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Ah, Indian food . . . my first culinary love. I was a vegetarian for a few years starting in 1999 when Vegan Mom and I grew bored with the monotony of or diet. It wasn't until I cut out meat that I began to explore the depth and breadth of the culinary universe. Indian food quickly became a staple, and I was amazed at the number of spices I had never heard of before (reminds me of a Simpson's episode where Marge sees a spice rack and decides to check it out, convinced there must be some duplicates. Picking up a jar of oregano, she reads the label and wonders, "Ore-eh-gah-no? What the hell?") I have not made this dish in a while, but pulled out the recipe and tweaked it, much to the family's delight.
- 1/3 cup non-hydrogenated margarine
- 2 medium onions, halved and sliced
- 2/3 cup plain non-dairy yogurt
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 2 tsp mild chili powder
- 1/2 tsp tumeric
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 4 green cardamom pods, cracked open
- 1" piece fresh ginger, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup water, or veggie broth
- 2 finely chopped fresh medium tomatoes
- salt to taste
- 1 pkg tofu, cubed (I baked mine first, but you could add it as is, or fry in a bit of oil)
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/2 cup coconut milk, or cashew cream
1. If you are baking the tofu, get baking.
2. Heat margarine over medium heat in a large saucepan. Fry onions for 5-7 mins, until soft but not browned.
3. Add yogurt, almonds, spices, ginger, garlic, water, and tomatoes and mix well. Bring to bubbling, then reduce heat and let simmer for 15 mins, stirring regularly. The colour should deepen and the tomatoes should cook down. Add more water or broth if the sauce thickens too much.
4. Add tofu and 1/2 of the cilantro and cook for 5 mins. Season to taste.
5. Mix in coconut milk (or cashew cream), adjust seasonings, top with remaining cilantro and serve over rice.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tofu Makhani
Ah, Indian food . . . my first culinary love. I was a vegetarian for a few years starting in 1999 when Vegan Mom and I grew bored with the monotony of or diet. It wasn't until I cut out meat that I began to explore the depth and breadth of the culinary universe. Indian food quickly became a staple, and I was amazed at the number of spices I had never heard of before (reminds me of a Simpson's episode where Marge sees a spice rack and decides to check it out, convinced there must be some duplicates. Picking up a jar of oregano, she reads the label and wonders, "Ore-eh-gah-no? What the hell?") I have not made this dish in a while, but pulled out the recipe and tweaked it, much to the family's delight.
27 comments:
- The Voracious Vegan said...
I love a good dahl makhani, but your recipe looks so amazing I'm definitely going to give it a try. Thank you for sharing!
- September 11, 2009 at 2:31 AM
- The Woman said...
Mmmmm, I love Indian food! It's amazing what you can make of simple ingredients with all those spices. Your food always inspires me.
- September 11, 2009 at 3:17 AM
- Lauren said...
I have a weakness for Indian food, and this dish looks wonderful. Thanks for the recipe!
- September 11, 2009 at 6:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
That looks heavenly, I am going to try it!
- September 11, 2009 at 8:50 AM
- Kelly said...
This sounds delicious. I cannot wait to try it.
What type of non-dairy yogurt do you use? There are a lot of bad ones out there, and few truly good ones that I have found.
- September 11, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- dreaminitvegan said...
This looks really good. I want to make this but I think I will wait until the weather cools down a bit.
- September 11, 2009 at 5:06 PM
- Songbird said...
Okay, I just had to leave a comment, because (1) I adore Indian, and this looks tasty, and (2) You referenced one of my all-time favorite Simpsons quotes! I say that a lot (and I do a pretty good Marge voice. Not sure if I should brag...)
New reader here. I decided to give up meat a few months ago, and I found your blog while googling "vegan mayonnaise recipe". Can't say I've gone completely vegan (it's hard when the family's not on board), but I'm leaning as far that way as possible, giving up all eggs and most dairy as well.
I'm totally in love with this site, and I'll be back many times! Thanks for all your great posts!
- September 12, 2009 at 2:20 AM
- Greene Ouitche said...
Looks overly ''délicieux''!! :) I'll keep this recipe aside for hard cold winter Quebec days... wich will be soon here! Sigh!!!
- September 12, 2009 at 6:12 AM
- Liz said...
One of my all time favorite Simpson's quotations! That tofu looks amazing.
- September 12, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- yesdavidishere said...
I have to try this dish! I looks so good. I can especially picture eating it with Naan bread. Yum!
- September 12, 2009 at 8:32 PM
- Leigh said...
I made this dish this weekend with some friends and we absolutely loved it! It was a super simple and relatively inexpensive dish and made a ton of food.
Thank you for the recipe!
- September 13, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Andrea said...
Hi Vegan Dad,
I love all of your recipes and just ordered your Vegan Dad Cookbook :) I have a question about this recipe. Is there a substitute I could use for the ground almonds? My husband is allergic to tree nuts. He can have peanuts though, could that work instead?
- September 13, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Maria said...
Looks great!
- September 13, 2009 at 7:39 PM
- Fantasmagoria said...
O YUM. I just made this tonight following your recipe and it rocked. Thanks for sharing!
- September 13, 2009 at 7:47 PM
- Tanya said...
Ooh - loving this recipe - since Indian food is one of my favorite cuisines!
- September 13, 2009 at 8:53 PM
- Oforlife said...
This was so yummy. I added some zucchini and potatoes and called it supper for 3. Thanks
- September 14, 2009 at 10:59 AM
- Girl on Raw said...
I love indian food too. Isn't it great that we don't miss out on it, being vegan and all?
- September 14, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- K. Diane said...
Ha! I love that Simpsons quote and episode. Classic. I will definitely try this recipe. LOVE Indian food.
- September 15, 2009 at 8:16 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
I use Sol Cuisine yogurt--an organic brand from here in Ontario.
Just leave the almonds out. Peanuts are the wrong flavour for this--you need something mild.
- September 15, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- Veggie Belly said...
this is brilliant! what a great way to veganize paneer makhani!
- September 17, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- Kate and Richard said...
Thank you for the wonderful recipe. We have just recently change our eating habits and our 5 year old loved it.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!
The Tolfoot Family
- September 22, 2009 at 11:15 PM
- Amanda said...
Hi there,
I don't have cardamom pods, only ground...how much should I use?
Thanks this looks amazing!
- September 23, 2009 at 7:21 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Just a pinch.
- September 25, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- Amanda said...
Ah ok, will do. I'm making this tonight! :-)
- September 26, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- Mark said...
I'd been on a self-imposed hiatus from making Indian food when I saw this recipe and had to make it. I used lentils and potatoes instead of tofu and used a variation on the cashew cream. I used So Delicious (tm) yogurt, for those of you outside of Ontario ;)
Thanks for another awesome recipe Vegan Dad!
- October 6, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Veg-In-Training said...
Oh Vegan Dad, how I love thee and thy recipes. Hee hee. Seriously, thank you for posting this. I have never made Indian food before even though I love it. This recipes was really tasty and satisfying. I did add some red pepper flakes after tasting it as written, because I like it hot. Another wonderful recipe. Thanks so much!!
- December 7, 2009 at 11:55 PM
- Susan (peebsmama) said...
I like Indian food that I can make at home and anything with tofu is a big plus. This had a nice flavor to the sauce but I'm guessing that I needed to use a store bought almond meal because grinding mine in the food processor did not get it fine enough and the texture was a little off-putting. I added a squeeze of lime juice and a touch of agave just before serving. I served this over rice. Good Indian meal.
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Ian Martin's comments on my posting about foxmarks raised enough interesting points for discussion that I felt it merited it's own posting rather than a simple reply to the comments. It also touched on a couple of areas that I had already been planning to blog about. This the whole minefield that is PIM synchronisation.
I wanted to separate my response to Ian's comment into 3 separate but loosely related topics which I believe can be addressed separately. These are:-
- What is PIM - does it include bookmarks?
- What does "sync" mean?
- Is peer to peer the right approach?
Ian raises the point that should bookmarks be considered part of the PIM suite of information. My first reaction was NO WAY but then I thought about it a bit longer. Certainly in most PIM management solutions today they are NOT considered. Surely the bookmarks are highly dependant on the device that you are using (eg. WAP bookmarks for the phone, HTML & RSS bookmarks for the desktop and xHTML for the PDA). Well yes but then you get into a discussion about point 2 which is what do we mean by "sync" and then my views started to change. So for the moment I am going to park this question saying that yes I believe bookmarks need to become part of the personal information profile - provided that some of the issues over sync that I discuss lower down can be implemented.
So what do we mean when we say "sync". The traditional meaning is that we want a copy of the information that is stored on the desktop to be available on the handheld and that after "sync" any edits made on either device since the last "sync" are duplicated. There are a couple of problems with this approach/definition. Firstly I have more than one "device" and this problem shows no sign of reducing. I have my work desktop, my home desktop, my laptop, my PDA, my iPod and my mobile phone (really pushing the bounds of utilisation and virtualisation ;-) ). I want to keep these in "sync" or at least have the information that I need to hand. This is the point where the word "sync" needs some redefinition. So firstly I want to be able to have control on a per field basis which fields in each record are actually copied to the device. This is available on many sync systems today. (eg. I only want phone numbers on my mobile and not birthdays, addresses, photos, etc). I also want to be able to define which records get copied. For example there are records that I would want to maintain on my central store that I would not want to have on my devices (largely due to relative storage capacity). In an ideal world I would want to be able to have the "sync" implementation manage all of this for me and be able to make available over the wire information that I use infrequently. That is the sync software would load into my mobile the 100 most frequently/recently used numbers (leaving 28 slots free). In the event that a number I was looking for was not stored on the phone it would go out to my networked repository and search there, down loading into the phone if located. Edits and insertions on the phone would be tracked and played back into the central store when a sync occured as well as updating the most commonly used numbers.
By now you should understand my view on peer to peer. I am currently sure that it can't work. There needs to be central "database" of record in which the complete set of information is stored (when I say complete I mean of course all records and all fields). In using a database of record with mutiple devices syncronising at random tracking the "latest version" to include in the database of record has issues. Using peer to peer would be a nightmare.
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Now consider the complexity of adding group and family calendars. ;-)
So how do we solve the problem. I firmly believe that this is not for one individual or corporation to solve. The way forward has to be based on open standards for information exchange and sync. In that respect I am firmly in agreement with Scott Mace. By the way I do not believe that Outlook is the answer. I do not want everything to be tied to my laptop. I need solution that I can use over the air from an internet connection be that LAN, ADSL, WiFi or GPRS. At the moment the most promising contender seems to be SyncML. I plan to do some experiments with it in the furture and will post the results.


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The trumpet was Jeff Paull's musical instrument of choice before practicing at his apartment didn't sit well with his neighbors. Then, he took up the saxophone and hasn't looked back since.
So when he decided to learn the saxophone in earnest, his wife gifted him with saxophone lessons. Through his lessons, Paull found out that a new jazz band needed a saxophone player; that was how he joined the Walnut Creek Civic Arts Education's Jazz Band in 1999.
Since then, the band has evolved through the years, and some musicians have come and gone. When the previous band director left, a lot of good musicians left as well, Paull said.
But more than a year ago, saxophonist Max Pricco stepped in as the band's director and brought the band back to its glory days, Paull said.
"Max came in at a little bit of a lull time, a difficult time in the band's history," said Paull, who lives in Walnut Creek. "We lost part of our rhythm section, which is a very important part of the band. We needed good players and needed a good rhythm section. Max recruited good players and now, we have a good rhythm section again."
The public will get to hear Paull and his fellow band members, directed by Pricco, at a 7:30 p.m. concert March 7 at the Walnut Creek Library. Jazz and swing takes center stage as Pricco directs the band to entertain audience members with favorites including tunes by Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Paul Desmond and Tower of Power.
Pricco said he wanted to do a Tower of Power chart to give the public a preview of the band's April 14 concert featuring guest musician Mic Gillette, a trumpet player with Tower of Power.
Directing the jazz band has been an honor for Pricco, who grew up in the heart of the local jazz scene -- Concord. The city hosted the Concord Jazz Festival, which was originally held not too far from Concord High School, from which Pricco graduated.
"Dad wanted me to play saxophone so I could work my way through college," said Pricco, whose parents gave him the saxophone when he was 10 years old. He transferred from UC Davis where he was a political science major to San Francisco State to study music, focusing on woodwinds.
While he played with high school bands and with local bands during college, Pricco set his heart on the Concord Jazz Festival. While on a summer break from college, Pricco, who had just returned from being on the road with a Top 40 band, called up the Concord Jazz Festival organizers to see if they needed a stagehand. He ended up speaking to a man who was a drum major at Pricco's high school marching band.
"He said, 'Would you like to pick up (American jazz alto saxophonist) Phil Woods at the airport?' "
Because the Concord Jazz Festival was launched by Carl Jefferson, who was both a jazz enthusiast and a car dealer, Pricco said he was honored to chauffeur Woods in a Lincoln Continental.
Here he was this college kid and "I'm driving one of the jazz fest headliners around," Pricco said. "I got to watch Phil perform."
It proved to be one of his fondest memories in Pricco's musical history.
These days, besides directing the band, Pricco's repertoire includes teaching music private lessons at his studio and teaching music at Walnut Acres School. He believes in quality music education for young people and knows firsthand the benefits of a music education during one's formative years.
Having the jazz band play at a public venue like the library gives the jazz genre the attention it deserves, Paull said.
"Kids don't listen to jazz. It's hard to find on the radio," he said. "Kids aren't exposed to jazz -- other styles of music have taken over. I'm really hoping we can spread this music -- which has a lot of soul and energy--around. Maybe we can catch people at the library unaware or don't know what this music is all about and maybe knock their socks off."
The jazz band is where it is today thanks to Pricco's efforts, Paull said.
"We thank Max for shepherding the band through a very critical period and for keeping the band going," Paull said. "It's been a joy to play with the jazz band. Those of us who've been with the band a long time have watched the musicians develop and we've seen how they've evolved and gotten to be really good players. It's really great to have a community band of all ages for all ages. It keeps the old players young and the young players motivated."
Max Pricco and the Walnut Creek Civic Arts Jazz Band
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. March 7
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Can events that occurred during pregnancy have caused my child's autism?
"Got Questions?" is a new weekly feature on our blog to address the desire for scientific understanding in our community. We received over 3000 responses when we asked what science questions were on your mind. We answered a few here and the Autism Speaks Science staff will address the other themes we received in this weekly post.
Many families have emailed us and asked what exposures in pregnancy result in an increased risk for an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. The answer is not simple. No single environmental factor or single gene is responsible for causing ASD. Instead research suggests that a combination of multiple genetic and environmental factors lead to the multiple symptoms of autism.
By studying large populations, research on environmental exposures in autism has identified some exposures that increase the risk of autism in specific populations. Interestingly, these exposures have been linked to poor neurological outcome in general, and may lead to a wider range of neurodevelopmental conditions that includes autism. Three exposures have been shown to increase the risk for ASD in at least two published studies:
Pesticides: Two separate studies examining families living in California reported an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders following prenatal pesticide exposure. In the first study, Dr. Brenda Eskinazi at the University of California Berkley studied a group of Mexican-American children with known organophosphate exposures. She found that children who had increased levels of the break-down products of these pesticides were more likely to have impaired cognitive development at young ages as well an increased risk for pervasive developmental disorder (as reported by parents). In another study, Dr. Eric Roberts and his colleagues at the California Department of Public Health used informational databases to study possible connections between an ASD diagnosis and organochlorine pesticide exposure during different points of gestation. They found that those living closest to the area of pesticide application early in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy were at the highest risk for developing ASD.
Following up on these epidemiological studies, Autism Speaks is funding researchers who are utilizing animal models to determine possible genetic susceptibilities and neurobiological mechanisms. For example, animals that have been bred to display an altered expression of the REELIN protein show particular sensitivity to organophosphate pesticides. Prenatal exposure to organophosphates disturbs the migration of developing neurons especially in animals that have lower levels of REELIN. Altered effects on the developing neurons can lead to atypically-connected adult brain circuits—a finding commonly observed in ASD.
Valproic Acid: Valproic Acid, or Valproate, is an anti-epileptic drug which targets the GABA receptor in the brain and has been effectively used to treat seizures. When taken by the mother during the first few weeks of pregnancy, it can cause limb malformations, developmental delays, and musculoskeletal abnormalities, called "fetal valproate syndrome". The first report of autism in an individual with fetal valproate syndrome was published in 1994, with follow up in an animal model soon after. Since then, four epidemiological studies have been published which show an increased rate of autism compared to the general population in individuals exposed prenatally with valproic acid. In an animal model, valproic acid results in some of the same neuropathological and behavioral abnormalities seen in autism: reduction in cerebellar Purkinje cells and an increase in social impairment.
Because this is a drug used to treat a life-threatening illness, women with epilepsy should consult their obstetrician before stopping this or any prescribed medication. Interestingly, the use of other anti-epileptic drugs during pregnancy has not revealed any elevated risk for ASD. The differences in the detailed mechanism of action between valproate and other anti-epileptic drugs may inform our understanding of the causes of autism. Autism Speaks is supporting two investigations into the biological mechanisms that lead to brain and behavioral changes after prenatal exposure to valproate
Challenges to the immune system: Multiple lines of converging evidence suggest that the immune system plays a significant role in ASD. This evidence includes studies that analyze the immune system profiles of mothers of children with autism, as well as the immune system of individuals with autism themselves. Family history of autoimmunity or immune dysfunction and a history of bacterial infection in mothers have been associated with an increased risk of ASD. More targeted studies on how immune system activation during pregnancy affects outcome in animal models are being funded by Autism Speaks to determine how the nature, origin, and timing of immune system activation can influence the developing brain.
Numerous other exposures have been studied and have shown an elevated risk but are still in the early stages of analysis. These include, but are not limited to: phthalates (substances added to plastics), in-vitro fertilization technologies, terbutaline (a treatment used to delay premature labor), and extreme maternal stress.
In addition to environmental exposures, factors such as parental age and season of birth are likely to play a role in how the body handles exposure during the reproductive years. For more information on what studies Autism Speaks is funding on environmental risk factors for autism, please click here.
While individual studies are needed to identify potential exposures of interest, participation and support in these studies is essential to allow researchers to study these questions. Three major Autism Speaks-supported studies currently addressing these questions are the CHARGE study, the EARLI study, and the Infant Brain Imaging Study. Another important study examining environmental risk factors related to health, including autism is the National Children's Study. Each study employs a unique design to recruit families and identify individuals with ASD for better identification and evaluation of exposures of interest, and all of them have great potential to shed light on prenatal risk factors for ASD.


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A Springfield man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after an accident t on I-44 Wednesday night ended the life of a Fair Grove man, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) report.
According to the MSHP arrest report, Scott Schwegman, 23, was arrested on suspicion of multiple violations, including involuntary manslaughter by driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia .
The accident occurred when Schwegman, traveling West on I-44 at the 162 mile marker in the St. Robert area, rear ended the Ford Ranger driven by 33-year-old Steven Raby.
The Ford Ranger traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a culvert, which threw Raby from the vehicle, according to the report.
The report said that neither drivers were wearing their seat belts.
Schwegman's vehicle overturned several times several times before coming to a rest, according to the report.
Raby was transported to Fort Leonard Wood Hospital and was pronounced dead at 12:42 on Thursday morning.
Schwegman was arrested at 12:39, according to the report and taken to the Pulaski County Jail.
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Last week, we showed you a pair of stranded deer who were blown to safety by a helicopter. Now, another rescued-by-helicopter video—this time starring a calf who was stranded on a frozen Oklahoma pond. The harrowing footage, inside.
Fun fact: the helicopter pilot who blew the calf to safety—KWTV's Mason Dunn—had previously rescued a deer in 2007 using the same method, and was called by the calf's owners to help after they remembered the past story.
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Smoothie King and Its Guests are 40 Years Strong [1]
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Smoothie King Franchises will continue its celebration of serving as the premier global smoothie and nutritional lifestyle center for the past 40 years with the launch of its "40 Years Strong" campaign and "40 over 40" contest.
The campaign will showcase the brand's authentic roots in health and wellness, while recognizing those who continue to make the world a stronger, happier place.
Taking place online via Facebook [7] and a dedicated microsite [8], "40 over 40" encourages Smoothie King guests to nominate people, age 40-plus, who embody the Smoothie King spirit of health, wellness, and strength.
Guests are asked to submit the nominee's photo and brief story on how they are making a positive impact on their community. Smoothie King will then select the most inspiring stories, and 40 nominees will win $1,000 each to support them on their path.
Those who submit will receive a buy one smoothie, get one free coupon and also be automatically entered to win a $100 Smoothie King gift card.
"Smoothie King has made living a healthy, active lifestyle a priority for the past 40 years, and we've only gotten better with age," says Smoothie King global CEO Wan Kim.
"Turning 40 is no longer considered taboo because of the growing awareness and education around what we need to stay fit and healthy—from nutrition to exercise," he adds. "The '40 Years Strong' campaign was created to give back to those who have walked our path and who continue to inspire along the way."
"40 Years Strong" is the second in a string of campaigns that will roll out over the year in commemoration of the brands four decades of success.
"Lean into Life," which ran for six weeks in January and February, rallied fans as they participated in weekly challenges encouraging them to explore new ways to be good to themselves in 2013.
The "40 Years Strong" campaign and contest will be supported with digital ads and via Facebook with a "40 Years Strong" tip series for the heart, mind, and body; a look back series highlighting health, wellness, and fitness trends over the past 40 years; and weekly inspirations through sharing nominees.


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Man arrested after planning to have sex with boy, 3, police say
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Last Modified: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 11:55 a.m.
NORTH PORT - A Port Charlotte man is in jail after being arrested in a sting operation.
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The suspect thought he was meeting with the parent of a 3-year-old boy and a 9-year-old special-needs girl so he could have sex with the children.
Instead, police said, he was telling North Port Police officers about his criminal intentions.
Paul Andrew Vangelder, 47, of the 1400 Block of Batan Street in Port Charlotte, responded to North Port police officers who posed as the children's parents during an online, undercover operation.
Vangelder allegedly arranged to meet them and the children.
Vangelder also told the officers that he wanted to film his sexual encounter with the children.
On Wednesday, Vangelder traveled to a "target house" in North Port, where officers were waiting.
Officers found a bi-pod camera stand and a digital camera with an SD memory card inside of it in Vangelder's silver Nissan truck.
While searching the SD card, officers found a pornographic video of four young boys committing sexual acts on each other.
Vangelder was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted sexual battery on a victim younger than 12, two counts of using a child to engage in sex, one count of possession of video of a sexual performance by a child, two counts of using a computer to solicit a parent's consent, two counts of traveling to solicit a guardian, and two counts of criminal attempts to solicit sex.
He is being held without bail at the Sarasota County Jail.
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Many foreign companies have demonstrated growing confidence in the Chinese Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) systems by filing patents in China. Large biopharmaceutical companies are setting up R&D facilities in Shanghai and Beijing, including Novo Nordisk, Roche, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer. The recent entry of China into the WTO and the rise of China's economy have pushed the protection and enforcement of IPR to the front burner for China's authorities, who plan to become major international technology trading partners.1
Yet, despite these rapid changes and improvements in IPR, 80% of US companies recently surveyed by AmCham-China2 have indicated China's IPR protection is "less than effective." Michael Wise of Perkins Coie outlines the background of IPR protection in China in his chapter in Advances in Biopharmaceutical Technology in China.1Others see long-term opportunities. "China is on the verge of becoming a major technology and IP generator, creating a wave of patents likely to wash over the US and Europe's shores in the next decade," says Ian Harvey, chairman of the Intellectual Property Institute in London. "This is the result of China's recognition of the fundamental importance of IP to economic growth." Harvey believes this shift has largely been missed by foreign observers.
According to Wise, intellectual property rights protection in modern China has had a history of little more than 25 years. The IPR history for pharmaceuticals is even shorter. China's current legal IPR framework began in the 1980s; however, in that short time, China has made impressive strides in protecting and enforcing IPR. By comparison, the United States has had a tradition of protecting intellectual property rights for over 200 years.
China joined the World Intellectual Property Organization in June 1980 and began to enact laws toward the building of a modern Chinese IPR protection and enforcement system. In the same year, the Chinese Patent Office was established. In 1998 the name was changed to State Intellectual Property Office. The patent law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was adopted in 1984 and the copyright law was enacted in 1990. In 1993 the law of the PRC against unfair competition was enacted, which provided a statutory basis for the protection of trade secrets. Before these laws were enacted, IPR protection in China was minimal. Although some scholars believe that legalized IPR protection started in China in 1882 when Emperor Guangxu of the Qiing Dynasty granted the first "patent," it was only in 1992 that the PRC patent law was amended to extend patent protection to drugs.
Enforcement of IPR continues to be a major issue between China and the West today. China's central government is aware of the need to improve IPR protection and enforcement, but change cannot occur immediately in a country that has had such a limited history in IPR.
Enforcement of IPR in China may involve either the courts or the administrative authorities. Court actions take more time and money, but they can award damages, whereas administrative authorities can issue fines and award damages based on a successful mediation. While the number of cases filed in Chinese courts involving IPR disputes has increased rapidly in recent years, administrative actions remain the preferred venue in many cases. Patent disputes are handled by intellectual property offices. Trademark disputes are handled by the industrial and commercial bureaus. Copyright disputes are handled by copyright bureaus. Customs can investigate and seize imported infringing goods. Because IPR violations in China may also result in criminal penalties, police departments are actively involved in IPR related crimes.


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Men's Nike New York Yankees MLB Dri-FIT Fly Training Shorts
Show some love for the Bronx Bombers in the Nike Dri-FIT Fly (MLB Yankees) Men's Training Shorts. Contrast stripes and signature graphics at the sides deliver big-league style and make a clear statement about where your loyalties lie. Sweat-wicking fabric helps keep you dry and comfortable during tough workouts.


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Comedy by the Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni about a hungry servant who hatches a scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once. Performed by SUNY Ulster drama students and directed by Stephen Balantzian, the commedia dell'arte play keeps in stlye with comic bits, song, and dance. This show will run from November 7-10, 14-17. Thurs-Sat 8PM, Sun 3PM


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Bemidji State University officials have signed a foreign exchange agreement with the University of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Bemidji State President Richard Hanson says the agreement will provide more opportunities for students and faculty to study abroad. The agreement with Lucerne is one of 12 Bemidji State intends to sign to provide 120 low-cost study-abroad opportunities for its students.
Swiss professor Gustav Arnold was in Bemidji Tuesday to sign the agreement. Bemidji provost Martin Tadlock tells the Pioneer (http://bit.ly/16Mu84m ) the goal is to provide foreign exchange studies that would cost no more than $1,000 more a semester than if the student remained in Bemidji.
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Our dinner, bed and breakfast package is from £270.00 per night, based on two people sharing a Classic Room.
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VAIL - Vail Vitality Center is pleased to host a special lecture by Dr. Jordan Metzl, author of "The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies: 1,001 Doctor-Approved Health Fixes & Injury-Prevention Secrets for a Leaner, Fitter, More Athletic Body!" on Friday at 6 p.m. Dr. Metzl is a marathon and Ironman veteran, an award winning author and a media personality. His lectures follow the tips and techniques detailed in his book, teaching athletes of all ages - pros and weekend warriors alike - how to keep their bodies moving, active and injury free.Dr. Metzl practices at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, the nation's top orthopedic hospital. He also appears regularly on NBC's Today Show and in print media including the New York Times and Time Magazine, discussing health and fitness. Dr. Metzl recently spearheaded the New York Runners in Support of Staten Island run project that brought thousands of runners to Staten Island with the cancellation of the New York City Marathon.The lecture will be followed by a book signing and refreshments. Cost to attend is $10 per person and pre-registration is required. For information and pre-registration call 970-476-7960. The Vitality Center is located at Vail Mountain Lodge in Vail Village.
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January 13, 2010
President Obama Awards $2.3 Billion for New Clean Energy Manufacturing
President Obama announced on January 8 the award of $2.3 billion in Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States, provided as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The tax credits will go to 183 energy enterprises in 43 states involved in manufacturing components and systems relating to renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other clean energy technologies. Next-generation wind turbine blades, smart meters, and double-reflective glass for solar panels are among the designated products produced by the companies. The investment tax credits, worth up to 30% of the cost of each planned manufacturing project, will leverage private capital for a total investment of nearly $7.7 billion in U.S. high-tech manufacturing. President Obama said that the awards will "help close the clean energy gap" between the United States and other countries, while creating jobs and reducing carbon emissions.
The projects were competitively selected through a merit review process, and the companies chosen say they will create more than 17,000 jobs. While projects selected for this tax credit generally must be placed in service by 2014, about a third of them will be completed in 2010. Qualifying manufacturers will produce solar, wind, and geothermal energy equipment; fuel cells, microturbines, and batteries; electric cars; electric grids to support the transmission of renewable energy; energy conservation technologies; and equipment that captures and sequesters carbon dioxide or reduces greenhouse gas emissions. For example, to boost the smart grid, Itron, Inc. is making one of the first smart meters for the residential market that provides built-in, two-way communications and a remote on/off switch, giving customers more choice while enabling utilities to provide higher reliability at lower cost.
Manufacturers of solar photovoltaic modules and components garnered about 40% of the tax credits, including more than $400 million for materials and component manufacturers such as AE Polysilicon Corp.; Dow Corning; DuPont; Hemlock Semiconductor Corp.; PPG Industries, Inc.; REC Silicon; Solaicx; and Wacker Polysilicon North America LLC, plus more than $500 million for both established and up-and-coming solar cell and module manufacturers like Abound Solar, Inc.; Amonix, Inc.; BP Solar International, Inc.; First Solar, Inc.; Konarka; Miasole; Nanosolar; Schott Solar, Inc.; Sharp Electronics Corp.; Spire Semiconductor, LLC; Stion Corporation; Suniva, Inc.; SunPower Corporation; Suntech; United Solar Ovonic, LLC; and Xunlight Corporation. See the DOE press release, the tax credit fact sheet, and the full list of projects (Excel 115 KB).


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Welcome to Schloss Reinach.
Dear guests, due to the construction work on our new building, currently there can be limitations. Thank you for your understanding.
Welcome to Schloss Reinach. Welcome to the green gateway before Freiburg, with genuine hospitality and a superior level of 4 star comfort. Our hotel is home to 98 rooms and 190 beds, including 4 star double rooms, single rooms, junior suites, classic suites and spa suites.
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I am new to QCad software and facing several problems for adjusting my drawings. I had converted all the dwg files to dxf format but when i open them in QCad the alphanumeric data and the drawing gets misalligned. I was using "Avant Grade BK BT" font in Autocad(windows based) and now have shifte to QCad (linux based).
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Wyndham Collection WCV500048WHIVNS White / Ivory Top 48" - Vessel Sink and Faucet Ready - Floor-Standing Modern Vanity With Top and Mirror (Faucet and Sink Not Included)
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- Constructed of hardwood providing a lifetime of durability
- Vanity features 3 full extension drawers providing ample concealed storage space
- This model is a complete package - vanity top included
- This fixture is highlighted by an included full-sized mirror
- Complete with matching decorative hardware
- All necessary parts and hardware for assembly and installation are included
- Solid cabinet construction ensures years of reliable performance
- Vanity top is Constructed of natural stone material providing a sturdy feel and clean appearance
- Top features a recessed single basin sink
- Vanity top is equipped with backsplash to help contain any messes to the countertop
- Faucet and waste assembly not included with this model - must be purchased separately
- Sturdy mounting assembly - ensuring safety and reliability
- All hardware needed for installation is included
- Overall Height: 36" (measured from ground level to highest point on vanity)
- Overall Depth: 22-1/2" (measured from back most to front most point on vanity)
- Overall Width: 48" (measured from left most to right most point on vanity)
- Mounting Style: Freestanding
- Number of Drawers: 3
- Number of Doors: 2
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Published: Monday, October 22, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 19, 2012 at 1:42 p.m.
With the holidays rapidly approaching, many teenagers will be behind the wheel to visit family and friends — and often copying the driving behavior of their parents.
Wallace is SADD's senior advisoer for policy, research and education.
But is that a good thing? Not necessarily.
New research from Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and Liberty Mutual Insurance reveals an alarming example of "Do what I say, not what I do" when it comes to distracted and dangerous driving. For example, 66 percent of teens believe their parents follow different rules behind the wheel than they set for their children, with approximately 90 percent of teens reporting that their parents speed and talk on a cellphone while driving.
Specifically, the survey found teens observe their parents exhibiting the following driving behavior at least occasionally:
u 91 percent talk on a cell phone.
u 88 percent speed.
u 59 percent text message.
u 20 percent drive after drinking alcohol.
u 7 percent drive after using marijuana.
In addition, teens report that nearly half of parents (47 percent) sometimes drive without a seat belt.
What's the harm? Prior driving research from SADD and Liberty Mutual points out that parents are the No. 1 influence on teen driving behavior. Thus, it may be no surprise that teens repeat these driving behaviors in almost equal numbers to their parents:
u 90 percent of teens talk on a cell phone.
u 94 percent speed.
u 78 percent send text messages.
u 15 percent report driving after using alcohol.
In short, the link between the observed and self-reported driving behaviors indicates that parents are modeling destructive driving and that their teens are following suit.
"These findings highlight the need for parents to realize how their teens perceive their actions," said Dave Melton, a driving safety expert with Liberty Mutual Insurance and its managing director of global safety. "Kids are always observing the decisions parents make behind the wheel and may see unsafe driving as acceptable."
Similar to past data showing the power of teens to correct poor driving behavior by peers, the same holds true for a car being driven by their parents: Nearly three-quarters (70 percent) of the teens surveyed reported that their parents listen to them and change their poor driving behavior when they point out dangerous driving practices.
Unfortunately, not many do. So, job one is to empower young people to make their discomfort with unsafe driving known to drivers, whoever they are.
What else might help keep kids and adults safe and alive? Ongoing family dialogue about rules for the road that apply equally for everyone.
Indeed, more than a decade of research by SADD and Liberty Mutual points to the potency of open, honest conversations between parents and teens — conversations often made easier and more effective by the signing of behavior contracts that make clear the expectations for both sides.
The parent/teen driving contract is one such tool and is available for free at www.libertymutual.com/teendriving.
This way, "Do as I say" becomes synonymous with "Do as I do."
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STATE COLLEGE (AP) — The seat once held by longtime U.S. Rep. Tim Holden is staying in Democratic hands after attorney Matt Cartwright defeated Republican Laureen Cummings.
Cartwright defeated Holden in the Democratic primary in April in the 17th Congressional District.
Holden was first elected to Congress in 1992 as a conservative, so-called Blue Dog Democrat.
The district had been redrawn to add tens of thousands more Democrats and the newly added cities of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Easton.
Cartwright had name recognition in Scranton after long running ads for his Moosic law firm. Cummings is a nurse and small business owner.
The 17th District includes all of Schuylkill County and parts of Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe and Northampton counties.
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At the time of his death, Abraham Lincoln was enshrined in the public mind as "The Great Emancipator," a reference to what most Americans then considered the most hallowed of his accomplishments as president: writing and signing the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves.
Lincoln issued the Proclamation without seeking the advice of his own Cabinet, and bypassed the squabbling Congress by making it an order to the Army and Navy from their commander in chief. The act was such a perfect expression of his political will that it passed into history with little of the drama surrounding the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
That may explain why the Emancipation Proclamation -- as celebrated as it was at the time -- receives only passing mention in "Lincoln," Steven Spielberg's portrayal of the 16th president's tireless campaign to remove the monstrous moral stain the Founding Fathers had left on the Constitution. And it helps explain why the Proclamation will mark its 150th anniversary Tuesday with little fanfare, despite its towering role in American history.
The film instead details the consuming struggle that played out two years later, when Lincoln moved to enshrine the end of slavery in near-immutable law. But it was the Proclamation, not the 13th Amendment, that remade Lincoln's objective in the Civil War, from putting the Union back together as it had been before 1861, to creating a new nation in which slavery was abolished.
"You never would have had the 13th Amendment without the Emancipation Proclamation," points out Steven Millner, professor of African-American studies at San Jose State. "It was a nation-saving act, a turning point in our evolution."
Preaching at a Brooklyn, N.Y., church the night the historic document was signed, abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher summarized what Lincoln had done. "The Proclamation may not free a single slave," he said, "but it gives liberty a moral recognition."
Lincoln knew that once word of the Proclamation spread through slave quarters in the South, its effect would be liberating. "I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right," he said, "than I do in signing this paper."
It had taken him and the country "four score and seven years," as he would note later that year in the Gettysburg Address, to undo America's original sin. But the Southern slaves Lincoln sought to set free by fiat would remain in bondage for another two years -- until the Confederacy surrendered.
Black churches in the nation's capital, and throughout the North, had spent New Year's Eve in 1862 praying that Lincoln would not rescind the draft he had released three months earlier, promising to make slaves in the 10 Confederate states "forever free." When the executive order came, church bells pealed in wild celebration. Freedom is the thing that rings, and 150 years ago, it rang in the new year.
At Gettysburg, Lincoln would proclaim that "this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom," and with the Proclamation, he set that rebirth in motion -- though he may have overstepped his constitutional authority in the process. If Southerners had sued after the Civil War to reclaim their slaves, declaring them lost property, "they may have had an excellent chance to win that kind of lawsuit in a federal judiciary that had announced Dred Scott in 1857," Millner said. "It would have been a complete disaster if a judicial ruling had usurped the Emancipation Proclamation, but in theory it could have happened. It just points to the genius of Lincoln."
Lincoln often went to the telegraph office at the War Department seeking -- of all things -- peace and quiet, and that's where he composed most of the Proclamation. It was written in the legalese familiar to him as a former country lawyer in Illinois, not the lofty rhetoric he summoned for public speaking. Most of what it said would have been incomprehensible to the slaves it was meant to set free.
The Proclamation was intended to give slaves a reason to run away, and before the end of the war, nearly 200,000 of them enlisted in the fight to secure their people's freedom. But even after the 13th Amendment was ratified and the war was over, real emancipation came slowly for 4 million freed slaves, most of whom had known only servitude.
"The majority of them stayed right where they were," said Donna Wyant Howell, a Washington, D.C.-based researcher who compiled their narratives for a book, "American Slaves," using material collected by the Works Progress Administration during the 1930s. "They didn't have any money. They didn't have any possessions other than the clothes on their backs. So they raised the crops and depended on their former owner to pay them half the value of the crops every year. But they couldn't read, they couldn't write and they didn't know the value of money."
For at least a century, black churches celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation with services on the anniversary of its signing, and it held pride of place on the calendar over passage of the 13th Amendment. But on this sesquicentennial, President Barack Obama -- the first African-American to serve in the same office once held by the Great Emancipator -- is not scheduled to mark the Proclamation's anniversary in any way.
Contact Bruce Newman at 408-920-5004. Follow him at Twitter.com/BruceNewmanTwit.
Two books commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation recently went on sale. The firsthand narratives recorded in "American Slaves" are available at AmericanSlaves.com, or by calling 888-752-8379. A collection of photos documenting the lives of African-American slaves and free men at the time of the Proclamation, "Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery" is in bookstores and available online.
Proclamation celebration
An observance to mark the Emancipation Proclamation's 150th anniversary will take place at the Bayview Opera House in the Ruth Williams Theatre, 4705 Third St., San Francisco. The program runs from 2-4 p.m., and details are available at 415-824-0386.


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|Length Overall
|29' 0''
|Dry Weight
|5,700 lbs.
|8' 4''
|Tested Weight
|Weight Capacity
|Draft Up
|Person Capacity
|Draft Down
|Fuel Capacity
|190 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
|24 deg.
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
|Bridge Clearance
|Trailer Weight
|Total Package Weight (Trailer,Boat & Engine)
|Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
|Std. Power
|2x225-hp Mercury Saltwater outboards
|Tested Power
|2 x 225-hp Mercury Saltwater outboards
|Opt. Power
2x225 Mercury OptiMax outboards
Fun for Everyone
If you are looking for a sport boat that also serves as a good fishing platform while pleasing mom and the kids, Reggie Fountain may have just the boat for you. This boat offers a very stable fishing
Comfortable Protection
There's plenty of tackle storage along with rod holders both on the half tower and along the port and starboard sides. A 45-gallon livewell is under the port seat and is easily accessible. There's als
Well Lit and Convenient
The cabin is fairly comfortable to enter and is set up for either day or evening use. The convertible dinette converts the cabin to a full berth for two adults. Fountain conveniently has placed more r
Cruise all Day
A galley including a sink, cabinet storage and a porta-potti for those got to-go moments is included as standard equipment, and extends your day on the water.
|Fountain Fountain
If you are looking for a sport boat that also serves as a great fishing platform while pleasing mom and the kids, Reggie Fountain may have just the boat for you. This machine may be the little sister to the "fishing beast," as Fountain's fishing team calls the 38 TE, but she held her own during my recent test with her. This boat offers a very stable fishing platform with many goodies, a cuddy cabin to get the kids out of the sun and speed to satisfy the need for muscle in you.
The 29 Outboard model is one of three deck designs available in the 29 foot Sportfish design. You may also choose the 29 Sportfish I/O with a cuddy cabin, or opt for the 29 Sportfish Center Console design which does not have a cuddy but is also powered by outboard engines.
Boarding the 29 Sport Fish Cruiser OB is easy and comfortable, due in part to the hefty half-tower. Getting up front to the anchor locker is safer when holding onto the tower and the stainless steel railings. And once you get up to the bow pop-up cleats on the keep unprotected toes safe when closed. Back in the cockpit a wrap-around windshield enhanced with a three-piece enclosure protects the gang from the wind and spray. Adjustable swivel seats for both the pilot and navigator are comfortable for the short or long runs, and underneath each seat mount are insulated boxes that drain overboard. The tower does not distract from visibility, but pay attention to where your head and the back upright to the tower meet. A comfortably placed footrest accommodates both feet, and all controls are readily available to the pilot. Controls for the gear and speed are located on the left for easy reach and handling.
I found this boat easy to control and the ride was smooth in part due to the hydraulic steering. There is plenty of tackle storage along with rod holders both on the half tower and along the port and starboard sides. A 45-gallon livewell is under the port seat and is easily accessible when needed. There is rod storage under both the port and starboard gunwales and pop-up cleats fitted in the midship and stern positions keep the hull lines clean underway.
Hydraulic fluids and oil reservoirs are easy to get too. Heavy-duty frames instead of the typical plastic buckle and straps most builders provide protect the two batteries. 207 gallons of fuel are encased in a heavy-duty aluminum tank that is foamed, glassed and bolted in beneath the fishing platform. When I needed to get to the engines, I found plenty of room to step over the back and reach all around the pair of 225 Optimaxes.
I found the cabin fairly comfortable to enter and set up for either day or evening use. The convertible dinette converts the cabin to a full berth for two adults. A galley including a sink, cabinet storage and a porta-potti for those got to-go moments is included as standard equipment. Fountain conveniently has placed more rod storage below as well. Plenty of lighting below includes florescent lights.
We tested this boat with twin 225 horsepower Mercury Saltwater Series version outboards, and I was very pleased at how quickly she got up on plane, a mere 4.5 seconds. The 29 reached 30 mph in 5.3 seconds. While the 29 SPC handled very well in all conditions and at all speeds, best cruise was at 300 rpm. At this cruise, I maintained 32.2 mph (28 knots) and achieved a fuel efficiency of 2.35 mpg or consumed 13.7 gallons per hour total. If I drained the tanks chasing fish, I would get about 401 miles before pulling into the next fuel stop. At top speed I still could get over 220 miles out of a tank. This makes it very handy for a long day of fishing or a weekend of cruising beaches with the family! Handling tight turns remained easy even in the higher speeds (typical of Fountain). At top speeds the 29 turned tight with little slip giving a true feeling of control.
If you are looking for a fishing boat that satisfies the family's needs, fishes at the head of the pack and outruns most, you should take a closer look at the 29 Sport Fish Cruiser from Fountain.
By Capt. Bob Smith
Test Captain
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|Arch: Electronics
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