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DENVER — Waterfowl hunters will have their work cut out for them this season, as drought conditions have negatively affected habitat across the eastern plains.
"Due to the lack of moisture, many birds may fly quickly past Colorado in search of better conditions," said Jim Gammonley, avian research program leader for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. "This year's drought is so extensive there aren't a lot of other options, so birds could move far south earlier than usual, or some may even move back north for a while until the weather pushes them back again."
CPW biologists found that local production for waterfowl was below average, although sites that had adequate water fared better than most. Continentally, however, there are a record number of breeding ducks, production of which will likely be high due to late moisture coming to the Canadian prairies. This indicates that many ducks should be heading south, but the timing and pattern of fall migration will depend on the weather. As many waterfowl hunters know, cold weather is a key requirement to bring birds south to Colorado.
"Waterfowl hunting in the northeast will be dynamic this year and will likely change weekly based on precipitation and drought conditions," said Tom Kroening, area wildlife manager for Brush. "Hunters will want to scout areas and check on local conditions, which could yield great hunting or a tough outing."
Wintering mallards and geese may also be affected by less agricultural production, such as corn and other grains. Persistent waterfowlers may find birds are drawn to local situations where there is water and habitat, yielding some great hunting for a period. However, this may be a tough waterfowl season.
"Waterfowl hunters may have to travel farther and work harder to find birds this year," said Allen Vitt, a terrestrial biologist from Pueblo. "Conditions are dry in southeast Colorado, but there are places where hunters will be able to find birds if they do their homework before heading out."
Area Wildlife Manger Travis Black from Lamar agrees. "Most of our lakes down here are extremely low or dry, and birds may move through in a hurry this year. However, Two Buttes Reservoir has water in it for the first time in several years. This could be a hot spot for short stopping some migrates. "
Black adds that the Arkansas River is low and even dry in a few spots closer to the state line. "Typically, as the lakes freeze, ducks move to the river. River hunting for ducks may be tough this year, and ducks may move out with a cold snap," he said.
While the drought may make things more difficult for hunters this year, it will pay long-term dividends for both the ducks and goose hunters. Wetland habitats are adapted to wet and dry cycles – a year or two of dry conditions helps nutrient cycling in wetlands and makes them more productive when they are wet again.
Once again this year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will operate a reservation system for waterfowl hunters using certain State Wildlife Areas on the South Platte River and selected SWAs in western Colorado. A total of 19 properties in northeast Colorado and seven in western Colorado are part of the system.
Hunters who call the reservation system will be able to get Additional information this year to ensure they are making informed decisions about when and where to hunt:
When making a reservation the customer service representative will have the most recent water conditions available to them. However, because weather is unpredictable, conditions can change quickly. The reservation confirmation letters will also have the water conditions printed on them in the "Special Alerts" section.
A water conditions report has been added to the Reservation page on the website (http://wildlife.state.co.us/Hunting/Waterfowl/Reservations/). At this time, we are only including reservation properties on this page.
The hunting reservation phone line also has reminders to check the water conditions report for the properties affected in the Central Flyway.
Hunters in northeast Colorado can make reservations for waterfowl blinds on State Wildlife Areas by calling 1-800-846-9453 (UGO-WILD). West Slope waterfowl hunters can call 970-255-6161. Reservations lines are open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays.

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Restaurant: Café Amore
Location: 10807 106th Ave.
Reservations: 780-477-7896; closed Sundays
Cost: Dinner for two without liquor: $60
EDMONTON - There was anxiety in certain quarters over news that Café Amore was moving. Part of the charm of the homey Italian bistro operated by the Crudo family was its spectacularly unprepossessing location.
Set in a creaky, unloved neighbourhood strip mall just north of 118th Avenue, the old digs quickly attracted the buzz of grateful patrons from across the city, along with locals from the emerging Alberta Avenue district, who lined up daily for the privilege. To be sure, the main attractions were always the fair prices, well-prepared, straight-ahead mainstream Italian fare, as well as the friendly vibes and smart service offered by the Crudos and their staff.
But there was something special about its weird, unlikely site, too — the stuff of the secret gem uncovered.
When the lease came up as the year turned and a deal couldn't be made, some of us shuddered at the thought of a rumoured city centre or 124th Street move, and the potential pitfalls of success.
What Edmonton needs more of, we reasoned, is great, little, humble, chef-owner restos in the far-flung neighbourhoods of the city. Another upscale downtown or high-end suburban beanery serving predictable product? Yawn.
Not to worry, all is well. In fact, the new Café Amore isn't really downtown or 124th Street at all, either geographically or spiritually. If anything, it joins a tiny, tucked-away club with The Lingnan as good-food magnets set in the relative central-urban blahness just north of MacEwan University and south of 107th Avenue.
As it turns out, there is café provenance here and more. Edmontonians of a certain age will remember the new Amore spot as the former Plantier, and before that one of the incarnations of the Prete family's late, lamented Italian Gardens. And wouldn't you know that the elder Crudo, Giuseppe, was a busboy at the Gardens after emigrating in 1963.
His musician son Cristo, who runs Amore with his chef brother Nick, promised from the beginning that they wouldn't screw up the move and attempt an upscale flip. "It's all about the family and our food," he said. "They don't come for the building or the neighbourhood."
So it goes. And so it is with pleasure and relief to report that the soul and essence (and, er, pricing policy) of Café Amore remains happily intact. A large party of veteran Amore amanti descended on a recent weeknight and we were made happy to a person.
The room retains the basic checkered-red tablecloth, chic-cheesiness of old, a bit more refined perhaps but nothing to impinge on the lovable, down-home party ambience.
Nor has the move mucked up the menu (and blackboards!). You can still get a daily pasta special for 10 bucks, and righteous lunch panini for eight or nine. On the top end, as it were, the signature pasta pescatore (more than enough for two) goes for $26 or a prawns platter for two at $35.
Multiple sauce and add-on choices are the thing here, whether for the pasta or seafood dishes. I happen to miss the all'amatriciana sauce and find concoctions such as sambuca rosé or frangelico cream a bit on the cute 'n' creamy side, but they must sell. Anyway, the rest of us have many options, like the wonderful sausage and rapini I savoured on a bowl of linguini.
Mussels in a white wine sauce, excellent bread from the Portuguese bakery, maple sausage crostini and grilled calamari were passed around the table to satisfying effect, especially for the crostini, a fabulous and unique new find recommended by the knowledgeable, pro server.
The one and only disappointment of the night was the calamari. Despite a lovely lemon-garlic sauce and visible grill marks, the rings were rubbery and unpleasant.
Pastas alfredo, calabrese, vongole and the above-mentioned, variously with penne and linguini, were enjoyed around the table, along with grilled lamb chops, pasta pescatore and chicken parmigiana — all universally enjoyed without reservation.
The pasta servings are American-style immense, and unless you love doggie boxes (we made it into soup that lasted a week) you might consider a half order. The nicely dressed mista salad remains a winner and bargain. Wine-wise, go for a litre of the fairly-priced Italian house red or wine, each just fine.
Decent coffee and tiramisu followed, and we waddled out contented, on the way to a deep and satisfied sleep. In the morning, we woke to thank the Roman gods that good old Café Amore is still worthy of its "beloved" status.


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Area teams get first-look at new QBs at Grip It & Rip It
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NEW CANAAN -- A long list of high school football teams in the state will start their respective seasons this fall with a different quarterback from last season under center, and the group of first-year varsity signal callers don't have too much time to prepare for their new role. That's when an event like the Grip It & Rip It 7 on 7 camp comes in handy.
The past two days served as a learning experience for numerous quarterbacks who visited New Canaan High School to compete in the seventh annual event.
Hosted by the New Canaan High School football team, Grip It & Rip It included 40 teams from Connecticut, New York and even Canada, playing on four fields. Each team competed in four 25-minute games for pool play on Friday, then played in a double-elimination playoff on Saturday. By mid-afternoon, just four teams remained in contention for the championship, and New Canaan was one of them. The Rams wound up placing third in the tournament going 11-2 overall, including an 8-1 mark during what was a marathon-like Saturday for them.
Undefeated Grand Street Campus from Brooklyn, N.Y., won the tournament, defeating Archbishop Stepinac from White Plains, N.Y., 30-12, in the championship game. The Rams, who lost to Stepinac in the semifinals, are one of the squads that will begin the 2014 season with a different look under center. Alex LaPolice, a rising senior and Mike Collins (junior), took the snaps for the Rams at Grip It & Rip It and both looked sharp.
"We play a spread offense, so this event gets us in sync," said LaPolice, who played a key role in New Canaan's Class L final win over Darien as a receiver, kick returner and cornerback. "This will help get us rolling going into training camp."
Graduation claimed quarterback Nick Cascione, a Hearst Super 33 All-Star who helped power New Canaan to the 2013 FCIAC and Class L titles.
"This coming season we have a lot of holes to fill since we graduated 30 seniors," Collins said. "But we have the same goals and the same mentality as last season. This 7 on 7 competition is a great help to me as far as helping me go through my reads."
New Canaan assistant coach John Marinelli, who helped direct Grip It & Rip It, has enjoyed watching the event evolve since its inception in 2008.
"It was a fun two days and we love hosting it," Marinelli said. "Hopefully, we'll have even more teams in the future. Forty teams came here and I think they all left feeling they improved."
Darien, which lost to New Canaan in the 2013 Class L final, also enters the 2014 season with a different quarterback. Blue Wave coach Rob Trifone said rising junior Timmy Graham is slated as the starter, with junior Hudson Hamill vying for time. The Blue Wave had one of the most prolific offenses in the state last season with senior Silas Wyper under center.
"Silas Wyper developed as a quarterback because of events like this 7 on 7 camp," said Trifone, whose squad finished among the top six in the tournament. "This teaches you how to read defenses and helps you learn how to compete. I think the teams that don't do this struggle with the timing early on. A 7 on 7 is all about developing a quarterback's timing with his receivers."
Defending Class M champion St. Joseph is looking to sophomore quarterback Kevin Trefz to fill the void left by the graduation of Jordan Vazzano.
"Kevin is learning our offense, so every game in this tournament is a new experience for him," St. Joseph coach Joe DellaVecchia said. "This camp is big for him and our receivers, because we also have three new receivers. I think overall, it's great for high school football. These guys do a great job of getting the teams together."
Brookfield, which lost to St. Joseph in the state finals last season, is breaking in a first-year varsity quarterback due to the graduation of Brad Westmark. The Bobcats got a look at rising junior John Roscigno at Grip It & Rip It.
"We graduated a very good quarterback, but John has a lot of upside," Brookfield offensive coordinator Brian Muller said. "He just has to settle in and get comfortable and that will come with the more snaps he takes. We came to this 7 on 7 looking to get better each game and that's what did."
Junior Stephen Nagy (Trumbull), Frank Marcucio (Westhill, the coach's son), Jason Hall/Jeff Capone (Brien McMahon), Newtown (Jacob Berden/Matt Maturo), Mike Zanca/Rob Cammarano (New Fairfield) will also look to replace their team's previous starting quarterback.
"We are more of a running team now and I am more of a running quarterback, but this camp definitely helps me develop my skills," Nagy said.
"Our team is a 70/30 run-pass team, we're not a run-and-shoot team," Westhill coach Frank Marcucio said. "But this is good for our defensive backs and great for our quarterbacks and receivers. It's a great evaluation tool for our coaches."
New Fairfield coach Anthony Fata watched intently as his two quarterbacks ran the offense.
"We graduated a great quarterback in Mike McCourt, who did an awesome job for us," Fata said. "Now we have two kids battling for the starting spot. Age doesn't matter to me, it's who can manage the offense."
Grip It & Rip It also gave first-year coaches Mark Ecke (Danbury) and Joe Lato (Masuk) an opportunity to get a glance at some of their respective players.
"I came down here a couple of years ago with Cheshire because it's a very well run event," Ecke said. "The competition is great and it provides our players the opportunity to improve their skill set. We got a good look at some of our guys."
Said Lato: "To me, one of the best parts of it was the down time, because it gave our players a chance to hang out and bond, which is very important. A lot of kids came down here, competed hard and showed the pride of Masuk football."
Fairfield Warde made a fine 7 on 7 showing, finishing among the top six teams with an 8-3 record. The Mustangs were one of several teams that will enter the season with an experienced starter at quarterback in senior Brandon Bisack.
"I'm definitely building a lot of confidence," Bisack said. "Our team is on the same page right now and working well together. I feel really comfortable with our receivers -- the chemistry is definitely there."
Greenwich (Matt Marzulla), Fairfield Prep (Colton Smith), Stamford (Jalen Brown), Trinity Catholic (Johnny Somers), New Milford (Tyler Hansen), Norwalk (Jeremy Linton) each attended Grip It & Rip It with quarterbacks who played in 2013.
"Colton is a terrific athlete, who created a lot of big plays for us," Fairfield Prep assistant coach Keith Hellstern said. "He put up some impressive numbers for us last season and proved that he was a playmaker."
"Jalen is a two-year starter, who is looking really good," Stamford coach Jamar Greene said. "Today was a lot of fun and it was great for our quarterbacks and receivers to get their timing down."
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Weird facts about our beloved 50 states
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Do you know where "Mike the Headless Chicken Day" takes place? Where Mardi Gras was first held in the U.S. (it's not Louisiana)? Or where the the world's largest shrimp is located?
Perhaps you want to visit a giant collection of spoons or photograph mollusks.
Check above to see where these weird facts are based plus one bizarre detail for every one of our great states.
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A spire adorned with an American flag has been hoisted to the roof of One World Trade Center, where it will eventually be raised and make the building soar to a symbolic 1,776 feet.
As construction workers and onlookers applauded, the upright spire was lifted by crane to a temporary platform Thursday and will be installed at a later date.
The 408-foot spire will serve as a world-class broadcast antenna.
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With a beacon at its peak to ward off aircraft, the spire will provide public transmission services for television and radio broadcast channels that were destroyed in the 9/11 attack.
Overlooking the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, One World Trade Center is scheduled to open for business in 2014.
The tower is at the northwest corner of the site, which is well on its way to reconstruction with the 72-story 4 World Trade Center and other buildings.
One World Trade Center is already New York's tallest building and will become the tallest in the Western Hemisphere when the final pieces of its spire are attached, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The structure will top out at 1,776 feet in a reference to the year the Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress. But the tallest in the West designation won't be official until the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat signs off, NBC News reported. If the council doesn't count the building's spire as an "architectural top," One World Trade Center would rank third in the Western Hemisphere behind Willis Tower and the Trump International Hotel & Tower, both in Chicago.
The world's tallest building, topping 2,700 feet, is in Dubai.
The celebration of the reconstructed trade center comes days after a grisly reminder of the terror attack that took nearly 3,000 lives: the discovery of a rusted piece of airplane landing gear wedged between a nearby mosque and an apartment building — believed to be from one of the hijacked planes that ravaged lower Manhattan.
No human remains were found in the alley. The airplane part was removed Wednesday and taken to Brooklyn.
The new tower's crowning spire is a joint venture between the ADF Group Inc. engineering firm in Terrebonne, Quebec, and New York-based DCM Erectors Inc., a steel contractor.


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Take it From the Top: Short-row, Set-in Sleeve Cap with Patty LyonsWe all know the hardest part about a set in sleeve is setting it in! A traditional set in sleeve is knit from the bottom up and then you sew the sleeve cap into place. If your sleeve cap isn't perfect, your sleeve doesn't fit. Learn how to create a sleeve cap from the top with no seaming required! We will learn how to create this little piece of short row magic by knitting a mini version and then we will finish the class by going over how to convert an existing pattern into a top down, short row set in sleeve.
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Supplies#4 (worsted) or #5 (chunky) weight yarn (the same as you used to make armholes, small amount of smooth contrasting #3 (dk) weight yarn; 5-6.5mm/US 8-10.5 (appropriate to the yarn in the swatch) 16" circular needle or 40" if you know how to do magic loop; paper, pen, calculator, locking stitch markers
Sharp scissors, notebook, pen or pencil with an eraser, stitch markers, blunt tapestry needles (large and small), flexible tape measure, small calculator, and needles & crochet hooks of various sizes.
HomeworkSwatches 1: CO 15 Row 1 (WS) Purl. Row 2 (RS) Knit. Row 3 Purl. Row 4 (RS) Bind off 6 sts, work in knit to end of row (9 sts). Row 5 Purl. Row 6 K1, k2tog, knit to end of row (8 sts). Row 7 & all WS rows Purl. Repeat last two rows three more times (5 sts). Work straight until armhole measures 4½ inches. Leave last 5 stitches on holder (for three needle BO)
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Wine Pairing: What To Drink with Spicy Chocolate Lava Cake
We help you pick wine to drink with the food you eat.
Valentine's Day, chocolate, romance, and wine: mid-February's favorite words. Though there are many other wine-friendly consumables to nibble around February 14th (oysters, caviar, etc.), chocolate is an essential. And when chocolate heats up and gets gooey and warm, the romance meter rises, too.
Urban myth has it that chocolate and Cabernet Sauvignon are wonderful together. Whoever started that one should be slapped. Can it work? Sure. But not always.
Tannins in red wine are naturally bitter, which means they sometimes pair well with bitter foods: try grilled eggplant or broccoli rabe with a tannic red wine to experience how good this match can be. At its core, chocolate is bitter, but adding sugar and dairy fat mitigates the bitterness. Sweet chocolate causes trouble with dry Cabernet. The only road-tested formula to make chocolate and red wine work is to "add sugar" along with those wine tannins. So the right choices are going to be Port, Banyuls, and other such red wine-based dessert wines. These wines can hold their own against almost all chocolate desserts, including these spicy chocolate mole lava cakes.
The Mexican element of mole in this recipe provides a wonderful foil to the wines and helps to bring out some of the inherently spicier elements of the fruit as well as any oak aging. Classic dark ports, late harvest Zinfandels, and Banyuls will all pair well with this cake, and so will a more wood-influenced young tawny port. Black Muscat is another option; it works especially well with the cinnamon and mole spices.
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Brachetto d'Aqui, an Italian red fizz, is a great choice for chocolate in general, but the richness and intensity of this dessert mandates a fuller bodied wine. If you want your bubbly—and you should for Valentine's Day—have it with blinis and caviar at the beginning of the meal.
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Recommended Wines
Grahams 'Six Grapes" Port: Classic character punctuated by plummy black fruit, soft pie spice, and even chocolaty tones. ($14/half bottle, find this wine)
Warre 10 Year Old 'Otima' Tawny Port: Notes of butterscotch, fruitcake, and raisin make this a playful and complex foil to this chocolate cake. An outright symphony of the palate. ($22/half bottle, find this wine)
Pedroncelli 'Four Grapes' Port: Though your market's vintage may vary, this dependable California port-styled wine is amped full of concentrated jammy berries, sassafras, and black licorice ($20/500 ml, find this wine)
Edmeades Late Harvest Zinfandel 'Perli Vineyard' (2005): Though not the sweetest on the market, this complex bottling boasts ample brown spice, ripe raspberry and surprisingly zesty acidity, but enough sweetness to pair well with chocolate. ($14/half bottle, find this wine)
Michel Chapoutier Banyuls (2007): Dark plum, candied berry, and dried cherries with a hint of coffee and five spice powder. ($24/500 ml, find this wine)
Quady Black Muscat "Elysium" (2007): A perennial favorite with chocolate, this wine is full of cherry and berry jam, black tea leaf, and lavender. ($25, find this wine)
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I know why that post was made. On Thursday, between programs, "How it Hits' You" & "Jingle Bells" from Three Ships were played.
It stuck out to me too and my first thought was , what, it's not even Halloween yet, let alone Thanksgiving or Christmas... and within 30 seconds I soon felt like, there's no bad time for 3 Ships. :)


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Artifacts, burial objects or human remains are items of archaeological significance still buried in Indiana soil. Often times, homeowners stumble upon them when making improvements to their property. The Archeology Preservation Trust Fund was created to help preserve these archaeological finds.
After discovery of an item, the law requires that work be stopped to comply with DHPA-approved plans to excavate or secure the site from more disturbance. Sometimes, the work takes time and involves costs to the homeowner. Donations to the Archeology Preservation Trust Fund helps owners to carry out those plans and ensure that discoveries are properly secured.
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I'm sorry I lashed out at Steve Jobs – but I just can't stand it when people ask me how they can upgrade their Internet to this 2.0 thing they keep hearing about…
There's just something in me that goes off at the sound of someone claiming anything is "Web 2.0." It's downright indefinable, as I've stated clearly before. A Web site is a Web site is a Web site. A Web service is a Web service is a Web service. They grow. They change lives. But this is hardly something to stamp an number on. And now that we have a pseudo-versioning before, how long will it be before someone claims we've officially left Web 3.0 (as if that was a standard to begin with). It's going… oh, wait. Microsoft to Invest in 'Web 3.0':
Seeing as it was late to the game with Web 2.0, Microsoft is making a preemptive effort to be ready the next time around. The company has pledged $500,000 in research grants toward what it calls "Intelligent Web 3.0," in which the Web becomes more aware of where and how it's being accessed in order to custom tailor information.
Microsoft (or anybody) can't late to something that doesn't exist. This is the Internet – it's in a constant state of evolution (not intelligent design, as some might argue). I wound up with several threads in my inbox today regarding my admittedly knee-jerk reaction to Jobs' announcement.
So, we can't even agree on what "Web 2.0" is, and already the term "3.0" is being used. I agree that the future of software is not necessarily on the desktop – but why not just call it that? Why do we have to slap a label on something? I'm fully willing to be the idiot who doesn't understand that which nobody can agree on a definition for.
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In this vegan stew recipe, red beans are traditionally used, but I would encourage you to experiment with using your favorite type of bean. Likewise, you can certainly experiment with using different types of grains. Just bear in mind that grains that are non pearled are going to take longer to cook. As an added bonus, this recipe freezes well, so you can easily save what you don't eat for another meal down the road.
Here are the ingredients you'll need to make this stew:
- 1 pound / 16 oz / 453g red beans, soaked for at least 4 hours preferably overnight, then drained
- 10 cups / 2.5 liters water
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 28 ounce / 800g can whole, peeled tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1 medium carrot, chopped
- 3 small-med (1/2 pound / 8 oz) new potatoes, chopped
- 2 stalks celery
- 2 cups / 13 oz / 370 g pearled farro
- 1 – 2 cups water or vegetable broth
- fine grain sea salt to taste
- 1/2 head / 9 oz savoy cabbage, chopped
- 1/2 bunch / 4 oz kale, de-stemmed and chopped
- Parmesan vegan cheese and olive oil to serve
Begin preparing the stew by cooking the beans in a large stock pot with the water. Once they have been cooked all of the way, remove one generous cup full, place it in a bowl, and mash it into a fine paste.
In a separate dish, sauté the onion in the olive oil until it is brown in color and soft to touch. Next, add it to the bean broth. Add in the tomatoes, carrot, potatoes, celery, and farro. Bring the mixture to a boil again, then turn the heat down to a simmer. Stir occasionally, until the farro is cooked through, which will take about 20 – 30 minutes. Be sure the vegetables are cooked through. This recipe will require a fair amount of salt.
Add in the kale and cabbage. Let it cook for a few more minutes until both collapse. Dish it into bowls. Cover each bowl with a generous amount of the grated vegan cheese and a small drizzle of the olive oil. This recipe makes 12 servings. Enjoy!


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Requirements: 3.75 GPA and 10-12 grade
Membership is open from August until November 1.
We meet the first Monday of every month in Room 218. Each month we have an opportunity for students to do community service in school and outside of school. We attend the South Carolina Beta Convention in Mrytle a Beach each February to compete with students from across the state in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign language, Fine Arts and many others areas. Students that place in the top 3 in their category have the opportunity to compete at the National Convention each summer.
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|*August 5 - 11
|70 Weeks
Read for This Week's Study:
|Dan. 9:24-27; Ezra 4:7-16; 7:6, 7, 11-17.
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|"Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy" (Daniel 9:24).
|So far, these few points
should be clear: The judgment in
7 and cleansing of the sanctuary in
8 are the same event, and it occurs after the 1,260 years. Second,
8 ended with the vision of the 2,300 days not explained.
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8 and Daniel 9 are one: a vision and a partial explanation
8) and then the rest of the explanation
This week we continue with Daniel 9, focusing on the amazing 70-week prophecy, which provides powerful evidence not only for the inspiration of Scripture but for the messiahship of Jesus, "the Messiah the Prince" (Dan. 9:25), whoas the center of the prophecy, forms the foundation for the 2,300-day prophecy, as well.
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, August 12.
|August 6
70 Weeks
As we saw last week, the vision of Daniel 8:14 was a time prophecy, the 2,300 days. Now, in Daniel 9, Gabriel returns and gives him another time prophecy, this time of 70 weeks (Dan. 9:24).
Do a little math. Which prophecy is longer, 2,300 days or 70 weeks?
We are presented with two time prophecies juxtaposed with each other, the 2,300 days and the 70 weeks, the 70 weeks being the smaller of the two.
70 weeks
2,300 days
Read the beginning of Daniel 9:24. How does Gabriel first introduce the 70 weeks? What verb does he use?
Though various translations are used for the verb (root is chatchak), such as "determined," or "decreed," the basic meaning is that of "cut off," which is how most Hebrew lexicons define it (unfortunately, the word doesn't appear anywhere else in the Bible, so we can't see how it is used elsewhere in Scripture). In Ugaritic, a language similar to Hebrew, scholars have noted that the parallel word in that language for chatchak means "cut off," as well. Thus, the basic rendering of the text is "70 weeks are cut off."
Cut off from what? What else other than from another time prophecy? What other time prophecy? Obviously, the mareh, the 2,300 days of Daniel 8:14, the longer of the two prophecies.
Thus, we are given two time prophecies: 2,300 days and 70 weeks, and the 70 weeks is to be "cut off" from the 2,300 days.
|Suppose you mention to a neighbor that you have five free hours on Sunday. On Sunday the neighbor, after making a direct reference to your five free hours, says that he needs some help to paint a room. "It will take only an hour," he adds. What's the immediate implication, and how does that help us understand the link between the two time prophecies of Daniel 8:14 and 9:24?
|August 7
The Messiah the Prince
Read carefully and prayerfully Daniel 9:25. What two specific events are directly related to the time element given there? Of those two events, which comes at the beginning of that time element, and which comes at the end?
Here, in this one verse, 69 of the 70 weeks are accounted for. The prophecy begins with the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, and 69 weeks later it ends with "the Messiah the Prince." Thus, we have two historical events to work with: the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem (which would have been of obvious import to Daniel) and "the Messiah the Prince."
When you understand that the Hebrew word for "Messiah" is translated in Greek as "Christos," or Christ, to whom then is this prophecy referring? See Matt. 1:1, 16; 16:16; Acts 3:13-15, 18; 5:30, 31.
Thus, we can see here a crucial point: This prophecy is centered on Jesus. The first 69 weeks of the prophecy are used to bring us to Jesus, "the Messiah the Prince." We can say, then, that the prophecy has its foundation in Christ Himself. To the degree, then, that we can have confidence in the messiahship of Jesus is the degree that we can trust the prophecy itself.
What's crucial to remember, too, is that Seventh-day Adventists hardly are alone in seeing this as a prophecy of Christ. Christians of many denominations have long understood this prophecy as being one of the most powerful evidences for the messiahship of Jesus Christ. After all, we have Daniel, living 500 years before Christ, giving us a time prophecy concerning Christ.
|Review other Old Testament prophecies that point to Christ. How should these strengthen your, faith in Him and what He has done for us? Put together a study on those prophecies to share with an unbelieving neighbor or friend.
|August 8
The Decree
Daniel 9:25 begins with the command to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem and ends with the Messiah, 69 weeks later. And though people might disagree on exact dates, we know for sure that the command to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem was in the sixth or fifth century B.C. and that Jesus lived and died in the first century A.D.
|Command to rebuild Jerusalem
fifth-sixth century B.C.
Jesus the Messiah
What immediate evidence do you see here for the day-year principle? Why can the 69 weeks not be taken as literal time?
The crucial issue facing us now is, What is that starting date, the date of the command to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem? Fortunately, as long as we believe that the 69 weeks end with Jesus, we can narrow down the known decrees to only one, the one given in 457 B.C., which was the command by Artaxerxes in the seventh year of his reign (see following daily sections).
Look up these texts (Matt. 2:1, 19-22; 27:1, 2; Luke 2:1-7; 3:1-3; 23:1-7). Notice all the historical figures tied in with events surrounding Jesus; through these (and others) we can reconstruct the dates of Christ's life and ministry.
With this in mind, let's look at some of the common dates used for the decree in Daniel 9:25.
Take, for example, 538 B.C. Applying the day-year principle to the 69 weeks (483 years) would bring "the Messiah the Prince," Jesus, to 55 B.C., an impossible date for Jesus.
The same with another common date, 520 B.C. That starting date would bring Jesus to about 37 B.C., an impossible conclusion.
Finally, the only other common date is 444 B.C., which, if used, would place the beginning of Jesus' ministry about A.D. 39 or 40 and His death sometime in the early A.D. 40s. And though that's much closer than the other two options, New Testament scholars know that those dates don't work for Jesus.
|August 9
"Building the Rebellious and Bad City"
Daniel 9 gives us a prophecy of "the Messiah the Prince," who we know is Jesus. Yet, it ties this important prophecy with a specific historical date: the command to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem. Would Scripture give us such an important prophecy without also providing the key to understanding it? Obviously not.
Read Ezra 4:7-16, which deals with events after the end of the Babylonian exile of the Hebrew nation. As you read, ask yourself these questions:
To whom is the letter being addressed?
What is the specific complaint against the Jews?
According to the letter, who sent, or allowed, the Jews to return to Jerusalem in order to do what they were doing?
Look at what's happening. Sometime after the Jews returned to Jerusalem, a group of Persian officers wrote to King Artaxerxes, complaining about the Jews rebuilding Jerusalem. In the letter they stated two important points: (1) that the city was being rebuilt (Ezra 4:12) and (2) that the Jews who were rebuilding had come there because of the king. Said the letter, "Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations" (vs. 12, emphasis supplied). In other words, the Jews who were rebuilding the city had come there because of King Artaxerxes. He must have issued the decree that allowed them to rebuild their city. The question is, What decree was that?
|Despite rebellion and apostasy, God granted mercy and grace to the Hebrew nation, though from a human perspective all seemed lost. What should this tell us about never giving up on anyone, no matter how far he or she has fallen (including ourselves)?
|August 10
Yesterday we saw that the Jews who had returned to Jerusalem were rebuilding it. We saw, too, that it was because of King Artaxerxes that they had returned to the city. He must have been the one who issued the decree "to restore and to build Jerusalem" (Dan. 9:25), for that's exactly what they were doing.
Interestingly enough, the Bible mentions only one decree issued by Artaxerxes that could fit these specifications, and that's in the seventh year of his reign, which can be dated firmly to 457 B.C.
Read Ezra 7:6, 7,11-17. What is going on here in this decree issued by Artaxerxes in regard to what the Jews are doing in Jerusalem?
The book of Ezra is not in chronological order, so the events in Ezra 4 came later than what was in chapter 7. And though nothing in this decree specifically talks about rebuilding the city, it was obviously understood to entail that, because, according to what we read yesterday, that's exactly what the Jews were doing. Both they and their enemies understood that the decree, issued by Artaxerxes in his seventh year, by which the Jews "which came up from thee to us" (Ezra 4:12), must have included the command "to restore and to build Jerusalem." This is even more obvious because nothing in their letter expressed any idea that rebuilding of the city by the Jews was somehow in contradiction with the decree of the king.
Thus, taken together, Ezra 4 and 7 make it clear that the decree, dated in the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:7, 8) is indeed the "commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem" (Dan. 9:25).
This, too, can be firmly dated at 457 B.C. (and though some argue for 458, the difference entails only a six-month discrepancy).
Also, if one believed that Jesus were "the Messiah the Prince," this date would work perfectly. In other words, Jesus is our Surety in regard to this prophecy.
Why should Jesus be our Surety in everything regarding our faith?
|August 11
Further Study:
|Look at this quote from a famous biography of scientist Isaac Newton,
a fervent student of the book of Daniel: "Who cares whether Newton was correct
in maintaining that the prophecy of the seventy weeks in the Book of Daniel
referred to the interval of 490 years after Ezra's leading the Jews from
Babylon back to Jerusalem (457 BC to the Crucifixion in AD 33/34?"A.
Rupert Hall, Isaac Newton: Adventurer in Thought (Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1992), p. 372.
"It would seem, therefore, that the rebuilding activity of the city of Jerusalem proper (Ezra 4:12) which occurred in the wake of these favors, suggests that the royal consent was implied in this decree to permit Judah to have a visible center from which the newly granted civil and judicial privileges of the state could be administered. Consequently, Artaxerxes' `word' or decree of 457 B.C. provides the best commencement date for Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy and the longer time span of the 2300 day-years (Dan 8-9)."The Seventy Weeks, Leviticus, and the Nature of Prophecy, Frank B. Holbrook, editor (Washington, D.C.: Biblical Research Institute, 1986), p. 74.
See also LeRoy E. Froom, The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, for scores of quotes from scholars, using the 457 B.C. starting date. For why we choose 457 over 458, see Siegfried H. Horn and Lynn H. Wood's The Chronology of Ezra 7.
Discussion Questions:
| As a class, review everything that we've studied so far
until everyone in the class understands the material.
Have people in the class talk about how this 70-week prophecy, or any other prophecy, has made a significant impact in their lives. What can we learn from what they say on how God can use prophecy to reach us? How much of a role do you think prophecy should play in our witnessing efforts? Is it possible to put too much emphasis on prophecy?
|I N S I D E Story
|Blind, But He Can See
Tiago da Silva
Tiago had known since childhood that a genetic disorder would eventually rob him of his eyesight. But he refused to believe that day would come. However, when he was 12 years old his vision began to cloud. He could see colors and shapes but could not read letters. Within a few months his eyesight was gone completely.
His mother had repeatedly urged him to study Braille in preparation for his blindness, but he had resisted, feeling that somehow learning Braille would hasten the day when he would not be able to see. But when his classmates grew tired of reading his lessons to him, he could put off learning Braille no longer. Tiago fought discouragement and trusted in God to get him through the difficult transition from a sighted world to a sightless one.
When his classmates ignored him or avoided him, he cried to God for help. Tiago was especially thankful for a few close friends who never left him.
When Tiago was 15, a family who lived across the street invited his mother to attend a stop-smoking clinic in the Adventist church. Tiago's mother smoked, and Tiago urged her to stop. She told Tiago that she would go to the stop-smoking class if he went with her. Although they missed some meetings, she was able to stop smoking.
The neighbors then invited Tiago and his mother to attend evangelistic meetings that followed the stop-smoking seminar. Tiago knew nothing about Adventists, but he decided to go. They took the Bible study lessons offered at the meetings, and a teacher came to their house to correct them every day. Tiago told his closest friend what he was learning at the evangelistic meetings and invited her to attend with him. Although she hesitated at first, she went, and afterward she enrolled in a Revelation seminar. After the meetings ended, Tiago and his mother began attending the Adventist church. Tiago's father goes with them when he is not working. Recently Tiago decided to accept Jesus. He shares his testimony: "Young people have many barriers; my barrier is my blindness. But my faith is bringing me a new way of seeing life. If young people would study the Bible and accept the truths they find there, they would have a new way of seeing things too."
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§2311. Community Disposal Operations Fund
(a) Establishment
There is established as of June 30, 1956, a Community Disposal Operations Fund, and the Commission (or the head of such agency as may be carrying out the sales and financing functions of the Commission pursuant to a delegation by the President under section 2313 of this title) is authorized to credit said fund with all moneys hereafter obtained or now held by it and to account under said fund for all assets and liabilities held or acquired by it in connection with its sales and financing functions under this chapter, and to make temporary advances to such fund, from any other funds available for expenses of operations of such Commission or agency, as may be required to carry out such functions pending the realization of sufficient proceeds under the provisions of this chapter: Provided, That any such advances shall be repaid to the source appropriation or fund, to the extent of any unobligated balances available in the Community Disposal Operations Fund, prior to the close of the fiscal year during which such advances are made.
(b) Availability
The Community Disposal Operations Fund shall be available to pay for all necessary costs, expenses (including administrative expenses), losses or obligations incurred in connection with the aforesaid functions, including expenses incident to sale, or other transfer and any financing under section 2362 of this title, indemnities under sections 2363 to 2366 of this title, and expenses authorized by section 2310 of this title, and expenses in connection with the defense and payment of any claims for breaches of warranties and covenants of title of any property disposed of pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Liquidating dividends
Any amount in said fund which is determined to be in excess of requirements for the purposes thereof shall be declared and paid as liquidating dividends to the Treasury, not less often than annually.
(Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 11, §117,
1956-Act July 25, 1956, amended section generally to establish the Community Disposal Operations Fund, to provide for its availability, and to require excess amounts to be paid as liquidating dividends to the Treasury. Former provisions of this section required that the net proceeds derived by the Commission from the disposal of property pursuant to this chapter were to be covered into the Treasury.
Transfer of Functions
Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections.


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- 1/4 teaspoon crumbled saffron
- 1 (8-oz) bottle clam juice
- 2 tablespoons diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons diced, seeded yellow tomato
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 3/4 to 1 teaspoon ají amarillo*
- 6 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 bowls of ice water
- 1 pound shelled and deveined shrimp
- 1/2 pound bay scallops (or quartered sea scallops)
- a red and a green jalapeño chile, thinly sliced crosswise for garnish
- Toast the saffron, stirring over low heat, in a dry skillet until fragrant, then stir in the clam juice. Simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, 5 to 6 minutes. Set saffron broth aside to cool. Whisk together the aj amarillo, saffron broth, orange juice, and lime juice in a large bowl. Stir in diced and chopped vegetables and herbs.
- Now it's time to poach the seafood. Have the bowls of ice water ready. Cut the shrimp in half lengthwise. Remove any tough muscles from the sides of the scallops. Poach shrimp in 4 quarts simmering salted water, stirring occasionally until just cooked through, 40 seconds. Scoop out shrimp with a slotted spoon and add to one bowl of ice water. Return water to a simmer and poach scallops the same way, transferring them to the second bowl of ice water and discarding the cooking water. Drain the seafood well and toss it in the saffron broth mixture. Season with salt and your favorite hot pepper sauce to taste. (We used a fruity habanero chile sauce.) Chill the ceviche, covered, 1 hour and serve garnished with sliced jalapeños and a sprig of cilantro.
- *A hot yellow chile paste available at Latino markets and by mail from Kitchen/Market, 888-468-4433.