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February 9, 2006
The annual number of US cancer deaths has fallen for the first time in more than 70 years. Some of the reasons: smoking is on the decline, early diagnosis and better treatment.
Cheryl Howard is a 7-year breast cancer survivor. She now volunteers at the American Cancer Society helping others.
"We are fortunate to live in a medical community, we have access to a lot," Howard said.
And for the first time in 70 years, annual cancer deaths have fallen in the United States.
"You just never give up. Just seeing this is instrumental for all of us and that's why I'm considering it a victory," Howard said.
The National Center for Health Statistics states there were 557,271 deaths in 2002. That number dropped to 556,902 in 2003.
MCG Cancer Specialist Dr. Thomas Samuel says we are on the right road to recovery.
"If we can make that 400 next year, 500 the next year and keep going I think we are headed in the right direction," Dr. Samuel said.
Dr. Samuel attributes the decline in cancer deaths to three major factors.
"Catching them earlier and being able to treat them better is the second thing. And the third thing is people are making lifestyle modifications," Samuel said.
Another key factor is more people have stopped smoking.
"I think society as a whole, government, businesses, corporate America, everyone is making an effort to deal with this epidemic of cancer by dealing with the issue of smoking," Samuel said.
And declines in smoking and early detection may be the key to beating cancer.
"Learn about warning signs, get your checkups. I myself being a breast cancer survivor I get my mammograms, self breast exams," Howard said.
The four most common cancers, lung, breast, prostate and colorectal, account for 51 percent of all US cancer deaths. Experts say early detection, better treatment, and declines in smoking are reasons for the decline.

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LaCie Minimus: The World's Smallest USB 3.0 Desktop Drive.
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With the LaCie Minimus, you've got the power and performance of USB 3.0 combined with an ultra-compact size. It's small, which makes it the perfect choice for users that enjoy their terabytes as much as their desk space. It's also easy to transfer HD movies, photos, and sound files with USB 3.0 - a fast interface. Since the LaCie Minimus is backward compatible with USB 2.0, it works on any PC or Mac.
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Good Straightforward Drive
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 17/01/2013
I wanted a no-frills big drive to do a back up of my Linux media server's ZFS filesystem. This drive so far meets the bill.
It comes with a small partition of software with the rest of the space unformatted. Presumably this Windows/Mac software partitions the blank space and installs backup software on your PC.
I put a GPT partition table and a 3TB ext4 filesystem on it and the drive was happy. There are no un-deletable partitions on it so ease of use is 5.
The casing is well built, compact and attractive. This is a huge drive for not too much money so value is 5 too.
As for reliability... only time will tell.
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fast and reliable
Reviewed by Shannon. Review Posted 03/11/2013
Great piece of hardware - ultra fast, ultra compact, and well designed. I use it for media storage and it has been working consistently since day one.
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Solid Performer
Reviewed by Lynn Thorne. Review Posted 26/08/2013
I wanted to get some more storage, and this drive caught my eye. It has good capacity, and an excellent compact design. It works very well via USB 3.0. It's plenty fast, quiet, and cool. Overall, very good value and great performance.
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Great Drive
Reviewed by anonymous. Review Posted 01/10/2013
My laptop just didn't have enough storage in it, and I didn't want a huge hard drive taking up my space and being all clunky. The Minimus was the perfect solution to my problem. Hard aluminium enclosure, USB 3.0 and best of all 3TBs of space at a reasonable price, this is a winner.
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Excellent Quality
Reviewed by Nicole R. Review Posted 06/10/2013
Fast, easy to use and quick to install, and very handy all round, the Minimus is a beautiful little drive. It's pretty compact, and yet somehow holds 3TB worth of storage. Highly recommend this drive if you are looking for a quality unit.
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Excellent for Late 2012 iMac
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 11/03/2013
Bought two of these whilst on Special price ( £99-99 ) from BT Shop - Works fine on iMac - can be formatted to NTFS if required using the included lacie software ! - Powers down on energy saving sleep mode and they only make a slight whine when awaking ( Powering up ) - All in all a great buy !
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LaCie 3TB Minimus USB 3.0 3.5" Desktop Drive
Reviewed by Lionel. Review Posted 22/02/2013
Found the disk to be excellent value for money and not as David has reported, useless. I think this was because he did not realise that the disk had to be converted to a GTP disk in order to exploit the full 3TB.
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Not as small as the picture suggests
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 05/01/2013
Don't buy this drive if you are looking for something the size and discretion of a portable drive. I don't know whose hands they used but I am 6'5 with hands to match and this drive totally covers my hand! This is a full size 3" desktop drive, thought the minimal casing means that it is no larger than a 3" internal drive with aluminium cladding. Although sleek, the cladding is not flashy, looking merely like a folded aluminium sheet with black plastic ends.
It is fairly quiet - a gentle whooshing most of the time, a bit like central heating! Cleverly any vibration has been minimised by well designed feet at the bottom of the unit. The power supply is at the plug end with a small lead keeping clutter down.
I haven't fully tested the speed, but expect it to be up there with other USB 3 drives.
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blatantly misleading picture
Reviewed by Martin Vickers. Review Posted 07/01/2013
A good disk with no problems so far (early days yet though). But if you want small, don't look to the picture as a guide as that image of the disk is not to scale with that of the hand. That sort of false advertising is indefensible.
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Reviewed by David. Review Posted 20/02/2013
DOES NOT WORK ON WINDOWS 7 - can't see any storage. It is formatted in FAT32 not NTFS and as it has some files already on it. (Sorry I don't understand any more.) You cannot convert it to NTFS, all in all a very old format for a 3TB drive. I am returning mine and going to Maplin! Shame BT did not test it first - we are not all computer wizards. All the other drives I have bought from Maplin have always worked.
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I have read with interest the reader opinions on vehicles' safe following distances. I am the fleet manager and collision-avoidance trainer for more than 50 drivers.
I train our drivers to use a minimum four-second rule for a safe following distance on good, dry roads because of the additional weight and braking distances for our commercial vehicles.
If I recall correctly, the Florida Driver Handbook recommends a two-second rule. If you research safe stopping distances, you will find that the two-second rule is the most appropriate way to safely avoid a collision with the vehicle in front of you.
The multiple rear-end collisions that I see almost daily on my commute to and from Orlando indicate that they are following too closely to stop safely.
If you take your speed and multiply it times 2.5, that will give you the safe minimum following distance in feet. Example: 45 mph x 2.5 = 113 feet, which equals approximately 7.5 car lengths, based on a 15-foot average car length.
To judge this gap when a vehicle is in front of you, wait for it to pass an object and say, "Only a fool breaks the two-second rule." If you reached the object before you finished, then you are following too closely.
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A proposal to build a 66-unit apartment building at 1616 W. El Camino Real in Mountain View can proceed as long as the developer forks over $100,000 for bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the area.
Based on that condition, the Mountain View City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to approve Prometheus Real Estate Group's plans. Councilmen John Inks, John McAlister and Jac Siegel cast the dissenting votes.
"I think this will benefit the area overall and the residents who will live here," said Mayor Chris Clark, who suggested the payment to ease concerns that the developer had not included enough public benefits.
Topping four stories and occupying roughly an acre, the new building would stand next to a 162-unit apartment complex Prometheus previously received permission to build at 1720-1730 W. El Camino Real.
Public benefits are a requirement of "P District" zoning, which the developer needed to build the project.
Prometheus said it would create "bulb-outs" on both sides of Mariposa Avenue at El Camino Real to shorten the crossing distance for pedestrians. In addition, the sidewalk leading from the project to El Monte Avenue would be improved and the crosswalk at El Monte Avenue restriped.
Inks said he was satisfied with those public benefits, noting that the project had been vetted by several of the city's advisory bodies. Tacking on a payment at the last minute, he said, was unfair.
"If it's $100,000, why don't you make it $1 million?" Inks asked. "How do you decide these things?"
Although Councilman Mike Kasperzak voted in favor of the project, he was against the idea of extracting additional benefits.
"This is the project that came to us with the benefits they've offered," he said. "While I'm all in favor of having people contribute to other things, right now it's a day late and a dollar short."
Siegel, meanwhile, wanted even more public benefits. He and McAlister also weren't comfortable allowing Prometheus to ignore a requirement that the project be set back 30 feet from the rear property line.
"Why do we always tend to go OK with the exceptions?" Siegel asked.
"I think we could go to the other side a little bit too," he added. "Every project doesn't have to be, in my opinion, fully built out to the maximum allowable. And we're close to that here, if not there."
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Blockbuster said it will close about 300 of its U.S. stores in the coming weeks, thinning the once ubiquitous video rental chain's bricks-and-mortar presence.
The closures will result in the loss of about 3,000 jobs and leave the company with about 500 stores in the nation, said John Hall, a spokesman for parent company Dish Network in Englewood, Colo.
Last week, Blockbuster's British unit entered into administration, a version of bankruptcy, and said it would close 160 stores there, according to the administrator, accounting and consulting firm Deloitte.
Dish, a nationwide satellite pay-TV provider, acquired Blockbuster and about 1,700 stores in a 2011 bankruptcy sale. It hoped to use the company's brand name and online streaming service to compete against the likes of Netflix (NFLX) and Redbox.
Although it streams movies to customers, Dish had hoped to use the Blockbuster stores to market its satellite service.
Hall said some of the stores are being closed because they're reaching the end of their leases and others because of their poor performance. The company would not say which stores would be closed.
There are about a dozen Blockbuster stores left in the Bay Area, including four in San Jose, four on the Peninsula and in San Francisco, and at least four in the East Bay.
Dish itself has been hurting. The company lost 19,000 subscribers and reported $158 million in red ink for the third quarter. Fourth-quarter figures have not been released.
"We continue to see value in the Blockbuster brand and we will continue to analyze store level profitability and -- as we have in the past -- close unprofitable stores," Hall said in an email.
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UPDATE 1:46 p.m.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Rangers are getting involved in efforts to help in the aftermath of a fertilizer plant explosion.
Rangers officials say donations of essential items for the victims and residents of West will be accepted before each of game of their series against Seattle, from Friday through Sunday. There will also be a blood drive at the stadium Sunday.
The town of West is less than 90 miles south of Rangers Ballpark.
Among the most requested items are diapers, water bottles, gift cards for grocery stores or home supply stores, toilet paper, non-perishable food items and clothing. Cash donations will also be accepted for relief efforts.
The team is also sending its new Sportservice Food Truck to West on Friday to make donations of food and water to residents.
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WEST, Texas (AP) -- Witnesses are describing the impact of the explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas that left as many as 15 people dead and more than 160 others injured.
Erick Perez was playing basketball at a nearby middle school yesterday evening when a fire started at the plant. He says he and his friends thought nothing of it, but then the smoke changed color. He says the blast threw him, his nephew and others to the ground, and showered the area with hot embers and debris.
Julie Zahirniako had been with her son at the school playground. She says the explosion threw her son four feet in the air, breaking his ribs.
She says she saw people running from a nearby nursing home, and that the roof of the school lifted into the sky.
The nursing home was also badly damaged. One man who arrived there before the first responders says he and his wife found residents in wheelchairs trapped in their rooms, amid dark hallways and ceilings that had collapsed.
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WEST, Texas (AP) -- Police in Texas say it's not clear how many people remain trapped in the rubble after a fertilizer plant explosion that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others.
Waco Police Sgt. William Patrick Swanton says early Thursday he doesn't know how many people have been rescued since the Wednesday night explosion in downtown West.
But he says officials on the ground remain in "search and rescue mode," going building to building in the largely decimated neighborhood surrounding the plant.
He says he knows some firefighters still are missing.
Swanton says a thunderstorm that rolled through the area early Thursday has helped in some ways, including tamping down chemicals released from the plant.
WEST, Texas (AP) -- Police in Texas say between five and 15 people were killed in a fertilizer plant explosion that also injured more than 160 others.
Waco police Sgt. William Patrick Swanton said early Thursday morning that the death toll is only an estimate as search and rescue operations remain under way in downtown West.
An explosion Wednesday night shook the ground with the strength of a small earthquake in the community of 2,800 people located about 20 miles north of Waco.
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Maps of South Carolina tend to be an very helpful element of genealogy and family history research, particularly if you live faraway from where your ancestor was living. Since South Carolina political borders frequently changed, historic maps tend to be crucial in assisting you discover the precise specific location of your ancestor's hometown, just what land they owned, who their neighbors ended up being, and a lot more.
Maps of South Carolina typically are likely to be an outstanding source for starting out with your own research, simply because they give considerably important information and facts right away. South Carolina Maps are usually a major source of considerable amounts of details on family history.
South Carolina borders Georgia and North Carolina. South Carolinas 10 largest cities are Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston, Rock Hill, Greenville, Sumter, Florence Spartanburg, Goose Creek and Aiken. Learn more about Historical Facts of South Carolina Counties.
The South Caroliniana Library from the University of South Carolina at Columbia contains the finest assortment of early South Carolina maps. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History puts out a pamphlet "The Formation of Counties in South Carolina," which can be procured online. There is no gazetteer for South Carolina.
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These are scanned from the original copies so you can see South Carolina and South Carolina counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. Some South Carolina maps years (not all) have cities, railroads, P.O. locations, township outlines and other features useful to the avid genealogist in South Carolina.
- 1776 Atlas North And South Carolina Map
- 1776 Atlas Map Of South Carolina With Its Indian Frontiers (Southern Section)
- 1804 Map of South Carolina
- 1814 Atlas Map of South Carolina
- 1822 Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Atlas Map Of South Carolina
- 1827 Map of North and South Carolina, and Georgia
- 1836 A Atlas New Map Of South Carolina With Its Canals, Roads & Distances from place to place, along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes (with) Charleston
- 1845 Atlas Map of South Carolina
- 1856 Map of South Carolina (with) Plan Of Charleston, Vicinity & Harbor
- 1856 The City Of Savannah Georgia (with) The City of Charleston South Carolina Maps
- 1880 Map of North and South Carolina. (with) Plan of Charleston
D.O.T. County Road and Highway Maps of South Carolina
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South Carolina Map Links
- South Carolina Digital Map Library (usgwarchives.net)
- South Carolina Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers (ancestry.com)
- Sanborn Fire Insurance maps of South Carolina (library.sc.edu)
- South Carolina Maps – The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (lib.utexas.edu)
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918 (ancestry.com)
- Historical Maps of South Carolina (alabamamaps.ua.edu)
- American Memory Map Collection: 1500-2004 (memory.loc.gov)
Further Reading
- Historical atlas of the rice plantations of the ACE River Basin–1860 (1995; Suzanne Cameron Linder).
- Names in South Carolina, 30 vols. (1954–83; reprint, Claude Henry Neuffer, ed.)
- Guide to Presbyterian Ecclesiastical Names and Places in South Carolina, 1685–1985 South Carolina Historical Magazine, 90 (October 1989; Joseph B. Martin III)
- Works Progress Administration, Palmetto Place Names (1945; reprint, Easley, S.C.: Reprint Company, 1975)
- Mills' Atlas: Atlas of the State of South Carolina, 1825 (1825; reprint, 1980; Robert Mills), is fully indexed and mentions many landowners.
- South Carolina Map Books (amazon.com)


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Rihanna and Chris Brown had a spat over the weekend.
Rihanna is angry that Brown partied with his ex-girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, on Friday night after his show in Paris, according to The Sun.
"She can't get it into her head that Chris will never change," a source told the British tabloid. "She's given him so many chances since he beat her up in 2009 and he still keeps hurting her by partying with girls. Letting Karrueche meet him is yet another blow for Rihanna that will further disgust her fans. They are already raging that she is back with him."
Rihanna supposedly sent out a series of angry tweets, according to Hollywood Life, saying "Examine what you tolerate," "Goodbye mutha (expletive)," and "You give, you get, then you give it the (expletive) back." These tweets appear to have been deleted.
Can you imagine what life was like before Twitter, when people didn't communicate?
Hollywood Life reported Tran plans to follow Brown to the Dubai leg of his "Carpe Diem" tour. Rihanna is supposedly fed up.
Of course she is.
"She was meant to stay with Chris in Paris -- but it looks like she gave it a miss and will head straight to Manchester tonight to perform on the 'X Factor' final's results show," the source told The Sun
Of course, not long after Rihanna sent out the angry tweets, she later tweeted about missing her man.
Call me crazy, but does anyone else see a pattern here?
The Sun also reported that the level-headed Rihanna got the word "Breezy" tattooed on her neck. "Breezy" is -- as you all know -- Brown's nickname. "She got it to symbolize her commitment to him. Now the world knows they're back together, they're determined to make it work," a source said.
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MORGANTOWN - Asya Bussie certainly has a lot to celebrate this week. And quite deservingly so.
On Monday, the West Virginia women's basketball star was selected by the Minnesota Lynx with the 15th overall pick in the WNBA draft.
If that wasn't enough to break out the bells and whistles, today is her 23rd birthday.
"I can't even put into words how excited and blessed I am," Bussie said on Monday. "I was nervous all day, I woke up nervous, and I'm glad to know where I'm going. I'm excited to be playing with Minnesota with some great players like Monica Wright, Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus. It's a great team."
No kidding. The Lynx have captured two of the last three WNBA titles and boast one of the strongest rosters in the league.
"It's awesome,'' she said. "I couldn't think of a better team, the defending national champions. There are great players on their team, not just good players, but great players. I'm excited to play with some great players and help them defend that title.
"Whatever (my) role is, I will play it to the best of my ability. They're big on defense; I'm big on defense, that's one of my strengths. You can never go wrong with playing defense so I'm definitely going to play that and I also want to extend my offensive game.''
Bussie will likely have to battle for a spot on the Lynx's roster with newly signed posts Waltiea Rolle and Damiris Dantas.
That battle won't come close to the one the Randallstown, Md. native had to endure during her final two seasons as a Mountaineer.
During West Virginia's second practice of the 2012-13 season, Bussie, the Mountaineers' 6-foot-4 center, dove for a rebound and collided with a practice team player. The collision resulted in a torn ACL for Bussie, which required season-ending surgery.
A year after earning first team All-Big East honors and leading West Virginia in scoring with 12.1 points per game, Bussie had to watch the Mountaineers compete in their inaugural Big 12 season from the bench.
While it was emotionally taxing to watch instead of play, Bussie persevered and returned to form in the 2013-14 season and led the Mountaineers to one of their finest campaigns in program history.
After a season-opening loss to Ohio State, Bussie led WVU to victories in 29 of its next 32 games, including a share of the regular season Big 12 title as well as an appearance in the Big 12 Tournament championship game.
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Bussie's collegiate career came to a disappointing end when the Mountaineers fell to No. 7 seed LSU on the Tigers' home court in the second round.
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''I've continued to work out, lift, condition, and continue to do rehab to make sure my knee is as strong as it is,'' she said. ''I took a couple of days off then got right back to it so I could prepare for this day and give my best performance at training camp.''
The 15th overall pick made Bussie the highest draft pick in Mountaineers' history.
Bussie edged out former All-American point guard Yolanda Paige, who was taken with the 16th overall pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2005 draft. Kate Bulger, sister of former Mountaineers quarterback Marc Bulger, was the first WVU player drafted in the WNBA as she went as the final pick in 2004 to Minnesota. Most recently, Olayinka Sanni was drafted in the second round of the 2008 draft by the Detroit Shock, and during her rookie season, won a WNBA Championship.
''It's shocking to me that I'm the highest pick in program history,'' Bussie said. ''That is a great honor and it goes with the theme of this past year - just to make program history.''
Bussie is the 15th player in WVU history to record 1,000 points - which she did in 100 games - and 500 rebounds. She finished 11th all-time in WVU's record books with 1,497 career points and ranks sixth all-time with 853 rebounds, and second with 382 offensive boards.
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You are probably going to be inundated with fresh zucchini soon, either from your own garden or the farmer's market. This is a very easy and very tasty way to use some of it up.
- 1.5 lbs zucchini, diced
- 8 oz firm tofu
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup light coconut milk, or other non-dairy milk/creamer
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste
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1. Get a large pot of salted water boiling (you will cook both the zucchini and the pasta in this water).
2. Meanwhile, crumble the tofu into a food processor with 1/2 cup of the coconut (or other) milk/creamer. Blend for a good 5 mins until very smooth, adding more liquid if needed.
3. When water is boiling, add zucchini and cook until tender (3-5 mins, depending on how big you diced your zucchini). Remove into a colander with a slotted spoon and drain/cool.
4. Add farfalle to the pot and cook until al dente.
5. Add zucchini and nutritional yeast to the food processor and pulse until blended (you want some texture). Add nutmeg and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add additional liquid if needed.
6. Toss pasta with sauce and serve.
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Creamy Zucchini Farfalle
You are probably going to be inundated with fresh zucchini soon, either from your own garden or the farmer's market. This is a very easy and very tasty way to use some of it up.
32 comments:
- Jane said...
Sounds yummy - might have to give this a go!
We're being swamped with courgettes (as we call them here) so I need new recipes. Thanks! :)
- July 22, 2011 at 8:00 AM
- Diggler said...
Looks good, will have to try this one soon!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:32 AM
- Colleen Towner said...
This looks amazing! I just bought falafel and zucchini season isn't even here and I've already got too m any in my fridge!I look forward to trying this recipe.
- July 22, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Sara Bee said...
The coconut milk in this seems like it would be a nice touch. I am still unsure about how I feel toward tofu, but I am definitely willing to give it another try due to this recipe. Thanks!
- July 22, 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Becky said...
It was a little bland for my taste, but I added sauteed onions and garlic and it improved. I think I'll saute the zucchini next time too for a bit more grilled flavor. Thanks for the idea! My family is ready for some different zucchini dishes.
- July 22, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Becky said...
I should add that it was luxuriously creamy. I'll definitely be using the coconut milk tofu combination again.
- July 22, 2011 at 11:52 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Your post made me realize I had left the nutritional yeast out. Garlic and onions would be good as well.
- July 22, 2011 at 11:55 AM
- amanda said...
I'm so happy I stumbled upon your blog!!!
Wow, I'm in love. Great stuff!
- July 22, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- Generation wYno said...
Looks soooo good. I agree, might be even better with garlic & onions and maybe even some tomato or eggplant, too! Love the use of coconut milk!
- July 22, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- Sustainable Teacher said...
Enjoying this right now - thanks for the lunch inspiration! (I thought I noticed the addition of the nooch between when I first read this and when I referred back to make it just now - and added onion and garlic is, indeed, fantastic!)
- July 22, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Valerie said...
Yum! I didn't have nutritional yeast, so I used a little brewers yeast and added a bunch of herbs (dill, basil, parsley and cilantro) from my garden. This is so good!
- July 22, 2011 at 6:20 PM
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- July 22, 2011 at 6:26 PM
- Levonne said...
Yum yum! Congrats on being named a blog of note. Come on by when you have a minute to spare.
- July 22, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- Danielle said...
This looks fantastic! I just posted a farfalle recipe too. You are right, soon I will be bombarded with zucchinis and will have to find a variety of ways to deal with it. This will be one!
- July 22, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Millie said...
Very tasty looking.
- July 23, 2011 at 12:59 AM
- Alex Quici said...
Hi Vegan Dad,
You're right - zucchini is the one vegetable we never seem run out of of this time of year. As someone who cooks (a lot) with zucchini, I would agree with Becky that garlic and onions would add more flavor.
And as long as we're using coconut milk/cream, why not go a little further into "Asian" territory and add fresh - or powdered - coriander and a few drops of grapefruit and/or lime essential oil. I often spice up my zucchini soups this way.
Thanks for your recipe. I'm going to try it very soon. Cheers!
- July 23, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- Shirley said...
What is the yeast for? Does it add nutrition, texture, flavour?
- July 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Nikki said...
Oh this looks tastyy!
- July 23, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Amin said...
Hello! Beautiful blog!
- July 23, 2011 at 2:57 PM
- shira said...
found you through blogs of note - congrats.
This looks delish, will definitely give it a try!!
- July 24, 2011 at 7:36 AM
- vegan.in.brighton said...
Perfect, there's loads of courgette at the farmers market already so I'll be making this soon - yum!
- July 24, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- josefin said...
that looks really good!
- July 24, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- Vegan2Raw said...
This sounds FANTASTIC! And looks stunning. A great way to eat zucchini. Thanks for posting!
- July 24, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Rachel Keele said...
this looks delicious! and it's not like i'll have a hard time finding some good zucchini to use :)
- July 25, 2011 at 11:18 AM
- Nakita Cally said...
Is there an alternative I can use other than tofu?
My mother does not like to buy tofu for me, because she believes it's too expensive...
My mother and sister are not vegan like me. :(
(I am finding awesome recipes to prove it's do-able.)
Also on another note, do you sell hard copies of your book in shops?
- July 26, 2011 at 7:41 AM
- BrooklynHeart said...
This was mighty tasty, thank you very much for sharing this recipe!
- July 26, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- Gabe said...
Finally, I'm rid of all that extra zucchini. Delicious—thanks!
- July 30, 2011 at 5:48 PM
- Chevy said...
Wow that looks Tasty I think I may try that for dinner soon. I'll let you know how it comes out.
- August 1, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- CookLaughLove said...
I've been looking for zucchini and coconut milk recipes lately! Seems like this would be the perfect one to try :)
- August 3, 2011 at 8:14 PM
- Pinko, Liberal, Vegan Okie said...
Made this the other night and it was delicious!! The kids (5 & 8) even loved it and they are brutal critics.
The only variations I made was I used Mori Nu Firm Silken Tofu, I added sauteed mushrooms and garlic and I used Imagine Portobello Mushroom Soup (probably more like a whole cup) instead of the soy/coconut milk/cream...also went a bit heavier on the nutritional yeast, probably 2/3 to 3/4 cup. (I don't measure anything out when I cook.)
Thanks for posting it!!
- August 4, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- vegobsessionchick said...
Oh, this looks so yummy! I will have to try this!
- September 15, 2011 at 11:46 PM
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It provides a complex salty taste, similar to parmesean.
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A cross-episodic exploration of the complete works of fictitious folklorist Jonathan Mallory Sinus, Aaron Schimberg's feature debut presents life in some small nihilistic nowhere, at an equally nebulous point in the pre-21st-century past. Shot in a thick-grained super-16mm that recalls Eraserhead and early Guy Maddin, the grimly comedic Go Down Death follows a collection of castoffs as they go about their bleak daily business in the dilapidated brothels, one-room schoolhouses, and birch-forest battlefields that provide the film with its indelible, visually rich setting.
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One of the key things we do to make our test bikes handle better is adjusting handlebar height. Often, the off-the-shelf bar height doesn't lend itself to optimal handling. With that in mind, here's our guide on how to adjust handlebar height.
Riders will often experiment with saddle height, tyre pressures. bar angle and suspension settings, but few are aware of the benefits of bar height. Bar height is also known as saddle-drop, measured by how far the top of the saddle sits above (or below) the bars. Elite riders normally have drop, where their bars sit below the saddle, whereas recreational riders usually don't.
Generally speaking, a lower handlebar height reduces your centre of gravity. By placing more weight over the front wheel, you increase traction. Additionally a lower bar height provides a more centred position between both wheels to improve bike control, especially during climbing. These traits are even more noticeable off-road, especially with larger wheeled bikes (29ers).
There is a limit: going too low can make the bike difficult to control. Luckily, experimenting with bar height is easy and most often free. The guide below applies to modern threadless style stems and headsets. If your stem has bolts pinching it onto the steerer tube, it's most likely threadless.
- Time: 15 minutes
- Skill rating: Easy
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Tools you'll need
- A multi-tool or a set of Allen keys
- A torque wrench or pre-set Torqkey is recommended, especially if working with carbon or lighter parts
- Some stems, such as those from Zipp, Ritchey and Syncros, will use Torx keys rather than Allen bolts and so a T20 or T25 Torx key will be required
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The first and easiest way to adjust handlebar height is by moving headset spacers.
This bike features four headset spacers. The piece below the fourth spacer is the headset bearing cover and should not be removed.
The headset spacers sit on the fork's steerer tube and help preload the headset bearings during adjustment. Generally, most bikes have 20 to 30mm of headset spacers that can be moved freely above or below the stem. All bolts in the stem are standard threaded ('lefty-loosey, and righty-tighty').
1. Start with the bike's wheels firmly on the ground and then loosen the clamp bolts on the back of the stem.
2. Remove the top cap that sits on top of the stem. This will normally take a 4mm or 5mm Allen key.
3. Slide the stem off the steerer tube.
This is what the top cap and bolt look like when undone. These pieces thread into an item called a star nut. On carbon bikes this is usually an expanding wedge
4. Decide how much you'd like to lower or raise your bar and add or remove the appropriately sized spacer(s).
5. Slide the stem back onto the steerer tube and replace the spacers you just removed into position above the stem.
Ensure there is a 3 to 5mm gap between the steerer tube and the top of your stem/spacer. This will ensure there's enough space for the headset topcap to clamp down and preload the headset bearing. If this gap is not present, check that you have not misplaced any spacers.
6. Now replace that topcap and bolt and tighten till you feel some resistance. This topcap bolt is used to preload the headset bearings. Too tight and your handlebars won't turn freely, too loose and you will feel a rattle and vibration through the bike.
7. Next, align the stem with the front wheel, so the bar is at a right angle with the wheel. This may take some patience – it helps to straddle yourself over the top tube of the bike.
8. Once the wheel and stem are aligned, evenly torque the stem clamp bolts to the manufacturer's recommended value using a torque wrench. This is often around 5 to 8Nm.
9. Check your headset adjustment. An easy trick to get this right is to hold the front brake and put one hand on the headset, then rock the bars gently back and forth. Feel for rocking. If you feel any, loosen the stem clamp bolts and tighten the top cap bolt another quarter-turn, then re-torque stem clamp bolts. Repeat until all signs of bearing movement have disappeared and the handlebars still turn smoothly. If you've tightened the bolts too much, you'll feel a tight spot when turning the handlebars.
10. Go and test that new bar height.
Flip the stem
If spacers aren't enough to achieve the affect you wanted, you can flip the stem to make a further change to the bar height. Most mountain bikes will be set up with the stem in a positive position, creating an upward angle, but you can use it the other way round. This uses all the steps above with the addition of unbolting the handlebar from the front of stem.
11. With the bike's wheels firmly on the ground, make a mental note of the handlebar angle and the brake lever angle. Undo the bolts that hold the handlebar to the front of the stem. Remove the stem's faceplate and store it somewhere safe.
12. Let the handlebar gently droop to the side and now follow the procedure for swapping spacers, outlined in steps 1 to 4 above.
13. While the stem is off the bike, flip it over and then slide it back onto the steerer tube. You'll see the stem has reversed its slope.
14. Reinstall the handlebar, replicating the previous brake lever and handlebar angle. Tighten face-plate to manufacturer's recommended torque (generally between 4 and 8Nm). Ensure that all bolts are done up evenly, a little at a time, and that there is an even gap top to bottom with the face plate once they're tight. If the gap isn't even, the handlebar is being pinched.
Proceed with steps 3 to 7 above to preload the headset and tighten the stem.
You're now good to hit the trail and/or road to test out the bike's new handling characteristics. It may take some trial and error along with patience to find that perfect height, but once you've got it, you'll be far closer to realising the bike's true potential.


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VAIL, Colorado - A couple of weeks after the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge raced its way through Vail and Avon, the race's chairman Shawn Hunter said Vail would be one of the cities along the race route that would "be pretty tough to skip" for future races.
But the announcement came out last week that Vail didn't make the cut for the 2012 stage race, and neither did Avon. The race will roll through Minturn on its way to a finish in Beaver Creek, the only Vail Valley location that will serve as a host during the 2012 race.
Hunter said the selection committee views Vail as one part of the Vail Valley but that it thinks of the Vail Valley as a whole, as one place.
"Us coming back to Beaver Creek really is a compliment to all the Vail Valley," Hunter said.
The Vail Valley Foundation, the local event organizer for the Pro Cycling Challenge, submitted three options to the selection committee for consideration. Vail Valley Foundation President Ceil Folz said she's happy one of the options was selected; however, the Foundation felt confident the Vail time-trial stage would be back on the schedule in 2012.
"So, we are disappointed that the Vail time trial was dropped," Folz said via email to the Vail Daily. "Not only was it a historic route dating back to Coors Classic days, but the energy surrounding it was fantastic and the support and expertise from the town and all its citizens from the very get-go was amazing. Vail was an early supporter of bringing stage racing back to Colorado, and we were certainly hopefully that those efforts and that commitment would result in a return."
Folz acknowledges that the town of Vail and the Foundation certainly don't own the event and respects the selection committee's decision, she said.
Vail Mayor Andy Daly said the town of Vail was and still is excited about the Pro Cycling Challenge.
"We're just disappointed we weren't (chosen as) one of the stops," Daly said.
Competition among cities across Colorado vying for a stage got fierce this year after such a successful inaugural year. With a reported $83.5 million in statewide economic impact, cities and towns across Colorado all want their piece of the pie.
"It's humbling to have 24 cities bid - it's incredible," Hunter said. "I wish we didn't have to tell anyone 'no.' What we do try to emphasize is don't get frustrated - we're here for the long term; we want to come back."
Hunter still says Vail is a likely stage for future races. He puts Vail in the same category as Aspen, which has a start and a finish in 2012; Denver, which will host the time trial on the final day of the 2012 race; and Colorado Springs, which has a finish in 2012, as cities "we want to race almost every year."
"I would predict (the Vail time trial) does come back in the future," Hunter said. "But we can't guarantee we're going to go back to the same place every year."
The selection process this year took a lot into consideration. Hunter said they tried to select cities that will make the race tougher for the athletes this year, and also more exciting for the fans.
They wanted the final day of the race to also present a more dramatic finish. In 2011, Levi Leipheimer had a dramatic finish in the Vail time trial that nearly sealed his victory later.
"It put him in a great position to ultimately take the yellow (jersey) in Denver," Hunter said. " ... Vail was one of the top moments of truth - that was just a magical day."
But the organizers want the final stage to still be a race. They want it to be a man versus clock race against time - a race for the victory.
"The ultimate goal this year was to design a course that the winner could be decided on the last day, and even in the last 30 minutes, of the race," Hunter said.
With that goal in mind, the Vail time trial was out. But because the Pro Cycling Challenge wants to change the stages around year after year to keep the race interesting and exciting, as well as to showcase the entire state of Colorado to the world, the 2012 route doesn't mean Vail and Avon won't be back in the race in 2013 and beyond.
"Ceil and her group - I'm not sure I've worked with a more professional organization than them," Hunter said. "You'll see that (Vail) time trial come back, and it could be later in the race, maybe on a Saturday before the finish."
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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What am I eating these days? Do you really want to know? Because it looks like this:
I'm back on the South Beach diet and have lost 13 pounds in one month. I am slowly incorporating grains back into my menu at this point and I find that when I stay away from wheat and oats, I'm more able to control my hunger. This particular recipe uses barley and can be found here. I made a few changes, like subbing turkey breast for ground beef and I didn't use zucchini, but I think you'll be able to get the general idea. And for those of you who remember that I'm not a fruit lover, you might be pleased to find out that I'm forming a new attitude by selecting fruits that aren't so sweet..... blackberries, blueberries, Granny Smith apples, etc.
ELEVEN months today. Anyone remember what happened to me? You'll get extra credit and a huge HUG if you remember.
And last, but certainly not least, a few photos of the buster boy, Gavin. Not flattering at all, but it's all part of the journal journey, right?
And some sweet Halloween pictures just to let you know he's still Grandma's little pumpkin.
11 comments:
- Kat said...
Good for you on the weight loss. I do not recall what you did 11 months ago today, so you will have to tell us!
You grandson is adorable.
- November 8, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Awesome job on your weight loss. And did you stop smoking 11 months ago?? Tell me, tell me....what do I win again?? HaHa. Keep up the great work and tell Dave Hi!!
- November 8, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- June said...
Holy cow Mags...thirteen pounds is awesome! I'd just like to know why you had to mail half those lbs. off to Tucson. Tell me that, now wouldya'. You quit smoking 11 months today. My goodness, it's darn near a year of tobacco free, and what a year it's been. Congratulations ...I'm so proud of you! P.S. Gavin's a darling little man
- November 8, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Pam said...
Great job on the weight loss! I'm working on that too, and eating lots of veggies, but thank goodness I adore fruit. I had some roasted apples the other night that were really good, just a little maple syrup on them, not too sweet.
- November 8, 2011 at 12:55 PM
You quit smokin'!!! :)
Wow, major weight loss! I love barley and can't wait to try this recipe.
I call the neighbors dog a son of a bitch, I know they don't so someone has to!!
Gavin is soooo cute,love his costume!
- November 8, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- The Mom Chef said...
Has it been 11 months already? I'm sure some days it's absolutely dragged, but wow, what an accomplishment!
Bravo on the weight loss as well, and on finding some fruit that you can tolerate.
- November 8, 2011 at 3:09 PM
- vanessa said...
Congrats! I'm thinking about embarking on SBD again too and would LOVE if you posted some of your favorite phase 1 recipes or meal plans!
- November 8, 2011 at 6:52 PM
- Julie said...
Congratulations on 11th months of no smoking! That's HUGE!!
Gavin is so cute!!
- November 8, 2011 at 9:55 PM
- Debbie said...
Congrats on being smoke free for 11 months! Way to go! Such cute pictures too....
- November 9, 2011 at 5:39 AM
- Shelby said...
Yep, you quit smoking...and now you've lost weight and you STILL married. :) Quite the accomplishments I say! Oh and Buster Boy is adorable! I REALLY love the first one with the wing sauce all over his face!
- November 12, 2011 at 5:44 AM
- SeattleDee said...
Congrats on the weight loss and 11-month marker. Sigh, you lost the weight and I found some of it (and enjoyed every delicious bite of food I didn't really need). Drat.
- November 12, 2011 at 12:57 PM