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Akbar Brothers extends lead as top tea exporter
17/12/2015 Daily FT
Akbar Brothers Director Tyeab Akbarally receives the award from President Maithripala Sirisena yesterdayThe pre-eminent standing of Akbar Brothers in the Sri Lankan Tea Industry has once again been affirmed and recognised with sweeping accolades at the Presidential Exports Awards.
Akbar Brothers bagged seven highly-coveted awards at the ceremony held on 16 December, presided over by President Maithripala Sirisena. The company was adjudged the Best Tea Sector Exporter for the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. In addition, it won the exalted Best Sri Lanka Overall Exporter (All Sectors) for 2010 and the Best Sri Lankan Brand Exporter (All Sectors) for 2012 and 2013. Most impressively, Akbar Brothers had the singular honour of being the only tea company that has qualified for the Presidential Export Awards.
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President vows fullest support to boost exporters
17/12/2015 Daily FT
Putting a personal touch on efforts to bolster Sri Lanka's exports President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday reaffirmed his stance to assist exporters assuring that his Government would leave no stone unturned in supporting foreign exchange earners.
Attending the Presidential Exports Awards held for the 21st time, following a four year hiatus. President Sirisena pointed out that encouragement is a must as foreign reserves in the country are drying up due to decreasing exports. He termed this downtrend a "point of national urgency."
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EDB help for construction firms to expand overseas
17/12/2015 Daily News
Sri Lanka Exports Development Board (EDB) will step up efforts to facilitate local construction companies to expand their services in Myanmar, EDB Chairperson and CEO Indira Malwatte said.
Under this initiative, the government hopes to employ more Sri Lankan engineers, quantity surveyors, graduates and others in the overseas construction services sector.
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EDB links with three new apparel markets
01/12/2015 News.lk
EDB links with three new apparel marketsPowered by the country's apex exports facilitator EDB, Lankan apparel sector reported a sudden victory when it snatched a new virgin market and some premium global buyers of three other new markets.
A visiting high powered multinational buyer team finally linked with the EDB reps and Lankan apparel giants on Nov.27 at Mt Lavinia Hotel after a three-year long resolute quest since 2012 by EDB to link with nine top global retailers.
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Lankan exports facilitation opens wider
30/11/2015 Daily FT
State Minister of International Trade Sujeewa Senasinghe (second from right) addresses the Seventh Exporters' Forum at EDB joined by EDB Chairperson and CEO Indira Malwatte (far right) on 27 NovemberSri Lanka's apex platform to solve exporters' issues, the Exporters' Forum, wrapped its seventh session successfully on 27 November with a significant change to the ongoing interaction process; the Lankan exporters may no longer need to agonise till the next forum announcement to find solutions. "You don't have to wait for this once in three months' forum but you can now contact us anytime. As we move towards one stop shop solutions, EDB will be restructured and will be made as attractive as possible to exporters," announced Lankan State Minister of International Trade Sujeewa Senasinghe.
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Taiwan Textile Fair concludes in Colombo
30/11/2015 Daily News
Taiwan Textile Fair concludes in ColomboThe fourth annual Taiwan Textile Fair concluded at Grand Crystal Ballroom, Taj Samudra Hotel Colombo when. The event was organised by the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) and the Bureau of Foreign Trade.
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'Sri Lanka ICT exports $ 5 b by 2020': EDB
23/11/2015 Daily FT
EDB Chairperson and CEO Indira Malwatte addresses APICTA – 2015 (Asia Pacific ICT 2015) Business Forum event at Cinnamon Lake Hotel on 20 November. From left: EDB Export Services Director Saman Maldeni and APICTA 2015 Co-Chairman Ruwan AmarasekeraInvigorated by Sri Lanka's ICT exports surge, the country's apex export facilitator EDB announced a new ICT/BPO exports target and a mere few hours' B2B sessions between Lankan and Asia-Pacific ICT firms facilitated by EDB reported a whopping marathon of one-to-one business meet jamboree-right here in Colombo. "Let us try to forge ahead with solid business to business meetings today that will materialise to effective commercial activity. That is how all of us in our region can help each other," stressed EDB Chairperson and CEO Indira Malwatte on 20 November.
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SL has set an 'ambitious' 2020 export target: State Minister Sujeewa
16/11/2015 The Nation
From Left: Arindam Bagchi (Deputy High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka), Indira Malwatte (Chairperson & CEO-EDB) Sujeewa Senasinghe (State Minister of Strategic Development and International Trade) meet an exhibitor at the Intex South Asia in ColomboNotwithstanding the global trade decline, Sri Lanka exports sector is highly ambitious aiming for a five-fold jump of its top export of repute, apparels while China's premium knitting sector is gearing up to partner with surging Sri Lankan apparel sector.
"We are looking to increase total apparel exports by five-fold, to $ 20 Bn. And by 2020 we are aiming at $50Bn national exports, which is an ambitious goal," said Sujeewa Senasinghe (State Minister of Development Strategies & International Trade) on 16 November.
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Sri Lankan electronic exports at $343 mn
08/11/2015 Daily News
Prof Ajith P. De Alwis (Project Director-COSTI), Himali Jinadasa (Actg DG-EDB), and Harin de Silva Wijeyeratne (SLINTEC CEO) at "New Product Innovation and Export of Hi Tech for Economic Growth of Sri Lanka"Sri Lanka's fledgling R&D innovation and start up cluster has hit big time in its maiden funding round and several hi-tech start ups, having crossed their R&D experiments barrier are now poised to commercialise their innovations anytime.
"The government's vision is to transform Sri Lanka into a strategically important global economic centre. Increasing the share of hi-tech exports is essential to face the intense competition in the global market" stressed Himali Jinadasa, Acting Director General, Export Development Board, (EDB).
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Falling exports due to global downturn: EDB Chairperson
06/11/2015 The Nation
Sri Lanka's present exports lull is due to many reasons but chiefly a throwback from the global market fall-and achieving national export targets is not a journey of a sole institution but requires a collaborative, cross-sectoral push, as stressed by the new Chairperson of Exports Development Board on 05 November.
"Exports are coming down due to various reasons, but chiefly since the global markets have come down-it's not EDB alone. The Council of Ministers was a beautiful mechanism" announced Indira Malwatte (new Chairperson of EDB) on 05 November.
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EDB's performance pilot triumphs with Lankan packaging breakthrough
04/11/2015 Daily FT
EDB Chairperson Indira Malwatte (seated, centre) in discussion with PUM Netherlands Senior Expert Nico Knegt (far right), PUM Local Representative S.P.C. Kumarasinghe (second from right), EDB Actg. Director General Himali Jinadasa (second from left) and Expack Corrugated Cartons CEO Mohamed Riyaz on 30 th OctoberEDB's first Lankan packaging pilot project is a hit and has opened the door for the entry of the 'performance packaging' trend to the local manufacturing sector for the first time. The new tech not only helps cost savings, but can boost sales revenue by 10-15%.
"With hands-on experience in perishable exports, I know the importance of packaging for exports sector. We thank PUM Netherlands for extending support to EDB and the Lankan packaging sector," said EDB Chairperson Indira Malwatte on 30 October.
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Indira Malwatte appointed as new Head of EDB
30/10/2015 Daily FT
New EDB Chairperson and CEO Indira Malwatte (second from right) signs her appointment papers at the EDB yesterday as Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade Secretary Chandanie Wijewardhana (far left), former EDB DG S. Kulathunga and EDB Actg. DG Himali Jinadasa (far right) look onIndira Malwatte took office as the first woman to lead the Export Development Board (EDB) yesterday. "I am very confident of making a positive contribution to the export effort of our country," newly-appointed EDB Chairperson Malwatte said.
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Sri Lanka shines at Anuga International Trade Fair in Cologne
30/10/2015 The Nation
The 33rd Edition of the Anuga International 2015, the biggest General Food and Beverages Exhibition of the world was held in Cologne, Germany from October 10-14, 2015. 7063 companies from 108 nations exhibited their products to the 160,000 trade visitors from 192 Nations.
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EDB upheaval!
23/10/2015 Daily FT
State Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Sujeewa Senasinghe (far right) meets EDB officials (left) joined by Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade Secretary Chandanie Wijewardhana (on Senasinghe's right) yesterday at the EDBGiving a sudden boost to Sri Lanka's national exports push, the country's apex export facilitator, the Export Development Board (EDB) has been directed to perform as a private sector entity henceforth to realise the country's export reforms.
This makes the EDB itself a top reform target and formulation of sub sector level export targets with greatly increased export value addition is now on the cards.
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EDB moves to stamp Brand Sri Lanka in global batik map
16/10/2015 Daily FT
Lankan batik producers show a new motif to EDB officials (left) on 8 October in ColomboSri Lanka's apex export facilitator EDB stepped up its efforts to stamp 'Brand Sri Lanka' in the global batik map – and linking with top institutional stakeholders, EDB is directly accessing the SMEs of the country in this new initiative, as announced on 8 October in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka to apply for GSP Plus end of this year: Harsha
06/10/2015 Daily Mirror
Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva said that the government would be forwarding the formal application to regain the GSP Plus preferential trade facility from the European Union (EU) by the end of this year in the backdrop of recent international developments. "After the resolution in Geneva passed, we wrote to the EU. Before the end of the year, we will be making the formal application, and hopefully by middle next year we will be able to bring in GSP Plus," he said.
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EDB joins Lanka's innovation giant to push hi-tech exports, R&D
02/10/2015 Daily FT
From left: EDB DG-Actg Himali Jinadasa, EDB Chairman & CEO Bandula Egodage, COSTI Chairperson and CEO Prof. Sirimali Fernando, COSTI Project Director Prof. Ajith de Alwis and COSTI Program Director Shehan Ratnavale team up on 30 September at EDB for their pioneering Hi tech-R&D-Innovation Forum for Lankan CEOs slated before end of this year in ColomboAs Sri Lanka's ranking surged in the latest Global Innovation Index, two apex Lankan state institutions are joining forces for the first time to boost the country's hi-tech and innovation exports to the next level – and first ever hi tech R&D and Innovation Forum for Lankan CEOs is now on the cards, as revealed on 30 September in Colombo. "We welcome COSTI's collaborative interest to partner with EDB. It is time we join forces to help our hi-tech exports to the next level," said EDB Chairman and CEO Bandula Egodage.
Chairman Egodage was in discussions with the three-member team from the Coordinating Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI) of Sri Lanka. The 2013 established COSTI is the apex Lankan body coordinating and monitoring science, tech and innovation in the country while promoting value addition and commercialisation of them in line with the National Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Strategy of Sri Lanka. Visiting COSTI team consisted of COSTI Chairperson and CEO Prof. Sirimali Fernando, Project Director Prof. Ajith de Alwis and Program Director Shehan Ratnavale. Joining the discussion were EDB DG-Actg Himali Jinadasa and other top officials and sector directors of EDB.
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Sri Lankan Goldsmiths – Jewellery Makers of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has been known for exquisite jewellery designs made with gold and silver and decorated with precious gems for nearly three thousand years.
Country's most famous political prisoner of all times, Robert Knox, observed that many women in ancient Sri Lanka at least owned one piece of exquisitely made gold or silver jewellery adorned with a precious stone.
Gold and silver jewellery plays a larger part in Sri Lankan culture, they are an essential part of a local bride's trousseau regardless of her economic and social standards and is among the first of the investments parents make for their daughters.
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Celebrated Ruby Gems of Sri Lanka
Famed for their clarity and distinct pink red colour rubies from Sri Lanka has had a special place in global history.
A giant ruby from Sri Lanka helped King Solomon win the heart of Queen Sheba and another in his regal ring carried magical powers, and even after several thousand years, Sri Lankan rubies are celebrated for their colour, cut and quality.
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The Adventures and Romance of Gem Mining in Sri Lanka
The search for a colourful precious gemstones is a struggle between life and death to many gemstone miners in Sri Lanka, who risk their lives deep inside the gem pits in search of the precious bounties of the earth. The earth's greatest concentration of gems in over 50 varieties is found within the country's land area of approximately 25,000 square miles.
Mining for gem stones is a group attempt in Sri Lanka, where a group of miners combine effort with a landowner and an investor to search for that one gemstone that would fetch them an earth shattering price.
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Accra, 28 September 2018: UNIC Accra has hosted some 62 students and 4 teachers as part of its outreach events dubbed "Meet the UN". The students are from the Dansoman Baptist
Academy and Osu Salem Senior High School. "Meet the UN" is a platform that presents the works of the United Nations to the general public. For this set of students, the Centre, represented by the Reference Assistant, Ms. Evelyn Sarpong, placed emphasis on the history of the UN and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as one of the key priorities of the United Nations.
With excitement and curiosity, the students demonstrated apt knowledge of the UN after the presentation at which time they asked pressing questions and made some contributions. The students expressed their gratitude to the Centre for inviting them and charged themselves to "own" components of the SDGs and become advocates of same in their daily lives.
Both schools were presented with few UN publications for use at their school libraries.

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Via Lactia is a research company owned by Fonterra. They are, to the best of my knowledge, well respected in New Zealand Biotech, doing some good science. The news then, that they are losing 18 science positions is not ... encouraging. Rather than generating ideas themselves, they will apparently be looking for science done overseas and using that to advance their interests in New Zealand.
New Zealand has abysmally low levels of research done by industry in the first place. And now Fonterra, one of our largest companies is apparently no longer willing to support basic research into their own industry which is just depressing.


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Twelve Sri Lankan Tamils, arrested by the Kollam police on June 3 after they apprehended a human trafficking racket on a crude mechanised fishing boat at Kavanad here, were released from judicial custody on Saturday by F. Minimol, magistrate of the Judicial First Class Court-II here.
Advocate Ramesh Kumar, appearing as their counsel, said they were being released from judicial custody under the provisions of a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) notification, which classifies them as victims and not accused persons.
Not free yet
The court declared them as victims on the basis of a report submitted to the government by the investigating officer. Assistant Public Prosecutor Manjula Itty, who appeared for the case, said that though they were released they were not free.
The men will be deported to Sri Lanka after completion of formalities. Till then they will be under government protection at the Pathanapuram Gandhi Bhavan near here.
They are not permitted to leave the premises, but can meet and talk to their relatives who have been here for the past 40 days with the hope of returning with them.The 12 were brought to the Collectorate here in the evening from the Thiruvananthapuram Central Jail in a police vehicle and formally handed over to the Gandhi Bhavan authorities by Collector P.G. Thomas.
Before being taken to Gandhi Bhavan they told The Hindu that they would be very happy to return to their homes in Sri Lanka.
No travel documents
Those released hail from Uttala Mavattam of the Northern Province. They were arrested on charges of violating the Foreigners Act for not being in possession of proper travel documents. They were part of a group of 151 Sri Lankan Tamils comprising women and children arrested by the police from the boat.
All of them were victims of the human trafficking racket. They said their destination was Australia and that they had paid the traffickers amounts ranging between Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1 lakh each as fare. The majority of those arrested were Sri Lankan Tamil refugees housed in various refugee camps in Tamil Nadu who had sneaked out in the hope of going to Australia.
Those from the refugee camps were identified and sent back to the camps. But 14 men who directly came from Sri Lanka without any travel documents were arrested.
Two persons could not be released as they had not engaged a lawyer. But it is learnt that they too will be released next week under the provisions of the MEA notification.
The names of those released were given as Satish, Sivakumar, Thangavelu, Kanakaselvan, Kavivarunan, Vignesh Selvan, Dinesh, Nishanthan, Kishokant, Yogeshwaran, Sanadas and Krishnakant.


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|A short introduction and
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Some examples of early types of software and their development. Explanation of some software jargon and a general introduction to programming
Software that is not generic
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The electronic drawing board in a computer program. The features are numerous. Like premanufactured elements, strength calculations, emulations of how a construction will hold in earthquakes etc.
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Management Systems, is software used by businesses. Many of them
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Database Management Systems are nothing else but a collection of data combined with a sophisticated management program to retrieve and process all this data. And thus to create information for the users
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ONWARD Goes to Japan
The Sun Rises Elsewhere: ONWARD Travels to Japan
We are elated to announce a new development surrounding ONWARD '11. This year we have sought to expand the competition globally by partnering with international sponsors and translating the submission materials into Japanese. Now we will go one step further by literally bringing the ONWARD '11 exhibition to Japan!
As part of an enthusiastic partnership between Project Basho and the Ricoh photo gallery, Ring Cube, a selection of the photographs displayed at the Project Basho Gallery will travel to Tokyo for an exhibition at Ring Cube's photo space. Furthermore, the two winners of ONWARD '11, as well as guest juror Larry Fink, will receive a sponsored invitation for the opening reception in Tokyo in May 2011.
Project Basho is excited to collaborate with Ring Cube and Ricoh, a Japanese technology company that makes an impressive line of consumer and professional-grade digital cameras. The two winners will each receive a Ricoh digital camera courtesy of Ring Cube and Ricoh. Ricoh's photo gallery, Ring Cube, is a striking facility located at the famous Ginza 4-chome intersection in the heart of downtown Tokyo and combines exhibition space with hands-on educational resources.
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The winners of ONWARD '11 will be notified with all the details regarding the trip to Japan. We look forward to the growing submissions. Best of luck!


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Kristina HillIntern, July 2016- presentGlen Cary Lutheran Church, Ham Lake, MNProject: Pray-ground
One Sunday this summer, I was sitting on the floor of the sanctuary playing with my toddler during worship. As I built up a tower of foam blocks, he would promptly knock them over. A woman came and tapped me on the shoulder. "Can I… can I bring my kids in here?" she asked. "They're in the nursery."
I had to keep from shouting as I quickly replied, "yes!" Yes, you can bring your kids to worship! A few minutes later, her toddler son joined mine in block-building (and destroying). This is just one example of how the Pray-ground has changed the worship experience for young families at Glen Cary.
A Pray-ground is an intentional space within the sanctuary specifically for young children (e.g. 0-3 years old) to engage in worship. The space contains soft-toys, foam blocks (the favorite), books, crafts, and a small table with chairs to allow young children to do what they do best—play. Meanwhile, they are together with the rest of their family, included in the faith community, and invited to participate in worship. Similar models have been utilized across denominations in churches all over the world.
This project is part of a larger effort within children, youth, and family ministry at my context site. According to a recent survey, parents with young children have a difficult time attending and participating in worship. How do we do better ministry with and for these young families? The Pray-ground was one of the responses to this question. Creating spaces at church that appeal to young children is an act of outreach and hospitality, toward kids and parents alike. After the Pray-ground's initial success, a similar space was added to the narthex for families to enjoy over coffee hour—the kids love it!
Hospitable spaces are not merely practical; they also make a theological statement. As a community, we have entered into the baptismal covenant of each child and have promised to support them in their lives of faith. We believe that all members of the body of Christ are important and make valuable contributions—this includes young children. Rather than exclude them or stifle their gifts, we want to make space for them to be their authentic selves: kids who can worship the living God by playing, dancing, singing, moving around, creating art, and reading stories. Further, participation in worship is important for a child's faith development. Studies have shown that children who are not involved in worship during childhood are less likely to participate as adults1.
This project has encountered some challenges. Many people at my site are more traditional, and feel more comfortable with their kids sitting in the pews. Others continue to wonder if kids belong in worship in the first place, and are more accustomed to age separation during church activities. Kids in worship are often seen as distracting or embarrassing, rather than an opportunity for relationship-building or outreach. Ultimately, like so many other ELCA congregations, our church is aging; young families are the minority at Glen Cary.
Speaking from personal experience, I understand the sentiment expressed by many families on our survey: bringing children to worship is difficult. However, the rewards are great. I started to realize the difference when I came into church one day and my son immediately started walking toward the sanctuary—he knew that he belonged there. Seeing my own child involved in worship and welcomed into the community of faith has been one of the great joys of my internship—and I continue to hope for and promote the same opportunities for other young families.
Crystal Caviness,"Praygrounds encourage little children to come," Interpreter Magazine, http://www.interpretermagazine.org/topics/praygrounds-encourage-little-children-to-come (accessed July 7, 2017)
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Part of growing up or living in Asia is that you are practically swimming in rice. Rice is an indispensable part of the Asian diet, right next to that is melon pan. It's so important that in Japan, rice used to only be served during special occasions, such as Buddhist ceremonies, weddings or funerals.
I've cut back on my consumption of rice since I tend to blow up like a balloon. I've since burned all of the photos during my adolescent years, but lets just say you would be giving me looks of skepticism if I blamed my weight gain solely on "baby fat". The teen years were savage.
Japanese rice in particular was what did me in. They're small grains of puffy clouds that melt in your mouth. It's so good that my parents will pack kilo's of it in their suitcases when they go home—talk about dedication. That being said, even I too need "rice" to make my meals feel more complete. Baked salmon on baked salmon is so bleak and until quinoa decides to be cheaper, it'll be cauliflower rice for now.
Cauliflower Rice
1/3 large cauliflower head
1 tbsp sunflower oil (optional)
Salt and pepper (optional)
Step 1
Chop your cauliflower into roughly 1-inch pieces. Place into a bowl filled with cold water and set aside for 10 minutes. Drain and dry in a salad spinner or pat dry. Note: Prior this step, I had my Dad taste test this recipe for me and he's particularly sensitive to the sulphur taste that cauliflower gives off. I could taste it in the final output, but it definitely wasn't offensive. In fact, it was delicious and if you're a lazy son-of-a-barnacle, you can definitely forego this step.
Step 2
In a food processor, blitz the cauliflower in small batches until it resembles minced garlic. Note: One-fourth of a large head of cauliflower resulted in about 3 cups of rice. It was when I realized I could totally turn this into cauliflower pizza dough. 😉
Step 3
You can stop here and proceed to eat it raw or use it within recipes. If not, heat up a non-stick pan on medium and add in your oil. Toss in your cauliflower rice for about 5-8 minutes to warm it up and take the edge off. Season with salt and pepper.


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Two elephants euthanized at San Diego Zoo
Two ailing and aged elephants at the San Diego Zoo had to be euthanized this week, zoo officials announced Friday.
The two Asian elephants were suffering and their chances for recovery were virtually nil, officials said.
Cha Cha, estimated to be 43 years old, was euthanized Wednesday. To allow other elephants to see her a final time, her lifeless body was lifted on a forklift and taken to where other elephants in the Elephant Odyssey exhibit are kept.
Cookie, estimated to be 56, was euthanized Friday morning. There was no connection between the decline of Cookie and Cha Cha, officials said.
Both elephants for decades were at the zoo's Wild Animal Park -- now called the Safari Park -- before being moved to the zoo in 2009. Before such performances were halted, both were stars in the elephant shows at the Wild Animal Park.
Cha Cha, the smallest elephant at Elephant Odyssey, was often seen in the company of Ranchipur, the 12,000-pound dominant male.
Elephant keepers performed an emergency procedure on Cha Cha on Christmas Day after noting that she was having trouble eating and drinking. A large mass of food blocking her esophagus was removed. But within two days, she began to rapidly decline.
Cookie had been in distress for months with a variety of geriatric problems and had begun to drag her back legs. She was given large doses of pain medication but zoo specialists concluded that her condition was irreversible.
Elephant Odyssey, one of the more popular exhibits at the zoo, was closed temporarily but was reopened Friday. But elephant keeper interactions with the public have been cancelled to provide time for them to mourn, officials said.
Cha Cha arrived at the Wild Animal Park in 1971, Cookie in 1981. Their deaths come just weeks after Umoya, 21, an African elephant at the Safari Park, was killed in an attack by another elephant.
The zoo now has five elephants at Elephant Odyssey and 17 at the Safari Park. The zoo elephants are older than the elephants at the Safari Park and need more attention from the zoo's elephant care center, officials said.
Buffalo dies at Golden Gate Park after chased by small dog
Marine biologist indicted for allegedly feeding killer whales
Motive a mystery in rampage of Navy pilot who killed 3, himself
-- Tony Perry in San Diego
Photo: Cha Cha the elephant. Credit: San Diego Zoo


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Superhero Joe is BACK! And that's a good thing, because we like him!
Last time we saw him, in Superhero Joe, he battled the dark, monster-filled basement for a bit of imagination fun--complete with creative costume, such as turning the lid of a pot as a shield of invincibility--and coming to the rescue of his parents, who had spilled some black gooey stuff and needed him to get a mop.
This time, Superhero Joe is disappointed to see his neighbor move. The neighbor was an older guy who had a cool treehouse high up in his yard, and the guy had said Joe could use it whenever he wanted. But Joe was nervous about the ladder that hung down--for the life of him, he couldn't get up there. Now he never will...
The new family moving has two normal-looking parents but the kid...Joe isn't sure about the kid. In fact, Joe is apprehensive of the kid. He has enormous boots, a sweater that hangs so long Joe isn't sure he has hands. And the kid has a huge hat-of-sorts; Joe isn't sure if the guy even has a face. And...wouldn't you know it?...there goes that kid (Joe calls him the creature) easily going up to the treehouse, carrying box after box of something with him.
What was in the boxes?! What sort of preparations was this creature making? Joe thinks up all sorts of evil doings, all ways that this creature could infiltrate his life in unplanned, ungood ways.
(Why is it that Joe jumps to the worst conclusion ever?! Whatever the reason is, it's the same reason my kids also jump to conclusions, blow things out of proportion, and feel illogical fears. Not that I ever do these things...nope, not me...)
|What is his evil plan??
Finally, Joe dons his superhero stuff and tucks his curiosity and courage in tight, and goes to meet this kid-creature.
"Hi! I like your cape!" says the kid-creature in a not-so-creature sort of way. Turns out, the kid wears a huge hat because he thinks it makes him invisible. Turns out, if one person holds the swinging rope ladder at the bottom, it's much easier to get to the top.
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In this tutorial I will show you how to make the scalloped trim that I used for my Easy Blocks Baby Blanket shown bellow. One of the readers asked for help, but perhaps this tutorial will be useful to other readers as well as it can be used for many different crochet projects (you can easily adjust the amount of dc in each scallop to fit your project).
So here I made a small sample version of my Easy Blocks Baby Blanket. Now I will use a contrasting color yarn to demonstrate how the trim is made.
The pattern reads: Working in last row: *sl st into next ch-5 space, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-5 space* across.
So let's begin.
Sl st into next ch-5 space.
Ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-5 space.
Sl st into next ch-5 space.
And again, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-5 space. From this point we just repeat in the same manner.
When we get to the corner, we continue working into the end of the rows. The pattern reads:
Working in end of rows: *sl st into next dc-space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space* across.
Because our "blocks" have a rectangular shape (not a perfect square), we are using only 2 dc for each scallop on this side.
Ch 3, 2 dc in same space.
Sl st into next dc-space.
And again, ch 3, 2 dc in same dc-space. We continue in same manner across.
Next, working in original chain: *sl st into next ch-space, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-space* across.
And finally, working in end of rows: *sl st into next dc-space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space* across.
Sl st into corner to join the round. Fasten off.
In the picture above you can see that I didn't cut the white and pink yarn tails. That's because I'm going to unravel this piece. I solely made it for the demonstration purpose for this trim.
However, I think if it was made in cotton yarn instead of acrylic, it would've made a cute washcloth or a dishcloth.


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Groveport Madison school officials are investigating a "fight club situation" after a video of two high-school students fighting was posted on Facebook. Officials learned of the video today and confirmed that the fight took place in a boys locker room at the high school.
Groveport Madison school officials are investigating a �fight club situation� after a video of two high-school students fighting was posted on Facebook.
Officials learned of the video today and confirmed that the fight took place in a boys locker room at the high school.
�We don�t know if it happened during the school day or in the evening,� said Rick Playko, who oversees student-related issues for Groveport Madison. �We�re still investigating.�
The video was posted on a student�s Facebook page on Sept. 23. Attempts by The Dispatch to reach the student today were unsuccessful.
The video, which is 1 minute and 22 seconds, shows about a dozen students surrounding two boys in the locker room. Students tell others to �lock the door� and tell the boys to �watch the face.�
Then one boy begins throwing punches at the other�s chest and back. When one of the boys falls to the ground, bystanders stop the fight and help him up before the two start throwing punches again. Several students record the scene on their cellphones.
Playko said the altercation appeared organized, with some students serving as referees.
�That�s what makes me think that it�s more of a fight-club situation,� he said.
He said administrators have dealt with similar incidents that occurred last year in which students watched while two others fought. Most of the time, those fights have occurred after school and off school grounds, he said.
Ken Trump, president of the National School Safety and Security Services in Cleveland, said the fight might be more about putting on a show than hurting another person because students recorded the incident and posted it online.
�If they were intent on causing severe harm to other people, if that was the primary cause, they wouldn�t have flipped out the phone and recorded it,� he said.
Students� posting such incidents online isn�t new, Trump said. �But it is something we can continue to see: kids trying to one-up the last person who did something wild,� he said.
The video gives school officials evidence to find the rule-breakers, Trump said.
Playko said the students who made the video and watched the fight and the two participating in the fight have all violated school rules.


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Job roles within Field Marketing
Field marketing and promotions is somewhat of an elusive career. You don't learn about it at school or college when you are deciding your future. If you are lucky enough to have worked in field marketing or know someone that has, you will know how fun and engaging it is. It's like a sub culture of fun loving, positive people. For those that do not know or maybe you want to know more, then this article will help you decide if a career is field is right for you.
Field marketing rep
A field marketing rep is responsible for driving sales and brand awareness from the front line of retail. They use both consumer and business facing initiatives. Working closely with the client and their retail channels the rep is tasked with ensuring that the brand is represented well to the clients target market and retail partners.
Duties and responsibilities for a field marketing rep.
Responsibilities vary depending on what the clients desired goals and intentions are. Although some specific roles are uniform, a good field marketing rep will be able to adapt from consumer facing to business facing in an instant. Also using excellent communication and understanding they can relay key messages to the client's marketing channels in their region. Although other times the field marketing rep is working face to face with the consumers ensuring that the clients brand is understood and mutually the client understands the consumer. Duties include:
· Attending events and expos (press, retail and public)
· Negotiating with retailers on displays and POS placement
· Auditing and Merchandising in retail (also monitoring competitor activity)
· Training in retail and at specific training events
· Report weekly, bi-weekly or monthly on activity and feedback in their regions.
· Product demonstrations. (in-store and at events)
· Direct selling to both consumer and business'
· Implementation of the clients Marketing campaign in retail
· Sometimes managing social media
Brand ambassador
A Brand ambassador or BA for short is a fun and enthusiastic individual. Furthermore they are most definitely a people person with the ability to adapt to any customer or situation, always displaying a positive and happy attitude. The client wants someone who is approachable and engaging so the experience is remembered by the consumers. Confidence is key, as is product knowledge. If the role is more online focus a good social media engagement is preferred.
Duties and Responsibility of a BA.
Depending on the clients desired outcome a BA is employed for various roles. It is similar to a field marketing rep, however the job for BA can be somewhat more casual. A brand might reach out to a University student on campus to promote their latest offerings to fellow students. Also a BA could be chosen because of their huge social media following and influence. Other times BAs are used on a short term basis to help promote and sell during peak times. They are the 'face' of a brand which allows consumers to get closer to the brands they love. Duties include:
- Represent the brand in various scenarios. (Retail, online, on campus, social media.)
- Creating content (writing blogs, reviews, social media etc.)
- Generating brand awareness (word of mouth, retail, events.)
- Being an 'influencer' in their sub-culture or community.
- Providing feedback and insight for the brand they represent, its market and competitor activity.
- Promoting the brand on social media.
Field Marketing Manager
Both the roles we have discussed above are vital when it comes to field marketing. However as reps and BAs work all over the country in their own region it is important to manage the teams and ensure they are all working towards the same desired goals and outcomes. Often the field marketing manager will be working out of the clients or agencies head office. However sometimes they can be in field assisting their team. The managers are the liaison between the reps on the front line and the client back at the HQ. They must have excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills and be able to adapt from dealing with the team to meeting the client in an instant.
Duties and responsibilities of a Field Marketing Manager
It is the field Marketing Manager that is the glue of the operation. They stand between client and reps ensuring that the field teams are all working on the same page. The managers are the first point of call for any questions or queries from within the field. Some other duties include:
· Managing a team of marketing field reps (schedules, collating reports etc
· Set goals and targets for field team
· Training of reps and BAs
· Set goals and targets for field team
· Sometimes recruiting for tactical initiatives
· Research trends about the clients marketnig and competitors
· Managing logistics for the field team (demo product, POS etc)
· Reporting to the client
· Ensuring the marketing plan is implemented by the field team.
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This week was the unpopular yellow ball, where the pressure is on one player every hole. Score 3 points and your score is doubled, score none and lose ground on the rest of the field. 15 teams, 59 players with just one 3 person team ( through no fault of their own). Most hated it, but there were 2 excellent scores.
Yellow ball competitions have been removed for 2018 as this format is not on handicap master system.
1st Dave Lloyd, Kim Lloyd, Pat Whitty, Bob Whitty……………………128pts
2nd Thore Skardal, Kirsti Skardal, Ove Enger, Ricky Comber………..125pts
Work has started on the replacement of the greens, which means that just one green will be out of action at a time. At the moment it is the 1st, which maybe favours the higher handicappers?
And her are the winning teams…………………..
Next week is Ken's captain's day – if you want to play book online or see a committee member. The presentation is at the Condado Club, see Alicia by Wednesday night to pay for your meal. 3 course, 1/2 bottle wine, G Man entertainer.
The UK & Ireland team for the Viking Cup on Tuesday October 24th has been confirmed – see players and reserves below:
Paul Harrington, Chris McAllister, Dave Lloyd, Jim Creamer, Jeff Lightle, Eddie Brzezicki, Nigel Howson, Dave Storey, Robert Beaton, Fran Thomas, Ian Murnin, Stephen Pilley, Tom Toner, Anthony Howell, Terry Burgess, Pete Elgar, Pat Hughes, Paddy McKee, Jeff Cotter, Jim Laird, Ricky Comber, Robin Wilson, John Collins, Don Henry, Jim Hershaw, Colin Lloyd, Les Hurren, Barry Barker, Mark Bray, Neil Simpson, Kim Lloyd, Adrian Kernahan, Peter Mitchell, Phil Cooke, Dave Wareing, Jim Alwell, Dorothy Simpson, Barry Answer, Lynda Lloyd, Andrew Lailey, Kevin Smith, Peter Reeves, Alicia Saunders, Sandy Simpson, Ken Saunders, Ian Whyte
Paul Coopey, Chris King, Ross Muirhead, Neil Morrison, Kam Cheema
Everyone seems to be in such a hurry to scream 'racism' these days.
A customer asked, "In what aisle are the Irish sausages?"
The assistant asks, "Are you Irish?"
The guy, clearly offended, says, "Yes, but let me ask you something…..
If I asked for Italian sausage, would you ask me if I was Italian?…
If I had asked for German Bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German?
If I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I was Jewish?
The assistant says, "No, I probably wouldn't."
The guy says, "Well then, just because I asked for Irish sausage, why did you ask me if I'm Irish?"
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Defenders of Justice Honored
The attorneys who prosecuted Iranian-backed assassins finally get their due.
President Obama, in his meeting with French President Francois Hollande earlier this month, warned countries eager to boost trade with Iran that the U.S. will come down "like a ton of bricks" on any firms that breach sanctions. The French and Turks have already sent delegations to Tehran and the Germans are following. Next week in New York City, the Federal Bar Association will honor two German attorneys who diligently fought their government's pressure to put trade before justice amid a high-profile terrorism prosecution.
U.S. News Contributing Editor Harold Evans reports:
The murders in the restaurant were swift. Two big, bearded men, their coat collars up to their eyes, came out of the drizzly night and burst into a dimly lit private room at the back of the restaurant. The taller of the two stood over a party of eight at a corner table. He thrust a gloved hand into a bag slung over his shoulder. "You sons of whores," he shouted, then fired 26 bullets in two bursts from the machine gun within the bag, killing four. The dignified senior figure who had been addressing the group died in his chair. To make sure, the second assassin pulled a handgun from his belt and fired three more bullets into his head. A minute later the two shooters and a third bearded man who had blocked the door were gone, driven off in a blue BMW that had been waiting outside, its engine idling.Justice has been less swift. It has come in stages. The murders were committed at the Mykonos restaurant in Berlin on the night of Sept. 17, 1992. The trial of four men of the score or more in the plot did not conclude until 1997. The killer with the machine gun escaped by plane that night and found refuge in Iran.
But if justice has not caught up with all the plotters, the attorneys who led the investigation and won convictions achieved something more significant than even trial verdicts. They exposed the masterminds behind the Mykonos murders – the Iranian leadership in Tehran – and with that its then-unknown campaign to exterminate opponents no matter where they were in the world. Iran's hit men had already killed more than 100 who had fled Iran. The victims at the restaurant were members of Iran's Democratic Party of Kurdistan who were meeting with Secretary General Sadegh Sharafkandi.
Weeks before the Mykonos murders, the popular Iranian singer Fereydoun Farrokhzad was found beheaded in his home near Bonn, but nobody made the connection to a decree from Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini upon winning power in 1979. He personally identified 500 individuals he wanted dead. Khomeini died in 1989 but his succcessor, the current Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his associates, continued to operate what President Reagan called Murder Incorporated (North Korea being another charter member; its human rights violations were documented just this week in a new United Nations report.)
At the time, Khamenei was head of the "Committee for Special Operations," which authorized the Mykonos assassinations, along with President Hashemi Rafsanjani; Minister of Intelligence Ali Fallahian, known as the butcher for his appetite for summary executions; and Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati. Two months after Mykonos, Khamenei doubled the reward for the murder of author Salman Rushdie. Shortly thereafter an opponent was killed in Istanbul, and the interior minister said opposition leaders had that and more coming to them. The same month European ministers met excitedly with Iran to boost trade between them. Iran's cynical contempt for human rights did not abate with sweet words from the diplomats. That January a car bomb killed a critic in Ankara, and another was shot in Iraq and another in Rome.
Bruno Jost, the unassuming lead prosecutor of the trial of the Mykonos murderers, and his supportive boss, Alexander von Stahl Sr., a rising political star as Germany's attorney general, achieved what they did at great personal cost. They called on their forensic skills, but even more on their resilience in the face of pressures from Germany's political leadership, to avoid doing anything that would hazard Bonn's role as champion of "moderate forces" in Iran and, not incidentally, profitable trade deals. Instead, they chose to risk their lives and careers by a dedication to a faith central to a civilized society, faith in the rule of law.
Their heroism will finally be honored, as it has not been in Germany, by the Federal Bar Association at a ceremony in New York City next week at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse. The fiercely independent judge who presided over the trial of the assassins, Frithjof Kubsch, would no doubt have been honored with them. He presided over 246 sessions and heard 176 witnesses but died soon after its conclusion from leukemia. He had postponed treatment to see the trial to its end.
Much is owed to Roya Hakakian, the author of the riveting 2011 book, "Assassins of the Turquoise Palace." At a meeting of the FBA in Hawaii last year, where she was a keynote speaker, Hakakian called Jost the modern day Atticus Finch, the hero of "To Kill a Mockingbird." The lawyers and judges at the conclave were appalled when they heard of the treatment of Jost and von Stahl. Swiftly, with the backing of the president of the FBA's Southern District of New York Chapter, William Dahill, members voted for the first time in their nearly 100-year history to present the Rule of Law Award to two foreigners. "It's vital to remember this case," Hakakian said recently, "especially now that [President Hassan] Rouhani seems to have the world convinced that all is well with Iran, while the number of executions has spiked since he took office."
The integrity of Jost and von Stahl infuriated Tehran. Jost and his family lived in a state of perpetual siege from hit men, a watchtower on their home, bodyguards everywhere he went. They expected that. What shocked them was the unrelenting pressure from Germany's political leadership to drop the case.
A month after the murders, the head of German intelligence, Bernd Schmidbauer, received a secret visit from a man minuted as "F." It was Minister of Intelligence Fallahian, who expected that his demand for the trial to be aborted would be met. Look what Tehran had done for Germany getting a hostage released. He didn't know that he'd had a lucky escape. Jost and von Stahl had made plans to arrest him, countermanded by the politicians. When word of the visit leaked, Schmidbauer continued to act as Bonn's champion of Iran, blasting the idea that Tehran was the culprit. "Those who know the facts would draw vastly different conclusions," said Schmidbauer.1
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Punjab Nahi Jaungi Vs Na Maloom Afraad 2: Box Office Earnings
Na Maloom Afraad 2 and Punjab Nahi Jaungi hit high records success on International box office.
So there was a huge fuss about the two awesome films that released this Eid ul Adha. First one was Nadeem Baig's Punjab Nahi Jaungi. It starred three glamorous stars namely Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat and Urwa Hocane. The second one Na Maloom Afraad 2, which also had outstanding actors; Urwa Hocane, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Javed Sheikh, Fahad Mustafa and Hania Amir, directed by Nabeel Qureshi.
These two hit the records even internationally on box office. The released brought out a healthy rivalry for the film industry. Punjab Nahi Jaungi, according to senior vice president of ARY films, and local distributors of the film, Irfan Malik, this film has earned almost Rs.100 million across Pakistan. And this was only until Tuesday.
He estimated it to be $800,000. Even on the official page on Facebook for this film, they say the film has collected 215 million overall. This not only includes domestic but international earnings as well.
Meanwhile, reports suggest that the figures of Na Maloom Afraad 2, starring Urwa Hocane, were around Rs.100 million. Though one from Urdu1, local distributors of the film was available to comment the official box office figures. Irfan Malik told The Express Tribune,
"Tuesday was the test and Punjab Nahi Jaungi passed with flying colors. It has done phenomenal in Punjab and great in Karachi and elsewhere."
Na Maloom Afraad 2 And Punjab Nahi Jaungi: Distributors' Talk
According to the estimations, the film is still playing in cinemas across the country even the now that the Eid shenanigans are over. Khorem Gultasab, super cinemas general manager, confirmed PNJ having a phenomenal run in Punjab.
Tuesday was the litmus test for the two films. We had an average of 99% to 100% occupancy for PNJ until Tuesday. All PNJ shows were full and sold out, while NMA2 had 99% occupancy on shows after 7pm. he said.
Nadeem Mandviwalla, Atrium Cinemas managing director in Karachi, said both the films were doing excellent.
We are having 95% occupancy in all shows after 11 am.
Another shocking but good news is that PNJ has beaten Bollywood film 'Badshaho' in UK box office. Mehwish Hayat's refusal to go to Punjab has intrigued the bigger province. The following week will be crucial in deciding which film is going to win the marathon. Since both the films have said to collect Rs100 million, it is very likely that distributors may have exaggerated the figures. Whatsoever, both the films are doing excellent progress and exceeding well.


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When people offer advice, they are really saying: "These are the things that matter to me. These are the things I do, or that I at least want to do, which make me feel good and right and seem to make my world a better place."
It's helpful to listen to what people say about what has worked and hasn't worked for them, and it's helpful to keep an open mind. But at each step along the way, it is essential to remember that no one has ever walked the exact road you are on, and no one has exactly the same interests, values, skills, and perspectives that you do.
This could be inspiring or it could be a bitter pill to swallow. It might even be both at the same time. Because on the one hand, nobody will ever be able to tell you how to get to exactly where you want to go in life. But you also have complete freedom to pick the path that works best for you.
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I think about food...a lot. A good portion of my day is spent meditating on the topic. But I will admit that after I have a blow-out of treats, like a box of Italian pastry goodies or a trio of Georgetown cupcakes, I don't think a few hours later, "I'd like another box of that right now." But this honor goes to Sofra, my newest food discovery and upcoming contender for best Boston bakery and cafe. Indeed, a few hours after I had ingested all that my stomach would allow at Sofra, I was sitting at home and was overtaken with a strong desire to hop in the car (that I don't own) and slap down a few twenties (that I don't have to spare) and ask for as many goodies as Sofra could fit in boxes.
So what is Sofra? It's a Persian bakery and cafe on the outskirts of Cambridge, next to one of the most beautiful places to walk through in all of Boston, Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Inside, you will find the warm aesthetic of a New England farmhouse mixed with the textiles and ambience of a Middle Eastern tea room. The tables are embossed copper drums that invite sharing a plate or two with your lunchmate, and the cozy seating arrangements lead to a sense of conviviality.
But none of that would matter if the food were not massively gourmet. And it is. Very, very rarely do I sit down to a plate of Middle Eastern food without being smacked across the face with a gaudy excess of garlic. And with dessert, it is usually phyllo dough that has been drowned in a deadly sweet pool of syrup. Maura and Ana are two culinary geniuses, as far as I'm concerned, who have taken eclectic flavors from across the Mediterranean and Middle East (allepo peppers, sumac, za'atar, orange blossoms, nigella seeds...) and created something masterful.
My lunch was a hefty plate of mezze (you can pick five different kinds from their mezze bar). I don't normally do this, but I think that the array is so tempting, that I will just copy the menu here for you:
hot pepper labne with mint sizzle
chickpea salad with harissa & dried lime
smoky eggplant with pinenuts
whipped feta with sweet & hot peppers
beet tzatziki
maftoul salad with sweet potatoes
Moroccan style carrot salad
bamya - okra with tomato, red onion & saffron
fig salad with piquillo peppers & green garlic
squash skordalia with pepitas
muhammara—red pepper & walnut purée
kale tabouleh with barberries & pickled garlic
Add in some of their homemade flat bread or spongy and wondrous za'atar finger bread, and you have a lunch worthy of the gods. I sat on their patio making embarrassing little lip-smacking noises, marveling at how distinct and unique and complex the flavor was for each of these dishes...And then, when a sane person might have considered themselves satiated, I went back for dessert. Well, this is the Bakery Babe, not the Savory Snacks Princess!
And Sofra does not disappoint with the baked goods. Greek semolina cakes called revani, soaked with orange blossom. Bird's nests with pistachios and saffron. Doughnuts with Persian spices. Short breads flavored with tahini, Egyptian bread pudding, almond rose cake, light Turkish simits that have a croissant-like flakiness...truly, I stood at the counter a bit slack-jawed, my mind spinning, unable to pick from the little trays of magic.
But of course, I soldiered on and sampled away. Even if you don't fancy something overtly exotic, you can find yourself quite happy with a piece of pumpkin bread, a morning bun topped with orange-blossom glaze, or a chocolate earthquake cookie.
This is one of the reasons I really adore Sofra...you can come for coffee and a doughnut or a full fledged mezze feast. And let me tell you, it is supremely rare to find a place that can pull off both sweet and savory with this kind of class. You may find yourself tempted to take home one of the many packages of syrups, spices, and pickles that they sell, ready to take on a cooking adventure of your own.
So make haste, hop on the bus, and take a little field trip to Sofra (don't forget to tour Mt. Auburn while you're there), and get ready for foodie nirvana.
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[Category]: Plasma Volume Expanders
[Packing]: 25kg/ barrel
[CAS Number]: 9005-27-0
This product is a white or almost white powder, odorless and insipidity with moisture absorption freely soluble in hot water, practically insoluble in methane acetone trichloromethane.
Pharmacological Actions
Hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) 6% is a synthetic colloid for use in plasma volume replacement. The plasma expansion effects of the product are determined by its mean molecular weight (130kDa), the molar substitution by hydroxyethyl groups (0.4) on glucose units of the starch, the pattern of hydroxyethyl substitution (C2/C6 ratio) of approximately 9:1, and the concentration (6%), as well as the dosage and infusion rate.1. The 130/0.4 designation refers to the molecular weight and molar substitution characteristic of this formulation of hydroxyethyl 6% starch. In general, the higher the molar substitution and the C2/C6 ratio, the slower the starch is metabolized. Hydroxyethyl starch is a derivative of thin boiling waxy corn starch, which mainly consists of a glucose polymer (amylopectin) predominantly, composed of alpha-1-4-connected glucose units with several alpha-1-6-branches. Substitution of hydroxyethyl groups on the glucose units of the polymer reduces the normal degradation of amylopectin by alphaamylase in the body. The low molar substitution (0.4) is the main pharmacological determinant for the beneficial effects of this product on pharmacokinetics, intravascular volume, and hemodilution.
After isovolemic exchange of blood with 500mL hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) 6% in healthy volunteers, blood volume was maintained for at least 6 hours.1 The volume expansion effects of hydroxyethyl starch 6% 130/0.4 (voluven) has been compared with that of hydroxyethyl starch (670/0.75) 6% (Hextend) in 20 volunteers bled 10% of their total blood volume in a randomized, double-blind study.
Hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) 6% is indicated for the treatment and prophylaxis of hypovolemia. It is not a substitute for red blood cells (RBCs) or coagulation factors in plasma.1
Dosage and Administration
Hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) 6% should be administered by IV infusion only. The initial 10 to 20mL should be infused slowly with close observation because of the potential for anaphylactoid reactions. The daily dose and rate of infusion is dependent upon the patient's blood loss and hemodynamics, and the hemodilution effects. The product can be administered repetitively over several days.
In adults, the usual dose is up to 50mL/kg/day (equivalent to 3g hydroxyethyl starch and 7.7mEq of sodium per kg of body weight). This dose is equivalent to 3,500mL for a 70 kg patient.1 Doses as high as 70 mL/kg/day have been administered in the study setting.20 Limited data are available to guide dosing in children. In 41 children, including newborns and infants (less than 2 years of age), a mean dose of 16 ± 9 mL/kg was administered. The dosage in children should be adapted to the individual patient's colloid needs, taking into account the disease state as well as the hemodynamic and hydration status. No data are available for children 2 to 12 years of age. In adolescents, use is supported by data from adults and children younger than 2 years of age.
Adverse Reactions
The most common adverse reactions (occurring in 1% to 10% of patients) include pruritus, elevated serum amylase, and hemodilution (resulting in dilution of blood components, including coagulation factors and other plasma proteins and a decrease in hematocrit). Anaphylactoid reactions have been observed in fewer than 0.1% of patients treated with products containing hydroxyethyl starch. In a study comparing hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) 6% (Voluven) and hetastarch (hydroxyethyl starch 6% in sodium chloride 0.9%), single cases of elevated APTT, prolonged PT, wound hemorrhage, anemia, and pruritus in a total of 3 patients were possibly associated with Voluven, while 3 cases of coagulopathy and 2 cases of pruritus were possibly associated with hetastarch. The 3 coagulopathy cases observed with hetastarch were serious and occurred in patients receiving more than the maximum labeled dose of 20
mL/kg; no serious coagulopathy occurred in the Voluven group. The effects of Voluven on von Willebrand factor, factor VIII, and Ristocetin cofactor (von Willebrand factor activity) were less than those of pentastarch in several studies, consistent with the lower molecular weight and increased elimination.
Anaphylactoid reactions (mild influenza-like symptoms, bradycardia, tachycardia, bronchospasm, noncardiac pulmonary edema) have been reported with solutions containing hydroxyethyl starch. If a hypersensitivity reaction occurs, administration should be immediately discontinued and treatment and supportive measures undertaken until symptoms have resolved.
Fluid status and rate of infusion should be assessed regularly during treatment to avoid fluid overload with the administration of hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) 6%. The dosage should be adjusted in patients with cardiac or renal function impairment. Hydroxyethyl starch is excreted renally and the risk of adverse reactions may be greater in patients with renal function impairment. Volume status, infusion rate, and urine output should be closely monitored.In patients with severe dehydration, a crystalloid solution should be given first. Sufficient fluid should be administered to avoid dehydration. Caution is advised with administration in patients with severe liver disease or bleeding disorders. Hespan labeling contains a warning regarding use in cardiopulmonary bypass and an increased risk of bleeding. This warning was prompted by 2 randomized studies and an epidemiologic study that demonstrated increased blood loss in this population. Following publication of these data and the labeling change, a number of other retrospective analyses appeared to confirm the findings. No studies have specifically assessed hextend in cardiac surgery studies; therefore, it is not known if the bleeding risk differs between hespan and Hextend.30
Other studies have observed patients with type O blood may have reduced factor VIII/von willebrand factor levels compared with patients with other blood types and may be more likely to develop changes in hemostatic factors after hemodilution with hydroxyethyl starch, including hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) 6%.31 No overall differences in safety or effectiveness were noted between subjects older than 65 years of age and younger subjects. Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care is advised in dosage selection.
In children, the dose should be adjusted to individual patient needs taking into account the disease state as well as the hemodynamic and hydration status. Limited data are available to guide dosing in children. In 41 newborns-toinfants (younger than 2 years of age) enrolled in a study and a mean dose of 16 ± 9mL/kg was administered. The product may be given to premature infants and newborns only after a careful risk/benefit evaluation. No data are available for children 2 to 12 years of age. In adolescents, use is supported by data from adults and children younger than 2 years of age. Hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) 6% is in Pregnancy Category C. The product has been shown to cause embryocidal or other adverse reactions in animal models at doses 1.7 times the human dose due to maternal toxicity (fluid overload), although the starch itself has no teratogenic effects. It should be used in pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.1 It is not known whether hydroxyethyl starch is excreted in human milk; therefore, caution is advised if the product is administered to a breast-feeding woman.
25kg/ barrel
It should be stored at room temperature (15 to 25°C; 59 to 77°F) and protected from freezing
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