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Welp, it was bound to happen eventually … Warner Bros. has finally decided that they can no longer put up with Charlie Sheen's erratic behavior and have terminated his employment from the CBS series Two and a Half Men. As you may recall, WB and CBS decided to prematurely end the current season of Two and a Half Men due to Sheen's insane behavior … and by all accounts, it was very unlikely that they were going to figure out a way to continue working with him. Read on to see the full, yet very short and terse official statement from Warner Bros. regarding Charlie Sheen's termination.
"After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on 'Two and a Half Men,' effective immediately."
I mean … of course they had to fire the man … he has clearly lost his mind, like, seriously. With each passing day it became really hard to see how the TV studio would A.) ever take Charlie Sheen back and B.) would even want to take him back. Sheen has yet to respond to his firing … but I imagine he will have a field day when he gives his response to his termination. Now that we know for sure that Charlie Sheen will not return to Two and a Half Men, do any of y'all have any guesses what he might do next?
UPDATE: Charlie Sheen has issued his response:
"This is very good news. They continue to be in breach, like so many whales. It is a big day of gladness at the Sober Valley Lodge because now I can take all of their bazillions, never have to look at whatshiscock again and I never have to put on those silly shirts for as long as this warlock exists in the terrestrial dimension."
Um … ok. I guess now the real fun begins for good ol' Charlie. Can this insanity get any crazier? I guess we're about to find out.0

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There is a big push in the BSA, and our Country right now to get fit. Why? Because it makes sense. Fitness leads to longer, happier lives. This has been at the fore front of our Troop now for a few months as we are preparing for our first trip to Philmont.
In 2010, I was active with the National Jamboree contingent for our council. There was a big push for fitness in getting all of our youth and adults in shape. It was important to us as Oregonians heading from a very temperate climate to the hostile humidity and heat of Virginia. We started a walking challenge. Every adult leader was required to wear a pedometer and record mileage walked. The goal was to walk (in miles) to Virginia and back. The 4 adults leaders of my Troop walked the equivalent of 3 trips to and from Oregon and Virginia. We were all concerned about the health and well-being of our Scouts and what a better way to help them than to set a good example.
Well, now Philmont is right around the corner and as we prepare, I can't help but notice that I have let myself go a little. Today I took the Physical Wellness online training at the e Learning site on Scouting.org. I had to renew my Youth Protection anyway, so while I was there, I thought I would see what the BSA had to say about Physical Wellness. I have to tell you that the training information was good. I enjoyed the training until I got to the part where they ask you to check your BMI. Yep.. reality check.
So I took a look at myself on paper.. then went to the mirror and decided that enough was enough. Heading back to the Scouting.org website I revisited the BSA Fit site. There I checked out the blogs of many of the leaders of the BSA and how they are doing in the Walk the Walk challenge. This lead me to the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award. I found that in the ScoutStrong program, most if not all councils are encouraging members to join the challenge.
I created an account with the Presidents challenge and set up my challenge to earn the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award.. along with my friends from the council. The ScoutStrong PALA+ is a neat way to track your progress and get fit.
I need to lose 10 pounds before I get to Philmont. Today I am within the guidelines and my BMI is just over where it needs to be, so its time to lose the fat and get fit.
Now I am not going to update every piece of bread I eat and each ounce of sweat I drop. It drives me nuts to read about everyone loosing or gaining an ounce here and gram there. But I do want to share my journey to getting fit and more importantly a life of being well. I consider myself in ok shape and certainly not fat. But I can stand to get in better shape and get to a weight that my body will like better. We are not getting younger and I see myself very active in the years to come.
I would encourage you all to take a look in the mirror and see whether or not you are fat or fit. It was a wake up for me to see that if I did not start now.. I would be heading in the wrong direction.
You can download the ScoutStrong PALA log from the website. Join up and track your progress. Personal Awareness and accountability are keys in successfully accomplishing your goals.
Join me and let's get fit!
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Fat or Fit
There is a big push in the BSA, and our Country right now to get fit. Why? Because it makes sense. Fitness leads to longer, happier lives. This has been at the fore front of our Troop now for a few months as we are preparing for our first trip to Philmont.


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Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is surgery to fix a widened part in your aorta, called an aneurysm. The aorta is the large artery that carries blood to your belly (abdomen), pelvis, and legs.
An aortic aneurysm is when part of this artery becomes too large or balloons outward.
AAA - open; Repair - aortic aneurysm - open
The surgery will take place in an operating room. You will be given general anesthesia (you will be asleep and pain-free).
Your surgeon opens up your belly and replaces the aortic aneurysm with a man-made, cloth-like material.
Here's how it can be done:
Surgery for aortic aneurysm replacement may take 2 to 4 hours. Most patients recover in the intensive care unit (ICU) after the surgery.
Open surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm is sometimes done as an emergency procedure when there is bleeding inside your body from the aneurysm.
You may have an abdominal aortic aneurysm that is not causing any symptoms or problems. Your doctor may have found the problem after you had an
You and your doctor must decide whether the risk of having this surgery is smaller than the risk of rupture. The doctor is more likely to recommend surgery if the aneurysm is:
The risks for this surgery are higher if you have:
Risks of problems or complications are also higher for older people.
Risks for any surgery are:
Risks for this surgery are:
Your doctor will carefully examine you and order tests before you have surgery.
Always tell your doctor or nurse what drugs you are taking, even drugs, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
If you are a smoker, you should stop smoking at least 4 weeks before your surgery. Your doctor or nurse can help.
During the 2 weeks before your surgery:
Do NOT drink anything after midnight the day before your surgery, including water.
On the day of your surgery:
Most people stay in the hospital for 5 to 10 days. During a hospital stay, you will:
Full recovery for open surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm may take 2 or 3 months. Most people make a full recovery from this surgery.
Most people who have an aneurysm repaired before it breaks open (ruptures) have a good outlook.
Tracci MC, Cherry JR KJ. The Aorta. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 62.
De Bruin JL, Baas AF, Buth J, Brinssen M, Verhoeven EL, Cuypers PW, et al: DREAM Study Group. Long-term outcome of open or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med; 2010:362:1881-1889.
United Kingdom EVAR Trial Investigators, Grenhalgh RM, Brown LC, Powell JT, Thompson SG, Epstein D, Sculpher MJ. Endovascular versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med; 2010;362:1863-1871.
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We've cut the fat but kept the flavor by baking the wings and using reduced-fat cottage cheese in the dipping sauce.
Consider baking the chicken up to 2 days ahead; cover and refrigerate.
Buffalo wings originated at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York. The original appetizers were deep-fried and served in a spicy hot sauce along with blue cheese dressing.
Drummettes, or drummies, are available in various sizes of packages in the meat department near the poultry. Or you can make your own from packages of whole chicken wings. Cut the tips from the wings and then cut through the joint to make 2 pieces.
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Airlines say travellers would enjoy cheaper air fares if Wellington International Airport lowered its landing fees, in the wake of a scathing report that found the cost of landing a plane was excessive.
However, an airline umbrella group said the chances of the airport bringing down their prices voluntarily were slim.
The Commerce Commission today released a report that found the pricing regime meant there was nothing stopping the airport from making "excessive profits".
The report said between 2012 and 2017 the airport was likely to make a profit of between $38 million and $69 million more than needed for a "reasonable return".
A reasonable return would be 7.1 per cent to 8 per cent, rather than the 12.3 per cent to 15.2 per cent return the airport was expected to receive.
Air New Zealand chief operations officer Bruce Parton said travellers were shouldering the cost of the airport's excessive profit through higher airfares than would otherwise be necessary.
Mr Parton said airfares would be reduced as soon as a more "reasonable" charging system was implemented.
Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand chief executive John Beckett said despite the report, it was unlikely landing fees would drop.
"The commission's empowered to say what it thinks ... but it doesn't have the power to do anything about it."
It was up to the Government to decide what to do about the report, he said.
"This is a monopoly that hasn't been dealt with fully, so we're hoping the Government will be able to address that."
Commerce Minister Craig Foss had received the report, but would not comment on it until he had spoken with advisers, his spokeswoman said.
Wellington airport is fighting back against the commission and challenging its input methodologies in the High Court.
The company has also questioned the commission's forecast of the airport's future returns.
Chief executive Steve Sanderson said the airport's predicted rate of return was 8.1 per cent, which was in the range the commission considered as reasonable.
Wellington's charges were between those at Auckland and Christchurch airports, and in the lower range of Australasian airports in terms of cost per passenger, he said.
The New Zealand Airports Association backed the airport by saying charges here compare very favourably on an international basis.
Its chief executive Kevin Ward said charges for domestic flights were generally between a third and a half of the Australian equivalents, and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch airports' charges for international flights were in the mid to lower range of worldwide comparisons.
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West Union captures archery championship
In their first season with an archery program, West Union captured the North Half Championship last Saturday at Lewisburg High School.
The Eagles took the championship with a score of 2815, followed by county rival East Union, with a score of 2739. With archery still a new program in the state, the best a team can currently do is win the north or south state title. Eagle head coach Kevin Meeks credits the desire of his kids in the win.
"I wish I could say I did it, but it's the kids," Meeks said. "It meant a lot for me to see them win because they worked so hard and they're so competitive with each other and want to beat each other so bad. I think their desire contributed more than anything. They wanted to win."
East Union and West Union competed against Lewisburg and South Panola for the title this year.
Below are the results, with the top 15 archers being recognized at the competition.
For the state champion Eagles: Tiffany Turner 253, Brandon Rhea 248, Katie Jenkins 242, Thad Moody 240, Alison Carroll 239, Taylor Robbins 238, Chris Bishop 235, Dayton Cooper 235, Justin Ash 233, Dustin Daniel 223, Paul Clifton 217, and Noel Long 212.
Also competing were Tim Stevens 205, Hunter Kelly 203 and Jessica Clark 195.
Top 15 honorees for the Eagles included: Girls 1st Tiffany Turner, 4th Katie Jenkins, 5th Alison Carroll, 6th Taylor Robbins and 14th Noel Long.
For the boys: 5th Brandon Rhea, 8th Thad Moody, 11th Chris Bishop, 12th Dayton Cooper and 15th Justin Ash.
Results for the Urchins were: Nicky Greszler 252, Meagan Mitchell 247, David Smith 242, Tanner Letson 240, David Blackard 236, Taylor Roberts 234, Blake Farrar 234, Devon Fears 225, Jamie Wilhite 221, Faith Graham 215, Josh Steele 213, and Marigrace Wilhite 180.
Others competing for East Union were: Zachary Randall 206, Nathan Reed 206, Hunter Wigington 195, David Wittkamp 194, Zac Hutcheson 181, Ashley Patterson 170 and Christa Dunaway 154.
Top 15 finalists for East Union included: 2nd Meagan Mitchell and 11th Faith Graham for the girls, and 4th Nicky Greszler, 7th David Smith, 9th Tanner Letson, 11th David Blackard, 13th Blake Farrar and 14th Taylor Roberts on the boys side.
Although the two are fierce rivals, the Urchins and Eagles have learned from each other and have created a close bond through the sport.
"Trey (Humphries) has already done this for two years, and he's really helped me out as far as preparing and getting your team together," Meeks said of East Union's coach. "We have a good camaradrie, where I help him out as much as I can, and he helps me out. He's helped me tremendously, and now it's overflowed to the kids."
The two teams saw their goal become a reality, as they were able to finish in the top two spots in the competition.
"We hoped we would come back one and two," Meeks said. "Of course every one wanted to win, but we were happy to be able to finish one and two."
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The visual acuity test is used to determine the smallest letters you can read on a standardized chart (Snellen chart) or a card held 20 feet away. Special charts are used when testing at distances shorter than 20 feet.
Eye test - acuity; Vision test - acuity; Snellen test
This test may be done in a health care provider's office, a school, a workplace, or elsewhere.
You will be asked to remove your glasses or contact lenses and stand or sit 20 feet from the eye chart. You will keep both eyes open.
You will be asked to cover one eye with the palm of your hand, a piece of paper, or a small paddle while you read out loud the smallest line of letters you can see on the chart. Numbers or pictures are used for people who cannot read, especially children.
If you are not sure of the letter, you may guess. This test is done on each eye, one at a time. If needed, it is repeated while you wear your glasses or contacts. You may also be asked to read letters or numbers from a card held 14 inches from your face. This will test your near vision.
No special preparation is necessary for this test.
There is no discomfort.
The visual acuity test is a routine part of an eye examination or general physical examination, particularly if there is a change in vision or a problem with vision.
In children, the test is performed to screen for vision problems. Vision problems in young children can often be corrected or improved. Undetected or untreated problems may lead to permanent vision damage.
There are other ways to check vision in very young children, or in people who do not know their letters or numbers.
Visual acuity is expressed as a fraction.
For example, 20/20 is considered normal. 20/40 indicates that the line you correctly read at 20 feet away can be read by a person with normal vision from 40 feet away.
Even if you miss one or two letters on the smallest line you can read, you are still considered to have vision equal to that line.
Abnormal results may be a sign that you need glasses or contacts. Or it may mean that you have an eye condition that needs further evaluation by a health care provider.
There are no risks.
American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines. Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation. Available at http://one.aao.org/CE/PracticeGuidelines/PPP_Content.aspx?cid=64e9df91-dd10-4317-8142-6a87eee7f517. Accessed February 26, 2013.
Colenbrander A. Measuring vision and vision loss. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 2013 ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2012:vol 5, chap 51.
Miller D, Schor P, Magnante P. Optics of the normal eye. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2008:chap 2.6.
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Saku! Saku! Saku!
The ovation began with Saku Koivu taking a late-game faceoff and continues through his selection as the game's Third Star.
Classy, Montreal.
Good on us.
And good on the Canadiens, who broke their two-game losing streak with a solid effort against an Anaheim team that looked sluggish until late in the second period.
Tomas Plekanec, the game's first star, had a goal and added two assists. Rookie Michaël Bournival had a goal and an assist. The other scorers were Brian Gionta and Rene Bourque.
Carey Price made 31 saves for his milestone 150th career win.
Never in doubt
Ptrick Maroon made it interesting with a goal nine minutes into the period.
But fresh out of the penalty box, Rene Bourque beat Jonas Hiller with a stoppable backhander to seal the deal.
Another letdown
After Brian Gionta scored his third of the season on a 5-on-3 Canadiens power play, Anaheim outshot the home side 10-3 and tested Carey Price severely.
Shots on the period were 16-9 for the visitors.
What's with this team and middle periods?
Stop me if you've heard this one before ...
Your Montreal Canadiens lead 2-0 after 20 minutes.
But a new hero tonight: Speedy, hard-working rookie Michaël Bournival scored the first goal of the game (and his second of the season) and assisted on the Tomas Plekanec slapper that made it 2-0. Bournival has points in four straight games.
It was Pleks' fifth of the young season.
Canadiens had a 10-7 shot advantage
Adieu, Saku?
Thursday night's game may be the last time Montreal hockey fans see Saku Koivu skate on Bell Centre ice.
Unless the Canadiens and Ducks meet in the Stanley Cup final.
Just to be on the safe side, Montrealers who want to wave goodbye to the team's former captain may wish to do so during the only Anaheim visit of the season.
The Ducks are coming off a 4-2 loss Tuesday night in Toronto. Koivu, who turns 39 on Nov. 23, played almost 15 minutes.
Tonight's refs: Frédérick L'Écuyer and ... wait for it ... CHRIS F. LEE.
• Arpon Basu on the special bond between Saku Koivu and the city of Montreal


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- "To Haunt, To Torment - To Remain: The Amazing AfterLife of George L. Jackson" Greg Thomas (Tufts University)
- "Immersion, Extinction, and Eco-poetics in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'" Tavia Nyong'o (NYU)
- "Lady with the Whip: Gendered Violence & Social Death in Manderlay and Django Unchained" Frank Wilderson III (UC-Irvine)
- "Three Scenes" Christina Sharpe (Tufts University)
- "Killing Mockingbirds: Cultural Memory and the Central Park Case" presented by Joy James (Williams College)
- "Interracial Sex in Chicago: Mapping Black Male Location" presented by Rashad Shabazz (University of Vermont)
- "Shadow of an Image: Cheryl Dunye's Stranger Inside" presented by Jared Sexton (UC-Irvine)
- "From Black Power to Prison Power" presented by Donald Tibbs (Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University)
- "The Symbolic Economy of Policing" presented by Tryon P. Woods (UMass-Dartmouth)
- "From Musica Negra to Reggaeton Latino" presented by Wayne Marshall (Brandeis University)
- "Three Guilty While Thinking Black: Antenor Firmin, Frantz Fanon, and Steve Biko" presented by Lewis R. Gordon (Temple University)
- "Fanonian Practices in South Africa" presented by Nigel Gibson (Emerson College)
- "Funny Black Men, Fat Black Women: The Rise of 'Sapphammibel' in Popular Film" presented by LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant (Wake Forest University)
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David Gross, the Thomas D. Jones Professor of Mathematical Physics, Emeritus, recently received an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A world leader in theoretical physics, Gross is one of the founders of quantum chromodynamics. He joined the Princeton faculty in 1969 and was granted emeritus status in 1997.
Gross currently is director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California at Santa Barbara. A graduate of the Hebrew University, he also is senior director of its Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics.
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Alternate name: Bluntnose Leopard Lizard
Family: Crotaphytidae, Collared and Leopard Lizards view all from this family
Description Blunt nose, short head. Round tail. Gray/brown with yellow/whitish cross bands with dark edged brown spots. Blotched gray throat.
Dimensions 20.3-23.5cm. (8-9 1/4")
Endangered Status The Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as endangered in California. Because much of its former habitat in the San Joaquin Valley has been converted to farms and communities, the Bluntnose Leopard Lizard is threatened with extinction. It has shared this fate with other animals of the California grasslands, including the San Joaquin Kit Fox and the Giant Kangaroo Rat. In addition to agriculture and residential development, mining, oil-drilling, road building, and the construction of the water-management infrastructure have contributed to the degradation of the once-expansive grassland habitat.
Breeding One clutch per year. June/July 2-5 eggs laid. Hatch July/August.
Habitat Canyon floors and sparsely vegetated foothills.
Range Foothills of San Joaquin Valley, California.
Discussion Diurnal. They use small rodent burrows for shelter from predators and temperature extremes. Burrows are usually abandoned ground squirrel tunnels, or occupied or abandoned kangaroo rat tunnels. Each lizard uses several burrows without preference. In areas of low mammal burrow density, lizards will construct shallow, simple tunnels in earth berms or under rocks. Potential predators are numerous including snakes, predatory birds and most carnivorous valley mammals.


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The decision to host a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory is an affront to the hard-won advances in reconciliation.
EARLIER THIS MONTH after more than two years of debate and delay the federal government passed a law aimed at advancing a controversial radioactive waste dump on contested Aboriginal land in central Australia.
This week Maurice Blackburn lawyers, with special assistance from Ron Merkel QC and Julian Burnside QC, will be representing Northern Territory Indigenous elders in a Melbourne courtroom in a move aimed at stopping the Federal government's plan for Australia's first purpose-built national nuclear waste dump at Muckaty, 120 kilometres north of Tennant Creek.
To take a step back, on 13 February 2008 Kevin Rudd made a welcome and long overdue apology to Indigenous Australians as the first order of business for the recently elected Labor government. In making the apology, then Prime Minister Rudd named Lorna Fejo as a personal example of the necessity for a national apology.
Lorna Fejo is a traditional owner of land that includes Muckaty Station. She is now part of the group that has launched legal action in the Federal Court challenging the nomination of the Muckaty site. She has made her feelings about the proposed waste dump crystal clear. "I'm very, very disappointed and downhearted about that [Muckaty legislation]. I'm really, really sad," she said.
"The thing is - when are we going to have a fair go? Australia is supposed to be the land of the fair go. When are we going to have fair go? I've been stolen from my mother now they're stealing my land off me".
At its most basic, advancing the Muckaty site is a case of politicians in Canberra dumping the most dangerous and poisonous radioactive waste we produce on one of Australia's poorest and least resourced Indigenous communities.
It has happened without transparent or democratic processes and in clear contravention of international obligations, including under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. If Muckaty were to become home to Australia's radioactive waste it would be a body-blow to the reconciliation process set in motion with the apology to the stolen generations.
It is crucial to realise that what is being proposed is Australia's new 'greenfield' approach to radioactive waste management. However, instead of developing a credible process the government has been obsessed with identifying a vulnerable postcode. To place Australia's worst radioactive waste on the lands of some of its poorest people - without broad community understanding or consent - is not cutting edge scientific thinking, robust policy or best practice.
It is a heavy-handed 1950s-style approach to Indigenous land and rights and a quick and dirty attempt to deal with a long lasting and dirty waste. Martin Ferguson, the Minister who has most actively pushed the dump plan, is using the emotive argument that it is necessary for Australia's nuclear medical waste.
However medical experts dispute this claim. Louise Emmett, a physician from St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney says, "in the vast majority of nuclear medicine practices the storage issue is not particularly current, in terms of what we keep is short half-life, up to sort of eight days half-life, so it would be difficult to take that long distances for storage."
Nuclear radiologist Dr Peter Karamoskos uses even plainer language in response to Minister Ferguson's justification for a nuclear waste dump on medical grounds. "That's a furphy that Minister Ferguson has been promulgating to get the public on side through an emotive campaign of disinformation."
What we know to be true is that most of the waste slated for Muckaty is currently located at two secured and dedicated federal facilities. One is on the Woomera defence lands in South Australia and the other at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisations (ANSTO) Lucas Heights reactor complex in southern Sydney. Assessments have shown both sites can continue to host this waste while we dump the Muckaty plan and get serious about a responsible approach to radioactive waste management.
We can't take the heat out of radioactive waste but we can take the heat out of the increasingly polarised debate about how best to manage this waste. We need to learn from countries like the UK and the USA who have far greater volumes of nuclear waste and have both accepted the need for transparency, accountability and community consent as an essential pre-condition to its responsible and effective management.
The Muckaty community might be under great pressure because of Minister Ferguson's plan but they are vigorously defending their country from the threat it poses.
Recently they invited the Governor-General to visit their lands and this week they are taking legal action aimed at getting the Muckaty nomination declared invalid in the federal court. With key issues of ownership, consultation and consent unresolved and legal action under way, it is clear that there is no certainty or social licence surrounding the Muckaty dump plan.
Instead of radioactive divide and rule we need an expert approach, removed from the politicians but engaged with the community, to examine and assess the most credible and responsible way to manage Australia's radioactive waste in the long term. We need to bring diverse stakeholders out of the trenches and to the table.
Minister Ferguson argues that the dump is needed for nuclear medicine - untrue. He argues that it is needed urgently - untrue. And he argues that it is supported by traditional owners - untrue. No matter what the code three strikes means you're out.
Muckaty constitutes a fundamental test of our technical capacity, but more importantly it is a test of our national responsibility and maturity. Australia can and must do better.
Dave Sweeney is Nuclear Free campaigner for the Australian Conservation Foundation


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Regarding the pano: Used the Epic 100 inside the hideout and was restricted by the viewing slots of the cabin. I also had to change batteries, following the pano I took of Clifton Beach a few days earlier. I think that is why I have the overlap over Table mountain - equipments must have moved. I have to find a better battery solution for this.
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LADD — Antoinette Bernabei, 85, of 305 S. Brush St., Ladd, died at 8:25 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Born April 5, 1927, in Ladd to Battista and Marianna (Cavoretto) Bellino, she married Primo D. Bernabei on Feb. 8, 1947. He preceded her in death on July 13, 2003.
She was a homemaker and member of St. Benedict's Church in Ladd.
Surviving are one son, David Bernabei of Streator; two daughters, Susan Falk of Morton and Tina (Todd) Dominy of Ladd; five grandchildren, Gina (Joe) Yerly, Kelley (Seth) Birgells, and Tyler, Trenton and Tanner Dominy; four great-grandchildren, Mason, Jillian and Ada Yerly, and Giada Birgells; and two sisters, Minnie (Leroy) Padgett and Mary Majchrzak, both of Ladd.
She was also preceded in death by one brother, Dominic Bellino.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Trinity Church, Cherry, with the Rev. Patrick Fixsen officiating. Burial will be in Valley Memorial Park in Spring Valley.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Hurst Funeral Home, Ladd, with a wake service at 7 p.m. Additional visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the church.


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Casserole Carry-All Sewing Pattern
Carry your favorite casserole or dessert in style with this insulated carrier with wooden spoon handles!
Finished carrier sizes when folded:
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- 12"W x 15 1/2"L x 3"H
- Finished potholder: 8" x 8 1/2"
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I just bought this pattern. I'm only giving it three stars because you have to make a part of the pattern yourself and the pattern is in black/white. For 12.00 I wish it would have been a completed colored pattern.
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I made this as a wedding gift and it really turned out nice. It was smaller than the dish I bought to go with it, but I will make it again. The pattern was incomplete and you had to make a part of it, so it wasn't as easy as it would've been.


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Playing Calling Baton Rouge This is, This is… Garth brooks, but on Saturday night on the field it was 93,000 plus, the most they have ever had in Tiger stadium and umm… they play this song and there is a video of swamps and there's people and there's pictures of les miles and uh, I was told by one of the equipment guys down there said that that is Les's favorite part of the day. Like, Watch Les when this is going on. So I'm trying to watch Les, but I'm trying to watch the people, and when 93,000 people yell that LOUISIANA bit and they sing every bit of it and then the band plays BUMM BUMM BUMM BU, you love that part too.
Everything they do is orchestrated, everything they do has got some kind of hand motion and yelling… a lot of it's profane and maybe that bums some folks out but I thought it was awesome. And, let me make one thing clear, I got asked this a lot by my Madison people. Madison Wisconsin, you guys know my affinity for you.
Not, not like I'm stepping out on you, I've said yours is the best college town and I don't change how I feel but I'm gonna say this… For three hours on Saturday Night, I don't know that there has ever been an atmosphere in SPORTS that I've been a part of that was as memorable to me. I have no dog in this fight. I mean look, I've been to games where I've watched Maryland win a national championship, that was very personal to me. Makes me think of my dad who left us too soon, and I've been to Redskins games where I have everything invested, as a kid rooting for my team.
I have nothing but being a sports fan on the line on Saturday night. And I've never seen something that felt like that. Or heard anything that was as sustained as that. Spencer Hall, my friend that writes for Everyday Should be Saturday in sports, SB nation among others, he's got the gold standard definition of this, the 2007 game story he wrote that we quoted the other day and he was right.
Everything I saw about it, the fact that it's… The stuff they eat. I don't know what Boudin is, but I want some now! They fry everything, I think when they brush their teeth at night they don't put the toothpaste on and put water, I think they put bourbon on it just to get it wet. The people were hospitable to us, I understand folks in the SEC maybe they aren't always so kind to you when you show up to Red Stick as they call it, but they were awesome to us.
And, as I said to you earlier Ryan, to me if you see a movie or you read a book or you see something that lingers with you afterwards, that's how you know it was great. What we saw Saturday night is something that won't soon leave me. Just because I felt so incredibly fortunate to be there on a night where they were playing with their pride on the line after what happened to them in the Title Game and they wanted to prove a point to Alabama.
And they did all of that and they lost.
And I don't know how you get past that. I guess it will be incredibly tough to move on from it. But everything that was part of the experience, I was told it was going to be awesome. It was better than I was told it was. There's a guy down there that would know, saw a text today that says "that's the best that stadium's ever been".
If it is, then I count myself a sports fan that I was there. I got a zillion videos I took just so I could remember what it sounded like in my ears. Ya'll did it as good as it could be done... and… you didn't win, but it didn't mean that you didn't win in a way because that environment is just, there is nothing beyond it.
There is nothing I would put ahead of that that I've EVER seen in any sport. When you're there, you don't want to miss anything. You know what I mean, when you are standing on the sidelines, you're looking into the corners and everybody's out there at the beginning and you're feeling like, alright, am I getting it all, am I getting it all.
There was a tension to that game that was different though then a year ago. And I was in Tuscaloosa for the overtime game when LSU went in there and won. I still feel like because LSU fans for the most part, accepted the fact that they are big under dogs, and not many people were picking them, that losing, as gutting as it was over that 43 second drive, that they still had never gone into it expecting to lose, and now they're a two loss team, and not a part of the national championship picture, for the most part, they weren't before it.
So there was a different kind of loss, you see what I'm saying? You see before you weren't, I don't think you could be as depressed from that loss as you would have been if you had zero losses in that game. I'd rather lose by 55 points than lose like that, because they were the better team. Saban said it afterwards.
They did every single thing they could do, and it wasn't enough because in the end McCarron pulled a rabbit out of a hat and was fantastic, he was fantastic in that last drive. And full credit to them for doing it, but I mean just in terms of the vibe and what it was… man… it is seared on my brain and I will remember it incredibly finally and just feel like I was lucky to see an atmosphere where it meant that much. And, it was played at that kind of a level.
You can spare me your sarcasm for people around the country that are going to tell me whatever you want to tell me about "they don't score this or that". Go there once. Go there once and then talk. If you haven't been… no talkie. "
I'll just go back to the sideline, I walk into the sideline section there at LSU, we're all looking at our broken phones, you turn to me you go "what happened in the Notre Dame Game" I go "they won in triple overtime" and you go "They stink"
SVP is the man and tells it like it is.
I'd rather lose by 55 points than lose like that, because they were the better team.
I wonder if all the folks who like to lament the "death" of the Tiger Stadium mystique and all the crap about how much better it was in some long lost "good ole days" realize how full of shite they all are about now.
I try to tell them everytime they come up with that shite after say a Towson game or something
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Topic: SENSITIVE-Dreaming & Talking
Has anyone who has walked these steps ever had their loved one talk non stop in their sleep? Teddy is talking constantly. This morning was the first time he visited his past. He picks at his covers and jerks quite a bit. Also the halucinations which I guess are part med and part Cancer are continuous when he is sleeping. Hospice comes this morning and I am quite anxious to ask questions. I am the type that needs to know what is happening, so this morning I found a site that described the last 1 -2 weeks and it sounds much like where we are, although handled Thanksgiving very well with 12 people in the house all afternoon. His vitals are still good and I had asked about that and was told his Cancer has not hurt his vital organs but is doing its best at the rest of his body. He just told me he is very agitated and doesn't want to take the haldol anymore. I know this is hard to communicate and I am probably rambling a bit, just need to see if I can find out where we are at.
Any suggestion I offer is intended as friendly advice based solely on my own experience. Please consult your doctor for professional guidance.


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Published: Razorbill (August 23, 2011)
Pages: 421
Format: Hardcover
Series: Book 1
Source: Jamie picked this up for me at BEA (THANK YOU!)
GoodReads Summary: The first book in Richelle Mead's brand-new teen fiction series - set in the same world as Vampire Academy.
When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.
Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines explores all the friendship, romance, battles and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive - this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone's out for blood.
My Thoughts: Let me first start out by saying that I am beyond ecstatic to be back in this world. Last Sacrifice left me with a bit of a bitter taste in my mouth, given the way that one of my favorite characters was treated. I thought that Mead was giving the shaft and was really disappointed in the ending of the VA series.
I now take back any of the less than stellar things I may have thought about Last Sacrifice and should trust in the higher literary power that is Richelle Mead and the fact that IT IS ALL IN HER ALMIGHTY PLAN. I now beg her forgiveness.
While the transition from Rose's to Sydney's POV was difficult for me, after about 50 pages, I effortlessly slipped into Sydney's brain. Seriously, is there anyone Mead CAN'T write? Sydney is the total opposite of Rose Hathaway: uptight, prudish, naive, completely self-conscious, relies solely on logic and science. And yet, I totally believed this character. She was relateable. She, of course, wasn't entirely without flaws, but that's what makes Mead's characterization effing beautiful.
The storyline centered around Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian. I wasn't expecting it to be as vampire-centric as it was, but I am so glad it is. After the years long affair I had with VA, I'm not sure I'll ever be ready to give up the Moroi/Strigoi storyline. Good news: WE DON'T HAVE TO! Why give up writing about such a good thing? I was kept in suspense the majority of the time and there's lots of Adrian to keep me satisfied. He is as irresistable as ever and is ever-so-slowly showing us a deeper side to himself. Swoon to the umpteenth power.
As far as the romance? SLOW BURN. Similar to the first VA book, we get more of a backstory and character development than romance. There is a butterfly-inducing inkling of a "moment" interspersed in all the dramz and it's just enough to make me googly-eyed and YEARN for the next book. This series is going to be ginormous. My fear of venturing outside Rose Hathaway's POV was unwarranted. FEAR NOT, SKEPTICS.
And there's a cliffhanger that will make you question how you'll go on living until you get your hands on book 2. Which doesn't have a title or a cover yet. [EDIT: yes it does! But it didn't when I first scheduled this review. Sorry for that! ] if you'll excuse me, I have to go research human cryogenics so I won't have to suffer through the next year and can wake up happily on the release date of the next book.


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I think LSU will struggle to maintain its #2 status.
Evaluate after 5 years or so...
I love my tigers...but LES and this conservative gameplan is going to bite us in the rear soon because les isn't saban, we barely stretch the field and I cant imagine why any big time QB would ever wanna come to us
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Looking forward, the potential for AtM with Sumlin at the helm is staggering. With the recruiting base, the money, and the passionate fan base, all that place needed was the coach. Of course, they have to show that they can continue the momentum, but considering what they did in the toughest division in college football with a new staff and true frosh QB, I expect them to get better and better.
I think LSU will struggle to maintain its #2 status.
First he is a RS freshman but that doesn't really matter. And for anyone who doesn't think that TAMU will not be a team to worry about year in and year out, they do not know what they are talking about. For every reason you named TAMU is going to be a powerhouse in the SEC and we need to get used to it. The good news is that they are going to be a powerhouse to everyone else also. Where they are in the west really is a moot point, just the fact that they are going to be another really tough game each and every year is what really matters and they will.
Did AtM supplant LSU as the #2 program in the West in only 1 year?
We were lucky to beat them. If we had played them at the end of the season, they would have beat us by 2 TDs
We were lucky to beat them.
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UPDATE: (see below for full story) Jennifer Huddleston, who took the original picture of the magazine, has now provided us with this new picture of the magazine rack, as it stands currently: We thank Jennifer for taking this new photo - but more importanly, we thank her for taking the original one, and for speaking out against the belief that anyone would need to be "shielded" from an image of a happy family. Thanks to the power of social media, the whole world found out about what had happened at one supermarket in Arkansas. And after immense pressure from all of you, Harps made the decision to remove the "family shield" that should never have been put up in the first place. Now, because of Harps' policy (see below) we don't know right now whether it was just at this one location or not - but hopefully Jennifer's actions will inspire more people to speak up when they see anti-gay actions like this, whether it's on TV - in a newspaper - or yes, at a local supermarket. It all makes a difference. ---------------------------- By now you've probably all seen this photo, taken by Jennifer Huddleston at a Harps Supermarket in Mountain Home, Arkansas. And what's under that "Family Shield? This. Naturally, this photo of a smiling, happy couple and their newborn baby is hardly the type of material that ordinarily is subjected to these opaque sight-barriers at grocery stores and magazine stands. Obviously, someone felt that shoppers should not have to look at this smiling, happy couple and their newborn baby. But there were a lot of questions unanswered. And at this point, many are still unanswered - or answered, but unconfirmed. However, we know a little more than we did before. I spoke with Harps Corporate Executive Assistant Marty Yarborough, who told me that every Harps store is equipped with these shields and that they get put up whenever customers complain about the content of a magazine cover. She said the word from the store about this particular cover was that "several" customers had complained, so the shield went up. She also confirmed that these shields are utilized on a store-by-store basis, so the magazine would not have been covered up at any of the other Harps locations, unless customers complained there as well. She also told me that the usage of the shield on this particular cover is "in no way our opinion on this issue." She quickly added, "we do not have an opinion on this issue." So knowing that these decisions are made on a store-by-store basis, I called the particular store in question and spoke with a very friendly employee named Brittany, who, when I asked for a manager, said she would be able to help me. She informed me that the shields had been taken down as of this morning and that this magazine is no longer covered up. I told her how great it would be if she could go over to a checkout line, snap a photo with her cell phone, and send it to me so that I could post it and say "See? All gone!" She put me on hold, and that's when Greg picked up. Greg would not give me his last name - and when asked for it, he said "just Greg." He identified himself as the manager. When I asked Greg about the shields, he was not nearly as friendly as Brittany and refused to answer any of my questions - other than to say that he'd have to check with Marty (who I had spoken with earlier). So here's where we stand as of now - Harps does not have an opinion on "this issue." Harps Corporate Executive Assistant Marty Yarborough says the shield was put up because some customers complained. Brittany says the shield was taken down this morning, and Greg, the manager of that store, says he can't talk to me. Meanwhile, I informed Us Weekly about the situation, and I'm hoping to hear their thoughts as to whether they think this cover is something that children need to be "shielded" from.
I'll be updating this story throughout the day if and when I learn more.


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The Internet is global, and so are threats to digital freedom. Over the past year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has fought Internet censorship, oppressive copyright laws and privacy violations wherever they've been under threat around the world.
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By Lena Mitchell/NEMS Daily Journal
CORINTH – The ordinance allowing legal liquor and wine sales in Corinth takes effect today, but businesses that have applied for licenses won't be selling to those looking to make purchases for Super Bowl events this weekend.
The state Department of Revenue reported Thursday it had received six applications for licenses, but declined to identify the businesses because the licensing process is confidential, said spokeswoman Kathy Waterbury.
Processing of three of those applications is likely to be concluded within a couple of weeks, she said, and the other three are moving along as quickly as possible.
The Daily Corinthian reported earlier this week that it had published legal notices from 14 businesses seeking either on premise or package store licenses. Those businesses are: Ruby Tuesday, 210 Highway 72 West, on-premise sales; The General's Quarters, 924 Fillmore St., on-premise sales; Twisted Cork, 108 Highway 72 West, package store sales; Corinth Wine & Spirits, 3113 Shiloh Road, package store sales; Twisted Spirits, 1100-B Highway 72 West, package store sales; Wholesale Liquor, 414 S. Cass St., package store sales.
J.R.'s Wine & Spirits, 2015 Highway 72 East, package store sales; Pizza Grocery, 800A Cruise St., on-premise sales, wine only; Cash Cow Wine & Spirits, 1602 N. Parkway, package store sales; Café Mike's, 301 N. Harper Road, on-premise sales; One Stop Corner Package, 606 Highway 72 West, package store sales; Lil Chicago's, 100 S. Parkway, on-premise sales; The Cellar-Wine & Spirits, 2036 E. Shiloh Road, package store sales; Corinth Elks Lodge #2573, 1521 Robertson Drive, on-premise sales.
Corinth residents who object to the licensing of any of these establishments must state their objections in writing to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board within 15 days of the first newspaper notice of the licensing application being submitted.
The Corinth Board of Aldermen adopted a liquor and wine ordinance on Jan. 2, that replicates the state Alcohol Beverage Control Board regulations with two exceptions. The city would like to offer on-premise sales 1-10 p.m. Sundays, where the ABC regulations prohibit Sunday sales. The city also would like to end wine and liquor sales at 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, where ABC permits sales until 10 p.m.
Further information was requested by ABC before a decision is rendered on the two exceptions requested, said City Clerk Vickie Roach. Until then the ordinance will be administered in compliance with ABC regulations.


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It's November, the month of All Souls,
and death has visited my family.
On Saturday night we lost Ann,
my uncle Ron's beloved wife of 50 years,
mother to 5 wonderful children and their families,
my aunt by marriage.
Ann was a woman of faith, hope and love
and we entrust her to our God,
praying she'll be welcomed to heaven
by the Lord, his Blessed Mother, the angels and saints
and all of her family and friends who've gone before her,
marked with the sign of faith...
Perhaps this Monday morning you'll "pause for prayer"
and join my family as you remember your own loved ones
who've gone before you, marked with that same sign of faith...
This week's Monday Morning Offering includes 3 parts:
a poem, a prayer and a song...
These words from Henry Van Dyke capture the prayerful hope
Christians hold for those who have died.
I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until at length
she hangs like a speck of white cloud
just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says: "There, she is gone!"
"Gone where?"
Gone from my sight. That is all.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says:
"There, she is gone!"
there are other eyes watching her coming,
and other voices ready to take up the glad shout:
"Here she comes!"
And that is dying.
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and in the holding, in the prayer,
there is God...
From the ritual book for the Pastoral Care of the Sick
Let us pray...
We commend you, dear Ann,
(We commend you, dear ________,)
to almighty God
and entrust you to your Creator.
May you return to God
who formed you from the dust of the earth.
May Holy Mary, the angels, and all the saints
come to meet you as you go forth from this life.
May Christ who was crucified for you
bring you to his garden of paradise.
May Christ, the true Shepherd,
receive you as one of his flock.
May he forgive all your sins,
and set you among those he has chosen.
May you see your Redeemer face to face,
and enjoy the vision of God forever.
And Marty Haugen's beautiful setting of Psalm 23
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According to a recent French study, consuming just 12-ounces of diet soda per week increases your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 33%.
You can read the whole article if you want, but I'll paste the first paragraph here:
I swore off diet sodas over 10 years ago because I started reading some pretty disturbing stats about aspartame-poisoning and I learned that Splenda was developed accidentally while researchers were trying to develop a new form of anti-freeze for cars. So, I decided that I would only drink regular sodas from that point on. This way if I do give myself Type 2 diabetes, it'll be from good old fashioned sugar (or high-fructose corn syrup, whatever).Yet another study confirms what people have been saying for ages: Stop drinking diet soda. Like, right now. Drinking just one 12-ounce can of an artificially sweetened fizzy drink per week can increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 33 percent, French researchers found, and given that most people don't stop at a single weekly serving, your real risk for diabetes could actually be much higher.
Seriously, though, I've been making an effort to eliminate even high-fructose corn syrup from my diet. It's amazing how many products have it as an ingredient these days. And we wonder why our country's obesity rates are so high.


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http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/r...-buffalo-womenBUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Reggie Bush and the Miami Dolphins take on the Bills Thursday night at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
In prepping for the game, the running back decided to take a shot at the women of Buffalo during an interview with a local radio station in Florida. The interview was on the Paul and Young Ron Show.
One of the radio show hosts said, "It's going to be 30 to 40 degrees in Buffalo Thursday night, nice and clear....
Bush said, Thats warm for Buffalo.
The host said, Thats good football weather. Women will be out there topless in that weather.
You dont want to see that, said the another radio personality.
No, God no, said the host.
Bush weighed in, saying, Not Buffalo women."


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Serves 6-8
This salad is a celebration of spring, with tender asparagus, fava beans, and peas dotting the chewy grains of rice. It's best to boil the rice in lots of boiling water for salads, like pasta. This way, the grains stay separate and are less apt to turn into a pile of mush. Cook the rice until just al dente and spread it out to cool. Be sure to serve rice salads at room temperature; cold rice is hard and unpleasant.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season with salt—it should taste almost like seawater. Add the rice and boil until the grains are just cooked—they should be slightly al dente—about 15 minutes. Drain well and spread the rice on a baking sheet to cool. Set aside at room temperature.
Bring a separate large pot of water to a boil to cook the peas, asparagus, and fava beans. Have a large bowl of ice water ready, and start with the peas. To make this task easier, put the peas in a fine-mesh strainer basket, and submerge the peas and the basket in the water until the peas are just tender, about 2 minutes. Lift the basket out of the water and immediately submerge the peas (still in the strainer basket) in the ice bath until chilled, about 1 minute. Lift the basket out of the ice water and drain the peas well. Transfer the peas to a small bowl, and set aside at room temperature temporarily, or refrigerate and return to room temperature before using.
Repeat the process with the asparagus, cook the asparagus in the strainer basket until just tender, about 2 minutes, then immediately submerge the asparagus in the ice bath until chilled, about 1 minute. Lift the basket out of the ice, drain well, and transfer the asparagus to a small bowl. Set aside at room temperature, or refrigerate and return to room temperature before using.
If necessary, add more ice to the ice bath. Put the fava beans in the strainer basket, and submerge in the boiling water until the beans slip easily out of their skins and are tender, about 2 minutes. (To test the favas, carefully remove a bean from the basket and pierce the outer layer with your thumb, gently squeezing the bean from its skin.) Immediately submerge the beans in the ice water until thoroughly chilled. Pop the beans out of their skins, and set aside temporarily at room temperature, or refrigerate and return to room temperature before using.
To make the vinaigrette, combine the shallot, lemon juice, vinegar, and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk in the oil. Taste and add more salt if necessary.
Shortly before serving, put the rice in a large work bowl, and toss it lightly with your fingers to fluff the grains. Add the vegetables and herbs, and season with salt and a few twists of black pepper. Drizzle the vinaigrette on top and toss lightly to combine. Taste and add more salt, lemon juice, and/or olive oil if necessary. Transfer to a shallow platter or individual serving plates. Serve at room temperature.
Serve with shrimp or salmon, chicken or spring lamb, or not-so-hard-cooked eggs sprinkled with salt and pepper.
Photo: Kate Sears
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I am currently in my 6th year teaching in Salisbury Middle School. I've taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grades and did my teaching experience in elementary school.
As a somewhat new teacher, I have realized that I absolutely do not like textbooks. They hardly ever fit the standards we need to teach; therefore, I tend to create my own materials!
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