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1) Daily Headline News For July 15, 2010
2) Dniester Region Not To Open Polls For Moldova Sept Referendum
3) Interfax Oil & Gas Report for 08 - 14 Jul 10
"INTERFAX Oil, Gas & Coal Report" -- Interfax Round-up
4) Xinhua 'Analysis': Libyan Aid for Gaza -- a Success Story?
Xinhua "Analysis" by David Harris: "Libyan Aid for Gaza -- a Success
5) Russian, Moldovan Diplomats Discuss Humanitarian Aid To Moldova
6) FGR Contributes To Efforts To Remove Visa Barriers For Russians-FM
7) Moldovan, Russian Diplomats Discuss "wine Problem?
8) Moldova Press 15 Jul 10
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Daily Headline News For July 15, 2010 - Interfax
Thursday July 15, 2010 15:19:54 GMT
Digest of headline news as of 7:00 p.m. Moscow time on July 15:BUSINESS
NABIULLINAThe Economic Development Ministry plans to revise the GDP growth
forecast upward this August, Economic Development Minister Elvira
Nabiullina said."We haven't reviewed it yet, but that is a real
possibility," Nabiullina said in Yekaterinburg on Thursday.The forecast,
currently about 4%, will be reviewed at the end of August, she said. "We
will give a new version of the forecast. We hope i t is upward because in
principle the economy is growing pretty well," she said.*** STEPS TO BE
TAKEN TO ASSURE FOREIGN INVESTORS IN CUSTOMS UNION - MEDVEDEVPresident
Dmitry Medvedev has assured foreign investors that good working conditions
will be created for those planning to deal in the tripartite customs
union."Concerning the customs union, we will fine-tune everything and all
investors will need to feel comfortable in the customs union of Russia,
Belarus and Kazakhstan. Everything will be done," Medvedev told a
Russian-German business forum on Thursday.Claus Mangold, chairman of the
Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, said it would be highly
desirable for steps to be taken to relax visa procedures between Russia
and the European Union.*** INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT GROWS 10.2% IN RUSSIA IN H1 -
ROSSTATIndustrial output expanded 10.2% year-on-year in January-June, the
Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said.Industrial output in June
grew 9.7% year-on-year, but dipped 0.4% from May.Analysts had expected
more substantial growth in June. A consensus-forecast by leading
investment company, bank, and analytical center analysts compiled by
Interfax indicated industrial output could have been 12.1% for the
month.*** LUKOIL SELLS ITS STAKE IN POLIEF TO FINANCIAL INVESTORSLukoil
(RTS: LKOH) is no longer a shareholder in OOO Otechestvennye Polymery,
which owns 50% plus one share in OJSC Polief, Otechestvennye Polymery said
in a statement."The stake equaling 49.999998% of the company's charter
capital, which earlier belonged to Lukoil-Neftekhim, has been transferred
to financial investors not associated with SIBUR group. 50.000002% of OOO
Otechestvennye Polymery's charter capital is still the property of the
SIBUR Group," the statement said.The purchasers of the share packet have
yet to be identified.*** MECHEL TURNS $82.6 MLN IN US GAAP NET PROFITS IN
Q1Coal and steel group Mechel (RTS: MTLR) earned $82.58 millio n in net
consolidated profits to US GAAP in the Q1, the company reported on
Wednesday.The company had incurred net losses of $690.7 million in Q1
2009, but made $414 million in net profits in Q4.Mechel's Q1 EBITDA
weighed in at $257.64 million (undercutting the analysts'
consensus-forecast of $288 million), sales revenues were $1.9 billion (up
61.1% year-on-year and over the $1.826 billion forecast). The company
posted Q1 2009 EBITDA of $116.7 million against sales revenues of $1.179
billion, the report says.*** NLMK ESTIMATES Q2 REVENUE AT $2.2 BLN; EBITDA
MARGIN - 25%-30%Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Company (NLMK) estimates that
revenue in the second quarter totaled $2.2 billion, the company said in a
trading update.The EBITDA margin will be 25%-30%.The company said steel
prices softened in the latter half of the second quarter and that although
demand is stabilizing and sales in the third quarter will be comparable to
the level in the second quarter, prices will be 10 %-15% lower.*** RENOVA
PLANS GOLD-MINING IPO, BUT NOT SOON - VEKSELBERGThe Renova group plans to
have a gold-mining segment IPO, but not in the near future, chairman of
the Renova group's board of directors Viktor Vekselberg told
reporters."We're planning, but it won't be soon," Vekselberg said.Back in
mid-February, Vekselberg announced that the company Zoloto Kamchatki
(Kamchatka Gold), which unites the gold-ore assets of Renova and Berkley
Investments, might conduct an IPO in Hong Kong at the end of this year.
"The project is being carried out with our Chinese partners, so Hong Kong
would be the most logical venue for an IPO, in the fourth quarter of this
year," Vekselberg said at the time.*** POLYUS GOLD POSTS NET PROFIT OF
1.612 BLN RUBLES IN Q2Polyus Gold (RTS: PLZL) posted a net profit of 1.612
billion rubles in the second quarter of 2010 compared with 26.9 million
rubles in the first quarter, the company said in a statement.Profit was
higher in the second quarter due to receipt of an interim dividend from
CJCS Polyus for the first quarter of 2010.Compared to Q2 2009, Polyus
Gold's net profits to Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) were up 17%. The
company also announced last year a significant increase in net profits
with the receipt of dividends from its extracting subsidiary.*** RENAULT,
ISSUEFrench carmaker Renault, state-run Russian organization
Rostechnologies, and investment company Troika Dialog (RTS: TROY), who are
all shareholders in Russia's largest automaker AvtoVAZ (RTS: AVAZ), signed
an agreement on Thursday on increasing the automaker's charter capital, an
Interfax correspondent reported from the signing.Renault will contribute
technology and equipment worth EUR 240 million, and Rostechnologies will
put in 12 billion rubles.The first stage of the additional issue will see
Renault's stake in AvtoVAZ decreasing, while Rostechnologies' grows to 29%
and Troika Dialog's contracts slightly. The three shareholders currently
each hold 25%+1 share in the automaker.*** KAMAZ TO SUSPEND TRUCK
PRODUCTION IN AUGUSTRussian truck-builder OJSC KamAZ (RTS: KMAZ) plans to
halt production from August 2 to 30, and company employees will take paid
vacations, company General Director Sergei Kogogin told Interfax on the
sidelines of the machinery-building forum Innoprom-2010."This is our first
experiment. I think it will be a yearly thing," Kogogin said in comments
on the company suspending work in August.Official spokesman Oleg Afanasyev
told Interfax that the plant had stopped building trucks for three weeks
last August due to low demand for company product.*** SIEMENS TO CREATE
RESEARCH CENTER UNDER SKOLKOVO PROJECTGerman engineering firm Siemens is
set to sign an agreement on Thursday to join the Skolkovo innovative hub
outside Moscow where it plans to build a research center focusing on
energy efficiency and biologi cal research, Skolkovo Foundation President
Viktor Vekselberg announced.An agreement will be signed in Yekaterinburg
following a Russian-German business forum.Vekselberg said: Siemens is a
leader in energy efficiency. It is also a leader in making medical
equipment. "They have a serious backlog and they will create the
center."*** SBERBANK RAS NET PROFIT SOARS 11.5-FOLD IN H1Sberbank of
Russia (RTS: SBER) saw net profits skyrocket 11.5-fold year-on-year to
60.7 billion rubles to Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) in the first
half, the bank said in its RAS financial report.Net profit for H1 2009 was
5.3 billion rubles.Sberbank's provisions stood at 640 billion rubles as of
July 1. Creating the reserves took 52.2 billion rubles in H1 versus 181.2
billion rubles in same six months last year.*** SEDMOI KONTINENT BOOSTS
SALES REVENUE 4% TO 24.8 BLN RUBLES IN H1Russian grocery chain Sedmoi
Kontinent (Seventh Continent) (RTS: SCON) had sales revenue totaling 24.79
billio n rubles in the first half of 2010, 4% more than in the same period
last year, the company said in materials.Sales revenue in June rose 5%
year-on-year to 3.96 billion rubles.Revenue in the Moscow region grew more
slowly, rising 2% in the first half to 19.6 billion rubles. In other
Russian regions revenue rose 13% to 5.19 billion rubles.*** ROSINTER
RESTAURANTS BOOSTS H1 SALES REVENUE 17% TO 4.44 BLN RUBLESOJSC Rosinter
Restaurants Holding (RTS: ROST) made 4.44 billion rubles in first-half
sales revenue, which was a 16.9% year-on-year increase, the company
said.The restaurant group's sales revenues in June alone were up 22% at
762 million rubles.Like-for-like (LFL) sales for the six months increased
6% with a 6.8% rise in the number of restaurant transactions. The average
check was 0.7% smaller.POLITICS & SOCIETY*** RUSSIA MAKING SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS IN JOINING WTO IN 2010 - MEDVEDEVThere is quite visible progress
in Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the
building of the Customs Union will not influence this process, said
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev."As for Russia's accession to the WTO,
there is not bad progress, including in our contacts with the Americans on
this score, which was the most difficult thing. Our entrance to the
Customs Union (with Belarus and Kazakhstan) has not slowed down our
efforts toward becoming a WTO member," Medvedev said while he and German
Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel were meeting with participants in a
Russian-German business forum in Yekaterinburg.*** RUSSIA SEEKS HELP FROM
GERMANY TO MODERNIZE ITS INDUSTRIESPresident Dmitry Medvedev has urged
German businesses to help modernize Russian companies."I hope German
structures will take part in the modernization of companies they find
interesting, especially now that I have made the decision to cut the list
of strategic enterprises," Medvedev told a Russian-German business
forum.Medvedev said this issue was raised on Wednesday in talks with
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is leading a delegation to Russia to
boost bilateral trade.*** RUSSIA WILL CONTINUE PERFECTING LAW ON SPECIAL
SERVICES - MEDVEDEVPresident Dmitry Medvedev said legislative amendments
expanding the Federal Security Service's powers were submitted to
parliament at his direct order."Each country has the right to perfect
laws, including laws on special services. We, too, will do this," Medvedev
said at a news conference after Russian-German interstate
consultations."What is going on now (the parliamentary debates of the
relevant bill) is the result of my direct instructions," Medvedev said.***
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ESTEMIROVA'S KILLER FOUND - MEDVEDEVPresident Dmitry
Medvedev has said the killer of human rights defender Natalia Estemirova,
who was abducted and killed one year ago, has been identified but the
investigation is ongoing."The killer (of Estemirova) has been identified
for sure," he said at a press conference in Yekaterinburg on
Thursday.Estemirova was abducted in Grozny, Chechnya on July 15, 2009.***
SUTYAGIN PROVIDED WITH DOCUMENTS TO STAY IN UK - BROTHERNuclear expert
Igor Sutyagin, who was one of the four agents exchanged for 10 Russian
spies in the U.S., will be allowed to legally stay in the United Kingdom,
according to his brother Dmitry."He has a Russian domestic passport, a
foreign travel passport, and I don't know what exactly it's called in
England, but in fact it's a residence permit," he said."He will perhaps
try to move somewhere (permanent in London), but he is at a hotel so far,"
Dmitry Sutyagin said.*** BULAVA MISSILE TO BE TEST-FIRED IN MID-AUGUST -
SOURCEThe testing of the latest sea-based intercontinental ballistic
missile Bulava will resume in August, a source from the Russian Navy told
Interfax-AVN."The commission investigating the failed launch of a Bulava
has completed its investigation an d recommended continuing the missile's
tests. The next test-fire of the Bulava from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear
submarine in the White Sea is planned for the end of August," he said.***
SOME MOLDOVAN WINE STILL ON SALE IN RUSSIAA full ban on Moldovan wine
imports is not in place and some bottles will still be sold within Russia,
the Federal Consumer Protection Service head Gennady Onishchenko said on
Thursday."Moldovan wine imports are continuing. No full ban was imposed.
Rejected wine will return to Moldova and quality wine will go on sale,"
Onishchenko told journalists.Talks with Moldova on wine exports are over,
a Federal Consumer Protection Service spokesman told Interfax."In fact,
there is no practical sense in continuing the talks," he said.*** FRENCH
FM IN TBILISI FOR TALKSFrench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived in
Georgia on Wednesday evening on an official visit to hold talks with
Georgian officials and opposition leaders.Kouchner wi ll meet with leaders
of Georgia's non-parliamentary opposition on Thursday morning, including
the Democratic Movement - United Georgia leader Nino Burjanadze, a leader
of the Republican Party Tina Khidasheli, leader of the Our Georgia - Free
Democrats party Irakly Alasania and a leader of the Movement for a Fair
Georgia Petre Mamradze.At around midday, the French foreign minister will
hold an official meeting with President Mikheil Saakashvili, to be
followed by a joint press conference.*** LARGEST AZERI OPPOSITION BLOC OF
PARTIES BREAKS UPThe Azeri opposition bloc Azadliq (Freedom) which
originally was comprised of three parties has broken up, said Ali Kerimli,
head of one of the parities, the Popular Front."I can say already that the
political bloc Azadliq comprised of Popular Front, the Liberal Party, and
the Citizens and Development Party has ceased to exist," Kerimli said in
an interview published in the Thursday issue of the Popular Front
newspaper Azadliq.&q uot;The parties that earlier comprised this bloc can
decide on their participation in elections on their own," he said.ak
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Dniester Region Not To Open Polls For Moldova Sept Referendum - ITAR-TASS
Thursday July 15, 2010 13:35:30 GMT
TIRASPOL, July 15 (Itar-Tass) - The Dniester region will not open in its
territory polling stations for the referendum in Moldova due in September,
chairman of the Supreme Council of the unrecognised republic Anatoly
Kaminsky told journalists on Thursday."The Mol dovan constitutional
referendum and elections of the Moldovan parliament in the territory of
the Dniester region are ruled out. This can be explained by the fact that
the Dniester Republic has taken a steady course towards independence," the
official said.Moldovan citizens at the September 5 referendum are to
determine how they will elect the president - in parliament or in a
nationwide election. The authorities of Moldova thus intend to overcome
the prolonged political crisis. The parliament has been unable to elect
the president - if earlier the opposition did not vote for the communist
candidate for the post, then after the July 2009 early elections the roles
changed, but the result was the same.An early parliamentary election took
place in Moldova on 29 July 2009.The country's parliament, elected months
earlier, was dissolved by president Vladimir Voronin on 15 June 2009,
after it had twice failed to elect a new president.Before the dissolution
of the parliament, th e electoral threshold was lowered from 6% to 5% and
the minimum participation rate was lowered from half the electorate to a
third of the electorate. A poll from mid-July gave the PCRM only 29.7%,
with the combined opposition (including the Democratic Party of Moldova
now led by PCRM defector Marian Lupu) at over 40%. PCRM leader Voronin did
not rule out entering into a "grand coalition" with the opposition parties
if the election results were inconclusive.Five Ukrainian election
observers within the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations
(ENEMO) were deported from Moldova the day before the elections. According
to them out of the 140 observers from ENEMO the Central Election
Commission of Moldova registered only 55.Voronin's party, the Party of
Communists of the Republic of Moldova, gained around 45% of the vote,
whilst the other four parties which won seats each gained from around 7%
to 16%. However, combined, the opposition parties to the Communis ts
secured a greater percentage of the vote, and are now in discussion over
forming a coalition. This has led some commentators to declare the
election a loss for the Communists.A swing comparison with the results of
the April 2009 Election shows the Communist Party of Moldova losing
support (.8754.72%) with most of the gain attributed to the Democratic
Party (+9.58%), the Liberal Democratic Party (+4.12%) and the Liberal
Party (+1.48%). Other parties that recorded a loss in support include Our
Moldova Alliance (.8752.42%), Christian Democratic People's Party
(.8751.79%), and Social Democratic Party (.8751.18%).Eight parties
participated in the elections: Four which had won seats in the April
elections (PCRM, PL, PLDM, PAMN), three parties which had won between
three and four percent (PSD, PPCD, PDM) and the Ecologist Party of Moldova
"Green Alliance", which had not participated in the April elections.The
results of the July election indicate a consolidation of the vote with
fewer parties standing. In April 2009, 15.19% of voters supported minor
parties below the then 7% threshold. In July only 4.16% of voters
supported minor parties who fell below the 5% threshold.On August 8, 2009,
four Moldovan parties - Liberal Democratic Party, Liberal Party,
Democratic Party, and Our Moldova Alliance - agreed to create a governing
coalition that will push the Communist party into opposition. The name of
the coalition is Alliance for European Integration.The Dniester region
(Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester or Transdniestria) is a
breakaway territory located mostly in a strip between the Dniester River
and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine. It is generally recognised
internationally as being de jure in Eastern Moldova as the autonomous
region Stinga Nistrului ("Left Dniester bank"). Since its declaration of
independence in 1990, and especially after the War of Transnistria in
1992, it is governed de facto by the unrecogni sed Pridnestrovian
Moldavian Republic (PMR), which claims the east bank of the river Dniester
and a small land on the right bank of the Dniester River (in the
historical region of Bessarabia), as the city Bender and its surrounding
localities. The modern Republic of Moldova does not recognize the
secession and considers territories controlled by the PMR to be a part of
Moldova's sovereign territory. Transnistria's sovereignty is not
recognized by any member of the United Nations and it has no official
diplomatic relations with any of those states.After the dissolution of the
USSR, tensions between the Moldovan government and the breakaway PMR
escalated into a military conflict that started in March 1992 and was
concluded by a ceasefire in July 1992. As part of that agreement, a
three-party (Russia, Moldova, Transnistria) Joint Control Commission
supervises the security arrangements in the demilitarised zone, comprising
20 localities on both sides of the river. Most Transnist rians are
Moldovan citizens, but there are also many Transnistrians with Russian and
Ukrainian citizenship.(Description of Source: Moscow ITAR-TASS in English
-- Main government information agency)
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Interfax Oil & Gas Report for 08 - 14 Jul 10
"INTERFAX Oil, Gas & Coal Report" -- Interfax Round-up - Interfax
Thursday July 15, 2010 08:44:56 GMT
(Description of Source: Moscow Interfax in English -- Nonofficial
information agency known for its extensive and detailed reporting on
domestic and international issues)
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Xinhua 'Analysis': Libyan Aid for Gaza -- a Success Story?
Xinhua "Analysis" by David Harris: "Libyan Aid for Gaza -- a Success
Story?" - Xinhua
Thursday July 15, 2010 16:30:42 GMT
JERUSALEM, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Red Crescent is transporting
an estimated 2,000 tons of Libyan food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip
by land on Thursday. The aid was being off- loaded from the
Moldovan-flagged Amalthea at the port of El-Arish in Egypt late on
Initially the boat was planning on docking in Gaza, but the interve ntion
of around Israel Navy vessels meant the ship had little choice other than
to head for El-Arish, on the northern shoreline of the Sinai
Peninsula.While the episode ended with no loss of life, unlike the highly
reported Gaza flotilla of May 31, Israel knows more aid ships will likely
set sail for Gaza and there will be further confrontations with its
navy.At the same time, while Hamas, which controls Gaza, expressed its
disappointment at the failure of the Amalthea to reach the strip, reports
suggest in order to arrive at a peaceful conclusion to this maritime
journey, Israel had to agree to allow a large cash sum to be transferred
to the Gazan coffers.NO REPEAT OF MAVI MARMARAInitially Israel feared the
Libyan-sponsored trip would end in a clash between those on board and
Israeli commandoes. When armed Israelis descended from helicopters onto
the deck of the Mavi Marmara, the Turkish ship that headed the May 31
convoy, nine people lost their lives in the violence that e nsued.The
Israeli government was keen to ensure there would be no repeat performance
this week. In order to do so, it is understood that Israeli Defense
Minister Ehud Barak held talks with Egyptian Head of Intelligence Omar
Suleiman.Some reports suggest a line of communication was also established
between Barak and the son of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi, Saif
Al-Islam. Gaddafi junior heads the organization that bankrolled the
Amalthea voyage. Arabic and Hebrew newspapers suggest the deal was
brokered by Jewish Austrian businessman Martin Schlaff, who is thought to
have close ties to leaders in both Israel and Libya.The price for Israel
though is heavy. First it had to leave the security check of the cargo to
the Egyptians at El-Arish, and secondly, and arguably far more
significantly, not only will the Gazans receive all the aid on board, but
a reported 50 million U.S. dollars will be sent from Libya to Gaza. That
money will go directly to projects managed by the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency (UNRWA).VICTORY FOR WHOM?Yet if anything this is a
"success" story for Israel, according to Ely Karmon, a senior research
scholar at the Institute for Counter-Terrorism, a department within
Israel's Interdisciplinary Center. He believes that while Israel cannot
claim victory in the battle against the flotillas, it has notched up
several accomplishments over the last few weeks.The Amalthea episode is
proof that people sit up and take note when Israel issues a warning or a
deterrence, which is what the boarding of the Mavi Marmara proved to be,
Karmon said on Thursday. In the interim, boats that were meant to set sail
for Gaza from Lebanon and Iran have so far failed to materialize.On the
diplomatic front too, Israel appears to have scored some points, much to
the chagrin of Ankara, which backed the convoy that was headed by the Mavi
Marmara."The Turks aren't happy that the Americans failed to support their
position (calling for an international inquiry) and that, if anything,
relations with Israel have improved with Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu's visit to President Barack Obama," Karmon said.Furthermore, in
the wake of the May 31 flotilla incident, Germany has outlawed the IHH,
the Turkish Islamist organization that Israel claims was the instigator of
the violence aboard the Mavi Marmara. Likewise there is a move in
Washington by Congress to declare the IHH an illegal
organization.Regarding this week's diversion of the Amalthea, Karmon
believes Israel succeeded in gaining cooperation from Cairo, Moldova,
Greece, from where she set sail, and even Libya, which has no diplomatic
ties at all with the Jewish state.In Hamas circles, the events of the last
48 hours are seen from a very different perspective. The movement told
Xinhua it is waiting to see whether the Libyan aid and the cash actually
make it into Gaza.The trouble with the agreement that allowed the boat to
land in El-Arish is that the Libyans cut it with Israel, according to
Ahmed Yusuf, a senior adviser to Hamas' prime minister in the Gaza Strip
Ismail Haneya."We don't trust the Israelis in anything. They've deceived
everybody before, UNRWA and the international community," he said.NOT THE
ENDDespite Israel's successful vanquishing of the Amalthea, that is not
the end of the international effort to break the Israeli blockade of the
Gaza Strip.While Israel maintains it has taken this line of action to
prevent weapons and materials that have potential military use from
getting to Gaza, activists in Asia and Europe insist Israel's hold on the
Gazan coastline is illegal. They say more ships will come, particularly in
September and in the run-up to the Muslim holy month Ramadan.Yusuf hopes
this will eventually bring about the collapse of the Israeli naval
blockade of Gaza. He is urging international activists, particularly in
the Arab world, to show solidarity with the Gazans and to do their utm ost
to transport aid, building materials and cash into the Palestinian
territory.Only with the continuation of this push will the Hamas in Gaza
be prepared to judge the success of the various "defeat the blockade"
campaigns."We wait to see if we can talk about victory or deception here,
" said Yusuf.(Description of Source: Beijing Xinhua in English -- China's
official news service for English-language audiences (New China News
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Russian, Moldovan Diplomats Discuss Humanitarian Aid To Moldova -
Thursday July 15, 2010 20:32:51 GMT
MOSCOW, July 16 (Itar-Tass) - Moldova has asked Russia to provide
humanitarian aid in the wake of flooding in a number of areas in that
country, officials at the Russian Foreign Ministry said upon the results
of Thursday's meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and
Moldovan Ambassador Andrea Negutu."Special attention was paid to Moldova's
request to provide humanitarian aid in connection with the floods in a
number of regions in that country," an official said. "Also, the sides
looked at the problem of winery products supplies to the Russian
market."Russia's consumer market watchdog agency, Rospotrebnadzor, imposed
a ban on imports of Moldovan wines to Russia in March 2006 "due to the
inconsistency of the products' quality with consumer safety
requirements."At that moment, Moldovan wines occupied about 50% of the
Russian market of wine and their sales to Russia accounted for a quarter
of M oldova's export revenues.After the imposition of the embargo,
Moldovan wine exports fell almost 50% and their Russian segment, more than
80%. The country's losses amounted to $ 180 million.Moldovan winemakers
returned to the Russian market in 2007 and have won back some of the
former positions in a tough competitive fighting since then. Imports of
wine from Moldova have climbed to the third position after the French and
Bulgarian wines and have come close to 20% of Russia's overall
market.However, the customs office in Solntsevo near Moscow again detained
several consignments of Moldovan wine in the period of April through to
June.Rospotrebnadzor's director Gennady Onishchenko said toxic elements
had been found in these products.Imports of Moldovan wines continue but
their quality appears to be controlled by the Russian side only.Andrea
Negutu informed his Russian interlocutor on how the internal political
situation is developing in his homeland at the moment.(Description of
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FGR Contributes To Efforts To Remove Visa Barriers For Russians-FM -
Thursday July 15, 2010 15:42:07 GMT
MOSCOW, July 15 (Itar-Tass) - As an influential member of the EU Germany
contributes to the efforts aimed at removing visa barriers for free
movement of Russian and EU citizens, the Foreign Ministry reported on
Thursday.The ministry commented on the results of the talks between
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his German colleagu e Guido
Westerwelle within the 12th round of interstate consultations."During the
meeting, the parties discussed interaction between the foreign ministries
of the two countries, including measures to develop strategic partnership.
The Russian and German ministers also discussed prospects for cooperation
on key international and European issues," the ministry said."Special
attention was paid to further steps towards implementing an initiative put
forth by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela
Merkel to create a Russia-EU committee, at the ministerial level, on
foreign policy and security in order to increase the effectiveness of the
dialogue and practical cooperation between Russia and the EU in
all-European affairs, including Russian-worked-out proposal on a new
European security treaty and creating prerequisites for settling conflicts
and crises to what Russia and the EU can contribute," the ministry
said.According to the ministr y, this regards the Dniester settlement
within the 5 plus 2 format, as well as contribution by Russia and the EU
to the Quartet's efforts on the Middle East settlement.The ministry "noted
the role of the Russian-German high-level working group for security and
countering global challenges and threats". Lavrov and Westerwelle approved
key conclusions of the group's activities. Then the report will be
submitted to the Russian president and the German chancellor."Russia and
Germany will continue the project maintenance within the 'partnership for
modernisation' strategy and approve the legal base for bilateral
relations, including in the cultural and humanitarian fields. They
determined the schedule of contacts at the ministerial level," the
ministry said.Among priority events, the ministry named the jubilees,
including the 20th anniversary of the Final Settlement Treaty with respect
to Germany and the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
rela tions, the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Nuremberg
Tribunal.(Description of Source: Moscow ITAR-TASS in English -- Main
government information agency)
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Moldovan, Russian Diplomats Discuss "wine Problem? - Interfax
Thursday July 15, 2010 15:42:08 GMT
MOSCOW. July 15 (Interfax) - Moldovan wine supplies to Russia were
discussed at a meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory
Karasin and Moldovan Ambassador to Russia Andrei Neguca."On July 15,
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin met with Moldovan Ambassador t o
Russia Neguca. The parties discussed the supply of wine products to the
Russian market," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted
on its official website on Thursday.At the meeting, the officials also
discussed Moldova's request for humanitarian aid due to floods in several
parts of the country.Russia did not impose a full ban on Moldovan wine
imports, Russia's Public Health Chief Gennady Onishchenko said a day
earlier."The process (of supplying Moldovan wine) is underway. There is no
full ban. Wine of substandard quality will go back to Moldova, good wine
will reach the shelves of Russian shops," Onishchenko told journalists in
Moscow on Thursday.At the same time, the negotiating process with Moldova
regarding wine supplies has been completed, the ministry said.
"Effectively, there is no practical sense in continuing the talks," a
ministry official told Interfax.One of Russia's s main grievances is that
Moldova stopped national cont rol of its wine exports to Russia.Russia
will closely monitor the quality of Moldovan wine, the ministry said.kk
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Thursday July 15, 2010 15:31:01 GMT
Novaya Gazeta, 14 July1. Dmitriy Krechetov describes as "good news" the
ruling by the Moldovan Constitutional Court against acting President Mihai
Ghimpu's decree on Soviet Occupation Day. He says that it is a blow to the
pro-Romanian forces in Moldova ahead of the parliamentary and presidential
elections there. Neither will the ruling "make life easier" for the
Romanian authorities seeking to "overwhelm the sovereign Moldova",
Krechetov concludes; p 1; 300 words; npp.2. Judging by the unanimous vote
to dismiss ex-speaker Yevgeniy Shevchuk from the post of the Renewal Party
leader, the biggest Dniester parliamentary faction is not seeking to
become a serious opposition to president Igor Smirnov, editor in chief
Andrey Safonov writes. He adds that the new leader of the party, speaker
Anatoliy Kaminskiy, is known for his gift of compromise. Safonov expresses
doubt that Shevchuk will get support from Moscow to run for president in
2011; p 2; 1,500 words; excerpt.Pravda Pridnestrovya, 15 July3. The
opposition paper carries a letter by R ussian army officer Irina Polkina,
who had served at the Tiraspol garrison for five years before she was
discharged. She says that she was expected to get a free flat from the
state upon her discharge in 2006. Instead, she was ordered to serve in a
remote Russian region in 2009 and lost her right to get the flat without
having to wait. Polkina says that she defied the order and stayed in
Tiraspol with an 8-year-old daughter and no means of living. She adds that
there are several Russian officers in Tiraspol suffering from the same
"injustice" after getting no help from "the great state"; pp 16-17; 800
words; npp.Negative selectionTimpul, Moldova Suverana, Nezavisimaya
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Thursday July 15, 2010 08:18:04 GMT
medical officer
Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency InterfaxMoscow, 15
July: Russia has not imposed a full ban on Moldovan wine deliveries,
Gennadiy Onishchenko, the head of Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service for
Consumer Rights Protection) and Russia's chief medical officer, has
said."The process (deliveries of Moldovan wine - Interfax) is ongoing.
There is no complete ban. Wine that is rejected as defective will be
returned to Moldova, and the good (wine) will appear on the counters of
Russian shops," Onishchenko t old journalists on Thursday (15 July).At the
same time, the service said that the negotiating process with the Moldovan
side on the question of wine supplies is over."In effect there is
practically no point in continuing the talks," a representative of the
service told Interfax.One of the main complaints of the Russian side is
Moldova's stopping measures for national control of wine that is delivered
to Russia.The Russian side will carefully monitor the quality of Moldovan
wine, the service said.(Description of Source: Moscow Interfax in Russian
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The prospects for Sen. Arlen Specter as a Republican were grim.
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Public polls showed that Specter had the support of only 30 percent of likely GOP voters in the 2010 primary. At least 180,000 party moderates – his core supporters – switched parties in 2008 to vote for Mr. Obama.
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he that hears the Lord
(whom the Lord helps ) a common name in Hebrew, and especially in the families of the priests of the line of Eleazar, whose name has precisely the same meaning as Azariah. It is nearly identical, and is often confounded, with Ezra as well as with Zerahiah and Seraiah. The principal persons who bore this name were--
az-a-ri'-a `azaryahu and `azaryah, ("Yahweh has helped"):
(1) King of Judah. See UZZIAH.
(2) A Judahite of the house of Ethan the Wise (1 Chronicles 2:8).
(3) The son of Jehu, descended from an Egyptian through the daughter of Sheshan (1 Chronicles 2:38).
(4) A son of Ahimaaz and grandson of Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:9).
(5) A son of Zadok the high priest and an official of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2).
(6) A high priest and son of Johanan (1 Chronicles 6:10).
(7) A Levite, ancestor of Samuel, and Heman the singer (1 Chronicles 6:36).
(8) A son of Nathan and captain of Solomon's tax collectors (1 Kings 4:5).
(9) A prophet in the reign of King Asa; his father's name was Oded (2 Chronicles 15:1-8).
(10 and 11) Two sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (2 Chronicles 21:2).
(12) King of Judah (2 Chronicles 22:6, called Ahaziah in 2 Chronicles 22:1).
(13) A son of Jeroham, who helped to overthrow Athaliah, and place Joash on the throne (2 Chronicles 23:1).
(14) A son of Johanan and a leading man of Ephraim, mentioned in connection with the emancipated captives taken by Pekah (2 Chronicles 28:12).
(15) A Levite of the family of Merari, who took part in cleansing the temple in the days of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 29:12).
(16) A high priest who rebuked King Uzziah for arrogating to himself priestly functions (2 Chronicles 26:16-20).
(17) The father of Seraiah and son of Hilkiah (1 Chronicles 6:13f).
(18) A son of Hoshaiah, and a bitter enemy of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 43:2ff).
(19) One of the royal captives taken to Babylon, whose name was changed to Abed-nego (Daniel 1:7).
(20) The son of Maaseiah, who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:23f).
(21) A Levite who assisted Ezra to expound the Law (Nehemiah 8:7).
(22) A priest who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:2).
(23) A prince of Judah mentioned in connection with the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:32f).
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Please join me, my gnomish brethren, in a symbolic coming-together where we will be decimating various things many times our size. It is a gesture to let Azeroth know that we will not tolerate the oppression of the dumb, useless Talls (present company excluded, of course) and that it is only a matter of time before this world understands who its true rulers are.
--- As a "something to do" while we wait for MoP, I'm going to be hosting a gnomes-only Firelands raid on Friday, Aug. 24th, at 9:00pm EST. Depending on how many people sign up / show, it will be either 10-man or 25-man. Please post here or send me in-game mail for a calendar invite. Basic rules: - Your character must be a gnome. No Tallie pets allowed! - Loot will be distributed under the in-game "Need Before Greed" scheme. This includes the legendary quest items. - If you don't have the intimate knowledge of all the fights, please be able to join vent (listen-only is fine). --- UPDATE: The event was a lot of fun! Here are some screenshots: http://imgur.com/a/Hkpjd
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What a wonderfully fun idea! I wish you the best of luck in this and I'm sure that I know some Gnomes who would love to participate. Alas, my little Gnome is only level 62 at the moment. Perhaps she'll be ready for the next one though!
I ain't takin' off these heels.
This sounds like so much fun! Except I hate Firelands. Oh, and I have no Gnome. Sorry, Cay. I hope you guys enjoy yourselves, though! :D
I'm there. On some gnome or another.
I'm a gnome! I swear I am!
I got a similar question about http://www.wowhead.com/item=54651/gnomeregan-pride I'm afraid that Talls disguising themselves as gnomes will be seen as infiltration attempts and subsequently used as cannon fodders / bait meat for Core Hounds. (Serious answer: I'll consider it if we're short on attendance.) |
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Hear ye Hear ye...Bob; Prince of the Gnomes and Heir to the throne has entered the discussion. As the true heir of the Gnomish Empire and Taker of Gnomish women's virtues...I shall offer my services if you need the a Gnome Druid. As for Secret handshakes and fingers...I got a finger for ya if you deny my access to this event. |
Sadly my Gnomes have been morphed into either a Goblin Mage or a Fem Orc Rogue. I am waiting for the day when BLIZZ allows us Gnomes in exile to return home as member of all classes. Until that day, I will remain as I am.
Hmm, maybe if I learn how to shapeshift into gnome form, I could get let in...?
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Thanks for the nice words everybody.
My biggest concern right now is tanks. I'm hoping Nat can main-tank for us. (I urge everybody to send him copious amounts of cookies, particularly the fortune ones, with blackmail threats inside.) Everything except Beth'tilac, Ragnaros (and probably Shannox) can be solo-tanked and I can bring my gnome warrior to off-tank those two if we get a healer backup for me.
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What I have always wanted to see is a 40 man premade AV run of all gnomes.
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Google Translate Songs are remixes of popular songs in which the original vocal tracks are replaced with a narration of the lyrics provided by Google Translate's text-to-voice feature.
Though Google Translate[1] has been available since 2006, Google Translate-narrated songs did not appear on YouTube until April 2010, when German YouTuber quelllympfe[2] uploaded a Google Translate version of Eminem's 1999 hit rap single My Name Is.
In April 2011, Tumblr user Popshit![3] further popularized Google Translate covers of pop songs with a remix version of Lady Gaga's Born This Way. On May 4th, 2011, a YouTube video[4] for the song was uploaded on May 4th, 2011. The fad has been since featured on several internet humor sites and blogs, including Japanese culture blog CrunchyRoll[5], I Heart Chaos[6], FunnyJunk[7] and Geekosystem.[8]
Rebecca Black's Friday
A Google Translate rendition of Rebecca Black's Friday was uploaded to YouTube on March 23rd, 2011 by nameinflashinglights[12].
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On November 28th, 2010[9], Redditor harrichr posted a tip on how to get Google Translate to beatbox by translating a combination of the letters P, V, Z, and K from German to German. This was then reposted to Geekosystem[10] and TechCrunch.[11]
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Search for "Google Translate Singing" peaked in April 2011 when the My Name Is cover was posted to YouTube and the Born This Way cover was uploaded to Tumblr.
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[2]YouTube – quelllympfe's Channel
[4]YouTube – Google Translate singing 'Born This Way' by Lady Gaga
[5]Crunchyroll – Google Translate sings the Madoka OP
[6]I Heart Chaos – Google Translate sings us a little song about Google Translate
[7]FunnyJunk – Google translate singing Blow by Kesha
[8]Geekosystem – Google Translate Sings Us a Song About Google Translate [Video]
[9]Reddit – TIL how to make Google beatbox for you!
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[11]TechCrunch – How To Turn Google Translate Into Google Beatbox
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The latest Star Tribune poll discusses marijuana. Hear what Blois and Dave have to say about it by clicking the link above.
St. Paul Leading 'Romantic Getaway' Poll
When it comes to the most romantic cities in the world, which ones comes to mind? Probably Paris, maybe Venice, perhaps even somewhere like Buenos Aires. How about adding Pig's Eye to that list? Scoff if you must, but Minnesota's capital is currently one of the finalists in USA Today's "Best Romantic North American Getaway" poll.
Minn. Voters Weigh In On Syrian Intervention
With the vote in Congress expected sometime next week, members of the Minnesota delegation are getting plenty of feedback. The feedback even amongst Democrats right now is leaning towards against intervening, which puts the President and members of his party, including those from Minnesota, in a very tough spot.
SCSU Survey: More Voting No On Marriage Amendment
According to a new survey of 600 randomly-chosen Minnesotans of voting age, St. Cloud State University pollsters found that of likely voters, 51 percent planned to vote against the constitutional amendment to define marriage as solely between one man and one woman.
Red Wing Bakery Takes One Sweet Political Poll
During election season, nearly every week there's a new presidential poll. While the rest of the country looks to Quinnipiac or Gallup, people in Red Wing have a different approach.
Which Presidential Candidate Got The Biggest Boost From Their Convention?
Who do you think got the biggest boost?
What Is The Greatest TV Show Of All Time? Elite Eight
Down to the Final Eight! Do you love Seinfeld, MASH, Cheers? Vote now!
What Is The Greatest TV Show Of All Time? Opening Round – 'MAD MEN' Regional
A loaded field of 16 shows….Vote now…Results Monday!
Poll: Many Minnesotans In Favor Of Stadium
A statewide poll released Friday at the State Capitol shows that nearly two-thirds of Minnesotans are in favor of a Vikings stadium that would be funded in part by gambling revenues and built on the current Metrodome site.
Survey: Overwhelming Support For New Stillwater Bridge
The proposal to build a four lane bridge south of Stillwater to replace the historic lift bridge has prompted a lot of debate. However, the first survey to see how residents on both sides of the St. Croix feel about the project shows extraordinary support.
On the heels of the Iowa caucuses last week, Mitt Romney now leads the field of Republican presidential candidates. Newt Gingrich is in second place, and Rick Santorum has leapt into the top tier and is now right behind Gingrich in the latest CBS News national poll.


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19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you lock on earth will be locked in heaven, and whatever you open on earth will be opened in heaven." | 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." |
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BBQ Sausage & Cheese Plate #10DaysofTailgate
Welcome to the second to last day of #10DaysofTailgate hosted by Culinary Adventures with Camilla! There are nearly two dozen bloggers with over one hundred recipes to inspire you through an entire tailgating season. From Chili, Meatballs and Wings to Sangria, Pretzels and some sweet Desserts, we have all your tailgating recipe needs covered. #10daysofTailgate runs from September 20th through September 30th. A huge thank you goes to our event sponsors who have graciously donated prizes for our readers. There are fourteen different prize packages so make sure you enter the rafflecopter HERE and don't forget to follow the hashtag on Twitter too, #10DaysofTailgate.
This isn't your regular sausage and cheese plate. Toss aside those cocktail weenies and serve up some spicy, smoky sausage. Smoked sausage gets grilled and then tossed in BBQ dry rub seasoning and then paired with sharp cheddar and spicy pepperjack cheeses. Sprinkle some more dry rub on the cheese while you're at it and serve. Dipping sauce optional. Deviled eggs are also a nice touch but not required. I whipped up a few regular deviled eggs but seasoned them with spicy mustard and sprinkled dry rub instead of paprika on top. Yum!
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Here's what the rest of the crew brought to the table…
BBQ Sausage & Cheese Plate by The Spiffy Cookie
Vegified Hot "Wings" by Curious Cuisiniere
Fried Polenta Cakes with Grilled Tomato and Mozzarella Salad by Love and Confections
Carrot Karma Gazpacho with Caviar Limes by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Chile con Queso by Sew You Think You Can Cook
Kicked Up Karma Veggie Fajita Pizza by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
Not Ketchup Cherry Chipotle Steak Tacos by Making Miracles
BBQ Chickpea Sliders with Apple Slaw by Debbi Does Dinner Healthy
Vegetarian Pumpkin Chili by The Pajama Chef
Beef Kabobs by A Day in the Life on the Farm
One year ago: Apple-Walnut Pancakes with Brown Sugar Greek Yogurt
Two years ago: Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies
Three years ago: Baked Garlic Parmesan Fries
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Cherry Chipotle BBQ Pork Nachos #10DaysofTailgate
Welcome to #10DaysofTailgate hosted by Culinary Adventures with Camilla! There are nearly two dozen bloggers with over one hundred recipes to inspire you through an entire tailgating season. From Chili, Meatballs and Wings to Sangria, Pretzels and some sweet Desserts, we have all your tailgating recipe needs covered. #10daysofTailgate runs from September 20th through September 30th. A huge thank you goes to our event sponsors who have graciously donated prizes for our readers. There are fourteen different prize packages so make sure you enter the rafflecopter HERE and don't forget to follow the hashtag on Twitter too, #10DaysofTailgate.
After making BBQ chicken pizza last week my cravings for BBQ were satisfied, but only for BBQ pizza. My taste buds immediately started craving all my other favorite BBQ dishes from Memphis. Such cravings could not have come at a better time with #10DaysofTailgate in full swing! And better yet I had all kinds of great tools and ingredients to use thanks to our awesome sponsors.
Here's what the rest of the team brought to the table…
One year ago: Skillet Greek Yogurt Chicken
Two years ago: Sweet Potato Dark Chocolate Bars
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Homemade Nacho Cheese Sauce
Make movie theater style nachos at home with with this homemade nacho cheese sauce recipe. No processed cheese.
I cannot believe we have reached the fourth Monday of September already, which means it's Secret Recipe Club Time! This month I was assigned to Traci's blog Burnt Apple. Traci has a wide variety of recipes from savory bacon wrapped chicken with goat cheese and basil, to seasonal pumpkin caramel cookies, and fun unicorn poop cookies! Yes unicorn poop and it looks like a lot of fun. Lots of colors and sprinkles! I actually narrowed down my choices to those two cookies but then I saw her recipe for homemade nacho cheese sauce. I know that with fall on the rise pumpkin may have seemed like the better choice but I disagree. I wanted eat nachos while watching football! And since I am part of #10DaysofTailgate currently going on right now I thought it fit perfectly with that theme (and it just may appear in another recipe later this week).
This nacho cheese sauce looks and tastes just like the real deal and there's no velveeta involved. I loved using fresh pepperjack and cheddar cheese to make this nacho cheese sauce. I bet you could change it up with whatever cheeses you have on hand but of course that will change the flavor. I kind of want to try it with monterey jack and pepperjack for a white nacho cheese sauce. Thanks Traci for letting me poke around your blog this month and I look forward to trying my hand at some unicorn poop soon :-).
One year ago: Corn Salsa
Two years ago: Peanut Butter and Chocolate French Toast
Three years ago: Pumpkin Granola
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Cheetos Cheeseburgers
Cheese up your traditional cheeseburger with smashed Cheetos mixed into the burger meat. With a slice of cheddar on top it's a double cheeseburger!
National Cheeseburger Day is a food holiday that should not go unnoticed. In an effort to get your attention I decided to incorporate some extra cheesy-ness in the form of Cheetos. After posting recipes for Cheetos crispie treats and caramelized Cheetos it seems like you cannot get enough of the "dangerously cheesy" stuff and I'm starting to wonder what isn't good with Cheetos? I actually posted a recipe for Cheetos crusted chicken a long time ago, back in the early days of this blog. You should check it out ;-).
I thought up this cheeseburger back when I made the World Peas burgers. The idea of crunching up something delicious and mixing it into burgers opened up a world of possibilities and I took the obvious next step towards my favorite guilty snack – Cheetos. While the Cheetos flavor in the burgers is subtle, it definitely adds to the air of cheesy-ness combined with a good slice of sharp cheddar on top.
One year ago: Spiced Peach Cake
Two years ago: Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Sage Browned Butter Sauce
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Corn Spoon Bread
This moist and cheesy corn spoon bread pairs perfectly with your favorite chili or hearty soup, and it couldn't be easier to make.
Yesterday I gave you a cornmeal pizza crust topped with BBQ chicken and cheese. Today I present to you a corn spoon bread. Two savory recipes in a row, I know it's unusual but I'm suddenly bursting with savory recipes. I blame football season (not that I am upset about it) and every store throwing fall in my face.
This corn spoon bread gets it's name because it is so moist that you may needing to eat it with a spoon. Not surprising if you look at the ingredient list: eggs, corn muffin mix, kernel corn, creamed corn, sour cream, butter, and cheese. It is perfect served along side of chili or your favorite hearty soup for fall. Or just chow down on it because there's no resisting a good corn bread, especially when it is topped with cheese.
One year ago: Apple Crumble Cheesecake Bars
Three years ago: Baklava Mousse Cups
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Bacon Wrapped Mac & Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
Reinvent your favorite jalapeno poppers with a spicy pepperjack macaroni and cheese stuffing and wrapped in bacon. Now that's football watching food!
Fall not only brings typical flavors of apple and pumpkin but also snacking season. Dips, chips, meat, cheese, and fried things. No football game is complete without some great snacks and what better than something that involved, bacon, cheese, and spice? I am sure you've had or at least heard of jalapeno poppers before. But instead of the cream cheese mixture how about reinventing them with a macaroni and cheese stuffing? A spicy, creamy mac and cheese made with The Laughing Cow® spicy pepperjack cheese, spooned into a jalapeno half, wrapped in bacon and then baked to crispy perfection.
One year ago: Peanut Butter Fudge Cake
Two years ago: Carrot Cake Batter Dip
Three years ago: Strawberry Mojito
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BBQ Chicken Salad with Cornbread Croutons
Summer BBQ grilling and salads come together in this BBQ chicken salad with grilled corn, tomatoes, red onion, black beans, cheddar cheese, and even BBQ-Ranch and cornbread croutons.
Summer is the time for BBQ and grilling but that doesn't mean it can't also be salad season, especially when you combine them. This salad is mixed with tomatoes, red onion, black beans, grilled corn, and cheddar cheese topped with BBQ grilled chicken, BBQ-Ranch dressing and even homemade cornbread croutons.
The composition of this salad was inspired by OXO and their #WhatAGrillWants campaign. They have a slew of tools which are very handy to have during any grilling adventure, such as 16″ inch tongs for turning and flipping meat (and corn on the cob) on the grill.
But of course one of the best parts about BBQ grilling is the sauce, so I slathered that stuff on with a silicone basting brush.
I also particularly enjoy grilled corn on the cob. I usually soak un-shucked corn in water and grill it, but this time I decided to char the corn by cooking it straight on the grill. Then afterwards I removed those tasty kernels with a corn stripper.
Before all that grilling, while the chicken marinaded, I mixed up the BBQ-Ranch dressing and made homemade cornbread croutons. Toss all of the components together and you've got the makings of one awesome BBQ salad.
One year ago: Peach Chicken with Balsamic Glaze
Three years ago: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mini S'mores Pies
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Grown-Up Macaroni and Cheese
Boxed macaroni and cheese cannot compete with the three cheeses in this grown-up version. Sharp cheddar, Gruyere, and blue cheese will rock your taste buds.
Happy Memorial Day! And also a happy Secret Recipe Club reveal day. This month I was assigned to Dena's blog, Oh! You Cook! Not only is she a blogger, she is also a librarian by day and has a cookbook called The Everything Kosher Slow Cooker Cookbook. Regardless of your dietary restrictions however she has scads of recipes everyone can enjoy such as Stuffed Grape Leaves Casserole, Chubby-Hubby Truffles, and even Caramelized Banana-Stuffed Fried Oatmeal. Talk about incredible! But with the Memorial holiday I had my sights set on her macaroni and cheese.
This particular mac and cheese is a huge upgrade from the boxed stuff (not that I don't enjoy that from time to time). It is made with three types of cheese, sharp chedder, Gruyere, and blue cheese. The combination of those three makes for one awesome mac and cheese sauce. Which speaking of I must warn you, while making the cheese sauce for this recipe I was worried that it should have cooked down further or used less milk as it seemed like far too much sauce for the amount of noodles. However once it baked in the oven it was perfect. Do not be concerned with the seemingly excessive amount of sauce pre-baked, it will turn out just right.
One year ago: Spaghetti Avocado
Three years ago: Baked Zucchini Fries with Balsamic Aioli
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Breakfast Casserole Stuffed Mini Bell Peppers #BrunchWeek
Welcome to the second annual brunch week hosted by Terri of Love and Confections and Susan of The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen! Join us May 5th through 10th while we celebrate the deliciousness of brunch and to prepare for Mother's Day and summer brunching season. We have 32 bloggers bringing you their best brunch game, from cocktails to eggs benedict to donuts, there is something for everyone this week. Our amazing sponsors have donated some great prizes for a gigantic giveaway, please visit them all for more information.
Check out all the amazing recipes today:
Brunch Beverages:
- Blueberry Bourbon Smash from The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Key Lime Pie Smoothie from Chelsea's Messy Apron
- Spicy Mocha from Cooking in Stilettos
Brunch Eggs:
- Sausage, Pepper and Caramelized Onion Quiche from Love and Confections
- Mexican Carrot Fritters with Bacon and Eggs from Food Faith Fitness
- Breakfast Casserole Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers from The Spiffy Cookie
Brunch Main Dishes:
- Crab Imperial Peppers from The Vintage Cook
Brunch Sides:
- Roasted Pepper and Ricotta-Stuffed Peppers from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Carrot and Apple Slaw from Real Housemoms
Brunch Breads and Grains:
- Carrot Cake Muffins from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Lemon-Poppyseed Cornbread Mini Muffins from Foxes Love Lemons
- Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cherry Muffins from Chocolate Moosey
- Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Roll-Ups from Cupcake & Kale Chips
- Raisin Craisin Cinnamon Rolls from Big Bear's Wife
- Chipotle Peach Cheese Danish from {I Love} My Disorganized Life
- Spring Vegetable Danish from Jane's Adventures in Dinner
Brunch Desserts:
- Key Lime Cheesecake with a Hazelnut Crust from It's Yummi
- Sacher Torte from Roxana's Home Baking
When I received the mini bell peppers from Baloian Farms it did not take long for me to figure out how to use them in a brunch recipe. Oddly enough my mind immediately went to stuffed peppers even though growing up I could not get far enough away from anything resembling stuffed peppers (or stuffed cabbage, which I still dislike). Thankfully my taste buds grew up and I decided to make a breakfasty version by stuffing the mini bell peppers with breakfast casserole.
The real challenge was deciding upon which recipe to use as my dad has a slew of different breakfast casserole recipes. I ended up picking this one which uses honey, as I thought it would bring out the sweetness of the bell peppers – and I was right. These sweet mini bell peppers are also stuffed with bacon, broccoli, onion, cheddar cheese and an herb seasoned stuffing mix. Lots of flavor in a little package.
There's only a couple days left in #BrunchWeek so make sure you enter the giveaways featured at the end of this post, and tell me what is your favorite brunch dish! There are far too many awesome prizes for you to pass up on this opportunity. To find out more about the specific items up for grabs, click HERE.
One year ago: Strawberry Lemonade Rice Krispies Treats
Two years ago: Malted Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
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Broccoli and Cauliflower Quiche with Hash Brown Crust
Change up your quiche routine with a crispy hash brown crust baked in a cast iron skillet. Fill it up with broccoli, cauliflower, eggs, and cheese or any of your favorite quiche add-ins for a great way to start the day.
This post is a bit delayed but better late than never! While in LA Kate requested that I make a quiche one day for breakfast which was perfect because I had been wanting to try out a hash brown crust. Since my nephew Luke loves broccoli I knew I had to incorporate that into the quiche as well, which lead to the creation of this broccoli and cauliflower quiche with a hash brown crust! Instead of baking it in a pie pan, the quiche is baked and served in a cast iron skillet. Food is more appealing when presented in a cast iron skillet, don't you think? If you don't have a cat iron, use an oven-safe skillet or a 10-inch spring-form pan.
One year ago: Hot Oat & Quinoa Cereal
Two years ago: Blueberry Oatmeal Bagels
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By Genevieve Bleidner in General on Nov 27, 2012
According to the American College of Obstetricians, oral contraceptives should be available over the counter, no prescription or doctor's exam needed.
The statement, released last week on the ACOG website, argued that easier accessibility would mean more women who take oral contraceptives would obtain (and stick with) their birth control. Though no drug is risk free (the pill has been deemed safe), the College points out that other drugs like aspirin and acetaminophen are sold over the counter even though they have well-known health risks. Also, if you're 17 or older, you can already get emergency contraception–which is just a higher dose of regular birth control–without a prescription.
There are some hurdles to be jumped before any real action could take place, however, and there is no indication that pharmacies will be dispensing the pill over-the-counter any time soon. For starters, prescription-free birth control pills would not be covered under the Obamacare reform that requires workplace health insurance plans to provide copay-free contraceptives. That can significantly impact oral contraceptive accessibility to those who cannot afford it, which seems counterintuitive for the ACOG if they want to increase accessibility.
Secondly, the company selling the pill would have to go through a process that could take years, asking the FDA to grant permission for it to be sold without a doctor's visit. No company has asked so far.
It might take years at this point, but we may see a future with over-the-counter oral contraceptives available for everyone.
Image courtesy of Matthew Bowden
Tagged in: the pill, health care, contraception, birth control
The opinions expressed on the BUST blog are those of the authors themselves and do not necessarily reflect the position of BUST Magazine or its staff.


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These sentiments are reflected in the responses to BioPharm International's fifth annual salary survey, which shows that biopharmaceutical professionals are working harder than they did last year with fewer resources, which has resulted in increased workload and higher stress levels.
A California-based CMC professional says that M&As accentuate the reduced activity of research. "Lack of products reduces revenues and sales, and therefore, investment in R&D and that leads to reduction in resources," he says. He adds that the number of people per project has decreased in his company, there are hiring controls, and the company is replacing personnel selectively.
There are fewer people to work on projects, agrees the biopharmaceutical professional from Boston. "Our revenue was lower than expected this year, therefore the company would not have hired enough people dedicated to certain projects." His company recently eliminated a couple layers of management, so there are now fewer people to manage more people. He has seen a similar trend in other companies. "Companies are trying to get rid of redundancies so managerial levels are being skipped. For example, earlier, a senior manager had 2–3 reports but now those middle managers have been removed, and the same person now has 7–8 reports," he adds.
Similarly, a QA professional at a big pharma company in New Jersey says that there has been an internal reorganization at her company. "Our San Diego facility has been closed, and we are in the process of consolidating a few others," she says. Her company also has cut a number of its internal programs.
"We have to do everything extremely lean—not only lean manufacturing but also lean development," says the biopharmaceutical professional from Boston. "Last year, we looked at how to work smarter and leverage new technology to do the same or more work with less people." This lean approach has become a new baseline because there are now additional cost pressures that lead to downsizing, he adds.
There are significant differences between small molecules and biologics fill/finish capacity.
New designations lead to faster drug approvals, but there is more work to be done.
Nelson Patterson has been elected to Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association board.
New organization offers support to contract research organizations and contract manufacturing organizations in the New England area.
Outsourcing is taking on a greater role in the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
FDA guidance discusses factors to consider in evaluation of photosafety and describes nonclinical photosafety tests.
Dr. Robert Califf is appointed FDA Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco.
The agency creates an electronic central repository to facilitate drug safety assessment reports.
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Mary J. Blige Talks 'Rock of Ages' On Chelsea Lately
Mary J. Blige caught up with Chelsea Handler last night as a guest on E!'s Chelsea Lately.
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was on to promote the release the upcoming movie musical, Rock of Ages, and revealed her preparation process for her role as Justice Charlier, an owner of a gentleman's club. While MJB talked about her experience journeying to an actual gentleman's club, the conversation wasn't complete without Chelsea's light, comical flare.
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Wednesday, June 29
Overstock.com Coliseum
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Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Hanley Ramirez and Logan Morrison provided home runs behind Ricky Nolasco's second career shutout, as the Florida Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics, 3-0.
The teams have traded shutouts to begin the three-game series, with Oakland's Gio Gonzalez helping to silence the Marlins in a 1-0 decision on Tuesday.
Nolasco (5-4) showed equally dominant stuff to even the set, scattering five hits and two walks while fanning three in the fifth complete game of his career.
Three of the Marlins' four wins this month have come in the last seven games.
Guillermo Moscoso (2-4) took the loss despite striking out eight in a six- inning start. He gave up four hits and did not walk a batter.
Only one of the three runs Moscoso allowed was earned because Cliff Pennington's error on the first at-bat of the game allowed Emilio Bonifacio to reach base. Two outs later, Ramirez went deep to straightaway center for his first home run since May 21.
Morrison added a solo shot to right in the fourth, the first earned run Moscoso allowed in four starts.
Nolasco got out of bases-loaded jam in the first frame by getting Ryan Sweeney on a flyout to center, then set down 15 in a row after walking David DeJesus in the second inning.
Mike Stanton went 0-for-4 at the plate, but helped his starter in the field when he came down with Pennington's deep fly drive to right in the sixth, as he crashed into the wall while making the grab to take away a potential extra- base hit.
"We didn't have much to show for some pretty good at-bats today, which adds to the frustration," A's interim manager Bob Melvin said.
Nolasco needed 98 pitches to get through eight innings and worked around a two-out single in the ninth to finish off his gem and snap Oakland's six-game home winning streak.
"Some of these guys need to find out that they can go nine innings. That should be the goal of every pitcher on every club, to go nine. Unfortunately, we won't let them," Marlins interim manager Jack McKeon said.
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Windows 8.1 Update Crippling PCs With BSOD, Microsoft Suggests You Roll Back
Re:Pending Restart.. (304 comments)
I suspect you don't understand what 'pending restart' means in the context of updates.
Announcing: Slashdot Deals - Explore geek apps, games, gadgets and more. (what is this?)
We are sorry to see you leave - Beta is different and we value the time you took to try it out. Before you decide to go, please take a look at some value-adds for Beta and learn more about it. Thank you for reading Slashdot, and for making the site better!
Re:Pending Restart.. (304 comments)
I suspect you don't understand what 'pending restart' means in the context of updates.
Pending Restart.. (304 comments)
So - my system has installed KB2982791 and is pending a restart.
How on earth do I remove it now, before restarting a system that may never restart ?
Friends United UK anyone ? (111 comments)
Can we visit their website?
Re:Will those patches actually WORK? (322 comments)
Yes... but many of the security flaws patched in the past have been in that 'stuff' you mention.
Yeah not quite... (322 comments)
As someone who works with POS Ready 2009 a lot (I write Point of Sale Software), the catch with this idea is that many (a great many) of the components in normal XP just don't exist in POSReady.
SO you may, or may not get updates for some parts of your OS - because Microsoft will not be writing updates for the rest.
Re:A bunch of nuns? (800 comments)
I think self preservation has got us as a species a long way, it also is the best mechanism currently available for keeping the roads as safe as they are. I don't see any reason to change this just because the 'gizmo' that does it changes.
Once you start having 20 cars each trying to work out what combination of movements results in the least casualties - they will all probably just stop and turn their engines off.
I will not retire.. (341 comments)
.. I can't afford to retire, I'll be working until I'm dead.
Does dying count as retirement ?
By definition... (393 comments)
because if we were made of anti-matter, we could have called it matter and we would be asking the same question of the newly named anti-matter (that used to be matter).
Re:Can we just call it a "partitioned universe" (458 comments)
No more bizarre than naming something an atom, then dividing it.
Re:Vacation? (140 comments)
I too am unfamiliar with this term.
From research, the term vacation and computing device seem incompatible.
Rename it.. (710 comments)
.. just like the Christians renamed 'creation' to Intelligent Design, maybe it is time to rename 'evolution' to something else.
Note - that just like the Christians renamed their's to 'sound' more scientific, we have to rename Evolution to sound more 'religious'.
Maybe "God and Nature's Excellent Adventure" or something.
Suggestions anyone ?
Whingedot.org (179 comments)
Personal whinging seems to be out of place here on slashdot.
We could fill a whole site with what Telstra Australia gets wrong
Re:Fantasy: CASA won't approve (178 comments)
Does CASA actually look after low altitude private airspace ?
Pictures... (78 comments)
People need to be careful putting pictures on their Linked In account and on their Facebook etc accounts.
Google image search will quickly identify you on all the sites you use the same picture on.
All? (491 comments)
Are you sure all of these people have perfectly good reasons ?
Absolutely sure ?
The Owls... (220 comments)
Will anyone think of the owls.
A full list of the 'whackos' of 2013 (343 comments)
Two of them bought their seats
One is a rev head
One is a religious nutter
One is a gun nutter
One is a sports nutter
Interesting Twitter Graph (Aussie Election) (55 comments)
This is the internet... (163 comments)
Why let the search for truth get in the way of a good lynching.
Cloud 0? (274 comments)
Someone needs to write a RAID 0 style encrypted 'driver' that stores your data striped on Google Drive, Skydrive and Dropbox (and what ever else).


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Polyester Mesh
October 27, 2014
Intending to use this on a trip to india in november. competitive price and looks as if it will do the job effectively.
October 08, 2014
I am going to peru this month and was told i will need this at night time. i have been looking at the insects of the amazon rainforest, and am now very pleased i found this!
September 04, 2014
This again is a repeat purchase as gave ours away 4 years ago at the end of a visit to thailand to a charity. this time we have purchased them for use in our motorhome as we have just returned from the med and was plagued by the blighters in italy and greece, even though we kept the mesh screens down. also, note that the mesh screens cut out the breeze, so hoping on next med visit to keep our screens fully open to catch the breeze, and at the same time keep pesky squitos out.
September 01, 2014
I've been looking for one of these for a while and this one is just what i wanted. it's plenty big enough for one person and very lightweight.
August 07, 2014
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People are always so disappointed when I list the Ford Mustang in answer to the question, "What are the coolest cars you've driven while at Automobile Magazine?" They then inform me that it has a live rear axle, is a little porky, and isn't even that powerful. That all may be true, but it doesn't change a thing: the Mustang is one of my favorite cars to drive.
Ford designers can point out dozens of places where they nipped, tucked, and refined their pony car, but the changes are hard to appreciate unless you're parked right alongside an old model. That's fine. The 2009 model we had in our office last fall was a blast, and so is this one.
I did notice improved grip. This might be partially because the ground is now warm, dry, and salt-free, but the Track Pack goodies on this car clearly have some effect. I was less pleased with the brake pads, which were way too soft until they got some heat into them. That's fine on a track, where you can warm everything up, but not in daily driving.
We've heard a lot recently about how the Mustang is shaking in its boots in fear of the Chevrolet Camaro and Hyundai Genesis. Somehow, I doubt that's true. The Mustang has never been the most advanced sports car on the street, but that's never stopped buyers from snapping them up. Ford clearly has the formula down with this car. The Mustang may not be the fastest, most comfortable car, but it is one of the most fun.
Oh, and you can make that three obscene speeding violations in our electric blue Mustang. Coming out of a sweeping turn, I nailed the throttle, grabbed fourth with that wonderfully precise, solid feeling aluminum-ball shifter, and saw the needle sweeping toward the 100-mph mark before visions of a Michigan jail cell intruded on my reverie.
David Zenlea, Assistant Editor


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