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MEMRI, the Middle East Media Research Institute, has released the following information about yet another Iranian Holocaust-denial initiative:
On September 26, 2008, the Iranian news channel IRINN reported on the publication, in Iran, of a 100-page book of cartoons on the Holocaust, which it billed as "tak[ing] a critical look at the great distortion of the historical event called the Holocaust, using the art of satire." The report included comments by an Iranian university chancellor, the book's cartoonist, and an Iranian cultural expert.
The news story also explained that the book "is an effort to expose the need to research the event of the Holocaust."
The following is the transcript of the report.
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Voiceover: "The book Holocaust takes a critical look at the great distortion of the historical event called the Holocaust, using the art of satire. The book describes the history of the Holocaust and its obvious contradictions, by means of cartoons and satirical writing. It raises questions about the Zionist claims that six million Jews were murdered by the German Nazis during World War II."
Mohammad Saeed Jabalameli, chancellor of Iran University of Science and Technology: "In order to question the Holocaust, experts needed to conduct studies, but the important thing is that fundamental questions have arisen in recent years: If the Holocaust is indeed a historical event that really took place, why don't they allow this issue to be investigated? Why don't they let academic circles investigate this issue? This alone is an indication that it is a fabrication, with no historical validity."
Mazyar Bijani, the book's cartoonist: "[The book] contains 52 cartoons, accompanied by historical satirical writing, regarding the way the Holocaust issue arose and became connected to Palestine. The way they managed to link Palestine to the 'genocide' of the Jewish people in Europe constitutes, in our opinion, dark satire. There is no connection between them."
Voiceover: "The 100-page Holocaust book has been released in 7,000 copies."
Parvin Pour, Iranian cultural affairs expert: "Mr. Mazyar Bijani, our country's talented cartoonist, drew the cartoons in the book, and the writing is by Mr. Omid Mehdinejad, one of our talented poets and satirist."
Voiceover: "The Holocaust is a pretext of the Zionists to occupy the land of the oppressed, fighting people of Palestine. The Holocaust book is an effort to expose the need to research the event of the Holocaust."

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Don Sterling's gay says V. Stiviano, the woman responsible for the racist old fart's downfall. V. made the allegations in court while claiming she deserves everything she's ever received from the ex-Clippers owner because they were gifts for being his "beard."
In the new docs, Stiviano argues that the items in question were given to her in exchange for being Donald's "beard" — and she insists Shelly knew about it.
Stiviano states … she was "not ever a sexual partner of Donald T. Sterling" and "believes that [Sterling] is a homosexual and enjoys sexual acts and or sexual congress with males."
In the legal doc, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Stiviano says Shelly was "acutely aware of [Donald's] sexual orientation and condoned same as well as acknowledged and approved [Donald's] gifts of money [to Stiviano]." [SOURCE]
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CellMax Technologies, a provider of ultra-high efficiency base station antennas for mobile networks, has been named as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2012.
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When the list for 2012 was announced today, Swedish antenna specialist CellMax Technologies was included in 193rd place, with a growth over five years of 742 percent. CellMax Technologies has been on the list for three years in a row: the company was placed 194 in 2011 and 84th in 2010. CellMax Technologies has also been among Sweden's 21 fastest growing technologies for three tears running (2010-2012).
Ultra high-efficiency antennas help mobile operators cope with data explosion
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I must admit it's been way too long so I apologize! The new year rang in and I've been a busy party guru but I haven't forgotten about you all.
It's now the end of February and I'm sure everyone has experienced a bit of the winter blahs. But don't worry, I've got the perfect remedy - it's time to roll out the red carpet, go Hollywood glam, and throw a fabulous Oscar party!
The following are some budget-friendly tips and ideas to throw an award-winning Oscar viewing party that is sure to be the most talked about event of the year:
Guest list - As this is a viewing party, it will involve a lot of couch surfing so keep the guest list intimate and really create that VIP feel.
Invitations - Go eco-friendly and use a free online event invitation tools such as Evite. The link I've provided offers specific award themed templates that are perfect for this type of event.
Remember to include the important details such as the who, what, when, and where, but also add in the dress code for this event. This is one of the most extravagant events of the year so encourage your guests to outfit themselves in their best party gear.
Decor - You can never go wrong with creating a simple yet elegant ambiance with candles and a splash of colour with fresh cut flowers. Check out your local dollar store for affordable candles, holders and vases and visit your local flower market.
Also check out Party Packagers for all of your Oscar party decor needs. They have everything from red carpet runners, themed plates, napkins and cups, streamers and even tiaras and top hats.
Another fun idea is to put up movie posters. It will likely be challenging to find posters of this year's nominees so go with the classics. Check out the website movieposter.com to find movie posters in Toronto.
The Red Carpet - Part of the Oscar experience is to enjoy the red carpet and watch all of Hollywood's elite walk down in their gowns and tuxes, so be sure to invite your guests early enough to watch the various pre-award shows.
Create excitement as your guest arrive by having your own red carpet. If you don't want to purchase a runner you can buy inexpensive red fabric to create your own. Have a camera on hand to take photos of your guests as they enter your house and get them to strike a pose.
Fun & Games - Pre-print Oscar ballots for your guests to fill out during the red carpet coverage and have a prize for the winner with the most correct votes. The Oscar site has a great ballot template to download for you to print.
Another fun game that can be printed off and played during the awards is Oscar Bingo. Download these templates here.
Menu - You can play off the best picture nominees and create a menu surrounding those titles. Check out these ideas on Epicurious.
For myself personally, I love a cocktail party that's elegant but fun, so here are some menu ideas that already have my mouth watering:
- Red Carpet Popcorn with Truffle Oil
- Three Cheese Mini Macs
- Aged Cheddar, Pear & Carmalized Onion Grilled Cheese
- Bistro Sliders with Pickled Onions
- Smoked Salmon Dip with Belgian Endives
- Mini Vanilla Cupcakes
Beverages - Champagne is the beverage of choice when celebrating at the Academy Awards. However, there are many delicious sparkling wines such as Prosecco from Italy or Cava from Spain, that are affordable substitutes.
Check out Natalie Mclean's Top Bubblies which offers a great range of product available at the LCBO and includes a review and price.
Always remember to be a responsible host and ensure there are plenty of non-alcoholic drinks and offer a fun mocktail by using a sparkling cider as a substitute for champagne.
P.S. How adorable are those little bow ties added on to these champagne flutes!
The best thing about party planning is getting creative and having fun with it! If you like my ideas on how to re-create the glitz and glamour of the Oscars, then please share this on Twitter or Like it on Facebook with the links below. If have any other ideas you would like to share, please feel free to add a comment as I would love to hear from you!
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Have you ever wondered how a cigar is made from start to finish? This infographic explains it all in an easy to understand format. The text of the infographic follows.
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Cigars are made carefully through the following process:
Before we explain the specifics, we first want to familiarize you with the structure and composition of a cigar.
The Structure of Cigar
Cap: A small, round piece of tobacco wrapper leaf attached to the head of a cigar. The purpose of the cap is to lock in the wrapper and finish the head.
Head: This is the part of the cigar that one draws or smokes from. The head is always the closed end of the cigar and must be cut about 3 millimeters before the foot is lit.
Cigar Band: The label that surrounds the head of the cigar.
Foot: The foot of a cigar is normally pre-cut and is the part of the cigar that is lit.
Composition of Cigar
Cigars are made up of 3 types of tobacco leaves: the wrapper, filler and binder. Variations of these will determine the flavor characteristics of the cigar.
Wrappers: The leaves on the outer or widest part of the tobacco plant. The wrapper has a large influence on a cigar's overall character and flavor. The wrapper color is often used to describe the cigar in general.
Fillers: The large majority of a cigar is comprised of filler. Filler is bunches of tobacco leaves grouped together inside the wrapper.
Binders: Leaves that have an elastic character that are used to secure the filler of a cigar together. Binders are for the most part wrappers that were rejected linked to blemishes, holes, discoloration or excessive veins, etc.
The 3 types of Tobacco
Ligero: Is harvested from the top of the tobacco plant, which is normally exposed to the highest level of direct sunlight. It is normally the darkest and the most flavor rich filler of the three.
Seco (Dry): Is pulled from the central portion of the plant. These tobacco leaves are generally lighter than Ligero in both flavor and color.
Volado: is extracted from the lowest portion of the plant. Volado is mostly utilized for its burning properties to help keep a consistent burn. Volado leaves have very little influence on the flavor of a cigar.
Filler: Filler is generally made up of strong ligero leaf in the middle, the lighter seco leaf surrounds the ligero and the volado wraps around both the ligero and seco.
The Manufacturing Process–Cigars are made in 2 ways. By hand or machine.
Cultivation of Tobacco: Tobacco plants are planted and cared for indoors and transplanted into fields once they have aged 6 to 10 weeks. The plants then take several months to grow and mature in the tobacco fields before they are harvested.
Curing: Once the plants are harvested, the tobacco leaves are then cured once they become yellow or dried brown in color. The curing process is begun when the harvested tobacco plants are secured and strung to laths (thin strips of wood). The laths are then hung in a curing barn that is well-ventilated.
Fermenting: After the leaves are cured, they are grouped together and are tied into bundles by size and color. They are then stored away months to years. During this time, the tobacco leaves undergo chemical composition changes (fermentation). During the fermentation process, the tobacco's flavor and aroma intensifies.
Stripping: The filler leaves are cleaned up and main vein and stems are removed. This is essential to insure the cigar burns evenly. The stripped tobacco leaves are wrapped in bales and stored away so that fermentation can progress further. Once the leaves are just about ready to be used, they are physically steamed to rejuvenate lost humidity.
Wrapping: Wrapping is the most difficult step that can make or break the cigar. The worker takes the partially completed cigar and sets it on the wrapper tobacco leaf. With a unique tool called a chaveta (essentially a rounded knife), the worker trims away any abnormalities from the filler. The hand roller spirals the wrapper leaf around the binder and filler several times, and then finished it off by securing the end of the wrapper with a vegetable paste. The cigar is finished!
Hand rolling: Premium cigars are made by hand. The filler of hand rolled cigars always must be packed carefully and evenly so the cigar always burns smoothly. The wrapper is rolled in an even spiral around the cigar.
Machine rolling: The vast majority of cigars are manufactured by machine.
Inspecting: Completed cigars are inspected in a variety of ways and vary from factory to factory. The cigars are grouped together from the rollers in bundles and are labeled and or stamped with the following details: "Vitola" or size number. The name of the "tabaquero," or cigar factory. And finally the Production Date.


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Curried Pumpkin Risotto with Chorizo, Kale and Squash Hash.
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Author Notes: My friend Carli has a prolific kale patch. I asked for some, and was rewarded with a giant basket full of kale. Upon delivery, her husband begged me to take more. Come to the garden, he said, and PLEASE take the kale away.
And so I did. For Carli and Hamilton, a new way to enjoy Kale.
A few notes about the recipe:
I blend my own curry powder- a combination of turmeric, ginger, cumin, coriander, cayenne, mustard, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, black pepper and saffron. You can use store bought in this recipe, or another curry powder recipe that you prefer.
I'd recommend a large leaf kale over curly kale. For the squash, use a sweeter squash that holds its shape, like kabocha. I used "ambercup" recommended by a local farmer. —Hilarybee
Serves 4 main course
Curried Pumpkin Risotto
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Curry Powder
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated Ginger
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Thyme leaves
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 1 15 oz can of pumpkin puree (or homemade!)
- 3-4 cups Vegetable or Chicken stock, homemade preferred
- In a medium saucepan, head the vegetable stock on medium heat. In a wide pot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil and butter on medium heat. Add the onions, and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, fresh thyme and curry powder. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the arborio rice, stirring until the rice absorbs all of the butter and spices.
- When the rice has turned translucent around the edges and slightly plumped, add the hot stock, half a cup at a time. Stir Constantly until the rice absorbs the stock.
- After you have added one cup of stock, add the pumpkin puree, along with the stock. Pour in the half cup stock, then add 1/4 cup pumpkin, while stirring constantly. Repeat procedure until the rice is plump and tender. The finished risotto should be thick, creamy, and a deep orange.
Chorizo Kale Hash
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 Links of Chorizo
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 bunch Kale, stems removed and cut into 1/2 inch ribbons
- 2 cups Squash of your choice, cubed
- 1/2 cup stock or water
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Push the chorizo out of the casing into the skillet. Break up the chunks while stirring, until the chorizo is completely cooked, about 4-5 minutes. Remove the chorizo, but leave the oil. Set aside for later.
- Add the yellow onion and cook until translucent. Add the squash cubes and cook for 4-5 minutes. Then add the garlic and cook for a minute more. Add the kale ribbons. Cook for one minute, and then add the stock. Put the lid on the pot, and cook for another 3-4 minutes, until the kale is bright green and the squash is tender. Add back the chorizo.
- Ladle the risotto onto the plate and then top with the hash. Serve immediately.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Greens
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Often Distant From Policy Making, Scientists Try to Find a Public Voice
Like thousands of university researchers around the country, Allison K. Leidner believes that her findings in an obscure and hard-to-explain slice of the academic spectrum may hold importance to the lives of millions.
Unlike many of those researchers, however, Ms. Leidner has realized the value of explaining her findings in a way that large numbers of people can understand.
A small but growing number of colleges, helped by groups such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, are making a determined effort to teach their scientists —a group seemingly unable to avoid cloaking its findings in an obscure vocabulary —to speak more often and more clearly to the public and to policy makers.
One such effort helped Ms. Leidner realize that public explanations of her study, "The Effect of Urbanization on an Endemic Coastal Butterfly," didn't really need the word "endemic" to help people recognize that an environment that's bad for butterflies could be bad for other living creatures, too.
"You can explain what you want without the word 'endemic,'" said Ms. Leidner, who is now pursuing her research at the University of Maryland after earning a doctorate in zoology at North Carolina State University. "So why make it more confusing?"
That's exactly the kind of recognition the science associationi hoped to produce with a program of one-day "Communicating Science" workshops that it began last year, said Tiffany Lohwater, the group's public-engagement manager.
Just a week after her AAAS workshop, Ms. Leidner was on Capitol Hill explaining her studies of the rare "crystal skipper" butterfly to North Carolina lawmakers as part of a lobbying day organized by the American Institute of Biological Sciences. An organizer of the Congressional visit said afterward that "she was very confident and did a great job," Ms. Lohwater said.
More than 400 other scientists and engineers have participated in the AAAS program on college campuses and at professional-society meetings, she said. Still, that is only a small fraction of the nation's research scientists, and Ms. Lohwater acknowledged that it is not clear how deeply such approaches are being integrated into other university programs or whether there has been any major shift in the ability of scientists to penetrate public-policy debates.
"I think what we're seeing is an increased interest," said Ms. Lohwater, whose group plans a membership survey on the topic this summer. "But until we have data to support that, it's hard to say."
Scientists Staying Away
Other indicators suggest the overall progress may be slow. One small sample —a tally by The Chronicle of all Congressional hearings held during one week in May that featured at least one expert witness other than a government official —found only two university researchers among the 124 people invited to address lawmakers on topics that included economic development and trade, taxation, health care, energy, military procurement, prison sentencing, and the environment.
Rather than invite university experts steeped in such topics, members of Congress instead heard from dozens of representatives of businesses, labor organizations, and advocacy groups, along with lawyers, private analysts, and fellow lawmakers and government officials.
"The scientific community is quite underrepresented at these hearings," said K.C. Das, an associate professor of engineering at the University of Georgia who testified at a House Small Business Committee hearing on regulations in the biofuels industry. The week's only other Congressional hearing with a university expert concerned student financial aid.
Such underrepresentation is typical and does "tell you something about the way decisions are being made" in government, from the local level through the federal, said Charles F. Niederriter, a professor of physics at Gustavus Adolphus College who organizes an annual conference on his Minnesota campus about presenting scientific findings to the public.
"The way decisions are being made generally excludes direct interaction with academics," Mr. Niederriter said. "And that's partly because academics are hard to work with."
A traditional inability or unwillingness of scientists to talk directly with the public and policy makers may be one big factor, but not the only one, said Stephen H. Schneider, a professor of interdisciplinary environmental studies at Stanford University.
Another hurdle is institutional: Universities and grant-making agencies, despite their talk of breaking down divisions in academe, still favor researchers with a single-themed approach, Mr. Schneider said. "So if you're going to divert a fraction of your career into outreach and into these other things, and you're not smarter than the person next to you, and there's two of you running for one tenured slot, there's risks associated with being too broad, being too interdisciplinary, for young scientists," he said.
Signs of Change
Still, recent trends show that scientists may be gaining greater influence on governmental policy, said Lawrence Badash, a retired professor of the history of science at the University of California at Santa Barbara, who has written several books on the topic.
Scientists have few lobbying groups, Mr. Badash said, and President Obama named a former leader of one of them —John P. Holdren, a past chairman of the Federation of American Scientists —as his science adviser. Mr. Obama picked another university researcher, Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, as his energy secretary. That followed a period in which the Bush administration "stifled and even perverted" the recommendations of scientists to conform with its own political preferences, Mr. Badash said.
Nobel laureates and other scientists have also been accused of playing politics when taking positions on subjects such as the Vietnam War and nuclear testing that aren't directly in their fields of expertise, Mr. Badash said.
"If it's fundamentally a political question, and the scientists have no training in political science, why should we give them more credence than we give the guy next door?" Mr. Badash said. "Yet we do because they have some public image as intelligent people."
And members of Congress, he said, despite failing to include scientists in many of their hearings and killing off their own "superb" Office of Technology Assessment in 1995, still have "many, many sources" of scientific expertise, including science offices within the various executive-branch agencies.
'Start Speaking Up'
But the need for scientists to work with policy makers may be growing as matters of public concern require greater levels of technical expertise to understand and solve, and carry greater dangers for wrong decisions.
Scientists can help explain "things that are unknown and dangerous, and unknown and not dangerous, and how to tell the difference," said Seth C. Zenz, a doctoral student in physics at the University of California at Berkeley, who writes a blog that highlights public misperceptions of science.
Apparently vindicated more than 30 years after he began warning about the threat of global warming, former Vice President Al Gore came before this year's annual conference of the AAAS with one overriding message for the world's largest association of scientists: Start speaking up.
"I'm asking you for help," Mr. Gore told conference delegates in February in Chicago. "Scientists can no longer in good conscience accept this division between the work you do and the civilization in which you live."
The lack of a clear message from scientists is sometimes taken as a lack of consensus. But in the case of climate change, a series of standing ovations showered by the scientists on Mr. Gore reflected survey data showing a scientific consensus on climate change. A University of Illinois poll of 3,146 scientists published this year, for example, showed that 82 percent believe human activity has had a significant effect on global temperatures.
The purported controversy over climate change is one of the "false debates" that today's generation of scientists has improperly allowed to develop in the public mind, said one future scientist, Narendra P. Tal lapragada, who plans to do things differently. A high-school senior from Virginia who is due to begin studying electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall, Mr. Tallapragada will arrive at MIT with experience on both sides of the science-politics divide: He finished in fourth place nationally this year in the Intel Science Talent Search competition while leading the Model U.N. team at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, in Alexandria.
He chose MIT in part because of the strength of its political-science program. If tomorrow's scientists can't be as comfortable with public speaking as the television personalities Mehmet Oz or Sanjay Gupta are, he said, they should at least seek training of the type Ms. Leidner had before her visit to Capitol Hill.
For scientists these days, Mr. Tallapragada said, "it should be mandatory."


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Belle Isle to 8 Mile, the Model D journey begins
Andy, Emily and Rob Linn
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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Sense of Place
Although the three of us are seventh-generation Detroit siblings born and raised in the Villages and now living in Midtown and Woodbridge--with roots in Virginia Park, Minock Park, North Rosedale Park, LaSalle College Park, and East English Village--it took us and a team of locals nearly two years to research and write
Belle Isle to 8 Mile: An Insider's guide to Detroit
. In our effort to leave no stone unturned, we found that the city has many, many, stones. That's the thing about Detroit--in nearly every corner of the city's 139 square miles is an opportunity for immersion, inquiry, indulgence, inebriation, and introspection.
After brainstorming over Stroh's ("brainstrohing"), holding focus groups, talking with residents from throughout the city, soliciting suggestions at events like Detroit SOUP and the Marche du Nain Rouge and online, and reading hundreds of articles, we created a database of several thousand locations to investigate. Along with our three University of Michigan Semester in Detroit interns and 36 other local writers and researchers, we visited nearly 3,000 destinations over the course of a year filled with new art, new food, new drinks, new experiences, and new friends.
During our research, some of our favorite discoveries were the reminders of different nationalities that have left their commercial mark on the city. These businesses, begun by current or past generations of immigrants from countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and South and Central America, create an oft-overlooked cultural richness that shapes the city. Alongside beloved favorites like the Dakota Inn Rathskeller, Cadieux Cafe, Polish Village, Los Galanes, and Roma Cafe, the city has many other outstanding restaurants offering food from faraway places.
The following is a selection of excerpted restaurant listings from
Belle Isle to 8 Mile: An Insiders Guide to Detroit
. Over the coming months, we're excited to work with Model D to bring readers a glimpse of some of the more off-the-beaten-path destinations that we included in the book--as well as new discoveries we make as we prepare a second edition for release this Fall.
El Rincon Taraxco
- This hole-in-the-wall eatery serves some of the city's best Mexican seafood, or "mariscos," as the aqua-inspired letters on the facade indicate. Forget chips and salsa, this is a fish joint, so look for a tuna and mayonnaise spread to greet you at your table. With a focus on palate, not aesthetics, house specialties include Chilaquiles de Camaron, Caldo de Siete Mares, and Ceviche. Though everything is in Spanish at this authentic restaurant, don't be shy about asking your server for some translation assistance--the staff is happy to guide you. Seafood selections are best washed down with a fresh-squeezed lime margarita from the full bar.
1414 Junction St., 313-843-6595.
Giovanni's Ristorante
- Part of a stalwart Italian enclave that has survived the encroachment of surrounding industry, the restaurant opened in 1967 and still oozes pride and tradition. Though the decor in the three dining rooms is reserved, the gentle accent lighting, black tablecloths, and light-hued walls are complemented by classy touches, such as photographs of Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra dining at the establishment--which are as good an endorsement as any. The cuisine is exceptional, evidenced in the preparation and subtlety of what is served. Of the many varied options, standouts are the house made pastas, the alfredo gnocchi, ricotta cannelloni, braciole, and flavorful tiramisu. Foodies looking to brush up on their Italiano will be pleased to know that Berlitz-style "learn Italian" dialogues are broadcast in the restrooms.
Giovanni's Ristorante
is at
330 Oakwood Blvd., 313-841-0122.
Ivanhoe Cafe / Polish Yacht Club
- Run by Polish-American pub keeper Patti Galen, this cheerful, old-school Polish restaurant and neighborhood watering hole has been delighting east siders for generations. Open since 1909, the century-old Ivanhoe Cafe is in its original brick building, replete with a tin ceiling, hand-carved bar, walls decked with antique photos and newspaper clippings, and fresh flowers in the cozy dining rooms. In addition to the full bar, the restaurant offers a delectable Polish menu, including stuffed cabbage, kielbasa, homemade coleslaw, pan-fried perch, pierogi, and hearty potato pancakes, along with variety of classic bar fare sandwiches. The landlocked cafe plays host to the
Polish Yacht Club
, a good-natured social club and charitable organization with a tongue-in-cheek alias. Founded in 1961, the club's landlubber "commodore" and members often sport sailor's attire and love sharing stories and good cheer with guests.
5249 Joseph Campau St., 313-925-5335.
Knudsen's Danish Bakery
- A Detroit institution and Rosedale Park staple for more than 60 years, Knudsen's is an adorable, incredibly affordable old-fashioned bakery that bakes a vast selection of classic sweets and other baked goods daily, including--of course--decadent Danishes, popularized in Denmark in the 19th century as a more-indulgent variant of a classic Austrian pastry. From the bakery's pastries to delicious doughnuts, dense egg bread, bread pudding, pie by the slice, and coffee cakes, you can pick up a box crammed with goodies for less than $10. Although its prices are incredibly low to begin with, for the extra budget conscious, it offers day-old goods at a reduced price.
18601 W. McNichols Rd., 313-535-0323.
Pupusaría y Restaurante Salvedoreño -
With eight booths and four tables for four, this gem is tiny, but festive with South and Central American, African, and Asian flags for decor. Pupusas are a traditional El Salvadoran empanada-like dish made of corn flour and filled with such delightful combinations as cheese/beans/loroco flowers, pork/beans/cheese, jalapenos/cheese, and chicken/squash/cheese. In addition to the pupusas, the tamales, pasteles, and the fried plantains with crema and frijoles are to die for. Be sure to make heavy use of the delicious salsa and curtido accompanying your order. There's no booze, but there is a bountiful selection of non-alcoholic drinks, including a tasty horchata. To top it off, this joint is astonishingly cheap--you'll be belt-looseningly full for well under $10, including drinks and sides.
3149 Livernois Ave., 313-899-4020.
Rono's Family Dining
- Opened more than 30 years ago by Mama Rono, this Jamaican restaurant, which emphasizes flavor over decor, has become a destination for island specialties, such as oxtail, meat patties, curry goat and turkey, ackee and saltfish, and--of course--jerk chicken, authentically smoked on a wood-chip-burning grill. Any of the delicious dishes are best accompanied by a bottle of the exceptional house-made ginger beer and followed up with a desert, like the vegan-friendly Jamaican Coconut Drops: diced coconut drizzled in brown sugar and ginger and hardened into a perfect, crunchy clump!
14001 W. McNichols Rd., 313-862-1295.
Yemen Cafe
- If you've never tried Yemeni cuisine but want to explore some of Detroit's lesser-known culinary delights, stepping into Yemen Cafe is akin to being transported through a portal to a local dive on the outskirts of Sana'a. The interior and seating are hardly glamorous, and one can easily see into the back kitchen. But the smells coming from within are enticing, and they make up for any aesthetic deficiencies. Salta, the national dish of Yemen, is brown meat stew spiced with a healthy amount of fenugreek and served in a boiling clay pot. Vegetarian alternatives include fasolia--a white bean stew cooked with eggs and spices--or foul, mashed fava beans with garlic, tomatoes, and onions. Dipping the naan-like bread and sharing over the boiling pots is the custom in Yemen, so don't expect any plates or cutlery unless you request them.
8735 Joseph Campau St., Hamtramck, 313-871-4349.
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Man gets life in 2004 slaying of Rosenberg couple
Published 11:22 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A judge has sentenced a man to life in prison for his role in the January 2004 killing of a Rosenberg couple.
Isaias Santos, 33, was convicted of capital murder for the deaths of Michael Montalvo, 26, and his girlfriend, Vivian Moreno, 19.
Their bodies were discovered Jan. 21, 2004 in a 1991 Cadillac parked along a road just northwest of Rosenberg.
Both had been shot and Moreno also had stab wounds on her head and cheek.
Police at the time said Santos and the couple were acquaintances.
Santos was sentenced last week. Fort Bend County prosecutors did not seek the death penalty in the case, which resulted in an automatic life sentence for him.
Because the crimes were committed in 2004, Santos will be eligible for parole, which at the time was allowed by Texas law. But, he must first serve at least 40 years behind bars.
A trial is set for June for Santos' codefendant, Christopher Montalvo, officials said.


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Mechanical and structural marvel gives lesson in resource conservation
Richmond Olympic Oval
At night the structure of the building is clearly visible: the main arches that span 100m across the sports hall spring from inclined concrete buttresses, while the gently curved roof panels soften the silhouette [photo by Hubert Kang].
by Jim Taggart
The Richmond Olympic Oval is the largest structure to be built for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games to be held in Vancouver and Whistler BC. The Oval has been designed to accommodate the Olympic long track speed-skating events with seating for 8,000 spectators, before being transformed into a multi-sports training and recreation facility after the Games. Located adjacent to the Middle Arm of the Fraser River minutes from Vancouver's international airport, the facility will become the focus of a new residential and commercial neighbourhood.
With a plan area of 25,000 m2 and a total floor area of more than 47,000 m2 the complexities and scale of this building, and the need to reconcile them with the client's requirement to achieve LEED Silver certification, meant that a truly integrated approach to design was essential from the outset. The process began with goal-setting meetings and continued at regular intervals throughout the project, at times bringing together a team of more than 25 consultants.
The building is arranged on three levels: a parking garage; a ground-oriented entry, circulation, service and amenity level; and above, the activity level including the main sports hall and a mezzanine for fitness. The vaulted sports hall with its 100m span, unique wood roof and expansive views north to the river and Coast Mountains is the architectural highlight of the project.
The concrete box formed by the lower floors acts as a rigid raft, and rests on shallow expanded-base piles that resist differential settlement in the poor soil conditions. This system is designed to maintain the tight tolerances of ice surface flatness required for international competition. The second floor slab connects opposing pairs of concrete buttresses that support the shallow arched roof and resist the large spreading loads that would otherwise be directed into the ground.
Wood Roof Structure
Composite glulam and steel arches spring from the tops of the inclined concrete buttresses to free span the width of the arena. Spanning between these arches is a novel pre-fabricated structural panel system, known as the WoodWave©. This system employs conventional light framing lumber harvested from forests devastated by the Mountain Pine Beetle.
Because it comes from a renewable resource, requires little energy to process, and has no toxic by-products, solid sawn lumber is by far the least energy intensive and least polluting of the major construction materials. With more than 450 panels covering the 2.5-hectare roof, the WoodWave© system has greatly expanded the understanding of what is achievable using conventional sawn lumber.
The V-shaped cross sectional geometry of the arches is maintained using a horizontal steel truss that creates a very stable structure and a hollow space inside, which conceals the main mechanical services. Holes drilled through the beams at intervals allow for the ventilating system to distribute warm or cold air as required, and for sprinkler lines and conduits to connect to branch lines concealed in the WoodWave© panels.
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The energy management is particularly challenging in this building type since the huge ice surface needs to be refrigerated and internal environmental conditions strictly controlled. The strategy has been to employ the most environmentally benign systems. The size of the building, the site constraints, and above all the requirement to maintain precise indoor temperature and humidity to provide optimal conditions for speed skating, limited the range of possibilities for solar orientation, and made the design of the envelope, particularly critical.
The mechanical team developed environmental systems that sought to maximize energy reutilization. These strategies include heat recovery from the ventilation and ice-making systems. The use of a water-based system not only permits waste heat to be transferred to domestic hot water preheating, but also allows the system to be easily adaptable to a geothermal source in the future. Excess ice plant capacity can be diverted to building cooling, and the entire building's mechanical system can be connected to supply a contemplated district energy system, should one be developed.
Ventilation air is carried overhead, concealed within the main structural arches, and distributed with directional and adjustable nozzles, which will support future reconfiguration of the main space without the need for internal partitions. As a result, no ventilation ducting will be visible in the dramatic ceiling space. The air curtains that are created by these high velocity overhead air vents will enable different conditions of temperature and humidity [such as those required for ice and court sports] to be maintained in immediately adjacent areas of the building.
Opened in December 2008, the Richmond Olympic Oval is on track to attain the desired LEED Silver certification – a significant achievement for a building of this type. Furthermore, in legacy mode the building will bring considerable long-term economic and social benefits to the neighbourhood and region, and has reconnected the City of Richmond to its urban waterfront.
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- Client City of Richmond Architect Cannon Design, Toronto
- Structural Engineering Glotman Simpson, Vancouver
- Structural Engineering [Roof including Wood Wave© Structural Panel] Fast + Epp Partners, Vancouver
- Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Stantec Consulting, Vancouver
- Geotechnical Engineering Thurber Engineering Ltd, Vancouver
- Landscape Architect Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg, Vancouver
- Building Envelope Technology Morrison Hershfield Ltd, Vancouver
- Refrigeration Engineering Sterling Engineering Ltd, Edmonton
- General contractor Dominion Fairmile Construction, Vancouver
- Project Management MHPM Project Managers Inc., Vancouver
- Developer Design/builder WoodWave© Structural Panel Structurecraft Builders Inc., Delta, BC
- Glulam Fabricator Structurlam Products Ltd, Penticton, BC
- Structure Glulam and steel system, with glulam and roof support poles by Structurlam, and steel by George Third and Sons, concrete by Rempel Concrete [LeHigh Cement]
- Exterior Series of high-span sloped curtainwall by Advanced Glazing Systems under each roof scallop, Accumet sidings by Flynn Canada Ltd., roofing membranes by Johns Manville and installed by Flynn , "German Systems Superpanel" cement board on soffits, acoustic batt insulation by Johns Mansville, and mineral wool insulation by Roxul
- Interior Low VOC paint by Cloverdale Paint, main lighting fixtures by GE Lighting, area fixtures by Cooper Lighting,distribution system by Eaton Electrical, low voltage lighting controls by Douglas Lighting Controls, all supplied through Wesco; building controls by Delta Controls, rubber flooring by Mondo, hardwood flooring by Centaur, carpet tile by InterfaceFLOR, tile flooring by Dal-Tile


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Australian and Chinese scientists are researching the health benefits of Bitter Melon. They believe they have found a new drug to combat type 2 Diabetes.
The melon was broken down into its simplest components and these were applied to muscle cells. These cells then absorbed glucose. Mice that have been given the compounds have shown no side effects and human trials will start in about a year.
Professor David James of the Garvan Intistute remarked "Much of our modern medicines actually come from this very way, so aspirin and Metformin - which is one of the most commonly-used medications for diabetes - came from plants."


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Genesis 2:25 made the claim that Adam and Eve were both naked and not ashamed. However it is not trying to cast them as the first nudists. Nor is it suggesting that they were about to have sex for the first time. The sparseness of merely seeing a declaration of nudity doesn't capture what is happening in this verse of Scripture. So let's peek under the covers, so to speak, and see what this nakedness is all about.
The verse brings the curtain down on the scene in Genesis 2 where God makes a fitting helper for Adam from his side. Upon seeing the helper God made for him, the man (ʾādām) spoke for the first time in Scripture and said in Genesis 2:23. "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman (ʾiššâ), because she was taken out of Man (ʾîš)." Bruce Waltke pointed out in the Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament that while the Genesis narrator named Adam by his relationship to the ground (ʾădāmâ) in Genesis 2:7, Adam named himself in 2:23 in relation to his wife.
The word for "woman" here (ʾiššâ) is the most commonly used Hebrew word for woman and wife in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word for man (ʾîš) is typically used for an individual male in contrast to ʾādām for mankind. Frequently it is also rendered as husband (Genesis 3:6). While the use here of ʾîš andʾiššâ may be nothing more than a playful literary device, the surrounding context announced the beginning of a close and intimate relationship between the man and the woman.
It reflects God's desire to provide man with a companion who would be his intellectual and physical counterpart. The permanency intended in the relationship is expressed in the assertion that man should leave his parents and cleave to his wife.
A close relationship between the man and the woman is also suggested in Adam saying: "This is at last bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh." The phrase 'flesh and bone' is used figuratively to denote kinship (Genesis 29:14; Judges 9:2; 2 Samuel 19:12-13). It also can have a covenantal meaning, as in 2 Sam 5:1-3. Genesis 2:24 reinforced a covenantal meaning, when the narrator commented: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."
Leaving father and mother and clinging to one's wife signifies the ending of one allegiance and the beginning of another. Victor Hamilton commented in his commentary on Genesis that: "Already Scripture has sounded the note that marriage is a covenant, rather than an ad-hoc, makeshift arrangement." Paul clearly had this covenantal understanding in mind with his quotation of Genesis 2:24 in Ephesians 5, where he discussed marriage and how it represented the relationship between Christ and the church.
Frequently in Scripture the nudity indicated by the Hebrew tem for "naked" here, (ʿārôm), has a symbolic sense of exposure and even vulnerability. The explicitly noted lack of embarrassment of Adam and Eve also suggests their innocence. Isaiah walked naked (likely he wasn't completely naked, but just without his upper garment) to signify Egyptian prisoners being led away by the Assyrians (Isaiah 20:2-4). The nakedness of the poor in Job 24:7 represents oppression. Nakedness in Hebrew thought was also associated with shame, as with the discovery of a drunken and naked Noah by his son Ham (Genesis 9:22-23).
A very similar term, ʿêrōm, is used ten times in the OT to designate spiritual and physical nakedness. In Genesis 3, it refers to Adam and Eve after their sin (Genesis 3:7, 10, 11). More than just an awareness of their physical nakedness, Adam and Eve are also aware of their guilt before God—they had lost their innocence. Additionally, "Their relationship with God was impaired, upsetting their relationship to each other." In Ezekiel 16:7, 22, 29; 23:29 and Deuteronomy 12:29, ʿêrōm is used of the personified Jerusalem, suggesting both her material and spiritual poverty. Used in Ezekiel 18:7, 16 it indicates the proper social concern of righteous in providing clothes for needy.
The word for naked (ʿārôm) in Genesis 2:25 also appears to be a subtle play on the word translated "crafty" in the following verse, Genesis 3:1: "Now the serpent was more crafty (ʿā∙rûm) than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made." So Genesis 2:25 contrasts the naked innocence and vulnerability of Adam and Eve to the craftiness of the serpent in Genesis 3:1. As a result of the serpent's craftiness, Adam and Eve sinned. Ironically, their first bit of newfound wisdom was to realize that they were naked (ʿêrōm) before God (3:7, 10, 11).
The innocence and vulnerability of humanity was lost as a result of their decision to disobey God's command. They disobeyed in part due to the craftiness of the serpent. He promised that they would be like God, knowing good from evil after they ate the forbidden fruit. They did become "like" God in knowing good from evil. And the first bit of knowledge they gained was realizing they were guilty before God for their disobedience. They were now naked (ʿêrōm) and ashamed, when they used to be naked (ʿārôm).


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IntroDUCKtion, the University of Oregon's summer orientation program for incoming freshmen and transfer students, is in full swing.
The program introduces new students and their families to life at the UO. Students meet with academic advisers, register for fall classes and sign up for Freshman Interest Groups, aka FIGs.
Parents come too, and learn about the campus community, resources for family members and how to let go of their charges come fall.
A total of 12 sessions take place, including eight for incoming freshmen, two for transfer students, one session in May for students who enroll in winter, spring or summer, and one session that takes place in Hawaii.
All told, more than 3,280 freshmen and 800 transfer students will attend IntroDUCKtion sessions this year, said Cora Bennett, director of Student Orientation Programs.
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Racing pigeons from clubs throughout Scotland vanish
According to BBC, "hundreds of racing pigeons from clubs throughout Scotland vanished at the weekend in mysterious circumstances. Some fanciers are even considering stopping flying the birds until they establish why so many failed to return.
Weather patterns and birds of prey scaring the pigeons off track have been blamed in the past, but experts have been baffled by the latest incident.
The Scottish Borders was worst hit with only 13 of 232 birds sent from Galashiels to Thirsk making it back.
Ian Noble, president of the Scottish Homing Union, said: "Through in Ayrshire we lost 40 per cent of our birds at the weekend, Glasgow was similar and we're getting reports of big losses elsewhere, although it does seem that the Borders is the worst affected."
"The weather at the weekend was fine and although birds of prey will kill a few and scare many others, that can't be the single reason either.
"We've had problems before with birds going missing, but this is by far the worst I've come across."
Homing pigeons can travel from up to 400 miles away in a single day - using magnetic fields as well as sight for navigation.
Scientists believe solar winds can distort magnetic fields during certain weather systems.
Racing pigeons cost from £20 to £1,000 a time and fanciers from all over the country are counting the cost.
Every member of the Peebles Homing Society in the Borders has lost at least half of their racing stock over the past two weekends.
Alex Currie from Innerleithen clocked in 21 of his 40 pigeons at the weekend - and he admitted he was one of the lucky ones.
He said: "Many of the Peebles members have lost almost all of their birds.
"I think I've been lucky that only half of mine have gone although that's still 40 birds in two weekends.
"We're only in the third week of the season and many of our members are thinking twice about sending any more birds out.
"There was a bit of wind on Saturday that may have carried a few birds beyond the Borders but that can't be the reason that so many are going missing just now.
"It's a big mystery."
Source: BBC News
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In many ways, it seems our society is returning to its roots. Ages ago, when a person's job was tending the land right outside his front door, such a thing as work/life balance didn't have to exist; work and life were one in the same. These days, there are many people who are going back to this model—albeit a modern version of it—by forgoing an out-of-the-home job and working professionally within the home. With so many people merging home and work to create a space that will satisfy both requirements, the need for a productive and efficient environment has never been greater.
It may seem daunting to try to merge these two seemingly disparate realms of life, but consider it a simple rebranding for your home. Perhaps you've been working from home for a while now and haven't made it a point to set up your own space. Or maybe you're hoping to devote more time to your favorite hobby in 2010 and know a dedicated space would help you focus. Either way, the same rules apply, although the money and time you choose to invest in your work space will differ. Read on for our favorite tips for fleshing out a productive work space within your home.


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AUGUSTA, Ga.- Entered into rest on Sunday, June 29, 2003 at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, MSG Retired, Roy D. Shropshire, 72, beloved husband of fifty years to Mrs. Sarah M. Shropshire. Mr. Shropshire was the son of the late Ocie and Duryell B. Shropshire. He was preceded in death by his son: Kenneth Shropshire; his sister: Ruth German and his brother: Everett Shropshire. Other survivors include his son and daughter-in-law: Don and Lisa Shropshire; daughter and son-in-law: Polly and Lucas A. Charbeneau, III, and a daughter: Mary Bendgen; brother: Ernest Shropshire; seven grandchildren: Matthew, Amanda and Megan Shropshire, Steven and Michelle Lourigan, Roy Daniel Sattler and Kendra Kay Charbeneau; one greatgrandchild: Denton Lourigan. Funeral services will be held in the Hillcrest Baptist Church on Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at 1 p.m., with Dr. L. Gordon Robinson, Rev. Mike Wren and Rev. Steven Patterson officiating. Mr. Shropshire will lie in state at the church from 12 noon until the hour of the service. Interment will follow in Hillcrest MemoriaPark with full military honors. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Bill Evans Sunday School Class at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to the Hillcrest Baptist Church Renovation Project, 3045 Deans Bridge Road, Augusta, GA 30906, or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15923,Augusta, GA 30919. Friends may call this evening from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Hatcher Funeral Home, Augusta. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
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Get ready to extend your collection of luxury timepieces with some really special creations by Movado. The Swiss watchmaker has recently signed a licensing agreement with Ferrari, which will lead to the creation of new and very alluring luxe watches that will bear the Italian automaker's iconic symbol, the Prancing Horse. The worldwide agreement was signed for several years.
The new collection will only debut at the next year's Baselworld show, and according to the watchmaker's CEO and Chairman, Efraim Grinberg, the inspiration for the new timepieces will come from both Ferrari road cars and Ferrari Formula 1 cars. Shortly after their official debut, the watches will arrive in Ferrari stores all over the world. Their prices will reach approximately €1,500 (some $2,000).


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There are many ways to communicate with women. By far the easiest, most enjoyable way to tell a woman that you like her is by flirting with her.
Flirting is what I like to call the preapproach. Once you've spotted a woman that you want to be with and you've decided to approach her the fear of rejection will rear it's ugly head. It's fear because nobody likes to be rejected. Flirting allows you to make the approach without making the commitment. It's how to tell a woman that you like her without losing face, or being embarrassed.
Have you ever noticed guys that approach women only to be shot down? Think about it. A straight forward blunt approach is not how to tell a woman that you like her. Women like to be coaxed, teased and enticed into being interested in a guy. By flirting you go under cover. You allow her to know that you're interested and if she doesn't flirt back with you then you know it's a no-go situation. No harm, no foul.
So why is flirting so absolutely necessary? Women need to know that you know how to tell a woman that you like her. If you can't even let her know she's not going to be interested at all. Women love words and they love wordplay. They love it so much that you can change the word foreplay into wordplay. For her it's all about relationship. Words convey that. If you can flirt with her in a teasing way you let her know that you want a relationship, whether you really want one or not.
It's a fine balancing act; a skill that every guy who wants to succeed with women must develop. Without it you stand no hope of getting the women you want. By tickling her mind with flirting you appear to be dangerous in a safe way. Make your flirting to aggressive and you'll come across as a creep. That's NOT how to tell a woman that you like her. Try joking without a little naughtiness and you'll come across as a boring twit.
Women like a bad boy. Someone who's dangerous is also a little mysterious. He'll be enticing and interesting. Remember, while she's into relationship she's also into experiences. Allow her to live a little dangerously through you and she'll go along for the ride. Flirting with her gives her the thrill of danger without feeling actually bad. If you know how to tell a woman that you like her by flirting with her you can have all the women you want.
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