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January 13, 2000: A star 40 times more massive than the Sun is blowing a giant bubble of material into space. In this colorful picture, the Hubble telescope has captured a glimpse of the expanding bubble, dubbed the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635). The beefy star [lower center] is embedded in the bright blue bubble. The stellar powerhouse is so hot that it is quickly shedding material into space. The dense gas surrounding the star is shaping the castoff material into a bubble. The bubble's surface is not smooth like a soap bubble's. Its rippled appearance is due to encounters with gases of different thickness. The nebula is 6 light-years wide and is expanding at 4 million miles per hour (7 million kilometers per hour). The nebula is 7,100 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.
These "clouds" are a ridge of much denser gas. The lower left portion of this ridge is the brightest because it is closest to the star. But the star's intense ultraviolet light and its strong "wind" of material is heating and eroding this area the fastest. The region between the star and the ridge reveals several loops and arcs that have never been seen before. Hubble's sharp resolution allows astronomers to examine these features in greater detail. Astronomers are uncertain about the origin of this "bubble-within-a-bubble." It may be due to a collision of two distinct winds of material. The star's intense wind may be colliding with material streaming off the ridge of gas, which the star's intense radiation is heating and eroding.
Those blobs are dense clumps or fingers of gas that are being illuminated by the star's light. The blobs have not yet encountered the expanding bubble.
Credit: NASA, Donald Walter (South Carolina State University), Paul Scowen and Brian Moore (Arizona State University)
Research Team: Donald Walter (South Carolina State University), Paul Scowen, Jeff Hester, Brian Moore (Arizona State University), Reggie Dufour, Patrick Hartigan and Brent Buckalew (Rice University).
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SPRINGFIELD – Higher education must improve communications with high schools about college readiness if the P-12 system is to adequately prepare graduates for the academic rigors of college, according to David Spence, a national expert on education reform.
Spence, the President of the Southern Regional Education Board, will address the Illinois Board of Higher Education at its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 5, in Springfield. The Board will convene at 9:00 a.m. at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel.
"We are thrilled to welcome David Spence to Springfield," said IBHE Chairwoman Carrie Hightman. "Dr. Spence has extensive experience implementing successful higher education initiatives, and the Board looks forward to learning from his expertise as we work to bring best practices that benefit our students to Illinois."
In a variety of educational leadership positions, Spence has been an effective voice for creating closer links between higher education and P-12 schools, particularly in the growing movement to align high school curriculum with what colleges expect students to know when they walk into the classroom. Spence maintains that, presently, higher education does not send a clear, consistent message about readiness standards for college-level work. In addition, he suggests that such readiness standards generally are not highlighted as part of the state-adopted school standards or given weight in accountability systems that guide high school teaching priorities.
Strengthening college readiness, Spence contends, will require states to set concrete readiness standards for all of public higher education and then ensure that the standards are components of state-adopted school standards, assessments, and accountability systems.
As President of SREB, the nation's first interstate compact dedicated to helping government and education leaders collaborate to improve student performance, Spence oversees the nation's largest school improvement network and the nation's largest educational technology collaborative. Until 2005, Spence was the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the California State University System, where he helped implement an initiative to better prepare high school students for college and increase graduation rates.
Board members will also vote on budget items for two programs, including the Health Services Education Grant Act (HSEGA) and the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program.
The Board will consider allocation of $16.7 million in grants under the Health Services Education Grant Program (HSEGA) to 57 private institutions and hospitals for fiscal 2007. HSEGA grants are used to support independent Illinois institutions that educate and train health professionals. Designed to increase the number of health professionals in Illinois, these grants help institutions cover the high cost of health education programs. Eligible programs include medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, allied health, nursing, and selected medical residency programs.
The Board will also vote on allocating $2.8 million in grants for the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program. The program is designed to increase the number of minority faculty and staff at Illinois' colleges and universities by providing financial assistance to minority students pursuing graduate and professional degrees in Illinois.


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According to Deputy Investigator Delilah Pier, Deputy Sgt. Brandon Burdick took 21-year-old Reyes Cruces into custody on July 13 in connection with an incident that took place on June 20.
The arrest involved a confrontation in which Cruces allegedly forced a woman into his vehicle at knifepoint.
When deputies made contact with the woman, she had visible injuries. She was checked out at Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville, but efforts to find the suspect failed that day.
Burdick was able to find Cruces at a home on the outskirts of Beeville on July 13, and he took him into custody on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The offense is a first degree felony. If convicted, Cruces could be sentenced to 99 years or life in prison and fined $10,000.
He was later released on a $100,000 bond.
On Sunday, July 29, the sheriff's dispatcher received a call from a young boy who was crying and saying that his father was beating his mother.
Deputies were sent to the boy's residence and saw the suspect, 32-year-old Esteban Reyna, outside the home. When Reyna saw the deputies, he went back inside the residence.
When deputies got to the house, they heard a woman inside screaming.
The deputies barged into the house, arrested Reyna and found the woman lying on the kitchen floor. She had visible injuries.
Reyna admitted that he had struck and pushed the woman during an altercation.
He was booked into the Bee County Jail on a charge of assault, family violence: impeding circulation or breath. The offense is a third degree felony.
A conviction on that charge could result in a 10-year prison sentence and a $10,000 fine.
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Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Obama, are you for or against Partial Birth Abortion? Yes
At the last debate, John McCain stated his strong opposition to the horrible procedure, Partial Birth Abortion. Barack Obama, knowing his pro-abortion stance at the Saddleback Forum hurt him, must have decided that in a national venue such as a televised debate, he could not publicly support Partial Birth Abortion. So Obama said he was "completely supportive of a ban on late-term abortions, partial-birth or otherwise, as long as there's an exception for the mother's health and life..."
Yet he told Planned Parenthood he would make signing the Freedom of Choice Act that would reinstate Partial Birth Abortion, his top priority. "No, kick-starting the economy is not his number one goal and health care won't be top on his list of priorities." Obama said,
On this fundamental issue, I will not yield, and Planned Parenthood will not yield.
What is Partial Birth Abortion? It's a barbaric procedure in which doctors induce a late term pregnant woman to actually give birth. But before the baby is totally delivered, doctors puncture the child's brain to kill it. If any other culture did that we would be outraged. (Whether the mother's life is at risk or not, she still needs to deliver the child. What the doctor does to that child has no effect on the mother's health.)
Partial Birth Abortion was "banned by the Congress and signed by the President in 2003." The Supreme Court upheld the ban in 2007. Even pro-abortion Sen. Daniel Moynihan, Democrat from N.Y. voted to ban partial-birth abortion. He said the practice was "too close to infanticide."
According to the Family Research Council, here is what the Freedom of Choice Act will do:
All sides in the abortion fight agree, if FOCA were to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by a pro-abortion President, it would, among other effects, provide for taxpayer-funded abortion on demand even late in pregnancy, grant abortionists immunity from legal action, allow abortionists the discretion to perform abortions on minors without notifying a parent, and deny health care workers the right to refuse to make abortion referrals as a matter of conscience.
The other procedure, Late Term Labor Induced Abortion, occurs in the 2nd trimester, earlier in the pregnancy but still sometimes produces a living child.
These babies were the subject of the bill Obama voted against in the Illinois State Senate. It was the same as the identically worded Federal Born Alive Infant Protection Act (which passed the US Senate unanimously). Obama has tried to say the State version was not the same as the Federal version, but this is not true. In August 2008, "His campaign ...acknowledged that he had voted against an identical bill in the state Senate..."
Nurse Jill Stanek talked to Bill O'Reilly about her experience with born alive aborted babies at Christ Hospital in Illinois. Her account stunned O'Reilly.
Obama tried to wiggle out of the question, "...at what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?" at the Saddleback Forum by saying, "answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade."
Well, even a janitor (someone below Obama's pay grade) could tell you an aborted, yet alive, infant discarded in a "soiled utility room" was living and entitled to better treatment.
Related info: Catholic Church has made no exception regarding abortion since ancient times, & Priests for Life
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Mass., to Joseph and Rose Kennedy. Here he stands outside their home with his brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. in 1919.
Kennedy and his sister, Eunice, outside their home in 1925.
The Kennedy family at Hyannis Port in September 1931. L-R: Robert Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Jean Kennedy (on lap of) Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (behind) Patricia Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (behind) Rosemary Kennedy. Dog in foreground is "Buddy."
Here is Kennedy's entry in his high school yearbook.
Here, Kennedy poses with a dog named "Dunker" during a tour of Europe in the summer of 1937.
Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in June 1940.
Kennedy served in World War II, saving all but two of his crew when their Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 was rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sunk in 1943.
In 1946, Kennedy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives at age 29, garnering nearly 72 percent of the vote in Massachusetts' strongly Democratic 11th Congressional District.
In 1952, he defeated incumbent Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. for a U.S. Senate seat.
The next year, in 1953, Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier on the Hammersmith Farm in Newport, R.I.
The pair honeymooned in Acapulco, Mexico, in September 1953.
Kennedy underwent several spinal operations over the following two years. Often absent from the Senate, he was at times critically ill and received Catholic last rites. During his convalescence in 1956, he published "Profiles in Courage," a book about U.S. senators who risked their careers for their personal beliefs, which received the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1957.
After a second term in the Senate, Kennedy ran for president in 1960 and won, beating Republican Richard Nixon in one of the closest presidential races in history.
Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President at noon on Jan. 20, 1961, famously telling Americans, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
The elegant pair, seen here at Kennedy's inaugural ball in 1961, ushered in what's become known as the era of "Camelot" in the White House.
Kennedy and his wife welcomed their first child, Caroline, on Nov. 27, 1957. Here, they are pictured aboard the "Honey Fitz" off the coast of Hyannis Port, Mass., in 1963.
Their son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., was born on Nov. 25, 1960.
The family poses on the porch of the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port in August 1962.
In one of the more famous shots during Kennedy's presidency, John peeks out from under his father's desk in the Oval Office.
In April 1961, Kennedy ordered what became known as the "Bay of Pigs Invasion" in an attempt to overthrow the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba. It was unsuccessful.
One of the biggest issues that defined Kennedy's presidency was the Civil Rights Movement. Here, Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that would revolutionise American society. The bill proposed equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.
Kennedy met with leaders of the March on Washington in August 1963.
Kennedy was also a big proponent of the U.S. space program, famously announcing his goal of landing a man on the Moon in a speech to a Joint Session of Congress on May 25, 1961. Here, he and astronaut John Glenn look inside the Friendship 7 space capsule.
Another famous moment of his presidency came in 1963, when Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. The speech is considered one of Kennedy's best and a notable moment of the Cold War.
In 1963, Kennedy visited Ireland. Here, his motorcade is seen on Patrick Street in Cork.
Along with all of his good deeds, Kennedy was also known for his extramarital affairs. Here, is seen with one of his paramours, Marilyn Monroe, and his brother, Robert Kennedy.
Kennedy would be assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, just two years and 10 months into his first term. His was the seventh-shortest term as president.
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text: MTA president hails federal action to help keep educators in classrooms President Barack Obama signed legislation on Tuesday, August 10, containing emergency funds to help states cope with the great recession and stave off massive educator layoffs across the nation. The president took action shortly after the U.S. House of Representatives joined the U.S. Senate in passing the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which will keep educators working and help states with Medicaid funding. It provides $10 billion for education jobs and $16 billion for a Medicaid funding assistance program known as FMAP. The legislation is expected to provide approximately $655 million in federal funding for Massachusetts and help save well over 2,000 jobs in public education. The share devoted to education is expected to be over $200 million. MTA President Paul Toner called the signing of the bill "a great victory for students and public education." "We especially want to thank all of the Massachusetts members of Congress who supported this critical measure, along with all of the MTA members who put their shoulders behind it," Toner said. "Not long ago, when the legislation was in the Senate, we were far from certain it would pass, and MTA members worked hard to push it over the line." All 10 members of the Massachusetts House delegation voted in favor of the legislation, which was strongly supported by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. But the state's two senators split their votes. Toner visited Washington, D.C., in July to meet with both Senator Scott Brown and Senator John F. Kerry to discuss the need for their support. Kerry, a Democrat, helped lead the fight for passage, but Brown voted against the bill at a key juncture and also when it came to the floor. MTA member John Lynch, a Brockton teacher, also visited Capitol Hill to lobby. Toner noted that the lobbying was part of an intensive effort by the NEA, and he praised the NEA for "informing all concerned about the situation and helping turn the tide for what should be a common national priority." According to the State House News Service, Patrick told reporters he would like to see the money coming to Massachusetts used to "fully fund" education aid to cities and towns, using $125 million, with the remaining $75 million used to boost higher education. SHNS reported that Patrick said the Medicaid funds should be applied to human services programs that have faced steep cuts. "The governor and almost all of the delegation took a strong stand for students and public education," said Toner. "We laud their leadership for the nation and their commitment to students. "We will keep talking to Senator Brown, the one member who refused to support the bill, about the needs of public schools, colleges and universities throughout Massachusetts," Toner added. A Congressional Budget Office analysis found that the legislation, which is fully paid for, will reduce the deficit by $1.4 billion over 10 years. The Department of Education estimates the bill will save some 161,000 educators' jobs nationwide.


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He may be known as "Happy," but McDonald's new mascot is stirring quite the opposite feeling among some customers.
The big-toothed, bug-eyed creature with Gumby-like arms is intended to promote healthier Happy Meals for kids.
But since his debut on Twitter Monday, Happy has elicited responses such as "I think I'm going to have nightmares," "What the f--- is that creature?" and "THAT! is scary!"
A video featuring Happy was posted to the McDonald's Facebook page, drawing additional criticism.
McDonald's is hoping its newest mascot will get a better reception from children.
Happy "is about bringing more fun and excitement to kids' meals, including eating wholesome food choices like low-fat yogurt," the Oak Brook, Illinois-based chain said in a statement.
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Sorry, folks, I am through pontificating on Alex Rodriguez (for now) and ready to get back to baseball talk that does not include scandalous tirades on the poor policing of the game.
Wait, no… that is a lie.
Because the St. Louis Cardinals released their clubhouse infecting second baseman Adam Kennedy this week and GM John Mozeliak, by simply opening his mouth, has opened the door for more ridicule from those of us who should actually matter the most (the fans) but continuously get tossed aside like a Roger Clemens B-12 filled syringe.
So Kennedy is gone. Great. Ask me if I care.
I don't.
What I do care about is the $4 million we are paying him for 2009 anyway. Mozeliak said:
"I tried to exhaust the trade market. We thought we might have something happening that really came to an end
this weekend. At that point it was just time. It was more fair for both
parties to do it now than wait a couple weeks."
Translation: I am not very good at my job.
You mean to tell me, Mr. Mozeliak, that no team in Major League Baseball was willing to trade for Kennedy? No team!?! None?!? You couldn't get one minor league guy, one nobody, one journeyman reliever for Adam Kennedy?
Give me a break. But in all fairness, Mr. Mozeliak, you are right about one thing. That was a fair deal for the Kennedy camp. More than fair. Here's $4 million, Adam. Sit on your ^ss, dude. Have a good time. Go out and get a league minimum one-year deal from some team and live off the fat of the Cardinals' land.
I suspect he will.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals fan forums, blogs and message boards are lighting up with "what the hell do we do now"s; some delusional fans have even gone as far as to suggest Mozeliak may go out and sign a free agent second baseman like Orlando Hudson or Mark Grudzielanek to fill the empty space.
Ha! I laugh in your face! For you know not the true nature of our general manager:
"Right now, we're going to go with what we have. We would like to do this internally if we could, and we do have confidence that we can."
Translation: I have the conch! Not you! Me! It's mine mine mine mine mine! All mine! And I say let's get these suckas in the ballpark without assembling a competitive team. Why not? Those silly fans have already proven that they'll support a crappy team; we can do that on the cheap and still rake in millions! Sell 'em t-shirts and Busch Light and bobbleheads that are way overpriced! They love that s***!
Mozeliak finished by saying:
"I do think this [releasing Kennedy for nothing while still paying him $4 million] was an opportunity to inject some energy into that
position and really show that we are moving this club in a newer
Translation: This club is built to fail. I signed Trever Miller and Royce Ring to further weaken an already deplorable bullpen that blew 31 saves last year. My major off-season acquisition of shortstop Khalil Greene hit a mind-blowing .212 last season, I haven't even tried to land a closer and I am taking Ludwick and Ankiel to arbitration because I want to make them feel uncomfortable about playing in St. Louis. And as soon as this season is over and we have been embarrassed by the Cubs and Brewers, LaRussa and Duncan will walk and I'll have this team right where I want it: going nowhere!
At least Ballpark Village is right on track:
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Yeah he kind of screwed up a little on that one ( or a lot, but you know).
Ballpark village looks nicer than it ever has under 8 inches of snow though. Very pristine. It mainly looks good because you can maybe pretend that something along the lines of progress is happening underneath everything.
Jeffy – I was going to say "WHOO HOO! Spring Training" but in deference to the Cards, I will keep my sentiments to myself.
Kennedy for D-Train, final offer. Your boy Mozeliak shoulda looked into that one… That would be like Susan coming to George Costanza's coffee shop, worlds would collide.
I feel your pain…the Phils still owe Adam Eaton, who is totally worthless, $8.5 million this year! He will likely be released, unless someone is dumb enough to pick him up. And I'd also like to say that Lord of the Flies totally creeped me out…wow. :O)
I will hate you if you are right.🙂 It does seem silly to quibble over a million or so a piece with Ludwig and Ankiel yet be willing to eat all of Kennedy's $4 million.
100% in agreement with the waste of money that is Adam Kennedy now (someone would give up something as long as Stl ate some of the money, and that would still equate to Stl not eating ALL the money). I imagine that Schumaker taking groundballs at second this winter may be better for the team in the long run…we will see. I am a Cubs fan and would much rather see Kennedy wobbling out there…too bad!
Just want to point out, my thing about Ankiel… well, now it's moot. AND I'M HAPPY — finally — about something, albeit a small something.
Ouch brotha, I hate to say it but your interpretation seems dead on. Nothing in that release injects any energy into the position other than to say "we give you nice cash if you want to go somewhere else." I can vaguely hear Allen snickering in the background…
Sounds grim, Jeff, but you know that anything can happen over the course of the season. And by all means, yell at your GM. That's what GMs are for!
I'm trying to stay positive, folks… but to settle for fourth or fifth or SIXTH in the division is NOT the Cardinal way.
As a fan of a team whose front office is also reluctant to spend money I can sympathize. But you know, maybe Mozeliak will get the message if Cards fans simply stop going to the games. I know, I know, Cardinal Nation is not a nation of front-runners. Still, nothing speaks louder to the front office about fan displeasure than an empty stadium. Even the Nationals figured that out and went out and got Adam Dunn.
That is kinda odd. If they'd picked up a chunk of his salary, 3/4 of it or so, they couldn't have gotten a minor leaguer for him? And I've never heard of Kennedy being a clubhouse problem. Pulling in the same direction? Does he mean he wants EVERYONE dragging the proud franchise into the ditch?
Wow when was that picture of the village taken? Writing that about the Cubs so clearly was a work of art!
I wonder if LaRussa was behind this move. Correct me if I'm wrong, but LaRussa wasn't a big fan of Kennedy.
You're right, Ron. No love between the two… but still, could have gotten SOMETHING out of the deal… anything! Hope you're gearing up to watch your Cubbies slaughter my Cards this season. It's inevitable at this point.
I will never count out the Cards. I've learned that the hard way. I will be at the game in St. Louis on April 25th. I can't wait. It's one of the best rivalries in sports.
I don't understand why the Cards didn't get anything for Kennedy. A player to named later wouldn't have hurt. Mozeliak is doing a terrible job. I don't look for him to stick around that long.


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BLM Announces Public Scoping Period for Proposed Gas Pipeline
Moab, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Moab Field Office today announced opportunities for the public to share comments and ideas relating to a proposed 24-mile natural gas pipeline in eastern Utah.
The BLM is considering a proposal for a pipeline that would capture gas currently being flared in the Big Flat area and would connect gas wells north of Dead Horse Point State Park with an existing pipeline near Blue Hills Road. A full description of the proposed project can be found on the Environmental Notification Bulletin Board at: https://www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/index.php.
The BLM will be preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the proposed pipeline and invites the public to provide input on preliminary issues and planning criteria for the project EA. A reasonable range of alternatives will be developed to respond to the issues identified at the outset of the NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) process. Each alternative will outline solutions to the issues and concerns brought out through public scoping to develop reasonable approaches for using these new treatment options.
The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the planning process. The public scoping period is open until Feb. 12, 2013. Please note that the most useful comments are those that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information. Comments which contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response, but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process.
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Hawaiian Airlines announced that Flight 50, departing Friday from Honolulu to
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Officials with Gov. Scott Walker's administration say they can't find any evidence corroborating state Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley's claims state Capitol Police set up extra security to protect her from a fellow justice.
Bradley wrote in a memo released Wednesday that Capitol Police devised a special security plan to help protect her and Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson from Justice David Prosser in March 2011. Bradley wrote she and Abrahamson felt Prosser was prone to temper tantrums and was growing more agitated. Prosser allegedly placed his hands around Bradley's throat during an argument in her office in June of that year.
Walker's administration runs the Capitol Police. Administration spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis said she can find no record any security plan was ever implemented for Bradley and Abrahamson.


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Spiced beetroot & orange chutney
Serve this vividly coloured chutney with cheeses and cold meats - great to give as a gift, too
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
- kcal48
- fat0g
- saturates0g
- carbs12g
- sugars11g
- fibre1g
- protein1g
- salt0.04g
- 1½ kg raw beetroot, trimmed, peeled and diced (wear gloves!)
A favourite in 1970's British salads (served cooked and pickled in vinegar), beetroot is a…
- 3 onion, chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 3 eating apple, peeled and grated
Grown in temperate regions, apples are one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. There are…
- zest and juice 3 oranges
One of the best-known citrus fruits, oranges aren't necessarily orange - some varieties are…
- 2 tbsp white or yellow mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander seed
Coriander seedkor-ee-and-er seed
The small, creamy brown seeds of the coriander plant give dishes a warm, aromatic and slightly…
- 1 tbsp ground cloves
The dry, unopened flower bud of the tropical myrtle tree family used to flavour a wide variety…
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
A fragrant spice which comes from the inner bark of a tropical tree. When dried, it curls into…
- 700ml red wine vinegar
- 700g golden granulated sugar
In a preserving pan or your largest saucepan, mix together all the ingredients well. Bring to a gentle simmer, then cook for 1 hr, stirring occasionally, until the chutney is thick and the beetroot tender.
While the chutney is cooking, prepare your jars by running through a short hot wash in your dishwasher. Or wash thoroughly by hand, then put in a hot oven to sterilise for 10-15 mins. Once the chutney is ready, let it settle for 10 mins, then carefully spoon into the jars and seal while still hot. You can eat it straight away but it will be even better after a month. Will keep for up to 6 months in a cool dark place. Once opened, refrigerate and eat within 2 months.
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I have just made this chutney as I always have loads of beetroots - some I pickle and some I store in sand over the winter to use in cakes and salads. After looking at all the comments I decided to pre-cook the beetroots the night before and I used home grown carrots instead of the apples. I reduced the sugar and vinegar by half. I can see why the quantity of sugar and vinegar would be far too much as commented by many people. The prep today took about 30 minutes as I used an electric chopper for the onions and I grated the cooked beetroot and carrots. It took one hour to reduce down, with the pan lid off the whole time. I was able to fill 6 small 250ml jars and 3 x 500ml jars. The small ones will be in storage for Christmas gifts! Very pleased with the result and taste and very easy to make once the recipe was adapted. I am rating it 4 only because I could not follow the existing recipe.
This is a lovely recipe to make, however as previously posted the timings are incorrect. It took me and hour and a half to prepare all the ingredients, then a further 2 1/2 hours to reduce the chutney appropriately. I also cut down the sugar to 500g which worked really well. A very tasty chutney
This makes the perfect Christmas-time chutney and is full of flavour. I'm a bit of a lazybones and blitzed the beetroot, apple and onions with a blender (in short bursts if you still like it chunky). It saved me a lot of time. I also cheated with the raw beetroot and bought fresh, pre-cooked beetroot (in vacuum sealed packs) which works incredibly well and, again, saves a lot of time. I agree that even 2 hours cooking time may not be sufficient. This time around I only added just over half of the red wine vinegar...and it is less runny than my first attempt last Christmas. It has been very popular with friends and it currently my husband's favourite chutney. Try it! I am sure you will enjoy.
Today I am making this delicious chutney for a second time as Christmas gifts. It went down extremely well last Christmas and is now in demand! I'm a lazy bones and instead of chopping tirelessly, I blitzed the beetroots, onions and apples in the blender (very short bursts as I still wanted a chunky texture). I also used fresh, pre-cooked beetroot (they come heat-sealed in plastic wrap). It worked well last year, and looks as though it's working again this time around. I agree that even after 2 hours the chutney still appeared liquidy, so this time I'm using half the vinegar and topping up accordingly. I add a few secret ingredients which compliment it. It really is a delicious chutney (my husband's favourite) and as it cooks there is an amazing aroma filling my home. Give it a go, you will love it!
After reading most of the reviews I have finally made this chutney and it wonderful. I started the night before by roasting the beetroot for 2 hours on 150c then switched the oven off and let it sit in the oven over night, then the next morning I got to work, first peeled the beetroot, then grated it (not very keep on big chunks in my chutney) then threw in the rest of the ingredients but took on board that most said it was to sweet so I reduced the sugar to 500g and did half and half with the vinegar (red wine & cider) and let it simmer for and hour and a half so there was a little syrup on the bottom so when I filled the jars the beetroot it wasn't to dry.. Had a half a small jar of it left over so tried it with some cheese & crackers for lunch and it was great but will be fantastic in a month or so.. Will defiantly be doing this one again...
After ready most of the reviews I decided to roast the beetroot on 150c for 2 hours til nearly done (did it last night and once done left it in the oven till the morning) so much easier to peel and I grated mine as don't really want chunks of beetroot (personal preference) and the whole prep took me 30 min to get done. OK red hands but truthfully didn't mind also cut down on the sugar to 500g instead of the 700g after reading so many was saying it was to sweet so glad I did as it would of been way to sweet for me I also crushed the coriander seeds a little then put them into a muslin bag and put that in the pan to simmer away with the rest of the ingredients as I don't fancy biting into a seed.. lol.. The cooking time was 1.5 hours till it was a lovely jammy consistency with the perfect amount of thick syrup so it doesn't dry out. Fabulous color and great taste...
I only made half the measures with exception of the sugar. I put in a bit less than the stated amount. I read the reviews well after starting the cooking. It didn't take me long to peel etc 750g of beetroot and the other ingredients. I would say just on half an hour. I certainly wouldn't grate the beetroot, I like to have little lumps. After just over an hour it was ready. Too much sugar, needed salt and a bit of a kick. I put in salt, a small dried piment and a tiny piece of garlic. It NEEDED it. I had a little bit of liquid, but a chutney musn't be dry. I give it 4, but it certainly needed a bit of work on it. I didn't bother to put on gloves, nothing much happened.
I made this chutney today and the cookingtime was indeed longer than an hour. Its also a bit to sweet for me even though I used 200 grams of suger and substituted the rest with honey. At the end I added the juice of 1 lemon to freshen it up a bit. I also added cumin, grated ginger and some grounded cardemon. Delicious!
I have made this on a number of occasions now and the only thing I change is reducing the amount of sugar by 200g but that's a personal choice...never had a problem with liquid remaining, but do use a very large jam pan which definitely helps....I to cannot recommend enough chopping the ingredients in the processor, chopping by hand takes forever, it's a nice chutney but the seeds as mentioned on other comments do taste a little unpleasant if you bite into one, in future I may grind them before using..
I make this to go in hampers every Christmas. I too found way too much liquid and cooking time, so I now half both the vinegar and sugar quantities but leave the rest as the recipe. This works really well. This year, as per pickled beet root, I parboiled the beets in their skins til just soft, about 20 mins, then scraped of the skins with a sharp knife and chopped. It was much easier! Ps wear gloves
Made this today. Must say, I agree with the comments below..In my opinion, too much sugar and too much vinegar. I made it with 450g of sugar and it was still very sweet. If I was to do it again I would substitute some of the vinegar with water. It may mellow with time. Looking to give away for xmas presents so it'll have 6 weeks or so to mature. I mixed my beetroot and onion in the blender before putting in the pan which I think helped with cooking times. Nice taste and cheap!
After reading the advice on here, I tried cooking the beetroot first (whole, boiling water, approx 30 min.), and then I grated it, as you would with the apple. It took about 5 mins to grate all the beetroot and you can prepare everything else while the beetroot is cooking. I used 500 g of sugar, and overall it worked a treat. No lumpy bits of beetroot, and spreads really nicely with a good texture. It took about 1 hr 30 mins - I guess as you don't need to wait for the beetroot to cook (as much) and don't need to spend ages cutting it up. Delicious!
One thing I would personally consider doing differently next time is using less vinegar...personal taste obviously, but it is slightly too much. Maybe try 500 - 600 mL.
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Sorry to hear that the beetroots have given it an earthy taste that you don't like, they do have a reputation for it unfortunately. If you don't want to give it away as a stocking filler to beetroot loving friends this Christmas, you could add some raisins or sultanas with a little allspice or finely grated fresh ginger then reboil it briefly. If the chutney doesn't already taste strongly of orange zest you could try increasing that too. Why don't you experiment with one jar first and see how it goes?
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Like others who have made the chutney I pre cooked the beetroot. There is too much vinegar in the recipe and I halved the amount of sugar. I also added a little of the beetroot cooking water for colour and I added dried cranberries therefore adding more sweetness.
The taste is very nice quite an intense winter flavour, however I had to cook for a long time to get the consistency right. Quite a lot of effort involved, I would certainly modify the recipe if making again. Very nice nevertheless!


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My 10-wk old twins are starting to sleep longer at night (5 or 6 hours between feeds) but I still wake up every 3 hours very engorged. I had been pumping every 3 - 4 hrs at night and letting dh bottle-feed. We thought this would be a good way to be able to track their intake at night and move to night-weaning when the time was right. It seems they are night-weaning themselves and I think the pumping just made my breasts out-of-sync with their needs. Not to mention all the engorgement encouraging two cases of mastitis.
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So much of Bruno Tonioli, and let's talk about our White Sox team. Well, I could not help but agree that this season is truly threatening, what happened to our teams. Are they luck of energy or training or anything, which make them to have lousy games? Hopefully, they could recover and bring some heat in the field. I'm still counting on Jones' skill as well as to others – makes us proud guys!


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Caramel Apple Popcorn
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Ready Time: 40 min
- Yield: 8 servings
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- 2 (2.75 oz.) packages butter flavored microwave popcorn, popped
- 2 cups pecan halves
- 1 container Pillsbury™ Creamy Supreme® Caramel Apple Flavored Frosting
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 cups lightly crushed dried apple chips
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Preparation Directions
- HEAT oven to 250°F. Coat 2 (15 x 10 x 1-inch) baking pans with no-stick cooking spray. Combine popped popcorn and pecans in large bowl.
- REMOVE lid and foil seal from frosting container. Microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Pour over popcorn mixture. Stir to coat evenly.
- SPREAD evenly on prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until crunchy, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven. Toss with apple chips, Sprinkle with salt. Allow to cool completely. Store in airtight container for up to one week.
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Serving Size (1/8 of recipe), Calories 600 (Calories from Fat 340), Total Fat 37g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 5g), Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 410mg, Total Carbohydrate 63g (Dietary Fiber 5g, Sugars 42g), Protein 4g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 20%, Calcium 2%, Iron 4%.
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About the Author: Major General (Ret) Scott Gration serves as the President's Special Envoy to Sudan.
This past week was a time to reflect and a time to listen. Since the rollout of the U.S. strategy on Sudan, we have been charging full speed ahead to implement the strategy and achieve progress in Sudan. This past week, however, was a time for us to take a moment to reflect. I met with leading Sudan activists, operational NGOs, and representatives from the Darfuri diaspora to continue our dialog. I also wanted to hear from them about their thoughts, ideas, and concerns about Sudan and about our efforts to implement the U.S. strategy to save lives and achieve meaningful progress on the ground.
On January 20, I met with leaders from four leading Sudan activist organizations: the Save Darfur Coalition, the Enough Project, the Genocide Intervention Network, and Humanity United. I took their questions on a variety of issues, including the April elections, voter registration, the U.S. Sudan policy and its first quarterly review, among other issues.
Then, on January 21, I participated in a roundtable discussion with around thirty representatives of NGOs that are operational on the ground in Sudan. Also on the panel with me were Save Darfur President, Jerry Fowler, and Edward Thomas from Chatham House. The discussion centered around finding the best way forward in dealing with the myriad issues facing Sudan.
And on Tuesday, January 26, I met with a group of Darfuri diaspora representatives at the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) to listen to their ideas and to discuss the path forward in Darfur. They shared insightful comments and constructive ideas about the best way to achieve a just peace, justice, and stability for the people of Darfur.
These discussions were invaluable. The insights from those present were helpful and informative, and I will keep their thoughts, concerns, and suggestions in mind as we press forward in implementing the U.S. strategy to bring peace, stability, and prosperity to the people of Sudan. I look forward to continuing an open and fruitful dialog with all those who are passionate about bringing peace to Sudan.
Thank you for your continued interest, Scott.
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he really loves people.
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Stay safe and best wishs on your mission.
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So far the policy is seen as well balanced
( not impulsive or ideological) . This is its forte . Any policy will have detractors and critics . Some oppose the the very principle of engagement .Some would like the USA not to have a policy at all.General(ret) Gration should be congratulated for his holistic approach.
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Two days ago there was a cease fire signed by a major Darfur rebel group, and today these reports are filtering from Darfur:
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General Gration, you once said you were willing to wait and see if the government of Sudan broke promises made to you. Now there has been a broken promise. What pressures and consequences will you use with Khartoum to ensure they do not continue this behavior?
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Expert opinions, including those of the Enough Project and Human Rights Watch, state that it is too late to create the necessary conditions for free and fair elections in April. Recent attacks in Darfur confirm this. With millions living in IDP and refugee camps, why are we rushing to legitimize an indicted war criminal who's government holds the greatest responsibility for this? As we have seen from recent history, hope and well wishing is not strong strategy for Sudan and Darfur policy. The US should lead on a comprehensive, multilateral diplomatic peace surge, using the necessary pressures and consequences, which are way over-due. Peace, protection, and justice in Sudan, now.


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It's fun to play around with the line up. So I'm gonna throw the eventual lineup (not immediate) of Duhon, Chandler (once his handle and agression improve), Gallo (once he that gets much needed quick step and strength),Harrington and Darko (his presence is essential on both sides of the court). Then you'd have a ton of energy and scoring flying off the bench with Douglas, Nate, Lee and Jeffries. Of course, it's an alternative I'm throwing because I don't want to be undersized right out of the tip by having Duhon and Nate. Both the starters and the guys coming out of the bench will provide intensity on D and consistent offense.
Of course it'll never happen, Lee has to start (by what was shown on the preseason he'll most likely start at the 4 and JJ at the 5). Chandler will be at the 3. My doubt is at the SG. Mike D has been hinting Lil Nate as a starter, but there's no way to tell what will happen. Of course, as it has been said: who finishes is much more important than who starts.


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Chinabury has a point.
Melo and Amar'e primarily work on the same spots on the floor. When watching games, I often cringe when they accidentally collide with each other. Can this be fixed with better chemistry? I'm not so sure. But one of them MUST change up their game a little bit if we want our offense to run efficiently.
I'm hoping, like every Knicks fan, that Amar'e's lessons with Olajuwon can steer Melo and STAT's two man game in the right direction.


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Apr 13/12
Kathy Absolon is Anishinaabe kwe from Flying Post First Nation in Northern Ontario. Her Anishinaabe name, Minogiizhigokwe, means Shining Day Woman. Her educational background includes a BA, an MSW and a PhD in Adult Education from the University of Toronto. For the past five years she has been a professor in the Faculty of Social Work's Aboriginal Field of Study at Wilfrid Laurier University. She lives in the city, but her heart still belongs to the remote bush in which she and her three sisters and one brother were raised by their Ojibway mother and British father.
This introduction of who a researcher is, called 'locating', is a critical element in Indigenous research and is one of the many methodologies Kathy talks about in her first book, Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know. Kathy locates extensively and tells stories about herself and her own journey of searching for knowledge. She weaves her own methodological process throughout the book and models that locating yourself means you do not hide your motives, methods or agenda and the search process is transparent.
The book is based on Kathy's doctoral research, which itself came out of her frustration with not being able to find any Indigenous perspectives or research methods she could use when conducting her own research. So began a search for Indigenous ways of searching for knowledge. After defending her PhD in 2007, Kathy set her doctoral work aside but returned to it in 2009 after friends and colleagues repeatedly encouraged her to publish her thesis and told her that it was an area of Indigenous research that needed to be out there. "Indigenous methodologies need to be acknowledged," said Kathy. "Our culture has a unique way of viewing the world, gathering knowledge and putting it into context. I wanted to offer another perspective."
Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know, published in October 2011, is an examination of the wholistic ways of searching for knowledge. "As researchers, we shouldn't have to check who we are at the academic doors," said Kathy. "Traditional Western methods say that we have to remain impersonal and objective when conducting research, but Indigenous methodologies don't believe that's possible. Who we are and where we're coming from influences what kind of research we do and how we do it." Which is why, as described earlier, Kathy believes so strongly in locating. "Bringing ourselves into our research ensures our work is ethical, respectful and honest. It tells the people you're researching what your motive is and it lets your readers know if what you're writing about is relevant to them."
Another tenet of Indigenous research is the idea of genealogy of knowledge. Researchers are not the lone expert of knowledge production. "Research is about gathering a collection of knowledge, of shared wisdom," Kathy said. "People understand that their stories will be part of this collection of knowledge and they want to be accountable. They want the reader to know who is speaking. They want to stay honest and true."
Also unique to Indigenous methodologies is the component of spirit. Before sitting down to share stories, Kathy offered each person a gift of raw tobacco, a sacred, spiritual medicine in Anishinaabe culture, as an offering of gratitude and to honor their spirit. "It was a sacred exchange from my spirit to their spirit", said Kathy. "There is a sacred level of ethical responsibility that happens in that exchange. When they accept the tobacco, they accept that they will offer all they can and they trust that I will treat their knowledge with honor and respect."
" Kaandossiwin carries this spirit with it," Kathy said. "It carries very important stories that were shared with me from Indigenous knowledge searchers and now it is out there sharing the experiences of doing research wholistically from the spirit, heart, mind and body. My hope is that others will be encouraged on their searches."
By Lynne Jordan, Faculty of Social Work, Coordinator, Professional Development and Alumni Relations
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A roller coaster of emotions: Final Four and Opening Day
This has been a Spring Break I will never forget. Three amazing events all wrapped in a week was so very special.
You all read about my Cooperstown trip and here is a quick, depressing synopsis of my Saturday in Indianapolis.
It was surreal. Surreal that not only was West Virginia playing in the Final Four but also that I was there to witness it. However, the Mountaineers were shalacked. Up and down, it was ugly. We were killed on the boards and Duke was simply shooting lights out.
It was a great road trip for my WVU buddies and I. Although West Virginia was destroyed 78-57 it was an amazing time with unforgettable memories. It is definitely the best sporting event I have ever been to. Surpassing Game 3 of the Stanley Cup from last summer and the 2006 MLB All Star Game in PNC Park.
As tears flowed down my face Saturday night, I felt a shock of jubilation come Sunday night.
Opening Day was abreast!
I rose at 7 am Monday morning and was on the road to Pittsburgh by 8.
My group of six gathered at Primanti Brothers for a tasty breakfast of meat, coleslaw, fries and tomatoes.
The gates to PNC Park opened at 11:30 and we found ourselves in the left field bleachers. In a "right place at the right time" moment I caught a ground rule double off the bat of an unidentified Dodgers batter. My first Opening Day ball!
From there I ventured over to the Pirates dugout. There I met a fellow blogger, Ms. Kristy of "Hands off My Pirates Booty"
mShe was enjoying batting practice from her beautiful seats right along the dugout, just seven rows back. It not only offers a great view of the game, but the city as well. I am sporting my freshly bought Lastings Milledge T-shirt. I was surprised at the variety of T-shirts offered this year.
The game itself was everything I could have asked for. A win!
The jolly roger was raised indeed as the Bucs exploded for an 11-5 victory over the Dodgers.
I was nervous at first as Zach Duke let up two runs in the first inning, however our ace settled down and pitched a solid five innings.
The man of the hour was Garrett Jones, let me re-phrase that, Garrett FREAKING Jones.
Jones went off with a two home run performance and showed he will be our go to guy for power. Both HRs were impressive. The first was a 450 foot blast into the Alegheny River. The other an opposite field homerun to left over the head of Manny Ramirez.
It was cool to see Manny. He was greeted with a throng of Boos from the crowd. Although I gave him a standing O as he approached the plate for his first at bat.
Speaking of the crowd, it was great. A sellout crowd of over 39,000 saw the first game of the 2010 season. And boy did they see a beauty. I'm glad the city of Pittsburgh was welcomed with a heralded perforance. I know it will not be packed with 39,000 every game but hopefully today showed what this team can be capable of and bring some new faces to the ballpark.
That being said, this team is solid. Talented in fact, they will surprise some people this year and may, just maybe break that .500 mark and compete after the All Star break. Until then I plan on enjoying each and every game and cannot wait till I am back in the park. Like every year, it was a great Man Day Monday.
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Matt good win for the Pirates… just one thing the pic with standing looking really cool with Ms Kristy.. who's the dude behind grabbing himself.. LOL
Sorry about the Mountaineers…
Phillies Outside
It was nice finally meeting you yesterday! What a game! Hope you had a great time. I'll let you know about tix info soon.
PS. Peter Nice that you picked that guy out! SO FUNNY! I didn't notice.
Matt.. Garrett Jones was sic. Good win in the opener and good luck on the season! And yes, I'm hopin the boys in Blue will give you a better game tomorrow!
What an awesome start for the Buccos! BEAT L.A.! Matt, I'm glad you joined RSBS in raising your glass to baseball on Opening Day… just remember, beer will make you fat unless you exercise regularly, so stay active. (That's my PSA for the year). CHEERS!
I'm sorry WVU didn't make it all the way. On the Pittsburgh side of things, I was impressed with Garrett Jones. AND he's looking like a steal on my fantasy team.
You were going up against Manny, but you definitely won the battle of the 'dreadlocks' with Milledge and McCutchen. Manny and the Dodgers could not compete with those!
Great win for the Pirates and what a fun opening day for you. That breakfast was serious food!!!!
Congrats on the win! Too bad about the Mountaineers, though. I sure hope the Padres can get that first W tonight!!
I hope the fact you lost out to the eventual champ took a little something off the hurt from the tourney. Still can't beat the experience though…right? I like the look of these Buccs. I'm with you, they can surprise and ruin a couple of team's days. I left a couple of more encouraging words for you on my response to your comments. I know it's been a tough go with the Buccs, but hang in there. You'll look back one day and remember them fondly. These are the Golden Years! Just enjoy your great ball park and the game. Have a great season! I might head to Pitt again this year.
Opening day feels like a holiday doesn't it? Especially when you get to go to the game. That's pretty cool you got to go and see the Pirates beat the Dodgers and Manny. I am a little biased being a Rockies fan so I don't like the dodgers or Manny haha. I have to work during our opening game but I am going to the opening series. I'm going to a game on Sunday! Good luck to you guys this year and yes, BASEBALL IS BACK!
Class gets in the way of everything! I wont make it to the game unti its half way over. Boo! Sucks you have a test! Hope you get to come tommorow! Should be another beauiful day for baseball!
Good luck to you today Matt. But, kno I'm bleedin Blue for a Dodger W. ; )
That is an amazing couple of weeks. I've always wanted to go to a Final Four and watch a basketball game with 70,000 other people. Who knows, maybe my Ohio U will get over the hump of the second round and make a run next year and will face WVU.
And its also good to see you had a great day Monday (but who didn't?) Love those new programs too but my only beef is that there is no scorecard in them. A lot of other teams do that. I got sick of paying $2 a game for one so I got my own scorebook. Hope to see you either this spring or summer.
You got the home Opener, but I hope Kershaw gets the W tonight!
What a thrill to be at the Final Four. Your team lost but just to be there! You will always remember that!
You have already started the season on a high note!
Good luck to the Pirates AFTER my beloved Dodgers leave town.
A standing O for Manny?
I saw your #85 on the t-shirt before I read the part about it being Milledge, and I knew who it was. That's my little bit of Pirates knowledge–it's easy to remember jersey numbers that are really high.
I'm sorry that your basketball team lost; and I hope the Pirates sweep this series against the Dodgers!
OMG, did you really eat that for breakfast? I think that would give me indigestion for the rest of the day. Sorry about your Mountaineers – I was rooting for them, 'cuz I really don't like Duke. But you got to see a great Pirates win!
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well well well you are just having a blast these days😉
glad you had fun! I need to go to a game!!


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History of the Peace Corps in Philippines
|History of the Peace Corps
|Since 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries, more than 182,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 138 countries all over the globe.
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In October 1961, the first group of Peace Corps Volunteers in the Philippines arrived to begin classroom assignments in the areas of language, mathematics, and science. Those 123 Volunteers were the second group in any Peace Corps country.
Today, approximately 140 Volunteers continue to work with Filipinos to train primary, secondary, and tertiary teachers; to support organizations working with children, youth, and families at risk; to assist in the management of coastal resources, water systems, and waste management; to provide livelihood assistance; and to promote biodiversity conservation. Since 1961, more than 8,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in the Philippines, and it is the country in which the largest number of Volunteers has served.
The fact that more than 8,000 Volunteers have served in the Philippines is significant. Filipinos tend to like Americans in general and Peace Corps Volunteers in particular. Many of the Filipinos you meet will recall with great fondness former Volunteers they have known.
History and Future of Peace Corps Programming in the Philippines
In the 1970s, the growing number of qualified Filipino teachers led to a shift in the Peace Corps' priorities to rural programming in the areas of social and economic development. In the 1980s, a memorandum of understanding between the Peace Corps and the Departments of Education, Culture, and Sports; Environment and Natural Resources; and Agriculture provided a framework for projects in these areas. Volunteers worked on projects in health and nutrition, urban community development, appropriate technology, water and sanitation, agriculture extension, farmers' marketing coops, fisheries, income generation for small farmers, agroforestry, upland community development, integrated social forestry, vocational education, deaf education, physical education, local development planning, small business development, and income generation.
From the mid-1980s through the 1990s, Volunteers once again worked in schools, this time as teacher trainers at the high school level, while continuing the projects in health, agriculture, fisheries, agroforestry, income generation, and local development planning.
In June 1990, the Peace Corps suspended the program because of security concerns. The program resumed in 1992 with a project in small-island integrated development, with Volunteers working in coastal resources management, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, local development planning, and an integrated protected areas system project. Unfortunately, this area remains one of the more deadly regions, where a volunteer was murdered in 2007. STD transmission and assaults against foreigners (including PCV's) are not uncommon and should be precautioned against.
Peace Corps/Philippines currently focuses its programming in four sectors:
Basic Education and Technical Assistance Information Communication Technology (ICT) Resource Teacher.
An ICT resource teacher assists educational institutions in planning, designing, and implementing a variety of teacher training efforts primarily related to ICT. Activities may include troubleshooting, helping administrative staff computerize peace coRps files, working with school nurses to develop databases for tracking critical healthcare problems among the student population, working with individuals or groups of teachers to introduce basic computer education concepts, demonstrating various software programs like Excel, setting up programs to computerize the grading system, teaching Internet research skills, developing curriculum and low-cost instructional materials, and conducting in-service trainings and workshops.
Basic Education and Technical Assistance Elementary Education Resource Teacher. A basic education and technical assistance in elementary education resource teacher assists the Department of Education in planning, designing, and implementing a variety of teacher training efforts in English, reading, communication arts, math, science, and related areas.
Basic Education and Technical Assistance Special Education Resource Teacher. A basic education and technical assistance special education resource teacher assists the Department of Education, particularly the Special Education (SPED) Center, in planning, designing, and implementing a variety of teacher training efforts in special education and other fields of interest such as communication arts, reading, math, and science.
Children, Youth and Family Community Services
Advisor. A children, youth, and family (CYF) community services advisor assists in the areas of formal and nonformal education as mentors and tutors, in computer literacy, sports development, alternative livelihoods, etc. Volunteers may also assist in such activities as enhancing the image and self-confidence of clients, becoming engaged in working with parents and other community groups, and conducting staff training. CYF Volunteers can be placed in a community-based center, to include homes for girls, regional rehabilitation centers for youth, homes for abandoned children, orphanages, women's havens, or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and local government units (LGUs) that provide programs and services for children, youth, and families in especially difficult circumstances.
Natural Resources and Environment Management Extentionist: A natural resources and environmental management (NERM) extentionist assigned to a province, municipality or a biologically significant area will be responsible to a government office or an NGO. The extentionist's primary objective will be to promote natural resources management and conservation and environmental management. This may entail: conducting participatory rural appraisals; conducting environmental education in the schools or awareness campaign in the community; organizing youth development and environmental activities; assisting the host agency in natural resources planning and management; working with community members in protecting or restoring degraded habitats (e.g., marine sanctuaries, mangrove planting, assisted natural regeneration or rain forestation); and conducting biodiversity monitoring.
Water/Sanitation Technician: A water/sanitation technician assists a province, municipality or NGO. The Volunteer's primary objective will be to promote sustainable use and management of water resources and environmentally appropriate solid waste and liquid disposal. This may entail: rehabilitation or construction of water resources such as shallow/deep wells, spring boxes, pumps, rain-catchment systems and pipelines; construction of toilets and latrines; performing water quality tests and samplings; organizing and peace coRps training communities and barangay (village) water associations in construction, repair, and maintenance of water/sanitation systems; conducting water and watershed conservation/ sanitation, waste management information/education campaign; and assisting municipalities or provinces in solid and liquid waste management development plans and projects.
Small Business/Livelihood Extentionist. A small business/ livelihood extentionist assists the Philippine government or an NGO in planning, implementing, managing, and/or evaluating livelihood, micro-lending, and or small business development programs and building capacity on the part of the target beneficiaries in starting up and managing small businesses. Volunteers may be assigned to a municipal or provincial government office, an NGO, or to a church-affiliated group that targets youth, young adults, and other disadvantaged sectors of Philippine society (e.g., girls and women).
The Peace Corps manages its program based on the geographical regions of the country. This allows the Peace Corps to address specific development needs in each region it serves. A manager is assigned to each region and is the key field support. Sector managers provide technical support and training and monitor whether the goals and objectives of the Peace Corps' project plans are being met.
The Peace Corps/Philippines program believes that capacity building —leaving Filipino counterparts and communities more capable and empowered—is one of the greatest legacies of a Peace Corps Volunteer assignment.


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Jobs & Contracts
Interested in a career with ACF? As a component of the Department of Health and Human Services, working with us gives you the opportunity to positively impact the health and well-being of people here at home and around the world every single day. We employ individuals from diverse social and academic backgrounds into a full range of career fields and positions. We encourage you to apply for ACF vacancy announcements on the USAJOBS.gov website.
For more information on jobs and contract opportunities, explore the links below.
- Subscribe to the ACF Job Opportunities RSS Feed to see open vacancy announcements
- Health and Human Services Career Information
- Federal Employment Information and Forms
- Special Employment Programs in HHS
- USAJOBS: Search all Federal employment opportunities nationwide
- Peace Corps Job Recruitment: Non-competitive elibility or NCE makes it easier for federal agencies like ACF to hire returned Peace Corps Volunteers who meet the minimum qualifications of a given position.


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Chelation: Compounding Pharmacy's Problems
Chelation is the provision of a substance to increase the body's excretion of heavy metals. In poisoning situations (lead, aluminum, iron, etc.), chelation is medically necessary, objectively effective, and approved for use. But the same term has a completely different meaning in the alternative medicine universe, where proponents often believe heavy metal toxicity is the "one true cause" of disease, and chelation can undo microvascular inflammation, atherosclerosis, and even aging itself. From early days as an unproven treatment of coronary artery disease, its use has expanded to include autism, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and dozens of other diseases. Today, chelation is widely available. Regrettably, my own profession, pharmacy, facilitates this pseudoscience by manufacturing and selling chelation products.
Provoked urine tests are a common entry point to chelation therapy. Patients are given a product to provoke heavy metal excretion. The urine is tested and the patient is informed that they're "toxic" and require chelation. Unfortunately, these results are meaningless and provide no evidence that chelation is medically necessary. But that's the justification used for advocating a treatment regimen that will be useless at best and fatal at worst. A recent Medical Letter review concluded:
Medical Letter consultants believe that the use of chelation therapy in non-standard protocols for unsubstantiated indications should be discouraged. The results of provoked urine testing are not an acceptable basis for such treatment.
Providing chelation to patients isn't a straightforward matter. It's typically an intravenous infusion (though there are some oral products). Unless you're part of the dubious TACT trial, which has administration centres across the United States and Canada, there are few products commercially available. For example, edetate calcium disodium (EDTA) is approved for sale in the United States but not Canada. Edetate disodium (also called EDTA) is not approved for sale in either country. But these products are widely available: they're manufactured by pharmacists in pharmacies.
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Getting through the holidays gluten and dairy free can be tough. Let me tell ya. But then, the holidays were always a challenge for me because I was mostly vegetarian for decades (meaning ovo-lacto vegetarian and sometimes vegan). In truth, Gentle Reader, my holiday foods have often tended, shall we say, to be a tad different from mainstream holiday fare.
Being the wild and free goddess-in-training I was back in those golden zen-kissed crunchy pre-celiac days, I learned early on how to tweak traditional recipes and reinvent old favorites- like using coconut milk as a vegan (non-dairy) sub in whipped sweet potatoes (everyone loved this!) and subbing butter and cream with vegetable broth and crushed roasted garlic in fluffy smashed potatoes. No one missed the animal fat (unless they were just being polite).
My stuffing back then (baked as a casserole) was naturally gluten-free. I used cubes of toasted cornbread tossed with a skillet of softened onions, celery, chopped apple and cranberries seasoned with a touch of curry- then moistened with broth and baked till golden- sometimes with pine nuts or pecans on top.
Instead of serving green beans swimming in canned mushroom soup (because I never- and I mean, never- got the appeal of that goopy combination) I roasted fresh green beans in sea salt and balsamic vinegar- just until tender-crisp. Or did this simple but elegant recipe with pomegranate glaze.
Lucky for me, I enjoyed thinking "outside the box". And in my vegan years- not once- did I make a turkey out of tofu.
Who needs tofurky when you have Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas?
As for 2007? It will be another quiet Thanksgiving holiday here by the mesa. No traveling. I'm still off my feet- though a slick new wheelchair has helped me feel more mobile here at home and allowed me to work at my desk (and not be bored beyond belief). Steve will be the official cook this year. I suspect enchiladas will be on the menu.
Among the usual suspects, I toss these ideas to you: Mexican Pumpkin Soup. Cozy Autumn Rice Bake. Roasted Eggplant Tapenade and Jalapeño & Lime Hummus. Veggie Lovers Shepherd's Pie. All fabulous make-ahead recipes.
Maple Roasted Acorn Squash and Beef and Mushroom Stuffed Acorn Squash (and you, Dear Reader, could stuff it with ground turkey; and for vegan, try cooked brown rice with pine nuts, cranberries and green chiles). Or try my Cornbread Stuffing for squash here. If it's just the two of you- try an elegant Roasted Acorn Squash Risotto.
And how about lacy, crispy Latkes and Homemade Applesauce? To die for, Bubbe. And you can always jazz up ordinary squash with roasted green chiles.
Instead of slaving over a gluten-free pastry crust (and doubting it would work egg-free, for me, anyway) I'm going to make my Apple-Pear Crisp in a pie dish. Too many times we ended up scraping apple or pumpkin filling off of nothing-to-write-home-about gluten-free crusts, so why fight it? Everyone loves a good apple crisp warm from the oven.
And for more gluten-free dairy-free sweets: Apple Cake with Cranberries, Vegan Pumpkin Pie, Coconut Chocolate Chip Cake, Pumpkin Corn Muffins, and Brown Sugar and Spice Pumpkin Bars. Rice Crispy Treats. Not to mention, Coconut Carrot Cake.
For a beautiful pie crust made with gluten-free oatmeal, check out Susan's Oatmeal Cookie Crust at FatFree Vegan Kitchen.
Ten Tips for Tasty Gluten-Free + Dairy-Free Holidays:
For making gravy, use arrowroot starch or sweet rice flour; these thicken better than wheat flour, anyway. Less lumps. I like to add a dash of dry sherry, brandy or wine.
For a non-dairy sub in pumpkin, squash and sweet potato recipes try coconut milk- it's delicious (full fat tastes best).
Cook carrots in orange juice for a non-dairy flavor boost. Drizzle with a touch of pure maple syrup.
Use raw organic agave nectar or pure maple syrup for adding just the right touch of sweetness to veggies and sauces.
For stuffing, simply follow your favorite recipe and substitute toasted cubes of gluten-free cornbread, or a loaf of store-bought gluten-free white bread.
For a crunchy bread crumb topping try my Crunchy Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs (process toasted GF waffles- they make perfect golden crumbs).
As an all-around basic flour substitute keep a bag of Pamela's Ultimate Baking Mix in the fridge and use it to thicken soup and chili, to coat and dredge pan fried cakes. It also works well as a one to one sub in almost every baking recipe I've converted.
If you avoid dairy or nuts [Pamela's contains buttermilk and almond flour] try an all-purpose gluten free flour blend from Whole Foods, Bob's Red Mill or Gluten Free Pantry.
For a classic cookie crumb pie crust use Pamela's cookies (Lemon or Ginger or Chocolate, depending upon the filling) processed into crumbs; I use Joy of Cooking's classic cookie/cracker crumb recipe and simply substitute with gluten free cookies.
Add turkey leftovers to nachos, soup, chili pasta, and frittata recipes. Or bake up a batch of Turkey and Sweet Potato Enchiladas.
And one last holiday-kissed morsel- a few nut and crumb pie crust recipes from my baking file.
Almond Macaroon Crust
1 cup ground almond meal (processed almonds)
3/4 cup light brown or cane sugar
1 medium organic free-range egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
A dash of spice - cinnamon or nutmeg
Preheat oven to 325ºF. Grease and GF-flour a 9-inch glass pie plate; or use a greased and GF-floured tart pan.
In a mixing bowl, mix together the ground almonds, sugar, egg, extract, salt & spice. Spread the almond mixture into the pie plate and press lightly (with moist fingertips) to form a crust.
Bake the crust for 10 minutes, check to see the shape of it, and using a silicone or vinyl spatula, lightly press down any high puffy areas; resume baking for another 2 to 5 minutes, until the crust is firm. Place on a wire rack and again press down the shape to flatten, if needed.
Cool before filling. The crust will get crisper as it cools.
Quick 'n Easy Almond Pie Crust
For one 9-inch tart pan:
1 cup almond meal (processed almonds - pecans also work well)
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons chilled butter or vegan margarine
1 1/2 tablespoons of cream or non-dairy cream
In a food processor, blend all ingredients until dough clumps together. Chill 15 minutes. Roll out the dough on wax paper dusted with either cornstarch or tapioca flour. Transfer to a 9-inch tart pan and press in lightly. Chill again till firm, and fill. Bake as directed in your pie recipe; keeping an eye on the edges of the crust. If it starts to brown too quickly, cover the edges with strips of foil. Also make sure your oven rack is in the center of the oven, and not close to the top.
Karina's Note:
To pre-bake for a no-bake filling, I would prick the crust, then bake it at 325 or 350º F for 10 to 15 minutes until firm. Cool before filling.
Almond Pie Crust
I've used this crust for pumpkin pie and cheesecake.
2 cups (heaping) almond or hazelnut meal
1/2 cup butter/vegan stick margarine, melted
2/3 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
Dash of pie spice or cinnamon, if desired
Combine all of the ingredients to form a sticky dough. With moist fingertips, press the dough into a greased 9x12-inch baking pan or 2 8-inch glass pie plates. Bake the crust at 350 degrees F. for 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely before filling.
I've done the same with pecans; I've processed them into meal - pecans make a wonderful nut crust. Some cooks add a little rice flour. I like to add a little coconut flour to the mix. Experiment.


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"I didn't know I was that good," Jack Bishop joked in recalling his learning that he was to be honored by the Wayne County Commissioners.
Representatives from area service veterans' organization packed the commissioners' meeting room on July 25 as Bishop, accompanied by his wife, Mary Jo Bishop, accepted a Certificate of Recognition and Distinguished Service.
A Vietnam veteran with 101st Airborne, Bishop spent the last 12 years in various employment and outreach activities for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. There, his certificate reads, "he worked tirelessly to encourage and serve his fellow veterans and the general public with employment opportunities in both Wayne and Pike counties."
This work came after Bishop spent 31 years in primary education, serving as principal of the Lourdesmont School in Clarks Summit and as a special education teacher with the Northeastern Intermediate Unit #19 in the Wayne Highlands School District.
Commissioner Jonathan Fritz, who as a student remembered Bishop the educator, said Bishop was a "wonderful advocate for veterans, 4,500 of whom are an integral part of the county. They are hardworking, sometimes insular people, who need somebody for them. You've had a magnificent career," he told Bishop.
Chairman Brian Smith agreed, saying, "I hate to see you go. You've helped so many people. I wish we could retain your knowledge."
Commissioner Wendell Kay spoke of his years of acquaintance with Jack and Mary Jo through his work and their church. "Their dedication to the community has extended far beyond their lives and to the community; people here today and many more who couldn't pack into the back of the room."
In departing, Bishop said the best part of the job had been that he'd "met a lot of great people in Wayne and Pike counties." He thanked the commissioners and implored them to press for a replacement for his position.
In other business, the commissioners accepted a state grant of $742,533, which was a $130,000 reduction from last year's mental health funding. Wayne County Human Services Director Andrea Whyte explained that resulted from 18 to 25 clients formerly using services in southern Wayne being transferred to a program in Carbondale.
Kay said the commissioners also were "very pleased," after a quarterly telephone conference report from financial consultants at C.S. McKee, who reported a 13% increase in the county's retirement fund account.
The board also approved a $182,000 contract with Whelan Properties LLC, to replace the courthouse roof, rejected a $482,000 bid from Grimm Construction for a proposed elevator project and authorized re-bid of the project.