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Easter is only about two weeks away and Captain's Quarters resort is ready to keep families entertained during this festive weekend.
Captain's Quarters will be celebrating Easter with an afternoon of activities that the whole family can enjoy!
The festivities begin at 4 p.m. with performances by Greg Holt, a balloon artist and magician, as well as appearances by Captain Sneaky and Tiki Bird and hair braiding specialists.
From 4 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. kids will have a chance to decorate Easter Goodie Bags and right after that at 5 p.m. is the Easter Egg hunt where one lucky searcher will find the golden egg and get an extra special prize.
From 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. there will be a spring cookout with hamburgers and hot dogs available for purchase.
Once the sun goes down, Chief Kamu will perform his famous Fire and Hula show! This show is sure to delight anyone in attendance and end your Easter on a special note.
Salty the Shark will also be around all day for anyone who wants to take pictures or just say hello to the friendliest shark around!
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Corvette Spotlight
1956 - A Pivotal Year
Larry Jewett - May 09, 2014 10:43 AM
The 1956 Corvette offered the side coves, making two-tone paint really appealing.
Joe Greeves 1956 - It was just past the mid-point of what we know as the "baby boom". The iconic Corvette was in its infancy as well, starting the fourth model year and not finished with the growing pains.
According to Mike Yager's Corvette Bible, the 1956 model was actually a maturing point as the Corvette hit its stride as America's "Real McCoy" sports car. It marked the first year for the hardtop and introduced the side coves (making two-tone paint, a popular choice for '50s cars) an attractive option and non-functioning fender scoops.
It made an elegant debut at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, but once it drove off from that, it was destined for the race track. Since it was a sports car, it was meant to be driven fast and opened the door for the legacy of the Racing Dentist, Dr. Dick Thompson. He won the 1956 Sports Car Club of America championship, setting the groundwork for Corvette racing that endures to this day.
Corvette lovers would see a lot more of these cars, whether on the race track or the street. Production was five times the previous model, reaching up to nearly 3,500.
A check of the Mecum auction results (www.mecum.com) finds that some examples can bring six figures at a sale, but that is the exception and not the rule. The best seller was a two-tone convertible with the optional 240 horsepower 265 engine, top of the performance line. The car brought $150,000 at the June, 2010 auction in St. Charles, Illinois. A modified 1956 sold for $100,000 in Anaheim, California. The most recent sales were a pair of convertibles in Dallas last year that brought $65,000 and $71,000.
The example of the 1956 Corvette shown is owned by Jerry Lyndon and photographed by Joe Greeves.


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Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League
The Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Great Lakes will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup. The league got its start in 1968 as the Border Cities Junior Hockey League in 1968. It became a Junior B&C League under the Great Lakes name in 1970 and strictly Junior C in 1974.
Out of the ashes of the old Bluewater Hockey League, a local league that operated at sometimes Junior D and Juvenile levels, came the Border Cities Junior Hockey League in 1968. In 1968-69, the league operated on both sides of the Canada-United States border. The Leamington Flyers joined the league after a lackluster year in the Western Jr. B League, with the Blenheim Golden Blades, Petrolia Jets, and Dresden Jr. Kings on the Canadian side. The American teams did not participate in the OHA playoffs. Blenheim would win the Border Cities Jr. B crown with a 4-games-to-2 series win over Petrolia, while Dresden would beat Leamington 3-games-to-2 with 2 ties for the Junior C crown. In 1969-70, the league operated as two different, but interlocked, identities - the Border Cities League and the Michigan Junior Hockey League. The Canadian teams stayed with the BCJHL and added a fifth member - the Tilbury Bluebirds. Petrolia was named Junior B champions at the end of the year, uncontested, and went on to the Sutherland Cup playdowns, while Leamington beat Dresden for the Junior C championship, and Blenheim beat Tilbury for a Junior D title.
During the summer, the league opted to separate from its Michigan brethren, who went on to form their own league. The league received an offer from a new team, the Windsor Royals. By the Fall of 1970, opted to rename itself the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League.
Great Lakes League[edit]
The 1970-71 season, the first as the Great Lakes League, saw the league operating with six teams. Four of the teams in the league had opted for a Junior B designation for the playoffs: Petrolia, Blenheim, Windsor, and Tilbury; while Dresden and Leamington remained Junior C. Petrolia would take the league Junior B crown with a dominant series victory over the upstart Royals, while the Dresden Jr. Kings went the distance and shocked the Leamington Flyers (who had finished the season with ten more wins). Dresden would go on to defeat the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League's Champion, Bowmanville Red Eagles to win the league's first ever Provincial Championship.
In the Summer of 1971, the League expanded again with the Mooretown Flags jumping in at the Junior C level. Petrolia would defeat Windsor again at Jr. B, while Leamington gained revenge over Dresden in the Jr. C final. Leamington would manage to duplicate the deeds of the Kings in 1971, winning the 1972 OHA Junior C Championship over the Central Ontario League's Cobourg Cougars.
Before the 1972-73 season, the Petrolia Jets applied to leave the league for the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League. They were replaced by the Sandwich West Thunderbirds of LaSalle, Ontario at the Jr. B level and the Wallaceburg Lakers in Jr. C. Windsor would win the B loop, while Leamington would again take Jr. C.
The Summer of 1973 brought more expansion. The Royals, disgruntled former affiliates of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires were having a battle over which team deserved ascension to Major Junior A level. The Spitfires opted to not renew their agreement with the Royals and financially supported the new Belle River Bulldogs. They were joined by the soon-to-be powerhouse Essex 73's and Michigan Yankees of Utica, Michigan. Sandwich West did not return for a second season. Windsor walked through Tilbury and Belle River with no problem to win their second straight Jr. B title. Essex would shock everyone in the league and finish with the best record, but fell in the Jr. C finals to the Leamington Flyers.
In the Summer of 1974, the Royals were relocated to the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League and the Michigan Yankees ceased to exist. With half the teams gone from their already fragile Jr. B loop, the Great Lakes League opted to go strictly Junior C from then on.
Junior C Only[edit]
The Great Lakes League had dropped down to eight teams for 1974-75: Belle River, Blenheim, Dresden, Essex, Leamington, Mooretown, Tilbury, and Wallaceburg. All eight teams were under the Junior C classification. Essex, in only their second year, would win not only the regular season title (33-8-1), the playoff championship by defeating Leamington in four-straight-games, but would march their way to their first (and the GLJHL's third) OHA Junior C Championship Trophy by defeating the Central Ontario League's Lindsay Muskies 4-games-to-3.
In 1975, it seems that the Belle River Bulldogs experiment was over and they left the league after only two seasons. Essex would win the 1975-76 regular season title (their third straight), their second straight league title by beating Dresden in seven games, but would fall to the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League's Dunnville Terriers 4-games-to-2 in the provincial final.
The teams[edit]
2014-15 Playoffs[edit]
Winner moves on to the Clarence Schmalz Cup.
Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Essex | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | Mooretown | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Essex | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Dresden | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Blenheim | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | Alvinston | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Essex | |||||||||||||
2 | Amherstburg | |||||||||||||
2 | Amherstburg | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | Wheatley | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Amherstburg | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Blenheim | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lakeshore | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Dresden | 4 | ||||||||||||
League Champions[edit]
Regular season champions[edit]
(*) Leamington awarded 1972-73 regular season title over Windsor Royals due to winning head-to-head record.
Former Member Teams[edit]
- Amherstburg Vikings
- Clearwater Steeplejacks
- Leamington Flyers
- Michigan Yankees
- Petrolia Jets
- Sandwich West Thunderbirds
- Tilbury Bluebirds
- Tilbury Hawks
- Windsor Royals
- Walpole Island Hawks
Professional alumni[edit]
- Chris Allen (Blenheim 1992-93)
- Darren Banks (Leamington 1983-84)
- Bob Boughner (Belle River 1986-87)
- Ted Bulley (Windsor 1971-72)
- Bruce Crowder (Essex 1974-75)
- Keith Crowder (Essex 1975-76)
- Brian Dobbin (Mooretown 1980-82)
- Tie Domi (Belle River 1984-85)
- Rick Heinz (Windsor 1972-73)
- Dave Leslie Kelly (Dresden 1969-70)
- Kris Manery (Leamington 1972-73)
- Matt Martin (Blenheim 2005-06)
- Mike Natyshak (Belle River 1979-82)
- Rumun Ndur (Clearwater 1991-92)
- Warren Rychel (Essex 1983-84)
- D. J. Smith (Belle River 1992-93)
- Alek Stojanov (Belle River, Amherstburg 1988-89)
- John Van Boxmeer (Petrolia 1970-71)
- Todd Warriner (Blenheim 1988-89)
- Derek Wilkinson (Belle River 1989-90)
- Brian Wiseman (Dresden 1986-87)
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It has been suggested that this article be merged into Oniomania. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2013. |
Compulsive buying disorder (CBD) is characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behavior that causes adverse consequences. According to Kellett and Bolton (2009, p. 83), compulsive buying "is experienced as an irresistible–uncontrollable urge, resulting in excessive, expensive and time-consuming retail activity [that is] typically prompted by negative affectivity" and results in "gross social, personal and/or financial difficulties".[1] Most people with CBD meet the criteria for an axis II disorder.
CBD is found in 5.8% of the United States population and may be almost as common in males as it is in females.[2]
CBD is frequently comorbid with mood, anxiety, substance abuse and eating disorders. People who score highly on compulsive buying scales tend to understand their feelings poorly and have low tolerance for unpleasant psychological states such as bad moods.[3] Onset of CBD occurs in the late teens and early twenties and is generally chronic. CBD is similar to, but distinguished from, OCD hoarding and mania. Compulsive buying is not limited to people who spend beyond their means; it also includes people who spend an inordinate amount of time shopping or who chronically think about buying things but never purchase them. Promising treatments for CBD include medication such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and support groups such as Debtors Anonymous.[4][5][6][7]
A social psychological perspective suggests that compulsive buying serves an identity-construction function. Compulsive buying may be seen as an exaggerated form of a more normal search for validation through purchasing.[8] Without a strong sense of identity, pressures from the spread of materialist values and consumer culture over the recent decades can drive the vulnerable into compulsive shopping.[9]
In a global context where we are all encouraged to "shop till we drop"[10]—to find solace in possessions[11]—compulsive shopping inevitably poses the further question, "Minority pathology or Mass problem?".[9] With advertisements offering not so much products as narratives (of success, glamour) to identify with,[12] compulsive buying may seem only an extreme aspect of what consumer culture demands from us all.[13]
Treatment involves becoming conscious of the addiction through studying, therapy, group work, etc... Research done by Michel Lejoyeux and Aviv Weinstein suggests that the best possible treatment for CB is through cognitive behavioral therapy. They suggest that a patient first be "evaluated for psychiatric comorbidity, especially depression, so that appropriate pharmacological treatment can be instituted." Their research proves that patients who received cognitive behavioral therapy over 10 weeks had reduced episodes of compulsive buying and spent less time shopping as opposed to the patients who did not receive this treatment (251).
Lejoyeux and Weinstein also write about pharmacological treatment and the studies that have been done to question the use of drugs on CB. They declare "Few controlled studies have assessed the effects of pharmacological treatment on compulsive buying, and none have shown any medication to be effective" (252).
The most effective treatment is to attend therapy and group work in order to prevent the continuation of this addiction.[14][15]


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i have a new hp 4500 all-in-one and do not know how to connect fax via computer modem (S85120)...i have internet and cable service...no phone service w comcast...any help would be greatly appreciated...thanks
11-14-2011 09:53 PM - edited 11-14-2011 09:54 PM
You can't connect a fax to a computer modem. It needs a real phone line. if you don't have a landline from the local phone company or Comcast Digital Voice in the home, you can't use the fax.
It needs a analog phone port for the fax to function. If you do have a landline in the house, you plug in the phone cord from the fax to the phone jack to send and receive faxes.
If you want to fax over the internet, then you need to subscribe to a fax service that offers internet faxing, and you would not be using your fax part of your all in one printer.
I was afraid of that...you just burst my balloon! well, the hp p/s/fax was just $59...so i'll live with it!
thanks so much for the rapid response...
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Raw Parsnip Sushi Rolls, Two Ways
You saw the writing on the wall. With my love of wraps, it was only a matter of time before I made sushi rolls.
It took me a few tries, but I finally found not one, but two recipes that I really like.
Am I the only one who scopes out a bunch of recipes for a particular dish and then can't decide what to make? Should I go with option A or option B? Sometimes, I decide to hedge my bets and make multiple options. That's how I ended up with 2 versions of my chocolate black bean cookies and oodles of combinations for my savoury flax-hemp crackers. Half a recipe for you and half a recipe for you… which means the bonus of 2 recipes for me!
This explains why my recipe says it serves 1. I boiled down each sushi roll to fit one parsnip with its seasonings. The fillings could easily be doubled, tripled or quadrupled, but please, please, please don't assemble these babies too far in advance. The nori sheet will become limp and soggy…and no fun.
To be fair, my first venture at a nori wrap was from Color Me Vegan with an orange-cashew cream sauce. I have become spoiled because that cashew sauce was nothing compared to my previous Zesty Cashew Orange Spread. The rolls seemed a tad lacking, especially since there wasn't anything that reminded me of a standard sushi roll.
Having really enjoyed the parsnip in Raw Thai Pineapple Parsnip Rice, I knew that this was the way to approach raw sushi. Then I had to decide- nut butter-version from Gena or miso-version from Lauren? I have had some really heavy sushi rolls at raw restos because they make the rice from nuts, so I was excited to try the lighter miso version. I was torn, though, because I was still drawn to Gena's recipe since the butter seemed to accentuate the parsnip rice. So, I made both and glad I did because they were both different yet equally delightful.
The miso version was light and flavorful and worked well with the multitude of veggies. It reminded me of my citrus-spiked sushi rice bowl with the miso twist. I am not sure the oil was completely necessary so I may remove it next time. The tahini version was heavier but incredibly flavourful from the tahini and the touch of toasted sesame oil. They were both filling as a light lunch.
If you haven't yet made raw sushi, don't be shy. You certainly don't need a special sushi rolling mat. Just a great filling. It is what is inside that counts, and I've got you covered. Twice. Two hugs, as Rob would put it.
This is my submission to this month's Pantry Party for quick foods.
White Bean Paprikash with Soy Curls
I couldn't let Rob be the only one having fun with soy curls. At first, I wasn't sure what to make, but once Rob showed how easy it was to add to a dish, I kept thinking of new ways to use them. It is all about the play of textures, since any saucy dish will lend well to adding flavour to the soy curls.
While the original recipe called this goulash, I think it is more similar to paprikash. Paprikash and goulash are both Hungarian stews, but I have gathered that goulash usually includes more vegetables (carrots, parsnips, potato, peppers, etc). Of course, my favourite part of paprikash were the dumplings. I have no idea how to spell it, but we called them "nokola". My google kung-fu has brought me to this recipe for Hungarian nokedli, which looks similar, although they are smaller. My "nokola" are basically oversized spaetzle.
This was a fun, delicious paprikash stew. Smoked paprika with total tomato goodness (canned tomatoes, paste AND sun-dried tomatoes) create a luscious base. I had no red wine, and I thought Marmite would have been a good substitute since I loved it in my Beefy Mushroom and Cranberry Stew. However, with no Marmite here, I devised a fun substitute: miso and nutritional yeast. I figured it was that umami we were after and it worked! A touch of balsamic vinegar added a sweet-sour-acid thing. The soy curls were akin to thicker meat strands, but there were also white beans and thicker slabs of red pepper. This really brought me back to eating paprikash and dumplings as a child.
I found my inspiration for this dish from Mouthwatering Vegan. Lets just say the original recipe seemed a tad too complex. Unnecessarily complex, for my liking. Have I become a cantankerous kitchen curmudgeon? I don't think so… I kept this as a one burner, one pot dish (along with something to soak the soy curls). Miriam says it is quick and easy to prepare, but I cut out the hour baking time. I am sure sauteeing the red peppers separately would be nice, too, but I streamlined that step, too. I imagine one could even rehydrate the soy curls in the stew, but I am not as familiar with them to know how that would work.
Are you one to make changes to speed up making your meals, too? And do I have any European dumpling experts that know what I am talking about??
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays and to this month's VegCookBook Club for Mouthwatering Vegan. Next month's VegCookBook Club is all about Isa Does It. Feel free to share your eats from the cookbook and enter here for your chance to win your own copy of Isa Does It! (more…)
Raw Chunky Tomato Marinara Sauce with Zucchini Noodles
Our vacation was pretty awesome. And pretty overdue. While road tripping from Toronto to Houston was fun, it definitely was not a vacation. Since tickets to Burning Man can be very hard to get, we planned this trip last winter. Rob has been a few times and only had positive things to say about it (other than the insidious playa dust). In my mind, I thought: Hey, Texas is pretty close to Nevada. We should go to Burning Man! True enough, Houston is closer to Nevada than Toronto is to Nevada, but Houston is still 2000 km from Reno. Not that close.
I plan to summarize Burning Man in next week's posts, as I recoup and regroup this week. Suffice it to say, I thought it was hot while camping in Nevada's desert. We boarded the plane from Reno and landed in Houston. A week away and I had already forgotten how HOT, HOT, HOT (and humid) it is in Houston. Since Rob turned off the air conditioner while we were gone, we were greeted with an empty fridge and a hot kitchen. Other than thawing some (delicious) freezer meals, I had little interest in cooking anything. Zucchini noodles to the rescue!
Zucchini noodles have been my go-to lunch this summer. Gabby warned me that Houston's heat would lead me to more raw foods and she was right. My meals have become simpler. Zucchini noodles are simple enough and of course, are just a vector for the sauce. The end of summer is a prime time for juicy tomatoes, at least in Ontario. I have yet to find tasty tomatoes here in Houston, so I have resorted to cherry tomatoes, which, in general, have more flavour. A portion of the fresh tomatoes are pulsed with a red bell pepper and sun-dried tomatoes along with a bunch of fresh herbs (basil and oregano) and garlic. A dash of chile flakes give a bit of kick and a date balances it out with a bit of sweetness. I topped it with some hemp seeds, too. I actually used a lot more than what I photographed since I knew it wouldn't be as photogenic. ;) I usually add the sauce and hemp seeds just before I eat the salad but I took photos of my partially packed lunch. Of course, this sauce will work equally well with your favourite spaghetti-type noodle.
What is your easy, no-cook go-to meal?
This is my submission to this month's Pasta Please for long noodles, hosted by Johanna, to this week's Healthy Vegan Fridays, and to this month's Cooking with Herbs. (more…)
Moosewood's Caribbean Stew (& Cookbook Giveaway!)
You may not have noticed, but I snuck away last week. An absolutely epic road trip, starting at Portland, the vegan mecca, meandering through lakes and mountains, including Crater Lake, reaching our ultimate destination: Burning Man. I hope to summarize our adventures and if I don't I'll be sure to share if Rob posts anything on his website. He is much better at looking through photos afterwards. I have a hard enough time keeping track of my food photos. ;)
Before we left, I tried to cook through our pile of produce. Serendipitously, I had everything for this delicious Caribbean Stew. It is from Moosewood's latest cookbook: Moosewood Restaurant Favorites. Through their collective, they run a restaurant in Ithica, New York, and have written many cookbooks over the past few decades. Most of my Moosewood cookbooks were bought/discovered at used book sales, although they are still keeping up with the times. Their latest cookbook, while not entirely vegan (they still use cheese, although less than before) and not even vegetarian (they have recipes for fish), includes updates from their restaurant favourites. Between their section dedicated to Soups (Thai Butternut Squash Soup, Texas Barbecue Bean Soup, Red Lentil Soup), to Main Dish Salads (Peruvian Quinoa and Vegetable Salad), to Curries and Stews (Lentil-Vegetable Sambar, Navajo Stew), a section dedicated to Beans (Basque Beans, Caribbean Red Beans, Creole Red Beans), and sides (Lentil Dhal), I was very pleased with their vegan recipes.
And this Caribbean Stew? It did not disappoint. A delicious medley of sweet potato, red bell pepper, tomato, cabbage and kale in a flavourful (not too) spicy broth made with ginger and green chiles. The dash of nutmeg and lime finish kept this special. As part of their growing process, Moosewood recommends more fresh herbs than before (I learned that lesson, too!) and this included fresh ginger, thyme and cilantro. They also recommended freshly grated nutmeg which is definitely more potent than pre-bought powdered. I modified the original recipe slightly, noted below. I decreased the ginger, although I probably didn't need to be scared of the bit of heat it would impart. I also found the directions to cook everything on low to be too slow, so I increased my heat to medium-low and eventually medium. In the end, though, it was a fabulous soup. Tons of veggies with a delicious broth. A bit lacking in the protein department, I served it with the suggested brown rice. I bet you could easily sneak in some beans or tofu in there, too.
I really want to share this cookbook with you. Thankfully the publisher is letting me give away a cookbook to one reader living in the US or Canada. To be entered, please leave a comment here, telling me about your favourite Moosewood dish. If you haven't made anything by Moosewood yet, have a look through the table of contents of Moosewood Restaurant Favorites on amazon (or my list below) and tell me what you want to cook the most. I will randomly select a winner on September 15, 2013. Good luck!
Other Moosewood recipes I have shared:
French Barley Salad
Bulgur Chili
Chinese Cabbage and Fermented Black Beans
Spanish Green Bean and Lime Bean Stew
Japanese Winter Stew
African Pineapple Kale Peanut Stew
Italian Stew with Winter Squash and Chickpeas
Thyme-Spiced Toasted Pumpkin Seeds and Cranberries.
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays and to this month's Flavours of Caribbean.
Raw Chili Lime Corn Crackers
The dust has settled… the boxes have been unpacked and we're settling into a new routine.
As life becomes less chaotic, I am feeling a bit more lonely.
Friends and family seem so far away. It doesn't help that Rob is sometimes working out-of-town.
At least I interact with my co-workers. I don't know how Rob copes with mostly working from home. Not too much real people interaction except from the coffee shop down the road. Limited integration with other Texans.
So, be it resolved… our next goal has to become more social.
Baby steps. This weekend, we have cycling plans and curry+games plans [BANANAGRAMS!]. It feels good to get back into my social groove.
And these chili lime crackers? They bring me back to good times in Toronto.
Just before we left, I visited Superfoods Eateries, a quaint resto with take-away raw foods. Between Rob and I (and a few free samples), we tried a variety of dishes. Luc, one of the owners, was incredibly enthusiastic about explaining the menu. My two favourite dishes were the cheesecake and corn nachos. They also had a lovely sandwich at one point but I don't see it listed on their website menu. Their selection varies from day-to-day, especially after each item sells out. (I really, really wanted to try their chocolate cake but it was not available until after I left). The coconut-based cheesecake was not as heavy as other raw cheesecakes and unique because it had a slightly fermented/cheezy zing to it! It was definitely special.
But those corn nachos, oh my. Delicious. They are corn and flax based but thin and crispy with an exotic twist from the orange juice and cilantro. Rightfully addictive and perfect with a dollop of guacamole. Now that I am miles away, I figured I would try my own hand at the nachos. I will admit that mine are not as good as the original, but they are still good in their own regard. I tried to add as much veg-powered nacho-like flavours to the chips. The chili and lime flavours were the highlight. The nuts and seeds make for a filling cracker, although a bit thick. As such these are more akin to crackers and weren't as crispy as chips.. but still complex and delicious.
Anyways, here's to a fun-filled weekend! :)
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Fresh Mango Chutney
I knew you would miss me in Canada, but I swear, I did not wish Houston upon you.
First there was the Toronto flood.
And now there's the heat wave.
Your heat wave is my new normal. Although last week was actually quite mild. Lots of rain meant the temps were only peaking at 85-90F (29-32C) (before humidex, add another 10 degrees please). Whereas in Canada, you can boast about the amount of snow you endure, in Houston, it is the heat. Although, to be honest, it is not as bad as I feared. Why? Because biking is better. Working long hours. And a/c is everywhere. Yes, my long working hours mean that I cycle to work before the sun is shining too brightly and my commute home is after the mad rush from the Texas Medical Center. I swear, a leisurely bike ride is better than walking in hot weather since you make your own wind. I basically meander from one building with a/c to another with a/c (on really hot days my car's a/c has trouble keeping up, though). And drink lots of (flavoured) water. I also have not been cooking too much. Eating, yes. Cooking, no. Salads, yes. Lots and lots of veggies. Even though my home has a/c, I do not feel like turning on the oven too often.
Raw food for the win! Simple raw food for the win.
Chutneys can be really spicy or ookey sweet. Neither which really appeal to me. I've made a simpler fresh mango chutney, paired with mung beans, but this time I focused a bit more on the chutney as a vector for flavour. Mango, red pepper, ginger, onions, chile flakes, curry powder and even raisins. Apple cider vinegar gives you the tang you associate with traditional chutneys. Use it as a dip, a salad topper or on top of your favourite curry. Whatever you pick, it is quite refreshing.
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Mediterranean Artichoke, Chickpea and Spinach Soup
I think my pantry-purge has been going the wrong way. I am no longer accumulating new esoteric ingredients but I struggled with whether or not to replenish my staples. Could I live without chickpeas for a few months? Absolutely not. Miso? I replenished that, too. What about olives? I think I could manage olive-free for 6 months. Artichokes? Well, the best artichokes come from the freezer case at Trader Joe's so I am excited to wait for those. The plan for now: use up the less-loved ingredients. The ones I can part with for a bit of time.
Now I can strike these from my pantry: artichokes and olives. What could have been a boring vegetable stew was helped with said pantry items. Olives add the salty punch to this spring-like tomato stew with red pepper, mushrooms, artichokes and spinach.
Sometimes I have limited enthusiasm for ingredients that have been stashed at the back of my pantry. Or I only have a limited repertoire for said ingredient. Olives and artichokes are not that wacky, but I am looking for ways to use fun things like kelp noodles, capers, jackfruit, assorted flours (chickpea flour is our staple but I still have some coconut flour, tapioca flour, rice flours and vital wheat gluten), puffed quinoa, dried fruits and nuts. And let's not forget the things in my freezer: herbs, chopped veggies and fruits, tempeh, and frozen meals ready to go.
Do you have a big pantry or have a select collection of favourite ingredients in your pantry? I personally believe that a well-stocked kitchen makes for a well-prepared cook. It makes cooking easier and fun.
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays, Little Thumbs Up event, hosted by Joyce, kitchen flavours, organized by Zoe from Bake For Happy Kids and Doreen for my little favourite D.I.Y..
Besan-Stuffed Red Peppers
This is how you know I am a noob with regards to Indian cuisine.
Ever since besan chilla entered our lives, we have been enamoured by chickpea flour. I've used it in dairy-free vegan quiches, pakoras, malai koftas, and smeared inside a delicious collard roulade. Rob even used it to make cookie dough truffles to woo me.
The entire time, we've called it beh-sahn. Like it was French.
However, it turns out we've been wrong. It sounds just like "basin". Bay-sin.
That is only one thing I found out by watching some Indian cooking videos. I was trying to figure out how to make dosa but was distracted by other interesting recipes.
So here I am with another besan recipe. This time, I stuffed it into long red Sheppard peppers. I've done stuffed peppers before, filled with bulgur, tomatoes, mushrooms and raisins, and always used the largest bell peppers I could find. The thicker the flesh, the better for keeping its shape after being roasted in the oven.
But this time, I tortured myself. just kidding! The long and slender red peppers were recently available and I grabbed as many as I could carry (a common sighting when red peppers go on sale). This time, I decided to fill them with a fragrant besan paste spiced with almonds, cumin, coriander and amchur.
The hardest part was removing the seeds without cracking open the entire pepper, but most of the peppers have few seeds anyhow. Once you slide in the filling, you are laughing. Quicker than stuffed peppers, this was easy with the fast-cooking of the besan along with a simple pan-fry (with adjunct steaming) of the peppers.
PS. The original recipe suggested using banana peppers, but I like this version with the sweetness of the red pepper. Feel free to add more heat with more chile flakes, as this was not that hot.
PPS. Am I alone? How do you pronounced besan?
Black Bean Tostadas with Tangy Cabbage Salad
You know how bloggers tend to post holiday dishes before the actual holiday? Do you think they make the same dish for the real holiday? Or make something new?
Me: a little from column A and a little from column B. Cooking for me, column B the majority of the time. For guests, perhaps some from column A.
For Cinco de Mayo, I shared my Mexican Chili Salad Wraps the week before. Rob celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a lovely corn and avocado salsa and oodles of other Mexican treats. No salad wraps. Except that was on May 4. On May 5, Rob and I actually went out for Thai food to celebrate a friend's birthday (they actually had a few vegan options -youpee!).
But then, after seeing others share their Mexican eats, I had a craving for more Mexican. Post-Cinco.
Flipping through Bittman's latest cookbook, VB6: Vegan Before 6:00 (good review of the cookbook here), I knew exactly what I was drawn to: black bean tacos with a tangy cabbage slaw. I had my mango "taco" wraps ready to go. I love all things "tangy" especially if it means lots of citrus juice (lime!). And well, beans, oh yes. I have used black beans in many Mexican dishes, but I was intrigued by Bittman's suggestion to mash them, spice them (lots of garlic!), and then roast them.
It worked really well. While the beans crisped up in the oven, I made the beautiful cabbage slaw. It came together seamlessly. Call them tostadas with crispy flatbreads or roll them into tacos. My mango wraps were crispy but if you let the beans sit on top of the wraps for a while, the wraps absorb some of the moistness and became pliable again. Because they were very thin, they were very delicate and made a big delicious mess. A beautiful delicious mess. I can't remember the last time I bought red cabbage, but gosh, isn't it gorgeous?
So, for all you seasoned bloggers and foodies out there, do you remake your pre-holiday dishes? Or try something new again? :)
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays and this week's Weekend Wellness..
Sesame-Miso Soba Noodles with Kale & Red Pepper
Eating through my pantry has some benefits. I find foods I had forgotten.
My Mom remembers. My Mom is like an elephant: she never forgets.
(She will probably never forget me calling her an elephant… HAHAHAHA!)
What about all your soba noodles, Janet?
Oh yeah…. all those noodles I bought after I came back from Japan. Just like when I drank my way through a library of non-dairy milks to figure out which I liked the most, I bought a wide variety of soba noodles to pinpoint the perfect pasta. However, I shortly became disillusioned when I figured out that most soba noodles actually contain very little buckwheat. The noodles are still mostly made from white flour. Lesson: Read the package before you buy them.
I eventually found 100% buckwheat noodles but scoffed at the price. So I put them back.
I eventually found them again, but this time it was a different brand. And they were a much better price. So I bought some and then proceded to forget I had them.
Definitely great for a change, the buckwheat noodles are slightly nutty and cook in 4 minutes.
Here, I paired them with kale and red pepper and a simple sesame-miso sauce. A simple sauce, not due to a limited ingredient list. Rather because the ratio is almost all 1:1:1:1:1:2 (the original recipe was 1:1 for all ingredients but I thought it needed a bigger dose of lemon juice). The sauce is creamy, salty and tangy and coated the noodles and veggies well. I used some of the pasta water to thin the sauce but use as much as you like.
Instead of massaging the kale, I let the heat of the noodles wilt them. Easy, peasy. Because as much as I love raw kale salads, I am usually able to trick convince others into doing the massaging. I hate getting my hands too dirty. ;)
(PS. This post was pre-approved. My Mom thought it was in good taste. Both the elephant and noodles. And a great post for Mother's Day. I think she was just happy I was eating through my soba noodles.)
Other tahini sauces you may enjoy (because tahini is so much more versatile than hummus):
Macro Veggie and Tempeh Bowl with a Miso-Tahini Sauce
Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Orange-Tahini Dressing
Quinoa and Chickpea Salad with a Balsamic Tahini Dressing
Curried Chickpea Salad with Carrots and Currants
Tahini-Dressed Zucchini and Green Bean Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Warm Lentil, Bulgur and Vegetable Skillet with a Lemon-Tahini Sauce
Braised Tempeh with Green Beans in a Sesame Sauce
Yam, Zucchini and Chickpea Salad with a Tahini-Lemon Dressing
Quinoa Wraps with Sweet Potato, Tofu Feta and a Sweet Tahini Dipping Sauce
Bok Choy and Sesame Ginger Udon Noodles from 1000 Vegan Recipes (we've made these with red pepper added and enjoyed them)
This is my submission to this week's Weekend Wellness.
Cabbage and Asian Pear Salad with Smoky Avocado and Cumin Dressing
Guys, I am loving your list of your favourite raw recipes. It isn't too late to win a copy of Annelie's Raw Food Power. To enter, just leave a comment here telling me about your favourite raw meal. Definitely include a link to a recipe if it is online, like Gabby's Raw "Baked" Fettuccine Alfredo, Genevieve's Mango Gazpacho or Hannah's Raw Blondies with Chocolate Ganache. I really liked Ellen's suggest of a Korean collard wrap with Asian pear and sweet chili sauce. Sounds delicious! I ended up hunting down some Asian pear, napa cabbage and collards but at the last minute, as the winds warmed me with the southern breeze (this was right before it snowed yesterday), I changed my mind. Instead of a wrap, I went with a chopped salad. And instead of Korean and I went Mexican with a smoky avocado and cumin dressing.
When asked what I usually eat, I explain to people that I love to make soups and salads. Not your flaky salads and not your brothy soups, I prefer hearty one-pot meals in a bowl. My salads tend to be either grain-based or bean-based, whereas I don't make the standard leafy side salad with a simple vinaigrette. I suppose I don't find it very high-yield. If I want leafy greens, I'll add them to my soup or salad!
Not all dressings are created equal, and this smoky avocado dressing is creamy but intense at the same time. It wouldn't work with flimsy baby greens, which is why I opted for heartier sliced Napa cabbage and collard greens. To counter the heaviness of the dressing, I added a touch of sweetness to the salad with Asian pear and red bell pepper. To add even more goodness, I added some arugula sprouts and to add a good protein source I added chickpeas [sprouted chickpeas keeps this raw, but cooked chickpeas are what I prefer]. With the dressing thinned out over the salad, it was a nice merriment of flavours and textures, although a tad heavy on cumin (even for me).
OK, next up: working on that Korean wrap. :)
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays.
Spicy Thai Mango Tofu Curry with Vegetables
They are here!
I thought Alphonso mango season was still a few weeks away but it turns out now is the time! They are here from India!
Alphonso mangoes, one of our favourite mangoes, have a short season. Juicy, sweet and less stringy, the Alphonso mango is a treat. We eat them fresh, dripping their juices over the sink.
Thankfully, I am not going to tell you to use Alphonso mangoes in this curry (we actually haven't bought any yet, although that's on the agenda for the weekend). Unless you happen to be a very lucky person, overflowing with so many mangoes you do not know what to do. In a stir fry, ones that keep them shape are the best kind. Since you pair them with other vegetables, you do not need to use expensive, sweet mangoes. As such, I used frozen mango chunks. And I could not tell you what kind of mango those are… but I know they are not Alphonso.
Crispy tofu mixed with a medley of vegetables – tender crisp broccoli, carrot and bell peppers – coupled with chunks of sweet mango. Frozen mango worked well as it is cheaper and moreso, they are firm, cubed and sweet, keeping their shape in the skillet. Tossed with a light, orange-based sauce flavoured with garlic and ginger and a heavy dash of red pepper flakes, there are a lot of bold flavours. The sweet balanced nicely with the heat, without being too overwhelming, even for my own heat-sensitive palate.
Reminiscent of my Toasted Sesame Orange Teriyaki Vegetable and Quinoa Bowl, although that one is a bit more involved with flavoured tofu and a more complex orange sauce. I kept the tofu simple here to let the vegetables shine.
Have you tried Alphonso mangoes yet?
This is my submission to this week's Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted by Graziana.
Simple Ayurvedic Mushroom and Leek Mixed Grain Skillet
I don't shop at the standard grocery stores. I prefer the smaller, independent ethnic grocers for my veggies and natural foods stores for my pantry staples.
However, I recently heard that Costco had some interesting foods, and sent my family searching for sprouted mixed beans. Turns out they stopped selling them here a few months ago, but my aunt spotted a sprouted rice and quinoa blend instead. Always eager to try something new, I decided to give it a shot.
Uh, let's just say that packaged mixed grains don't always work so well. When I've made mixed grain dishes before, I cook the grains separately, or add them at different times so they finish cooking at the same time. I couldn't get the grains to be as fluffy and distinct as I am used to.. unless that is what happens after they are sprouted? In any case, the mix turned out to be a bit on the mushy side, both when I've made it on the stovetop and in the rice cooker. I tried to salvage the mix by introducing it into this easy skillet.
I've made multiple skillets before, and each time I gush over its simplicity. I swear, I wasn't planning on sharing this recipe. It just seemed too simple, too boring and I didn't think it would taste as flavourful as it did. The original recipe suggested throwing everything in the skillet and cooking, but I shunned a mise-en-place and threw things in as I finished chopping them. First went in the leeks, then the portobello mushrooms, next the red pepper and Brussels sprouts. Grated carrots and garlic rounded the veggies out with a sprinkle of salt and thyme. After the vegetables brown and begin to caramelize slightly, cooked grains get dumped in for a complete meal. No dressing, no broth. Thyme was the only herb but this was surprisingly flavourful. Do not discount the flavour of veggies (and garlic).
I think I may relegate my mixed grains to soups… that seems pretty foolproof. What do you think? Fan or foe of mixed grain blends?
Do you like it when I share easy, seemingly non-recipes with you?
This is my submission to this week's Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted by Simona, and to this month's Herbs on Saturday.
Roasted Orange Veggie Noodle Bowl
Did you catch this post yet? Why Four Workouts a Week May Be Better Than Six.
It struck a chord with me, as I stopped cycling for the winter. More is not always better.
I found it to be a well-designed study. While it investigated older aged exercise-naive women, I found it fascinating that the women doing 6 work-outs a week spent less energy overall throughout the day because they were tired and stressed form their work-outs. Instead of being invigorated by exercise, too much exercise caused them to feel like they were short on time, and became more sedentary during the day. Interestingly enough, this was shared shortly after another article talked about how models slim down for their work. Lots of intense exercise but nothing that gives them muscle definition. Egad. My advice: if you are doing a lot of exercise, eat. Fuel your work-outs properly.
In any case, let me know if you enjoy these interesting news and tidbits, even if non-food related.
For those that are here for the food: I tried something new. Roasted oranges. I often roast vegetables but not fruit (I've tried roasted strawberries which were very good, though). I was intrigued. I tried them but prefer juicy oranges au naturel. They had a deeper more caramelized flavour but I missed the juiciness. Try it and let me know what you think.
I paired them with roasted Brussels sprouts (which I adore) as well as red bell peppers. A creamy orange ginger dressing, a bit heavy on the vinegar, worked well with the kelp noodles (the vinegar tenderizes them nicely). Feel free to use your favourite noodle. Or try it more like my Crunchy Cabbage Salad with a similar tahini-orange dressing, my orange teriyaki vegetable quinoa bowl or a brown rice salad with roasted beets and oranges with an orange-sesame vinaigrette.
This is my submission this month for Pasta, Please for peppers and to this month's Simple and in Season. (more…)
Szechuan Green Beans and Red Pepper
I feel like I am still in an exploratory phase. An exploratory phase of cooking. I am not sure if it will ever end, but it seems to me like there are constantly new things I'd like to try eating. Beyond new grains like kasha and kaniwa, or new heirloom beans, I will always scour new recipes. As I learned in Colombia, there are a host of new fruits and vegetables to explore, too.
While I may not be entirely thrilled with my closest ethnic grocer, it is still an ethnic grocer with produce I have yet to try eating. I once had a goal of trying all the new-to-me veggies at Bestwin and Sunny's, but I can only tackle so many new ingredients at once. As I am unsure of the ethnic produce available in Texas (people keep trying to convince me that there is a dearth of vegetables there, but I protest!), I should capitalize on trying new veggies. In honour of the upcoming Chinese New Year, I popped some Chinese long beans into my cart. Only later did I figure out what I wanted to do…
I found this quick and easy Chinese veggie dish, with flavourful spices while still being able to highlight the long beans. I really liked the play between the Szechuan peppercorns and star anise with the garlicky vegetables. The peanuts added a great crunch and texture.
So, the long beans? Not my favourite. If I had to choose, the thin French green beans (haricot verts) are definitely my preferred green bean. The long beans are more chewy pod, less beany and not as flavourful as the French variety. I'd prefer the standard green beans, too, and would likely use them when making this again.
But hey, at least now I know. I will never go about thinking "I never tried the Chinese long beans.. maybe they are better than the rest?". Even if the long beans are more authentic in this dish, the regular green beans would do just fine, as well.
Do you like discovering new veggies?
This is my submission to this week's Weekend Wellness and to this week's Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted by Cristina.


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Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood usually in which too many granulocytes, a type of white blood cell, are produced in the bone marrow.
Normally, bone marrow cells mature into several different types of blood cells. Acute myelogenous leukemia usually affects the young blood cells (called blasts) that normally develop into a type of white blood cell (called granulocytes). The main function of granulocytes is to destroy bacteria. The blasts, which do not mature and become too numerous, remain in the bone marrow and blood. Acute leukemia is a fast growing cancer that needs to be treated as soon as possible after it is diagnosed. Chromosome abnormalities (extra chromosomes and structural changes in the chromosome material) are present in the majority of AML patients.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 45,000 leukemia cases are expected in 2011. About 13,000 of these will be AML.
The following are the most common symptoms of acute myelogenous leukemia. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Anemia (too few red blood cells)
Fever and recurring infections
Persistent weakness
Aches in bones and joints
Swollen gums, lymph nodes, liver, or spleen
Weight loss
Night sweats
The symptoms of acute myelogenous leukemia may resemble other blood disorders or medical problems. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for acute myelogenous leukemia may include the following:
Blood tests and other evaluation procedures
Bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy--a procedure that involves taking a small amount of bone marrow fluid (aspiration) and/or solid bone marrow tissue (called a core biopsy), usually from the hip bones, to be examined for the number, size, and maturity of blood cells and/or abnormal cells.
Spinal tap/lumbar puncture--a special needle is placed into the lower back, into the spinal canal. This is the area around the spinal cord. A small amount of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) can be removed and sent for testing to determine if there are leukemia cells in the CSF or other problems. CSF is the fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord.
Specific treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia will be determined by your doctor based on:
Your age, overall health, and medical history
The subtype of AML
Extent of the disease
Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the disease
Your opinion or preference
Treatment may include:
Chemotherapy or other drug therapies
Radiation therapy
Bone marrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation


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The recent earthquake in Haiti has had a huge impact. People in the Dominican Republic lend their support during this time of crisis.
It was 5:53 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12 on the island of Hispaniola, when all of a sudden people felt dizzy and the earth shook violently. At the moment, an earthquake struck. In the Dominican Republic, it was nothing more than a great scare. However, in neighboring Haiti, where the epicenter was located, the situation was total disaster as the earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck. To make matters worse, the earthquake was barely 6 miles (10 km) undeground making the damage that much worse. Dominican blogger Alf Micstar of Duarte 101 describes that moment with these words [in Spanish]:
Shakes, a quake, tremors, earthquake, panic, call it what you wish. Yesterday, on Tuesday, January 12, at 5 minutes to 6 pm, the island once again reminded us that it moves, that it is not a piece of static earth, that its plates are not like those of cars and that the ground does not ask for permission for instantaneous shakes.
Devastating results
Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince located 10 miles east of the earthquake's epicenter, was left devastated and incommunicado. Buildings had collapsed, and left countless thousands injured or dead, as there are no official numbers. Without electricity, water, or communication, several hours passed before the entire world could witness the damage caused by the earthquake. Many of these photographs and testimonies were distributed via social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. The scene was grim, and to make matters worse, the aftershocks did not let up.
Effects in the Dominican Republic
In the Dominican Republic, as a result of the earthquake, a tsunami alert was placed in effect, and the Emergency Operations Commission (COE) closed the commercial plazas in the capital Santo Domingo and took precautions along the coastal zones and on the Haitian border. In the early morning hours of the next day, Dominican President Leonel Fernández called an emergency meeting to put together a aid commission for Haiti, which included aid for health, water, electricity, infrastructure, and the assistance of the military.
Joan Guerrero, of Duarte 101 [in Spanish] summarized the actions:
From the early morning hours today [Wednesday, January 13] the authorities, businesses, and the Dominican military joined forces to mobilize humanitarian help for the Haiti earthquake.
The Dominican team help send food and bottled water, and sent heavy machinery to help remove the rubble. The hospitals in the province of Barahona were made available, as well as the airport to receive aid that would be distributed to Haiti. Personnel from the COE attended to more than 2,000 injured and the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel) helped to restore telephony services. The Dominican Red Cross and the International Red Cross have been coordinating health relief services. The Dominican Republic has also been a landing point for foreign correspondents who have come to cover the tragedy.
Helping a brother nation
In addition to the efforts of the government, many Dominicans have joined the cause with collection centers, while others have offered private plnes and other materials destine for Haiti. Duarte 101 writes a short summary of the help needed and collection points across the Dominican Republic [in Spanish].
José Rafael Sosa concludes [in Spanish]:
The Dominican people have bent over backwards to help Haiti. What happened in Haiti has no precedent. There is too much pain. Too much suffering. The absurd differences stop here and solidarity is imposed, pure and simple, openly and decidedly. This is the right moment to help our brother nation. Let's give our hand and our soul to a people that do not deserve so much suffering.
Translation by Eduardo Ávila
This post was originally published on Global Voices on January 14, 2010.
Indeed a critically needed brotherly assistance that the Dominican Republic is giving to Haiti. How is the situation now in the Dominican Republic and how do you cope with all the wounded and the refugees on this enormous scale? I think, that the world must help the Haiti and the Dominican Republic very fast with the present and coming problems, which can be of a scale never seen in the Americas, but well known in Africa.
Thank you for your informative blog.
I wonder if any of the wonderful tourist resorts in the Dominican Republic have thought of offering their incoming guests from North America and elsewhere an opportunity to support your neighbours. Guests might be able to bring pain tablets, bandages, basic clothing (socks, underwear) and hygiene items for women or be given a list of what is most needed.
Have you heard of anything like this going on?
I am from the Dominican Republic, I am a writer and enjoy good conversations. I have a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and a Graduate degree in Finance. I am interested in technology and art, especially painting and good music. Here is my blog, www.accioncomunitaria.blogspot.com. I also collaborate with Duarte 101 (another Dominican blog), and now also with Global Voices, which is an honor.


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Telebanc - Telephone Banking
Welcome to Siuslaw Bank's Telephone Banking information page.
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Need Help With: Getting your Electronic Banking Password - contact your branch of account. A list of phone numbers are available from the siuslawbank.com Home Page under the Location tab found on the upper right corner of the screen.
For additional help: Call Siuslaw Bank's Electronic Banking Department 541.342.4000 between the hours of 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Monday through Friday.
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- Number to Dial (Local): From the Eugene and surrounding calling area 541.341.1311
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Information required to use Telebanc
- To use this service you need the account number of the account you want to hear about, as well as your Electronic Banking Password. If you do not have your Electronic Banking Password you will need to contact your branch of account for that information.
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- About International Exeter
- International students
- International partnerships
- India Representation
- China Offices
- Opportunities abroad
- International Summer School
- Internationalisation Strategy
- INTO University of Exeter
- Latest news
- Information for staff
- Information for agents
- Contact us
1st year of study | Start talking to your Study Abroad Coordinator. Be aware that to be considered for International Exchange you must have a 2:1 average (60%). |
Check 'Where can I study abroad?' | |
1 February | Submit an internal application form to the Study Abroad Coordinator in your College/discipline with your personal statement and two academic references. |
8 February | Students will be notified and provided with the relevant host institution's application form. |
1 March | Submit your completed host institution application form to the Study Abroad Manager in the International Office with any required supporting documentation required. |
March-June | Follow procedures from your host university for booking accommodation and registering for courses. Apply for your visa (if necessary) book your flights, contact Student Finance to seek any additional financial support and organise travel insurance. |
May (date to be confirmed) | Attend the compulsory pre-departure briefing |
July-September | Courses commence. |
Internal application process
Please see the schedule above. It is essential that you forward the internal application form 2013 to your Study Abroad Coordinator by 1 February with your supporting documentation. Please note that this needs to be completed promptly, accurately and be accompanied by all official documents required.
Host institution application
Once you have been allocated a Study Abroad placement the Outbound Study Abroad Team will email you with the application information for your host university.
Start filling out the forms and gathering the documentation necessary in April. Do not wait until you have received your acceptance letter from your proposed host university before you start looking at the paperwork requirements. You will not be able to apply for your visa until you have received written acceptance from your host university.
You may be able to apply for your visa online. However, if you are travelling to the US you will be required to attend an interview at the US Embassy in London. You must ring to make an appointment.
To obtain a visa you may be required to leave/post your passport with the Embassy whilst your visa is being prepared. Please check the requirements and do not plan any travel whilst applying for your visa.


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Driver's License Plan Falls Short In "Election"
by Staff | May 8, 2013 9:59 am
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Posted to: Immigrants, Transportation, True Vote
More than two-thirds of votes cast in an unofficial "election" opposed the idea of granting new state licenses to undocumented immigrants.
That was the result from among 2,922 votes cast by online news readers in a "TrueVote" election.
The online "TrueVote" ballots are part of a new project here at the New Haven Independent. It aims to involve voters in helping not just to decide who gets elected to make public decisions every year or two, but to create more discussion and register public opinion about what those decisions should be. The definition of democracy often comes down to choosing among candidates for public office, an important civic responsibility but only one feature of a healthy civic culture and political system. TrueVote is aimed at involving voters in the issues themselves, and making voting a regular exercise all year long with our online polls. (Click here to read about the first one, about the makeup of New Haven's Board of Education.)
The ballot for the driver's license TrueVote appeared on the Independent along with the websites of the Valley Independent Sentinel, the Branford Eagle, CTNews Junkie, Only In Bridgeport, and the New Haven Register.
Read a story about the issue here.
The question: "Should Connecticut Grant Driver's Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants?"
The answers: 620, or 21.22 percent yes; 2006, or 68.65 percent no; 296, or 10.13 percent "yes, but with background checks."
Tags: immigrant driver's licenses
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posted by: Curious on May 8, 2013 10:13am
Thought so.
Does the poll ever close? Closing it allows it to remain a valid response….if not it could keep getting voted on by anyone.
[Yes, it is closed. At least officially. At least it was supposed to be. We're still working otu bugs in the coding. I had thought it was turned off when I posted this article—thank you for pointing out otherwise! We're on it. ]


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The Cryosphere
Insignificant change in Antarctic snowmelt volume since 1979
Article first published online: 13 JAN 2012
Copyright 2012 by the American Geophysical Union
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2012), Insignificant change in Antarctic snowmelt volume since 1979, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L01501, doi:10.1029/2011GL050207.
, , , , and (Publication History
- Issue published online: 13 JAN 2012
- Article first published online: 13 JAN 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 10 DEC 2011
- Manuscript Revised: 6 DEC 2011
- Manuscript Received: 31 OCT 2011
Funded by
- NWO/ALW. Grant Number: 818.01.016
- European Union 7th Framework Programme. Grant Number: 226375
- Antarctica;
- meltwater;
- surface mass balance
[1] Surface snowmelt is widespread in coastal Antarctica. Satellite-based microwave sensors have been observing melt area and duration for over three decades. However, these observations do not reveal the total volume of meltwater produced on the ice sheet. Here we present an Antarctic melt volume climatology for the period 1979–2010, obtained using a regional climate model equipped with realistic snow physics. We find that mean continent-wide meltwater volume (1979–2010) amounts to 89 Gt y−1 with large interannual variability (σ = 41 Gt y−1). Of this amount, 57 Gt y−1 (64%) is produced on the floating ice shelves extending from the grounded ice sheet, and 71 Gt y−1in West-Antarctica, including the Antarctic Peninsula. We find no statistically significant trend in either continent-wide or regional meltwater volume for the 31-year period 1979–2010.


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Every week, in addition to the stories in the China section and on the Analects blog, there are usually a number of China-related articles elsewhere in The Economist. To help readers benefit from all our China coverage, each Friday we will be posting links on Analects to all China-related articles within each week's copy of the newspaper.
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China's working-age population shrinks
Chinese tourists flock to Britain
China announces its Gini coefficient for the first time in 12 years
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With straight hair, dynamic makeup and affordable clothing, K-Stew was sexy and chic — it even looks like she got great new extensions!
Kristen Stewart showed up at the Snow White and the Huntsman panel at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 23 looking better than ever before — all in a totally-affordable look!
Kristen, 21, rocked her signature skinny jeans and an edgy tank top from Urban Outfitters, which you can buy right here for just $29! She's fashionable and thrifty!
Meanwhile her makeup was as flawless as ever, but this time it was a darker look which fit perfectly with the intense-looking Snow White. Her straight hair was also lustrous, full and shiny — it looks like she got some great new extensions!
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@ ks so rude: This is not hard to figure out….In the past, there have been many major stars who have been accused of being rude, etc.,and in spite of this, the stars remained "hot" and commanded big salaries. Many jobs surround a hot celebrity and they depend on this star's money. "The publicity" team hired by that star will keep them in the news or recover any damages done in the media. The star's personal habits can be "insignificant" or MADE "appealing" in the media to maintain ANY news and keep their name active in ppl's eyes. Esquire, other Hotter mags & blogs, are hired to keep her name in the news.
what up its me
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They can redo her hair and make up all they want but she needs a personality makeover. Esquire pointed out her snarling entitlement and she comes across as petulant, rude and ungrateful. How many times has she had to apologize for some stupid thing she's said? Several, the most recent swearing in front of a child at the BD panel on Thursday.
The whole cast said she swore the most (I'm sure they get tired of every other word out of her mouth being a curse word). If you listen to the Runaways commentary it was clear that Dakota didn't want to hear it. She must have anger management issue if she can't control herself. Must be why she smokes so much pot, to relieve the anger.
Kstew fan
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It's funny how she could put on a big smile for this and not at the Breaking Dawn panel. She also smiles like this whenever she's with Garrett Hedlund. She frowned and looked sullen at the BD panel, no big smiles like this. Just an observation.
Her style is that of a 14 year old boy who lives near the beach. Skinny jeans and sneakers, dirty tees and tanks. That makes her a style icon you'd want to copy? I don't think so.
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Honestly, I don't think she was any less excited during the Breaking Dawn panel interviews. It's just that the Twilight series has such a big a devoted fan base and it makes her nervous because she wants to make sure that she doing the character that she is playing justice. She probably just more conscious of what she says and maybe has to think about it a little more. She wants to make the Twilight fans happy and there are a lot of Twilight fans so I can only imagine the pressure. I'd be a little more nervous too.
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The Summer Reaidng Challenge welcomes David the Magic Guy to the Libraries.
David's love for magic began when he was a child living in Chicago. His dad took him to a Chicago car show at McCormick Place Convention Center where David saw his first live magician. It was fun and entertaining and David instantly fell in love with magic and theatre and began performing shows when he was in junior high. Now, David Hira tours the country entertaining and inspiring audiences through laughter, fun and experience.


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More and more Americans are draining their 401Ks to pay their current, monthly bills. It's a quick fix to paying down debt but experts say it's very expensive, and will cost you much more in the long run.
A new study by Hellowallet shows 1 in 4 Americans with some kind of retirement account withdraw money from those savings to pay for bills like mortgages, credit cards, and college tuition. In 2010, that amounted to more than $70 billion in annual withdrawals.
"You really shouldn't be taking money out of a long-term pocketbook to pay for something that's short term. That is true. Don't withdraw it and if you do have to withdraw it, then look at your loan alternatives," said Monica Narvaez, a Certified Financial Planner at Strategic Wealth Advisors in El Paso.
"Loan alternatives" means you can borrow money from your 401K that you pay back to yourself later at a fixed interest rate.
The most expensive way of taking 401K money is withdrawing it all before you retire because you pay a 10% penalty fee plus income taxes.
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Oh my Jesus...so I was supposed to meet a couple kiddos at ye olde coffee shoppe two hours ago and be introduced to this really cute gay boy who goes to my school, which I was uber excited about, yo. Well, seeing as I'm typing this now, can you guess what happened? I'll relay it to you in cheer form...D-I-T-C-H-E-D! What does that spell? Fandango! I mean, ditched! Woo! Or rather, boo! Being ditched is definitely not a cause for woo!ing, if you haven't gotten the memo.
So this is definitely "teh sukzors" as all my gamer friends would say. I was reeeeeally looking forward to meeting this [prospective]boy[friend]. It's been like the numero uno thought on my mind all week. I don't know the reason why they didn't come (they being Mr. Cute and mutual friend), but I'm pretty sure they didn't ditch me intentionally, so I guess I shouldn't be too mad. But at the same time 'tis like, "Hey skank pile, what's so hard about remembering 'coffee-seven-Friday?' Shut up!" I'm kinda mad at myself too, though, because I probably should've called one of them earlier today to double-check or brought a cell phone to the rendezvouz site. Oh wellz, what's done is done and now I just have to hope that *starts speaking a la Crocodile Hunter* I can have another chance to meet the elusive cutie in his natural habitat!
Well, gotta jet. Ciao chillins!
Suckus Maximus!
Good luck with your next attempt. Be sure and let us know where the two of you register. Do you have a punch bowl?
I jest in the hope of reviving your fizzled sizzle. :-)
- Pat Nelson Childs
"bringing strong gay
characters to Sci-Fi & Fantasy"
Not cool at all. Not in least. Angry face indeed. Call them and grr. But definitly keep us up to date on this boy[friend].
Bueno suerte.
Sucks now, but the quicker you weed out the flakes, the better. No use having someone take up your time and keeping you off the market for someone of better quality.
I'm a total myspace whore (and by whore, I mean I use it to sleep with people, I'm not on it often), so ADD ME AS A FRIEND
I myself got ditched today, so I feel your pain. Seriously, what's so hard about remembering to meet at a coffee shop? What's worse is that my dad drove me, so he totally knew!
Also, lol at the title of your post.
Sidera cadentia somnos suadent.
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dude that sucks monkey balls!!!Hopefully you guys get to meet up soon!!
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Clout contractor got $3.1M in CPS work after City Hall ban
THE WATCHDOGS: Two years ago, the city banned Windy City Electric Co. from getting any more business over allegations it fraudulently landed millions in contracts set aside for companies owned by women. But the ban didn't keep the politically connected contractor from getting more than $3 million in new work from the Chicago Public Schools.
Karen Lewis leaves progressives without standard-bearer: Mihalopoulos
DAN MIHALOPOULOS: Before the CTU leader ended her exploratory campaign for mayor this week, she insisted she had no burning ambition to run for political office but sought "to change the political landscape." So what now for the would-be movement Lewis was poised to lead into battle?
Karen Lewis has brain tumor, not running for mayor
The feisty leader of the Chicago Teachers Union chief is facing chemotherapy. She will not try to unseat Mayor Rahm Emanuel, according to Jay Travis, the head of her exploratory committee.
Lewis, battling 'serious illness,' has surgery
Chicago Teachers Union officials revealed on Thursday that CTU President Karen Lewis has a "serious illness," underwent surgery Wednesday and is "alert and comfortable." But for the fourth straight day, neither the union nor Lewis' campaign staff would comment on the nature of that illness …
Ailing Lewis' condition remains under wraps
Details of Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis' health stayed under wraps Wednesday, with a campaign staffer declining to comment on her condition. Lewis, 61, was hospitalized Sunday after she said she didn't feel well, according to the Chicago Teachers Union. In a tweet Wednesday …
CTU President Karen Lewis 'not well,' but union mum on details
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis is "not well" but under top-notch medical care, the union said Tuesday, refusing to detail the health crisis that has landed Lewis in the hospital.
National teachers union contributes $30,000 to Karen Lewis
The American Federation of Teachers has contributed $30,000 to Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis — the first installment toward a promised $1 million to help defeat Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Troubled UNO asks former Emanuel aides for help
THE WATCHDOGS: The clout-heavy United Neighborhood Organization — facing federal scrutiny and a power struggle that threatens its funding — has brought in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's former communications director and two lawyers who helped keep Emanuel on the ballot in 2011.
2 charter schools run by Des Plaines-based Concept Schools added to Ohio misconduct inquiry
A state inquiry in Ohio into allegations of misconduct inside Concept Schools, the embattled charter-school chain based in Des Plaines, has been expanded to two additional Ohio cities. The FBI has been investigating Concept charter schools in Ohio and several other states, including Illinois.
UNO charter schools now target of IRS audit over bonds
The United Neighborhood Organization's charter-school network is facing possible new legal troubles, with an IRS audit of bonds issued for its Chicago schools. The Internal Revenue Service audit involves nearly $37 million in bonds issued in 2011 for the UNO Charter School Network Inc.
Lewis' first donor: head of agency that gives grants to CPS teachers
The head of a not-for-profit organization that awards grants to Chicago public school teachers is the first contributor to Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis' potential mayoral campaign.
Leaky roof, mold, asbestos tiles found at Concept Schools' Chatham site
Standing water from a leaky roof. Visible mold and a pungent smell that hangs in the air. Floor tiles made of asbestos. Those were just some of the problems Concept Schools had to contend with before getting a school building near Chatham ready for kids next month, according to documents obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times.
CPS scraps South Side campus plan for controversial charter school operator
Chicago Public Schools officials are not allowing a beleaguered charter school operator to open a planned South Side campus next month, a CPS source has confirmed to the Chicago Sun-Times.
National school union would put $1 million into Karen Lewis mayoral campaign
The head of the American Federation of Teachers says the national union is ready to spend $1 million to help Karen Lewis unseat Mayor Rahm Emanuel if the Chicago Teachers Union president decides to run. Emanuel "has shown a deep disrespect for what public education is all about," AFT leader Randi Weingarten told the Chicago Sun-Times.
$1 million pledge changes Lewis' 'calculus' — but not her timeline
Karen Lewis said Tuesday that a $1 million pledge of support from the American Federation of Teachers "automatically changes the calculus" of a potential mayoral campaign. But apparently not enough to push the Chicago Teachers Union president any closer to deciding whether she'll challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel. "I want to run things on my timeline," Lewis told a capacity crowd of union members at Morgan Park's Beverly Woods Banquet Hall. It was her third "conversation" with Chicagoans. And she's got 74 more to go.
2 Sun-Times staffers win top honors for education writing
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