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Posted 08 February 2011 - 11:34 AM
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 garlic clove, minced
Pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 large head broccoli, florets chopped and stems peeled and chopped
1/4 cup rolled oats
Salt and pepper
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and red pepper. Cook until onions are translucent, about 8 minutes. Add broth, broccoli, and oats. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until broccoli is tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Use an immersion blender to puree the soup, or transfer in batches to a blender and puree.
Posted 08 February 2011 - 11:56 AM
From Food Network show 10 Dollars or less. It's not clear in the instructions below, but she used a whole head, stalks and all. Peel the lower stalk where the skin is tough. Trim the end, and then cut length wise in about 1/2 inch or so thick slices.
* 1 head broccoli
* 1/4 cup water
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 clove garlic, minced
* 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
* Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Trim the woody skin off the broccoli stem and slice the broccoli into nice long "trees". In a large saucepan, mix the water, olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the broccoli and cover to steam. After 3 minutes, turn off the heat, and allow the broccoli to sit for another couple of minutes. Toss to coat and serve.
Posted 01 March 2011 - 04:43 PM
Sofrito is the base of many sauces in places like Spain, Portugal and Puerto Rico. Usually finely chopped onion, garlic, tomatoes and/or bell peppers. This is famous French Chef Eric Ripert's version for which I'm sure you'll find many uses, such as the snapper below.
# For the sofrito butter and sauce:
# 2 tablespoons canola oil
# 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
# 1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced
# 1/2 jalapeno, seeded and sliced, optional
# 1/2 small onion, peeled and sliced
# 4 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
# 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
For the sofrito butter, sweat red bell pepper, jalapeno, garlic and onion together in the canola oil until soft. Place the soft peppers in a blender and puree with the softened butter and cilantro. Remove from the blender and reserve.
# For the snapper:
# 4 (7-ounce) snapper fillets
# Fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
Thoroughly season the snapper fillets on both sides with salt and pepper and place them in the baking dish; brush the top of the fillets with the sofrito butter and add enough water to cover the bottom of the baking dish. Put the baking dish in the oven and cook the fish until a metal skewer can be easily inserted into the fish and, when left in for 5 seconds, feels warm when touched to the lip, about 8 to 10 minutes.
For a sauce to serve with the fish:
# 1/2 cup chicken stock
# Fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
While the fish is cooking, make a sauce by bringing the chicken stock to a boil and whisking in the remaining sofrito butter. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
1/4 cup Lime juice was in the list of ingredients and mentioned on the air, but I don't know what you use it for other as seasoning for the fish and to brighten up the flavor of the sofrito. But just squeeze a wedge or too.
Edited by alternativista, 01 March 2011 - 04:44 PM.
Posted 01 March 2011 - 04:45 PM
* 8 cups torn kale leaves, (about 1/2 large bunch; see Tip)
* 2 tablespoons horseradish
* 1 medium shallot, minced
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 cups cooked shredded potatoes, (Use sweet potatoes!!!!!
* 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1. Place kale in a large microwave-safe bowl, cover and microwave until wilted, about 3 minutes. Drain, cool slightly, and finely chop. (or wilt by sauteing in the pan you are going to cook the potatoes in)
2. Meanwhile, mix horseradish, shallot, pepper and salt in a large bowl. Add the chopped kale and potatoes; stir to combine.
3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the kale mixture, spread into an even layer and cook, stirring every 3 to 4 minutes and returning the mixture to an even layer, until the potatoes begin to turn golden brown and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes total.
Posted 02 March 2011 - 08:37 PM
* 3 tablespoons olive oil or coconut oil
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
* 1/2 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut (you can run coconut flakes in the food processor to shred it)
* 1/2 cup coconut milk
* 1 head of cauliflower, grated or finely chopped
* Juice of one lime
* 4 green onions, thinly sliced
* Sea salt to taste
Mix together 3 tablespoons of olive oil plus salt and curry powder. Rub all over the outside of the kangaroo loins.
Warm 3 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat. Saute the onion and garlic for 1-2 minutes, then add the shredded coconut. Continue to sauté until the coconut is nicely browned.
Add the coconut milk and cauliflower and mix well. Reduce heat to medium, cover with a lid and cook for 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cauliflower reaches desired texture.
Add the lime juice and green onions. Mix well then add sea salt to taste.
Posted 18 March 2011 - 12:15 AM
Instant Almond Bread (gluten, dairy, soy, grain and sugar free)
2 eggs
3/4 cups of water
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
about 2 cups of blanched almond flour
Just beat it all in a bowl until it forms a batter or extremely thick paste.
Pour it out into a rectangular microwave safe dish. Microwave it for 3.5-6 minutes depending on your microwave and batter consistency. (I nuked it for about 5 minutes)
It'll actually rise up and make a pretty thick, tasty "bread." The texture is soft though mildly grainy - not too far off from a hearty whole grain bread. It is a little more moist than traditional breads.
I made this and my dad even liked it - which says A LOT. There has never been a healthy food he has ever liked. You could also add other nutrient things to it, making it more nutrient dense and flavored, like garlic, herbs, fruit, or walnuts. I'm sure they'd make some pretty nifty muffins, too. I'm still trying to figure out how to make bread or muffins in the oven.
I ate a slice with mashed avocado smeared onto it.
*you may need more or less flour depending on the brand and your preferences. I used Bob's Red Mill - it's all the grocery stores around here carry. Keep it wrapped and refrigerated to keep it fresher longer.
Have you tried this with a different kind of flour?
I was thinking of using some coconut flour.
Posted 18 March 2011 - 09:51 AM
I was thinking of using some coconut flour.
There are coconut flour bread, pancake and muffin recipes in the Better Breads thread where I wish this recipe had been posted and in the Coconut thread. Gmaria doesn't like coconut flour so I doubt she has tried it.
Posted 22 September 2011 - 04:14 PM
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2 parts sage
3 parts ginger
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Edited by alternativista, 22 September 2011 - 04:14 PM.
Posted 20 October 2011 - 11:34 AM
Curried carrot soup from realage.com
Because of the sulfur, carotenes and phyto-nutrients in the onions, curry powder, carrots. Use a better oil. Drizzle servings with olive oil before eating to add healthy fat. A dollop of your live cultured organic yogurt if you can tolerate it, would be good. It always goes well with curried things. And get yourself a stick immersion blender to puree soups in the pot.
* 3 tablespoon(s) canola oil
* 2 teaspoon(s) curry powder
* 8 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
* 4 medium stalks celery, thinly sliced
* 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
* 5 cup(s) reduced-sodium chicken broth
* 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
* 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
* Freshly ground pepper , to taste
1. Cook oil and curry powder in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in carrots, celery and onion; toss to coat in oil. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Stir in broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the vegetables are very tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand 10 minutes. Lay a paper towel over the surface of the soup to blot away the oil that has risen to the top. Discard the paper towel.
2. Working in batches of no more than 2 cups at a time, transfer the soup to a blender and puree (use caution when pureeing hot liquids). Return the pureed soup to the pan, place over medium heat and heat through. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
I made this last night using butter instead of canola.
I have olive oil on hand too, but I wasn't sure if it is ok to use olive oil before bringing it to a boil? Is "boiling" temperature too hot for olive oil?
To be safe I sauteed the onions and carrot in butter, brought to a boil, blended the mixture into soup, and then added some evoo right before serving. If it is safe to use evoo I'd rather start with that though.... any advice?
And thank you for the recipe. It was very tasty! I added some fresh basil from my herb box right before eating... yum!
Posted 20 October 2011 - 11:57 AM
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alternavista, can i hire you as a cook? I'll give you 60 an hour, but u gotta buy the groceries.. lmao.
I read this and thought "I wish this was facebook... I want to press like for this post!!!" and then I saw these forums do have a like button lol. Guess I've been outta the loop.
Posted 08 November 2011 - 10:07 AM
Weight Watchers Garden Vegetable Soup
Added to Recipes on Thu 11/03/2011
Makes 6 servings
1/2 cup carrots, sliced
1/4 cup onions, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups fat-free beef, chicken or vegetable broth
1 cup green cabbage, diced
1 cup spinach, chopped
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup zucchini, diced
Spray a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray, and heat.
Place carrot, onion and garlic in saucepan. Sauté vegetables over low heat for 5 minutes, until softened.
Add broth, cabbage, spinach, tomato paste, basil, oregano and salt. Bring saucepan to a boil.
Reduce heat, and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Stir in zucchini, and cook 3-4 minutes.
Posted 13 March 2012 - 02:58 PM
Posted 13 March 2012 - 03:23 PM
Add sweet potatoes or replace some of the carrots with them. And I'd like to add something like Kale to this, but I don't think you want to bake it for 40 minutes. Perhaps if you use a cast iron or steel skillet that can go into the oven, you could quickly saute the kale in the lemony, garlicky drippings after you remove everything else. I'd reserve a lemon to squeeze onto things after they are cooked as well.
Shopping List
- 1 lemon, preferably organic
- 1 head garlic
- 1 bunch oregano
- 1 large onion
- 2 stalks celery
- 5 large carrots
- 8 chicken thighs with bone and skin
- Black pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Sea salt or kosher salt
- Wine: Sauvignon Blanc
- Dessert: Lemon mousse
- When you walk in the door
- Don't refrigerate the chicken
- Preheat the oven to 425F
- Get out Pantry Items
- Get out Tools
- Assemble the ingredients
- Open the wine and refrigerate
- Prep
- Wash and pat dry the chicken pieces, and place them in the roasting pan.
- Smash 10 cloves of garlic and remove the skins. Sprinkle them amongst the pieces of chicken in the roasting pan.
- Rinse and trim the carrots and celery. Cut into 1 inch pieces. Transfer them to the roasting pan.
- Trim and cut the onion into 6 pieces. Transfer them to the roasting pan.
- Separate the leaves from about 6 stems of the oregano and give them a rough chop. Transfer them to the roasting pan.
- Cut the lemon into 6 pieces and transfer to the roasting pan. Squeeze 1 or 2 wedges over the chicken & vegetables.
- Drizzle ¼ cup olive oil and salt and pepper over the chicken and vegetables and toss to coat.
- Start Cooking
- Roast the chicken and vegetables 40 minutes, turning the meat and vegetables halfway through the cooking process.
- When ready, transfer everything to a serving platter (or serve from the roasting pan) and take it to the table. Garnish with any additional fresh oregano
Posted 15 March 2012 - 08:17 AM
From whole Foods -
Lamb and Potato Dolma
Serves 6 to 8
Ground lamb, potatoes, dried currants and fresh oregano rolled in tender chard leaves create a modern twist on stuffed grape leaves. Make ahead and gently reheat in a large covered skillet with a few tablespoons of water in the bottom; try serving them with plain Greek yogurt for dipping and a few lemon wedges.
1 pound ground lamb
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 cup dried currants
1 tablespoon chopped oregano
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 large red potato (about 3/4 pound), peeled and chopped
2 bunches chard, thick stems trimmed
Brown lamb in a large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully tip the skillet to pour off all but about 1 tablespoon of the fat that has accumulated in the pan. Return to heat, add onion and salt and cook until onions are soft and golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes more. Lower heat to medium and stir in currants, oregano, garlic, potatoes and 3 tablespoons water. Cover and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes more. Remove from heat and mash potato into lamb mixture with a fork. Set aside.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Working in batches, add chard leaves a few at a time, stirring gently until wilted and just tender, about 30 seconds. Carefully transfer to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet and pat dry. Spoon some of the lamb mixture into the center of each chard leaf and roll up snugly, tucking in the ends. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Posted 15 March 2012 - 08:36 AM
Recipe courtesy of Whole Living magazine
- 1 bunch beets with greens (about 2 to 3 pounds), greens separated and chopped (about 8 cups greens)
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
- 7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Loosely wrap beets in parchment-lined foil. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until easily pierced with a knife, about 1 hour. Let cool slightly; remove skins. Slice beets. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile, whisk mustard and vinegar in a bowl. Gradually whisk in 6 tablespoons olive oil until emulsified. Season to taste; set aside.
4. In a large skillet, heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beet greens, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until wilted and tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove greens from heat. Add reserved sliced beets and half of vinaigrette, and toss to combine.
Note the other half the vinaigrette in this recipe is to go over a roasted pork loin..
Posted 15 March 2012 - 11:32 PM
Posted 13 April 2012 - 07:14 AM
Diet type: Pescatarian, Gluten-free
Diet tags: Gluten free
Number of servings (yield): 8 (~ eight patties)
- 230g sweet potato, peeled and chopped into small cubes
- 210g tinned sardines (oil drained away- or give the oil to your cat!)
- 1 stick of celery, washed, leaves cut off
- 1-2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp. parlsey, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp. fennel bulb, minced
- (optional) 1/2 fresh red chilli, sliced (seeds discarded)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 egg, beaten
- sesame seeds (around a cup or so)
- coconut oil
- Peel the sweet potato, chop it into small cubes and then steam or boil them until they are very soft. Then using the back of a fork or a potato masher, mash the sweet potato until it is very soft and smooth.
- Take the sardines out of the tins and drain the oil away. Add the sardines to a bowl and mash them until you have an almost paste-like mixture.
- Crush the garlic clove(s), chop the celery stick into very small pieces, chop the parsley and the tbsp. of fennel bulb and chilli. Mix these into the mashed sardine mixture. 4. Season with salt and pepper.Now mix in the mashed sweet potato and egg.
- Using your hands, form about 1 tablespoon worth of the mixture into a ball and then flatten it.
- Pour some sesame seeds into a bowl and dip the sardine cakes into the sesame seeds covering the whole of the cake with sesame seeds. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
- Melt some coconut oil in a pan and cook the sardine cakes in the coconut oil on medium-low heat until they are lightly browned, firm and cooked through.
My Notes: I think this came from Delicious Living magazine. And I'd skip the fennel bulb. They are kind of expensive and you use so little. And use whatever fish you want.
Edited by alternativista, 13 April 2012 - 07:16 AM.
Posted 26 March 2013 - 02:32 PM
Split Pea and Coconut Soup - filled with high antioxident spices. And as I always say, add some chopped greens to wilt at the end of cooking. And I'd use dried coconut. See the dried coconut/coconut flour thread: http://www.acne.org/...est-thing-ever/
- 2 cups green or yellow split peas, rinsed and soaked in cold water 2 to 3 hours
- 1 -- (14-ounce) can light unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup finely sliced cilantro stems
- 1 teaspoon Thai red curry paste
- 3/4 cup diced celery
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 2 cups chopped red potato, unpeeled
- 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves
- 1 to 2 -- limes, cut into wedges
- Drain peas, place in a large saucepan and add 4 cups cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Peas should be whole, but tender.
- Read more: http://relish.com/re.../#ixzz2OgBIfwf2
- Combine coconut milk, onion, ginger, cilantro stems, curry paste and celery in a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Add carrots and potatoes; simmer until potatoes are almost tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add peas, fish sauce and salt. Simmer 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in cilantro leaves. Serve with lime wedges
Edited by alternativista, 26 March 2013 - 02:35 PM.
Posted 27 February 2014 - 10:19 AM
Bumping some threads so they don't get archived. I don't understand why this happens. I've seen far older threads of very little value still active.
See also,
Coconut flour/dried coconut recipe thread: http://www.acne.org/...est-thing-ever/
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CHENGDU, China, July 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tianyin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NYSE Amex: TPI), a pharmaceutical company that specializes in the development and sale of patented biopharmaceutical medicine, modernized traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), branded generics and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), today announced that the Company has received the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification under certificate number Chuan K0592, valid until December 31, 2015 for its tablets manufacturing division. TPI will start production of the tablets formulation immediately and expect the resumption of full production capacity within 30 days.
In April 2014, TPI announced that regulatory quality and pricing tests were conducted by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) of Sichuan province, which resulted in the Company's GMP certificate being temporarily administrated by the provincial CFDA. As a result, production and sale of certain of the Company's products were temporarily halted, pending the results of quality and pricing tests. In early May, TPI received the renewed GMP certificate for both of its Chengdu Tianyin's pre-extraction facility in the city of Chengdu and formulation facility at Longquan County of Chengdu, valid until December 31, 2015, under certificate numbers of "Chuan J0461" and "Chuan K0592." Normal manufacturing and sales for most of the Company's products resumed, except for the tablets formulation division which was scheduled for further inspection by the provincial CFDA staff. TPI passed the inspection on its tablets formulation division in mid June.
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The MRI results showed no broken bones, but some ligament damage that could be enough to sideline Murray for this week's game in Carolina, and possibly longer.
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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays believe Adeiny Hechavarria is the player who will eventually stop their revolving door at shortstop that's been spinning for nearly a decade.
Any question about how strong their convictions are lie in the size of the contract they doled out to get the Cuban, a US$10-million, four-year deal confirmed Tuesday that includes a $4 million singing bonus. That trumps the previous team record for an amateur player, the $2.4 million handed to lefty Ricky Romero in 2005.
It's a lot of money to spend on an unproven kid who won't turn 21 until Thursday.
"There's no question, the financial commitment speaks for itself, that we're hoping this is someone who can emerge and be a core piece for us," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "This is a significant signing for us, certainly the largest bonus we've ever given to an amateur player before."
Hechavarria certainly fills the team's most glaring organizational hole.
Until his singing, there was no shortstop of the future in the system and finding one was among Anthopoulos's biggest off-season priorities. Since the first Alex Gonzalez (not the Alex Gonzalez manning the position now) was traded after the 2001 season, the Blue Jays have gone through the unheralded likes of Chris Woodword, Felipe Lopez, Mike Bordick, Chris Gomez, Russ Adams, Frank Menechino, Royce Clayton, David Eckstein, John McDonald, Ray Olemdo and Marco Scutaro at the key infield spot.
In Hechavarria, they landed a player who has been described as having a similar frame to Chicago Cubs star Alfonso Soriano with the potential to be a significant contributor both at the plate and in the field. One talent evaluator described him as raw, but the Blue Jays are in no rush with him.
He'll start at the team's extended spring camp in Dunedin, Fla., while he learns English and acclimates to North America, likely proceed from there to the single-A Florida State League, and, in an ideal world, finish the season in double-A.
While details on his back-story are hard to come by -- his agent Bart Hernandez didn't immediately return a call seeking comment -- any young player who leaves Cuba has been through an ordeal. The Blue Jays won't add to the burden by putting him in over his head on the field.
"He seems like he's very close to his family," Anthopoulos said. "And that's something that, it's hard to even relate to that, and what these players go through, wanting to play in the major leagues and bettering themselves financially for their families.
"And we asked him that, specifically. One of his goals is to get to the big leagues and to be able to bring his family to Canada."
Still, Anthopoulos feels he will adapt to his new surroundings well.
"I think the fact that he's 21 rather than 17 helps," he said. "I think one thing that's not talked about enough with the Cuban players is, these are educated players. It's not the equivalent of taking a Venezuelan or a Dominican -- who may have dropped out of school, or may not have gone to school -- this is a player that's a little more advanced. He's done a lot of travelling with the teams in Cuba and so on.
"It is a concern. We want to make him as comfortable as we can, but it is maybe not as much of a concern if it was a younger player from another Latin American area."
The Blue Jays earlier missed out on signing another Cuban, left-hander Aroldis Chapman, who inked a $30.25-million, six-year deal with Cincinnati instead.
These negotiations played out differently. The Blue Jays worked him out for two days in the Dominican in the spring, then sought to aggressively get a deal done.
It was agreed on last month, but it took several weeks to finalize the visa and arrange a physical, delaying the announcement.
The five-foot-11, 178-pound right-handed hitter spent last season in the Cuban league, batting .262 average with six doubles, two triples and one home run. In 327 1-3 defensive innings, he made five errors in 217 chances for a .977 fielding percentage.
"Really total package," said Anthopoulos. "I think there's some body comparisons to Soriano, he's very wiry, very strong. From a defensive standpoint, we think he'll have plus range, above average throwing arm, above average speed and he's a guy who we think the power is going to come.
"It's an inside-out swing right now, like a Derek Jeter type swing where he'll drive the ball to right-centre and once he learns to pull the ball he'll start showing some home run power."
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During the present war, in addition to the facts required by section 60105 of title 46, and sections forty-one hundred and ninety-eight, [1] and forty-two hundred [1] of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of June fifteenth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, to be set out in the master's and shipper's manifests before clearance will be issued to vessels bound to foreign ports, the master or person in charge of any vessel, before departure of such vessel from port, shall deliver to the collector of customs of the district wherein such vessel is located a statement duly verified by oath that the cargo is not shipped or to be delivered in violation of this Act [sections 1 to 6, 7 to 39, and 41 to 44 of this Appendix], and the owners, shippers, or consignors of the cargo of such vessels shall in like manner deliver to the collector like statement under oath as to the cargo or the parts thereof laden or shipped by them, respectively, which statement shall contain also the names and addresses of the actual consignees of the cargo, or if the shipment is made to a bank or other broker, factor, or agent, the names and addresses of the persons who are the actual consignees on whose account the shipment is made. The master or person in control of the vessel shall, on reaching port of destination of any of the cargo, deliver a copy of the manifest and of the said master's, owner's shipper's, or consignor's statement to the American consular officer of the district in which the cargo is unladen.
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Boy Scout Troop 40 has been around for over sixty years thanks to our active members. We are sponsored by the Wrights Corners Fire Company. We are located in Wrights Corners, near Lockport, NY. Look for us in your local scout camp!
1. Today is the Troop family picnic at the Nerbers' house. (Map) This picnic is for the whole family. There are plenty of activities including swimming so bring your bathing suits.
1. We have added a button to the left that will take you to the blog Mr. Brounscheidel has set up for the Arizona trip. Give it a try!
1. Please make sure you have a binder for all your merit badges. They are a necessary record to have when you go for your eagle board of review. They may be the only record that you earned those badges. They are the only record that the counselor signed.
2. Here is the worksheet for the Computer Merit Badge from Mr. Brounscheidel.
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During the summer all meetings will be held in the scout building behind the Wrights Corners fire hall. Full Class B uniforms including Troop 40 hats must be worn to these meetings. Once fall starts we change over to Full Class A uniforms and eventually start meeting in the firehall. Handbooks must be brought to each meeting.
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European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, responsible for industry and entrepreneurship said: "I welcome Ukraine on board of this European flagship initiative. This co-operation will provide better results of the EGNOS/Galileo navigation services and will also open up a series of business opportunities for SMEs both from Ukraine and the EU. The full benefits of what we are offering in this key strategic sector will however only be available through the signature of the Association Agreement including its Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area, as it is precisely this that would further enhance industrial cooperation and offer to Ukraine's space industry full access to the EU markets."
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The Miami Dolphins players begin reporting to camp today and tomorrow, with the first team practice taking place on Friday. As we mentioned earlier this week, the Dolphins have some work to do off the field, as they still have 3 unsigned rookies. The Dolphins are trying to beat the clock by signing all 3 unsigned rookies before Friday's practice. The unsigned rookies are TE Michael Egnew, DE Olivier Vernon, and QB Ryan Tannehill. Things seem to be progressing on at least 2 of those contract negotiations.
Armando Salguero tweeted the following moments ago:
@ArmandoSalguero: Text from source on Ryan Tannehill 4-year contract: "…should get done soon"
This is certainly good news, although I never really expected Tannehill to miss any time from camp. The Dolphins were said to be very strongly against guaranteeing all 4 years of Tannehill's contract and required that 'offset language' be included in his deal. It sounds like both sides are talking and negotiations will continue until a deal is done.
I asked Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post this morning if there was any news on the Dolphins remaining unsigned rookies. His reply was that a source said the deal with TE Michael Egnew was 'not close'. Finally, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald wrote last night that a deal with Olivier Vernon is 'close'. I fully expect these deals to get done within the next 36 hours, so that all Dolphins rookies arrive at camp on time. Stay tuned to PhinNation.com, we'll keep you posted on the latest Dolphins news and will certainly let you know as soon as the Dolphins sign their 3 remaining rookies.
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Is he the young man who someday finds a cure for cancer? A child prodigy from Maryland, 15-year-old Jack Andraka, has been honored for his work on cancer detection.
FOX 10's Jude Lacava met Andraka recently, and learned more about the teenager who has a beautiful, young mind.
This is the last thing you want to hear when your oncologist tells you "you have stage four pancreatic cancer." The survival rate for stage IV is so low, less than one percent survive beyond 5 years. But a young researcher by the name of Jack Andraka decided to look at this horrible illness in a very different way. What if you could diagnose pancreatic cancer well before it ever becomes a tumor?
"I actually first became interested in pancreatic cancer because a close family friend who was like an uncle to me passed away from the disease," says Jack Andraka.
We sat down With Jack Andraka while he attended this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. This was jack last year in Pittsburgh when he was named the Gordon E. Moore award winner for his work developing a new test for pancreatic cancer.
The prize included $75,000 and a trip to the White House. What was it like to visit Obama?
"It was like there he is, and I got a shot during the White House Science Fair, wow."
So how does his test work?
"Essentially what happens you take this antibody and you weave it into this network of carbon nano tubes so you have a network that will seek one specific protein."
What? More simply put, Andraka developed a very simple cancer screening test. Using a drop of blood and a small strip of test paper, a doctor can identify if a patient has mesothelin in his or her system. Mesothelin is a pancreatic cancer biomarker.
So essentially what you are looking at is a simple blood test. Almost like a diabetes test, that can alert a person at risk that mesothelin could be signaling the coming of pancreatic cancer. It's not just people at risk. This could be used at your local doctors checkup, for example, when you go into a doctor anyone can get tested. It's like a diabetic test strip -- just prick a finger and you can tell in five minutes if you have pancreatic or lung cancer.
His simple test was anything but simple to develop. After writing up his proposal, Andraka sent it out to more than two hundred labs.
"I sent out 200 different emails to National Institutes of Health and John Hopkins University and I got 199 rejections."
But one lab at John Hopkins University said yes.
"I got into a lab at John Hopkins University… I started cranking this out and seven months later I had one paper sensor."
How Andraka's cancer screening test works will soon be published as open source research so it can be shared with others.
"I have a non-disclosure agreement with lab corp and trying to get it on the market as soon as possible with them."
An early test for pancreatic cancer was not available for Drew Wathey's wife Dee Dee. She was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer at age 47 and died about a year later.
"The early detection was not there," says Drew Wathey.
"At first I didn't believe it at all and a couple days later it really hit me and it was one of the tougher moments in my life," says son Kevin Wathey.
We sat down with Dee Dee's husband Drew and her son Kevin. When they heard her diagnosis, the news was beyond devastating, especially once they learned more about stage IV pancreatic cancer.
"You are in shock, you are working in a state of disbelief for those first couple of weeks, first couple of months even," says Drew. "You look online and everything is just horrible, there's no really hope at all."
"You think you have no chance at all, you have no hope," says Kevin.
The five year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is less than 5-percent. With stage IV, meaning the cancer has already spread to other organs, the average life expectancy is only three to six months.
"Dee Dee did a phenomenal job of fighting this deadly disease, she was given an initial prognosis of three to six months she doubled that, she lived 13 months with that disease," says Drew.
The Watheys can only wonder what an early detection test like the one invented by Jack Andraka could have done for Dee Dee.
"With the ability to detect it in the early stages without it having metastasize is the key to beating this deadly disease."
"Once it gets to that point, you need to enjoy, kind of accept it and enjoy your final days, months or years with your loved one," says Kevin.
"It's definitely been hectic and it's changed my life but it's fun and I enjoy meeting all these people," says Andraka.
Since his breakthrough in cancer screening, all the attention Jack has received makes a normal teenage life almost impossible.
"I am never in school anymore. For the first month people thought I dropped out I wasn't in school that often."
But he says it's all worth it because his test can help save lives.
"My sensor can actually detect it before stage one when someone has 100 percent chance of survival so that's the future, being able to detect it even before it's happening."
And he's confident the day will come when the next big breakthroughs arrive.
"A cure for cancer has always been five to ten years out. It almost depressing at some points but I know that there's great science going on and we're going to be able to get this magic bullet kind of and it might not be a single bullet, it might be several magic bullets that bring down cancer."
The test strips Andraka invented cost only three cents to make and they are said to be 90-percent accurate in detecting pancreatic cancer.
And Andraka says if you just change the protein, you can use his test to detect other cancers, Alzheimer's and even HIV.
Jack's father Steve Andraka told me two national labs are hoping to get Jack's invention to oncologists within the next three years. The biomarker science community will tell you there is promise in this science but an enormous amount of validation is needed to accurately predict the connection to specific biomarkers and the cancer that may be coming.
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Merry-go-round fundraiser today at South Coast Plaza takes aim at cancer
It's a ride worth ponying up for. Festival of Children Foundation, a nonprofit coordinating the efforts of charities to improve the lives of children, will host its "Carousel of Possible Dreams" fundraiser to benefit Friends of Cathryn Fund, a Laguna Beach-based organization raising money for neuroblastoma cancer research.
Talking Shop: A unique glow at Japanese clothing store Uniqlo
Shoppers won't need a passport to browse a spread of ultra-light down jackets, cashmere sweaters and Supima T-shirts made from Japanese retailer Uniqlo.
Culinary heavyweights kick off Newport Beach Wine and Food Festival
Chef Richard Blais dripped soon-to-be-frozen horseradish ice cream into liquid nitrogen.
Irvine Co. land grants mix altruism and financial strategy
The GMC Yukon trundled past a barbed-wire fence and up a dry grassy hillside — the brush scratching loudly against its underside — toward a peak with sweeping views.
Newport Beach businessman jailed for dodging taxes
A well-known Newport Beach philanthropist who ran a power plant refurbishing business was sentenced Friday to seven years in state prison for dodging taxes on more than $180 million of unreported income.
Golf: Tallent wins out
Four years ago Patrick Tallent watched Paul Simson jump out to an early lead in the finals of the 2010 U.S. Senior Championship and eventually win.
King of Romance Engelbert Humperdinck still wooing audiences
Engelbert Humperdinck has a few rituals to perform before his upcoming show at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
4-day Lido Boat Show opens today: latest models, and an 'express yacht'
With the 36th annual Lido Boat Show about to begin, organizer Duncan McIntosh was buzzing about at Lido Marina Village on Tuesday morning.
16 partygoers make it back to Newport after riding out Mexico hurricane
A group of Newport Beach residents who were stranded for two days in hurricane-torn Pedregal, Mexico, arrived home safely late Tuesday.
Hurricane strands Newport Beach residents in Cabo
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April 18, 2013
We left the area the next morning and started the long trip home. 5 flights later we would arrive in Calgary on Friday the 19th mid-afternoon.
There were many things for me to take in and process over the past 15 days. The three of has some great discussions on what we were learning and how it might impact CrossRoads Church. I'll share a few of those thoughts with you over the next while as I am able.
Until then, I am very grateful for having had this opportunity to be in Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda.
For the second home visit we were unable to get to her home because of the rain, but she was able to walk to where we were at the home we were just at so we still got to spend some time with her.
She said that the first thing she wanted to do was thank the Lord for leading World Relief to this area of Rwanda. When the group first started, the loneliness she was feeling was so great, but now she has fellowship with others.
The savings and interest that they made in the first cycle was very good and she was able to buy a small plot. She really wanted to show us the land but had to resign herself to just tell us that she is now able to cultivate the land and grow things that help them.
She said she is no longer lonely and has mattresses for her family. She is now also able to pay for school fees for her children. Before the group, if they had visitors come they would all have to run to their neighbors and try and collect enough bowls and other things so they could serve their visitors properly. Now they are able to have enough resources in their own house.
She said that they were no longer beggars, we buy soap and other things we need now whereas before we were not able to do this. She also said that there are volunteers now that come from the church to help with things. She said that she was so thankful.
The lady we were going to meet with in the afternoon has been a part of a savings and loan group now for a couple of years. They are in their third cycle, each cycle being 9 months long. It had been raining for some time now and so we couldn't drive too close to her home. The closest we could get was about 1.5 kilometers away. We walked the rest of the way up and down hills that were caked in wet mud. It was a lot of fun. We were waiting for one of us to go down but it never happened. I suppose that's a good thing but it leaves the story a little short. LOL.
This lady had three daughters, two of which were twins. She said that at first it was really hard to save but she was able to save enough to borrow and build a kitchen and barn. On the second cycle she was able to buy a cow.
The kitchen. Now separated from the home for better health practices.
From the outside, the kitchen and barn are in the same building with an internal wall separating the two areas.
The cow
Another time her daughter was very sick so she borrowed funds to pay for medical help and then she was able to pay it back.
She said that one of the things she really appreciated about the group was the fellowship with each other. Being part of the group took from a place of isolation to one of fellowship. She said, "You can't have depression if you are in fellowship."
With the social fund (benevolence fund) the group decided to use the money to buy everyone mattresses for their families, so this group has been very helpful for her.
Mom with three daughters
April 17, 2013
This was another great church leaders meeting. The committee members were there but they also invited other pastors to join them as well since they had visitors from Canada.
There was pastors and leaders from the Pentecostals, Free Methodists, Anglicans, Presbyterian, Methodist, Seven Day Adventists, Assemblies of God, and a couple others I couldn't write down fast enough as they were being introduced. At the meeting in Kigali there was also a catholic priest but I didn't hear that there was one here today.
We sang.
We prayed.
We read Psalm 133. Powerful Psalm on the unity of the brethren.
The main focus of the group was on the savings program so we were able to get a few stats. The area that we were visiting had three sectors. Don't' ask me about sectors sizes; I think Dan Wilson has a better handle on how big they are. I think from one end to the other end it would take about 45 minutes to drive on very rough roads, so maybe 20km in length for all three sectors. I think in walking distance, maybe three hours from the outside to the middle of the three sectors. But I'm guessing based on a few things I picked up.
Within the three sectors there are 134 savings groups that have been started over the past two years. The groups are having a huge impact on the lives of the people. 10 churches have engaged and implemented the groups. There are a total of 84 people that have been trained to lead a group.
One pastor said that since working with World Relieve their minds have been opened to new ways of doing ministry and helping those that are vulnerable. He said, "The thinking of transformational development is new to us." And another pastor said, "We appreciate all the support we are getting and we are committed to making good use of it."
Another said that they have begun to creatively think about the resources they already have and then begin to use those resources to help the people in the church and also in the community. By doing this they have seen the congregations rise up to the challenge and they are now doing things differently and as a result, pulling themselves out of poverty.
We asked them how they are enjoying working together and one said that they use to be very protective of their congregation for fear that another pastor might take some of them. But now they meet together and are very accepting of each other.
They also told us that after a couple days training from World Relief on starting savings groups they started meeting together and training each other because they had the material that World Relief has supplied in the initial training.
Great group! You could tell they were not as far along as the church leaders group in Kigali but the enthusiasm and desire to affect positive change in their community will not be lost on these leaders. As World Relief continues to invest in them in the coming months a years, this area is going to experience a large transformation.
April 17, 2013
World Relief wanted us to see another area in Rwanda where they want to begin another Church Empowerment Zone (CEZ), but as of yet they were just running the savings and loan program. They had already mobilized the denominational and church leaders to begin meeting together once a month to strategize this part of the program with the thought that in January when they launch the CEZ that these pastors will be somewhat acquainted with each other and ready to dig into the full program.
We could have driven but it's about a 7 hour drive through potholes the size of the car, or so I was told. We would stay overnight and then fly back Thursday morning to Kigali and begin the long trek home to Red Deer.
In the Kigali airport while we waited for boarding the prop plane there was a TV running a British documentary. It was on a plane crash. Go figure! Not sure who picked that channel. J
We had 4-5 things on the itinerary, but it had rained for most of the morning and we were unable to get around to every location. Regardless, what we did see was really important and provided additional information for us in regards to the church leaders and the savings groups. This alone made the trip well worth the extra time it took to fly to Kemembe.
Flying west to Kemembe from Kigali
We took another drive to another open field where a church was running a Child Development Program. On the way it started to rain and by the time we got there it was pouring. The kids usually meet and play outside but today they were all brought inside a little house across from the church. I have no idea how many kids were in this small space, but I'm going to guess at 30 in a space that was no more than about 12 feet by 10 feet, with three volunteers and the rest of us, which would be another 6 adults. As it was pouring outside, we got very wet coming into the house but it's not like in Canada where the air cools down when it rains. It was still Africa hot. And now wet. There was no light in the house so it was dim and the oxygen was depleting fast. So amid all that, we were trying hard to focus on what we were experiencing and learning about the program.
World Relief explained a bit of the program to us in the vehicle in the way over and then a volunteer added to what we had learned on the way there. The church recruits volunteers from their Sunday School teachers and World Relief has created some courses that they can take to train them in leading the children. Part of the course is how to teach Sunday School better on Sundays because until the CEZ program, most Sunday Schools were just a babysitting time so that the adults could worship. It's not that the teachers planned it this way, they just had never thought that they could actually use the time on Sundays to teach the children about Jesus. So the course opened up a whole new world for the teachers and they were excited to use the material.
The course they take basically gives them the skills to lead a children's program during the week in the neighborhood. They don't meet in a church, just somewhere in an open field so that it attracts many children from the area. They play games together but mostly learned about their own high value as a child of God; they learned discipline, basic hygiene, safety around other adults or order youth, and how to boil water so that it was safe. They also learned about Jesus as each week they heard a bible story.
The volunteer that spoke to us in the house told us that when they first started the program in this area the children were completely unmanageable but they learned discipline and that was why they were so well behaved in the house. I would agree, however they were pretty excited to see us so I think they let their guard down a little. J
Sometimes a child that attended the program would have a real win in their home because they would bring home a basic principle of how to be clean, or boil water, etc. Sometimes the parent would pull them from the program because they didn't trust what was being taught. In many cases like this, the parent eventually would come around and let their children come back. For some, the parents started coming to church because the children asked them to take them.
It was still pouring when we left. But it was worth being there to see the volunteers from the churches excited about that they were teaching the children. Oh, by the way, the volunteers they recruit are intentionally from different churches so they work together to deliver the program. And who did the recruiting? The church leaders of course.
We were running late to meet with a Savings and Loan Group who were conducting their weekly meeting. We were invited to watch but not ask questions until the meeting was over. There were around 10 present, I don't remember counting. I think two were absent. They worked through an agenda of praying, taking roll call, opening the box with three padlocks, charged everyone a standard benevolence fee and then collecting money for new shares from the group. Once a month they also add to their agenda the loan requests and the loan payments. All matters if business is done in front of everyone.
There is a fee for any who come to a meeting late. We were all late. I think 8 of us. So we all had to pay and it goes into the box as income generated for the day along with any shares or interest collected by the members.
The members are allowed to purchase 1 to 5 shares each week. They must purchase at least one share. Each share was 2000 francs. I think that is about 3 US dollars, but I'm not too sure on the exchange rate.
They run the group for 9 months and then pay out all earnings and then begin again. The benevolence fund is used to help a group member in a tough situation, or someone outside the group that they want to help. We are to meet a couple members from another group the next day so we will have time to speak directly with an individual and ask what they have come to appreciate about the groups. It looks like for many this is the only way they can save and so after 9 months they have a good lump sum that they can turn into livestock or something business related so that they are able to generate additional income in the future.
One of the courses that world Relief had equipped the churches with is on marriage and its importance. I asked World Relief what was the common cause of marriage breakdown and it sounded just like North America. Financial stresses and unfaithfulness.
So our visit this afternoon was to see a couple that had been through the course and opening state that their marriage was at and end but they learned so much through the course, they had falling in love with each other again. The husband did most of the talking and described his wrongful thinking on women and their value. He was thinking that his wife was not tall enough and other things and that he thought that impacts her sexuality and ability to please him. It sounded like a common misbelief because he said the training taught him different and that his wife was to be highly valued. They both talked about the temptations of being unfaithful, but after being through the course he realized that she was a gift and he was to love her.
He told us he wrote a song for her and we asked him to sing it for us. It was great. We received a brief translation after and it was much of what he told us in words. That he had made a new decision to love his wife and that his thinking was not right before but now he wants to love her.
Loved his shirt. He knew we were from Canada but I don't think he's heard of hockey.
So are you getting what I'm getting? So much of what we are seeing are things taking place at the lower levels of leadership. World Relief has effectively pushed out ideas, values and training to church denominational leaders, pastors, and it's getting down to the congregation and transformed volunteers are standing up and training others and engaging with vulnerable people at all levels and with many in the community.
One of the boys peering in the window while we met with the couple. I'm not sure if he was a son or not. it was just a great shot so I thought I would share it with you.
This afternoon we went to see a training session in progress with a host of volunteers, the majority of which were 18-25 years of age. The training was for a course in personal self-worth, sexuality, marriage and a number of like topics. Most of these students had personally gone through the course and were now leading other groups through the course. So this training session was a refresher, but there were also some new students there that would soon be teaching their first group.
When we asked the students how they liked the course, the high majority of them shared how the course has changed their lives. And it mostly started with the very first lesson that talked about their value. The course was completely transforming for them, and as a result, made it very easy to teach others. Some of the shared stories about individuals in their group how they now have impacted other lives by teaching the course.
What was really cool for me was to know that the two instructors were trainers of trainers and volunteers themselves. We asked World Relief what they pay the volunteers and they said nothing. They are motivated by their own transformation and how they are impacting others. World Relief provides some travel money to this type of training session and a meal if it is a few hours long.
Then we drove to visit with another lady that was an orphan and had lost her parents and relatives years ago. She told us that she was very much alone and didn't think that anyone knows about her. She lived in a very old house that her parents use to have, but then she had to move because the government was relocating them. So she had to go. But here the church came to her and said that if she could find a plot for a house then they would help her build a home. She said that all the time since she was alone she prayed to God.
"It was a gift from God that I found this plot and so I ran to the church to tell them about it. They came and started making bricks. They had to bring water from the valley to make the bricks. They started to make the walls and they bought the iron sheets for the roof. Then I was able to make some things and sell them and was able to put the cement on the walls so that the rain would not destroy the bricks and I was able to buy windows."
She said this house is such a wonderful gift and miracle from God. She said that after all her prayers she was realizing that God was doing something special for her and that even though she did not have a mother and father, or any other family, she has a new family in the church and she was no longer alone.


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