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World's 7 fiercest food fights
Nothing sparks more heated debate than the subject of food.
You don't need to be a bad chef to know that -- just read the comments on this list of the world's 50 most delicious foods, or food critic Jason Sheehan's thoughts on why people take their food so seriously.
But sometimes these arguments spread beyond the safety of an Internet comments box.
In every continent in every era, countries have crossed swords over the origin of traditional dishes.
Feuds over food sovereignty even devolved into diplomatic rifts. Threats have been made. Political alliances have been broken.
For proof that people were given mouths for only two main reasons, 1) to eat, and 2) to argue about what they just ate, read on.
1. Lebanon vs. Israel: The hummus humdinger
"Why are you so anti-hummus? Isn't pita bread the real enemy?" Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's ditzy designer character, once asked in a debate about the Palestinian Islamist political party Hamas.
Notwithstanding Bruno's hilarious ignorance, he did at least bring this politicized chick pea dish into the spotlight.
As if they didn't have enough to argue about, in 2008 the president of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists launched a lawsuit against Israel for infringement of food copyright laws.
Lebanon's government also petitioned the European Union to classify hummus as a uniquely Lebanese food. Lebanese have complained about the commercialization of this savory dip, known as "mezze" (appetizers in Lebanese), under the label "Israeli cuisine" in Western stores.
Perhaps it's less political and more financial -- sales of hummus are estimated at around US$1 billion a year.
Both countries took this legal battle to the kitchen.
Israelis first broke the record of the largest plate of hummus in January 2010 by cooking some 4,082 kilos of the stuff.
Lebanon retaliated with a culinary blitzkrieg when a team of about 300 Lebanese chefs set the Guinness World Record of the largest hummus plate in May 2010, with a humongous 10,450 kilo plate.
Israel retaliated with postcards at tourist kiosks all over the country calling hummus "Israel's National Snack."
The truth is, this gluttons' war will never end.
Hummus has been traced to the time of Saladin, a 12th- century sultan, well before the establishment of the states of Israel and Lebanon.
Try it at
Abu Shaker restaurant, 29 Hameginim St., Haifa 33091, Israel; +972 446 6181; 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Le Chef restaurant, rue Gouraud, Gemmayzeh, Beirut, Lebanon; +961 144 6769; Monday-Saturday, 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
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2. Chile vs. Peru: The potato battle
It wasn't enough to quarrel over the naming rights to pisco and the provenance of the charango. The humble spud has also become a "hot potato" between Chile and Peru.
This dispute over its origins started when professor Andres Contreras from Chile's Austral University tried to register over 280 potato varieties from the southern island of Chiloe (southern Chile) as originating in Chile.
This island had already been identified as the birthplace of the potato in Pablo Neruda's 1955 book "Oda a la Papa."
In June 2008, Marigen Hornkohl, Chile's then agriculture minister, proclaimed that: "99 percent of the world's potatoes have some type of genetic link to potatoes from Chile."
Peru threatened to take the case to the United Nations.
For Peruvians, the potato was discovered by the troops of Spanish Colonel Pizarro and comes from the Andes near Lake Titicaca, most of which is located in modern-day Peru.
Peruvian Foreign Minister José Antonio García Belaúnde was proud to acknowledge that: "The Peruvian potato saved Europe from hunger."
To make matters worse, Bolivia made it a tripartite quarrel, when it claimed to have found traces of older tuber in its soil.
In the Andes, the potato is celebrated in carnivals with traditional dance and music. In Peru, it is publicized by cries of "la papa es Peruana" (the potato is Peruvian").
But one village in Peru's Cajamarca Region took things a bit too far when it tried to emulate the popular tomato-throwing festival La Tomatina in Spain, replacing soft, squishy tomatoes with potatoes.
Dozen of people were injured.
Find them at
La Vega market, Nueva Rengifo, López de Bello & Salas, Santiago, Chile; +56 2732 9492; Monday-Saturday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 6 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Parque de la Papa, three kilometers from Pisaq – Cusco, Peru; +51 8424 5021; www.parquedelapapa.org (located between 3,200 and 5,000 meters above sea level, the ideal altitude for growing potatoes)
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3. Malaysia vs. Singapore: The yee sang/yusheng dispute
Singapore and Malaysia have previously butted heads over land and water.
But now there is another bone of contention -- yusheng (in Singapore) or yee sang (in Malaysia).
This delectable dish -- made of thinly sliced pieces of raw fish and shredded vegetables -- is a Lunar New Year delicacy that's commonly served as an appetizer to bring good luck.
The Malaysian government took what they considered the innocent step in 2009 of adding yee sang to the list of national dishes.
Then one man decided it was time for a dispute. Singaporean professor Tan Wee Cheng set up a special Facebook page in 2010 dedicated to the inclusion of yusheng as Singapore's national dish in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.
"We cannot continue to let other countries hijack our food," responded Malaysian Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
Malaysians even called Singapore's attempt to patent yee sang as a local delicacy a "deliberate violation of rights."
Not wanting to miss out on a skirmish, even Japan tried to get involved. "If anyone were to be qualified to apply for the yee sang culture, it must be the Japanese, as they started consuming raw fish centuries ago," suggested Mei Shu Zhen, a Japanese columnist.
It's difficult to determine the origin of this dish because it's a Cantonese recipe that both Malaysia and Singapore polished later.
Chinese settled in both countries, and both were British colonies, so this is another food dispute that will likely go on as long as the countries exist.
Try it at
Crystal Jade Palace, 391 Orchard Road, No. 04-19 Ngee Ann City, Singapore; +65 6735 2399; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 6 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Sek Yuen Restaurant, 313-315 Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; +63 9222 9457; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 6 p.m.-10 p.m.; closed Monday
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4. Australia vs. New Zealand: The pavlova spat
When it comes to pavlova, everybody wants a slice ... of its history.
The origin of this cloud-like meringue-based dessert topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream is the trifle in dispute between Australia and New Zealand.
One thing we know is this fluffy dessert that melts on the tongue was named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, as a testimony to her lightness, airiness and grace.
The problem is she toured both Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s and the issue of the origin of the eponymous dessert has become a serious matter of national pride.
When conservative John Key was elected as New Zealand's prime minister in 2008, one of his first acts was to dismiss Australia's pavlova claim as "totally ridiculous."
The Australian National Dictionary describes pavlova as "a famous Australian dessert, named due to its mouth-watering properties."
But professor Helen Leach, a culinary anthropologist at New Zealand's University of Otago, compiled a library of cookbooks containing 667 pavlova recipes. "I can find at least 21 pavlova recipes in New Zealand cookbooks by 1940, which was the year the first Australian ones appeared," she concluded.
To challenge Aussies over the origin of the sugary bliss, Kiwi students at the Eastern Institute of Technology created the world's largest pavlova (64 meters long) in 2005.
In 2010, a 50-square-meter rugby-shaped pavlova (made with 10,000 egg whites and more than 600 kilos of sugar) was cooked in Christchurch. It was capable of feeding 10,000 people.
Try it at
Pavlova Pantry, Lvl 31/ 88 Phillip St., Sydney, Australia; +61 3003 02162
Cowell's Genuine Pavlova, 47 Atkinson Ave., Otahuhu Auckland 1062, New Zealand; +64 9276 6692
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5. Greece vs. the EU: The feta cheese feud
The case over the origin of feta has cheesed off many EU countries in a feud that raged for almost 20 years.
This cheese-naming debacle went to court because Greeks wanted feta to be an official national product and to have the exclusive use of the feta label.
The first country to make a fuss was Denmark, Europe's second largest feta cheese producer. Bulgaria, which uses feta cheese in its popular Shopska salad, also made cultural claims to feta.
To defend their case, the Danish and German governments argued that feta is a generic designation and does not relate to a specific geographical area. Denmark has made feta since 1963, the Netherlands since 1981 and Germany since 1985.
The long-running disagreement has become an issue of national pride and culture. Greek Agriculture Minister Giorgos Drys declared the creation of "merciless feta police" in 2003, when shipments of contaminated feta cheese produced in Greece were found in Norway.
After legal wrangling over more than a decade, the EU court gave its final ruling. Since October 2002, feta is officially a Greek product.
To call your cheese feta, it needs to be produced in a traditional way in specific areas of Greece (on the mainland and the island of Lesbos).
It must be made from sheep's milk or from a mixture of sheep's and goats' milk of the same area. It must also be packed away into barrels and refrigerated for about two months.
Alas, after the ruling was slammed "scandalous," the acrimonious trade dispute has escalated to the point that Denmark, Germany, France and Italy are suing the EU Commission.
Try it at
Varoulko restaurant, Peiraios 80, Athens 10435, Greece; +30 210 522 840; Monday-Saturday; 8:30 p.m. onwards
Elea Restaurant, 43A Maria Luiza Blvd., Plovdiv, Bulgaria; +359 29 870 339; noon-midnight
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6. South Korea vs. Japan: The kimchi conflict
South Koreans may be used to staring nervously across the northern border, but this time their suspicious glances are directed toward Japan.
Korea and Japan have been at loggerheads over kimchi, a spicy dish made of fermented pickled vegetable dish with ginger, red pepper and garlic.
The culinary dispute broke out in 1996 when Japan proposed designating Japanese kimchi, called "kimuchi," an official Atlanta Olympic food.
This ersatz version of kimchi, made to suit Japanese taste (it's less spicy and has artificial flavor additives) concerns the South Koreans because the amount of Japanese kimuchi exported, which is cheaper, exceeds that of Korea.
In reaction to this blasphemous copycatting, Korea petitioned the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization's Codex Alimentarius commission to establish an international standard of kimchi.
While Japan claimed that Korea has no monopoly on kimchi, Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called this international campaign "gastrodiplomacy."
This beloved side dish is a national symbol that Koreans adulate. "The taste of kimchi is the taste of your mother's fingertips," the Korean saying goes.
Korea even launched kimchi into space along with the first Korean astronaut in 2008, to promote their kimchi ownership.
"If a Korean goes to space, kimchi must go there, too," said Kim Sung Soo, a Korea Food Research Institute scientist.
The first Korean movie screened in the United States -- "Le Grand Chef -- Kimchi War" -- was about kimchi.
Seoul has a Kimchi Field Museum.
And in an effort to globalize Korea's culinary trademark, citizens have launched research facilities on kimchi to develop "superior expertise on kimchi" and advance kimchi studies.
Try it at
Star Chef restaurant, 417-2 Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea; +82 2529 8248; Tuesday-Sunday; 4 p.m.-12 a.m.
Kimuchi restaurant (キム)チ) 3-1-12 Koenji-kita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan; +82 3 3223 7048; 5 p.m-11 p.m.; closed Tuesday
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7. Slovenia vs. Austria: The pork sausage argument
"Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made," said German statesman Otto von Bismarck.
But what he omitted is that if you don't write laws for your sausages, other countries might steal them.
The latest food rift is about a spicy delicacy that Slovenia calls "Kranjska klobasa" and its neighbor Austria "krainerwurst." It's made of minced pork and seasoned with garlic and pepper.
The diplomatic spat between the two nations erupted after Slovenes attempted to get the Krainer sausage EU special protected status (Protected Geographical Indication). It claimed it was invented in the Kranjska region in northern Slovenia in the 19th century.
On the other side, Vienna argued that this pork delicacy was first produced in Austria by the name kaesekrainer.
"We're not going to allow anyone to deny us the krainer," declared Austrian Agriculture Minister Niki Berlakovich. The Austria Chamber of Commerce, the Patent Office and the Ministry of Agriculture even united to sue Slovenia.
When it comes to sausages, it takes a brave man, or a Slovene, to mess with the Austrians.
They have the original Vienna Frankfurter sausage, the slim long pork Bratwurst, the slightly smoked sausage Waldviertler, the thick and boiled Burenwurst, the spicy Bosna, the Leberkäs-Semmel and more.
Austrians eat more than one kilo of sausage per capita per month on average.
The pork debate also sparked reactions over the web between gluttons. "Let's not repeat Balkan conflict over this," wrote one Internet user.
"They are both wrong! Everybody knows the best sausage comes from Wisconsin, USA," winks another.
Wisdom finally prevailed.
Unlike England's Lincolnshire county, which introduced a "sausage tax," Austria and Slovenia put an end to the conflict by accepting each other's products in June 2012.
Slovenia will register its product with the European Union's (EU) protected designation of origin, but agreed that Austrian producers could keep selling their versions under the German names.
Try it at
Gasthaus Murstüberl restaurant, Franziskanergasse 5, Graz, Styria 8010, Austria; +43 3 1684 4535
Obrtniška 2 8210 Trebnje, Slovenia; +386 7304 4551; Tuesday-Saturday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; closed Monday
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Early elections were held for all seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The elections had previously taken place in December 2004.
On 20 April 2009, President Armando Guebuza issued a decree setting the date for parliamentary and presidential elections for 28 October. The 2009 elections were the fourth to be held since the end of the country's civil war in 1992.
The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) has run the country since Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. It has won all multi-party elections - both parliamentary and presidential - since 1994. In the 2004 elections it won 160 out of the 250 parliamentary seats. The Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO), a former rebel group against whom the FRELIMO-led government had fought a 15-year civil war, took 90 seats. In the 2004 presidential elections, Mr. Guebuza, a wealthy businessman backed by outgoing President Joachim Chisano beat long-time RENAMO leader Afonso Dhlakama.
Prior to the 2009 elections, RENAMO was reportedly losing ground due to an internal split. In March 2009, its dissidents formed the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM) under the leadership of Mr. Daviz Simango. The MDM backed Mr. Simango, the mayor of Beira, the country's second largest city, as its presidential candidate. He is the son of a former FRELIMO Vice-President, Mr. Uria Simango, who was assassinated in the late 1970s.
Once again, FRELIMO and RENAMO respectively endorsed Mr. Guebuza and Mr. Dhlakama for the presidency. Mr. Dhlakama, contesting the presidential elections for the fourth time, said that he would not run for president again if he lost the 2009 elections.
In June, Mr. Simango survived an apparent assassination attempt that the police blamed on Mr. Dhlakama's bodyguards. Mr. Dhlakama and his party dismissed the allegations. However, the MDM and RENAMO have traded accusations ever since.
Nearly 30 parties applied to run for the parliamentary elections but the National Elections Commission (CNE) registered only 17 parties and two coalitions due to alleged registration irregularities. The CNE also rejected many MDM candidates for similar reasons. MDM leader Simango insisted that the nomination papers of rejected MDM candidates had been duly stamped by the CNE and thus there could not have been any irregularities. However, the CNE did not review its decision. Consequently, the MDM fielded candidates in only four of the 11 multi-member constituencies, while FRELIMO and RENAMO fielded candidates in all the constituencies.
FRELIMO, RENAMO and the MDM all campaigned on a similar platform, pledging to attract more foreign investment, develop the rural economy and fight corruption. They presented manifestos of varying lengths, ranging from a mere 350 words (RENAMO) to a 24-page tabloid (MDM) to a small book (FRELIMO).
President Guebuza pledged to reinforce national unity and consolidate peace. FRELIMO highlighted its record on fighting poverty through the Local Initiative Investment Budget (OIIL), with a budget of 7 million meticais (about US$ 263,000) to increase food production. According to FRELIMO, the OIIL had helped create 12,000 jobs since its inception in 2006. FRELIMO promised to provide more training, employment and housing, in particular to the youth and former combatants.
RENAMO pledged to bring about peace, stability, more democracy, development as well as freedom of expression and opinion. It promised to prevent starvation. It accused FRELIMO of election fraud, an allegation which FRELIMO denied.
MDM leader Simango labelled the FRELIMO government as a "fascist regime" and blamed it for "conserving its economic empire" at the cost of the poverty of many citizens. The MDM promised to focus on employment and opportunities for youth.
A total of 44.44 per cent of the 9.8 million registered voters turned out at the polls, up from the 36 per cent in 2004.
The Commonwealth and the European Union (EU) monitored the polls. They both praised the country for the well-organized and peaceful voting. The EU observers added that freedom of speech had been respected during the campaign period. However, the EU criticized the complexity of the electoral legal framework that had resulted in the rejection of some party lists. The Commonwealth observers criticized the National Elections Commission for its lack of transparency.
The final results gave 191 seats to FRELIMO, up from 160. RENAMO took 51, losing 39. The MDM won eight seats. Mr. Guebuza was re-elected as President.
On 28 December, the Constitutional Council dismissed RENAMO's claims of massive fraud and validated the election results.
The newly elected Assembly of the Republic held its first session on 12 January 2010. Ms. Verónica Nataniel Macamo Dlovo (FRELIMO) was elected as Speaker, becoming the first woman to assume the post in Mozambique. Only 16 of the 51 RENAMO members took the oath at the first session. Members who do not take their seats within thirty days of the first session automatically lose their parliamentary mandate.
On 14 January, Mr. Guebuza was sworn in for a second term.
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I am so elated to be finally losing the weight! My problem is it seems to be in all the Wrong places. I have lost 2 bra cup sizes and by butt looks like it is melting and sliding down a cliff! My stomach and thighs are about the same! Which now makes me look like a backward "S". I have always enjoyed my voluptuous, curvaceous figure and while I had hoped to improve my overall health and appearance, I seem to be doing something very wrong.
MY job consist of office work that is primarily me sitting at a computer for 9 hours a day. My work out routine consist of at least 30 mins. cardio (usually in the form of a stationary bike w/ resistance or an inclined treadmill), then I use the Nautilus machines to work out, light weights, fast and quick reps at least 3 times a week. I have drastically reduced overall intake, no (OK..few) few fried foods, limited carbs, lots of lean proteins (mainly broiled or grilled fish/chicken, low fat cheese, and yogurt), green leafy veggies and water.
I feel ashamed to be so vain but I AM.... ANY suggestions or should I just be glad to be losing weight and getting healthy!
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You're not doing anythign wrong... it's the nature of weight loss. You can't control where it comes off.
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You can't decide where to lose fat from on your body. Typically the last to gain it is the first to lose it. I'm losing weight the same way, top first, bottom later. The rest will catch up if you continue working at it. It's just that your body will decide where to pull the fat from and there's no way to change that or "spot reduce" if you will.
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What they said. ^^^^^^
Just continue to eat clean as possible and it will begin to happen for you.
Reduce fat all over. Lift as heavy as you can and tone those buns/guns.
Just be persistent.
I think the stomach area is the last to go for most ladies, myself included.
I understand your dismay though because I'm cool with the rest of me, finally...
P.S. If you want to tone your thighs look up plie squats/sumo squats.
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2004: Second-Team NSCAA All-Region ... finished his four-year career after leading UWM to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season and to four straight NCAA Tournaments overall ... named the Horizon League Player of the Year in both 2002 and 2004 and earned first-team all-league honors in three straight campaigns ... ended his four-year career as UWM's and the Horizon League's all-time leading goal scorer with 60 goals after tallying a league-best 18 as a senior ... also ended his career with 133 career points, good for second all-time in school history ... excelled in the classroom as well, earning First-Team Academic All-America honors from ESPN and NSCAA/adidas Third-Team Scholar All-America accolades ... started 21 of 22 games played ... led team with 18 goals, 41 points and 86 shots ... was drafted twice in the months following UWM's run in the NCAA Tournament ... was taken in January by the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS and then again in February by the Chicago Storm of the MISL.
2003: First-Team All-Horizon League for second consecutive season ... second on the team in goals (10) and points (23) ... scored two goals in league tourney win over UW-Green Bay (Nov. 8) ... scored goals in three straight games from Sept. 21 thru Sept. 28.
2002: Exploded on the scene en route to All-American consideration ... set single-season school records for goals (24) and points (53) ... gave UWM a 2-1 lead in second round NCAA Tournament match with second-half goal ... notched two goals in Horizon League semifinal win over Butler Nov. 15 ... scored the game-winning goal in overtime versus Wisconsin on Oct. 16 ... torched UIC for four goals in 4-2 win on Oct. 2 ... scored three goals and added an assist versus Loyola Sept. 24.
2001: Scored eight goals in first 12 starts of the season before going down with an ACL injury for the remainder of the season ... was still selected to the Horizon League All-Newcomer team though he missed the final 10 games of the regular season.
Ekebyskolan: Played three years as a defender/midfielder ... captain of his team every year ... team won the National Championship for Schools in 2000 and 1999 ... team took 10th place in the World Cup for Schools in Italy in 1999.
Personal: Son of Bouba and Lena ... played with and went to school with fellow Panther Khaled El-Ahmad.


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Artichokes Stuffed with Smashed Potatoes and Browned Garlic
Yield: 4 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 391
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fat: 11.3g
- Saturated fat: 3.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 6.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Protein: 13.8g
- Carbohydrate: 62.8g
- Fiber: 10.5g
- Cholesterol: 14mg
- Iron: 4.9mg
- Sodium: 549mg
- Calcium: 262mg
- 4 large artichokes
- 1 1/2 pounds baking potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon shredded fresh Parmesan cheese
- Cooking spray
- Fresh parsley sprigs (optional)
- Working with 1 artichoke at a time, cut off stem to the base. Remove bottom leaves and tough outer leaves, leaving tender heart and bottom; trim about 2 inches from the top of artichoke. Steam artichokes, covered, 20 minutes; cool to room temperature. Gently spread leaves; remove fuzzy thistle from bottom with a spoon.
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Place potatoes in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer 12 minutes or until tender; drain. Beat at medium speed of a mixer or with a potato masher until coarsely mashed.
- Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; sauté 2 minutes or until golden. Remove from heat; add sherry, scraping skillet to loosen browned bits. Add sherry mixture, mozzarella, basil, salt, and pepper to potatoes.
- Stuff about 1 cup potato mixture into each artichoke. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Place stuffed artichokes in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until artichokes are tender. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
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- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American, New American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Cheese, Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Gluten-Free
- OCCASION: Spring
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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Ottawa is a great city.
If someone were to walk up to me and look me in the eye and say that one word, "Ottawa," that would be the first thing that would enter my mind.
Great city.
I've been there a few times and always enjoyed it. Maybe because it is so clean, the French influence or maybe even the political influence. Long story short, it's pretty easy to like Ottawa and it was always a road trip as players we looked forward to.
There is also a CFL history there that should be revived, and could be a foundation of success.
Within the next two years I can say with confidence that every CFL fan would like to see, no let me add some emotion, LOVE, to see Ottawa back in the league. As the capital of the country it is a must, a priority, a desire, a focus.
But will it work? They will need to generate 25,000 fans to do that and be competitive in a league that always strives for those goals year after year - whether teams are new or not.
The easy response is yes - not a problem. It's also easy to say that this time - the third time - will be different, but let's be honest, this is a challenge. It's a challenge that will be immensely gratifying and create employment opportunities for many, but it will be a challenge just the same.
The positive aspects of this incarnation of Ottawa football is that the ownership and football facility, itself will both be progressive and maybe the best in the history of football in the city.
Not to sugar coat this, but there are many negatives, with perception being one and player talent being another. A consistent, competitive team is also a must.
The bottom line is that it is not going to be easy, but it is going to be worth it.
I realize not everyone likes football, either the NFL or CFL. In Ottawa, they're going to need to not only sell the game, but sell the sport. From the outside looking in, football looks stupid - it really does. There are certain plays certain moments that it just seems like a bunch of overweight, out of shape, excessively energetic people hitting each other for no reason.
I have had conversations like this many times with people that have no background with football and through these conversations I've concluded that in order to sell the game you have understand the game.
With other sports when you watch them from afar, they make sense or perhaps are easier to understand. To enjoy football you need a curiosity. You need to ask why they did this or that, and what may happen if you do this or that. How all the positions and players are different. People also need to be taught the rules, and yes there are a lot of them.
For me, creating a good, skilled athletic team is so important to make it work in Ottawa, but you have sell the game and its unique skills. Whenever the Winter or Summer Olympics arrive, I watch with intensity and surprising passion. I watch to see how my fellow Canadians do, how other countries do and because of the work involved to experience a moment and make the most out of it.
I also watch because I see sports I have never seen, or rarely get a chance to see. I watched more volleyball than I have ever watched this summer and through the broadcasters I now have a much better understanding of the game.
If I take the time to understand a sport, it's only a matter of time before I like the sport. Last June I took the time (forced by friends, actually) to watch the Euro Cup soccer in detail and to ask questions - and in the end I liked the sport.
The key for success in Ottawa is not attracting existing fans as much as new fans and kids and having people who understand and love the game share their interest. I don't think the issue of success in Ottawa will be the city. I think the issue in Ottawa is clarity - clarity of the game and what happens when and why. It is tough to enjoy something you don't understand, but remember the saying, 'If you build it, they will come?'
I tend to think that with football in Ottawa it's more about, 'If you help them to understand it, they will come.'
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Ten years have passed since the explosion of violence in the heartlands of the West on September 11, 2001. The attacks of 9/11 posed fundamental questions about the principles, rules and means by which we live, conduct foreign policy, and manage relations with others. The disastrously conceived "War on Terror" presaged upon the use of military instruments of power has wrought enormous death and destruction across the broader Middle East. The intervening decade has seen the rise of a new pattern of warfare in Afghanistan, Iraq and, now, Libya. These wars have weakened the very structures of international law and multilateral institutions that underpin international society. Yet the stretching of the United Nations mandate authorizing the NATO-led intervention in Libya also demonstrates the continuing inability of international rules to limit or constrain the use of coercive power.


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Plus: "Can You Help Me Fix My Toilet?" and Other Surprising IT Help Desk Requests.
Unexpected IT Help Desk Requests
Many working professionals today are asked to address issues outside the scope of their job description. IT staff, in particular, seem the most vulnerable to this, according to a recent Robert Half Technology survey.
Based on interviews with more than 1,400 chief information officers (CIOs) from companies across the United States, the staffing firm uncovered a number of bizarre, even downright ridiculous, help desk requests of CIOs and their support staff, including:
- "How do I remove a sesame seed from the keyboard?"
- "I need help drilling holes in the wall."
- "Can I turn on the coffee pot with my computer?"
- "I dropped my phone in the toilet. What should I do?"
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- "My car's cup holder is broken. Can you fix it?"
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Creativity in Food Production and Delivery
As part of its special summer menu, Burger King is combining two indulgent foods into a single, calorific monstrosity: vanilla soft serve topped with fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles and a piece of bacon. The bacon sundae comes on the heels of Taco Bell's wildly popular Doritos Locos Taco, which became the most successful product launch in the chain's history.
This got IMT wondering what other outside-the-bun thinking is occurring in the realms of fast food, junk food and comfort food. Here are a few that stand out:
We've already seen 3-D printers that churn out chocolate delights, but New York University graduate student Marko Manriquez has developed a 3-D printer that assembles made-to-order, edible burritos using a custom iPhone app. According to Fast Company's Co.Design, "Burritobot is more than just a stunt novelty – it's a sneak peak at the future of fast food."
Invented by Italian Claudio Torghel and distributed by A1 Concepts, the Let's Pizza vending machine creates 10-inch pizzas from scratch in 2.5 minutes using infrared ovens and fresh ingredients. The vending machine has been serving its pizzas in Europe for about three years, according to WebProNews. A1 Concepts, based out of the Netherlands, plans to open a U.S. headquarters in the Atlanta area later this year.
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Lol i don't know what to do on here
for only those that believe it does.
I need to carry out, what I think is truly important. any answer anyone gives me I will automatically claim it to be wrong, because I don't even know what truly is important. sure there are obvious things to set aside and push forward, but I need to find the thing that will ultimately give me closure, accomplishment, and of course, happiness. Sometimes I think its a wild goose chase.
I will now shut my eyes, stop my ears, and withdraw all my senses. I will eliminate from my thoughts all images of bodily things, or rather, since this is hardly possible, I will regard all such images as vacuous, false and worthless. I will converse with myself and scrutinize myself more deeply; and in this way I will attempt to achieve, little by little, a more intimate knowledge of myself. I am a thing that thinks: that is, a thing that doubts, affirms, denies, understands a few things, is ignorant of many things, is willing, is unwilling, and also which imagines and has sensory perceptions; even though the objects of my sensory experience and imagination may have no existence outside me, nonetheless the modes of thinking which I refer to as cases of sensory perception and imagination, in so far as they are simply modes of thinking, do exist within me- of that I am certain.
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Natural Latex: A Pleasurable Fit for the Bedroom
The weather is finally starting to exhibit the semblance of the fall season, and that's meant we've added an additional blanket to the bed for a cozier night's rest. Is there anything nicer than a cool pillow and sheets, with a heavy layer of comforters on top, all awaiting for you to be sandwiched inbetween? Hardly.
If you're still too cold, a consideration is adding a natural latex topper. Similar to a synthetic memory foam (which tend to capture too much heat and off gas odour), the natural alternative is produced from the milky sap of the rubber tree. Naturally hypoallergenic and anti-microbial, the topper inhibits the growth of allergy-inducing bacteria, mildew, and dust mites, which is an added bonus to the comfort.
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This may seem dumb, but as someone who has a latex allergy, how is this hypoallergenic? Or am I not understanding exactly what hypoallergenic means?
Natural latex allergies of type 1 hypersensitivity (a reaction to one or more proteins in natural rubber latex) is supposedly uncommon, thus latex is often classified as a hypoallergenic material). But if you are amongst the 1% of the American population with a latex allergy, it might be best to look for a product without latex altogether to be safe.
Interesting side note while researching the topic: certain fruits such as bananas, chestnuts, kiwi fruit, avocado and tomato show a cross-reactivity of allergic reaction, possibly di to a resemblance to a latex protein component!


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I fight between life and death3 Reviews
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"Charge 160!" Peyton called and the nurse handed her the paddles. And she chocked him once. But nothing happened. Andy covered his mouth with his hands. "Charge to 200!" Peyton ordered and the nurse did what she had told her. No reaction this time either. "Fuck! Give him a round of EPI!" And the nurse pushed the drugs into Pete's IV. "Come on Pete." She said as she continued CPR.
"Okay, give me a 9.0 tub so I can intubate him." She was handed the tub and the tool you use when you intubate. She visualized the chords and past the tub down to his lungs. "I'm in! Bag him."
"Still nothing. Doctor Cornell how do you want to proceed?"
"Charge to 300!" Peyton ordered.
"But.." the nurse began.
"I said charge to 300!" Peyton called and the nurse gave her the paddles once more and Peyton chocked Pete's heart again. "Clear"
[In Pete's head]
Pete found himself walking down a hospital hallway. He had no idea how he had ended up there. The last thing he remembered was passing out in his hospital bed. There were people all around him. Sick and hurt people. People who cried and people who laughed. And there he was standing in the middle of it all in his tight jeans and his favourite hood. Hands in his pockets. He looked around and saw Peyton running into his hospital room. He heard her call for the crash cart as he lay lifeless in the hospital bed. Pete smiled to himself. 'I must be dead already.' He thought.
"No you're not dead." Pete noticed the old Peyton standing next to him. The one he learned to know and the one he fought. "Not jet at least." She added.
"Are you shore?" Pete pulled of the hood on his head. "I do feel like dead."
"But you're not." Peyton said.
"Explain to me why you are standing her next to me, talking to me. While you're saving my life in there, where I'm laying life less." Pete said rubbing my head.
"Go no time to explain." She said. "Trust me. You haft to come with me. You haft to understand some things."
"Hang on..." Pete said.
"WENTZ FOR CRYING IT OUT LOUD!" Peyton almost screamed and Pete began to laugh. "Why are you laughing?"
"Because I think you're so cute when you are angry!" Pete said and Peyton hit him on the arm. "Ouch, no hitting the man who is about to die!"
"But you might not!" Peyton said. "That's why I'm here com on!" She stretched her arm out to Pete who grabbed it and a second later the white hospital walls were gone. In stead they were walking down the familiar road of his childhood. The road he always had lived on. The place he always had called home and always would. He saw his house beaming up behind the big oak thee on the front. It was a lonely swing in the tree moving front and back by the smooth almost non existing wind wind.
"Why are we here?" Pete asked.
"Does this day seem any familiar?" Peyton asked.
"No not this..." But he went quiet as the old Peyton walked out her house. Carrying her last bag and dumped them in her car. She looked up at her old house and then at Pete's. She didn't notice that the old Pete was standing hidden behind the curtains. "It's the day you left."
"The last time I ever thought I would see you." Pete said. The old Peyton sat down in her car. Leaded over to the glove apartment and pulled out her big round sunglasses. Pete had always made fun of those but Peyton didn't care, she had loved them. She hid her eyes behind them and slowly turned the key around. "I..." Pete began.
"Do you remember what you did that day?" Peyton asked.
"I promised myself I would forget about you ever existing and do something with my life as I promised you. It was the day I wrote my first Fall Out Boy song."
"Exactly." Peyton said. "Your way to fame began. But it's also the day when you lost a part of yourself. You became depressed from time to time. You lived for one reason."
"The music!"
"Come on we need to move one." The old Peyton turned away from the street to never return to this street. The street disappeared in big white light and in the next they were in an apartment the Pete never had seen before.
"Where are we?" Pete asked.
"At my place." Peyton said shortly. "In New York."
"And why are we here?"
"Because there are two sides of this story. And you only know one. And that's yours." Peyton said. "But I have history too. Stuff that you don't know. This is the day when you first popped into my life again. It's the beginning of summer 2005. Last year of medical school and the day of my final test." The old Peyton hurried out her bedroom. Her now brown/red shoulder long hair was wet and she looked like she was in a hurry. She was putting on some mascara at the same time as she tried to do her make up. "Fuck!" She said as she slammed her foot into the refrigerator. Then looked at the time and began to laugh. She had gone up two hours early. She shook her head and took her sandwich and popped down in her couch and turned the tv on. Flipped through some channels to stop at MTV. She hadn't have time to watch it in years. It was TRL on and the countdown was going on. The video of number 7 ended. And there was Pete. Standing with a mike talking to the host. Peyton turned the TV off. Took a deep breath and then turned it on again. Pete couldn't help but to laugh at her as she slid down the couch and walked over to the tv. She touched the screen. She smiled and gave out a little laugh.
"You were in my thought a long time after that. The school had made me forget about everything. You, my family and stuff." Peyton told him. "The point of me showing you this s that I wanted you to know I thought about you. And missed you. But eventually I forgot about you and you about me. And maybe that was a mistake."
"It was." Pete said. "You were the only one I ever have loved. And I wonder what could have been if you hadn't left. What if I had fought harder for you to stay? What if..."
"But we will never know." Peyton interrupted him. "Or will we? It's all up too you." The room disappeared and once again they were back in the hospital. "You see it's up to you if you want to fight to live. Or break the heart of million girls just not me."
"What do you mean?" Pete asked.
"Look." Peyton pointed towards his room where Peyton was trying to save his life. "I can't decide if you should go back to life or if you should follow me away."
"Pete! Haven't you realised I'm the old Peyton. The Peyton who disappeared when I met you. It's hard to explain but I'm sort of dead but still alive. I know it doesn't make sense and it shouldn't but here's the deal you decide if you want to live. You can give the new Peyton a chance by fighting." Peyton said grabbing a harder grip of his hand. "You wrote: The only thing I have left is dying. And it's not. Pete you haft to gain your life again. Living each day and fight for something bigger than all of this. I'm not telling you what to do. But dying is something you can save for later."
"Okay!" Pete said. "I've heard enough. I know what I want to do! I want to live."
"Then I'm sorry for this." She putted her arms on his chest and yelled "Clear" an enormous paint when through Pete's body.
[Back to normal]
"We got a rhythm!" The nurse said and Peyton exhaled a second later Pete's eyes opened.
"Pete, we had to put a tube down you throat to help you breathe." Peyton said to Pete. "Page the Neurologist? And start an EKG." She said and walked over to Andy, Joe and Patrick.
"Is he okay?" Patrick said and looked at Peyton with tears in his eyes.
"He has suffered a rare reaction to the demoral I had to give him when he began to seizure. It's rare but it happens. And now we are going to run so test on his brain." Peyton said and saw the Neurologist hurrying down the hall. "Excuse me!" She told him what had happened and then brought Pete up for an MRI.
"There!" She said and pointed at the screen. "It's a small sudural bleeding but it's still there."
"You're right! You got good eyes. He needs surgery." He said shortly and told the nurse to prepare the OR and then turned to Peyton. "Since it's you patient I would like you to scrub in."
"Sure. I'll prep Pete, I mean Mr Wentz for surgery." She walked into the MIR scan. Pete was already put under sudation.
Peyton walked down the hall to tell the guys about what was going on. They all looked really worried and close to mental breakdowns.
"Look, I don't have a lot of time. But I thought I'd give you a quick update. We've found a bleeding on Pete's brain and he will need surgery. And he needs it now. He is up in surgery right now. I'm going to be there and I'll let you know how he's doing as soon as I can." She said quickly and hurried of. She noticed that her news hadn't made them feel any better. But she didn't expect them to. Patrick had his face in his arms again; Andy looked out if it just staring at the white walls with his hands holding arm rest on his chair so hard his knuckles were turning white. Joe on the other hand had this amazedly calm over himself which surprised both himself and Peyton. He had decided not to crack. Someone needed to hold the pieces together. As she walked of this calmness infected him. He trusted Peyton with his whole heart and knew she would do anything to keep Pete alive. She had this determination only she had. It had been clear since the first day he met her in that record store he was working in at the time.
The bell rang as Peyton entered the record store. She had been longing to check this place out since the first time she saw it a couple of weeks ago. The store wasn't a disappointment at all. It had it all. Peyton looked around and saw the sign 'Vinyl' and walked over there. Looking through all these records made with heart and soul. Joe was standing behind the counter of the store reading a magazine. His eyes followed Peyton as she looked around the store. After along time of cheeking the place out. Peyton decided to buy the Black Flag's first cd Damaged. The only cd with black flag that she didn't own. She paid for her cd and left the store without saying on word. Due the following weeks she returned to the store many times and began to take to Joe. They had long discussions about music and quickly became friends. They started hanging out outside the store and when school began they hung out there too. He became here friend when she needed it the most.
[Back to normal]
It felt like hours since Peyton had walked away and left Joe behind. He was determent to not look at the time. Thought it was best not to think about it.
"Why aren't they telling us anything?" Patrick said anxious. "They should know something right!" He continued talking like mad like he always did when he was worried. Joe didn't know what to think. Since they hadn't told them anything it must mean Pete was still alive and still in surgery. If he had... Joe couldn't think what would happened if Pete didn't pull though. He didn't know what his life would be like if Pete wasn't there. They had know each other since Peyton and him hand first made up. He had been there when she left and though the sour side of being famous. He looked up when he heard steeps down the hallway. It was indeed Peyton. She hurried down towards them. And they all stood up around her as she opened her mouth to talk.
But what will she say? Well that you won't know yet at least. I'm so nice to leave you guys hanging. Anyway this chapter is weird I know. I'll start working on the next chapter soon but in the mean time. R and R


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Ever catch butterflies when you were little and get a sort of powder on your hands after handling them? That powder is actually a lot of very fine and tiny scales from the butterfly's wings. Butterflies (and moths) are Lepidopterans, which literally translates to "scale winged." This is a high power shot of a butterfly wing, clearly showing the distinctions between individual scales. These scales are similar to fish scales and are essential for the regulation of body temperature by absorbing or reflecting light (depending on the angle of the light) as well as protection from environmental and predatory factors.
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many small pieces. And, you've probably guessed that I was trying to figure an easier
way...all along not finding one and wasting time.
I *knew* that I'd seen Double Pinwheels somewhere before. That somewhere, was
deep in the recesses of old folds in my old brain! lol Not to be found until it was
a bit too late.
It took quite a while for me to find my "big girl" pants. Finally, I did and began to
just follow the directions. Novel idea, right?
The fabrics are from my stash...fat quarters, scraps...whatever seems to work.
For more info on the Wishes Quilt Along visit The Fat Quarter Shop blog
Just as I had finished cutting and sewing the triangles for #2 block, a place
on the internet triggered the lost Double Pinwheel tidbits hiding in my memory.
Does this book look familiar? And, in the words of Celine Dion,
"It's all coming back to me now..."
Eleanor Burn's Double Pinwheel book! You can find the tutorial online
The basic premise is to sew strips together, cut, and sew half/square
triangles out of the strips. SOOO much easier than the method I did
on block #2 above.
Too bad my memory was (IS) a
leeeetle way too slow! =P
Have any of you made a Double Pinwheel block the "Eleanor Burns" way?
Starting back in the mid 1970's, Eleanor Burns began finding some VERY
ingenious/easier ways to create quilt blocks, that in the past had traditionally
taken much longer to do. She revolutionized quilting techniques and brought
many smiles because of her style of teaching. To me, it was frustrating that
it took so long for her to be inducted into the Quilter's Hall of Fame. She was
finally honored in 2012.
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49 U.S. Code § 31304 - Employer responsibilities
(a) In General.— An employer may not allow an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States during a period that the employer knows or should reasonably know that the employee—
(1) has a driver's license revoked, suspended, or canceled by a State, has lost the right to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a State, or has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle; or
(2) has more than one driver's license (except as allowed under section 31302 of this title).
(b) Driver Violation Records.—
(1) Periodic review.— Except as provided in paragraph (3), an employer shall ascertain the driving record of each driver it employs—
(A) by making an inquiry at least once every 12 months to the appropriate State agency in which the driver held or holds a commercial driver's license or permit during such time period;
(B) by receiving occurrence-based reports of changes in the status of a driver's record from 1 or more driver record notification systems that meet minimum standards issued by the Secretary; or
(2) Record keeping.— A copy of the reports received under paragraph (1) shall be maintained in the driver's qualification file.
(3) Exceptions to record review requirement.— Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a driver employed by an employer who, in any 7-day period, is employed or used as a driver by more than 1 employer—
(A) if the employer obtains the driver's identification number, type, and issuing State of the driver's commercial motor vehicle license; or
(4) Driver record notification system defined.— In this section, the term "driver record notification system" means a system that automatically furnishes an employer with a report, generated by the appropriate agency of a State, on the change in the status of an employee's driver's license due to a conviction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, an accident, driver's license suspension, driver's license revocation, or any other action taken against the driving privilege.
Source(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1016; Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title II, §§ 32303(a), 32307,July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 790, 794.)
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2012—Pub. L. 112–141, § 32303(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–141, § 32307, in introductory provisions, struck out "knowingly" before "allow an employee" and substituted "that the employer knows or should reasonably know that" for "in which".
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Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title II, § 32303(b),July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 791, provided that: "Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [see section 3(a), (b) ofPub. L. 112–141, set out as Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment notes under section 101 of Title 23, Highways], the Secretary [of Transportation] shall issue minimum standards for driver notification systems, including standards for the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of the information provided."
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San Carlos, California-based Kelly-Moore Paint Company is continuing what it calls an "aggressive retail expansion" with the opening of its 5,400-sq.-ft. store in Petaluma, California.
The store at 905 Lakville St. marks the company's 105th retail store in northern California.
San Jose, California-based Orchard Supply Hardware president Richard Maltsbarger said the future looks bright for the West Coast chain, especially after a $20 million investment in Northern California stores.
The investment includes a complete rebuild of the Orchard Supply Hardware San Jose – Midtown, which will serve as the flagship of the 73-store chain that stretches from Portland, Oregon, to Southern California.
Boise, Idaho-based BMC, the building materials and construction services provider and 2012 HCN Pro Dealer of the Year, completed the acquisition of Sacramento-based Western Building Specialties.
The move will expand BMC's millwork offerings in Northern California and strengthen the company's business in the Central Valley of California, a market described as a key U.S. market for homebuilders.
Building Material Distributors (BMD), a wholesale distributor of specialty building materials, has announced an agreement with Evolution Window & Door Co. for the exclusive northern California distribution rights of Marvin's Integrity brand windows and doors. This transaction is effective Nov. 5.
A number of Northern California Ace Hardware stores are participating in a new program that guides shoppers toward less toxic choices to control garden pests. Starting last month, employees in 13 hardware stores and retail garden centers are putting into place what they learned from rigorous training with experts from the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UCIPM) and professionals in the nursery industry.
A long vacant home-improvement store in Petaluma, Calif., will soon erect a Tractor Supply sign, according to an article in The Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
The California Redwood Co. completed the acquisition of the assets of Siskiyou Lumber Products, a California-based company specializing in remanufacturing and wholesale lumber distribution.
Siskiyou's Woodland, Calif., operations and its Ukiah, Calif., fence plant will now operate as part of The California Redwood Co., distributing redwood lumber products, Douglas fir lumber and treated lumber.
The president of Central Valley Building Supply in Northern California will lead the state's association...
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An excellent stay at Le Castel Enchanté. Very warming welcoming and Julie was always willing to help, she really made our stay a memorable one. Very good breakfast. Walls just painted, we got the impression of being in a brand new place. Very clean. The only thing is that the sign to Chemin de Matet was hidden in the bushes and it took us three attempts to find it! Location is excellent if you have a car!
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New Email Address for Baby Lap Time Sign Up
Published on Friday, May 16, 2014 - 4:41pm
Tenley-Friendship Library is now using a new email address for Baby Lap Time Registration. To register, please email email@example.com, call 202-727-1449, or stop by the children's desk.
Space is limited and registration is required each week. Babies can be registered anytime in the week leading up to each Wednesday morning session.
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SFMC Teachers' Circle
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Time: 05:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Time: 05:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Location: Trailer P (behind Hensill & Thornton Halls)
Cost: Free, with RSVP
Web: http://www.sfmathcircle.org/teacherscircle.html
Sponsor: San Francisco Math Circle, Center for Science & Math Education
Contact: Brandy Wiegers
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Phone: 415-338-0944
SFMC is sponsoring monthly dinners just for teachers with a special Math Circle speaker. This program supports a professional learning community built from the strong foundations of the SFMC. Join us for our next event (February 5, 2013) for a presentation by MSRI's Alissa Crans. SF Math Circle Teachersż Circle ż meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month; to see more details and register please visit us online: http://www.sfmathcircle.org/teacherscircle.html
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We hope you enjoy reading the April Issue.
This month we have an introductory look at some key topics and concepts you may or may not be familiar with
We explore the body's energetic system through the Chakra system and A Theory of Everything.Read our articles on how this current of energy courses through our bodies and insight into how these energy centres can be stimulated to give us greater balance.
We travel on a yogic dance journey and explore the fascinating flow of Bollywood inspired workouts, and an exceptional story of a dancer and helpful physical exercises to improve our mental form through a unity of mind and body.
Our mind power is the ultimate key to achieving our limitless possibilities.The Power to Withdraw is our first article in an 8 part series of the Powers of the Soul from the Brahma Kumaris. For centuries meditation has been used as a tool to access the sub-conscious and conscious mind. Recent research shows that practicing meditation can increase your brain power.
We make no bones about Unlimited Abundance in a time of scarcity read about the true source of this abundance.
In Health we explore the Eastern healing system of Sound –healing harmonies. East meets West in Nutritional Medicineand check out our Thai Chicken recipe.Acupuncturehas been used to treat other various ailments, and which successfully to improve infertility. Massagehas been used in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times. Its powerful healing effects are now accepted in the West. It is a natural remedy for releasing tension and toxins from the body.
Our everyday thirst for happiness can be quenched through these 15 ways. Follow our 21-Step Beauty Routine.New baby..... new parents ...... new challenge! is a fantastic read for new moms and ourTantra experience articles to our adult readers only.
In the west you may be familiar with Feng Shui, the Chinese art of placement. The Indian discipline that works with the energy and environment is known as Vastu. Both Feng Shui and Vastu are ancient sciences and their origins are unknown. Vastu has been used successfully to improve prosperity and encourage positive energy to flow through the environment for love,wealth and more.Spring into action with our homeopathic remedies.
We are visiting many great countries & cities and our Eco-tourism feature on Gambia is a true inspiration. Get ready for summer in the UK with our The Road to Brighton Pier.
The Weird & Wonderful section highlights this month's treasures, inspired prints & natural handmade cosmetics.
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UT's Center for Identity to Establish Public Resource Center on Identity Theft and Fraud
The Center for Identity, a research organization at The University of Texas at Austin, will establish a resource center for the public on identity theft, fraud, and privacy.
Comptroller to Lead Center's Task Force to Prevent Child Identity Theft
The Center for Identity at The University of Texas at Austin has launched a new Child Identity Protection Task Force, which will be led by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. "Child identity theft and fraud result in a wide range of crimes against children. This is especially true when the Internet is involved. Kids use other… » Continue Reading


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5 Eco-Friendly Things
We Just Discovered And Wanted to Share
Looking for a place in Venice to buy some eco-friendly paint, or a source for sustainable, high quality furniture in Pasadena? Searching for a simple, luxurious soy candle (that will burn for 50 hours and smell delicious)? Or maybe you're just looking for a low maintenance, drought tolerant awesome looking plant? Jump below to find some of the earth friendly products and resources we've noticed around town:
Soybeam Candles: Candles can be a simple, affordable luxury. They last a long time and fill your home with great smells and ambient light. Soybeam candles are all that and they're eco-friendly! They're made from soy and organic essential oils, packaged in recycled water and wine bottles with recycled paper and soy-based ink. Our favorite part (besides the incredible smells) is that the paper that protects the top of the candle while it's in transport is actually plantable (it has wildflower seeds right inside). In terms of smells, it's a toss up between the Mandarin Grapefruit and the Lavender Geranium.
Cisco Home Pasadena Showroom: Way bigger than it looks on the street. This had been on our list to check out ever since we got a taste of their furniture line at CAboom earlier this year. The store is filled with sustainable furniture, rugs, textiles and accessories. And it's all so solidly constructed that you know you're buying not only something 'grown up' but really something that will last a lifetime. The staff is helpful and totally knowledgeable. Plus they recently helped furnish an eco friendly remodeled 1960's bungalow in Alta Dena, see the virtual tour here.
New Favorite Drought Tolerant Plant: We recently planted our garden full of drought tolerant grasses and succulents. One plant that we weren't that excited about at first was a dark brown flax plant that looked sort of dark and nondescript in its pot. But now that it's planted we love how it offsets lighter colored plants and how the deep brown is subtle and dynamic when the light hits it. There are many different varieties of 'phormium' or flax. The one pictured is the Tenax Dazzler and is really expensive. The one we bought is the regular 'Jack Spratt' variety that you can get all over. Find it at Green Arrow Nursery, The Marina Garden Center or Persson's.
EpoxyGreen Annex: Epoxygreen has a new Annex on Lincoln Boulevard (1824 Lincoln Blvd) in Santa Monica that specializes in sustainable flooring. Find all kinds of wood and bamboo flooring. And if you're looking for tiles, carpet, or paint, go to their original location on Venice Boulevard.
Safecoat Paint at Naylor's: My (not our) favorite local paint store, Naylor's, is now selling eco-friendly paint! They now stock AFM Safecoat. No need to go all the way to Cox in Santa Monica or Home Depot down in the Marina. Find them across the street from the new Whole Foods on Lincoln (and keep your eye out for a real review soon).
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Lovely finds, thanks for sharing... another neat item to consider are eco-friendly nails; I'll be looking into these after my current bottles are done! : http://www.carrieanddanielle.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2&page=1#Item_0
I really like EpoxyBox in Venice - it's my source for Lime Paint and Clay Paint.
I visited Cisco this weekend in Pasadena too. John Derian's furniture was featured in Domino a few issues ago and I really liked it so I looked it up online and it turns out the furniture is manufactured by CISCO in downtown LA. CISCO's furniture was super expensive and super domino-organic-chic ($2000 for a chair; $3000 for a couch) BUT they do have a wharehouse in LA that has stuff for significantly cheaper (they showed me a book of what was in stock with the much easier on the wallet prices). I really liked the Catalina chair & couch I saw.
Oooh, thanks for the tip Sydney, got to get down to that warehouse!
Who in gods name spends $45 on a candle!?
ha, I guess they covered their butts and said that candles *can* be an affordable luxury.
OMG I don't believe a candle can be $45. I was thinking an affordable luxury would be gelato with two shots of espresso on top or a cappuccino from Intelligentsia.


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Some people might overlook the Audi TT-RS because of the presence of the mighty R8 , but we're of the opinion that the TT-RS is still one heck of a sports car.
Aftermarket company, FolienCenter-NRW, seems to agree with us. Known more for its expertise in the art of auto wrapping, FolienCenter-NRW veered away from its norm with this program, giving the TT-RS a ridiculous engine upgrade that, as far as we can tell, is one of the most powerful output upgrades we've seen in a TT-RS.
The work done under the hood is nothing short of spectacular. Taking the sports coupe's 2.5-liter engine, FolienCenter dropped a number of LOBA motorsports components into the mix, highlighted by a LO500P turbo charger, a charge air intercooler and a fuel pump. From there, the tuner also sought FTS Fahrzeugtechnik to add high-performance ignition plugs and software optimization into the mix. As you can expect, that much work resulted in some serious power improvements to the tune of 501 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque, allowing the car to hit 200 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.6 seconds with a blistering top speed of 199 mph.
And to put the proverbial cherry on top of this tuning sundae, FolienCenter gave the TT-RS some new skin. FolienCenter calls this color "Chromium Red," and it goes with matte-silver elements that give off a nice contrast to the eye-popping body color. Last but not least, a set of 20-inch rims were installed wrapped in Hankook S1 Evo tires with a new Bilstein B16 coil-over suspension system taking care of lowering the car's ride height.
This is a real treat of a program, if we do say so ourselves. A shade under 200 mph for an Audi TT-RS?
We're buying in.
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No doubt, chromium wrapping will be regarded as an important trend in the forthcoming tuning season, just around the corner. This is, of course, also known to the car wrapping experts of FolienCenter-NRW domiciled in Haan, who wrapped the Audi TT RS coupé (seen in the photo here) in a spectacular "chromium red" prototype wrap of Hexis.
The Audi becomes an absolute eyecatcher in combination with the contrast surfaces and contrast elements (of course, also realized in Hexis wrap) in matt silver, which harmonizes perfectly well with the look of the original external mirror of the TT RS in the factory-chosen matt silver, as well as the high-gloss consolidated Audi RS6 rims.
The 9x20 inches rims are covered all round with Hankook S1 Evo tires of 225/30R20. A Bilstein B16 coil-over suspension is responsible for the opulent lowering.
Yet the TT doesn't only look shrill, it also commands an indomitable powerhouse beneath the engine hood: thanks to the modified LOBA motorsports components (LO500P turbo charger, charge air inter-cooler, fuel pump) and the better high-performance ignition plugs and a final software optimization by FTS Fahrzeugtechnik, the five-cylinder TFSI engine extracts precisely 501 Horse Power from its 2.5 liter cubic capacity and maltreats the Sachs-Performance clutch with a maximum torque of 563 Newton meters. The shattering power is accompanied by the deep sound of the Milltek exhaust system following up on the HJS racing catalytic converters. With a sprint capacity from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds, and top speed in excess of 320 km/h, the "red lightning" already now, belongs to the "very fast" category in town. In spite of all that, the power doesn't seem to be yet sufficient: an even stronger expansion stage of the TFSI drive mechanism is already in the offing. This is expected to generate more than 700 Horse Power - absolute madness!


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Designers point fingers over subway map inaccuracies
Have you ever taken a good, long look at an NYC subway guide? If you are well-versed in the city's grid system may have noticed a few things out of place. But if you're like most New Yorkers, and only reference the map to see which lines go to which stations and where you can transfer, then some rather blundering inaccuracies may have slipped by you.
A New York Times article points out the mistakes that are quite glaring once they're brought to light:
On the West Side of Manhattan, beginning near Lincoln Center and extending toward the campus of Columbia University, Broadway is seemingly misplaced. It is west of Amsterdam Avenue at West 66th Street when it should be east. It drifts toward West End Avenue near 72nd Street, where it should intersect with Amsterdam. It overtakes West End Avenue north of the avenue's actual endpoint near West 107th Street, creating several blocks of fictitious Upper West Side real estate.
The errors were finally discovered by John Tauranac, the man in charge of the committee who redesigned the subway map in 1979. Some of the errors in that version have persisted through the years and are still present in the most recent subway guide.
"I'm more than embarrassed," Tauranac said.
But the discovery of the errors has led to more than just embarrassment. It's also fired up a debate over who exactly designed the map and who deserves credit, for both the accurate and inaccurate elements.
Michael Hertz belongs to the firm that is credited with the map's initial template. After the inaccuracies came to light, Hertz accused Tauranac of trying to take credit for the whole map when he apologized for the errors.
"That's his shtick," Hertz said, though he wasn't exactly forthcoming with full responsibility for the errors either.
"He's overseeing the project," Hertz added about Tauranac. "I was not an expert on the geography of the city."
The MTA said revisions to correct the mistakes would be considered for future map designs, though spokesman Adam Lisberg said the map isn't really intended to be an accurate depiction of city streets anyway and no straphangers have ever complained about the errors.
"This is not a street map," Mr. Lisberg said. "This is a subway map."


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Well perhaps Yoyoma didn't put it the most delicately he could have, but he wasn't lying about the health of druid tanks. They scale hugely as it is now (our bear tank has from 50-55k HP in regular tanking gear with buffs, not pure stamina gear), but maybe that IS necessary to make up for survivability losses through avoidance and reduction.
Remember that 3.1 also introduces Ulduar, with another tier of raid gear. That means even crazier health levels, and Blizzard may just have decided that with 20% more stamina, bear tanks are getting to points of invincibility. I have absolutely no idea, but with gear from Ulduar I'd think druid tanks could have up to maybe 60-70k HP with the very best gear. That would be a nightmare for any PVP situation and probably any PVE situation.
None of us have numbers yet, so the argument is kinda silly, but I'd think that Blizzard would prefer to sacrifice scaling in Naxx to keep druid tanks from getting too powerful.


text: Since i have finally started hitting the weights hardcore again ( got lazy for a while just didnt improve) and have been making huge progress the last month, i thought id a make a journal. My goals are to get as strong as possible. I kinda use HB's split (thanks man)and what little i know of westside stuff. Right now i am about 5 9 and a little under 190 lbs. This should be a good way to track what i need to do and hopefully some great people can give some of the usual awesome advice offered at this site.


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The last time the 49ers beat the Packers at Lambeau Field? You have to go all the way back to 1990. To break that streak, the 49ers will need a big day from quarterback Alex Smith and from a pair of neophyte receivers, Josh Morgan and Michael Crabtree. Mike Singletary reiterated today both his commitment to Smith and to Morgan, who will take over the starting receiver role from veteran Isaac Bruce.
Morgan is a guy with an abundance of athletic talent who just hasn't put everything together yet. When I asked Singletary about Morgan's development, he said, "I just want to see it happen faster. I want to see that with Josh Morgan and Michael Crabtree, they (defenses) have issues on both sides."
Morgan today heaped praise on Bruce for being a mentor on the field and what he described as "life coach." In college, Morgan played in an offensive system that didn't pay much attention to the passing offense. As a result, he admitted he arrived in the NFL behind most rookie receivers as far as route running. In that regard, Bruce has been the perfect mentor. "He's one of the best route runners to play the game," Morgan said. "He's real patient. He knows what he wants to do, and he sets them up a little bit. He's a technician." The word "technician" is perfect to describe what Morgan needs to become. Right now he's a raw athlete, who is being given seven games to master his skills.
Other tidbits from Monday ...
-- Matt Barrows