepper.) Save the salmon eggs, since they, too, are rich in oil and good for you.
3. In a large bowl, rinse the rice in water until the water runs clear. Drain and transfer to a rice cooker or a large pot. Add 2 1/3 cups water and 2 large pinches of salt. Bring the water to a boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer just until done, about 14 minutes. Spread the salmon eggs on top of the rice. (Gently separate the eggs, making sure not to break them.) Cover and simmer for 1 minute more. (Do not overcook the eggs, or they will become hard.)
4. Meanwhile, cut your salmon into smaller pieces, and if you have both kinds of salmon, use one half of each kind. Put the salmon into a large pot. Sprinkle the fish generously with salt and pepper. Top with the onions and then the quarqaq (or baby turnips) and kapukat (or spinach and sorrel). Add enough water to just cover the salmon, turnips and greens. Place the pot of fish on a campfire, hot coals or a stove. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the salmon and turnip slices are cooked through, about 2 minutes. Stir the greens halfway through the cooking.
5. Drain the broth from the cooked salmon, reserving some for serving, and some for drinking at night to help with sleeping and good health. Separate the quarqaq and kapukat from the fish. Mix the salmon with the rice and salmon eggs, removing any bones missed earlier. Enjoy and serve to your family along with the quarqaq, kapukat and the reserved broth. Serves 6 or more. Adapted from Lucille Westlock.

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Scenic Roads That Deserve a Detour

By PHIL PATTON, New York Times

Published: August 5, 2007

Here are some slow roads with special attractions:

• CHEROKEE FOOTHILLS SCENIC HIGHWAY Gaffney to Fair Play, S.C. Test drivers from the BMW complex near Spartanburg enjoy its hills and curves.
• COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY When completed in 1922, this road, between Troutdale and The Dalles, Ore., was hailed as one of the great engineering feats of its day.
• GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD St. Mary to West Glacier, Mont. Spectacular mountain scenery in Glacier National Park.
• HESSLER COURT This short street in east Cleveland, between Bellflower and Hessler roads, has one of the nation’s few remaining stretches of wooden paving.
• MCKENZIE PASS-SANTIAM PASS SCENIC BYWAY A loop starting and ending in Sisters, Ore., with views of the Cascades.
• MERRITT PARKWAY Greenwich to Stratford, Conn. The nearly 70 overpasses of this Interstate 95 alternative are all different, thanks to a visionary bridge engineer, George Dunkelberger.
• NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY Nashville to Natchez, Miss. This divided highway follows the trail marched by Andrew Jackson’s troops in the War of 1812.
• ROAD TO HANA This twisting road on Maui, Hawaii, built partly on lava and coral, has ocean cliffs below and spectacular waterfalls above.
  

PHIL PATTON

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Top 10 Internet Explorer issues

Malware, the perennial enemy of the Web surfer, has received a lot of publicity and analysis over the past 12 months and rightly so, but this attention has, in some ways, proven to be a two-edged sword.

It is easy to forget that issues with Internet Explorer are not always caused by malware, especially when the support groups are full of cries for help from owners of infected machines. Sometimes, when malware fixes don't work, people are at a loss as to what to do next. I have even seen examples where people have been advised to reformat their machines unnecessarily, but I have reached the thread too late to say "No, don't do that yet."

Now for the good news…

The Internet Explorer of today is far more stable than it was back in 1999 when I first started supporting users. Back then kernel32.dll and wininet.dll crashes were regularly reported in the newsgroups – now such errors are only occasionally reported. Not only that, when non-malware issues do occur they are often easy to fix and often are solved by the same few tried and true procedures.

It's beyond the scope of this article to cover all of the potential fixes for my "Top 10" Internet Explorer issues, what you'll find here is what experience has taught me is most likely to succeed. Note: Some of these procedures are for more advanced users.

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Issues viewing Web pages

"Page cannot be displayed" errors

Red x instead of pictures

View, Source doesn't work

To address the issues above, you may need to try one, some, or all of the following three procedures.

Empty the cache

The first thing to do when Internet Explorer is misbehaving is empty your Internet Explorer cache. Often the cache is not corrupt or damaged – it is simply too large.

1.	Click Tools, then Internet Options, and then click the Delete Files button.
2.	A Delete Files window will appear. Select the option to Delete all offline content, and then click OK.
3.	Click Settings and reduce the size of your cache to, say, 50 to 100 MB (more if you routinely download very large files).

This will invariably fix the dreaded red x, View, Source, and sometimes "Page cannot be displayed" errors.

Troubleshooting fix number 1—empty your IE cache.

Emptying the cache will not be sufficient to fix things if a hidden file in the cache folders, called index.dat, is corrupt. Our best alternative in such a situation is to delete the cache folders in their entirety, but this cannot be done from within Windows under normal circumstances.

Index.dat is a system file, and any attempt to delete it while Windows is running or while the user is logged on will be blocked. Therefore, we need to reboot into DOS mode or, when running later versions of Windows that support user accounts, we need to log in to Windows using a different Administrator account to that which is affected.

Note: The following procedure is for advanced users.

If you are running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

1.	Click on Start, then Shut Down, and select the Restart the Computer in MS-DOS mode option. (If you are running Windows Me use a Windows 98 startup disc to access DOS mode.)

The steps required to create a startup disk are the same for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me.

1.	Click on Start, point to Settings, and then click on Control Panel.
2.	Open Add/Remove Programs, click on the Startup Disk tab, and then click Create Disk and follow the prompts. Make sure you have an empty floppy disk ready.

If you have difficulties when using Add/Remove Programs to create a startup disk (for example, if the Wizard prompts for your operating system installation disk and you cannot find it, or you only have a manufacturer provided restore disk or partition) go to www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm. Download a Windows98 boot disk executable file from that site, put an empty floppy disk in the correct disk drive, and then double click on the downloaded file to make the disk. I recommend Windows 98 SE Custom, which includes smartdrv.

Turn your PC off, and place the startup disk in the computer’s floppy drive. Turn on your PC, which should read the startup disk and load the DOS operating system instead of Windows.

Once the system has finished booting into DOS mode, run the following commands from the Windows directory, typically displayed in DOS as c:\windows\>.

smartdrv
 deltree tempor~1

Just to be sure, let's also run:

deltree history
 deltree cookies

I should explain what tempor~1 means. The version of DOS that is included on the Windows 98 startup disk does not support long file or folder names like "temporary internet files." We are restricted to 8 letters only. Therefore, any file or folder which has more than eight letters to its name must shortened, and appended with ~1 when use the Windows 98 version of DOS.

Tip: The smartdrv command is used to speed up disk operations in MS-DOS mode. Believe me, you don't want to run the deltree commands without loading smartdrv first. I have forgotten a few times, and can tell you that computers can hobble along for hours instead of minutes during the deltree process if smartdrv is not loaded first.

Reboot using CTRL+ ALT+ DELETE. If you are running Windows Me, remember to remove the startup disk from the floppy drive first.

If you are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP

We do things differently when working with operating systems that support User Accounts, such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Firstly, Windows 98 boot disks do not work if a hard drive is formatted as NTFS instead of FAT . Secondly, Windows 2000 and Windows XP use a more complicated directory structure than Windows 95 and Windows 98, making DOS more difficult to use successfully.

The path to the Internet Explorer cache directory will typically be something similar to:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\...

Thankfully, Windows 2000 and Windows XP users can log in using an Administrator account to delete the folders in question directly from within Windows Explorer. Note that an Administrator cannot delete his own Internet Explorer cache folders. He must log on using a different Administrator account.

Edit the HOST file

Note: The following procedure is for advanced users.

The HOSTS file is a hidden file used by some Internet related programs to control Web browsing by directly linking particular Web sites to pre-set IP addresses. The only problem is, if a Web page's IP address changes, the HOSTS file will not update itself to suit, causing "Page cannot be displayed" errors.

The HOSTS file can be viewed and edited using Notepad, but first we must temporarily show hidden files.

For Windows XP

1.	Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.	Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.

For older systems

1.	Double-click My Computer, click View, and then click Folder Options.
2.	On the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, click Show hidden files and folders, and then clear the Hide protected operating system files check box.

Important: Files are hidden by Windows for a very good reason. It is not wise to experiment with these files. Unfortunately, to successfully complete the following steps we must turn this protection off temporarily. Please turn the protection back on when you have finished.

Find and edit your HOSTS file

The correct directory for a HOSTS file depends on what version of Windows you are running:

Windows XP = C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc
Windows 2K = C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\Etc
Win 98\ME = C:\Windows

Once you have found your HOSTS file, right-click on the HOSTS file, and then select Open. You will be asked to choose a program to use. Select Notepad, but make sure you that you do NOT turn on any option to always use the same program.

Examine the content of your HOSTS file, and compare it to the screenshot below. We do not need to worry about any line that begins with an # because is ignored by Windows. Also, the line "127.0.0.1 localhost" can be safely ignored, because it is a standard entry.

A HOSTS file can be used to control Web page to IP address associations

Anything else that appears in your HOSTS file without an # at the beginning, apart from the "127.0.0.1 localhost" line, should be viewed with suspicion when we are trying to diagnose the cause of "Page cannot be displayed" errors. The quickest way to test for HOSTS file involvement is to right click the HOSTS file, then select Rename. Add the letter X to the beginning or end of the file name and then ok your changes. By changing the name of the HOSTS file, we stop Internet Explorer from using it, and therefore resolve any issues caused by the file.

Repair Layered Service Provider problems

Sometimes Internet Explorer is unable to access the Internet if software known as Layered Service Provider (LSP) has been removed incorrectly from a computer. You might not know you have this software; it is sometimes installed by unrelated software such as file-sharing programs, without your knowledge. In such cases, you will need to run LSPfix or Winsockxpfix. As its name suggests, Winsockxpfix should only be used on machines running Windows XP. LSPfix can be used on all other consumer versions of Windows, but make sure that Winsock 2 has been installed on Windows 95 machines.

Tip: If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) there is a command that can be used instead of Winsockxpfix. It works by resetting the winsock catalogue. Click Start, then Run and type CMD in the dialogue box that appears, and then click OK. Type netsh winsock reset into the DOS window that appears.

Other issues when viewing Web pages

Creating a new cache and checking for HOSTS file involvement are, in my experience, the most likely way to successfully resolve page view issues in Internet Explorer. But it is not exhaustive. If you are still having issues, it would be worth reviewing the advice on my Web site. Some of the information is repetitious, but worth wading through—it addresses connection settings, third-party applications that may cause problems, issues related to Internet connection sharing, and a few other bits and pieces.

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Issues related to default browser settings

Error messages when attempting to send a page or link by e-mail

First, reset your default e-mail client from within Internet Explorer. To do this go to Tools, then Internet Options, then Programs, then select your e-mail program of choice.

The easiest way to set your default e-mail client is from within Internet Explorer

Sometimes your e-mail program will not appear in the drop down list shown above. When this happens, we need to re-register the program in question.

To re-register your e-mail program:

1.	Click Start, then click Run, and then type the appropriate command based on the following e-mail programs: Outlook Express: "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\Msimn.Exe" /reg Outlook: "c:\program files\microsoft office\office\outlook.exe" /checkclient

Make sure the path to msimn.exe or outlook.exe is correct for your machine. Type the command line exactly as it appears, including quote marks and spaces.

If using a non-Microsoft e-mail program:

A program must be Internet Explorer aware to automatically list itself as a default program option. If the program does not appear, there are a couple of things you can do. First, you can right-click the executable file for the program, and see if Register appears as an option, (which should cause the program to be listed on the drop box on the Program Tab)

Otherwise, there's a manual method, but it involves editing the registry and adding the program under:

HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Clients\mail
-or-
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Clients\news

You will need to contact your program's vendor for the appropriate syntax.

Hyperlinks not working

Hyperlinks will not work if a computer system does not know which Web browser is set as the default, which happens if the settings that control this choice are damaged or incorrect. The easiest way to fix the problem is to allow your preferred Web browser to rewrite the appropriate settings by resetting your default browser. Rather than walk through the steps required to achieve this in this column, I refer you to my previous column about how to set up your browser as the default.

"Open in new Window" doesn't work

Sometimes resetting our default browser is not enough to get hyperlinks to work again, especially if they trigger a new window. Open in new window is dependent upon several system files, therefore you should ensure they are correctly registered.

Click on Start, then Run, then run the following commands. After you run each command, a small window should appear stating that the command was successful.

regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll (if that doesn't work, try shdoc401.dll)
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll
regsvr32 Urlmon.dll

Some programs that control pop-up windows and advertisements can stop hyperlinks from working. Also, some third-party add-ins are known to cause a problem and must be uninstalled when misbehaving in this way. Disable all third-party Internet related programs (not your firewall) and test.

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Miscellaneous issues

Internet Explorer freezes, shuts down without warning, or the computer reboots.

This problem is often caused by out-of-date video drivers. Go to the Web site run by the manufacturer of your video card and download, then install, the latest (non-beta) drivers for your video card.

Alternatively, you can try the following:

1.	Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2.	Click Display (in classic view of Windows XP), click the Settings tab, and then click Advanced.
3.	Click the Performance or Troubleshooting tab (depending on your operating system), and then reduce hardware acceleration a notch at a time until your system stabilizes.

Internet Explorer opens off screen, or tiny, or minimized, or the window will not move

If your taskbar is set to Autohide, turn the setting off and then maximize the problem window. While the window is maximized, increase the height of your taskbar from one row to two. The maximized window will automatically resize itself to fit into the smaller area available with a taller taskbar. Then, return the taskbar to its normal single row and allow the maximized window to resize once more. This will make Windows re-calculate window size and boundaries, overwriting registry keys that may be damaged.

If the affected window is partially off screen, so that the Minimize, Maximize, Restore, and Close buttons are hidden, you can access the same options by clicking on the Internet Explorer icon on the far left edge of the Internet Explorer title bar, or by right-clicking on the Internet Explorer button on the taskbar.

Internet Explorer's window sizing options can be accessed in several ways

If resizing your Taskbar does not work, run Regedit and remove the following registry key values which are most likely corrupt. Do not delete the entire key, just the last word which will appear in the right hand pane.

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\window_placement

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\OldWorkAreas\OldWorkAreaRects

Then reboot.

The computer keeps disconnecting from the Internet

This one can raise suspicions of malware. But, before you reformat your computer, do the following.

1.	In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Connections tab.
2.	Under Dial-up or Virtual Private Network settings, click the Settings button.
3.	Under Dial-up settings, click the Advanced button and make sure that Disconnect when connection may no longer be required check box is cleared, and that the Disconnect if idle check box is cleared as well.

1.	In Outlook Express, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Connection tab.
2.	Turn off the option to Hang up after sending and receiving, and then close the Options window
3.	On the Tools menu, click Accounts, and then click the Mail tab.
4.	Make sure that each connection is set to use Any Available. If not, highlight the account then click on Properties.
5.	Click the Connection tab and ensure that the option "Always connect to this account using" is turned off.

"A runtime error has occurred. Do you wish to debug?"

This is another symptom that tends to raise suspicions of malware.

1.	In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Advanced tab.
2.	Make sure that Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer) and Disable Script Debugging (Other) are both enabled.
3.	Make sure that Disable a Notification about ever script error is disabled.

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Further assistance

The procedures I have listed above should resolve most occurrences of the issues being discussed. If this is not the case, I recommend some further research and assistance. You are welcome to browse my Web site for further hints and fixes. I also recommend the Internet Explorer newsgroups which are dedicated to helping users make the most of Internet Explorer.

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Clearing Your Clipboard: Windows XP

For Windows XP

1. Begin by first clicking on the Start Button.
   
2. Then click on Run Icon, which will open up the Run Menu for you.
   
3. Locate the white area of the screen next to the word Open: in the Run Menu.
   
4. Now type in the abbreviated word Clipbrd and click on the OK button to launch the Program.
   
5. Notice how the Clipboard contains a record of your recent copy and paste inputs.
   
6. To empty your Clipboard, click on the word Edit located within your top tool bar area.
   
7. Then click on the word Delete from the pull down menu that appears.
   
8. Windows will ask you if you want to Clear the contents of the Clipboard.
   
9. Click on the Yes button to allow Windows to clear the Clipboard.
   
10. Notice how your former imputed information is now cleared from the Clipboard.
    
11. Then close the Clipbook Viewer Window to return to your Windows session.
    

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