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Three Americans accused of spying in Iran were temporarily let out of Evin prison to meet their mothers at a Tehran hotel on Thursday. The mothers called on Iranian authorities to free their adult children, who have been held since July 2009 for crossing illegally from northern Iraq into Iran.
Clutching flowers and wearing conservative Islamic dress, the mothers hugged the three in a tearful reunion broadcast by Iranian state media. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal say they accidentally strayed across the border while hiking.
"Please, please let them go," Mr. Bauer's mother Cindy Hickey said after the two hour meeting. "It would be a good gesture for the world to see Iran doing a humanitarian act."
The mothers hoped to bring their children home, but were uncertain if Iranian allegations of spying would be dropped. "We have requested their freedom but I don't know what will happen," Mrs. Hickey said at a press conference, in which all six appeared before microphones and cameras.
Mothers, prisoners praise good treatment
Ms. Shourd said it was "difficult" to be alone so much of the time, while her two male friends were able to be together. It was "terrible to be away from our families for this long," she said. "We've only received one phone call and that was five minutes long and that was amazing – we waited and prayed for that every day. This [meeting] is something obviously we've been praying for and it makes a huge difference."
"Shane and Josh are in a room together but I'm alone and that's the most difficult thing for me," said Shourd, who is able to see the other two twice a day.
Bauer said he had "good relations with the guards. We have good books to read." Mr. Fattal said he was "very happy to see my mom again."
"We will tell everyone about our reception here, and we already have been treated so beautifully, and we will tell everyone about this reception, absolutely," said Laura Fattal, in comments broadcast on PressTV.
The mothers were "very grateful to the Islamic Republic of Iran and the authorities for granting us our visas," added Hickey. "We know that this is a great humanitarian act that they have given to us. Our reception was wonderful when we came into Iran."
The meeting was brokered by the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which handles US interests in the Islamic Republic, with which Washington broke ties after the seizure of the US Embassy in November 1979, soon after the Islamic revolution.
No indication of an imminent release
Iranian officials have given no indication that the three detainees will be released.
On Wednesday, Iran's Minister of Interior Heydar Moslehi said the mothers were granted week-long visas because Iran "acted in accordance with Islamic teachings and in a humanitarian way." But he also renewed espionage charges, saying on Wednesday the three were "spies" who had entered Iran "illegally."
In recent months, Iranian officials have said they have "compelling evidence" that the three Americans were "cooperating with intelligence services" – accusations denied by the families and the US government.
An Iranian lawyer representing the Americans said "anything is possible" to resolve the issue. "It doesn't have the feel of a normal court case," Masoud Shafii said, according to the Associated Press.
Speculation Iran seeks prisoner swap
During the press conference, the American detainees said they have not been formally charged. Iranian officials – including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – have repeatedly linked the three Americans to the fate of 11 Iranian nationals that they say are "illegally" held in the US.
Iran's state-run English-language PressTV reported Iran's intelligence chief saying on Wednesday that "unlike the Iranians in American custody, the three detained Americans are being treated well and humanely."
The frequent linkage has led to speculation that Iran is pursuing an exchange, not unlike one that Iran requested for young French woman Clotilde Reiss, who was teaching French in Isfahan and then arrested on spying charges during post-election protests last summer.
France suspected of recent prisoner exchange deal
Last December, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner ruled out a "swap" of Ms. Reiss for Ali Vakili Rad, an Iranian agent who murdered Iran's former prime minister, Shahpour Bakhtiar, in Paris in 1991.
"What does he want?" Mr. Kouchner was reported as saying five months ago. "He wants to make us swap Clotilde Reiss for Vakili Rad, that's to say the assassin of Shahpour Bakhtiar. It's out of the question."
Yet in recent weeks, a series of events has prompted widespread speculation that Iran did strike a deal with France – which has been one of the loudest proponents of new UN sanctions against Iran. France has made similar deals in the past for the freedom of French citizens. Shortly after Ms. Reiss was freed, France released Mr. Rad.
On May 7, a French court denied a US extradition request for Iranian engineer Majid Kakavand, on charges of smuggling sensitive American dual-use electronics to Iran through Malaysia. The move was greeted with triumph in Tehran.
Nine days later Reiss was set free in Tehran and allowed to go home. Though she and the French government deny any deal was struck, a former French intelligence agent claimed that Reiss had, in fact, been a useful "informant" in contact with French intelligence in Tehran, and "wrote reports on the atmosphere and in the area of arms proliferation."
Reiss this week "categorically" denied the "lies" of former French intelligence members, in a statement to Agence France-Presse. She said: "I'm shocked to discover such a climate of suspicion in my own country, when that's what I had to live with in Iran."
Tehran source: Iran believed Reiss was French agent
A source in Tehran close to Iranian intelligence circles stated in communication with the Monitor several months ago that Iran believed Reiss was a French agent, who among other activities had been making deliberate contact with construction workers involved in building Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities.
Two days after Reiss arrived back in Paris, a French judge effectively ended Rad's life sentence for murder by issuing an expulsion order. State-run TV showed the convicted assassin arriving back in Tehran to a hero's welcome.
"A prisoner exchange deal raises questions about both the autonomy of the French courts and France's commitment to preventing the illicit procurement of sensitive items for Iran's missile and nuclear programs," the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security said in an analysis yesterday. "While the unlawful detention of foreign nationals in Iran is cause for concern, this quid pro quo makes more likely the occurrence of further groundless detentions…and [Iran] now has a French precedent to follow."


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On April 15, Secretary Duncan joined Governor Jack Markell for a tour of St. Michael's School and Nursery in Wilmington, Delaware, observing the early learning program and highlighting the President's Preschool for All proposal to expand access to high-quality preschool for all children. The school is a Delaware Stars Quality School and recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence in Early Care and Education. The state is using a $50 million Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant to implement an early success rating system to move more early learning programs to higher quality. The Secretary also delivered remarks at the official launch of the Delaware Early Childhood Council's Early Childhood Strategic Plan, addressing business and community leaders, early learning advocates, and professionals from across the state. The strategic plan has four overall goals: a healthy start for all children; high-quality early education programs and professionals; an aligned and effective early learning system, birth through third-grade; and sustained system improvement.
Next, on April 16, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services announced they will invest the majority of 2013 Race to the Top funds for a second Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge competition. About $370 million will be available for states to develop new approaches to increase high-quality early learning opportunities and close the school readiness gap. This year's funding will go toward a new competition and supplemental awards for six granteesCalifornia, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wisconsinthat received 50% of their initial request. Meanwhile, about $120 million will be available for a second Race to the Top-District competition, supporting locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare students to succeed in college and careers. A Federal Register noticeopen for public comment until May 16proposes a set of priorities for this year's competition.
Then, on April 19, Secretary Duncan's op-ed on early learning, titled "Universal Preschool is a Sure Path to the Middle Class," appeared in the Washington Post, examining the record on early learning's lasting impact. "The evidence is clear," he notes. "We need to stop asking whether early learning works and start asking whether we have the national will to make it a reality for the children who need it most."
Also last week, the Secretary testified on the Administration's continued investments in education before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.
And, the PowerPoint presentation used for the April 19 in-person briefing on early learning is now posted online.
Honoring Teachers
The National Teacher of the Year is chosen from among the State Teachers of the Year by a committee of 15 national education organizations, organized by the Council of Chief State School Officers. This year's winner, Jeff Charbonneau, is a chemistry, physics, and engineering teacher at Zillah High School in Zillah, Washington, where he has spent his entire 12-year teaching career. During the year, he is released from classroom duties to travel the country as a spokesperson and advocate for the teaching profession.
President Obama and Secretary Duncan honored Charbonneau and the State Teachers of the Year at the White House on April 23 with a ceremony in the Rose Garden. In his remarks, the President thanked teachers for their commitment to America's young people and emphasized, "Teaching is a profession, and it should be treated like one. That means we're going to have to recruit, prepare, and reward our next generation of great educators. Secretary Duncan has been working with folks on a new blueprint for teaching in the 21st century, listening to some of these outstanding teachers and principals so that we can figure out what best practices are out there."
The recently released Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence, and Collaborative Teaching (RESPECT) Blueprint embraces seven critical components jointly identified by the Department and seven other national organizations representing teachers, administrators, and school boards at the Labor-Management Conference last spring. Want to get involved? A new web page outlines actions that can be undertaken, including taking a self-inventory of progress on RESPECT.
Honoring Schools
On April 22, at Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., Secretary Duncan, Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Bob Persiacepe, and Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley announced 2013 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools honorees. Sixty-four schools were recognized for their exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education, including civics and green career pathways. In addition, 14 school districts were recognized with the first-ever District Sustainability Award. The honorees were confirmed from a pool of nominees submitted by 32 states. The honorees include 54 public schools (with seven charter schools, five magnet schools, and four career-technical schools) and 10 private schools, serving various grade levels. Over half of the honorees report more than 40% of their student body receiving either free or reduced-price lunch. A list of all schools and districts, as well as their nomination packages, can be found here, and a report with highlights on the honorees can be found here. The Department is already looking forward to a third year of awards and will be publishing updated competition criteria this summer, working closely with participating states, collaborating organizations, and partner agencies. States are requested to indicate an intent to nominate schools in 2014 by August 1, 2013. (Note: Schools can draw on the same tools used by honorees through the agency's Green Strides resources and webinar series.)
Science Fair
Also that day, the President hosted the third White House Science Fair, featuring the inventions and research of 100 students from more than 40 states. From portable windmills and oil-producing algae to underwater robots and dehydration-preventing football gearspread out from the South Lawn to the State Dining Roomprojects showcased the talents of America's next generation. After viewing some of the displays and talking with students about their work, the President addressed students, parents, and teachers. He also announced new steps to advance his Educate to Innovate campaign, designed to get more boys and girls inspired about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and ensure everything is being done to equip the nation's future innovators. (Note: A complete list of students and exhibits is here, and number of videos from the science fairincluding LeVar Burton and Bill Nye interviewing some young inventorsare posted online.)
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The Department announced it will begin conversations with the higher education community on rules that would be designed to ensure colleges and universities are providing students a high-quality education that prepares them for the workforce and lifelong success. Last year, the agency held discussions about rules that would be designed to prevent fraud and abuse of Title IV federal student aid funds, especially within the context of current technologies. In particular, it announced its intent to propose regulations to address the use of debit cards for disbursing federal student aid, as well as improve and streamline campus-based federal student aid. This year, it is considering adding the following topics to the regulatory agenda:
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Hearings on these subjects will be held in May in San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. Based on comments at these hearings, the Department will draft a list of topics to be considered by rulemaking committees. Negotiations would likely begin this fall.
In related news, the Departments of Education and Labor announced the availability of $474.5 million to create and expand innovative partnerships between community colleges and businesses to educate and train workers with the skills employers need. This is the third round of funding since 2009 under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Community College and Career Training grant program, for a total of nearly $1.5 billion. The program is one component of the President's plan to help every American achieve at least one year of postsecondary education and for the country to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020.
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According to the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the nation's twelfth-graders have not shown improvement in their knowledge of economics since 2006. However, some student groupslower-performing students, Hispanic students, and students whose parents did not finish high schoolshowed signs of progress. All these groups scored higher in 2012 than in 2006.
Earlier this month, an ED Youth Voices panel discussion introduced students, educators, and communities to the federal policies and programs that youth credit with helping them succeed.
On Arts Advocacy Day, thousands of advocates from across the country came rallied in support of arts education programs in schools, while the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) issued a bulletin on how the arts support achievement in school, bolster skills demanded of a 21st century workforce, and enrich the lives of young people and communities.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory has launched a new web site, designed especially for students and teachers, to learn about the critical role of public health labs in protecting the public against diseases and other health hazards.
A new blog entry, titled "Cloudy with a Chance of Data," explains what it actually means to "put data in the cloud." It is important for everyone to be informed about how data is being protected and how student data is being used to improve the learning experience.
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"The U.S. badly lags behind other nations in supporting early learning. Out of 29 industrial nations, we devote less public spending to early learning as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) than 24 of the countries. The Czech Republic and Chile devote more government spending to early learning. So do Iceland and Italy. And, the U.S. ranks 28th among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations in our enrollment of four-year-olds in early learning. Now, in an era of tight budgets and limited resources, it is critical that we ask ourselves, what is the smartest use of our education dollars? The answer, I believe, is that high-quality early learning is the best education investment we can make in our children, our communities, and our country."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (4/19/13), in an op-ed on early learning
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2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be announced on May 6 and invited to Washington, D.C., for recognition events June 15-18.
Nominations are open through July 1 for the Secretary of Transportation's Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering (RAISE) Award, honoring innovative scientific and engineering concepts by high school, college, and graduate students that will have a significant impact on the future of aviation or aerospace. Winners will be formally recognized in the fall.
Through August 27, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites proposals that advance the role of the humanities at community colleges through curriculum and faculty development on the theme of "Bridging Cultures." NEH expects to award seven to nine grants of up to $120,000.
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Next up is Jeff Kent. I have no idea who he is, but apparently he's some big baseball guy who played for the major leagues. Whoop-dee-doo. No offense Jeff, but baseball is like the most boring sport ever. I won't hold it against you though. At least not until I see your video.
Anyhow, Jeff is 44 and hails from Austin, Texas. He is a family man and prides himself on being able to provide his wife and kids with every opportunity they could ever want. Jeff also dislikes stupid people and wouldn't mind taking an iPod with him so he can listen to John Fogerty on repeat and pump himself up for the challenges.
When asked to compare himself to another Survivor, Jeff says he is most like Colby Donaldson because of that whole "southern charm" thing. More importantly, Jeff thinks Survivor will be "easy". Hitting balls for years while scratching himself on the field and spitting brown goop in the dirt has prepared him to not only inspire, but manipulate his fellow Survivors. He looks at the game of Survivor as one giant locker room. Could we perhaps have our first true villain? Let us see. Please to enjoy:
He does that baseball half talking/half whispering baseball thing that creeps me out and gives me the baseball heebie jeebies. I was hoping for another Spike (Marty), but baseball Jeff sounds more like a used car salesman to me - which is fitting since he says he owns some baseball car dealerships. Baseball. Speaking of baseball, that little baseball secret of his won't be a secret for very long. It's not that anyone will baseball recognize him or anything. It is just that he'll baseball announce it to everyone in about 2.5 baseball seconds that he has indeed played baseball on a baseball team at baseball fields while wearing baseball clothes and hitting baseball balls.
I'm baseball bored by baseball Jeff. What do you guys think? Is Jeff a legitimate threat or a baseball bonehead? Comment it out bitches!
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- AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 12:35 PM
He's got this monotone announcer guy thing going. I say we put a ticker on how many times he's told to, "Shut it!" Mr. Personality.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 1:22 PM
Lovely. Exciting as oatmeal and grossed over $86 million in his baseball career. Good luck with prize money bubba, the 'standard text messaging charges apply' thing may make me hesitate to vote you as favorite player. As if you have a snowball's chance....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 1:29 PM
A bowl of cold oatmeal that grossed over $86 million in his baseball career. Great. Is Survivor now taking the people that Big Brother passed on? Hopes fading fast on this season.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 2:41 PM
He is a free agent.
- SouthernSeptember 19, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Typical baseballer ~ can't stand 'em. So.... this "fat, white gut" doesn't need the money? All I can say is ugh, ewww and hopefully buh bye....(smiling and waving).ReplyDelete


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Today, March 24
There was a time in my military life when some assignments were better than others. That's just how it works with Uncle Sam.
Just about everybody knows the government sends a GI to some awful places. It's a given there are some duty stations where the likelihood of getting shot ain't nearly as bad as others. But soldiers don't set policy, they follow orders. You go where you are sent.
It had been almost four years since my last overseas assignment.
With the not-so-happy outcomes of many modern marriages, it's welcoming news to hear of a marriage that has stood the tests of time.
George and Lola Kirkley met each other in 1937 in Jefferson when she was 16 and he was 17.
Lola, who lived in the Angelus community, was greeted by George in front of Long Branch Baptist Church in Jefferson before revival services.
Chester Regional Medical Center release
Exercise can affect your sleep.
The results of the National Sleep Foundation's 2013 Sleep in America poll show a compelling association between exercise and better sleep.
The National Sleep Foundation began surveying American sleep health and behaviors in 1991.
NSF releases the poll findings as part of its 16th annual National Sleep Awareness Week campaign, held March 3-10, that culminates with the change to Daylight Saving Time on March 10.
There's nothing more satisfying than seeing a dream come true, especially when it offers many different benefits to a community and brings joy to all involved.
That's exactly what happened with GlennMark Promotions, a dream shared by three friends that came to life in 2005. Since that time, the shared dream of bringing top Southern Gospel artists to Lancaster became a reality, with nearly 20,000 people attending the concerts that have been held to date.
Jones honored by Democratic Party
Clara Jones, Lancaster County Democratic Party chairwoman, was one of 50 people across South Carolina recently honored by the S.C. Democratic Party.
When Julie Walters interviewed for the job of executive director at the Pregnancy Care Center last year, she felt hesitant and a little unsure that she was in the right place, in terms of her purpose in life. After just two days on the job, however, Walters would encounter a situation that provided all the confirmation she needed to know that she was right where she was supposed to be.
Feb. 9, 1940, was about to be a glorious day, or so I hoped.
Anything would beat the cold spell we had just come through. The winter was colder than usual and after parts of the Catawba River iced over, they turned out Lancaster High School, and several others. It was just too hard to heat most of the school houses. There was a lot of stuff going on around town the week before my seventh birthday.
Seems this Jones fella broke into the Fox Hall Cafe stole $17 and hightailed out of tour. He was arrested at the bus station in Winston Salem.
I was feelin' a bit guilty about it. The war effort was picking up steam since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
We were all lendin' a hand for the land.
I was forced to give up my J.C. Higgins Roadmaster Deluxe bicycle, I just couldn't bear to part with some of the old roller skates I collected for the weekly scrap metal drive.
I guess you could say I had thrown out the rules, but the temptation was just too much.
It's been said we covet what we see.
Happy New Year, friends and family of the Lancaster County Council of the Arts.
As in previous years, the main theme for many of the articles I've read so far in 2013 centers around physical health and activity, happiness, mental well-being and living longer and better.
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TUSCALOOSA | City officials are reviewing security protocols to determine whether additional safety measures should be adopted after the early Tuesday morning rampage by a gunman at Temerson Square.
TUSCALOOSA | City officials are reviewing security protocols to determine whether additional safety measures should be adopted after the early Tuesday morning rampage by a gunman at Temerson Square.
The attention to security also is expected to influence the decisions reached by a committee formed Tuesday to determine the feasibility of creating two entertainment districts around the city's popular nightspots.
One of the areas that may be established as an entertainment district, which would allow drinkers to bring open alcoholic beverages into the streets, is Temerson Square.
A 27-member committee, formed by a unanimous vote of the City Council's Public Safety Committee, is charged with deciding whether such districts should be created. Council members believe the alleged acts of accused gunman Nathan Van Wilkins of Northport should bear little influence on the decisions of the committee.
"I think we need to move forward," said Councilman Kip Tyner, who also chairs the Public Safety Committee. "It was a horrible tragedy, but I don't think we should lose sight of what an entertainment district could mean to the downtown area and the Strip."
The Strip on University Boulevard is the other likely location of an entertainment district. An act of the 2012 Alabama Legislature allows cities the size of Tuscaloosa to create two half-mile by half-mile districts within its jurisdiction.
The act allows municipalities to establish designated areas where open beverage laws would be relaxed or suspended, meaning patrons could leave bars and restaurants with open containers of alcohol while walking on public streets within certain areas of the city.
Municipalities also have the authority to limit when these districts would be active and create additional rules to govern them.
Determining these rules of operation is the role of the committee, which is comprised of bar and restaurant owners, retail business owners, anti-drug representatives and city staff members, among others.
Tyner said he supports creating the districts and hoped the committee would find a way to implement them practically and safely.
Councilman Lee Garrison, who represents the Strip and Temerson Square as part of District 4, said that he didn't see the shooting as relevant to the districts' creation.
"I see (Tuesday morning) as a lightning strike," Garrison said. "I don't think the entertainment district issue is related to this shooting."
Council President Harrison Taylor supported the perspective of Police Chief Steve Anderson, who believes there is little that any police department can do to thwart a person hell-bent on destruction.
Like the council members, Anderson said he didn't see the shooting as directly related to the future of an entertainment district.
However, with Tuesday morning's shooting following two shootings this spring on the Strip so closely, the chief is willing to look at ways a future act of violence could be thwarted.
"I don't think anything would've headed this (shooting) off aside from us knowing that he was going to strike," Anderson said. "But we're going to review our security measures and protocols to see if there's something we can do better to protect those areas and feel safe."
Mayor Walt Maddox, who spent hours in Temerson Square after he was alerted to the bloodshed, said he saw the shooting as more of a reason to examine the safety procedures in use by the Tuscaloosa Police Department to ensure those who go to the proposed entertainment districts remain safe at all times.
The mayor, who opened Tuesday night's City Council meeting with a moment of silence for the shooting victims, noted that authorities still were in the early stages of the investigation.
Because of the infancy of the probe, no decisions will be made immediately, he said. First, a review of the current policies and how they relate to the response to Tuesday morning's violence is needed.
"We're going to do an internal debriefing to ensure we have done all that's within reason regarding this matter," Maddox said before the council meeting, "but it's premature to outline specific recommendations with the investigation being less than 24 hours old.
"I think it's important we take a step back, we analyze every detail of this investigation and — from that — we put in reasonable measures to ensure a safe environment."


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Vegetarian Dinner Recipes
Mushroom Stuffed Eggplant Gratin Recipe
Is there anything that screams comfort food more than a dish of gratin? I prepared a morel mushroom stuffed eggplant gratin. Every so often, our family craves a rich, decadent, gooey and cheesy meal.
First I sliced the eggplant, then pan-fried the slices. The mixture was flavored with earthy mushrooms that pair wonderfully with the meaty texture of the eggplant and luscious, creamy ricotta cheese. To save time, you can prepare the elements of the dish in advance and assemble 00000at the last minute; I promise your hard work will definitely be rewarded!
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Eggplant Rollatini Recipe
Eggplant rollatini (rolled and baked eggplant) is one of our family's favorite dishes. It is basically a twist on eggplant parmesan, minus the breading and frying. Grilled sliced of eggplant are rolled and filled with fromage blanc, then baked in tomato sauce. Eggplant is a vegetarian's delight; the thick slices of eggplant provide a meaty texture, while the fromage blanc supplies a luscious, creamy filling that contrasts with the crunch of the almonds.
The dish takes quite a bit of time to make, but your hard work will definitely be rewarded. It is ideal if you're searching for a great comfort food recipe.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's motorcade faced a barrage of tomatoes, shoes, and protesters in her visit to Cairo, Egypt, July 16. Some Egyptian protesters charged that the U.S. government had supported the Muslim Brotherhood in the Islamic nation's recent presidential election, though it's unclear if the Obama administration did provide support for any party.
Clinton traveled to Egypt with a Santa Claus-sized sack of gifts for the ruling government, including the Obama administration's commitment to "relieve up to one billion dollars in Egypt's debt" and a new $60-million "U.S.-Egypt Enterprise Fund." Clinton also promised the Obama administration was "ready to make available $250 million in loan guarantees to Egyptian small-and-medium-sized businesses."
But it's unclear whether the elected leaders — President Mursi and the Parliament — or the military are the "government" leaders who will enjoy the U.S. taxpayer largesse. Mursi was the Islamic-allied Muslim Brotherhood's presidential nominee, and the Egyptian parliament — abolished by the military in February — is dominated by a coalition of parties allied to the Muslim Brotherhood and even more fundamentalist Salafist parties. Before the elections, the military — which held sway under the Mubarak and previous Egyptian governments — reserved many government powers to itself.
The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic party known in Egypt as a charitable organization, but one which has a history in Egypt of violently opposing government dictators. The Brotherhood was actively courted by both the Soviet KGB and the U.S. CIA in the 1950s and 1960s, though it's unclear if either holds any sway over the party in Egypt at this time.
Clinton's message in Cairo expressed a willingness to work with the government, implying she wanted more power for the elected leaders and less for the military. "I have come to Cairo to reaffirm the strong support of the United States for the Egyptian people and for your democratic transition," Clinton said, adding she had engaged in "constructive dialogue" about "how the United States and Egypt can work together in a spirit of mutual respect and mutual interests."
Clinton and the Obama administration were late-comers in backing Egyptian popular elections, expressing repeated support for the Mubarak dictatorship over the years. In November 10, 2010, just five weeks before the Arab Spring uprising began in Tunisia, Clinton said of the Mubarak regime: "The partnership between the United States and Egypt is a cornerstone of stability and security in the Middle East and beyond, and we look to Egypt for regional and global leadership on a wide range of issues. This is a relationship rooted in mutual respect and common interests and a history of cooperation and a shared vision for the future. ...in particular, I wish to commend the personal commitment of President Mubarak."
Even after the "Arab Spring" came to Egypt in January 2011, Hillary Clinton was still claiming, "We want to continue to partner with the Egyptian government and the Egyptian people."
Likewise, President Obama said in a January 26, 2011 YouTube interview that Mubarak had been "an ally of ours on a lot of critical issues," and that "President Mubarak has been very helpful on a range of tough issues in the Middle East." Obama made these remarks even as protesters were demanding an end to the Mubarak dictatorship and were being beaten and doused with tear gas canisters marked "Made in America."
The Obama administration was clearly taken by surprise on the issue of the Arab Spring in general, and of Egypt in particular. Even as late as February 1, 2011, after it became more than clear that Mubarak was on the way out, President Obama said little of substance in a national address on Egypt. Obama focused his remarks toward describing how he had discussed with Egyptian dictator Mubarak how Egypt is a "long-time partner of the United States" and pleaded for non-violence by both the military and the protesters.
When the post-uprising Egyptian elections resulted in the election of Islamic-oriented parties, the Obama administration apparently adopted the course of trying to leverage its influence over the military as a means of moderating the Muslim Brotherhood's agenda. Egypt's majority Muslim leaders have imposed many pogroms against Copts — an orthodox sect of Christianity — over the centuries, and those attacks have continued in recent years. But Islam's original prophet Muhammad pledged tolerance to Christians in Egypt's Sinai and Yemen's Najran, and in his life lived by the pledge (though his successors did not). President Mursi has followed a policy of tolerance thus far, pledging safety for Egypt's Coptic Christians and appointing a woman and a Coptic Christian as vice presidents.
Photo: People hold signs as they protest the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outside the Four Season Hotel, July 14, 2012, in Cairo, Egypt: AP Images


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Our Makah Ozette Potato Presidium Goes National in School Gardens
Slow Food Seattle maintains one of the six Presidia ever established in the USA. For the past eight years our Makah Ozette Potato Presidia (MOP) has been working to bring this unique product to the table. They are now consistently found in northwest farmers and specialty food markets in season.
The history of MOP: it arrived in Neah Bay directly from South America with the Spaniards in 1791. It was found by the Makah people the next year when the Spaniards abandoned their fort and left remnants of MOP. It was then grown and consumed by the Makah for nearly 200 years before being recognized in about 1980. Slow Food recognized it in early 2000 by putting it on the Ark of Taste and later made it a Presidium. (a community partnership that brings special products to the table).
This story has been blended into the Slow Food School Garden Initiative making the MOP an ideal product that grabs children's attention, adding unique depth to their gardening experience. Our board member Philip Lee introduced the MOP to school garden advocates two years ago and it became a big hit. Now there are about twelve schools in the greater Seattle area with MOP in their gardens and its history in - or coming to - their curricula.
This year, based on the enthusiasm generated by Philip's efforts, Gerry Warren, the Presidium coordinator, contacted Andrew Nowak, the director of SFUSA's national School Garden program in Denver, to connect him with Pure Potato, our seed growing partner in the Presidium. Andrew and his crew have sent MOP seed and literature to more than 60 school garden programs around the nation. This program will undoubtedly grow and perhaps even foster discussion and interest in MOP at the students' family tables. This approach will certainly help with the Presidium objective of getting MOPs enjoyed at more tables.
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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, tree, vine, monoecious or dioecious
Stem generally branched, sometimes fleshy or spiny
Leaves generally simple, alternate or opposite, generally stipuled, petioled; blade entire, toothed, or palmately lobed
Inflorescence: cyme, panicle, raceme, spike; flowers sometimes in clusters (dense, enclosed by involucre, flower-like in Chamaesyce, Euphorbia ), terminal or axillary
Flower unisexual, ± radial; sepals generally 35, free or fused; petals generally 0; stamens 1many, free or filaments fused; ovary superior, chambers 14, styles free or fused, simple or lobed
Fruit: generally capsule
Seeds 12 per chamber; seed scar appendage sometimes present, pad- to dome-like
Genera in family: 300 genera, 7500 species: ± worldwide especially tropical; some cultivated (Aleurites , tung oil; Euphorbia subsp.; Hevea , rubber; Ricinus )
Reference: [Webster 1967 J Arnold Arbor 48:303430]
Many species ± highly TOXIC.
Annual, perennial herb, generally monoecious, glabrous to hairy; sap milky
Stem prostrate to erect, < 5 dm; branches alternate
Leaves cauline, opposite, short-petioled; stipules present; blade base generally asymmetric, veins dark green
Inflorescence flower-like, generally 1 per node; involucre ± bell-shaped, bracts 5, fused; glands 4, distal appendages generally colorful, petal-like; flowers central
Staminate flowers 3many, generally in 5 clusters around pistillate flower, each flower a stamen
Pistillate flower 1, central, stalked; ovary chambers 3, ovule 1 per chamber, styles 3, separate or fused at base, divided to entire
Fruit: capsule, round to 3-angled or -lobed in X -section
Seed generally 4-angled, smooth or sculptured
Species in genus: ± 250 species: dry temp, subtropical worldwide, especially Am. Often treated as subg. of Euphorbia
Etymology: (Greek: ancient name for kind of prostrate plant)
Reference: [Wheeler 1941 Rhodora 43:97154, 168286]
Horticultural information: STBL.
AnnualSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem ascending to prostrate, glabrous
Leaf 528 mm; stipules separate, linear; blade linear, glabrous, tip acute to obtuse, margin entire
Inflorescence: involucre 1.52 mm, bell-shaped, glabrous; glands 14, < 0.5 mm, oval; appendage narrower than gland, entire, white
Staminate flowers 4055
Pistillate flower: style divided 1/2 length
Fruit 2 mm, spheric, lobed, glabrous
Seed ± 2 mm, ovoid, 3-angled, smooth, brown to white
Ecology: Sand dunes
Elevation: < 700 m.
Bioregional distribution: Mojave Desert
Distribution outside California: to Rocky Mtns, Texas, Mexico
Flowering time: MayJun
Synonyms: Euphorbia p. Engelm


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb track and field team picked up two weekly honors from the Atlantic Sun Conference for the second week in a row. Dani Walker earned the Track Athlete of the Week while Gemikal Prude earned the Field Athlete of the Week.
Walker, a native of Wichita, Kan., earned her third-straight weekly award and only winner of the outdoor athlete of the week. Walker earned this week's award after running a 2:08.47 in the 800-meter run at the Jerry Quiller Classic in Boulder, Colo. After being converted for altitude, Walker's time is 2:07.66 which ranks second in the NCAA this season.
"Dani is obviously putting together a season to remember," Bill Taylor, director of cross country and track and field, said. "I'm happy the conference continues to reward her amazing performances each week. They are well deserved. "
The award is the seventh of her career for Walker and fifth this season with indoor and outdoor track and field combined.
"It was another terrific performance for Dani," Taylor said. "She ran a high-61 split for the first lap at more than 5,000 feet of elevation. That's fast and I think she could have run a 2:05 at sea level with competition.
"I keep saying the best is yet to come for Dani, and it is still true."
Prude, a native of Melbourne, Fla., earned his second athlete of the week honor of his career and first of the outdoor season. Prude had a high jump of 2.14 meters at the Samford Invite last weekend in Birmingham, Ala.
"Gemikal has come a long ways," Luke Syverson, assistant coach and field events coach, said. "He has a season goal of 7-2, which is a lofty goal but to hit seven-foot this early in the outdoor season is great.
"The seven-foot barrier is kind of the magical number for high jumpers. After he had already won, he attempted 7-1 and narrowly missed."
Prude's jump gives him the top mark in the A-Sun and the eighth best jump in the NCAA this year. The mark has made the NCAA I National Championship Preliminary Round since the inception of the prelims.
I am excited for him," Syverson said. "He realizes he has a ways to go but his is driven to hit his marks."
Lipscomb returns to the track at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invite beginning on Friday.


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Verifying the installation of Client Security on a one-server topology
Applies To: Forefront Client Security
After you install and configure Client Security on your server, it is recommended that you verify the installation before deploying Client Security to the client computers.
To verify that your installation was successful, do the following:
Open the Client Security console. Make sure you can view all of the data in the console, including the 14-day History chart.
From the console, open the reports. Make sure you can view all of the data in the reports.
View the setup and configuration logs created by Client Security. For more information, see Overview of log files (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82466) in the Client Security Troubleshooting Guide.


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A dozen years after North Carolina became the first state to outlaw short-term, high-cost payday lending, legislators and lobbyists are pushing for the industry's return, promising protections to prevent borrowers from sinking into a cycle of debt.
RALEIGH � A dozen years after North Carolina became the first state to outlaw short-term, high-cost payday lending, legislators and lobbyists are pushing for the industry's return, promising protections to prevent borrowers from sinking into a cycle of debt.
The industry was outlawed in 2001 after a four-year experiment, but it wasn't until 2006 that the last payday lenders finally shut down. North Carolina lawmakers of both parties have periodically pushed to bring payday lending back to the state.
The industry this year has pumped up its efforts, hiring 10 lobbyists including former state House Speaker Harold Brubaker, R-Randolph, and former state Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory hasn't taken a position on payday lending. He came into office this year promising to treat businesses as state government's customer, hoping that will create an environment for companies to grow, a sentiment largely shared by the GOP-led General Assembly.
Payday loans are small, short-term loans with fees that � when described on an annual basis, as most loans are � can amount to several hundred percent. The new North Carolina legislation would allow lenders to charge up to 15 percent in fees for loans of up to $500, for a maximum of $75. The industry's supporters say the higher costs to borrowers are justified because payday loans are risky.
Supporters also say payday loans offer a reasonable, government-regulated option for people desperately in need of cash with nowhere else to turn. Consumer advocates say the loans and fees can trap consumers in debt as new loans are borrowed to replace old ones.
The average customer of leading payday lender Advance America takes eight such loans in a year, according to the Spartanburg, S.C., company's annual report.
North Carolina's banking commissioner reported in 2001 that one in seven borrowers turned to a payday lender at least 19 times a year, or nearly every two weeks. At that frequency, the borrowers paid back at least three times more in fees over a year than the amount they borrowed.
Lisa Engelkins, 42, of Winston-Salem has seen both pros and cons of payday loans. She said she was a single mother in her 20s, struggling to collect child support, when the major bank she worked for turned her down for an unsecured personal loan.
�There wasn't quite enough to get me to the next payday,� Engelkins said.
She said she borrowed $255 from a payday lender in 1998. But the fees added up, and her earning power lagged. As one loan rolled into another, she wound up paying more than $1,200 in fees over the next three years, Engelkins said. She said she paid off the loan two years later.
Now Engelkins is a credit counselor trying to help struggling families with foreclosure and credit card debt and says she could see herself alongside some of her clients, returning to a payday lender.
�There's always going to be something that comes up. There's going to be an emergency,� Engelkins said. �If I had a dire emergency, and I have no other method, then I would probably do the same thing if I had to.�
Consumer advocates note that some North Carolina banks and all credit unions offer unsecured personal loans for less. North Carolina's largest credit union, the State Employees Credit Union, charges customers 12 percent for a salary advance loan.
About 9 percent of North Carolina households have no bank accounts and operate mostly in cash .
Advance America senior vice president Jamie Fulmer said consumers should have the choice of a payday loan when the gas bill is due, rather than face late fees, overdraft charges or utility reconnection costs.
�The payday loan is not unlike other credit products out there,� Fulmer said. �There are inherent risks. Customers must be careful. They must carefully consider all their choices, and then they must make the decision that's best for them.�
Bill sponsors Sens. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph; Clark Jenkins, D-Edgecombe; and Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, said they think the little guy should choose where to borrow when in need.
�We have cut out those folks that do not have a credit card or access to any money, and believe me they are getting the money elsewhere� like online lenders, Apodaca said. �So if we're going to have it, we might as well regulate it.�
The sponsors promise a law legalizing payday loans that prevents the abuses of the past and keeps out financial predators.
But opponents, including Attorney General Roy Cooper, don't believe it. Retired Navy Adm. Steve Abbot, president of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, said in a letter to lawmakers last week that high-cost loans harm military readiness and add to financial stresses that can undermine a security clearance.
Apodaca, who has long supported resuming payday lending, responded: �I can say the admiral has never had to borrow $500 and not had access to it.�


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ODS November 2011 Newsletter
It is hard to believe that we are now beyond the official mid-point of the FA'11 term--and hope that everyone had a restful and restorative break last week! As veteran students well know--the coming weeks will seem to fly by--so please take a deep yoga cleansing breath as we had into the remaining six weeks of the semester. Feel free to call Susan Linn (212/854-4634) to set up a time to meet with ODS LD Coordinator Okie Hrycak to learn new strategies to help you work smarter—with tips for time management, organization, study skills and/or test-talking. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
LIME Connect Career Event TONITE: Tue 11/15, 6:30-7:30pm in 501 Lerner
Come to an important networking event to learn about internships, scholarships, the Lime Connect Fellowship Program and professional development opportunities for talented students with disabilities. With sponsorship from Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Pepsico, Google, Target and Goldman Sachs--this is a great opportunity! Please see the flyer emailed to all ODS-registered students--or rsvp directly to email@example.com.
Early reminder: TAF (Test Accommodations Form) check-ins
It's never too early to be thinking about finals--so in advance of a formal notice that Susan L will be sending out--please mark your calendars that the final deadline for making arrangements for any and all test accommodations will be Fri Dec 2 at 4pm. Please remember that the TAF deadline was Sept 30--so this reminder is for all students who currently have one or more TAFs on file with ODS. Thanks for being pro-active--we really appreciate it!
SP'12 Program Filing Deadline: Mon 11/21 at 6pm!
We're delighted that a number of students have already made appointments to talk with us about their course selection for the coming semester: how to review what your disability-related needs are, what you have learned about yourself this term, and finding ways to achieve balance for yourself both in and outside of the classroom. ODS has a very helpful brochure, *Disability and Program Planning* which can be obtained in hard-copy from ODS or online on the publications link of our website (barnard.edu/ods).
Marsteller Internship Career Panel: Thur Dec 1, 6-7pm in Career Development
Are you interested in having an internship in SP'12 or next summer? What have been your experiences with self-disclosing and discussing your disability-related needs in the workplace? As many of you already know--and with a total of 15 Marsteller grants provided in SP'11, Summer'11 and FA'11--the Marsteller Internship Program was established for Barnard students with disabilities and provides stipends for a variety of internship opportunities of at least 8-10 weeks in duration. Please join us for a lively panel discussion co-sponsored by ODS and Career Development--learn from current and past grant recipients--and perhaps become a future recipient yourself! For further info, contact Valerie Chow in Career Development or Susan Quinby in ODS. Hope to see you on December 1!