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Coming up this weekend is Cinco de Mayo, that popular holiday where much Mexican food is washed down with cerveza and tequila. But even though the day commemorates a Mexican victory, it has become more of a North-of-the-border fiesta with not as much attention paid to it in its native land.
Cinco de Mayo is often mistaken as Mexican Independence Day but that happens later in the calendar on September 16. Instead, this event marks the Mexicans' incredible triumph (lead by the Texas-born Commanding General Ignacio Seguin Zaragoza) over the French in The Battle of Puebla (where the Mexicans were outnumbered almost two to one) on, of course, May 5, 1862. And while the French continued their attempt to take over Mexico for a few more years, this accomplishment not only boosted the Mexicans' morale but was also a key factor in thwarting Napoleon III's attempt to aid the Confederate states in the American Civil War.
In the early 1900's, Mexican immigrants to the United States brought the celebration with them and in the 1960's it grew in popularity as a day to honor ethnic pride. And for good reason as the day has long symbolized the strength of the Mexican spirit. But today, much of that original sentiment is lost behind the marketing. Sadly, it's been demoted to just an excuse to sell more beer, tequila and tortilla chips. And you don't even have to be of Mexican descent to join in the hype. In my neighborhood, the Irish pubs are also touting the day with signs and specials, and I noticed that even a French restaurant is having a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (Clearly, they either have an excellent sense of humor or have no idea what the day really means.)
You'll hear of people traveling to, say, San Antonio for Cinco de Mayo festivities, but rarely do you hear of anyone going to Mexico to celebrate the day. Why is this? Probably because in most of the country, they're about as excited about Cinco de Mayo as we are about President's Day. It's not even a federal holiday there. My friends in Mexico City shrug at the mention of it; it's just no big deal. But while most of Mexico takes little notice of Cinco de Mayo, at least the people in Puebla put on a proper celebration with people dancing and eating and drinking in the streets. And for good reason, the battle was, after all, fought and won in their state.
So considering the holiday's origin, if you're having a Cinco de Mayo celebration why not serve a Pueblan dish? Two hours south of Mexico City, Puebla is a place teeming with colorful markets, exquisite architecture and fabulous food, a cuisine so wonderful that it's been championed as the gastronomic capital of Mexico. Unfortunately, I haven't traveled there yet, but I have had the pleasure of sampling some traditional Pueblan dishes. There's mole poblano, the rich and complex sauce made of chiles, nuts, dried fruit and chocolate. Or cemitas—the Pueblan's version of a torta—a mountain of meat, avocado, cheese and chiles all sandwiched between a sweet, sesame-seed bun. But one of my favorite Pueblan delights is tinga, a lively, tangy stew made up of pork, chorizo, tomatoes and chipotles.
Tinga is a perfect party dish because it can feed many and be made a day or so ahead of time. Traditionally it's served on crisp tostadas but it can also be wrapped in warm tortillas, piled on tortilla chips, or even eaten with a spoon out of a bowl. Some may make it with chicken or veal, but my favorite style is tinga de puerco. The tender, toothsome strings of pork coupled with the piquant and vinegary chorizo, bright tomatoes and smoky chipotles makes for a complex, hearty dish. And when you add some cotija (that crumbly Mexican white cheese), cilantro, avocado and a squirt of lime, you've not only created a delectable dish, but you've also paid homage to the colors of the Mexican flag.
So whether or not you celebrate Cinco de Mayo, if you like the marriage of succulent meat with spicy chipotles, you should try tinga. I brine the pork, so there is some waiting involved, but be patient, actual cooking time is short and it's a snap to put the dish together. If you don't eat meat, no worries, the simple chipotle sauce can also be used with potatoes, beans, tofu or TVP. And while I never need an excuse to eat Mexican food, I do think that serving this spirited, soulful Pueblan treat on Cinco de Mayo seems like a proper way to honor the day.
1 pound of pork shoulder or tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound of Mexican chorizo (do not use Spanish chorizo. It's a completely different meat. )
1 bay leaf
1 large onion
5 cloves of garlic
3 chipotle peppers in adobo
1 cup of peeled ripe Roma tomatoes (about 4). You can use canned ones if tomatoes aren't in season
1/2 teaspoon of Mexican oregano
1/2 teaspoon of thyme
1/2 cup of cilantro
Black pepper
1 avocado thinly sliced
Cortija cheese
1 lime cut into wedges
First you want to brine your pork for at least four hours. Put the pork in a bowl and cover with six cups of water. Add six tablespoons of salt, three tablespoons of sugar and two tablespoons of black pepper and a clove of garlic, minced. Cover with a plate to keep the meat underwater, and refrigerate for four hours, brining it up to eight hours. (Do not over-brine!). After you're done brining the meat, rinse the meat. pat it dry and throw out the brine water.
Place brined pork in a large pot with half the onion (uncut), the bay leaf, a clove of garlic and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 45 minutes until tender.
Take out cooked pork (save the cooking water) and when cool shred it. Set it aside.
Dice the other half of the onion and mince the three remaining garlic cloves.
Cook the chorizo out of its casing in a dry skillet until brown, about eight minutes. Carefully tilting the skillet, drain the oil to one side and then remove the chorizo.
Puree the tomatoes in a blender with the three minced garlic cloves and chipotle peppers with adobo.
Transfer the chorizo oil to a pot, and then cook the onions in the oil on medium for about five minutes or until soft and then add the tomato-chipotle puree, Mexican oregano and thyme. Cook for five minutes on medium, and then add the shredded pork, chorizo, 1/4 cup of cilantro and one cup of the pork cooking water (you should freeze the leftover pork cooking water because it will make a good stock for cooking beans). Bring to a boil and then cover and simmer for 15 minutes. It should be thick. If it's too liquidy, just cook uncovered for a few minutes. Add salt to taste.
Serve on fresh tostadas, either store bought or made from corn tortillas. To make tostadas, heat an inch of oil in a skillet and fry whole tortillas on each side a couple of minutes until crisp. Place a hearty spoonful of tinga on the crisp tostada and then sprinkle on top cotija cheese (if not available, you can substitute Monterrey jack or sour cream) and the remaining cilantro. Serve with sliced avocado and lime wedges. This recipe will yield about 10 to 12 tostadas.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Cinco de Mayo? Yo tengo tinga!
Coming up this weekend is Cinco de Mayo, that popular holiday where much Mexican food is washed down with cerveza and tequila. But even though the day commemorates a Mexican victory, it has become more of a North-of-the-border fiesta with not as much attention paid to it in its native land.
58 comments:
- Jerry Allison said...
Well, I think I figured out what I'm making for Cinco de Mayo. Or maybe I'll visit Las Manitas. But a taco is going to be included in one of my meals.
Biscuits came out fantastically. I just wish my oven didn't burn the bottoms. Oh well.
- Lydia said...
Great recipe -- I'm going to try it with chicken. While the meaning of Cinco de Mayo has gotten lost a bit, it's still an excuse to sample the wonderful cuisine of Puebla. And to down it all with a cold cerveza!
- christine (myplateoryours) said...
Learnin' something all the time! Thanks! Cracks me up about the French restaurant.
- Sean said...
Hellsya! This sounds totally to die for. And what a lovely tribute to an otherwise almost insignificant day. :-)
- Olivia said...
Well, no mention of Cinco de Mayo here in Europe of course :P
But I am wondering if I use Thai food to make up for the lack of Mexican. Cilantro, chillis....Nah, they don't compare, I just love them both. Mexican food also makes sublime use of cumin.
Don't let me forget that I need to try that funky little Tex Mex restaurant before a few weeks are out.
- Garrett said...
I love that picture of you squeezing the lime, shibby and astounding work there.
Dunno if I will be able to make this dish this weekend (busy weekend) but maybe the chipotle cupcakes may make an appearence at work.
(or at least seven layer dip)
I'm def. setting this recipe aside for a coming chillaxing weekend.
- Lizzy said...
I was going to make a plain old taco salad for my Cinco de Mayo celebration, but I think i just found a new main dish! Gracias!
- Homesick Texan said...
Jerry--Glad to hear the biscuits came out fantastically! Enjoy the tinga!
Lydia--It's also great with chicken. And yes, a cold cerveza is a must!
Christine--Yes! The French restaurant's celebration cracks me up, too!
Sean--Oh it is, espcially if you love chipotles!
Olivia--When I first moved to NYC, cheap and tasty Indian food was in abundance so I used that as my substitute for Tex-Mex. Not quite the same, but sort of close, at least in spice.
Garrett--Thanks! And chipotle cupcakes are a fine, fine thing to eat as well!
Lizzy--De nada! Buen provecho!
- gilly said...
Hi Lisa! Thank you for the informative post... I'm afraid my knowledge of Cinco de Mayo is rather poor - being from the great white north and all. Perhaps some day I'll make it south of two borders and try some of what Mexico has to offer - but until then, I'll definately be enjoying your Tinga!
- Anonymous said...
Hi Texan -- I LOVE your stories and recipes -- so inspiring! And guess what I'm making this wekend?! I do have a silly question, tho -- when you brine the pork, do you cube it before brining or brine as a whole piece? Want to make sure I don't over-brine. Thanks very much!
- Cat said...
A Texas friend in Korea just sent me your link. As an ex-pat who's been in Africa for the past year and a half, your site had me drooling in no time. I think I'm starting to look forward to going home, if nothing else but for the food!
- Homesick Texan said...
Gilly--Yep, I reckon it's not a big deal in Canada, but hopefully you make it to Mexico someday, the food is out of this world! Enjoy the tinga!
Anon--Thank you! When I brine the pork, I would chop it up beforehand because it's not only easier to work with before it's been brined, but also more surface area will be penetrated.
Cat--Oooo! Africa! How exciting! I'm glad you're enjoying the blog. Thanks for stopping by!
- wheresmymind said...
I'll be in AZ this weekend, does that count? ;)
- Texana said...
Today I stumbled upon your blog, and was at once intrigued and homesick. Having lived my whole life in Texas or within a couple hour's drive of it, I am now an East Coast resident. The first spring in 38 years I have not enjoyed bluebonnets up close and personal! Needless to say, "Mexican food" and "Texas BBQ" are non-existent here. Thank you for the Ninfa's green salsa recipe and the other yummy inspirations! Whole Foods, here I come!
- Olivia said...
I've befriended some Aussies and am holding out hope for a BBQ sometime this summer...
- Brilynn said...
I think I need to make my own cinqo de mayo festivities this year by making some delicious mexican food like what you've got here! Muy bien!
- Homesick Texan said...
Wheresmymind--AZ's a border state so sure, it counts!
Texana--Welcome to the East Coast--it's not so bad. Even though they're no bluebonnets, there are lilacs which are pretty stunning. Enjoy the Ninfa's green sauce!
Olivia--That sounds like a good plan--Aussies sure do love their meat!
Brilynn--You should--any reason to eat Mexican food is good with me!
- eonyc said...
It's a lot like the big whoop we Micks make over St. Patty's day..which is just another day in old Ireland! Who cares..we're fun!
I'm a new reader--born in TX (Temple!) but raised in Yankee-land, aka MA. Moved to TX in 2000 for more than a year. Every time I go back I eat Tex-Mex for as many meals as possible!! I have found a few holes in the wall in Sunset Park & Red Hook (Brooklyn) which are pretty damn tasty..as long as your health department standards aren't too stringent. ;)
And I can't WAIT to try your biscuit recipe..this weekend I hope!
- William Conway said...
As a Texan trapped in a Georgia zip code, I sometimes get a little bummed when my buds whoop up "Drinko-de-Mayo". It's a shame, because I've taken a real liking to "real" Mexican food.
Your tinga looks delish! Thanks for the inspiration...I may have to whip up something similar this weekend.
- Terry B said...
A great post, Lisa, and timely for me. We've just moved into a predominantly Mexican neighborhood in Chicago--it's nice to have some more background on the holiday.
The brief French control had some lasting effects on Mexican cuisine, by the way--specifically the baking. France brought their own baking ingredients and techniques with them when they came to Mexico. As a result, many Mexican bakeries sell croissants, baguettes and various French pastries alongside more traditional Mexican baked goods.
- Kate said...
ok...you had me at that first picture
This looks delish!
- Lisa said...
I was thinking of doing something for Cinco de Mayo, and I have a little pork shoulder in the freezer....hmmm...that looks and sounds so very good.
- Julie said...
Great batch of pictures. I particularly like that one of the lime.
I've never had tinga (and only know of its existence because I've seen recipes for it in Rick Bayless's cookbooks) but it certainly looks and sounds delicious.
I'm always reading about things on your blog that I know my husband would love. This is another one to add to the list.
- Homesick Texan said...
eonyc--Welcome! And yes, I've heard people compare Cinco de Mayo to St. Patrick's Day in that same way--I reckon you're right, Americans just like to have fun! Enjoy the biscuits!
William--Thank you and you're welcome! And Georgia's not so bad...you still have Blue Bell at least!
Terry--I've read about the French's influence on Mexican cuisine--there's also some debate over which came first, the molinillo or the moulinet. And we probably wouldn't have tortas if it wasn't for the French.
Kate--Thank you!
Lisa--It's perfect with pork shoulder!
Julie--Thanks! I'm pleased to help keep your husband well fed!
- Mike said...
....we started off the Cinco de Mayo "four day weekend" at Mi Cocina last night...more guacamole than you can shake an avocado at...more queso than even Mama Ninfa has seen in at least two months ( is shee still with us ??) ....a couple of Tecates, cheese and onion enchiladas...rice, refried beans...MmmmmMmmmm
- phoenikia said...
Nice post! I'm planning to use your recipe for my Cinco de Mayo fiesta up here in Toronto.
- Homesick Texan said...
Hi Mike, sounds like a great party! Unfortunately, however, Mama Ninfa is now playing hostess at that big Tex-Mex joint in the sky.
Phoenikia--I was wondering if Canadians celebrated Cinco de Mayo--enjoy!
- s'kat said...
I luuuurve me some tinga! Love the addition of avocado.
- Ms Adventures in Italy said...
Your blog is dangerous for me - I'm living in Italy and I'm probably even more homesick than you for TexMex (went to univ in Texas).
Hopefully I'll be able to replicate a few of these here!
- Cigarlady said...
In San Diego we got Cinco de Mayo off as a holiday. This looks good. The only thing that puzzles me is why brine a meat that you are going to cook in liquid anyway. I thought brining was to give extra moisture to meat when it is dry cooked (roasting, grilling, sauting). Why not add some salt/sugar to the water you cook it in? I'm only asking, because it would save you a lengthy step. I usually don't brine because the brines I tried made the meat too salty for me and, if anything I tend to under cook meat so, drying out isn't a problem. Great looking recipe.
- Cindy said...
Ahh Cinco de mayo, its kind of funny border states get into it but others are like cinco de who? All around a good time and the perfect excuse to drink and eat tacos :)
- Texas Espresso said...
Happy Cinco di Mayo! from a fellow blogger from Texas =)
- Steamy Kitchen said...
Your photos are amazing! I haven't had this dish before...I'll have to scout out the Mexican restaurants here...
- Ed Tep said...
I stumbled across your blog via your comment over at Moveable Feast. Your tinga recipe sounds delicious. And your post about your recent trip back truly made me homesick, too. I totally remember all those Asian strip malls on Bellaire Blvd.
- Homesick Texan said...
S'Kat--Thanks, I love the addition of tomatillos in your recipe!
Ms Adventures--I'm sure you'll be able to recreate some of the dishes in Italy. Of course, Italy is no slouch when it comes to good food either!
Cigarlady--I reckon I brine it because I'm on a brining binge right now. That said, you raise a good point. I'm sure you don't have to brine it since you are cooking it in liquid.
Cindy--Yep, it's a perfect excuse for tacos!
Texas Espresso--Happy Cinco de Mayo to you too!
Steamy Kitchen---Thanks! If you like the flavors of cilantro and chipotle, you'll like this dish.
Ed Tep--Thanks! Aren't those Asian strip malls amazing? They seem to go on forever!
- rob said...
The commercialization of, well, everything, is part of the reality of the world in which we live, I guess. Tinga looks inspired, however, though I'd never heard of it before this post. Braised pork is one of those things that just always seems to turn out delicious, doubly so when mixed with chipotle, herbs, lime, and sugar. To be honest, I always consider these occasions opportunities to eat well, since most feasts/holidays usually seem to be associated with a particularly tasty dish. Eating well is always the best revenge.
- Sean said...
I had tostadas de tinga at Primavera at the farmer's market this morning. You made me do it. And it was delicioso!
- Cigarlady said...
Just finished eating tinga tacos, from your recipe. Hubby and I both think they're great and he is picky about his tacos. Too many TJ taco trucks. I also love your pics.
- Amanda said...
No idea how I ended up on your blog, but now I am really homesick.
I lived in Las Cruces, NM until late 2004, and now I live in northern England, where the Mexican options are extremely limited at best!
This tinga recipe sounds really nice, but sadly, it's a lot easier for me to get Spanish chorizo than Mexican! What's the essential difference? I've tried my hand at re-creating the border style for my English friends, but somehow it doesn't quite taste right. Short of hauling them all to Chope's in Mesilla, what do I do?
- Patrick said...
Your blog is been read as far away as London England. After living in Texas (Brenham and Houston) for over 15 years. I really enjoyed your photo of the field of bluebonnets, had to be taken near Brenham.I miss Tex-Mex cooking. There is a difference between Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking. I even shipped a case of BOB's hot Texas crisps over here by DHL, but I soon gave up on that idea after being hammered by import duty. After many years of looking I found this great Tex-Mex restaurant in London called Cafe El Paso. I went there last night to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. As you say just anoher excuse to drink beer, tequila, margaritas (top shelf only) and eat tortilla chips and Fajitas and of course refried beans. You mention that even the Irish bars are Mexican for the day, well on St Patrick's day in USA every bar is Irish for the day, its just good marketing.
- Mike said...
Thanks for the recipe! It was my favorite dish at our get-together yesterday, and easy and enjoyable to make.
- Chicken Fried Gourmet said...
Lisa this looks amazing. We had a "little" Cinco De Mayo Party I had wanted to make this but went with stuff a little easier. This is definitely a keeper recipe.
- sandi @ the whistlestop cafe said...
We celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the South because helped get the yankees out of our backyards. They were sent to mexico with their ammunition and soldiers.
Any reason for margaritas!
- Homesick Texan said...
Rob--Fie on commericialization, but I agree, braised pork is one of the most succulent dishes ever. And heck yeah, if the occasion is an excuse for good food, I'm happy!
Sean--Excellent! When I come out to the Bay Area, Primavera is on my list of places to try. I'm honored to be an inspiration!
Cigarlady--No, thank you! And I'm glad y'all enjoyed it!
Amanda--Welcome! The difference, I believe, is that Spanish chorizo is generally dry where Mexican is wet. I've been playing around with homemade Mexican chorizo and I hope to post on it soon. In the meantime, you could experiment with Spanish chorizo or you could just double the pork. It will still taste good without the chorizo, I reckon.
Patrick--Hello from across the pond! And yes, the photo was taken outside of Brenham. How'd you guess? And you're right on the money--Tex-Mex is definitely not Mexican food--it's a unique cuisine all to itself! What did you think of Cafe El Paso? I have other London-based readers who are also in search of decent Tex-Mex over there and I'm sure they'd be interested in your opinion.
Mike--Wonderful news! I'm glad y'all enjoyed it!
Chicken Fried Gourmet--It's good stuff, I bet you'll like it. And I'd love, love, LOVE to see one of your creative interpretations of it!
Sandi--Ha! You do have a point!
- shel said...
Hola! I made your Tinga this weekend and it was phemomenal! I wouldn't skip the brining -- it made the pork even more flavorful and tender than had it just been cooked outright. Everyone (kids & adults alike) loved it -- it travelled around this weekend to different parties and was a complete hit. Recipe's absolutely a keeper and a "passer-arounder!"
- Homesick Texan said...
Shel--Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad y'all enjoyed it and it was a hit with both the kids and the adults!
- christine said...
I've celebrated Cinco de Mayo twice in my life only I think. Once in SF and another time in London, but it was really , like you say, an excuse to guzzle cervezas and mexican food. I appreciate the little piece of history and the education on tinga - which I'd never heard of before! :)
- Anonymous said...
I made this this past Saturday for some friends. What a hit! My friend put down six soft tacos of this stuff, and a side bowl of borracho beans. He was so full afterwards he couldn't function. He sat down on the couch, took off his belt and fell asleep within about 5 minutes. His wife was mortified, but, hey....what a food compliment: 'too full to function.
- Homesick Texan said...
Christine--You're welcome. And good to hear they celebrate it in London!
Anon--Well that's high praise! I'm glad y'all liked it!
- Backyard Chef said...
Wow! That sounds and looks AMAZING. I can't keep looking at all these pictures and think that I'm going to lose weight...dang!
- Homesick Texan said...
Backyard Chef--Ah, the bane of being a food blogger--extra pounds! I've started jogging to offset the consumption. But this is actually a healthy not too fattening dish. Give it a try!
- MEXICA said...
Mmmmmm,frijoles refritos!!!, tu receta es casi como la de mi Abuelita, pero ella guardaba el caldo de los frijoles y lo comiamos con cebolla y chiles serranos picados .... También riquisimos. Sorry i'm not a good english speaker/literate
- neo said...
Happy Cinco De Mayo 2008 !!
- ames1506 said...
Thanks so much for this recipe - I'm in the UK and only know of one decent Mexican restaurant in London. After having chicken tinga there I'd been searching around for a pork based recipe and found your website. I made this tonight and it was a great success - despite only being able to get hold of a chipotle marinade and not chipotle peppers in adobo. Thanks so much! Look forward to trying more recipes from your blog!
- Anonymous said...
I made your tinga today and WOW! the flavor was great...awesome..unbelievable. I had to leave off of the Chorizo...those pesky calories and all. However, I don't think the recipe suffered at all. All in all, it was a sucess and I look forward to cooking more recipes from your blog-- Thanks from Judy in the Big D.
- Einer2 said...
Yum! I made this yesterday and can't wait to share with others. I had a dish made with chicken and chorizo in a creamy sauce from a local resturant, but this one was definitely better and worth the effort. My only question is the sugar component. I read and re-read and didn't see the addition, tasted at the end to see if the acid balance was too high and it seemed fine to me- so omitted. Can't imagine it being better!!
- Emily said...
Finally made this recipe after it had been sitting in my to-try file for about a year - it was absolutely delicious! And for what its worth, I didn't have time to brine the pork, and I pressure cooked (7 minutes at high pressure, than natural release) the pork in two cups of water rather than braising it, and the dish still turned out great. Thank you!
- Emily said...
I owe you a huge thank you for this recipe! I hosted a couple's wedding shower this past Saturday (on Cinco de Mayo!) and made this, your Chipotle Chicken Tacos, and your Salsa Verde. Everything was a huge hit and we had a fantastic party. And I live in deep South Texas, where people know their Mexican food and don't put up with imposters. I cooked both recipes the night before through the point of shredding the meat and adding the other ingredients, and finished them the next day in slow cookers to meld flavors and keep things warm on the taco bar. It was a great way to host a party, so thanks so much for running this blog!
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'…So we ordered this map, which was made after the written description in the expedition diary that was found nearby the corpse of Professor William Farnsdale, the leader of the 1935 spring expedition of the Miskatonic University. The expedition was a joint venture of the Archaeological and Geological Institutes. It reached the destination on 25th April 1935, near the Soviet-Mongolian border. The exact location of the site is still unclear. The initially designated area was ignored after Farnsdale and his geological colleague, Professor Henry Dyer, had a talk with a local guide about strange rock formations and strange things that were found there. Farnsdale torned out the pages with the coordinates, so we may never know where the tragic events happened…
…The local Mongolians left the expedition two days after Farnsdale and Dyer had decided to open up the entry with dynamite. Talk of ghosts and demons clashed with the scientists' explanations of naive rumors and fairy tales…
…It was apparently Masterson, one of the geologists, who cut through the ropes of the horses during the night. Without the mounts, the expedition was caught in this area…
…The team members went mad one by one. Some killed other team members, some themselves. Whatever the expedition had discovered down in the earth, it had a terrible influence to mental sanity…
…The last entry of Farnsdale about 'Old Ones' is a clear sign that even he had lost his mind in the barren land of Mongolia…'
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Good story and that's a nice-looking map X)
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Gorgeous work - really evocative!
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A heated debate recurred yesterday in the National Assembly as members of Parliament called for the sacking of Tanzania Bureau of Standards Director General Charles Ekelege for claims that he has shown weakness in running the bureau, giving rise to mushrooming of counterfeit products in the country.
In her supplementary question, Magdalena Sakaya (Special Seats –CUF) said the director general had shown inconsistencies in running the TBS.
She said since the board had been changed, it was only proper that even the DG was sacked.
But the proposal was opposed by Minister for industries and Trade Dr Cyril Chami who intervened to defend the DG, saying TBS was not the major cause of counterfeit products in the country since the bureau had done a lot to fight them.
"We have been saying here that TBS has a lot of big challenges, including managing the largest country's boundary which is porous," he said.
Dr Chami said it was not proper to sack the TBS director general when a report by the Controller and Auditor General was yet to be tabled.
"We shall be prejudging him when we have not heard about what the CAG report says about him," said the minister.
In his supplementary question, Haroub Mohamed Shamis (Chonga-CUF) wanted to know if the CAG had done his part, why the government was not taking action against the culprit.
In his basic question, the MP had wanted to know the government's stand on the TBS scandal after two parliamentary committees, the Public Organizations Accounts Committee (POAC) and the Public Accounts
Committee (PAC) established forgery on the bureau's reports on fake companies which were said to be inspecting vehicles before they are imported into the country.
Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade Lazaro Nyalandu said his ministry had received the accusations from the two parliamentary committees that TBS had forged the report.
He said the committees instructed the ministry to forward the audit report on vehicle inspection to the CAG.
"We have done so as directed and the CAG had done his part. As I am saying this the CAG has presented the report to the ministry and we are working on it," he said.
Nyalandu said the government had already formed a new board of directors of the bureau in order to supervise it.


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I guess it is FB's counter move as more an more real OSes are taking over in this regard.
Windows Phone, iOS e.g.
And Apple actually has the possibilty to make FB totally redundant. The already allow hardware based picture sharing, messaging, video chatting.
Your idevice IS actually some sort of Facebook.
Only thing missing: some sort of more integrated link sharing with a preview function- and maybe a personal profile. But both very reduced as FB already gets very annoying in sharing every thought and making ANY life event sharable.
But integration of whatsapp, twitter, facebook and instagram & co. in iOS makes it already very versatile, if you want to share...
Next step surely will be to enhance the sharing experience a bit more in the direction of keeping Apple users together.
Looking forward to it, if you believe it or not. Everything better than FB.


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2015 (Sophomore):
Saw action in 43 games, starting 43 at first base ... selected SoCon first team All-Conference at first base ... set career highs in average (.366), runs (22), hits (45), doubles (9), home runs (8), RBI (28), slugging percentage (.634), walks (27) ... led the team with 322 putouts at first base ... had 11 multiple hit games with two three hit games against Bryant (March 11) and against Western Carolina (May 7) in the final game of the season at the SoCon Tournament ... had a seven-game hitting streak from April 11 through April 28 ... drove in multiple runs in seven games, including a season-best four off a grand slam at Mercer (April 11) ... hit a home run against ACC member NC State (March 18) ... had two home runs in a three-game series win at Furman (May 2-3) ... collected four hits in the SoCon Tournament, including a home run against Western Carolina (May 7).
2014 (Freshman):
Played in 48 games, starting 47 in the outfield and first base ... hit .267 on 36 hits, 17 runs scored, eight doubles, three home runs and 22 RBI ... was 1-for-3 with an RBI double against Presbyterian (Feb. 9) ... went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against Army (Feb. 21) ... picked up two hits, two RBI and a double against Hampton (Feb. 23) ... had a 3-for-4 effort with two doubles and two RBI against UNCW (Feb. 28) ... had a 10 game hitting streak from Feb. 23 through Mar. 15 ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored against North Carolina A&T (Mar. 5) ... was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored in game two against Gardner-Webb (Mar. 11) ... picked up runs batted in against Samford (Mar. 22) and North Carolina A&T (Mar. 27) ... went 1-for-2 in the series finale at Furman (April 6) ... had a RBI in game two against Charlotte (April 23) ... hit a two-run home run in the series finale at Appalachian State (April 27) ... finished the season with a stellar SoCon tournament, hitting a key three-run home run against Georgia Southern (May 9) in the semifinals ... named to the SoCon All-Tournament team after picking up six hits in the tourney.
High school
a first baseman for Dominion High School in Sterling, Va. that earned first-team all-district and all-region honors in 2012 … also is a two-time Coaches Award winner in 2011 and 2012 … finished the 2012 season with a .516 batting average, .600 on base percentage and an impressive .981 fielding percentage … has a 3.83 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … She plays for on the Ashburn Shooting Stars 18U Gold club team in Ashburn, Va.
Victoria "Tory" Wright ... born July 24, 1995 in Washington, D.C. … daughter of Robert and Nancy Wright … has a brother Evan Wright who attends South Carolina University … major is undecided.
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Police Stockade
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The Brute Police Stockade (also known as an LCPD Stockade) is an inmate transport for the police in Grand Theft Auto IV.
The Police Stockade shares its body design with the Securicar, and is equipped with a light bar and siren, which, oddly, flash red and blue, against LCPD code, as Police Cruisers and Patrols carry red and white lights, just like NYPD code; however, it is known that federal vehicles are exempt to the red/white lights code, E.g. the FIB Buffalo. As with most Police Vehicles, the player can access the Police Computer from the Police Stockade. The Stockade has extra windows and comes with custom LCPD inmate transport livery. The rear axle of this vehicle is also unique as compared to most of the heavy vehicles in GTA IV, as instead of having double wheel for each side of the rear axle, this vehicle has only one wheel for each side of the rear axle which is uncommon for most of the heavy vehicles. This vehicle does not power with air-brake but instead, it powers with disc/disk-brake and/or drum brake.
The Stockade's acceleration, top speed, and handling are identical to those of the Securicar.
Prominent Appearances
The Stockade makes two prominent appearances in GTA IV: first, in the mission "Tunnel of Death", where it is being used to transport Aiden O'Malley from the Varsity Heights Police Department to Alderney State Correctional Facility, and second, in the mission "Three Leaf Clover", where it is used to transport NOOSE agents to the Bank of Liberty.
- Police Stockades can spawn around the prison in Alderney, although this is a rare occurrence. The Stockade can be stolen and taken to a safehouse in the mission in "Tunnel of Death", but cannot be readily stolen in "Three Leaf Clover" — the player must push the Stockade to a safehouse with another vehicle if they wish to acquire it via this mission. And for the Tunnel of Death method; if you want to steal the van without failing, push it to the Alderney Safehouse with the Presidente, and then proceed to complete the mission.
- The Stockade can also be seen during GTA IV's Multiplayer "Team Mafiya Work" mode, when Kenny Petrovic tasks the players with killing Sergey — Sergey is being transported in a Police Stockade, which can be obtained by killing the driver through the side window, or by damaging it enough to force its occupants out.
- If the player has stored one in a parking space, sometimes a cop will target a pedestrian and the pedestrian will get in the back of the van and a cop will get in the front and drive off.
- If you get someone to attack you with fists the cops will arrest him and he will go into the back of van, and if you get in before the cop you can "kidnap" the pedestrian. This can also be done with any police vehicle.
- Its top speed is 140 mph.
- Excluding the different paint style, the Police Stockade is almost an exact match of the Securicar and the Enforcer.
- It's erroneously refered as "Stockade", which is the internal model of the Securicar (Stockade 8000).
- This is the same model used for armored trucks in GTA V with green livery
See also
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The man accused of shooting and killing his nephew at University Hospital last month has been released on bond.
Officials say 86-year-old Charles Gorrell was released on a court ordered bond Wednesday because of various medical conditions and severely deteriorating health.
Major William Johnson with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says Gorrell has already been to the hospital for treatment five times since his arrest.
Jail officials say Gorrell was released to his son, who is taking him to a Columbia hospital.
Deputies say Gorrell shot and killed his nephew, 59-year-old Tim Grooms, in October.
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- The day of Morfin Gaunt's hearing for attacking Tom Riddle Sr.[citation needed]
- 1996: The Gryffindor Quidditch team tryouts take place and Harry Potter, the captain, selects Ginny Weasley, Demelza Robins, and Katie Bell as the Chasers, Jimmy Peakes and Ritchie Coote as the Beaters, and Ron Weasley as the Keeper. Later, Harry, Hermione, and Ron visit Rubeus Hagrid and find out Aragog, Hagrid's Acromantula, is dying. The first Slug Club dinner is held. Harry serves detention in the Potions Classroom with Severus Snape sorting Flobberworms.[citation needed]


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Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A longtime Augusta employer is announcing a change in its mission, meaning some employees will be losing jobs.
Sources have confirmed to News 12 that Procter and Gamble will be phasing out its current plant operations during the next 12 to 18 months. This will impact about 200 employees.
About 40 current employees will stay at the Augusta plant. Fifty more will be offered positions at plants in Alexandria, La. Manufacturing of the plant's dry products will go to the facility in Louisiana.
We have also learned transfer opportunities will be offered to every employee. There are 39 different North America locations to choose from. If employees decide not to transfer, they will be given a severance package.
The severance package would include retraining, an allowance based on the number of years worked and benefits.
If employees decide to relocate, Procter and Gamble will pay for moving and housing expenses.
Once the transition is complete, 40 employees will continue working at the Augusta plant creating new technology and business practices that can be implemented at the Procter and Gamble's plants.
Employees have been given the weekend off to discuss this with their families.
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Editor's note: All summer long, the Southern Foodways Alliance will be delving deep in the history, tradition, heroes and plain old deliciousness of barbecue across the United States. Dig in.
One of the great ironies of American barbecue history is that the world's leading hamburger chain, McDonald's, got its start as a barbecue restaurant.
Long before the golden arches, barbecue restaurants dotted street corners in cities and towns throughout the South and West. From California to Florida, impromptu barbecue stands had "grown as thick as filling stations" along the sides of highways, reported Collier's Magazine in 1937. America's first drive-in chain - the Dallas-based Pig Stand - featured barbecue, and by World War II, pit-cooked meat was a staple of fancy steak and chop houses, too.
So, when brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their drive-in in San Bernadino, California, they naturally built a hickory-chip pit out back. The original menu featured sandwiches with "our famous barbecued beef, ham, or pork" for 35 cents and a barbecue plate for 60 cents. Hamburgers shared second billing, followed by chili, tamales and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
The McDonald's "Speedy Service System" focused on convenience and value, selling a limited slate of low-cost items and making money through volume. The formula worked so well that Ray Kroc, a distributor of milkshake mixers, visited the brothers in person to see how one restaurant could possibly need eight of his five-spindled machines. Amazed by their volume, Kroc signed up to be the McDonald's franchising agency. We all know the rest of the story.
Barbecue simply wasn't suited for the new world of standardized fast food. It differed too greatly from one region to the next, took hours of hard labor to prepare and required a long apprenticeship to learn to cook. Throughout the 1950s and '60s, hamburger chains flourished, and barbecue - once the king of the American highway - was relegated to a small-scale regional specialty.
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The 2012 State-of-the-County Health (SOTCH) Report includes findings and recommendations from the 2011 Community Health Assessment process. It also highlights the new priority health focus areas with each action team or coalition addressing each area as listed below:
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough has been identified as emerging issue in Forsyth County. The number of confirmed cases has tripled in Forsyth County and in North Carolina. In response to the rising numbers, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services-administered Immunization Program (NCIP) has made Tdap vaccine, which protects against pertussis, available to anyone age 7 years and older, including adults, who are uninsured. Children and adults who are covered by Medicaid or North Carolina Health Choice can receive free Tdap also at the FC Health Department.
The following two new initiatives were funded at the FC Department of Public health-1) The Nurse-Family Partnership that provides first-time, low-income expectant mothers with a committed nurse who makes regular home visits over 30 months from before birth until the baby is two years old. 2) Community Transformation Grant which focuses on reducing chronic diseases, promoting healthier lifestyles, reducing health disparities, and controlling health care spending.
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I wonder why some people are so outraged to see the details of a camera they would never buy anyway. Guess what...some people are going to buy small sensor cameras. And many of those people want more megapixels. And some of those people will also want bright colors.
Not for you? Then move on. When your favorite company produces a camera that you would otherwise buy but it has way too many megapixels for you (and you're too lazy to go into the menu and turn it to a lower megapixel setting or think the interpolation to fewer megapixels will somehow destroy your image), then definitely feel free to rage as much as you like.


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ATLANTA -- Two wrecks jammed traffic on the southbound Downtown Connector Thursday morning.
The first was a four-car accident at the ramp to Interstate 20. At one point, five lanes were blocked.
The second accident involved a GRTA bus and an SUV near 14th Street. Both vehicles were in the shoulder.
Both crashes have been cleared.
The extent of injuries was not known.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Andrea and I had the pleasure of attending a special event Wednesday: the open house for the new Breast Imaging Center at Shady Grove Hospital.
It's a warm, caring environment, and it's helpful at an anxious time for most women -- even if it's just a regular screening visit.
The center is led by three dynamic women: Doctors Velma Casanova, Renu Berry and Sonya Kella, who is the medical director.


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Normally, the amount of urine your body produces decreases at night. This allows most people to sleep 6 to 8 hours without having to urinate.
Some people wake up from sleep more often to urinate during the night. This can disrupt sleep cycles.
Drinking too much fluid during the evening can cause you to urinate more often during the night. Caffeine and alcohol after dinner can also lead to this problem.
Other common causes of urination at night include:
Other conditions that can lead to the problem include:
Waking often during the night to urinate can also be linked to obstructive sleep apnea and other sleeping disorders. Nocturia may go away when the sleeping problem is under control.
To monitor the problem:
Call your health care provider if:
Your health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask questions such as:
Tests that may be performed include:
Treatment depends on the cause. If excessive nighttime urination is due to diuretic medicines, you may be told to take your medication earlier in the day.
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Across North America, customer adoption of utility load control efforts can vary by region and service territory. However, a number of factors can bolster participation.
"Incentives can play a role in customer adoption of load control programs, according to our research," says Dennis Smith, vice president for Chartwell. "And, as expected, utilities with stronger marketing efforts tend to draw more participants."
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From the archives of Gluten-Free Goddess, a hidden gem you may have missed. Fresh, fast and delicious spring pasta.
Today's recipe is a romantic, sexy spring pasta sauce with balsamic roasted asparagus and tomatoes. Because it's snowing. There's a foot of the white stuff. Ridiculous. Our morning appointment with our real estate broker was canceled. Oh, did I mention? We're putting our house on the market. Los Angeles beckons.
Aside from my husband's screenwriting momentum, these ole bones of mine (not to mention, my spare parts) are too creaky for winters with snow. Two years ago, when we planned our big move west, I was naive enough to imagine kinder temperatures. A January with no snow shovels. February afternoons sunny and warm enough to peel off your apple-green cardigan, roll up your sleeves, and drink in vitamin D old school style. Maybe south, in Las Cruces.
But not here north of Santa Fe. And so I find myself once again turning toward the new, welcoming change. Packing away family photos and books to simplify rooms and coax potential buyers into imagining their own conversations and meals and lovemaking in this space.
This space in the desert that has been my shelter- and my tabla rasa. Where I have shed old skins and birthed a new sense of self- in startling and unexpected ways. Interesting, isn't it? Living here has been so different than I imagined. Difficult, even. And yet. So good for me. It's been all about the process of change.
And lucky for me- I think change is sexy.
|Simple and romantic: pasta with roasted asparagus and tomatoes.
Karina's Sexy Spring Pasta Recipe (Roasted Asparagus-Tomato Sauce)Recipe posted March 2008.
Toss together this simple sauce in a roasting pan and crank the heat. Boil the pasta. Sip your vino and kiss your Sweetheart. When the pasta is ready, your sauce is done. This recipe is for two. Pasta tossed with love.
1/2 1-lb. package of gluten-free pasta (penne or spaghetti)
A fistful of thin, baby spring asparagus, trimmed, sliced diagonal
1 pint organic grape tomatoes, halved
1 leek, sliced thin
1-2 jalapeño peppers, seeded, diced fine
2-4 good sized cloves of garlic, chopped
1 heaping tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons golden raisins (just do it)
1/4 cup fruity extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons good balsamic vinegar
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon dried basil
A good pinch of hot red pepper flakes, to taste
1-2 tablespoons fresh chopped Italian parsley, if desired
Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Put some sultry jazz on.
Bring a large pot of fresh salted water to a rolling boil.
Meanwhile, throw all the sauce ingredients into a 10x13-inch baking pan and stir to coat. Place the pan in the oven, near the top.
Cook the pasta according to package directions, stirring every so often, until it is al dente-- not too soft, just right.
While the pasta is cooking, keep an eye on the sauce and stir it now and then. Do not overcook the asparagus - they are best tender-crisp.
Your kitchen will start to smell like a Tuscany vacation.
Drain the pasta and set aside.
Pull the roasting pan out of the oven.
Add the cooked pasta into the pan and toss gently to coat with olive oil.
Serve in warmed shallow bowls.
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2


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- "'Densaugeo!' screamed Malfoy. Jets of light shot from both wands, hit each other in mid-air, and ricocheted off at angles... Malfoy's hit Hermione... Hermione's front teeth - already larger than average - were now growing at an alarming rate; she was looking more and more like a beaver as her teeth elongated, past her bottom lip, towards her chin..."
- —Draco Malfoy's use of the hex on Hermione[src]
The Tooth-Growing Spell is a hex which causes the victim's two front teeth to enlarge grotesquely at an alarming rate.[1] The incantation for this spell is Densaugeo.
Known uses
In 1994, Draco Malfoy tried to use this hex on Harry Potter, but it struck Hermione Granger instead. The effect of the charm made Hermione's teeth grow past her collar,[1] though Professor Snape remarked that he saw no difference. This caused Hermione to burst into tears and run to the Hospital Wing. The hex is reversable, as Poppy Pomfrey was able to shrink Hermione's teeth back, probably with the Shrinking Charm.[2] Although, as Hermione had felt that her front teeth were too big to begin with, she allowed them to be shrunk to almost a centimetre smaller than they were prior to the hex hitting her. It was also used in 1997 by Ted Tonks to regrow Harry Potter's tooth after the Battle of the Seven Potters.
From Latin dens, "tooth," and augeo, "I increase" or "I enlarge."
Behind the scenes
- The hex is included in the "5 Spell Pack" DLC for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7. In the game, the hex not only enlarges teeth, it also makes the victim wear groucho glasses.
- The Tooth-Growing Spell may be related to other spells that enlarge objects (e.g. the Engorgement Charm which enlarges objects in general).
See also
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7


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This beautiful handmade collection by Hasami, is a studied exercise in form and proportion. 'Simple geometry and the concept of modularity is the basis for this new porcelain dinnerware.' Made in Japan, it was not conceived following prescribed forms and functions (dinner plate, soup bowl, etc.). Rather, the collection consists of plates and bowls of various sizes that can be used interchangeably to both eat and serve. Makes perfect sense doesn't it? Choose the best tool for the task at hand. The best part? Behold, the collection is perfectly stackable and a feast for the eyes. Beautiful to display, and what a joy to utilize for one's ritual of the daily meal.
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I........m not a huge math nut........ but I do dabble in the numerical arts from time to time. The Maersk train set........ ........10219........ contains shipping containers larger than any official LEGO containers to date. http://railbricks.com/blog/my-nerd-sense-is-tingling-part-two/
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With the start of fall camp just about a month away, PowerMizzou.com revs up our month-long preview of one of the most anticipated seasons in Tiger history. The last couple of years, Missouri has won the Big 12 North and has been in the running for much more significant prizes. With a new cast on hand, and so many productive players having moved on, winning the division for a third straight season will be no easy task.But just what does the competition look like? That's the question we are set to answer in this series of previews. For the next two weeks, PowerMizzou.com will break down each position for each team in the North, the Tigers included. We will rank each unit on a scale from 1-10. At the end of the series, we will tally up the scores (6 points will be awarded for having the division's best position group, down to a single point for the worst group in the North) and use those scores to give you our prediction for the order of strength in the division.Today, we look at the division's running backs. Teams are listed in the order of division finish from a year ago. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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Riverpark Farm Table Restaurant Opens in NYC's Most Urban Farm
Posted By Brit Liggett On September 15, 2011 @ 4:15 pm In Food,Manhattan,Urban Farming | No Comments
At the opening event, the Farm Table [2] came out strong with a menu so fresh it felt wrong to be eating it in the shadow of the Empire State Building. Guests pulled up their chairs to plates of mixed baby greens with pickled beets, grilled kale, lentils and grilled squash, heirloom tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella all lined up alongside a whole roasted pig — one of the few things not born and raised on site. They were treated to brews from Peak Organic Brewing Company [4] and an array of local red and white wines while they dined. If the evening was a taste of what customers at the Farm Table [2] will experience, we'd suggest getting your reservations right away. It was simply a perfect meal in one of the most unique settings in the city.
The Riverpark Farm Table menu will be created by the culinary minds that work a few feet away at Riverpark Restaurant — led by Riverpark partner and head chef Sisha Ortúzar [5] — and will be built as much as possible from ingredients straight off their farm. Ortúzar and his team work closely with Riverpark farmer Zach Pickens to get the right vegetables at the right time, but as Pickens noted farming isn't always that easy. Pickens said that most chefs he's worked with in the past demand things beyond the farm's control, but that the Riverpark team is in complete harmony with the Farm's output, creating dishes daily from what is being harvested.
The restaurant has been very understanding that "agriculture is not predictable. Most chefs want what they want when they want it. But here if I say the wind just knocked out one of our crops they are finding ways to work with it. Right now we've got so much basil and they are coming up with new ways to use it," Pickens said, mentioning that the restaurant is currently serving Lime Basil Tea with dessert — dried and freshly steeped lime basil leaves.
The Riverpark farm is set on a stalled construction site at the Alexandria Center for Life Science [6] on 28th street and FDR Drive. The farm is moveable, built from hundreds of black crates stacked on top of each other and lined with breathable material. The crew actually wheeled the entire farm inside the nearby Alexandria Center Lobby during Hurricane Irene [7] to protect the plants from the wind. The hundreds of types of vegetables planted have taken to the crates as you would expect them to take to the ground and are fertilized partially with chocolate husk mulch that come from The Mast Brother's Chocolate [8] in Brooklyn — the mulch makes the farm smell like chocolate cake.
The tantalizing smell, the freshness of the food, and the magic of the setting make this place a real Manhattan wonder. But get in while you can, the site is temporary — once the Alexandria Center's tower goes up this incarnation of the Riverpark Farm [1] will undoubtedly change.
+ Read more about the Riverpark Farm on Inhabitat NYC [1]
+ Riverpark Farm [9]
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[1] The Riverpark Farm and Restaurant: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/riverpark-farm-takes-root-on-a-stalled-manhattan-construction-site/
[2] Farm Table: http://www.riverparkfarm.com/farmtable.php
[3] : http://inhabitat.com/nyc/riverpark-farm-table-restaurant-opens-in-nycs-most-urban-farm/farm-table-opening-6/?extend=1
[4] Peak Organic Brewing Company: http://www.peakbrewing.com/
[5] Sisha Ortúzar: http://www.riverparkfarm.com/team.php
[6] Alexandria Center for Life Science: http://www.alexandrianyc.com/ersp.html
[7] Hurricane Irene: http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=hurricane+irene
[8] The Mast Brother's Chocolate: http://mastbrothers.com/
[9] + Riverpark Farm: http://www.riverparkfarm.com/
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A Maine legislator is planning to introduce a bill in the upcoming session to legalize marijuana, not just for medical purposes, but for recreational use as well. Similar measures that would tax and regulate marijuana are expected to emerge in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Vermont as well. Two western states - Washington and Colorado - voted to legalize marijuana last week. For proponents, it's evidence that there is growing support for marijuana policy reform. But this isn't the first time legalizing marijuana has been attempted in Maine. And as Patty Wight reports, many are still opposed to the idea.
Diane Russell is the legislator who will introduce a bill the next legislative session. She's entering her third term as a Democratic representative for Portland. The way Russell sees it, right now control of marijuana is in the hands of criminals.
"I think it's time to have a conversation about how we regulate this product," she says. "Right now it's in the black market. Children have easy access to it. And we need to stop that."
Russell says if marijuana is taxed and regulated, the revenues from sales and income taxes can be used to fund early childhood education and law enforcement. She says it will benefit law enforcement in other ways as well.
"Instead of spending our law enforcement money tracking down people who are growing marijuana plants, I'd like to see our law enforcement empowered to focus on the issues that are truly devastating communities - things like bath salts, things like domestic violence, things like drug diversion," Russell says.
But the chief of the Maine State Police, Robert Williams, doesn't see legalizing marijuana as a help to law enforcement.
"Alcohol has been legalized for many, many years, but yet its impact to some degree you could almost classify as devastating, if you take into account all the motor vehicle crashes that it causes, destruction of families from drinking and addictions," he says. "So would marijuana just become the new alcohol?"
This issue has come up before - in fact, just a little over a year ago, Rep. Russell introduced a bill to tax and regulate marijuana. It was voted down in committee and on the House floor.
Republican Rep. David Burns was on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. He has the same reservations now as he did then. Burns, who is a retired state trooper, says marijuana is a so-called "gateway" drug.
"We have enough issues right now with substance abuse," he says. "In fact, we have a very serious problem in the state of Maine with substance abuse and addiction. And I don't believe, personally, that we need anything that's going to lead more in that direction."
Burns says he doubts the Legislature would support legalizing marijuana. But Robert Capecchi, from the Marijuana Policy Project, a national organIzation that supports legalizing marijuana, says he thinks it may no longer be considered political suicide to publicly support such a measure.
"You know, you saw that in Colorado this past Tuesday," he says. "Amendment 64 got more votes than President Obama did."
Capecchi contends that more and more Americans now see marijuana prohibition as a failed policy.
"If the goal of prohibition is to prevent use and abuse, which it should be, then arguably it doesn't meet those goals," he says. "So I think people are starting to wise up to the fact that it's time to try a different approach and try to find a new way forward when it comes to marijuana policy in this country."
Tomorrow, Capecchi will moderate a teleconference with Rep. Diane Russell and a legislator from Rhode Island, where both lawmakers will discuss their plans to introduce bills to tax and regulate marijuana.


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49 U.S. Code § 40111 - Multiyear procurement contracts for services and related items
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(a) General Authority.— Notwithstanding section 1341 (a)(1)(B) of title 31, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make a contract of not more than 5 years for the following types of services and items of supply related to those services for which amounts otherwise would be available for obligation only in the fiscal year for which appropriated:
(2) operation, maintenance, and modification of aircraft, vehicles, and other highly complex equipment.
(3) specialized training requiring high quality instructor skills, including training of pilots and aircrew members and foreign language training.
(b) Required Findings.— The Administrator may make a contract under this section only if the Administrator finds that—
(1) there will be a continuing requirement for the service consistent with current plans for the proposed contract period;
(2) providing the service will require a substantial initial investment in plant or equipment, or will incur a substantial contingent liability for assembling, training, or transporting a specialized workforce; and
(c) Considerations.— When making a contract under this section, the Administrator shall be guided by the following:
(1) The part of the cost of a plant or equipment amortized as a cost of contract performance may not be more than the ratio between the period of contract performance and the anticipated useful commercial life (instead of physical life) of the plant or equipment, considering the location and specialized nature of the plant or equipment, obsolescence, and other similar factors.
(2) The Administrator shall consider the desirability of—
(A) obtaining an option to renew the contract for a reasonable period of not more than 3 years, at a price that does not include charges for nonrecurring costs already amortized; and
(d) Ending Contracts.— A contract made under this section shall be ended if amounts are not made available to continue the contract into a subsequent fiscal year. The cost of ending the contract may be paid from—
(2) an appropriation currently available for procuring the type of service concerned and not otherwise obligated; or
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|Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 303(e), 72 Stat. 747; May 21, 1970, Pub. L. 91–258, § 51(a)(1), 84 Stat. 234; July 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–353, § 16, 90 Stat. 882; Oct. 19, 1980, Pub. L. 96–470, § 112(e), 94 Stat. 2240; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97–449, § 7(b), 96 Stat. 2444; restated Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9118(a), 104 Stat. 1388–366.
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- "Oh and fat boy, you better let your friends know about me, because Kibbutz number one...is back in town!"
- ―Mori Kibbutz
Kibbutz Number One is a mission in The Ballad of Gay Tony. It is given to the protagonist Luis Fernando Lopez by Mori Kibbutz.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Get to the docks
- Get down to the docks
- Take out all of Mori's rivals
- Get to the jetty
- Chase after the boats and destroy them
- Take Mori to the docks
100% Objectives
Complete the mission in 6:00
Take less than 50% damage
Have less than 60% boat damage
Achieve a top boat speed of 70mph. (First person view helps achieve this).Kill 10 enemies via headshots*Have 70% accuracy. Eliminate the guy with the rocket launcher before a rocket is fired.
Tony calls Luis to let him know that someone whom Tony owes money needed some help, Mori Kibbutz, Brucie's big brother. Mori and Luis talk about the situation while the two travel to the docks. Once there, they meet some drug dealers, that Mori had ripped off in the past, and so refused to do business with him anymore. Mori tries to force them to hand over the goods, which prompts them to become hostile and start the ambush. Luis and Mori manage to kill them off, and board a speedboat, in which they chase down the fleeing gangsters. Mori shoots at the boats and tells Luis to throw sticky bombs onto each of the three boats and to detonate them. After all three boats are destroyed, Luis drops Mori off at the shore and the mission concludes.
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- Chase point dealer's guards
Video Walkthrough
The reward of this mission is 500$, and the mission This Ain't Checkers is unlocked.


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Developer Traveller's Tales just keeps the Lego fun coming. The maker of such favorites as Lego Star Wars, Lego Harry Potter and Lego Batman, the developer keeps finding new Hollywood franchises in which to insert a little Lego magic. If you've played any of the previous games in the Lego series, you will know exactly what you are getting with Lego Pirates of the Caribbean. You're getting a fun game that you can mindlessly button mash away on as you work to unlock new hilarious scenes featuring your favorite movie characters portrayed as Lego figures. It's a great way to spend a night with your friends and family. With that said, the Lego video game franchise has been out for a number of years now and with each new release, the weak combat, poor camera and other features start to annoy you just a little bit more. Overall though, this game offers more Lego magic for all.
The game works through the plot of all four Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and all of your heroes and villains are there. Once again there is no spoken dialogue, you are left watching cutscenes that can be quite hilarious as you watch the Lego counterpart of your favorite movie character like Jack Sparrow go to battle in Lego form. The gameplay is the same as always. Mash a couple buttons, smash enemies, smash everything in sight. Two players can play at once for some co op fun. You'll fight through levels with different objectives and some levels have no fighting at all which is a welcome change of pace from all of the button mashing. You'll work to unlock new costumes and other collectibles just like in other versions of the Lego franchise. All in all, it's more of the same for fans of this franchise and for most people, that's a good thing.
Still, it should be said that the same problems that have always hurt this franchise still remain to this day. When you are doing a bit of platforming, the imprecise controls can get you killed. The camera, as always, is a mess and doesn't always offer the best view of what is coming after you. One feature, or a lack of a feature really, that we really have to question is the lack of online play. We've been playing co op Lego games for years. Why can't we connect online and play with people all over the world? Games with significantly smaller budgets than the successful Lego series manage to incorporate online play. This is really something there's no good excuse for.
Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean is exactly the game a long time fan of the series wants it to be. It's Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones in Lego form. It's hilarious Lego inspired cut scenes. It's button mashing to collect items to unlock hidden features. But in this day and age, the game's weak camera, sometimes poor control and lack of online play are really starting to hurt the game's overall quality.
Super Gamer Dude
PlayStation 3
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean allows players to take control of Captain Jack Sparrow, in Lego form. You can relive the adventures of Captain Jack through all four of the Disney movies, as you complete each level in story mode. As you progress through the game, you will be able to unlock over seventy other playable characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Each of the four movies is broken down into five levels for you to play through. For instance, you start out in story mode playing through the movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl. You visit popular locations from the movie in the game, including Port Royal, Tortuga, The Black Pearl, Smuggler's Den and the Isla De Muerta. After you complete this movie, you can play through the movies Dead Man's Chest, At World's End and On Stranger Tides. After you complete the first level in story mode, you are free to play through the movies in any order you desire.
As you play through story mode, you work on collecting Lego studs to earn true pirate status, mini-kit bottles, and compass items. For achieving these goals within a level, you can earn gold bricks. After completing a level in story mode, you can replay the level in free play mode, to finish collecting items, with other characters, you missed on your first play through of the level, in story mode.
In between levels, you can take a break and visit the main port hub. This area allows you to explore freely and wander around in order to collect Lego studs, gold bricks, red hats, and purchase characters, as they are unlocked. There are several different areas to the main port hub to explore. The dock is the central area in the port hub, consisting for four docks, each representing one of the movies. When you are ready to resume playing through the levels, you use one of the treasure maps, at the end of each dock.
Gold bricks are used to unlock bonus levels and bonus areas within the game. Gold bricks are earned for fully completing each level of the game, as well as found in the several areas around the main port hub. Red hats have to be purchased using your Lego studs, and unlock special abilities, you can use throughout the game. For example, there is one red hat which doubles the value of Lego studs, once you purchase and activate the hat. All of the red hats in Lego Pirates can be found in the several areas around the main port hub.
The numerous characters in Lego Pirates are unlocked as you play through the levels in story mode. Some characters you obtain for free, just for completing the level. Other characters you must purchase, using your Lego studs. As you play through Lego Pirates, you can also unlock and earn Trophies, for meeting certain conditions.