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Federal officials have followed through on a threat issued nearly two weeks ago. From the Associated Press:
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgia and its chief election official for allegedly not giving enough time to military service members, their families and citizens living overseas to return absentee ballots for the Aug. 21 federal primary runoff election.
The Justice Department said in a news release Wednesday that the lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. The news release says Georgia's procedures are "inadequate to ensure that its eligible military and overseas voters can participate fully" in the runoff, should one be necessary.
Federal officials contend that under Georgia's election calendar, absentee ballots for the runoff election won't be sent out until after the July 7 deadline, or 45 days in advance of the election.
Of course, it's hard to issue a runoff ballot on July 7 when the first round of voting doesn't occur until July 31. This morning, Secretary of State Brian Kemp declared that this is a case of blue administration meddling in red-state affairs:
"I am incredibly disappointed in the action that the Department of Justice took yesterday. As I said last week, I do not view this as an earnest effort on behalf of military and overseas voters, but rather a politically motivated stunt during an election year. The timing and lack of communication simply does not allow for any other explanation."
A consent order proposed by DOJ officials last week would require the state to hold off declaring official winners of an Aug. 21 primary runoff by seven working days, until Aug. 31 – to give time for overseas ballots to flow in and be counted. (A similar cushion would be added to any – highly unlikely — Dec. 4 general election runoff that involves federal office.)
Which means the one contest that could be impacted by the DOJ action is the GOP contest to challenge U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Augusta.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Wednesday met with members of the LGBT community who are demanding that he follow President Barack Obama's lead and endorse same-sex marriage. From the Georgia Voice, quoting Democratic state House candidate Ken Britt:
"I would compare it to somebody coming out, that he has got to take time to think about what is meaningful to him. This was an educational process and he was very open and it was a very warm and friendly discussion," Britt said. "In fact he has offered to have a follow up session in July to talk more about this."
Britt said that while Reed did not say that he plans to announce support for gay marriage, his impression was that the mayor will eventually reach that position.
"One thing he did say that I think we are all taking with us is that tolerance is a two-way street and we really have to give him some time to continue on his journey to think about this," Britt said. "I think he will come out on the other side in the right place."
Those at the meeting said the mayor emphasized that his current disinclination to support gay marriage – he does support civil unions – is based on a personal belief and not political calculations.
This morning's print column in the AJC focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Arizona's immigration law and its impact on Georgia politics – as Republicans now struggle to reach a consensus on the issue.
Wholly by coincidence, House Majority Whip Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta, this morning sent out an email to constituents on the same topic, and attempted to chart out some common ground. We include four of his 10 points:
7. Provide an avenue for legal residence status and possible future citizenship for the children of illegal aliens. There is a difference between adults who cross the border illegally and the children who follow their parents across. For the most part, these children know no other home but America. If these children stay in high school, attend college or obtain skilled job training or enlist in the military, and stay out of legal trouble, we should provide them with a pathway to citizenship. There is presently in Congress the DREAM Act touted by many Democrats and the STAR Act supported by Senator Marco Rubio and others in the GOP. It is time for advocates of each to find common ground.
8. For adults who have crossed our borders illegally, we need to be realistic – 12 million people are not going home and we need to figure out a way to get them out of the underground economy they presently exist in. We should not offer citizenship or permanent residency to anyone whose first act in America is to violate our immigration laws. This sends the wrong message to others who are considering crossing the border illegally and is unfair to those who are patiently waiting their turn to enter the country legally. However, if an illegal alien has otherwise kept out of trouble with the law and has family and roots here, we should allow them to pay a fine and be given a temporary ten year renewable visa. Renewability should be based on the temporary visa holders' continued ability to sustain him or herself without government assistance either through employment or family and the absence of a criminal record.
9. Use the Supreme Court ruling on the limits of state action to push the federal government. The Supreme Court set out a balance between the federal and state governments that must be recognized in any future legislation. At the same time, this decision should also re-energize our call for the federal government to meet its responsibility and act.
10. Draw a clear distinction between legitimate concerns about illegal aliens and generally anti-immigration views. Our nation is a nation of immigrants. Georgia has been fortunate over the past few decades to become a point of destination for those who wish to come to our country legally. They have benefited us economically and culturally. We should oppose any legislation that seeks to limit legal immigrants' acceptance in our state or ability to strive for the American dream.
Read Lindsey's thoughts in their entirety here on his Facebook page. Let the conversation begin.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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June 28th, 2012
9:39 am
Bravo to Rep. Lindsey for taking a few steps out onto the immigration battlefield. As a GOP leader representing the most conservative part of Atlanta, he is risking getting shot at from his base on the right. There a plenty of politicians who would not dare attempt to bridge such a contentious ideological divide.
June 28th, 2012
9:50 am
Thank you GA House Majority Whip Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta for moving towards middle ground on immigration after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Immigration reform is our US Congress' responsibility and only they can provide the solution with the DREAM Act and some path to earned legalization of those undocumented immigrants already here.
June 28th, 2012
10:03 am
Twelve million people aren't going home?They are if they are sent home.It's only our lack of wanting to deport them that keeps them here.
June 28th, 2012
10:25 am
Where's td now? LOL!
June 28th, 2012
10:26 am
After seeing how dysfunctional Dixiecrats ran their primary elections in multiple states, and issuing a runoff ballot three weeks before an election is not meddling Mr. Kemp, it is stating the obvious. They us again who won Iowa?
June 28th, 2012
10:42 am
From SCOTUS Blog:
In Plain English: The Affordable Care Act, including its individual mandate that virtually all Americans buy health insurance, is constitutional. There were not five votes to uphold it on the ground that Congress could use its power to regulate commerce between the states to require everyone to buy health insurance. However, five Justices agreed that the penalty that someone must pay if he refuses to buy insurance is a kind of tax that Congress can impose using its taxing power. That is all that matters. Because the mandate survives, the Court did not need to decide what other parts of the statute were constitutional, except for a provision that required states to comply with new eligibility requirements for Medicaid or risk losing their funding. On that question, the Court held that the provision is constitutional as long as states would only lose new funds if they didn't comply with the new requirements, rather than all of their funding
June 28th, 2012
10:44 am
It seems as though someone down at the DOME sees the writing the WALL.
Georgia has always been one of the STATES that has consistently acted like a Petulant Child when comes to Fiscal and SOCIAL ISSUES for its citizens.
It has always taken the Adult (The Federal Government) to step in Georgia's many affairs to assist them in recognizing the right way to do things, that many of the politicians and its people already know should be done.
I look forward to a day, maybe (3) three generations away, it will be take that long to remove that particular " GENE" ( not the MAN or woman) from the Southern Man's
way of thinking.
Congratulations President OBAMA, Through your hard fought Leadership, America's
future remains as bright as the Morning SUN.
June 28th, 2012
10:47 am
It seems as though someone down at the DOME sees the writing on the WALL.
Georgia has always been one of the STATES that has consistently acted like a Petulant Child when comes to Fiscal and SOCIAL ISSUES for its citizens.
It has always taken the Adult (The Federal Government) to step in Georgia's many affairs to assist them in recognizing the right way to do things, that many of the politicians and its people already know should be done.
I look forward to a day, maybe (3) three generations away, it will take that long to remove that particular " GENE" ( not the MAN or woman) from the Southern Man's
way of thinking.
Congratulations President OBAMA, Through your hard fought Leadership, America's
future remains as bright as the Morning SUN.
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June 28th, 2012
11:03 am
I think I'd rather have this Lindsey fellow as Mayor of Atlanta than the current creature we have in office. It sounds like Lindsey has some principles, while Kasim is only interested in his political future in Congress or Statewide office — not running the city.
Mayor Kasim — quit whining about deepening the port of Savannah and get more cops on the street, improve the city's dysfunctional permitting, water and parks systems, and focus on being Mayor of Atlanta, not Nathan Deal's lapdog,
June 28th, 2012
11:06 am
House Majority Whip Edward Lindsey's ILLEGAL immigration stance does not represent a majority view of the House, Senate, Georgia voters, or current law on at least two of his points. His point 7 highlighted above will not find anything more liberal than the STAR legislation to become law, and it may end up more conservative. The Dream Act is simply a liberal dead end. His point 8 about a 10 year visa will not likely become law.
I wholly admit I am surprised by the SCOTUS ruling on Obamacare. I have little doubt that there will be major changes to this law through legislation in the future – much more if Romney is elected. The political waivers are gross and temporary – unless extended to both party supporters. Not a good way to apply laws.
June 28th, 2012
11:11 am
IN ANY RUNOFF this question needs to be addressed by candidates:
In GA, GA gave GA PWR the government reserved right of imminent domain; does Roberts' Court Obamacare decision give insurance companies the right to be a "taxing authority" ?
Is it the "penalty" that is the "tax" and the "mandate" otherwise NOT consititutional?
June 28th, 2012
11:15 am
Is a "penalty" a "tax" or a "fine"?
June 28th, 2012
11:18 am
Centrist's views do not represent a majority of Georgians; bravo to Lindsey.
June 28th, 2012
11:48 am
A penalty it would seem to me would be a fine and not a tax. If you are referring to the 'so called' penalty in the ACA. I call it 'so called' because if you read the actual legislation the penalty will NEVER be assessed and therefore is worthless.
June 28th, 2012
11:52 am
clyde says: Twelve million people aren't going home?They are if they are sent home.It's only our lack of wanting to deport them that keeps them here.
You do realize this requires ICE agents to round them up detention facilities to hold them, courts to hear their cases, transport back to countries of origin, and many, many other costs. But repubs don't want to pay for any more government. So, genius how do you propose to just 'send them home?'
June 28th, 2012
11:54 am
Centrist's views do not represent a majority of Georgians; bravo to Lindsey
centrist is the voice of the 1000's of voices in his head.
June 28th, 2012
11:59 am
clyde: "It's only our lack of wanting to deport them that keeps them here."
Clyde, I'm just curious. Do you want the Federal government to grow much bigger, cost more to operate, and raise our taxes to cover the new expenditures, or do you prefer that the State governments hire the necessary enforcement manpower, build and operate detention centers, (I smell some seriously over-priced no-bid contracts for friends of our legislators!), buy more government transportation, and triple the number of lawyers on the payroll?
Since there's no magic wand that comes with "wanting" something, please DO give us a breakdown of your logistics plan to make it happen!
June 28th, 2012
11:59 am
Lindsey said:
"They(illegal aliens) have benefited us economically and culturally."
Illegal aliens have economically benefited the Vidalia onion farmers, chicken processors, et. al., but they certainly haven't benefitted me or millions of other Georgian's economically, or culturely. The politicians clearly haven't yielded to naive do- gooders, but rather to the pressure applied by the bearers of gifts and campaign funds.
To show our collective graditude, Georgia's citizens, who've been educated in illegal alien culture by the 25 that moved in next door, should give Mr. Lindsey and select others the same opportunity. We can pool our money and purchase the houses next door to them – then gift the houses along with a dozen or so assorted, vintage vehicles to deserving illegal aliens and their extended families.
June 28th, 2012
12:04 pm
yuzeyurbrane posted "Centrist's views do not represent a majority of Georgians; bravo to Lindsey."
So in your world with the liberal AJC, the popular existing Georgia anti-ILLEGAL immigration law passed by the House, Senate, and signed into law by the Governor does not represent majority rule – but a single Republican Representative does?
I have no problem with you supporting the liberal line and Lindsey's view – but it is nothing close to a majority opinion or current law where I come down.
June 28th, 2012
2:30 pm
Lindsey is a sellout kooloaid drinking idiot who cares nothing for legal imigrants like us. 12 million is half the real number and if illegals can come in, they can move out. there is no one way valve. They are already leaving because of enforcement and lack of jobs. I have to wonder where this man's heart is concerning the out of work Americans like me when he welcomes illegals. I smell the Chamber of Commerce here and hope this clown gets ousted soon.
June 28th, 2012
3:19 pm
Blah, blah, blah — all the public discourse about the "illegal immigration problem" is SO totally unnecessary, if our federal government would simply enforce existing laws concerning people who illegally come into our country to live. That is the big question: why are they not enforcing the laws and what can we the people do to make that happen?
Re the SCOTUS opinion on the healthcare law, I was surprised but pleased with the ruling that Congress can indeed pass laws imposing penalties and fees for the purpose of carrying out said laws. This bill writing was like all legislation, sausage with some good and some bad thrown in. But at least it is something to move us forward on addressing the present huge healthcare problems in our nation – anything that does not work well in implementation can be changed by Congressional amendment. I just wish it had been written to clearly stop the insurance industry's stranglehold on our healthcare, stop having our healthcare decisions made by insurance co. bureaucrats instead of our doctors!
June 29th, 2012
8:03 am
Lindsey, you've had plenty of opportunities to address immigration in a thoughtful, deliberate manner. Why, only when you've been smacked upside the head, do you try to find the common ground.
Be a leader. Seek common ground. Move our state and country ahead. Idealogies are just that, ideals. Realities are often much different.


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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is a happy man with a 7-0 team that is sitting atop the AFC West and he isn't afraid to celebrate. After a dreadful season for the Chiefs just a year ago, Reid has been able to help turn the team around into one of the greatest success stories in the league.
Following the team's most recent win over the Houston Texans, Reid celebrated in the locker room in his giant red performance polo to give us one of the most entertaining celebrations of the year.
When you see Reid come prancing in, just picture the Kool-Aid man saying, "OOOOH YEAH!"
It is just too perfect.
Watch and admire:
Andy Reid, we love you.
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Six months after Baltimore pulled its speed and red light cameras offline because of mistakes, officials say the city's vendor still isn't ready to begin issuing tickets — and no one can say when the program will resume.
The city counts on the cameras both to enforce safe-driving laws and to generate millions of dollars in revenue. The continued delay and uncertainty are causing some to question whether Baltimore's new vendor, Brekford Corp. of Anne Arundel County, is up to the task.
"If we don't have people that can do the job correctly, then we have to find someone who can," said City Councilman Brandon Scott. "This is something that needs to be handled posthaste. It's bad business for us to let the issue hang out there this long."
Tests have shown that the system sometimes produces inaccurate speed readings, makes address errors and provides incorrect information on how to pay a citation, city officials said.
"We want to make sure when they go back online, they go back online with accuracy, efficiency and consistency," Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday. "The current vendor is not there yet."
Rawlings-Blake said the city does not have a date when it will resurrect the program, which was North America's largest, with more than 150 speed and red light cameras.
Brekford officials chalked up the delay in restarting the speed camera system to the city being cautious.
"We have been meeting with the city [Department of Transportation] on a regular basis to make sure we've done everything to cross our t's and dot our i's," said Maurice R. Nelson, Brekford's managing director. "It sounds like they're doing their due diligence."
Nelson said that the city is the one in charge of the speed camera program and that once Brekford is told to get the program running again, it will do so. He said he is unsure what the exact cause of the delay is. "At this point the only thing that we know is we'll sit tight and if the city wants something, we'll give it to them," he said.
Brekford president Scott Rutherford also said the company has been having weekly progress meetings with city officials. "The city is being very careful that they don't have the same mistakes happen again," he said.
A Baltimore Sun investigation last year documented erroneous speed readings from several speed cameras supplied by a prior vendor. The city suspended the entire camera program in April under Brekford, which took over the cameras in January, because of fresh problems that officials blamed on human error.
The city is counting on the cameras to generate $15.8 million this fiscal year: $11.2 million from $40 speed camera citations and $4.6 million from $75 red light camera tickets. The city budget does not say how much of that is Brekford's share. The company gets a cut of every ticket paid.
The mayor said she planned to make up lost revenue from the idle cameras through "general belt-tightening," not cuts to any specific service.
"Just like we've gotten through revenue shortages before, we'll employ the same methods. We look for ways to cut costs. We look for ways to become more efficient and absorb that loss," she said. "There are no programs that are going to be cut."
Council members said they liked that approach.
"Any time we're not cutting programs to fill a deficit is a great thing," Scott said. "If they have to do this, then that is the best route so we aren't fighting about the cuts."
Lester Davis, a spokesman for City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young, said losing the revenue was "certainly a challenge, but the city has a duty to fully restore integrity to the speed camera program."
Ragina Averella, government and media affairs manager for driver advocacy group AAA Mid-Atlantic, also praised the city's decision as evidence that Baltimore is putting accuracy ahead of profits.
"While we recognize the importance of automated enforcement in protecting children in school zones, we applaud the city for not restarting the speed camera program until they are certain that the system is working properly," she said. "The public's confidence is critical in light of the issues we have seen with speed cameras and we believe city officials are working to restore that confidence."
She said city officials have assured her that they will give motorists a 30-day waiting period before any citations are issued after the cameras are restored.


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Amen, and this includes Westmount and the other municipalities on the island. As long as we try to keep up this unsustainable lifestyle with token recognition of where our wealth comes from (the Earth), this charade will continue. No amount of switching to "alternative" fuels or replacing incandescent light bulbs for CFC bulbs will solve the problem. It's more structural than that.
For the record, I will head to the summit on Westmount, for this hour, to see some stars, if that's possible.
Source: Montreal Gazette
The city of Montreal will be an enthusiastic participant in Earth Hour this evening. Officials will switch off the lights at city hall and a few other municipal buildings, and the cross on Mount Royal will go dark for one hour beginning at 8:30.
But what is Montreal doing during all the other 364 days and 23 hours of the year to try to halt the planet's quick march toward catastrophic climate change?
"Earth Hour is a really important project as an awareness tool and I can only congratulate the city for joining in," said André Porlier of the Conseil régionale de l'environnement de Montréal, a coalition of local environment groups.
"But is Montreal doing enough to reduce greenhouse gases? Not at all, in my opinion."


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text: When I was reading through some of my favorite blogs today, I stumbled upon a wonderful new discovery. Over on the darling and incredibly chic and fashionable Sterling Style blog, I noticed in her photographs, a spot of neon chevron print. I had to know immediately what it was and where I could get it. Turns out, its part of the new line from Brahmin, a handbag and accessory line I have heard mentioned before, but must admit, I don't know a whole lot about. Let's just say, I've been missing out and I adore these fun, summery, bright bags and accessories with neon chevron stripes and polka dots. Check it out – they've got a zillion options and styles. My favorites are the pink chevron striped laptop bag and the little pouches – I would use them to organize the contents of my purse and store makeup in.


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New work added to my Le Petit Echo de la Mode series. I'm utilising more colour, which is quite exciting!
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My latest work mines a seam of precious material hidden between the pages of Le Petit Echo de la Mode. Published in Paris between 1897 and 1983 Le Petit Echo de la Mode was a popular domestic fashion and lifestyle magazine. Within it, loose and often discarded, I pluck a streak of radical abstraction. The magazine contains tailoring patterns that, for efficiency's sake, layer the life-sized templates of entire garments onto a single sheet of paper. Each facet of the garment is encoded in an intricate web of lines, dots and numbers, and challenges us to view this sheet not as a means to an end but as an end in itself. Shattering the female form into precise overlapping facets flattened not as views of a subject but as the object itself. I make the radical potential loose in Le Petit Echo de la Mode real by cutting delicate sheets of coloured paper with the pride of a mother. The sheet of paper instructs the housewife, and the artist, to make itself. Predating Futurism and prefiguring Cubism these Le Petit Echo de la Mode abstracted the female subject to a degree more radical and precise than the highest aspirations of the 1912 manifetso Du "Cubisme".
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Spanking, perhaps??? LOL!!!!!!!!! No, but really I hope she gets to just go off and tell him how she really feels. Is it...
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Aloo Gobi Tart
- 1 cauliflower head – washed and broken into florets.
- 4 Potatoes (medium to large size) – cut into cubes
- 1 1/2 tsps ginger – grated
- 1 onion – finely chopped
- 1/2 cup tomato – finely chopped
- 4 tsps Cold Pressed Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 5 Cardamom pods (bruised to release the seeds)
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/2 tsp Hot Chili Powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1 cup of low-fat Natural Yogurt
- 1 clove of garlic – crushed.
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 sheets of Puff Pastry
- 1/4 tablespoon Butter
- Fresh flat leaf parsley
- Salt and pepper
How to get it done:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 200′c.
2. Bring some water to the boil in a saucepan with a pinch of salt. Take it off the heat and add the cauliflower florets. Cover with a lid and set it to the side.
3. In another sauce pan, boil (or steam as I prefer to do) the potatoes until just tender.
4. Add the coconut oil to a wok or large fry pan. When it is hot add cumin seeds and allow it to sizzle for a couple of minutes being careful not to burn them.
5. Add the cardamom, ginger and stir. Then add the onion and saute until it turns translucent, for 3-5 minutes on medium heat.
6. Add the tomato, and a tsp of salt and saute for another few minutes or until it becomes mushy.
7. Add turmeric powder and chili powder and saute with a little water if it's sticking.
8. Add cumin powder, coriander powder and saute with 1/4 cup of yogurt. Add the potato and cauliflower mixing well. Add salt to taste if it needs it.
9. Add the Garam Masala and mix. Cover the wok/fry pan with a lid and let it simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally so that it doesn't stick. This is important as it gives the flavours a chance to soak into the vegetables.
10. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Brush it with some melted butter and place the pastry sheets on the tray (binding the two edges of the pieces together to form a rectangle) and bake for 10 minutes or until it is puffy and golden. Turn the oven down to 180′c.
11. Spread the Aloo Gobhi Masala on the tart leaving about an inch around the edge. Add few swirls of butter and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
12. Whilst it is in the oven, dice some tomatoes and cucumber and mix with a little salt and pepper in a bowl and set aside to serve with the finished tart.
13. Place the remaining yoghurt into a bowl and add about 2 tbsp of lemon juice (I like it tangy), a clove of crushed garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
14. Remove the tart when it is golden and crispy and the butter has melted and sprinkle with some fresh parsley.
15. Serve a piece of the tart hot with a drizzle of the yoghurt sauce and some salad on the side.


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To die is to live
What can I name death?
Can I call it sleep?
But death is deeper than that
Its sleep is longer than the nights
Is it a deep sleep of many slips?
Death comes without notice
It takes away with no replacement
I think death is a thief
Death borrows but never repays
I call death a debtor
If everyone have to die
Death must be a debt
Do you still say it's a debt?
Jesus paid it all on the cross
...death where is thy sting? ....,
He/she didn't give an answer
If you still say it is
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New York, NY 10025
Sun-Thu, 5pm-10:30pm; Fri-Sat, 5pm-11pm
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Cash Only
Not Accepted
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Gennaro Picone's industrious enterprise on the upper reaches of Amsterdam Avenue has morphed over time into the de facto Italian neighborhood joint for the entire Upper West Side. This is good, honest food, fairly priced. Be prepared to pay cash for your stinco di agnello (lamb shank braised in red-wine sauce) or your fresh gnocchi drenched in cream and basil, and to smile indulgently as other people's children roll about under your knees.Recommended Dishes
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In the Thank Me Later track, Drake rapped of how his friends were partying, but he was making the music they party to — "I got these new rappers nervous / prom night, n—-" — before a pissed-off Jay warned him of how fame can turn ugly: "Not as cool of a n— as I once was, these bright lights turned me to a monster." Revisit the track after the jump.
"The conversations me and Jay have, he's so intrigued by where my life is at because it's almost like he's seeing it happen again with somebody else," Drake said to MTV that year. "So he was like, 'I'm just going to tell you all I learned,' and it was a beautiful moment. I never heard Jay get that personal in a long time."
Whether the collaboration appears on Drake's new album or Jay-Z's follow-up to The Blueprint 3 (he collaborated with Raekwon too, apparently), it's likely to make one thing clear: for both rappers, Nothing Was the Same. (Thanks for now, Drizzy.)
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Chelsea will qualify from the knockout stage of the Champions League, but the defending Champions can expect an uphill battle from there onwards. Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo admits the real test will begin once Chelsea is out of the group stages.
Roberto Di Matteo and Co. left it late to win their match against Nordsjaelland last night. Chelsea drew first blood in the 33rd minute of the game with a strike from Juan Mata, but the Blues weren't able seal their victory till the final moments of the game.
David Luiz scored in the 79th minute which was followed by Juan Mata's second goal in the 82nd minute. Ramires sealed with Chelsea's victory with another goal in the 89th minute.
Group E of the Champions League is starting to resemble a three way battle between Chelsea, Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk. Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk are tied at four points, but the London outfit leads the pack on better goal difference. Juventus could see elimination as they have drawn both of their games.
Chelsea's encounter with Shakhtar Donetsk will decide the fate of the second team to qualify from Group E. Roberto Di Matteo admits his men will have to leave behind their complacent form if they hope to run deep in the tournament.
"The Ukrainian champions are a very good team, and it's going to be hard for us to qualify," Roberto Di Matteo said. "For us, it was important to win. The scoreline shows four goals scored and none conceded, so that's pleasing.
"Away from home, it's not easy in this competition."
Last night a number of other European football giants felt power of the underdogs as well. Manchester United had come from behind to defeat Cluj 2-1. Meanwhile, last year's runners-up Bayern Munich weren't so lucky. The German superpower had to face a shocking 3-1 defeat to BATE Borisov. This might be one of the biggest upsets of the year.
"There are no pushovers in the Champions League - look at Bayern losing, and United having to come back," Roberto Di Matteo added.
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FBananas and plantains are fruits
thousands of years old that have become an important
food for humans. The banana trade is a dynamic market
and has led to scientific delving into its genetics
and its possibilities for ecological production.
The Internet is abundant with
information on this -- at least for now -- abundant
fruit. A good place to start is the banana
page of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
The sustainable increase in productivity
of banana plantations is a key objective of the International
Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
(INIBAP), which reports that these fruits provide
an important part of the diet for 400 million people
in a hundred countries each day.
The website Bananas:
a musa species notes that the banana tree is currently
grown in all tropical regions of the world and the
fruits represent the fourth leading crop in the world,
after rice, maize and wheat.
The banana and plantain are originally
from the Indo-Malaya region, but the migration of
these species has been occurring since prehistoric
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and Deforestation
Forests cover 3.87 billion hectares
of the earth's surface, according to the latest
report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) on the State
of the World's Forests
The 2001 report underlines that 95 percent of that
surface area corresponds to naturally occurring forests
and 5.0 percent to plantation forests. It also points
out that 14.2 million hectares are lost every year
to deforestation, and 5.2 million hectares are planted,
amounting to a net annual loss of 9.4 million hectares.
FAO's forestry
division states that progress was made towards
conservation goals in the 1990s, but warns that in
order to bring to life a vision based on sustainable
management, a number of factors are necessary, such
as the capacity to equitably finance the costs and
benefits of strides made in conservation, as well
as the materialisation of effective political commitments.
In September 2003 delegates from around the globe
will take part in the XII
World Forestry Congress to promote the conservation
of forests, a habitat that is home to 80 percent of
the planet's biodiversity, as the conference
web site notes.
Although the surface area covered by forests may appear
extensive, the web site of the World Resources Institute
http://forests.wri.org/ shows an animated map that
clearly demonstrates the enormous reduction of forest
land over the past 8,000 years.
Deforestation is produced by the excessive use of
forestry resources, in other words the cutting of
trees by large logging interests as well as small
farmers who clear land to make way for their crops.
Other factors are natural catastrophes and forest
Abundant information can be found on the Internet
the characteristics of deforestation, especially
in tropical
forests, which according to a web
site are home to 70 percent of the world's
plant and animal species. There is also a large quantity
of specialised reports on the issue and web sites
that provide
information useful to outlining plans for the
management of forest ecosystems.
The State of the World's Forests
World Forestry Congress
World Resources
Forest Watch
Tropical Forests in Decline/Canadian International
Development Agency
Sun's Rays
Solar radiation was essential
for the emergence of life on Earth, but today doctors
are issuing an alert: envrionmetnal and social changes
have turned the Sun's rays into dangerous company
when they shine too brightly.
The World Health Organization
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(UV) rays, which are thought to be responsible for
the increase in cancer and ailments related to the
skin and eyes, the human organs most exposed to sunlight.
The United Nations health agency warns that these
rays are a threat to everyone.
Intersun portal is a cyberspace offshoot of the
WHO-sponsored Global UV Project that warns that these
rays play a role in the two to three million cases
of non-melanoma skin cancer and 132,000 cases of malignant
melanoma reported each year. The harmful radiation
could also contribute to the two million cases of
blindness arising from cataracts that are recorded
worldwide each year.
There has been an increase in
these cases. Why? On the one hand, there is a greater
tendency towards sun exposure, for aesthetic motives
like suntanning. But all sources on the Internet consulted
on this matter point out that the thinning of the
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that affects a large portion of the Earth's surface.
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such as the manufacture and use of chlorofluorocarbons
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shield is what protects us from the potentially harmful
rays of the sun, like UV.
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contaminants, many nations of the world have signed
the Montreal
Protocol, which is seen as successfully curbing
the production of CFCs and other ozone depleting substances.
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will continue for at least a half-century unless all
production of such substances is halted immediately.
Meanwhile, to protect ourselves,
information is helpful. Intersun posts a UV
index to categorise the danger of the suns rays.
Intersun The Global UV Project
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The World Social Forum, in its
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its central message with renewed energy: "another
world is possible". And the host city is once
again the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre,
which expects tens of thousands of people to converge
on this "open meeting space".
The Internet is a good source
for learning about the details of this global meeting
in Brazil, with informative portals dedicated especially
to the Forum, such as Portoalegre2003.org,
sites that explain the origins and types of issues
debated, or simply provide facts about the city serving
as the venue for the meet, Porto
The official
World Social Forum web site states that 30,000
participants from 121 countries are expected to attend.
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organizations and will be able to choose from among
1,700 activities -- seminars, panel discussions, workshops
-- scheduled for the six-day event.
The Forum is intended as an encounter
of civil society organizations, networks and movements,
such that people or entities linked to government
or political parties are not allowed to participate,
unless an individual wishes to on his or her own account.
Nor are representatives of armed or military groups
permitted to take part in the event.
This year's Forum, organized
by a committee made up of numerous civil society groups,
is based on five thematic pillars: democratic and
sustainable development; principles and values, human
rights, diversity and equality; media, culture and
non-domination; political power, civil society and
democracy; democratic world order, anti-militarization
and promotion of peace.
Since 2001, the meeting has been
held annually as a civil society response to the World
Economic Forum, held at the same time in the Swiss
mountain resort of Davos. The WSF's aim is to promote
development based on human well being and a globalization
process based on solidarity.
In 2004, the World Social
Forum will be held in India.
Social Forum 2003 - official web site
Porto Alegre
of Rio Grande do Sul: World Social Forum
World Economic Forum
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of rice have been feeding human beings since the dawn
of civilization. Today this cereal originating in
the wetland regions of Asia is the basic food of more
than half the world's population.
According to one web site, at
the global level, rice is ranked second -- after wheat
-- in terms of the total area planted with the grain,
but if one considers its importance as a food crop,
rice provides more calories per hectare than any other
Total rice output worldwide reaches
590 million metric tons, most of it grown in Asia,
though it is also an important agricultural product
in other regions.
The scientific name for rice
is Oryza sativa, a monocotyledon of the Poaceae family.
The history of rice begins with references in China
dating back 5,000 years, although it is suspected
that the grain originated in India, where there are
several endemic wild rice species.
There is a great deal of information
to be found about rice on the Internet. Most of it
involves rice as a culinary ingredient, the basis
for a vast collection of recipes from all points of
the compass, ranging from the famous Spanish paellas
to Italian risottos to an infinite number of Asian
In doing a bit of web surfing,
one can delve into data about how rice is grown, the
ups and downs of the international rice market, and
the challenges for the future, such as the need to
boost yields, the debate on genetically modified rice,
and the sustainability of rice cultivation.
One place to start is the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
its International
Rice Commission.
International Rice Commission
Rice on the Web
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Fly fishing is a sport that is
quickly gaining followers around the world. But this
approach to fishing is unique: although the objective
is to catch salmon or trout, the sport is closely
linked to nature conservation efforts.
Fly fishing requires some special skills, as well
as knowledge about the habits of the species being
sought, the conditions of the water, and particularly
the techniques for snagging, netting and then releasing
the fish.
One of the most important characteristics of fly fishing
is precisely its
"catch-and-release" approach, which means learning
how to get the fish to bite the "fly", reel the fish
in, and let it go without causing it any harm.
But not only does this sport seek to preserve the
fish population, it also considers the ideal fishing
sites to be those where human intervention is minimal,
and of course those with uncontaminated water. Fly
fishing is a sport based on technique and enjoyment
of the outdoors. The objective does not involve putting
a fish in a frying pan.
The boom in fly fishing is big in the 21st century,
and anyone looking for information will realize just
how big after browsing the Internet, and the Yahoo!
directory on this sport in particular.
The sport is on the rise in Latin America as well,
with Argentina
and Chile
attracting fishing enthusiasts from around the world.
Mexico and Brazil also tout their own fly fishing
Quinua, also spelled quinoa,
is often mentioned as the sacred food of ancient Andean
cultures, as an element of the indigenous people's
diet in the past, long forgotten. But more recent
research into its unique qualities has turned this
South American plant into a product with great future
According to the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), quinua is
one of the few plant-based foods that is nutritionally
complete (pdf), that is, it holds the appropriate
balance of proteins, carbohydrates and minerals necessary
for human life.
This "perfect
food" is produced by a highly resistant plant
that easily adapts to different growing conditions
at a wide range of altitudes. It can be cultivated
at 4,000 meters above sea level and in arid or semi-arid
The scientific name for quinua
is Chenopodium
quinoa Wild. It is also known as "the wheat
of the Incas", although it is not really a cereal.
One website notes that some studies show that this
grain began to form part of the human diet in the
Andean Mountains at least 5,000 years B.C.
There are several kinds of quinua,
but the best known is quinua real. This variety is
used in many ways, but mostly as food for humans and
forage for livestock.
With such a long history, the
utilization of this unique grain in cooking has given
rise to a very interesting cuisine.
Beyond being prepared and eaten in the humble homes
of its home region, quinua is gradually being adopted
in cooking in other latitudes, in healthy and sophisticated
For the peasant farmers of some
parts of the Andean region, quinua is a fundamental
part of daily life, which is why they immediately
came to the defense of the grain when they heard that
a variety of quinua had been patented in the United
"Our intellectual integrity
has been violated," the farming families said
in a statement, noting that quinua was genetically
improved through traditional crossbreeding techniques
by the residents of the Andes over the last several
Under-Utilized Andean Food Crops (pdf format)
an introduction
directory of texts on quinua in English
Chemical pesticides represent
an age-old human desire to live free of the plagues
that complicate daily life. But in contemporary times,
we are aware of the other face of these substances:
they are dangerous to human health and the environment.
In November 2002, the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
approved a revised version of the International Code
of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides.
According to the text, the governments are apprised
of their responsibility to regulate these substances,
to help countries with technical difficulties to mitigate
the dangers in using pesticides, and to engage in
good conduct in pesticide production and trade.
The use of pesticides in farming
is widespread all around the world as many consider
it essential for achieving the best crop yields. However,
the list of substances applied on crops includes some
that are dangerous, leading organizations like the
FAO and the World
Health Organization (WHO) to insist on precautions
in handling and sales of these products.
One website on pesticides cites
WHO figures indicating that two million people are
poisoned each year by these chemicals and some 200,000
die as a result! Another website with basic
information on pesticides warns of the harm that
can come from contact with the eyes and skin or if
the compounds are inhaled or swallowed.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's Internet portal
on the subject states that there are 17,000 pesticides
registered in that country, with three-quarters used
in farming and a quarter used in urban areas. Time
is critical in any case of pesticide poisoning, warns
the EPA.
In addition to the dangers
posed by direct contact, there is another important
pesticide-related problem: environmental
contamination. This occurs with long-lived chemicals
that remain in the soil, water and in the cells of
plants and animals, which might ultimately be consumed
by humans. The question remains: Can these poisons
be useful?
Int'l Code of Conduct on Distribution and Use of Pesticides
Pesticide Management Unit
Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues
portal on pesticides
pesticide safety programs
you should know about pesticides…
Human Health and the Environment
links on pesticides
Cod Caught on a Snag
The Antarctic cod, or icefish,
is victim of its own popularity. The high demand for
this fish in kitchens and restaurants around the world
maintains intense fishing activity that could threaten
the species very survival. But this argument has not
been enough to win greater international legal protections
for the cod.
At the 12th Conference of Parties
to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), held in the
Chilean capital this month, delegates rejected Australia's
proposal to include the deep-sea cod in the Convention's
Appendix II, which establishes strict regulations
for international buying and selling of species that
could become endangered.
The representatives voted unanimously,
winning even the support of Australia, for a Chilean
proposal that leaves the cod outside the CITES protections
but under the vigilance of the Convention on the Conservation
of Antarctic Living Marine Species (CCAMLR). This
entails a documentation system that certifies the
origin of the cod catches so authorities can distinguish
between legal and illegal fishing operations.
Environmental organizations like
the World
Conservation Union (IUCN) had suggested that the
protection measures afforded by the CCAMLR were not
enough to halt the over-fishing of this much-sought-after
stated protests at the CITES meet in Santiago to demand
the inclusion of the deep-sea cod in Appendix II.
The international environmental group reports that
illegal fishing of this cod species feeds a market
of more than 500 million dollars annually.
The scientific name of the deep-sea
cod is Dissostichus eleginoides, and is known in English
as the Patagonian toothfish or the Chilean sea bass.
In Spanish it is called the merluza negra, in French
the légine australe, and in Russian the patagonsky
klykach. The initial proposal to protect this species
included another very similar fish, the Dissostichus
Deep-sea cod can weigh as much
as 90 kilos, reach two meters in length and live 50
years. But the great size of these fish has its downside:
their reproduction rate is slow and hatchlings take
six to 10 years to reach maturity.
According to a document
of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), in 1999 Chile and Argentina were the two world
leaders in catching the Antarctic cod.
The main problem for the species,
however, is the practice of pirate fishing. A report
by the U.S. government warns that the high price paid
for the fish in markets and restaurants encourages
illegal and unregulated fishing, which threatens the
icefish population.
The Antarctic cod is fished in
the seas surrounding Antarctica. But 90 percent of
the catch is consumed in restaurants in Japan, United
States and Europe.
Antarctica Protected Marine Areas (pdf)
Patagonian toothfish - Identification sheet
against Patagonian Toothfish consumption in U.S.
FDA: Dissostischus eleginoides
Patagonian Toothfish campaign
Volcanic Impacts
Volcanoes are sleeping giants
that can wake up at any time, renewing millennium-old
fears among human populations. Eruptions are accompanied
by telluric movement -- earthquakes -- and by the
massive production of gases, lava, steam, rocks and
A cloud
of ash covered the Ecuadorian capital earlier
this month, reviving an episode that had already caused
serious environmental, economic, social and health
problems in 1999. Just days earlier, settlements near
the slopes of Mount Aetna in Italy had to be evacuated
due to an eruption, which collapsed a school, killing
several children.
These volcanic events are a sharp
reminder of the force of the seemingly innocuous mountains,
and of the vulnerability of the populations living
near the sleeping giants, which are beautiful formations
-- until they become active
and dangerous.
The Pan-American Health Organization
(PAHO) has issued a special
warning on these dangers, reminding the public
that 10 percent of the world's population lives near
volcanoes. Even more shocking is that 76 percent of
the deaths caused by volcanic eruptions in the 20th
century occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Internet
is replete with information about volcanoes.
There are websites with detailed explanations about
their characteristics, the consequences of eruptions,
and maps of their locations, whether on land or on
the ocean floor.
is home to more than 40 volcanoes, many of which
are active. Since 1999, when Quito was covered by
ash, the capital's residents have been informed about
to do in case of another eruption.
It may seem that eruptions occur
only rarely, but some active volcanoes have more frequent
activity, as evidenced on some websites that maintain
records of volcanic events.
Such movements are generated
for forces that are so great as to be incomprehensible,
and which originate in the depths of our planet Earth.
Volcanic eruptions in Ecuador 2002
Geological Survey: Ecuador Volcanoes and Volcanics
Preparing for Volcanic Emergencies
Health Planning for Volcanic Crisis
Geographic: Volcanoes a Sleeping Threat
- Connect Yourself: Mountains of Fire
© 2001 Tierramérica. Todos los Derechos Reservados
Photo credit: P. Cenini/FAO
Tree-cutting in Honduras. Photo credit: G.Bizarri/FAO
Image source: WHO/Intersun
Porto Alegre. Source: Municipal government
Photo source: Ch.Errath/FAO.org
Credit: US Fish & Wildlife Service
Photo credit: FAO/Compendium
Photo credit: FAO/F.Mattioli


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I am writing this post here about an awesome UFD UTILITY that I came across. What's this all about? Do you want to partition pen-drive (USB device for mass storage). Well you can do this by a utility called USB Flash Disk Utility.
As USB partition utility, it provides convenient user-interface enables you to create,configure and manage partitions of your Pen drive(USB flash drive) Version 3.0 adds support for disk & partition copy/clone.
Partitioning your USB/pen/thumb drive
All you have to do is Download the Archive, extract the contents in your USB flash drive and you are good to go. Partition USB drive or turn it in to bootable USB HDD,or create a bootable virtual CD-Rom and much more. But please read the Users Manual carefully before jumping in to the action.
You can download this UFD Utility here.
This utility offers much more than just partitioning
1. Partition Manager
The icon is able to use to partition UFD into "public area" only or "public area + security area". It supports to modify disk label and password for security area.
2. Boot Manager
The icon is able to make UFD as a boot disk as USB-ZIP or USB-HDD.
3. Security Manager
The icon is able to Login security area after correct password key in and logout after data access for protection.
4. Autorun Manager
Create virtual CDROM partition with auto-run feature embedded on top of "Partition Manager" made 1 or 2 partition areas. This tool also supports ISO image file making and one single "Removable Disk"default setting call back function.
5. Flash Mail Manager
The icon is able to copy mail, address book and accounts in the Outlook Express to the UFD. It can use to read mail at any Windows Outlook Express platform.
6. PC Lock Manager
Lock PC to prevent unwanted operation during setting time after un-plug UFD. User can define PC lock time and text/picture display they prefer during PC lock time.
7. Bookmark Manager
Copy my favorites in the Internet Explorer to the UFD. It can be used to visit favorite website on any Windows Internet Explorer platform.
8. Security Folder
Put the file you want to secret or compress to the vfzip folder under public area. The tool will create a special vfbest.vfo Zip file. The Best feature of this utility i like is Partition manager. Suppose you have a 8 GB Flash Drive,and you partition it into two parts of 4GB each. Your UFD will be partitioned in two areas public and security. If you insert your UFD in your PC after partitioning it will only show public area and for accessing security area you will have to log in through security manager of this utility. So that means all your important data will be secured with a password. I am providing a download link for this program.


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Natalie Srinavasan is proof that attitude is everything. On a day that was most often described as cold and damp, Natalie described it as great. Interviewing her after the round was a delight. She loved the course, was happy with the way she played and was just as excited to talk about the other two players she was paired with.
On the business side of things, Srinavasan carded four birdies, one bogey and a pair of double bogies. To here the high sophomore describe it, it was just an "average round."


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I used red beets also because I had no yellow ones, I also used fresh spinach. It was easy and quick. My husband and my daughter loved it. I will definately use again and maybe use Kale or collards next time.
Golden Beet Pasta with Basil-Almond Pesto
Photo: Brian Woodcock; Styling: Cindy Barr
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Recipe Time
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29 Minutes
Total: 29 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 419
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated fat: 3.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 8.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.1g
- Protein: 15.7g
- Carbohydrate: 55.7g
- Fiber: 10g
- Cholesterol: 9mg
- Iron: 4.2mg
- Sodium: 596mg
- Calcium: 254mg
- 8 ounces uncooked whole-wheat penne (tube-shaped pasta)
- 2 (8-ounce) golden beets with greens
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 3/4 cup water, divided
- 1/3 cup organic vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup dry-roasted unsalted almonds
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 ounces fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1. Cook pasta according to the package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain.
- 2. Remove greens and stems from beets; rinse and drain. Coarsely chop greens and stems to measure 4 cups. Peel beets, cut in half vertically, and cut into 1/8-inch slices.
- 3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add beets; sauté 3 minutes. Add beet greens and stems, 1/2 cup water, broth, salt, and pepper; cover. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 8 minutes or until beets are tender.
- 4. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon oil, basil, almonds, and garlic in a food processor; process until smooth. Add cheese and remaining 1/4 cup water; process until blended. Add pasta, pesto, and lemon juice to beet mixture; toss to combine.
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- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Family
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pasta
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
- OCCASION: Spring
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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LIFTopolis is a unique event sponsored by LIFT, a non-profit organization devoted to establishing "a new standard for holistic and enduring solutions in our country's fight against poverty."
During the course of two days, LIFTopolis attendees (including social workers, social work educators, and students) engage in an interactive simulation where they're asked to "navigate the complex process of obtaining stable housing, employment, and other basic needs when living in poverty." In short, participants spend time walking in the shoes of the men, women, and children they provide, or will provide, services to.
This year, BC Social Work Director of Field Education Sue Coleman took part in LIFTopolis for the first time, an event which she says was an "eye-opening experience that could serve as a great resource for many in the field of social work." More about LIFTopolis »
Assistant Professor Jessica Black was recently awarded an Ignite grant, one of two new grant programs launched by Boston College to provide seed funding for new faculty scholarship and cross-discipline collaboration. Black said her Ignite award will support her research on youth with or at risk for learning disabilities as part of a team that includes researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, and Stanford University.
"This Ignite Award is important to expand learning disabilities research beyond deficit and risk to also include explicit focus on under explored protective processes – such as academic and non-academic strengths, future orientation, motivation, and mentor relationships – that may contribute to resilience outcomes for these youth," Black said. The team is preparing to seek federal funding for a large-scale, long-term youth study using neuro-imaging. More about Jessica Black's grant award »
8:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
McGuinn 121
Parking: Beacon Street Garage levels 3 or 4 (entrances are on levels 1 and 2). Visitor parking rates apply without a Boston College parking permit.
Free, but REGISTRATION REQUIRED (Registration has closed)
3 CEUs offered
The 2013 GSSW Alumni Award Event will be co-sponsored by the GSSW Diversity Committee, whose theme this year is "Living with Disabilities: Lessons for Social Workers."
Faculty, students, alumni, and staff are invited to attend a morning conference to explore the intersections of diversity and social work practice and to honor this year's recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. This event brings the entire GSSW community together at the start of the second semester to deepen our respect for the complex diversity of the people and communities we are privileged to serve and to strengthen our practice skills.
We are pleased to announce that the 2013 GSSW Distinguished Alumni Award recipient is
Elise M. Beaulieu, MSW '80, ACSW, LICSW. Beaulieu received her MSW from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work with a Casework major and an Administration minor.
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The Distinguished Alumni Award honors a Boston College Graduate School of Social Work MSW or PhD alumnus/a who has made a significant contribution to the social work profession.
|8:00 – 8:30 a.m.
|Check in, coffee, and pastries (outside McGuinn 121 auditorium)
|8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
|Welcome and Keynote Address
|10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
|Workshops (see Registration Form for details)
|11:30 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.
|Distinguished Alumni Award presentation
Keynote Address
The keynote address will be presented by Mark Perriello, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD).
The AAPD is the nation's largest cross-disability membership organization. Perriello, who has had a visual disability since childhood, has a proven track record of increasing organizational standing with decision makers through creative and high-impact grassroots and grass-tops programs across America. As a political strategist, he oversaw highly successful efforts to elect candidates to office at the federal, state, and local level.
Before joining AAPD, Perriello served as the White House Liaison at the U.S. Department of the Interior and worked as the White House Priority Placement Director, where he was instrumental in placing diverse candidates in jobs in the administration. Due in large part to his work, the Obama Administration is one of the most diverse in U.S. history. Prior to that, Perriello served in leadership roles in the LGBT community fundraising, organizing, and developing communications strategies at the Human Rights Campaign and Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute.
Breakout sessions will be offered following the keynote to explore the integration of disability and social work in specific settings and populations. 3 CEUs offered. See Registration Form for details.


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