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6. Green Bay Packers (2): They had been on a roll, but their lopsided loss to the New York Giants on Sunday night brought back to light the concerns about their offensive line and defense.
7. Baltimore Ravens (8): The Ravens have won four games in a row, and they have done it in large part with defense and special teams. The AFC North is theirs. Can they get a first-round bye?
8. Chicago Bears (7): The Bears bounced back from a bad loss to the 49ers to beat the fading Minnesota Vikings. A showdown with the Packers, maybe for the division, looms in three weeks.
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10. New Orleans Saints (9): They lost to a better squad in the 49ers, but the Saints are still very dangerous.
11. Indianapolis Colts (NR): The Colts, who are the NFL's best story this season, are closing in on the playoffs.
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The other day, I bought a few tomatillos for making some salsa, but then decided to go with something closer to home- a dal.
I grew up on simply fabulous Indian food and this fruit was not something I had ever seen or even heard of before. It continued to remain unfamiliar to me even after I came here. I remember seeing tomatillos in the produce section of my grocery store here and always thinking of them as green, unripe tomatoes. Thanks to blogging, I know a lot more these days and am also less afraid to experiment.
This is how I "Indianized" the tomatillos.
2 medium tomatillos, husks removed, washed well and cubed
4 shallots, chopped
¾ cup toor dal (cooked)
To grind to a paste:
3 Tbsp coconut
3-4 cloves garlic
½ tsp cumin seeds
6 green chillies
For seasoning:
1 Tbsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal/split pigeon peas
½ tsp chana dal/split chickpeas
½ tsp methi/fenugreek seeds
A pinch of asafoetida
4-5 curry leaves
Salt to taste.
Heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients for the seasoning.
Add the shallots and cook till translucent.
Add the cubed tomatillo pieces and cover and cook for about 5-7 minutes or until the pieces turn soft.
Mix the ground paste along with the cooked mixture and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
Now add the cooked dal along with the desired amounts of water (depending on the consistency desired). Bring to a boil and turn off the heat.
Serve hot with rice.
Another tomatillo recipe on my blog:
Tomatillo Chutney
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Tomatillo Dal
The other day, I bought a few tomatillos for making some salsa, but then decided to go with something closer to home- a dal.
Cooked by TBC on Thursday, April 24, 2008
40 Burps:
- Unknown said...
looks too delocious..
- April 24, 2008 at 10:58 PM
- Coffee said...
I don't find tomatillos here! :( Dal sounds good!
- April 24, 2008 at 11:23 PM
- Madhavi said...
Excellent recipe dear, loooks yummmmmmmm:)))
- April 24, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- Uma said...
Mmm. the dal looks delicious. the picture is of tamatillo is superb. why don't you send it to click event?
- April 25, 2008 at 1:29 AM
- Arundathi said...
those are lovely photos...
- April 25, 2008 at 6:24 AM
- Rajitha said...
i am scared to say which pic looks better than the other..lest you get mad at me :)...so how long did it take to click these pics re...
- April 25, 2008 at 8:21 AM
- sra said...
Don't think I've ever knowingly eaten daal with coconut in it, except in sambaar. I did make it once myself, though - an unusual combination with moong dal and coconut milk
- April 25, 2008 at 8:56 AM
- Richa said...
slurrrrp! must taste so good w/ the coconut :) i do remember ur T chutney :)
- April 25, 2008 at 9:27 AM
- Deepa Kuber said...
Wow thats a interesting recipe, never heard of this.. quiet easy too.
- April 25, 2008 at 10:07 AM
- Tee said...
Looks delicious! Adding tomatillos to the dal is a great idea...normally i add tamarind /kokum to get a tangy flavor, this seems like a good alternative.
- April 25, 2008 at 11:04 AM
- ms said...
Beautiful photograph as usual TBC. Indianize and assimilate! Did i miss your au naturel entry?
- April 25, 2008 at 12:18 PM
- ms said...
Beautiful photograph as usual TBC. Indianize and assimilate! Did i miss your au naturel entry?
- April 25, 2008 at 12:18 PM
- bee said...
beautiful pics.
- April 25, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- Vanamala Hebbar said...
tomatillo chutney looks tasty..
- April 25, 2008 at 3:01 PM
- Kalai said...
Beautiful dal, TBC! Looks a bit like kootu. Tomatillos are so wonderfully tangy! :)
- April 25, 2008 at 4:03 PM
- Unknown said...
Lovely dal, TBC. I sometimes pick up tomatillos to use in a version of green tomato masial. They taste wonderful.
- April 25, 2008 at 4:12 PM
- Cynthia said...
Why do you torture me with this delicious dal!
- April 25, 2008 at 10:53 PM
- EC said...
Nice color of the dal
- April 26, 2008 at 4:35 AM
- Sig said...
Love that tomatillo pic... You know in Kerala we did have tomatillo plants, but nobody ate the fruit, don't know why!
- April 26, 2008 at 1:29 PM
- Swati said...
Lovely n delicious dal..!!
- April 27, 2008 at 10:40 AM
- Lisa Turner said...
Easy but absolutely fantastic blend of flavours! And your header picture is gorgeous!
- April 27, 2008 at 12:38 PM
- Kajal@aapplemint said...
a wonderful new recipe for tomatillos. looks n sounds gr8.
- April 27, 2008 at 1:35 PM
- TBC said...
Divya Vikram- Thank you.:D
Coffee- I am glad you like it.:)
Madhavi- thank you.:)
Uma- I am glad you like the picture.:) I did not send across anything for CLICK this time...
Arundhati- thank you. :-)
Rajitha- When did I get mad at ya for complimenting my pics, huh?
It did not take too long(15- 20 min), but what took more time was selecting one among the numerous shot. That is always very difficult for me.;-)
Sra- ooh moong dal and coconut milk- the stuff yummy pradhamans are made of! I don't think I 've made a curry with that combo though. Do u have a recipe for it on your blog?
Richa- it really does! :-)
I made my T chuntney- as u call it;-)- and had it with some sago khichdi for BF today. :D
Anjali- I seldom go for elaborate preparations!;-)
Tee- how have you been? I have not seen u around in a while now. I make dal with kokum following one of Trupti's(The Spice Who Loved Me) recipes. It tastes really good, doesn't it?
MS- thanks for the compliment.:)
No you did not miss my entry...I did not send one across this time.
Bee- thank you.:)
Vanamala- and it was!:-)
Kalai- That is true...yeah I could have called it a kootu too. But it would have to be of slightly thicker consistency, right?
I like tomatillos too.:-)
Vaishali- I am going to look masial up. I have heard of it before but can't quite remember now what goes into it. Do you a recipe for it over at your place?
Cynthia- 'cos that's what you do to me when I visit you! ;-)
Easycrafts- thank you.:)
Sig- thank you.:D
There are tomatillo plants in Kerala?! I did not know that.
I can understand why nobody ate the fruit though.;-)
Swati- thank you!:-)
Lisa- thank you.:-) You mean my first pic, right?
The dal is really very simple and tasty. Do try it out.
Kate / Kajal- welcome! and thank you!:-)
- April 27, 2008 at 2:10 PM
- Vandy said...
Thanks for stopping by my blog TBC. You have a great blog here with some innovative recipes. I am sure going to try a few of these!
- April 27, 2008 at 5:46 PM
- Court Cooks said...
I have given you a blogging with a purpos award. I really enjoy reading your blog. Thanks!
- April 27, 2008 at 9:40 PM
- Deepa Kuber said...
Hey TBC, I have a surprise for you.. Check out my latest post.
- April 28, 2008 at 8:37 AM
- Anonymous said...
Wow this dal looks really yummy and tangy.Nice colour.
- April 29, 2008 at 3:32 AM
- Unknown said...
Lovely pics TBC! Tomatillos have been on my list forever now ! Your dish is just teasing me to get them right now :)
- April 29, 2008 at 11:51 AM
- Suganya said...
This dal looks YUM!.... Nice and different recipe...Really want to try this...
- April 29, 2008 at 2:17 PM
- musical said...
Lovely idea, TBC! This gets tried soon!
- May 1, 2008 at 9:07 PM
- TBC said...
Vandy- welcome.:)
Court cooks- welcome to my blog!
Thank you for thinking of me and for the nice words.
Anjali- thanks for thinking of me.:)
Homecooked- thank you.:)
Priya- thank you.:)
Sukanya- thnaks! :). I hope you like it as much as I did.
Musical- where are you these days? Stop researching and get cooking, girl! ;-)
- May 2, 2008 at 3:13 PM
- Deepa Kuber said...
Hey thanks TBC, thats very sweet of you.
- May 2, 2008 at 11:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow. Amazing photo. I have never cooked with these, so it was interesting to see your take on them.
- May 3, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- Sagari said...
deleciousssss dalll tbc
- May 3, 2008 at 11:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
Looks great - definitely could cause a healthy burp that is compliments to the chef! :)
- May 3, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- TBC said...
Anjali- I really do like your work a lot!:-)
Vegeyum- thank you.:) Hope you are on the mend now.
I have started using these only recently.
Sagari- thank you.:-)
JJ- thank you! that is sweet of you to say that.:D
And welcome!
- May 4, 2008 at 6:15 PM
- Priyanka said...
TBC- this is one great recipe. I llike the idea of combining tomatillos with toor dal.Shall try it out soon.
- May 7, 2008 at 3:31 PM
- TBC said...
Priyanka- thanks! Hope you like it too.:D
- May 9, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- Hetal said...
lovely recipe and pics..
- May 16, 2008 at 5:12 PM
- TBC said...
Hetal- thank you!:)
- May 20, 2008 at 10:20 AM


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A special collection of the best matches in the career of the incredible Hayabusa! From his early unmasked beginnings, to the over-the-top death matches, to his untimely end of his career.
Disc 1
- Eiji Ezaki (Hayabusa) vs. Mr. Gannosuke (clipped, pre-mask 9/23/91)
- Hayabusa vs. Jushin Liger (Super J Cup Tournament, 4/16/94)
- Hayabusa vs. Atsushi Onita (Electrified Barbwire Exploding Cage, clipped 5/5/95)
- Hayabusa & Masato Tanaka vs. Terry Funk & Mr. Pogo (No Rope Electrified Barbed Wire Double Hell Tag Death Match, 5/5/96)
- Hayabusa vs. Jinsei Shinzaki (10/10/96)
- Hayabusa vs. Mr. Gannosuke (Mask vs. Hair, 4/27/97)
- Hayabusa & Jinsei Shizaki vs. Mitsuhara Misawa & Jun Akiyama (jip, Real World Tag League Tournamet, 11/27/97)
- Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki vs. Mr. Gannosuke & Yukihiro Kanemura (12/19/97)
- Hayabusa, Jinsei Shinzaki & Masato Tanaka vs. Atsushi Onita, Mr. Gannosuke & Yukihiro Kanemura (War Games Cage Death Match, 12/22/97)
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- Hayabusa vs. Mr. Gannosuke (jip, Hayabusa stripped of mask & gear, 8/25/99)
- recap/building to H vs. Hayabusa
- H vs. Hayabusa (Mr. Gannosuke) with Shawn Michaels special referee (11/23/99)
- recap of H & Mr. Gannosuke teaming up, including winning WEW Tag Titles from Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hisakatsu Oya on 12/1/99
- H & Mr. Gannosuke vs. Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (12/12/99)
- Hayabusa vs. Genichiro Tenryu (7/13/00)
- Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka & Hisakatsu Oya vs. Ricky Fuji, Mr. Gannosuke & Jinsei Shinzaki (7/28/00)
- Hayabusa vs. Mr. Gannosuke (8/28/00)
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- Hayabusa vs. Kodo Fuyuki (15,000 volt Electric Dynamite Cage ThunderboltDeath Match, 10/15/00)
- Superstar Hayabusa & Onryo vs. Kodo Fuyuki & Geomon (10/19/00)
- Hayabusa vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda (WEW Title Match -176 Bombs Barbed WireDouble Hell Death Match, 5/22/01)
- Hayabusa & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Kintaro Kanemura & Mr. Gannosuke (6/8/01)
- Hayabusa vs. Mammoth Sasaki (final match in career, 10/22/01)
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The Danish manufacturer will service the 42 V90-2MW turbines at the Topolog Dorobantu project near Tulcea in the east of the country.
The deal has been struck with Lukerg Renew, a joint venture between Rusian energy firm Lukoil and Italian developer ERG Renew.
Vesatas said that the agreement provides an energy-based availability guarantee that ensures the turbines are operational when the wind is blowing. It also includes a surveillance system that remotely controls and monitors the turbines.
This is the first project in Romania to be subject to such a service agreement with Vestas. The last of the 42 turbines are expected to be installed in April this year.
Lukerg has had significant dealings with Vestas since the JV was created in 2012. Last year, it bought two projects in Romania and Bulgaria from Vestas for EUR 127 million.
In 2012, Lukerg Renew also signed an order for 36 V90-2.0 MW turbines from Vestas for another Romanian project.


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- mrsrexy said...
Good luck in your relationship. Hope you work it out whatever the outcome may be.
Very pretty and neutral...but just curious...how do you do 2.5 coats?
- September 26, 2011 at 7:28 AM
- Grace said...
I'm sorry to hear you're having a tough time. Your nails look fabulous, though. I was inspired by your new round shape and decided to give it a try - I feel like it depends on the color I'm wearing whether or not I like it on me. However, my nails do feel a lot stronger this way and I actually went a whole week without catching a corner on anything, so... for that reason alone, I think I might stick with it for a bit.
- September 26, 2011 at 7:43 AM
- Sia said...
LOVE!! xoxo
- September 26, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- Cathy Lee said...
Your nails and choice of colour are fabulous as always. Tomorrow is another day! Big hug!
- September 26, 2011 at 8:05 AM
- All The Pretty Polish said...
I can definitely relate to the whole relationship issues thing right now. Just keep your head up, things will work out for the best, even if it doesn't seem that way at first. I hope you feel better soon. This is a great color, btw. Thanks for swatching. :)
- September 26, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Makeup Junkien said...
Aw.. i dont hope you gonna need too many neutrals in the future, hope it will work out soon (:.. btw, just another example of the gorgeous neutrals Essie have, simply love them!
- September 26, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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- September 26, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Jammies said...
I'm sorry. *hugs*
- September 26, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- Rosemary said...
:( I'm really sorry. I know it's hard. Sending love your way! xx
- September 26, 2011 at 3:56 PM
- Lucy said...
So sorry that your going through a bad time sweetie. I hope things work out for you. The nail polish looks wonderful.
- September 26, 2011 at 4:48 PM
- Casey said...
Sorry about your broken heart :)
Your nails looks beautiful, so there's that LOL
- September 26, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- NY*NAIL*DIVA said...
Love the shape of your nails, I want to give you a BIG SMILE!! But in the the words of Beyonce, find the Good in Goodbye! Nice color!
- September 26, 2011 at 5:27 PM
- Sandi said...
Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em. Hope whatever outcome is best for YOU comes quickly.
- September 26, 2011 at 8:45 PM
- lilacsrip said...
All the best for your relationship!
It's a beautiful color you have on your nails!
- September 27, 2011 at 2:09 AM
- Elaine said...
When one door closes, another opens. (Corny but true) Hang in there! :-)
Love your nails and I really enjoy this site.
- September 27, 2011 at 10:50 AM
- greeneyespinknails said...
I'm struggling too :( Hope you work things out :)
Love the polish!
- September 27, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- beachgal said...
Sending you hugs. We've all been there but it never seems to get easier. Your big project I just read in the next forward post really was a good thing to do timing wise - cleaning out really helps - a hair cut helps too I usually find.
- September 30, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Aww, big internet hugs and cookies to you! Hope your heart mends... <3
- October 1, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- Unknown said...
This nail polish color not bad.But i love red color nail polish and am use nail polish always matching my dress color. I am read your every post.
Thank you for your post and waiting for your next post.
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Court dress is determined by tradition, and has evolved over the centuries.
In the High Court judges wear a white robe with red crosses on it. In the Court of Session judges wear a crimson robe with darker red crosses on it.
Sheriffs wear a black gown depending on their status before appointment. A sheriff who is a Queen's Counsel wears a silk gown; a sheriff who was an advocate or solicitor wears a "stuff" gown.
Robes are not usually worn in Justice of the Peace and Stipendiary Magistrate courts. It may also be agreed to dispense with court dress in proceedings involving children, or in particularly hot weather.
Judicial titles are a traditional courtesy, dating back centuries. They serve as a mark of respect, and distinguish different types of judges.
A judge is called My Lord or My Lady, as the case may be. A stipendiary magistrate or Justice of the Peace is called Your Honour. The forms of address for all members of the Scottish judiciary can be found here
When at court your legal representative or court staff will be able to advise you as to the appropriate forms of address. If you make a mistake when addressing a judge, no one will mind so long as your intention was to be polite.
The crosses are the relics of rosettes and ribbons which held the gown together. The crosses are now just for decoration.
In the early 17th century, wigs were simply part of the fashion of the day for society. Although they had gone out of fashion by the 18th century, judges, the military, the clergy and some other professionals continued to wear smaller, more formal wigs into the 19th century, and they have been retained as part of court dress to the present day.
Today, wigs are worn as a symbol of office by the legal professions. The traditional, long full-bottomed wig is now only worn by judges on ceremonial occasions such as during the procession to mark the start of the legal year (called the "kirking of the court"). A shorter, more practical style is worn in court. However, not all judges wear wigs. They are not worn in Justice of the Peace courts, tribunals, or in some proceedings involving children.
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Neil came up with the original idea to retrace the steps of older expeditions and recapture their photos to document the disappearance of glaciers on equatorial mountains. At first, we had our sights set on documenting the glaciers on Puncak Jaya (also known as Carstensz Pyramid) in Indonesia. But, as we did more research, it became clear that it would be logistic and financial nightmare to climb Puncak Jaya. So, we started looking elsewhere. I grew up in Nairobi, and my dad had climbed the Rwenzori's in the late 80's. So, when Neil and I found out that the first-ever expedition to climb the peaks had photographed their journey extensively, we knew that we were going to Uganda. Continue reading


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Boris Johnson will make the UK capital's unused information available on a 'London Datastore' website, encouraging app makers to innovate with the data.
Channel 4's 4iP fund will offer £200,000 to develop applications using more than 200 different sets of data when they are released on January 29.
Johnson, the Mayor of London, believes that access to information should be for everyone.
"The superb new London 'Datastore' will unleash valuable facts and figures that been languishing for far too long in the deepest recesses of City Hall," said Johnson.
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Festivals throughout Hampton Roads.
May 26-27: Pungo Strawberry Festival, Pungo community of Virginia Beach
Taste strawberries prepared 50 different ways, enjoy entertainment on three stages and see a parade on Saturday, carnival, livestock show, arts and crafts. Admission is free, $5 parking charge. It takes place at 1776 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach. No pets allowed. Pungostrawberryfestival.info or 721-6001.
May 31-June 3: Newport News Greek Festival, Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Newport News
Authentic Greek food; a large arts, craft and jewelry marketplace; pastries; and Greek music and dance make this one of the largest and most popular ethnic celebrations in the region. Newportnewsgreekfestival.org or 596-5599.
June 1-3: Hampton Blackbeard Pirate Festival, downtown Hampton
Enjoy a pirate ball, live entertainment, pirate re-enactors and their encampment, children's activities, sea battles, fireworks and more as Hampton remembers and celebrates the demise of Blackbeard, one of the fiercest pirates ever known. Free. 727-0900 or blackbeardfestival.com
June 1-3: Patriotic Festival, Virginia Beach oceanfront
Show center is at 15th Street as the U.S. NavyBlue Angels perform June 1 as well as parachute teams, amphibious squads, Geico Skytypers, Miss Geico Extreme Boat Race. Concerts by Miranda Lambert (June 1), Steel Pulse (June 2) and Scotty McCreery (June 3), will take place at 5th Street. http://www.patrioticfestival.com.
June 1-3: Yorktown Maritime Weekend
Spirit of Bermuda, Lynx, Godspeed and the Schooner Alliance will be moored at Yorktown's historic waterfront for this OpSail 2012-related event. Free public tours of tall ships, Navy and Coast Guard vessels will be offered. Demonstrations and a Saturday Parade of Sail will also take place. http://www.opsail2012virginia.com/events-schedule/yorktown
June 8-10: Harborfest, Town Point Park, downtown Norfolk
One of the East Coast's premier waterfront festivals gets even bigger this year with the arrival of OpSail 2012, a national maritime history celebration which will bring tall ships and naval vessels from around the world to the region. In addition to all the hulls, masts and decks, Harborfest will feature concerts — including Bruce Hornsby — children's activities, seafood, gift vendors and fireworks. Activities stretch from the Waterside Festival Marketplace to the Historic Freemason Harbor. It begins with a Parade of Sail on Friday, June 8. Festevents.org
June 6: OpSail 2012 Sea and Air Parade
The Sea and Air Parade of Sail will feature an international fleet of naval vessels, waterborne and air assets from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA, Army Corps of Engineers and other government and private groups. The parade will pass Fort Monroe in Hampton and into downtown Norfolk along the Elizabeth River. http://www.opsail2012virginia.com
June 13-July 29: Virginia Shakespeare Festival, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg
This year's lineup includes "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" and "The Merchant of Venice." Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, Jamestown Road, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg. 221-2674. wm.edu/as/vsf
June 14-17: Boardwalk Art Show and Festival, Virginia Beach oceanfront
Arrayed along the Virginia Beach boardwalk between 17th and 32nd streets, this show generates as much as $2 million in art sales annually, helping the event to be ranked among the top fine art and design shows in the nation by Sunshine artist magazine. virginiamoca.org/outdoor-art-shows/boardwalk-art-show
June 22-24: Hampton Jazz Festival, Hampton Coliseum
The 44th edition of this event will feature two nights and one afternoon of music from some of the best-known R&B and smooth jazz talent artists in the nation. Kenny G, Natalie Cole and Jill Scott are on the bill this year. Tickets are $56.50 for each of the three days of the festival. http://www.hamptonjazzfestival.com or 838-4203
June 22-24: Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival, Town Point Park, downtown Norfolk
The Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival is Norfolk's annual salute to New Orleans spirit and bayou culture. Three stages feature national recording artists. Food vendors supply the etouffee and jambalaya. The festival is free Friday afternoon, but a ticket is required other times. An advance $20 three-day pass will be available. Daily admission is $10. Festevents.org
July 4: 4th of July Stars in the Sky, 7-10 p.m., Victory Landing Park, downtown Newport News
Live entertainment, food vendors, fireworks over the James River. Free. http://www.nngov.com/parks-and-recreation/festivals
July 4: Stars & Stripes Explosion, Virginia Beach
Fireworks by the shore, multiple live performances. Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, at 17th, 24th, 31st streets and on the beach at 20th street. Free. http://www.beachstreetusa.com/events/StarsAndStripesExplosion
July 21-22: Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival, Surry
Features a barbecue cook-off, craft show, food and entertainment, machinery demonstrations and children's activities. Chippokes Plantation State Park, 695 Chippokes Park Road, Surry. Admission fee is $5. porkpeanutpinefestival.org
Aug. 31-Sept. 2: American Music Festival, Virginia Beach
National recording artists perform on stages along the oceanfront. Most concerts are free, but some require tickets. http://www.beachstreetusa.com/events/VerizonWirelessAmericanMusicFestival
Sept. 7-9: Hampton Bay Days festival, downtown Hampton
Featuring games, rides, food, fireworks, crafts, environmental displays and children's activities. Downtown Hampton. Free. 727-1641. baydays.com
Oct. 5-6: The Virginia Celtic Gathering and Highland Games, New Kent County
Bagpipes, sheepdog demonstrations, live music, traditional Celtic fare and historical re-enactors. Rockahock Campgrounds, Lanexa. Admission is charged. vacelts.org
Oct. 6-7: Fall Festival of Folklife, Newport News Park
Southeast Virginia's biggest crafts show featuring nearly 200 vendors, folk musicians, craft demonstrations and children's activities. Newport News Park, Jefferson Avenue and Fort Eustis Boulevard, Newport News. http://www.nnparks.com
Oct. 6-7: An Occasion for the Arts, Williamsburg
Annual event features nearly 140 artists in various media, juried art show, children's activities, entertainment on several stages and food. Merchants Square, Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg. Free. aofta.org
Oct. 19-21: Poquoson Seafood Festival
Features arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment, children's activities, dozens of food vendors, watermen's heritage display and fireworks. Poquoson Municipal Park, 830 Poquoson Ave., Poquoson. Free admission, but a parking charge will be collected. 868-3588. poquosonseafoodfestival.com.
Oct. 20-21: Yorktown Victory Celebration
Revolutionary War military life and tactics will be demonstrated at the Yorktown Victory Center. Yorktown Victory Center, Old Route 238, Yorktown. 888-593-4682. Historyisfun.org.
Oct. 20-21:Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, Town Point Park, Norfolk
One of the region's largest gatherings of Virginia wineries. Town Point Park, Norfolk. 441-2345. Tickets are required. http://www.festevents.org
Nov. 2-3: Urbanna Oyster Festival
Parade, arts and crafts, oysters cooked many different ways at this annual feast and celebration. Admission free. 804-758-0368. urbannaoysterfestival.com
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It's the end of an era! With the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 on November 16th, The Twilight Saga reaches its epic conclusion and we would like you — the Twilight fans of the UK — to tell us what Twilight means to you. Using your phones or webcams, record a video to tell us what Twilight has meant to you and your favourite memories of the Saga and upload this to your YouTube channel. Then, simply post the link to your video in the comments below, along with the full names of the people in the video!
We'll feature our favourites in bi-weekly playlists and some will be posted on the UK Facebook page (facebook.com/TheTwilightSagaUK). ALL the people submitting their Twilight stories will be featured in the film credits of the DVD when released in 2013. So what are you waiting for?
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§ 422.435. What happens when we decide to send an administrative wage garnishment order to your employer?
(a) The wage garnishment order. The wage garnishment order that we send to your employer will contain only the information necessary for the employer to comply with the order. This information includes:
(1) Your name, address, and social security number,
(3) Information about the amount to be withheld, and
(4) Information about where to send the withheld amount.
(b) Electronic record of the garnishment order. We will keep an electronic record of the garnishment order that shows the date we mailed the order to your employer.
(c) Employer certification. Along with the garnishment order, we will send your employer a certification form to complete about your employment status and the amount of your disposable pay available for withholding. Your employer must complete the certification and return it to us within 20 days of receipt.
(d) Amounts to be withheld from your disposable pay. After receipt of the garnishment order issued under this section, your employer must begin withholding from your disposable pay each payday the lesser of:
(1) The amount indicated on the order (up to 15% of your disposable pay); or
(2) The amount by which your disposable pay exceeds thirty times the minimum wage as provided in 15 U.S.C. 1673(a)(2).
(e) Multiple withholding orders. If your disposable pay is subject to more than one withholding order, we apply the following rules to determine the amount that your employer will withhold from your disposable pay:
(1) Unless otherwise provided by Federal law or paragraph (e)(2) of this section, a garnishment order issued under this section has priority over other withholding orders served later in time.
(2) Withholding orders for family support have priority over garnishment orders issued under this section.
(3) If at the time we issue a garnishment order to your employer amounts are already being withheld from your pay under another withholding order, or if a withholding order for family support is served on your employer at any time, the amounts to be withheld under this section will be the lesser of:
(i) The amount calculated under paragraph (d) of this section; or
(ii) The amount calculated by subtracting the amount(s) withheld under the withholding order(s) with priority from 25% of your disposable pay.
(4) If you owe more than one debt to us, we may issue multiple garnishment orders. If we issue more than one garnishment order, the total amount to be withheld from your disposable pay under such orders will not exceed the amount set forth in paragraph (d) or (e)(3) of this section, as appropriate.
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B.B. King is being sued for allegedly interfering with the production of a movie, "B.B. King and I," about a screenwriter's relationship with the legendary blues guitarist, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
The lawsuit, which King Size Film Productions filed last week in California, says King's demands on the filmmakers violate their First Amendment rights and would "radically alter the law and strike a severe blow to expressive and artistic freedom."
It also asks the court to declare that the movie is non-infringing and doesn't violate King's trademarks, according to the Reporter.
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The movie, which stars Patrick Fugit "Almost Famous" and Wendall Pierce of "The Wire," was written by Michael Zanetis based on his own life experiences and directed by Frank Capra III, grandson of legendary "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" director Frank Capra.
According to the complaint, soon after Zanetis moved to Los Angeles in 1977, he was introduced to B.B. King by his son and soon developed a decades-long friendship with the musician. Zanetis says he helped get King a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 1990 after the guitarist helped guide his career in the music industry.
The complaint says that King was supportive of Zanetis' "B.B. King and I" screenplay at first when he wrote it in 2006 — but as the movie began production, King tried to stop it.
According to the suit, King's lawyer sent a cease-and-desist letter, saying the movie and its associated website violated King's trademarks and publicity rights.
The suit claims that King's demands on the film pushed back production, complicated the title and hampered appeals to movie investors.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the world's largest AIDS conference kicks off in the United States for the first time in 22 years, activists want to ensure the voice of sex workers is not silenced in the discussion of how to overcome the global epidemic.
As many as 20,000 people — including top scientists, politicians and celebrities — are expected to attend the week-long International AIDS Conference in Washington, which began on Sunday. But while the United States lifted a travel ban on people infected with HIV in 2009, it has clung to a prohibition on the entry of foreign sex workers established more than two centuries ago.
Activists, and some conference officials, say that runs counter to a goal of achieving an end to the epidemic that affects more than 34 million people worldwide. On Sunday, a group of sex-worker activists carrying red umbrellas and noise-making vuvuzelas crashed the AIDS gathering's kick-off news conference.
Other events planned for the week include a protest in front of the White House on Tuesday and daily live video link-ups with the Sex Worker Freedom Festival — an alternative satellite event taking place in Kolkata, India, in response to the exclusion from Washington of foreign sex workers.
Along with drug users and men who have sex with men, sex workers make up three of the most critically affected, yet often isolated populations affected by HIV/AIDS.
"I don't know how we're going to ever see an end to AIDS in our lifetime — and we believe we can, especially with scientific advances — and have an AIDS-free generation, without including all of those populations who must be involved as part of this solution," said U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee of California.
Lee was instrumental in lifting the travel ban on human immunodeficiency virus patients and last week introduced a proposed law in the House of Representatives to do the same for sex workers.
A landmark study published earlier this year in the Lancet Journal of Infectious Diseases showed that sex workers' risk of HIV infection is 14 times higher than the general population. They also play a role in the global transmission of the disease.
In Asia, for example, home to an estimated 10 million sex workers, "men who buy sex are the single-most powerful driving force" in that region's rising epidemic, according to the Commission on AIDS.
Michel Sidibe, executive director of the United Nations AIDS program, said it was "outrageous" that in 2012 "when we have everything to beat this epidemic, we still have to fight prejudice, stigma, discrimination, exclusion, criminalization."
He called for a new paradigm where the people most at risk — including sex workers — were placed at the center of the global response to HIV/AIDS.
Meg, a former sex worker from Chicago who asked to have her last name withheld, is one of the few voices representing the female sex worker population at this year's conference.
She blames what she calls a "systematic exclusion" of sex workers from policy discussions by academics, reporters and lawmakers for prevailing stereotypes of "people thinking of sex workers as vectors of diseases. "
Sienna Baskin, director of the Sex Workers Project of the nonprofit Urban Justice Center which provides legal and social services, said tackling infectious disease transmission in this population will require a much broader view of its role in society.
"To reduce HIV prevalence among sex workers, we have to look at this broader human rights framework," she said. "We need to create a better human rights situation overall for sex workers — that's the only way we can get to this part of their lives — HIV transmission."
In the conference host city of Washington, HIV infection rates are among the highest in the United States and have drawn comparison to sub-Saharan countries. A report released last week by Human Rights Watch suggested that police practices in the U.S. capital may even be fueling the HIV epidemic.
The report cited complaints from hundreds of sex workers in Washington and three other cities who say they were subjected to police threats, harassment and even arrests for carrying condoms. In many cases, police officers were said to be confiscating the same condoms distributed by city public health departments to prevent HIV transmission.
According to Megan McLemore, senior researcher on the Human Rights Watch report, the disconnect between law enforcement and public health shows that many have not recognized sex workers as allies in the fight to curb HIV infection.
"The public needs to be asked: 'Is it more important that an individual person is charged with prostitution and convicted ... because there is a condom involved, or is it more important that the condom be protected from criminalization for HIV prevention?'" McLemore said. "That's the decision that has to be made by everyone at all of these levels."
Editing by Michele Gershberg and Matthew Lewis


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Reflections from people close to Newtown tragedy
Reflections from people connected to the shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in which 20 first-graders and six educators died.
The father of a 6-year-old girl killed in the shooting, Richman and his wife, Jennifer Hensel, have been trying to rebuild their lives without their only child, Avielle, as they juggle their jobs and a foundation they started in their daughter�s memory. The Avielle Foundation is dedicated to preventing violence through a better understanding of brain health.
�I don�t get a lot of sleep and I work a lot, but I�m committed. There�s the Nietzsche quote: Those that have the �why� can endure any �how.� Avielle used to be my �why.� It didn�t matter what else I did in life as long as Jen and myself were raising a happy, healthy kid. And we don�t have that. So now my �why� is something else, and I have to endure the �hows.��
Llodra, Newtown�s top elected official, said she still breaks down occasionally when talking with others privately about the tragedy, but she resolved on the day of the shooting not to give in to her emotions.
�I could not allow myself to fall apart because there were things to be done. I had to model for others the behaviors that said, �I�m not going to be destroyed by this horrible thing. I�m going to lead,�� she said.
Weiss, the pastor of Newtown�s St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic church, officiated at funerals for eight of the children killed at Sandy Hook. He said he hopes the tragedy leads to changes in what he sees as the overwhelming amount of violence in American society.
�I just can�t even fathom how 26 good, innocent people�s lives can be taken and it doesn�t change the hearts of this country,� he said. �Everywhere I�ve been, people still cry. They still cry. I still cry. It�s just not right. Hopefully, this will at least change some hearts about, �Man, we�ve got to do something to be better. We�ve got to do something to make this a better place.��
The leader of the Newtown Police Department was among the officers who responded to the shooting. In the weeks that followed, he worked long hours as the department kept watch over a jittery town and helped coordinate an outpouring of help and donations, including flags from overseas military bases that were given to the town and still fly at the police building.
�We were just thankful people were so concerned about our welfare,� he said. �You only expect great nice things to happen periodically, and they were happening in rapid succession. The generosity was overwhelming.�
As families gathered in the Sandy Hook firehouse to await word of their loved ones on the day of the shooting, Malloy was the one who broke the news that they had been killed. In April, he signed new gun restrictions into Connecticut law.
�Dec. 14, for me at least, and I�m sure for most of the people in Newtown that day, changes everything to some extent. And it certainly has changed many things in the last year, most directly whether it�s public policy or the things that we talk about or the baggage that we carry around,� he said.


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Washington (CNN) - He may be one of the most junior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Sen. Ted Cruz's comments carry a lot of weight.
That may be because the freshman senator from Texas, who was just elected to Congress last November, won office with the help of the tea party movement, is a darling among some conservatives and is the only Republican on the panel who may have designs on the White House in 2016.
And Cruz, whose father was Cuban-born, is firmly in the spotlight as the committee begins hearings on a comprehensive immigration bill. During a committee hearing Monday, Cruz made no bones about his feelings on a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented workers living in the United States.
"If the bill includes elements that are deeply divisive, and I would note that I don't think there is any issue in this entire debate that is more divisive than a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally, in my view any bill that insists upon that jeopardizes the likelihood of passing any immigration reform bill," said Cruz in his most thorough remarks on the proposal since it was formally introduced last week.
The legislation, put together by a bipartisan "Gang of Eight" senators, calls for an extended pathway to citizenship (10 years to obtain a green card and another three years to apply for citizenship) for most undocumented workers who entered the U.S. before 2012. Along the way, undocumented workers would have to pay a fine and back taxes, and pass a background check. The legislation also mandates that there be no path to legality until it is determined that the U.S. border with Mexico is secure.
While polls indicate a majority of Americans support such an eventual pathway to citizenship, a vocal minority of conservatives call such proposals "amnesty."
Cruz didn't use the "A" word at the hearing, but he made it clear that any pathway to citizenship provision will doom the overall bill.
"It is my hope that passing a bipartisan bill addressing areas of common agreement...will not be held hostage to an issue that is deeply, deeply divisive, mainly a pathway to citizenship," said Cruz.
Cruz's stance puts him at odds with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a Republican member of the "Gang of Eight," who was also elected (in 2010) with strong support from tea party activists. Rubio, like Cruz, is also considered a rising star. But the similarities don't end there: Rubio's parents were born in Cuba, and Rubio's considered a serious contender for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.
After President Barack Obama won nearly three-quarters of the Latino vote in last year's presidential election, the Republican National Committee conducted a top-to-bottom review that recommended the party change its language and messaging in an attempt to better reach out to minority voters and younger voters. And most of the early possible GOP White House hopefuls, including conservative Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, appear to be open to some kind of eventual pathway to citizenship.
While Cruz, the former solicitor general of Texas, denies that politics is behind his stance on immigration (as does Rubio), his position does allows him to stand out from the rest of the possible 2016 crowd.
(Note: Cruz's eligibility to run for president has been subject to debate. He was born in Canada to a Cuban father, but his mother was an American citizen).
"Ted is a very smart guy. He's carved out a position that has put him to the right of the other potential '16 GOP candidates, but hasn't panned the entire bill. He has to be careful. Texas is changing and Hispanics there aren't his biggest fans," says GOP strategist and CNN contributor Ana Navarro.
"Bottom line: Ted is Hispanic and that means there is greater scrutiny on him on the immigration issue and by other Hispanics. If he has national aspirations, he shouldn't become the anti-immigration reform guy," adds Navarro, who supports the "Gang of Eight" immigration proposal.
"So Cruz is just another worthless anchor baby huh? Just like Rubio"......NOT...he was born in Canada....so....he is a Canadian "anchor baby"
"We need to deport all illegal aliens."...???
I'll bet that the landlords that rent to the illegal aliens and the "job creators" that hire them (for substandard wages) might tend to disagree with the idea of deportation...
I would like Texas to sucede the union, ant take the Tea Nuts like Cruz and Perry with them.
He was not born in the US therefore he cannot be President.
@atCriticalEye – I am so with you!!!
Have we heard from the oops governor as to who REALLY was behind the killings of their DAs and the wife of one of them? Didn't he say something about the wall and immigrants?
As far as this cross (English for cruz) we know he is Canadian born with an American mother. Does this mean that if the President had REALLY been born in Kenya he could have been president? What about mcnasty? He was born in Panama.
You see how these repugs change the rules when it's convenient to and for them?
cross might be thinking of the presidency but he really doesn't care about Hispanics one iota!
Some make call it spotlight, others ticket home...."Ahh, Joe Walsh,(communist) West ring a bell?!"
Ted Cruz is a hothead with no intelligence.....Texas, you deserve better. Get this guy out of office!
This senator has done nothing to deserve any recognition nationally. Unless you think disrespect and radically motivated hate speech counts.
The answer is to grant anmesty to all the illegals in the USA, just as we did back in the 80's. That way we will be better positioned grant the next 20 million anmesty in 2025 and hte next 20 million amnesty in 2030. After that there will be no more anmesties necessary as we will have officially renamed our country to the United States of Mexico.
This is how the Teapugs work. It doesn't matter whether you have anything of substance to say. Just get up there, and instead of learning the ropes, make as much noise, fuss, bluster and BS that you can, and the Teapugs back home will love ya! It's how he was elected – beating out a much better candidate. Hopefully, he will eventually learn to act like and adult. Nah.. what was I thinking ??!^%&


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. on Monday introduced a new technology, called CarPlay, that expands the use of iPhones and Siri in cars, signalling the tech giant's aggressive push in what's expected to be the next important technology arena.
CarPlay, which Apple
"Users can easily control CarPlay from the car's native interface or just push-and-hold the voice control button on the steering wheel to activate Siri without distraction," Apple said in a statement.
Apple said several car manufacturers are about to introduce the system to well-known brands this week, including Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. Other car-makers are planning to roll out the system "down the road," including BMW, Ford
"This is really a battle for the OS [operating system] in the car," analyst Ray Wang of Constellation Research told MarketWatch. "The car is the new mobile platform. ... The car is the ultimate mobile platform and Apple wants a piece of it."
CarPlay also highlights an expanded role for Siri, Apple's popular voice-recognition and control system. In an automobile equipped with CarPlay, an iPhone user would be able to "easily access your contacts, make calls, return missed calls or listen to voicemails" through Siri, the company said.
"When incoming messages or notifications arrive, Siri provides an eyes-free experience by responding to requests through voice commands, by reading drivers' messages and letting them dictate responses or simply make a call," Apple said.
The move underscores Apple's bigger ambitions for Siri, although the company faces competitive challenges in the voice recognition and control arena, including from rival Google
"Siri is coming along, but it is still somewhere between a toy and a real tool," analyst Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates told MarketWatch. Kay cited the more widely-used voice recognition technology of Nuance Communications
Analyst Frank Gillett of Forrester notes that voice recognition and control is still a relatively new field, saying many of the current systems "have their teenage moments."
"But I find myself a bit more frustrated with Siri, because she/it sets high aspirations for capabilities, but doesn't work consistently," Gillett told MarketWatch. "The feature needs a meter to show how ready or capable it is at a given moment, based on how strong the network signal is and how busy the service is. The huge variability in speed of response makes it harder to use than if it weren't."
"Straight voice dictation seems a bit better on Google and Nuance technologies," he added. "But those products aren't yet as broad in capabilities as Apple's Siri is."
Still, Kay called CarPlay an "obvious next step for Apple."
"The car is becoming an important data node," he added. "The automobile application is conducive to voice control because the speaker tends not to bother anyone else. Also, people who want to use data in their cars need an intuitive way to do so, and Apple excels at intuitive."


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By TRENTON DANIEL , 07.09.11, 06:14 PM EDT
MIREBALAIS, Haiti — An old man with sunken cheeks is so dehydrated he must be carried down the dirt lane to a clinic where the air is thick with the odor of bleach. Minutes later, a worried father enters, carrying a two-year-old girl in a frilly white dress, her eyes sunken and unfocused.
Such scenes are once again common in Haiti where a deadly cholera epidemic that swept the country last fall has returned, fueled by weeks of heavy rains that have helped spread the waterborne bacteria that flourishes in the country's rivers and rice fields.
The treatment center in Mirebalais, a dusty crossroads town a one-hour drive north from the capital, Port-au-Prince, is again seeing dozens of new patients a day, many arriving at the edge of death from dehydration.
The center saw a fivefold jump from April to May and it hasn't let up since, said Louise Ivers, senior health and policy adviser to the U.S.-based Partners in Health, which runs the clinic in association with the Health Ministry.
"When people come here, they're in critical condition, ready to die," said Francole Adonis, who registers the new arrivals at the center. "They're collapsing in the yard. The situation is horrible."
The number of new cases each day spiked to 1,700 day in mid-June, three times as many as sought treatment in March, according to the Health Ministry. The daily average dropped back down to about 1,000 a day by the end of June but could surge again as the rainy season develops.
The epidemic began in rural Haiti last fall, likely brought by U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal. It swept through the countryside of an impoverished nation already overwhelmed by a January 2010 earthquake that left hundreds of thousands homeless and by political instability following disputed elections.
Cholera has sickened at least 370,000 people and killed more than 5,500 since the outbreak started in October, according to the Health Ministry. The precise total is unknowable since many Haitians live in remote areas with no access to health care. The disease is relatively easy to treat if people can get help in time.
When the outbreak began, foreign volunteers descended on Haiti to staff rural clinics and help provide access to clean drinking water. Many feared it would devastate Port-au-Prince, where hundreds of thousands of people were living in densely packed refugee camps. But people in the capital had access to latrines and potable water, thanks to the huge international aid effort, and it was spared the worst of the disease.
The disease faded in winter and spring, when rain is less frequent, and many aid workers moved on. U.N. troops in Haiti turned their attention to the country's many other pressing problems.
Now there is a fear among aid workers who remain that there won't be enough resources if the latest surge gets much worse.
"If the cases continue on the same path we could see a lot of health-worker fatigue," said Cate Oswald, a Partners in Health coordinator. "The health care force is already stretched thin."
Oswald recalled how volunteers were everywhere during the first response to the outbreak, providing supplies such as bleach, which is sprayed on shoes and throughout the centers to prevent the spread of cholera.
"At one point we were worrying about too much duplication of efforts," Oswald said.
"Then the rains started coming." Oswald paused. "And cholera was still here."
The rains have deluged the Caribbean, including Haiti, in recent weeks. The rivers of the Artibonite, where rural Haitians drink, bathe and wash their clothes, are flowing through a valley ringed by chocolate-brown mountains, and cholera is again raging in the region.
"Sometimes, it's 50 patients a day. Sometimes it's 200 patients a day," Pierre-Marie Cherenfant, a Mirebalais doctor who oversees the clinic, said of the flow of cases coming to the facility.
Smaller treatment centers throughout Haiti's Central Plateau are also reporting sharp increases in recent weeks, though the most recent breakdown for Mirebalais is not yet available, Ivers said.
There are signs of a growing problem in Carrefour, a large and crowded city on the right at the western edge of the capital. Treatment centers there were reporting more than 300 new cases a day in early June, more than twice what they were seeing back in November, according to the aid group Oxfam.
An emergency latrine built in Carrefour collapsed as heavy rains fell and the waste spilled into a camp, according to a June report by the U.N.'s shelter cluster.
UNICEF's Mark Henderson, head of the U.N.'s water and sanitation response, said many non-governmental organizations tapped into earthquake-related funds in the fall in a desperate effort for treatment and prevention. That money is no longer available.
"The initial funding that everybody received has come to an end," Henderson said.
Though the number of new cases is again rising, Health Ministry statistics show the number of deaths is far less than what it was during the initial surge. On a single day in mid-December, about 110 people died, compared to almost 20 in a single day in mid-June, according to the Health Ministry. The mortality rate is now under 2 percent, half what it was when the outbreak started.
The reason for the lower percentage of deaths is that people aren't waiting to get better, as many did when the disease first emerged, and instead are rushing for help. A public health campaign has featured radio jingles and text messages to educate people about the disease.
Haiti had never had a reported cholera outbreak until October but the initial cause of the outbreak is now no longer so mysterious.
This month, an article in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal said evidence "strongly suggests" that a Nepalese peacekeeping mission, based in Mirebalais, inadvertently imported the disease. The article points to "an exact correlation" in time and place between the arrival of a Nepalese battalion from an area of its South Asian homeland that was experiencing a cholera outbreak and the appearance of the first cases in a river a few days later.
The treatment center in Mirebalais started as a single one-story building. It quickly grew to include several large tents and temporary shelters, and now they are expanding again.
As Associated Press journalists toured the site recently, construction workers prepared the foundation for new buildings.
Thunder boomed in the background as health worker Rosette Jean-Philippe darted among beds and cots, adjusting IVs hooked to thin wrists and replacing bags of rehydration fluid.
"When you're here, that's what you have to do to save lives," Jean-Philippe said.