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Von Strasser Winery specializes in unique and single-vineyard wines, all grown within Napa Valleys tiny Diamond Mountain District appellation. Each wine reflects both the unique characteristics of its site (terroir), and Rudys unique vision and winemaking philosophy. In the winery, Rudy blends both tradition and innovation together. Old world techniques such as extended maceration, French oak aging, and aerative racking are used in combination with modern equipment such as temperature controlled fermenters, state-of-the-art hand sorting systems and gentle handling equipment. However the most important tool in the winemaking process remains Rudys palette: every decision is ultimately based on Rudys vision of helping each vineyard attain it potential of producing world-class wine. In the vineyard, Rudy uses what he calls sustainable farming techniques. These include planting special cover crops to naturally increase the soil fertility and decrease erosion, and special trellising and irrigation techniques to reduce the potential for disease. Through these management decisions, the need for chemicals in the vineyard has almost been eliminated.
In 2007, Rudy installed an array of photovoltaic panels in the vineyard to supply the propertys electricity needs and further reduce its environmental footprint on the planet.
Von Strasser Winery is opened for private tours and tastings to those discriminating connoisseurs. A visit to von Strasser winery is truly a unique experience. As you drive up Diamond Mountain Road, you leave the valley floor and the crowds behind you and enter a property which many describe as "early Californian". However, the beauty of the setting is second only to the quality of the wine and personalized attention you will receive. During your visit you will learn about the winery and be able to taste and purchase unique, single-vineyard bottlings which are rarely available in the market place. Please call the winery to schedule your visit.
"Winery of the Year" - Twelve Years Standing
- Wine and Spirits Magazine
"Prince of Cabernet"
- The Wine News
"Wine of the Year" - 2006
- Connoisseurs Guide to California Wine
Plan a trip to von Strasser Winery on our interactive winery map:
Relax on our patio overlooking the hillside Estate Vineyards while sipping on at least five of our winery exclusive current releases, including the only Grüner Veltliner found in Napa Valley; a special white varietal in our exclusive red wine portfolio. We also offer wine pairings with chocolates or cheese in our cave with at least a day in advance notice.
Wine clubs are a great way to stay connected to your favorite wineries.
To join the wine club, visit www.vonstrasser.com or call 707-942-9500.
The DIAMOND CARTEL Wine Club:
We have put together an easy way to stay in touch while continuing to enjoy our winery exclusive wines at a discount, join us for special events and relish in the benefits of being part of our Diamond Cartel family. In addition, you will get first dibs on limited edition wines, food pairing and tasting notes included with each shipment and best of all, VIP treatment while visiting our winery for free tastings by appointment.
Choose the Club for You -
As a member of the ONE-CARAT club, you will receive one bottle of each of our wines annually as well as a special holiday selection from our owner/winemaker Rudy von Strasser. These wines will be shipped in four shipments annually: February, April, October, and December. Each shipment will average under $200 per shipment (approximately three bottles) plus applicable tax and shipping.
Want even more wine? Upgrade to our TWO-CARAT club and receive two bottles of each wine annually; one to drink now, and one to cellar for later. Each shipment will average under $400 per shipment (approximately six bottles) plus applicable tax and shipping.
For the true collector, we offer a Future's Club. Due to the limited production levels of our Diamond Mountain Wines, we have developed The Diamond Cartel Futures Club; a program that gives our most loyal customers guaranteed allocations, wine-club benefits, and special Futures pricing. Members of our Futures Club are invited to barrel-taste mid-January thru May and are able to purchase quantities before the vintage is released. Discounts increase with purchase quantity.
Membership Privileges:
15% discount on wine club shipments (only reds are included in the wine club shipments)
15% discount on re-orders including our Grüner Veltliner if desired (only reds are included in the wine club shipments)
Complimentary tours & tastings for you and up to three guests every time you visit von Strasser (advanced notice required)
Invitations to private, members-only events
Limited-edition wines exclusively produced for Diamond Cartel members
Tasting notes, food pairings and aging recommendations for each of your shipments from the winemaker
Ability to order "personalized" etched large format bottles
Priority to purchase library re-releases and special non-allocated wines
Personalized concierge service from our winery hospitality staff
No membership fees.
Once a year the rarest new Napa Valley wines become available under one roof at Premiere Napa Valley. Wineries throughout the Napa Valley are given one task to participate: create a one-of-a-kind wine for this event to be purchased by one lucky bidder. This event is only open to select members of the wine trade and the successful bidder is the sole owner of this unique wine.
von Strasser & Lava Vine Winery
Cases: 5
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2016
Release Date: October - 2018
Appellation: Diamond Mountain District
To purchase this wine or check on availability contact:
Nos Caves Vin
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Another fun outing I plan to take today is to the Beehive Bazaar with my girls. This is not your mother's craft fair. It's actually more like your grandmother's craft fair with all the cool retro-vintagy stuff there. I always get inspired. It's where I got my neato Family Tree in December. If you're local, it's moved to Thanksgiving Point this time. Maybe I'll see you there!
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amylouwhoMay 7, 2010 at 7:07 am
how fun!! I still have yet to meet Aunt Spicy – hopefully before I move!
Thanks for introducing me to her as well! Did she tell you that she knows my husband? (Sort of) We all have a mutual friend and they all hung out in Houston one weekend several years before we got married. Small small world!!

Next time I'm in Utah, we'll totally go fabric shopping together!
angelaMay 7, 2010 at 7:37 am
what a fun outing! And how funny that you two are actually related – kindred spirits find each other no matter the distance. How wonderful.
About MeMay 7, 2010 at 7:40 am
Give Aunt Spicy a hug from me! She is a neat lady. Like you, we have never met but we are friends from Blogland!

Enjoy the time wth your girls!
Mary on Lake PulaskiMay 7, 2010 at 8:26 am
Shopping and lunch sounded like so much fun Amy! I haven't ever shopped with another fabricaholic either.
Blue Is BleuMay 7, 2010 at 9:03 am
That's amazing you guys found out you're related! And I don't really have friends who get dizzy about fabric too… although I have one in training lol She's learning to quilt but somehow I don't think she's quite obsessed yet.
girlsmamaMay 7, 2010 at 9:17 am
I'll go fabric shopping with you in real life. 🙂
Aunt SpicyMay 7, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Thanks so much AUS! That was such a fun afternoon! You are amazing, brilliant, fun, super talented….and my most favorite thing of the afternoon, seeing your inner-sewing-sanctum! Can't wait for a repeat on the east coast!
John'aLeeMay 7, 2010 at 10:35 pm
There's nothing like a kindred spirit. And once you find one, you hold onto it for life! Good for you.
Nanette Merrill and daughtersMay 10, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I was at the bazaar with my girls on saturday. It was really fun. I got some great stuff.
WhosiesMay 10, 2010 at 1:21 pm
oh, i missed the beehive bazarre, but hit HMQS {home machine quilt show} it was wonderful!
shopping with friends is always funner….

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KateMay 15, 2010 at 12:25 am
I think we all have the same mutual friend– I'm in Alex, too. But BC sent me Aunt Spicy's blog (you really should come to the dc modern quilt guild!) Shopping with friends who love fabric really is the best. And whenever I'm in utah (coincidentally, this week) Blue Lemon and shopping next door is a treat. The shop cuts 1/8 yards, btw. Sounds like a great time.

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Nancy Bishop is editor and publisher of Third Coast Review, a Chicago-centric arts and culture website. You can read her reviews there and her pop culture writing here.
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Aaron Krause is the editor of Theatrecriticism.com, founded by Alan Smason (Steppin' Out, WYES-TV), which offers original theatre reviews and republishes current critical print works online.
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ROBERT FAIRES, Austin, TX, was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters — the rare theater critic among poets, fiction and non-fiction writers, songwriters, playwrights, screenwriters and scholars. Faires is the Austin Chronicle's Theatre Editor.
BILL HIRSCHMAN, Plantation, FL The ATCA Chair's mother "Lofi" passed away after a horrendous battle with cancer. Bill penned a loving obituary which can be read here. (Jan. 14, 2019 UPDATE)
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There are no color requirements.
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Connect with English "A Difficult Decision/Guitar Lessons" Rebecca wants to give shared guitar lessons to Vincent and Alex, so the two friends can still see each other and the Wangs later agree to the guitar lessons.G
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Ethics In America "Human Experiment" Does finding a cure justify putting test subjects at risk? C. Everett Koop is joined by Dr. Arnold Relman, editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, and other distinguished panelists in a discussion of the medical research field.G
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Western Tradition "The Death of the Old Regime" In France, the old order collapses under the attacks of revolutionists and the burden of its own weaknesses.G
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Western Tradition "The French Revolution" Liberty, fraternity, equality - must they be won by total war and revolutionary terror?G
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Biography of America, A "Capital and Labor" The making of money pits laborers against the forces of capital as the twentieth century opens. Professor Miller introduces the miner as the quintessential laborer of the period -- working under grinding conditions, organizing into unions, and making a stand against the reigning money man of the day, J. Pierpont Morgan. D
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Biography of America, A "Tr and Wilson" Professor Brinkley compares the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson -- the Warrior and the Minister -- in the first decades of the twentieth century. Professor Miller discusses American socialism, Eugene Debs, international communism, and the roots of the Cold War with Professor Brinkley. D
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DragonflyTV "Self Assembly/Bone Regrowth" Keely and Connor learn how scientists use self-assembly to make things at the nanoscale. Kobel, Nathan, and Adam learn that scientists are using nanotechnology to help regenerate nerves and bones.G
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Biz Kid$ "Bulls, Bears, and Financial Markets" Kids and bulls and bears, oh my! The Biz Kids examine stocks, bonds, commodities, and the markets where each of them are traded. You will discover various ways young people can get involved with the transactions, aim for profit, and avoid risk. Meet some successful entrepreneurs along the way. D
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The Electric Company "Shrink, Shrank, Shrunk!" Manny has borrowed the Skeleckian Shrinkanator 3002, an invention with the power to shrink anything down to a very small size. When Marcus and Jessica accidentally get shrunk, The Electric Company has to get the Shrinkinator back from Manny to get them back to normal size! This becomes even more difficult when Manny shrinks himself and is nowhere to be found. D
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Cyberchase "Unhappily Ever After" Hacker, longing again for Wicked, devises a deliciously dreadful plan to impress her: He sneaks into Happily-Ever-Afterville, uncovers the Book of Unhappy Endings, releases them across the site and crowns himself king! Wicked, duly impressed, becomes his Queen and together they delight as unhappy endings unfold. To rescue the site, the CyberSquad must get the Book back from Hacker to recapture the unhappy endings, and seal it inside 3 nesting boxes with precisely fitting lids . all before sundown! Of course, Hacker has destroyed the lids, but the kids enlist the carpentry skills of one of the Three Little Pigs. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "Baltimore: A Baltimore Classic - The Civic Club Sandwich" In this episode, Lidia heads to Baltimore, where she visits an institution of Italian food: Di Pasquale's market. Back in the kitchen, Lidia prepares Spiedini alla Romana, Minestrone, and the Italian-American Civic Club Sandwich. D
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Pati's Mexican Table "A French Twist On Mexico" A tasty look at the way French cuisine has historically influenced modern Mexican cooking, and simple techniques any American cook can manage with impressive results. Snapper in a Poblano Chile Sauce; Blissful Corn Torte; Cajeta Crepes with Toasted Pecans. D
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Christina "Feel Great Feast" Eating well is not grim or deprived, but delicious and satisfying. if you know how to coax the flavors from each and every fresh ingredient. And when you eat whole, unprocessed, seasonal food, you feel. D
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This Old House "Essex 2012/13, Liquid Assets" Lots of groundwork today, as Roger helps aquatic systems specialist Yorgos Gregory revive a neglected water feature, and drilling expert Roger Skillings is drilling for both a new water well and for geothermal wells. Master electrician Allen Gallant shows Kevin how he bends PVC conduit to run the new electrical service underground over hill and dale. D
7:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "European Travel Skills, Part 3" As Rick brings his 3,000-mile trek to its finish, he reinforces the skill he calls the most rewarding of all - connecting with the locals, not forgetting essential skills such as eating and sleeping well and packing light. Part 3 of 3G
8:00 pm
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "Ontario, Canada's Niagara Peninsula - Toronto And Beyond" Joseph explores Toronto, Canada's largest and most cosmopolitan city with world-class attractions and activities. He bicycles Lake Ontario's shore, kayaks Toronto Islands, and explores the peninsula's wine region.G
8:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "Baltimore: A Baltimore Classic - The Civic Club Sandwich" In this episode, Lidia heads to Baltimore, where she visits an institution of Italian food: Di Pasquale's market. Back in the kitchen, Lidia prepares Spiedini alla Romana, Minestrone, and the Italian-American Civic Club Sandwich. D
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Simply Ming "Jamie Bissonnette & Breaking Down A Chicken" On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming shows you one of his top techniques for a home cook to master, breaking down a chicken. "Buying a whole bird is so much cheaper than chicken parts", says Ming. With the help of Boston Chef Jamie Bissonnette, a nose to tail specialist, Ming shows viewers how much more mileage you can get out of a whole bird. D
10:00 pm
Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "Famous African-Americans" Louisiana is home to many famous African-Americans. Tiwanna Simpson introduces us to "King" Oliver, Mahalia Jackson, Fats Domino and Louis Armstrong. In West Africa, chicken was a festive dish served to honored guests. D
10:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "European Travel Skills, Part 3" As Rick brings his 3,000-mile trek to its finish, he reinforces the skill he calls the most rewarding of all - connecting with the locals, not forgetting essential skills such as eating and sleeping well and packing light. Part 3 of 3G
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Engaging with Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 3-5 "Workshop 7. Many Students: Many Voices and Abilities" Each student has an individual perspective to share with the world. In this session, you will learn about ways to celebrate their uniqueness, providing an atmosphere in the classroom in which each student plays a respected and respectful role in conversations surrounding literature. You will see how background, reading levels, language acquisition levels, and other personal characteristics allow for the formulation of multiple perspectives that add significantly to a group. D


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The Division of Mine Reclamation periodically publishes a list of mines regulated under SMARA that meet provisions set forth under California's Public Resources Code, Section 2717(b). This list is generally referred to as the AB 3098 List, in reference to the 1992 legislation, that established it. Sections 10295.5 and 20676 of the Public Contract Code preclude mining operations that are not on the AB 3098 List from selling sand, gravel, aggregates or other mined materials to state or local agencies.
Current Listing of the AB 3098 List
The operation has an approved reclamation plan;
The operation has an approved financial assurance;
The operation has filed its annual report;
The operation has paid its reporting fee;
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The operation
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Dinner in Cloud Break, Arizona
What really happened though, is that a creative but lazy jokester has taken a series of pictures of a lizard and a snake from Australia and changed the location specified in the accompanying text, perhaps to scare their neighbors. I'm going to guess they're from, oh..I don't know...Cloud Break, Arizona? I can't actually find information about this town, does it really exist?
Our first clue is the mention of a goanna, which do not occur in North America. You may recall Paul Hogan eating one in Crocodile Dundee (although he didn't like the taste). Maybe whoever altered the e-mail didn't know this. But, at least they were aware that Black-headed Pythons can't be found in Arizona, so they changed the species to a Kingsnake, which do occur in Arizona and look superficially similar to the python in the picture.
Black-headed Pythons can reach about eight feet long, much bigger than Common Kingsnakes can; their large size makes them well equipped to eat large lizards such as goannas. Kingsnakes also like to eat other reptiles, although none as large as the goanna in the picture.
If you're interested in learning about what snakes can really be found in Arizona, check out this site. Information about Arizona's lizards can be found here.
10.8.11-Multiple commenters have noted that this picture was taken near the Cloud Break mine in Pilbara, Australia.
25 comments:
- Mark Bailey said...
Although you're spoiling it for the herpetologically challenged, great work, man!
- November 23, 2009 at 7:04 PM
I figured it was some kind of hoax - bummer. But is it realistic that the snake would eat that big of a lizard?
- November 23, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- David Steen said...
Thanks Mark.
Kim...snakes are famous for their ability to take prey large relative to their own body size, as demonstrated in the pics. As you know, they're able to do this because of their jaw structure, which isn't as 'rigid' as ours. They can manipulate their jaw bones to accommodate huge prey.
However, it's much more typical for snakes to eat prey items that don't push them to the limit, so to speak. When a snake tries to eat another large animal, they run the risk that their intended prey turns the tables on them. If they do manage to subdue their prey, they are vulnerable to predators themselves (like hawks) when they go through the long process of trying to swallow it. Finally, after eating something so large the snakes will be slow and again, vulnerable to predation.
But, as the pics show, sometimes a large juicy lizard is just too appetizing to pass up.
- November 23, 2009 at 7:15 PM
- Betsys_Backyard said...
Thanks for your continued sleuthing and truth seeking on the blogosphere and educating us all!
- November 24, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- Charles said...
Didn't hear this, but it's amazing how people will try to mislead others.
- November 28, 2009 at 12:12 AM
- Shawn said...
Wow... That's a beautiful snake... And a big meal! Captured it at an excellent moment. Well Done!
- December 3, 2009 at 7:07 AM
- Bill W. said...
Thanks for the proper info. I was surfing trying to identify the type of snake and it just didn't fit anything in AZ. Although the photos are spectacular, it sucks that people can'y put the appropriate info with their mailings.
Thanks again,
Bill in Ohio
- December 8, 2009 at 10:35 PM
- Nate said...
I knew it!! I received this same email. I started doing my own research and couldn't find any snake in AZ that grew to this size of the one pictured. Then I found this blog only confirming my suspicion.
The deep red color of the road and road signs are what gave it way for me. The US has more official looking road signs. Those pictured are typical of countries down under.
Nate in Utah
- January 20, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- David Steen said...
Hi all, glad the information here was helpful in your investigations.
- January 20, 2010 at 11:26 PM
I received the e-mail also. I was dubious immediately. I have backpacked in Arizona for 50 years, the Grand Canyon, the mountains, deserts and have learned of all the deadly critters. I never heard of this Goanna nor Cloud Break,AZ. Yes, we have lots of King Snakes and road runners to eat our rattlesnakes. I have then where I live. It took 5 minutes of research to figure out the photos were probably taken in Australia.
BTW, Arizona has hundreds of square miles of red dirt roads, Sedona , Mounument Valley, Navajo and Hopi Reservation, Grand Canyon.
- January 23, 2010 at 4:30 PM
- Jeeves Chubley said...
I had the opportunity last year to check out a few AZ snakes and other herps with a real herpetologist, Roger Repp, with special thanks to the Tucson Herpetological Society. I made some youtube reports for a kids radio program I help out with. Enjoy:
- January 26, 2010 at 4:48 PM
it's the cloud break mine in pilbara au
- February 1, 2010 at 1:12 AM
- john said...
The pics of the lizard and snake are genuine however..... This is a black headed python and some kind of monitor lizard both native to Australia not Arizona. This is a HOAX!
- May 2, 2010 at 2:51 PM
- David Steen said...
Thanks John,
That is in fact the point of the blog. Thanks for stopping by!
- May 2, 2010 at 4:48 PM
I have desert kings in my classroom. There is NO WAY king snakes ever get this big. That last picture gave it away too- they don't have black heads like that. The closest lizard we have in AZ that looks like that is the chuckwalla, but that isn't a chuckwalla either! Even though I teach AZ and know this wasn't real, I forwarded it to my family anyway for the fun of it!
- August 16, 2010 at 9:07 PM
- David Steen said...
Anonymous, you know better!
- August 17, 2010 at 10:33 AM
This is not a hoax. This photo was taken in the Pilbara region of WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Cloudbreak is a mine site in this region, the snake is a black headed python and its is eating a Bungarra (an australian lizzard native to the pilbara)
- February 17, 2011 at 5:47 AM
- David Steen said...
That information is already included in this post.
- March 4, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Thanks Mr. Steen. I received the pictures of the snake eating the lizard in Cloud Break, AZ and my first reaction was I didn't think AZ had lizards that big. It was while I was trying to find Cloud Break, AZ that I came across your site. I really don't like people who kill things (snakes included) just because they are there. I live in the Mohave Desert and have had my run in with rattlesnakes; and it has always been the same results....I leave them alone & they leave me alone. No poking or jabbing to see what they might do; at the most I will take my camera and get some really interesting pictures. Again thanks for the information
- March 17, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- David Steen said...
Thanks Lana for your comment. Glad to hear you've got some interesting rattlesnake pictures. If you've got a story to go along with it, consider submitting it for the Poise and Dignity Campaign V. II http://davidasteen.blogspot.com/2010/12/rattlesnakesfinding-their-poise-and.html.
- March 21, 2011 at 7:09 PM
- Steve Case said...
I got that e-mail too, and you didn't put up all the photos - they are awesome (-:
Steve Case
- March 24, 2011 at 2:32 PM
- journalofalibra said...
Thank you for confirming the false Arizona information in this blog. Today i received this email and was way too furious for my own good. I received the same email with the correct information several years ago when I lived in Australia. I worked at a wildlife park for two years and personally held Black Headed pythons for the public to interact with. Honestly, they were my least favorite of the pythons we interacted with. Black Headed Pythons and Woma Pythons are the only Australian Python without heat sensing pits to help locate warm blooded prey so they are well known in Australia for eating lizards and other cold blooded (Ectothermic) animals. Thank you so much for busting this altered email, you made my day.
- April 13, 2011 at 6:22 PM
- David Steen said...
Very cool natural history info there; thanks for sharing. Glad this blog assuaged your rage!
- April 14, 2011 at 10:48 AM
- julien said...
Just came across this post while having a look at others. Those pics were taken by a friend who used to work on a mine site in Cloud break, Western Australia. That black headed python was on the road to one of the site. my friends and his workmate stopped for some pics and then, seeing that it would take that snake a while to finish, fenced off that part of the road for him to finish his meal as trucks would drive in and out of the site all day long. and true it took that snake about 5h to get that goanna down.
for the story my friend wished he had copyrighted those pics...
and the name Bungarra is used for various species of goanna in australia, in those pics it is most likely a yellow-spotted monitorm (V. panoptes rubidus)
- June 14, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- David Steen said...
Thanks for the inside information and the identification on the lizard.
- June 14, 2011 at 11:15 AM


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Heat a 4 to 6 quart heavy pot over low heat and add the diced salt pork. Once it has rendered a few tablespoons of fat, increase the heat to medium and cook until the pork is a crisp golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cracklings to a small ovenproof dish; reserve.
Add the butter, onions, savory or thyme, and bay leaves to the fat in the pot and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until the onions have softened but not browned, about 8 minutes.
Add the potatoes and stock. If the stock doesn't cover the potatoes, add a little water. Turn up the heat and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and boil the potatoes vigorously until they are soft on the outside but still firm in the center, about 10 minutes. If the stock hasn't thickened slightly, smash a few of the potato slices against the side of the pot and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer.
Reduce the heat to low and season assertively with salt and pepper (you want to almost over season at this point in order to avoid having to stir once the fish is added). Add the fish fillets and cook over a low heat until the fish is almost done, 5 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and allow the chowder to sit for 10 minutes (the fish will finish cooking during this time).
Gently stir in the cream and taste for salt and pepper. If you are not serving the chowder within the hour, let it cool a bit, then refrigerate (only cover the chowder after it has chilled completely). Otherwise, let it sit for up to an hour at room temperature, allowing the flavors to meld.
When ready to serve, reheat the chowder over a low heat; don't let it boil. Warm the cracklings in a low oven (220 degrees F) for a few minutes.
Use a slotted spoon to mound the chunks of fish, the onions, and potatoes in the center of large soup plates or shallow bowls, ladle the creamy broth around and scatter the cracklings over top. Finish each serving with a sprinkling of chopped parsley and minced chives.
Melt the butter in a heavy 7 to 8-quart stockpot over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, carrots, bay leaves, parsley, thyme, and peppercorns and cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, until the vegetables become very soft without browning, about 8 minutes.
Place the fish head on the vegetables and stack the fish frames evenly on top. Pour in the wine, cover the pot tightly and let the bones sweat until they have turned completely white, 10 to 15 minutes.
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Remove the pot from the stove, stir the stock again and allow it to steep undisturbed for 10 minutes. Ladle through a fine-mesh strainer and season lightly with salt. If you are not going to be using the stock within the hour, chill it as quickly as possible.
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Billy Joel is 21, single and only sweats two things: perfecting his
sound and South East Asia. He plays a Hammond organ rewired to bypass
the Leslie tone cabinet, and it feeds directly into the amplifiers. He
describes the sound as pure raunch. Jon Small is 23, married and talks
best through his work. He has been a drummer "forever." Their music has
a resentment and hostility for a world that locks new music away in the
basement. Hostility towards all the poeple who say no to new sounds
before they hear them. But Jon and Billy are not mad at the world. They
find the world too beautiful a place, and life too good a thing to waste
it hating. There is joy in their music, too. Listen to Wonder Woman and
Rollin' Home. What they are mad at is complacency, and all those who
have eyes and won't see; ears, but won't hear. They see ATTILA as
marching over these people, crushing, bruising, making them look and
listen. You can hear this on side one's March of the Huns.
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by Tom Utescher
Last Saturday, the women of Chestnut Hill College got to open their 2012 lacrosse season at home, but in the choice of opponents the schedule makers weren't kind to the Griffins.
The visitors at Victory Field were the Lady Lions of Molloy College, who came in ranked 11th in the nation in NCAA Division II and with four games already in the books. CHC actually scored first, but the Griffins' guests from Long Island funneled in five straight goals after that and went on to win, 22-4.
"We scored the first goal, but we didn't react well to our own success and keep on going," observed second-year CHC coach Katie Lee. "I hope that we got the first-game jitters out today, because we have a lot of work to do before our big conference game with Philly U."
Lee's Griffins are paying a visit to Philadelphia University this Thursday to open up the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference season.
"I feel there are a number of teams capable of winning our conference, so if you come ready to play every game you can do well," Lee said.
For the first few weeks of the season, Chestnut Hill is having to make do without first-team all-CACC midfielder Lindsay Alexander, who was injured towards the end of basketball season. Fellow junior Nicole Covello, the team's leading scorer in 2011, was back in action, and her unassisted goal gave the Griffins the early edge five minutes into last Saturday's encounter.
The Lions charged back to a 5-1 lead, gave up one goal to CHC junior Christina Squillante, and then resumed stalking around the CHC crease. The count reached 13-2 by halftime, and after the interlude, Molloy went up 17-2 before the home team got on the board in the second half.
The last two goals for the Griffins belonged to another third-year player, Brianne Timony, who drove in from the left for a pair of unassisted strikes. Molloy, which still was going to goal in the final minute of play, was led by senior Emily Antonette and junior Kaitlynn Kelly, with six and five goals, respectively.
Although her squad gave up a lot of points, Lee remarked "It wasn't so much the way our defense played – the problem was we had to play defense so much of the time. We couldn't keep possession of the ball up on attack or in the midfield. If you let the other team spend that much time attacking your goal, they're going to score."
The locals were outshot 43-15 in the game, while the two goalies employed by Molloy only needed to make four saves between them. CHC senior Jenn Delahanty recorded 14 stops in the Griffins' cage.
"We need to work on a lot of the little things, like winning more draws and getting more ground balls," noted Lee, who has most of the impact players returning from a 2011 squad that finished 5-7 in the CACC and 7-10 overall. "As a whole, though, our team is much better than last year. Every player is a little bit more experienced. We worked hard in the offseason, and the girls are in good shape."


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IMBA Designates Santos as Bronze Level Ride Center
OMBA is proud to announce that the Santos Trail System has been designated an IMBA Ride Center – Bronze Level! OMBA is proud of the efforts of all of our members, volunteers and both present and past officers and Board Members, as well as the wonderful folks at the Office of Greenways and Trails. You can check out the honors at IMBA's website.
The Santos trails are open every day, dawn to dusk. Campground office: (352) 369-2693
If you enjoy riding the Santos trails, please take the time to volunteer for one of the monthly Trail Workdays. Traildays occur on the first Saturday of each month and sponsors provide lunch and prizes for all!
Santos trails have something for everyone: Cross-Country singletrack, Freeride structures, Dirt Jumps, Pump Track, Wall rides and Drops.
Santos stands out for receiving IMBA's first Epic designation for an entire trail system.
Santos has emerged as a model trail system, with flowing singletrack, bombproof wooden structures, a bike skills park with progressive challenges and jaw-dropping technical features at the Vortex quarry." -- IMBA
Club Meetings:
OMBA holds monthly meetings the Friday evening before every trail workday. This is a great way to get involved, become part of the process, share your ideas or, just meet the volunteers that represent OMBA.
Trail Conditions
All trails are open. Please do NOT ride the Santos Pump Track and Vortex Dirt Jumps after it's rained!
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In 1993 local volunteers began building trails on land that is part of the Cross Florida Greenways. Consisting of 85,000 acres stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Mexico, the Greenways is the state of Florida's crown jewel for outdoor recreation. Today there are over 85 miles of trails with riding levels for everyone, from children to seniors. From flat and smooth, to challenging climbs through the rocky quarries, to 20' drops for the adrenaline junkies. Santos trails have been known for years by all that have ridden there as having something for everyone!
The Ocala Mountain Bike Association has strived to not only provide an enjoyable and challenging riding experience, they have also dedicated themselves to offering social and educational activities that give everyone the opportunity to participate, make new friends and, advance your riding abilities.
Every March OMBA hosts the Spring Break Fat Tire Festival; 3 days and 2 nights of music, food, friends and riding. Whether you're a hardcore cyclist or a casual cruiser, the Spring Break FTF is a family event enjoyed every year by riders from across the U.S.
In October
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Lightning Returns in a Slew of New Screenshots
Square Enix has released a bevvy of new Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 screenshots showing off just how different this sequel will be from its predecessors.
Judging by the new images, there's definitely going to be a lot of new mechanics to take in for this latest Final Fantasy 13 title. There also appears to be a bit of a Shin Megami Tensei vibe with the day/night cycle as well. Check out the new images below, and let us know if you're looking forward to one more go 'round with Lightning.


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Opinion: The Uncertain Future of No Child Left Behind
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools president Nina Rees on the House vote to revise No Child Left Behind. Plus, an update on charter schools. Photos: Getty Images
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... I ... back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel remember no child left behind passed way back in two thousand and one ... well Congress is still arguing whether or not that was a good idea ... and in these last is the House passed a bill ... that the people paying attention to that would effectively cut the program is that a good idea ... National Alliance for public charter schools present new release is here due to ... what has gone so wrong with no child left behind ... so couple things first and foremost there is no grass roots base of support for the law ... I wonder permission from the oven on top of the time was to empower parents to decide where to send the kids to school when they were attending a school ... that was labeled needing improvement we tell you that it was a terrible school ... out for a school needing improvement ... but unfortunately that provision was not enforced by school districts a price that ... I no surprises there ... under that provision was still offer title one funding to ... low income kids to act and the tutoring program of their choice that condition also hasn't been enforced and a consistent with even half ... the rents which are the ... best constituencies to pull together ... advocating for reform ... on the other hand you have the school board members teachers union advocates and so forth that really did not like the changes in our staff are intended to mix the nature ... of the law does not bode well for its app for its success ... bought on a positive note the law has ... really shine a light on the disparities in one of our school is ... on the desegregation of the that has allowed us to seek ... eyewear are low income students are doing academically where our ... English language learners and are minority students are doing compared to their white counterparts making waves in the most effective it's been in suburban school is that maybe ... not that they have done very well over the years but all the sudden notice that perhaps they weren't really serving the steepest a walk in no school so what what it was this house built in nineteen ninety and in this is the isthe salon where they can then be in it ... and doesn't have as much benefit is weak on a twenty story over and I think at Bendigo in their attempts to on to to to fix the law if they offer a crack that ... there are some conditions that in the law that are ... great and that that should be promoted but they're also things and and that completely got the accountability structure blacks have left behind to the point where ... if you are handling comes out ... in a state that's knocking attention to the key thing Gap ... I you will not be able to get a better education was so what is working for those low income kids because here you hear coming from a certain perspective of the Alliance for public charter schools are absent from Charter ... um is that to a ... charter schools to my workroom others others haven't done I would say that by and large men that good track record on target with especially in inner city settings has been ... has been very good especially with the path past five to six years' ... time you're noticing more and more high quality public charter schools created an eerie is the need ... for also noticing that a lot of poor performing charter schools are closing down ... at the end of two miners have to be high and that that that I'm but don't mention is ... the condition that seems to work that that says the commission that chance for the power ... in and learning in school over to another and PT like a charter school there is a study done in North Carolina that found that Activision which kicks in at the tail end of the school feeling for five or six years in Iraq seems to have the greatest impact and that's where charter school if ... 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Virginia Governor Tim Kaine visits campus
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is calling his chances of becoming presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's democratic running mate a "very, very long shot."
Kaine visited Liberty University on Monday to address more than 800 rising high school seniors at the 66th annual American Legion Boys State of Virginia. The program, which teaches young men about state and local government, included a question-and-answer session that touched on the current presidential campaign.
"I have been fortunate to have been on some [media] lists that mention ... potential vice-presidential candidates for Senator Obama," Kaine told the students.
Kaine was an early endorser for Obama—perhaps one of the reasons he's making it onto the lists—but the governor said he didn't support Obama for personal gain. Media attention isn't enough to raise Kaine's hopes yet.
"I've always felt like it's nice to be mentioned, but not likely to happen. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about it," said Kaine, adding that he's not actively seeking the position.
But what if he did get the opportunity?
"I think it would be hard for anybody to say no to something like that, but I'm sure not expecting it to happen," Kaine said.
The governor said he doesn't know if Obama's office is making any serious inquiries about his background at this time.
"I talk to [Obama's office] all the time about campaign strategy… but I don't really have a sense of what they're doing on the VP side," he said.
Liberty University has hosted the American Legion Boys State of Virginia for 19 years. This year's event, slated for June 15 to 21, is expected to draw more dignitaries to the LU campus, including Virginia's Lieutenant Governor William Bolling and Attorney General Robert McDonnell. For more information, visit www.vaboysstate.org.


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FlashVortex needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 15 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
FlashVortex.com is an online Flash editor. We are always looking for all kinds of cool Flash animations.
Web site owners without a lot of experience that are looking for a cool animated Flash banner for their website.
Basically I'm looking for a Flash banner template that will be inserted in a Flash banner generator ( FlashVortex.com )
There is no specific design theme, you can create the style you want. The banner must be nice and catchy. Just keep in mind that it can be used by any kind of web site.
Here are the specifications :
- Good looking and catchy.
- The banners size must be 468x60.
- Loop : yes.
- The banners should display around 3 or 4 distinct text fields.
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- Text values must be assign by actionscript.
- Text color must be assign by actionscript.
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- Text fields should re-size and position themselves correctly for short and long values.
- Being able to edit banner's elements color using actionscript would be a great plus.
- The more actionscript customization options you provide the better.
Please take a look a the banners section of FlashVortex.com it will give you a better idea of what I'm looking for :
Needless to say that you must be the author of the banner. I also need all the rights to resell the banner via FlashVortex.com.
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Calling Out The Dream
We are celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend, and I must admit that this is the first time I don't feel as called to speak about him. Martin called out the dreams of his day. This is a new day. This is our day, and we now call out the dreams of our day. Yes, we can dream.
A different young black man leads us now, one who was not quite two years old when Martin Luther King, Jr. made his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to take the oath of office in only two days, and he will lead this nation, defend our constitution, take over the reigns of the greatest military power in the world, and, let us hope, continue to announce and pursue the dreams of peace and justice for our day.
Obama has said many inspiring words to bring him to this remarkable point in history, including the following, which echoes the dreams of Martin Luther King: "We have a stake in one another … what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart, and … if enough people believe in the truth of that proposition and act on it, then we might not solve every problem, but we can get something meaningful done for the people with whom we share this Earth."
President-elect Obama does not stand alone. His inspiration has sparked the hearts of young and old, black and white, here and around the world. We have hope. We dream new dreams more confidently. We dream old dreams with renewed strength.
I see the possibilities emerging like crocuses in the Spring—gentle blossoms, yet hardy against the cold, and such wonderful harbingers of rebirth. I envision purple crocuses, not just because I like the color purple, or because I like flowers, but because Barack Obama reminded us that we are not primarily red or blue, or red, white and blue, but purple –we are together in this rebirth of hope, of new possibilities emerging triumphantly like purple crocuses in the Spring.
We are called and we are calling for change. In the Fall, many from this congregation signed the petition from the National Religious Coalition Against Torture, asking that whoever was elected president remove this evil from being practiced and sanctioned by our government. We can now see that the appointments Obama has proposed, as well as the promises he has made, all point to this becoming a reality soon. The breeding ground of American torture, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, will be closed. We begin again, we proud Americans, to stand up as leaders in the struggle for human rights and justice.
We are called and we are calling for change. Recently this congregation signed a petition from UU Mass Action, calling upon our president-elect to keep the environmental concern of global warming as a top priority in his economic stimulus package. We can note that his proposals continue to give us hope in this area.
This president-elect enters into executive power at a dark time for our nation, when domestic and foreign issues are pressing down weightily upon us, when global concerns for the health of the planet are a true cause for alarm, and when we are coming to the end of a period in which we have undoubtedly never been more despised as a country by people from around the world.
This president-elect also enters into world leadership at a surprisingly hopeful time, when people here and afar are actually beginning to believe that we can work together to solve the enormous problems that threaten the wellbeing of everyone. In robust demonstrations of citizen participation, from huge voter turnout, to petitions such as the ones we have filed and more, to the emerging volunteer efforts everywhere, to the expectation of an extraordinary turnout to celebrate the inauguration in Washington, D.C., and in small and large venues around the nation and the world—in all of these ways—we are together. We are united in our diversity in wanting this administration, this Congress, this democracy, to succeed, to shine, to turn us around, to reach for the seemingly impossible dreams, and to really make a difference. We are, all of us, called out, to dream, and to call those dreams forward into precious reality.
We don't have to wait any longer. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Let us face the urgency of now. There is such a thing as being too late." We begin today; we begin tomorrow. To honor Rev. King, Jr. tomorrow, Michelle and Barack Obama are asking us to participate in a "Day of Service" in our communities, so as to "renew America together". You can volunteer in any way, alone, or together, and many opportunities await, but do try to do something tomorrow, to find some way to serve. If you don't think you have the time or the whatnot to volunteer, just remember that the Obamas will be volunteering in Washington, D.C. Yes, on their last day to prepare for the colossal change that is coming into their lives as the First Family, the Obamas will find the time and the whatnot to serve.
We have an example to follow with President-elect Obama, and not just because he is volunteering—all presidents seem to have been captured in photo-ops doing community service in recent years. Barack Obama is setting a different tone—we are being asked to do something as well. We are being called out. He has said, "The true test of the American ideal is whether we're able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them."
How marvelous that our presidential inauguration and King's holiday come side by side this year. The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday has always been a different kind of holiday for us. Not commemorating any political, national or religious event, it has instead called us to remember the prophetic, the inspirational, the hopeful words and deeds of this man and the many movements he helped lead in the causes of peace and justice. We are lifted up; we are invited to be our best selves. Upon accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, Martin Luther King said, "I refuse to accept the idea that the 'is-ness' of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "ought-ness" that forever confronts him."
We must remember that not everyone, as they go about their daily lives, gets a regular dose of inspiration, helping them to reach up for the eternal "ought-ness". Not everyone has a religious or spiritual practice, or reads poetry or holy words. Not everyone can look to a person of hope in their personal lives. Quite the opposite. Many people "lead lives of quiet desperation", hearing regularly the words of anger, fear, and divisiveness. But, once a year, we all have a national deluge of words of inspiration, of the Spirit, and we look to a person of hope in the figure of Martin Luther King, Jr. King said, "I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, other-centered men will build up." The words of King are lifted up across the nation this long weekend, and we are better for it.
What I believe is changing in our nation is that we do, now, in our national lives, have a leader who is willing to deal in inspirational words, in words of the Spirit, and of hope, who is able to articulate dreams and call us forth to dream with him. Barack Obama has trumpeted hope, exclaiming, "Hope—Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope." It's marvelous to have another young man tell us it's okay to have audacity when we are hoping for a better world. Barack Obama is setting a tone, speaking the truth, challenging us to the same belief in the possibility for change that Dr. King did.
We are not the only country who observes Dr. King's holiday. Around the world this man and his dreams are remembered and honored. "We Shall Overcome" has been sung in many languages and for many causes. We are also not the only country to celebrate this new president. Around the world people are hoping that the dreams of President-elect Obama, his calls for action, and his agenda, will raise up the lives of all people.
Some have said that Obama walks in the footsteps of Robert F. Kennedy, a justice-seeking man of the people, assassinated so soon after Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert Kennedy said, "each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lots of others, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest wall of oppression and resistance."
We need energy and daring, hope and ideals, acts and currents of change. We face these next four years with renewed vigor. We are calling out the dream. We are called to act upon the dreams of our days. And so we are building the beloved community that Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of so passionately. We are beginning today, and tomorrow, and the next day too. Happy Days of celebration! Blessings and peace to all. Amen.


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Mother granted leniency by court in plea bargain
A sentence handed down by Chief Justice Michael Kruse, who was accompanied on the bench by Chief Associate Judges Logoai Siaki and Fa'amausili Pomele left Keihana Talaese of Fagatogo a happy mother when she was released from jail on Friday
Talaese had been charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and escaping from police custody, however she entered into a plea agreement with the government, wherein she pled guilty to escaping from police, while the government moved to dismiss the unlawful possession charge.
According to the plea agreement, Talaese admits that she escaped from police custody when she was arrested for possession of marijuana.
During sentencing, Kruse noted that a formal motion by the government to dismiss the unlawful possession charge had been filed, which the court granted. The defendant was initially charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, and a few days later the government had moved to file the charge of escaping from police custody.
Talaese apologized to the court, the government, the police, her family and her children. She admitted in court that what she's going through now is a result of disobedience and not following the law; and pleaded with the court to allow her to return home to her children and care for them.
Assistant Public Defender Michael White pleaded with the court to place Talaese on probation, saying that Talaese was not in the right frame of mind when she attempted to escape from police.
White said the defendant was intoxicated when placed under arrest, and when she went to the bathroom she saw an open door and she took off on foot. The Assistant Public Defender added that it was not an elaborate plan of escape.
Assistant Attorney General Kimberly Hyde recommended probation for the defendant.
Chief Justice Michael Kruse noted the defendant was pleading guilty to felony escape when she was arrested for a small quantity of marijuana, and when she saw the opportunity she strolled out of the police station.
Kruse told the defendant "You're going this route because of your children — you should hug them when you get home tonight." He sentenced Talaese to five years in prison, however execution of sentence was suspended and she was placed on probation with certain terms and conditions.
Talaese was ordered to serve 12 months in jail, and credited for time served, which is four months. The remaining eight months will be stayed given her good behavior.
She must remain a law abiding citizen, visit the probation officer regularly and must not drink alcohol while under probation. The defendant was also ordered to pay a fine of $1,000.
According to the government's case, when Talaese was arrested and while at the police station, she inquired about using the restroom. She then took off on foot and police officers chased her and apprehended her in front of the ANZ bank not far from the police station.
Talaese was charged together with Vaoeli Lafoia, and Hefa Vahe. Lafoia and Vahe have already entered into plea deals with the government.
According to the government's case police were responding to a public peace disturbance call on the Marina in Fagatogo which led to the arrests of Lafoia, Talaese and Vahe in February.


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In my last post, I wrote about saving money on healthy vegetarian food. You guys responded with perhaps the best batch of comments this site has seen, adding enough useful tips that, in theory, none of us should ever have to pay more than about thirty-eight cents for a week's worth of groceries again.
One of the most important tips on my list was a simple, one-pot meal that happens to be cheap, filling, and nutritionally outstanding — what I like to call "a grain, a green, and a bean." (AGAGAB?)
You really don't need a recipe for the most basic version, but as I mentioned, it can stand to be jazzed up with other ingredients. So that's what today's post is: A simple, just slightly fancied-up version of an AGAGAB that you can use with different combinations of ingredients, to eat for dirt cheap as often as you like.
Clean Start
The recipe is from CLEAN START, which is Terry Walters' follow up to the simply amazing (in my opinion) CLEAN FOOD. Terry happens to be a marathoner and cyclist as well, and in addition to letting me share a few recipes here, she was one of several authors, bloggers, and athletes who contributed a few tips to my new vegetarian first-marathon guide (which I *think* should be available next Wednesday, February 9!).
The recipe here is a good example of what you'll find in CLEAN START, which follows the same basic blueprint of CLEAN FOOD: seasonal recipes that combine simple, fresh ingredients, turning them in just a few steps into something healthy, filling, and wonderful (and vegan).
This is not one of those vegan cookbooks that has you molding strange mixtures of beans and breadcrumbs into something that vaguely resembles a piece of meat in the way it looks but feels and tastes nothing like it. Instead, CLEAN START is about appreciating ingredients for what they are and preparing them in the way that best showcases them without doing too much to change them. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I have a feeling NMA readers can dig that.
Here's the recipe from CLEAN START, by Terry Walters, Sterling, 2010. (By the way, "aduki" is not a typo; it's an alternate spelling of adzuki or azuki.) When I made this recipe, I added quite a bit of sea salt (since I'm a salt fiend and that's what salt fiends do) and used hot sauce in place of the ume plum vinegar. Partly because I don't know what an ume plum is.
Millet in the Pot with Aduki Beans and Collards
- 1 cup millet
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1/2 yellow onion, cut into 1/4-inch wedges
- 2 carrots, sliced into 1/8-inch rounds
- 1 cup cooked aduki beans
- 1 bunch collard greens, chopped into bite-size pieces
- 1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 5-6 dashes ume plum vinegar
- 1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds
Place millet in fine-mesh strainer, rinse and drain. Heat Dutch oven to medium, add millet to dry pot and stir 3-4 minutes to toast. Add vegetable stock and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer carrots, beans, and collard greens on top of millet (do not stir). Cover, increase heat to medium and continue cooking 20 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat, drizzle with olive oil and ume plum vinegar and fold to combine all ingredients. Serve topped with pumpkin seeds.
Another favorite combination for this recipe is brown basmati rice, kidney beans, and a combination of kale and mustard greens.
Foodily launch!
One more quick thing today — there's a new recipe site that just launched yesterday called Foodily.com. It's an innovative "recipe search engine" with tons of other features, including sharing and a community aspect. I've fooled around on the site and it can do some really neat things.
Also, I've been working with Foodily and WebMD to include some NMA recipes in WebMD's Daily Bite newsletter. I even have my own biography on WebMD, which tells me that my devious plan to fool the world into thinking I am awesome is working.
That's all for today. Check out Foodily, try Terry's recipe, and sign up to be notified as soon as the Marathon Roadmap is available next week! And tomorrow Susan has a fun announcement, so make sure you check back then!


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SAN DIEGO — James O'Keefe, the conservative activist whose hidden-camera stings have been aimed at liberal targets, has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former employee of the group ACORN, according to documents filed Thursday in federal court here.
As part of the settlement, O'Keefe says he "regrets any pain" suffered by Juan Carlos Vera, who was interviewed by O'Keefe and an associate in ACORN's office in National City, near the U.S.-Mexico border, on Aug. 18, 2009.
The video, aired repeatedly on television, appears to show that Vera was willing to help O'Keefe smuggle underage girls into the U.S. to act as prostitutes. O'Keefe and his associate, Hannah Giles, had gone to the ACORN office without an invitation.
In the settlement, O'Keefe says that before the video was shown on TV or posted on the Web, he was unaware of Vera's assertion that he had called the police to report O'Keefe and Giles for proposing an illegal act.


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EPA to Reduce Emissions with Engine Repower Cash
Tuesday, 08 November 2011 16:12
EPA has recently awarded $250,000 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (ME DEP). Together with another $250,000 provided by the State, these funds will be used to repower two marine vessels, a passenger ferry and an excursion vessel, operating in the Gulf of Maine.
Diesel engines contribute significantly to air pollution, especially in urban areas. The fine particles in diesel exhaust pose serious health risks, including aggravated asthma and other respiratory symptoms. Children are especially vulnerable to these effects. The Northeast has some of the highest asthma rates in the nation, including a childhood asthma rate above 10 percent in all six New England states.
"Reducing diesel emissions is an effective way to improve air quality - one of the seven key priorities of Administrator Jackson," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England Office. "Fewer diesel emissions will help those who suffer from asthma and other respiratory problems. These projects will help bring cleaner air to the residents of Maine."
This grant will cover up to 50% of the cost of the engine repowers and will allow Maine Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with the Maine State Ferry Service (MSFS) and Captain's Fish Whale Watch, to install new Tier 2 certified marine diesel engines. This project is expected to reduce annual nitrogen oxide and particulate matter emissions by 44 and 21 percent, respectively. Additionally, the new engines are estimated to be 10% more fuel efficient. Therefore, every year this project will save on average 8,250 gallons of fuel for the MSFS owned Governor Curtis and 3,000 gallons of fuel for the Pink Lady excursion vessel.
"Maine is grateful for this generous grant from EPA that will make our state's own contributions that much more meaningful to the environment and economy of our traditional working waterfront," said Pattie Aho, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. "This funding will help us put cleaner, more efficient engines in two important Maine vessels, saving their owners fuel and funds and generating income for the local boatyards who will be contracted to do the installations and associated work."
The EPA has awarded $50 million for clean diesel projects as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce harmful emissions in the air and better protect people's health. These efforts will replace, retrofit or repower more than 8,000 older school buses, trucks, locomotives, vessels, and other diesel powered machines. Reducing emissions from existing diesels provides cost-effective public health and environmental benefits while supporting green jobs at manufacturers, dealerships and businesses across the country. This is the fourth year of the program.
Other New England entities receiving grants this year include the Massachusetts Port Authority, Chelsea Collaborative, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Conservation Law Foundation Ventures, and the Greater Hartford Transit District. In addition, under the state clean diesel grant program, EPA recently announced that it is awarding $1.3 million to the New England state environmental agencies for clean diesel projects in New England.


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10 Stylish Weddings For Your Happily Ever After Inspo
We trolled the wedding blogs (a chore, we know) to bring you the chicest affairs of the bunch. Read on.
Photo:Feather and Stone
The Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
The Vibe: Bucolic French Fairy Tale
It's The Little Things: The ring bearer was the couple's young son (pictured).
See more photos at 100 Layer Cake
Photo:The Long Haul
The Location: Palm Springs, California
The Vibe: Lodge Chic
It's The Little Things: Personalized leather luggage tags led guests to their assigned dinner tables.
See more photos at The Long Haul Photo
Photo:Clary Pfeiffer
The Location: Paris, France
The Vibe: Old World Glamour
It's The Little Things: As a nod to their Parisian setting, the couple opted for traditional croquembouche as their wedding cake.
See more photos on Style Me Pretty
Photo:Nancy Neil + Marcus Nilsson
The Location: St. Peter, Barbados
The Vibe: Tropical Island Hideaway
It's The Little Things: No surprises here, the bride (designer, Erin Fetherston) created her own custom dress.
See more photos at Green Wedding Shoes
Photo:TEC PETAJA PHOTOGRAPHY
The Location: Ojai, California
The Vibe: Rustic Ranchero Romance
It's The Little Things: The chairs of the bride and groom were festooned with flowers.
See more photos at Bash Please
Photo:Matt Miller
The Location: Atlanta, Georgia
The Vibe: Fresh Off The Farm Southern Charm
It's The Little Things: There were goats. Goats!
See more photos at Our Blog of Love
Photo:John Dolan
The Location: The Ranch at Rock Creek, Montana
The Vibe: Celeb Goes Glamping
It's The Little Things: In case you hadn't noticed, the bride is one Miss Kate Bosworth.
See more photos at Green Wedding Shoes
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The Location: Palo Alto, California
The Vibe: Backyard Bliss
It's The Little Things: Guests munched on custom Mast Brother Chocolate bars. Also, there was a mariachi band.
See more photos at Bash Please
Photo:MAX & FRIENDS PHOTOGRAPHY
The Location: Palm Springs, California
The Vibe: Retro Desert Glam
It's The Little Things: Mark Zuckerberg was part of the wedding party (see if you can spot him in the crowd!)
See more photos at Bash Please
Photo:The Long Haul
The Location: Malibu, California
The Vibe: Easy West Coast Elegance
It's The Little Things: Alex's gorgeous bouquet included cafe au lait dahlias, white scabiosa, and seeded eucalyptus—to name just a few of the blooms.
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Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner Get Soaked at Disneyland!
About Photo #1152411: Joe Jonas and his fiancee Sophie Turner had a blast at Disneyland together this weekend! The DNCE singer and the Game of Thrones actress were spotted enjoying… Read The Post Here
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