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Mad for Mangoes:
Mango Lassi & Mango Beet Smoothies
Two mango smoothies, one a Mango Lassi with Fresh Mint, another that mixes mango and beets, creating such beautiful color and best of all, plant-based sweetness without refined sugar.
Who's mad for mangoes? Are you? (I am too!) Do you have a "mango story"? (I do!)
So everyone remembers their first time – or at least so says the National Mango Board about our first taste of fresh mango. (What, you thought some other first time? Really?)
"Everyone's got a mango story," said the board's marketing director during a St. Louis stop in May. "What's yours?"
Swoosh! I hadn't thought of my "first time" story for years but once she asked, suddenly there I was, whisked back in a mango time machine to the Washington Mall on the 4th of July where a man with a pushcart was selling mango and papaya so ripe, we bent at the waist to stop the juices from dripping to our elbows.
So yeah, that's my mango story, what's yours?
MANGO LASSI with FRESH MINT
Time to table: 10 minutes
Makes 2 cups
- 1 mango, cubed (about 4 – 5 ounces)
- 1 cup skim milk
- 1/3 cup low-fat yogurt
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla to taste
- Sugar to taste
- Pinch cardamom, optional
- 3 or 4 small leaves fresh mint, optional but marvelous
If you like, set aside a few cubes of mango for garnishing. Mix the mango, milk, yogurt and extract in a blender or food processor. Take a taste, then decide how to proceed, sugar may not be needed at all. Serve and enjoy!
Time to table: 10 minutes
Makes 2-1/4 cups
- 1 mango, cubed (about 4 – 5 ounces)
- 1 cup low-fat goat milk (or skim milk)
- 3 small canned beets (about 3 ounces)
- Juice of a fresh lime, about 1 tablespoon
Mix the mango, milk, beets and lime juice in a blender or food processor. Serve and enjoy!
Not up for a Mango & Beet Smoothie? Okay, how about a Banana Mango Smoothie? or a Cantaloupe Smoothie?
A Funny Mango Moment
Ever wonder what three food media people might do before tasting a dish? Pull out our cameras, of course!
Last month, the National Mango Board came to town pitching mangoes. Two top St. Louis chefs, Josh Galliano of Monarch Restaurant and Nick Miller of Harvest were charged with creating dishes that captured the "local" flavors of St. Louis. Judging the event were me (on the left in the mango-colored sweater, of course!), Evan Benn (in the center) who writes the Hip Hops beer blog for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Katie O'Connor (on the right) from the wonderful Sauce Magazine. When the first dish came out, each one of us, without prompting and without realizing the others were doing it too, pulled out our cameras.
St. Louis photographer Jonathan Gayman caught the moment! (More pictures? See Jonathan's blog, Shoot to Cook.) I was also pleased to meet two new-ish St. Louis food bloggers for the first time, Natalie McLaury of The Sweets Life and Libby Tempel of Cafe Libby.
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My Column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Buttermilk Panna Cotta from Truffles
A Veggie Venture
Jicama Slaw
Vegetables 101: What Is Jicama?
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Raymond - An Unusual Christmas Memory
The memory of Raymond comes to mind now and then, usually for no particular reason, and always at Christmas.
Raymond lived at the Mercer County Home in Mercer, Pennsylvania. In those days the county home was where people lived who could not take care of themselves and who had no family to take care of them. Some folks were old, some were just poor, and yet others were mentally limited. Raymond was in the latter group. The county homes were usually large buildings with farmland surrounding them. The people who lived in the county homes worked on the farms growing vegetables and crops and animals which were used to feed those who lived there.
I first met Raymond when I was a child. My parents took us to visit him several times. The last time we visited I was perhaps 10 or 11, when 10-year-olds were less mature than they are now, yet old enough to be aware that girls should be careful of strangers. We parked at the side or back of the building and somehow my father sent word that we were there to see Raymond. We waited a few minutes and then an older man, probably older than my father, came out. He was not very tall and had an unusual gait. He seemed different. He recognized my father and they greeted each other. Then he took my hand and started to walk away. I hesitated, feeling a little shy and wondering if I should go with this stranger. My parents gave me the nod and we all walked with him, probably to the stables or the pasture. My memory ends there. Strange how memories often don't provide all the details.
After we left him, my father told us a little more about Raymond and explained that he had an amazing and unusual ability. Raymond's responsibility at the farm was the chickens. Dad said that when trying to gather chickens, most folks cause them to scatter. Dad had watched Raymond with chickens before: he spread his arms wide and the chickens gathered in toward him and then went wherever he directed them. Dad said you'd never see anything like it again. He explained that Raymond was a very gentle person, something I think I sensed while we were together that day.
The only other thing Dad said about him was that something had happened to his family and he lived with Maw and Pap Doyle, Dad's grandparents, for a while.
Searching census records for Maw and Pap, I found Raymond listed with them in the 1910 census as adopted son, 6 years old. He was nine years older than my father. Maw and Pap were 43 and 47. They weren't too old to have a child of their own that age and yet they were already grandparents. Raymond isn't with them in the 1920 census. I suspect that there was no formal adoption. Dad's half sister, Tressa, remembered that Raymond went to school with Dad and one of his friends but didn't do well. She didn't remember any more about him and my father's not around to ask for more information. I'll probably never know more about Raymond's history unless I happen to find a newspaper article about a fire or some other disaster in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania, between 1914 and 1920.
I think of Raymond every Christmas because my parents, without fail and with great care, sent him a package which always included Raymond's favorite candy.
The photo of the Mercer County Home is from Family Old Photographs.
Copyright © 2010-2018 Nancy Messier. All Rights Reserved.
7 comments:
- AnonymousDecember 16, 2010 at 8:12 AM
I'm glad Raymond had your parents to continue to remember him.ReplyDelete
I just tried a couple of searches for newspapers in that date range that mentioned a fire in Stoneboro, and came up with nothing.
Thanks for this post today, Nancy. Beautiful.ReplyDelete
Dee, thanks so much for searching Stoneboro newspapers. I hadn't gotten that far yet. I'm certain he was from the Stoneboro area but it's possible that it was not a fire that killed the rest of his family. One of these days I'll see if I can dig up something more about him. (It's hard without any real leads....) I appreciate your searching.ReplyDelete
Nolichucky Roots, thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.
I'm so glad to hear that your parents continued to visit Raymond; this is a lovely story and a good one for Christmas. I hope you are able to find out more about him.ReplyDelete
What a lovely story - Raymond must have enjoyed your visits. Good luck with the research :-)ReplyDelete
What a poignant story. Our memories are such mercurial things, if you try to touch them they seem to disappear - they pop up when least expected. I like this story. I am only just beginning my genealogy research and have vague memories myself of times long gone by, unexplained. Good luck with your searching.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Pippa. Memories are strange things, when we remember just a moment or two of an experience or remember one part of the experience and others who were there remember some other part. All so interesting. Best wishes for your family history efforts.Delete
I appreciate your comments and look forward to reading what you have to say. Thanks for stopping by.

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While California did not determine the outcome of the 2012 presidential election, the state had no shortage of political dramas last year, from the state's budget woes to the debut of the "top two" primary election ballots that send candidates with the most votes, regardless of political party, to the general election in November.
Voters responded by dumping one longtime incumbent, Rep. Pete Stark, D-San Lorenzo, in favor of a fellow Democrat in the East Bay.
At the same time, many of the winning candidates were backed by California's growing ethnic voting blocs - particularly Latino and Asian American voters - that underscore extensive demographic changes that began in California and are sweeping the nation.
Here are 10 politicians to watch this year. Some of them are mavericks, some are veterans, and some are promising newcomers.
Rep. Darrell Issa: The San Diego County Republican, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has been the GOP's unwavering watchdog and a headache to the Obama administration. Issa has led three dozen investigations and has won the admiration of Republicans by providing what has been lauded as "robust oversight." Democrats might call it overkill, but Issa's work makes him a player to keep an eye on.
Rep. Ami Bera: The only Indian American serving in the House of Representatives, the Sacramento-area Democrat defeated a GOP name brand, Rep. Dan Lungren. With Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal the only other major Indian American public official, Bera has a high-profile platform to score political and financial support from a fast-growing community with growing political clout.
Jim Brulte: The former Republican Senate leader from Rancho Cucamonga (San Bernardino County) is a highly respected moderate voice of reason in the GOP. He has been all but formally named as the next state chairman of the party. Brulte, a force in Sacramento for years, has clout with donors and the support of power players - but he'll need a lot of help in reviving a Republican Party heading into the ICU.
State Sen. Mark Leno: As a popular state legislator on the forefront of LGBT rights, the San Francisco Democrat is bold. He has signaled his intention to take on Proposition 13 with a constitutional amendment that could make it easier to pass local taxes for schools with 55 percent of the vote instead of the two-thirds currently required under the 1978 measure approved by state voters. With a district that largely mirrors House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's district, he's a likely front-runner in the race for her seat should she decide to retire.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy: The House GOP whip is a talented communicator and conservative activist from Bakersfield who has mustered GOP strength and outreach to younger voters in California. With Reps. Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan, he led the "Young Guns" movement in the House, then split from Ryan and House Speaker John Boehner in opposing the "fiscal cliff" bill. He continues to be one of the few statewide Republicans with a national profile.
Kim Vann: The Colusa County supervisor, a Republican, failed to unseat Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove (Sacramento County), in the November election. But in a state where the GOP desperately needs to expand its base and its appeal to women, party leaders should keep Vann on the short list for future roles. Smart, well schooled in California issues and a moderate, pro-choice Republican, Vann may represent the future of her party - if party leaders are smart enough to figure it out.
Rep. Raul Ruiz: The physician and son of farmworkers from Coachella (Riverside County) shocked pundits by ousting longtime GOP Rep. Mary Bono Mack in November. Ruiz, a Democrat who was the first Latino to earn three graduate degrees from Harvard, is no wannabe: He is a health care activist in Mexico and the United States, where he has been instrumental in major programs to serve the poor.
Rep. Eric Swalwell: He bucked the Democratic establishment in California, had no name recognition and was given virtually no chance of unseating 20-term incumbent Rep. Pete Stark. But the Dublin city councilman, 32, pulled it off. He sits on the House Science and Technology Committee, has been recommended for the Homeland Security Committee and was named assistant whip of his party's caucus. The former Alameda County prosecutor said one of his first acts will be to co-sponsor gun-control legislation.
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom: The former San Francisco mayor has made news, not all of it positive, with frank statements about the uselessness of his state job. His penchant for news-making has earned him the ire of Gov. Jerry Brown, who has joked about Newsom's ambition. But like it or not - as Newsom intoned in a speech on same-sex marriage - the Current TV host knows how to get in front of issues and galvanize young voters. After leading on marriage equality, he's now calling for the legalization of marijuana.
Harmeet Dhillon: The San Francisco attorney, who chairs the Republican Party in San Francisco and is running for vice chairman of the state party, has been described as a "Republican leader with a twist." She is an original: The daughter of conservative Sikhs, born in India and raised in a rural North Carolina town, she later served on the board of the Northern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Dhillon is outspoken, passionate, a gifted communicator and an activist Republican who has worked to expand her party's appeal.
Carla Marinucci is senior political writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @cmarinucci


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"I never want to be in that position again," se says of serving time for an assault charge
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been branded many things in her life, but there's one incident in particular that will always follow her famous name.
"I'm never gonna get away from [the cell phone throwing incident]," she says in the February issue of ELLE. "It's part of my history. I was remorseful and regretful. I've served. I did that time. And I never want to be in that position again."
Thankfully for Campbell, these days, the focus is on her upcoming reality competition show
The Face
, which tasks her (and costars Karolina Kurková and Coco Rocha) with finding the next face of ULTA Beauty. "I care for my girls. Every single one of them," Campbell says of the up-and-comers she mentors on the Oxygen series. "I'm not here to put anyone down."
As for comparisons to that other model-centric reality show, produced by that other supermodel? Campbell doesn't really care.
"I don't watch the other reality model shows," she admits. "I'll never have anything to say. If you ask me about Tyra Banks, I'm proud of her as a woman of color. She's given girls opportunity, and God bless her."
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A day after Jay Z and Justin Timberlake dedicated the song "Forever Young" to slain teen Trayvon Martin at their July 19 concert at Yankee Stadium, the rapper and his wife, Beyonce, attended a rally to fight for justice in the teen's honor in New York City on Saturday, July 20.
The rally, which was also attended by Rev. Al Sharpton, community leaders, and members of public, was organized in wake of the highly-publicized trial and sentence involving Martin.
(During a February altercation, George Zimmerman, 29, a neighborhood watch volunteer, claimed he shot Martin in self-defense after the youth, who was unarmed, knocked him to the ground, punched him, and slammed his head against the sidewalk. The fatal shooting sparked a heated debate about racial profiling around the country after Zimmerman was found not guilty of second-degree murder and was acquitted of manslaughter during the July 13 sentencing.)
At the rally, the "Girls (Run the World)" singer, 31, and her hubby, 43, kept a low profile, but posed with Sharpton and Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton at one point during the day.
According to Huffington Post, 58-year-old Sharpton, a civil rights activist, recognized that the star couple were in attendance during his speech.
"Jay Z and Beyonce said they didn't want to speak and they didn't come for a photo op," Sharpton said. "Beyonce put a beautiful message up on Instagram. Let me tell you, that before a lot of you were down, Jay Z always supported us."
"Jay Z told me, 'I'm a father. Beyonce is a mother.' We all feel the pain and apprehension — the laws must protect everybody, or it doesn't protect anybody," Sharpton continued. "We do not come from hate, we come from love of children."
In the Instagram post Sharpton was referring to, Beyonce wrote "#justicefortrayvon" and posted a black photo a week ago. During her July 13 concert, which started shortly after the sentence was reached, she also asked the crowd to participate in a moment of silence for Martin before singing "I Will Always Love You" and "Halo."
At Jay Z's sold-out with Justin Timberlake on July 19 at Yankee Stadium, the duo dedicated their final song, a rendition of "Forever Young" in honor of Martin. "This is for Trayvon, so light up your cell phones New York!," Jay Z yelled, with the "Mirrors" singer adding, "One more time for Trayvon, New York!"
In a newly posted picture from the rally, the mom to Blue Ivy, 18 months, posted a picture of four hands wearing bracelets for Martin, simply captioning the Instagram picture, "#ActNow4Trayvon."
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At Western, the Graphic Design student acquires a visual language and the means to communicate with it effectively—integrating typography, image development, and the use of design software and photography.
Through a mixture of training and experience, the program develops students' creative and problem-solving capabilities, while expanding technical and visual skill sets across industry-relevant media and materials. Encouraging and reinforcing the development of that role, faculty guide students in heightening their awareness, expanding their conceptual and organizational abilities, and improving their personal communication and presentation skills.
Faculty encourage cross-disciplinary studies either as paired electives or independent projects. Beyond the course listings, students find directed study courses particularly viable choices for developing individual interests in print production, illustration, type or package or web design, and other creative or experimental directions. Other naturally allied areas are printmaking, photography, drawing and painting.
Juniors and seniors often work on design projects for local and regional nonprofit organizations. Involvement on the Pathfinder Magazine production staff allows students another avenue for incorporating classroom skills into a "real world product"—the creation of both an online and a full-color glossy magazine.
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James Brown!? Did someone say James Brown?!!?
No, not that one. In fact quite the opposite.
James Brown is a celebrity hairdresser who has worked with the likes of Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Hathaway, Sienna Miller, January Jones, Liv Tyler and more. He was most recently seen on The Great British Hairdresser which was a America's Next Top Model type survival of the fittest competition for pro hairdressers.
James' hair product range is called Photo Fabulous and is packaged in black with bright lettering – reminds me of the Louis Vuitton collection a few years back which had bold neon green and orange lettering!Now, I was sent this as a sample to try. I didn't tell the PR that in fact I have hair that imitates straw, but really bad straw, even a pony would reject it.
With that in mind, I wasn't sure how well James Brown's Intensive Gloss Rescue Treatment would perform.
I'm finding that a lot of intensive conditioners these days aren't all that – apart from being thicker than normal conditioner I don't find that they make my hair easier to comb through for example. Even Aussie intensive conditioner doesn't help my hair at the moment.
This conditioner is supposed to be for dry hair and is to be used after shampooing.
This conditioner smells of…I can't put my finger on it. It's not fruity, it's not floral…it reminds me of a sweet. It smells fine. I had to use a good handful on my hair like 1/3 tube, ahem – to get good saturation!
It might be ok for someone with less dry, thick hair.
The conditioner isn't too thick and not thin either. It's light enough to rinse out so there's no residue and that hair isn't weighed down.
At first I still couldn't get through some of my knots but with a bit of elbow grease, I managed it. It did improve how easy it was for me comb through my hair overall.
One my hair dried (naturally) I really saw a difference – my hair was a LOT less frizzy, soft and smooth. My hair can get really bad these days so really, this conditioner did a fab job of taming my mop.
It's a bit expensive for a high street conditioner at £8.49 but it is a very good conditioner too – so it depends on how much taming your hair needs. If the answer is not much I'm sure you can get a cheaper product.
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In the ultimate win-now league, the New York Jets appear to be punting on an entire season.
Jets general manager John Idzik knew he wasn't going to pay Darrelle Revis after 2013, so he traded the cornerback to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. The Jets believed they couldn't change quarterbacks this season because of Mark Sanchez's big contract, so they are giving Sanchez one last, hopeless last chance. Jets coach Rex Ryan is too well-paid and well-liked by ownership to be fired. So far.
So the Jets split the difference and put off truly rebuilding until 2014. Make no mistake: 2013 is a kamikaze mission for Ryan. In a win-or-else season for the coach, Ryan's bosses are thinking mostly about the future. Ryan's bosses are asking him for the impossible: Win with a badly depleted roster led by Sanchez and David Garrard at quarterback.
Idzik is right to look ahead. The Jets have more roster holes than the 2013 NFL Draft can fix, and they need to load up on young talent at guard, wide receiver, tight end and throughout the front seven on defense. I'm just not sure why they failed to completely press reset and let Ryan go now.
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The Jets have two first-round draft picks after trading Revis to the Bucs. Will Idzik use them to draft defensive players who fit Ryan's scheme when Ryan probably won't be around after another season? Or will they wait to draft their "quarterback of the future" until their coach of the present is gone?
By trading Revis and not upgrading at quarterback, the Jets have set up Ryan to fail. Idzik is thinking long term. Ryan is thinking about how he can save his job by somehow having the Jets remain playoff contenders.
The two philosophies don't mesh. It's yet another sign of a dysfunctional franchise, with the Revis trade another sign that Rex's coaching career might resemble his father Buddy's.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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COLCHESTER — Vicky M. Drew, state conservationist for Vermont's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), announced today that signups have begun for a new project to monitor water quality on agricultural fields in targeted areas throughout the state.
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MIDDLEBURY — On Tuesday, for the second straight game the Vergennes Union High School softball team got a two-hit, route-going pitching performance from a junior hurler against a county rival.
Last week, Taylor Paquette produced an 8-2 win over visiting Mount Abraham. On Tuesday, classmate Emilee Trudo tossed a 13-strikeout gem as the Commodores beat host Middlebury, 10-0.
BRANDON — An exciting new opportunity for entrepreneurs in Rutland and Addison counties will be presented in Brandon on Wednesday, June 5, from 6-8 p.m. at Building J in Park Village, the former Brandon Training School property and future headquarters of the Brandon Venture Center Incubator. Farmers' market vendors, start-up businesses and established producers looking to grow will find the evening not only interesting but potentially highly profitable as well.
The economics of drug use has changed dramatically in the past generation. It used to be that heroin was an expensive drug, way out of the range of high school students and casual users who had to work for a living. In the 1980s, a bag cost about $100. Today, $10 will buy you that same bag of heroin — roughly the price of a pack of smokes or a high-priced beer.
MIDDLEBURY — The rivalry between Middlebury and Vergennes union high school teams on the baseball diamond always seems to bring excitement, especially with precious playoff points at stake.
Such was the case on Tuesday, when for the third straight game the Commodores received a stellar pitching performance, with the result being a 9-1 victory over Middlebury. The win moved the defending Division II champions to 9-6 as the season turns toward June. With the loss, the Tigers dropped to 3-10 in the competitive Metro Division.
When I sat down recently with soon-to-retire Ferrisburgh Central School teacher Alana Lilly, I asked her the standard question about the highlights of her 30 years at the school.
As is always the case, not all of an interviewee's response made the final cut for a story. Not everything fit: After all, in 30 years, Lilly, like other teachers with similar careers, had made an impact at her school.
Recent Vermont history shows that governors lose support the longer they stay in office. Jim Douglas' vote share declined from his first re-election in 2004 through his last re-election in 2008, and Howard Dean faced challenging campaigns in his last two re-elections, in 1998 and 2000. The same trend may be starting for Peter Shumlin.
Memories of the recently ended session of the Vermont Legislature have, for all but the politically addicted, faded with the late spring heat.
But it's worth taking a quick look back at the session, which will be remembered for two landmark pieces of legislation that will touch many Vermonters.
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- Allows nationally chartered banks to continue to sell insurance and states to retain jurisdiction over those sales.
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- Phases out the unitary thrift charters, institutions originally created to offer home loans and has allowed commercial companies to open savings banks.
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I find it alarming that a source of contention in the Health Care Shill that the Demonic Democratic Congress is spinning has to do with shoving the abortion plan upon all of America (openly yet covertly) with a side fake of slipping managing student loans into the bill.
Who has been "twisting arms" in Congress for Obama? Who has a "blood is thicker than water" older brother who could also be known as "EDITORIAL: Obama's mad science adviser" for views on abortion or "Rahm's Emanuel's Brother Declares Fat People Bad for the Economy" for views on overweight American citizens. His uplifting works (sarcasm) would have been on Dr. Frankenstein's top shelf!
Now follow along with me here on this scary road of servitude vision but:
*The government wants to issue and control health care with a shoddy, criminal and unconstitutional use of force upon the citizens in any way that they can, strong arming, bribery, sweetheart deals, sacrificial Democrats, etc and shove this bill that the majority of Americans do not want.
**A Super Center Abortion clinic is opening.
***The "arm twister" is brother to the NIH Chair of the US Dept of Health and Human Services who has authored writings and spoken words that the majority of Americans soundly reject.
****When will forced abortions be implemented to control or 'select the proper' population? hmm?
*****Has anyone at the White House embarked on a vision of deleting obesity in a particular portion of the population? Why yes they have – Mrs. Barack Obama.
******When will food be rationed or "apportioned" under the guise of keeping citizens' weights under control? hmm?
There are more omg moments, but I will let you dwell on this for right now. The Health Care Bill is a sham and you don't give power of the pen to a mouthpiece in chief aka the one… the phony… Bogus POTUS.


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The moment Eden Hazard kicks ball boy as Chelsea are knocked out
EDEN HAZARD was sent off for kicking a ball boy as Chelsea crashed out of the Capital One Cup semi-finals on a night of shame for the club.
As Swansea were left celebrating reaching a major cup final for the first time in their history, their triumph was overshadowed by the controversy.
Ten minutes from the end Belgium star Hazard clashed with 17-year-old Charlie Morgan - who had held on to the ball to delay a quick restart - kicking out at the youngster in the ribs as he lay on the ground.
Morgan, son of a Swansea director, was interviewed afterwards by police with his father, but no charges were pressed. The teenager was invited into the Chelsea dressing room where Hazard apologised.
The boy put his whole body on to the ball
Hazard said: "The boy put his whole body on to the ball and I was just trying to kick the ball. I think I kicked it and not the boy. I apologise. It is over. Sorry."
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup said: "I can understand Hazard was frustrated, but there are some things you can never do. You can't kick the ball boy. I'm sure when he sees it he will regret it. You can never accept kicking another person like that."
Swasea defender Ashley Williams said: "Demba Ba told me the boy held on to it, but I saw Hazard kick him."
Morgan appeared to suggest he was planning on time wasting before the game on what is thought to be his Twitter account: "The king of all ball boys is back making his final appearance #needed #for #timewasting."
Hazard will be given an automatic three-match ban but the FA are certain to investigate the incident further.
Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez said: "The boy has been in the dressing room and they have spoken. They have apologised to each other. They knew they were both wrong. He was wasting time, Hazard wanted to get the ball back quickly. They both made mistakes and both have said they were wrong.
"We will deal with this internally. Hazard was frustrated, he wanted to get the ball back. He was kicking the ball, trying to get the ball. Do people think we are not disappointed with the situation? That we don't regret what's happened?"
Laudrup looked forward to the final against Bradford, saying: "To be in a final for the first time is absolutely fantastic. To have beaten the European champions over two games without conceding a goal is incredible.
"The players, staff and fans will need a couple of days to understand we are at Wembley. What we have achieved is a small fairy tale."


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Jackie Byrum needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Powerpoint background / template needed.
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Must be cool, original yet clean and corporate. Something that looks like a high-end, LARGE company. Not too weird, but original and gives a feeling of large size and stability.
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Customers and prospects who view presentations are hospital administrators and doctors in large medical practices, surgery centers, etc.
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If you're a recent convert to Mac OS X (Tiger / Leopard / Snow Leopard / etc) or someone who uses multiple operating systems at the same time, the differences in mouse and keyword shortcuts get confusing, even irritating sometimes. One of the most irritating ones for me is the difference in what happens when you middle-click on the mouse.
In Windows / Linux, middle clicking in browsers is used to open and close tabs. In OS X, this doesn't work because middle click is used to trigger the Dashboard. Every time I would want to open or close a tab, the dashboard would show up! To disable this, all you have to do is go to System Preferences > Exposé & Spaces and set the mouse shortcut to "-".
For the newbies, here's a screenshot guide. First select "System Preferences":
Then click on the "Exposé & Spaces" button:
Set the "Dashboard" mouse shortcut to "—" :
So that it looks like this:
And that's it! You will now be able to middle click to open and close tabs in Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. For Safari, you can open tabs, but closing tabs don't work.
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Power Source Training Center, Inc. (http://www.powersourcetraining.com)
Power Source has been in operation as a summer program that trains younger aged athletes. We primarily train them to build speed and strength, which is what our old logo was designed around. Although we still focus primarily on those 2 skills, our new business model will offer services for nutrition, coaching services, and a variety of other things. Simply put, our old logo is too limiting with the message it is sending in comparision to how we want to be seen in the future.
We are targeting a combination of age 21 and under athletes, and their parents (Ages 30-50 generally speaking). The logo will be used primarily for our website and print ads, as well as T-shirts and other clothing designs.
They are middle to higher income families who spend a lot of time in and around youth sports programs. Very often the people who look to our services are high energy types, and a logo that in some subtle way gets across an energetic vibe will most likely appeal best to our target audience.
1. The logo should be an icon of some sort, with 'Power Source' as the text included (some of our business is done outside of the training center, so that part doesn't always fit our marketing goals).
2. As the Power Source name is intended to reperesent an energetic environment, I am hoping the logo will match this feeling in some way.
3. Our current logo's colors are royal blue and gold (see attached file). I am looking for a color logo (if a B&W copy of the color version could be sent upon completion that would be quite helpful, but clearly not a requirement and will not affect the winning bid).
A 2-3 color design seems to make the most sense. Although I am open to other ideas, shades of red, blue, silver, and gold in some combination feel like the right look. Gold and silver in particular because it sends the message of athletic achievement (Olympic medals and all), the other 2 simply because they tend to fit well.
I like both of these logos, although they might be slightly too text-based in my opinion:
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- There isn't much to say here. I am pretty open-minded about the project and am willing to consider a very wide range of ideas, so long as they fit the basic criteria above.
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Stressing the importance of hips, legs, heart and head, this DVD illustrates the building blocks of the Naval Academy Lacrosse team's success. Coach Meade's on-field demonstration is based on stance, cushion and agility and details teaching points of individual defense on and off the ball. Meade's "walk and talk" approach allows you to "see" the concepts as he explains them. Meade demonstrates how to defend behind the goal highlighting the trail position, inside/outside shoulder position and the use of the stick. He shows effective goal line techniques such as locking on, stepping down the goal line, and forcing the offensive player to move east or west on the initial move. Meade demonstrates on-ball techniques such as the "Push Out" concept to force the ball out of scoring areas, how to defend the flare cut and back cut, and several effective ways to use your stick when playing defense on the ball. The third section of this DVD provides excellent instruction for off-ball defensive strategies. Since good offensive players favor ball-side cuts, those cuts must be eliminated with good defense. Meade teaches players to anticipate ball-side cuts when playing off the ball. This DVD is a valuable tool for the lacrosse coach dedicated to solid teaching principles and building a championship defense! 58 minutes. 2006. DVD.
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Healthy Heart diet- Fat free- Vegetarian Biryani Pulav
July 02, 2012
2. Reversing heart disease with Indian food.
This is the second in a series of recipes that may help in reversing heart disease. An Indian recipe without a drop of oil.
The main problem with Indian food is that almost every recipe calls for an initial sauteeing of onions and spices in oil and the seasoning at the end again done in oil.
One way of dealing with that is to dry roast onions in a kadhai. They get caramelised, which is the intention of browning, and achieve a good flavour, so the oil will not be missed much.
Biryani with Masoor dal/ Pulav with whole red lentils
2 cups rice ( wash well till water is completely clear)
1/2 cup akha masoor dal / whole red lentils ( wash and soak for 45 minutes)
3 large onions ( cut into long thin pieces)
3 bay leaves/tej patta
10 peppercorns/ kala mirch
6 cloves/lavang
6 cardomom/elaichi
1 " stick of cinnamon/dalchini
1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp turmeric/ haldi
1 tsp rock salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
Brown onions by roasting dry in a kadhai for 10 minutes, turning occasionally.
In a 5 litre pressure cooker, dry roast the whole spices- the cinnamon, bay leaves, peppercorns and cloves. Add the ground ginger garlic paste and the browned onions and stir till well mixed and the spices cook a little.Add the turmeric, chilli powder and salt. Mix well again. Now add the soaked lentils/masoor and the rice. Add 2 and a half cups of water, and the garam masala. Mix again then cover with the lid and put a small stainless steel katori/vessel over the whistle on top. Cook for 20 minutes on a medium low fire. Turn off the heat and let stand.
Serve hot.
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First Trailer for 'Dark Shadows' Debuts – Is This Johnny Depp's Weirdest Role Yet?
Growing up, Johnny Depp was so obsessed with Barnabas Collins, the lead character from the Gothic soap opera 'Dark Shadows,' that he later admitted he wanted to be him.
Now Depp gets to play Collins, a vampire who was buried alive in 1752 and then mistakenly dug up in 1972, in Tim Burton's film adaptation of the legendary cult series. (Depp playing a fish-out-of-water weirdo? Say it ain't so!)
Resurrected after all those years, Collins moves in with his descendants, telling them he is just their cousin from England who has an aversion to going outside during the day. As you can see in the trailer, Depp and Burton are certainly embracing the campy nature of the original material.
'What kind of sorcery is this? Reveal yourself tiny songstress,' Jones says, before attacking a TV showing a woman singing. Yup, almost 250 years is a long time to be away.
Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloe Moretz, and Jackie Earle Haley round out the star-studded cast.
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Five tips to start writing productively
I HAVE read the blogs, I have been to the workshops, I listen at festivals. I know exactly how to start writing productively.
Here's how:
Tip #1: Start Your Engines
Turn on the computer and turn OFF your internet AND all social media notification pop up thingys.
I know it is tempting to keep the momentum going, to keep connected with the outside world, especially as you sit in silence with only the tap tappety tap of the keyboard for company, but turn it off.
Have a pen and paper (remember that combo!) beside you and write a quick list of research or wanna' know stuff when it comes to mind.
You can have a research frenzy later, when you have, say, 10,000 words on screen!
Tip #2: Let the Words Flow
Close your eyes, position your fingers on the correct start keys on the QWERTY keyboard and start typing.
Let it be a completely random flow of thoughts.
It honestly doesn't even matter if you are not the world's most proficient touch-typer; it is the flow of words which is to be induced, not the next Booker Prize winner.
(I have done it before, not won the Booker, but typed with my eyes shut. I realised afterwards, when I tried to read the words on the screen, that my type position had moved left one key and I had a page of gobbledygook! It was the most amazing stream of consciousness, witty and erudite and the formation of an incredible story. At least that is what I tell myself when reflecting on why I haven't won a Booker Prize!)
Tip #3: Choose/Use a Deadline as a Motivator
You are warmed up now. Surely you have a deadline, which is nagging for your attention?
If you are vacillating between editing a manuscript which has been sitting in the bottom drawer (and let's face it - not all of us have agents knocking at the window asking for THAT manuscript) or you have decided to enter the next amazing competition (remember, we have already ditched the Booker entry forms…) you have to write now with a goal in mind.
Deadlines are incredibly useful for motivation.
This year, despite wishing for an invitation to work on an animation film script as one of a talented team of writers sitting exchanging one liners whilst chilling, my first priority is a competition, deadline: Thursday 31st January - which is in five sleeps.
I am feeling rather sanctimonious about the amount of work I have done for this so far.
That is, if you count absolutely hours thinking about what I am going to write and then three pages of very rough notes on a 10cm x 8cm notepad.
Tip #4: Get a Bigger Notebook
No, I don't mean get in the car and drive to your nearest favourite stationery store (and let's face it, for a writer, the next favourite shopping experience after a bookstore is a fabulous stationary store!)
I mean go to your favourite dog-eared notebook which has wandered around with you aimlessly during the holidays, the pen stuffed into the spine, eagerly awaiting to be ripped out of the confines and spilling ink onto those glorious blank pages.
Map out all the thoughts which have been swirling in your head, see if it leads you anywhere. (Of course, if you are functioning fully in the 2000′s rather than the 1900′s where I seem to dwell, there are amazing story mapping programs available on-line.)
Tip #5: Now just write!
That is probably the best advice on this page.
There is only one way to get enough words to hang together to form some semblance of a sentence, and only one way to get enough sentences together to form a story… just write.
And for me right now? I have finished writing this blog, I am on a roll. What about you?


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COLUMBIA CITY — In light of recent online rumors of a possible child abduction ring in Whitley County, Columbia City Police Chief Tim Longenbaugh says there's no need for citizens to be alarmed, but to continue to be vigilant, as always."As with anything else, if you see anything out of the ordinary, call the police department," Longenbaugh said. "We encourage citizens to report suspicious behavior."Some say a man with a strong accent is attempting to sell books in Whitley County, and social media sites report the man may be from an national child abduction ring. "Through research, "I've found that book salesmen are common throughout the U.S.," Longenbaugh said. "I've found conflicting stories on the legitimacy of these claims."Longenbaugh said there's only one peddler's permit issued in Columbia City currently, and it's not for the sale of children's books."You don't have to open the door if you don't feel comfortable," Longenbaugh said. A man with a russian accent was selling books in Churubusco this morning. He was checked out by the Churubusco Police Department, and released after everything checked out OK. The man had a peddler's permit in the town and was driving a silver 4-door sedan.The phone number for residents living within the city limits is 244-5121. For residents living outside the city, call the sheriff's department at 244-6410.


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Houston Rockets forward Carlos Delfino will miss the remainder of the 2013 NBA Playoffs after a CT scan performed Thursday revealed a bone fracture in his right foot that will require surgery.
Delfino left midway through the second quarter of Houston's Game 5 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder after experiencing soreness in his right foot.
"Carlos has played a large role in our success so far this season and we are disappointed for him that he will not be able to finish out this playoff run," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. "Carlos would love nothing more than to be out there with his teammates as they prepare for (Friday's) Game 6, but this is the type of injury that requires a surgical repair. We expect he will be fully recovered in time for the start of next season."
Delfino posted averages of 9.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in five appearances this postseason to help the Rockets fight back from an 0-3 hole to force Friday's Game 6 in Houston.
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megabber, roach1677, this extension relies on sites using the relevant standards properly. It isn't designed to solve all the problems of the Web, just to let people know when multilingual sites are actually made correctly (which admittedly is very rare ;( )
Wikipedia (and many other sites) don't do that. And this provides no automatic translation, it just works with sites that have provided a translation.
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name the sites where it works and how it can be usefull for using thai sites.
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Got 4 lots of this way back in 2009/10, I cant quite remember but most of it died, however this plant is still alive.
I got it mainly as a barrier to stop the kids trapsing about the back bit, but I didnt realise it needs lots of sunshine and it al died.
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Watching Millionaire Matchmaker is my most guilty pleasure. Though Patti Stanger abuses her clients and makes off-the-wall mismatches, it's great fun, and once in awhile she does hit one out of the park. She did it last night, matching a Christian farmer millionaire from Indiana with a wholesome former 4-H girl — and in the heart of LA–who'da thunk it?! These two seem headed for the aisle. Her other project this week, though, wasn't just a bust — it was, IMO, a crime.
An adorable millionaire named Tricia who recently left her cheating husband told Patti with conviction that she wanted to check out her "bi-curious" nature. After sending the girl to a shrink to be sure she wasn't just temporarily angry at men (groan!), Patti actually did a fantastic job of inviting a bunch of A-list bi and lesbian women, and a few men, to Tricia's mixer. She ended up choosing to date Tyler, a smokin' hot butch who claimed she'd "flipped" many a straight girl. When Tricia didn't feel sparks on their date, though, she and Patti both decided in a New York minute that she was unequivocally straight.
Hello? When a hetero couple doesn't hit it off right away, Patti doesn't send them to the nearest gay bar; she finds them more hets to choose from. Plus, the reason Tricia didn't drool over Tyler the way I (and no doubt every femme in SF) did is because she'd unwittingly screwed up the date by taking Tyler roller-skating; Tyler could handle it, but barely. Skating was something she was obviously not very competent or confident doing. Thus, on their first date Tyler was effectively emasculated .
This butch was the type who'd show a femme a great time, but here she had to spend most of her energy keeping herself vertical without appearing spastic. Meanwhile, Tricia showed off her repertoire of roller-skating tricks. What a sad waste of butch energy! If Patti knew the least little thing about butch/femme dynamics she would have seen what the problem was and sent these two off to climb a short hill with a picnic at the peak. Tyler, unthreatened, would have easily swept Tricia off her feet, something she couldn't do with the babe on roller skates! I can envision her assisting Tricia up the rocky terrain with a chivalrous hand, the way a super butch once helped me, then putting down a blanket in a clearing and pouring the wine.
Tricia deserves another shot or three at women — unless the whole point was to reassure herself she's not bi or gay. Straight girls do that. Ask any heartbroken butch who was a straight girl's first and was later dumped for "the real thing."
If I were a millionaire, I'd save Tyler's butch ego by calling Patti about a date with her. I would only do it, of course, for that reason, to save Tyler's ego. As everyone knows, I'm straight.
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