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Frequently Asked Questions
"Where DO YOU PROCESS AND BUTCHER YOUR ANIMALS?"
Our cows and pigs are processed at Marin Sun Farms in Petaluma, ten minutes from the farm. This allows for a short, low stress transfer. Our animals are then sent to Sonoma County Meat Company in Santa Rosa for complete butchering to our specifications. These facilities are recognized as humane, clean, and skilled in processing high quality, pasture raised meats. We have long standing relationships with these businesses and partners and participate in the process from start to finish to ensure quality for our CSA and family.
The word pasture conjures images of green, rolling hills where animals graze. Pasture raised to us quite literally means raised out in the fresh air, grass, and sunshine. Living on pasture - cows, pigs or chickens - lowers stress, offers the optimal conditions for happy animals, and fulfills our duty to the treat land and the animals we raise with the utmost dignity and respect.
Can I SHOP IN THE FARM STORE IF I'M NOT A CSA MEMBER?
Of course! Guests are welcome in the farm store anytime between 10AM - 6PM, seven days a week. Fresh meat comes in on most Fridays :)
In order to cancel your account, please contact a TFF staff member at firstname.lastname@example.com or (707) 765-1202, no less than 48 hours prior to your delivery.
Bag $20 deposit will be returned upon receipt of memer's bag. This deposit may also be donated the Tara Firma Farms Institute to continue our effort to teach children about farming and sustainability.
Drop Site/FARM PICKUP
In the event that you are unable to pickup your order during the specific pickup window, you must contact the drop host directly to make pickup arrangements.
All orders must be picked up within 5 business days.
Deliveries will be made at scheduled time frames utilizing delivery instructions provided by our members. TFF is not responsible for theft or damage of any kind.
There will be a delivery fee associated with each delivery that is made.
Vacation Holds
In order to temporarily suspend deliveries, please contact a TFF staff member at firstname.lastname@example.com or (707) 765-1202, no less than 48 hours prior to your delivery
For continuous service, Tara Firma Farms (TFF) will keep a credit card or electronic check for payment on file. These methods of payment(s) will be utilized for food that is delivered and any associated delivery costs.
If there is an outstanding balance that has not been paid within 5 business days, your account will be placed on a permanent hold until payment is received.
All members to submit a $20 bag deposit for their food shares.
Food ordered that is out of stock will not be charged to your account.
Farm Visits
Visits are only to be made during business hours (Saturday - Thursday; 10AM - 4PM)
Members are responsible for their guests. Please treat our property with respect.
In the event that a member or one of their guests damages TFF property, of any kind, please report damage to a TFF staff member immediately.
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Law would leave a legacy for Alix;
Alix's Law. That sounds right. Perfect, in fact.
It would leave a lasting legacy for the free-spirited, longboarding teen. It would permanently warm a spot in her mother's heart. It would prevent a judicial travesty from happening again.
There may be, in a bill getting traction in Albany, a silver lining to this mess of a case and monster of a tragedy.
Toughening a law will not bring back Alix Rice. Nothing can. But this bill -- named, as is common in Albany, after the person who inspired it -- would help. It would close the loophole in the drunk-driving law that James Corasanti drove his BMW through the night of July 8. It would mean drunk drivers who kill or maim could no longer flee and escape justice -- claiming they did not know they hit another human being.
Dodging justice for a hit-and-run drunk driver can, as the Corasanti verdict screamed, be as easy as stepping on the gas and playing dumb. It is the morally abysmal but legally smart move.
Not anymore. Not if this bill becomes law.
"I hope her memory lives on for many years," Tammy Schueler, Alix's mom, told me Friday. "So in that respect, this law would be a good thing And it would give me hope that this never happens again. No other family deserves to go through this."
A jury recently prompted outrage by finding the Getzville doctor not guilty of leaving the scene of a deadly crash after slamming into Rice -- who was longboarding home from work -- on Heim Road. The felony conviction would have put Corasanti in jail for as long as seven years and cost him his medical license. The jurors swallowed the doctor's "didn't see/didn't know" claim. Corasanti, who was still drunk five hours after the crash, was convicted of misdemeanor DWI.
The jury apparently disregarded the notion that, if Corasanti did not realize he hit someone, it was because he was too drunk to either avoid the collision or to understand the hood-buckling impact was not the mother of all potholes. Another possibility is he knew what he did, drove home and tucked the car in the garage to avoid the consequences.
The "didn't know" defense from a drunk driver sounds to me like the legal equivalent of "the dog ate my homework." Nice try, but it should not fly.
To my mind, the jurors stretched "reasonable doubt" into the realm of remotely possible. If this "No Excuses" bill becomes law, decisions will be taken out of the hands of overly impressionable jurors and put on the books. If you are driving drunk, hit and kill or maim someone, and do not stop, you are guilty of leaving the scene. Period.
"It defies logic that the law allows someone to drive while intoxicated and leave the scene [of a deadly crash] and not be held accountable," Patrick Gallivan said. "If someone is driving [drunk], why on earth would that person not be responsible for whatever follows?"
Why, indeed? It makes no sense to me. It makes no sense to Gallivan, the Republican state senator from Elma who is behind the bill. Gallivan is "cautiously optimistic" the bill -- which has an Assembly sponsor in Cheektowaga's Dennis Gabryszak -- will become law before legislators leave in two weeks.
Schueler, who has cried every day since her daughter was killed, hopes the law changes. "It's unfortunate that [the law] was not that way all along."
There is no changing the past. There is no bringing Alix back. There is no re-trying the criminal case. There is only what we can do today, and tomorrow.
Alix's law. It would close an escape route for hit-and-run drunk drivers. It would leave a life-loving teen a lasting legacy.
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"I cannot believe you are knitting in this heat," J says to me. "According to the paper we are in the midst of the worst heat wave in 100 years. Your boss even told you to work from home on Friday because of the train tracks melting."
"True," I agreed. "But we are inside now, the power is back on and the air conditioner is working. According to the thermostat it's just 25 degrees in this room."
"You are making me feel hot just watching you knitting."
Remote blogging so no pics (yet). I knocked up The Edge of Lace Hat from 101 Designer One Skein Wonders over two evenings using just half a ball of Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted. This is quite possibly the softest and most decadent wool in the world. I contemplate an entire jumper in the yarn. I'm not so sure about the hat pattern - the lace border is nice and it's nice to knit up a hat using just 50 grams of wool but the straight three-needle bind off gave rather odd twin peaks to this hat - fine if you want a quirky look but I prefer a more traditional finish.
"What do you reckon about an entire jumper in this?" I ask J, showing him the hat. He shudders in horror.
"Do you think all purple is a bit too much?"
"Oh, no - it's a lovely purple," he says. "Very you. But I just can't talk about wool in this heat."
Monday, February 02, 2009
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#instant approval credit cards
How to Get Approved Instantly for Store Credit
When you apply at a store for credit, you can be approved instantly. Once you provide the store employee with your personal information, they will be able to let you know the status immediately. This type of process is quick and keeps customers from having to wait if they are looking for credit. A number of retail outlets have an in-house credit processing department.
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Fill out the credit application. Give the customer service representative your personal information including name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and place of employment. You will also be required to provide your income and a couple of personal references. Include your home and work phone numbers on the application.
Read the income disclosure on the application. Credit applications have an disclosure similar to the following: "Sources of income from alimony, child support or separate maintenance need not be revealed if you do not wish to have them considered as a source of repayment." Therefore you do not need to include income from those sources on your application. Sign the credit application at the bottom. The store representative will call your information in to their in-house credit processing department.
Wait for a decision. If you are approved, the store employee will let you know that you have been approved. The store will establish a credit limit for you. You will be able to make a purchase the same day. Any purchases made will go against the credit limit, which reduces your available credit. A credit card will mailed within seven to 10 days.
Review any discounts, bonuses or rewards. When you are approved immediately in the store, you usually receive some type of discount, such as 10 percent off when you make a purchase. Your discount will take effect if you make a purchase that day.
Wait for your credit statement. The retail store will send you a monthly statement in approximately 30 days. You can pay the entire balance or the required minimum payment. Paying the entire balance will ensure that you don't incur any finance charges. If you choose to pay the minimum balance, you will incur finance charges on your next statement. Any payments made will increase your available credit.
Apply online. You can also apply online with many credit card companies and other stores. You key in your personal information the same way you would fill out the application and hit the submit key, and then a decision will be rendered instantly. If your credit is not good, you may not get approved. If the store needs additional information, there is a good chance you will not get an instant approval.
Pay on time. Making payments on time will help your credit report and increase your credit score. Eventually the retail store will increase your credit limit when your payments have been received on time for approximately one year. This policy can vary from store to store.
Get approved for additional credit in the future. If you wish to make other purchases in the future, you will not need to fill out another credit application, provided your account is in good standing and it has not been closed. You can make new purchases up to your credit limit.


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Testing strategy
The match calendar in football covers most of the year, and together with pre-season team training, this leaves individual players with breaks of only a few weeks. Elite players often compete not only on the weekend, but also during the week. In addition, they also play in different teams at national and international level, further shortening any out-of-competition (OOC) periods.
FIFA has been active in developing new approaches in the fight against doping. One of the latest innovations was the introduction by FIFA of the so-called biological profile, including haematological parameters, in blood, and steroid profile, in urine. Any deviation may indicate a potential abuse of performance enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids or hormones and/or the manipulation of blood.
FIFA is currently establishing a database in order to monitor footballers during their professional career. Laboratory findings from different in and out of competitions controls are stored in a central database for comparison. This new strategy was launched on the occasion of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and applied to all participating players at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Football as a team sport has the highest athlete numbers of all sports, making effectiveness and efficiency of testing plans a condition sine qua non. The cost of organising, conducting, analysing and managing a single doping test is estimated at approximately USD 1,000 on average. Consequently, given the number of doping tests conducted on average each year in football globally, the current estimate for the annual cost for the fight against doping in football is approximately USD 30 million.


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Ynetnews reports: Before Louis's Gross' father, Jozef Gross, passed away in Melbourne, Australia, he bequeathed an unassuming box to his son. The box would have been thrown in the garbage but for the interest of one of Louis' acquaintance.
When he saw the ring, he recognized its importance and suggested that it be looked at.
Louis discovered that that he was in possession of the ring that was given to the industrialist Oskar Schindler as a gift of gratitude from Jews who he employed in his factory during World War II.
During the Holocaust, Gross' father, a jeweler, joined Schindler's factory together with 1,200 other Jews. He produced the gold signet ring that was given to Schindler and was even used in one of the scenes in the acclaimed movie, "Schindler's List".
"My father made a model out of lead pipe, used cuttlefish to make the mold, used a channel to pour the lead into the cuttlefish," Gross told ABC Radio.
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Officially Speaking: Take Advantage of the Opportunities Before You
Vol. 39 No. 5 By Stephanie McCoy LoquvamThe New Year is here and with it is the start of a new chapter in your life. If you are like most people who make resolutions, you know those things that need changing in your life. For law students, it may be preparing


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Have you heard of Blue Apron?
• Blue Apron allows you to create delicious, chef-‐designed recipes at home. We deliver all the fresh ingredients you need, right to your doorstep, in exactly the right proportions. No trips to the grocery store and no waste from unused ingredients.
• We send you three meals per week for two, four or six people. Meals are $9.99 per person with free shipping.
• Blue Apron is available nationwide -‐ we ship to over 80% of the country.
• Blue Apron recipes are delivered in a refrigerated box so ingredients will stay fresh even if you're not at home when your package arrives.
• Each menu is between 500 and 700 calories per person. Our ingredients are incredibly fresh and sourced from quality local suppliers and artisans
• All meals can be prepared in 40 minutes or less.
• With Blue Apron you learn to make new recipes and cuisines so you can get out of your dinner rut of making the same old dishes, or relying on take out.
• Blue Apron is great for couples. We've had couples get engaged over Blue Apron meals and share their photos with us. We've had others say our service saved their marriage.
• Blue Apron is great for families. Parents tell us they're able to spend quality time together as a family by cooking Blue Apron recipes together.
• Blue Apron is great for busy people. No need for shopping, and in the time it takes to have takeout delivered, you can have prepared a delicious and healthy meal.
• We're called Blue Apron because chefs in training around the world wear blue aprons -‐ it is a symbol of lifelong learning in cooking.
I was SO excited when our box of ingredients arrived! This the neatest packaging I've ever seen! Everything stayed super cold!
My hubby cooked the Maple & Ginger Glazed Salmon for us.
I am a really horrible cook, so I probably would've screwed this all up, but my hubby actually enjoys cooking and said it was pretty easy directions to follow! The meal was SO delicious!!
I really like the idea of having the right portion of the ingredients sent to us and it was perfect for a meal for just the two of us!
And because Blue Apron is SO awesome... My first 50 readers can get 30% off their first Blue Apron Box - redeem here!!
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Businesses in the borough of Hounslow are invited to discover the benefits of employing an apprentice at a special event to mark National Apprenticeship Week, taking place from Monday 9 to Friday 13 March.
The free, interactive and informative Apprenticeships Mean Business event will be held on Thursday 12 March, from 4-5.30pm, at Hounslow Civic Centre.
Businesses will be discussing how apprenticeships have benefited their organisations and apprentices working for Hounslow Council and other employers in the borough will share the range of work they undertake and skills they have learned.
There will also be a range of providers on hand to tell you how much you can expect to pay for an apprentice, as well as how you can unlock government funding to support you employ an apprentice. Experts from the apprenticeship panel will be available to answer any questions you might have.
Councillor Sue Sampson, cabinet member for communities and economic development, said: "Learning on the job is a great way to break into an industry. As well as giving a young person invaluable experience, the skills you teach an apprentice can be tailored to meet the needs of your business.
"Many employers may think they can't afford an apprentice, or their business wouldn't benefit from one, but the reality is very different. In some cases you may even be able to access funding to help you pay for them.
"Creating more apprenticeships in the borough for our young people is a key council pledge. Come along to our event and speak to our specialist team about how they can support you to take on an apprentice – it's easier than you think."
If you're an employer in the borough and would like to attend the Apprenticeships Mean Business event, email firstname.lastname@example.com
Admission to the event is free but you must register your attendance by Friday 6 March.


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A how-to guide for the Tokyo subway pass that saves you money and time. The pass is valid in 24, 48, and 72-hour intervals for the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway lines, which reach nearly 200 stations.
Tokyo Metro Pass Overview
- Tokyo Metro Pass Overview
- Places to Buy Tokyo Subway Passes
- How to Use the Pass
- Other Tokyo Subway Pass FAQs
Tokyo Metro Pass Overview
What's so great about it?
- Great value for unlimited rides! An average ride in Tokyo is about ¥200 and can cost up to ¥400 for a single trip if you switch from the Tokyo Metro to the Toei Subway lines.
- Can go into any subway station. The central Tokyo subway has 2 major companies: the Tokyo Metro and the Toei Subway. To transfer between the companies is confusing and costly (my commute costed me ¥450 one-way even though I'm in only travelling in my own district). Reading the map is already confusing enough, don't waste your time figuring out which line you can use!
- Saves you lots of time. Many popular spots such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, Asakusa, Tsukiji Fish Market, and Roppongi are not walkable from each other.
- It's so great, they don't let locals (even foreign locals like me) buy it. It costs locals ¥1000 to get a Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway pass for just 24-hours. In contrast, travellers get the same pass for ¥800.
Available to:
- International travellers in Japan (bring your passport, which will be checked)
- Domestic visitors residing outside of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Yamanashi.
Valid Routes: Unlimited ride pass on all Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway Lines
|Ticket Design
|Valid for unlimited rides within
|Adult: ¥800
Child: ¥400
|24 hours from the time of activation (from 8pm to 8pm the next day)
Use if you take 4+ rides over within 24 hours
|Adult: ¥1,200
Child: ¥600
|48 hours from the time of activation
Use if you take 6+ rides over 2 days
|Adult: ¥1,500
Child: ¥750
|72 hours from the time of activation
Use if you take 8+ rides over 3 days
Places to buy Tokyo Subway Day Passes
**Note: The Tokyo Subway Pass is available only from certain vendors. In Tokyo, passes can be purchased from Narita Airport, Haneda Airport, at designated hotels, or the list of vendors below. Tickets can be purchased prior to travel with designated travel agencies. Tokyo Metro has a list of companies that sell this pass outside of Japan.
Below is a list of places where you can buy the Tokyo Day Pass after arriving. *Passports will be checked.*
Haneda Airport (International Terminal Visitor Information Center)*1, Narita Airport*. Only sold to overseas visitors on tourist visas. (Passports will be checked)
Images are courtesy of Tokyo Metro.
1. BIC CAMERA and Sofmap (Electronics department store)
BIC CAMERA Yurakucho Store, BICQLO BIC CAMERA Shinjuku East Store, BIC CAMERA Akasaka-mitsuke Station Store, BIC CAMERA Ikebukuro Main Store, BIC CAMERA Shibuya East Store, BIC CAMERA Shibuya Hachiko Store, BIC CAMERA Shinjuku East Store, BIC CAMERA Shinjuku West Store, Bic Drug SHIDAX Shinjuku Central road shop, The Ikebukuro east exit. Camera building and Sofmap Akihabara Main Store
- *Passports will be checked.
2. Laox (Electronics department store)
Laox Akihabara Main Store, Laox AsoBitCity Store, Laox Shinjuku Main Store, Laox WATCH, Laox Ginza Main Store and Laox EXITMELSA Store
- *Passports will be checked.
3. HIS Tourist Information Center
Only select HIS Tourist information centres sell this ticket so make sure you are going to one of the branches below! (Personally, I would suggest oyu go to a BIC Camera instead since most of their branches sell the pass.)
Shinjuku Head Office, Shinjuku 3-chome, Ginza Head Office, Ginza Core and Harajuku
- *Passports will be checked.
How to use the pass:
- If you pre-ordered, exchange your voucher for the ticket at designated shops.
- If purchasing in Tokyo, purchase from the stores above (show your passport).
- Once you get the ticket, insert it into the gate at the subway.
- Check the time stamp at the back of the ticket. It should be 24 / 48 / 72 hours from the time you inserted it.
- Enjoy your rides!
- If you take the subway that turns into a train (i.e. to Kichijoji or Mitaka for the Studio Ghibli Museum), don't worry. Just show the pass to the station attendant and pay the additional fare for the non-covered portion.
- You can insert your ticket up until the expiry time and exit another station after the expiry time.
Other Tokyo Subway Pass FAQs:
- How is this different from the SUICA and PASMO cards I hear about?
SUICA and PASMO are cash cards. You charge them with money, swipe them at a ticket gate and your fare is automatically deducted. This system is convenient for commuters who don't have to purchase tickets for every trip, but has no discounts. Going around Tokyo in a day could easily cost you more than ¥1500 if you hop on and off frequently. The Tokyo Subway Pass is also an easy insert into the ticket gate to get in and out.
- Can I take all the trains in Tokyo with this?
The short answer is no, but you can take most of them to about 200 stations throughout Tokyo. The Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway make up most of Tokyo's transit system, so the lines will reach all the popular travel spots. (Note: Tokyo Disney Sea is officially located in Chiba and the Studio Ghibli Museum is officially located in Musashino City. Both are very accessible from Tokyo and your subway pass will cover you until the end of the Tokyo Metro / Toei Subway lines).
- Why do you say Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway? Are they different?
Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway are the two largest subway companies in Tokyo. Combined, they have close to 200 stations throughout the city and have access to virtually all of Tokyo's main attractions.
- Why don't you say 1-day instead of 24-hours for the pass?
Your pass is valid for 24-hours from the time of activation. If you activate at 12:00 noon, you can use the pass until 12:00 noon the next day.
- How is this different from the Tokyo Metro 24-hour pass?
The Tokyo Metro Day Pass (¥600) is not valid on Toei Subway Lines. The Tokyo Metro 24-hour pass can be bought at automated ticketing machines at Tokyo Metro Stations and they are valid for only Tokyo Metro lines. This means, for example, that you cannot take the Toei Subway Mita, Shinjuku, Oedo, Asakusa lines. The pass is available to locals and also of great value if you plan to take 3 or more rides within a 24-hour period.
- How is this different from the Common One-day Ticket for Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway?
It's the same, except that the Common One-day Ticket for Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway costs ¥1000 for one day only.
If this post helped you, please share with your friends as well! Thanks!
Looking for inspiration on what to eat in Tokyo? Check out my local 20 daily food tips (with a restaurant map).


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HQ 101 – NovemberFrom 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
HQ's volunteer training. Filled out an application? Then come find out all the unique opportunities and knowledge needed to volunteer in a multitude of roles with HQ. From working with youth to a tour of resources this training has everything you need to get started at HQ.


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George n KateMonday, October 31st, 2005
.. are distant cousins as it turns out. In a complex family history that spans five generations, it seems that both Bushes are descended from the infamous McReagan brothers [ See * below ]. The pair, Donald and Ronald, were notorious in County Wexford around the turn of the 18th Century for potato rustling. Donald fled from Ireland in 1790 to escape the law and settled near Texas in the US where he made his fortune selling low cost weapons of mass destruction to despotic foreign regimes. Ronald, by contrast, served his time in jail and was then deported to West London where he lived out his life as a boot cleaner at the local church. Ronald's son became a priest and later went on to be elected pope. Rumours that George W. Bush makes a guest appearance on Kate's new Album, Aerial – [ In the shops from November 7th ] – are being neither confirmed or denied by EMI spokespurple.


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The markets are still heading for a huge open, presumably because the ETA of quantitative easing just got sooner with today's ugly jobs report.
But can stocks really hold up with big "risk off" currencies surging?
Here's the Swiss Franc:
And here's the Yen, which is a bit more complex, but the trend is the same.


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Monday: December 7, 2009
- The top ten gadgets of the decade according to ABC News.
You will be shocked to know that Apple holds two positiions for two different products on this list. Can you guess which two products those are? If you said Mighty Mouse, please go back to your corner.


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African-American History
Middle School Lesson Plans
Ancient Egyptian Kingdoms
Students will learn about Ancient Egyptians, on the Northwestern part of the continent of Africa from 3500 – 1070 BCE.
African and African American Studies Principle(s): 1
Grade Level(s): 7th and 8th
The Role of African American Family, Religion and Education 1870-1930
Students will read about studies, which have indicated that the urban environment in the US during the early 20th century led to poverty and a collapse of Afro-American families. However, a historical analysis of African American family life in Tampa, FL, 1900 to 1930 revealed that the family and the church were integral to ensure the survival of African American families and culture. Moreover, these institutions often assisted in the advancement of African Americans both socially and economically. Then, through the reading of a series of informational articles they will discuss the importance of educational improvements made possible by African American educational leaders and explain whether or not the values of the African American ancestors hold true in current times.
African and African American Studies Principle(s): 5 and 6
Grade Level(s): 7th
Contributions of African Americans to Agriculture
Fundamentals of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Systems. Innovations and contributions by African Americans that had an impact on agriculture and the American diet. Students will understand the impact of African Americans to the agricultural industry. Through inventions and discoveries many African Americans made significant contributions to agriculture that saved labor, provided new products and improved production practices.
Additional Resources:
Agriscience Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Anticipation Guide
Innovator Presentation Guidelines
Fruits Nutrition Facts
Vegetables Nutrition Facts
Oral Presentation Rubric
Grade Level(s): 7th - 8th
Transatlantic Slave Trade (Triangle Trade-Middle Passage)
There are multiple elements and perspectives of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage. Who are the key players, what are the reasons for Africans to be used for as slave labor, when is the events of the Transatlantic Slave Trade occurring, where are slaves being sent to and why, and how does the Transatlantic Slave Trade impact the world.
Grade Level(s): 8th
Transatlantic Slave Trade (Triangle Trade-Middle Passage)
Students will learn about the multiple elements and perspectives of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage.
African and African American Studies Principle(s): 3 and 4
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Contemporary flaming rituals can be regarded as the origin of Chinese incense culture.
Around three thousand years ago, as people encountered natural disasters of all sorts, they would resort to flaming rituals to pray for safety and great harvest. The so-called flaming rituals refer to the process, in which people gather clothing, sacrifices, jade, and fragrant herbs and burn them altogether with an aim to sending the gods their wishes via the smoke and aroma.
Yet, as time goes by, such a ritual has been fading. People no longer connect to higher consciousness, big nature, or even their own hearts. In one sense, we forget to thank the heaven and mother earth for everything we have got, and thus, when such a vital mindset is ignored, what we have is vanity only!
This year, we attempt to awaken people's memory of incense. Therefore, we set an altar with cherry blossoms and put grains, pine twigs, cedar, and so on in the incense burner. The ingredients are abundant, auspicious, and holy signs. As everyone bends over and dumps in the pine twigs into the incense burner, he simultaneously inflames blessings for himself and interacts with the ancient beings, the heaven, and mother earth!
Through flaming rituals, we express our sincerity and humility and we can hopefully bring out the kind human nature we are born with in the atmosphere of incense!


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Links #3: poverty, austerity and posh magazines
I haven't written a links post for a while but that's not to say I haven't been surfing the web, so here are some of the articles and sites that have caught my eye lately, some of which I'm afraid are a little old hat.
I admit I have been guilty of saying to friends that if you put your mind to it and get creative in the kitchen anyone can eat really well on a small budget. However, a number of articles I have read recently have made me eat my words. My attention was first drawn to the issue after I read blogger Miss South's feature in the January issue of Observer Food Monthly. I then looked up Miss South's original blog post, which sums the whole thing up pretty succinctly in the second para:
What you eat may have an impact on your dietary fibre, but it has bugger all to do with your moral fibre. It's patronising and reductive to suggest otherwise and to focus on the actions of an individual, rather than those of the food industry, helps no one and hinders many, while causing massive divisions in society.
I couldn't agree more, and I promise I will never wave a bag of lentils in an accusatory manner again. Also on this subject and well worth reading are the following articles: The nutrition gap between Britain's rich and poor is vast – and wicked and Guilt, choice and responsibility in the austerity kitchen.
I am still a newbie to blogging, both as a reader and writer, and so I am now regularly visiting well-established blogs for the first time. It makes me a little sad that I have clearly missed out on so much great content, but hey, it's super because I'm now discovering a whole new online world. One of my favourite finds so far is Christine Baumgarthuber's bonkers Austerity Kitchen blog for The New Inquiry which is just so rich in ideas I daren't attempt to summarise it.
Regular readers might know that I have a passion for magazines, and particularly independent slightly eccentric ones that look nice. I've had to keep a tight grip on my purse this month because I've spotted several new foodie ones that look like a jolly good read. First up is the Foodie Bugle, a magazine 'that offers a calm, curated, thoughtful space for good people, doing good things in good places in the world of food, drink and home crafts'. Already an established name online with an excellent website and informed Twitter feed, The Foodie Bugle released their brand new print edition on 19th Feb. You can purchase a copy here.
I thoroughly enjoyed Issue 00 of The Gourmand, a new lovingly designed 'food and culture journal' edited by David Lane and Marina Tweed, who also happen to be from my home town of Lewes. The second issue, confusingly entitled Issue 01, is out now and their first exhibition opened at Protein at 18 Hewett St, London on 21st Feb. Details of the exhibition can be found here along with an interview with the editors here. It seems that this week The Gourmand are also venturing into the world of supper clubs too: this clearly isn't just a magazine, it's a lifestyle.
And then there is Bath-based food and travel magazine Cereal edited by Rosa Park, of which the second edition will be coming out in March. Cereal is a luxury publication with a chic aesthetic somewhat like that of Kinfolk, but the premise is playful. In the words of the makers, 'One of our fondest memories of childhood is of waking up to a huge bowl of something crunchy and milky, devouring the words and pictures on the back of the packet. These boxes were the first thing we read each day, and they taught and entertained us. Hence, Cereal. We hope to become your morning read.'
My god, I feel I haven't even begun but this is already an essay. I shall have to save my other favourites for later, I promise not to leave it so long this time!
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"Creativity is the future for our kids and teaching kids to code means teaching kids to learn, think and problem solve in a very unique way," says Mohamed Elhabiby, VP of METI.
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A Parent Media Co. Inc. ("APMC") made the exciting announcement today that Kidoodle.TV has now launched globally into 145 countries through the Apple App Store and Google Play. Following in the steps of the great SVOD giants, APMC now boasts a global offering for its state-of-the art children's SVOD service and has made it available to families around the world.
Additionally, as part of its mandate to bring great content to kids, APMC has partnered with impressive international content producers to help kids access new and exciting shows and educational experiences in countries around the world. From Internet sensation, Blippi, to international favorites like Kit^n^Kate, Kidoodle.TV is primed to be a favorite destination for kids, and more importantly, one that parents approve of due to its age-appropriate content, multiple options for parental controls, and increasing focus on educational and 'soul developing' content.
As APMC President, Michael Lowe states, "We want to motivate our families to do more than watch shows on their devices and central screens. We want them to learn from what they are watching, develop new skills and hobbies, move and sing along to the music, share their memories, and expand their horizons. That's why we've sought out these talented groups to work with and we are proud to add their titles to our Kidoodle.TV line-up."
APMC's motivation to source unique content led to the exciting addition of Blippi –an online, kidSAFE-listed entertainer and family favorite with a large Internet following– to the Kidoodle.TV library. The addition of Blippi is also consistent with APMC's continued objective to work with talented content producers interested in seeing their content for kids enjoyed within safe online environments.
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Kidoodle.TV is an over-the-top, streaming entertainment service for children with no adult content, no commercials, robust parental controls, and thousands of hours of family entertainment and educational shows*. It allows users the ability to upload, store, watch and share user-generated content within the Kidoodle.TV environment using its Family Moments™ feature. Kidoodle.TV is owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc., a family focused company. It is certified by the kidSAFE® Seal Program and has received the Parent Tested, Parent Approved Award. Visit http://www.kidoodle.tv to learn more. * Content availability may vary by location and will change from time to time.
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What is sacred to you?
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How can you create a sculpture that shows this?
Shrines have been used in many cultures around the world. You will be creating your own mixed media shrine. You may use papier-mache as the base, but what you add is up to you. How will your shrine stand? How will you create unity? (which of the art elements will you use?)
• You must create a pin board on pinterest showing shrines that interest you.
• You will research mixed-media sculptures that you enjoy and add those to your board.
• You must share your board with me and create two full pages in your sketchbook of plans and images, including one detailed final plan of what you will build, with colour and explicit explanations.
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3. Did you control the materials and were you able to sculpt a refined, professional, and engaging shrine?
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P&C insurers currently lead the industry in terms of mobile integration, while many health and life insurers have made investments in mobile capabilities as well, according to "The State of Mobile Insurance in 2013," a new report from Forrester. The overall pace of investment, however, prompted Forrester to warn insurers making only limited mobile efforts that they will soon give up certain competitive advantages to insurers more aggressively pursuing the channel.
"Customer expectations are rising fast, leaders are making substantial investments, and the time required to build infrastructure, skills, and expertise means that laggards won't be able to catch up fast," the report says, adding that insurers need to "obsess" over matching business objectives with customer needs. To do this, the report says insurers should look for problems that mobility can fix, watch how customers behave and seek direct feedback from them.
Several U.S. companies were cited as leading the way, such as GEICO, Nationwide and Progressive, whose app was singled out for its depth of functionality. Progressive customers, according to the report, can get quotes, file claims, pay bills and save documents by taking pictures with their smartphones.
In the health space, heavy reforms and rising costs are inciting mobile investments. Aetna recently made a splash by buying iTriage, a producer of self-doctoring apps that help customers diagnose their first symptoms and direct them to the nearest and most adequate medical support. The report also notes Humana has established a suite of mobile offerings.
Forrester calls the life insurance sector "hardly active," in terms of mobile. It is assumed that more companies are waiting on the sidelines to see what others develop, as there aren't as many touch points to work with when compared to P&C and health insurers.
While mobile insurance adoption is still relatively low—5 percent of U.S. online adults who own insurance say they have done at least one insurance activity on their mobile phone in the past three months—insurers waiting to dive in, especially in the P&C sector, are only falling behind as more and more functionalities are being added to mobile's repertoire. Functions listed in the report include: support and track claims; simplify quotations; enable customer self-service; provide alerts and reminders; offer human assistance; encourage careful behavior; help customers understand long-term needs; support agents or brokers.
Despite technical hurdles — including device fragmentation, app and mobile web platforms to worry about, the emerging tablet market, integration with core systems and rising development and maintenance costs — insurers must drive adoption so they can move beyond experimentation, according to the report. Once this is done, consumers will see more value in using them and interest will increase beyond the 23 percent of online adults in the U.S. that this reports cites as wanting to use mobile insurance.
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SALT LAKE CITY--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--In his response to Harvard University's Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) report, released recently, EnerBank USA President & CEO Charles Knadler said contractors who provide a choice of payment options to all of their customers could see up to 30 percent growth in sales—or more—during an industrywide increase in home improvement spending.
"The real question now is not whether consumers are going to remodel or repair, but which contractor they will choose for the job"
The report by the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies said home improvement and repair expenditures will "remain elevated" throughout 2017, with spending levels ending the year up 6.7 percent at $317 billion.
"Growth in home prices is continuing at a healthy pace and encouraging homeowners to make remodeling investments," Chris Herbert, managing director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies, wrote in the release. "Home sales are remaining on an upward trajectory, as well, and this coupled with continued growth in remodeling permit activity suggests another strong year for home improvements."
"The real question now is not whether consumers are going to remodel or repair, but which contractor they will choose for the job," Knadler said. "As past experience has shown, contractors who can offer a choice of a same-as-cash loan and a loan with low monthly payments will get the lion's share of new business. Many consumers will choose financing that is easier and faster to get than home equity loans and less expensive than high interest credit cards."
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EnerBank, Member FDIC, is a highly specialized bank headquartered in Salt Lake City. It exists to help home improvement contractors grow their businesses and consumers improve their homes. EnerBank provides unsecured home improvement loans to homeowners through strategic business partners and independent home improvement contractors throughout the United States. Strategic partners include manufacturers, distributors, franchisors, and major retailers of home improvement, remodeling, and energy-saving products and services. EnerBank USA is a fair housing lender and makes loans without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status. Visit www.enerbank.com for more information.


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Study: GMO crops are killing butterflies
A new study from the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University fingers Monsanto's genetically modified corn and soybean crops as the culprit behind monarch butterflies' declining populations.
Between 1999 and 2010, the same period in which so-called GMO crops became the norm for farmers, the number of monarch eggs declined by an estimated 81 percent across the Midwest, the researchers say.
About 94 percent of U.S. soybean farmers and 72 percent of corn farmers use Monsanto's Roundup Ready crops. All that genetically altered ag kills butterflies, researchers say, by decimating their prime breeding zones: milkweed plants on farms. Roundup Ready corn and soy are designed to be resistant to the herbicide Roundup. Because their crops are immune, farmers spray Roundup indiscriminately to kill off weeds — including milkweed — and monarch butterflies wind up paying the ultimate price.
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"Put back what life took away"
Lipoatrophy is the medical term for loss or "wasting" of fat from the face, buttocks, and other areas of the body. Moderate to severe lipoatrophy of the face is caused by the medications used to treat HIV. This wasting from the face has lead to a noticeable "sunken cheeks" look. Facial volume loss is the most obvious outward sign of HIV because of the visible changes in the cheeks, temples and around the eyes.
In people who are otherwise healthy, the emaciated appearance resulting from facial lipoatrophy can have a devastating psychosocial impact. Low self esteem, depression, feelings of loss of control, relationship problems, fear of stigmatization, decreased sexual activity and social isolation, all can result from lipoatophy.
Two temporary facial fillers have been approved by the FDA for the correction of HIV associated lipoatrophy: Merz Aesthetics' Radiesse, and Valeant Pharmaceutical's Sculptra.
This product contains a synthetic version of calcium hydroxyapatite, a substance found in bones and teeth. Radiesse was approved for correction of HIV associated lipoatrophy in December 2006. Merz Aesthetics, the manufacturer of Radiesse, has set up a patient assistance program to provide the filler at a reduced cost to HIV patients who meet their eligibility requirements.
Click here to download the Radiesse Patient Access Program application.
This volumizer contains Poly-L-lactic acid, a synthetic product that has a long history of use in reconstructive surgery. It is what dissolvable sutures are comprised of. Sculptra was approved for correction on HIV associated lipoatrophy in August 2004. Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Sculpta, has set up a patient assistance program to provide the filler at a reduced cost to HIV patients who meet their eligibility requirements.
Click here to download the Sculptra Patient Access Program application.
Dr. Taylor will help facilitate the application process through her office. Depending on eligibility requirements, the products will either be provided at no cost to you, or at a significantly reduced price. We charge nominal flat fee, per syringe or vial, to help offset the costs incurred in our office. Please call our office for details.


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We are temporarily out for the winter.
Keep checking back to see when we start taking horses in in the early spring.
What you get when you commit to a horse from C & V Quarter Horses and Training:
~ A horse that is solid and reliable in the basics of our Foundation Program
~A complete health record including vaccinations, worming, triming/shoeing, as well as any other medical information available
~A guide to the program with pictures and a free private lesson to get to know your horse and the program
~The comfort of knowing that when you need help with your horse ew are there for you, whether its a simple tune up or advice we are here to help


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have a new to me gheenoe fifteenƊ″ thats in have to have of a several repairs. I'm new to boats and fiberglass maintenance. required input on if i could get absent with epoxy and or gelcoat for the maintenance, or if i have to have to lay some new glass on the worst spots.
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The ULEZ will replace the T-Charge. It will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year within the same area as the current Congestion Charging Zone (CCZ).
From 25 October 2021 the area will be expanded to the inner London area bounded by the North and South Circular roads. See 2021 map below.
Residents who are registered for the residents' Congestion Charge discount will get a 100% ULEZ discount until 24 October 2021 to give them more time to change their vehicle to meet the ULEZ standards. Residents will continue to pay the T-Charge, at a discounted rate of 90%, during this ULEZ resident sunset period.
The ULEZ daily charge will be in addition to the weekday Congestion Charge and the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) charge.
The vehicles affected by ULEZ include cars, motorcycles, mopeds, motorised tricycles, quadricycles, small vans, large vans, 4X4 light utility vehicles, motorised horseboxes, pickups, ambulances, motorcaravans, minibuses, lorries, buses, coaches, breakdown & recovery vehicles, snow ploughs, gritters, refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, concrete mixers, fire engines, tippers and removals lorries.
If you drive a lorry, van, bus, minibus or other specialist vehicle and it currently meets the Low Emission Zone emissions standards, it may not meet the new ULEZ standards. You should check your vehicle using our ULEZ vehicle checker.
If we do not hold your vehicle details, for example if you have a vehicle registered outside of the UK, you can check the table of new emissions requirements, and find out about changes to LEZ standards, charges and penalties from October 2020, on the ULEZ launch/LEZ changes page.
You can check which locations fall within the charging zone using our postcode checker. The ULEZ currently covers the same area as the Congestion Charge Zone, indicated in red on the interactive map below.
The area covered by the ULEZ is the same area as the Congestion Charging Zone and will be clearly signposted with road signs showing where it applies. There will be no barriers or toll booths. Cameras will read vehicle number plates as they are driven within the zone to check against our database to see if they meet the ULEZ emission standards.
The ULEZ will operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including weekends and public holidays.
Road signs will be put in place before the ULEZ starts, at every entry point along the boundary and along key arterial approaches. They will be placed alongside or below existing Congestion Charge signs.
From 25 October 2021 the ULEZ boundary will be extended to create a larger zone bounded by the North and South Circular Roads. If you are driving any petrol or diesel vehicle within this enlarged area you will also need to meet new tighter emissions standards or pay a daily charge.
This daily charge is in addition to the weekday Congestion Charge if you drive in central London as well.
Vehicles using the North and South Circular Roads and not going into the ULEZ will not be charged.
If you drive a vehicle that doesn't meet the ULEZ standards within the central London area and the daily charge is not paid, a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) will be issued to the registered keeper. This penalty is in addition to any Congestion Charge or Low Emission Zone penalties received.
A daily charge runs from 00:01-midnight each day. (If you drive a vehicle that doesn't meet the ULEZ standards within the central London area across two days, for example before midnight and after midnight, you will be liable to pay two daily charges.)
We would prefer vehicle owners to use vehicles that meet the new emissions standards rather than pay a daily charge.
Find out more about ULEZ emission standards, daily charges and penalty charges.
The ULEZ standards are:
See more details of the type of vehicles affected.
Your vehicle registration document (also known as the V5C) will help identify your vehicle's Euro emission standard. For newer vehicles, the Euro emission standard may be listed on the V5C in section D.2.
If your vehicle does not meet the required ULEZ standards you can:
The ULEZ scheme allows for some vehicles to retrofit emissions reduction technology to meet the ULEZ standards.
Retrofit technologies will need to be certified by the government's Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme (CVRAS). The CVRAS currently only has emissions reduction technologies certified for buses. We expect retrofit technologies to be developed for coaches and other specialist heavy vehicles where replacing the vehicle would be very expensive.
We are not aware of any independently tested, commercially viable retrofit equipment for specialist vans and campervans, although there is a process in place for equipment suppliers to test and certify equipment.
The high cost of developing and supplying suitable systems means that they are unlikely to become available for cars and standard vans.
Any HGV or coach with emissions reduction technology fitted will need to have this certified by the DVSA. Once certified, we will be notified directly by DVSA.
More details on the retrofit accreditation process and suppliers are available on the Energy Savings Trust website.
If your vehicle has been converted to run on LPG you may meet the emissions standards. Converted vehicles will be treated based on the DVLA's records of its emissions standards. This means diesel vehicles should be converted to use LPG in a spark ignition engine, and the DVLA notified of the change.
We recommend using a UK LPG-approved installer. Our LoCITY programme has an up to date map showing LPG refuelling infrastructure in and around London.
Air pollution is one of the most significant challenges facing London, affecting the health of all Londoners. Every child in London breathes toxic air daily, damaging their lung growth. Road transport is the biggest source of the emissions damaging health in London.
Around half of emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), which contribute to illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and particulate matter (PM) come from transport. These pollutants make chronic illnesses worse, shorten life expectancy and can damage lung development.
The communities suffering most from poor air quality are often the most vulnerable, including the children of London. At least 360 primary schools are in areas exceeding safe legal pollution levels.
Reports we've relied on for this information are listed on the Ultra Low Emission Zone page in Publications & reports.
To help improve the air we breathe we're introducing measures to encourage more walking, cycling, use of public transport and to encourage sustainable freight deliveries. We've also been working to create a cleaner, greener bus fleet.
ULEZ is another way to help further reduce the most harmful emissions generated by road transport in central London and across the Capital.
See what else we're doing to improve the environment in London.
The introduction of the ULEZ will help reduce exhaust NOx and PM emissions, helping to improve air quality and making central London a safer and more pleasant place to live, work and visit.
These positive effects will be especially beneficial to the young, older people and those who have respiratory problems, as well as residents of high pollution areas.
The majority of traffic entering the ULEZ will be from outside the zone, so the benefits of cleaner, greener vehicles in the form of reduced emissions will be experienced across London, even to areas not in the zone.
PLEASE NOTE: If you need urgent advice about the Ultra Low Emission Zone, or disagree with the information you have been supplied with when using our vehicle checker, you can make an enquiry and attach supporting evidence.
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MIAMI -- Prepare yourself, Miami, the time has come.
After months of anticipation and speculation, it...
Although all the signs point to the vibrant soccer community here in Florida, there is still no official word on a Major League Soccer franchise here. Even the star power of David Beckham backing the limitless potential of a franchise here cannot overcome the roadblocks politicians keep putting in his way. After Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines blocked the potential Port of Miami stadium, politicians suggested a location next to American Airlines Arena, home of the Miami Heat. A beautiful design for a community park and world-class stadium on the water was revealed, only to once again be denied.
Now Miami, a potential gold mine for soccer in the U.S., could potentially lose out on David Beckham and his soccer franchise. Without a soccer stadium downtown, MLS commissioner Don Garber recently told ESPN analyst Alexi Lalas that the league remains focused on a downtown Miami location, and will not expand to Miami unless there is a downtown site for the stadium.
Reports have surfaced that Sacramento is attempting to move up from the USL Pro league into MLS. Head coach and former U.S. national team player Preki said Sacramento is ready to fill in if Miami can't get a deal done. There is also the possibility of Beckham rejuvenating the Chivas USA franchise and competing in LA against his former team, the LA Galaxy, if he cannot reach an agreement on a downtown Miami stadium.
While politics cast a dark shadow, the fans continue to support the Miami MLS movement. The local supporter group, Southern Legion, has gained a lot of momentum after the original announcement. They have been a constant presence on social media (as seen in the photo with this story from their Twitter page), fighting for a stadium and rallying fans to contact their local politicians and show that this is what the people want. With over 300 members already, they always show up in force to Miami's soccer events or at local bars to support the sport. After the recent flurry of friendlies, they say that it shows "that Miami loves soccer and that there is a ready-made fan base for a team here."
The fans are here, the excitement in palpable, the ownership is ready, the only question is: will the politicians listen?


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I could eat tacos for every meal of the day and not get sick of them (breakfast tacos anyone?). Endless combinations and they are usually small enough where you can try at least 3 different kinds of tacos and feel great about it. I've been experimenting with a number of different combos, but usually I forget to write down and document what I'm doing. They are immediately consumed and sent to taco truck heaven (not sure what the difference is from normal heaven as I imagine it).
These guys were born of my winter squash overload. I really like the texture and flavor absorption power of the spaghetti squash and thought it could make a delicious taco filling. It definitely did the job. The first one I dressed up with all the fixins was good, but something was missing. Once I tried it with a layer of jalapeno cilantro hummus (available at Trader Joes) on the bottom, it really took it to the next level.
The taco sauce I used is a really simple combination of vegenaise and hot sauce. I used the Cayenne Habanero hot sauce from All Spice Cafe. I love all of their stuff, great spice level and a flavor depth you don't get from the more traditional hot sauces. Your favorite mixed with the vegenaise (or regular mayo if you are so inclined) will work perfectly. The ratio I used is one teaspoon of hot sauce to one tablespoon of vegenaise, you can scale this up as you wish and add more hot sauce if you need the fire.
Let me know what you think about the tacos in the comments below! Did you use different toppings? What was your hot sauce of choice?
Spaghetti Squash Tacos
By January 15, 2014Published:
- Yield: 12-15 tacos (8-10 Servings)
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 60 mins
- Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
I could eat tacos for every meal of the day and not get sick of them (breakfast tacos anyone?). Endless combinations and they are …
- 1 large spaghetti squash about 4 pounds
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon shallots minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin ground fresh if possible
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 4 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon vegenaise
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce I used All Spice Cafe Cayenne Habanero
- 12 corn tortillas
- 1 bunch frisée
- 3 hass avocado ripe
- cilantro jalapeno hummus you can get it at trader joes
- 2 cucumbers diced
- cilantro optional, chopped
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut squash in half lengthwise and gut the seeds with a spoon. Throw them out or you can save them to roast the seeds.
- Combine the oil, shallots and garlic with a pinch of kosher salt. Use a brush to spread the oil mixture over the gutted squash. Try to get the garlic and shallots spread evenly, but don't worry about it too much as it will all be mixed together later.
- Bake squash in the oven for an hour. Once done scoop the squash into a large mixing bowl. Do your best to keep the stringiness intact. While it's baking you can chop/prep the toppings as well as combine the vegenaise and the hot sauce for the taco sauce.
- Add in cumin, kosher salt, paprika, lime juice and cayenne pepper. Mix with a spoon or spatula until evenly combined.
- Heat up the corn tortillas on the stove or in the oven depending on how many you need. Layer the hummus on the bottom, then the squash, then sliced avocado, chopped cucumber, the frisée, cilantro if you like and layer the creamy spicy sauce on top. Add a squeeze of lime once all is done and enjoy!
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Garden Hills
Garden Hills, "The Garden Spot of Atlanta" lies in the heart of Buckhead and was developed beginning in the 1920's by Phillip C. McDuffie, a prominent Atlanta attorney. The architectural style is diverse and includes Georgian, Tudor, Craftsman and Spanish Revival. The neighborhood is designed around the community swimming pool, soccer field and clubhouse which remain a tremendous attraction to Atlanta's young families. Frankie Allen Park, home to Buckhead Baseball, is also located in Garden Hills. In walking distance and perfect for picnics is the "Duck Pond" located in the adjacent Peachtree Heights neighborhood. Garden Hills is flanked on the east and west by Peachtree and Piedmont Roads, home to Buckhead's premiere shopping and dining. Garden Hills sees continuous growth as families continue to expand and renovate the many beautiful homes, often situated on large, inviting lots.
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One of these days the public was shocked by the news of the divorce Arntgolts Tatyana and Ivan Zhidkova as today it was announced that Boris Grachevsky and his young wife Anna also decided to leave after three and a half years of marriage.
According Heat.ru , GRACHEVSKY this morning visited the office of his lawyers, while they came apart. After the hour and a half of negotiations with lawyers, they live in different locations.
Boris Grachevsky leaves former wife, who in September 2012 gave the head of "Jumble" daughter Vasilisa, a new apartment in Moscow and monthly child support.
divorce process will be occupied by Katie Gordon Saferoom. So that the paperwork will be engaged professionals.
However Grachevsky himself denies that they are bred with Anna.
Boris Grachevsky and Kharkov Panasenko Anna married in May 2010, after a two-year romance.


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ASPEN, Colorado (Reuters) - Dell Inc Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said he remains upbeat about emerging markets such as China, its largest market outside the United States, despite "challenges" and a business slowdown.
China, which accounts for about $5 billion of Dell's annual revenue, has for years picked up the slack as personal computer spending waned in developed markets. Now the world's No.2 economy is decelerating also, though its growth still outpaces that of most countries.
"We are bullish on markets like China, India, Brazil," Dell told Reuters in an interview. The company's founder added that it could also count on Africa, which accounts for $1 billion in annual revenue that is expected to grow exponentially.
But "there are some challenges in China," the CEO told executives and investors at the Fortune Brainstorm tech conference in Aspen Colorado. "Emerging markets are a big deal for us."
Asked if he saw a business slowdown in China, he said: "That would be an accurate statement."
Dell's board will meet in September in China, though the CEO would not talk about what else might transpire there. The world's second-largest economy is growing at its slackest pace in more than three years, according to official data released last week.
China and other emerging markets have long been bright spots for Dell, Hewlett-Packard Co and other personal computer makers struggling to sustain growth as smartphones and tablets eat into sales. Europe's crisis is expected to curtail PC-buying further in the second half.
Asia's top economy remains at the forefront of global growth, and its PC market is expected to far outpace that of the worldwide industry.
But in past weeks, corporations such as microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices and chip geam producer Applied Materials have warned that growth in the resilient Chinese market too was trending lower.
While the tablet market remains small, demand for the devices is growing much more quickly than for PCs. Shipments of tablets, including Apple's iPad, are expected to grow 90 percent this year, according to IHS iSuppli.
Despite that exponential growth, the CEO wants to stick to a strategy of serving corporate PC customers. That includes developing both hardware and software to meet their needs.
"We continue to see PCs as an important part of our enterprise business. We are very focused on enterprise solutions and PCs are an important part of that," he said.
"We are building a pretty substantial software business."
Reporting By Poornima Gupta; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick and Richard Chang


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Patient Forms
ACL Tear? Is Surgery really needed?
Written by: Stephen Baughn
In all walks of life we are asked what is most important to us. As we age those things change, sometimes every couple of years. In January of 2013 I was approaching my 33rd birthday, I had an almost 2 year old son and my wife was 3 months pregnant. What was most important to me a decade ago most certainly had changed by this time. Having played soccer for about 15 years, coached soccer for another 8, played baseball, football, ran track, and in general used and abused my body growing up, my knees had really started to feel the pain.
By December of 2003 I had completed my 3rd arthroscopic surgery on my right knee for various ailments to include a meniscus tear and patellar chondromalacia. I hated the recovery and for not even being a professional athlete I thought it was ridiculous that I had to go through all of the surgeries. I decided to take matters into my own hands....and did nothing.
Years went by and the pain only got worse. At the time I was coaching Amado's son, Logan, in competitive soccer for Central Brevard Soccer. We were just finishing up our Regional Qualifying tournament. Logan mentioned to Amado that I was always complaining about my knee pain. Amado instantly offered up his assistance to me and just briefly gave me a few stretches I could do. As most patients do....I didn't listen. Another month went by and I finally went to the orthopedic doctor that had helped me with my shoulder a few years back. I went in for a quick consultation and he pulled my knees, yes knees, multiple directions and said he thought both of them had torn ACL's. I thought to myself, that doesn't make sense, I see professional athletes unable to walk with torn ACL's. I was still able to run, kick, jump, etc albeit with a good amount of pain before, after, and in between. So they sent me for an MRI on both knees. The MRI came back and they showed me the results and said that it "looked like the right knee ACL was approximately 60% torn and the left knee ACL was approximately 50% torn". They immediately wanted to do surgery to replace BOTH of my ACL's. Nevermind that they didn't even once consider other alternatives. Forget the fact that they didn't consider that my wife was immeasurably sick from the pregnancy where days she was bed ridden. Who cares that I had a two year old son and another on the way, oh and work that required me to travel. The very first thing that entered my head was skepticism.
I sent a message to a friend that runs a surgery center and his advice was that if this doctor was recommending it then it probably needed to be done because he was the best. It all just didn't make sense to me. I wasn't fully grasping it. I understood what a weak ACL could do to your knee, but I didn't understand how if it was torn that I was able to do all these things still, yes with pain, but I was still capable of doing them, surely there had to be another way.
This was when I finally called Amado and asked if I could come in. He put me through an initial battery of tests. Most people are reluctant and annoyed. To me, this showed how thorough he was, that he was not only interested in just my knee, but to try and figure out why my ACL's were tearing gradually. He wanted to find the root cause of that because if you replace the ACL and you have the same problem, it's only going to occur again.
After a few tests, several questions, and some watching of me performing some activities, which took less than an hour I'd say, Amado had made a discovery as to what was really causing my knee pain/ACL issues. For years I have had a problem with my hip flexor, and it mostly exacerbates itself when I play golf. Amado described exactly how everything was related. For me, my hip flexor problem was causing pain not just in my knee but also my back and it was all related to that. Amado also realized that the way that I normally walk with my feet protruding out at about a 30 degree angle like a duck causes unnecessary stress on the body as well. Over the years, my lack of stretching combined with my hip flexor issue caused my hamstrings to tighten up. When the hamstrings shortened between the back of my knee and my gluteus, it basically meant the muscle supporting my knee had disappeared. In doing so, my knee was essentially supporting itself. Always having very strong leg muscles I never thought that a shortened muscle would be able to cause so many issues.
Amado was convinced that if I did Physical Therapy for a few months with him a few days a week, and then maintained those stretches, exercises, and strength workout that this would help alleviate my pain and help keep my ACL from tearing any further, thus eliminating the immediate need for surgery.
After 2 months of Physical Therapy going 3 days a week, I was finally ready for him to put me through the same battery of tests from the beginning of our first session. The change in my flexibility was amazing, never in my life had I been able to bend over and touch my toes and I could now. I was able to walk down stairs without pain, something unheard of for me before PT.
It is now almost two years later, I haven't had my ACL's replaced, I still travel a lot, went hiking in Alaska and Canada, coach my son's soccer team, swim with the kids in the pool, run on the beach, and all thanks to Amado and his team at A&M Therapy.
I ask that you not only think twice about surgery, but ask for a consult from a Physical Therapist, not only could it save you a lot of money, but it could also help save you from having a surgery.


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1976....It was a Banner Year!
Some of our most exciting history took place in 1976. That year marked our first Escadrille, a concept that Mr. Barton came up with, to incorporate band, color guard and drill team into one synchronous performing unit. That year, the Escadrille entered the Parade of Champions at the Cotton Bowl, and won 1st place in all categories. No one had ever seen a performing group like that. Below is a picture of that performing group, the inaugural Escadrille, from October 1976 at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas Fair Park. In those early days, the drill team performed the role that today's color guard performs.
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Scientology, Cheeseburgers, and Getting Lost. Not Much has changed, apparently.
It's been a while since I updated this. I was worried that I would taint the memories of my study abroad trip by ever using this blog again, but I realized recently that I had intended this to be an ongoing thing. So for the first time in quite a few years, I'm writing a new post here. I hope I get around to doing it again, as I'm already having fun.
Not long ago I discovered an awesome website called Fitango which allows you to track your progress for various goals (weight loss, financial, events, etc.). One of the "Action Plans," as they're called, didn't really belong there, but it seemed too awesome to turn down: A week long Burger Tour of NYC. I went ahead and implemented it, and went to the first place on the list today: Five Napkin Burger. Amazingly, I just hopped on the PATH Train, only wandered aimlessly in the subway station for about 2 minutes before I found the C train, got off at 42nd street, and walked about 4 blocks, pretty much right to it. In fact, I did it so quickly, that they weren't quite open yet, and the hostess asked me to come back in about 20 minutes. I figured that I was right near Times Square, so I started wandering over in that direction, in hopes that I could find that interesting sound art piece that I remembered from our New Media trip.


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Dr. Strange Mr. Potato Head
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What happens when you need a special variation of an old school toy that happens to know how to astrally project? Well, you get the 6 inch tall Dr. Strange Mr. Potato Head of course! This little guy may even be able to rewind time.
Mastering the arcane arts, the Doctor Strange Potato Head is one step removed from Benedict Cumberbatch. This little fella probably hails from a universe where everybody is Mr. Potato Heads would be my guess...Marvel Universe 6781 perhaps?
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