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|Language in clinical reasoning: using and learning the language of collective clinical decision making
|Loftus, Stephen Francis
|clinical decision making
clinical reasoning
clinical judgment
philosophy of medicine
qualitative research
social constructionism
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|Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney.
|The aim of the research presented in this thesis was to come to a deeper understanding of clinical decision making from within the interpretive paradigm. The project draws on ideas from a number of schools of thought which have the common emphasis that the interpretive use of language is at the core of all human activity. This research project studied settings where health professionals and medical students engage in clinical decision making in groups. Settings included medical students participating in problem-based learning tutorials and a team of health professionals working in a multidisciplinary clinic. An underlying assumption of this project was that in such group settings, where health professionals are required to articulate their clinical reasoning for each other, the individuals involved are likely to have insights that could reveal the nature of clinical decision making. Another important assumption of this research is that human activities, such as clinical reasoning, take place in cultural contexts, are mediated by language and other symbol systems, and can be best understood when investigated in their historical development. Data were gathered by interviews of medical students and health professionals working in the two settings, and by non-participant observation. Data analysis and interpretation revealed that clinical decision making is primarily a social and linguistic skill, acquired by participating in communities of practice called health professions. These communities of practice have their own subculture including the language game called clinical decision making which includes an interpretive repertoire of specific language tools and skills. New participants to the profession must come to embody these skills under the guidance of more capable members of the profession, and do so by working through many cases. The interpretive repertoire that health professionals need to master includes skills with words, categories, metaphors, heuristics, narratives, rituals, rhetoric, and hermeneutics. All these skills need to be coordinated, both in constructing a diagnosis and management plan and in communicating clinical decisions to other people, in a manner that can be judged as intelligible, legitimate, persuasive, and carrying the moral authority for subsequent action.
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Battle of the Burger 2012
I am not going to bore you with a detailed critique of all twenty burgers. This would be an unfair task for several reasons:
- I could not possibly eat twenty burgers in a short time frame and live to write about it. So I only had 1-2 bites of each.
- A mini burger cooked for hundreds of people is not the same as a regular burger for just for you at a restaurant.
- How different cam 20 burgers be? (Turns out some very different, but some kind of similar.)
General Comments:
- Most burgers were miniature.
- Most burgers were (surprisingly) cooked to a nice medium – medium-rare.
- All were good, some just stood out more than others.
Most Fun: The Boston Cream Burger by Cafeteria: Grass-fed beef, cheddar cheese, caramelized onion, habanero-radish cream cheese, griddle bun
Check out their swag! I loved the cream cheese idea, but on such a little burger, it caused the top of the bun to slip right off.
Prettiest: All American BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burger by Joe's American Bar & Grill: Fresh ground chuck, BBQ basted crispy pork belly, two-year aged Vermont cheddar, maple Cajun bacon jam on a griddled poppy bun with house cured pickles
Leave it to Joe's American Bar and Grill to come up with a classic. And how gorgeous are those little green tendrils!?
"Insert Foot in Mouth" Burger: The Tuna Burger by Legal Sea Foods: Ground yellowfin tuna with chili sauce and a crumb mixture of oyster crackers and spices, grilled and then served on a buttery brioche bun with roasted red pepper mayo
Being a "burger" competition, I had automatically assumed beef burgers. But still, I wasn't surprised by the two turkey burgers in the competition, but for some reason I was surprised by the tuna burger. One bite and I realized why: delicious and moist! Who knew a delicious "burger" could actually be healthy?!
Most Deconstructed Burger: The 80 Thoreau Burger by 80 Thoreau: Grilled PGA beef, brioche bun, Grafton cheddar, assorted house pickles, "Thoreau sauce"
Each ingredient on the plate was great by itself, but when you're juggling a beer in one hand, and a plate in the other, you don't have the luxury to construct the burger yourself. Everything together would have been perfect!
Most Savory: The Saloon Burger by Saloon: Grass-fed Maine ground chuck, roasted bone marrow, pickled shallots and hen of the woods mushrooms
After our experience at Saloon, I really wanted to hate this burger. But after one bite, I just couldn't. After several burgers too sweet with BBQ, the pickled shallots and minimal breading were a welcome treat!
Messiest: The Hillbilly by Olde Magoun's Saloon: Topped with house smoked pull-pork, North Carolina coleslaw, American cheese, pepper veingar BBQ sauce served in a buttered and grilled artisanal brioche roll
I think the picture is pretty self-explanatory.
Most Unique: The Bahn mi Burger by BOND: Angus beef with Vietnamese flavors of nuoc nam, soy, slivered garlic, scallion, jalapeno and lime zest; served on a black sesame roll with Vietnamese pork pate, srirachi aioi, cilantr leaves, basil, mint and pickled vegetables
After reading that description, it should be no surprise that I found this was the most unusual burger. It was a fun burger, cooked by an equally fun crew, who were more than happy to pose for the cameras. The cook basting the burgers insisted I take his picture, and was really getting into it! I always appreciate when chefs and cooks take opportunities like these to just go out and have some fun.
Most Decadent: The Fois Gras Mushroom Ragout Burger by Smith & Wollensky: Hand ground burger made fresh on premise from steak trimmings and served on a brioche roll with a foie gras mushroom ragout
With foie gras on this burger, I expected decadent. But I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. It wasn't as messy as it looked like it would be, with a creamy texture full of savory flavors.
Most Unexpected: The Twin Peaks by Brew City: Black angus burger with braised short ribs, Amstel wheat braised onions and berkshire blue aioli on a ciabatta roll
When I looked at the list of competing burgers, this one failed to grab my attention, yet was easily in my top three. The blue aioli was a lighter version of a heavy blue cheese dressing that, like Saloon's burger, was a welcome change from the caramelized onions that seemed to dominate the competition.
Best Lived Up To My Expectations: The Sin Burger by The Blue Ox: 1/2 pound USDA prime beef burger, applewood smoked bacon, Swiss cheese, truffled mayo, lettuce, tomato on a brioche bun
Now this was the burger that on paper I thought would be my favorite. And it was spot on, definitely my runner-up choice for favorite burger. It was so good, and the staff so friendly, I want to head up to Lynn to check out the rest of their menu.
Best Sponsor: Amstel Light
Best Artist
I was so excited to make the board!!
And last but not least… drum roll please…
My Favorite: The Fireplace Burger by The Fireplace: Shelburne Farms cheddar, stuffed grass-fed Vermont burger with thick cut bacon, caramelized onions, lettuce and tomato on a homemade English muffin
I loved everything about this burger. It was simple concept, no over-the-top ingredients, and if I was looking for a burger to order off a menu to satisfy a craving, this is the one that would do it for me.
Of course these are just my opinions. The people of Boston voted Boston Burger Company as their favorite! Congratulations to Chef Paul Malvone and his team on the big win!!
[Photo sources: @AmstelLight and @BosMagEvents]
Tickets for this event were $75, which included unlimited samples of the twenty competing burgers, as well as an "open bar" of sponsor Amstel Light. It was hosted outside at the Black Falcon Terminal, which I always see as being difficult to get to, but it's a really easy trip on the silver line. There was also an option for $15 parking across the street, with complimentary pedi cab from the event entrance to your car. I do not know the number of tickets sold, but it was a good-sized crowd without being overcrowded. There was no elbowing and hip checking; I only had to wait once for a fresh batch of burgers, and even then I just went to the next table while I waited. Speaking of tables, there weren't many, so be prepared to eat standing up (not my forte). If you are a huge burger fan, I think the price is definitely worth it. Never mind the free beer. Definitely wear your elastic waste pants, and I would challenge anyone to eat all twenty burgers in full! If you are curious about the full burger lineup, you can find it on Boston Magazine's website for the event. And at the time of the event, all burgers were available on the restaurants' regular menus.
Full Disclosure: I was given a complimentary press pass for this event; all opinions are my own.
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Cassie Mackin
Catherine Patricia "Cassie" Mackin (28 August 1939 - 20 November 1982) was a pioneer woman journalist in United States television network broadcasting. In 1976 she became the first woman to regularly anchor an evening network newscast alone. In the early 1970s she anchored a WRC-TV newscast and in 1972 became NBC's first female correspondent to serve as a floor reporter at the national political conventions. Mackin was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She won a four-year scholarship to the Institute of Notre Dame before entering Washington College in 1956. A year later she transferred to the University of Maryland at College Park. While a student there, she worked for the now defunct Free State Press, a weekly paper published in suburban Washington, D.C. She graduated magna cum laude in June 1960 with a B.A. degree in English and minors in economics and history. After graduation, Mackin obtained a position at the Baltimore News-American. Beginning as a general assignment reporter, she held a variety of positions before she left the paper in 1963. Between 1960 and 1962 she made guest appearances on both a Baltimore news panel show and on a morning variety show. From 1963  ( Wikipedia article )
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|University of Maryland, College Park
|Harvard University
|Institute of Notre Dame
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Small House by Unemori Architects
Unemori Architects designed this house in Tokyo, Japan with a very small footprint.
Description from the architects:
The small house which the married couple and their child live stands at the densely populated area in Tokyo. Though the neighboring houses is very close, I aimed to design the house which exceed the physical narrowness living at the city.
I laid out the 4m×4m building that as small as I can at the center of site area 34m2 and made some space for flowing of light and wind around it. And by making the space, it's possible to avoid setback regulation and it has the 9m high volume like a tower. The inside is simple structure what is separated by the 4 floor boards and is jointed by spiral stairway. Especially, by making some extremely thin floor boards (thickness 70mm), the up and down floor boards got close and connected the whole space of the house without a break.
The space of around the house is useful to let light and wind in. The wall of the rooms borders the outside, so I put windows in the best position that harmonizing with its surroundings. And the window is so big against the small room, every time the window opens or closes, the inside view dramatically changes. Especially, at the second and third floor there is a large hinged door each room, if it is opened, the inside of the room is enveloped in light and wind as if you are outside.
By making the thin floor boards for connecting with their life and making the large windows what are opened toward the city, I aimed to exceed the segmentation, for example the up stair and the down stair, the inside and the outside, a building and the town, etc… to broaden the whole image of a house.
Visit the Unemori Architects website – here.
5 Responses to "Small House by Unemori Architects"
Matt Haslam on 08 Feb 2012 at 6:26 am #
Astonsihingly impressive architecture and I love the contrasts with the overhead powerlines within the street.
shane on 08 Feb 2012 at 8:06 am #
great design for such limited space. Would love to see it furnished w/ warm accents
David on 08 Feb 2012 at 10:49 am #
Amazing design for such a small space!
Christian on 10 Feb 2012 at 1:37 am #
It's really intriguing… but why is the bathroom so far from the bedroom?
alina on 11 Feb 2012 at 11:07 pm #
yes, the same question – you need to overcome 3 floors to get to the bathroom before or after sleeping. not really sensible


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It was a bittersweet City Commission meeting on Monday night, as Commissioner Ted Mena took his seat on the dais for the last time. Mena did not seek re-election, and newly elected Tom Powers is set to replace him in Seat 5 at the next meeting.
"Commissioner Mena is a commissioner for the people," Mayor Scott Brook said. "That's how he's been. He speaks from his heart."
The Mayor also proclaimed Tuesday, November 4 as Ted Mena Day to recognize Mena's achievements during his 4½ years on the Commission.
"He knows that I have the highest respect for him, that I will miss him and I will never forgive him for leaving," Commissioner Claudette Bruck said.
Mena gave a farewell speech, visibly choking up as he thanked his wife, Carolyn, and mother, Gladys, for their constant support and encouragement. While on the commission, Mena served as liaison to several City boards and committees, including the Multi-Cultural Advisory Committee, WorldFest Committee, Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, and Coral Springs International Partnerships.
"I will continue to work with the City as I have done for the last 20 years," Mena said. "This is a special occasion for me, this is a special occasion for my family… I want to thank you for having the trust to vote for me 4½ years ago. I hope I didn't let you down."
City Manager Michael Levinson also thanked Mena for his service, noting his common-sense approach to government has benefited the entire community.
"I will miss you sitting next to me," Levinson said. "I just want to say with all sincerity thank you very much for your sterling contribution to this organization and to our community."
During the meeting, commissioners also proclaimed Coral Springs a Commit 2B Fit community, embracing the group's commitment to health and fitness education. Students from local elementary schools explained to commissioners why the City should participate in Commit 2B Fit.


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Pet Parade
July 26, 2014
Hosted by Chelsea Farmer's Supply, the Pet Parade is a long-time favorite tradition! Have fun dressing up your pet and joining other families in the easy-to-walk parade route. The theme for the 2014 Pet Parade will be "Summer of Love" celebrating the hippie fashions of the late 60′s! Think tie-dye and flower power.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Chelsea Farmer's Supply. After the parade, head on over to KidZone for more great family activities.
How to Participate
You can sign up to join the pet parade by calling (734) 475-1777 or stopping by Farmer's Supply at 122 Jackson St. in downtown Chelsea, MI.


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Friday afternoon Tigers outfielder Delmon Young sat in the team's dugout and gave the media the apology many fans might have been waiting for.
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so i am looking for any input or thoughts on my experience i had when i tried a natural libido boosting stack.
i began taking the above products about 2 weeks prior to a fall vacation to the carribbean. and i continued it during the entire two weeks we were there. i found a dramatic increase in libido and mood after taking these for about 10 days. which are two areas that i need improvement in. i was very, very happy with the effects i seemed to get from it.
the problem started about a week after we got home. i had stopped taking them all at once when we returned home from the trip. in all honesty, i had one of the most severe bouts of depression i have ever experienced. no joke. extreme temper, sex drive completely dissappeared, felt very unstable mentally, and was just majorly deppressed about everything. it was a real crash.
these feelings lasted for about a month before i started feeling like a normal human being.
now i honestly did not know what effects if any i would get from taking these products. i had hoped for at least a better libido so my girlfriend and i could could enjoy our time alone as much as possible. but i had read a lot of people saying that these things really don`t help much, its all placebo effect, etc etc. but it did help me quite a bit. the effects were substantial.
my concern is what happened after stopping. that is certainly not what i expected. and i have never read anything that would even hint at the possibility.
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James Edward Jistel
Dec. 19, 1959 – March 13, 2011
WILMER – James Edward Jistel, 50 of Wilmer, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011 after a battle of cancer in Red Oak.
He was a printing press operator for Staples Inc. in Hutchins. He graduated from Ferris High School in 1978.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Cameron, Texas with Rev. Dimitri Colankin officiating.
Burial followed in St. Monica's Cemetery under the direction of Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral in Cameron.
He was born Dec. 19, 1959 in Cameron to Eugene and Annie Mae (Junek) Jistel.
Survivors are his mother Annie Mae Jistel of Red Oak; longtime girlfriend and companion Mary Willett of Hutchins; sisters Patricia Jistel Meister of Red Oak, Connie Jistel Barnes of Houston and Norma Jistel Lauer of Red Oak; brothers Eugene Jistel Jr. of Athens, Arnold Jistel of Red Oak and Douglas Jistel of Lancaster; and several nieces, nephews and great-nieces.
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Spectrum Brands, Inc. announced a number of senior management changes in the Global Batteries & Personal Care Business and at the corporate level as part of a previously announced operational realignment.
Andreas Rouve has been appointed Managing Director, Europe, and will assume responsibility for sales, marketing and supply chain for batteries and personal care in that region in addition to his current role as the division's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Rouve will succeed Remy Burel, who is stepping down from his position as President, Europe/Rest of World, after 17 years with the Spectrum Brands and VARTA AG organizations.
In addition, Spectrum Brands has eliminated a number of senior management positions as part of its operational realignment, including its senior vice president and general counsel, corporate chief information officer, senior vice president of purchasing, vice president of information technology in Europe, vice president of operations finance, and a number of vice president and division vice president positions throughout the organization. In all cases, responsibilities have been absorbed by existing personnel.


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Short Sleep Duration and Sleep-Related Breathing Problems Increase Obesity Risk in Kids
New Insights into Breast Cancer Spread Could Yield Better Tests and Treatments
Six Faculty Members at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Named 2014 AAAS Fellows
Einstein and Montefiore Receive $2.4 Million From NYS DOH
Largest Study of Hispanics/Latinos Finds Depression and Anxiety Rates Vary Widely Among Groups
Comprehensive Study of Allergic Deaths in U.S. Finds Medications are Main Culprit
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August 21, 2007 - (BRONX, NY) ─ Teresa DiLorenzo, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and immunology and of medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been selected to receive a 2007 Gail Patrick ADA Innovation Award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Research Foundation. The prestigious grant, one of only two such awards given each year, will support Dr. DiLorenzo''s research into a therapeutic agent for preventing type 1 diabetes, the form of the disease more frequently associated with onset during childhood.
The two-year, $100,000 grant promotes innovative approaches that could have major impact on diabetes research and the ADA''s efforts to cure diabetes, whether furthering understanding of factors that contribute to diabetes or identifying therapies that can help prevent, treat, or cure the disease that currently affects more than 20 million Americans. Specifically, Dr. DiLorenzo''s award will aid her investigations of a potential therapeutic agent designed to repress a gene that appears to influence development of Type 1 diabetes.
"We hypothesize that by repressing the particular gene that we are targeting, T cell-mediated islet destruction - which is a primary characteristic of diabetes -- will be reduced, thereby delaying or preventing type 1 diabetes development" she explains. "I''m grateful to the ADA and Gail Patrick''s estate for the wonderful support that the grant will afford my lab in conducting the important bench studies necessary to prove our hypothesis."
Dr. DiLorenzo has been a member of the Einstein faculty since 2001, following the completion of her postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Stanley Nathenson, Distinguished Professor of microbiology and immunology and of cell biology at Einstein. Working primarily with mouse models, she investigates the antigenic specificities, pathogenicity, and immunobiology of the CD8 T cell subset in type 1 diabetes, and the research supported by the Gail Patrick ADA Innovation Award is one of several such projects.
Dr. DiLorenzo received her bachelor''s degree summa cum laude from Hofstra University, as well as her master''s degree in biology. She earned her Ph.D., in oral biology and pathology, at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Before pursuing her doctorate, she worked as a research technologist and coordinator in the department of otolaryngology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and while pursuing her doctorate she served as an adjunct instructor of biology at Hofstra, as well as an adjunct lecturer of biology at Queens College of the City University of New York.
The Gail Patrick ADA Innovation Award was established as a tribute to the former motion picture actress, in recognition of the generous grant from her estate in support of diabetes research as well as her role as the first national chairperson of the American Diabetes Association Board of Directors. Ms. Patrick, who lived with diabetes, also is known for co-producing the popular Perry Mason television series with her third husband, Thomas Cornwell Jackson.


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Filled 2-D polygons
h = fill(...)
The fill function creates colored polygons.
fill(X,Y,C) creates filled polygons from the data in X and Y with vertex color specified by C. C is a vector or matrix used as an index into the colormap. If C is a row vector, length(C) must equal size(X,2) and size(Y,2); if C is a column vector, length(C) must equal size(X,1) and size(Y,1). If necessary, fill closes the polygon by connecting the last vertex to the first.
fill(X,Y,ColorSpec) fills two-dimensional polygons specified by X and Y with the color specified by ColorSpec.
fill(X1,Y1,C1,X2,Y2,C2,...) specifies multiple two-dimensional filled areas.
fill(...,'PropertyName',PropertyValue) allows you to specify property names and values for a patch graphics object.
h = fill(...) returns a vector of handles to patch graphics objects, one handle per patch object.
Define the data.
t = (1/16:1/8:1)'*2*pi; x = cos(t); y = sin(t);
Create a red octagon using the fill function.
fill(x,y,'r') axis square
If X or Y is a matrix, and the other is a column vector with the same number of elements as rows in the matrix, fill replicates the column vector argument to produce a matrix of the required size. fill forms a vertex from corresponding elements in X and Y and creates one polygon from the data in each column.
If X or Y contains one or more NaN values, then fill does not fill the polygons.
The type of color shading depends on how you specify color in the argument list. If you specify color using ColorSpec, fill generates flat-shaded polygons by setting the patch object's FaceColor property to the corresponding RGB triplet.
If you specify color using C, fill scales the elements of C by the values specified by the axes property CLim. After scaling C, C indexes the current colormap.
If C is a row vector, fill generates flat-shaded polygons where each element determines the color of the polygon defined by the respective column of the X and Y matrices. Each patch object's FaceColor property is set to 'flat'. Each row element becomes the CData property value for the nth patch object, where n is the corresponding column in X or Y.
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If there was ever a doubt to the seriousness of the continuing
surge in the value of the euro against the US dollar, consider
this: European planemaker Airbus is seriously considering a shift
in production of its planes to the United States, because it's
The Guardian reports Louis Gallois (above), CEO of Airbus parent
company EADS, issued a "wake-up call" to European interests this
week, warning the continent was in danger of losing its engineering
"A part of the European aeronautical and space industry is
threatened by the evolution of the dollar and I think this is a
problem with a political dimension," Gallois said.
To that end, Airbus may build a new plant in the state of
Alabama to assemble its planes. The move would allow Airbus to
manufacture aircraft in the same currency in which they are sold --
the US dollar.
As ANN has reported, the
current discrepancy in value between the euro and the dollar have
hit the planemaker hard. Currently, Airbus builds its planes in
euros... slashing the planemaker's profit when it comes time to
deliver those aircraft.
Gallois also called for an emergency meeting of the G7 nations,
to address the exchange rate. As of Tuesday, one euro was worth
$1.46 -- three cents off its all-time peak.
"There is a deep crisis in a number of industries solely due to
the fact that the Americans are carrying out a policy that
translates as the endless fall of the dollar," Gallois said,
echoing similar statements by Airbus CEO Tom Enders.
Despite the seriousness of the exchange-rate problem for Airbus,
however, there was an additional political undertone to Gallois'
According to sources inside EADS, Airbus would only consider
building a plant in Alabama, if a team comprised of Northrop
Grumman and EADS is chosen to build a new aerial refueling tanker,
based on the Airbus A330-200 commercial airliner, for the US Air
"But a precondition would be that we win the tanker contract,"
one unnamed source said.
The Pentagon is expected to make its decision on the KC-X
contract in early 2008... and analysts say it remains a 50/50
battle between the EADS offering, and Boeing's KC-767.
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- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce*
- 1/2 cup oyster sauce*
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup cream Sherry
- 2 tablespoons finely grated peeled fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons black bean garlic sauce*
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 3 1 1/2-pound racks baby back pork ribs
Whisk first 9 ingredients in large roasting pan to blend. Add ribs to pan; turn to coat. Chill overnight, turning ribs occasionally. Remove ribs from marinade, reserving marinade.
Place handful of torn newspaper in bottom of charcoal chimney. Top with 30 charcoal briquettes. Remove top rack from barbecue. Place chimney on lower barbecue rack. Light newspaper; let charcoal burn until ash is gray, about 30 minutes.
Open bottom barbecue vent. Turn out hot charcoal onto 1 half of bottom rack. Using metal spatula, spread charcoal to cover approximately 1/3 of rack. Fill foil loaf pan halfway with water and place opposite charcoal on bottom rack.
Place top rack on barbecue. Arrange ribs on top rack above water in loaf pan. Cover barbecue with lid, positioning top vent directly over ribs. Place stem of candy thermometer through top vent, with gauge on outside and tip near ribs (thermometer should not touch meat or barbecue rack); leave in place during cooking. Use top and bottom vents to maintain temperature between 250°F and 300°F, opening vents wider to increase heat and closing to decrease heat. Leave any other vents closed. Check temperature every 10 minutes.
Cook ribs until meat is very tender when pierced with knife, turning ribs and basting with reserved marinade every 20 minutes, about 1 hour 30 minutes total. Open barbecue only when necessary (to baste meat, for instance) and close quickly to minimize loss of heat and smoke. After first 30 minutes of cooking, use technique described earlier to light additional 15 charcoal briquettes in same charcoal chimney set atop nonflammable surface.
If cooking temperature drops below 250°F, use oven mitts to lift off top rack with ribs and place on heatproof surface. Using tongs, add half of hot gray charcoal from chimney to bottom rack. Replace top rack on barbecue, placing ribs above water in loaf pan. Cover with lid.
Transfer ribs to baking sheet; let stand 10 minutes. Cut meat between bones to separate ribs and serve.
*Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets.
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Nutrition Informationper serving (6 servings) POWERED BY Edamam
- Calories941
- Carbohydrates40 g (13%)
- Fat56 g (87%)
- Protein68 g (135%)
- Saturated Fat20 g (99%)
- Sodium2,483 mg (103%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat9 g
- Fiber1 g (4%)
- Monounsaturated Fat24 g
- Cholesterol235 mg (78%)
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Visiting the Brewery
Tours & Growler Hours
Tours & Tastings:
- FREE tours & tastings will be held Thursday-Sunday, Starting December 2014*.
- There is no reservation required for small parties, and participation is first-come, first-served.
- Tastings of our current product line are available for participants ages 21 and older though the tour is open to all ages.
- Tasting samples may only be consumed inside the brewery, and may NOT be taken outside.
- Parking is available in our private lot*.
DC Brau, its staff, and our property owners and managent company are not responsible for accidents or vehicle damage incurred on site or in the lot.
- We fill both DC Brau growlers as well as growlers from other breweries and brew pubs.
- We sell both 64oz and 32oz DC Brau-branded growlers on-site, if you don't have your own already
- We are able to fill both "standard" 64oz growlers and 32oz "half" growlers.
- We can fill both screw-top and flip-top growlers.
- Pleased be advised that regular growler prices are for growlers that contain around 64 to 67 fluid ounces - and you will be charged extra for full-gallon growlers. (1gal = 128oz. 1/2gal = 64oz. 1/4gal = 32oz.)
- The staff reserves the right to determine if a container is suitable or not for filling.
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- *Hours are typically Thursday 4-9pm, Friday 4-9pm, Saturday 12-5pm Sunday 12-3pm. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter for schedule changes.
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- We accept Visa, Mastercard, and cash. Please contact us for current prices.
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This policy delineates the rights and responsibilities of both the local Little League and the local Sponsor. The local Little League program has the ability to define sponsorship standards as per the Little League International Operating Manual (see section titled "Sponsors and Donors").
Sponsorship is the negotiated provision of cash, goods or services in exchange for advertising, publicity or other benefits provided by the local league.
This policy should be reviewed and approved by the local league Board of Directors with each new season (as defined by the local Little League Constitution and By-Laws). This will ensure the policy is kept up to date with sponsorship standards as outlined in the Little League International Operating Manual as well as local league established procedures.
Sponsors of local Little League should be motivated by the objective of making a community contribution. Local Little League recognizes that there are mutually significant benefits to be derived from sponsorship arrangements with businesses in its community. It is an important way for the league to raise funds for operations. Subject to the provisions of this document, local Little League supports sponsorships that:
Sponsorship, does not give the local sponsor any rights in the operation of the league. Nor does it give the local sponsor any rights to use the Little League trademarks.
The Sponsorship/Fundraising Manager is typically responsible for:
The league will adhere to the following standards:
The negotiation of a local League sponsorship should be managed according to the following procedures:


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Iowa State University maintains various records concerning students, to document their academic progress as well as to record their interactions with university staff and officials. In order that their right to privacy be preserved and to conform with federal law, the university has established certain policies to govern the handling of student records. All policies conform with FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (also known as the Buckley Amendment).
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Certain information concerning students is considered to be open to the public upon inquiry. This public information is of two types: directory information and other information not included in the ISU Directory. ISU directory information includes local address, telephone number, campus e-mail address, home town, college, curriculum, year in school, and enrollment status. Other public information includes mailing address, date and place of birth, dates of attendance at Iowa State, expected date of
Public information will be released by the registrar to anyone upon inquiry, unless students have requested that their information not be released. A request to have public information withheld should be made at the Office of the Registrar, 214 Enrollment Services Center. Once the request is processed, the registrar will notify the appropriate university offices.
For the purposes of FERPA, Iowa State University defines directory information to include both ISU directory information and public information as defined above.
It is the policy of the university to respect the privacy of students; therefore, only lists and labels containing names of students with directory information will be made available to members of the public. This directory information will be provided on a time-available basis for the cost of producing the information. Directories are also available in the bookstores for those persons needing directory information. Directory information is available on the World Wide Web using the online phonebook; and from printed directories, which may be purchased at the bookstores.
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With the exception of the information noted above, all student records are considered to be confidential and are open only to school officials .A school official is a person employed by the university in administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the university has contracted; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Iowa State University's notification of rights under FERPA can be found at www. public. iastate.edu/~registrar/info/ferpanotice.html.
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I love brownies, but they must be perfect! I do not like cake-like brownies (does anyone?). The gooier the better! In order to get perfect brownies, you need to do 2 things. Stop stirring when *most* of the dry ingredients are mixed in (using a spoon, never a beater). And undercook them. Don't take them out when they're absolutely still uncooked (when wet batter comes off on your fork or toothpick). But take them out when some sticky crumbs come off on the fork. If the fork is clean, your brownies are toast. This gets particularly tricky when you have pieces of chocolate in the batter that melt and pretend they are uncooked brownies. That's why mine always have a ton of poke marks.
**Disclaimer - it may be very, very dangerous to undercook brownies, because they have eggs in them. Eggs are always a potential carrier of salmonella. If you are concerned about this, you can always buy pasteurized egg substitute. Still tastes good, and healthier too!
If brownies are not like this, it is not worth eating them.
And brownies are best 20 minutes after coming out of the oven.
That being said, my sister and I had an awesome brownie sunday at Chili's the other day! The brownie was molten and slowly flowing under the melting glaciers of vanilla ice cream. So good! We both ate more and more far beyond when we were full because it was so good. It was worth wishing we would explode for the rest of the night.
It's about to snow pretty bad this weekend. Usually I like to make a box of Ghiardeli Double Chocolate brownies when I'm snowed in, but I have no eggs. I'm trying really hard to fight the urge to go to the grocery store, but I'm going to miss my snow brownies.
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Best Actress Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach 2011 - Karen Stephens
Too often, the single-actor, multicharacter show is a compromised novelty, inherently restricted by the limitations of both the performer — who can't handle the enormity of the undertaking — and the playwright, who doesn't spend enough time on each character to develop him or her in three dimensions. Sarah Jones' Bridge and Tunnel shattered both of these preconceived notions in its short run at the Women's Theatre Project. Karen Stephens was a revelation, portraying 14 characters inhabiting New York City's diverse melting pot. She played men and women, blacks and whites, Jews and Muslims, elderly yentas and aspiring rappers, all brought together under the creative auspices of an open-mic poetry night. Each of Stephens' avatars spoke, dressed, and emoted with the utmost authenticity, hoisting the bar for how successful these otherwise-gimmicky shows can be.
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Congratulations, Karen. It was an amazing performance. I'm so delighted.
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Before dating Blake Lively, and before his short marriage to Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds lived in a relatively modest home in Hollywood Hills that he purchased for $1,175,000. After marrying Johansson in 2009, Reynolds tried to sell the home on the Hollywood Hills real estate market, but had little luck. In September, however, he re-listed the 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath home with a lowered price of $1.599 million. Currently, the home is off the market.
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In Winfrey's defense, despite her mammoth bank account and overly inflated ego, the event was a media creation which became typically blown out of proportion.
Limbaugh criticized the tiny mountain nation using comparisons to the
Both Limbaugh and Winfrey have manipulated the system to become mega-millionaires. For them everything worked out great, but what about the million of others, the majority, for which the pendulum swung the other way?
What Limbaugh cannot imagine, and will never have to confront, is the fact that if he was the average man-on-the-street at his age and needed a job, he couldn't get one. In fact, he would be fortunate if anyone would even look at his resume much less grant him an interview. Not because of a weak economy, but because of age discrimination.
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That's a subject the media never discusses. People like Limbaurgh, Winfrey, Bill O'Reilly, Donald Trump and others are not regarded as the senior segment of American society. They, themselves, are oblivious because they have so much money they are unable to relate to others their age who cannot find legitimate work.
No one ever heard a struggling middle class American say, "Oh well, it's only money."
The national transportation network in
Most Swiss citizens are multilingual. Many Americans struggle with English.
There is no question we live in a great nation. That is no reason, however, to demean other countries and pretend they cannot, or do not, make valid contributions a global society.
The truth about the Winfrey brouhaha, like so many controversies, probably lies somewhere in the middle. The Swiss clerk at the Trois Pommes boutique tells a different version than the media representation of events. Winfrey simply made a comment during an interview that was not intended to become a media racial event. Oprah's account afterward was considerably milder than the media made it out to be.
Race seems to be a major topic these days, yet the liberal media was hardly incensed about three blacks beating up a white kid on a school bus. Further information said it was about drugs, not race. Counter that, however, with the knee-jerk reaction to George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin and the amount of publicity it received.
Where was the majority of the liberal media in reporting the race baiting comment by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid about Barack Obama's racial policies during a radio interview, "I hope, I hope…that it's based on substance, not the fact that he's an African American."
Are we not light years beyond such silliness?
As one who has attempted to contact Oprah Winfrey and her organization no less than five times without a response, am I to assume that Winfrey did not get back to me because I am white?
There is more to concern ourselves than whether Oprah Winfrey can afford to purchase a $38,000 Tom Ford hand bag. Should we really care whether a mega-millionaire thinks she needs an overpriced bag to carry all of her other expensive stuff? As far as controversy goes, why isn't PETA screaming because the bag was made from crocodile skin?
Oprah can afford it. She played the game and earned the money. Good for her. But are we really so out of touch with reality?
Perhaps a better use for that $38,000 would be to pay for some of the skin grafts for those teenage girls in
It's time to get our priorities straight.
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We just returned from visiting your park, and I felt obligated to let you know what a wonderful time we had there. I'm assuming most people write to complain, so I wanted to be sure to let you know what an awesome job everyone is doing at Holiday World. There wasn't one person there that…Read More »
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Just wanted to thank you for a great time, Friday, August 5. We love the free soda!!! (Doesn't everyone?) We love the free sun tan lotion! I thought the pizza, and other food, was better than other amusement parks. It was a little more crowded than I hoped, especially in the water park. Everyone had…Read More »
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Through his Chefs of Mexico Series, Chef Erwin Ramos of the Ole Restaurant Group is taking diners on a journey through the various regional cuisines of Mexico with some of Mexico's best chefs. This past Sunday night, he brought chef/author Fany Gerson of La Newyorkina to Zocalo.
Gerson, who graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, has worked in restaurants including Eleven Madison Park and Rosa Mexicano and has written two cookbooks: the James Beard nominated My Sweet Mexico and Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Aguas Frescas, & Shaved Ice. She dreams of owning a little shop and selling paletas (Mexican ice pops) at it, and she's well on her way with a number of street carts (in New York).
I was invited to this dinner as media and brought Jeff along with me. I was excited to see what these two chefs could do together. Gerson and Ramos presented a four-course dinner highlighting the cuisine of Mexico city, which Gerson described as "a melting pot." She explained that it's where people take the dishes they grew up with and add a little twist.
Our first course was fresh tuna tostadas with fried leeks, avocado, and guajillo aioli. The tostadas were perfectly salty; the tuna fresh and silky; and the fried leeks, aioli, and avocado worthy accompaniments, each adding their own notes and textures to the dish. This ended up being both my and Jeff's favorite course (and he thought he didn't like raw tuna!).
Our second course was crema panna cotta and roasted beet salad with tangerines, spiced candied pepitas, and honey vinaigrette. Like the first course, this salad had a lot of flavors and textures going on, but they mingled nicely. The crema panna cotta was tangy and a little salty and had a texture more like sour cream or yogurt than panna cotta. Its tangy, savory flavor complemented the sweet beets and tangerines. The whole dish had just the right sweet/acidic balance. And it was plated beautifully.
For the main course, we had a choice of duck or pork belly in a green sauce with potatoes and spinach or achiote-marinated shrimp (and the menu noted that a vegetarian option was also available). Jeff chose the duck and I went with the shrimp. Rice was set on the table to accompany the entrees.
The duck was perfectly cooked, though we both wished the skin was a bit crispier. The green sauce was incredibly hot, and I was relieved I hadn't ordered it because I really couldn't handle that much heat. Jeff tackled it well though.
I was a little disappointed in the achiote-marinated shrimp. It came with plantains, a black bean sauce, and pickled red onion. The components were nicely cooked, but I found the flavor a little monodimensional. It could be that I just expected more after the tuna tostadas and beet salad, which were both full of various flavors. The dish was still good though... I just think it needed a little punch.
Fortunately, that was not our only sweet treat. Gerson brought some of her paletas on the trip with her, packed with dry ice, and bowls filled with the hibiscus, coconut, and mango pops made the rounds. Jeff tried a mango pop, and I opted for hibiscus (how can you say no to that gorgeous pink color?). The mango pop was cooling at first but ended up having some spiciness to it toward the center. The hibiscus pop was sweet and refreshing... and I wish I had a whole fridge of them. I also wish I had bought Gerson's book so I could make them at home. (I'm adding it to my wish list and will likely get it when we have our own house and I have somewhere to put it!)


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Waist Size Alone Predicts Type 2 Risk
Diane Fennell
June 8, 2012
Waist circumference may independently predict a person's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, regardless of whether he or she is obese, according to a new study from researchers in Cambridge, England. There are currently 24 million people in the United States with Type 2 diabetes and another 57 million with prediabetes who are at risk of progressing to Type 2.
Health-care professionals have long used body-mass index (BMI), a measurement of a person's weight in relation to his height, along with waist circumference to assess Type 2 risk. Obese people (those with a BMI of 30 or more) and nonobese people with a large waist — 35 inches or more in a woman and 40 inches or more in a man — are considered to be at high risk of developing Type 2.
Because BMI gives an indication of overall fat distribution throughout the body, and does not reflect how much fat is in the belly and around the internal organs — visceral fat, or fat around the organs, is a known risk factor for Type 2 — the researchers wanted to determine whether waist circumference alone could be used to help predict a person's risk for Type 2. They examined data from more than 28,500 people living in Europe who were included in the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) study, which looked at lifestyle and other factors and chronic disease.
Approximately 12,400 of the participants had Type 2 diabetes, while roughly 16,100 did not. Comparing waist and BMI measurements, the researchers found that overweight men and women with very large waists have the same diabetes risk as obese people. The link was found to be particularly strong in women.
According to researcher Claudia Langenberg, MD, PhD, "Our results now provide clear evidence that a simple measurement of waist circumference can identify overweight individuals with a large waist, whose risk of future diabetes is equivalent to that of obese people."
The researchers suggest that using waist circumference measurements in nonobese people can help identify those who are at high risk of developing Type 2, potentially allowing them to receive lifestyle counseling in time to stave off the condition.
For more information, read the article "Waist Size Alone May Predict Diabetes Risk" or see the study in the journal PLoS Medicine. And to learn about some tried-and-true weight loss strategies, click here.
I just measured my waist and it is right at 40 inches. I was pre diabetic and am now diabetic. So I guess the study was right. Its funny... I always thought my waist was around a 32 and I just measured and it was 40. Geezzzz was I sleeping all this time!!! Well Im on a mission now and really Low Carbing it. Ive already lost a few pounds and will not let my sugar get above 140. I have veggies, protien and metformin in hand!
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I was dx w/type 2 in April of '08. Started out with BG of 227 and A1c of 9.5. In the first 90 days, I got my A1c down to 6.5. I have had to improve my type 2 through my own investigation and research of legitimate and reliable sources of info. Most 'diabetic' recipes are not for me, as I do not eat many of the I gradients present in the recipes. I have been rewarded for abstaining from certain ingredients, and recently started learning how carb control uniquely affects my individual condition. So much trial/error/trial/success etc.! The main thing is to "keep on keepin' on" until you discover what works for you. I find that 80% of my simpler carbs (and for me, this is slightly cooked old fashioned rolled oats) for breakfast combined w/3 brazil nuts, 1T. pumpkin seeds and 1t. sunflower seeds or unhulled sesame seeds - all raw - + 1 mini banana or 1 cup of any kind of berries works to keep me full but not stuffed through my morning. Lunch = "Frog in a Blender". : 1 serving whey protein, 1 cap of liquid cal/mag/zinc, 1 scoop of Emerald green powder, 1 scoop of ribose, 1/4 c. plain organic Kefir or Greek yogurt (Fage is best), 1 c filtered water and 1cup frozen berries of your choice. Looks weird but Oh! amazing scrumptious flavor! Dinner: lean protein (organic), cooked veg. low starch types, huge salad with homemade vinegar/EVOO dressing. Once in a while a little brown rice, Dreamfield's pasta or potato; dried prepared beans or quinoa about half a portion. My fasting BG used to run in the 140's (although my random BG would be in the 80's - 90's range). I've been experiencing am. BG reading in the 1teens 120's or low 130's after only ten days of lowering simple carbs to this level. Pm readings remain the same but maybe a tad lower. Drastically low carb intake? By some standards, yes, but this is what seems to work for me. Do I miss the carbs? No - I recall how I feel each am, when I prick my finger and get rewarded with these lower readings. A much more promising frame of mind in which to face the day!! I know that the improved carb control along with my hour-a-day walk will continue to peel off the pounds and whittle that waist to bring me closer and closer to greatly improving if not reversing my type 2! Regardless, day by day a is headed in the right direction. Never, never, NEVER GIVE UP! I get so much encouragement from your articles. Thank you a million times over. Encouragement is a vital and necessary tool for success in anything we do in life. My
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My name is Jamila and im a Diabetic and my conserse is my blood sugar number is 586 and it is high what can I do to make my blood sugar go down I try taking the medication like medformin and novlog and lantus but my blood sugar still goes up and I dont know what to do i need help!
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medformin and attendnal last med may be apelled incorecily. How ever 1000 mi;grams a day and I ended up in hospital with kidney failure, total kidney failure. keep watch on you and your body.
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The Madeleine Brand Show for May 29, 2012
Has Syria become President Obama's Bosnia?
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UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Kofi Annan (L) leaves his hotel with Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad (R) on his way to a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on May 29, 2012. The former UN chief arrived in Syria on May 28, and expressed 'horror' at the Houla massacre of more than 100 people as he began a visit aimed at salvaging his battered peace plan.
Over the weekend, more than 100 civilians were massacred in Syria, most of them women and children and most shot at close range as the killers went house to house.
It's thought to be the work of pro-government militias. The Syrian regime has denied any role in the massacre, blaming the killings on so-called armed terrorists.
Today, Governments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.
Andrew Tabler joins the show to explain more about the events over the weekend and the international reaction.
"It's a wakeup call for the international community," he told Madeleine Brand. "This country is descending into chaos... it presents big problems for the Obama administration."
Andrew Tabler, senior fellow for the Washington Institute. His new book is called, "In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle with Syria."
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Summer harvest is still a long way off, but many farmers are working hard getting ready for the season. They are planting, weeding and fencing greenhouses and fields. And thanks to newly available credit, they are able to invest more than labor in their land and their operations.
Gulnara Bodokia, owns five greenhouses in the village of Geguti in Imereti, where she grows ornamental plants and vegetables. She sells her harvest at a nearby market and in the town of Kutaisi and does most of her business in winter. In summer, people easily grow their own greens and vegetables and there is no big demand for her produce. Her annual average profit is 10,000 GEL, which is approximately $6,000.
Bodokia recently obtained 22,000 GEL credit from a microfinance institution to build new, sturdier greenhouses. The line of credit is one of many being offered to farmers around Georgia to make it easier for them to expand production. It is part of an effort backed by the World Bank to boost development of farming in the country.
Gulnara Bodokia
"I learned about this opportunity from an acquaintance. I used to own a couple of cellophane-covered greenhouses, but hoped to build some glass-covered ones. So, I decided to apply for a credit and build new greenhouses. It was not difficult to get the loan, as when the officers came, they scrutinized everything here and considered me creditworthy," says Bodokia.
The loan enables Bodokia to keep her business afloat, and to hire seasonal workers. It's important because agriculture employs a lot of people in Georgia—and it is often the only work available in rural areas.
"In summer, when we harvest cucumbers and tomatoes, the whole family is involved: me, my husband, my son and the daughter-in-law. We harvest 5-6 tons of tomatoes per season. In winter I hire at least 5 women, sometimes the workload requires even 20 women helpers a day. In winter we harvest parsley and fennel, dill, and some other greens."
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Eldar Kitiashvili, owns an orchard with a variety of fruit trees—apple, peach, cherry and also hazelnut.In Kekhijvariin village in Kvareli. He got a 2,370 GEL loan ($1,400) to buy fertilizers, pesticides and fuel and turn his backyard fruit-growing into a business.
"Representatives from the microfinance organization came to check the house and the orchard, and saw we have cattle, a car and a tractor. Our orchard is big, a bit more than one hectare. I had some money put aside and together with the credit I was able to start my business. It's impossible to cultivate such a large plot of land without some extra money, a loan. Under favorable weather conditions we can gather a minimum of 800 boxes of apples and up to 1500 boxes of tomatoes. And, if everything goes as planned, we might be able to repay the credit at once. The interest rate is good," says Kitiashvili.
Gia Benashvili
Pig farmer Gia Benashvili got a loan from the same microfinancier as Kitiashvili—Finagro—to expand his pig farm. He now has 385 adult pigs, 100 piglets, and 200 young pigs. Two people can operate the farm in 48 hour shifts, and the business has a healthy balance sheet.
Finagro got $1.2 million through the World Bank-backed project to lend on to farmers in three regions of Georgia. Giorgi Chonishvili, Head of Supervisory Board JSC Finagro, Gori, says: "The project is very important, as it finances agriculture, a strategic sector for Georgia. Microfinance organizations do not have the luxury of getting good loan conditions. Other donors and commercial banks give us credit under worse conditions, with higher interest rates. The conditions offered under this project are truly acceptable for us, and accordingly, we offer farmers an opportunity to get loans with good interest rates."
The credit line for microfinance institutions has loaned a total of $7.5 million to over 7,000 farmers, with the vast majority of farmers receiving loans under $5,000. Cattle and dairy farmers, greenhouse owners, orchard growers and others have obtained credit on interesting terms through the program. Defaults are less than one percent.
With support, Georgia can significantly improve its agricultural production base and become an exporter of agricultural products. Studies show that exporting wine, nuts, mineral water, herbs, citrus and, fresh fruits, vegetables and livestock could help to cut rural poverty. With help from the line of credit aimed at developing rural areas, Georgia's farmers, agri-business owners and food processors are a step closer to boosting production, exports and their livelihoods.


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Here's one wedding that doesn't go off without a hitch. As The New Normal's Bryan and David (Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha) are about to say "I do" on the NBC comedy's April 2 finale, Goldie goes into labor. "It was very important to Bryan to be married before the baby came," says executive producer Ali Adler, "but not everything happens as we plan."
The couple regroups with an impromptu beach wedding (shot on the same Santa Monica location that Goldie and Shania visited in the pilot). "They create the wedding of their dreams with things found on the beach," Adler says. The special something new: David and Bryan's baby boy.
While the cast hopes they'll get picked up for Season 2, "If for some reason we don't," says Rannells, "this is a perfect [end] button."
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