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- Danger Lampost
- Oakland, CA
- United States
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Are we slaves to the forces that conspire to keep Republicans and Democrats in the United States in a 50/50 stand off?
I have been increasingly amazed about something in American politics: Half the country apparently thinks the other half is some combination of insane, immoral, or perhaps just misled. I can't quite grasp how that can be true, but it seems to be true to me, as I listen to and talk to the vast majority of people who are firmly republican or democrat.
These aren't just simple things we're fighting about. We're fighting about life and death issues, like what happens to women when they get raped, and what our health care policy should be. I would think that with such disputes, eventually one side or the other would win out. Both can't be right. Yet both sides seem perpetually evenly balanced. Is there some force at work forcing this even balance? If so, what is it? Are we all just slaves to this force?
Throughout American history, there have been roughly equal numbers of republican (18) and democratic (16) presidents, ignoring other parties throughout American history. (Hopefully I got that right, but fact check me if you are so inclined...) This leads me to conclude that there must be some larger social force at work influencing the masses of people, to keep these numbers perpetually balanced. Because I can't understand how these forces can be so evenly balanced over so many years without some force keeping them balanced.
What force(s) keep on keeping republicans and democrats so evenly balanced in the United States? Are we slaves to this force?
Nov 7 2012: Ever since Obama got elected, and refused to veto the patriot act, or the NDAA... caved on the public option instantly, and bailed out Wall St... I've been pretty confident that now 98% of the American people are some combination of insane, immoral, and misled. I was a bit too young to see it before, I had some faith in the naive hippy, hopey, changey thing... but looking back... it's pretty obvious. The Kennedy brothers... Assassinated. Jimmy Carter... Defeated. Al Gore, won the election, still defeated... Richard Nixon, lived till he died, never saw a jail cell. George Bush and Dick Cheney, alive and well, never going to see a jail cell.
A politician can be as evil, as a human being could possibly imagine, and they will get away with it... You are only allowed to be so good... It's not just America though... All of humanity, until very recently, has been under the control of people willing to do things, that the average human being will not. A good person will not kill to prove a point, an evil person will... Thus, for all of our existence, we have been slaves to evil people, and this has changed shape, but not function.
Both parties have suggested that if Israel attacks Iran, we're backing them... Why? Both sides are for flying killer robots. Both sides are for warrantless wiretaps. Both sides are against a human rights tariff. Both sides are ignoring solar concentration. Both sides are for printing money, rather than spending less or taxing more... For the most part, both sides of our argument, have become evil dictators... but we're voting for it... Why?
Human nature... We are a destructive, crazy, self involved species... and ultimately, if we can convince people to let us have something for nothing... We'll take it. If human beings can teach their children to control human nature, and learn to act as responsible adults who give as much as they take... We will be set free.
"Demons run... When a good man goes to war"
Barry Palmer
Nov 8 2012: My son would tell you that the force that holds us in slavery is STUPIDITY.
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The majority of the American public believe that the Patriot Act was and is a good idea.
A big portion of us cannot find Afghanistan on a globe, still.
Political ads are stupid because they are aimed at stupid people who are easily led and misled.
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time. And that is enough.
Pat Gilbert is correct when he says that education is a big part of the solution. We need a course in how to participate in democracy, starting with critical analysis of campaign ads.
Nov 8 2012: > My son would tell you that the force that holds us in slavery is STUPIDITY.
A little known comedian and economist has that democracy routine wherein he says that the economy is always wobbly "not because the left believes in mandates, or the right believes in markets, but because the centre believes in MAGIC!" Which really is not the best thing to rely on, since it doesn't exist. I'd like to add there is also a group who believes in guns and god (bad mix) who happens to statistically occupy the biggest state in America. And a couple of others -- and my view is that if they were not Christian of any established flavour, you'd decidedly call them extremists.
I second your argument about education being a good solution for this problem. However, I think that while it might be a good idea for a school to be a business (my school would be closed down if it couldn't be taken over by another), what happens in some schools in America is outrageous, and colleges/universities are simply there to max out credit cards.
Yes, in the UK the situation is getting too similar too quickly, with Nick "I'm Sorry" Clegg aggreeing to vote for tuition fees increase (tripling the maximum, in fact). But America seems to be a prime example of how to screw up education and produce ill-prepared people. Guys, you need a reform. Fast.Nov 5 2012: The core problem with America is "The System" (government, business, academia, finance) promoting what I call "The Game" (the mindset that promulgates people using people for gains). To restate it, the imposed societal structure squelches true democracy for its own advancement.
After months of research in present and historic societal structure and utilizing my nutrition training (MS) to apply science to life, I accepted that conspiracy to convert our republic into a fascist society has and is occurring. READ ON! The System is run by the bankers, and they have been working since the beginning of the United States of America to accomplish their aims, which include enslavement (through personal indebtedness, wars, and national indebtedness) and the drastic reduction in the world's population. Tactics include education, marketing, media coverage, official policies, marginalization of groups, etc.
A portion of the qualitative data: Bread and games to keep the masses complacent (cheap food, food stamps/EBT, entertainment, sports, recreational activities) while teaching them to be indebted to banks throughout life; Lobbying groups' dynamics in the legislative process; The law: are groups favored over individuals?; The unequal enforcement of the law; Political races; War, even its existence; Monopolies and their history; The layout of Washington DC; The monuments in Washington DC; The history of eugenics; The dynamics of funding for research; The history of mind control; Propaganda (in government, campaigns, recruitment, public education, "higher" education, business, NGOs, non-profits, media, advertising); The prevalence of conspiracy theories in American culture and the marginalization of their believers; The marginalization of so many other people groups: those with religious, spiritual, and/or New Age beliefs, psychic abilities, practitioners of alternative and traditional medicine, unaccredited schools and alternative media.
More is in my twitter feed, FB notes.
Nov 5 2012: incredible to see how far denial of responsibility goes. what stops you from living off of your wage, and not emptying your credit card? surely, there must be some evil mastermind behind it, and not personal greed and shortsightedness. blame canada!
Nov 5 2012: Quite the opposite. I am arguing that everyone is responsible. Everyone is told to join the System and socially punished if they do not comply. Everyone is responsible because everyone puts up with it.
Nov 5 2012: that what was that about mind control? people are responsible for being mind controlled? in my book, mind control and responsibility contradict each other.Nov 5 2012: When you try to convince me to agree with you, you are trying to tell me what to think, yes? When marketers do their thing, they are trying to tell me what to think, yes? What you say influences me, but I am still responsible for what I think. Mind control and responsibility are NOT mutually exclusive; they must be balanced. (And I don't think this response is in the right column, sorry.)
Nov 5 2012: influence is not controlNov 6 2012: There are a bunch of puppets walking around the world, who feel controlled by their collective circumstances. Social structure is more than just influence; it is a type of control. Ask the slaves found in virtually every country of the world.
Nov 6 2012: i don't care too much if some people feel controlled. much more interesting whether they are indeed controlled. blaming social structure is just another excuse.
what slaves? the real slaves, the 10-60 million worldwide? you believe they were influenced to be slaves? not really. they were forced. that's very different.
Lejan .
Nov 6 2012: "No one is more a slave than the one who thinks he is free without being it."
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nov 6 2012: what can you say about a guy held down by imaginary chains?
Lejan .
Nov 6 2012: To answer your question in this context, I had to agree on your perception of 'imaginary chains', on which I don't and therefore, I can't.Nov 8 2012: Blackmail, its threat, resulting fear, and scapegoats are common types of control in institutions, where greedy, self-centered people tend to rise to the top and exploit the people beneath them. Social structure and the institutional mindset that imposes it keep people at the "bottom" working for minimum wage (or less); they keep people from being well-educated; they keep voices from being heard; they keep people from organizing and gaining collective power; they keep certain people groups from being prosecuted and being labeled criminal while others feel the force of the system; they keep human trafficking going, even in the United States, the supposed leader of the free world. In a just and balanced society, there wouldn't be a market for slaves, be they for sex, labor, or anything else (tissue?).Nov 6 2012: Your main problem is one of perception. You see a system which has outcomes then assume that there is a directing intelligence i.e., that an agency has an agenda. That's not how it works. There is no agenda. Humans have very little capacity to organize outcomes on a large scale. Usually, when people claim to have done such a thing they are kidding themselves. A great deal happens by chance.
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Take town planning. A huge effort goes into town planning across the world. However, if you look at the results from space you see that towns universally look like bird droppings - literally splattered across the landscape. The 'planning' has had virtually no impact at all.
The world is not a conspiracy - there is no need for paranoia - to quote Douglas Adams - "Stuff just happens."
Nov 6 2012: When you can just buy politicians you don't have to control the whole world to influence some outcome in the direction you desire. You can drive a car without understanding how the engine works.Nov 8 2012: I agree the problem is one of perception: I had the guts to ask why nutrition science and its translation is more influenced by society and the way we think in society than by the results of scientific experiments. When I dared to mentally zoom out and ask that question, I saw the mountain range of evidence, current and through history, that supports the notion of conspiracy. If you don't believe in it, I dare you look up the story of Ron Paul, a US congressional representative who was ignored, marginalized, bullied, and silenced (to a degree) by the system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9LN-CDRtCE&feature=related
You could also carefully and judiciously consider the documentation continuously presented by Alex Jones (not personality and presentation) using radio, the internet, and DVDs; many others work similarly.
More documented evidence on the detrimental effects of The Game (but by no means all of it) propagated by the system which could lead the USA through a police state into marshal law, using available characters:
Media's lip-service to bullying being bad
Executive orders (are they constitutional?)
Laws undermining the US Constitution and its amendments
Voting fraud
The generation of cash and its flow
The history of national banks
The public being handed businesses' debts
Vaccines' detrimental effects (and pharmaceutical companies cannot be sued)
The public otherwise being experimental test subjects
The history of big tobacco
Government wastefulness
Tax evasion
Secrecy promotes abuse
The history of colonialism
Institution-based societal structure and the institution-propagating mindset
Misleading, feel-good titles to governmental divisions (not unlike Hitler's Germany)
The historic westward expansion of the US and marginalization of the displaced native peoples
The economic aggression of the US
The political agenda (interests) of US and its officials (not necessarily peace)
The hatred much of the world has for America
Nov 8 2012: Never mind.Nov 7 2012: Well, one of the problems in the US Congress is the lack of party discipline. Virtually every vote is what is called a free vote elsewhere. Although it would seem more democratic to allow representatives to vote according to their consciences the result is chaotic, severely limiting the ability to direct legislation and opening up the way for endless deal-making - another way of describing legalized corruption.
I have no argument when it comes to the super PACs and the banks. However, corruption is only what one should expect if using a poorly designed system. In a way it is not sensible to blame the people. People naturally become corrupt if given the opportunity. Blame the system - demand constitutional reform. A problem is that there is an overwhelming weight of endless propaganda at about how wonderful the constitution is, how wonderful is the American way of life etc. America will need to adjust to the new terms of life today and recognize that what served reasonably well in the past is no longer fit for purpose.Nov 6 2012: Politicians don't wield as much power as many think - so buying them is not so helpful. In particular, the American president is quite a weak figure - especially if Congress is against him. Except for the ability to declare war, of course: that's the Hollywood sensationalist aspect. However, has American foreign policy been very successful after all these wars? It's certainly up for debate.
It is true, buying politicians seems to be part of the institutionalized corruption of the American political scene. This makes politicians less powerful and not more powerful. It neutralizes what they can do. Despite the endless American propaganda - some schools even have timetables including propaganda subjects like "The American Right to Vote" - America has a considerable democratic deficit. Th European democracies are, in large part, far more democratic than the US, not having the paralyzing 'checks and balances' which are the bane of the American system and prevent anybody's view being turned into action, and being substantially less corrupt (Italy and Greece excluded).
Nov 7 2012: Congressmen and women rely just as much on "donations" as presidential candidates. It's not rare for the American congress to overwhelmingly agree, in a bipartisan manner, with things a majority of the population (for both parties) is against and that seems really unnatural to agree with for at least one of the two parties.
Examples are the failure to outlaw super pacs, failure to split up banks, failure to withdraw from Afghanistan.
Nov 7 2012: Well, congressmen are representatives and not delegates and it is entirely reasonable that they should sometimes vote in a manner that does not reflect the majority view in the country. That they should sometimes have a different perspective is understandable and often reasonable.
In a parallel situation one of the main reasons that the death penalty was abandoned in the UK was that, although there has always been a majority in favor of capital punished in the general population it had become impossible to find a jury that would actually find someone guilty if they knew the death penalty would be imposed. In other words, those same people who supported the death penalty when asked in theory refused when asked to apply it in practice. Similarly, parliament in the UK has repeatedly refused to reintroduce the death penalty despite frequent votes on the issue.
Euthanasia is another case in point. This is overwhelmingly supported by the British public in opinion polls but parliament consistently refuses to pass legislation required to make it legal (and the British Medical Association strongly opposes it too).
I've done what research I can to find out if the American public really do oppose the three things you mention, and while I know all three are controversial I can find no evidence which clearly supports your position. What I will say is that in my view there is an underlying democratic deficit in the American system. It is an overlarge system with numerous inherent flaws, poor accountability and institutionalized corruption (to which the super PACs surely contribute).
Nov 7 2012: "Well, congressmen are representatives and not delegates and it is entirely reasonable that they should sometimes vote in a manner that does not reflect the majority view in the country. That they should sometimes have a different perspective is understandable and often reasonable."
Even when it goes against the core beliefs of their party, foreign allies don't push for it and both past experience and the experts tell us the sky won't fall if it is rejected? What reason other than corruption can there be that super pacs have not been outlawed and that the banks have not been split up (as they were only 15 years ago)?Nov 6 2012: May I suggest you do a Google search for this .pdf - 'Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition.' You can also find a digest and discussion in New Scientist 3rd November - article titled 'Political Instincts.' These articles, and others, demonstrate an underlying genetic basis for the political contrasts you mention. Unsurprisingly, conservatives such as Jeffrey Frake - Republican congressman from Arizona and Mormon missionary, have tried to remove funding for such research. Unfortunately, they have been successful.Nov 6 2012: You have to understand how much the media reinforces this tribal dynamic. Third party candidates have been extremely marginalized for years, from both the right and the left. Jill Stein Green party Candidate was in jail during one of the debates for protesting being unhallowed to debate. In 2008 Ron Paul wasn't invited to the Fox News debate the night before the new hampshire primary when he had very legitimate numbers of supporters not only in new hampshire but in the country. Whenever I watch these cheap manufactured debates all i can think is how bad either one of the candidates could be destroyed on certain issues by an outsider.
I think the real way to analyze this is not to look where they separate it is to look at what both candidates support and only then do you get some picture as to why things are the way they are. They both support vast military expenditures and continuing this world campaign of spreading "democracy". They both have said nothing to each other about the growing destruction of civil liberties, and believe me NDAA should have been on the forefront of issues that need discussing. Why is it do you think Obama did not criticize Romney over being the wall street candidate? Well they both are, Obama received massive backing from financial institutions in 2008 and these guys bet wisely they got their bailout and almost no one was prosecuted for the financial collapse.
The media plays to a narrative never forget who controls the news... very large corporations who's profits are maid by other large corporations wanting their product associated with their message. Also notice much of their news comes from press releases from the government. Republican Democrat insanity is ridiculous i don't even know what the terms mean anymore. What I do know is that they both support the things that matter to big business and the spreading of our American Government's genes around the world....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glHd_5-9PVsNov 5 2012: The US suffers from the electoral college and winner-takes-all systems in general, these actively oppress third parties (as well as non-religious and gay candidates). It is also one of the few democratic countries that does not publicly finance its elections, leading to nasty negative campaigns controlled by ruthless spindoctors that are usually won by the candidate with the most money (and by extension most support of the rich and corporations).
The US has always been deeply divided between progressive and conservative forces, it's also the most religious developed country in the world. For some reason the US has much more difficulty with coming to terms with major changes whereas in other countries the population and political establishment do reach a progressive conscensus fairly quickly after something big changes: there is no popular movement in Portugal to re-establish the Atlantic slave trade, or in the Netherlands to ban gay marriage again or in Sweden to take maternity leave for men away or in Israel to ban gay people from serving in the military or in Belgium to take voting rights away from women or in Spain to make abortion illegal again, etc...
Perhaps the United States are so divided because of the eternal two party system (plausible since "conservatism" and "progressivism" are really polarized tribes in the US), perhaps it is because many years after emigration emigrants usually tend to be more conservative than those who stayed behind in the homeland, perhaps it's a combination of many factors.Nov 5 2012: Procon.org has published a study that indicates conservatives and liberals have unique attributes in how their minds work. It was a relief to read this, it explains many things. I also think it has to do with who we spend our time interacting with. If we surround ourselves with like minded people, watch, read or listen to ideas that only support one view we are more inclined to believe strongly in an ideal. If you interact with those you disagree with you can have dialogue and even some understanding of why they believe a certain way. Communication is key. As a side note, this Republican Party is NOT the Republican Party I grew up with.Nov 5 2012: This isn't an accident. If a party doesn't have around 50%, How do you win? There are special interests who want certain things very much - In America certain elites have wanted lower wages. Misdirection is the key to magic. I was amazed by governor Jeb Bush's recent comments. The middle class and workers are too lazy in America. We should letg the companies import workers. Of course that was done before the Great Depression to lower industrial wages. Do that in tghis economic mess? Well some of tghe big boys want lower wages. The heck with no taxation without representation. Or was King George so really bad campared to these guys?Nov 5 2012: Right now Yes. But truthful it's never been a even 50/50 influence of democrats views or republican views government. One side did dominate certain roles more than others. Remember the president isn't the only government influence. I digress Americans are taught in school to take one side or the other, to also have little cross over in belief's of dems or Reps. Still that doesn't mean other parties don't exist in this right or left system. There is a party who believe that individuals should dictate laws Not State or Federal Government. Among other's they aren't popular due to lower ability to market there idea's. Also this strange belief in Left or Right and no in between.
This doesn't matter because we learned in american history that one political party will eventually die, and a new opposing party will rise in this 2 sided system.
Is this better I don't think so, because people shouldn't have closed minds.Nov 5 2012: I think it is just a natural law. Good v Evil, Communism v Capitalism, Freedom v Slavery.
We are slaves to what we have decided (acquiesced) to be a slave to.
Nov 5 2012: Natural law? Like in nature, prey and predators that you name good and evil.
I think evil is the result of ignorance in the sense of being devoid of sufficient knowledge to make thoughtful decisions.
Republicans appear to live in a dream state from the past as the US of A was made barren of the original inhabitants and gave the opportunity for unlimited growth. Now every corner is occupied there has to be made rules to share all it brings. If not it will become ever more divided between the few rich and the masses that have no opportunity to make any life at all.
Nov 5 2012: Duly noted.
I was referring to why it seems to boil down to 2. Where they have more parties like Italy the parties have to negotiate with other parties in effect becoming 2 parties.
John Frum
Nov 5 2012: "republicans... in a dream state"? When I looked at the issues, and the way they do things, both parties were more or less identical. The only difference seems to be about who funds them.
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There is just one party. The Repubmocrat, also known as Demolicans.


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April 2012 COTM: Melissa Clark Month, In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite: Chapters 3, 4, and 5
Please use this thread to discuss Chapters 3, 4, and 5 from In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite: Learning to Like Fish; It Tastes Like Chicken; I Never was a Vegetarian, pages 77 - 212.
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Spicy, Garlicky Cashew Chicken p 124
This recipe had me drooling just reading it. All my favorite flavors together. The flavor of the chicken was bold enough to be detectable through the grilled flavor, and they were so moist. Our guests really raved about it too, and they don't usually make much comment on the food, they're not "into" food like we are. I reheated the remaining cashew mixture in the microwave because it had been in the fridge, but that was a mistake. I put it in too long and it turned into a gummy paste, oops. I put it out with an apology and people gobbled it up anyway because it was so delicious. I will definitely be making this again and try it on different things, like pork chops or chicken breasts. I served it with this Trader Joes Israeli cous cous, lentil and seed mix which everyone thought went really well, something about the seeds and legumes in it went really well with the nuts in the marinade.
re: sarahcooks
Sounds great, in spite of the microwave paste. I'm bookmarking this recipe!
re: sarahcooks
This sounded good, but I don't have ITKWGA so I looked it up online. This link is from the NYTimes, so I'm guessing it is the same one. It sounds *really* tasty: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/din...
re: LulusMom
Yep, that's exactly the same!
re: sarahcooks
Sarah I had the same reaction when I saw this recipe. So great to know it delivered....thanks!
re: sarahcooks
Spicy, Garlicky, Cashew Chicken
I had really high hopes for this recipe, but an execution failure on my part messed things up. I pretty much burnt the coating on the chicken. It was my fault entirely. I put the chicken on the grill and just let it cook. She tells you to turn and move it frequently.
Neverthless, I pulled off the skin and the chicken beneath was still quite moist with a hint of soy sauce and garlic. The recipe makes more cashew sauce than is needed to coat the chicken, so I had the chicken with a dollop of the sauce.
Today, I cooked some pasta and tossed the leftover cashew sauce with the noodles and some cut up chicken. This was great.
Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes, p 147
Before I ordered the book I saw this recipe on Amazon, although for some reason it was made with thighs, weird. Anyway, I happened to have all the ingredients on hand.
Roast peeled, cut up sweet potatoes, make spice paste with chopped chipotles in adobo, garlic, honey, salt, cumin and cinnamon. Once potatoes have roasted t 400 for 15 minutes, rub chicken with mixture and place on top of potatoes, roast for another 25 minutes.
I doubled the recipe and made it with 2 packages of boneless skinless chicken thighs. I thought it was fantastic - spicy, smoky, sweet thanks to the potatoes. My husband wasn't so thrilled until he had it for lunch the next day - the flavors had melded and it was even better. I will definitely do this again.
re: ElenaRose
We're having this tonight. I'm so excited to hear that is was good! We'll be using the breasts, which aren't my favorite, but they're on sale this week.
re: ElenaRose
Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes
Oh, how I wish we had used thighs!! This dish had a wonderful smoky flavor with sweet undertones from the cinnamon and the sweet potatoes. But, alas, our chicken was dry. I'd like to blame the breasts, but really it was probably our fault because I think our meat thermometer is broken and yet we keep trying to use it.
I absolutely recommend this dish and I can't wait to try it for lunch tomorrow too!
re: michaelak79
Although I'm quite a bit rusty after not posting here for several months, I got the book out of the Oakland Library today and tonight made (with loads of variations due to not having certain ingredients on hand. I thought I had barley, but couldn't find it. Decided I'd use brown rice. Nope. I finally ended up using orichiette. I thought I had a sweet potato, but it turned out all I had was a smallish yellow squash.
The dish ended up being quite different from the recipe, but the general idea was there and it was delicious. I'm calling it Spicy Chicken Orichiette with Squash and Spinach. I did not have sweet paprika, just smoked Spanish paprika. The rest of the spices were on hand in my cupboard - cinnamon, chili powder, coriander and black pepper. I sauteed the onion and then added the spices and the tomato paste and garlic. I didn't feel like taking the "good homemade chicken broth" out of the freezer and chipping off some pieces to add to the mix. Instead, I used (GASP!) Knorr Chicken Bouillon! Please don't tell anyone about this.
The spinach and chicken breast pieces are added and simmered. The recipe calls for simmering for an hour, but I figured that was to cook the barley. I simmered for about 10 minutes and served it, as mentioned above, with orichiette.
I also used breasts for Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with, etc. Mine came out wonderfully well, but I just put the chicken breasts in near the end because I didn't want them to dry out. Even though she says to put them in for only 15 minutes, I didn't want to chance it.
This was quite delicious and, in future, I will try it using more of the actual ingredients called for. ;+)
re: oakjoan
rusty or not you write a pretty entertaining post, left me smiling.
re: ElenaRose
I just looked on Amazon and it didn't have this recipe. Could you give me the quantities for the spice paste? I think it sounds good
re: ChrisKC
Here's the recipe, ChrisKC...
re: ElenaRose
Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes (p 147)
We also thought this was wonderful! Smoky, spicy, sweet – hit all the right notes!
I just made a few changes to the original:
First, I didn't bother to peel the sweet potatoes, as I like the skin and it's healthy, and I hate peeling potatoes. I also didn't bother with the added step of tossing the sweet potatoes with oil in a separate bowl, I just mixed it all around on the baking sheet.
My spice paste was more liquid than paste (but that might have been because I was playing it fast and loose with the measuring), so I put it in a big bowl with the chicken and let it sit for about a half hour as a bit of a marinade. Next time I would make this ahead of time and let it marinate longer. I did try and put as much as I could on the chicken when I baked it, and it did form a nice crust.
Lastly, I cut a large red onion into wedges and put them between the potatoes and chicken when I put the chicken in to bake.
I served it with dill (rather than the recommended cilantro or basil, because that was what looked best at the store that day), and it was great. With some nice baby greens it was a wonderful meal.
re: ElenaRose
Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken Breasts with Sweet Potatoes, Pg. 147
Jumping on the SCHCBWSP band wagon...made the recipe last night and we loved it. Used 6 boneless chicken breasts that weighed 3 pounds. Used 2 unpeeled sweet potatoes cut into chunks, and included a huge red onion which was sliced into wedges as Garden Fresh did. Increased some of the ingredients, left others the recommended amounts: 5 minced chipotles in adobo, 4 minced garlic cloves, 1 T cider vinegar, 2 t ground cumin, and dill at the finish.
The chicken was perfect. Tender and juicy, smoky, spicy... hitting all the right notes as GF said above. This is a great recipe for a weeknight meal. Served with Garlicky Broccoli Rabe from Cook This Now.
re: Gio
Yes, I also made it this week. I used b/s thighs. It went over very well with my family except for one of my adult children. He ate it (which says something right there) but said he didn't necessarily want it again. Everyone else loved it! I had the leftovers the next day for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it again. Oh, and I served with spinach sauteed with garlic.
re: ChrisKC
Did he say what it was about it that he didn't like? Or just being contrary?
re: LulusMom
Probably just contrary, too fresh I suppose. He thinks the sweet potatoes with mini marshmallows sometimes served at thanksgiving, are the way to go.
re: ChrisKC
I totally get it. When they say that stuff and yet finish the plate, you have to wonder.
Figgy, Piggy, Drumsticks and Thighs, p. 149
cook bacon until crispy, fry garlic until golden, remove them and brown chicken parts in same pan. Then put halved figs and sprigs of thyme on top and roast chicken at 500 degrees for about 20 minutes.
I used a kosher beef subsitute for bacon (called beef fry) and dried figs instead of fresh, white wine instead of vermouth, and I more than tripled the recipe to feed a big crowd. it was still fantastic and also quite easy to make. I'll do this again for sure.
Not-My Grandma's Chicken with Lemon, Garlic and Oregano p. 137
Drumsticks are seasoned with salt and pepper and oil and then broiled 3-4 minutes per side until lightly browned. Bake 30 minutes adding garlic paste, dried oregano and olive oil every 10 minutes. We also added quartered red potatoes and green beans to the baking dish.
Melissa advises us to not skimp on the oil, but I did. I only used 1 T total. I did not have pan sauce, but the results were still delicious nonetheless. I turned the drumsticks over every 10 minutes (not called for in the recipe) to make sure there was garlic and oregano all over the chicken. The chicken was moist, herby and garlicky (a nice roasted garlic flavor). Nice meal. Quick and easy to pull together.
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Not-My Grandma's Chicken with Lemon, Garlic, and Oregano, Pg. 137
Made this for last night's dinner and thought it was a good variation on the garlic/olive oil/lemon/oregano combination. Who doesn't like that ? I used chicken leg quarters that I separated into thighs and drums. It worked out very well. I didn't measure out the EVOO, simply drizzled it over the chicken and there was enough sauce to mop up with crusty bread. Like Sal I added beans to the roasting pan. They were Romano beans sliced on an angle at about thumb length. Some were al dente but most were done to a T. Very nice meal...
Quick-Braised Chicken with Moroccan Spices, Lemon, and Olives, p. 151
She provides a technique for making a quick, faux version of preserved lemon which I skipped because I had preserved lemon in my fridge. Also, because I hate flabby braised chicken skin, I stripped the skin off the thighs that I was using and skipped browning them.
So moving on to step number 3: I browned leek instead of onion in a tablespoon of oil, then added garlic, ginger, and the spices. Also added a chopped red chile instead of the cayenne, because I had it in the fridge. Added chicken, stock, and saffron that I bloomed in a bit of the stock (per Cooks Illustrated's instructions). Also added some chopped carrots because I wanted a one-dish dinner with more veg. Simmered covered for 45-60 min, longer than the 25 min that she calls for because I like my braised chicken falling off the bone tender. Added the chopped lemon, green olives (I used anchovy stuffed), and chopped apricot, plus some chopped spinach for more veg, and simmered for a final 10 minutes. I forgot the final garnish of mint, but didn't miss it.
Delicious and satisfying! I'll gladly make it again, though I think I'll leave out the dried apricots next time. Much as I like fruit in savory dishes, they seemed to strike a jarring and unneeded note. Possibly I'd like it better if it had been added earlier so it blended more the with rest of the dish. The olives stood out too, but I didn't mind that. The preserved lemon thoroughly infused the whole dish.
I used much less chicken than she called for (4 skinless, bone-in thighs) but the full amounts of the other ingredients, so it was more soup or stew-like than a braise. We ate one thigh each for dinner, and I shredded the meat from the other two to mix back in. Looking forward to the leftovers!
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Oh, so glad to read this report. This is one of the bonus recipes in CTN, and I've got it marked.
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Quick-Braised Chicken with Moroccan Spices, Lemon, and Olives, p. 151
I thought I'd poke my head in here and tell y'all I made this recipe too but instead of a braise it became a roast when I ran out of time. All the ingredients were used Except the broth and olives. The Turkish apricots I used were less sweet than other dried apricots I've had in the past so they didn't overwhelm the mighty spices. I set the spice covered chicken on a bed of spiced chopped onions, potatoes, and whole/unpeeled garlic cloves with chopped lemons mixed in. Roasted at 425F/50 min. Delicious.
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Quick-Braised Chicken with Moroccan Spices, Lemon, and Olives, p. 151
Made this last night, but used boneless, skinless thighs. I did the fake preserved lemon trick. She has you just slice a lemon into thin rounds, put in a saucepan with enough water to cover, add a tablespoon of salt, and boil for 5 minutes. Then you drain and rinse the lemon, and use in the recipe. I also did the step of browning the chicken, even though it was skinless, then removed it to a plate. After that, I proceded more or less as Karen did above, but I used the onion as called for, and did not add extra veg. I omitted the dried apricots, but threw in a small handful of raisins. I used Spanish manzanilla olives, which I have decided I love.
I made this in a tagine (Emile Henry flameware), and perhaps because of that, very little (or perhaps no) liquid evaporated. As it was a little soupy for my taste, I removed the chicken to a plate, cranked up the heat, and boiled the liquid uncovered until it reduced down to a nice sauce. That didn't take long at all.
Served this with some plain quinoa. This dish made the whole kitchen smell fantastic as it was cooking, and I'm happy to report that the flavor lived up to the aroma. We both loved it. The lemon trick seemed to work pretty well. The lemons were soft, and the rind was not at all bitter. Definitely one to repeat. I'm looking forward to the leftovers for my lunch today.
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Quick braised chicken w Moroccan spices..... p. 151
Made this last night. We were swooning and licking our chops. Used 1.5 lbs of boneless thighs and full amt of the rest of the ingredients, Added the apricots earlier as suggested above but otherwise followed recipe to a T. Found I did not have to reduce the braising liquid at the end as it was already a beautiful thick sauce. The chicken was soo tender, it shredded easily w a fork. Wish I served w rice instead of roasted potatoes to soak up that yummy sauce. Had roasted cauliflower w it too. Sad to say, not much leftover for today. Another winning recipe from Melissa!
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Quick-Braised Chicken with Moroccan Spices, Lemon, and Olives, p. 151 (CTN p. 374)
I'm not sure this recipe needs another strong endorsement, but I'm going to go ahead and add mine anyways. My only regret is that we scaled the chicken down too much so there were not nearly enough leftovers. I skipped on the dried apricots, but did garnish with mint and used preserved lemons since I had some on hand. The extra sauce got poured over some smashed Jerusalem artichokes. My co-workers seemed more than a bit jealous by the scent of my leftovers today.
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My turn on the Quick-braised Chicken with Moroccan Spices, Lemon and Olives.
I invited a friend to dinner and gave her a choice from the meals I had picked to cook this week. She went straight for this one. She's been here before for a different Moroccan Chicken (not totally sure which - definitely not Mighty Spice; possibly a Jamie Oliver version?) and we both agreed that we liked the other a bit better, and wanted a bit of cinnamon in this one. We still very much liked this, but it was just missing a little bit of something. LulusDad, however, said that this was his favorite of the (lord knows how many) versions of Moroccan chicken that I've made. I think my favorite is one on epicurious, but it is all good. Left out the apricots because I was serving this with couscous with currants. This was falling apart tender, and had a great smell while cooking.


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Jackson described space heaters plugged into light-weight extention cords, plugged into an adapter, plugged into a light in the closet as the main electrical source.
"People get creative sometimes," he said.
Other causes of house fires are related to cooking, improperly discarded smoking materials, children playing with fire or matches, electrical weaknesses and large current draws with appliances.
Of the four house fires, smoke detectors were not activated by the fire because the fires occurred above the detectors in the attic area.
According to Jackson, smoke detectors are required by state law for both rental units and homeowners, however, residential sprinkler systems are not required.
In an ongoing effort to educate the community on fire safety and prevention, Creston Fire Department works closely with local school districts.
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Creston Fire Department also hosts open houses for families at the fire station during fire prevention week in October.
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Monsanto's health scandals
I don't know what to say any more about these guys. They only destroy everything they touch and people's lives.
The giant U.S. agribusiness Monsanto was found guilty on Monday Feb. 13, after being sued by a small farmer from Charente who had been poisoned by a herbicide. This event is a first in France. On the scale of the history of the one-hundred-year-old multinational, this sentence constitutes just one more episode in an already long record of court procedures.
PCBs, Agent Orange, dioxin, GMO, Aspartame, growth hormones, herbicides (Lasso and Roundup) ... a number of products that have made the fortune of Monsanto, have been marred by health scandals and trials sometimes leading to their prohibition. But nothing has so far hindered the irresistible rise of this former chemical giant who converted back to biogenetics and has mastered the art of lobbying. Portrait of a multinational multi-recidivist.
Since its creation in 1901 in St. Louis, the small producer of saccharin that became one of the leading seed producers on the planet, has continued to make headlines. After the Second World War, the accidental explosion of a Monsanto plastics factory caused by a French freighter loaded with nitrate, which caused 500 deaths in Texas City in 1947, has remained in history as one of the first disasters of the chemical industry.
Two years later, it was the turn of a second plant of the firm, in Nitro, Virginia, to go up in smoke. This time, the responsibility of the company was engaged. More than two hundred workers developed chloracne, a skin disease as rare as it is severe, says Marie-Monique Robin, winner of the Albert Londres Prize, in her documentary The World According to Monsanto.
The accident reveals that the flagship brand, the herbicide 2,4,5-T, contains high levels of dioxins, highly toxic and carcinogenic, a composition comparable to that of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The first study suggesting the potential danger of dioxin was known to Monsanto in 1938: the commercialization of herbicide would continue for nearly another forty years before it was banned in the 1970s.
Monsanto, who led the Nitro plant between 1934 and 2000, has also been the subject of a legal action filed in 2007 by 77 people in Virginia suffering from cancer, who accused the company of having dumped dioxins "illegally" in the vicinity of the plant.
In 2001, 3,600 inhabitants of the city of Anniston, Alabama, attacked Monsanto for PCB contamination. According to a report, declassified by the U.S. Agency of Environmental Protection (EPA), Monsanto for almost forty years dumped thousands of tons of contaminated waste in a stream and an open garbage dump in the heart of a black neighborhood in the city.
The way The Washington Post reported the story is instructive:
"Monsanto documents -- many emblazoned with warnings such as "CONFIDENTIAL: Read and Destroy" -- show that for decades, the corporate giant concealed what it did and what it knew.In 1966, Monsanto managers discovered that fish submerged in that creek turned belly-up within 10 seconds, spurting blood and shedding skin as if dunked into boiling water. They told no one."
In 1975, a study conducted by Monsanto showed that PCB causes tumors in rats. The multinational decided to change the terms of "slightly tumorigenic" to "does not appear to be carcinogenic." "We can not afford to lose a single dollar " – thus ends one of the memos by The Washington Post.
Monsanto was finally convicted in 2002 of having polluted "the territory of Anniston and the blood of its people with the PCB". The firm was ordered to pay $ 700 million in damages and to guarantee the cleaning-up of the city. No legal action was brought against the company officials.
In February 2007, The Guardian revealed that the agrochemical giant applied the same methods on multiple sites in Britain between 1965 and 1972. The newspaper had access to a government report showing that 67 products, including Agent Orange, dioxin and PCBs, have been identified in a quarry in Wales. In France, the manufacture and use of PCBs have been banned since 1987.
Agent Orange: convinced of "poisoning"
During these same years, between 1961 and 1971, Monsanto produced Agent Orange, made up from the herbicide 2,4,5-T, whose dangerousness has been widely known ever since the explosion of the Nitro plant. This defoliant was massively dumped by U.S. aircraft over Vietnamese forests during the war. The consequences are still felt today, with many cancers and birth defects occurring in Vietnam, as well as various effects felt by many U.S. veterans.
In the 1970s, the Vietnam veterans opened a class action against the manufacturers of Agent Orange. Monsanto, alongside six other companies, was found to be the major guilty party in a lawsuit concerning damages for poisoning. In 1987, the seven manufacturers of Agent Orange were sentenced to pay $ 180 million to a compensation fund to U.S. soldiers.
During the trial, Monsanto presented scientific studies showing no link between exposure to dioxin and the cancers suffered by many veterans, in order to dismiss their action. It was demonstrated in the early 1990s that the studies based on the consequences of the explosion at the Nitro plant in 1949 were biased.
This scientific fraud is confirmed by the National Research Council, which found that Monsanto's studies "suffer from misclassification between those exposed and not exposed to dioxin, and that this scientific fraud is confirmed by the National Research Council, and that they were biased in order to obtain the desired effect. "The case will be brought up again in 1990 by Greenpeace and the researcher Joe Thornton in a report entitled Science for Sale.
Is Roundup herbicide toxic?
Do you remember the advertising and the good dog Rex: "Roundup does not pollute either the earth or Rex' bones." It caused Monsanto to be convicted twice, in the United States and France, for false statements placed on the packaging of the total herbicide (which eliminates all plants).
In 1975, the company launched Roundup, a very powerful herbicide presented as "biodegradable" and "good for the environment". In 1996, the New York prosecutor condemned Monsanto which was fined 50,000 dollars and forced to withdraw statements deemed misleading. In January 2007, the firm was condemned in France for the same reasons ... 15,000 euros in fines. Roundup is today the world's best selling herbicide.
Several corroborating studies say however that the pesticide which is Monsanto's flagship - and its active ingredient, glyphosate - is potentially teratogenic, that is to say responsible for fetal malformations. One of them, published late 2010 in Chemical Research in Toxicology, shows that direct exposure of amphibian embryos at very low doses of glyphosate herbicide results in malformations.
Monsanto refutes these conclusions: "Glyphosate has no harmful effects on reproduction in adult animals and does not cause malformations in the offspring of animals exposed to glyphosate, even at very high doses," the firm says on its website.
Monday, February 13, the rapporteur of the Supreme Court has dealt another blow to Monsanto's flagship product: he directed the Ministry of Agriculture to analyze the toxicity within six months and decide once again whether the marketing of the pesticide should be authorized.
>> News: In Argentina, people exposed to the herbicide complain of multiple health problems.
The sentence that struck Monsanto's second herbicide on Monday 13 February is more significant. French judges have in effect held that the manufacturer of crop protection products must "fully" indemnify the plaintiff, Paul Francis. This farmer is now working only part-time, suffering from chronic fatigue and persistent headaches. Doctors consider his central nervous system was affected as a result of inhalation of Lasso.
Monsanto appealed. "Monsanto's products comply with safety requirements in place at the time of the placing on the market. [The company] has a very strict policy regarding the scientific assessment of safety of plant protection products", the company responded in a statement.
Still considered dangerous, this herbicide has however been banned in Canada since 1985, in Belgium and the UK since 1992 and in France since 2007 (it was authorized on December 31, 1968).
Growth Hormones: scandal on Fox News
In early 1990, Monsanto launched their first product derived from biotechnology: Posilac, the recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), genetically engineered hormone designed to increase the production of milk in cows by nearly 20%. This hormone leads to mastitis, inflammation of the udder, which forces farmers to treat their cows with antibiotics, which one then finds traces of in the milk. This miracle product is now banned everywhere except in the United States. (emphais added)
A Canadian documentary, The Corporation, talks about how Monsanto pressured Fox News (Murdoch) to prevent it from disseminating a survey revealing the dangers of Posilac in 1997. This excerpt illustrates the particularly aggressive lobbying this company has been paying for: not only was the investigation never released, but its authors were dismissed by Fox News.
Between 1995 and 1997, GM soybean Roundup Ready, Roundup Ready canola (rapeseed) and Roundup Ready cotton, all three resistant to the herbicide Roundup, received marketing authorization. Since its patent on glyphosate has expired today (marketed as Roundup), the company has decided to change its strategy and undertake the patenting of life forms. It currently produces 90% of GMOs in the world.
This is a virtual monopoly that the firm defends dearly. During the 2000s, Monsanto will accuse hundreds of farmers in courts of having used "fraudulently" its patented transgenic seeds, that is to say that they are accused of having replanted them.
Monsanto claims the rights to intellectual property on some seeds. This did not prevent it from itself being prosecuted for acts of "biopiracy". In August 2011, the National Biodiversity Authority of India announced that it had filed suit against the company, accusing it of having developed a genetically modified eggplant (BT-brinjal) from local varieties without having sought the authorization.
Another conviction, in the United States this time. Monsanto agreed in 2010 to pay a $ 2.5 million fine for having sold unauthorized GMO cotton. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accused the company of having violated the law which prohibits the sale of genetically modified cotton in parts of Texas, where these varieties had been banned for fear of pesticide resistance.
Monsanto states clearly on its website: after having been a leading producer in the 1980 and 1990, the company has no longer been producing aspartame since 2000. The company still insists, however, on the fact that this most widely used sweetener "causes no disease."
However, recent studies have demonstrated an increased risk of premature births in women who use this product. The European Food Safety Authority was even invited in May by the European Commission to plan a complete reassessment of the safety of aspartame in 2012.
In the columns of Le Monde, Yann Fichet, director of corporate affairs of the French subsidiary of the company, is concerned that Monsanto has become "an attractive name for those who want to get a large audience." The company is trying to erase its battered reputation by stressing on its site the principles of its ethical codes: "Integrity", "Dialogue", "Transparency", "Sharing", "Utility" and "Respect". Contacted by Le Monde.fr, Monsanto had not responded at the time this article was published.
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Monsanto, a half-century of health scandals
Re: Monsanto's health scandals
Everything this company makes needs to be banned.
Following the anti-Monsanto activism launched by nations like France and Hungary, Poland has announced that it will launch a complete ban on growing Monsanto's genetically modified strain MON810. The announcement, made by Agriculture Minister Marek Sawicki, sets yet another international standard against Monsanto's genetically modified creations. In addition to being linked to a plethora health ailments, Sawicki says that the pollen originating from this GM strain may actually be devastating the already dwindling bee population.
Similar opposition to Monsanto occurred on March 9th, when 7 European countries blocked a proposal by the Danish EU presidency which would permit the cultivation of genetically modified plants on the entire continent. It was France, who in February, lead the charge against GMOs by asking the European Commission to suspend authorization to Monsanto's genetically modified corn. What's more, the country settled a landmark case in favor of the people over Monsanto, finding the biotech giant guilty of chemical poisoning.
In a ruling given by a court in Lyon (southeast France), grain grower Paul Francois stated that Monsanto failed to provide proper warnings on the Lasso weedkiller product label which resulted in neurological problems such as memory loss and headaches. The court ordered an expert opinion to determine the sum of the damages, and to verify the link between Lasso and the reported illnesses. The result was a guilty charge, paving the way for further legal action on behalf of injured farmers.
Since 1996, the agricultural branch of the French social security system has gathered about 200 alerts per year regarding sickness related to pesticides. However only 47 cases were even recognized in the past 10 years.
Nations are continually taking a stand against Monsanto, with nations like Hungary destroying 1000 acres of GM maize and India slamming Monsanto with 'biopiracy' charges.
Full Article: Poland Announces Complete Ban on Monsanto's Genetically Modified Maize
Re: Monsanto's health scandals
It gives me hope in the human race, in common sense and in the basic sanity of at least some leaders on our planet to see national governments banning Monsanto's seed science and food technology and going after them in court on behalf of their people for the harm this company has done.
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Re: Monsanto's health scandals
The evil beast, Monsanto, is now throwing cash at buying up willing researchers to publish false research claiming that Monsanto products are safe. Surprised? Hardly.
Monsanto-Funded "Research" Reveals Toxic Products Are Safe
Re: Monsanto's health scandals
Would be great if Monsanto pays up and then close up shop.
Monsanto may soon be forced to pay as much as 7.5 billion dollars back to the farmers who say that the mega corporation took their rightfully earned income and taxed their small businesses to financial shambles. It all started with a monumental lawsuit launched by over 5 million farmers against Monsanto looking to recover financial losses from ridiculous seed taxes that bankrupted many families.
Back in April, a Brazilian court ruled that Monsanto absolutely was responsible for paying back the exorbitant amounts of cash back to the farmers, ordering the company to issue back all of the taxes collected since 2004 — a minimum of 2 billion dollars. Afterwards, Monsanto appealed the decision and the case is now suspended until a further hearing is initiated by the Justice Tribune of the local court stationed in Rio Grande do Sul.
Recently, however, the Brazilian Supreme Court declared that any decision reached in a local court case should apply nationally. The result? Monsanto now faces even larger charges, due to the larger legal application on a national level. Now, the charges total or exceed 7.5 billion dollars.
"The values involved could total 15 billion reais ($7.5bn)," said the Superior Tribunal of Justice on its website.
Lawsuits and criminal charges continue to hit Monsanto, scratching away at the financial foundation of the agricultural behemoth. Monsanto has been found guilty of chemical poisoning in France after their weed killer product led to neurological problems, and the company has even dished out 93 million to victims of toxic dioxin. As Monsanto continues to be slammed with lawsuits, many of which are from multitudes of affected farmers and individuals, awareness spreads among the general public regarding the corporation's true acts.
It was this same corporation that was caught running what has been labeled slave rings, in which workers were forced to work for 14 hours per day or more cultivating the fields and were not permitted to leave. Monsanto's crimes are slowly coming to light, and the public is demanding action.
Full Story: Monsanto Faced with Paying 7.5 Billion Back to Farmers
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New Lenox, IL (November 14, 2012)-The Silver Cross Diabetes Center, one of the area's first American Diabetes Association's recognized quality comprehensive diabetes management program, welcomed 197 participants to the annual Diabetes Fall Festival on Saturday, November 10.
"Since 1996, we have helped thousands of people with diabetes and their family members to live with this chronic disease, that if not cared for appropriately, could lead to heart disease, blindness and amputation," says Patsy Harris, R.N., program director for the Silver Cross Diabetes Center. "Holding our annual fall event is just one of the ways we are committed to improving the quality of life for our patients and the residents of the southwest suburbs living with diabetes."
During the Diabetes Fall Festival diabetes information and product booths were available and participants were screened for diabetes, high blood pressure, foot problems and eye disease. Dr. Babak Pazooki, endocrinologist, shared information to help participants manage their diabetes. Then a panel of diabetes educators answered questions and gave helpful advice.
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About Silver Cross Hospital
Silver Cross Hospital is a not-for-profit health care provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. Silver Cross has been recognized as a Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner for seven consecutive years; one of America's Most Customer Friendly Hospitals by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers and was honored with an "A" Hospital Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group. With over 2,900 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 289-bed acute care hospital and 10 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices and recently opened a state-of-the-art replacement hospital on February 26, 2012 at I-355 and Route 6 in New Lenox. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital or a referral to a physician on staff, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325).


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Entyse works well for holiday dining, not just for the food, but for the ambiance. The Ritz Carlton knows how to do the holidays, and how to do them well.
The Ritz Carlton Tysons is no exception, with holiday decor at every turn, special, and elegant, afternoon teas for both children and adults, a pre-Christmas full-size gingerbread cottage and gingerbread decorating classes for the children, a lavish and extensive, also expensive ($105 per person) Christmas brunch, and special menus for Christmas and now for New Year's Eve.
Indeed, that New Year's Eve menu will pose some difficult choices for those who select the $125 special menu: To begin with, lobster bisque with brandy soaked poached lobster, seared foie gras and terrine of foie gras, fried or poached organic eggs and caviar, or tagliarini pasta with bacon foam; for the entree a whole poached lobster with truffle risotto, a duet of Wagyu beef strip loin and braised short ribs, or Dover sole; and to finish the meal either a decadent chocolate souffl� or an intriguing sounding pistachio tart.
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Without sampling everything on the menu, it is impossible to give that kind of sweeping assessment to the food. As with most successful hotel restaurants, the menu is designed to offer something to appeal to every taste, which means the offerings are safe and predictable without being flamboyant or ultra-gourmet, which was not the case when name-brand chefs Michel Richard and Fabio Trabocchi headed restaurants at this hotel. Their meals were meant to provide a memorable dining experience .
But, even a safe menu can earn high marks when the dishes are well executed and the food is consistently good, and that seems to be the case with Entyse. "After all," commented a friend, "this is a Ritz Carlton. What else would you expect?"
An entree of grilled salmon and spinach with lemon butter sauce lived up to expectations. Cooked even a bit too long or at the wrong temperature, grilled salmon can be dry, but this one was cooked medium, as ordered, to perfection. If there were a complaint, it would be that the dish could have used more of the excellent lemon butter sauce. Pan-roasted flounder with lemon and caper sauce was tender and flaky, and also lived up to expectations. Lasagna, roast chicken, steak, and surf and turf complete the entree offerings.
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Tauzia Management proudly presents Solo Paragon Hotel and Residences. A 4-star Hotel and Residences with twenty-five amazing floor located in the center of the town and mere steps away to the prestigious Slamet Riyadi District – the most important street of Solo which is also famously recognized as the central of the crowd. It assures you an easy access to the airport, central business district, major tourists and cultural attractions, as well as unforgettable shopping and dining experiences during your stay in this city with one of the oldest historical Royal Javanese Heritage.
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