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This year marks important milestones in the fight against human trafficking—the tenth anniversary of :
• the Palermo Protocol to prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons especially woman and children; and
• the enactment of the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TPVA), which I authored in 2000.
• And according to Dr. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, over the past ten years, "52 of the 56 OSCE participating states have integrated anti-trafficking legislation into their national legal framework… ."
The twenty articles of the Palermo Protocol, which supplemented the UN Convention against transnational organized crime, provided nations a blueprint for comprehensive and effective action against human trafficking.
The Protocol's definitions of what constitutes trafficking and prescribed actions for state parties has helped ensure uniformity of response to modern day slavery. The Protocol remains one of the UN's finest and most enduring accomplishments.
When I first introduced the Trafficking Victims Protection Act in 1998, the legislation was met with a wall of skepticism and opposition. Many people both inside of government and out thought our bold new strategy that included asylum, sheltering and other protections for the victims, long jail sentences for the traffickers as well as confiscation of their assets and tough sanctions for governments that failed to meet minimum standards were merely solutions in search of a problem. Oh, how they were wrong.
Similarly, when I sponsored the first supplementary item on human trafficking a year later in 1999 at the Parliamentary Assembly in St. Petersburg, Russia, some lawmakers told me that they thought the resolution unnecessary and a waste of time.
For most people at that time, the term trafficking usually applied to illicit drugs. For others it meant weapons—or both. Reports of growing numbers of vulnerable persons—especially women and children—being reduced to commodities for sale was often met with surprise, incredulity or indifference. At home, it took two years to overcome the opponents and skeptics and muster the votes for passage in the U.S. House and Senate. The TPVA became law on October 28, 2000—ten years ago this month.
One TPVA provision requires the US Government to do a detailed assessment of every nation including the United States—the annual TIP Report. In order to measure progress or the lack thereof, serious objective criteria—minimum standards—were established.
The TPVA established three tier rankings, and a watch list.
• Tier 1: governments that fully comply with the minimum anti-trafficking standards;
• Tier 2: countries that do not fully comply with the minimum standards but are making significant efforts to do so; and
• Tier 3: countries that do not fully comply with minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.
Bosnia is perhaps the best example of progress: a Tier 3 country in 2001, today Bosnia in now Tier 1. Georgia also moved from Tier 3 to Tier 1.
There are many OSCE countries on the Watch List, however, including Azerbaijan, Moldova, Malta, Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. I would note that Malta has recently taken the step of naming a "Czar" to fight trafficking in persons.
In the past decade, we have seen progress in combating human trafficking on a number of fronts, especially in victim identification. In 2008, over 8,900 victims were identified in the OSCE region excluding the United States and Canada. In 2009, over 14,650 victims were identified plus an additional 1,700 in the US. Clearly, we are all getting better at finding and assisting victims. Albania and Montenegro are to be especially congratulated for their progress in victim identification—much of that progress is due to education and awareness.
On another important front, however, I am concerned that prosecutions in the OSCE region have declined from a high of 3,270 in 2005 to 2,208 in 2009.
Which begs the question: why the drop? Could it be that we are winning and the tide is turning? Or have the traffickers become savvier at eluding law enforcement or gone deeper underground? Or have prosecutors simply begun to de-prioritize human trafficking cases? I believe that In each of our countries, we need to be ramping up prosecutions, with the aim of not just mitigating but ending modern day slavery.
Notwithstanding the fact that many of our countries have enacted tougher penalties for the crime of trafficking, convictions of traffickers—around 1,700-1,900 a year—have not increased over the last five years. We need to ask why?
As lawmakers with oversight responsibilities, we need to make serious inquiries as to why the numbers of human trafficking prosecutions are diminishing. And why convictions have ebbed? Each of us must ensure that our countries devote sufficient priority—the highest priority—and the requisite financial resources and legal talent to aggressively prosecute traffickers.
And we must also ensure that the various government and civil sectors dealing with trafficking are communicating with each other. U.S. funding for anti-trafficking efforts abroad have brought together labor inspectors, police, prosecutors, NGOs and faith-based organizations. Yet, the top ranking trafficking official in the United States has told me that, in some countries, people from these sectors have never even met.
As Special Representative on Human Trafficking for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I offered a supplemental resolution in Oslo entitled "Combating Demand for Human Trafficking and Electronic Forms of Exploitation," to build on recent accomplishments.
The resolution focused in part on best practices designed to root out misuse of the Internet for human trafficking and child pornography.
Some of these best practices include:
• Digital tagging of adult sections of websites;
• community flagging of website postings reasonably believed to be advertising a trafficking or child pornography victim;
• use of manual and regularly updated electronic screening for criminal postings;
• telephone and credit card verification on all posts, which enables the website to block from use a person who has previously posted a trafficking or child pornography victim;
• Trafficking and child pornography reporting hotlines; and an ongoing dialogue with law enforcement.
Tragically, the internet has opened a whole new front in the war with human traffickers—enabling and encouraging demand with few obstacles. We must develop appropriate safeguards to ensure that freedom of speech does not become freedom to exploit and abuse.
And we must demand that corporations act responsibly and cease all facilitation of trafficking.
I am happy to report that, as of September 3, Craigslist—a free advertising website—is no longer operating its "adult services" page in the United States. Public outrage, investigative reports in the media, requests from law enforcement, and damning testimony from young girls who had been trafficked on Craigslist—all had an impact.
Sex tourism is an escalating threat to the children of every country. The supplemental resolution adopted in Oslo underscores the importance of enhanced international cooperation to monitor the travel of convicted sex offenders.
In the U.S. Congress, I have sponsored a new bill—the International Megan's Law—that has passed the House and is pending in the Senate. The bill provides notification to a government when a convicted U.S. sex offender, who poses a real danger to children, is planning to visit that country.
Similarly, the legislation encourages other governments to establish a domestic registry of dangerous child sex offenders and to notify the U.S. when a convicted child sex offender plans to travel to the United States.
Another best practice that can be implemented immediately includes training airline flight attendants and others in the tourist industry to spot potential trafficking victims.
This past summer, I hosted a congressional briefing with The Airline Ambassadors International's Child Trafficking Initiative—spearheaded by American Airlines—and an NGO called Innocents at Risk. The briefing focused on the critical role flight attendants can play in indentifying trafficking victims on airplanes. With a modest amount of training and situational awareness, flight crews are already helping law enforcement rescue trafficking victims and arrest their predators.
This past week, a follow-up meeting was held in Washington for embassy officials from several countries including OSCE nations—Portugal, Greece, Macedonia, Italy, Malta, Belgium, Ukraine, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Kazakhstan sent representatives.
The flight attendants shared numerous stories of their own experience—highlighting how awareness of the signs of human trafficking and a phone call to police, in advance of landing, can literally save someone's life. Air France is to be commended for running public service announcements on trafficking and encouraging passengers to keep an eye out for potential victims.
We must encourage every airline in our respective countries to implement—without delay or excuse—The Airline Ambassadors Child Trafficking Initiative.
In sum, a decade later, much has been accomplished—acts of human trafficking have been prevented, victims rescued and protected, and traffickers prosecuted and thrown into jail.
Major challenges, however, remain. It falls to us—and like-minded people everywhere—to meet those challenges head on and wage an unceasing campaign to eradicate human trafficking from the face of the earth.


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Matt Magill (0-0, 6.92) vs. Mike Minor (5-2, 2.75).
After yesterday's dispiriting loss, and the dispiriting loss the day before that, in what has been a most dispiriting season, we get to today's game, which will almost certainly be another dispiriting loss for the last-place Dodgers that will complete the first-place Barves' dispiriting sweep.
Each team is starting a pitcher with the initials MM, but only Atlanta's MM belongs in the majors right now. Minor is fresh off a win over the gritty Diamondbacks, while the Dodgers have yet to win a game started by Magill. (Sometimes it seems they have yet to win a game started by anyone.)
For the tattered bullpen's sake, let's hope Magill can eat a few innings today, because this road trip continues tomorrow in Milwaukee.
So: crappy team, yet we keep pulling for them. That's dispirit!
First pitch is expected at 12:15pm PT.
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WASHINGTON – The Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission), Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) and Co-Chairman Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) announced today that the Commission will hold a joint briefing with the Albanian Issues Caucus and the Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking entitled:
"Combating Trafficking in Persons in Albania"
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Room 2255, Rayburn House Office Building
In recent years, the U.S. Department of State has ranked Albania in "Tier 2" regarding trafficking in persons, not fully complying with minimum standards to eliminate trafficking but making significant efforts to do so. A transit country in the past, traffickers today look to Albania as a source country for women and children for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor, including use of Romani children for begging.
The briefing will focus on the efforts of Albania's National Coordinator to Combat Trafficking to implement a national action plan, as well as efforts by the United States and other international actors to help.
Appearing at the joint briefing will be:
Iva Zajmi, Deputy Minister of Interior and National Coordinator to Combat Human Trafficking in Albania
Bruce A. Hintz, U.S. Department of Justice Liaison for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Department of State
Ernest E. Allen, President and CEO, International Center for Missing and Exploited Children


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Shimano Deore XT Shadow Rear Derailleur (Long Cage) (Top-Normal)
Shimano's Deore XT Shadow Rear Derailleur is perfect for today's aggressive, all-mountain riding. The radical design means that the Shadow is super-low profile; it barely protrudes more than the quick release nut. Direct cable routing reduces the chance of the cable snagging on roots and rocks and fires off shifts super quick. A stronger spring keeps the body more stable when blasting through technical terrain at speed and yields a firm, crisp shifting feel. Plus, the redesigned bracket axle keeps the derailleur body from contacting your chainstay and reduces chatter so you just concentrate on the best line.


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Update at 9:00 a.m. ET:
Lincoln, director Stephen Spielberg's acclaimed look at the 16th president's push for the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery, has been nominated for Oscar awards in 12 categories, it was announced this morning in Hollywood. That's the most for any single film.
Life of Pi is up for 11 awards. Les Miserables and Silver Linings Playbook are up for eight.
Those four movies are among the nominees for "best picture." The others: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty.
The complete list of nominees is here.
Along with "best picture," Lincoln is nominated for:
-- Best actor in a leading role (Daniel Day-Lewis).
-- Best director (Spielberg).
-- Best actor in a supporting role (Tommy Lee Jones).
-- Best actress in a supporting role (Sally Field).
-- Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski).
-- Costume design (Joanna Johnston).
-- Film editing (Michael Kahn).
-- Music (John Williams).
-- Production/Design (Rick Carter and Jim Erickson).
-- Sound mixing (Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins).
-- Writing. (Tony Kushner).
Watch for more on the nominations from our friend Linda Holmes over at Monkey See.
Update at 8:45 a.m. ET. The List Of This Year's Oscar Nominees Is Out:
Argo, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty are among the movies that will compete for the "best picture" award at this year's Oscars ceremony, it was just announced.
The full list is posted here.
Also up for best picture:
-- Amour.
-- Argo.
-- Beasts of the Southern Wild.
-- Django Unchained.
-- Les Miserables.
-- Life of Pi.
-- Lincoln.
-- Silver Linings Playbook.
-- Zero Dark Thirty.
We'll have more from the list in a few moments.
Our original post:
How many nominations will Lincoln get? What about Les Miserables and Zero Dark Thirty?
We'll know shortly, when this year's Oscar nominations are announced. The news is being webcast here. We'll update with the list.
The Oscars show will be on ABC-TV at 7 p.m. ET, Feb. 24.
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FAA OKs Boeing's 787 Battery Fix
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved changes to the design of the Boeing 787's battery system — the first step toward returning the grounded aircraft to service.
The approximately 50 787 "Dreamliners" delivered to airlines worldwide were grounded in January after incidents involving overheating problems in lithium-ion batteries.
"A team of FAA certification specialists observed rigorous tests we required Boeing to perform and devoted weeks to reviewing detailed analysis of the design changes to reach this decision," FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a statement released Friday.
According to The New York Times, the aircraft maker's fix for the battery problem "includes more insulation between each of the eight cells in the batteries. The batteries will also be encased in a new steel box designed to contain any fire and vent possible smoke or hazardous gases out of the planes."
As NPR science correspondent Christopher Joyce reported in January, lithium-ion batteries produce twice the voltage that traditional batteries produce, and when they go bad, that power turns to heat. In a small battery, it's not much of a concern, but in larger batteries it's harder to dissipate the heat.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry was arrested for investigation of battery Thursday after he and the Oscar-winning actress's current boyfriend got into a fight at her Hollywood Hills home, police said.
Aubry, 37, was booked for investigation of a battery, a misdemeanor, and released on $20,000 bail, according to online jail records. He's scheduled to appear in court Dec. 13.
Aubry came to Berry's house Thanksgiving morning and police responded to a report of an assault, said Los Angeles Police Officer Julie Boyer. Aubry was injured in the altercation and was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.
Emails sent to Berry's publicist, Meredith O'Sullivan, and Aubry's family law attorney, Gary Fishbein, were not immediately returned.
Berry and Aubry have been involved in a custody dispute involving their 4-year-old daughter, Nahla. The proceedings were sealed because the former couple are not married. Both appeared in the case as recently as Nov. 9, but neither side commented on the outcome of the hearing.
Berry has been dating French actor Olivier Martinez, and he said earlier this year that they are engaged.


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Medicaid Questions: Summer School begins for Legislators
Grant Bosse
July 7, 2013
As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader
The New Hampshire House and Senate may have adjourned for the summer, but a handful of lawmakers have some serious studying to do before their colleagues come back this fall.
A key compromise in the new state budget deal was the establishment of a study committee to examine whether New Hampshire should accept $2.5 billion from the federal government to raise the income eligibility limit for Medicaid.
While the Affordable Care Act originally forced states to expand Medicaid, the U.S. Supreme Court made that decision optional for each state.
The Obama administration promises to pay 100 percent of the costs of expansion for the first three years, and almost all of the costs after that.
Gov. Maggie Hassan and the Democratic House pushed hard to take the free money right away.
The Republican Senate is skeptical, both of the consequences of massively expanding an already troubled program and of Washington's record of broken promises. The compromise is a nine-member study committee tasked with finding a New Hampshire solution.
It is to give its recommendation to the full Legislature in October.
The members of the newly formed study committee all likely have strong feelings on the issue.
They are not likely to learn much this summer that would change their recommendations. But they should take their task seriously and answer some key questions about this expansive decision:
. How many currently insured Granite Staters would drop their private coverage for free federal insurance?
. How much more would New Hampshire hospitals lose by treating thousands of new Medicaid patients? Hospitals are currently suing the state for its low Medicaid reimbursement rates.
. Do the results from states that choose to expand Medicaid right away line up with the rosy predictions of the Obama administration? The percentage of uninsured people in Maine didn't budge the last time that state expanded its Medicaid rolls.
. Is the Obama administration's promise to let New Hampshire Medicaid expansion sunset legally binding, or could Uncle Sam change its mind and block any attempt to bring Medicaid back to its current levels?
Getting these answers will help the Legislature make an informed decision with billion dollar consequences this fall.


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Amazon's Delivery Drones Are the Next Great Innovation in Shopping [VIDEO]
Amazon continues to change the retail landscape.
The company is working on new technology in which drones would deliver your order in 30 minutes or less. It's part of an initiative called Amazon Prime Air and could work, since 86% of orders weight under five pounds.
The technology is about four or five years away, but you can get a sneak peek in the video above and learn more about what makes Amazon tick in a '60 Minutes' report below.
In the meantime, we'll continue to put our lives in peril by going out in public on Black Friday.


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According to a study by specialists of the company «Novelty Brain Robo» .apk android application for root access inferior to similar software for root root using computer (exe applications for Windows). The experiment was conducted on МТС Smart Race 4G Dual.
As the chief analyst of the company Kaitlin Mills, such .apk applications as Towelroot, Kingoapp, Baidu, Framaroot and others will be ousted from the software market, as well as obsolete versions of Android up to 7 Nougat, as these applications cannot provide root access on the latest versions of the operating system Android 8 Oreo, 9 Pie and Android 10 Q.
Thus, in 2019, when obtaining root on Android, it is advisable to connect the mobile device to the computer with the root program running, for example, Rootkhp Pro 3.1, VROOT 1.7.7, ZYKUROOT 2.5.
What is root?
Root rights are special privileges in the system, they give full access to all files in the system, it is possible to change system files, transfer applications to a memory card, modify firmware, delete preinstalled applications, including system ones, overclock processor frequencies and other features.
Program Evaluation Criteria
We conducted a small study of several programs for getting root access on Android using a computer, choosing the best programs based on reviews on w3bsit3-dns.com and XDA forums. Programs were evaluated based on:
- Supported Android Versions
- Functionality
- Supported Mobile Device Base
- User Friendly Interface for End User or Usability
- The presence of the official website for root utility
From 0 to 1 point for each point. All together up to 5 points inclusive.
МТС Smart Race 4G Dual root rights
Our research begins. In all cases, you need to connect the smartphone to the computer via a cable, having previously turned on USB debugging.
Using Rootkhp Pro 3.1
The program supports all existing versions of the operating system, Android 10 support version 3.1 is still raw, but considering that the program is constantly updated this will not be a problem.
- Download Rootkhp Pro 3.1
- Run without installation
- Click Root
- A notification appears, click OK and wait further.
- We get a second notification that you have root access.
What to do if you get an error?
- Make sure USB debugging is turned on
- Try again
- Try writing feedback to developers on the program's website or try another program to get root
Using ZYKURoot 2.5
According to information from the developers site, the program supports Android up to 10 Q, the latest version is currently in beta mode.
- Download ZYKURoot 2.5 and make a launch
- Click Root and wait for the message. Based on our observations, it is important to note that the time indicated is approximate, in some cases it can be either more or less
- When you get root access, this message pops up
- After that, you need to reboot the device
The process took: 14 minutes.
Using Vroot 1.7.7
A database with supported mobile devices was not found, and the program does not position itself as a universal root tool, so we decided to try it blindly.
- Download Vroot 1.7.7. The link to the application was deleted, because it did not bring the desired result.
- Perhaps you need to disable antivirus programs (it depends on your specific antivirus, this action is at your own peril and risk, there are programs that are approved by antiviruses).
- We press the Root button and wait until the device reboots independently. After that, you can disconnect the device from the PC and use.
- After the automatic restart, the Chinese Superuser application will be installed.
Expert Review:
Unfortunately, the VROOT application is extremely unstable. I do not recommend for use.
No result was obtained using this program.
How to check if root appeared
If you want to clutter up the device with another application, download Root Checker, it will write whether you have root.
Through the VROOT program, our expert Moises Sampson could not get root access on МТС Smart Race 4G Dual.
We put a formal minus Rootkhp pro and ZYKUroot – for the lack of support for languages other than English, they get 0.5 points instead of 1, but let's just say minus is purely formal, because you don't have to think too much to press 1 or 2 buttons in English. Lameness and information content in these programs, since there is no progress bar, but not to the detriment of the result.
In addition to the lack of results in VROOT, there are a number of serious problems, there is no information about supported devices, some antiviruses block the program, the official site is not found, all the buttons are in Chinese, and you simply cannot figure out the hieroglyphs. VROOT scores 0 points in the usability category.
Evaluation was carried out on a scale from 0 to 5.
- VROOT – 0 points in this particular situation, since there is no result on this smartphone.
- Rootkhp Pro 4.5 points
- Zykuroot – 4.5 points
Material prepared by: Bobby Barnett.


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As statuary goes, Seattle is a little shy. We sculpt salutes to Hammering Man, J.P. Patches and the Fremont Troll, which are cool except for the fact that they symbolize characters, as opposed to actual doers of deeds. The statue of V.I. Lenin exists purely as Fremont's salute to its own contrarian kitsch.
We're big on pop icons, like Ivar, Dave Niehaus and Jimi Hendrix, but Chief Seattle is among the few who could be called digniterial (a word that needed to be invented). And sadly, he lost.
Sports is normally a big source of civic statuary in many places, but it's hard to rally around five games below .500, which was more or less the case here for most of a century. The University of Washington has a statue of Jim Owens, the football coach from 1957-74, but neglected to grasp the sensibilities of African American players who were discriminated against during his tenure. In town for the unveiling in 2003, Owens spent most of his time apologizing.
Now, of course, the Seahawks are champions of football, which gives them the keys to the cosmos. But besides the parade and never having to buy a drink in town again, what permanently commemorates this stupendousness?
A few fans, along with former Seahawks lineman Joe Tafoya, decided that Richard Sherman's tipped pass in the final 30 seconds of the NFC Championship against the 49ers, done at the Clink, would be highest and best portal through which generations of Seahawks fans, as well as millions of seagulls and pigeons, will go to connect to the moment the Northwest sports world changed.
And for a minimum price of $12, the Twelves can help crowd-fund the project, which was introduced Monday at the website http://buildthetip.com/.
Microsoft staffers Joe Michaels and Chris Bauer, in the video above done cleverly by VMG Studio 520 of Bellevue, came up with the idea. They will launch the fund drive at 12:12 p.m. Monday. For 40 days until the Sept. 4 season opener, they will solicit money via an Indiegogo campaign to cover the $250,000 estimated cost of the project. Excess funds will go to charity.
Still to be determined is the exact look of the statue to be created by local artist Kevin Pettelle, perhaps best known for his sculpture of kid-TV hero J.P. Patches and confidante Gertrude. The statute will be about nine feet, including the base, making it, like Sherman, slightly larger than life.
Also not yet known is the location, other than the desire to be in the vicinity of the Clink. Although the Seahawks "support" the idea, Michaels said, they are not officially part of the project. Nor do the Seahawks have a formal say in the location. The state's public facilities district is the agency in charge of matters of public art and its display.
The project, Michaels emphasized, is fan-driven and "about the moment. We're not celebrating Richard specifically, but all that he and the play represented for the team, the fans, the season and Seattle sports history."
If things seem a little fluid, it's understandable. It's not as if Seattle draws from a wealth of experience with the topic. Perhaps sports championships can be seen as the latest Seattle start-up.


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I had been eating kind of heavy meals over the last few days and I was feeling like something lighter and healthier. I remembered seeing a cauliflower and chickpea curry at a restaurant that I thought looked good and I wanted to try making it at home. With the main ingredients of cauliflower and chickpeas this curry sounded like it would fit both the light and healthy bills. I also wanted to fit a green vegetable into the curry and since fresh green beans are still available I decided to add some. I enjoy the chewy texture of brown rice and given that it is also the healthier option I thought that it would make the perfect bed to soak up the extra curry sauce. This curry is really easy to make and it takes very little effort or time so it is perfect for week nights. Given that the curry powder is the primary source of flavour you are going to want to use a tasty one and I used my favorite. The cauliflower and chickpea curry turned out really well. It was nice and tasty and light and yet still filling. I packed the leftovers up into individual servings and I have been bringing them to work for lunches this week. The leftover reheat well in a microwave and they have only been tasting better with age.
Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (chopped)
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon chili sauce (optional)
- 1 head cauliflower (cut into florets)
- 1 (15 once) can chickpeas (rinsed and drained) (or 1 1/2 cups cooked beans, from 1/2 cup dry)
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 pound green beans (trimmed and sliced into 1 inch long pieces)
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)
- Heat the oil in a large pan.
- Add the onion and curry powder and cook until the onion is tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the tomatoes, chili sauce, cauliflower, chickpeas and water and and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the cauliflower is tender, about 10-15 minutes.
- Add the green beans and cook until they are just tender and still crisp, about 3-5 minutes.
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One of my favorite parts about holiday dinners is the leftovers. In addition to the turkey sandwiches , there are so many different things that you can do with the leftovers. I am always on the lookout for tasty ways to enjoy holiday dinner leftovers and when I came across this recipe for Thanksgiving risotto on Mike's Table I bookmarked for the holidays. The original recipe called for fresh turkey so I modified it a bit to use leftover turkey. This Thanksgiving risotto is like an entire Thanksgiving dinner all rolled into one dish. You have the turkey and the cranberries from the dinner and the spices remind you of dessert. The risotto turned out great! I really enjoy the way that the sweet butternut squash works in the creamy and cheesy risotto. All of the flavours worked well together and it really was like eating a turkey dinner. The spices added just a hint flavour without overpowering the delicate flavours of the risotto. I garnished the risotto with some toasted pecans and crispy sage leaves fried in butter. I will be making this again!
Turkey and Squash "Thanksgiving" Risotto
- 2+ cups chicken stock
- 2 sage leaves (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 cup butternut squash (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 pound turkey (cooked, cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (grated)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Heat the chicken stock and sage leaves in a saucepan and keep it warm.
- Melt the butter in a large sauce pan.
- Add the onions and squash and simmer for 5 minutes to start softening them.
- Add the rice and the spices and coat with the butter.
- Add the wine and stir until it has evaporated.
- Add 1/4 cup of stock at a time and stirring until it has evaporated. The rice is done when it is cooked to al dente.
- Add the cranberries and after 1 cup of stock has been added.
- Add turkey, parmigiano reggiano and butter and stir until the turkey is heated.


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{PPS: If you are under 35, you may need to do some googling here.}
Where could you use these cookies? A Sea World theme birthday party? Beatles tribute?
I have no idea.
"I am the Walrus" was probably one of my least favorite Beatles songs, but you have to admit...you never forget it.
To make the walrus cookies, you'll need:
- candy corn-shaped sugar cookies
- royal icing, tinted with AmeriColor Super Black (for both the grey & black), Ivory & Bright White
- squeeze bottles
- disposable icing bags
- couplers and tips: #2, 7, 3, 1
- toothpicks
Thin the remaining grey icing with water, a bit at a time, stirring with a silicone spatula, until it is the consistency of a thick syrup. You'll want to drop a "ribbon" of icing back into the bowl and have it disappear in a count of "one thousand one, one thousand two." Four is too thick, one is too thin. Count of 2-3 is good. Cover with a damp dishcloth and let sit for several minutes.
Stir gently with a silicone spatula to pop and large air bubbles that have formed. Pour into squeeze bottle.
Let the cookies dry for at least one hour.
Let the cookies dry at least one hour.
Use a #1 tip to pipe the nose, mouth, and whiskers with black icing.
Switch to a #3 tip and add pupils to the eyes.
Let dry completely, uncovered, 6-8 hours or overnight.


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There were 360,000 first-time claims for unemployment benefits filed last week, up 16,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration says.
The "four-week moving average," which gives a sense of the recent trend, "was 351,750, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average of 345,750."
Bloomberg News says one reason for the rise is seasonal: "Swings in jobless applications are typical in July as auto plants close for annual retooling." It adds that "claims are difficult to adjust in July for seasonal events such as vehicle plant shutdowns and the Independence Day holiday, a Labor Department spokesman said as the data were released."
Even with the increase, claims stayed in the 350,000-to-400,000 range, where they've mostly been since late 2011.
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The remnants of Isaac have left Louisiana behind, but parts of the state will be rebuilding for a while. The storm brought extensive flooding to communities that had been largely spared during earlier hurricanes. NPR's Joel Rose rode along as Louisiana's governor toured one such town on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain outside New Orleans.
JOEL ROSE, BYLINE: Governor Bobby Jindal was only on the ground in Madisonville, Louisiana for about an hour. But that was long enough to survey the waterlogged homes and businesses in this old resort town near Lake Pontchartrain from the back of an army truck.
GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL: We've seen communities that have never been flooded all of the sudden get four, five, six, seven, eight feet of water.
ROSE: Madisonville is just one of the many flooded cities and towns Jindal has seen firsthand as he's traveled across the state in the past few days. And he says a lot of those communities have something in common.
JINDAL: People that have lived there for decades and decades will tell you they can't remember getting that kind of water in some of those neighborhoods. So every storm is different. We always tell people: You've got to be careful. You can't just assume because the previous storm left your house intact that this one will, as well.
ROSE: Isaac wasn't the strongest storm ever to hit Louisiana, but it might have been the slowest. The storm dumped nearly two feet of rain in many places. That, coupled with higher sea levels as the storm came ashore, proved a surprisingly destructive combination. Pat Brister is the president of St. Tammany Parish, which includes Madisonville and other hard-hit north shore towns, including Slidell.
PAT BRISTER: We were expecting the large storm, but it was a low-grade, a Category 1 storm. That means a lot of wind. We knew there was going to be a lot of rain. What we did not expect was the surge from the lake until we were into the storm.
ROSE: As a helicopter waited to take Governor Jindal to the next disaster site, Brister said local residents have already started cleaning up the mess, just as they did after Hurricane Katrina seven years ago.
BRISTER: People just came out and started doing their own clean-up, their own work. So, I can tell you, there will be people out today cleaning their own yards, their own property up.
ROSE: Madisonville resident Mark Gagliano sawed through a tree branch that had fallen over during the storm.
ROSE: Gagliano had just come home to Madisonville after waiting out the storm on higher ground. What really surprised him wasn't the damage to his trees. It was the flood waters that had crept all the way onto his front porch before receding.
MARK GAGLIANO: We got water, first time ever. This house was built by a ship captain back in the 1870s, and to my knowledge, it's never flooded until now. And I'm assuming he probably picked the highest spot in town.
ROSE: Gagliano's neighbor across the street has lived in Madisonville for his entire life. Jean Pelloat rode out Isaac in his house, as he has many, many storms before it.
JEAN PELLOAT: Going through Katrina, going through Betsy, going through Camille - a lot of storms before it with more wind and - but never this much water. It was a nervous feeling, helpless feeling.
ROSE: It's a feeling many in the state can understand as they wait for the water to subside and the clean-up to begin. Joel Rose, NPR News, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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