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One of the nicest parts about working on Sweet Potato Chronicles (outside of empowering our children's choices towards nutrition and, well, eating lots of stuff) is the opportunity to connect with other moms. Today's guest blog is from the beautiful baking team of Dr. Blessyl Buan, a chiropractic doctor who specializes in athletes and the performing arts (check her out atwww.drblessyl.com), and her daughter Leia. She also happens to be an SPC fan. After Blessyl contacted us, we were enticed by her Scookie recipe. Not sure what a scookie is ? Neither were we.
Here's one way to turn Fall's apple picking adventure into a healthy and delicous treat. Over to the Good Doctor.…
Last Fall, we went on a family trip to Chudleigh's farm to go apple picking. In the heat of my enthusiasm, I came across a wonderful recipe for Apple Scookies. Curious? A scookie is a cross between a scone and a cookie and if you're like my daughter and I, combining apples and old cheddar will make you jump to try this sweet and savoury recipe.
The last time I made this recipe, I did it on my own since my daughter was only one and a half years old. This summer, Leia and I started to bake together. When you bake with a toddler, mixing does not involve a wooden spoon. Toddler fingers, elbows and arms make a good blending tool and of course, she was only allowed to mix the dry ingredients…
Apple and Cheddar Scookies (borrowed from Longo's Magazine)
Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes
¾ cup unsalted butter
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 large apple (Spartan or Empire), cored and grated
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup shredded old cheddar
½ tsp each baking power and baking soda
Pinch salt
In bowl, using electric hand mixer, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Stir in apples until combined. In another bowl, whisk together (or use your toddler sifter) flour, cheese, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into butter mixture until just blended.
Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls on parchment paper lined baking sheets (I ran out of parchment paper and greased the pan instead). Bake in centre of 350°F oven for about 15 minutes or until light golden and firm. Let cool completely on pan. Store in container in single layers divided with wax or parchment paper. Store in freezer for up to 1 month or in refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Makes about 54 cookies.
Per 1 scookie serving: 70 calories; 1 g protein; 3.5 g fat; 7 g carbohydrate; 0 g fibre
Leia loved working with the flour. She also loved spreading it all over her face and on the countertops. She was very vocal about cracking the eggs and miraculously no shell fragments made it into the bowl.
She insisted upon using a teaspoon to scoop the batter onto the cookie pan. The girl is messy but has bouts of cleanliness. "Wipes! Wipes!" she yelled, after the job was done.
Once baked and cooled, Leia grabbed a scookie and sat quietly as she watched the television. Sigh, a mother's work is always overshadowed by cartoons. However, if the scookie tastes good and ensures a bit of peace, that's success!


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NFL Week 4 Pick: Indianapolis Colts @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preview
- Updated: September 30, 2011
We've got another great Monday Night Football betting battle on our hands this week down in the Sunshine State, where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will hope to leave the Indianapolis Colts high and dry once again.
There are at least a few redeeming features right now for the Colts. The first is that QB Peyton Manning still hasn't been put on IR, and he is back on the field with the team. Sure, he's only coaching the boys up on the field and not suiting it up with them, but anything that Manning can help with is a good thing. The second bit of good news is that QB Curtis Painter at least looks like he is remotely competent this year and might be a starter that can eke a few wins together here and there. Painter went 5-of-11 for 60 yards last week, but he made some decent plays when he was called upon, and the end result was a near miss against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football. The rest of this offense has just been putrid. TE Dallas Clark, who is annually a guy who catches 100 passes, only has 10 receptions in three games, and he has only found the end zone once, while RB Joseph Addai has just 189 yards. Indy only has two plays all season long of more than 20 yards, and the defense has just gotten a lot worse with the loss of both DB Melvin Bullitt and LB Gary Brackett, both of which were put on IR this week.
Give the Bucs some credit. They fought, fought, and continued to fight against the Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings over the course of their last two weeks, and they got the job done in the end in close calls both times. The three games that this team has played have all been separated by a TD or fewer. It's not bad that this team is 2-1 then, considering the fact that the offense ranks No. 22 overall and the defense ranks No. 24 overall in the league. This is just a club that has that knack for figuring out how to win games. We love QB Josh Freeman. His stats aren't fantastic, nor will they probably ever be. However, he has a solid 67.9 completion percentage, 77 gritty rushing yards, three total TDs, all of which have come in the clutch, and some generally fantastic 4th quarter accomplishments. The rest of the team doesn't need to be that special when you've got a man like that leading your ship.
Indianapolis Colts @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pick: We're just not all that sure that Tampa Bay is going to be winning this one by double digits. The Colts aren't good… at all… but the Bucs aren't a good enough team to beat anyone by double digits on a regular basis. Indy will drop to 0-4, and in typical Tampa Bay fashion, it will figure out how to win this one by right around a TD.
NFL Pick: Indianapolis Colts +10 at Bookmaker Sportsbook.
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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsHow To Engine
NOS Single-Stage Cheater Kit - Relit Fuze - 347 Import Slayer, Part 2
NOS Puts Thefinishing Touches On Its All-World, Import- Crushing 'Stang
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C'mon, now, you didn't seriously believe Nitrous Oxide Systems would be part of a project that doesn't involve juice, did you?
In our Feb. '07 issue, we filled you in on the '90 Mustang GT being produced by Nitrous Oxide Systems ("Boosted Energy," p.148) to compete against a Lexus SC 300 in Fuze Beverage Company's four-category performance challenge for domestic-versus-import supremacy.
The 'Stang has to prove its superiority over the ricer on the dragstrip, the drifting circuit, the parking lot (autocrossing), and in the show 'n' shine display paddock. This battle of preferences has been ongoing for what seems like centuries, so it will be cool to see how the competition plays out. Smart money is on the Mustang, all the way.
NOS engineers have put together a rejuvenated powerplant for their Fuze Fighter 'Stang that includes parts from the catalogs of nearly all of the Holley-owned companies- including NOS, of course-that will hopefully make it triumph over the Lexus.
In our initial report, we focused on the installation and dyno flog of Weiand's 174 supercharger system. The rules limit the GT to 600 rwhp, and its stock-block 347 covered more than half that amount (382 hp/352 lb-ft of torque) with the added bolt-on huffer and Holley throttle-body fuel-injection system.
We don't think this project car will be signed off as complete if it isn't influenced by nitrous oxide in some way, shape, or form; NOS decided to use its proven Cheater nitrous-oxide system to make up the horsepower deficit and bring the GT closer to the 500hp mark, which is enough power for the multitasking it has to do when it goes toe-to-toe with the Lexus.
Contrary to general-and uneducated-belief, adding nitrous to the supercharged engine will not cause the bullet's immediate demise. NOS says the Cheater kit, when jetted for 50 hp, is safe and will lower the blower's temperature. The lower temp promotes a denser air charge, which should tack on an additional 75 hp at the rear wheels.


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Located in the heart of Honfleur, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Sainte Catherine Church and Eugene Boudin Museum. Satie Museum and Normandy Bridge are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, spa services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a computer station, multilingual staff, and a garden are onsite.
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Hotel La Diligence features spa services, a terrace, and multilingual staff. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Honfleur hotel also offers a garden, room service (during limited hours), and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Hotel La Diligence is a smoke-free property.
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- Number of buildings/towers - 2
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- Total number of rooms - 27
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Check-in time ends at 11 PM
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.10 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 4 years of age.
- Fee for continental breakfast: EUR 10 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 13 per pet, per night
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This property offers transfers from the train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
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Nigeria will contribute 600 personnel to the proposed 3,200 African troops soon to be deployed to Mali, the Minister of State for Defence, Mrs Olusola Obada, said in Abuja on Tuesday.
Obada announced this when the British Prime Minister's Special Representative to the Sahel Region, Mr Stephen O'Brien, paid her a courtesy visit.
She said the situation in the Sahel and Mali was a great concern not only to Africa but to the international community as there were cells of terrorists in the region.
"The issue of the Sahel is a great concern to everybody in the sub-region, Africa and the international community," she said
The minister called for international support for ECOWAS' and Africa's effort to make Mali regain its northern region occupied by rebel groups.
Earlier, O'Brien assured the minister of Britain's willingness of Britain to support the efforts to flush out the rebels in Mali.
He said that the international community was concerned with the situation in the Sahel region and Mali and called for a united effort to deal with it.
O'Brien described Nigeria as a key partner to the United Kingdom, saying that he was in the country to discuss how his country could provide support to deal with the situation in Mali.


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The root cause, we are told, was a stomach bug—maybe norovirus—that caused dehydration and wobbliness.
In the late 1990s his younger brother-in-law, Maher Assad, reportedly shot and wounded him in the stomach.
The surgery removes the right side of the pancreas, the gallbladder, and parts of the stomach, bile duct, and small intestine.
c.1300, "internal pouch into which food is digested," from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus "stomach, throat," also "pride, inclination, indignation" (which were thought to have their origin in that organ), from Greek stomachos "throat, gullet, esophagus," literally "mouth, opening," from stoma "mouth" (see stoma). Applied to the openings of various internal organs, especially the stomach, then to the stomach itself. Some 16c. anatomists tried to correct the sense back to "esophagus" and introduce ventricle for what we call the stomach. Meaning "belly, midriff, part of the body that contains the stomach" is from late 14c. Figurative senses in Latin extended into Middle English (cf. "relish, inclination, desire," 1510s). Stomach ache is from 1763.
"to tolerate, put up with," 1570s, from stomach (n.), probably in reference to digestion; earlier sense was opposite: "to be offended at, resent" (1520s), from Latin stomachari "to be resentful," from stomachus (n.) in its secondary sense of "pride, indignation." Related: Stomached; stomaching.
stomach stom·ach (stŭm'ək)
The enlarged saclike portion of the digestive tract between the esophagus and small intestine, lying just beneath the diaphragm.
An organ in the digestive system, on the left side of the body behind the lower rib cage, that receives chewed food from the esophagus. Tiny glands in the stomach's lining secrete gastric juice, which contains acids, mucus, and enzymes. This fluid, along with the muscular churning actions of the stomach, helps transform food into a thick, semifluid mass that can be passed into the small intestine for digestion.
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Number of items: 17.
Kumar, Ravindra, Parida, Purnima and Saleh, Wafaa (2014) Effect of type of lead vehicle on following headway behaviour in mixed traffic. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 11 (1). pp. 28-43. ISSN 2042-5945
Kumar, Ravindra, Parida, Purnima, Shukla, Surbhi and Saleh, Wafaa (2014) MOVES model for idling emission of signalised junction in developing country. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WJSTSD, 12 (1). ISSN 2042-5945
Al-Atawi, Attiyah M, Kumar, Ravindra and Saleh, Wafaa (2014) A framework for accident reduction and risk identification and assessment in Saudi Arabia. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WJSTSD), 11 (3). ISSN 2042-5945 (In Press)
Kumar, Ravindra, Parida, Purnima and Chaudhary, Sanjay (2013) Finding suitable exploratory measures to reduce fuel and emission due to idling of engine at intersection. Bhartiya Vaigyanik Evam Audyogik Anusandhan Patrika (JSIR), 21 (2). pp. 103-112. ISSN 0771 7706
Kumar, Ravindra, Parida, Purnima, Durai, Bhujang Kanga and Saleh, Wafaa (2013) How real world driving differs in heterogeneous traffic condition. World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 10 (1). 66 - 80. ISSN 2042-5945
Kumar, Ravindra, Parida, Purnima, Tiwari, Devesh and Gangopadhaya, S (2013) Idling emission at intersection and exploring suitable mitigation measures. Journal of Traffic and Logistic Engineering, 1 (2). pp. 184-194. ISSN 2301-3680
Kumar, Ravindra, Durai, Bhujang Kanga, Saleh, Wafaa and Boswell, Colin (2011) Comparison and evaluation of emissions for different driving cycles of motorcycles: a note. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 16 (1). pp. 61-64.
Saleh, Wafaa, Kumar, Ravindra, Kirby, Howard and Kumar, Prashant (2009) Real world driving cycle for motorcycles in Edinburgh. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 14 (5). pp. 326-333. ISSN 1361 9209
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Kumar, Ravindra (2014) Sustainability indicators for sustainable transport infrastructure development. In: Soveniour on 'Infrastructure development in Bihar: Strength, opportunities and challenges'. NIT Patna and ICE Patna.
Sinha, Sanjeev and Kumar, Ravindra (2013) Driving cycle pattern for cars in medium sized city of India. In: Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies. Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Taipei, p. 224.
Kumar, Ravindra and Parida, Purnima (2013) Evaluation of following headway behaviour in mixed traffic condition in north east part of India. In: 2013 World Sustainable Development Outlook: Sustainable Development - New Multi-Disciplinary Approaches and Methodologies. World Association for Sustainable Development, London, pp. 365-390. ISBN 978-1907106149
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Kumar, Ravindra, Saleh, Wafaa and Ocana, Lorena (2014) Impact of motorcycle's driving behaviour on fuel consumption and emissions. In: 46th Annual UTSG Conference, 6th-8th January 2014, Newcastle upon Tyne University, United Kingdom. (Unpublished)
Kumar, Ravindra, Parida, Purnima, Shukla, Surbhi and Saleh, Wafaa (2014) Idling emission at signalised intersection- A case study in Delhi. In: WASD 2014 International Conference, August 2014, Le Meridian Versailles - Montreal, Canada. (Unpublished)
Gupta, Kamini, Kumar, Ravindra and Tomar, S (2014) Multinominial logistic regression modelling for perception evaluation of commuters to work. In: Colloquium on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management, May 2014, NIT, Calicut. (Unpublished)
Al-Atawi, Attiyah M, Kumar, Ravindra and Saleh, Wafaa (2014) Traffic accidents reductions in Saudi Arabia: Barriers and the way forward. In: WASD 12th International Conference, August 2014, Le Meridian Versailles - Montreal, Canada. (Unpublished)
Saleh, Wafaa, Kumar, Ravindra, Ziolkowski, Robert and Ostrowski, Krzysztof (2013) TDM and sustainability: international experiences. In: 6th International Symposium on Travel Demand Management, August 2013, Dalian, China. (Unpublished)
Kumar, Ravindra (2009) Modelling motorcycles driving cycles and emissions in Edinburgh. PhD thesis, Edinburgh Napier University.


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Vault Collection| WB Archive
Rancho Notorious DVD
Price: $19.99
- Technical Specs
- Format: DVD [MOD]
- Rating: Not Rated
- Number of Discs: 1
- Run Time: 89 Minutes
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
- Language: English
- Studio: Warner Archives
- DVD Release Date: October 20, 2009
- Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
- Color: Color
In his third and final Western, Fritz Lang unsaddles the genre to create a tempestuous cult favorite swapping expansive exteriors for roiling psychological interiors. Critics have likened the film and its theme of a man twisted by vengeance to a Lang film of a wholly different genre: film noirs The Big Heat.
**Please be aware that this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a DVD-R disc. It should play in all standard DVD players.
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- DirectorFritz Lang
- Primary CastMarlene Dietrich Arthur Kennedy Mel Ferrer More
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- Release Date1952


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Sammies finalists re-create national treasures in 3D
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For many federal workers, mission trumps money. They field job offers from the private sector, but public sector work affords opportunities few jobs can match:
1. You don't have to answer to investors.
2. The work you do can change the world.
Each year, the "Sammies" honor outstanding federal employees who do just that.
Hatzel Vela goes behind the scenes at the National Museum of Natural History and meets team members from the Smithsonian's Digitization Program -- finalists for the Citizen Services Medal.


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Yorkshire Dales :: March 3rd 2013
Intro :: Details: Weather, etc :: Event Updates :: Make a weekend of it..
We are back in the Yorkshire Dales again to sample the delights of limestone country. It's a favourite among our regular competitors and has been a feature for many past series.
We have experienced racer, Tom Needham, in charge of finding the best locations this place has to offer. Tom is passionate about the sport and is confident you'll leave the event with a smile on your face.
Times :: Registration 8:30 to 10:00; Start 09:30 to 10:30
Costs :: Online entries closed
Entries on the day :: £35 £ + 2.50 hire SI Card (per person)
Cash only please, no cards.
Start list :: View start list
Registration :: Upper Wharfedale School, Wharfeside Avenue, Threshfield, North Yorkshire, BD23 5BS
Catering :: Wilf's (of Staveley) will be offering their usual great selection of wholesome food. Breakfast rolls, tea & coffee from 8am & lunch from 1.30pm
Weather :: BBC
Bike Hire :: Hire your bike from Cycle Adventure and it will be delivered to registration on morning of event.
Accommodation :: B&Bs in Grassington, Skipton & Malham. YHA in Malham (Kettlewell YHA Closed)
Liftshare :: See where people are coming from here
Nearest Railway Station :: Skipton
In association with Haglofs and as part of the Open5 series we are helping competitors skill up to go faster, score more points and have bigger grins in Open5s. The aim of the days are not to bust people or to write 6 week training plans. Each day will be practical, topic based and will be a mixture of getting outside as well as looking at bikes / maps and kit inside!
The cost of each day is £45 including free tea / coffee and lunch.. starts at 9.30 finishes at 5.00.
Navigation.. We will take you through what top competitors think when they look at the map before and during the event and give you some practical tips on how to find your way around a Haglofs Open5.
To take part in this day out enter the Haglofs Open5 as per normal and add the Yorkshire Dales Skill Up day to your entry.
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Students who will be attending college for the first time this year will benefit from a free upcoming event that offers the use of computers and professional expertise to help them complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). On Wednesday, Feb. 2, the Community Education Council of Elk and Cameron Counties (CEC) will hold application completion sessions in the computer lab at its downtown St. Marys location.
During their Thursday evening meeting the Jay Township Supervisors briefly discussed a variety of township business.
One of the items of old business on the supervisors' meeting agenda was their Junk Yard Ordinance, which has been in the works for some time. Supervisor Jeremy Rippey explained that he had spoken to township solicitor Tom Coppolo earlier in the week and he had indicated that he was nearly finished reviewing the document and the supervisors could have it back as early as next week.
Oral arguments are scheduled Thursday in the appeal of a federal preliminary injunction against a U.S. Forest Service moratorium on the drilling of oil and gas wells in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF).
A panel of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit will hear the arguments at the Collins J. Seitz Courtroom in the federal courthouse in Philadelphia. Judges expected to serve on the panel include Julio Fuentes, Michael Chagares and Jane Roth.


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Without Johnson Lions stumble against Packers
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GREEN BAY, Wisc. â The Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions for the 23rd consecutive game, downing their NFC North rivals 22-9 on Sunday at Lambeau Field.
The Lions, who started the day atop the division, were without receiver Ca…continue reading on mitchellrepublic.com


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GENETICALLY engineered bacteria may soon roam power plants to battle rust by gobbling up oxygen and attacking corrosive organisms.
Damage from corrosion annually costs the steam-generating power industry billions in the US alone. Constant moisture makes the metal surfaces of pipes and tanks develop "biofilms" of bacteria that look like a black discoloration, says Barry Syrett of Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in Palo Alto, California. Some kinds of bacteria reduce sulphates to sulphides that corrode metals.
Syrett and his colleagues announced this month that aerobic bacteria such as
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YIELD: Makes 8 servings
1 Preheat an outdoor grill or stovetop grill pan to medium-high.
2 To cut the mangoes, slice off one of the pointed ends on one of them and stand it up on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, make a cut from top to bottom, removing one of the wide, rounded sides of the mango from the center pit but keeping the side intact. Repeat with the other side. Also cut away any of the mango flesh around the narrow edge of the pit; reserve that flesh for a fruit salad or another use.
3 Peel the two halves removed from the mango, then repeat with the remaining mangoes.
4 Mix the olive oil and salt in a bowl and add the mango halves. Use your hands to mix thoroughly so that all the mango pieces are evenly coated with the mixture.
5 Grill the mango halves for a minute on each side, using a large spatula to turn them. Remove them to the jelly-roll pan.
6 Mix the curry powder and sugar and evenly sprinkle half on the mango halves. Turn the mango halves over and sprinkle the remaining curry mixture on the other side.
7 Return the mango halves to the grill for 30 seconds on each side. Remove the mangoes to the pan again.
8 To assemble the dessert, place a warm grilled mango half on each of 8 dessert plates. Place a scoop of the Coconut Ice Milk next to it, then sprinkle with a tablespoon of the toasted coconut.
Serve immediately. For advance preparation, you may do the first grilling before serving time, then add the curry mixture and do the second grilling right before serving.
Cover and refrigerate any leftover mango halves if you are not using all 8. They are also good cold.
Nutritional analysis provided by Perfect Light Desserts
Per serving: 189 calories, 5 g total fat (24% of calories), 1 g saturated fat, 4 g protein, 36 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 45 mg cholesterol, 109 mg sodium
Reprinted with permission from Perfect Light Desserts: Fabulous Cakes, Cookies, Pies, and More Made with Real Butter, Sugar, Flour, and Eggs All Under 300 Calories Per Generous Serving by Nick Malgieri and David Joachim. Photographs by Tom Eckerle. Copyright © 2006 by Nick Malgieri and David Joachim. Published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.


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The legends of Black Shuck roaming the Anglian countryside date back to the time of the Vikings. His name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon word scucca meaning "demon", or possibly from the local dialect word shucky meaning "shaggy" or "hairy". The legend may have been part of the inspiration for the Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Sometimes Black Shuck is referred to as the Doom Dog. It is said that his appearance bodes ill to the beholder, although not always. More often than not, stories tell of Black Shuck terrifying his victims, but leaving them alone to continue living normal lives. In some cases it has supposedly happened before close relatives to the observer die or become ill.
Sometimes Black Shuck has appeared headless, and at other times he appears to float on a carpet of mist. According to folklore, the spectre often haunts graveyards, sideroads, crossroads and dark forests. Black Shuck is also said to haunt Beeston Bump, a hill close to Beeston Regis and Sheringham.
The encounter on the same day at Bungay was described in "A Straunge and Terrible Wunder" by the Reverend Abraham Fleming in 1577:
This black dog, or the divel in such a linenesse (God hee knoweth al who worketh all,) runing all along down the body of the church with great swiftnesse, and incredible haste, among the people, in a visible fourm and shape, passed between two persons, as they were kneeling uppon their knees, and occupied in prayer as it seemed, wrung the necks of them bothe at one instant clene backward, in somuch that even at a mome[n]t where they kneeled, they stra[n]gely dyed.
Other accounts attribute the event to lightning or the Devil. The scorch marks on the door are referred to by the locals as "the devil's fingerprints", and the event is remembered in this verse:
All down the church in midst of fire, the hellish monster flew, and, passing onward to the quire, he many people slew.
The Black Dog of Bungay and Black Shuck both appear in "The Kettle Chronicles: The Black Dog", a novel by Steve Morgan, former vicar of Bungay, set in 1577. According to the children's book The Runton Werewolf by Ritchie Perry, Black Shuck is a Gronk, a race of friendly shape-shifting aliens, the ancestors of which were accidentally left behind on Earth when one of them suffered from stomach troubles. Hector Plasm: De Mortuis features a one panel picture and reference to Black Shuck. Black Shuck also makes an appearance in Mark Chadbourn's trilogy The Age of Misrule and is mentioned in Philip Pullman's Northern Lights.
The dog is the leader of a group of mythological characters in the 2000 AD series London Falling. An episode of the children's documentary series Mystery Hunters investigated the case of Black Shuck.
British rock band The Darkness included a song entitled "Black Shuck", which describes the beast, on their album Permission To Land.
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ACT Brumbies playmaker MATT TOOMUA made his long-awaited Test debut during a breakthrough 2013 campaign where he was a regular and important contributor to a rejuvenated Qantas Wallabies backline.
Toomua exceed all expectations in his debut season for Australia as he earned five starting opportunities as part of 10 total caps he received under incoming Qantas Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie.
While many expected McKenzie to opt for playmaker Quade Cooper in the early stages of his international coaching career, it was in-fact Toomua who was chosen in the number 10 jersey for the opening two Test matches of the Castrol EDGE Rugby Championship against New Zealand.
Team results didn't go as hoped but Toomua never failed to impress, highlighting why McKenzie chose the Melbourne-born talent after he also guided the ACT Brumbies to their first Super Rugby Final appearance since 2004 earlier in the year.
Toomua wouldn't be denied a starting position and eventually fought his way back into the matchday XV when fellow Brumbies teammate Christian Leali'ifano was ruled out of Australia's third Bledisloe Test due to an ankle injury.
Toomua grasped the opportunity in the number 12 jersey with both hands as he failed to relinquish his stranglehold on the jersey until a hamstring injury ended his incredible 2013 campaign two-games early.
An injury replacement on the 2009 Spring Tour, Toomua made the briefest of appearances for his country during a midweek 31-3 win over the Cardiff Blues fiveyears ago. Unfortunately the young flyhalf collided with a Cardiff player in the early moments, being forced from the field with a broken jaw in just the fourth minute of play. The injury was a tough break.
It also set the tone for the next three years where various mishaps have cut him down; most notably a knee injury last term which took him out after just three games, when he had finally appeared set to step out of the shadow cast over him at the Brumbies by the presence of the 92-cap ex-Wallaby flyhalf Matt Giteau.
After returning from injury, Toomua has been the first-choice flyhalf at the Brumbies the past two seasons, guiding them to their first Super Rugby final since 2004. While the Brumbies fell 27-22 to the Chiefs in the final, Toomua played a hand in some memorable wins for the Canberra-based side in 2013.
The flyhalf steered the ship in their historic win over the British & Irish Lions, the first for an Australian club side since the Queensland Reds in 1971, and sending Tevita Kuridrani over for the match-winning try in the Brumbies' semi-final win over the Bulls in Pretoria (the first time the South African side had ever lost a Super Rugby playoff match in Pretoria).
Born in Victoria but educated in Queensland, Toomua was just the second player after flanker Julian Salvi to have been contracted directly from school by the Brumbies when he was signed during his last year at Brisbane State High School – the institution that produced Queensland Wallaby Greats Paul Carozza, Peter Slattery and David Wilson.
The Brumbies swooped for Toomua after he enjoyed a glittering Schoolboy career, guiding Queensland to consecutive Australian Schools titles, which earned him selection in the national Schoolboys side for 2007. Following in the immediate footsteps of Wallabies Kurtley Beale and Quade Cooper as the Australian Schools flyhalf, Toomua outdid the exploits of his forbears as he steered Australia to wins over England Under-18s (11-3), Samoan Schools (50-9) and Australia's first win over New Zealand Schools (23-17) for a decade in the annual trans-Tasman Schoolboys clash.
Toomua, who has Samoan heritage - his parents and older sister live in Kona, Hawaii – made his Super Rugby debut against the Hurricanes during his maiden season in Canberra, his first year out of school. He played two seasons with the Australian Under-20s, steering the junior Wallabies to the final of the IRB Under-20 World Cup in Argentina during his second term with the team in 2010.
Toomua also gained experience playing for Western Province in South Africa's Currie Cup provincial competition during a month long stint in 2009, arousing interest from the Stormers selectors. The new Melbourne Rebels were also interested but Toomua opted to stay put, in the expectation that the opportunity for regular play would present itself. This year, it seems it finally has.


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The Keystone XL Pipeline is being built to carry tar sand oil from Alberta, Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, and it's causing a great deal of controversy. One filmmaker wanted to highlight the efforts of those resisting the pipeline because of concerns of oil spills and water contamination. His film, called "Above All Else," is set to premiere in DC tonight.
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Protesters got their feet wet Thursday on the National Mall demonstrating their opposition to the proposed extension of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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What is Breathing Normalization?
Breathing Normalization is an umbrella term used to describe educational programs offered by BreathingCenter.com to people who wish to improve their breathing and achieve optimal health. The development of the method was begun in Moscow in the early 1950s by a Russian medical doctor named Konstantin P. Buteyko, who discovered that over-breathing is a major contributing factor to, and quite possibly a cause for, many diseases including asthma, anxiety, and enlarged adenoids. Almost sixty years of work by Russian scientists and medical doctors have refined Dr. Buteyko's approach to the point where we now have a holistic and drug-free method, which not only improves respiratory function but also increases the efficiency of all bodily systems.
What is BreathingCenter.com?
BreathingCenter.com was established in 2009 by Sasha Yakovleva and Thomas Fredricksen, at the request of the patent holders of the Buteyko™ method and Dr. Buteyko's family. Since that time, BreathingCenter.com has further developed the Dr. Buteyko's approach and now offers a series of educational programs for adults and children called Breathing Normalization courses. These wellness programs are based on breathing exercises and lifestyle changes that support healthy breathing.
BreathingCenter.com is an international network of Breathing Normalization specialists, trained by medical doctors at Clinica Buteyko™ Moscow and BreathingCenter.com staff. Breathing Normalization specialists work with both adults and children either in person or online via Skype. Skype provides the perfect environment for learning and practicing breathing exercises, which allows BreathingCenter's specialists to help clients all over the world.
Who should learn the Breathing Normalization method?
Anyone who wishes to improve their health should learn this holistic and drug-free method. Breathing Normalization specialists primarily work with people who have various breathing difficulties, such as asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), sleep apnea, snoring, allergies, hyperventilation syndrome, chronic cough, rhinitis (stuffy nose), nasal polyps, and enlarged adenoids and tonsils. However, the Breathing Normalization method is not limited by these health issues. Please look at the full list of the health problems that can be sucessfully adressed by this holistic breathing treatment.
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The first step to improving your breathing and your overall health is to register for Preliminary Consultation and then to take the Level 1 Breathing Normalization course for adults and children. Like all BreathingCenter's programs, this breathing training is available online or in person. As an alternative, you may wish to begin with the Breathing Normalization Video Training, which is available as a DVD or an istant download in the store section of our website.
Could you help my child with enlarged adenoids avoid adenoidectomy?
From the perspective of Dr. Buteyko, enlarged adenoids is a bodily reaction to over-breathing, especially mouth breathing. When hyperventilation is eliminated, adenoids stop growing and breathing becomes quiet, gentle, and healthy.
Breathing Normalization specialists work with children all over the world who face adenoid removal surgery to help them treat enlarged adenoids naturally. We help them to improve their breathing naturally, and therefore prevent the need for adenoidectomy. It really is a natural adenoid treatment. To learn about our program Adenoids Without Surgery, please visit the Adenoids Without Surgery page of our website.
Why is this method often called a natural asthma cure?
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Medical trials and clinical work have proved that Buteyko™ Breathing Normalization method is effective for health improvement. In several European countries it is covered by medical insurance. Many of Breathing Center's Student's had severe breathing difficulties and other health problems but were able to overcome them by practicing breathing exercises and improving their lifestyle in order to support healthy breathing. Our website contains many testimonials from our clients, who share their stories of successful breathing and health improvement. They tell of how this natural treatment improves their asthma, enlarged adenoids, anxiety, COPD and many other breathing difficulties.


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Nairobi — Anthony Momanyi Nyarangi, who topped this year KCPE in Rift Valley, received the good news while in Ghana.
Momanyi, a pupil at Gilgil Hills Academy in Nakuru learnt about his performance from The Standard, which got hold of him through her headmistress Mrs Beth Kanyi.
An elated Momanyi said although he knew he would perform well, he did not know that he would be among the top in the country.
Momanyi was ranked third nationally, while Vihenda took position four among the top 10 candidates who sat the examinations.
"Am very delighted by the results which I attribute to hard work and determination," Momanyi said on phone from Accra, Ghana.
He also attributed his success to the support he got from his teachers and parents. The candidate is in Ghana together with his family to visit his father who works there.
At the school in Gilgil town, Gibson Ngumi Gachago, who was second in the province, celebrated with teachers and parents.
Gilgil Hills Academy in Nakuru had a great reason to celebrate; the school produce the top girl in the province.
For Linda Namachanja, 14, this set the culmination of her hard work throughout primary school. She scored 444, ranking top in Rift Valley Province and fourth nationally, tying with four others.
Her parents, Mr Chris and Mrs Lucy Namachanja, a banker and fiscal planner, attributed their daughter's performance to support from the family.
"Children need to know that their parents are interested in their academics, not simply paying fees and expecting them to excel," says Mr Namachanja.
She aspires to join Alliance Girls School and later pursue Medicine at university.
In Eldoret, it was all joy for this year's KCPE North Rift region star when he received news of his ranking among the top 100 candidates in the country.
Wanaswa Nabiswa, who aspires to work for the National Security Intelligence Service, said the news "was his best ever".
Wanaswa, who sat for the examination at Testimony School in Eldoret scored 435 marks and was ranked number 100 tying with 21 others.
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My first attempt to enter the room at the NY Audio & AV Show where Liberty Trading was selling vinyl and CDs proved fruitless: There were simply too many people lined up to buy records (which included a number of recent Mobile Fidelity LP titles). Nabil Akhrass, seen here behind the counter, would surely question my use of the words too many.
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Illinois Back Road Trail
I recently finished a route through Illinois. We have done Iowa, Wisconsin, and felt it was time to see our own state. The route takes in some of Bigdogs river to river ride, as well as some of Rhino's bridges. We rode a good deal of the Mississippi levee from just south of East St Louis to Cairo, Ill. We did this over 8 days. I know slow pace but the goal was to enjoy the scenery and see the sights. I am cleaning up the routes and will post up soon along with what will be a weak ride report since I do not have the skills that cannonshot or bigdog have when it comes to reports. Here is a video that will offer up some flavor to the ride.
Strangely as it is, Illinois was not as boring as we thought!
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Routes are located further in. you can also find routes that were compiled by Big Dog. (thanks for that) If you have any questions PM me and I will help you sort them out.
Thanks to Rhino for the bridges and thanks to BigDog for the Shawnee contributions!
I hope you have tracks for us. Nice video.
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The route begins in Northern Illinois. We picked the Pierce Town Hall to gather.
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As we headed out we rode through some farm land which Illinois is obviously full of. I grew up in this environment so I still have a great appreciation for it. The route was headed SW and took us through a wind farm. Seeing one of these up close gives you a sense of how really big they are.
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We rode roughly 120 miles total that day because one of us had 100 in before we started. Frank lives the furthest out. We camped at the Hennepin Canal.
The Hennepin canal was first conceived in 1834 as a connection between the Illinois and Mississippi River, but financial problems in the state delayed many public works projects. Pressure for transportation that was cheaper than rail convinced Congress to authorize preliminary surveys on the project in 1871. Construction began in 1892 and the first boat went through in 1907, reducing the distance from Chicago to Rock Island by 419 miles (674 km). While the canal was under construction, however, the Corps of Engineers undertook a widening of the locks on both the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. The new locks on those rivers were twenty and forty feet wider than the canal locks, making them obsolete before their initial use. In the 1930s the Hennepin Canal was used primarily for recreational traffic. The Hennepin Canal, which at one time was known as the Illinois and Mississippi Canal, was open to boat traffic until 1951 at no cost. Ice made from the canal's frozen waters was sold during the winters to help pay the canal's maintenance costs. The Hennepin was the first American canal built of concrete without stone cut facings. Although the Hennepin enjoyed only limited success as a waterway, engineering innovations used in its construction were a bonus to the construction industry. The canal was used as a training ground for engineers that later worked on the Panama Canal.[2] Both the Hennepin and Panama Canals used concrete lock chambers and both used a feeder canal from a man made lake to water the canals because both needed water to flow uphill.
We camped at Lock 21. I chose this because of the unique bridge there. This lock has a draw bridge that was used to allow farmers access as well as local traffic.
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The camping was primitive but very nice. Wyanet is a town right near the lock and we had a nice dinner there at Main St. BBQ.
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Before arriving at the Hennepin canal and Lock 21. We went through Princeton, Ill. We encountered two covered bridges there on the route. One I did not document because it was built sometime around 2006. But this one on the other hand, was built in 1863 and worthy of a picture. Although my photography of it has a lot to be desired.
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We left Hennepin Canal area and continued SW to Nauvoo Ill. where we camped at the Nauvoo State Park in town. Nauvoo is a Mormon town. There is a great deal of history there and some well preserved architecture. Hand hewn logs are a unique sight. Before arriving in Nauvoo we took in the Henderson County covered bridge. When we created the Trans Iowa Trail (TIT) we went to the bridges of Madison County. While there we met an older couple traveling through looking at the bridges. The man we met in Iowa, his grandfather built this bridge. He had the original blue prints for it and the tooling used to build it. It was an interesting story so we had to see this bridge.
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A sample of the well preserved homes of Nauvoo.
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The blacksmith shop in Nauvoo, seems this was a very important place in its time. Since they were all preparing for the journey west the Black Smith was one of the most important people in town.
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Life in Nauvoo is a flashback in time. Well kinda :D
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And of course no Mormon community would be without a temple and grounds.
Best to talk to Elders and stay clear of brothers and sisters, unless of course you want to be recruited. Seems elders don't recruit so much and are happy to share the Mormon history from their perspective.
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The Nauvoo State park is a very nice facility for camping. Don't expect to find a beer and burger joint in this town though. We had to go outside town for that!
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Leaving Nauvoo in the morning we head out towards Calhoun County. Very pretty area to ride through. In the morning riding along the river was beautiful and we encountered practically no traffic. This barge filling station along the route.
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As we headed inland away from the river and south we went through some nice country areas. Starting to get away from some of the wide open farms and more hills and woods. Here is Frank doing a Tick check!
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There Is Never a Bad Time to Start Up a Company
Recently I presented at the New Haven, CT Professional Net Impact chapter at Yale University. The task at hand: talking about why starting a company during the biggest recession since the Great Depression isn't crazy.
It may seem counterintuitive to launch a new business during a recession, but even in bad times there are opportunities. In fact, many well-known and successful organizations were founded during a downturn. Fact is that 16 out of 30 companies – more than half – that make up the Dow industrial average were started during a recession or depression. These include Procter & Gamble, Disney, McDonald's, General Electric and Johnson & Johnson.
But what about companies that want to have a social impact? If you have the right idea at the right time, there isn't a bad time to launch a business as these four social impact companies have proven.
- The Jim Henson Company was created by puppeteer Jim Henson during the 1958 downturn. The company's vision was to inspire and celebrate life and empowers people to follow their dreams. This they have done for generations now, making education entertaining and interesting for everyone in the family. They are responsible for some of the best-known puppet characters of all time including Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog and Elmo.
Today, the company is managed by Henson's five children and continues to thrive by developing shows, services and products that have expanded the franchise and strengthened the brand. It produces film, television, commercials and theater/live events and provides video production services. It also operates recording studios and soundstage and post-production facilities; stores for DVDs, plush toys, and t-shirts; and Creature Shop, which provides digital visual effects, animatronic creatures, animation and soft puppets for professionals. The company has revenues of approximately $110 million.
- Trader Joe's started as a chain of convenience stores called Pronto Markets out on the West coast. It, too, started in the slow financial times of 1958. Joe Coulombe was hired to grow Pronto. In 1967, he decided that the chain was too similar to 7-Eleven and came up with a unique market position. On a vacation to the Caribbean, he noticed that Americans were traveling more and returning with tastes for more exotic food and beverages. He decided to satisfy that need by providing these foods and beverages at an affordable price.
Trader Joe's keep costs low by cutting out the middleman, expensive packaging and marketing, and pass the savings on to customers. According to Supermarket News, the company now operates more than 321 stores with sales of $7.2 billion in 2008. Trader Joe's ranked as the second-best supermarket chain in the nation, after Wegmans, in the May 2009 issue of Consumer Reports.
Employees are described as cheerful and passionate about helping customers. Perhaps that's because employees are paid a fair wage; a company policy was instituted in the 1960s ensuring that full-time employees make at least the median household income for their communities. Store managers, or captains as they are called, are primarily promoted from within and can make six figures annually. Health-care benefits are offered to part-timers. The company has been owned since 1979 by German company, Albrecht Discounts, but the same policies for employee compensation remain.
- Clif Bar was started during the early 1990s recession when Gary Erickson, while on a 175-mile bike ride, realized he simply couldn't stomach eating another energy bar from the only brand on the market at that time. Gary owned a bakery and applied his talent to developing a good tasting, good-for-you energy bar. Clif Bar is now over $150 million in revenue. Seventy percent of its ingredients are organic.
Clif Bar has five bottom lines or as they like to call them aspirations: sustaining the business, brands, people, community, and the planet. All are of equal importance and create a framework for decision-making within the company.
Convinced that the only way to compete was to be acquired (Balance Bar was selling itself to Kraft and PowerBar was selling to Nestle), Erickson almost sold the business for $120 million to Quaker Oats in 2000, which would have meant relocating the company and laying-off staff. Instead he bought out his partner and decided slower organic growth was the right way to go. His values were what guided his decision.
- Method Products was founded by Adam Lowry (chemical engineer) and Eric Ryan (trend spotter and branding expert) during the collapse of the dot.com bubble and post 9/11 downturn. Method is now one of the fastest-growing private companies. After seven years, their non-toxic household cleaners are reported to generate over $100 million in revenue per year. Adam and Eric demonstrated that opportunity can happen in the most unlikely places – an oversaturated commodity market dominated by some of the biggest names in business.
Method is a certified B Corporation. B corporations (the B standing for "beneficial") are a type of organization proposed by B Lab a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. They use the power of business to create public benefit. B Corporations:
- Meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards
- Legally expand the responsibilities of the corporation to include stakeholder interests
- Build collective voice through the power of the unifying B Corporation brand
Method products bear the Cradle to Cradle seal, which assures consumers that the entire life cycle of the product, including how it's made and ways in which it is disposed, is environmentally safe and healthy. The transparency of the product represents the purity of the product and the company mission, a message that clearly resonates with consumers.
I look forward to the time when we can look back at this period of time and reflect on the successes that grew out of this recession. One thing I'm sure of is that these successful organizations will be run by resourceful, creative thinkers who had the guts to move forward despite the gloom. Will this be you?
Starting companies in recessions
Thank you so much for these insightful columns. I honestly feel as if they are being written specifically for me. After a long career in corporate America I am anxious to explore new options. Your down-to-Earth tone combined with great real-world examples are the perfect blend. Your blog gives me the belief that there can be positive change and successful new ventures even in these challenging times. I look forward to the next!
More Help Is on the Way
Anne –
I'm delighted that the blog strikes a chord with you. I also wanted to let you know that Ventureneer will be rolling out FREE Webinars in June to help you determine if you have the right stuff to be an entrepreneur. Not to worry if you don't have all the traits. I sure didn't. I'll talk about ways you can fortify yourself. Ventureneer will also do a FREE webinar on ways to develop ideas for small businesses and how to evaluate their potential. To insure that you receive announcements about these webinars sign up to receive promotional announcements, Vistas or the vewsletter.
Reinforcing a key point
Finding opportunities during a downturn is a key point that bears reinforcing whether we are starting up a business, an independent professional or a staffer. Those opportunities may not play out now, but they reap future benefits.
Congratulations on the new blog launch! I look forward the roll out of the rest of Ventureneer.
You Gotta Sow Seeds to Harvest
Janet, great insight! Opportunities aren't limited to entrepreneurs. Freelancers and intrapreneurs are also creative, resoureful and gutsy. Planting seeds now allows anyone to harvest them that much sooner. Geri
Not to mention: 1980: Ted
Not to mention:
1980: Ted Turner launches CNN
1981: IBM PC released
1981: MTV hits the air
1981: American Airlines, Delta Airlines launch frequent-flier programs
1990: Renault introduces the Clio
2001: Apple launches the iPod one month after 9/11
Inspiration Abounds
There are so many wonderful examples of companies, products and marketing initiatives that launched during downturns. Let the stories of these successes inspire you. Steve, thanks for expanding the list.


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Bhupesh Parikh & Associates, Inc. filed as a Articles of Incorporation in the State of California on Wednesday, May 9, 1973 and is approximately forty-two years old, according to public records filed with California Secretary of State. The filing is currently active as of the last data refresh which occured on Sunday, June 22, 2014.
Apala Parikh serves as the President and has interests in other corporate entities including E.A.A., LLC, Kadi, LLC , and Ganpati, LLC .
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Food for when you (or your loved one) is sick/has a cold????
My wife is sick and I'm trying to think of more "creative" things to make her than the usual things I do when she has a cold (sniffles, runny nose, headache, week muscles, no energy...NO stomach sickness/uneasiness). She doesn't care for fish or spicy food.
I usually make her...
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-Cream of Wheat with cinnamon, butter and raisins (for some reason she likes this)
I'm also interested in your (or your loved ones) food likes and dislikes when you/they are sick....anything special?
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PS – Browse around a bit, because Angelina also sews some very cute aprons.
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PS – Browse around a bit, because Angelina also sews some very cute aprons.
Ruby Jean says
OH so VERY sweet of you to feature this… See Now I just want to give you two "A's" .. I always LOVED it in school when they would do the Line Up line or anything that the teacher used for Alphabetical order.. Because I was always first.. Even when they went by Last Names.. Which was "A" to!!! Oh I forgot to mention how I always wanted my Sweaters to have an "A" like Laverne had her "L"…
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I have purchased 2 bottles of this product and have only about half my projects turn out. I have had to srape some very labor intensive pieces due to bubbles. I have read blogs and websites that say to pop with a pushpin or toothpick but I find I am chasing bubbles until they turn into more smaller bubbles! I am also finding that bubbles form towards the end of the drying process and since I'm not sitting with them the entire time I come back to find projects ruined. What would you suggest to curb this problem? I am finding that if I only want to highlight areas it works fine but when trying to fill in like many of the creative pendants displayed on this website and others I get bubbles. Help??
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Hi there! What I do is turn my bottle over and then tap it lightly to get rid of the bubbles. The bottle should never be shaken. I also remove bubbles with my fingers, personally!
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Some people go to Florida in the winter because they don't like the cold weather and snow. One local woman has a much more severe reaction.
She says anything cold makes her sick and could even kill her. It's a condition called severe chronic cold urticaria. To make it simple, she says she's allergic to the cold.
For most of us having to go out in the cold weather just means wearing more layers, hats, and gloves. But for one Altoona woman, it can be sickening.
Brenda Dick says, "usually, the first sign is the itching, welts, wheals and hives. If I'm not careful more hives come out." She says diarrhea, nause, vomiting, and dizzness can result, and in extreme cases, her throat closes.
Allergist Dr. Jeffrey Rosch says, "although usually it's an annoyance, in some people it can interfere with function and it can potentially be life-threatening, if the swelling would happen to occur in the airway."
Brenda always keeps her EpiPen close by to stop that type of attack. She puts blankets in her van in winter, and also has a handicapped placard so that she can minimize her time in the outdoors. She's upset that some people criticize her for parking in handicapped spots because she doesn't show any visible medical problems.
The condition can be an issue even in summer because the change in temperature causes the symptoms.
Dr. Rosch remembers, "I had a patient many years ago, who had this, who jumped into a quarry with very cold water and almost died."
Brenda says, "when I do dishes, my hands break out, when I'm taking baths, its jump in, get the water as hot as you can, and as soon as you jump out, you're toweling yourself off."
According to Dr. Rosch, cold urticaria isn't technically an allergy but since it causes the release of histamines, it's treated with antihistamines and other allergy medications.
Brenda says these treatments don't work for her, so she uses her own winter weather warning system. "People kepe tabs on where I am at all times. I do not travel alone in the winter months."
Dr Rosch says cold urticaria isn't rare, but most people don't report problems as severe as Brenda's. He says in some people hot temperatures can bring on hives and swelling.


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Day 10: Goodbye Cuba
It was a cool trip to Cuba. I am back at home in Italy at the moment and posting my last video blog from the island. And I am sorry I left. There is...more
Posted: February 15, 2008
Day 9: Everyone's Lunch In Havana
Like I didn't have enough heavy food already after lunch with tobacco maestro Alejandro Robania. But the day after my visit to his plantation, I...more
Posted: February 13, 2008
Day 8: Barns of Dreams
Just to give you an idea of what the tobacco looks like going in the barns, check out this latest video. It's awesome. Hiroshi Robaina, the...more
Posted: February 13, 2008
Day 7: Comparing Apples to Oranges?
It wasn't the first time that I smoked a "foreign cigar" with Alejandro Robaina, the great tobacco grower from Cuba's Pinar del Río region....more
Posted: February 12, 2008
Day 6: Robaina's New Wrapper
The tobacco in Robaina's fields looked so good last week. It was bright green, large sized, clean, and ripe. Hiroshi Robaina, 32, the grandson of the...more
Posted: February 11, 2008
Day 5: Smoking Fumas
Most tobacco farmers in Cuba's Pinar del Rio, the best tobacco region on the island, have their own fumas. They are the cigars that they make from...more
Posted: February 8, 2008
Day 4: Home Sweet Home in Pinar del Rio
It's like going home when I visit Alejandro Robaina and his family, the famous tobacco growers in Pinar del Río. Alejandro, 89, is a warm and...more
Posted: February 7, 2008
Day 3: Watering Holes and New Cigars
Is El Floridita the best bar on earth? New York has the Café Carlyle Hotel. Paris has the American Bar in the Ritz. And Los Angeles has Polo Lounge...more
Posted: February 6, 2008
Day 2: Cigar Shop Talk
Hit up my first cigar shop yesterday. La Casa del Habano at Conde Villanueva is located in Old Havana near the Plaza San Francisco in a small hotel...more
Posted: February 5, 2008
My Stash
Someone on the forums recently asked about the home humidors of the Cigar Aficionado editors. I decided to ignore my inner censor that kept shouting,...more
Posted: February 1, 2008 By Gordon Mott
Payback Time
I'm the commissioner of a fantasy football league in my town. One thing has remained constant since it began four years ago—I haven't won. Not...more
Posted: January 31, 2008 By David Savona
The Sad Truth of It
Smoking outside is not what it's cracked up to be! In fact, it mostly sucks at this time of year. I was thinking about this other night when I was...more
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August 26, 2011 Posted by Web Video Tech in Yacht News
Hobie Cat Introduces 2 New Kayaks
Cool watertoys alert: Hobie Cat has two new models in its ever-increasing lineup of kayaks, with one of the two also winning a prestigious award. The Mirage Revolution 11 (pictured) and Quest 11, each about 11 feet long and 2'5" wide, are aimed at sportfishing enthusiasts who like to stalk their fish in the shallows, but even non-angling kayakers can appreciate their benefits. For example, fishermen who use kayaks as their preferred platform favor compact and light craft, and definitely maneuverable ones.View post:
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Stem cell science gets new home in La Jolla
Scientists from three San Diego research institutions will combine forces at new center
StarBoard whiteboards: The building will have 12 interactive StarBoard whiteboards to promote collaboration and efficiency. A person can use his finger, instead of a marker, to write on the board, which automatically fixes bad handwriting. The whiteboards also allow users to better display graphics and videos. And with the tap of a finger, a user can email everything on the whiteboard to as many email addresses as desired.
The architects
The Sanford Consortium building was designed by Fentress Architects in Denver, Colorado in association with Davis Davis Architects in San Diego.
Story sources: UC San Diego, Salk Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, National Institutes of Health, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, New York Times, Wikipedia.org


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Microsoft on Tuesday morning launched a three year African initiative to harness power of innovation among young people. Dubbed "Microsoft 4Afrika", the initiative running in partnership with various technology vendors aims at improving economy competitiveness of different countries in Africa by improving access of information to young people through mobile phones. For starters the initiative will run in Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and Ivory Coast.
During the same event, Huawei who are Microsoft's partners 4Afrika launched its Huawei4Afrika, a low cost Windows Phone device (Approximately priced at Ksh. 13,800 or US $150). Louis Otieno, Louis Otieno, Legal and Corporate Affairs Director for Africa Initiatives says the aim is to put millions of devices on the hands of young people to access research to information and help turn Kenya into a knowledge economy".
This technology collaboration is said to accelerate intra - Africa relationships for growth and development. Microsoft aims at bringing 1 million African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) online, up-skill 100,000 members of Africa's existing workforce, and help an additional 100,000 recent graduates develop skills for employ-ability, 75 percent of which Microsoft will help place in jobs.
In line with this, Louis Otieno, Regional Director Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Africa Initiatives says powering networks is usually the most expensive part in broad bands. They have partnered with Indigo Telcom Ltd. to launch "Mawingu", swahili word for cloud, a solar power broadband base station to deliver high-speed Internet access to areas currently lacking even basic electricity. Microsoft hopes to implement similar pilots in East and Southern Africa in the coming months to further explore the commercial feasibility of white space technologies. These pilots will be used to encourage other African countries to accelerate legislation that would enable this white spaces technology to deliver on the promise of universal access for the African Continent.
The project is the first deployment of TV white space technology in Africa targeted at communities without access to broadband or electricity and a result of a Memorandum of Understanding that presents a framework of cooperation between Microsoft, the Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications and industry partner Indigo Telecom. To date, work in this space in Africa has exclusively focused on demonstrating the technical feasibility of using TV white space technologies. This project takes an important next step forward by instead focusing on assessing the commercial feasibility of delivering low-cost access using TV white space technologies.
With guidance of Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications and Kenyan Internet Service Provider, Microsoft will run a "Mawingu" pilot project in Nanyuki and Kalema for the next 12 months. The initial installation near Nanyuki includes five customer locations: the Burguret Dispensary (healthcare clinic), Male Primary School, Male Secondary School, Gakawa Secondary School, and Laikipia District Community Library. The installation in Kalema will begin with a base station that connects to a Government of Kenya agricultural extension office. Fourteen more locations to the network will be added in the coming months. The network will also feature white space radios manufactured by Adaptrum.
To help empower African SMEs, Microsoft announced a new online hub through which African SMEs will have access to free, relevant products and services from Microsoft and other partners. The hub will aggregate the available services which can help them expand their business locally, find new business opportunities outside their immediate geography, and help increase their overall competitiveness. As a "welcome offer," Microsoft will provide free domain registration for the period of one year and free tools for qualifying SMEs interested in creating a professional web presence. The hub is expected to open in April initially in South Africa and Morocco and will expand to other African markets over time.
In the next 3 years Microsoft will spend US $75 million in the 4Afrika initiative.
Simultaneous launch events to kick off this New Era in Africa are being held today in five locations spanning the Continent: Cairo, Egypt; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Lagos, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; and Johannesburg, South Africa. In all locations except for Egypt, Microsoft is also hosting separate developer workshops in the coming weeks to facilitate and accelerate the development of new and innovative Windows applications for Africa, by Africans.
Peter Nalika
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Win a Long Time Coming for Bonac Tennis
The East Hampton girls tennis team, which includes four players from Pierson High School, beat rival Westhampton Beach for the first time in 10 years on Friday.
While Westhampton is having a down year by that program's standards, East Hampton improved to 4-1 with the 6-1 victory over the Lady Hurricanes.
Pierson's Isabel Peters beat Jodie Sipala, 6-2, 6-1, at second singles. The Pierson team of Lily Kot and Cecilia Combemale beat Gen Spanarkel and Sabrina Salvi, 7-6, 6-2, at second doubles.
The Lady Bonackers played at Bay Shore last night, September 25, and will not play again until Wednesday, October 2 at home against Mercy at 4 p.m.
Volleyball Team Wins Again
The Pierson-Bridgehampton girls volleyball team improved to 2-1 in League VIII with a 3-0 victory over Ross on Wednesday, September 18. The Lady Whalers won in straight sets with scores of 25-11, 25-21 and 25-21.
Bridget Canavan led Pierson with 17 serves and five aces, while Tatyana Dawson and Jennah Hochstedler had seven kills apiece. Morgan Vaughn, the team's libero, had 17 digs while setter May Evjen had five kills and a block to compliment her assist game.
"The team is playing hard and really hustling," head coach Donna Fischer said. "They need to work on continuing to play until the whistle and playing smart."
The Lady Whalers were at home against Greenport/Southold on Tuesday and will play Mercy at home tomorrow, September 27, to kick off homecoming weekend at 4 p.m.
Field Hockey Bounces Back With Big Win
The Lady Whalers field hockey team suffered a tough 4-2 loss to East Hampton on September 20 before coming back on Monday with a huge 1-0 win at Harborfields, which had knocked off East Hampton earlier this year.
The Lady Bonackers are coached by former Pierson star Robyn Mott (formerly Bramoff) so the game came with extra special significance. The Lady Bonackers jumped out early in the game until two goals by Pierson's Kasey Gilbride brought the score to 3-2 at halftime.
The Lady Whalers dominated the second half with 18 corners, but were unable to convert. Adding insult to injury, Pierson lost starting sweeper Emma Romeo for the remainder of the year with an ankle injury.
Against Harborfields on Monday, Katherine Matthers scored on an assist from Gilbride just two minutes into the game. The team's defense held up for the remainder, with goalie Sam Duchemin contributing with six saves.
"This was a big turnaround for us," head coach Shannon Judge said. "Losing to East Hampton lost us many power rating points, but winning yesterday helped us gain points from Harborfields, who beat Rocky Point and East Hampton."
The Lady Whalers will kick off homecoming Saturday this weekend with a noon start against visiting Port Jefferson at Mashashimuet Park.
"To The End and Back"
The Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina and Breakwater Yacht Club have announced the first annual Race "To the End and Back." The race will take place over two days, September 28 and 29 and will be open to all boats with a 2013 PHRF- ELI rating certificate and one design keel boats racing in their one design division are eligible.
Entry forms are available on the ELIYA website at ELISailing.org. For more information contact Christopher DiSunno at firstname.lastname@example.com or 631-804-4601.
Homecoming Weekend at Pierson
Pierson High School will celebrate homecoming with a full slate of games this weekend and a bonfire on Long Beach Friday night from 6-9 p.m. On Saturday morning at 9 a.m., the homecoming parade will run down Main Street to Mashashimuet Park, followed by float skits from grades 9-12 at the park grandstands.
For a full schedule of games visit SectionXI.org.
Boys and Girls XC Victorious
Both the Pierson boys and girls cross country teams defeated Ross School on Tuesday at Mashashimuet Park. The boys won, 27 – 30, with Pierson's Cesar Rodriquez winning with a time of 19:32. The girls team won, 27 – 31, with Elena Skerys and Maya Buckner finishing first and second place with identical times of 23:30.
The girls traveled to the Syracuse region last weekend to compete in the Baldwinsville Invitational, where Hannah Jungck ran the 2.95 mile race in 22:05 and Skerys in 22:55. This weekend the boys and the girls teams travel to New Jersey to compete in the Six Flags Invitational 5K. On Tuesday, October 1 they compete in a double dual meet at Sunken Meadow against Port Jefferson and Mercy at 4:30 p.m.


text: GamesBeat Former Sega bulldog Charles Bellfield passes away Above: Charles Bellfield, former spokesman for Sega of AmericaImage Credit: Charles Bellfield November 17, 2013 6:04 PM Dean Takahashi 0 Gaming is in its golden age, and big and small players alike are maneuvering like kings and queens in A Game of Thrones. Register now for our GamesBeat 2015 event, Oct. 12-Oct.13, where we'll explore strategies in the new world of gaming. Charles Bellfield, the former bulldog of a spokesman for Sega of America during the launch of the Dreamcast, has passed away. Above: Charlie BellfieldImage Credit: Teri Higgins His brother Edward Bellfield announced Bellfield's passing on his Facebook page, saying that Bellfield passed away in San Francisco on Friday night. Bellfield's Facebook page was full of an outpouring of support and condolences. He was one of the larger than life characters of the video game business, known to me mostly as the witty spokesman for Sega of America from 1998 to 2003, where he served as vice president of strategic planning and corporate affairs. Bellfield was a good choice to be spokesman for Sega, whose Dreamcast console sold more than 10 million units but was discontinued in 2001. Before the end, the Dreamcast appeared to be doomed in its fight with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's Nintendo 64 and its GameCube. Sega also battled with EA in sports games. But you would never know that Sega was an underdog, given Bellfield's enthusiasm. He always got on the phone with reporters whenever it came time to say something feisty about the launch of the Sega Dreamcast console in North America or to counter the barbs of Nintendo and Sony. Bellfield loved to joust verbally with his competitors, and he always returned calls for comment when competitors said something nasty about Sega. He also served in executive roles at Edelman, Capcom, Codemasters, 3DV Systems, EmotionPlay, and most recently with Imagination Technologies' Pure North America division. The latter involved launching a series of consumer electronics devices in the U.S. Peter Moore, a top executive at Electronic Arts and who was Bellfield's boss at Sega during the Dreamcast days, expressed shock at Bellfield's passing on Facebook and referred to him as "good time Charlie. The life of every party, a true bon vivant. The quintessential Englishman abroad." Moore added, "You've left us way too soon Charlie, but you've also left us with a hundred stories to tell and a thousand smiles on all of our faces. The room was a better, more fun-filled place when you were in it."


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Let ELF Keep Track of What You Have Checked Out
Elf is a web-based and email tool for library users to keep track of their library borrowings. Elf is like a personal assistant, whose task is to help with keeping track of what one has on loan from the library.
Friday, October 8th 1:54pmI have found this service to be great for monitoring multiple cards I am responsible for.
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Asus A7k
SpecificationsNotebook: Asus A7k (A7 Series)
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600
Display: 17.1 inch, 16:10, 1440x900 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 4.1kg
Price: 1000 euro
Reviews for the Asus A7k
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN
User Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/29/2008
Rating: performance: 70% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 40% workmanship: 90% emissions: 70%
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600: This is a DirectX 10 graphic card from ATI and direct competitor to the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphic card for laptops and performs in games much better than the Nvidia card.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Turion 64 X2: AMD Turion 64 X2 is intended to be positioned against the Intel Core Duo was presented in 17. May 2006. The current consumption is not higher than with Centrino-Duo-notebooks (TL-45 with ATI Xpress and Mobility Radeon X300). This means, that approximative the same battery runtime and fan functions can be expected (with this chipset). However, the performance was 20% below the T2300 (1.66 GHz) due to the lower L2 Cache (Core Duo has 2048 Kbyte shared L2 Cache). Nevertheless, the performance is sufficient.
In 65nm (31W TDP) produced dual core processor with a clock rate of 1.9 GHz. The TL-58 is still based on the K8 core and compareable to a slower clocked Core Duo.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.1": Meanwhile the 17 inch display size is a more frequently offered standard format for desktop-replacements. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
4.1 kg: This laptop is heavy below average, compared with the average of notebooks. Therefore especially desktop replacements fit in this class of weight.
Asus: ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated, a Taiwanese multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors, notebook computers, servers, networking products, mobile phones, computer cases, computer components, and computer cooling systems. The company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS also produces components for other manufacturers. The Eee PC initiated the netbook boom in 2008.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.