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After thousands of University of Virginia students held vigil for slain women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love, the investigation into her alleged killer, men's lacrosse player George Huguely, has shed an unfavorable light on his past.
Love, 22, was found dead in an off-campus house early Monday morning. Charlottesville police found evidence of physical trauma, including a pool of blood on her pillow and one of her eye's swollen shut. Huguely, her ex-boyfriend, was arrested shortly thereafter and according to an affidavit admitted to shaking Love and hitting her head repeatedly into a wall. Police found a crimson-stained shirt in a search of Huguely's off-campus apartment
Love's funeral is Saturday in Baltimore. Her Virginia teammates, who will make their anticipated NCAA tournament appearance despite the tragedy, will attend. The Cavaliers' men's lacrosse team will also play in the NCAA tournament and is expected to get a top seed when selections are announced Sunday.
Huguely remains in custody at Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, his hearing postponed until June. An ongoing police investigation into Huguely has revealed a prior arrest for an alcohol-related offense on the campus of Washington & Lee University, as well as an incident in which Huguely's own father filed a dometic abuse claim against him from the family's yacht off the coast of Florida.
Meanwhile, the national and global media continue to descend on the case, the campus and the sport of lacrosse, with some suggesting that Love's untimely death could have been prevented. Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell released a statement on the UVA slaying Thursday, vowing to arrange a meeting with UVA president John Casteen -- who made a moving speech during an on-campus vigil Wednesday -- to help prevent such crimes in the future.
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* Dad of Lacrosse Murder Suspect Once Called Cops on
Son (ABC News)
* UVA Women's Team to Attend Love's Funeral (AP)
* UVA Lacrosse Player's Many Warning Signs (Washington Post)
* Shadow of Violence on Men's Lacrosse (Baltimore Sun)
* Love Will Receive Posthumous Degree from UVA (Washington Post)
* Virginia Governor Chimes in on UVA Slaying (Washington Post)
* University of Virginia Tragedy Could Have Been Prevented (USA Today)
* Huguely Seemed to Have It All (AP)
* Vigil Starts UVA Students on Path to Atonement (Lacrosse Magazine Online)
* Campus Mourns: Yeardley Love Vigil Photos (Lacrosse Magazine Online)
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Judiciary issues could become the most difficult and contentious topics facing the legislature this year. Lawmakers will tackle the uncharted world of recreational marijuana regulation, a troubled child protection system and polarizing discussions on gun control.
But it is also the bigger judiciary picture that lawmakers will need to focus on. Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Bender — in his last annual State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the legislature on Jan. 11 — described the judiciary in Colorado to be "alive and well." That's not to say, however, that there isn't still work to be done, Bender implored legislators.
"Sadly, citizens who do not have firsthand experience with our judicial system have a different perception than those who have actually moved through our courts," declared Bender. "General public opinion polls reflect the attitude that only wealthy persons have access to fair justice, and this perception is most prevalent in communities of color."
The legislature could address this issue of judicial equity by finding solutions for the growing number of pro se cases in the state, or individuals who come to court without an attorney, said Bender.
"That's a very serious problem for us to solve and for us to deal with," he told lawmakers.
Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, agreed there needs to be advancements in judicial equity.
"Our primary responsibility is to make sure the great leveler that is the judicial system, where all people stand equally before the courts, is a crucial part of the fabric of freedom," Kagan, a former lawyer, opined. "And it must be available to all on an equal footing."
Sen. Kevin Lundberg of Berthoud, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, also believes more needs to be done to achieve judicial fairness.
"When the average person can't afford to go to court, it's not right," asserted Lundberg. "It's a scary thing when you're not just afraid of going to jail, you're afraid of having to pay your lawyer's bill."
Bender believes that in order for there to be judicial progress, legislators should consider a raise for the state's estimated 3,500 judiciary employees.
"They haven't had a raise in four years," Bender pleaded with the joint chambers of the Capitol. "Recently we did a survey, and… we found that almost half of them were moonlighting… because they needed to supplement their income."
Bender also highlighted the new Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center — located at 14th Avenue and Broadway — which officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday. The center was named for former Gov. Carr, who served from 1939-1943 under the principles of equality and freedom for all.
"The Judicial Center stands tall, rock solid, at the seat and center of our state government, symbolizing protection of the weak and guardianship of the hopes and aspirations of all of us," Bender fondly spoke of the new building, which he called "dear to my heart."
Child protection
At least one segment of the state's population could use more guardianship and protection, and that is foster children. A Denver Post investigation found that out of 175 children who died of abuse and neglect in the last six years, 72 of them had families or caregivers who were known to caseworkers before their deaths.
The issue spans further than just judiciary. It will also likely be addressed as a health care issue. But many see it as being under the purview of the judiciary.
Human services officials told lawmakers at a legislative luncheon on Tuesday that reforms for the state's child protection system should include increased training for state employees who screen reports of abuse, as well as a statewide hotline to report allegations of abuse and neglect. Data is also an issue, said human services officials, pointing out that information collected needs to include workloads and turnover rates of caseworkers.
Kagan said he would like his committee to make child protection a priority this year.
"It's very troubling," he said. "Whenever a child dies it's tragic. When a child dies from abuse and neglect and the case was already known to child protective services then it's really doubly troubling and tragic."
Lundberg will absolutely be faced with the issue of child protection this year, as he is also a member of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. He said there is much agreement between Republicans and Democrats that reform is needed. But he said a division could come if Democrats try to extend government involvement.
"We don't want to abuse kids through the system, and I can see some common ground," Lundberg said. "The distinction between myself and my Democrat colleagues is how much government involvement and expense are we going to put in here?"
Child protection advocates are gearing up for the debate. Stephanie Villafuerte — the executive director of the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center who served as deputy chief of staff to former Gov. Bill Ritter and who was nominated in 2009 by President Barack Obama to be the U.S. attorney for Colorado — said child welfare reform is her organization's top priority.
The issue is twofold for the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center: First the organization would like to address the child fatality review process, and second it would like to adhere to federal law and improve information sharing on child fatalities and near fatalities.
"For our part, there is not an alarm here. It's just that the child welfare system… is 40 years young. It really is," explained Villafuerte. "When you think of other disciplines, we are a relatively new discipline. And child welfare is just learning, and growing and developing every day, and quite frankly, I think this is part of its evolution.
"I don't think this information is necessarily new," she continued. "It's just, how can we keep refining and getting better?"
Gun control
Where lawmakers will find less common ground is on the controversial issue of gun control. Democrats are calling for increased restrictions in the wake of the senseless Aurora movie theater massacre that claimed 12 lives and injured 58 others in July, as well as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that left 20 children and six staff members dead last month. Republicans say they are prepared to pushback.
Few bills had been introduced as of Jan. 17. The bills that have been introduced have come from Republicans:
• Senate Bill 9, sponsored by Sens. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, and Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, would authorize school boards to develop a policy to allow an employee of a district to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds;
• House Bill 1085, sponsored by freshman Rep. Perry Buck, R-Windsor — the wife of Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck — would allow some felons to carry weapons in Colorado. The bill would still exclude felonies under the Victim's Rights Act, burglary, arson and any felony involving the use of force, or the use of a deadly weapon; and
• Senate Bill 6, sponsored by Sen. Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs, would hold a private business liable for civil damages if the business prohibits the lawful carrying of firearms and does not have an armed security officer.
Democrats say they are still working on the details of their package of legislation, but it could include banning assault weapons, concealed-carry on campus and high-capacity ammunition clips.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, has also called for universal background checks and reforms to the state's mental health system so that mental health data is transferred to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation in real-time for background checks.
Kagan acknowledged that the fight over gun control is going to be a contentious one, but he believes a balance can be struck.
"Feelings run very high on both sides, and we have to be respectful of those Second Amendment rights of Coloradans. You can't just ride rough-shod over those," suggested Kagan. "So, it's an issue on which we're getting a tremendous amount of mail on both sides… but the fact of the matter is we're sent here to find the right balance between freedoms and dangers, and that's what we're determined to do."
Lundberg, however, does not believe that the fight will result in compromise. He said he's unwilling to back down if it means jeopardizing the Second Amendment.
"I'm going to try to balance the conversation by giving them the glaring reality of truth," pronounced Lundberg.
"If they want to continue to disarm the citizens of Colorado when the constitution says the right to bear arms 'shall' not be questioned, I cannot in good conscience go halfway down their road," he added. "I have to stand for common sense values and constitutional principles."
Marijuana regulation will also come to a head at the legislature this year, as lawmakers seek to respect the will of voters in legalizing recreational cannabis.
The judiciary committees will get some support in the form of a task force convened by Hickenlooper that is currently examining what laws are necessary to safely regulate the trade.
"It's tremendously helpful because it allows all the stakeholders to get around the table in an informal setting to hash out what might be supported from all quarters," said Kagan, adding that no pun was intended with his use of the word "hash."
Lundberg said the issue is likely to come at legislators from multiple directions. The legislature will need to address how cannabis is sold, distributed and grown; whether tourists can par-take; how banking of the industry will work; rules for farming industrial hemp; consumer and traffic safety; and label-ing, to name a few areas of discussion.
Some of the rules can just be transferred from existing medical marijuana regulation, but much of the issue is new. State officials are also confused as to how the federal government is going to react to laws legitimizing recreational marijuana.
"Do you dance around the fact that the federal government is still declaring it all illegal?" asked Lundberg.
He is also concerned that the task force is having a difficult time finding consensus among its 24 members who represent all factions of the debate.
"They're not seeing any progress from their perspective," said Lundberg. "I don't know how it will translate for us. Is there a bill, or will there be many bills? I think it was the right thing to do to start moving through this. But it's such a large group of people heading in so many directions that we're liable to come up with even contradictory pieces of legislation."
Judiciary reform
Meanwhile, the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition will be fighting for a complete overhaul of the state's Controlled Substances Act.
The Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, or the CCJJ, has recommended a new approach to controlled substance crimes. It includes a more comprehensive separation of drug offenses so that the state better differentiates between users and low-level distribution to define addiction versus serious trafficking.
"There's some creative stuff around trying to get people into treatment, expanding treatment and moving into a new life," said Christie Donner, executive director of the Criminal Justice Reform Coalition. "It's been three years of work, and so we're really excited about that."
Juvenile justice could also be addressed this year if Rep. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver, introduces a bill that would codify state law with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles under 18 violate the Eighth Amendment, which bans cruel and u-nusual punishment. Colorado allows life without parole sentences for children.
Rosenthal said he is still working out details of the bill. State Public Defender Doug Wilson and the Pendulum Foundation, a juvenile justice advocacy organization, are encouraging the legislation.
"I don't know how you can argue that we don't have to make changes, because we are out of compliance with the United States Supreme Court…" said Mary Ellen Johnson, director of the Pendulum Foundation. "I can't see why it would be controversial other than some people don't want the sentences lowered, but that's not in Colorado's hands. The Supreme Court ruled that they must have an individualized sentence."
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The A's learned Tuesday that they won't have Dallas Braden for a while, but there is hope the left-handed pitcher might return in the first half of the season.
Following an examination Monday in New York by Dr. David Altcheck, the surgeon who repaired the torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder last May, Braden was given a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection and told he has to completely shut things down for three weeks.
Braden and the A's had feared a potentially worse prognosis.
"He will do strengthening, but he won't throw a ball for three weeks," said manager Bob Melvin. "But from what we hear and from what the doctor told him, he just needed a shot, that it's just a strain in his shoulder, and they just want him to lay off and do more strengthening."
Melvin has no clear idea of how much ground Braden will have to make up once he is able to start throwing again in late April.
"The schedule he was on obviously we're not on anymore, and we'll start again after this three-week period is up, and we'll see where he's at," the manager said. "He certainly won't be back at square one, like he was after the surgery, but we're not even looking at a schedule right now. We're just waiting to see how he feels after three weeks and then going forward accordingly."
Braden was at O.co Coliseum on Tuesday night but unavailable for comment
But after Tuesday night's game, Melvin still wasn't ready to make a call.
"It's pretty close," he said. "There are a lot of things that factor into it. We'd feel comfortable with either of them."
Melvin said the A's would name the fourth starter Wednesday, but it wouldn't necessarily mean whoever goes to Sacramento is guaranteed to come back or that the No. 4 man stays in Oakland.
"We'll name the fourth, then we have some time, a couple of starts and you never know what happens," he said. "You can't guarantee anybody anything. Certainly (the fifth starter sent down) would have the leg up, there are so many things that can change. I think everything's still a work in progress for us."
Ross was fairly satisfied with his final spring outing.
"I came out of there after five feeling good and strong," he said. "That's probably the most important positive. I can definitely can be more consistent with my tempo, but I'm happy where I'm at."
"We just felt like he needed -- and he felt it as well -- several games in a row to really feel good about where his arm strength is," Melvin said.
Barton's D.L. assignment can be backdated six days from the A's opener in Japan March 28, meaning he will be eligible to be activated April 8. Melvin wouldn't speculate if it would happen then.
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We've had our own up close and personal looks at the Microsoft Surface RT as well as the Microsoft Surface Pro in the past few weeks, and it was only after our review of the Pro model that we found ourselves comparing and contrasting with the MacBook Air. What's being suggested this week is that it's not a notebook the public is looking for, but a smaller tablet.
Speaking with Bloomberg about the general ups and downs of the Surface lineup thus far, chief financial officer for Microsoft's Windows unit Tami Reller noted that the company "will scale over time, but right now we're focused on making sure the designs that have been built do have commercial availability and commercial success, and we'll stay focused on that for the short-term." This of course means that while the company could potentially create a smaller (or larger) tablet in the future, for now they're putting all efforts into making sure the models they've got out at the moment sell well.
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#215 - InfernalOneShot (08/02/2012) [-]
Their microtransaction/ needing to play dozens of games to unlock a single gun model is pretty shitty though.
#224 - jinkazama (08/02/2012) [-]
Rent a gun for a day costs 200 gp. You get more than that for one game if you aren't fucking retardedly bad at it. So provided you play at least one game with a gun when you rent it you should have way more than enough to renew the rental when it expires. The micro transactions are in place to keep the game profitable, the game has some of the best microtransaction balance i have seen so far.
#240 - InfernalOneShot (08/02/2012) [-]
I said unlock, not rent. It's a game where I'd have to invest all of my time in order to get somewhere (i.e. unlocking a gun), or if I rented a gun, I'd have to fucking play to utilise the time I've rented it for otherwise it's a waste, so I'd have to play that game solidly without hiatus which isn't something I want to do.
The microtransactions in that game is literally pay to win. LoL has a much better microtransaction system.
I'm all for PC gaming, but I'm not gonna look at an average game through rose-tinted glasses and say it's awesome/good just because it happens to be on the PC.
Oh, and BF3 is a vastly superior game in my eyes. I don't agree with EA, but yeah, BF3 is still pretty damn good.
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I'm going to have to disagree with you about BF3 being a "good" or "superior" game. Now I understand you like it but the game is far from actually being decent. There's too many bugs or net-code problems right now to actually be a proper FPS. Not to mention DICE's ingenious plan of adding suppression in a manner in which it's not tactical, it's just there for a crutch to help newbies. I really hope they fix the thing up before Armored Kill or it's just going to be the same bull crap every game on bigger maps.
#992 - InfernalOneShot (08/03/2012) [-]
I did say in my eyes, and I realise the suppression isn't a fantastic feature (as it is now far too potent), but no game is perfect.
#261 - jinkazama (08/02/2012) [-]
But you get enough points to rent a gun in 1 game. Within 5 games of when i started playing i was getting top player in most matches.
You have the same problem as a lot of the internet. You don't understand the difference between pay to win and pay for convenience. Since you can have the same equipment as someone who has been paying after you have played for 1 game, that is not pay to win. They have no real advantage.
Again i have to say, if you use a rented gun even once you will have enough gp to rent a new one/renew it. It's pretty much the same as owning it. But if you need to OWN it then you can grind the gp over time, or buy it. Either way you can use the gun of your choice for free, and have no disadvantage over paying customers.
It is pay for convenience not pay to win.
As for LoL, my main problem with it's system is that ip takes so long to get, compared to how cheap rp is. It could take me about 2 or 3 weeks to get a champ for 6300 ip, but it would be pretty cheap in real life money.
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Given the changes in todays global economy, most would agree that you need a college degree in order to be successful in life. However, its equally important that a college or university have the right leadership in place to guide the school and to direct their students. Florida Memorial University (FMU) believes it will continue its tradition of exceptional leadership in the recent inauguration ceremony for its 12th president, Dr. Henry Lewis, III, 62. I am excited about the opportunity to lead South Floridas only historically-Black university, he said. Becoming a university president has been a lifelong dream. I always wanted to impact students who could in turn impact their communities, cities, states, nations and indeed the world. Mary Donaldson, 18, FMU sophomore, said she is ready to see what the president has to offer students in the future. I hope that President Lewis will be able to live up to the strong legacy that FMU has offered students over the years, she said. My mother and grandmother attended FMUso people are expecting a lot out of him. The inaugural celebration was held at the James L. Knight International Center. The week-long celebration included an inaugural gala featuring CBS 4 news anchor Jawan Strader and local recording artist Rochelle Lightfoot. A concert was also held on the Universitys campus which featured Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill. I am ready to unleash the many hidden talents here at Florida Memorial for the betterment of this community and society as a whole, Lewis said. He also adds that he has a clear vision for the future of the University. With our Vision 2020 10-year strategic action plan, we aim to help lead Florida Memorial into the educational mainstream not only in South Florida, but on the state, national and global stages. By Randy email@example.com


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UNDP/WORLD Bank Mission For JNA Undermined Somaliland Political Integrity
We all know that the Joint Needs assessment was appraised by the UN/WORLD Bank for the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) by UNDP/ WORLD, which was established in Nairobi in 2004. The 16th Reconciliation Conference held in Kenya for all the fighting CLANS in former Italian Somalia have adopted a CHARTER (CAHDI-BEELEED) that legalized the TFG. Somaliland did not participate in none of the 16 Reconciliation Conferences arranged for the factions of Southern Somalia by the International Community in order to resolve their dirty clan-wars after establishing a Federal Government that can establish the rule of law, which was lacking over 16 years. Of course the legal base in administering the JNA program is the TFG Charter and in such circumstances Somaliland should not participate as Independent State unless its CONSTITUTION is amended and agreed to become a member of the future states of the TFG, which in my opinion would not happen until the youngest fighter of SNM attains age 80. I have not seen in the voluminous reports written about the discussions held by the mission with Somaliland authority that the JNA portion for Somaliland would be administered under the merits of the TFG CHARTER As a result of this, I believe that the mission deliberately undermined the POLITICAL INTEGRITY OF SOMALILAND by failing to disclose to the authority the legal base of the program. I do also question the in-competence and poor judgments of Somaliland authority of not consulting a Somaliland legal expert on this matter before investing a lot of efforts on a misleading program appraised for TFG.
It appears that members of the UNDP/World Mission did not clearly explain to Somaliland authority the fact that J.N.A Grant conditional ties ( incase if it materializes at all, since no one knows when the TFG will arrive from ' EXILE' with the help of the Ethiopian Military might ) will be administered under its Legal Base and that will be TFG Charter and not under the auspices of Somaliland Constitution or a special Memorandum of Understanding tailored for Independent Countries that have not yet been diplomatically recognized e.g. Palestine, East-Timor, Kosovo…etc. Although the opposition Parties supported the participation of the JNA at the initial stage, they have withdrawn their support after consulting legal expert on similar economic packages financed by these International Organizations. I understand that Somaliland authority, more specifically Senior Government Officials told the leadership of the house of Parliament and House of Elders that the mission has made an under-taking that Somaliland would be engaged in a separate arrangement based on a special M.O.U for the portion of the GRANT appropriated to them. Unfortunately, I believe the mission was merely interested to measure the desperation needs of Somali Landers to reconstruct and redevelop their destroyed county by the Regime of Dictator Siyad Barre during 1981-1991. Although, the Team Leaders of the mission were well conversant with Somaliland political integrity, yet the mission did not even mention in their reports that Somaliland seceded from former Somali Republic on 18/05/1991 and since that time has achieved democratization processes which are pre-requisite in qualifying for an economic package of this nature from Multi-lateral and Bi-lateral Donors. The mission also were aware of the fact that Somaliland could have fulfilled all the conditionality of the JNA, if they have been properly advised to negotiate with UN/World Bank Organizations independently without being forced to share JNA program with fighting factions in Southern Somalia who have established TFG in 2004, but still on EXILE as it could not establish itself as an effective Federal Government until now. In net shell, the mission refused to disclose to Somali Landers that the JNA program will be placed under the responsibilities of the CABINET of Ministers of the TFG and the day-to-day administration will be MONITORED by the Ministry of Planning of the TFG. Also, they did not disclose in the JNA reports concerning Somaliland that conditionality of the GRANT will be administered under a Financial Act to be approve by the FTG parliament as specified in the FTG Charter. In the case of PUNTLAND, the mission clearly indicated that the adoption of the Transitional Federal Charter aims to establish four levels of administrative hierarchy and it will define the responsibilities of the TFG and State Government.
I do question therefore, the integrity of the mission leaders who failed to clarify the legal base of the program, as well as the integrity and the competence of the Senior Government Officials who until now did not seek a legal opinion on this issue when the mission were in the field or prior to the arrival of the mission. Moreover, the Legal Consultant and his team that was specifically charged the JNA COMPONENT OF GOVERNANCE & RULE OF LAW on behalf of the UN/WORLD BANK should have disclosed to Somaliland authority that all decisions to be implemented on the JNA program would be based on the basic principle stated below, which will demand laws of the country to guarantee such a commitment:-
Conditions like 1, 2 and others like how to raise revenues for a State and the Federal Government need to be fulfilled prior of signing the GRANT, while other conditions are to be fulfilled prior to disbursement of GRANT proceeds. The question to ask the UN/World Bank mission is, why did you assume that Somaliland is a member state of the TFG?
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Elias and Laia are running for their lives. Following the events of the Fourth Trial, an army led by Masks hunts the two fugitives as they escape the city of Serra and journey across the vast lands of the Martial Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf - the empire's most secure and dangerous prison - and save her brother, whose knowledge of Serric steel is the key to the Scholars' future. And Elias is determined to stay by Laia's side, even if it means giving up his own chance at freedom.
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Students at the Magisterium are supposed to be safe. Under the watchful eyes of the mages, they are taught to use magic to bring order to a chaotic world. But now the chaos is fighting back. Call, Tamara, and Aaron should be worrying about things like pop quizzes and magic contests. Instead, after the shocking death of one of their classmates, they must track down a sinister killer...and risk their own lives in the process.
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Miss Lillian Harwood has lived much of her life alone in a gilded cage, longing for love and companionship. When an artist offers her pretty promises and begs her to pose for a scandalous portrait, Lily doesn't hesitate...until the lying libertine leaves her in disgrace. With the painting now public, Lily has no choice but to turn to the one man who might save her from ruin.
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"Another great one!"
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Young Non-Smokers Who Tried E-Cigs: Number Tripled
By Robert Preidt
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MONDAY, Aug. 25, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- More than a quarter-million middle and high school students who were non-smokers say they used an electronic cigarette last year -- a threefold increase from 2011, a new U.S. study says.
Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said those numbers jumped from 79,000 in 2011 to 263,000 in 2013.
The CDC report also found that non-smoking children who used e-cigarettes were nearly twice as likely to say they plan to start smoking tobacco cigarettes compared to those who never used e-cigarettes -- about 44 percent versus 21.5 percent, respectively.
"We are very concerned about nicotine use among our youth, regardless of whether it comes from conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes or other tobacco products. Not only is nicotine highly addictive, it can harm adolescent brain development," Dr. Tim McAfee, director of CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, said in an agency news release.
One other anti-smoking advocate agreed.
"This study highlights the need for the [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] to develop strong regulations regarding electronic cigarettes," said Patricia Folan, a nurse and director of the Center for Tobacco Control at North Shore-LIJ in Great Neck, N.Y.
"Without these FDA regulations, the number of teenagers using cigarettes and electronic devices may increase, resulting in a reversal of the many successes that have been made in tobacco control over the past several years, especially among adolescents," Folan said.
The new study findings come from an analysis of data from the 2011, 2012 and 2013 National Youth Tobacco surveys of middle and high school students in the United States.
E-cigarettes contain nicotine but lack many of the carcinogens found in traditional tobacco cigarettes. However, the CDC says there is research suggesting that nicotine's harmful effects on teen brain development could cause lasting problems in thinking and memory.
Nicotine is highly addictive, and about three-quarters of teen smokers become adult smokers, the CDC said.
For that reason, "the increasing number of young people who use e-cigarettes should be a concern for parents and the public health community, especially since youth e-cigarette users were nearly twice as likely to have intentions to smoke conventional cigarettes compared with youth who had never tried e-cigarettes," study lead author Rebecca Bunnell, associate director for science in CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, said in the news release.


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The Dutch government froze official contacts with Iran on Saturday to protest the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Of Dice and Men is the definitive book on Dungeons & Dragons and its rise to cultural prominence, interlaced with engaging forays into the colorful world of the author's fellow obsessives — from Forbes Senior Editor and gaming and technology expert David Ewalt. The following excerpt is from Chapter 3, "Grognards," in which David travels to a D&D convention, just outside of Philadelphia, to connect with other gamers.
by David M. Ewalt
I knew that if I truly wanted to understand Dungeons & Dragons, I had to first understand the games that gave birth to it. But I couldn't just go to a toy store and buy a hundred-year-old war game: today, games like Little Wars and Kriegsspiel are decidedly out of style.* They've been replaced as entertainment by war-themed video games and supplanted in education by incredibly complex simulations. Militaries around the world still use war games for training, but these exercises are usually either computerized or playacted. The U.S. Army employs game designers in the Simulations Division at its Command and General Staff College; their events look like highly moderated role-playing games, a cross between D&D, fantasy football, and high school Model UN.
*But not extinct: Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs was a Kriegsspiel fan; in the early days of the company, he'd play games with engineer Daniel Kottke, sometimes while they were both tripping on LSD.
But dedicated war gamers soldier on. The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, a nonprofit foundation created to promote the hobby, has more than two thousand members worldwide and hosts a yearly convention—four days of seminars, socializing, and lots and lots of games. Since I had never actually played a war game, I decided to check the con out—these games are too important to ignore. (In other words: Fear not, ranger. We'll get back to D&D in two shakes of a lamia's tail.)**
**"This creature seems to be a cross between a stunningly attractive human and a sleek lion. It looks human from the waist up, with the body of a lion below that." Monster Manual, page 165.
Historicon was held over the second weekend in July at the Valley Forge Convention Plaza in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, an edge city about twenty miles northwest of Philadelphia. The town is best known for its massive mall, the largest in the United States. It's also home to Valley Forge National Historical Park, where George Washington and the Continental Army famously made camp during the American Revolution. But the mall gets way more visitors.
It's easy to find the convention center, an unappealing 1970s concrete bunker connected to dusty and dated hotels at either end; the whole complex rises out of a sea of parking lots like a crashed alien spacecraft. Three thousand attendees walked through the doors that weekend to grab spots at over six hundred games. I got there early on Friday to procure one of twelve tickets for "Napoleon's Battles Boot Camp," a hypothetical skirmish between French and Prussian armies, intended for novice players. With time to kill, I wandered the halls.
There are certain characteristics common to all game conventions, whether they're dedicated to historical minis, role-playing, video games, or board games like chess and Scrabble. The first is gender imbalance. Maybe men are more attracted to competitive games or more likely to obsess about their hobbies; either way, they always constitute a majority of attendees. The second is age imbalance. Convention-goers are more likely to sport gray hair than tattoos and ear gauges, probably because of the high cost of attending. Finally, there's racial imbalance. Chalk it up to social differences or economic ones, but crowds inside a game convention are always whiter than the population outside, even in cities like New York and San Francisco. In other words: The typical game convention attendee is a middle-aged white guy. This will come as a shock to few, but it's worth noting. Appropriately, war gamers refer to themselves as "grognards"—a French term for "old soldiers." The literal translation, "grumbler," was first applied to Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard, veterans so respected they could freely complain about orders and even groan to the emperor himself.
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David Ewalt is an award-winning journalist, a widely-recognized tech guru, and a level fifteen cleric. As a Senior Editor at Forbes, he covers a wide range of topics ranging from technology and online culture to beer and wine. As a tech guru who can communicate clearly, Ewalt has appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, CNBC's Closing Bell, NPR's All Things Considered, and various programs on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and the BBC. He is a regular contributor to G4TV's Attack of the Show, an internationally broadcast daily program dedicated to gaming, gadgets, and pop culture. Ewalt spent nearly every Friday and Saturday night of his teenage years engrossed in various role-playing games. Despite that fact, he eventually married and lives with his wife in Brooklyn, New York. For more information, please visit: www.davidmewalt.com
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By Ann Wharton, Army Hawaii Family Housing, U.S. Army Garrison, HawaiiMay 15, 2008
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - One bulb at a time. Such is just one way the Army and partner Actus Lend Lease will help Army Hawaii Family Housing (AHFH) residents reduce energy consumption at home.
During the next few months, AHFH will install 60,000 compact florescent lights (CFL) in existing homes. The installation is in addition to thousands of CFLs being installed in new homes every month through the year 2015.
"Reducing our energy consumption 20 percent by year 2010 is a goal the AHFH partnership is aggressively working towards," said AHFH Project Manager Claire Ridding-Johnston. "And, it's not just our new homes that we want to be energy-efficient."
More than 2,500 existing homes remaining in AHFH inventory have energy-efficient or Energy Star-rated appliances, and installing CFLs will help reduce any home's energy consumption. CFLs use about 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer. They also produce approximately 75 percent less heat, so they are safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with cooling a home.
"CFLs are also good for the environment," added Ridding-Johnston. "Each kilowatt saved means less greenhouse gasses."
Environmentalists estimate that greenhouse gases are reduced by 12 percent when CFLs are used in a home. And, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy, if every home in the U.S. replaced just one light bulb with a CFL, America would prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.
Installation of the 60,000 CFLs in Army Hawaii Family Housing will be completed in August 2008.
For more information about CFLs and to learn how your family can reduce energy consumption at home, log onto www.energystar.gov or www.heco.com.
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HOUSTON – Nonito Donaire wanted to end 2012, a year in which he may well have been prizefighting's best, with an exclamation point. He did exactly that. Pity Mexican Jorge Arce for being the dot at the bottom of that point.
Saturday at Toyota Center, before an announced crowd of 7,250, a crowd that was partisan Mexican and partisan Arce, Donaire outboxed, outclassed, outmaneuvered and in every other way outdid Arce, stopping the Mexican at 2:59 of Round 3 with a left hook that dropped Arce on the blue mat for a count much longer than 10.
"My left hook was my damaging punch," Donaire said after successfully defending his RING junior featherweight championship. "It was very strong. I could land it when I wanted to land it."
From the opening minute, Donaire (31-1, 20 knockouts) showed a resolution to end things violently, winging a vicious right uppercut that narrowly missed and might have ended the fight in its early seconds had it landed. Arce (61-7-2-1, 46 knockouts) was forewarned.
"I went there and pretty much timed him," Donaire said. "We knew he was going to open up. I caught him with a good straight right hand, and then the counter hook came in."
The second round brought the first of three knockdowns for Donaire, when a right-cross counter caught Arce rushing in. Arce rose, and Donaire spent the remainder of the stanza endeavoring to get Arce back over his front foot, in the hopes of ending the match suddenly.
"(Donaire's) power was unreal," the Filipino's trainer, Robert Garcia, said. "Beautiful. Perfect. Wherever Nonito hits you – head, side, neck – it's going to hurt. And it's going to hurt bad."
After stunning Arce with a counter right behind the ear in the final minute of round three, Donaire took hold of the moment and went for his spectacular ending. Arce rose from the match's second knockdown, retreated to the ropes and nodded, calling for Donaire to fight him. Donaire obliged, timing Arce with the left hook that closed the show.
"We knew what we were up against," Donaire said. "But we just had to figure out the distance."
Donaire's left hook brought an end not only to the match but also Arce's career.
"I am retired," Arce said. "I promised my children that if I lost, I'd leave."
Arce, who in a career spanning almost 17 years and 71 matches won titles in five weight classes, from junior flyweight to junior featherweight, found solace in losing to the best man in his division.
"He did a very good job," Arce said. "I feel proud that I lost against the best."
Donaire, who showed open affection for Arce at their Friday weigh-in, often failing to keep his face straight long enough for photographers, was quick to compliment the man he knocked unconscious moments before.
"Arce's a dear friend of mine," Donaire said. "And he'll be a dear friend of mine for the rest of my life."
Asked for his 2013 plans and preferred opponents, Donaire initially offered to fight all comers. Pressed by HBO commentator Larry Merchant, though, Donaire committed firmly.
"First off, I want to get (Abner) Mares," Donaire said, referring to the RING's No. 3-ranked junior featherweight. "Because he's been calling me out."
Both Donaire and Arce offered Larry Merchant congratulations on his unprecedented career behind an HBO microphone, a career that came to an end of its own Saturday. Ring announcer Michael Buffer, too, acknowledged Merchant's career, beginning his fighter introductions by saying, "This one's for Larry."


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Hey ladies! Do any of you have an apraxia-related blog you'd like to share? Or just any good apraxia blogs you follow? I'd prefer them to be personal blogs, not strictly informational ones.
My blog is: http://kerrilynn1215.blogspot.comĀ It's not all about apraxia, though, since this is all new to us.


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I have quite a few number of pages in my WordPress install. Probably somewhere in the realm of 500.
Lately, editing or creating new "pages" is taking upwards of 30 seconds to a minute or two.
Editing or creating new "posts" are extremely fast still, so I'm guessing these two functions are treated entirely differently in WordPress.
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Stocks to Watch: Target, Gannett, CVS Caremark
Target lowered its second-quarter outlook, pointing to promotional markdowns at its U.S. stores and softer-than-expected sales in Canada. Shares fell 4.8% to $57.80 in premarket trading.
Gannett said it will spin off its publishing business, creating two separate publicly traded companies, and confirmed it will buy full ownership of Cars.com for $1.8 billion. Shares jumped 6.8% to $36.65 premarket.
CVS Caremark said its second-quarter earnings rose 11% as the company saw growth in its services and retail businesses. The company also boosted its earnings guidance for the year. Shares gained 1.1% to $78.23 premarket.
Bloomin' Brands lowered its earnings outlook and said its second-quarter profit fell as the Outback Steakhouse parent recorded higher expenses and faced weak traffic at its restaurants. Shares dropped 10.4% to $17.75 premarket.
Archer Daniel Midlands Co. said second-quarter earnings more than doubled as the company reported recovering U.S. grain-export volumes. Shares declined 2.2% to $48 premarket.
Time Inc., the publishing business spun off from Time Warner, posted a second-quarter bottom line that topped analysts' expectations. Shares were inactive premarket.
Motorola Solutions said its second-quarter sales slipped, while the company's guidance for the current period was weaker than expected. Shares sank 3.6% to $61.80 premarket.
Walgreen Co. said same-store sales rose 5.2% in July, as strong pharmacy sales helped to offset weaker front-end traffic. Shares fell slightly to $71.50 premarket.
Allergan continued its offense against Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.'s (VRX, VRX.T) hostile bid for the Botox maker, saying Valeant's disclosures remain insufficient and inconsistent.
Cablevision Systems second-quarter revenue rose as higher advertising and increased cable profits helped offset a drop in video subscribers.
Emerson Electric fiscal third-quarter earnings surged on lower costs and a favorable comparison with the year-ago period. But results missed expectations and the company predicted fiscal-year results will come in at the lower end of its prior guidance.
Office Depot Inc. reported a surprise second-quarter adjusted per-share profit and raised projected savings from its merger with rival OfficeMax at least 25% for the year.
Coach said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell sharply, as the retailer's North American sales declined and its costs and expenses increased.
Actavis PLC swung to a profit in the second quarter as the company posted a double-digit increase in revenue. The company also raised its earnings guidance for the year.
Monster Worldwide Inc.'s second-quarter revenue fell short of expectations and the company issued third-quarter guidance well below analysts' forecasts.
Och-Ziff Capital Management LLC's second-quarter earnings surged, driven by double-digit increases in revenue from management fees and income of consolidated funds.
MGM Resorts Internationalid it swung to a second-quarter profit amid growth at its domestic casinos and resorts.
Vulcan Materials reported its second-quarter profit rose 60% as shipments in its aggregates segment increased.
American International Group posted a 13% jump in second-quarter profit, aided by solid results in its core operations and a large gain from the last of a series of divestitures prompted by its crisis-era government bailout.
Avis Budget Group swung to a second-quarter profit as strong volume and pricing continued into the summer, prompting the car-rental company to increase its guidance for the year.
Community Health Systems said it agreed to pay a combined $89.2 million in a settlement that ends government inquiries into whether the company improperly billed Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare for certain inpatient admissions the government claimed should have been billed as outpatient or observation cases.
Dresser-Rand Group second-quarter profit fell 45% partly due to lower bookings from "a Latin American national oil company," but the company said its results were in line with its guidance and said it's seeing a "pickup" in bookings.
Groupon named LinkedIn Corp.executive Parker Barrile to head its teams focused on web, mobile and design as the company strives to remake itself as an e-commerce player rather than a daily-deals website.
Houston American Energy and Chief Executive Officer John F. Terwilliger face charges of misleading investors by exaggerating the company's oil reserves in Colombia, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday. The alleged actions occurred in late 2009 and early 2010, when the company raised about $13 million in a public offering.
Jamba Inc. said Monday systemwide same-store sales increased 2.5% for the second quarter, reflecting a strong response for its fresh-squeezed juice and whole-food blending platform.
LeapFrog Enterprises reported a disappointing fiscal first-quarter revenue and margins that were hurt by high inventory levels carried over from the 2013 holiday season.
Panera Bread said Monday Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Roger Matthews has resigned effective Aug. 6 to "pursue other interests," the company said.
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. agreed to sell its Hugoton and Barnett Shale assets for about $495 million, part of its move to focus on its oil-related Spraberry/Woldcamp assets in the Permian Basin in West Texas.
RetailMeNot Inc.'s second-quarter profit fell 16% as the online-coupon company reported a 49% rise in expenses that masked revenue growth.
Tenet Healthcare Corp.'s second-quarter loss narrowed amid improved admissions that received a boost from the U.S. health-care policy overhaul.
Vornado Realty Trust's second-quarter earnings fell 39% as the company recorded another loss from its stake in Toys "R" Us Inc.


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Bogumila Zbyszewska of Toronto photographs the tightrope that Nik Wallenda will use hangs over Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada., on Friday, June 15, 2012. Conditions appear good leading up to the nationally televised stunt scheduled for Friday night. When Wallenda leaves terra firm about 10:15, it should be in the low 60s with winds under 10 mph from the east, roughly at his back. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)


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In February 2016, scientists from the Laser Interferometry Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced the first ever observation of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime. This detection directly confirms for the first time the existence of gravitational radiation, a cornerstone prediction of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. Furthermore, it suggests that black holes may occur
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High Street Neighborhood News
by Adelle Foley
Paving the Way
Jerry Scheberies and some of his memorabilia. Photo by Dal Sellman.
Basketball enthusiasts will be playing on upgraded courts at Brookdale Park, thanks to a $20,000 grant from Sprite and The National Recreation and Park Association. Recreation Center Director Rich Bolecek told me that the courts will be resurfaced—for the first time in over a decade—and new hoops and backboards will be installed this summer. Brookdale is one of the sites providing free lunch to youngsters. Anyone up to age 18 can get lunch on Tuesday through Friday from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. through August 17. (For other sites, google summer free lunch Oakland.)
Talking about repaving, kudos to Oakland Public Works for the excellent resurfacing of Brookdale from High to Monticello and 42nd Ave. from International Blvd. to Foothill. Im especially delighted because I use both streets on my way to and from Fruitvale BART.
The Bad, the Good and the Smoky
Courtland Creek Park has had a mixed early summer. Community members noticed an increase in dumping—from dressers to rugs and other household items—and reported that the bollards, short posts used to keep unauthorized vehicles out of the park, had been removed from Brookdale and Fairfax. Thanks to Rosetta Egans persistence Public Works Joseph Marsh got the word to the right place, and Wes Ramseys Buildings and Maintenance crew closed off the pedestrian path. Then, on July 6 Brenda Cooper was walking her dogs down Brookdale and noticed smoke coming from Courtland Creek Park. She knocked on Rosettas door and they called the Oakland Fire Department, which put out two fires. The Fire Captain remarked that the neighbors were lucky that July 6 was relatively cool. Rich Bolecek told me that the last fire in the park was on the day of the Oakland Hills firestorm almost 22 years ago.
Farewell Scheberies
Its sad to say good-bye to a neighbor. Jerry Scheberies is closing the used car business that has been in his family since February 4, 1942. Jerry began helping his father when he was in school and always enjoyed the work. Hes particularly proud that they were in business for 70 years without spending a day in court. His satisfied customers, some dating from a half century ago, came by to wish Jerry well. He plans to concentrate on his collection of gasoline memorabilia, and may even find another occupation.
August at Melrose Branch
Summer programs and special events at Melrose Branch Library span the generations. The Oakland Community Art Project (Wednesday/Thursday), the free lunches, and the Saturday programs wind down as the school year begins. Closing off the season on August 25 at 3:30 p.m. will be the Rocha Jazz Quartet, a treat for all ages. Call the branch at 535-5623 for details.
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In this seminar, participants will examine the role of "the judiciary" as one of the three branches of American government. Under the Articles of Confederation there was no federal judiciary, but each state had its own judicial branch and little interest in relinquishing judicial powers to the new federal courts. Article III of the Constitution outlines the federal judiciary in very broad terms, leaving it to Congress to create by law a working judicial structure and to determine most of the federal courts' jurisdiction (or power to decide cases). Core issues to be examined in this seminar include: creation of the judicial branch and its constitutional ties to the other branches; key statutes affecting the organization, jurisdiction, and operation of the federal courts; the relationship between the federal judiciary and state judicial systems; the relationship between the Supreme Court and its co-equal branches in the national government; the doctrine of judicial review; the evolution of the Supreme Court as an institution; controversies surrounding the exercise of federal judicial power and how Congress, the Executive, states, and the people through constitutional amendments have responded to those controversies; debates over methods of interpreting the Constitution; and contemporary issues involving the role of federal courts in the American political system.
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Susan M. Leeson was a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court and a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals. Before her judicial service, Leeson taught political science at Willamette University (political theory and public law) and dispute resolution, legal history, and jurisprudence at the College of Law. She also has been a Judicial Fellow at the United States Supreme Court and a law clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Leeson has co-authored texts on constitutional law and dispute resolution, and published articles on law and political theory. Currently, she is the staff mediator for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. She speaks regularly at teacher institutes on constitutional history and contemporary issues. Leeson's Ph.D. (Government) is from the Claremont Graduate School and her J.D. is from Willamette College of Law.


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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
White Bean Chicken Chili
I found this recipe on Pinterest and eventually on this blog. Yes, my picture is even similar. Like I've said before, you eat with your eyes first and when I was searching for a recipe, the one with the prettiest pictures won. I obviously took my own picture but you get the point. I changed just a few tiny things about it but you can do that with soups/stews/chilis and they will almost always turn out. I added more spice than the original recipe called for but you can easily adjust that.
White Bean Chicken Chili
7 slices chopped bacon
1 large onion, diced
3 teaspoons minced garlic
1 whole rotisserie chicken, shredded
2 teaspoon smoked paprika (found in the ethic food spices)
2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoons chile powder
6 cups chicken stock
1 can (28-ounce Size) roasted, diced tomatoes
4 cans (14.5 Ounce Size) White Beans, Cannelini Or Great Northern
2 cans (4 Ounce Size) Diced Green Chiles
Salt And Pepper, to taste
***I also threw in 1/2 package of taco seasoning and 1/4 package of dry ranch mix that I had left over from making taco soup***
grated monterey jack and cilantro for topping
In a large pot, cook chopped bacon over medium until it's crisp. Add chopped onion to pot and saute over medium low until onions are transparent. Add shredded chicken and spices, chicken stock, cans of beans (undrained), cans of tomatoes (undrainted), and cans of chiles (undrained). Let this cook down for about 45 minutes to one hour. If if looks a little thin to you (and mine did) extract some of the broth from the soup into a small bowl and add a few tablespoons of corn starch to the broth. Stir it until all of the clumps are gone and then add it back to your chili. Repeat after a few minutes if it's still not thick enough. Keep in mind that it will thicken as it cools so you don't want to make it too thick while it's still hot or it'll be a thick mess once it's cool. Top with fresh grated cheese and cilantro.
I also added avocado to mine which just seemed normal as I add avocado to anything I can! And tortilla chips!
This makes a HUGE pot of chili. I ended up putting the majority of it in the freezer. We really liked this recipe and it will definitely go into our fall/winter dinner rotation.
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omgoodness, yum. Thanks for posting this...definitely going to try this one out!ReplyDelete
White beans are my favorite- I'll try any recipe just for the white beans :) This looks delicious!ReplyDelete
This looks absolutely delicious...and like you, I tend to eat with my eyes - your photos are always so inviting!ReplyDelete
Looks delicious and the pictures are beautiful. Thank you for sharing, I will be making this next week as it is not quite Spring in the 'burgh. Oh - and I especially enjoy the extra serving of cilantro - pile it on for me, please!ReplyDelete
This looks SO good!ReplyDelete
Looks amazing! Another great food photo--great job.ReplyDelete
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