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The Salt
2:29 pm
Wed May 16, 2012

Thank The Patron Saint Of Bakers For This Cake Today

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The author pauses to photograph the St. Honore cake before she digs in.
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St. Honoratus or St. Honore, patron saint of bakers
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By Deena Prichep

We here at The Salt usually ignore food festivals and those "Celebrate Whatever We're Eating Now" Days. They're a bit precious, no? But this one was too good to pass up: Today is the day the French celebrate the Feast of St. Honoré, the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs.

And since the French hold their corner bakery right up there with the Catholic Church, the celebration is not complete without a big bite of the complicated confection named for the saint in question. More on the cake a little later.

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The Two-Way
2:22 pm
Wed May 16, 2012

Bloomberg: Facebook's Saverin May Save $67 Million By Renouncing Citizenship

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Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook.
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Originally published on Thu May 17, 2012 7:17 am

Bloomberg took out its pencil, paper and calculator and came up with this number: $67 million.

That's how much the news service estimates Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin could save in federal income taxes after having renounced his United States citizenship in advance of social media company's public debut.

Bloomberg reports:

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A Blog Supreme
2:20 pm
Wed May 16, 2012

The World-Class Jazz Club Run By Volunteers

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Saxophonist Paul Dunmall and drummer Mark Sanders perform (with guitarist Hasse Poulsen, off camera) at The Vortex in London.
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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 5:00 pm

As an acclaimed pianist and composer, Vijay Iyer is able to perform his music in concert halls and jazz clubs around the world. But few venues are quite like the one he played May 1-2 of this year.

Yesterday the BBC's Jazz on 3 posted a live recording of a new song by the Vijay Iyer Trio — too new, even, for the band's 2012 album Accelerando. The song is called "Hood":

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Monkey See
2:15 pm
Wed May 16, 2012

'Kickstart Shakespeare': Of Sonnets, Beer, And Online Fundraising

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Recitations of Shakespearean love poems may come straight to you via mobile app in celebration of his 450th birthday.
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The New York Shakespeare Exchange says its goal is "to encourage an enthusiastic appreciation of classical theater and to expand the reach of the art form within new and existing audiences." More specifically, it's interested in the question of "what happens when contemporary culture is infused with Shakespearean poetry and themes in unexpected ways."

What, exactly, does that mean?

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The Fracking Boom: Missing Answers
1:41 pm
Wed May 16, 2012

Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short

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Dish, Texas, was once known for changing its name in exchange for free satellite TV from the Dish network. Now, it's known as the epicenter of the fracking boom.
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About 225 people live in Dish, which sits right on top of the Barnett Shale rock formation. That shale contains one of the nation's largest natural gas reserves.
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While energy companies say their fracking and gas well operations are safe, Mayor Bill Sciscoe, seen here, firmly believes the health of his town is in danger.
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Signs of fracking, such as well heads, storage tanks and big rigs, are an ongoing presence in Dish.
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Before the wells, says Mayor Sciscoe, "This place was absolutely beautiful. It was serene. It was very quiet. I raised five children here."
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A working gas well head is fenced in just opposite a home. Dish is about 30 miles north of Fort Worth.
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Gas infrastructure is mixed in with pasture land. Scientists say they don't yet know whether fracking is endangering the health of nearby residents.
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Energy companies surround some well sites with wooden fencing to cut down on the industrial feel of their operations.
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Along with drilling comes heavy traffic from big rigs that transport both clean and contaminated water from fracking sites.
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A drilling rig (right) marks the spot of an upcoming frack.
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A noise-dampening curtain surrounds a drilling rig near Dish.
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Dish's Mayor Sciscoe says he has a message for people in places where fracking is just getting started: "Grab up your family and your belongings, and get out."
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Dish, Texas, was once known for changing its name in exchange for free satellite TV from the Dish network. Now, it's known as the epicenter of the fracking boom.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
About 225 people live in Dish, which sits right on top of the Barnett Shale rock formation. That shale contains one of the nation's largest natural gas reserves.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
While energy companies say their fracking and gas well operations are safe, Mayor Bill Sciscoe, seen here, firmly believes the health of his town is in danger.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
Signs of fracking, such as well heads, storage tanks and big rigs, are an ongoing presence in Dish.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
Before the wells, says Mayor Sciscoe, "This place was absolutely beautiful. It was serene. It was very quiet. I raised five children here."
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
A working gas well head is fenced in just opposite a home. Dish is about 30 miles north of Fort Worth.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
Gas infrastructure is mixed in with pasture land. Scientists say they don't yet know whether fracking is endangering the health of nearby residents.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
Energy companies surround some well sites with wooden fencing to cut down on the industrial feel of their operations.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
Along with drilling comes heavy traffic from big rigs that transport both clean and contaminated water from fracking sites.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
A drilling rig (right) marks the spot of an upcoming frack.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
A noise-dampening curtain surrounds a drilling rig near Dish.
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
Dish's Mayor Sciscoe says he has a message for people in places where fracking is just getting started: "Grab up your family and your belongings, and get out."
Credit David Gilkey / NPR
A working gas well head is fenced in just opposite of a home in Dish, Texas. Dish is about 30 miles north of Fort Worth.
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Originally published on Thu May 24, 2012 10:35 am

Quite a few of the 225 people who live in Dish, Texas, think the nation's natural gas boom is making them sick.

They blame the chemicals used in gas production for health problems ranging from nosebleeds to cancer.

And the mayor of Dish, Bill Sciscoe, has a message for people who live in places where gas drilling is about to start: "Run. Run as fast as you can. Grab up your family and your belongings, and get out."

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