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I have a 5 year old Shishigashira (lions head) in a really large ceramic pot. The pot is 3.5 feet wide, 3.5 tall. I fear that the one small hole at the bottom is not enough drainage. Short of taking the tree out of the pot in the heat of summer, is there anything I can do to improve drainage? The soil mix I used was 50% bagged top soil, 40% black cow brand manure, and less than 10% Miracle Grow Moisture control potting soil. Any suggestions? Thanks! |
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Drill additional holes in the sides, near the bottom. If it has been in that mix for awhile, the mix may be becoming old and mucky - providing the basis for your concern. It will have to be re-potted to solve this, to avoid wilting you merely have to wait until it is leafless and do it then. |
Thank you! Went to my nearest big box store and bought a drill bit made for glass and drilled 4 holes into the pot. It was like tapping a maple tree....pun intended. As soon as I made it through the pot with the bit, water just oozed out...so my tree was probably being drowned. (If you try this yourself, I used the largest Bosch glass drill bit and a hammer drill (made for drilling into tile.) I am sure the heat had something to do with the leaf loss, but now I am guessing that the swamp conditions were the main culprit. Thanks for the advice! :) |
- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 9, 10 at 21:03
Added drainage holes will help but you really need to do something about the soil. That mix of ingredients will not be of benefit to your tree longterm and eventually will breakdown and compact and create more aeration and drainage problems than even additional holes will solve. No topsoil, no garden soil, minimal compost (just composted bark) and no soil products produced by Scotts/MiracleGro. Try checking out the attached link from the Container Gardening forum. It is the eleventh posting (representing several thousand responses) to a small "treatise" on container soils written by one of the most knowledgeable container gardeners I know. Follow his advice - what you need to consider is the last recipe listed, or the "gritty mix" - and you can't go wrong growing anything in containers. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Container soils - all you need to know :-)
Japanese maples are quite prone to impeded drainage, you might want to get it out of the mud before autumn leaf drop. I've been trying Miracle Gro potting soil in recent years and doing pretty well with it, overall. Since it is a soilless mix I don't expect it to last for a long time. |
Got it out of the muck and replaced it with a blend of ProMix and compost/bark stuff my local nursery suggested. The leaf attrition rate has ceased. Also the temps in St. Louis have also calmed down lately. Its no longer hot as the surface of the sun and only just hot as hell. |
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Breakfast Topic: Has Cataclysm let you down? {WoW}
Jan 11th 2011 10:22AM Short answer... yes, yes Cataclysm is a let down for me.
Just like the half way 5 more levels, rather than 10, the is half way expansion... more like a big patch, an Ahn'Qiraj patch.
So much seems rushed, hurried, and left undone. I look around the "expansion" with such promise but am sorely let down. Some quests are fine, some zone-parts are fine. The developers gave very little imagination to other areas of the game.
I can safely say that I saw this coming. Considering the very lackluster, very dull, elemental invasion designed to herald in the expansion, especially in comparison to the unbelievably awesome zombie invasion, I already knew that Cataclysm would be just as dull.
A response to upcoming Tol Barad changes, page 2 {WoW}
Jan 11th 2011 10:18AM I have to admit, I would wish for a better designed BG in mind.
A castle, a fortress, on a high hill. Defenders have to prevent the attackers scaling the walls, drop burning pitch, and fight out amongst the exterior to destroy siege engines. Defenders can control harpoon devices, not to mention casters and hunters can attack from the tops.
Attackers can lob rocks from stationary catapults, use siege engines to knock down the gates, and scale the walls. Sneaking in the back way through the crypts and catacombs beneath the fortress is an easy way to attack from the inside.
This is what Wintergrasp should have been.
A response to upcoming Tol Barad changes, page 2 {WoW}
Jan 11th 2011 10:11AM Right now, the defenders don't really need to sweat losing Lol Barad most of the time. All you need to do is hold all three bases.
The defenders, to ensure this, merely need to play round-robin by going from one base to the next, around and around, and just cap the next one in line. Keep this up and the attackers won't be able to hold all three at once.
The only time this becomes a problem is when there are more attackers than defenders, and on some faction imbalanced servers, this IS a problem.
Cory Stockton addresses Tol Barad balance {WoW}
Jan 11th 2011 10:04AM @wow
There is nothing wrong with win trading. This allows both factions an equal opportunity to work on the weekly raid boss in Lol Barad, not to mention the the dailies.
Now you can argue that the Blizzard developers aren't, ultimately, interested in designing for balance and equal opportunity, and I'm sure many people can point out examples to verify that claim. :)
Cory Stockton addresses Tol Barad balance {WoW}
Jan 10th 2011 4:25PM @coreycubed
Having one base by the end of game will net you nothing. Honor should be gained by how many towers are still up, or destroyed, and how many bases are held.
Honestly, there should be some great incentive for dominating factions to WANT to lose in order to win the BG back again. Extra rep, extra tokens, etc.
Cory Stockton addresses Tol Barad balance {WoW}
Jan 10th 2011 4:22PM Suppose I should add...
The defender has to prevent the attacker from having a minimum two bases at the end of game, in that, playing a game of round robin with bases will not allow for the attacker to win if the attacker cannot succeed with downing the towers and holding two bases.
What I'm curious about is how Blizzard plans to balance this BG with servers that have horribly imbalanced factions?
Cory Stockton addresses Tol Barad balance {WoW}
Jan 10th 2011 4:19PM An easy fix:
The attacker has to destroy both towers and merely hold onto a minimum two of the three bases to win.
The defender must hold all three bases to win.
The Queue: I don't want to look back yet {WoW}
Jan 4th 2011 1:55PM I actually find most of the 5 man dungeons in Cataclysm to be quite a bore. I especially love the hour long wait to get into a dungeon, that is the most riveting part. The four hour long 5 man heroics, mmm, gotta love that one. That kind of time is on scale with a raid. I'm still waiting for the fun to happen.
Cataclysm is the fastest-selling PC game "of all time" {WoW}
Dec 13th 2010 11:30AM I'm surprised, actually.
WoW Insider's Cataclysm Launch Giveaway: GeForce GTS 450 graphics card {WoW}
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The ego is a prison camp. No one is ever released. There is only one way out: through the death of the ego. But the ego is fragmented. It is made up of many egons, ego particles, each with its own drive, its own jouissance, its own paranoid patterns of behavior, its own history of criminal activities. No egon is innocent, even though some are guilty of lesser charges than others. The egons are controlled—and regularly tortured—by super-egons, who are their guards, but who are also lifers here in Egontanamo. The cruelest entity here is the warden, known as the Censor. He keeps all the in-mates under constant surveillance. He remains hidden from view, safe in his bastion, keeping the whole camp running, and enjoying its aggressive, paranoid, sado-masochistic energy field. He alone has the power here.
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Jul 8th 2007 10:08PM My first character (and still my main) is a Night Elf druid; it's a very hard class to take full advantage of. You're essentially learning the basic skills of a melee/caster hybrid (which is how you start), a warrior (in bear form), a rogue (in cat form) and - usually - a healer. I was around level 36 before I really learned how to use cat form because I was so busy learning everything else... and was AMAZED how much more quickly I could kill mobs with it.
So it's a good first character for people who really want to learn how the game is played; it's probably the only class that has to master the use of mana, rage and energy. But I could see how someone interested in quick gratification could get bored during the doldrums beteween learning bear form (which I find only occasionally useful) and cat form (which I now spend most of my time in).
The other thing that makes it a great class for newbies - it's SO versatile in the mid-levels before spec becomes crucial. From levels 20-40, it's very easy to solo in cat form, heal for a group in caster form and hit some of the early instances as a bear tank.
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I have had this problem ever since my 4 month old DD was born. Since DD is sleeping longer at night (thank Gosh) I go anywhere from 6-8 hours with out feeding her. I always wake up with my shirt and bed soaked and my boobs are hard as rocks. My boobs don't really hurt but everything (and I mean everything) is wet. I know I should wake up in the middle of the night to pump but the last thing I want to do is wake up for 30 minutes since I just started getting some good sleep!!! Does this ever get any better? Thanks |
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Yes, it does get better. I don't know how long your DD has been sleeping longer at night, but when my DD did, it took a couple of weeks for things to be completely better. I would NOT suggest getting up to pump unless you want that to become a nightly habit. If you pump, you are emptying your breasts signaling your body to make MORE milk. Which I don't think you want to do. ;-) If you are so uncomfortable you can't stand it, pump just enough to take the edge off, like for a minute or two, but no more. |
Oh do I remember this. Towels stuffed in the bra. Seriously that is what I did. I wouldn't get up at night (I wanted my sleep!). Good luck, it will get better. Vickey |
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Do you sleep with a bra? Maybe you can try that with nursing pads inserted in the cups. I don't leak, so I don't know what else to suggest. |
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My baby is 3 weeks old and I leak day and night like you won't believe. I have tryied every thing I can think of to put in my bra to soak up the overflow - the most successful thing so far - a disposible nappy cut in half, half on each boob, haven't leaked through one yet. |
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Pump just before bed instead of getting up at night--I'm guessing there's time between when you baby goes down and when you do? That'll lower it a little bit for the overnight, and put some in the freezer too. And you'll adjust, eventually. I used to have to get up and pump, because I _couldn't_ sleep. So for the first 2 months, my baby was getting 8 hours of sleep a night (no, I'm not kidding or exaggerating), and I was getting 4 or 6. But I had a 3-month supply in the deep-freeze! I did eventually switch to pumping about 2 hours after she went down, which was right before I was going to bed. I didn't get as much as if I'd pumped in the middle of the night, and I was still really full in the morning, because it's true my body took that as a message to make more milk. But the baby was ready to get up and eat then. I didn't really end it so much as move it to a different time. |
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Mar 14, 2011 6:18 PM by KBZK Media Center with Dan Boyce and Jessica Hoppe reporting
A raid is underway at a Belgrade medical marijuana shop where marijuana plants and equipment are being loaded into a U-Haul.
The owner of Montana Cannabis Ministry, Randy Leibenguth, said he wasn't at the store when federal officers arrived earlier today and placed an employee in handcuffs. The owner told KBZK reporter Dan Boyce that law enforcement officials are taking all of his plants and equipment and not letting him inside the building until they are finished. The owner predicted that federal officials seized between $50,000 and $100,000 worth of marijuana plants and equipment Monday.
The owner of MCM said he is completely following state law. He said he has invested more than $200,000 into the business over the last couple of years.
"Pretty much all the dispensaries I know of were above board, pay taxes. So we're actually paying for the federal government to come in and raid us," Leibenguth said.
MCM in Belgrade is one of several medical marijuana businesses being raided across the state today.
Drug Enforcement Administration officials were also at Big Sky Patient Care in Belgrade Monday where a sign hanging on the door informed patients that the store was closed due to circumstances beyond the business' control.
DEA agents at Big Sky Patient Care said they could not comment on the raids and directed questions to Mike Turner with the DEA. Turner however said he could not comment on the raids and referred questions to assistant prosecutor Victoria Francis with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Montana. Francis said Monday that search warrants are being executed but would not comment on where they were taking place or how many businesses were involved. Francis said the warrants are sealed. She said a news release should be released either today or tomorrow.
Meanwhile, law enforcement officials were at the scene of a medical marijuana growing operation west of Helena on Highway 12 early Monday afternoon.
There are reports that similar growing operations in other parts of Montana are also being investigated by authorities. Montana's News Station has heard of similar investigations taking place in Missoula and the Columbia Falls.
Authorities in Missoula converged on Montana Cannabis on Brooks Street just after noon. The Missoula Police Department, Missoula County Sheriff's Department and Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) were all involved. Our reporter was told that they were assisting the DEA with a search.
Meanwhile, a medical marijuana shop has been searched in Columbia Falls. Our reporter at the scene reports that Good Medicine Providers off of U.S. Highway 2 was being searched on Monday afternoon.
We will bring you more information as this story develops.
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Over the past 15 years or so, I've worked on and managed to banish a lot of my fears.
Fear of great heights is NOT one of them.
As a result, information on the "highest anything" isn't usually on my "Fun Facts to Know and Tell" list.
So, little did I know that we lived so close to the highest waterfall in Africa, and the second highest in the world!
Nils, of course, knew this, and having discovered friends and neighbors equally interested in the challenge, departed on a hike with eight others last Monday to the top of Tugela Falls, looking over the Amphitheatre, considered one of "the most impressive cliff faces on earth".
Magnificent, isn't it? I quite enjoyed this hike from the comfort of our living room.
I so looked forward to moving to South Africa for a myriad reasons. Not least was that after 20+ years living in countries where English was not the lingua franca, I could finally speak my mother tongue! While South Africa has 11 official languages, in the province where our farm is, English is commonly spoken, and throughout the country, it's the most commonly spoken language in official and commercial life.
So big "Yay!" For the first time in nearly two dozen years, I could concentrate on "what" I was saying and not "how" I was going to say it..
Caught with my pants down
It didn't take long for me to understand the naivete and ignorance of that assumption. While I fancy myself well-versed in both American and British English(es), South African English is a whole 'nother kettle of mealies.
I've still got a lot of learning to do, but these are some words that had me completely befuddled and/or that I've found extremely useful.
Essential expressions
Eish (aysh) – Expresses surprise, frustration, dismay, or outrage. "Eish! The dog just ate all our chickens in the yard!"
Jawelnofine – (ya-well-no-fine). You must say this as one, single word. The meaning found online is "Well, how about that?", but more accurately, it appears to be an expression of surprise that really means things aren't so fine, but you can't do anything about it. You just discovered that someone ate ALL the candy from the gift box you received for Your birthday. You might say, "Jawelnofine." (I would say something else, but you might say this. Not that I've ever experienced such a thing, of course).
Jol (jawl) – Jol can be a noun (a party) or a verb (to have a good time). "I just heard there's a big jol at Barb's tonight!"
Just now – I'll never forget my first contact with this phrase. Nils and I were online gaming with an international group. The South African player said, "I can play just now." We waited. And we waited. And we waited. If a South African tells you they'll do something "just now", it could mean anywhere from a few minutes from now to several minutes to an extended period of time for which I haven't yet found the limit. It is sometime in the future, but definitely not "now."
Lekker (lekk-irr, preferably with a nice rrrrrrrrrolling r) – Originating from Afrikaans, it means nice, good, or cool. "The concert last night was lekker, wasn't it?"
Now-now – The only time I'd ever before heard "Now now", was when it was used to comfort, as in "Now, now, don't cry." Contrary to "Just now" (see above), this means what the rest of the world means when they say "now."
Shame – Every time I think I've got a handle on this one, I hear a slightly different usage. It can be used in the same way that Americans or British use the phrase, "Oh, that's a shame!" However, it's often used as a filler in conversation, much in the same way that Americans use, "Ah, I see!, or even "Uh huh." And then there's this other usage I heard the other day, "Oh shame! It was a beautiful wedding!" This evidently does not mean that the person speaking was disappointed that it was a nice wedding. Basically, I think that "shame" means whatever the speaker wants it to mean at any given time.
So as not to starve to death
Biltong (bill-tong) – A (in my opinion) delicious dried and salted meat. Similar to beef jerky, but in South Africa it could be made from ostrich, kudu or other red meat animal as well.
Bobotie (buh-boor-tee) – Some will tell you this is an "everything but the kitchen sink" dish, but mostly it's made with ground beef (minced meat), a lot of spices, jam or chutney, and topped with an egg sauce. I'm told it's of Malay origin. We had it once at friends', and I improvised it once at home. It's a dish I like very much – and come to think of it I might make it this weekend. Mmmmmm.
Braai (pronounced like "eye" with a "Br" in front of it, and a long "aaa") – This is a barbecue, simple as that, with steak, boerewors (A South African sausage), and maybe chicken. A South African braai seems to consist of mainly meat and meat and meat.
Bunny Chow - If you're American you're likely thinking Purina and what you'd feed your rabbits. I've recently learned that bunny chow in South Africa is a curry served in a hollowed-out half-loaf of bread. It's cheap to-go food that you'd eat on the road or when backpacking. And no, it's not curried bunny meat.
Mealie (mih-lih) – Maize or corn. Mealie is corn on the cob; mealie meal is corn meal. You'll come across this more often than you'd think; it's a staple in the South African diet.
Sarmie - A sandwich.
This and That
Bakkie (buck-ee) – What we Americans know as a pick-up truck.
Cozzie - I first heard this from an instructor with whom I was taking a course. She was having the class at her home and she said, "It's going to be a very hot day in Durban. Bring your cozzie." This means bathing suit or swimming costume.
Geyser (gee-zer) - First time I heard this was in a sentence something like, "I've got two old 'geezers' on my roof." I'm not really sure about British English, but for us Americans, this would mean that there are two old men sitting on the top of this person's house. Geyser (spelled like Old Faithful Geyser) in South African English is a hot water tank or boiler.
Muti (moo-ti) – This comes from isiZulu language and means medicine. It usually refers to typically traditional African medicine, but you will hear people using it somewhat generically for medicine.
Robot - The first time Nils and I heard this was when we were lost and had to stop and ask for directions. We were told, "You'll come to a robot and turn left, continue on past the market and at the second robot take a right." I remember that Nils rolled up his window, we both looked at each other quizzically and one of the other of us eventually said, "Did she say 'robot'???" You've probably already guessed; a robot is a traffic light.
Sangoma (sun-go-mah) – Also from isiZulu, this mean a traditional healer or diviner.
Shongololo – This is a word that you're unlikely to come across, but I like the way the word sounds and feels on the tongue. A Shongololo is a large brown millipede. The word comes from isiZulu.
Stiffy - This is also a word you're unlikely to fall upon as it's now outdated, but it's amusing. A stiffy is a 3.5 inch floppy disk. Can you imagine? "Yeah, go down to Howard in the IT department, he gets stiffies regularly." Okay, that was 6-year-old humor, I know.
Takkies – What are otherwise known as running shoes, sneakers, or trainers. Fat takkies are extra-wide tires (or tyres for British English readers).
I assure you, no matter the difficulties or misunderstandings that come up from time to time with South African English, South Africa's just so lekker! Meet a few of the friendly locals and they'll have you jolling in no time. Come and experience the country now-now! The language might confuse you, but you won't be disappointed by the country and people!
Today is "D Day".
First and foremost, D is for Departure. Nils' parents have been with us for six weeks and they headed back to Deutschland this evening. In that time with us, we've grown quite accustomed to having them around, and they've been a big help in the renovation efforts. It will be very quiet here … actually, what am I saying? It will continue to be just as chaotic as ever …
Anyway, due to limited time today, I decided to make this a Diverse Stuff Day and use the opportunity to show (rather than tell) what's happening on the farm.
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and Nils and Shecky, Daisy, Daphne, Esme, Donatello, Waldo & Statler, Guenther & Gaby, Solo & Kazu, and all the babies and new additions that don't yet have names …
Yesterday, on arrival at "our"* school, I was disappointed to learn that all 7th graders refused to participate in the after-school homework session scheduled with one of the teachers. They were sent home at 2:05 pm.
At 1:12 p.m. (South African Standard Time) yesterday, perhaps you heard my voice in your head? Driving homeward along the N3 highway after grocery shopping for new year's, I said a final goodbye to all my loved ones, and those who've touched my life in positive ways.
p.s. – For those who are curious: though, thankfully, not a common occurrence, flying trailer truck wheels are not unheard of. Two fatal incidents have been reported in the last two weeks in Canada. Some fear that as governments are faced with fewer resources, enforcement of trucking regulations could go the wayside. Please be vigilant, my friends.
Holiday Spirit for us is:
- Goin' visitin' just to say "Hey!"
- Dropping off firewood to a new neighbor so they don't freeze.
- Delivering used (Hurray for recycling!) containers that are perfect for chicken nests.
- Providing a body/mind therapy session on a "someday I'm sure you can do something for me in return" basis.
- Giving away raspberry jam and overstock of veggies just because you can.
- Volunteer bartending at a community event.
- Giving new neighbors a place to stay for their first days in their new country.
- Helping wait tables a bit at the local pub on a crazy-busy night.
- Providing materials, tractor, and trailer for neighbors building an addition to their home.
- Baking cookies for neighbors despite the fact that your oven has two temperatures: "Off" and "High".
- Giving the first hen and rooster to a new farmer to start her chicken flock.
- Rendering assist when another's electrical mainline is hit by a pickaxe.
- Spending four hours on country roads delivering cookies to "nearby" neighbors.
- Including a new neighbor in a family outing to a rugby match (and having the patience to explain the rules of the strange, "new" sport)
- Supporting friends' children by attending their concerts and plays (all which turned out to be a blast!)
- Making raspberry ice cream for the neighbor who let you pick several pounds/kilos of berries from her garden.
- Sending calves over to mow a neighbor's lawn.
- Painting the front of a local school that's in desperate need of an uplift.
- Seeing the ear-to-ear smile on a child's face as she eats your home-made ice cream.
- Giving rescue animals a good home.
… to name a few.
A few of the acts above were happily performed by Nils and me since arrival in South Africa in July; the vast majority were provided to us by our new friends and neighbors.
We're proud and grateful to be a part of this community where "Holiday Spirit" of giving, receiving, and sharing lives in the hearts and minds of many throughout the year.
And you? Any "Holiday Spirit" you'd like to share here?
Happy Holidays, Corinne & Nils
It hasn't been for lack of material that I've neglected you here on our blog. Quite the contrary.
Life has been chock-a-block (I learned that adjective here in S. Africa), and while I used to write all my blog postings late at night, nowadays, by 9:00 p.m. the only thing I'm generating is a lot of zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs.
I haven't yet figured out how to get the blog writing done in between tending, feeding and spying on chickens (the last because one was sick, but I couldn't figure out which), making compost, chasing after Solo as he herds the neighbors' cows AND the wild blesbuck, designing my worm farm, establishing two businesses in a "foreign" country, researching sheep and Muscovy duck raising, and keeping up with the laundry and household messes that magically appear out here in the country.
Complaining? Well, maybe just a little bit, but as proof that we've been busy, here are
a few things we've learned without our computers
►Never wear "city flats" with shiny metal bits in the chicken yard. I nearly had heart failure when the chickens rushed at me and started pecking at my feet! (ditto decorative flip flops)
►Contrary to what I could've sworn I'd learned in elementary school (did you learn this, too?), if you cut a worm in half, you don't get two worms. You MIGHT get the head of the worm to grow back a tail, but you're just as likely to end up with two halves of a dead worm.
►When you live on a farm, there's NO hope of wearing the same pair of pants or shirt twice. A dog greets you = paw prints on your chest; you lean your elbows on a fence post = bird doo on your sleeves; you slide into the pick-up truck = dried dirt on your backside. Heck, this time of year when it's dry and windy, just lean against a piece of furniture that was just cleaned = you have a brown dusting. Browns and beige are my new fashion color choices.
►When tugging violently at a stubborn, invasive plant in squatting position, make sure there isn't a cow pattie directly behind you (see above).
►When you've got an important client meeting in the "big city", don't wear your suit, tie and fancy black shoes into the pick-up truck (see above).
►One of my favorite stress reducing exercises used to be using the paper shredder in my office. Pulverizing sheets of paper into teeny tiny flakes really helped to ease feelings of aggression or frustration. However, it doesn't begin to have the same impact as turning nice big tree branches into wood chips! Better than meditation!
►Everyone in South Africa has an opinion on how to do something; each one of the opinions is different.
►"It's Africa" is a phrase often said with a shrug and smirk when something goes awry or one's faced with incompetence. While we've had our share of both in South Africa, no more than anywhere else we've lived … France, Germany, Austria, England, the United States … there are problems and joys everywhere.
►When you have a dog, don't bother to clean the bottom two-feet of your sliding glass door. It's a losing battle.
►Sheep are "trunk-sized" ("boot-sized" in British English), which is one of the reasons why lamb is so outrageously expensive. We are going to try raising sheep nonetheless.
►If you're embarking on an adventure like ours, it's good to be married to a German engineer.
►Alpaca are perhaps the most adorable animals I've yet to encounter. I'm trying to justify the high investment required by claiming to use them as "guard alpacas" for our sheep.
And now, I can only recommend you get away from your computer too; you might learn something new.
This idea that "Africa isn't for sissies" continues to whirl about in my head.
Coming from a well-established suburb in the United States and having lived and worked in large urban metropoleis in the States and Europe, admittedly, I've been spoiled. Nils, growing up in Hamburg, Germany, the same.
I can think of maybe a handful of times in my life when I've gone without a basic like electricity or water (for a few hours max), and my exposure to animals and nature has been of a relatively gentle fashion. So, indeed, life's recently been throwing us challenges to test our levels of sissiness.
- getting older isn't for sissies
- having chronic kidney disease isn't for sissies
- picking up and moving from what has been home and familiar for decades isn't for sissies
- losing a family member isn't for sissies
- having unidentified allergies to foods isn't for sissies
- having any chronic illness isn't for sissies
- losing your job isn't for sissies
- ending a relationship isn't for sissies
- committing to a relationship isn't for sissies
- dealing with infertility isn't for sissies
- having children isn't for sissies
During the past two weeks,
- I lost one of my new chickens to Solo.
- we went without access to water for a day,
- then had only brown liquid come out of the tap for the next two days.
- Power lines were stolen in the Lowlands and we, and our entire valley, went without electricity for most of a day.
- We discovered a buck snare on our farm — evidence that there is, indeed, poaching going on in our own backyard.
- I had contact with one of the most unpleasant people I've met in a very long time.
The impact
- I went without a shower for four days (it wasn't pretty).
- We had to haul many Jerry cans to go fetch clean, fresh drinking water from neighbors' down the road. Imagine!
- I had already been backed up in doing laundry, and without water, ended up wearing underwear previously delegated to the rag pile. Mom definitely wouldn't have approved (I know, this is too much information).
- The many seedlings we had started suffered from lack of water.
- Nils and others missed the South Africa vs. Fiji Rugby World Cup match on television.
- I couldn't blog or surf!!!
- We couldn't do most of the (electricity dependent) things we planned to do,
- so, we went and spent the afternoon having a braai and fun with new friends.
- I was reminded to listen to my own instincts, and do what I know is the right thing to do.
- I think that Nils and I talked to each other more (unavoidable since I couldn't surf or blog, and there was no television).
- I learned I can get dishes clean by hand with a small amount of water.
- We drank less coffee (electric coffee machine) and more fruit juice.
- We get more exercise since we take slightly longer walks on the farm to survey for traps and snares.
- I re-started meditation and began putting more efforts into a "Five Elements" exercise course I've wanted to develop.


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The second book in the "Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer.
< read all 76 reviews Being a Jacob Black fan, I found it very emotional, very heart-warming, and very realisitc. I enjoyed the plot. The starting was kind of slow, and I felt as though the plot repeated its self many times in the middle of the book, but by the ending the book was kicked into high-gear and all was very entertaining. I found myself sucked into the story and captured with Jacob's caring nature, and Bella's denial that Edward had actually left, and it was interesting to see how the plot developed, and overall who Bella chose in the end.
It's so much better than the New Moon movie, much more details, and so many more important scenes that were left out. You really get more attached to Jacob in the book than you do in the movies, so it's a must for Jacob fans.
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Goals were as follows:
Detroit: Drew Miller (Rafalski); Todd Bertuzzi (Holmstrom, Datsyuk); Patrick Eaves (Lidstrom, Rafalski)
Tampa Bay: none
This whole game was one big effing Minus because of what happened with a minute and change left in the first period. Mattias Ohlund plastered Henrik Zetterberg, and I died on the inside when I saw him being helped to the dressing room. During the first intermission, Drew Miller sounded convinced that Z would be back, but he was unfortunately wrong. Turns out Hank drove himself to the hospital for an MRI during the game. I tweeted, "I can't even articulate how I feel about the possibility of Z being out for a while. It makes me sick to my stomach." I still can't. 8 major players out with injuries. There is no team in the league that has or could withstood this kind of devastation to their team and still be competitive. The only good news out of this insanity is that Filppula's aiming at a December 26 comeback, according to Custance. More bad news? He'll likely be back before Darren Helm, who we all thought was just DTD with his wrist injury. It's gotten to the point where I almost just have to laugh hysterically because of the sheer absurdity of this entire season.
The big Plus? The Wings stay determined in the third and not only get a win, but Jimmy gets his first career shutout. We got outshot, outhit, and beat in faceoffs, but we shut them out. The Wings looked a little distracted and disjointed in the second, and I can't blame them. I really stopped paying attention around the same time, because I was more concerned with an update on Hank. But they gathered themselves together for the third for 2 more goals and the win. Way to handle the loss of Hank with aplomb and not just fall apart. Major, major kudos to Miller and Eaves, who continue to personify the style that the Red Wings need to play right now–hard work and hustle.
Hoping for good news tomorrow on Hank.
You have a nice blog. I will keep visiting your blog regularly.
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BioFach 2012: industry get-together becoming even more international
Author: Kai Kreuzer/Karin Heinze
You can't beat BioFach for variety and flair: with 2,420 exhibitors, the world trade fair for organic products and natural cosmetics presented an overwhelming range of brands and products. Around 40,000 visitors, including many VIPs from the political world and armies of journalists, gained an insight into the positive development of the industry and its new products. The trend to more international exhibitors continued this year, with 70 % coming from abroad. The proportion of international visitors was 41 % and they came to BioFach from 130 countries across the globe. With 150 events, the BioFach Congress was once again a first-class source of information. NürnbergMesse had fine-tuned the concept of this year's fair and presented a number of new attractions, including a coffee tasting bar, the fish market (tasting and gastronomy) and the Specialist Trade Forum plus club at a new location. The flair of India as Country of the Year pervaded the exhibition halls.
(Picture: India's stand with dancers)
At BioFach, you always quickly get the feeling of belonging to a
big worldwide industry
, but also of being a "family". This was the impression visitors got when they were welcomed by young women dressed in saris who stuck a red spot on their foreheads. Welcome to BioFach, welcome to "The Organic World"! As you walk around the exhibition halls you keep coming across human warmth between the people in the industry and fair dealings between business partners. What you also find is openness with regard to information in the Congress events that continue to be the outstanding expression of the qualities of BioFach. Visitors from 130 countries represent the worldwide organic movement and in just a few hours, you can travel right round the world – from Europe to Africa, then to India or Asia, South America and the USA. You're
impressed not only by tastes
from around the world but by the stand concepts and, of course, the people you meet. For example, this year many people stopped at the stand of Brazil and looked in amazement (
picture at top on left
) – bowled over by the huge pictures of butterflies, exotic birds and reptiles that were a graphic demonstration the biodiversity of this planet.
(Picture: Many stands were extremely generous with their samples - helping yourself to hot tea on the Yogi tea stand)
arrived with a large delegation. Firms from the aspiring organic market in India were present on the joint stand in Hall 5 and in the Textile Area in Hall 8. The Country of the Year has decidedly ambitious plans concerning the
expansion of organically managed land and of the market. The central government and the government in a number of federal states are committed to organic and they want to drive forward not only production and processing but also exports and expansion of the domestic market. For India's organic industry BioFach was a welcome opportunity to tell people what they were striving to achieve and also to demonstrate the variety of interesting products that the country offers. Very pleased with the way the fair went were Mukesh Gupta from the
Morarka Foundation
, that is very important for the organic sector in India, Manoj Menon from the organic association
and the entrepreneur Raj Selaam, from
, who as well as developing the chain
24 Lettered Mantra
is also already selling organics in Europe.
(Picture on left: Visitor entrance at NCC Ost)
The east European markets were introduced at the
lunch for the specialist international press
that is held every year for about 80 journalists. The focus was on developments in Poland and Hungary in particular, the reason being the new cooperation with EkoConnect regarding the
Organic Marketing Forum
. At the press conference, the wholefood chain
Organic Farma Zdrowia
, that now has 21 stores, was introduced. The last store (270 m²) was opened six months ago. In 2011, the company achieved turnover of 20 million euros.
(Picture on right: German News reported the opening of BioFach with a detailed report and an interview with Felix Prinz zu Löwenstein from BÖLW)
Fair trade
and BioFach are likewise a team. Dieter Overath (
picture on left
), the managing director of
, was delighted with the high number of fair trade licence partners (130) attending this year's BioFach. He also spoke about the
20th anniversary of Transfair
. He said that in just a few years fair trade turnover had risen by a factor of eight to 400 Million euros. Two out of three fair-labelled food items come from organic production. At the press conference, Overath showed a new film about tea cultivation in India. He castigated the continuing poverty in the world: "Poverty is the greatest enemy of the environment, because resources like fire wood are used ineffectively." In his lecture, Transfair's managing director also dealt with the main fair trade product, namely coffee. Since the growing trend is for coffee to go, Transfair now supplies 2, 500 bakeries with the tasty brown beans. "We sell twice as much coffee per bakery as in a supermarket."
(Pictures: Reception of EOCC, the umbrella organization of organic inspection agencies; in middle: Lots of visitors in the Bioland Restaurant; on right: The managing director of IFOAM Markus Arbenz lends a hand serving guests during the Hall party evening. The next IFOAM plenary will be in Istanbul in 2014)
Since many countries are already represented by exhibitors at BioFach, it is getting increasingly difficult to find new participants. "After coming to BioFach for several years as visitors the time was right for a stand of our own," said Tom Hsiao (
picture on right, in the middle
) from
. He is the publisher of the very well presented magazine
Organic Lifestyle
, 70 % of which is aimed at consumers and 30 % at specialist readers. It has a printrun of 20,000 and appears in Chinese, with 200 copies being sent to the People's Republic of China. The 40 m² stand was set up with the support of the government and in collaboration with several manufacturers and an organic inspection organization.
The majority of exhibitors interviewd, although not all, were
very happy
with BioFach 2012. "We've been able to arrange new business, and we've met our old customers again," said Annelies und Peter Timmermann, organic flower growers from Holland. Every year, the couple sell about 800,000 bulbs under the label
). Half are shipped to Germany and half go to Holland, Austria, Switzerland and a number of other countries. They supply wholefood wholesalers, garden centres, wholefood stores and other retailers. The atmosphere was particularly good in Hall 9 among the young innovative companies, some of which are being supported by the Ministry of Economics and Technology. The firm
Mammas &Pappas
was delighted to receive the New Product Award for the vegan icecream creation "Glück am Stiel" and to be
visited by a large number of wholesalers.
As in the past, the
fashion shows
held several times a day attracted a lot of visitors (
). This year there was a joint show with 13 European fashion labels and an Indian show with seven eco-fashion manufacturers.
The two new
special areas
fish tasting
in Hall 6 (
picture on left
) and the coffee tasting station (in the transfer area to the Wine Hall 4a) were well received. Both visitors and exhibitors were very pleased with the idea of letting people taste and compare products. At the fish stands you could buy bigger portions too for lunch.
Coffee Tasting
is the sign above the tasting zone in the transfer area between NCC Ost and the Wine Hall 4a. Every day during the four-day fair hundreds of visitors sample the ten varieties of organic coffee. The tasting was organized by the coffee roasters
in Nuremberg. Little Espresso coffees without sugar and milk from two identical machines are there to allow visitors to compare, something they can't do if they are tasting coffee at different stands and made with different machines.
(Picture on right: Expert advice at the new coffee bar)
The area devoted to the
Specialist Trade Forum
was redesigned this year after its location in the Nürnberg Congress Center (NCC) was felt to be off the
beaten track. This year, the lectures were held at the edge of Hall 9 in a cordoned-off area. With various topics dealing with calculation, margins, advanced training, King Customer, and current trends in product ranges, visitors came in to take a seat and listen. In a one-and-a-half-hour event, Neuform recounted new and well known information from its 125 year history in the health food business. The reform of
, which insiders are calling a re-formation of the company, was praised by Rainer Plum (
) and Timo Renz, because it – principally through the new
concept – had given the health food business a modern and up-to-date image. "Our launch on the internet is very lively," said Renz about
He is from the consultancy Wieselhuber that is responsible for advising Neuform. He said that
for a good three months they had also been operating an attractive internet shop to supplement the local health food stores.
Regrettably, the world trade fair for organic products recorded a
significant fall in visitor numbers
this year. The main reason may well have been insufficient preparatory work – last year, publicity for BioFach was changed from print and online to the internet alone at
. The successful trade fair magazine with a circulation of 180,000 copies that were sent to 160 countries was discontinued after 20 years. This could now turn out to be a boomerang. Added to this, the increasing competition in Germany from BioNord and BioSüd is playing a
more significant role. (
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'I am in a sense mad and a little madness is good,' muttered Moscow-educated Madangarly Parameswaran (endearingly called MP), a Keralese nuclear reactor technologist. He had just returned from Moscow intensely inspired by the brave new brain wave of science popularisation.
The place was Bombay and the year was 1964.
Homi Bhabha F.R.S. was grooming talents for a vibrant nuclear India. A sizable number of youthful migration-friendly Keralese science and engineering toppers had gained entry into India's Atomic Research Centre in Bombay. This presented MP with the critical mass for triggering a new social contract.
About one hundred of us resolved to develop our mother tongue, Malayalam, as a medium for science communication. MP, in Manhattan mode, initiated, planned and executed the project.
Coining scientific terms
Malayalam had a few scientific terms, so we had to generate more. I recall how I sat in the usually uneventful emergency centre of a research reactor on night shift and wrestled in solitude making new words. Two teams, one at Bombay and the other in Kerala, thought up about 35,000 words. We based them on Sanskrit roots. We needed, for example, a word for 'switch'. In Sanskrit, that would be Vaidyuthi-Agamana- Nigaman -Niyanthrana-Dhandu: literally, electricity-arrival-departure-control-rod.
We selected the widely used word 'switch' instead of the puritanical Sanskritized coinage.
Another example is 'green pigment', which is Haritha Varnakam in Sanskrit and Pacha nirakkoottu in Pure Malayalam. The latter is more natural but the former finds place in ornate writings.
With vocabulary in place and a team of passionate writers in production mode, a stock of articles piled up. The media steadfastly refused to publish them.
We launched our own publications. One journal, for children aged 9-14, attracted 100,000 subscriptions with an estimated readership of two million! Besides using print media, we dovetailed storytelling and folk art forms into science communication campaigns.
In 1972, the paradigm shifted to science for social revolution. Wooing and winning people's hearts was high on the agenda. A notable example was the re-engineering of the domestic fireplace with 40 per cent enhanced efficiency. Fuel bills came down. Smoke vanished from the kitchen. Women loved the smokeless fireplace. We became a welcome household name. We followed this with health surveys, literacy campaigns, assertive social interactions and aggressive environmental interventions.
Over the past four decades we have grown into a coherent movement, with a membership of 40,000 in Kerala. This amounts to one activist per 100 of population. Such is the present profile of KSSP-Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishat, meaning Kerala Forum for Science Literature.
End point
What will be our lifecycle? Young career scientists are averse to the double burden of research and popularisation. Mainstream academics look askance at popularisation. Some scientists argue that using the mother tongue as a medium has been a disservice to science students. Yet others contend that environment-friendly responses have created a development-averse psyche in Kerala.
The proportion of working scientists at the initiation of the project was higher than it is today. Teaching professors are not necessarily scientists. Rigid managerial frameworks, sine qua non for political parties, are incompatible with the spirit of scientific enquiry. The diminishing proportion of working scientists may catalyse a right-wing counter reaction, raising nagging questions of credibility and competence.
A project by definition is a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a unique service with a defined start and end point and specific objectives that, when attained, signify completion. Having achieved the specific objectives the defining moment appears to be the abominable end point signifying completion.
In 1996, the Right Livelihood Award was conferred on KSSP for its unique contribution as a people's science movement.


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Christine Feehan has worked magic on a legion of fans with her darkly thrilling Carpathian tales. Now she delivers the provocative tale of a female vampire slayer who proves as seductive—and mysterious—as the night dwellers she stalks… For as long as she can remember, Natalya has been fighting demons: first in the form of childhood nightmares, then later, immortal creatures that kill and prey on the innocent—including her own twin brother. Whether Carpathian or vampire, she slays those who murder by night, and has no equal—until she is seduced by the very thing she considers her enemy…A Carpathian who has seen nearly everything in his endless existence, Vikirnoff didn't think he could be surprised anymore—until he faces a woman who rivals him as a vampire hunter. A formidable and gifted warrior in her own right, Natalya has a nature that is strangely familiar—yet alien—to his own. Who is this mysterious female who fears no one—not even him? Natalya could be the key to the survival of the Carpathians, but all Vikirnoff is certain of is that she is the key to his heart and soul…
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A title informs that Coventry has the "largest married Ladies Swimming Section in Britain". Doors to changing cubicles open and a large number of women dressed in matching swimsuits and hats emerge on to the pool side. Lovely! The women line up on a stand by the side of the outdoor pool. They wave to the camera. They dive in, swim and fool around in the water. Some of the women practice their "life saving" technique. Intertitle reads: "All married ladies and able to hold their own anywhere!"
Was item in Eve's Film Review issue 342.
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Fresh from starring performances with the San Francisco and New York City Operas, New Century audience favorite Melody Moore reunites with the ensemble for a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of illustrious composer Benjamin Britten. Moore's 2007 performances of Les Illuminations with New Century received critical acclaim. As San Francisco Classical Voice noted, "she matched Britten and NCCO's wizardry note for note, phrase for phrase, executing every detail in the score with complete command and captivating the audience in the process."
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The Land Branch has an Incentives Program (pdf) that offers 4 incentives to promote environmentally sustainable building and household practices.
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Building a home in this environmentally sustainable community gives you a variety of green options. For example, the streets of Evergreen are aligned so the majority of residences receive the full benefit of the sun's rays, providing opportunity to incorporate solar energy into homes.
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In Evergreen, the community is connected by an extensive park and trail system. Stroll, jog, run or pedal - you can traverse the entire community at your leisure!
The trails meet at two locations. The first is the centrally located neighbourhood park next to the proposed site for two elementary schools and a community centre. The second is the Village Square, a central meeting place for the neighbourhood. The Village Square is also the spot to find a quaint group of shops and services conveniently located close to home. You won't have to venture far to find larger establishments such as restaurants, grocery stores, gas bars and medical clinics. A commercial area called the District Village is located in the northeast section of Evergreen.


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Matthew Swarts' work has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, Doubletake Magazine, Contact Sheet, Afterimage, Fotophile, In the Loupe, and other publications. He attended Princeton University and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and has taught photography at Amherst College, Bowdoin College, Ramapo College, The University of Connecticut, The University of Massachusetts, Boston, Middlesex College, and The Massachusetts College of Art and Design. He is the recipient of a J.William Fulbright Scholar Grant and the Ruttenberg Arts Foundation Award for the best new work nationally in photographic portraiture. His work is in the permanent collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Library of Congress, The deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Princeton University, and Light Work, among others. He lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Glamorous Blue Decorating
The blues in this Fayetteville, Arkansas home say sparkle and glamour.
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Blue begins at the front door in a Fayetteville, Arkansas, house designed by Tobi Fairley. Venetian glass lamps from Swank Lighting sit on a Darnell demilune commode by Amy Howard. Veneziano wallpaper by Nina Campbell.
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In the dining room, a tufted banquette is "the perfect perch for cocktails and after-dinner drinks." It's done in Stroheim's Angora Mohair Velvet in Lemongrass. Lillibette lantern by the Urban Electric Co.
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The living room's serene Alice Andrews Color Field painting, First Light, has subtle layers of blues, ranging from pale to blue-gray to aqua. "The lack of contrast in the painting is what I find interesting," Fairley says. "It adds dimension to the wall without really breaking the visual plane." Walls are Venetian plaster, tinted Sherwin-Williams's Silvermist. Baker's Neue sofa is softened with shaggy Calypso pillows. Nancy Corzine's Curtain cocktail table. Tamarian rug. Jan Showers's rattan side tables. Lamps by Christopher Spitzmiller.
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In the stair hall, Fairley used an overscale damask wallpaper to make soaring ceilings seem more human-scaled. Rug and runner from New River Artisans.
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Boyd Lighting's Cascade Grand Luminaire chandelier serves as light, art, entertainment, and focal point in the dining room. "When it's lighted, the cascading glass beads are so mesmerizing, they really don't need any accessories," Fairley says. Curtains are Pindler & Pindler's Carmona.
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Fairley designed the breakfast room around the turquoise Empire beaded chandelier by Marjorie Skouras. Floor stripes are Wythe Blue by Benjamin Moore and Wool Skein by Sherwin-Williams. Oly's Ajax side chairs are covered in Highland Court's Palazzo in Aqua and Cocoa. Hickory Chair Kimball dining table.
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Aqua and red are a powerful combination. Hickory Chair's Inman ottoman is covered in Eliana from William Yeoward. Oly blue resin vases.
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"I just love this Barbara Barry wallpaper," Fairley says. "The print is so small and subtle, like a man's tie pattern." Chic Link in Seamist from Kravet. Baker's Paris bed is dressed in Ann Gish's quilted Frost Charmeuse coverlet and shams. Belvedere mirrored chests from Hickory Chair. Seville starburst mirror by Julian Chichester. Quartz lamps by McCoy Design.
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With recipes that call to mind the towering spires of the Khmer Empire's antique capital, the chef at Angkor Restaurant recreates modern Cambodia's favorite dishes. Nam yaa, the restaurant's most popular dish, is also known as medicine soup for the restorative qualities of its lemongrass, ginger, and garlic and the tradition of serving it in a tiny childproof bottle. Distinct Cambodian sauces, such as tamarind and spicy garlic, douse crispy fish, and peanut sauce tops banh hoi, whose steamed noodles are accompanied by lettuce and mint.
Red curry, green curry, mango curry?at Pakarang Restaurant, who's celebrating their 20th anniversary this year? the kitchen crafts nine different fragrant curries in varying levels of heat, in which chicken, beef, or seafood simmer. Specialty dishes include the bangkok beef and crispy duck. All the cuisine is artfully made, matching the casual yet modern, underwater-themed decor that includes dark-stained wood floors and mottled walls.
Apsara Asian's chefs prepare dishes that range from American-fusion favorites such as saucy chicken wings to classic Cambodian recipes. Such specialties include the nime chow: a fresh spring roll of vegetables and cooked shrimp with a deep bowl of peanut sauce for dipping or using to sign a check. Beyond the white paper, though, most everything else in the restaurant is gold, starting with the tasseled tablecloths and continuing up to the elaborate metallic molding along the ceiling.
At Gourmet House Restaurant, the culinary traditions of China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand unite in one diverse but harmonious menu. Kitchen staff prepare eclectic noodle dishes such as crispy Shanghai-style noodles, pad thai, and Vietnamese-style bowls swimming with basil, coconut milk, and peanut sauce. The chefs' creativity shines through in various house specialties, which range from a sweet duck in tamarind sauce to spicy fried ginger scallops. The menu also features an array of vegetarian cuisine.
Siam Square packs its eclectic menu with stir-fried and sautéed dishes drawn from various regions of Thailand. Super spicy tom-yum soup flavors a chicken or shrimp broth with thai herbs for a hot, welcome break from Campbell's congressman-shaped chicken-noodle soup ($3.25). Crushed peanuts rub elbows with tofu, eggs, and meats at the pad thai's rice-noodle pad ($7.50/lunch, $8.95/dinner), and hot basil fried rice fills barren stomachs with ground chicken, peppers, and other fresh veggies ($7.50/lunch, $8.95/dinner). Vegetarian options abound at Siam Square, as sweet-and-sour veggies such as zucchini, carrots, and baby corn seamlessly synthesize with tofu ($9.50).
If the food at Sala Cafe tastes particularly authentic, that's because it is. Preparing fresh sushi alongside Thai curries, the chefs at Sala Cafe have years of experience cooking Thai food in the U.S. as well as at the family's restaurant in Thailand. Fresh ingredients make their way into every stir-fry and rice dish, including seafood teriyaki and volcano chicken. Expertly prepared sushi rolls, including the Dance with Shrimp roll and the Savannah Snapper roll, continue to serve up the restaurant's fresh flavors.


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I am doing some outdoor lighting and wanted to get advice on the size wire to use. I have several short zones that I will use 12 ga for. I have a 100 ft zone (100 watts) and a 150 ft zone (100 w) that I plan on using 10 ga for. Then I have a 210 ft run (100 w) that I was unsure of whether to use 10 or 8 ga? any thoughts or suggestions on my plans. Thanks |
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Shouldn't the UN be promoting human rights instead of racism as the organization's integrity takes a pounding?
Exposed: How Palestinian Fixers Manipulate their Media Bosses
View the footage as a former CNN employee launches a tirade against an Israeli MK.
Digging For the Truth
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Scottish Church Magazine's Anti-Israel Attack
Life & Work is the Church of Scotland's magazine. In its December issue, the highly loaded and inappropriate title "Israel's Inhumanity" (PDF dowloadable) is an accurate pointer to the contents of a shockingly one-sided feature interview with extremist anti-Israel activist Jeff Halper. Halper is presented as a friendly "Santa Claus" figure visiting Scotland to raise awareness of…
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As Israel gears up to celebrate, the demonization campaign prepares to escalate.
Success: Reuters Removes Anti-Israel Blog
Reuters Responds to HR subscriber complaints.
Failure to Disclose
How can a journalist "forget" his interviewee's position at the head of an anti-Israel NGO?
Reviewers Reject "The Israel Lobby"
Walt & Mearsheimer's book receives harsh reviews in the mainstream media.