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Experience crisp autumn air, blue sky, and the rich culture of northern New Mexico on this popular eight-day loop. We'll begin our journey in Albuquerque, named for its Spanish founder. From there, we'll wind along the Turquoise Trail, through the artsy community of Madrid, and ancient Santa Fe, founded in 1607.
From Santa Fe, we'll head north, taking the High Road to Taos, visiting the sacred El Santuario de Chimayo and passing through the town of Truchas, which served as the backdrop for the movie The Milagro Beanfield War. Continuing north, we'll visit Questa and Red River, pedal back through Taos, and relax in the soothing hot waters of Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa. We'll then meander along the Rio Ojo Caliente to Española and back to Santa Fe before returning by way of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express train to Albuquerque for a celebratory feast.
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|Sep 06, 2014
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|Sep 13, 2014
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|Albuquerque, NM
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|Albuquerque, NM
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|Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)
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|Tammy Schurr, Lynn Hamilton
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|Van Supported
Albuquerque. For those arriving by plane, we'll meet mid-morning at a designated location near the Albuquerque International Sunport before picking up our bikes at the bike shop and heading to our camping location for the evening.
Albuquerque to Santa Fe, 65 miles. Heading out on old Route 66 and passing through Carnuel and Tijeras Canyon, we'll wind our way along the east side of the Sandia Mountains, passing through San Antonito, Golden, and the old mining town of Madrid before arriving in Santa Fe, the second oldest city in the U.S. Santa Fe cuisine is nothing short of spectacular, so tonight we might try to settle that age-old New Mexican debate: Which chile is better, green or red?
Santa Fe to Taos , 75 miles. If we're lucky, we'll rise to a red sky at dawn over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as we head north out of Santa Fe. After passing Pojoaque Pueblo, we'll turn onto the High Road to Taos, commencing a ride you'll never forget. In addition to the quiet beauty of the landscape, the road takes us through the old Hispano villages of Chimayo, Truchas, and Peñasco. After heading down to Ranchos de Taos, with a view of the Rio Grande Gorge looming in the distance, we'll find our way to the Taos Valley RV Park where we'll camp amidst the high-desert sage.
Taos, Layover Day. Today you can try to find the best Northern New Mexican cuisine at one of many local restaurants, visit the Harwood Museum of Fine Art, rub elbows with artists at a few of Taos' galleries, hang out at the Moby Dickens bookstore, or take the van trip to Taos Pueblo, home to the largest surviving complex of multi-storied Pueblo dwellings in the United States. Taos Pueblo has a unique spirit, preserving a way of life ten centuries old as artists create handcrafted wares using techniques passed along through the generations.
Taos to Eagle Nest, 59 miles. After our respite we'll head north through a string of ancient villages, including Questa. This village is situated close to the Kiowa trail, an old trade route that linked the Pueblo people in the south with the Kiowa, Ute, and Comanche to the north. Here we'll turn east and follow the Red River to the tourist town by the same name, where we can enjoy a snack and a breather before tackling 9,820-foot Bobcat Pass. A 12-mile downhill will guide us to Eagle Nest Lake State Park and our campsite for the night.
Eagle Nest to Ojo Caliente, 70 miles. Today we'll awaken to the rising sun illuminating the eastern slopes of 13,161-foot Wheeler Peak, New Mexico's highest mountain. In addition to outstanding views of the northern Sangre de Cristos, you can enjoy the mining history along the Enchanted Circle. Just north of Agua Fria and the junction for Angel Fire, we'll ride past the Vietnam Veteran's National Memorial, where the chapel is always unlocked, offering a quiet place for reflection. It's said that all veterans who cross its threshold find a "place of peace, honor, and comfort." After summiting Palo Flechada Pass, we'll negotiate a meandering downhill through Taos Canyon. This time we'll ride through Taos to our camp for the night, Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, which claims to be the only hot springs in the world with four different types of mineral water, each captured in a separate pool. Those steaming waters will feel amazing after a long day in the saddle.
Ojo Caliente to Santa Fe, 51 miles. Today we'll follow the cottonwood-lined Ojo Caliente River to the might Rio Grande in Española. Heading south, we'll negotiate a string of busy towns, each separated from the next by a surprising mishmash of deserted, graffiti-adorned adobes, doublewides, rustic art studios, and more. After we cross the Santa Fe county line, things slow down and the landscape becomes a ripple of high-desert ridges punctuated with the occasional elegant modern adobe and backed by distant peaks, the entire scene dappled with sunlight.
Santa Fe to Albuquerque, 20 miles. Just a short walk or ride from our hotel we'll hop aboard the New Mexico Rail Runner Express, which takes us to the outskirts of Albuquerque at Ranchos de Albuquerque. Here we'll re-board our bicycles and roll onto the Paseo de Bosque trail, which leads to downtown Albuquerque's numerous attractions, including a zoo and aquarium. In Old Town we'll meet for our celebratory dinner before hopping into the van and heading back to our point of origin.
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O/O challenges: More solutions to high fuel
As promised in my feature in this month's magazine running down the top challenges for owner-operator businesses in today's environment, which began online yesterday as a five-part series, I'll be sharing over the next couple weeks several outtakes from interviews. Today, we're looking at the No. 1 problem you named in our polling and surveying on the issues earlier in the year: Fuel prices. They've been back on an upward trend the past four weeks after a brief fall. No better time to do it, eh? Here are selections from what my sources had to say about dealing with fuel prices:
Owner-operator Jeff Clark
I don't view fuel prices as a huge problem. They require constant efficiency. The more efficient you are, the more you will be rewarded.
Truth about Trucking proprietor/fuel hauler Allen Smith
There's no doubt that the price of fuel is on everyone's radar. The biggest problem that many face is how create a formula to create a net profit. People still have these numbers in their head — $1.50/mile, $2.00/mile, $1.00/mile. etc… You have to figure out all your costs and go from there, whatever you choose — surcharge or rate adjustment, it just has to be part of your business formula and design.
Personally, I see the Fuel Surcharge Index tool as an excellent way to incorporate a surcharge into your rates, as it takes into consideration daily and not weekly fuel costs.
Smith went on to note that he sees "natural gas in the future" powering a great deal more of heavy-truck transport around the nation, referencing the big partnerships of Navistar and Pilot Travel Centers, among other such partnerships elsewhere in the industry, to boost availability of NG powertrains and fueling infrastructure.
And efficiency, of course. Many fuel additives are available to improve mileage as well as aid in burning cleaner. Reduce idling (when appropriate for the driver), keep up with maintenance, don't speed, and [for carriers] have well-trained and well-paid drivers. If you take care of your employees, your employee will take care of you.
Schneider National's Mike Bethea, direct of the owner-operator program
We offer discounts and cost-plus fuel at some of those [chain truck-stop] locations. As an owner-operator, you have to take advantage of those kinds of programs. We all know [price] will go back up, and you can almost follow those spikes in fuel prices and bankruptcies — fuel starts to pass the truck itself as owner-operators' biggest cost. If you're getting less than 6 mpg — that's the minimum acceptable level — if you get less than that you've got to have your truck paid off.
A lot of [Schneider owner-operators] have gotten APUs, but we're also starting to see the environmental laws in states creating a problem because they don't allow the use of diesel-powered APUs. On these newer Freightliners, we're getting onboard in the coming year with a newer technology, an electrical system that runs the AC and heats the coolant form the engine [powered solely by batteries]. It works well through that 8-to-10-hour period.
The other thing is the whole natural gas phenomenon — we have some units ourselves that we've put on. They're running all over… They've performed very well with lower emissions. That's the kind of change … that's necessary, and we may not ultimately have a choice. The first part of some of these tests are very promising.
Owner-operator Don Lanier, leased to expediter J.D. Clark Logistics
It's tough. At four bucks a gallon it's hard to watch those numbers spin and the totals be hundreds of dollars. We do get a fuel surcharge built into our trips, though.
I'd like to see some teeth given to the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, which regulates energy futures, but I'm also looking forward to CNG trucks. I will buy one…
I do use perks cards, and an OOIDA Truckers Advantage Fleet One card saves me money at the pump.
Landstar Chief Safety and Operations Officer Joe Beacom
Landstar's support of its [Business Capacity Owners, or BCOs] relative to fuel is a two-pronged and historically effective approach.
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HALETHORPE, Md. (AP) — Police have charged three people in the slaying of a man whose body was dumped in the stairwell of a vacant Baltimore home.
Baltimore County police said Saturday that 31-year-old Kevin Pendergraph, 18-year-old Roy Munson and 37-year-old Eric Henvry have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 49-year-old Brian Reiser.
Police say the suspects had been arguing with Reiser inside Reiser's Halethorpe home before they killed him. A missing person report was filed for Reiser on Thursday, and his body was found Friday.
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Archive for January, 2011|Monthly archive page
Forest Mushroom Mittens
All of my favorite knitting books follow the people's history of the craft. Michael Pearson's Traditional Knitting is, as far as I'm concerned, the best social history of knitting ever written. Nearly all the others on my list of top knitting books are primarily concerned with mittens: Latvian Mittens by Lizbeth Upitis, Folk Knitting in Estonia by Nancy Bush, Selbuvotter by Terri Shea, Mostly Mittens by Charlene Schurch, Folk Mittens by Marcia Lewandowski, Magnificent Mittens & Socks by Anna Zilboorg, Favorite Mittens by Robin Hansen. And what about the Ukrainian folk story, The Mitten?
I love mittens with a story, don't you? Mittens are the most fascinating article of knitted apparel because no matter where they come from, they always seem to reflect the cultural and religious values of those who wore them. As contemporary knitters, we have lost track of the tradition of our craft. We knit for enjoyment, for fashion, to make gifts for friends and family; we drift from stockinette to cables to fair isle and back again, dabbling in all sorts of styles and techniques along the way with little regard to those who came before us. People like Lizbeth Upitis and Nancy Bush bring us back to the roots of our craft with their research in the folk art of the humble mitten.
Last winter, while rereading Lizbeth Upitis' book, I followed a footnote to the text Latviesu cimdu raksti. Ornaments in Latvian gloves and mittens, by Irma Lesina, a text Upitis noted had many wonderful plates of mitten designs. Published by a small Nebraskan press in 1969, the book was long out-of-print. In fact, there were so few copies left in circulation that it took my university's inter-library loan service a month to track down a Canadian copy for me; needless to say, it was most certainly worth the wait!
I pored over hundreds of traditional designs from Kurzeme, Latgale, Vidzeme, and Zemgale, recharting many stitch patterns that interested me. I created a large Excel file of stitch patterns, mixing and matching different ones as I went along. I remained faithful to regional distinctions, trying only to pair up patterns originating in the same region.
Copyright Jane Heller
My Forest Mushroom design in Twist Collective Winter 2010 (Ravelry link) is one of the fruits of this lovely labor, combining several different motifs from the Kurzeme region of Latvia to be knitted with more contemporary colors at modern gauges.
Copyright Jane Heller
The cuff is elaborately detailed and includes three distinctive brown and white braids before breaking into the mushroom-like pattern of the upper mitten. Unlike a traditional Latvian mitten, the top rounds off instead of coming to a hard point.
The peasant thumb is placed with waste yarn and knitted in the mushroom pattern to blend in with the mitten body.
Some designs you love more than others and these are one of my favorites; they combine everything I love about knitting: gorgeous colors, Latvian braids, long mitten cuffs, and old, complex, crafting traditions. Every knitter needs to make a pair of Latvian mittens in his or her knitting life, perhaps these will be yours!
The pattern is available at Twist Collective for $6.00.
Knitting from your stash: making the most of your yarn!
While most people spend the first few weeks of January thinking about diet- and exercise-related resolutions for the new year, we knitters have all resolved to buy less yarn and to knit only from our stashes. Am I right? You did, didn't you? Of course, like all resolutions, these intentions will be abandoned by March 1; however, while we dig around in and rediscover our lovely stashes, I thought I would put together a quick tutorial on how to use up every last bit of sock yarn, for the stashbusting inclined.
I love to knit from my stash, and not because it's a great haul. I do not own many highly coveted yarns; rather, my stash is full of prickly, workhorse, go-to yarns like Berroco Ultra Alpaca, Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport, and Harrisville Designs New England Shetland. In the last five years, I have all but eliminated sock yarn from my stash. Why? Because I got over knitting socks a few years ago. Plus, since I never fell for shawls, I didn't really need stashed fingering-weight yarn. I may knit a pair of socks here and there, but when the urge strikes, I buy yarn. There's no sense in me keeping it around when stash space is at a premium. In fact, just this fall, I knitted my way down to the very last bits and bobs of the bunch. Allow me to show you how you can do the same, if your stashbusting hearts so desire.
Getting Started
This tutorial will have you knitting a basic, single-pattern, top-down sock with a traditional heel flap, square heel, and wedge (triangle) toe knitted in a contrasting color. Tinker with the math, knit them differently, and make them your own if my way of knitting socks drives you to drink. My calculations slightly overestimate the yarn requirement for the heel turn and the toe – let's say that's to leave some extra for darning later, shall we?
This endeavor will require a kitchen scale, a calculator, a pencil & paper, and some math. The math will not be hard, and I promise to hold your hand all the way through, but you will need to crunch some numbers.
First, you need to know how many yards it generally takes to make you a pair of socks on your favorite tiny needles with your favorite sock yarn. I believe the average woman needs about 400 yards on US 1-2 needles, but it ranges between 325 and 550 yards, so plan accordingly.
Next, you'll need to know how many stitches you will have in one round. This is a roundabout way of getting your gauge. I neither know my sock gauge nor the size of my ankle, but I know I make 60-stitch socks on US 1.5 with most fingering weight yarns. You may make 54-stitch ones or 72-stitch ones, but know your number ahead of time. You should have a strong sense of this from your previous sock-knitting experiences. If not, go practice by knitting yourself a couple of pairs of socks because this is not a beginner pattern – ripping socks is such a drag because you've sunk so many stitches into them.
Data Collection
I use Excel for every last bit of knitting planning; feel free use my stash busting sock pattern template to follow along. I put my formulas into the spreadsheet, so if you're careful and only replace my data with yours, you might not have to do any work!
Collect your scraps. They should be of similar weight and fiber content. How do you know how many yards you have of each? First, determine how many yards and grams were in a full skein. If you no longer have a label, look up the information on Ravelry.
Weigh your samples. How many grams do you have of each?
Do you have enough yards for a sock? Do you need to throw in more scraps? Build a pile of leftovers until you reach the yardage required to make your socks. Keep track of the total number of yards you have, as this information will help determine the striping pattern.
Contrast Cuffs, Heels, & Toes
I often have far more of one color than any of the others, so using it for the trimmings is efficient. This basic pattern assumes you will knit the cuffs, heels, and toes of your socks in a contrasting color. We will be slightly underestimating the yardage needed for the heel, but don't worry, we'll overestimate at the toe by a little bit more. Finally, I'm assuming that your gauge is somewhere between 7 and 9 stitches per inch, so let's end this toe with 16 stitches, shall we? That should give us about an inch of width at the tip.
How many rounds of cuff will you knit?
How many rows will you knit for the heel flap?
How many rounds will you knit for the toe? Use the following formula to calculate toe rounds:
Now, you will need to determine how much of your contrast yarn will go into the cuff, heel, and toe.
Tired of Math? Start Knitting!
I'm not kidding, we need to find out how many yards are required to knit a round so we can finish up these calculations. Take care to note your starting weight of contrast yarn, then pick up your needles. Cast on for your desired number of stitches and knit your desired number of rounds for the sock cuff. Weigh the yarn again to see how many grams you used in the cuff.
Now, you have all the information you need to identify precisely how many yards of contrast color needed for the cuff, heel, and toe:
Double the contrast yardage to account for having to knit two socks, and subtract this from your total yardage to identify how much you have left. This is an important step in determining how to stripe the remains:
The Striping Pattern
Collect all of the scraps you intend to use in the body and leg of the foot. Prepare a table like this by dividing the yardage of each scrap sample by the total yards remaining in your scrap pool, multiply by 100%:
This will tell you the proportion of each yarn needed to knit the body. For my sample socks, I need about 5% Gems, 65% Koigu, 20% Socks that Rock, and 10% Neighborhood Fiber Co. I rounded! How dare I? I made you do all that math, only to fudge my own numbers! Recall that my scraps add up to more yards than I need to make myself a pair of socks; this is the advantage of starting with slightly more than I need: I'll be OK rounding up or down a little. Where does that leave us? In 25 rounds, I would have 1 round Gems, 16 rounds Koigu, 5 rounds Socks that Rock, and 3 rounds Neighborhood Fiber Co. How you order them is entirely up to you!
Try not to let your striping repeat get too large. I used 25 rounds, which is about as long as I feel comfortable going. In other words, don't knit the first 5% of the body in blue, then the next 65% in green, etc. This risks running out of particular colors of yarn at the gusset. While you may knit 5% of the body rounds in blue, keep in mind that not all rounds will be the same size; those of the gusset will be larger.
Happy destashing!


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Oh, your aching back? Get pain relief with these antidotes.
Cold Compress
Try it when: You first feel pain.
How it works: When back muscles hurt, the pain is usually caused by inflamed tissue. Cold reduces the swelling and discomfort, says Jason Highsmith, a neurosurgeon in Charleston, South Carolina. As soon as you feel pain, apply cold several times a day, 10 minutes at a time, for about three days. A bag of frozen peas works, or try a cold pack, like an Ace Reusable Cold Compress ($10 at drugstores).
Good to know: Heat can help after the initial three days. (Using it too soon can worsen inflammation.) Apply a heating pad several times daily, 15 minutes at a time, for three days, says Jeffrey Katz, a professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston.
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Does Travel Insurance Cover Children Travelling On Their Own?
- By: Nina Montgomery
- Posted: 03 October 2013
- Tags: questions, children
Most children nowadays have been on planes long before they're old enough to realise what's going on. Even so, there will come a time when your son or daughter travels without you, and for any parent that's terrifying.
The first time they jet off, you worry about everything - from the big things (accidents, getting lost, losing all their money, getting ill) to the little things - will they miss their flight because they are listening to music, will they remember to eat? It's times like this when a travel insurance policy for your child will help put your mind at ease. Here are my tips on getting your children travel insurance and covering unexpected mishaps.
Single Trip Or Annual Multi Trip?
If your child is travelling alone to visit friends or family, going on a school trip or even travelling with grandparents, Essential Travel's Under 18s Travel Insurance will cover any individual child aged between 2 and 17. However, it's worth noting that you will need to adhere to any guidelines for travelling minors set out by the airline.
Alternatively, your child may already be named on your family Annual Travel Insurance policy. If this is the case, each child (and adult for that matter) are insured to travel on their own, but any child under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Take Copies Of The Insurance Policy Documents
Before they set off; give a copy of the insurance documents to your son or daughter, keep a copy for yourself and if they're travelling with someone else like their grandparents, give them a copy too. You'll feel so much better knowing that should anything happen, everyone knows that your child has insurance in place and has all the relevant details at hand. What's more, if they're old enough to understand, take the time to explain what it is and how important it is. Children often like to think they are entrusted with something important and this should stop them scribbling on it mid flight when they're bored.
24 Hour Emergency Assistance
If things do go wrong, you can rest assured that help is on hand. Essential Travel provides an emergency helpline that can be accessed 24 hours a day. This phone number is clearly referenced in the policy documents (which everyone will have a copy of - right?), but if your child is travelling with a phone, why not go one step further and add it to their contacts. Help will be only a phone call away.
Travelling Solo
Travelling without mum and dad is a completely different experience for your child, but scary nonetheless - no matter what they say! I was about 13 when I first flew from Bangkok to Scotland completely on my own. I remember feeling a bit apprehensive about changing terminals at Heathrow in order to make my connecting flight. And then eventually very smug that I'd done it without any help or hassle. It's safe to say that was the first of many trips taken without my parents and I still worry about making my connecting flight, albeit for different reasons!


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The Cookie MarketDate: 05/01/09 | Source: Specialty Food Magazine | Author: DENISE PURCELL
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A recent study by Mintel International revealed valuable information about consumer choices within the $5.2 billion cookie and cookie bar market. While the overall market remains flat, ethnic flavors such as dulche de leche are one bright spot. Brands such as PepsiCo's Gamesa, targeted at Hispanics, have helped offset sluggish overall sales, as has the continuing success of 100-calorie packs. The study also showed that adults from 18 – 44 enjoy trying new types, flavors and brands of cookies and are a key category to target. Read on to discover more helpful data and insights.
The Market
FDM sales of Cookies and Cookie Bars by Type of Cookie, 2006 and 2008
Each segment in the cookie and cookie bar market experienced a decline except private label, which increased 2.3 percent. Standard cookies comprise more than half of the market. The healthy cookies segment is leveling off as consumers report they are more likely to eat fewer cookies than to buy healthy versions. Losses in the premium and healthy cookie segments are partially offset by a consumer shift to private-label offerings.
Key Points
• Revenue through food, drug and mass merchants dropped 1.4 percent between 2006 and 2008.
• The healthy cookies segment—which experienced 25 percent growth between 2003 and 2005 due to the success of 100-calorie packs, low-sugar and organic cookies—has started to wane.
• Consumers are beginning to turn to more cost-effective and high-quality private-label cookies.
• The cookie bar segment dropped 15 percent between 2006 and 2008. This segment is not well understood in the marketplace.
The Consumer
Type of Cookies Eaten in Household, February 2007-March 2008
Base: 18,601 adults aged 18+ whose household eats ready-to-eat cookies
Sandwich, soft chocolate chip and vanilla wafers are the most popular types of cookies in the U.S. Vanilla wafers are most common in Black and Hispanic households; Asian households prefer crunchy chocolate chip cookies.
Key Points• About three in four adults bought pre-packaged cookies in the past month, by far the most of any cookie form.
• Fifty-eight percent of respondents eat cookies less than once a week. Consumption is highest for over-65s.
• Adults aged 18 – 44 are very interested in trying new cookie types and flavors, but interest fades after age 45.
• Women are somewhat more likely than men to experiment with types, flavors and brands.
• Under-45s are significantly more likely than over-45s to buy fresh-baked cookies or pre-made dough.
• Half of adults aged 18 – 24 binge on sweets, snack a lot and buy the cookies they like the best rather than the healthiest choice. This makes this segment an ideal target market for cookies.
New Products
Health and Other Attributes of Interest to Cookie Buyers by Gender, August 2008
Base: 1,870 adults aged 18+ who eat cookies
Consumers don¹t count healthfulness as a major consideration when choosing cookies. Further research shows that even among older consumers, only a few attributes (low cholesterol and type of sweetener used) seem to carry any weight. Women are slightly more likely (19 percent) than men (13 percent) to consider the type of sweetener used. Women are also more interested in the 100-calorie and individually wrapped packaging options. The 100-calorie packs are also popular with 18 - 24 year olds.
Key Points• Chocolate remains the top flavor in cookie launches. Unflavored/Plain, Not Specified, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Fudge, Peanut Butter, Lemon, Cinnamon and Butter round out the top ten flavors.
• According to Mintel's Global New Products Database (GNPD), there have been 95 cookie products launched with new packaging from January 1 to October 6, 2008, compared to 80 products in all of 2007.
• Between 2003 and 2008, there were nearly 2,800 product variants introduced that made a claim. The claim made most often was kosher, followed by low/no/reduced trans fat and seasonal.
• Two claims saw drop-offs: low/no/reduced sugar and no additives/preservatives. The former is most likely the result of a drop in interest in the low-carb diet. The latter is possibly due to a shift to organic or all-natural claims.
Editor's Note:
Specialty Food Magazine is pleased to be working with Mintel on Research Spotlight. Mintel is a leading supplier of competitive media, product and consumer data. A 33-year reputation for delivering dependable and original market information has allowed Mintel to maintain Business Superbrand status in the U.K. Mintel's product line includes: Mintel Reports, a renowned market intelligence report series, publishing more than 600 reports annually covering the U.S. and Europe; and Mintel's GNPD, the Global New Products Database, which monitors worldwide product innovation in consumer packaged goods markets. For more information call 312.943.5250 or visit www.mintel.com. NASFT members may purchase Mintel's cookies and cookie bars report at a 10 percent discount.
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"God, Tay, why? It's so cold." Heather buried her face in her blue scarf.
"I like cold. And Halloween. Come on, COSTUMES!"
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I felt Fred grab my waist at high speed and plow me into the leaf-coated tall grass at the side of the road.
He pulled his face out of the hollow of my collarbone and looked down at me "Hi!"
"Hi. Unusual greeting today, I see..."
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He cleared his throat and shook his ginger hair out of his eyes. He inhaled deeply in a for-the-sake-of-drama fashion: "Will you go to the Halloween Dance with me?" He poked me playfully in the ribs. I squeaked and giggled. He noticed my reaction, and I could see him thinking 'Oh she's ticklish, I'll have fun with this...'
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I don't even have to think about it. "The answer is yes, I would love to!"
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"Okay, loving this!" I was turning round on the spot in front of the full-length mirror in my dormitory. I'd decided to dress as Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd...(I'd had to explain who that was to so many people, it was rediculous. I suppose it makes sense; no one I hang out with watches muggle movies. My sister made me watch it when I came home last summer, and I got addicted.) I'd found an off-the-shoulder, Victorian-style dress with a flounced, full skirt, mostly black, with crimson trim. I'd powdered by chest, neck, and face to a smooth porcelain, and applied heavy black eyeshadow and dark red lipstick. I'd curled my dark hair and pinned it messily on top of my head. I looked amazing by anyone's standards. "Happy, happy Tay."
Heather was sitting cross-legged on my bed, watching me. "God, you're a freak." She looked ar me thoughtfully "You look fucking scary, but awesomely so."
"That's what I was going for." I pouted in the mirror. "I wish I could have worn a mask with this though...awww..." Glancing at the pocket-watch I'd won in a bet with George, I pulled on my black elbow-length gloves, and headed for the door, waving to Heather. She raised an eyebrow and shook her head at me.
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He smiled as I approached him. He bowed and offered his arm to be "M'lady?" I giggled and took his elbow and he led me out the front doors.
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He pulled out his wand to dry a patch of grass for us to sit on. I crossed my legs under my skirts and smiled at him "So, no dance tonight?"
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I smiled, and felt myself blush softly "Our first dance...I like the sound of that."
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Mozzarella, Raspberry, and Brown Sugar Panini
Yield: Makes 8 servings (serving size: 1/2 panini)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 269
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated fat: 5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Carbohydrate: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Cholesterol: 23mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 188mg
- Calcium: 41mg
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 8 (1/2-inch-thick) slices bakery-style white bread
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, drained and patted dry
- Salt (optional)
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1. Preheat panini press or grill pan.
- 2. Using a pastry brush, brush oil on both sides of bread. Spread jam evenly over 1 side of each slice of bread; sprinkle with rosemary. Cut mozzarella into 8 slices; place 2 slices of cheese on each of 4 bread slices. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over cheese, if desired; top with remaining 4 slices of bread, jam side down. Sprinkle tops with brown sugar.
- 3. Grill panini in a panini press until cheese has melted and bread is golden and crispy (about 3 minutes). If you do not have a panini press or indoor grill, use a ridged grill pan: Put sandwiches in pan (in batches, if necessary); place a weight, such as a brick wrapped in aluminum foil or a heavy cast-iron skillet, on top to press them down. Brown the first side (about 2-3 minutes), flip the sandwich, replace the weight, and brown the other side (about 2-3 minutes) to finish melting the cheese. Cut paninis in half; serve.
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- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: Italian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Cheese, Rice/Grains
- COOKING METHOD: Sandwich Press
- OCCASION: Winter
- PUBLICATION: Health
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Realistic Sage Brush
Recently I've been working on my layout scenery between Grass Lake and Black Butte (SP Shasta Route). I'm trying to figure out how to represent sage brush, or what I call sage brush. The bush in question is colored similar to artemesia tridentia (big sage) represented by this photo.
I'm 99% sure what I'm trying to imitate is this "big sage", but in a more juvenile form perhaps. I say this because I have seen some more "old growth" type plants that can be head high and are more tree-like, but have the same coloring. See the two photos below taken near the area I'm modeling.
You will notice in this picture that the sage brush is flowering. I've noticed it can change appearance slightly depending on the season (as do most plants and trees). My first attempt at modeling it was to use Woodland Scenics field grass fiber which I airbrushed a pale grey/aqua green concoction prior to planting it. I wasn't satisfied with this method. Next I'm considering getting some of Silflor's buffalo tufts and airbrushing them.
Has anyone attempted to replicate this weed?
Mike Lozensky
To answer your question
To answer your question, no, I haven't, but what about fake fur? There was a good article in the September 09 MR called Make Realistic Weeds that hightlighted fake fur; a longer "tuft" might just do it.
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You didn't mention what scale you are modeling.
I model in ho, so I think in terms of ho unless the person posting the question mentions another scale. The thing I notice about the brush is that is is almost like a miniature tree. It has one stem or trunk, but branches out to multiple trunks within 6 inches of the ground. I just checked the Woodland Scenics web site for their tree armatures. I think you could replicate that brush with the 3/4"-2" deciduous armatures. Lose the base and cut the trunk about 3-6 scale inches below where the branches start branching out from the trunk. bend the armature to shape and perhaps trim the ends of the branches so that the "tree" doesn't stand taller than you want in ho scale. Fill out the foliage with ground foam. The color of the foliage looks pretty close to a blue spruce color. I don't know if they make that color foam, but that would be a good choice if available. The only problem with this method is that at $13.00 for what looks to be 4 armatures would get very expensive. You might look around to see if you can find suitable armatures on new growth of trees or some brush in your area. The reason that the various types of "grass" that you have tried doesn't look right is because grasses always have individual blades rather than the trunk & branch detail that you are looking for. You will need to find something that will make a miniature tree armature to replicate that detail.
What about
cutting up Super Trees from Scenic Express into smaller chunks?
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I'm not familiar with the Super Trees.
If there is enough branch detail in one tree to make a bunch of brush for one, then that would work. What won't work is taking a tall tree and cutting it up into six "short trees". The branches of sage brush are scaled down to an appropriate size compared to the size of the bush. A limb will probably only be a maximum of 1 1/2 inches in diameter. A typical large tree will have branches that are 4 to 6 inches thick, perhaps even thicker.
I just thought of another method that might work as well. Strip the insulation off of a short piece of #10 ga stranded wire about 1 inch longer than you want your brush to be. Leave an inch or so of insulation at one end for a handle. Then separate and twist together sets of three wires to make a tree armature, and bend the limbs to replicate the shape of the branch structure. Dipping the armature into thick latex paint of an apropriate wood color would replicate the bark. After the paint dries, use a bit of spray adhesive and ground foam to do the foliage. Then you could either drill a large enoufgh hole in the layout to "plant" the insulation in the "ground" out of sight, or strip off the last bit of insulation and cut out most of the wires leaving two or three twisted together to make a stake to plant it with.
If there is enough branch
If there is enough branch detail in one tree
There is, and this isn't a bad idea - depending on scale as you mentioned. A bit time consuming maybe, but I use broken SuperTrees for bushes and they work out well.
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I'm not sure, but I suspect that cutting up Super Trees
is a lot less time consuming than building sage brush from scratch using wire or tree armatures.
Good ideas
Thanks for the replies. Sorry I didn't mention it, but yes I model in HO. Fake fur clumps... That Idea has potential. Also mentioned was using pieces of supertrees. I'm actually using that method right now to model bigger brush like mountain mahogany (or what I call it anyway). It works superb. Another hobby of mine is fly tying as in trout flies, etc. I've come up with a method to take the bobbin tool (thread applicator) and wrap several small twigs of supertrees together to make a fuller looking bush. Then I proceed as with full size supertrees. I'll post some pictures of this after I take some photos. I have made some larger sage brush using this method, but to get bushes smaller than about 3' HO using this technique is difficult.
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Hi Russ.
That is a great idea! It may be a little tedious, but I'll give it a shot.
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Photos of my super tree bushes
Ok here is a picture of some mountain mahogany I made with my supertree method.
Here is a picture of the M.M planted in a scene. Also you will see my initial attempt at small sage brush using the field grass. There are some bigger sage brush planted using the supertree method. I apologize for the picture being fuzzy.
Here are some pictures of the tools I use to make the supertree clumps. The bobbin (holds thread), and the whip finisher (ties a Knot when done). These tools are available at any fly shop or Dicks, Cabelas, etc.
By the way, The clump I'm holding is about as small as I can make (probably about 30" tall HO). Here is a picture (fuzzy -- sorry) of various sized supertree clumps. These are ready for a dunk in the matte medium tank. After they dry completely I spray them primer grey and flock with varous shades of ground foam. The mtn. mahogany in the picture above uses a medium green flock and a scant mist of primer grey to finish off.
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Perhaps lichen would work for the smaller bushes.Trim it, cover with ground foam and spray an approriate color.
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Good Questions: Similar Mirrored Media Cabinet?
Finally, after looking for a year for the perfect mirrored media cabinet in the perfect size (between 36-48" wide), I finally found it! However, I can only find it in the UK from Graham & Green. Any ideas of where I can find this in the states?
We would watch the inventory at Z Gallerie but does anyone else have a US source?
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I went through a phase when I really wanted one of these. Horchow has some online. They are costly but nice.
I prefer G&G's, but in the US Horchow has them and ZGallerie has a few versions (a buffet and nightables - they are in the store, but I didn't see them online). I like G&G's because they are more streamlined and to me look more elegant.
What is on that wall ??? Looks like a real creative use of stick on foil and a stain over it, mixed in with other things. Tell us more Boston!
Pier1 has some glass stuff, but not a piece like this, but dressers & chests etc.
I'd check the arhaus furniture website or even the store in Burlington, MA. I thought I saw something similar.
I've seen the ones at horchow and zgallerie but they are a bit too ornate. The G G cabinet is definitely more streamlined and art deco looking. It seems like a fairly simple design...I wonder if someone could build one custom in Boston. Any ideas on that approach?


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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > What Will Save Us?- A Killjoy Story
What Will Save Us?- A Killjoy Story2 Reviews
Fun Ghoul and Missle Kid(mini-Ray) get capturd by the dreaded Draculoids. and its now up to DracAttack and the rest of the infamous Killjoys to bring them back.
DracAttack's P.O.V: We all knew what that ment. Here in the Zones those words could mean anything. Good or bad. I looked over at my fellow killjoy Disenchanted Detonator, then we both looked toward the source of the sound, the radio!
"Theres trouble afoot DracAttack" Said Disenchanted Detonator. "Right," I said. "Come on. They're calling for us."
Chapter 1: The Plan. Part 1
After the rest of our army was assembled and ready with ray-guns in hand, we said our killjoy pledge and walked off to HQ. Everyone: Disenchanted Detonator, Fallen Neon Angel, myself, and our newest but still strong recruit; Chemical Contaminator were all on edge with what was going on as we passed our guard; Devil Daggers, and headed inside HQ. We walked to our meeting room with the long table and saw Gerard,(ahem, I mean Party Poison) at the head. Kobra Kid was at his left, and Jet Star was at his right.
Heads looked up to acknowledge our presense and we each took our seats. Me and Disenchanted sat on the left side, and Fallen Neon Angel and Chemical Contaminator on the right. I suddenly noted the obvious: Fun-Ghoul and Missle Kid were missing. As leader of my group I spoke my thoughts aloud. "Where is Fun-Ghoul and Missle Kid? And why are they not present?" It was Party-Poison who looked at me to answer. "They've been captured. By the Draculoids. It was last night around 12:10am. The three of us were still resting so we didnt notice. Plus, Dracs are usually silent and quick with their attacks."
"Draculoids, you say? Our worst enemy. We need a plan." I concluded
Chapter 1 so far. :) What did you guys think? Comments and constructive critisism are welcome. Chapter 2 will be up asap. Right now theres only 5 chapters. But more will come.


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Cilantro-Ginger Aioli
This recipe goes with Salmon Cakes with Cilantro-Ginger Aioli
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 81
- Calories from fat: 98%
- Protein: 0.3g
- Fat: 8.8g
- Saturated fat: 1.3g
- Carbohydrate: 0.7g
- Fiber: 0.0g
- Sodium: 172mg
- Cholesterol: 6.5mg
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon Chinese hot mustard
- 1 peeled clove garlic
- In a blender or food processor, whirl mayonnaise, cilantro, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, mustard, and garlic until well blended.
- Nutritional analysis per tablespoon.
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- CUISINE: American
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
- COOKING METHOD: Blender, Food Processor
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My second week at Live Mag I got to work on a lot more things and I even got the opportunity to design a double page spread! This was exciting and I was so happy that my final design got used for the Beatles Spread, as well as the Lizzie Armistead spread! I loved seeing my work in the magazine and being able to say to people 'I did that'. Again I worked on the fashion strip, a drive talk strip, Tom and Olly for the food & wine page and the TV guide.
I would like to say thank you to Live Magazine for this opportunity and that I have gained lots of valuable work for my portfolio.


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Of all the recent motorcycling anniversaries, one seems to have passed unnoticed. This year marks the centenary of the illustrious Italian marque Benelli—and according to my calculations, that makes it the oldest European motorcycle manufacturer in (more or less) continuous operation. Today the Chinese motor group Qianjiang owns Benelli, but the Pesaro factory still produces a handful of bikes each year—the Century, Café, Tornado and Tre models.
Benelli's finest moment, however, came with the launch of the Sei in 1972. Sold first as a 750 and later as a 900, it was a worthy competitor to the Japanese superbikes of the day and a flagship of the Italian industry.
This particular motorcycle started life as a 1981 900 Sei, and has been meticulously rebuilt as a classic racer by Dutchman Joop Berghorst. The race bodywork emulates the style of the day, and the exhaust system mimics the exotic 750 Sei configuration rather than the conventional 6-into-2 system of the road-going 900.
This machine is for sale at The Gallery, a classic vehicle dealer based in Brummen. According to proprietor Klaas Houtman, "The sound is more than stunning". If you'd like to hear it for yourself on a regular basis, you'll need to pony up around $35,000. Any takers?
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