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Chico's FAS, Inc. Announces First Quarter Sales And Earnings Conference Call
FORT MYERS, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's specialty retailer Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) will host a conference call with security analysts on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT to review the operating results for the first quarter ended May 4, 2013.
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The live call is being webcast over the Internet by Thomson Street Events and is being delivered over their investor distribution network. Individual investors can listen to the webcast at www.earnings.com. Institutional subscribers can access the webcast at www.streetevents.com. The webcast will also be available at the Events Calendar page of the Chico's FAS, Inc. corporate Web site, www.chicosfas.com.
The phone number for the call is 877-883-0383. International callers should use 412-902-6506. The Elite Entry number, 8837935, is required to join the conference call. Interested participants should call 10-15 minutes prior to the 8:30 a.m. start in order to be placed in queue.ABOUT CHICO'S FAS, INC. The Company, through its brands – Chico's, White House | Black Market, Soma Intimates, and Boston Proper, is a leading women's omni-channel specialty retailer of private branded, sophisticated, casual-to-dressy clothing, intimates, complementary accessories, and other non-clothing items. As of May 4, 2013, the Company operated 1,397 stores in the US. The Company's merchandise is also available at www.chicos.com, www.whbm.com, www.soma.com, and www.bostonproper.com. For more detailed information on Chico's FAS, Inc., please go to our corporate website at www.chicosfas.com. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 Certain statements contained herein, including without limitation, statements addressing the beliefs, plans, objectives, estimates or expectations of the Company or future results or events constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known or unknown risks, including, but not limited to, general economic and business conditions, and conditions in the specialty retail industry. There can be no assurance that the actual future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements will occur. Users of forward-looking statements are encouraged to review the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K, its filings on Form 10-Q, management's discussion and analysis in the Company's latest annual report to stockholders, the Company's filings on Form 8-K, and other federal securities law filings for a description of other important factors that may affect the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized.
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(Updates with protester comments in fifth paragraph, trucker comments in paragraphs 12 through 14.)
Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Occupy Wall Street protests spread to U.S. West Coast ports as demonstrators tried to halt shipping operations and cut into profits at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which owns a stake in the largest cargo-terminal operator.
Protesters rallied in Oakland and Long Beach, California, and Portland, Oregon, early today as workers attempting to move goods vented frustration. The Oakland port was operating with "sporadic disruptions" caused by protesters blocking truckers, said Isaac Kos-Read, a port spokesman.
"I have bills to pay at home," said Mark Hebert, a long- haul truck driver for C.R. England Inc. in Salt Lake City who was stranded at the Oakland port with 36,000 pounds of Kansas beef bound for Asia. "These people say they represent the 99 percent. They don't represent me."
The Occupy protesters say they want to highlight the plight of average Americans who have suffered from home foreclosures and soaring unemployment rates as the largest U.S. banks have recovered after the 2008 financial crisis. Their slogan, "We are the 99 percent," is a reference to economist Joseph Stiglitz's research that found the richest 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the wealth.
"This isn't about the truckers," Charles Rachlis, 55, a government scientist from El Cerrito, California, said in an interview at the Oakland protest. "We have to shut down the wheels of capitalism at the port. This scares the bejesus out of Wall Street."
Union representatives say today's protests will hurt the port workers through lost wages.
Not Welcome
Demonstrators planned to disrupt the largest U.S. and Canadian container ports -- Los Angeles; Long Beach, and Vancouver -- as well as Anchorage, Alaska; Seattle and Tacoma, Washington; Portland; San Diego and Oakland. The economic value of containerized cargo at West Coast ports is about $705 million a day, according to Martin Associates in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a consulting firm.
"They are targeting the wrong people," Mike Gardner, 42, a crane operator from Portland, said in an interview today. "The corporations are still making money today. We are not."
Craig Merrilees, a spokesman for the San Francisco-based International Longshore and Warehouse Union, criticized organizers for not consulting the union.
'Day Without Pay'
"For longshore workers, it could mean a day without pay or a dispute with the company over whether or not workers will be paid," Merrilees said in a Dec. 7 telephone interview.
"You can't have a small group of people issuing declarations about what other people ought to do with regard to giving up a day's pay or closing their workplace," Merrilees said. "They could alienate workers and turn them against the very movement that is the best chance we have to make our country more equitable and just."
Jairo Osorio, 43, an independent contractor for trucker C.R. England, said he'll lose $300 to $500 as a result of the protest. He'll have to sleep in his truck overnight and make delivery tomorrow, he said.
"They were successful in shutting down the port. Hurting the company? No. All this stuff is waiting to be unloaded tomorrow," Osorio said.
"They should be protesting in the parking lots of the corporate offices in San Francisco and L.A., not here and hurting the drivers," he said.
Lost Wages
In Portland, two of the four terminals are closed in response to protester activity, said Steve Johnson, a port spokesman. Protesters pitched a gray camping tent at the gate of the terminal.
"There will be lost wages, lost shifts, delays," Josh Thomas, another port spokesman, said today in a telephone interview.
Protesters in Long Beach, who earlier chanted "Shut down the port," had largely dispersed by mid-day, said John Pope, a spokesman.
The port operations remained open, although traffic, mostly trucks, backed up for at least a mile at the entrance to the port's Pier J.
"The police stopped traffic to clear out protesters," Pope said.
Doug Seaman, 35, an unemployed construction worker from Simi Valley, California, who protested at the Long Beach port, said demonstrators got there early to disrupt a shift change at 7 a.m.
"It was definitely not business as usual for them," Seaman said in an interview. "We need to make the public aware that Wall Street's tentacles have infiltrated every facet of our lives."
Goldman Sachs
In New York, about 250 protesters congregated at the southeast corner of Goldman Sachs' headquarters on West Street near the World Trade Center. Police cordoned off the front of the building, admitting only those with identification.
Some demonstrators donned squid hats and carried squid sculptures made of umbrellas and papier mache, a reference to Matt Taibbi's 2009 article in Rolling Stone magazine labeling Goldman Sachs a "great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity."
Some chanted slogans including, "Everybody pays their tax, everyone but Goldman Sachs," and "Take the ax to Goldman Sachs."
Los Angeles
Los Angeles protesters circulated a flier -- "Occupy the Ports! A Day Without Goldman Sachs!" -- featuring a caricature of Chief Executive Officer Lloyd C. Blankfein steering a ship loaded with bags of money. The company is part-owner of Carrix Inc., whose SSA Marine provides cargo handling services as the largest U.S.-owned container terminal operator.
Andrea Raphael, a spokeswoman for the New York-based Goldman Sachs, the fifth biggest U.S. bank by assets, declined to comment on the protest.
The port protests are the latest action taken by the Occupy Wall Street movement, which formed in New York in September to denounce large financial firms that received taxpayer-funded government rescue packages. The protesters initially erected tent camps from New York to San Francisco that have since been dismantled by police.
Protesters from Occupy Oakland last month shut down the fifth-busiest container handler in the U.S. Maritime operations there yield $8.5 million in economic activity daily, according to Kos-Read.
Carrix Stake
Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners bought a 49 percent stake in Carrix Inc., a Seattle-based transportation company, in 2007. Carrix owns SSA Marine, which has more than 125 operations worldwide, including in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Mexico, Chile and New Zealand.
"GSIP is primarily made up of pension plans of workers in the United States and Australia, and those groups hire money managers to manage their pension funds," said Bob Watters, senior vice president at Seattle-based SSA Marine.
"I think they haven't done their research," Watters said of the demonstrators in a Dec. 8 telephone interview. "If they had, they would understand that we are a union operation, we support union workers, family-wage projects and make investments to increase those job opportunities."
Goldman Sachs, the most profitable securities firm in Wall Street history before converting to a bank in 2008, received $10 billion from the U.S.'s Troubled Asset Relief Program, created in 2008 after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. to avert a collapse of the U.S. financial system. Goldman Sachs has since repaid the funds with interest.
--With assistance from Laura Marcinek and Christine Harper in New York, Anthony Effinger in Portland, Oregon, Christopher Palmeri in Los Angeles and Shivaune Field in Long Beach. Editors: Pete Young, Jeffrey Taylor, Mark Schoifet
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Thoratec Announces The First Human Use Of HeartMate PHP™
PLEASANTON, Calif., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support (MCS) therapies to save, support, and restore failing hearts, announced today that it has successfully completed the first human use of HeartMate PHP ( Percutaneous Heart Pump). The first PHP patient was supported for over 60 minutes during a high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (HR PCI). The patient was hemodynamically stable during the procedure, which involved three-vessel intervention on a patient with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent. Two additional patients were treated as part of this first-in-man series. The procedures were performed by Adrian Ebner, M.D. at Sanatorio Italiano in Asuncion, Paraguay. Dr. Ebner is the Chief of the Cardiovascular Department at Sanatorio Italiano.
The HeartMate PHP system is a catheter-based heart pump designed to provide hemodynamic left ventricular support. Upon insertion into the femoral artery via an integrated 12F introducer sheath, the PHP catheter is advanced into the left ventricle where the distal end of the catheter expands to 24F, allowing for enhanced blood flow with low levels of hemolysis. Thoratec has designed the PHP system to facilitate rapid insertion using an intuitive control console and to provide 4-5 liters per minute of mean flow for support durations up to several days.
"We are delighted to have participated in the first human experience with HeartMate PHP," said Dr. Ebner. "The PHP technology represents a potential breakthrough in MCS therapy, providing the support required for hemodynamically unstable patients. Without PHP in place during this high-risk procedure, we might not have been able to achieve complete revascularization."
"I am pleased with the level of support the PHP system provided in this milestone case," said Michael Ennen, Vice President and General Manager of Thoratec's Interventional Business. "In just three years, our team has taken PHP from concept to clinical utilization, and we look forward to advancing our evaluation of this next-generation percutaneous support system."Thoratec intends to pursue clinical investigations on the use of HeartMate PHP to support patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous interventions as well as those in cardiogenic shock, a population with persistently high mortality rates. The company is planning a continuation of the pilot study during the second quarter and anticipates initiating a CE Mark study in the second half of 2013. The PHP system complements Thoratec's surgical-based MCS pump platforms such as HeartMate II and CentriMag, providing a complete continuum of circulatory support products.
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The beautiful color of this Winter seasonal cheers the soul and is perfectly warming for a cold day!Read More
The beautiful color of this Winter seasonal cheers the soul and is perfectly warming for a cold day!Read More
So there I was minding my own business, tugging along a freshly brewed vat of Peach Blush Kombucha over to her warm resting place among her sisters, when one of her wheels catches on a small chink in the great armor of the cement floor. My momentum immediately halted but the force of about 400 pounds of liquid inertia kept going. Realizing, trying to brace this with the back of my arm was futile, I watched horrified as my freshly sparkling vat of precious nectar fell with a thunder and a splash like an ocean wave hitting the shore.
"F*#!k"! I yelled to the rafters, hopelessly standing in the spreading pool of stickiness. The SCOBy's that fell looked like sad toddlers crumpled to the ground after finding out they can't have candy.
Alla and Greg came running only to discover the horror on the floor. I turned to Alla, who was just about to head out for the day and said "You CAN'T leave!" vehemently. We all just sort of stood there dumbfounded as the pool stretched along the far wall, under the tables and racks.
We have no floor drain in this room. Why? It was a very large expense that we are now looking into and negotiating with the landlord, so I don't want to hear about it.
SO, how do you clean up over 50 gallons of sticky liquid off the floor. TEAMWORK!! We got this system where one person basically sweeps the liquid towards the other who is holding a huge dust pan and scooping the liquid into a bucket. Ingenuity, my dear fellows! Then a third person mops and squeezes and empties the liquid out. Once the major flooding is taken care of, it's a matter of mopping up the rest and then clean mopping 3 or 4 times until the floor is no longer sticky. We cleaned in good spirits knowing it just had to be done and fell into a quiet rhythm with one another. It was done before we knew it. Lucky for us, our floor is cement so some of it seeped in. The floors are slowly turning black from spills and if we ever move out of here, the scent of kombucha will permanently be embedded in the foundation for centuries to come.
What happened to the lovely shiny vat? You may ask. It created a bit of a face upon it's reflective surface. A primal, sort of, serious mug dented perfectly into the side...No one noticed after the big clean up. We all just wanted to go home and scrub off the day's work. I was covered in 20 different stenches that day. I smelled of Kombucha, of course, plus work stank, fear stank, anger stank and my feet had gotten soaked through my shoes and dried by the time I got home, so they stank too.
The next day, I came in to the kitchen and there she was, staring at me. I immediately thought back to cheesy road side Tiki's from cheap tourist shops growing up in Hawaii. Boochi Tiki had arrived in thunder and waves and now sits in our kitchen witness to our growing production. I laughed and did a fun little dance with her. I sometimes grab the handles of the vats and do-si-do with them to create joy in the atmosphere and stir up good energy. Boochie Tiki has become a sign of taking things one careful step at a time, mindfully moving, and re-affirming that work is easier and more fun when shared. Sometimes stuff just needs to get done. No sense bitching about it. Now we have a lovely kitchen goddess to watch over us. Keep an eye out on our Vine feed for videos featuring this lovely lady, Boochi Tiki. So next time you are enjoying a bottle of Peach Blush Kombucha, know that mighty Booch Goddess is smiling upon you. Yes, she still gets to work. She would be sad in retirement.
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Summertime and the weather is sweet! Get out there and move your dancing feet! Kids are out of school, the sun is shining, and everyone is feeling a little happier. The summer is perfect for getting out and eating healthy. We naturally want to spend more time outside exercising, playing, and soaking up the much needed Vitamin D. We're so blessed to live in a city where we can find awesome kick-ass fresh food! From just about anywhere in the city you can bike to a farmers market. Many restaurants focus on fresh, local, and organic foods. The NessAlla team knows how important supporting local agriculture, local business, and making healthy choices are to our communities and our planet. Go meet your local farmers today! It feels good to know where the food you put into your body comes from.
It is also time for us to change our Seasonal to a favorite from last year. Yep that's right, we're bringing back the lavender Mint! Why you ask? Very simple, not only does it taste amazing but it's also full of all the things good for you during the summer months.
Lavender has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy. It was once considered essential to the medicine chest in every home. It was used for many different things. I often use it to help calm down and quiet the kiddos. I also use it for myself after being around loud rowdy kids to calm MY nerves. I'll mix it with some peppermint.
Peppermint is proliferous and so useful. If you plant it in your garden, you may find shoots of it popping up all over! They send out little runners over and under the soil. Most likely it's because it has so many uses, nature wants us to be sure to have enough of it on hand. This year our organic gardens are abundant! We will be using fresh, local, organic peppermint in our Kombucha!! It also makes a great breath freshener. Menthol vapors are also famous for relieving nasal, sinus and chest congestion. Do you ever feel a bit cooler when you have peppermint?
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" What's that cloudy beverage known as kombucha and sometimes affectionately called "booch" that everyone is drinking these days? It's a sweetened tea that's fermented with a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY, the culture starter needed to make kombucha) that turns it into a naturally effervescent tonic people drink for health benefits. Fermented foods like kombucha, yogurt, tempeh, and sauerkraut are packed with probiotics that support digestion...
...We carry four flavors: Traditional Oolong, Blueberry, Peach Blush and Lemongrass Ginger. Why not try one today? Even better: We'll give you 20% discount when you buy a bottle at the Shop. Use coupon code Booch on one bottle through 5/3/13."
This new seasonal Nessalla Kombucha heralds the coming Spring on this Equinox. We bring you a very nourishing blend of herbs. Please take a moment to read about these amazing herbs and why they are so good for you during this Spring season. Do a search on Google to get in depth guidance on the use of these herbs.
Oat straw: When oats are harvested before the grain matures, the green grass and tops are called oat straw (Avena sativa).
Many libido boosting drugs are known to have oat straw ingredients. Hello Spring FEVER!
Red Clover: Growing low to the ground with clover leaves and Magenta flowers with a faint sweet smell is Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense).
Red Clover is one of my favorite spring herbs. We use it every spring as it is so nourishing and proliferous. I will often pop a few flowers right into my water bottle so I can taste its faint sweet flavor all day.
Holy Basil: The Tulsi or the holy basil is an important symbol in the Hindu religious tradition and is worshiped in the morning and evening by Hindus at large. The holy basil is known as an herbal remedy for a lot of common ailments.
Holy Basil Batman!
This Spring, when you reach for a NessAlla Seasonal, know that you are providing wonderful nutrients to your body that may help you clean out, chill out and get out! Enjoy your spring! Cheers!
Naz da rovia! To your health!
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FeedMeAlmonds ( ) Feb. 5, 2013 at 2:02pm
When will they give Xbox a deal like this?
phillosis ( ) Feb. 5, 2013 at 2:02pm
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maddoggyusa ( ) Feb. 5, 2013 at 2:05pm
Have they ever added (or plan to add) bots to multiplayer?
For me, the multiplayer BLOWS. Dying every 10 seconds to the Battlefield junkies isn't my kind of fun. And no I'm not gonna waste my life away to become like them. BF2 (and Play4Free) is not like this... plus you can play with bots in BF2 and play with your buddies.
However the co-op missions and single player are pretty sweet... but too short. It's a beautiful game and plays great... but without bots just doesn't have much long-term playtime.
phillosis ( ) Feb. 5, 2013 at 2:08pm
rev2221 ( ) Feb. 5, 2013 at 2:10pm
I hate that this has the base game... I'd rather pay $20 for the premium upgrades but I don't want to wait any longer for the DLC's. I guess I can't complain I did get the PS3 premium for free with that glitch awhile back. I think I'll sit on my vanilla code for awhile and try to get a friend with a good PC to get in to it.
Such an amazing game. It's no bad company 2 and I hate that the assault class get's the med kit and not the support but its many shortcomings are made up for with its crazy scale (ok it's not bf 1942...) strategic gameplay and gorgeous graphics.
Highly recommend to everyone that like's shooters. Give it time and for the love of God support your team and play the objectives. If not stick to close quarters team death match please =)
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rev2221 ( ) Feb. 5, 2013 at 2:20pm
I've tried everything to be an effective medic and because I suck so much at range and reaction time I've found the most effective play style for me is to just say *uck range, use a shotgun with buck or slugs and just pop out one hit kills close range. Most players will kill you with two bullets so the best solution is be able to kill them with 1.
For new players I'd say use assault with ak74m or m14 as much as possible. Preferably the 74m. Gentle recoil, good range, slow enough rate of fire so you don't have to burst as much.
iiispeck ( ) Feb. 5, 2013 at 2:24pm
what do we think the vanilla codes will be worth? I have the basic version already but hardly play it on the PC
wouldn't mind kicking a few bucks toward premium and getting a bit more into it but hoping for a better return on the base game code. $25 to upgrade to premium isn't worth it for me if we're only getting $5 for the base code
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Not bad.
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Sweet Potato and Coconut Curry
And like that, winter arrived. The snow dropped in full force and actually stuck around a bit.
I had a few short weeks for biking. My broken leg meant I was not fit for biking earlier this fall but it was nice while it lasted.
And what is better during the cold weather than a warm bowl of curry?
To keep things simple in the kitchen, I have resorted to remaking some favourites and making twice as much.
Most of my favourites have already been shared (Tamarind Lentils, Bengali Cauliflower Dal, Creamy Broccoli Dal, and Root Veggie Curry), so it does not surprise me to share yet another easy, delicious and healthy curry. This is one I first discovered while testing/eating through Gena's fabulous cookbook and has become a staple ever since. Having blog worthy photos also helps keep me more speedy in the kitchen.
So, please, grab yourself a huge sweet potato and make a double batch. It freezes well should you want to save it until a colder day.
I am sharing this with Souper Sundays.
Abby's Vegan Pumpkin Pie with a Pecan-Oat Crust
While it still feels like summer in Toronto, it is hard to believe Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. And as I was writing up my recipe for raw macadamia vanilla cream, I realized I never shared this fabulous recipe with you.
It still makes me smile that one of my co-workers, Abby, made a vegan and gluten-free pumpkin pie with me in mind for last year's Thanksgiving. Abby graciously let me take home all the leftovers which I enjoyed. Sadly, I was hoping to get better photos. I don't think these do it any justice but figured I should still share the great recipe with you.
Pumpkin pies are ubiquitous in the US around Thanksgiving but this pie was better than your traditional fare. A mixture of both pumpkin and sweet potato purees with a custard texture from tofu worked really well here. It was perfectly sweetened with a hint of savoury notes from the cinnamon and nutmeg. The recipe will make more filling than you need for one pie, which might work out nicely if you have a vegan friend who really wants all the leftovers. ;)
The crust was awesome, too, just a bit on the brown side, but with a spiced pecan background that worked well with the pumpkin pie. As I pay more attention to the recipe, it looks like Abby took some inspiration for the crust from my pecan-shortbread crust I used with a lemon-cheesecake. You may not even need to pre-bake the crust like Abby did, so keep that in mind.
Are you ready for fall yet?
I am sharing this with Simple and In Season and the Virtual Vegan Link-Up. (more…)
Chocolate Mint Chip Ice Cream & The China Study All-Star Collection Giveaway
Houston gets me every single time. You leave for a week or two and you forget how hot and humid it is. Or maybe it just became hotter.
I thought it was ice cream weather before but now it has become a dietary staple. Just like salsas, we will have to wean ourselves from the vegan ice creams at Trader Joe's.
I have no ice cream maker, but this recipe promised to deliver.
Mint ice cream with chocolate chunks – what's not to like? I added some spirulina to make it a vibrant green base.
Sadly, it didn't work out. I actually wonder whether it could be done at all without an ice cream maker. I quickly realized the chocolate chunks would sink to the bottom if I didn't stir. So, I stirred the ice cream as it become to freeze, almost every 30 minutes for a few hours. Until it was way too late to stay up. Of course, in the morning, it was solid as a brick and difficult to thaw. I had a hard time getting it into a scoopable form and ended up thawing it in the microwave! It was also a bit icy, I suspect because I didn't remove the watery coconut water from the coconut milk.
I eventually refroze it into small quantities and ended up adding some soy milk to turn it into a smoothie. Next time, I may try Kari's idea to put it back in the food processor to whip it back into a creamy state. Or fish out my ice cream maker from storage.
The recipe comes from The China Study All-Star Collection which is a collection of vegan recipes that focus on whole foods with limited refined oils, sugars and salt. Like my cookbook collaboration, the recipes hail from many authors. I was familiar with some of the authors (Dreena Burton, Ani Phyo, Christy Morgan, and Lindsay Nixon) but also new-to-me authors like Chef AJ and Del Sroufe among others.
A cookbook like this makes a great introductory cookbook. You are exposed to the styles of many chefs, hopefully finding a few that really resonate with you, or others that perhaps push you in new directions. Would you like to try Dreena's Apple Lentil Dal? Or Christina's Daikon Mushroom Fettuccine? Or Laura's Cauliflower Steaks with Sweet Pepper Sauce? Or Heather's Dark Chocolate, Sweet Potato and Black Bean Brownies? Yeah, me too. All four. In fact, you may notice a few repeats from the more prolific writers. Lindsay's Quick Burgers have been shared earlier as well as Dreena's Mellow Lentil "Sniffle Soup" and Black Bean Soup with Sweet Potatoes (I shared that one in the fall and it was fabulous!). If nothing else, it may open you up to a whole new library from a new favourite author.
Of note, due to the multiple authors, the writing style of each author is apparent, along with the quality of their accompanying photographs.
Recipes from The China Study All-Star Collection shared elsewhere:
Pumpkin Seed and Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Zucchini and Summer Squash Muffins
Barbecue Portobello Sandwiches
Peanut Butter Fudge Truffles (with another giveaway, too)
Dreamy Baked Bananas (with another giveaway, too)
Thankfully, the publisher is letting me give a cookbook to one reader living in the United States or Canada. To be entered, please leave a comment here, telling me about your favourite ice cream flavours. I will randomly select a winner on June 30, 2014. Good luck!
PS. I am sharing this with Bloggers Scream for Ice Cream and Healthy Vegan Fridays.
Jamaican Rice and Peas (with Purple Hull Peas)
We have been all over the coconut rice lately. With mango season comes Mango Sticky Rice. Twice, so far, within the past few weeks. Rob's latest batch was shared with a friend who proclaimed it the best ever. She had been pining over Mango Sticky Rice since her childhood and was always disappointed with resto versions. Not ours. It quenched her thirst. We split our case of mangos (20/$5!) and she subsequently made her own. Rob's latest version substituted agave for the sugar and he used the last of our full-fat coconut milk.
While Mango Sticky Rice is good for dessert (or breakfast, in my mind), it probably would not do dinner justice. Try this coconut-infused Jamaican rice and pea dish instead.
Rice and peas is a classic side dish from Jamaica. "Peas" may be a bit misleading because it refers to a type of pigeon pea, which is similar to cowpeas that includes Southern favourites such as purple hull peas, lady cream peas, black eyed peas and crowder peas. If you are lucky enough to snag fresh peas, you will figure out that they in fact, do taste like peas. Kidney beans are often substituted in this dish, as well.
In any case, with whichever bean you choose, I do encourage you to try this dish. It is a very simple one-pot dish wherein everything cooks together and the nuances of the allspice, thyme, lime and ginger really bring out a fun flavour profile. Use full-fat coconut milk for a decadent creamy base, but the reduced fat was great too (which is what is pictured here).
Have you tried coconut rice? I am thinking that adding black beans to our Mango Sticky Rice might be a marvelous dinner, no? Who's in to try it? :)
PS. I am sharing this with Let's Cook with Pulses and Cooking with Herbs.
Chai Spiced Rice Pudding & The Blender Girl Cookbook Giveaway
Adult rice krispies and now adult rice pudding.
The difference is that I liked rice krispies as a kid but hated rice pudding. My brother loved it, but me, not so much.
However, spice it up with chai-infused flavours, sweeten it with apple, dried currants and a touch of maple syrup, bathe it in coconut milk and sprinkle it with pistachios along with leftover short-grain brown rice, and I am a happy camper.
This is no quick-fix rice pudding but it sure is delicious. My friend who tried it said it was the best rice pudding she had ever eaten.
This is my take on Tess Masters' version found in her gorgeous new cookbook The Blender Girl. Do not let the title mislead you too much. Yes, this is a cookbook where nearly every recipe uses a blender, but this does not mean only smoothies. The recipes are all gluten-free and vegan with only natural sweeteners. The recipes revolve around whole foods. Raw and cooked recipes are included. Tess has recipes for juices, smoothies, dips/spreads, soups, dressings, sauces and even desserts. She has entrees that use homemade sauces, including her penang curry and creamy mushroom stroganoff. Desserts include sugar-free no-pumpkin pie and chocolate-chile banana splits. Breakfast favourites including pancakes and crepes, with delicious toppings like ginger-apple-pear butter and instant raw raspberry jam. She even finds a way to use a blender for rice pudding.
She knows her stuff. It may dirty another container but I liked how a portion of the rice was pureed to thicken the rice pudding. It was rather ingenious.
She is a girl smitten by her high-speed blender. I can tell. I have one, too, and I find it hard to remember what my kitchen was like without it. Do you need an expensive high speed blender for this cookbook? Certainly not. However, you definitely need something with a blending capacity, may that be a regular blender, an immersion blender or a food processor. If you don't have a blender, you could still gain inspiration from her creations. Your textures may be different but it would be fun to see what else you could make.
Thankfully, the publisher allowed me to share the recipe and giveaway the cookbook to a reader living in the United States. To be entered in the random draw for the cookbook, please leave a comment below telling me what you love to make with your blender (or blending instrument). The winner will be selected at random on April 20, 2014. Good luck!
Other recipes shared from The Blender Girl:
Creamy and Crunchy Spuds (with Raw Mayonnaise)
Watermelon Gazpacho is The Bomb
Fresh Spring Rolls with Orange-Almond Sauce
Creamy of Cauliflower Soup
Incredible Edible Edamame Dip
Creamy Mushroom Stroganoff
Penang Curry
Pad Thai
Anti-Oxidant Avenger
Pineapple Salsa Smoothie
Chock-Full Chocolate Surprise Smoothie
Raw Chocolate-Orange Torte
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Chickpea & Kabocha Squash Lemongrass Curry
Recently, Rob and I have been flip-flopping. One weekend Rob is home alone. The next, I am home alone as Rob is out. Travelling separately. Although I probably received the brunt of the solo travels as I ventured to the cold Canadian winter alone. Rob, however, is travelling without me but visiting and meeting friends throughout the US.
This weekend, he also left me without a car. My bike gets me to and from work but on the weekends, the car brings me to groceries. Our loot is too big to bring home on a bike. Oftentimes, Rob will also pick up random missing ingredients throughout the week… so I lost that convenience, too. Although, we planned for this: a double grocery haul last weekend. This week, I get to eat through the fridge and pantry. And tackle my languishing winter squashes.
I am sure I am not the only one with winter squashes on my counter (right?). It happens every year to me. Houston-time, included.
Winter squash may not still be on your radar but with the last winter blast, a warming stew is hard to turn down. (I am not playing with you, Houston does get cold. I had pants on last week).
I finally decided to tackle Hannah's Chickpea and Pumpkin Lemongrass Curry. Unlike most curries, this one has NO CUMIN. Blasted! A bit more sweet with the kabocha squash which worked well with the aromatics like cardamom and coriander, but still tempered by ginger, mustard and chile with a luscious coconut-infused broth spiked with lemongrass.
Do you still have winter squashes looming around? Heck, it is still winter, right? I shouldn't feel too guilty, right? :)
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays, Meatless Mondays for squash and to this month's Spice Trail.
PS. The winner of High Protein Vegan is Miss Polkadot. Congratulations! (more…)
Cuban Beer-Infused Black Beans & Cookbook Giveaway
Vegan cookbook lovers rejoice! Today is a great day for vegan cookbooks. I counted at least 3 different vegan cookbooks being published today.
For my deluge of cauliflower recipes, I really appreciated Eileen's comment about food trends. Basically, she said seeing an ingredient repeatedly can actually be quite boring. So in that vein, instead of reviewing the more popular vegan options, I thought I'd share a hidden gem: Meatless All Day.
At first, I was hesitant to review it because it is not a vegan-only cookbook. Instead, there is a mix of vegan and vegetarian options. Vegan options are clearly marked but in the rest of the cookbook, some recipes use eggs and cheese (and sometimes butter, but that is an easily solvable problem). However, the recipes are inventive and even if you are vegan, you can gain inspiration from different combinations of ingredients or the gorgeous photography. I am itching to try the Miso-Glazed Tofu which was inspired by Nobu's Miso-Glazed Black Cod (which I loved in my pre-vegan days).
In truth, the real reason I wanted to touch bases with the publisher was because I desperately wanted to share this recipe. Because I know my beans recipes, and this was possibly one of my favourite bean dishes to date.
Black beans are simmered with a Farmhouse ale, cumin, tomatoes, a touch of coconut milk and lime juice and if you ask me, the best part was using the roasted hatch chiles. They are a fairly mild chile but add a lot of flavour which melded so well with the rest of this dish. The dish hit all the markers: sweet, salty, spicy and bitter perfectly.
For the beer haters in the audience (that's me!), you cannot taste the bitter hoppiness (thank goodness!) but it adds a different dimension to the beans. If you are a beer hater and unsure what to make with the rest of your can of beer, may I suggest beer-soaked fries?
A side of roasted plantain chips would be great too. The original recipe was actually a Cuban Black Bean Stew with plantain chips, but I simmered away the stock until it became a caramelized thick coating instead. Delicious. And easier to transport as lunch leftovers, too. Do I know why it is considered Cuban? Not at all..
Thankfully, the publisher allowed me to share the recipe (with my modifications, of course) AND giveaway the cookbook to a reader ANYWHERE in the world! BOOYAH! To be entered in the random draw for the cookbook, please leave a comment below telling me about your favourite meatless meal. The winner will be selected at random on March 15, 2014. Good luck!
PS. This is my submission to this month's My Legume Love Affair.
Indian-Spiced Creamed Collard Greens & Tofu
I have resorted to this blog to help settle a question. Between these two words, which do you recognize? One? Both? None?
Full disclosure: Rob's word was ablution. I had never heard of it before. Me, I use ambulate all the time. Rob swears it is medical jargon.
The best part? We both agreed on one word: ablation. Mainly because there is a medical/biological use as well as a nerdy space definition.
As your ponder your newest words, this will be a short post with a short recipe.
This is an Indian spin on creamed greens. Beefed up with some tofu, you pan-fry it first, then simmer it along with coconut milk and collard greens. Easy peasy. Serve with some brown rice if desired. Kind of a hybrid of my Spicy Coconut Braised Collards and Indian-Spiced Chickpeas and Kale. All delicious.
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Other recommended links:
Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like 'The Hunger Games'
The Power of Protein Timing
Sweet nothing: The real science behind sugar
All About The Filter Bubble (make sure to watch the associated TED talk)
This is my submission to Speedy Suppers.
Creamy Mung Bean Curry
I loved your feedback to my mung bean stew last week, especially Hanna's rendition of the dish. If your comments are any indication, you may have bought mung beans a while ago but not sure what to make with them. I was like that, too. Last year, I couldn't get enough of simple spiced mung beans. Despite having the mung beans in my cupboard for 2 years or so, I discovered their awesomeness as I (attempted) to eat through my pantry. I became so enamored with them that I bought another 4 lbs when I moved to Houston. With a focus on eating through my pantry yet again, I have been experimenting with mung beans. Bring on more beans, right? :)
While this creamy mung bean curry hails from the ever fabulous Lisa, ever an Indian bean whiz should I meet one, I knew it was a winner before I even made it. Like my recent Kabocha Squash, Coconut & Lentil Soup, it includes all my favourite things: tamarind, cumin, Aleppo chili flakes, and a bit of coconut milk for a touch of creaminess for the sauce. A simple twist of adding curry leaves makes this a different dish altogether. Southern Indian-style.
Have you tried mung beans yet? How do you like to prepare them?
This is my submission to this month's Bookmarked Recipes.
PS. The winner of Superfood Smoothies is Annette.
Kabocha Squash, Coconut & Lentil Soup
I spoke too soon. It was cold but now it is warm.
Houston felt the "Polar Vortex". The "Arctic Invasion" that froze Niagara Falls (!!) (on the American side) brought Houston to lows a bit below freezing. With the 90% humidity, -4ºC was quite chilly but nothing compared to what the rest of the country was feeling. But this weekend, the humidity and chills disappeared. It was a balmy 26ºC with (only!) 25% humidity and Rob and I celebrated by wearing shorts, visiting the beach and kayaking in the Galveston area bay. Yeah, it was summer once again.
People at work wonder why I am so happy, but even small victories like this make my heart sing. Every time I cycle to work, I am ecstatic. Instead of hurricanes, Houston was hit by a drought this year. I have cycled to work every day, safe 3 days so far in the past 6 months. Snow, ice and rain will keep me off my bike, not cold weather alone.
Soups like this also make my tummy sing. It is filled with all great things: red lentils as a solid base, kabocha squash and coconut milk for a creamy backdrop, spiced with ginger and chile flakes, tempered by tamarind and lime juice with a lemongrass twist. The flavours meld perfectly and this is a soup that will definitely warm you up during a cold front.
Were you hit by the cold? I heard the vortex may return again. I am thinking warm thoughts for you.
If you like this soup, you may also enjoy these:
Butternut Squash and Coconut Indian Stew
Plantains and Cabbage with Split Peas
Thai Sweet Potato and Kabocha Squash Stew
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays and to this month's Bookmarked Recipes.
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie with an Almond-Coconut Crust
Hope everyone had a nice holiday. Back at work for me, already.
Rob and I returned to Canada, in all of its ice storm, power-deficient
stateprovince. Over half a million people lost power in the days leading up to Christmas and just before we scooted back to Houston, my brother lost his power, for the second time, on Boxing Day.
With a few short days in the GTA, we explored Toronto as tourists: fast and furious. We met up with many friends and family, reminding ourselves why we love Toronto so much. Despite the cold, the warmth comes from our social network. We cooked, we ate at both new and old (favourite) restaurants and relished in multiple Christmas feasts.
As I said, I didn't have enough forethought to bring any treats with me from Houston. Nothing lost, as I was oftentimes filled to the brim with good food, and had no desire to cook. However, while in Woodstock, I spotted a few pantry staples that could easily be whipped into a shockingly simple dessert. I could not resist. I am shocked I am sharing another dessert with you all, but in case you are looking for a fun party dessert, this could be your treat.
I threw together almonds, coconut and dates for a simple raw pie crust. The salt and vanilla accentuate the sweet maple syrup and dates. You could replace the coconut with additional nuts, but I enjoyed the textural foil next to the rich smooth filling. The filling was super simple: a bag of melted chocolate chips mixed with canned coconut milk and lots of peanut butter. At first I thought the peanut butter was a bit odd, but when you consider that the majority of raw cheesecakes are made with an abundance of cashews whipped into a butter, the leguminous peanut butter made sense. Combined with chocolate, you have a winning treat. It is rich and filling without being cloyingly sweet. And I even used semi-sweet chocolate.
Are you back at work, too? This is my shortest Christmas holiday yet.
This is my submission to this month's We Should Cocoa.
Thai Sweet Potato and Kabocha Squash Stew
I have mastered eating leftovers, which is the ultimate way to cook for one. I did not really think I would cook differently while Rob was away, but towards the end of nearly 5 weeks without Rob, I had little interest in making complete meals.
And then, suddenly, when I knew Rob would return (again), all I wanted to do was make something for him to enjoy.
(I just became disinterested in cooking while he was away; Rob had limited use of a kitchen while away)
Thai curry for Rob! With sweet potatoes! And Kabocha squash! AND PEAS! (Rob loves peas!) AND COCONUT! (he likes that, too)
I have already shared with you the main ingredients (plus WHITE BEANS! yay!) so you can imagine the delicious taste of flavours.
The sweet potatoes and Kabocha squash are roasted separately to bring out their sweetness and keep their shape. I don't like green peas as much as Rob, but I really liked them here, next to the creamy roots. The red curry paste was not overwhelming, and really, I should have added more for Rob's palate, but I played it safe so I could savour it, too. Instead of using a flour to thicken it up, I simply simmered it longer until it was a nice creamy coconutty consistency.
Joanne's tantalizing original recipe was actually for a Thai-inspired potpie with a pumpkin biscuit topping, which I am sure would have been lovely… but hey, baby steps, here. This was a glorious curry, even without a topping.
To return the favour of delicious food, I had to ask Rob to photograph the leftovers. If I thought the lack of daylight after work was bad before the daylight savings switch, there is now no way I can make it home before darkness now. So here, is Rob's signature style photo… because as he puts it, he wants to SEE THE FOOD:
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays, to this month's Four Seasons Food Challenge for one-pot wonders, to this month's Bookmarked Recipes and to this month's No Croutons Required for blogger inspiration.
Red Thai Curry with Asparagus, Zucchini and Tofu (Heidi's Weeknight Curry)
I have written before about our Mixed Diet Relationship. Granted, while Rob is mostly vegan at home, there are still some other ingredients that have been earmarked for Rob. Slowly, they have been coming my way, though.
There was a time, I did not like curry. Until we started experimenting at home and fell in love with dal bhat.
Then there was kimchi, normally too spicy for me until I found a brand and recipe I really liked.
Now, I can add Thai red curry paste to that list. In Toronto, Rob bought a (non-vegan) Thai curry paste and would constantly tell me how spicy it was. When we moved to Houston, we scoped out a vegan brand (Thai Kitchen). And let me tell you: it is not spicy at all. At all. Some may even consider it bland. However, for me, a world of opportunities has been re-awakened for my kitchen!
This was actually my gateway curry.
A quick Thai curry.
So easy, it is Heidi's weeknight curry.
Red thai curry paste infuses a coconut milk-based broth which is simmered with vegetables and tofu. Sadly, the vegetables look a tad plain; a tad monochromatic in the white/green shades; but they worked really well together. The cauliflower was firm, the asparagus tender crisp, the zucchini meltingly tender and soft cubes of tofu.
I can't wait to try it in other dishes. Do you have any favourite red curry recipes?
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays.
Caribbean Soy Curled Sloppy Joes with Creamed Greens Wrap
Rob and I have been trading stories. He has been back in Canada for the last two weeks. He is hitting up all our old haunts, new joints (I knew he wouldn't be able to resist the vegan boston creme donuts and other treats at Through Being Cool; he's already tried the Toronto's crookie (cookie-croissant hybrid) and scouting out Toronto's cronut, too) and getting ready to spend time with his family for Thanksgiving. I am willing to bet most of my readers know Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving almost a month before the Americans, but if not, let there be no confusion. Canada's Thanksgiving is on Monday. :)
This is a dish Rob made before he left. He is much better at tackling his recipe hit-list than I am. Possibly because it is shorter. While in Bend, Oregon, we discovered a restaurant with delicious food. For me, I adored their tempeh reuben salad (recreating it is still on my hitlist!) and Rob was adamant about recreating the sloppy joe sandwich.
While I have made Sloppy Joes with TVP, which I served overtop roasted sweet potatoes, I shared Isa's recipe with Rob. With the extra spices, I knew he would really like it. Rob really liked their sandwich because it was served with a brioche bun. He looked around a bit but wasn't able to find something in Houston. That did not deter him.
I no longer remember what protein this resto used for their sloppy joe, but Isa's called for seitan which we didn't have. Instead, Rob experimented with another Portland find: soy curls. Soy curls totally deserve their high praise. Similar to TVP in that they are a dry soy product, they not as highly processed. Soy curls are made by cooking, then drying soybeans, whereas TVP has been processed to become defatted. Their fun shapes are akin to pulled meat. I bought a bunch in bulk while in Portland and wish there was a local supplier because I know we will use them up quickly.
In any case, Isa's recipe did not disappoint. She called it jerk-spiced sloppy joes, but the flavours were more muted. When I think of jerk, I think of bold flavours. Instead, this was tame. Nicely flavoured and palatable for the masses. The Caribbean flavours of allspice, cinnamon, and paprika were present and made for a lovely tomato sauce. Rob amped the sweet sauciness by adding red pepper paste. Lime juice balanced it nicely.
The second component to the dish was coconut creamed spinach and kale. Spiced with star anise, the Caribbean flair persisted. Instead of the brioche bun, Rob used a paratha to eat this. Mainly because that's what we had in the freezer. This is a fusion household. Indian-Caribbean-American in one wrap. Use whatever vehicle you'd like. :)
While this recipe seems almost as elaborate as Rob's epic Jackfruit & Kimchi and Sweet Potato Poutine with Tofu, this one didn't take nearly as long to cook. Start to end was around an hour, which is a good thing since Rob has proclaimed this as a Rob's Repeater Recipe.
Have you ever tried soy curls? What did you think?
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays.
Goan Black-Eyed Pea Curry with Coconut Milk
Next on my hitlist of grocers to try was Canino's. It is billed as a farmer's market but I am not sure how much of the produce is local and sold by farmers. However, it doesn't mislead you that fruits and veggies are at the forefront of this store. There are 2 components: the front portion and the back alley peppered with stalls selling mostly Mexican produce. The back alley is more akin to a farmer's market and where the better deals lie. Come early and you can snag super specials. Like 4 bunches of kale for $1, 5 bunches of collards for $1, 30 limes for $1, 4 broccoli crowns for $1, 4 heads of cabbage for $1. BOOYAH! I liked how you could even mix and match the 4 for a $1 items so you weren't swimming in produce. But if you know me well enough, you will know that yes, I bought 4 bunches of kale and 5 bunches of collards without a clue as to what I'd make.. in addition to the broccoli, cabbage, tomatoes and fresh black eyed peas.
Fresh black eyed peas were new to me. I've tried dried black eyed peas before but trust me, there is a reason they call them black eyed peas. And no, I am not talking about their cute black mark. I am talking about the pea business. THEY TASTE LIKE PEAS! I never captured that flavour from dried or canned varieties. Not entirely sure whether this was a seasonal fresh bean, I snagged a bunch and ultimately decided to try this Goan black eyed pea curry. The tomato-coconut milk infused broth was tantalizing, spiced with ginger, coriander, cumin and tamarind with a bit of sweetness from maple syrup (use jaggery for a more authentic flavour). Exotic yet light, I served it with brown rice. Since fresh black eyed peas were new to me, I pre-cooked them beforehand (~30 minutes) but I think this recipe would lend well to cooking the fresh black eyed peas in the broth (adding the tomato to the end since it is acidic).
I have earmarked the fresh purple hull beans for my next visit. Rob doesn't mind going to Canino's because it is right next to a delicious Mexican bakery: El Bollilo. I get my fresh beans and he gets some fresh churros!
PS. I also love that Canino's opens at 6am nearly every single day (the back stalls apparently have their own random schedule). It is great for us early birds! :)
Not only for New Year's Day, other black eyed peas recipe here:
Garlicky and Lemony Black-Eyed Pea and Kale Salad
Hillbilly Hummus (Black Eyed Pea and Peanut Butter Hummus)
Smoky Black Eyed Pea and Kale Stew
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There are girls out there who just won't mesh with your personality. Regardless of your looks, confidence, or bank statement, as soon as you approach, you get rejected out of hand.
If you watch many of our videos, we get rejected by these girls often…
Many guys mistake these moments as girls playing hard to get, they're not. Instead, these are girls who will never give you the time of day.
When is a Girl Playing Hard to Get?
Girls playing hard to get are ones who are actually interested in you. This doesn't mean she'll be fawning over you or making a secret shrine dedicated to you. Rather, she's interested to see what you're going to do next. Confused? Welcome to the club.
Here are the signs to look for.
She's Interested in You
You'll know she's interested by subtle social cues: body language, actively listening when you're speaking, maybe playfully teasing you. But she'll deny your requests like: not giving her number, refusing to dance, staying with her group of friends.
Instead, she'll be…
Judging You
Yes, she'll size you up with every other guy who has approached her before. How? She'll start cutting you off mid-sentence, being overtly sarcastic, and even trolling your every move at times. She's trying to figure out how self-conscious you are and if she can break you down.
These are called shit tests. Girls who play hard to get want a strong guy, so they test you through snarky comments and actions to see if you'll crack under the pressure.
Giving You Only a Few Minutes to Impress Her
It's not your job to impress others. As we've written a previous article, it's important you DGAF. She's only giving you a set amount of time before she moves on. If you can't combat her shit tests effectively, she'll leave.
How To Get a Girl Who Plays Hard to Get
Persistence & Wittiness
Persistence means you're not backing down and you're focused on getting her. It's a fluid concept, remember the rule we set in place: if she's smiling, keep going.
Wittiness is the ability to be socially observant and intellectually aware of what's being said and happening around her at the same time. This means that when she makes a snarky comment, you're able to deflect her comment and throw it back at her.
To clarify, wittiness doesn't include being mean spirited. Rather, you're going to play with her comment in a way which confuses her or makes her laugh.
Here's an example.
You: I played varsity baseball in high school.
Her: Oooh, I might not be able to talk to you anymore…
You: I will fight you so hard.
Her: Over baseball? Bring it.
This is what we call taking her comment and throwing it back at her. Now, some guys go overboard and keep pressing, but it's important not to go overboard. Clearly I'm not going to fight her over not liking baseball and the tone of my voice confirms this. Instead, she accepted the challenge and she's roleplaying with this fake fight.
Wittiness shows you're confident, intelligent, and when it's done correctly it means her defenses will break down.
How To Make This Happen
In Project Go and in many of our articles, we show you many examples of how to be persistent: it's an action. Wittiness is a personality trait. Therefore, you have to be able to figure out what type of personalities fit you.
If you want to learn how to break someone down in a witty way, study some of the comedic greats while they deal with hecklers. The best comics are able to stay focused and get the crowd on their side while calmly (and hilariously) disarming the heckler.
Next time we'll go over how to deal compliance tests and how to communicate with her once you get her number. At the end of this article series, you should be able to handle these "hard to get girls."
What other things do you think we're missing and want to know about, when it comes to these type of girls?


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"The ball is in Merkel's court," said Steinbrueck, a former finance minister under Merkel who has said he won't serve under her again. "She has to get herself a majority."
"Angela Merkel is stronger than ever, also in her party," said Manfred Guellner, the head of the Forsa polling agency. "But governing is going to be odd because she will have to form a 'grand coalition' although she is only a few seats away from an absolute majority."Merkel's conservatives finished far ahead of Steinbrueck's Social Democrats, who won 25.7 percent of the vote â¿¿ not much better than the post-war low of 23 percent they hit four years ago. Their Green allies polled a disappointing 8.4 percent, while the hard-line Left Party scored 8.6 percent. But although the three parties on the left together hold a thin parliamentary majority, there's virtually no chance of them governing together. The Left Party includes heirs of East Germany's former communist rulers, opposes German military deployments abroad and is the only party that voted against Merkel's policies of bailing out debt-troubled European countries in exchange for reforms. The two center-left parties on Sunday renewed promises not to form an alliance with the Left. "We did not achieve the result we wanted," Steinbrueck told supporters, insisting he wouldn't engage in "speculation" about the next government. Merkel's conservatives, the Social Democrats and Greens "have largely similar positions" on Europe, said Oscar Gabriel, a political science professor at Stuttgart University. He noted, however, that "there are a few nuances," with the center-left parties more open to limited pooling of European countries' debt something the chancellor has refused to countenance.
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(Aurora, Colorado) U.S. Representative Mike Coffman announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) currently has the resources necessary to complete the troubled VA hospital construction project in Aurora.
"This hospital is half built and we owe it to our veterans to get this done," said Coffman, a Marine Corps combat veteran.
U.S. Congressman Mike Coffman to Introduce Legislation to Strip Authority Away from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
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In 1980, Stallman and some other hackers at the AI Lab were refused access to the source code for the software of a newly installed laser printer, the Xerox 9700. Stallman had modified the software for the Lab's previous laser printer (the XGP, Xerographic Printer), so it electronically messaged a user when the person's job was printed, and would message all logged-in users waiting for print jobs if the printer was jammed. Not being able to add these features to the new printer was a major inconvenience, as the printer was on a different floor from most of the users. This experience convinced Stallman of people's need to be able to freely modify the software they use.
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