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Although we can't expect things to be like 'back home', many of us do miss certain things and for us bakers, it's often a challenge to adapt to new ingredients or ones that behave differently than what we're used to. Here's a list of commonly used baking ingredients and where you can find them, or what you can use in their place.
Buttermilk, Heavy Cream, and Sour Cream
Many grocery stores and cheese shops sell lait ribot, fermented milk from Brittany. Arabic markets also sell fermented milk (lait fermenté) as well. In many recipes you can substitute plain whole milk yogurt or you can milk 1 tablespoon of white or cider vinegar, or lemon juice, with 1 cup (250 ml) of whole milk and let it stand ten minutes.
For sour cream, full-fat (20%) fromage blanc is the closest substitute for baking. Crème fraîche, which is usually at least 30% fat, can be used as well, but is richer. I also use Bridélice, a low-fat dairy product (called crème légère, or "light cream"), whose 15% fat content is similar to American-style sour cream.
(A reader mentioned that smetana, a type of sour cream, is available in Eastern European shops.)
Heavy cream is called crème liquide, crème fluide, or crème entière in French. Both are liquid pouring creams. They are available in supermarkets. (Be aware that entière is full-fat and légère is low-fat, which containers thickeners and will not whip.) The fat percentage of crème entière is usually around 30% whereas American cream is about 36%, although it behaves the same in most applications. (For whipping, get the cream with the highest percentage possible.) Fresh cream is available in supermarkets in the dairy case; be aware that sterlized UHT cream is common in France, which can be challenging to whip, and is refrigerated or unrefrigerated. Some fromageries sell heavy cream, although most offer UHT cream. Beillevaire fromageries carry fresh, raw heavy cream.
Monoprix carries their own brand of heavy cream in small plastic bottles, and Elle & Vire is one brand that sells UHT cream in paper cartons, as well as crème entière épaisse, which comes in a pouch and is quite thick, but works well in most applications that call for heavy cream.
Brown Sugar
To replace the sticky brown sugar used in American recipes, there are two options. One is sucre vergeoise, which is beet sugar sprayed with caramel-coating (to resemble brown sugar) and sucre cassonade, which is unrefined cane sugar. Both are available in dark and light variations: light (cuivrée) or dark (ambrée), for cassonade.
Sucre vergeoise is more available, found in supermarkets, although I prefer cassonade, which can be found in supermarkets (most often under the Daddy brand, which they sell online at La Boutique Daddy and you can find other brands at natural food stores, like Naturalia and Biocoop.
Coarse crystal, free-flowing cassonade is available in most grocery stores as the French use it for coffee and baking, and can be substituted in some recipes, although I prefer the sticky varieties when a recipe calls for light or dark brown sugar.
You can read more detailed information in my post: French sugars.
Flour varies from country-to-country. French 'all-purpose' flour (type 45 and type 55) is closer to American cake flour: it's milled very finely and has less-protein and gluten (strength). In most cases, you can't just substitute French all-purpose flour in American recipes like cookies and cakes. I know too many Americans who opened the oven door and found all their carefully rolled-out chocolate chip cookies, melded into one, giant blob.
If you're interested in the precise composition of both flours, you can read about them American vs French flours and French flours. Chow published a French & American flour equivalent chart.
In spite of the listing, I found that organic type 65 flour is the closest, which you can find in natural food stores like Naturalia. You can also buy type 65 organic flour at Monoprix and other supermarkets. It will say on the side of the package.
Regular whole wheat flour can be found in most groceries stores, as well as in natural food stores. Type 110 is equivalent to regular whole wheat flour, and Type 80 bise is a lighter flour, similar to whole wheat pastry flour.
You can buy mélasse at natural food stores, but it's sulphured, unrefined, and very strongly-flavored. When using it in recipes, I cut it with some mild-flavored honey. Otherwise it can overwhelm all other flavors in whatever you're baking. Unless you like that strong, molasses flavor…then go for it. American-brands of mild, unsulphured molasses, as we know it, is available in stores that cater to the expat community.
Treacle, available in British stores and markets that carry British foods, is a close substitute, but is similar to blackstrap molasses and quite strong. In a pinch, cut it 50:50 with mild honey, unless you like the strong molasses taste.
You can ask your local boulanger if they'll sell you some yeast, or it's available in supermarkets (not in the refrigerated section, like in America) in packets like the one shown above. You can also buy it in small tins in Arab markets, under the SAF brand.
Since yeast is a living organism, the yeast in Europe behaves a bit different than American yeast, but I've had few problems. You can test yeast by adding a teaspoon to half a cup slightly-warm water; it should start bubbling within a few minutes if it's still good. You can find a yeast substitution guide at the Red Star yeast website for swapping fresh yeast for dry yeast. Fast-acting yeast in France is available in the baking aisle of some supermarkets called levure rapide or "action express."
Chocolate Chips
Finding chocolate chips is regular supermarkets is nearly impossible. In Paris, G. Detou carries them at a reasonable price (although they contain the sugar substitute, maltitol) and expat stores carry them, as well as Le Grand Epicerie. You can simply chop up a bar of chocolate, or buy Callebaut pistoles (as shown in the photo) available at professional baking supply shops, such as G. Detou and Metro.
Butterscotch, and similar-flavored chips, may be available in shops that cater to the expat community.
Corn Syrup
American corn syrup is expensive, and sold at stores that cater to the expat community. But Asian markets often carry corn syrup cheaply, as it's used in Korean cooking. Stores in Paris are Ace Mart and Kmart (both are on the rue St. Anne) and Tang Frères (in the 13th.)
Professional baking supply shops, such as G. Detou in Paris, also sell glucose, which is essentially the same thing. If you need dark corn syrup, add a generous spoonful of molasses to the corn syrup. For more information about corn syrup: When To Use (and Not Use) Corn Syrup, which lists other substitutions.
Various grades of cornmeal can be found in ethnic markets, mostly catering to the Arabic community. Polenta and cornmeal, such as those that are used for cornbread, can be found in those stores as well as in natural foods stores, labeled farine de maïs which is fine corn flour, or coarser, often called semoule de maïs. In Paris, many of those are clustered around Belleville and near the marche d'Aligre. Natural foods stores sell it as well. The best advice is to go and look because the nomenclature can vary.
Corn starch is available in supermarkets under the name Maizena. It's available in natural food stores under the name fécule de maïs or amidon. Potato starch is commonly used in France and works the same as corn starch in most applications. It's available in Kosher stores.
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is available in France and now many supermarkets carry it. American brands, like Skippy, can be expensive. But "natural-style" peanut butter can be found in ethnic stores, especially those that cater to the Indian community. (In Paris, many of those are clustered around La Chapelle, behind the gare du Nord.)
The peanut butter you find is generally 98% peanuts, with a small amount of vegetable fat added. You can also make your own by roasting raw peanuts in the oven and whizzing them in a food processor, while warm, until smooth. Natural food stores also carry "American-style" peanut butter, which is similar to our natural peanut butter, but not the same as brands like Jif or Skippy, and won't behave the same way in recipes.
Cocoa Powder
Virtually all the cocoa powder in France is Dutch-processed, which means the cocoa powder has been acid-neutralized and is generally darker. It often will not say so on the front label, but may list the alkalizing agent (often potassium carbonate or bromate) as an ingredient.
Although one should, theoretically, used what the recipe calls for, you can usually do just find swapping out one for the other.
More information can be found at my post; Cocoa Powder FAQs.
When a recipe calls for bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, you can use any of the dark chocolate baking bars found in supermarkets. If you live in Paris, G. Detou sells chocolate in bulk, in bars and pistoles. The membership only Metro stores also carry chocolate (and other supplies) in bulk.
G. Detou also carries unsweetened (sometimes called 'bitter') chocolate in bulk, which in France is called 100% cacao, or 100% pâte de cacao. Some gourmet stores carry it but in general, you won't find it in supermarkets as the French don't bake with it like Americans do.
You can learn more about chocolate varieties and uses at Chocolate FAQs.
Baking Soda
Some supermarkets carry baking soda (bicarbonate de soudre) and Indian markets usually carry it as well. It can also be found in pharmacies; you'll have to ask since they don't normally keep it on the shelf.
Evaporated Milk and Sweetened Condensed Milk
Evaporated milk is lait concentré non sucrée (concentrated, unsweetened milk), and is available in most supermarkets. Sweetened condensed milk is well; it's known as lait concentré sucré, which is sold in cans as well as tubes, like toothpaste.
Cream Cheese
Cream cheese can be found in supermarkets under the St. Môret label, or store-brands, labeled pâte à tartiner, in the familiar rectangle shape. Ed discount markets has the best prices if you need a lot. Also cream cheese is available in Jewish grocers in the Marais, and some French people use Kiri squares as cream cheese for making le cheesecake.
Philadelphia-brand cream cheese has decided to become a bigger presence in France due to its popularity with the French and can now be found at many supermarkets in France at reasonable prices.
Shops Specializing in Anglo Products in Paris & France
Here's a listing of the stores mentioned above, or shops that specialize in products for expats. I've noticed that the everyday supermarkets in Paris, such as Franprix and G20 often have sections that sell anglo products at decent prices, and those are worth checking out, too. There are a couple of places that do mail-order and although I haven't ordered anything from them, if you really need something, they might be worth the extra expense.
For cake pans, muffin tins, bakeware, and paper cupcake liners (and more), I prowl around ethnic neighborhoods. A favorite is the rue de Belleville in Paris; there are lots of stores scattered along that street, that carry baking items at very low prices. For those who want more professional-quality equipment, check out The cookware shops of Paris. It's a good idea to measure your oven and baking equipment, especially if you've brought items to France from other countries as items like silicone baking mats are sized differently and may not fit.
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WILSON, N.C. - The Pfeiffer University pitching staff held host Barton College without a run over 16 innings en route to a 5-0 and 1-0 Conference Carolinas doubleheader sweep on Saturday afternoon at Nixon Field. The Falcons (15-24 Overall, 9-6 Conf.) arms only gave up seven total hits ľ all singles ľ to the Bulldogs (15-17, 6-10) and only allowed one Barton runner to reach second base on the day. The two teams will complete the three game league series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
GAME ONE: Pfeiffer 5, Barton 0
The opener started as a pitcherĺs duel between Pfeiffer senior Tyler Ring and Barton senior Phillip Williams before the Falcons were to soar away with five late runs. Ring (2-5) went seven scoreless innings before senior closer Jeff Barkley closed out the shutout with two hitless innings of work.
Williams kept Pfeiffer off the scoreboard for the first four innings before a pair of doubles off the bats of junior Kyle Hackney and junior Kevin Price knocked in the first Falcon run in the fifth.
The visitors tacked on two more runs in the seventh to end Williamsĺ day on the mound. Hackney started the frame with his second double and scored on a single by sophomore Dalton Lindley, who later came around to score on a single by senior Jacob Yates. A couple of bases loaded walks drawn by sophomore Johnny, Brown, Jr., and Hackney concluded the Falcons offense in the ninth.
Hackney was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Yates and Lindley each added two singles as Pfeiffer outhit Barton 10-4.
Ring (2-5) had three strikeouts in his seven effective innings while Barkley picked up his fifth save of the season entering the game when the score was still 3-0.
Williams, senior Zac Crumper, junior Collins Cuthrell and sophomore Avery Harper had the Bulldogs four base knocks. Crumpler drew a walk and stole second base in the second inning to be the only Barton player to reach scoring position.
Williams (2-2) allowed three runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. The lefty had three strikeouts and did not issue a walk in the losing effort.
GAME TWO: Pfeiffer 1, Barton 0
The nightcap began just like the first game as a pitcherĺs duel between two more senior starters. Brian Tuttle won the battle against Kyle Norville with a complete-game shutout that propelled Pfeiffer into third place in the league standings with the twin bill sweep.
Tuttle (3-7) ľ a two-time First Team All-Conference honoree ľ allowed just three singles and one walk over his seven scoreless innings and only faced two batters over the minimum with the aid of the Falcons defense turning three double plays behind him. The right-handed hurler just needed 73 innings to go the distance for a fifth this season with many early count outs.
Norville (3-4) matched Tuttle for the first five innings but Pfeiffer managed one run in the sixth to keep the southpaw from winning for a third consecutive start. Norville recorded four strikeouts in his first complete game of the year.
Junior Jon Gray started the decisive sixth innings with a leadoff single to the right field gap. Sophomore Cole McGraw successfully moved Gray to second with a sacrifice bunt before senior cleanup hitter Aarin Sharpe plated Gray with single to left.
Gray, Lindley and junior Matt Wade all had two hits for the visitors. Williams, Cuthrell and freshman Ben Youngblood accounted for the Bulldogs three singles.

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Men's Tennis Picked 9th in Preseason Coaches Poll
January 25, 2013
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Mount Olive is coming off its best season in school history, winning its first-ever Conference Carolinas championship, making its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and setting a school record for wins. The Trojans posted an overall record of 18-7 last year and won the Conference Carolinas East Division with a 9-1-conference mark. Pfeiffer University was selected ninth in this year's poll.
An All-Conference Carolinas first team selection, Edgar Bub was last year's Freshman of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the 2012 Conference Carolinas Tournament. Bub enters the 2013season ranked No. 47 in the nation and No. 17 in the Southeast Region in Division II men's singles. Bub won the Group A Men's Singles title at the Conference Carolinas Fall Tournament. He also excelled in the classroom during the fall with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Mount Olive set a school record last year with five All-Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis players. Along with Bub, third team selections Akio Mariano and Brahm Moolman return. Also returning is Rik Wolthuis, who played No. 2 singles and combined with Bub at No. 1 doubles.
Following one of their best seasons in a number of years, Limestone College men's tennis has been picked to finish second overall in Conference Carolinas. Last season Limestone tore through league competition as they posted a perfect 10-0 record to claim the regular season crown and a 17-7 overall mark. In the process, they won every match except one by at least three points with the lone exception being a narrow 5-4 victory over Mount Olive. At one point they won eight straight matches and 10 of 11 heading into the championship match. Two of their losses on the season also came at the hands of a pair of Division I opponents.
Limestone returns the majority of that squad with the lone notable exception being Mike Stephenson, a three-time Player of the Week and All-Conference Carolinas First-Team selection. While the Saints need to fill that spot, they have a number of top performers in the fold ready to do just that. Leading the way among that group is reigning Conference Carolinas Player of the Year and First-Team selection, senior Carlos Yanes.
The Royals will be led by 2012 Conference Carolinas All-Conference Second Team member Josh Bloch who went 9-4 last year, as well as, Ignacio Casali who went 8-6 and Andre Bafume who finished the season 8-3. The Queens men also had a strong finish with several top finishes in the Conference Carolinas and ITA Southeast Region individual tournaments.
Leading the Royals was Bafume who finished second in the conference individual tournament, and Casali who advanced to the third round of the prestigious ITA tournament in the A bracket. The Royals also added several new faces who had strong preseasons and look to help the Royals earn a conference championship and berth in the NCAA postseason.
Rounding out the men's tennis preseason poll 4-11 is: King, Coker, Barton, Lees-McRae, Erskine, Pfeiffer, North Greenville and Belmont Abbey respectively.
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS MEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL (First Place Votes)
1. Mount Olive - (6) 96
2. Limestone - (5) 92
3. Queens - 80
4. King - 76
5. Coker - 65
6. Barton - 41
7. Lees-McRae - 39
8. Erskine - 36
9. Pfeiffer - 35
10. North Greenville - 28
11. Belmont Abbey - 17


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Baseball Blanked in League Home Opener 7-0 by #30 Erskine
March 4, 2011
MISENHEIMER, N.C. Erskine College received a complete-game five-hitter from starter Zach McAllister to take game one 7-0 of a Conference Carolinas weekend series with Pfeiffer University on Friday afternoon. McAllister struck out six while not allowing a single walk as the Flying Fleet improve to 13-3 overall, 2-2 in league play. The loss sends the Falcons to 9-11, 3-1.
Pfeiffer couldnt muster anything offensively on Friday as McAllister allowed just one base runner to reach third all afternoon. That was in the bottom of the second as Jon Gray and Eric Shoemaker picked up back-to-back leadoff singles with Gray later stealing third. McAllister got a pair of strikeouts and inning-ending groundball to second to get out of the jam.
Erskine got on the board in the fifth on a one out solo homer run from Zach Smith. Phillip Herring followed with a leadoff dinger in the sixth to put the visitors up two. A passed ball, two RBI singles and RBI double from Herring opened things up as Erskine put up a four-spot in the seventh. Chase Corn added a run-scoring single in the ninth to finish out scoring on the day.
Smith led Erskine with a perfect 4-for-4 day at the plate with two RBI and runs scored. Herring contributed with three hits while scoring and driving in two. Five different Falcons put up the only home hits of the afternoon.
Pfeiffer and Erskine will tangle in a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.


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But at least she admits she likes Ash in the end. Sounds ok, but I'm not going to look forward to the Ash bashing.
A close family member of mine died today, I put this in my sign as respect for him
Ash fan. Luffy fan. Gintoki fan-Gintama. Endou fan-Inazuma Eleven.
Multi Luffy {One Piece} and Ash {Pokemon} Shippers.
Im expecting to see Arceus and a Fifth Generation Pokemon as well in next year's movie.
Courtesy of Heerosferret!
Im expecting to see Arceus and a Fifth Generation Pokemon as well in next year's movie.
Courtesy of Heerosferret!
Just curious... were there any new pokemon in the movie? Besides Arceus.
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I doubt a 5th gen will be in movie 12..
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Usually Team Rocket give out clues in the movies for the future. They always do that in most movies they been in.
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So Brendan and Lucas appear with Rhyperior and Magmortar? Who has who?
Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby
Did it have an opening song? Was it just another remix?
Marluxia the level 5 Cherrim!
Yay for Marluxia
The stuck up attitude of Shaymin mixed with it being a wimp (in land form anyways) was interesting, although I was a bit annoyed of it after a while. But I liked that it had personality at the very least, and wasn't just a standard cute stuffed toy pokemon.
I would have liked to see Mukkubird doing a little fighting (whatever happened to Brave Bird?) but it got a rather lengthy appearance during the too long flying around the river scene. Gliscor was non-existant after the first scene though...
Swinub was using Icilce Spear(?) as far as I could tell. Definitely not Ice Beam.
On a side note, the kids in the audience were very cute. When Nurse Joy explained how to obtain Shaymin before the movie started, she reminded everyone to close their DS screens as not to disturb others during the film, which resulted in some the kids actually responding to Nurse Joy hahaha
Last edited by Pokeballs; 21st July 2008 at 2:22 PM.
Pokemon Sunday this week showed the Brendan vs. Lucas scene, hopefully it's gets put on Youtube.
The pics on #pocketmonsters only show Magmortar's back. :0
Darn!! a double post, I hate double posts. I fixed it. thank goodness for the edit button.
Last edited by pokemaniac10; 21st July 2008 at 11:14 PM. Reason: double post
Credit goes to Deoxys911
Cant wait till american release <333
Is Lucas in his Platinum clothes?
Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby
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I'm looking forward to the America release next year
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Question: What was that... bubble thingy Zero popped...?
I don't ask for much, really.
Er...anyways. Read the guide (thanks, Klapaucius/Joe! ) and Shaymin sounds totally cute. It also sounds like a b*tch to Ash in the beginning, rofl. I'm really interested in seeing the scenes where he gets POed. xD Zero sounds awesome, too. Like everyone else, I can't wait for the American release!
I wonder if Lg/Fr girl will ever make an appearance in the anime.
when will this movie came to malaysia~~
Here's Magmortar's back and Brendan's Rhyperior! *God what an awesome cameo! Two of my favorite pokemon!*
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OXFORD, Ohio – In a five-hour and 45-minute battle, Miami University's women's tennis team outlasted the Xavier Musketeers, 4-3, on Sunday evening at the Riverside Athletic Club in Hamilton, Ohio.
Sophomore Ana Rajkovic persevered in a three-set slugfest at No. 6 singles to clinch the match for the Red and White with a 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 win.
It was the season-opener for the RedHawks, who move to 1-0. Xavier drops to 0-2.
"I think that we did a great job fighting today," said head coach Anca Dumitrescu. "I was very proud to see Ana come through for the team. I thought she showed tremendous heart and determination. I think she was an inspiration to everybody."
Miami began the afternoon with doubles action, falling to the Musketeers 2-1. Senior Christiana Raymond and junior Ramona Costea defeated Xavier's Allyson Westling and Andrea Wolf in No. 3 doubles, 8-1. Rajkovic and junior Christine Guerrazzi lost their doubles match by a score of 1-8. Senior Nimisha Mohan and freshman Andreea Badileanu fell in the deciding doubles match, 5-8.
In singles play, Costea fell to Andrea Wolf 2-6, 6-3 at No. 5 singles. Miami responded with big victories turned in by Badileanu with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 showing at No. 2 singles, Mohan with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles and then Guerrazzi taking a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 3 singles. Raymond lost to Alex Brinker of the Muskies at No. 1 singles in a tough 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 grinder.
With the dual score tied at 3, Miami looked to Rajkovic at No. 6 singles against Lizzie Oosterbaan. Rajkovic took all three sets to tiebreak, losing 6-7 (4-7) in the first set before rebounding and winning the final two 7-6 (8-6) and 7-6 (11-9).
"The match was very close the whole time," said Rajkovic. "We both had match points so it made it even more exciting to win it. I was very happy that I managed to pull through, part of that is my team that was cheering and supporting me. We are all beyond satisfied that we were strong enough to win first dual match."
Miami returns to action next weekend when they host two dual matches. Wright State comes to town Friday at 6 p.m. and Cincinnati arrives for a 2 p.m. match on Saturday. Both contests will take place in Hamilton at the Riverside Athletic Club.


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Hotel news, opinions and updates from the team at The Sukhothai.
In February 2011, The Sukhothai Culinary & F&B teams visited the sites of two brands of Chaipattana Foundation in north Thailand, namely PatPat in Chiang Rai near Mae-Sai and the Royal Agriculture Project in Chiang Mai, Doi Angkhang, both close to the Myanmar border.
It was an eye opening and instructive experience.
Standing at 1800 m. above sea level on Doi Angkhang with brilliant views, it's hard to image drug barons and pockets of communists were knock out the area just three... Read more
Whenever I arrive in Japan, my strategy is simple: No tourist spots, no taxis and no traipsing around. We were there to eat, relax, eat and explore small neighborhoods. I make sure to arrange every meal carefully and maximize all days with meals from breakfast to supper. The ultimate culinary exploration is not always expensive and fine dining, but narrow alleys lined with inscrutable bars and one-counter eateries which are often the right place to truly fulfill your gastronomic experience to sa... Read more
Hi again,
I went to Shikoku, the fourth largest island in Japan, southwest of Japan's main island Honshu. On southern Shikoku, with its rich nature and Japanese traditional mountain villages protected by steep mountains and gorges, I stopped along the Iya River for a delicious local snack, bamboo skewered Ayu (sweetfish) charcoal grilled with sea salt.
Ayu is a small but delicious freshwater fish that lives in rivers and feeds on aquatic plants. To select good Aya, one must first choos... Read more
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It has been a long time since my last blog.
Our food promotion with 2-Michelin Star Hibiscus from London went extremely well. Chef Claude Bosi guaranteed a gastronomic experience our palates will savor for some time, serving up delicacies such as ravioli of Hen's Egg Yolk & Smoked Potato and Black Truffles or Roast Whole Foie with Sea Buckthorn Gel and Guince Szechuan Pepper Compote. Bosi shows simplicity of modern French food--unusual, surprising, and not lacking compl... Read more
In the first week of February, The Sukhothai F&B Team went on a mission to inspect the Granmonte Winery in Khao Yai and to look at the Grapes before the harvest. The harvest in Thailand has the same cycle as in South Africa.
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Jeremy Rayner has written a groovy-mode for emacs, details of which can be found on the Emacs Plugin page.
Russel Winder has started an alternative to Jeremy's based on CC Mode (Jeremy's was reworking of ruby-mode). Also Stuart Clayman has created a Groovy execution mode. See the Emacs Plugin page for details.
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Miami's outdoor track, which opened in 1984, is one of the finest and most complete facilities in the world. The complex layout is ideal for coaching during practice and is tremendous for the spectator who enjoys every event.
The track surface is a German-made product called Rekotan, the same material used in Munich at the 1972 Olympics and in Los Angeles at the 1984 Olympics. The track has ten 44-in lanes. There is one main finish line at the end of a sprint straightaway, with three alternate finish lines available in case of a change in wind direction.
The infield portion of the curve near the finish line features a half-moon surface for high-jumping and one of two javelin runways. The facility also makes the ability for vaulting both north and south at one of six possible locations for the event. A second javelin runway is at the opposite end of the infield providing dual-direction throwing.
The throwing facilities are located in Hannon Park, adjacent to the track. The throwing area consists of one shot put ring and one discus and hammer throw area.
Three long jump pits are located between the sprint straightaway. The jumpers have 210 feet of runway leading to each pit. Running parallel to the long jump runways is the ability to set up pole vault mats in three additional positions. Coupled with the two locations on the high jump aprons, this gives Miami the ability to vault in all four directions. The entire area around the pits and runways is covered with artificial surface. This allows for a personal stretching and training areas.


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Ballot campaigns fund Vegas trips
Certain committees offer fewer restrictions for lawmaker spending
SACRAMENTO A state lawmaker from Los Angeles has taken four trips to Las Vegas to take in marquee prizefights and host glitzy fundraisers, in one case handing out boxing gloves with his autograph to Sacramento lobbyists in attendance.
Sen. Kevin de León didn't pay for the jet setting, hotels, entertainment and gloves out of his own pocket or his campaign treasury.
Instead, he tapped a separate account he established to support and oppose ballot measures — committees subject to less restrictive rules that are being used by some legislators to regain the freedom of old-time political hobnobbing.
De León wields considerable power as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, which serves as a gateway for most bills to be considered by the full Senate.
De León's "Believing in a Better California" committee raised $188,150 and spent $168,385 over the last two years. Just $35,400 — about 21 percent of the money spent — went to help pass or defeat ballot measures, according to a review by U-T Watchdog.
Much of the remainder went to consultants, lawyers and toward tickets, airfare and hotels for the high-dollar fundraisers, including fights between boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Márquez, Timothy Bradley and Shane Mosley.
John Shallman, campaign strategist for de León, said the fundraisers are successful and help push an important agenda.
"Senator de León is one of the hardest working legislators in Sacramento, and because of that, he is successful, both in passing big bills that benefit the people of California, but also in raising funds to improve our state," Shallman said.
Shallman said de León's efforts help push back against a political fundraising system dominated by billionaires.
"He won't apologize for using the funds to help balance the state's budget, to prevent cuts to education and to keep kids out of gangs," Shallman said.
De León, a Democrat, was not the only lawmaker to use their ballot measure committee for other purposes.
Assemblyman Isadore Hall's "Inspiration and Hope for California" committee raised and spent about $55,000 over the last two years. None of that went to ballot measures. Instead, the Los Angeles Democrat made a $2,500 contribution to Janna Zurita, who defeated an eight-year incumbent to win a seat on the Compton City Council.
Hall also charged the committee $6,800 to attend a seminar at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass. In December, Hall touted the seminar to the L.A. Watts Times, saying, "As a lifelong student, I am always looking for ways to improve my leadership and management abilities."
He declined to comment through a spokesman.
Phillip Ung, a policy advocate with California Common Cause, said there are few restrictions on how politicians can spend ballot measure committee money.
"These committees have become political slush funds that they spend on whatever they want while raising the money outside of contribution limits," Ung said.
Candidate-controlled ballot measure committees have existed for decades alongside the candidates' other committees.
One key difference is that there are no limits on how much money politicians can raise for their ballot measure committees. That has created several instances over the years of the committees receiving $1 million or more contributions from individual sources.


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GREENSBORO — The Guilford County Board of Commissioners continues to clash with Sheriff BJ Barnes over the use of federal money meant to improve his force. The money, seized from drug dealers, can only be spent by the sheriff with the board's approval.
"It's nothing personal," Commissioner Bruce Davis said to Barnes after a tense board work session last week.
The comment came after a long speech by Davis about how Barnes could find better use for the money than buying "toys" like Segway vehicles for his deputies.
"I believe it is personal, commissioner," Barnes told Davis. "Anything that has BJ Barnes' name on it, you jump on it with both feet. You know it and everybody else knows it."
At issue is more than $689,000 — the sheriff department's share of money and property seized in drug busts. By law, the money is supposed to go toward improvements to the sheriff's force. But it is not supposed to be used to replace items the county already pays for in its regular budget.
That's something at which the commissioners often balk — and this year, with a looming $41 million deficit, is no exception.
Late last month the commissioners denied Barnes' request to spend $49,655 from the fund to buy seven Segways. The vehicles were to be used by school resource officers traveling between schools.
The request failed 5-4. Commissioners Carolyn Coleman, Bruce Davis, Alan Branson, Hank Henning and Bill Bencini voted against it.
Coleman suggested a committee of commissioners should be working with the sheriff to decide how best to use the money. The sheriff said he'd be willing to discuss it but wouldn't accept any suggestions that mean the federal money will supplant funding his office already gets from the county.
The federal government is very specific about how the money can be used, Barnes said, and he wasn't going to put his department at risk by flouting those rules.
Davis said he didn't accept Barnes' explanation, saying that the sheriff interprets federal funds supplanting county funding more broadly when Barnes is spending the money on something he actually wants.
Davis pointed to Barnes' purchase of buildings for his district headquarters with money from the fund. The move keeps the county from having to allocate money to the sheriff's department to pay rent on the buildings.
"Isn't that in some way supplanting what the county pays for with federal money?" Davis asked.
"No, I don't believe it is," Barnes said. "It's buying a building, not paying the rent for us. I wanted to get us out of the rent business altogether."
In the end Barnes agreed to take commissioner suggestions on how best to spend the money, with the understanding that he would have to agree with any purchases.
"As the chairman of the budget committee, I have a suggestion about where the sheriff can allocate those funds to help us out with the budget," Commissioner Jeff Phillips said.


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The Phayre family of Sarasota is moving and shaking in Primrose Schools' national Family Dance-off to fight childhood obesity by promoting physical activity. Their moves have landed them in the finalist round of the second annual Family Dance-off. All Children's Hospital could receive up to a $30,000 donation if they win!
In order to bring the donation to All Children's Hospital, the Phayre family needs the most votes. Go to their video to vote up to five times a day from March 20-26. Independent judges will select the winner based on the number of votes, creativity, originality and humor of the videos. The winning families will be announced the week of March 28.
"Since he was two, our son Cameron has been going to speech therapy at All Children's Specialty Care in Sarasota, a reason in itself for us to give back to the hospital," said Shelley Phayre. "All Children's has also helped many families in our community, so we did everything we could to make a video that would make them proud."
After receiving promotional materials about the Dance-off from Cameron's school, Primrose School at Lakewood Ranch Town Center, the Phayre family, who own a video production company, did not hesitate to participate in the contest. Cameron sat in the director's seat as he described the entire concept for the video to his parents, which he based on Super Mario Bros.


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from the use-the-force-feedback-luke dept.
from the use-the-force-feedback-luke dept.
cylonlover writes "Maya Cakmak, a researcher from Georgia Tech, spent the summer at Willow Garage creating a user-friendly system that teaches the PR2 robot simple tasks. The kicker is that it doesn't require any traditional programming skills whatsoever – it works by physically guiding the robot's arms while giving it verbal commands. After inviting regular people to give it a try, she found that with few instructions they were able to teach the PR2 how to retrieve medicine from a cabinet and fold a t-shirt."


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An example of using threading with SwingBuilder to do lengthy operations in the background so GUI event handling remains responsive. This sample code demonstrates many of the issues that may occur including replacing the content of a "please wait" message with something else, and safely changing "realized" components only on the EDT (Event Dispatch Thread). This sample happens to use tableLayout, which can get pretty slow but that is a good stresser for the demonstration.
Eventually there will be more explanation of what's going on here, but hopefully this will be helpful.
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This is a good example, but a couple of things could be improved.
The SwingBuilder.build method in no way indicates it's two primary side effects, (a) creating a brand new SwingBuilder and (b) that it executes in the EDT. The current trunk has a method
newBuilderInEDTthat makes this more apparent to the casual reader that those two side effects will happen.
Second, two instances of SwingBuilder are being used when one is all that is needed. The first instance could be changed to
and the second instance could be changed to
. In fact, the parameter could either be changed to the SwingBuilder or eliminated entirely if the variables
lazyPanelsParentwere merged to the same variable.
Stylistically the calls to parentPanel could also be eliminated with the container() node containing the panel. Here another version with some more of these groovy stylistic changes:
For comparison, here's a roughly equivalent version written in the Java Programming Language. Look at all of those exceptions and anonymous classes. No wonder people get lazy with switching to the EDT.
Both of Danno's alternate versions have subtle but significant differences from mine.
In the Groovy version, the use of container() means that the position of the new panel gets lost. The point of my version is that the new panel starts building in a particular position in the list of lazy panels (first or last being what might be typical) at the time the building begins. When the lazy panel is finally ready it goes into that same position in the list (which may not be first or last or whatever anymore). That effect can be achieved in other ways though, such as by having an extra panel.
As for parameters vs. external variables, any use of external variables is trouble prone in multithreaded code and should generally be avoided. Not only do they invite races, but they introduce non-local dependency on the structure of the user interface. By using a parameter rather than an external variable for the parentPanel the background builders may be operating in multiple windows and/or other generalized layouts.
The Java version misses the bit that buildInBackground may be called from a thread other than EDT. Obviously that can be done, but means just more Java code (further making Danno's point that SwingBuilder beats the heck out of using Java for Swing!).
Note that my versions works in all versions of Groovy since 1.5.x. And since http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GROOVY-3177 has not received any additional votes in favor of deprecating static SwingBuilder.build, I expect that it will remain the standard public API that it has been for more than a year.


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A disturbing new trend—"pet flipping"—has been getting a lot of attention this week.
Pet flipping involves a criminal picking up a pet, either by stealing the animal or claiming to be the pet parent of a missing pet, and then quickly selling the animal for a profit. Is your blood boiling yet? It gets worse!
According to Time, pet flipping is on the rise in cities including Kansas City, St. Louis and Indianapolis. The stolen dogs are often purebred and very valuable. In March, an Indianapolis man was arrested after a three-month investigation found he had been stealing dogs for years, mostly purebred German Shepherds, Rottweilers and Pit Bulls.
"Many of these pets are housed in puppy mill-like conditions until they can be flipped—no food or water, caged and sick," Dawn Contos, of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control, said in an interview following the arrest.
For tips on finding a lost pet, please visit our pet care section.
We'll be on Katie on Monday, July 22 to talk about pet flipping. Check your local listings and tune in!
Thank you so much, Patricia, for your note of sanity and kindness. I agree that everyone should be allowed their point of view, and the freedom to express it. Isn't that what this country is about? I don't really agree with Bridgette, but I feel she has a right to tell others what she thinks without being ganged up on and slammed down by those that don't agree with her.
Another solution: instead of getting a pet from a shelter find a local rescue where the animals are kept in foster homes. There they learn to adapt and get socialized, and the foster parent will tell you the good AND the bad about the dog you're interested in. Most foster parents will try to match the dog with the human, because they not only want the dog to be happy but also the new parent!
I agree as well. All of our animals except my bird are rescue pets because my mom always said it was better to save a life. Although my own dog is not a shelter (someone found her on the road as a puppy and brought her to the animal hospital, where I adopted her) I still think that shelter dogs are so much better. The issues can be worked out with a little time and a lot of love. I've had Charlee for a year now and have never met a smarter dog. She picks everything up so quickly and is always watching me like a mom to make sure I'm safe, she hates it when people come near me but never EVER bites. I love her more than words can imagine and will continue to buy eery animal from a shelter, old or young for the rest of my life, if she had just given her pets time she could've worked through a lot of what she's talking about.
Wow, I think that's the worse defense for a reason to buy a pet from a store. If people do not buy there is no market, the puppymills have no reason to continue to breed these poor sick dogs that get no love, food, vet care their whole lives.
I have 5 rescue dogs and yes, some have issues but you learn to work with them and they will flourish. I also take very good care of them, whether I bought them from a store (which I would never do) or adopted what was considered an unadoptable pet it does not matter, I would do whatever it takes for them to have the best life possible. There are people who buy their dogs and spend thousands on the purchase only to abuse them. Buying a dog does not make you a better pet owner. This kind of ignorance is why we have puppymill problems.
That really is a lame excuse to not get a shelter dog. I have two shelter dogs and love them SO much. They are wonderful companions and are so loving. I don't know that I would have had it work out any other way.
What????????????? Are you insane....Your actually telling people not to adopt from a shelter?????? But to buy from a pet store..You need to rethink your thinking...OMG! Puppy Mills need to be BANNED and OUTLAWED!!!! And so should Pet Stores!!!!!! OMG....
Why do pet stores need to be banned. I wanted to adopt a shelter dog but the lady who ran it wasnt to worried about getting these dogs adopted. I did purchase my fur baby from a pet store. What do you think happens to those animals ifno one buys them?? My dog had a microchip, they paid to have him neutered and the first year of shots and anything else he needed. HHeis a blessing to our family. So that makes me a bad person because I couldnt adopt the shelter dogI wanted? Oh by the way I did want a puppy.


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California Proposition 4, Parental Notification for Minor's Abortion (2008)
- 1 Election results
- 2 Constitutional changes
- 3 Text of measure
- 4 Support
- 5 Opposition
- 6 Polls
- 7 Editorial opinion
- 8 Path to the ballot
- 9 Prior attempts at passage
- 10 External links
- 11 References
- 12 Additional reading
Had it passed, it would have added a new amendment to the California Constitution.[1][2][3]
The initiative petition would prohibit abortion for unemancipated minors until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent, legal guardian or, if parental abuse has been reported, an alternative adult family member.
- See also: La Propuesta 4 de California
Election results
|California Proposition 4
Turnout: 79.4% of registered
- Final results from the California Secretary of State (dead link)'
Constitutional changes
If Proposition 4 had been approved, it would have added an entirely new Section 32 to Article I of the California Constitution.
Text of measure
The ballot title was:
The official summary provided to describe Proposition 4 said:
- Changes California Constitution to prohibit abortion for unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor's parent or legal guardian.
- Permits notification to certain adult relatives if doctor reports parent to law enforcement or Child Protective Services.
- Provides notification exceptions for medical emergency or parental waiver.
- Permits courts to waive notice based on clear and convincing evidence of minor's maturity or best interests.
- Mandates reporting requirements, including reports from physicians regarding abortions on minors.
- Authorizes damages against physicians for violation.
- Requires minor's consent to abortion, with exceptions.
Fiscal impact
- See also: Fiscal impact statement
The fiscal estimate provided by the California Legislative Analyst's Office said:
- "Potential unknown net state costs of several million dollars annually for health and social services programs, court administration, and state health agency administration combined."
Lawsuit over language
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California and others filed a lawsuit with the Sacramento County Superior Court in August 2008 to strike out all references to "Sarah" and "Sarah's Law" and "other misleading language in the voter's guide" for Proposition 4. The title "Sarah's Law" refers to the case of 15-year-old "Sarah" who died as a result of an abortion in 1994. Proposition 4's ballot language in the official voter's guide suggests that "Sarah" might have been saved had her parents known about her abortion. Opponents of Proposition 4 argued that "Sarah" was not considered a minor in Texas, where the abortion was performed, and that she already had a child with a man who claimed to be her common law husband. Opponents asked that for these reasons, the references to Sarah be stricken.
In responses, Proposition 4's proponents argued the name "Sarah" was given to the minor in her court case. Proponents of Prop 4 therefore claimed they referenced her as "Sarah," remaining consistent with the court filings to protect the identity of a minor who died as a result of a botched abortion. Proponents also argued that Sarah obtained her abortion as a self-identified 15 year old, single girl. Opponents were unable to provide evidence of the common law marriage. Therefore, Sarah's Law would have applied to the teen. Medical experts in her case stated has someone in her family known about the abortion, her life could have been saved.[4]
Judge Michael Kenny of the Sacramento Superior Court ultimately ruled against the opponents, allowing the original proposed ballot language and arguments, including references to Sarah, to stay in the official California voter's pamphlet.
- The Friends of Sarah, the Parental or Alternative Family Member Notification Act was the official ballot committee.[5]
- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger[6]
- Dr. Joseph R. Zanga, M.D., FFAP, Past President American Academy of Pediatrics[7]
- Barbara Alby, Author, California's "Megan's Law" Child Protection Legislation[8]
- Mary L. Davenport, M.D., Fellow American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists[9]
- Thomas Murphy Goodwin, M.D., FAAP, FACOG, Professor Of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California[10]
- The Honorable Rod Pacheco, J.D., District Attorney, Riverside County[11]
- The Honorable Tony Rackauckas, J.D., District Attorney, Orange County[12]
- The Honorable Bob Brooks, Sheriff, Ventura County[13]
- The Honorable Dennis Downum, Sheriff, Calaveras County[14]
- Frank Lee, President, Organization for Justice & Equality[15]
- Dr. Kenneth Williams, School Board Member, Orange County[16]
Arguments in favor
Notable arguments that were made in favor of Proposition 4 included:
- When a minor obtains an abortion without the knowledge of a family member or guardian, her health can be endangered if health complications arise after the abortion. Prop 4 is named after a 15 year old minor, Sarah, who died after receiving a botched abortion. Family is needed to assist with medical history and appropriate after care.[17]
- If a minor becomes pregnant because of sexual violence or predation, a sexual predator may be missed, because the abortion clinic may not report the sexual crime. Although clinics are mandated reporters of abuse, repeated cases of sexual predators concealing crimes through secret abortions reveals a broken system in CA and the need for family notification.
$3,202,911 was contributed to the campaign in favor of a "yes" vote on Proposition 4.[18]
Donors of $100,000 or more were:
|James E. Holman
|Don Sebastiani
|Knights of Columbus
|Mary Jane Creamer
|Lenawee Trust
|Caster Family Trust
The Campaign for Teen Safety was the official ballot committee against the proposition.
- American Academy of Pediatrics, California District
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District IX
- California Academy of Family Physicians
- California Family Health Council
- California Nurses Association
- California School Counselors Association
- California Teachers Association
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
- California NOW
- Equality California
- The Let California Ring coalition[19]
Arguments against
Notable arguments that were made against Proposition 4 included:
- Mandated parental notification laws don't work. No law can mandate family communication.
- Some teenagers can't go to their parents because they fear being kicked out of the house, beaten, or worse.
- Prop 4 may force these teens to delay medical care, turn to self-induced abortions, or consider suicide.
- If a teen chooses to go to another adult, her parents would automatically be reported to authorities and an investigation would ensue.[20]
The No on 4 campaign hired the Dewey Square Group.[21] as a consultant.[22]
$10,504,042 was contributed to the campaign in favor of a "no" vote on Proposition 4.[18]
Donors of $100,000 or more were:
|Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
|Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
|Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo
|Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside Counties
|California Teachers Association
|Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties
|Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
|Karen, Eva and Andrew Grove
|California State Council of Service Employees
|Planned Parenthood (Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo)
|Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
|California Democratic Party
|Rebecca Q. Morgan
|Susan Packard Orr
|Gordon Moore
|John P. Morgridge
- See also Polls, 2008 ballot measures.
The Field Poll has conducted and released the results of three public opinion polls on Proposition 4, in July, August and September.[23][24][25]
Mark DiCamillo, director of the polling agency, said he believes the current version is running stronger because Latinos overwhelmingly favor it and are expected to vote in higher-than-usual numbers in November.[26]
|Month of Poll
|In favor
|July 2008
|August 2008
|September 2008
|Oct 12-19, 2008
|Nov. 1-2
|40 percent
|46 percent
|14 percent[28]
Editorial opinion
"Yes on 4"
"No on 4"
- The Bay Area Reporter[31]
- Contra Costa Times[31]
- The Los Angeles Times encouraged a "no" vote on 4, saying, "If this measure passes, some girls will seek out illegal abortions rather than notify their parents."[32]
- Oakland Tribune[31]
- Riverside Press-Enterprise[31]
- Sacramento Bee[31]
- The San Francisco Chronicle was opposed, writing, "Family communication cannot be forged by government edict, and reckless teen behavior will not be deterred by merely making abortion more difficult."[33]
- The San Francisco Bay Guardian called the measure "horrible" and "another erosion of abortion rights."[34]
- San Jose Mercury News[31]
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
As an initiated constitutional amendment, 694,354 signatures were required to qualify Proposition 4 for the ballot.
The signature-gathering drive to qualify Proposition 4 for the ballot was conducted by Bader & Associates, Inc., a petition management company owned by Tom Bader and Joy Bader, at a cost of $2.555 million.[35]
Prior attempts at passage
Proposition 4 marked the third time that California voters considered the issue of a parental notification/waiting period for abortion. The two previous, unsuccessful, initiatives were Proposition 85 (2006) and Proposition 73 (2005).
When Proposition 73 lost in 2005, some supporters thought that a similar measure would fare better in a general election. However, Proposition 85 did worse. Unlike 85 or 73, the Sarah's Law initiative petition allows an adult relative of the minor seeking an abortion to be notified, if the minor's parents are abusive.
Camille Giulio, a spokeswoman for the pro-4 campaign, said that the campaign believed that the November 2008 election was a better opportunity to pass a parental notification law because:
- There would be a higher voter turnout in November 2008 than when 85 and 73 were voted on.
- Socially conservative voters will be motivated to come to the polls to vote in favor of the much higher profile Proposition 8. While at the polls, they are likely to also vote in favor of 4.
- The two previous campaigns were narrow defeats in low budget campaigns.[36]
|Votes for
|Votes against
|Proposition 85
|Proposition 73
External links
Basic information
- Official Voter's Guide to Proposition 4
- PDF of the mailed November 4, 2008 voter guide for Proposition 4
- November 4, 2008 ballot proposition election returns (dead link)
- Proposition 4 in the Smart Voter Guide
- Analysis of Proposition 4 from the Institute of Governmental Studies
- Guide to Proposition 4 from the California Voter Foundation
- Summary of donors to and against Proposition 4 from Cal-Access
- Donors for and against Proposition 4 from Follow The Money
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, Parental notification measures make Calif. ballot, May 30, 2008
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, Parental notification: Again!, May 31, 2008
- ↑ Stateline, "Social issues crowd state ballots," July 24, 2008
- ↑ Activists File Lawsuit to Strike "Sarah's Law" Language from CA Ballot Initiative, August 5, 2008
- ↑ Committee registration
- ↑ Schwarzenegger on Jim Holman's ballot measure
- ↑ Secretary of State voter guide
- ↑ Secretary of State voter guide
- ↑ Secretary of State voter guide
- ↑ Secretary of State voter guide
- ↑ Secretary of State voter guide
- ↑ Secretary of State voter guide
- ↑ Yes on 4 Endorsements
- ↑ Yes on 4 Endorsements
- ↑ Yes on 4 Endorsements
- ↑ Yes on 4 Endorsements
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, Op-ed by Margaret Pearson, "Proposition 4 protects girls," October 3, 2008
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Follow the Money, "Donors to Yes on Proposition 4"
- ↑ Look out for Prop 4 and Prop 8
- ↑ Arguments against Proposition 4 from the official California voter's guide
- ↑ Dewey Square Group
- ↑ No on 4 expenditures
- ↑ July 22 Field Poll results on Proposition 4
- ↑ California Poll Shows Small Lead for Measure for Parental Notification on Abortion, August 28, 2008
- ↑ Field Poll: Voters narrowly favoring Proposition 4, the September poll
- ↑ San Diego Union-Tribune, "Third abortion initiative given chance of passing"
- ↑ PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and their government, released October 22, 2008
- ↑ Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert, "Survey says: New polling on Props. 4, 8, 11 and Obama-McCain," November 3, 2008
- ↑ California Proposition 4 Editorial: Parents have a right to know about daughter's abortion, Proposition 4 is not a parental-consent law, and it's replete with exceptions, September 26, 2008
- ↑ Notify parents, Proposition 4 responds to critics' objection, September 23, 2008
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 Institute for Governmental Studies, "November 2008 endorsements" (dead link)
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "No on Proposition 4," September 25, 2008
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "California Proposition 4 would undermine abortion rights," September 18, 2008
- ↑ San Francisco Bay Guardian
- ↑ Campaign expenditure details
- ↑ Hollister Free Lance News, "Parental notice for abortion back on Calif. ballot," October 3, 2008
Additional reading
- To defeat Obama, conservatives take the initiative
- Fisher: Anti-abortion ballot measure still a bad idea
- Abortion rights on the ballot, again, New York Times, October 12
- Support For California Parental Notification Measure Shows Slight Edge In Latest Poll
- Parental notification measure on ballot for another attempt
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The Christmas spirit will be contagious at two Van Wyck events this weekend.
Grand marshal Clarence Witherspoon will lead the annual Christmas parade at noon Saturday, Dec. 13, and a candle-lighting worship event will take participants through four churches at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14.
The Van Wyck Community Development Club hosts the two events during the second weekend in December, appealing to those who enjoy holiday tradition and the charm of a small community.
My house seems to be the place to be this holiday season. I have people staying with me each weekend through the New Year. I'm sure your home feels like Grand Central Station, too.
When I have overnight guests, I love to prepare breakfast. What is better than starting the day with something special?
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Perhaps nowhere in the country more than in South Carolina does the word evoke a sense of history as rich as the smell of meat in the smoker.
How can the holiday season be here already? Wasn't it just New Year's and we were making resolutions for the year? (Which reminds me, I still need to work on a few of mine).
I know each year I typically make the same dishes for my Thanksgiving dinner. And why not? They are family traditions and wonderful.
But this year, I'm thinking about trying some of the recipes you have shared that are part of your Thanksgiving traditions.
Ten years ago, Starbucks introduced its Pumpkin Spiced Latte. The mix of Starbucks' signature espresso, milk, whipped cream and a mysterious pumpkin spice syrup was surprisingly good.
The drink has now become a fall staple for many coffee drinkers. It was different, and maybe that's what made it so popular.
Now, however, a trip down the grocery store aisles in late October reveals food companies have gone "pumpkin spice crazy."
There I was, sitting at my desk, writing a story on deadline and sipping from a tall cup of iced coffee, when I heard a comment that turned my head.
"Chris, I just have to tell you that I can't stand iced coffee," said my coworker, and occasional chef, Greg Summers. "Hot coffee is where it's at. I'll never figure out the appeal of that cold stuff. I just don't get it. Coffee is 'sposed to be hot enough to take hair off a hog's back."
Fall is on its way, and with it the foliage begins to turn, along with a slight nip in the evening air. And for my family and friends, it's football time.
The sport is big business in my part of the country - and everywhere else for that matter. Next to which rivalry is playing out on any given weekend, the most important part of the day is what's on the menu.
No football party is complete without something "buffalo" (at least in my eyes).
Love is a many-splendored thing, according to a 1955 movie of the same title, and one of the most splendid things about it is that it is not bound by time, distance, or even age.
Faye Williams, 65, will walk down the aisle on Saturday, Sept. 7 and say "I do" to 69-year-old Homer Moree, and a love that found its way to her under very unusual circumstances.
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Things are all a'bustle at Cedarleaf as we count down the days until Sept. 27 when we host the annual S.C. Tree Farm Field Tour.
"Field Days" are traditionally held at the current Tree Farm of the Year, and we have been busy preparing for our event over many months.
Teenage best friends share a lot – their dreams, their secrets, their laughter.
And a few months ago, four local girls shared a combined dream – to attend a One Direction concert.
The girls' determination to see the English-Irish boy band from London prompted them to begin a fundraising campaign to buy concert tickets.
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