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Phoenix dactylifera (date[1] or date palm[1]) is a flowering plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from lands around Iraq.[2] The species is widely cultivated and is reportedly naturalized in Australia, Spain, Italy, North Africa, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Cape Verde, the Sahel region of Africa, Mauritius, Réunion, Afghanistan, Pakistan (Khairpur), Bangladesh, India, Israel, Iran, China, (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Fiji, New Caledonia, the United States (California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Puerto Rico), northern Mexico, El Salvador, the Leeward Islands, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.[3][4][5]
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- 1 Etymology
- 2 History of dates
- 3 Dates
- 4 Fruit food uses
- 5 Uses of other parts of the plant
- 6 Cultural symbols
- 7 Symbolic connotations
- 8 Diseases and pests
- 9 Date palm genome
- 10 Types of dates
- 11 Gallery
- 12 See also
- 13 References
- 14 External links
The species name dactylifera "date-bearing" comes from Ancient Greek dáktulos "date" (also "finger")[7] and the stem of the Greek verb ferō "I bear".[8]
History of dates
Dates have been a staple food of the Middle East and the Indus Valley for thousands of years. They are believed to have originated around Iraq, and have been cultivated since ancient times from Mesopotamia to prehistoric Egypt, possibly as early as 4000 BCE. The Ancient Egyptians used the fruits to make date wine, and ate them at harvest. There is archaeological evidence of date cultivation in eastern Arabia in 6000 BCE. (Alvarez-Mon 2006).[full citation needed]
There is also archeological evidence of date cultivation in Mehrgarh around 7000 BCE, a Neolithic civilization in what is now western Pakistan. Evidence of cultivation is continually found throughout later civilizations in the Indus Valley, including the Harappan period 2600 to 1900 BCE.[9][page needed]
In later times, traders spread dates around South West Asia, northern Africa, and Spain. Dates were introduced into Mexico and California by the Spaniards in 1765, around Mission San Ignacio.
A date palm cultivar, known as Judean date palm is renowned for its long-lived orthodox seed, which successfully sprouted after accidental storage for 2000 years.[10] This particular seed is presently reputed to be the oldest viable seed but the upper survival time limit of properly stored seeds remains unknown.[11]
Fossil records show that the date palm has existed for at least 50 million years.[12]
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The fruit is known as a date.[13] The fruit's English name (through Old French), as well as the Latin species name dactylifera, both come from the Greek word for "finger", dáktulos, because of the fruit's elongated shape. Dates are oval-cylindrical, 3–7 cm long, and Script error: No such module "convert". diameter, and when ripe, range from bright red to bright yellow in colour, depending on variety. Dates contain a single stone about Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". thick. Three main cultivar groups of date exist: soft (e.g. 'Barhee', 'Halawy', 'Khadrawy', 'Medjool'), semi-dry (e.g. 'Dayri', 'Deglet Noor', 'Zahdi'), and dry (e.g. 'Thoory'). The type of fruit depends on the glucose, fructose and sucrose content.
The date palm is dioecious, having separate male and female plants. They can be easily grown from seed, but only 50 percent of seedlings will be female and hence fruit bearing, and dates from seedling plants are often smaller and of poorer quality. Most commercial plantations thus use cuttings of heavily cropping cultivars. Plants grown from cuttings will fruit 2–3 years earlier than seedling plants.
Dates are naturally wind pollinated but in both traditional oasis horticulture and in the modern commercial orchards they are entirely pollinated manually. Natural pollination occurs with about an equal number of male and female plants. However, with assistance, one male can pollinate up to 100 females. Since the males are of value only as pollinators, this allows the growers to use their resources for many more fruit producing female plants. Some growers do not even maintain any male plants as male flowers become available at local markets at pollination time. Manual pollination is done by skilled labourers on ladders. In some areas such as Iraq the pollinator climbs the tree using a special climbing tool that wraps around the tree trunk and the climber's back to keep him attached to the trunk while climbing. Less often the pollen may be blown onto the female flowers by a wind machine.
Parthenocarpic cultivars are available but the seedless fruit is smaller and of lower quality.[citation needed]
Dates ripen in four stages, which are known throughout the world by their Arabic names kimri (unripe), khlal (full-size, crunchy), rutab (ripe, soft), tamr (ripe, sun-dried).
Dates are an important traditional crop in Iraq, Arabia, and north Africa west to Morocco. Dates are also mentioned more than 50 times in the Bible and 20 times in the Qur'an. In Islamic culture, dates and yogurt or milk are traditionally the first foods consumed for Iftar after the sun has set during Ramadan. Dates (especially Medjool and Deglet Noor) are also cultivated in America in southern California, Arizona and southern Florida in the United States and in Sonora and Baja California in Mexico.
Date palms can take 4 to 8 years after planting before they will bear fruit, and produce viable yields for commercial harvest between 7 to 10 years. Mature date palms can produce 68 to 176 kilograms (150[14] to 300[15] lb) of dates per harvest season, although they do not all ripen at the same time so several harvests are required. In order to get fruit of marketable quality, the bunches of dates must be thinned and bagged or covered before ripening so that the remaining fruits grow larger and are protected from weather and pests such as birds.
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A large number of date cultivars are grown. The most important are:
- Aabel — common in Libya.
- Ajwah — from the town of Medina in Saudi Arabia, it is the subject of a famous Hadith.
- Al-Khunaizi — from the town of Qatif in Saudi Arabia.
- Amir Hajj or Amer Hajj — from Iraq, these are soft with a thin skin and thick flesh, sometimes called "the visitor's date" because it is a delicacy served to guests.
- ʿAbid Rahim (Arabic: عبد رحيم) — from Sudan. In Nigeria it is called Dabino and is commonly used by Nigerian Muslims to break their Ramadan fast.
- Barakawi (Arabic: بركاوي) — from Sudan.
- Barhee or barhi (from ar barh, meaning "a hot wind") — these are nearly spherical, light amber to dark brown when ripe; soft, with thick flesh and rich flavour. One of the few varieties that are good in the khalal stage when they are yellow (like a fresh grape as opposed to dry, like a raisin).
- Bireir (Arabic: برير) — from Sudan.
- Dabbas — from United Arab Emirates.
- Datça — in Turkey
- Deglet Noor (Tunisian Arabic: دڨلة نور — so named because the centre appears light or golden when held up to the sun. This is a leading date in Libya, Algeria, the U.S., and Tunisia, in the latter it is grown in inland oases and is the chief export cultivar. Its texture is semi-dry and is not very sweet.
- Derrie or Dayri (the "Monastery" date) — from southern Iraq — these are long, slender, nearly black, and soft.
- Empress — developed by the DaVall family in Indio, California, United States, from a seedling of Thoory. It is large, and is softer and sweeter than Thoory. It generally has a light tan top half and brown bottom half.
- Fardh or Fard — common in Oman, deep dark brown, tender skin, sweet flavor, small seed. Keeps well when well packed.
- Ftimi or Alligue — these are grown in inland oases of Tunisia.
- Holwah (Halawi) (Arabic for sweet) — these are soft, and extremely sweet, small to medium in size.
- Haleema — in Hoon, Libya (Haleema is a woman's name).
- Hayany (Hayani) — from Egypt ("Hayany" is a man's name) — these dates are dark-red to nearly black and soft.
- Honey — unknown
- Iteema — common in Algeria.
- Kenta — common in Tunisia.
- Khadrawi or Khadrawy (Arabic: 'green') — a cultivar favoured by many Arabs, it is a soft, very dark date.
- Khalasah (Arabic for quintessence) — one of the most famous palm cultivars in Saudi Arabia, famous for its sweetness level that is not high nor low, thus, suits most people. Its fruit is called Khlas. Its famous place is Hofuf (Al-Ahsa) and Qatif in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (ash-Sharqīyah).
- Khastawi (Khusatawi, Kustawy) — this is the leading soft date in Iraq; it is syrupy and small in size, prized for dessert.
- Khenaizi — from United Arab Emirates.
- Lulu — from United Arab Emirates.
- Maktoom (Arabic for hidden) — this is a large, red-brown, thick-skinned, soft, medium-sweet date.
- Manakbir — a large fruit that ripens early.
- Medjool or (Mejhool) (Arabic: مجهول "unknown") — from Morocco, also grown in the U.S., Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Palestinian Territories; a large, sweet and succulent date.
- Migraf (Mejraf) — very popular in Southern Yemen, these are large, golden-amber dates.
- Mgmaget Ayuob — from Hun, Libya.
- Mishriq (Arabic: مشرق "east") — from Sudan and Saudi Arabia.
- Mozafati — (Persian "Suburban/Peripheral)" from Iran, where it is mainly grown in Kerman province, and often named "Bam date", after the city of Bam in that province. It is a dark, soft and sweet date of medium size. It is exceptionally well-suited for fresh consumption, because of its long shelf life. At a temperature of −5 degrees Celsius (23 °F) it can be kept for up to 2 years.[16]
- Nabtat-seyf — in Saudi Arabia.
- Rotab — from Iran, they are dark and soft.
- Sag'ai — from Saudi Arabia.
- Saidy (Saidi) — soft, very sweet, these are popular in Libya.
- Sayer (Sayir) (Arabic for common) — these dates are dark orange-brown, of medium size, soft and syrupy.
- Sukkary — (lit. sugary) (Arabic: سكري) Dark brown skin; distinctly sweet and soft flesh, from Saudi Arabia (Qassim), it is the most expensive kind.
- Sellaj — (Arabic: سلّج) in Saudi Arabia.
- Tagyat — common in Libya.
- Tamej — in Libya.
- Thoory (Thuri) — popular in Algeria, this dry date is brown-red when cured with a bluish bloom and very wrinkled skin. Its flesh is sometimes hard and brittle but the flavour described as sweet and nutty.
- Umeljwary — in Libya.
- Umelkhashab — Brilliant red skin; bittersweet, hard white flesh (Saudi Arabia).
- Zahidi (Arabic for [Of the] ascetic) — these medium size, cylindrical, light golden-brown semi-dry dates are very sugary, and sold as soft, medium-hard and hard.
- Zaghloul (Arabic: زغلول) — Dark red skin, long, and very crunchy when fresh (when they are typically served); extremely sweet, with sugar content creating a sense of desiccation in the mouth when eaten. The variety is essentially exclusive to Egypt, where it is subject to an element of nationalist sentiment on account of sharing a name with national hero Saad Zaghloul.
The Gaza Strip, especially Deir al-Balah ("Village of Dates"), is known for its exceptionally sweet red dates. There are more than 100 known cultivars in Iraq.[clarification needed] It should be noted, however, that a cultivar can have several names depending on the locality.
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Fruit food uses
Dry or soft dates are eaten out-of-hand, or may be pitted and stuffed with fillings such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, candied orange and lemon peel, tahini, marzipan or cream cheese. Pitted dates are also referred to as stoned dates. Partially dried pitted dates may be glazed with glucose syrup for use as a snack food. Dates can also be chopped and used in a range of sweet and savory dishes, from tajines (tagines) in Morocco to puddings, ka'ak (types of Arab cookies) and other dessert items. Date nut bread, a type of cake, is very popular in the United States, especially around holidays. Dates are also processed into cubes, paste called "'ajwa", spread, date syrup or "honey" called "dibs" or "rub" in Libya, powder (date sugar), vinegar or alcohol. Vinegar made from dates is a traditional product of the Middle East.[18][19] Recent innovations include chocolate-covered dates and products such as sparkling date juice, used in some Islamic countries as a non-alcoholic version of champagne, for special occasions and religious times such as Ramadan. When Muslims break fast in the evening meal of Ramadan, it is traditional to eat a date first.
Dates can also be dehydrated, ground and mixed with grain to form a nutritious stockfeed. Dried dates are fed to camels, horses and dogs in the Sahara. In northern Nigeria, dates and peppers added to the native beer are believed to make it less intoxicating.
In Southeast Spain (where a large date plantation exists including UNESCO protected Palmeral of Elche) dates (usually pitted with fried almond) are served wrapped in bacon and shallow fried.
In Israel date syrup is used while cooking chicken and also for sweet and desserts.
It is also used to make Jallab.
Nutritional value
Deglet Noor dates
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75.03 g
|63.35 g
|Dietary fiber
|8 g
0.39 g
2.45 g
|Vitamin A equiv.
(0%)6 μg
75 μg
|Vitamin A
|Thiamine (B1)
(5%)0.052 mg
|Riboflavin (B2)
(6%)0.066 mg
|Niacin (B3)
(8%)1.274 mg
(12%)0.589 mg
|Vitamin B6
(13%)0.165 mg
|Folate (B9)
(5%)19 μg
|Vitamin C
(0%)0.4 mg
|Vitamin E
(0%)0.05 mg
|Vitamin K
(3%)2.7 μg
|Trace metals
(4%)39 mg
(8%)1.02 mg
(12%)43 mg
(12%)0.262 mg
(9%)62 mg
(14%)656 mg
(0%)2 mg
(3%)0.29 mg
|Other constituents
|20.53 g
Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database
Dates provide a wide range of essential nutrients, and are a very good source of dietary potassium. The sugar content of ripe dates is about 80%; the remainder consists of protein, fiber, and trace elements including boron, cobalt, copper, fluorine, magnesium, manganese, selenium, and zinc.[20] The glycemic index for three different varieties of dates are 35.5 (khalas), 49.7 (barhi) and 30.5 (bo ma'an).[21]
The caffeic acid glycoside 3-O-caffeoylshikimic acid (also known as dactylifric acid) and its isomers, are enzymic browning substrates found in dates.[22]
Other uses of the fruits
In Pakistan, a viscous, thick syrup made from the ripe fruits is used as a coating for leather bags and pipes to prevent leaking.
Uses of other parts of the plant
Where craft traditions still thrive, such as in Oman, the palm tree is the most versatile of all indigenous plants, and virtually every part of the tree is utilized to make functional items ranging from rope and baskets to beehives, fishing boats, and traditional dwellings.[citation needed]
Date seeds are soaked and ground up for animal feed. Their oil is suitable for use in soap and cosmetics. Date palm seeds contain 0.56–5.4% lauric acid. They can also be processed chemically as a source of oxalic acid. The seeds are also burned to make charcoal for silversmiths, and can be strung in necklaces. Date seeds are also ground and used in the manner of coffee beans, or as an additive to coffee. Experimental studies have shown that feeding mice with the aqueous extract of date pits exhibit anti-genotoxic and reduce DNA damage induced by N-Nitroso-N-methylurea.[23]
Fruit clusters
Stripped fruit clusters are used as brooms.
In large parts of Northern India the local species of wild date palm, Phoenix sylvestris, is tapped for palm wine, while in Pakistan and other countries in the region it is now mostly tapped for jaggery and palm syrup production. Wild date palms are also tapped in large parts of Africa for palm wine. The process of palm tapping involves the cutting of the unopened flower stalk and then fastening a bottle gourd, clay or plastic vessel on to it. The palm sap then collects in the vessel and is harvested in the early morning hours. If a few drops of lime juice are added to the palm sap, fermentation can be stopped and the sap can then be boiled to form palm syrup, palm sugar, jaggery and numerous other edible products derived from the syrup. In India and Pakistan, North Africa, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire, date palms are tapped for the sweet sap, which is converted into palm sugar (known as jaggery or gur), molasses or alcoholic beverages. In North Africa the sap obtained from tapping palm trees is known as lāgbī. If left for a sufficient period of time (typically hours, depending on the temperature) lāgbī easily becomes an alcoholic drink.[citation needed] Special skill is required when tapping the palm tree so that it does not die.
Date palm leaves are used for Palm Sunday in the Christian religion. In North Africa, they are commonly used for making huts. Mature leaves are also made into mats, screens, baskets and fans. Processed leaves can be used for insulating board. Dried leaf petioles are a source of cellulose pulp, used for walking sticks, brooms, fishing floats and fuel. Leaf sheaths are prized for their scent, and fibre from them is also used for rope, coarse cloth, and large hats. The leaves are also used as a lulav in the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Young date leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, as is the terminal bud or heart, though its removal kills the palm. The finely ground seeds are mixed with flour to make bread in times of scarcity. The flowers of the date palm are also edible. Traditionally the female flowers are the most available for sale and weigh 300–400 grams. The flower buds are used in salad or ground with dried fish to make a condiment for bread.
Date palm wood is used for posts and rafters for huts; it is lighter than coconut and not very durable. It is also used for construction such as bridges and aqueducts, and parts of dhows. Leftover wood is burnt for fuel.
Cultural symbols
The date palm represents the provincial tree of Balochistan (Pakistan) (unofficial).
Symbolic connotations
In the Koran, Allah instructs the Virgin Mary to eat dates when she gives birth to Jesus;[24] and, similarly, are recommended to pregnant women (primarily by the Salaf).[25]
Diseases and pests
Date Palms are susceptible to a disease called Bayoud disease, which is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. This disease, which kills many of the popular older cultivars like Deglet Noor, has led to a major decline in production where it is present, notably Morocco and western Algeria. However, new cultivars resistant to the disease are being developed.[citation needed] A major palm pest, the red palm beetle (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) currently poses a significant threat to date production in parts of the Middle East as well as to iconic landscape specimens throughout the Mediterranean world.
In the 1920s, eleven healthy Madjool palms were transferred from Morocco to the United States where they were tended by members of the Chemehuevi tribe[which?] in a remote region of Nevada. Nine of these survived and in 1935, cultivars were transferred to the US Date Garden in Indio, California. Eventually this stock was reintroduced to Africa and led to the US production of dates in Yuma, Arizona and the Bard Valley in California.[26]
Date palm genome
In 2009, a team of researchers at the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar published a draft version of the date palm genome (Khalas variety).[27][28]
Types of dates
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Several types of dates can be found in Arabia, some of them are listed here.
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- Dattes arichti.JPG
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- Dattes-Bisr.JPG
Bisr Helou
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- Dattes Hamraya branche.JPG
Branch of Hamraya dates
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- HissaTNDates.JPG
- Dattes Kenta.JPG
- Dattes kentichi.JPG
- Dattes Lagou.JPG
- Dates Tozerzait.JPG
Touzerzayet from Tunisia
- Tn Dattes Trounja.JPG
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Date palm with fruits at the Abdul Aziz Date Farm in Medina.
- Ripe and dry dates fruit bunches.jpg
Ripe and dry dates fruit bunches at the Khurram Abdullah Bajwa Date Farm in Medina.
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Dates growing in Yuma, Arizona
See also
- Cretan Date Palm
- Date and walnut loaf
- Date cultivation in Dar al-Manasir
- Grocer's itch
- Jaggery
- Judean date palm
- Jujube
- List of fruits
- Orthodox seed
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "USDA GRIN Taxonomy".
- ↑ Morton, J. 1987. Date. p. 5–11. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton. Miami, FL. — Purdue University. Center for New Crops and Plants Products.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Phoenix dactylifera
- ↑ Biota of North America Project, Phoenix dactylifera
- ↑ Flora of China, v 253 p 143, Phoenix dactylifera
- ↑ Divya Bichu. "Arabian Desert Plants". Buzzle. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ δάκτυλος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
- ↑ fĕro. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short. A Latin Dictionary on Perseus Project.
- ↑ Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark; Heuston, Kimberley Burton (2005). The Ancient South Asian World. The World in Ancient Times. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-522243-2. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ Hanson, Wendy (2008-06-13). "Date palm seed from Masada is the oldest to germinate". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Bonner, Franklin T. (April 2008). "Chapter 4 Storage of Seeds" (PDF). Woody Plant Seed Manual,USDA FS Agriculture Handbook 727. National Seed Laboratory, 5675 Riggins Mill Rd, Dry Branch, GA 31020. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ↑ "Medjool: A Date to Remember". NPR.org. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Date Palm". 15 October 2008. HowStuffWorks.com.
- ↑ "The Date, Phoenix dactylifera". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/ho/2002/sp0212.pdf
- ↑ "::: Nakhil Dates ::: Iranian Dates Exporter". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ http://faostat.fao.org/site/339/default.aspx
- ↑ Das, Bhagwan; Sarin, J. L. (1936). "Vinegar from Dates". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry 28 (7): 814. doi:10.1021/ie50319a016.
- ↑ Forbes, Robert James (1971). "Studies in Ancient Technology".
- ↑ Walid Al-Shahib, Richard J. Marshall (2003). "The fruit of the date palm: its possible use as the best food for the future?". International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 54 (4): 247–259. doi:10.1080/09637480120091982.
- ↑ Miller, CJ; Dunn, EV; Hashim, IB (2002). "Glycemic index of 3 varieties of dates". Saudi medical journal 23 (5): 536–8. PMID 12070575.
- ↑ Maier, VP; Metzler, DM; Huber, AF (1964). "3-O-Caffeoylshikimic acid (dactylifric acid) and its isomers, a new class of enzymic browning substrates". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 14: 124–8. PMID 5836492. doi:10.1016/0006-291x(64)90241-4.
- ↑ Diab, K.A; E. I. Aboul-Ela (2012). "In Vivo Comparative Studies on Antigenotoxicity of Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) Pits Extract Against DNA Damage Induced by N-Nitroso-N-methylurea in Mice". Toxicology International 19 (3): 279–286. PMC 3532774. PMID 23293467. doi:10.4103/0971-6580.103669.
- ↑ The Holy Koran, Chapter 12 - verses 22-25, retrieved on Feb. 28 2015, So she [Virgin Mary] conceived him, and she retired with him to a remote place. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. she cried (in her anguish): 'Ah! would that I had died before this! would that I had been a thing forgotten and out of sight!' But (a voice) cried to her from beneath the (palm-tree): 'Grieve not! for thy Lord hath provided a rivulet beneath thee; And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree; it will let fall fresh ripe dates upon thee.'
- ↑ Islam Q & A, question # 214222: Does Islam recommend any particular foods to maintain a woman's good health during pregnancy?, retrieved on Feb. 28 2015
- ↑ How One Indian Couple Saved "The Fruit of Kings" by Lee Allen, Indian Country News, 25 April 2014
- ↑ Date Palm Genome Drafted Science Daily, January 14, 2010, Retrieved August 30, 2010
- ↑ Date Palm Draft Sequence Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, updated April 7, 2010, Retrieved August 30, 2010
External links
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|Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Date Palm.
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- INC, International Nut and Dried Fruit Council Foundation
- Date Palm Cultivation (Food and Agriculture Organization)
- Date Palm Products (Additional information from the FAO)
- Date Palm entry in Encyclopaedia Iranica
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Top 5 Lists: Washington Brewers Fest 2010
I've decided to use the "Top 5 Lists" column to go ahead and give a brief dissertation on the Washington Brewers Festival. WaBF happened this past weekend out in Kenmore, Washington. We went out and had a blast.
As you might remember, we typically use this column to discuss our five favorite places for a beer in cities across the globe. There are quite a bit of cities – we travel often.
We plan on discussing the event more this week, but the time being, I wanted to share my five favorite places to have a beer at WaBF. This is a bit strange, considering its really all one place – a tent in one big field. But the column is more about the five great situations that I experienced at WaBF, and why I think they are significant.
Again, lets revisit the rules and disclaimer:
First, the rules: (these are the normal Top 5 rules, but they basically apply the same way here. I have edited briefly though)
- We go places because we want, not because someone asked. I cannot stress this enough. We were never enticed to these places by promises of freebies, attention, pats on the back or back room happy endings – we just went because we heard the word.
- We cannot be everywhere. Typically when we visit an event, we have limited time. This severely limits what we can visit. If there is a critically-acclaimed otherworldly thing to do that we did not make it to, we will try and asterisk it in the Top 5 list so that you know it exists.
- We are not millionaires. Wow, bet you could have guessed that one. We cannot purchase the best of the best all of the time. This limits what we might get out of a particular event. Just want you to know.
- We like all types of things. These lists are not "beer nerd" centric – far from it. In fact, you may find things that make you shake your head. But, if they have the total package of beer, character, service, food and aura – they get the mark.
- We try to poll our choices, but sometimes there is bias. This one doesn't apply today – I am taking over.
Ok, now that we are through with the rules, lets move on to the Top 5 list for the Washington Brewers Fest.
Washington Brewers Festival
- Visits: Every year since 2007. This year, I attended on Friday, June 18, 2010.
- Area Brewers of Note: Probably every brewer in the great state of Washington (though not likely) and a few specials from out of state (Dogfish Head and Goose Island, among others). But this even included tiny nanobrewers 192 Brewing and Foggy Noggin Brewing.
- Festival Favorite: Look at the line above – Black Raven Brewing Co. In a short time of just over a year, this brewery had won the heart of locals and the attention of outsiders. I even had a discussion about them with the owner of Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, FL! They are making waves.
- The Top 5…..
#5 – The Bloggers – Geoff Kaiser and Kendall Jones
Well we have to pull for our own, don't we? Beer blogging is becoming a popular form of art. As more and more people become intrigued by the craft beer world, more and more local breweries find market share. This forces more and more localization of beer for the public, with even tiny nanobrewers finding a place to sell their goods.
All of this lends to one thing – a need for local beer communities. The local beer community in Seattle has spawned several beer-centric bars, craft bottle shops, micro and nanobrewers and now even local beer bloggers. Most bloggers do what they do because they simply love beer – and they recognize the need for a local resource. Believe me, no blogger thinks that they are the source, but if we can shave some time of your adventure through beer, steer you towards the great venues and give you a head's up on happenings – we are lending a hand to the beer community.
When I saw that the two most read (probably) beer bloggers in Washington state had booths at WaBF, it made me proud to be a blogger. Seattle Beer News and Washington Beer Blog are written by Geoff Kaiser and Kendall Jones, respectively. Both of these guys do an excellent job writing about beer in Washington state. I tip my hat to each of them for their commitments to great material.
But, now they are even be accepted into the brewers world. WaBF is a festival for the brewers and it was a bit touching to see that Washington Beer Commission was willing to include both these great resources. Kudos to the event; kudos to Geoff and Kendall for jumping in.
#4 – The Nanobrewers
Some time ago, I wrote an article on BeerBlotter.com about some of the nanobrewing spots that you could visit around Seattle. Later on, the focus of that story, Gilligan's Brewing Company, became the center of a story by magazine, All About Beer.
Its funny to look back at that article now and think: those guys were nanobrewers?! Yes, I might have played down the extent of brewing operations over at Seattle brewers Big Al Brewing, Two Beers Brewing, Schooner Exact Brewing, and Fremont Brewing. Big Al can be found all across Washington state, Two Beers is the house IPA tap at many of my favorite bars, Schooner Exact recently opened a tap room with over 10 beers, and Fremont Brewing is now in the process of canning! These guys are no longer the little guys on the block.
But, there have emerged a new breed of nanobrewers in the greater Seattle area. One of my favorite things to see at this years event: the little guys having a place to pour.
My favorite might be 192 Brewing, who is doing what they do – all in a 192 square foot space. This is what its all about. It doesn't take $500,000.00 to get started, it doesn't require a warehouse. All you need is some love and a few good test batches to make a tasty beer that the public can enjoy. 192 has the right idea.
Similarly, Foggy Noggin made my little eyes weep. These guys are making beer on a 1/2 barrel (15 gallon) gravity system, similar to the one that BeerBlotter.com brews on. I was so proud to see these guys, without all the wonderful equipment of its surrounding brewers, put out some good brew. It does a homebrewer proud.
I hope to see more of this over the next year. It doesn't take much to add another tent or two to WaBF (I assume). Maybe we'll even see some home brewers involved in the next few years.
I was just out in Wenatchee and made a quick stop in Leavenworth for some cheese and brats at the Munchen Haus. When we were down in the Cheesemonger, tasting some damn good cheese, we saw some bottles from Washington brewers – brewers we had never heard of.
What we saw were bottles from Old Schoolhouse Brewing. This brewery and pub is located out in little ole Winthrop, Washington – in the south end of the Okanogon National Forest. We met the owner and brewer, a father and son, respectively, and were utterly impressed with their kind demeanor and their tasty beer. Our favorite: the Imperial IPA (coming in at 9.6% ABV!).
Old Schoolhouse was just one of many rural brewers that us city folk down in Seattle do not regularly get to try. Because of a dense brewer population in the greater Seattle area, its difficult for a rural brewer to find tap space at your bar. So WaBF is one of those great events where you finally get to try some of their concoctions.
Other rural brewers of note were Skookum Brewery, out in Arlington, WA, Snipes Mountain Brewing, down in Prosser, WA, and Flyers Restaurant & Brewery, up in Oak Harbor, WA. Each of these brewers showcase wonderful ales, including top notch IPAs from Skookum and Snipes, and a potentially best in show porter from Flyers. If you get a chance to try their beers – grab one, its not everyday you see them.
#2 – The Crazy Beers
After awhile, you've just had too many IPAs. You want something a bit different don't you? You want something that makes you go – What the &%$((%$?!
In the past few years, we have seen the emergence of more creative recipes, a larger presence of wood-aging, and yeasts we cannot pronounce. Most of this shift is due to the success of sour beers, higher alcohol beverages, and fearless brewers like Dogfish Head, Lost Abbey, Jolly Pumpkin and Avery Brewing.
In my three years at this event, I have never seen more than a few "off-the-cuff" beer titles on the list. This year – the list was littered with unknowns. Some of the most mind-boggling:
Airways Triple Chocolate Stout (Stout)
Three Skulls Blood Orange Wit (Witbier)
Big al 5 Star Chile IPA (Habanero Hot)
Black Raven's Malt & Vine 3rd Anniversary (Sour Mash Rye), Jerked Brown Porter (Herb & Spiced Ale) & Coco Jones (Coconut Brown Porter)
Foggy Noggin Christmas Duck (We just like the name)
Fremont Brewing Scary Monster Double IPA** (Ridiculous IPA)
Hale's IX Gold on Sour Cherries (Belgian Strong Golden)
Harmon Scott's Puget Creek Vanilla Porter (Flavored Brown Porter)
Lazy Boy Nacho Pilsner (Dry Hopped Chiles/Pilsner) & Oscuro Con Chiles** (Infused/Porter)
Snipe's Cask Twangzister Sour Cherry Stout** (Barrel Aged Sour)
I also very much enjoy the slow emergence of more and more French and Belgian Farmhouse style ales. I have never seen so many, Biere De Garde, Saison and general white and wheat ales. I was very impressed with Double Mountain and Rock Bottom saisons.
Its a welcome change. Lets keep it up brewers.
#1 – Black Raven's Unprecedented Showing
You'd think I'd spend the most time talking about the #1 place on the list. But, this is a bittersweet love. As much as they deserve #1 – the place was inundated with a line that was no less than 10 times the length of any other line at the fest. Kudos to Black Raven for arriving on the scene – and blowing it to smithereens.
Black Raven is the best beer producer in Washington state. Its settled, there can no longer be a debate. The buzz behind everything they do can no longer be silenced, can no longer be inhibited. They are officially playing the role of the most popular brewer in the state.
Well, its not just a fad. Its really good beer, creative beer, inventive beer, flavorful beer and selective beer. They showcased several titles at the WaBF – every single one was impeccable. The Wisdom Seeker Double IPA is perhaps the best in the nation at its style. The bourbon barrel scotch ale was my #2 beer at the event. The Coconut Porter and the Malt & Vine 3rd Anniversary are both Top 20 beers as well.
Look – we know they are good. Beer bloggers are helping to create this following with our perpetual ogling over all that they do. But, that being said, we cannot stop. No matter how big the buzz, we continue to peg them at the top of the list. Nothing changes over here at BeerBlotter.com. Black Raven rules Washington beer.
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Readers might recall that back in the late fall I set two apple tree whips into the little strip of earth between the sidewalk and the street in front of my house. I chose that location deliberately, because I very much like the idea of sharing those fruit trees with my neighbors. In fact, while I was digging the holes, Anna, the eleven-year-old girl who lives next door, watched me with curiosity, asked what I was doing, and ended up helping me backfill the holes with soil and compost around the root balls.
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The good news is that while the broken tree looks a little funny, I think it's going to be just fine. It continues to push out new spring growth. It is shorter than its mate, but I'm hoping what it lacks in height it will eventually make up for in girth.
Even without apples — even before they bore a single leaf — those trees are already bearing a kind of fruit. I think they are off to a fine start.


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Even in the middle of this (unseasonably warm) winter, Hidden Valley Farm and Woolen Mill is busy, busy, busy. The fall events have ended, the Christmas season is over, and as we wait for spring, we're getting ready for all that the new season entails; lambing, carding, and all things wool related.
With lambing starting in late March, all of the sheep need to be shorn early in the month. The fleeces will be available March 15th. It's so funny to watch as our puffy ewes always come out as a skinny shadow of their former selves. As cute as the lambs are, (and they are cute when they start racing around), we're not looking forward to having to get up several times a night to go down to the barn and make sure everybody's okay. Luckily it only lasts...a month and a half.
Meanwhile, we are washing and dying wool, and blending new colors for the show season. We will have an assortment of new purples and blues, for both rovings and yarns. Homespun and hand knit always makes the best gifts. For all of you who can't put your knitting needles down, or step away from the spinning wheel, be sure to check them out online!
We also have plenty of customers orders to stay on top of, both carding and comforters. Don't forget, at Hidden Valley we can turn your own fleeces into rovings and quilt batts, and we can turn those quilt batts into quilts and comforters. Imagine, spinning your own wool, and sleeping under your own fleece!
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[Note: This is the syndicated L.A. Times puzzle. It does not appear in the actual newspaper, but is available for free at cruciverb.com.]
Theme: "It's a Surprise" — IT is added to familiar phrases, yielding punny results.
- 23A: Stakeout? (SITTING OPERATION).
- 28A: "May I cut in?" speaker? (POLITE DANCER).
- 47A: Part of an excavated skeleton? (ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIGIT).
- 62A: Voracious vampire's mantra? (BITE ALL THAT YOU CAN BITE).
- 77A: Pot with limited seafood portions? (A FINITE KETTLE OF FISH).
- 100A: Unaffected horse movements? (NATURAL GAITS).
- 106A: One pirating Springsteen CDs? (THE E STREET BANDIT).
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- 21A: Morlock prey (ELOI). From H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine." I think the Morlocks ate the Eloi, and I think it's time to for crossword constructors to retire ELOI.
- 35A: NY subway line past Yankee Stadium (IRT). Interborough Rapid Transit.
- 38A: Letters on some tubes (A.D.A.). Toothpaste tubes.
- 47A: Part of an excavated skeleton? (ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIGIT). If you have a tough time spelling "archaeological," you can cheat by looking at the clue for 49-Down: Fictional archaeologist Croft (LARA). Who says answer words repeated in clues are a bad thing?
- 53A: Brand promoted by Michael Jordan (HANES).Charlie Sheen used to be a Hanes pitchman too. I have no idea why they dropped him.
- 54A: "Mission: Impossible" actress (BAIN). I loved this show when I was a little kid, even though I could never exactly figure out what they were doing. But I knew it was cool and dangerous. Good preparation for my life as a part-time crossword constructor and blogger.
- 7D: Cal Poly's city, initially (SLO). San Luis Obispo. Tough for non-Californians, but fair for the L.A. Times puzzle.
- 11D: Singer with the Blackhearts (JETT).
- 15D: Doll or vase material (PORCELAIN). I can't remember seeing this word in a crossword puzzle before. I like it! As an added bonus, we didn't get a "toilet" clue.
- 79D: Unhelpful response to "How did you do that?" (IT'S MAGIC). Unless you're a witch.
- 90D: Previously missing letter, e.g. (INSERT). I enjoyed this clue. I had no idea where it was going until I got the answer through crossings.
- 102D: Champagne Tony of '60s golf (LEMA). I always want this to be LAMA instead of LEMA. "Lema" doesn't look like a sensible name. And then there's the Tony Lama brand of cowboy boots. My new mnemonic for this golfer: LEMA is an anagram of LAME.


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NolaNomad wrote:Well I disassembled the cluster, cleaned it and put it back,
nothing happened, Lamps good but no power to cluster.
all fuses good.
I suppose the next step would be to put a multi meter on each wire plugging into the back of the clocks
Motogoon wrote:Have you checked the one suggested by no47 above?
TimR wrote:Nola - any progress on this? I'm experiencing similar problems.
Will take off the dash later and have a look for chafing wires. Failing that will take the dash apart and re-assemble.
Just realised I have a spare lcd display with pin connectors. I might try swapping that and see if there's any difference
Scotty wrote:It could be that the new unit is reading in kilometres as the value you have correlates pretty much exactly to 25,500 miles. Best give them a call tomorrow to try and sort it out.
SDNerd wrote:If yours is an original unit, the things are just junk. KTM knew this, and new replacements are slightly different in appearance. The original design for 2007+ weren't properly sealed, poorly connectorized, and not the most shock/vibration resistant electronics (if they tested it at all, other than road use on bikes).
If convinced it isn't an intermittent at the connector or cabling to the unit, the unit itself isn't really serviceable.
IIRC, I have a replacement - new style, NIB - if interested, PM me.
No. 47 wrote:If it's just the speedo unit, from Soft 32 Dat 101 thread - check for broken red/white wire at 12 pole connector to bottom lhs (sitting on the bike) behind headlamp - from the wiring diagram, this appears to be the power source (excluding backlight) for the speedo unit - manual is wrong/inconsistent re description for this connector and the one above as the bottom one is definitely for the front wiring loom including the speedo unit.
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Recently I was asked by Danny LuVisi, the creator of 'LMS: Killbook of a Bountyhunter', to create an image for his upcoming book which showcases his previous LMS awesome artwork along with some new imagery created by some of the top artists in the entertainment industry. I was extremely excited and flattered to say the least. Danny is not only an exceptional artist, but he is an extremely savvy and inspirational business man. He's done what so many of us dream of, and that's create his own intellectual property and turn it into a major motion picture. Well I thank Dan for allowing me to do some artwork alongside some of my peers as well as some artists that I've admired for years. Thanks also to Chris Moffitt for the mention to Danny in the first place!
This image is a character that Danny created called PAIN, and it's a work in progress, so check back soon for the finished peace. As always, I hope you guys diggz!
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Strategy: Citizen Volunteers To Prevent Crime
Strategy This strategy employs using trained citizen volunteers to report suspicious activity and provide uniformed presence in areas where . . .
This strategy employs using trained citizen volunteers to report suspicious activity and provide uniformed presence in areas where police are not deployed.
Community Problem Addressed
Understaffed police departments in many small cities find it difficult to patrol residential areas with the frequency residents prefer. Using trained citizen volunteers as the "eyes and ears" for the police department can help reduce crime and the potential for crime in these areas. It also helps expand communication between residents and the police.
Key Components
Community-based neighborhood organizations are often a ready source of active citizens who can be recruited to become involved in crime prevention. Recruits interested in helping lower crime in their communities participate in police-run training sessions where proper radio procedures, investigative processes, and first aid are taught, and the importance of personal and community safety measures is emphasized. Once trained, these unarmed citizens patrol areas where high incidences of nonviolent property crime have been noticed, reporting to law enforcement suspicious activity and helping to investigate any complaints from merchants and citizens by gathering information on the offense and descriptions of possible suspects. Patrol members contact residential owners and keep them up to date on any crime trends or safety concerns in the community.
Key Partnerships
An active community policing and/or crime prevention program in the local sheriff's office or police department is vital to the success of this strategy. Officers must be willing to attend community meetings to recruit active and willing volunteers, and the city or town must make a commitment to the initial and follow-up trainings of the citizen volunteers. Local businesses, especially those that will benefit from less crime in a specific area, can be a source of support for purchasing uniforms and as active members of the patrol. Membership fees could be levied to make this strategy self-funded; community policing resources from the local budget, the federal government, or the state often provide support for the staff time of the law enforcement personnel.
Potential Obstacles
One obstacle to this strategy may be that the local law enforcement agency does not want to commit staff to support and supervise volunteers. Law enforcement agencies seeking to use volunteers must commit to a partnership with the community to make the program work. They must dedicate or leverage the staff time and other resources to train, oversee, and equip patrol members. To sustain members' motivation to participate, they must respond to information gathered by the patrols and recognize the contribution of members when their efforts help solve crimes and enhance the perception of safety in neighborhoods and business areas. Citizens must feel safe acting as volunteers and also must feel as though their work is making a difference. Recruited volunteers must be supervised to ensure they report for scheduled shifts. Encouragement from the city government, the police department, and local merchants can help to provide citizens with the equipment, training, and other support needed to sustain the volunteer program.
Background checks should be done on the volunteers to ensure none have a criminal record. Patrol members must also be instructed not to carry or use weapons while on duty. Local law enforcement should also work with the city's legal staff to define patrol members' duties and qualifications so that they do not conflict with local legal guidelines and liability concerns.
Examples of Success and Results
Moore Haven, Florida [population 17,000], started their Citizens Observer Patrol (COP) in 1996. Problems at area boat ramps that were unpatrolled because of short staffing led the Glades County Sheriff's Office to look for citizen volunteers to patrol the areas. After being trained in a three-week academy held at the sheriff's office, the volunteers from the community were mobilized into stations and given patrol cars and uniforms donated by a local t-shirt company.
Since the implementation of the program, the incidence of property crime has decreased more than 70 percent. Burglary and theft near the boat launches has been almost eliminated. There have been no further reports of grand theft auto, and the number of juvenile delinquency cases has fallen. Residents report to police that they feel safer. Since patrols started, residents once again picnic and walk along the water at night.
The Citizens on Patrol (COP) program in Meridian, Idaho [population 36,000], began in 1994 because the police department wanted to make sure that the lines of communication were strong between residents and the department in this community whose population has more than tripled since 1990. After participating in a department-sponsored academy, volunteers are scheduled on Friday and Saturday evenings to patrol subdivisions and problem areas in the city. The volunteers are instructed not to confront situations, but instead to report them to officers using the cellular phones and police radios they are equipped with.
While the city has never had a high crime rate, the department credits the COP program with helping to maintain the small-town quality of life enjoyed by this quickly growing community. COP is a nonprofit agency that raises money to pay for materials, such as its patrol bags, spotlights, and night vision glasses. Local businesses who benefit from the presence of the volunteers during the night hours also donate equipment.


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This weekend is a time to celebrate the fathers of the world and what better way to do that than with food.
Street Food Cinema will be making a stop June 14 at the Pomona Fairplex for a screening of the cult classic "Pulp Fiction," written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, which follows a gangster's wife, two hit men, a boxer and two bandits in a diner through the intertwining story lines of drama.
Tarantino's masterpiece will be accompanied by food trucks like the Canvas Truck, which serves Dr. Pepper smoked ribs, carnitas fries, salmon wraps and a macaroni and cheese of the month. The truck offers ingredients from local farms and ranches to insure fresh and seasonally organic food.
Another truck making a stop is The Flying Pig Truck, which offers a blend of Asian and Pacific Rim cuisine. Some of its famous items include braised pork belly buns and tamarind duck tacos.
Street Food Cinema: 5:30 p.m. June 14, Movie "Pulp Fiction" will be shown at 8:30 p.m. $12-$17, Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, 909-623-3111,www.fairplex.com; www.streetfoodcinema.com
Rods & Rails and Father's Day BBQ: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 15. Lunch will be served from noon-2 p.m. $12 for adults, $8 for children. Admission is free to railway museum. Orange Empire Railway Museum, 2201 South A St., Perris, 951-943-3020, www.oerm.org
39th Annual Big Irish Fair & Music Festival: The festival features more than 16 entertainment areas that will feature musicians, traditional Irish step dancers and bag pipe performers. Hennessey's Taverns will be providing the Irish food, Guinness and other beverages. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. June 14-15 at 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach. Tickets $15-$29. www.irishfair.org
Aquarium of the Pacific: Annual Father's Day picnic, with barbecue bone-in chicken, hot dogs, potato salad and dessert dished up with picturesque views of Rainbow Harbor and admission to the aquarium, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 15. $48. 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, 562-590-3100; www.aquariumofpacific.org
Fig and Olive: Father's Day brunch, noon-3 p.m. and dinner, 6-10 p.m. June 15. Three course prix fixe brunch menu $40; three course dinner $52; plus tax and tip. Reservations required. 8490 Melrose Place, West Hollywood. 310-360-9100. www.figandolive.com
Napa Valley Grille: Father's Day "Brats and Beer" brunch with artisan sausages and beers, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. June 15. Cost $48; $19 ages 4-12. Reservations required. 1100 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles. 310-824-3322. www.napavalleygrille.com
Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and Santa Monica area
Sur La Table — Date Night: Brazil Menu, 5 and 8 p.m. June 13 ($79); Date Night: Italian Romance Menu, 5 and 8 p.m. June 14 ($79); Seafood Grilling, 6:30 p.m. June 16 ($79); French Summer Desserts, 10 a.m. June 18 ($69); Indian Restaurant Favorites, 6:30 p.m. June 18 ($69); Healthy Seasonal Menu, 11 a.m. June 19 ($69); Secrets of Perfect Macarons, 10 a.m. June 21 ($69); Date Night: Taste of Brazil, 5 and 8 p.m. June 21 ($79); Modern Pickling, 10 a.m. June 28 ($69). Reservations required. Age 18 and older. 6333 W. Third St., Los Angeles. 323-954-9190. www.surlatable.com
Cook LA: Grilling 101, 6 p.m. June 14 ($75); Greek Menu, 7 p.m. June 20 ($75); Handmade Pasta, 6 p.m. June 21 ($75); Julia Child's French Menu, 5:30 p.m. June 22 ($75); Cuban Menu, 6:45 p.m. June 25 ($75); Italian Menu Favorites, 6 p.m. June 28 ($75); Healthy Summer Menu, 5:30 p.m. June 29 ($70). Reservations required. 10938 Ventura Blvd., Studio City. 818-760-5157. www.cooklaonline.com
Chez Cherie Cooking School: Island Paradise, 6:30 p.m. June 17 ($75); Thrill of the Grill, 6:30 p.m. June 24-25 ($70). Reservations required. 1401 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge. 818-952-7217. www.chezcherie.com
Let's Get Cookin': Maui Menu, 6:30 p.m. June 13 ($95); Fresh Pasta, 10:30 a.m. June 14 ($85; $160 couples); Barbecuing With Hugh Carpenter: Thai Flavors on the Grill, 6:30 p.m. June 17 ($95), Seafood on the Grill, 6:30 p.m. June 18 ($95) and Grilling Like a Pro, 6:30 p.m. June 19 ($95); Elegant summer Brunch Menu, 10:30 a.m. June 21 ($85); Moroccan Menu, 6:30 p.m. June 24 ($85; $160 couples); Beer and Burgers, 6:30 p.m. June 27 ($85; $160 couples); Frozen Desserts, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 28 ($125). Reservations required. 4643 Lakeview Canyon Road, Westlake Village. 818-991-3940. www.letsgetcookin.com
Charm City Cakes: Cake decorating classes: Rainbow Animal Print, 11 a.m. June 14 and Stars and Stripes, 11 a.m. June 28. Minimum age 14. Cost $150 for each. Reservations by phone or email@example.com. 8302-A Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. 323-642-7234.
Melisse: "Australian Black Truffle Night" with a five-course menu at two seatings, 5:30-6:30 and 8:15-9:15 p.m. June 13. Cost $185; $280 with wine pairing; plus tax and tip. Reservations required. 1104 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. 310-395-0881. www.melisse.com
Barnsdall Art Park Foundation's Friday Night Wine Tasting: Silverlake Wine presents the tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 13 and Fridays through Sept. 5. Cost $25 (includes a limited-edition wine glass); $5 children over age 3; $15 designated non-drinker (no sales at the door). Bring your own picnic; food trucks. No dogs. Check website for parking tips. Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. www.barnsdall.org
India and Pakistan, Divided by Borders, United by Taste: Culinary Historians of Southern California present guest speakers Prem Souri Kishore and Farhana Sahibzada discussing the topic, 10:30 a.m. June 14. Free. Los Angeles Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W. Fifth St. 323-663-5407. www.chscsite.org
Public School 310: Belgian style ales from New York based Brewery Ommegang will be offered and discussed, 4 p.m. to closing June 18. 9411 Culver Blvd., Culver City. 310-558-0414. www.publicschool310.com
Tender Greens-Hollywood: Beer garden and whole roast dinner on the third Sunday of the month through October. Goat and Lady Face Ale Companie beers, 5 p.m. June 15. Cost $45. Reservations required at email@example.com. 6290 Sunset Blvd. 323-382-0380.
Get Wild with Wild Rice recipe contest: Submit an original recipe in appetizer, entre, salad, side or soup category. Check website for rules. Grand prize $500. Deadline June 15. www.mnwildrice.org
The Legendary Lentil Cook-off Recipe Contest: The National Lentil Festival in Pullman, WA holds the annual contest. Recipes must include either one half-cup dry lentils or one cup cooked lentils and no more than 15 ingredients. Minimum age 21. Cash prizes. Deadline June 16. Contest rules on website. www.lentilfest.com
Calabasas Malibu Wine and Food Festival: Grand tasting event, 6-11 p.m. June 20-21 at 4515 Park Entrada, Calabasas. ($100; $150 VIP; both events have a VIP after party, $150). Minimum age 21. No tickets sold at the door. 818-217-0024. www.malibufoodandwinefestival.com
Los Angeles County Fair culinary competitions: Variety of contest categories including almost homemade, barbecue, reception cake, cheesecake, chili, Gold Medal Flour cookies, leftover turkey, European pastry, pie, pumpkin and tamales. Preserved foods entry forms due June 24; baked foods, confections and other categories entry forms due Aug. 1. Rules and forms from the website. The fair is Aug. 29-Sept. 28 at Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. www.lacountyfair.com/partners/new-competitions
Great Oxnard Salsa Challenge: Salsa categories for the contest include fruit, green, hot, medium, mild and red. Entry fee $25 per salsa. Entry form deadline July 11. Check website for contest details. Oxnard Salsa Festival, with salsa tasting tent, cooking demonstrations, marketplace, music and salsa dance contest, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. July 26-27 at Plaza Park, Fifth and B streets. 805-247-0197. www.oxnardsalsafestival.com
San Gabriel Valley Area
Junior Chef classes: For ages 8 and older. 9:30 a.m. Saturdays; June 21: I heart Zoku (like slushies or ice pops), for ages 5-12. Must register at least 24 hours in advance. Call your local Williams-Sonoma to register and find out times for free technique classes. Nearby locations include: Westfield Santa Anita, 626-445-1585, Brea Mall, 714-256-9301, and Pasadena at the Commons, 142 S. Lake Ave. 626-795-5045 or www.williams-sonoma.com
Azusa City Library: Learn about a plant-based diet in this Vegan Cooking Show, 1-3 p.m. June 14. Free, samples provided. Auditorium, 729 N. Dalton Ave. 626-812-5112 or www.ci.azusa.ca.us/library
Swedish Pancake Breakfast: 8-11 a.m. June 14, Vasa Order of American, Whittier Nordic Lodge 660. $7, $4 younger than 10, includes Swedish pancakes and lingonberry jam, scrambled eggs, sausage, Starbucks coffee, juice. Plus, Kubb, a lawn game called "Viking Chess," and Swedish folk dancers with accordion music. Michigan Park, corner La Cuarta, Whittier.
Inland Valley area
Cheers — L.A.'s Wine, Spirits, Beer & Food Festival, 7 p.m. June 21, $60, Fairplex at Wine and Spirits Marketplace, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, 909-623-3111, www.fairplex.com
Junior Chef classes: For ages 8 and older. 9:30 a.m. Saturdays; June 21: I heart Zoku (like slushies or ice pops), free, for ages 5-12; Must register at least 24 hours in advance. Williams-Sonoma at Victoria Gardens, 12514 S. Mainstreet, Rancho Cucamonga, 909-646-8400, www.williams-sonoma.com
Long Beach area
Make Music Downey: More than 60 bands will perform around town, with food trucks and more. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 13. Downey City Hall, 11111 Brookshire Ave. Free. 562-869-7331, www.makemusicdowney.org
Juneteenth Jamboree & Blues Festival: Music and food trucks in celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Noon-6 p.m. June 14 11301 Bullis Road, Lynwood. 310-603-0220.
Juneteenth Celebration: Long Beach will be celebrating the end of slavery in the United States from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on June 14 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Ave. There will be performances by Boxcar 7, Rush Hour and The Roberts Boys, Detroit Style Steppers, Poet Inks and Dayz & Dupree. There will also be barbecue, the annual domino tournament, games and free health screenings. Call 562-570-6816.
Polish Day: The Art Walk will be celebrating Polish culture. Enjoy Polish music, dance, food, a chance to learn basic Polish phrases, a fashion show and drinks from 2-10 p.m. on June 14 at 117 Linden Ave., Long Beach. Visit www.artwalklb.com/PolDayLA.htm


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Kasteel de Haar in the Netherlands
Kasteel de Haar is a castle located near the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. This castle complex consists of 100 acres of land with beautiful gardens. There are many NOVASOL holiday homes near this castle so that you can easily visit it and be amazed.
There is also a railway museum near here that you can explore. For art lovers there are museums with both modern and ancient art. You can also visit the beach and go swimming or simply relax. Spend a wonderful time with your family in this part of the Netherlands and kick back, experience history and culture as well as Kasteel de Haar.
There is a weekly market in the area that you can visit. Almost every little town or place in this area has its own story to tell. There are cafés and restaurants in many places where you can enjoy life while eating a delicious meal. Maybe watch the sun set with a glass of wine, a few grapes and some cheese. Kasteel de Haar and its surrounding area is indescribable and should definitely be experienced.
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Fresh Food in Yolo
One compelling reason to give a service that delivers food boxes a try is the quality of food that they will deliver directly to your home. The three top food box services use locally grown food and whenever possible they use grass-fed, antibiotic free proteins in their meal preparations.
Having prepared meals delivered to Yolo 95697, in some capacity, is often an alternative that helps the the parent. Menus can be as straight as one lunch a day, to a comprehensive selection of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Most companies in Yolo that offer premade meals ship their meals frozen allowing it to easily be warmed up in a microwave oven. Here is where they ship to:
What types of services are available?
There are really two different sorts of things you have here.
There are fresh weight loss meal delivery services that will cook you complete meals like breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. These meals are then usually frozen and shipped to your home in Yolo (95697) each week.
The companies in California, CA will use special cooling bags that keep the food cool throughout the day - so you don't have to be home at the exact time that your food is shipped.
The second kind of service is the pre-packaged food diets that ship to your home in YOLO. These services don't produce meals fresh. They use pre-packaged foods like oatmeals etc.
Depending on which diet service you choose, sometimes you have to add your own grocery items to these pre-packaged items, and sometimes it's not needed to do so. Like this boy is doing:
Video: Prepared meals in Yolo
But you can also request an delicious gourmet dish or pizza or chinese food in Yolo.
Today food delivery services are well established in many different states like California. These are the most common ones:
Some still deliver warm meals whilst others deliver chilled products in California, CA. In some cases volunteers are still the backbone of the service although many councils choose to pay their delivery drivers
You can afford the luxury of variety.
When it comes to meals they can prepare, most people in California, CA have a very limited repertoire. To ensure that you won't get bored with your fare, you need lots of planning, experimentation. Now there is no way to put in so much focus on food except if this is your professional career. With food delivery in California, you have variety of choices.
What is it all about with those companies in Yolo?
Essentially food delivery services are an great support system for those that want help in making sure they have well cooked, prepared meals delivered to their front door. But where does the service comes from? And how does it help people on a regular basis?
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When it comes to strict diet, there is just so much effort involved when you make your own meals. These days you can order tasty meals that would meet your recommended daily servings of vegetables. Is is easier to eat well. You can easily order your food online.
Food delivery services offer vital assistance to hundreds if not millions of people in California and around the globe.


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Application of the Month: KAddressBook
Again after a short time of absence we finally finished a new version of the "Application of the Month" series.
LDAP support unusable IMHO
First I have to state that the kaddressbook is a great application. Great work!!
I just take the opportunity to bring some focus to the current weaknesses of the LDAP support (which IMHO can be seen as critical since LDAP seems to be the only real standard for exchanging addresses).
See my bug-report at http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92246 (got no response so far).
By ben at Thu, 2004/11/04 - 6:00am
Re: LDAP support unusable IMHO
I'd second this comment. The addressbook is a nice tool, but without robust and more tightly integrated LDAP support, it is useless to me.
By John Dell at Thu, 2004/11/04 - 6:00am
Re: LDAP support unusable IMHO
I've read from the documentation that we're supposedly able to write addresses/contacts to a LDAP server (but can we specifically configure which LDAP server we want to write to?). I'd tried exporting the contacts into a LDIF file, but many details were missing, like the JPEG photo & the IM addresses.
Have anyone thus far managed to use KAddressBook to write to a LDAP server of their own choice (such as OpenLDAP)?
By cwlee at Thu, 2005/05/05 - 5:00am
Write letters to a contact in KAddressbook
I was looking lately to the possibility to reuse the KAddressbook database to write a letter in KWord. It would be nice to be able to select a contact in Kaddressbook and press a button to fire KWord with a letter template and a nice wizard asking me which sender address do I want to use, if I need an envelop, etc. I thought it was already possible but could not manage to do it.
Another place where KAddressbook could be better integrated in the desktop is having the possibility to visualize all messages sent or received from a contact.
Finally, it would ne nice to have a mechanism to format the output of an address. Today, KAddressbook puts the zipcode after the city but in France it is the other way round. Maybe having a text configuration file with all the formatting for the different countries would make it easier to accomodate for all the little differences about addresses.
All in all, an addressbook is the center of a lot of people work today. It is great that we have found in Tobias an active maintainer and that KAddressbook has become so much more powerfull and more user friendly than the crude (but fast) list widget we had in KDE 2
Thanks Tobias for all the work done...
By Charles de Miramon at Thu, 2004/11/04 - 6:00am
Re: Write letters to a contact in KAddressbook
I agree, this would be a very nice idea.
By Ali Akcaagac at Thu, 2004/11/04 - 6:00am
Re: Write letters to a contact in KAddressbook
Hi Charles,
the mailmerge functionality is already implemented in current version of kword. Just start KWord, select Extra->Setup MailMerge->Open Available->AddressBook.
Now you have additional address specific place holders which you can use for mail merge.
The zip code position is on my TODO.
Thanks for the comments
By Tobias Koenig at Fri, 2004/11/05 - 6:00am
Re: Write letters to a contact in KAddressbook
Is this only with head? In my kword (1.3.4 - suse9.1) there is no such thing.
Are there such clear pointers for ldap (on kolab2) to because thats another thing I like to test (but don't no how).
Thanks Tobias for the great work on KAddressbook.
By rogo at Fri, 2004/11/05 - 6:00am
Re: Write letters to a contact in KAddressbook
Talking about zip codes.. I just looked at the locale files that comes with glibc, and they have all sorts of information like format of date, 24h vs. am/pm, curency symbol before or after amount, whatever decimal is "," or ".", etc.
Now technically speaking.. shouldn't address formats go there too, so kab can format them automatically according to the country they are located in (assumed that distroes install *all* locales)? As opposed to a checkbox that just hard-swithches the order, so it looks right when I snail-mail people in France, but wrong when sending to the US.
I know that to the end user it doesn't matter whatever it's the one or the other that does the job, but I think it's important with respect to the principle about not duplicating work in several similar projects (kab & gab (or what it's name is)).
Does people agree to this? Does someone have the ability/time to impliment this? Does someone have the guts to ask the GNU ppl if this is an idea they are willing to play along with?
By Macavity at Fri, 2004/11/05 - 6:00am
Re: Write letters to a contact in KAddressbook
Since it's difficult to get stuff like this in glibc, we (KDE) provide such a list ourself.
By Tobias König at Sat, 2004/11/06 - 6:00am
"name, christian name" sequence for print output
there are about 40 different choices of output sequencing, but no option to
By rzbkmr at Fri, 2004/11/05 - 6:00am
Re: "name, christian name" sequence for print output
By Tobias König at Sat, 2004/11/06 - 6:00am
I think it's ugly
I might be the only one who thinks this, but I think kaddressbook is quite ugly.
By Mike at Sun, 2004/11/07 - 6:00am
Re: I think it's ugly
And for sure I'm not the only one who think this, but I think you are a troll.
By Davide Ferrari at Sun, 2004/11/07 - 6:00am
Re: I think it's ugly
Ah, so opinions differing from the norm are not allowed? I don't give a monkey's what you think.
By Mike at Mon, 2004/11/08 - 6:00am
Re: I think it's ugly
offering no specific detail for your complaint is not helpful.
By rzbkmr at Mon, 2004/11/08 - 6:00am
Address Book freezes
Except in Kontact, whenever I click Address Book, everything on the screen locks up. I have never happened to see anyone else claiming this problem, so have never read a reason nor a cure.
By albrtijo at Wed, 2004/11/17 - 6:00am
Re: Address Book freezes
I've experienced this problem too, but I found that my eZTrust Antivirus/Internet Security was at fault, it was just going nuts and consuming large amounts of CPU time. Disabling the real-time scanner solved the problem instantly. If you're using eZTrust I recommend changing to another virus scanner application.
By darkwarden at Wed, 2005/10/19 - 5:00am


text:
Sky Burial
Author: Xinran
Translator: Julia Lovell and Esther Tyldesley
It was 1994 when Xinran, a journalist and the author of The Good Women of China, received a telephone call asking her to travel four hours to meet an oddly dressed woman who had just crossed the border from Tibet into China. Xinran made the trip and met the woman, called Shu Wen, who recounted the story of her thirty-year odyssey in the vast landscape of Tibet.
Shu Wen and her husband had been married for only a few months in the 1950s when he joined the Chinese army and was sent to Tibet for the purpose of unification of the two countries. Shortly after he left she was notified that he had been killed, although no details were given. Determined to find the truth, Shu Wen joined a militia unit going to the Tibetan north, where she soon was separated from the regiment. Without supplies and knowledge of the language, she wandered, trying to find her way until, on the brink of death, she was rescued by a family of nomads under whose protection she moved from place to place with the seasons and eventually came to discover the details of her husband's death.
The sub-title of Sky Burial is An Epic Love Story from Tibet and epic is surely the word the describe it. The book itself was tiny – only about 3.5 inches wide by 6 inches tall (so smaller than a normal MMPB), but it encompassed over thirty years in that few amount of pages. Which makes me wonder how an author who doesn't write in English can convey in 200 pages what it takes some writers 600 pages to do…but that is a thought for another day…
This was the story of a true, unending love – not the type of love that you see in a standard romance (as much as I love them), but the type of love that many of us could probably only dream of. I don't know about anyone else, but spending 30 years in the isolation of Tibet, trying to find out what happened to my husband of only a few months isn't necessarily something that I had considered. The flow of the story was beautiful – I started reading it while I was stuck riding in a van to a work location (about an hours drive) and by the time we turned around to head home two hours later, I was 70% of the way done with it (and finished it on the second half of that commute).
I had to admit that the romantic in me hoped for a different outcome than what occurred – but at the same time, there was closure to the story. It was hard to tell while reading whether this was fiction or not – from the description of the book, it could have been biographical, but at the same time, there were elements that I think the author took creative license with. Either way, I highly recommend it for anyone interested in learning more about the nomadic people in Tibet, or about Tibetan history (around the time that China invaded it). I look forward to hearing peoples thoughts if they decide to read it. 4 stars overall.