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by Mike Masnick
Mon, Jul 6th 2009 5:09am
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bank run, eve online, scam, virtual bank, virtual worlds
A couple years ago, there were stories about how there was a "run" on the virtual banks of Second Life. Later on, some reporters tried to suggest that the Second Life "credit crunch" was a predictor of the real world's credit crunch. That wasn't even close to true. Yet, with yet another story about a virtual world, we're once again hearing in-apt comparisons to the real world. The latest is a run on a bank in the game EVE Online. In this case, it looks like one of the guys involved in running the "bank" simply took some of the virtual currency out of the bank and exchanged it for real world cash (about $5k). The BBC headline calling it "billions stolen" is inaccurate, since it was only "billions" in the meaningless virtual currency. In the real world, it translated into not very much at all. The BBC article also calls it a "virtual version of the credit crunch." Again, this is quite inaccurate. In both the Second Life bank run and this bank run the problem was simply outright fraud by the "virtual banks" or those who run them. That's quite different than what has happened with the real world credit crunch, and it does little good to pretend otherwise.
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Frosty840, 6 Jul 2009 @ 6:05amAgain, the BBC, despite its long and respected history, is no longer a trustworthy news source.
It may get the bare facts of a case correct (there was a run on a bank in an online game), as pretty much anyone with an internet connection can manage, these days, but apart from that, there just seems to be a great deal of almost wilful misrepresentation of any situation, regardless of politics or the status quo (comparing the run on a single, player run bank in a virtual world with an economy that extends far outside of the banking system, to the credit crunch, to which it bears no relation whatsoever).
I know this might seem to be an overreaction to a story about an online game, but this is hardly an isolated incident.
Dark Helmet (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 6:28am
Er?"Yet, with yet another story about a virtual world, we're once again hearing in-apt comparisons to the real world"
Okay, I'm usually pretty good at interpreting the minor typos, but this one has a few possibilities:
in-apt = inept?
in-apt = within the application?
in-apt = comparisons in the apartment?
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 6:54am
Re: Er?apt(p): (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;
So in-apt would be not naturally disposed toward.
on topic, newspapers like to do this. It's a way to compete without doing anything extra; They try to be the first to guess what will happen or compare two unrelated past issues.
Dark Helmet (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 7:18am
Re: Re: Er?Thanks for clearing that up. I forgot to list a fourth option: that I'm a moron.
Anonymous Coward, 6 Jul 2009 @ 6:40am"Again, this is quite inaccurate. In both the Second Life bank run and this bank run the problem was simply outright fraud by the "virtual banks" or those who run them. That's quite different than what has happened with the real world credit crunch, and it does little good to pretend otherwise."
Having an advanced degree in economics I have followed the financial mess with extreme interest for the last 2 years copying and printing every article that I can find on what transpired.
The only thing I can definitively positively state with 100% accuracy is that the news media does not project the issue correct. It is not that what is presented incorrect it is just that some of the dots (actually some of the most important dots) are missing. Just simply not discussed.
Comboman, 6 Jul 2009 @ 6:51am
ParallelsIn both the Second Life bank run and this bank run the problem was simply outright fraud by the "virtual banks" or those who run them. That's quite different than what has happened with the real world credit crunch
Let's see, the people who ran the banks tried to make huge profits for themselves while defrauding the bank's clients. Clients panic and take their money out of the bank. How is that different from what happened in the real world? The technical details may be different, but certainly there are parallels worth exploring. If on-line worlds are a microcosm of society, then we should expect to see similar things happen in the games that are happening in the real world.
gotospaceordie, 6 Jul 2009 @ 7:01am
Re: ParallelsMy thoughts exactly! It is plain to see for us who think on a more abstract level...
Bob Bunderfeld (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 7:02am
Re: ParallelsIt's different because people COULDN'T make a run on the Bank, at least in Second Life, because the person took ALL the money, cashed it in, and left the world. Leaving everyone who was, IMHO, foolish enough to place their "money" there, without any recourse.
fogbugzd, 6 Jul 2009 @ 7:08am
HeadlinesIt is much easier to write great headlines and story lead ins if you don't know too much about the topic you are writing about.
Bob Bunderfeld (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 7:13am
Mike is CorrectI've been involved in Second Life for more then 6 years now. The so called "run on the bank" wasn't actually that, instead it was, as Mike points out, downright fraud. It had absolutely NOTHING to do with the economic crisis felt by the Real World.
On the other hand, having run a Texture Store in Second Life for about 4 years, I can say that we started to see less and less transactions as the economic crisis worsened in Real Life. I wouldn't say that the Second Life economy, or any other virtual economy, was a predictor of the Real World crisis, but instead, I would say that these Virtual Economies saw the same issues as the Real World economy.
One interesting side note though. The CEO of Linden Lab, M Linden as he's known in Second Life, when asked if he thought the Second Life economy would suffer during the Real World crisis said he believed that the Real World crisis would actually HELP the Second Life economy as more people would spend their Real World dollars in Second Life then for other entertainment mediums since they would, in his opinion, get more "value". At the time I figured he was just blowing sunshine up someone's butt, but, I must admit that in the past couple of months, the Second Life economy has started to show life again, and we are seeing more transactions in stores like mine.
Does this mean M Linden was right? Does this mean that the Real World crisis will soon be over because the Second Life economy is on the rebound? To the first question, the answer is partially. M Linden was right in that more Second Life residents would find more value in spending their real world currence in Second Life, but, that doesn't mean that more people signed up to join the Second Life world because they saw more intrinsic value in their dollar in the Second Life economy. To the second question, please, you should know this answer without me saying it. Absolutely, without a doubt, there is NO CORRELATION between the Second Life economy and the Real World Economy. Those who say there is, are either lackays of Linden Lab and just spreading their brand of happiness or are disillusioned fools that believe everything they read in the Paper.
Bob V, 6 Jul 2009 @ 7:24amThe problem with any mainstream reporting of a niche story is the details are beyond any short story. Anyone who plays the Eve understood all the ramifications and nuances of the theft. There are some parallels on the surface and that's what the mainstream press is reporting on unfortunately once you scratch the surface the similarities become not so similar.
And for those of you interested the great part of the whole theft was that it is completely allowed and accepted (and even expected by some) within the game. The only problem was when he sold the virtual cash for real cash. That was a violation of game rules.
technomage (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 8:05am
there is some corollary...Eve touts that it's economy is basically that of a small country, roughly 80 trillion ISK (their in game currency). He stole 200bln. That is a quarter of 1% of the total money in game. How much of the total money in the U.S has the banks caused to be lost? The banks were a direct influence on the car manufacturers. The banks were the direct influence on the housing lenders. All this trickled down due to mismanagement. The same is happening in EVE. The difference is, EVE doesn't have a government offering bailouts to the people that lost money. Yes, there will be a credit crunch in eve. That big of a loss is going to affect prices for a long time. Just like that last big issue in EVE, the starbase Exploit - but that is a different story.
Josh (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 8:42amI play EVE, and aside from the inaccuracies of the BBC report, there's quite a few other things that have been overlooked, most likely because not many are actually familiar with the game, let alone EBANK.
First, EBANK, despite (probably) being the largest "bank" in the world of EVE, has very small assets compared to the entire EVE economy. The 200 billion ISK is pretty meaningless when an average player of a few months to a year could easily have control of a few billion in assets, in an economy where close to 100 trillion ISK changes hands regularly.
Second, EBANK and all other "banks" in EVE really aren't akin to banks in the real world, despite their names. They are entirely player run with no support from CCP (the company that runs the game). They are much closer to a private company with private investors and no government regulation in real-life terms.
Third, Ricdic, the player involved was the person most responsible for running EBANK. While there was some type of a board and other trusted players, he was the face of EBANK. This is just a guess, but a significant portion (if not all) of that ISK may of actually been his in the first place. In real life terms, this is more akin to something like a CEO cashing out all of his stock - though if not all of it was his, it is more like the CEO stealing money from the company and running off to Nigeria.
Fourth, this is unlikely to have any significant impact upon the EVE economy. Things like the territory wars out in nullsec space (where large alliance of players can "own" the space and its resources) have a much larger impact on the economy than a small corporation imploding however well known they were.
Anonymous Coward, 6 Jul 2009 @ 8:55amsince it was only "billions" in the meaningless virtual currency.
Even if it's free to make it may still have value. It certainly isn't meaningless if you could trade it in for $5k.
People in these games place huge amounts of value and meaning on these currencies.
Mabmoro (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 9:46am
Further contextJust a note to put this further into perspective, the bank itself has trillions of ISK still remaining. I cant locate the specific amount, but I recall reading that its still somewhere in the trillions.
So, even though its not a good thing that it happened, overall, it wont affect much. I've still got ISK in an account with them, and dont plan on pulling out anytime soon.
enduser (profile), 6 Jul 2009 @ 10:58am
Fair comparisonIt seems inevitable that whenever the subject of Second Life's economy comes up and its impact on the real world, MMO's like EVE and WoW are pulled into the conversation. The government's growing desire to tax these economies is a perfect example. While Second Life has an official real world currency exchange, such things are against the rules of the other MMO's and are done in a black market environment.
Perhaps someone can clarify for me the reason Second Life's unique issues seem to bleed over to other companies' virtual worlds.
Chargone, 6 Jul 2009 @ 2:25pm
Re: Fair comparisonsimple: the newspapers and politicians have no idea what they're talking about.
despite what they'd like you to think, it's not that complex :D
Ilfar, 9 Jul 2009 @ 8:43pm
Buy ISK with real cash okay? WTF?Last I checked, you can't buy ISK with real cash except through the cutout method of buying a time code with real cash, then selling that for ISK? Haven't played in a few months though, so not sure if that's changed since then.
As Josh pointed out, 200b ISK isn't all that great an amount. By myself I could earn a good 2b a week (if I threw my normal life out the window for that period) and that's nowhere near the best a single player can do.


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I just walked back from my kitchen. I went out to look on my fridge of the picture I have from a television taping at BCTV. The pic is of myself, Joe Cagle and the one and only Mad Dog Rex being interviewed by Ed Karl in front of the cameras under those hot television lights. But sadly, like many of the relationships in my life, the picture has been misplaced.
I got a phone message tonight telling me of Rex's passing. I smiled. But I always smile when I hear his name. As the message sank in, the smile quickly faded and I realized that we had lost another of the very few really great guys from the wrestling business. And one of the few that I truly considered a real brother.
Greg Oliver called me a while back giving me some bad news that Rex was sick. He said he could probably use some cheering up. I called him immediately and he told me of the cancer. I was driving my car and pulled over to the side of the road. He sounded weak and said he was having trouble kicking out. After a few minutes we were back to our old conversations, which were basically us both laughing our asses off on the phone. We talked about us living together on both coasts and the fun we had being indestructible.
One thing that really bothered me that day was he kept saying, "Denton, thanks for making me laugh." When I hung up I almost cried. In our entire time together Rex never had to thank me for that. It was something that we shared together. Boy, did we laugh....
It is 1987 and we are sitting in a dressing room in Nova Scotia. With a gleam in my eye, I ask him if he wants to go see how big the crowd is. He says sure, and off we go.
Rex is working as Mr. X under a hood. He walks down the aisle first. There are a number of fans hanging over the walls looking down at us and just when we get to then right spot, I do the craziest thing and pants him. I don't know why, but I grabbed his trunks and pulled them down. The people screamed and so did Rex. The problem was that his trunks got caught on his knee pads and wouldn't come up. Plus he was wearing his mask so he couldn't see. Anybody who knows Rex, knows he didn't go anywhere without a coffee in his hand.
So Rex spills his coffee and is now running back to the dressing room holding his trunks which are below his knee pads while the people were chanting, "Mr. X, gets no sex!"
You would think he would be pissed but such was not the case. We both laughed so hard we were crying. And that is what I believe Neil Carr's greatest asset was his ability to find humour in anything, including himself.
The 1980s were perhaps the craziest of crazy time to be in the wrestling business and around the boys. There were a lot of very dangerous people climbing into rings at night and touring the country. This was the era of the so-called "cliques." In western Canada you had the boys out of Calgary and the guys out of Vancouver. Rex possessed the ability to not only fit in, but become part of our Vancouver crew. As a matter of fact, we even called promoter Al Tomko and insist on bringing him back with us.
Not only did we bring him back, we insisted that he stayed at the infamous Stan Miller place. Stan was an older guy who had been around the territory for years and would let a select few guys live at his place. Stan not only welcomed Rex on our word, but came to admire him as an equal to us which was a huge compliment.
Rex fit in well on the west coast. Tomko liked him and put him on the road right away. Al didn't always take kindly to people as many of the boys will tell you, but there was something about Rex he liked. We were happy and once again, Rex became family, like we all knew he would.
Of course, with all being family and everything, the shenanigans continued...
We are sitting in a brand new building somewhere in British Columbia. We are early and hanging out in the dressing room. No rookies on the tour to torment but Rex is known for his weak stomach. For no reason at all, Tomko comes in the dressing room and basically threatens us not to screw up the building for him as he want to run it on a regular basis. No problem we tell him, we are mature adults. There is only myself, Rex and King Kong Jr. Bundy in the room.
Tomko walks out the door and Bundy immediately orders hot dogs for himself and me. The dogs arrive but are only half cooked as it is early. No problem. We eat them down half-way, spit them up and then rub them on our bodies. It works as Rex run to the shower and pukes. He comes back white as a sheet and tells us that he has lost 25 pounds in B.C. so far because of nights like this. We apologize and just then Tomko comes back in. He starts ranting and raving as only Al can. Finally he stops for a minute and it is all quiet in the room. "Hey Al," I start, "Rex was sick in the shower." Al flips out. He goes to confirm it and you can hear him yelling in the shower stalls. He storms out. It is quiet in the room. "Way to go Rex," I say. Quiet for another minute then the three of us laugh.
Okay, next level. I look out into the hall and notice that there is a mic on the stand in the middle of the ring. A smile comes across my face.
"Hey Rex," I yell. "Forget about all that puking, I've got a great idea. There is a mic on a stand in the ring. Let's go sing the anthem nude before the doors open."
Rex shrugs his shoulders as only he would. "Ah, what the fuck, but don't think you are going to try any bullshit."
I told him that was fine but this would be fun. Alas, like Lucy pulling that damn football away in the old Charlie Brown comic strip, it was all too obvious what was about to happen.
The two of us walked to the door nude, wearing only our shower shoes. Rex went through first and when he did, out of natural instinct I pushed it shut and turned the lock. With the sound of the lock turning, Rex let out one of his famous "Ah fuck's." Just then we both started laughing on either side of the door. Suddenly the promoter opened the front door and all the rush seats ran in to grab their chairs. The sight of a nude Rex was too much. The started screaming, "Look, it's Mad Dog Rex and he's naked!"
Rex continued to bang on the door. Finally he covered his private parts and ran across the floor to the babyface's room. They gave him a towel and he ran back to our room. Of course I had unlocked the door at this point. He barreled in and we were laughing our asses off. Most guys would want to kill you at this point but he would laugh and laugh. Just then Tomko blasted in. "Rex, are you some kind of pervert or something? First you puke in the shower and then you are running around nude in front of the fans? What the hell is wrong with you?"
"I tried to tell him," I told Al. He then turned to me, "Denton, don't you get started, you are more demented than he is."
Al left and we all broke into laughter again.
I learned a lot of things from Rex. He taught me the simplest of ways when it came to saving money on the road. He used to take all his change out of his pockets and put in a sock. So at the end of the week he would always have a sock full of change. Believe it or not, he saved a lot of money doing this.
The night I called him and he told me of his plight, he had sort of accepted it. I tried to tell him some inspirational stories of people I know who had fought cancer and won. He told me that this is a tough one. I felt really sad on the phone with him that night and that was a first for me.
So we just started reliving old times. We went over the stories that I spoke of above. And Rex laughed and laughed. And I smiled a very sad smile.
"Denton, thanks for calling me and cheering me up. It is so good laugh. We had some great times didn't we?"
"Yeah," I told him. "Rex, who ever thought it was going to end?"
"Yeah, fuck," he said, giving me his famous quote again. Then he laughed. One more more time, he laughed.
I smiled my sad smile again. I hung up and drove home.


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Felton, Henry (DNB00)
FELTON, HENRY, D.D. (1679–1740), divine, was born in the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields 3 Feb. 1679. His earlier education was at Chenies in Buckinghamshire, whence he was removed to Westminster, under Dr. Busby, and finally to the Charterhouse, where he became a private pupil of Dr. Walker, the head-master. In due time he entered St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, of which Dr. John Mill, the learned editor of the Greek Testament, was then principal, and where he had for his tutor Thomas Mills, afterwards bishop of Waterford. He proceeded to his degrees in the usual course, taking his M.A. in June 1702; and in December of the same year was ordained deacon in the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, by Dr. Lloyd, bishop of Worcester. In June 1704 he was admitted to priest's orders by Compton, bishop of London. According to Hearne he then left the university and 'became an eminent preacher in and about London.' On 7 July 1706 Hearne (MS. Diaries, xi. 57) heard a 'neat well-penned discourse' delivered by Felton at St. Mary's on an Act-Sunday. Hearne says that Dr. Mill had always been 'very rough' to Felton, and would not appear at the church. Hearne adds: 'Mr. Felton lately put out a sixpenny pamphlet against the presbyterians of Colebrooke, which has the character of one of the best pamphlets that have been written.' Probably this appeared in the early part of 1706, and is Felton's first publication. In 1708 he undertook the care of the English church at Amsterdam, but returned to England in the following year, and became domestic chaplain to the Duke of Rutland, an office which he retained under three successive dukes. On 11 July 1709 he took the degree of B.D. In 1711 he published his 'Dissertation on Reading the Classics, and forming a just Style,' a work that he had written for his pupil, John, lord Roos, or Ros, afterwards third Duke of Rutland. It was popular in its day, and passed through several editions. Hearne calls it 'a very light, foolish performance.'
In 1711 Felton was presented to the rectory of Whitwell in Derbyshire by the second Duke of Rutland. On 5 July 1712 he proceeded to the degree of D.D. Hearne says (20 April 1722): 'Yesterday morning Henry Felton, D.D., of Queen's College, very unanimously elected principal of Edmund Hall. He preached immediately before the election in the college chapel, and made, I am told, an excellent sermon.' Hearne's subsequent notices are disparaging and even virulent. In 1725 Felton preached before the university on Easter day a sermon on 'The Resurrection of the same numerical body, and its reunion to the same soul, against Mr. Locke's notion of personality and identity.' This sermon excited considerable attention, and went through three editions, the last of which was in 1733, in which year he preached a second on the 'Universality and Order of the Resurrection, being a Sequel to that wherein the Personal Identity is asserted.' This is dedicated to Bishop Smallbrooke, Chandler's successor, Whitwell, Felton's benefice, being in Lichfield diocese. In 1727 he issued a small and useful tract entitled 'The Common People taught to defend their Communion with the Church of England against the attempts and insinuations of Popish emissaries. In a Dialogue between a Popish Priest and a Plain Countryman.' In 1730 appeared the 'Character of a Good Prince. A Sermon before the University of Oxford, 11 June 1730, being the day of His Majesty's Inauguration.'
In 1728–9 he preached the Lady Moyer lectures at St. Paul's, which he published at Oxford in 1732, under the title of 'The Christian Faith asserted against Deists, Arians, and Socinians, &c. To which is prefixed a very large Preface concerning the Light and Law of Nature, and the Expediency and Necessity of Revelation.' This, his greatest work, is dedicated to Gibson, bishop of London. In 1735 he published at Oxford 'The Scripture Doctrine of the Resurrection as it stood before the Law,' and in 1736 'The Scripture Doctrine in the Books of Moses and Job.' These, and one or two occasional sermons, are apparently all the works published in his lifetime. In 1736 his patron and former pupil, the third Duke of Rutland, then chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, presented him to the rectory of Barwick-in-Elmet, Yorkshire. He died on 1 March 1740, and was buried in the chancel of the church of Barwick. Some years after his death, his son, the Rev. William Felton, in 1748, published a set of sermons on the creation, fall, redemption, &c., which he had preached in Whitwell and Barwick churches, and which he had intended for the press. To this work the editor prefixed a sketch of his father's life and character.
[Life by Felton's son; Hearne's MS. Diaries in the Bodleian Library.]


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School district struggles over state ruling on students' right to transfer
Buffalo school administrators are struggling with a state Education Department ruling that says the district must find space for every student who wants to be transferred out of a failing school and into a better one.
The ruling is likely to cause serious headaches for a district in which 45 out of 57 schools are considered to be low-performing by the state.
"This is serious," said Samuel L. Radford III, president of the District Parent Coordinating Council. "This is unprecedented, as far as I know."
In a letter to Superintendent Pamela C. Brown last week, the Education Department's Office of Accountability said the district "is not in compliance" with federal and state requirements that allow any parent with a child in a "priority" or "focus" school to seek a transfer to a school in good standing.
In theory, this means that the parents of more than 27,000 children – out of an overall district enrollment of 34,700 students – are entitled to have their children transferred to a school that is not on the state's watch list.
In reality, less than 3 percent of eligible parents typically request student transfers, according to district information for the last six years. For this school year, only 502 parents requested such transfers. Of that number, 165 transfers actually occurred.
Radford said that many parents never previously bothered to apply for transfers because they were discouraged by district administrators who told them there simply wasn't enough capacity to accommodate all requests.
"Up until now, it wasn't a real option," he said.
A number of transfers also did not occur either because the children were wrongly declared ineligible, because parents withdrew from the district, or because the parents declined an available seat at a school in good standing.
Of those who were left, the district had more success in making transfer options available to children in elementary grades.
But in 95 of the applications – 85 of which were at the high school level – parents were denied the right to transfer their children because there simply wasn't an open seat available at any of the district's higher-performing schools.
Frances B. Wilson, the district's chief academic officer, said Tuesday that the district has done the best it could.
"At the time that all of this occurred, we couldn't honor the requests, and we didn't see other options that were viable for us to use," she said.
The parent council filed a complaint with the state in November over the failure of the school district to accommodate all transfer applications.
"The federal regulations are designed to protect the child so that a child in a failing school cannot be condemned to attend a failing school against their will," Radford said.
State and federal regulations do "not include lack of capacity as an acceptable reason to deny students the option to transfer," State Assistant Education Commissioner Ira Schwartz wrote in the findings letter.
The state Education Department appears to have reversed its position from a year ago when a spokesman for the department said districts are not required to create additional seats at schools in good standing to accommodate all requests.
Among the district's 16 high schools, only five are considered in good standing by the state, and all of them have specific admission testing standards. That raises the bar considerably for parents looking to transfer their children to any of the available high schools – City Honors, Olmsted 156, Leonardo da Vinci, Hutch-Tech and Emerson.
Federal guidelines regarding No Child Left Behind say that if a school district does not have enough existing capacity at its good schools, it must expand those schools somehow or consider other alternatives, such as opening new charter schools or working with private schools or neighboring school districts to provide students with seats outside the district.
In response to the state determination, Brown stated, "We are reviewing the information provided by the state in determining how to best address the state's expectations for the development of a corrective action plan for the 2013-14 school year."
Wilson said that nothing is off the table for consideration as a solution. The crafting of a corrective action plan has already started and will be complete by the state's deadline of June 30, she said.
"We're going to look at all the options," Wilson said.
Radford produced a letter from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo stating that Catholic schools within a 1-mile radius of Buffalo have the ability to accommodate roughly 300 high school students. An additional 450 elementary students could be accommodated at Catholic schools within the city limits, he said.
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Austin Signs A Tender, Long Term Contract Getting Closer
On Friday, the Cowboys and WR Miles Austin Came to an agreement on a Tender deal, signing him to a $3.168 Million Dollar Tender. This happened on the last day of their organized mini camp workouts. Jerry has publicly stated that he wants to sign Austin to a long term deal, and with this signing of the tender it gives us more belief that the long term deal will actually happen, as I am sure we all hope for. Had they waited to get sign the tender the Cowboys could have reduced the deal to $1.65 million or just 10% of his 2009 salary. With the signing of the tender at twice the amount he could have gotten, the belief that a long term deal could happen makes me feel a whole lot better.
After not even being a starter, Austin came in the game last October and SHOCKED the NFL nation with an astounding performance, grabbing 10 catches for 150 yards and 2 scores, leading the Cowboys to the victory in overtime against the Chiefs. He ended the season with a total of 81 receptions for 1,320 yards and 11 touchdowns.
The season is getting closer and I am getting more anxious to see our Cowboys be the first team in history to play the superbowl AT HOME!!!!!!!! And oh by the way, getting a new Dallas Tattoo just before the season starts and I will post pics as soon as I get it. MUAHAHAHAHAHA


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- At the crossroads of Europe, Africa and Asia
- Eurozone membership
- Tertiary sector: tourism, business and international finance hub, maritime transport and transhipment
- Skilled, English-speaking workforce
- Good quality transport and telecommunications infrastructure
- Offshore gas potential
- Island divided (since 1974) and tense relations with Turkey
- Small domestic market, isolated, remote and outside the centre of Europe
- Poor economic diversification (tourism, property, finance) and limited foreign customer base, with the United Kingdom and Russia providing 36% and 24% of visitors (2016).
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- High levels of debt of all economic actors and dependent on external finance
- Huge banking sector, hyper-concentrated and burdened by non-performing loans
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Private consumption (69% of GDP) is contributing strongly to growth, encouraged by lower unemployment, more jobs and higher wages, low inflation as well as the recovery in house prices (after a 30% slump in the aftermath of the 2010 crisis). It will also be sustained by spending by three million tourist visitors to the Island, namely three times the local population. The construction of tourism facilities (marina, golf courses, ports and luxury residences) and offices will remain buoyant, thanks to external finance encouraged by the Citizenship-by-Investment scheme. National investment will remain hesitant because of household and corporate debt levels equivalent to 123% and 150% of GDP respectively (excluding Special Purpose Vehicles engaged in offshore activity) which does not encourage the banks to get credit flowing again. Against this, public investment will return thanks to the relaxation of budgetary constraints. Meanwhile, despite good performances by tourism, maritime transport, financial services and other sectors, trade's contribution to growth will remain negative due to robust imports associated with internal demand.
A convalescent banking sector
Following Cyprus's EU accession in 2004, the Cypriot banking sector swelled to six times GDP. The contraction in the local property market in late 2008 and the collapse of the Greek economy in early 2010, in which was heavily invested, were fatal resulting in the insolvency of its main players. Incapable of rescuing the sector alone, given the severe degradation of the public and external accounts and under pressure from the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF whose financial assistance was on condition that the sector is restructured, the authorities carried out a restructuring mainly paid for by creditors and depositors whom the authorities are planning to indemnify. Despite the bankruptcy of one of the largest banks, the sector, currently highly concentrated with three major institutions, is still very large (3.5 times GDP in June 2017, excluding offshore banks). With the gradual implementation of insolvency and foreclosure legislation approved in 2015, the scale of non-performing loans ratio is declining but still represents 40% of bank portfolios nd 115% of GDP (end 2017). Dealing with these is made arduous by poor registering, immunity for the main residence and the difficulty in valuing assets. Given this mess, neither households nor developers have an incentive to repay their loans, while banks are reluctant to commit to long procedures in respect of households and SMEs who are liable for 4/5 of these loans, preferring to wait until property prices rise. With the agreement of the European Commission, the State will liquidate the Cyprus Co-operative Bank (CCB), the second largest bank in the country, of which it owns 77% following its rescue in 2013. It will sell its good assets and deposits, as well as a good part of the staff and branches, with its guarantee, to Hellenic Bank, so far number three. The transfer of non-performing loans to a public hive-off vehicle will be accompanied by an injection of €1 billion in addition to the €2.5 billion of public funds already disbursed in April 2018 to CCB, whose activity will be considerably reduced. Mechanically, this will reduce the percentage of non-performing loans in the banking system.
High levels of public and external debt
The low gas exploration royalties linked to the difficulties encountered at sea with Turkey do not allow the small government surplus to be increased. Despite the primary surplus (i.e. excluding interest) and growth, the heavy burden of debt, with 50% due to public-sector creditors (EU, Russia...), mainly in euro and with medium to long-term maturities is expected to increase as a result of the cost of liquidating the CCB. The reduced influence of European institutions and the IMF since the end of the assistance programme in 2016 could lead to a relaxation of efforts in what is a long-haul struggle. So, while administrative reform (promotion, wage structure, mobility) is progressing, that of the management of public-sector entities and local authorities, as well as privatisations (telecommunications, electricity) is falling behind.
Poor manufacturing diversification (cheese, medications and electronics) explains the trade deficit (20% of GDP). Despite the services surplus (22%), the current account balance is negative because of outgoing dividends and interest payments. The current account is financed by FDIs in property and tourism and through bond issues. Meanwhile, significant sums come in from abroad (especially from Russia), but in the main only transit the country. Gross external debt represents 7 times GDP. 89% is held by the private sector, of which 60% corresponds to commitments from the Special Purpose Vehicles intended to finance ship-owners or businesses without any real local activity. Nonetheless, the share owed by local borrowers still accounts for more than 3 times GDP.
A minority government
The May 2016 parliamentary elections confirmed the President's conservative Democratic Rally Party (Disy) as the largest party in parliament with 18 seats out of 56. With 16 MPs from the Progressive Party of Working People (Akel, left-wing) on the opposition benches, President Anastasiades and his government need to find circumstantial majorities with the nine centrist members of the Democratic Party (Diko) and members of the five small parties by combining fiscal restructuring measures with social measures, such as the introduction of a national health system in 2019. Despite the failure of negotiations between the governments of the Island's Greek and Turkish communities aimed at ending the division of the country, the economic recovery was enough to ensure the President's re-election in February 2018 with 56% of the votes against the representative of Akel.
Last update : June 2018
Bills of exchange are used by Cypriot companies in domestic and international transactions. In the event of payment default, a protest certifying the dishonoured bill must be drawn up by a public notary within two working days of the due date.
Similarly, cheques are still widely used in international transactions. In the domestic business environment, however, cheques are customarily used less as an instrument of payment, and more as a credit instrument, making it possible to create successive payment due dates. It is therefore a common and widespread practice for post-dated cheques to be endorsed by several creditors. Furthermore, issuers of dishonoured cheques may be liable to prosecution provided a complaint is lodged under both Civil and Criminal procedures.
Instead of promissory letters or notes, which are not usually used as a security or payment method in Cyprus, a written acknowledgement of debt may be obtained, which can be used as essential evidence during the Hearing trials in a later stage to the Court.
SWIFT bank transfers, well-established in Cypriot banking circles, are used to settle a growing proportion of transactions, and offer a quick and secure method of payment. In addition, SEPA bank transfers are becoming more popular as they are fast, secure, and supported by a more developed banking network.
Debt collection
Amicable phase
Before initiating proceedings in front of the competent court, an alternative method to recover a debt is to try to agree with the debtor on a settlement plan. Reaching the most beneficial arrangement is usually achieved by means of a negotiating process.
The recovery process commences with the debtor being sent a final demand for payment by recorded delivery mail, reminding him of his payment obligations, including any interest penalties as may have been contractually agreed – or, failing this, those accruing at the legal rate of interest.
Interest is due from the day following the date of payment stipulated in the invoice or commercial agreement at a rate, unless the parties agree otherwise, equal to the European Central Bank's refinancing rate, plus seven percentage points.
Legal proceedings
Introduced in 2015, cases with small claims (no more than EUR 3,000) can follow a simplified and faster procedure. To engage such a procedure, the creditor must possess a written document substantiating the claim underlying his lawsuit, such as a Statement of Account, an acknowledgement of debt established by private deed, the original invoice summarising the goods sold and bearing the buyer's signature and stamp certifying receipt of delivery, or the original delivery slip signed by the buyer.
For all other claims, the usual procedure is followed. The creditor files a claim with the court, who serves the debtor within twelve months. The hearing would be set at least eighteen months later. Cypriot law allows the court to render a default judgment if the respondent fails to file a defence. The ruling issued by the judge allows immediate execution subject to the right granted to the defendant to lodge an objection. To obtain suspension of execution, the debtor must petition the court accordingly.
Enforcement of a legal decision
Enforcement of a domestic decision may begin once the final judgment is made. If the debtor fails to satisfy the judgment, the latter is enforceable directly through the attachment of the debtor's assets.
For foreign awards rendered in a European Union member-state, Cyprus has adopted advantageous enforcement conditions, such as EU Payment Orders or the European Enforcement Order. For decisions rendered by non EU countries, they will be automatically enforced according to reciprocal enforcement treaties. In the absence of an agreement, exequatur proceedings will take place.
Insolvency proceedings
Restructuring proceedings
This procedure aims to help debtors restore their credibility and viability, and continue their operations beyond bankruptcy, by aiming to negotiate an agreement between the relevant debtors and creditors. During this procedure, claims and enforcement actions against the debtor may be stayed, but the court will appoint an administrator to control the debtor's assets and performances. The reorganization process starts with the debtor's submission of a plan to the court, which conducts a judicial review of the proposed plan, while a court-appointed mediator assesses the creditors' expectations.
The procedure commences with an insolvency petition either by the debtor or its creditors. The court appoints an administrator as soon as the debts are verified. In addition, a Pool of Creditors (three members representing each class of creditors) will be given the responsibility of overseeing the proceedings, which terminate once the proceeds of the sale of the business' assets are distributed.


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Listen, we all get a little low on gas after lunch. That's normal. But why does it sometimes feel like you've only got two good hours all day? Presenting GQ's hour-by-hour guide to understanding, preserving, and—yes!— boosting a man's energy
This story was written under the influence of caffeine in numerous forms, as well as Nawgan®, a new "refreshing beverage" designed by a brain scientist to promote concentration, and—once or twice—a pharmaceutical concocted for narcoleptics that comes in handy when you have to be coherent even on days when your 2-year-old is clamoring at 4 a.m. for milk and "'artoons!"
Whether your problem is an ornery toddler or an overly boozy night, every honest man in America who isn't Tony Robbins knows the feeling of losing steam until he is an Internet-trolling zombie by 3 p.m. The secret to having more energy isn't just a matter of righting those wrongs. It's a mix of proper sleep, better diet, and managing—but not eliminating—stress. What follows is a day in the life of your energy.
Before you take that bite, remember: Nothing is as
crash-inducing as processed carbs.
A few ground rules for food, starting with breakfast.
First things first: Pacing your caloric intake is the best way to maintain energy "so that you don't have to overeat or undereat, and the body has the amount of energy it needs," says Susan Roberts, the senior scientist at the Energy Metabolism Lab at Tufts University. Roberts's job is to obsess over food and diet and how these things relate to health. Her basic message: Find a way to avoid hunger. Which is to say: Don't eat crap. "If you eat soda and Twinkies, you will get hungrier," Roberts says. That's because these foods are engineered to make us crave them, and they're composed of highly processed sugars that are easily burned up, resulting in the famous crash any afternoon cookie-snacker knows all too well.
Much of what Roberts encourages is the message we're hearing all over the media, from authors and farmers and chefs and guys in fedoras riding Big Wheels around Brooklyn: Eat whole foods whenever possible. And yet, Roberts says, "something like 85 percent of all food we eat has gone through a food manufacturer. We've all been trained to eat processed foods. Developing a liking for whole foods overnight is difficult; you have to retrain your brain."
The Shortcut:
We know what to eat. When should we eat it? Is breakfast really the most -important meal of the day? "A whole bunch of studies show that people who eat breakfast do better managing their weight than people who skip it," Roberts says. "Salad-bar people, breakfast-skippers—by 3 p.m., their bodies are ravenous. The body is craving sugar and calories; you're in starvation mode, essentially." And to remedy that, the body is drawn to foods that most readily resupply calories. It'll lure you toward foods built from the toxic stew of refined carbs and fat—foods that are engineered to be calorically dense. "Your energy level over the day isn't just total nutritional content," Roberts says. "It's about calories, and pushing some of them earlier in the day is a good way to maintain energy levels."
Power Players: George Lois
One of the most productive ad men of all time
"Energy begets energy. If you're dragging, start moving.
Get up and get active. Before you know it, you're hustling.
You're excited."
6:30 a.m.
- You are a morning person. *
The earlier you wake up, the higher your levels of cortisol, better known as the stress hormone. This chemical can raise focus and productivity—especially if you learn how to harness it. (See "Embrace Anxiety.")
7:30 a.m.
- Let the sunshine in. *
Linger in the driveway as you pick up the newspaper, or drink your coffee in the yard. Being out in the sun (or at least in daylight) helps signal the brain to cut off the production of melatonin, the chemical that makes us drowsy.
10 a.m.
*Go time. *
Ignore the e-mail; postpone your website grazing. That dude enthusiastically retelling the story of his "amazing night"? Kick him out of your office. Your natural circadian rhythms and the boost of energy from a solid breakfast (not McGriddles) make this one of your most productive hours, so it's an excellent time to actually, you know, work.
10:30 a.m.
- Caffeine maintenance. *
Here's the thing: Coffee is fine. Even sleep experts drink it. But it's a stimulant that is best used in moderation, so any nutritionist you ask will tell you to keep it reasonable. Go with smaller cups—four to six ounces each—and space them out across the day, like the Europeans do with espresso.
All Day
Eat like a much smaller mammal.
Roberts recommends three small meals and two snacks—"but small snacks." The meals should serve as the three points during a day "when your tummy is full and you're feeling satisfied. That's important; we're hardwired to feel full." The purpose of the snacks, she says, is to curb cravings—not to fill you up but to tide you over. An apple, for instance, works well. Or cheese sticks, because protein is more filling.
As for what not to eat: "The ideal diet is one that gets rid of unsatisfying stuff," Roberts says. Sugar is obvious. "But one of the worst things would be white carbohydrates," she says, such as white bread and rice. "Sugar is hunger-promoting, but white carbs are less good for all kinds of reasons." They're less healthy, have fewer vitamins and minerals, and worst of all, encourage cravings. Wheat bread doesn't actually have less sugar—it's a wash on the glycemic index—but it has "a whole lot more fiber," and that is the difference maker. "In the minute of that meal, it might not matter. But fiber has long-term benefits," she says.
Power Players: Tony Schwartz
Consultant, CEO of the Energy Project
"Humans can't operate nonstop like computers. We're
designed to pulse between activities. Work in ninety-
minute bursts.You'll get more done in less time."
Fiber also explains why it's so much better to get sugars from fruit, as opposed to sweets, and why it's always better to actually eat the fruit instead of getting it blended down into a smoothie. The latter is far superior to a Snickers, obviously, but eating the fruit whole makes the body work harder to break down the food and take advantage of the calories. "An apple is bulky. It has textural constraints," Roberts explains, in the way only a scientist can. "The lumps of apple that arrive in your stomach with pieces of skin [on them] have cells that have to be broken down. Fruit itself has barriers to instant use." By making your body labor to digest the fiber, the energy is more slowly portioned out.
12:30 p.m.
*The things that look best are the worst for you. *
Sorry, but if you crave it, it's probably bad. If you actually want to be conscious after lunch, try a grilled-chicken sandwich and a spinach salad (which is loaded with fatigue-fighting iron). You can never go wrong with fish (unless it's deep-fried and served as sticks) or a turkey chili that's thick with beans, which provide a slow drip of fuel over the course of an afternoon, thanks to a healthy balance of protein and carbohydrates.
The Workday
Embrace anxiety.
That visceral, almost hyper feeling you get during periods of extreme focus and productivity? That's anxiety. And according to T. Byram Karasu, psychiatrist in chief at Montefiore Medical Center and the go-to headshrinker for CEOs in New York City, it's good for you. Karasu tries to help his patients achieve a "high-adrenaline, low-endorphin" state that, he says, "is the opposite of what people suggest you do in life to be happy and serene." Such a blissed-out state "takes away the productive high-power energy" that many of us associate with extreme focus and mental energy. The idea of encouraging anxiety is more than a little counterintuitive—and surely quite troubling to neurotics—but it makes sense if you think about it. Have you ever felt almost tingly when working at a high level? The danger, Karasu warns, is that if this is the case, you are teetering very close to a physiological threshold. "At a certain level it becomes paralyzing," he says, and the body goes into anxiety overload—cortisol, the stress hormone, is released in massive quantities and we enter the fight-or-ight state. At this point, anxiety becomes fear and all systems basically shut down; your computer freezes up.
The extreme focus that Karasu teaches only works with people who have a high tolerance for this stimulus and are able to capitalize on the adrenaline being pumped through the body: "No one without high tolerance to anxiety can succeed at a high level."
1 p.m.
*Dude, drink. *
Dehydration is one of the leading causes of afternoon doldrums—or of shitty feelings anytime—because it decreases blood ow and, therefore, oxygen to the brain. Technically you should be hydrating throughout the day—thirteen cups a day for an average guy. The upside of all that water is you'll have to get up and move to the restroom more often, and moving is good.
2 p.m.
- Rise, young soldier. *
Any amount of aerobic ercise can improve concentration by activating brain chemicals like dopamine. There's an increasingly popular school of thought that we're only truly effective in bursts and that office workers should be encouraged to take breaks, even if that means leaving the building to go to the gym for a workout. If you only have a half hour, try interval training. Recent studies have shown that extremely intense short-burst ercise (even ten minutes' worth) can be as effective as a long run—you get the same health benefits and the endorphin high.
Power Players: Jim Cramer
Screams for five hours a day on CNBC
"I CAN'T STAY ASLEEP. I wake up revved and work out
intensely for an hour. Don't be an idiot. Get more sleep than
I do."
3 p.m.
*NASA says: Nap! *
The average circadian rhythm hits a low at two points in the day: 3 a.m. and 3 p.m. Hence, the afternoon slump. If you have a door or your boss is a progressive type, consider a rest. Even short naps are proven to fight fatigue and increase focus. A NASA study of long-haul airline pilots showed that those who napped for at least twenty-six minutes improved their reaction time by 16 percent, while those who didn't had a 34 percent deterioration.
4:30 p.m.
- Eat an apple. *
5 to 6 p.m.
*If you didn't do it earlier, work out now. *
Your body temperature typically peaks in the early evening, so your muscles are literally at their warmest now. And according to Karasu, "the machine has to be well maintained." For this, he insists on regular intense ercise, which he defines as the ability to run 6.7 miles per hour for twenty minutes.
6 p.m.
*A beer or two is fine, but more and your sleep is screwed. *
Orfeu Buxton, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, has an interesting explanation for why chronic insomniacs and burners of both candle ends are often grumpy and short-tempered. It isn't just that they're tired and thus irritable. Rather, the irritation comes from not experiencing enough REM sleep (or dream sleep), a brain function that helps a person "deal with emotions that come up during the day. In absence of sleep, that doesn't occur." And the result, he says, is a kind of "post-traumatic stress disorder" that can adversely affect how you interact with others. One of the main disrupters of REM sleep? Too much alcohol, which can also disrupt slow-wave sleep that precedes REM sleep. More than half the entire day's growth hormone is released during the slow-wave period, and "that accelerates aging if you don't get it." And, of course, you'll feel generally more sluggish.
"Stress-train" your brain.
You remember how we told you anxiety can be a good thing? Well, you should also remember that it only works if you have a high tolerance for it. Fortunately, you can raise your anxiety threshold. Coaches of top athletes, like Andy Walshe, an Aussie-born performance expert at Red Bull, are starting to use "stress-training" to do just this. Walshe says he's lately been taking athletes way out of their comfort zones—by, say, making golfers do surf-survival school (really)—to teach them how to elevate their tolerance to stress and capitalize on the adrenaline, rather than letting it blow past the threshold into anxiety. You don't want to be in a situation where you're uncomfortable all the time, but you need to push yourself out to the edge a couple of times to see how much you can handle. One of the best ways to do this, Walshe says, is trying something you're afraid of. "The number one fear of Westerners, worse than death, is public speaking," he says. "It builds anxiety and heart rate."
If you learn to channel it, mild anxiety is a surefire energy
The primal explanation for all this, explains Dean MacKinnon, M.D., an associate professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, is that the inner regions of the brain are waiting to kick in and assist us by providing jolts of the neurotransmitters adrenaline and norepinephrine. In caveman times, the idea was to help us, say, chase and catch prey or recognize and run from an angry mammoth. Today, we can understand these things in the cool, detached verbiage of science. When fight-or-ight happens, we're shifting from "tonic arousal" to "phasic arousal," and the more you're in the latter state, the more "alert" you'll feel, MacKinnon explains.
7 p.m.
*Eat light—also, early. *
Dinner should be small and at least three hours prior to sleep. Your body needs that much time to process solids and avoid acid reux. Load up on greens and lean proteins.
10 p.m.
*What about nooky? *
Karasu, the energy guru, is firm on this: "Indulging in sexuality…will lower testosterone and create laziness in the body." Wait—what? "Once or twice a week is okay," but "no promiscuity." If you're thinking that such an ascetic regimen is likely not well received by his roster of clients—CEOs, celebrities, Masters of the Universe—you're right. "They say, 'Fuck you!'" Karasu says, and laughs as only a man who charges $1,000 per hour can. "They usually come around, by the way."
You're sleeping wrong.
If someone were to ask you how much sleep is enough, chances are you'd answer, "Eight hours." That response has always been the numerical equivalent of a good night's sleep. But Buxton, the Harvard sleep expert, thinks we need to change the conversation. There's only one rule that will ensure that you've slept enough to fully function: You need to be able to wake up under your own power and feel rested. "If you can get up at the same time each day without an alarm clock and it's pleasant—that's important—then you're getting enough sleep," he says. Every person will need to tinker with bedtimes to arrive at the right number of hours, and it varies by person (see Jim Cramer, above), but it's somewhere between seven and nine hours. That number, it turns out, is genetically ifluenced and is "not likely to change dramatically unless you have an illness or unusual pain, anxiety, or stress." (Buxton's is seven hours forty-five minutes.)
Sleep isn't just important because a lack of it causes us to feel drowsy, lethargic, and run-down. "It's during sleep that the body recovers," Buxton says, and the payoff of that can be increased mental and physical energy. A sleep-deprived brain will be weak in the areas of "ecutive function"—creativity and decision-making—and while you can still learn "explicit things," Buxton explains, you will not be able to experience as many "implicit learning moments." These are the aha! moments when "there's a pattern that's not completely obvious and then suddenly you see it." What's more, sleep debt can prevent the brain from converting short-term memories to long-term memories and, as your grandmother said, really does elevate your risk of getting sick. Buxton cites "some very elegant studies where they make people sniff rhinovirus" that showed that people who sleep less are far more likely to develop colds. So, final lesson: Sleep more, which really means go to bed earlier.
Josh Dean wrote about killer desk jobs in the October 2011 issue of GQ.


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A filling and fresh salad to serve on its own or as a side dish on a summer day..
Serves 4
200 g quinoa (more or less depending on how hungry you are)
1/2 of a small cabbage head, thinly sliced
10 cm of a leek, thinly sliced
2 handfuls of rocket leaves
2 oranges
5 menthe leaves
1 tbs Umboshi vinegar
1 tbs honey (if oranges aren't sweet enough)
1 handful of your favorite nuts (almonds and walnuts in my case)
Olive oil
Salt & pepper
Cook the quinoa as described on the package, I like to use vegetable stock instead of water but that is optional.
Start with segmenting one of the oranges, keep a bowl underneath so you are not wasting any of the juice. Put the orange segments to one side and squeeze the juice out of whats left of your orange. Just squeese the juice out from the other orange.
In the bowl of orange juice ad 1 tbs of Umboshi vinegar (or substitute with white/red wine vinegar or lemon juice).
Finely slice the menthe leaves, this is easily done by placing one leave on top of another and rolling all leaves together and then slice with a sharp knife. Af the menthe to your dressing.
Also ad the thinly sliced leak and season with a little salt and pepper. Here in Spain the oranges are really sweet and juicy and no extra sweetness needs to be added, but have a taste, maybe a little honey needs to be added?
When the quinoa is cooked, drain and then pour it into your bowl of dressing. Have a taste again and season with salt and pepper before adding the finely chopped cabbage and rocket leaves (thinly sliced fennel would also taste fantastic with this).
Plate separately or on a big fancy plate. Garnish with your orange fillets, the roughly chopped nuts and drizzle a fine olive oil on top. Serve as is is or together with.. Hm.. grilled gambas or chicken?
Although it is cooked and eaten like a grain, quinoa is technically a seed, and is related to spinach, chard and beets. Quinoa is a complete protein, which means that it contains all the amino acids necessary for our nutritional needs. Complete proteins are rare in the plant world, making quinoa an excellent food for vegetarians and vegans, or for anyone looking for healthy protein source. It's also high in iron and calcium, and is a good source of manganese, magnesium and copper, as well as fiber.
Quinoa is naturally gluten-free, making it an excellent food for celiac patients or other people following a gluten-free diet. Quinoa flour is great for baking cookies, breads and muffins, and quinoa flakes are a perfect substitute for oatmeal.


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General Motors has turned into a big tease.
It seems like it's enjoying the slow, painful reveal of the C7 Corvette a little too much, with not so much as a carefully orchestrated "leak" of information to satisfy the legions of fans salivating over what might lie beneath the C7's camo cladding.
For the General's line of 2014 pickups, a similar tease has been under way. Yesterday, though, the sheet officially came off and revealed… well… a couple of big, boxy trucks. Still, the 2014 Silverado and Sierra are trucks that will set a new standard of what it takes to build a good American workhorse. It's just too bad they look so much like Chevy trucks.


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It's Amazing What $160 Million Will Buy!…
It's great to have an Ace, even if it came with a steep price tag…
Behind the stellar pitching of CC Sabathia and a few Angels miscues, the Yanks took Game 1 of the American League Championship Series from Los Angeles.
Kathy Willens/AP
CC went 8 innings to eliminate any bridges between himself and Mariano Rivera. He only allowed 4 hits in the 4-1 victory, and struck out 7. Mo picked up the save. These types of performances will certainly allow Sabathia to shed the stigma of his past play-off failures, and re-invent himself as a big game pitcher.
William Perlman/The Star Ledger
Going into the series, I felt one of the keys was to get Johnny Damon going. He had been ice cold during the Twins series. Despite the cold NY temperatures last night, Johnny was warmed up with two hits. He also scored two runs. His play is instrumental to the Yanks' chances of returning to the World Series.
Julie Jacobson/AP
I am headed to New York (on business, not pleasure, unfortunately), so I have to keep this post short. I guess I had better take a coat…
Kathy Willens/AP
When I saw that the Los Angeles Dodgers had beaten the Philadelphia Phillies on a walk by Andre Ethier, it brought to mind the formula that Joe Torre had used against Phillies starter Pedro Martinez so many times when he was in Boston (right, Julia?). Let Pedro pitch his game, keep it close, wait for his exit, then strike. That formula worked to perfection last night as the Dodgers scored two runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to win, 2-1.
Jae C. Hong/AP
The NLCS is now tied at 2, and headed for Philly. I am thinking that I might spend Sunday night on South Street in Philly. I wonder if the place might be rockin'? 😉
The Yankees made a minor move this week when they signed a free agent first baseman. They picked up Trent Lockwood of the independent Amarillo Dillas. I don't know much about the guy or if he is considered a prospect or not, but he did hit 14 home runs and is known for his defense. Hey, what a Dilla!


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Newly published estimates for Guam show that real gross domestic product (GDP)—GDP adjusted to remove price changes—increased 0.5 percent in 2012, after decreasing 0.6 percent in 2011.
For comparison, real GDP for the United States (excluding the territories) increased 2.8 percent in 2012 and 1.8 percent in 2011.
In 2012, the increase in real GDP reflected an improvement in the trade balance. Exports of services—primarily spending by tourists—contributed significantly to economic growth.
In 2011, the decline in real GDP reflected a decrease in private fixed investment and a deterioration in the trade balance. The decrease in private fixed investment reflected a drop in private construction activity.
Read the full report here.


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At the end of the spring 2006 season that one-year commitment will have stretched to 39 years. And that Samples has decided is long enough. This week he informed his men's and women's golf teams that he will retire at the end of the school year.
"It was a tough decision, but I felt it was the right time," said Samples who came to Lipscomb in 1966 as Director of Testing and Counseling. "I will miss the association with the players and other coaches who have become good friends. Lipscomb has been a great place to work."
Samples won't be completely leaving the program. Dr. Steve Potts, Lipscomb's director of athletics, has offered Samples the opportunity to spend as much time as he wants around the golf program and the athletic department.
"We have been blessed to have Coach Samples as a member of our athletic staff for these 39 years," said Potts. "He worked extremely hard to build a strong NAIA program that produced two individual national champions in Will Brewer and Katherine Neely, and he has secured a solid foundation for our current NCAA Division I program
"We will be forever grateful to Ralph for the rich legacy he leaves behind. We are also pleased that we will have this coming season with him to continually express our thanks."
For someone who had no intention of coaching, Samples leaves an impressive legacy. Some of the accomplishments are:
• Teams have won more than 100 tournaments• Teams participated in 24 NAIA National Tournaments • President of NAIA National Coaches Association (1984) • Director of NAIA District 24 for 18 years • Winner of gold medal as coach of Team USA in World University Golf Championship in San Lameer, South Africa (1998) • Inducted into NAIA National Golf Coaches Hall of Fame (1988) • Inducted into Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame (1989) • Coached Will Brewer, winner of NAIA Nationals (1976) • Coached Katherine Neely, winner of NAIA Nationals (2001)
His teams traveled extensively, participating in tournaments in St. Andrews, Scotland, Hawaii, Bermuda and the Bahamas.
"I have had the good fortune of having many outstanding players, including several All-Americans and several Academic All-Americans," said Samples. "Every player who has been on my teams for four years has graduated."
Samples has a bachelors degree from Lipscomb, a masters from the University of Chattanooga (now UT-Chattanooga) and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
He is a native of Cleveland, Tenn., where he played football for Bradley County High School. He and his wife, Mimi, have been married for 47 years.


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National Society
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American Revolution
Johannes Hardenbergh Chapter
Lexington, New York
The Johannes Hardenbergh Chapter, NSDAR was officially recognized as the 181st chapter in New York State on Friday, January 30, 1976. It was the first New York State Chapter to organize during America's bicentennial year. Mrs. Joseph P. Vecchiarelli, New York State Organizing Secretary, presided at the organizational meeting held at the home of Mrs. Leona Decker of Lexington. Of the 16 charter members, 10 women remain active members in good standing.
The Chapter celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 2, 2001. The New York State Regent, Mrs. Caesar B. Pattarini, was the guest speaker. Her subject was "The Daughters in the 21st Century."
The Chapter meets the third Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Lexington Methodist Church Hall.
Contact: Johannes Hardenbergh Chapter
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I'm a USTA 3.5 benchmark rated player. I live between San Francisco and Redondo Beach and would like to join in doubles, mixed doubles, or possibly singles. I'm playing on weekends with a really nice bunch of guys in Manhattan Beach and El Segundo but would like to play fun tennis or drills and groundstrokes on weekdays/evenings, with the goal of burning calories and keeping the weight off. I am no longer interested in playing competitive leagues or tournaments (but can be an emergency replacement player as long as we're playing for fun.) I will be back in Redondo Beach around December 9th-10th.
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My favorite toolsHarm Millaard Oct 11, 2009 9:07 AM
Everybody has their own set of favorite tools, but often one is searching for even better ones. I made this overview not to tell you what to use, but what my personal favorites are. I invite you to share your experiences so that we may 'define' a required set of tools to make your system more stable and performing even better. I have divided the tools into several categories, so you may find useful ones rather easily. It is in no way complete, there are many more tools available, but these are my favorites.
Hardware Monitoring
CPU-Z: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php for monitoring clockspeed and memory timings
PSU Calculator Pro: http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp for showing PSU requirements, including the ageing of PSU's
HWMonitor: http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php for monitoring voltages, fan speed and temperatures
Speedfan: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php for monitoring voltages, fan speed and temperatures
Both HWMonitor and Speedfan are advised, because they show some different measurements, especially on the voltages. Both suppliers have been informed on the discrepancy between their programs and hopefully will act on them
Disk Optimization
Perfect Disk 10: http://www.perfectdisk.com/ for disk defragging
Diskeeper: http://www.diskeeper.com/diskeeper/home/diskeeper.aspx for disk defragging
Tweaking & Cleaning
CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/ for cleaning up temp files, cookies, registry and managing startup programs
1Click PC Fix: http://www.ccleaner.com/ for serious registry cleaning
PerfectSpeed PC Optimizer: http://www.perfectdisk.com/products/home-perfectspeed/learn-more for managing registry clean up, defragging and finding duplicates
SysInternals: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx for optimizing or debugging purposes on-the-fly, most notably with Process Eplorer, Process Monitor and Autoruns, but also a lot of other usefull utilities are included.
TweakNow PowerPack: http://www.tweaknow.com/powerPack.html for registry tweaking and general maintenance
Screen capture
SnagIt: http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp for screen captures
Benchmarking & Testing
Cinebench R10: http://www.maxon.net/index.php?id=162&L=0 for measuring video performance
HDTach: http://www.maxon.net/index.php?id=162&L=0 for measuring disk performance
PassMark: http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm for measuring overall performance
PPBM4: http://ppbm4.com/ for measuring Premiere Pro CS4 performance
File Management
Beyond Compare: http://www.scootersoftware.com/ for file management, copying and finding duplicates
Treesize Professional: http://www.jam-software.com/treesize/ for disk space management
Total Commander: http://www.ghisler.com/ for generic file management
Scenalyzer: http://www.scenalyzer.com/main.html for capturing SD material
HDVSplit: http://strony.aster.pl/paviko/hdvsplit.htm for capturing HDV material
CD & DVD Tools
Easy CD-DA Extractor: http://www.poikosoft.com/ for audio ripping, conversion and disk creation
PowerDVD: http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd/overview_en_US.html for playing DVD and BRD's
Nero: http://www.nero.com/enu/nero9-introduction.html for duplicating disks on multiple burners simultaneously
Install tools
nLite: http://www.nliteos.com/ for creating slipstreamed installation disks for XP
vLite: http://www.vlite.net/ for creating slipstreamed installation disks for Vista
Video tools
GSpot: http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ for identifying the codec in use
Media Info: http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en for identifying the codec in use
Lagarith: http://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html a visually lossless codec
HuffYuv: http://neuron2.net/www.math.berkeley.edu/benrg/huffyuv.html another visually lossless codec
Bitrate calculator: http://dvd-hq.info/bitrate_calculator.php?PHPSESSID=6501b6b2b31f4c4a295bc8c2ba1e6f57#Calcu lator
I hope we can extend on this list with your suggestions, so in the end we may have a good list of tools that people can consult when they are looking for specific utilities. It is not my initial intention to include specific tools like ripping software, plug-ins to PR and the like, but only the more generic tools. Hence no mention of MainConcept, Morgan and the like.


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Dec. 19--GREENSBURG -- Unseasonably warm but extremely breezy conditions did not stop close to 100 local residents from honoring their service-fallen on Saturday. The staff of Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home and patriotic town volunteers decorated the graves of more than 400 veterans at South Park and St. Mary's cemeteries in Greensburg as part of "Wreaths Across America Day."
"As a veteran of the U.S. Army, I was honored to come out and honor my fallen brothers by decorating the sacred ground in which their bodies rest," Army Veteran Earl Six commented. His eyes clouded with heartfelt tears as he finished. "It's just a beautiful sight to see these guys remembered."
In 1992, Worcester Wreath found themselves with a surplus of wreaths nearing the end of the holiday season. Remembering his boyhood trip to Arlington National Cemetery, Morrill Worcester, owner of the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine realized he had an opportunity to honor our country's veterans.
With the aid of Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, arrangements were made for the wreaths to be placed at Arlington in one of the older sections of the cemetery that had been receiving fewer visitors with each passing year.
Through the years that followed, this program became an important cause to the Worcester Wreath Company. In 2005, a photo of the Arlington cemetery, covered with snow and rows of gravestones decorated by the brush-green wreaths and bright hand-tied red velvet bows went viral on the internet. An estimated 450,000 wreaths have been placed on gravestones all over the nation and that number continues to grow with each year.
Baylor Trucking has been involved with Wreaths Across America for nine years now, and donates all transportation for all the Indiana-bound wreaths. "It's something that's very special and dear to our hearts. We love our country and when we started, it was only five trucks to Arlington, but now, we make all the stops to all of the participating cemeteries in Indiana," Carrie Baylor stated.
At the service in South Park cemetery, Gilliland-Howe staff was asked what inspired them to become involved in such a major volunteer effort.
"We saw a booth at a seminar," Tricia Burkhart and Braiden Ryle explained. "We grabbed a pamphlet, and Leslie (Thackery) took it from there. We start fundraising on Memorial Day, and right around Veteran's day, we place our orders. We just do it because we believe in it," they explained.
"We charge $15 a wreath, and with a donation of two wreaths, the donor gets one to lay on their choice of a veteran's grave," Funeral Director Leslie Thackery said. "We'd like to be able to honor the over 2,500 vets in South Park and St. Mary's someday," she continued.
"Because everyone dies twice, once when their physical body dies, and then again, when their name is uttered for the final time, we encourage the folks helping us to read the name of the veteran out loud, and then place their wreath," Leslie Thackery said. "It's very important that their names are said aloud. It's how we keep their memory alive."
To take part in "Wreaths Across America 2018" contact Leslie Thackery or Braiden Ryle at Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home on 110 E. North Street in Greensburg at (812) 663-8341.
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CONCORD, N.H. � After years of failing to get casino bills through the New Hampshire House, gambling supporters are optimistic the dice is rolling their way with Democrat Maggie Hassan's election as governor. Hassan supports one well-regulated, high-end casino that is selected by a competitive bid. The man she is succeeding, Democratic Gov. John Lynch, squelched efforts to bring a casino to New Hampshire during his eight years in office by questioning whether it would negatively affect quality of life. By Norma Love.
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MIDLAND, Texas � A harrowing train crash in West Texas that killed four war veterans unfolded in a rapid-fire 20 seconds � from the time the crossing bells and lights activated to the collision. The National Transportation Safety Board released a detailed timeline Saturday, pieced together from video images on the train, a sheriff's car and the train's equivalent of a black box. By Juan Carlos Llorca.
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� MOTORCYCLE FATALITY � Police are investigating a motorcycle crash in Maine that killed a New Hampshire man.
� APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE � Officials are investigating a fire that burned a three-story apartment house in Nashua, leaving 24 people without a home.
� HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER � Police in Vermont are seeking the public's help in identifying a driver who struck a man while putting gas in his car on the side of the road and then taking off without stopping.
� LACONIA STABBING � Laconia police say a 26-year-old New Hampshire woman was hospitalized and a 31-year-old man is in jail following a violent domestic fight.
� HUNTER SHOT � A New Hampshire hunter escaped serious injury when buckshot fired by another hunter struck his backpack.
� APPRENTICE HUNTING LICENSES � Firearms deer hunting season is under way and New Hampshire officials are offering would-be hunters the chance to try out the sport without having to pass a hunter safety program.


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Dead Man Identified by Police as Bangor Resident
Bangor Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a man's death and now they're reaching out to the public for more information.
During last week's major snow storm, police received a report on a person lying on the ground in front of the Walmart sign on Stillwater Avenue, Bangor.
A man was found dead and police say they are treating his death as a criminal investigation.
Today, police have identified the victim as Derek McLeod, 27, of Bangor but say they have no more information.
The state medical examiner's office is waiting on the results of a toxicology report.
In fact, police ask that if anyone had any contact with McLeod the evening of March 12 into the morning of March 13, to contact Bangor police at (207) 947-7384 ext. 5714.


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The ExCITE project methodology is highly inspired by a user-centric approach used for prototyping, validating and refining a solution in both multiple and evolving real contexts. In order for the results of the evaluations to be significant, prototype deployment must consider a large scale and a longitudinal perspective.
This is possible in ExCITE because (1) a Giraff prototype designed to accommodate future needs already exists, (2) the members in the ExCITE project are geographically distributed in Italy, Spain and Sweden and (3) the end-user participation is closely tied to the consortium and project activities. Healthy adult volunteers have been selected at different end-user test sites. Each end-user site has received a prototype to be tried and used for a period of time (up to 1 year). Currently test sites are on-going and the Giraff has already been improved technically and in user interface to address the challenges encountered. Feedback shows a very positive response from the elderly and their families and outlines the challenges in penetrating the organisations.
The main objective of ExCITE is to evaluate user requirements for social interaction, that enable embodiment through robotic telepresence. This evaluation is performed on a Pan-European scale and with a longitudinal perspective. An existing prototype is deployed towards the targeted end-users, and is refined by tightly involving the users in the development cycles of the prototype throughout the project.
The technology used in the evaluation, is called the Giraff robot, a telepresence device that allows anyone – professional caregivers, family and friends to virtually visit a home, move about freely and communicate with residents via videoconferencing technology.
Expected results and impact:
The ExCITE project will achieve a breakthrough in the application of telerobotics to elderly care by developing a low-cost, easy-to-use device with practical functionality. By focusing on simple audio-visual communications via a mobile platform, the Giraff achieves practicality and a price point that enables large-scale home deployment. By focusing on the main objective of user involvement and assessment of requirements, it will also be an eminently usable device.
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Six years ago, Irineos I was the patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem with about 100,000 followers. Today, he sits behind locked doors in his Old City apartment, claiming he has been imprisoned by the successor who ousted him in a dispute over sale of church land to Israelis.The only way Irineos could speak to The Associated Press Thursday was through a wireless microphone hoisted at the end of a rope to his roof — in the same black shopping bag supporters use nightly to deliver him groceries.
? I'm shocked? I don't understand why something like this would happen. Is this a common thing?
Former Patriarch Irineos I apparently sold Orthodox Church property to the Israeli government...BBC Article:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4574759.stmHe was apparently deposed and reduced to being just a monk.
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We've been hard at work these past few days, and are making lots of progress! We can't wait to start showing you some photos of our newly renovated space. While we're working, we're already enjoying our new neighborhood.
We've been enjoying the coffee and company of our new neighbors, the Greenwood Sip n' Ship, snacks from Ken's Market, painting supplies and other sundries from the Greenwood True Value, and this morning we're going to try brunch at Yanni's (the website says they have Baklava waffles – are you kidding me?)
I've patronized all of these businesses occasionally over the years, but I'm really enjoying visiting all of them (and more to come, I'm sure) more often now that we're neighbors.
We'd also like to thank the Phinneywood Blog for posting about our move this week – thank you for helping to spread our good news!
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EDEN, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont attorney general's office says the state has filed a settlement agreement with the former owner of a defunct asbestos mine over cleanup of the site in Eden and Lowell.
The attorney general's office said Thursday that the state will recover some past expenses from mitigation work done at the site.
The state says Vermont Asbestos Group, Inc. will maintain the corrective structures for the next ten years.
The company also has agreed to work with the state and Environmental Protection Agency to get money from its insurance policies, which will help the state and EPA cover past and future cleanup costs.
The asbestos mine, located on 1,500 acres, operated in the two towns for nearly a century, closing in 1993.
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Luther College has a rich tradition in the health and physical education fields. Over the years, many outstanding Luther graduates have served as teachers, coaches, and athletic trainers at all levels in schools across the nation. Graduates are also engaged in health and fitness promotion and exercise physiology.
Recognizing the growth of the health and fitness industry, Luther offers strong majors in:
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A fun summer art and craft art project.
Fun and easy Popsicle Art project that kids can make at school or at home. This is a great craft project for a Mother's Day gift. And this project is a recycle art project made using paper towel tubes. What a transformation ... into a piece of art.
Items needed:
- 2 Paper Towel tubes
- 6 popsicle sticks
- Masking tape
- Scissors
- Paper towel squares
- Brush & Paints
- 10" x 16" piece of White Foamboard, Mat board or Cardboard for Mounting
- Glue or rubber cement
- Press cardboard tubes flat and then cut 3 lengths 4 inches long. Bend each section in half and then unbend. This will give you sections that are slightly "puffed" on either side of the bend you made. This is what gives the sections a "popsicle" look.
- Trim the top edges of your popsicle sections with scissors to have a slight rounded corner at both sides.
- Using masking tape, tape two popsicle sticks to the inside, bottom section of each "popsicle". Leave about 2 inches of each popsicle stick showing.
- Tear a paper towel square in half and then fold up to fit inside of a popsicle. This will keep your popsicle shape.
- Tape the bottom center and top center to hold paper towel inside, but leave edges apart about 1/4 -1/2 inch.
- Paint popsicles fun sherbert colors of lime, lemmon, raspberry, orange, blueberry ... any fun combination. Let dry. Backs do not necessarily have to be painted.
- When dry, glue popsicles to a 10" x 16" piece of white foamboard or mat board to make your Popsicles into a piece of art.


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The Essential Good Food Guide by Margaret M. Wittenberg
If you've ever picked up an odd-looking vegetable at the farmers market or a new grain from the bulk bin and then wondered what to do with it back in your kitchen, this is the book for you. The Essential Food Guide walks us through all the ingredients both common and uncommon that find their way into our kitchen, delving into such gritty details as how to read labels, judging cooking times, cooking seasonally, and all the other bits of knowledge that can confound even the most intrepid home cook. In short: this is a resource that all of us need in the kitchen.
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Margaret M. Wittenberg
• Who published it: Ten Speed Press
• Highlights: Think of this book as your encyclopedia for good eating. It is both a buying guide and a cooking guide, covering both raw ingredients like fruits and flours as well as prepared ingredients like pasta, cheese, and soy sauce. Foods are listed with a brief description of what the food is, what it tastes like, its texture, how it can be used, and what to look for when buying it. While these descriptions certainly don't cover everything there is to know about every ingredient, they do give us enough of an understanding that we have something to go on when shopping and cooking.
Wittenberg spends a great deal of the book (nearly a third of it!) on grains and flours, diving deep into descriptions of flavor and texture, details on cooking methods, and discussions on gluten-free flours. The other sections cover fruits and vegetables, beans, pastas, nuts and seeds, dairy products, oils, seasonings, and sweeteners, and focus mostly on foods and ingredients that may not be as familiar. The sections on meat and seafood are the most brief, primarily discussing the definitions of various industry terms and labels — this was disappointing to me as I think shopping for good-quality meat and seafood is becoming increasingly confusing and I would have appreciated a more in-depth guide and discussion here.
The most useful aspect of this book, in my opinion, are the boxes and charts. These are our quick reference guides for everything from picking gluten-free flours to the best oils to dress our salads. I have flagged almost every one of them in the book and am sorely tempted to photocopy a few to tape to my cupboards!
• Who would enjoy this book? Cooks who are trying to shop more conscientiously and find themselves encountering many unfamiliar ingredients, cooks who would like more guidance when shopping at local markets
Find the book at your local library, independent bookstore, or Amazon: The Essential Good Food Guide by Margaret M. Wittenberg
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camping campsite 4 stars l aubrac - Holiday in nature at the edge of the Pareloup Lake The hilly landscape of the Lévézou plateau gently slopes between Millau and Rodez. In this vast area, green prairies and big lakes colour the landscape. Camping Club Les Genêts is set in this exceptional environment, at the edge of the Pareloup Lake. During your holiday in the Aveyron, you can enjoy a unique natural environment, with direct access to the beach.. camping campsite 4 stars l aubrac : Heated pool for all ages At the heart of the campsite, near the terrace of the bar, the entire family can enjoy the heated pool (28°C) of the camping club. While children play in the paddling pool or swimming pool, parents can enjoy sitting by the pool or reading a book in the sun, on one of the sunbeds. camping campsite 4 stars l aubrac : Play area Besides the mini-club, Camping Club Les Genêts offers a big play area with bouncing houses, play equipment and enough space to run around. Children will fully enjoy! The pool area is equipped with a paddling pool for toddlers. camping l aubrac : All you need on site On Camping Club Les Genêts youll find all you need for a pleasant stay in the Aveyron. At the campsite shop (open from 1 June to 11 September) youll find fresh products, groceries, bread, pastries and basic products. For a real holiday feeling on the plateaus of Lévézou, you wont need to cook every day, as the campsite snack bar (open in July and August) offers pizzas, home-made hamburgers, fries and salads, to eat in or take away camping camping l aubrac : Discover the Aveyron If you are looking to discover the Aveyron and the area of the Pareloup Lake with a group, with family or friends, or if you wish to organise a caravan rally (outside the period from 15 July to 20 August, no bachelor or introduction weekends), Camping Les Genêts can prepare you a tailor-made programme. camping camping l aubrac : Year : 2006 Equipment : - Kitchen with fridge-freezer, coffee machine, 2 burner gas hob, tableware and kitchenware. Bedrooms : - One bedroom with a double bed of 140 x 190. - One bedroom with two single beds side by side 80 x 190. Terrace with garden furniture. camping
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