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Biocontainment Core
Research on microbial agents, which cause lethal diseases in humans and for which effective drugs or preventive vaccines are not available, must be conducted by well-trained investigators in specially built, well-maintained laboratories. The Biocontainment Core provides the triad of customized service, research and development, and education and training to investigators at the university and the wider research community.
To facilitate the transition of the Biocontainment Core into a sustainable state-of-the-art core facility capable of supporting high-caliber research on new, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
Specific Aim 1
- Enhance and streamline core operations.
Specific Aim 2
- Grow and diversify user base, capability and reach.
Specific Aim 3
- Strengthen and sustain core infrastructure.
Vivek R. Nerurkar, Ph.D.
Director, Biocontainment Core
Professor and Chair
Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Email: nerurkar [at] pbrc.hawaii.edu
Mukesh Kumar, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Biocontainment Core
Assistant Professor
Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Email: mukesh [at] hawaii.edu
BSL-3 assays and services
- West Nile Virus plaque assay: Titration of serum samples or tissue homogenates on Vero cells, using traditional agar overlays and neutral red. Calculate virus titers using Excel or your specified output file.
- Homegenate preparation for plaque assay or ELISA: Homogenization of tissue samples using the bead-based Bullet Blender or Fastprep. Clarified samples stored frozen in the facility until used for the plaque assay, ELISA, or other assays.
- West Nile virus PRNT assay: Determination of PRNT90 values for serum samples. Raw data and calculated values returned to the user in Excel or specified output file.
- Luminex assay: Plate set-up, incubation of your samples with beads from your kit, and running of plate on the Luminex 200 instrument in our facility. Raw data files returned in Excel or your specified output file. Samples accepted for testing include: serum, 0.4 microM filtered tissue homogenate, and cell supernatant. Other specimens subject to approval from the Laboratory Director.
- Virus production: Culture, titration, and working dilution determination of West Nile virus or other IBC approved virus. Vials will be stored in our facility until needed for assays.
- Nucleic acid isolation: Isolation of total RNA or genomic DNA for downstream analysis such as RT-PCR. Concentration of each sample determined using UV spectrometry.
- RT-PCR: Plate set up, cDNA synthesis, and running of samples with primers and probes on the real-time PCR instruments. Five different color detection options. Quantitative or relative analysis available.
- Flow cytometry: Creation of single cells suspensions from your tissue samples using the Gentle MACS system, and staining of cells with antibodies. Samples will be fixed and run on the FACS Aria flow cytometer. FACS Aria charges are billed separately.
- Freezer rental space: Affordable monthly rentals space on a per box basis.
- Other services: Cell migration assays, cryostat sectioning, fluorescent microscopy, and protein isolation. Please contact us for more information, or if you may require an assay or procedure that are not included in this list. Subject to authorization by the Biocontainment Laboratory Director.
ABSL-3 assays and services
- 21-day survival study: Inoculation of mice with West Nile virus and monitoring of symptoms for three weeks. Includes chain of custody, husbandry, removal of carcasses, and terminal bleed out of survivors.
- Eight-day comparison study: Inoculation of mice with West Nile Virus and monitoring of symptoms for eight days. Includes chain of custody and husbandry.
- Tissue harvest with perfusion and/or paraformaldehyde tissue preservation: Perfusion and collection of blood/serum and specified tissues. Tissues are flash frozen in liquid nitrogen or fixed in formaldehyde and embedded in OCT medium for sectioning. Rates charged are per harvest.
- IP injection: Animals will be administered doses of your IBC/IACUC approved compound via intraperitoneal injection route. Rates charged are per injection.
- Blood collection via tail-bleed: Less than 100 uL of blood will be collected via tail-bleed from mice according to the approved IACUC protocols, and then centrifuged to freeze serum for downstream analysis. Rates charged are per collection.
- Tissue harvest (non-perfused): Collection of blood/serum and specified tissues. Tissues are flash frozen in liquid nitrogen. Rates charged are per harvest.
- Evans Blue Assay: Injection of mice with Evans blue dye for blood-brain barrier permeability assessment. Services include images and scoring of each sample.
- Other services: Intracranial injections and survival surgeries. Please contact us for any services you may require that are not included in this list. Subject to IBC/IACUC approval and authorization by the Biocontainment Laboratory Director.
Training opportunities
Experienced staff will provide hands-on training to investigators in conducting IBC/IACUC approved BSL-3/ABSL-3 research protocols. Please refer to our training document (Training Required for New Personnel) to help you get started on the process for obtaining clearance to work in the JABSOM Biocontainment Facility.
Please fill out the service request form and email it to the ABSL/BSL-3 Biocontainment Core.
Citations in Publications
Use of this core facility should be acknowledged in publications, abstracts, posters and oral presentations. The suggested verbiage is:
"Some of the services for this research were provided by the ABSL-3/BSL-3 Biocontainment Core, which is supported in part by grant P30GM114737 from the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a component of the National Institutes of Health."
- Arai S, Gu SH, Baek LJ, Tabara K, Bennett SN, Oh HS, Takada N, Kang HJ, Tanaka-Taya K, Morikawa S, Okabe N, Yanagihara R, Song JW. (2012) Divergent ancestral lineages of newfound hantaviruses harbored by phylogenetically related crocidurine shrew species in Korea. Virology 2012 Jan 7. [PMID: 22230701]
- Huang Z, Hoffmann FW, Fay JD, Hashimoto AC, Chapagain ML, Kaufusi PH, Hoffmann PR. Stimulation of unprimed macrophages with immune complexes triggers a low output of nitric oxide by calcium-dependent neuronal nitric-oxide synthase. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2012 Feb 10;287(7):4492-502. [PMCID: PMC3281602, PMID: 22205701]
- Kang HJ, Bennett SN, Hope AG, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Shared ancestry between a newfound mole-borne hantavirus and hantaviruses harbored by cricetid rodents. Journal of Virology 2011 Aug;85(15):7496-503. [PMCID: PMC3147906, PMID: 21632770]
- Kang HJ, Kadjo B, Dubey S, Jacquet F, Yanagihara R. Molecular evolution of Azagny virus, a newfound hantavirus harbored by the West African pygmy shrew (Crocidura obscurior) in Cote d'Ivoire. Virology Journal 2011 Jul 28;8:373. [PMCID: PMC3163557, PMID: 21798050]
- Kang HJ, Kosoy MY, Shrestha SK, Shrestha MP, Pavlin JA, Gibbons RV, Yanagihara R. Short report: genetic diversity of Thottapalayam virus, a hantavirus harbored by the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) in Nepal. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2011 Sep;85(3):540-5. [PMCID: PMC3163881, PMID: 21896819]
- Kang Y, Norris MH, Wilcox BA, Tuanyok A, Keim PS, Hoang TT. Knockout and pullout recombineering for naturally transformable Burkholderia thailandensis and Burkholderia pseudomallei. Nature Protocols 2011 Jul 7;6(8):1085-104. [PMID: 21738123]
- Kelley JF, Kaufusi PH, Nerurkar VR. Dengue hemorrhagic fever-associated immunomediators induced via maturation of dengue virus nonstructural 4B protein in monocytes modulate endothelial cell adhesion molecules and human microvascular endothelial cells permeability. Virology 2012 Jan 20;422(2):326-37. [PMCID: PMC3273497, PMID: 22129847]
- Kelley JF, Kaufusi PH, Volper EM, Nerurkar VR. Maturation of dengue virus nonstructural protein 4B in monocytes enhances production of dengue hemorrhagic fever-associated chemokines and cytokines. Virology 2011 Sep 15;418(1):27-39. [PMCID: PMC3184475, PMID: 21810535]
- Norris MH, Propst KL, Kang Y, Dow SW, Schweizer HP, Hoang TT. (2011) The Burkholderia pseudomallei delta asd mutant exhibits attenuated intracellular infectivity and imparts protection against acute inhalation melioidosis in mice. Infection and Immunity 2011 Oct;79(10):4010-8. [PMCID: PMC3187240, PMID: 21807903]
- Roe K, Kumar M, Lum S, Orillo B, Nerurkar VR, Verma S. West Nile virus-induced disruption of the blood-brain barrier in mice is characterized by the degradation of the junctional complex proteins and increase in multiple matrix metalloproteinases. Journal of General Virology 2012 Mar 7. [PMID: 22398316]
- Sumibcay L, Kadjo B, Gu SH, Kang HJ, Lim BK, Cook JA, Song JW, Yanagihara R. Divergent lineage of a novel hantavirus in the banana pipistrelle (Neoromicia nanus) in Cote d'Ivoire. Virology Journal 2012 Jan 26;9(1):34. [PMID: 22281072]
- Yang B, Li HW. Dicer assay in Drosophila S2 cell extract. Methods in Molecular Biology 2011;721:215-29. [PMID: 21431688]
- de Alwis R, Beltramello M, Messer WB, Sukupolvi-Petty S, Wahala WM, Kraus A, Olivarez NP, Pham Q, Brian J, Tsai WY, Wang WK, Halstead S, Kliks S, Diamond MS, Baric R, Lanzavecchia A, Sallusto F, de Silva AM. In-depth analysis of the antibody response of individuals exposed to primary dengue virus infection. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2011 Jun;5(6):e1188. [PMCID: PMC3119640, PMID: 21713020]
- Chen I, Kaufusi P, Erdem G. Emergence of erythromycin and clindamycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes emm 90 strains in Hawaii. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2011 Jan;49(1):439-41. [PMCID: PMC3020461, PMID: 21068284]
Garcia AF, Abe LM, Erdem G, Cortez CL, Kurahara D, Yamaga K. An insert in the covS gene distinguishes a pharyngeal and a blood isolate of Streptococcus pyogenes found in the same individual. Microbiology 2010 Oct;156(Pt 10):3085-95. [PMCID: PMC3068697, PMID: 20634239]
Gu SH, Kang HJ, Baek LJ, Noh JY, Kim HC, Klein TA, Yanagihara R, Song JW. Genetic diversity of Imjin virus in the Ussuri white-toothed shrew (Crocidura lasiura) in the Republic of Korea, 2004-2010. Virology Journal 2011 Feb 8;8:56. [PMCID: PMC3046926, PMID: 21303516]
- Hsieh SC, Zou G, Tsai WY, Qing M, Chang GJ, Shi PY, Wang WK. The C-terminal helical domain of dengue virus precursor membrane protein is involved in virus assembly and entry. Virology 2011 Feb 5;410(1):170-80. [PMCID: PMC3100346, PMID: 21129763]
- Kang HJ, Arai S, Hope AG, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Novel hantavirus in the flat-skulled shrew (Sorex roboratus). Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 2010 Aug;10(6):593-7. [PMCID: PMC2979330, PMID: 20426682]
Kumar M, Verma S, Nerurkar VR. Pro-inflammatory cytokines derived from West Nile virus (WNV)-infected SK-N-SH cells mediate neuroinflammatory markers and neuronal death. Journal of Neuroinflammation 2010 Oct 31;7:73. [PMCID: PMC2984415, PMID: 21034511]
Lin SR, Zou G, Hsieh SC, Qing M, Tsai WY, Shi PY, Wang WK. The helical domains of the stem region of envelope protein of dengue virus are involved in virus assembly and entry. Journal of Virology 2011 May;85(10):5159-71. [PMCID: PMC3126166, PMID: 21367896]
Norris M, Kang Y, Wilcox BA, Hoang TT. Stable site-specific fluorescent tagging constructs optimized for Burkholderia species. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2010 Nov;76(22):7635-40. [PMCID: PMC2976199, PMID: 20851961]
- Steel A, Gubler DJ, Bennett SN. Natural attenuation of dengue virus type-2 after a series of island outbreaks: a retrospective phylogenetic study of events in the South Pacific three decades ago. Virology 2010 Sep 30;405(2):505-12. [PMCID: PMC3150181, PMID: 20663532]
Verma S, Hoffmann FW, Kumar M, Huang Z, Roe K, Nguyen-Wu E, Hashimoto AS, Hoffmann PR. Selenoprotein K knockout mice exhibit deficient calcium flux in immune cells and impaired immune responses. Journal of Immunology 2011 Feb 15;186(4):2127-37. [PMCID: PMC3088479, PMID: 21220695]
Verma S, Kumar M, Nerurkar VR. Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor blocks the production of West Nile virus-induced neuroinflammatory markers in astrocytes. Journal of General Virology 2011 Mar;92(Pt 3):507-15. [PMCID: PMC3081232, PMID: 21106803]
Yashina LN, Abramov SA, Gutorov VV, Dupal TA, Krivopalov AV, Panov VV, Danchinova GA, Vinogradov VV, Luchnikova EM, Hay J, Kang HJ, Yanagihara R. Seewis virus: phylogeography of a shrew-borne hantavirus in Siberia, Russia. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 2010 Aug;10(6):585-91. [PMCID: PMC2979336, PMID: 20426688]
Zhang L, Strianese O, Gaudino G, Morris P, Pass HI, Nerurkar VR, Bocchetta M, Carbone M. Tissue tropism of SV40 transformation of human cells: role of the viral regulatory region and of cellular Notch-1. Genes and Cancer 2010 Oct;1(10):1008-20. [PMCID: PMC3092263, PMID: 21779427]
Artsob H, Gubler DJ, Enria DA, Morales MA, Pupo M, Bunning ML, Dudley JP. West Nile Virus in the new world: trends in the spread and proliferation of West Nile Virus in the western hemisphere. Zoonoses Public Health 2009 Aug;56(6-7):357-69. [PMID: 19486320]
Bennett SN, Drummond AJ, Kapan DD, Suchard MA, Munoz-Jordan JL, Pybus OG, Holmes EC, Gubler DJ. Epidemic dynamics revealed in dengue evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2010 Apr;27(4):811-8. [PMCID: PMC2877535, PMID: 19965886]
Gubler DJ. Vector-borne diseases. Revue Scientifique et Technique 2009 Aug;28(2):583-8. [PMID: 20128467]
- Hsieh SC, Tsai WY, Wang WK. The length of and nonhydrophobic residues in the transmembrane domain of dengue virus envelope protein are critical for its retention and assembly in the endoplasmic reticulum. Journal of Virology 2010 May;84(9):4782-97. [PMCID: PMC2863728, PMID: 20181718]
Imrie A, Roche C, Zhao Z, Bennett S, Laille M, Effler P, Cao-Lormeau VM. Homology of complete genome sequences for dengue virus type-1, from dengue-fever- and dengue-haemorrhagic-fever-associated epidemics in Hawaii and French Polynesia. Annals Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 2010 Apr;104(3):225-35. [PMCID: PMC3084289, PMID: 20507696]
Kang HJ, Bennett SN, Sumibcay L, Arai S, Hope AG, Mocz G, Song JW, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Evolutionary insights from a genetically divergent hantavirus harbored by the European common mole (Talpa europaea). PLoS One 2009 Jul 7;4(7):e6149. [PMCID: PMC2702001, PMID: 19582155]
Kang HJ, Arai S, Hope AG, Song JW, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Genetic diversity and phylogeography of Seewis virus in the Eurasian common shrew in Finland and Hungary. Virology Journal 2009 Nov 24;6:208. [PMCID: PMC2789066, PMID: 19930716]
- Lieberman MM, Nerurkar VR, Luo H, Cropp B, Carrion R, Jr., de la Garza M, Coller BA, Clements D, Ogata S, Wong T, Martyak T, Weeks-Levy C. Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a recombinant subunit West Nile virus vaccine in rhesus monkeys. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology 2009 Sep;16(9):1332-7. [PMCID: PMC2745014, PMID: 19641099]
Rai MA, Nerurkar VR, Khoja S, Khan S, Yanagihara R, Rehman A, Kazmi, SU, Syed HA. Evidence for a founder effect among HIV-1-infected injection drug users (IDUs) in Pakistan. BMC Infectious Diseases 2010 Jan 12;10:7. [PMCID: PMC2820481, PMID: 20064274]
Verma S, Kumar M, Gurjav U, Lum S, Nerurkar VR. Reversal of West Nile virus-induced blood-brain barrier disruption and tight junction proteins degradation by matrix metalloproteinases inhibitor. Virology 2010 Feb 5;397(1):130-8. [PMCID: PMC3102050, PMID: 19922973]
Contact Us
Director:Vivek R. Nerurkar, Ph.D.Email: nerurkar [at] pbrc.hawaii.edu Associate Director:Mukesh Kumar, M.S., Ph.D.Email: mukesh [at] hawaii.edu |


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Samurai Aloha Polyester L #2193110
- Description
- Disclaimer
- Care Instructions
Samurai Aloha Shirt
• Size: L
• Fabric: Vintage Polyester kimono
• Buttons: Bamboo
• Item No: 2193110
Take your spring and summer outfits to a whole new level with this one-of-a-kind unisex aloha shirt. Like all of our shirts, this one was carefully cut, washed, and sewn by hand in Northeastern Japan.
This artisan-made garment perfectly combines Japanese attention to detail and the Hawaiian spirit of freedom, featuring vintage polyester kimono fabric and bamboo buttons.
The back's sides and center use fold-over stitching, making it an authentic high-class aloha shirt. It can be worn alone with the front buttons fastened or lightly woven over a tee shirt.
- This product is made from a genuine vintage kimono.
- After dismantling the kimono, we wash the fabric carefully, but there may be some fading, stains, and fraying due to its age.
- Although our artisans tailor each shirt to a specific size, each piece of material is different, and the word is done by hand. Therefore, the size of the finished product may vary slightly.
- We recommend dry cleaning.
- The kimono fabric is delicate, so be sure to instruct the cleaning shop to handle it with care.
- When ironing, be sure to use a low-temperature setting and use a cloth between the iron and your shirt to protect it.
Can I return or exchange my product?
Basically, we do not accept returns or exchanges unless the product is defective.
How long is the order expiry?
If payment is not received within 5 days of receiving an order, it will be automatically canceled.
What payment methods are available?
We accept payment via major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, JCB, and Diners Club) and PayPal.
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We use EMS and DHL.
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Griffith Institute Stereoscopic Photographs Collection
- GI Stereoscopic Photographs
- Sammlung
- c. 1896-1904
1) 103 stereoscopic photographs published by Underwood & Underwood, consisting of views of Egypt (49), China (50), Europe (3), and India (1).
2) Sawyer's View-Master Model B, black bakelite (c. 1944-1947), and twelve View-Master reels with seven pictures of Egypt each (© 1950): 3301 'Cairo, Egypt'; 3302 'The Famous Mosques of Cairo, Egypt'; 3303 'The Great Pyramids and Sphinx, Giza, Egypt'; 3304 'The Tombs of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt'; 3305 'Treasures of King Tut-Ankh-Amen, Cairo, Egypt'; 3306 'The River Nile, Assuan to Cairo, Egypt'; 3307 'The Valley of the Nile, Egypt'; 3308 'People of the Nile Valley, Egypt'; 3309 'Sakkara and Memphis, Egypt'; 3310 'Luxor & El Karnak, Egypt'; 3311 'Ancient Thebes, Egypt'; and 3312 'Assuan on the Nile, Egypt'.
3) 50 stereoscopic glass positives accompanied by a handwritten numbered index of images and a Gaumont stereoscopic viewer. The positives were created in Egypt sometime between 1900 and 1914. Views include Alexandria, Cairo (street scenes and inside the Egyptian Museum), the pyramids at Giza, the Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, and Aswan.
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Here comes the tutorial for the puffy pouch ;)
As I promised, I am introducing two ways to
make this pouch, one made with a 5" flex frame which
may not be very accessible and the other made with
velcro which is fairly easily found at any craft stores.
(The flex frame can be spotted at here,here, and here.)
I love this pouch either way.
This pouch is like the fabric basket tute and
the patchwork drawstring tute combined into one
with a little twist, so yeah, it's quick and easy again!!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you'll like it....!!!
As always, seam allowances are 1/4" unless otherwise noted.
First off, pick out linen (or medium to heavy fabric)
and three different print cotton fabrics that contrast
each other for the external shell.
Cut out fabrics into pieces:
Eight 1.75" x 5.5" pieces and
Two 2" x 6" from linen
Two 1.75" x 5.5" from each cotton fabrics.
From the fabric for lining, cut out two
5.5" x 5.5" pieces.
Let's start making the outer shell.
Sew the 1.75" width fabrics like this to make..
Two patchwork panels like these.
Then press seams open.
To make a peek-a-boo, grab the cotton fabric
like this at one edge.
Pin and sew very close to the edge to secure the fold.
Do that for each short edge of the cotton fabric.
Here is how it looks like after you are done with
three edges on one side, and...
Here is how it looks like when all the edges are sewn up.
Repeat the same process for the other panel.
Now let's make the top part of the pouch.
Fold short edges twice, 0.25" and 0.25", of the
two 2" width linen pieces.
Sew very close to the fold line like this.
Fold in half and press.
If you are using a flex frame, jump to
the step with this little heart→.
If you are using velcro, please
bare with me and follow all the steps ;)
If the pouch is to be made with velcro,
we want to make sure the top part of the pouch
is firm and steady, so we add thick batting.
Cut out batting into two 4 1/2" x 5/8" pieces,
and place each piece in each linen piece,
one long edge aligning the fold line.
(Here, applying fabric glue to one side of the batting
will prevent it from moving when you sew,
which is the next step.)
Sew very close to the edges with wrong sides together...
like this so that one long edge is left raw.
Now, place a strip of velcro measuring 4" x 5/8"
on each of the linen piece, aligning center,
very close to the long folded edge.
Repeat it for the other piece of linen so that
you have two top parts complement to each other.
Machine-baste the piece onto the main patchwork
panel, very close to the edges.
Welcome back, the flex-frame takers!
Sew the casing onto the patchwork panel.
So now you have two panels with this thingie attached.
Absolutely optional, but it might be fun to add a little ribbon.
I totally forgot to take a picture of this critical step,
but here we sew the two patchwork panels with
right sides together, all the edges except the top
edge where the casing is attached.
And this is optional, but if you box corner, your
pouch will turn out quite puffy with roundish corners.
(I sewed in the way that from the pointy end to
the needle was about 3/4".) Trim excess at the corners.
Just like you sewed the outer bag, you are now
making lining by sewing the fabric with right
sides together; this time, make sure to leave
an opening at the bottom.
If you boxed the corners, you may want to
repeat the same process for the lining too.
Then trim excess.
Turn the lining right side out and place it
inside the outer bag so that right sides
are facing each other. (Sorry for the different
fabric for the lining - I was taking photos
while making two pouches with different
fabrics.. I hope I'm not confusing you here..!)
Now sew all the way around the top edge.
Here, the lining and the exterior bag are
sewn right sides together, and the casing is
sandwiched in-between so that when you sew,
you don't see the casing just like the picture above.
This is exactly like the step lining and outer bag
were sewn for the fabric basket and the patchwork bag ;)
Turn the pouch right side out through lining
opening, and hand-stitch opening closed.
If you made it with velcro, you are done! Yay!
If you didn't, then now insert the 5" length
flex frame through casing.
Hooray! Your pouch is finished!!
The left one is made with velcro and the right
one is made with a flex frame. Both of them
turned out really cute and practical ;)
I really hope this tute was easy to follow!
I can't wait to see your pouches in
this flickr pool!! As always,
I would LOVE it if you could let me know what
you think of this tutorial by leaving comments below.
Also as usual, this free tutorial
is only for personal use please.
Thanks for taking your time to stop by!
Where did you get the cute mini iron?
I got it for my Christmas gift last year!
(How lucky am I?!) I think I've seen the
same iron at Joann but I also found it available
online here.
Where did you get the linen?
I got this ramie linen from this Japanese
online shop, but sadly, they don't seem to ship
internationally :( I think any medium weight
linen would be great for this project though!
Can linen be replaced by denim?
What a nice idea! I'm sure denim would
make a great pouch! I would try it with
light to medium weight denim ;)
Can the flex frame be removed for washing?
Hmmm.. I don't think so unfortunately.
A flex frame is constructed in the way that
once it's put into use, it won't be removed,
so I don't think removing it is very practical :(
Can I use a flex frame of a different size?
Sure you can! I would not go for
one smaller than 4" though, because
it might be a little too small project
to work with. I would also make sure
to adjust the measurements of
fabric pieces to fit nicely.
Can I use metal measuring tape instead
of a flex frame?
What an innovative idea! I've never tried it yet,
but someone made this pouch using metal tape and
told me that it worked really nicely! Let me
share with you what she said;
"You need to round the corners after cutting
to length, and I put masking tape over these ends
as a precaution. When you insert the ruler in the
casing, the numbers face the
(Thank you for letting me know that numbers
need to face inside of the bag to let the pouch open!)
Wouldn't it be better if the lining
also had peek-a-boo parts so that
the pouch is really expandable?
I bet it would be just fine.
I made the lining this way because it's
much simple and quick to make, and I also
thought the pouch might turn out a little bulky
if I made it that way. But I bet it would
work just fine if fabrics you are
using are light-weight cotton ;)
How do you add handles to it?
If I were to add handles to the pouch, I would
use a type of flex frame that comes with a little loops
at the ends just like this one. Those loops are
for you to play with in case you want to add handles.
I've been looking for an online shop that carries
this type of flex frame without much luck.
If anyone finds it somewhere, please let me know
so that I can put the link to the shop here.
Can you make with a zipper?
I'm sure using a zipper instead of flex frame/velcro
will make a really nice puffy pouch too. I would
probably still have the top part of the bag rather
than attaching zipper directly to the main bag.
I would also enlarge the pattern a little just
so that it'd be easy to sew ;)


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New Ashford Crash Turns Fatal for Williamstown Man
Update: Frank C. Burgmaster, 52, died Wednesday of injuries sustained in the accident. NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — A Williamstown man will be charged with driving under the influence for the third time after his pickup truck collided head-on with another truck late Tuesday afternoon on Route 7. That driver was able to avoid a collision, but Burgmaster then plowed head-on into a 2009 red Toyota Tacoma driven by Savita Wheat, 22, of Pownal, Vt. |
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Fatal Accident Closes Route 8 in Adams
A stretcher sits empty at the scene of a fatal accident in Adams on Friday. |
ADAMS, Mass. — An accident on Route 8 Friday afternoon left a Florida woman dead.
Jill Keating, 46, of the town of Florida was killed after her Chevrolet Avalanche crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer that was preparing to take a left into Speciality Minerals at about 12:25 p.m. Friday afternoon, according to police.
Keating was pronounced dead on the scene and the driver of the tractor-trailer, Eduardo Manuel Nunes of Miami, Fla., was uninjured.
Route 8 was closed for about four hours and traffic was rerouted from Friend Street through the industrial park.
Emergency personnel on the scene were the Police Department, the Ambulance, the Fire Department, North Adams Ambulance and the Cheshire Fire Department. North Adams and State Police were requested for traffic assistance. The State Police Accident Reconstruction Team and the Truck Team were requested to investigate the accident.
A full investigation is still ongoing.
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Great Barrington Crashes Leave Two Dead
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Police are investigating two serious motor vehicle crashes on Wednesday afternoon that left two dead.
According to police, the first accident occurred at 12:50 p.m. Janet E. Chase, 62, of Sheffield died on the scene when her BMW sedan veered into the northbound lane of Route 7, just north of the Sheffield/Great Barrington line, and crashed head-on with a Honda minivan in the northbound lane. The van was driven by Maureen L Boisvert, 50, of Needham. Boisvert was taken to Berkshire Medical Center with severe injuries.
While state and local police were investigating that accident, a vehicle backing out of Timberlyn Heights nursing home on Maple Avenue (Route 23) was struck by a westbound vehicle. Phillip Hoffman, 90, of Sandisfield died at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield overnight as a result of the crash. His wife, Ann, 88, is at Berkshire Medical Center with "life-threatening injuries" as of Thursday.
The other driver, Brian K. Deland, Jr., 34, of Ashley Falls, was treated and released from Fairview Hospital.
That accident occurred at 3:10 p.m. and is being investigated by state and local police.
Also last night a Jeep Cherokee collided with a tractor-trailer near the New York state border on Route 20 in Hancock.The driver of the Jeep was taken to Berkshire Medical Center while the driver of the truck was unhurt. Route 20 was shut down for more than an hour.
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Man Killed by Bull in Clarksburg
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A man was killed Wednesday afternoon while trying to move a bull into a pen at a Daniels Road dairy farm and another seriously injured.
Paul F. Marshall, 78, was leading the bull across a field when it attacked Marshall and Everett Sherman, a neighbor trying to help, said police. Marshall was pronounced dead at the scene. Sherman was reportedly gored on his side by the bull and taken to North Adams Regional Hospital and later transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.
The bull, described as black with a white mark, was to be put down last Thursday. It was one of a number of Holsteins kept at the farm.
The bull was in a back garden area with eight cows, said Police Chief Michael Williams on Monday. It wasn't clear if the cattle were loose and Marshall was trying to pen them up or if he was just moving them.
Marshall's wife, Carolyn, saw much of what happened and at 1:22 p.m. called the dispatcher in North Adams saying her husband was being attacked by a bull.
Firefighters were first on the scene, followed by police and two North Adams Ambulance Service vehicles. Williams said state police detectives attached to the district attorney's office also responded, as did Medical Examiner Dr. Benjamin Glick. The DA's office did not have any further information.
Emergency responders remained on the scene for several hours.
The Marshalls purchased the farm, which runs along the south side of Daniels Road between East Road and Walker Street, in 1983 from the Massachusetts State College Builiding Authority.
The land had been used by what was then North Adams State College for a sustainable agricultural program. More recently, it became the home of Square Roots Farm, which is leasing land to grow produce and some livestock.
Original post Saturday, Nov. 25, 2010. Updated Nov. 29, 2010 with more information.
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Woman Pleads Guilty in Sandisfield Fatal Crash
Update Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at 2:45 p.m.: Balsamo was sentenced in Berkshire Superior Court on Monday morning to six to 10 years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Cedar Junction on the vehicular homicide charge. The other charges were filed.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Connecticut woman pleaded guilty on Wednesday morning to charges related to the Sandisfield crash that killed Erin Dufour of Chicopee last year. Dufour, who was also listed by authorities as residing in Tolland, spent much of her life in Western Massachusetts.
Pamela N. Balsamo, 48, of Cedar Lane, Barkhamsted, Conn., appeared before Judge John Agostini in Berkshire Superior Court. She pleaded guilty to single counts of motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol and operating to endanger, failure to stay within marked lanes and speeding.
Agostini ordered that she be held without bail at the Berkshire County House of Correction pending sentencing which will occur Monday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m.
Balsamo was operating a Mercedes that struck the 29-year-old Dufour's Honda head-on on March 18, 2009.
The investigation was conducted by state troopers assigned to the Lee barracks.
Chicopee Woman Killed in Sandisfield Head-on Crash
11:40PM / Wednesday, March 18, 2009
SANDISFIELD, Mass. — A Chicopee woman was killed Wednesday evening after her car was hit head-on by another vehicle on Route 8 near Tucker's Tavern.
Erin E. Dufour, 29, of was northbound on Route 8 in a 2008 Honda hatchback at about 8 p.m. when she was struck head on by 47-year-old Pamela Balsamo of Barkhamsted, Conn., who was driving a 2002 Mercedes sedan south in the northbound lane, according to the preliminary investigation by Trooper James Somerville of the Lee barracks.
The Dufour suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner. Balsamo was transported by ambulance with serious injuries to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Conn.
The crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the state police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and Crime Scene Services. The Sandisfield Police Department, Fire Department and emergency medical services and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner assisted troopers at the scene.
All lanes of Route 8 were closed for approximately 1 ½ hours for the crash investigation and vehicle removal.
Dufour had lived in Western Mass for 10 years and was a Pella Windows sales representative. Born in Maine, she spent much of her life there but spent her senior year of high school in New York, graduating from Bethlehem High School in Delmar.
An outdoorswoman and athlete, she received best in show for driving "The Queen Bee" at a tri-county demolition derby in Northampton. She loved cats and volunteered at the local animal shelter. Her parents live in Lakeville.
Updated with victim's identity, Thursday, March 19, 2009, 8:45 a.m.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009: This story has generated a great deal of interest so we have included more information about Ms. Dufour and a link to her obituary in SouthCoastToday.
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If you missed some of Thursday's action at the Republican National Convention, when Mitt Romney accepted his party's presidential nomination, we were live blogging here and you can always read through it to see how the day and evening went.
But if you'd like to save some time, here are five things that struck us (skip to the end if you only want to read about Clint Eastwood):
-- It's Not You, It's Him: From the start of the evening through Mitt Romney's acceptance speech there was a common message for those Americans who voted for Barack Obama in 2008: That's OK, you shouldn't feel bad — it's Obama who failed. Romney himself put it this way:
"How many days have you woken up feeling that something really special was happening in America? Many of you felt that way on Election Day four years ago. Hope and Change had a powerful appeal. But tonight I'd ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's President Obama? You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him."
-- Romney's Faith Is Something To Be Celebrated: The former Massachusetts governor could become the first Mormon to be elected president. So far in the campaign, most stories about that have focused on whether some voters might be uncomfortable because they're unfamiliar with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Up to now, the candidate and his campaign hadn't talked much about his faith. Tonight, they had friends tell about how he helped them through truly heartbreaking times.
"It seems to me when it comes to loving our neighbor, we can talk about it, or we can live it. The Romneys live it every single day," said a tearful Pam Finlayson, after talking about how Romney and his wife, Ann, helped and consoled her following the death of her daughter.
-- It's Also OK To Talk About Bain Capital: Romney has taken a lot of incoming fire from the Obama campaign for his record as head of an investment firm that put money into some winners and created jobs — but also backed some losers that closed and cost workers their livelihoods. Tom Stemberg, the founder of one company that Bain helped get started — Staples — turned the issue back on Democrats: "You have to ask yourself: Why would an administration that can't create any jobs demonize someone who did? I've got a theory. I think when it comes to jobs, new businesses, and economic growth — they just don't get it. They say that Mitt Romney is out of touch with ordinary Americans. They just don't get it."
-- Some Love From Brother Bush: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, departing from his prepared remarks, used the start of his address to the convention to honor his father (former President George H.W. Bush) and his brother (former President George W. Bush). It was one of only a few moments this week when George W. was spoken about from the podium, and his brother's words brought the delegates to their feet. "I love him," Jeb Bush said, and George W. "kept us safe" during "incredibly challenging times."
-- Clint Eastwood Said What? It was easily one of the more bizarre moments in recent political conventions history. Actor/director/American legend Clint Eastwood came onstage to offer his support for Romney. He did it with what appeared to be a bit of improv theater: a "conversation" with President Obama, who was represented by an empty chair. For those in the Tampa Bay Times Forum, it was hard to understand what Eastwood was saying. According to a transcript put together by NPR's Padmananda Rama, and from what we could hear from our seat in the rafters, among the lines Dirty Harry said were:
-- On the night Obama was elected "I just thought, this is great. Everybody's crying. Oprah was crying. I was even crying. And then finally — I haven't cried that hard since I found out that there is 23 million unemployed people in this country."
-- "What do you want me to tell Romney? I can't tell him to do that. ... He can't do that to himself. You're crazy. You're absolutely crazy. You're getting as bad as Biden."
-- Vice President Biden is "just kind of a grin with a body behind it."
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-- "We don't have to be — what I'm saying, we don't have to be ... masochists and vote for somebody that we don't really even want in office just because they seem to be nice guys or maybe not so nice guys if you look at some of the recent ads going out there. I don't know."
Well, Mr. Eastwood, with that we think we'll call it a day. Or a convention. Or a night. Or whatever. We don't know. Now it's on to Charlotte, N.C., where the Democrats get together next week.
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Broccoli Pesto and Pasta with Pesto and Peas
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...A three pound bag of broccoli and a request for pasta salad figured, in equal measure, into the selection of recipes I'm featuring today. The broccoli, which seemed like a great idea a week ago, had become an irritation, a reminder of poor planning on my part, and it was demanding to be used or tossed. I'm really bad with the whole tossing thing, so, I decided to use at least some of it in a pasta salad that I had promised for a potluck supper. I had just seen a recipe on Serious Eats that used broccoli to make pesto and thought I might be able to use it in my potluck offering. Years ago, Ina Garten published a recipe for Pasta, Pesto and Peas. I had saved the recipe, but never made the dish and thought the potluck was a perfect opportunity to give it, and the broccoli pesto, a try. The pesto, developed by Carolyn Cope, is wonderful. It lacks the eyeopening brightness of its basil cousin but it is delicious in its own right. The pasta salad is a mixed bag. While it's delicious, it lacks visual appeal. Its drab muddy color is unfortunate and may be off-putting to some. Both recipes are easy to do and inexpensive to prepare. Both are also delicious. Here's how they're made.
Broccoli Pesto...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Carolyn Cope
1 pound broccoli florets (about 1 quart)
1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
2 large cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
1) Bring large pot of well-salted water to boil over high heat. Add broccoli florets and cook for two minutes. Drain broccoli well and set aside.
2) In food processor, combine broccoli, walnuts, garlic, lemon juice, and salt. Pulse until broccoli and nuts are finely chopped. Then, with motor running, pour in olive oil in slow stream. Mix in grated cheese.
3) Toss with pasta, spread onto toasted baguette slices, or as sauce for chicken or fish. Pesto will keep in sealed container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Yield: 1-1/2 cups.
Pasta with Pesto and Peas ...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Ina Garten
3/4 pound fusilli pasta
3/4 pound bow tie pasta
1/4 cup good olive oil
1-1/2 cups pesto
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1-1/4 cups good mayonnaise
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1-1/2 cups frozen peas, defrosted
1/3 cup pignoli (pine nuts)
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1) Cook fusilli and bow ties separately in a large pot of boiling salted water for 10 to 12 minutes until each pasta is al dente. Drain and toss into a bowl with the olive oil. Cool to room temperature.
2) In bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, puree pesto, spinach, and lemon juice. Add mayonnaise and puree. Add pesto mixture to cooled pasta and then add he Parmesan, peas, pignoli, salt, and pepper. Mix well, season to taste, and serve at room temperature. Yield: 12 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Coriander Chutney (Cilantro Pesto) - My Favorite Recipes Collection
Wholewheat Penne with Arugula Pesto - Angie's Recipes
Genoa Basil Pesto - Foodie Journey
Walnut Cheddar Pesto - Baking Bites
Mexican Pumpkin Seed Pesto - My Man's Belly
Asparagus Pesto with Lemon and Mint - Family Spice
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto - Closet Cooking
45 comments :
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
I really never thought of broccoli for pesto - what a great idea.
- December 3, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- tinyskillet said...
I love seeing all these different pesto pasta ideas!
- December 3, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- PeggyR said...
This certainly is different! Sounds delicious.
- December 3, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Pam said...
Mary, how unique! It all sounds delicious! Have a good day!
- December 3, 2010 at 10:01 AM
- aipi said...
wow, that does look delicious n very innovative. I love anything with pesto and broccoli pesto sounds yum..must try!!!
US Masala - December 3, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Kelly said...
Broccoli pesto?!? Just when I think I've thought of everything pesto could be made with another recipe comes along. I can definitely see where it would be lacking the brightness, but it still sounds fantastic, especially with peas.
- December 3, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Unknown said...
I love broccoli in any dish, and this sounds marvelous.
- December 3, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Big Dude said...
I've never considered broccoli pesto but it sounds good. I wonder how it would be as a hot pasta dish.
- December 3, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Umm Mymoonah said...
That's really a very healthy and brilliant dish. I have been hunting for all types of broccoli recipes. This is definitely very useful to me.
- December 3, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- Sylvia said...
Delicious! I love pesto and broccoli, thank you for the idea!
- December 3, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Banana Wonder said...
Yum, good work here with the broccoli! I like how you used mayo!
- December 3, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- Unknown said...
Broccoli pesto!!?!? Are you kidding me? This sounds fantastic! What a fabulous recipe. Thanks for sharing.
- December 3, 2010 at 11:39 AM
- StephenC said...
We're great fans of pestos, basil, arugula, parsley, and, yes, broccoli. Wouldn't it be fun if a bunch of us bloggers came together for a smorgasbord, each contributing a favorite and unusual dish. Let's arrange a foodie convention!
- December 3, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
Practically perfect pesto pasta!
- December 3, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Monet said...
I love the idea of broccoli pesto! I have never thought of doing something like this, but it really is a great new way to use that healthy vegetable. Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
- December 3, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- We Are Not Martha said...
Oooh broccoli pesto is SUCH a good idea!! I'm totally obsessed and will definitely be making it in the future. Yum!
Sues - December 3, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Becky said...
Mary, I just made my version of Ina's Pasta, Pesto and Peas yesterday. It's a fav around here. But I love the idea of this broccoli version. As broccoli is DD#2's favourite veggie, I will be giving this recipe a go in the very near future. Thanks so much for sharing it!
- December 3, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Broccoli pesto is something we can make all year round, it is just that good!
- December 3, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
While not being very bright and pretty, the pasta does look very good! I'm loving the spreader knife!
- December 3, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Diane said...
Yum yum that sounds so delicious. Diane
- December 3, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Priya Suresh said...
Never thought of making pesto with broccoli, very unique..
- December 3, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- Unknown said...
Great healthy recipe and a smart way to use up that broccoli! I am a big fan of unique, earthy pestos!
Beautiful photo too! :) - December 3, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- RamblingTart said...
Oh how cool this is, Mary!! :-) Simple yet nourishing and hearty. :-)
- December 3, 2010 at 3:46 PM
- Alessandra said...
Yes! My kind of pasta!
Bravissima Mary :-)
Alessandra - December 3, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- La Bella Cooks said...
My kind of meal! It sounds unique yet incredibly delicious.
- December 3, 2010 at 5:16 PM
- Victor said...
A different kind of pesto. That's worth a try!
- December 3, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- Thistlemoon said...
This looks great! Love that broccoli pesto! Very original!
- December 3, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- Tasha said...
I love making non-basil pestos, and have been wanting to try one with broccoli. This sounds like a great recipe for it, as does the pasta salad. And as long as they tasted great, the aesthetics wouldn't bother me much!
- December 3, 2010 at 7:06 PM
- eatgood4life.blogspot.com said...
This is like one of my favorite pasta dishes that I posted a while back. Love, love, love the pesto sauce and pinoles although they are super expensive now, don't know why.
Anyhow, I could have this pasta dish right now :-) looks very appetizing! - December 3, 2010 at 7:18 PM
- Unknown said...
I love anything pesto...even if it's broccoli :) This sounds really good, can't wait to try it!
- December 3, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- Pondside said...
I'll bet it tastes great - it looks like spring.
- December 3, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- teresa said...
i adore all of the wonderful flavors you have going on in this. and such a lovely dish!
- December 3, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Rhonda said...
Green on green dish. Maybe you could have called a Grinch salad? Personally I think the salad looks very appetizing as is but some sundried tomatoes or chopped red pepper for color. Then it could be a Christmas pasta salad with the red and green ;o)
- December 3, 2010 at 10:04 PM
- art is in the kitchen said...
This is perfect bite indeed! Pesto at its best! Exquisitely served! You take marvelous photos of your delicious food. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
- December 3, 2010 at 10:27 PM
- Red Nomad OZ said...
Broccoli Pesto? Fantastic!! That'll make the end of season 'OMIGOD I've got so much broccoli what on earth will I do with it' so much easier!!
Thanx also for visiting and commenting on my blog! Great to see you!!
Have a great weekend (or as we say in OZ 'Avagoodweegend' - December 3, 2010 at 11:54 PM
- Rue said...
I have a love-hate relationship with broccoli. I can't stomach it cooked, and eating it raw only gives me so much pleasure before I'm bored. Needless to say - I am so excited about this Pesto recipe!
- December 3, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- Kerstin said...
How funny, I was just thinking about making a broccoli pesto the other day to put on a pizza - looks fabulous!
- December 3, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- Unknown said...
This is an interesting as well as attractive pasta dish. One never knows how the recipes we notice and collect might play into our cooking experiences at a later date. Have a nice weekend Mary:)
- December 4, 2010 at 12:54 AM
- Unknown said...
this looks delicious, would never have though of broccoli pesto, but if we can have spinach pesto and basil pesto, then why not broccoli?
i wish i could have some. yum! - December 4, 2010 at 1:19 AM
- Baking Barrister said...
My dad has this habit of buying the ginormous bags of broccoli from Costco that no one knows what to do with after the first few days. SO going to make broccoli pesto next time this happens so it doesn't go to waste.
- December 4, 2010 at 1:24 AM
- Nammi said...
WOw, thats a great idea !! Never would have thought of making pesto with brocolli ,
- December 4, 2010 at 1:56 AM
- Linda Starr said...
Pesto is one of favorites, will have to give this a try, sound delicious made from broccoli
- December 4, 2010 at 3:35 AM
- Carolyn said...
I'm glad you like the pesto recipe! I think you got the description exactly right. Cheers!
- December 4, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- dining tables said...
It has been a long time since I had some pesto! Thanks for the reminder! I would love to make some right now.
- December 7, 2010 at 10:39 PM
- Natalie said...
just came across this on foodgawker and must say it looks DELICIOUS! might have to try this next week :)
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Flight from Laban. 1* Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying, "Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father, and he has produced all this wealth from our father's property." 2Jacob perceived, too, that Laban's attitude toward him was not what it had previously been. 3Then the LORD said to Jacob: Return to the land of your ancestors, where you were born, and I will be with you.a
4So Jacob sent for Rachel and Leah to meet him in the field where his flock was. 5There he said to them: "I have noticed that your father's attitude toward me is not as it was in the past; but the God of my father has been with me. 6You know well that with all my strength I served your father; 7yet your father cheated me and changed my wages ten times. God, however, did not let him do me any harm.b 8Whenever your father said, 'The speckled animals will be your wages,' the entire flock would bear speckled young; whenever he said, 'The streaked animals will be your wages,' the entire flock would bear streaked young. 9So God took away your father's livestock and gave it to me. 10Once, during the flock's mating season, I had a dream in which I saw he-goats mating that were streaked, speckled and mottled. 11In the dream God's angel said to me, 'Jacob!' and I replied, 'Here I am!' 12Then he said: 'Look up and see. All the he-goats that are mating are streaked, speckled and mottled, for I have seen all the things that Laban has been doing to you. 13I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a sacred pillar and made a vow to me. Get up now! Leave this land and return to the land of your birth.'"c
14Rachel and Leah answered him: "Do we still have an heir's portion in our father's house? 15Are we not regarded by him as outsiders?* He not only sold us; he has even used up the money that he got for us! 16All the wealth that God took away from our father really belongs to us and our children. So do whatever God has told you."d 17Jacob proceeded to put his children and wives on camels, 18and he drove off all his livestock and all the property he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan.
19Now Laban was away shearing his sheep, and Rachel had stolen her father's household images.* e 20Jacob had hoodwinked* Laban the Aramean by not telling him that he was going to flee. 21Thus he fled with all that he had. Once he was across the Euphrates, he headed for the hill country of Gilead.
22On the third day, word came to Laban that Jacob had fled. 23Taking his kinsmen with him, he pursued him for seven days* until he caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. 24But that night God appeared to Laban the Aramean in a dream and said to him: Take care not to say anything to Jacob.f
Jacob and Laban in Gilead. 25When Laban overtook Jacob, Jacob's tents were pitched in the hill country; Laban also pitched his tents in the hill country of Gilead. 26Laban said to Jacob, "How could you hoodwink me and carry off my daughters like prisoners of war?* 27Why did you dupe me by stealing away secretly? You did not tell me! I would have sent you off with joyful singing to the sound of tambourines and harps. 28You did not even allow me a parting kiss to my daughters and grandchildren! Now what you have done makes no sense. 29I have it in my power to harm all of you; but last night the God of your father said to me, 'Take care not to say anything to Jacob!' 30Granted that you had to leave because you were longing for your father's house, why did you steal my gods?" 31Jacob replied to Laban, "I was frightened at the thought that you might take your daughters away from me by force. 32As for your gods, the one you find them with shall not remain alive! If, with our kinsmen looking on, you identify anything here as belonging to you, take it." Jacob had no idea that Rachel had stolen the household images.
33Laban then went in and searched Jacob's tent and Leah's tent, as well as the tents of the two maidservants; but he did not find them. Leaving Leah's tent, he went into Rachel's. 34* Meanwhile Rachel had taken the household images, put them inside the camel's saddlebag, and seated herself upon them. When Laban had rummaged through her whole tent without finding them,g 35she said to her father, "Do not let my lord be angry that I cannot rise in your presence; I am having my period." So, despite his search, he did not find the household images.
36Jacob, now angered, confronted Laban and demanded, "What crime or offense have I committed that you should hound me? 37Now that you have rummaged through all my things, what have you found from your household belongings? Produce it here before your kinsmen and mine, and let them decide between the two of us.
38"In the twenty years that I was under you, no ewe or she-goat of yours ever miscarried, and I have never eaten rams of your flock. 39h I never brought you an animal torn by wild beasts; I made good the loss myself. You held me responsible for anything stolen by day or night.* 40Often the scorching heat devoured me by day, and the frost by night, while sleep fled from my eyes! 41Of the twenty years that I have now spent in your household, I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, while you changed my wages ten times. 42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, you would now have sent me away empty-handed. But God saw my plight and the fruits of my toil, and last night he reproached you."i
43* Laban replied to Jacob: "The daughters are mine, their children are mine, and the flocks are mine; everything you see belongs to me. What can I do now for my own daughters and for the children they have borne? 44* Come, now, let us make a covenant, you and I; and it will be a treaty between you and me."
45Then Jacob took a stone and set it up as a sacred pillar.j 46Jacob said to his kinsmen, "Gather stones." So they got stones and made a mound; and they ate there at the mound. 47Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha,* but Jacob called it Galeed. 48Laban said, "This mound will be a witness from now on between you and me." That is why it was named Galeed— 49and also Mizpah,* for he said: "May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are out of each other's sight. 50If you mistreat my daughters, or take other wives besides my daughters, know that even though no one else is there, God will be a witness between you and me."
51Laban said further to Jacob: "Here is this mound, and here is the sacred pillar that I have set up between you and me. 52This mound will be a witness, and this sacred pillar will be a witness, that, with hostile intent, I may not pass beyond this mound into your territory, nor may you pass beyond it into mine. 53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us!" Jacob took the oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.* 54He then offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his kinsmen to share in the meal. When they had eaten, they passed the night on the mountain.
* [31:1–54] Jacob flees with his family from Laban. The strife that has always accompanied Jacob continues as Laban's sons complain, "he has taken everything that belonged to our father"; the brothers' complaint echoes Esau's in 27:36. Rachel and Leah overcome their mutual hostility and are able to leave together, a harbinger of the reconciliation with Esau in chap. 33.
* [31:15] Outsiders: lit., "foreign women"; they lacked the favored legal status of native women. Used up: lit., "eaten, consumed"; the bridal price that a man received for giving his daughter in marriage was legally reserved as her inalienable dowry. Perhaps this is the reason that Rachel took the household images belonging to Laban.
* [31:19] Household images: in Hebrew, teraphim, figurines used in divination (Ez 21:26; Zec 10:2). Laban calls them his "gods" (v. 30). The traditional translation "idols" is avoided because it suggests false gods, whereas Genesis seems to accept the fact that the ancestors did not always live according to later biblical religious standards and laws.
* [31:20] Hoodwinked: lit., "stolen the heart of," i.e., lulled the mind of. Aramean: the earliest extra-biblical references to the Arameans date later than the time of Jacob, if Jacob is dated to the mid-second millennium; to call Laban an Aramean and to have him speak Aramaic (Jegar-sahadutha, v. 47) is an apparent anachronism. The word may have been chosen to underscore the growing estrangement between the two men and the fact that their descendants will be two different peoples.
* [31:23] For seven days: lit., "a way of seven days," a general term to designate a long distance; it would actually have taken a camel caravan many more days to travel from Haran to Gilead, the region east of the northern half of the Jordan. The mention of camels in this passage is apparently anachronistic since camels were not domesticated until the late second millennium.
* [31:26] Prisoners of war: lit., "women captured by the sword"; the women of a conquered people were treated as part of the victor's spoil; cf. 1 Sm 30:2; 2 Kgs 5:2.
* [31:34] As in chap. 27, a younger child (Rachel) deceives her father to gain what belongs to him.
* [31:39] Jacob's actions are more generous than the customs suggested in the Code of Hammurabi: "If in a sheepfold an act of god has occurred, or a lion has made a kill, the shepherd shall clear himself before the deity, and the owner of the fold must accept the loss" (par. 266); cf. Ex 22:12.
* [31:43–54] In this account of the non-aggression treaty between Laban and Jacob, the different objects that serve as witness (sacred pillar in v. 45, cairn of stones in v. 46), their different names (Jegar-sahadutha in v. 47, Mizpah in v. 49), and the two references to the covenant meal (vv. 46, 54) suggest that two versions have been fused. One version is the Yahwist source, and another source has been used to supplement it.
* [31:44–54] The treaty is a typical covenant between two parties: Jacob was bound to treat his wives (Laban's daughters) well, and Laban was bound not to cross Jacob's boundaries with hostile intent.
* [31:47–48] Jegar-sahadutha: an Aramaic term meaning "mound of witness." Galeed: in Hebrew, "the mound of witness."
* [31:49] Mizpah: a town in Gilead; cf. Jgs 10:17; 11:11, 34; Hos 5:1. The Hebrew name mispa ("lookout") is allied to yisep yhwh ("may the Lord keep watch"), and also echoes the word masseba ("sacred pillar").
* [31:53] Fear of…Isaac: an archaic title for Jacob's God of the Father.
a. [31:3] Gn 26:3; 28:15; 32:10.
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Welcome to Sumter Dental Care
Exciting news!
–We are now seeing patients at our new location next to Starbucks!
Our new address is directly across the street at 1585 Grand Venture Drive, North Port, FL
Meet the Doctors
Christian Becker, DMD
Thomas Devlin, DDS
Lauren Suehr, DMD
Dental Services Offered
About Us
Welcome to Sumter Dental Care in North Port, Florida
Welcome to Sumter Dental Care! Regardless of whether it's time for a regular check-up or you're interested in our innovative orthodontic care, rest assured that our entire staff at Sumter Dental Care is dedicated to making your experience as pleasant and stress-free as possible. We are a team of professionals that work passionately to provide quality service and individual attention to each and every one of our patients in North Port, Florida. Each smile is unique and requires individualized care. You can trust that our expert team can satisfy your dental needs with our wide range of dental services, treatments, and procedures.
Why Choose Us?
Our Atmosphere
At Sumter Dental Care, we designed our office with our patients in mind. By combining a calm atmosphere with the latest technology, we have created a place where our patients receive the level of dental care they need and deserve. The moment you walk in our front door, our team will make you feel comfortable, secure, and well cared for. We understand that many people feel anxious about visiting the dentist, but you can be assured that your comfort is our top priority.
Our Team
Your smile is in good hands! The dentists, hygienists, and technicians here at Sumter Dental Care have the education and experience to meet all your oral health needs. We are dedicated to maintaining the highest quality of dental care through on-going training and continuing education in the latest techniques and equipment.
Our Philosophy
Because oral health is integral to overall health, we strive to provide comprehensive, lifetime care to the North Port, Florida area. We will work with you to develop a treatment plan that meets your immediate needs and establish preventative dental care that ensures your smile will last a lifetime!
The Dental Services We Provide
Corrective and Restorative Dental Procedures
Are you unhappy about the spacing or misalignment of your teeth? We encourage you to call us at 941-876-4023 and talk to our friendly, highly trained staff about our corrective dental procedures such as Invisalign® clear aligners. Our team will work with you to determine what method works best for your lifestyle and dental needs. Invisalign treatment is a wonderful option for working adults because it produces similar results to traditional metal braces, but utilizes a series of custom-made, clear aligners that are virtually invisible. You are able to maintain your professional appearance and enjoy the dramatic improvement of properly aligned teeth without feeling self-conscious. Make Sumter Dental Care your home for Invisalign aligners in North Port!
Regardless of how meticulous you are about your oral health care, problems can always occur. These conditions can compound and lead to a bite misalignment, bone degeneration, or even further tooth loss. However, at Sumter Dental Care, we can customize a treatment plan that will restore your smile and promote overall excellent oral health. Restoring your ideal dental structure not only improves your appearance and oral health but also prevents adjacent teeth from shifting and eliminates the discomfort of a misaligned bite. Our dental team is ready to give you a smile that looks as good as it feels.
State-of-the-Art Technology for Your Dental Care
Here at Sumter Dental Care, we utilize the most advanced, up-to-date technology in order to diagnose and treat dental problems with the highest level of accuracy and effectiveness. You no longer have to deal with time-consuming, uncomfortable traditional dental x-rays. Instead, we use non-invasive, painless equipment to instantly produce high-resolution dental images that allow our dentist to identify problems such as tooth decay, worn enamel, gum disease, or micro-fractures that would normally remain undetectable and untreated.
Make an Appointment Today!
Our dental team is ready to help you achieve and maintain the smile you've always dreamed of having. Call us today at 941-876-4023 to schedule an appointment for your comprehensive dental care.