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MLB, MLBPA Announce Joint Drug Program Modifications Baseball Takes Unprecedented Anti-Doping Steps in American Professional SportsJanuary 11, 2013
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced today that they have modified their Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program to provide for unannounced, random blood testing for the detection of human growth hormone (hGH) during the regular season, beginning in 2013.
Today's announcement marks another significant step in the progression of Baseball's hGH testing policy, which continues to be the strongest in American professional sports. Since July 2010, Major League Baseball has conducted random blood testing for the detection of hGH among Minor League players. As a part of the 2012-2016 Basic Agreement, the parties agreed to blood testing for hGH during 2012 Spring Training, during the off-season, and for reasonable cause, making Baseball the first sport to deploy this kind of testing at its highest level. Under the new agreement, all of those aspects of the Program will continue, and there will be in-season, unannounced, random blood testing.
In addition, beginning in the 2013 season, the parties have authorized the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited Montreal Laboratory to establish a longitudinal profile program, in which a Player\'s baseline Testosterone/Epitestosterone (T/E) ratio and other data will be maintained by the laboratory, with strict protections for confidentiality, in order to enhance its ability to detect the use of Testosterone and other prohibited substances. The laboratory will automatically conduct Carbon Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) analysis on all specimens that vary materially from a Player\'s baseline values. The laboratory also will increase the number of random IRMS analysis it conducts on specimens. The longitudinal program being implemented by the parties will be one of the most significant programs of its kind in the world.
Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig said: "This agreement addresses critical drug issues and symbolizes Major League Baseball's continued vigilance against synthetic human growth hormone, Testosterone and other performance-enhancing substances. I am proud that our system allows us to adapt to the many evolving issues associated with the science and technology of drug testing. We will continue to do everything we can to maintain a leadership stature in anti-doping efforts in the years ahead."
MLBPA Executive Director Michael Weiner said: "The Players are determined to do all they can to continually improve the sport's Joint Drug Agreement. Players want a program that is tough, scientifically accurate, backed by the latest proven scientific methods, and fair; I believe these changes firmly support the Players' desires while protecting their legal rights."
Christiane Ayotte, the Director of the Montreal Laboratory, added: "Although the Montreal Laboratory has made extensive use of IRMS in the past, the addition of random blood testing and a longitudinal profiling program makes Baseball's program second to none in detecting and deterring the use of synthetic hGH and Testosterone. A drug testing program that follows over a thousand steroid profiles and tests over a thousand blood specimens each year compares favorably with any WADA program."
The change is welcomed by both WADA and USADA. In a statement WADA writes:
WADA welcomes the decision of Major League Baseball (MLB) and its players union to expand their drug-testing program for the 2013 season.
By agreeing to in-season testing for human growth hormone (hGH) and introducing longitudinal profiling for testosterone, MLB has significantly increased the effectiveness of its anti-doping program and enhanced its value in terms of deterrence.
An anti-doping program can only be considered effective when it is allowed to monitor players the whole year round, and by making these changes the MLB has set a new standard for the other Pro Leagues to follow.
USADA says:
– We congratulate the players and owners in Major League Baseball for including in-season blood testing for human growth hormone and longitudinal testing for testosterone. This is a strong statement by the players and the league not only confirming the scientific validity of the HGH blood test and the benefit of longitudinal testing, but also the importance of clean athletes' rights and the integrity of the game. This agreement, following the recent Congressional hearings on testing in the NFL, leaves no reason for the NFLPA not to step up and implement the same to give its players an equal level of protection and confidence that they deserve a level, drug-free playing field in the NFL.


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BART trains will run until 3 a.m. on New Year's Eve, and extra staff and trains will be in service to help people return from festivities.
The system will operate on a normal weekday eveningschedule, with trains every 20 minutes, and additional trains will be used on lines to and from San Francisco on New Year's Eve to ease crowding at the Embarcadero and Montgomery Street stations, where a large turnout is expected for the fireworks show downtown.
Beginning at 8 p.m., BART will use a "skip-stop" system on trains into and out of San Francisco. Trains on the Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond lines will not stop at Embarcadero Station, meaning the closest stop before and after the fireworks show will be the Montgomery Street station.
Trains on the Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont lines will stop at Embarcadero Station but not at Montgomery Street.
Trains from Millbrae and Daly City will make all stops in San Francisco.
The agency advises passengers to buy round-trip tickets in advance or use Clipper cards with sufficient fare to avoid lines at ticket machines.
BART will operate on a Sunday timetable on New Year's Day, with service beginning at 8 a.m.


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what to do with huron river drive?
It appears that the miserable condition of Huron River Drive has reached some invisible but verifiable level of crapitude. For years the only thing cyclists and motorists using this stretch of road could agree on was the miserable state of the too-narrow road surface. The city has now deemed the bumpy patch-jobs, potholes, and cracks on HRD worthy of repair. However, knowing they will have to deal with the huggable bunch of community-minded citizens that is Ann Arbor, they are setting up a
bitchfest public workshop first.
The workshop will be held Wednesday, April 4, though the News article fails to mention time or location.
The options are:
-repave as is
-widen the road for bike lanes or at least a paved shoulder
-close the section from Main to Bird Rd. to automotive traffic
While the carfree option obviously has some allure with us, we are not quick to jump on the bandwagon here. No doubt that HRD makes for a scenic bike ride. But it is not a major connection for getting around town. Also, access to this section of road is not great from downtown. North Main would need some work to provide a bike and pedestrian friendly connection. Closing off this section of road without other major improvements would result in a giant sidewalk (bike lane, multiuse path, whatever) to nowhere.
If we build it and they don't come, due to poor planning and integration with existing facilities, we'll be dealing with the collective memory of how much money was wasted providing a highway for cyclists that don't exist. This could turn the general population away from future bike/ped projects.
Closing the Drive to cars (not "vehicles", AANews. Bikes ARE vehicles) should be part of a larger plan for improved access to the river and connecting a carfree-friendly downtown with the river and Dexter. If not, the money may be better spent on realizing the "carfree-friendly" downtown.


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LOWELL -- The City Council decided not to pursue an unprecedented no-confidence vote in the city's mayor, and has instead tasked Mayor Patrick Murphy with meeting with the city's Greek community to apologize for his handling of a gift from the community that offended some of its members.
The council's 8-0 vote Tuesday night on a compromise solution came after councilors and more than 20 members of the public spoke in front of a packed council chamber about what, if any, action the council should have taken in response to the way Murphy has conducted himself as chair of the council.
Eighteen of the 21 speakers urged the council to vote down Councilor Rita Mercier's motion calling for a discussion of Murphy's actions and a possible no-confidence vote in him next Tuesday.
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Murphy upset some members of the city's Greek community when he took a bust of Pericles they gave to the city to a downtown bar and had a picture taken with it displayed during his St. Patrick's Day breakfast routine last month. In the photo, the bust of the Greek statesman had a beer sitting in front of it and an Irish-themed hat had been placed on top of the gift.
Councilor Marty Lorrey, who proposed the compromise, said Murphy was "dancing on a landmine" when he took the bust of Pericles to the Old Court and he should not have done so. Before the most recent flare-up with Pericles, the mayor had angered some Greeks last year because the bust was sitting in the entrance to the Mayor's Office instead of the mayor's reception room.
"The mayor should come back, meet with the Greek community and put this to rest," Lorrey said.
George Zaharoolis, the former chairman of the city's Planning Board and a prominent member of the local Greek community, told the council that he and others felt like what the mayor did with the bust of Pericles was mocking Greek heritage. He also asked for the council to ensure that nothing similar would happen again.
He told The Sun after the debate concluded he and other members of the Greek community would be willing to meet with Murphy, but he wished the issue had been dealt with sooner.
"If the mayor had publicly apologized to us, that would have been the end," Zaharoolis said. "We were very hurt to see what he did with a symbol of our heritage."
Mercier, who previously said she would only drop her motion if Murphy resigned, said since the Greeks in attendance supported the compromise, she backed it.
She said her motion to seek a no-confidence vote in the mayor was never about her feeling offended, but was sparked by others in the community, including members of different ethnic groups, bringing their anger about certain actions of the mayor to her.
Several members of the public said they did not think Murphy meant any ill intent towards the Greek community, including some of Greek descent.
"Patrick Murphy has no animosity against an ethnicity," said James Ostis, who identified himself as a Greek-American.
Murphy, who was not present Tuesday night, apologized for some of his actions in a written statement released earlier Tuesday, although he did not specifically mention the Greek community.
"Many who know me can also understand that while I take my job very seriously, I try not to take myself too seriously and if, in the latter case, my actions or comments have offended any of you, I sincerely apologize," he wrote in a statement released by his aide Tuesday afternoon.
Murphy has missed recent meetings in anticipation of his wife giving birth to the couple's first child. Murphy said his wife Allegra Williams gave birth to a son two days ago. He was voted as mayor by his colleagues, 5-4, in January 2012, becoming the city's youngest mayor at 29.
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The Catholic Gene is pleased to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha today, July 14, with this article about Native American Catholic roots by our new contributing author Trent Hale.
Native Connections
I will always remember the horrifying mountain of papers that stood before me when I first naively took on the task of tracking down my family's Native American ancestry. I had amassed a collection of old family documents, pictures, family trees, and random scribbles and notes that I'm sure my older relatives thought would be of use to me (they were not).
A simple glance at my maternal grandmother's dark skin, hair, and eyes and her prominently high cheek bones would tip off even the dullest of observers of her Native ancestry. I had always been told by my grandmother and her sisters of our family's Cherokee and Choctaw ancestors, but I wanted some more proof.
A simple glance at my maternal grandmother's dark skin, hair, and eyes and her prominently high cheek bones would tip off even the dullest of observers of her Native ancestry. I had always been told by my grandmother and her sisters of our family's Cherokee and Choctaw ancestors, but I wanted some more proof. So, there I sat, with a daunting pile of family documents and the wonders of the world-wide-web at my disposal, ready to find that empirical evidence I needed to prove our Native American ancestry. For generations far removed from the days of living on reservation property, the task of tracking down documentation of one's aboriginal history can prove to be a most challenging task. I don't wish to bore you with all the specifics of my research, but I should say that I did find that evidence I was looking for. I matched several of my close ancestors to the governmental rolls and censuses taken of the "civilized tribes" (i.e. The Dawes Roll, the Old Settlers Roll, 1896 Census Applications).
Furthermore, as a postulant of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Conventual Franciscan Friars), I have another connection to my Native roots. Upon the Spanish colonizers' movement into what today is the South West United States, the Native peoples were introduced to the Catholic Church. The representatives of our Mother Church were the Little Brothers of Saint Francis…the Franciscan Friars. The friars journeyed with the wealth-seeking conquistadors of the Spanish Empire throughout present-day New Mexico in the hopes of bringing the Native peoples into the fold of the Christian Church. Of course this was not necessarily a time of peace and harmony. In an era in which there was a kind of "militant spirituality" in the Church, the friars came to the Pueblo people with the intentions of replacing their ancient spiritual beliefs and practices with that of the Catholic tradition.
Needless to say, the Pueblos had no intention of fully abandoning their ancient traditions, and the friars had no intention of allowing Catholicism to simply be an adjunct to so-called "pagan" practices. What this led to was an outbreak of brutality on the part of the Spaniards. Soldiers and friars alike violently imposed the Catholic faith on the Pueblo Nation. Tribal ceremonies were banned and "heathen practices" were severely punished. In 1675, the tribes of the Pueblo around present-day Santa Fe, NM region rose up in revolt. Approximately 2,000 natives took arms against the colonizers and slaughtered nearly half of the Catholic clergy in the region. This revolt prompted the Spaniards to flee south.
Today, the friars continue their missionary work amidst the Natives of New Mexico. While our relationship with the Pueblos has been rocky, a shift in missionary practice allowed for an opening of trust and dialogue. The revolt of 1675 was a sign that the original missionary practices would not suffice in the New World. The friars learned to incorporate Pueblo spirituality and culture into our Universal Church. This allowed for the Catholic Church as a whole to be enriched by the many gifts and insights that the Native Americans continue to provide.
So What?!
The reason I share this is because many times, after talking about my own research into my Native American ancestry, I am asked the question: "So what?" Maybe if you're reading this and you yourself are a lover of genealogy you have run into a similar question…or maybe it's just me. Although it may be simple in nature, sometimes "so what" has great depth to it. So what am I supposed to do with this connection I have made with the Native peoples of days past? I've discovered my Cherokee and Choctaw ancestry and made the historical connection between the Pueblo people and the Franciscan Family of which I belong…so what? For me, discovering my genealogy is a way to preserve the past, enrich the present, and work towards the future in hope. Genealogy is not just a fun hobby or interesting research, but it is a way for us to accentuate that universality of our Catholic faith. Our faith is one that preserves the past, enriches the present, and works towards the future in hope. I therefore, would like to present these three aspects in context with my own ancestry and experience of Native Americans.
Along with presenting these three areas of past, present, and future in the context of the Native American heritage, I offer an invitation: Those of us in the Church, of Native ancestry or otherwise, are called to be new missionaries to the Native peoples. We are invited to, unlike the friars of the 17th Century, bring the Native American tradition, heritage, and people to the "family table" of the Catholic Church. We do this by understanding our nation's Native American history (and for those of us who have Native American ancestry…knowing our tribal heritage), incorporating Native American spirituality and cultural understandings into the life of the Church, and by working toward a full recognition of the human dignity and rights of the Native people in our nation and in our Church.
Preserving the Past
Knowing that my own ancestors were forced to walk from the Appalachian Mountain Range to Oklahoma amidst the bitter cold, disease, and violence compels me to be responsible for preserving the true history of our tribe.
Today it seems as though the first thing that comes to one's mind when thinking about Native Americans is casinos. It is a sad reality in this nation that authentic Native history, culture, and tradition has been, in so many cases, sold out for tourism. The slot machines, resorts, and buffets ease the American's conscience. Very rarely do Americans, while putting quarters into the slot machine, consider that the "democracy" to which they proudly belong is still burdened with the guilt of mass genocide that it carried out on the Native American peoples.
In considering my own Cherokee heritage, I find it truly regrettable that tourism has cheapened our tribal legacy. It is not uncommon to see, around Cherokee reservations, images of teepees and chieftains with large headdresses; this is regrettable because the Cherokee people did not live in teepees nor did their leaders wear long feathered headdresses. When we put a price tag on a culture or heritage, we devalue the human person that makes up said culture.
Of course, this act of putting a price on a people would not be uncommon to the American government. Most Americans are familiar with the horror that is the Trail of Tears. In this moment in history, the gold-hungry American government took the ancient land of our Cherokee tribe (which, in Native culture, is also considered to be a living part of the people) out from under our ancestors' feet. Knowing that my own ancestors were forced to walk from the Appalachian Mountain Range to Oklahoma amidst the bitter cold, disease, and violence compels me to be responsible for preserving the true history of our tribe. I am compelled to never let my fellow Americans forget how we attempted to eradicate an entire race of people. I, and all Americans are also responsible to ensure that we don't continue the American legacy of genocide by allowing authentic Native culture to slip into the darkness of the past.
When we take the time to actually learn about the true cultural history of a people, we start to see them as such–people. Very few realize that before the American democracy even came into being, the Cherokee people had an established democratic legislative body to govern the tribe. Very few also realize that we were able to develop one of the most efficient written syllabaries in history, or that we had a complex and rich spiritual understanding of the world around us. If each American, no matter the ethnic background, took time and effort to learn about the Native American heritage, America as a whole would realize that there is something valuable in the Native American people. If we preserve the true Native American identity (not the one portrayed by casinos or in pop culture), we preserve the humanity of an entire ethnicity. Taking care to preserve Native American history says to our Native American brothers and sisters that we find value in them and that we are dedicated to stop abuse of the Native American history to earn a quick buck.
Furthermore, as Catholics, for us to naively believe that the spiritual traditions of the Native American people have no value, would be a grave mistake. In order for us to be the Catholic missionaries of this new millennium we must also affirm and preserve the spiritual traditions and beliefs of the pre-colonial Native Americans. This too requires us to educate ourselves on what those beliefs and practices entail. With an understanding of authentic Native American culture, history, customs, and beliefs in our repertoire, we will have the foundation from which to accomplish the task of enriching the present and working towards the future in hope.
It is fitting that we take time to reflect on and education ourselves about the histories of a lost people. Preserving the past is the first and most important step to the task of welcoming our Native American brothers and sisters to the "Catholic table".
Continue reading this article at New Missionaries: A Reflection on Native American Heritage in the Catholic Church (Part II).


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Hi List,
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Location: Richmond, VA, usa
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:44 pm
Post subject: chestnuts ....how to handle
We don't see chestnuts too much around here, nor do people seem to do much with them. Had a wonderful sweet chestnut pudding like dessert in Paris that I would love to duplicate. It may be best to start with some sort of canned chestnut item (even these are scarce here). I practiced with a few, making an X on the flat side and boiling a bit....they are still very hard to peel. The roasted ones smelled soooo good on the streets of Paris.....I would love to try at home....hopefully u don't need that special pan I've seen suggested.
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:12 pm
Post subject: Re: chestnuts ....how to handle
I've found that roasting and peeling the chestnuts yourself do in fact yield the best flavor but also the most stress, so i completely sympathize. although canned chestnuts are an option (rinse them REALLY well and even then I'm inclined to heat them up in a pan with clean water for a few seconds to get rid of any metallic aftertaste) there is an excellent product out there you should seek out -- Sierra Rica organic spanish chestnuts. these are vaccuum packed cooked and peeled chestnuts that are ready to use and have the best flavor. i've made several cakes out of them (chestnuts cheesecake for thanksgiving!) and they are also brilliant with brussel sprouts and bacon. you may be able to find the chestnuts on line. if you can't, i'll see if i can have a friend from seattle send some along to you (i think the US vendor is based out of there).
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:47 pm
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Hee hee, I do know one way NOT to prepare your chestnuts The first time we holidayed in Provence we had a house in the hilltop village of Viens, just north of Apt. The kitchen had a microwave. My genius best friend for the past 37 years who just a few weeks ago received his doctorate in Geophysics decided he wanted to cook some chestnuts. So dear Brian found a chestnut tree just outside the village and gathered a bag of chestnuts which he popped directly into the microwave. Within about 2 minutes minor explosions were going off at a rapid pace within the microwave. Each one exploded into hundreds of crusty little bits and stuck to all surfaces within. Ah Brian, a genius at geophysics, but keep him out of the kitchen!!
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Location: Chicago, IL, USA, by way of California
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:15 pm
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Melinda, if you can't find the chestnuts wasabi recommended, Trader Joe's also has peeled and steamed chestnuts in a jar. I love chesnuts but hate preparing them, so I was very happy when I found these chestnuts just in time for Thanksgiving. This might be a seasonal item, since I have never seen it before at Trader Joe's.
And, David: heh.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 7:48 pm
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David...HAHAHAHA....like popcorn....i can picture it....
and E. .. sadly, no Trader Joe's here
would love a recipe for the pudding like dessert tho
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 1:20 pm
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The book "Under the Tuscan Sun" has a few recipes that are spectacular, one of which is chestnuts in red wine. If I am in a rush I will use chestnuts from a jar, but I prefer them fresh.
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Location: CT, USA (right outside of NYC)
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:49 pm
Post subject: Marron glaces?
Ah, I also have a jar of the Trader Joe's chestnuts and have been meaning to use them. Does anyone have a recipe for marron glaces?
Also, had dinner over the weekend at Olives in Boston, and we had a chestnut agnolotti. Basically, little ravioli with a chestnut and mascarpone filling. So delicious... a little bit sweet... served with a light and creamy spinach sauce... little bits of sliced and fried chestnuts.
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 5:55 pm
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My entire experience of chestnuts is limited to the vendors who roast them on the streets in NYC (hate that smell!), a horribly botched attempt to roasts some myself in a fireplace and a taste of cloyingly sweet marrons glacés that left me cold.
It's been a long time. Probably more than 20 years since I've tried any. What I remember is too starchy, too sweet and little in the way of actual flavor.
I'd love it if someone would explain what I'm missing and what I might try to change my mind about them.
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Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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Location: Sierra de Aracena (near Seville), Spain
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:20 pm
Post subject: Chestnuts - are you getting enough?
Just joined Chocolate & Zucchini after finding a brief chestnut exchange in the days following Thanksgiving.
Anyobody interested in exploring the culinary potential of the noble chestnut should visit my website -
- where there is a developing treasure chest of chestnut recipes. And, if any of you have a favourite chestnut recipe you'd like to add, I'd love to hear from you.
"Wasabi" kindly said how superior Sierra Rica's peeled chestnuts in vacuum-packs were to others he had tried, but I think these are only available in Dean and DeLuca at the moment.
You might also try looking for Sierra Rica's peeled chestnuts in jars in Wholefoods Market and also under the Trader Joe's label in their excellent stores.
Let me know what you think.
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:29 pm
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Ah, now I can't wait to try my Trader Joe's chestnuts. Alastair, would you happen to have a recipe for candied chestnuts?
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Location: Sierra de Aracena (near Seville), Spain
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:21 pm
Post subject: Candied Chestnuts
Sierra Rica makes small quantities of this corrupting delicacy but, sadly, none of it is bound for the US - yet.
A proper candied chestnut is really the result of making
Marrons Glaces
, but omitting the final stage of glazing. So take a look at a couple of recipes picked off the internet to give you an idea of the slow, painstaking pleasure of making these beauties.
To save the finger-nail breaking task of peeling the chestnuts (sadly TJ's / Sierra Rica's peeled chestnuts in jars won't do for this one because they're already cooked) you can make do with frozen peeled chestnuts. I think TJ's do an Italian one.
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:44 pm
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Thanks Alastair, I appreciate it! I am actually going to be in London and Paris next week (leaving tonight... hope I packed everything), so I'll keep an eye out for your products there.
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Location: Palo Alto, CA
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:59 am
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Last time I roasted chestnuts I followed the Bon Appetit advice and put a cross in each one, near the pointed end, then put them all in a roasting tin with a splash of water and roasted at 400F (200C) for about half an hour. When they come out, wrap all the nuts in a towel for 5 minutes, then take a couple out at a time to peel them.
I have to say, they were a pain in the neck to peel - some were easy and some just came out in lots of bits - I cut my thumb three times. But they did smell good. I made Nigella's Chestnut and Lentil soup from them (from Nigella Bites). It was very good, even though I didn't blend it.
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Pity the American dandelion. In countries across the world the dandelion is considered a delicious vegetable and is consumed with affection–and dandelion has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. In America, it is most often cursed as an irksome weed and is pulled, poisoned and otherwise generally maligned.
Fortunately, dandelions do have a small and very allegiant cadre of fans here in the States. Along with traditional eaters, a new group of greenmarket enthusiasts, and those interested in foraging and wild greens are taking a shine to dandelions. And for good reason. They are delicious, and hugely healthy.
Nutritionally, dandelion greens and roots are chock full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They are one of the most nutritionally dense greens you can eat. Along with the punch of nutrition, they have many medicinal qualities as well. They are potassium-rich and have a strong diuretic quality, as well as efficacy as a blood detoxifier and good for the liver. They have long been used to treat digestive disorders and to treat arthritis and eczema.
Dandelion greens have a reputation for bitterness, but they are nicely so, and the bitterness is balanced by a lovely spiciness similar to arugula. Mature greens can get pretty bitter, but this can be tamed by blanching them.
The time to harvest dandelion greens is early in the spring, when they are their youngest and before they flower. They can be harvested again in late fall as they loose some of their bitterness after a frost. Look for young dandelions growing in rich, moist soil, making sure not to forage close to roads (they can accumulate pollution) or from areas that have been treated with garden chemicals. For a special treat, get out early in spring and look for the crown, which is the cluster of new buds that sits above the taproot. These are the tenderest, sweetest parts of the plant.
Young dandelion greens are tender and delicious served raw in salads or sandwiches. If you use the greens that have been harvested after the plant has flowered, you can blanch them in water to remove the bitterness; dump the bitter water, and blanch them again. You will loose a lot of vitamins this way, but there are still plenty of beneficial nutrients left. Use sauteed or steamed dandelion greens as you would any other greens. Dandelion root can by ground and used as a substitute for coffee, and dandelion flowers can be used in recipes and for garnish.
The French have a well-known soup called creme de pissenlits (cream of dandelion soup), which is easy to make, as is Dandelion Syrup.


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The SunRun model works like this: Homeowners typically pay several thousand dollars upfront front (though there may be $0 down-payment options), and SunRun installs a solar system on their rooftop. Homeowners then pay a lease fee that varies with the size of the system and the initial down-payment. Homeowners may choose to put more money down up-front and lock in lower rate for the term of the lease, or pay less and spread the costs out over time.
SolarCity's offer works similarly to SunRun's model with one key difference: SolarCity is a full service provider, using it's own in-house designers, engineers and installers to construct and maintain the systems they own, while SunRun contracts with independent solar contractors to source, install and maintain their systems.
SunRun and SolarCity's models are fairly representative of the norm. However, it is important to understand that solar leasing programs are not rent-to-own schemes. If you want to own a system, buy it up-front, but if you want to lower your electricity bills with minimal initial investment, lease.
While leasing arrangements will save money immediately, they are not a path to long-term "free" solar electricity that many people seek when installing solar. After the lease term is up, homeowners may choose to renew the lease under a new contract or have the panels removed.
If ownership is preferred, then there are other financing paths, typically bank loans. While ownership can cost more up-front (or in debt) and means more responsibility for the system, it also leads to bigger savings down the road and more control over one's personal energy future. Solar leasing is a matter of convenience.


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When life is fair, someone will show me the logic in the prevailing thought process that just because something appears to be cheap you should buy more of it.
Now I hate for it to appear that I am picking on the Rural and Critical Lands Program in Beaufort County because I do indeed think it was a wonderful wake up call to the citizens that we were allowing the destruction of the environment and something drastic had to be done to stop it, but as the saying goes there is a time and place for everything.
As I sat and watched County Council on Monday evening approve two items on their agenda that in one case will increase every homeowner's yearly debt payment in about the year 2014 and other having the potential to produce the same result in even greater proportions once a voter referendum is approved in 2012, I thought why are we doing this in these bad economic times.
Just two hours before these votes, the county administrator was being asked when he would be prepared to present to council a breakdown of services provided by the county listed as essential, and legally mandated. I assumed this was in an effort to keep the tax rates stable as the county prepares for the 2012 reassessment and its probable negative effects on a large number of homeowners.
However, one flimsy justification for continuing to borrow tens of millions of dollars for this program is that land is so cheap nowadays we cannot miss this opportunity to purchase even more of it. It is virtually impossible to obtain a single sentence answer when you ask a governmental entity how far in debt are you, just give me one number. Since we probably will never know that number, one thing is for certain, very few homeowners get out of debt by borrowing more money.
Of course the prevailing justification will be that the cost will only be $2 or $3 on $100,000 of property value so who will notice, well if you pour enough small drops of water on a man standing in a deep enough barrel he will eventually drown, as will a cash strapped homeowner eventually be unable to pay his property tax bill.
We loudly publicize the building of "affordable" housing for struggling families and then proceed to raise their taxes to buy land they cannot even visit, until eventually, they cannot pay the taxes on their new home.
Perhaps we need to re-evaluate what drove us to see the purchasing of these types of properties in the first place as necessary, lack of proper planning, signing one sided development agreements, improper stormwater runoff techniques, etc., fix those sort of things and maybe borrowing tens of millions of dollars, in bad economic times, isn't so critical.
In the meantime, you can contact Joe Croley at firstname.lastname@example.com


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|System: X360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Konami
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Konami
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Nov. 11, 2008
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-4
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|ESRB Rating: Everyone
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Online play allows gamers who prefer the PES take on soccer over EA's FIFA titles to play likeminded gamers online. Those who were disappointed in last year's online offering from PES may not be thrilled with this year's, as it continues to offer somewhat limited capabilities for a 2009 offering. Online, gamers will only be able to partake in on-on-one exhibition matches in five or ten-minute lengths. Whereas full-team online sports games have been made extremely popular in 2008, PES 09 doesn't offer anything of the sort, nor does it offer any other mini-games or match types. Next-gen consoles offer four-player online play for PES 09, though such variety is disappointingly left out for the PS2 and PSP. It's unfortunate that the online features of PES 09 are simply not up-to-date with what is to be expected this year.
Even with the abundance of new features and capabilities, overall, 09 feels very similar to past PES titles. Commentary by John Champion and Mark Lawrenson still remains as dull as ever with vague descriptions of what is actually happening onscreen that can and are used in any number of situations. Player movements and stadium sound effects feel as though they haven't been changed in years. Animations of refs carding a player and celebrations after a scored goal are reused from past years. The same sequences of replays are shown after a half or at the end of a game, from the exact same camera angles. Any fan of the series will be overcome with an uneasy feeling of familiarity, as 09 feels far too unchanged from recent installments.
While Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 doesn't stray from the beaten path solidified by the series, earning its reputation of a great soccer simulation, those who own recent installments are not given enough reason to purchase this year's offering. The inclusion of a few new features looks impressive when listed on the back cover, though they are anything but when actually put to use. It's unfortunate for a series of games that I have always enjoyed playing.
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Still bewildered, I told my male friend B. this story years later. I
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Many occasions demand people to wear formal attire. Occasions such as weddings, dances, and important meetings often make it mandatory to wear formal clothing. Formal clothing can be broken up into two categories - the white and the black. The category depends upon the type of occasion and time of the day you are supposed to attend the function or the occasion. Unless otherwise specified, formal clothing for men generally consists of a tuxedo and a black bow tie.
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Well I've had my Cuttlebug since June and having had a good play I think it is time for a review.
- The Cuttlebug can cut die cuts.
- It can Emboss using its own brand of embossing folder.
- It can cut other brands of dies as well as it's own.
- It can emboss other brands of embossing stencils including brass stencils.
- It has a suction system to attach the machine to a smooth surface, this keeps the machine in place during use.
- Side platforms fold up, so it is a small size for easy storage.
- Portable, includes a carry handle making it simple to move around your craft room.
- Competitively priced given how much it can do.
- Simple to use
- Manufacturer's website has advice for how to use other brands of dies in the machine
- Smooth to use, no MAN muscles required. REALLY, you won't need to be big n strong to use this machine. I have limited dexterity and I found it easy to use.
- Lime green in colour.
That's it that is my only down that I can find on this product, I just don't like bright lime green. Hardly a reason not to buy an otherwise excellent machine.
- Value for money; Excellent does a lot for a good price
- Build Quality; Excellent although the outer casing is plastic the main body of the machine is metal
- Would I buy it again; YES
One of the best places for on-line demonstrations using the Cuttlebug is to be found on You Tube. Simply type 'Cuttlebug' into the search box and you will find all kinds of information.
- Erin Michelle has some very good videos http://uk.youtube.com/user/erinmichele
- Provocraft themselves have a few videos on there http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l7nmTIPL3m4
- Inspirational cards and projects including Cuttlebug creations shown on the gallery http://www.heartprints.net/
- Provocraft main site for the makers of Cuttlebug its accessories and other great craft products http://www.provocraft.com/index.php
- Cuttlebug area of Provocraft http://www.provocraft.com/products/index.products.php?cl=cuttlebug
- This is to Spellbinderssite who make the Wizard, this is a rival system but they have excellent dies that can cut and emboss within the same die. At the bottom of the page is a link to a PDF which describes how to use their dies with the Cuttlebug and other systems http://www.spellbinders.us/ct/store/ct_dynamicIndex.asp?idAffiliate=
There are other systems out there it is really a matter of personal choice. I chose this for the ability to use any manufacturers dies. I did not want to be tied to a system where you could only use one type of die. The suction system that holds the machine to the table is a HUGE plus. Others have told me that other systems that do not have this can wander around the table as you try to use them!
My best advice is to look at all the systems available, but also to look at the dies/embossing folders available with those brands too. If you get a system that does not support multiple brands you will be stuck with just what that manufacturer makes. I love the Wizard dies as they cut and emboss, they have a wonderful range called Nestabilites which are available in many shapes and sizes. Their range of dies are much broader in designs than others on the market which I found were a bit cartoonie and more aimed at children's themes. Before I tried the Cuttlebug I was going to buy a WIzard, for me the suction plate available with the Cuttlebug was what swung it for me.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, if you have any questions or comments just leave me a comment and I'll get back to you.


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Mel B isn't winning any hearts and minds in the "America's Got Talent" audience ... sources tell TMZ, she just got booed AGAIN ... this time over an arguably racist joke.
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She said, "I found it really offensive. There was no need to do a stereotypical black joke. It was not funny." But the audience disagreed ... booing Mel for hitting the red button.
Fellow judge Howie Mandel then asked the audience if they thought the joke was offensive ... and the audience replied with a loud NO.
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PasswordSpy - Retrieving lost passwords using Windows hooks
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It was several years ago when I downloaded some sample code posted here on CodeGuru, a program called Eureka that was designed to "retrieve" forgotten passwords in Windows. It was not a password cracker; instead, it used a security hole in Windows to copy the password from another running program. I was intrigued by the program, so I decided to write my own version. Later, once Windows 2000 was released, I was disappointed to see that Microsoft had fixed the "bug" and so programs like these didn't work on Windows 2000 (and nowadays Windows XP). But after several failed attempts, I finally found a way to copy the password while running on any 32-bit Windows OS.
In addition to being a useful application, PasswordSpy demonstrates some useful and interesting code.
- A single instance application. If the user starts a second copy of PasswordSpy, the first copy is brought to the foreground instead of starting a second copy.
- "Always on top." With a single line of code, you can set or remove the "always on top" state from your application.
- Inter Process Communication. PasswordSpy uses several forms of IPC, including the WM_COPYDATA message as well as memory-mapped files.
- Setting windows hooks. To extract the password on Windows2000 and WindowsXP, you must set a hook into the remote process.
Code Details
By far, the most interesting aspect of PasswordSpy is the technique of setting a Windows hook with the SetWindowsHookEx API. With this function, you can install a hook into either the whole system or a specific process. There are a dozen different types of hooks to install; each type monitors for a specific set of events. When one of those events happens, your hook code gets called. PasswordSpy uses the WH_GETMESSAGE hook, which monitors for calls to GetMessage and PeekMessage. For more background info on hooks, please read the MSDN on SetWindowsHookEx.
I have found several examples of hooks on the Internet, in books, in the MSDN, and right here on CodeGuru. But, every example I saw had at least one bug in the code. Here, I'll address the problem as well as my solution.
The hardest part about using Windows hooks is properly storing the handle to the hook. Before you can set a hook, you need two things: 1) A DLL containing the hook function and 2) the ID of the thread you want to hook. Now, supposing Process A sets a hook into Process B. After hooking Process B, the hook handle is returned to Process A and the DLL is mapped into Process B's address space. When one of the hooked events in Process B happens, your hook code gets called from Process B. (It should be noted that your hook code gets called from the remote process! In your hook code, if you call GetCurrentProcessId, you get the PID of the hooked process, not your original program that set the hook.) From the hook code, you can do whatever you want, but before your hook code exits, you are supposed to call CallNextHookEx. If you fail to call this function, any other hooks that might be installed will fail to get the message. The problem is that CallNextHookEx requires the handle to the hook, but that handle was returned to Process A and we're currently in Process B. Thus, some sort of Inter Process Communication is needed to transfer the hook handle.
Most hook samples solve this problem by creating a "shared" section in the DLL.
#pragma data_seg("Shared") HHOOK g_hHook = NULL; #pragma data_seg() #pragma comment(linker, "/section:Shared,rws")
In a nutshell, this creates a single variable that is shared by all loaded instances of that DLL. So, if five processes load this DLL, all five have access to that variable. But, there are a few problems with this method. For starters, some compilers may not support this option. Second, what if Microsoft decides to change how "shared" sections work in future versions of Windows? That would mean this technique would no longer work. Also, this method has no thread synchronization, and because you have multiple threads accessing this variable, thread synchronization is important.
To solve these problems, I used memory mapped files for the IPC, and a mutex for thread synchronization. I encapsulated all this code into a class I called CIPC. By using memory mapped files, I solve the problem of special compiler options because none are needed; it's done using nothing but Win32 API calls. Plus, MMFs are a supported way of sharing data between multiple processes, so Microsoft is not likely to change that in future versions of Windows. And, the mutex ensures that thread access is synchronized.
//*********************************************** // IPC.h //*********************************************** #ifndef _IPC_H_ #define _IPC_H_ #define IPC_SHARED_MMF _T("{34F673E0-878F-11D5-B98A-00B0D07B8C7C}") #define IPC_MUTEX _T("{34F673E1-878F-11D5-B98A-00B0D07B8C7C}") // Class for Inter Process Communication using Memory Mapped Files class CIPC { public: CIPC(); virtual ~CIPC(); bool CreateIPCMMF(void); bool OpenIPCMMF(void); void CloseIPCMMF(void); bool IsOpen(void) const {return (m_hFileMap != NULL);} bool ReadIPCMMF(LPBYTE pBuf, DWORD &dwBufSize); bool WriteIPCMMF(const LPBYTE pBuf, const DWORD dwBufSize); bool Lock(void); void Unlock(void); protected: HANDLE m_hFileMap; HANDLE m_hMutex; }; #endif //*********************************************** // IPC.cpp //*********************************************** #include "IPC.h" //*********************************************** CIPC::CIPC() : m_hFileMap(NULL), m_hMutex(NULL) { } //*********************************************** CIPC::~CIPC() { CloseIPCMMF(); Unlock(); } //*********************************************** bool CIPC::CreateIPCMMF(void) { bool bCreated = false; try { if(m_hFileMap != NULL) return false; // Already created // Create an in-memory 4KB memory mapped // file to share data m_hFileMap = CreateFileMapping((HANDLE)0xFFFFFFFF, NULL, PAGE_READWRITE, 0, 4096, IPC_SHARED_MMF); if(m_hFileMap != NULL) bCreated = true; } catch(...) {} return bCreated; } //*********************************************** bool CIPC::OpenIPCMMF(void) { bool bOpened = false; try { if(m_hFileMap != NULL) return true; // Already opened m_hFileMap = OpenFileMapping(FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE, FALSE, IPC_SHARED_MMF); if(m_hFileMap != NULL) bOpened = true; } catch(...) {} return bOpened; } //*********************************************** void CIPC::CloseIPCMMF(void) { try { if(m_hFileMap != NULL) CloseHandle(m_hFileMap), m_hFileMap = NULL; } catch(...) {} } //*********************************************** bool CIPC::ReadIPCMMF(LPBYTE pBuf, DWORD &dwBufSize) { _ASSERTE(pBuf); bool bSuccess = true; try { if(m_hFileMap == NULL) return false; DWORD dwBaseMMF = (DWORD)MapViewOfFile(m_hFileMap, FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, 0); _ASSERTE(dwBaseMMF); // The first DWORD in the MMF contains the size of the data DWORD dwSizeofInBuf = dwBufSize; CopyMemory(&dwBufSize, (LPVOID)dwBaseMMF, sizeof(DWORD)); if(dwSizeofInBuf != 0) { if(dwBufSize > dwSizeofInBuf) bSuccess = false; else CopyMemory(pBuf, (LPVOID)(dwBaseMMF + sizeof(DWORD)), dwBufSize); } UnmapViewOfFile((LPVOID)dwBaseMMF); } catch(...) {} return bSuccess; } //*********************************************** bool CIPC::WriteIPCMMF(const LPBYTE pBuf, const DWORD dwBufSize) { _ASSERTE(pBuf); bool bSuccess = true; try { if(m_hFileMap == NULL) return false; DWORD dwBaseMMF = (DWORD)MapViewOfFile(m_hFileMap, FILE_MAP_READ | FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, 0); _ASSERTE(dwBaseMMF); // The first DWORD in the MMF contains the size of the data CopyMemory((LPVOID)dwBaseMMF, &dwBufSize, sizeof(DWORD)); CopyMemory((LPVOID)(dwBaseMMF + sizeof(DWORD)), pBuf, dwBufSize); UnmapViewOfFile((LPVOID)dwBaseMMF); } catch(...) {} return bSuccess; } //*********************************************** bool CIPC::Lock(void) { bool bLocked = false; try { // First get the handle to the mutex m_hMutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, IPC_MUTEX); if(m_hMutex != NULL) { // Wait to get the lock on the mutex if(WaitForSingleObject(m_hMutex, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0) bLocked = true; } } catch(...) {} return bLocked; } //*********************************************** void CIPC::Unlock(void) { try { if(m_hMutex != NULL) { ReleaseMutex(m_hMutex); CloseHandle(m_hMutex); m_hMutex = NULL; } } catch(...) {} }
Countering PasswordSpy
Now that you know how to programmatically "copy" the password from another application, the next logical question is: "How do you prevent PasswordSpy from copying passwords from applications you write?" If your application stores and displays passwords, and especially if you are concerned about security, you probably want to protect your application from programs such as PasswordSpy.
Because PasswordSpy can copy passwords out of other programs, the solution to protecting your own programs is to never display the real password in the first place. The best solution is to display a bogus password in the password control. That way, if someone uses PasswordSpy to retrieve the password, all they get back is a bogus password, not the real thing. Included in the download is a program called AntiPwdSpy. This program shows how to protect your password controls from being "spied." The AntiPwdSpy program behaves exactly the same as the Windows NT Services dialog and the Windows NT User Manager.
There are other ways to counter programs such as PasswordSpy. One way is to intercept the WM_GETTEXT message. This works, but using the bogus password method has other benefits. By replacing the real password with a bogus one, it is not possible to determine the length of a password by looking at the password control. If a program displays the text "***" in a password control, right away you know that password is only three characters in length. This greatly compromises the security of that password by revealing the password's length. But, if that password control displayed "**************", as is done in most Microsoft programs, you do not know anything about the password.
I must give credit where credit is due. The following two projects found here on CodeGuru helped me write this program.
- Password Retrieval Application by Tom Archer
- Window Handle Picker Sample by Mike Marquet
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