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A Rochester father and his son are facing separate charges that each lured a teenaged girl into prostitution. The son, who was arrested Monday, is a teacher's aid at Monroe Boces No. 1.
Marques Williams, 26, has been suspended without pay. According to court papers obtained by 13 WHAM News, the 15-year-old victim says Williams "taught her everything about prostitution from prices to how to tell if you were dealing with police."
The victim, identified only as CW2 (Confidential Witness 2) says it was Williams who reserved rooms at the East Avenue Inn where she met with as many as 15 customers a day and was paid up to $1,000.
"We have the case of a 15-year-old minor girl who was being groomed by a 26-year-old defendant and taught how to engage in commercial sex trafficking activities," U.S. Attorney William Hochul said.
Neither Williams, nor his attorney could be reached for comment. Williams has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking related charges.
Now his legal troubles are impacting the case of his father
Michael Todd Williams, 47, is accused of holding a 16-year-old girl hostage and forcing her to engage in prostitution. He was arrested earlier this year.
The senior Williams had hoped to share a residence with his son, in order to be released on bail while awaiting trial. But at a hearing Wednesday, it became clear to the judge that his son is now facing charges of his own.
While the alleged father-son involvement is unusual, authorities say small sex trafficking operations are more common than people realize. "Unfortunately in Monroe County we've had a rash of these cases," Hochul says. "Perhaps it's that we are now more successful than ever in identifying these kinds of cases."
Hochul and law enforcement blame the explosion of Internet escort web sites. Both father and son are accused of advertising the minor girls on Backpage.com.
Court papers allege Marcus Williams admitted his involvement saying "I understand I was involved in something I should not have been."
In a statement Boces No. 1 says there is no indication that the trafficking allegations involved a student.
Father and son will move through the court system separately. A sex trafficking conviction carries a prison sentence of 10 years to life.


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Becoming a florist or floral designer is an interesting job, especially for those who love flowers a lot and has artistic talents. There are a lot of career paths that you may choose from in order to turn into a florist. Continue reading in order to learn what it takes to become one.
Before, most florists have gained their skills on the job. You may still prefer to do the same, but because of the increasing number of people wanted to wet their feet in the industry, acquiring formal education and certification will help you advance in your chosen career.
What are the requirements to be a florist?
- In order to become an effective florist, you must have the qualities to become one. Typically, florists should have a good personality and excellent customer service to be able to attract regular clients once you start working as a florist.
- You must also be creative, imaginative, and has an eye for good color coordination.
- You must also have the ability to understand people's need. You must be sensitive in order to know what to offer to the client.
- There is no specific requirement that is required for aspiring florists. But the following are basic requirements for you to get a greater opportunity in the future.
- To start your journey, you must complete a high school diploma or its equivalent. This will be required by most schools and employers as well.
- Search for a floral class or floral design program that will suit your availability and budget. Contact the school and complete necessary requirements.
- Complete a course in business, accounting and marketing, as well, if you prefer to run your own flower shop business after acquiring necessary skills and credentials.
- Obtain necessary experience to hone your skills. It is best that you work with an experienced or a certified florist.
- Get certified. The American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) offers a certification exam to potential florists. This is not required but will be a great benefit for you once you start looking for a job.
- Pass the Professional Floral Design Evaluation (PFDE) with a written exam score of 80% and above, and a 3.2 rating out of 5 for the hands-on evaluation.
- Complete continuing education courses in order to maintain your status. It will usually require you to complete at least 25 units every three years.
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Why don't we use technology to have a real Direct Democracy?
In democracy's origin, all citizens gathered together to make decisions on relevant matters.
As populations grow this became impossible and the best choice to keep the model was electing representatives.
We currently have the technological capability to have a large part of the population or may be all the population (if we talk about cell phones)of many countries making choices real-time on topics each individual is interested in.
So we have a chance to get back to the ideal democracy and avoid many of the problems that arise from the representation model.
I think it's time to get at least a hybrid model where people can easily and massively participate in the decision process.
I'm very interested in the TED community's perspective on this.
the perspective is science based, publicly open and available to all.
A fine example here (thanks Lucas):
http://CitizenME.org (thanks DK)
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May 12 2011: Actually when you see it this way, all we need is a Voting app for your country on Facebook. Its as simple as that, if you want to make it simple and participative.
But when the question of reliability comes, would you trust facebook? Now if you dont trust facebook, whic evidently is the biggest social networking site, how do you trust a state owned portal for voting?
You make one and suddenly you'l have the chinese (pardon me pointing fingers :P) hackers hacking and suddenly you'l have Sarah Palin for president, now how disastrous is that? :P My sad humour aside, i hope you get the point that just having the resources doesnt make it worth using them. When its a nation's future at stake, reliability and security and reach are way more important.
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As the holidays inch ever closer, I bet you're ready for another crafty gift wrap idea, right? Well, I've got you covered with two (easy!) ideas for doily gift wrap that are oh-so-feminine to complement the dude-tastic gift wrap I shared last week.
BTW, if you haven't already jumped on the brown-Kraft-paper-as-gift-wrap train, I recommend you hop on at the next station. Simply put, it is the bomb. Inexpensive and available year-round (I buy mine at the dollar store), the thick paper makes crisp corners and the neutral color works with any embellishments. For me, it's the perfect year-round gift wrap and I always keep a few rolls on hand.
What are the holidays without a little sparkle? After wrapping the gift in Kraft paper, I glammed-up a paper doily by coating it with spray adhesive (like Super 77), then dusting the still-wet glue with glitter. Once the glue had dried, I attached the doily to the package with glue dots to prevent it from shifting when I added the ribbon. As a final touch, I tied on one of the glittery pinecones I made for my salvaged molding/evergreen bough and added a few self-adhesive rhinestones for extra glitz.
Or, you can skip the Kraft paper and just wrap a paper doily around a pretty box. I used glue dots to secure the doily's edges then wrapped the box with yarn and tied on a pom-pom. These are soo cute and soo easy to make, learn how to craft one yourself below.
Step 1: Wrap yarn around your fingers a dozen or so times. The more times you wrap it, the fuller the pom-pom will be.
We're counting down to Christmas with a new holiday party tip, decorating idea or DIY project every day until December 25. Miss a day? See all the posts here.
Still trying to find the perfect gift for those last few stragglers on your list? It's not too late to make your own…really. We have lots of impressive, easy-to-make Christmas gifts that only look like you've worked on them for months.
A framed silhouette is a classic keepsake that makes a thoughtful Christmas gift. A digital camera, computer and printer make this centuries-old craft a snap. Are you working on any handmade gifts this year? Details, details!
We've finally arrived at the most wonderful time of the year, ladies and gentlemen – Christmas is only one week away!
When you're busy running from store to store trying to get the perfect gift for friends and family, it's easy to forget the little things you need Christmas Day, like mountains of tape and batteries. In honor of all the chaos, we've compiled a list of all the essentials you may have forgotten so you can spend more time with your family and less time racing to stores come Christmas Eve. After all, no one likes a last-minute Scrooge.
We're counting down to Christmas with a new holiday party tip, decorating idea or DIY project every day until December 25. Miss a day? See all the posts here.
Holiday meals call for a little extra attention to the table, but that doesn't mean you need to spend a lot on a professional floral arrangement. This year, try simple table decorations using items you probably already have on hand.
The focal point of this sparkling table centerpiece is a Christmas tree fashioned from Boxwood clippings tucked into a white mug, but you could create the same look with clippings from your tree or from a shrubbery in your yard. Leftover ornaments and evergreen clippings arranged on a serving tray complete the look.
Want to impress your family this Christmas with a new cookie recipe? You're in luck!
You can make these cookies as simple or ornate as you like: Just trace your design onto a sheet of parchment, fill the cookie dough with crushed candies and bake. Like magic, you've created a gorgeous stained "glass."
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The HGTV Elf has been getting into shenanigans all over the HGTV office building. From hanging out with the Property Brothers to digging into some pumpkin pie in the cafeteria, she has made her presence known. We hope you have enjoyed following her adventures!
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The holidays are sneaking up on us fast! Hanukkah began this weekend and Christmas will be here in less than 2 weeks. If you're like me, you're in gift wrapping crunch mode.
Honestly, wrapping gifts is one of my favorite things about the holidays but wrapping guys' gifts can be tough — the trick is to keep them seasonal and masculine. For my mens' gifts this year, that means this awesome blue plaid ribbon (love!) and handy-dandy, works-with-anything Kraft paper.
Another Kraft paper bonus: Thanks to its thickness, you can paint it without rippling the paper. So for Grant's gift, I painted on a chalkboard gift tag then topped it with a blue plaid ribbon rose (in honor of his bowtie obsession) and a sparkly snowflake ornament.
Step 1: I planned to add the ribbon rose on one side and have the chalkboard tag take up most of the remaining space so I first taped on a band of ribbon to determine the tag's placement. Next I used a ruler to mark out a rectangle, leaving the corners unmarked. To round the tag's corners, I sketched around a small tin then erased any pencil marks that wouldn't be covered by the chalkboard paint.
We're counting down to Christmas with a new holiday party tip, decorating idea or DIY project every day until December 25. Miss a day? See all the posts here.
Choosing a gift for the big groups of people in your life can be tough. You want to create something special for your coworkers, neighbors or community groups, yet you don't want to spend a lot of money per person. Skip the cookie plate this year and try one of these inexpensive handmade gifts instead.
These mini pinecone firestarters are dipped in eucalyptus-and pine-scented paraffin, so they'll both help light the fireplace and set the holiday mood. Or, for something edible, try Marianne's chalkboard-painted coffee cans filled with coconut caramel corn. Coworkers: check.
We're counting down to Christmas with a new holiday party tip, decorating idea or DIY project every day until December 25. Miss a day? See all the posts here.
The best Christmas ornament is one with a story behind it. A great tree is full of family memories: Your daughter's 6th grade class trip, your grandmother's heritage, your first Christmas in a new home. Create new holiday keepsakes by making your own handmade ornaments this year.
Most of these ornaments are simple to make and require just a few materials from the craft store — you can make these beautiful origami butterflies with paper, scissors, glue and string. It's the perfect thing to do as you watch a favorite holiday movie (White Christmas is my pick) and sip some hot cider (spiked or not.)
Or, host a casual ornament-making party so friends can join in on the fun. What Christmas ornaments are you making this year?
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Justin Bieber's on the cover of Vanity Fair
It's something that I'm not afraid to admit: I have Bieber Fever. He's adorbs! How could you not?! BUT… He's starting to grow up, and it's actually making me feel more awkward than anything. Now he's on the cover of Vanity Fair and while the article is pretty freakin' great, the pictures are a little odd to me.
Before we get to the awkwardness, I'll give you a prep with how he describes himself:
"I'm crazy, I'm nuts… Just the way my brain works. I'm not normal. I think differently—my mind is always racing. I'm just… nuts. But I think the best [musicians] probably are."
And without further ado, I present his VF photoshoot… Complete with a turtleneck.
REALLY?! A TURTLENECK?! That's against all male-fashion laws. I hardly doubt Usher approved such a look. Anyway, if you can look beyond the pedophile feelings, this article is genuinely one of the best I've read about an artist in a while. Whether or not Usher trained him to say all this stuff, I'm not sure… but he obviously interviews well.
"I'm definitely influenced by Michael Jackson and Boyz II Men and people who were black artists—that's what I like. But I like their voices and I like how they entertain—it's not about what color they are."
Eventually he expects to drop the "teen girl" fan base… We shall see about all that.
"For younger guys, it's like [they think] they're not cool if they come to my concert. That'll [change], I think, maybe when I'm 18."
It's good that he seems to know what he's getting himself into… I just hope he can hold on-
"It's hard to really balance myself. A regular kid, if he catches the flu, he just gets to go home, but I can't do that… Everything is important. But, you know, my sanity is important, too… I know I have to give up a lot of myself, or a lot of a private life. "I know I'm not going to make a life-changing bad decision, as some people have. I've seen it happen too many times. I could be my own worst enemy, but I don't want to mess this up."
He's a class act, guys. I truly hope he can make it past his voice change and keep a strong career for a while.


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Bookkeeper - SandtonR 15000 per month
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- Job Type: Permanent
- Date Added: 30 April 2012
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The services will be provided for the Sandton office and also to emerging businesses (small and micro) supported on its programme.
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- Prepare all statutory returns and ensure that these are paid by the required deadlines
- Prepare income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements together with all supporting reconciliations
- Prepare monthly management accounts and additional reports that may be requested
- Ensure monthly financial statements are produced comparing actual performance to budget and prior year results where applicable
- Interact with client and SMME members on the programme regarding source documents, variances to budget, and the business plan
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I am determined to make today a good day. I'm actually feeling attractive (or dare I say, sexy?). This is a very rare thing for me, so I am going to bask in all of my glory. :p
Oh hey look, it's me. :3
I'm not 100% positive if I'm going to be leaving this one for good or not, but I have made a new blog in case. It's going to be more focused towards health and less towards pictures of bodies if that makes sense. I'm still in the process of customizing the theme and such, but as of right now I'm making a queue and following my favorite blogs.
I just wanted a fresh start. Less bodies, more food, more workouts, more music posts, recovery posts. I want this blog to be about my journey to happiness and self love. I'll probably keep this blog for my body posting and sexy stuffs…. things of that nature. I've been working hard tweaking the codes and just getting everything ready for this new blog. I really hope you guys like it.
If you guys want me to follow you on my other blog just send me a quick ask and I will follow you before the night is over. If you follow me on there, even better. :]
New Blog: Oh-She-Glows
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So irritated with myself.
10 good things that have happened this morning:
1. I woke up when my boyfriend did and was able to kiss him good morning and watch him go to work.
2. I woke up early enough to have some snuggle time with my new kitten.
3. All of my work clothes are freshly clean.
4. I have time to do my make up this morning.
5. I have the want to drink my daily amount of water today (let's see if this actually happens today)
6. I ate a banana and didn't freak out.
7. Its not as cold as it has been, so the walk to work wint be as bad.
8. I'm wearing my favorite bra.
9. I woke up to an inbox full of sweet messages that made me feel so much better.
10. I remembered that I get to wear jeans to work today.
I hate feeling as low as I do right now. I'm being bombarded with negative body image and borederline suicidal thoughts. It hasn't been this bad in a long time. :(
Yesterday I lost the pendant from the necklace I wear every day… while I was lifting a 50lb bag of onions at work…. I lifted that bag pretty well though…. I'm just really sad that I lost my pendant. :[
So I'm getting this kitty on Friday and I'm Kind of scared… like what if I'm a bad mother. I feel like this is almost as scary as having a child. What if she doesn't like me? I don't even know what to name her yet.
I seriously hate being alone at home. It gives me all the opportunity to purge and it is beyond hard not to do so when all I see starting back in the mirror is a fat pig.
Basically the two emotions I've been flipping back and forth from today… sexual unicorn to pathetic turtle… fml.
So I downloaded this app called noom coach in high hopes but came out highly irritated… I put in my info (height, Wright, etc.) And it told me that I should only consume 1200 calories a day… even with moderate exercise. This irritated me to hell and back. Why does everyone think 1200 it's a magical number? !?!?!?!?!
I wish I could love my body…
Going out to get some coffee and I don't give a damn! This is a step, guys!
Unsure if I want to do a legs/booty work out or not.
- I'm not feeling too well today
- but I love the burn on my legs and booty after
- I need to get my booty up to par again
- Lack of motivation is a bit of a bitch though
I know it's a few hours early but… Happy Halloween! :3
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position of the damage, its not going to be cheap to fix
wouldnt recommend getting a tattoo for the sake of getting one, if your not sure of what you want.. other people cant help you so dont get any
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i read somewhere that due to the fact your horizontal to the water your heart rate can be 20% lower and still be as effective as other methods
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i dont know about you sweetheart but im not female and havent researched female weight routines or any of the variables
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hey, im after a weight lifting routine for my sister whos recently had a kid
does alot of cardio, anyone got anything like this?
i was under the impression eggs where pretty good for you and low in fat, just found out theres 14g of fat in each. so how i eat has been bad without realising it
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The Last of Us: American Dreams is a prequel comic book series from Dark Horse that reveals the untold story of the character Ellie a year before she met Joel.
An interview with me & Neil Druckmann about The Last of Us: American Dreams. Goes into some of the impact of a character like Ellie & female characters in gaming.
Here's a link to a photo of the EB Games advertising I mentioned in the article. It was pretty cool!


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Luke 1:39-45 (46-55)
The greatest Christmas carol in history was not written by Irving Berlin or Nat King Cole. The greatest carol is not "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" or "White Christmas" or even "Silent Night." The greatest carol was composed 2,000 years ago by a pregnant teenage girl who was visiting her cousin Elizabeth.
Baruch 5:1-9; Luke 3:1-6
Our guide assured us that it wasn't very far, only about 15 minutes or so up the road. Maybe 20. We were on our way to Bassin-Bleu, one of Haiti's most magnificent waterfalls. The sight of it, said our guide, would take our breath away. It was early in the morning.
Luke 3:7-18; Zephaniah 3:14-20
We did a lot of breathing through our teeth: "Hee, hee, hoo. Hee, hee, hoo. Hee, hee, hoo." The instructor said this breathing would help mitigate the pain of labor, and it did, until we hit that thing called transition (the most intense phase of labor when even the strongest women momentarily lose faith in their ability to bring new life into the world).
December losses
On a nasty night, Christmas Eve 1965, members of my family walked into my father's hospital room. We had just returned from my grandparents' home, where we had celebrated a Swedish smorgasbord, caroled and opened presents. The sideboard boasted turkey, meatballs, limpa bread, inlagd sill, lutfisk, spritz cookies and svensk plum pudding.
Luke 1:26-38; 47-55
The annunciation has attracted the attention of commentators for centuries. Medieval writers liked to embroider upon Luke's bare-bones account, saying, for example, that when the angel Gabriel appeared, Mary was reading Isaiah 7, the prophet's foretelling of the birth of Christ. Visual artists were also attracted to the scene.
John 1:6-8, 19-28
John the Baptist baptized Jesus of Nazareth. The synoptic Gospels all say so, and the kerygma in Acts connects the beginning of Jesus' ministry with that baptism. But although Mark seems to find it quite right that Jesus should have been among those who heeded John's preaching, all the other evangelists seem discomfited by the suggestion that Jesus was somehow a disciple of this other preacher.
Mark 1:1-8
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." Like a starter's pistol, this brief first verse rings out and Mark's narrative is off and running. We may take the chain of phrases in this verbless sentence simply as an announcement of what is next—a title that is followed immediately by the headlong story.
Isaiah 64:1-9
On the last weekend in September, I walked into a department store and was blinded by the sparkle of Christmas lights, ornaments and lawn Santas. Apparently in the stores, the longer the waiting period the better: it means more sales, increased profits and hopefully more satisfied investors. The market can always come up with another sales gimmick to entice us into the Christmas spirit.
Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25
"Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel" (Matthew 1:23).
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It has now been two weeks since the launch of DUTK, which coincided with the relocation of our premises to 3/16 Laycock St, North Gosford.
All the feedback I have received has been incredibly positive and it is pleasing to know that our clients, both existing and new are enjoying the new real and virtual spaces in which we conduct a business.
Every so often I will log-in and update you all on whats new in the DUTK world. This, being the first of those updates. The updates will follow a very similar pattern, Kilts, Pipe Bands, Highland Dancing. It is my hope to encourage you all to think about expanding your contribution to the Scottish Society as well as keeping you informed with key events.
So, whats happening with Kilts? Right now is the time to buy, the British pound is quite weak to our dollar and so the import of items is much less expensive than ever before. Don't be fooled by old prices, Kilts are less expensive in Australia than ever before. Here @ McFscot we believe in passing that saving on, it was the foundation behind this business and partcularly important to my father. If you've been wanting a kilt but don't want to pay old prices, contact the new DUTK
This week saw the NSW Pipe Band community meet for the NSW State Championships for solo piping and drumming. By all accounts it was an enjoyable day with high standard piping and drumming. Congratulations to all who competed and achieved in the contest.
Similarly in Highland Dancing, the NSW State Championships were held at Castle Hill showground. The dancers endured severe heat and performed outstandingly to complete their championship dances. Congratulations to the winners, and special mention to my client – a student of the Veronica Law School of Highland Dancing, Felicity Warren who placed 2nd Runner-up in the adult category. I am very proud of what we have achieved with Felicity, who joined the VLSHD full-time in 2011. I 'm looking forward to seeing Felicity dance in Champion of Champions in Hobart next Easter.
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Although this is a small school, it was an excellent school. The teachers were nice, there wasn't any master schedule, but it was very great. In fact, the students were to follow the teacher when getting to another class. You couldn't just leave to the hallway during the bell. It was like an elementary school even if you were in middle school. But, I didn't make it to middle school because of Hurricane Katrina. But, I wouldn't have gone here anyways. After my 5th grade year, I went to another school in 6th grade after asking my parents because I felt that there was a better school. Worst week ever. But, I made a friend. This school was excellent, and I hope to see it get back on it's feet!
All four of my children have gone to St. Louise. None of the other schools in our parish have the close family atmosphere of St. Louise. Small classes mean a lot of individual attention. My children love this school. Ms. Huff is doing a wonderful job as principal. I have seen her at every function we had last year. I wouldn't send my children anywhere else.
not enough qualified teachers and and not enough support assistants for staff. no vice principal,nor counselors.
St Louise is a small school with the ability to treat each child individually. As a result, the children have self- esteem and a high degree of self- confidence. It is not just a place of academic excellence, it is a family. Most of the teachers and parents have been a part of the St. Louise family for years, some are even graduates of St Louise. Their devotion to St Louise is evident in their high level of involvement. The Quality of academic programs are evident in St Louise's alumnae, who are succeesing and doing very well in academically challenging high school programs. When I drop my child off in the morning and go on to work, I feel I can relax because I know I am dropping my child off to her extended family. She is in good hands and she will be taken care of.
I believe St. Louise De Marillac School is doing a great job, Mrs. Huff is true leader, she has brought great changes to a school. Mrs. Huff is has shown her willingess to take take to listen to parents and students. She is very honest and will not hesitate telling you if you are right or wrong, she is a very fair person. This school has come a long ways, and thanks to Father and Mrs. Huff as well as the staff, St. Louise de Marillac will make a difference in St. Bernard Parish Catholic Schools. I think the extracurricular activies added to this school gives each student a change to do be included in something that they enjoy. Thanks to Mrs. Huff and Father my son was given a second chance to recieve a Catholic Education.
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Cloughjordan Wood-fired Bakery is a completely unique bakery, set-up by award-winning baker Joe Fitzmaurice of Blazing Salads Bread Company fame. Joe is now producing the most beautifully baked loaves in a highly efficient Alan Scott designed wood-fired oven. Using only certified organic flours, the bakery specialises in Sourdough, Long fermentation, Spelt and Rye breads. Fuelled entirely by locally sourced timber, it is a unique commercial oven in Ireland, located in Ireland's only eco-village www.thevillage.ie.
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For the latest article on the bakery, please see Imen McDonnell's blog at www.farmette.ie/2013/04/20/cloughjordan-wood-fired-bakery/ and also take a look at Joe's profile on the Bridgestone website at www.guides.ie/profiles/joe-fitzmaurice?q=profiles/joe-fitzmaurice
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The reconfigured Obama campaign is getting involved in a fight for campaign finance reform in New York and plans a conference call with grass-roots supporters Wednesday to urge action in the "fair elections" fight, POLITICO has learned.
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Very well done - the resultant splash looks like a fine under garment!
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Anyone who passes the familiar-looking house in Fryman Canyon while going for a hike up in the Studio City hills in California will know that the Kardashians don't really live at the fancy estate where they tape Keeping up With the Kardashians, but if you're lucky enough to get invited to one of the many charity parties held at the house, you'll know why it was used for the location shoot.
George Clooney, where he hosted the largest private fundraiser in history, lives right around the corner. Teri Hatcher lives up the block. Gwen Stefani lives up the hill and Britney Spears had a house nearby. Hilary Duff, Eddie Van Halen and Vanessa Hudgens are all neighbors.
But the Kardashians (even though the girls often hike the canyon, and even more often are seen shopping on Ventura Boulevard shops in Studio City) actually live about half an hour drive away in Calabasas. (In fact, one recent report is that they're buying the Justin Bieber house where he's had so many problems with his neighbors there.)
When they lived in Beverly Hills, Chloe said that the fans would come to the house all hours of the night and she had to call the police. That's why they use the exterior (and some of the fancy interiors) in the lavish estate that's now for sale in Studio City.
With a large lawn and 600-year-old imported fountain out front their on-screen house is now going for $6.5 million. It is an Italian style mansion with gold plated chandeliers and fixtures form the Paris Opera House in 8,0000-square feet on two levels. The house has been owned by a publicist who often allows it to be used for charity parties.
Check out some of the star-studded private parties that I went to in the photo gallery where I shot some of the private areas.
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Potato, leek and cauliflower in a sour cream and blue cheese and bacon sauce, topped with herbed breadcrumbs and grated cheese.
In a steamer saucepan, place potatoes in salted water and bring to boil, once boiling add cauliflower overhead and steam until al dente.
In the meantime, place a pan on the stove and add the knob of butter and saute garlic, add leeks and bacon and cook until leeks collapse.
Drain potatoes, and remove with cauliflower from heat.
Remove leek mixture from heat and allow to cool slightly, then add gorgonzola and mix through thoroughly, then add sour cream, salt and pepper to taste and a sprinkle of smoked paprika.
Butter a casserole dish and layer with the potatoes and cauliflower.
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While it is true that Tyrande is a good leader, you basically ignore Malfurion's true role in all of this: Making sure that there IS an Azeroth for the Alliance and the Horde to battle over!
Malfurion is not truly neutral. He does care. He cares about the world. His "adventures in the Emerald Dream" were not fun and kicks: he was trying to save the world!
The author of this article clearly does not know his WoW lore. Malfurion Stormrage sees the BIGGER PICTURE. He is NOT locked down by petty, insignificant squabbles between the Horde and the Alliance because he is fighting the bigger battle.
Tyrande Whisperwind: a good leader for the Alliance.
Malfurion Stormrage: savior of all of Azeroth, both for the Alliance and the Horde.
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Smoke bomb will only stop new, targeted attacks from coming in (if there is a spell on its way to you, it will still hit you. If your enemy is standing in the smoke bomb, they can target and attack you. However, an enemy standing in your smoke bomb and their healer standing outside of it means no heals for the enemy in the smoke bomb with you.
All non-targeted attacks (AoE; arcane explosion, blade storm, hellfire, etc.) will not be obstructed by smoke bomb.
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|(from left) Bargmann, who followed Kenyon to MIT and then UC-San Francisco, is making inroads into how the human brain functions and malfunctions. Kenyon is seeking ways to reverse the aging process.
Through high-level research on the lowly nematode worm, newly elected National Academy of Science members Cori Bargmann (BS 81) and Cynthia Kenyon (BS 76) are changing the way we think about thinking . . . and how long we have to think about it
rom one of the grassy knobs known as the Twin Peaks, which look down 1,000 feet onto the Bay Area, Cynthia Kenyon and Cori Bargmann have taken time out from their hectic schedules to participate in a photo session. Neither of the two UC-San Francisco professors is a stranger to the media; in the world of molecular genetics, the players dont get much bigger than Kenyon and Bargmann. What is exceptional about this photo shoot is that the two colleagues arent posing behind microscopes. Though its nearly impossible to separate them from their scientific innovations, Kenyon and Bargmann are sitting cross-legged in the grassfor a moment, at least, these two native Athenians are just being buddies from the old neighborhood.
Kenyon (BS 76), the subject of a recent feature story in Smithsonian, has brought the study of aging back from the dead with research that first appeared a decade ago when her lab showed that through the manipulation of certain genes the life span of the tiny nematode worm could be increased six times. Using the same species, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), Bargmann (BS 81) has made tremendous inroads into how the human brain functionsconsidered by many to be the crown jewel of scientific research. For their respective contributions, both were elected last spring to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, not just as lifetime achievement award winners but in recognition of the vital research they are conducting right now, in the prime of their careers.
Growing up in the 1960s and 70s on streets that meet behind the Beechwood shopping center, both Kenyon and Bargmann were children of UGA professors. Separated by five years, both attended Alps Elementary and what is now known as Clarke Central High School.
The similarities dont stop there.
Whats really neat, says Kenyon, is that we had the same piano teacher, the same horse riding instructor, we both attended Georgia and were valedictorians, we both went to MIT, and now were at UCSF studying the same worms.
We are also in the same book club, says Bargmann. But back in Georgia we werent around each other. Five years is an eternity in little-kid time . . . she was my sisters age. All the similarities were coincidences until I was applying for graduate school. I knew Cynthia was at MIT and it was then that I really started to be influenced by her because I always admired her so much.
And now theyre both NAS members.
Its a vote of confidence from your community, the ones you respect . . . exhilarating, says Bargmann.
Its the biggest honor an American can have short of the Nobel Prize, says Kenyon.
Okay, can yall stand up for one last shot? asks the photographer, sensing both the waning light and the shortage of time she has with the scientists, whose schedules are consistently pulled to their limits.
Ah, says Bargmann, we like hearing the word yall.
If this trek to the top of one of Americas greatest cities, famed for its music and cable cars, were simply to document a couple of top-notch scientists it would be hard to begrudge any publication. Certainly Smithsonian, the San Francisco Chronicle, Discover, and USA Today had it right when they did feature stories on these two researchers from UCSFamong the worlds top research institutions. For one doesnt have to climb too far on a limb to say that these scientists findings would have given cause for even Ponce de Leon, Sigmund Freud, and Franz Joseph Gall to stand and applaud while simultaneously scratching their heads.
Nowhere is Kenyons research held in higher esteem than at the National Institute on Aging, where the mission is to study ways to promote healthy aging and to reduce the loss of function and increasing disability associated with advancing age in the American population.
To that end, Huber Warner, the head of NIAs Biology of Aging Program needs little motivation to praise the UCSF scientist who was selected in 2000 to give the Institutes annual Florence Mahoney Memorial Lecture, in honor of one of the earliest supporters and influences on aging research.
Dr. Kenyon is an excellent scientist, says Warner. The work of Dr. Kenyon, in addition to research in other areas of aging, suggests that [NIAs mission] may, in fact, be a possibility.
n the December 1993 issue of Nature, Kenyon, a professor of biochemistry and biophysics, reported findings that move science to an arena where once only liniment peddlers and folklorists dared tread. The research was simply titled, A C. elegans mutant that lives twice as long as wild type. The thought that a creature could be scientifically coaxed into a doubled life span was met with immediate applause.
People have always thought that, like a car, our body parts eventually wear out. But we found that over time [when a nematode gene is manipulated] . . . age-related diseases were also postponed.
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|By manipulating genes that help C. elegans withstand stress, Kenyon has extended the worms life span up to six times. Similar results have been achieved with fruit flies and mice.Kenyon has founded a pharmaceutical company with the hope that an anti-aging tablet can be marketedperhaps in this decade.
By manipulating two genetic pathways that allow the worm to withstand environmental stress, Kenyon subsequently found that she could extend C. elegans existence up to six times, keeping it young and active much longer than normal. How does it work? Kenyon discovered that two genesthe daf-2 and daf-16were actually directing an entire team of genes, all of which contribute to the organisms longevity.
The daf-2 gene acts as an orchestra conductor, says Kenyon, who plays the French horn, the guitar, and the massive alpine horn. Its a very powerful regulator that brings together all the instruments in the orchestra. The cellos, for instance, are the antioxidants genes, the piccolos prevent infection, and the French horns are involved in things like fat transport. When we change the way one gene responds to a hormone, we know that about 100 genes turn up or downor on or offfor a large cumulative effect.
If the result of all this were only to extend the life of a worm from 20 to 120 days, the discussion might end right there. But what has garnered Kenyon so much notoriety is the researchs implication for humans. Kenyons findings have been translated to fruit flies and even mice with similar results as those found with C. elegans. Because humans share 50 percent of the nematodes genes and because the daf-2 gene is similar to three human receptorsfor insulin, for a hormone called insulin-like growth factor, and for a third with an unknown functionthe obvious question is, can aging also be manipulated in people?
Seeking real-world applications for her research, Kenyon founded Elixir Pharmaceuticals with the hope that one day a tablet might be createdwhich the press has already dubbed the Fountain of Youth pill.
Such a tablet, says Kenyon, is at best five years away.
For Kenyon and her colleagues at Elixir, excitement isnt only about age extension but in the possibilities such research bestows on age-related diseases.
Without question, Cynthia is a pioneer in the aging field, says Pete DiStefano, Elixirs vice president of research and development and its chief scientific officer. And we believe the fundamental mechanisms of aging will give us a better handle on how to approach age-related diseases.
Above Kenyons desk at the Larry L. Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging, which she directs, is a statue of Jaroujin, the god of longevity. Below the desk is a dog pad and water bowl for her German Shepherd Nicky.
The cool thing is that we found that the aging process is plastic, says Kenyon. People have always thought that, like a car, our body parts eventually wear out. But we found that over time, when one gene was manipulated, the worm actually remained youthfulin all waysso that age-related diseases were also postponed.
When asked a series of questions that are continually brought up by critics of her research, Kenyon doesnt flinch.
On whether extending humans life span might exacerbate an already tenuous overpopulation problem:
The biggest issue with curtailing the population is to bring down the birth rate. The good news is that if there is a benefit for humans, it will be a gradual one. At first, you might add a couple of years of good healthso there will be plenty of time for society to adjust.
As to whether there is such a thing as a free lunch in nature:
People think that if you extend life span there has to be a trade-off, but how could that be true? Think about it, evolution started with this little primitive animal that is one of your ancestors and that gave rise to C. elegans and then to some animal that gave rise to you. If every time you changed the genes there was a trade-off, we would never be so much superior. We are amazing. If every time there was some downside, we would not live 1,000 times longer than the nematode worm . . . and we are not 1,000 times worse off.
On whether shed like to live to be 200:
If I were healthy and young . . . of course. If I were sitting in this chair, would I want to die just because I was 100? No thank you.
Brenda Starr-like cartoon hangs in Cori Bargmanns office. A woman is lying on a bed with a tear in the corner of her eye and a thought bubble above her that reads, If he only knew about the awesome power of genetics. An opera buff with a cat named Figaro, Bargmann is dedicated to communicating the nature and importance of her work to non-scientists. The public funds research, she says, and deserves to know.
We havent made that link yet [between brain pathways in animals and autism in humans]. Its like youre always looking for your keys under lampposts. I am in the business of turning on lampposts.
Cori Bargmann
C. elegans is so tinyabout the size of a comma on this pagethat it has to be studied and manipulated under a microscope.
|By investigating brain pathways in worms or fish, Bargmann hopes to learn what causes autism in humans. Bargmann will leave her research position at UC-San Francisco this fall to take a similar position at New Yorks Rockefeller University, which has a history of producing Nobel Prize winners.
In 1991, when her lab began publishing research about the neural biology of olfactory (smell) behaviors in C. elegans, Bargmann, who is vice chair of anatomy at UCSF, began to establish herself as a preeminent locksmith in the pursuit of how brain circuitry is organized and how those connections influence behavior. The idea is actually Cartesian: the mind doesnt perceive the world but merely translates information supplied by the senses. Still, in the 350 years that separate Descartes and Bargmann, only scattered pieces of the process between the senses and the mind have been located.
But as is the case with Kenyons research, the translucent nematodewith only 302 neurons in its nervous system, as compared to billions in humanshas helped provide a macro key to locate the tiny micro keys that show how genes shape the nervous system so specific behaviors can occur. Bargmanns major findings in the last eight years include identifying olfactory receptor genes that enable the worm to recognize many different odors, which in turn generate responses to the environment at large. In 1998, she cataloged the gene that influences social versus solitary feeding behaviors in C. elegans. In 2003, Bargmann pinned down the molecule that directs connections between the intricate synapses necessary for animal behavioral patterns.
I study the brain of a worm instead of a human for the same reason that you would want to first study the 1964 Volkswagen Beetle to gain an understanding of how an engine works before you investigate a Boeing 777, says Bargmann, who will leave UCSF for a position at Rockefeller University in New York City this fall. The approach we have in my lab is that many of the same genes build the brain in all animals. Humans have 10 billion neurons and 10 trillion connections and the worm has 30,000 genes. Which would you chose?
Some people get a lot of motivation from following something all the way through . . . I enjoy setting up the links, says Bargmann, who is also an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The HHMI has agreements with institutions all over the country to facilitate science through an endowment in excess of $10 billion. We know, for instance, that there are profound human disorders in social interaction, like autism, that are devastating to families. But we dont know how autism arises or what pathways are disrupted. To me a good question is, If we learn something about pathways in worms or fish or any social animal, can we figure out if it has something to do with human autistic pathways? We havent made that link yet because its so hard to do experiments. Its like youre always looking for your keys under lampposts. I am in the business of turning on lampposts.
To nearly all who come into professional contact with Bargmann, there is no bulb brighter.
Cori is easily one of the smartest, most interesting, and accomplished people Ive known, says Marc Tessier-Lavigne, whose lab was next to Bargmanns at UCSF for 10 years. In that time, the two scientists collaborated several times. Tessier-Lavigne is now Genentechs senior vice president of research drug discovery. She has both a breadth and depth of knowledge. I can never remember surprising her with anything. I talked to her every day and always came away learning something.
Amongst Bargmanns admirers, appropriately, is Paul Nurse, president of Rockefeller University, who anxiously awaits her arrival on campus this fall.
Cori Bargmann typifies the Rockefeller scientistshe is bold and highly original in her thinking and in her approach to studying the brain and other components of the nervous system, says Nurse, who shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine for research on how body cells divide and replicate themselves. Nurse is one of 23 scientists associated with Rockefeller University who has been recognized with the Nobel Prize. Considering Rockefeller University scientists remarkable track record of winning Nobel Prizes, I would not be surprised if I awakened one day to hear the news that Cori was being honored.
uring the height of the Civil War in 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the charter establishing the National Academy of Sciences. Todays NAS enlisteesour nations top scientistsare among the brightest problem solvers in the world. Kenyon and Bargmann are no ex-ceptions. But before they became National Academy members, they were girls growing up behind the Beechwood movie theater on Colonial and Riverhill drives in Athens.
Cynthia would keep a praying mantis on a leash and feed it from a toothpick dipped in honey, recalls her mother, Jane Jarvis Jackson Kenyon, who was the office manager in UGAs physics department for 30 years. She liked to be outside and would go down to the river and just read all day long. She was incredibly inquisitive, and since she came from a family of teachers we never asked any of our children [Kenyon is the oldest of three] a question that ended in a yes or no answer.
The idea was that the kids learned everywhere we went, says Kenyons father, James, a UGA professor emeritus in the geography department, where he specialized in urban geography and transportation. The thing about Cynthia is that shes just plain S. M. A. R. T. As a kid, shed get into poetry and get things published or shed play an instrument and excel. There was never any reason to put any pressure on her to do well. Now she gets so much publicity that we cant keep up.
Likewise, there was never any need to put pressure on Bargmann. In the living room of the house she grew up in, there are posters for German festivals (both of her parents emigrated from Germany in 1955), Beethoven and Schubert album collections, and pictures of the familys four daughters, of which Bargmann is number three.
She had a real ability to twist me around her little finger . . . a real charmer, says Rolf Bargmann, a professor emeritus in the statistics department, where he taught computer science. At about the age of 16, she was a scientist. After eleventh grade she went to the University [as did all the Bargmann girls].
At Georgia, both Kenyon and Bargmann were honor students who were already making waves and coming into contact with current and future NAS members.
Cynthia Kenyon was a really first-rate student, says Norman Giles, an NAS member and the Callaway Professor of Genetics (emeritus), who came to UGA from Yale to start UGAs genetics department. She was in my Introduction to Genetics class. It wasnt hard, of course, to encourage her to go to graduate school and she has since been a real credit to the University of Georgia. Its really remarkable to see them both elected to the National Academyviewed as the top recognition a scientist can achieve during the yearand to see how theyve had such parallel careers.
Both Bargmann and Kenyon went to MIT for their doctorates. And though Bargmann stayed at MIT for her post-doctoral work and Kenyon went to Cambridge University in England, the two were advised by Robert Horvitz and Sydney Brenner, respectively. Interestingly enough, Horvitz and Brenner were two-thirds of the team that won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine, using the nematode worm in their discoveries concerning the genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death.
In the 1960s, says Bargmann, Sydney Brenner systematically searched for an organism that could be used for developmental and neuroscience research, auditioning lots of small insects and worms. He decided on C. elegans. Almost everyone who works in the field can trace themselves back to Sydneys lab. There are probably a couple thousand people now who work on this worm.
Wyatt Anderson, dean of UGAs Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and an NAS member, received his Ph.D. from Rockefeller and followed Norman Giles to Georgia from Yale. It was Anderson who gave Bargmann her first lab jobmixing fly food from corn meal and molasses.
It is, indeed, a happy event that two young women from UGA have been elected to the NAS, says Anderson. Maybe the best way I can explain is to quote one of my younger colleagues, who tells me that the NAS is too male, too frail, and too pale. According to The Scientist, NAS membership is still under 10 percent women. Thus, having two young women helps to balance out our membership. It is a matter of pride that our biological sciences has produced two undergraduate majors who were elected to NAS membership in their forties. As best I know, they are the second and third UGA graduates to be elected to the NAS.
But for two highly driven students who went to school when streaking was the rage (Kenyon) or when a burgeoning music scene and a championship football team stole the headlines (Bargmann), college life wasnt just about science.
I loved UGA because there was always something to do, says Kenyon. I rode horses and lived in Five Points in a nine-bedroom house with my boyfriend. We had chickens. The neighbors would come to my house and tell me how much they loved hearing the rooster crow in the morning . . . but the landlord didnt like it.
I remember seeing R.E.M. play behind Legion pool, says Bargmann. UGA was great because there were so many different kinds of people and so many influences. I still have friends from that time period . . . it was really great. Now that Ive been a scientist for more than 20 years, it feels like I only know scientists.
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I remember seeing R.E.M. play behind Legion Pool. Cori Bargmann
Bargmann and Kenyon grew up in Athens as daughters of UGA professors. In graduate school, they were advised by a pair of future Nobel Prize winners. Theyre even in the same book club.
ucille Ball once said, If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do. Under constant pressure to run world-class labs and manage staffs of 40 people between them, Kenyon and Bargmann schedule their work days down to the minute while remaining quietly focused.
[Bargmann] has a clear vision of the big picture and an incredibly sharp eye as to which are the right questions to ask, says Massimo Hilliard, a Bargmann post-doc from Naples, Italy. She is one of the brightest scientists Ive met. As a person, she is brilliant, kind, thoughtful, and very intense.
Sentiments are similar in the Kenyon camp.
She is, most of all, an unparalleled inspiration to everybodys projects in the lab, says Marlene Hansen, a Kenyon post-doc. She has the most incredibly original ideas, always able to make multiple connections to other data, and she is very enthusiastic. Thats the greatest thing about her.
As the camera shutter clicks for the last time on Twin Peaks with the city of San Francisco fading into its characteristic evening fog, both women shift back into scientist mode. Kenyon walks to her silver Acura and Bargmann to her little black Miata. But before leavingBargmann catching a red-eye flight to a family reunion in Virginia and Kenyon home to feed Nickya question arises as to what messages the two UGA grads delivered in their respective valedictorian speeches.
I didnt give one, says Bargmann.
I talked about how the arts and sciences have much in common, says Kenyon, who draws attention to her UGA diploma with a star on her CV (only six of 35 items, including her NAS membership, receive stars). And how science has a lot of creativity.
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U.S. Navy Minced Beef with Tomato Gravy (SOS)
Shipmates, let me take you back 40 years and provide you with the best breakfast chow the navy had to offer.
SOS Recipe:
1 pound ground beef
1 medium large onion (diced)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 10oz can of Mexican style diced tomatoes or plain diced tomatoes.
16 oz (about) of tomato juice
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste.
Sautee onions in veg. oil for 3 or 4 minutes. Add the garlic powder and ground beef to the pan of onions and cook the mixture until browned. Flavor with salt and pepper during cooking time.
When beef has been browned, add 3 tablespoons of flour to mixture one tablespoon at a time. Incorporate flour well.
Next, stir in the diced tomatoes and tomato juice. Add additional salt and pepper if needed. While stirring, turn heat up on pan to bring mixture up to a boil so as to thicken the mixture to gravy like consistency.
Final step is to add the 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg while the gravy is thickening. Remember, it's the nutmeg that gives this gravy its unique flavor.
Serve the gravy over toast only: not biscuits. Shake a little cayenne or Tabasco style sauce over your serving. You don't have to be a sailor to love this breakfast chow.
This recipe is guaranteed to take you back to the good old days of "Haze grey and underway."
Enjoy, Robert Johnson, FCCS (SW) USN, RET.
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Thanks a LOT for the SOS recipe. I have tried a number of recipes, but they did not quite do the trick. I will try yours soon, and let you know.
I have, over the years, collected quite a few, including cook books from the WWI era and up to more recent times. However, I have not tried many because they are written for huge quantities, and a few I tried reducing didn't turn out very well.
Interestingly, the newer ones seem to use prepackaged things that seemed like making hamburger helper. The realy old ones say "start with a side of beef..." and I could not do those.
I do like reading about the food over the years though. I was an AT in a squadron, and mostly on carriers, and larger bases. So, all I had to do with the food was eating it.
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Since they've gone to the prep'd stuff, the food has gone down the tubes...I miss SOS and my all time favorite, New England Boiled Dinner w/ Mustard Sauce!
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Yeah, I had a lot of the New England boiled dinner back in the day. I enjoyed the boiled cabbage that came with it.
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I hope you had a chance to try this recipe. It's old school navy. FCCS, Ret.
Have to say I'm a bit more partial to the firehouse SOS versions
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Thank you soooo much. My Dad used to make this and I've been looking everywhere for this version of SOS. We all loved it as a family when he would make this.
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