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Rocco DiSpirito's Healthy Tweaks on a Classic Italian Dessert (Recipe Included!)
Written on September 17, 2013 at 4:34 pm , by FITNESS Intern
Written by Kristen Haney, editorial intern
While most of us are guilty of digging into a decadent dessert from time to time, these caloric bombs aren't the best way to maintain a svelte waistline. But at a recent dinner hosted by Shutterfly at New York's SD-26, celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito gave an array of Italian favorites an image reboot, slashing calories, sugar and fat.
As we snapped away photos to create our own personalized recipe books with Shutterfly's new Photo Story app, the host of the upcoming syndicated Now Eat This! TV show demonstrated how to make lightened up Italian eats. Our favorite was his insanely easy take on raspberry Italian ice. The dessert blends together in minutes and boasts a fifth of the calories you'd normally find in the icy treat. So next time you're jonesing for a frozen treat, bust this healthy recipe out and consider your craving curbed.
Instant Italian Ice
(55 calories/serving)
- 6 packets Stevia
- ½ teaspoon xantham gum
- 2 tablespoons raw agave nectar
- 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups frozen unsweetened strawberries (do not thaw)
Mix the Stevia and xantham gum together in a small mixing bowl and set aside. Pour the agave nectar, lemon juice and water into a high-powered blender. Cover and blend until well combined.
Add the stevia and xantham mixture to the blender. Cover and blend on low until the mixture is well combined, about ten seconds. Add the still-frozen strawberries to the blender. Cover and blend on high while pushing the strawberries down into the blade with the wand, until the mixture is smooth but still frozen, about 5 to 10 seconds.
Spoon the strawberry ice into paper cups or chilled bowls and serve immediately. This ice will stay fresh and tasty, tightly covered, in the freezer up to a month. If it is too hard after freezing, simply temper in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving or put in the microwave on high for 5 to 10 seconds until just soft enough to scoop.
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Categories: Healthy Eating, Nutrition, The Fit Stop | Tags: healthy recipes, Italian Ice, Now Eat This, Recipe, Rocco DiSpirito, Shutterfly
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Celeb Chef Rocco Dispirito Talks Spring Cleaning In the Kitchen, Plus One Party-Friendly Recipe!
Written on April 17, 2013 at 10:09 am , by FITNESS Intern
Written by Carrie Stevens, editorial intern
Listen up, ladies: Triscuit's new brown rice crackers aren't your mother's snack. The brand has developed delicious spins on its classic namesake snack—like sweet potato and sea salt and black pepper—that get two nutritional thumbs up from celeb chef and FITNESS advisory board member Rocco DiSpirito. The bestselling author developed three healthy, easy-to-make recipes centered around the cracker, and after sampling his culinary creations in Times Square (the turkey chili recipe below is OMG good), we chatted with DiSpirito about his cooking inspiration, eating for the season and saving calories with simple ingredient swaps.
Your Triscuit-inspired recipes were delicious! Why did you partner with the brand?
When an established food company like Triscuit/Nabisco decides they're going to put a lot of money, time and effort to make something better for you, I'm a big fan of that decision. It's brave because most food companies are like, "Why change it? It's perfect, we sell a ton of food, we make a gazillion dollars, we have big homes in the Hamptons, we don't need to do anything." But this shows recognition that America needs healthier choices, including their snacks, and I'm proud to associate with a company that feels that way because that's what I do every day: I try to convince Americans to make healthier choices.
What's your main goal when developing a recipe?
My priority is to make a recipe that people can reproduce at home very easily. So I work backward from what I find in grocery stores. Every time I start a book, I go to the grocery stores and research what's available, and that changes all the time. From the time I wrote Now Eat This to now, a lot has changed. There are a lot more healthy ingredients available, so that makes my job a little easier and more exciting. The point is to get people to try it and understand that when they cook, they're in control, and cooking is better than buying from a restaurant. So those are my priorities: to make it super easy for people to make it at home.
How do you "healthify" a recipe?
You want to swap fats, dairy and sugar: those are the ones that are the most calorically dense. One ounce of any of those has more calories than one ounce of vegetables, for example. For dairy, fat-free Greek yogurt is a great swap. For fats, using something like xanthan gum. So let's say you want to make an ice-cream smoothie, but you don't want to use any ice cream. Skim milk and xanthan gum is a great way to create that texture that you'd get from cream. And for sugar, my favorite new sweetener is monk fruit extract. It's an amazing calorie- and sugar-free sweetener.
What are some of your go-to spring produce?
It's ridiculous what happens in spring! I start with asparagus, which is fresh in early spring. White asparagus is one of my favorite things on the planet. I plant a garden, so I grow several kinds of tomatoes, zucchini, squash, watermelon, cucumbers—I look forward to all of those things. If you're one of those people who doesn't like cucumbers, you've never had a home-grown one. Sometimes I pick off the leaves of squash blossoms and fry the blossoms, or make a squash blossom omelet. There are so many wonderful fruits and vegetables that are in season.
Click for the mouthwatering chili recipe we sampled, then recreate at home – it's perfect for a party!
Categories: Celebrity, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, The Fit Stop | Tags: Healthy Eating, healthy snacks, Rocco DiSpirito, Triscuit
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Two Must-Try Brunch Recipes From Rocco DiSpirito
Written on April 2, 2012 at 4:04 pm , by Karla Walsh
Last week, FITNESS advisory board member and super chef Rocco DiSpirito made me breakfast. This was strictly (delicious) business, though! He hosted a group of editors to teach us how to make a low-calorie, well-balanced morning meal with ideas from his Now Eat This! Diet book and new recipes created with Coffee-mate's recently-released Natural Bliss creamers.
It was all really tasty (and a huge step up from our usual weekday grab-and-go), so we asked DiSpirito to share two of his favorite recipes so we can all recreate them at home.
Vanilla Ricotta-Stuffed Crepes With Orange Maple Syrup
- 6 tablespoons Natural Bliss Low-fat Vanilla
- 4 teaspoons egg white powder
- 8 ounces light ricotta cheese
- 1 navel orange, 1/2 teaspoon of zest removed with fine grater, then peeled
- 1/2 cup calorie-free pancake syrup
- Olive oil cooking spray
- 4 sprigs fresh mint (about 8 leaves), torn into small piece
- Preheat the over to 350° F. Pour all but 2 teaspoons of the Natural Bliss in a small mixing bowl and whisk in the egg white powder until fully dissolved; set aside.
- In another bowl, mix the ricotta cheese with the remaining 2 teaspoons of Natural Bliss and 1/4 teaspoon of the orange zest set aside.
- With a sharp knife, cut the sections of orange flesh out from the white membrane that encases them in the orange. Place the orange sections, remaining 1/4 teaspoon orange zest and the pancake syrup in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high until the mixture simmers, about 2 minutes. Carefully remove the plastic wrap on one side to vent but keep warm, and set aside.
- Spray a 10-inch nonstick skillet with one second of cooking spray and place over medium heat. Pour one-fourth of the Natural Bliss and egg powder mixture into the warm pan and swirl the mixture so it forms a thin even layer on the bottom of the pan. Put it over the heat until you can see browning at the edges, about 20 seconds, and then place in the oven and bake about 30 seconds or until it has full cooked. Pull the crepe out of the pan, cover with plastic wrap or parchment paper and set aside. Repeat these steps to make three additional crepes.
- Place a dollop of the ricotta mixture in the center of each crepe and spread it out evenly over the crepes. Fold crepes in half and then in half again and place one crepe each on four plates. Spoon the warm orange syrup over each crepe and garnish with mint leaves.
Nutrition information per serving (one crepe): 108 calories, 4 g fat
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Categories: Healthy Eating, Nutrition, The Fit Stop | Tags: Breakfast, brunch, crepes, healthy recipes, Rocco DiSpirito, smoothies
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Fit Links: Slim Your Stomach and Whip Up Perfect (Low-Cal) Pretzels
Written on November 11, 2011 at 3:46 pm , by Karla Walsh
This week's fit links from around the web:
- Don't love your love handles? Here are four steps to follow to blast belly fat. — Fit Sugar
- Order up! Finally, a food truck that caters to the health-minded masses. — Diets in Review
- Get some fitspiration from this trailblazing female athlete. — FitBottomed Girls
- Your mix-and-match meal plan to plot a trimmer Thanksgiving dinner. — University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Have fun in the kitchen this weekend with this healthy soft pretzel recipe! — Daily Spark
- Does your pre-teen have high cholesterol? Docs might start screening soon. — HealthDay
Categories: Fit Links, Health, The Fit Stop | Tags: golf, health news, love handles, Rocco DiSpirito, Thanksgiving
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Steal Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito's Calorie-Cutting Tips
Written on September 27, 2011 at 11:26 am , by Karla Walsh
Rocco DiSpirito has had one busy year. The James Beard Award-winning celebrity chef launched his Bravo reality show Rocco's Dinner Party, released his Now Eat This! Diet cookbook in March and today his latest book, Now Eat This! 100 Quick Calorie Cuts goes on sale. The FITNESS advisory board member knows weight loss: He dropped 20 pounds training for a triathlon and has kept them off for more than two years.
We asked DiSpirito to share a few of his top tips that offer a taste of all that you can savor in his new book.
Get the Scoop
DIY frozen yogurt and ice cream bars are all the rage, but topping with reckless abandon can lead to a much heftier indulgence than you were expecting! Follow this cheat sheet from DiSpirito of goodies to resist and enjoy. (All calories based on 1/2-ounce scoop of toppings, except cinnamon.)
Shake Some Flavor
- Resist: Chocolate sprinkles (64 calories)
- Enjoy: Dash of cinnamon (0 calories)
Pour it On
- Resist: Hot fudge topping (99 calories)
- Enjoy: Fat-free fudge (40 calories)
Crush Creaming Cravings
- Resist: Walnuts in syrup (127 calories)
- Enjoy: Whipped topping (18 calories)
Get Fruity
- Resist: Gummy bears (38 calories)
- Enjoy: Blueberries or cherries (7 calories)
Tote Smart Snacks
We've all had those times when our stomachs rumble while we're stranded far away from our well-stocked fridge and healthy snack stockpile. DiSpirito says that you can save cash and calories by carrying your own 100-calorie snacks rather than relying on store-bought ones (or a supersize cupcake from the bakery down the block). Some suggestions:
- 12 to 15 almonds
- 10 walnut halves
- 2 cups reduced-fat popcorn
- 6 dried apricots
- 12 mini cheddar rice cakes
- 10 baked corn chips
- 1 Now Eat This! Diet Red Velvet Chocolate Square
- 2 Now Eat This! Diet PBJ Cookies
Categories: Healthy Eating, The Fit Stop, Weight Loss | Tags: healthy recipes, Low Calorie, Rocco DiSpirito, weight loss books
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Trip Report by Fitigu Tadesse, Vice President for Africa and Amrote Abdella, Senior Program Officer for African Woman Food Farmer Initiative (AWFFI)
Our first day in Malawi, we visited Mpingo Epicenter where we inspected one of our partners' pig productions and household food security achievements. At Chamba partner village, the team saw a successful adult literacy class that has been put in place. At the epicenter itself, we were delighted to see the community's food bank had 414 bags of maize. While at Mpingo, we also had the opportunity to witness African Woman Food Farmer Initiative (AWFFI) partners repayment activities at the epicenter. On the same day, we also saw a Vision, Commitment, and Action Workshop (VCAW) being conducted for the neighboring villages. The Hunger Project-Malawi continues its commitment to strengthen its partnership with neighboring villages around Mpingo, and is providing support to its partners who are working on molding bricks to to upgrade the epicenter.
On Thursday, November 22, the team travelled to Ligowe Epicenter, two hours away from Blantyre. Our first stop at Ligowe was with Mrs. Odiliya Kachoka and Mrs. Violet Whayo who have achieved great things since their first AWFFI loans three years ago. The team then visited the recently finished Kalinde Borehole. The success at Ligowe Epicenter was evident when we visited the food bank, which had 516 bags of maize, as well as a fully functional nursery and library.
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From Kabwere village, the team travelled to Mkomera partner village where we inspected the Traditional Birth Attendants at work. Jali Epicenter has reached new measures of success with the food bank which had 601 bags of maize and 458 bags of rice. Jali Epicenter continues to demonstrate good repayment rate in the Strategy Planning in Action (SPIA) program and AWFFI. The loan committees continue to show their dedication to the direct lending program.
On Saturday, November 24, we travelled to Mwaiwagwa Epicenter which is a Phase I Epicenter. There, Dr. Tadesse met with the Epicenter Committee and talked to the community about the importance of community mobilization for the construction of the epicenter. With the Chief and MP for the community in attendance, all the partnering villages reemphasized their commitment to building this epicenter. In the meantime, Amrote engaged with the Loan Committees for both AWFFI and SPIA to discuss the monitoring and evaluation that is in place for the first loans that have been disbursed to partners.
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The Family Taster is a 1.5 hour climbing and bouldering session suitable for parents/carers with children aged 5 and up. Both the parents and children climb together, giving you a chance to try a fun new activity with your child. Young children in particular often feel more comfortable trying a new activity with their parent, so this is a great way to introduce them to climbing and give them the confidence and support they'll need to get to the top!
You must book a space for yourself in addition to a space for each participating child (ie one space for you plus one space for your child = two spaces total). This is mandatory for children aged 5 to 8. For children aged 9 or above, you may opt out of the session yourself and book for the child only. In this case, we would recommend the Fun Climbing Session instead (see below).
The Kids Fun Session is a 2 hour session for children aged 9 to 17 and includes bouldering, climbing and an abseil down the inside of the tower. This session is suitable for all levels of experience. Children wishing to learn the safety skills to eventually climb unsupervised should join our regular climbing club- N4 Climbing.
Saturday 4th October - Brit Rock comes right from the heart of the UK adventure scene, with liberal splashes of the inimitable British spirit.
Screening: 7.30pm Tickets: £10
Urban Food Fortnight - 12th-28th September
Promoting urban grown food..... Look out for Castle café specials and pop-up café in the garden on some nights during this time!
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Edible Open Garden Day – Sat 20th September 11am-4pm - Cob fired pizzas, garden tour, garden grown herbal tea blends.


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Moorhead Police are searching for suspect involved in a robbery at the CVS Pharmacy Wednesday afternoon.
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(Frankfort, Ky.) -- Preliminary statistics* indicate that nine people died in eight separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, April 19 through Sunday, April 25, 2010.
All of the crashes involved motor vehicles and six of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Graves, Greenup, Jefferson, Laurel, Morgan, Webster and Woodford counties. The suspected use of alcohol was a factor in the Morgan and Webster County crashes.
One double-fatality crash occurred in Bath County and both victims were wearing seat belts.
Through April 25, preliminary statistics* indicate that 203 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2010. This is 43 less fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2009. There were 173 motor vehicle fatalities and 89 of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Thirty of those crashes involved a commercial motor vehicle. Nineteen fatal crashes involved a pedestrian and 1 involved a scooter. Seven crashes involved a motorcycle and three of those victims were not wearing helmets. Two crashes involved an ATV and one victim was not wearing a helmet. A total of 43 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.
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Branding And Trade SecretsBy Brad VanAuken The Blake Project
Trade secrets are an often overlooked form of brand protection. Trade secrets are simply information, techniques, procedures, codes, patterns, plans, processes, formula, prototypes, etc., that are developed confidentially and that are kept confidential. This even includes customer lists and instructional methods. The Coca-Cola syrup formulation is an example of a trade secret. (The added value of this approach from a brand perspective is that it often creates a mystique that has its own cache.)
Sometimes it is better to keep something a trade secret than to patent it. In some industries, companies routinely watch for competitors' new patents and then try to design around them. Non-compete and nondisclosure agreements are important, but not infallible, in protecting trade secrets. The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 protects trade secrets against theft. Information is legally considered to be a trade secret if an organization can show that it took reasonable measure to keep the information secret and that there is economic value to the information not being made public.
A business can protect its trade secrets in the following ways:
•Share confidential information only on a "need to know" basis.
•Limit the number of employees exposed to trade secrets. Always inform employees exposed to those trade secrets that (a) they are being exposed to secrets and (b) the importance of keeping the secrets secret.
•Mark all confidential documents "confidential – no copies allowed." For added security, number each copy and keep a log of which numbered copy was given to which employee.
•Use access logs for trade secrets.
•Require anyone (employees, suppliers, customers, consultants and other business partners) who might come in contact with trade secrets to sign confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements before the relationship begins.
Overcoming Common Brand Problems – 12By Brad VanAuken The Blake Project
We are exploring the 40 Most Common Brand Problems. Number 12 in our countdown centers on creating brands for the wrong reasons…
Common Brand Problem Number 12: Creating brands or sub-brands for internal or trade reasons, rather than to address distinct consumer needs
Analysis: There is nothing more inefficient or wasteful than creating a new brand or sub-brand for a purpose other than meeting a different consumer need. Brands and sub-brands should exist to address different consumers and consumer-need segments. It is expensive to launch a new brand (and very expensive to maintain multiple brands that meet similar consumer needs; it also adds unnecessary complexity to your organization). Worst of all, it dilutes the position of your original brand.
Key Point: This problem often results from organizational structure. People leading business units that deliver specific products or services create a name and identity to put on business cards and to rally their employees around, whether the products or services are similar to products or services other divisions create or not. (This has resulted in the following printer lines for HP: DeskJet, OfficeJet, OfficeJet Pro, LaserJet, DesignJet, DeskWriter and PhotoSmart—while the consumer is likely to think of them all as HP printers.)
Sometimes, companies create separate brands or sub-brands for trade reasons – for instance, to offer something different to specialty stores versus mass channels of distribution. (Hallmark created the Expressions From Hallmark brand for mass channel stores while specialty stores continued to carry the Hallmark brand. These two brands don't meet different consumer needs and it's not clear consumers perceive differences between the two.)
This problem can also result from mergers and acquisitions in which the brands are neither rationalized nor strategically managed after the enterprises are combined.
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Increasing Anti-American Sentiment And US BrandsBy Brad VanAuken The Blake Project
Think about what you associate with specific countries and how that might effect your purchase of certain types of brands associated with those countries. In general, would you rather buy a Japanese, German or American car? Would you rather eat at a French, UK or Italian branded restaurant? Would you rather buy a Swiss, Romanian or Brazilian watch? Which countries of origin will enhance brands in these categories: olive oil, shoes, jeans, universities, spas, pasta, skis, adventure travel? From which countries would you not buy bottled water? Why?
Increasingly, American brands are feeling the effects of the US's increased association with imperialism and militarism. This is occurring through demonstrations, petition drives and boycotts throughout much of the world. Non-US brands are also contributing to and leveraging this situation. For instance, the Qibla Cola Company in Derby, England is selling its product as the Muslim alternative to Coca-Cola or Pepsi-Cola, using the tag line, "Liberate your taste."
Attention Auto Dealers: Change The Voice In Your HeadBy Derrick Daye
10 things an auto dealer can do to change world opinion and increase sales.
If you are close to the auto-dealer space in any way, you are most likely hearing complaints from dealers and staff that sales are down. For dealers who dare to have vision and heart, sales can increase higher than imagined. Here are 10 ideas.
Change the Voice in Your Head
The one that says, "I'm an auto dealer; I need to look and act like an auto dealer." If you are a "follower," you have inherited the reputation that follows dealers. Shake this liability by distancing yourself through relevant differentiation. That is, build an experience that is different and meaningful to your customers. Your new voice should say: "I build lasting relationships by helping people purchase automobiles in a unique and compelling way."
Stop the Noise
The world is ready for you to stop the shouting in radio and television spots. This approach does not generate excitement or motivation unless it is coming from a drill sergeant. Furthermore, it comes off as desperation and reinforces the notion that you are like every other dealer. The noise intensifies when you don't communicate clearly.
The blur of fine print, jabs of pressure and fast talking keep consumers in a daze and on the defensive. Be sure to deliver clarity. When crafting your messaging, don't depend on reasoning to entice buyers. Emotional connections trigger sales. Most of all, remember, people buy from people. When you speak to your customer like a friend, the noise becomes a signal.
Become Human
Brands are personifications of organizations, products, services and experiences. Consumers do not develop relationships with products, nor are they loyal to products.
Brands and what they stand for establish the emotional connection with consumers. Your dealership has a brand. Different from the manufacturer's, it is the sum of all experiences a consumer has with your organization. It has been or is being created in the minds of everyone it comes in contact with. If you are not creating it, someone else is creating it for you.
What does your brand stand for? What emotions does your brand evoke? It should exhibit admirable human qualities. To most people, a "dealer is a dealer." Shift the focus from selling cars to building long-term relationships with car buyers.
Remove the Barbed Wire
It is time to defuse your sales approach. It alienates your customers and puts them on the defensive.
Take your women buyers for example. They influence 85 percent of purchase decisions, yet they are treated as second-class. (How is this happening?) A survey from Power Information Network, a division of J.D. Power and Associates, found that of about 800 female buyers in the U.S. market, roughly 40 percent believe their gender hurt the way they were treated in their most recent visit to an auto dealer. (Learn more about your female buyers at Ask Patty.)
To counter this treatment, most women rely on a male counterpart to aid them in the buying process. With some respect from you, this audience would be very loyal, refer others and most likely pay more (willingly) for your product.
Live and Thrive Without Graveyard Pricing
The strongest relationships are not built on price. There are other ways to entice your target audiences. A reputation of a caring car dealer will compel many. When you humanize your offerings, funny things happen; your customers drive an extra three blocks to drink a more expensive cup of your coffee. Create something special, and let your competitors command the lowest price.Read More


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Energy investing amid Iran's military threats
With new sanctions the West is imposing, here's how to stay ahead of the possible turmoil in the oil market.
By Aaron Levitt
The latest bellicose rhetoric coming out of Iran has the world's energy markets in a tizzy. Tensions between the West and Tehran about its nuclear program could be coming to a head with Iran's repeated threats to close the Persian Gulf's vital Strait of Hormuz. A series of economic sanctions have finally begun taking a toll on the OPEC member, and Iran has just completed several days of naval military drills in the Persian Gulf.
For energy investors, the potential for military conflict is increasing every day and could have far-reaching implications for your portfolio.
As the U.S. and its allies prepare to impose tough new financial sanctions, including banning dealings with Iran's central bank and limiting the ability of service firms to provide Iran with equipment necessary to run its oil and chemical industries, Iran has fired back, literally.
Not a single drop
On Tuesday, Iran shot off a test surface-to-air missile during naval exercises that took place in a 1,250 mile stretch of water beyond the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. These maneuvers where part Tehran's saber-rattling response to the West's sanctions. Speaking through Iran's State News Agency, First Vice President Mohammad Rahimi said of the actions: "If Iran oil is banned, not a single drop of oil will pass through Hormuz Strait."
While Iran exports only around 2 million barrels of oil a day, the Strait of Hormuz is a critical shipping way for the world's energy market. The U.S. Energy Information Agency estimates that around 17 million barrels of oil per day passed through the Strait in 2011. This is nearly one-sixth of total global oil production and nearly 35% of the world's seaborne traded oil.
The majority of this oil flows into emerging Asia, Japan and India. Any escalating hostility in the region could seriously dampen economic growth and drive oil price up further.
While energy analysts predict that Iran won't take military action, the potential remains for it to occur. The U.S. Navy has vowed to keep the Strait open, and there's no way of telling where any hostilities might lead. With so much of world's oil moving through the Strait, any closure would have a serious impact on prices.
Morgan Stanley predicts that a blockage would cause a $40-a-barrel increase in the price of crude. This echoes similar predictions by other energy analysts, which show prices reaching between $120 and $150 a barrel. Already, oil has surged in the wake of Iran's threat. The price of Brent crude jumped by roughly $5 to land $111.65 a barrel, while the U.S. benchmark WTI rose to $103 on Wednesday.
Playing the threat
While the softening global economy should keep oil prices below the highest predictions, investors in the energy sector should prepare themselves for a bumpy ride. The US Brent Oil ETF (BNO) allows investors to track the pricing of Brent crude. The fund will be the major winner if the Strait is closed because Brent is the de facto oil pricing measure for the world. The ETF surged 4.4% the day Iran made its missile test.
Perhaps the biggest benefactors will be North American energy producers. Canada is already becoming a major oil supplier to China, and with the Asian Dragon receiving about 550,000 barrels of oil per day from Iran, Canada could get the call to replace the lost oil.
In addition, the U.S.'s vast shale revolution is revitalizing the industry and creating a glut of oil domestically, ready for export. Both the iShares Dow Jones US Energy (IYE) and Guggenheim Canadian Energy Income (ENY) provide a wide net of North American energy producers, including Cenovus (CVE) and ConocoPhillips (COP). These two funds make a great short-term play on the Iranian news as well as great long-term options for rising energy demand.
With tensions continuing to rise in the Middle East, both consumers and investors could be seeing higher oil prices on the horizon. Saber-rattling or not, Iran's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz will keep the upward pressure on energy pricing. For investors, these three ETFs offer a way to stay ahead of the unfolding conflict and potentially hedge one's own energy costs.
Disclosure: Aaron Levitt is long IYE
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In a large pot of boiling salted water, add the rigatoni and cook until al dente.
Meanwhile, in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Stir in the pumpkin. Add the chicken stock and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the sauce is thickened and the pumpkin is fork-tender.
Add the cinnamon, lemon juice, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Toss in the pasta and serve.
Weirdly.. I love this combination! Maybe it's the combination of things I love! Skip the cinnamon if you think it's odd. I used acorn squash instead and it still tastes so good.Reply
just made this recipe and to my taste, it's weird. Was trying it out for company Memorial Day and glad I tried it out first. There are better pasta recipes out there!Reply
Yes, thyme and cinnamon are 2 things I wouldn't think to put together, but neither was overpowering, and it works! I did use 2c diced butternut squash instead of pumpkin, mashed it in the pan, then added 1tsp cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 water (I thought the sauce too watery). Sweetness was just right. Very tasty, especially topped with goat cheese! Excellent!Reply
To quote my teenage veg son, it was "freaking awesome!". Yes, thymeReply
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Is a Fetus a Person?
The debate over whether abortion should be considered as murder often focuses on the question of whether the fetus is a person or not.
Here the issue of culture and religion comes in.
But what does it take to identify a fetus as a person? There are thinkers today with the belief that a fetus can be called a human being, but should not be called a person because it takes more to be a person than just having genetic material.
Philosopher Mary Ann Warren argues that in order to be considered a person, a being should have the following characteristics:
1. A developed capacity for reasoning.
2. Self awareness
3.Consciousness and ability to feel pain
4. Self motivated activity
5. Capacity to comminicate messages of an indefinite variety of types.
It would seem as if even new born babies may not be considered as persons according to the aforementioned school of thought.
No doubt infanticide has always got widespread condemnation, but abortion has always been a controversial issue.
So, what do you think? Is a fetus a person?
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Linda Taylor 50+Oct 7 2012: In the US, the fetal debate centers on when "life" begins. Typically this is called being. There are three major points of debate.
1. Conception
2. At heartbeat development
3. Point of viability
There are many others and different subcategories but those are the main ones.
The conception model looks at a fertilized egg and cellular division as the beginning of life. While still just a cluster of cells, it has the potential of becoming a human and is therefore defined by many as "life." But for me, cancer is a bunch of rapidly dividing human cells and nobody gets all bent out of shape when that is removed.
The fetal heart begins to beat around week 8 or 9. Those who feel there is an attachment between heart and soul typically feel that is when a bunch of cells crosses into being.
The point of viability is where the fetus has a chance of living separate from the mother. This has changed over the years as technology has advanced and we can keep a fetus alive outside the mother earlier and earlier. But the long term ramifications of the application of technology have yet to be fully realized.
But no one considers a fetus or an infant or even a young child a person. In the legal and philosophical realm, a person is typically considered to have agency, or the ability to make decisions. That is why Ms. Warner suggests those parameters. It sets up the foundation for her philosophical discussion. Each philosopher will do something similar when discussing person. It has changed over the centuries, for instance, women are now considered persons.
Oct 7 2012: Good question. Perhaps yes. Theoretically all human cells have human DNA so what distinguishes the parallel? If cancer cells have the same DNA as fetal cells what is the difference? Both feed off the host and cannot survive without it. Both can kill the host. Both rely on the host for nutrition, respiration, excretion, growth and development. Both will derive what it needs from the host whether or not the host ingests it. Think about it.
Cancer is human.
Oct 7 2012: "Both rely on the host for nutrition, respiration, excretion, growth and development. "
That reminds me of another article: http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/12/21/why-do-women-menstruate/
Thinking of the fetus as a parasite does explain some of the things happening in nature.
Oct 7 2012: In all honesty, I really don't know. Cancer is usually hit with chemicals or radiation or surgically removed. If left untreated it will kill the host. But I am not sure if it would develop into a self-sustaining organism if it did not kill the host. Only that it has the potential to.
Hmm. There's that word potential again.
Oct 7 2012: At the risk of going awfully off-topic, I'll answer that question.
In a strict sense, animal cells are never self-sustaining (or primary producers or autotrophs). They need something else to make "food" for them. However, used in a looser sense, the HeLa cells that I mentioned earlier *are* self-sustaining. Given "food", they'll grow and reproduce indefinitely. The HeLa cancer cells are not unique in this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortalised_cell_line.
There is an infectious cancer that's killing off Tasmanian Devils which is, again, caused by such a self-sustaining cancer cell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_facial_tumour_disease
So, the answer for Linda Taylor: yes, *some* cancers will form a self-sustaining organism.
And the answer for Sterling Spencer: no, it it awfully unlikely to ever form a full-fledged human. Cancer cells have several mutations that can't be simply reversed or turned off. So, even if technology ever progresses far enough to clone a person from just his dandruff, we'll never be able to clone a person from their cancer cells without making many modifications to the DNA first.
Oct 7 2012: "But for me, cancer is a bunch of rapidly dividing human cells and nobody gets all bent out of shape when that is removed."
I agree with most things you say, except this. Of course, I wouldn't get all bent out of shape when cancer cells are removed. But nobody? Reference: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Henrietta-Lacks-Immortal-Cells.html scroll down to the question "How did they do that?" ;-)
The world is a weird place. But just to be clear: I agree with the essence of what you say.
Oct 7 2012: I had heard about this so thanks for the article. I heard about it when we were discussing ownership. For instance, who owns those cells? Has to do with informed consent to research. Another fine ethical discussion:)
Think about it. They could clone her at some point. So those cells could become a person some day. They better not kill any of them...
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New Jersey Gov. Christie: 'Now Is Not My Time'By Beth Reinhard and Alex Roarty, National Journal
Attention Republican voters: We now return to our regularly scheduled programming. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday did what his previous denials about a presidential bid failed to accomplish: put an end to the incessant speculation about him running for president in 2012.Read more
Push for President Obama's jobs bill illustrates the art of beating a dead horseBy Sam Youngman, The Hill
It might help to think of the American Jobs Act as Elvis. The King made $60 million last year even though he died in 1977. The lesson: Just 'cause something is dead doesn't mean it can't be effective.Read more
Bernanke Urges Congress to Do More on EconomyWith David Wessel, Wall Street Journal
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Rep. Wolf Blasts Grover NorquistBy Susan Davis, National Journal
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist is normally greeted with open arms by House Republicans seeking the anti-tax activist's endorsement and advice. But not by Virginia Republican Rep. Frank Wolf on Tuesday.Read more
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The revelation that Rick Perry's family leased a hunting camp commonly known in rural Texas by a little-known racial epithet raises these questions: How many such places exist and where are they? The short answer is all across the country, not only in people's memories, but also listed as such on maps, mostly in rural areas, according to a scholar who studies place names.Read more
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The lawyer for an Alabama death row inmate told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the convict should not be barred from appealing because he missed a deadline as a result of a mail mishap.Read more
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Medical professionals who diagnose Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) typically try to identify the cause of the conditions as soon as possible. In circumstances where SJS or TEN is the result of a reaction to a medication, such as ibuprofen, doctors will immediately put a halt to administration of the drug to the patient. They will also instruct that patient to never take that drug again, as doing so could result in death.
From that point, there is no curative treatment available to individuals suffering from SJS or TEN. Though there is no treatment available to stop the reactions from occurring, doctors can provide pain management techniques to make patients more comfortable throughout the process. Additionally, some treatments exist to help relegate the seriousness and term of a person's reaction.
Some of these treatments include giving TEN and SJS patients human immunoglobin through an IV. Human immunoglobulin helps slow or stop skin damage and blistering. Other treatments include corticosteroids, which suppresses the immune system to help the body stop fighting against itself. However, with little immune function, corticosteroids may backfire by leaving patients vulnerable to developing a bacterial infection in the open lesions in the skin. Cyclophosphamide and cyclosporine are also common treatments, but have little record or success.
Additional care is given to patients with especially severe cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis. Because the burn-like skin wounds can cover large portions of the body, medical personnel must continuously care for the skin, replacing bandages, removing dead skin and administering antibiotics to stave off potentially deadly infections.
For added safety, hospitalized TEN and SJS patients may be housed in an intensive care unit, where they can be carefully observed in much of the same way a burn victim would be. Nurses and doctors will make sure patients remain well-hydrated and regularly check to see whether lesions and blisters are spreading to a patient's mucous membrane, at which time additional care is required.
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Mucous membranes that may be affected by TEN include the genitals, the lungs, areas of the digestive system and the eyes, nose, throat and other bodily organs. This is particularly dangerous, because it can make eating and drinking impossible, and it can also cause difficulty breathing. Furthermore, many patients may experience permanent damage, such as scarring in the lungs and eyes, which can result in blindness.
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Edge Of Tomorrow has released a pair of new images online, in which Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise prepare for sci-fi combat...
The new film (previously known as All You Need Is Kill) will star Cruise as a military officer killed in a combat mission against a marauding alien race, only to find himself revived and facing the same day again.
It soon becomes clear that Cruise is doomed to repeat said day, death after death after death, although the flipside is that he might just find a way to cheat the reaper and win the battle.
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