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Cuban ambassador condemns ban imposed by PriceSmart
THE Cuban Ambassador on Wednesday rejected and condemned what he described as the anachronistic action undertaken by PriceSmart in Jamaica and other countries in the region to ban accounts of residents and staff of the Cuban Embassy and consular offices.
Ambassador Bernardo Guanche Hernandez, in a press conference held at the Cuban embassy said the ban not only affects staff at the embassy, and their families, but all Cubans working in Jamaica.
"The implementation of the measures against Cuban diplomatic personnel contravenes the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, particularly Article 25 which states "the receiving State shall accord full facilities for the performance of the functions of the mission", "Hernandez said. "The blockade is aggressively extraterritorial and a violation of international law that transgresses the sovereignty of all States," he told reporters.
In the letter dated March 17, addressed to the third secretary and consul of the Embassy of Cuba, Junior Rodriquez Fonseca, the general manager of the supermarket, Tara Kisto stated that PriceSmart Jamaica is a subsidiary of a United States parent company PriceSmart Incorporated, and in that regard the United States Government prohibits the parent company and, therefore, the Jamaican store from making sales or transacting business with citizens of Cuba who do not have permanent residency in the country or possibly another country.
But the ambassador said this was not the first time a ban was being placed on the staff and families here in Jamaica, as in 2013, as a result of similar pressures, the Scotiabank branches here suspended and prohibited the provision of financial services to members of the diplomatic staff of the Cuban embassy and to Cuban nationals with legal residency in Jamaica.
"These measures taken by PriceSmart in Jamaica are in addition to similar measures taken in recent months against Cuban embassies in different Caribbean and Central American countries," Hernandez said. "They constitute a demonstration of how the government of the United States extrater-ritorially implements the criminal provisions of its economic, commercial and financial blockade against the Cuban people. This is further evidence of the violation of the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and disrespect for the repeated resolutions of the UN General Assembly that since 1992 have demanded that the US government end the absurd and reinforced blockade imposed on Cuba for over half-a-century," the ambassador said.
He said the last resolution was supported by 188 member nations.
He said they are aware of the support of the Jamaican Government and people who stand in solidarity and support against the blockade.
"When Scotiabank took this measure against the Cuban Embassy and Cuban nationals, this issue was communicated through diplomatic channels and we have done in relations to the issue what we needed to do with the hope that common sense will prevail and the UN resolution and international law could be respected," Hernandez added.
He said with the over 30 stores in the Caribbean and the Latin America regions the PriceSmart ban affects not only Cubans in Jamaica but those in Barbados, Panama, Trinidad, the Dominican Republic among others.
He believes PriceSmart will have a very difficult situation on their hand because of this measure.
While not being able to give a figure as to the number of persons who will be affected, Hernandez said if any Cuban national comes to visit Jamaica with their families they too would not be allowed to make any purchase in PriceSmart, while all Cuban teachers, doctors and nurses working in Jamaica were also included in the ban.
"Those professionals offering their services to the Jamaican people, all those who have returned eye sights to so many Jamaican patients, and those that have confirmed thousands of eye surgeries here in Jamaica, all of them will be affected," he said. "So all those Cuban professionals who are rendering their services here are affected by that measure because the parent company has instructed the company here in Jamaica not to allow any of them to make purchases at PriceSmart."
The ambassador said he is in constant contact with the Jamaica government and authorities and they are taking the matter seriously. He expressed gratitude to both the government and people of Jamaica for their support in helping to find an honourable solution to the problem.
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This sounds like a great restaurant and I look forward to trying it. What's interesting, though, is how the Arcadia name has attained enough cache that the neighborhood's boundaries are routinely stretched. The classic western boundary of Arcadia was 44th Street. Postino and LGO pushed it half a mile west to 40th Street., and now we have Beckett's Table pushing it half a mile more to 36th Street. Maybe that's possible because the neighborhood between Biltmore and Arcadia, from 32nd Street to 44th Street, does not really have an established name. Regardless, as long as restaurants are not pretending to be in Scottsdale, I'm happy.
Nice write-up Justin! Thrilled for Chef JB & company, excited to try very soon.
What a nice job Justin, I can't wait to come visit your family and my grand children and eat at your incredible restaurant!
I had been to Canal a handful of times mostly for lunch. Great to see some beer on the menu.
I understand that lunch at Beckett's might become a reality sometime in early 2011. Looking forward to that.


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At this time of year, it's pretty quiet in the hotel.
The usually overflowing car park is only half full and the service at dinner is remarkably quick, with the food arriving with uncharacteristic speed.
I believe that I'm currently the only person on the top floor, which is great. Never mind having my own room, I've now got my own floor!
With the current paucity of customers, the hotel has taken the opportunity to redecorate all the rooms – mine was done a couple of weeks ago whilst I had a week off – and they have taken to propping open the doors to allow the paint fumes to disperse quicker. As such, I've had a good old nose around, checking out all the rooms to see if any are better than mine.
Which they're not.
Mine appears to be one of only two rooms where you can see the sea whilst you have a crap.
Which is nice.
But, being an old hotel, each room is different: a different shape; a different size or a different layout and it's been fun sneaking around and comparing them all. Now that I have, I'm happy to see out the rest of this current tour of duty in Masher Towers.
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Before he engaged in a rock 'em, sock 'em slugfest with Francisco Rivera at UFC 156, Edwin Figueroa said he did the worst thing a fighter can do.
He got complacent.
Figueroa, who fought recent bantamweight title challenger Michael McDonald to a unanimous decision that earned "Fight of the Night" honors, rebounded from that UFC-debut loss with back-to-back wins over Jason Reinhardt and Alex Caceres.
But then came the fight with Rivera. Figueroa knocked him down early and had the upper hand, but Rivera stormed back in the second round and delivered Figueroa a TKO loss. The fight narrowly lost out on "Fight of the Night" honors (to the Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar headliner), and despite the defeat, Figueroa was congratulated for his work. But he didn't want to hear the praise.
"There were a lot of things that went wrong during the last fight," he told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "The weight cut wasn't that good. I took a year off due to back-to-back injuries. And honestly, I just got too comfortable.
"Like they always say, I did the worst thing a fighter can do. I got too civilized and too comfortable. I kind of lost the hunger, and I could feel it. I'm not proud of it."
Figueroa (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) said that won't be the case tonight when he meets Canadian 135-pounder Roland Delorme (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at UFC 161. The fight takes place at Winnipeg's MTS Centre and kicks off the night's FX-televised prelims, which precede the pay-per-view main card.
After sorting through personal issues and getting his camp in order under trainer Allen Mohler, Figueroa feels reborn. Despite the competitive fight with Rivera, he said he never really felt the fire in his belly or that things were clicking.
"I honestly felt like I entered that fight going 50 percent," he said. "I just wasn't there. … Even after I dropped him in the first round, it took two or three seconds for it to even register."
This time, though?
"I've got the hunger back," he said. "I've got my edge back. So now I'm going to come back like I used to come out, like I did for the McDonald fight, the Reinhardt fight, the Caceres fight. I'm ready to go in there like a normally do."
In past years, Figueroa may have felt he wasn't prepared for a fight unless he pushed his body to the edge. He said overtraining was a serious issue, which simply led to injuries, frustration and a loss of motivation. He wants to stay busy and fight three of four times this year.
To do that, he's gotten smarter in camp and learned a valuable lesson.
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A pop queen, a rap queen, and a couple members of TDE will all take the stage at this year's PowerHouse. Power 106 has revealed the all-star lineup for L.A.'s biggest hip-hop concert.
Prior to her performance at Hot 97′s Summer Jam, Nicki Minaj will grace the stage at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, May 17.
Nicki won't be the only diva in the house. Jennifer Lopez will also perform her new single "I Luh Ya Papi" off her upcoming album, due June 17.
Trey Songz, Wiz Khalifa, and TDE's ScHoolboy Q and Isaiah Rashad are also on the bill, along with YG, Childish Gambino, Juicy J, and Sage the Gemini.
Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, April 11.
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sometimes we lose sight of what we have, when we are in search of something more, of something on the greener side.
In order to be happier, we have to stop taking what we have for granted, and be grateful for what we do have. What we should be grateful for.
so take that extra minute be grateful. It doesnt have to be big or spectacular. just something that pops into your head.
Happiness would be smelling the flowers, having coffee in an outdoor cafe.
Reading a book by a river, having a picnic and cooking for my lover…
simple things would make me happy..
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I am afraid to lose my control. I am afraid to trust. I am afraid of change.
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I have been sleeping with Sodalite the last couple of nights, I noticed quite a difference.
The last couple of nights I dreamt that someone was trying to steal my power. Personal power perhaps. Whatever it was, it left me quite angry, I had to get back my power. I always did defeat my enemy.
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Being an empath is when you are affected by other people's energies, and have an innate ability to intuitively feel and perceive others.
I just finished reading an article about being empath, and I nearly choked! Out of all the 30 traits, I found myself relating to 11 of them.
I was told by 3 psychics that I was pretty intuitive. When I was younger I had a lot of precog dreams, but because I changed medication, it really affected me. I was depressed. Angry.
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Its Summer Solstice!
Going to grab all my crystals, when I finally wake up. (still sleepy) and start charging them on this Magickal day!
Since I missed the Sun rising at 3 am this morning, I can still use the rest of day and night.
Its looking to be a wonderful morning outside!
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This post might get me a lot of flack. I really dont care. Its my opinion.
So a coworker and I were discussing gay marriage. How unfair it was. Why it was ok in some states for cousins to marry but it was horrible for same sex marriage. In some countries it was ok for child brides (yuck) but it was a death penalty if anyone was homosexual.
The irony of people believing in God and Religion is unbelievable. Here they are willing to believe God created everything. Everything around us. He created us in His own image. Yet the very idea of two people of the same sex being in love is an abomination!
Think about it. If marriage between two men, between two women were truely so evil as the bible says, wouldnt there be a second Sodom and Gomorrah already? Do you really think God allow this abomination to continue? If it went against his will?
The bible is hearsay. If one thinks about it. It has been re-written over and over. Lost in translation. No one truely knows what Jesus said. What God decreed.
However we know:
God is Almighty!
He lives and works through us.
and those who discriminate, and deny those should be married, who should love, are saying they doing in God's name? Really?
In God's name? By God's will?
I am sorry, but did God talk to them? Did he come to them in the middle of dinner to preach "their" version?
I think its quite opposite. More like the Devil's mouth piece. spewing their arrogance and hatred.
God created us, therefore it stands to reason he would create who we should love. He has chosen for us! This was designed for us at birth. That would mean homosexuality was in our DNA.
If a man loved a woman, it was because God designed it. If a man loved a man it was because God designed it.
also by that reasoning, does that negate free will?
Are we puppets in the grand scheme of things?
I was asked a very serious question.
What if I was gay and I came out to my parents, would my parents disown me?
The question would be yes.
My parents would disown me.
I admire any person coming out that is amazing. It makes me sad that parents would turn their back on their child.
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Welcome back to our series on ROC curves and their statistics. This will be our last installment that discusses ROCs -- next we move on to odds ratios and risk ratios and more like them.
Now we look at how two methods can be compared from a clinical point of view using ROC curves. Recall that a perfect diagnostic test will yield a curve on the 1-specificity vs. sensitivity chart that has an area under the curve (AUC) of 1.0 (Figure 1, red).
A test that has an area of 0.5 is a poor (useless) test -- much like flipping a coin. It is right 50% of the time (The blue dashed line in Fig. 1).
Next, we look at the AUC for two or more tests (Figs 2 and 3) and compare the AUCs. The idea being that the curve with the higher area would be the best test. As you can see the dashed line (Method A) has the higher area than the solid line (Method B). In other words, Method A is accurate more often than Method B (assuming that the diagnosis and the laboratory value are correct).
Since these curves use a number of points and usually a diagnostic test has a single cut off (at most two are used), we consider another approach to evaluating two or more tests. In this approach, a value for specificity (or sensitivity) is chosen for all the methods being evaluated, say 90% or 0.9. With that in mind, the sensitivity at a specificity of 0.9 is found for the tests. Below is a table using this and comparing 3 tests (e.g. troponin, CK-MB and myoglobin).
From the table, it is clear that Method A is the best of the three tests, keeping in mind this applies only at a specificity of 0.9. It is possible that, if the specificity cut off was changed, another method might be better. This is not likely.
Another way to compare tests is to use the efficiency (TP+TN/total number of patients studied). For example, Test X has an efficiency of 89% at the cut off used while Test Y has an efficiency of 93%. If the clinicians are concerned with the number of right answers, they would choose Test Y. Another way to compare tests is to select a sensitivity, say 95%, and then see how the specificities compare when the sensitivity is the same. For example, Test A at a sensitivity of 95% has a specificity of 84%, while at a sensitivity of 95% Test B has a specificity of 78%. Test A appears better, at least at this cut off. One of our concerns is that it is not uncommon to read a method comparison article and see something like this: Test M had a sensitivity of 0.96 with a specificity of 0.88 while Test N had a sensitivity of 0.89 with a specificity of 0.94." Is it not possible that with a different cut off Test N would have nearly the same sensitivity and specificity as Test M? Or vice versa?
The last topic we want to discuss is the combination of two tests. These two tests could be used at the same time, or Test A then Test B if A is positive (or negative) or Test B then A. Let's consider an example.
Here are the 4 possible scenarios with the sensitivity and specificity, as well as the number of tests run for each. There are 100 patients to be tested 30 with the disease and 70 without (the sensitivity and specificity are rounded.)
Both A and B at the same time.
From this, we can make a decision regarding which of the 4 to use depending on whether we want the highest sensitivity or specificity or the least cost. Or a compromise.
Before we leave our discussion on ROCs, we want to do a thought experiment to illustrate a situation you will encounter in reading articles that discuss sensitivity and specificity. In our experiment, we look at test T used to detect disease D. In this case, let us say that T will be positive 99% of the time if the patient has D, and it will be negative 99% of the time if the patient does not have D.
One more statistic: This is an uncommon disease. It is found in only 0.1% of the time - only 1 per thousand persons has D. In our experiment, we test 100,000 people for D using test T. The results are in the table below.
Note that, even with a sensitivity of 0.99 and a specificity of 0.99, there are still 999 FP! It is usually helpful to include the PPV and the NPV in such studies.
Case study 1
Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis may be difficult because clinical presentations are often nonspecific, bacterial cultures are time-consuming and other laboratory tests lack sensitivity and specificity. This study investigated the role of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in establishing the diagnosis and evaluating the prognosis of neonatal sepsis. The study found that the AUC for PCT, TNF-alpha, IL-6, CRP and IL-8 were 1.00, 1.00, 0.97, 0.90 and 0.68, respectively. For the cut-off value of PCT > or = 0.34 ng/ml, the test was found to have a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 96.5%, positive predictive value of 96.2%, negative predictive value of 100% and diagnostic efficacy of 98.3% for bacterial sepsis in neonates. For the cut-off value of TNF-alpha > or = 7.5 pg/ml, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and diagnostic efficacy were found to be 100%, 96.6%, 96.2%, 96.5% and 98.3%, respectively. It was detected that sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic efficacy values were lower for IL-6, CRP and IL-8.
Role of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, interleukin-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis.1
Based on these data which marker would you use if you were allowed only 1? Why?
Case study 2
The consequence of the imbalance between the erythroid marrow iron requirements and the actual supply is a reduction in red cell hemoglobin content, which causes hypochromic mature red cells and reticulocytes. One instrument reports reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent (Ret-He) and the percentages of erythrocyte subsets, including the hypochromic fraction (%Hypo-He. 90 healthy subjects, 85 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and 65 patients on dialysis (HD) receiving therapy and 91 patients with iron deficiency (IDA) were analyzed.
The results of ROC curves analysis for the diagnosis of iron deficiency (gold standard sTfR > 21 nm) were as follows: Ret-He area under curve (AUC) 0.935 cutoff 29.8 pg, sensitivity 90.7%, specificity 83.1%. % Hypo-He AUC 0.925 cutoff 3.5%, sensitivity 87.3%, specificity 88.0%.
What conclusions can you draw from these data?
Erythrocyte and reticulocyte indices in the assessment of erythropoiesis activity and iron availability.2
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A Gallery of Graphs Illustrating Truths in Movies, TV and Video Games
One of my favorite niche sites on the internet these days is GraphJam, where pie charts and Venn diagrams are used to show simple truths we all know, but become funny when put in graph form.
I can spend hours on the site, looking through past pages, and I have, and I've pulled a selection of graphs out that I think are relevant to the media-centric content of our site. Whether they're talking about TV shows, movies or video games, these graphs are seldom wrong, and I think you'll enjoy checking them out below.
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# ikkeon 21 Jul 2010 at 5:47 pm
That was a great mash-up!
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Oh man, the Inspector Gadget theme is awesome. Woh-woh!
# Velovanon 21 Jul 2010 at 7:59 pm
Buffy + Edward = How Twilight Should Have Ended
# Joshon 22 Jul 2010 at 4:03 pm
I actually just laughed and snorted Sierra Mist during my lunch when I read the Mordor one. hah
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Through eight games, Tavon Austin has 31 receptions (leads the team) for 207 yards (fourth on the team) and 2 touchdowns (tied for third on the team) along with 4 carries for 10 yards. As a punt returner, he has had 23 returns for 90 yards and has returned 6 kickoffs for 134 yards. When the St. Louis Rams drafted Austin, the thought was that he would come in and be an instant playmaker and give the offense an added element of speed and agility. Combined with Chris Givens, Brian Quick, Jared Cook and later Stedman Bailey, the hope was that the Rams could just torture teams in space. To this point, none of that has happened and though it has been regarded Sam Bradford's best season before the injury, the offense was been held to 15 points or less in three of their games with Bradford.
Austin can certainly get better in terms of his understanding of offensive concepts and adjusting to the speed of the NFL, but 5'8" 176lbs is not going to change much. He has struggled to get off of the line of scrimmage and they have needed to use motion or put him behind other receivers to get him a free release. Still, the results have not been extraordinary.
The Rams really tried to feed Austin in their first three games and he had 6 catches in each of his first three games including his best game as a pro when he caught 6 passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons. In the last five games, Austin has had just 13 catches and in some games, he has had trouble getting into the game at times.
This is starting to resemble Desmond Howard. Howard was a similarly dominant college player at Michigan like Austin was at West Virginia. He was good enough to win the Heisman Trophy. The Washington Redskins fell in love with his playmaking ability and drafted him fourth overall. They found out quickly he simply could not play wide receiver. He was utterly worthless in that role, far more than Austin has been. Howard found a role as a kick and punt returner and won Super Bowl MVP with the Green Bay Packers, but was a massive bust overall. In both situations, there were people who felt both players would be game changers and their strengths would mask their weaknesses, but to this point, that has not been the case.
Austin has time and can get better at working to get his release off of the line and find ways to get in position to use his speed and quickness, but the early returns are extremely concerning. There was so much excitement around Austin coming into the draft and had the Rams traded up to take him as the New York Jets were believed to be hoping he fell to them at 9th pick, so they could take him. Austin is struggling and the Rams have to be extremely concerned with how much they invested in him.
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The Coral Ridge Mall has lost its largest attached restaurant and is looking at both local and chain restaurants to fill the vacant space.
Bennigan's left the 8,000 square foot space at the end of January due to an expired lease. Bruce Kinseth, the restaurant owner, could not be reached for comment on further reasons for the departure.
There are three restaurant candidates in contention to join the mall. But Monica Nadeu, Coral Ridge Mall general manager, would not specify which restaurants.In addition to the restaurant changes, the mall will see a new retailer. Journeys will relocate to a space between Vanity and Dry Goods, while Journeys Kidz will fill its former space across from Scheel's.


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The Urbz: Sims in the City Game Boy Advance
- Publisher: EA Games
- Release Date: Nov 9, 2004
- Also On: PlayStation 2
- Summary: The Sims have moved to the City where there's always action and where reputation means everything. In the Urbz: Sims in the City, you can go to work at such locations as the Sushi Bar, Chop Shop, or Bootleg Fireworks, Inc. Success at work brings promotions, access to new power socials, and gear to influence your new lifestyle. Flaunt your attitude by styling your Urbz, and then cross the velvet ropes of an uptown night club, or explore the subway to earn new skills and items. … Expand
- Developer: Griptonite Games
- Genre(s): Virtual Life Games
- # of players: 1-4
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Positive: 4 out of 6
Mixed: 1 out of 6
Negative: 1 out of 6
The GBA sequel is nearly identical in gameplay as the original title. There's just "more" this year, which definitely works to the game's advantage.
A strong mix of character maintenance tasks and story-related missions make the GBA's The Urbz an engaging play. [Jan 2005, p.141]
A slow-paced and generally average rehash of the concepts that made ["The Sims: Bustin' Out"] unique. [Nov 2004, p.170]
The game's mundane subject matter sometimes overwhelms the experience, since having to frequently rest, shower, and relieve yourself in the game is about as much fun as it sounds. But The Urbz nevertheless provides some surprising depth and lasting value.
This is one huge game. Granted, a lot of "make work" tasks manage to pad it out and they can get annoying after a while, but the actual size of the city is impressive.
In the end, my trip to Miniopolis seemed pretty uneventful. There hasn't been a lot of improvement since "Bustin' Out," and it's painfully clear.
Score distribution:
Positive: 12 out of 13
Mixed: 0 out of 13
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If you have ever driven the section of I-70 between Vail and Beaver Creek, chances are you wondered if there are problems on the boulder at Dowd Junction. There certainly is, there are moderate high ball problems on all sides. High cruxes over good landings. Worthwhile.
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Exit off I-70 onto north bound US Hwy 24, this is the Minturn exit (driving away from Minturn). Drive 100 yards or so and park to access the pedestrian bridge. Cross pedestrian bridge and scamper down to the rock. Quality rock and high problems make this a worthwhile stop.
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"Satay is a popular Indonesian snack. Its usually served with a spicy peanut dipping sauce, but for this recipe its basted with a peanut sauce."
Serving Size: 1 (130 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 4
"Delicious and flavorful chicken! I was generous with the crushed red pepper flakes and grilled the chicken breasts as they were instead of skewering them. The chicken grilled up moist and tasty with a nice little kick - thanks for sharing your recipe!"