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FINAL: NORTH 82, OWEN VALLEY 43. Cougar got good scoring from all three of its veteran junior guards: Grant Sims 18 points, Tyler Truesdel 17 and Saikou Jallow 14. Jallow made all six shots he took from the field. OV was led by 14 from senior forward Josh Parker.
END THIRD QUARTER: North 67, Owen Valley 34.
2:32: North, 59-30. Cougars clearly have responded well to a couple of tough losses.
HALFTIME: NORTH 39, OWEN VALLEY 18. One of many good signs for the Cougars is that junior winger Grant Sims seems to be out of his shooting slump. He's 2-for-2 from 3-point range and already has 11 points for his first double-digit scoring game since North's win at Whiteland on Dec. 29. The Cougars are a solid 14 of 29 from the field overall and OV also is shooting well at an even .500, but the Patriot problem is they only have 10 shots from the field, having made 15 turnovers. OV is also shooting well at the stripe at 8 of 11. Josh Parker leads OV with seven points.
6:17: North 20, Owen Valley 9. OV's Nolan King with a rebound, coast-to-coast drive and spectacular spinning shot to start the second-quarter scoring.
END FIRST QUARTER: North 18, Owen Valley 4. Cougars came out hot, then cooled off a bit. North is 6-12 from the field, and OV is also shooting .500, but only got four attempts because it has 10 turnovers.
Had a computer issue. Hope it should be fine now. Owen Valley, which won on a last second shot last night at Brown County is hosting North's Cougars, who lost on a last-second shot by Martinsville in overtime. Will have updates here and via Twitter at htograham.

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This article was published 13/7/2012 (1836 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
When people from St. Pierre-Jolys return to their hometown -- like during this weekend's hoppin' Frog Follies, for example -- one of the first places they hit is Le Bébé Rouge.
"A lot of guys pop in here before they even go to their parents' place," says Elaine Mellor, the owner of the seasonal burger bar and ice cream stand, located on the north edge of town along Highway 59. "After they get their order, they say, 'Remember, don't tell my mom I was here.'"
Uh, chances are she already knows.
"Yeah, there aren't too many secrets in a small town," Elaine agrees, offering a guest a seat in her "dining area" -- a screened-in gazebo furnished with patio-style tables and chairs. "It's like when we reopen in the spring; I don't have to make an announcement because usually somebody tells somebody, they tell somebody else and pretty soon, the whole town knows."
This year marks a pair of anniversaries for Le Bébé Rouge. First, it's been 40 years since the original owners, Etienne and Rita Rioux, opened the hot spot, which they named for a red Irish etter pup born on the premises. Second, it's been 35 years since Elaine and her husband, Donat, adopted Le Bébé Rouge and began raising it as if it was their own.
Bringing up Bébé
ELAINE grew up on a dairy farm just outside of St. Pierre-Jolys. After graduating from high school, she moved to Winnipeg, where she got a job with MTS. One night while she was back home visiting friends, Elaine's brother introduced her to Donat, who was also enjoying a night out at the St. Pierre Hotel (now called Lucky Luc's). The pair hit it off and after trading 'I dos' a couple of years later, settled down in St. Pierre for good.
During the first year of their marriage, Elaine got a waitressing job at a local diner. The owner of Le Bébé Rouge approached her in the spring of 1978 and asked her if she wanted to rent out his locale for the summer.
"I didn't want to be a waitress my whole life so I said, 'Sure,'" Elaine says.
Twelve months later, Elaine and Donat bought the takeout spot -- and the adjoining gas station, car wash and convenience store -- outright.
Family planning
THE Mellors have three daughters. All three have slung burgers at Le Bébé Rouge at one time or another. More importantly, all three were born during the "off-season."
"I didn't really have a choice but to have them in the winter," Elaine says with a laugh. "That's the reason we built this gazebo -- so that I could bring them to work with me, when they were little."
In 2009 and 2010, Elaine took the summers off for the first time since she took over Le Bébé Rouge. The people who rented the space changed the name of the place, first to the Red Baby and then to Chez Mémère.
"She worked for both guys we rented out to, showing them the ropes and stuff," says Donat. "Except what started happening is people would drive by and if they saw Elaine's car, they'd stop in. If they didn't, they kept on going." (This summer, Elaine is working alongside a third generation Bébé Rouger -- her 12-year-old granddaughter Chelsey, who lives in Sainte-Anne-des-Ch�nes.)
Où est le boeuf?
THE most popular selection on Le Bébé Rouge's menu is its namesake burger, the Bébé Rouge ($5.25). It comes loaded with the works and is also available as a double or triple-patty behemoth.
Donat says that a lot of guys who grew up in the area now work in oil-rich Alberta. "When they come home on weekends, they show up here with a big cooler and order a couple dozen Bébé Rouges to take back with them," he says. "From here they head straight to the airport, catch their flight and bring the burgers to their buddies working on the rigs."
Another thing: every burger that comes off the grill at Le Bébé Rouge is given an amorous au revoir.
"After I wrap a burger up (in foil) I give it a little hug," Elaine says, demonstrating her technique. "At first it was to keep them from falling apart, but when people started commenting that I was putting 'love' into their food, I kept doing it." ("You don't want me making your supper," Donat interjects. "My hug is more like a squish.")
Love at first bite
DANIEL Roy is a singer/songwriter from St. Boniface. When Roy was growing up, he and his parents would often stop at Le Bébé Rouge for a hot dog or ice cream while on their way to the family cottage in nearby St. Malo.
Years later, Roy penned a song called Bébé Rouge, which he and his band, Johnny Cajun, recorded for their self-titled debut album.
"I was simply inspired by the small-town feel that this cute lil' greasy-spoon, roadside restaurant has and wrote a love song around it," Roy says, translating the French language tune of two high school sweethearts who first go there for a milkshake and then, years later, after they are married with children, return to their old haunt for a date night.
The song struck a chord with Roy's manager Michel Durand-Wood and his wife, Emma. So much so that, well, why don't we let Emma tell the rest of the story...
"My husband -- then boyfriend -- Michel introduced me to Johnny Cajun's music. I quickly became a huge fan of that particular song and we sort of thought of it as one of 'our; songs," Emma says.
In 2008, Emma accompanied the band when they were playing a gig in Langenburg, Sask. At one point in the show, Michel got up to wander the theatre and take some photos of the band. Emma didn't think anything of it. But when Johnny Cajun struck up the first notes of Bébé Rouge, she wondered where Michel was and why he was wasn't returning to enjoy the song with her.
The next thing Emma knew, the band had slowed the number down to a crawl, and her beau had suddenly appeared onstage.
"Michel gave a brief explanation of our relationship and then invited me to join him. I wobbled nervously up the stairs and onto the stage, where Michel got down on one knee and proposed, while the band played softly in the background.
"Once I said yes and we embraced, the guys kicked into the chorus and the audience applauded madly," she says.
The Durand-Woods got hitched a year later and -- how's this for a happy ending? -- Bébé Rouge was one their first songs they danced to, as a married couple.


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Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Sisson. I'm 63 years young. I live and work in Malibu, California. In a past life I was a professional marathoner and triathlete. Now my life goal is to help 100 million people get healthy. I started this blog in 2006 to empower people to take full responsibility for their own health and enjoyment of life by investigating, discussing, and critically rethinking everything we've assumed to be true about health and wellness...Tell Me More
Yes, I know, I know. That title isn't exactly comforting. I hate giving you guys bad news, seeing as how you make this website possible, and I hate making unpopular recommendations like "eat more butter" or "get some sun" or "drink a glass of red wine," but I have to stick to the truth here, even if it hurts. And the truth is that you should probably be eating dark chocolate on a semi-regular basis because the stuff is pretty dang good for you. Before you log out, never to return again, give me a minute to explain myself:
You were kids once. Your parents probably forced you to finish your overcooked, mushy, bland veggies or wash your hands and finish your homework – or some other routine unpleasantry – "for your own good," and that's what I'm doing here. Dark chocolate is healthy. It may be awful, terrible, and disgusting, but it contains some really good things that have some remarkable effects on various markers of health. So, yeah, eat your chocolate. Finish your raw cacao powder. Choke down that homemade hot chocolate. Hold your noses if you have to, but get it down and done.
I'm kidding, of course. There's no arm twisting required when it comes to chocolate. If there's one thing I know, it's that the Primal community can suck down some high quality dark chocolate. Don't think I didn't see how quickly that chocolate disappeared at last year's PrimalCon. And why wouldn't it? Dark chocolate's great, the perfect storm of flavor, flavonoids, and fat. It tastes really good, comes loaded with polyphenols, and cocoa butter is a great source of saturated and monounsaturated fat. High-cacao dark chocolate, then, is quite literally a healthy candy bar. What's not to love?
I've discussed my favorite dark chocolate in the past. I've even provided chocolate-choosing tips. But until today, I've never really explained why we should be including high-cacao dark chocolate in our diets. I've never explicitly outlined the myriad health benefits that cacao offers. Well, let's get to it, shall we?
Cocoa butter, which is extracted from the cacao bean and incorporated into most reputable dark chocolate bars, is mostly monounsaturated and saturated fat, with very little polyunsaturated fat. And because most of that saturated fat is stearic acid, widely known for having neutral effects on LDL, even avowed lipophobes can happily and heartily gobble up cacao fat.
When it comes to polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity, cacao trounces the "superfruits" acai, pomegranate, cranberry, blueberry and whatever else your annoying friend who always falls for multilevel marketing schemes is hawking this week. The most studied polyphenol in cacao is epicatechin, a flavanol. Although last week's post on the benefits of polyphenol consumption centered on pigment-derived antioxidants, cacao's polyphenols are also quite potent and potentially healthful.
What happens when the rubber hits the road, though? Or, somewhat more literally, what happens when the square of polyphenol-rich dark chocolate melts on the tongue, is swallowed, digested, and incorporated into the body? What are the actual health benefits of consuming high-cacao content dark chocolate?
Epidemiological studies pretty consistently show that dark chocolate consumption is related to lower blood pressure readings. In Jordan, among Kuna Indians living in Panama, among pregnant women, and among elderly Dutch, this holds true. That's all well and good, but it's just an association. We need controlled studies:
One found that fifteen days of eating dark chocolate, but not white chocolate, lowered blood pressure (and improved insulin sensitivity) in healthy subjects. The main difference between white and dark chocolate is the polyphenol content; both types contain cocoa fat. Cocoa consumption also improved arterial flow in smokers.
Some studies suggest that the flavonoids are key. In one, flavanol-rich dark chocolate consumption improved endothelial function while increasing plasma levels of flavanols (which indicates the flavanols had something to do with it). Another study used flavanol-rich cocoa to increase nitric oxide production in healthy humans, thus inducing vasodilation and improving endothelial function. In another, the highest dose of cacao flavanoids caused the biggest drop in blood pressure. Still another found that while dark chocolate did not reduce blood pressure, improve lipids, nor reduce oxidative stress, it did improve coronary circulation.
Or maybe it's the soluble fiber. In "spontaneously hypertensive" rats, cacao-derived soluble fiber lowered blood pressure, perhaps by reducing weight gain.
It's probably both, in my opinion, although the polyphenols undoubtedly contribute more to the cause than the five grams or so of soluble fiber you'll get in the average serving of dark chocolate.
You've heard of the cholesterol-fed rabbit; how about the cocoa-fed rabbit? If the former is an effective vehicle to study the negative effects of poor lipid clearance, the latter is a testament to the inhibitory effects of cocoa polyphenols on lipid peroxidation. We also have similar findings in rodents. Feeding hypercholesterolemic and normocholesterolemic rats polyphenol-rich "cocoa fiber" (defatted, sugar-free chocolate, basically) reduced markers of lipid peroxidation in both groups (PDF). It also seems to work quite well in test tubes.
In humans, both with normal and elevated cholesterol levels, eating cocoa powder mixed with hot water lowered oxidized LDL and ApoB (LDL particle number, which, if you remember my post on lipid panels, you want to lower) counts while increasing HDL. All three doses of high-flavanol cocoa powder – 13, 19.5, and 26 g/day – proved beneficial. If you're wondering, 26 grams of powder is about a quarter cup. It also works if you drink it with milk (and no, Hershey's syrup doesn't work the same).
Given the effects of chocolate on lipid peroxidation, we can probably surmise that it will also lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. And indeed, epidemiological studies suggest that this is the case. In a sample of over 2200 patients (PDF), chocolate consumption was inversely associated with progression of atherosclerotic plaque (determined by calcium scoring). What's incredible is that the association held for chocolate in general, and I don't think it's likely that everyone was consuming 100% raw cacao powder brimming with polyphenols. A study from this year from the same group got similar results: chocolate consumption was inversely associated with prevalent cardiovascular disease.
While most cacao research focuses on vascular function and heart disease risk, there are other, less intensively-studied benefits. Here are a few of them:
For fifteen days, hypertensive, glucose-intolerant patients received either 100 daily grams of high-polyphenol dark chocolate or 100 daily grams of zero-polyphenol white chocolate. Diets were isocaloric, and nothing differed between the groups besides the type of chocolate. Dark chocolate improved beta cell function, lowered blood pressure, increased insulin sensitivity, and improved endothelial function, while white chocolate did none of those things.
Rats with fatty liver evince higher levels of oxidative stress and inflammation, but cocoa supplementation partially attenuated these pathological changes – even in choline-deficient rats. While cocoa wasn't enough to fully resolve fatty liver, the researchers concluded that cocoa may be of therapeutic benefit in "less severe" forms of fatty liver.
Resistance to UV damage is commonly measured by MED – minimal erythema dose. A higher MED means greater resistance to UV rays, while a lower MED indicates lower resistance. High MED, good. Low MED, bad. One study found that feeding high levels of dark chocolate to healthy people over twelve weeks doubled their MED; feeding low levels of dark chocolate had no effect on the MED.
Similarly, another study found that a high-flavanol-from-cacao group had greater resistance to a given UV dosage than a low-flavanol-from-cacao group (who actually saw no benefit at all) over a six and twelve-week period.
Those interested in a fairly comprehensive compendium of chocolate research can check it out here. I tried to stick to in vivo research, but there's more theoretical stuff out there too.
Seeing as how most of chocolate's benefits stem from the polyphenol content, and most of the studies that saw large effects used "high-flavanol" dark chocolate, you should be gunning for chocolate with high polyphenol counts. Dutch processed, or alkalized, chocolate lightens the color, removes some of the bitter compounds, and gives it a milder taste. Awesome for Hershey's Kisses, but awful for the flavanol content. Those "bitter compounds," you see, are the flavanols. Without the bitterness (which I think of as complexity), you're missing most of the beneficial polyphenols. It might taste good, but it won't perform all of the aforementioned physiological tasks. To quantify the extent of the degradation, check out the results of this study on the flavanol contents of cacao powders subjected to various degrees of alkalization:
Once you've got a lead on some good chocolate with high cacao and lower sugar levels, eat a few squares a sitting. Exercise restraint, however, as it is still candy and it shouldn't make up a large block of calories. Treat it like a condiment, or even a medicinal adjunct to an otherwise solid diet. If you're sensitive to stimulants, avoid chocolate too close to bedtime.
If you get your hands on some high quality cacao powder (raw – which is actually fermented – or roasted, but never Dutch processed), try making coconut cacao milk. Mix half a (BPA-free) can or carton of coconut milk with a couple tablespoons of cacao powder. Heat on the stove until almost simmering. Add sweetener to taste and, if you're adventurous, a bit of cayenne, cinnamon, and turmeric. Enjoy!
Anyway, that's it for today. I think I've presented the case for high-cacao dark chocolate – not that you were exactly a tough crowd or anything! Thanks for reading and be sure to give your thoughts – including quality sources and recommended methods of ingestion – in the comment section!
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267 Comments on "Why You Should Eat and Drink High-Cacao Dark Chocolate"
As if anyone needed more excuses to eat chocolate! 🙂
haha, agreed! 🙂
took the words right outta my mouth!
Put your shirt on already
I can't fine anywhere on the chocolate bar where it shows how much polyphenol it contains?????
Go with Santa Barbara Chocolate. 100% Dark and Organic. Great to just eat, make candy, or use as I do to make my heart happy–also works as an internal "sunscreen." Prices are pretty good for 3lbs and at retailmenot.com get coupon! Go Primal/Paleo ;o)
After reading this, I feel so good about my dark chocolate hot chocolate indulgence last night.
We have a number of chocolate shoppes in our area and it is such a hardship to have to taste test my way through them. 🙂
*sigh* if I must…
I ? your avatar 🙂
Ahahaha!! Me too!!
Time to go to my local health food store and get some supar-dark chocolate! :]
Chocolate for everyone please!
With the amount of chocolate I consume, I could be the healthiest person on the earth 🙂
Divine 70% dark chocolate. Organic, fair trade, and fabulous. The End.
The small bar of Divine 70% only has about 12 g carbs.
My daily afternoon snack is 2 squares 100% cacao and 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. Take a small bite of cacao and a small bite of coconut oil.
Before I tasted 99% cacao I would put a drop or 2 of honey on a 100% cacao square. I've never tried coconut oil on a 100% cacao square but I am sure it is divine!
For some reason, the coconut oil seems to add a slight hint of sweetness, just enough to make it work and not taste bitter.
gonna have to give this a try!
Wow. That's hardcore.
It seems normal to me at this point 🙂
I've been making "cocoa" with hot water, coconut oil, KG butter, & cocoa powder…
How much do you use of each? This sounds wonderful 🙂
Bulletproof hot cocoa FTW!!
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon coconut oil
2 tablespoons grass-fed butter
12 ounces boiling water
Flavoring (Optional: cinnamon OR vanilla extract OR mint extract)
Stevia (optional)
The key is to whizz it with a handblender, food processor, or quick whisking until it foams.
Sounds good. I'll have to try that.
When you use the hand blender do you use the attachment with the blade or the whisk?
Thank you.
Here is something new for me to try. Thanks for the idea!
My favorite daily snack is high quality dark chocolate with fruit or berries. Quick, satisfying, delicious and healthy!
God eats chocolate for sure.
for years i've been making a "chocolate tonic" for cold drinking, of 1 t. of cocoa per cup of water, with a smidge of sea-salt, brought to a simmer and allowed to cool. recently, i've been experimenting with making it into a water-kefir (no sweetener added), and it shows promise….
I am a big advocate of dark chocolate. High quality dark chocolate is good for you and tastes great. I think there is no better way to satisfy your craving for sweets. Of course, moderation is the key.
*sigh* Ah… the Primal Life. Just too good.
Seriously! That is exactly how I feel. Yesterday, we were told it's perfectly fine to drink coffee before workouts. Bacon is unlimited. Now, this. I may actually die of happiness instead of some degenerative disease.
I so agree, diet? what diet? OMG I love this way of life, Ive never felt more alive, more fulfilled and less hungry OR looked so good. I eat 85% dark chocolate daily, and with a red wine it totally rocks.
I'm buying an 85%cacao bar from Trader Joes. It's Colombian chocolate and contains cocoa mass, sugar, soy lecithin, natural vanilla. One small square has a minimal amount of sugar, some fiber and about 20calories. That's a snack for me midday, so I have time to manage the sugar effect. My question is: is that a "good" kind of chocolate to have? Does the cocoa/cacao have high acrylamide content?
Love that dark chocolate makes the primal cut!
I like the 80%. I would like to try 85% but I can't find it. The PCC by my house only carries up to 70%. I have to travel all the way to Metropolitan Market to get the good stuff.
When I die I'll be able to tell heaven form hell by weather there is any dark chocolate and red wine.
Try looking online. I recently took delivery of 20 bars of 85% Dark Chocolate from Amazon.
Does your store have an organic section? That's where I found my current dark chocolate. I can get 72% and 88% pretty consistently, and I recently found some 85%.
90% Lindt for me….not organic unfortunately but it makes me positively squirm with delight every time I taste it.
I like to have a piece of dark chocolate with my butter coffee.
Amen, sister. I just found that on the shelves, and bought two bars, which have lasted for three weeks, now.
I think it's time to up my chocolate intake!
Hear, hear! I was just about to type much the same, with my Lindt 90% in arms reach.
Yeah it's Lindts 99% for me. I recently tried out Green& Black's(funny I found it here in Germany) and I was amazed at the taste and texture. Mmmmmmhh <3
Sad thing is, it disappeared from the Store 🙁
I like my 90% cacao with a dab of almond butter
I'll second that.
The bomb: Fair trade, organic, pure. Even use cane sugar!
So as far as Cocoa Powder goes, your recommendation is either Raw or Roasted Powder, are there specific brands that you reccomend?
Def get my chocolate in and do my best to get fair trade too. There is a supplier at my farmers market that I buy some. Love it!
is the endangered species 88% a solid choice?
Endangered Species 88% Extreme Dark is my favorite. It doesn't seem to have an odd aftertaste I find in most of the really dark chocolates.
And with a glass of great red wine! What a great dessert!
Ahhhh… music to my ears. =)
But, has anyone here ever had a problem with chocolate, or certain brands of chocolate, causing skin break-outs? Or being more or less "addictive" than some other brand? I love very dark chocolate but haven't been able to figure out if it's something I have to stay away from entirely (woe is me!) or if there's some way around those problems. Any thoughts?
i always (and by that i mean, since going primal) figured that the chocolate addictions, acne and sleeplessness of yore (and dire warnings from my mother) were down to high sugar and additives. i'd say self-experiment to be sure personally. hard to do it blind but you do the best you can.
I always find that if I have the truly dark chocolate (85% minimum – my preference is Lindt 90% dark), then I get my chocolate hit in about 2 squares, and don't overdo it.
I'm a recovering sugar addict and a totally-not-recovering-at-all chocolate addict, and I think the sugar in the less dark versions is what causes all the problems.
Your mileage may vary, though – if even the really dark stuff has bad side effects for you, maybe best not to push it.
Good luck!
I had 90% Lindt dissolving on my tongue as I opened my browser to find this great news!!
Any Canadians may find that Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has a great 91% bar. Seems smoother than the Lindt, I hope it isn't because they use overly processed ingredients…
Will I get the same health benefits from dissolving some Hershy's unsweetened cocao powder in hot water as I would from ah 85% cocao dark chocolate bar?
Hershey's milk chocolate for me- 3 candy bars a day (just kidding!)
Seriously, though, I once experimented with dark chocolate and my blood pressure (which if I'm not careful, can run high)-within 2 weeks of daily dark chocolate, my systolic went down noticeably.
That being said, I wasn't aware to the extent you wrote about, of some of the other benefits chocolate has. Thanks for the great article, Mark!
Dark chocolate is far from sounding like a punishment to me! I like 85% – 90% since a long time before even switching to Primal.
Primal life is definitely so good!
Well thank goodness for this right?! I already eat a few squares of Green & Black's 85% cocoa dark organic chocolate most days. The stuff just makes you happy. Plus I usually enjoy it with a glass of red wine, extra happy 😉
Chocolate mixed with milk is tasty, but I have one problem with that. I've tried it twice, where I mixed some of the 100% cocoa with milk and drank it. Both times, within a short period of time, I felt really sleepy, and I went to sleep for like 13 hours, and I'm sure it was because of the chocolate. Does anyone know if this is normal?
Sounds like it is normal for you.
It sounds to me like you got a good shot of endorphins from the chocolate concoction. That's a good thing! I just had a cup myself, and feel sleep stealing over me as I type.
You are right on Mark! I've been enjoying raw cocoa in ALL it's forms. It makes a great hot cocoa.
My (current) favorite:
16oz mug + green tea bag
pour half full w/ boiling water
steep 2 minutes
add 1 Tbsp raw cacoa powder
add spices like cayenne + cinnamon
add pinch sea salt + tiny bit of vanilla
plain + vanilla stevia to taste
press tea bag and remove
pour in some raw whole milk (or coconut milk)
fill mug with remainder hot water
And we shall not forget avocado – cacoa powder – banana pudding!!
I keep a continuous supply of avocado cocoa power pudding. I used to use banana, but now prefer to add coconut milk and some stevia. Works well with egg or whey protein powder.
How do you make avocado, cocoa powder, banana pudding???
One thing I don't get. The paleo crowd jumps all over the phytate anti-nutrient subject with regards to seeds/grains but cocoa powder is loaded with phytates, right? What gives?
I like the 88% dark that has the picture of the panther on it. Can't remember the brand, but it's at the local grocery store in the organic section.
That's fair trade dark chocolate, isn't it! 🙂
I found it. It's "Endangered Species" brand. 10% of profits go to help "species planet and humanity".
Look at the difference in sugar content of 70% vs 88 or 90%. It's huge.
Endangered Species' 72% with cacao nibs – divine!! It's the one with the bat on the label 🙂
The brand is "Endangered Species". My favorite also. Next is the 99% at World Market.
I was loving the World Mkt 99% until I brought home a supply & discovered they had been mislabeled – hard to tell the exact percentage from tasting, but my guess was I'd been sold 70%. They took it all back but I am gun-shy & now order Dagoba 100% 6-oz baking bars from Amazon. Great Stuff!! Tried some of the sunspire 100% baking but found it too bitter.
How did you find out it was mislabeled? That's the chocolate I eat everyday 🙁
Dr. Oz had a show recently where his guest recommended dark chocolate to increase sex drive. I keep leaving bars of it around the house for the Missus to discover…
Would you email my husband and suggest that to him?
Grate some dark chocolate on whole fat Greek yogurt, sprinkle on some toasted almonds(a pinch of celtic sea salt) add some strawberries and you've got pure healthy decadence 🙂
That sounds absolutely amazing.
For a little extra. I've actually mixed up to 1:1 coconut milk and very neutral bone broth with a bit of cocoa(sweetening spices like cinammon, vanilla, etc). but if you make your broth with meaty bones don't try this at home. The meat flavor is too strong.
Okay, I set my jaw and read through your whole post…before I allowed myself to go to the pantry for a Lindt 90% bar. It was tough!
I like that variety because it doesn't contain the soy lecithin and I can afford it. I really found inspiration in the drink variations discussed. I've recently started honey and cinnamon plus coconut oil in my morning coffee. I'm thinking a spoonful of chocolate added might be nice.
Thanks for the blessing, Mark!
I've made my own Mounds bar… Melt said dark chocolate in a bowl with some CO. When melted stir in unsweetened coconut flakes. I put that in the freezer. When solid I break into pieces I keep in a bag in the freezer. Can't get better then that!
oh that's heavenly! i have to try it!
Have a batch in the fridge now, thanks! 🙂
Taza has some good bar/tablets. Grainy, rustic texture and berry overtones. Their dark choc almonds, and chips are good too. no lecithin either.
Many of the more common brands availible in stores are pretty earthy(read: dirt).
Try tasting it like wine there are definite layers of flavors, textures,mouth feel.
My sis swears by Amadei cru and finds Scharfenberger a little heavy handed and overpowering in its berry tones. side note: Sharfenberger is owned by Hershey's and started adding Soy Lecithin in all of their bars.
Wonderful stuff. Only problem is that as coeliacs, we have to make sure our chocolate isn't contaminated with wheat. So far, we have proved (the hard way) that Lindt and Tesco's own are safe. Any other recommendations for England?
Try the Co-op 85% Ghanaian – very nice. Packaging says it may contain gluten, nuts & wheat – but guess they have to cover themselves.
Try ordering from Ocado – these brands are great: Pralus, Cluizel and Valrhona.
Try Mr Popple's Chocolate from http://www.mrpoppleschocolate.co.uk – the packaging says that it is free from gluten. If you like strong chocolate then I recommend the 88% Strong!
I have eaten even small amounts of organic 85% dark chocolate and it gave me what appeared to be insomnia like effects. This does not occur all the time however… but it has happened. Either I am crazy or I am having a reaction to the caffeine or theobromine in the chocolate. It could be some other strange reason for all that I know.
Perhaps someone can shed some light on this.
chocolate can keep you awake- it does have those stimulants in it. each person is sensitive to a different degree.
And a tiny bit more:
"I highly recommend you store opened chocolate in the freezer or fridge, as the mold will continue to grow on opened bars of chocolate that sit out overnight.
I've researched ways to test chocolate for mold at home, and there isn't a viable way to do it, yet. Give me some time and I'll solve that too!"
Huh, that is interesting, because I am allergic to mold.
That would explain quite a bit…
Yes! I have tested allergic to chocolate – but am also allergic to molds. Like you, I was heavily exposed to mold and became sensitized and observant.
I find that Lindt 85% and 90% cause me few problems – if I eat small amounts – 1 to 2 squares – and not every day. I store them in the freezer in a freezer bag. An open package stays in the fridge chill drawer, carefully closed.
I'm caffeine sensitive and tend to be careful about chocolate in the PM.
Has anyone tried Crio Bru yet? it's roasted cacao beans that you grind and step in a french press. I want to try it, maybe mixing some good coffee and the cacao, but I haven't bought any yet…
I'll gladly take this advice! Definitely no arm twisting needed. Your recipe for cacao coconut milk sounds divine!
Mm, dark chocolate. You mention homemade hot chocolate (drinking chocolate?) in the article — have you got any recipes for said drink? 😀
I just made this….
1 can coconut milk
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 1/2 tbsp pure maple syrup
1/2 of an 1/8 tsp of cayenne
same amount of tumeric and cardamom
about a 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Simmer on the stovetop… it is amazing
sorta piggybacking yesterdays post about coffee pre workout, i've also found that having a bit of raw cacao powder with coffee to be a very good pre workout stimulant. i think it has something to do with the increase in production of nitric oxide which induces vasodilation.
espresso + cacao powder + fine ground cinnamon powder for my preworkout stimulant and it works the charm. Careful with the cinnamon powder for obvious reasons!
Peanut M-and-Ms must be the perfect health food!
Anybody have recipes for good hot chocolate with dark chocolate?
Be careful that you don't eat too much dark chocolate if you get cold sores (herpes simplex 1). Cocoa is high in L-Arginine, which makes the herpes virus thrive.
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My new favorite and EASY primal dessert: Dried figs, dipped in some melted dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt.
Wow- I remember finding packages of homemade dark chocolate covered figs outside of the train station in Rome in 1989. Me and my friend ate several packages of them during our stay there – they were cheap and relatively healthy. I hadn't thought of it in years – I am so going to make some as soon as I buy dried figs. Sea salt must send them over the top. Yum!
Yuuum! that sounds amazing!
Dear Mark, I read, or scan most of the blogs you write. I enjoy them and appreciate all the time you take to write them. They are inspiring to give more reason to continue to eat this way, and I love to learn more about it from you.
And…I am a nurse and it has made it so much easier to just say no, to all the donuts, bagels, cookies and cake items that end up in the kitchen at work, and that is a very good thing.
Just had super dark 87% chocolate for the first time in a long time. Wow it's MUCH sweeter than I remember it, and boy is it delicious. Just proof that my sugar tolerance went way down, and that's definitely a good thing.
I like to mix 100% cocoa powder with some coconut milk for dessert – no sweetener required because of the coconut milk! Depending on what texture I feel like, I add a little more or a little less coconut milk. If you lower the coconut milk to cocoa powder ratio, you will get cocoa pudding! Add even less coconut milk and it turns into a mousse-like consistency. I eat it plain, with some vanilla, or with cinnamon and a little chile powder for a Mexican twist. You can also eat it with frozen berries for DOUBLE ANTIOXIDANTS!
I ate this a few times in my first few weeks of going primal, when my energy levels were up and down a bit. It really helped me get through and provided some chocolate 'comfort'. I used 100% cocoa powder, coconut milk, chopped hazlenuts & vanilla extract.
My husband and I often enjoy the hot chocolate recipe Mark has in his cookbook. However, it calls for Dutch processed chocolate, and in this article he says not to use Dutch processed chocolate. Was anyone else confused by this? I was looking forward to a cup of hot chocolate until I got to the end of the article and decided to rethink that!


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Common Knee InjuriesThe Knee
The knee joint is composed of three bones: the femur, the tibia and the patella. The proximal tibia-fibula joint is included in the knee, but is rarely injured. Articular cartilage covers the joint surface and provides a smooth lubricated gliding surface for knee motion. The shapes of the bony articulation provide very little inherent stability. Proper function depends upon intact ligaments. This includes the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), the medial collateral ligament (MCL), and the lateral collateral ligament (LCL). While the ACL functions as the main stabilizer to anterior knee translation, the PCL functions as the main stabilizer to posterior translation. The collateral ligaments are the main stabilizers to side to side stress. The medial and lateral menisci are located within the joint between the femur and tibia. At times they have been referred to as the "cartilage" in the knee joint, but it is important to differentiate these structures from articular cartilage which covers the ends of the bones within the joint. The menisci function as "shock absorbers" within the knee joint and also influence knee stability.
The front of the knee is protected by the patella or kneecap, which is attached to the quadriceps muscle by the quadriceps tendon and to the tibia by the patellar tendon. While the quadriceps muscle controls knee extension, knee flexion is controlled by the hamstring muscles.Patella Tendinitis and Quadriceps Tendinitis
Patella tendinitis is a common injury following overuse or repetitive trauma to the extensor mechanism, such as basketball or volleyball. Patients usually present with pain in the front of their knee over the patella tendon associated with limited flexion and swelling. Treatment is directed towards a period of rest to allow the symptoms to subside followed by activity modification that limits high impact sports. Stretching and strengthening exercises are initiated once the pain subsides. Ice and short courses of NSAID's are helpful adjuncts.
In a similar fashion, the quadriceps tendon may become sore and irritated. This is usually manifested with tenderness in the soft tissue just above the patella. Treatment is similar to patellar tendinitis as discussed above.Bursitis
Bursae are synovial lined cavities that overly a bony prominence around the knee. Repetitive trauma from overuse or, more commonly, chronic irritation results in local inflammation and fluid collection within the bursa. The prepatellar bursa is the most commonly affected and when inflamed is called "housemaid's knee." The bursa overlying the attachment of the medial hamstrings or pes anserinus tendons on the tibia can also become inflamed. This is usually termed a pes bursitis and is usually caused by a repetitive activity such as running. Treatment is directed at stopping the irritating activity. Ice and a short course of NSAID's are useful. A compressive wrap is sometimes helpful. Aspiration is sometimes required for extreme cases.
Patellofemoral Pain and Chondromalacia Patella
Malalignment, along with acute or repetitive trauma, can lead to degenerative changes on the surface of the patella or femoral groove. Softening and erosive changes are referred to as chondromalacia. Initial treatment includes activity modification, ice and NSAID's. As the pain subsides, an exercise program is begun that usually focuses on stretching and strengthening. For those patients with recalcitrant cases, their physician may need to modify their treatment plan and consider surgical intervention.Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
ACL tears are becoming more common, with an incidence of 250,000 cases per year in the United States. Women experience up to a sevenfold increase in ACL tears compared with men in competitive sports. The ACL is often torn during running sports when the foot is planted and the knee twists with a change of direction. Classically the individual feels a "pop" in the knee, and is unable to continue running or playing because of pain and a sense of instability. Besides a physical examination and x-rays, it may be necessary to perform a MRI to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment may be either operative or nonoperative and is dependent upon the individual's level of activity and degree of instability. It is important that the individual be counseled about the natural history of an ACL deficient knee by their patient before embarking on a course of treatment.
Nonoperative treatment involves a physical therapy program for restoration of motion and strength. Most athletes return to sports in 6- 8 weeks provided that they have achieved appropriate strength. The use of a brace is debatable, but may provide some subjective benefit. If an athlete suffers episodes of giving way with sports, then it should be assumed that the knee is functionally unstable and reconstructive surgery should be considered.
Current reconstructive techniques use an arthroscopic approach. The graft choices for an ACL reconstruction include the central one-third bone-patella tendon-bone; hamstring tendons and quadriceps tendon. Sometimes, allograft tissue is considered. Following the reconstructive procedure, a supervised and specialized rehabilitation program is necessary to restore motion and strength. In general most athletes return to sports by 6 to 9 months after surgery, but each case is individualized.Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
PCL injuries occur less often than ACL tears. Two common mechanisms of injury include a fall on a hyperflexed knee with the foot plantar flexed and striking the front of the tibia with the knee flexed - like a dashboard injury in a motor vehicle accident. Treatment may be operative or nonoperative depending upon the degree of instability and involvement of associated structures.
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After Tuesday's tough loss against Pleasant Grove to open the Delta River League season, the host Oak Ridge Lady Trojans controlled neighboring Folsom throughout Thursday's matchup — throttling the Bulldogs 67-39.
Oak Ridge blew the game open in the third quarter. Behind suffocating defense and great communication on offense, the Trojans scored the first 17 points of the half and entered the final quarter holding a commanding 53-28 lead.
"We really came together in the second half, and every shot seemed to be dropping. Our defense played great, and we had a whole team effort," Oak Ridge coach Steve White said.
The Trojans controlled from the start as Jenna Klein, Lauren Sende and Haley Anderson helped get the hosts out to a 12-2 lead with 3:40 remaining in the opening quarter. After each team traded layups, Klein put through a deep three-pointer with 45 ticks left. Folsom didn't fold as Alex Washington, who led the Bulldogs with 11 points, drained a three of her own to cut Troy's lead to eight entering the second period.
"We knew the importance of getting out to a good start, and that allowed us to be flexible with our play in the second half," said Klein, who led all players with 18 points. "It's awesome to see that we have a team that is full of playmakers."
Oak Ridge maintained its healthy lead as Michelle Barkley scored a quick five points, including a layup while being fouled. Barkley's free throw gave the Trojans a 24-9 advantage but Folsom went on an 11-4 run in the next four minutes as the Bulldogs whittled the lead to 28-20 with 1:43 left.
Klein helped keep the buffer safe by nailing a three-pointer following Sende's block at the other end. After Washington made a layup, Sende drove through three Bulldog defenders to put in her own basket, giving Oak Ridge a 33-22 lead at halftime.
Ahead by 25 after three quarters, Oak Ridge played its reserves in the fourth with the outcome locked up. Lauren Liebert, Katie Hoisington and Sende combined for 11 of the Lady Trojans' 14 fourth-quarter points to help offset a pair of Folsom threes and a layup in the final minute that made the score respectable.
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Vietnamese Street Food
By Tracey Lister and Andreas Pohl
In Vietnam, it would be possible to have a varied, balanced, delicious and inexpen-sive diet by living entirely off street food. I spent six days in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this year and observed that at specific times of the day vendors would set up temporary stalls selling dishes such as chicken or beef pho; banh mi (light, airy baguettes) filled with various types of meat and pickled vegetables; fresh fruit juices; roasted duck soup noodles; rice vermicelli with barbecued pork; chicken rice; and sweet potato and shrimp fritters. And not all the street food was sold by itinerant merchants: some of the places we visited had set up low tables and stools (think child-size) outside small shacks, where they cooked on charcoal grills or over basic propane-fuelled stoves.
Looking through Vietnamese Street Food makes me realise how much I missed, because the selection is even more varied than I'd thought. Written by chef Tracey Lister and her husband, Andreas Pohl, long-term residents of Vietnam, the book shows there's much more to Vietnamese food than the spring rolls and pho that every food lover is familiar with. There are recipes for chargrilled dried squid; caramel fish with galangal; clay-pot pork with quail eggs and daikon; duck rice porridge; Vietnamese head cheese; bitter gourd stuffed with tofu; five-spice eel with rice crackers; and lotus root salad.


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Principles of Moral Thought and Action
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Sikhs believe that the world is real. What and how individuals perform here in life has real consequences. One need not escape the world through asceticism or austerity. In fact, pursuing ethical conduct in line with the Guru's teachings bestows gifts that even ascetics cannot reach. Guru Nanak (1469-1539) writes:
Contemplating the word brings a benevolent attitude
Destroying self-pride brings austerity's fruits
The one who has heard the word is liberated-in-life
Right conduct brings true peace. (GG 1343)
That is, the opportunity for spiritual cultivation exists in social life, and does not require austerity or renunciation of social ties. As a believer in the universal accessibility of the spiritual path, Guru Nanak was vehemently opposed to those who retreated from the world to seek their spiritual cultivation.
Guru Nanak's sense of moral responsibility required fair interaction between people under the watchful sight of a just God. Guru Nanak spoke out against lying lawgivers (GG 662) and officials who accepted bribes (GG 951). Taking more than one's fair share is expressed as a social taboo for Sikhs, comparable to eating beef for Hindus and pork for Muslims (GG 141). On the flip side, charity is key to the good life. Guru Nanak teaches that the person who gives from his or her rightful earning is surely on the path to liberation.
These kinds of ethical injunctions are echoed in the writings of the later Gurus, and especially in the writings of the Sikh savant Bhai Gurdas. He made the first attempt to systematize Sikh ethics in organizing codes of conduct in consecutive, coherent stanzas of poetry. For example:
Waking at the ambrosial hour, the Guru's Sikh bathes at the tank
Repeating the Guru's words, he arrives at the place of worship
Arriving at the holy congregation, he listens lovingly to the holy word
Dispelling doubts from his heart, he serves the Guru's Sikhs
Earning from his hard work, he takes sacrament and distributes it
Serving the Guru's Sikhs, he eats from what's left
Lighting the way in this Dark Age, the Guru is the disciple, and the disciple meets the Guru
Gurmukhs travel the straight path. (Var 40, Stanza 11)
Another way Gurdas proliferated Sikh morals was to expound upon words and phrases containing pithy kernels of Sikh teachings that the common person could remember and enact. Gurmat ("Guru's advice") is the word for the Sikh teachings and the Sikh way of life in accordance with scripture. Parupkari ("benevolence") is the highest aim in this way of life. Ethics, and enacting the right things in life, take precedence over all else, and Guru Nanak proclaims that rightful living (sach achar) is far higher than proclamations of truth. Knowledge, and reflection on that knowledge, allow for right actions, which culminate in benevolence. We ought to seek virtue by aligning our mind, words, and actions (man bach karam) with Sikh teachings.


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text: As a kid, I remember hitting Spencer Gifts in the mall to check out the black light posters, trippy lights, and, of course, the (tame) "adult" novelty gifts. I was reminded of those formative Spencer experience when I saw the work of Canadian artist Andrew O'Malley in the Boing Boing Bazaar. He creates "dynamic, illuminated fixtures combining captivating lighting technology, finely crafted and re-purposed enclosures, and hand-built electronic circuits, custom programmed for intriguing behavior through a playful balance between rules and randomness." I'm digging the stately and effective Tunnel Vision LED light boxes and Space Invader Electric Window.


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Prices will remain high in the short term, due to global supply insecurity, Lord Browne predicted.
Crude oil prices - which determine pump charges - hit new highs this week.
Meanwhile, acts of sabotage in Iraq and the possible bankruptcy of Russian producer Yukos mean supply remains uncertain, while demand is strong.
"One day (oil prices) will come down, but not in the very short term," Lord Browne told the BBC.
'Tank not dry'
He also thought it unlikely Chancellor Gordon Brown would abandon completely his planned 1.42p increase in fuel duty, despite it being postponed until November's Pre-Budget Report.
"It's a huge revenue producer for the Government and it's probably unrealistic to expect them to back off from that," he said.
Lord Browne said supplies at the moment were "a little bit uncertain" due to the unstable situation in Iraq and some other countries, where production had been "switched on and off".
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Three Texas Towns Make 'Most Expensive' List
Are you still in "stay-cation" mode, or will you be jetting off to some exotic location this year on vacation?
A new report from Cheaphotels.org tells us that three cities in Texas are among the most expensive in the nation for overnight stays. At $81 per night for the cheapest available double room, Austin is #16 on the list. What other Texas cities made the list?


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It's been a few months since Megan Fox has flashed some cleavage on the big screen. Her latest major theatrical release was The Dictator, which, while entertaining in its own right, wasn't much of a box office success. Although Friends with Kids enjoyed a limited theatrical run, her 2010 effort Jonah Hex pretty much crashed and burned on arrival. Fortunately for Megan Fox fanatics, director Judd Apatow is giving you another chance to gawk at the actress on the big screen later this year.
According to Yahoo! Movies, This is 40 is being billed as a sort-of sequel to the director's raunchy 2007 romantic comedy Knocked Up. The film focuses on the ongoing adventures of Peter (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) following the events which transpired in Apatow's aforementioned box office hit. The film also stars Jason Segel, Melissa McCarthy, Albert Brooks, and John Lithgow.
Although Megan Fox's cleavage isn't on-display for very long in the latest trailer, though I'm sure it's enough to give her legion of fans something to drool over until the film arrives in theaters this Christmas.
"Are those things real?" asks an Leslie Mann as she eyeballs a shirtless Megan Fox.
"Yeah! I'm just young!" Fox fires back.
Fox, meanwhile, is famously expecting a daughter with husband and former 90210 heartthrob Brian Austin Green. Showbiz Spy reports that the couple are overjoyed to be welcoming a little girl into their lives.
"She's been helping to raise Brian's 10-year-old son Kassius for years, and now she'll have the experience of being mommy to a little girl," a source told the website. "Obviously, Megan and Brian would be happy with a healthy baby of either gender, but they're beyond thrilled that Kassius is going to have a little sister."
Megan Fox's baby is rumored to arrive at the tail end of September. This is 40, meanwhile, opens on December 21. Because nothing screams holiday spirit like watching an R-rated comedy with the family.


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A second UN-chartered vessel carrying aid for hunger-stricken Somalis was hijacked Wednesday at a small port south of Somalia's coast, becoming the fourth ship to be seized in the region since June, the World Food Programme (WFP) said.
The freighter had offloaded 400 tonnes of the total 850-tonne cargo of food aid in the port of Merka, about 100 kilometres (65 miles) south of Mogadishu, when six gunmen stormed the ship and forced it to leave the port, the WFP said in a statement.
Andrew Mwangura of the Seafarers' Assistance Programme told AFP the ship's captain called the Kenyan port city of Mombasa and reported the hijack.
The ship, the St Vincent and Grenadines-registered MV Miltzow, which was seized at about 3:30 pm (1230 GMT), is the second WFP-chartered ship to be hijacked in Somalia waters.
On June 27, unidentified pirates seized control of MV Semlow as it was ferrying 850 tonnes of German- and Japanese-donated rice to tsunami victims in northeastern Somalia, but the vessel was abandoned last week in the port of El-Maan after WFP and ship's owners refused ransom demands.
"It is scandalous that a small number of profiteers would once again hijack humanitarian food supplies destined for fellow Somalis," WFP country director for Somalia, Robert Hauser, said in a statement.
"The cargo -- consisting of 703 tonnes of maize, 108 tonnes of beans and 39 tonnes of vegetable oil -- was destined for the Lower Juba Valley, which is home to some of the most vulnerable people in Somalia, people who have repeatedly been affected by droughts and floods," he added.
The latest hijacked vessel had 10 crew members -- a Kenyan captain, a Ugandan engineer and eight Kenyan crew members.
In Nairobi, government spokesman Alfred Mutua advised Kenyans against sailing to the Somalia coastline "because of the high incidents of piracy and kidnapping... to which many Kenyans have fallen victims."
Moments after Wednesday's seizure, Yusuf Indha Adde, the governor of the Lower Shabelle Region immediately sent two boats to pursue the vessel but there were no reports of the outcome, according to WFP.
MV Miltzow became the fourth vessel to be seized in the pirate-infested Somali waters amid a flurry of new piracy warnings for the area. Somalia itself, a nation of up to 10 million people, has lacked a government since dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was toppled in 1991.
On September 24, the same pirates took control of a ship transporting cement from Egypt and last week, another ship MV Torgelow was seized as it sailed with supplies for MV Semlow, which had run out of fuel.
The tsunami food aid is still in MV Semlow, currently docked in El-Maan, where port authorities have failed to cooperate for the rice to be offloaded and distributed in central Somalia, the WFP said.
"Given the continued insecurity off the coast of Somalia, WFP is looking at various alternative routes including overland from Kenya and through Djibouti," the statement said.
The WFP recently resumed food operations in Somalia, which were suspended in July owing to rampant insecurity, in order to meet its target of feeding about a million people in the shattered African nation, it added.
In most of the hijacked ships, gunmen had demanded hefty ransom in exchange for the return of the vessel and crew.
Last month, the US State Department renewed its regional terrorism alert for east Africa, noting in particular increasingly violent attempts by Somali pirates to seize commercial ships.
In an alert released this month, the International Maritime Bureau said at least 22 attacks had been recorded off the Somali coast since March 15 and urged ships in the area to stay as far as possible from shore and keep to the minimum the use of radio communication, including VHF.
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Somali pirates who hijacked a UN-chartered ship carrying food aid for tsunami victims more than three months ago abandoned the vessel on Sunday and allowed its crew to sail to freedom, officials involved in the saga said.
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NAGASAKI – On the 68th anniversary Friday of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 150 high school students formed a human chain around a monument set up at the epicenter of the blast, calling for world peace through the power of youth.
"I strongly feel that atomic bombings must never happen again," said Haruka Kogano, 16, a high-schooler from the city of Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture.
Arisa Yoshida, a 17-year-old high school student from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, said, "I have recognized that there are many things I should learn from Nagasaki because I'm from Fukushima," alluding to the March 2011 nuclear meltdowns.
Meanwhile, a large number of people gathered at Nagasaki Peace Park for a memorial ceremony for the approximately 74,000 victims of the A-bomb dropped on the city by U.S. forces in 1945.
Among them was Hiroko Kamachi, 76, who was at home, just 2.4 km from the hyopocenter, when the bomb detonated. She was 8 at the time.
Kamachi said she visits the park for every annual anniversary to pray for her late mother and friends, who are listed as victims of the atomic attack. Kamachi, who has a long history of illness related to the atomic bombing, stressed that nuclear weapons must be eliminated.
Sumiko Matsuo, 65, sister of Senji Yamaguchi, a hibakusha and leading figure in Japan's anti-nuclear movement since the Nagasaki and Hiroshima A-bombings who died last month, attended the peace memorial ceremony at the park at the invitation of the Nagasaki Municipal Government. "I will take over the will of my brother, who kept saying that nuclear weapons should never be tolerated," she said.


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Pulis has made no secret of his desire to strengthen his side's attack before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, but despite stories suggesting otherwise, the Potters chief says he is not in for the England international.
Crouch's future at White Hart Lane has been the subject of speculation for the last few weeks even though Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has done his best to dismissed those rumours.
The former Liverpool and Portsmouth star would also command a big fee if Redknapp did decide to let him move on and that would price him out of Stoke's reach.
Pulis told Sky Sports News HD: "No, we wouldn't be able to afford Peter Crouch."
Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd was another name thrown at him during the interview but the Stoke manager refused to confirm his interest in him as the search goes on for a replacement for the injured Mamady Sidibe.
He was also given little away about the future of Tuncay who is rumoured to be on his way out of the Britannia Stadium.
He added: "I think [Cardiff boss] Dave Jones would be delighted you are touting his players around, but we will do our business the way we do our business and that is through the right channels.
"We were looking at four [signings] before Mama [Sidibe] got injured, but there will be players leaving as well and we are hoping the next 10 days will be a busy 10 days for everyone connected with the football club.
"Again there's been loads of speculation about loads of players leaving and for people to be moving on to do deals you have to have happy parties, have two clubs agree on deal and the player has to be happy to move.
"There is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes and whether Tuny [Tuncay] is one of them we will have to wait and see."


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TV report author waits for apology
An author of a report into RTE's controversial Frontline presidential debate said he is still waiting for an apology from the broadcasting watchdog for alleged defamation.
Rob Morrison, the independent member of an internal review team, threatened to sue the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) amid claims it questioned his integrity and reputation.
He said he went through a difficult 24 hours after the BAI stated there were more significant editorial failings than was admitted in his final report, co-authored with senior RTE executive Steve Carson.
Mr Morrison said: "I called on the BAI to clarify their position, to retract their statement, and an apology. The BAI have not clarified or retracted it."
Solicitors for Mr Morrison, former head of news and current affairs at UTV, wrote to the BAI on November 23 about its statement days before it was issued to the media. The BAI said it responded to the letter within a week, but would not comment on the contents of the correspondence.
Mr Morrison told a Dail committee he felt the BAI statement was defamatory and alleged that he and Mr Carson intentionally left something out of an eight-page published report. He maintained there was a media frenzy afterwards, with both authors questioned by journalists and broadcasters, while a BAI advisory note which "cast no question" over authors was not issued to newsrooms unless requested.
The editorial review commissioned by RTE looked at the overall editorial processes of the Frontline programme last October, which dealt a hammer blow to presidential frontrunner Sean Gallagher's chances of victory in the election. Their review found there had been a series of failings in the production and broadcast of the presidential debate, but the investigation concluded that the mistakes were not made as a result of bias or partiality.
The BAI called on the broadcaster to release its extensive 27-page working document.
Mr Morrison and Mr Carson appeared before the joint committee on communications, natural resources and agriculture with Noel Curran, RTE director general, and Kevin Bakhurst, the new head of news and current affairs at the station.
Mr Curran said what happened on the Frontline debate, so soon after the Mission To Prey programme - which falsely accused a priest of raping a woman and fathering a child in Africa - had a profound impact on RTE. "The very serious editorial failures made in these two current affairs programmes have rightly caused RTE to review and interrogate all of its editorial policy, practices and values," he said. "These errors and failures have presented many challenges to many people in recent months, not least to those who were directly affected by them. But they have also caused concern and anger both within RTE and among our audience, the general public, whose trust in our organisation we value above all else."
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Square Enix is warming up for E3 2011 and they've got an absolutely incredible lineup to show this year! A new Hitman title, a reboot of the Tomb Raider series, a direct sequel to the record-smashing Final Fantasy XIII, a cooperative hackey/slashey title called Dungeon Siege III, a new Nintendo 3DS title, a slick MMO called Wakfu headed for beta this Summer, and the ever impressive Deus Ex Human Revolution make up the list. Hit the press release below for all of the details, but make sure you check out the video, screenshots, and more on all of these titles. I think I'll be seeing that Square Enix logo quite a bit this year and early next!
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Thank you, I must have entered something wrong when initially set this up
because I have now re assigned the nat and setup new rules and it works.
Thanks to everyone on there response.
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From: "James W. McKeand" <james at mckeand dot biz>
To: <m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch>
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 9:35 AM
Subject: RE: [m0n0wall] Webserver behind MonoWall
Joe Rodiguez Jr. wrote:
> Hi, and thank you for responding. One question though, what do you
> suggest I put for on the inbound rule where it asked to the external
> port range I have it set to 80, however when I do this and select
> "Auto-add a firewall rule to permit traffic through this NAT rule" at
> the bottom of the screen, it sets up a firewall rule as follows:
> Proto Source Port Destination Port Description
> TCP * * 192.168.1.100 80 (HTTP) NATed IIS Rule
> Which is correct? Do you see my confusion?
When you add an inbound NAT you are telling m0n0wall that you want port
80 on the WAN IP (or additional External IP if Server NAT) forwarded to
port 80 on the Internal IP (.1.100 in your example above). A NAT rule
will be created stating: External IP port 80 goes to Internal IP port
80. When you tell m0n0wall to auto-create the firewall rule - there will
be the above rule will be created. Stating to allow traffic to port 80
on the internal IP.
Keep in mind that Inbound NAT Rules and the Firewall Rules are separate
mechanisms - closely related, but separate. If you tell m0n0wall what
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Robert A. Steuernagel, Vice President, Strategis Group, Inc., Washington DC, USA
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Written in a nontechnical language by an industry insider, this new edition of a highly successful book demystifies both service and technology, explains the shift from mobiles to portables, and updates all information on cellular phone equipment. Numerous illustrations, photographs, and a special Cellular Buyer's Checklist also accompany this unique guide, which answers a wealth of cellular telephony questions, including:
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Getting Cellular Service
The Bill, Please
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Dealing with Operational Difficulties
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Into the Future.
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Lil Wayne Recording Album of Love Songs
In recent years, Lil Wayne has shown an ability to make records for the radio, clubs, streets and the ladies, among other topics. Now, fans may be getting a full album focused on that love, he explained recently.
"I was also recording an album at the same time called Devol," Weezy told MTV's Hip Hop POV, which aired Wednesday night (April 12). "It's spelled D-E-V-O-L because that's 'loved' spelled backwards. It's my version of love songs. And what I mean by my version of love songs is meaning they're not saying 'I love you.' It's all material that I did when I was locked up."
He didn't give any more details on when the album would be coming out or what songs he's covering, but with hits like "How To Love" already under his belt, he's proven that he knows how to approach a song for the females.
Wayne is still riding the wave of his latest album, Tha Carter IV, which came out last August, as his current single "Mirrors," featuring Bruno Mars, peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is also featured on DJ Khaled's latest single, "Take It To The Head," as well as "HYFR," from Drake's Take Care, which just got the visual treatment earlier this month. There has also been talk of Tunechi releasing I Am Not A Human Being 2, though neither that nor Devol has a release date. —Adam Fleischer (@AdamXXL)


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American Foxhound Guide
Hound Dog Breeds
The American foxhound is slighter of bone and higher on leg than the English foxhound, with more rear angulation and arch over the loin. These attributes give it greater speed and agility for hunting over rough terrain. It has a melodious voice when on the trail. Its coat is hard and of medium length. Its expression is gentle and pleading.
Although by tradition the foxhound is not a house pet, it is actually well-mannered in the home. It gets along best with human or canine companionship. It is a tolerant, amiable and gentle dog, even though it is not very demonstrative. Most are reserved with strangers. It is first and foremost a hunter, ever ready to hit the trail. It needs daily exercise in a safe area. Once on a scent, it will follow gleefully, heedless of commands. This is a dog that likes the outdoors; it is not a city dog. It bays.
FAMILY scenthound
AREA OF ORIGIN United States
DATE OF ORIGIN 1600s
ORIGINAL FUNCTION trailing fox
TODAY'S FUNCTION trailing fox
AVERAGE SIZE OF MALE Height: 22-25 Weight: 40-65
AVERAGE SIZE OF FEMALE Height: 21-24 Weight: 40-65
OTHER NAME none
Energy level High energy
Exercise needs High
Playfullness Moderately playful
Affection level Moderately affectionate
Friendliness toward other dogs Very friendly
Friendliness toward other pets Friendly
Friendliness toward strangers Very friendly
Ease of training Easy to train
Watchdog ability High
Protection ability Not very protective
Grooming needs Low maintenance
Cold tolerance Medium tolerance
Heat tolerance Medium tolerance
The foxhound needs daily exercise, preferably in the form of a long walk or jog. If allowed to run off leash, it should only do so in a safe, enclosed area. Foxhounds traditionally live outside, although only with warm shelter and bedding and in temperate climates. They are highly sociable, however, and should never be expected to live alone. The coat is easily maintained, requiring only occasional brushing to remove dead hair. Major concerns: none
Minor concerns: thrombocytopathy
Occasionally seen: none
Suggested tests: (blood)
Life span: 10 13 years
This most American of breeds dates back to 1650, with the first record of fox-chasing hounds arriving from England. By the 1700s, riding to the hounds had become extremely popular with the upper class; even George Washington found it a favorite pastime. Imports from England, France and Ireland helped shape the breed. Foxhound pedigrees have been recorded in America since 1850. Around this same time, the sport spread to the southern United States, particularly the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee, and hunters there preferred a faster dog with the ability to start, chase and kill a fox alone, and also to give chase to deer. The dogs became more streamlined than their English counterparts. The dogs further developed into different strains, the most popular being the "Walker." This strain descends from a dog named Tennessee Lead, alleged to have been stolen from a deer chase by a dog trader, who subsequently sold him to George Washington Mauphin, who is sometimes called the father of the breed. His breeding of this fast-running foxhound produced some of the best running dogs ever seen. Dogs from that strain were subsequently called Walker hounds because the Walker brothers kept careful records of dogs produced from this strain. Other strains of foxhounds include Trigg, Goodman, July, Calhoun and Hudspeth. These dogs eventually became specialized as either running hounds or show hounds, with the former being even further specialized as competitive field trial hounds and pack hounds. The pack type is generally considered the prototypical foxhound. These dogs combine great speed, endurance and jumping ability with a strong nose and willingness to give chase as a pack member. The American foxhound was one of the earliest breeds to be registered by the AKC, although registrations have never been particularly high. The low AKC registration numbers belie the foxhound's popularity, however, because most foxhounds are kept in large packs by hunters with little interest in AKC registration. Their dogs are instead registered with foxhound specialty studbooks, most notably the International Foxhunter's Studbook, published by the Chase. The foxhound can thus lay claim to being one of the most unpopular popular breeds in America.


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Lin remains a New York Knick with Fathead, but is now a cheaper one. The company that provides athletes' images as wallpaper has reduced the price of the Knicks version of Lin from $99.99 to $16.36.
Why $16.36? Because 1636 is the year Lin's alma mater, Harvard University, was founded.
Fathead has been known to have fun with its pricing.
When LeBron James left Cleveland, his price dropped to $17.41. Fathead is owned by Dan Gilbert, who also owns the Cavaliers, and 1741 was the birth year of traitor Benedict Arnold.
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WINNING when you're not at your best is a sign of a good side and I think that describes Worcestershire's performance against Leicestershire.
We were a bit off the pace in the first two days at New Road before eventually coming through to win by 204 runs.
We got a fantastic start with the bat on the first day but the seam bowlers, who have been superb as a unit, all seemed to have a bad day on day two.
But, even after those two days, we were still in the game and, on the third day, we batted really well and that set us up for the victory.
I thought Tom Kohler-Cadmore was outstanding with a good 41 in the first innings and in the second, he deserved to get his first century in first-class cricket.
But it was a fine innings of 99 by Tom and we were able to push on for the win from there.
He and Alexei Kervezee really got us into an unassailable position in the second innings.
Tom had a sticky start to the season but he's learned a lot from that experience and he will be a fine player.
He will get many more opportunities to get a century in the future. He's also coming into form at the right time for us.
Joe Leach also put in a fine all-round performance with six wickets – three in each innings – and made an impressive 74 with the bat in our second innings.
On a personal note, I reached 1,000 first-class runs for the third time in my career. Every season my target is to get to 1,000 runs and average 40. Fortunately, I have got there with five games to go this year and I am looking to maintain that for the remainder of the campaign.
We remain top of the LV= County Championship Division Two table but I am not thinking about promotion. Although that is a by-product of success, we are taking each game as it comes, starting at Gloucestershire on Monday.
If we get over the line in the next run of games I think we will be there but it's important we focus on doing our jobs and the results will take care of themselves.
The Leicestershire game saw Saeed Ajmal leave the club to return to Pakistan but now we have Mitchell McClenaghan as our overseas player and he is raring to go.
Mitchell has got a point to prove to try to get in the New Zealand Test team and he's champing at the bit to get going.
It's changed the dynamics of the side with the extra seamer instead of Saeed's spin but we are looking forward to having his pace in the side.


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