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Túlio De Melo has picked up a knee injury that rules the LOSC Lille Métropole striker out for six weeks, starting with the UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie against Fenerbahçe SK over the next two Thursdays.
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 29, 2012) - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) announced today that it has entered into binding agreements with Phoenix Energy Holdings Limited (Phoenix) to develop the Grand Rapids Pipeline project in Northern Alberta.
TransCanada and Phoenix will each own 50 per cent of the proposed $3-billion pipeline project that includes both a crude oil and a diluent line to transport volumes approximately 500 kilometres between the producing area northwest of Fort McMurray and the Edmonton/Heartland region. The Grand Rapids Pipeline system is expected to be in-service by early 2017, subject to regulatory approvals, with capital spent between 2014 and 2017. The system will have the capacity to move up to 900,000 barrels per day of crude oil and 330,000 barrels per day of diluent. TransCanada will operate the system and Phoenix has entered a long-term commitment to ship crude oil and diluent on it.
"As Alberta crude oil production continues to grow, it's critical to have the infrastructure in place to move oil to market from emerging developments west of the Athabasca River. This is the first major pipeline project to meet the needs of this fast-growing area," said Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and chief executive officer. "With over 60 years' experience in Alberta and North America, TransCanada is a leader in providing safe, efficient and reliable operation of energy infrastructure. We are pleased Phoenix is joining us on the Grand Rapids Pipeline project to transport this growing, long-term supply of Canadian crude oil in a manner that respects the communities and environment where the pipeline will operate."
"Phoenix is committed to developing its Dover and MacKay River oil sands assets through multiple phases. Given that transportation in the Athabasca region has become a bottleneck, working with TransCanada to build a pipeline system in a timely fashion is crucial to implement our development strategy. This transportation solution will be important to Phoenix and other potential producers in this area to monetize their huge resources," said Zhiming Li, Phoenix's president and chief executive officer.
The final Grand Rapids Pipeline route and design will be determined with Aboriginal and stakeholder input, as well as consideration for environmental, archaeological and cultural values, land use compatibility, safety, constructability and economics. TransCanada expects to apply for regulatory approval for the project in 2013. As a member of the world Dow Jones Sustainability Index, TransCanada is an industry leader that is committed to minimizing the impact of its operations.
The Grand Rapids Pipeline system will further expand TransCanada's liquids transportation capabilities and complement TransCanada's extensive operating experience in Alberta. TransCanada recently announced the Northern Courier Pipeline project, a 90-kilometre pipeline system to transport bitumen and diluent between the Fort Hills mine site and the Voyageur Upgrader located north of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
The project will be constructed, owned and operated by the Grand Rapids Pipeline Limited Partnership, which is jointly owned by Phoenix and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation.
TransCanada currently operates 24,200 kilometres of natural gas pipelines across Alberta and 3,500 kilometres of crude oil pipelines through the operation of the Keystone Pipeline. Keystone has safely transported more than 300 million barrels of crude oil from Alberta to markets in the United States.
With more than 60 years' experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and oil pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada operates a network of natural gas pipelines that extends more than 68,500 kilometres (42,500 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with approximately 380 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns or has interests in over 10,900 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada is developing one of North America's largest oil delivery systems. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. For more information visit: http://www.transcanada.com/ or check us out on Twitter @TransCanada.
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Children to Obama: Change gun laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days after six teachers and 20 students were killed by a rampaging gunman at their elementary school in Newtown, Conn., an 8-year-old from Maryland pulled out a sheet of paper and wrote to President Barack Obama asking for "some changes in the laws with guns."
"It's a free country but I recommend there needs (to) be a limit with guns," Grant wrote in the Dec. 17 letter. "Please don't let people own machine guns or other powerful guns like that."
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In the days after the shooting, children around the country apparently had the same idea as Grant. They put their feelings about the massacre on paper and sent those letters to a receptive White House.
"I am writing to ask you to STOP gun violence," wrote Tajeah, a 10-year-old from Georgia. "I am very sad about the children who lost their lives. So, I thought I would write to you to STOP gun violence."
On Wednesday, when Obama makes his long-awaited announcement of proposals to reduce gun violence, he will be joined by Grant, Tajeah and other children from across the U.S. who expressed their concerns about gun violence and school safety to the one person they think can make a difference: the president.
The White House shared three such letters with The Associated Press, from youngsters who seemed in agreement that Obama should do what's necessary to make it harder for people to get guns. None of the writers, including Grant, who is closest in age to the 6- and 7-year-olds who were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, said they were against efforts to tighten access to guns.
Obama has spoken in favor of banning assault-style weapons, limiting high-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring background checks for every gun buyer.
On the other side of the issue, the National Rifle Association, the powerful lobbying group for gun owners, views any effort to limit access to guns as an infringement on the Second Amendment right to bear arms and has pledged to fight attempts by Congress to enact new restrictions. Some sportsmen and people who own guns for protection also oppose many gun control laws.
Second Amendment. Right to bear arms. Lobbying group. None of that was mentioned in the letters, scribbled in the rough penmanship of children.
Eleven-year-old Julia, who lives in the District of Columbia and dotted the "I'' in her name with a heart, wrote that she has four brothers and sisters and "I know I would not be able to bear the thought of losing any of them." She said it should be "very hard" for people to buy guns and closed by acknowledging that Obama can't make changes by himself.
"I know that laws have to be passed by Congress but I beg you to try very hard to make guns not allowed. Not just for me, but for the whole United States," Julia wrote, signing the letter with "my love and regrets." She will also be at the White House on Wednesday.
The White House did not release last names for any of the letter writers, or hometowns for Grant and Tajeah.


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On Thursday, Ireland will be – for a day, at least – the most influential country in Europe, as its citizens vote on a treaty designed to streamline continent-wide cooperation on everything from climate change to international terrorism.
Advocates hope the outcome will be more than a better-oiled bureaucracy, however. They say the Lisbon Treaty would strengthen the European Union on the world stage, giving it more leverage on important issues such as its energy policy toward Russia, which has been hamstrung by a lack of coordination for years.
In order to go into effect, the treaty must be ratified by all 27 members of the EU. Ireland alone has put the treaty up for a public referendum instead of a parliamentary vote, essentially giving Irish voters a veto over the whole process.
Yet in an ironic twist for a treaty intended to "promote the interests of its citizens on a day-to-day basis," many Irish are so befuddled by the 269 pages of what one expert calls "Eurobabble" that they don't even understand what they're voting on.
"It's impossible to read," says Maria Cahill from the law faculty at the University of Ireland in Galway. "It's a civil servant's manual rather than something the average citizen could read. Even if you do get through the text, it makes references to all of the other [EU] treaties, so it would take weeks to get a comprehensive understanding of what it's about."
But Gavin Barrett, an expert in EU law at University College's School of Law in Dublin, believes the treaty's unreadability is overstated. "In its consolidated form it is eminently readable," he says. "Even though it addresses several dozen issues and some of these are quite technical, particularly relating to the institutions."
Too much 'Eurobabble'
The treaty, meant to make the expanded EU more efficient and effective, is a redrafted version of the failed EU Constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005 referendums. In a recent poll, 35 percent of undecided voters and the majority of those planning on voting against it cited confusion about what the treaty means as their reason for opposing it.
To ensure clarity, the Irish government appointed an independent Referendum Commission to simplify the text of the treaty, which would give the EU a president and increase national representation. Advertisements were placed on billboards and websites, and a 16-page booklet was sent to every household clarifying the main provisions of the treaty and explaining terms like "Qualified Majority voting," "ordinary Legislative procedures," and "special Legislative procedures."
But Margaret E. Ward of Clearink, a Dublin-based company that advocates plain English in legal documents, says this obtuse language is not necessary. "In the United States, there is a whole movement towards modern legal drafting," she says. "It is possible to write clearly and not leave yourself open to legal liability." Instead, the EU uses what she calls "Eurobabble."
"If the EU continue to insist on speaking in this jargon that none of its citizens can understand, they are distancing themselves from the people they represent," she says.
Focus on individual citizen is lost
Terry Prone, director of the Dublin-based public-relations company The Communications Clinic, agrees that the Lisbon Treaty referendum is a microcosm of the EU's failure to communicate with a large number of citizens.
"The EU is supposed to be about the individual citizen," she says. "That has seriously gone by the wayside in communication terms."
The various entities advocating a 'yes' vote also haven't convinced voters. "Whatever they have published has tended to be as obscure as the treaty document itself," Ms. Prone says. "In contrast, the 'no' side were out early in the campaign with simple, frightening negatives."
The Referendum Commission intervened and contradicted some of these negatives, in particular, the issues of Ireland's constitutional position on abortion and low corporate tax rates, neither of which would be affected by the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, as claimed by opponents.
Lucinda Creighton, spokeswoman on European Affairs for the Fine Gael Party, which is advocating a 'yes' vote, says that the 'yes' campaign had to continually rebut false allegations from the no camp, which prevented it from getting its own message across.
But she agrees that the campaign hasn't always explained the treaty well. "It is bizarre that 96 percent of the members of the Dáil [the Irish parliament] are in favor of the treaty, yet the political parties have not been able to get this voting base on board," she says.
In addition, major trade unions, farmers organizations, industrial agencies, and newspapers are campaigning for acceptance, but voters seem to be reacting against the establishment.
"It is a tendency in society in general," says Dr. Barrett. "We saw something similar happening in France [during the 2005 EU constitution referendum], where the two largest political parties recommended a particular course of action, but the electorate went a different route. The same thing happened in the Netherlands."
Should it be a public vote?
"A question mark has to put over whether the Lisbon Treaty is a suitable issue to be voted on directly," says Barrett. "The argument in favor is that it is a very important matter, but the argument against is that casting an informed vote should be left to the legislature, as other member states have done."
"Treaties are designed for parliamentary ratification, not referenda," agrees Ms. Creighton.
But Libertas, a pro-European organization campaigning for a 'no' vote, claims that it is essential that people have this mandate.
"These major decisions shouldn't be made at such a remove from the citizens," says executive director Naoise Nunn. "Eighty percent of national domestic legislation derives from the implementation of EU directives and law, therefore issues like the treaty are enormously important to our day-to-day lives."
In public opinion surveys such as Eurobarometer, Irish citizens generally exhibit pro-European attitudes. "But people are suspicious that the [treaty's] language is vague," says Mr. Nunn. "There is a sense that it is happening too fast and that the political elite isn't bringing the citizens with it."


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NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees have completed two days of meetings and are prepared to pursue left-hander Cliff Lee, the top available pitcher on the free-agent market.
In the team's first offseason following the death of owner George Steinbrenner, New York has said its top priorities are re-signing Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte, who all became free agents Tuesday.
The Yankees' No. 1 priority from outside the organization is Lee, an official familiar with the meetings said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcements were made.
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Lee was 2-0 against the Yankees for Philadelphia in the 2009 World Series and beat New York for Texas in this year's AL championship series. Lee was 0-2 against San Francisco in the Rangers' five-game World Series loss.
Free agents can start negotiating with all teams starting Sunday. Texas says it hopes to re-sign Lee, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner for Cleveland.
Tampa Bay left fielder Carl Crawford and Rays setup man Joaquin Benoit are among other free agents the Yankees discussed. The Los Angeles Angels also are thought to be interested in Crawford.
Tuesday's session included managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner, general manager Brian Cashman, president Randy Levine, chief operating officer Lonn Trost and assistant general manager Jean Afterman.
Hal Steinbrenner and his brother, co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner, reviewed recommendations from team officials on Monday.
NOTES: RHP Chad Gaudin became a free agent Tuesday when he refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. LHP Royce Ring was sent outright to Scranton and OF Melky Mesa was added to the 40-man roster from Class-A Tampa.
AP freelance writer Mark Didtler in Tampa, Fla., contributed to this report.
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The Teleri (Q, pron. [ˈteleri]) were the third of the Elf clans who took the Great Journey. They were the ancestors of the Valinorean Teleri (became known as the Falmari), and the Sindar, Laiquendi, and Nandor of Middle-earth.
The Nelyar ("The Third") was the largest of the three houses of the Elves. According to legend, the Teleri were descended from Enel, the third Elf to awake in Cuiviénen, his spouse Enelyë and their seventy-two companions; most of the Avari originally belonged to this clan. But it was Elwë, the first of the Teleri to come to Valinor, who became their king.
In ancient times they named themselves Lindar, or "Singers", because they were known for their fair voice.
During the Great Journey
When the Valar decided to bring the Quenti to Valinor, they choose three ambassadors. Ingwe, Finwe and Elwe traveled there and tried to convice their people to make the journey. Many of them, particularly of the Nelyar clan, refused, and were named Avari, "The Unwilling".
The Teleri clan, led by Elwe and his brother Olwe was the last clan to depart, and they were the only ones who were unwilling to leave the wild lands of Middle-Earth. After traveling for many years, the Teleri stopped near river Anduin being frightened by the Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains). Then a group led by Lenwe departed from the journey and headed south. They were called the Nandor. Eventually, the other Teleri passed the Misty Mountains and dwelled in eastern beleriad near river Gelion.
That was the time when Elwe fell in love with Melian and disunited from Teleri, standing in the forest of Nan Elmoth for a long time only staring at her. Some Teleri, especially his friends and relatives were searching him for a long time.
When Vanyar and Noldor tavelled into the West, the Teleri were living in Gelion and did not hear Ulmo's call. When they learned that the others had traveled, they headed to the shores of Beleriad near the mouth of river Cirion waiting for Ulmo.The Maia Osse kept them company while they waited, and became their friend. After seeing that Elwe disappeared, they made Olwe their only King.
Later, when Ulmo arrived again with the island ferry, most of the Teleri agreed to travel. Again, there were some who wanted to stay with Osse, and they were known as Falathrim, led by Cirdan.
After the Great Journey
The island was stabilized by Ulmo near the Bay of Eldamar, and it was named Tol Eressea, The Lonely Island. Teleri lived there for many years until they felt that they should see other Eldar who lived in Valinor. With the help of Osse they built ships and traveled to the coasts of Valinor, where they dwelt. There Olwe built Alqualonde, the greatest city of Teleri, and its people were united with the people of Tirion and Finwe.
Later, when Melkor stole the Sillmarilli, The Noldor led by Feanor demanded that the Teleri let them use their ships. When the Teleri refused, they took the ships by force, committing the first kinslaying. For this reason few or none of the Teleri joined the host of the Valar which set out to capture Morgoth for good. It is recounted that the Teleri eventually forgave the Noldor for the Kinslaying, and the two kindreds were at peace again.
Sundering of Teleri
- Falmari. Led by Olwe, they were the only Calaquendi of the Teleri clan. They lived in Tol Eressea and in along the east shores of Valinor
- Nandor Teleri who abandoned the Great Journey near river Anduin.
- Sindar All Teleri who remained in Beleriad. The Sindar of Beleriand called themselves simply Edhil, which means Elves, and is related to the Quenya word Eldar of the same meaning.
- Laiquendi The Elves of Ossiriand, who were themselves Nandor.
The Teleri spoke the Common Telerin language during the Journey, from which Sindarin and Nandorin were derived, as well as the Telerin of Valinor, considered a dialect of Quenya.
Teleri is the plural of Teler which means "last", root TEL.
Equivalent names were Nelyar, Lindar or Glinnil
In The Silmarillion the word Teleri refers both to the Third Clan in general, and that branch that made it to Aman, taken from the Vanyar and Noldor point of view; particularly the Teleri of Aman were called Falmari.
Other versions of the legendarium
In the early versions of Tolkien's mythology (see: The History of Middle-earth), they were known as Solosimpi ("Pipers of the Shores"), while the name Teleri was given to the clan of Elves known in the published version of The Silmarillion as Vanyar.
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aluminum(Al) [ah-loo´mĭ-num]
a chemical element, atomic number 13, atomic weight 26.982. (See Appendix 6.) It occurs naturally in many foods in low concentrations and is also present in many pharmaceuticals and drinking water. High levels in the body can be toxic; see aluminum poisoning.
aluminum acetate solution Burow's solution.
basic aluminum carbonate gel an aluminum hydroxide–aluminum carbonate gel, used as an antacid, for treatment of hyperphosphatemia in renal insufficiency, and to prevent phosphate urinary calculi.
aluminum chloride a topical astringent solution and antiperspirant.
aluminum chlorohydrate an antiperspirant; called also aluminum hydroxychloride.
aluminum hydroxide the hydroxide of aluminum, used as an antacid and phosphate binder; the official preparation is aluminum hydroxide gel.
aluminum hydroxide gel a preparation of aluminum hydroxide in suspension or dried form, used as an antacid in the treatment of peptic ulcer and gastric hyperacidity and as a phosphate binder in treatment of phosphate nephrolithiasis.
aluminum hydroxychloride aluminum chlorohydrate.
aluminum oxide Al2O3, occurring naturally as various minerals; used in the production of abrasives, refractories, ceramics, catalysts, to strengthen dental ceramics, and in chromatography.
aluminum phosphate gel a water suspension of aluminum phosphate and some flavoring agents; used as a gastric antacid, astringent, and soothing agent.
aluminum poisoning the toxic effects of high levels of aluminum or its compounds in the body. In the gastrointestinal tract aluminum inhibits absorption of electrolytes; inhalation of aluminum fumes may cause pulmonary fibrosis; and aluminum in the bloodstream may lead to serious neurological symptoms, such as in dialysis encephalopathy.
aluminum silicate the silicate salt of aluminum, found in nature in several different hydrated forms that have pharmaceutical or dental uses; see attapulgite, fuller's earth, and kaolin.
aluminum subacetate a compound used as an astringent, diluted with water.
aluminum sulfate a compound used as an astringent solution and antiperspirant.
a·lu·mi·num (Al),(ă-lū'min-ŭm), Although this element is called aluminium throughout the rest of the world, the spelling aluminum was officially adopted for the U.S. by the American Chemical Society in 1925.
A white, silvery metal of very light weight; atomic no. 13, atomic wt. 26.981539. Many salts and compounds of aluminum are used in medicine and dentistry.
[L. alumen, alum]
aluminum/alu·mi·num/ (Al) (ah-loo´mĭ-num) a chemical element, at. no. 13.
aluminum acetate a salt prepared by the reaction of aluminum hydroxide and acetic acid; used in solution as an astringent.
basic aluminum carbonate see under gel.
aluminum chloride a topical astringent and anhidrotic.
aluminum chlorohydrate the hydrate of aluminum chloride hydroxide, astringent and anhidrotic; used as an antiperspirant and as an anhidrotic in the treatment of hyperhidrosis.
aluminum hydroxide Al(OH)3, used as an antacid, and as an adjuvant in adsorbed vaccines and toxoids; see also under gel.
aluminum oxide Al2O3, occurring naturally as various minerals such as corundum; used in the production of abrasives, refractories, ceramics, catalysts, to strengthen dental ceramics, and in chromatography.
aluminum phosphate an aluminum salt used as an adjuvant in adsorbed vaccines and toxoids, with calcium sulfate and sodium silicate in dental cements, and as an antacid.
aluminum subacetate a basic acetate ester derivative used topically as an astringent.
aluminum sulfate an astringent, used topically as a local antiperspirant; also used in the preparation of aluminum subacetate topical solution.
aluminum (Al)
Etymology: L, alumen, alum
a widely used metallic element and the third most abundant of all the elements. Its atomic number is 13; its atomic mass is 26.97. It occurs in the ores feldspar, mica, and kaolin but most abundantly in bauxite. Aluminum is commonly obtained by purifying bauxite to produce alumina, which is reduced to aluminum. It is light and durable and used extensively in the manufacture of aircraft components, prostheses, and dental appliances. Its compounds are components of many antacids, antiseptics, and astringents. Aluminum salts, such as aluminum hydroxychloride, can cause allergic reactions in susceptible individuals. Aluminum hydroxychloride is the most commonly used agent in antiperspirants and is also effective as a deodorant.
aluminiumA metallic element (atomic number 13; atomic weight 26.98) which may cause low levels of intoxication.
Changes of aluminium toxicity include vitamin D-refractory osteodystrophy with impaired mineralisation, decreased bone formation, hypercalcaemia, anaemia, progressive encephalopathy, dementia (the data on aluminium and dementia are controversial).
Chelation with deferroxamine.
aluminumAluminium A metallic element–atomic number 13; atomic weight 26.98 Toxicology Changes of aluminum toxicity include vitamin D-refractory osteodystrophy with ↓ mineralization, ↓ bone formation, hypercalcemia, anemia, progressive encephalopathy, dementia Management Chelation with deferroxamine
a·lu·mi·num(Al) (ă-lū'min-ŭm)
A white silvery metal of very light weight; atomic no. 13, atomic wt. 26.981539. Many salts and compounds are used in medicine and dentistry.
[L. alumen, alum]
n toxic metal sometimes found in drinking water, medications, and cookware.
Light, white, silvery metal widely used in dentistry and other branches of health care.
[L. alumen, alum]
a chemical element, atomic number 13, atomic weight 26.982, symbol Al. See Table 6.
aluminum acetate
a preparation of aluminum subacetate and glacial acetic acid, used for its antiseptic and astringent action on the skin. Called also Burow's solution.
aluminum binding agents
usually includes aluminum carbonate and hydroxide. See phosphate binders.
aluminum chloride
a deliquescent, crystalline powder used topically as an astringent solution and antiperspirant.
aluminum equivalent
a radiological measurement expressing the thickness of aluminum that produces the same attenuation of the x-ray beam as the thickness of the material being examined.
aluminum factory
prime source of fluorine pollution of pasture.
aluminum filter
inserted in the window of x-ray tubes to filter out x-rays of long wavelength; reduces potentially harmful and unnecessary radiation.
aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate
aluminum preparations, available in suspension, as a gel, or in dried form, used as an antacid in the treatment of peptic ulcer in humans and gastric hyperacidity and in phosphate binders.
aluminum poisoning
pollution of pasture occurs from dust from factories handling aluminum products and in acid rain near such industrial works; contributes to nutritional deficiency of phosphorus by interfering with phosphorus absorption. Bodies of water which receive drainage from soils rich in aluminum may experience fish kills in circumstances in which the amount of aluminum is increased.
aluminum sulfate
see alum.


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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – A five-run bottom of the sixth proved to be the deciding factor as the Rams of Framingham State University erased a two-run Beacons lead to defeat baseball by the final of 8-4 Monday afternoon.
With the loss the Beacons fall back to .500 and currently 9-9 record overall, having their played their fourth game in three days. The Rams improved to 8-13 with Monday's win.
Playing a major part in the Rams non-conference win over the Beacons was junior Anthony Iafolla and sophomore Mark Mainini who each drove in three runs apiece. Mainini went 3-for-3 in the game with a run scored and three RBI, while Iafolla went 3-for-4 with a run scored and his three RBI. Cameron Couillard also picked up a pair of hits in the game, while Justin Forman and Matt Roberge each scored twice.
For the Beacons they jumped out to the early lead with two runs in their first at bat. Senior Matt Consiglio (Southbury, Conn.) drove in a run on an RBI single to center and junior Jamill Moquette (Boston, Mass.) scored on a throwing error by the Rams on the throw down as he stole third.
The Rams cut UMB's lead in half with a run in the bottom of the fourth. Justin Forman reached on an error and before moving over to second on a failed pick-off attempt. Forman moved to third on a fly out and came around to score the Rams first run of the game when Iafolla hit a single up the middle.
The Beacons countered with a run in the top of the sixth to push the advantage back to two. Moquette singled to lead off the inning and stole second. Freshman Gerard Florentino (West Roxbury, Mass.) followed with a double to right center driving in Moquette.
Framingham would respond in a big way in the bottom half of the inning as they batted around on their way to driving in five runs to jump out to a three-run lead (6-3).
UMB would tally a run in the eighth when freshman Shane O'Leary (Boston, Mass.) walked with the bases loaded, but the Rams tacked on two more in the bottom of the inning on RBI singles to reach the final margin.
Patrick Holden recorded the win on the hill for the Rams improving his season record to 2-0. Holden went six and 2/3 innings surrendering three runs, two earned, on five hits while striking out seven. Freshman Kurtis White (Nahant, Mass.) was tagged with the loss for the Beacons as he went five and 1/3 innings and allowed four runs, three earned, on four hits with a strikeout.
Florentino was the lone Beacon to record multiple hits, as the freshman went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Moquette also notched a hit and reached home plate twice.
Baseball will play their fifth game in four days tomorrow when they travel to Bridgewater State University for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference game.
Information for this release provided by Framingham State University Sports Information Department


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By Renee O'Quinn
During the regular meeting of the Baxley City Council, held Thursday, June 28, Councilmen Mickey Bass requested that City Manager Jeff Baxley and City Attorney Alex Johnson research other cities and to come up with a baggy pants ordinance for the City of Baxley. Bass and several other council members stated they have been getting calls about this problem.
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Professors Molly Secor-Turner and Brandy Randall of North Dakota State University were recently awarded a $1.2 million federal grant. Good news, right? The state should be happy, the university should be happy.
NDSU is turning it down and returning the money.
WHY? Because this is a grant to provide comprehensive sex education to teenagers in the Fargo area, in collaboration with Planned Parenthood. The state legislature, stacked as it is with regressive conservative jerkwads, freaked out and went scrambling to find a legal way to forbid it. And the president of the university, Dean Bresciani, is going along with it.
"Whether technically or not, in my evaluation, it's not respecting the intent of our Legislature," he said. "And that's close enough to me. We're not looking for loopholes to work around our Legislature; we work in respect of our Legislature."
Bresciani said the recent discovery prompted him to freeze the funding. If the money can't be redirected appropriately, he said, it will be returned to the federal government.
"What we've found is a very specific codicil of the law that makes it clear that it cannot be with Planned Parenthood," he told Hennen. "And unless we can work around that, and again I'm not holding out hope on that, we'll have to go to the direction of returning the resources."
I have some words for you, Bresciani: your mission, as the president of a major university, is to improve the knowledge of the citizens of your region. Your faculty know that. Your students are going to your school for that purpose. When your legislature is actively working to undermine the mission of a university, it should be your job to oppose them. I know, they hold the purse strings; but that's why you get paid the big bucks, because you have the difficult job of negotiating with idiots to serve a higher purpose. If you're just going to cave in and do their bidding, well, the legislature could save even more money by simply hiring a dullard who would say "yes" to everything they ordered. Or did they already do that?
Oh, wait. Maybe that's too many words, too long, too difficult. How about one word?
That's a chickenshit move by a chickenshit administrator serving a chickenshit legislature.
What's also rotten, as the paper makes clear, is that the North Dakota legislature is dishonestly strong-arming the university. There is no specific law that says the university cannot receive this federal grant. Here's the stretch they made:
In 2011, North Dakota lawmakers approved a law effective as of July 2012 that requires K-12 schools in the state to ensure any sexual health curriculum "includes instruction pertaining to the risks associated with adolescent sexual activity and the social, psychological, and physical health gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity before and outside marriage."
However, the NDSU professors awarded this grant previously told The Forum that law wouldn't apply to their program because it was to be taught outside of the schools and only to those teens who voluntarily agreed to participate with parental consent.
Not only is that a chickenshit law, it doesn't apply. And man, but North Dakota really wants to keep their young people ignorant.
Oh, look. The paper has a poll to go with the article.
Do you agree with the NDSU president's decision to freeze funds for a sex ed program in partnership with Planned Parenthood?
Yes 37.7%
No 54.1%
Don't know 8.3%


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As your world grows, surprising and unique events emerge. Wattam is all about curiosity, exploration and discovery – how much will you be able to find?
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Woman Goes Without Makeup for One Year
(NEW YORK) -- The average American woman spends thousands of dollars each year on beauty and salon treatments. That's about 160 hours of grooming and primping.
Phoebe Baker Hyde decided to explore what would happen if she gave up makeup for an entire year.
"I did what a man would do. Put on deodorant. Put on a little gel and head out the door. Maybe I can approximate that. The makeup would go, the jewelry would go," Baker Hyde, the author of the new book, The Beauty Experiment, told Katie Couric on her ABC talk show Katie.
The result? Baker Hyde said she felt more beautiful than ever without all the makeup.
While she found the experiment a success, experts say society may be less open to the idea.
"Studies indicate that we do tend to see attractive people, conventionally attractive people, we see them as happier, we see them as warmer, in fact, a few studies have shown that they even get lower prison sentences or don't get convicted at all," said Caroline Heldman, a professor at Occidental College who specializes in gender studies.
Couric's show decided to do its own social experiment to see what would happen. Katie sent out a camera crew with Maureen, who was all dolled up and in need of help on the streets of New York.
People stopped to help her, and they even offered to take her where she needed to go.
But when Maureen dressed down, put on glasses and left off her makeup, the results were quite different. Hardly anyone stopped to help her, and those who did had reservations.
"I was definitely surprised because I don't normally wear makeup when I go out, and I don't really look at the reactions that people are giving me. And when I did this experiment I really saw how differently I was treated because of how I looked," she said, speaking on Katie.
Hyde also stopped shaving her legs during her makeup-less year.
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Homecare beds are designed so that you can provide a loved one with top-quality care. When a person is recovering from an injury or needs to spend a large amount of time in bed, your average bed will fall short of their needs. Homecare beds include features which can accommodate a patient's specific needs, keeping them comfortable and healthy.
Homecare beds are available in different styles, but you will notice that nearly all of the beds are adjustable. The ability to raise the head and the foot areas of a bed is essential to patient comfort and well being. By adjusting the bed, you can relieve pressure on the patient's body, helping to reduce bed sores. The change of position also helps to improve circulation, and makes for a more comfortable option for reading, watching TV, and talking with friends and family.
Safety is paramount for anyone who is in bed for a long time, and homecare beds are designed to maximize safety in your own home. Many homecare beds are available with bedrails for increased safety, and bedrails can also be purchased separately. From safety release systems to nightlights which are built right into the beds themselves, homecare beds are built with excellent attention to patient safety.
There are countless advantages to being able to care for a loved one at home, fromfinancial savings to the morale boost that being in the comfort of your own home provides to a patient. Homecare beds are available in many different styles and designs suit your specific needs for homecare. From long term beds to bariatric to adjustable beds, these homecare beds provide your loved one with comfort, support, and safety.
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These should be available so you can call for help when needed.
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You may need a footstool next to the bed. Use a night light if you need to get out of bed at night.
Put the hand control pad within easy reach to adjust positions.
Learn to use the hand control and practice moving the bed into different positions. Test the bed's hand and panel controls to be sure the bed is working correctly. You may be able to lock the positions so the bed cannot be adjusted.
Follow the specific manufacturer's instructions for using the bed.
Check for cracks and damage to the bed controls. Call the bed manufacturer or another professional if you smell burning or hear unusual sounds coming from the bed. Do not use the bed if there is a burning smell coming from it. Call if the bed controls are not working correctly to change positions of the bed.
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quote:Originally posted by Mack184I live in Hazleton..the stuff BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!
quote:Originally posted by MoscaHWMCMM,I work with Richie Molinaro; he filled me in on a lot of that stuff.For those not from here, Richie was in a garage band that came <this close> to making it big in the mid '60s, Ognir and the Night People. They had a pretty big regional hit, "I Found A New Love". Good beat, you can dance to it, I give it an 84... just barely not quite good enough to break national.Tom
quote:Originally posted by HPlatzThis thread is a hoot. I stumbled onto roadfood.com today after a guy I work with walked in to work this morning with 2 boxes of Senapes and put the stuff down on next to the coffee machine and I ended up eating 4 or 5 cuts of this stuff throughout the day. I agree with folks who say it's not great pizza, but I can't let it alone if it's available. It is strictly a local tradition and is in its own class. I've eaten it many times but can't say I'm a huge consumer of the stuff. It fills the hole for breakfast quite nicely and as the OP stated, it's found in a lot of gas stations and convenience stores. I would not drive from Pittsburgh to Hazleton for it, but hey, that's just me.After signing up on this site, I looked over the pizza threads for my hometown icons, Centiole's Pizza and Marrone's pizza in Girardville, PA. The subject lines didn't seem to address these, so if somebody on here knows of any discussions of these pizzas, I'll gladly look them over. Like many great food joints in the PA Coal Region, Centiole's has weird hours and is always sold out. You literally have to order pizza days or weeks in advance. Marrone's is a bar/restaurant with fair to middlin' Italian cuisine but their pizza has a bit of a cult following. A thick, soft crust approaching Sicilian style, but not exactly so. Centiole's is a sweet sauce with a well-browned top and browned crust on the bottom. Both pizzarias are well known and well established in the region and have won many accolades. Marrone's hot sauce which accompanies their pizza on the side is a delicious condiment to the pizza.I like this site a lot and hope to check back frequently. I'm off to look for discussion on another Girardville legendary restaurant, Tony's Lunch (which opens its doors at 8:30 PM). Coal Region business hours like the Victory Pig posts I read, are really interesting.


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"After my first training session with Rangers, I went to shower, came back into the dressing room, and there was a foul smell in the room which was coming from my belongings. I took my boxer shorts out of my bag and saw that there was something heavy in them. Paul Gascoigne had c*****d in my underwear! Gazza is a madman who loves to make jokes. He's crazy. This is just the way he is, but I wasn't happy that I had to drive home without pants on!"
Gennaro Gattuso
"I cried. When you're a kid and you start to play football, you dream of one day wearing the OM jersey. Finally I achieved the dream of my life. If I must die on the field for OM, I will "
Fabrice Apruzesse, a 27-year-old perennial reserve, on his reaction to being summoned from the bench by Marseille coach Elie Baup to finally make his Ligue 1 debut against Bordeuax
"If I was to look back on my whole career that would possibly be the highlight, just for me emotionally, for the fun and for the excitement – it was amazing. I went to many Celtic games when I was growing up and it's your life. I think that's why it hits you more profoundly than something like standing at a Hollywood premiere. It brings back everything you were steeped in: your history, your passion, your family's passion and all those memories you have in that stadium, the times where you're literally about to explode with excitement, passion, anger or joy. All you and the thousands around you wanted to be doing was to be out on that field playing. To be on that field, playing, warming up, shouting to the crowd and then kicking off and playing that game, it was indescribable. All I could think at the time was 'be cool', but I knew I was taking the experience to the grave."
Gerard Butler, the Hollywood actor, to FIFA.com on playing in a charity game at Celtic Park alongside some club legends
"We haven't always gotten along, especially in the beginning, but he's a good person. Forget about the soccer part – I've grown a lot as a person since he's been here, and I've watched him closely with all the things he does and his leadership ability and how he handles himself. It's been an inspiration for me."
Landon Donovan on David Beckham
"We'll call the police."
Roberto Mancini on how Manchester City planned to stop Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo
"During my time at Milan, he set the tone during training. He wouldn't give anything away, whatever the exercise. If you lost and he caught you with a grin back in the locker room, he's throw you the evil eyes – 'Taiwo, you you kidding or what, don't you want to win?' He can be nasty, but in a wise way."
Taye Taiwo on Zlatan Ibrahimovic
"If [Le Tissier] had got the break for England and was allowed to spend time there, he could easily have been as good as the Messis and Ronaldos of this world. He scored goals as good as those two and could hit a free-kick like nobody's business! To play for Man United at that time, he would have elevated his game and would have got more praise. It would have been the right financial and career move, but as a Southampton fan it was amazing to see his loyalty. He was enjoying his football, it wasn't about the money and his family were happy so I think it was very honourable.
Craig David, the pop icon, on Matt Le Tissier, who repeatedly turned down the overtures of English giants to spend his entire career at Southampton
"It is quite amazing when you think that he has won the FA Cup and the Champions League. The biggest disappointment for me is that in two weeks' time they are going to the world championship. You would have thought they would have waited to give the guy a chance to win it. Rafa Benitez is very lucky because on his CV, in two weeks' time, he could have two world championships to his name – and has had nothing to do with the teams. Jose Mourinho won the treble with Inter. Benitez took over and won the world championship without having to do anything."
Sir Alex Ferguson on Chelsea's sacking of Roberto Di Matteo and appointment of Rafa Benitez
"He is the director, the playmaker. Having Pirlo on the field is equal to playing with 12 men."
Gianluca Vialli
"Between him and me there is appreciation and professional respect. Clearly not everyone in the locker room is my friend, and outside there is almost no relationship between us."
Xabi Alonso on his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo
"To experience a match in a Turkish stadium, with these supporters, is the ultimate for any football fan. Football is like a religion there. The night we won the title, they completely closed off a six-lane road in front of my house – just to party! Can you imagine that?"
Toni Schumacher, the former West Germany goalkeeper who spent three years at Fenerbahce, to FIFA.com
"I love watching [Liverpool] every time they play. Whenever I get a chance, [I go to Anfield]. I'm usually away but I never miss a game. I either have it on the radio, or the Liverpool, website radio, or watch it online. I watch pretty much every game regardless – Europa League, Premier League, wherever they are playing. If I'm on the course, I'll have my phone on with updates. It's a bit of an obsession."
Laura Davies, the women's golf great, to FIFA.com
"I didn't see the opening goal. I was talking to the cycling legend Eddy Merckx, there was a queue of people and I couldn't get back to my seat in time. I didn't see Pato's goal either, as I was already hiding in the locker room! Basically I didn't see anything! To be honest, I didn't see the Anderlecht goal as whenever they put a dangerous cross in, I turned away and got my son to give me commentary!"
Adriano Galliani on Milan's 3-1 win in Brussels
"His touch and his vision is just a joke. He can beat people, he has a great shot. He never gives the ball away. There was one point when there were three players around him and he just dribbled out of it. He is a dream to play with. He is a different class, up there with the best [in the world]."
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Actor Chris Pratt and his actress wife Anna Faris' baby boy has been given a healthy thumbs up after spending a month in a neonatal intensive care unit when he was born premature in August.
Faris gave birth to little Jack on August 25 – more than two months before his expected arrival date – and the tot had to be monitored by doctors in a Los Angeles hospital before the couple could take him home.
Pratt now insists the 4-month-old is healthy and hitting major milestones – like laughing.
Pratt tells David Letterman, "Oh, God, he is just… he's amazing. I love him so much. He's just a ball of joy. He's terrific.
"He was born nine weeks premature, so we spent a month in the intensive care unit with him. But he's totally healthy now. He is just so perfect and I love him so much."
"Lost In Translation" star Faris married Pratt in 2009 and they announced they were expecting the baby last May.


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SanDisk Offers Industry-Leading Capacities And A Long List Of Standard Features, Including Bright Screens, FM Radio And Voice Recorder
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, Jan. 7, 2008 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, today announced capacity increases for two of its most popular flash-based digital media players: the tiny Sansa® Clip moves to a top capacity of 4 gigabytes1 (GB) from 2 GB, while the powerful Sansa View jumps to 32 GB from a previous top capacity of 16 GB. The new capacities were announced during a press conference at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show, where SanDisk is demonstrating products at Booth 30768, South Hall 3, in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The matchbox-sized Sansa Clip, introduced in August in capacities of 1GB and 2GB, is the perfect companion for jogging, working out or just hanging out. The new 4GB version, due in February with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $79.99, can store 1,000 songs2, runs for 15 hours on its rechargeable battery3 and comes in a stylish silver color with a mirror finish on the front. Sansa Clip stands above the leading wearable music player because of its bright OLED color screen - allowing users to select the music they hear, not just wait for songs to come around at random.
The full-featured Sansa View, introduced in September in capacities of 8GB and 16GB, features a vibrant 2.4-inch TFT color screen with 320x240 resolution for crisp playback of full-motion video. The new 32GB version, due in February with an MSRP of $349.99, can hold a stunning 48 two-hour movies4 or 8,000 songs2. The rechargeable, long-lasting lithium ion battery provides 35 hours of audio or 7 hours of video playback5. The Sansa View has built-in support for the MPEG4, WMV and H.264 video formats.
"As a world leader in the design and production of flash memory, SanDisk continues to meet or beat the competition in raising capacities of our Sansa digital media players - giving people the freedom to carry more entertainment with them wherever they go - while maintaining prices that consumers find compelling," said Eric Bone, vice president of marketing for the Audio & Video Business Unit at SanDisk. "The 4GB Sansa Clip, for example, can store about 100 albums, giving users enough choices for any mood or situation. The 32GB Sansa View can hold an assortment of videos, so users don't have to decide in advance which one or two digital movies or personal videos to bring with them."
The Sansa Clip and Sansa View share a long list of advanced features, including:
The featherweight Sansa Clip, weighing only 0.9 ounces, comes with a clip that makes it easy to attach the device to clothing, a backpack or purse. The clip is detachable, so the device can become even smaller when the clip isn't needed.
The Sansa View, weighing 2.9 ounces, can display JPEG photos and has a microSD™/microSDHC™ card slot. By adding SanDisk's 8GB microSDHC card, the total capacity of the new 32GB Sansa View increases to 40GB.
Pricing and availability
Sansa Clip continues to be available in 1GB capacity with an MSRP of $39.99 and 2GB capacity with an MSRP of $59.99. The 4GB Sansa Clip is expected to be available in February in the United States with an MSRP of $79.99. The 1GB Sansa Clip is available in black; the 2GB Sansa Clip is available in black, red, pink or blue; and the 4GB will be available in silver.
Sansa View continues to be available in 8GB capacity with an MSRP of $149.99 and 16GB capacity with an MSRP of $199.99. The 32GB Sansa View is expected to be available in February in the United States with an MSRP of $349.99.
Both the Sansa Clip and the Sansa View require a computer running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
For more information, visit www.shopsansa.com.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation, the inventor and world's largest supplier of flash storage cards, is a global leader in flash memory - from research, manufacturing and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution. SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise; embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for computers. SanDisk (www.sandisk.com/corporate) is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States.
1 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million bytes; 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes.
2 Approximation based on 4 minute songs at 128 kbps MP3
3 Based on continuous playback at 128kbps MP3 or 64kpbs WMA; rechargeable batteries may eventually need to be replaced as they have limited charge cycles (which vary with use and settings).
4 Approximation based on 320x240 resolution, MPEG4 Simple Profile, 500 kbps.
5 Based on continuous audio playback at 128kpbs MP3 or continuous video playback at QVGA 512kbps H.264. Battery life and performance may vary depending upon usage and settings; battery not replaceable.
SanDisk's product and executive images can be downloaded from http//www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/media-kit.aspx
SanDisk's Sansa web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com/sansa
SanDisk, the SanDisk logo and Sansa are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. microSD and SDHC are trademarks. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder (s).
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for new product introductions, applications, markets, and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or there may be a slower adoption rate for these products in new markets that we are targeting, these products may not perform as expected, these products may not be available when expected or at the prices expected, and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.
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Comforting Curry Noodle Bowls
This delicious curry noodle bowls recipe is easy to make, naturally-gluten-free, and full of the most delicious curry flavors that are sure to warm you up. Feel free to substitute in your favorite protein in place of shrimp, if you'd like.
To be honest, writing words about food has felt a little hard lately.
Like many of you, I feel like my world has been filled to the brink with so many words these past few weeks.
There have been the endless news updates and editorials and podcasts that I can't stop (and don't want to stop) reading about everything happening in our nation right now. There have been the social media feeds, sometimes literally 100% full political conversations, ranging from those that are helpful and motivating to those that just seem to widen the divide. There have been the daily conversations with Barclay and friends and family about how on earth to respond, where to give our time and our resources, who of our representatives we should be contacting, what voices we should be following, and how to love and support the most vulnerable loved ones in our society, and on and on. SO many conversations. So many words.
It's making me aware, more than ever, that all of those words call for a particular kind of balance. Not a balance to neutralize or in any way silence so many of these brave voices speaking out. But a balance in how we take it all in…and respond.
In my life, at least, I'm realizing the need for the words and articles and podcasts and conversations I take in need to be balanced with much more space and silence between them. The need for our speaking to be balanced with much more listening to those with differing perspectives. The need for our social media feeds to be balanced with thoughtful perspectives from many more different viewpoints. The need for protests and signs raised out on the streets need to be balanced by much more time actually spent in person getting to know those for whom we advocate. The need, as one of my heroes Richard Rohr says, for action to be balanced with much more prayer and contemplation.
If I'm honest, I'll probably always be someone who's more prone toward action. Like, seriously, I love jumping in and getting stuff done, especially when I feel like there's an urgent need and there's some way for me to lend a hand. But after watching the events of the past few weeks unfold, and seeing tensions rise all around the country and in the lives of friends and family around me, it seems that all of our energy spent on action and speaking can run the risk of losing its impact when it's not balanced with understanding and compassion. But on the flip side, when it is — when I see people raising their voices bravely, while working hard at the same time to be listen and learn and reach out across the table — man, that's brave too. And important. And inspiring. And I see how it often welcomes the same in return.
I want to do more of that kind of brave work in these coming days and months ahead. I think we all need it, right? ♡
Anyway, all that to say, I've been thinking a lot lately about how we move forward as a country together after this season. And amongst other things, I'm reminded that time around the table can often be the very thing that bring us together. It's not always easy, to be sure — I know from plenty of experience that conversations about hard and important topics around the dinner table can be divisive and hurtful if not navigated thoughtfully on both sides. BUT. I also know that some of the most meaningful, stretching, and motivating conversations in my life have happened around the dinner table, especially when I have the courage to engage with those who see the world through a different lens. Because there's something about good food that naturally draws us together (for more than just a Facebook comment or two). And it give us a great opportunity to learn and listen and look people in the eyes if we are willing. And — I've gotta say — a good meal can also soften some of the hardest conversations with some delicious smiles and happy bellies and "yums". ;)
So if you're looking for a good and comforting meal to share with some important people in your life this week, this delicious curry noodle soup is one of my favorites. It's easy to make with shrimp, or chicken, or any of your favorite proteins. It's easy to customize to your (and your guests') preferred levels of heat. And it's a wonderfully slow meal to sit and savor and enjoy, especially as you talk and listen and — really, even just be silent and still at times — with the good people in your life.
Because in this season full of words, I think that some silence and good soup are good for our souls.
As I said, the beauty of this soup is that it can really be whatever you'd like to make of it.
Love spice? Add in some extra Thai chilis, and maybe some extra curry powder if you'd like.
Love a specific kind of curry? Feel free to use red, or green, or yellow curry paste in this recipe — whatever sounds good to you.
Love something other than shrimp? Feel free to sub in a pound of cooked chicken, pork, beef, tofu, or whatever sounds good. OR, feel free to nix the protein entirely and add in some extra veggies, like broccoli, bok choy, peas, mushrooms, or cabbage.
Love it just like in the photo above? Well, see the recipe below. ?
Just sauté your protein, then the veggies, stir in some coconut milk (full-fat or light or a combo), stock, and seasonings. Then let everything simmer and come together…
…and then voila. This delicious, comforting bowl of curried soup and noodles will be yours to enjoy. I topped mine with extra red onions (my fave) and fresh cilantro and cooked shrimp, but go with whatever sounds good to you.
Just get to cooking, invite people around your table, ask meaningful questions and really listen to people's perspectives…and I'm convinced that all of us doing this together really will make the world a better place.
Love you guys. Thanks for listening to me "type out loud" here on the blog today. ♡
Comforting Curry Noodle Bowls
These comforting curry noodle bowls are quick and easy to make, and seasoned with the most delicious coconut curry flavors.
- 8 ounces uncooked thin rice noodles
- 1 pound jumbo shrimp*, peeled and de-veined
- Kosher salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or coconut oil, divided (or any mild-flavored cooking oil)
- 1 small white onion, peeled and thinly-sliced
- 1 large red bell pepper, cored and diced
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
- 2 (15-ounce) cans coconut milk (regular or light coconut milk)
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable or seafood stock
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- optional: 1-2 red Thai chiles**, thinly-sliced
- toppings: chopped fresh cilantro, thinly-sliced red onions
- Cook rice noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water, and set aside.
- Meanwhile, lay out the raw shrimp on a plate and pat dry with a paper towel. Season the shrimp generously on both sides with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook for 1-2 minutes per side, until the shrimp are pink and opaque and cooked through. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the stockpot. Add sliced onion, bell pepper and carrot, and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 6-8 minutes or until the onion is soft and translucent. Add garlic and sauté for 1-2 more minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
- Add in the coconut milk, stock and ginger (and chiles, if using), and stir to combine. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer. Reduce heat to medium, and continue simmering for 5-10 more minutes.
- Stir in the noodles. Taste, and season with extra salt and pepper and curry paste to taste. (Feel free to add a few generous pinches of salt and pepper, especially if the stock you use is not very salty.
- Serve warm, topped with a few pieces of the cooked shrimp, and your desired toppings.
*Feel free to use a protein other than shrimp if you'd like, such as cooked chicken, pork, beef, or tofu. Also, if you'd like to save time, you can cook the protein in a separate sauté pan while you begin cooking the onion, etc. in the large stockpot.
**Thai chiles are pretty spicy, so I recommend only adding these if you like heat in your food. And I recommend starting with fewer slices, and then you can always add more if you'd like.
If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. I'd love to see what you cook!
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32 comments on "Comforting Curry Noodle Bowls"
With everything going on, you're right – good soup is definitely needed. And this fits the bill perfectly!
Charmaine Ng
Listening to those voices on the other side of the table is SO important right now. The divide feels worse than ever this month. :S I agree that mealtime can be some of the best times to have those good conversations.
Oh wow, these look amazing!
As a fellow food blogger I know EXACTLY what you mean right now Ali. We all need to exercise love and understanding among each other and try to put love at the forefront of everything right now! And I agree, food often does just that.
Thanks for writing this. I come to your blog often for food, but I needed this food for my soul too. A call to action through listening and engaging and compassion. Your words hit the spot today. Thanks. (and I look forward to trying out this soup too!)
It does my heart good to see young people like you thinking things through so thoroughly. I find it reassuring to know that people of all ages share the same concerns and have strong desires to act on them. It is difficult to take in everything that is happening, especially distinguishing the real from the distractions. It's also good to have people around you to help sort things out, and a delicious soup like this is sure to smooth the process.
This soup looks so delicious, and your photos are outstanding as always. I'm a big fan of curries, and I have to make this recipe soon.
I never comment on blogs, but I'm compelled to comment now because this is such a well-written and thoughtful post. I actually teared up reading this, which is testament to the power of your words (and probably my fragile state of mind these days, as well). The recipe looks amazing, too, and will definitely be adding to my list!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Ali. I agree that food can bring people together during the tough times, soup especially – always soup. Also the soup looks delicious!
I Iove what you wrote today. You are sage beyond your years. Thanks for being a voice of reason during these difficult times.
Oh and the soup recipe looks fantastic!
Amen to your introductory sentences… I feel like you're reading my mind. Food is a good thing to momentarily focus on ;)
That looks tasty.
Amen to needing comfort foods in our lives now. My go to is your hot and sour soup. I've already made it four times. Thanks for inspiring posts.
Can some other meat be substituted for the shrimp. Allergy to shellfish and unfortunately shrimp is part of it.
I love curry noodle bowls. You are right, they are totally a comfort food! I am such a spice wimp but dewing on the curry paste, curry seems to be a good balance of flavor and heat. These look delicious! Love the addition of shrimp:)
This sounds great! At what point do you add the noodles back into the soup though? At the very end or when it is simmering?
I could so see me making this with spaghetti squash!
This looks really tasty! I also love recipes where you can sub out one ingredient for another, or to have flexibility with what you put in. It's just so easily customized! Thank you for sharing with us; good food in crazy times is always the best idea.
I made this last night for me and my husband and it was a hit!!!! Tons of flavour, easy to make. Thanks so much!
I love your words of wisdom at the beginning and I feel like this is the perfect kind of meal that can be shared whilst listening to each other. Plus your photos are just beautiful <3
I made these the other night and all in all, very tasty. I ended up using Brown Rice Noodles (that's all Whole Foods had at the time), and they seemed to come out a big soggy, which was disappointing. Nevertheless, the soup was delicious and I'll definitely try it again.
Hm.. yes, pasta soup si a great idea – i can really put in it whatever i want and i can skip the bread (usually I always eat bread with soups)
I love this recipe so much! I made this last night and everyone loved it, but they at all the shrimp ? I still have a lot of noodles and coconut curry broth left over, so I sautéed some chicken and add it into my left over curry soup for dinner tonight ?


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Justice Department Practicing Mix-And-Match, Sleight-Of-Hand Law In Seizure Case
from the pay-no-attention-to-that-law-behind-the-curtain deptWe've obviously been following with great interest the Federal Government's arguments for why it's allowed to seize domains under the "Operation In Our Sites" banner. The "main event" in the legality of such seizures, for now, is the fight between the Justice Department and the Spanish company Puerto 80, who runs the site Rojadirecta. As you may recall, Homeland Security's ICE division seized two Rojadirecta domain names back in January, despite the fact that the company had been declared perfectly legal in its home country. The Justice Department then did everything it could to stall any of the owners of seized sites from protesting the seizures, often threatening the site owners that if they filed a protest, then criminal charges would be filed against the sites (and, yes, in case you hadn't realized it, that means that all of the sites were seized without any charges being filed).
Homeland Security and the Justice Department are well aware that site owners are challenging the legality of the seizure of five of the domains, but so far only Puerto 80/Rojadirecta has officially gone to court to demand the return of its domains. Almost immediately after Puerto 80 petitioned the court to get its domain back, the Justice Department (as per its threats) officially filed charges against the site. Earlier this month (after stalling once again and getting the court to grant it a delay), the Justice Department finally filed its response to the petition by Puerto 80, which we thought was incredibly weak. Basically, the US Attorneys argued that stifling speech isn't considered "substantial harm" in their eyes, which is a pretty stunning interpretation of the First Amendment.
Puerto 80's lawyers wasted almost no time at all in replying to the Justice Department, and you can read their full filing below. It's absolutely worth reading because it so completely rips to shreds the government's arguments here. I want to go through a few of the key points from the filing, but wanted to call out one huge hole in the government's argument, which is briefly mentioned in Puerto 80's filing, but which appears to be a key point in the overall argument (and which has also been discussed in our comments): the government has completely failed to show any evidence of criminal copyright infringement. Since it can't do that (because it's not clear that any happened), it simply tries to conflate multiple separate parties to pretend there's criminal copyright infringement.
The argument is a little complex, so I'll try to lay it out simply:
- For criminal copyright infringement to have occurred, the government has to show that copyright infringement occurred with certain key factors described in Section 506 of US copyright code. The key factors: it has to be willful, it has to be "for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain," it has to involve reproduction or distribution of works valued over $1,000 or it has to be on works that are "being prepared" for commercial distribution, but which haven't been released yet (basically leaks). The last factor doesn't apply to Rojadirecta as far as I can tell, because it's accused of streaming sports events that are being shown on TV, meaning that it's not leaking them before they're available.
- The "willful" part is going to be difficult to show. The government claims that Puerto 80 was well aware that it was receiving complaints from copyright holders. But, as the law itself states, simply showing evidence of infringement is not sufficient to make it willful. Even worse, of course, are the two rulings in Spain that Rojadirecta was legal. Now, supporters of the seizures love to point out that this is US copyright law we're dealing with, and Spanish copyright law means nothing. That's true for the overall charges... but for proving "willfulness," it's still a big issue that puts a major dent in the US's case.
- But, the much, much bigger problem for the government is in those other factors. It knows that Rojadirecta did not reproduce or distribute any works itself. It merely has users who link to such works. Thus, it's pretty clear that there's no direct infringement -- a point that the government effectively concedes in its filing against the petition. So, instead, it seems to be hanging its hat on the claim of contributory infringement. Since there is no contributory criminal copyright infringement in the law, the Justice Department is trying to claim that it still works under an aiding and abetting theory.
- There are serious problems for the government in making that stick. Here's the biggest one: just what crime is the government accusing Puerto 80 of aiding and abetting? For there to be aiding and abetting there needs to be criminal copyright infringement done by someone else "aided and abetted" by Rojadirecta. So, here's the problem. Who is that "someone else" that Rojadirecta aided and abetted? The Justice Department will claim that its Rojadirecta's users. But go back up to step 1 above. It's unlikely that any of Rojadirecta's users actually meet the criteria ("for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain") necessary to make their use criminal. Their use may still be infringing, but not criminally infringing. Thus, there is no evidence of a crime committed by someone else that Rojadirecta could have aided and abetted. Certainly, the government doesn't show any such evidence.
- Basically, the government seems to be conflating two separate parties to try to create criminal copyright infringement out of thin air. That is, it may get Rojadirecta on the first factor, but can't on the second factor. It might be able to get some users on the second factor, but can't on the first factor. So, basically, the government simply doesn't have the goods to prove criminal copyright infringement, and instead is trying to wave its hands in the air really quickly, in hopes that the court doesn't notice this. It seems to think that if it talks about the users' potential civil infringement and quickly switches to Rojadirecta making money from providing a service, it can pretend it's met the factors for criminal infringement... even though it hasn't.
The government does not address those arguments or the authority Puerto 80 cites, and instead makes the remarkable suggestion that Puerto 80's failure to "stop an infringing copy from being distributed worldwide constitutes substantial participation in" distribution of copyrighted material. See Opp'n at 21. That is not the law. In fact, it is not the law according to the authority to which the government attributes it�the quote, purportedly from Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe, Inc., 776 F. Supp. 135, 141 (S.D.N.Y. 1991), is not found in Cubby. Rather, it comes from Religious Tech'y Ctr. v. Netcom On-Line Communication Svcs Inc., 907 F. Supp. 1361, 1374 (N.D. Cal. 1995), in which the court found that a material issue of fact existed on the question of whether an online bulletin board system operator was contributorily liable for distributing material which was hosted on its server. The government makes no attempt to explain how the facts of Netcom align with the instant facts, and, indeed, they do not. But Puerto 80 need not belabor the point, because it is irrelevant. That is because even if Puerto 80 could be held liable for contributory infringement, such liability would not support criminal charges.Nice work, Justice Department... citing the wrong case. Whether you believe it's incompetence or deception, it looks bad either way.
On top of that, the government plays up the whole aiding and abetting claim in its response to the petition, but as Puerto 80 points out in the latest filing: the government's actual charges in its forfeiture case against Puerto 80 don't include aiding and abetting because forfeiture is not allowed for aiding and abetting:
... the domain names were not seized based on an allegation of aiding and abetting, and the government chose not to bring those charges in its forfetiyre complaint. Even if it had, those charges would not support forfeiture of the domain names because the forfeiture statute does not permit seizure based on those crimes. See 18 U.S.C. § 2323 (permitting seizure based on alleged violations of specific statutes, of which 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 371 are not among).In other words... the government really seems to be trying to completely remake the law here, pretending it says all sorts of stuff it does not. And in order to do that, it basically keeps conflating different parties and switching back and forth in a sort of legalistic sleight of hand. One hopes the courts are not fooled by these rather deceitful tactics.
Now, the government has argued that most of these arguments belong in the fight over the forfeiture, rather than in this petition to return the domain, but again, Puerto 80 points out that this makes no sense, and is the whole reason why the concept of "prior restraint" is an issue. The government isn't supposed to be able to stifle speech and then say "we'll figure it all out at trial later...." Thus, Puerto 80 argues, the only proper thing to do is to return the domains, and then get on to the meat of the problems of the government's entire rationale for the seizures and forfeiture attempts.
The big question now is whether or not the courts are confused by the government's hand-waving, distractions and false citations. Or if it recognizes the underlying problems with the government's entire case. Hopefully, we'll find out soon.
Filed Under: aiding and abetting, copyright, domain seizures, ice, infringement, justice department
Companies: puerto 80, rojadirecta