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Way to go, Caroline! I can only imagine how much work the SE gig was - if you bring that much passion to Philly you are going to kill it.
Way to go, Caroline! I can only imagine how much work the SE gig was - if you bring that much passion to Philly you are going to kill it.
You can find the banana leaves in the freezer section of any good Asian grocer.
In Seattle, fresh Yuba is available at Northwest Tofu at 20th and Jackson St. Good stuff.
Indeed, I'm working my way through MC as well, and am greatly inspired by it. It adds so much context and reliable info to what has been somewhat of a confusing set of resources in the past. Here's my take on the famous MC caramelized carrot soup: http://bit.ly/pFzFsi.
Not so sure about the advice to leave rice out at room temperature for several hours. The general safety rule is no more than 2 hours in the danger zone from 40-140 degrees F.
Interesting... I'd never heard of GBC before, and then I happened to see a prepackaged snack of them at Walgreens the other day. I'm not normally tempted by plastic wrapped drug store snacks, but this one was odd enough ("St Louis style Gooey Butter Cake" ?!?) that I was tempted, though I fought it off. Odd to see it here just a couple days later, now I know what it really is. Thank you!
This same method works awesome with corn tortillas. Frying with enough oil makes all the difference. I've written about it here: http://www.herbivoracious.com/2008/07/quesadilla.html
Good lord. Don't let the idiotic comments get you down, Zach. I was just thinking about learning how to make bitters and was planning to do some research, and you just handed me the keys to the car in one neat, easy to follow post. Thank you!
What is the purpose of step 2? Why wouldn't it work to just stir the cream, butter and salt into the sugar caramel at step 4?
I'm a big fan of Lakefront Brewery's pumpkin, from Milwaukee.
I personally love that slight amount of grit in the Reese's filling. My thought, not yet tried, is to use tapioca maltodextrin to dry up the oiliness of the peanut butter and create a sandy texture. I'd add some finely ground sea salt to it as well.
A young, semi-soft pecorino would be superb. The truffle-flecked kind if you are feeling indulgent.
Love the stuff. It just has so much more flavor than typical hot-sauce bases. I've noticed that affinity for soft-boiled eggs. Here's another dish, with a crispy pancake made from soba noodles.
@erOck - yes, they leave the anchovies out when they do a vegetarian version of it.
I don't think they would ever be as crispy in the oven, but they might be ok. Far and away the best way to eat them is out of the frying pan, onto the plate, salt, fork.
@akatzman - I've heard good things about the oven technique but never tried it. I see no reason it shouldn't work well, though for me the stovetop technique doesn't seem to be any big deal either. I've never been sure why folks act like it is such a trial.
Great job, Jay! As it happens I'm down in PDX right now and had *two* whiffies pies for dinner last night (a vegetarian empanada with pumpkin and soyrizo) and a raspberry. It was too bad they couldn't make it up for the Chowdown, no doubt they would have been a big contender.
@Kenji and the rest of the silken gang -
Ok, I just went and bought three firm silken tofus - Island Springs (Organic), Azumaya (Organic, not labeled firm, just silken, but quite firm), and Mori-Nu Organic Firm (unlike the Mori-Nu non-organic extra firm I used before).
I've got several thoughts.
(1) There is a lot more silken tofu out there then I realized. I've been tofu blind. Probably because I tend to use tofu a lot more in fried applications, and I've always associated silken with soft. But that isn't correct.
(2) The Azumaya was good; I could eat it up plain, no problem - which confirms my thought that I'm not anti-silken :). The Island Spring was slightly sour, but it also expires just a few days from now, which goes back to my point above - you really want tofu that was made as recently as possible.
(3) The Mori-Nu Organic Firm was *much* better than the Mori-Nu Non-Organic Extra Firm. (I wish I could change just one variable, but that is what was available). Downright edible. It definitely has more of a dead, long stored taste than the bright flavor of the Azumaya. But not disgusting. Now I'll have to try and get the other two Mori-Nu's (organic, extra firm and non-organic firm) to see which was the original problem.
@dwebs - the only other place I've seen it is Uwajimaya, and that is pretty close to the factory. Uwajimaya also carries Chuminh, another locally produced brand.
@Kenji - fair enough. Time permitting, I'll go by Uwajimaya and see what other silken tofus I can scare up and add a note.
@steamsoldier - thanks for pointing that out. You are quite right, the Nasoya is organic. I think I actually transposed that detail with the Sun Luck, which appears not to be organic. I will double check tonight and get the article corrected.
@everyone - I've got no problem with soft silken tofu. I like it quite a lot. I've seen no evidence that firm silken tofu is a traditional product, and the Wikipedia page on the topic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu#Fresh_tofu) seems to concur. And it hardly seems surprising that a shelf-stable product like Mori Nu is not going to be as good as fresh.
@all - no slight intended against all of the other Asian cultures in which tofu is made and appreciated! I should have said "In Japan, for example, ...", as indeed there is a deep tradition of wonderful tofu in many other countries.
With regard to the need for a blind taste test, that is a valid point - though honestly it wouldn't have made a difference. I can tell the same-day local product from the grocery brands blindfolded, and that Mori Nu extra firm I would have spit out no matter what. Someone else who genuinely likes tofu, go buy the Mori Bu *extra firm* and tell us what you think. Maybe I'm alone on this one, but I don't think so.
Overall, my biggest two takeaways:
(1) Freshly made local tofu is generally going to stomp any other choice. Freshness counts.
(2) I was surprised there wasn't more difference among the grocery store brands. If you had told me they were all made in the same factory I wouldn't have been surprised at all. All that really made a difference was expiration date / freshness.
@franko - I understand silken when it comes to the soft varieties, but the combination of silken + extra firm I found revolting - I wouldn't want it in a soup or anywhere else.
I'm going to stop arguing with you, because you clearly aren't listening. The Bayless and Kennedy fundamental frijoles refritos recipes both start with frijoles de olla, and both proceed to fry the beans. One with onion, one with onion and garlic. Nothing Tex-Mex about it.
You are quite right that there are large regional variations throughout Mexico, which is why I find your original assertion that Mexicans don't use onions or garlic kind of silly. It is going to vary from cook to cook. The recipes I cited from Bayless and Kennedy are not some obscure variation; in both cases I cited their *most fundamental* recipe for refried beans.
(And yes, you are quite correct that refried means well fried, not fried twice. The recipe I've given here doesn't really involve any frying at all, so is quite inauthentic in that way, though plenty tasty.)
In case you don't know the term, a cook's treat is any little odds and ends or "waste" materials that you snack on while cooking. A couple of my favorites:
- little crispy bits of anything in the saute pan if I'm not going to deglaze
- weirdly, I like to drink any liquid left in the pot after wilting greens, even strong ones like mustard greens
I mentioned another one over in this post about a grapefruit crudo I made recently.
So what do you secretly snack on? C'mon, tell!
Ok, I'll start. Even though I'm completely sleep-addled with a 4 month old who needs bottles in the night and a 3.5 year old who has just discovered the power of getting out of her bed 10 times a night, I still take the time before bed to get the pot all set up, and set my alarm 15 minutes before the munchkins wake so I can brew and have a few sips in peace. It might not sound like much, but sacrificing 15 minutes of sleep right now is a big deal.
So what will you do for your coffee?
As the author of a blog mainly about vegetarian recipes, I think my perspective gets a little bit skewed. I've been a veg and a serious cook for 24 years, so I have a repertoire of dishes in my head that I'd like to share with other vegetarians and meat eaters alike.
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Racism and sexism, on top of the widespread math phobia of this culture, lead to enormous suffering and trauma in math classrooms. Drawing on the work of mathematics educator Danny Bernard Martin, we will shift the focus away from "mathematics ability" and explore our math identities. Discussion led by faculty member Dr. Newcomb Greenleaf.
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Tnemec Company Inc. has introduced epoxy and vinyl ester linings for secondary containment to its StrataShield product line.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires secondary containment systems through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to prevent any migration of hazardous materials from a tank system to soil, ground or surface water.
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New York is home to three grapevine nurseries that supply vines to growers across the US. A group of Cornell research and extension specialists are working with the nurseries to help grape growers avoid disease in their plantings. The interdisciplinary team is working to quantify the cost of disease and to identify clean vines through extensive testing.
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The Ra'kholh System is a system located in the Vendor Sector of the Alpha Centauri Sector Block.
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A Class-C world covered in a thick layer of ice, Ra'kholh was considered uninhabitable until 2391, when a group of photonic lifeforms settled on the world: The holograms run a research center in a series of domed habitats, each of which has been completely equipped with holoprojectors.
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You've been hearing about it for weeks and now it's finally over. The much contested Zenith pocketwatch owned by Gandhi, accompanied by his iconic wire frame glasses, hand-made sandals, and dishes from which he ate his last meal, were sold today March 5th for a hammer price of $1.8million. This does not include the house fees associated with buying at Antiquorum. Their standards are 20% of the first million, and then an additional 12% after that, bringing the final sale price for this lot to $2,096,00.00
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I feel like I am living in 1938 Germany. I never thought (and I have thought many evil things about my government) that an American president would be fighting to preserve the power to torture prisoners.
It is a sad day.
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President Bush and Senate Republicans hammered out a deal on Thursday for interrogating and trying foreign terrorism suspects, and Bush hailed it for preserving his program for CIA questioning of detainees.
The Bush administration has argued the program of CIA questioning is vital for U.S. security after the September 11 attacks but critics have assailed it on human rights grounds, saying tough interrogations border on torture.
The Bush administration denies that prisoners are tortured.
"I'm pleased to say that this agreement preserves the most single — the most potent tool we have in protecting America and foiling terrorist attacks, and that is the CIA program to question the world's most dangerous terrorists and to get their secrets," Bush said of the deal.
"The measure also creates military commissions that will bring these ruthless killers to justice," Bush said on a trip to Orlando, Florida, adding he hoped Congress would send him the legislation before it wraps up its business next week."
Bush was forced to make concessions after three leading Senate Republicans challenged his plan last week and offered a rival bill that drew more Senate support.
Sens. John Warner of Virginia, John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina had said Bush's bill would undermine the Geneva Conventions' protections for war prisoners, and allow abusive interrogations and unfair trials.
Congress is trying to pass legislation to establish trial procedures for foreign terrorism suspects picked up since the September 11 attacks. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Bush's original program for such trials in June.
The United States has faced international criticism for the indefinite detention of prisoners at the U.S naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Rights groups and others have accused the United States of torture and abuse of detainees.
Senate Republican leader Bill Frist of Tennessee said the deal still must be shown to senators and members of the House of Representatives.
The compromise then faces likely passage in both the House of Representatives and Senate next week before Congress breaks to campaign ahead of November elections.
McCain brushed off any talk about who prevailed in this showdown with the White House, saying, "We're all winners because we've been able to come to an agreement through a process of negotiations and consensus."
He said "the agreement that we have entered into gives the president the tools that he needs to continue to fight the war on terror and bring these evil people to justice."
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I feel like I am living in 1938 Germany. I never thought (and I have thought many evil things about my government) that an American president would be fighting to preserve the power to torture prisoners.
It is a sad day.
We should all be joyous when the CIA gets whatever program it desires. After all didn't one of their programs do away with the president of Ecuador and another program so away with the president of Panama or was it Nicaragua? Hard to keep track of these "plane crashes" when they're so plentiful. Yeah let's cheer the CIA, the very best representative of all that is Amerika!
May all the Democratic turn coats be listed for all to see just who has sold out the Americans. Their lack of character in refusing to stand up for our constitutional rights marks the darkest time in our history.
May all the Democratic turn coats be listed for all to see just who has sold out the Americans. Their lack of character in refusing to stand up for our constitutional rights marks the darkest time in our history.
The molech worshippers absolutely crave sadism. They are completely addicted to it.
Another "classified?" agreement, that once again the citizens don't have any idea about what it might be.
Go figure.
Whatever the agreement is, it can't be good, why else don't they tell?
Who are the evil people?
Good grief, what's next.
I guess the "Deal" also included "Keep it from the Public eye"
It bothered me that not once did the subject of
"Habeas Corpus" mentioned.
While we talked of torcher, what can and cannot be done, a person in custody may never be seen or heard of until whenever. If this has not changed, any Deal will mean nothing. Out of sight anything can still be done.
Considering 9-11 was an inside job, by Alex Jones and millions of other Americans…………and the fact that the TWO invasions were for OIL & CONTROL of the Mid-East. Let's look at the word "Insurgent" a person who takes part in forcible oppostion or armed resistance to an established government or authority; rebel. Isn't that what our fore-fathers were called? REBELS against ENGLAND's domination/control? July 4, 1774?
Think about it all.
Christians say they follow Jesus…well, heed his words then…"love thy enemy"…"blessed are the peacemakers for they shall inheirt the earth". He didn't say, "torture, rape, kill your enemy", did he? Wisdomkeeper
People that are leading us are not leading by good example. However, on the new FISA law, today in the House of Reps. every amendment by the Dems was voted down by the republican rubber stampers. What came out of the republican House was another Bush scam. The Dems need to win both Houses in Congress. And, because of those 750 plus signing statements we need to ask the new Congress to investigate.
Part of the agreement appears to be here:
If this is accurate, it appears to attempt to give the president more power (and take it from the judiciary), and allow the president to ignore portions of the Geneva Conventions' common article 3. As an example, it seems to allow what most people consider non-extreme torture if the President permits it.
If this is accurate, I am sickened.
It appears the the detainees are not given right of habeas Corpus. What little George did give up his spokesman immediately stated they would ignore. In other words, the American people no longer even have habeas corpus if the president decides he wants them to rot in jail As usual in these "agreements", we lose.


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Graham Harrell Looks Like He Has A Job
Jun 19th
The Green Bay Packers released four players yesterday in preparation for signing their draft picks. Among those released was quarterback Noah Shephard, meaning the Packers will open training camp with three quarterbacks on their roster. Behind Aaron Rodgers and Matt Flynn sits former Texas Tech star Graham Harrell, who hasn't had much of an opportunity […]
Packers Sign Graham Harrell
May 19th
We told you last week the Green Bay Packers were planning on working out former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell. Today, the team not only worked out, but signed Harrell. Harrell, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2008, has never really gotten a shot in the NFL after throwing for 5,111 yards and 45 […]
Graham Harrell To Work Out With Packers
May 14th
We usually don't post stuff about guys who work out for the Green Bay Packers. The Packers simply don't sign many of them, but Graham Harrell is an interesting case. If you recall, Harrell was Texas Tech's quarterback in 2008, when he absolutely torched the Big 12, throwing for 5,111 yards and 45 touchdowns. He […]


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quote:A horrific in-game incident during a Pennsylvania football game could lead to criminal charges after a player ripped the helmet off one of his opponents during a scuffle and proceeded to beat his fellow teenager with it.
quote:No they wouldn't.
quote:The saddest thing, in my opinion, is that many college programs in this country would brush this issue aside if he was a five star.
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quote:Kid should be kicked off the team permanently. And suspended from school for a week or two.
quote:Think of everything that led up to it. Bad act, but what was the kid doing to his teammate. You have to know the whole story...remember Rodney King!


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Total Blankets Needed = 300 by Dec 7
Please help us keep our neighbors warm. The 10th Annual drive to Blanket Orange County begins on Thurs, Nov 21. This year, the goal is to collect 300 new or gently used blankets for the homeless in Orange County. The drive will conclude on Dec 7. Preference is for single/twin size blankets.
Once again, H2Only Cleaners in Southern Village is serving as a blanket drop-off location. Other drop-off sites are the Aloft Hotel, Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, Orange County Visitor's Center, UNC Wellness Center and UPS Stores (Meadowmont and 15-501).
from John Dorward, IFC
"The Inter-Faith Council (IFC) has come to rely on Blanket Orange County as our primary partner in providing blankets to both sheltered and unsheltered people living in Orange County. Our limited budget for items like blankets would never stretch far enough to meet the need without this invaluable project.
We start getting requests for blankets as soon as the first few days of cold weather descend upon the area. Not only do we distribute the blankets we receive from Blanket Orange County to our clients and residents, but we also share with some of the other organizations working with populations who are at risk.
Your gift of a warm blanket to Blanket Orange County is greatly appreciated. When the weather turns cold outside and you are warm in your bed at the end of the day, you can feel good knowing you helped make sure your neighbors were warm as well.
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US singing contest The Voice absolutely annihilated American Idol and The X Factor USA in the ratings on Sunday night when it returned for its second season.
The show, featuring Cee-Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton as judges, pulled in the highest viewing figures for any non-sports-related broadcast in SIX YEARS, achieving a gargantuan total of 37.6 million viewers.
The figure is significantly higher than American Idol's latest season premiere, which attracted 21.93 million viewers on January 18, and more than triple The X Factor USA's inaugral outing, which mustered 12.49 million on September 21 last year.
The Voice was given a huge leg-up by its timeslot, which saw it broadcast immediately after the Super Bowl.
The episode kicked off with a barn-storming group performance by all four judges, which saw Christina rock the leather look.
The news will no doubt worry Simon Cowell, who will be desperate to bring up the X Factor's viewing numbers on both sides of the Atlantic. And with The Voice due to launch in the UK in the coming months, is his talent show reign in danger?
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This question has come up in GamePro and also on the new Sony (US) PS3 blog. According to Sony programming the PS3 can be more complex than the 360 but this is due to the Cell having more capabilities. This (sort of) matches what is said in the article and does seem to be a more general consensus.Sponsored Links
But is it really true? You do have to put in more effort to get the power out of the Cell processor, there's no doubt about that. I don't think it's necessarily "difficult", contrary to what you might read, very few people who have programmed Cell have ever actually said that, they do say it's more involved though.
Being a chip geek I've looked over the 360's processor and my own thinking is that getting something up and running on it will be easier than getting it running on Cell. The 3 XCPU cores are the same and are programmed in much the same way as a traditional PC processor.
Cell is of course different, the PPE is similar to existing processors (actually, it's based on the same core as the XCPU). The SPEs however are different and are not programmed in quite the same way, programmatically the big difference is the local store, you have to explicitly move data in and out of it. On a normal CPU this is invisible as the cache handles this for you.
However you don't want to just get something to run on either processor. They are both pretty picky and you need to work in order to get the best out of either of them.
Both processors appear to be very different but ultimately they are designed to solve the same problem and both do so in similar manner. While the XCPU does not include local stores it does share a 128 Byte line width and data is always best transferred to and from memory in units of this size - this is exactly the same as on Cell.
Another similarity is the need to move data close to the processor to get better performance. In the SPE's this is done explicitly, in the XCPU it can also be done explicitly by issuing cache commands.
Processing data in stages across different SPEs (stream processing) is one technique you can use on Cell. You can also use the similar technique on the XCPU by locking cache lines and accessing them from a different core. Doing this on a traditional PC processor is difficult if not impossible, it can be done implicitly but because they don't have cache locking you can't guarantee the data is actually in the cache.
The XCPU also has issues the Cell doesn't have. On an SPE you know what data you have because you have to issue the commands to get it. On XCPU this might not be the case, the cache is shared and it can be flushed by a different thread, the data you expect to be there might have vanished. With 6 (or more) threads I imagine that could get pretty hairy.
Getting something up and running on the XBox360 is easier (especially if it's a PC port) but getting the best out of the XCPU is also a pretty involved process. This means that both consoles have a learning curve and as a result games will get better for some time to come. PS3 games will take longer to mature but being more powerful are like to be more advanced.
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We received the table yesterday and were very impressed with the quality of the table and chairs. They were exactly what we were looking for (counter height, not huge) and I put it together mostly without my husbands help. The instructions for the chairs were slightly confusing but once I got one put together, the remaining were easy. The table came packaged very well and there were not nicks or dings on any of the pieces. All in all a wonderful table set!
Thank you for great customer service - well done! We love our new table.
Quite impressed with the table & chairs. Exactly filled the need we had in our kitchen for a small set. Very happy with the delivery and actual product once put together.
This was my first time I had ordered anything from overstock and usually do not buy things that require assembly, but will tell you how easy this table and chairs was to put together and love the quality. Would recommend to anyone.
This table and chair set is really excellent quality for the price. I was not disappointed by the quality or design. The table was easy to assemble but the chairs were a bit more challenging as the instructions are a bit confusing. Otherwise, there was no damage, scratches or dings caused by the delivery. The shade of the table is a dark cherry with warm cherry highlights. In a sunny room the warm color shines through but at night the table just looks like a dark cherry. I have lighter, warmer cherry cabinets and was expecting the table to be a closer match as pictured but I loved the set so much I improvised by buying light cherry colored place mats. The table looks great and already I have gotten lots of compliments.
Purchased this table for my small dining room.. and it fits great.. Had an odd experience in delivery with a "truck fire" and the product being "lost" but called Overstock immediately. Although they were a little perplexed, they were very helpful; we received the table within 4 days of the reorder. My boyfriend put it together for me, and he didn�t have any trouble with it, other then one screw being bent and unable to be used. But we just went to the local hardware store and replaced it. I get lots of compliments and love the table. The counter height works great for me and is exactly what I wanted!
Very nice table. Perfect for my kitchen. Nice finish to it and seems like it will last me a good number of years. My only complaint is that some of the assembly pieces were missing when I got it. A few bolts and washers short of what was needed.. but I was able to find replacements at a local hardware store. The assembly directions could use some work w/ better diagrams.
Well, I think I was expecting too much when I ordered this table after reading the reviews. It is solid wood, but it is very soft and dents and scratches easily. It was darker than the picture, but someone had mentioned that in a previous review. It is quite attractive, but I was expecting square and it is actually rounded on the sides. I would say it is what you pay for...not the best quality but not the worst by far either. It took about 2.5 hours to put everything together. Not too bad. And when I contacted customer service about a bubble in the finish they were great!
I have been looking long and hard for a table set that was just right for the area I have to work with. It is perfect size, looks absolutely awesome! Thank you Overstock!!!!
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Starting a Floral Garden
On a spur of the moment decision, I decided that instead of giving my Fiance flowers this year, and having them wilt after a week or two, I would do my research and start a garden with some of her favorite flowers. This way she can have her favorites each year. Her favorite flowers are White, Pink, and Pastel Orange colored Lilys,Orchids, and Peonies. She also likes Tulips, and I my grandmother suggested possibly starting with these or Hydrangeas.
I am in Zone 8, and this will be my first time trying my hand at gardening, although I do possess a strong will to succeed, and am not a stranger to research and hard work.
My concern though is with the Peonies, and finding reputable vendors to buy plants from. From what I have found, zone 8 is at the edge of where these flowers can successfully grow. This, with how much each plant costs, especially for the ones that she really loves, means that I would like to get some insight from those who have been doing this much longer than I have.
Also, to clarify, I am in central Texas.
Thanks for any future help!
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Paeonies definitely grow and flower in zone 9a. However, we don't get your brutally hot summers which, I suspect, are more of a problem than any lack of winter chilling.
Ask at your local garden centre and your local garden club about what does well. Or, when spring comes in further, prowl the older streets and look for gardens growing paeonies. You may be lucky enough to find a resident of long-standing who is also a gardener and is willing to answer questions. Or try the paeony forum here.
The main thing with this plant is to have no more than 1-2 inches of soil over the growing points, otherwise most of them will be shy to bloom.
Second - work your soil up first. This also applies if you intend to plant lilies or shrubs. Doing this gets your plants off to a good start. This is very important for paeonies as they are very long-lived (50 years plus).
The usual time for planting is autumn/fall. Between now and then you could give her a gorgeous garden of annuals in her favourite colours, build up your garden fitness, and your knowledge of your site and soil, plus what you need to do to supply adequate moisture over summer.
Possible plants include Cosmos, marigolds, dahlias, Gladiolus, Salvia, Begonia - both tuberous and bedding, cone flowers, Nicotiana. The bulbs can be saved for the next season, too.
Thank you for the advice! I will definitely check into the Peonies forum, and see if maybe there is someone near me who has had success growing these.
I was looking for a forum to post about working my soil up in the meantime, but I was unsure of which to post in. Would the "Soil, Compost & Mulch" forum be a good one to post in?
Also, I will likely get some of each of those flowers. Do you know of a good, quality, and reputable, mail-order plant shop? I checked a few places, mainly Dave's Garden, which I saw mentioned in one of the threads.
Spring flowering bulbs require planting in the fall, but even at that, tulips won't do well in your location....don't even bother. You might consider daffodils, though. Again, those bulbs will become available in the summer and must be planted in the late fall in your climate (around Thanksgiving) .
You should be able to find a lovely orchid plant for her to grow inside. There are many varieties that are very well suited to indoor culture but orchids are not a garden plant in your location. One pretty orchid plant would make a nice gift......and one that you will be able to find locally.
I would personally visit a locally owned garden center to ask about peonies. Not one of the big box outlets and not a florist! I haven't seen a pretty Peony since I moved south. Get some advice from a local expert.
There are many different types of lilies well suited to hot climates. Again, find a knowledgeable local gardener or expert to guide you in the right direction. Sometimes, if you are lucky, you will find terrific help at your local Extension office.
I appreciate all of the great advice, and we will actually be looking at getting a couple orchid plants to grow indoors.
I did have a question about planting flowers near a tree. How far should these be from trees, or is it relatively ok to plant them right next to them? I ask because we are going to be planting some in our backyard, but would like to add some color to our front yard by planting some along the drive and around our tree.
On another note, after looking through dozens of types of plants, here is a list of the ones we would like to try our hand at. I have saved pages for each flower type in order to further research them before we make our final decision, but here is the preliminary list:
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I don't know if we will end up planting all of these, but like I said, it is a list of flowers we like, and I believe most of them would grow here, while some may require more work than others of course.


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Geography Awareness Week is right around the corner (Nov. 18-22)! The Theme is GEOGRAPHY AND THE NEW AGE OF EXPLORATION. Here are some resources that you can use in your own classroom, in your home or anywhere with eager geo-enthusiasts.
- Monday-Friday GAWeek Activities (2013).
- Teacher Parent Page for GAW 2013.
- Quiz Night–How to plan one.
- GIS Day Activity.
- Geo-Scavenger_Hunt.
Here are some additional resources and worksheets that might be helpful.
- Geography Word Search.
- Trace and color Rhode Island.
- Road trip map.
- Design your own flag worksheet.
- Free rice lesson plans.
- 10 Ways to Give Your Student the World.
- U.S._Elevations.
- Voyage of Magellan.
RIGEA hopes that you use Geography Awareness week to promote spatial thinking and global awareness (something we like to call geo-literacy) in the Ocean State. At Rhode Island College, there will be a GIS Day event in Gaige Hall (10am-2pm).
Winners of the RIGEA Geography Awareness Map Challenge
Thank you to all participants, teachers and parents who helped to promote this mapping challenge and geo-literacy. We are pleased to announce the top two winners in our 2013 Map Challenge Contest in conjunction with Geography Awareness Week 2013 here in Rhode Island.
- Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket, RI
- Mrs. Lepre's 7th Grade Geography Class
- Winter Olympics 2014 MegaMap
- Barrington Middle School, Barrington, RI
- Ms. Taglione's 6th Grade Social Studies Student Team
- Eytan Goldstein, Amit Bhatia and Nikhil Pareek
- Revolutionary War Map of RI's Struggle for Freedom
Honorable Mention
- Sophia and Benjamin Lepre–Walt Disney Map of Favorite Characters.
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1. Think of a story you would like to tell with a map (for example: Grade 7 countries we will study this year, Kindegarten's favorite foods and where they come from, Grade 11 Today's foreign policy with China, Grade 3's ancestors, my family's trip to Canada …)
2. Go to www.nationalgeographic.org . Open "Education". On the education page open "Mapping" and select "Mapmaker Kits". Browse through the selections and decide on either a MEGA MAP or a TABLETOP MAP of the country, continent or area that fits your needs. MEGA MAPS are a very large finished size and are suited for large group projects (classrooms or schools). TABLETOP MAPS when completed fit on top of a table and are perfect for individuals or small groups.
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare inflammatory disorder in which abnormal formation of fiber-like tissue (fibrosis) occurs behind the membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen (peritoneum). This abnormal tissue growth often spreads to affect the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder (ureters). Often these tubes become blocked by the excess tissue. Specific symptoms may vary depending upon the exact location of tissue growth and how far it spreads. In most cases the cause of this disorder is unknown (idiopathic).
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Long-lost Zhao Ziyang letter inspires activists
Here in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous part of China that operates by different rules, there is a noisy and very public fight over the future of universal suffrage.
For the first time, voters are expecting to elect their chief executive, the city's top official, in 2017.
But recently, Chinese officials have suggested that only someone loyal to the Beijing government should lead Hong Kong.
The city's many democrats believe it is a sign that the current Communist Party leadership would never allow true democracy on Chinese soil.
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The BBC China blog is where our teams across the country will provide a flavour of their latest insights.
We'll focus on the new and newsworthy, but also use our journalists' expertise to shine fresh light on China's remarkable transformations and upheavals.
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Their campaign for political reform has been energised by the rediscovery of a letter written by former Premier Zhao Ziyang.
The University of Hong Kong Students' Union has just unearthed a letter, previously presumed lost, written by Mr Zhao to the students in May 1984.
At the time, the governments of China and Britain were in talks about the future of Hong Kong, then a Crown colony.
The two sides were just months away from signing the Sino-British Joint Declaration, a "divorce settlement" of sorts, outlining the terms by which Hong Kong would return to Chinese rule.
The students had written to Mr Zhao asking about the future of universal suffrage here.
Using plain everyday language, he wrote back, saying protecting the people's democratic rights was a basic principle of the government.
He assured the students there would, indeed, be democratic rule in Hong Kong.
The message inspired young activists then and inspires them now, said Benny Tai, a former student leader.
In some ways, Mr Tai's life has not changed dramatically over the past three decades.
He is still at the University of Hong Kong, albeit now as a professor, and continues to call for democratic reforms.
Mr Tai is one of the organisers of a campaign of civil disobedience, called Occupy Central, potentially inviting voters to block the streets of the financial district to fight for genuine universal suffrage.
In this campaign, many see echoes of the idealistic demonstrators at Tiananmen Square in 1989.
It was Mr Zhao who, with a megaphone in hand and tears in his eyes, famously asked the students to disperse.
But he was, of course, unable to stop the violent crackdown that followed.
After losing a power struggle against his more hard-line rivals, Mr Zhao spent the last 15 years of his life under house arrest.
With the letter, he has been able to speak from beyond the grave, lending support to Hong Kong's current pro-democracy movement.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Rick Santorum is going nowhere. After an event here today at Florida State University, he made it clear that he will not be getting out of the race, despite persistent rumors to the contrary.
"We are just going to continue to work hard," Santorum said after an event with the College Republicans. "We're not going anywhere. We are going to be in this race, we are going to stay in this race for the long haul. We are planning for the next states. We took a little time last night to take a little planning time and we are staffing up, we are deploying resources."
When asked if he has been contacted by one of his rivals about dropping out and endorsing him, he said, "No. And it wouldn't matter if it did. I'm not," Santorum told reporters.
A Santorum aide echoed that sentiment when asked whether Newt Gingrich's campaign had been in touch about Santorum's dropping out and endorsing the former speaker of the House.
"No, no, heck no, absolutely not," the aide told ABC News, adding that the rumors are "absolutely not true." Santorum said he believes the rumors are "coming from the other camps," adding, "I guarantee you we are going to be in this race for a long time.
"We've run a very conservative campaign. We only spend the money we get, we don't spend any more," Santorum said, adding that they are in "cash-plus position" because of recent fundraisers and have "plenty of money to hire staff."
Despite Florida's most likely being a winner-takes-all state – meaning the victor next Tuesday will be awarded all the state's delegates – Santorum has decided to campaign across the Sunshine State instead of holding events in Nevada, Colorado and Maine, which are upcoming caucus states where delegates will be awarded proportionally. But they are still laying groundwork in those other places, he said.
"We have staff in Colorado. We have staff in Nevada. We have grassroots programs underway in both of those states," Santorum said. "We are in the process of – we've got some volunteers doing similar things in Minnesota, but we don't have a staff there in Minnesota or Maine. We're focused more on Nevada and Colorado. We think there are maybe better opportunities for us. And we also have … a lot of folks helping us in Missouri for the primary vote there coming up in."
Santorum, 53, will participate this evening in the CNN debate in Jacksonville and travel Friday to Miami for a campaign event there before heading home to Virginia, where he now lives, for a fundraiser rescheduled from Wednesday. He also said he is going to spend time at home with his family and get his tax returns from his home computer so they can be released.
He has another fundraiser Saturday evening in his home state of Pennsylvania, but will be back in Florida late Saturday night for a campaign event at a large Orthodox synagogue in Boca Raton. Although South Florida has a more politically moderate population than other parts of the state, the synagogue has a large conservative congregation and GOP candidates tend to stop there.
He wouldn't commit to being in the state on primary day, though, saying he doesn't want to waste a day he could be in another state campaigning. He instead suggested they would be in one of those upcoming caucus states.
"I will be here Monday. I am just trying to figure out Monday from that point on what we are going to do and whether we are going to stay here Election Day, which you really can't campaign and maybe go to another state and start campaigning other places," Santorum said. "We want to use every single day to campaign and so we are sort of up in there on how that works …"
Santorum said he will "campaign everywhere we can … we can't let grass grow."
"One of the things that we even debated in South Carolina whether to stick around because South Carolina election day was sort of a wasted day for us," Santorum said. "So we were just thinking what's the best use of my time. It's limited. We've got four more primaries coming up in a week, less than a week. Nevada's in just a few days after it, and we just thought we got to start planting our flag and going to those next states on Tuesday instead of standing here and doing a celebration in a state where the election's over by the time you've made your precedent."
The candidate said his plan is to continue to pick up delegates as the process goes on, even stressing that the race will change dramatically between now and August, meaning he is open to staying in the race through the convention and trying to grab delegates through that time.
"This is only the fourth primary. We have a long, long way to go. We got apportioned delegates in most of the states and we feel very comfortable that as we keep going we are going to pick up our delegates," Santorum said. "We are going to stay in this race and the longer we are in it, the better off we will be, the more people will recognize what we bring to the ticket and some of the great vulnerabilities the other folks have in order to defeat Barack Obama."
At the event in the student union of Florida State University, Santorum answered a student's question and criticized Gingrich's plan for a moon colony by the end of his second term. Gingrich mentioned it on the trail Wednesday.
"The idea that anybody's going out and talking about brand new, very expensive schemes to spend more money at a time when we do not have our fiscal house in order, in my opinion, is playing crass politics and not being realistic with the people of this country as to the nature and gravity of the problem," Santorum told the student.
He spoke at a prayer breakfast early this morning sponsored by the Christian Family Coalition, also on FSU's campus. He was introduced by Mitt Romney- endorser and Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, who said the amount of press at the event must be because the next president of the United States might be here.
He also spoke warmly of Santorum, saying he knows the candidate "wants to engage in the debate … instead of saying things that are unkind."
Dean Cannon, the speaker of the Florida House and a former Rick Perry-backer, was also on hand at the event, but both left before Santorum spoke.


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Chairman LaFleur is honored to lead the Commission at a time when the nation is making substantial changes in its energy supply and infrastructure to meet environmental challenges and improve reliability and security. Since she joined the Commission, her priorities have included reliability and grid security, promoting regional transmission planning, and supporting a clean and diverse power supply. She serves as the FERC liaison to the Department of Energys Electricity Advisory Committee. She is a member of the NARUC Committees on Electricity and Critical Infrastructure and was co-chair of the FERC/NARUC Forum on Reliability and the Environment. She is a frequent speaker on energy issues.
Prior to joining the Commission in 2010, Chairman LaFleur had more than 20 years experience as a leader in the electric and natural gas industry. She served as executive vice president and acting CEO of National Grid USA, responsible for the delivery of electricity to 3.4 million customers in the Northeast. Her previous positions at National Grid USA and its predecessor New England Electric System included chief operating officer, president of the New England distribution companies and general counsel. She led major efforts to improve reliability and employee safety. Earlier in her career, she was responsible for leading award-winning conservation and demand response programs for customers.
Chairman LaFleur has been a nonprofit board member and leader, including as a trustee of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United Way of Central Massachusetts, and several other organizations. She is also active in several womens energy organizations.
She received a Bipartisan Congressional Award in 2013 for her work on grid reliability. In 2014, the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association presented her with its Vanguard Award for her long-time leadership in the development of competitive power markets. , Chairman LaFleur has also been honored by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the YWCA of Central Massachusetts, among others.
Chairman LaFleur began her career as a lawyer at Ropes and Gray in Boston. She has a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, and an A.B. from Princeton University. A native of Massachusetts, she is married to William A. Kuncik, a retired attorney, and they are the parents of two grown children.


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Philippines: How to make a beauty queen
Sandra Seifert is tall, pretty, smart and articulate, but it took a while for her to decide she wanted to take part in a beauty pageant in the Philippines.
"I have been asked in my younger years to consider joining, and I just never felt ready or prepared," said Ms Seifert, who started working as a model at the age of 14 and later worked as a television presenter.
But the moment finally arrived in 2009, after she had finished a nursing degree in New York. At the age of 25 - the limit for most pageants - time was running out.
Ms Seifert trained for over a month at a so-called beauty camp, setting her sights on representing the Philippines at the Miss Universe competition. But she said pageant organisers disqualified her days before the finals over bikini photos published in a men's magazine.
Undaunted, she decided to take part in another national pageant weeks later. Not only did she win the national Miss Earth title, she went on to compete in the international pageant, where she was crowned runner-up out of 80 competitors from all over the world.
'Queen maker'Beauty pageants have been popular in the Philippines since they were brought to the country by the American colonial government in the first half of the 20th Century, says Jose Wendell Capili, an academic at the University of the Philippines in the capital, Manila.
Beauty pageant basics
- The "Big Four" international pageants are Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth
- The Philippines has won all of the Big Four titles, some more than once
- National pageants are held to select representatives to the international competitions
Opposition from feminists, if there is any, is muted.
The recent successes of candidates in international competitions have heightened interest even further.
Mr Capili, who wrote a book about Philippine pageants, says that as a result, pageants have become more competitive.
"In the old days, an untrained candidate may end up winning a title either because she is a great beauty or is someone from a pedigreed family," he said. "These days, there are talent scouts and modelling agencies who actually train some of the girls, months, even years, before the national competition."
One of the most successful beauty camps is headed by Jonas Gaffud, who is CEO of a large modelling agency, Mercator.
Filipina beauty queens 2013
- Megan Young became the first Filipina to win the Miss World title
- Bea Rose Santiago (in picture) became the fifth Filipina to win the Miss International title
- Mutya Johanna Datul became the first Filipina to win the Miss Supranational title
- Angeli Dione Gomez won Miss Tourism International
- Ariella Arida was a top five finalist in Miss Universe
- Angelee Claudett de los Reyes was a top 10 finalist in Miss Earth
He and a teams of mentors field an average of 10 candidates a year. The mentors work for free, and many of the women dominate the national pageants and go on to place well internationally.
Mr Gaffud is credited with helping Megan Young win the first Miss World crown for the Philippines in 2013. His team's beauty queens have also been finalists in every Miss Universe pageant since 2010. Some have also placed in previous Miss World and Miss International finals.
In scouting a potential candidate, Mr Gaffud said that height - at least five feet five inches tall (165.1cm) - and "the beauty of face" were most important.
But training was just as important. He said candidates need to start training at least six months before a competition. This included studying the pageant's cause, learning how to walk on stage, knowing how to do hair and make-up, exercising to tone the physique and practicing how to answer questions, he said.
Ms Seifert, who trained at another beauty camp, said that the hours spent training were intense.
"There are different exercises that you do, all the way from head to toe. Stretching, neck rotations, really tough waist movements to shape your waist," she said.
One exercise was called the "duck walk" and involved walking in circles in a bikini at a dance studio lined with mirrors. "Just imagine doing lunges in high heels with a book or several books on your head - and they cannot fall," she said.
And despite her previous experience as a television host, she still received coaching for the pageant Q&A, as well as advice from former pageant winners.
Love for beautyLike Ms Seifert, Sian Elizabeth Maynard also trained at a beauty camp before taking part in a national pageant, even after successfully winning three local titles.
She did calisthenics exercises and walking training, which included "doing weird lunges and wiggling".
Personal experience
Sian Elizabeth Maynard, now 27, did not really want to join beauty pageants. But she says her mum "begged me to, so I joined a local one".
She joined three local pageants a year from 2007 to 2009 - two in Cebu province in central Philippines and one national pageant - and won all titles. She was one of 10 finalists in Miss Philippines-Earth in 2010.
They were not all pleasant experiences. Once, some of the candidates' sashes - which must be worn at all times in the competition - went missing. Replacements were quickly made, but some women ended up wearing their sashes even while brushing their teeth. Ms Maynard slept with hers under her pillow.
"In other pageants, someone would cut the strap of a bikini or the strap of a sandal," she said.
"The number one rule is that you have to watch your belongings because there could be a lot of theft, like make-up and cell phones go missing," Ms Maynard said.
But she had good memories too, and said she made many friends. She learned how to dress up and present herself, when before joining she "didn't even know or bother to comb my hair".
"So when we do these lunges, and we wiggle our hips, it's really tiresome. And we all do this in four-inch heels minimum. It helps us to lengthen our stride and to put more sway in our hips," Ms Maynard said.
Sometimes she had to do the high-heeled lunges while answering questions called out by her mentors.
"And then, every so often while we're doing it, one of them [trainers] would just call out a question, like you know, 'If you had to take out an element out the universe, which element would it be and why? Earth, wind, fire or water?'
"It's really not just about smiling and standing in front of people. It's a lot of hard work," said Ms Maynard, now 27.
Even the tiny details matter, Mr Gaffud said. He helps pick the right outfits and involves himself with how a candidate "should sway on stage". He even helps pick a candidate's lipstick shade - anything to help improve her chances. He said mentors tried to build on a candidate's natural traits, such as whether to cultivate a sweet or sexy image.
Some mentors do charge for their services, but most like Mr Gaffud do it "for the love of finding a girl".
"This is a side project," he said, adding that mentors help pay for the candidate's make-up, pictorials, food and sometimes even their rent.
Some mentors, however, go on to manage their beauty queen's careers after they are successful in pageants.
"They don't expect us to pay for anything, which I just find really amazing," said Ms Seifert, "because these pageant aficionados have full-time jobs, but they really dedicate so much of themselves to helping us develop and train," she said.
Stepping stoneBecoming a beauty queen is not always glamorous, Ms Seifert cautioned. "The moment I got crowned was the moment all the hard work began," she said.
In her case, being a Miss Philippines-Earth winner and Miss Earth runner-up meant many public appearances to promote environmental causes.
Pageant winners have high public profiles in the Philippines, and winning a title is seen as coming with big responsibilities. As "an important public figure", it was important to set a good example to young girls who looked up to beauty queens, Ms Seifert said.
Winners are feted, introduced to high-ranking officials, and often recognised on the street and asked to pose for photographs.
Anjo Lorenzana, a lecturer from the Ateneo de Manila University who specialises in media and popular culture, said pageants were also an opportunity for the Philippines to promote its image on an international stage.
"By winning international beauty contests, Filipinos, who are usually equated with lowly occupations, can be seen in a better light," he said.
For the candidates, pageants can be a stepping stone for upward social or economic mobility, Jose Wendell Capili said.
He added that Filipinos were deeply passionate about pageants, pointing to heated online discussions. "Rooting for a particular candidate can sometimes break up families, friendships and relationships," he said.
Tammy David, who has been photographing pageants since 2007, said the most unusual pageant she shot was inside a large jail.
"You could see how parents were proud because their daughter was Little Miss Bureau of Corrections," Ms David said. "Beauty pageants are everywhere."


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