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Sicoli served as the coach for two back-to-back Olympic Games, first in 2012 with Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor and again in 2016 with Walsh Jennings and April Ross. The 2016 pair is currently ranked 3rd in the provisional Olympic ranking (updated June 12, 2016) and is set to compete at Copacabana Beach in Sicoli's home town Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5 to August 21.
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Since joining the Waves' staff in 2008, the indoor squad has posted a record of 116-57 (.671), won one West Coast Conference Championship and reached the NCAA Tournament three times.
Pepperdine has gone a combined 85-13 (.867) in beach volleyball with Sicoli on the sidelines.
Sicoli, a native of Brazil, boasts an impressive international resume, as he was an assistant coach for the Brazilian Olympic women's beach volleyball team from 2000-04. One of their duos earned a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
"His wisdom is well beyond his years," Walsh Jennings said of Sicoli. "There's also a youthfulness and enthusiasm that is really contagious. He makes practice every single day really fast, really challenging."
He has coached various other indoor and beach volleyball teams, including serving as the head coach for women's beach volleyball legend Holly McPeak and as head coach of the AVP women's beach volleyball team of Tatiana Minello and Semirames Marins during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2007, Sicoli served as head coach for the women's beach team of Minello and Carrie Dodd and as coach of the men's beach team of Casey Jennings and Matt Fuerbringer.
"We're really excited to have Marcio," said head coach Nina Matthies at the time of Sicoli's hiring. "He brings some great experience and a lot of enthusiasm, energy and some new ideas and we're really thrilled to have him."
Sicoli has also coached at the Beverly Hills-based Sports Shack Volleyball Club. He received the Sports Shack Coach of the Year Award in 2007 as the coach of the 18-2 team. Sicoli also recently served as the head coach of the Southern California Volleyball Club's South Bay 12-1 indoor team in 2007, and assisted USC men's head coach Bill Ferguson with the 17-1s.
Sicoli received his bachelor's of physical education degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 2001 and competed for the men's volleyball team as the setter from 1999-2002. He holds a specialization in sports training (earned in 2002-03) and holds a Brazilian Beach Volleyball Level II coaching credential (earned in 2001).


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Tiny pillows of marinated goat cheese are wrapped in a skin of prosciutto and baked, which is when the alchemy begins. The chèvre gets puffy; its belly goes pudgy. In contrast, the prosciutto thins, stiffens, and dries, becoming a lacquered shell that cracks tinnily between the teeth. Although it is perfectly fine to assemble the ingredients ahead, don't let the bundles linger after baking or the contrasts will diminish as they sit.
1 log (8 ounces) fresh chèvre cheese
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic, jarred or fresh
1 ounce prosciutto, cut into 8 paper-thin slices
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut the cheese in 8 rounds. Combine the oil and garlic, and dip the cheese into the mixture, turning the rounds to coat them evenly. Wrap each round of cheese with a slice of prosciutto and place on a sheet pan. Bake for 5 minutes, until the prosciutto is slightly crisp and the cheese is warm.
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|Chickens/10 chicken pieces
|Tamari soy sauce
|2⁄3 Cup (10.67 tbs)
|Grated fresh ginger
|2 Tablespoon
|2 Tablespoon
|Lemon juice
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Cold water
|2⁄3 Cup (10.67 tbs)
|Garlic clove
|1 Small, minced
|Dry sherry
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|2 Teaspoon
|Cold water
|2 Tablespoon
Wash chicken, cut into serving pieces, and dry on paper towels.
Place in a large mixing bowl.
Combine soy sauce, ginger, honey, lemon juice, water, garlic and dry sherry (if desired) in a small bowl; mix together.
Pour over chicken pieces.
Cover bowl and place in refrigerator overnight or for at least 5 hours; turn chicken pieces occasionally to marinate evenly.
Remove chicken pieces from marinade; reserve marinade.
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Do not cover while baking.
Baste chicken with marinade sauce every 15 minutes during baking, using all of sauce in the process.
If desired, liquid in baking dish may be thickened before serving.
Slowly add cornstarch water mixture to hot liquid in baking dish, stirring constantly, and continue to cook until sauce thickens.
Remove from heat.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 5908 Calories from Fat 3536
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 392 g603.1%
Saturated Fat 112.1 g560.6%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 1949.9 mg650%
Sodium 11764.2 mg490.2%
Total Carbohydrates 61 g20.5%
Dietary Fiber 2.4 g9.7%
Sugars 29.6 g
Protein 503 g1005.4%
Vitamin A 73% Vitamin C 120.7%
Calcium 34.3% Iron 154.9%
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2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
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3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
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In Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District No. 4 v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, the Illinois Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the significant deference given to arbitration awards arising out of collective bargaining agreements subject to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District No. 4 had employed Angie Hires as a paraprofessional for 11 years. In 2007, the principal began to keep notes of her contacts with Hires in which the principal encouraged Hires to "smile more" and be more "positive" around students. The principal also recorded the following two incidents: a teacher reported negativity from Hires, and a parent complained that Hires was not treating students equally and fairly. However, neither incident was brought to Hires' attention, investigated, or placed in her official personnel file. There was no evidence that Hires had ever been disciplined by the district, and Hires' personnel file contained only three notes mentioning the principal's reminders regarding her work attitude.
At the regularly scheduled February Board meeting, the Board asked the principal whether there were any staff members about whom she had concerns. After retrieving her personal notes and discussing them with the Board, the principal recommended that Hires be discharged. Hires had no notice that her performance would be discussed at this meeting.
Following the meeting, the superintendent provided written notice to Hires that, because she did not "relate well" to students and was "not always pleasant," she would be dismissed, and could respond to these deficiencies at the next Board meeting. The union filed a grievance, citing the lack of specificity in the allegations and the lack of notice, warning, and opportunity to respond to the alleged deficiencies. The Board denied the grievance, and after Hires appeared before the Board at its next meeting, the Board dismissed her.
The union proceeded to arbitration on its grievance. The collective bargaining agreement between the district and union required that, when a union member appeared before the Board on a disciplinary matter, the member be given "reasonable prior written notice of the reasons for such meeting." The arbitrator found that the district violated this provision by deciding to discharge Hires before first notifying her about the concerns regarding her job performance, and before affording her an opportunity to speak at a Board meeting.
The district had argued that the notice and hearing provision did not apply to Hires because the collective bargaining agreement did not state a standard for dismissal (such as just cause), and she was thus an at-will employee who could be discharged for any reason at all—even if the contract's notice and hearing provision had been violated. The arbitrator disagreed. While declining to read into the agreement a just-cause standard (which the union had unsuccessfully bargained for), the arbitrator found that Hires could not be an at-will employee because the contractual provision requiring notice and a hearing would then be meaningless. The arbitrator instead applied a standard of arbitrariness, and found that the district violated the collective bargaining agreement when discharging Hires without specific notice and by giving her a hearing after the Board had already decided to dismiss her. The arbitrator awarded reinstatement.
The district challenged the award by refusing to comply with it, prompting the union to file an unfair labor practice charge with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB). After the IELRB confirmed the arbitrator's award, the district appealed the decision to the appellate court, which reversed and found the arbitrator's interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement to be "clearly erroneous." The union and the IELRB then appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court.
The Court explained that the role of a court reviewing an arbitrator's award is "extremely limited" and quite deferential: a court does not review the correctness of the arbitrator's interpretation of the parties' collective bargaining agreement, but instead determines whether the arbitrator's award "draws its essence" from that agreement. Here, the arbitrator's award was clearly rooted in an interpretation of the notice and hearing provision in the parties' collective bargaining agreement. As a result, it drew its essence from the contract and the award should be, and was, affirmed.
This case reaffirms the deference given by the Illinois courts to arbitration awards, and the challenges faced by the parties who seek to overturn those awards on appeal.
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Thousands of rail passengers were stranded last night on trains and at stations after a tractor crashed on to the West Coast main line from London to Scotland.
At least 14 trains, carrying up to 600 passengers each, were stalled between stations as workers waited for heavy lifting gear to clear the line. No one was hurt in the accident, which happened at Bourne End, Hertfordshire at 6.30pm yesterday.
Railtrack said the accident had affected signalling equipment and would delay passengers today. The line serves stations from Euston to the West Midlands, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.
Intercity West Coast Ltd, the company which operates services on the line, said debris had covered all tracks which pass the site of the crash. As many as eight trains an hour run through this spot on a Friday evening.
At midnight, British Transport Police said stations were in a state of "utter chaos".
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During the last stage of cell division, cytokinesis, cells undergo a dramatic change in morphology as they rearrange themselves so as to produce two identical daughter cells. A detailed understanding of how these processes are regulated requires a fundamental knowledge of how different cytoskeletal proteins are spatially and temporally regulated, and how the resultant heterogeneity affects the mechanical properties of the cell. The complexity of these processes makes it nearly impossible to understand without a modeling framework that allows in silico testing of ideas and conceptual models. To elucidate the mechanisms by which cells regulate cytokinesis we need to appreciate how regulation of biochemical signaling cues effect changes in cell morphology. We will develop a suitable computational framework for studying the way in which biochemical regulation of cytoskeletal proteins results in desired cellular deformations during cytokinesis. Our simulations will be used to integrate computational modeling with quantitative measurements of the temporal and spatial changes of different proteins and the associated changes in cell shape during cytokinesis. Specifically, we propose: 1. to develop a computational framework for simulating whole cell, cell shape changes during mitosis;2. to develop an agent-based model of the actin cytoskeleton using a discrete-network representation of interacting filaments, and to use this model to investigate cell morphological changes during cytokinesis.
Successful cell division has long been appreciated as critical to human health. Many cancer- associated genes lead to mitotic and/or cytokinetic failure. In this research we combine computational and experimental tools to study the way that cells regulate their mechanical properties to ensure that each mother cells successfully divides into two equally-sized daughter cells.
|Luo, Tianzhi; Mohan, Krithika; Iglesias, Pablo A et al. (2013) Molecular mechanisms of cellular mechanosensing. Nat Mater 12:1064-71
|Zheng, Yixian; Iglesias, Pablo A (2013) Nucleating new branches from old. Cell 152:669-70
|Huang, Chuan-Hsiang; Tang, Ming; Shi, Changji et al. (2013) An excitable signal integrator couples to an idling cytoskeletal oscillator to drive cell migration. Nat Cell Biol 15:1307-16
|Shi, Changji; Huang, Chuan-Hsiang; Devreotes, Peter N et al. (2013) Interaction of motility, directional sensing, and polarity modules recreates the behaviors of chemotaxing cells. PLoS Comput Biol 9:e1003122
|Shi, Changji; Iglesias, Pablo A (2013) Excitable behavior in amoeboid chemotaxis. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Syst Biol Med 5:631-42
|Porter, Joshua R; Burg, John S; Espenshade, Peter J et al. (2012) Identifying a static nonlinear structure in a biological system using noisy, sparse data. J Theor Biol 300:232-41
|Luo, Tianzhi; Mohan, Krithika; Srivastava, Vasudha et al. (2012) Understanding the cooperative interaction between myosin II and actin cross-linkers mediated by actin filaments during mechanosensation. Biophys J 102:238-47
|Kee, Yee-Seir; Ren, Yixin; Dorfman, Danielle et al. (2012) A mechanosensory system governs myosin II accumulation in dividing cells. Mol Biol Cell 23:1510-23
|Mohan, Krithika; Iglesias, Pablo A; Robinson, Douglas N (2012) Separation anxiety: stress, tension and cytokinesis. Exp Cell Res 318:1428-34
|Poirier, Christopher C; Zheng, Yixian; Iglesias, Pablo A (2010) Mitotic membrane helps to focus and stabilize the mitotic spindle. Biophys J 99:3182-90
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I have been told that planting castor beans will cause the moles to leave. I
don't know it that is true or not but about 20 years ago they were just
making tunnels all over my yard. I planted the beans and have not had a mole
tunnel since. This could have been a freak thing.
Even if it doesn't work the plants are attractive.
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<< Has anyone found a trap that actually kills the darn things? How about
poison that is specific to moles ( as opposed to the type that kills off all
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Hank, I feel your pain. That sounds familiar, where did I get that from.
Anyway when we lived near the woods we had a constant problem with the moles
and I found that it was impossible to get rid of them. My husband tried
gassing the holes and etc. The traps were expensive and unsuccessful. My
next door neighbor has a trap now that looks like jaws and he says it works
for his son. I will ask him if he caught the pesky mole that was ruining
yard. I hated to tell him that they never appear as a single mole, if you
have one you have ............who knows.
I found the best solution, my own you know, was to go around stomping and if
it felt too soft then to stomp it back in place.
Oh yes, some say that a castor oil solution sprayed all over will deter
I had no success with that either.
They eat the grubs and bad stuff so if you can find a way to work with the
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I'm thrilled to share some exciting news with the BlackBerry® developer community. BlackBerry invites you to join us for BlackBerry 10 Jam – a conference dedicated to providing the BlackBerry developer community with insights on the BlackBerry 10 platform; its strengths, the vision, and how developers can make applications that stand out, as well as drive usability and loyalty.
BlackBerry 10 Jam will take place May 1 – 3 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL and will run as a concurrent conference to our annual BlackBerry World™ conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott.
So, why name the conference "BlackBerry 10 Jam?" BlackBerry 10 Jam will allow developers to be part of the initial conversation and learn about the new platform and the evolution of BlackBerry. There is a lot of excitement here at RIM®, from our users and partners about the BlackBerry 10 platform. This is a great opportunity to harness that excitement and show developers the power of BlackBerry 10.
This conference is a unique opportunity for developers to connect with BlackBerry Platform experts and learn more about the benefits and business opportunities of the BlackBerry platform. Developers will gain insight on building applications for the launch of the new BlackBerry 10 later this year.
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[x] You have screamed at an inanimate object for "hurting you"
[ ] You have ran into a glass/screen door.
[x] You have jumped out of a moving vehicle.
[x] You have thought of something funny and laughed, and then people gave you weird looks.
[x] You have run into a tree/bush.
[ ] You have been called a blonde.
[ ] you know that it IS possible to lick your elbow. (I can do it.)
[x] You just tried to lick your elbow.
[ ] You never knew that the Alphabet and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star had the same melody.
[ ] You just sang them to make sure. (I played them in my head, anyway.)
[x] You have tripped on your own feet and fallen.
[x] You have choked on your own spit.
[ ] You have seen the Matrix and still don't get it.
[ ] You type with three fingers or less.
[x] You have accidentally caught something on fire.
[ ] You tried to drink out of a straw, but it went into your nose.
[x] You have caught yourself drooling
[x] You have fallen asleep in class.
[x] Sometimes you just stop thinking.
[x] Sometimes when you are telling a story you forget what you are talking about.
[x] People often shake their heads and walk away from you.
[x] You are often told to use your 'inside voice'.
[ ] You use your fingers to do simple math.
[x] You have eaten a bug accidentally...
[x] You are taking this test when you should be doing something more important.
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Oscar nominations were announced this morning and per usual there were the surprises, both of the good and bad variety. Nine year old Quvenzhané Wallis becomes the youngest Best Actress nominee for Beasts of the Southern Wild, Kathryn Bigelow shockingly did not receive a Best Director nomination for Zero Dark Thirty and the much lauded film about sexual assualt in the military The Invisible War received a Best Documentary nomination.
Here are the female nominees. You can find the full Oscar nominee list linked below.
Best Picture:
"Django Unchained" Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
"Les Misérables" Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
"Lincoln" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
"Silver Linings Playbook" Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
"Zero Dark Thirty" Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers
Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emmanuelle Riva in "Amour"
Quvenzhané Wallis in "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Naomi Watts in "The Impossible"
Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Amy Adams in "The Master"
Sally Field in "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway in "Les Misérables"
Helen Hunt in "The Sessions"
Jacki Weaver in "Silver Linings Playbook"
Best animated feature film of the year:
"Brave" Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Achievement in costume design:
"Anna Karenina" Jacqueline Durran
"Lincoln" Joanna Johnston
"Mirror Mirror" Eiko Ishioka
"Snow White and the Huntsman" Colleen Atwood
Best documentary short subject:
"Inocente" Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
"Kings Point" Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
"Mondays at Racine" Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
"Open Heart" Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling:
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
"Les Misérables" Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
"Skyfall" from "Skyfall" Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Achievement in production design:
"Anna Karenina" Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"Les Misérables" Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
"Life of Pi" Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Best animated short film:
"Head over Heels" Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Best live action short film:
"Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)" Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
Achievement in sound editing:
"Skyfall" Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Adapted screenplay:
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
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Da Spot
Serves meat, vegan options available. Offers simple dishes from various cuisines, including Indian, Thai and Egyptian curries. Most dishes served with brown rice. This outlet is not pure veg. Open Mon-Fri 10:30am-9:30pm.
Category: Vegan-friendly, Lacto, American, International, Fast food, Fusion, Take-out only, Non-veg
Reviews (4)First Review by westcornersville
good healthy food, chill vibe - Edit
We have visited this place several times this week. They always have at least 4 veg things on offer in their "buffet" - last few days was Malaysian curry, Thai curry, eggplant Parmesan (yum!!) and moussaka - and then a couple of sandwiches - falafel and hummus - with amazing bread. Salad bar is available and the smoothies are great and often either are all juice or have soy milk. I like the healthy yummy food and the casual chill vibe of this place. It's always busy and the food is fresh and turn over is high. Go eat and be happy. It's also almost next door to the down to earth store if you need grocery items
Pros: good prices - esp for smoothies, big portion - mini was enough for me, busy fun vibe with great staff
Cons: no aircon - if that's important to you, they do serve meat as well
Great Place to Eat - Edit
This is a great place. I love that you can see most of the food before you buy. Great variety of hot entrees and the food has so much flavor. There are always 1-2 vegetarian entrees, fish, chicken and lamb which come with rice and salad. I get the mini and have plenty to satify my hunger. They also have sandwiches and smoothies and desserts. My husband is a big fan of the smoothies. Always love going here. Great for a quick meal.
Pros: Price, Flavor, Variety
Cons: Maybe an extra vegetarian dish
Wish They Vegan Friendlier - Edit
Hands down the best smoothies on O'ahu for the price!
I'm almost certain all their smoothies are vegan (soymilk or fruit based). There are tons of variations available, or create your own. My fav is mango haupia.
I've been eating at the Da Spot since Mo'ili'ili, when a 16oz smoothie cost around $3. The menu hasn't changed much since then, but the price has gone up a bit. The UHM kiosk was their first expansion, and they've now moved the restaurant into a bigger space on King St (across from 24hr Longs and near Down to Earth).
The restaurant has a much larger selection of prepared foods then the UHM kiosk. At the kiosk you'll get around 3-4 dishes to choose from. The menu will vary slightly from day-to-day. At the restaurant its the same, but a much larger selection and offers cook-to-order items.
Most of the curries are delicious. I mean 4 or 5 stars delicious! My guess is heavy on the coconut cream, but whatever it is they're certainly noteworthy.
My only gripe with the new location is the lack of vegan options. They used to offer much much more at all their locations. The last 4 times I visited the restaurant they had 0-2 prepared vegan foods out of 12!. Ridiculous really. I'm so saddened by it, I vowed only to return for the smoothies. :(
Pros: Incredibly Tasty, Low Price, Very Friendly Service
Cons: No longer as veggie friendly
Decent Option if You're on Campus - Edit
This food stall has various "curries", though not particularly authentic (their "Egyptian Curry" was more like westernized Indian curry). Still--you get a pretty good portion of vegetarian food (with vegan options) for a reasonable price. I noticed a line forming around noon, so this place is pretty popular among (especially) students. The only criticism is that the food they serve you isn't particularly hot (both temperature and spiciness), just luke warm.
Pros: decent price, good selection of curries, convenient if you're on campus
Cons: temperature not high enough, not particularly exciting
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Hey, don't blame me. It is Jon Stewart's fault. He correctly and accurately noted that the showdown in Syria is nothing more than 7th grade dick measuring by an inadequate, insecure male. Amen!!
Give Stewart props. He is not buying into the traditional media love fest with their savior, Barack.
He nails it on many fronts.
You should also be paying attention to a piece that appeared yesterday, written by Yossef Bodansky. Bodansky is hearing the same things I am. I have it from a different source, but the message is the same:
There is a growing volume of new evidence from numerous sources in the Middle East — mostly affiliated with the Syrian opposition and its sponsors and supporters — which makes a very strong case, based on solid circumstantial evidence, that the August 21, 2013, chemical strike in the Damascus suburbs was indeed a pre-meditated provocation by the Syrian opposition.
The extent of US foreknowledge of this provocation needs further investigation because available data puts the "horror" of the Barack Obama White House in a different and disturbing light.
On August 13-14, 2013, Western-sponsored opposition forces in Turkey started advance preparations for a major and irregular military surge. Initial meetings between senior opposition military commanders and representatives of Qatari, Turkish, and US Intelligence ["Mukhabarat Amriki"] took place at the converted Turkish military garrison in Antakya, Hatay Province, used as the command center and headquarters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and their foreign sponsors. Very senior opposition commanders who had arrived from Istanbul briefed the regional commanders of an imminent escalation in the fighting due to "a war-changing development" which would, in turn, lead to a US-led bombing of Syria.
The opposition forces had to quickly prepare their forces for exploiting the US-led bombing in order to march on Damascus and topple the Bashar al-Assad Government, the senior commanders explained. The Qatari and Turkish intelligence officials assured the Syrian regional commanders that they would be provided with plenty of weapons for the coming offensive.
Indeed, unprecedented weapons distribution started in all opposition camps in Hatay Province on August 21-23, 2013. In the Reyhanli area alone, opposition forces received well in excess of 400 tons of weapons, mainly anti-aircraft weaponry from shoulder-fired missiles to ammunition for light-guns and machineguns. The weapons were distributed from store-houses controlled by Qatari and Turkish Intelligence under the tight supervision of US Intelligence.
These weapons were loaded on more than 20 trailer-trucks which crossed into northern Syria and distributed the weapons to several depots. Follow-up weapon shipments, also several hundred tons, took place over the weekend of August 24-25, 2013, and included mainly sophisticated anti-tank guided missiles and rockets. Opposition officials in Hatay said that these weapon shipments were "the biggest" they had received "since the beginning of the turmoil more than two years ago". The deliveries from Hatay went to all the rebel forces operating in the Idlib-to-Aleppo area, including the al-Qaida affiliated jihadists (who constitute the largest rebel forces in the area).
Several senior officials from both the Syrian opposition and sponsoring Arab states stressed that these weapon deliveries were specifically in anticipation for exploiting the impact of imminent bombing of Syria by the US and the Western allies. The latest strategy formulation and coordination meetings took place on August 26, 2013. The political coordination meeting took place in Istanbul and was attended by US Amb. Robert Ford.
More important were the military and operational coordination meetings at the Antakya garrison. Senior Turkish, Qatari, and US Intelligence officials attended in addition to the Syrian senior (opposition) commanders. The Syrians were informed that bombing would start in a few days.
History will eventually record that the events of the last month were part of a broader US/UK intel effort in response to desperate pleadings from the Turks and the Saudis. The Israelis, at least some in the intel and defense community, correctly understand that an Assad free Syria creates a greater risk for the safety and security of Israel.
Don't be surprised to see more information emerge in the coming days that will appear to further implicate Bashir Assad and his Army. This information will be intel plants and designed to support a broader Covert Action. The goal is to get rid of Assad. Nobody in the United States or the United Kingdom is doing anything to ensure that Assad is replaced by a moderate, non-secular government. The CIA and MI6 are blindly moving forward and oblivious to real threat posed by the radical Islamist who are carrying the fight to Assad's Army.


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Micron (MU) Technology's stock has been under attack the past few days for no apparent reason. Well, hang on fellow Micron investors, that attack might be as simple as panic selling by Steve Cohen's SAC hedge fund. Some recent numbers indicate that Mr. Cohen held 18 million shares in Micron stock and $65 million in Micron call options. That would make Micron the largest holding in SAC.
While Stevie might be sweating the rare SEC attack, the more important news for Micron is the SK Hynix earnings report of yesterday.
Hynix is almost a mirror image of Micron/Elpida except Micron has 43% more wafer output, a broader product line and, with the assets of Elpida written down to near nothing, far less depreciation than Hynix.
So, Hynix reported a sales increase of 41% from the first quarter to the second quarter; $2.5 billion to $3.9 billion, and net profit ballooned up over 5 times, from $160 million to $850 million.
Operating margin for Hynix was 28%. Hynix said that DRAM prices were so high that they might not go much higher. With earnings like this, I can live with that.
One can derive a July 31 closing date for the Micron-Elpida acquisition from documents on the Elpida website. Scroll down to the last paragraph, the legalese decodes into "July 31, 2013."
Since Micron/Elpida is in the same market with the same products, a guy could have some fun speculating on what Micron's earnings will look like. With 41% more wafer output you could multiply the Hynix sales numbers by 1.41 and get $5.5 billion sales for Micron. All things being equal (which they aren't), Micron should have the same operating margin of 28% or $1.54 billion. The difference being that Micron will have far less depreciation to deduct from gross profit, so we could be justified in using a higher operating margin for Micron of something over 30%, but 28% would be just fine. We'll have to guess at the number on Micron shares because of the convertible instruments, but 1.2 billion should cover that. Using the same ratios that have just been published for SK Hynix, Micron could earn $1.28 per quarter when combined with Elpida. Annualized, that is at $5.13 per share.
To support the SK Hynix numbers as no fluke, Inotera, a 35.5% owned subsidiary of Micron, reported a second quarter profit with sales up 47% from the first quarter.
None of the analysts have updated their numbers yet based on the SK Hynix results. That will be coming, but remember you heard it at Seeking Alpha first.
Buy Micron on this Steve Cohen induced price weakness.
Disclosure: I am long MU. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Candidate W-boson decay to tau and neutrino in ATLAS
When a W-boson decays into a tau and a neutrino, the tau promptly decays as well. Taus are heavier cousins of electrons and muons. They can decay into one of their cousins plus neutrinos. This event shows a missing energy (39 GeV) from neutrinos which is higher than the energy of the lone electron (29 GeV). The electron is seen as a track seen going to the left in the two event images and as a yellow calorimeter tower in the lego plot at the upper right. There is also a dashed "missing momentum" track in the upper left image from the sum of the three neutrinos.
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On the Road: Work on two projects to wrap up during new year
Q.The entrance ramp to the southbound 55 from Chapman Avenue West in Orange has been under repair for almost a year now. There is an open ditch with barricades, but nothing is happening. Have they forgotten about it?
– Daniel Ross, Silverado
A.While the work looks like it's taking a while, Caltrans hasn't forgotten about it.
Caltrans is planning to hire an outside contractor to relocate a broken irrigation crossover that goes under the southbound 55 at Chapman Avenue, said Caltrans spokeswoman Yvonne Washington. Luckily, the project will not interfere with traffic as crews complete the work sometime in the new year. In the meantime, Caltrans maintenance crews are serving the area with a water truck, Washington said.
Q.Kraemer Boulevard in south Placentia has been closed for years. Besides the frequently gridlocked 57, this is one of the few alternate routes to and from the Kaiser hospital in Anaheim. Why is the street still closed, and when is it expected to reopen?
– Frank Shemanski, Fullerton
A.You're right, Frank; this project is taking awhile. On the upside, Kraemer will re-open by early May, with construction of the railroad bridge wrapping up shortly afterward, said Tresa Oliveri, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Transportation Authority.
However, traffic on Crowther Avenue, between Kraemer and Orangethorpe Avenue, won't be open "for some time," Oliveri said, because a similar project is coming up at Orangethorpe and the railroad crossing.
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Nutty Apple Pies
|1 Kilogram, thinly sliced
|Brown sugar
|50 Gram
|Ground cinnamon
|3⁄4 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 Teaspoon, grated
|125 Gram, finely chopped
|Plain flour
|175 Gram
|Granulated sugar
|50 Gram
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|125 Gram
|Egg yolk
Mix together the apples, brown sugar, spices and half the walnuts.
Divide between 6 individual baking dishes, about 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter and about 4 cm (1 3/4 inches) deep.
To make the pastry, mix together the flour, granulated sugar and salt and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Stir in the egg yolk and the remaining nuts.
If necessary, add a little water to bind the dough together.
Divide the dough into 6 portions and pat each one into a round about 15 cm (6 inches) in diameter.
Place the dough rounds on the baking dishes and pinch over the edges to seal.
Make a few slits in the top of each one.
Bake in a preheated moderate oven, 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4, for 40 to 45 minutes or until the crust is golden.
Serve warm or cold.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 3319 Calories from Fat 1648
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 192 g294.7%
Saturated Fat 74.6 g373%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 453.9 mg151.3%
Sodium 1003 mg41.8%
Total Carbohydrates 400 g133.2%
Dietary Fiber 38.8 g155.3%
Sugars 207.9 g
Protein 36 g71.4%
Vitamin A 78.4% Vitamin C 79.7%
Calcium 29% Iron 34.7%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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Litha Harvest – Summer 2016posted on 7 July 2016 by JWL: Bottling, Harvest, Mead.
As I've said many times, the past couple of years have slowed down dramatically in terms of how much mead I've made. This is my first bottling session in over a year, and represents most of my meadmaking from 2015. That said, all 3 batches shown here came out amazingly well, among the best I've ever made:
The Luna Bochet and Mani Trad are basically the exact same recipe, just that the bochet was made with caramelized honey, and also had a vanilla bean tossed in during secondary fermentation. And wow! What a flavor. The contrast between the two is intense, and both are utterly delightful. I can definitely see sharing the bochet around a Yule fireside during the winter…. it tastes almost like whiskey, but obviously without the kick of distilled alcohol. And I've had more people tell me my Chaga Spruce Mead is the best mead they've ever had than anything else I've done.
All three of these batches are stellar. I'm very happy to have them bottled, ready to share at a fireside near you.
Elderberry Meadposted on 30 June 2016 by JWL: Mead, Recipes.
I haven't made an Elderberry Mead in a long time. They are enigmatic to me; I love them, and use elderberries medicinally all the time, but their flavor is really bitter. The last time I worked with elderberries was to make an Elderberry Rosehip Mead which turned out quite nicely. And, five years ago I made the Elder Mead, which is powerful and complex (it also had Reishi in it which has a hugely bitter flavor). Last fall, someone near me was giving some away; they had a huge bush and more yield than they knew what to do with. So we picked up a few gallons and stored them in the freezer, where they sat for several months until I was finally ready to make them into a mead.
I put a chaga decoction on the stove and let it simmer overnight. The next morning I strained it and let it cool. As I usually do with berry meads, I decided to juice them:
I had about 2 gallons of berries, most of which were still attached to stems. No problem, the juicer separates everything away from the juice. 2 gallons of berries yielded just under a gallon of juice when run through our juicer:
Then, it was a simple matter of mixing up the juice, the chaga tea, and enough honey & water to give me 3 gallons of mead at 18% initial alcohol potential. I did a double batch, as always each batch is 3 gallons. So the first batch filled both carboys halfway, and the second batch filled them both up completely. I pitched a packet of Red Star Montrachet yeast rehydrated in a bit of chaga tea, and included 3 cups of strong black PG Tips tea in the second batch. The result was two 3 gallon carboys filled with beautiful that-which-will-become-mead:
It's been nearly a year since I've made mead, so needless to say I'm excited to be back at it. I look forward to drinking this mead around a fire this winter!
NH Meadmaking Workshopposted on 12 March 2016 by JWL: Events, Mead.
I'm pleased to announce that my next meadmaking workshop will be in Ossipee, New Hampshire at the Wonalancet Honey Bee Company. The workshop is already at least half full, so call today to reserve your spot. Space is limited!
Next Meadmaking Workshop: November 21, 2015posted on 22 October 2015 by JWL: Events, Mead.
On Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 12:00-3:00pm, I will be teaching a "From Alcohol to Alchemy – the Lore and Craft of Mead" workshop. Class registration is $50. Complete meadmaking kits are on sale for $75, and a variety of bulk honey is available starting at $50 per gallon (enough to start your first 3 gallon batch of mead.
This workshop will include:
- A talk on the Lore, history, cultural, and nutritional aspects of mead
- A copy of The Lore And Craft of Mead eBook
- A demonstration as I brew up a batch of mead
- An (optional) opportunity to acquire your brewing gear and make your first batch of mead under expert supervision, keeping both the gear and the mead you make! I will provide 2-3 gallons of freshly gathered spring water for everyone making mead at no additional charge.
To register or for more information, call Phil or Meghan at The Honey Exchange, 207-773-9333.
This class is limited to 6 people for space, so register quickly before this one fills up too!
Litha Harvestposted on 28 June 2015 by JWL: Bottling, Harvest, Mead.
I had my first bottling session in a while today. That's kind of what happens when your production rates slow down as they have the past couple of years. Only 24 bottles, but boy are they purty. I got 10 bottles each of Blackberry & Raspberry Harvest, and another 4 bottles of Longest Night Blackberry Cyser. Yum. Used up the last of my clear bottle stash also.
In addition, I racked the Mani Trad and Luna Bochet. Wow, there is a taste difference. The Bochet is …. different. Better? I'm not sure. Both are really good though.
Chaga Spruce Meadposted on 15 June 2015 by JWL: Herbalism, Mead, Recipes.
It's been a few years since I've made spruce mead, and it's one of the more popular brews I do. I knew I'd do another batch this year, and when I tasted the Pine Barren honey from Fruitwood Orchard in New Jersey at The Honey Exchange, I knew I'd found the honey I'd use for the next Spruce Mead.
As I did last time, I began with a chaga decoction using some fresh spring water after a trip to the spring where I was enchanted by fireflies, the most I'd ever seen in Maine. Last time the chaga went beautifully with the spruce, so it's worth repeating the recipe. After the chaga had been simmering for about 12 hours, I went out and harvested some new spruce growth, a bit beyond the "tips" stage, as they were last year:
When I brought the tips in, I rinsed them off and dumped them in with the chaga, to make a delightful-smelling herbal tea:
After the tips sat in the tea for about 30 minutes I strained it and let the tea cool down overnight.
The next day, I went to mix up the mead, starting with the pine barren honey and a little extra Maine wildflower honey. The Maine wildflower honey had crystallized, so I let them mingle together for a bit before adding the tea and dissolving:
After some elbow grease and stirring, I had a beautiful must ready to go:
I have 6 gallons in their new mini-ecosystems for fermentation:
I expect this batch of spruce to be as good as previous ones. It's not my favorite tasting one (probably the traditionals or maybe some berries are), but this might be the most potent brew I do, since so much of the flavor comes right out of my immediate ecosystem — the spruce trees in my yard.
Máni Trad Meadposted on 4 March 2015 by JWL: Herbalism, Mead, Recipes.
After finishing up the Luna Bochet yesterday, I still had some honey (not caramelized) and some chaga/sumac tea left over, so I thought I'd make up a quick traditional mead. Since today is the full moon, I thought I would name this batch after Máni, who is the Norse personification of the Moon.
I have been fascinated with Máni for some time, since I started studying the old Norse stories, mostly because Máni is male. Most other traditions depict the moon as female, which has become so familiar to me over the years that the idea of a male moon seemed strange. Interestingly, Máni's sister, Sól, is the personification of the Sun, again going against what I had gotten used to in most other traditions with a male sun and a female moon.
The last of my honey bucket was quite crystalized, so I began by melting the honey a bit under some gentle heat, so that it would dissolve more quickly:
Once it was liquefied, I added the remaining chaga/sumac tea, then added a bit more water and honey, to get myself up to an 17.5% initial alcohol potential:
As I stirred, I could see symbols and shapes coalescing and dissolving in the thin layer of foam on top of the must. These swirls look almost like animations, and there are stories hidden within them.
Once the mixture was complete, I pitched the yeast, poured it into the carboy, shook it up, and now I have a batch of wonderful traditional mead, which has become my favorite kind of mead over the past few years:
Hail Máni on this night of the full moon!
Luna Bochetposted on 4 March 2015 by JWL: Health/Nutrition, Herbalism, Mead, Recipes.
For several years now, I've had my eye on doing a bochet, which is a mead made with cooked, caramelized honey. Note that this contradicts my meadmaking methodology for the most part — I am not an advocate of heating honey. There are too many wonderful things in honey that I don't want to kill with heat, but the allure of the rich tones of flavor with a bochet was too much temptation. I had to try it.
Of course, I began with a chaga decoction in spring water that I let go for about 18 hours, tossing in a couple of staghorn sumac drupes for the final 15 minutes or so:
When the decoction was finished I strained it into an empty carboy, and cleaned out the stockpot for the process of cooking the honey.
Caramelizing the Honey
This is a tricky process. Honey, when it cooks, expands to nearly 3x its volume, so I had to make sure my 3 gallon stockpot had less than a gallon of honey inside. It is also essential to stir the honey constantly so it doesn't burn. It's a long process; I decided to cook the honey for about an hour. A small ordeal offering was in the works, during the cooking process a small amount of boiling honey splashed onto my hand and stuck to the skin, leaving a blister. Ah well; a gift for a gift.
I began with solid, crystalized honey, getting it into the pot to heat up and start melting:
As the honey heated up under gentle heat with regular stirring, it would start to foam a bit at the top. Just keep stirring:
Once the honey hits its boiling point, things start to happen very quickly. This is where it is most important to keep stirring, so as not to scorch the sugars, and the honey expands 3x to fill the pot within a matter of a few seconds. Do NOT leave this unattended! You could have a huge mess on your hands.
Once the honey is at this point, the real work begins. It's important to CAREFULLY monitor the temperature of the flame and keep stirring. For an hour. Don't let it stick or boil over. The sugars in the honey will begin to caramelize. Every 20 minutes, I took a sample of the honey:
It was interesting to follow the flavor development as the honey caramelized. In some ways, the first sample taken 20 minutes in had the most intense flavor; it seemed to mellow out and get richer as it aged, finally the bottom left, fully caramelized honey was wonderful.
At the end of an hour, I turned off the heat. The honey then contracts pretty quickly, within a few minutes. Very important — if you let it cool completely, you will end up with extremely thick honey many compare to roofing tar. Therefore it is important to add your liquid before you get to this stage. In my case I added the chaga/sumac tea, which was still warm. Adding hot water helps the mixture to not splash as much when you are adding the liquid:
I added 1 gallon of the warm tea (I'm saving the rest to finish off this batch, and to do another batch of plain traditional mead in the next day or two). Then, I VERY SLOWLY added some cool spring water, to get me up to close to 3 gallons.
Normally at this stage I would take a hydrometer reading to see where I am in terms of alcohol potential, but the mixture is still far too hot. Therefore, it went outside under the snow (with a lid on), and under the full moon behind the clouds. Within a couple of hours, it had cooled to blood temperature:
Finally I brought it back inside, adjusted the final levels to get me to an 18% initial alcohol potential, pitched the yeast, poured it into the carboy, and was left with this utter thing of deep brown loveliness:
Needless to say, I'm extremely excited to see how this one comes out in a few months! Hail!
Next Meadmaking Workshop: January 24, 2015posted on 11 December 2014 by JWL: Events, Mead.
The last meadmaking workshop at The Honey Exchange in Portland was a great success, and sadly we had to turn people away at the door! We have rescheduled another class to accommodate the great interest in meadmaking. Needless to say I'm very happy to help foster more meadmakers in the world!
On Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 1:30-4:30pm, I will be teaching a "From Alcohol to Alchemy – the Lore and Craft of Mead" workshop. Class registration is $50. Complete meadmaking kits are on sale for $75, and a variety of bulk honey is available starting at $50 per gallon (enough to start your first 3 gallon batch of mead.)
This workshop will include:
- A talk on the Lore, history, cultural, and nutritional aspects of mead
- A copy of The Lore And Craft of Mead eBook
- A demonstration as I brew up a batch of mead
- An (optional) opportunity to acquire your brewing gear and make your first batch of mead under expert supervision, keeping both the gear and the mead you make! I will provide 2-3 gallons of freshly gathered spring water for everyone making mead at no additional charge.
To register or for more information, call Phil or Meghan at The Honey Exchange, 207-773-9333.
This class is limited to 6 people for space, so register quickly before this one fills up too!
Meadmaking Workshop was a Great Success!posted on 15 November 2014 by JWL: Events, Mead.
Today's meadmaking workshop at The Honey Exchange in Portland was a great success. We rescheduled the date, and on the new date it sold out so quickly I didn't even get a chance to publicize it here. There are six new meadmakers in the world as of today!
One of the nice things about working with the Honey Exchange is that they stock a large assortment of varietal honeys; you can tell by the different colors of each batch here. One gentlemen made a raspberry mead with some raspberries he brought, everyone else made a traditional mead…. but they all look different!
It was a full house today, with all 6 attendees making mead. Sadly we had to turn a few people away for lack of space…. which of course gives us some solid motivation to have another workshop soon. Watch this space, it could be as soon as January 2015.
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The pairs of eyes would follow me everywhere. At first I sought to shake them off, employing either a thousand-yard stare into the distance or a direct, dagger-like glare back into their faces - neither of which registered a response. The eyes remained on me like two unremitting voids.
I then tried smiling in their direction, hoping to disarm the undisarmable. I might get a brief grin and head-wobble back, followed by an aversion of the gaze, but this success was only temporary; the moment I went back to minding my own business, the eyes in question returned.
Finally, I understood that even after thirty years - let alone three - I would stick out like a flashing neon sign in south Kerala. The eyes continued to follow me, but I developed a sort of immunity to them - an ability to absorb their previously energy-sapping qualities.
And then I was back in New Zealand, and suddenly, I missed the eyes. My pale skin didn't hold the same interest for my compatriots as it did for Mallus. I now search for a flicker of interest in the faces of strangers, occasionally smiling in the hope of getting something back, but everyone adopts that same averted thousand-yard stare I used to rely on so frequently. This public isolation is probably the strangest thing about being back home.
In my first post for The NRI, I joked that my presence in Kerala afforded me a sort of celebrity status. But it was true, as it seems to be for most foreigners who live in India. Even before I set foot in my new house on the day I arrived in Varkala, where I would live for three years, my neighbour had already invited me to his son's wedding. It must have been a surreal sight: the tall saip, worn out from his first overnight train journey and with luggage strewn on the road about him as his rickshaw pulls away, and the sixtysomething Malayali gentleman clasping his hand and speaking in broken but vigorous English.
I would be invited to a disproportionately large number of weddings, receptions, births and annaprashana over my three years in Kerala. People of all ages would halt outside my house and leer inside, as if it belonged not to an anonymous young Kiwi but to Sachin Tendulkar. Shop staff would rush to my side the moment I entered a store, tripping over themselves (and me) in an effort to offer their best service. Perfect strangers would ask endless intimate questions, thinking it reasonable that they should be privy to as much of my private life as they wished. Sometimes, young men on the train would even try to snap a surreptitious photo on their mobile phone: the informal paparazzi of Kerala.
Such attention all became quite commonplace; I took it for granted. Then it all fell away the moment I returned to my homeland. The perks of anonymity are many, but the 'celebrity complex' remains somewhat ingrained - and like real celebrities who have actually done something to deserve some attention, I feel an almost pathological urge to force my way back into the limelight. I long for strangers' eyes to once again find me fascinating, or to at least be able to approach anyone in the street and be met with enthusiastic smiles. This is, of course, fantasy. (Only Rajnikanth, via a seemingly endless series of outrageously choreographed fight scenes, has ensured his own popular immortality.)
While Twitter mentions offer a minor illusion of celebrity, the fact is that I am not in Kerala anymore and no amount of knocking chappal-covered heels together will get me back. Fellow firangs, saips and madamas, I hope you'll reassure me I'm not alone in my attention-seeking mental state. If, however, I am, there are some very good doctors in my city. I think some of them might even be Malayalis.


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Sage Organic Vegan Cafe and KindKreme
319 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, California, USA, 91105
KindKreme raw vegan ice cream bar est. here in 2011 then became a mini version of Sage Cafe in 2015. Offers an abbreviated menu from Sage (includes pizza), plus raw ice cream and treats like waffle sandwiches, banana splits, and blended drinks. Order at the counter. Food is vegan. The only non-vegan item is honey. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-10:00pm, Sun 11:00am-7:00pm.
Category: Vegan-friendly, American, Pizza, Organic, Take-out
Reviews (12)First Review by hh
My First Raw Food Restaurant Experience - Edit
The food was delicious even by my parents' standards (omnis getting a taste of vegan food). The waitstaff were friendly. The price was decent. The food was surprisingly filling (I thought restaurant raw food would be more salad-y). One dish would have fed both my mother and I to a comfortable fullness (YMMV, my mother and I are small people).
My dad was impressed by one of the kindkreme berry sorbets. I also appreciated the fact you can taste test which ice creme you'd like at the shop front and then order it to bring back to your table.
Overall a positive experience...but if you plan on going for dinner, the low light ambiance and small font on the menus might be a challenge. Pro-tip: My parents used their smartphones to be able to read the menu. (one of those large page magnifiers might help too)
Mini Sage Delivers a Big Punch!! - Edit
So if anyone is familiar with the famous and absolutely delicious and favorite of many: SAGE Restaurant, then you will have an idea of the fabulously healthy and delicious selection that you will find here. This Pasadena cafe is an abbreviated version of the larger menu that the mother-ship provides. But don't you worry, you will not be disappointed!!! Super tasty! Now, there isn't loads of room for a larger party, but it's perfect for a few friends who just want some awesome vegan food - Really nice staff and warm community ambiance. It's a cafe feel more than a romantic candle-light place. I went with all my sweet toothed friends so they were delighted to have all the vegan desserts at their finger tips too =) It's a really nice casual vibe.
Pros: It's here on the East Side! Yipeeeeee!!, Casual/Not Uptight, Such a GREAT Menu Still - Lots of Choice
Cons: Not Everything Made it over to this Menu
greatest ice cream - Edit
Greatest ice cream ever!
Not worth $20 - Edit
I had the BBQ 'Pork' (jackfruit) sandwich and a date shake. The jackfruit had a strong brine aftertaste (as if it had just been taken out of a can) and the BBQ sauce was overwhelmed with lemon juice.
The date shake is a California classic, created in the desert date groves about an hour east of here. Traditionally, it consists of dates, vanilla ice cream or milk, and sometimes a bit of cinnamon or nutmeg. They asked which one of their ice creams I wanted in the date shake and I said "vanilla, of course". They said they didn't have vanilla, only vanilla-orange-honey, which wasn't vegan. An ice cream store that doesn't have vanilla? I should have cancelled the shake at that point, but I went with what seemed to be the next closest choice which was coconut-pineapple, and that was just yuk.
Pros: It's near a Metro light rail stop
Cons: Unusual flavor pairings, Can't assume everything is vegan
Kind Kreme is now merged with Sage Vegan Bistro - Edit
This review is for the Pasadena Kind Kreme, which is now merged with Sage Vegan Bistro. I mean, this is the best news ever. You can go order a bowl of vegan mac n' cheese/spicy Brazilian burrito/blta pizza and then get your Kind Kreme soft serve as dessert. My only complaint is that the restaurant isn't bigger as it's always full! It was meant to be an ice cream shop and is now trying to accommodate a lunch/dinner crowd. I love it so hard though. Amazing amazing food, great price. Fingers crossed that they can open up in a new location one of these days.
Pros: delicious food, affordable, easy parking
Cons: small restaurant
best ice cream - Edit
Love this place and everything it stands for. By far the best ice cream in the world! Worth a visit, even if you have to travel from the other end of the world!
Pros: best, ice, cream
Yummy - Edit
Very tasty vegan ice cream. The Lime Kale was especially delicious.
It's a bit pricey with $3.99 for a scoop but I found it was well worth it.
Pros: Tasty, Great Selection
Cons: Noisy
vegan soft serve - Edit
We finally tried out this location in Pasadena. We usually always go to the one inside Sage in Echo Park. This location has 2 or 3 times more flavor varieties which was awesome. We tried the chocolate espresso one with ground up espresso beans. Wow! Also, we got the soft serve, a combo of the chocolate and coconut. It was very tasty, but be warned that the coconut flavor overwhelms the chocolate. Although we didn't try any, they also serve some lunch food items that looked good on the menu which aren't at the other location. I look forward to checking out this location again.
Pros: vegan soft serve, lots of flavors
Cons: sells honey
pretty good stuff - Edit
If you are craving a cold sweet treat, you can't go wrong with kind Kreme. They also have some healthy lunch options.
Yummy raw ice cream - Edit
Had read about this place on HappyCow and here's my KindKreme review. Was just here 2 days ago.
The good thing about Kindkreme is that they offer a nice range of raw ice cream flavors, most of which are vegan suitable (without honey). Vegan flavors contain agave instead, but I don't personally like agave. In any case the servers let you try several different flavors of your choice, and that's the fun part.
I got to try the waffle sandwich (vegan), mine was filled with 2 different choices of ice cream. I got the chocolate pumpkin seed and the coconut cacao nib. Yummy. Very filling and perfect for 2 people to share.
The space is okay, casual with little tables, tall stools, and a couple tables outside.
Very friendly and fun ice cream parlor - Edit
aside from the jars of honey, i find no fault in this KindKreme, they have very inventive flavors and let you sample away! Great stop when its hot out!
Cons: honey
Meh. - Edit
They advertise soft serve, which is conceptually awesome. Only conceptually. I have yet to be there when their soft serve equipment is operational. Otherwise, it's nothing different than what you can get at a well-stocked health food store, which makes their non-novelty ice cream pricey. Also, beware. They say their ice cream is vegan, but they use honey in some of it. They'll tell you which, but you have to know to ask.
Pros: variety
Cons: inconsistent
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