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Fund Goal and Approach
The fund seeks total return.To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests in instruments that provide investment exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets, and in fixed-income securities. The fund may invest in instruments that provide economic exposure to developed and, to a limited extent, emerging market issuers. The fund may invest up to 30% of its net assets in emerging market issuers and considers emerging market countries to be those included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index. The fund will seek to achieve investment exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets primarily through long and short positions in futures, options, forward contracts, swap agreements or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and normally will use economic leverage as part of its investment strategy. The fund also may invest in fixed-income securities, such as bonds, notes (including structured notes), and money market instruments, to provide exposure to bond markets and for liquidity and income, as well as hold cash. The fund may invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities of any maturity or duration, and invests principally in bonds and other fixed-income securities rated investment grade. The fund may invest in, or otherwise have investment exposure to, the securities of companies of any market capitalization.
The fund's portfolio managers apply a systematic analytical investment approach designed to identify and exploit relative misvaluation opportunities across and within global capital markets. Active investment decisions to dynamically shift between long or short positions in individual country, equity, bond, currency and commodity markets, as well as allocations to cash, are driven by this systematic investment process and seek to capitalize on opportunities within and among the capital markets of the world. The fund's portfolio managers have considerable latitude in allocating the fund's assets and in selecting derivative instruments and securities to implement the fund's investment approach, and there is no limitation or requirement as to the amount of fund assets to be invested in any one asset class.
The portfolio managers update, monitor and follow buy or sell recommendations from Mellon Capital Management Corporation's proprietary investment models. The models can recommend selling a security if the relative attractiveness deteriorates or its valuation becomes excessive or risk associated with the security increases significantly. The model also may recommend selling a security if an event occurs that contradicts the models' rationale for owning it, such as deterioration in the issuer's fundamentals. In addition, the portfolio managers may sell a security if better investment opportunities emerge elsewhere. For allocation among equity markets, the portfolio managers employ a bottom-up valuation approach using proprietary models to derive market level expected returns. For allocation among bond markets, the portfolio managers use proprietary models to identify temporary mispricings among global bond markets. The portfolio managers evaluate currencies on a relative valuation basis and overweight exposure to currencies that are undervalued and underweight exposure to currencies that are overvalued based on real interest rates, purchasing power parity, and other proprietary measures. The portfolio managers seek to identify opportunities in commodity markets by measuring and evaluating inventory and term structure, hedging and speculative activity as well as momentum. The investment process combines fundamental and momentum signals in a quantitative framework. Please see the prospectus for additional information.
Equity funds are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer, and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees. The fund is subject generally to interest rate, credit, liquidity, prepayment and extension risk (as to mortgage-related holdings), call, sector, and market risks, to varying degrees.
The fund's performance will be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in foreign companies. Special risks associated with investments in foreign companies include exposure to currency fluctuations, less liquidity, less developed or less efficient trading markets, lack of comprehensive company information, political instability and differing auditing and legal standards. These risks are enhanced in emerging markets countries. Investments in foreign currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Each of these risks could increase the fund's volatility.
The fund may make short sales and is not limited to the amount of the portfolio that can be shorted except as the fund is subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Short sales may involve substantial risk and leverage. Short sales expose the fund to the risk that it will be required to buy the security sold short at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the fund.
The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets, and could involve leverage. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value and there is the risk that changes in the value of a derivative held by the fund will not correlate with the underlying instruments or the fund's other investments.
Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The values of commodities and commodity-linked investments are affected by events that might have less impact on the values of stocks and bonds. Investments linked to the prices of commodities are considered speculative. Prices of commodities and related contracts may fluctuate significantly over short periods for a variety of factors. Please refer to the fund's prospectus for a complete list and descriptions of the main risks.
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Nerdist Podcast: YouTube Titans!
By Katie Levine on January 23, 2013
It's a special episode with some titans of YouTube! Grace Helbig, Harley Morenstein, and Hannah Hart sit down with Chris to talk new media, content creation, and vagina jokes!
Watch all our shows on the Nerdist Channel!
<3 me some Hartbig.
Seriously Chris, I can just hear your brow furrow whenever the age disparity thingy comes up. My gut ached hearing you explain an Eric Clapton reference.
I'm the same age as Chloe and I got the Clapton reference… is that a good or bad thing? I'll say good.
Super fun episode. It's still funny to think of Harley as a former teacher.
Angelfire! I haven't heard that name in so fucking long. I had one once. Besides that I really enjoy talks about new content creators making their way!
Loved it! My Drunk Kitchen is my go-to anytime I'm having a rough day. I was happy to contribute to the Hello, Harto tour on Indie Gogo and I can't wait to see what comes of it! Thanks for another fantastic podcast, sir!
Amazing group of Tubers.


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Imagine we are foreign intelligence service agents and we spy for Russian military bases. Just a few years ago it was impossible, not to mention how it was impossible during the iron curtain era. But now thanks to google we can see all the top secret Russian objects clearly on those shots.
Russia still stays very militarized country.
If to explore with Google earth just a small part of it, the Murmansk region (one of many of Russian regions) which is located next to Norway and Finland, we can meet tens of military objects, mainly Russian Navy ones.
Here they are:
All the locations on these shots as have been said are from Murmansk region.
This one is Olenegorsk, Russian air force base. Those are not just fighters, those are strategic bombers.
Murmansk itself, abandoned navy ships.
Murmansk. Nuclear-powered ice-breaker in the dock.
Kola Bay, near Murmansk, small town "Poliarniy", oil-tanker "Belokamenka". One of the largest oil tankers in the world. It is 100 feet tall (as ten stores building).
It is more than 1000 ft long (340 metres), width 200 ft (65 metres), it transports 4 millions tons of oil each year.
Severomorsk. Ships of Russian Northern Navy. The sixth from the left is the biggest ship in the Russian Northern Navy - nuclear-powered cruiser "Kirov".


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By: Kimburrkay on January 7, 2007 - 8:42pm - Add new comment
Okay- I have to share how weird my dog is. I won't share which one it is so he won't be teased- but I have a hound that begs for Carmel Rice Cakes! Go figure. He will stare at me with droll hanging from his chops. Weird!
So- what weird thing does your dog love?
By: Kimburrkay on January 8, 2007 - 9:45pm - Add new comment
You decide:
From News of the Weird:
Islamic Blues: (1) Ginnah Muhammad, 42, who was suing a rental car company in Hamtramck, Mich., in October, refused to remove her veil (which covered all but her eyes) on the witness stand, and consequently, the judge refused to accept her testimony and dismissed the lawsuit. He said judges must evaluate witnesses' credibility, which the veil prevented.
By: Kimburrkay on January 10, 2007 - 8:53pm - Add new comment
So- Does anyone know anything about this team? They have a website- that doesn't tell you very mcuh. The schedule is on there, but it doesn't say where they play at.
I'm missing my hockey man! After all, I am from "Hockey Town"! Honestly- that is what Detroit is known as.
Gonna miss the Memorial Health Hockey Classic this weekend Might make it home in time, but doubt it.
By: Kimburrkay on January 16, 2007 - 10:50pm - Add new comment
So- who has a tattoo? I will share that I do- on my left shoulder. It is a custom sun/moon design and I love it. Two things that are always consistent- the sun & moon. I always wanted one and finally did it when I was 30. I figured a shoulder can't sag too much.
Now I am on a quest for another one. I want a phoenix. This one has a very personal meaning and those of you that know the mythology behind the phoenix can figure out why.
By: Kimburrkay on January 19, 2007 - 9:17pm - Add new comment
I don't remember all of the other movie so I can't compare if one is better than the other but this was GOOD! Just the right level of suspense, not too much blood & guts and a couple of sceens that make you JUMP! If you like suspense/horror flicks- check it out!
By: Kimburrkay on January 20, 2007 - 11:19am - Add new comment
No- I'm not ranting- just curious. Just read that a new Publix is planned for the Buckwalter & Bluffton Parkway area. That will be great news for those folks out "there".
By: Kimburrkay on January 21, 2007 - 8:57am - Add new comment
So, who's not using their treadmill and want to get rid of it? I've been thinking about getting one. You can send me a personal message if you don't want to post here.
By: Kimburrkay on January 21, 2007 - 7:08pm - Add new comment
Just curious- What type of book store would the community like to see in the Bluffton area? Something mega chain like B&N, a smaller indy store, a used book store?
By: Kimburrkay on January 22, 2007 - 6:52pm - Add new comment
I know of an medical office in Bluffton that is looking for a office manager. If you or someone you know has medical office management experience and looking for a new adventure, send me a private message.
By: Kimburrkay on January 22, 2007 - 9:37pm - Add new comment
Sorry- this was WAAAAAY too good to pass up!
From www.newsoftheweird.com
California's Golden State Fence Co., which has a contract to build part of the United States' immigrant-impeding barrier on the Mexican border, agreed in December to pay fines totaling nearly $5 million because it had been employing illegal aliens. [Rocky Mountain News, 11-21-06] [National Public Radio, 12-15-06]


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Madeline and the Pirates
Famed little French redhead Madeline is off for another adventure, this time on an island inhabited by pirates. Join Madeline and her schoolmates as they learn that looks can be deceiving, as these pirates are not quite what they seem to be. Recommended for ages five to eight.
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Altus / Edwards Moore
Architects: Edwards Moore
Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia
Year: 2014
Photographs: Fraser Marsden
BIG, SHoP, Snøhetta Among Shortlist for Melbourne Office Complex
Australian developer CBUS Property has invited four pairs of Australian and internationally-renowned architectural practices to compete to design an office complex at a 6,000 square meter site in downtown Melbourne, Australia where the National Mutual Plaza currently stands.
See the full shortlist after the break.
Cross Stitch House / FMD Architects
Architects: FMD Architects
Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia
Design Team: Fiona Dunin, Andrew Carija, Robert Kolak
Landscape Architects: Eckersley Garden Architecture
Year: 2013
Photographs: Peter Bennetts
Nebula / Andrew Maynard Architects
Architects: Andrew Maynard Architects
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Area: 62 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Courtesy of Andrew Maynard Architects, Nic Granleese
Hihou / Denton Corker Marshall
Architects: Denton Corker Marshall
Location: 1 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Architect In Charge: Denton Corker Marshall
Area: 230.0 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Itsuka Studio
Exhibition: Melbourne Now
Melbourne Now celebrates the latest art, architecture, design, performance and cultural practice to reflect the complex creative landscape of Melbourne.
This ambitious and far-reaching exhibition across The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and NGV International presents the various ways in which visual artists and creative practitioners profoundly contribute to the society in which we live, and to Melbourne as a city with a unique and dynamic cultural identity.
Melbourne Now is a collaborative, cross-disciplinary project that has involved staff from all areas of the NGV, as well as a team of guest curators and artistic collaborators whose expertise and networks represent the excellence and diversity of Melbourne's cultural community.
Complete information about the artists and projects can be found here.
Title: Exhibition: Melbourne Now
Website: http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/melbournenow/about-melbourne-now
Organizers: National Gallery of Victoria
From: Fri, 22 Nov 2013
Until: Sun, 23 Mar 2014
Venue: National Gallery of Victoria
Address: 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Bluetrain / Studio Equator
Architects: Studio Equator
Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia
Year: 2013
Photographs: Andrew Wuttke
The Mullet / March Studio
Architects: March Studio
Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia
Area: 320 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: John Gollings
Melbourne's Flinders Street Station May Not Be Built
Herzog & de Meuron and HASSELL's winning design for Melbourne's Flinders Street Station might not be built due to the fact "the State Government has of yet, refused to promise funding for the design, and ruled out selling the station in order to finance the construction." The project was estimated to cost "approximately $1 billion to $1.5 billion to be realised", which is "on top of the $1.6 million already spent on the competition", leading critics to describe the competition as a "waste of money."
Craigieburn Bypass / Tonkin Zulaikha Greer + Taylor Cullity Lethlean
Architects: Taylor Cullity Lethlean + Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
Location: Hume Freeway, Melbourne VIC, Australia
Design Team: Peter Tonkin, Neil Mackenzie, Heidi Pronk, Kon Vourtzoumis, Richard Healey-Finlay
Landscape Architecture: Taylor Cullity Lethlean. Artist: Robert Owen
Photographs: Peter Hyatt
Postcode 3000 Exhibition
Once labeled 'an empty useless city center,' by architectural commentator Norman Day, the city of Melbourne's transformation since the 1980s has been dramatic. Today, Melbourne is internationally recognized as one of the world's most liveable cities, with a vibrant, urbane downtown. Currently on show until December 21st at City Gallery in Melbourne, this exhibition examines the impact and legacy of the Postcode 3000 planning policy. Curated by Rob Adams, the exhibition looks at the genesis and typologies of this change and its ongoing impact on the form and vitality of central Melbourne. It asks the question: do we fully comprehend the impact of this latest boom? For more information, please visit here.
33 MacKenzie Street / Elenberg Fraser
Architects: Elenberg Fraser
Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia
Architect In Charge: Callum Fraser
Project Manager: CEL Australia Pty Ltd
Contractor: Brookfield Multiplex
Photographs: Peter Clarke
The Flinders Street Station "People's Choice Award" Winning Proposal / Eduardo Velasquez + Manuel Pineda + Santiago Medina
Although ultimately not chosen by the jury, who favored HESSELL & Herzog de Meuron's plan, this proposal by Eduardo Velasquez, Manuel Pineda and Santiago Medina for the rejuvenation of Flinders Street Station garnered the most votes from the public, winning the People's Choice Award. The 'Courtyard Within a Station' concept seeks to activate the north bank of the river, as well as the western end of the site, and to improve the connection to Federation Square; the idea was to not only make the station a significant transportation node within Melbourne, but a new social and cultural center for the city. More images and architects' description after the break.
The Flinders Street Station Shortlisted Proposal / NH Architecture
Designed by NH Architecture, their competition entry for the Flinders Street Station in Melbourne was recently shorlisted for the People's Choice Award, organized by Major Projects Victoria. Their design seeks to capture this 'Melbourness' and create a new landmark for the city. From cultural to sporting, transport to tourism, this connection between the city and the river binds its colonial past with a trajectory for the next century. Their concept is generated from a combination of conceptual diagrams with the ribbons of infrastructure being over laid with a new form of public networking. More images and architects' description after the break.
The Flinders Street Station Shortlisted Proposal / Zaha Hadid Architects + BVN Architecture
Recently announced as one of the shortlisted entries in the People's Choice Award competition organized by Major Projects Victoria, this design for the Flinders Street Station weaves together the history of the station with a potent new form to create a new public place for the future. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects + BVN Architecture, their concept resolves the functional challenges while celebrating the travel experience. More images and architects' description after the break.
St James Plaza / ASPECT Studios
Architects: ASPECT Studios
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Year: 2013
Photographs: Andrew Lloyd
The Flinders Street Station Winning Proposal / HASSELL + Herzog & de Meuron
The winning proposal for the Flinders Street Station competition comes from HASSELL + Herzog & de Meuron. The design integrates the station with the surrounding urban context, which has evolved and changed significantly since the building was designed 100 years ago. The station concept draws from many aspects – the site's historic fabric, location, and linear nature; the original 19th century design and existing heritage fabric; the river and city edge, rail, public and river-based operations as well as the station's place within the city fabric and public realm. More images and architects' description after the break.
The Flinders Street Station Shortlisted Proposal / John Wardle Architects + Grimshaw
As part of the People's Choice Award launch by Major Projects Victoria, this design by John Wardle Architects + Grimshawwas selected as one of the shortlisted competition proposals for the rejuvenation of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne. Their design conceives the station as an ensemble, each part precisely considerate of its place in the city. The theatrical nature of the station is amplified by the stitching of city to river. Landscape, bridges and vaults from the threads. More images and architects' description after the break.


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nah, kurono did not seem to get points in the tae alien hunt, when he killed his first human.
nah, kurono did not seem to get points in the tae alien hunt, when he killed his first human.
I doubt everyone will die
such a case would make reviving nishi and katou, sacraficing sakata and bringing in the vamps useless
as far as crazy theories go heres one
"Ever notice how nuri looks kind like gantz? maybe he is a rogue gantz thing,.
or if he does mimic other creatures/ beings, maybe he is mimicking gantz's"
thats me just randomly makeing up crazy, dont think i think thats gonna happen
how this will end.. i dont know either, making me to think , will gantz have a happy ending?, this mission is being the craziest and longest of all misions.
your movements were really bad... #slapps everyone, even sanada#
Let me just say that this is fuckin' retarted. I'm sure the writer doesn't even know what the fuck he's doing anymore because this just surpassed the ridiculousness of DBZ transformations of years yonder.
That is the question. How does Oku intent to end the manga.
If he wants a happy ending, at least for some of the characters, I really can't see him killing all the Gantzers (like in the Buddha mission) and starting fresh.
Because he kept the current team around for so long. He'd need to spend a lot of time until we care about the new team as much as this one, until we even want them to have a happy end.
Or he can just kill them again like in the buddha arc and introduce new ones. And there won't be any happy end. Just to send the message "You're screwed anyways. Make the best of the time you have left".
With Oku you really can't tell which direction he'll take.
I believe he'll keep the current team together (most of them). If that means that some of them will get a happy end is another question. I can see Kaze and Takeshi getting one, and if they do, why not others.
"For Feanor was made the mightiest in all parts of body and mind, in valour, in endurance, in beauty, in understanding, in skill, in strength and subtlety alike, of all the Children of Illuvatar, and a bright flame was in him"
Lame, I just realised my Gantz issue with the HS-Chiaki language exchange is a different translation to the one I have (taken from this site's mirrors). At least its not as bad as the issue I originally dl'd where Akira fights HS and says in really small type "Its not your onions and sh-" when trying to punch him. That was stupid so I went to Onemanga and got the Illuminati-Townl version.
Btw, Im not dissing this site, just those two issues.
This fight seriously pisses me off now. As good as the manga is, get the fuck over with the fight now... I`m so tired of this mission now. I want to see some story development and new stuff.


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Woman charged with drunken driving, kids in car
Monday, February 3, 2014
MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman has been charged with drunken driving and with endangering the welfare of two children in her car after police responded to an accident. The Telegraph of Nashua reports (http://bit.ly/1fRwlzk ) 38-year-old Jennifer Walker of Merrimack was arrested on Daniel Webster Highway on Friday. The children were under age 6. No injuries were reported. Walker is due in district court on Feb. 11. It wasn't immediately known if she had a lawyer. ___ Information from: The Telegraph, http://www.nashuatelegraph.com |


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We booked a twin airconditioned room at Mr D's. When we arrived (the following day), we realised that Mr D's was closed for refurbishment, and our booking had been taken by another hostel/hotel just up the street. Not a problem in itself, but they did not have any twin rooms. For this reason, they should not have taken our booking... More
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My sister and I discovered the Cape Hatteras Motel several years ago while planning our yearly sister trip. We have returned many, many times. Never to be disappointed. Great off season rates.
Buxton is a great place to stay on the Outer Banks if you are the kind of beach person who does not want to stay in a overgrown beach with too many hotels, chain restaurants, cars, traffic jams.
I do recommend that you get a room on the ocean side and unless you really can't climb stairs stay on the 2nd or 3rd floors so you can see the ocean (first floor, while convenient and no stairs, has only a view of the dunes.)
The wonderful building long porches overlooking the ocean are lined with rocking chairs and are perfect for enjoying a morning cup of coffee or an evening glass of wine.
The office even has several shelves of paperback books for folks to borrow while they are staying.
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Man Rescued From Franklin Mountains
POSTED: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 7:11pm
UPDATED: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 2:25pm
A 63-year-old man is recovering from a rescue in the Franklin Mountains.
He apparently overexerted himself while hiking and became ill.
Rescue teams helped him down the mountain and he recovered a short time later.
Experts say this serves as a reminder to hikers to carry a cell phone, make sure you're hydrated, and let others know where you're going.
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DENVER — The Downtown Denver Partnership released a survey that showed that public transit and solo driving are the two most commonly used modes of commuting to downtown, according to The Denver Post. About 45% of commuters reported using public transit.Survey results also indicated that downtown Denver commuters use transit more and drive alone less than commuters in the U.S. as a whole. For the full story, click here.
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When the creature adventuring Kratt Brothers take a nasty tumble, the Wild Kratts sets off on a mission to find and recreate one of the greatest of all biotech engineering secrets. Spider silk.
Visit the Website: http://pbskids.org/wildkratts
Episode #208 / Length: 28 minutes
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Friedrich Gierlinger, Rico Zimmerman of the German broadcaster's R&D organization, IRT, talked about the issues around the QC of program files, specifically MXF files. The German, Austrian and Swiss public broadcasters share program files on a regular basis via a WAN. They have regular plug-fests to test interoperability between MXF files created and decoded by different products. V8W3H68JU5P6
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Mustard adds zippy flavor to almost anything you make in the kitchen. Adding dried cherries and brown sugar to this condiment gives it a tart sweetness, making it the perfect partner for poultry or pork. Mix some of our cherry mustard into chicken salad for a simple twist on your next sandwich, or dunk a crunchy pretzel straight into the jar for snacking.
What to buy: Cherry juice can be found in the beverage aisle of your local supermarket; look for 100 percent juice with no sugar added. We like the Just Tart Cherry from R. W. Knudsen.
Game plan: Allyl isothiocyanate, the oil in mustard seeds that gives pungency and heat, tends to dissipate over time, so the longer the mustard sits in the refrigerator, the less spicy it will become.
This recipe was featured as part of our Make Your Own Mustard project.
- 1Combine the cherry juice, ground mustard, vinegar, brown sugar, salt, and Worcestershire sauce in a medium heatproof, nonreactive bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the egg and egg yolk and whisk until evenly combined. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- 2Fill a medium saucepan with 1 inch of water and bring to a bare simmer over low heat. Remove the plastic wrap from the bowl of mustard and place the bowl over the simmering water. Cook, whisking constantly, until the mustard has thickened to the consistency of olive oil, about 10 minutes. (Check to make sure the water isn't boiling by periodically removing the bowl from the saucepan using a potholder or dry towel. If the water is boiling, reduce the heat so the eggs don't curdle.)
- 3Remove the bowl from the saucepan, add the dried cherries, and stir to combine. Transfer the mustard to a nonreactive container with a tightfitting lid and cool completely. Seal the container and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.


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Dolly Shaheen undergoes surgery
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The Lebanese artist Dolly Shaheen recently had surgery and is taking some time off to recover. Dolly is staying at her home in October 6th City in Cairo and plans to resume filming the television sitcom "Reef O Nos" in the next few days.
On the other hand, Dolly agreed to star in the new television drama series "Farah O Firqit Marah" instead of the young actress May Kasab who turned the role down.
The series is written by Bakhit Bayoumi and directed by Hamdi Al Ibrashi. The story is about a couple that has been married for seven years, and is unable to have children. Their love for children inspires the couple to open an orphanage.


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8 Energy Stocks With Upside: Petrobras Leads
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The outlook for crude is optimistic with the December 2011 futures contracts touching $100 a barrel on Nov. 24, according to Bloomberg data. A bullish outlook for crude oil augurs well for energy stocks, especially since the sector took a beating after a BP (BP) deepwater oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico -- one of the biggest natural disasters to date. Crude is up 7%-8% this year, although experts foresee prices hitting $100 a barrel next year as spare production capacity shrinks on accelerating demand.
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I just finished Don Winslow's novel, The Powerof the Dog. Written in 2005 after six years of research, it cover the DEA Mexican drug wars from 1975 through 1999. A roman à clef, the tale reads true. Besides the DEA and the Mexican cartels, included are the CIA weapons for drugs program to support anti-communist efforts in Latin America, the roles of the Catholic Church (including Opus Dei) and even the American mob.
Much longer and much more detailed that the three other Winslow novels I have read (all dealing with the failed war on drugs). Nearly all the characters are deeply flawed, but there is a degree of redemption at the end. I highly recommend this book.


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Just as bad as the conditioner. Smells fabulous, and that is all. When I started to rinse this out of my hair, it felt like I was washing pieces of straw! My hair has never felt so dry when washing a shampoo out before. Afterwards, I used the conditioner and that did nothing at all to help. My hair was frizzy, dry, and even more damaged looking than when I began. Don't let the smell tempt you!!
Through a rebate, I got the biggest possible size of this stuff for FREE! I've realized that there is no such thing as a great shampoo for me, but this one is definitely above average. It makes my shower experience more enjoyable and it doesn't leave greasy build-up. The packaging and scent are excellent.
Hate hate hate!
Despite having greasy hair - because I colour it I used this. It dried my hair up so bad even with conditioner !!! I could not get a brush through my short hair!!
Never again.
I used this product when it first came out and didn't have a problem with it. I bought it again about two weeks ago. The first day after using it I developed this bumpy, itchy sore spot on my scalp. I didn't think anything about it being related to the shampoo at first, but after a week of using it, I had three more pop up. I hadn't changed my skin or hair care regime in any other way prior to the sores showing up. I stopped using the shampoo and conditioner after a week, and I didn't get anymore sores. I've since switched to dandruff shampoo to try to get the areas, which are now flaking, to heal. The shampoo and conditioner also left this funky texture to my scalp, like it was greasy and flaky all at the same time. That feeling still hasn't gone away after two weeks. I guess I finally know how my dog feels when she gets a hotspot. Not good.
I'm such a sucker for scented shampoos that don't make my hair feel heavy or sticky, that's why I love this shampoo! My dry hair looks very manageable and smooth with this. This is very nice for girls who live in constantly hot and sunny weather. It doesn't dry my hair out and feels wonderful. :)
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I like this shampoo and the matching conditioner...it made my dyed hair extremely soft and manageable! I was amazed at how soft it felt when I got out of the shower. I'm not currently using this product, just because I'm using something specially formulated for blonde hair. My mother continues to use this shampoo though, and she won't buy anything else.
I am surprised this product got such lousy reviews. I've been a faithful user of this shampoo for the last two years and it has almost become my HG. I use the matching conditioner as well, and they make my frizzy hair soft and manageable without weighing it down. I do get build-up from all the styling products I use, and for that I must resort to a different clarifying shampoo every 2 weeks. But otherwise this is great stuff.
this is a very moisturizing shampoo. it makes my hair feel so SOFT. i didn't have any problems with it "not lathering or not rinsing well." however, i don't use this for a few days straight, i have to switch to a different shampoo to make my hair fell "clean and light" then go back to this (i shampoo twice a day)
Oh thank goodness--I am NOT the ONLY one who thinks this shampoo is the worst thing they've ever come across!!! I will start out with the positive (note that I am using the SINGULAR term, not plural!). This shampoo has a nice mango/tropical scent. And that, my friends, is where the positives end and the mega-ranting begins!! GRRRRRRRRR....
Okay, I put volumizing hairspray on my roots about FOUR days ago. Hmm, I have since washed my hair approximately 5 or 6 times. Funny enough, I still seem to have that HAIRSPRAY FROM FOUR DAYS AGO in my hair--it's like it never left. I scrub and scrub and rinse and re-scrub my hair with this Garnier Fructis pile of freakin crap and it does absolutely nothing!! I was almost in tears today because my hair looks so AWFUL and GREASY and DISGUSTING. I put my hands through my hair and my hair literally sticks to my fingers. It is soooo horrible. I can't even believe a shampoo could be so worthless.
This shampoo has no lathering ability at all. ZILCH, ZERO, NADA... I use probably triple the amount of shampoo that I would use with other shampoos. And that is simply because it doesn't lather, which in turn makes it feel like I'm not even getting my hair clean. And now after this hairspray incident, I know now that it doesn't get hair clean!! Wow, I'm seriously fuming as I type this.
I am being forced to go to the store today and buy a different kind of shampoo because I want this freakin hairspray out of my hair.
Thank you. That is all...


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"Our mandate," confirms Buckhalt, a 22-year veteran of the corrections department who took over Pretrial Services in 1989, "is to assist in the relieving of [jail] overcrowding, and to look at people who can be released on a nonfinancial status."
That reassessment of purpose troubles some early proponents of the initial, need-based mandate. "The program has just gotten too massive," says Judge Petersen. "It's lost its original sense of what it really is supposed to be. Pretrial [release] should exist only for those people who really need it - the indigent and other low-income people."
Under the current system, Pretrial Services officers interview every person arrested on felony charges and taken to the county jail; and at the defendant's bond hearing, typically held only hours after arrest, a bureau worker tells the judge whether the program is willing to accept the defendant. Although no figures are available, bureau director Buckhalt - as well as many bail bondsmen and assistant state attorneys - says that judges normally accept Pretrial Services' recommendations. Once out of jail, the defendant must abide by certain rules. These requirements, determined on an individual basis by bureau workers, typically consist of a weekly "check in" phone call to the Pretrial Services office, occasional counseling sessions, and generally staying out of trouble. Defendants are prohibited to leave the tri-county area (Dade, Broward, and Monroe) without permission.
But Judge Petersen argues that the operation of Pretrial Services entails a dangerous conflict of interest. How can the Corrections Department objectively oversee the jail and the Pretrial Services Bureau - two agencies with seemingly contradictory needs and interests? "If the jail is running the pretrial-release program and if they have an overriding interest in letting people out - which they do because it's horribly overcrowded," says Petersen, "then the program is going to become a vehicle for getting people out of jail rather than a vehicle for objectively determining who should be released without bond and who shouldn't."
Other critics agree. "I'm not a real fan of the program in general," says Abe Laeser, Dade's senior trial assistant state attorney. "I think the primary function [of Pretrial Services] is to be a clearing-house for the jail as opposed to a program that actually cares whether or not this person or that person is going to cause a problem if they are released." The Bail Bondsmen's Association's Gary Whitice says, "Pretrial release is simply used to maintain somewhat of a cap at the jail, and it seems that the main consideration - which is whether or not the guy seems like a good risk of showing up in court again - is not really taken into serious consideration."
Assistant State Attorney Ken Behle takes the assessment a step further, arguing that the Pretrial Services Bureau isn't held responsible for the actions of defendants freed under the program. "You've got to keep in mind that this is their job," Behle says of the bureau. "And if no one were let out in their custody, not only would the jails be filled, but they would most likely not be in business any more. And so, knowing there is very little risk to them, and that they are not going to be held accountable [for the program's failures], their incentive will be to take someone as opposed to keeping that person in jail."
Perhaps the strongest supporter of pretrial release is Judge Gerald Wetherington, who stepped down June 30 after ten years as the circuit court's chief administrative judge. As chief judge, Wetherington had direct administrative control over both the jail and the Pretrial Services Bureau. Given the nearly 55,000 felony arrests each year, Wetherington contends, the bureau has performed consistently well under difficult conditions. "When you think about handling 135,000 [felony and misdemeanor arrests] a year with what we're doing, you have to say that our Department of Corrections and the pretrial-release program have done a miraculous job," says Wetherington. "This community owes these people a tremendous debt of gratitude."
But Judge Petersen says it is misleading to measure the program's success by the number of defendants it releases. A better measure, he argues, would be the percentage of released defendants who return for their court hearings. Buckhalt says that in 1989 only twelve percent of pretrial-release defendants failed to show up in court. By his calculations, 1990 was even better, with a failure-to-appear rate of little more than ten percent.
If these figures are accurate, Dade County's Pretrial Services Bureau is operating one of the most successful programs in the nation. But bail bondsmen and assistant state attorneys strongly doubt Buckhalt's statistical methodology; most of them estimate that between 25 and 30 percent of Pretrial Services' defendants skip their court dates. Those higher estimates are confirmed by a U.S. Department of Justice study conducted in 1989.
Federal researchers tracked 489 randomly selected Dade felony defendants from February 1988 through February 1989 and calculated Pretrial Service's failure-to-appear rate, along with that of defendants released on their own recognizance. (Although the study did not distinguish between the bureau's defendants and those released on their own recognizance, investigators who collected the data say the sample was almost entirely composed of Pretrial Services defendants.) The results dramatically contradict Buckhalt's figures.


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Coordinates: 56°09′50″N 21°52′0″E / 56.16389°N 21.86667°E | ||
Country | Lithuania | |
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• Total | 659 | |
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Barstyčiai ( eighteenth century. late - nineteenth century. early Jagminpolis ) - Town Skuodas municipality southeast, 12 miles west of Seda . Wards center, 2 seniūnaitijos (Southeast and Southwest). There is a wooden St. Apostles Simon and Jude Thaddeus Church (built in 1906)., Barstyčiai secondary school, child care homes, a library (from 1953 m.), Email (EN-98014). Southwest them lay Barstyčiai small lake .
Fields of the village found a stone ax . Barstyčiai celebrity - the largest in Lithuania Barstyčiai stone, located nearby - inhale the country. [2] 1558 m. 18 mentions Wallach Barstyčiai village seventeenth century. documents - Barstyčiai mansion and a village. 1,649 - 1,773 m. belonged to roughs Jesuit college, then nobility Jagmino. Tverai tijūnas Tadas Jagminas 1788 m. built a church, and the eighteenth century. end - the nineteenth century. the beginning of a village called Jagminpoliu . 1,841 m. was 16 yards Barstyčiai town and 15 yards of the village. nineteenth century. acted in the second half of the parish, in 1908 m. established in the subordinate elementary school, in 1949 - 1,958 m. The seven, eight, from 1958 on. Barstyčiai High School. 1,948 m. establish a child care homes, nursery, library, 1956 m. - House of Culture. From 1908 m. Parish Center. twentieth century. third and fourth decade of Barstyčiai small group of distinguished cultural activities. During the Nazi occupation of 1941 m. were killed 13 village families. 1,941 m. Here the partisan crowd began to settle. After the Second World War Barstyčiai area before the Soviet occupation regime fought Alka team guerrillas. one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven - 1.95 thousand years. district, later - around the center, the central collective farm village. 1,990 m. October. rebuilt 1936 m. built and 1974 m. demolished Pavasarininkai monument. [3] 2011 m. on 28 October. Lithuanian President Decree. 1K-745 approved Barstyčiai coat of arms .
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Here's how it currently looks, IMO: K/P/LS -- always 3 QB -- 2 RB/FB -- 4, not counting Mills, unless there's a draft choice TE -- 4, counting Mills OL -- 9 (sorry, Mruck), unless there's a draft choice WR -- 6 (welcome home, Troy) That leaves room for only 25 on defense. DE -- 4, counting Mike Wright, unless there's a draft choice (sorry, Mr. Hill) NT -- 2 or more OLB -- 4 or more,counting Vrabel and Thomas ILB -- 4 or more, counting Izzo S -- 5 or more -- currently Harrison, Wilson, Hawkins, Sanders, Mitchell/Baker/Andrews CB -- 4 or more -- currently Samuel, Hobbs, Gay, Scott, (Spann) Absent reductions at other slots, whether for injury or other reasons, there are only 2 slots for all my "and mores", or even fewer if a draft choice nabs a spot elsewhere. I think one pretty much has to be a DB, and I also don't think 6 DL is a comfortable number. So if anybody is added through the draft on offense, I think there has to be an offensive cut to balance him (or an IR situation). And except for Britt and Brown, I don't think there's anybody in much obvious danger of being cut. Well, Mills or one of the WRs could screw up ...
I like your thinking on the two QB thing. They'll stash someone on the PS early, and sign a veteran late after the obligatory IR listings. The 10th DB is more important than the 3rd QB in September.
Nice look. A few thoughts... WR: I don't think Troy is back. If he is, IMO it will be midway through the season if injuries hit at the position. I don't think we keep 6 and Chad Jackson to start the year. Save the extra roster spot for defense. As for any new WR additions, I expect a late day 2 pick but that's it. BB seems to like keeping speed/burner guys on the ps. They probably help with scout team work, and maybe they'll develop. DL: IMO there's no way we don't keep 7. We rotate constantly to keep everyone fresh. We have 5 quality guys. Although I doubt we go DL early (maybe Carriker if he slips but that's about it), I could definitely see a DL or two added on late day 1 or day 2 to compete with Hill/Smith/Thomas for the last 2 roster spots or a possible practice squad stay. I think you have to look at DB and LB together, as the backups will be the heart of our ST unit. With 24 on O, 3 ST, and 7 DL that leaves 19 guys. Here are the locks (9): LB: Colvin, Vrabel, Bruschi, Thomas DB: Harrison, Hobbs, Samuels, Sanders, Wilson Now I think it's safe to say that Gay, Scott, Hawkins and Alexander are pretty safe in terms of what they provide on ST and to the D. That's 13 in total. So now that leaves 6 roster spots: Izzo, Mays, Gardner, Hawkins, Mitchell, Baker, Spann and any FA's or draft picks. These spots will be won in TC. Ideally, I'd like to see a vet FA LB, and then at least 2 or 3 draft picks as these are positions where we need youth.
We really need to carry a 7th DL in case of injury. I agree that we need a 10th DB. I don't think that we will carry a 6th WR, nor do I think Mills is in any way safe. So, I also have two roster spots at the bottom. OFFENSE (23) QB 2 RB/FB 4 TE 3 OL 9 WR 5 (Jackson on PUP makes 6 and 2 on the PS makes 8) DEFENSE (25) DL 7 (the backups need to be flexible; Wright played some NT in 2006) LB/ST 8 (we don't need to know now who will play where) DB/ST 10 (I'd include Andrews as one of 10 as of now) SPECIALISTS (3) KR/PR/DS 3 BOTTOM OF THE ROSTER (2) These positions could come from anywhere. They could be utility players. They could be developmental players. The default is two additional special teamers. The contenders at the moment are Mills, Spann, Troy Brown and Baker. However any of the three UDFA linebackers could be competing here, if and when they get beaten out for one of the 8 linebacker positions. My current guess is that one these spots will be filled by a RB/HB and one by a LB, although I would prefer a RB/HB and a veteran QB.
Way too early to begin predicting the 53 roster slots. Especially when the draft hasn't happened yet. The Pats have 66 players signed or tendered. 3 of them are NFLE Exemptions in Baugher, Malone and Barthelemes. That means between the draft, free agency, and udfa, the Pats will be adding 17 players. Of those 17, 8-10 figure to be draft picks. The other 7-9 players will be UDFA or free agents. And all will be a factor in deciding the final 53 and the 8 practice squad spots.
I see only room for 4-5 rookies, and all would be on defense. Of course, there may be a WR that falls to us that we feel is great value or an OL. However, I would be surprised if more than one rookie makes the team on offense. Defense is a little more iffy. I see 4-5 potential spots for rookies and possibly one or two more, depending on what the coaching staff thinks of Mays, Woods, Hawkins and Andrews. Offense (24) - This includes Brown, who also will play STs and fill in as the an emergency DB. Brown could be on the outside looking in if a stud WR falls to us. QB - 2 (Brady and Cassell) RB/FB - 5 (Maroney, Faulk, Morris, Evans, Mills (as the H-Back)) OL - 8 (Light, Mankins, Koppen, Neal, Kaczur, Hochstein, Yates, O'Callahan) WR - 6 (Stallworth, Caldwell, Welker, Gaffeny, Washington, Brown (Jackson PUP)) TE - 3 (Watson, Thomas, Brady) STs (3) K - 1 (Gostkowski) P - 1 (Miller) LS - 1 (Paxton) Defense (26) DL - 7 (Seymour, Warren, Wilfork, Green, Wright, Smith, Hill *or* replacement for Hill) LB - 9 (Colvin, Bruschi, Vrabel, Thomas, Izzo, Mays, Woods, Vet FA, Rookie) DB - 10 (Samuel, Hobbs, Gay, Scott, Harrison, Sanders, Wilson, Rookie, Rookie, Andrews *or* Hawkins) To do list for FA: FA one more vet ILB. To do list for Draft: At least two dbs and one lb. One QB for the future ala Cassell. Everything else is wide open.
This review only serves to reveal how few openings there are on this roster. But it doesn't include any guys likely to go to the PS; or the inevitable guys to PUP or IR. For example, I could see a couple of 6th or 7th rounders to go to developmental OT such as some TE conversion(s), that need a couple years in Dante's school. A PS QB might be a pick as well like Rowe from Nevada, or Edwards from Stanford.
That's just it. I think that there are a LOT more openings than people are giving credit for. I don't believe that LeKevan Smith or Santonio Thomas have solidified anything with the back-up NT. We all can agree now that Hill is a bust. Mays, Alexander, Izzo and Woods are not guaranteed spots by any stretch of the imagination. Hawkins, Scott, Gay, Spann, Andrews aren't guaranteed positions. On the offense, Evans isn't guaranteed a spot. Neither is Mills. Neither is Kelley Washington or Gaffney. Yates, and Mruczkowski aren't guaranteed spots. There are a lot of positions on this team and very few are guaranteed. It all depends on whether BB, Pioli and crew saw what the things they expect out of a player during last season.
I think Gardner was released. Britt, Mills, Yates, Mruckowski and Washington are not locks on O. Smith, Hill, Mays, Woods, Mitchell, Baker and Spahn are not locks on D. Bottom line - only room for @ 4-5 rookies and 2-3 FAs to make the 2007 53. With the FA gains/losses, this team will once again be a Lombardi contenda.
Gardner was here on a 1 year deal. He's a UFA again. While Yates isn't a lock, he's close because of the deal the Pats signed ( I know I mentioned him as well). Its unlikedly that the Pats would sign him to a 3 year deal only to let him go 3 months later. Yates is a C/G and behind Hochstein, but still a quality player. What Smith on defeense? Woods is probably close to being a lock. As is Mitchell because of his special teams play and because of his ability to play at safety. It will be interesting to see what the Pats do in the draft. I think that there are spots open and that there are few who are safe and that the Pats will draft players who they can put onto the practice squad if they get a chance.
Barrring injury, Mitchell, Baker, Andrews, Spann, and any draftees are going to have trouble scraping out more than two roster spots among them, given that the Pats also have Samuel Hobbs Gay Scott Harrison Wilson Hawkins Sanders So I wouldn't call Mitchell or anybody else in that first group a "near-lock", unless he's an early-round new draft choice we learn about in late April.
Izzo should make the team simply for STs reasons. You know how important STs are to BB. Don't forget, Izzo is the first FA BB signed when he came here. Also, at least one of Mays and/or Woods will be here, if not both. Two young lbs who have gotten some training and will now be given a season to show what they can do. LBs take a while to develop and there's no reason to get rid of young guys with promise when the rest of the corps is aging. Hawkins, Scott, Andrews and Gay should be in. Hawkins had a few bad games last year, but has been solid for the most part. He is what he is - a competent back up who shouldn't be starting. Ditto for Scott, who provides position flexibility. Andrews showed real potential and is a good STs guy. We all know what Gay can do when he's healthy. Spann should be gone. I disagree with almost everything you say here. They just signed Evans to an extension. He's their only real fullback. Gaffney's taken advantage of his opportunities. I don't see why he wouldn't make the team. Yates is definitely going to make the team. They paid him a regular salary to keep him on the PS last year and they just gave him a new contract. Washington's not guaranteed a spot, but he should make it if he's healthy. I agree that Mruc is no lock. Sure, nothing is guaranteed. But I would say there are only going to be 4-5 spots for rookies on the team. Now, obviously injuries are going to be a factor and you never know if some rookie comes along and just blows them away. Right now though, it looks like it's going to be very tough to crack this roster.


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The Egyptian Telecom Company reported a 1.75 billion Egyptian pounds (EP) net operating income in the 2000 fiscal year. This figure represents a relative rise compared to the EP 1.52 billion achieved during the 1999 fiscal year. Moreover, the company's overall revenues totaled EP 5.5 billion during this fiscal year, which ended in June 2000.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- Leaving something in a restroom is a mistake almost anyone could make. But the mistake in this instance was leaving a gun. Indiana State Police report a trooper left his loaded handgun in the men's room at a Lowe's home improvement store in Fort Wayne. The trooper was off-duty. By the time he realized the weapon was missing -- a store employee had found it and turned it over to local police. State police officials haven't named the trooper involved. But a local TV station (WANE) reports he'll stay on duty while the case of the misplaced gun is investigated.
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On Dec. 3, Sterling College teacher candidates in the elementary methods class took a field trip to West Elementary School in Valley Center, Kan., in order to learn more about the Multi-Tier System of Supports intervention program, or MTSS. This program is designed to support and respond to the behavioral and academic needs of each student in order to meet the standards set forth by the state of Kansas.
An opportunity to student teach for the Department of Defense does not come along every day. For Fay Carey, a senior at Sterling College, it was a chance that she could not pass up.
This past spring Sterling College's Teacher Education Program Chair Dr. Gladys Ritterhouse travelled to Chicago's West Side. She toured several neighborhoods there, visited a homeless shelter and had lunch in a restaurant serving soul food. These are not traditional tourist spots in Chicago, but Dr. Ritterhouse was not on vacation. She was attending the first-ever Council of Advisors for the Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture, an organization that Sterling College has partnered with for nearly a decade.
Dr. Gladys Ritterhouse, chair of Sterling College's Teacher Education Program (STEP), says that new professors Dr. Marielena Righettini and Assistant Professor Debra Millikan are "answers to a lot of prayer, STEP's summer miracle." She is referring to the fact that both Righettini and Millikan, though hired just this summer, are both professionally and missionally excellent fits for the College and the STEP program.


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Everything RhubarbRecipes and Stories from a Small Town that Celebrates Rhubarb By The Divine Rhubarb Committee
How do you put a festival in a book? Well, the Divine Rhubarb Committee found a way. Everything Rhubarb will warm you up and carry you away to a small town to experience a day in the park with aprons swinging in the breeze and tastes, sounds and games that will bring joy and fun into your life. Lanesboro is the official Rhubarb Capitol of Minnesota . . . and the Divine Rhubarb Committee knows how to celebrate a vegetable! The casual, friendly feel of the town and the festival come through in the book Everything Rhubarb . Smiles come easy with lots of color pictures and details that include the words to the Rhubarb National Anthem as sung by the Rhubarb Sisters as well as descriptions of the Rhubarb Olympics. You will learn the history of the Rhubarb Festival beginnings and get the details of when Garrison Keillor brought the Prairie Home Companion to town for two live shows in the baseball field. This book has a chapter on how to grow your own rhubarb as prescribed by Lanesboro's own rhubarb couple.
One of the main attractions of the Rhubarb Festival is a tasting contest and Everything Rhubarb includes about one hundred rhubarb recipes. Recipes reflect both the sweet and savory side of rhubarb delights and a section on the basics - sauce and juice.
To say that the book is all fun and games is not doing it justice. Take a look at the back cover and read the words of Will Allen, urban farmer named one of Time Magazine's 2010 top 100 most influential people in the world. "Paging through Everything Rhubarb is both a sweet and endearing look back at an image of the Heartland America that used to be and, from my point of view, an encouraging glimpse of what our nation can and should become again: a consolidation of communities that cherish good food and one another."
Everything Rhubarb brings small town values right into 2015. The local food movement is strong in Lanesboro and despite the light-hearted flow of the book, those who have been watching food trends across the nation will observe the level this community has taken to live local and live well. Young and old alike are thinking about where their food comes from - including what can be grown in their own backyards.
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FAIRFIELD, Ill. - A senior at Fairfield Community High School, who had nine cans of Coors Light beer in his backpack when he was arrested Friday, was formally charged Monday with driving a motor scooter while intoxicated.
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Derby duo Gareth Roberts and Jake Buxton have signed new deals to keep them at Pride Park.
Both players were coming to their end of their contracts at the end of the season, but Rams boss Nigel Clough has got the pair to commit their futures to the club.
27-year-old Buxton has penned a two-year deal, while 34-year-old Roberts has inked a 12-month contract extension.
Clough was delighted to keep hold of the defensive duo as he begins making plans for next season.
"It is great news that both Jake and Gareth will be with us beyond the end of this season," Clough told the club's official website.
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Christopher Titus - Neverlution
Submitted by bastu on Fri, 07/26/2013 - 08:46Someone posted a stand-up which was not that funny, really it wasn't. So I found something that was funny and engaging. I don't want to say too much, I don't want to ruin the experience.
I want to say though that he is somewhat of an Obamapologist but, still not really. Give him a shot, almost like a new George Carlin kind of thing. No, that's not fair, George Carlin was something truly special. But Christopher Titus is good.
I present: Christopher Titus - Neverlution
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Just watched this for the first time last week haha
Welcome Bastu!
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btw: Not talking about the
btw: Not talking about the Peter Schiff short stand-up, that one was awesome :P
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You're right - that one kind of sucked.
So I changed it to 'I Walked On The Moon' which actually is funny.
Chris Titus is hilarious.
Daily Paul cured my abibliophobia.
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I just got back from the range with my newly aquired Nylon 66. All I can say is WOW. It shoots just like my dad's old gun. Here's some pics. I was using Winchester Wildcat 22LR at 25 yards. I am absolutely blown away by how well this shot. I found the manufacturing date to have been 1972, so I don't think it's too bad for a gun that's 27 years old.
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Nice shooting, the gun looks sweet!
Nice gun. I love the Winchester Wildcats. They were $2.15 [out the door] per 50. Cheap and great ammo. Good report! S.S.
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Math Hard... I was pretty excited so my math skills must have gone out of the door. LOL
I just seen a Remington 66, at the Gun Show this morning. It had scratches all over it's stock. The old Elmer Fudd wanted $375.00 for it.
I'm glad I only paid $175 for mine. That's why I love Bud's Gun Shop.
Very nice, that's one model I'm trying to get myself. I have the black white diamond with chome barrel and a brown and blue, but not the black on black. Also got a 77 in green, 11, 10C and 76 in brown.
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