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Pollan on the farm bill - Considering the odds of survival for homo sapiens technicus
Brent Eubanks
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Pollan on the farm bill
[Jun. 4th, 2008|
09:29 am
Brent Eubanks
I'm on Michael Pollan's mailing list, and recently got this email about the Farm Bill that recently passed congress. It fills in some details that I did not know; more importantly, Pollan makes a very cogent point about why so little progress was made in this bill. As is so often the case, reform efforts fixated on stopping bad policy, rather than proposing positive alternatives. Full text below.
I haven't been in touch for a while, and some of you have written asking for an an update on the 2008 Farm Bill. After many, many months of wrangling, the bill was just passed by Congress, overriding a veto by the President. In my view, it is not a very good bill-- it preserves more or less intact the whole structure of subsidies responsible for so much that is wrong in the American food system. On the other hand, it does contain some significant new provisions that, with luck, will advance the growing movement toward a more just, sustainable, and healthy food system.
You might rightly ask why there was so little movement on commodity subsidies, in a year when crop prices are at record highs and public scrutiny of the subsidy system has been intense. Indeed, the people on the Hill I talk to tell me they have not seen so much political activism around the farm bill in a generation. All the calls, cards, and emails sent by ordinary eaters clearly made a difference. So why so little change on the key issue? Why didn't we get a food bill, rather than another farm bill?
Here's what I think happened. Critics of farm-policy-as usual-- and I count myself among them-- did a much better job of demonizing subsidies than they did proposing alternative forms of farm support that would have won over some percentage of the farmers now receiving subsidies. The whole discourse depicting subsidies as a form of welfare -- payments to celebrities, rich people in cities, mega-farms etc-- convinced many farmers that the ultimate goal of the farm bill's critics was to abolish subsidies, rather than to develop a new set of incentives that would encourage farmers to grow real food and take good care of their land. Had the reformers crafted proposals that were easy to explain and attractive to even just a segment of commodity-crop farmers, we could have made much more progress. Instead, faced with what appeared like a threat to their livelihood, the old guard hunkered down and defended the status quo, refusing even to negotiate on the central issues. Better alternatives could have split this block, and it was our failing not to devise and promote them. What the Old Guard did instead of negotiating a new system of farm support was what it has always done: pick off the opposition, faction by faction, by offering money for pet programs. The history of the farm bill has long been about such trade offs: Urban legislators support subsidies in exchange for rural support for food stamps. That Grand Bargain has now been extended to supporters of organic agriculture, local food systems, school lunch advocates, etc. The reason that, in the end, most of the activist groups wound up urging Congress to override the veto is that, by the end, they all had been given something they liked in the bill. You could put it more baldly, and suggest they'd all been bought off-- that the $300-plus billion bill represents the exact price of buying off all the critics of the farm bill, plus the cost of maintaining the status quo. But this is how the game is played, and the fact is, some good will come of these programs, modest as they are-- they will sow seeds of change and legitimize alternative food chains, or so we can hope.
The challenge for the next farm bill is clear: it's not enough to engage the public, important as that is; we also have to get much smarter about both policy and politics, and craft some attractive proposals that will divide the farm block as well as move us to a healthier and more sustainable food system-- economically sustainable for farmers and farm workers and environmentally sustainable. This is the project for the next few years. We've got our work cut out for us.
Below is a very good article summarizing what in the bill, for better and worse. It's by Debra Eschmeyer, a farmer and activist who has been an important player in the reform movement. I pass it on with her permission. Best, Michael
Old MacDonald Has a Farm Bill
By Debra Eschmeyer
We've all noticed higher grocery bills, but did you know Congress passed a $307 billion farm bill in late May that has a much bigger impact on what you will eat for dinner tonight than what you chose to place in the grocery cart?
The farm bill has a hand in all that happens before the swallow. The bag of Tyson chicken wings (grain subsidies), gallon of Horizon Organic milk (forward contracting), and pound of Fuji apples (country of origin labeling) are all regulated in some fashion by this policy determining how our food is raised and who profits.
But does the massive legislation support family farmers? Increase food access in urban food deserts? Or feed the 40 million poor and hungry in the United States?
Yes and no. Reauthorized and revamped every five years, farm law has its roots in the 1930's New Deal efforts to handle the overproduction of agricultural commodities while maintaining stable prices. Although most of the money in the current bill, around 75%, goes to nutrition programs such as food stamps, the politics of writing the bill is still driven by commodities such as corn, rice, wheat, cotton, and soybeans.
One way to interpret farm policy is to follow the money. According to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Cargill's profits increased nearly 1000 percent from $280 million in FY1997-98 to $2.34 billion by FY2006-07. Add to that pile of profits the $35 billion in indirect subsidies that the industrial animal factories (owned and controlled by corporations like Cargill) reaped by being able to buy feed crops at 20-25 percent below the cost of production.
Farm-bloc legislators were challenged this time around to make the connection between the current farm policy's cheap corn complex and the growing problem of diabetes and obesity. Unfortunately, prior policy plunders were not weeded out of the current farm bill. As the House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) explicitly stated that except for some "minor changes," the new farm bill is "very much like the current law that we have been operating under."
For those farm bill pugilists—sustainable agriculture groups, anti-hunger advocates, faith-based organizations, conservationists, community gardeners, and grassroots family farmer coalitions—that tried to have their voices heard above the industrial agriculture cacophony, the final 2008 Farm Bill is bittersweet. Bitter due to the numerous multifunctional reforms that never came to fruition while corporate agribusiness deepened their roots and sweet for the minor victories for sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and conservation.
The policies that survived through countless revisions, late night conferences, numerous listening sessions, lobbyist wrangling, and earmarks are far from the wish lists various groups envisioned. However, more than one thousand food and farm organizations came together and requested that Congress override the President's promised veto. As stated in their joint letter to Congress:
"Communities across the nation, from urban to rural, have waited too long for this legislation. The Conference Report makes significant farm policy reforms, protects the safety net for all of America's food producers, addresses important infrastructure needs for specialty crops, increases funding to feed our nation's poor, and enhances support for important conservation initiatives. This is by no means a perfect piece of legislation, and none of our organizations achieved everything we had individually requested. However, it is a carefully balanced compromise of policy priorities that has broad support among organizations representing the nation's agriculture, conservation, and nutrition interests."
Passing through the House with a margin of 306 to 110 and the Senate 82 to 13, the votes in both chambers were far past the majority needed to defeat President Bush's veto. Formally called the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the 673 pages of legislative prowess represent a precarious balancing act of principles and politics.
Below are samples of positive seeds of change planted in the new Farm Bill:
§ Community Food Projects and Geographic Preferences: The new Farm Bill provides $5 million in mandatory annual funding for innovative Community Food Projects for matching grants to community groups building sustainable local food systems addressing hunger, nutrition, and meeting food security goals. There is also new statutory language clearly stating that preference can be given to local purchasing of agriculture products for schools serving meals that receive federal assistance, resolving a conflict in USDA's interpretation of the 2002 farm bill.
§ Local Food Initiatives: Another provision provides funding for new local and regional food supply networks including $33 million in mandatory funds for the Farmers Market Promotion Program, $56 million for the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and $1.2 billion to expand the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program that will enable 3 million low income children across the country to have access to healthier food options.
§ GMO Oversight: New mandates to strengthen USDA oversight of GMO crops will help prevent the disaster that occurred when an unauthorized genetically modified rice strain entered the U.S. rice crop and caused massive losses to export markets. The new regulatory framework will reduce the potential for future GMO contamination events at field trial test sites.
§ First Ever Livestock Title: Provides much needed protections for independent ranchers and farmers raising livestock under contract, which includes preventing mandatory arbitration clauses for livestock/poultry contracts; allowing a three-day period to cancel contracts; and requiring contracts to disclose the requirement of large capital investments.
§ Diversity Initiative: The Farm Bill gives significant recognition to the importance of minority and socially disadvantaged farmers. There are specific targets for minority and socially disadvantaged farmer participation in conservation, farm credit, Value Added Producer Grants, and the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Programs. Minority Outreach and Education (Section 2501) authorized in the 1990 farm bill receives for the first time mandatory funding at $75 million over 4 years. This competitive grant program to community based organizations and educational institutions helps minority and socially disadvantaged farmers access USDA programs through effective outreach programs.
§ Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program: Provides $75 million over four years in mandatory money for competitive grants to groups providing technical assistance and other services to beginning farmers and ranchers. This program was created in the 2002 Farm Bill but was never funded.
§ Country-of-Origin Labeling and Interstate Meat Shipment: The Farm Bill includes language to implement long-awaited COOL requirements for produce, beef, pork, chicken, lamb and goat that will go into effect in September 2008. COOL was included in the 2002 Farm Bill, but food industry, USDA and meatpackers' opposition have delayed its implementation. There are also provisions allowing for the interstate shipment of state-inspected beef that meets federal inspection standards. Both of these policies represent victories for consumers and farmers aiming to rebuild local food systems.
§ Organic Agriculture: The bill provides $78 million in mandatory funds for the Organic Research and Extension Initiative, which enhances the ability of organic producers and processors to grow and market organic food, feed, and fiber. For those transitioning to organic production, $22 million in mandatory funding is provided for the next five years.
The above positive provisions represent alternatives to the current food system without replacing the industrial model, which will take even more advocacy for good food policy in the next farm bill and beyond.
On one of my farm bill lobby visits to Washington, DC, I spoke to several Congressional Offices advocating for fair prices on behalf of family farmers. After one of my meetings, a young amiable congressional staffer with a mixed countenance of pity and arrogance, proceeded to tell me, "We aren't looking to revolutionize the food system, Deb, let alone the farm bill."
Well, I am looking to revolutionize the food system, and I am not alone. Yes, we have an uphill battle. Biotech giant Monsanto Co. spent nearly $1.3 million in just the first quarter of 2008 to lobby on farm bill provisions to protect their investments, but there are thousands of grassroots organizations working for public policy that will protect and strengthen the future of our food supply, environment, public health, and communities.
I'm on the frontline of this food revolution as a beginning organic farmer and food justice advocate. Will this farm bill help me with the infrastructure I need to process my chickens? Or provide me with the confidence that my sustainably raised food will be price competitive so that all people with empty and deep pockets alike have access to good, fair, and affordable food?
I'll let you know in five years, but in the meantime, I'll keep planting those seeds of change and hope you'll join me in cultivating more palatable food policy.
For more information on farm bills:
Debra Eschmeyer is the Marketing & Media Manager of the National Farm to School Network and the Center for Food & Justice. She works from a fifth-generation family farm in Ohio, where she continues her passion for organic farming raising heirloom fruits, vegetables, and chickens.
Prior to joining CFJ, Debra was the Project Director at the National Family Farm Coalition in Washington, DC where she focused on U.S. agricultural policy and food sovereignty initiatives among grassroots domestic and international rural advocacy and other social justice networks. She was also the Asia Program Coordinator for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund at Conservation International and the Humanitarian Grants Asia Coordinator for Rotary International.
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The unresolved thoughts create a death wish and a burden. The worm continues to burrow, deep into the recesses of the brain, until those painful memories and thoughts control and dictate every thought process that you undergo. It won't let go. It will hang on and it refuses to die. It takes such violent revolt to overthrow its cold grasp on the possibility of progression. It is unrelenting, and without it destiny is only a depressing process.
With all the faces you see, with all the recommendations and the crowds and the possibilities, where does the flood of memories cease? You wish that, you wanted that. With this person, you hoped for this. You wanted this person to do that. Each set of eyes unknowingly provides a backdrop and a story.
The days become short, and the night becomes long. Shadow overtakes reality. The lines blur, and all that's left is the shell of what was meant to be something else. Influenced by society. Controlled by the worm. Its clenches aren't going to release those thoughts. It isn't going to let you work through them. It doesn't budge.
You reach your hands out, to grasp a hand, and all that you are met with is the ghostly remnants of regret and illusion. It withers away before your very eyes into a wisp of hazed smoke. Life is a torrent of repeated occurrences. Then you look down at your own clenched fist, and you try to pry your fingers out of it. But they won't move. They've been manipulated, force-fed into this position.
If there was a way to redefine those outlines, and color them with reality, you would. The worm wants you to compromise your future so you'll be content with disregard and apathy. What simplicity it is to maintain that the names carved on your arm will be looked upon forever. Every time you try to blot them out, every time you scratch at them, they only bleed and scar. They're completely annihilated, and yet they won't die.
What, then, do you sacrifice? Underneath the gun, you simply quiver in fear. Yet you still don't know how to fight what always has been. Your mind doesn't look beyond that. It only looks at the destructive sequence. What had the possibility to become something prolific has twisted and converted itself at the whim of the worm. Don't let it die…kill it mercilessly…thought, release. Brainwash, release.
The holes are getting wider and deeper. You can't ignore the shadows anymore. The past, the former, can't bear the latter. The worm will flourish. It will dominate. It is bent on the path of destruction. The limbs shake, the heart grows cold. You try to rage against the dying light, like you were told. But how do you fight? How, indeed?
They only doubt. You can burn the images into their minds, just as the worm has done to yours, and yet they will refuse to accept your condition. The understanding of another becomes more impossible than defeating the worm itself. They only contribute. How can they help? Humanity is the reason the worm made its way there in the first place. Without conflict, it cannot survive. Yet you are still feeding it. You are still looking for influence.
Then you deny your own intent. Unjustification. You're waiting, wishing, hoping still. Then you hear the grinding and mashing of memory into present, and you feel the worm. You can't postpone any longer. This isn't about anyone else. This is your battle. It's time to plow through the thoughts, and meet them where they don't expect you to show up at. By the time it's over, the worm will have been attacked from behind before it can even come to terms with what's happened.
It's eaten those memories. You hold its squirming and reluctant body in your hand, and you feel the sudden burst of difficulty as it makes one final attempt to assail you with those hauntings and images. The onslaught is blinding. Your fist has made its way open, it's broken through its prison of thought-binding. Devastation, but now reform.
The worm lays there, full of its undead fury. Then, the fingers contract, the fingers close, the fingers smash, the fingers cripple. Silence. Clarity overwhelms. It's so bright, you don't understand it. But all that you know is that a corpse now lays where torture once assaulted. The pulses of hatred and disgust are no longer flowing.
And before you can look upon it in any further disgust, the Bird comes. You were looking for the Bird the whole time, and it was waiting for the moment. It heard your beseeching cries of horror, and it stood by. It deftly swoops in, and pulls the worm right out of your still-clenched hand. You stand aghast, and then open you hand again to find that its slime is there. The Bird flies over, and it disappears. The graceful wings have wiped it away.
The presence of the Bird still lingers in your mind, even after it has flown away. Now you realize that only one worm is illogical. It is chasing after the others. They will all die one day. You are sure of it. You are ready now to go show the names on your arms to others, the crimson scars still seeping. Your resolution is now going to be the story that the worm will fight even harder against. But there's nothing it can do now. The light has gathered again in your eyes. It is there to stay in twinkling eternal bliss.
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Computer Associates International will unveil storage management technologies later this year based on the analogies of administering ordinary networks.PHOENIXComputer Associates International Inc. will unveil storage management technologies later this year based on the analogies of administering ordinary networks, chief technology officer Yogesh Gupta will announce Tuesday. Although many companies have talked of similar visions, "the realization of that vision has some hurdles to overcome," he said in an interview. These include creating uniform policy engines, security, availability, and quality-of-service, the Islandia, N.Y.-based Gupta said. "Were working on delivering a solution for making it extremely easy to design a SAN infrastructure," he said. That will go beyond CAs original plan to integrate its Netreon Inc. acquisition of earlier this year, he said.
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Ganglioneuroma is a rare, benign tumor that is found most commonly in children and young adults and arises from the sympathetic ganglia. It is composed of mature Schwann cells, ganglion cells, and nerve fibers. The posterior mediastinum is the most frequent site of origin of ganglioneuroma. Less frequently it arises in the retroperitoneum and, quite rarely, in the adrenal glands.1,2
Characteristically, this tumor does not produce excess catecholamines or steroid hormones,3 and it usually presents as a clinically silent lesion incidentally detected in imaging studies for unrelated reasons. Surgery is not mandatory if a certain diagnosis of ganglioneuroma is made.
The rarity and the lack of understanding of ganglioneuroma biology often lead to inappropriate diagnosis and/or treatment.4- 6 Unfortunately, there are no specific diagnostic signs or symptoms allowing preoperative discrimination between active ganglioneuroma and pheochromocytoma. In our case, the gradient between plasma catecholamine (normal) and urinary metanephrine levels (elevated) and, furthermore, the atypical appearance on computed tomographic scan (absence of irregular central areas representing necrosis or hemorrhage that, when present in large adrenal masses, are strongly suggestive for pheochromocytoma) most likely should have discouraged the hypothesis of pheochromocytoma. Nevertheless, the large diameter of the lesion was itself a strong indication for surgery because malignancy had to be excluded.
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So in just a few years, if the Government has its way, we will all be able to contribute to our own "stakeholder" pension, one of its favourite catchphrases.
The stakeholder pension is the Government's big idea for pension provision. In part it is a reaction to the Tory idea of personal pensions and the widespread mis-selling of these products in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is also Labour's first attempt to try to encourage more people to provide for their own retirement and so reduce the burden on the welfare state.
The stakeholder pension will be aimed at those with lower or intermittent earnings, particularly women who have children, and those who change their jobs frequently. In short, it is aimed at those people for whom a personal pension is not a viable option, mainly because of the cost and their relative inflexibility.
Although they were first talked of in Labour's election manifesto in early 1997, we still know little about the exact shape that stakeholder pensions will eventually take. Until the Green Paper appears, and despite all the rhetoric, we have seen only one document from the Government on this important issue, a consultative document published in November by John Denham, a junior minister in the Department of Social Security.
Launching the document, Mr Denham promised that stakeholder pensions would prove the answer for those who are failed by the current system.
He said: "They need security, and to be able to understand exactly what they are buying and why. They need to know that, whatever way their career may take, their pension will be flexible enough to secure their retirement."
The paper set out in general terms how the stakeholder pension should operate, but offered few specific answers. It did, however, offer an insight into the way the Government's thinking might develop when more concrete proposals are unveiled.
The Government believes it has identified many possible takers, including industries such as agriculture and engineering, which do not have well developed occupational schemes. The self-employed would also have access to such a scheme, so that temporary employees could contribute as part of their overall salary package. Alternatively, it might be a scheme based around a particular region.
The Government also makes it clear that it expects any stakeholder pension to be much simpler and cheaper than a personal pension.
Simplicity, security, flexibility and value for money are the main buzzwords used by Mr Denham, who has long argued that personal pensions are not suited to the flexible work patterns many people have.
To help achieve its aims, the Government is also proposing to introduce kite-marking through which individual schemes will be government-approved. Only those that fit the Government's criteria will be awarded a kite mark.
One key area that Mr Denham's paper did not address, however, is whether people should be forced to contribute to a second pension. Many in the pensions industry argue that the only way that stakeholder pensions can be made into a success is if they are made compulsory, otherwise the take- up will be too small. Many in government privately agree and Mr Field may cover this ground in his Green Paper proposals.
Most pension providers, as well as a large number of consumer organisations who responded to Mr Denham's document, argued that compulsion was essential for the scheme to be a success. The Government is understandably nervous about the issue of compulsion. Most of us are all in favour of the future until it hits our pockets today.
Until the Green Paper appears, it is unclear who will run the scheme. The traditional pensions industry is still in the doghouse because of the personal pension mis-selling scandal. The Government has already threatened to bar companies that have been slow in providing compensation to mis- selling victims. But it is these companies that have most of the expertise and the resources to make stakeholder pensions work. The Government could, however, look to friendly societies and investment companies to provide the backbone for the scheme.
However, even after publication of Mr Field's Green Paper, there will then be a lengthy consultation process. So it is likely to be at least year before we know exactly what the final details of a stakeholder pension will look like, and a few more years after that before we can actually invest in them.
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A couple of snacks are a good thing during the day - they give your metabolism a little boost so you burn calories, they give you an energy lift, and they help you spread out your calories so you don't overeat at any one meal. But late-night snacking is one of the worst habits you can get into.
When you eat just before bed, you don't get the same metabolism-boosting benefit as you do during the day, because a couple of hours after dinner your body begins preparing for sleep. This natural slackening of your metabolic rate overrides any metabolic boost you might get from eating. Once you hit the pillow, the only calories you're going to use are the basic calories you need to keep your heart beating and your lungs breathing and allow your eyes to move in REM sleep.
Trust me on this: To succeed at losing weight, you'll need to stop eating two, preferably three, hours before going to sleep. Here are some strategies that may help you achieve this goal.
• Replace a late night snack with a cup of herbal tea. This is my personal strategy, one that a lot of other people also find useful. The warmth of a cup of herbal tea (chamomile is especially calming) is comforting and the liquid gives a feeling of fullness. And if it's boredom that's driving you to eat, the tea will help keep you busy until the urge to eat passes. The ritual of tea drinking also gives you time to reflect on your day and set up your personal goals for tomorrow.
• Write! You might even combine writing with tea drinking, since tea can put you in a contemplative mood. But even if you're not a tea drinker, writing is a good way to foil late-night snacking. Jot down what you're feeling - it could convince you that maybe what you need is not a bag of crisps but a phone call to a good friend. Write about the ways you want to change your life and what you think can help you do it.
• Keep yourself busy. Again, boredom is the enemy of all late-night eaters. Read a book, watch a movie (though not if you're the kind of person who associates TV with snacking), take a bath, challenge someone in your family to a card game, listen to music, put pictures in a photo album, surf the internet. If it's safe, go for a walk. Choose something that enriches your life in some way, not simply a substitute for eating that you will ultimately throw aside. If the activity you opt for is absorbing and enriching, your cravings will most likely subside.
• Close the day by renewing your commitment to yourself. You did it first thing in the morning, now do it again at night. Review your day. What did you do right? What needs to change?
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I watch the flowers burn
Reminders of you
Disappearing as the petals
Burn in red and blue
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Roasted red pepper baby spinach tzatziki feta cheese and sundried to mato pesto
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Sauteed mushrooms onions ruby port peppercorn sauce goat cheese lettuce and tomato
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Sauteed mushrooms johny's drunken BBQ sauce cheddar cheese lettuce and red onions
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Pan seared itger shrimp basil pesto marinated scallops and marinated calamari over a filleted roasted red pepper drizzled with olive oil and spring mix
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Grilled zucchini red bell pepper sundried tomato and marinated artichokes with our signature feta spreead and herb and garlic flat bread
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Our trio of fomemade greek dips and spreads with creamy feta spread savory kalamata olive tapenade and refreshing garlicky house tzatziki served with warm herbed flat bread
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Marinated calamari lightly breaded and cooked perfectly tender served with our homemade tzatzki for dipping
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Tender chicken breast with a crispy light seasoned bread-ing served over fresh cut fries with peach salsa dip
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Field mix tossed in our signature bistro vinaigrette garnished with carrot curls and roma tomato
Michelle's Mediterranean
garden greens with roasted red pepper crumbled goat cheese red onion cucumber and a honey olive oil drizzle
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Crisp romaine lettuce and herb garlic sourdough croutons tossed in creamy caesar dressing bacon bits optional
Village Salad
Roma tomatoes cucumber red onion bell peppers roasted red pepper feta cheese oregano and greek dressing
Baby Spinach Poppy
Clipped baby spinach lettuce tossed in a tangy poppy seed dressing and garnished with red onion and roma tomato
Warm Goat Cheese
Goat cheese puck crusted with sesames, poppy seeds and peppercorns warmed over our signature bistro salad with garlic crostini and garnished with candied pecans
Veal Lorenzo
lightly hand-breaded veal cutlet topped with mozzarella cheese and homemade tomaato sauce and a grilled vegetable kabob
Steak Jonathan
New york striploin cooke to or-der and finished with a splash of red wine, served with rice roast potatoes and vegetable kabon
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New york striplion with a creacked peppercorn crust an topped with our ruby port peppercorn sauce. Served with rice or roast potatoes and a grilled vegetables kabob
Chicken and the goat
tender grilled chicken breast topped wth basill pesto and crumbled goat cheese served with rice or roat potatoes and a grilled vegetables kabob
Rob's Mediterranean steak
NY striploin with a roasted red pepper and garlic rub, served with rice or roaste potatoes and a grilled vegetable kabob
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Boneless prime beef rib steak with craked peppercorns and ruby sauce.served with rice or roaste potatoes and a grilled vegetable kabob
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Herb and garlic marinated chicken, charcoal grilled served over rice, with roast potatoes a side greek salad and johny homemade tzatziki
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Grilled chicken breast topped with baked brie cheese and julienned sundried tomato. Served with rice or roast potatoes and a grilled vegetable kabob
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Grilled Atlantic salmon basted with garlic butter and lightly seasoned with lemon and herbs, served with rice or roast potatoes and a grilled vegetable kabob
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Grilled filet, lightly seasoned and flam-beed with irish mist liqueur served with rice or roast potatoes and a grilled vegetable kabob
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Two sole filets with a light Breading, basted with garlic butter and seasoned with lemon and herbs. Served with rice or roast potatoes and a grilled vegetable kabob
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Haddock filet with a crispy beer batter. Served over fresh cut fries with a grilled vegetable kabob
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North atlantic lobster stuffed ravioli with sauteed mushroom, julienned sundried tomato, and baby spinach in a bsail pesto alfredo sauce
Elena's Butternut
Butternut squash stuffed rabioil with sauteed red bell pepper, mushroom, baby spinach in a roasted garlic and red pepper olive oil sauce
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Pennen pasta with dice black forest han and sauteed baby spinach in parmesan alfredo flambeed with vodka
Tasho's Mushroom
Portobello stuffed ravioli with sauteed cherry tomatoes, zucchini, and red bell pepper in a basil pesto white wine sauce
Helen's Primavera
Ricotta tortellini with sauteed mushrooms and red bell pepper in a garlic and herb olive oil sauce
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Penne pasta in homemade tomato sauce kicked up a notch with spicy pepper and mushroom
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Penne with sauteed mushrooms green onion do topped with a grilled chicken breast
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Linguini pasta with sauteed zucchini, cherry tomatoes and baby spinach in a poppy seed alfredo
Portobello mushroom stuffed ravioli
North Atlantic Lobster ravioli
Butternut Squas Rabioli
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Grilled Chicken breast on ciabatta with bacon, havarti cheese, chipotle mayo and tomato
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5oz new york steak on garlic toasted vienna with our ruby port peppercorn sauce, sautted mushrooms and roasted red pepper
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Lightly breaded veal cutlet topped with sauce , roasted red pepper on ciabatta
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Our agrlic and herb marinated chicken souvlaki on a greek pita with herb
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Grilled Chicken breast on herbed focaccia with sundried tomato pesto
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Was there 10 years ago, food was... ok, barely. Service was terrible. Went again just yesterday. Food was... ok, nothing special. Service was not that good. We were early (6pm) and we were told the booths were not available. We were seated next to the door. Someone came in 10 minutes later, no reservations, they were seated at the booth!! What gives! Others that arrived after us were served before us. They came to check on how we liked our food when we were done. The place was not busy. Waiters were not busy. They were very friendly with those who seemed to be regulars. I had a burger, the ketchup and mustard containers were crusty and disgusting. They replaced them, no apologies. Not a single word. Large portions. Very salty food. Nearly everyone there was over 60. Never going again.
I have been here a few times and love their food. It tastes fresh and very flavourful. I find the service for the most part is good. I have tried a few different items from their menu and enjoy the greek souvlaki and their fries are great!
The family and I always enjoy the hospitality and food at Johnny Bistro. The food and service is always amazing! Johnny Bistro has also done a lot of catering for events my family has held. For my daughter's sweet 16 we had reservations for 30 people and the bistro worked with us to make perfect seating reservations and food option all for a reasonable price! As mentioned before, we've been many times and definitly plan to go back!
Markham's Hidden Gem I just found this place a few weeks ago and was totally suprized. the food was amazing and huge portions! the staff was really nice and helpful. every dish at our table was great. I have been back 3 times so far, great lunch specials too ... the soup is free and also very tasty! packed tho make a reso
Very disappointing food. Greek salad was tasteless, soggy and mushy. Potatoes were hard and dry with no sauce. Chicken very mediocre. Waitress very intrusive and rude. Was looking forward to night out with a bunch of ladies but was dissappointed by the food and service. Will not return!
Very slow service. Waiter just couldn't care less. Very rude. Food was very plain, not worth half the price.
Ev ery time I go there,I get treated like a somebody nick Z
Discovered this fabulous restaurant this past year and have been several times. Excellent food, great atmosphere. Haven't had a bad meal yet. BBQ Ribs, lamb entrees are great as well....! Very friendly staff that always makes you feel welcome. Keep up the good work Johnny Bistro...
Returned for a quick dinner after several years, had always good food and service; first time back after at least 2 years. The menu remains failrly simular to past visits, average price specials, nothing too outtrageous. Very generous protions, Village Salad had too many sawgy tomatoes, Souvlaki was OK , side salad served with house dressing was excellent. Garlic loaf was oversized and cheese bland.
My Husband and I were faithful patrons of Johnnys. Lately we noticed the place is going down hill. The service has become very slow, not enough wait staff. The last 2x we were there, they ran out of the menu item although it was before 6 : 00pm. Also, when I order a glass of wine, I don't expect it to come half full.
The price is resonable, the food is great, the staff is friendly. Always enjoy our evening at Johnny's
Busy, happening place, love the food great value, Apple Pie Martini's are delicious!
Service was very slow.Food was awful.I felt sick for 3 days.Who writes your reviews.Certainly not coming back!!!
what a great find. this is the coolest place in town, with good food, cool music and nice staff. we all liked it very much. good work johnny bistro.
the food is excelent. The veal was tender (huge amount!), and the pasta was delicious. Good portions and pleasant surroundings.
I had heard about this place from many friends who told me to try it. It is great. I like the fact that it does not seem like a stuffy downtown and overpriced bistro. Instead, it is a fun spot where you feel like you are dining a friend's place. Alot of people ask to sit near the kitchen counter to watch the chefs work. A neat idea! Overall, really good. The food is good and the portions are filling. I can't wait for the patio to open this summer!
this place is very busy and it is hard to get a table sometime unless you call ahead. The food was good, the service was fine, and the selection is very well priced and the atomosphere was great. Good wine selection. It isabout time Markham got a place like this. Designed for locals. It is not for snobs, but rather for average people on a budget who want a fun and casual dining experience, in a very busy atmosphere.
we've been here a few times now since discovering it! it's just great. my prime rib dinner was huge and only $20. Where can you get that anywhere else??? this is the busiest place in old markham and I can see why. good value and good food. a winning combo. A good place to bring a date. the only problem is that it get so busy at times, that we had to sit at the bar or in front of the cooks in the kitchen! hard to get a booth and forget about getting in without a reservation on weekends. i wish they would expand. otherwise, excellent.
Restaurant was incredibly busy, yet our server was fast and efficient. The food arrived in a timely manner and was hot. Portions are huge and excellent value for the $. The only thing we didn't like was that its a very noisy place when busy - but its not the restaurants' fault. We will defnitely be going again - we loved the food!
We go quite often. The food is alway very good with friendly casual service. If you want stuffy ... go downtown and pay twice the price for half the quality.
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What can you do to avoid plastic in the Dining room.
Bisphenol A is a common plastic chemical that children ingest through food. Crushed tomatoes, canned corn and caviar are some examples of metal containing chemical. Even in fish, meat and other food there are often chemicals that spread with the help of plastic items.
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Hush little one,
Don't cry like that.
Your brighter than the sun.
Home is where you're at.
My little star,
This is were you belong.
You'll go very far.
Please don't think I'm wrong.
I know you are too frightened,
To bond with me.
Your life will be brightened.
Believe in me.
I'm no threat to you.
Like your no threat to me.
I will make soft and quiet coos.
You will feel very free.
Together we'll be one.
We'll never be torn apart.
Together we'll have fun.
Fly further than a dart.
All it takes is our deep trust,
As fierce as a threatened cat.
Love and care is a must,
For my new pet rat!
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Things for young people to do?...
my boyfriend and i are heading over there in october...(we live in australia) his family are from timaru but i would like to know what there is to do for young people so i can organise something and surprise him... Any activities in the way of adrenalin pumping stuff...something to keep us moving... I dont want him to end up sleeping on his parents couch too lazy to show me around...
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The impact of views on property values has not been the specific focus of as much research as has the impact of other externalities on property values. When the impact of views is assessed, it is usually done by adding a single dummy variable to a hedonic regression equation. This paper provides a detailed literature review as well as an empirical analysis of the impact of a view on residential property values using a very rich database of nearly 5,000 sales in Auckland, New Zealand. Several dimensions of a view are analyzed: type of view, scope of view, distance to coast, appearance of immediately surrounding improvements, average quality of landscaping in the neighborhood, and average quality of structures in the neighborhood. It is found that wide views of water add an average of 59% to the value of a waterfront property, but that this effect diminishes quite rapidly as the distance from the coast increases. Attractive buildings in a property's neighborhood on average add 37% to value relative to properties in neighborhoods with only average quality structures. Particularly attractive improvements in the immediate surroundings of a property add another 27% to value on average. On the other hand, properties in neighborhoods with only poor quality landscaping on average experience a -51% impact on price. Our results lead to the conclusion that aesthetic externalities are multi-dimensional and can have a substantial impact on residential property values.
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1. Cut the bagel horizontally into half.
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3. On both the bagel halves spread whipped cream cheese.
4. On the lower half of the bagel, place the bacon, cap with the upper half.
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Saturated Fat 7.5 g37.3%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 35.7 mg11.9%
Sodium 1017.7 mg42.4%
Total Carbohydrates 97 g32.2%
Dietary Fiber 7.5 g29.8%
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Protein 21 g42.6%
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in Windows 7
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Setting up and connecting to wireless networks will be a much simpler task in Windows 7. And for those of you with shiny new wireless routers with WPS - Wi-Fi Protected Setup - the process will be even easier.
Gabe Frost and Yatharth Gupta from the Windows 7 team join me in the studio to talk about Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in Windows 7 and what to look for when buying your next Wi-Fi device.
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lol, the dude on the left just repeated everything the guy in the red said... That wasted a lot of my time the video only really needed to be 12 minutes if the other two guys were not talking
I'm not sure how you can claim that it's secure when you do the "Connect to network"/push the button routine. A determined intruder could wait for that button pushing event. Even worse, I'm concerned as to what possible security between the new laptop and the router exists while that little dance is going on. It looks like it could be easily sniffable, recordable and attackable. I would have appreciated more technical details and less marketing and branding fluff.
It looks like the PC has to start the connection first. So the button push only sends out the data if a PC is waiting for the connection. Likewise the PC probably can't say its ready and waiting if someone else is attempting waiting for you to push the router's button.
Likewise, its not hard to use standard SSL style connections to ensure the data can't be read, reused or otherwise intercepted successfully.
What did that guy write to clear out the wi-fi settings on his laptop? I want to test this WPS stuff out as well, but the laptop is already set up. (I hate it when people zoom out from interesting small commands like that!!)
Also, is this only available in the final version of Windows 7? Only get question for writing in security key when I connect to my router... (I have enabled WPS on the router first of course)
It was a netsh command, try running "netsh wlan ?" (w/o the quotes) to see a list of commands. I believe this is all he did to remove the wifi profile instead of using the GUI.
This was TOTALLY USELESS.....
Not enough technical specifications, but kept me interested a bit.
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SOLD -- 1870s Victorian Jacquard Loomed Woven Wool Paisley Hooded Shawl Cloak
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Wrap yourself in Victorian comfort and elegance in this beautiful jacquard shawl cloak.
These beautiful paisley shawls were in fashion for nearly 100 years -- from the 1780s to the 1870s -- and during that time millions were woven, embroidered and printed in various locations around the globe.
Inspired by the colorful woven shawls of Kashmir, these stunning Victorian masterpieces were produced economically and for the longest duration in Paisley, Scotland -- hence the print becoming synonymous with its place of origin.
As was occasionally custom of the time, this beautiful shawl has been transformed into a fashionable coat, which surely kept a lady warm during those chilly carriage rides. These coats are becoming a rarity these days.
Shawl has been folded over giving the wearer a double thickness of material. A hand-knotted silk cord with tasseled ends is attached at the neckline to fasten the jacket. It looks as though the cord was attached by hand by a novice and not professionally done.
Width: 55"
Length: 47"
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Condition: Fair
Unfortunately, this coat has been a feast for moths. It has numerous holes throughout. Due to the double thickness of the coat, some holes are less noticeable than others. Tassels are two different lengths, which may or may not be the way it was designed. It is still wearable with the flaws and is bargain priced because of the condition. In good to pristine condition, these rare coats sell for $500-$2,000.
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