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MOSCOW — Members of a congressional delegation visiting Moscow to investigate the background of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday that the attack might have been prevented by greater cooperation between the United States and Russia on intelligence issues and counterterrorism efforts.
But the lawmakers said they could not point to any specific misstep by the United States or Russian intelligence services, and they did not offer any new insights into what motivated the suspects, two brothers with family ties in Russia's North Caucasus, to commit the attack.
"Yes, it could have been averted [if] both countries were working together on a much higher level," said Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the delegation and is the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
The six-member delegation, which included Representative William Keating of Massachusetts, received a rare, high-level briefing at the headquarters of the Russian Federal Security Service, called the FSB.
They were told about the agency's efforts to warn the US officials about the older suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and his mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, and the likelihood that they harbored extremist views.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who is accused of carrying out the Boston bombings with his younger brother, Dzhokhar, was killed during a police pursuit. His brother was wounded and is in custody.
Keating, who returned home before the delegation's news briefing at the US Embassy in Moscow, said later Sunday that the Russian director of counterintelligence told the group the two countries were not sharing counterterrorist information in 2010 and 2012 on the same level as they are now.
"Had they been exchanging information the way they are currently doing . . . this may have been averted,'' Keating said, expanding on comments he made to the Globe last week.
"There would have been situations where the two countries would have had [Tamerlan Tsarnaev] under surveillance and scrutiny and that would have made a potential difference,'' the Bourne Democrat said.
"It's only hypothetical now, sadly,'' Keating said. "And we use that information as a springboard for better communication and shared intelligence going forward."
Tamerlan Tsarnaev spent six months in the southern republic of Dagestan last year, and investigators have been trying to determine whether he had contacts with the militants there.
The members of the delegation praised the cooperation they received from Russian authorities but said that they had been unable to get details about the circumstances of Tsarnaev's return to the United States after the visit to Dagestan in the Caucasus.
They said Russian officials confirmed reports that Tsarnaev left Dagestan two days after an acquaintance, who was a member of a Muslim rebel group, was killed during a security operation. But the lawmakers said that the Russian authorities could not tell them when Tsarnaev had purchased his airline ticket or whether he had left in a rush, fearing for his life.
"You wonder, was that a cause and effect, but nobody here seems to have thought about that," said Representative Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat who was part of the delegation.
Rohrabacher, speaking at the news conference, said he had no reason to conclude that the FBI or the Obama administration had mishandled the warnings from Russia. Rather, he said, the relationship with Russia in general should have been stronger.
"I can't blame them for not doing right within the context of the status quo, but these are people who are supposed to be changing and trying to reform the status quo," he said of the administration. "And I would blame them for that.''
"I would say both the Obama administration as well as the Republican administration before Obama, that we have allowed attitudes, maybe the attitudes from the Cold War, to remain in place, that have prevented a level of cooperation that is justified," Rohrabacher said.
In his criticism of both Republicans and Democrats, and his calls for much closer collaboration with the Russians, potentially including joint military exercises, Rohrabacher strayed far from his own party's traditional distrust of the Kremlin. And he said that President Vladimir V. Putin had been unfairly maligned in the United States.
"Everything that the Russians do that can be described in sinister words and anything that Mr. Putin does that can be described in sinister words are described in sinister words in the United States," he said.
Adding an odd celebrity touch, the action-film star Steven Seagal, who has a following in Russia, joined the lawmakers. Seagal helped arrange meetings and even offered to take the lawmakers to Chechnya to meet Ramzan Kadyrov, the region's leader, who has been accused of human rights abuses.
The Chechnya visit was called off for logistical reasons, but Rohrabacher thanked Seagal and said he was instrumental in securing some meetings, including a session with Dmitry Rogozin, a deputy prime minister.
"I don't know that he would have been available to us if not for Steven's role," Rohrabacher said.
Representative Steve King, an Iowa Republican, said that the United States and Russia could be formidable partners in fighting terrorism.
"If Americans and Russia can conquer space together, we can defeat radical Islam together, and that's why I came here, to advance that," he said.
Also on the congressional trip were Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota Republican, and Paul Cook, a California Republican, who also left before the embassy news conference.
Seagal, who attended the Moscow news conference, is well connected in Russia. He met with Putin in March and visited Kadyrov last week in Chechnya, a province in southern Russia that has seen two wars between federal troops and separatists since 1994.
Those wars spawned an Islamist insurgency that spread across the Caucasus region .
Joshua Miller of the Globe staff contributed to this report.


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How many times have you thought about your car's driveshaft? It usually falls under the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" category, but there may be performance potential hiding in that heavy steel piece. If you have made mods to your engine to squeeze out more power—lighter pistons, maybe a balanced and lightened reciprocating assembly—your car may benefit from a lighter aluminum driveshaft. Or, if you've done an engine or transmission swap and the car's original driveshaft doesn't fit anymore, this is a good time to look into a driveshaft upgrade.
To find out more about this oft-overlooked powertrain component, we contacted Dynotech Engineering Services in Troy, Michigan. Dynotech and its parent company, Balance Engineering, were started by GM back in 1923. Dynotech balanced anything attached to a vehicle: rotors, pulleys, crankshafts, and driveshafts. Eventually Dynotech became a third-party tester for Ford, GM, and Chrysler, and those OE contracts opened doors to NASCAR teams looking to solve their noise and vibration problems. Today, Dynotech makes products for professional racers and performance enthusiasts alike, so you can put on your muscle car literally the same driveshaft technology used by your favorite NASCAR team.
Before we dive into the technology behind Dynotech's driveshafts, restorers should note that these shafts do not retain the exact look of the driveshafts made decades ago. Weld yokes have changed shape over the years, and many cars had swedge-tube driveshafts with diameters that changed from 3½ down to 3 inches at the ends. Dynotech has yet to find a swedging source for small batches of shafts, so its driveshafts have a more contemporary look to them. However, if you're building a driver and an exact factory appearance is not an issue, there are definite performance benefits to the driveshaft swap.
It doesn't take a degree in engineering to understand that it takes more energy to turn a heavier object than a lighter one. So it stands to reason that less torque is required to turn a lighter driveshaft and, subsequently, the wheels. Dynotech makes replacement driveshafts from a number of materials, such as OE steel, 6061 T6 aluminum, DOM steel, chromoly, and carbon fiber. Those last three would be overkill for a street-bound vintage muscle car, so the choice usually boils down to OE steel and aluminum. Since there's less than $100 difference between Dynotech's aluminum shaft and a 3½-inch steel shaft, it makes sense to go with the lighter option.
Each driveshaft is checked for straightness at three points in the build process. Once this has been completed and prior to final assembly, the driveshaft's components are balanced, a service exclusive to Dynotech.
After the driveshaft is assembled, it is balanced on equipment that is capable of speeds of 9,000 rpm. These machines are so accurate that they can measure the imbalance of removing and reinstalling the same U-joint. According to Dynotech, the main advantage of balancing the driveshaft at high speed is that you get a much more precise and cleaner imbalance measurement than if the driveshaft were spun slower. Why is so much attention paid to the balancing? Any vibration in the driveline costs power that could be going to the wheels and converted into acceleration.
Ordering a driveshaft from Dynotech is pretty straightforward: fill out a spec sheet, send it in, and you'll have your new shaft in two or three business days. To show you how to install the driveshaft, we watched as Rob Morrison put an aluminum shaft into his '74 Javelin. Rob has been bringing the AMC back to life for about five years after rescuing it from the family farm.
Before we could install the new driveshaft, we had to remove the stock unit. Ideally this would be done on a lift, but since Rob is a hobbyist and not a professional, he worked on the car while it was supported on jackstands. He had removed the Javelin's gas tank to have it refurbished, and that made access to the driveshaft easier.
Since the car had been sitting in a barn for several years, every bolt on the chassis was either rusted solid or close to it. Rob saturated the hardware that secures the driveshaft to the differential with penetrating spray, and after letting it work for a few hours he was able to coax the nuts off the driveshaft yoke so he could drop the end of the stock driveshaft down. The next step was to simply slide the yoke out of the transmission, and the driveshaft was out. Follow the photos and captions to see how Rob installed the new driveshaft.

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PROVIDENCE – Coastal Medical announced today that it has signed a preferred provider agreement with Visiting Nurse Home Care and Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, designating the two affiliated agencies as Coastal's preferred providers for home care, palliative and hospice services.
Under the agreement, Coastal physicians will utilize the services of the two organizations for their patients in need of home care, palliative and hospice services. This agreement ensures that Coastal patients will have access to consistent, high-quality car, 24 hours a day, whenever and wherever they need it.
"As Coastal Medical works to develop an enhanced level of care in the home environment, we are partnering with leaders in the home care and hospice fields," said Dr. G. Alan Kurose, Coastal Medical president. Coastal is Rhode Island's largest primary care group practice, with more than 100 providers and 300 support staff, serving more than 110,000 patients in 18 locations.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, 53 patients were referred directly by Coastal for palliative home care, while another 114 patients were receiving hospice care, as a direct result of creating the new relationship between Coastal, Home & Hospice, and Visiting Nurse Home Care, creating a care continuum for all stages of life.
"Our model of coordinated care across the home care and hospice continuum is a perfect match for the patient-centered approach of Coastal Medical," said Diana Franchitto, president and CEO of Home & Hospice. "Our established systems will allow for seamless and uninterrupted coordination of care for Coastal patients in need of home health, palliative and hospice services. We all are part of the same care team and that translates into tremendous benefit to the patient."
In February 2012, Home & Hospice Care affiliated with Visiting Nurse Home Care establishing one comprehensive resource for high quality, home and hospice care services.
"We are a full-service agency," said Donna M. Gouveia, president and CEO of Visiting Nurse Home Care. "We welcome the opportunity to meet the full range of home health needs for Coastal patients."
Visiting Nurse Home Care is one of the oldest home health agencies in the region, making 80,000 home visits to more than 3,500 patients last year, providing a full range of home care services.
The new relationship is not financial and does not involve financial risk-sharing, according to both Franchitto and Gouveia. Rather, there are "obligations and commitments between the parties that focus on a high-level of communication and care coordination," Franchitto said.
The three entities, Gouveia said, are joining forces "to decrease unnecessary re-hospitalizations and improve patient outcomes."


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Fire investigators looking into the cause of the Fern Lake Fire are asking for help from the community. Investigators believe those who visited the park on October 9 may have information that can help determine both how and where the fire started.
If you were in the vicinity of the Cub Lake Trail and/or the Fern Lake Trail any time before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9you may have pertinent information. If you saw anything unusual or noteworthy, investigators would like to talk with you. You can contact the National Park Service to share your information at 970-586-1399.
The Fern Lake Fire started on October 9 and was first reported at 2 p.m. It is currently at 673 acres and 5 percent contained. With a slight warming and drying trend in the forecast, minimal fire spread is expected over the next few days. Firefighters continue to monitor and patrol the fire area.
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If it's not Baroque... don't fix it! (Get it?) Please excuse our music nerd jokes. But these string trios definitely ain't broke so they don't need any fixin'! All they need is a violin, a viola, a cello, a venue to perform at, and they'll be stringing you and your guests along with their beautiful harmonies. But all joking aside, these string trios will bring major entertainment and class to your upcoming event. Whether you want ambient classical music or if you want kickin' contemporary music with a stringy twist, these performers will make your event unforgettable.
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A String Trio is traditionally made up of violin, viola, and cello. Another common variation is two violins and cello, but any combination of string instruments is possible. Hire a String Trio to play for your wedding ceremony, private party, fundraiser, dinner party, gala, or corporate event.
There are a few things to remember when hiring a string trio. First, make sure you listen to audio and watch video clips. This will ensure that you truly do book the best for your next event! Next, you want to get references. Talk to people in the area about the trio and get feedback. You should also read reviews and talk to past clients. Finally, get a contract. Many professional performers require a deposit to secure them at your next event. Make sure to read through the contract carefully before booking the trio for your party.
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Have you seen the commercials for the new Axe Twist line? I love their commercials, they are always very clever and this one was intriguing. Axe Twist is the newest fragrance from Axe, a fragrance that changes over time to keep us girls interested. Luckily Axe approached the Beauty Bloggerati and we were able to experience the Twist for ourselves.
Axe worked with fragrance designer Ann Gottlieb (the nose behind fragrances included Obsession, Eternity, Daisy for Marc Jacobs, Covet for Sarah Jessica Parker and many more) to create this new scent. Maybe that's why I was instantly reminded of an expensive cologne and a boy who wore it that I crushed very, very hard on. Oh how I loved the way that he smelled.
Twist starts out very fresh and clean with citrus notes as it opens. It is very bright and young in the beginning but as the notes of cedar and sandalwood also in the fragrance start emerging, this is toned down and the woody notes warms things up nicely. The result is sexy and masculine, I definitely wouldn't mind my gentleman caller rocking some Twist.
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The Best Food Choices
Today we know more about nutrition than ever before. There is a great deal of information out there and it can be hard to sort through sometimes. So how do we navigate it all? For starters, it will help to know the general principles of healthful eating listed below.
Eat more vegetables, especially non-starchy vegetables.
- Choose fresh, frozen, and canned without added salt or fat.
- Include a variety of types and colors.
Choose whole grain foods over foods made with refined grains and flours.
- Try to make at least half the grains you eat whole grains.
- When buying pasta, breads, tortillas, crackers, and cereal, choose those with a whole grain listed as the first ingredient.
- Switch from sugary cereals to unsweetened whole grain cereal or oatmeal.
Choose lean protein foods.
- Try to include fish twice per week.
- Choose vegetarian sources of protein often such as beans and soy-based products.
- Eggs and egg substitute are also great sources of protein.
- Remove the skin from chicken and turkey.
- Choose lean cuts of beef and pork, such as those that end in "loin" (pork loin and sirloin).
Fruit is also a great option and can curb your sweet tooth.
- Choose fresh, frozen, or canned fruit without added sugars.
Choose low-fat milk and dairy.
- 1% or skim milk, or unflavored soy milk are best.
- Non-fat or low-fat yogurt (plain or sweetened with artificial sweetener).
- Opt for reduced-fat cheeses or cottage cheese.
Choose healthy fats in moderation and limit unhealthy fats.
- Healthy fats include vegetable oils, mayonnaise, trans-free margarine, margarine with plant sterols and stanols, avocado, olives, nuts, and seeds.
Some additional guidelines:
- Cut back on high calorie snack foods and desserts.
- Reduce intake of chips, cookies, cakes, full-fat ice cream, etc.
- Watch your portion sizes.
- Eating too much of even healthful foods can lead to weight gain.
- If you choose to drink alcohol, do so in moderation. (Two or less drinks per day for men and one or less drinks per day for women.)
More information on these food groups can be found in our What Can I Eat? section.
Think about the foods you usually eat and compare them to the choices listed on each page. Are you making the best choices most of the time or is there room for improvement?
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy lost 45,900 jobs in December and the unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent from 6.9 percent in a surprising setback that may add pressure on the central bank to consider cutting interest rates.
The employment data released by Statistics Canada on Friday was the weakest since March 2013. The report also showed hiring in 2013 was the slowest since 2009, with year-on-year employment gains in December of just 0.6 percent, or 102,000.
The Canadian dollar weakened immediately after the jobs data to a session low of C$1.0918 to the U.S. dollar, or 91.62 U.S. cents.
U.S. December employment data released on Friday was also weak, with employers hiring the fewest workers in almost three years.
Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast, on average, Canada would see a gain of 14,600 jobs in the month, following three months of modest increases.
"It certainly suggests the economy ended 2013 on a sour note, and will simply reinforce the downward trend in the Canadian dollar," said Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets.
Statscan's survey of households to produce the data was conducted before the extreme cold weather hit many parts of Canada in December, although harsh conditions are not unusual for that month. "I don't think I'd want to lean on that crutch too heavily," said Porter.
Canada's economy, which outperformed the United States when it quickly recovered from the 2008-09 recession, has been stuck in the doldrums more recently as exports fail to bounce back and businesses remain wary of investing.
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz has been signaling since October he is just as likely to cut interest rates as to raise them, citing chronically weak inflation and the struggling economy. This week he told CBC television rates will be on hold until the data persuades the bank otherwise.
But one month of employment numbers is unlikely to produce a major policy shift at the bank, analysts said, especially since the job numbers tend to be volatile from month to month.
However, it does lend credence to those in the market who see a rate cut as a growing possibility.
"It certainly is going to raise some eyebrows at the Bank and will ramp up the chatter about the remote possibility of them even cutting rates," said Porter.
The central bank has held its main overnight target rate at 1.0 percent since September 2010.
Overnight index swaps, which trade based on expectations for the policy rate, showed traders increased their bets of a rate cut this year after the jobs report.
The details of the December data were mostly negative, with losses spread evenly across the goods and services sectors. Educational services saw the biggest drop, shedding 18,500 jobs, followed by accommodation and food services, other services and construction.
Some 60,000 full-time positions disappeared in December, while 14,200 part-time positions were created. Private sector jobs shrank by 26,300 compared with an increase of 18,200 in the public sector.
Statscan said the number of unemployed people looking for work in December rose by 66,900 from November, while the overall labor force grew by 21,000.
Wages for permanent employees rose 2 percent in December year-on-year, down from 2.3 percent in November.
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text: Recently, Barneys was gracious enough to ask me to participate in a discussion about men's tailoring with one of my style icons, Luciano Barbera. We were joined by an equally stylish cast of characters such as Simon Doonan, Nick Wooster, Wes Del Val and Tom Kalenderian. This excerpt is just part of that conversation, but if you're only familiar with Luciano through photographs, after viewing this you'll see why he's a man of grace and eloquence.


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I am always fascinated by history, especially by history as it relates to the Trans-African Slave Trade. Check out this blog and share your thoughts.
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I am always fascinated by history, especially by history as it relates to the Trans-African Slave Trade. Check out this blog and share your thoughts.
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"Its been been 15 years since you started your peaceful journey Black President, Omo Iya Aje, Stubborn boy, Oko gbogbo Omoge, Roforofo fight – Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Anikulapo-Kuti 15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997 son of the soil gone but never ever forgotten…..E'erbody say yeah yeaahhh! RIP." – Tunde Jinadu
This man of men must continue to be remembered for all that he offered both the world and African people. Fela's music lives on in multiple genres of today's music, on Broadway and in our hearts. Many Americans called him the James Brown of Africa. I call him a kindred spirit to the Godfather of Soul. Because he too was an African man and it showed whenever James Brown sang and was on stage. Kindred spirits is what they were and they are both no longer with us.
Music brings the world together. It tells the stories of a people and Fela knew how to tell a story that would sting the faint of heart. Because he called out the injustices of his home country of Nigeria. he spoke of the corruption, lack of leadership and the negative influences of foreign religious, i.e., Western Christianity and Eastern Islam.
Until this day many sing his songs, dance to them but seemingly still don't understand what he was really talking about. 15 years ago the ravages of AIDS took him from us. AIDS a disease that kills millions throughout Africa and certainly if he were alive today he would be speaking out about AIDS as well. Remembering Fela is bittersweet but also it's wonderful because his music means so much to so many.
As is said in Yoruba, "E mi omo n'ile" and he was truly a son of his father's land. We miss you Fela but know you are with the ancestors and therefore continues to be with us.


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How to photograph loose leaf tea
Hello fellow tea lovers! I am looking for some photography tips! What is the best way you find when taking photos of tea leaves? I am looking to revamp the teas on my website and want to take all my own photo's, what is your favorite or best tip for a GREAT photo?! http://www.specialteabrew.com
Here's how I got great photos for my teas when I was running the business. I found someone who was a photographer and I offered them a trade: tea for photos. I gave them a generous supply of my tea, they photographed it, and then they kept the supply I gave them. It worked out well for both of us!
If you want to take the photos yourself, I would recommend building yourself a light box.
I definately want to take the photos myself, a light box is a perfect solution. I consider myself a decent photographer as it is one of my greatest passions, yet when I try and take photos of tea leaves I seem to come up short. Thanks LiberTEAS, ps why did you stop running your tea biz, and do you plan or ever want to start up another?
I have a cheap light box made with foam core board and good lighting. Also, I imagine it would be good to put the tea on white paper. Also, use the macro setting on your camera if you have one. A tripod is probably a good idea, too.
Good Idea SimplyJenW :) thanks so much
With digital, you can take lots of pics…use the best ones, and then crop, correct the exposure and color in a good photo editor. ( I am pretty fond of picnik for photo editing which is free online and part of flickr web photo hosting.)
@SpecialTea Brew: Basically, I realized that I'm an artist and not a business person. I am loving the writing of tea reviews. I feel I am much better at writing about tea than I am doing taxes and inventory and paperwork.
I don't want to say "never" but it is not my plan to start another tea business, at least, not the way I was. I have an idea that was given to me by someone that I plan on exploring, but it isn't really a tea business… we shall see how that develops though.
OH… and PS: I am drinking your Tropical Mist Sencha at the moment. :)
Tropical Mist Sencha is one of my favorites i think, so mild and well slightly sweet almost. :)
That is funny I am also super artistic, or at least I like to believe I am, but in the business world I almost feel like I am better at the taxes, inventory and paperwork part of it (online tea wise) than I am marketing and getting out there in the public eye… I need a business partner!!! I need to find someone that compliments me, but is personality wise opposite me. Someone with a more outgoing, smoosher (in a good way) type of personality… Any takers?
@SpecialTea Brew…all the pictures on my site, I did myself and NO I am not a photographer or know the first thing..a friend of a friend is a photographer and he offered to show me how to do it in one afternoon….
I bought a tripod and a Cannon digital SLR from Sears for @ 500. Like the others said, daylight is best, I did not use a light box for the teas, as it added an overcast. The pictures were placed on white copier paper (less grainy background) and done in front of a window or somewhere close by.
The camera was hooked up to my laptop and I shot the pictures from the actual computer (via remote shoot), making adjustments/changes as I went along. This lessed the "fixing" of the photos after.
A light box was used with "teaware", only to deflect the shadows. I found that it was best to use a LARGE piece of white paper (banner paper/cardstock)
Hope this helps.
Thanks Praise Tea :) that does help, so many suggestions on here I LOVE IT!
I'm reading these tips with great interest. I STINK at taking photos of our teas. I think thats part of why our labels have fruits and pies (and grinning monkeys) on them.
But I love your fruits, pies, and grinning monkeys! ;)
I appreciate the original effort of fruits, pies and grinning monkey! Pictures of the actual tea might be more helpful however to prospective buyers. Like me! : )
Yeah. I can swipe pictures off the Internet like nobody else.
Did I just say that out loud?
Nooo! Don't say that! As a professional photographer that's so sad to hear! :( Find a photographer in your area and I'm sure they're willing to help!
Actually, I do look for Creative Commons licensed pictures. It is amazing what you can find if you know where to look.
52Teas, your grinning monkeys are the best :) , I think with picture taking of teas from what I have experimented with anyways practice makes perfect. Once we find our tea picture "spot" keep it :)
I'd love to help out! I'm a photographer and also a photographer's assistant (the photographer I'm working with specializes in food :)
For a pack shot sort of thing – I definitely suggest a white background. It's clean and simple and perfect for getting the job done with no hassle. I suggest using daylight as your main light source. It doesn't need to be sunny, either! Cloudy days are better, even. The light is more diffused and isn't so harsh on the subject! Set your table up near a window or glass door. Then play with a mirror to reflect light onto the leaves. This gives the leaves more contrast and makes the individual leaves stand out more!
This is a photo I took of St. Petersburg tea by Kusmi in my apartment in the fall. I photographed the tea cup and saucer on a black cloth on a table near a glass door and used a mirror to light the leaves and inside of the cup. Less can be more :)
Also – going to shamelessly promote myself here – if you're willing to ship your tea to Paris, I'd love to do a photo/tea trade! I'd love to work with tea more :D
wow this is great help. Ship to Paris, wow I would love to ship myself to paris! Thank you so much for the tips, cant wait to try them out~!
Also, if you don't want to shoot directly down on your subject, just get one longer piece of white paper and hang it up like a smaller version of this:
Remember, the sharper the curve the more shadow you'll get.
Or, try this:
hope this helps!
Those are some GREAT tips.
As CaraTobe, the lighting makes all of the difference in the world. I too would suggest a light table (make sure the light is even!) or a flash head placed below a piece of translucent plexi-glass.
You will them want to set up a light above the tea and balance the exposure between the bottom and top light. You want to make sure your bottom plexi remains white.
A few other tips, put your camera in manual exposure so you don't get a variation of exposures between your shots. You want your look to remain consistent from frame to frame. Same with your white balance, try to set it to the light. I would advise you against using artificial light (as much as I love available light in my day to day work) for the above reason, it may not remain consistent through the shoot.
If your camera allows, shoot in RAW for the added advantage of having more control over your post-processing.
My biggest tip is to strive to get the shot in camera. Do not rely on post processing!
I am also willing to do a bit of a trade if you want to ship some stuff up to Montreal!
My own shameless plug: you can see my work at http://www.timsnowphotography.com or http://www.newwindphoto.com
I also have an instructional photo workshop site at http://www.newwindworkshops.com
Have a great day!
Thank you Tim :) Your work is amazing, and Montreal wow I have not been there in what seems like a million years! Thank you for the tips, cant wait to see what works best in the SEATTLE haze of rain (though it is amazingly sunny out today)
Totally agree with getting the shot in camera. Sometimes it can be a pain to try to edit something you could have easily eliminated while setting up the picture!
But do remember – "less is more". Sometimes all you need is one light source and a white reflector or mirror to get a good photo! :)
Also one thing that helps me to organize myself during shoots is to think one step at a time. First, set up your shot. What angle fits your subject best? Then check depth of field and focus. How much do you want in focus? What part of the image do you want to bring the most attention to? Then start with the lighting and again, go one step at a time. If you want to lighten a shadow, try a white piece of paper or foam board to use as a reflector.
Anyway, yeah. I'll stop myself before I continue to babble on about photography! I hope I've helped at least a little bit!
Phtotography is one of my most favorite hobbies to be honest, but I mostly work out doors and with nature like trees, rocks etc… Photography as a career would be amzing so I cant tell you to stop babbling :) thanks again for the tips
good camera with macro setting, white paper and morning sunlight help a lot. Try to get as close to the tea as possible without casting shadows, I stack the leaves in a heaping pile and try to get a side angle shot.
However, a really easy way to get a decent shot is to have a good amount spread out and just come strait down on it. If lighting is really bad, then use photoshop to brighten and contrast the photo to correct the bad light, just be careful not to change the color levels beyond what the tea looks like. As long as the photo gives the tea an accurate representation in color and texture, adjusting contrast and brightness help a lot if your lighting is not up to expectations.
Simple seems better :) thanks Chi of Tea
I love a good DIY project. I think you need to find great natural light, a white table cloth, and the tea. Then start shooting til you lose the light. It really could be that simple. It might take some time experimenting with angles and light but it is worth it for a great photo.
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Albert told Danny Parkins of 610 Sports in Kansas City that he doesn't know what the chances are that he'll remain with the Chiefs, but made it clear that he wasn't counting the days until he's able to leave the team when asked if he wanted to remain with the team.
"Of course," Albert said, via Arrowhead Pride. "I've been here five years, I was drafted by the Chiefs. My home is there, been living there, and Chiefs fans for the most part have been kind to me. I want to be a Chief."
Albert was also asked if he would be willing to move to guard from left tackle, something that could conceivably come up if the Chiefs retain Albert and draft Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel with the first overall pick. It's all hypothetical at this point, but it isn't something Albert, who played guard in college, is willing to consider.
"I've worked hard to be a left tackle in this league. I've worked hard on my craft. from where I started to where I'm at now is a hell of a jump. I'm not a guard. Point blank," Albert said.
Albert's not the best tackle in the game, but he's a good pass blocker and would surely get a sizable offer to play the position from someone if the Chiefs decide not to meet his asking price. They could franchise him to keep that from happening, but they'd be paying him left tackle money and dealing with possible discontent if they did that with the intention of kicking him inside.


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Gerald Wiens of Marion has had more cucumbers than he knows what to do with this year. He has given plenty away to family, friends, and neighbors; he has sold some to Carlsons' Grocery; and he has sold dozens at a time after advertising online.
He has picked at least 100 cucumbers a week for more than a month, although the quantity has been declining lately. Wiens credits the excellent growth to the cool, moist weather in late June and early August. Not bad for a return to gardening after two decades away.
"This is the first time I've had a garden since the late 1980s or early 1990s," he said.
He purchased a house across from his Lincoln St. home, and its backyard was almost entirely dedicated to a garden by the previous owner. Wiens cut back to about a third of the yard for a garden, planted with cucumbers, tomatoes, cantaloupes, and pumpkins. He also has a few volunteer watermelons and horseradishes.
His early plantings of cucumbers and tomatoes actually didn't start off well, so he transplanted some starters.
"Lo and behold, they all took off," Wiens said.
In recent weeks, he has sold about 70 cucumbers to two buyers — about 40 to a Hillsboro woman and about 30 to a Florence woman.
"We're eating them all the time," Wiens said.
He said the cucumbers have all been tasty. None of them have been bitter, like some late-season cucumbers were when he was growing up. Likewise, the tomatoes have been flavorful, too. He thinks he might get a second batch of tomatoes before the frost, because many have put on new blossoms.


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A time-honored myth is the idea that Hollywood is a bastion of politically correct liberal media elites, accepting of everyone except for white, heterosexual males. Hollywood doesn't like people like me, a white male that tries to follow Jesus and takes the New Testament seriously, so I'm told. That's partially true. Conservative religious believers are often portrayed in film and TV as sexually repressed, anti-science, simple-minded folk with narrow worldviews that resemble Machiavelli more than Jesus. But since I've decided to become an aspiring filmmaker, I've been studying the industry, and the open secret that everyone in the industry knows, but might be shocking to outsiders is this: Hollywood elites are comprised mostly of older, white males, which are the staggering majority of Oscar voters; and women and minorities don't get a fair shake in the industry—and it's not even close. Knowing that Hollywood is mostly run by older, white males has helped me become a more thoughtful consumer of media, which has led me to discover another truth: Arabs are the most maligned people in America today.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that other popular scapegoats have it easy. Gays in particular have it pretty bad, especially gay youth who are bullied at school and have nobody to turn to when they come home, since their church and parents reject them too. Without diminishing the pain of the LGBT community in America, at least they have a large section of Hollywood and pop culture rooting for them. Not so with Arabs. With the exception of Amreeka which is a beautiful independent film about a Palestinian Christian family that settles in Illinois where the mom gets a job at White Castle, and The Visitor, a film that humanizes an undocumented Syrian, I can't think of many positive—or even nuanced—portrayals of Arabs. Okay, there is Paradise Now, also an independent, which puts a human face on...err...a suicide bomber.
See what I mean?
Try it for yourself. Think of an Arab you've seen in a movie or a TV show. Who are they? What are they doing? How are they portrayed? Are they portayed as human beings who work hard, love their children, with real emotions, flawed, neither saints nor villains—like you and me? Or are they one-dimensional stereotypes? I'm thinking of the fumbling idiots in Back to the Future who can't get their bazookas to work, the Arabian Knights in Aladdin, the terrorist mom in 24 hell-bent on setting off a WMD, the fat oil sheiks in Taken who run a sex trafficking ring, the Iraqi women in American sniper who don't grieve over their dead children. And if that's not dehumanizing enough, we could expand our critique of media to video games and listen to the words of Arab American commentator/ comedian Amer Zahr who said in a recent blog post:
It has always bothered me that the targets on the video game Call of Duty all look like my dad.
Religious conservatives often raise the point that sex and violence in media have a corrosive influence on society, and that artists have a responsibility to shape the moral climate of our culture. I think that's a fair point, though I do think that portrayals of sin in film and TV should be examined by the larger context of the point the stories are trying to make. Having said that, there's an old adage that says "Perception is reality", and it's hard to argue with the fact that the film and TV industry is one of the primary shapers of perception in U.S. culture, as well as the global culture. We know that Hollywood portrayals of African American men can lead to the fear and suspicion of black men that many people are now protesting, and at least some in Hollywood are trying to rectify that with shows like Black-ish and the variety of roles that are available to black actors. Given the success of American Sniper, I don't think the issue of Arab villification is much on the radar for socially conscious industry workers in Hollywood.
It's about time that somebody calls Hollywood's portrayal of Arabs for what it is: racism.
Up until this point in my life, I've only written and produced non-fiction. I've finally begun to work on my first novel, and I'm also co-writing a screenplay with a friend. So here's my pledge as an aspiring storyteller. Regardless of who I write about, I will do my best to portray people not as one-dimensional stereotypes, but as human beings. Whether my characters are saints or villains, or anything in between, I will do my best to portray the truth of who they are and will portray to the best of my ability the context in which they live. To do anything less is un Jesus-like, and goes against the core of my faith.
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|Let's see. Bacon, check. Shrimp, check. Gravy, check. Homemade mashed potatoes, check. How can you go wrong with a combo like that?
Shrimp and Brown Gravy with Homemade Mashed PotatoesA popular south Louisiana dish, this is best served over homemade mashed potatoes, though you could probably get away with serving it over noodles, rice, grits or even biscuits. Do me a favor though and at least try it the first time over homemade mashed potatoes, and only homemade, because, well, there just really ain't nothin' like it. This recipe is so simple, it's a shortcut version avoiding the need to stir up a roux, yet so delicious - try it. I got a feeling you'll fall in love with it.
Recipe: Shrimp and Brown Gravy©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 10 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 4 slices of bacon
- 1-1/2 cups of chicken stock or broth
- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) of unsalted butter
- 2 stalks of green onion, sliced and chopped
- 1 stalk of celery, chopped fine
- 3 to 4 cloves of garlic, minced fine
- 2 pounds of small raw, peeled shrimp
- 1 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama White Pepper Blend), or to taste, optional
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon of Kitchen Bouquet
Chop the bacon and cook in a skillet until crispy, drain and set aside. Meanwhile, whisk together the chicken broth and the cornstarch and set aside.
In that same skillet, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the celery and green onion and cook for about 2 minutes or just until soft, but not browned. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the shrimp, and cook, stirring occasionally until the shrimp just begin to turn pink.
Whisk the cornstarch mix again and slowly add to the shrimp, thoroughly stirring it in. Add the Cajun seasoning, salt, pepper, and Kitchen Bouquet; bring to a boil, reduce heat immediately to low and let low simmer for about 10 minutes or until nicely thickened. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
Spoon over hot, homemade mashed potatoes or grits, and sprinkle with the bacon. Traditionally served with a side of green peas, but a nice garden salad would be great too.
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Jingwei Yu, PhD, MM
Research and Clinical Interests
Genomic and epigenetic analysis of cancer and chromosome disorders, development of chromosomal and molecular markers for clinical diagnosis.
Selected Publications
- Yu J, Zhang Y, Qi Z, Kurtycz D, Vacano G, Patterson D. Methylation-mediated downregulation of the B-cell translocation gene 3 (BTG3) in breast cancer cells. Gene Expr, 2008;14(3):173-82.
- Ye L, Chang JC, Lin C, Sun X, Yu J, Kan YW. Induced pluripotent stem cells offer new approach to therapy in thalassemia and sickle cell anemia and option in prenatal diagnosis in genetic diseases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, May/29/2009.
- Ye L, Chang JC, Lin C, Qi Z, Yu J and Kan YW. Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells using site-specific integration with phage integrase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 11/2010;107(45):19467-72.
- Ohi Y, Qin H, Hong C, Qi Z, Blouin L, Polo J, Guo T, Downey S, Hebrok M, Hochedlinger K, Yu J, Costello J, Song JS and Ramalho-Santos M. Incomplete DNA methylation underlies a transcriptional memory of the somatic cell in human iPS cells. Nat Cell Biol. 2011 May;13(5):541-9. Epub 2011 Apr 17.
- Lu CM, Zhou L, Feng S, Kohn PH, Qi Z and Yu J. Presence of complex t(6;9;22;15) four-way chromosome rearrangements plus a rare t(1;6) translocation does not affect the response to imatinib therapy in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Leukemia and Lymphoma. 2011 November; 52(11):2182-4.
- Huang V, Place RF, PortnoyV, Wang J, Qi Z, Jia Z, Yu A, Shuman M, Yu J and Li LC. Upregulation of Cyclin B1 by miRNA and its implications in cancer. Nucleic Acids Research, 2012 February: 40(4):1695-1707.
- Qin H, Blaschke K, Wei G, Ohi Y, Blouin L, Qi Z, Yu J, Yeh R-F, Hebrok M and Ramalho-Santos M. Transcriptional Analysis of Pluripotency Reveals the Hippo Pathway as a Barrier to Reprogramming. Human Molecular Genetics. 2012 May 1;21(9):2054-67.
- Ye L, Muench MO, Fusaki N, Beyer AI, Wang J, Qi Z, Yu J and Kan YW. Blood cell-derived induced pluripotent stem cells free of reprogramming factors generated by Sendai viral vectors. Stem Cells Trans Med. 2013 (in press).
- Huang V, Zheng J, Qi Z, Wang J, Place RP, Yu J, Li H and Li LC. Ago1 interacts with RNA polymerase II and binds to the promoters of actively transcribed genes in human cancer cells. PLoS Genetics, 2013 (in press).
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"Now now, why the long face, dear?" the first Morinth laughed. "Are you sad after all the effort to reunite with your dear Lilly?"
"Glad ya—liked it," Xara managed.
She opened her eyes again, and Morinth looked at her for a moment, then moved over to Lilliana and kicked the other trolless in the ribs. Xara winced, but spoke before Morinth could.
"Gonna be like that, huh? This the part where ya try ta blame me for her getting' hurt even more? Cobrak was right – yer totally predictable."
Morinth started to laugh again. She continued beating the priestess. "Oh no, it's her fault... for being born, that is," the woman said.
"Yer depth of crazy is reachin' a new record," Xara said.
Xara shoved away from the night elf, who staggered a little in surprise; but the elf only slung her bow over her back, knowing Xara was no longer a threat. Kallavan picked up Cobrak from the gaggle of Morinths and took him over to a rack, also unconcerned. Xara gritted her teeth as she got to her feet again, putting a hand to her chest. The gaggle of Morinths approached her, their amethyst eyes glowing.
"Now... let's see what you know..." they said in an off-key chorus.
"Here's one thing I know," Xara said. She held out her hand.
From under her mail top, she'd pulled out her hearthstone. It was inert, its magics deactivated by Morinth's powers, deep inside the base. But with a toss of her hand she flipped it over, revealing that its underside was an engineering device that still whirred and hummed.
"They know exactly where I went," she said. "Everyone."
Her entire path through the underground city had been charted, everything heard recorded. And via technology, not magic, it had been transmitted to her associates in Borrowed Time. They would have a map and knowledge of everything that had happened. Xara had known her odds of rescuing Lilliana were slim. But the odds of everyone else being able to rescue both her and Lilliana were now considerably greater than those had been.
One Morinth laughed. It was her response to everything, to laugh. "Let them come," she said.
"Oh, they will." Xara smiled. "I've called in the cavalry."
Fhenrir would bring Horde forces. Naheal would bring Borrowed Time. Leyu'jin would bring the Grim. And everyone else who knew and cared about her, Lilly, and Cobrak would soon be knocking on Morinth's doors. Morinth had picked the wrong trolless to kidnap, because Lilliana had the right sister.
A shadow crossed the lead Morinth's face. She and the other Morinths spoke in unison. "My machine is ready."
"Yer a dime a dozen," Xara said. "We'll be done with you by next Tuesday."
Morinth tutted and the night elf stepped forward, swinging a fist into Xara's chin. Xara staggered, dropping the hearthstone. It fell and rolled near Doisswix, who politely incinerated it.
"So bold..." Morinth remarked. "I'm going to enjoy watching you break."
Xara raised a hand to her jaw. "Better than you have tried, girly," she said. "Ya can make me scream and beg—"
The Morinths' eyes glowed in unison and they emitted a psychic scream. The unholy sound drove Xara to her knees, her eyes watering as she forced herself to not try to cover her ears pointlessly.
"—But the moment I find a weapon in my hand," she forced out, "I'll be – after you again." The scream was growing louder, though the Morinths' mouths had closed, and Xara, struggling against it, began to fail. "I... never... give... up..."
The psychic pain overwhelmed her. The last thing she heard was the chorus.
"We are Morinth... and soon, you will be too."


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A grant from Exxon Mobil to the West Ottawa Public Schools and Zeeland Public Schools is expanding the districts' opportunity to have teachers and students learn about the natural and applied sciences as participants in the summer-research program at Hope College.
The $10,000 grant is supporting the participation of four students in Project REACH (Research Experiences Across Cultures at Hope) this summer. The award was presented at Hope on Monday, June 7, by Beth Snyder, program officer for ExxonMobil's U.S. educational and environmental contributions programs, with Matt Van Zanten, representing J&H Oil, a local Mobil branded fuels marketing distributor.
It is the second year in a row that Exxon Mobil has supported participation in the REACH program by area students. Last summer, 2009, Exxon Mobil provided support for two students from West Ottawa. This summer, Rachel Delinger and Travis McGeehan from Zeeland East and Emily Cheng and Matthew Harder from West Ottawa will be supported by the grant.
The REACH program is a six-week immersion for high school students and teachers engaging in challenging and relevant research projects with Hope's science, engineering and mathematics faculty. The goal is to provide meaningful learning experiences to the students as they consider their interest in pursuing careers in one of the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields in college, and to involve teachers in research activity that they can in turn apply to their own classroom teaching. The emphasis has been on recruiting students who come from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM careers.
In the first four summers since the program began in 2006, a total of 42 students and three teachers have participated in the program. Project REACH was initially funded through support to the college from the National Science Foundation and internal sources, with support continuing through a four-year grant to Hope from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in the spring of 2008. Project REACH is expected to include 21 students and three teachers this summer, including not only from West Ottawa and Zeeland East but also from Holland High, Zeeland West, Black River, Hamilton, Fennville, Grandville High and City High in Grand Rapids.
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I am already addicted to this script, and I thank you for your job. I just have a two-points wishlist:
- Is it possible to have it working in visual mode as well? For instance, I could enter visual mode, and select everything until i meet a certain 'c' character
- Is it possible to have it working not only on one line, but on the whole buffer? I can type, for example, '_Fc', and it finds all the occurences of 'c' not only on the cursor line itself, but in the whole buffer.
I think these would be two small improvements for making this script really life-changing. --Preceding unsigned comment added by BlackLight01 19:27, February 6, 2011
Author no longer seems to be interested in plugin development, I started fork at https://github.com/vlmarek/PreciseJumpVlad . It mainly fixes issues with international characters.
To answer the previous question, both works for me, I'm using this config to achieve that:
nmap <unique> <leader>f :call PreciseJumpF(-1, -1, 0)<cr>
vmap <unique> <leader>f <ESC>:call PreciseJumpF(-1, -1, 1)<cr>
omap <unique> <leader>f :call PreciseJumpF(-1, -1, 0)<cr>
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Simplest is the best: fresh local asparagus, roasted with feta cheese
The asparagus season in Estonia - (who knew I'd ever get to use such a term!?) - only started last weekend, so there's 5-6 more weeks of asparagus eating ahead. Move over, rhubarb, I've got a new seasonal favourite!
PS Uus-Kongo talu lett asub Tallinna Keskturul, tagumisel turuplatsil. Lisaks müüvad nad linna parimat hapukapsast, samuti kõiksugu krõmpsuvaid salatilehti ja hõrke ürdipotte. Nende sparglit peaks hea õnne korral leidma ka Stockmanni kaubamajast. Aga hooaeg on lühike, nii et püüdke kindlasti lähinädalate jooksul jaole pääseda. Hetkel maksab sparglikilo 200 EEKi.
You don't want to mess around with such great produce - the simplest treatment is the best. A classic way to serve fresh green asparagus would be steamed with hollandaise sauce. But if you love feta cheese, then this is the dish for you. The recipe is from Epicurious, and has been approved by the Queen of Vegetables, Alanna. Although the original recipe scatters feta cheese on top after roasting the asparagus, then I followed Alanna's advice and added the cheese before that. Feta cheese melts into most fantastic gooeyness on top of those herby-tasting asparagus spears.
Roasted asparagus with feta cheese
(Röstitud spargel fetajuustuga)
Serves 2
300 grams of fresh asparagus
1 Tbsp olive oil
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
75 grams feta cheese, cubed or crumbled
Break off and discard the lower woody parts of asparagus spears. Place asparagus in a single layer in a small oven dish (no need to blanch them first, providing they are fresh and not too thick). Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and roast in a 220 Celsius oven for 7 minutes.
Scatter feta cubes on top and return to the oven for another 3-7 minutes, until cheese has started to melt a little and asparagus has softened enough.
Other asparagus recipes @ Nami-nami:
Asparagus with pinenuts, lime and browned butter (May 2007)
Roasted green asparagus with Parmesan cheese (May 2006)
Wild asparagus with butter / Wild asparagus with pasta & garlic (May 2006)
Green asparagus recipes @ other foodblogs:
Alanna's asparagus eggs benedict and roasted asparagus with lemon
Bea's strawberry asparagus country tart
Elise's asparagus frittata and ham & asparagus quiche
Heidi's savoury asparagus bread pudding and asparagus & brown rice
Johanna's asparagus risotto and Asparagus with poached egg, pecorino and truffle oil
Kalyn's asparagus with basil pesto and roasted asparagus with garlic
Molly's asparagus flan and asparagus vinaigrette
11 comments:
I love fresh asparagus also, Pille! Looks like I'll have to go hunt for some in Tartu's turg.
- 11:46 am, May 17, 2007
- Lydia said...
Hooray for fresh asparagus, wherever you find them! We are just coming into the peak of asparagus season here in Rhode Island, and I'm in heaven.
- 1:07 pm, May 17, 2007
- Kalyn said...
What a perfect recipe, and I do LOVE feta cheese. I will be trying this one for sure. Thanks for including my recipe links; what a great collection of asparagus yumminess.
- 1:49 pm, May 17, 2007
- K & S said...
love asparagus as well! this is a great recipe! thanks for sharing.
- 2:01 pm, May 17, 2007
- Carit said...
Tere, Pille!
Olen Sinu retseptikogu ammune austaja, kasutasin seda nii Eestis, kui nüüd Londonis elades. Hiljuti avastasin ka selle blogi ja nüüd loen huviga uusi sissekandeid.
Tahtsin tänu avaldada - toidu valmistamisel ideedest puudu ei tule :)
PS! Täna õhtul on menüüs spargel fetajuustuga!
- 5:09 pm, May 17, 2007
- Kajakas said...
Tere Pille :D
Mina kommin kehvasti, sest ma loen inglist suht kehvasti :D
Aga ma ikka kogu aeg üritan...
- 9:08 pm, May 17, 2007
- Chloe said...
i've had some fresh asparagus just now, inspired by your recipe. They were delicious. The simplest things are the tastier too.
- 10:20 pm, May 17, 2007
- joey said...
Lucky you to have those gorgeous asparagus! :) I could feel the excitment of your post :) I like them too and I'll definitely try this out soon!
- 8:08 am, May 18, 2007
- Alanna said...
I'm quite sure this was my very first "real favorite" with asparagus when I started blogging. It's so simple, yes? I'm so glad you've found a source of local asparagus, there's nothing beating it. I'm still buying four pounds a week!
- 4:03 pm, May 18, 2007
- ParisBreakfasts said...
A wonderful idea!
Particularly since I live in Feta-ville (Astoria NY) and can get 18 kinds of Feta.
- 12:36 pm, May 23, 2007
- Pille said...
Pene - I'm not sure if you'll have any luck in Tartu. As far as I know, then Uus-Kongo farm is the only commercial asparagus grower in Estonia, and they only sell at the Stockman supermarket in Tallinn and at their stall at Tallinn Central Market. But who knows, you might find an entrepreneurial vegetable grower in Tartu after all!
Lydia - lucky girl, you too:)
Kalyn - I've realised that you like feta cheese;) Have you had a chance to try halloumi as well now? That's another brilliant cheese from the region.
K&S - you're welcome!
Carit - rõõm tutvuda! Ja tore, et eesti- ja ingliskeelsest Nami-namist kasu on olnud. Kas proovisid seda spargli-fetarooga? Kuidas maitses?
Kajakas - no aga ikka kommid, kui meelitatakse:)
Chloe - how nice of you. And it must have tasted even better with all that brillian feta cheese you've got in Athens!
Joey - I was excited:)
Alanna - it's so simple and yet delicious indeed. Four pounds a week is quite a lot!!
Carol - lucky you! It's hard to find good feta cheese here sometimes, but things are improving.
- 12:50 pm, May 23, 2007


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